Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-08

VI SlOOno Ouu
hobos-who indulge in petty thieving
and refuse to go to work in the harvest
field.
1t is said Mayville sports lost $500
recently on the half-shell game, before
they found it wasn't a SUR thing--for
them.
"Cowboy Jack" alias "Six-shooter
jack" attempted to run the city of
Devils Lake, but was run in by the
police.
Timothy Wells, q Wahpeton carpen-
ter was killed Sunday by the accidental
discharge Of his shotgun, while out
hunting.
A number Of Kidder county farmers
have passed resolutions, prohibiting the
killing of prairie chickens on their
premises.
Michigan City in Nelson county. has a
sure thing on a grist mill and is also
quite certain a wooden mill be erected at
that point.
Henry jacobson of Trail county, shot
himself in the eye with a pistol recently,
the wound necessitating the removal of
an eyeball.
Sam Matthews lost all the trees on his
tree claim north of Grand Rapids, by
fire last week. He had just proved up
on the claim.
A threshing crew struck for higher
wages lear Grand Forks, and the pro-
prieter with a pitchfork run them out of
the township.
Grand Forks farmers are not paying
their taxes as promptly as usual and the
county officers fear a drouth in the
county's exchequer.
"Boot-legging" is carried to such an
extent in the Red River valley the
farmers find it difficult to keep their
theshing crews sober.
VIM. A. Stewart, a Great Northern
freight brakeman, had both feet badly
smashed while ~endeavoring to pull a
coupling pin Thursday.
VIM. G. Binkley, of the Devils Lake
News and John q. Herbert, a San Fran
cisco newspaper man, have bought the
News of Devils Lake.
George Fisher, a Logan county farmer
brooded owe his financial difficulties
until he lost his reason, and has been
taken to the jamestown asylum.
The Fargo papers are advertising fol
1000 men to work in the harvest fields
at 50 per day. and still thousands are
hungry in Chicago and other great cities
Tolif johnson of Ramsey county wa
thrown in front of a binder sickle ir
motion last week, and his legs were
literally carved to pieces by the sharp
teeth.
The mechanics lien filed by Nugent
e. Brundage of Dawson, against The
Northern Pacific for stone, has been re-
leased, the company having paid tn,
claim.
Casselton young men have applied te
the Northern Pacific to ship IN a cal
load of manageable young ladies, anc
Fee will attend to it as soon as he re
turns to st. Paul.
W G. Adams, one of Cass county'l
bonanza farmers, was found dead in bed
Monday evening. An inquest is being
held but it is probable death resulted
from heart trouble.
Grand Forks was to have q prize figh'
the other evening, but one of the mel
was kidnapped by friends of the othe
to prevent the defeat Of the latter-ant
the scrap didn't come off.
Conductor Percy Baker of the Grea
Northern fell under a moving train a
Grand Forks, Monday, and his leg wa
so crushed by the wheels that amputa
ton was rendered necessary.
The wheat crop in the vicinity of Lis
bon, Ransom county, is not turning on
as good as was expected. Many pieces
where a yield of ten bushels was 81
pected will yield but five and six.
The foreign commissioners were feast
ed on 800 prairie chickens on the Lari
more farm-in open air under canvas
and the toastmaster faceteously extended
the guests the freedom of the town.
Dave Holmes says the Grand Fork
poetofice was established in 1871, ant
John Stewart was postmaster. The mai
was kept in a candle box and when any
body asked for letters he would tell 'en
to help themselves.
The foreign commissioners were YER!
much surprised aud not a little annoyed
at their inability to get beer and liquor
they desired in North Dakota, and sar
castlcally inquired if it was against tn,
law to drink ice water.
The plan proposed by Lloyd's bank q
jamestown, in order to resume is To-
the depositors to give the time Of six