Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-21

but may either be Jamestown, Bismarck OF
the Dakota Eldorado, Deadwood, aud its Sis
ter mining cities.
| Nextcomes the Fargo Southern, nearly all
graded to this point, on the west bank of the
| river, and which has for it's ultimate destina,
| tion Lake Kampeska, on the Chicago 81 North
| western railroad, aud which thus skirts the
entire eastern side of the county.
Last on the list comes the Wadena and
Black Hills branch of the Northern Pacific,
under operation as far as Fergus Falls, and
which will be completed to Wahpeton and be-
yond the coming season. This line Of road
will pass southwesterly from here making a
grand total of railroad that brings good
market to almost if not every township in the
county.
Besides these already built and located roads
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul company
are building north from Millbank, on the
Hastings and Dakota division, are more than
likely to enter this rich and soon to be popu-
lous county in their strike for the Sisseton
reached) and the fertile Red River valley.
THE PROGRESS MADE.
From the foregoing review of the railroad
developments of this section it will be seen
that in this point, too, is this
county desirable as location for those
who desire productive region
not too remote from market In which to erect
their homes, set up their family gods and
carve out their own destinies. To pass then
from the contemplation of Richland county as
an agricultural region containing little if any
lands which are not strictly the finest for
farming purposes and which are open for Lur-
chase and settlement as homesteade, to COM
prehensive review of the city of Wahpeton,
and we find material for very pleas
ant contemplation. From an insignif.
cant village of two years ago we
find city Of over 1000 people, the county
seat of its county, with large and imposing
court house and Jail of veneered brick, erected
at cost of 5000, and finished on honor,
with Jail constructed after the modern plan,
for security and comfort. We find large
elevator Of capacity of 100000 bushels, and
several smaller warehouses. A commodious
freight and passenger depot, three lumber
yards, one coal and wood yard, four hotels, one
of which cost $40, GOO and which is irst.class in
every respect; two churches, Catholic and
Congregational, with two more to be erected,
Methodist and Episcopal, this season; two
banks, First National and City banks (the
latter private bankl; nine general stores; two
hardware stores; two drug stores; two res
taurants; ten saloons; three blacksmith
shops; one wagon shop; three agricultural
implement depots; four livery stables; one
millinery store; two barber shops; one brew
cry; one schoolhouse, which will have to be
enlarged this season, one Touring mill, with
a capacity of 100 barrels per day, and a num-
Der of other institutions of various kinds.
There are at present some ten business
buildings under process of construction, some
of which are large and commodious stores.
There ars six legal firms, four physicians,
three dentists. four clergymen and two civil
engineers in the line of professional men
located here, and last but not least by any
means, two newspapers, one semi-weeBly.
The policy of Mr.. Rich, who laid out the
original town site to sell to none but those
who would erect a building of some sort on the
ground purchased has had most beneficial
effectin keeping out n ere Spectators and hence
the value of property here has never been specu-
lative. Any one desiring a location for a
legitimate business can find all the room they
desire and at such figures, as not to beg.
gar man before he begins to build.
THE SITE OF THE TOWN.
The original village of Wapheton comprised
only forty (4O) acres. hut has been added to
until at present it comprises about one mile
square. It is finely laid out, with its princi.
pal street, Dakota avenue. 100 feet wide, run.
ming due east and west and its parallel streets
the same width. The cross streets are 80 feet
in width. The slope of the land is just enough
to admit of drainage, but not enough to re.
quire anything more than ordinary road labor
to make the streets passable.
The coming season will witness a very
much larger addition to the substantial bust.
ness interests of the city. The machinery fol-
establishing a brickyard, most essential in
stitutiOn Is purchased and on its way here, and
with the abundance of really excellent brick
clay at hand must prove a very profitable
business. A number of large brick blocks,
one of which is to be 1876 feet front, are already
under contract as soon as brick can be burned.
Another prospective Institution is saw-mill.
One firm have 5000, 900 feet of logs already
cut on the Otter Tail, and as the booming
facilities are superior here to any place be.
tween the headwaters and the city of Wlnni.
peg, while the market and means of distribut-
ing Its products are not surpassed it Is be-
lieved that the mill will be Quilt here. While
all classes of people are locating here as well
as in every frontier town large number OF
eastern people are to be found, and very
pleasing state of society already exists which
is receiving valuable accessions daily. The
Wahpeton as business center with its vari-
Gus lines of road radiating in every direction
cannot fail to impress the shrewd man OF bust
ness. A reference to the map will show it
nearer st. Paul and Duluth respectively than
Fargo, its more noted rival and with much
larger region tributary to it and better rail-
road Connections will in time prove very for
midable rival.
In closing the writer would beg leave to say
that for the verifcation of this prediction
that Wahpeton is certain to command large
share of public attention in the near future he
only asks the lapse of the next twelve months
to demonstrate and when at the end of de-
cade it's history shall be written the writer ex-
poets to see it written as one of the important
cities of the valley.
Murder0us Mob.
DALLAS, Oregon, March 20.-succen Lang
ton, and man in his employ named Harrison
were arrested at Langton's residence, charged
with killing A. n Crooks and g. T. Torv nv a