Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-08-10
a Jail sentence. or both, staring them

a Jail sentence. OF both, staring them
in the face.
Wahpeton claims it will soon have
the best system of sewerage in the
state.
A telephone line will be built on the
Sanborn-McHenry branch Of the
Northern Pacific. The material has
been shipped and the work of building
the line will be begun at once.
r. Sykes sued some parties in Wells
county for trespass by stock on his
lands, and the jury brought in a pecu-
liar verdict, 50 damages for plaintiff
and $40 costs and damages for the de-
PENDANTS.
Republicans in the Fargo district are
embroiled in a fierce scrap over who
shall be the party nominees for SEN
ator and representatives, and lots of
snakes are being dug up. Billy Allen
and R. S. Lewis are after che nomina-
tion for senator.
In Justice Pearson's court at James,
town D. Baldwin was awarded a YER
dict against Dick Porter for $26. 80.
The original amount of the debt, in
Cured in 1884 for poker chips was
50. go. At that time there were twen-
ty-three saloons in jamestown and the
tiger was much in evidence.
A very sad case and perhaps loss of
eyesight happened at Mayville. John
Tabineau, about 81 years of age, work.
ing for Jim Innis. a general con
tractor of this city, drank wood alco-
hol to quench his apparent thirst and
soon became deathly sick and gradu-
ally lost his sight. There is but little
hope for Tabineau at present writing
to regain his sight.
Judge Kohlsaat made a ruling in the
United States district court declaring
that a duty must be paid on goods
brought to this country from Jul new
possessions. The ruling was made in
the case of Emil J. Pepke, a member
of the First North Dakota volunteers,
who was arrested last May. Fourteen
diamonds found in his possession
which he had brought from the Philip
pines without paying duty were seized.
Harvesting has begun in the Red
River valley wherever there is any
grain to cut. There are quite a few
fields east of Wheatland being cut and
Eli Green has a section of wheat that
will go 90 bushels to the acre, it is said,
while the fields along side of it will
not give anything. Crops are reported
near Churchs Ferry. Grain that is
being cut will yield a good quality of
berry and go No. / hard generally it is
said.
Fargo Call: 1t is rumored that
Editor Stavnheim of the Fran may de-
cline to accept the nomination of rail
road commissioner or the independent
democratic ticket, not because of any
disaffection on his part, but as a mat
ter of business. 1t is understood that
he does not feel able to devote the
time to the canvass which the presence
of his name on the ticket would sug-
gest. In the event of his declining
the committee will probably name some
other person for the place from this
vicinity.
Philip Flanagan, brother of Officer
Flanagan of Fargo, has been notified
by the pension bureau that he has
been granted a pension of $24 a month
beginning Sept. 1, 1890. Mr.. Flanni.
gan is a veteran of the Spanish-Amer.
lean war, having served in Cuba ant
the Philippine islands. Part of the
time he served with the Third U. S
hospital corps, and part with the
Twelfth Minnesota. 1t was during the
Philippine campaign that he %sustaine;
a total disability, which has been re-
membered by the government with ;
substantial pension. Congressman
Spalding used his influence at Wash
ington toward securing the pension.
Welton Mcdonald of Dickinson, re.
Gently returned from the Klondike, is
out to get machinery and he and hi:
partner will work together on Bonanza
the coming winter, leaving Sulphur
claims for summer work. Mr.. Becke
is not likely to take a trip out this year
The Beckett family is in Spokane, alst
DR.. Mcdonald, who is in quite poo
: health. Mr.. Mcdonald speaks of tn
Kriceks, Caravans, Pat Crowley, Geo
; Little, Tom McGregor, Frank Smith
: and J. A. Van Eegen as being in an
near Dawson. He says that undoubt
edly there are good claims at Cap
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