Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-21

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terday afternoon, after the agreement
was reached, andwa unable to sign5the
withdrawal Of the injunction vest erday
3 Wednesday.
"A carloadof pressed brick for the NJ.
Kenzie block left St. Paul yesterday.
Secretary Of State Falley went down
the line on the delayed train this morn
ing.
A young blizzard prevailed this morn
ing-not an extremely cold one, but a
considerable furry Of snow and wind.
W. E. Rawlings and; F. 3. Rawlings
came in from st. Paul this morning to
attend the wedding Of their brother, g.
A. Rawlings, tonight
F. B. Fancher returned this morning
from a campaigning trip east, suffering
from a quite severe cold contracted in
his travels through the state.
The moving Of the cold storage down
Main street toward its future location
has been resumed, the injunctional pro
ceedings having been withdrawn,
Governor Devine has gone down the
line and viii speak at Devils Lake where
he has exchanged with Senator Hans
brough who will speak at LaMoure.
Deputy Land Commissioner Merrick
says the school lands all over the state
are being leased at prices far in advance
of the prices secured last year and that
the farmers are a great deal more pros
porous.
The Winston Bros, in cutting a new
track through the hills between James
town and Bismarck, near Sterling have
struck a spring in one of the cuts which
is giving them lots of bother. 1t is a
big spring, requiring a drain to carry off
the water.
Fargo Forum: The new boilers on.
the Hughes electric light plant have
been tested and are just the real thing.
The draft is the best thing out. All fuel
will be consumed. Some experiments
will be made as to the best fuel under
the circumstances.
The organization of four new militia
companies in the state will place a batal-
lion of infantry and a troop Of cavalry at
the disposal of the state in case of emer-
gency. The companies will be located
at Grand Forks, Hillsboro, Langdon AMI
Cakes or Glendale.
Director Bronson of the weather bu-
reau returned this morning from Omaha
where he has been in attendance upon
the meeting of weather bureau observers
from all parts Of the country, aud the
meeting there gave him an opportunity
to take in the exposition. While there
he was offered the weather station at
Louisville, KY, by Chief Moore of the
weather service, but he preferred to re-
main in Bismarck.
Grading has commenced on tho ex-
tension of the jamestown and Northern.
branch of the Northern Pacific westward
from Sykeston, and it is expected that
the line will be extended to the Missouri
river, striking that stream at or near
Fort Stevenson. About forty miles will
be graded'this season. This will throw
open for settlement a large section Of
very fertile land, which is at present
practically %unoccupied. Lignite coal in.
abundance can be easily reached from
points along the line of the new survey,
thus solving the fuel problem for the
new settlers.
The mission Of Sheriff O'Connor. to
Bismarck is thus described by the Grand
Forks Herald: The majesty of the law
as administered in Grand Forks county,
has an object lesson to bicycle thieves
which will have a tendency to discour-
age tho altogether too popular crime. A.
bicycle owned by p. Saen, a young man
teaching school in Washington township
was stolen OF Thursday last. Saturday
it was found in the possession Of Ernest
Francis. The thief was a~rraigned, plead
guilty and vas brought to Grand Forks.
A special term Of court was held for his
accommodation by Judge Fisk and the
thief promptly sentenced to n year in
the penitentiary and at once taken to,
Bismarck. The doors Of the institution.
closed behind him yesterday.
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Building Operations.
The various buildings about the city
are progressing nicely. The outside
bricklaying on the First National build
ing is nearly completed and the inner
details Of building are being attended to,
the walls lathed, and all work rushed
during the nice weather. The Eppinpgert
building alongside is also progressing
rapidly, and the Central block buildings,
Gussner's and Grifin's are being pushed
as fast as possible. The Kupitz building
will be ready for occupancy in a couple
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