Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-14
He CITY
THE WEATHER.

Maximum temperature today, 81.
Minimum temperature today, So.
Forecast for "a hours for North Dakota
ending tomorrow. night at 8 o'clock:
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday,
stationary temperature.
E. F. Allen returned last night from
a business trip west. y
Ex-MayorS Johnson Of Fargo is
among the guests in the city today.
Mrs. F. A. Briggs entertained a num-
Der of friends at cards this afternoon.
H. j. Mehl went to st. Paul this af-
ternoon to be absent for several days.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
will give a food sale in about two
weeks.
MI. Foley has a few-very few-of
those 500 souvenirs, that have not yet
been subscribed for.
Chauncey L. Baxter of Fergus Falls
is among the guests in the city en-
route to Washburn to look after inter
ests there.
1t is understood there will be an all
night service at the Western Union
office in this city, after the establish
ment of the 500 headquarters in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Patterson of Man
kato, Mimi, are guests in the city.
Mr.. Patterson is interested in the
wholesale house soon to be established
in Bismarck.
Messrs. Beardsley & Finney, the
Fourth street pharmacists, are calling
attention to their splendid line Of writ
ing tablets in today's Tribune adver-
Using columns.
Numbering of the houses in the city
will begin in a few days. The num-
bering must be Completed before the
establishment Of the free mail delivery,
which is set for September L.
The reduction of grain rates from
North Dakota to terminal points at
Duluth is being discussed by a gather
ing of railroad men at st. Paul. No
definite agreement has been reached
yet.
The father of Attorney James Muir
ply of Jamestown, Dennis Murphy,
died at Bordulac. Stutsman county.
Jim was formerly a resident of this
city. The remains were to be buried
inIowa. II
W. H. Webb went to Mandan today
tc attend a meeting of the reform
school board. The new building is
now enclosed and the steam plant is
being installed. w. D. Allen of Fargo
is doing the steam fitting work.
The company that bought out the
interests of A. C. McGillivray and L.
A. Simpson in the Sentinel Butte lands
is reported to have made a sale Of
10000 acres at 81 an acre to a colony
OF Germans, who will settle there.
The ladies of the Florence Critten-
ton Circle of Bismarck desire to inform
the public that amounts subscribed for
the home. that have been received by
the circle have been deposited in the
bank and will be used for the purpose
subscribed.
The democratic candidate for state
superintendent Of public instruction
is the city editor of the Grand Forks
Plaindealer, and his name is Stefan
son. He is a graduate of the state
university, and is only % years Of age,
said to be the Youngest candidate for
office ever put on. a state ticket.
w. f. Cochrane and son Will re-
turned on the Dol train from Fargo,
where Will took the competitive ex-
omination for admission to the naval
academy at Annapolis. The examin-
alton vas thorough, lasting three, days.
Willis friends here hope he will sbe
successful in obtaining the coveted
place. y
The city council will meet to make
changes in the ordinance for the 500
railroad, giving them more terminal
room by closing up some. more Of the
outlying streets. The council passed
an ordinance a few days ago., closing
UP some of the streets. but leaving
three OF four Of them open. This
greatly handicaps the 500 in putting
in terminals, and the council will prob
ably pass a new ordinance covering
the matter.
There are several constitutional
amendments to vote upon at the next
election this fall. One Of them pro-
yidess for xhe taxation of grain in ele-
Yators alta fixed rate, another for the
location of the Institute for the feeble
minded at Grafton, a third changes the