Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-06-02

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months ago, are now crying for more
moisture.
A large number of farmers were in
from the country Tuesday to attend
the Decoration Day exercises. They
bring but one story-the condition Of
crops is good.
John Harold is no longer in the Office
of the surveyor general. Just now he is
taking in Montana-doing a little sur
veying in the Clark's Fork mining re-
gion, it is said.
4 whole train load of threshing ma
chines-separators and engires-of the
advance make consigned to Edward
Hughes, Portland, Ore, passed through
the city Thursday.
Not being able to deliver the memorial
address at jamestown, owing to absence
in the east, Rev. G. H. Van Vliet has
been substituted for Gen. Alexander
Hughes of Bismarck.
Word has been received that the
Taylor family reached their home in
Kentucky safely. This is the destitute
family which received aid from Bismarck
citizens some days ago.
4 general court martial has been ap.
pointed at Fort Yates, June 9Th, to try
Second Lieut.. B. P. Schenck, 10Th in
fantry. Lieut.. Waterman of Fort Yates,
will act as judge advocate.
The river continues to rise at this
point and will continue to rise during
the next ten days. Old river men be.
lieve the June rise this season will be
higher than it has been for years.
Attorney General Standlsh has filed
his petition for a rehearing in the peni-
Tertiary case. He makes an exhaustive
appeal and begs the supreme court not
to let their former hasty opinion stand.
The hearing on the application for
Communication OF sentence of the Ward
county boys now serving a life term in
the ~penitentiary for highway robbery,
has been postponed till some time this
week.
1t is noticed that q Mrs. L.. E. Bailey
of Michigan, who has been engaged by
the prohlbitionlsts of the state to lee
ture in the interest of temperance, has
no date for Bismarck and Mandan ad.
vertised.
Veterinary Surgeons r. H. Tracey of
Steele, L. G. G. More of jamestown, and
B. c. Taylor, of Hillsboro, were n the
city Tuesday. They went over the
river to examine some horses alleged to
have CHAMBERS.
Van Horn writes from Hlllsboro to a
Bismarck friend that he is likely to To-
cate in that city and that he likes the
town very much. He hopes, however,
that his absence from Bismarck will not
be permanent.
Since receiving a fresh coat of paint
the kountz houses on Second street pre-
sent a very neat appearance. The pur-
chase of those houses was a very good
investment. It is one of the best cor
ners in the city.
Editor Quinn Of the Butte Miner,
formerly Of the Bismarck TRIBUNE,
made the closing address at the exer-
cises attending the unwilling of the
Montana statue of justice at the Worlds
Fair on the 30th.
The ~penitentiary board meets Satur-
day. The report in the Fargo Repub-
lican that Mr.. Showers has resigned from
the board is a mistake, as that gentle
man writes that he will be on hand to
attend the meeting.
Senator Worst: You quote me as
saying that the Campbell boys saved rs
per cent. Of their lambs this spring. I
said IS per cent. I do not know of any
one who has not saved more than Is per
cent. of their lambs.
Lieut.. Col. Richard Comba, 10Th In
fantry, recently promoted from major,
9th Infantry, at Madison Barracks, N.
Y, has been assigned to command at
Fort Yates. He will assume command
about the middle of June.
Last accounts indicate that Fischer,
who went to Chicago to meet his
brother from Germany, is having a good
time at the Worlds Fair. He finds the
German village on the Midway Plais-
ance a very enticing place.
The Napoleon Homestead reports J.
W. Millett of Bismarck, looking over
Logan county with q view of locating in
that section. While in camp on Beaver
creek his team strayed away and were
not found for several days.
Strawberries are scarce-none in the
market for several days. Local dealers
say they jumped from 1915 to S. q case
in Minneapolis, and then it was impos.
sible to get them at any price. The Chi
cago market consumes the whole sup
ply.