Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-18
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS.

City, was AuoCs1l1IAy hI1lcu ILLS u1OiuluS
by falling from load of hay. He
was 60 years of age.
Mayville-While playing, little Har-
old Ames was drilling at block
which had been used last fourth of
July for firecracker stand. It ex-
ploded, blowing off the first joint bone
of the thumb and lacerating it and the
next finger.
Minot-Ames Mckay, convicted of
defacing cattle brands, has been fined
$500, or $50 days in Jail. He will pay
the fine.
Wahpeton-Major Pease has re-
ceived permission from Adjutant Cen
eral Miller to organize hospital corps
for the North Dakota militia and is
recruiting his corps. The corps will
consist of eight privates and three
hospital stewards besides the major,
who will commence weekly drill and
instruction lectures as soon as he gets
his company recruited.
Jamestown-In the burning of the
500 trestle near Valley City, the North
western telephone wires we're broken
down and communication interfered
with for short time. New poles are
being put in by the company to re-
place those burned. The trestle was
not the one which is built across the
Northern Pacific tracks. 1t was To-
Gated some distance northwest of the
crossing.
Oakes-Cnarles Norander, section
hand, was found lying dead in bed.
There was no marks of violence and
the coroner's jury returned a verdict
of death from natural causes.
Fargo-Ingri Olson, domestic,
claimed that R. Gallup of Casselton
had traded a farm belonging to her for
one in Otter Tail county, Minnesota,
receiving the sum of thousand dol
lars to boot, and failing to give her
the money. Mr.. Gallup denied that
he had received that or any other
amount in exchange in the trade, and
when the case was called in the dis
trict court before Judge Pollock he re-
iterated the claim. The attorneys for
Miss Olson had the draft which Mr..
Gallup signed, drawn on Hillsboro
bank and no evidence was introduced
by the defendant. The jury was out
but a short time when verdict for
Miss Olson was returned, awarding her
a thousand dollars with interest on the
amount from December 10, 1894, at Z
per cent.
Jamestown-Mrs, Mary Eseltine OF
st. Paul has made complaint to the po-
lice that she was robbed of $31 in her
room at the Capital hotel Friday night.
Mrs. Eseltine is deaf and dumb and
has been canvassing in this city for an
eastern firm. She states that she kept
the money in her trunk.
Jamestown-Five families of movers
from Gentry county, Missouri, were
bound north today to Mclean county
to take up land. lhey had good out
fits.
Valley City-Ingebret Aas came
within an aas of losing his life and
much else when crossing the railroad
track at Valley City. The neckyoke
of his wagon dropped down just as a
freight slid down the hill. Mr.. Aas
passed." quickly unhitched his team
and hiked for secluded spot to watch
where his wagon, lime, and nails
struck. The lumber was all he ever
found.
Grand Forks-The annual conven-
ton of the North Dakota Medical as
sociation will be held in Grand Forks
on the 23rd and oath of May. The
sessions will be held in the K. P. hall
and it is expected the attendance will
be very large from all over the state,
to say nothing of those who will at
tend from adjoining states. One of
the pleasant features will be grand
banquet at the Hotel Dakotah on the
evening of the 23rd.
Fargo-Several cases Of fragrant vio-
lation of the law in regard to selling
Intoxicating liquors to Indians in Moor
head have been brought to official no.
tice, and immediate steps will be taken
to arrest and convict the guilty parties.
The proper authorities in the state of
Minnesota, where the offenses were
committed, have been officially In
formed, and the matter will be taken
up and thoroughly investigated It
has been known that ever since the In
dians arrived in Fargo, few days ago,
vehicles known as "jag wagons" have
boldly waited at the government build
ing for loads of Indians, and have con-
yeyed them over the river to the booze
emporiums. Several Indians have
been arrested for drunkenness, and
even now one is serving two days
sentence in the city jail.