Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-02-18
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Bert Hill has been appointed post
master at Cando.
Street sprinklers are running and base
ball games being played at Langdon.
Jas. j. Corbett is billed for an-appear-
ance at the Fargo opera house March 8.
The jamestown Capital re-nominates
Ex-Governor Allin for the governorship.
Norris GUNNER has been acquitteda at
Hillsboro of the murder of Theo. DIN.
The residence of Senator Gordon was
damaged $1,000 worth by fire at Grand
Forks.
Editor Packard of the Mandan Times
til nks that city needs a new school
building and needs it badly.
The Grand Forks Plaindealer has a
rumor that Billy Bulge is t: be ap-
pointed postmaster instead of Senator
Gordon.
Frank Buckley, a son of Engineer
Dan Buckley, has been arrested at
Fargo and will be sent to the reform
school.
1t is stated that the K!ondike mine
owned by Thomas Lippy Of Fargo is
paying at the rate of a $1,000 a day
above expenses.
The Scottish Rite bodies at Fargo
have purchased ground for a cathedral
and will begin work upon the building
in the near future.
\ motion for a new trial in the Villers
murder case at jamestown will soon be
heard by,Judge Fisk and the matter
finally disposed of.
Mrs. T. Bush of Cakes was asphyx-
lated by escaping gas from a gas stove
and narrowly escaped death. IF you
love you wife, etc.
There will be a special term of United
States court at Fargo February %, to
clean up the calendar, and a grand jury
has been drawn for the term. T.
a baseball game was played between
the Enderlin and Sheldon baseball
teams at Enderlin February 8, the
Sheldon club winning by a score of 6 to
S.
Friends of Judge Guptill at Fargo
presented him with a revolver. pipe,
steel measuring tape and other handy
articles, prior to his starting for Klon-
dixie.
There has been a lady detective at
jamestown for some time, but Keg ad.
mits he doesn't know what she has been
there for or whether she found any
clues.
The taking of testimony'in the rail
road ease will begin at st. Paul Feb. 10
The time Of the railroad companies
expires Feb. IL, but an extension has
been granted by Judge Lochren.
The Courtenay, Stutsman county
State bank has been organized with
$1,000 capital stock and will do business
for twenty-five years. The stock is
owned by Darlington and Fessenden
parties.
Judge Glaspell certifies in the Crum
case that there is probable cause for an
appeal to the supreme court, and Fargo
attorneys are wondering whether Crun
can practice law pending the decision o.
the upper court.
Editor Bassett of the Valley City
Alliance was a passenger on the Soc
train a few days ago and broke up
confidence game where card sharper'
were endeavoring to fleece some tender
feet by exposing the graft.
General Counsel Bum of the North
ern Pacific in a communication TO tht
Fargo Forum states that the tota
amount involved by the decision OF. tn
supreme court in the Wells county cas-
is only a little over $1,000, and that tn
company won out on most of the point
they raised.
The charge of Judge Pollock in tn
GUNNER trial was made just befor'
noon yesterday and the case went to tn
jury. Morris GUNNER. it will be re
membered, shot and killed a young ma
named DIN last summer. Gumme
claimed that the young man was steal
ing his potatoes. He arrested him ant
started with him to town. On the wa,
Olin broke away and tried to make hi
escape and was shot by GUNNER. TIL