Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-01
Communications
!, the Editor II the Tribune:

~ IIVlVr VI Tue W
/ have been very much interested
the past two months in reading your
wide.awake paper, which comes to
our office daily. / also receive the
Transcript Of New Rockford, Eddy
county, occasionally, through the
courtesy Of my friend, Hugh Peoples,
of that thriving Eddy county city. |
like to- keep posted on. the forward
march OfSprOHress and development,
but that Of North Dakota has been
SO rapid since ! was at Bismarck
several times ,inE 1879, that / have
not been able to Keep pace with it..
At that time there were only q few
settlement west of the Red River
valley, along the line of the only rail.
road 1.-THE Northern. ,Pacilc). Valley;
City and jamestown were small vii.
lagos, and there were a few build
ings at Steele. No crops worth e
tioning were being grown and Bis
1narck was importing garden truck
from the Twin Cities. :Ex.President
Hayes had a half section farm, six
miles north Of bismarck, on which he
was experimenting. and Alex .Mckeh.
zie showed me- q field Of oats grow
ing in Apple valley. An Irishman
had the only garden | saw in the out.
skirts of Bismarck. looking fairly we'll.
Gambling seemed to be the leading
industry and l thought Bismarck was
the toughest town in the Northwest.
| think that ! purchased the war
rants that were funded into the first
bonds issued by Burleigh. county
$4,000 10 per! cent, iO-year bonds. I
also went over to Deadwo0d. A long
tedious ride on the stage through q
country inhabited only by Indians and
i remained in DealwOod
during the month OF July and pur-
$4,000 Lawrence counsy war;
rants, that were funded into 10 per
cent 20yearN bonds. The total bonds
issued at that time was about $685..
900, and when paid cost the county
over 100000, principal and interest.
| purchased both Burleigh and Law.
county warrants fiat, at an av-
srage Of 50 per. cent. They were all
COED as governments, but what a
sacrifice there had to be made to get
money. Now, behold what a chanPe!
is the capital of one of the
'est and wealthiest agricultural states
n the Union, gridironed by railroads
md underlied with coal enough u
.urnish the whole country with fuel
'or hundreds of years. Lawrence
and the whole of the Black
Hills, one of the richest gold produc-
ng districts In the world. Either
lawrence or Burleigh counties now
would find no difficulty in floating a
dollars In bonds at 5 per cent,
'r less, at par, and possibly at a
premium. In Eddy county, where
here were few settlers then, now
lotted with modern homes and ele.
'ators and over 1000 farms where
nay be seen, the Big24 tractors pillow.
ms and seeding on every hand.
: TH0Ss H. PARSONS,
Secretary for N. W. King Detective
Agency, 665 Temple Court, Mime
ap0lis, MINI. y
kin TROUBLES FROM scRoFuLA
Among the many manifestations
Il %scrofula are eruptions on the face
md body. These are both annoying
nd disfiguring. How5often the com
would be perfect If they were
lot present! u
Other manifestations are punches,
nfiamed eyelfds, sore ears wasting
the muscles, and general debility.
Ask your druggist for Hoods Sar.
.aparilla. This great medicine com.
eradicates scrofula and builds
lp the whole system. Get 1t today,
ADV. Z T. 4its5
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