The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 18, 1917, Page 8

BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, SEPT. 18, 1917. Squatter Governor of North Dakota Again Displays “DENNIS HANNAFIN EMERGES FROM THE VALLEY OF DEATH Pioneer Citizen of Bismarck In-| proving Rapidly After Near- Fatal Ilness i GOOD FOR MANY A YFAR. YET IS HOPE OF FRIENDS Life of Notable Frontier Chavact-| er Reads Like a Romance of the Old Northwest “Dinny” Hannatin, uatter ernor” of North Dakota, Indian- gov- hter, | frontiers-:man, friend of governors and | of men who have made governors, is | emerging from the shadow of the] valley of death at the Bismarck hos- | once more aying the markalle recuperati vers: Which stood him w in the ars of advent: | niry where real have been an every-day adventures occurrence. When Governor MHannafin first (ime in his lon, and his friend: “Dinny” w gave up tal, 1 da he had following serious operation he be gan beating back, and today the hos- pital reports that he is steadily im- proving, very much of a man yet, i spite of his four score and two years. Typical of the Northwest. , Dennis Hannafin'’s career has been typical of that of the builders of the morthwest. He was born in Ir coming to America with his pare the age of ten. His father died at sea, and when the family reached Buffalo, N. “Dinny” was the man; of the family. And he went manfully to work, blacking boots, velling new: paper: nd working for farmers near- by, earning enough money to coniri- bute to the support ot his mother and the wee Hannafins, and at the same time acquiring a common school | education and a splendid course in the university of hard knocks. At 15 he feared the in dad shape ! i I | BS One of the Men Who Located Bismarck —Photo by Holmboe. Capital City Would Have Been River Town Had Not Pioneer Beat Northern Pacific Land-Site Company to Coveted Territory on anks of the Mizsouri, jliam Woods, late of Los Ange beating the St. Paul people to it they di the st j scene they found the coveted land oc- cupied of frui t, finding em-)of Edwinton was loc ployment on the [inois Central right- ofway in Minois. July 14, 1862, he] responded to Abe Lincoln's ¢ volunteers tos the integrity of the nation, enlisting at Amboy, with the 73th IMlinois infantry. vember 2 tenants’ stripes for distinctive serv. in the battle at Perrysville. He was| wounded at Crab Orchard, and was in tho thick of the fight River, with the pioneer bri e com: manded by James St. Clair Morton. supporting the Chicago Board Trade battery. He helped build the} fortilications at Murfee: tramped with Sherman ca his march to the sea. The east’ retained no charm for him end when he was musicred out in Chicago at the close of the war, the Union Pacific was pushing westward beyond the utiermost outposts of western ci ion. Promise of ad- venture called him west, and he be- came a famous character of the mid-| j dle cities at Cheyenne, Laramie, Prom ontory Point and other frontier p where men lived — their where the past was fa man usually won. It a day of gambling for high stakes, at cards, in industrial enterprise and in com- merce ,and Hannafin, strapping veteran, dare-devil and dauntless ted into the landscape. Then the task of building the North- ern Pacif brought to Minnesota many of the Union Pacific men, and Hannafin came with them, striking the grade at N. P. Junction in 1870. He was one of the first, white men to locate on the present site of Moore- head in 1871, and in the spring of id the best fit 1871, several months before dwinton, predecessor of Bismarck, was born, te, 4 a few companions, ‘squatted on the land between the present site of the city and the river. act Bismarck By that s prevented from be- coming a ri nk town and was located on the higher and more fav- orable ground which it now occu. Pies. Hannafin was at Moorehead when he heard that a new town was to be located where the Northern Pacific would cross the M uri. The oppor- tunities which such a site offered at once appealed to Hannafin. He knew a party of St. Paul capitalis r0-O)- erating with th ‘orthern Pacific's land company was en route to locate the townsite. He immediately inter: ested a party of Mooreh ends, among them John J ckiman, stil a resident. of