ENTERPRISE 1882. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Ira Benham Missing Issues: Jan.4-25, Mar.22, Apr.12-19,Jun.14, Jul.6, Oct.5-19, Nov.2, 1883. Jan.25, Mar.7, May 23, Oct.23, Nov.7, Dec.5, Dec.19-25, 1884. Mar.20, Aug.7, 1885.   July 25,1882. Issue number 1. Had no local news, but did have an interesiing and detailed account of the hanging of Thomas Eagan at Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory. The rope broke twice before they got the job done. Aug. 3,1882. PENCILINGS. The surveying of the townsite is progressing. Dr. Walling wants to buy a good milch cow. Mr. Ricker expects his family here in a few days. Mr. Blakesley, of Duluth, is here on a visit to his uncle, Mr. Fitch. A letter from Mr. I. C. Hutchinson States he will be here Saturday. Joseph Sombs, County surveyer of Wadena county is laying out the townsite. Mr. Geo. H. Carson is supervising hotel arrangements during Capt. Huntsingers absence. Mr. Blufus brings us this week a fine sample of wheat and oats. We never saw finer. Mr. Clayson, of Carson, came in yesterday and and made a years subscription to the ENTERPRISE. He is the kind of men we like to meet. Mr. Parker and sons , with Mr. Casler all from Steele County have bought land in this vicinity. They are here with their families and will locate permanently. Miss Hala Fitch, arrived home with her father the past week. Miss F. has been attending school at Copapa, Ohio, during the past year. This is her first visit to Park Rapids. Mr. Jay arrived here from Dakota this week with his family. Mr. Jay has been engaged in the hotel business at Grafton, during the past year in conjunction with his son. He has recently sold out his interests there and proposes to transfer them to this point. His son, Eugene will shortly follow his father hither. One half interest in the Park Rapids townsite has been purchased by Hon. J. B. Cutler. Mr. Cutler comes here from northern Iowa, where he has resided for the past thirty two years. The general esteem in which he is held by his townsmen is evidenced by his being re-elected Mayor of Osage, which office he now holds, by a large majority, in spite of his expressed unwillingness to serve. He secures an interest here, in preference to other localities, both in this state and elsewhere, where tempting offers have been made him. He has the fullest confidence in the future of Park Rapids, and is willing to endorse his faith by active aggressive work in behalf of town interests. A wide and successful business experience, combined with the highest integrity, ample capital, and an unlimited supply of vim, qualifies Mr. C. as it does few men to be of great help in furthering the interests of any community. Now that he has become actually identified with the town and prairies interests we may be assured that things will move. If there's 'go in it, he'll make it go." The people of Shell Prairies may well congratulate themselves on such an accession to their ranks.   If there is one thing that Park Rapids suffers for the want of it is good Hotel accommodations. It is true that owing to the generous whole souled hospitality of the ladies of the place, strangers have been quite well provided for. That the public good might be subserved, every family in town has thrown open its doors, and given meals and lodging, even at their own inconvenience. No person can truthfully say that they went away hungry or sleepless from the town, because obliged to do so. But, for all this, with many the strangers coming, their number constantly increasing, as the advantages of the town become more widely known the convenience at the hands of private parties would soon be overtaxed. Hence we are more than glad to state that we are going to have a hotel--and that right early. The lumber is now being sawed at the mill, and a building two stories in height 34x35 ft. will speedily be erected, to be enlarged as time shall demand. Capt. J. B. Huntsinger of Greenfield, Ind., a gentleman of wide experience and genial manner, will be proprietor. Capt. H. is now at his Indiana home, and a private letter received from him, says he will be here with his family, about the middle of August. He intends to have the hotel ready for occupancy at the earliest possible moment.   