Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-08-07

list of over 120 farmers who lost from
30 to $40 acres of grain in the big
storm in Trail county. Over 100
square miles Of farming land was laid
waste. s.s
Judge Pollock holds that the state.
law giving clerks Of court / per cent
of tall judgments rendered is uncpngti
tutional. The question arose in the
suit Of Goode against the N. P. ii Cass
county
Fargo Forum Lieutenant Hildreth
received letter ,ttoda from his
brother at w WatertoWn, N. IL. On We'd
nesday evening the resid dence Of their
mother at that place was totally de-.
stroyed by fire and the mother and
sister of Mr.. Hfldreth were rescued
from the burning building just before;
the roof fell in. The loss was total
and there was insurance.
James Snodg dgrass, who shot himself
with q shotgun at "a Wahpe eton; was
buried at Deer Creek, Mimi, Company
], of which he was member, attend
ing the funeral services at Wahpeton.
It's said that there was a strain OF in
sanity in the family of the deceased.
Indeed, rlmor has it that his father
died in an asylum for the insane, and
his mother drowned herself while in a
H. Of insanity. This may reveal the
true cause of his suicidal act; for there
was nothing to drive him xto such a
deed, and no real cause is known
jamestown Capital !: a. Steinbach
returned last evening from the west
where he has been Tor three months in
search of health He says he has
found just the right kind of medicine
and is very much improved physically.
He says North Dakota is the state.
beats any Of the country he saw and
would not advise any to 60 out west
unless they have plenty of money to
spend. Wages are good for labor just
at present but he does not think it will
last much longer. Farm lands are
out of sight and water is scarce and
hard to get at5any price
S The North Dakota Pharmaceutic
association will meet in annual ses-
sion in Fargo AUG. and s. The,
meeting promises to be the most in
teresting of any held in years, and
some very imp portant questions will
be discussed Members Of the asso-
citation from all over the state will
read papers on subjects Of vital mo-
5ment to druggists Il and plans for adj.
vancement of the profession win be
discussed. After the business meet.
ing In Fargo the association will hold
its yearly outing at Detroit. where a
program of surprising interest will be
given. Over $500 in prizes will be
awarded, and in many Of the events
the ladies will participate.
David McCauley, the first permanent
settler Of the upper Red river valley,
died at Wahpeton. IN 1858 he came
west, and in 1864 was persuaded to ac-l
cept the position Of postmaster at Fort:
Abercrombie. with which was COM.
bined that OF post sutler. He was, in
Abercr rombie at the time Of the Indian
outbreak, and servel as a citizen SOL
der in the defense Of the fort. After
spending some months in st. Paul,
waiting for quiet to be restored. he
founded the town of McC Ca,lleyville.
He started a saw mill, filled heavy gov
ernment contracts for hay, wood, and.
lumber and amassed wealth rapidly.
He also met reyerses In which he lost
heavily. s3s
The people of the state will be glad
to learn that the Chautalqua was not
only d grand success as far as att1ac-
tions offered IS concerned /, which is Al
patent fact all over the state, but that
1t was financial success as we'll
Mayor Nv. III. Brown says the total re-