Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-06

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Energetic Phone co.-The Hughes
Electric and Telephone Co. of Bis
marck will shortly make survey from
that city to Linton with the intention
OF putting in a telephone line. The
Hughes telephone company are ex.
tending their lines all over this Sec
ton of the state and are placing in
the best and most up-to-date service.
In fact a visit to other towns find that
they have their eyes on Linton as one
Of the best towns on the slope and
that it is the coming town in this Sec
ton. If the Hughes people come in
here it will give us telephone connec-
tons with all the principal places in
the west.-Linton Advocate.
Coming Back-B. P. Tilden has de.
cided to accept an offer of re-appint.
ment into the surveyor generals office
at Bismarck as chief draftman, which
position he filled from 1895 to 1902 at
which time he resigned to take up rail.
road work in the south. Surveyor
General Williams strongly recon.
mended his reappointment and person.
ally urged Mr.. Tilden to accept. In
notice of appointment the department
complimented Mr.. Tilden on his fine
record while engaged in the work of
the Office. He leaves Monday for Bis.
marck to resume his old duties, and
possibly to engage in other engineer.
Ing work of the government-Jame
town Alert.
Only to WiIton-The train left for
the north this morning on time but 1t
was not expected that it would get
farther than Wilton. Yesterdays train
only reached a point about two miles
and a half north that place. The train
was left at Wilton and the engine and
crew went north to buck snow which
was piled to depth of eleven feet in
some cuts. The engine made a wild
run in a last attempt to force its way
through and was done I'D completely
The pony trucks were torn loose and
the momentum of the engine is said
to have forced it over the pony trucks
which were piled up underneath the
engine which was badly crippled. The
engine was left there and one sent on,
from here to bring the train in. They
arrived here late last night and some
OF the stories of the snow storm arc
really hard to believe. A wreckine
crew was ordered out from Hankin
son this morning to go up and get the
disabled engine.
walking Back Home-A man came
into town today from the west and
| asked what the chances were for get
ting work in this locality. He said
that he had been beating his way back
from the west where he and his family
had gone about two months ago. They
mad taken advantage of the low rates
and moved out there bag and baggage
He was tradesman and had some
little money, enough to take him and
FAMILY out there and a little to 20 on
I'LL he secured work. He had soon
sized up the situation and found that
there were jobs enough for bout one
In every hundred tht were pouring in
TO the country so he used what money
he had left to send his family back
nome and he was getting back the
pest that he knew how. In five weeks
on the coast he had averaged one day
week at work and then not at his
trade. He said that he thought man
would be better off in strike-riddeu
Chicago at the present time than on
the coast. "Its nice alright for a man
who has little money to spend and
wants to go. out there to see things
but If he will hive to go to work as
soon as he gets there or starve he had
better stay at home"