The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-08
FRIDAY JUNE s, 1858.
REGISTER TIFFANY REr1REs,

The following from the Grand Forks
Herald is interesting us not only be.
ing the record If II worthy official, but
as also being the record of the wonder.
full growth Of this section of the
country:
Hon. b. G. Tiffany on Saturday
evening surrendered his position us
register of the L. $. land office to the
new register, Mr.. JAS. NJ. C"rbet.
Mr.. Tiffany came to Grand Forks and
opened the land flee April %, 1850.
The city and the entire country tribu.
tary were ut that time in their in.
fancy, and he has been identified with
their growth and development to IN
extent t reach' d by others. Some.
thing of the magnitude OF the bns-
ness transacted by the retiring register
may be gained from the following
figures:
The number of homestead entries
made is l. , ODD prc-cmrtivn drclarutury
statements l2.u3,l timber culture eli.
tries. 6,456; cash entries. l3.54s: five
year final proofs. 1856; miscellaneous
entries. $50, q total If 1876. which.
estimating each entry ut l6J acres.
gives an aggregate of 7,25o5t;t' acres.
The number of persons making set.
Element entries. that is homestead or
pre-emptiom entries is o3 .225,i. AM, over
5000 persons have perfected title to
their land.
Mr.. Tiffany. as register. received
5,40O letters from the commissioner
of the general land office, each one of
which required to Il more or less cx.
tent, his personal attention. The
number Of letters received from other
sources reaches nearly 10000. In adj.
ditiOn to the transactions whicll.tlcse
figures indicate, there las been IL
vast amount Of work in the way OF
Contests and other business attended
to by him. Probably 10 other ono
man in the entire northwest ha,
signed his name to correspondence
and other documents to the extcn,
that MIR. Tiffany has, and his auto
graph is doubtless familiar to ever,
citizen in the land district. lie ha.
given the most constant attention 1,
the duties of his office, and ha
brought it to the front rank anon.
the government land offices. He en-
joys the distinction of having bcel
one of the most efficient officer: in til,
service and his decisions in rontcs
cases have invariably received the an
prevail of the head of the department
LII retiring from the position he lla:
the satisfaction of knowing that h,
has the good will and esteem of TIL,
army of land attorneys aud the thou
sands of settlers with whom he l,a.
had business transactions. The Her.
all regrets to note that we are t,
lose the cx-register and his estinahlt
family us members of the community
Owing to the continued i'll health of
Mrs. Tiffany, they have decided t.,
spend the summer in California. am.
may decide to locate there permanent
~ ~.ss A''.' A.t'',', n,u ,,'v..,r, ms, M
terest in this section of tllc northwest
and the people of the city will Join in
the hope that they again m.r max,
their home among us. Grand Fork.
can ill afford t. lose such citizens -,
MI. Tiffany. He has greatly cmleare.l
himself to all. and has CONTINUALLY
eXerted himself to further the inter.
ests of the city in every good cause.
III gong away he carries with him
the hearty wei. wishes of all.