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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25

AS early as 1869, Henry Suite had
4 wood yard about six miles south of
Bismarck. near Sibley Island, and
w. H. H. Mercer came up the Mis-
souri, river by steamboat in the fall
OF 1869, and settled at Painted Woods,
where they started q wood yard, get
ting out cord wood for the use Of the
steamboats, the following spring.
Thomas H. Garfield was a director
of the Northern Pacific Railroad
company. and he was also the presi-
dent of the Lake Superior and Puget
Sound Land company, which COM
pany was organized generally for the
location Of townsites along the line
of the Northern Pacific Railroad. and
was an auxiliary to the Northern Pa
cific Railroad company. In the early
spring of 1872, work commenced on
the building Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad west from the Red river
across the plains of Dakota Terri
tory, for a distance of 200 miles to
the Missouri river.
John j. Jackman. of the early
citizens of Bismarck and Burleigh
county. was a member Of the engi-
neering department of the Northern
Pacific Railroad company. and
through one Of the clerks in the land
department of said company, at
Brainerd. Mimi, Jackman obtained
definite information of the location
of the proposed crossing Of the Mis-
souri, river, and he solicited the aid of
James j. Hill to finance a deal to
obtain the townsite at that point. MI.
Jackman formed a party consisting of
John H. Richards. Emer N. Corey,
and Major William Woods, and fur
nished a team of horses, a two
seated spring wagon, grub stake for
the party, and a race was made from
the Red river at Fargo to the Mis-
souri, river. Jackman's party reached
the location Of the proposed crossing
and settled on the land that was Sc
lected by The Lake Superior and
Puget Sound Land company for the
townsite. Maj. Woods held the land
and resided o nthe land. which was
afterwards known as the Jackman
quarter.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
Elect Two Representatives

In the early fall of 1872. a deputy
United States marshal arrived at Ed
winton to post and circulate notices
OF an election to be held that fall for
delegate to Congress for the Terri
tory OF Dakota. Hon. E. A. Williams.
then a young lawyer. requested the
deputy United States marshal to IN
clude a notice for the election or two
members Of the House CT Representa-
tives to be elected from this part OF
the territory. This was done. me
Williams and w. P. Lyman became
candidates for members OF the lcgls-
lature. Both Williams and Lyman
came to Edwinton with DR.. Burlelghs
railroad outfit. Lyman had a team
of horses and, after the. election. they
left for Yankton. driving all the way
by team on the east side OF the river.
After arriving at Yankton, their right
TO seats in the legislature was con-
tested, but after some delay the con-
test was settled in their favor and
they both served in the 10th legisla-
tive session of the Territory ofDakota.
The Northern Pacific road was COM
pleted to a point about 40 miles east
of the Missouri river. but a bad bllz-
gard in November. 1872. caused n
work to be suspended until the fol-
lowing spring. In December, 1872,
when winter closed in. there were
about IS buildings in Edwinton, built
mostly of cottonwood logs with dirt
roofs, also some people living in tents,
and probably the first winter there
were about $50 people living In Ed
winton. and in December the Off
Gals of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road gave Bismarck its name, chang
ing the name. from Edwinton to Bis
marck, for the purpose OF attracting
German people and also as an in
ducement to obtain German capital
to aid in building the road.
AT the time of building the North
ern Pacific Railroad all OF the present
state of North Dakota east OF the
Missouri river vas divided into two
counties, Pembina on the east and
Buffalo on the west, and during the
legislative session of 1873. the rail-
road officials requested Hon. Enos
Stutsman, a member Of the Terrific
rial council from Pembina, to intro
duce a bill creating new counties
along the line of the proposed rail-
road. This was done, and the coun-
ties of Cass, Burbank, Stutsman, Kid
der and Burleigh were created along
with other counties. The object OF
the officials of the Northern Pacific
Railroad in having all these counties
created, was in order to facilitate the
sale of bonds Of the new road. Hon
E. A. Williams gave Burleigh county
it's name, naming the county in honor
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-07-25
Church, School Founded

