The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-02
JOHN H0AGLAND,
. PIONEER OF rs,
.ANSWERSCALL
Death Comes to One of Bis
marck's Oldest Citizens After
Long Illness. &.:@
WALKED INTO THE CITY
Reached Limits of Town Before
Northern Pacific Railway
Was Completed. ,
WALKED INTO THE CITY

John p. HOagland, who walked into
Bismarck from jamestown in 1873,
when the little western outpost Of
civilization was only one year old,
passed away at St. Alexius hospital
Friday evening, IS years and four
days old. He attaiaed his 18th birth.
day Tuesday The deceased was one
of the capital city's best known pio-
neer residents, and at one time he was
rated as one Of the wealthiest. He
lived a quiet life, and he was best
known tshrough the simple philan-
thropies by which his wealth brought
health and comfort to scores whom
fate had treated unkindly. John Hoag-
land was unostentatious in his good
doing, and only those who were the
beneficiaries of his kindness will
ever know how much he did for hui
manity during his long life in, Bs-
marck.
The deceased was bachelor. His
only surviving relative in Bismarck is
neice, Mrs. n. NJ. Danrot, and he
has one sister, residing at L enison, Ia.
. uneral services will be held at Webb
Bros undertaking rooms at 3 o'clock
Monday afternoon, Rev. =. F. Alison
officiating. =
The history OF North Dakota pub.
'ished in919l0 by The Bismarck Trib-
une contains the following, biographi:
cal sketch Of the late Mr.. Hoagland:
The active life of, Mr.. Hoagland scoy,:
cred the entire period Of the develop
ment of the. territory and state. He
assisted in the building OF fort Yates
when it was necessary to make
military provision to hold the Sioux
In check, and helped to build old Fort
Lincoln. He now, hale and hearty
man,, looking ten years younger than
hes IS, looks on ut the development
of state that knows nothing ~ the
indian and is the climax OF civilized
prosperity. The entire history Of the
state and territory is comprised in
the life of one prominent state and
city builder
October 49, 1S40, aud when. at the age
of twenty-eight, he arrived In Mime
:ota he brought with him what was
Of actual value to the pioneer--a thor
ough knowledge of the carpenters
trade. He came to Bismarck i'll 1873
IN the first train running into the
place. The train was held just out Of
town while the tracklayers put down
.he iron for it to run on. That arrival
puts him among that small band of
men who survive, who were pioneers
Of '73 and Of whom he is classed as
the most substantially successful. Bis
marck was then an unkempt and wild
frontier town with plenty of residents
ready for anything but work. Mr..
Hoagland was different to the others
Of this class in that he was ready for
work and he went directly at it. In
the early days he had many exciting
experiences and on one occasion,
when he was at work on the construc-
ton of Fort Lincoln he narrowly es-
capped with his life. He had been pick
ing berries with some comrades when
the party was surprised by a band Of
Sioux. The Hcagland party was part
ly hidden from the Indians. being IN
a ravine, and the white men made
their way close to the walls Of the
fort and then made dash for it, ar
irving in the nick of time.
He engaged in contracting and
~uilding in 1874. He was not famil-
lar with English and he studied night
and day until he perfected himself in
the language. But what he lacked
in knowledge of the language he made
up in knowledge of the building trade
and his work was of character that
endured. For twenty-six years he was
the most active of the builders on the
slope. His reputation for business ca
pacity and his well-known integrity
forced him into politics and he was
elected to the office of treasurer OF
Burleigh county j., 1892 Us an inde=
pendent After two years in office the
Republicans nominated and elected
him for a second term. His political
success was due to his standing with
the people, for. it was notorious that
much money and effort was wasted In
the attempt to defeat him.
Since his retirement from active
business in building in 1900 Mr.. Hoag-
land has devoted his attention to- his
large property interests and looking
after several big farms in Burleigh
county. The same intelligent energy
which made him a successful builder
has made his farmin~ highly success.
fu land he now looks like prosper
Gus business man in the prime OF life
who is content with the world. He
had his permanent home in Bismarck
and was affiliated with the Lutheran
church
N-BuY VS.. s
WOMEN JOIN IN WAR DEMAND.
Paris. Nov. Immediate peace fs
demanded In a menifesto issued by|
German socialist newspapers, labor