Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-01-06
THE CITY.

Oil Inspector Wickham came down
from Glenu1len last night.
Secretary f State Falley and Aud
itor Carbon returned east on last
nights train.
AIT a special election by Bismarck
eChapter, o. e. S. last night, Mrs. E. s..
Miller was elected secretary.
Register McGillivray of the land
office and Mrs. McGillivray 7 ex-
pected to return tomorrow from thei'.
trip a
contractor Donahue, OF the firm of
Donahue & Hoffman, the post con
tractors, returned to the city on the
noon train.
w. q. CrandaH, the insurance adj
juster who has been adjusting the
losses of the New Year blaze, returned
east last night. Sx
Hon.sJohn 1SatterIund leaves tonight
for Minneapolis to consult with Glen
aeral Washburn about matters pertain
ing to the new road
Abe Eppinger returned on the noe
train from Grafton where he has been
employed for "a time in the clothing
establishment of Gus Baer.
Dickinson Press: On Thursday
sCapa. Saunders took % filings for Mer-
scer county parties under the reservoir
act. This makes over 400 filings that
Clerk of Court Saunders has taken I'M
der this act.
Fargo Call: William III. Putnam,
an old soldier, and family have ne
moved to Moorhead from near Bis
marck. They have occupied the house
on the corner of Ninth and Barlow,
and will keep boarders.
Hon. Thos. Baker, il, of Fargo
came in on the moo train to adjust
lne loss. in the Robidou fire. He ex-
poets to leave about the twentieth of
the month for Europe, and will remain
for some months, taking in the Paris
exposition.
Captains Smith and Anderson, two
lady officers. are taking charge of the
work OF the Salvation Army here.
Sunday welcome meetings. Every
body Invited. Also special visit OF
Ensign Perry, e. #. s., on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. S, 8 and
10. Tuesday evening he will give a
lantern service entitled, 1.-THE Gypsy
Girl, commencing at SIP. M
Engineer VIM. Mcdonald lost the
little finger of his right hand the other
day. He had just arrived in MandaI
from his run anlSWas looking soyer#his
engine when the fireman, not knowing
he was at the side5of the engine, started
1T Tin Billy was thrown down and il
falling his hand caught the rail JUS
in time for a. wheel to clip off his little
finger He had a narrow escape ron
the loss of his hand.
Artist e. Il. Williams and his wife
who have been among the Standing
Rock Indians prosecuting their an
studies returned to the city last night
under the guidance of Frosted Rec
Fish, one of the Indian policemen
They have a cottage at the edge of thu
reservation and have been successful
in getting some good sketches Of thu
red men. They will return to tht
reservation after a day or so to con.
tinue their work,
Al Shelly, MINI, dispatch says
Denny Hannifin of Bismarck has beeI
spending a few days in Shelly with.
view Of buying the tOWnsite. He prT'
chased some property here, but coult
not buy out eithes'of the TOWNSHIP pro
prietorss lis he desired to. Lots in TIN
town have doubled in value the pas
year, and Nj. Hannifin realizes tina
they are good Investments. He Is ais
figuring on building an elevator her
next spring. He goes to Gass LAX
from here.
Perhaps the greatest mixture Of bril-
liant wit and ludiarolIs situations a
present on the road under the name o
d farce comedy Is William Gillette
t".Too Much johnson, which has bee
secured by the management of til
AtheneIam and will appear at tina
house Tuesday. Nj. Gilette's repu
tation was already made by such play
al Secret Service, Z Held by the En-
envy 4 and .sThe Private Secretary be
B i n Much Johnson yer saw th
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