Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-17

The Rebekah Lodge. Nicholson No
40. will meet this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock lin X. p. hall. The meeting is
a special one.
County Judge S. A. Anderson OF
Forman, has been in the city to attend
the meeting Of state association OF
county judges. This is the judges
first visit to the capital city and he
was very favorabiy impressed with
| Bismarck.
John w. Black Of Wilton. made final
proof on his homestead at the land
office Wednesday with Krest0n Peter
sen of Alta, aud Samuel M. Farris OF
Bismarck as witnesses. The some day
Daniel Keegan Of Huff, made proof
with John Cessna of Huff and Bert
Dafinrud of Fort Rice as witnesses,
Lewis Kressler Of Wing also made
proof that day with Jesse c. Ashlock
of Wing and Howard l.. Granting OF
Aetna as witnesses. On the 14th inst.
John NJ. Holte of Aetna. made proof
| with Marius Erickson and Ole l.. OF.
son, both OF the same place as Wit.
nesses.
There will be a meeting Of the Com
mercial club in their hall at 10 o'clock
this morning. Representatives of com
mercial clubs Of all the large cities
and towns in the state will attend the
meeting. The purpose. of the meeting
S to discuss good roads and it will
be largely attended.
The commercial club has received a
communication from a concern oper.
ating a b%riquetting plant asking in.
formation regarding the cost Of coal
tar; to what extent people here will
cooperate with them should they 10.
cate here; if the coal mine owners
would work with them, and stating
that their plant had a capacity of 200
tons per day. In conclusion their rep.
resentative stated that If the desired
information was furnished them they
would be able to tell if it would pay
them to enter this field.
F. E. Young has sold the Hugh Nc.
Crorie property on Mandan avenue,
near Broadway, to Frank Swanke, the
we'll known travelling salesman. The
property consists OF a house and two
lots.
A report has reached the city to the
effect that the hardware store of G.
w. Wcsner Of Coal Harbor, was burn
ed to the ground Wednesday and that
none Of the stock was saved.
Major George l.. Robinson of Garri.
son was a guest Of the Grand Pacific
Thursday and circulated among his
many friends in the capital city. Ma
jor Robinson is one of the very early
settlers OF Mclean county and has
been prominent in the affairs of our
sister county for years. He settled at
old Coal Harbor in the early sos and
conducted a large general store until
several years ago, when he moved to
Garrison. and nut up his present large
store and stocked it with general
merchandise Of nearly every descrip-
ton. There is no man in this section
Of the state who has a larger ac-
quaintance than Major Robinson and
he enjoys the confidence and respect
of everyone who has the pleasure OF
his acquaintance. He is president OF
the First National bank at Washburn
and has always taken an active inter-
est in the political affairs of Mclean
county. ',." r..
The Bismarck High School basket
ball tam plays the Dickinson High to-
day. The game is expected to be a
good one. The last time the two teams
met Bismarck defeated Dickinson by
a score of Is to IL.
The Co. A basket ball team will
play the fast New Salem team at New
Salem this evening.