Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-02-16
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Ole Saxscom, charged with selling
liquor to Indians, hal a preliminary
hearing before United States Commits
sioner McClory at Devils Lake, and was
held to the next term of United States
court. This makes the fourth prisoner
who is now ID jail awaiting trial on the
above charge.
The county commissioners have ap.
pointed James Mcdonald sheriff of
Walsh county to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of J. E. Cronan, who
has appointed United States marshal of
North Dakota. Mr.. Mcdonald is the
grand MASTER of the Masonic lodge of
North Dakota.
North Dakota pestmasters appointed:
Dwight Rfchland county, G. j. FRS
void: Edinburgh, Walsh county, James
Grant; Hamilton, Pembiua county, J..
M. Chisholm; I4aMoure, LaMoure u
ty, A. g.: Isenberger; Leeds, Benson
county, D: D. Feeder; Pingree, Stutsman
county, j. T. Whitford..
The reports Of VIM. Viewers buffalo
at the Midwinter fair are very favorable.
Weaver is n Of Cass county's Oldest
farmers, his horne being in Addison
township about a mile from the village
of Durbin, which is some twenty miles
southwest of Fargo. Mr.. Weaver is a
thorough Dakota citizen:
Local Master Mechanic w. B. Mclean
for the Northern Pacific al jamestown
says this is the dullesttime he has ever
seen on the road. Nine or ten engines
from the shops there are doing the bust
ness where f%orty-three engines we're re-
CURED the same time a year ago.. The
trainmen have been laid off and set
back correspondingly.
Sixty thousand dollars have been
granted to North Dakota and South
Dakota blythe appropriation committee
of the house for Typographical surveys.
1t can be expected thtt the work of
surveying and topography which was
carried on in the James River valley
last summer will be continued this COM
ing season, for the item in the bill is not
liable to be defeated.
In district court at Jamestown
Nicholas Green of Courtney, that coun-
ty, pleaded guilty to, the indictment of
selling intoxicating beverages in his
drug store. William Gleason and Frank
Martinpleaded guilty to the charge of
keeping blind pig. The jury in the
case of Winfield Baldwin, a druggist,
charged with selling liquor have not
agreed on a verdict.
A special session of the district court,
with grand jury attachment, the first in
the history of the county since the state
was admitted, opened at Glendale, Tues.
day, to investigate the famous Barratt
matter. Nearly everybody in the vicin.
ity has been summoned as a witness in
the case. Justice Ackley, the magis.
trate who released Barratt without bail,
is still fighting extrsdition at Velasco,
Texas.
A Devils Lake man went home the
other night, and went to bed-woke IN
in the night and complained of rheuma.
tism-his wife rubbed his back plenti.
fully with liniment-he felt better at
once and went to sleep again-and next
morning found his wife has gotten the
ink bottle instead of the liniment-and
he is now kept busy erasing the stains
and wondering if there is anything in
faith cure.
The executive committee Of the Nortt
Dakota Volunteer Firemeps' association
met in Fargo this week. There were
present A. M. Packard of Mandan
chairman; H. b. Rice of Wahpetou, B
Cameron of Hillsboro, William Hart and
A. Bassett Of Fargo. The committee
did a large amout of routine business
and arranged the preliminaries ano
purses for the grand tournament, which
will be held in Fargo four days, begin
ming on the second Tuesday in June.
90 For Sale.
have two thoroughbred Durham
bulls for for sale. Ages 2 and 8. Rate.
reasonable. Address W. H. Bratton
five miles south of Sterling, Sterlins
postofice.
North Dakota for Sheep.
st. Paul Globe: The North Dakota
wool growers meet at Bismarck tor thu
purpose of organizing q state association
Feb. -. North Dakota is peculiarl,
adapted to sheep growing. Dugali
Campbell Of Glencoe, on the Missouri
river, q Bismarck, says his wool cir
averages about nine pounds per. head
his annual increase about 80 per cent
and his losses do not exceed 8 per cent
This has been his experience covering 8
term of sixteen years, He purchasad