Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-07-08

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vote of 10 to l.. Mayor johnson had
vetoed the ordinance and it was ex-
pected by him that the veto would be
sustained. Work on the plant will
probably soon be begun.
1t is reported that the McGarvey
granary was destroyed by fire out in
Naughton township at about 8 O'Clock
last night. Details of the fire are not
known, nor the loss, except that the
building was a substantial one.
Indian Agent Richards advertises to-
day for bids from contractors for the
building of the new Indian school at
E~lbowoods, plans and specifications for
which are to be seen at this office. The
proposals will be received until July 80.
Joe Tully, son of 7. J. Tully of this
city, is with the American troops before
Santiago, being with the Twentieth
regular infantry. It is not believed the
Twentieth suffered heavily, and so far
as heard from Joe has come through
all right.
Dan Williams is down from his ranch
north of the city and reports everything
hourishing up there. Cattle on the
range are in fine shape and there have
been continued and heavy rains which
assure plenty of feed and hay this fall.
Crops also are looking good.
\ letter from Colonel Plummcr an
nounces he is in Boston visiting his
sister, fully recovered from his long ILL.,
ness. The colonel will visit his daught-
ers in Maine, and then come to North
Dakota. Many friends will be glad to
hear of his ~recover and his coming.
a criminal complaint has been made
against Robert Castle and Isaac Knoll
by w. B. Hibbs, who claims that they
set a stubble fire without proper fire
guards and that it got away from them
and did great damage. The men will
have a hearing before Justice Tibbils.
NJ. Eppinger will have to return to
Fargo in a few days for further treat
ment of his eyes, there being a growth
upon n of them which will have to be
removed. Leonard Bells eyes are re-
ported in bad shape and he will have to
undergo treatment for several weeks.
A number of tramps arrested in the
city have been given Jail sentences and
are at work on the streets today with
scythes and spades, fixing up things.
The hobo gentry will soon come to give
the city a wide berth as it is intended
to make the city as warm for them as
possible.
The department of internal rev
enue decides that the express companies
must af1ix the revenue stamps to the
bills of lading issued by them. The
local company, following instructions
from headquarters, has been causing
consignors of packages to afix the
stamps.
The locusts which caused the farmers
in the central and western part of the
state considerable alarm have made an
appearance in the Red river valley, con-
siderable numbers of them being re-
ported from Trail county. Farmers
there will make a united effort to era
dictate the pests.
The Northwestern Sheep company, of
which Dugald Campbell of Emmons
county is president, received a check
this. morning for $4,000 for the sale of a
part of their wool clip. They sold about
10000 pounds at Steels and got a top
price for it. About $4,000 pounds were
marketed at Steele in all and brought
Is and 1914 cents a pound.
The supply of evenue stamps in the
city has been deficient since the law
went into effect. There have been a
few bank stamps, and some of the rev.
enue postage stamps, for documentary
purposes, but not enough to go round.
Officials who have to make certified
copies of papers bave been shy and the
drug stores have so far been unable to
get proprietary stamps.
In the Cuban swamps a bottle of DR..
Siegert's Angostura Bitters will do won
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