Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-11
City News


Miss Josie Williams, Of Wilton, who
has 50 long been q member OF the of1ce
force in he county treasurer's office,
has accepted Il clerical position in the
| office of Sheriff Barnes. .
The illustrated lecture at the Pres
byterian church Sunday evening will
be THE Followers OF the Prophet
1t will be illustrated with many and
beautiful slides in and about Constan'
tinople. This is the concluding lee
ture in the series on Turkey.
Paul raulson and wife are in the
| city for a few days visiting with rela'
| tives and friends. Mr.. Paulson was
for several years section foreman on
the 500 in this city and was trans
ferred to Lookout, Wyo., where he
still holds &. similar position. Mr.. and
| Mrs. faulson haze many friends IN
bismarck who are pleased to e them
and to know that they have been pros
porous in their new home. They ex'
pect to return to Wyoming in a few
days.
High School English students have
a rare opportunity. gs.
Prof. Squires of the University >oi
North Dakota English Department, Is
| giving a series of lectures in this part
of the state and will be here next
! Wednesday evening, January Is. He
! will interpret %Browning's famous poem
THE Ring and the Brook" All low
| ers of Browning and good literature
should hear Prof. Squires on this oc
! casion Save the date. A snail ad'
mission will be charged to cover eX'
penses. Tickets may be secured from
! the members of the English Literature
classes. '
Hon. Fred w. Turner is all smiles
| the past day or two caused probably
| from the fact that Mrs. Turner came
| down from their home at Dickinson
to visit with him for a day or two.
| They attended the inaugural ball at
the capitol last night.
Hon. Dennis Hannafln has received
| another letter from Col. C. a Louns-
berry of Washington, D. c., in which
| the latter states that the officers re.
| tirement bill will be reported out OF
the committee, probably on Jan. 9.
He further stated that the committee
unanimously agreed to consider it at
that time. In conclusion. Col. Louns.
! berry said that friends Of the bill be-
lieve it will promptly pass the senate
and they hope that it will pass the
| house before the 4th Of March.
| VIM. Cleveringa, one Of EmmOns'
! county's former commissioners and a
man who is heavily interested in farm
lands in the southern part Of the
county, came up from his home at
Strasburg, to consult with the rail
road commissioners regarding the ad.
justment OF rates on grain shipped
out of his section of the state. He is
interested in grain elevators at Stras-
burg and vicinity and alleges that
freight rates are excessive.
Those fromHillsboro attending the
militia convention Thursday and Fri.
day we're: Capt. B. C. Boyd, B. "a.
Olson, N. G. Nyhus, Edward A. Dekko
and Harry r.. Acker.
Among those from jamestown in
the city Friday were: j. Nygaard,
Ray Nowlin, James D. Gray and C. H.
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Conley Of McKen-
zie were greeting friends in the city
Friday. Mr.. Conley is school treas
urer in Mckenzie district and also
one of the most practical and pains
taking farmers in the eastern section
Of the county. His small grain yield
ed well. the past season, some of it
as high as 80 bushels for wheat, and
other grains in the same proportion.
MI. Conley is a firm believer in diver
siied farming and not only tills his
land In frstclass shape, but gives 1T
the requisite amount Of fertilizing ma
.terial. He has 40 head Of cattle and
numbered among them are some fine
inilch cows. Cream is sold to the
local creamery and the cows, together
with the hogs and other stock raised,
pay all the expense Of the household
necessities. In this way the receipts
from the crops raised are " all vel
vet"
John J.. Baumgartner, president OF
the Security State bank at strasburg,
was a guest at the Grand Pacific