The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 20, 1936, Page 6

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1986 ‘Ox Team Brought Mrs. TRIP OVER PRAIRIES IN COVERED WAGON WAS REAL THRILL Received Cheery Greeting From Scouts, Gamblers, Trad- ers and Others The last days of May and first days of June, 1936, were memorable for) Mrs. Florence J..Ward and Mrs. John P. Dunn of Bismarck. The two women, among the oldest residents of the capital, fast friends through the years, broke bread to- gether in Mrs. Dunn's home June 3 to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of their arrival in Bismarck. Mrs, Dunn, who came May 24, 1873, after an arduous journey by train and mule team, had been among the first to call upon Mrs. Ward when she arrived the first day of June the same year by ox team and covered ‘wagon. Pose for Pictures With them on_ the anniversary, which they celebrated by having their pictures taken, were their daughters, Dr. Fannie Dunn Quain, and Miss Aldyth Ward. Mrs. Dunn, long an in- valid, was in the dining room of her home for the first time in many months on this occasion. Mrs. Dunn envies Mrs. Ward in that she came to Bismarck by ox team. Of her fellow pioneer, Mrs. Dunn says, “The Ward family filed a homestead on Apple creek and sold milk. Mrs. Ward made butter that would keep the year ‘round, at least from fall until June, and we paid 60 to 75 cents a pound for it.” Mrs. Ward was born in Bradford varied group—scouts, hunters, trap-| by pers, gamblers and citizens—people | county, Pennsylvania, in 1849 and! looks back today over 87 eventful) years. Her girlhood was spent in her na-/} tive state, New York, Iowa and Min- nesota. ters, Jennette and Laura Belle, were born in Albert Lea, Minn. Began Trip in 1872 In 1872, three families, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Ward and their two children, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ward and one child and Mr. and Mrs. William Gib-; son and two children, all of them re-/ lated, started for the west. W. O. Ward and Mr. Gibson both were vet-| erans of the Civil war and all were pioneers and had experienced “Indian scares,” had known the terror of wait- ing for the red men to strike after hurrying to the nearest place of pro- tection. Experience had taught them to plan their outfit ao loads properly. The three covered wagons, oxen, horses and cows “hit” the dim trail for the lorence Ward to Bismarck in 1873 — They Grew Up With Bismarck of a bad trail where marshes and streams had to be avoided or crossed. At Fargo they met Mr. McCulley, grandfather of Roy Logan. On the way west they stopped at Jamestown | and later wintered near Lisbon where | Ralph, now of Minnewaukan, was born. In the spring of 1873, they pro: ceeded westward, encountering great difficulty in crossing McKenzie slough. They reached Bismarck June 1, camp- ing just south of the present site of In the winter of life they look | upon the springtime of Bis- | marck. Two of Bismarck’s | first citizens are Mrs, John P. Dunn (left) and Mrs. Florence Ward (right). | at her home, which was a social center |for the young people. This was a} group of boys organized for a good) \time and was an important social | unit for several years. ociety Knudtson-Fiechtner Service to Be Read Rev, Arnold H. Grumm of Fargo is to perform the marriage service Sun- day at which Miss Selma Dorothy Knudtson of Bismarck will become the bride of Fred Fiechtner of Grand Forks in the home of her parents, Mr. ang Mrs. E. H. Knudtson of Cole- harbor. The couple’s attendants are to be Miss Esther Knudtson of Bis- marck, who will be her sister's maid of honor, and John A. Rempfer of ‘MRS. JOHN. DUNN HAS BREN BISMARCK RESIDENT SINCE °73 the railroad station. The newcomers) Mrs, Ward was a member of the| Mule Team Brought Venerable received friendly greetings from a like themselves looking for a new lo- {cation, Among the callers were Mr. and Mrs. Dunn, The three families moved back to In the last state she met|Apple creek where the house that| nd married W. O. Ward. Her daugh-|the W. O. Ward’s built still stands.