Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-22
Saturday..

Alex Fromme was in the city last
evening.
Athe Dickinson militia company hope
to erect an armOry another season.
Merchants are beginning to appre-
ciate the effects of the holiday trade.
United States Marshal John Il. Hag-
CART came in from Fargo on the noon
train.
The Brecn condemnation case is
being continued in the district court
today.
\ light fall of SNOW last night gives
the slope Il little more wintry appear
nee.
Editor Wilder of the Mandan indie
pendent gives w. \. Falconer Il neat
compliment upon the excellence Of his
barred Plymouth Rock poultry.
The department of public instruction
has mailed Out the programs for the
meeting of the state educational assO-
citation at Grand Forks Dec. 27-29.
Mrs. w. II. Best has returned from
Fort Keogh where she has been visit
ing and on her return visited several
days in Dickinson with Mrs. J. w.
Currie.
An election Of officers of Company
II, Jamestown, was held with the fol-
lowing result: Porter ". Eddy. cap
tain; II. G. Proctor, first lieutenant:
DOrman Baldwin, second lieutenant.
Jos. Packinaw. Charles Burr and
several other Indians from Elbowoods
have been in the city for several days
consulting with Attorney Stevens re-
garding their claim for lands along the
Missouri river. This is the claim that
was urged by several of the chieftains
in the city last winter when Senator
McCumber was elected, and the In
dlanS desire Attorney Stevens to pre-
sent their claim before the depart
mcnt at Washington.
At the meeting of the flax association
at Fargo II. U. Thomas, secretary of
agriculture for this state. read an inter-
esting statistical article on flax culture,
giving the figures, showing the acre
age in the different states with espe-
cial emphasis on North Dakota, where
lie thought ut least 10000 acres were
in cultivation this year. an increase of
about 80 per cent over '3S. He thought
the conditions in North Dakota and
northern Minnesota We're as nearly
ideal as possible for the growth of flax.
There was an interesting collection
of people on the westbound train yes
terday. Two coaches were occupied
by Malays, 4Asiatic Indians and China
men. The crowd We're in charge of
Frank Towne and George D. Rogers,
Northern Pacific passenger agents.
The men belonged to the crew of Il shiu
which was sold in New York and arc
on their way back to their native land
The Cinnamon and Malays were locked
in their coach but the Indians doo1
was left unlocked. The N. P. is I'M.
der $500 bonds to prevent the escape
of each of the six Cinnamon. being
sent back to- their native land-hence
the locked door.
The following from the Dickinson
Recorder shows Il spirit of advance.
ment with regard to the dog question
that might well be emulated in the
Capital city: The dog tax ordinance
went into effect Dec. ., and Village
Marshal Craig let out the job of catch,
ing fugitive dogs last Saturday to the
school boys at ten cents Il dog. L
was Il novel sight to see the BOYS
scurrying through the streets an(
alleys after mavericks. All day thu
boys were to be seen leading one O.
more dogs attached to ropes in thu
direction Of the village pound. Whel
the marshal came to take account O,
stock Saturday night he had seventy
five dogs without a brand on them.