Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-07-07
they will remain until about the first of

they will remain until about the first OF
september.
John White has nearly finished build
ing an addition to his livery barn, the
same size as the original. The roof is
being shingled today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wentworth are in
the city, and Ed is waiting to close a
deal by which he closes out a number OF
his horses to Duluth parties.
There was a general heavy shower
over the Missouri slope yesterday and
last night which added several bushels
an acre to the crop prospects.
Attorney r. N. Stevens went to Hebron
on the noon train Sunday, and will drive
from there to Elbowoods, where there is
to be a big time on the Fourth.
Dugald and James Campbell, the En-
mons county sheep men were arrivals in
the city yesterday to see the commission
men who are here to purchase wool.
Mrs. Streeter is still at Braddock, and
though the broken arm shows favorable
symptoms, her injured wrist seems likely
never to regain it's normal shape and
strength.
Il. p. Puetterich is going to start n
German paper in Mandan to be called
the Yacht I'm Missouri, political de-
nomination none, and to indulge in no
mud singing.
Charley Howell and sister Margaret of
Superior came in on the moor train to
visit in the city for day or so. Charley
is on his way to the coast for a vacation
of a few weeks.
Secretary Poole came in from the east
today, accompanied by Supervisor Whit
taker of the asylum, who will assist with
the music at the dance given by the
band tomorrow.
Eugene Gould plead guilty before
Justice Tibbils on Saturday afternoon to
the charge of escaping from the peniten-
tiary, and was remandad until the return
of States Attorney Allen.
In order to lessen. the grade and
shorten the road at Marmot the North
ern Pacific is negotiating with Sven
Carlson for some of his land, and expects
to make improvements this fall.
Commissioners WEIGH and johnson are
in the city and begin today upon the
work of equalization. The board will
probably be in session as a board of
equalization during this week.
High water in the Missouri is not
likely to go down just yet. Floods are
reported on all three of the forks near
the Rockies, and the raise there is said
to be the highest in thirty years.
The high winds of a few days ago blew
down the big Robinson barn at Steven
son, one of the largest barns in this sec
ton of the country. Four horses were
killed in the wrecking of the building.
Nick Comfort, one of the first Corners
to Burleigh county and Bismarck, was
in Washburn last week. For some years
past he has been raising stock in the
Mouse River valley in McHenry county.
In addition to the $4,000 carried on the
Custer house in S. NJ. Pye's agency, F.
NJ. Moorhouse says that Mr.. MCGOWAN
had $1,000 with his agency, $1,000 with
the Continental and S 1000 with the Con-
necticut. I.
H. L. Nicholson secured the contract
for furnishing groceries and supplies to
the penitentiary for the ensuing year.
The contract was let by the board Sat
urday. The bids for coal were rejected
by the board.
All the laws passed by the last legisla-
ture went into effect Saturday, though
almost all those passed of any import
ance carried al emergency clause, and be-
came effective upon the signature of the
governor being attached.
Mr.. Wood of Sioux City, arrived in
Mandan last week and assumed charge
of the government works at Rock Haven,
vice G. ID. Vincent, who is directed to re-
turn to Sioux City and take charge of
certain department work.
Miss Mae Hanscom returned Saturday
night from a three days trip in the Bad
Lands with a party of young people in
rattlesnakes, one of which they killed,
and also saw a bear, but no deer.
Today is wool sale day in The city and
a number of the wool men have brought
their clip to the city. A dozen or so
loads are standing at different places in
the city. Messrs. Meadows of Boston,
Beardsley of St. Louis, and Baldwin of
st. Paul, are the buyers in the city.
Engineer Hoffman went east last night
and will probably close a contract for ad-
ditional workmen on the grade of the
road north to Washburn. The work is
being pushed and the first grading crew
is at work near the Fairview cemetery.
j. j. Jackman is in the city from the
ranch consulting with the wool men. He
ships his wool to Steele but will prob.
ably make a sale here. Ho says his clip
will exceed that of last year by about a
pound to the sheep on the average and
he is pleased with the price.
Adjutant General Miller has some
! pension information for Michael Tracy
late of the 10Th Connecticut, but cannot
find Michael. The adjutant general will
be pleased to secure information of his
whereabouts. State press may serve an
old soldier by makingta note of it.
States Attorney Morrill, of Fargo viii
ask the supreme court to hear the case
of the State VS.. John Crawford, who was
arrested for stealing wheat from a gran
airy by boring a hole in the bottom Of the
bin. Judge Pollock held that such &C
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