Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-05-18
CITY AND COUNTY.

The straw hat season seems to have
commenced. =s
Harriet Barclay of Bismarck, gets an
original pension.
Militia boys are looking forward to a
fine time at the encampment.
Some excellent street improvements
have been made on Fourth street.
S. A. Peterson is moving his grocery
store into the old Swenson place on
Fourth street.
Rev. and Mrs. Beer rejoice in the pos
session of a baby daughter-born Sun
day, May 9th.
Miss Pearl Braithwaite is teaching a
private school at Winona, with about
twenty pupils.
Henry Ode, who was pardoned by the
governor, was released from the peniten-
tiary yesterday.
The jamestown Alert says General
Blewett has four or five applications for
clerkships from this city.
Rev. H. M. Cook, formerly of the Bap-
tist church here, will accept the call
made by the jamestown Baptist church.
Stone contractors for the bridge have
been ordered to discontinue work for the
present at Dawson, Driscoll and Steele.
Charles Kupitz has received from the
east the new coaches which are to be
used on the Bismarck and Winona stage
line.
The Missouri river is said to be cut
ting away the bank north of the bridge,
Notwithstanding the rip-rapping which
has been done there.
The governor and adjutant general
have issued orders to the state militia to
observe Memorial day, and to act as es-
corts to the G.. A. r.
The Lambert fire loss, on the coal
office across the track which was partly
destroyed by fire the other night, is
being adjusted to-day.
The court house yard presents a hand
some appearance, these days-the green
est of grass and trees just leafing out,
rendering it particularly noticeable.
Alderman II. L. Reade is the proud
father of a new baby-not a voter this
time-but a little lady-who arrived last
night. Mother and child doing nicely.
It is said Maize Engel, who was a candi-
date for the surveyor generalship, is
slated for the Berthold Indianagency
that Maj. Clapp wants to resign.
Charles N. Hunt, the former Bismarck
lawyer, who recently adopted the
ministry, is to commence a series Of
evangelical meetings at Valley City,
May 18th.
M. M. P. Martin of the land depart
ment of the Northern Pacific, was in the
city yesterday and to-day, filing rear
ranged lists Ct indemnity selections at
the land Office.
The term of supreme court which is to
be held to try the Northern Pacific tax
cases, will be held at Fargo, May 18th
next Saturday Judges Corliss, Mcconnell
and Morgan sitting.
Co. A is drilling twice a week now, in
preparation for the encampment, and the
number of drills will be increased later.
It is expected the company will muster
about thirty men at the encampment.
Surveyor General Blewett will be in
the city most of the time from now on,
but will not move his family here at
present. Mrs. Belle Klaus of jamestown
expects to take one of the clerkships in
the office.
There are several applicants for the
use of the street sprinkler the coming
summer, and as soon as the sprinkler is
repaired, there will be a cessation of the
present uncomfortable and announcement
dustiness.
Judge Chase issued two marriage
licenses, yesterday, n to Amund Thor
and Christine Swenson, from the north
ern part Of the county, and the other to
H. Torvend and Annie Anderson of
Fort Yates.
w. G. Steiber, who has been under the
weather for the past few months with
infammatory rheumatism, expects to
leave in a few days for Kansas, where
he hopes to experience better health,
under the change of climate.
The suit of DR.. Kendrick against
Rosalind s. Slaughter, for possession Of
property, which was up before Judge
Tibbils this morning, has. been sent up
to district court, being out of the juris-
diction Of the justice court.
Mandan Times: Our friend Joe
Edgerley was elected chief Of the Bis
marck fire department. He will keep
that department up to it's high standard
of efficiency, and if there is any room
for improvement Joe will find it.
The G. A. r. have received acceptance