Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-03-23
The $ismarek Tribune.
| T AND COUNTY.
E. H. Bly, is still quite seriously i'll.

l. COuuLy jill NAN w.
journed until April LIST.
Henry Mayer of this city has pur-
chased the Stickney hotel at Steele.
About twenty inches of snow have fall
len since the beginning of the storm.
Trainloads of rock are still being haul
ed to the river to be used in rip-rapping.
Miss Frances Lambert began to-day
upon an eight months term OF school at
Wogansport.
Judge Chase has issued a marriage
license to Eugene Varney and Mrs.
Mary Howard.
It is rumored the proprietors of the
Sheridan intend to change the name Of
their hostelry.
A couple of old buildings on the ex-
IRENE east end of Main street-more
landmarks-are being torn down.
Seeding has commenced on the Fort
Rice reservation, D. r. Holbrook being
one of the first to put in the years crop
of wheat.
Treasurer Dunn has received notice
that Burleigh county will get $1,4S2.30
from the ap~portionment of the state
tuition fund.
Several Shriners from this city will
take in the Shrine blowout in Fargo on
+l,o o. 90 TLo oGEo;r mill ho q rror1
one, as are all the demonstrations of that
body.
The Fargo Forum observes that "there
is a heap of old time "reminiscences
about that Bismarck suit of Pat Smiths.
which Judge Thomas decided last week
in his favor against the N. P"
The adjusters have not gotten around
yet to settle up the loss by the poor
house fire, but Chairman Healy looks
for them in a few days,and anticipater no
difficulty in getting the matter settled
up.
G. D. Edick has purchased one of the
vacant store buildings at the extreme
east end of Main street, and moved it
out to his farm at Sterling, where it will
be used to rebuild his farm house which
was destroyed by fire.
Attorney Barnes presented the 1ncom-
ing and outgoing incumbents of the
Cronan and Price, each with a handsome
silver mounted cane yesterday, which
will be tokens of regard appreciated by
each of the recipients.
W. B. Livermore yesterday sold the
gray stallion, formerly owned by Alex.
Capehart, to Walter Brlscoe, for $3.50.
Mr.. Livermore reports quite ar activity
in the horse markets-sales of horses
brisk and collections good.
Mr.. Chester A. King of Menoken
hauled loo. bushels of potatoes to Man
dan just before the ice got too bad to
cross, and received $50 in cash for them.
This is a good deal better than selling
wheat at 38 to 40 cents a bushel.
W. S. Casselman, the popular travel
ing salesman is in the city to-day. Mr..
Casselman has severed his connection
with Griggs & Co., and now represents
Park, Grant & Morris, Fargo wholesale
grocers, who deal with retailers alone.
and do not sell to
Henry Grambs is preparing to move
into the store recently vacated by Thos.
O'Shaughressy, and will be located
there next week. It is his intention
to put in a large stock of hardware, and
his brother will be interested with him,
upon the return of the latter from the
east.
It is reported Judge Rose had a mar
row escape from asphyxiation down at
LaMoure. A gasoline heater was put in
his room over night, and by some means
the gas escaped, the judge being found
in the morning unconscious. He was
brought around all right, but had a mar
row escape.
Someone effected an entrance to Mich
elson's cigar store through the back door
of the place last night, and distracted a
few portable articles. The cash drawer
was broken open and $40 taken, while
the persons who entered also appropri-
ated several boxes of cigarettes and Gig
ars. About $40 worth Of plumber was Sc
cured in all.
w. B. Watson has received from the
Yankton Masonic Insurance company a
draft for $4,000, being the amount of the
policy held by the late W. A. McCloy Of
Dickinson. Mr.. Watson will stop off at
Dickinson on his way west to Spokane,
and pay over the amount to the widow
of the deceased.
The Ninth street ditch which wal
built and pired last fall, 10 doing good
work these days in carrying off the sur
plus of water from the northeast part of
town, whence the greater portion Of
water Broadway and Fourth
streets no longer suffer inundation as
before, and altogether the ditch is a
great improvement.