Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-10-06
STATE NEwS

Langdon people have voted to issue
bonds for a $4,000 school house.
Nine men of the First North Dakota
regiment were left behind in the hos
pital.
Fargo. is taxing parsonages and
some Of the churches will fight the
assessment. e
The state committee has issued a call
for more funds-the shortage will be
something like $4,000.
Friday and Saturday of last week
1O1 cars of cattle and seven cars Of
sheep were shipped from Dickinson.
Editor Phil Short, having returned
from the Philippines, has taken
charge of the Devils Lake News
again.
A man named Riley took poison and
then jumped off the north bridge at
Fargo. Both efforts at suicide We're
unsuccessful.
Some very handsome and attractive
Things in mems neckties have been de-
signed for this season. An assortment
of the newest just received at Dahl's.
Governor Lee of South Dakota stop
ped in Minot to buy some cattle on
his return from the coast. He says
the country is in a bad way. The
people have to pay too much for CLOTH
ing.
Terms of court have been set in this
district as follows: Dickinson Oct.
10th, Mercer and Oliver counties Oct.
9th and 25th. EmmOns county Oct.
>S1st, Mclean county Nov. 9th, Man
dan Nov. 18th.
The foundation of the new hospital
building at the soldiers home at Lis
bon is nov completed, and the brick
work will go forward at once as rap
before cold weather.
Fargo people ade making arrange
ments for the reception of President
Mckinley, who is expected to remain
there over night. The reception will
be Il suitable one, BETTING the honor
conferred upon the Gateway City.
The Devils Lake people have raised
enough money for the transportation
Of their company home and Judge
AxOlEoh 11oo l11C pow SNA4N
from Grand Forks which will be sent
to some one of the towns more in
need Of it.
Isaac Reuter-, an unmarried farmer,
living twenty miles west of Park Riv-
er, Walsh county, committed suicide
by cutting his throat. The man is sup
posed to have been temporarily de-
ranged. having been Respondent for
some time. His brother hanged him
self in the same house just n year ago.
Several large hunting parties who
were DESTROYS of coming over the
Northern Pacific to jamestown and
other points have advised the company
that they will not come owing to the
$25 license required. They argue that
the license does not protect prairie
chickens now, and as for migratory
birds. such as geese and ducks, no
game law really is needed, rs these
birds pass on to the south to winter
and all that hunters can possibly kill
would not peceptibly diminish the
numbers that fly south each year from
the breeding grounds of the far north.
jamestown Alert: Theo. Hostettel
of Pittsburg returned home after a
few days shooting in the hills. Before
leaving he took H. 3. Woods pointer
at $780, MI. Hostetter is q sportsman
who enjoys a good shoot and does not
mind a little roughing it to get 1t.
He keeps a yacht in commission and
makes winter trips in the south fol
shooting and general recreation. He
says the great sport among the east.
ern men Of wealth and leisure now is
-nolo and reDOrtS that a number OF
polo ponies, which are the common
western ponies, have been bringing
fancy prices, two of special qualif:
cations for the game sold for $4,000
and $4,000 respectively this summer
A fairly good polo pony is worth from
$500 to $500. "a pony you would no
give 20 cents for out here might brint
$500 in New York." he remarked. Mr.
Hostetter has an elegant place in Pitts
burg and is possessed Of a number O
fine photographs of actual hunting
scenes, taken by a professional photo