Bismarck daily tribune., 1902-02-12
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The city last light from Fargo.
I Mrs. r. 6. Holley returned today
from trip east on official business.
There will be a special meeting of
Bismarck lodge. No. 5. F. & "a. M, to-.
night. Work, M NJ. s
s i. b McGlashan is taking the tes-
timony in the Voss case at Mandan
before Referee Hoskins.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Turner enter
tanned the Capital club last night and
all who attended report a good time.
Frank Flynn has gone up to the.
ranch in the northern part of Mclean
county to take the place Of a man who
has left.
G. "a Small writes from Chamber.
lain that he must have the Weekly.
Tribune continued to his address and
he encloses the necessary inducement.
4 Bers Bogue has been promoted to
the position Of assistant postmaster
Ill the local postof1ice. and Harry Lar.
son takes his place at the stamp win.
dow. .#G ts45s Z 5fss
German and English services will be
conducted next Sunday, Feb. 16, at II
o'clock a. M. in the Swedish Lutheran
chapel by Rev H Helmstetter. Evan
co1 /; ~, II = ~ Irs,.s, :, -, = ~ =,
N RD Hoskins, Attorney G. w. New
to1, Of Fargo and Attorney Tracy R.
Bangs of Grand Forks, went to Man
dan this morning to begin the work
Of taking testimony in the Voss case.
fair audience witnessed the
formancesof the old and popular play.
Alvin Joslin, at the Atheneum last
right. Black, as Alvin Joslin. was
good, and the play was entertaining
throughout.
The Senior class Of the high school
IS making arrangements to serve sup
FER on Feb p. the proceeds to be used
In purchasing a class memorial gift
for the high school This is custom
a1y in nearly all schools but has never
been done in Bismarck before
Nettie Anderson, Carl Peterson and
Garth Rowland, Of the Eighth grade
in the public schools, have had essays
published in the Minneapolis Journal
Junior and received Journal Junior
buttons which are awarded for the
FIRST essay published from contrib
sutor.
Today is Lincoln's birthday, a legal
holiday, and is being observed at the
state capitol and in state Institutions.
The public schools are also having a
foliday. Washington's birthday this
year falls on Saturday, and the pub-
lie school pupils have petition that
they may hold their exercises on Fri
day.
Billy Watson of Mckenzie was in
the city yesterday. He expects to To-
cate in the city in the spring, and en-
gage in the buying and selling Of cattle
and land, and locating homeseekers
on desirable lands His knowledge
Sbf the county will be valuable to him
in this business, as he has maps of
the county water courses and desirable
lands for ranching.
The inquest in the May case will be
resumed before Justice Tibbils tomor-
row morning The demand for adj
mission to the hearing is so great that
|: it will probably be held in the court
Eouse. Mrs. Hibbs and Coroner
White will probably be put on the
stand tomorrow and possibly some
other witnesses. It is expected the
case will be completed tomorrow.
The Bismarck Telephone company
is putting in many new phones, and
have orders for a large number that
they have not yet had time to put in.
The number Of teleph zones that will be
installed in the city exceeds the first
estimate of the company of the num-
Der that would be taken, and the ex-
cellent service given induces every
body who can to get on the line.
There is a good demand for resi-
dence property in Bismarck at the
present time, and vacant lots Of desir-
able location are in demand, also
The prospects for the coming year in
Bismarck are good in the way OF
building There promises to be an
influx Of residents to the city who will
want good houses, either to purchase
or to rent, and wise investors are get
ting nold Of good property wherever
they can at fair prices.
"A number Of additional filings Werx
made at the land Office yesterday
members OF the colony FROM CssAiy
county. Mimi, who are taking VI
lands in the vicinity of Coal Harbor
This PARTY has now taken UP nearly !
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