Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-03-10

veto of the bill by the governor, and
the delegation favoring the bill is cores
pondingly indignant.
Grand Forks News: Gen. w. H. Top
ping returned from Bismarck yesterday
morning. He will remain here till the
first of May, when he will the
office of adjutant general under the pop
ulist governor. Top. is welcomed home.
4 number of Bismarck's society young
ladies will be sold at the 'Old Maids
Auction to the highest bidder, Friday
evening, at the G. A. r. hall. The young
men and bachelors are especially invited.
Refreshments will be served to all. Ad-
mission 25 cents.
One Of the mostcreditable institu-
tons in the city is the hospital of St.
Alexius. Members of the legislature and
their families who were treated there
during the past winter, are warm in
their praise of the excellent management
of the good sisters.
Lester Green, who for the past few
years has oficiated as night clerk at the
Western, has resigned his position there,
and yesterday entered upon a new posi-
ton in the grocery establishment of
John Yegen, taking the place so long
held by H. L. Nicholson.
Fargo Argus: Miss Bessie Waggon er,
the b%right-eyed and rosy-cheeked young
lady stenographer who occupies a con-
spicuous position at the right of the
speaker, is the apple of all the boys
eyee. She is accomplished and is an
artist at shorthand writing.
The popular landlord of the Western
house worked a very pleasant surprise
on his guests by the presence
of a brand new dining-room service, high
backed chairs and a good display of sill
yer sets for table use when tea was
served Wednesday evening.
Under the direction of the city off,
Gals, the sewer and drainage pipes are
being cleaned out, in preparation for the
spring melting. Care in this line may
result in the drainage of the city with
out any Of the disastrous overhows and
foundations such as we're experienced
last year.
Mrs. Linda Slaughter has secured the
location of a postofice in Naughton
township, to open April l, with John J.
Allen as postmaster. This is the sixth
postofice Mrs. Slaughter has secured
for Burleigh county, and of two of them
Bismarck and Slaughter-she was the
first postmaster.
The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Richards
took place from the farm Tuesday morn
ing at II o'clock, and did not occur
Sunday, as was stated in the TRIBUNE.
The deceased had two SOM in Washing
ton, and the funeral was put off to give
them time to make the journey here to
attend the services.
With the passage of the bill appro-
priating $1,000 toward the maintenance
of a state weather service, Director Fal.
Ion predicts many Improvements in the
state crop service, better instruments and
appliances for voluntary observers, and
an improved condition of ali affairs per-
tanning to the weather service in the
state.
Prof. Fetzer gave q farewell reception
at his room Sunday afternoon. The &C.
casion was altogether informal, and the
greatest of good feeling and happiness
prevailed. Singing, speech-making and
music constituted a part of the enter
tainment, and refreshments of the usual
order but served to add to the general
pleasure.
The Stark county cattlemen had a
little celebration, with just a suspicion
of liquid attachments, when it was an
nounced that the senate had sustained
the governors veto in the county boun.
Diary question: companion jubileeto
the one given by the Stark county men,
bers upon the passage Of the bill some
days ago.
The county commissioners have
granted q petition from the residents Of
township 142, range 70, for the establish
ment of a school district there and have
called an election for the purpose of or
ganization on March 10. Only one bid
received for the leasing of the poor
house, and this was disallowed by them
yesterday morning.
Minot journal: Major Murphy has
sold his horse ranch on the White
Earth river together with all the stock
to a gentleman by the name of F. j.
Farrell. This is one of the largest
ranches in the northwest, and the horses
are of good American stock. They are
not bronchos, but animals that weigh
from LOO to 1900 pounds each.
TIC. Wells, a representative of the
Shiloh Medicine company, was in the
city last week and fell 80 in love with
North Dakota and the Missouri slope