Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-05-23
He is Holding Up Oc0sta as the Mecca
for Dissatisfied North
DakOtans.
Sam Whitney will Have Charge of
Col. MOrton's Hotel at Port
Townsend.
Val Schreck at Observation-Disclosures
ing Gossip Regarding Wander
crs from Gods Country.
A Boomers Picture.

OcosTA, Wash, May 16.-[Special]E
1t is gradually dawning on the boys that
this is the ocean terminus of the Northern
Pacific, and the investors of Portland and
San Francisco are looking it up. They
understand what it ultimately means.
More than a dozen Dakotans, present
and past, have invested in Ocosta. They
seem to understand the importance Of
Gray's Harbor and the terminal town
thereon. This is a new country, new to
boomers but not to sawmills and moss
backs. The first real estate agent, the
lively Boyle of Aberdeen, located on the
harbor a year ago. When accessible by
all rail the Gray's Harbor will country be
a famous one even in Washington. Ex-
cuse me, l only started to write some
personals" Dakota personals.
Sam Whitney came down the other
day looking for a hotel opening. Col.
Morton Of Fargo, now in Seattle, is ne
gotiating with him for the new hotel in
his town of Port Washington on the west
side OF this sound, opposite Seattle. Be-
fore he investigated Morton's town, he
wanted to look over the terminal city.
lie is to late however, the "want'' is
filled.
Il. s. Hull, formerly of the TRIBUNE,
has made several thousand dollars and
expects to start the first paper in Ocosta.
he sold out his Centralia paper.
q. s. Tonkelson, formerly of Fargo, is
the manager of the townsite of Gray's
Harbor City on the north side of the har-
Dor. Ellsburg of Tower City was one of
the founders of this town and quit $685.
OOO ahead. ". A. Kindred, of Fargo is
still an interested party.
In Centralia last week I met j. A.
Hawley Goal Mine Hawley), proprietor
OF the Arlington hotel. Dillon and Val
Schreck, just arrived, Farmer Warner,
east of Bismarck, Farmer Richholt, Far
mer CLARK, Farmer Stewart (brother of
Dave), and Farmer Richard Firm. Also
Emery and Arms, both we'll known in
Bismarck. Wood, the harness-maker,
is III Centralia, doing we'll. All expressed
themselves as satisfied. Some put it
stronger. David Stewart has Just formed
a partnership with the best lawyer of
this vicinity. David lives at Chehalis,
capital of Lewis county. In Centralia
l found Ellsburg of Tower City. He is
as big a boomer in his section here as he
was in Cass county. It is said he has
made a "barl." He told me there we're
people in Centralia from Tower City.
John Gerber, the barber, travelled with
me from Centralia to Olympia, where he
found his friend David Moran, Burleigh
county farmer.
N. G. Van Tyne, who left Bismarck
six years ago handed me his card that
night, it read: "Pastor M. e. Church,
Stanroad, WASH" He is stuck on the
country, said he would write to Gerald
Pierce. He has some valuable real estate.
Recently I met Rev. H. d. Brown, pre-
siding elder, of the Tacoma district. He
lost several thousand dollars on a sur
veying contract in Emmons and Burleigh
counties. He is losing nothing here.
A jamestown man told me there we're
seventy jamestown people in Tacoma.
Bushman and Bullock are both in
Seattle talking like happy men.
Harry Binghurst was married last
Saturday in Tacoma. His bride came
from Chicago. [ was with them on their
bridal tour from Tacoma to Seattle
short but ideal.
Weather of the present month, to date
is regular Washington weather. Dickey
says, perfect" I am no Judge.