Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-26

John Rivelt, John Anderson, Daniel
Olsen, Thomas Clover and Charles
Bronson.
July 3. 1871, an election precinct was
established at Grand Forks. In Sep
TENDER of that year voting precino
was established at Wild Rice in Cass
county. A ferry charter was granted
that fall to G. J. Keeny on the Red
river at Fargo. d. F. Brawley was
granted like privileges at Pembina.
and John Fadden at Grand Forks, Kee-
ny was to pay $50 per annum for his,
Brawley SIS per annum, and Fadden
$21.
The first instrument offered for REQ
ord in North Dakota was bill of sale,
dated Sept -, 1868. Baptiste Guardl
pee sold William H. Moorhead four
horses and an OK for $553. Joseph
Rolette made the first warranty deed.
He sold ten acres to Frank Columbo
at Pembina. The second deed was
made by Rolette, being five acres at
the mouth Of Pembina river to James
]. Hill, now of the Great Northern
railroad, then. 1871. engaged in trading
and in transportation on the Red river.
In 1851 Norman w. Kittson Joseph
Rolette and Charles Cavalier were the
only white men residing in North Da-
kOta. The remainder Of the inhabit-
ants We're Indians or part bloods. Kilt
son had then resided in the country
eight years. Rolette came in 1912. Ro-
lette was engaged with his uncle, Fish
er, in running line Of carts from tho
Red river settlements to st. Paul. and
in 1913 engaged as a clerk with Kilt
son. He died in 1870. and now lives
only in the memory Of the people. CRATE
fully remembered especially at st. Paul,
for his part in saving the capital in
that city in 1857, when he made away
with the bill removing it to st. Peter.
Prior to Kittson's establishment at
Pembina, whatever mail received was
brought in via Husdon Bay, and was
but once year. 1t is related of the
parents Of Mrs. Cavalier that they
had the London Times sent them in
bound volumes by the yearly mail. The
old gentleman would read one copy
each day, being that for the correspond
ing day of the previous year. Ordera
We're given in August for goods to be
delivered by the first boat the next
year. After the establishment Of tho
Kittson trading interest at Pembina,
a monthly mail line was established.
The mail was carried by cart trains in
summer. a part Of the way by canoe,
and by dog trains in winter.
The Indian title was exringujshed in
1893 through a treaty with the ~ -.
by Gen. J. B. S. Todd anu ~ noe
Picotte to the land in the arus :are
valley for about sixty milee, WIN
Yankton. and from that tim. le.e Tue =
settlement in South Dakota hici, IS ~ l,
quite rapid though. as befor. OF less IN
all settlers We're driven to the nIst
during the Indian troubles of ear the
of the settlers in Dakota, which the ye
embraced all of Montana and a paHvss
of Idaho and Wyoming at that time,
did not exceed 1000. The settlements
were about equally distributed be-
Minnehaha, Clay. Union, Yankton and
Bonhomme counties in South Dakota.
Enos Stutsman. afterward prominent
in North Dakota affairs, was appoint
ed private secretary to Gov. Jayne1.
Walter A. Burleigh was agent Of the
Yankton Indians.
J. B. S. Todd, the first delegate 10
congress- from Dakota, came to the
territory in 1855 with Gen. HarneY,
who camped with 1000 men that win
ter at Fort Pierre. Capt. Sully was
then at Fort Abercrombie and march
ed across the country with two COM
panies of infantry from Abercrombie
to Pierre. Dakota then embraced Mon
tana and Wyoming and in 1864 Idaho
was added. In 1873 the boundary line
was esta blished between Dakota and
Montana and it then remained without
were admitted to the Union in 1889.
The first territorial officers werot
William Jaynes of Illinois, governors
p. Bliss of Ohio, chief Justice; S. p.
Williston of Pennsylvania and J. s.
Williams, associate justices; John
Hutchinson Of Minnesota, secretary1
George D. Hill of Michigan, surveyor
general; w. E. Gleason Of Maryland,
district attorney, and w. F. Shaffer Of
Maryland. United States marshal.
Newton Edmunds Of Michigan, after
ward governor, was chief draughts-
man in the Office Of the surveyor gen.
eral.
The governors Of Dakota have been
as follows: William Jaynes, 1S61-1863;
Newton Edmunds, 1866; Andrew
J. Faulk, 1S66-1969; John A. Burbank,
1S69-1S74; John L. Pennington, 1874
n. G. Ordway, 1S8O-1SS4; Gilbert A.
Pierce. 1SS4-1SS7; Louis K. Church,
1SS7-1SS9; Arthur G. Mellette, till
statehood. John Miller was elected
governor of North Dakota in 1889, An
drew H. Burke in 1890, Eli G. D.
Shortridge in 1892 and Roger Allin in
1894.
The delegates to congress under tho
territory were j. B. S. Todd, 1862 to
1864; Walter A. Burleigh, 1864 to 1869;
s. l.. Sphinx, from 1869 to 1871; M. X.
Armstrong, from 1871 to 1875; j. r..
Kidder, from 1875 to 1879; G. G. Ben
nett, from 1879 to 1881; r. F. Petit
grew from 1881 to 1888; John B. Ray
mond. from 1883 to 1885; Oscar 8.
Clifford from 1885 to 1887; George A.
Mathews from 1887 till statehood.
Hon. Henry G. Hansbrough was tho
first member of congress from North
Dakota and he was succeeded by Hon.
Martin w. johnson In 1892, who 10
still In congress.
On the organization of the state Hon.
Gilbert A. Pierce was elected to tho