Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-08-25
The committee will meet in a day or 80,
| when the desired hose will be ordered.

Ed. hughes o charge OF the water
works plant at the river Monday. Ed.
Sloan, the retiring engineer, has been
faithful in his duties, and it is hoped
the new engineer will prove equally sat
isfactory.
The country was alive with nimrods
Sunday, and the mortality among the
chickens was excessive. Hundreds fell
victims to the unerring aim of sports
men, and the residents are feasting on
prairie fowl.
The pay checks Of the Northern Paci-
fc employees will be delayed a few days
this month, and they have been notified
to that effect. The delay is owing to
the change of management incidental to
the appointment OF receivers.
Ole Johnson, the engineer at the
roller mills and Miss Jennie Wyman
were married at the Catholic church
Wednesday morning,in the presence of a
number of friends, who will extend con.
gratulations and good wishes.
Bishop Walker will hold service next
Sunday morning and evening, at St.
Georges Episcopal church. The bishop
left Wednesday afternoon on the steamer
Rosebud for The Cannon Ball mission,
and expects to return Saturday.
The chief Of police has been serving
notices on property owner t. repair
their sidewalks, and the city will do it
at their expense if the notices are not
obeyed. Some have already complied,
and the improvement is material.
Pat McCue. the newly appointed GUS
todian Of the engine house and night
Waterman, took his oath of Office Tues
day, and began upon his work OF
getting fire apparatus in shape and at
tending to other duties of his Office.
Lester Green and A. G. Reid, accom-
panied by Messrs. Brown and Davis,
the former from Chicago, and the latter
from Montana, returned from a hunting
trip Wednesday, with $50 ducks and
chickens-a handsome bag of game.
1t is learned that trains No. l and
No. , will not be taken off August p, as
was reported, but will be kept on at least
a week longer, and perhaps until we'll
into September. The time card for the
new schedule are being arranged nov.
Ed. Sloan had his hand quite badly
crushed while repairing a bydrant Thurs
day, it being caught between the
double part of the hydrant box, with
such force as to tear the flesh on the
palm of the hand, making a disagreeable
wound.
The carload of military stores which
were shipped from Devils Lake arrived
yesterday, and was received by Adjutant
Topping and Col. Black. The distribu-
ton Of supplies to the several com.
panies in the state will probably begin
Tuesday.
Quite an interesting sight is a boat,
now at the river. which contains two
newly married couples, who are on their
wedding tour from Great Falls, Mont,
to New Orleans, by river. The boat is
fitted up for comfort and the trip is q
novel one.
Judge Chase did quite a marriage
license business Tuesday, Gustaf Eing.
strom and Christine Erickson of Slaugh-
ter, being given permission to be made
one, and another license being issued to
Ole johnson and Jennie Wyman, both
Of Bismarck.
The Northern Pacific have made a cut
in salaries, as was expected, but it will
affect few of the local employees. No
salaries below 500 a month are reduced,
but salaries from $1,000 to $1,000 a year
will be reduced 10 per cent, and larger
ones in proportion.
John Quinlan has finished the cutting
Of his wheat, and has it all in the stack
ready for the thresher. He says he
cannot estimate the yield, but it will be
as good if not a little better than the
average, which he figures at about ten
bushels to the acre.
MI. Clark of Pittsburg. who owned
the Clark farm near Menoken, has
written his agent, M. P. Skeels, to sell q
section OF land owned by him and
situated near Sterling at the best posi-.
BILE figure, and devote the proceeds to
the erection of q school house or church
in Menoken.
The governor has as yet fixed no date
for the Agricultural college re-examina.
ton, which was granted at the recent
hearing held here. He has been busy
with duties upon the board of equaliza.
ton and other matters, and the hearing
will probably not be held until some
time next week.
The papers in the leasing of the
Sheridan house by Messrs. Allen and
Patterson were signed and put on
record Tuesday. and the new MANAGE