The Dickinson press., 1888-03-24
HEBRON.
Its Progress the Past Three Years.

Its Progress the Past Three Years.
HEBRON, OAK, March IA, 'S8.
EDITOR PRESS Three years ago,
when the Hebron colony was started.
there were only few families located
at this place. The first settlers were
Thos. Riessbeck and Messrs. krauth
L Leutz, who located here in May,
1888. In 1884 few more farmers 10.
Gated here, but it was not until April
1885 that the present colony was start.
ed. Hebron is near the county line,
in the west end of Morton county, so
that about LIS families belonging to
the colony are in Morton county, and
about 80 in Stark county. There are
six schools in the colony and the town
has Il very fine church editice, of
which the gentlemanly and efficient
Rev. A. Debus is the pastor. Since
the establishment of the colony about
$l0O,O 900 worth Of railroad lands have
been sold here by Mr.. H. F. Eidmann,
the agent of the colony. A large part
Of this was sold to residents who are
making improvements OH it. The
town has a large hotel kept by Mr. j.
Truehauf; II shoe shop by +. Schwei-
CERT who often has enough work for
two men; two blacksmith shops are
also kept busy during the sumner.
The Mandan Roller Mill Co. has a
wheat-warehouse here and Messrs.
Schill & Eidmann buy the wheat for
the company. These gentlemen also
run the lumber yard; they sold fifteen
car loads Of lumber the past summer
Krauth & Leutz have the general mer-
chandise store, and also sell all kinds
of farm machinery; they are the pio-
neer business men of Hebron, ami
have by perseverance,, tact and energy
built up IL trade second to none in the
West Missouri country. Mr.. F. Leutz.
a member of the firm, recently ill.,
formed the writer that they employ
four clerks who have all they Il do
to attend to the customers. In 1887
the firm sold three carloads of machi.
merry, (besides what they got by way
freight) twelve carloads of flour. two
car load of kerosene and IL of salt.
Much of the prosperity of the colo
ny is due to the enterprise of our mer-
chants, who are always devising some
way to open a market for farm pro-
ducts. One of the important features
in Hebron this year will he the hold
ing of monthly markets, for the bene'
fit of those who want to buy or sell
anything. This will certainly prove
Il success, as Hebron is about the CEN
ter of population in the West Mis-
souri, country. The first Of these
markets will he held on the Doth of
March.
That this is agood farming country
is fully demonstrated by the fact that
in the fall of 1887 there were shipped
from here, nineteen carloads OF
wheat, nine car loads of flax, fourteen
carloads of potatoes and several car
loads of oats; besides several carloads
of wheat and oats that are still stored
at Hebron. The people, seeing the
superior advantages of this country
for stock have invested considerable
i'm cattle and sheep. Some of the
farmers are quite extensively engaged
in dairying, and Hebron has already
gained u name for the superiority o
its dairy products, But it is not only
the rich soil, pure water and abund
ance of coal that makes the colony sc
successful. 1t is the unity of the set
tiers in all social and political ques
tions concerning the welfare of tho
colony and those members of the
colony that live in Morton county
have fully confirmed this in the fail
election of 1886.
Join R%IEssBECK.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Sandy Stew
art on Friday, Il Oh.
Jasper Dunlap. foreman of the Dia
mond G ranch, is in town. He It
ports cattle as coming through TIL
winter in good shape.
Mr.. Lowe arrived from Ohio yes
terday and locate south of town.
Come to Stark county and locate
it is the garden spot of the Yves
Missouri country.
For Sale.
One pair of five year old oxen, tire
new milch COWS.
II. C. QuINION,
mar.24tf. 6 miles north Of Taylor
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Fer Sale.
60 head of work mares and geldings
BEISIGL BROS.
For Sale.