Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-01-26

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the American Baptist Publication go
'ciety OF Philadelphia, is "doing" the
towns in the state. The car is 60 feet
wide, and will seat 100 people.
The Cooperstown Courier is out with
suggestion for grand jackrabbit hunt,
the losing side to set up an oyster sup
per, and the jacks slain to be sent to an
eastern city to help feed the poor.
Michael Gleason and Ed. Stevens, two
Oakes farmers had dispute the other
day, and Gleason emphasized his re-
marks with the tines of pitchfork. He
has been arrested and bound over.
Miss Ella Stirk, Of Devils Lake, was
present at the Bomberger hanging, and
reported the affair for several eastern
papers. Here's another case of a North
Dakota woman getting to the front. +
Geo. Emslie, furniture dealer of Devils
Lake has made an assignment. He
claims slow sales and slow collections
the cause. la. Percival, president of
the Merchants National bank, 10 as
signee.
The church trial of Rev. D. E. Bald
win OF Church Ferry, on charge Of false
hood preferred against him by Editor
Carver of the News at Leeds, was held
last week; and resulted in an acquittal
of the parson Of the charge.
o. T. Davis, who lives near Grafton,
put in two acres of onions last year and
secured 300 bushels of onions, selling
them for 43 cents per bushel, or 1929.
Labor cost him $50 and the seed s14,
leaving him net profit of $85.
Howard L. Taylor of Wahpeton, ar
rested at the instance of the st. Paul
Fire and Marine Insurance company on
charge Of burning his house to get the
insurance'money, was acquitted by ajury
in the district court Wednesday.
The arrest of Joseph Maley, Grand
Forks mail carrier, has been caused by
Inspector Clement, for pilfering $500 in
registered letters from mail sacks.
Maley has admitted his guilt and been
bound over to the United States court.
Blanche Percival, daughter OF John A.
Percival of Devils Lake, died Tuesday
night of typhoid fever, after sickness
of over two weeks. She was bright,
accomplished young lady, scarcely 81,
and member of the senior class of the
State University.
Oliver Peltier was arrested by Sheriff
Barton at Devils Lake Wednesday eve
ming on telegram from man named
Booth, at Indian Head, N. w. T., for
alleged larceny of team of mares,
which are there at Bells livery stable.
Last Saturday the Benjamin House at
Dawson was sold under foreclosure pro.
ceedinRs. It was bid in by John Racka-
fellow for $4,000. The building was
built in 1882 at an outlay of nearly
$4,000, and is one of the largest in the
state.
On last Monday evening the M. E.
pastor at Ardoch got genuine good
pounding. About sixty persons carry
ing bags containing 4our, potatoes, meat,
in word, everything calculated to sus-
tain life. Coffee and cake were served
and good time spent.
The $1,000 package shipped to w. J.
MorgridRe, Of Grand Harbor, on the 5th
of December, by the St. Anthony & Da-
kota Elevator company, and which
mysteriously disappeared from the ex-
press Office, has been found, much to the
relief Of Mr.. Murgridge and the elevator
company.
A mass meeting was called at Edgeley
recently for the purpose of selecting and
purchasing fslte for the state expert
mental station located there by the
legislature at their last session. Several
sites were offered and committee APP
pointed to inspect them and report at q
future meeting. "A
In the total Of 27 births recorded in
Griggs county in the last six months, %
have been Of parents Of foreign extrac-
tion, and five of American parents. OF
the whole number, 13 Of the children
born were of Norwegian parentage.
There were but deaths in the, county
during the month.
Northwest News: North Dakota has
the only lady state superintendent Of
schools in the world. She has also nine
lady county superintendent located as
follows: Miss Mamie Portner, Kidder
county; Mrs. Iowa Etherington, Mercer
county; Miss Kate Needham, Wells
county; Miss Maggie German, Towner
county; Miss Mary Bowers, Ramsey