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1 nseition 3 cento per line. Address:
C. A. toim.berry,
It seems the government wants Sitting
Bull to return. Accordingly, Gen. Ter­
ry heads a commission to negbtiate with
the Canadians with his return in view.
Sitting Bull has done much to make
things lively in the Northwest and his
return would please the average trader
immensely.
At last sensible conclusions have been
reached on the Indian question, and the
day of Indian treaties is at an end.
Hereafter red paupers or red criminals
will receive the same treatment as those
wearing a white skin. Hereafter they
will be treated as subjectt—not as inde­
pendent tribes.
We hoped by gently putting down our
foot to end the controversy over the re­
mains of "Uncle John," but could not do
so without being misunderstood, and
therefore admitted the article of L. W.
S. in the paper of the 15th and now ad­
mit a reply. Just where this thing will
end we are sure we cannot tell but are
sure our readers will agree with us that
this controversy is uncalled for and out
of place. Still, now that we are in it,
we wilt hold bonnet and shawl, or hat
and coat until the battle is over, believ­
ing the TRIBUNE can stand it if the par­
ties to the controversy can.
Improvements*
We w«rs surprised this morning
while strolling around the outskirts of
our thriving young city, to find so
many buildings in the course of erec­
tion. The first noticed is an ell to the
•Catholic Church, 16x24, on the east
side. This will probably be occupied
by the sisters.
A little to the
nortbw«st-of the
church
is a frame building in course of e^pctiQn
owned by Mr. Stevens.
Mr. Lines is building a neat little
frame cottage in the square north of
the church.
Across the railroad track, a little
east of the Sheridan, we find a one
story building nearly completed, owned
by Chas. Ross. This is 16x18.
In the second block east, A. Rubidon
has erected an ell, 12x13, and will short­
ly build the main building, which will
be one story and a half.
On the next lot Mr. Hammerly is
building a very neat frame house, 12x
22, one story and a half-high-.
L. S. Milan is just finishing a nice
little frame dwelling on the next lot
c&st I4xX8«
Mr. Chas. Kupitz, manager of the U.
S, Mail and Express from Bismarck to
Standing Rock, is building a very nice
dwelling about three squares still far­
ther east, 14x24, with an ell on the east
side and a porch extending around the
west and north sides. The location is
an excellent one, commanding a fine
view in every direction.
Still farther east, in the next block,
Mr. James Armstrong is finishing his
residence, 16x20.
W.Huxley, of the N. W. S. and T.
Co., is building a pretty dwelling on
the north side of the railroad track,
14x22.
Mr, Lee Whalen is building an addi­
tion to his house, ^13x20.
Mat Kennean, on upper 4th St., is
building an addition on the west end of
his dwelling.
J. Laundre has his building on 4th
St. nearly completed, the plasterers
busy at work, and expects to have it
finished this week. We understand,
by the way, that he is about selling this
property for $900.
Contraets are now being made for
three or four large store buildings, of
which mention will be made hereafter.
The stonemasons are putting the fin­
ishing touches on Joe Pennell's dwell­
ing, and it will soon be ready for the
carpenters.
What with all these improvements—
and there may be other that we have
failed to mention—who can for one mo­
ment doubt the future of Bismarck?
Cols. Thompson and Brown are very
busy
sub-dividing
the William's addi­
tion to the city proper, into blocks and
lots, and quite a number of persons are
intending,to build residences thereon
as soon as practicable.
Mr. McKenzie, the mogul contractor,
received by Wednesday•..night's train
a large lot of finishing lumber, which
he has been looking for patiently Jor
^several days.
BLACKHULS.
A flwal Clean up—Personal and Oth­
er Paragraph— Politicians and
Other Character* in the Hills-
Newspapers, Hotels, etc.
E ditorial Correspondence.
CROOK CITY, Aug.' 11.—In my last I
tried to give something of an idea of
the country between Bismarck and the
Hills, something of Crook City and its
surroundings together with such points
of interest as were suggested while pre­
paring hurriedly my communications.
In my first letter I undertook to give
an idea of the mines. I shall now
"WORK THE TAILINGS,"
as they say in the mines, and. clean up
for the present my Black Hills work, re­
ferring for the flrst time, to my note­
book, which is full of all sorts of mem­
orandums.
YHl CLIKATB
of the Hills is delightful. The days
are warm but not oppressive, in summer,
while the nights are cbol. In winter
the snow is not deep and the gulches
are partially protected from the heavy
winds by the hills and timber.
