The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-08-09
SHEVI1IN VILLAGE.
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Brief Sketch Of Berams Fayore Children Hts History
Its People and Surroundings
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| 4 town By visit is not always
safe standard bY which toSjudg'
Its merits Oil demerits. The edi
.|tor off the PIoNEER had 5heare
4 much good Of the village Of Shey
lin, but not until last week did
The have an opportunity to prove
lby personal inspection that these
lgood reports were we'll founded
His first impressions harm onized
with his previously formed opin-
lions Of that town and q few days
Isojourn there satisfied him that
His first Impressions were not mis-
placed. The town isismall but
| its public spirit is extra large; its
people ale hospitable % The strall.
ger,and neighborly toseach other.
They are wide awake il their bus
mess methods and enthusiastic
over Tie future Of Their village.
With such aracteristies as these
any town may prosper, and when
to these is added 4 rich dowery Of
wood and soil as a hacker, the fu-
ture of such towns as SheYlin il
one full Of possibilities.
Southwark from Sheylin to the
lheadwaters Of the Mississippi, Lake
Hasca and the State Park is a
mixed hard wood, mead ~ and
pine land country, fairly we'll set,
tied, and northWard to the Red
] Lake, the lands denote LITER much
III character Interspersed among
the brush and meadow lands will.
be found quite large tracts of N or-
way and white pine lands, now
owned aud being numbered BY sew
eral large companies. Southwark
from Sheylin lies 4 tier Of town
ships ceded to the government By
the White Earth Indians, but not
yet opened to settlement. When
they are opened. and it may be
soon, they will furnish some Of
The best farms il the state.
Sheylln has about $50 inhabi- /
Bants and most of them are ready
Bosswear that there is not an other
town ofs tile same age il the north
md Of the state that can MI ke ii
better showing or offer better in-
lucements to settlers industrl-
Jus farmers and energetic, business
men with small capitalfor maxi
ng for themselves good homes and
prosperous business.
The village is located midway
between Itasea and Red Lakes, On
,he Great Northern railroad, 1901
niles west Of Duluth and ~ miles
,ast Of Crookston. Its the third
;tation, and 10 miles west Of Be-
midi. The soil here is what
Iolne call a quiek-sand clay,
mixed with sand, good soil to
lold moisture and to insure a har-
y crop.
The village was plated in Ap-I
II, 1898, BY a. a. White, Of ST.
PAUL. who still owns the township
Except what portions have been
and improved BY indi-
viduals. The CT Northern was
into Sheylin early In
september, 1898. The village was /
Incorporated May 4. 1899, and the
irst election was held on the 10th
if the same month. A. u. Cor
lon was appointed postmaster May
q, 1899, but as there was no mail
quite established, the office was
lot opened until July 1st.
The history Of Sheylin is thel
history Of Beltrani. Settlers be-
ian to flock in afoot and BY team;
Iome located permanently, others
moved OH. The town grew rapid
y, then Stacked to more steady
rate which it still maintains.
HOTELS.
The first hotel was Hotel Shey-
in. built and for time operated
~ H. A. Diekerson. It was OPT
med to the public about the first
If April, 1898, and is now owned
" o.. G. Lee,
The Central Hotel was built BY
md has since been operated by1
Martin Nelson. It opened Dec.
: 1898 and has dime n thrivino