Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-08-04

kind ever experienced here. Merchant
Robinson lost several head of horses at
Coal Harbor by lightning, and every one
in that section had more or less buildings
unroofed. At Lake Ethel the large barn
of ex-Warden Dan Williams totally col
lapsed. 1t was the largest in the coun-
ty. West of him, Frank Englin had his
house carried entirely away, leaving no
mark but a few scattered parts and
boards. In Washburn several buildings
were moved from their foundations, but
no II suffered personal harm.
Friday.
Charley Howell returned to Duluth
last night.
Register McGillivray of the land office
went out to Dickinson today.
Judge Winchester returned on the
noon train from Il trip down the line.
r. L. Best returned today, after a visit
of several weeks at his old home in Min
ncSOta.
Mrs. w. G. Gooding of Fort Lincoln,
is visiting for a few days with Mrs. w.
S. MoorhOuse.
jamestown Alert: Lieutenant Bald
win wired yesterday that he was COM
fortably settled in a San Francisco hotel.
He stood the trip all right and is feeling
first rate.
County Auditor August johnson of
Mclean county is a guest in the city
today, and will return tomorrow with
the land seekers party.
D. J. Laxdal came in this noon from
Cavalier, Pembina county. Mr.. Laxdal
is the land commissioner-elect, having
been elected at yesterdays meeting Of
the state board of university and school
lands.
Col. j. W. Foley of Medora, is among
the guests in the city. He came down
to Mandan with Messrs. Hoffman and
Haywood, two Of the men interested in
the horse meat plant, who have been
out west looking the ground over.
Editor Packard gets back for the sus-
pense regarding the shops, in this wise:
The roof having blown off the capitol
building at Bismarck, now would be a
good time to agitate the removal of the
state capital to jamestown, where it
should have been in the first place.
A special train passed through the
city last evening. bearing a party of
Brooklyn Eagle people, who have been
making a tour of the country, and are
now returning from the Pacific coast.
They have not neglected the newspaper
business in their sight seeing, and print
and issue a paper every day from the
train.
John Nichols, jr., only son of Mrs.
John Nichols. died at the residence of
his mother last night, at tho age of AZ
years and s months. The deceased has
suffered from stomach disease for some
time, and death came after a gradual
sinking. The funeral services will be
held at the Presbyterian church tomor-
row afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Fargo Forum: Miss Henrietta E.
Ford of The Record was married at high
noon today at Arvilla to Harry E. Wells
of Minneapolis. They will make bridal
trip of a month through the east, going
via the lakes, and will be at home after
September l, at the Hampshire Arms,
Minneapolis. The many friends of the
bride extend congratulations to Mr..
Wells.
jamestown Alert: There were several
prospective buyers on hand yesterday at
Fargo to bid on the land to be sold by
the Northern Pacific Land Commits
sioner Phipps of the Northern Pacific,
but all the lands offered were bid in by
the company. It is understood that the
whole proceeding is for the purpose of
transferring title from the receivers to
the organized company.
Railroad officials at st. Paulhave been
figuring on charges for the transporta.
ton of the Minnesota regiment home by
special train and have concluded that
10000 will be about the right figure,
This regiment is larger than the North
Dakota and the distance is a little longer
SO the transportation of the North Da-
kota regiment at the same rate-would
be about $4,000 or a little over
Dwight Donnelly met with a mishap
on the road to Spiritwood lake. In
turning a sharp bend in the road the
wagon seat broke its fastenings and
Dwight was thrown out of the wagon
striking his head on the ground with q
force sufficient to cause temporary I'm.
consciousness. The horse became fright.
ened at the same time and ran away and
at last accounts had not been heard
from.
Attorney General Cowan, who came
in from the east yesterday, has beer
camping at the Chautauqua for a couple
of weeks. He says the Chautauqus
meeting was more successful this yeal
than ever-some $500 was cleared by
the association, and in addition to this
private subscriptions of $500 were
raised, to be applied next year in thu
erection of a hotel and auditorium. A
railroad to the grounds is under contrac'
and will be erected before the next an
nual meeting.
The lawn social at the Morris residenc,
last evening was a grand success finan
cially as we'll as socially. The evening
was a perfect one, the grounds artistic
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