Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-27

in constructing buildings. Pine fin
ish lumber had to be brought down.
from McCauleyville. h saw mill
was located close on the river bank.
four or five rods north of where the
track of the Great Northern APP
proaches the bridge over Red river.
There was not much building done the
first year and the number OF inna5i-
tan:s was so limited that any resi-
dent might have beer acquainted with
them all. During the year Capt.
Grlggs built q frame house on a site
where the Syndicate Flock vas after
wards erected, and brought his fami-
ly from Henderson to occupy 1t. The
siore of GrlgGs 4. Walsh was opened
in the fat.
First Election.
The people Of the Grand Forks set
Element were hen living in Pembina
county. Dakota Territory. This coun-
ty had been created in 1867 by the
territorial legislature assembled at
Yankton, and comprised much Of the
eastern half of the present state. In
the absence of townships, the county
commissioners divided it into pre-
cincts. A Grand Forks precinct was
created July 3, 1871. This precinct
extended back from Red river IS
miles and took in the country between
Turtle and Goose rivers. At the first
election held in this precinct, Thos.
Walsh, S. c. Cary and John Fadden
were appointed judges of election.
John Fadden was born in Montreal
in 1914. Some time in the tifties he
settled in Sibley county, MINI, and
later removed to Mcleod county.
that county May Is, he arrived at
Grand Forks June 8. 1871. Next July
the county commissioners granted to
Fadden a charter to operate a ferry
at Grand Forks at sci per annum for
five years. The ferry was maintained
Just below the junction of the rivers.
~Fadden's cabin being near at hand.
Euild Telegraph Line.
During the summer a telegraph line
was built from the Fargo ' townsite
down the valley to Pembina and Win
nipeg. following the river road. 1t was
owned by the Northwestern Tele-
graph company of Kenosha, Wis. S.
c. Cady had the contract to set the
poles. the contract being drawn up
and signed at Pembina, July II, 1871.
The poles were set along the river.
Geo. B. WinshipI and VIM. Bulge tool
the poles from Turtle river to. Kellys
Point, now called Acton. This tele-
graph line was the first to be con-
structed in North Dakota. In the fall
the line WAS extended to Winnipeg, a
person of the name of Mckusey hav-
ing the contract to construct the six
ty miles Of the line in Manitoba. Ar
office was opened ut Grand Forks that
fall. a nan named Gran being the
first operator there.
Early in the fall, Blakely & Car.
penter extended the stage line down
the valley to Winnipeg, bridging tho
streams that had to be crossed, and
establishing stations at various points
The first stage arrived at Winnipeg
September II, 1871. At that time
Winnipeg was only a small village Of
about two hundred inhabitants tina
Lad begun to grow up around Fort
Garry. At Grand Forks the stage
road, which had been the old Rec
river rail Inc mail route. came II
diagonally across what is now Tho
Viets addition to Grand Forks, reach
ing Third street at Kittson avenue
Leaving Grand Forks. the route wa.
substantially the same as that o
Third street in it's extension down thu
riter! The stages raj daily n tool
) the mail. Before they commenced
!. running, VIM. Bulge carried the mai
!, for Huffman between Grand Fork
!, and Pclnbina, using a pony and Re-
: river cart.
Hotel Is Built.
Among those who. came to Gran,
! Forks on one of the earlier trips o