| Women’s Relief Corps until the local In Hills Expedition Mrs, Ward remained there while family went to the Black Hills in 1876. The caravan to the Hills was attacked by Indians. The only news received by Mrs. Ward was that “A caravan was attacked and the men fought like demons.” Later they moved to the place three miles northwest of Bismarck where Mrs, Ward still resides. Anxious for Education Her chief ambition was to educate her children. It was no small task to hustle her six children to school on dark winter mornings. She watched them anxiously as they started over the trail across the hills to the school- house. In addition she cooked for a unknown west. The wagon boxes were extended! over the wheels so that the beds could be across the wagons. On these the children played during the day and the women and children slept at night. The men slept under the wa-, gons. { Sometimes they cooked on camp fires. Other times they unloaded their only stove and stayed over a day to, bake bread and to let the stock rest | and feed. Marshes Caused Trouble On the way no unfortunate exper- fence occurred except the hardships! The Original Crowd was organized} “family” ranging from 10 to 18 and yet_ managed to keep open house for the friends of each of the children. This ambition was realized for all of the children graduated from high school and all went to more advanced schools, three of them receiving col- lege degrees. Many times in the course of years after the parties and surprise social gatherings that were held in the Ward home, guests were forced by storms and bad roads to stay all night and the hostess would serve breakfast in the morning. BISMARCK AIR SHOW By patronizing the following merchants it is possible to enter the Bismarck Air show contest giving away a new Porterfield airplane or $1000.00 in cash and tickets good to see the air show 2 days and nights. The following persons this week received awards at the indicated business places. Everyone is eligible for next week's contest. Get Started Now and Join the Fun Contest Awards This Week Are as Follow 4 COME AND GET ‘EM! A. W. Lucas Company Anne Fransen, 410 Avenue F. Margaret Boyd, 217 Washington St. Jean Truman, 314 Third St. Mrs. R. G. Abelein, Menoken, Alex Rosen & Bro. Bert Weible, Turtle Lake. Bismarck Dairy Co. F. A. Doll, 309 Tenth St. Mrs. E. B. Gorman, 702 Ave. F. Bert Mahiman, 816 Mandan St. Miss Albertine Ohde, 614 6th St. Capital Chevrolet Co. C. H. Wagner, Bismarck. C. H. Pherrill, Bismarck. J. C. Staley, Garrison. John E. Schlanker, Goodrich. Capital Army & Navy tore Alvin Rants, Wilton. Theodore Machan, Hazen. E. D. Rose Texaco Service Station Fred Monley, Ins. Co. G. C. Ronning, Mandan. E. A. Brown Grocery John Olson, R.F.D., Bismarck. Carl Opheim, 302 Fifteenth St. R. W. Patzman, 413 Third 8t. Kenneth R. Johnson, 1029 Sev- enth St. Finney’s Drug Store Irene Irvine, 412 Eighth 8t. Alex Sharko, Makoti. French & Welch Hdw. Homer Envik, Sterling. Fred Robinson, Menoken. ie some:, - Provident Life F. M. R. Electric Service Marvin Swanson, Braddock. Lyom Burkhart, Park Hill Ad- dition. Molly’s Service Station W. F. Aske, Minneapolis, Minn. Sam W. Clark, 104 W. Thayer Ave. Leonard Knowles, 415 Eighth St. Walter J. Purfeerst, 323 10th St. Phillips 66 Station No. 2 Archie Larson, 803 Eleventh 8t. Fred Ebenal, 19th & Rosser. Phillips 66—1020 E. Main K. Torbik, 423 Fifth St. Jake Merkel, Jr., 519 S. 12th St. Paul Fellman, 220 Sixth St. Glen Daniels, Valley City. People’s Dept. Store Mrs. Joe Bohrer, Stanton. Park Food Store Earl Kuehn, 419 W. Boulevard. Richmond’s Bootery and Shoe Mart Evan Lips, Bismarck. Mildred McDonnell, Hazelton. Service Barber Shop N. F. Frost, 924 Twelfth St. Speaks Grocery William C. Johnson, 904 Avenue Cc West. State Recreation Parlors Bob Falconer, Bismarck. Three-Way Inn Jobn Reff, 113 Raymond &t. Women’s Wear Shoppe Mary Barneck, 214 W. Broad- way Ave. = G. Guenther, Colehar- Benevolent Aide till it was absorbed other charitable organizations. She was active in promoting a night school and had the classes meet in | her home for six months. For more |than two years, she was a regular | teacher. | She also was a member of the} | unit disbanded about a year ago. | |. Mrs. Ward has traveled extensively , ;has spent several winters in Cali-| fornia and Florida. Active in Pioneer Group A leading member of the Burleigh County Old Settlers association, Mrs. Ward has been faithful in attending the annual banquets and meetings when she is in Bismarck. A few years | ago a broken leg did not keep her | ‘away and she came in a wheel chair {from the Bismarck hospital to the; World War Memorial building gym-} nasium where the gay function was in progress. ;.. Despite her advanced age, Mrs. | Ward made a trip to Florida for the! winter months. When the Mcthodist! Episcopal church hald a Pioneer Days | reception recently, she was among those who came to view the gowns worn here at the time of her arrival.