Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-23
The Capitol Run

| While IN jamestown dlteAu1A6 'i'
meeting of the State Library assocla
ton Curator Fish of the State His
torical society, devoted some time tt
his line of work. One Of the thing:
he took up was an investigation O.
General Sibley's route through Dako
IA in 1863. He interviewed old set
tiers in regard to the expedition ano
found a few familiar with the historic
incident. He will also trace the
march of General Sibley, who in TIM
early seventies passed through the
territory from Fort Rice to the Vel
lowstone There are about doze1
residents of the state who have per
sonal knowledge of this march and
Mr.. Fish will take up the matter o.
collecting the historical data early IL
the spring. General Sibley campet
Just below Bismarck and had many
battles with the Indians.
Governor Burke has gone to Graf
ton to be present at the dedication
of a armory He is down for an ad'
dress. Adjutant General Treumann,
as head of the state guards, will be
| master Ol CeI0u1OAlco.
Gov. NJ. E. Hay Of Washington has
made requisition on Governor Burke
for the return to that state of K. H.
Classen, who is wanted on the cargo
of fraudulently disposing of property
near Spokane The papers in the case
allege that Classen purchased piano
| on the installment plan. The pur'
chase price was $675, and after pay
ing $50 on the instrument he sold 1t
for $500 and left the state. Classen
was located in Lawton, Ramsey
county; where he is unde- arrest ana
will be taken back to answer for the
| offense.
Supreme Judge Goss says he has
been placed in wrong position be-
fore the public and in order to set
him right the following explanation
is made. He did not accompany Su'
preme Judge Burke on a hunting ex'
petition. He did have a gun and dogs
| in his possession, but they were for
the exclusive use of Judge Burke in
the contemplated slaughter of water
| fowls. Judge Burke left Bismarck
with much ammunition and high hopes
last Saturday morning. Judge Goss
did not accompany him. The former
is still absent, while the latter is pa
tiently awaiting the return of the
modern William Tell with the game.
Judge Goss Is out of meat and he is
anxious for the return of his associ-
ate on the bench. Even Judge Fisk.
who is supposed to be in on the d.
vision of game. is growing apprehen-
sive, and he still has the remains of
Sundays soup bone in his larder The
duck famine may be lifted this even
ing on the return of the absent jurist
In the meantime the many persons
promised game by Judge Burke are
being kept from rioting by the cooler
heads. The situation is strained.
The state examiners Office is being
| besieged with demands for examina-
tons. Today resident of Dunn
county who sells groceries says his
scales have not been tested since be
weighed his first pound of crackers
four years ago and he wants tester
sent out at once A Sargent county
woman writes in to have special ex-
aminer sent out to test her pumpkin
butter And thus it goes.
Some time ago Insurance Commits
sioner Taylor suspended the license
of the Federal Union Surety company
of Indianapolis from doing business
in North Dakota, pending an examin.
alton of it's affairs by the United
States treasury department. Today
an order Was received from Washing.
ton instructing the officers to approve
no bonds secured by the company for
federal officers. The company is 'un.
der the ban and will not be recognized
as surety on any bonds required by
the federal government. The Federal
Union Surety company has some
bonds in force in North Dakota and
unless favorable report is soon re-
ceived from the examiners of New
York and Indiana. who are conducting
an investigation, Commissioner Taylor
will revoke the license of the com.
pany and demand new surety for
bonds secured by the Federal Union.
Chief Clerk Hagan of the depart.
ment OF agriculture is again at his
desk at the state house and the whole
force will be in the old quarters by
the end of the week. During the In.
dustrial Exposition most of the force
was engaged there along with Super.
intendent Gilbreath.
THE TRUTH ABOUT BLUING.
Talk No. 10.