Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-19
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Gets contract-The Washburn Liz.
mite Coal Company will furnish coal
for the Fargo schools at 1915 per ton.
Good Business The Wambliska
ferry is doing pretty good business
for starter and forty teams crossed
last week.
& Map Of .Reservation-A. M. Powell,
the Devils Lake land man, sends the
Tribune a map OF reservation, showing
the unallotted lands.
Baptist SocialThe Baptist ladies
will hold lawn social at Mrs. Healy's
residence tonight. The ladies will be-
gin to serve refreshments about 1880.
Eastern. Star Picnic-The members
OF the local chapter o. E. s. held a
social and picnic at the capitol grounds
last evening, and enjoyed themselves
thoroughly, as usual.
Changing the Track-The street car
track leading to the capitol grounds
Is being changed to reduce the curve
and cars are not running until the re-
mOva1 ia com1eted
Old 6ismarcker- With q special
train of Pennsylvania Knights Tenn
plar that passed through today to San
Francisco, was H. E. Stripe, a former
Bismarcker, having been attached to
the weather bureau.
Contest Decided-The general land
Office has approved the decision of
the local Office and dismissed the con.
test brought by Otto Grethen against
M E. Wilson, involving eighty acres
of land adjoining the town of Goodrich.
Died Of Heart Disease-William
Sebry, AZ years of age, living several
miles north Of the city, was found dead
in bed yesterday morning, death hav.
ing resulted from heart disease. The
funeral will take place at 8: 30 tomor'
row morning from the Catholic church
Made aasTrade--Yalley City Times
Record: n Hon. N II p. Rasmussen has
traded his hotel property at Hastings
Mimi, to VIM. Dieball of Mercer coun
W, and gets in exchange 1900 acres
Of ranch land out west Of the Missouri
MIR. Dieball was here yesterday for the
purpose Of closing up the DEAL
y GIN ! & - ~, e.
Got Second PIace-In a recent con
test waged among New York Life
agents for a free trip to New York
Ira J. Mandigo OF this city obtained
second place lin this district, which
comprises all the northwestern states
and lacked two places of winning. He
| 10 gratifed at the good showing made
even II it did not win him trip.
In Hawaii-R. R. Elgin formerly
with Major Robertson as quarter
masters chief clerk, is now in Kohala
Hawaii, and sends the Tribune the
programme for an amateur theatrical
performance given for the benefit OF
the Kohaia Amusement Hall, on July
29th: Needless to say Elgin was one
of the stars of the performance, under
the sounding title of Gordon Nc
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f. A Word from IIiinois-Rockford, Ill. :
The Claflin University Jubilee Singers
| gave their second concert in Centen
| NAL M. e. church last evening, MOI
only to the satisfaction but to the de
light of the large audience. Their
first concert was given here less than
Il
a year ago, and since that time the
people have been anxious to hear them
again. These Christian gentlemen
and excellent singers can be assured Of
q full house whenever they find It con
venient to return to Rockford.-W. W
Painter, Pastor. .z
Irrigation Trip P. M. Churchill
government irrigation engineer, &C
companied by Guy e. Mitchell, secre
tary of the national irrigation associa
ton, left this morning for Underwood
via the 500 line, on an irrigation re
connaissance. From there they will
go to Coal Harbor, and work back to
ward Minot, where they will meet Mr.
Storrs, who went west last night
From Minot. Messrs. Storrs and
Churchill will go to Williston, and be
gin their trip down the river. The