} BAT MAN’ 10 STUNT’ AT STATE'S BIGGEST AVIATION EXPOSITION Blood-Curdling Thrillers Prom-j ised Crowds at Pioneer Day Celebration Citizen Here as Bride Of First Druggist Mrs. John P. Dunn, 208 Third St., is a North Dakota pioneer who has seen Bismarck grow from a straggling collection of frame shacks in terri- torial days to a modern city and capi-| jher husband and the Henry Ward’ in the United States and Canada and) tal of a great state. ‘With one exception, Mrs. Dunn has. lived here longer than any other re- sident. “Our trip to Bismarck from Min- neapolis in 1873 was my honeymoon,” she recalled the other day. “It took longer then than it does now. From Minneapolis to Fargo, we rode two days in a Pullman. From Fargo to Jamestown we rode in a caboose—and from Jamestown to the end of the track at Crystal Springs in a box- car. “My husband had a mule team waiting at Crystal Springs, and we came on to Bismarck with that,” she said. Mr. Dunn established Bismarck’s first drug store, and before the first train through to Bismarck brought their household furnishings, Mrs. Dunn slept in the store-building. Of Wood and Canvas “Like most other so-called build- ings in Bismarck then, it was really just a wooden frame with a tent over it for a roof,” she declared. During her first two winters in Bismarck, when the trains did not run, there were numerous Indian scares. “Many nights the report that In- dians were just north of town sent us to bed with all our clothes on,” Mrs. Dunn recalled. Camp Hancock, where the weather bureau now stands, had a small garri- son of soldiers to protect Bismarck, but the citizens thought it was in- adequate. They petitioned President Grant for permission to carry arms as “The Bat Man”—a man with can- vas fabric sewed to his flying suit un-| derneath his arms and between his legs—will step from a plane 10,000; feet in the air during Bismarck’s| Air Show next week, and glide, loop, and roll through the air for 9,000) feet, pulling the ripcord of his para-' chute when he is 9,000 feet above the earth. Daring as his act may be, “The Bat Man” will have plenty of competition , from other air show acts seeking to) thrill the holiday crowds in Bismarck | for the three-day Pioneer Days Fes- | tival July 3, 4 and 5. | “The Hell Divers,” 3 stunt pilots | from Texas, will take the air to do, loops, barrel-rolls, wingovers, and} other stunts together in close forma- tion, and then will separate to com-} pete against each other in individual stunts. : On one day of the program a big} Travelaire plane will do a power dive} from high in the air. “It will give the} crowd some idea of military pursuit ship speed,” Fred M. Roberts, man-| ager of the air show, said. “On such @ power dive, the roar of the engine can be-heard for miles.” The first stunting glider ever seen in North Dakota will be towed to a height of 10,000 feet by a powered! plane. With Richard Randolph, out- | standing glider pilot from Akron, Ohio, at the controls, the glider will do an outside loop, together with every stunt a powered plane can do} —on its gradual descent. | Also scheduled is a series of dem- onstrations of a new type safety Plane, Campbell's plane. Of radical design, it can be flown, according to its makers, with only 30 minutes’ in- Struction, and is practically foolproof. Daily air races will be three times which will be laid out over an area! south from the airport. Regular pylons will mark the course, and the sight of the ships banking steeply as they take the corners in high is ex- pected to be one of the show's biggest thrills, Betty Coltz, woman parachute jumper, will perform each day. An autogyro and a 70-foot balloon will be two of the most unusual acts of the show. Weather permitting, the balloon will be inflated with gas and/| sent aloft each day. The autogyro will stunt and give exhibition flights. Passenger rides, inspection of the Planes taking part in the show, and giving away of a new airplane to the holder of the lucky ticket are other events on the 3-day program. “Unquestionably it is going to be the biggest air show ever held this side of ” Roberts said. “The only trouble is, we've got so many acts we are having difficulty in finding | sequent illness of his, Mrs. Dunn join- a:cund a