Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-06-20
Interesting "Reminiscences.

LINCOLN TOWNSHIP, June 18.-[Special.
Your special correspondent spent the
day visiting the farms that have been un-
der cultivation for from ten to eighteen
years and with the earliest settlers now llv-
ing on their farms, or their tenants. Hen
ry Suttle, one of the very first settlers,
came up the Missouri river by boat and
landed near the point opposite Fort Abra-
ham Lincoln in June, 1869. He settled on
the northeast and the northwest quarters
Of section 101S8-80, now forming the city
of Bismarck, then on the first survey and
railroad grade to Burleigh town in 1871.
The northeast quarter was his homestead
and the northwest quarter was taken as a
tree claim. On this land and tree claim he
farmed and planted trees steadily until
1883, when the demand for his property for
city lots became SO strong that he could
not resist the pressure SO he contributed
sixty acres to encourage the location of the
capital at Bismarck and build the capitol.
He sold 12O acres to parties from the east
for $4,000; also, after plating forty acres
he sold number of lots at good figure,
realizing. all told, nearly $4,000 and still
retains 100 ceres as farm land and lots in
his additions, which are not in the corp0-
rate limits of the city. This property is all
located where the owners can rest assured
that in the near future it will be valuable,
if anything in North Dakota becomes val
liable. Henry Suttle's farm and home have
been known so long that description of
them is unnecessary. That he has raised
many very heavy crops of grain
and excel.ed in onion and
potato culture all old residents
we'll remember. With determination to
keep the weeds from overrunning the
place and for exercise, he has sown fif-
teen acres to wheat and fifteen to millet
this season. 1t is growing finely and adds
to the appearance of the place. Mr.. and
Mrs. Suttle have very comfortable resi-
dence on Sixth street in the city, where
they now live, and fortunate indeed ara
they who have been their guests when
"reminiscences of the first settlement Of
Burleigh county was the topic Of converse
tion, and this pioneer couple would freely
enter into the subject. We have:no couple
who have travelled more through the
United States and Canada, and in all this
travelling no temptation has been strong
enough to induce them to permanently
change their residence. Here to stay, I
guess. ..., .. .
ADAM MANN,
Union soldier, pioneer and farmer, came
to Burleigh county June IA, 1872, and set
tied on l6O acres of section l6-1S8-80, July
"a, 1872, taking the claim as a pre-emption
before the u. s. survey, after taking q
quarter section on section IA, same town
and range, as q soldiers homestead.
He has resided on his land continuously
since then and carried on his farm person
ally. He was also interested in the first
brewery built. in Bismarck, which was
burnt down several years ago. II have
built and made all the improvements on
my farm with very little help. have had
thirty acres of the bottom land, which is
very rich and durable, under cultivation
all this time and have the same piece in
crop this season eighteen acres IN oats,
ten In corn and two in potatoes,
cabbage and a variety Of vegetables.
l have never lost q crop, and last year,
1889, the dryest / have known here in
eighteen years, the yield on my land was