Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-07-19

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and M. v. swanstren Of North Dakota,
Is expected to organize in Superior on
Thursday and things will be gotten in
readiness to put the system in opera
ton by the first of August. =. +. .
Shooting Tournament-The mem.
bers Of the Bismarck Gun club are
planning a shooting tournament in the
near future, in fact to follow the
tournaments at Grand Forks and Far.
go. Noted sportsmen from all over
the west will take part in the Red
river shoots and they have signifed
their willingness to come to Bismarck
after the Fargo event if good purses
are hung up. This would bring over
hundred crack shots to the city and
If the match can be arranged two
days of excellent sport are assured.
Robbed-One of the foreman at the
bridge was relieved of $50 last night.
One OF the men, another employed by
the company was caught and put in
the lookup. He confessed to have
taken the money from the other man
saying that he did it as joke and
returned what he had left of it, he
having given away about seven dol
lars of it to third man. The latter
was rounded up and also made to dis
gorge. The man that was touched got
all his money back and the joker was
allowed to leave the city. :
Contests-Quite a squad of Logan
county people were at Bismarck this
week appearing as witnesses in four
contest cases against the entries of
section 2S-136-73. The claimants pres
ent at the hearing we're L. T. Bell,
Thomas Bell, and Atle Bell Robert
Passolt, claimant for the southwest
quarter was not present. Contests
were brought against the four entries
during the month of April of this year,
by J. E. and Martin Holman. o. F.
Bryant appeared as attorney for the
contestant and was assisted by Attor-
ney Mockler of Bismarck. The de-
PENDANTS were represented by Attor.
neys Cochrane & Taylor of Bismarck.
Napoleon Homestead.
reached Williston at a. m. Tuesday
on her way to Glendive. The country
above Elbowoods is, in a way, new to
the old time boatmen who have not
been that far up river in twenty or
twenty-five years. Capt. Belk reports
the country as complete surprise to
him and being settled up rapidly on
both sides of the river. There is as
yet, though, lots Of vacant and unculti-
waited land. He says also, that the
boat Is great surprise to the people
along the river and many of them
drove a long ways along the river
watching them, with whole families
in the wagons. There are five cable
ferrys between Elowoods and Willis.
ton. Capt. Grant Marsh met the boat
at Williston and will finish the trim
with it.
Fortunes In Sheep-Fargo Forum:
According to DR.. R. A. Ramsey, chief
of the bureau of animal industry with
headquarters in Fargo, sheepmen have
saved 80 per cent of the lambs this
year. The estimate is considered con.
sentative and many sheepmen claim
that they have saved IS per cent. With
the fabulous price of sheep at the
present time, the prospect for sheep
men has not been as encouraging in
years. ''The prospect for the cattle
industry this year is excellent" said
DR.. Ramsey this morning. "The calf
drop this year will be about IS per
cent against IS per cent last year.
The other conditions on which cattle.
men profit are just as favorable. "The
ranges are in better condition than in