Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-10-05
SHtllrdUu,
A. Van Horn will furnish the plans
for Dickinson's new city hall building.

Dr.. Smyth has been at the hospital
for several days. under the weather
from the effects of a bad cold.
The depot foundation is about
ready for the raising of the super
structure.
j. T.. Phelan is shipping forty car
loads of cattle to Chicago this fall
from west of the river.
The steamer Expansion has been in
specteu by the government inspector
and is up the river after her first cargo
of wheat.
The ladies guild of the Church Of
st. George will hold their annual sup
per and sale of plain and fancy articles
on Tuesday, December 4th, next.
Judge Winchester has been holding
special terms of court in Stark ana
Morton counties this week giving per-
sons an opportunity to take out their
second citizenship papers.
Dickinson Press: Ira 1ngraham,
who has charge of the l. p. Baker
sheep ranches in this county, was in
Dickinson the past week with several
loads of wool. He has to make an
other trip and then their wool will be
all in and ready to ship to Bismarck
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Morton county stockmen have
formed an organization to raise funds
for the killing Of gray wolves. The
members pay ) cents upon their stock
as returned by the assessor and from
the fund thus created pay So for each
wolf killed, upon the delivery of thu
state certificate.
Argus: Fargoites who visited the
Casselton fair were so taken with the
program there by the 200 Sioux In
dians, that a movement was started to
have the fire festival committee make
an effort to get them for Fargo's fire
festival next June. Mayor Johnson
has secured the promise OF some prom
inent men connected with the depart
ment, to do all in their power to have
the Indians given permission to come
to Fargo next summer.
Dickinson Press: l. C. DeGraf has
decided to close out his business at
Dickinson during the next sixty days
and will o to Minneapolis, where
he has a much better opening. Mr..
DeGraff will retain his store building
here which will be occupied by a new
business firm. The many friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. DeGrah, while regretting
that they are to leave this place, will
be glad to know that they have every
reason to be gratified in the opportun-
ity Of making so favorable a change.
The Fin de Steele club gave a tin
shower last night at the residence of
Mrs. M. H. Jewell for Mrs. Edith Wake
man Hughes. A large number Of
friends Of members Of the club were
invited and the evening was very pleas
antly passed. Mrs. Jewell did the
honors as hostess for the club in her
graceful manner, and until midnight
the enjoyment of the evening was con-
tinued. Mrs. Hughes was the recipi-
emit Of a large number Of useful articles
about the house in the line of tinware.
Grand Forks Herald: Secretary M.
H. Jewell of the state central commit
tee, says that he received several tele-
grams yesterday from republican lead
ers in various parts Of the state ex-
pressing their satisfaction in the
changes made in the state ticket at the
recent meeting Of the state central
committee. Mr.. Jewell says that
judging from the tone of the messages
received it is the general opinion that
the ticket was materially strengthened
by the Encouragement made at that
time.
Grand Forks Herald: Deputy Land
Commissioner c. l.. Merrick was III
the city yesterday for the purpose OF
leasing the school lands of this county.
The city hall, where he pitched his
tent, was crowded during the leasing
and the bidding was very spirited
throughout. Nearly every parcel OF
land in the county was leased at all
the way from $11 to $40 per quarter
The total amount that was netted as
the result of the leasing was about
$4,000, Slightly less than vas received
last year. Mr. Merrick will leave this
morning for the northern tier of coun.
ties to conduct similar leasings.
Monday.