Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-02-16
CITY AND COUNTY.

up the Brady fire loss.
Local merchants are still putting up
ice for next summers consumption.
Observer Bronson's predicted cold
wave arrived on time, and is still with
US.
Work has begun on the repairing of
the city clerks Office, recently damaged
by fire.
The ice rink has been %re-hooded, and
is now in better condition than ever for
skating.
Sandy Roberts, formerly an express
messenger at this place; has gone to Cal
ifornia to engage in business.
Sheriff Foley of Watertown, S. d.,
went west Thursday, with a deserter,
whom he was taking back to Fort Yates.
The proprietors of the Sheridan are
putting in a shuttle board for those who
wish to be amused in the popular game.
The opera house committee have in
vited Governor and Mrs. Burke to at
tend the opening of Fargo's new play
house.
It is said 5000 cubic yards of prairie
boulders are to be used by the Northern
Pacific at the Missouri bridge this
spring.
There is talk of organizing a practice
club to meet once a week at the Armory,
and while away an hour or so with new
dances.
Miss Braithwaite's dancing class in
Mandan was finally organized last Tues
day evening, and will meet each Friday
evening.
At the Governors guards election last
night, S. Newcomer was elected second
lieutenant over w. P. Moffet by a vote
Of 10 to 10.
Fargo Forum: Chas. M. English gets
the receivership of the land office at
Grand Forks, and next comes Hutch at
Bismarck.
The Robinson-C asselman fire loss was
settled up Monday, the firm receiving
$500 from the companies represented
by Adjuster Kuntz.
Insurance Adiuster Kuntz was in the
city Friday, and busy with Larry Cassel-
man settling up the loss at the Wash
burn fire some time ago..
Sheriff Donnelly now has two prison
ers in jail awaiting trial before the
United States court for the same offense
selling liquor to Indians.
A baby boy arrived at the household
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Sembling, Sunday
Mother and child doing we'll, and father
happy, as might be expected.
The hydrant at the corner of Fifth and
Broadway, which was thought to be dis
abled Thursday, has been repaired, and
is nowin shape for fire service again.
The attempt to get bail for Tom Muir.
ray, of Winona, nov confined in Jail here,
has been given up, and Murray will Ian.
guish in jail until his trial comes off.
The opera house committee has tend
cred Governor Shortridge an invitation
to be present at the formal opening, and
has reserved a box for the g~ubernatorial
party.
A letter from S. E. Streeter, now To-
Gated at Minneapolis, states that his little
daughter, Ethel, has had scarlet fever,
and a pretty severe siege, but is now re-
covering.
The Masons report a pleasant time in
the comforting of the M. M. degree at
their hall Wednesday. The fire rather
interrupted proceedings for a time, but
all went we'll, nevertheless.
A report is current about the city to-
day, that Bob Roberts, we'll known
around Bismarck, was shot and killed IN
Montana a day or so ago. No vertical
ton of the report is to be had.
Frank MEG ade, another convict, was
brought in Tuesday morning from Traill
county, and turned over to the peni.
Tertiary officials. McGlade gets one
year and ten months for forgery.
A number of the young people of
Mandan had an upset, while returning
from a dance at Fort Lincoln, and sew
eral bad bruises and sprains were ex-
perienced by members of the party.
Bierley's Northwest News says that
Bert Gray, who formerly edited the Com.
monwealth at Bismarck, and is of good
old democratic stock, is expected home
from Colorado, and may publish a demo-
cratic paper at the capital.
Deputy Marshal Fred w. SCHNEIDER of
Rolla, came in from the east Friday morn
ing with a prisoner named Soxom, charg-
ed with selling booze to Devils Lake
Indians. He will be held here till the
United States term of court meets in
March.
A pleasant little card party was given
by Mr.. and Mrs. ). q. Newton last Fri
day, in honor of Miss Edith Patten, Wis
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