Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-07-01
STATE News
= The Chatauqua has opened at Devils

Lake. "
David talin has been appointed
postmaster at Mayville.
Hon. John Burke leaves Rolla and
goes to Devils Lake to practice law.
The democrats of Stutsman county
have walked UP and called their coun-
ty convention.
Colonel Plummer's pension has
been increased to $50 a month-which
helps on the tobacco bill a little.
One of the Hoffman brothers at
Courtenay was struck by the tongue
of a wagon drawn by a runaway team
and his back was broken.
The lawyers of the state meet at
the Devils Lake Chautauqua grounds
July II and IS. and if all of them get
there at once, it might be we'll to have
the grounds nailed down hard.
Mrs. Senator Hansbrough is home
at Devils Lake, preparing for her hus-
bands return from Washington. Mrs.
Hansbrough was accompanied by her
brother, who will spend the summer
in North Dakota. It:.l
Mrs. Senator Hansbrough will spend
the summer in the state and is accom-
panied by her brother, Mr.. Chapman,
who is connected with the geological
survey. Mr.. Chapman will remain
some time. Senator and Mrs. Hans
brough have one of the finest homes
in Devils Lake. :
Edward J. Wright was arrested at
Buffalo, Cass county, charged with
the larceny of money orders from the
%postofice at Oxford, Wis, where his
father is postmaster. He was ar
raigned before Judge Amidon and
pleaded not guilty. Two alleged o n
federates are serving terms in the
state penitentiary.
A laboring man wa murdered near
McHenry last Friday stabbed
through the head with a pitchfork.
The alteration is said to have oc-
CURED at a farm near there. Then
the body was put in a rig, the lines
tied to the mans legs and were so
found when the team wandered into
McHenry. The mar lived about 4S
hours. No arrest yet reported.
A stranger from Lake Park, Iowa,
committed suicide neal Minor, in
Sargent county. He stayed with q
farmer over night and in the morning
cut the rope from the well bucket
passed one end through a knot hole
2 in the side of a vacant building, put
knot in the end of the rope and a looI
in the other and around his neck ant
launched out. He was about 35 years
old, we'll dressed and had 1854.
The business portion of Conway
Walsh county, a town of about 600
was completely wiped out by fire
causing a loss of from 100000 to So.
900. The fire originated in the hard.
ware store owned by Rushiska &
Vnadrachk, rapidly spreading to the
adjoining business places and com
pletely wiping out three genera
) stores, one drug store, two hardware
stores, one meat market, two hotels
one tailor shop, one dwelling. n mil
linery store. The loss is covered b.
about $4,000 insurance.
In order to set at rest any doubt tina
may have been entertained as to tn
: legislative candidates in the Sixth dis
trict the Grand Forks Herald is au
= thorized to state that James Collin
. is an active candidate for the stat,
senate and James A. McGillivray an.
j, James Twamley for the house of rep
= resentatives. Another ticket, with ]
' D. Bacon for the senate and Messrs
Burtness and H. P. Ryan for tn
:, house, is in the field, but there is
: rumor that some changes may b
made on the latter ticket. ~