Editing Sheyenne, North Dakota (section)

===Fire of 1894===
On December 7, 1894 at approximately 4:30 A.M., a fire began in the George Williams Livery Barn and spread to other businesses on Main Street. Williams' [[Pool (cue sports)|billiard]] room and soft drink shop were the next to be consumed. The blaze then spread to the Westerlund Hotel and the Hugh Peoples [[General Store]]. The post office also caught fire, but N.U. Hanson saved all the mail that was on-hand.
The fire was determined to be incendiary in origin. George Williams closed his stables at 2:00 A.M. and locked the door. When firemen arrived at the scene, they realized that the door was open, and later it was determined that the fire began in the unused box stall.
In the wake of the disaster, the merchants rebuilt and continued serving the Sheyenne area.

Sheyenne was home to C.G. Hayes, a farmer by trade who lived South of the townsite. Hayes became a soldier and was stationed at [[Fort Totten State Historic Site|Fort Totten]]. He became a scout during the [[Indian Wars]] in the Northwest. After that, he served under the [[7th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|Seventh Cavalry]] banner, and was one of the messengers who sent for reinforcements after The [[Battle of the Little Bighorn]].
In 1897, Sheyenne began publishing its first newspaper, ''The Sheyenne Star''.