The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1875-05-26
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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE co
THE ToWNs1TE.

1z28tOTy Oh bismarck OO0tx000O-i
Population of the Town-Extent Of
n Business Occupatdon OF the Rrst
Settlers Claim Jumping and Claim
Holding &c. Co., ..taiN tort /
i Last week we gaveRt opening chap
ter Of the Townsite Contest and con.
tinuc the publication Of the evidence
this week to the exclusion Of almost all
other matter. at the time of going to
press tic. trial is still in progress and
VAL undoubtedly be, continned some
lime yet. We shall publish al the eev.5
ia43cs ,b..:aase, Of iEs local interest and
l.Ve-.b!t ~ ture value. asff - s-tg -acg4 !
rg .rs..., MONDAY, May ll7.Ef - iss.3s 4
lioycs.icaa &. AcLeo& secoryn : have been a
rs.:den: Of Bismarck since May -, 1873; at
:se lag. session Of the Dakota Legislature thisfcty
Mayor by charter, and assumed duties q the Office
The city government was inangurated The last OF
February, ,s7f Hacket j. Of the parties to this
contest. TIE members Of the Council were J. J.
Jacknan, 81 f. Slaughter, lst Ward, and from the
I'd, Wasd 4. .. Gutgseil, and J. n. Riehsrds and
from the Sd Ward, A. Mckenzie and 7. Welch
City Election was April s, 1885,; there were about
:sy po|lcd ut election; was elected .apd am
still Mayor OF the city; Edmond Hacket was the op.
rosng candidate for Mayor; the Council is still com
couucil are Fl. F. Douglas, g.. Peoples lst Ward;
I'd ward f. T. Winston and L. N. Griffin. Sd Ward
Alex. Mckenzie and Johu Mason. These persons
qua lfel and still act. Mr. Mckenzie Is contestant
here; NJ. Jacklnan was candidate for election In
the tiyst ward and voted for Mr.. y. J. Jackman
IS U. >. Court Commissioner, believe he acts as
the city; NIr Jacs,nans Office Is on Main St. near
the U. ). Land Office; it fronts; on Main St. The
business Of the city may be stated about ss follows
5 Church buildings. Parsonage, Post Office be-
Signal Station, Telegraph oice railroad buildings
including passenger pepot, freight depot round
house, tank aud turn table, county Offices and jail
Of the Church buildings) hotes boarding houses,
general merchants and one who claims to be-, i
hardv are and drug stores, bakeries, meat mar,
Bath .rooms and barber shops, sup shop. toy,
books notions and nut and confectionery; and news
agency, grain and feed store, Restaurants,
and Police court, public halls, United States ex
press Cos Office, twelve lawyers, two physicians,
Carpenter and builder'sI Shops daries, ! sewing
machine dealer, 4 blacksmith shops, harness and
saidle maker, ! shoe stores 4 dance halls, omui-
bus lines, livery stables, IL merchant tailoring es
tablishment, painters and decorators, i weekly
sssaSost otces general agents Kounss and
Coulson Lines, Transfer Boat-the Denver, lI2(to
1927 private residences, two saughter houses. one
brick yard; estimate the v.iSe Of improvements In.
cluding B. r. buildings At $3.50 000 the amount Of
capitalin general merchandise alone ise65 600
0O0 1t lowest estnate ~ much more In other kinds
Cross esan,inatton.- There are no stqns or
Brick buildinEsin own,-the buildings referred to
are wooden frames, and log! buildings: perhaps one
third have brick chimneyE; some have stOve pipss
.pa sS%s Sa q S @ II Tss
1873, over halt the buildings were erected; the Inn.
provements were. on Main Street mainly when I
@ sDs s1s on 1o ss s ,s se'ss sse
don't know II Il Was q Railroad building 1lltAiok
there was Telegraph Office IN that building; TRpie
who eocubied one building On that de ~
the north dde Of the; railroad track. ! capnot
give from memory the legal sobdivsions on which
these improvements are located; Iknow where Zee o
Of ls6 so !. situated. there Is daughter house
on believe the section In staked out apdsurvsyed
into Lots, Blocks, Streets and alleysk Is between
this and the Steabost landing on the Missouri rver
by the Railroad track from the last town improve
ments to the Steamboat landing u not very Tar;
quarter TO . mile perhaps: from improvements On
hish. dry and is north Of the base line Of the city,
except > fraction Of low land, and equally
suitable for town improvements; Bismarck has .
Re.direct 6v Jrdos Nandreou.-The Breweryis Is
the nearest improvements to the landing, Alderman
Jackman's isnext: the brick yard and board and
frame no use Il next: then the slaugter house, then
you come to the more thickly settled part ioi the
Csoss eram;natios 6y o. Taylor The saugh1
ter house is on Sec $, and is only wv to ~ ys.as
from inhabited part Of town; from the siaughter
house to brick yard is about quarter Of mile; the
Brewery think just out Of the limits OF the corpo
ration. There is ware house at the SteamDoas
landing: ltis in the city limits. Dwelling houses are
considered by me 40 city improvements II lnade the
limits Of the town We have now applied to enter H.
Mr.. Jacsmans building regard as city improve
ments; there are two or three buildings on the quar
ter section his house IL onal residences; under.
stand that all improvements inside the corporation
are city improvements. The act OF incorporation o.
the CITY cf Bismarck Is Chap. II Of Special and Pr
kota, Entitled '..n Act to Incorporate the City Of
Bismarck, approved January Il, ls!5,-snd copy
Of map filed. ELS{
B.nj. Ash saoora-l reside in Bismarck. I came
here BY Barleieh & Keith 70 put up an Office and
building for their supplies. lput up log bn1idug
I varehoure and : offices one OF the of1ces was. AZ
terwards used as mess house; they were iog nous.
es with dirt roofs: whenI come Ihad letter 70 put
p buildings near the river, railroad track and where
the town would be rs could judge best. went 70
Mr. a w Sweet to ascertain the location OF lots i
could build on; when arrived found Mr. sweet IN
charge Of Townsite matters: showed him my letter
of Introduction from br. Burleigh Win A,I. s"sess
assistance located site for these buildings: they
were on corner of Main and Sd Streets IN BLOCK oy
lots It. II and IL; the buildings were mmedlaseiy
put up and occupied by OWNERS when tney camei
ut that time found the site and blocks ssakea QUE
can't recolect II names Of streets were on - g:
my attention was not called to any other stakes
part of one OF the buildings, the warenouss ens
remains, the corner building. the Office burned aown;
! have not resided here vii The time snce:l arrived
the % or 50 of May. Imade selecton OF ioss sune
let, and commenced pas;ns up oaildinss On VI. az.
riveu. Buildings ::r:ipu:a to lie pu: up and nave