Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-29
STATE NEWS.
The Nelson County Herald says the
ticket is a strong one and a winner.

oe"A'nstauuiu tue mayor the
Mormon missionaries are open airing in
Fargo.
Dennis McGray aged 25 was drowned
at Valley City in endeavoring to swim
the river after visiting a blind pig.
Editor Kellogg has a new theory for
the defeat of Winship. He says his
delegates we're over in Moorhead where
the wine was red.
Harry Rowe's wool machine in Dick
inson pressed 594, 05S pounds this year,
over 100000 pounds of which was crow
in Stark county.
Barnes county pops nominated for
state senator John Logan; for the house,
w. P. Langemo and Vim. White. The
democrats were not in it.
Letters from the North Dakota soldier
boys-note that the grub served to them
is pretty rocky and it is claimed they
are not getting what the government in
tended for them.
A $4,000 sheep deal was consum-
mated last week at Billings, by which
Bailey & ODonnell of Stark county pur-
chased from G. NJ. Bair $4,000 head of
sheep, including lambs.
Oscar Mason, a Grand Forks team
ster, disappeared a short time ago and a
few days later his badly decomposed
body vas found in the filter at the city
water works in Grand Forks.
Cattle rustling is becoming too prevail
ent in Stutsman county to suit the
stockmen. One firm recently lost
seventeen head which il is thought were
driven eastward. Other losses are re-
ported.
Secretary Lindelie OF the enforcement
league placed injunctions on seven drug
stores and a billiard hall in Cavalier
county--the league secured the evil
dence during the fourth of July cele.
brations.
Over a hundred Italians working for
the Northern Pacific zeal jamestown
went out on a strike last week but after
thinking the matter over concluded
they were getting all they were worth
and went back to work again.
Sheriff jacobson of Grafton has
broken up a cattle rustling gang in
Ramsey county and arrested three of
the leaders. The men belonged to what
is known as the Welles gang and have
been t%errorizing small stockmen.
The following is a live society item
from the Fargo Forum: 1t is reported
that the married man, who left part of
hisattire in his hurried exist from a place
on Broadway last night, can secure them
by calling on the man who had the gun.
Editor Winship declines to allow his
disappointment to lead him INTO the
pop camp, ard announces hat he will
stay with the republicans-but another
time he will endeavor to do better in the
way of making a Winship combination.
A storm resembling a cyclone is re-
ported from McCanna, a small town in
Grand Forks county. 4 report from
there at 2 o'clock stated that a terrific
storm was in progress, but estimates of
damages were impossible until day
break.
The recent hail storm in Cass county
was eighteen miles long and three miles
wide, extending over three townships.
Over 10000 acres of grain were destroyed
wholly or in part. Much of it will be
turned under at once, as it is not worth
cutting.
The father Of the man, Daniel McCrea,
who it was claimed was drowned at
Valley City while attempting to swim
the river while in an intoxicated condi.
ton, now claims that his son was rob.
bed, murdered and his body thrown
into the river.
A disastrous hail storm visited Cass
county Thursday, destroying a number
of fields of grain near Wheatland
Twichell, Redmon and a number OF
other farmers were among the sufferers,
and it is stated that on 10000 acres hall
the grain is destroyed.
County auditors were in session at
Fargo this week and presented resolu.
tons relating to equal taxation of prop.
erty. A committee consisting OF the
auditors of Morton, Stutsman, Richland
and Cass was appointed to confer with
the state board of equalization.
\ Among the resolutions of the Rich.
land county republican convention was
the following: Be it further resolved.
that the kichland county republican
convention give a vote of thanks to
General Shafter and his brave boys in
theic heroic fight for the capture OF
Santiago.
The special train of the railroad com.
missiOners was derailed at Carrino,on