Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-05-27
STATE News

There rs a genera tendency toward
Fourth of July celebrations in the state
this year.
The dead body OF Peter S%augsether
was found in Fargo. The deceased
came from .Comstock, MINI.
Watkins, the negro burglar, who
stole Woods fur coat, escaped from
Jail at Steele and the editor is right
eously indignant. ~
Invitations are being issued for the
annual commencement exercises Of the
North Dakota Agricultural College, to
be held June Gil.
Senator Hansbrough left Washing
ton Sunday for Devils Lake and will
probably spend several days in Devils
Lake and the state.
A party of Western Union linemen,
who came UP to put in a line from
Fargo to Rugby, struck for higher
wages and went home.
Grand Forks will hold a convention
July 16 to choose delegates to the state
convention and July 81, for the nom
ination of county officers ....t
Miss Hamberg of New Rockford, II
years old, shot herself in the arm with
a rifle while out hunting gophers. The
bullet entered near the wrist and came
out above the elbow, making a bad
wound. She was carelessly swinging
the rifle in her hand when the trigger
| caught. .-
Richard Mares, a Wheatland. bank
| official. has been sued for $4,000 dam
ages by a prominent lady of that place.
She alleges he used force in making
her desist from the destruction of a tel
| ephone pole that was erected near her
garden. Mares is interested in the
telephone exchange. The lady thinks
$4,000 will soothe her ruffled feelings.
The fifteenth annual convocation of
the Episcopal representatives from the
state closed Sunday at Gethsemane ca
thedral in Fargo with impressive ordi-
nation services when Bishop Mann on
ferred the order OF priesthood on three
deacons of the church. Rev. D. H.
Clarkson of jamestown preached the
con~vocation sermon delivering a solemn
and eloquent charge to the candidates
who were Rev. Harvey Kerstetter of
Grafton, Rev. j. H. Dobbyn of Dickin-
son and Rev. A. M. Beede of Cando.
The commencement exercises of
Fargo College will take place Wednes-
day morning, June Is. Rev. W. A.
Bartlett, D. D., of Chicago, will deliver
the address. The commencement con-
cert will be given Wednesday evening
under the direction of Prof. Ira B. Pen
niman. President Morley will preach
the baccalaureate sermon Sunday
morning, June Is, and Rev. T. M. Ed
wards of Wahpeton will deliver the ad-
dress before the religious societies in
Intervening. There are four. to gradu-
ate from the college and nine from the
preparatory department.
Congressman Marshall writes that he
has arranged to hold a competitive ex-
animation in Fargo either the last of
the second or third week in June to Sc
lect a candidate for the appointment to
West Point. The examination will be
held in the assembly room of the high
cnhna1 h,,iJI;or T.o on,o ~ lo4e -.t1
be announced in due time. The appli-
cants for the appointment so far are
James Blair Ewing. Pembina; Thos. J.
Stanley, Cando; Harry B. Anderson,
Devils Lake; Maurice Valentine. Far
go; J. w. Hammond, Orr; Leroy A.
Foote, Minot; J. B. Whidden, Coopers-
town; David P. Bates, Larimore; AL
bert D. Scott, Fargo.
Fargo Call: Cards have been re-
ceived by Fargo friends announcing the
marriage of Mr.. Nehemiah Davis of
Minot to Miss Mary r. Prick at Rock
Island, ILL.,, Thursday, May %. The
groom is we'll known in Fargo where
he has lived for a number of years. He
was formerly deputy United States
marshal in Fargo and has a large cir,
Gle of friends. The bride, UP to- q
short time ago, has been a popular rep.
resentative of the Herbst millinery de.
partment. The many friends in Fargo
will extend their best wishes to the
happy couple who are to take up thei1
residence in Minot where they will bt
at home after June 20.