Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-03-21

which was passed over the veto Of
the mayor by q vote Of seven mem
bers. there being one member absent.
The mayor had vetoed the ordinance
on the ground that the city did me
need fourteen additional hydrants as
called for In the ordinance and that
the rate as contained therein for each
hydrant was excessive, They only
other business disposed Of was the
ordering in Of sidewalks as mention
ed in another item In this column.
Made Good Profit Owen Flanagan
has sold a quarter section In 26.141-s0
to H. "A. Joy for two thousand dollars.
Mr.. Flanagan bought this same
piece Of land three or four years ago
for four hundred dollars which shows
how farm lands have increased in
value near here IN that time. When
old timers like Mr. Joy will pay
twelve-fifty per acre for land that SO
recently. sold for much less 1t shows
plainly that the people of the county
are waking up to the real value of their
holdings. There was no improve.
lnents on the land. IN turn Mr.. Elan.
nagan purchased the James Montgom.
cry half section just north of the city
at purchase price Of $4,000.
More sidewaIks-At the council
meeting last night the city auditor
was instructed to order in Gem 1t
block sidewalks on the west side Of
Mandan avenue from Main street to
Avenue A, on the east side Of First
street from Main street to Avenue A,
on the north side of Roser from Sec
ond street to- Washington avenue and
on the east side of Fourth street fro:u
Avenue C to Avenue D and one-half
block beyond to connect with cement
walk already laid in that block. Work
on these walks will probably be com.
menced at once. Bismarck can safe.
ly say that there is no city in the
state that is better equipped for fine
walks-how different from a very few
years ago.
Valuable Clay Deposit-John Yegan
has very valuable clay deposit on
his piece of land in section twenty-six
southeast of the city. Recently he
sent quantity of the clay to various
brick making plants east and has now
received the. bricks that were made
from the clay together with letters
that in all instances say that the de
post Is equal to any in the country
Clay is found on his farm from which
any kind of brick may be manu-
featured and the specimens returned
to him are the admiration Of all who
are judges of the various styles and
qualities of brick The vitrified bricl
for paving purposes is of an especially
fine quality. Roof thing can also b.
manufactured from the clay and of 8
very high quality. A representative
of an eastern firm has waited upor
Mr., Yegan in the endeavor to have
him put in small brick making plant
saying: '1f you will put in but the
smallest kind Of a plant and make
brick I have no doubt but that the
product will have so great a run that
you will have to enlarge shortly
Here is the material right at hard
for the paving of Bismarck's streets
building her finest buildings, making
of tile roofs and for the manufacture
Of fancy pottery.
College Meeting-A college meeting
was held at the Methodist church last
night in connection with the intention
of the citizens of this city making a
bid for the placing of the Methodist
university, which is to be removed
from Wahpeton, at Bismarck. Bis
marck will make a strong effort to get
the university but there are some PEG.
pie who will have to be called on be-
fore definite offer can be formulated.
1t Is thought that these people can be
seen in time to have the bid in when
the meeting Of the university trustees
is held and it is assured that the offer
will be a tempting one to those who
have the welfare of the school at
heart. For the city the location of
the college here would be great
benefit. 1t means the bringing in to
Bismarck of hundreds of students. a
great many instructors and many
other things which means the build
ing of more homes in the city. extra
money in the way of rental, to th,se
who have a room they would Xix. to
rent to student and also money 10