Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-04-19
STATE NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered From Ali
Parts of North Dakota.

Items of Interest Gathered From Ali
Parts of North Dakota.
The holdup season has begun in Fargo.
Ex- Governor Burke is visiting in the
eastern part of the state.
Jamestown's mayor tells bicyclists they
mustn't ride on the sidewalks.
A convention Of Catholic laymen has
been called to meet at Fargo May 20
and 80.
Engineer Mallick of Jamestown, has
about completed the model of q flying
machine, which it is said will work very
we'll.
The contract for remodeling the Argus
block in Fargo, and converting it into a
hotel, has been let for $1O,20O. Work
will be commenced at once.
The commissioners of LaMoure county
at their last meeting offered a reward Of
$500 for the body of August Tromer, if
dead, or himself in person, if alive.
'
F. H. Farmer was made president and
W.. y. Crewe secretary and treasurer of
the North Dakota Veterinary Examining
board at it's session at Fargo Wednesday.
DIR. DeVaux, superintendent of the
North Dakota vaccine station at Valley
City, received an order for $500 worth of
points from the city of St. Louis a day
or two ago.
Captain Lindeman, a lady staff officer
OF the Grand Forks barracks of the Sal
walton Army, was seriously injured in a
row with hoodlums, two of whom have
been arrested.
Steele White Ribbon women made a
personal visit to the blind pigs in that
city the other day, and as a result of
their work the several places have been
closed up tight.
AT a meeting held at Mayville $1,000
was raised in an hour for the stat. nor
NAL school. This will insure it's being
kept open for the next two years, and
the citizens of that place are happy.
D.. Mckay Lloyd's proposition to settle
the case against him in the Lloyd's bank
matter at jamestown by the payment Of
$4,000, has been refused by Receiver
johnson, who deems the amount INSULT.
Gent.
In 1893, IS acres we're planted to corn
in Stutsman county. Last year this was
increased to 237, and if any reliance can
be placed in reports, the acreage this
year will be large increased and will run
up to 700 acres or more.
At the meeting of the county COM
m%issioners of Wells county, at Fessen-
den, they ordered a special election for
the purpose of voting on the issue of
$4,000 in bonds for the erection of a
court house at Fessenden.
Friends of North Dakota have formed
a big immigration scheme, to get all the
Dunkards in the United States to form
a community in this state. The advance
guard has already arrived and from the
reports OF children and stock being born
on the train the idea is propagated that
the new %colonists are prolific, if nothing
else.
The second coursing given by the
Cakes Coursing club commenced. yes
terday morning. Everything indicated
that the races would be a complete sue
cess. Thlrty-two dogs fill the race,
enough to more than fill. Some of the
best dogs in the United States and some
in England were entered. The purses
amount to $256.8O.
Circulars are being sent out urging all
who are interested in amateur journal
ism to do all they can in their power to
BRING about a permanet o~rgani cation of
an Amateur Press association. William
Hancock, chairman, and Alison Brubaker.
secretary Of the Fargo committee on or.
ganlzation, are doing all they can to
bring about this movement, and thew are
working earnestly.
According to the Grand Forks News
ex-Speaker Geo. H. Walsh is home from
Fort Smith, Ark, looking we'll, and
happy. He reports Fort Smith in a state
OF activity. He has a 4O.acre suburban
property, with a typical southern man
sion, and Mrs Walsh and the children
are content. Stewart is a conductor or
the electric street railway, and he expects
to run right up to the Walsh mansion
soon.