Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-06-24

Court was opened Tuesday morning
and adjourned until August LIST, when
q jury will have been summoned. One !,
reason 10 busy one, many citizens
being engaged on. flrebreak contracts
at a distance from home. Haying will
be well along by August, with a prob
ability Of q slack period Of q week or !
so before harvest Six cases are on !
the calendar, three criminal, but it is
hoped week on ten days will suffice.
{ Good Rain-Another good rain fell
in Bismarck and vicinity last night.
It was accompanied with an electrical
storm although not avs severe as the
preceding night. The rain comes just
at the right time and farmers report
good rainfall through the country, with
assurance OF good crop. The grass
is higher and heavier than for several
years and assures a good hay crop,
Grain looks fine, covering the ground
heavily and conserving the moisture.
From all parts Of the county come
good crop reports. Reports from Nc
Lean, Morton, Emmons, Kidder and
adjoining counties are Of good, heavy
rains in the past few days. ~. i
:" Fourth Of Posters announcing
the Fourth of July celebration have
been posted about the city. There
will be two ball games, a balloon as
cension, big display of fire works In
the evening and other attractions. In
addition to these offerings, the COM
mittee have chartered the street rail-
road system for the entire day and
cars win run on fifteen minutes
schedules for the benefit of the
crowds, who will ride free on the
Fourth. The committee is working
hard to make the celebrations notable
one. Special rates have been made
on the Northern Pacific and 500 roads
and good crowd Of people is ex-
lpected to attend. Es Il
Farewell Social The capital city
lodge OF Degree Of Honor gave fare
we'll social at their rooms Wednesday
evening In honor Of Peter P. Formoe
and his wife who leave for the coast
| III q short time. "A nice musical pro
gram was rendered after which the
leyening was very pleasantly spent in
social conversation, dancing and the
partaking Of light refreshments. Mr..
and Mrs. Formoe we're presented with
a beautiful silver cream pitcher and
sugar bowl and tray artistically en-
grayed with the following inscription.
ls.Frnm b. Of n. OF Bis. June %, 'O4.""
both Mr.. and Mrs. Formoe we're deep
Nv affected by this expression OF the
sincere regards of their friends. Mr..
Formoe responded in words of heart
felt thanks.
4 . r..
/ Royalty entertained Deputy Grand
! Chancellor g. W.. Wolbert, with q dele.
4 cation of Knights of Pythias from st.
Elmo lodge No. 4, went to Dickinson
Hast Monday and instituted the Dick.
|inson lodge No. So. On arrival at
Dickinson they were met at the train
! by q delegation Of the knights and
prospectives and were entertained
j very royalty until the meeting was
called to order. At twelve o'clock the
entire crowd was invited to partake o
q lunch in the opera house, and upon
Investigation 1t developed that they
/ were seated ct as fine . banquet as Y
| has been their pleasure to sit down to
lin long time, and oil were OF the
opinion that, il that was q "lnnch" the,
would certainly have been overcome
by the good things ct e DINNER. !" Tht
Bachelors ii the party are unandmoall
II in the opinion that when they can ar
range their affairs SO as to Join tn
.Benedicts' they will choose their lily
long partners from the Dickinson q
!, ladies. After the banquet the boy
!, returned to the hall and the canda
fdates felt the effects q being initiates
~ wen fed oficers. Bismarck m =
u was counterfeit In cktnson 4. and y sa t %
!, boys are unanimous in their praise g
: dickinson lodge and their ladies.
See those beautiful new neglige
I shirts ~ the Boston.
! PERso NALs. u
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i Miss McDonald returned to Vale
{ city today
i Prct ". n Hoover of Park Rive
81 returned home today, the surnme
/ school here having been lnished