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History of Bismarck
Closely Associated with
Building of Railroad.

CONTINUED from Page 81
OF the peace, and I. G. Adams and
Edmon Hackett constables; for
Painted Woods. Joseph H. Taylor
was appointed Justice Of the peace
and william, Howard constable; for
Apple Greek Nose A. Hutchins,
justice Of the peace. and Adam Mann
constable. On the following day,
July II. tho commissioners adopted
resolutions that the name Of Bis
l1arck be retained and be the name
OF the town formerly called Edwinton,
and that the county seat of Burleigh
county be located at Bismarck until
changed by q vote Of the people, and
that the sum Of $25 be charged as an
annual liquor license. At this meet
ing Mrs. Linda w. Slaughter was
appointed county superintendent of
schools. About the 18th of July, 1873,
there arrived in Bismarck a delega-
ton Of newspapermen and women,
known Is the Jndiara party, and
were accompanied by the Warsaw
band. The members Of the excursion
party represented the following news
papers: LaPorte Herald, Auburn
Courier, Warsaw Indianian, Plymouth
Democrat, Plymouth Republican, Wa
basha Republican, Warsaw Union,
Grow Point Register, Waterloo Press,
Rochester Sentinel, LaPorte Argus,
Winnimac Democrat, Fort Wayne
Sentinel, Goshen Times, LaPorte
Thinker, Cincinnati Commercial, An
gela Republican. Colorado City Post.
Huntington Democrat, Elkhart Union,
Bourbon Minor, Fort Wayne Gazette,
LAGRANGE Standard, Rochester Spy.
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Bismarck ceased for the winter, ana
in order to get mail from tho east,
General Custer directed the COM
manding officer at Camp Hancock to
furnish equipment to carry the mail
during the winter to jamestown and
return, trips to be made once q week.
This service was appreciated by the
citizens Of Bismarck a 1t gave them
a regular mail service once q week
during the long winter months.
At the close of navigation In the fall
of 1874 the Coulson line of steam
boats were tied up for the winter at
the river landing and were left In
charge of a young negro. called &C.
orge Washington, and he lived In the
cabin Of one of the boats. On pleas
ant days the negro would take his
shotgun and walk up the river hunt
ing jackrabbits and prairie chickens.
A young Swede by the name of John
Peterson with his wife lived in q dug
out along the river bank about q
mile above the river landing, and the
negro would stop at Peterson's place
on his hunting trips.
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Interested In LawlessnesS

While in the city they asked about
the reported lawlessness in Bismarck
and desired to visit some Of the gam
bling places. They visited the spa
cious gambling rooms of Ed Morton
and Jim Crummey and. unmolested,
the entire party were shown the Sc
crets Of faro, the king of games, and
all other devices of gambling which
were known and played In the west.
Throughout their entire visit to these
places the utmost difference and re-
spect were shown the guests and
when the party left for their homes,
both ladies and gentlemen had a bet
ter feeling towards Bismarck than
when they came.
During the summer of 1873 Asa
Fisher opened a billiard hall and
saloon; *. p. Slattery, q grocery
store: John A. Mclean, a general
supply store; J. p. Forster, proprietor
st. James Hotel: Thomas WEIGH,
blacksmith; H. M. Davis opened a
law office: Watson and Goodhue,
general store; James Browning,
meat market; o. S. Golf. photogra-
pher; and John Yegen, city bakery.
During the late summer of 1873
the Northern Pacific Railroad com-
pany had their engineers at work
west Of the river making a perma-
nent survey to the Yellowstone with
The expectation that the road would
be built west of the Missouri the fol-
lowing year but on September 18,
1873. the large banking house Of Jay
Cooke and company. of New York,
failed. creating a panic. and dealing
q hard blow to the hackers of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, and which
delayed the building of the road west
Of the river for a period of six years.
Late in the fall Of 1873. Spotty
Whalen, a notorious character, in q
gambling game at the point opposite
Fort Abraham Lincoln, shot and
killed Thomas King, a soldier from
Fort Lincoln. and as q result Of the
shooting. the soldiers anne across the
river in a yawl boat. and made a raid
on the gambling den and sporting
Louse of Dave Mullen. corner Fourth
and Meigs Street (now Broadway.
Mullen opened the door OF his place
and fired into the crowd. killing
Dalton, the soldier blacksmith at
Fort Lincoln. The soldiers then fired
a volley from their carbines. blowing
Mullen's brains in every direction.
Edmond Hackett took Spotty Whalen
to Fargo, where he placed Whalen In
the Fargo Jail. Along the last of No
ember train service or the Northern
Pacific ceased, and there were no
more trains until the following
spring, and this condition existed
each winter thereafter until the
spring Of 1876.
At a town meeting held April 7.
1874, the following persons were
elected as village officers for the en-
suing year: chairman, board of su-
pervisors. G. w. Freede: supervisors,
Ward Bill, Patrick Malloy: clerk, R.
D. Gutgesell; treasurer. John A. Nc
Lean: assessor. George A. Joy:
Justices Of the peace. I. G. Adams, D.
W.. Foster: constables, John w.
Millet, Thomas Madden; overseer OF
highways, M. r. Fortune; pound
keeper, Robert Scott. There were
200 votes cast at the election.
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Negro Murders Farmer


