Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-01-13
STATE NEWS.

Louis Goeschel, jr., Of Mandan, fell
and broke his thigh while playing a
game OF ball at Mandan a day or two
ago.
A colored youth confined on a charge
of burglary, escaped from the county
jail at Mandan. A reward Of $50 is
offered for his capture. q.
Mayor johnson has ordered the Far
go chief of police to- remove all slot
machines. Recently a number Of
crimes had been committed through a
desire to secure money to play the ma
chimes and the mayors edict in line
with popular sentiment.
e. Dickinson Press: A large transfer
was made this week in the sale of J..
E. Williams ranch and Hereford stock
to Gus Elfstrom of Valley City. The
consideration was something like $15,-
600. Mr.. Williams will continue in
the cattle business, having another
ranch farther out in the Bad Lands; .
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 cases will not come
to trial before Feb. 1, and probably
later. The officials are just begin
ming to realize what a big job they
have on their HANDS.
4 Washington dispatch says: The
news comes from Minor that the post
master at that town, Jay H. Maltby,
has been removed, though no successor
has been appointed. Some a that
Maltby has resigned to head off re-
moval. The story is that Maltby is
short in his accounts, and that he was
removed upon the recommendation of
the postoffice inspector who, recently
visited Minor. If Maltby is short in
his accounts his bondsmen know moth
ing about it, no demand having been
made upon them to square the def
cheney. Maltby is editor of the Sar-
gent County Teller.
At the meeting of the directors of
the Alliance Hail Company at James
town it was found that the total re-
ceipts, including amount on hand
January 1, 1899, We're $62, ASP. 10. OF
this $51, 465 SO were paid for losses,
$10,914.4O for expenses, commission.
adjustments, etc.. leaving a balance OF
ST. 80 with 500 due on officers salary
The general expression was the people
would stand by the company in view
of the fact that other hail companies
had raised rates. The reduction Oh
liability to about a fourth was consid.
cred as equivalent to raising the rate
and was regarded as a good plan tt
insure payments in full without being
a burden to policy holders.
Mandan Pioneer: The eagerness O
certain Mandan individuals to rush int
print and wash dirty linen through
the columns of newspapers in the east
ern part of the state is having a tend
ency to- unite the law abiding forcei
and cause a firm and determined effor
to- drive the saloons from Mandan
These correspondents have claimed II
be friends of the saloon keepers an
in their efforts to bolster up that sid,
OF the issue they are bringing abou
a condition that may result in a per
manent closing. No more foolisl
piece Of business could have been done
to the cause of license, than the publ
%cation1of those repeated and untruth
full charges that have found their wa,
into the columns of the Fargo Forum
duringzthe past two weeks.
Grand Forks Herald: The endin.
of the life of a poor cat last night il
which two women figured as the exc
cutioners, cause more commotion thai
a colored hanging bee would in Ken
lucky. The murderess figured tina
the chloroform route would be the mos
feasible and the least bloody. Procur
ing the bottle of chloroform they tiet
a. cloth saturated with it to the cat
tail and put the beast under a tub, ant
for fear the poor kitty might escap,
and chloroform them all, sat down Oh
the tub and proceeded to await tn,
Ecats finish. The cat. however, in
stead of dying like a well-bred, re
spectacle cat should, proceeded to g,
into a series of fits and yowled ant
scratched till the plotting women wer,
frightened nearly out of their wits
but We're afraid to get off the tub les
the cat should get out. A passer-b,
was attracted by the hubbub and cam
rushing in. The tub, cat and all wen,
dragged to the door and kicked int,
the street. The cat is still at larg,
with the soaked rag tied to her tail
Moral: Don't monkey with cats.