TUB WATER
is generally good but much of it is im­
pregnated with mineral. Most of the
streams are used for mining purposes,
and the water, of coarse, is muddy and
unfit for other purposes. Water can
be obtained at almost any point by dig­
ging or drifting into the hill sides.
THERE IS CONSIDEBABLB SICKNESS
now in Deadwood and other crowded
gulches where proper police regulations
have not been established but this mat­
ter will be looked to.
SOCIETY
is mixed and you will find cccasionly a
high toned citizen tripping the light
fantastic in the hurdy gurdy with Can
Can Dolly, Calamity Jane or some oth­
er "character" in the Hills as a part­
ner. Can Can Dolly, by the way, is a
good looking woman of about twenty.
"I saw her but a moment." Having
proposed to "kick your hat off for the
drinks," a fellow six foot four accepted
the wager and she was engaged in that
pleasant pastime.
CALAMITY JANE
is married now and was living comfort­
ably on a ranche with her husband, but
the fire fiend came and destroyed their
all and Jane returned to the Hills and,
now, like the ballet girl Prentice, speaks
of4in the Louisville Journal, she waltzes
on one leg and polkas on the other (in
the hurdy -gurdy dances) and betwqet
the two she gets her living. Jane is
not very bad and has many interesting
features. Left in a Mormon camp with­
out father or mother when a mere child
like Topsev, she "growed just like the
corn." Her associates having been
rough she has been rough. Bat
ITWV-
er met a person more readily brought
to tears by kind words or gentle re­
proof for evil deeds. At first a waif in
a Mormon camp, then she passed
through the mining excitements in the
west, now a prostitute, now striving
to mend her ways, then a scout wear­
ing men's clothes for General Crook,
then the lioness of the hills, afterward
a devoted wife, tben forced by circum­
stances to return to her old mode of
life because she knew no other, she de­
serves kind words rather than reproach.
The Hills are full of
CHARACTERS,
male as well as female. The female
gambler and the male prostitute. The
innocent boys and the gentlemanly
road agent. The man who would cut
your throat for a few dollars or the
gentlemanly fellow who would roap you
into bunko or other games and call it
the square thing to whack up with you
from your own means, and yet law and
order prevails and life and property is
secure to those who attend to their own
legitimate business.
MORE HURDERS
occurred in the town of Bismarck dur­
ing the first two years of its existence
than has occurred in all the towns of
the Black Hills.
Speaking of the characters in the
Hills we must not forget
THE POLITICIANS.
We find them of every grade. The bril­
liant and wealthy Spencer, IT. S. Sena­
tor, from Alabama has taken up his
abode here, and though he still retains
his position in the Senate, we will be
greatly surprised if he does not figure
largely in the politics of Dakota a few
years hence. The brilliant Burleigh is
also here, and while he is now paying
strict attention to business, his friends
will surely urge him for public posi­
tion. Claggett of Montana, the silver
tongued orator of the West, Steel of
Wyoming, and other ex-members of
Congress, are on the ground. Dead
wood has sixty odd lawyers and several
doctors, some of whom are known to
hanker for glory in the political field.
The Governor, unwisely we think, filled
all of the county offices in the Hills
from outside polititians with one ex­
ception,
SETH BULLOCK,
sheriff at Deadwood, and though his
appointees were good men, Bul­
lock is probably the only one
of them who will be sustained?
by the people, or who will stand any
chance for re-election. Bullock is a
good one. He has nerve and experi­
ence, jp aborerep jjosch, andpersonall*
poJfi!iH~-no better man could^ be found
in the whole territory for the position
he occupies. Seth does not deserve to
be classed among the politicians, how­
ever, but among the business men of
the Hills, for be is old bnsiness where
ever you find him, whether in the dis
charge of official duties or as an active
go-ahead merchant.
R. D. JENNING,
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue,
is also an official who does not deserve
to be classed with the politicians. The
funds entrnsted to him, as the Dead
wood Champion truly remarks, will not
be spent in riotous living or lost at a
dog fight. We regret that we d|d not
have time to call on Doc. at his pleasant
home and make the acquaintance of his
interesting lady.
H. C. ASH
and Jud. La Moar, both excellent gen­
tlemen, are hers as deputy U. 8. Mar­
shall. Both are respected by all who
know them.
