St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-01
PROSPECTIVE METROPOLIS
As Viewed by Its Denizens, Who Point
to Its Future with Glowing Pride.
A COSBY ACCOUNT OF IT
Which Indicates Why Its People Are
Contented, Happy and Pros
porous.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
GRAFTON, OAK, Nov. 30.-If the class
in geography will rise and allow their
optics to run up and down the Park
river. stream of water which rises in
the Pembina mountains and sets in the
Red river, the most prominent object
that will catch their eyes will be the
round black spot placed there to repre-
sent Grafton. They will then be seated,
and their teacher will call their atten-
tion to the fact that Grafton is situated
twelve dollars northwest of st:
Paul by rail. an and I'd several ea;d
lunches by foot. yet st. Paul survives
s,the separation, bridging the chasm by
an ice palace in the winter and base
ball park in the summer. One of the
principal features of GragOn
IS HER ELEVATORS.
These are not located in the hotels,
for as vet the wooden hill assists the
traveller to his room where he finds hot
or cold air which is regulated by the
seasons. The teacher will also call your
attention to the fact that Grafton has
the largest Touring mill. in North Da-
kota. which is run by steam and owned
by W. C. Leistikow, and you will long
for the noon hour that you may go home
and interview the good bread made
from the flour manufactured by this eX-
cellent mill. If your instructor be the
principal of the school. he will no
doubt occupy a short time telling
you of the physical resources
OF Grafton, and to clearly Illustrate the
colossal magnitude of this branch. he
will, perhaps, inform you that OH an
acre of land. bounded on the south by a
IN h0 Wiz mi of
an eX-alderman's residence, he raised
the
LARGEST PUMPKIN
exhibited at the North Dakota fair: said
pumpkin, which has since been worked
ever into pies, was also visible to the
naked eve at the late school fair. The
chief oct upation of the citizens is max
ing money ten months of the year, the,
other two being devoted to politics and
''local option" At this stage of the
game. however, the printing offices, who
are generally behind in the race.
SAW WOOD AND SAY NOTHING.
unless paid for it. Having got into
politics your instructor. may tell you to
paste the fact i'll your hat that during
the last shower of ballots the Grafton
boys picked several large plums OF the
Democratic variety, which hitherto
have not Deen grown III tH!S county.
and that the court house ring" lost
several choice settings. 1t is thought,
however, that the artesian well will
continue to flow and that the trees
which surround Walsh county's palatial
court house and Jail will continue to
die as heretofore. Grafton is a
COMPETING POINT
of two great railroads, neither of which
orn bandjcanned lately by butfalOoS get
ting on the track. 1t used to be re-
ferred TO as town on the Manitoba. J"
It is now spoken of as the metropolis of
the Red River valley. noted for its eX-
cellent railroad facilities; its numerous
elevators; its handsome public build
ings; its obliging Democratic post
master; its beautiful grove OF timber
which borders the Park river, a narrow
minded, ever-winding stream, that is
|, drank upin the summer and froze up
in fine winter.