Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-22


ending tomorrow night at 8 o'clock:
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday,
rising temperature. Maximum, 20;
minimum. -
JOS. Dietrich returned yesterday
from a trip east.
Editor Hogue of the Washburn
Leader spent Sunday in the city.
Senator Z. B. Hanna came in from
the east Sunday and is registered at
the Northwest
Miss HedWig-Gagacki, niece Of MI.
E. Robidou, went to Fargo on the after
train yesterday.
There will be regular Christmas ser
vlces-at st. Georges Episcopal church
at II o'clock Christmas morning.
Today, the 22d, is the shortest day,
of the year, with but about eight hours
of sunshine unless shortened by cloud
mess.
Mrs. r. ]. Turner and daughter Wv
ian returned yesterday from "a trip to
Wisconsin to be at home during the
holidays.
Quite a number of the miners who
have been engagedin the mines at Will
ton came down on the afternoon train
from that place Saturday.
Lieut.. W. b. Goolsby is among the
guests in the city, having come UP
from Fort Yates to look after the trans
portation of some government stores.
Mr.. Cook. Of the firm OF Cook &
Kinds, contractors on the Linton ex-
tension of the N. p, went to Minnea-
polls on the afternoon train yesterday.
Miss Miriam Bentley has returned to
the city from Valley City where. she has
been attending the normal school. She
will spend the midWinter vacation with
her folks in the city,
Miss Myrtle Falkenstine returned to
the city Saturday evening and will
spend the holidays with her parents in
the city. She has been attending
school in Minneapolis.
The new choir of st. Mary's Catholic
church is practicing some especially
fine Christmas music for rendition al
services on Christmas day and Incl
dentally getting their new pipe organ
into shape.
A Christmas tree and appropriate ex.
ercises will be held at st. Georges
Episcopal church on Christmas eve
Wednesday. Rev. Joss has extended
a cordial welcome to all who wish t.
enjoy the exercises.
Harry Mclean came in on the noon
train yesterday from Mckenzie where
he has been during the past summe,
and fall with the contractors who are
building the new Linton extension d
the N. P from Mckenzie south.
The 500 engines are now wearing
large snow plows, which look rather
out Of keeping withsthe weather thai
has been SO far, especially nonindica.
tive of heavy snow. The being pre-.
pared, however IS arworrthy precaution
Kuhn Messenger: j. B. Merscher
assistant 500 agent at this place, was
called to Bismarck Monday to assist in
the terminal depot there. The many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Merscher here
hope that their removal from Kuhn
will only be temporary.
In district court this morning Ulit
Chilkof was arraigned charged will
the murder of Simon WEIGH. He die
not plead. Attorney A. T. Patterson
was appointed to defend him. States
Attorney Allen moved the dismissal Of
the two liquor cases which were tried
and in which the juries disagreed. The
court denied the motion to dismiss.
The interior of the express cars thai
are going through here at the present
time are sights to 9 Packed to The
ceiling with Christmas packages with
scarce room enough for the messenger
to work their cars. The heavy ex
press business for the holidays which
lis usually only of two OF three days
duration about the 25th has alread,
set in and the local express people say
that the indications are that this viii
be an unusual season in the line o
holiday business with them.
Some OF the boys have a .shack" II
an old deserted log building on Thaye[
street and while preparing a chicken
dinner yesterday Jimmie Halloran go
badly scalded about the face. The.
had secured chicken, dressed it, pu
it into a large syrup an and put al
air tight cover or it, intending to hav,
a boiled dinner. Steam accumulatin,
In the can blew the cover off am
Jimmie, who seemed to be the cook
i unfortunately had his face too close