The Red River Valley House. The public will be pleased to know that Mr. Jas. Hanrahan has repaired, refurnished and otherwise improved this centrally located and popular house, and is now ready to accommodate the travelling public. This hotel will be found every way worthy of patronage, and Mr. and Mrs. Hanrahan courteous and accommodating. (Grand Forks Herald, Thursday, June 26, 1879, Volume I, Number 1, Page 1)
Red River Valley House, James Hanrahan. (Minnesota State Gazetteer and Business Directory including Dakota Territory, 1880-81, Volume II, R. L. Polk & Co. and A. C. Danser, Page 864)
Red River Valley House, C. Crowley, Third street. (Grand Forks Daily Herald, Sunday, January 8, 1882, Page 4)
RED RIVER VALLEY, Barney J. Hart, prop., 213 S. Third. (Grand Forks and North Dakota Manual for 1885, William L. Dudley, Plaindealer Book and Job Rooms, 1885, Page 119)