Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04
MORTON COUNTY
court SETTLES:
CASES QUICKLY
SUNDAY CLOSING IN CITY ACROSS
RIVER is NOT VERY
POPULAR.
MANDAN CITY Attorney QUIT
CITY WILL TAKE OVER MANAGE.
MENT OF OPERA HOUSE IN
FUTURE.

CITY WILL TAKE OVER MANAGE.
MENT OF OPERA HOUSE IN
FUTURE.
Masons Elect Officers-Mrs. Foster
Suffers Fracture of Elbow as Re-
suit Of Automobile Accident-Horse
Dea|ersin Trouble with the Author
tiles.
Mandan, N. D., Dec. 3.-The work
of the district court for Morton cOun-
ty has been completed for the present
term and the next session will be held
in February. During the present term
there were 62 cases brought to settle
ment in ii days which shows that
there was not much loafing on the Job.
There were a number Of large damage
cases tried during the week. A num-
Der of Bismarck attorneys We're re-
tanned in the cases before the court.
Caused by many registered "kicks,'
resignation of the city attorney and
a new responsibility Of managing the
Mandan opera house the City Com
mission membership is experiencing
not altogether pleasant business &C.
tivity. The new Sunday ordinance
was enforced last Sunday without a
variation from the stringency given 1t
in the state code. And added to
these responsibilities comes a petit
ton from residents Of the Syndicate
appealing for hose cart and
fire fighting equipment. AT the reg
ular meeting Monday evening the
resignation noted here and the petit
ton we're presented, and at which
time Ed. McCadam was paid the bal
ance due for extending the water
mains to the Syndicate.
Sunday closing has not proved alto
gether popular and much criticism
has developed on that account. With
some, it is said, that a desperate at
tempt will be made to develop at least
a little leniency in the regulation.
and are even threatening to remove
from office those now serving as the
city government if ,lnWavering con-
sistency is shown.
No reason is given for City At
torney Bitzings resignation. which
evidently becomes effective at
once. though a successor has not been
appointed.
The city took over the opera house
vest erday.
great interest.
c. c. Bigelow. who has recently
moved to the city from Weekes post
office, in the southern part Of the
county, has been made the defendant
in an action which is being brought
by Adolph Kovar also of Weekes, for
what the plaintiff alleges to be a
theft in taking yearling heifer from
his farm and killing the animal A
specific amount Of damages is sought
in the proceedings, which We're start
from the states attorneys office
A fractured elbow, which Mrs. DR..
Foster suffered, and general shak-
ing up which DR.. Foster experienced,
was the result Of a small automobile
accident which occurred at the corner
Of Second Avenue Northeast and
Second street at about $3.50 Monday
evening. while the doctor was visiting
several patients in that neighborhood.
While changing from one gear to the
other the 'kick' failed to work and
the Overland plunged into the ditch
at the side of the street and came to
a very abrupt stop. Mrs. Foster was
from the car and fell forward
resulting in a slight fracture of the
elbow.
Installat ton of the recently elected
officers of Mandan Lodge No. s A.
F. E. A. NJ. will occur at their hall
next Tuesday evening. The new Of
ficers are:
|. N. Steen, w. NJ.
Ed. Miller, S. w.
E. A. Ripley, J. W.
Jno. B. Rack, treasurer.
E. A ThOrberg, secretary.
James A. Brauer, a local dealer in
horses was in justice court before
Judge Thurston Monday on the charge |
If securing goods under false pre-
;enses and was bound over to the
district court, being released from
by securing the requested
ponds. A horse deal wherein notes
we're secured and afterwards traded
o the Bingenheimer Mercantile Co.
IN the payment Of purchase price Of
hree buggies were the features of
he transaction from which the suit
developed.