Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-09-12

north line. Little settlements of these
hardy people get in a locality and from
that, as a center, the tide Of new COM
ers extends in all directions.
To hasten the settlement of the re-
gion the need of trading place for
supplies was one thing that was ap-
parent, and it took the active enter
prise, and the foresight of one man to
get such a town started. William
Dwyer was. the man. He came from
Napoleon, in Logan county, North
Dakota, and had lived there 10 years
getting acquainted with the epeople and
the country, and studying its needs.
To get to a railway for market privi-
leges, was the main object in his leav-
ing Logan county. Medina was select
ed as the best point and one evening he
and his wife and family Of seven
bright children drove in to Medina,
and at once began the work that has
led to the growth of the now thriving
place.
Many Of the settlers followed his ad-
vice and took up claimsin this county,
coming, as said before, from points
where there was no convenient railway
transportation for the marketing of
crops and stock. To Mr.. Dwyer, more
than any one man is due the present
settlement Of that part Of the county
then practically uninhabited-and
to his efforts, the building up of Me-
dina. He did; not have any more
capital than he needed. even for a
small beginning, but what he lacked in
money he made up in hustling quail
fcations.
Englishmen had invested, on the ad-
vice Of an agent, in the building Of a
large hotel at Windsor, a..station some
IA miles east of Medina. The enter
prise never paid and the building had
never been occupied as hotel. Mr..
Dwyer bought the building for 1885.
He sold the kitchen part for 800, and
dismantled the structure. He moved
the lumber to Medina and that lot, of
9 car loads, was what started the
town that is now doing busi-
ness larger than many towns Of
five times it's population. Mr..
Dwyer recently bought another old
hotel at Crystal Springs and used the
well seasoned lumber to build barn
which he is occupying as house until
one can he erected on his claim one
half a mile from the town, a picture of
which appears in this issue.
With the lumber from the first ho-
tel he began the erection of a store
building. The basement was made
from prairie powders, for residence.
1t took 200 loads of stone to make
such a house as was wanted. 1t con-
tains Ia rooms all light and comfort
able, warm in winter and cool in sum-
mer. The house is a model for astone
residence and has been visited by
many persons to get pointers for build
ings of the same kind. The large
store room above was finished from
lumber, and has been the depot for the
sale of an immense quantity of mer-
chandise ever since.
With the completion of the first
store Medina began to grow. People
came from as far as so miles to trade.
This summer, from 12to 25 teams have
been in the town daily carrying away
the merchandise that is retailed at |
the general stores and paying for the |
same in butter, eggs, and the stock
which the thrifty farmers have rails
ed on the native grass. Mr.. Dwyer
sold his store business to Olson, Press
Ter & Bolinger, and began to devote
his time and energy to the further
settlement Of the surrounding country,
and the building up of Medina. His
efforts succeeded beyond expectation.
A LITTLE PRINCIPALITY.
The region, all in Stutsman county,
where this great stock growing indus
try and mixed farming can be done,
and which is scarcely begun to be set
tied, is Principality in itself. 1t
comprises in width four ranges 66-67-