Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-16
Stories Of CurbStOne and
Corridor

Police Captain Martineson had
rather a peculiar experience last
week A Fargo woman came to Bis.
marck with St. Paul man and they
put up at local hotel, registering
as husband and wife The next day
the woman's husband appeared and
sought out the big policeman. He
said he was looking for evidence tC
start divorce proceedings. A few
hours later the woman approached
the officer and explained that her hus
band was in town with a revolver
and she was afraid he would kill her
Minnesota lover The wronged hus'
band and asked that the guilty pair be
arrested, not that he cared about their
relations but he wanted to use the
court record here as evidence in his
divorce suit. The guilty wife desired
the arrest of her husband on a charge
of gun toting. After thinking the
matter over the police officer ordered
the woman and her paramour out OF
town and told the husband to go back
to Fargo and hunt for evidence. There
being no possibility of reconcilia-
ton he thought this the batter way
to maintain peace in Bismarck.
State Game Warden Stenvick spent
travelling mems day in Bismarck and
mixed with his political friends here.
There has been talk of running Mr..
Stenvick for governor before the
democratic primaries, but he is not
anxious to get into the game. Mr..
Stenvick tells story on U. S. Marshal
Shea. It seems the federal peace
officer some months ago hired hobo
to work on his farm. The tourist wa
to work on his farm. The tourist was
given bed in the barn and the fol-
lowing morning Marshal Sheat called
him out of sound sleep about, day
light. What do you want" inquired
the sleepy weary. Il want you to get
up and cut oats" replied Mr.. Shea.
"Cut oats! Are they wild oats?"
queried the tramp.
mo, they are tame ones"
ooh, we'll, if they are tame We can
sneak up on them in daylight and
his trampship turned over with feel
ing of relief for another nap.
Dad Leonard is active in move
ment to dispose of the $500 surplus
cash in the hands of the travelling
mems committee This is the amount
left over after the expenses of travel
ing mems day at the exposition. The
kangaroo court yielded over $500. Dad
Leonard says he is in favor of con-
tributing the surplus $500 towards
paying the balance due on the silver
service for the b~ttleship North Da-
kota This is the proper disposition
! to make of the money, according to
the belief of Mr.. Leonard. Travelling
mems day was not under the auspices
of any particular association and the
surplus fund is really public money.
A meeting will be held next Sunday
ito consider the matter and decision
will be arrived at on that date.
| Otis F. Bryant. editor of the Ma
poleon Homestead, was at the Nc
Kenzie last night. He was accompa-
MED by Mrs. Bryant and their little
SON. The Homestead editor says he
is not giving much of his. time to the
newspaper business these days, but
is interested in number of tele-
phone lines which claim most of his
attention.
Attorney Casey, who was Demo-
cratic candidate for congress at the
late election, has moved from Car
rington to Dickinson. Mr.. Casey says.
h is out of politics in the sense of
being a candidate for office, but he
will not remain idle during the COM
ing campaign. While at the Grand
Pacific last night Mr.. Casey was tell
ing a party of friends that Dickinson
is the most promising town in the
whole state and that Stark county
is going to show wonderful develop.
ment in the next three years. He says
there is one butte near Dickinson
which contains pottery clay enough
to supply the world for years to come
and it is only question of short
time until the pottery industry there
will be one of the most extensive in
the United States The brick bust
ness is also growing and profitable
one in that section
| County Treasurer Pierce was here
Saturday from Max. Mr.. Pierce came
to supply the world for years to come
Lafayette, Ind, and he is a broad
minded citizen. Mr. Pierce says the
following lines express his senti.
ments:
You find yourself jes bein' glad upon
an autumn day.
There amt no special reason for your
feelin' Hathaway.
Fur the old world hasn't shown you
special tenderness or care;
It's brought the usual troubles an
it's passed you out your share
When you figger on the problems that
they're putin up so fast
You feel you should be conscious of
a future overcast
With sorrows clouds that may bring
forth the storms that all must
| fear
But overhead the tranquil sky is shin.
in blue an clear.
| The leaves 60 dancin' at vnur foot