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

valley CITY Ilmes-RecOrd: The Plain
dealer appears to be feeling better
since the Eisenhuths went to farming.
Fargo Argus: The mud and slush on
the streets is terrible at present, and
from present indications paving is sadly
needed.
jamestown Alert: Adjutant General
Miller says he would not be surprised
any day now to receive orders from
Governor Allin, commander.in-chief of
the militia, to hustle the boys up into
the Turtle Mountain country to battle
with the half breeds.
z Valley City Times-Record: Alex. Nc
Kenzie arrived in Bismarck from the
east this week, and the politicians will
commence guessing as to what he will
do, and the populist papers will begin
their diatribes. In the meantime, there
are a good many Of Goods poor in the
vicinity of Bismarck to whom the world
will seem brighter now that "Alex. has
got home"
Grand Forks Herald: Let's see! The
government has been sending out seeds
through the mails, franked, during the
past month, to land officers. These are
sent to postmasters, who, in turn, send
them to smaller offices. And here the
scheme comes in: It is so arranged as
to send these tons and tons of seeds out,
over large and distant areas, just when
the mails are being weighed as the basis
of carrying contracts for the ensuing
four years! Every pound of these seeds
that has been moving on the railroads
and through the offices during the past
thirty days has been weighed. Not only
this, but, by mailing and remailing, the
seeds have been weighed from two to
four times over, as the basis of a four
years contract. Quite a scheme!
Here Is Confederation.
Editor Streeter Of Williamsport comes
nobly to the rescue in that snake matter,
as follows: "Many papers question the
Bismarck TRIBUNE's Emmons county
snake story. But the editor of the Record
can t~ruthfully assert that the TRIBUNE
did not exaggerate in the least. It is won
derful that thousands of snakes should
congregate at the point named; but it is
true. It is also a strange fact that
poisonous reptiles are seldom, if ever,
seen any considerable distance back
from the river-at least in the north half
OF the county. In Dr. out of his boots,
the editor of the Record, during a resi-
dence here of eleven years, has not seen
a venomous serpent in the Willlamsport
country"
A Fat Take.
The following from the Cincinnati En-
quirer will be of interest to the friends
of Clarence Price, formerly of this city:
MI. Clarence Price, son Of the late
Judge J. W. Price, was yesterday ap
pointed assistant custodian of the gov.
eminent building by Custodian Lemon.
MI. Price will enter upon his duties to.
morrow. He is 80 years old, about G
feet tall, and of powerful build. He was
educated at Princeton college, New Jer.
sey, and lived in North Dakota many
years. He served four years as chief
clerk of the United States land office
at Bismarck, and two years as clerk of
the district court of Burleigh county,
North Dakota. He is a nephew of Hon.
Robert Bowler, first comptroller of the
United States treasury, and was recon-
mended by many prominent citizens.
He has had much experience with ma
chinery in western mines, and will, with
out doubt, make a tirst-class assistant
custodian. He resides with his mother
in Clifton. He is a member of the Uni
versity club, and, after being appointed,
entertained Custodian Lemon, Post
master G. E. Brown, District Attorney
Harlan Cleveland, Marshal Devanney
and several other friends with a fine din
ner at the clubhouse.
The position is said to be worth about
$4,000 a year, the building being one OF
the largest in the country.