Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-16
Cavalier County of the Long Ago
Compiled byHistorical Committee.


Tho following is "a list of the committees nam:
ed in the plan as outlined by Professor Libby u
the University of North Dakota, for the pur-
pose of gathering and compiling historical facts
and data relative to tho History of Cavalier
County, for the State Historical Society. The
committees named below carry out their diyi-
! sional work under the direction of an executive
committee composed of Mrs. John Mahon. Mrs.
Charles Hunter and Mrs Jennie Moran:
I-PHYsICGRAPHY.
l. Geolocy-soil, glacial deposits. ,. Rivers
and Lakes, 3. Contour of the Country. 4.
Mineral Resources,
Committee: Mrs. Crimson, chairman, b.
Prom. of Milton, Miss Belle Mcknight, of Han
nah, Norris Nelson, of Munich
II-NATlyE RACES.
J.. Tribal Groups Oiibways, tssiniboine,
Sioux, lIidatsa. >. Animals Hunted Fur
Bearing: Beaver, Bear, Wolf, Muskrat, Otter,
Fox. Mink, Buffalo. Food = Buffalo, Deer,
Moose, Elk, Antelope, Bear, Wild Fowl. 3.
Other Sources of Food WILD Rice, Ojihway,
Iudian Iurnip, Prairie Indians, Fish in Rivers
a1d Lakes. 4.-Wars with Each Other. ).
Trails, Camp Sites, Villages and Burial Mounds
~IlI-EARLIEST WHITE INHABITANTS.
/. Irappers and Traders from C~anada-IIud
son Bay Co, n. W. Co., Alex, Henry. Jr, >,
Half Breed Buffalo Hunters-Figllt at Olga. 3,
Catholic Prlcsts-Early Missions, Father Genin
| Among the Half Breed Hunters. :, Red River
Cart Trails and Maps of Same.
Joint Committee: II. E. Dorval, chairman,
Il, Bnauchamp, $. Gross, D.J. McKinnon, p.
i}rus.rau, j McGauvran, ". j. Mahon. q, w.
TDr;,. r,t,, NaI,,, II RDulnE
N-PoLrTICAL ORGANIZATIONS
L.. Part of Lord selkirks Grant from Hudson
Bay Co., ISL. >. Cession to United States,
Isl, Treaty of Paris. 3, Territorial Transfers:
Hudson Bay Coz, Grant, l610-l713, Missouri
Territory l~Sla-lS2S, Michigan Territory 1925
1896. Wisconsin Territory l~S36-l83s, Iowa
Territory lS3S-ls46 Wisconsin Territory 1916
lSiq. Minnesota |crritory lSs9-l75S. Dakota
Territory 1SlS- 1889.
Committee: Jos Power. Mrs Fletcher, Mrs,
Nessler, Mrs Burke, Mrs Deyaney
N-rGRRITORIAL ORGANIZATION, 1861 1889
IL, -. ALERT, Chairman Of Committee
iiuie Committee has not been named as :et.)
yl-STATEHOOD, 1859.
Mosdames Hunter and Moran, Clairmen
J.. lmmigratiou-UHitcd States and English
Spcal.i4G. stories of Old Settlers. Early Hard
ships. Billiards. Indian Scarcs. Markets,
Crops, Etc. Prairie Fires, Etc.
Committee: Mrs. Hamilton, chairman, Mrs
d w Barker, Mrs Robert Murie, Mrs Graves,
Mrs Work, Mrs d mcdonald, Mr. c Hunter,
Mrs } l. Robertson, Mrs Fay. Mrs VIM Reilly. of
Milton. Mrs II Mclean of Hannah, Mrs p An
thony, of Munich, Mrs p Shelp, Of MAZDA, Mrs
~ /, In-.,, &c Nr,I,. NJ s,1liran ovid n NJ
Blair, of Lnngdon
.. Foreign Settlers Causns of Coming Story
of Journey to America and to Cavalier County.
Early Experiences.
Committee: Attorney P G Johnson, chair
man, a Schulke, Father Bernard of Mt. Carmel.
Mrs b Prom, of Milton.
3. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Institutes Kinder
tens, Etc.
Committee: Miss Anna Mclean, chairman,
Helen J Sullivan, EJ Fox, Sd y Boyd. Miss
Allie r Dickson, Miss LaBel!e Mahon and Miss
Aettie Prinyer.
4. Churches Organization, Temperance So
cicties, Religious Societies.
Committee Miss Clara Graves, chairman
Miss Florence Prinyer, Mrs A Pinkerton Mrs
McNiven, Rev Newlove, Mrs Sullivan.
i. Comfy Seat History-Court House, Elec-
tions, Epidemics. Opera House, Prohibition
Cyclone. Co. L and Civil War Veterans, Etc.
Committee: Z j Fox, chairman, Mrs W T
Winter, L. ID Stewart, Mrs Mcknight, j G
Dickson, Frank T. b Mercer, Allan Pinkerton,
Frank +. Ross, of Calvin, and Robert Fleming
G.. Dead Towns and Abandoned Post Offices:
Map Showing Location, History of Foundation
Causes of Abandonment. Hotels and Stopping
Places Of the Early Settlers
Committee; w Winter, chairman, Mrs A
O'Brlcn, WA Monroe, T L Burke
!. ORGANIZATIONS
Fraternities-Wm Stevenson, J Sheehan
Clubs-Jno " IIaw Mrs " b Dickson, Mrs
Henry f Baker, Of Iona
Chautauqua-Mrs Newlove of Milton, Miss
Lucy \ Gordon, r I Burke
Music-A Kochmstedt L Z Moore Mrs
Thomas Finerty, Mr. Tom Smith.
Sports-Henry Mclean, John Boyd, Charles
Chisholm, Robert Meiklciohn, John E Truax
John f Ramage
professions-Dr Donovan Atty w BDickson
Manufactures and EXports-Thomas Fin.
city, j b Boyd, Jos Crawford, John j Robson
Railroads-Wiiliam Bolton, II T Baker,
CD Mcmillan NJ Liebeler
Prcss-Mesdames Groom, Woolncr, Getchell
and lindStrom,
CENTRAL COMMITTEE: