Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-08-25

topic, "a Christian City,. There will
be special music and hearty singing.
It is hoped the service may be in
formal, interesting and helpful. Bring
your sofa pillows and enjoy the
service. 55gg .is ss
+ Ho! We Firemen! All members of
the Pioneer Hose company and their
guests who plan to attend the picnic
tomorrow, are requested to bring their
fishing poles, bait and bull berry pals
Prizes are offered for the biggest cat
fish caught and most bull berries
picked. Committee on Arrangements.
New Long Distance All of the ma
teriaI for the trunk line of the system
which is to run from Fargo to Bis
marck. is in place and everything is
in readiness for setting the poles and.
stringing the wires if permission is
granted for the company to enter Far
go. It is estimated that it will re-.
quire only sixty days to build the line.
If the Fargo city council grants to the
new company a franchise. e.
The School Census County Super
13ntendent Vigness has completed the.
footing of the school census with the
following result: Total number of
children of school age who have at
tended school during the past year for
| 50 or more days, 1,65S, Of whom 797
| We're boys and s61 were girls. Total
number of children of school age who
have not attended school 60 days is.
6SS, a number entirely too large.
4 Number of children residing Two and
one-half miles from a school house,
1872. There are but four colored chill
dren in the enumeration.
of Interest to Democrats - The
democratic state central committee
1 has made the following appointme nts:
I Executive committee j, 3. IL. Cashel,
chairman, Grafton; J. P. Lamb, Michi-
4 gan City; Frank Wilson, Bathgate;;
/ Thomas w Conyers, Cando; F. O.
Il Hellstrom, Fargo; 3. P. Totten, May
vile; w. "a. lkerson, Churchs Ferry;
J. w. Boeing, Mimic; John Valley,
4 Grand Forks; D. M. Holmes, Grand
Forks. ig..s Hi.
Committee to greet W. !. Bryan on
his return from abroad: B..F. Bryn-
jolfson, Grand Forks; Tracy r. Bangs,
Grand Forks; R. b. Blakemroe, Far.
a go; Fred Brastrup. jamestown; F. e.
B Byrne, Bismarck; 3. P. Totten, May
willie; Sever serumgard, Devils Lake;
/ r. B. Cox, Bowbells; Frank Wilson,
Il Bathgate:: NJ. F. Murphy, Grand Forks.
The Linton Branch linton AdYo.
cate: Tuesday a travelling man who
has lately covered the greater portion
of the state, when questioned BY the
Adyoeate, stated that from What he
had heard and read in railroad publ
cations, he was Of the opinion thai the
i Milwaukee-Nor Pacific deal
Il would go through and that the Linton
branch Of the N. P. was or would be
} come the property of the Milwaukee
4 In fact he stated that one of his
principal reasons for, arriving at that
lcOnnluSiOn was that he had heard
Alex Mckenzie say that the IDEAL was
fixed. When the exchange is to take
place remains as much of mystery
as ever 50 far as the general public is
Eeoncerned. Nick enzie was quoted as
Esaying that the Milwaukee would use
the N. p. track from Mckenzie to Bis.
marek, thus giving that road an en-
trance into the latter city. ssss
A Handsome Building The brick
tmasons have nearly reached the top 81
the third story OF the new Grand Pa
I cific hotel and the Iathing of the lower
stories has, begun The exterior 81
the building indicates that it will JIG
one of the handsomest structures oil
the Missouri Slope The new add
Eition will contain SO rooms thus doubI
ing the capacity OF the house. Tht
room now occupied by the Office IN tht
cd wing will be used as the American
Hf Dla11 dining room fIIa office hafs1pg III