JOHN LA WRENCH,
County Treasurer, "our John," is lir
ing down in a quiet way the odinm of
the Governor's appointment and is
gaining friends every day.
We met many old acquaintances in
the Hills, among them
BROWNING AND WRIN6R0SR
of Bismarck, the first merchants at
Deadwood. To say that they have
done well does not express the idea.
They have "cleaned up" not less than
twenty thousand dollars over and above
expenses during the past year and a
half. The Bismarck boys generally
got left by settling at Rapid and Crook
City, both destined to be good towns,
but at present, outside of the rich min­
ing region. J. D. Wakeman, however,
has made some money. Ed. Donahue
seems to be well fixed. E. T. Winston
has no cause to complain, and E. R.
Collins has some of the best mining
property in the Hills, property lhat
will certainly make him very wealthy.
T. G. JONES
of Bismarck, is located at Lead City,
and has extensive mining interests.
If Jones is not a millionaire in fact,
as he now is in the view of soms of bis
sanguine friends, it will be because
providence interferes to defeat the plans
of a good man, and such interference is
not likely to occur.
In a former letter we mentioned Dr.
Newson. Through him we made the
acquaintance of
CAPT. MCHENRY
who is certainly a character of the most
interesting kind, but one needs to see
•him to appreciate him. Pen can not
describe bis peculiarities it would take
a Raymond to do it but all men appre­
ciate him for his hospitality and worth.
He has rich leads and will be rich.
G. C. WILLIAMS,
of Central City, is also one of the pro­
spective millionaires of theHills, and is
one who has a heart that it does not
require a lever to move. Associated
with him is a young North Carolinian
named Hall, who, remembering the in­
fluence of home is a gentleman under all
circumstances.
INGAAIM- WILLIAMS AND DEARBORN,
two Minneapolis boys, are located at
Central City, and the miners who have
made their aquaintance have learned to
respect them for their square dealing
and 'to admire their quiet ways. The
writer is under obligation to them and
to many others for favors extended
HON. BAILBV MADISON,
whom we met on the checkered carpet
ten years ago and with whom we have
spent many pleasant hours since in the
lodge room, at the mechanic's bench
and in legislative halls, is also at Cen­
tral City and is a leading architect and
builder.
HON. HENRY HILL,
one of God's noblemen we met at Leads
and were glad to learn that he was deep
in quartz and has several rich leads.
He deserves thousands with which to
operate. Men like Henry Hill deserve
all the favors that Fortune can bestow.
DEADWOOD
is fortunate in its newspapers and in
its hotels. It has three daily papejs
the Pioneer, Times and Champion, and
numerous hotels.
THE PIONEER
is the oldest paper in the Hills. It was
shipped to Custer City in the winter of
1875 and 6 by Mr. A. W. Merrick, an
excellent printer and an agreeable gen
tleman, who went with the rush foN
lowing the reports from Gordon's par­
ty. But for some cause the paper did
not make its appearance during the
winter. In the mean time the writer,
who had taken a lively interest in the
Black Hills having sent a correspon­
dent with Custer's expedition in 1874,
and expended a great deal of money for
this and other purposes connection
with the Hills, purchased an outfit aad
intended to go to the Hills with it but
for domestic reasons, coupled his of­
fice with one owned by a friend who
went to the Hills instead. The friend
refused the bonus offered by Deadwood
and located at Crook City. Merrick ac­
cepted it and moved to Deadwood at
once and it has always been a question
which was the first paper established
in the Hills, but we guess the Crook
City paper was a few hours ahead.
While the Crook City paper has strug­
gled for elistence-the Pioneer has made
money, and now, and we say it with
due regard for the enterprise and abil­
ity displayed t»y o.ther pfp«r% is the
leading p'apeir^if ^be HlH§ 4n8*if
deserves the position it occupies.
BISMARCK, D. T., FRIDAY, AUGUST 17,1877. NO. 32.
THE DEADWOOD TIMES
was the first daily established and a
sprightly paper it is, too. It is pub­
lished in the evening—the Pioneer in
the morning—and has a good field for
news. Both receive the full associated
press dispatches.
THE CHAMPION
is published by Charley Collins and to
him all well regulated newspaper men
take off their hats. Visionary and er­
ratic at times Collins has a heart full of
tenderness and love for his fellow men
and a fund of humor that "panned out"
in his peculiar style would make a man
about to be hung forget his troables
and wish (no doubt) that he might live
to spend many hours in Charley's so­
ciety. The Champion makes a feature
of local news and though .trunsto
sensation at times it tells tojti advan­
tage.
