Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-11-24
Acts GENTLY ON THE

matter will come to a vote on the 10Th
OIL next month.
Government work on the river in
the way Of snag pulling and clearing
the channel has closed for the season
and the Steamer Josephine is laid up
for the winter at Rock Haven, the. Off
GERS and crew coming down last night.
Captain Gould has returned east and
Frank Titus has returned to the city.
S. D. ,Rohrer and family and his
brother, \. h. Rohrer. left last night
for Il winters visit to their old home.
Canton. Ohio. The Rohrer Brothers
have been residents o. the Missouri
slope for fifteen or twenty years. They
have been successful in farming and
s~tockraising and have also made a
success in the mercantile line. Mr..
S. d.. Rohrer is also Il member of the
Bismarck city council and is held in
high esteem by his associates in bus
mess and in politics.
John Carlyle, a passenger brakeman.
came near serious if not fatal injury
in cndeavoring to board the train as it
was pulling out Sunday. Having
mounted the step. he lost his balance
in some way and fell backward to the
platform. rolling toward the wheels
OF the swiftly moving train. He man
aged in some way to- check himself
before being drawn under the train.
Spectators fully expected to see him
seriously injured and were much re-
lieved when he regained his feet. none
he worse but for some bruises.
Tuesday.
Sheriff Bogue went down to Fargo
last night.
Secretary Of State Falley came in on
the noon train.
Murdoch Mckenzie came in from the
west on last nights train.
johnson Nickeus passed through the
city on the Don train en- route to Ia
coma from a visit in Jamestown.
f. j. Smith of Valley City was a
school mate Of Naio- John \. Logan.
killed i'll battle in the Philippines.
Judge Winchester has notified Clerk
of the Court Shelton to inform the
!jurymen summoned for the term of
court November 2S not to report till
Dec. j..
The Original Crowd held Il mock
trial ut the court house last night which
is reported to have been Il successful
exposition of the methods Of the APP
proved law courts.
Assistant Postmaster " alter of New
Salem had Il preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge Carothers at Grand Forks,
and was held TO the United States
grand jury next March in the sum of
$1,000 bail. on the charge Of embez-
Element Of government money. HG
was committed to Jail in default OF
bail.
Major II. G. Flint of Jamestown has
sent in his resignation as a member OF
the national guard. He says he die
not consider himself an officer Of the
guard after his resignation when III
found it would be impossible for hin
to go to war and accordingly when he
received notice to report for duty, SEN
in his written resignation.
Insurance Commissioner Harrison
) came in from the east on the noon trai1
today. lie report greater prosperity
2 III >AAASOuu NOOlllS ina LII years
: $4,000 more on deposit in the bank.
than ever before in the history of til,
county, more mortgages paid off in til,
past year than in any five years pre-
vious and the stock industry provin.
q source of wealth.
The supreme court of the United
States has refused to pass on til,
questions raised in the Markusol
liquor The court states in it
opinion that it is contrary to %preceden
to consider such cases except wher,
they are of great urgency. This de
cisiOn means that Markuson will hay
to serve his sentence, and the ques
tions involved affecting the prohib
tory law will remain undecided.
Grand Forks Herald: Word come
from Langdon that a troop Of cavalr,
is to be raised there for service agains
the Beers in the Transvaal. On tn
other hand Denny Hannifin and .Judg
Mclaughlin proposes to raise an Iris
brigade for service against the Births
in the same a Denny and tn
judge had a secret confab yesterda
in the formers room at the Dakotaf
and they We're observed carefully POI