The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-11-05

m ne shore Of DEVILS Lake. snd irl9
auite 1 lively plsoe lrom m Eastern |"
,..,iot IL confederation. Some time ago l
II va the western fevminus Of the St.Iu
Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad. Y
hut q pres :, nf the rosd IL finished loo
,niles west o. here, and Il being CONF =
,,leted Il the rate Of i've miles : d>y. \.
This building OF The road beyond he.cJ'
has caused business 20 become > little 2
slack IN this city i. which was me snip X
ping point for al The settlers west O. I
here 10 10 the time Of the extension OH
she road. This is now the ire'xht ana !
passenger division and ts the market
Town for = large Number OF fnr"ets' !:
This city was Formerly known ns Crre's,
burg. and Devnt Like postofnce anu J
town site was Two miles trom here, ana
the Two places were rivals 100 . snoss
time. but IN : little while Crecisonrk
got 4 start, and people Win tne',
~ last the whole OF the original town o.
DcviIs Lake moved from the old town
ale ~ mere. leaving nothing but cellars
~ mark The place where the town stood,
ara a. This place continued 10 grow 81
was called Creri City. and . short I'M
400 the name was changed 10 DeviisI
Lake. on account Of the growing un-
popularity Of Lieut.. Creel, aner wnom
The town was originally named.
When one OF the first settlers came
here about three years ago there MAS
nothing but the tow nsite agents shack
(shansy) ana 4 couple Of piles Of lumber
And about three feet Of m on the
rronud. The booming border town
WAS Il that time Bartlett, about twenty
miles east. Bartlett had about 600 in
habitants and everything was booming.
To-day Eariicft y q u~aenisfs, And moss
Or the town, houses and all, was moved
up hero -
country il astonishing. They raise the
house and lay several timbers cnder =,
Ard attach wagon to the ends Of the
ti,ubers on either side VI the house,
then fssten the waScns on each side OF
the house together. hitch horses or oxen
10 The front Wagons. and drive away
wish the house. II takes but . short
time 10 move them. - they are all wood
houses. and sometimes they are moved
- ,sr ~ IS miles. The iimberiess conn
try And level prairie make this possible
: s.me time ngo | went out west along
the lake Z short distance. and on IN
way passed : small wooden village cali
ell Gr~nn uarooF. Aue 49, -
butt about = mite away. ~
later went "ut on the -'ton' H.
railroad. ana whe" passing o-.r.
Dor station, ! -" no.n.ns ~ 49,
and . large gram e.esssos ~ -,
o. store o. even : 81 .-
returned east aoo1s 49, usxso
found me ~no'e sown % rs.S Thss
had oeen moved - t"e ssI.u 49,. .rs
towns - Dskoss re ~ ~n 80.
nent' ana so'ne.u'es 80 ,kh;s !. :.
20 NOV on: 4; -
Case WIN De.hs 49,.
permsnsnty oul- 49, "a = =.
me Suisu,"Es oo'.k r -. 80.
eeves~s "no'esass sr'E.s a-,s...
1sh rsotes wess y. 49, m~-.~s-- -,
over : nor Hsses' Ans'1 .-L:s'
roller process nous.ns ~ -s.-
u c0ntinuaiiy nn'n $3.50 a
or three lnmoer y.ros, - r'
pIement dealers, elk dry good ann Is
erAl MERCHANDISE ana o"c 49,
grocery store, seven ho'sss. 'nsse 49,
stabIes,hve o SIX oiackssn'1ns: sn'ee u
Der shops. I'VE o. ~ cioInIns ~ ~
several bakerIess nse rests"sa 49,
drug stores. two panks ,one 1870"
the " >. l.sn1 Omce, M "1.a-
private iann omce.' s"o ussu ~.
three CONSCIOUSNESS one Nn''ee -.
dry, one ~coiored .h"n"'y n 49,
o,her !aundrte~; ssioo"s anu ."y'
too numerous 70 menuon' ahu w =
yers seem 10 nsve '-fots o. "ss''n
Judge nom the piscar6s sney NV
their Offices sucn a. Money "
"Losn ONCE, MONEY II nnsi p.o''
etc. And You would nppo,e ION
numerous signs ia. A. N Hars
were land agents. - L1A"u Sm
Be seen On every sueet- Ln -.
counsy-seas ana We Eve : soui' ~;
schooi-house, and iour enn'cnes, Jss'
large skating rink' 49, .1rs:ns
Democrats are -noidlng torth ~