The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-09-12

from the west. The Sheyenne
river flows through portions of the
four northwest townships of the
county. The land is rich on its
banks and is nearly all taken up.
| RAILROADS AND VILLAGES.
Besides the Northern Pacific
which line we have mentioned,
there are three other railroads in
the county. The Fargo & Southern,
now part of the great Milwaukee
system, runs through the county
from north to south along the Red
and Bois des Sioux rivers. There
are four towns upon this road in
cluding Wahpeton. Fifteen miles
south of Wahpeton is Fairmount,
in rich section, n,--settlement main
ly American,--;l town OF 200 people,
several business places, Baptist
church. hotel and several large grain
elevators. North of Wahpeton lif-
teen miles, on this railroad, is Aber.
crombie, near the site of the old
fort OF that name, town of about
2OO people. 1t is in 4 Scandinavian
settlement, but in the immediate
vicinity there are also many Ameri-
can families. 1t has grain eleva-
tor, two hotels. Congregational
church and half q dozen business
places. Still farther north is Chris
tire, yet a small place. In the
vicinity are several Lutheran
churches.
The third railroad in the county
is the Manitoba. 1t crosses the
county with two lines. The Aber-
deem branch crossing from east to
west through the south tier of town.
ships. Paramount is also on this
road, near the Bois des Sioux river.
Westward fifteen miles is Hankin-
son, the business centre for that sec
tion. A mixed population sur
rounds it. Lidgerwood, still farther
west, is much the same. Both are
towns that are sure to grow slowly
with the further developemcnt of
the country. The Manitoba road
has also another branch of it's sys-
tenn striking the county midway on
its eastern boundary at Wahpeton,
and running northwestward. Seven
miles west, on this road is located
the town of Dwight, a beautiful and
prosperous little village of 200
people or more, named after Mr..
Dwight, first president of the Dwight
Farm & Land Co. 1t has a Luth-
eran church, hotel and several
successful business places. In this
connection it is as we'll to mention
the farm which gave rise to the
town. The Dwight farm, owned by
an eastern company, owns $4,000
acres of land in this county, one
half of which is now under crop.
Its outfit is immense as it's extern
sive work demands. Hon. John
Miller is now it's superintendent
and is the nominee for governor of
the new state on the Republican
ticket; a most popular man.
There are also other large farms
in the county, some grain and some
stock farms. Among the former
may be mentioned the Antelope,
Keystone, Fairview, Cleveland and
Downing farms !; among the latter
the Helendale, Harker, Cope, French
and other stock farms.
Farther to the northwest, on the
Manitoba road, about 20 miles from
Wahpeton is located the village of
Colfax, named after the Hon. Schuy.
ler Colfax. Here mill, grain ele-
vators, stores and hotels may be
found in a town of nearly two hun.
dred people. This is where they
once thought they found coal in
minable. quantities, but us yet il
sleeps in its silent bed. The little
town of Walcott is still farther to
the northwest, promising place OF
nearly the same size as Colfax and
west of it 16 miles is Barrie, in a
settlement mainly American, q
prosperous community, though as
yet without a railroad.
| Mooreton is growing town 1:
miles west of Wahpeton on the N
=. road and Wyndmere is twenty
five miles west on the same road
and with a promising future.
The Minneapolis & Pacific rail
road, a branch or extension of tho
great "Soo' system crosses tle
county parallel with the Aberdeen
branch of the Manitoba, passing
through the same towns, on it's wa,
to Bismarck.
AS may be seen from the space
allotted to this article it is impossi
BILE to more than merely mention
many of the young towns that a.
time passes will be larger villages
But the reader must remember th,,
HIGHLAND IS A RURAL COUNTY.
1t is not Il county whose people arr
in villages. They are on the farms
The churches, especially the Romar
Catholic. both English speaking and
foreign tongue, that dot the town
ships everywhere, tell of the rustic
inhabitants.
In the work of education we arc
not behind our sister communities
After food and raiment our schools
are our first care. We join Will
the rest of North Dakota in the firm
belief that safe state is an enlipht.
ened state. All moral issues have =
strong support among the inhabi.