Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-06-30
assistant, and has fled his oath Of

as assistant, and has filed his oath Of
Office.
Sheep shearers at Dickinson are get
ting seven cents this year. Last year.
but six cents was paid.
Rev. Ryan, presiding elder Of James
town district, holds quarterly services.
in Mandan Monday evening.
The Dakota division railroad EN-
ployes hold their annual picnic at De-
troit Lake Saturday, July s.
Mrs. r. D. Hoskins was reelected
Grand Secretary of the Eastern Star.
She returned from Fargo today.
The contract for printing the prem
ium list Of the Mandan fair has been
awarded to the Bismarck Tribune.
Engineer Humphrey is laying out the
grounds n driving the stakes for the.
new buildings at the military post.
o. H. Will returned from jamestown
this afternoon and reports work on his
tree planting contract well under way.
The first tOwnsite on the new Bis
marck and Washburn road will be
located a few miles above the Hayes
farm.
Hon. Joseph Hare has been wired
to accept an invitation to deliver the
Grafton at the celebration of the Fourth
at Linton.
I. w. Griffin came in on the noon
train after a ten days trip to Pennsyl-
vania and New York, where he went
with a car of horses.
Henry .Richolt went down to the
river this morning and brought back
several nice fish. One German carp
weighed over six pounds.
The boys are on the edge to know
how fast that new horse which Nayor
Patterson has just received from the
east will be able to go.
August Olson of Rawlings made
final proof on his claim at the land
office today. His witnesses We're w.
Carlson and Ed Rawlings.
Marie and. Clara Stevens returned
today from school at St. Joseph, Mimi.
accompanied by Miss Nellie Wiemar.
who will spend part Of the vacation
with them.
The Mandan Independent takes q,
fall out Of Bismarck by declaring that
the circus stopped at the small towns
only--taking in New Salem and Bis
marcll in this vicinity.
Six cars of equipment for the grad
ing outfit of Page & Co. of Anoka,
MIMI, arrived yesterday afternoon.
There We're two cars OF fine horses and
four cars of machinery.
The management of the Grand
Forks Midsummer Carnival are on the
track of some of the most novel and
entertaining features ever introduced
upon occasions of that kind.
At the Gun club shoot last evening,
O'Shaughnessy again won the badge
for the week, and Miss Edith Wake
man as usual held her place at the
top of the ladies class without diff
Guilty.
State Agent Treat, of the Germania
Life, whose object is ito provide a
legacy, not a law suit,'' went to Man
dan today. Mr.. Treat, while in Bis
marck. distributed some very conven-
lent vest pocket memorandum books.
Supt. Moore returned from Wash
burn last night. He reports the insti-
tute to have been a success. He was
assisted in his work by Miss Ethel R.
Hulett. They will hold the Emmons
county institute at Linton, beginning
on Monday.
Jacob Christina has been prospecting
for coal at Fort Yates, but the thickest
vein he found did not exceed twenty
inches in depth. While this. will fur.
nlsh fuel for farmers it is not likely
that they would repay working for the
government.
The wal department has ordered
that after this date all mail addressed
to the North Dakota troops he held at
San Francisco. This indicates that
unless there is some change in the ar
rangements the North Dakota boys
will be on their way home within a
month.
Blackleg is reported to have made
it's appearance in a large herd of a
thousand or more cattle grazing north
of Medina and belonging to the Vas
sau brothers. The cattle have been
shipped in from Manitoba and Mime
sofa, it is said, to Craze, and some
deaths have occurred.
People about the state will regret
to learn that Hon. George w. Harmon
has presented his resignation as presi-
dent Of the association having in
charge the state fair at Mandan. This
action is taken simply because Mr..
Harmon finds that he will not have
the time to devote to the fair that one
In that position should have. His sue
cessor has not yet been appointed.
Monday.
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