Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1883-05-25
upon and addressed the meeting as follows;
Mr.. ChAiEm An, gentlemen Of thjs meetinr.

As g. Que OF the early settlers, of this county,
=, am grained to meet 60 many Of the
old settlers and the rew settlern I
am glad to. meet them here, in Bis
matck, whose foundations l was instrumental
sli IN laying. am, glad to meet You here when
the asse mbled wisdom and the assembled intel
Iect ot rms great territory IS here on 30 impor-
t:ant aimisasn. as ls the capital commission,
who are ing suitable site for the capital of
Dakota. You must not be surprised when get
mp mere and give vent to my feelings. for my
experience in Daketa extends: back through
many years. was selected by President Lin-
J:aa 1iS nelo ~ sa1e u .ne II. IN
tiay of Nav. 1861. when that little town con- m
.isfed az fnnr lao honac. 81 Var,n; ,i;nn thar.
were three hnns.s m,t ,, tho ,s;,,v sthSra .srs
three old Indian trader. and > N the. A toun NJ of
Bon Homm there ~sla eE fes, ia - l .s,tisr. ~ vSo -
came in With the D.Lot.s .lanl cs,n. = ~ n,r.
ing all these veara The n,,nuiation IF Daiata haa
NOT iicreased ini .anv narcant;hla dearsa end
those who were here ndefssant "a 1850 80.
...-...-.... g5
"a 'aAh Dsaie05 1la' Az fA1'AtloSs - -
being almoat excln.iveIy deprived 90f eonimuni-
cation with tho outer world by rail ors tvell de-
fined b ghways. r. add to the discomfSure +
the people, in 1862 the In]ian war broke ornt irf
Minpesota. and shut them ont from ;ha .neiph-
boring and older settled cummunir,es or com.
pei ed them to take mn arms against the savapsa.
No material propress wa. made in the se,tIe.
ment Of the cou,,trs durirp tho war. : There
were no houses between the line Sc tha upper
Missouri country and the north mole. In l8S2
v Mt out On hunting expedition with a party
., inoaats ana IN al me TRIP through the upper
.iseou.l " tue osnaua nne, We 81" no
nons.': NO wlg"am, noe anythinR tnat could be
.nl'a.4.eu py man. ine Progless OF me terri-
y rs' a,n sao~ .ol yea,i We nsa grassnoppeia
~ = w slu AlI.an 1l scale@, out ~ laHs
e.e ~. pscloue l sun rose rose "nen we eyes OF tne
20, ~ ~ " Anees 'en auu AnousSrAous
lug uso"nu1Aen " ene coun'fy "efe 1zi.
ia: @ TURNED TOWARD DAKOTA t5ssfy.f ING
and congress having chartered the
Union Pacific raiiroad chart. red the
North Pacific. Men who aonldi see through the
dim mist Of the present observed, !. : future
bright aud Curious for Dakota. 1. talking
with one Of the North Pacific railroad m.lns.
gers one day. / asked him what there was to
encourage such vast ent,rprise. He renlied !.
ST heiono t.,s the 'Pnaahvtar,an chnrch !. don't
be,ievo God ever made such q country wi hout .
purpose and believe He uade this couatry to
be inhabited by man. This great enterprise
the North Pacific! railrhad-was started by q
much for the construction and almost comple-
tion Of the road. They withstood the elnbarasst
ment heaped upon them by. the bears of the
east, the prophecies of failure, and oppnsition
of capitalists. un il now we have grand fteef
band uniting east and west. from the eastern
commercial centers to Puget Sound+ It has be-
come - - = 80.
u,,;.,, ,,;u ,..+ -, ,...,
.'' :, .1.o' .LS as- III r.
" !" eouo' t1os:S W suo s.ouS LII
fest;Ia n,s;,: asst
i'm mpenetrable wilderness, beyond the hope of
~ sra ns gas ny~ ;+h suH 81,
dan;sa and r;%a hmnS,e1i. "f .,a;,e. nvar th;s
cnnntru % eos;iy % n tho aost d;stanca vor-
;shes an, hsfo,,es a., almost .yerg ,i3av occnr
rsnca T. ia ~, tb;a orea, rosa that twe owe onr
nrosneritv: & is to T. we .,ue onr nrssent heanti
fnI i,tIa c;tv and snrronrd;no nr,,, e,f
;ntall;asnt. ,,rocrossva no,,s,,a nd hava ~
-o.a,oe 9th a,,, Oh, oo,,aa ;,.+o +h;s
ta, r;taoTvj ~ anu conntrv nenerratsd hv thesa
or at arteries and ra;sea hs vo;c re- .ga; q them
have I;v.d tn aae 80, :,
= n,uorA m nrvr1op
- -, :, -. 81 s. -
from the hovei ana dug-out, to the comfortable
nome psiaual residence ana ma)eH'ac business
niock: Lei your thoughts GO oAok 70 Europe
o. ireiano, 10 ocotiana, va aes' OF any o. ING
oIoer pa! countries ana see see now long ~ sooK
to the landing Of The pilgrims ON ePlymoatl,.
L u
"ch =. anu onserse y ne naarr aax - iuns ".A,y
y ;a.,;n ~ So. w. So 1.ha;. ,.l, f.eaa,%
= };9htanad s.io R,,t hsra s,.h;n tha
80; IS ~, .nn1,aat hid 6si,",a 1r;sss T.,
-. :....J ~ 80 ",aI.s ..a. ...e..sS org ~
na;Ia has W ,aatnr;t,1 Ie :. ias th;s
49, nap 1s.t Isas III, 49, - A 49, 5a..aa
s.io ess. mnao VIC Ae>S ueo"0o Z
'tlns t'1'n' opt'''e' '''u -,
- aM.L1aNED By OUTSIDE JEALoUsfHs =
,...t..:, ,-,e:.s .r.4l.. :. :;
sne mas es'aonsneo neiseiI IN ,ne minus oI pSo-
PIE OF tee enure civl!i1eu "olo as one u ns ons
rlcnese gn lca. alx.a,1ns 4,s s On ~ nas
why ne sec,.c 'n.se 'ae.s m.cn arc - pAain
:" you as que k.ale y. 'ns IN, n,uua! sun
lo lttuln ~ .ne esp ta,. Iueso'n; :u Musn Sno
capital was leca,eu ab Aank'oh = salu ~ was
well located, ana so 1t. ."as II II nao peen
oack anotnel II miie g ~ wouiG nDt. nave Deen
open eettp ment Inc perPle VINO cane as - -
Aah A'o9 tnen say ~ euti oaolus, euuAsu 'u,a
plfres vi Feace sa1 Hveu N Do.' rt rs"n .su's su1
o"unt'es oI 9 De1lnc nc 'veInlnen'. .Hn tuey
0ook nsal , own - p.ssapso sat nnu
never ola 'n,"s WIN ~ lpu' secais :cul .os'
t;, :. sHen .harhaa @ c"mnetair a parronea Yanat..n
with an IN .u!nl1nProvea COUNTY Wn.cn5 .sn
mas peeu ~ 'sa gleaer .:'aE. Suise .le
oown na3, .nan al osnel evns ,:onl'' Goaolnea'
ana Is soao one oA neI cls'zenS' S5s5S5
Il. A REMOVAL OF THE CAPITAL. II go
s.st.s.. I.fa-..sy.r. .7:Sss.t rss.s ,,s5.,s,s,.,
the emigration OF certain class OF her ,, naol
tahts or serge oI eae Sn''.s "uaa % u..p