Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-02-09

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probably the index finger of his left.
The parents of Miss Laura Canyon al
Willow City, who eloped recently with q
young man by the name of Ben Rae al
that place, according to the Eagle, can
not be reconciled to the union. The
couple are living in Minneapolis.
The editor of the Bathgate Democrat
must be something of a pessimist. He
says he would like the Amherst pro-
lessor Of rhetoric who says that one
must not say collect q BILL" but "~oolleot
the money" do either in that vicinity.
Three train crews have been taken off
on the Devils Lake division of the Great
Northern, owing to lack of business.
Only eight crews are now on the road
between Grand Forks and Minot-some-
thing that has not occurred for five OF
six years.
An even 100 have enrolled to date at
the Mayville Normal school. OF these
q are residents Of Mayville, 80 are resi-
dents of the county, and AZ are resi-
dents o other counties. Thirty-three
hold certificates to teach, and most Of
the remainder are preparing to teach.
William Miller of Oando, states that
fifty families, acquaintance of his will
arrive at that place, in the spring, bring
ing their stock and implements with
them to commence active operations on
the farming lands, Immediately. This
will add $50 to the population of Cando.
The farmers in the vicinity of Hunter,
Cass county, are discussing the advisa-
bility Of raising sugar heets for market.
A number of local capitalists are in cor
respondence with influential men in the
valley, and if satisfactory arrangements
can be made, a factory will be the result.
The James River Valley Fair a~ssocia-
ton offers SIS for the best single bushel,
and $25 for the second best, (struck
measure) of North Dakota grown wheat,
exhibited at the third annual fair, at
jamestown, September 25th, 26th, 9th
and 28ths They also offer 500 butter
Premium.
Christian Wick has been jailed at
Wahpeton for assaulting Marius John
son of Mooreton. Wick is a shool boy
twenty years old. He, with q number OF
other boys, pounded johnson into insen.
sibility for reporting, they claimed, THAT
they drank a key of beer in the school
school house. 1
Prof. Vaughn of Ann Arbor, to whom
a sample of Red river ice and water wae
sent some time ago for analysis states ir
a letter to the mayor that there are nc
typhoid germs contained in the ice. The
dealers in Grand Forks will be allowed
to go ahead putting up of Red river ice
as soon as they please.
The latest fad in the valley is a povert,
social. Every woman must wear a calico
and every man his old clothes. In addi
ton every one is fined 25 cents if he O
she does not have a patch on his or hel
clothing, and a prize is given to the one
wearing the poorest clothing. A gooi
chance for newspaper men to shine.
Prof Woods of the common school
published at Grafton, wants the May
vile Normal school closed for five years
and curriculum of the State university
cut down to the ordinary preparatory
and university course. It recommends
that the Agricultural college confne
itself to purely agricultural instruction
The county commissioners Of Barnes
county have instructed the states attor.
ney to Immediately notify the owners OF
occupants of all dams on the> Sheyenne
river to comply with the law relating tc
the erecting and maintaining of fshwayt
on said dams. The statutes provide fol
the dimensions and location of such fish
way OF each dam.
Albert McC orkle, living zeal Cakes
lost his house by fire last Sunday. He
was away from home and while Mrs
McCorkle was upstairs at work, one Of
the children tipped over a lamp. The
house was worth between $500 or $500
besides this nearly everything in the
shape of clothing, bedding, furniture and
supplies were destroyed.
Samuel Dunbar'e two sons James and
Samuel, jr., while in the mountain neal
Bottineau last week ran across three
bears and a desperate fight ensued. They
killed the old one and one of the others
while the third got away and climbed 8
tree. Nothing daunted, the young men
cut the tree and killed the bear. They
are said to have weighed $50 pounds
each.
A number of the railroad boys are
talking Of investing a portion Of thei1
earnings in Florida lands. To this end
they have delegated Engineer George
Mccormick, of jamestown, to visit that
country on a prospecting tour and re.
port on the ~.advisability of the project
He will renrasont FROM fftoon ~ ~