Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-05-05

sixty days has not injured our senator
spiritually.
The county commissioners met with
the several assessors at the auditors
Office Saturday afternoon, for the pur-
pose of approving the bonds OF the latter,
and imparting instructions. All of the
assessors bonds were approved, and they
will at once commence upon their work.
Paul Remington has resigned his
position with the mill company, and
after a couple of months visit in Chicago
will engage with John Hoagland in the
lumber business. Mr.. Remington is one
Of the shrewdest young business mel in
the city, and his position in the mill will
be hard to fill.
The commissioners have concluded
to purchase the residence OF Hon. Asa
Fisher, on Fourth street, for an executive
mansion. The residence is the best in
the city, and one of the best in the state.
The commission desired to build a resi-
dence, but the meager appropriation
would not admit of 1T.
Word has been received of the death
of Helen Whitaker, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. H.. Whitaker, at West Superior,
where they now reside. The deceased
was about 4 years Of age, and death &C.
Cured from spinal meningitis. The
Bismarck friends of the parents will
sympathize with them in their loss.
Thomas Hawley is circulating a petit
ton to the governor, for the pardon Of
Thomas Cox, at present i~ncarcerated in
the state ~penitentiary. Cox has but a
short time to serve, and all that is de-
sired is the saving of his citizenship. The
petition has been signed by the judge,
states attorney, nearly all Of the jury
men and a number of citizens.
The capitol trustees placed $97,O 900 in.
surance on the capitol building yester-
day, with Major Flemmiug of Fargo,
and George 81. Fairchild of Bismarck.
The rate is 2 per cent. for three years.
This breaks the rule heretofore followed
of giving the insurance on public build
ings to the local agencies in the towns
where the institutions are respectively
located.
Dickinson Press: 1. G. DeCiraff was
in town several days this week, accom-
panied by his father. Both gentlemen
returned to Bismarck Thursday. The
contract was signed Thursday with
Copeland & Frazier for the construction
of the new DeGraff building, which is
to be 23x75 feet l2.toot ceiling, plate
glass front, maple floor and metal roof.
Work will be pushed to an early COM
pletion.
Grand Forks Herald: Hon. W. w.
Barrett, state superintendent of forestry
and irrigation, has forwarded the seed
tower exhibit to Chicago. The veteran
commissioner is not saying very much
about irrigation now, but is giving some
attention to the fish question, and in &C.
cordance with the new work assigned
him by the legislature, will investigate
with a view to %propagating species suit
able for the rivers and lakes of the state.
Inspector Clement: Persons sending
mail matter to be delivered at the ex-
position grounds at Chicago, should
mark it plainly "World's Fair Station"
as the department has established a
regular postofice there. 1t would be
we'll, also, for them to mark the par
ticular locality, as, for example, if a per-
son is to be found at the North Dakota
building, mark the letter "World's Fair
Station, North Dakota Building" This
will greatly facilitate carrier delivery.
Cando Record: Hon. D. W. Nc
Gamma has received the appointment as
a member of the Worlds Congress
Auxiliary on Farm Culture and Cereal
industry, and also a member OF the
advisory council. His commission ar
rived Monday. The object of the con.
gress is to afford opportunity for farm
ers Of all sections to exchange ideas on
matters of interest and become &C.
quainted with methods and practices in
different parts and different soils and
climates.
The Woman's National Press %associa-
ton, that comprises in it's membership
many of the foremost lady authors of the
country, will have on file at the Worlds
Fair, copies of the publications, books,
pamphlets, musical and dramatic COM
positions, etc., Of it's members. They
have also prepared a scrap book COM
posed of newspaper clippings from the
writings of members in every state in
the union, and in which North Dakota is
represented by extracts from the writ
ings of Mrs. Linda W. Slaughter.
jamestown Alert: The story and q
half residence of J.. A. Field, at Sykes
ton, burnt to the ground yesterday
morning. The loss was total, as little OF
nothing was saved. Two hundred
hnoho1o ~ ~oko<oo~ g. a.. ..11.- 49,