Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-05-11

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This is the first child born in Bis
marck.'"' $500 S$S. Sz
In 1878 section five, lying between
Bismarck and the bridge, and owned
by the Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany, was plated, but for some rea-
son the plat was never filed and the
property is still owned by the com-
pany. s @
Even as far back as 1873 Bismarck
appeared at the Minneapolis fair. The
Minneapolis Tribune OF September %,
1873, says that Bismarck exhibited a
full-grown tree of the bullberuy to-
gether with cactus, ;petrifaetions, speci-
mems OF. soil, sandstone etc
In1873 the paper contained lengthy
accounts ofSthe visits OF Major ickey,
then post trader at Fort Lincoln.
Capt. VIM. Harmon was post trader
at Fort Rice in 1873. &
Put your TRUST in Providence and
carry a. six-shooter' was the motto
adopted on election day in the fall Of
1873. 5s N
Even back as far as October Is, 1873,
the Tribune spoke OF O#S Colts fine
collection OF views. He had just
returned from a tour Of the upper Mis-
souri, river points and decided to lo-
cate at Bismack. @es a.
During the winter OF 1S734 the
trains on the Northern Pacific between
Fargo and Bismarck ruin tri-weekly.
In the winter OF 1871 the Tribune
was being published in a rickety old
building with cracks. SO large that
sometimes two feet OF snowwould drift
in on the floor during the night. The
printers were obliged to hug the stove
and the finances OF the concern were
such that tea paper and wrapping
paper had to be used, and the edition
quite frequently was worked o ma job
press. During all these tedious
months, however, the Tribune appear
ed every week, and in its whole history
has never missed an issue.
The first birth at Point Pleasant, OPP
posfte Fort Lincoln, was a son to Mr..
and Mrs.E. 3. Ware, November, 1873.
stutsman county polIed only sixty
five votes in Novenber,s18T and the
railroad in that month had just COM
pleted a depot. III &s@s
Wednesday, Nov. ~, 1873, the Trib-
une contained the following item:
THE last train left Bismarck Monday.
The tanks have been dismantled; the
help discharged and the road closed
for the, winter #
Dave Mullen "died game in 1873.
He had had trouble with the Seventh
cavalry boys who visited him from
Fort Lincoln and a whole company OF
troops came over d day to clean him
out. Dave knew their mission and
opening the door of his saloon placed
himself therein with a revolver In each
hand. He fired and soldier named
Dalton dropped deadSat his feet. The
dead soldiers comrades then fred at
Mullen and his brains were scattered III
every direction. Mullen, although a
hard case, was reckoned a square gam
bier and man who stood BY his
friends. He had many admirers In
those days ana his funeral was the
most popular Of any held up to that
time. sS
In 1873, 13O buildings were erected
in Bismarck at a cost OF $11S,OOO.
In the market report of the Tribune
OF 1873 appears the item Ale, whisky,
fancy drinks and cigars, 25c each.o
In December. 1878, the ladies' mite
society Of the Presbyterian church was
organized by the election Of the follow
ing officers, some OF whom are still ia
Bismarck: President, Mrs. /. Z.
singiser; vice president, Mrs., w III.
Pye secretary, Miss Halstrom; treas-
ilTer Mrs. =. a Emmona; directors,
Mrs. Eager and Mrs. Long.
There were thirty saloons in Bur
leigh county January 81, 1874 Now
there are less than twenty
Bills for the creationof the Bismarck
land district and the division 81 Ia
kota territory, and calling the nors,
half Pembina, were introduced III con-
gress I'm January, 1874. The former
went through, but the latter failed. ss
IN Raymond 81 Allen were the
most extensive advertisers. I'd 1s73
this arm carried stock Dc over $50
100.
In the winter 81 Is73-4 Dennis Han
nafin went 10 Washington. On his
return In THE spring ne says be lsft
Fargo ID foot the same day tbs train
started He walked ali the way ANA
beat the train eleven days
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