Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-01-13
The Bismarck Tribnne.
CITY AND COUNTY.


G. II. Fairchild has removed his in>ur-
ance office to MELONS row on Broadway.
Miss Wells of Washburn. has been en-
gagged as stenographer and typewriter in
the office of the surveyor general.
Barnum Il Small have been granted the
privilege of running a restaurant in the
basement OF the capitol building.
Henry \. Armstrong of Williamsport
and Phileas P. Gendreau of this city made
final proofs at the land office Tuesday.
In probate court Monday, Miss Maggie
Davidson was appointed Administrative of
the estate of John Davidson, deceased.
Miller. the photographer, who has been
with DeGralf for some time, is now EN-
gagged with Brady in his Third street
studio.
Thomas Oakrup, Sr, and Jared {. Thomp.
son of Dickinson. and Gustaf Hoge of this
city, made homestead entries at the land
Office Saturday.
F%orty-five homestead entries and forty
proofs is the record of the land Office for
the month of December. These cover
about $4,000 acres of land.
Farmer Wallace is exceeding proud of a
beautiful gold headed cane. which was
presented him by the retiring state officers
in consideration of his many services.
Secretary Dahl has decided to retain
Miss Flittie in the clerical force of his Of
fee in addition to W. O. DePuy. An as
sistant librarian will also be selected
soon.
The Gull River Lumber company has
been made the agency for the Standard
Oil company and hay just received a fine
new wagon for the delivery OF the in
fammable fluid.
Miss Coates has arrived from Ohio to
take the place of Miss Lucy Startling. re-
Gently resigned, and the public schools
once more have a complete corps of teach
ers, with educational affairs running along
smoothly.
Olaf johnson has purchased from Walter
Goodrich through his agent Harvey Harris
lots %, % and "a in block 81, original plat,
commonly known as the Jimmy Emmons'
property, on the corner of Third and
Thayer streets.
The appointment of NJ. l.. Marsh as
deputy warden of the "pen,' seems
to give universal satisfaction. Martin is
a royal good fellow, we'll qualified to fill
the position, and the board is to be con-
graduated on the selection.
Agnes Anderson has donated twenty.
five copies of her Dakota Lullaby to the
carpet fund Of the Presbyterian church.
The music may be found at Phelps store.
and MI. Phelps has generously offered to
act as agent in the sale without charge for
commission.
A surprise party was given last Monday
in room No. IS Sheridan house, and the
following ladies and gentlemen were pres
ent: Mr.: and Mrs. Mccormack. Mr.. and
Mrs. McGillivray. MIR. and Mrs. Simpson,
Nj. and Mrs. Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs. Wv.
brant and Miss Nelson.
Train No. l stopped at the penitentiary
Wednesday morning, unloading two can.
didates for pen%itentiary honors. They
were Henry Page, who gets one year for
forgery, and Charles Carley, one year, for
larceny. Both were sentenced by Judge
Rose at the recent term of court in James.
town.
Executive Manager Dickey and O.. G.
Meacham. members of the Worlds Fair
board, held q conference with Governor
Shortridge on pertinent subjects, Wednes.
day afternoon. Mr.. Dickey reports every.
thing in his line as Of an encouraging
nature. He left for the east last evening,
TO look after matters in other localities.
Commissioner Of agriculture and labor,
Hon. Nelson Williams, has lone a very
wise thing in retaining w. NJ. Scott as his
deputy. Mr.. Scott is one of the best
equipped men in the state for the impor.
tant and onerous work of that Office. As a
statistician and a hard, conscientious
worker, he has no equal in the northwest
Harvey Harris: Two members of the
Constitutional Convention association of
whose presence in the city we were un.
aware, dropped in upon US at the banque,
Tuesday night. They were James q
Clayton, of Emmons county, and John Nc.
Bride, of Cavalier. l think they enjoyed
themselves to a great degree, as did the
others.
Four years ago Tuesday Asa Fisher
stepped out of the First National bank.
Although owning one-sixth of the stock
Capital S100,O0O) all the while, it is said he
never entered the bank from the time he
lost control until Tuesday. when he again
took charge. He succeeds Mr.. George II.
Falrchlld, a very conservative and emil
nently respectable and efficient official.
Near Mandan Saturday a farmer named
}. NJ. Nelson was accidentally shot and
killed by Henry Harmon, a brother of the
ex-railrOad commissioner. 1t seems Har.
mon, Nelson and two others were riding in
lumber wagon when a jack rabbit made
us appearance and MIR. Harmon pulled a
revolver to fire at it. The gun went of
prematurcIy with the result above stated.
1t is reported a number of the sightless
porcines about the city have closed up
shop and quit, after a calm and careful
reading and a due deliberation of the
proclamation of Attorney General Stan.
dish. 1t looks to them as though there
was a stormy road to travel in case of their
continuance Of the business, and they have
adopted the course recommended BY Mr.
Standish.
Valley City Times, Record: If the peo.
pie hereabouts wish to get the legislative
news In such shape that they can tell who
the persons are who are mentioned they
ShOuld take the RJSu prE Tp1D,,Nu u,h;ol