Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-04-29
Wednesday.

w SOuSS00ys
Mrs. F. E. Irish and children went
east last night and will make their home
in Minneapolis.
Walter Fraser came in this morning
from Chicago and will remain here
during the summer.
Ensign OVERWHELMINGLY of Fargo
was the prize officer put in charge OF
the captured steamer Pedro.
According to the press reports of the
rendezvous of troops, North Dakota's
regiment will assemble at Fargo.
Teddy Roosevelt will probably come
west to organize his cavalry company.
A good many recruits will be obtained
from the western part of this state and
from Montana.
Thomas H. Poole, deputy commits.
sioner of insurance is adjutant of the
First North Dakota regiment, and he
will go to the front with the regiment
when it starts.
The rumors of the coming of the Soc
this spring have been revived by the
recent visit of the officers of the road
and they will look up Mclean county
with a view to getting a general idea OF
the land.
The war probabilities are raising the
price of wheat and the good old days
of dollar wheat have come again,
Prices in the local markets are now over
aNdollar a bushel. If the prices hold ur
till this fall, the North Dakota farmers
will have money to burn.
At the 6rst outbreak of hostilities the
Indians on the Fort Totten reservation
requested their eX agent, Maj. RALPH
Hall, to organize u company, saying
they would enlist under him for war.
They read the papers and would like tc
fight for the Great Father.
The deleg .tiun Of. Grand Forkers
headed by Edito: Winship who We're tc
come up to Bismarck this morning tc
break into the ranks of the volunteers
did not appear, as the order of the sec.
rotary of war had been changed and the
regular militia will be called to 60.
Mr.. and MIS-. S. NJ. Pye are expected
to return from St. Paul the the latter
partiot this week. Mamie will not have
to undergo an operation as the doctors
believe it is not necessary. He is under.
gong treatment at present and it is
hoped that this will restore him tc
health again.
Warden Boucher says that with the
permission of the governor in the way
of pardons, he could raise a good sized
compans of volunteers at the peniten.
tiary, as may of the prisoners are be.
lieved to be anxious to go. 1t is not al
all likely however, that the services Of
of any of them will be called for.
The muster roll of tho militia company
will probably be taken to Mandan to.
morrow, as there is a number of recruits
there who want to go. To take 100 mer
from n town the size. of Bismarck
means quite a drain and the Mandanites
who want to go will be given an op,
portunity.
George Gussner was arrested last
night on complaint Of Chief OF Police
McHugh charged with slaughtering
animals within the city limits. The
city authorities have notified all persone
that this would not be tolerated Mr.
Gussner asked for a jury trial of the
case and it is being held before Justice
Tibbils afternoon.
Northern Pacific employees who be
long to the state guards and who may
be called into the volunteer service, will
be given leave of absence without pay
during the present hostilities. They
will be given their old or equally GOOD
positions at the end Of the war. A
circular to that effect was issued BY
General Manager Kendrick. Heads o
the various departments have attached
their signatures to a clause recognizing
and approving the terms of the circular
Editor Dean has been exonerated a
Williston for the killing Of an outlaw
on the grounds that the killing was jus
titled.