Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-07-27
The $ismarek Tribnne.
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Superintendent Wilson was a passen-
ger on this mornings train, looking
after business along the division.
Sportsmen are counting the days I'M
til August Goth. The chicken crop, at
least, promises to be plentiful this year.
True Waldorf of Menoken, is the
father of a baby girl who was born a
week or so ago, and is happy in conse-
quence.
Freight shipments from the west will
be lively ere long. Over 700 cars of
freight we're started from Tacoma the
first of the week.
It is whispered some Of Bicyclist
Byrne's admiring friends presented him
with a medal Saturday, indicative OF
their exalted opinion of his merits.
Advices from the doctors in attendance
upon Prof. Wheaton says nothing but
his extraordinary vitality has kept him
alive so long. and that he cannot recover.
Mr.. F. F. Grant, Of the wholesale
grocery firm of Park, Grant & Morris of
Fargo, is in Mandan and Bismarck to-
day, Looking after business IN the twin
cities.
VIM. Givens, a brakeman, whose par
ents live at Cannonball, was SO badly
crushed by a freight train at Jamestown
Saturday night, that he died of his in
juries.
The deputy marshals who have been
guarding the bridge have been removed
from duty. No further trouble is feared,
and the soldiers have also been removed
from duty at the river.
"Laz' Hanson, one of the old TRIBUNE
typos, is again IN the city, and has
drifted back from a trip through the
effete east, Boston, Philadelphia, Balti-
more and other places.
Rice's hack team took a little spin
about the block Saturday night, and
Rice was thrown off and somewhat in
jured. Luckily, no considerably damage
was done, except that Rice will be hors
de combat for several days.
The news of Prof. Wheaton's death is
received with general sorrow throughout
the city. The professors friends we're
numerous, and there we're many admir-
ers of his abilities as a teacher who
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Tom Fortune, who has been cutting
hay on the Fort Lincoln bottoms has
stopped work until the river goes down,
and the water drains off from the sloughs
near the river. He says the hay crop is
light, and the bottom will yield about
800 tons.
Friends of Capt. M. L. Mccormack
will sympathize with him in his sore
bereavement in the death of his little
son Paul, which occurred Thursday in
st. Paul. The child was II months old,
and its death will be a sore sorrow to the
Captain and Mrs. Mccormack.
At leased one good sample of wheat
raised in the county this year, was dis
played by Thos. Cunningham last even
ing, and was raised on the Flanagan
place, about fifteen miles north. The
wheat is we'll headed out, of good quail
ity, and will run about fifteen bushels to
the acre.
Sheriff Donnelly has word from Vim.
Lowe, as to the man, Hickey, who es.
capped from jail. Col. Lowe reports see-
ing a man up near the 500, who CORE
spends to the description of Hickey.
The sheriff has wired officials there to
to lookout for him, but has heard
nothing yet.
Observer Bronson of the weather
bureau is giving but some interesting
and valuable pamphlets, issued by the
department of agriculture, as to protec-
ton from lightning. The work is one of
Prof. McAdie, n of the experts of the
weather bureau, in the matter of elect
rioal storms.
Trainmen from the west report quite
a wild condition of affairs among miners
and strikers yet. Trains into Butte are
irregular, and there are troops guarding
all bridges and places where damage is
feared. On the main line, however, there
If not much excitement, and at Glendive
and Billings, everything is quiet.
Train service from the west is improv-
ing, and the Montana troubles have
Quilted down. Burned bridges have been
restored, and the trains are meeting
with no opposition in passage. No. 2 of
yesterday was about five hours late,
and is four hours late to-day. The Off
Gals of the road hope to have every.
thing adjusted and trains regular ere
long.
Employees 'let out" permanently by
the Northern Pacific an account of the
strike have the fact so stated in their
discharge papers, which each receives.
The length of time of service in the en-
ploye Of the company is stated-the