rectangular, 6-mile course| jToboration of McLaughlin’s acount. defense against possible attacks, but were refused. Saw Cornerstone Laid Mrs. Dunn witnessed the laying of the cornerstone for North Dakota's first capitol building in 1883, the same year that saw completion of the Northern Pacific bridge across the Missouri river at Bismarck. In 1885 her husband was elected mayor of Bismarck. During a sub- ed Nancy Nathan in a millinery shop venture. Their business was entirely destroyed by the fire of 1898. In 1907 she built and ran the board- ing house next to her present resid- ence, the Dunraven. She discon- tinued active management of it in 1917, when her husband died. Born in New Brunswick Mrs. Dunn was born Nov. 2, 1855, at St. Johns, New Brunswick, but her family moved to Minneapolis two years later, where she lived until she came to Bismarck. One of Mrs. Dunn's children, Dr. Fannie Dunn Quain, is a resident of this city. A son, Piatt Dunn, is a veternarian and rancher near Shields. A third child, Priscilla, died in in- fancy. Although illness has prevented Mrs. Dunn's taking an active part in com- munity life lately, she is known as a@ woman who believes in Bismarck been a member of the Methodist church, the Methodist Ladies’ Aid so- ciety, the Benevolent Aid society, the Relief Corps, the Company A Aux- iliary, and the Civic league. She was also one of the organizers of the state Pioneer association. ¢—___________—_¢ | Did Custer’s Hounds | | Whine Battle News? | ° The news of the annihilation of Custer's command on the Little Big Horn in 1876 was brought by his hunt- toric version is that the word was brought by the steamboat, the Far West. Russell Reid, Bismarck, superin- tendent of the North Dakota His- torical society, says he has no cor- McLaughlin said a man who was at Fort Abraham Lincoln told him dogs were herd whining outside the door of Custer’s quarters the night of July 4, 1876. An officer opened the door and saw them. “Custer is dead,” and who has served it well. She has} ing dogs, according to Judge Phil Mc- | Laughlin of Grand Forks. The his- ; Fargo, whe: will be best man for his cousin, Following the ceremony there will be a yurse wedding dinner and the. will leave for the South Dakota Black Hills for a brief a ee we Local#Viblinist. Wins Radio Contest Prize : — Word ‘from Minot that Miss Mary"3 ‘Wood, daughter of Mr. and " R. Wood, 415 Grif- fin 8, Robert Mackin, son of Mr. agd Mts. W. J. Mackin of Man- dan, $15 each for taking first Place in a statewide contest spon- \sored ‘By radio station KLPM of |Minot;. Miss Wood and Mackin, vio- linfist and pianist, respectively, play- ed:a group of duet and solo numbers. ‘There were 30 entries and the deci- sion of the five judges was unani- mous. Both the young people are at- tending the summer session at Minot Teachers college. se % War Mother Assembly Plans Being Changed A telegram received Saturday by Mrs. J. A. Flow, president of Fort Lincoln chapter, American War Mothers, from Mrs. E. T. Danielson of Enderlin, department president, stated that it will be impossible to hold 26, as the local group planned at this week's meeting. lin instead some time during the} Department officers of the War Mothers who live in Bismarck and Mandan include Mrs. L. M. Parsons, recording secretary; Mrs. B. K. Skeels, treasurer; Mrs. C. G. Boise, first vice | president; Mrs. E. C. Kidd, auditor; Mrs. Anna Stark, chaplain; Mrs. W. Flow, welfare chairman. Other leaders are Mrs J. B. Harki- son of Rugby, Mrs. Ivan Griffith and ! ond, third and fourth vice presidents, respectively; Mrs. Albert E. Jones of Lisbon, corresponding sécretary, and Necessity of replacing these officers, | who were elected in Bismarck two years ago, prompts the coming con- | vention. | e** * Com. Hutchinson to Visit in 1 City Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Richholt, | 223% Seventh St., are to be at home | from 8:30 to 10:30 p. m., Sunday, in | honor of their nephew, Com. M. W. | Hutchinson, USN, Mrs. Hutchinson and their sons, Ronald, David and Kenneth, who are to arrive Sunday afternoon. Friends of the Richholt and Hut- chinson families are invited to call curing the open house, which is be- ing held to give all of Commander Hutchinson’s friends an opportunity to see him during the brief stay. Commander Hutchinson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Hutchinson, Sr., o: Great Falls, Mont., graduated from the Bismarck high