Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-11

says the Globe.
Congressman Spalding is on the way
home from Washington.
The United States grand jury begins
its work at Fargo tomorrow.
Griffin & Co. are doing plenty of
press work for. Judge Glaspell.
Ramsey county commissioners gave
500 to the orphans home at Fargo.
Casselton has granted a ten year tel
ephone franchise to Mayor Meredith.
Hankinson business men have or
ganized a hail and fire insurance COM
pany.
The Episcopal vestry at Fargo has
accepted the resignation of Rev.
Mooney.
Peter Hawkinson of Wyndmere was
injured in a runaway and had his leg
amputated.
The bondsmen of the Second Ma
tional bank of Grand Forks offer to
settle a So 100 claim for $1,000.
A dissipated burglar broke into Har-
ris drug store at Cakes and stole $50
worth Of cigars and whiskey.
Ransom county convention Wednes-
day at Sheldon, and there may be
more excitement than expected.
Dickinson has a new steam fire en-
CINE and after a successful test the
residents of that city feel safer.
Clarence Mcdonald of Richland
county went crazy down in Minneapo-
lis and has been sent to the hospital.
Love.
The report that Jesse Langdon of
Fargo died in Manila from the effects
of an operation is discredited by many
Fargo people.
The Alliance thinks the republicans
of Barnes county will select George w.
Earl and Geo. NJ. Young az their rep
resentatives in the legislature.
The Edwards building at Fargo is
to be the finest office building in the
state and the first brick was laid by
Major Edwards, it's godfather.
The 6-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Alice Baker living near Minot shot
herself through the body with a gopher
rifle. The wound may prove fatal.
Grand Forks county is out of debt.
-Four years ago the county was bonded
for $4,000 and today does not owe a
dollar, the bonds having been called
in. '
The Forum says J. M. Devine has
found q nnyy 1nUn 0y1fci1o nf nOIifiac
which may require his attention dur
ing the campaign. What does this
mean?
Hon. J. NJ. Devine in an interview
down III Minneapolis tells how North
Dakota will have 100000 people at the
coming census, 100000 of them vote
bearing.
H. A. Hogue of Darlington has sold
H. J. Dale of Renville, Mimi, three
thousand acres of land for stock pur-
poses. Dale will put 800 head of cat
tie on the land Immediately.
John Helgeson skipped a 500 bail
bond at Dickey, on a charge of blind
pigging. On his return a few days
ago he was arrested on a bench war
rant and had to put up a cash bond OF
$500 to secure his release.
Houle, the Pembina county wife
murderer has been held to district
court without bail for trial in June
Houle says he did not intend to kill
his wife when the row started but fin
ished the job because she suffered so.
John Wilde of Medina died at the
Capital hotel in Jamestown of pneu-
monia. He had come from Eureka
S. D., about six weeks ago and was
busy preparing to open a general store
He leaves a wife and two children.
Fred Falley wants Dakota avenue in
Wahpeton paved. He says those oil
the residents of Wahpeton who have
plugged along through the mud for
twenty years want to get out of it a
little before passing in their checks.
At McHenry the 6-year-old daughter
of L. Bergland crawled into a badger
hole to get a bottle of milk left there
to keep cool. She was caught
in the hole and unable to extri-
was found dead by her mother.
: There is trouble in city affairs at
Devils Lake. Two aldermen failed
to qualify and a special election was
called to fill the vacancy. Now they
come forward and state they did not
receive their certificates of election
and will enjoin the officials from hold
ing the special election.
The old settlers of the Devils Lake
region are soon to have their first pic
mic and the News. says there will be
many interesting features, among them
the first OK that hauled a Rer river
cart into the country, which has been
secured and will be %barbecued for the
guests. No over-eating is looked for.
Harry Charles of Fessenden sent his
little boy to the house for his pipe and
matches and in taking them to his
father the little fellow dropped a
match, stepped on it and thirteen tons
Of hay, % chickens, a barn and other
sundry items went up in smoke. The
father smoked-but not in the way he
intended. The loss is quite heavy.
The Massacre & Simpson cattle at
Dickinson fed by VIM. Wilson on his
farm at Charter Oak, Iowa, were
placed on the Chicago market on the
18th of April. They averaged in weight
1908 pounds. A part of the cattle sold