The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-23
NORTH DAKOTA
TWO MORE OFFICES
Bismarck District May Be Divided
and Land Office Opened at
Dickinson.
A Prospect That McGillivray and
McGahan Will Land if This
Is Done.
Special to The Journal.


bismarck, NJ D., Nov. 23-The pro-
posed division of the Bismarck land dis
trict into two districts and the estab-
lishment Of another land office, probably
at Dickinson, is causing much interest In
this section. not so much because of the
division as regarding the probable ap-
pointees to the registership and receiver
ship. 1t is generally taken for granted
that the new office would be at Dickinson
if the division is made, and gossip con-
meets the name of A. c.. McGillivray with
one of the positions.
Land office positions pay a maximum
salary of $4,000 a year based on the fees
of the office, and in the proposed district
the fees would be maximum, since it
would do a large share Of the land bust
ness in the western part Of the state.
McGi.ivray recently stepped out of the
land office at Bismarck without asking
for reappointment.
In the peace conference" at Bismarck
last winter, engineered by Alexander Nc
Kenzie, to bring the warning slope poli-
ticians together, the registership Of tho
Bismarck office was slated for M, H.
Jewell, who recently. received the ap-
pointment. It was stated at that, time
that McGllivray did not ask for a re-
appointment, and 1t was generally under
stood that he was slated for something
g. q. &. A land office position at Dick
y
| than reappointment at Bismarck, as his
home Is in the Stark county town.
| Other gossip in the same connection
connects the name Of l.. D. McGahan- of
| Bismarck with one Of the two positions
| in case the new district is created. Nc
Gahan was an 'insurgent' in the Bur-
| leigh county campaign last year and was
| elected to the legislature. He was a
| former resident Of Ramsey county, and
Senator Hansbrough, it is said. feels espe-
cially friendly to him for good work done
in the Hansbrough- Cowan fight for the
Ramsey county delegation last year. -:
| Passing of Dan Marratta. :; -...1
! Information has been received by. Cap,
tain /. P. Baker of this city of the sud.
| den death. in Boston some days ago Of
| Captain D. w. Marratta, formerly well.
known democratic politician in this state
and territory. He was one Of the promi.
nent steamboat men of the early days
and was afterward United States mar.
shall for the district Of North Dakota ant
consul Of the United States to Melbourne
during the Cleveland administration.
| News of his death was received in al
unusual way. Captain Baker wrote hin
a letter at his Boston address regarding
some business matters, and received al
) answer from Nathaniel Brewer. a RELATIVE
or friend stating that Captain Marratt:
had died very suddenly. s-5 49,.
j North Dakota. friends of Alexander Nc
Kenzie received word that he. was suf
! fering with a severe attack of rheumatic
fever at ST. Paul, but later advices wer
. that he was progressing well and ex
pected to be out in a few days. .s@,.-,
Major. and Mrs. Carignan, Indian agen
at Standing Rock, celebrated a tin wed
! ding anniversary few days ago, in whic
many Standing Rock friends participated
3 More Funds for the Fort.
: The North Dakota delegation at Wash
+. ington will be urged to seek a large ap
8 preparation this winter for additional wor
Q on the military post at Fort Lincoln. TIL
. work now In progress there is nearin
' completion, and it is desired to obtai
an appropriation sufficient to complet
= a battalion post. Senator Hansbroug
|. !. will probably ask for an appropriation
d about quarter Of a million dollars.