Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-22
City News

The Norwegian ladies', under the
auspices OF Sons OF Norway" vii
have supper and dance, Tuesday, Jan
nary IS, 1913. at Armory iial. EV
| crybody welcome.
Mrs Alvin Hoover Of Brittin, wa
among the guests in the city Tuesday
Mrs. Hoover called at the office of thu
superintendent OF schools and receiv
ed school supplies for her HUSBAND
who IS school treasurer FOR his district
Wesley Candy, arrested last summel
for vagrancy and afterwards request
ed to make the city conspicuous by his
absence, returned to the city Il couple
OF weeks ago. He has been suspected
Of plying the trade Of bookkeeping
Monday night he was arrested by or
flcer Downing on suspicion of boot
Logging and jailed by the officer.
w. II. Strachan, superintendent Of
the Dakota division OF the N. r., is ir
the city from Jamestown. Supt
Strachan is here on Q tour Of inspec
ton and will probably remain for Q
day or two. Z
Henry Schmidt, who resides on q
farm about IL miles south Of Mandan
was in the city Tuesday. Mr.. Schmidt
is q son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Schmidt, pioneer settlers Of Morton
county. His parents have resided
there for 80 years and he is o bona
fide native of the county, having been
born and raised there. He says that
all the good land in that vicinity has
been taken uD. Mr.. Schmidt, s.,
farms 400 acres OF land and has a
large amount of grazing land as we'll;
Besides farming, he cares for 200 head
of fine cattle. all OF which are owned
by him. He has been raising a large
number Of horses but finally decided
to raise only cattle.
C. J. Busch and family are now 1iv.
ing in tie Mochler residence, having
rented it until spring. Mrs. Mochler
is travelling in the south, and the boys
are attending college. The head OF
the family Is doing his best to live
the life OF a-grass WidOWcr.
Theo. Torbenson, one of the sub.
.stantial business men Of Rhame, was
in the city Tuesday. returning from
Minneapolis where he attended the
Lumbermen's convention. Mr.. Tor
benson was formerly cashier Of the
First National Bank at Nome, hut is
now manager Of the Rhame Lumber
Co. at Rhame.
In the December term of the district
court there were IS civil causes On the
calendar. OF these II were tried by
jury; 10 b ythe court; 16 were dis
missed; S settled out Of court and q
continued over the term. OF the Is
criminal causes q were dismissed by
the court; 2 tried and 2 continued ov-
'er the term. The jury served 13 days
and during that time 10 jury cases
were tried.
George Eoelter, formerly Of Driscoll,
who is now a. resident of futile, was
.transacting business at the county Of
fees Tuesday. Mr.. Boelter is a grain
and has handled a great deal OF
grain during the past season.
Because OF the unavoidable absence
OF some Of the county commissioners
Tuesday there was no session held.
but the commissioners will NEE: this
morning at 9 o'clock. Bids will be
cypened today for the supplying of sta
tionery and Office supplies at the coun.
ty Offices and for coal for the court
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A debate will be held in the Stark
school in Aurora district at some time
in the near future. The subject for
will be: Resolved, that crime
is more prevalent in the country in
proportion ito population than in the
city. The teachers in that section of
the county and others WOh are inter-