Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-29
TWENTY YEARS Ago

be done for $b,OUU, Wnlcn was some
$500 less than Jewell of Bismarck Of
fered to do it for, but when the bill
came in, it was $14,650 and it "was
copyrighted for the benefit Of the ter
ritory."
Teerritory Auditor Ward was in
Fargo to consult with Attorney Gener-
al Templeton as to whether he had
authority to pay for the new code, as
the appropriation was only $4,000 and
the bill over $4,000
''Twenty-years-ago' couple OF
weeks ago, had Foreman Miller of the
Tribune going to Washington to take
a position in the government print
shop, and went further-said he was
still there-which was a mistake of
course, because the old Tribune fore
man died fourteen years ago. It's
his son, Joe, who is now in the gov
eminent office.
Delegate Clifford was about TO in
troduce a bill in congress for an ap-
preparation to construct levee at
Mandan to protect the city from floods
and ice, an improvement which the
delegate said was very badly needed.
l.. may be mentioned that the govern
ment improvements at Rock Haven,
under the direction of the war depart
rnsnt, as the outcome of this project.
At Pittsburg sixty flint glass fac
tories closed, throwing $4,000 men
out of employment.
The 500 road construction crew
reached Sault St. Marie, Mich, and
there, was great rejoicing over the
event.
At the mass convention in the city
hall, to elect eleven delegates to the
Aberdeen convention, which was call
ed to further the interests of state
hood for. the territory, the following
were elected to represent Burleigh
county. Joseph Hare, Col Thompson
Col. Brown, R. Macnider, F. J. Call
John Holembaek, J. W. Raymond, F
A. Leavenworth, II. P. Bogue, G. R
Williams and Dennis Hannifin OF
the above list it was stated that five
were republicans, five democrats ani
Col. Thompson was an Independent re
publican-democrat.
Local ad, in the Tribune: &c. r
Williams is still supplying the clear
pure, sparkling and cheering Fran;
Falk beer and orders will receive
prompt attention.
a. W. Foley came in from Medor;
yesterday. Mr.. Foley has charge o
the Marquis de Mores and Baron Vol
Hoffman's interests in that section
while the former is absent on a 81,
months tiger hunt in India
Rev. Caleb Ben-Ham left for New
York on a two months visit and an
nounced that Episcopal service
would he stopped for that period.
y
had imported from Germany an ez
pert sausage maker and was going t
make absolutely the finest thing i
that line that meats and skill coul
produce. His ads read we'll then an
it goes without saying that now, twe1
ty years later, seeing him in the sam
business, they would read better nov
e. Ashley Mears, president of tn
Bank of Minot and also head of tn
several kindred financial institution
was in the city. Mr.. Mears will h
remembered as one of the most activ
of the early financial promoters, ha
ing a chain of money concerns fro1
receiving deposits to loaning the SAN
TO other allied corporations. They on
and all failed and many were left
regret the appearance of Mr.. Meal
on the scene. 1t is reported that M
Mears died recently in prison
Idaho. =,
NJ FL. Jewell, as secretary of til
Bismarck Artesian Well and Wate
S Works Company, was advertising
meeting of the stockholders to consi'
4 err the propriety of selling the capt.;
stock OF the company an1 wiili II
its existence. This was the bcgil
ming of the present splendid watt
system. Let every Bismareker WI,
reads this go to the fount and draw
glass Of water. Notice how spark1in