The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-17
SHELDON, o'BRIEN co. IOWA.


 In the northwestern part ot Iowa are To cated the counties of 0'Brien, Sioux, LyoI and OsceolA. and popularIy known as the "BiI Four" The term is m no way c misnomer ComprtsingA most magnificent territory. riol in every agricultural resource; peopled bl more than an ordinarily intelligent clAss o citizens possessed of great energy and enter prise, permeated by network Of railways, Il Is no wonder that these four counties are dss The census of iseO will show that the popu latton has more than QnAdru pied tn the las decade. They have drawn exten siveIy iron the very beet people Of every northern ant eastern state. Eastern capitalists. quick (. discern the best places for the investment o money. have placed unlimited capital h th' Big Four" thus showing the great con adenc. in which th,s wonderfully rich section O Iowa Is held.
 No equal area of comparatively new coun try can make an equal showing of SO mAnl prosperous and enterprising towns Tn, busiest, most enterprisinK and nourishinl town of the many located in the Big Four" q sheldon.
 situated Tn the northwestern corner o O'Brten county, mAkes its location almoss shs geographical center of tho four counties, thu none Of its rivals. This advantage eous Ioca tioi hAs beon the means of attracting many new business hrms during the last year, and tht the coming year are extremely iatterinr.
 During thc present year Sheldon has expe Tienced veritable building boom. Many very erected would be a credit 10 . city of sO 900 people, ane the building continues At the present time all the necessary preparations have been com pleted for the Im mediate erection Of four m ors large brick blocks. and during the coming sea son of ls90 many frame business buildings vii he replaced by suOstanttal brick blocks Ant yet building is not by any means overdone.
 A Oounteous harvest is already assured, AnC this fact VIII fully warrant all the prospect i've enterprises.
 The resident buildings Of Sheldon show tn. nH iah nN Ken ~Aefw For town of it's si1e it has ve " few shan ties One thing particularly remarked by all wis itors is Sheldon's large number of shade anC ornamental trees. Ata distance sheldon hal the beautiful appearance of being located II forest From the town's earliest organixa ton the property owners have vied m settipl out ehade trees both In streets and yards The town now reaps the reward of the wis dom of its organizers. The nne ten acre parl now affords splendid retreat for pabli. ssemblies of every kind. The Sheidonttes fully realizing that "the groves were Godi first temples" have done their part in plant ing groves for Gods later temples.
 The moral atmosphere of Sheldon is in every way hrst-class. Its spiritual welfare is pre- sided over by numerous churches. vtx, Con gregationalisi. Methodist, Bsptist. Seventh educational interests arc guarded by one o the best of put blic schools, presided over by principal and eight assistants.
 As a center of capital Sheldon is hIxhly favored. and sheldon owes its rapid growtl and development to the extreme lfberality o both rosidont and 0u utside monted men. None m unlimited quantities and at exceedingly reasonable rates can be secured of sheldor capitalists. They have every confidence II the future of the town and surrounding coun try. The following represent the principa moneyod institutions: sheldon bank. capita &10 O00; Union bank. capital 5000; First Ma tional bank. capital $50. 900; Iowa Savings bank capital sl0.000; Empire Loan and Investment company. capital s9a00O.
 The sheldon Mait, Republican, and Sheldon Eag.s. DemocTatic. are two lively. enterpris and the town great credit,
 One of the most nourishing manufacturin, enterprises of Sheldon Is the Prairie Queer Flour mills, having c daily capacity of So barrels of -four and i've car loads of feed They are kept running day and night and can no: nearly keep up with their orders.
 The sheldon Foundry, Buggy and Wagon nourishing manufacturing esta blishments.
 Mercantile businesses Of all kinds are vel represented, and the many hand some store and large stocks in all lines give the town clty air, and. what is more agreed blc fact, al the business houses are doing we'll. The fac that sheldon has not had a business failur, during the last four years speaks well for th' town.
 One of the most beneficial and ornamensa buildings now in process of construction | "T hc New Sheldon" hotel. This is an elegant connections brick structure, four ssories, In cluding basement, and will, when com plesed De one of the finest hotels in the state
 Politically Sheldon has hne repu utation- perhaps some might put it. successful repu
 Ed O. Brown, delegate to last Republica, national convention; H. B. Wyman, late Re publican presidential olector;O. M Barrett state senator, E. ". Parkhursk, present reu