Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-09-06
THE CITY

THE CITY
THE WEATHER. !
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= Fair tonight. Friday fair; and
slightly cooler. Max. SO, min. So.
, Fitting Up a Restaurant-The old
Bismarck laundry building is, being
refioored and otherwise reftted pre-
paratory to being opened up by James
Montgomery as a-restaurant.
=: Will Be Fine-The walls Of the new
500 hotel have reached the second
story. The walls proper are Of solid
concrete faced with concrete blocks
in imitation of uncut stone, which
presents very pleasing appearance.
! Corner Stone-The corner stone of
the new Baptist church will be laid
at o'clock Sunday afternoon !. There
will be special exercises appropriate
to the occasion. The stone will be
laid by the pastor as is customary in
such cases.
Accepted the Offer The county
commissioners have finished their
business and adjourned. - Among
other things they accepted the offer
Of J. W. Bull of $3.50 for the county's
interest in sundry lots in Harmon's
addition.
Busy-Contractor Hollum is busy
with men and teams excavating for
the basement and foundation for the
Methodist church. 1t was found
necessary to cut down several fine
trees in front of the church in the
work IT,.
Coming in Bunches-During the
last few days several punches OF
people from Iowa have passed through
the city. enroute to various points
where they have either bought land
or taken homesteads. 1t is estimated
that at least so Iowans have come to
this section for various purposes
| within the last two weeks.
t AT Last-The first really first-class
lueious conteloupe-the Old Rocky
Ford kind-are in the market at
Kupitz-from Walla Walla. Not in
the twin cities even has it been posi-
BILE to get really good canteloup be-
fore this year. They are shipped toe
green and decay instead of ripen
| with age.
! Sent Samples to Washington
George e. Reeves and wife of Wash
| ington, D. c., were in the city yes
| terday and today. Mr.. Reeves is con
nected with the agricultural depart
ment Of the government and is on q
tour of: this section looking over croI
conditions. He went into the country
and secured some very fine samples
of different kinds of grain and for
/ warded them to Washington. He
went west at noon. ''" s.
Convention Will Be Held-At the
4 recent meeting of the Valley City
| Commercial club that body favored
4 the proposed civic Improvement con
vention. Mrs. White, Mrs. Wester
gard and Mrs. Berg appeared before
The board Of trustees relative to thu
/ proposed civic league convention il
Valley City, The club showed will
ingness to assist and the ladies fee
that they are justified in going ahead
1t win either be held late this fall O
early next spring. y ..$=
"A Neat House Among the nev
houses being built this year is that Q
John Larson on upper sixth street
which, when completed, will be oc
coupled BY him and his bride. In thd
connection It sis not generally know
that John will soon be the happies
man In town inasmuch as, when tn,
lhome Is ready, he will take to. It bill
bride in the person Of Miss Clar'
dawson. daughter OF John Dawson
Miss Dawson Is one of the acharminl
land popular young ladies OF the city
and the groom Is general favorit
among the younger business men.
Nothing IN II Mr., Ranney did no
stop at Valley City on his way cas-
and II ~ probable, that while tn
1 lcnroner,s theory regarding youn