Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-07-14

10 up III f1ettlneer county. 10lS IN
cludes $1,000 acres OF land which will he
patented to the state under the enabling
oct.
Crops are looking decidedly better
since the recent rain, and some excellent
samples OF wheat, heading nicely, were
received at the TRIBUNE office yesterday
from Tom Fortunes crop on the Hayes
farm.
Quite q party came over from Mandan
last night to attend the Presbyterian
concert. Among the number were Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Briggs, Miss May Thurs
ton, G. r. Clark, Mrs. j. r. CLARK, and
others.
Quite an audience was at the race
track Tuesday to see a mile rae be.
tween Babe, who won the pony race on
the Fourth, and Bird, owned by one
McMunn. Babe Won by about two
lengths.
The Steele Ozone says it is reported
that F. o. Smith has matched his run
ming horse, Johnny" against A. Logan's
stalli on, BILLY knox," for a race to be
run the Goth Of August. The stakes are
300 a side.
The party who went out to look after
suspected horse thieves Friday, returned
late in the night. They found the party
they were after, but found them not to
be the ones wanted and so returned
empty handed.
Chief McGillis received a letter Mon
day from Mrs. Mcdonald of Eau
Clare, Wis, asking him to keep a look
out for her husband, who has been alb.
sent four months, and, if found, induce
him to come home.
Fourth of July registrations at the
Worlds Fair, included Susie Abby,
Edith Wakeman, Ethel Barnes, Mrs. O.
R. Barnes, Wells Payne, c. n. Bum
stead, wife and daughter, Miss Ara Wag.
goner, all of Bismarck.
R. P. Higheagle, Claude Arrow, Felix
Boneclub, Crescentius WEIGH and Louis
Killed, were a party of educated Indians
from the school at Hampton, Va, in the
city yesterday, OF their way to Fort
Yates to spend the summer.
Company A is not dwelling together
in unity and harmony. At a recent
meeting, Treasurer Mofet was dis.
charg ed and D. McGillis elected in his
stead. Capt. Healy was also requested
to resign, but refused to do SO.
John Moran was quite badly bitten by
a vicious dog belonging to Mrs. Lam
bert, while delivering papers Sunday
morning. The dog has been killed
and by the way that other ordinance
about dogs went into effect Monday.
Hobos are pretty numerous in the
city, and one or two have to be run in
each night. The authorities are prepar-
ing to get balls and chains, and if the
number of tramps does not decrease,
there will be a chain gang in operation.
The TRIBUNE Is informed that the
party who took the cured meats, hams,
etc., from the store room at Lawrence's
was discovered, and if they will leave a
$10-note in the keyhole of the door, there
will be nothing further done or said
about it.
A certificate Of co.partnership, John
P. Hoagland & Co., was filed with the
clerk Of the court Wednesdsy-the first
by the way, ever fled in the county.
The partners are John P. Hoagland and
P. G. Remington, both we'll known and
enterprising business men.
During the next three weeks the TR1B.
USE will make q speciality of bookbind-
ing-magazines, and periodicals of all
kinds, law books, etc. Lawyers and
others desiring this kind of work should
send in their orders at once and the
work will be turned out promptly.
The report from the LaMoure county
crop correspondent was not received
until Thursday, and the correspondent
says the crop outlook there is bad, and
that unless the best possible weather
conditions prevail from now on, much
OF the wheat will not be harvested, at all.
Astronomers have discovered a new
comet, which is visible now, and say it
may be discovered by allowing the eye
to follow an imaginary line drawn
through the handle and lower corner
star of the big dipper-so if you are as
Economically inclined you might try it.
Several wolf sca'ps have been
brought in to the auditors Office, and
turned over for the e2-bounty, under the
law which went into effect July lst.
Quite q number of cayotes are to be
found about the county, and poultry
and other domestic animals are suffer-
ing.
Two sign writer's who did some fancy
work on the new Peterson grocery, had
q large concourse of spectators, Thurs