In Bismarck. like all frontier towns,
the church and the school kept pace
with the march of civilization: and
in the spring of 1873. Rev. David c.
Lyon came through to the end of the
track on the first train, and then
drove into Bismarck by team. to look
after the interest of the Presbyterian
Church. He preached on Sunday,
May IL, holding the second religious
service ever held in Bismarck. The
service was held in a large tent that
was owned by Jim Crummey and used
as a saloon and gambling hall, and
during the service the tables were
covered with cloth and all games were
suspended. But here is the way &C.
orge Alfred Townsend. a newspaper
correspondent. reported the event to
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History of Bismarck Closely Associated With Building of Rai]ros

the st. Paul Dispatch: "Our late
townsman, Crummey, seems to be
well established at Bismarck. Reli-
gious services, including the preach
ing of a sermon, were held in Crum-
mey's establishment without inter-
ruption Of the regular games. On
each side of the stand occupied by
the clergyman faro banks were in
steady operation, and though the
players were quietly intent on their
business, yet the rafting Of their
ivory chips were distinctly to be
heard in the pauSes of the prayer
and sermon. One of the lucky gam
blers said he admired the pluck of the
gospel Singer" and if a hat had
been passed for him, he would have
dropped in it a big stack Of his
chips" The story was wholly untrue,
and like many other stories of the
early days of Bismarck were written
or told by tenderfeet.
The first train reached Bismarck
on June S, 1873, and 1000 tons of
freight was received at the Bismarck
station, the first week the office was
opened, on which the freight charges
amounted to $22 900.
Col. Lounsberry established the Bis
marck Tribune, and the printing
presses came through on the first
train. The first publication was of
July 6, 1873, and the second number
on July II, and the paper was pub
lished as a weekly thereafter. A dis
patch from Yankton dated July 10
stated that Governor Burbank had
appointed John P. Dunn, James A.
Emmons and William H. H. Mercer
commissioners for Burleigh county,
Dunn being the only one appointed
of the three persons who were en-
dorsed by the citizens of Bismarck.
On July 16 the commissioners met
in Bismarck and organized by elect
ing James A. Emmons chairman, and
the commissioners then appointed the
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Selected Another Tract

On May 10, 1872. Thomas H. Cam
field, George w. Sweet, who was the
attorney for The Lake Superior and
Puget Sound Land company, and
General RosSer, chief engineer, ar
rived at the crossing of the Missouri
and finding that the land that they
had selected for a townsite was held
and occupied by other parties. they
selected another tract Of land further
back from the river which was the
north one-half of Section 4, in Town.
ship 1873, Range 80, for a townsite.
The selection OF this land was made
May IA, 1872. and the land was sur
veyed and plated as the townsite OF
Edwinton by George w. Sweet.
Burleigh and Keith, railroad con-
tractors, received the contract to
grade SO miles Of roadbed from the
Missouri river east, and this railroad
grade was completed to the Missouri
river during the summer Of 1872
After Col. George w. Sweet had the
townsite surveyed and a plat made
he commenced selling lots, giving the
purchaser q quit claim deed. Burleigh
and Keith, through their agent, B. G,
Ash, applied for lots upon which to
build q warehouse, and their build
ing was the first one erected in Ed
winton and was located on the corner
of Main and Third Streets. When the
Northern Pacific was being graded
across the plains towards the Mis-
souri, river, people commenced to
head for the Missouri river, knowing
that a town would be built where the
railroad crossed the river. Many
came by covered wagon, some by OK
teams, and a number Of men walked
into Bismarck. John w. Plummer ano
family and other early settlers came
with DR.. Burleigh's grading outfit
Mathew O'Brien and family, George
"A. Joy and family and John Sebrey
and family came from Minnesota anc
crossed Dakota Territory by teams
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Capital Developed
In Proportion With
N. P.Line
Early Frontier Life Is Described in Short History Of This Distric
Written by William A. Faconer, Resident Of
Bismarck for Many Years
FIRST NORTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN REACHED HERE IN 1873
Tells Of Business Struggles, Murders, and Fights With Element:
as First Men in This District Worked to Estab-
Ish Civilization Here

