Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-02-14

0SsOclntlOns and pleasant remembrtln
COS surrounding II.
A1ain street is being rapidly bull
up with substantial business houses
Mossrs. Dyns & Murray have re
Gently erected fine cnt stone store
the second story Of which they hnv,
converted into u hall and fitted II,
with stage and scenery.
Messis. Blossom Il Eastie have
two story brick building adjoining
which is almost completed, and vii
be used as q billiard and pool room.
Gibson, Hall 4 Garrett have latel,
built a stsFp and stocked it with hard
wurc 's5fiss tfuwurc. .-'''- - =
Thomas Rose will shortly open
news and book store in his new build
ing.
Geo. Stecll's store is one of tho old
est buildings in the town, Mr.. $. hay
ing began to build it in 1873, and il
is not complete yet, us he finds it nee
essaiy to keep adding to it year after
year the better to accommodate hi.
over increasing business.
The Ellis block is occupied by Craig
Il Robertson as saloon, and Bourke
Il Miller, carpenters.
The building formerly used as q
hotel is now occupied by I. s. Corson
and used Us saloon and billiard hall
The Largent house is tho chief hotel
in this place, and under tho nble man
agement Of james Glib the present
lessee, is not cSccllcd by any in the
territory. Mr. Largcnt has contracted
for the building Of an addition to it
i'll tho spring to contain twcnty-six
rooms, part Of tho lower story to be
used rs u store.
The Rowles Bros. have recently
opened their Maud s. stables, and
have some elegant rigs rs woll as good
accommodations for horses.
The Sun River stables are tho old
time stables of the town, and have nc
commodations for about forty head Of
horses and also keep some fine rigs.
j. w. Nixon is the proprietor Of these
stables.
Schradcr & Christie have m elegant
sample room in Gibson 4 Garrett 8
new building.
The Ford Bros. have recently pnr-
chased tho Bcrkly block, tho second
story Of which is occupied by the "Slm
River Sun"
e. L. Watson's new shop on Carroll
street, and Dyas {; Corson ON Main
street arc the blacksmiths and wagon
makers Of the town.
Vim. Best has recently oponed Il
saddle and harness shop adjoining
Ford Bros store.
Adams & Bcrkenbule run ment
market here as well as supplying the
Fort Shaw garrison with beef.
Goo. Stoell has laid of an addition
to the original townsite on tho north
side, John Largent IN addition on the
east side and II. B. Strong one on the
north side, in all Of which a great
many lots have already been sold.
Between tho Sun river and tho Mis-
souri,, q distance Of fifteen niles, is
some of The finest agricultural land to
bc found in Montana. A company
has been organized that purposes to
bring out ditch next summer from
Sun river at point somewhere above
Fort Shaw, that will irrigate all the
best OF this immense tract. Another
company will take out IN immense
ditch from the North Fork that will
i1rigate all that plain bounded On the
north and east by the Teton, and on
tho south and west by the Sun and
Missouri rivers. This great stretch
of fertile land is destined to become
the chief grain producing portion OF
Montana. Thousands of acres of
this land has been located this winter,
and rs soon rs the spring opens scores
OF land hunters will be there locating
homes, 80 that in few years We may
expect to pass through Il succession of
wheat fields Oh our way from Sun
II. ser to tho Teton or Fort Benton.
1t will be the same between the Sun
river and the Missouri wheat fields
c.l every side. Sun River will then
be tho natural trade center OF all this
agricultural wealth. FIGURING mills
will then be erected capable OF doing
as good work rs is done in any por-
ton Of the United States. And with
Tho wheat grower and miller will
come the consumer. Factories of various
kinds will be built along our river utiliz-
Ing its immense water power.
Oar retail merchants Of today will be-
come wholesale dealers and supply the
country stores thai viii spring up in every
direction. Sun River will become the
capital OF new county that will rival it,
sisters in prosperity and wealth.
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