The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 25, 1931, Page 10

’ on July 5 at 11 p. m, bringing down, THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1931 History of Bismarck Carroll, Josephine, Benton, H,|of Burleigh county, and at this ses- : :., E Closely Associated with) Durtec. Nettie Peck, Western, Far|sion of the legislature a bill was Buildi \ West, Peninah, C. W. Mead, Yellow-| passed authorizing the county com- uilding of Railroad | stone, siver Lake, John M. Cham-| missioners of Burleigh county to call (Continued from Page 7) bers, C. K. Peck and Fontenelle. @ special election for the purpose of H. F. Douglas, who owned the first| voting bonds to build a courthouse w 7 block, where Age nepf Mae ak jhardware store in Bismarck, was ap-|and Jail in the sum of 20,000 dollars. commissioners ; | the old court house Gee uit, ‘The Pointed Indian trader at Standing| The voting places were at the office | Rock Indian agency. jof the county clerk in Bismarck, and $oseet Price for the building was)” On March 15, 1877, Bismarck re-|the house of W. H. H. Mercer, at ceived its first baptism of fire, result-| Painted Woods, at the house of Ge- City Has Indian Scare | Jing in a loss of about 22,000 dollars, |orge Hay, at Apple Creek, and the | with no insurance. ae Mog vee fea eid of P. R. Barrett at 17th Sid- jated about 3 o'clock in the morning ing. The election was held on the Perarsin Geen bone |!2 the Arcade Saloon, occupied by/ 10th of June, 1879, and the bond issue @f St. Cloud, Minn., had the contract |Com Lowney. The flames spread rap- carried by @ good majority and in of St. Cloud, Minn.. had the contract | ‘ay, communicating with the adjoin-| august the commissioners adertised coln, and kept his herd of cattle on/|!ns buildings, and by 6 o'clock in the for bids to build a courthouse and Burnt Creek, about eight miles north | Morning the following buildings were | jail. of Bismarck. Geo. E. Lewis and John | ‘tally destroyed: Miners’ Hotel, During the late fall of 1879, the ‘Wright were the herders and lived in| °Perated by Thomas McGowan; John officials of the Northern Pacific be. eee Mer tient Genk ‘On the day Ostlund’s livery stable; doe Hare's gan operations to extend their road that Wright was in charge of the|Dilliard hall; Dunn and Company, west of the Missouri river, and when herd, he failed to show up at night,|tugstore: John Yegen, City Bakery; the river froze over solid, tles and end Lewis sent in word by a man| Arcade Saloon; John Boyle's Saloon; | rails were laid on the ice, and that that was hauling wood to town that| Western Hotel, owned by Malloy winter all of the company’s engines, Wright was missing. Search was| Brothers; Sloan's Meat Market. The | cars, and building material were car- made, and the body of Wright found | buildings destroyed were situated on! ried over on the ice to be in readiness horribly mutilated. Wright was shot |Main, between Fourth and Fifth for extending the road west the fol- in the back of the head, and his head | Streets. lowing spring. split open by a tomahawk. Near the), In the spring of 1877, the North) rhe contract for building the court body coup stick was planted. ‘The | Western Express State and Transpor” | house and jail was awarded to P. J. killing of Wright by the Indians cre-| tation company, owned by Blakely! Panty and Brothers, St. Louis, Mo., ated = commotion among the people | 8d Carpenter, put on a line of Con- jin the sum of $20,000, building to be Se eee otion ae Mavor MeLean |cord stage coaches running from BIs-| completed by Sept. 1, 1880. Prior to Wired to General Custer for troops Marck to the Black Hills, with st@-/lesting the contract, it was discovered to come at once. Captain Yates came tions every 20° miles. They also hed | that Burleigh county had no deed to @ith Mis. troop. of cavalry, accom-|bundreds ‘of teams hauling frelgh* tne ots upon which the new court- panied by the Indian scout, Bloody ftom Bismarck to Deadwood. Henege an 45, we? Built anal, date Proc 1 10 yoke of wild Mon-| rei Epes sare ee aan strung out hauling two | Was procured for 18 lots in Block 102, | y of followed in the direction of Standing large eanvas covered wag- [Of the, Origin Be was ceiguse Dl | uring the season of 1876: Key West,|was created from the lower portion { people were caught in the flood and drowned, and hundreds of head of cattle were swept away by the high water. Work on the railroad bridge commenced in August, 1881, and was completed in the fall of 1882. The bridge and trestle on the west side of the river was over a mile long, and when completed the bridge cost |more than one million dollars. In the spring of 1882, the Bis- marck Chamber of Commerce put on a drive to bring new settlers into Burleigh county. They got out a boom edition of the Bismarck Tribune, which attracted many new settlers to the county, and it was in ithe year of 1882 that real substantial |farming operations commenced in | Burleigh county. | In the fall of 1882, President Villard.of the Northern Pacific Rail- road company gave a silk banner as {a prize to the county situated along the line of railroad that would have \the best exhibit of grain and vege- tables on display at the Minnesota | was awarded first prize and the ban- ner