Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-01-12

groceries used in the family so that the
profits from gram raising, when there
are any, are almost clear gain, says the
Republican. Thos. Hady, living south
east of Cakes, has kept an account of the
receipts from his sales of butter and in
1892 he sold $50 worth of butter from
six COWS, while last year four COWS paid
him over $40.
The Dunseith Herald tells of a terrible
battle between a helf-breed Indian and
four bears in the Turtle Mountains. The
breed had come upon them suddenly,
and had just time to scale a small tree
as they charged upon him. The sap
ling was too small for the animals to
scale, and from his perch the breed
shot three of the bears. The fourth was
met on equal footing and finished with
a knife thrust. Two were cinnamon and
two black bears.
Up at Langdon one day last week the
sewer leading from the Great Northern
round house was found to be stopped up
with some solid substance, and upon ex-
animation about two gallons of frogs
were found frozen in q solid mass in the
passage. They were taken to Dixon's
cafe and placed in q pail of cold water,
where after two hours-warm water hav-
ing been gradually added as they
thawed out-eighty very lively frogs
were taken out.
A telegram from Devils Lake says that
William Beckitt, who was sentenced to
twelve months IN the penitentiary for
forgery Saturday evening by Judge
Morgan, escaped from Jail Wednesday
evening in a mysterious manner, and is
still at large. No doors, locks or any
thing elee is broken to indicate the man.
ner of his flight. Ramsey county pos
sesses one Of the finest court houses and
jails in the state, yet Jail deliveries are
Of frequent occurrence.
Paul johnson of Pembina came near
meeting with a serious accident, the
other day. When crossing the railroad
track on the county road, his horse
slipped and fell on his knees, and before
he got we'll on his feet a lone locomotive
came full speed from Pembina, without
whistling or ringing the bell, and threw
horse, cutter and driver IN the ditch, and
cut his dog, that was running behind, in
two. Strange as it may appear, no
serious damage was done save to the
dog.
In order to prove to the county COM
missioners and Sheriff Barton of Ram
sey county, that Beckett probably es-
capped through no fault of anyone di-
rectly connected with the care of the
Devils Lake Jail, John Wallace who
has been acting as %jailer, whitfield q key
out of wood that easily unlocked the
outer Jail door. He made it in the pres
ence otithe commissioners, and convinced
them that the locks are not intricate
enough. Sheriff Barton was authorized
to get better locks, after which it is
hoped there will be fewer escapes
James Collins, who runs the engine at
the pump house on the Great Northern,
about a mile west of Devils Lake, wa
attacked by a pack of wolves while re-
turning from work recently. He is on
duty at night and was relieved in the
morning by the day man. It is not yet
light when his time Is up, go he comes
to town in darkness. He opened fire on
the wolves and kept them stood off till
the day man came to his assistance. Had
he not arrived Jim wauld have been in a
tight pinch, as he had very little ammu-
milton. .
An interesting law suit has been COM
menced in Foster county. Some time
last summer q horse dealer in Iowa ship
ped q carload Of stations to Darlington,
the animals being valued at from two to
four thousand dollars each. They we're
left in care Of an agent who came from
Iowa with the owner of the stock, and in
the selection Of his agent the Iowa man
seems to have made q serious mistake.
It is said the horses were sold to Foster
county parties for about $1,000, and
the owner claims that he has no chance
Of getting his money, and appeals to the
law to protect his rights. The case Is
exciting considerable interest in Foster
county.
Tie Indian cruelties and atrocities in
Minnesota in the summer Of 1862, dur
ing which s2,5O0,O0O worth Of property
was destroyed, and about 300 lives sacri-
feed, and the ever memorable Doth day
OF June, 1876, when General Custer,
'the White Chief with yellow hair" and
his 300 troopers we're massacred on the
Little Big Horn, are recalled by medal
lion, once the property Of Red Cloud, the
chief of the Ogalalla Sioux, but now
that of J. A. Risk Of jamestown. The
medallion came into the hands Of it's
present owner through q merchant and
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