Of the hotels we prefer the
WKLCH HOUSE,
(formerly American) though tha Grand
Central and others are good. On* can­
not get a better meal in Chicago than
is daily served for dinner at Welch's.
All of the delacies of the season will be
found on the table and the beds are all
that can be desired. There is not a
husk or other cheap mattress in the
house. H. S. Kellogg, an old and well
known Chieago hotel man, is manager,
and Col. Ruggles clerk. Senator Spen­
cer and other prominent men, have
rooms here and Minnesotians and Da
kotians, as well as good men from oth­
er quarters, make it their headquar­
ters.
Speaking of hotel men we cannot re­
sist the temptation to speak of
"HEADQUARTERS,"
at Crook City, kept by Ben Hazen &
Co. It fills our idea of a village inn to
a dot. Ben is always in the best of
spirits and one glance at the face of his
interesting wife is enough to repay one
who appreciates worth in woman for a
trip to the bills. At Ben's you find
all of the comforts of a quiet home—a
well furnished parlor, and at the table
good home fare in abundance.
Though there is much else we should
like to say, and many friends we should
like to speak of, we must defer further
mention of the hills in this form until
we make another visit. We return to
Bismarck to-day. C. A. L.
RIVER HEWS.
The steamer Peninah departed for
Cow Island last evening with a good
freight and cabin full of passengers.
Among her passengers we notice Jos.
Leighton, Esq., and bride. Mr. Leigh
ton married amiss Batchelor, daughter
of the late Captain Frank Y. Batchelor,
of Cincinnati, an old and highly es­
teemed river man who commanded the
famous Alice Dean in the Cincinnati
and Memphis packet trade.
The steamer Western will arrive Sat­
urday and leave Thursday for Fort Peck,
The water between Bismarck and
above is getting very low, and from this
time on we can expect low water.-
The Coulson line of steamers will run
their boats to Cow Island until Septem
ber 25. The last boat of the season
will leave Bismarck on that date.
Tne Rose Bud, Bighorn, Josephine
and Far West, will ply between Buford
and Tongue River as long as water will
permit.
The R. W. Dugan is busily engaged
in transferring grain to Fort Lincoln.
The steamer Fontanelle is at the land­
ing waiting the arrival of freight.
The Silver City, Massie, Captain,
Hanna, clerk, will load for Cow Island
in a day or two.
The N. P. track is being extended
down the river from the brewery, in
order to get abetter landing.
The steamer Sherman is due from
below.
The Josephine left Buford on a return
trip to Tongue river on the 10th, with
110 tons of freight.
The Big Horn left Buford for Tongue
river on the 11th inst., with 180 tons.
Company arrived at this pest on
the 10th inst., from Fort Snelling, Minn,,
where it had been stationed since Sep­
tember, 1872, and is commanded by
Captain R. W. Taylor, 20th Infantry,
brevet Colonel U. S. A., with brevet
Captain Alex. Wishart as 1st Lieuten­
ant, and Erastas W. Waxwell, (recently
appointed) as 2d Lieut. It has its^ full
compliment of enlisted men, (thirty
seyen 37), viz.: (5) Sergeants—1st Ser­
geant Henry Wilson, Sergts. John Cor­
coran, Franz Croll, John McCormick
and Anton Wagner. (4) four Corpo­
rals—James McBrearty, Alonzo B.
McElroy, William Barclay and John
Qlenn. (2) musicians, (1) one artificer
and (25) twenty-five privates. The
company is a good one, and is now in
fine condition—not a man sick, or in
confinement.
Fro& Jackson
can be consulted room 53 Sheridan
House for one ifveek. He cures corns,
bunions, in^growing nails, frost-bitten
feet, chillblains, and in fact all diseases
of the feet. He is the originator of
Jackson's Wonderful Oil, which acts
like magic upon aches and pains of
every description cures rheumatism,
neuralgia, headache, toothache,Jsprains
and bruises. We hear Prof. Jackson
'Ability to do what he advertises well
BY TELEGRAPH.
Special to the Bismarck Tribune.
GEN. TERRY ACCEPTS.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 16.—Gen. Terry has
notified the Secretary of War that he
will act as a member of the cotritfpion
to treat with Sitting Bull. It iajpported
that the Canadian Indians of the north­
west are fiercely jealous of Sitting Bull
and his band, and if the tatter's removal
be not secured soon will make war upon
them.
