Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-08-11

is probable a large number will take
part.
The lame and the halt were pretty
Saturday. after the fat and
lean mems ball game, but all are anx-
ious for another game, as soon as the
present lameness shall have vanished
away.
The county commissioners held an.
other meeting Thursday morning. at
which a few bills were allowed, among
them that of Justice Tibbils for fees.
The board then adjourned until Septem-
Der I'd.
Ludwig and Sebastian Schmaltz of
Eureka, made presumption proofs, and
Jaloma B. Wishek of Sharon, o., and
Heinrich Muller Of Ashley, made tim.
Der culture final proofs at the land Office
Friday.
Five more county game wardens have
been sppointed-J. J. Clary of La.
Moure, Homer E. Smith of Dunselth,
Fred ID. Smith of Rugby, John E.
knight of Sidney, and G. A. jacobson of
Grafton.
Harvesting is going on in various
parts of the county, but with what re-
suit cannot be told yet. The grain has
ripened too rapidly, and as a conse-
quence the heads are not filled as they
should be.
Treasurer Dunn says business in the
finance department of the county is dull
just now, as it is always in August,
people who have not paid taxes, being
too busy with farm work to attend to
them now.
At request of Manager Dickey ]. H.
Marshall Thursday sent to Chicago for
the North Dakota exhibit, a piece of the
corner stone of the capitol, which was
picked up on the grounds and prepared
by Mrs. Marshall.
The state insurance department has
gotten out a circular, giving the names
of all legitimate insurance companies
doing business in the state, together
with a few words of warning against
bogus companies.
Twelve hobos hidden away on a pass
ing freight train were easily counted
from the depot platform Tuesday, and
the invisible ones would probably swell
the number to twenty, taking free pas
sage on one train.
Complaint is made that some person
in Bismarck is supplying intoxicants to
minors. 1t is bad enough to have the
statute violated without adding to the
crime the objectionable sin of encourage
ing boys to drink.
The Western Union force at this point
will be cut down, and reduced to Opera
tors Dudley and Detcher. Robert Wal
ton, who has been employed there will
leave for Minneapolis in a week or SO to
accept another position.
One of the prettiest and most brilliant
auroras which has been seen for some
time was visible Sunday night. The
light was bright, and widely distributed,
and the phenomenon excited many ex-
pressions of admiration.
Things at the capitol have been pretty
quiet for the past week. Many of the
state officials have been absent at Spirit
wood during the time, and but a few of
the heads of department have been
seen around the building.
Land Office business is a little dull
these days, settlers being too busy with
farm work of various kinds to take time
for the making of entries or proofs. Only
one proof was made Thursday, that of
George Juergins of Taylor.
The rental of the Sheridan house,
which deal has been in course of per-
lection for several months was completed
yesterday, and Messrs. Allen and Patter-
son will have charge of the place and
run the hotel after September 1st.
Warden Boucher is daily expecting
Peterson, the Pembina murderer, who
received a sentence to pass the re-
mainder of his natural life in the peni-
Tertiary. Peterson's crime was the
brutal murder of his wife last fall.
A big prairie Ere was reported near
the Parkins ranch on Cannon Ball Mon
day, and men from Mandan went
down to fight it. It was also reported
that the Riverside ranch had burned
again, but this lacked confirmation.
Among the names of assistant street
commissioners dropped from the pay
rolls in Chicago is noticed that of Will
bur F. Steele, q former North Dakota
boomer, who was drawing q salary of
1925 per day from the Windy City.
Geo. Wallace, the Cakes bicyclist, was
in the city Thursday, and is stopping
with the Cordner's out at Menoken, of
which family he ia a relative. Wallace
made the trip up from Cakes on his