Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-04
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the extension of the N. P. from Cassel-
ton to Dickey.
Mrs. J. E. Hall, wife of the sheriff
of Walsh county, took a female pa
tient to the asylum, and Lieut.. Thor
alison accompanied her as assistant.
DR.. Paulson, a veterinary surgeon
at Christine took two teaspoonfuls Of
aconlte by mistake. A doctor was
called and Paulson will recover.
M. Rice, rne man who was so ter
ribly burned by the prairie fire at
Farnham & Davidson's ranch at Car
rington last Friday, died of his injur-
les.
DIR. Storey of Darlington punched
the bag with a cigar in his mouth, and
the bag came back and knocked fire in
his eyes. He came near losing the
sight.
The city board of health of James,
town orders property owners to do
their spring cleaning within forty
eight hours or the city will do it and
charge it up.
It is stated the Fargo linseed oil mill
not go into the trust but will pass to
the possession of a Minneapolis CAPT.
talist who will operate it as an inde-
pendent mill.
The Mcintosh Republican says the
result of the convention there was not
a defeat for Senator Wishek as has
been stated, as he is not and has not
been in politics.
John Mcknight of Sheldon purchased
of Fred Kelly of Lisbon. $50 head Of
t~wo-year-old steers for the snug sum
of $16,SOO. Ransom is becoming
quite a stock county.
John Blake Of Langdon, returning
home with a load of lumber, ran over
two of his own children, breaking the
thigh of one and injuring the other
about the head and face.
Judge Glaspell has an earnest sup
porter in Griffin & Co. of jamestown.
They issue an open letter to the voters
of Barnes county, telling what they
think Of judicial matters.
Gottfried We're, an immigrant, fell
from a train at Harvey and came so
close to being run over that one of the
wheels cut off his hair, according to a
veracious local newspaper.
A gopher hunt was held on the farm
Of Thomas Edison at LaMoure and
some 1900 gophers were killed. Judge
Fisk and S. A. McCanna led the op-
posing sides of contestants for honors.
Judge and Mrs. d. N. Green, for
merly of Barnes county will celebrate
fhniVs unIInn Nvo11t~~ - ~ ~,,r o,1, ~
ColdWater, Mich. Mr.. Green was one
last legislature.
A barn owned by Thomas Stanley,
situated three miles from Hamilton,
was destroyed by fire and eight horses
burned to a crisp. In attempting to
rescue four other horses, the proprie-
tor was severely burned.
The first bank of Sanborn will open
for business this week. All is in
readiness except the books. The Of
ficers are: Arthur A. Garfield, presi-
dent; VIM. G. Garfield, vice president;
Frank E. Corson, cashier.
DR.. z. G.. Branch, assistant physi-
clan, has resigned his position at the
insane asylum to enter the practice of
medicine at Wheatland. He has a
fine opportunity to- take up a large
and lucrative practice.
Roland Magill was arrested at Lis
bon on the charge of setting fire to
the prairie in his n~eighborhood,
which burned over a large section of
country and jeopardized the property
of his neighbors, who made the COM
plant.
w. NJ. Rice, the man who was so
terribly burned by the prairie fire at
Farnham & Davidson's ranch last Fri
day. died of his injuries. Rice was
burned in attempting to plow a fire.
break to save his employers property.
He was II years of age and unmar-
ried. Rice saw the fire approach the
place and started to plow a fire break
around the buildings to prevent the
nre from reaching them. While he
was doing this the pillow became stuck
in the soil and the fire caught him and
the horses . Even when his clothing
was all on fire and he was terribly
burned. he succeeded in unhitching
the horses so that they might escape,
which they did, though somewhat
burned.
The trial of Hans Thorpe has COM
menced in district court at Minot.
The crime for which he is being tried
is the murder Of his wife, Clara
Thorpe, committed Dec. I, 1899.
Thorpe and his wife had been married
less than a year, and he became jeal-
GUS of her, it is thought without any
reason, and on the night of Dec. 1,
1899, he followed her to the home of a
neighbor, and after some conversation
drew a revolver and shot his Wits
through the head, killing her instant
ly. He then fired one shot into his
W head, but the bullet only glanced
along his face and cut through one
eye and the eyebrow. He was found
on the floor Inconsistencies, but soon
regaineu senses and remarked that
he wa SORRY he had done so poor a
job on himself" He was then taken
to Jail, where he has since remained,
and has entirely recovered from his
wound. He is now trying to prove
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