Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-01-19

dignant citizens threaten to prosecute
the reverend gentleman for violation of
the state laws.
Michael Daely, the Rolla banker, who
was surrendered by his bondsman, Drug
gist Pinkerton of Rolla, has been brought
to jail at Devils Lake. His appeal from
the decision of the United States court
is pending in the United States supreme
court, and he feels confident of securing
other bondsmen.
The steamer being built for use on
Splritwood lake is fast approaching COM
pletion. The hull is about finished, and
is A feet long and - feet wide, and will
draw 4 feet of water. The boiler and
engine has been ordered from Chicago,
and will cost about 5000 the entire boat
costing $1,000, It will be ready.fo bust
8 by June 10th next.
A meeting of the North Dakota Bap-
fist board Of missions, was held at Grand
Forks on Saturday. Rev. G. H. Holden,
state superintendent of missions, Rev.
w. L. Van Horn of Fargo, R. B. Griffith
and Mr.. Longfellow were present. The
board is charged with the distribution of
about $4,000 of missionary money ow-
ing the mission churches of the state.
Several sportsmen from jamestown,
including DR.. Depuy with his pack of
italian grayhounds and a number of the
Dawson Gun club, had a grand wolf
hunt Monday at Dawson. Ten wolves
were killed by the dogs. The party was
mounted and not a shot was fred. The
chase was probably the most exciting
and successful one ever had in this state.
During the blizzard last week Major
Hall, Indian agent at Fort Totten, and
his assistant, Judge McClory, started
across the lake for Fort Totten in a
covered wagon. They had a stove in the
wagon, which overturned, but as the
stove was fastenedto the wagon it did not
upset. Taking prudence as the better
part of valor they returned to Devils
Lake and remained till morning.
The supreme court has finally de-
cided the Trail county seat case in fav-
or of Hillsboro, by dismissiag the action
brought by the Caledonia people. It
will be remembered that some time ago
the sheriff Of Trail county, assisted by
citizens of Hillsboro, attempted to re-
move the county buildings. The latest
controversy in the case has grown out
of the misunderstanding at that time.
Grand Forks News: Rev. McGregor
spent Monday night with Bomberger.
The criminal showed nc signs of con-
triton except at the mention of his
mother. He seemed to weaken at the
though of the disgrace he had brought
upon her and expressed q desire to see
her and ask her forgiveness. If he
could get that he thought perhaps there
might be some show for him with God.
The scafold on which Bomburger will
hang, has been completed, and is situated
in an Enclosure about q mile from Cando.
II is built in a low place, surrounded on
all sides by hills. The time set for the
execution is l:3o p. m. The place of ex-
ecution is visited daily by crowds of
people, curious to see all the prepare
tons that are being made. Sheriff Nc
Cune took Bomburger up to Cando yes
terday.
E. H. Sharp of Dawson, has been
doing a little wolf chasing on his own
hook during this week. On Monday he
engaged one of the "varmints'' in a lively
chase of about twenty miles, at the con.
clusion of which his wolfship ran into a
barn and was captured. He started
another one Wednesday, which he sue.
ceeded in capturing with the aid Of q
shotgun, after running him a distance Of
four or five miles.
At a recent meeting of the Grand
Forks Workingmen's Building and Loan
association the annual report was read
and shows q good condition of the bust.
ness, as we'll as a prosperous year, and
for the coming years work the associa.
ton feels prepared to do more than the
last. The treasurer's report showed
that the receipts were s75,957.9 6, the
disbursements s74,786.79, and that the
profits for the associations amounted tc
S17,114.9O.
A wheat war is on at Hankinson. The
elevators and flour mill are paying {
cents above list price for wheat, and will
continue to do 80 for q year or more
The elevators claim that millers should
c%onfne themselves to -four and let ship,
ping Of wheat alone, while the mlllere
claim the right to manage ther own bust.
ness as suits them best without dictation
from old line wheat buyers. The farm.
ers are already over 5000 ahead and
the millers and elevator companies art
out that amount.
Carl and John Peterson, farmers liv.
ing seven miles southwest Of Darlington
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