Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-31

as a reduction in others, and in no case,
so far as can be learned, has either been
OF such magnitude as to cause heart
failure or to make a man discouraged
One, two, three, four and five dollars on
either side of the ledger, form the aver
age basis of procedure, while in some
cases salaries we're not disturbed either
way. The notifications we're dated NAV
~, although it is apparent that the orig
inal intention was to make them effec-
tive on April 20, as the forms show signs
of alteration.
The idea is to equalize, and to either
readjust conflicting salaries on the basis
of the market price of labor, as estab.
lished by the pay given to those hired
during the dull times, or reconcile dis
putes in the various scales. II is un-
derstood, too, that this REIMBURSEMENT is
applied to all classes of labor on the
Northern Pacific.
In one office, for instance, one man
was advanced five, another two, another
reduced two, and another left undis.
turbed. the alterations IN the pay roll
being governed by conditions and the
changes made in the direction of equal
ization. In the general Offices, apparent
ly, the brunt of the reduction fell upon
the stenographers. Several years ago,
stenographers used to receive fancy
salaries, because competent ones, capable
OF handling railway correspondence and
participating in Office work, were scarce.
The situation, however, is different now,
as there are innumerable stenograph-
ers who are not only capable and we'll
versed in the technique of general Office
work, but are also willing to work for
small pay.
At Dickinson last evening at 6 o'clock
occurred the wedding of Grant S. Hager
to Miss Alice Clemmer. Grant is one of
the best known young men in the state.
He has taken an active part in repub.
llcan politics since early days in North
Dakota, standing high in the councils of
the party. More recently he has devoted
his energies to the study and practice of
law, in which he is bound to be a COM
plete success. He is a man of the most
generous impulses, genial and warm
hearted, and his friends are legion in
North Dakota. Miss Clemmer is also
widely known. She is the daughter of
Prof. G. H. Clemmer, who for many
years was superintendent of the Grand
Forks city schools. She is an accom-
plished lady in every way, and her talent
has been in demand in every part of the
state. A reception occurred at the resi-
dence of the BRIDES parents in the even
ing, at which numerous friends of the
young couple we're present, and they
passed east on the early train this morn.
ing on their wedding tour.
"But oh!
That comfortable buffet smoking library
coach on that peerless North Western
Limited between Minneapolis, St. Paul
and Chicago. 1t is a miniature Del
monico On wheels. In this coach, with
it's reclining chairs and soft cushioned
lounges, the pitch of comfort, combined
with Bohemian freedom, can be had,
and we pronounce it the most valuable
addition lately made to comfort in
ravel.-- The Commercial, Winnipeg.
Machine Oil! Machine Oil!
Twenty-Five cents per gallon, at
Faunce's corner Call and see me. Also
the best coal oil in the land. Gasoline,
Benzine and Ammonia.