Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-04
STATE NEWS.

.pecker who lights on the roof of his
castle at about Ave a. m. and serves
as an alarm clock, In his endeavor to
bore through the root. He further
remarks that no one In that house,
hold has any desire of arising that
early.
A twelve year old boy at Glenburne
displayed horse thieving proclivities
and was caught in the act.
The Presbyterians Of Fargo will
have new $4,000 church. 7
Forum: The Fargo aldermen in
dulged in quiet laugh when an ordi-
nance was introduced relating to the
conduct of citizens in street cars. The,
ordinance provides that it shall be un-
lawful for person to get on or off
car while it is in motion; unlawful to
expectorate in the cars; unlawful to
use boisterous language in the cars;
unlawful to expose fellow passenger
to ridicule; unlawful to place any, OBJ
struction on the track and provides
that the conductors shall have the
powers of special policemen. The
penalty for violating the ordinance is
fine of from 81 to $40.
Rev. A. c. Stevens, pastor of the
First Methodist church of Grand
Forks, drank glass of bichloride of
mercury early Friday morning, mis-
taking it for distilled water, and
prompt efforts on the part of physi-
clans saved his life.
Deputy Sheriff Jas. A. Wilson and
County Constable J. E. Truemner of
Pembina county, made long drive
and gathered in no less than ten first
| class money slot machines which
were being operated in violation of
law. Bathgate, Walhalla and Backoo
were towns visited.
Postmasters who object to smoking
should study this dispatch from Sioux
| City: "Cut plug and natural leaf
have the endorsement of the postof1ce
department. Anybody who wants to
smoke them in any postofice is at lib.
erty to do SO, and If the postmaster
objects he is liable to official decapita-
ton. Capt. J. G. Bell, postmaster at
Manning, Iowa, had asthma, and was
driven almost frantic by the clouds of
smoke that farmer constituents were
wont to produce when they met in the
postoffice to visit. He put up mo
smoking card, and the patrons of the
Office circulated petition demanding
his removal. He has been removed,
and G.. w. Laffier appointed to the Of
flee, which is worth $500 per annum.
Capt. Bell has gone to Washington to
protest, and word comes back that
he has failed to make his case good.
The department doesn't propose to be
finicky about the quality Of tobacco it's
constituents use" .~#
Nine hobos, at work at Crookston
looting Great Northern refrigerator
car loaded with beer, and caught in
the act by Switchman ]. w. Delaney
OF Duluth, pounced upon the latter in
a vicious manner with clubs, bats and
revolver butts, knocking him sense
less before assistance could reach the
spot from among the employees of the
Crookston railroad yards, in which the
melee occurred. Police were notified
Immediately and in the attempt to ar
rest the gang had to exchange shots
with ruffians literally and use clubs
effectively before the arrests could be
effected. Delaney is at the Columbia
hotel in that city and is in a precar-
ious condition. He was literally
pounded to q jelly and will probably
be MANNED for life.
Sheriff e. J. Pepper, Steele county,
! this state, who captured John Christie.
one Of the two men who held up the
North Coast Limited near Bearmouth,
Mont, last June. will receive all of
the reward of $4,000 offered by the
Northern Pacific for the mans arrest.
Montana men who claimed the re-
ward have withdrawn case they had
started to recover the amount.
| Burglars broke into the Lovick
Bros. department store at Pisek but
only received SO from the till. They
blew the safe door off and found it
empty.
i The Buford Tribune last week is-
sued as a supplement the articles or
incorporation for the Buford-T Trenton
Water Users association.
! The Wishek and Lehr ball teams
came together and the latter lost.
| Carpio is preparing for big cele-
bration on the 18th de Mai.
4 First publication April II. 1861