for having the best exhibit at the entire fair. Th Burleigh county fexhibit was in charge of Alexander | McKenzie, Farmer Wallace and J. A. Field. | @-—— ° $$$ $$ & Capital Located Here I ps curr iestattiaseominha oer On June 2, 1883, the capital of Da- kota Territory was located at Bis- |marck, which caused the greatest real estate boom ever seen in the west. People simply went wild and bought state fair that year. Burleigh county | lots at unheard of prices. Real estate| was in charge of the ceremonies, and introduced the speakers. But very little of the building had been com- pleted at this time, and a rude plat- form was erected at the southwest corner of the building, where the cor- nerstone was to be laid. It was the greatest gathering of notable men ever witnessed in any city in the West. Governor Ordway, after wel- coming the distinguished guests, in- troduced the following gentlemen, who made appropriate remarks: President Henry Villard, Baron Von Eisender, Frederick Billings, General Grant, Mayor Harrison of Chicago, Carl Schurz, Rufus Hatch, Secretary Teller, and our own distinguished American, Sitting Bull. At the com- pletion of the ceremonies of the lay- trains pulled out of the yards amid| western Rallway company, came into|lamation of President bertine the waving of. banners to complete|the county. and procured deeds for bey Sirgen has endeavored to give the remainder of their journey to| vient of way purposes ftom Long Lake The ter ine of the early history witness the driving of the golden @ sketch to the time spike. The road was completed and{t? Bismarck, and later a railroad/of Burleigh county up tad, the golden spike driven at Gold|grade was built through the county.|of statehood, and as the story Creek, Mont., Sept. 8, 1883. The first session of the Territorial On May 15, 1889, [leigh county from statehood to the Legislatits helt. ih Sie ean Bene A. Williams, ‘Harvey Harris waeent time will have to be omitted eerie ite Lied ng sued {22d John E. Carland were elected | until a later date. patina eae od Oe aownatips of the | Members of the Constitutional a cask Side; Tare 1A, was ous otfvant | NOR: °O8 Ene cay Ot nd and three | VS iemarck the voters were. to be held by the Me- en ee ea carats san | in Bismarck the voters were taken to| radium ts said | etree io Be cts eee the polls in slelghs and cutters, ‘The | morial Hospital in New Yor off and given to McLean county. Constitutional convention met at In the fall of 1887, Bismarck andjin session for 60 days,.and at the \ ‘4 Burleigh county had visions of a new election held on Oct. 1, 1889, the con- highways at night must carry railroad. ‘Mr. J. T. Butler, agent for| stitution was adopted. North Dakota | lighted lantern or a white handker* ing of the corner stone, the four large|the Aberdeen, Bismarck and North-| became a state Nov. 2, 1889, by proc- chief ee This de and right of way was|consumed more space than was. in- afterwards taken over by the S0o| tended originally, the history of Bur- ———— ‘The world’s largest single store of jained * Bismarck July 4, 1889, and rem: those who walk on Delaware's wi . : |Bismarck. The deed was signed by seer ea cn atter fruitless search, the ons loaded with freight. The stage | Gettge Peoples, mayor of the City pee: company had good experienced men | darian the La in thelr employ, and everything of Bismarck, ae $1000. Frank Peter Sates: in ee oe au lati smoothly. Donnelly, James A. Emmons and | Jo- si fe line be- were 1e unt iS= tween’ Bismarck and. Fargo, assuring | €— g geo Hate erelgh county, wien the Bismarck tHe deed Aus bee eles | —+ | courthouse ha completed in the It took about four days to make the’ ring the summer of 1877, the | Summer of INT trip from Bismarck to Parco. | .y,|first real attempt at grain farming} The greatest flood in the history About the middie of Fevisions!in Burleigh county was commenced. /of the northwest occurred in the 167, 47 teams loaded with provisions George Stark, at one time president ‘spring of 1681. There was 0, None and passengers left Bismarck ‘wiioted {of the Northern Pacific Railroad, fall of snow that winter and when Black Hills. California Joc piloted company, owned a section of land/ the river broke up in the spring, it the party, assisted by Ed Donahwe serie ive miles southeast of Bis-|overflowed all of the bottom lands. and Tom Winston as scouts. The Tot. “nich was known as the | There was eight feet of water on the Party was well armed and mourned stark farm. Mr. Stark sent, teams| bottom, south of Bismarck, ‘and Cap- if attacked by the Indians. Henry Collins, better known as Hunter Col- lins, killed a fine buffalo within a few miles from town. At the spring election held in April, 1876, John A. McLean was! egain elected mayor of Bismarck, and it was during his second term as mayor that the troublesome townsite contest was settled. and the citizens were given deeds to their propert that they had resided on and im- proved during the long contested townsite litigation. In the spring of 1876, the streets of Bismarck were alive with people and teams getting ready to start for | the Black Hills, and J. C. Dodge, who | was enroutd to the Black Hills with a herd of cattle, was killed by the Indians. Mr. Dodge had been previ- | ously elected