Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-01

II This Is not done 1t 1S said that out
siders may do so. It will take an in
vestment of $500 to control the prop
erty on which is located five of the
best duck passes in the state.-James-
town Alert. ,..,.
Mounted Police It looked like
something of an Innovation to see Of
ificer Mcdonald charging up and down
the streets today on a spirited bay.
He was out enforcing the stock ordi-
nance and took several head of horses
and cows to their owners with instruc-
lions that the next time he got them
it would cost the owners something to
regain possession.
E Some Day-Some day the Northern
Pacific will have a damage suit to pay
that would construct and operate a
system of crossing gates for several
years. There should be gates at
Third, Fifth and Seventh streets. A
man driving across the tracks at
Seventh street during the noon hour
missed being hit by about six inches
and those who know how fast the
west bound passenger is travelling at
that spot can well imagine what
would happen to a man and team If
hit squarely.
Gruber Resigns-John D. Gruber,
general manager of the Mandan Mer-
camille Co., has resigned to take effect
the first of July. Mr.. Gruber has been
with the company eleven years and
leaves now to go into business for
himself on the Great Northern. where
he will put in a line of lumber yards
and elevators, the sites for which
have already been selected, Mr..
Gruber has some very wealthy and in.
huential men with him and with his
wide experience and business sagacity
Will undoubtedly make a great success
IN MS new field. When Mr.. Gruber
commenced with the Mandan Mercan-
tile Co.. 1t had two yards, whereas it
now has ten, and eleven elevators in
connection Herewith. - Dickinson
Press.
New Trains-A new time schedule
on the Northern Pacific is reported
will go into eeffct Sunday, May z,
which will run trains No. 5 and No,
8 from Fargo direct to jamestown.
This will give this city two additional
passenger trains each way, day, and
Is intended to take all local business
on this division away from the
through coast trains, Nos. / and 2.
Numbers and 4 will not stop at
local points between Jamestown and
Mandan, as heretofore, Numbers z and
8 running through to Mandan. No. 6
Will leave jamestown going east at
about 6 a. m. and No. will reach here
about p. m. The idea is to save the
running OF extra through trains to
the coast and to relieve them of local
work In North Dakota and Mime.
sofa,
Resigns First Lieutenancy-To the
great regret Of the members of Com.
pany A. First Lieutenant Joe Kelley
has sent his resignation to the cover.
nor and will leave in few days for
the Yellowstone Park, where he has
found employment. It is not known
when his successor will be elected.
Lieutenant Kelly has had a unique
military experience. At sixteen he
enlisted in Company A for the Span.
ish war, but was shut out on ac-
count OF his age by the U. S. inspect.
Ing officer at Fargo. Nothing daunted.
he went down to Fort Yates, succeed
ed in passing inspection there. and
was assigned to the Fourteenth u. s
Infantry and with it served Is months
In the Philippines. Upon being mus.
tered out of the service he reioined
Company A, and later became civil
employe at Fort Lincoln. He served
as corporal sergeant in the militia
company and upon his election as
second lieutenant was presented with
sabre by the officers and men of
the fort as an evidence Of their ca.
TEEN. Soon afterwards he succeeded
John Peterson as first lieutenant. The
members of Company A regret the
loss Of Lieutenant Kellyeto the com.
mand. but wish him good luck and a
Godspeed. ~ &E.& Ear&