Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-07-11
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
BISMARCK TRIBUNE's BIRTH
@ DAY.

BISMARCK TRIBUNE'S BIRTH
DAY.
Today is the birthday Of the Tri-
bune, the first issue having been sent
out July Ii, 1s73-the first paper es-
tablished in North Dakota. Few
copies OF this first paper are still IN
existence, although some OF the OLD
timers have preserved it. Mrs. j. +.
Dunn has a copy Of the first paper, and
there are perhaps few other copies
scattered through the country.
The first issue was published by Col.
c A. Lounsberry, the founder OF the
paper, after a delay of some days, incl
dent to getting materials shipped H.
means of transportation at that time
being neither numerous nor reliable.
The first issue announced that papers
would be delivered to subscribers at
the Office. and that a village delivery
would be attempted before long.
Among the items of particular inter-
est in the first issue is that of the or
sanitation of Burleigh county with
James AZ E1nmons, William Mercer
and - Daily Is commissioners.
some other facts of interest are
CLEANED from a perusal of the first
issue: ~ 5,A e.,
"a thousand tons of freight was
received at the Bismarck station the
first week the Office was opened, the
freight charges being $4,000.
Col. Sweet and associates were OPEN
ingssup a coal bed forty miles above
Bismarck and expected to bring down
200 tons iii a barge.
George F. Potter Of the Pembina
land Office spent a few days in the city
and took back a number Of filings.
Since the plats of the land were re
turned to the land Office, May IA, some
10000 acres in the vicinity of Bis
marck was claimed. %2& $E =
IA dispatch from st. Paul announced
that nearly all the county conventions
in Minnesota has been held and Gen
W.#D. sWashburn would probably be
the republican nominee for governor
of Minnesota.
Two columns were devoted to an
account Of the Yellowstone expedition
from Fort Rice to the Yellowstone
which Started June 20. and had reached
Muddy Creek, a tributary Of the Heart
There is a. large number OF personal
items which will recall many things
to the old timers. Jimmy Emmons
was noted as among the first to engage
in business. The Capital hotel il
RENTED and now offers twenty two
rooms to the public" Edmond Hack,
EFT and M. Tippie were the principa;
contestants for the site upon which
Bismarck was located. Preaching il
announced for Sunday by Rev. d. G
Lyon. Four hundred tons of goods
for the Indians had been received since
the opening OF the N. r. r. r. to Thu
Missouri river. John Mason, Free
Strauss and Watson and Goodhue wer,
the first to put up awnings. BismarcI
did not celebrate the Fourth OF Jul,
that year, but III is stated to have beer
a lively day just the same. J. .. Jack
deputy q. S. marshal, plantet
five acres OF crop On his claim a mil
east OF the village, The salary OF TIL
Bismarck postmaster was 128a month
1Linpy Jack is secretary Of the Sun
day school organization at James
town. a man finely educated who
though a saloonkeeper, believes some
thing beside the whiskey interest il
necessary to build up a town. Mrs
Slaughter opened a select school an
had twenty-five names ON her book
the day OF opening There were b,
actual count l47 buildings III Bismarcl
July The Young Mems Christian
association visited Bismarck July
and held several good meetings. Rev
Lyon came to the city June i
with Rev. i. G. Sloan aud on June u
a Presbyterian church was organize,
at Bismarck, W {. Shaw, j.. II. Jack
son }. ". Fisher wv. III, White an
Lounsberry as trustees. On th
following $500 was subscribed fo
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