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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
6
Private John R. Stan writes from Camiling Luzon praising the election results and voicing strong opposition to free silver. He mocks Mexican and Filipino coinage while urging U.S. monetary policy, notes insurgent sentiments and wartime conditions, and describes early electric headlight concepts for locomotives as a notable signaling advance.
The Penitentiary plans advance in twine making with power plant and machinery nearing readiness. A brick wirehouse east of the plant is under rapid construction with roof and floor soon to be completed. Gate and cell arrangements are being updated ahead of the main gate. Notary public testimony confirms the transactions tied to the Urn of BJ Cheney Co and Toledo city transactions.
The Northern Pacific Railway will equip passenger engines with electrical appliances to furnish electric lights for trains and to power signaling. The project includes doubling service and night illumination, with fitting work in progress and one engine already prepared.
An advertisement extols Dean's Ointment as a universal cure for hemorrhoids and eczema. It cites a Fargo, North Dakota user testimonial praising relief after three weeks, claiming the hemorrhoids shrunk and vanished. Sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY, price five cents. Remember the name Dean's.
J Delaney buys calves and yearlings in Manitoba for shipment to North Dakota. Prices range from 12 to 17 dollars for calves and 20 to 25 dollars for yearlings with duties of 2 dollars per calf and 27 percent on others. Manitoba farmers earned 1 dollar per calf three years ago before American buyers surged in. Officials warn against exporting young stock and encourage maturation. Delaney plans new ventures including a bank and stock dealings with office in Napoleon.
Postmaster Loomis at Parga reports a Tertey from Fred J Mills of Hubbard Oregon seeking news of a North Dakota soldier credited with taking down a list of American prisoners found on a prison wall. Mills is trying to locate a brother in the Oregon regiment who has been missing for some time.
The map by Commissioner Thomas of Agriculture and Labor outlines county industries, vacant government land, crop acreage, livestock sales, and property valuations. It summarizes North Dakota with 800,000 people, 3,000 miles of railroad, 150 newspapers, 2,933 schools, and $114,000 in property valuation, plus $1,131,520 annual school expenditures. It notes large vacant lands in Will Moms, Ward, McLean, Stark, Billnga, Morton, Burleigh, and county totals between the James and Missouri rivers.
A Petersburg baker FP Moran praises Chamberlain's Cough Stry as safe for children. He says it treats bai coughs and whooping cough without opium or harmful drugs and notes it was recommended by a druggist. Sold by EB Beardsley.
The drive for executive clemency for Joe Hurst, sentenced to death for Sheriff Cavanaugh's murder, continues across Montana as Governor Smith’s return nears. Hurst's father has traveled from Vancouver to plead, amid divided public opinion on the penalty.
The notice on the bottle promises use of two thirds of contents and a refund if not benefited. It lists prices at 25 cents, 50 cents, and 1 dollar. Beardsley, druggist of Fourth street is named. The item also references The March of Progress in Grand Forks Herald and a note about a bath tub in St Thomas.
An advertisement touts Bromo Quinine tablets promising a cure, with a refund if not effective and a 25 cent price. The piece then notes a closing out sale of land and reports that Northern Pacific Railway is negotiating for something unclear.
A Minneapolis syndicate is likely to buy about 7 000 acres of land grant property in northern Minnesota. The proposed sale, coupled with recent Amberlanda sales in Washington, indicates a policy to rapidly close out holdings on favorable terms. The deal is said to be near completion.
An advertisement asserts the tea acts on the bowels, liver, and kidneys to keep them in perfect health. Karl’s Clover Root Tea sold by B. S. Beardaley, druggist on Fourth Street, priced at 25 cents and 60 cents.
Mrs. Fifield entertained at a Thimble Bee Friday afternoon with Little Helen Fifield on autoharp during refreshments. A list of attendees includes Mesdames Fancher Dahl Brigze Watson Reglater Moorhouse Will Burton Khruw Wilson Smyth Mallory Juerosey Wakeman Winchester Remington Best Harris and Mrs Calvin Zimmerman Milesburg.
The piece touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for numerous ailments including scrofula, salt rheum, boils, pimples, and fatigue. It notes Rick headache relief from Hood's Pills and references a Fergus Falls telegram about a push to commute Josep Hurst's pending hanging in Glendive Montana. Friends urge Governor to delay execution for further inquiry while D Baker circulates a petition.
Judge Winchester presides over disputes including Glineberg and Lovin versus George Gussner on balances in a building account. A second case, B H Wilbon versus M Eppinger, questions a tax title to a lot and ownership of a building. An order to show cause regarding taxes on Ranchman Schaffner’s Mercer county property is returnable Saturday in a suit claiming unorganized territory and improper county taxation of sheep.
An 1800 letter from Robert Neil in Nome City Alaska notes mail costs of $2 and a last chance to return home in October after bandits stole his money. He describes plans for a Seattle to Nome voyage next spring, gold wealth, limited daylight and a big rush of prospectors.
Fred Beitach of New Rockford traveled through the city returning from Saxony Germany where he spent the winter. He reports he has a wife and a little boy five years old.
An advertisement proclaims Shilohs Cough and Consumption Cure as a cure for cold or cough, with a positive guarantee from Beardsley druggist on Fourth Street. Also notes Lt Gov Dickey of North Dakota visiting Indianapolis to discuss tariff policy for Puerto Rico and its trade access.
An old advertisement urges parents to age the child with Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething. It claims to soothe the child soften gums relieve pain cure wind colic and treat diarrhoea with a 25 cent bottle.
Chairman Brown of the county board sold his large farm in GO township to August Ditmer at about ten dollars per acre. Brown will stay on the farm this year while pursuing profitable mining interests. He plans to buy a stock ranch on the Missouri or Yellowstone and place cattle under a manager, possibly leaving Cass county after a year or two but remaining in the state.
Scientists unveil an illustrated guide titled The Farmer's Garden by A K Bush of Dover Minnesota. The booklet shows a fruit and vegetable garden plan easy to care for with horse and cultivator, including a diagram and culture instructions. Northrup King & Co of Minneapolis offers this free to readers who write and mention the newspaper.
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