Bismarck and oceupying the land which he entered upon that year; George G nborn, later of Fargo; Jobn H. Richards, recently of the Chicago hoard of trade, and Wil —_—_—_— COAL MEDORA on EHH at the Price of Ordinary Lignite. Q Fill Your Basement Now before the rush. PHONE | Matt Clooten 105 yore, and} oung | gy two Hany ' for! jocated just west of the Pir syterian’ church, Mi, him a wealthy man had’ he held i No-/ Put it was not in “Dinu of that year he won a liet-!to hold on when quick sible, his po: tun su proved h hut h on. Hann from t soil. in the today promot day their rights, and aft Ss wooing. of of little in| for seven years, and military author- And jities have declared it oae of the id, with the result that when |strongest carthworks they have ever Paul party arrived on the | scen. At the first clection in Bismarck, red to defend |Hannafin was named county auditor. 1 day or two}Not having been admitted to the bar, tess negotiation, the townsite jhe declined, but at the t term of ated a mile or}court held in Mandan, Hannafin be- came a full-fledged lawyer. He found the law too tame a mistress to occupy much of his attention, but he was as ociated with prominent Twin City in some important lawsuits ly days. i 8 A tramp from Bismarck to Fargo nd long ago he parted with in the dead of winter, with his pro- ssions. Time and again for-; visions and his bed in a pack on his mijed on the frontiersman, only | back, nothing for Hannafin in men pre} na would have mad: Stone to withdraw her favors when “Dinny"! the old days. Occasionally he tramped on into St. Paul just for the fun of the thing. In 1874 he walked from 5S: « City, la. to Etk Point, Dakota te ory, to attend a Demo tic con- veation. He has always clai Hancock, hade he accepted his, (Han- i vice, would have beea pres- -too ardent or too impatient in Today he is poss has a fund of him one of Bi natin has been true to Bismarck he day he first set foot on its He always has been confident future of the city, and he is one of most enthusiastic ors, iently in those early long before the Northern Pa- Me was a friend of all the early-day ‘fighting men of the territory, a fre- quent guest of Custer and others at old Fort Lincoln. He knew Sheridau, Sherman, Grant and Logan. With the removal of the territorial capital cific had crossed the river, he with Jack Warn, J Kale and from Yankton to Bismarck in 1883, Coy fought a battle with sava, he became a familiar figure among on the bluffs west of the river now] the statesmen gf the old regime. He d river, inson. al h them, occupied hy Mandan, drove the In- never missed a se: nd forged on to the lature, and his nat the pre -k-| ness in polit eturned to the presentithe adviser of many jcade ims, took po: n of torial and state a : mine, and built Fort Hannafin, His friends throughout the Dakotas they held for two years against! will be glid to learn that he has ne daily attacks from roving bands of been spared and that, unless some. in the approaching event was found in Indians “comes, he may more about his Mil id wi but they disdained tendered unexpected sethack Warn soon be found o1 rentained entrenched in his outpost accustomed haunts. ' Recuperative Powers j followed the of the G {emption for his cloth and immediately Other grades where he knew Mont. 2 white -|of boosters went out from Leith last DRIPPING BLOOD TELLS STORY OF ELEVATOR DEATH Body of E. F. Davis of Plaza Found in Cupola of Wadek Plant by Farmer Plaza, N. D., Sept. 18.—Attracted by the sight of blood sluggishly drip- ping from the cupola of the Farmers’ igated and in the cupola dis- ee d the badly mangled body of i. F. Davis who had been dead for some time. Davis was 35 and is survived by a widow who resides on the homestead near Parshall. He had been em- ployed for some time by the Farmers’ elevator at Wadek. How he came to his death has not been explained. It is presumed, however, that he was caught in the rs while working about the machinery in the cupola. PRIVATE. LIBRARIAN TO SLAIN ARCHDUKE. NORTH OAKTA PRIEST Rev, Francis Xavier Hollenberger Was Attacked to Ferdinand’s Household Nh iAnt J. Jani }for jed A the and then ger UI tor the the The’ state historical museum today jenjoyed a visit from Rev. Francis {Xavicr Hollnberger of