The history of Burleigh county is closely connected with the
building of the Northern Pacific railroad. On July 2, 1864,
congress granted aid to the Northern Pacific Railroad company
to build a railroad and telegraph line from Lake Superior to
Puget Sound, but it was not until six years later that active
operations were commenced to construct the road.
In May. 1870, ground was broken at a point 80 miles west of Duluth, at a
point 80 miles west of Duluth, at a place known rs the N. F. Junction, and
the road was pushed westward from that point. About the first of January,
of Fargo was afterwards built. Prior to the time the Northern Pacific rail-
road entered the Territory of Dakota, there were a few white settlers living
along the east side Of the Missouri river i'm what is now Bureigh county:
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following officers: H. N. Ross,
sheriff: Dan Williams, register Of
deeds; J.. S. Carvelle, Judge Of pro-
bate; DR.. B. F. Slaughter, coroner;
John Bowen, surveyor; and John A.
Stoyell, county attorney. Voting pre-
cincts were established at Bismarck.
and James B. Bailey and Fred G.
Hollemback were appointed justices
Continued on page seven)
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F.. r. Johnson. le4J, construction
head for the builders and N. ( Free
burg, right, construction supervisor
for the county commission. were in
charge Of the erection of the new
courthouse and Jail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
OFFICIALS Get
LESL|E'S 0. K.
We're Not Grating State,
He Tells Examiners.

State officials were given robes
of purity Monday by Governor Harry
G.. Leslie in an address before the
meeting of the field examiners of
the state board of accounts in the
statehouse.
I'VE are not grating state.
There is some carelessness among
public officials and whenever it
shows up it should be corrected. /
depend on you men of the state
board Of accounts to do this" the
Governor said.
He declared many errors Of public
officials were due to ignorance
rather than dishonesty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
Don't Wake Up Nights
Get This Csc Test

Box of BU-KETS Is grain) the
bladder physic. from your druggist.
After four days, if not relieved of
waking up nights go back and get
your money. BU-KETS containing
buchu leaves, juniper oil, etc, acts
on the bladder as castor oil on the
bowels. Drives out impurities and
excess acids that cause bladder ir-
Irregularities. If you are bothered
with backache or leg pains coming from
bladder disorders You are bound to feel
better after this cleansing and you get
your regular sleep.
Sold at Hook Drug Stores.-Adver-
tiSempnt
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
BOMB TERR0RS SPREAD
BIZ United Press

b United Press
BUENOS AIRES. Argentina, June
l6.-The police early today an
nounced that nine bomb explosions
had occurred in Buenos Aires in the
past twenty-four hours.
Unconirmed reports said the total
Of these alarming explosions had
reached fifteen. They occurred al
most at regular intervals during the
day and night. The bombings oc-
CURED shortly after a large group
Of citizens had announced they
would join the police in campaign
against gunner, terroriStS and
anarchists.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
BILLY FULTON
SHOOTS WAY TO
MARBLES TITLE
14-Year-0Id Champ Pre-
pares for National Finals
at Ocean City.

With the indianapolis marble
championship medal dangling from
his sweater, William Fulton, IA, Of
744 Carlisle place, was packing his
bag today for his jaunt to Ocean
City, N. j., to fight or the national
title.
Fulton won the city championship
at Wizard Park Monday an COM
petition with twenty other sectional
winners and runnersup after ex-
citing matches brought cheers from
the crowds Of onlookers.
william Dyer, -, of 957 West
Thirty-third street was runnerup
In the final meet and Don Dillon,
Il, of 4057 Cornelius avenue, and
Ralph Carnine. 10, Of 1345 West
Morris street, we're losing semi
finalists. All received medals.
Will See the Sights
While in the east at the ocean
resort, Billy viii take in all the his
toric sights, and enjoy a week with
all expenses paid by The Indian
apolis Times.
Matched up, six to a game ac-
cording to their size, Edwin Argo,
13, of 525 Warren avenue, winner
ct Riley park, won the first game
Monday. Carnine was second. Billy
Dyer, Joseph Filler, II, of 246 North
Mount street, and Forrest Cham
bers, IA, Of 1105 West New York
street, all tied at the second ring
with four marbles each. In the
playoff, Eiler 'plunked out" Cham
bers and he and Dyer moved on
into the finals.
Don Dillon was winner of ring
three along with Fulton, and they
moved into the finals. This made
six players for the final game. The
player first to win two games would
become city champion.
Play Is Close
Carnine won the first of the finals
game with five marbles. Fulton got
three. Dyer and Argo two each,
Dillon one and Eiler was killed
OUT OF IL Dy Oyer.
In the second game Fulton, Car
nine and Dillon each got three mar
bles. In the playoff, Dillon won
with nine marbles.
In the third game Argo was
KILLED out" by Carnine. With four
marbles to his credit and only one
left in the ring, Carnine Jagged and
was KILLED out" by Dyer, thus Civ
ing to Dyer Carnine's four. Dyer
and Fulton tied for the game. In
the playoff Dyer won.
The competition narrowed to
Fulton, Dyer and Dillon. Dyer got
four marbles and Dillon three. Then
Fulton "plunked" Dillon out of the
game and took his three. Dyer got
a couple more, as did Fulton, to
make them tied at six each with
one marble in the center. Dyer hit
it after both had taken several tries
and knocked it to the edge of the
ring. Fulton shot it out, giving him
the game, 7-6.
Fulton Is Winner
In the deciding game, first Dyer
and then Fulton would forge ahead.
Dyer finally got a five to four lead.
Fulton took a long shot, hit a mar
BILE and knocked it out, his shooter
remaining near the other three.
One by one he "sniped' the three in
succession giving him the game and
championship, 8 marbles to 5.
The games were offlciated by H.
Walden Middleswortll, city recre-
alton director, aided by Lieutenant
Frank Owen and Sergeant Timothy
Mcmahon of the playground safety
board. Nfiddlesworth presented the
medals.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-16
EVANSVILLE PASTOR
OFFERED CITY PULPIT
Christ Church Rectorship Accept
ance to Be Discussed.

