The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
Earliest Settlers.
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Earliest Settlers.
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Ball river and north to the Kildeer
where the Indians were
surprised in 1864. From the Kildeer
they went through the Bad
camped at Sully Springs, cross ed
the Yellowstone at a point near the
present location of Glendive. following
along west of the river to Fort Buford.
where the river was recrossed, then
going on to Fort Berthold and down the
Missouri on the return trip. Nothing
was e of the Indians after the engage
ment at the Kildeer mountains.
Incidental to the building of the N. p.
railroad the U. S. government built at
the crossing of the Little Missouri river
a cantonment for troops. Here was a
licensed trading post under the MANAGE
ment of one Frank Moore. There raj
always both infantry and q small num-
Der of cavalry stationed here as the In
dams were by no means to be trusted.
as late as 1890 there were many
scares incidental to the disturbance in
South Dakota when the battles at Pine
Ridge and Wounded Knee gave evidence
that the Indian was still a known
quantity in the lives of pioneers and the
government found it necessary to patrol
the Cannon Ball river in the interest of
safety to the many settlements to the
northward that were menaced, should the
war, which at one time seemed immin-
ent, progress to general hostilities.
Here at this point E. G. Paddock
earned the distinction of being the first
person to attempt to demonstrate that
cattle could live and thrive without
feeding or being sheltered through the
winter. Mr.. Paddock came to Dakota in
1868 and but for a short absence, some four
years later, he lived continuously in. the
country west of the Missouri river, thus
dividing with Mr.. Crowl the honor of
being the oldest ''old timer of these
parts.
In the year 1882 the immigrant became
a factor of the greatst importance and
was fostered by the railway company to
the full extent of its ability. Tons of
advertising matter were sent broadcast
over the entire country and even Europe
was flooded with the story of the exploit
ing of the Great Northwest" by the
building of this great transcontinental
railway. When the Northern Pacific Ry.
Co. flung the first rail across the big
Muddy in '79 there begun for the
West Missouri country a new era /;
settlers came rapidly and the govern
ment subdivided the townships (the
land had been to some extent surveyed
into townships before into sections and
quarter sections for the convenience of
the settlers and a precaution against the
squatter getting onto school and railroad
lands. is
Gladstone was early in the field in '82
and organized a church and %petitioned
for a postoffice and a postmaster, which
were granted. Col. o. C. Bissel received
the appointment as postmaster which
was the second such appointment west
of the river. Gladstone was plated that
summer, being also the second village
west of the river Mandan being the
first). E. l. Scofield put in the first
stock of. merchandise in the month of
June this was the first stock of goods
in the county of Stark, but did not long
remain the first, as the firm Of Aud &
Hoyt commenced trade in Dickinson not
long afterward. Dickinson was plated
the same fall. and the villages of Glad
stone, Dickinson and Taylor, in the
rotation. named. were supplied with
depot buildings. also..in :82.
In the spring of 80 the citizens of the
county of Stark p%etitioned the territorial
governor to appoint a board of commits
sioners Temporary and organize the
county. This petition was recognized
and a board was appointed and Dick
inson was made the temporary county
seat. Messrs. H. L. Dickinson and
James Collister of Dickinson, and J. G..
Campbell Of Gladstone were the ap-
pointees, and forthwith began the duties
of their Offices. The following spring
there was an election held at which the
governor appointment was made per
manent, and a loan of SIS, 600. 90 was
floated and a brick court house was
built in the center of a block centrally
situated in the village.
The settlement of Glen Ullin in 1883
was made under the auspices of the
Christian. Colony Association of Ripon,
Wis.
Concerted action gave the initial to
New Salem and Hebron in 1884.
Messrs. Mann and Luck had something
to do with New Salem from the first,