Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-02-16

Spect for II dead hero, who gave UP
his former life for his country.
Senator and Mrs. Marshall of Cakes
will spend several months in Florida.
Col. Robinson Of the republican state
committee, will call a meeting in a few
days.
A. H. johnson has been appointed
postmaster at Drayton and f. H. Cav
ilier at Pembina.
Hancock Brothers of Fargo are pre-
pairing plans for a new $4,000 school
house at Mandan.
Fargo entertained Bishop Walker
Sunday and the dedication of the church
there was an event.
J. J. Robinson of Coal Harbor is Wis
iting down ut LaPOlte, Ind, and writes
the Forum that he is having a pleasant
trip.
Major and Mrs. Frank White have
been in Indianapolis where they at-
tended the funeral of Mrs. Whites
brother.
Albert Proehl, a prominent farmer of
Pierce county, committed suicide by
hanging himself in his barn. Cause un-
known.
Some Fargo and Mayville people and
Ed Pierce of Sheldon. are organizing
Il syndicate to buy up unimproved
lands in the state.
The local contractors bid of $G,O5O
for the new wagon bridge across Dew
ills lake has been accepted and work
Will be begun as soon us permission
from the state military board to con-
struct me bridge is secured.
A Washington paper contains the fol-
lowing item in regard to Mr.. and Mrs.
L. S. Lippy, formerly of Fargo, who had
one of the most valuable mines near
Dawson: "Mr. and Mrs. Lippy are Civ
ing $4,000 toward the new deaconess
hospital and home in Seattle, WASH"
Lewis Finch of LaMoure failed to
show up in court for trial for illegal SELL
ing of liquor and Judge Glaspell declar-
ed his bond forfeited and ordered him
arrested on a bench warrant and
confined in Jail until he furnished $1,000
bonds. Finch's physician testified that
he was i'll.
Grand Forks Herald: DR.. Quarry,
state superintendent of health, received
a report yesterday from DR.. McGregor
superintendent of health of Wells coun-
ty, and DR.. j. j. Hamilton of Fessenden
concerning the progress of the epidemic
OF diphtheria which has prevailed among
the Russian settlers in the vicinity OF
the Hawks Nest. Both physicians re.
port that the disease is under control
that there are no new cases, and that
the persons who are affected are doing
we'll. They expect to be able to give the
community a clean bill of health within
a short time.
A terrible accident was narrowly
averted at Grafton Sunday evening. Ed
Severson, who lives about three miles
north of city, was driving into town
about Z o'clock with six or seven people
in the wagon. The wind was blowing
tiercely and in the darkness he did not
see the belated G.. N. train from the
north. just as the horses got on the
crossing, a half mile north of town, the
train dashed upon them, killing one of
the horses instantly and giving the occu-
pants of the wagon such a fright as they
will not care to have repeated. Fortu-
nately no one of them was injured in the
least.
Charles Berg committed suicide in the
county jail at Minot by hanging himself
with a pair of suspenders. About three
weeks ago Berg figured as the star wit.
ness against 3 stockman by the name OF
Mckay, charged with defacing cattle
brands and other irregularities. Mckay
was acquitted, and since then Berg has
showed signs of insanity; at times he
imagined stockmen were going to lynch
him. He was given a mental examina-
ton last week and ordered confined until
it was positively known he was insane.
He was about As years of age and left a
wife and family of five children. He had
been a resident of the county fourteen
years.