FIFTY THOUSAND PEOPLE
met to celebrate the centennial of the
:battle of Bennington at that place yes­
terday. Address oif Welcome was made
|by Hon. E! J. Phelps, and the oration by
:Hon. D. Hobart. Three thousand per­
sons joined in the procession. Banners
and bunting were everywhere, and grace
ful arches with mottoes spanned the
.streets. The President's party arrived at
4 p. m., and were received with salutes,
&c. The presedential reception at night
was attended by a large and enthusias­
tic crowd. Ceremonies will close with
monster torchlight procession by veteran
soldiers.
SEVENTY STRIKERS,
in delegate meeting representing a ma­
jority of the colliers of Hazelton, Pa.
resolved to quit work last night, as the
twelve and a half per cent reduction ot
June 1st will not be restored.
REPORTED MOBILIZATION
of the whole Russian army is declared
untrue by the Minister of War. The
Turkish army of 35,000 men, fiom Bag­
dad, has been ordered to Constantinople.
POLITICAL.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 17.—Judge West, Re
publican candidate for governor, opened
the campaign at Belle Fontaine, Ohio,
on the night of the 16th, in along speech
discussing the labor question, and in
which he prescribes a labor bureau to re
concile conflicting interests and make
capital
DIVIDE ITS PROFITS
with labor. The financial question in­
cluding remonetization of silver, was
touched upon at considerable fength.
THAT CENTENNIAL.
The second day of the Bennington, Vt:
Centennial celebration was largely at­
tended. The procession was tour miles
long, contained 8,000 people, and was
witnessed by 4o,ooo. The feature of the
day was the review of the procession by
the President and party. Ceremonies
closed with a banquet, at which speeches
were made by Evarts, Key and Bevins.
GEN. GIBBON
telegraphs Gen. Terry, from Deer Lodge,
Montana, on the 15th, that the wounded
were getting along very well, with the
assistance sent by citizens of Helena
Deer Lodge and Butte. Howard had
left on the 13th in pursuit of the hostiles,
who, it was thought, were heading east­
ward, crossing the mountains by Medi­
cine Lodge, but were not traveling very
rapidly on account of their wounded.
RADICAL CHANGE.
It is announced that the President has
determined on changing the policy of
the government towards the Indians, and
of following that of Canada, by which the
Indians are treated, not as seperate na
tionalities, but as subjects of the govern­
ment.
Black Hills Kotos aad News.
A species of typhoid fever, called
mountain fever, prevails in the Hills.
Black Hills people pay 20 cts. per lb.
for California potatoes. One dollar will
buy six lbs. at wholesale. Bismarck has
enough surplus potatoes this year to sup­
ply the Hills.
Lumber is sold in the Hills at $12.50.
Deadwood has no insurance agent or
lightning rod man
The Pioneer says a newspaper will be
established in Pennington county at an
early day.
The Black Hills do not produce mos­
quitoes, but the flies are a terror. No
sleep after daylight
The Pioneer claims for the Black Hills
the largest amount of\ gold bearing
quartz in the world. No country has
rock so easily worked, and, therefore, in
none is quartz mining so profitable
The Rapid Creek mines are looking
up. Burleigh's success in the dry mines
of Castle Creek add confidence.
The Deadwood Pioneer says it cost
Dakota $3,500 to send two lots of prison­
ers, one from Bismarck and the Jther
from Deadwood to the penitentiary at Ft
Madison, Iowa.
The Pioneer says 170 stamps are now
engaged in crushing ore at Central City.
This number will be doubled within the
next 90 days.
The Champion says several cases ol
insanity have been developed in the
Black Hills lately among disappointed
gold seekers.'
WJben in the Bl$ck Hills recently, the
writer noticed many specimens of' rocks
bearing perfect? photographs of trees
'J'
«j* ...
vines, &c. The work is supposed to have
been done by some process only known
to Madame Nature.
The Crook City Tribune sayfi Indians
are seen occasionally about the foot hills,
but they do no damage.
The Crook City Tribune says special
mail service to commence in Sept has
been ordered on the Fort George route
to the Black Hills. The Bismarck TRI­
BUNE doubts it
The Crook City Tribune
says Manning
and partners realize 26 cents to the pan
on bed rock near that city.
