Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-07-27

proposed means will cost about $4,000.
The council also makes it unlawful to
sprinkle lawns except between 6 and
s o'clock p. III.
There is some Indignation among the
business men of Valley City over
Mayor McPhcrson's Sunday blue laws
and Captain Mudgett, who is running
a lumber company, says that when
farmers come to the city Saturday and
want to get back Sunday without re-
naming owe and paying board and
expenses, the company will see that
their wants are supplied, no%twithstand-
ing the fact that an alderman was ar
rested and fined for loading up lumber
on Sunday.
The Fargo excursion to Winnipeg
next Thursday will be one Of the
warmest events of the season. At
least 800 people will go. A special
train will be provided over the Great
Northern. Fargoans want to repay
the Winnipeggers for the trip during
the fire festival, when the Nineteenth
battalion captured the town and peo-
pie. A number of the organizations
in the city will be represented, and
every one seems determine. to get bet
ter acquainted with the Canadian
cousins.
Minot Optic: China wants us to
keep our missionaries at home. If
we do not, the idea seems to be, not
only to kill them, but to exterminate
all their converts. The United States
government guarantees no protection
to missionaries, other than that ac-
corded to any other American citizen
who might happen to be in a foreign
country. The different missionary So
%cieties ought to provide their represen-
tatives in China with airships or bal
looms, 81 they could escape from the
wrath Of their would-be converts. This
missionary graf is all right, but it
ought to work nearer home. For in
stance, Grand Forks and Fargo would
furnish fruitful. fields.
that the democrats of the Second judi
cial district will nominate Hon. V. B.
Noble of Bottineau for judge of this
district.
Cattle shipments are beginning a
month earlier than last year, but the
early output will not be heavy as July
shipments are always soft an. do not
bring so good prices as the firmer
cattle.
Billy Irysh failed to secure the en-
dorsement of his district for the legis-
lature. Wheatland's delegation is
instructed for Frank S. Talcott of Buff
falo for the senate, Ben Mallough OF
Gill, John Hill of Empire and w. A.
Tubbs of Hunter for the house.
Pembina Pioneer Express: The tele.
, graph reports this week mention Lieut.
Lawton of the Ninth infantry as
wounded in the battle of the allied
powers at Tien 1sin. It is supposed
that this is the husband of Mrs. Annie
!, Mckenzie Lawton, formerly of this
city.
The Dickinson Press says that R. J
Turner of Gladstone, the nominee or
, the state ticket for commissioner o.
agriculture, is a hustler and can alway:
. be depended upon to support thu
straight republican ticket. His nom
ination is a just recognition of hi:
! party loyalty, and the republicans O
! Stark county.
, Mandan Pioneer: Mr.. John Green
, shields was in from Oliver county thi
week. He reports a heavy downpou
. at Bentley on Tuesday night, but tn
rain was not very far reaching. A
= his ranch Mr.. G~reenshields saw 81:
1 prairie fires all burning at once, set b,
lightning. Fortunately the rain ex
e tinguished the fires.
. Washburn Leader: Nils Gallette, Q
Armstrong, reached Washburn wednes
day from his sad journey to the rail
road. He brought back the remain
of his young sister Agnes, which ha
y been shipped from Hampton Road.
" Va, where she had sickened and dice
y Little Agnes belonged to the class sen
= from the reservation two years age
e George Wash and Little Grow accom-
panied Nils on his trip to Bismarck fo
e his sisters body.
= The Fourth judicial district muddl
comes in for a long legal communica
,, ton in the Forum-in which it is de
:, cided-Secretary Falley must certif
both Lauder and Wolfe on the oficis
ballot.
An extract from the speech of "
H. Mcpherson Of Valley City, nomir
- ated by the pops of Barnes county fc