In the early part of December, the
citizens were startled by q report that
a man had been found dead in the
timber about three miles northwest
of Bismarck. Upon investigation, 1t
was found that while Peterson was
engaged in cutting cord wood on
Burnt Creek bottom he was shot IN
the back Of the head, the body falling
forward burying his face In the snow,
and had probably been dead two or
three days when the body was found.
A coroner's jury was empaneled con-
sisting of Thomas Van Etten, David
Stewart, G. H. Kaufman, w. A.
Peterson, w. w. Bill and Chris Gil
son. SubpoenaS were issued for about
20 persons to appear before the CO.
roner's jury. Charles H. Mccarthy,
the newly elected sheriff Of Burleigh
county, and his deputy, Clinton H.
Miller, drove up the river bottom to
serve the subpoenas and, on their re-
turn, they drove on the ice on the
Missouri river and when about a mile
north of the river landing, the team
and cutter that they were riding in
plunged into an air hole In the river.
The team, sleigh, men and everything
disappeared; only the cap of n Of
the men was discovered lying on the
ice near the air hole. The water
where they went down was about
eight feet deep, with a very swift
current. Search was made and an
effort made to find the bodies, Crap
pling hooks being used but without
success. Finally, a Frenchman by the
name of Joe Yaundre, a timer by
trade, who was working in the hard
ware store of H. F. Douglas, decided
that he would do something to re-
cover the bodies. Laundre made q
large oblong box of heavy tin, the
box was about eight feet long and
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When court convened. Q suitable
building would be rented. and .
building suitable for county offices
was rented from John White and a
building for a county jail vi rented
from Joseph Pennell. The contract
for building q county building and
Jail was awarded to Edmund Hackett
and M. D. Hogan, and the building
was erected on Lots IS and 10. on
the southwest corner Of Block luz.
original plat, the present courthouse
CONTINUED on page eight
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elected a member Of the council from
Burleigh county, introduced q bill for
the incorporation of the City of Bis
marck. The act was approved Jan.
IA, 1875. and described the corporate
limits of the City of Bismarck, and
the following persons were named In
the act to hold office until their sue
ceSsors were elected and qualified:
For mayor, Edmund Hackett. For
members of the council-first ward.
John J.. Jackman, B. F. Slaughter:
second ward, r. D. Gutgesell, John
H. Richards: third ward, Thomas
WEIGH, Alexander Mckenzie. For
city marshal. Michael McLear. For
For city clerk, Samuel O'Connell. For
city marshal. Michael Mclean. For
city justice. H. M. Davis. The mayor
received five dollars per year, and the
aldermen three dollars per year for
their services.
New Years day, 1878, in spite of
frontier life and border civilization,
Bismarck society did not permit the
ushering in of q new year to pass
without a due observance Of the
customs long honored belonging to
the season. Among those who re-
ceived their friends were Mrs. Rich,
assisted by Mrs. E. NJ. Brown, at the
residence Of her brother, Col. Robert
Wilson: Mrs. w. B. Shaw, assisted by
Mrs. George H. Fairchild and Mrs
w. S. Brown: Mrs. George w. Plum
ley, Mrs. P. M. Eckford, Mrs. w. A.
Peterson, and Mrs. Thomas Van
Etten, whose many friends found her
we'll prepared at her residence nearly
a mile out Of town. Many others re-
ceived unceremonious calls and gave
their friends a hearty New Years
welcome. The proprietors of the Cap.
ital Hotel, and Bailey House, and
John Mason and Jack White also re.
ceived and were we'll fortified with
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Bible Society Formed