Ratisbon, ba- now pastor of the Ger- Catholic church at Belfield, and who was piror to the as- ssination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria private librarian to his highness. Rev. Hollirberger anticd- ‘pated the events which immediately assination of the arch- duke, and, although he is an officer man army, he procured ex- came to Ainerica, Fishop Wehrle of the Bismarck dio- cese, in which he found a charge. Rev. Hollnberger is registered in Stark county as an officer of his imperial majesty, Kaiser. Wilhelm, being a young man of draft age. CAHILL SAYS GRANT'S FIRST FAIR WILL BE SOME Bla EXPOSITION Mate) i Intcre:t Developed Along North- ern Pacific and Milwaukee Lines by Boosters Senator J. 1. Cahill of Leith, in the city in company with Mrs. Cahill and her mother, Mrs. William Lawler, who were en route to Oakes for a vis- it, while the senator was on his way to Fargo for the consumers’ and pro- ducers’ convention, advised that the general average for wheat in Leith vicinity is tive to eight bushels to the, acre, with some extraordinary fields running fifteen bushels. The cleva- tors at Leith are paying $2 for No. 1 hard. Si ator Cahill predicts that Grant county’s-first annual fair, to be staged at Leith October 8, 4, and 5, will be a hummer. ighteen automobile loads Friday to Brisbane, Raleigh, Ireda jand Shields, advertising the fair, and a similar trip was made Saturday through Flasher, Lark, Carson, Elgin ‘and New Leipzig. Plenty of interest all of these towns, and Leith antici- ,pates a banner attendance for the ex- position. 00 the the R hunting, furnishing enough water to make attractive sloughs, which up to last Ne yellow corn ...... 204 @206 No. 3 mixed . 203 @204 190 @203 63Y%@ 64% Standard white oats SUM 59% A Osos B8A%@ 59% No. 3 while 57% © 59% Arrive ... : 57% No. 4 white oats . 58% cinities, iBarley . HOGS—Receipts, 1,900, steady, with a range of $17.25@18.00; bulk, $17.50 @17 CATTLE—Receipts, 4,000; stevdy; steers, $5.00@14.5 heifers, $6.00@9.00; a $8.00 SHEP. lambs, $8.00@17.00; 12.00; ewes, $5.00@12.50. Hi giz. m 18. ) native beef steers, $7.50@17.85; west- ern feeders, $6.50@11.00; cows and heif- have been completed by members of crement of the first draft, who will elevator at Wadek, a farmer who had jJeave here .| called there to deliver a load of grain ;Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Ia. drafted men escorted to the tune of martial music to the Elks’ hall, where The city band will be-out and the 66/3 they will be banqueted. = 449 HUNTERS BUY purchased licenses from County Audi- chicken and waterfowl. of the season Sunday morning found sportgmen. MESTOWN ELKS 10 BID DRAFTED WEN A ROUSING FAREWELL’ tlered Herd in Charge of Part- ing Reception to 66 Stuts- man County Boys Jamestown, N. D., Sept. 18.—Plans OUULGOUNSDERAQAUSEDAAGUOAUSUANGAUCOUOROUNONNIE. nestown lodge No, 995, B. P. O. E a rousing reception to be tender. members of Stutsman’s second in- tomorrow on No. 8 for monster parade will be held in afternoon, every person, young old, being urged to participate. They will n be escorted to the N. P. passen- depot. LIGENSE 10 SHOOT NORTH DAKOTA BIRDS p to noon today 942 hunters had Flaherty to blaze away at prairie The opening fields and duck-runs alive wth Those who disregarded Uennnnenanncnannanccancngn WAR. ZONE WOOLENS For a few days only we will have on display THREE beautiful lines Select your Suit and Overcoat Patterns NOW for Delivery any time after Ten days The majority of Uniforms made direct from Europe. ‘Of IMPORTED Woolens for Army officers in this state have been made in our shop, and every Uniform.a perfect fit. ~ Expert Dry Cleaning, Hand Pressing and Reya‘ring S. E. BERGESON & SON UNION ‘STORE—Closed Evenings except Saturday. Within the Law—Closed Sundays. fog and got early action report d success. Others, who waited for fog to clear fared not so well, as| 16.25. biras ceased biting about 9 o’clock.