The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 5, 1932, Page 3

< { Pioneers Beggared Selves for Capital Many Mortgaged Homes to ca! Money to Pay For Seat | of Government Persons in whose memories the capital removal election of 1932 is still fresh have little appreciation of the sacrifices made by pioneer resi-| J John C. Tritten John P. Dunn dents of Bismarck to have the seat of government located here, according to many old-timers who well remem- ber that event. In the bill permitting a capital commission to select a site, it was stipulated that enough moi TA : ed to wud ‘the| J. 8. Woodruit Walter Sterland . William 8. Bennett .. R. Graham Leonard Marcellus . Thomas Gilbert Rock A. Coffer Arthur Linn .. Walter Breen . J. D. McDonald . J. W. Millett . L. F. Rechholf J. C. Rhodes . L. O. Stevens . Thomas O'Shaughnessy Ellis C. Cary .. jJand should be offered to build the new statehouse. Towns which were little more than wide places in the prairie trails made cffers and at least one town, Ordway, ‘was laid out for the purpose of be- coming a capital site. Numerous offers were received and some of them appeared at first glance to be better than that made by Bis- marck, but investigation showed there was little to back up some of these promises, whereas Bismarck actually produced the cash. It required heroic efforts and some scheming to do it, however, and the details of the job are lost in the haze of time. Cash Hard to Get The contract entered into by peo- ple of the city was that they were to provide $100,000 and 320 acres of jJand. The latter item was easy but the money was a difficult problem. Everyone was aflame with enthusi- asm and each gave according to his means. Citizens vied with each other to see who could give the most and mortgaged their homes or other prop- erty to raise the money. Committees circulated about the village soliciting subscriptions and everyone gave at least a little. A list of the donors which was sub- sequently found in a local bank, lists 188 separate donations, ranging from $5,000 down to $5. Some names were listed more than once but it is not senitd more than one separate dona- tion. For some the capital did not bring the prosperity of which they dream- ed, since business competitors appear- ed with the new building and event- ually attained prominence in the local field. Others assert that some of the mortgages incurred at that time nev- er were paid off. Be that as it may, when the last possible dollar had been collected from local citizens, the fund still was far short of $100,000. It was at this point that the financiers stepped in- to the picture and local banks, whose active heads directed the fund-rais- jag campaign, “guarantced” the bal- ance. Wherever it came from the; to the capitol commission. J. W. Raymond, then territorial treasurer, was head of the Bismarck National Bank and George H. Fair- child was vice president and active manager cf the First National Bank. tion list was-found in the re: ellowed with age and the res, many of which are hard- , are somewhat faded. Text of Document The text of the document, the; names appearing on it and the) amounts listed as having been sub- ecribed follow: | We the undersigned in consideration | Df the kenefits which we have received from the location of the capital of the Territory of Dakota at Bismarck hereby agree to pay the sums set op-| posite our respective names, to the| ‘Territory in accordance with the leg-| islative enactment and the bid of the city of Bismarck which has been ac- cepted by the capital commissioners, said money to be paid at once to a committee consisting of J. W. Ray- mond and G. fH. Fairchild. E. H. Bly $5000.00 J W. Raymond 4090.00 Cc 500.00 E: mn 500.00 Flannery & Wetherby . 