school in 1910 and from the U. 8. Naval academy at An- napolis, Md. in 1915. During the World war he saw active service. | He is being transferred from duty with the Pacific fleet, during which the famfly resided at Coronado Beach, | Calif, to the Naval academy, where he will be for the coming three years. The Hutchinsons will continue their eastward sosrney ponaay morning. * Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Prust, 311; Boulevard avenue, arrived home Fri-| day evening after a 5,500-mile motor | vacation trip through the west which they had made during the last 15 days. Their route took them from here to Yellowstone National park, Salt Lake City, the Grand Canyon, Zion National park, Boulder dam, San Diego, where they spent a day The session will be held at Ender- | month of July. Mrs. Danielson will! set the date later. H R. Keller, keeper of records, and Mrs. | if Mrs. August Krantz of Kenmare, sec- | Mrs. Fred Underwood of Enderlin, | historian. | FIRST HOUSE OF FIRST CITIZEN . at the International Pacific exposi- tion, Hollywood, San Francisco where they spent a full day sightseeing, through the giant redwood forests, and along the coast to Portland, Ore., and Spokane, Wash . ee % Mmes. John R. Fleck, Joseph 8. Leonard of Fort Lincoln and W. L. Diven turned in the high scores when Mrs. Edward G. Patterson entertain- ed Friday afternoon at the second in @ series of bridge luncheons in her apartment in the Patterson hotel. Covers were laid for 24 at small tables centered with roses. Among the guests were Miss Caroline Lakin of Colorado Springs, Colo., sister of Mrs. J. A. Fleck, and Mmes. Leonard, Dun- can P. Frissell, Cecil 8. Mollohan, ‘Wesley C. Wilson and Fred N. Whi ing from Fort Lincoln. eek k Eight members of the Bismarck Homemakers club made a tour Fri- day afternoon of the Oscar Will and company nursery in Bismarck and the grounds of the U. S. Great Plains experiment station at Mandan. This study was made in connection with a Project lesson on North Dakota trees and shrubs. At the local nursery the members were guided by L .P. Wedge. Lunch was served to the group in the Mandan park by Mmes. Roy Cart- ledge, L. P. Wedge and William Kai- ‘ser, eee Mrs. William A. Martin, Person Court, is home after a vacation trip |to Duluth and the Lake of the Woods a state convention here Friday, June’ country in Minnesota and Winnipeg, Man., ‘which she took in company with her father, Dr. I. 8. AbPlanalp, and her sister, Miss Helen AbPlanalp, who have gone on to their home at Williston. The trip followed the Uni- versity of Minnesota commencement exercises at which Miss AbPlanalp received a degree. : ee 8 Several informal social affairs have been given during the week for Mrs. A. W. Carlson of Fargo, former Bis- marck resident, who has been visit- ing with her son and daughter-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Carlson, 217 Thayer, West. On Monday, Mrs. Carlson will leave for Hurdsfield and will remain there until next Sunday, when she returns to Fargo. This was Mrs. Carlson's first visit to Bismarck in four years. xk * Rev. and Mrs. H. M. Gulson and daughter, Miss Jeanne, left Saturday afternoon for Watauga, S. D., which is to be their home for the remainder of the summer. On Sunday Rev. Gul- son, who has been pastor of the Glencoe and Stewartsdale Presby- terian churches, will conduct his first services in his new charges, the Wa- tauga and piles) 8.D., churches. * * Mrs. E. A. Greenwood, Tribune }apartments, returned Friday eve- ning from Jamestown where she had been for a few days with her son, Raymond Greenwood, who under- went an emergency appendicitis opera- N. D. Historical Society Photo It can not be definitely said who Bismarck’s first perma- nent resident was. But the man who built this house was John J. Jackman, one of the first four men, who first occupied land here on May 14, 1872. It was the lumber-built structure, other claim shanties having been constructed of cotton- .wood slabs or logs. This house still stands today, one- eighth of a mile east of the east approach to the Liberty Memorial bridge. Its flat top is distinguishing. Jack- man stands in front of the porch holding the reins of a horse. This photo is believed to be the first one ever taken in the Capital City. |tion s week ago in Trinity hospital. He is getting along as well as can be expected, Mrs. Greenwood reports. 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