Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-23

tomorrow night at 8 o'clock:
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday,;
cold wave.
W. g. Badger of Mandan is visiting
in the city.
Rev. Hayes went to Mandan on the
noon train.
Chas. Spitzer's wife and children re-
turned today from 8, "trip east.
The date for the next club dance has
been fixed for December 26.
Col. A. P. Peake of the state militia
is in the city from Valley City.
Capt. Mariner went west on the noon
train after a few days in the city.
Will LaMoure and wife returned on
the noon train from Minneapolis.
G. G. Hammond, secretary of the
board of railroad commissioners is in the
city.
Rev. Father Simons will assist Father
Clemens in the Christmas services in
this city.
A new hard maple floor is being laid
i'm the office and lobby of the Grand
Pacific hotel.
Christmas display windows are
being fixed up and some very pretty
ones are in evidence.
Mrs. John Nichols has been confined
to her bed with a severe case of bron-
chitis for the, past week.
Mrs. Dunn: 1 am going to have a
real old fashioned Christmas dinner
from 1:3o1p. m. to $50 p. M. Christmas
day.
On Christmas Day services at the
Catholic church will be commence at
5 o'clock in the morning. Wednesday
is the Vigil.
Attorney w. T. D%enniston of Medora,
who has been looking after some legal
business in the city, returned home or
the noon train.
Grambs Bros show window dec
Grated from their line Of fine cutlery
is attracting a good deal Of attention
during this holiday season.
ThereNwiM be Christmas eve enter
tainment at the Methodist church
Wednesday evening. There will DC
Rotations, singing and a general good
time for young and old.
Sheriff Collins of Grand Forks
county and Deputies Walsh and
sprague were in the city yesterday with
three prisoners whom they turned
over to the penitentiary authorities.
John f. Baker. jr., of the Bismarck
Elevator company, has been granted a
leave of absence, and will spend the
winter with his parents at st. Louis,
taking his departure on this after
Moons train. He will return in the
spring to look after his Mclean county
ranch interests.
Christmas tree and exercises Of the
st. Mary's Catholic church will be held
at the parochial school at. $3.50 Thurs
day afternoon. Blessing of the new
organ and its first service use occurs
at early morning mass Christmas
morning. The organ is of the Far
rand make Of Detroit, Mich.
! John Yegenlhas sold 400 cans of bak-
ing powder with each can Of which a
chance was given on a fine sewing ma
chine. The seal with (which the mum
Der drawing the machine is covered
will be removed Christmas morning
and the machine delivered to the lucky
one. Some one is due to receive a
fine Christmas present.
j. p. Dunn, having made final entry
of his homestead claim in Mclean
county, a valuable tract of bottom land.
has returned to the city for the winter,
and will be the sage of the Forthcoming
lawtmaking body as a member of the
third house. His summers outing on
the banks of the Big Muddy has given
him a feeling of renewed strength and
Vigor and he is greeting his old friends
with his old time cordiality.
Sidewalk Contractor Ole johnson re-
ports the total amount Of cement walk
laid by him during the summer in the
city of Bismarck as 10000 linear feet.
This lis over three miles of stone side
walk that has been laid. In addition
to this he laid $500 feet of cement
curbing. This shows to some extent
the Improvement at has been made
in Bismarck walks during the year.
But they must be seen-and walked on
Ito be appreciated.
REDUCED RATE FOR CHRISTMAS
AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
The Nickel Plate Road will sell tick
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