ance to Be Discussed.
The Rev. E. Anger Powell, rector
of st. Pauls Episcopal church OF
Evansville. has been offered the rec
torship of Christ Episcopal church
here.
He will come to indianapolis this
week to confer with Bishop Joseph
M. Francis.
Bishop Francis has been occupy
Ing the pulpit of Christ church since
the resignation on Jan. of the Rev
Floyd Van Kueren.
The Rev. Mr. Powell has held his
post at Evansville eight years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

promises with his feelings on the one
hand, and with his duty on tn: other.
What passes ordinarily for Self-decep-
ton is usually matter Of social de-
ception. Why should person be ex-
pected to display It's real feelings in
regard to all the problems of human
getting along? 1t seers to me that rich
reasons for poor excuses are about as
natural as breathing Human begins
have always been looking for ways to
save their faces in times of stress.
When the way they have chosen works,
we say they are clever: when it fails,
we say they have deceived themselves.
OF course, it is possible for man to
tell lie so often that he comes to be-
lieve it himself. Self-deception has no
meaning until that stage OF camoudag-
ing Is reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

In a blind close to the nest Of Cocky
the Road Runner sat Farmer Browns
Boy 1t was terribly hot in there and he
never had been more uncomfortable in
his life, but not once did he think of 60
ing back to the ranch. He was too
much interested in that queer nursery
right in front Of him. To begin with,
there was one egg and four babies, each
apparently of different age.
TT Is certain" thought he, that these
Road Runners are not like most birds in
their family matters. Most birds lay all
their eggs before sitting on them to
hatch them. 1t must be that the Road
Runners don't do that or all the young
would be of size. One of those young
sterS is almost ready to leave the nest
now, and one hasn't been out of the
shell more than day or so. That cor
tainly is funny arrangement 1 Won
der if that is SO that Cocky and his
mate will have only one at time to
worry over when it is time to leave the
nest. 1t IS when they start out to use
their legs that the real dangers begin
for these little fellows. AS long as they
stay in the nest they are safe, for the
spine of that cactus must be absolute
protection for them. Hello, here comes
some one"
1t was Mrs. Cocky scrambling up to
the nest and paying no more attention
to those sharp spines than If they didn't
exist. Held crosswise in her bill was
small Lizard with long slim tail. The
biggest baby opened a big mouth and
Mother promptly stuffed that Lizard in
head first. Down it went, all but the
tail. Then it seemed to stick Mrs
Cocky appeared to take no notice of
this. She gave a few minutes of at
tention to the others and then hurriedly
departed. There were three other hun
CRY mouths to be fed, and that food
must first be caught. If you ever have
seen Lizard run you realize that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

