Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-04-02
STATE News

Forks.
& r. o. Getchell has been reappointed
Indian agent at Fort Totten.
Hon A. H. Laughlin will engage in
the machinery business in Lisbon.
Esmond, new town, is only six
months old and has a population of
800.
The main business portion Of
Hocple, in Walsh county, was destroy
ed by fire.
Charles Pingell was drowned in the
James river, while trying to ford it
horse back.
Mrs. Harry CronWall, wife of a well
known stutsman county citizen, is dead
at Eldridge.
Pete Bengston was drowned near
Valley City while attempting to cross
the Sheyenne river.
Editor Kilbourne has retired from
the Lisbon Gazette after ten years con-
nection with that paper.
Three cars of immigrants were
derailed on the 500 above Minot but
ithere were no fatalities
The Pembina river is reported
higher than since 1897 and there are
fears of a general flood.
3 80
H. C. Hurd has been appointed
postmaster at, Rugby, which has been
made a presidential Office.
The Minot Optic complains that, it
takes eight or nine years to get a side
walk built in that town.
1t is estimated that Fargo people
spend $4,000 to $4,000 yearly for ar
tesian water for drinking purposes. !.
A prairie chicken broke into the
house of Geo. Russell, Richburg, and
no beafsteak was ordered that day.
LaMoure people are considering an
artesian we'll as fire protection and
the Jamestown Capital says don't"
Mrs. C. c. Peterson Of Park River
wants a divorce on the ground that Ee'
husband thrashed her regularly once a
week. 1s
"A special train brought 400 Scandi-
navian immigrants into St. Paul, to
locate in North Dakota along the fa-
nous SEQ Hn&
There are numerous reports Of mar
row escapes through the state where
drivers have attempted to cross swol-
len streams with teams. =
While the Northern Pacific trains
were tied up with waiter at Mckenzie
the Great Northern trains were in a
snow blockade near Minot.
Eight U. S. prisoners indicted at
the last term of court here were SEN
fenced by Judge Amidon at Fargo and
taken to the Rolette county Jail.
Bill Hawthorn returned to James
town from Duluth called on his former
wife who had obtained divorce from
him, kicked up fuss and got himself
arrested. "
Holdups are frequent in Minot just
now and the Reporter believes there
are number of individuals there
dong nothing else for iving-and
living well at that.
The Pembina county banks have de-
posts amounting to 81, 100, ,S67.S7 now
against $636, 6,642.7O in 1901. Total
loans 1902, s76O, 1868; in 1901, 1884,
$1,000. The total reserve is $685.
S5L71
Richard N. Bruyere of Larimore has
been awarded $4,000 against the Great
Northern railway for injuries sus-
tained when thrown from a train plat
form, where it is alleged he was locked
by the conductor. zss..
Senator Hansbrough's bill extending
the time for filing the claims of states
for expenditures on account OF the
Spanish-American war to July l.,
1908, has been fayorably reported.
This will let North Dakota in.
81 A strong man down in Richland
county lifted railroad iron and acci-
dentally slipped, falling with the great
weight across his breast. Had he not
been ableto attract attention by shout
ing he would have probably have lain
there until he froze to death.
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j PLEASED WITH THE COUNTRY.
Edgeley Mail: Among the pleasant
callers last Saturday was T. p. Cowan,
of Cascade, Iowa. This was Mat
Gowan's first visit to this state and he
was agreeably surprised to find the
country SO well developed. AS an
eastern man, he said that he had
gained the impression that North Da-
kota was next to a desert, and sub