Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-08-10
are regarded as unfortunate by more

are regarded as unfortunate by more
peaceable %neighbors.
The small poX ep.uemic at Kensal
is over.
Fargo has organized a Mckinley
and Roosevelt club.
The Grand lodge knights of Pythias
meets at Grand Forks Aug. IA and 10.
Some threshing is being done in
Ransom county and wheat is running
about five bushels to the acre.
A hail storm destroyed considerable
grain in eastern stutsman county. 1t
was accompanied by a terrific wind,
that did much damage.
The priest at Anamoose reports des-
titution among Russian settlers and
the charitable societies through the
state are taxing up the matter.
Postmaster Thompson of Dickinson
and Treasurer c. H. Mitchell of Far
go are having a newspaper contro-
versy that threatens to melt the types.
A woman named Benson, who has
been stopping at the Klondike restau-
rant at Grand Forks, left suddenly
and forgot to take her baby, but a
few days old.
Records for early threshing are
being broken in the Red river valley.
Az Grand Forks some grain has been
threshed on the farm OF James Cald-
we'll. The grain is of excellent quail
ity and for the amount of straw the
yield is large.
Judge Glaspell has been requested
to issue a writ of mandamus to COM
pei the board of commissioners of
Eddy county to establish a voting pre-
cinct on the Devils Lake reservation
which had been %petitioned for and re-
fused by the board.
Fargo Call: E. E. Redmon was
threshing on his farm neal Mapleton
yesterday. A little over 21O acres
were threshed-one piece of 14o acres
yielded 3St; bushels, but the grain was
about the incest ever seen in the state
and weighs 81 pounds to the bushel.
Hon. James A. Weed probably has
as great diversity of duties as any cit
izen in the entire northwest. In the
first place, he is the auditor Of Logan
county, is operating heavily in hay
raises sheep, COWS and horses; farm
err; can take a turn as a physician,
and recently or lastly he rejected as
justice and his customers do say that
when he puts on his Prince Albert
suit, he marries them both smooth
and strong, either in Russian or Eng
liSh, right or cit handed.
President James ]. Hills project fol
a steamship line from Seattle to the
Orient has finally taken definite shape
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state at St
Paul. The concern is known as the
Great Northern Steamship company
The capital stock is placed at $4,000.
600, divided into 100000 shares o.
$500 each. AS Stated in the articles
of incorporation the purpose of the
company is to be the building and op.
Grating of steamships on the high
seas and other navigable waters.
There is trouble at Bowdon between
Mayor Lathrop and Preacher Pettin'
/. ger. AS the matter stands, Mayor
Lathrop insists that Rev. Mr.. Pettingel
leave town, while the parson insist!
that he is of more benefit to the com
munity than the mayor, and advise!
the latter to be good. Rev. Mr.. Pet
finger is known as the fighting parson
AS a slayer it is said ne cannot be beat
The parson has begun e crusade
against liquor selling and prize fight
ing, both Of which have been carrie,
on to a great extent in Bowdon. TIL
fights have attracted crowds from al
the counties round about, and som
exciting affairs have been pulled of
Mayor Lathrop is one Of the leaders il
the sport, and for this reason he ha
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