Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-04-05
MUTTERlNGS FROM MlNDlA.

Mo UITERlNGS FROM MlHDlN. s
THD ..JUMPERs'' OFFxCIAALY
Notified DTOLEAYE. 3sTat
Ne Serious Treubls Anticipated BY
the II. =. Conpany---TheA Appratsal'
Of fthe Various Lets-..The Psstshfcoa
to be Known asREashnan--.Uf Mis- ~
cellanesus Kotes. s2i 5ti s1B 2
. F27s5..sa THE Plat. 1 #aa 81 go
The plat Of Mandan was filed on Mon
day by Commissioner Power, and mott.
ces sent out to permit holders to step up 4
to the captains Office. Tho nstice is Of
general interest, and reads a. fellows: 9a. a
DEAR s1R:-We are now prepared = sell lots in p
the town Of 4andal. the plat thereof hayiLg been
duly certified to and fled In the ef1cs Of the reg
lister Of deeds for Burleigh county So.
can be ne reservations on uncertain sale, but will
be offered under the rule Of ''arst come, first 2
served fasivr ,5sgfiffS a.4ss3it1 rs .st lts
Hs:-One-iourth down. balance In equsl In
stailments in four, eight and twelve months, ~
with interest at the rate Of II per cent. per AZ
num- .x., .ssss5.,ls,5s ,s. a 60 s,
The appraisal having been fixed BY the Board OF
Directors, the price attached to the lots you ap-
piled for % given below is the lewest have Az
II desiring to purchase, you will please notify
ment at Bismarck John Bowen, Esq, who il au-
therized to receive and receipt for payments on
: w 49, ~ : 1' JAxrs B. POWER .S
0en'lAgt Land Dept N.P.R.R. "
The lots as appraised range from $50 on I
The bluffs to 5000 on Main street. The
corner lots are 200. The inside lots arc
$1oo, $125, $3.50 and $175. The
The prices are considered high and not
one-fourth of the permits has been &C b
cepted. When the town begins to boom
the prices will be o. Z. At present they
are rated little stiff.
THE JUMPERS.
Mr.. Power and Sheriff Mckenzie inter-
viewed the jumpers on Thursday. Mr.
Power was surprised at the trifing i'm
provements that he found upon tile
dumped" lots. He could hardly think
they were in earnest with their logs and
little frames. Where men have squatted
upon lots not spoken for, thecemmissionler 81 ]
has adopted liberal policy. Even where
the original applicant declines to purs'
chase, the squatter can have the lot byts
complying with the terms announced. As
the Jumper can offer no vslid or tenable
defence: Mr.. Power thinks the lawful rotly
tine Of getting at him will dispossesS him !, !
quickly enough. He found very few in I.
deed, who were of q hostile mind The,
whole affair seems to be- in fail, way OF
collapsing and leaving the company III
peaceablc authority. "t "@.- 1'.'' - +S.'"'t''tJ
NoTEs.G9gjt aEi5 gai3Diai Etal
Smith & French, Contractors and build
ers, formerly of Minneapolis, are about to
start in business at Handsn. IA. IyuT III
Frank j. Mead was admitted to the bar
on last Tuesday upon examination He
will have partner from Minneapolis. and
locate in Mandan. 81 q a5iEs~ 3E 5Nsa} d
Helmsworth and z. NJ Cushman, are
contesting for the valuable claim immedi-h
ately east Of Mandan. They have both
filed on it a. apre.emption. Mr. Cush ~
man rendered his $400, but twas not ac-
cepted. The contestants appear to- be
ready for the fray. ID satsg 76 ani44or7 gsrt
The Heart river nearly flooded Nandana
last Sunday. It was upto the engine
house and might have been in the town {
proper had not the railroad track served q
as 1eak-water. It was the highest river,
in the memory Of Mann. and passed tar
beyond the engineers limit of,overhow.
Contractor Clark has bargained withaa2
Missouri man for five hundred negroes at.
$1.25 per day, Gen. Rosser believes the +,
scheme Of introducing colored labor is
both practicable and philanthropic. Sen
ator Windows plan Of colonization will
thus receive practical Endorsement. Ne
groes ought to make good graders. = s'., -. :
Samuel Keith, of Providence, Rhode
Island, has been selected by Gen. Rosser, J
as chief Of the locating party Mr.. Keith
is getting his party together and corraling
his outfit, oxen, tents, etc. This party will
be in the field ali summer, ana will have
an interesting time, as well as military
escort to suggest the posi- bility of meet
ing with strolling natives. ~
Hugh Mccullough, the old partner Of
Jay Cooke and ex-Secretary of the United
States treasury, and now one of the most
distinguished bankers of either continent,
has been elected director Of the North
ern Pacific vice ] ohm Cass resigned. Tie
Northern Pacific beard has directed the
sale Of $25OO.O0O. worth of bonds on the
Missouri division and the construction,
this season, of the entire road to the Yell 4
lowstone, 205 miles. There will be bus-
ness in this section. .,assst s.
The post office of Nandan has been re-
christened Cushman, in honor of Robert
Cushman, q Plymouth Rock fellow. who
didn't come over in the Mayfiower, hut
came the spring following. The Bis