Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-04-14

through the United States, n that all
reports to the contrary may be set
down as untrue.
Monday.
States Attorney Allen has returned
from a trip east.
Hon. r. n. Stevens returned yester-
day from an eastern trip.
Mayor Patterson returned on the
noon train from st. Paul.
2. ]. Lyons Of Steele was among the
guests in the city this morning.
Mrs. NJ. Conklin Of jamestown was
among the visitors in the city yester-
day.
Bishop Edsall Of the Episcopal
church occupied his old pulpit at Chi
cago Sunday.
The bicycling season has opened, and
there promises to be more wheels in
use this season than ever
Rev. Ferney Of Edgeley is in the city
to attend the meeting of the Presby-
terry, which begins tomorrow.
The Northern Pacific will use woven
instead of barbed Wire for fencing
their right-Of-Way this season.
Bridge Foreman ingalls, Of the North
ern Pacific was Il west bound passen-
ger on the moor train today.
Assistant Tax Commissioner Charles
Schwartz of the Northern Pacific was
among the guests in the city today.
VNbo Conc Dooc1or oLoo> o,.o .o.o.4
ly decided in district court, will come
up again before the supreme court.
The new town on the Cooperstown
extension of the N. P. will be named
McHenry after the chief engineer Of
the road.
Deputy Examiner Wallace went east
on the train this afternoon to make
some examinations Of institutions in
the valley.
j. J.. Robinson, the bonanza farmer
of the upper Missouri, who contem-
plated selling his farm. has decided
not to sell.
Members Of the old and new city
councils are requested to meet at the
city hall tonight, for the change in city
administration.
The building season has begun and
the work Of putting the second story
on the building begun by H. C. Rhud
for a carpenter shop has commenced.
There will be services in the Swedish
Lutheran church here on Friday even
ing instead of Thursday evening OH
account of the absence of the pastor.
A. L. Carey, formerly state commits
sioner of insurance, takes the state
agency for the Fidelity Mutual Life
company, with headquarters at Grand
Forks.
J. j. Jackman returned from the city
today to the ranch, from which he
has been absent several weeks, and
will get things into shape for spring
work.
Street Commissioner McHugh is
directing the work Of cleaning out the
alleys, and doing good work. A gen.
eral in the direction of cleaning
up will improve things generally.
There will be a special meeting of
Bismarck lodge No. 5, A. f. and A. NJ.
at G. A. r. hall tonight. Important
""SAASSo3 oAu "OAAS W a. AL u1Clu-
berS are requested to be present.
The west bound passenger trains are
reported at Dickinson-held there by
the flooding Of the Heart river banks,
and the presence of ice over the track
in the region of Lehigh.
A number Of the mechanics at Man
dan lost all their tools in Sundays fire.
The carpenters own their kits Of tools.
and a number of the men suffered
losses ranging from $50 to 5000 each.
The Heart river is reported flooding
its banks in many places and may COM
plicate conditions, as the ice in the
Missouri is solid yet, and there is no
channel for the escape of water from
tributaries.
A train vas run east from Dickinson
this afternoon to carry mail and pas
sengers. When there will be a
through train is not yet known, as there
is trouble reported along the track at
several places west.
A number Of residents of the city
went to Mandan yesterday and missed
the returning train, q special to take
a train crew to Fargo to bring out to-
days west bound train, and were
forced to remain in that city over
night, returning this morning.
The snow has generally disappeared
from the prairies, and the roads are
dry except in the low lads. The soil
Is in good shape, the disappearance Of
the frost from the surface leaving the
ground moist, and in some cases even