| SHE! ecent rains will help the duck 18.40. week had been bone dry. GRAIN MARKETS | ny MINNEAPOLIS. CATTLE MARKETS : | ST. PAUL. ONRSUOSOOANAAAAAOOASAEOGED 60. Killers, ; cows and calves, $5.50@ ; stockers and feeders, steady, 0@ 12.60. Receipts, 800, 25c higher; wethers, $7.00@ CHICAGO. OGS—Receipts, 7,000, strong; bulk, 60@18.55; light, $17.10@18.55; i, $17.10@18.65; heavy, $17.00@ rough, $17.00@17.20; pigs, $13.00 | . TTLE—Receipts, 12,000, weak; steers, $8.70@15.50; stockers and DENATOR Warren G. Harsisg, WAS Evitor oF Marion Onto) Srar. Possigue Rervouiceant CANDIDATE FOR Feesi ven ty 1920. ve a aie FMS: ceote - OF NoRTH CaroLina Crane . WENATOR, Ree moor, Senator. o JOHN W. Weexs ° Massacnusetts A Repostican wao Hao PRESIOEN TIAL ASPIRATIONS BAER ON THE INSIDE OF THE SENATE, LOOKING OUT DAILY TRIBUNE,S CONGRESSMAN-CARTUONIST PICTURES DEFENDERS OF PROPERTY or UTAH, CONSIDERED AN AUTHORITY ON STATISTICS. Senator Knute Neuson of M A CHARACTER , TYPICAL OF THE CARTOONISTS TONGRESSMAN, THE EP — Recei wethers, $9.00@12 CATTLE HUSILEKS IW: MORTON COUNTY JAIL Hcld Here Awaiting Hearing of Overlooking Other Men's Brands Jack Guyer, Ben Guyer and a man named Keller are in the county jail heing held for “rustling” cattle on the reservation and the Selfridge vi- It is alleged that the men in question rounded up a number of cat- 8, 15,000 weak; ; lambs, $12.50@ arrived Horn. son, LaCrosse, St. the Red Trail and nects. ers, $5.15@12.90; calves, $1250 MAKE TRANSCONTINENTAL, * JOURNEY OVER RED TRAIL Dr. J. N. Culbertson and sister, Kate Culbertson; daughter, Mrs. Leila Jarvis, and granddaughter, Francis Jarvis, arid Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Hawk- ins, who left Erie, Pa., on Sept. 6 for los Angeles Cal., over the Red Trail, in Bsmarck yesterday and spent the day as guests at the Van En route they had stopped at Cleveland, Chicago, Milwaukee, Madi- Paul and Fargo, | and they were warm in their praise of the interesting country and large cities which it con- Lahr Motor Sales Company Northwest Hotel A High-Clacs Hotel at Reasonable Rats 50c per day and up ‘Stagle room with bath, $1.00 we Running hot and cold water im every toom Opposite McKenzie Hotel EUROPEAN “Exclusive Service” Day Phone 490 PATTERSON The M Keane ‘The Seventh Story of North Dakota. Absomtely Firerroof. European, $1.00 to $6.00. Sample rooms on seventh floor, - Dairy hunch open day and night opposite Depot Park. 100 rooms with bath. EUROPEAN HOTELS Soo Hotel B0c. to $1.00 Hat and cold water in every at Skome on Cafe in connection The NORTHWEST, 100 Rooms The McKENZIE, 210 Rooms = The SOO, 125 Rooms THE HOTEL CENTER IN BISMARCK, N. D. EW. ¢. PATTERSON, Owner and Prop. INNESOTA@+ Kat Miss ‘They will continue their journey westward by way of Yellowstone park, Seattle, Spokane, Portland, San Fran- Choice barley + 135° @10 Jee and shipped them to market. cisco and the Yosemite valley, to Los Rye ...... . bd @183 Complaint was made to Sioux coun-! Angeles. & | Rye to arrive Ast Glee ty officials and Sheriff Charles Mc-| Mr. Hawkins is driving a Packard Flax... - 337% @242% Laughlin arrested the men and |cight. It is the third time across the Flax to a : + 9374@312'4 | brought them to Mandan and they are. continent for Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins Old Sept. oats . oT heing held here in jail. The sheriff’ and Mrs. Jarvis and daughter. Last New Sept. oats ee Ly today advised that the hearing of the year they took the National Old Trails Ola Dee cats sete 57% allcged cattle rustlers will be held in , road, and the year before last the Sun- new ec. OBUB ea ee et ots Stoux county at Fort Yates on Sep-j sgt trail. Ther first trip into Califor- New May oats ct tember 26. Jack Guyer has been in nia was by way of the \Needles, while DULUTH. - {he toils of law in Mandan and Mor- last year they took in the Roosevelt Oats on tract and arrive. 58% ton county before. | Dam, Yuma and San Diego. Rye on tract and arrive 18¢ — Barley on track ........ 110) @138 ow" hax on track and arr B40 = Sept., Oct. flax ..... 340% Noy. flax ..... + 340A AUDITORIUM ] ONE NIGHT ONLY SATURDAY, SEPT. 22 | PRICES—50c, $1.00. $1.50, and $2.00. Thursday, September 2) at Knowles & Haney. * Seats on Sale Joseph Riter Presents Henrietta Crosman In the comedy with the message of gaicty and kindness. “ERSTWHILE SUSAN” Founded on Helen R. Martin’s Novel ‘‘Barnabetta’”’ It’s all about the Dutch in the funny little town of Note x, age, BY MARIAN DE FOREST Reinhartz. Pa. This is the most distinguished attraction of fe new season and is worthy of your p:tron-