Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-01-26
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was suffering from temporary mental
alteration.
Fargo will organize IN auxiliary to
the state children's home society.
Fargo Argus: Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Baker. jr., and Mrs. dcLenlrccic left
Saturday morning for New York. They
will nc Joined by Miss .Adelinc Grant
and on Saturday the party will said
for all extended European trip. The
Paris exposition will be visited.
Someone has been guilty of an I'M
~pardonable oversight in making the
recent improvements in the Fingal
church. The Herald says: "Sincc the
steam heat has been put in and the
floor registers taken out, we wonder
where the church people will spit"
The coroner's jury in the casc of
Gustavc Volrath of Neche returned Il
verdict Of suicide. although some Ques-
ton was caused by the fact that Vol
rath had been shot twice through the
head with a rifle. thought by some to
be hardly possible in east of suicide.
Residents of New Rockford have
been notified by Superintendent Per-
kins Of the mail service that he has
recommended to the postmaster gen
eral that a star route be established
between New Rockford and CARING
ton. so that the residents of the first
named town may receive a daily mail.
At present New Rockford receives
mail but three times q week. Mime
wauKan and other towns on the James,
town & Northern have asked for a
daily all.
\ Washington dispatch says a move
ment is on foot to get Il government
job for Major Edwards of Fargo.
Congressman Spalding called on the
president this morning and found the
chief executive in hearty accord with
the proposition. The only trouble was
the designation of Il place that is va
cant. One will I've found if possible
and the major installed. He is said
to be willing to take a position either
in or out of the United States. The
only stipulation is that the salary shall
be in the neighborhood of $4,000 a
year.
Editor Maltby of the Sargent County
Teller has resigned as postmaster ut
Minor. and says. in announcing the
fact: Not n of the patrons O. the
office has been %defrauded. no widow
or no poor man has been injured or
abused. The present postmaster has
simply attempted the %herculean task
OF running Il newspaper and printing
business III connection with the post
office. The work of the pOStOffice has
received careful attention, but the
business end Of the newSpaper-sucll
as collecting accounts and soliciting
business. has suffered.
LaAIOurc Chronicle: An amusing
scene vas noted Monday morning. An
eminent divine was seen trudgine
down Seventh street. pushing Il wheel
barrow upon which sat his wife. The
first thought of one spectator was that
Il lost wager was being settled in this
novel manner; but. taking everything
into account. this seemed improbable
Continued speculation only served to
deepen the mystery Of the proceeding,
Perhaps. however. nothing more SER
iouS was intended than a fanciful in
depreciation of the familiar lines of
Mother Goose: "Ille roads were So
rough. II the streets Wee so narrow
lie had to take her home in al old
WheclbarrOW.'
What would probably have been i
terrible accident was narrowly averted
Just south of Mimic. \. farm team ran
away and in reaching a railroad cross
ing turned sharply and dashed down
the track. On reaching a bridge tho
feet Of the animals Slipped through be-
tween the ties and the struggling
beasts were helpless. The occupants
or the wagon, a WOman and several
children, saw No. 10 bearing down up.
on them. but Il short distance away
and climbed down rs rapidly rs pos,
siblc. II of them running down the
track to flag the train. The engineer
noticed the signal and brought tho
train to Il standstill Il short distance
from the bridge. The passengers got
out and lifted the norses bodily from
the bridge.