Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-03-18
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dent.
There is a big boom in immigration
circles in all parts of the state.
The Leland hotol at Minot was badly
scorched by an explosion Of gasoline.
The Fargo Linseed Oil mills will
double their capital stock to $40,
in the past three months Richland
county has collected $4,000 in taxes.
The Red River baseball league will
probably be recognized the coming sea.
son.
The result of the ward primaries at
Fargo indicate the denomination of
Mayor johnson.
The North Dakota Sportsmen's assoc
citation will hold its annual meeting at
Grafton, June IA.
Warrants aggregating $1,000 have
been sent by the state auditor to Stark
county parties as loans on farm lands.
Hon. Alexander Hughes is down for
an address at the annual meeting Of the
state enforcement league at Grand Forks.
The Missouri river is very treacherous
at the present time, and there have been
several narrow escapes from drowning
while several horses have been lost by
persons attempting to Cross at points
up and down the stream.
Reports from all wei the state are
that militia companies are ready for
service, although at Wahpeton a rumor
that the militia had been called out was
circulated and two members of the COM
pany took to the woods before it could
be denied.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Flewell of Barnes
county celebrated their silver wedding
and instead of accepting presents in
vited the guests to contribute some
thing TO the Florence lCrittention
home at Fargo, for the reformation of
erring girls.
An ordinance has been introduced in
Valley City cutting the salary of mayor
from 500 to s25 per year; city treasurer
from $3.50 to 500; aldermen from s1.5O
to 81 per meeting and vacating the
Office of night watchman for eight
months in the year.
Jack Flynn states that when he went
into the Missouri through the ice with
his ponies, and came out on the reserva-
ton side of the river after struggling in
the water for an hour, Agent Cramsie
ordered him at once off the reservation,
true to lis instincts to the last.
The North Dakota Omaha exposition
commission contemplates the plan of
advertising the of the state
in an addition of 100000 copies of the
Record to be published in June and
distributed gratuitously and judici-
ouely from North Dakota headquarters
at the exposition.
An appeal has just been taken to the
supreme court from an order made by
Judge Glaspell at jamestown, which in
wolves the jurisdiction of city and town
ship justices of the peace, and also in.
wolves the jurisdiction of all justices of
the peace between the admission of the
state and the taking effect of the revised
codes.
j. T. Cline informs the Benson County
News that twenty-three quarters of land
have been taken up south of York in
the last three weeks. He says they are
expecting the 500 railroad surveyors to
run a line north from Fessenden to the
Turtle Mountains and that the survey
will be made as soon as the weather
will permit. :
Cashier H. s. Grover of the Lisbon
bank says that more money has been
paid out to the farmers Of Ransom
county for cattle during the past month
than has been paid in any other branch
of business, and although fears were en-
t%ertained Of a scarcity of cattle, owing to
heavy purchases, there is still more cat