county commissioner | for Burleigh county atthe November | a “Grain Farming Begun seeded the land to oats. When the/marck. He ran an excursion up the grain began to head out, people|river as far as Rock Haven. The would drive from town to see the|boat was crowded and the people fine field of grain. danced and had a good time. The big During the Territorial legislature of | flood did a great deal of damage all 1879, the present county of Emmons/| along the Missouri bottoms. Many I appreciated that I was chosen to construct Better class concrete walks, steps, etc., for the New Burleigh County Court House and Jail. J. C. YOUNG “The Pioneer Cement Man’ BISMARCK | Many officers and soldiers were over in May calling on friends and | making purchases before they left on | the ill-fated expedition, and in less than two months of the departure of the Custer expedition, the steamboat Par West arrived at the river landing the wounded and the first news of | the ‘Custer tragedy. The following | are the names of some of the steam- boats on the Missouri river running out of Bismarck for up-river points Phone 95. Box 27 DeVoes Artists Materials and Jewell Paints Were furnished for the new Burleigh County Court House and Jail by the Bismarck Paint and Glass Company Dealers in Paints, Varnishes, Brushes and Artists’ Supplies H. E. Spohn, Mgr. Phone 399. 401 Fourth Street, Bismarck, N. Dak. Webb Brothers are pleased to have had the opportunity of furnishing the Court Room and Judges’ Chamber in the New Burleigh County Courthouse These fixtures were manufactured by the Fischer Com- pany, manufacturers of high grade fixtures for Banks, Stores, Offices and Court Rooms, etc. We also had the privilege of furnishing the office chairs which were spe- cially designed for this particular building by the John- son Chair company. WEBB BROTHERS and men from Minnesota, and broke! tain Braithwaite, who owned the} an 100 acres of the prairie sod, and| steamer Eclipse, ianded his boat at) of sept. 4 in four special trains, com: the next year, McLean and Macnider | the foot of Third Street in Bis-/ the fall of 1883, President Villard of the Northern Pacific Railroad invited a large number of notable people to be his guests and to be present at the celebration of driving the golden spike on the completion of the butld- ing of the road. About this time, the contract for building the capitol was awarded to Charles W. Thompson, of Bismarck, in the sum of 100,000 dol- lars, and work on the building com- menced on Aug. 25, 1883. The Villard party reached Bismarck on the night sidetracked in the railroad yards in Bismarck. Bright and early the next morning the march to the capitol grounds for the laying of the corner- dealers flocked to Bismarck, and ad-; ditions to Bismarck were laid out and | platted in every direction, and it was | at this point that Bismarck com-| menced to look like a real city. In; posed of Pullman coaches which were | |stone began. Governor N. G. Ordway} 510 Fourth St. AN APPRECIATION The Officers and Superintendent of the Redlinger & Hansen Co., wish to express their sincere appreciation and thanks to the County Commissioners and County Auditor of Burleigh County, and their Superintendent of Construction, and the Architects for the new Burleigh County Court House, under whose supervision and direction we have successfully completed the construction of the new Burleigh County Court House at Bismarck, North Dakota, for the splendid cooperation which at all times has been accorded our organization during the con- struction of this building. We also wish to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to the City Administration, City: Engineers and Street Commissioner for the splendid cooperation which we, at all times, re- ceived from them. We further wish to extend our thanks and appreciation to the various business houses with whom we have had the pleasure of transaeting business during the construction of the above mentioned building, and last, but not least, we wish to extend our appreciation and thanks to the Labor Unions of Bismarck for the fine cooperation which we at all-times were accorded by their organizations. i : It is our ambition and hope that the future will afford us an opportunity ‘to continue our pleasant business relations and that we may grow with Bismarck. Redlinger & Hansen Co. _ General Contractors A North Dakota Corporation I appreciate the part I had as Superintendent of Construction for the Burleigh County Court House and Sheriff’s Residence. All the work was done in a thorough and progres- sive manner. The entire construction was carried out according to the plans and specifications and it will speak for itself for years to come. N. A. FREEBURG Phone 293. Bismarck, N. Dak. We were glad to have had the opportunity to furnish lumber and building material for the new Burleigh County Courthouse and Jail ‘These two fine structures are indeed a big achievement for Burleigh County and Bismarck. —_$_$—— Consult us about your building requirements. Phone 17 CENTRAL LUMBER COMPANY Bismarck, — North Dakota _- en ere Redlinger & Hansen Co. P. C. HANSEN, Pres. F, REDLINGER, Vice Pres. C. L. DEAN, Sec’y. and Treas. J. REDLINGER, Asst. Sec’y. P. F, JOHNSON, ‘Construction Supt: eer ee RR