Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-15

remembered.
A. fire several miles southeast of town,
presenting the appearance Of q burning
house, was cause for speculation Sun.
day night, but proved to be only straw
piles burning.
Glineburg 4 johnson are figuring IN
constructing an addition to the residence
owned by G. NJ. Dahl on Fifth street,
for the convenience of the Secretary
and his bride.
Mayor Allen has a copy of the Newark
Evening News, with an account OF the
loss suffered by Mrs. W. L. Allen in the
recent fire, in which the amount is esti.
mated at $500.
Landlord B~eardsley of the Western,
has q communication from a South Da-
kota hotel man who wants to sell out,
and who sends a comic bill of fare which
is worth reading.
o. r. Barnes: Yes, I'll have an ele-
giant line of new goods here in q few
days. Parties wanting latest styles.
latest patterns in dress goods should not
buy elsewhere but wait a few days.
c. II. Phelps has been drawn as grand
juror at the October term of United
States court which onven in Fargo,
and Harvey Harris as petit juror-but
the latter has removed from the state.
w. C. SteibAr, the Fourth street
laundryman, is having some repairing
done at his place of business, and will
put in a new floor, six inches higher
than the old, with other improvements.
E. S. Neal, who was out with the mill
tary hunting party Thursday, says they
got 25 birds-at least that is the number
they agreed. Gen. Merritt and Lieut..
Sturgis took the train east from Memo
ken.
Treasurer Dunn has received mott
fcation from the state superintendent
of the Burlelgh county apportionment
of the state school fine and poll fund,
being for Ills children and amounting
to s1393.75.
Commissioner Eckland says crops in
Eckland township are not as large as
was anticipated. Threshers are turning
out about 10 bushels to the acre, and
farmers looked for at least Is, as the
crops there are thought to be the best
in the county.
The old Long Lake iron bridge, which
has been ION the bias so long, and
unused, is to be moved to Apple creek,
near Falconer's. Edward Nelson was
awarded by the county commissioners
the contract for building the stone abut.
ments for s4l5.
Rev. Sheckler: l saw the murderers
of Paulson, the Mayville policeman, as
they were being taken by train to Fargo,
and I tell you they are hard looking
customers. They would perhaps have
been lynched had they been allowed to
remain in Mayville.
G. H. Phelps: I learn that Harvey
Harris will come back to Bismarck at
once, and as soon as he shall have
gained a little strength-which he is
sure to do in this climste-he will go to
Colorado for q brief period. The doc
tors tell him he cannot live in Duluth.
1t was reported Thursday that there
was q fine flock of sheep in Mandan that
could be purchased for 81 a head. This
is a bargain that no farmer who has the
money-and a place to keep them-dur-
ing the winter-should miss. It is the
lack of these requirements that doubt
less causes the present owner to sell.
Geo. w. Newton: I tell you the fair
is a grand thing, and I know of no city
which would attempt what Chicago has
attempted. and 'carriedout. The attend
ance is larger than ever, there having
been over 100000 people there last
Thursday, and as they we're c%ongregated
on the lake front at night, on the occa-
sion of display of fireworks, the sight
was magnificent.
w. H. Scott: Never saw 80 much
hail in my life as that at Wogansport
last night. For twenty minutes the hail
fell as rapidly as it could come, and
when the storm vac over it lay on the
ground nearly ankle deep. The whole
country looked white as in winter time,
and this morning there was lots of t.
yet on the prairie. The roaring round
during the storm was almost deafenlng
and VI looked at irst for a cyclone.
Frank Kihm no sooner gets located in
the hotel business at Dickinson than
the report Of the probable erection Of q
large new hotel building is published.
The building for which "plans" have
been received is q three-story brick, con-
tanning ffty.one rooms and first.class in
all it's appointments. It is to be built by
the Dakota Land and Colonization COM
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