Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-02-04
Tuesday.

in the city today.
Dugald Campbell is in the city from
Emmons county today.
Editor Bryant of the Napoleon Home
steam is among the guests in the city.
Commissioner of Insurance Fancher
has gone down the line for a few days.
Max Kupitz left Sunday night for
! Collegeviile, MINI, where he will take a
thorough business course at st. Johns
academy.
Deputy State Examiner Bob Wallace
made a trip to Stanton last week to in
vestigate the financial affairs of Mercer
county.
Klondikers continue to begin their
journeys westward, and three tickets
for Seattle were sold at the local depot
this morning.
The entertainment under the direc-
ton of Miss Strauss for the benefit Of
the new Catholic church will take place
Feb. 18th, at the Atheneum.
Attorney General Cowan has returned
to Fargo and is getting ready for taking
of testimony in the maximum rate case
before the master in chancery.
There will be a new state bank at
Steele, established by a capitalist named
Robinson from Austin, Mimi, who filed
articles and secured a charter today.
Uncle George Watson who has been
seriously i'll for the past few weeks is
reported as improving, and will be upin
a few days if there occurs no unexpected
set back.
February is beginning like a lion, and
in great contrast to the mild and balmy
weather of January. The air is filled
with flying snowf1akes and there are
surface indications of a blizzard, which,
if it materializes will be the first of the
season.
John Gill, the man whose leg was
amputated at the hospital a week or 80
ago is reported as progressing nicely,
the wound has healed, and it is
probable that he will make a safe
recovery from the operation. and the
cause which necessitated it.
Hon. R. N. Hare of st. Paul was an
arrival from the east this morning and
will visit for several days with his
brother Joseph Hare. Mr.. Hare is a
former member of the board of aldermen
of st. Paul and at present a member of
the board of public works, and there
is a little boom on foot to nominate him
as a candidate for mayor.
Mrs. Ed Sloan left the city on this
mornings west bound train for Seattle
from which place she takes passage for
Skaguay and the Klondike. She was
accompanied by Mrs. deZychlinski, who
will make the trip to Klondike in COM
pany with Mrs. Sloan. They will
remain in Seattle long enough TO pur-
chase their outfits for the gold fields,
and will take passage as soon as possible
on an Alaskan boat. A large number
of their friends were at the depot to
bid them good bye and wish them good
luck upon their journey.
Emmons County Record: The county
commissioners have been in session this
week, working until nearly midnight
each night xamining the accounts Of
ex-Treasur Lee. Thea work is now
finished. The examination has been
thorough, and a complete knowledge Of
the condition of financial matters has
been obtained.@Next weeks Record
will contain the commissioners proceed
ings, showing the results of the investi-
cation. The shortage is in the hundreds,
instead of in the thousands, as was
fearded. MIR. Lee was present all
through the sessions and helped in every
to straighten out the ..tangle brought
about by his having tool much con-
idence in human nature. The ex.
treasurer states that he will make the
shortage good.