Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-03-02
TWENTY A AGO.
Information Gathered from the Files
of the Bismarck Tribune of
Feb. %, 1874.

Col. Enos Stutsman died at his resi-.
dence at Pembina. Red River Gazette
says the Northern Pacific will be open to
Bismarck March LIST. No snow on this
side of jamestown, and track in good
shape....An appeal taken to the secre-
tary of the interior in the Bismarck
townsite difficulty. Hailed as good news,
as it is hoped the matter will be settled
in a few weeks. man named Snider,
we'll known in Bismarck, freezes to
death. Snider, with a party Of men, left
Pilgrim Point woodward on al antelope
hunt, and the morning being fine, Snid-
or left his coat in camp. The party
became separated, and when evening
came, all turned up but Snider, who was
found next morning within a few hum
dred yards of the house, frozen stiff.
The body was taken to Fort Stevenson
for burial. 90. Another letter from the
Jamestown correspondent, regarding
some court procedure there. An old
man, name not given, was on trial for
arson, and just before the case started,
he had to leave the court room, on i'm
portant business. When he left, he
swiped the Indictment, and after his
going out, the paper could not be found,
and the case against him had to be dis
missed. go. Harris, the agent at James
town, returns from st. Paul, accom-
panied by postmaster A. W. Kelley.
John Howard, mail carrier between
Forts Stevenson and Buford frozen to
death neal Grand Forks 49, Letter from
Wallis Cooper at Bozeman reports the
discovery of gold in the Tongue River
valley, and great excitement 49,. Bis
marck citizens nearly all go wei to Lin
coin to see the muster for two months
pay day. Messrs. Douglass, Macnider
and Watson 60 east on business 80. Fifty
two tickets sold for the Pioneers ball at
IS each. Officers at the fort give a
select Westinghouse birthday party.
Lieutenant Chance receives his commits
sion as first lieutenant, and goes to
Grand river. TRIBUNE claims to do
more job work than any printing Office
in Dakota OF on the Northern Pacific
....Ball to be given, proceeds of which
are to go to build a Catholic church. 49,.
Cali who have lost money on real estate
should go to Doc Tippie's, where they
can play all the faro bank they want to
get even" Mrs. Slaughter prepares a
history of the new northwest for publ
cation. 80. Grand Ball on Washington's
birthday at r. r. Marsh's hall 49,. Thaw-
ing, weather warm and beautiful.
MORE INTERESTING FACTS.
Some interesting facts of a few years
lesser time ago, are given in the EN-
mons County Record of this week.
Speaking Of some "reminiscences of Tom
Kelly, the Record says:
Seventeen years ago yesterday he
crossed the line between Manitoba and
Gods country and made his way to Penn.
bina on foot. Shanks' horses also bore
him to Fargo, where he made the &C.
quaintance OF John A. McLean-begad-
and Col. Lounsberry, and subscribed fol
the Bismarck Weekly TRIBUNE. Went on
the first train that ran from Fargo to Bis.
marck; went in company with Charley
Williams, afterward well known in Bis.
marck as a dealer III conversation water
but now OF Butte, Mont, and Thomas
Cavanagh. an old Californian, since dead
There was a third man-from Wisconsin
along; but he thought the country and
the times were pretty rough. and he
soon returned home. Gen. Custer and
a lot of soldiers were on board the train
At Steele the snow was very deep, and
the engine ran shOrt Of coal. Gen. Custer
and a few OF the military left the train
and went to Fort Lincoln, whence they
sent back three or four sleigh-loads Of coal
Tom, Charley Williams and the Wisconsin
man started for Bismarck on foot when the
train came to a halt. They walked on the
snow-drifts until they got along to the
Apple Creek country, and, the weather
having grown warmer, from there TO Bis.
marck they hoOfed it through the mud
The pedestrians reached the future capital
on Sunday evening, March 18th, and the
train got in IN the 10Th Of March, in time
for ':the boys" who had been cooped up on
the train to celebrate the Seventeenth Of
ireland; 'and," said Tom, "they did it il
fine shape" Tom and Mr.. Cavanagh left
Bismarck on the Goth or 21st of March fol
the Black Hills.
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