money selling insurance. It's not easy
Indeed. In some ways it's the hardest
white-collar Job there Is. But 1t can
be done. And you're in q good posi-
ton to experiment. You have time
You don't have to be out of Job while
you're playing with the idea. But
don't go to friend and say, Wont
you please take a policy to help me
out" That's a nuisance. And 1t
doesn't get you much except little
pin money.
Learn what your friend will get out
Of insurance. Take q specific policy
and figure out what it costs and what
1t will bring in. Then compare that
with what your friend is earning. Go
to your friends with figures and facts,
not words.
Pick out your friends who don't save
and show them how you can help them
save. 1t will not matter to you If you
don't get any results for q month
You have your job, anyway. SlowIS
you may build up a business. OF
course, your office will pay you some
commission on the business yor
bring in.
Even II you don't like to read, yor
might like to study something that will
help you make more money later on
There are good mail courses in &C
counting and English. And you car
study Spanish. There's a demand fol
Spanish-English stenographers.
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

would rather do Is something that will
help me get on, My boss says that 1t
wouldn't look right for me to sew or
knit. Anyway. don't like II.
"Beryl Anderson"
understand. You're the kind of
girl who would make q good sales
woman or gardener or something that
takes energy, And just because we all
follow each other like a game Of follow
my leader. you're working in an office.
There's lot ycu can do. First
thing study insurance. You don't
have 10 read books for that. Ask the
men IN your once TO explain the pol
ieiea b0 YOU. Read all the circulars
carefully. Learn every detail Of every
policy In the Office. Find out how the
men % about selling insurance and
what they say to clients.
Then try 10 sell some insurance your
self. You have your typewriter and
plenty OF time. Write some letters
about IL to likely people.
Hundreds Of women are making good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

to come. We shall wear our crisp fresh
cotton frocks with comfort at any
rate
You must have an organdie dress
either for afternoon or evening. II
you cannot buy one you can make 1t
yourself. It's very crispneSs makes this
material easier to handle than chiffon
or soft silk crepe.
The sketch today suggests a simple
way of trimming your organdie dress.
The arrangement of circles Is made by
a doubling of the material that may
be worked out in any sheer crisp mate
rial. First cut the circle or oval OF the
desired size and then cut pieces OF the
material a little larger than the pat
tern Arrange them on the dress on
the wrong side, in whatever way you
wish and haste in place, using the oval
or circular pattern as guide. After
this you may have the material hem
stitched along the line Of the bastlng
or you may sew it by machine, letting
the line of stitching continue between
the circles. Next trim carefully around
the edges, about one-sixteenth OF an
inch from the stitching.
If you like you may make the APP
plications of colored organdie on white
or rather under white, since they are
applied to the wrong side Of the dress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08

had to be replaced anyway. so COM
pact, new furnace was to be selected.
These furnaces have a good-looking
outer jacket that is usually painted or
finished in plain color. The pipes are
given a wrapping of specially prepared
asbestos that makes them well insulated.
BY painting the walls with specially
prepared paint, putting down floor
covering made especially for base
mentS-an asphalt tile-and by paint
ing the woodwork to match or harmon
lie with the walls and floors, a good
looking room results.
Leonard planned to put blackboard
low on the wall for the children. For
Martha's use he wanted to move down
a shabby. but comfortable old rocker
that she had always liked. An impro-
vised sewing Kit was placed beside it..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. sPRowLs.

Modern psychologists make a lot of
self-deception. One gets the notion
that self-deception is the big source of
human misery, as this world goes.
It seers that psychologists didn't
know much about the mechanisms of
self-deception until the late war had
taught them the meaning of shell
shock. No doubt q great deal Of ex-
aggeration has come out of it all.
The facts about self -decsption cannot
be very different from what they were
when man first began to make COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
My Neighbor Says:

When scaling a fish hold 1t url-
der running water the whole time
in the way fishmcngers do. This
prevents the scales scattering and
making a mess in the sink. The
right method of scaling fish Is to
begin at the tail and scrape to-
ward the head.
Old pieces Of velveteen should
be saved for polishing cloths.
They will answer the purpose Of
channels for plate-cleaning, etc.,
perfectly. -,
If you want to frost with
meringue a custard or other des-
sert to be served in a glass dish
which you cannot put in the
oven, place the meringue on the
pudding and then heat the fire
shovel red hot and hold it over
the dish for two or three minutes
and the meringue will become
delicate brown.
Ccopyright, 1917