Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-05-26
contractors engaged in making brick TO,
the erection of the new Indian school.

C~ouITdCCOFS enBaReu IN uakln OrlcK Tor
the erection of the new Indian school.
The supreme court today reversed the
decision in the Morton county contest
case, and gives Auditor Schallern his
office.
The II months old son of Jacob Burke
died today of Group. This is the second
child Mr.. and Mrs. Burke have lost in
the past week.
An insane man, who drifted into the
city from the west, was taken in tow by
the officials and taken to the asylum by
Sheriff Bogue yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Homer NJ. Cook, formerly of this
city and now located in Chicago, is visit
ing friends in Fargo and occupied the
pulpit of the Baptist church there on
Sunday last.
Brakeman F. E. Hammond has a badly
smashed hand as a result of a fall from
the steps of a caboose at Mandsn. Some
cars were being switched and the jar
caused by the cars coming together
caused him to lose his balance. He will
go to Brainerd.
Mrs. Annie Potter, formerly a cook at
the Sheridan house, died rather sudden
ly at noon today. She has been i'll for
some weeks. She leaves three young
children. The funeral will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
residence on Mandan venue.
A surprise party was given last night
at the residence of William Braithwaite
to Miss Pearl Braithwaite. About ff-
teen guests were present and the even
ing was pleasantly passed. Refresh
ments were served and various games
served to muse the guests.
Mr., and Mrs. J. F. Roberti and little
son of Grand Junction, Colo, nephew
and niece of T. W. Sanders, arrived in
Bismarck last night, and will remain
about ten days, guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. W. Sanders. Mr.. Robert is a passen
ger conductor on the Colorado Midland.
The State High school board examin-
ers are in progress this week at the High
school. Three Latin classes and English
grammar class were examined yesterday.
Today the classes in mathematics were
examined. All the schools in the state
are examined in the same subjects at the
same hour.
Mai. Geo. E. Pond, U. s. A., depart
ment quartermaster, arrived in the city
on the moo train today, to look over the
site for the military post and direct the
preliminary operations. The work of
construction, the location of buildings
and other details of the matter will be
done under the direction of Major Pond.
It is stated that a lumber of new,
larger, longer and better constructed
postal cars will be placed in service
shortly by the Northern Pacific. The
rush of mail over the road continues and
makes the clerks hustle to get through
it all. Heavy transfers of mail are fire.
quently made on the west bound
trains.
The Pioneer Press Saltwater special
says: Warden Boucher of the Bismarck
prison, accompanied by a member of the
North Dakota board of prison managers,
was in the city Saturday and spent a
part of the afternoon at the prison look
ing up matters in connection with the
Irvine factory. Mr.. Boucher says that
contract for their machinery has already
been awarded and that they expect to
begin work on the buildings before the
end of this month.
Ward Bill was the guest Of honor at
a dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. r. E..
Wallace Sunday evening. A number of
old time acquaintance of Mr.. Bill were
among the invited guests. Back in the
early '7O's Mr.. Bill was engaged in bust
ness in Bismarck, leaving here in 1875
for the Black Hills. Afterwards he lived
in jamestown and Fargo and during the
last eight years has travelled extensively
in foreign countries-spending much Of
the time in Australia. He returns to
that country next month. He reports