Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-03-14
DRISCOLL NOTES

| Inc last three or four days have
been quite cold and the frozen roads
| have been bad to travel
There was a big attendance at the
literary last Friday evening and the
program was one of the best yet.
/ There was no debate as all those to
participate were absent. The box
social following netted forty dollars.
c. V. Mason arrived during the
week with his car of goods and Henry
Weimer arrived Sunday morning with
an emigrant car from Illinois. He
will locate northeast of town, having
bought three or four quarters there
last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Random have
issued invitations to a card party for
/ the 10th.
The annual township election will
be held March Goth, one week from
today.
We understand that Agent Whit
more is about to leave us, the railway
company is giving the station to a
man larger in the service. All here
regret the departure of Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitmore.
G. R. Keever lost valuable horse
a week ago. This is quite a blow to
one just starting in a new country.
The auction at the Thomas home
drew quite crowd. Bidding was
lively and nearly everything was dis
posed of at good figures.
Mrs. Reavely was taken to the
hospital at Bismarck last week and
her condition is much improved.
Mr.. Cowlthrop has leased the Hull
farm for the season and Mr.. Keever
the Hanson farm.
Landlord Gillett is papering the
dining room and making a few other
improvements.
G. H. Carman will soon be in readi-
ness to care for restaurant trade. He
has been putting everything in good
shape and he guarantees good service.
A restaurant is something the town
needs badly.
| Gunder and Gerund Homme of Zum-
brota, Mimi, were among the land
| seekers last week.
J. J. Jensen will soon be in with an
emigrant car.
Christ Selland and Burt Boge of
Blue Earth county, Mimi, were the
guests of their old friend R. X. Ras.
musson. They found some land north
of town and will some day be mum.
bered among our substantial farmers
Mr.. Rasmussen accompanied them to
Bismarck on business.
| Landseekers are coming in thick
and fast.
| J. H. Wilcox returned from Bis,
marck yesterday where he had been
for several days. He went right
back on the way freight. He is
baling hay.
| Miss Biver came up from Reeds
Mimi, last week and is on her claim
west of town.
The Sunday school will concene at
one o'clock until further notice.
The Cash Buyers Union of Chicago
which was to do so much for the
farmer and which failed so inglorious,
ly had few suckers in this neighbor
hood. If these same deluded ones had
been as badly worked at home by
their own merchants how loud they
would have complained, but now they
think silence is golden
Several new shacks are going uI
around here.
Tom Taylor is down with a severe
cold.
Paul Hatch went to Bismarck te
consult physician concerning 6
growth on the inside of his lower
lip.
thlSo 1SoDCl ISOu was CdllGu 10 BIS
marck last week to do stenography
work. She will be home in a few
days.
Colds accompanied by fever are rag
ing here.
Frank Rice is up from Iowa visitins
his brothers and looking after hi:
land contest business
The DriscoI Land Co. has leased
lot north of the hotel and their offic,
: is being moved On it.
Five emigrant cars for Driscoll S,
far. How is that. i
Claude Bennett made another of hi
periodical visits to Phoenix yestel
day. !
A couple of gentlemen presumabl
in the employ Of the postal depart
ment dropped off the train yesterda
and stretched a tape line from depo
to postoffice.
C. B. Moore and E. L. Carr are III
loading a car of wire and nails ia