Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-07-12

@ NJ .."Au Hn'pPAAOSo,
The precious bOOns of life.
While travelling to the better land,
Devoid OF wars and strife.
To you, then, Major Dickey,
Our president of today.
And this little band assembled here,
! dedicate my lay.
Whenever this happy day rolls round,
from care and trouble free,
on, may we all, both one and all.
BE spared that day to see.
"After the poem John A. Stoyell de-
llvered an grafton creditable alike to his
head and heart; then followed toasts-
Thos. Van Etten being toastmaster-
which we're responded to by VIM. M.
Pye, B. r. Slaughter, Major Dickey,
Mark Kellogg and others, the exercises
concluding with hurdle races and other
sports. The Capitol hill people assem-
blen about 4 o'clock and listened to the
reading of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence by Col. Harry Bronson, which
was followed by a very able address by
Geo. P. Flannery. Music and dancing,
hop and picnic followed"
The Fourth at Washburn.
Farmer Wallace, with the powdered
wig of King George III dangling at his
belt, returned from Washburn Friday
evening. He says they had a grand good
time on the Fourth ut that place. The
program was carried out to the last
letter. Several hundred were gathered
together, some coming forty to fifty
miles. Firing the anvil, a parade of
ladies and gents on horseback, a COM
pany of infantry and old veteran SOL
diers in the morning. At noon the
bower vas filled to overfowing-good
music, speeches by Hon. E. A. Williams
and Farmer Wallace, the presentation
of a flag sent by M. H. Jewell of the
TRIBUNE to the Washburn school chill
dren, a bountiful feast, provided for all
present; base ball game, dancing and
fireworks. No accidents to mar the
pleasures Of the day. The weather was
most delightful. Most all remained until
the morning of the 9Th, and parted en-
pressing the hope that the Fourth wat
as delightfully."- spent throughout the
country.
The Farmer examined the fields both
going and coming. The leaves on some
grain exposed to the south sun and wind
are colored, but no damage has been
done, and in conversation with farmers
from all sections of north Burleigh and
Mclean counties, he is satisfied that the
crops at this time are in a very promis-
ing condition.
Cruelty to Animals In Minnesota.
The st. Paul Dispatch contains the
following in relation to Mrs. Bartholo-
new and the humane work she is en-
gagged IN:
Among the guests at the Merchants
hotel is Mrs. Bartholomew, wife of Chief
Justice Bartholomew of North Dakota,
Mrs. Bartholomew is a woman of un-
usual distinction in the northwest, being
state humane agent of North Dakota
and special agent of the Minnesota HUI
name society, besides being a social
leader and the wife of a popular jurist.
The prevention Of cruelty to animals is
her life work; the investigation Of cases
Of cruelty is her noble mission; and the
punishment OF those who are cruel to
animals is her inhexible purpose. Sue
secured the passage of the law giving
North Dakota a state humane agent,
and secured the passage of other bills
strengthening the hands of the agent.
Once upon a time she hunted up a
pack of hunting dogs, kept in a cave by
cruel s~portsmen, drove three Of the dogs,
almost skeletons, twenty miles in her
own carriage and then arrested the mar
who was guilty. It is a matter of his
tory, too, that she followed 5000 sheep
from North Dakota to st. Paul; discov-
cred that while feeding was charged for,
the animals were not always fed unless
the feeders were closely watched. These
particular sheep had the wool eaten off
their backs. Since the publication of
the facts connected with that tour, Mrs
Bartholomew nalvely adds, the Great
Northern people have invariably de-
clined to provide the state humane
agent of North Dakota with any trans.
p%ortation.
Mrs. Bartholomew arrived in this city
a week ago, and she says that she will
not 500 forget the date of her arrival.
81 came in on the late train," she said
to the Dispatch, land did not arrive
until about 2 o'clock in the morning.
understand that the train would be al.
lowed to stand until 7 o'clock in the
morning, and so I left orders to be called
at that time. Shortly after our arrival
q stock train came in on the tracks Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, and
the noise made by the cattle was such
| that no one could sleep. I was hall
tempted to dress and 60 out and investi-
gate, but I recalled that I was not known
here, and, perhaps, it might do no good
The train stood there until morning
and in the morning, after dressing, !
went to look at the stock. I found some
of the cattle in q dreadful condition.
"In one car there were two cows, a cali
and a number Of hogs. The calf was
down on the floor of the car, and some
Of the hogs were standing upon it's side
In the other end Of the car the two COWS
we're virtually standing upon their hind
feet, as they could not get their fore feet
on the ground. In the case of one OF
the cows the milk was streaming from
the udder, which was badly distended
| and almost purple. In another car there