5000.00 Dr. Wolforton ... 500.00 Robert McNider 1009.00 $16500.00 . Fairchild . + 1000.00 Mallaney 200.00 avenworth 200.00 E. M. Fuller 500.00 W. A. Bentley 500.00 Joseph Hanauer 250.00 Louis Peterson 300.00 J.C. Cady . 250.00 F W. Smith 300.00 M. H. Jewell . 300.00 O. H. Beal 500.00. M. T. O'Connor 100.00 Ba'n Brothers 150.00 Haieht & Little 150.00 | ter & Jamison . 75.00! H Uz Wetherby . 75.00 W. B. Bell 250.00 yoseph_ Di 100.00 Cc Malloy 75.00 J Waldren 10.00 W. A. Dillion .. 250.00 I’ W. McKinney 500.00 O. H. Whittaker». 150.00 R. B. Mason . 100.00 Dan Eisenberg 1000.00 M. Eppinger 100.00 D: Stewart 100.00 E_N. Corey . 100.00 Joan Ludwig 100.00 W. C. Cahill 20.00 EL, Strauss 500.00 W. B. Watson 1000.00 O 8. Goff .. 500.00 A. T. Bigelow 100.00 Cc. T. Peterson 50.00 H. H. Day . 50.00 E Sloane 100.00 Hi. 8. Hersey 15.00 Join Yegen 1000.00 R. R. Marsh 500.00 Sig Hanauer 500.00 1; McGowan . 100.00 Louis Westhauser Lounsberry & Jewell John P. Hoagland . T. Thornton c. L. Gurley . Louis Peterson . M. Wick .... T. A. Minzberg A D. Gray .. George Lewis . Ole Larsen ... Matthew Cannard . Mrs. Christ Garney . O. H. Will .. J. Rhodes it is more than a tradition that many | Jacob Horner Henry Maxwell (colored) Fred C. Hollenbeck . John A. Stoyell .. Kelber & Waters J Flanders .. Gus Ferguson . E, J. Claussen J. C, Burrows . Weaver & Call . (pe Lumber Company known whether these listings repre-|H. C. Sharpless . Ste dana. | Thomas Riches | David Stewart . Adam Mann .. W. H. Francis J. R. Spahr . C. Carey .. John Leasure . Cc. R. Williams . Charles Kupitz . J G. Miller ... George E. Read John Quinlan . Fort & Fort . PF. Malloy George Peoples . H. Eugene Smith . Asa Fisher .. D. Stewart .. I K. Hyman money was obtained in cash and paid| Saute eanis E. J. Claussen Harvey Harris T. W. Griffen ... Pet E ter P. Johnson and bro’ Cc. . Ford Ferdinand Selle .. THE BISMARCK TRIBU J. W. Foley ...........0.0005 50.00| Thomas McGowan Bismarck Lumber Company .. 100.00/.... Stamm E. 8. Pierce .. 25.00| F. M. Hasire J. B. Yerxa . 25.00; A. L. Funkston . Steele, Whitley é“Lilly . 300.00 | William Ives .. Charles Cushman . .00 | Dr. Williamson Frank Donnelly . .00 | M. 8. Brickley W. D. Smith .. .00 | Dennis Hannafin Jeffers & Cunan . .00; N. 8. Skelton . 500.00|..-». Otgen 00 | J. S. Rea .... 1000.00 | J:. Fiendery 10.00 | William Falconer Pat 1000.00 Lee ... 350.00; Lewis Schiemen . Whitney & Hi | 500.00 y lackett 100.00 | Joe Fox ..... 25,.00|George Anstrom ... 50.00 | Robert Gross Russell é& | 500.00 isse] Beardsley 100.00 | John Tritten 09 | Hunt & Foster . 100.00 | John P. Dunn 00/2, R- Lacy 50.00! L. B, Smith BP. Swain 50.00 | L. F. Paine 09 | JOhn_P. Gusner 100.00 | M. L. Marsh 09 | 4+ Ward 150.00 | J. A. Baker . Y J. A. Field 100.001 T. 8. Woodruff ei! CHEATED voll BY TRUE 10.00 25.00 5.00 LOVE= She Sold Her Soul At Auction! Incomparabl Dramati ~ Actress | Her Mos Glamorou ole eo Sarban Also OSWALD CARTOON Two-Reel Comedy “Doctor’s Orders” with Regis Toomey ZaSu Pitts The Anaval FALL FASHION SHOWING and SALE of ALBRECHT FURS Doe THURSDAY, OCT. 6TH Eur reys Bismarck, N. Dak. es May We Ask You To Tell Your Friends About This Display, Too? E. ALBRECHT & SON Carriers to the Gontlewomen of America for Over Three Quasters «/ « C.-tury Albrecht Furs —Wisweapalls ‘FouNDEO Geint Poul” 1655 WOR SHOPWOIN Capitol Theatre 20.00 10 be) 100.00 j 5.00 100.00 5.00 5.00 , oes Tonight y 25.00 and t The Screens 500.00 Thursday : e c n t s WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1932 ~ 1000.00 id Stewart . Valter Stutand 100.00 10.00 ailis C. Cary 5.00 . Thornton 5.00 Osea: Ward . 200.00 Ed. Sloan . Cc. L. Gurley F, Munsiring M. Wieck A. D. 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