Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-06

city and are domiciled at the Beardsley
house.
George Strong, of Velva, was n guest
at the Custer yesterday.
Senator and Mrs. Sanborn have rooms
at the Marshall residence.
Senator and Mrs. Twichell are located
at the residence of Deputy Treasurer
Cook.
John Clarke, a prosperous Cromwell
farmer was transacting business in the
city yesterday.
e. A. and A. G. Dawson are now To-
Gated in their new quarters and arc ar
ranging their stock and getting in shape
to sell shoes cheaper than any other firm
in the northwest.
j. H. Munger, of the Custer house has
a curiosity in the shape of a large stone
which bears a striking resemblance to a
Camellian. The stone was found i'm
bedded in a huge chunk Of Ignite coal,
is very pretty and may possibly possess
considerable value.
Joseph Hare has secured the services
of Harry Burton, the gentleman of
whom mention was made in these col
umns some time ago as being a veteran
of the Cuban war. Mr.. Burton is a sew
ing machine expert and will have charge
of this department of Mr.. Hare's business.
Mrs. w. S. DeGraff is quite seriously
i'll at her home in this city. Some time
ago she was afflicted with a stroke of
paralysis in which she lost the use of
one arm and she is now suffering from a
severe attack of la grippe. Her many
friends in the city hope for her speedy
recovery.
One of the largest locomotives owned
by the Northern Pacific system passed
through the city last night on an extra
freight. The engine was manufactured
by the Baldwin Locomotive works of
Philadelphia and is a model of mechan-
ical skill and excellence. 1t will be used
to haul freight on the Yellowstone d.
vision.
A night operator has been put on in
the local Western Union Office for the
accommodation of the newspaper CORES
pondents and to take care of the extra
rush of business. An Office will also be
opened at the capitol tomorrow.
Bismarck has many handsome and
well equipped business houses, but in
the store of Grambs Bros. it can boast of
one of the finest retail hardware cstab-
lishments in the northwest. The firm
have lately occupied their new block on
Main street and have received a large
invoice of new stock which includes
everything imaginable in the hardware
line.
The report of the weather bureau for
the month of December shows that the
mean temperature for the month was II
degrees, against an average mean for the
past twenty-five years of Is degrees, an
excess for the month of two degrees. The
total precipitation for the month was
"A inches, against an average total for
the month in twenty-five years of go
inches, a total deficiency during the
month of .16 inches.
J.J Hill, a Minneapolis jeweler, is a
recent arrival in this city. Mr.. Hill has
associated himself with P. G. Reming-
ton, the drug man, and will put a repair
bench in one of Mr.. Remington's win
dows. He comes highly recommended
as a practical workman. Mr.. Remington
will in the neal future add a fine line of
jewelry to his drug stock and will be pre-
pared to favor his patrons with the best
articles in this line anywhere %procurable.
The social event of the season will be
the annual ball and banquet of Bis
marck Typographical Union No. 40
which will be held some time in the
week beginning January %. At the
regular monthly union meeting held
Sunday afternoon a committee on ar
engagements was appointed consisting of
Harry Lee, James. Mccormack, G.. E.
Murrill, Ed. Thomas, r. A. Eckley and
J. G. Quinlivan, who will leave no stone
unturned to make the coming banquet
and ball the best one given by No. 140.
Wednesday,.
+. M. Anderson, of Mckenzie, was a
Bismarck caller yesterday.
Fred Buckley, of Glencoe. was trans
acting business in the city yesterday.
Presiding Elder S. Z. Ryan of the
jamestown NJ. e. conference was visit.
ing Bismarck friends yesterday.
John White has secured from the city
authorities the contract for conveying
the members to and from the capitol
building.
Mrs. A. P. Winchester of Pembina,
who has been selected journal clerk of
the senate, is a cousin of Judge Win
chester of this city.
e. E. Semling, the clothing store man,
went to Grand Forks last night where he
will serve on the grand jury at a term of
the U. S. district court now in session in
that city.
County Attorney Allen, R. N. Stevens
and Judge Fort moved their offices into
Webb block yesterday and Superintend-
ent Of Schools Edick has taken rooms
in the First National block.
Cole, the murderer of Sophronia Ford
now confined in the county Jail, is said
to be weakening, as the stern reality of
his doom dawns more forcibly upon him.
He is reported to have said yesterday
that he had ever before SO fully real
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