Tues. Jan. 5, 1897 Wea. mild

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The storm has stopped and it is quite nice although the roads are all blockaded. The session opened today – that is the House organized. Roy Veeder was elected one of the Pages. He came over here and is going to stay with us as his papa does not want him to go to the hotel. We will have quite a family.
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A public domain image of the old Bismarck State Capitol;
it was built in 1883-4 and burned to the ground in 1930

NOTES
According to the North Dakota History Timeline at e-Reference Desk:
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1883 -

• The territorial capital was moved from Yankton to Bismarck
• First capitol was constructed.

1885 -

• The first meeting of the Territorial Legislature was held at Bismarck
• The great "Dakota Boom" in settlement increased the territory's population during this era
• Territorial census was taken.

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