Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-01-19

with the soaked rag tied to her tail.
Moral: Don't monkey with eats.
C. T. Forthun, Il we'll known resident
of Trail county, vas thrown from a
moving train and received injuries
from which he died.
A Rolla dispatch tells how the pro-
hibition law is evaded there by the
shipment Of liquor in packages con-
signed to anyone who wants to pay
the charges.
Agent Sondrol of the Monarch Ele-
vator company at Darlington was ac-
cused by Ora Forsyth Of having hired
him to burn the elevator which was
destroyed by fire recently. The Off
Gals Of the company believe Sondrol
to be innocent. Forsyth has been held
for trial in 81 900 bonds.
Word has been received at the office
of the United States marshal from
United States Attorney Rourke. who
is busy taking testimony in Chicago,
that the Chinese eases will not come
to trial before Feb. 1. and probably
later. The officials are just begin
ming to realize what a big job they
nave Ou llclr llnluS.
Devils Lake Inter Ocean: Just
think of it! Robert Workman and
Roy Auringer rode from Darlington
to Devils Lake, a distance of seventy
miles, on bicycles, Monday, January s,
1900. Ye denizens of the BLIZZARD
stricken east. ponder over this. \
seventy-mile ride in one day-on BIZ
cycles-and that day in January!
There is an epidemic of diphtheria
among the Russian settlers in Suits
man county. In one settlement twelve
cases are reported and eight deaths
have occurred. The county health
officers are endcavoring to stamp out
the disease, although the Russians are
difficult people to handle. resenting
any interference with what they con-
slider their private affairs.
The good ladies' of the Lisbon w. c..
Il. u. publish figures which show that
the five drug stores in that county sold
during the month of November 1887
pints of intOXicantS. The county in
1898 pOlled 1893 votes. SO our voters
get along on a small fraction less than
Il pint each, without allowing for the
ladies and minors. It makes Il fine
showing for the temperate habits of
the community.
The damage suit of Gefroh VS.. the
500 railway company. brought in Wells
county. has been compromised and set
tied. On Il jury trial, damages to the
amount of $4,000 We're awarded the
plaintiff for loss of one arm and part
of another of his young son. The
N-n1s1irt v,nS cot osi1n Inv I,,l,r, IS1o,
pell as excessive. The mount paid
by the company rs a compromise is
said to have been $1,000.
Nelson County Observer: During
the early part of the week Il petition
was circulated by \. NJ. Tofthagen,
praying the board of county commits
sioners to erect Il sheriff's residence
and Jail not to cost over $4,000. The
petition was universally signed by res
idents and taxpayers from nearly every
part of the county. The board re-
viewed the petition and then adopted
resolutions submitting the proposition
to the people at the March elections.
Lord Thursby of Grand Forks is in
the insane asylum of Jamestown. He
had left to him at different times dur
ing his life three fortunes and while
the money lasted had friends galore.
Lie made unfortunate investments and
squanderrl his money, finally being
sent to the poor farm in Grand Forks
county. \ few friends did not desert
him v when poverty became his lot
II his mind became darkened by
trouble and privation. Finally it be-
came necessary to send him to the
| OSN.1l1no for fpnnfn,onf
jamestown Capital: District court,
so far as the petit and grand iuries are
concerned. is over and nothing but
court cases remain to be tried Mt leis-
ure. The expected did not happen
and it may be stated that the grand
jury did not perform any duties which
might not equally we'll have been per-
formed by the states attorney or any
attorney, for that matter. if as much.
1t has been estimated that the cost of
the grand jury to taxpayers was about
five or six hundred dollars. not to en-
coed the latter amount while the cost
of the entire term to date is placed Mt
about 81. 100. The term has been I'M
interesting to the general public from
the in which cases have ter
minated in many instances.
Now it's said the Stutsman county
grand jury was called to indict John
Knauf and Attorney McHarg-but
failed to do so. They were attorneys
in a damage suit against VIM. Sandy,
in which Il verdict for $1.SOO was Sc
cured-and Sandy gave Il note for part
of the damages. \ Jamestown dis
patch adds: lone time ago Sandy
claims to have secured affidavits from
witnesses that they did testify falsely
with the sensational assertion that they
were induced to do SO by Peacock's
attorneys, Knauf and McIIarg. AS
a result Of the evidence he claims to
possess Sandy not only refused to pay
Peacock the note, but went to States
Attorney Baldwin and asked for war
rants for the arrest of Attorneys
Knauf and McHarg. He asserted that
Baldwin refused to act. Sandy
thought he could not succeed better
with Judge Glaspell, in whose office
both Knauf and McHarg learned to
practice. so he took advantage of Il
provision in the statute which secures
u GRAND i11rv IN tho ~nr.aSantatiOn IF ~