Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-14
Gard From Enelin.

Card From Englin.
EDITOR TRIBUNE: Will you be kind
enough to allow me a short space in
your paper. I wish to reply to story
that have been informed is being cir
culated to the effect that my brother
Andrew and myself robbed Chinaman,
and that we are serving time in the peni-
tentiary for the same. This is utterly
false. Neither of us have ever seen the
interior of penitentiary, let alone
serving time in one. These in doubt of
this story will obliee by writing to the
city marshal, C. r. Prescott, as he
has known us since shortly after we
came to Montana, and if any more
reference is wanted we will gladly give it.
am clerking in the Rankin house
and have worked for John Rankin
nearly all the time since 1890.
Thanking you for your kind attention
and patience. I renal,
FRANK H. ENGL1N.
Missoula, Mont, April 5, 1893
Flavin Chair,nan.
The United States CIVIL service CON-
mission, says the Anaconda Standard,
has just appointed the following to con-
stitute local board for Butte. Thomas
J. Flavin, chairman; Bert Hawley, sec.
retary, and Bert F. Sample. Mr.. Flavin
is assistant postmaster and the other two
gentlemen are chief clerks in the office.
1t will be the duty of this board to ex-
anime all applicants for positions, either
IN the postotfice or as carriers, as to
their ability and fitness. After passing
this examination the names of the sue
cessful candidates will be kept in regu-
lar order and vacancies will be filled as
they occur. The postmaster will now bs
bothered no more by applicants, as
they will all be referred to the examin-
ing board and cannot even hope for an
appointment until they have passed tn
required examination. The members of
the board received their commission to-
day al d will set date for holding ex-
aminations as soon as there are enough
applicants to justify it.
The School Land Muddle.
Colonel Benton, in behalf Of Mr..
Angel, regarding whom SO much has
been said in connection with the recent
leasing of school lands in Cass county,
and who was accused of putting in
''straw" bids for the purpose of "bleed-
ing" the farmers who in good faith as
sembled to bid for the lands offered for
lease, appeared before the board Of uni
versity and school lands yesterday and
protested against the action of the states
representative who refused to entertain
Mr.. Angell's bids. Colonel Benton says
that Mr.. Angel is all right. He is a
partner of Major Darling and the firm
does a big business in buying and selling
lands, leasing and sub.letting farm
lands on the crop system, etc. The firm
own lands scattered all over the county
and such school lands as may lie in the
vicinity of their lands they were desirous
of leasing. As an evidence of Mr..
Anyell's good faith Colonel Benton
offered,if the board would ignore the bids
received last week, which are said to be
clearly illegal, to take the lands and give
the state $500 more than it will receive If
the other leases are confirmed. 1t is also
claimed that tue farmers frequently
form "ring" and agree to take certain
tracts of land at nominal figure,
amounting to little less than no COM
petitive bids ut all. Angel does not
deny th"t he has in some instances been
p: Il for not bidding by persons desiring
certain tracts Of land, but it was only on
such tracts as he desired to lease HIM.
self, aud he considers the transaction
perfectly legitimate one. The school
land question promises to develope much
discussion aud many complications.