Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-21
Wednesday,.

B. H. Bronson returned today from
a trip to st. Paul.
Rev. Father Clemens went to Dick
inson on the noon train.
w. S. DeGraff has been in Dickinson
visiting for several days.
Miss victorine Marsh of Fort Rice is
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Belk.
J. A. Barnes returned on the noon
train from a trip down the line.
Here's hoping that the North Da-
kotans are aboard the transport and
ready to start home.
The MCGOWAN fire loss in the burn
ing of the Custer hotel was adjusted
and settled yesterday.
r. E. Manley of Company H at
Manila has decided to remain there
and engage in business.
Sid Smiths farm house was struck
by lightning a few days ago and one
corner pretty badly damaged.
John White sent out a big haying
party this morning. There were q
dozen teams and a number Of men in
the outfit.
Register McGillivray of the land
office is driving a fine young black
horse which he brought down from his
ranch near Dickinson.
NJ. l.. Parker Of jamestown, who will
have charge of the new Indian trading
establishment at Standing Rock. was
In the city last evening.
The coroner's jury at Jamestown has
not vet decided whether the death of
the former soldier, Craig. who was
found dead on the track, was accident
or murder. The wife of the dead man
has arrived from Kansas City.
Rev. Hughes Of Washburn is in the
city today to meet his wife, who come
in from Ohio on the noon train. Mr..
Hughes has the three charges of Wash
burn, Coal Harbor and Turtle Lake.
Rev.. Anderson was there a few DAYS
ago and took up a collection of 5000
with which to build a parsonage.
The grain commission firm of the
John Miller Company of Duluth. Mimi.
are urging their customers and ship
pers of grain generally to take greater
care IN cleaning the same before Ship
ment. They estimate that North Da-
kota farmers paid $21O.GO as freight
on foul seeds and dirt shipped to Du-
luth alone during last year.
A certificate of incorporation was
issued today to the Hughes Electric
company OF Fargo and Bismarck. The
lncorporatOrs are Alexander Hughes
and his. sons, Edmond A.. George A..
William ", and Frank c.. Hughes. The.
capital stock is $4,000 ana the
objects of the corporation are to con-
struct and operate electric light plants
FOR the production, use and manufac.
ture of electricity and for the furnish
ing OF the same to for the
purpose of lighting. heating. motive
power. cooking, ETC.. and for the fur
nlshing from central stations Of steam
and hot water for heating and other
purposes.
Fargo Call: Charley Swayne re-
turned Yesterday morning from the
Grand River country south of Fort
Yates where he has been doing some
civil engineering for the new sewers
and water works for the new Indian
school to be erected at that place.
Charley states that the country about
the reservation is on Of the prettiest
ne mas ever seen. He states that the
excavations for the cellars and sewers
ana waterworks at the new fort at
Bismarck are about completed and that
they are now busy hauling the building
material IN the ground. There is a
great demand for carpenters in Bis
marck this season, as many of the
buildings burned last fall are being
rebuilt and those in addition to the
new fort. gives everybody work.
STRAYED.
From my residence. one bay mare
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