Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-03-25
STATE NEWS.

Grafton has q new electric light
. dynamo-and much better lights.
"A grand jury will be called by Judge
Morgan for the April term of~court in
Benson county.
Company E Of Langson, It is stated,
could Quickly fill itslquota to 100 men ID
case Of alall to arms.
Editor Carver Of Leeds ran for justice
OF the peace and received seven votes to
over'eighty for his opponent.
LaMoure people are endeavoring to
get the long distance telephone line ex-
tended from Lisbon to LaMoure.
There is go much money up in Wells
county the auditor will have to adver.
tise. for an additional depository for the
sum $500. A.
The, LaMoure Chronicle warns the
judges who make it q point to ''soak it
tosthe blind piggers' against playing to
the galleries. -
Hon. N. g. Young of Pembina county.
tells the Walhalla Moantaineer-that
he has not authorized the statement
/ that he is a candidate for congress. I
D. H. Houston Of Hunter has pat
ented an improvement for a kodak and
has sold it to a kodak company under
an arrangement that it will net him
about 100000.
Twenty-seven families of immigrants
from Indiana, Iowa and Virginia have
arrived at Sykeston to locate in Wells
county. They are thorough Americans
and good farmers.
Max Wallace, son Of 5. D. Wallace Of
Drayton, was crowded against the side
of a stall by a pet pony and nearly
crushed to death before rescued. His
injuries were painful, but will not result
seriously.
Seven children of John johnson liv-
ing near Casseatqp ;pa9Qvly escaped
death from asphyxiat1Pn by coal gas.
All of them we're unconscious in the
morning when discovered but eventually
recovered.
Miss Goodmanson Of Grafton has died
at that place of puerperal fever. She is
the young woman for intimacy with
whom Ed Severson was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary and is now
doing time.
The skeleton of a man was found on
the bank Of the Otter river 9 Wah-
peton, but nothing therewitht to identify
him. 1t is believed he was a painter
who disappeared from Breckenridge
some time ago.
District Attorney Youngblood Of
Wells county INA communication to the
News places the amount to be paid by
thsrailroad in the Wells county tax
cases at IS, 1000 and says the money will
soon be forthcoming.
L. G. Willis, ex-treasurer of Wells
county, has started for the Alaskan
gold fields from Vancouver. He and
his party are taking two yoke Of cattle
with them which later they intend te
beef. They say dogs are mo good"
Another jamestown boy is heard from
prominently. Henry Mulberger,. but
% years of age, has been nominated fol
mayor Of WATERFOWL, Wis, a city o.
10000. The city is democratic and hi
has been nominated by the democrats
Gushing of the Cavalier County Re
publican certainly cannot expect hi
subscribersato pay up after this: Thu
town of Hunter wants to send A. @
Tubbs to the legislature. II Cavalier
county sends I'D. Soper, Walsh count!
returns her Towle, and Dave Wellmal
goes back-we ought to have a clear
session.
J.B. johnson received his commits
sion as postmaster of DeLamere, Sar
gent county, and applied for possessi6l
of the Office which was refused by til
other man, as there is bad blood be
tween the two men. The refusal Q
the out going postmaster to give pos
session Of the Office is likely stdaDI6IG
him some trouble.
Fire . at Devils Lake destroye,
Schultz's clothing store, Jameson's har
ness shop, Pattie'e millinery, Jones con
fe~ctionery. The losses were as follows
One story frame building owned by Ere
Fox $500, insurance $500; Schultz
clothing, loss S., O00 insurance s2.5O(
two story frame building owned by D.
Hunter, loss 81, 1000; insurance $3.50.
The exposition committee at Omaha
after looking over the pictures sent b
the North Dakota commission as tn
handsomest ladies in the state-hav
decided to add to the two selection
that were made by the state commissio
the name Of Miss Lou Tozier Of Fargo
and the state medal will be cast frol
~ the faat,rna IF three beautiful WOme