Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-11-25
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Adjutant General. Miller returned this
morning from n trip down the line.
: Mrs. T. r. Sloan came up from Fargo
today, bringing up from tho .children's
home a little boy who. has been. adopted
by a family living in the CITY,. Il
J Charles Hedstrom camesin. from Jol-
let, ILL.,, this morning: He is then father
Of William .Hedstrom, the boy charged
, with killing his grandmother, and he Wis
tied his son in Jail today.
Mr.,P. P. Johnsan of this city has re-
ceived .. railroad contract somewhere in
Idahoys Mrs. Johnson, who has been,
since last summer, with her husband, is
expected home in a couple of weeks \.
: Reports from Fargo state that Ed
Hughes suffered quite serious burnso w-
ing to an accident at tho electric, light
plant. He was turning on the lights on
an overchargcd circuit, when the switch
/: beard burst into flame and the back OF
ibis hand was badly burned.
In starting for the north last night, E.
A. Williams and John White lost their
way not far from this capitol. The night
was extremely dark and there was in ad-
dition a heavy fog which rendered it diff
I, ficult to follow the road. They made a
second start about 2 o'clock this morn
ing. s -.
: Friday.
j. S. Green Of Mandan is in tho city
today. 49,.
3 Michelson's now building has been
adorned with some conspicuous signs.
Miss Edith Wakeman has been in
Fargo for several days undergoing medi-
cal treatment.
Mrs. w. B. Watson has decided to re
main in Bismarck and will occupy her
residence on Avenue B. =
r. N. Stevens left last night for st.
Paul, where he will meet Mrs. Stevens
on her return from Chicago. q,
Sheriff Holtberg of Mclean county is
in the city today. He. has 0. j. Warner
in the county jail at Washburn.
The Mckenzie building is progressing
rapidly and another week will see the
structure well. enclosed. The second
story is going up rapidly.
The supper ut tho Methodist church
last nightrwas well attended. The menu
served was excellent and the ladies
. cleared something like SAC.
t William Hedstrom was today formally
arraigned before Judge Fort, his father
being present, and waived examination,
being bound over to the district court.
1.-THE center pier of the Gussner and
Griffin building which gave way when
sthe wall settled, has been taken out and
a new and larger pier builded on a new
foundation, which will remedy the diff
Guilty.
j. Ambrose, whose lectures on the "Fool
in Politics" and "The Sham Family" are
pronounced the best thing in the lecture
line that has been put on the platform
in the west is coming to Bismarck and
is billed for next Friday evening.
Some extremely heavy timbers are
being taken out of the old cold storage
building, which is being %remodeled.
Oak twelve by fourteen s%tringcrs run all
through the building, with other timbers
equally weighty. The building was put
to stay from the nature of the timbers
used.
Fargo Argus: 1t is reported that
North Dakota is to receive a visit from
w. H. Crittenden, the founder of the
Florence Crittenden' homes, one of
which is located in Fargo. MI. Critten-
den is said to be a millionaire. travels in
his private car, and will be here next
summer in his tour of the state in them