Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-06-06

marcks to Jamestown, a distance Of
ninety-four miles. Veins Of this coal
severed feet in thickness and OF ex-
cellent quality are being opened on
Knife river, and preparations are be-
ing made to render this cheap fuel &C
cessible to the prairie settlements
along the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Large coal deposits have also been
found on the Cannon Ball river, In the
direction Of the Black Hills, and it liz
anticipated that, the Northern Pacofic
Railroad will next season extend its
track into the very heart of the coal
region, thereby securing return
treights for its east-bound trains
The town of Fargo boasts OF the
largest and finest hotel in Dakota, hav-
ing been constructed by the railroad
company at q cost Of $45, 900, and Is
now admirably conducted by N. x.
Hubbard. The largest and hand
soonest court house in Dakota is also
being erected here at a cost to the
county Of 100000, in ten-year bonds.
Two handsome churches have just
been completed. Fargo can trun out
more fast horses, bird dogs and sport
ing men than any town Of equal size
in the territory; and the dogs can
make more noise and the men can
burn more powder and shoot finer
chickens than any artillery squad that
I ever saw. AS to fast horses, i took
one ride with friend Chaplin behind
his 2:40 wind splitter and I lost
my hat and SHIRT collar the first three
jumps the critter made. Goldsmith
Maid has no business up here. A. a.
Moor then brought out his steed
Eclipse and picked me up and whirled
me round the town at such a whizzing
speed that my ears reared like a
humble bees nest, and my face was so
plastered with mud that I looked like
a Granger. l handed my wife over to
the mercy of these fast drivers, and
nearly every day she and the excellent
landlady, Mrs. Chaplin, are out driv-
ing over the prairies,j culling wild
flowers and stealing melons from the
farmers fields. called on Harwood,
editor Of The ENpess here, and found
him writing editorials with one hand
and fighting mosquitoes with the
other, while bis partner, Jones, was
sticking type with his fingers, talking
politics with his tongue, and kicking
dogs with his feet I also made the
trip to Bismarck, and met Colonel
Lounsherry, the good looking editor
Of that great family newspaper, the
Bismarck Tribune. He3 showed me
through his fine printing Office, which
is a credit to the town, and asked me
to subscribe for the paper and vote
for Kidder. Lounsberry has %; eye
to business, and he ought to start q
campaign paper and open q voting
precinct for Kidder in the Black Fills.
He says, and believe him, that Red
Clouds and Spotted Tails Indians
know as much about Dakota politics
as anybody. Ny old friend, Captain
Singiser, met me at the train with the
grip Of welcome. He Is cashier Of the
railroad at this point, and he throws
greenbacks at D. man with as much
holiness as he used to sling editorials
Ink In days gone by. He Is register
of deeds, clerk Of the court, member
5of the church, and aside from all this,
he runs steam ferry, deals in coal
mines. speculates In lands and city
lots, and worships his devoted wife.
In walking across the street he asked
me to take q glass Of lager with him,
and when ! told him / had not touched
a drop Of liquor in two years, he
turned square around and said Good
heavens! no wonder You are not .
candidate for office; you couldn't get
vote In this town We passed on
down Front street, and | was surprised
to observe the large and well htted
storero oms, eqiialling any in Yankton,
Business appeared to Be good for this
season Of the year, and the town has
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