Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-06-30

chored to an ice foe and awaiting
warmer weather.
Hon. George w. Harmon wal 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.
Annie Sphinx, a valuable trotting
mare owned by Wickes of Mandan, ran
into a barb wire fence and suffered in
juries from which she died. She has
been a familiar horse on slope trotting
tracks.
Mrs. A. a. Joss OF this 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 CON
vocation for the able sermon he
preached. 9
Glineberg & Loyin caution all per-
sons against entering the Sheridan
house structure. This applies to all
persons who are not employed on the
work. Arrest and punishment is
promised anyone who enters the build
ing without authority.
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 can 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 enumerators, H. w.
Richholt for the First and Second
ward districts and S. w. Mansfield fol
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. 1t 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 Rockforl
Transcript: "The dog poisoning sneak
got in his work again Saturday might
and as a result five uogs went up te
dog heaven. OF all cowardly and low.
lived urs the person who scatters
poisoned meat easily captures The
prize. The owners Of the dogs poisoned
are breathing vengeance and if the
party is found 1t will go hard with
him.
Private adyices 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 art
of. 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 viii
go UP next week to look over a prom.
Using proposition he has in that sec,
Ition.
The railroads are at work now trim.
ming things down sc as to lessen The
expense. Several crews have beer
laid off by the Great Northern, ant
trains are required to come up to {
certain tonnage or held until that ton:
mage is made up. On the Northern
Pacific the only reduction SO far ha.
been in the matter of section men ant
these crews have been reduced to jus
half the number. The average crew
numbers from six to eight and ten, ant
half the number, by the new order, ar.
laid of, pending q better condition o
affairs.