Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-08-18
AFLoUR1sH1Na YOUNG TOWN.
An Alert Mans Visit to Dawson-His i'm.
pressions Of the Town and it, Sur
roundings.

"Westward the course of Empire takes
its way Less than eighteen months
ago, very few houses dotted the pralries
between jamestown and Bismarck, dis
tance of one hundred miles. Now every
few miles towns have sprung up and in
the vicinity of these prosperous settle
ments thousands of sturdy husband
men have taken up land, improved it and
built thereon houses, already made alto
gether lovely by the mammoth fields of
golden grain.
Perhaps the most prominent and prom
Using among these new villages is Daw
son, located in Kidder county, just half
way between Jamestown and Bismarck.
The town, though in its infancy, gives
every evidence of success. Its citizens
are made up of men of enterprise, pluck
and perseverance, and if these elements,
coupled with all the blessings and advan-
tages rich country can bestow, will not
build up town, what under the sun will?
The country tributary to Dawson is
similar to that of our own beautiful
James River Valley, and is directly tribu-
tary to the great Mouse river region, of
which there has been so much said of late
by the press of the territory About two
miles south of Dawson IS beautiful
lake, its graceful banks adorned with
pebbles and beautiful Shells THIS lake
is alive with fish of many kinds, gamey
and palatable, which afford pleasing d.
version for local nimrods and 2tourists.
Game, consisting of antelope, wild geese,
prairie chickens, ducks and grouse,
abound IN wonderful proportions IN the
immediate vicinity.
Any quantity of government or railroad
lands can be secured in the vicinity of
Dawson; in fact within a few miles of the
town. Hundreds of settlers are focking
to this point, and in less than six months
every foot of land for miles around the
town will be under individual owner
ship.
The business of Dawson is lively and
steadily increasing, and is carried on by
the following persons:
Raymand, Kepler s. Raymond keep a
full line of hardware and farm machin-
cry. The firm also deals extensively
in lumber, lath and shingles. The men,
bers are pleasant gentlemen, and tinan.
cially solid.
Geo. e. Higgins is the principal real
estate boomer, land speculator and double
headed pusher Of the town; as for enter
prises and western aims this man Higgins
has larger stock of the commodities
on hand than any man of his inches in
a. ~ <1
ANYTHING about land in the vicinity of
Dawson should address Higgins, the
boomer.
John Nather runs first-cIass harness
and saddle shop and attends to all the
wants of the settlers in his line in q be-
coming and satisfactory manner.
Henry Kaufman presldes with be-
coming dignity over the village black
smith shop and has the reputation among
| his own townsmen as being a first class
workman and clever citizen.
The Dawson House, which is presided
over by Mr.. Nj. Wagner, will compare
favorably with any hotel on the line of the
| road. Mr.. Wagner thoroughly under
stands his business and IS as polite and &C.
commodating to his guests as could be de-
sired.
The doctor of the town is w. Calvert,
NJ. ID. He has an interest In the old
townsite of Dawson, attends to the wants
of the sick and afflicted in manner satis-
factory to all save the undertaken, and is,
in every-respect, IN honorable and useful
gentleman.
s. E. Phelleo, who has for some time
been engaged IN the mercantile business
IN Dawson, has lately sold his interests to
! Geo. c. Higgins. Mr.. Phelleo has many
| friends in Dawson, who will part with
him with regret.
Messrs Raymond, Kepler & Raymond
have just completed q new grain house.
Geo. Higgins will erect large grain
warehouse at Dawson some time next
week.
Dawson Thompson, who owns the town.
site of Dawson, has just returned from an
| extended eastern trip.
Dawson has one Of the finest railroad
depots on the line of the road.