Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-09
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Attorney Simpson returned to Dickin-
son on the noon train.
States Attorney Allen came in from
Fargo on the noon train.
State Auditor Carlblom came in on
the noon train from Forman.
Rev. Joss went to Mandan today, and
tomorrow goes to Dickinson and Medora.
The civil service commission will
hold it's spring examination at Bismarck
March %.
F. H. Englin and Chas. A. Peterson
of Ethel were among the Tribune cal
lers today.
The senate has passed Senator Hans
brough's bill to build a bridge across
the Red river at Drayton.
Drs. Stark and Bodenstab were in the
city this morning attending a meeting of
the pension examining board.
Judge Bowen has returned from his
trip east, having been absent nearly two
months visiting friends and relatives.
r. A. Heaton came in from the east
on the noon train today with a party of
sixteen landseekers who will look over
the Washburn lands.
EX U. S. Senator Joseph Blackburn,
who was recently reelected senator from
Kentucky is a cousin Of the late DR.. B.
+. Slaughter of Bismarck.
John Scott of Cakes, grand lecturer of
the grand lodge T.. e. A. NJ. came in on
the Don train to hold a school of in
struction with the local lodge.
Col. w. II. Robinson was in the city
yesterday and left this morning for
Standing Rock to look after business at
the agency trading establishment.
There is said to be a boom on foot at
Glendale for George II. Reyes for the
state senate. Reyes was the former
chairman of the railroad commission.
The case of the B. w. g. G. F. railroad
vs.. John Boyle was continued in the dis
trict court today. Evidence was taken
of the value of the land and the amount
of damage done.
Miss Lima Skinner has completed a
successful term of school Tin Naughton
district, the per centage of attendance
during the term being %ninety-one, an ex-
cellent record for a winter term.
Postal clerks are kept busy these days
and frequently are called on to double or
make extra trips. The great amount of
mail being sent over the Northern Pa
cific is said to be due to the fact that the
through mail intended to be sent over
the Great Northern is frequently sent
over the first named road.
Judge Pollock has ordered the depor-
tation of twelve of fifteen Cinnamon
tried before him Monday. It is expect
ed that at least sixty of the eighty un-
der arrest there will be deported. The
effect of these cases will be to discour-
age endeavors to evade the provisions of
the Chinese exclusion act.
Fargo Forum: Judge Amidon of the
United States district court will hold a
term in Grand Forks, March 5. The
Fargo term will follow early in May, at
which time fifty cases will be given to
the grand jury. There will probably be
no term at Bismarck this series, and the
Booker cases at Grand Forks, it is said,
will probably never come up for trial.
Three of the places closed by injunc.
ton at Mandan have been released, two OF
them storehouses and the other the Nc.
Ginley hotel property. The places were
closed during the raid but no liquor was
found. The injunctions remain in force
although the promises are released to
the owners This was done by stipulation
between Attorney General Cowan, and
the attorneys for the defendants.
The accident which occurred neal
Mandan to the tourist car of No. 2 might
have proved serious had it not been fol-
the prompt action of the colored porter,
He heard the axle break and promptly
gave the air signal, stopping the train in
a few seconds after the accident oc.
Cured. There were three coaches back
of the tourist car and there is no doubt
but that a serious wreck was avoided by
the prompt action of the porter.