Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-04-21

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Growers associations at Miles City and
Dickinson.
The last issue Of that reliable jour-
nal, the Police Gazette, has an excel
lent picture Of Ben Corbin of Glencoe,
whom it styles the champion wolf
hunter Of the northwest.
Bishop E. G. Andrews, who will pre-
side ut the Methodist conference which
begins in this city Wednesday, has
been in the state for several days and
preached Mt Grand Forks and Fargo.
The weather today is n little of the
March variety that was delayed by
the blockade. With a heavy wind,
clouds Of dust and a chill, raw air,
there is not much of business ON the
streets.
Merchant William Dwyer of Medina
was Il guest in the city for Il few hours
today. He reports n big immigration
into the country about Medina, and
several new firms settling there to
handle stock.
II. l.. Files, reported as among the
seriously wounded at Manila, is a
brother of r.. V. Files of the Settler
office. He was a former resident of
Wahpeton, and has a wife who is now
at Fergus Falls.
The awning Mt Michelson's grocery
store was whipped about by the wind
this morning and one Of the iron rods
Went through a large plate glass
window, badly SCATTERING it and
%entailing considerable loss.
Director Bronson of the weather
bureau begins today the publication Of
the weekly crop reports that are pub
lished during the crop season. There
are few reports so far of spring work.
seeding having begun only in scattered
localities.
Work on the second story of the
Rhud building is progressing well and
the brick work on the walls has been
about completed. The work of raising
the roof will soon begin, and the struc-
ture will be another substantial one
added to Third street.
George McCalley was arrested at
jamestown by Sheriff Hermes of Long
Prairie, Mimi, charged with having
struck and seriously injured a man at
Long Prairie with all axe. Requisi-
ton papers We're secured from the en-
ecutive office and McCalley was taken
back for trial.
The annual conference of the Meth
odist church of the state begins ut the
church in this city Wednesday. Bishop
Andrews is already in the state and it
is expected there will be over a hun
dred ministers and laymen in attend
ance. The program lasts Il week, and
1T will be an interesting session.
1t is reported the United States grand
jury at Fergus Falls has indicted W..
%. Purcell of Wahpeton, Lawyer
French and one Harper, a hack driver
at Moorhead, for an assault upon Bar
rett, a Great Northern detective. when
the latter was in Moorhead on his way
TO Bismarck to testify before the grand
jury regarding some cases originating
in Richland county.
At Steele an injunction has been
served on the board of county com
m%lssiOners to restrain them from COM
pleting the contract with Attorney
Baker of Michigan, relative to the col
lection of the railroad taxes. The
complaint alleges that Baker is. to re-
ceive % per cent of the amount COL
lected, which in the event that the
county wins the case, is $1,000 to
$4,000. believed to be too great a fee.
1t is also related that States Attorney
Stanley has no right to receive any
thing in addition to his salary and the
complaint alleges that he is to receive
8 per cent Of the amount. The hear
ing OF the case will be had before
Judge Winchester May 16.