Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-07-06
TWENTY YEARS G.
Information Gathered from the Files
of the Bismarck Tribune of
July 1, 1874.

Fargo people hope the Northern Pacl-
fc depots will de moved overfrom Moor
head 49,. Bishop Horn and others protest
against the Custer expedition as a viola
ton of the treaty of '68, but the govern
ment heeds not the protest. -. Grass
hoppers playing havoc with Minnesota
crops....It is a curious coincidence that
the TRIBUNE of twenty years ago reports
"New Mexico admission bill not passed"
while TRIBUNE of a day or so ago re-
ports "New Mexico admission bill passed
by the house"....A comet attracts it's
share Of attention, and is reported a
handsome ne.... TRIBUNE remarks that
pullman Palace cars are on exhibition
at Rome" (This is interesting in the
light Of som happenings just at presently
-. River rising rapidly, and there pro-
misses to be a good store of water the
whole summed. Lumber on the ground
for the Catholic church. -. Custer ex-
petition expected to leave July 2....
Grant Marsh Of the Josephine purchases
quarter section of land near the river,
and prepares to build a residence there
IN At u jamboree on the hill bullets
flew around pretty reckessly, and several
stray shots struck Deacon Mann's resid-
ence... TRIBUNE is a year old, and a
healthy infant. Some embarrassments
arose at its first inception but every
thing running along smoothly at the be-
ginning of it's second year ~. Land
Office at Bismarck fails to be opened be.
cause of neglect of officers to qualify
....Salary of Bismarck postmaster is
$12 per year, although during the
month of June s175.92 worth of stamps
we're cancelled. TRIBUNE thinks the
salary should be $1,000, and Dr.. Slaugh-
ter goes to Washington to see about it.
Yankton Press and Dakotan contains a
fake account of the theft of $1,000 from
b. d. Broker, collector of internal rev.
enue, at Bismarck. IF. Fl. McCosh of
the Coulson line steamers, takes a
column Of occasion to touch up Captain
twenty-five Santee Indians arrived from
Nebraska to accompany the Custer ex-
petition. -. Henry Miller and T. H.
Moore kill eight elk within six miles of
Bismarck. Moore killed two at one shot
80 terrific thunderstorm on Monday,
two horses owned by John Brash killed
~. Fifteen Sioux in war paint make an
appearance st Fort Lincoln, but raise no
disturbance ~. Oscar Ward says a black
bug is making a wreck of his potato
crop, a flea gobbles the radishes and tur-
nips, while grasshoppers are doing con
siderable damage. Preparations being
made for a grand Fourth Of July celebra-
ton. The Northern Pacific engine
house is put in shape for dancing and
speaking. On Saturday the disturbance
expected to begin about daylight, and
fireworks, races and other sports to be
the order of the day .... Grand and petit
jury lists are published, the first juries
every drawn in the county. The grand
jurors were: r. D. Goodhue, foreman,
j. Ostluna, Thomas MCGOWAN, II. r.
Bogue, ". Fl. 81. Conner, j. W. Watson,
M. OBrien, Geo. Joy, Joseph Pencil,
Hugh Sang, Martin Marsh, FL. NJ Halo
way, Oscar Ward, r. A. Golfer, M. J.
Edgerley and VIM. Craw. Petit jurors
are P. Byrnes, p. Hackett, Thomas
Richards, M. D. Hogan, w. Fl. Simpson,
/. 6. Jones, R. D. Gutgeaell, J. A. EN-
mons, g.. Galbraith, j. M. Ayers, ]. H.
Taylor, j. A. Macarthur, E. Donahue, p.
Harvey, P. Brosseau, John Sebrey,
Thomas Welsh, w. B. Brackin, j. Cady
and r. D. Jennings.
Angostura Bitters, the celebrated ap-
petizer, Of exquisite flavor, is used all
over the world. Dr.. JIG. B. Siegert &
Sons, sole manufacturers. At your
druggists.
j. s. Green Of Mandan, who has been
east buying cattle, came up to Valley
City on the 500 last night, and from
there to Mandan on q handcar, arriving
some time this morning. He has 9 num-
Der Of cattle to deliver at Powder River
on July 6, and he starts today for Miles
J City by handcar, to fix up the delsy.