Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-07
THE CITY
THE EATHE

THE WEATHER.
NlaXimum temperature Yesterday IL.
minimum temperature Yesterday -.
Forecast for North Dakota for the
twenty-four hours. ending tonight at
s O'Clock:
Fair and slightly warmer Saturday.
informal Hop-An informal hop was
held at the Grand Pacific last evening.
misunderstanding at the ice rink
this afternoon and evening. Ice in fine
condition. Ladies Is cents.
Leaves Soon-Captair w. p Moffet
leaves for the Philippines with his
regiment Feb. 16. AIRS. Moftet and the
children will reside in Des Moines,
Iowa, during his absence.
Call for Notwithstanding Moor.
house has issued a call for certificates
OF Indebtedness. and all bills allowed
by the board of county commissioners
prior to March /, 1902 are payable
at the Office of the auditor, where war
rants will be issued.
Appointed Agent-General Manager
Smith, of the Prudential Insurance
company. has appointed Murdoch ].
Mckenzie as district agent for the
Prudential, n of the great life com
panies that doing d remarkable bust
hess through the county.
Applied for Arms--Adiutant G neral
f. S. Miller has uade q reGuisition
upon the war department for 100
standard repeating rifles for the equip
ment of the North DAKOTA National
guard. These are the arms which are
provided for the national guard Of the
country by the Dick bill, which recent
ly passed congress.
For Tanning of Shrew-The special
train to Mandan for the Tanning of
the Shrew tonight will leave Bismarck
at $50, Bismarck time. returning i'm
mediately after the performance.
Tickets for the play are good as trans
p%ortation to and from Mandan. There
promises to be a large attendance at
the play from THIS city
State Affairs Committee-The house
committee IN state affairs held a lively
session last night and made several
killings. House Bill No 14J, Wagner,
relating to labor liens on threshing
machines; House Bill No. 1o9. relating
to distractions; House Bill No. III.
Smart of Nelson, relating TO county
officers, and Severson's House Bill No.
30-the time bill, got it where the
chicken got the ak. Tie committee
approved Young's bill, No. 14S. relat-
ing to probate matters and recon-
mended it to pass.
Heard the Fair Boomers-The joint
committee on appropriations held a
meeting last night and considered the
matters of the state fair hearing Col
]. d. Benton. Sheriff Twichell and G..
S. Barnes, who were in the city to
push the measure. Trey made the
proposition of the Fargo people to
raise $4,000 and establish . fair. with
suitable grounds and Buildings. The
members of the committee also heard
Col. z. c. Gearey, Col. McTlvain and
John d. Black with reference to the
needs of the Soldiers M
A Business Enterprise-The new
Nicholson Mercantile company. with
a capital stock of $50 900, will operate
stores at Bismarck ans Wilton and
the enterprise will be a success. II
J.. Nicholson and Paul Nicholson. OF
this city, and Charles Glistchka, OF
Wilton. are the ln~corporators. Mr.
Nicholson has been doing a large bust
ness at both places and the new cor
poration puts the business in better
shape to handle. The members fee
grateful TO the public FIR past patron
age and give assurances Of their inten
tention to deserve the liberal support
they have had in the past.
Judgment is Reversed-Senator Mac
donald last night received p telegram
to the effect that Judge AmidOn, OF
the United States court haG set aside
the verdict of the jury ir the case
of Baker VS.. Emmons county and en-
tered judgment in favor of the county
This was a suit brought by Baker un
der a contract he claimed to have haC
with the county for the collection Of
taxes from the Northern Pacific Rail
road company. The company settled
with the county paying something like
$4,000 and Baker sued for his share
of the amount The iuTI gave him 8
verdict of $4,000. which has been sci
aside.
Lecture Next Week-Preston w
search traveller, explorer and edu
Gator. will lecture in the Atheneun
on next Thursday evening Feb. II
He has lectured three evenings II
Grand Forks. three IN Fargo, this weeF
and viii lecture two evenings in Valley
Citv next week In Fa Q the usua
halls in which lectures are held were
not able to contain the audiences ant
then each evening n larger lall had tc
be secured. Search is a giant II
physique. being six feet and nine
inches tall and his hraia is as big il
promotion. lie is an e!oeucnt orator
and master of the English l~anguage
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