Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-01
NORTHERN DAKOTA ,re,,s.

NORTHERN DAKOTA ITEMS.
Hotel business at Fargo is rushing.
Prairie chickens are very numerous about
Fargo.
Fargo has the champion Red river Jig
dancer.
A masquerade ball is announced for Feb.
9TH at Fargo.
The Presbyterian society of Fargo, give
weekly socials.
There is one chamber of commerce in the
Red river valley.
Fargo is soon IL have sn accession of twS
photograph galleries.
A number of new residences will be built
in Pembina in the spring.
Methodist sociables and oyster euopers
occur occasionally in Fargo:
There are public bath rooms under the
First National bank at Fargo.
! The Moorhead dramatic club contem.
plates giving an entertainment in Fargo.
Grand Forks aud Fargo are elated over
the prospect Of a new narrow gauge railroad.
Very interesting revival meetings .have
been in progress in Grand Forks, Dakota.
The Bismarck Tribune has changed it's
day Of pnblicatio, from Monday to Sa,ur-
day.
The tax list OF Fembina county for 1873
valuation.
The Fargo cornet band gave promenade
concert and ball on the evening of the 3lst
OF January.
The "social Club" of Fargo and Moor
head announce grand masquerade ball a,
Fargo, February 7.
Nicholas Lewis, of Caledonia, had lee
broken in two places one day last week, by
tree falling on him.
The benevolent society connected with
the Baptist church at Fargo meets Thursday
afternoons and evenings.
Chas. A. Carson, of the Fargo Independ
ent, has laid down the editorial pen and
gone into the Law business.
Several entertainments bv home talent,
have helped to enliven the long winte,
evenings of the Pembinaites.
A large addition will be built to tht
Headquarters hotel at Fargo, as soon as tht
weather will permit in the spring.
There will be grand masquerade csrni
val at the skating park on the Red river al
Fargo, on the evening of Feb. 11th.
There will be large immigration to Far
go, Cass county, from Ripon, Wis, in the
spring, 80 says the Fargo Republican.
Counterfeit silver dollars are in circula-
tion all over the territory. They are light
er and little thicker than the genuine.
Mr.. VIM. Richie, from Ontario, has set
tied on the Parke river, where he hopes to
lay out town next spring, and call it Rich
mond.
There is colony of twenty-five families
in Mishawaka county, Micb., who will i'm
migrate to Grand Forks Co., Dakota, next
spring.
The funeral of Mr.. c. P. Harwood, one of
Fargo's most respected and influential citi-
zens, occurred at the family residence last
Sunday.
The Riverside Cemetery association Of
Fargo are intending to fence ten acres of
their grounds, and otherwise improve them
in the spring.
The first job of steam printing ever done
in northern Dakota was in Fargo
few days ago, with the help of threshing
machine engine.
A concert aud ball was given on Friday
evening last at Fargo, for the benefit of ..
P. Grimensrud, who had been unfortunate
and was deserving Of public sympathy and
patronage.
On Friday evening large party of Far
60 people drove out in sleighs to Mapleton
to attend house. warming at the new resi-
dence Of Mrs. Bishop. A most enjoyable
evening was had.
Fargo Republican: The work of clear
ing Island park is progressing notwithstand-
ing the cold weather, and our citizens begin
to realize that they are to have the land
soonest park in the northwest.
Fargo Times: Prof. Young announces
his intention of giving grand vocal and
instrumental concert some time next month,
and is busily engaged in securing home and
foreign talent for the occasion.
The Episcopalians at Fargo have decided
to repair their church building which was
damaged during the tornado of last summer
and are promised resident clergyman as
soon as the church is in order.
There is new saw mill recently put into
operation in Grand Forks, D. T., which is
Of improved pattern. and the engine 30
horse power, 1t is greatly appreciated BY
the people along Turtle river.
Al the annual meeting ofthe stockholders
of the First National bank of Fargo, on the
l4th, president, cashier and directors were
elected, and dividend of 12 per cent was