Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-11-24
TWENTY YEARS G
Information Gathered from the Files
of the Bismarck Tribune of
Nov. 10. 1873.

N0oA6AO~ w OAAo JuAASAuA
district (all or North Dakota) in place of
Judge Shannon. The governor issues a
proclamation establishing a term of court
for Cass and Burleigh counties. ...E. A.
Williams, deputy o. S. attorney, is criti-
cised for not giving his brother Dan
"good, honest ADVICE" that would have
prevented his participation in the
O'Brlen election fraud. 49,. The following
is a local item in issue of Nov. 19, 1873:
1.-The last train left Bismarck, Monday;
the tanks have been dismantled; the
help all discharged and the road closed
for the winter" (Mail was brought
overland from Fargo, once a week ali
winter.) John Ostlund catches the
thief who relieved him of s165 and a
watch. ... First birth at the Point-a
boy to Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Ware....A An
item says Jamestown is growing quite
rapidly. The railroad has just completed
a depot and the citizens have built a
cozy little church building that will also
be used for school purposes. The county
is out of debt and has $3.50 in the treas
ury. The officers have all donated their
services thus far. Settlers are arriving
and the county polled 65 votes at the
recent election" 500. Among Fargo items
appears the following: "P. w. Kennedy
is erecting a billiard hall. Cass county
is at last organized, the commissions for
the officers arriving the day after cleo.
ton. The railroad is selling lots in
Fargo at from s25 to $175. rhe| ladies
festival at Masonic hall was a
complete success financially, The re-
ceipts, $3.50. Chaplin gave an opening
at his billiard hall Friday evening. The
hall is the completest thing of the kind
in the west-75x4O feet with four distinct
glass fronts. AL three dance houses
in Bismarck closed temporarily on &C.
count of trouble with Fort Lincoln sol
diers. ... Under the heading 1.-The battle
of Mullen's Corner" appears the follow
ing: "Dave Mullen, no doubt, gave his
last dose of "hush up" when he opened
the door and fred, killing Dalton. The
soldiers then fred a volley from their
needle guns and Dave was dead. His
brains were scattered on every hand.
not a particle remaining in the skull
Fragments of his skull were also picked
up. Dave was a desperate man, yet he
had his good points and the statement
that he is mourned by one is not true.
He had his friends-though small in
number. The shot which carried relief
to so many Bismarckers caused more
than one heart to bleed. Dave was &
desperate man, chased from one state to
another by the laws minions, he deter.
mined to be driven no further, but die
here or be let alone. Ever expecting at
tack he wat prepared for it. He had
been engaged in two shooting scrapes
here, but those who know best the cir.
cumstances assert that he was provoked
and blame him only for shooting al
drunken men. He was doomed, however
and died, as he said he would, in his own
house, mindlng his own business. A
few gathered at his funeral, and his body
was lowered into the tomb with a part.
ing "God bless him." from lips which
seldom spoke the name of Deity except
to CURSE slack O'Neill received one
of them things. 1t had a skull and
cross bones on it, and was signed 'One
Hundred and One.' Dennis told him
that the skull and cross bones meant nc
quarter and One Hundred and One ,
full company Of infantry. Jack and Sal
took the next train for Oshkosh"