Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-07

EuSerlv ana asSuLueO cuaE&o Oh aUalrS
Wednesday.
Steele Ozone: Mr.. c. Il. Lange has
resigned the clerkship at Fort Berthold
agency on account of poor health. and
has removed to Bismarck where he will
leave his family while he goes east for q
short stay. Mr.. A. o. Davis succeeds
MI. Lange as clerk.
Dickinson Press: Austin Logan and
a Mr.. Smlth of Bismarck, we're in Dick
inson Tuesday. Nh. Smith has SUPER
vision of the harness department in the
state p%enitentiary, and was here for the
purpose of arranging for the sale Of
some of the convict product.
The penitentiary board held it's meet
ing yesterday afternoon. The business
was of the usual routine order, allowing
of bills, ETC., and no further developments
in the contest between the two boards
was had. 1t is expected some action will
be commenced to-day or tomorrow.
Some very beautiful Easter lilies were
at the Catholic church on Easter Sun
day, loaned for the occasion by Mrs. E..
E. Morris. Over four feet in height
were the plants, n having four and the
other five large flowers. and the plants
excited many expressions of admiration.
The Spider and Fly company passed
east on the train of Sunday evening,
after having been delayed three days
IN the blockade west of the river. The
company has Cancelled all Of It's engage
meats in tie state, and made q direct tip
to Winnipeg, where they were to play last
night.
Train No. 4 Was made up at this station
last evening aud went east at about eight
o'clock with those east bound passengers
who were delayed at this point and a
goodly quantity of mail. 1t is probable
transferring of passengers and baggage
will be begun on the west side of the
river to-day.
Burnt creek seems to be on the ram
page, as advices from there say that the
bridge at Harvey's crossing was washed
out Wednesday night, the plarks drift
ing all along the creek banks. The
water is said to have been the highest in
twenty years. rising nearly two feet
above the bridge.
VIM. Stratton, a disreputable char.
acter, was up before Judge Boyle last
week, charged with having stolen articles
of some small value from the Steinmetz
harness shop. After a consideration of
the case the judge fined him $40, and in
default of the fine to be committed for
ten days to the county Jail.
Fargo Forum: All this "Washlngton
correspondence" about Judge Bennett
wanting Bushby's place"-originates
with the ex-Bismarck alderman who
writes the state papers. He is poking
large-sized chunks of fun at the portly
aud astute judge and some people N
North Dakota-can't see it."
Valley City Times. Record: Dr.. F. H.
DeVaux, superintendent of the state
board of health left Thursday, for New
York city, where he goes by order of
Governor Shortridge to attend q meet
ing Of the national health officers, which
will be held at the Fifth Avenue hotel
in that city commencing Wednesday,
April 5th.
G. G. Shortridge in the Forum:
made the last shipment to-day of coal,
brick, clay aud terra Gotta to the Worlds
Fair, and I have sent in my resignation
and take the train tonight for McCanna
to go to work on the farm. I hate to
give up this work, but the governor and
mother are in Bismarck and sister and
must run the farm.
The ~canvassing board met at the
clerks Office Wednesday, examined re.
turns, and affixed their several names to
the result. An error was found in the
returns for the first ward, by the clerks
after the figures had been given the
TRIBUNE, changing by one the number
of votes cast for mayor, and reducing
Mr.. Aliens majority to 9.
Joe Lamont, the popular proprietor OF
the Headquarters in Fargo, has retired
to private life, and j. N. Mcclure, who
has been steward. will assume manage
ment. The Headquarters has always
been apopu)ar hostelry for Bismarckere
when in Fargo, and they will regret to
learn that Colonel Lamont will nc
longer be there to welcome them.
G. G. Shortridge in Fargo Republican;
l shipped a small amount of North Da-
kota coal and some clay, both from
Sims, N. D., to the Worlds Fair yester.
day. The mines at Sims have been
doing remarkably we'll since they were
opened, a year ago. They have furnished
Jamestown hospital alone 1900 tons
this winter. The clay I shipped ia a sub.
soil for exhibition purposes.
Marked papers from Kasio, on the