Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-10

and 30. Bishop Stanley tells the TR1B
UNE that every man who was baptized
by a Catholic priest is considered as en-.
titled to a seat in the convention. All
are, requested to apply to J. D. Moulder
Fargo, for form of c%redential.
Superintendent Bates sends out several
interesting and instructive circulars rela.
tive to educational matters. They touch
upon the question of teachers Institutes
educational legislation and other timely
topics.
An old gray bearded man was in the
city Thursday, trauuping his way from
st. Paul to Helena. He went east from
Helena some time ago, lost what money
he had, and is now engaged in making
his way back again.
Captain Brundage had a wrestie with
an unruly broncho last week, from
which he carries a badly bruised
shoulder. He carries his arm in a sling
temporarily, but will come around all
right in a week or so.
General Hughes has set out about 16O
trees in the grounds which he recently
purchased just south of his residence,
and intends to have a grove there in a
few years, which shall be one of the
handsomest in the state.
The trees about the capitol are grow
ing finely this weather. There arc only
a few dead ones, and these will be taken
out, and replaced. About 200 new trees
have been set out, and the grounds will
o be in fine condition.
The steam shovel outfit has been busy
the past week, and hundreds of carloads
of dirt have been dumped under the
trestle on the west side of the bridge.
There is a good sized space to fill up,
however, and not much impression has
been made on it as yet.
Oscar Wards shepherd dog, a valuable
animal and highly priced by the family,
was struck by lightning in the storm
Wednesday. Milan Ward was within a
few feet of the dog when it was struck,
and suffered nothing but a shock, al
hough the dog was instantly killed.
General Hughes: T%hirty-one years
ago today, Grant made his first move
ment as general of the union army. He
crossed the Rapidan at night and attacked
Lee. This was the first movement of
the battle of the Wilderness, which COM
menced on the morning of May 9Th.
The La Moure Chronicle announces
that the Underwood-Haas cactus burner
has been engaged to burn over a two
hundred acre tract zeal Berlin at 25
cents an acre. This is the first instance
recorded of the cactus machine being
put to work for a money consideration.
J. M. Devine came up Thursday from
Winona, where he has been conducting
the teachers institute. He says he
stopped long enough at Snake Butte to
be convinced it should be classed among
the wonders of the world. He reports a
tlourishing institute in Emmons county.
jamestown Alert: Lieut.. Gov. Worst
WA in the city Saturday and went up
into the north part of the county with a
view to locating a range for his sheep,
which he contemplates bringing here
from Emmons county if pasturage and
other conditions are found to be favor.
able, M .gm ~. 30
Representative Richards of Logan
township, is in the city and says: "The
farmers in my township is about through
seeding. The acreage will not be as
large as in former years; the acreage of
corn, however, will be much larger.
Everything bespeaks a bountiful crop,
and a prosperous year."
Three typewriters, Misses Shortridge,
Gray and Conway, are busily engaged at
the capitol making typewriter copies OF
the codes passed last winter for the COM
pilation commission. They have already
been at work for some time, and will
probably be busy the balance of this
month before the work is completed.
The. express delivery service was re-
sumed Monday morning. AgentScott has
been allowed an additional to assist
ia depot work, and, as a result, express
matter is now delivered to the. con.
slgnees, as before the consolidation OF
tile Offices. This is a considerable cor.
venience to patrons, and it is to be hoped
it will be continued.
Pemblna Express: VIM. Beaton and
Norris Trenhollne have rented seven
acres of land from Postmaster Grandy
and will SOW onions thereon. The boys
expect to raise 500 bushels to the acre
and sell them for 50 per bushels this
fall, and the money to be used in start.
ing a bank with Mr.. Beaton as president
and Mr.. N. Trenholme as. cashier.
The Chicago Tribune saws: ). Albert G.