Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-03
CHE Bismarck Tribnne.
CITY AND COUNTY.

n. A. Hanson has purchased the John
w. See residence on Mandan avenue.
The next meeting of the state Worlds
Fair board will be held at Bismarck, Feb. L.
The whole town seems to be suffering
from a sort of lnfuenza-coughs and colds
in abundance.
Mrs. E. S. Allen is quite i'll from q severe
cold and fever contracted soon after her
return from the east.
Snow blockades east and west are de-
laying passenger trains to the extent OF
four or five hours each day.
The yellow tickets purchased for Colonel
Plummer's lecture at so cents each do not
entitle the holders to reserve seats.
Father Martin, of Bismarck, was in Man
dan last week assisting Father Lemieux,
the former conducting services in German.
Secretary Dahl has received . note,
signed by twenty residents Of Petersburg,
n. D., and headed "1afthagen for Sena-
tori
A telegram from N. Eppinger announces
his arrival in Chicago, with the statement
that he will be home about the FIRST of next
week.
John Rybidou has invested in a new
hack with all the latest Improvements and
appliances, in which the state officials are
daily conveyed to the capitol.
The Bottineau Free Lance says Judge
Bennett is a candidate for the governor
,h;~ rs Aloc1-o ovid $hot - hos M nhiaa.
tion to his receiving the honor.
1t is said that j. A. T. Bjornson, of the
Mcintosh Democrat, is a candidate for the
Bismarck land Office. Mr.. Bjornson evil
IDENTIFY intends to be in the swim.
The various newspapers throughout the
entire state take turns in announcing, with
bated breath, that sit is whispered liquor
can still be procured in Bismarck"
Doctor Harcourt was called to Mandan
yesterday, and reported upon MS return
the birth of a baby boy to Mrs. VIM.
Flanagan. nee Miss Mary Barclay of this
city.
The Grand Forks Herald regrets that
this state has not got good roads. They
would come so handy to some of the
gentlemen at Bismarck who will have to
walk home.
Valley City Alliance: State Auditor
and Mrs. Porter, of Bismarck, were in the
city yesterday. The Alliance acknowledges
a pleasant call from this decidedly pleas
ant gentleman.
AS will be seen by the real estate trans
fers. the formal transfer of the mill prop.
erty from the Mandan Roller Mill company
to the North Dakota Milling association
has been made.
Slaughter, Carl Nickel Of New Salem,
Christian Klandt and Jacob Dewald of
Ashley and Robert Neill Of Sims
made final homestead proofs at the land
Office yesterday.
The postofice is in receipt of the first
consignment of Columbian stamps, and
the letters which 90 out from Bismarck
may hold up their heads and be happy at
being in the swim.
The temperature yesterday morning
was variously reported from 40 below
down to As and some aver it was
even colder. About Alas shown
by the government ofice-is the proper
number of degrees.
John Roth of Richardton, made home
stead entry, R. S. Brookings of Richard
ton, committed timber culture proof,
Horatio F. Wilson of Winona, and Geo. w.
Foreman of New Salem, final homeste ad
proofs at the land office yesterday.
R. D. Hoskins: In the Magnus Peterson
case, which came up before the supreme
court, the writ of habeas corpus was dis
charged, and on the merits of the case
Peterson was remanded back. He will
probably arrive in the city this morning.
The attaches of that popular hotel, the
Sheridan, have made arrangements to give
masquerade ball on the evening of Fri
day, February 10. Preparations have been
made for an evening of unalloyed pleasure
n the event will, no doubt, be a success.
Specimens of a very fine pottery clay
received from the Missouri river district
were examined by Mr.. Dickey and Pro-
fessor Babcock at Grand Forks, Tuesday
afternoon, and a quantity will be moulded
in various articles and burned for the
clay exhibit.
Griggs Courier: hon. w. T. McCulloch
has the thanks of the Cooperstown boys
for many kindnesses shown while in the
capital. Mr.. McCulloch is very anxious to
do all he can for his people that visit
him at Bismarck, all of which is highly
appreciated.
The corpse of A. J. Davis, brother of the
millionaire Davis of Butte and who was
killed in Victoria, B.. c., by falling down a
fight OF stars, passed through the city
last Tuesday in charge of a son and
daughter, being taken to Rockford. ILL.,, for
final interment.
The Mandan Times has it that Sergeant
Major Newton, of the Mandan roller mill,
has been transferred to Grand Forks to
take the position Of private secretary to
General Manager Turner. Henry's Bis.
marck friends will be pleased to learn OF
his promotion.
Lieutenant Oscar j. Brown, aide.de.camp
to General Wesley Merritt, will visit, under
special instructions, Forts BufOrd and Yates
in North Dakota and Forts Assinaboine,
Custer and Keogh in Montana. He left
department headquarters at st. Paul
Wednesday and will be absent about a
week.