Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-04-01

crowded from beginning to end Of the
supper. The ladies took in something
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Editor G. K. Bassett Of Valley City
was a visitor in the city yesterday, and
still has his eye on the position of state
game warden.
Hon. John Satterlund Of Mclean
county is in the city today, and reports
preparations for spring farm work active
up in his neighborhood.
Miss Pauline Nemitz arrived from St.
Paul this a. m. She is an experienced
trimmer and will take charge of W. T.
Best's millinery department.
A contest case is being heard at the
land office today between Aug. H. Wahl
of Washburn and the heirs of Nils John
son, involving a homestead in Mclean
county.
M. Eppinger has had two arc lights
hung in his clothing store, giving 1900
candle power each and they will be
lighted tonight. They are the very
latest and will give a light almost equal
to daylight.
The west bound train this morning
was run in two sections with sixteen
cars in the two trains. All of them
were crowded, the standing room only
sign being out in every car. The coast
rush does not seem to abate much.
Ed Sloan says there are no indications
of an early breakup Of the Missouri
river this spring because of the scarcity
of water. There is no snow along the
river and the rise of the water so far has
been only about three feet, where it is
ordinarily seven OF eight feet.
The funeral Of Mrs. j. P. French was
held yesterday and the remains were
taken last night to Augusta, Maine, the
old home of the deceased, for interment.
Mrs. French was one of the pioneer
women of Burleigh county and leaves a
family to mourn the loss OF a devoted
and kind mother.
Major Frank White of Valley City,
commander of one Of the battalions of
the state guard is in the city to inspect
the work of the board of survey recently
appointed to condemn military stores
that had outlived their usefulness. The
major is ready for active service in case
of war, and is a thoroughly competent
official.
Judge Bartholomew and Clerk r. D.
Hoskins of the supreme court returned
this morning from Fargo where they at
tended the meeting of the supreme court
in special session yesterday. Nothing
was done but the examination of candi.
dates for admission to the bar. The.
real work of the court will begin next
Tuesday, when the April term will be
convened.
Col. G. B. Little returned this morn
ing from a trip to Washington. He
states that the east is all war excite
menr, the extent and heat of which is
not appreciated in the west. The whole
of Washington is convulsed with the
various war rumors. Col. Little ap-
peared as one OF the military post COM
mittee before the war department, and
is satisfied with the attitude of that
body on the question OF the location of
a fort.
State Superintendent tIal,and and a
number of the prominent educators Of
the state held a meeting at Grand
Forks the early part of this week to-
consider the matter of advancing the
educational standard in the public.
schools of the stale, the first move in
which direction was taken at the meet
ing of the state educational association
in December. The educators also con-
suited with reference to the summer
schools to be held the coming summer.
From reports, there will be few institu.
tes held this year, the majority of the,
counties cooperating in the direction of
summer schools.
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