Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-16

ing born to Mr.. and Mrs. o. Il. Book
walter Of Wilton, and d son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Brown Of Bismarck.
Spring Approaches Urchins play
ing IS marbles across the street, an
amature cornetist in the next build
ing and a feline concert in the back
yard are the most promising pre-
cursers of spring that have yet been
observed in any. one day. 5s 81.
, Fridays Concert The fourth enter
tadnment in the lecture course will
be the concert in the Atheneum on
Friday night by the Chicago Lyceum
lady quartette. The concert will be-
gin at S:15, doors open at 7:45. No
reserved seats. Admission Is cents.
Relative indebted ness Devils Lake
(Inter-O Ocean Devils Lake. has the
least Indebtedness per capita, by half,
Of any seven Of the largest cities in
the state which is 1921. The next
smallest is Bismarck with per capita
indebtedness Of $14.53. That is a
good showing but how about Dickin-
son with Its per: capita Indebtedness
Of 10000? ~. w .....t &..3@.
Leaves for st. Louls-Lieutenant
Governor Bartlett is among the guests
in the city today. He has Just re-
turned from st. Louis where the work
Of erecting the North Dakota booth in
the agricultural building has begun.
He says all work there is progressing
slowly and there were only six ex-
hibitors on the ground in the agricul.
tural department. The North Dakota
exhibit has been packed and is now
on the way to st. Louis and Mr.
Bartlett will leave tomorrow for the
Exposition City to supervise the com
pietion Of the booth and the iAstalla.
ton of the exhibits. 81 Z -
Goes to Neutrality-suspicious. J. Mas
, on, who has been an resident OF Bis
marck for many years. leaves with his
sons in a week or 80 for the Yakima
valley in Washington, where he ex.
poets to locate. Mrs. Mason will e
! later, after location is settled upon
Mr.. Mason has been identified will
Bismarck from an early day ant
friends regret to see him 60. Hill
departure is induced largely by hill
trouble with hay fever in this climate
and his boys have the same trouble
Bismarck people will wish them goot
luck and good health in the west. =
Fee Leaves the N. P.-Charles s
Fee, who. has been general passenge
and ticket agent of the Northern Pa
/ cific for SO many years, has resigned
and will accept similar positio,
with the Southern Pacific. The resig
nation of Mr.. Fee has been rumore,
for some time, but his friends hope.
he would reconsider the proposition
and remain with the Old Pioneer Line
Mr.. Fee is regarded as one of tn
ablest passenger men in the western
! railroad world and he will be greatl
missed in the northwest. Cal Ston
Is prominently mentioned as the prob
able successor to Mr.. Fee.
Entertains for Mrs. cushlns-Afte
three years Of retirement Mr.
Joseph M. Bartholomew threw opel
the doors Of her spacious home Tues
day afternoon for the purpose q
rendering to Mrs. w. F. Cushing !,
farewell luncheon before the depart
ure Of the latter on an extended east
ern visit. An elaborate and deliciou
menu of several courses was enjoye
by about thirty guests, during whicl
Mrs. Gushing proposed q toast to tn
hostess, Mrs. Gilbreath paying a lik
1 compliment to Mrs. Gushing, both be
Il ing responded to in q happy name,
"Stories and needlework" beguiled th
post luncheon period, closing with
handful Of peanuts" contest TO
handsome prizes, In which Mrs. Ke,
shaw secured the most nuts and Mr.
Philip Webb the fewest. During tn
afternoon . graphophone discourse,
sweet music and altogether it was !
most delightful function. Mrs. Bar
I tholomew as hostess par excellenc
Il and has. II a naiafa MS 81 RHoudornoo Ynx