Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-18

the tourists and can see that justice is
meted out to them without delay.
The fifth annual session of the
grand lodge, A. o. u. W., meets in
Fargo today.
The creditors of the Second National
bank of Grand Forks get another divi-
dend of ten per cent.
Congressman Spalding will remain
in the state until after the state con-
vention at Grand Forks.
The U. S. grand jury at Fargo is
busy but will return no indictments
until Friday or Saturday.
In the Ramsey county legislative dis
trict Henry Hale was nominated for
the senate and Messrs. Rodgers and
Stewart for the house.
Oshkosh and Milwaukee capitalists
in the Fargo Gas and Electric company
and cheaper gas is promised.
Courtenay is to have a new Touring
mill and a uniformed base ball club.
1t is difficult to determine which is
cause for the most rejoicing.
Dick Copeland rejoices In his Will
liston Graphic that the attempt to in
graft politics in the village election
failed. His candidates were elected.
The Webster block on Eighth street
south in Fargo was destroyed by fire.
Seven business firms lost their estab-
lishments and the total loss will be
about 100000.
Ruth Buckingham, a Grand Forks
child less than two years old, was
drowned in a tub of water. She was
playing in the yard and fell into the
tub.
The Minneapolis Journal publishes
cuts of three North Dakota judicial
candidates and it is needless to add
that Hon. John F. Cowan is the best
looking of the trio.
Uncle John Russell run close on to a
passing engine when attempting to
cross the railroad track at Valley City.
John had to buy a new buggy and his
estate narrowly escaped the expense of
an undertaken.
The Turtle Mountain region is a
fruitful place for Deputy U. S. Mar
shall SCHNEIDER. He has just brought
in twenty-five half-breeds to serve out
sentences in the Cando Jail for cutting
green timber on government land.
James Page had a flowing we'll
bored on his ranch some twelve miles
southeast from Bathgate last week,
which threatens to flood the whole
country in that vicinity. They have
done everything possible to stop the
flow by plugging the pipes, but the
water at last accounts was boiling out
of the ground outside the pipes, with
no prospect of letting up.
The statement in the Grand Forks
| Herald that persons who had not yet
taken out their second naturalization
papers could vote under certain cir
cumstances was a repetition of a state
ment made by an attorney, who, as
we'll as the Herald, had overlooked the
| constitutional amendment voted on
and carried in 1893 limiting the fran
chise to citizens of the United States.
The state enforcement league is after
the drug stores in Walsh county. Six
sets Of papers have been filed and it is
said there are twelve more to come,
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county in all. Suits are also brought
against the bondsmen of the druggists
for $1,000, it being alleged that the
conditions of the bonds have been VIC
lated by the illegal sale of liquor.
Mrs. T. j. McAdam, whose husband
was burned to death in the destruction
of a saloon at East Grand Forks. has
brought suit against the United Com
mercial Travellers for $1,000, the
amount Of a policy held by her hus-
band in that order. After he died an
agent Of the company persuaded her
to compromise her claim for $1,000 but
afterward friends Induced her to bring
suit for Lne full amount.
Henry Strauss Of Gladstone was in
stantly killed on Monday by an east
bound freight train. Foreman N. Guss
of Gladstone had his section crew
working in the cut e Knowlton
when Engineer w. H. Flanagan came
along with his train. The foreman
shouted to Mr.. Strauss to get out of the
way, and was evidently heard, although
deceased was somewhat deaf. Engin'
eer Flanagan saw the man, whistlet
and supposed he was all right, but JUS
as the engine came up Mr.. Strauss