Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-20
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A good number of our farmers at
tended George Feldhouse's sale over
in the Flickertail fat, last. Saturday. !,
M. G. Jacobson left last Wednes-
day for hurry, to look after his ele-
vator at that place. p r. q
W. L. Watson of Mckenzie, was
transacting business in this vicinity
last week. r ''%>. p
The Lund Land Co of st. Paul,
has been doing some business in
these parts last week. They bought
a large tract of land in the south
part of this township and Kidder
county recently, and expect to close
all of it out this summer.
D. L. Butler, one of Arenas
photographers, was delivering photo
graphs between here and Denhoff
last Thursday. s.
H. A. Mutchler had a Minnesota
farmer out looking at land last
Thursday.
Walter Weckerly and wife were
transacting business in Bismarck last
Thursday and Friday
David Oleson discovered last week
what is supposed to have been a bat
tie field between two hostile bands of
Indians, Or Indians and Whites, a
good many years ago. There are
several irregular shaped piles of
stones, through which the bones were
showing, indicating that trenches
were hastily dug for the disposal of
the dead. The bones were badly
decayed, but had all the appearance
of being human bones. There were
several persons who viewed the
ground and pronounced it veritable
battle field.
Alden Esembies has his house
completed and Walter Weckerly has
his inclosed. We are glad to see
these improvements as they are in
dicatiEe of the prosperous conditions
prevailing among our farmers.
Rumor has it. that a party of 500
surveyors was seen in this vicinity
recently. We would be glad to see
them build through here as the
country has settled up until rail-
road has become a real necessity.
The first. company to build a road
will find country rich with various
products awaiting transportation to
market.
No one can dispute the finish of
the photograph of the Phoenix post
office, by one of Arenas photograph
ers, the delicious presentment of a
most ,5unimaginable type to take
from. But it is difficult to accept
the Phoenix news vendors gushing
praise of our respected photograph
er. the simple story of gratitude, of
natural kindness that he disdaines
exclusively for our unfrequent, crow
ing or inspired photographer con-
tains illusions not conductive to-
lucidity. But others have not the
felicity of ignoring at will the dis
cords of real life and seek to critieise /
them. Tt is a mistaken favor, In
other words, for the Phoenix news
vender to decry realism to appreciate
the photographer; one might as well
damn Rodin because one adores the
camera or dislike the lion, because
one prefers the gazelle. The photo
graph is not the final blossom of
French art, IL Is simple perfect
specimen Of the Phoenix postoficess
the present excellent translation is
unapproachable and Is BY no means
as mediocre as the Phoenix news
vender would have you believe.
Several of the neighbors ID this
vicinity took dinner al, the Mulch
sers, Sunday a sunptious dinner
was spread for them and the AFTER
noon was spent lii social visiting and 1
music. Fred Planes furnished the
Instrumental music and " Ormes.