Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-06-14
A Raining Season,


The entire deficit in precipitation for
the past five years, appeared to be made
up Friday night and Saturday morning.
At about midnight the heavens sprung
a considerable leak, which widened as
the storm progressed, and the water
cane down in sheets and flowed along
the streets and through the drains in
torrents. 1t rained so heavily that the
drainage bitches we're full to running
over, and yet were unable to carry off
more than a small portion of the water,
which stood, even in level places, in
pools seveval inches in depth. 1t ran,
in places, over the sidewalks, and the
Lamborn hospital and Merchants block
basement this morning were flooded
with water which ran high over the
waterfalls and into the cellars. Num-
erous private residence cellars were also
inundated to various degrees of water.
The Broadway ditch, which was
opened up after the last heavy rain, ran
full at about 6 o'clock this morning, and
could not even then, accommodate the
supply Of moisture which stood several
feet along the street. In fact, the rainfall
was second only, in quantity and heavi-
ness, to the 'clo I'D BURST of a year ago,
when nearly four inches of water fell, in
slightly over an hour.
The predictions of weather prophets
that June would be remarkable for the
extent of rainfall within it's limit. are
being fully verified, and the fall is gen
eral. b. d. Morris, who arrived on the
early train this morning from Helena,
reports an incessant rain from Helena to
Bismarck, all along the line. On the
trip down yesterday, he says, it rained
the entire time, and the distance of 600
miles was travelled without a SINCE cessa-
ton of the rainfall. It is seldom that
the Northwestern country has been so
thoroughly deluged as it has this season.
Since the middle of April, rains, it may
be said, have been almost daily. Their
effect on vegetation has been to make all
growth's luxurious, and in this section
OF the state at least, there are no effects
OF frost apparent. Gardens have grown
wonderfully, and all crops are of the
most promising appearance.
Gets 1t This Time.
Private Sidney Chisham, Company E,
Twenty-ifth infantry, who was n of
the witnesses, it will be remembered, in
the McElroy murder case here in April,
has been tried by a federal court mar
tial convened at Fort Buford and found
guilty Of using threatening language
and striking a non-commissioned officer,
to the prejudice Of good order and mill
tary discipline, and was sentenced ito be
dishonorably discharged from the service
OF the United States, FORGETTING all pay
and allowances due him, and to be con-
fined at hard labor under charge Of the
post guard for six MONTHS" Two pre-
vious convictions were considered in this
case. The sentence is approved and will
be duly executed.
Brought in a Shooter.
Sheriff Serum and Deputy Esterbrook
of Foster county were IN the city yester-
day, having brought Robert Champney
to the ~penitentiary to begin upon a four
years sentence. Champney was q trap
per and, having lost some traps, shot a
mar named Nelson, whom he accused of
stealing them. The man was danger
ously but not fatally wounded, and
Champney will have four years to think
over it.