On May ~, 1874, a Bible society,
the first in Dakota Territory, was Or
sganized in Bismarck. J. s. Mann was
1lected president. w. B. Shaw vice
snresident, w. 8. Brown secretary, II.
!. Douglas treasurer and Rev. I. O..
Sloan, Robert Mckee, Josiah Dele
mater, WIN. Pye, and John A. Mclean,
an executive committee. George
p. Flannery Of Faribault. Mimi,
arrived in Bismarck and opened a
law office. Edward M. Brown was
appointed receiver and Peter Manter
register Of the Bismarck land office,
and the land office was opened for
business on October II, 1874. Joseph
Dietrich put on q bus line making
daily trips from Bismarck to Fort
Abraham Lincoln and to the river
landing. The first term Of the district
court held in Burleigh county con-
yened on June 10, 1874, and continued
for four days, Judge Barnes presid-
Ing. Both grand and petit juries were
called. Judge Barnes appeared In the
absence Of Judge Shannon. The fol-
lowing attorneys were admitted TO
practice: John A. Stoyell, E. A. VIII
lians, II. M. Davis, George p. Flan-
merry. Thomas Van Etten, ]. s. Car
yelle. Josiah Delemater, s. +. Beckett,
and John e. Wassen, the latter. bet
ter known Is Buffalo Jack" There
were 10 criminal cases and ~ civil
cases on the docket. General Custer.
at the head Of the Seventh Cavalry,
left Fort Abraham Lincoln on July 2.
1874. for the Black Hills, and dis
patches by way Of Fort Laramie.
dated Aug. z, were received from the
Custer expedition, reporting tnat
cold. silver and lead were found IN
payins quantities. Charlie Reynolds.
Clusters favorite scout, carried the
dispatch alone from the Black Hills
to Fort Laramie. The news caused
great excitement In Bismarck, as the
people knew that Bismarck was the
nearest railroad point to the new FL
Dorado. and that people would flock
ia Bismarck on their way to the
max Hills, and that Bismarck
vould become the business center
Sor the Black Hills trade.
During the summer Of 1874. the
oitisens enjoyed reading the news
nsners which were full Of the
SNecher.T Triton scandal. In November
III train service between Fargo and
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aldermen. first ward, H. F. Douglas,
George Peoples; second ward. L. N.
Griffin, E. r. Winston; third ward,
Alexander Mckenzie, John Mason.
There were 800 votes cast at the
election.
During the summer of 1875, the
county commissioners advertised for
bids for the construction of a county
building. 14x24 feet, and for a county
Jail, to be constructed OF logs. Prior
to this time, the county had no build
ings to house the county officers.
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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. SATURDAY, JULY Is, 1881

that popular stimulant tom and
jerry" The day was severely cold, but
the society men we're resolved TO do
their duty, and none fell by the way
side.
On the first Monday in April. 1875,
an election was held, being the first
election held In Bismarck, for the
election of mayor and other city Of
ficers. At this election, John A. Nc
Lean vas elected mayor, p. r. Smith
city clerk, Thomas Madden city mar
shall, j. A. Macarthur city treasurer;
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three feet square: he put . window in

three feet square: he put . window in
the front end and q door in the rear
end. There were four heavy iron rings
fastened to each corner OF the box
and an air tube connected so as to
give air into the box. When all was
ready Joe loaded the box into a
sleigh, and a large crowd Of men went
along to the scene Of the drowning.
Arriving at the air hole the box was
unloaded and placed on the ice ana
then Laundre called for volunteers,
someone who would crawl into the
box and be let down into the water.
Laundre,s diving bell did not appeal
to the spectators and they all were
reluctant to take a chance with their
lives. Finally L. N. Griffin, as brave
q man as ever emigrated to the West,
said II will go in" Griff, as he was
commonly called, crawled into the tin
box and the box pushed into the
water and down under the Ice; strong
inch ropes were fastened to each up
per corner of the box, and two men
held each rope. and the eight men
that were holding the ropes let the
box drift down over so feet under the
ice. Laundre would call out. "Griff.
can you see anything" but the
trouble was that Laundre's contrap-
ton would not sink to the bottom OF
the river, it kept close to the under
side Of the ice all of the time, and
while in the box. MI. Griffin could
not see a thing. The box was hauled
out and Mr.. Griffin appeared none
the worse for his experience. But
poor Joe Laundre! The boys made
lots of fun about him and his diving
bell. The bodies of these unfortunate
men were never discovered, but the
team was found about seven months
later, lodged against an island, a few
miles below old Fort Thompson, fav-
ing drifted down the river a distance
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of 500 miles. The team was still
fastened together. The negro, George
Washington, later confessed to Capt.
D. w. Marratta and others that he
killed John Peterson.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
SUPREME
COURT RELEASES
WOMAN ON BAIL

