Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-08-10

incurred the animosity of the church
people.
Dan Steele of Darlington skipped for
Canada with a lot of mortgaged prop
erty but the Sheriff overlook him at
Langdon.
The Hillsboro Banner publishes a
list of owe 100 farmers who lost from
80 to GAO acres. of grain in the big
storm in Trail county. Over 100
square miles of farming land was laid
waste.
Judge Pollock holds that the state
law giving clerks of court 1 per cent
of all judgments rendered is %unconsti-
tutional. The question arose in the
suit of Goode against the N. P. in Cass
county.
Fargo Forum: Lieutenant Hildreth
received a letter today from his
brother at watertown, N. Y. On We'd
nesday evening the residence of their
mother at that place was totally de-
stroyed by fire and the mother and
sister of MI. Hildreth were rescued
from the burning building just before
the roof fell in. The loss was total
and there was insurance.
Grand Forks Herald: Word was
received yesterday to the effect that
DR.. Quarry was improving rapidly,
and would soon be able to leave for a
trip south or west for the benefit of
his health. Dr.. Quarry has a host of
friends who trust that after a brief
trip he will be able to return to Grand
and again practice his profession and
attend to his duties as state superin-
tendent Of health, duties which he has
discharged in a to win favor
able comment from the medical pro-
fession throughout the state.
James Snodgrass, who shot himself
with a shotgun at Wahpeton, was
buried at Deer Creek, Mimi, Company
|. of which he was a member, attend
ing the funeral services at Wahpeton.
1t is said that there was a strain of in
sanity in the family Of the deceased.
Indeed, rumor has it that ais father
died in an asylum for the insane. and
his mother drowned herself while in a
II. OF insanity. This may reveal the
true of his suicidal act: for there
was nothing to urlve him to such a
deed. and no real cause is known.
jamestown Capital: \. Steinbach
returned last evening from the west
where he has been 4or three months in
search OF health. He says he has
found just the right kind of medicine
and is very much improved physically.
He says North Dakota is the state,
beats any of the country he saw and
would not advise any to go out west
unless they have plenty of one to
spend. Wages are good for labor just
at present but he does not think it will
last much longer. Farm lands are
out of sight and water is scarce and
hard to get at any price.
David McCauley, the first permanent
settler OF the upper Red river valley,
died at Wahpeton. In 1898 he came
west, and in 1864 was persuaded to ac-
cept the position of postmaster at Fort
l Abercrombie. with which was com
bined that Of post sutler. He was in
4 horn,nn, hio Of tho tin,n of f1o T,I:o.
outbreak, and servel as a citizen sol.
) der in the defense of the fort. After
spending some months in St. Paul
> waiting for quiet to be restored, he
founded the town of McCauleyvil,e
He started a saw mill, filled heavy gov,
j" eminent contracts for hay, wood, an(
{ lumber, and amassed wealth rapidly
He also met reverses in which he los
u heavily.
= The people of the state will be gla'
to learn that the Chautauqua was no
I only a grand success as far as attrac
lions offered is concerned, which is
Il patent fact all over the state, but tina
5 it was a financial success as wei
" Mayor w. H. Brown says the total re
ceipts at the Chautauqua were .$7,OO'
and that as the expenses this year wei
+, but $4,000, there was a neat 81 900 0
: the right side of the ledger. OF cours
II the cost Of the new buildings erecte
this year was not included in the e,
s. pense account. The improvement
x this year cost over $4,000, but nearl
~ u $1,000 of this was raised by populs
iise subscription, so that the finances
r.. a. ~u-
&c. Iue dSSOcIdLlOu are Ill eAcellenL como
y ton in every way.
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