Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-24
Wednesday.

Wednesday.
r. w. Ames, of Mayville, was in the
city yesterday.
c.. j. Mahnken, the able city attorney
of Fargo was in the city yesterday on
business.
II. G. Flint and w. S. Whitaker were
two prominent jamestown citizens in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. John Davidson is very i'll at her
home in this city and grave fears for her
recovery are entertained. y
Judge Winchester has lately received
a lot of handsome new office furniture
for his chambers in the First National
block.
.Astrologcr Barrett: In about a week
or so, will give the readers Of the TRIB-
UNE a general prediction for the coming
ummer.
The new U. S. court rooms in the
Webb block arc now in shape for the
March term. They are much more com
modious than the old ones.
Invitations are out for a reception and
dancing party to be given by Mr.. and
Mrs. ~. FL. Poole on the evening of Feb.
% at Bakers hall in the new block.
George FL. Phelps, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Baker, Jr., Julius Baker, Mrs. G. B. Mil
Ter and Miss Eta Miller were arrivals at
the Sheridan yesterday from Fargo.
Friends of James Shea of Wahpeton
wired him the fate of the Temperance
commissioner bill-and fearing he would
conclude that hi. friends had not done
all that could be done in his interests
urged him to await letter before passing
Judgment.
A report which was quite generally
circulated around the city yesterday to
the effect that there was a case of small
pox in the family of Frank WEIGH
created quite a little excitement for a
a time. The rumor was entirely without
foundation. The WEIGH child has an
unusually bad attack of chicken-pox,
however. DR.. Porter is the attending
physician.
General Hughes left yesterday for Ar
mour, S. d., where he went to attend
the fuaeral of his brother-in-la a John
Brown whose death was announced in
yesterdays issue. Later Mr.. Hughes re-
ceived a telegram announcing the ser
ious illness of his sister Mrs. Brown,
who was postrated with grief at the
death of her husband. The telegram
stated that she was very low and would
probably not recover.
Parties were in town yesterday who
are talking of starting a state bank in
Dickinson. There is no place in the
state where there are better opportuni
ties for a second bank, in the Judgment
of these parties, and the new enterprise
will make money from the start. There
is an abundance of capital available for
the new bank. 1t is probable that it
will be capitalized at the outset at
$4,000.
A number of the friends Of MI. and
Mrs. Gust Renden gathered at their
home Monday night and rendered the
estimable couple Il surprise party. The
evening was spent very pleasantly in
dancing and games, and pleasant time
was enjoyed by all. Mr.. Render was
formerly employed in the flour mill here
but will move his family to Mandan
where he is at present employed and this
was the occasion for the gathering.
Black Bull, a famous Sioux chief was
mp from the Cannon Ball yesterday
soliciting coin from the credulous popu-
lace on the strength of his supposed
greatness. Some time ago another
worthy named White Eagle vas in
the city and succeeded in picking up
quite IA little sun Of money. He went
back to his home on the Cannon Ball
: and told Black Bull who Immediately
comes in to try his luck and has been
meeting with very good success. He
has d paper dated in 1866, signed by d
TT. Yates officer stating that he is q
/. good Indian and a good friend to the
whites also one showing that he was {
scout under Custer. The fellow is an
impostor, however, anda gentleman who
has known him for onlc time states that
he is considered a great coward by his
! people, and that once when he was in
the employ of the government he was
sent out on Il scout when he rode about
!. ~three-fourths of a mile from the camp
and hid behind a sand hill for three
days showing what a good Indian and
true friend of the whites the illustrious
gentleman is,