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 30. U.P)-
Mrs. Louise F. Marshall, 10, wealthy
Tucson resident, was ordered re-
leased from the Pima county Jail
today by the supreme court follow
ing a hearing on an application for
a writ of habeas corpus.
Mrs. Marshall, awaiting trial for
the murder of her husband. Thomas
K. Marshall, 60, was released on
bail by the Tucson justice court
after a preliminary hearing. The
Pima county superior court, uphold
ing a contention of the prosecution,
revoked the bail on the grounds
that the magistrate lacked authority
for such action.
The supreme court held that the
magistrate had right to release
Mrs. Marshall and ordered her freed
on bail in accordance with the deci-
sion of the justice court.
Marshall Vas. shot four times
April 81 while he was sleeping at
his home in Tucson. He died May
20 after an operation in Los Angeles
for removal of bullet.
Mrs. Marshall at first was ac-
cused of assault. This was changed
to first degree murder after her hus-
bands death. She will be tried
September Is. xsc
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
REPORT CAPONE
TO START TERM
IN One MONTH

CHICAGO, June 80. U.P)-"Scar-
face Al' Capone will leave for the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth
on the night of July 80 to start serv-
ing term Of several years, it was
reported today in authoritative cir
cleS.
Federal officials were reported TO
have decided they will allow no
further delays in sentencing Ca
pone. His prison term will start i'm
mediately after sentence is passed,
it was said.
Capone was scheduled TO go be-
fore Judge James H. Wilkerson to-
day to receive his sentence. A
months stay was granted him yes
terday on a plea that his son, Al
phonse Jr,, is i'll and that Capone
has not had time to get his affairs
in order.
A sentence OF from two to five
years imprisonment probably will be
given to Capone, federal authorities
have indicated. He has pleaded
guilty to indictments charging in
come tax fraud and conspiracy to
violate the prohibition laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
DISTRICT TAX
PAYMENTS SET
HIGH RECORD

Yesterdays payments of the sec
ond installment of 1880 assessments
at the office of the assessor -collec-
tor of the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict reached a total of $155, ,449 "a,
being the largest amount ever paid
on the last day before delinquency
day in the history of the district.
Last year the last day brought in
total Of slightly more than $1l2,-
900 while the normal amount of last
day payments is between $4,000
and 100000, according to records
on file at district headquarters.
The $155 ,449. "a was brought to the
assessor-collector's office by the
taxpayers. This sum came in over
the counter during the day.
In addition to this sum there are
baskets of letters containing checks
which have not been opened as yet
on account of the rush of last min
ute payments.
collections never were so heavy
on the last day." said Miss Winnie
Barry, assessor-collector," and it
will be about two weeks before we
will be able to check and record the
checks now in the mails. At this
time there is no way of telling what
the total will be-"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
ROLPH APPOINTS
SABICHI HEAD OF
WHITTIER SCHOOL

LOS ANGELES, June 30 U.P)-
DR.. George c. Sabichi, of Bakers
field, today prepared to take over
his duties as newly appointed super
intendent of the Whittier State
school.
His appointment to replace
Claude S. Smith, who has rendered
his resignation to the state depart
ment of institutions, was announced
here late yesterday by Governor
James Rolph Jr.
Smiths resignation takes effect
on July Is. He was appointed to
the Whittier State school post after
the dismissal of DR.. Kenyon j.
Scudder.
The citizens committee, organized
to campaign against discharge,
without alleged justifiable cause,
heads Of state institutions, has pro-
tested the appointment of Sabichi.
1t is understood that the citizens
committee will meet DR.. j. M. Ton
er, head of the state department
of institutions, some time this week
to discuss matters pertaining to
discharge and appointment of insti-
tuition officers. No definite date has
been set for the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
Continued on page g.
'DRYS' DEMAND
RESIGNATION OF
ATLANTA MAYOR

