Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-24

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work on the Missouri division of the
Northern Pacific, to be done this season.
1t is stated that upwards Of twenty-five
bridges are to be done away with-Alled
in and immense ~culverts put in their
place.
Butte papers chronicle the fatal in
jury of James McGarvey, a miner in the
Anaconda mine, last Saturday. He was
struck by a descending cage, and had
the base of his skull badly fractured.
He is a brother of Hugh McGarvey, and
a cousin of James or "Buck" McGarvey
of this city, and was a former resident
of this place.
The jamestown city fire department
is anxious to secure the meeting this
year of the State Firemen's association.
The department meets Monday to hold
their annual election of 4 chief and in
tend to bring this subject up for action.
It is believed that the $500 necessary for
the purses of the tournament can be
raised without difficulty.
Beginning Sunday night, J. E. Warner
of the Baptist church will preach a series
of sermons especially adapted to meet
the needs of young people. Sunday,
morning subject, ~"Stepping Towards
Heaven evening subject, "How to
Make the Iron SWIM" Evening sub
jects for June: 1.-THE Halt Baked Cake"
"Jelinda's Pen Knife" "Samuel's Little
Coat" 'Tenting Toward Sodom."
A little pamphlet, gotten out in the
interests of the railway mail clerks, set
ting forth the trials, labors and dangers
of their positions, and asking that con-
gress fix their salaries and enact other
legislation which shall be favorable to
them, has been received in the city. The
pamphlet is we'll written and a stirring
argument in favor of the railway postal
clerks, whose position is certainly one
which needs %remedying by congressional
action.
Some time ago Jamestown gave a
public benefit to a theatrical troupe, and
now seem to be sorry for it. The Alert
says: "The old Cronies' company beat
every hotel man and opera house man.
ager along the road to the coast. They
we're the biggest theatrical dead-heads
and fakes that have yet doomed up to
work the public. Wherever they could
get a bill against anybody they ran it,
and come the charity dodge to escape
payment"
w. T. Perkins has as yet gotten no
trace of his Columbia, which was stolen
from his house two nights ago. Some
very practical joker started a report last
night that it had been recovered at
jamestown and the thief arrested, but
there was nothing in it. The theft of
the wheel was a thoroughly contempt
BILE piece of business and the first in
stance of the kind in the city. It is to
be hoped the thief may be apprehended
and punished as he deserves.
The department headquarters at the
annual encampment, G. A. R., at Valley
City, will be at the Kindred hotel during
the encampment. Reduced rates of fare
have been obtained on the Great North
ern, Northern Pacific and 500 Line rail-
roads, and parties purchasing tickets
will pay the full fare going, being careful
to take a receipt from the local agent.
Such receipt will be signed by the assist
ant adjutant general of the department,
emitting the holder to q return ticket at
one, fifth fare. ,wg
Emmons County Record: When Israel
Robinson was in Bismarck the other
day, States Attorney Allen took him up
to the jail to see Leonard, the wolt.scalp
man, and ascertain If he was the same
individual who, under the name of How
ard, pulled the leg of the free and indie
pendent borough of Emmons for a score
or more of dollars. Israel identified
him at once Down here, Leonard told
divers stories to divers persons as to the
exact section of the universe in which
the lspecimens of lupus came to an I'M
timely end.
Governor Allin and Auditor Briggs
have returned from jamestown, where
they held q conference with the asylum
trustees, regarding the finances of that
institution. The result of the conference
was that the auditor would, in all likeli-
hood, bring or prepare the way for a
friendly test suit before the supreme
court to determine the legality Of issu-
ing warrants which would anticipate
only such revenue as the legislature had
provided. It a decision favorable is
obtained much difficulty in meeting
pressing demands can be averted. Cash
will be paid for the supplies asked for
in bids.
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