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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
8
Some baking powder makers claim lower costs by using cheaper materials. Critics argue cheaper means inferior and unsafe, and warn that reducing healthfulness for price at the expense of consumers’ health is a crime.
City and county items report travel to Indiana and Minneapolis, arrivals and visits, and a through communication service. It notes train delays on the Yellowstone division, a washed out Yellowstone River bridge span, repairs by rail crews, and upcoming travel among officials and notable residents.
Tuesday updates note visits by Will Newton and his brother J H Newton, a cottage project on Sixth Street, trips by the Fifield family, and improvements to the Presbyterian parsonage with a new furnace. Students Ethel R Hulett and Edna Winchester plan education moves, while Mrs J F Wallace mourns a brother-in-law. Local rail yard ground work and park plans unfold as bids seek grading and loam fills. The Washburn ball defeat stirs talk of a rematch. Sheriff Weekes survives a murderous assault claim by James Sanders, who had worked on prohibition complaints. Fargo Argus reports on fuel concerns, lignite coal shipping delays, and mining buzz sparked by Alex MacKenzie’s ground visit.
Friday updates list W A Falconer returning from Grand Forks and Agent Richards of Elbowoods passing through the city. R H Baldwin arrived from the east on the noon train. Last night's limited was eleven hours late. Miss Nathan departed for Wahpeton for a visit. Roosevelt's western tour will bring him to North Dakota with a stop and departure details mentioning Aberdeen and Edgeley on Sept. 1%.
The new engine and generator for the Hughes electric plant are being unloaded today and will be placed in position within days. Billy Jager handles the unloading as the small yet heavy engine is carefully moved to its foundation. Light will be provided from the new plant soon, and the car will carry the machinery to Dickinson next, with parts destined for Bismarck unloaded there.
Wednesday items report E. 8. Neal in the ecity from a ranch north of town and electric fixtures shipped west to the Dickinson plant. Mrs. Kupitz and Lulu return from Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence back from Indiana. Mrs. Briggs and Bessie return from Devils Lake and Minneapolis. Dr. Matchan hospitalized with appendicitis. Fred White, former Bismarck boy, joins EB Beardsley as pharmacist. Commissioner Thomas to ship household goods. wife and children to Fargo for a visit. Elmer Schmitt of Oberon in town. he and brother lease their Oberon business and operate a ranch north of Sterling with cattle. McPherson Post G A R delegates depart Friday at 4 pm for Chicago via Milwaukee road. round trip $21, tickets valid to Sept 30. Many G A R members plan to attend.
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