Maj. Whitehead guards his, hay camp
with the old Bismarck cannon*' and the
Crook City Tribune says it itheard every
morning though twenty miles, away.
The Crook Gity Tribune believes the
silver mines alone In the ..Black} Hills
will employ fifty, thousand men for many
Jears,
and the estimate does not seem too
igh. .j
"Ragged millionaires wrestling for
cold chuck" is the -way the' Deadwood
Times puts it in speaking of the men
who own the unimproved quartz beds.
Collins, who murdered Nowlan at the
Belle Fourche, has been captured and is
now in jail at Deadwood.
The affairs of the Yankton, Fort
Pierre and Black Hills Stage Company,
the Deadwood Times says, have been
placed in the hands of Oliver Shannon,
Receiver. The stock has all been re­
moved from the road.
The Deadwood Times says: "There
are at present eighty one stamps at work
on ore from the Keets mine, which, on
an average of one and onehalf tons per
stamp, gives a total of each 24 hours run
of 121 1-2 tons of ore, and 729 tons per
week, which at a valuation of $24 per
ton, which is the average, nets the# snug
sum of $17,496 per week."
The times says $624,50 was the amount
of last Thursdays clean up on No. 15 be­
low discovery in Deadwood gulch.
The Homestake, the Times says, yield­
ed 196 ounces of gold in six days run
with twenty stamps.
A Graceful Tribnte-
On Tuesday evening, at Fort Lincoln,
just after tattoo had sounded, and the
garrison had seemingly gone to sleep,
strains of most delightful music were
heard surrounding the cottage occupied
by Mr. George Harmon.
The shadow of Mr. Harmon's figure
could be seen at the time on his window
curtains, as he was quietly packing his
trunks to leave in the early morning for
the East to recruit his health, which for
months has been seriously impaired.
Mr. Harmon, after recovering from his
surprise at hearing such unusual sounds
at that hour, opened his hospitable door
to investigate, and was promptly inform­
ed that the whole 7th Cavalry band to­
gether with a few of his many friends,
had assembled to do him honor and offer
him a serenade on hearing of his mten
tion to leave in the morning to visit the
East
The gathering then accepted Mr. Har­
mon's invitation to enter, and each in
turn was cordially welcomed.
Refreshments, previously ordered by
the gentlemen having the matter in
hand, then arrived, and the succeeding
two hours were delightfully spent in list­
ening to the fine selection of music given
and to the flow of such conversation as is
only engendered by a spontaneous desire
on the part of friends to make a man
happy. After those present had given
Mr. Harmon every evidence of their sin­
cerity in wishing his early return to Ft
Lincoln, with health Restored, they took
their leave. There was something inex­
pressibly cordial about the affair that
might well mark it although a small
matter in itself—as a clear indication
that the merits of a high minded and
worthy gentleman will not fail to be re­
cognized wherever his lot may be cast
We understand that it is the purpose of
Mr. Harmon to go to Louisville, Ky.y
and remain perhaps a month, from thence
he will go to Florida to spend the com­
ing winter. The hearty good wishes of
all who know him will accompany him,
and a warm welcome awaits him on his
return.
Another Qnartz Miner.
Sam Lawrence, of Minneapolis, has
returned from the Hills enroute for
Chicago to purchase a stamp mill, hav­
ing secured a half interest in one of the
best mines (prospectively) at Lead City
—the Enterprise which be proposes to
develope at once* His example will, no
doubt, be followed by other Minneapo­
lis lumbermen who are looking for new
fields. Sam is one of Minnesota's most
successful operators, and we congratu­
late him on his good fortune as well as
on his discretion. Speaking of the Bis­
marck Stage Line, Lawrence says he
never saw abetter eqnipped outfit or
more gentlemanly men in charge, and
he does not wonder that a majority of
those who travel to and from the Hills
prefer this route.
Argus, in the Alleghany Mail says
that Northern Dakota is so healthy, es­
pecially Burleigh county, that when a
deith occurs by accident or "Ioguns"
the two big medicine correspondents of
the Bismarck TBIBUN*E quarrel, growl
anl scowl, and stick pins and things
nto each other for six weeks in an ef­
fort to each get in the closing chapter
in the obituary.
Lost Last Week
A gentleman's large, plain seal ring,
for ,which a reward ot ten do-lars will
bs paid the finder by leaving it at JIc
Lian & Macniders. 29
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