Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-01-26

chickens. She became cross and irritable
and. chased the children in turn. Finally
a message was sent to her that her hus-
band wished to see her at the court house.
She followed the messenger to the jail, was
pushed into a cell, and sent to the lunatic
asylum at Jamestown, where she now is
in charge of the laundry.
The winter Of: l872.:73. was exceptionally
severe. There were more violent storms
and billiards "thenl remember to have
seen in any winter SINCE" Our greatest
privation was the difficulty of getting mail
through. In the fall the Rec Scout mail
trail down the river had been given up,
and the mail from all the military posts
from Rice to Buford, vas sent east from
Camp Hancock, by relays Of soldiers, who
carried it out to the end Of the track,
where q detail of soldiers from Fort
Seward, (J%amestown) met then with the
mail from the east for the posts on the
upper Missouri. Military mail stations
were established along the surveyed line
of the railroad. and storm-houses were
built at various points along the route so
as to secure the safety of their men in.
violent weather, but still there was delay
in the mails. The route was blockaded by.
snow early in the fall, and we did not hear
OF the election of General Grant to the.
Presidency, and the defeat and death Of
Horace Greeley until after Christmas. The
news then came as a rumor and no one
believed it.
In December, the commanding officer at
Fort Seward gave a contract for carrying
the military mail between Forts Seward
and Hancock, to Mr.. Patrick Hill, who
made weekly trips on horseback. Hill also
carried mail for the citizens Of Edwinton,
charging Is cents for each letter, and 10
cents for each newspaper. 5a.
About the LIST of January, 1873, between
Edwinton and Crystal Springs, Hill was
badly frozen, and was brought back to the
post hospital, where DR.. Slaughter ampu-
tated all of his fingers. "A man named Nc
Williams, who Kept the station at Crystal
Springs undertook to carry the mail
through, but was badly frozen, and suf-
fered the amputation Of his feet at Camp
Seward. f1t,as ayt a7
Lieut.. Chance had obtained leave of alb
sence early in! the fall, and remained east
during the writer. Lieut.. Humbert's wife,
who was q sister OF Gen. Gibbon, and an
energetic little lady, had obtained leave
from department headquarters, for her
husband to remain at Fort Rice during
the winter, on the plea, that he Could not
stand exposure to the %hardships of life at
the crossing. But army officers are pro-
verbally jealous Of Partially shown.
from headquarters, and the wives Of other
officers who had never been spared an
iota Of the rough duties incident to the
service murmured audibly, with the result
that one day in the dead of winter, Lieut..
Humbert RECEIVED a peremptory order to
join his company, and he came upon us
unexpectedly, bag and baggage, wife,
children and servants.
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Which?
The st. Paul Globe has the. following
anent the surveyor g%eneralship: An
drew Blewett and Joseph Hare, North
Dakota democrats, both candidates for
surveyor general Of that state, met at
st. Paul yesterday, for consultation as
to the Office in question. They are
friends, and both have the interest, of
the party at heart, and the chances are
that they will not antagonize each
other, but that one or the other will
drop out Of the controversy. Budd
Reeve has on application on file, but il
lacks tho endorsement Of the senator. It
is said sub rosa that Dr.. Purcell signed
Budd's recommendation, and was about
to present it to Senator Roach for sigma
ture when complaint was made that
Budd had been too free With his ciriitii-
cisms,, and Purcell scratched his name
off andssreturning to Budd, told him to
Ego to-" or words to that effect. The
chances appear to be in favor Of Blewgeett,
who is going on to Washington. He il
accompanied by Anton Klaus,who is q
candidate for the jamestown p~ostofice.
II Hare should decide to recommend
Blewett, he will probably take IN the
midwinter fair4 az tl San Francisco, as his
inclinations are drawing in that direc.
ton. North Dakota democratic are to
be commended for one thing: They in
tend to fight out whatever differences
they may have at home,E even if they
have to give up some, ct the twaeadn,ty-one
departmental positions at Washington
they are entitled to in order to fill thei,
quota.
@t o CedarEPosts Z
Address E, Middlecof, Mineusville
Mont. 5