Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-24
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good reasons until tuesday hight OF
next week. sss
The Ladies Aidfsociety of the$Bap-
fist church will hold a dime social ait
the residence Of Mrs. r. ID. Hoskinsi
on Thursday evening, March 29th.sSAll
are Invited. # s9
Mrs. .. g. Wickes Of Mandan, who,
died last week, was a resident ofSBis-
.marck in early days, having come here
in1SS1. She#was married hereto Mr..
Wickes by Father Sloan In 1882.
Some question has been raised as TO.
whether Philippine soldiers from this
state have lost ~residencesso far as elec-
toral qualifications areconcerned but
the general opinion is that they have
not.
The funeral Of August Stark will
take place from Webb's undertaking
rooms tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
The young man'ssbrother is still here
and will remain until after the cere-
monies.
The Russian, Babel, who was de-
8tained by Russian authorities while
on vssitt88tos that country, has returned
to this country. His brother put I'D
a bend from which he promptly
ipDsd.
G~cVernorF Smith Of Montana has
taken the case Of Joe Hurst, sentenced
to hang the end of this month, under
adyisement The peopleSof Glendive
do not believe the governor wiIlSinter-
and are making preparations for
the execution. 3@
1t is stated that railroad extensions
will not be as great as expected in
North Dakota this year owing to the
high price OF steel, and that the rail-
roads will wait a year or SO before
doing much building trusting that the
price Of steel will be reduced. a
Wilton is booming. The hotel is
full and there are families sleeping In
the farm houses about, while some
have to be contented with the shelter
afforded by barns, 10 great is the rush.
The settlers VINO arrived there recently;
are building houses and preparing to
do teamwork.
The machinery at the state Irvine
plant was to be set$in operation fort the
first time this afternoon. The engine
and machinery is in place and the
wheels are to turn for the first time
today. Several persons from the city
and the trustees of the institution
were present to see the wheels start.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Dahl entertained
a number Of their friends last evening
at drive whist. There were four tables
and eight couples. Mr.. o.. II. Will
and Mrs. p. Z. Faunce carried off the
first honors. Refreshments were
served at the close OF the card playing,
and all Of the guests rel pleasantly
entertained.
Louis Connolly Of Oliver county has
sold his 200 acre farm, with$225 head
of cattle and % head of horses to b.
ID. Schofield of Fargo and Geo. Il.
Schofield of St Johns, Mich. 1Con-
s%ideration, S16,5O0. This farm is lo-
Gated On the Missouri river and is re
garded as one of the finest stock farms
insthe western part of the state.
An item from u Dickinson paper re-
published in the Tribune a few days
ago stated ~thatsSherif Kono and Frank
Kihm had been summoned to appear
before the supreme $courtso a charge
of contempt. The facts In the case
are that they were merely notified 5sEy
the attorneys for the prosecution in
the Simpson case that they would ar
que a#s1notion before the court that
they beaheld in contempt. The SUI
**premes court issued no summons in the
matter.
The Indians recently held a8,pro-
tracted council at Oak Creek with
Major Bingenheimer regarding the
Black Hills treasy of 1ST6. 1t has long
been claimed by the Indians, and
Major Bingenlleimer states it is a9fact,,
that this treaty was only signed by
about one-thirdg Of the Indians, instead
of three-fourths, as the law required.
The Indians intend employing the best
possible legal help to have the treaty
declared null and void. Indian Com
missioner Jones has instructed the
agent at Standing Rock to Immediately
select the necessary enumerators ito
take the Indian census in June on this
reservation, and also Interpreters
where necessary. VIM c. Badger was
the successful bidder for furnishing
445,000 pounds gross beef at the
agency at $5.T5 per hundred.
Michael Kessel, a. German resident
OF Green river in Stark county. drove
into the settlement to get a load Of
wheat, and started to unhitch his
horses, when they became frightened,
knocked him down and trampled him
To death. The team ran away and a
daughter I3 years OF age in the wagon
was killed.