Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-04-06
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%1#ssHFEE ,+fE EEE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES &3Erp-bE-a.=E b.
the city at about o'clock in the after
noon.
Tits said Rev. Spoor, formerly pas
tor of the M. e. church here, will be
transferred to Washington by the
Methodist conference, at his own re-
quest because of the ill-health of his
wife in this climate. .
MI. Andy Will and Ethel schaeffer
were married this week by Rev. Guern-
sey. The bride is prominent Saliva
ton army worker, and the groom is
well known in the city. Friends will
extend congratulations.
Congressman Spalding made an ar
gument before the. committee on public
lands on his bill to open the Fort Blu
ford reservation, and the committee
made favorable report on the bill. This
is one of the largest reservations in the
state.
r. R. Elgin. who has been chief clerk
OF the quartermaster's office IN this
city for several months, has been
transferred to st. Michaels, Alaska,
where. he will hold a similar position.
He expects to leave for Seattle in a
few days and will sail about May /
forshis Alaskan station. II
John Fisher, who was arrested at
Medina charged with theft Of snow
fence from the. Northern Pacific, was
acquitted at his trial. From the tes-
timony given at the East it 6
5that>in the past year the Northern Pa
clfic has lost some 10000 feet of Ium-
Der, that has been stolen from snow
fences.
Hon. John Satterlund has received
a sample of the b%riquettes made from
the Connellsyille process. "A letter
accompanying the sample says the
8hrlquettes may be made for Ia cost of
about % cents a ton, and that it is
believed the process will work well
with Ignite coal. Tests are now
being made.
The opposition to Mayor Johnson
ought to be squelched. AS soon as
the mayor heard that Captain Sigsbee
was in st. Paul he went down and
landed the captain Of the Maine for
a visit in, Fargo. Captain Sigsbee
will be there Sunday afternoon. and
there is another eagle feather in the
mayors cap.
The 500 road is now accepting
through consignments Of freight from
The east for Washburn. Freight agent
Cole was there several days ago con
tracing for cams to bring freight
across from Velva. The 500 has
shipped nine carloads of harvesting
and farming machinery to Washburn
which will be freighted I
DR.. Bentley: { was surprised at
the prices brought for the horses and
farm implements belonging to the
Michael Hess estate. There were over
200 farmers at the sale. Horses sold
as high as $3.50 and the farm machin-
cry also brought good prices. The
cattle We're sold at private sale on
good terms. The auction sale netted
Mrs. Hess about $1,000.
correspondent of the jamestown
Alert says the Northern Pacific is con
templating replacing the. section me-
along Its line with Italians, furnishins
them shanties to live In and o fol
themselves. He protests vigorously
Al is not believed the Northern Pacific
intends taking this step, but that the
Italians arctic be employed in surfac.
ing and work on the roadbed.
jamestown Alert: The fortune tel.
ler who has been sojourning ait the
Capital hotel the past two weeks left
4 today for Bismarck. She was vel
~patronized and was quite successful, II
is. said, in unfurling the past--so much
so as to justify those who consulted
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