Bicentennial Story #53-Governor Jayne-1861
Title
Bicentennial Story #53-Governor Jayne-1861
Description
Article about Dakota Territory's first governor, Governor William Jayne.
Date
7/14/1975
Contributor
Father Louis Pfaller
Rights
This recording cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center. This recording may be freely used for education uses, so long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this recording file is permitted without written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center.
Format
mp3
Medium
audio reel, analog, 1/4 inch polyester tape
Language
English
Identifier
BS-053b
Spatial Coverage
Dakota Territory
Rights Holder
Copyright Stark County Historical Society and Dickinson Museum Center
Transcription
William Jayne, Dakota Territory's first governor, had been Abraham Lincoln's personal physician in Springfield, Illinois. Unlike many of his successors, Jayne proved to be an excellent administrator. An item, tantalizingly brief, which appeared in a territorial newspaper of the time indicates that he understood the temper of his constituents and how to deal with them in the approved frontier fashion: "A real executive fist fight took place last night, at the Hotel d'Ash between the governor and Hon. Jesse Wherry, late receiver of the land office. Hair-pulling, choking, striking, blood-spitting, and pugilistic exercises were the order, which were performed with grit and relish."
This is Bicentennial Story No. 53, prepared by Father Louis Pfaller, for the Stark County Historical Society.
Bruce Nelson, Land of the Dakotahs, 119
This is Bicentennial Story No. 53, prepared by Father Louis Pfaller, for the Stark County Historical Society.
Bruce Nelson, Land of the Dakotahs, 119
Original Format
Sound recordings
Duration
1:23
Bit Rate/Frequency
128kbps
Decade
1970 1979
Physical Location
Bicentennial tape #4, Bicentennial stories 51-66
Collection
Citation
“Bicentennial Story #53-Governor Jayne-1861,” Southwestern North Dakota Digital Archive At the Dickinson Museum Center, accessed May 17, 2024, https://dmc.omeka.net/items/show/458.
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