Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-24
STATE NEWS.
Items Of Interest Gathered From Al.
Parts Of North Dakota.

Parts Of North Dakota.
Prof. Merrlfield has declined the offer
Of the presidency Of the new Montana
university, stating that it Is o proba-
BILE that the University Of North Dakota
will be maintained.
Red Thunder, the fierce 9O-year-old
warrior, chafes under confinement at
Devils Lake. Sheriff Barton thinks the
old fellow will pine away and die il he
8 not given more freedom.
On account of his %illpess, Judge
Thomas has ordered Marshal Cronan to
release Red Thunder, the old chief who
is in jail at Devils Lake, on his own
cognizance. IT he lives he will be tried
some time in July.
Grenvllle Vaughn snapped a Win
chester rife that "wasn't loaded" at
Young Harvey, zeal Walhalla, last Sun
day. The boy was only eleven feet away
and the bulle. went through his jaw,
severing his tongue and knocking out
all his teeth. The boy may recover.
At Fargo, on June ID and IA, the
North Dakota State Sportsmen's ASSOC
citation will hold it's first annual tourna-
ment. There will be two grand days
among the sportsmen and marksmen,
with plenty of prizes and a gay time for
everybody.
At the Dickinson conference of Con-
gregational churches, Mrs. Baird, a full
blood Rec Indian, addressed the confer
ence in her native tongue, another Rec
named "Oscar Wilde" acting as inter
prefer, telling of her life and work among
the Indians.
Arrangements are being made whereby
the militia companies of Grand Forks.
Fargo and Langdon will be in Grafton
on July 8, 4 and S. on which dates Com
pany G will hold q sort Of encampment.
On the 18th the four companies will par.
ticipate in a sham battle, and on the 9th
q riae-shooting contest will be held.
At jamestown Monday night ice
formed in the city a quarter Of an inch
in thickness. Icicles a foot long were
taken from q water car standing on the
track in the railroad yards and other
equally positive proofs of the severity Of
the freeze were to be seen during the
day.
Dawson has a mad dog scare. Some
time ago a dog showed symptoms Of
hydrophobia and was killed, but not be-
fore it had bitten it's owner, William
Kulp, one Of the children and a number
of dogs. Sunday morning last a dog,
which had been bitten, showed symp-
toms Of the awful disease and was i'm
mediately killed. Monday morning an
other was promptly killed. Most of the
dogs known to have been bitten have
been chained up, and those that have
not been secured will be shot.
Devils Lake furnishes a pretty good
smuggling story. It is reported from
there parties buy old oxen for SIS or $40,
roll opium in lead or tin foil balls, force
these down the throats of the oxen and
drive the loaded cattle across the line,
valuing the xen at next to nothing.
They drive on till the oxen give out,
when they cut their throats, extract the
opium balls and ship them east as mer-
chandise. Two old oxen alone are said
to have carried over enough opium balls
in this way to save the long headed buy
ers $1,000 in duty. The balls are placed
over the palate and are thus swallowed
whole. When the paunch is afterwards
cut open they ONE out, perfectly sound.
Two brothers have made $4,000 in this
business in a short time lately.