Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-26
EARLY DAYS
in BISMARCK
Interesting Data Taken From
"JewelI's First Annual
Directory Of the City Of
Bismarck, Dakota +, Pub
Iished in 1879

The early citizens of Bismarck
never forget the pioneer days of the
seventies and they very often look
back to the new city and wonder
who's in Bismarck now. They are
also sending back some old time re-
membrance they have saved.
The best thing that the state his
torical society has received in long
time came recently from David Stew
art, now Of Chehalis, Wash. There
was an Atlas of the Dakotas and
"Jewell's First Annual Directory of
the City of Bismarck, Dakota" by
M. H. Jewell, Bismarck, D. T. This
directory was printed in 1870 and
contains IA pages Of history, the
advertisements of every business
man in Bismarck at that time, and
names of the citizens. On the inside
of the cover is Birds Eye View
of the City of Bismarck" photo
graphed by O. S. Golf. The photo
graph is very distinct and was TAX
en- from the hill where Dunham's
residence now stands. The official di-
rectory contains many prominent
names: ~.
County Officials.
County Clerk and Register of
Deeds-John H. Richards.
Sheriff-Alexander Mckenzie.
County Treasurer-W. B. Watson.
Judge Of Probate-Elmer N. Cor
ey. .... .... s'...8s.:
Superintendent of Public Schools
Justus Bragg. L*'
. County Commissioners-Frank Don
nelly, Apple Creek; James Emmons;
Jos. Hare.
County surveyor-C. W. Thomp-
son.
|, Coroner-John Quinlan.
/ County Assessor-Patrick Malloy.
i Justice of Peace-E. B. Ware;
Matt Edgerly, Mandan. ' r.
T City Officers.
The city officers at that time are
no less interesting to the old tim
ers: >sa. r. .
Mayor-George Peoples.
+ City Treasurer-D. I. Bailey.
City Clerk-Michael O'Shea.
City Attorney-John Garland.
City Justice-George Glass.
City Marshal-Michael McLear.
Aldermen-1st ward, Joseph Diet
rich, S. F. Lambert; End ward, R.
r. Marsh, John Whalen; 3rd ward,
Asa Fisher, Michael Powers:
Hon A. H. Barnes, Fargo, was
district judge in 1879 and Ben Ash,
now of South Dakota, was United
States Marshal. Mr.. Ash also had
a large livery barn where the new
Methodist church is now being
erected. Col. E. M. Brown was re-
ceiver, and Peter Mantor register of
the U. S. land Office, which Office
was established in 1874 and opened
for business October 11th, of that
year.. G. A. Loansberry was post
master, Chas. M. Cushman, deputy
collector of customs and Frank P.
Brown, deputy collector of internal
revenue Hon. William A. Howard
was governor; Geo. H. Hand, secre-
tary; Henri yEspefson, Yankton, sur
veyor general; P. c.. Shannon, chief
justice and Granville G.. Bennett of
Deadwood, delegate to congress-
There were four judicial districts
in the territory then comprising
North and South Dakota.
Early History.
The first part Of the book contains
a very good history Of early life and
the early business enterprises, fol-
lowed by full account of the politi-
cal organization of the locality. The
next section is named 'sWest of the
Missouri" and here we find touch
of the real life beyond the houses.
Mr.. Dennis Hannian and his party
in their explorations to Coal Bank
is given prominent mention. There
are sc pages of names intermingled
with many interesting advertise
ments. 1t was figured that there
We're $500 people in Bismarck at that
time. III ~
In the back part of the directory
the Benton Line gives the distances
on tile Missouri river from St. LoIss
to Fer: Ion; distances on the
Yellowstone from Fort Buford to
Little Big Horn; and overland dis
tanees from Fort Benton to the Iif-
farent surrounding points within AIS
miles.
In those days when the Northern
Pacific ended at this point, the river
trafic formed a very considerable
part OF Bismarck's business. Tween
ty-eight steamboats,, engaged in the
transportation business to and from
Pittsburg, St Louis, Bismarck and
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