Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-10-14

we have had to deal most agreeable to
to do business with; pleasant and cheer.
full even in a dull time, they display the
true grit and philosophy that is charac.
~teristic of the successful man. It is g
pleasure to meet them.
Stanton Pilot: Josephus Plenty has
returned from Bismarck and is pushing
the work at the mine. A barge is ex.
pected in a few days which will be
loaded and shipped to South Dakota.
Jim Marshall has secured a monster
squash-something like two or three
feet in diameter-and the question is
how to preserve it for the Worlds Fair.
he, has been advised to use two pounds
OF sugar to one pound of squash, cut in
small chunks, but that is not the kind
OF preserve Jim wants.
G. H. Blomquist OF the Northern Pa.
citic land department., left last Friday
for st. Paul. Mr. Blomquist has been
busy with the gathering and selecting
OF samples of grasses for the use of the
immigration department of the North
ern Pacific, and goes home we'll satisfied
with what he has gotten.
A pleasant little dance was given Fri.
day evening at the farm of Ralph Chase,
who lives about twenty miles southeast
OF the city. The dance was one of those
enjoyable country affairs, in which about
thirty couples participated. Dancing
continued into the wee sma' hours before
the happy gathering dispersed.
For a Chicago party DR.. Harcourt sod
Wednesday to Mrs. Strauss lots l3, IA,
l5-with frame house-block "a, original
survey, Bismarck. The probabilities are
that this choice corner will be improved
either with residence or business house,
the location being n of the best in the
city and suited for either purpose.
James L. Fisk of Helena, one of the
old pioneers of Montana, was in the city
Monday. Back in the COS Captain
Fisk had charge Of varions expeditions
across the Indian country, and 1t is
rumored that he is now instituting a
search along the Cannon Ball for a
valuable cache in hiding since sc.
It is with regret that the TRIBUNE
learns of the change in the signal office.
Mr.. Hobbs, who has made a host of
friends by his gentlemanly bearing and
good fellowship has been ordered to
Fort Buford. Mrs. Hobbs and child
left a day or two ago for a visit with
friends at Helena. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Hobbs will be greatly missed.
Attorney General Spencer: Every
where I have been / have found republi-
cans hopeful and sanguine of success,
and the democrats-many of them-dis-
gusted and disheartented. The action
OF the leaders in DISTINGUISHING them by
withdrawing the presidential electors is
not relished, and many will either vote
the straight republican ticket or none at
all.
Mr.. J. G. Bushby writes from Wash
ington that he will be home to vote.
The railroads are making a half rate to
all government officials to go home to
attend the November election. Hun
dreds will avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity. Mr.. Bushby is president of the
North Dakota republican association in
Washington and an active and earnest
boomer for Bismarck.
1t is announced from Ashley that the
surveyors on the 500 extension reached
Red Lake Saturday, and drove the
grade stakes to connect with the grade
Of the Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northern.
1t is also stated that parties are now in
speeding the old grade to Bismarck with
a view of letting the contract at once for
repairing the same and getting it in con-
dition for the ties and irons.
The geese have commenced to move.
A flock of about fifty passed over tho
city Thursday evening, and one Of them
was killed by Claude Holley before they
left the town. Another large flock
passed over yesterday morning, making
the air resound with their melodious
"hawk, hawk" Sportsmen are keenly
on the alert, and will be after them as
soon as they begin to arrive in numbers.
Remember the date of Con-
gresham Johnson's speech in
Bismarck Oct. 26th and don't
miss it.
Judge Boyle returned Saturday morn.
ing from Fargo, where he was called as q
witness before the grand jury. The
judge says that liquor selling without g
government license was the case on
which his testimony was wanted, and
that one Of the piggers in this city wal
the alleged offender. It is not definitely
known whether the accused was in.
dicted, but the Judge saws he was IN.