Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-03-23

vertising for bids for 1900 e OF. bottles
of poison, to supply farmers for the kill
ing of gophers.
The Plaindealer says Mr.. Cronin will
as United States marshal on
Saturday, and that he will retain Dep
uty Daggett of Fargo.
Ex-Attorney General Spencer is get.
ting an ordinance through the Grafton
city council to supply gas for lighting,
heating and manufacturing.
Burglars at Devils Lake, Monday, n
tered the residence of John Nammo,
while the family were sleeping, and Sc
cured 5000 in cash and a gold watch.
Captain Burnham of Wheatland, has
been appointed a member of the asylum
board of trustees, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Hon. ]. r. Smith.
Drayton will have it's hands and
houses full on March goth to 22nd.
Both the district M. E. conference and
tue Pembina Presbytery meet there on
those dates.
A Mississippi cotton planter has pur-
chased several thousand acres of land
in Ramsey county for cash, according to
the Free press, and will hold the land
for investment, renting to farmers.
T. H. Robinson, the Fargo s%witchman
who three weeks ago had his arm crushed
by falling under the wheels Of a passen-
ger train in the Northern Pacific yards,
has returned from the Brainerd hospital.
The ladies of North Dakota raised and
contributed some $500 for our Worlds
Fair exhibit. They got twelve awards,
while Minnesota with a $4,000 cash ap-
preparation only got eighteen, for the
ladies department,
The Minot Journal a y the Minot
land Office had a filing last Wednesday,
and as a consequence Col. Plummer was
almost thrown into a fit, and Register
DISCARD will probably be compelled to
take a vacation to recover from the
shock. .' ..
A great religious awakening has &C.
Cured at Cavalier, during the past two
weeks. Services have been held in the
Evangelical and Presbyterian churches.
and large crowds have been in attend
ance each evening. More than 100 per
sons have been converted.
The Fargo Republican has discovered
a larger bonanza farm than the Dal
rymple's, that of an Italian of the name
of Guazoni, in the province Of Buenof
Ayres, Argentine Republic, who ha6
66,720 acres of wheat under cultivation
last year, while the Dalrymple farm haG
about 10000.
The Pembina Pioneer Express has re-
ceived several valuable additions to itt
cabinet of curios. One is a pair of iror
foot bracelets that were worn by ar
Indian who for deeds of miscellaneous
mischief was taken to a lone tree out
on the prairie IN the COS and hung uE
to a convenient limb.
Joseph Gandreau, a young man q
years of age, employed as miller in the
Bathgate roller mills, is under arrest
charged with obtaining money and goods
under false pretense from William Nc.
Leod & Co. in passing a confederate bill
! He waived examination and was bound
over to the next term of the circuit court
converting July 9th.
In connection with the present GOLD
excitement there is a story going the
rounds which would indicate that this il
not the first time gold has been found in
the vicinity of Devils Lake. 1t is stated
that some thirty years ago 40 Indian or
the reservation was digging a water hole
neal the lake shore, found gold, and
prospectors are now looking for the
place.
It is the intention Of the Jamestown
school board to make, as far as possible
the refunding Of the school bonds g
popular loan, by making them of slOC
denominations with interest payable
semi-monthly at 6 per cent. The pub.
lished notice calls for the issuance OF
$1,000 worth, the intention being to keep
as large an amount az possible of the re.
funding bonds in the city, the county
and state as possible.
Farmers in the vicinity of Mayville are
preparing for spring work. The snow is
off the ground and the fields are getting
dry. The acreage of wheat in tho county
will be about the same as last year.
There will be a little more diversified
farming. The acreage of fax will be
about doubled, but that has been a very
light crop in that county heretofore.
More would DO sowed to fax this year
if seed was not 30 hard to get by reason
of its high prices.
Fargo people are indignant, because
the Perth, Ont, Courier says: CDR.
Patterson formerly Of Almonte) health
officer for Winnipeg, was sent to Fargo,