Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-23
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Governor Allin returned this morning
from a trip to his farm in Walsh county.
State Superintendent Bates returned
today from a trip through the eastern
parts of the state.
Landlord Mack of the Banner House
is repainting his hotel, having a new
sign lettered, and keeping up with the
procession of improvement.
M. Eppinger returned this morning
from a trip to Chicago and other eastern
points, where he has been buying a
stock of fall and winter clothing.
The organization OF "silver knights" is
moving westward. Thomas, the organ
izer, is in jamestown and Darlington to.
day, and will probably reach Bismarck
in a few days and establish a temple of
worship here.
M. Eppinger, who returned from the
east this morning, reports an improved
business condition everywhere. He
says business men are more sanguine,
conditions more favorable, and every
thing indicates returning prosperity.
Two "hobos," one hailing from Valley
City and the other from jamestown,
held up Julius Maggie of the TRIBUNE
force last evening in front of the West
ern House and relieved him of As cents,
all the money he had in his pockets.
Little Frances Archibald, the 6 year
old daughter of DR.. Archibald of the
asylum, came up from jamestown this
morning to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Marshal.
The little lady made the trip alone with
all the confidence Of an experience ed
traveller.
Henry Gable the man who was so
neatly captured by Chief Of Police Nc
Gillis at Sterling with a set of Gull
River lumber company harness in his
possession, was this afternoon bound
over in $500 bonds to the district court
by Justice Tibbils.
1t is said thousands of carp are floating
dead down the lower Missouri river.
Col. Crisp, chairman of the Missouri fish
commission, says Missouri river water
is too pure for carp, which he designates
as a carbon fish, and says it cannot exist
in water so free from organic matter.
The case against Heller the Russian
accused of stealing a wagon from Nels
White, was continued this afternoon to
the oath inst.
A soldier met with bad accident at
Fort Yates Friday evening. While fir
my a salute to General Brooke, one of
the lannon's was discharged prematurely
and the unfortunate mans hand was
blown off at the wrist.
Sheriff Taylor brought Keller in on
this mornings train, and the latter is at
present a guest of the county bastile.
Keller was arraigned before Justice
Chase this morning and his case con.
tinued until Monday at 2 o'clock to give
HIM an opportunity to procure counsel.
The secretary of the Morton county
fair association has been instructed to
write to the commanding officer at Fort
Yates extending an invitation to the
troops for an encampment at Mandan
during fair week, and have a dress par
ade arranged on which date soldiers
would be admitted free to the fair.
In the southern part of the county,
nearly all of the wheat and oats has
been cut, and is in stacks awaiting the
thresher. The work of threshing will
probably begin in some places next
week. Corn is still a few laps behind,
but a week or two of favorable weather
will bring it along all right.
The Robinson brothers who are max
ing a tandem tour of the contenent are
still in the city. They have received
supplies and repairs for their machine,
and are repairing the damage which has
been done by the rough roads which
they have encountered along the line:
They will probably start out again this
afternoon or tomorrow.
In view of the reports of wheat acreage
which have been circulated, Deputy Com
missioner Lucas, who has been receiving
reports of acreage from all counties in
the state and now has them nearly all
in, says the wheat acreage cut this year
will be 100000 less than last year, and
says this estimate will not vary over
10000 acres from the exact acreage when
all reports are finally received.
Funeral services we're conducted at
the residence of. w. S. Moorhouse last
evening over the remains of Mrs. Caro-
line Baughn. The services were con
Quoted by Rev. Spoor and Rev. Warner,
and Il number of the friends of the fam
lily were present. The remains were
takan east on the early train this morn
ing, Mrs. Moorhouse accompanying them
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