Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-07-06
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Wis. "a. "A. JoSS VI ILLS CITY is one
of the vice presidents of the Woman's
auxiliary Of the Episcopal church of
the state. Rev. Joss was rendered a
vote of thanks by the Episcopal 0 m
vocation for the able sermon he
preached.
w. T. Perkins sends the Tribune a
copy of the Seattle Star with a picture
OF the steamer Senator stuck in the ice
in Behring sea. This is the boat in
which DR.. Ballard took passage for
Cape Nome. The steamer was an
chored to an ice foe and awaiting
warmer weather.
A heavy frost at Grand Forks did
considerable damage to garden truck
and vegetation.
Mrs. T. ]. Hines and Miss Ella For
tune were among those who returned
from Grand Forks yesterday.
DR.. w. A. Bentley, past department
commander, installed the new officers
of the G. A. R. at Grand Forks.
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Register of Lewis,
Delaware, is in the city visiting with
her brother, f. H. Register and family.
Rev. Joss of this city is clerical al
ternate to the missionary council of
the Episcopal church at Louisville,
KY, in October.
]. D. Moulder has resigned as a men,
Der of the penitentiary board, and ].
H. Bowers of Fargo has been appointed
to fill the vacancy. .
Simon Jahr was in the city yester-
day from Wilton and reports crops
fair in that vicinity and a good out
look for business this fall.
Farmer Cordner: Some very good
crops in our neighborhood. Fair
crop of hay and stock looking fine.
Nothing at all to complain about.
Hon. George w. Harmon was in the
city yesterday rom Mandan. Mrs.
Harmon has undergone an operation
at the hospital here but is improving
rapidly.
Auditor August Johnson of Mclean
county is in the city today. He says
there have been some good rains in the
vicinity of Washburn and there will be
some fair crops.
Wool men are offered an advance of
10 cents by commission buyers at
Dickinson, but are holding off for flat
sales. They believe they ought to get
as high as twenty cents.
Dickinson Press: Manager Hughes
Of the Electric Light company has
been granted a franchise by the village
board for a telephone exchange. Mr..
Hughes states that he will install at
once a frst-class exchange, using the
modern long distance instruments and
a night and day service. He also
states that the rates will be so low
that no one a afford to be without
this modern convenience.
The census enumerators are nearly
through with their work. Any per-
sons who have not been enumerated
should notify the e~numerators, H. w.
Richholt for the First and Second
ward districts and S. w. Mansfield for
the Third and Fourth wards. One
thing disclosed by the taking of the
census is that there is not a vacant
house of any kind in the city. It is
believed the census will show the city
to have a population of about $500.
Bismarck is not the only place where
the fellow with the "dog buttons" is
getting in his work. Note the vigor-
Gus comment of the New Rockford
Transcript: THE dog poisoning sneak
got in his work again Saturday night
and as a result five uogs went up to
dog heaven. OF all cowardly and low
lived ours the person who scatters
poisoned meat easily captures the
prize. The owner of the dogs poisoned
are breathing vengeance and if the
party is found it will go hard with
him."
Private advices from Seattle indicate
that the Mckenzie party and the new
Alaskan officials will get away the
first part of the coming week. They
are waiting for a good boat. The YES
sells have been considerably delayed
and all previously announced dates are
5 off. Perkins will probably go to Nome
: with the party. Montgomery of Far
go has returned from his Alaskan ex-
%cursion trip and Cronan of Fargo will
go up next week to look over a prom
Using proposition he has in that sec
ton.
The railroads are at work now trim
ming things down so as to lessen the
expense. Several crews have been
laid off by the Great Northern, and
trains are required to come up to a