The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-12-27
John Rivelt, John Anderson, Daniel
Olsen, Thomas Glover and Charles

John Rivelt, John Anderson, Daniel
Olsen, Thomas Glover and Charles
Bronson.
July 8, 1871, an election precinct Wa
established at Grand Forks. In Sen.
tember Of that year voting precino
was established at Wild Rice in Case
county. A ferry charter was granted
that TALL 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 $15 per annum, and Fadden
$21. -''--
The first instrument offered for req.
ord In North Dakota was q bill Of sale.
dated Sept. ~, 1858. Baptiste Guardk
pee sold William II. Moorhead four
horses and an OK for 1858. 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
j. Hill, now OF the Great Northern
railroad, then, 1871, engaged in trading
and In transportation on the Red river.
III ASOL &NOAAu0A W. AlIISOus JOS0Dn
Rolette and Charles Cavalier were the
kota. The remainder Of the inhabit-
ants were Indians or part bloods. KIT
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 1843 engaged as clerk with Kit
son. he died in 1870, and now lives
only in the memory Of the people, crate
fully remembered especially at st. PAU.
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 a year. It Ia 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 CODY
each day, being that for the correspond
Ing day Of the previous year. Orders
We're given In August for goods to be
delivered by the first boat the next
year. After the establishment of the
Kittson trading interest at Pembina,
monthly mail line was established.
The mail was carried BY cart trains In
sammer, part Of the way by canoe.
and by dog trains in winter.
The Indian title was extinguished In
1853 through treaty with the Indians
by Gen. ]. B. 8. Todd and G. #.
Picotte to the land In the Missouri
valley for about sixty miles above
Yankton, and from that time on the
settlement in South Dakota became
quite rapid though, as before stated,
all settlers were driven to Yankton
during the Indian troubles Of 1862. All
OF the settlers in Dakota, which then
embraced all of Montana and part
OF Idaho and Wyoming at that time.
did not exceed 1000. The settlements
were about equally distributed be-
tween Pembina in North Dakota and
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. Jaynes.
Walter A. Burleigh was agent Of tho
Yankton Indians.
]. B. 8. Todd, the first delegate Do
congress from Dakota, came to thu
territory in 1855 with Gen. Harvey,
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
pantes Of infantry from AbercrOlnbie
to Pierre. Dakota then embraced Mon
tana and Wyoming and in 1864 Idaho
was added. In 1873 the boundary line
was established between Dakota and
Montana and it then remained without
further change until the two Dakotas
were admitted to the Union in 1889.
The first territorial officers were:
William Jaynes Of Ininoia, governor;
P. Bliss Of Ohio, chief justice; S. p.
Williston of Pennsylvania and J. s.
Williams, associate justices; John
Hutchinson Of Minnesota secretary;
George D. Hill Of Michigan, surveyor
general; w. e. Gleason Of Maryland,
district attorney, and w. #. 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
rs follows: William Jayncs, 1861-1S63;
Newton Edmunds, 1863 1866; Andrew
J. Faux, 1866 1869; John A. Burbank,
lS69-1S74; John L. Pennington, 1874
1878; William A. Howard, 1S7S-1SS0:
N. G. Ordway, 1880 1884; Gilbert A.
Pierce, 1884-18S7; Louis *. Church.
lSS7-1SS9; Arthur G. Mellette, till
statehood. John Miller was elected
governor Of North Dakota in 1889, An
drew FL. Burke in 1890, Eli C. d.
Shortridge in 1892 and Roger Allin in
1894.
The delegates to congress under the
territory were ]. b. g. Todd, 1862 to
1854; Walter A. Burlelgh, 1864 to 1869;
;. L. Sphinx, from 1860 to 1871; NJ K
Armstrong, from 1871; to 1875; J. p.
kidder, from 1875 to 1879; G. q. Ben
lett, from 1879 to 1881; II. f.. Petit
grew, from 1881 TO 1883; John b. Ray
nond, from 1888 TO 1885; Oscar s.
Clifford, from 1885 to 1857; George A.
Mathews from 1857 till statehood.
Hon. Henry G. Hanshrough was the
irst member Of congress from North
Dakota and he was succeeded by Hon.
Martin w. johnson In 1882, who is
IT'LL In congress.
On the organization Of the state Hon.
Gilbert A. Pierce was elected to tho
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