Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-07
CITY AND COUNTY.
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Thursday.
Deputy Treasurer Cook came in from
the east today.
Attorney Allen leaves tonight on a
trip to Grand Forks.
Engineer Hoffman Of the Washburn
railroad, got back today from IA trip to
st. Paul.
Mrs. c. d. Moore, who has been with
W. I. Best as miliner, left last night for
Wisconsin.
John Conway came in from Fargo
on the noon train, where he has been on
a visit to his sister.
Bishop Stanley tells the Fargo Call
that he always pays full fare on the rail
roads whenever he travels.
Secretary of State Falley came in from
Wahpeton on the noon train today and
says that prospects are good for an
immense crop in that corner of the state.
Several merchants in town are busy
these days unpacking their new stocks
Of firecrackers, and the doctors are
ready for the usual crop Of lost fingers,
etc.
Land Commissioner Watt was an arri-
val from the east today. In Il number of
counties leases on school hay lands have
been sold by auction during the last two
weeks.
State Auditor Carlblom is back froma
trip to his home inSargcnt county, where
the wheat never looked better at this
time of year. They have in rather more
than their usual acreage.
Secretary Stickley of the railroad com
mission, came in today to look after some
correspondence. The commission had
very few kicks during their recent trip
over the lines in this state.
G. V. Sheplcr of Pierre, S. d., came in
overland today and will remain for a few
days. Mr.. Sheplcr is president of the
Little Gem Book company and is stop
ping at the Grand Pacific.
Grand Forks expects to excel all pre-
vious efforts in the way of parades. Elks,
X. p. and other organizations will take
part. 1t is planned to have Il monster
fire parade on the last evening of the
Grand Forks Midsummer carnival July
Is and 10.
DR.. L'Moore has another bunch of
cattle under watch at Medina, suspected
of blackleg. 1t may be necessary to
quarantine the bunch, though strongly
objected to by the owner. \ number of
deaths are reported among other stock
in the vicinity of Medina.
Francis Murphy, the famous temper
ance lecturer, in an interview in Mime
apolis, expresses the opinion that legal
prohibition has been a failure in all the
states which have tried it. But there
are still a good many people in North
Dakota who do not think that way.
Rev. r. Il. Guernsey is down to deliver
two addresses at the annual State Bap-
fist convention, which meets at Grand
Forks July > to I. His subjects will be-:
"Objects of the Ministerial Union, their
Importance and how they may be OBJ
tanned" and Incorporation of pastors in
Evangelistic work."
The committee having in charge the
securing of the right-of-way for the Bis.
marck Il Washburn railroad, is having
complaints prepared preparatory to com
mencing condemnation proceedings
against those owners who have declined
to sell the property needed except at
what is considered an eXhorbitant price.
1t is not generally known that a North
Dakota man, d. II. Houston of Hunter,
was the inventor of the Kodak, the name
being taken from the first two syllables
Of the word Dakota, transposed. Mr..
Houston sold his invention to the East
nan people, and now receives an average
income of 1915 a month from them as
royalty.
The noon train from the east today
was run in two sections again today, the
first consisting of baggage and express
cars and Superintendent Wilson's pri-
vate car. 1t would seem as though
there was travel enough going west to
keep two trains busy, but the company
finds it does not pay to haul empty
coaches east.
Governor Fancher has applied to the
War Department for one of the captured
Spanish cannon from Manila. AS these
are scarce, it is possible that the state
may have to get along with n of the
captured guns from Santiago, though or
account of the North Dakota troops hav.