Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-19

neaVy llmDereu Stream ABOUT tnlrty-tWO mile
north of Grand Forks; Grafton, forty.
miles north of Grand Forks, the county sea
of Walsh county, on Park river, and Batl
gate, on the Tongue river, seventy miles mort
Of Grand Forks, and at the Biographies
centre of Pembna county. The town @
Grandin is the only one which the firm do no
own entire, Messrs. Oliver Dalrymple and tn
Grandin Bros. owning one-half interest, Tn
places above mentioned are prosperous vii
lagos, and offer inducements for the openin,
of new business for men who want loca
ton in the centre of a fine agricultural coun
try. The firm have their office OF
Front street. corner Eighth, opposite
the Grand Pacific, Moorhead, and Will,
they are largely interested outside of the Key
city in town sites and farming lands, of which
latter they have large and choice selection
covering nearly every portion of the famous
Red River Valley, which they have bought Of
early purchasers from the railroad company
and government, yet they never lose sight oil
the fact that this is the best city on earth and
holds the key to the great new Northwest, and
are ever ready to assist in advancing its inter-
ests.
NEWSPAPERS.
| In the newspaper line the city is up to the
times. The Daily Argonian, published by A.
L. Teele, is bright enterprising, six column
| folio, daily newspaper and reflects credit upon
the publisher and the city.
BRIGGS & ELDERS.
The firm of Briggs & Elders, attorneys, may
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are doing an extensive law practice. They
have their office in the Opera house block,
over the Merchants bank, on Front street and
besides vast amount of choice lots all over
the city proper, they have what is known as
Briggs u Merrill's second addition and Elders
second addition to the city of Moorhead, both
| tracts being located in most desirable part of
the city, traversed by the street railway COM
pany's projected line Ito be built this season.
and which offers splendid opportunities for in
vestment. They are practical business men,
long residents in this upper country, reliable
and curteous, with whom it is pleasure TO
transact business.
BURNHAM, HAYWOOD Il GOULD.
This firm are attorneys at-law, real estate,
loan and Insurance agents, carrying the best
companies in the world, and have a complete
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are men of large experience in their line, have
their business well systematized, and pay
especial attention to the transaction of bust
ness for now residents.
WEBSTER, HAZEN & CLEMENT
are engaged in the law, real estate and loan
business, and have their office on the ground
floor of the Grand Pacific hotel.
They do very extensive business in farm
loans and make speciality of investment and
sales of real estate. They have just received
full control of the Lawndale addition to Moor
head, a most desirable spot for investments.
The three gentlemen comprising the firm are
all young men, who came from Vermont
some two years since and some idea of their
abilities may be formed from the fact that
they have just concluded the sale of tract of
eighty acres recently plated by which they
made within three weeks the sum of $14 900,
for their clients, probably the most successful
real estate transactions on record.
In addition to the four firms mentioned,
Lamb Bros, w. H. Davy, H. A. Bruins,
N. Peterson, John erickson and other private
psrties, have real estate for sale and all of
whom are of the solid business men of the
town.
Next to the real estate and law business l
desire to mention the banking institutions of
the city. OF these there are two--First Ma
tional and Merchants-both of which have
large and commodous apartments, fine vaults
and safes and all the necessary parapharnalia
for transacting business The First National
bank of Moorhead began business few weeks
since, with cash capital of $4,000, which
will be increased to suit the demands of bust
ness The officers are:
President-C. B. Benedict.
Vice President-F J Burnham
Cashier. II. Karchcr.
Directors-W. H. Davy, F. A. Elder, John
Erickson, II. G. Fihkle, P. II. Lamb
The president being a nonresident, the vice
president, Mr.. T. j. Burnham, necessarily be-
comes the acting officer, and under his prac-
tical management, and the able assistance of
the other officers and directors, the institution
must certainly flourish.
The Merchants bank, the Older of the two,
is private bank, soon to be organized under
the new state banking law. The officers are:
President, ID. A. Bruins; vice president, w. FL.
Davy; secretary and treasurer, E. q. Moore.
This institution has already large business
and enj oss the confidence of the public. 1t
has a capital of 1900, soon to be increased
to 100000.
STREET CAR COMPANY.
This institution will build the coming sea-
Sui IIIce ulltS Vi lTdCh Oh principal
streets of Moorhead, connecting with Fargo
by pontoon bridge. 1t is Incorporated under
the statutes of Minnesota, and is differed as
follows: President, Fl. A. Bruins; vice presi-
dent, R. r. Briggs secretary, E. E Moore.
1t will connect the new shops of the Manito-
ba road and all of the present residence and
business portions of the city, and will trans
fer, as before stated, to the Fargo system.
RAILROADS.
The Northern Pacific railroad gives commu-
nication east and west with all parts of the
the country. The Southwestern railroad,
part of the Northern Pacific system connect
ing with the fertile James river valley. The
Moorhead & Northern railroad, thirty miles
of which will be built this summer by local
company along the east branch of the Red
river. The Moorhead, McCauleysville and
Breckenridge railroad, and last but best and
most important of all, the st. Paul, Minneap-
oils & Manitoba railroad, completed to
point near the boundary line, some twenty
miles west of the Red river at Pembina, where
it is to be met by line down the west bank
of the river to Winnipeg and
a connection with the Canadian Pacific max
ing Moorhead the end of division on this
great trans-contlnental international system of
roads, and with the other lines mentioned
making Moorhead the greatest railroad center
northwest of st. Paul.
STEAMBOAT LINES
The Alsop line plying between Moorhead
and st. Vincent, and the Grandn line to the