North Dakota Indian Agencies and Schools

Agencies and Schools listed below are what were listed for the state.  Slight indent after an Agency list all schools in that jurisdiction.

Bismarck School, North Dakota.
Post-office: Bismarck, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Bismarck, North Dakota; Postal and Western Union, 2 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Bismarck, North Dakota, on “Soo” Road and Northern Pacific Rwy.; thence hired or school team, 2 miles.

Fort Berthold School, North Dakota
Post-office: Elbowoods, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Garrison, North Dakota; Soo Line Telegraph Co., 45 miles from school; thence mail, 12 hours. (Message is relayed from Bismarck, North Dakota, via Western Union line.)
Railroad station: Garrison, North Dakota, on Soo Line Rwy. (Bismarck Division); thence stage daily, except Sunday, 45 miles.

Four day schools.
Post-office: Elbowoods, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Garrison, North Dakota
Railroad station: By team from Fort Berthold school.

Devil’s Lake Agency, North Dakota (See Fort Totten.)

Fort Totten School, North Dakota
Post-office: Fort Totten, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Devils Lake, North Dakota; Western Union, 16 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Devils Lake, North Dakota, on Great Northern Rwy.; thence daily stage, 16 miles. Or Oberon, on Northern Pacific Rwy.; thence hired team, 12 miles.

Standing Rock Agency and School, North Dakota
Post-office: Fort Yates, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Mandan, North Dakota; Western Union, 60 miles from agency; thence telephone.
Railroad station: McLaughlin, South Dakota, on Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rwy.: thence hired team or stage, 25 miles.

Grand River school. Post-office: Little Eagle, South Dakota Telegraph address: Via agency; thence telephone. Railroad station: McLaughlin, South Dakota, on Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rwy.; thence hired team, 12 miles.

Martin Kenel Agricultural school.
Post-office: Fort Yates, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Via agency; thence telephone.
Railroad station: McLaughlin, South Dakota, on Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rwy.; thence hired team. The school is 16 miles south of the agency and 16 miles northeast of McLaughlin.

No. 1 day school.
Post-office: Cannon Ball, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Via agency; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Same as Cannon Ball station. School is 7 miles south of Cannon Ball and 18 miles north of agency.

No. 2 day school.
Post-office: Fort Yates, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Via agency; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Same as agency; situated 3 miles north of agency.

Bull Head substation and day school.
Post-office: Bull Head, South Dakota
Telegraph address: Via agency; thence telephone.
Railroad station: McLaughlin, South Dakota, on Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rwy.; thence hired team, 15 miles.

Cannon Ball substation and day school.
Post-office: Cannon Ball, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Via agency.
Railroad station: Mandan, North Dakota; thence hired team on west side of Missouri River, 35 miles.

Little Oak Creek day school.
Post-office: Little Eagle, South Dakota
Telegraph address: Via agency and Grand River school; messenger from Grand River school.
Railroad station: Same as Grand River school; situated 7 miles southwest of Grand River school.

Oak Creek substation.
Post-office: Wakpala, South Dakota
Telegraph address: Via agency.
Railroad station: Wakpala, South Dakota, on Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rwy., ¼ mile to substation.

Porcupine substation and day school.
Post-office: Shields, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Via agency.
Railroad station: Same as agency. Situated 30 miles west of agency.

St. Elizabeth s mission school.
Post-office: Wakpala, South Dakota
Telegraph address: Via agency.
Railroad station: Wakpala, South Dakota, on Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rwy.; thence hired team, 3 miles.

Wakpala day school.
Post-office: Wakpala, South Dakota
Telegraph address: Via agency.
Railroad station: Wakpala, South Dakota, on Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rwy., ¼ mile to school.

Turtle Mountain School, North Dakota
Post-office: Belcourt, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Rolla, North Dakota; Western Union, 7 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Rolla, North Dakota, on Great Northern Rwy.; thence hired team, 7 miles.

Day school No. 1.
Post-office: Belcourt, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Rolla, North Dakota; Western Union, 4 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Rolla, North Dakota, on Great Northern Rwy.; thence hired team, 4miles.

Day school No. 2.
Post-office: Belcourt, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Rolla, North Dakota; Western Union, 7 miles from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Rolla, North Dakota, on Great Northern Rwy.; thence hired team, 7 miles.

Day school No. 3.
Post-office: Laureat, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Rolla, North Dakota; Western Union, 16 miles from school; thence telephone to Belcourt, North Dakota
Railroad station: Rolla, North Dakota, on Great Northern Rwy.; thence hired team, 16 miles.

Day school No. 4
Post-office: Belcourt, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Rolla, North Dakota; Western Union. 11 miles from school; thence telephone to Belcourt, North Dakota
Railroad station; Rolla, North Dakota, on Great Northern Rwy.; thence hired team, 11miles.

Wahpeton School, North Dakota
Post-office: Wahpeton, North Dakota
Telegraph address: Wahpeton, North Dakota; Western Union, % mile from school; thence telephone.
Railroad station: Wahpeton, North Dakota, on Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rwy. School is ¾ mile from station.


Topics:
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Collection:
Department Of The Interior. Routes To Indian Agencies And Schools, Office Of Indian Affairs, Corrected To April 1, 1910. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1910.

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