Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-14
7NB TRACK REPAIRED
The Washed Out Bridges Over
the Heart Are Replaced,
Temporarily.
Trains Running Regularly Again,
and Affairs Once More
Serene.
poo+ofice Statements Show a De.
cided Increase in Business Over
Last Year.
From Fridays Daily.]
Through Trains Again.

From Fridays Daily.]
Through Trains Again.
After wei a week Of delay, trains
from the west are running regularly
again, without transfer of passengers
and mail. The three bridges which
have been out, and which have caused
the delay, have been replaced by tenn
porary ones, and yesterday morning two
passenger trains crossed them in safety,
arriving in Bismarck at about IL o'clock
in the morning. Train No. 4 which was
reported six hours late Wednesday
night was one of the trains to come
through yesterday, the officials deciding
to hold it until the bridges were finished,
rather than effect another transfer.
The railroad officials are congratu-
lating themselves on the %uneventful
breakup of the Missouri, thus rendering
the road safe from any more damage
from high water. The delay has been a
long and expensive one to the company,
and they hope the end has been reached.
FROM ACROSS THE WAsHOUT.
General Superintendent W. G. Kim
berley, who has been upon the scene in
person since Sunday morning, supervis-
ing the work of repairing bridges, passed
through eastward bound on the first
train yesterday.
in. Hannaford, general traffic mana
ger, who has been delayed in Dickinson
torthe past few days, passed through
east yesterday morning.
W. s. Hay and Route Agent Barthell
have returned east, after seeing the first
train safely across.
The teams which were taken across
the stream to assist in the work of
transferring, were brought back yester-
day, their term Of usefulness. there being
ended.
An enormous quantity of express mat
ter, the accumulation since the begin
ming Of the delay, went east yesterday.
No express matter has been transferred,
the officials having ordered all east
bound matter kept in a car at Dickin-
son, until trains could be run through
without transfer. Eighty bars of
bullion were among the other ship
ments.
Increase In POstofiice Husiness.
The amount of business transacted at
the principal postoffice in the county, is
an lndubitable index of the progression
or retrogression of the county. The last
report sent into the department shows a
gratifying increase in the amount Of the
receipts from stamps and boxes and
brings the office almost up to it's old
standard as a presidential Office of the
second class.
The following figures have been kindly
furnished by Assistant Postmaster
lost, showing the business of tho office
lor the past year, as taken from the ra-
port Tor the year ending April /, and the
increase over last year.
receipts from sales of stamps and
rental aaa'; OF boxes from April 1, 1892 to
Bap:uA l. AoHj ............ S7. l4o so
"eSeipts from same from April /, 1891 to
april l.. 1892 1852 81
increase. ST 1856 88
VI course it may he said the legislative
SESSION was responsible for the increase
Z" some extent, but figures show a de-
v!oea increase ven over the last legisla-
1--WE year, as follows:
RSeceipts for ~ o.. 81. 14q ~
Receipts for i1S ~ ~
Increase 81 ,0S6 81