Shell City Items: Tinnie Glass of Chares City, Iowa, is visiting her folks at Shell City. She expects to remain three or four weeks. Bear are plenty now. One visited John Branham's hen roost it carried off the only sheep he had. -----Scratcher----- MANTER ITEMS: Mr. Bemant of Iowa is in town visiting his brother. Miss Mary Wilkins will close her term of school in two weeks. -----Shell----- CARSON ITEMS: Warner McKinley has taken unto himself a partner for life. He is the son of Amos McKinley of Carson. Miss Lewis was the happy bride. We wish them much joy. We tripped the light fantastic toe in the evening at Mr Lehmans residence. All had a good time. -----Settler-----   Aug. 10, 1882. PENCILINGS: The surveying and platting of the townsite was completed Monday. Mr. Joseph Sombs has secured a "forty acre" lot south of town on the river bank and will settle up his affairs at Verndale where he now lives, and will move here with his family in a few weeks. Arrivals and Departures: Incomings and outgoings have been the order of the past week. On the 5th Mr. I. C. Hutchinson arrived this week with his wife and two children. They have taken up their temporary quarters in the schoolhouse, and will move into the building now occupied by Dr. Chas. Cutler as an office, which Mr. H. has purchased, and will hold as a house for some time. Mr. Hutchinson has carried on a blacksmith shop at Parkers Prairie, Ottertail Co., the past year and will carry on the same business here. He will errect a shop at once. Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Rice left us enroute for New York, where they go to visit friends and relatives. Mrs. Rice will remane some weeks, while Mr. R. will return to look after his business intrest here. During their stay they are in hopes to spend a few days at Chatauqua, at the famous S. S. Assembly, which meets there annually. The same night Dr. D. E. Cutler started on his return home to Osage. The doctor expressed himself as well pleased with the country, and felt confident that Park Rapids has a bright future. His visit would have been pleasanter had he not been sick part of the time. On the evening of the 8th, Hon. J. B. Cutler and Surveyer Sombs, departed the town. Mr. Cutler returns to Osage for a time but will remain with us in spirit "though absent in the body." His time and energy will continue largely to be given to the promotion of town interests and Park Rapids will not suffer by his absence--except as, strangers may miss his hearty off hand greeting, and the children their merry friend. He expects to return later in the fall, and may possibly spend the winter with us. Mr. Sombs goes back to Verndale to settle up his affairs, and return again as a settler. The old log cabin, which has occupied so conspicuous a place in the roadway in the townsite has been removed. It was the first building put up on second prairie. Mr. Charley Todd came here in June 1879 and built it. For five weeks he and his family did not see a white man. Little did he think a growing village would be here. The cabin was taken down last week.   Manter Items: B. A. Manter has sold his saw mill and engine to F. E. Ordway of second prairie. He will thresh there this fall, and run his saw mill during the winter. F. Allen will move his house to town. E. R. Hinds and J. W. Jarvis have bought a new threshing machine and will run the same on this prairie this fall. The seperator is one of the improved Agitators with a twelve horsepower traction engine. A fine looking rig. There are prospects of a new hotel here. Col. Martin was in town this morning and as a natural consequence had a few stories to offer.   -----Shell----- Carson Items: There was an accident happened to Mr. Gilbert. He and his son were loading a saw log. They had it up to the top of the wagon wheels and the rope broke that they were drawing it up with, and the log rolled back on Mr. Gilbert's hips. I do not know if he will get through or not. He is 72 years old. I expect it will go hard with him. Mr. Lewis of our place, has moved his family to Shell City this week. His wife's health has been poor for some time. We got a letter from Capt. J. S. Huntsinger. We expect him any day now. He expects to bring some of his Indiana friends with him, to locate on our Prairies.   -----Settler-----   Long Lake Items: Mrs. Mow has sold her claim, and Mr. Wilkins is turning under the sod for the man who bought it. There is a good crossing near the upper end of Long Lake and a road down the east end of the lake to Manter. The distance is six miles. Messrs. Rice, Ricker and Buck, first drove through the lake July 22. There are about twelve hundred acres of wheat and oats on first prairie.   -----Tracana-----    Aug. 17, 1882 Pencilings: Mrs. T. T. Benham is quite ill. Social meetings for prayer and worship are held at Mr. C. F. Rice's every Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce of Riceville, Ia. are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Rice. They are both delighted with the country. Mr. Jennings has been favored with a visit from his brother-in-law, Mr. Ben. Inman. Mr. Inman goes back to his Illinois home at once--having left on Tuesday--to make arrangements to return with his family where he will engage in business. Mr. Inman belongs to the "blue ribbon" army. We cannot have to many that kind of men. It really begins to look like business. Lumber is now on the ground for a number of buildings, Messrs. Near and Carson are busy framing the timbers for the new hotel. Mr. Hutchinson is busy boarding in his new blacksmith shop, Mr. Kidd has the frame up for his new house, the printing office will be up next week and quite a number of other buildings are in contemplation. Last Friday night while Mr. Phelps and son were driving home from the town an accident occurred to the later. Mr. Phelps lives about twelve miles west. When about three miles out his son in jumping off the load to open some bars, fell under the wheels. They passed over him just above the hips. He suffered considerable but no bones were broken and at last accounts was doing well.   MANTER ITEMS: More Germans have arrived for the Elbow Lake region. Hinds and Jarvis started their new thrasher last Saturday. It works like charm. Mr. Wright's barley went forty bushels to the acre. George Wilkins is recovering slowly from the effects of a blueberry founder. J. Howard took in 350 pounds of snake root one day last week.   -----Shell-----     CARSON ITEMS: S. S. McKinley's family arrived here all safe and sound. His father and mother came out to make their sons a visit. They are very much pleased with the country. Mr. McKinley thinks if he were a little younger he would locate with us. Like to have him locate. Mr. Gilbert that got hurt by loading a log is getting around again, his injuries are not as bad as first supposed. Capt. C. C. Parker is laying out our town this week. We expect a hotel to be started soon and a tin shop. Some of our boys start for the Dakota harvest fields this week. More anon,   -----SETTLER-----     Aug. 24, 1882. PENCILINGS: Captain Huntsinger returned this week. He brought with him Mr. Frank Addison of Greenfield, Indiana. The Captain is well pleased with the location of the hotel site and will push matters rapidly from this time on. The situation of the new buildings is as follows; Hotel, block 11, lot 11 & 12. Printing Office, block 11, lot 8. Blacksmith shop, block 10, lot 17. Kidd's Residence, block 12, lot 4. Todd's building, block 9, lot---. -------------------------------------     CARSON ITEMS: Religious services will be held at the residence of S. S. McKinley, every Sunday at Two o'clock in the afternoon, led by J. M. Hawkins until furter notice. All are invited to attend. D. W. Clason and wife are over on the Park making a raid on the blueberries this week. More anon,   -----Settler-----   LONG LAKE ITEMS: Shocks of well filled sheaves are thickly dotting the stubble fields. Quite a contrast from three years ago! What will three more years bring ? There are many thousand acres more that will be brought under cultivation by that time, and with the capabilities of our soil, what may we not hope for in the agricultural interests? Some Germans passed through to Elbow Lake last week hunting homes. There is some good country around there.   -----TRACANA-----     Aug. 31, 1882.   