Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-02-25
The Bismarek Tribnae.
l AND COUNTY.
Thursday, Feb. II.

Thursday, rep. II.
Harold Winchester is visiting rela-
tives at st. Paul.
Mrs. Fred Conklin of jamestown is so
i'll as not to be able to be out.
A new postofice has been established
by the government at Mannhaven, Mer-
Ger county.
C. r. Williams, another old time Bis
marcker, afterward of Butte, Mont, is
reported at, Skaguay, Alaska, en- route
to the gold fields.
jamestown Capital: Mrs. Winchester,
who has been staying with her daughter,
Mrs. F. L. Conklin, during the latter's
illness, returned home to Bismarck last
night.
Prairie fires in the middle Of winter
are somewhat of a novelty but one ragged
in Stutsman county recently and q
farmer named Wellman lost his farm
house, barn and other property.
No meeting of the board of university
and school lands was held yesterday and
zone will be held until next week, when
the regular monthly meeting will be held
for the consideration of farm loans.
jamestown Alert: Mr.. Ingraham
says nothing has yet been done in regard
to a lease of the Capitol hotel. Mr..
Green's lease of the Custer hotel in Bis
marck does not expire until October. it
is said.
Argus: Mrs. C.. A. Lounsberry has
gone to Washington to represent North
Dakota at the congress of the daughters
of the American Revolution. She is also
state director for the children of .Ameri-
can Revolution. .
Wheat is going up, and prices in Chi
cago are quoted in the neighborhood of
sl.O6. The news of the blowing up of
the Maine sent wheat up several cents
in a hurry, but as the war scare abates
prices recede again.
A uniform movement is suggested,
among the farmers of the state looking
to the securing of cleaner and better
seed wheat. The crops of the state
would be much improved by a general
effort in hat direction.
Judge Fisk of Grand Forks will hear
the argument for a new trial in the Vii
lers murder case on February %. Viii
lers is under life sentence and if the
motion for a new trial is denied, be will
probably be brought to the pen at once.
1t is stated the through trains to the
coast on all the big roads are swarming
places for sharpers in the guise OF Klon-
dixie pilgrims, who make a specially of
"working'' genuine Klondikers. The
latter as a general thing have plenty of
ready money and are fish for the crooks.
The North Dakota Tax League is one
of the latest organizations in the state,
and Charley Merry of Dickinson, we'll
known in Bismarck and through the
state, is the chief promoter, while James,
town furnishes a number of members.
Mayor johnson of Fargo was offered the
presidency of the league but refused to
accept.
The country schools in most of the
districts are paying high wages for the
best teachers. Those districts which
pay less than forty dollars a month must
take the poorest teachers. Supt. Edick's
efforts to raise the standard of teachers
by paying better wages is to be com.
mended by all interested in having good
schools in u county. Money paid for
inefficient and incompetent teachers is
money wasted.
The Fargo Argus pays this compli-
ment to a former Bismarck lady: Mrs.
Geo. Hughes class in delsarte was large
~ attended and Mrs. Hughes has said
that an evening class for ladies will be
formed as soon as possible and it may
be said that ladies who desire to become
graceful a find no better teacher than
Mrs. Hughes for the purpose. The
residence of Mrs. Hughes is at the
Swart house and car she be found there
most any afternoon. Mrs. Hughes has
had the training in every way and is
very competent as a teacher. "May the
good work go on"