Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-17
STATE NEWS


Ed Smith. of the Oakes Republican.
may purchase the Devils Lake News.
Citizens Of Williston have organized
for the systematic promotion of irri-
cation.
George A. Buckley has been ap.
pointed postmaster at York, Benson
county.
AS a result of the recent cold
weather about twenty-five water
meters in Grand Forks will have to
be replaced
Alex Stern will probably erect a six
story block to take the place Of the
Edwards building recently destroyed
by fire in Fargo
Engineer Hudson, of Grand Forks.
had one leg cut of and the other
broken in wreck on the Great North
ern at GAINESVILLE.
Ernie Kent announces that nc can
not give the necessary time to base
ball matters the coming season and
will be forced to resign his position.
senatorial fight was the most glaring
band wagon fight ever heard of but
the people are satisfied just the same.
Congressman Marshall has present
ed an appropriation bill carrying $780,
600 for an addition to the federal
building at Fargo, which is at present
Cvercrowded
The officials of Fargo have made ar
rangements for the lease Of SOC gal.
Ion steam fire engine. and are pre-
pared to make things lively for the
next fire that shows up.
The last official act of States A.
torney PiersOn, of Ransom county.
was to superintend the destrr ction of
twelve cases of contraband beer. 1t
was destroyed by fire-not the usual
way
John Forstrum, living four miles
east of Edinburg, shot and killed him.
self on Wednesday with a 22-calibre
rife. He had been drinking heavily
and was under the influence of liuuor
when the deed was committed. DO
mestic trouble is attributed to be part
ly the cause of the rash act.
The commissioners of Cass county
have ordered suit brought against the
bondsmen of the defunct Citizens
National bank for the amount of
county funds deposited at the time of
the failure. The bondsmen were C.
H. Porritt, H. F. Luger, James Ken
nedy. w. B. Douglas and Thomas
Baker. Jr.
Frank Henry has been elected can
tain OF Company G at Valley City to
take the place of C. w. Getchen. de-
ceased The new commander issued
an order to the company, PAWN, a
| tribute to that officer and ordering the
usual badges of mourning. COMPANY
G elected three delegates to the meet
ing of the National Guard association
at Bismarck next week.
| united States officials at Fargo re-
fused to sign the petition for executive
clemency in the case of Andrew Tav
lor, sentenced to six months in iail at
Grand Forks. for defraudins the gov
ernment while sheriff of ROlette coun-
ty. 1t is stated a petition for the
pardon of Billy Hurst now serving
a term in Sioux Falls, has been signed
by the officials.
Griggs County Sentinel: A bill has
been introduced in the state legsla-
ture to cause peddlers to pay license
for working the people. That bill
cannot be enacted into law any too
soon. This state is overrun by hun
dreds of greasy. filthy, vermin-infested
vendors who pay no tax and are of no
benefit whatever to the common
wealth. The sooner stiff license fee
is imposed upon them the better it
will be.
The sequel to holding up Editor
Cowel az Balfour with revolver
Dec. 81 and administering a horse
whipping to him was the arrest of
two of the participants, DR. and Mrs
Sandborg. recently by Sheriff Pitts,
of TOwner on charge of riot.
| The other woman in the case. Mrs
y. A. Bullock. evaporated last Friday.
A warrant is ont for her arrest and
the sheriff will endeavor to locate her
1t cost Banker Mares, of Wheatland.
5000 for pushing Mrs. EmmOns so fore
IDLY that she fell The banker vas
interested in a telephone line which
ran across Mrs. Emmons' place She
objected to a post that was erected
on her land and unable to secure its
removal, she built bonfire under il.
Banker Mares appeared and in
scrimmage to extinguish the fire
against Mrs. EmmOns efforts the al
legged assault occurred and suit was
instituted for $4,000, but the jury
thought 5000 was enough