Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-02-11
The 8ismarek Tribn,1e.
CITY N COUNTY.
Thursday, Feb. 3.

thursday, TeO. s.
Secretary of State Falley returned
this morning from a trip to Fargo.
There was a big delegation of dogs on
yesterdays train bound for the Klon-
dixie.
State Examiner Langlic returned
yesterday afternoon from Il trip down
the line.
The four year old Sol of Il. Carlson
died last evening. The little fellow has
been i'll for some time.
The ground hog does not seem to have
had any great effect on the weather,
judging from the brand on tap today.
Mrs. w. G. Tubbs is visiting in the
city, and w. G. was an incoming pass
enger on the delayed train yesterday
afternoon.
The state had a balance the first of
the year of 81, 100 in the First National
bank of Larimore, recently suspended.
1t is said the bank will be able to pay in
full.
\ letter from Governor Briggs in
California states that the governor is in
better health than for a long time and
continues to improve, which will be
good news to his friends here.
The sheriff of Pierce county was an
arrival on the delayed train yesterday
afternoon with a prisoner for the pen
convicted of wheat stealing. He will
serve for a year and eight months.
A case of scarlet fever is reported in
the Lupnitz family and the house has
been quarantined. Several cases of
scarlet fever are reported at Mandan,
and there have been two or three deaths.
Secretary Reade of the State Fire
mems association sends out notice of a
move in congress to abolish the fire.
mems 2 per cent tax, and the firemen of
the state will organize to oppose the
matter.
The jamestown Asylum board having
been successful in selling the bonds
guaranteed by the lands of the institu-
tions, it will be possible perhaps for the
Mandan reform school board to sell
bonds, since the legislature authorized
the same kind of bonds in that instance.
The work on the new Catholic church
will begin again as 500 as spring opens.
There is already a sum in the treasury
for the beginning of work and the enter
tainment to be given on the 18th, will,
it is hoped by the members of the build
ing committee, raise a substantial sum.
A meeting of the bankers of the
fourth district of the state, which COM
prises all of the bankers located west of
the James river, was held at jamestown
and President Gardner of the Edgeley
bank was elected chairman and Cashier
Tracy of the Valley City bank secretary.
G.. r. Meredith of Casselton and j. D.
Bacon of Grand Forks came in on the
delayed train yesterday afternoon, and
the meeting of the p~enitentiary board
was held with all members present. The
routine business Of the institution for
the month was transacted. There are
now 1873 convicts in the pen.
Train No l was eight hours late arriv-
ing here at four o'clock yesterday after
noon. The trouble was caused by
damages to the mail car at Fargo where
the train was held for nine hours while
the damage was being repaired. AS
usual the train was filled with Klon-
dikers, anxious to get through to the
coast and 60 to gold seeking.
The Northern Pacific has concluded
housing its winter supply of ice on the
Dakota division. Foreman J:-Johnson
and his crew of eighteen men have
taken five or SIX thousands tons from
the Sheyenne river at Valley City and
filled all houses from Fargo to Bis
marck and on all the branches. 1t re-
CURED about 2 days to do the work.
Grand Forks Herald: Just as Harry
Call and his bride were comfortably
seated in the Northern Pacific sleeper
last evening to start on their wedding
trip they received the full benefit of a
lively shower of rice, which the storm
ing party kept up until the train reach.
ed the east side station. where another
party of friends furnished an additional
shower of the same sort.
The jamestown school board has de.
cided to accept the proposition of the
state board of university and school
land, that the jamestown district pay
the bonus asked by Cornell college for
the surrender of $4,000 bonds. and they
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