. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. ands, acting under departmentalinstructions: the Indians succeeding in driving ofif some from ceded land, claim-ing they had not consented to the treaty of 1851, at Mendota, nor to the latertreaty. DOWNER T. BRAMBLE Downer T. Bramble came to Yankton in the fall of 1859, from Ponca, Neb.,and erected a store building, the first frame building at that place, 24 by 80 1861, his building became the offices for the territorial government. The onlyother buildings at Yankton then were the Indian traders store and the log housebui
. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. ands, acting under departmentalinstructions: the Indians succeeding in driving ofif some from ceded land, claim-ing they had not consented to the treaty of 1851, at Mendota, nor to the latertreaty. DOWNER T. BRAMBLE Downer T. Bramble came to Yankton in the fall of 1859, from Ponca, Neb.,and erected a store building, the first frame building at that place, 24 by 80 1861, his building became the offices for the territorial government. The onlyother buildings at Yankton then were the Indian traders store and the log housebuilt by Charles F. Picotte, and the Ash Hotel; all built of logs. Mr. Bramblewas a member of the Council in the first Territorial Legislature, and was identi-fied for many years with the business interests of Dakota, as the head of the firmof Bramble & Miner. Henry C. Ash came to Yankton in 1859 and built a large hotel; Mrs. Ash beingthe first white woman to make her home at Yankton and her daughter Julia(Mrs. C. W. Bates), the first white child in the MOSES K. ARMSTEOXGPioneer of Yankton County, 1859. Member of first and legislature. Territorial delegate to Congress, two terras, retiring March, 1875. HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 223 MOSES K. ARMSTRONG Moses K. Armstrong reached Yankton October 12, 1859, and took an activepart in assisting the settlers in the adjustment of their settlement claims to thepublic surveys. He was elected to the House of Representatives in the firstTerritorial Legislature, 1862, re-elected to the second Legislative Assembly, andwas elected speaker on the resignation of Hon. Andrew J. Harlan. In the fifthsession of the Territorial Legislature, he served as member of the Council, andwas elected president of the Council in the sixth Legislative Assembly. From1871 to 1875, he was delegate to Congress from Dakota Territory, and at therequest of Col. Clement A. Lounsberry of the Bismarck Tribune, introduced abill for the division of
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