Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-03-03
AROUND THE STATE.

Fire destroyed a 300 barrel -four mill
at Cakes. Loss about $25,OOO.
Rupert Weiss, an old soldier, dies in
the Fargo hospital on Tuesday.
Pat Golden, a Fargo pigger, gets
ninety days in Jail and a 5000 fine.
The woman's county exhibits to the
Worlds Fair are nearly ready for ship
ment.
The residence of Major Fleming in
Fargo, is utterly ruined by fire and
water.
John A. Turner of Glen Ullin dies
from the effects of a kick from a vicious
horse.
The Northern Pacific has caused the
arrest of two men in Valley City for
stealing coal.
The stock of Dyer & Lean of Grand
Forks, dealers in wall paper, is badly
damaged by fire.
Senator Roach leaves for Washington
the first of next week to be present at
the Inauguration.
The $4,000 damage suit of Ball vs.
the Great Northern Railroad company,
has been dismissed at Grand Forks.
The Baptist church of Steele, N. D.,
dedicate their church Feb. 26. Rev. G.
H. Holden from Fargo breaches the ser.
mon.
The trainmen of the Dakota division
are preparing to give Superintendent
McCabe a handsome present before he
leaves the road.
Hans Anderson, who went crazy while
en- route east by train, and who was con-
fined for several days at Jamestown,
has been taken to Vermillion, s. D., by
relatives.
Napoleon Homestead: We are in.
formed that Governor Shortbridge has
consented to the raising of the quaran.
tine against Logan county sheep, and
that at the next meeting of the comfy
commissioners action will be taken in
regard to the matter.
Maj. I. H. Wilson, formerly captain o.
Company B, at Fargo, was invited to at.
tend the regular weekly drill of the com
pany Friday night. After the drill Ser.
geant Hildreth in a neat speech pre-.
sented to the major a fine gold mounted
sword and belt, as a token of the esteem
in which he is held by the boys.
Fargo Forum: That Fargo business
man who told his wife that he had to at,
tend lodge last night, and later met hie
hired girl by agreement and took her te
the show, is wondering how 1t all come
about. 1t is said he has a high idea Of
his wife's scrapping propensities now and
has promised never again to be sweet on
the hired girl.
Jam sstown Alert: There is consider.
able speculation among the railroad en-,
ployes as to whether any heads will be
impaired by the change of superintend.
ents. It is not thought, however, that
any radical changes will be made in any
department, the present force, both on
the road and in the Offices, being thor.
oughly competent and satisfactory.
Fargo capitalists have purchased q con.
trolling interest in the North Star granite
quarrles in Ortonville, and will com.
mence active operations in the spring
The capital stock of the 70 company il
100000. Under the new organization
perfected yesterday, Il. l.. Drake wal
elected president and treasurer, E. A.
Mears, secretary, both of Fargo. The
directors are: H. l.. Drake, E. A. Mears
of Fargo; MI. Rudd of Pennsylvania
and G. H. L. LANCE and A. M. Light Of
Ortonville.
The exemption law is left intact by
the bill which passed the house Wednes,
day, except that it 10 restricted to the
heads of families instead of to any
debtor. Old bachelors and old maids in
business will not be entitled to the OK
emption Of $1,000 heretofore enjoyed by
them.
THE resubmission question is dead for
this session, which means six years more
of the prohibition law. The senate yes.
terday, by a vote Of 16 to 8, referred the
resubmission resolution to the temper.
ance committee. which means that il
will not pass ever it reported back. II
will probably not be reported.
Mr.. WAL1EN's usury bill is now {
law, having been signed by the gov,
ernor. 1t forfeits all interest in excess
Of IL per cent. and gives cause of actor
for double the amount exacted in OK
cess Of that allowed by law. The effec,
will be to encourage instead of to drive
capital out of the state and the tendency
will be to lower interest.