Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-15
The Bismarek Tribune.
| Il AND COUNTY.
Thursday, July I.

AuuIoudy, july I.
State Treasurer Nichols came in from
the east this morning.
Hon. J. E. Campbell, the Morton
county Demosthenes is in the city today.
President j. II. Worst of the agricult-
ural college at Fargo is in the city to-
day.
Miss Lulu Kupitz has been quite
seriously i'll for the past week, but it
is believed is o improving.
1t is reported from Richland county
in the city today that Falley has the
caucuses and that LADDERS supporters
left the caucuscs-indicating a contest.
Miss Lena Taylor, a niece of Sheriff
Taylor is visiting with the latter in the
city, having returned with him from his
recent trip to Edna, Mo-, his old home.
June was the heaviest month so far as
business is concerned that was ever seen
in the local land office. There we're l73
entries, s%eventy-fivc proofs and over
thirty contests.
Some one has borrowed a twelve foot
roof ladder from the engine house and
the officials would like to have it re-
turned at once, before instituting pro-
ceedings to get 1t back.
The ball and chain gang OF the streets
are doing good work in removing stray
weeds and debris, and their presence
has a healthy effect on all hoboes who
are tempted to linger in town.
Many Of the relatives Of the Bismarck
boys in Company A have received cab
met photographs of the boys taken just
before their departure for Manila. The
boys as a rule had their pictures taken
and forwarded to their parents in dozen
lots. So far all the boys look finer than
silk-all stout and healthy.
Joseph Hare received a telegram from
j. \. Field today to the effect that he
had obtained a verdict of $4,000 in a
personal damage suit at ST. Paul. MIR.
Field was hurt at the stockyards, while
unloading cattle, it is claimed through
the negligence of a local freight transfer
company, and brought suit for damages.
The preliminary examination of the
two other young fellows Davis and
Blanchard who we're arrested for bur-
glary, was waived by them yesterday
and they were held to the district court
for trial in 81 600 bands. The eXamina-
ton OF Castle and Knoll, charged with
setting prairie fires, was also waived
and they We're held for trial.
Both ladies and gentlemen who have
not already done SO, are cordially invited
to Join in the How | Earned My Dollar
social, and also to tell how, if practicable,
in rhyme. The social will be given in
the Presbyterian church July 18th,
when you may expect startling revela-
lions. Ice cream and cake. Admission
ID cents, inclusive. To all that earn
the dollar, free.
The county board of equalization will
probably raise considerably some Of the
value of improvements returned by as
SCISSORS. which are exceedingly low.
The total buildings aud improvements
in Glenview township are returned at
less than 5000. In several cases farm
buildings, barns, granaries, cattle sheds
all substantial and we'll built are re-
turned as low as $50 for the entire inn
p~rovements.
J. G. Estobal, who is here putting in
the new pump at the water works, was
formerly in the United States navy and
a gun captain on the cruiser Philadel-
phia, which was formerly rated the best
all around marksman as a vessel in the
navy. Mr.. Estobal states that the time
made by the crews from the time they
We're called at night from bed till they
reached, loaded, aimed and fired their
guns, was four minutes. This was the
practice Of the crew to insure rapidity,
anu " pei ieCl Vic ulel III lnelr several
duties.
G. r. Meredith of Casselton came in
from Casselton this morning accom-
panied by his wife Trustee Burns of
Morton county is also here with his
wife, and MIR. and Mrs. Bacon Of Grand
Forks and Mr.. and Mrs. Braddock of
Emmons county are expected to arrive