Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-05
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the Mandan cemetery.
Manager Draper is making the Man !
dan telephone system popular.
After that phat tax list Editor Pack
ard thinks the Forum editor will sweeten |
up little on Mandan. ~
Geo. T, Dollard, of Belfeld, who seaved
in the Philippines, gets pension of So a
month. ~
G. H. Pearl will ship trainload of
mutton sheep from Dickinson in a few
days.
Mrs. L. A. Simpson, of Dickinson, &C.
companied by her sister, Miss Emma
Messersmith, cousin, Miss Evelin Messer-
smith, of st. Cloud, Mimi, and brother,
Joe Messersmith, are enjoying visit in
the Bad Lands this week.
The Glen Ullin wool clip amounted to
about 265,O00 pounds.
Trees will be planted in a FIVE acre
park at Dickinson next spring.
The foundation is completed for the
new $4,000 bushel elevator at Washburn
The Washburn company will also erect
four or five grain warehouses in Mercer
and Oliver counties in time for the fall
crop.
The large elevator at Wilton is being
emptied of last years grain to make
room for the new crop.
All the. bridges on the Washburn road
are being reinforced with heavy timbers,
in anticipation of the requirements of
the monstrous new locomotives to be put
on next month.
Until the arrival of the new Ignite
burning engines provided with spark
arresters, eastern coal is being used on
the Washburn locomotives. Every pre-
caution will be used to prevent the set
ting of fires, and to that end fire break
is now being made along the whole line.
Millwright W. E. Kowalke has gone
to Washburn to superintend the build
ing of 45,O0O-buslel elevator for the
North Dakota Milling company.
| The Wilton News appeals for larger
congregations of the Presbyterian faith.
| The burning of a smoke house gave
the people of Wilton scare last week.
Landlord Bookwalter's hotel at Wilton
is crowded all the time, and all have a
good word for the hotel and the obliging
proprietor, who strives to please.
The grain in the vicinity of Wilton is
about ten days behind that around Bis
marck and will yield heavier-which is
saying great deal.
Neil Gillis has been awarded the con-
tract for carrying the mail on the new
route from Mandan to Dog Tooth once
week. Mail will leave Mandan, Mon
day, a. NJ, arrive at Dog Tooth, Nom
day at 8 p. m. Leave Dog Tooth, Tues
day, a. M, arrive at Mandan, p. NJ,
same day. This will go into effect on
August 18th.
The free-for-all race at the state fair
this year will be for purse of $780,
This will attract some good horses.
The Glen Ullin Creamery company
received 210,925 pounds of milk during
July, the average test being 4.
The first consignment of butter from
the Leipzig creamery netted 1873 cents
per pound, says the Glen Ullin Advo-
cate-the gross proceeds being 10 cents
per pound in Seattle, Wash. The cream
cry started on June 20, since which time
it has turned out 6,O1O pounds of butter.
Messrs. McVey and Rober of Mandan
have just completed for Mr.. Schofeld of
Oliver county, one of the finest stock
barns in the northwest. 1t is las feet by
80 feet, and is calculated to stable 100
head of thoroughbred Hereford cattle.
The plans were drawn by Architect
OShea Of Fargo.
.Washburn Leader: Proprietor Joe Viii
Its of the Painted Woods Lake saw mill,
says his works will soon have to close
down for want of material to feed on.
Remembering the fine groves of thirty
years ago in what was then termed the
lower Painted Woods country, and the
timber strands as We see them to-day
make disparagement and change dis
heartening to the lover of the primative
Doc Dillon has decided on erecting
two story building in Washburn and.
fitting up offices on the second floor
The main building will be occupied by
Holton Bros. who will put in complete
line of merchandise. \. ,.y=: sz<. .,
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DR.. w. g. Grace was once giving
brilliant batting display at the oval.
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