Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-11-03
STATE NE3wS

A $1,000 fire is reported from Mayville.
There was eight inches of snow at
Williston last week.
There is yet a good deal of threshing
to be done in the Red river valley.
Land agents predict a larger immigra-
tionto the state next year than this.
Ole Gift, a prominent resident of
Grand Forks county, died suddenly at
Meckinock.
Contractor Schlanser get behind a
vicious horse at Fargo and had an arm
broken from a kick.
President Mellen and party passed
through the city last night en- route to
the Pacific coast on a tour of inspection.
: Commissioner Brown of Cass county
has some valuable mining property in
Cripple Creek-ore ranging from 81 to
$3.50 a ton.
After paying all the fares of the sold
Ter boys and helping out other commit
tees to the tune Of over a thousand
dollars, the Fargo committee has a bal
c Of nearly $500.
Frank Jones died at st. Thomas from
poisoning believed to have been caused
by drinking boot leg whiskey. The dis
patch announcing his death says "the
prohibition law is thoroughly enforced
here and the only way he could have
secured liquor was from a bootlegger."
Walsh County Record: What seems a
misfortune sometimes proves a blessing.
Ed Baldo, who lives east of the city a
few miles from the Red river found one
of his quarters too wet to SOW to wheat
last spring. Finally almost in despair
he sold his seed wheat and bought thirty
bushels of flax and sowed it. From that
he got 1000 bushels and as a result made
a thousand dollar payment on his land.
He feels that the Thousand dollars was
almost a gilt.
The balance of the extension of the
Cooperstown branch Of tho N. P. has
been turned over to the operating de-
partment. There are three stations on
the extension, viz: Jessie, nine miles
north of Cooperstown; Buford, sixteen
miles and McHenry, twenty-sever miles
Jessie has three elevators, nearly fin.
ished: Buford one in operation and two
building at McHenry. Things are boom
in Griggs county and farmers prosper.
ing. The engine sheds'have been moved
from Cooperstown to Sanborn.
Mandan Times: The foundation fol-
the new Northern Pacific machine shop
is nearly completed; the roof is being
placed on the car shops and the walls OF
the old engine room and coal house are
going up. Last week the mammoth
chimney was pulled over and such Of
the brick as are sound will be used in
the new chimney. The pulling down Of
the old smoke stack was an interesting
event. A cut was made in n side Of
the base, a hawser made fast at the tor
was connected with a locomotive and
the immense pile of bricks came dow1
with a crash.
On Sunday Charles Mcdowell of Will
low City with a party of friends, wen
hunting to Round Lake, south Of Will
low City. Late in the afternoon, afte!
wading in the marshes for a long time
he complained of feeling chilly, ant
started to wade to the shore about
quarter of a mile distant. Since tina
time he has not been seen, and no trac
of him a be found. Securing partie
we're organized as soon as his absenc
was noted, and they spent all day Mon
day dragging the lake and searching il
the vicinity, but SO far without effect
Mr.. Mcdowell is undoubtedly drowned