The Hope pioneer., 1895-12-20
John Rivelt, John Anderson, Daniel
Olsen, Thomas Glover and Charles

John Rivelt. John Anderson, Daniel
Olsen, Thomas Clover and Charles
Bronson.
July j, 1871, an election precinct was
established at Grand Forks. In Sen.
tember OF that year n voting precinoA
was established at Wild Rice in Cass
county. A ferry charter was granted
that fall to G. j. Kceny on the RED
river at Fargo. D. f. Brawley waa
granted like privileges at Pembina.
and John Faddcn at Grand Forks. Kee-
ny was to pay $50 per annlm for his.
BraWley $15 per annum, and Fadden
sol.
The first instrument offered for REQ
ora IN North Dakota was bill of sale.
GATED sept ~, 1865. Baptiste Gua,li.
pee sold William II. MoorhcaN four
horses and ali OK for S553 Joseph
Rolettc made the first warranty deed.
lie sold ten acres to Frank Columbo
at Pembna. The second deed was
made by Rolcttc. 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.
In 1871 Norman W. Kittson. Joseph
Rolcttc and Charles Cavalier were the
only white men residing in North Da-
Kota Thc remainder of the inhabit-
ants were Indians or part bloods. Kitt-
son had then resided in the country
eight years. Rolettc came in 1912 Ro-
lette was engaged with his uncle. Fish.
cr, in running a line of carts from the
Rcd river settlements to st. Paul. and
in 1S43 engaged as clerk with Kitt-
son. He died in 1870, and now lives
only in the memory of the people. CRATE
fully remembered especially at st. l'aul.
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 Mt
Pembna, whatever mail received was
brought in via Husdon Bay, and was
but once year. 1t is related of tho
parents Of Mrs. Cavalier that they
had the London Times sent them in
bound volumes by the yearly mail. The
OH gentleman would read one COW
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 Pcmbina.
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.
Il The Indian title was exrinyuisbed in
1858 through a treaty with the Indians
ny Gen. ]. B. s. Todd and C. r..
Plcotte to the land in the Missouri
valley for about sixty miles above
Aankton, 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 n part
or Idaho and Wyoming at that time.
did not exceed 1000. The settlements
were about equally distributed be-
tween pembina in North Dakota and
Minnchaha, Clay. Union, Yankton and
Bonhommc counties in South Dakota.
t'los Stutsman, afterward prominent
III North Dakota affairs, was appoint
ed private secretary to Gov. Jaynes.
Walter A. Burlcigh was agent Of the
Yankton Indians
J. y. S. Todd, the first delegate to
congress from Dakota. came to thH
territory In 1855 with Gen. HarneY.
who camped with 1900 men that win
ter at Fort Pierre. Capt Sully was
then at Fort Abercrombie and march
ed across the country with two COM
panics of infantry from Abercrombis
to Pierre. Dakota then embraced Mon
tana and Wyoming and in 1864 Idaho
was added. In 1873 tho boundary line
was established between Dakota ana
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 Illinois, GOVERNOR
L. Bliss of Ohio, chief Justice; S. p.
Williston Of Pennsylvania and J. 8.
Williams, associate Justices; John
of Minnesota, secretarvi
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.
aral
The governors of Dakota have been
Is follows: William Jaynes, 1S61-1S83:
Newton Edmunds, 1s63-1SGG; Andrew
J: Taulk, 1SG6-1s69; John A. Burbank.
lSeI9-lS!4; John l.. Pennington, 1874
1878; William A. Howard, 1S7S-1S8O:
\. G. Ordway, 18s0-1884; Gilbert A.
Pierce, 1SS4-1sS7; Louis X. Church.
1887 1889; Arthur G. Mellette, til
statehood. John Miller was elected
governor Of North Dakota in 1889, An
lrcw Ii. Burke in 1890, Eli G. d.
shortridgc in 1892 and Roger Allin in
1874.
The delegates to congress under the
elritory We're J. B. S. Todd, 1862 to
S64; Walter A. Burleigh, 1864 to 1869;
). l.. Sphinx, from 1869 to 1871; NJ. X.
Armstrong, from 1871 to 1875; J. p.
Aidder, from 1875 to 1879; G. G. Ben
lett, from 1879 to 1881; r. F. Petit
rev, from 1881 to 1888; John B. Ray
nond, from 1883 to 1885; Oscar s.
iifford, from 1885 to 1887; George A.
1athews from 1887 till statehood.
Ion. Henry G. Hansbrough was tho
rst member Of congress from North
Dakota and he was succeeded by Hon.
1artin w. Johnson In 1892, who IL
till in congress.
On the orga nization of the state Hon,
Hilbert A. Pierce was elected to thR
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