| Summary: | Variant Title: Your city, Grand Forks North Dakota oration which bought the newspaper in 1929. The Herald's circulation is the largest in the United States for a city of its size. The Normanden "an American newspaper published in the Norwegian language" was established in 1887 by L. K. Hassel with H. A. Foss as its first editor. In 1893 it was purchased by a group of men including George B. Winship, John Sorlie, and P. O. Thorsen who became manager and publisher. It was sold in 1926 to a Fargo firm for publication in that city. Railroads 'The GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD came into East Grand Forks October 22, 1879. The bridge was completed across the River into Grand Forks January 13, 1880, when the first train of cars crossed with the engine pushing the cars because the weight might be too heavy for the construction bridge to carry. The first passenger train through Crookston to Grand Forks, a distance of 21 miles required two hours. The first all passenger train in 1885 had two coaches and two baggage cars. A sleeper was added in 1890. Early service was one train each day, each way. Engineer George Bunnell and Conductor Tom Stall each served 50 years. Great Northern Depots. The first depot was a wooden structure on 'Third Street, erected in 1880. The second depot was at the present site of the Kedney warehouse, 901 University Avenue, 1882-1883. The present station, a completely modern stone building was erected in 1900. The present trainmaster, Omer Hall, has served 50 years on February 22, 1953. Northern Pacific Railroad. 'Fhe first train was operated to East Grand Forks on April 1, 1887. Service in the early days was two passenger and two freight trains daily. The first Northern Pacific Station was built in the late I890's back of the present Nash Company location. The second station was in the same block as the present station which was built in 1928 in the 200 block on North Third Street. Telephone and Telegraph The first telegraph office listed in Western Union records for Grand Forks was in 1872. The office was very small and adjoined the Hudson Bay Hotel, located where the Buttrey Store now stands at the corner of Third Street and DeMers Avenue. First manager was D. M. Holmes. In 1882 the Grand Forks Telephone Company was organized. D. M. Holmes, George B. Winship, S. S. Titus, W. G. Woodruff, and S. W. McLaughlin were stockholders. The poles used in building the first line were cut along the river bank in East Grand Forks; the wire was iron, the instruments were wall sets three feet high with battery in the case on the board, and a bell ringer. The local office was in the Holmes Drug Store. In 1877 the first rural telephone system in North Dakota was established to serve the Grandin Company farms. This was one year after telephones Were first exhibited at the Philadelphia Centennial in 1876. Population Grand Forks, from U. S. Census Records 1871 33 1900 .8,652 1930 17,112 1880 1800 1910 12,478 1940 20,228 1890 4979 1920 14,926 1950 26,836 This is about the normal increase for a vigorous voting city. Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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