Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-10-26
B. E. JONES, Phi. G. l.
THE DRUGGIST
ARTHUR LYNN RETRosPEcTs.
The Meeting Of An Old Friend Moves
Him to Write of Bismarck Pioneers.


The Meeting Of An Old Friend Moves
Him to Write of Bismarck Pioneers.
Arthur Lynn, one of the Bismarck
boys in, the long ago, publishes the fol-
lowing in his South Dakota newspaper
1t will interest many oldttimers still
in the city: $50
The editor enjoyed very pleasant
visit last Saturday from his old Bis
marck friend, Arthur A. Brundage,
whom we had not seen for over II
years. For the past four years he has
been connected with the Bismarck
Tribune, but is now engaged in sell
ing land in Kidder county, North Da-
kota, and is making his headquarters
at Bridgewater and has office room
with Jake Tschetter, the hustling real
estate boomer of McCook county.
Mr.. Brundage came in upon us look
ing like prosperous Wall Street bank
er. He smiled and sat down and we
began guessing. "My name is Arthur, -
and ne would say no more. Then we
began to make mental photo of his
face with the long ago, and we began
at Bismarck and worked east past
Apple Greek, Menoken, Mckenzie,
Steele and then we found we had it.
Then we began to hunt up our friends,
and was more than delighted to know
that DR.. Dunn, John Qufnlan, Michael
slattery, Tom MCGOWAN, Tim Griffin
and Major Dickey were still on top of
the sod and happy. /, 5.. x r.,
Editor Jewell, Joseph Hare, Survey.
or General Williams, Colonel Little we
met not long ago enroute to New York.
but 1t was kind o pleasant to sit down
with an old Bfsmarcker and learn of
the old timers. .@l%,3
We enquired about John Quinlan's
$4,000 farm and learned that John
stiM owns it, and OF Tom MCGOWAN and
his famous hotel, the Custer House.
but Tom is rich and not keeping a
hotel now, and Mike Slattery continues
IN the grocery business, and helps to
look after the city as an alderman. All
the old timers seemed to have been
fortunate, with the exception of Major
Dickey, but he never cared for money.
Z. We learned with surprise that
Michael T. O'Connor and Dennis Han.
nifin had moved away, two of the most
unique characters that ever mixed
their pisen with Missouri river water
Quin and the Bismarck Tribune i'm
mortalized Hannifin, and Michael r.
iLmnmlortalized himself. When one looks
back to the latter 7O's and early sos
ne can draw a picture of men and con.
d1tions at Bismarck that makes one
WONDER wonder, 30 years after, if It isn't q
frontier dream. There was Lounsberrv
StoyeH, Hackett, Pat Smith, Galloway
Bob Roberts, L. N. Griffin, Weatherby
Gol. Thompson. Jimmy Emmons Dr
Bentley, Major Pitts, Geo. Peoples
sheridan House Bly,, Dan Eisenbere
John Mclean, ]. w. Raymond Dr,
Porter, Geo. Fairchild. John Davidson
With the gentlemen first named In this
article, and Of course looming up In the
midst OF this galaxy OF bright brainv
~ men a stood Alexander Mckenzie then
and now. AS one looks back ana
pictures in his mind the characteristics
q those state builders thirty years asp.
he can't help feeling sad over the nas,s.
Ing away Of some Of those noble
spirits, but It is pleasant to know that
the living are enjoying the BLESSINGS 81
peace and plenty. Or enough Is max,
com Portable their declining years
We inquired particularly about
Jonn Quinlan, because We used s.
|criticise John pretty severely tor ~
letting his farm 80 for $50, 900 during
the crazy boom that hit Bismarck 4he
hardest blow any town ever liyea
throu The boom LEFT everybodu
milaionadres without money.