Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-07-19
Edgeley's horseman, has been granted a
decree OF divorce from his wife, Hattie
NJ, who has deserted him as alleged in
the complaint.

NJ, who has deserted him as alleged in
the complaint.
There will be no scarcity of men for
harvest work in North Dakota this year.
Employment agencies are already be-
sieged with applications of men to go to
Dakota harvesting.
There are between 600 and 700 bicycles
owned IN Grand Forks. Two hundred
of these we're purchased this season,
and enthusiasts prophecy that at least
that many will be sold next year.
Cooperstown wants to have a three
days baseball tournament some time
during this month, and will ask James
town, Hope, Mayville, Wheatland, Shell
don and other clubs to participate.
A new weed pest has made it's appear
ance in Benson county to worry the
farmers. tits called Norwegian mustard
and is said to be much worse than the
ordinary kind as it not only grows from
the seed but also comes u n f rom the root
The grand jury at Devils Lake re-
turned an Indictment against f. Mar
%tinean, Of st. John, charged with pur-
chasing $4,000 worth of wood cut on
government land. If convicted he is
liable to be fined twice the amout of th.
value of the wood.
George Benz, the man who has been
held in the Ashley Jail for several
months past for criminal capers, was
lured away from his cell by the ghost of
Daniel Gross the late suicide OF the
same institution. AS yet his where
abouts are unknown-so says the McIn-
tosh Republican.
Chris Larson of Caledonia is under
arrest in Hillsboro charged with i'm
proper relations with his step daughter,
Is years of age. Mr.. Larson was a Wild
over, when a year ago he married one
Mrs. Anderson, who was IA widow.
The improper relations with the girl are
said to have lasted for some time, and
she is enciente.
Colonel Hartwick of Grand Forks is
able to be out, and although still weak
from his recent sickness, has resumed
his work on the history Of Grand Forks
and Devils Lake, which he is preparing
for Colonel Lonnsberry's historical mag
| azine, the Record,
The United States court spent the last
four days in trying Daniel Shortle, one
of the 68 Turtle Mountain Indians
charged with resisting Tinted States Of
ficers. The jury returned a verdict of
guilty as indicted, but recommended the
utmost mercy of the court, as he had
committed no overt act.
Fred Harris, a clerk at Enderlin, was
found dead in his bed. 1t is not known
whether it was a case of suicide or MUIR
der. A bottle supposed to have con-
tanned poison, wal found in the room and
there was Il bullet hole through
Harris heart-though not a drop of
blood had flowed from the wound.
Business at the Grand Forks United
States land Office is booming. Ninety
one filings, aggregating $4,000 acres of
land, have been made during the first
twelve days of July and during the same
time fifty final proofs have been made.
This is more business than has been
done before in the same length of time
in the past ten years.
Cattle shipment from the ranges of
the western part of the state will COM
mence this week. Last year nearly 1000
cars Of beeves were loaded for market at
Dickinson; this year the number will be
considerably increased. Cattle are IN
prime condition. The wool clip at Dick
inson amounts to 100000 pounds. It
sold on an average of 10 cents.
Superintendent jerks of the Great
Northern recommends that the farmers
of the upper Red River valley build
houses this fall in which to store their
wheat until the railroads are able to
move it. From present indications the
roads will be crowded to more than their
fullest capacity and something in the
shape of a car famine may be expected.
Something of a sensation was created
in Fargo Saturday by the report Of the
arrest of Rev. G. B. Barnes of Wahpeton
on an indictment by the United States
grand jury, charging him with breaking
open mail belonging to one Of his hired
men. Mr.. Barnes gave bonds for his
appearance at the next Fargo term of
court. He was formerly president of
the Fargo Congregational college, but
has lived at Wanpetop some years and
has a large farm in that vicinity.
The Devils Lake Chautauqua have
provided a most royal entertainment for
the North Dakota Editorial association,
which meets there July 10Th. The papers
throughout the state have been partlcu-
larry generous in their commendation
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