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BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE ago had resulted in the raising of his salary from $1,000 to $1,200. The board of the hospital trustees held its first meeting last Wednesday since the adjournment of the legislature, and authorized the completion of two new buildings for female patients, one a ward and the other a wing. Jack Horrigan of Harvey was knocked down and relieved of his bank book and some papers. The thieves overlooked a pocket book he carried which contained $130. The same night thieves entered the Cooke hotel and tapped the till for $28. The following from an exchange leads to the inquiry: Who will be which. Twenty years hence the boys of today will be men; there will be doctors, lawyers, ministers laborers, clerks, merchants, liars, drunkards, thieves, murderers, republicans, democrats, and so on down the line. The papers throughout the state are waging a vigorous war on the mail oder houses and urging the farmers to make their purchases from home merchants. It is usless. The American public have got to be fooled and the men that can do it most successfully are the ones that will get the trade. Towner people have raised $2,600 to buy right of way for a branch of the Great Northern which will be run into the Deep River country. It is said that there was some speculation as to whether the branch would be run out from Towner or Denbeigh and that a money consideration might influence the decision. The Sheldon Progress says that Major Buttz has returned from Bismarck where he did himself proud in the ninth assembly and that he must be preparing for another campaign as he is around kissing all the bables. Frank Purdon of Wahpeton has been appointed to a cadet ship at West Point by Senator McCumber. The First National Bank of Grand Forks and the First National Bank of Portage, Wils., creditors of the defunct State Bank of Northwood, of which Samuel Loe is the receiver, made application to Judge Fisk, of the district court for the removal of Mr. Loe as such receiver, claiming alleged misconduct in the administration of the trust. State papers are commending the action of the legislature in passing a law prohibiting boys under eighteen from attending pool and billiard halls - will it be enforced? At the same time would it not be a good scheme to furnish the boys with some kind of amusement that would give them entertainment of some kind and make it all the more possible and easy to carry the law into effectual effect. The "Kickers Klub" met with J. H. Fulkerson at Churchs Ferry last week, elected officers and the Sun wouldn't print the names. That same town has a "Broncho" club which met with the Misses Chambers during the same week. Times must be strenuous in the village and some remarkable stunts performed during the sessions of those foot artists. Chain-Lightening Luke hould visit the berg and organize a "Buster" club. Somebody surepticiously entered this city some days ago and would have written a nice long letter to "Tillie" but he seems to have been interrupted. The following is what Landlord Nelson of the Grand Pacific found lying on the desk: "My Darling Tillie: I arrived at Bismarck at 12:35 today. Found no snow on the ground but with the green grass popping up and the buds on the trees swelling out like a poisoned pup and the nice balmy and sun kissed air was exquisite. I shall have some photos taken and mall you one, but don't turn it to the wall. I am also going to write to sister Sue and send her a petrified bird that sings petrified songs, etc. Remember me in your dreams at-" Fast Tourist Car Service to California The Chicago Great Western railway in connection with the C. R. I. & P. railway will