The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1875-05-19

there are in the city churches: congregational,
Presbyterian and Catholic; sSnool Iyass' =. 9;
Office; Hotels; s Merchants; Hardwan stores ex-
! elusive; Boot and Shoe Storel; = BOOK ana news
| Stores; BISMARCK TRIBUNE, Newspaper; = butchers;
2Drug Stores Livery stables of nr;sats Pss;
| dences; Painters and Decorators; biackmsns; q
Tail0ss The actual town improvements N aucsnres
are worth from 500 oO to ana asa,nk ahe sae
votes were polled at last city election mere e are n I'M
provements on WI Of NE4 Of sec: 4, l5s "; are
improvements on lot 8, being on 5tn siso On @
W! Of Nf4 Of sec NWt OF ST1 S1 Os :, NV o1
the SW4 Of NW4 Of sec. 4; on NE3 II NET q tnnk
there Il some improvements and II vas
Of SCI Of sec. SO, 1s9 Of SO there y bries
yard and buildings On IT, ., heoncps . an
Alderman Of the city. ]. J. Jackman an Alderman
on orieinal chartet: he acted as Alderman and per-
formed duties. After survey map Mas maas a ~
accordance With survey; the map recorded was com
pleted JAN rs, 1874 il was made by Jos: y tuanel
drauehtsnan and under my directions and IN accor'
dance with my instructions; it was WIZ nesstel
Of Deeds of Burleigh County, rep: 8 io.s Ga eSaS
with certificates thereon to be produced ana nied:)
Objection to filing map by Gen. sanDoh tnas y ~, IS
immaterial and irrelevant and 1ncompe1ens;. tne
Northern Pacific r. K. &c. have depot at nsnaFck,
there are switches, turntables. U. y Fort on oP.
posite bank of Missouri River; there are steam
Gross examination by Counsel for Hacket, Proctor
I'd Jackman My first visit here was on the Izsn n or
18th Of May, 1872 my residence was Benton ~,
Mimi, think some Of tn. parties with me were resi-
dents Of Territory Of Dakota: Gen kosssr nr anes
were believe Gen. Rossers residence was ct Fargo
believe; Gen. Rosser had charge OF our party OUT
object Was to select townste in interest o. the y.
l. p Company, so far ais knew; TINS Is 90 lar as
Garfield and myself are concerned; some months
prior this Company had been selecting. townsteO
How many townstes had been selected OF located Dy
tant, irrelevant and immaterial, answer taken sub
iect to objections-none); the line Of the NJ = r. III
had not been located at this point when We came,
preliminary lines had been run; the subsequent con-
aruction Of the road aero this section on the pre-.
limipary survey; the definite location Of the road
was axed at this point about year sitter my hrst
visit here; ten to twelve months AFTER and the road
those who accompanied me Joseph Pennelta and Sam
ueI Lille were my employ and they are parties 70
this contest; declines, as counsel for IL 4P: 9.
s.sss 9s Ds es xas ts s
june aa,i during a. portion oftte time he en-
geSsa hs e iSot Ns
Was during part of the tme, do not know that he
was % holding the land at the instance, at the drec-
tion and With the kneNledget and consent Of the
, sIgSyes a% g se seh shGs e ss s
was to nure to the benefit Of the parties plating the
town; It is matter ofrecord who are the persons
claiming to beproprtstorsy riafm 70 be proprietor
= GOOD many pafts Is proprietor Is ioty SOLD; have
leased sold and decided some portions; decline to
| answer il have generally abandoned my claim; J:
Pennell has never been my employ; before saw
= state Ss attofney for the company how long Mr..
Pennell was enaployedr and claim my privilege;
Know Penneil occupied NV fractional quarter Of Sec
4during some Of the sine he was 20 employed; there
were no parties residing this part Of Sec. at the
zine We arrived; Dr.. Bufeigh was railroad con.
tractor on the r. r.. the buildings they built were 10
connection with their contract can't say he had any
legal residence; residence was not here;
fev had the contract for 50 miles Of grading east
from Missouri rlver;o the application they made 70
me was made orally except letter introducing Mr.
Ash; drew up eol't:act or permt Mr. ASH had no
authority to sgn end rsaus'tsd te stand o. oyer ae
eof these lots fronyself TO them gave con-
tract Or permit to another agent; don't remember
fnllys TO consideration; there hadb no govern
were engaged n5t 70 exceed two days in running base
line, at that 41eigs only assisted me- to- connect
the survey with the railroad survey: the stakes were
set at each Of the block onting upon the base
line now Main street. on cross streets made at that
time stakes were set In same manner; think Iruh
parallel lines with base lines; think the Line Of
Meigs street also preliminary or trial line on
streets; can't state positively who present be.
sides Mr. dNIeigs; think Ole Easton was one; can't
state how many we're engaged in making the survey,
Probably B. the lots sold in June were those ndica
b0u ny N6t survey tu6 uuuAVSA - sS NAssA0
were subsequently changed; T could not get NUM-
bsr Of contracts back to make them With other
surveys; there was no Register to le deeds ana map
With; Represented to purchasers that under certain
contingencies the r. r. Co. might change location;
shoud do my best to parties corresponding
lots in 10 such town might be located any was
not condition IN contract. 1did not deem that the
Railroad terminus was permanent, nor 40 Il nowsSl
think under certain circumstances the terminus may
be changed. The plat fled includes not quite aA the
surveys (north and east) made in original survey.
was at Bismarck when survey was made. rhe Ran
road line Is south of center Of north half CT the
section Main street about the center lne On south
side Of Main street theretwas brewery IN 1867 &C.
cupisd by one Bose; there lumber yard ana once
connected with It, established in 1s7S t.nk upon
SCI Of NEs;; it may be partly in nsnt Of
way there are some infantry barracks or buildings
occupied by government employees. g lime Kun, .
blacksmith shop, and FIVE Or more residences tney
are scattered along on the three fortes; .ne llme
kiln was built in 1872. about August; the government
buildings we're erected in 1873 or tae ol tne
residences in 1874 it may have been 1878. am not
postve there are several buildings on lo1 tue nrst
Of these erected in the fall Of am not quite
positive but think they were there were At least two
built 1872 Proctor built on lot 10 OF niock
Lille built the other; there were think no other res
licences on that lot until 1873, am not sure; tnere
buildings this time; erected or partay erect
ed by Oscar Swenson, and completed or occupied W
1872; cannot say when it was removed or ~ wnom;
prior to the ls day Of june Ss aons .hn se
first bRild dng on that lot vas aoout June 9, ao1z;
those were the buildings referred 70 ss peg pus Up
BY Bureigh Keshson lot q; think there was nosn
na ssassee nae enss 5sns IS spa NJ july
%, there were number q blildipgs ssn
not say how many; we're built by dlnersnt passlss Pc
tupo map referred to there is no part OF see. %
Gated a. o.ing plated; t:siak Of the city council