Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-15
pro;rie Fire South of Sterling Sun.
day Reported to Have Done
Much Damage.
wopansport and Vicinity Treated to
q Hail and Rain Storm on
Saturday Evening.
News of tho Day Served Piping
Hot and City Happenings Cor
rectly 0hronicled.
Prairie Fire.

fro in the vicinity of Sterling, Sunday
afternoon and evening, and from reports
+ must have done considerable damage.
As nearly as can be learned, it came from
Tho direction of Emmons county, made
its way in along Long Lake, and passed
dangerously close to Sterling-so close
IN fact that all o: the residents turned
ont to fight it. Reports are that it de.
stroyed barns, hay and other property
which lay in it's path, but no one can be
found to give any detinate Information
Of losses.
II was reported that the Watson-C Cape
hart place had burned, and Geo. Watson
started out to ascertain what, if any,
damage there had been, but on the way
he met one of the Wilton boys, who said
The fire was to the east of the Watson
place and had not harmed it. Another
report is to the effect that L. o. SWEET
Of Long Lake township, brother Of John
SWEET of this city, lost his hay and four
horses, but there is no Authorization of
the report as yet.
At press time, the fire was reported
still burning about half way between
Sterling and Mckenzie, but against the
wind, and was being fought stubbornly
by those in the vicinity.
Storm at woeansport.
While Bismarck got none of the rain
which was foreboded by the clouds of
last Sunday, Wogansport, up the river
seemsto have caught 1t in good shape.
Reports from there are that hail and
rain fell, the former of extraordinary
size and the latter in such quantity as to
be almost a cloudburst. It is said
several barns and other buildings were
blown down, wells filled up, and this
morning the coulees and ravlnes were
filled to OVERLOOKING with the water as it
drained.
Useful Articles at the Hospital.
Through the kindness of friends in
Bismarck and vicinity of the worthy
institution, st. Alexius hospital in this
city has just been presented with two
useful chairs, one an invalid's rolling
chair, the other a carrying chair. When
sick and feeble people now come to the
hospital they can be carried upstairs
7ery comfortably, and patients a also
be removed conveniently from the
operating room in this conveyance. The
sisters are very much pleased with the
gifts, and their friends hope to get an
other rolling chair soon, 80 there will be
one OF each floor.
Will Keep the Wolf Away.
Uncle Tommy Richards: Oh. my
yield was not very big but I'll have
enough to keep the wolf from the door.
| have something over 1900 bushels Of
wheat, and have some left ver from
|ast year. I had a great yield of millet
-threshed out over 200 bushels in one
hour from less than two acres. I don't
know how many potatoes; probably 300
pr 400 bushels; and oats about LOO
bushels. Yes, I'll turn off q few head
pr stock for beef and sell q horse or two
and chickens, turkeys, eggs and
butter? Why, I always make q living
pit these items-grain and stock is
Extra. When I read about 80 many
people out Of work and starving l con.
elude we are pretty we'll off here after
III.