Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-03-25

known as reliable dealers, and those
in need 81 any Of the goods they carry
may depend upon fair treatment.
The Northern Pacific will begin upon
Its park improvements in the city as
soon as the weather permits. With
fine parks, new cement walks about
the city, building and repairing in
progress generally, Bis1narck's appear
ancei will be greatly improved another
year.
Charles Kupitz reports the stage
roads south in bad shape because of
high water. Several bridges have
been washed out, and last night nights
stage had hard work to get to the city,
the horses having to swim some of the
crossings while the stage was pulled
over with ropes.
The building of new sidewalks and
grading Of streets is most essential in
Bismarck this season. Many Of the
streets will be found in bad condition
this spring because Of improper drain
age. A north and south street that
slopes to the center instead Of the
gutter will soon become impossible.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Poole enter
tanned the Entire Nous Club at the
Northwest last night. Progressive
euchre was Mayed, and partners were
selected with pink and whit. carna-
tions. Refreshments were served at
the close Of the evening and some
handsome favors awarded at the close
of the play.
Gus. Baer:: Yes, Bismarck has
changed considerable since 1SS2-
that's the year ] left here and went to
Grafton. believe you are going TO
have a large city here nov We were
all ahead OF the country twenty years
ago. have done very well in Graf
ton-like the city and the people.
Glad to meet old time Bismarckers at
any time.
Passengers on the delayed passenger
train from the east this afternoon re-
port sea of water running over the
tracks III the Mckenzie neighborhood.
The entire flats are flooded and water
is running over the tracks to the
depth Of a foot or more. The most
dangerous places were reinforced with
sand bags this afternoon to permit
the passage of the trains over the
track.
The funeral of Major R. r. Fleming
took place Sunday afternoon at the
Masonic Temple in Fargo. Masonic
services were conducted and there was
a large %concourse of people present.
"A funeral address was delivered by
President J.. H. Worst of the state ag-
r%icultural college. There We're many
beautiful floral tribute. The remains
were consigned to a crypt in the base
ment of the temple.
In the Minneapolis Tribune Of Sun
day is communication from H. J.
Weeks who is preparing the abstracts
of the county for P. b. Byrne regard
Ling the relative losses of the British
and the Beers. during the war. Mr..
Weeks is an Englishman by birth and
takes a great interest in the war. and
he has followed the warfare clnsely
and is qualified to give an opinion on
the subject of which he writes.
The railroads are having consider
able trouble with high water along
their tracks. The water is running
near the rails on the Northern Pacific
tracks between Bismarck and McIsen-
zie, where the roadbed lis low. and on
the Washburn road there is a wash
out north Of Wilton that it will take
some days to repair. City and coun-
try roads are nearly impossible owing
to the mud, which is stickier and
deeper than ever before in the history
of the country. Wagon wheels sink
down into it nearly to the hubs in
some places. The soil is receiving a
thorough preparation for spring farm
work.
It is the consensus Of opinion amo lg
the business men OF Bismarck that
politics ought to be subordinated to
business as much as possible this
spring-and year for that matter.
United energies spent in securing more