Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-04-05

mented by Mr.. Hare, who stated thai
they were one Of the best drilled bodies
in the state. A very pleasant evening
was passed.
1T is understood that J. M. Devine will
be r%eappointed county superintendent OF
schools of LaMoure county, which he
resigned to accept the chief clerkshir
during the legislative assembly.
Larson made a great run for alderman
in the tirst-headed the ticket, and his
friends seem to have stayed by him in
good shape. He was defeated last year
but comes to the front this time.
Another life prisoner is booked for the
penitentiary in the person of Emil
Wendlund, of Fargo, who has been
found guilty of the murder of Louis
Johnson. The jury was out but one
hour.
William Hart, president of the North
Dakota Firemen's association, is sending
out circulars to the different cities in
the state, announcing that bids will be
received from the different cities for
holding the state tournament in June.
Russian cactus has been blown about
everywhere in this section of the country
during the recent high winds, and the
weeds are seen rolling over the prairie or
found lodged in fence corners to a very
alarming extent. They are much more
numerous than many people imagine
and will aus a lot of trouble for farm
ers unless speedily destroyed.
jamestown papers say that local me.
chanics and w~orkingmen who had looked
forward to work on a new asylum build
ing this summer, are disappointed in
the veto of the bill providing for this
improvement. Unless a special session
Of the Legislature is called to make ad-
ditional provision, no building will be
erected for three years at least.
1t is unot1icially rumored that the
Northern Pacific will put on a mail train
this. month that will be a "hyer." It is
said to be necessary to hold the govern
ment mail contract against the Great
Northern which is going to shorten the
trip from St. Paul to the coast seventeen
hours. This new N. P. w~ind-splitter will
probably run a couple of passenger
coaches.
Land Commissioner Williams, Deputy
Auditor Wassem and County Treasurer
Macfadden we're kept busy at Fargo
nearly all day Tuesday leasing school
lands. The receipts of the day we're
s6,322!32, $4,000 of which was cash. This
is the highest amount of money ever
raised in Cass county from school lands.
The highest quarter brought 1926, two
quarters brought $500 a piece, and eight
quarters brought over 5000.
Another change which is to be made
IN the local freight office, is in the office
of cashier, ChauDcey Day, who has held
the position, being relieved by G. G.
Rowland, who was formerly here as
operator. Mr.. Day has been one of the
most faithful and efficient of the en-
ployes of the company at this point, and
has a host of friends in the city, who will
regret his departure from the place. The
change is made because of the policy of
the company to provide for the married
men first in their placing of employees.
Devils Lake Inter Ocean: Attorney
General Cowan returned to the city
Monday and on Wednesday went west
to Towner, where he appears this week
as attorney for the plaintiff in the case
of the Continental Land and Cattle
company vs.. j. B. Ford, a case involving
the ownership of $4,000 or $4,000 worth
of live stock. Mr.. Cowan expects to
spend the greater portion of his time
henceforth in Devils Lake, going to Bis.
marck only when it Is absolutely neces.
sary. This a be easily arranged, as a
large part of his official duties can be
conducted by correspondence.
The indictment" preferred by the
LaMoure county grand jury against
State Senator Valentine, of LaMoure
were for a trifing lrregularity only
being a neglect on the part of the clerk
to file with the county Judge the usua
series Of afiidavits from purchasers O
the quantity of liquor purchased. Mr.
Valentine says that the retiring Judge O.
probate "was taken sick on Thanksgiv
ing day and was not in his ofice-the
new dge-Cronan-qualifying in Jan
~uary-after I was in Bismarck. If 1t wal
a violation at all, it was technical, anc
no one was injured. 1 only make thi
statement because I have friends whom
/ want to know the facts"
Valley City Times-Record: Mis-
Emma F. Bates, state superintendent o
public instruction., came down from Bis
marck Sunday morning, and remained
in the city a couple of days, the guest o
Mrs. John Russell. She dedicated IT,