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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
3
Valley City August 14 reports the diphtheria situation growing harsher with new cases in the families of Seymour Granger and F J Smith Major White isolated due to a family case living in a stable. Doctors call most cases malignant as crowds shrink and the mayor plans an order limiting public gatherings and Sunday schools.
Rome August 1 Grand Duke Peter of Russia and his wife escaped unharmed in a Rome region railway disaster after their funeral train was telescoped on a bridge by an extra train. Fourteen passengers were killed and forty injured in the collision blamed on a stop for repairs.
The prohibition state central committee in Fargo announced the state ticket decided at a recent conference. John Carmody is endorsed for attorney general. Electors: E. A. Taylor, Pembina. PF L. Bering, Traill. J. Bastabrook, Stutsman. Congressman Chas H. Mott. Governor Delevan Carlton, Barnes. Lt Governor W. C. Greene, Pembina. Treasurer B. H. Tibbits, Dickey. Auditor D. E. Humphreys, Cavalier. Sec. of State George M. Naylor, Grand Forks. Agriculture Comm. M. F. Vanderbogart, Cass. No candidates yet for railroad commissioners or superintendent of public instruction.
Pioneer Press compiles regional reports comparing 1800 harvests with 18 crop yields across North Dakota. Figures show diverse outcomes from Drayton and Fargo to Jamestown and Dickinson, with many areas at 0 to 50 percent of last year’s output, some fields plowed under or lost to drought, and seed supplies in doubt.
Dickinson residents report drought relief as a strong electric storm struck the ranges south of the city Monday night. Lightning killed some stock while heavy rain extinguished prairie fires and eased the drought conditions in the area.
At Fargo a North Dakota Pharmaceutical Association meeting adopted a resolution urging strict enforcement of the pharmacy law and its ties to prohibition. It calls for the board of pharmacy to enforce section 5, and asks lawmakers to change or remove the prohibition law or shift intoxicating liquor oversight away from pharmacists.
Harvest reports across North Dakota and region note wheat yields averaging around 10 to 12 bushels per acre in Devils Lake and nearby counties with improvements in Foster and Richland areas. In Pembina a 14 year old boy died after drowning while swimming near the Red River, with rescuers recovering the body after a brief search.
A stark line from a historical piece notes that Big Point claims a victim annually while boys continue to risk treachery. The text underscores ongoing danger and persistence of reckless behavior among youth.
Fargo Aug 11 The death of Dr Musgrove vice president of the state board of health is reported as a suicide after a period of nervous prostration and a private Sanatorium stay. Born in Canada he had long practiced medicine, built a large patient base at Grafton and was universally beloved. News of his death casts gloom over druggists and colleagues across the state.
A severe blaze on the Dam’s farm twelve miles southwest of Wahpeton North Carolina on August 11 consumed about 20 400 dollars worth of property including a mule barn with work horses harness feed and about 100 tons of hay Many horses and mules perished or were killed trying to escape The fire started when a bolt of lightning struck the barn and the thunderstorm drove the flames as farm hands attempted rescues Grand Forks reports a Democratic and Populist joint county nominating convention at Lartmore with 200 delegates and slate of county officers including Geo A Hangs for States Attorney and W H Standish for County Judge. no sheriff or several other offices nominated.
The state board of equalization reports a notable rise in personal property valuations from last year with over twenty counties submitting assessments. Largest returns exceed $247,000 in a single county and several centers top one million dollars in personal property. Horses over three years old constitute the largest item, while livestock shows a marked increase in value and head counts across cattle sheep and dairy stock.
Monay's Daily details a severe hailstorm from three miles north of the city to EB. H. Sperry's place. P. W. Griffin collected hail lumps as large as baseballs, still solid after melting hours later. Residents sheltered as the storm roared overhead and cars were driven to safety.
Standing grain in the storm path was completely pounded out. Corn fields lay flat as the ground turned white where the storm passed, reflecting the severity of the weather.
Serious smallpox outbreak on Turtle Mountain Reservation grows with eighteen confirmed cases and thirty-one exposed. Major Getchell and sub agent Brenner coordinate quarantine and vaccination efforts in Rolla while Dr. Whimeyer reports to the state board. Two deaths recorded. authorities urge all Indians to return to the reservation and seek vaccination.
A severe hail and wind storm near Spring Creek south of the Titty Missouri in Billings County Saturday evening capsized a hay wagon. Horses escaped and drowned in a creek while several men suffered serious injuries including breaks to legs and arms. Geo Tuttle retrieved help. Dr Miller tended the injured. Minahan was taken to Dickinson hospital for a bad leg fracture.
The annual report shows about 3,000,000 acres of land sold in the last fiscal year with large private sales. Weyerhauser syndicate purchased part of the timber lands in Washington. Minnesota patented lands disposed to a Swin city syndicate. Agricultural and grazing lands posted the year’s largest sales in the company’s history. Herring fishing on the Cape Breton coast near Sydney was best in five years.
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