ATLANTA, June 80. W.P Mayor
James L. Key today faced demand
by 1000 Atlantans for his resigna-
ton after a dry rally here III which
the recent tour of France by Amer
lean mayors was attacked as CON
ceivably subsidized indirectly by the
Association Against Prohibition"
DR.. Mary Harris Armor, interna-
tionally known Womens Christian
Temperance Union leader and for
mer Congressman William d. Up
shaw, both of Georgia. demanded
that Mayor Key divulge whether
the French governments or the world
liquor interest paid the bill" for the
good will tour.
The rally was organized by dry
leaders in Georgia as an answer to
Mayor Keys denunciation of prohi-
bition in the United States. After
leaders denounced Key as "a trail
tor" and his words and deeds as
those of coward" those attend
ing indicated their desire that he
should resign.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
death TOLL In
HEAT WAVE WILL
REACH BIG TOTAL
Little Indication OF Re-
lief In Next Two Or
More Days Predicted.

CHICAGO, June 80. tU.P)-The
seventh day of the nations heat
wave put temperatures up toward
even more blistering levels today,
advanced the death toll to more
than 400 and brought predictions
that relief still is at least 48 hours
away.
The heat will remain" C. A.
Donnell, government weather OBJ
server for the Chicago area, told
the United Press. There are no
signs of immediate relief, and many
regions are due for temperatures
of 100 degrees"
An indication of the heats severi-
ty was contained in reports that it
slowed down railroad trains, caused
concrete highways to crack and ex-
ploded thermometers which were
exposed to the sizzling sun.
Higher than normal temperatures
were reported from practically every
section Of the United States between
the Atlantic coast and the Rockies.
More than score of cities and dis
tricts Sweltered in marks OF 100 de-
grees or better and temperatures
in the middle COS were common.
1t was believed that if the heat
wave continues until Thursday
night, as forecasters have predicted,
the death toll will have reached 500
Hundreds of persons have been
Frustrated by the sizzling sun and
sultry winds.
Highways and city pavement in
the heat belt" buckled and cracked
because of expansion in the scorch-
ing weather. One motorist saw a
two foot crack appear in the pave
ment ahead of him but was unable
to stop his automobile in time to
avoid wrecking it.
Four coaches of a railroad train
in Indiana were derailed after the
heat had caused the tracks to be-
come uneven.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-30
BEAL AND ATEN
DESIGNATED TO
STUDY PAYROLL
District Salaries And Ex-
penses To Be Given
Scrutiny.

Inspection and study of all pay
rolls in all departments of the I'm
perial Irrigation district will begin
Thursday morning, at which time
Ira Aten and w. F.. Beal, directors,
are delegated to go into the matter
thoroughly, it was decided at this
mornings. session of the district
board at headquarters.
The plan is to compare salaries
and overhead expenses throughout
the entire system in order that di-
rectors may have an idea of expen-
ditures. In a cursory examination
this morning, Beal stated that he
found some departments with
greater overhead than others and
the study VII reveal whether or not
this is necessary.
In discussing the matter of econo-
my, Chairman c. w. Brockman
stated that it never is a good idea
to overdo economy. He referred to
one period ~ the history of the dis
trict when no money was spent for
improvements and upkeep. AS re-
suit district property deteriorated to
such an extent that within a few
years great expenditures were nee
essary to save the system from de-
cay.
I'VE want to spend what money
is needed to maintain the system
in an efficient manner but not a
cent more" said Brockman.
pna1 l,a - 4
making study of certain phases
of the ques::on and wished to go
into the matter further and advo-
Gated system or scale whereby
salaries might be fixed on a busi-
neSs-like basis.
Discuss Tax Land
"Aten and will go over the pay
roll from top to bottom and study
the expense accounts and in this
manner will be able to give an ac-
curate and systematic report. This
investigation comes just at the close
of the fiscal year, which is the pro-
per time. What we want to do is
become familiar with the facts.
Past and present records will be
consulted in making our reports" !"
said BeaI
When the subject of delinquent
tax land to which the district will
take tax title on July /, came up
for discussion, Chairman Brockman
explained his plan for handling the
problem of assessing. He urged the
board to appeal to the bankers as
sociation and the real estate boards
of the valley to recommend a group
to make the valuations.
1.-THE valuation and resale of this
property should be handled by a
disinterested group and should not
be mixed with politics." he said.
No action was taken at this time
but the question will be discussed
further at a later date.
The board adjourned at noon to
meet again next Tuesday.