The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1875-06-02

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building for : dwelling house as his
family would be here on tho return trip
| Of the Steamboat Miner; he did not say
anything to me tbout holding . claim:
Dr.. Burleigh came along and asked him
what be was doing, and when Hackett
told him he was building dwelling he
laughed al him about the land being
good for nothing, said It would not
raise white beans; Hacket said he would
risk It q to that and that he proposed
to send for his family and make this
his home; the words he used were, IS
near as l can recole:t, that he proposed
to make this his home and live here
hereafter. ~
Stephen ,Weleh soorn.-I know Ed
mond Hackett and have known him for
1s years; WAS here in July 1872; was
then working for the engineer party on
the line Of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road; at that time, about the 22d OF, Ju-
"; he took me and we walked over the
ground back Of Burleigh's headquarters
and he told me he had taken this % .
claim, that his family was coming on
Burleigh's boat; he was living in an sA''
tent and had some logs for, house.,
Mrs. Edmond HacEett s,oorn.-I am
the wife Of Edmond Hackett the appli-
cant here. The atty. for the corporate
authorities objected to the evidence of
Mrs. Haekett as Incompetent. i.
Examination continued: We came
here from Sioux City Iowa; my hns-
band left before me to come here; re-
ceiYed letters from him after his arri-
val here, before I left my home in Sioux
City; l received q letter dated June 18th
1872, written by my husband; have
lost that letter, at least could not find
it; l think it is destroyed as lot were
destroyed; he stated in that letter that
he had claim taken at the crossing
and directed me to get ready to come up
here. -
The attorney for the corporate au-
thorities objected to the statement of
the party's declaration in his own favor
as incompetent. III; 5s.s..t
Examination continued: He toldme
to bring my family and 60 to the Capt.
Of the Miner and tell him I was the
wife of the man who had made arrange
ments to bring his family to the cross
ing; l took my family and came up on
the steamboat Miner bringing "a our
household goods and personal effects:
we arrived at the landing IN irvnt of
Bismarck on the 7th Of August 1872;
found my husband here; on enquiring
of my son he said his father was on the
claim fixing his house for me to come
in; he told me the reason why he did
not come after me was, that he. was at
work on q house for me to 60 into on
his claim; i went on, the claim on the
9Th day of August 1872, the next day
after arrived here with my family.
The claim we then went on was the one
he now claims and which is in contest
here; have continued to reside on, the
claim ever since; never have, slept an
hour off of it; never Il heve removed
from it; my husband has meyer moved
from it to take another claim; I don't
know of his taking or attempting to
take another claim since we, came, upon
this; Ny husband was born in Bombay,
Franklin County New York; ]. have four
children; my husband was laboring
man; he had to work for q living for
himself and family; myself and husband
have done all We could to improve the
claim since we came here. sgI1 sa~.
sCross sramined By Ooz. Ssoeet. II be-
came .acquainted with Mr.. Hackett %
years ago; he was then about 20 years
old as learned from his mothers talk;
I was born in Ireland; I was is years
odd when came to this country / did
not know Mr.. HAckett before I come to
this country; the house we moved into
was a frame covered with boards; it was
built Of slabs; l. don't know. the num-
Der of people who occupied this land
when / came; ! could not tell you
whether there were forty OF. fifty; l
could swear there WAS somewhere be-
tween twenty and ifty;I don't remem.
.ber whether other persons had improve
ments more valuable than Nj. Hackett's
,at that time;1 can't tell you the lot and
block on which he built; I can't tell
what street we built, on; don't: know
what street his house is now on; it. is on
the edge Of sidewalk; i don't know
anything about the line Of the street; I
don't know how many lots my hus-
band has fenced in; / don't know any
thing about lots and blocks; don't
know how many, houses there are on