MITCHEL COUNTY (IA.) NEWS (reprint) Rev. J.B. Casebeer is much pleased with Park Rapids, Minn., and has invested there. Dr. Frank Moors has purchased the Mandigo property now occupied by H. A. Durand.Hon J. B. Cutler showed us a plat of Park Rapids, Minn. It looks well on paper and we are confident that Jim will make it look well for a fact in time. Dr. D. E. Cutler and wife came home on Monday having spent the Sabath at Albert Lea with Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Burtch. The Dr. has been away four weeks at Park Rapids, Minn. of which country he speaks in high terms. He says that the prairie land is taken but there is plenty of good timber land to be had. One good feature is the excellent water to be had a few feet below the surface. Then the beautiful lakes that dot this northern land have a great attraction for a man who likes to fish as well as the Doctor.   PENCILINGS. Jessie Benham brought us an exceptionally good speciman of wheat last week. Ira Benham and E. A. Wright of first prairie were up to our burg this week. Both gentlemen made a subscription to the ENTERPRISE before going home. CARSON ITEMS Mr. Gilbert is Better. More anon,   ----- Settler-----   Sept. 7, 1882.   PENCILINGS C. S. Jennings is happy over the arrival of a little stranger at his house. It's a girl. Mandigo and Son, are getting ready to erect a hardware store adjoining their present building. Congratulations and hearty good wishes of the ENTERPRISE to Mr. and Mrs. James Yoder of Shell City. ------------------------------------ LONG LAKE ITEMS Wedding at Shell City Aug. 30. The parties were Mr. James -. Yoder and Miss ----- Doran The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Wm. Denley of Long Lake. A long life and a happy one to them. Who will be the next to lead off ?   Sept. 14, 1882.   STRAIT RIVER ITEMS Mr. Resch has cut ninety-six acres of grain with a Plano harvester and a team of two horses. Mr. Benham has an acre of Canada corn which he thinks is hard to beat. Mr. Ordway has bought Manter's old threshing-machine and engine and is now up to third prairie threshing.   -----Granger-----   Sept. 21, 1882. LOCAL PENCILINGS A. E. Dickinson's oats went 50 bushels to the acre. Miss Doran of Shell Lake, and Mrs. Stevens of Third Prairie, are down today visiting friends in the town. Jarvis and Hinds have finished threshing for Alfred Churchill and A. E. Dickinson and are now at Jessie Benham's. Mr. Nelson Pierce is the latest arrival from Mitchel county,Iowa. Mr. P. is here on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Gilbert Rice. He arrived Wednesday. Miss Edith Rice left this morning for Verndale where she will take the train for Osage, Iowa. She goes hither, to attend the Cedar Valley Seminary, during the present school year. Her friends here, regret her departure, and she carries with her their best wishes for her success in student life.   Lost. Somewhere between Third Prairie and Manter a calfskin pocketbook containing a sum of money and a note. The note was given by Wm. Searles and John Humphrey to E. R. Hinds, payable on or about the 15th day of December, 1882, at Fargo, D. T. All persons are hereby forbiden to negotiate for or purchase the foregoing described note. $10 reward for recovery of the same, if left at the Enterprise office, Park Rapis, or at the Jarvis and Ramsey's store, Manter. E. R. Hinds.   CARSON ITEMS: D. W. Claysons's brother is on the road for our place, looking for a location. Still the ball keeps rolling. Amos Mckinley is raising a dwelling this week.   Long Lake Items: Messrs. Jarvis and Hinds are doing good work with their machine. They thrashed seven hundred bushels one day recently, six hundred of it, wheat. They moved the machine three miles and set the machines in three different places. A bear has been visiting the neighborhood again, and killed a calf belonging to Mr. Wright and tried to get at Mr. Glass's pigs. There is a young son at Mr. Bateman's.   ----Tracana-----     SHELL CITY ITEMS.   F. M. Yoder and Son are now sawing. Parties wishing lumber or sawing can be accomodated. J. D. Strombaugh has opened his new wagon and blacksmith shop. He is now ready to do blacksmithing and all kinds of repairing. Give him a call. Miss Susie and Tina Glass started for Charles City, Iowa, on the 18th. Miss Katie O'Brien will teach the Shell City school this coming winter. Katie taught a successful term last summer at Shell City and we hope will succeed in doing as well this winter. We expect by and by to hear the cheery tones of the Shell City public school bell ringing out the time for school. Mrs. John Glass died very suddenly at her home near Shell City, Monday Sept. 18th. No lingering disease. The news of her sudden decease will make the heart of many a friend and dear one grow sad.   -----Scratcher-----     Sept. 28, 1882     LOCAL PENCILINGS:   Mr. Nelson Pierce started on his return to Iowa Wednesday morning. We had a pleasant call from him while he was here, We have to ask the indulgence of our readers for a week or two with the scanty amount of local and exchange news in our columns. We are about moving into our new office building and most of our time is taken up in getting ready for the change. The ENTERPRISE was favored today by a call from Rev. Chas. Wright, one of the native Chippewas, who has charge of the Leech Lake Episcopal Mission. He is a son of the White Earth chief, White Cloud and speaks good English. He informs us that Bishop Whipple, in company with Rev. J. A. Gilfillan, was at Leech Lake and preached on the 8th August. Mr. Wright has had charge of his church for three years, enjoys his work, and is hopeful for his people.   Oct. 5, 1882. (missing) Oct. 12,1882   LOCAL PENCILINGS-Oct. 12 We regret to give notice that there will be no issue of the ENTERPRISE Next week. This is due to an unfortunate delay of paper stock on which this paper is printed, heretofore received each week. This is the third week we have failed of any supply so we are obliged to suspend an issue and go down the line. We have to ask the indugence of our readers, for a week or two, with the scanty amouny of local and exchange news in our columns. We are moving into our new office building and most of our time is taken up in getting ready for the change. CARSON ITEMS: Mr. Amos Mckinley has got his house raised and is enclosing it as fast as he can. D. N. McKinley has comenced the erection of a new dwelling. We intend to commence building a new school-house next week and get it ready for winter school. -----Settler----- Missing Issue. Oct, 23, 1882.     LOCAL PENCIKLINGS: Another man happy. C. Blufus. It's a boy. Albert Briggs was made glad Monday by the arrival of an eleven pound boy at his home. NOTES BY THE WAY: Alfred Hendrickson has built a house on the Red Eye where the wayfaring man may obtain a good meal and a nights lodging. Such a place has long been needed. Stewart's stage line is well patronized. Bert Richards handles the ribbons.   Missing Issue.   Nov. 9, 1882.   LOCAL PENCILLINGS: John Branham of first Prairie rejoices over the advent of a little daughter.   Nov. 16, 1882. CARSON ITEMS: A. B. and D. R. McKinley have completed their houses. There was a wedding in the neighborhood yesterday. The happy couple are Joseph Brewer and Miss Angie Kinney. We haven't the honor of the ladies aquaintance but we know "Joe" to be a stirring young man. They have our best wishes. MARRIED. BREWER--Kinney. On Thursday, Nov. 9th at the residence of Henry Smith of Shell Lake by C. M. Carson Esq, J. J. Brewer of Carson, Becker Co., and Angeline Kinney of Shell Lake, Becker Co., Minn.   Nov. 30, 1882. LOCAL PENCILINGS: Last Friday evening a plesant party enjoyed a dance at the hotel at the invitation of Miss Belle Huntsinger. LONG LAKE ITEMS: Mr. Benham of Canada is visiting his brother, Ira of Manter. Long Lake has not frozen over.   Dec.7, 1882. SHELL CITY ITEMS J. M. Yoder has retuned from Verndale the 1st inst. He has happily made arrangements with S. M. Chandler, by which he buys out the latters entire interest in the Shell city Townsite property. He is glad to be able to announce to all parties interested that he can now assure waranty deeds and perfect titles to parties wishing to buy Shell City property. Now that the last obstacle has bee removed the future prosperity of our burg is unquestionable and she moves forward to the place destiny has assigned for her.   Dec. 14, 1882. LOCAL PENCILINGS: The ENTERPRISE has the pleasure of noting this week the arrival of a stranger who can claim this as her native land. She came on the mornin.g of the 9th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Jay. It is true she weighed only 8 1/2 pounds but is already gaining and under the influence of the bracing atmosphere of glorious Minnesota, will no douby grow to be robust. Not only is Gene made glad, but you are welcome little girl as the first child born within the limits of Park Rapids.   Dec. 21, 1882.   Dec. 28, 1882.     End of 1882.