The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-03-21
CRUSH AT DOORS
OF South DAKOTA
Rush for Lands in the New
But Productive State
Unprecedented.
FARMERS WITH MONEY
Buying Acres by the Wholesale
Train Loads of immigrants
Are Seen With Much
Frequency.

Aberdeen, S. D., March 1.-THE imi-
gfatlon now coming into South Dakota
Is the greatest movement of the KING
that has even taken place in the his
tory or the country. In the early sos
MANY people came to the then terri
tory OF Dakota, and in three years time
BroWn county grew from a population
OIL a dozen people to IS many thou
sands. South Dakota, which for sew
eral years has produced more wealth
Fer capita than any other state in the
union. is coming to her own and enter
ing on an era of prosperity, that will
be the marvel of her sister states.
Sioux Falls. S. D., March 15.-South
is enjoying the greatest influx
of new settlers since the boom" days
early in the sos. New settlers are SIM
ply pouring into all parts of the state.
An idea of the great influx of new
settlers, the increase in the price of
land, and other information of interest
in connection with the greatest devel-
opment and growth the state has wit
messed in any single year during the
past twenty, will be furnished by the
following paragraphs, which have been
selected al random from points in the
agricultural portion of the state:
WatertoWn-tive men and their fam
lilies, mailing from Iowa, have taken up
their residence on farms near the city
which they recently purchased. The
five families all came from the same
town in IoWa-Coggan.
Garden City-Several carloads of i'm
migrant goods have been unloaded here
during the past few days. People are
fiocking to this section.
Ciark-One freight train set out four
teen carloads OF immigrant goods at
this station. Three cars were loaded
with sheep, cattle and machinery be-
longing to w. Simonds from Bige!ow,
Mimi. and two cars We're loaded with
stock and novelties belonging to D..
Gottslehen of Sibley, Ia.
Bradley-Mor than a dozen carloads
OF goods belonging to new settlers
have been unloaded here. The new
Corners are locating on lands in this
vicinity which they have purchased.
ArteSian-SiX or height new families
ave arrived here and located upon
newly purchased farms.
Notwithstanding one week farm,
lands to the value of more than $780,
900 changed hands in this Brookingsl
county. A large per cent of the land
was purchased by farmers from Varl-
Gus eastern states, all of whom will be-
come permanent residents.
ManchcSter-Thirteen carloads of
Immigrant goods and stock have been
,unloaded here within the past ten days..
DeSmet-Half a dozen or more fam
lilies have arrived here within the past
INV . Nly' ~ S~s%S Vs. 49, sAA
vicinity. Some of them came from
Tiiden, Neb.
Wentworth-Several families from
Clayton county, Iowa, and from Cedar
Falls. Ia, have arrived and moved up
on farms which they purchased in this
vicinity.
Bryant-A train of tWenty-Seven i'm
migrant cars pulled in from the south
one day recently. Eighteen of the
ears were left here. They were loaded
with stock and goods belonging to set
tiers who have located in this section.
Gettysburg-More than thirty quar-
ter sections of farm lane in this vicin-
ity has been sold during the past week,
at prices running as high as $1,4SO.
Emery-Many new settlers have set
tied on lands near Emery. Land in this
vicinity is rising rapidly in price. G.
Zeenan, who purchased the old Ruden
farm, about four miles south of town,
three months ago for $4,000, has sold
the tract to Nick Ernster for $4,000, or
$50 an acre.
Bridgcwater-In one day recently
several carloads of stock, farm ma
ehinery and household goods were un-
loaded here. The newcomers continue
to pour into this community.
Geddes-Seven carloads of immigrant
goods were unloaded here in one even
ing.
Plankinton-Several new families
have settled on farms near town dur
ing the past few days. Some came from
Winterset, Ia, some from Davenport
Ia, and others from Spring Bay. Ill
Armour-The regular freight in one
day brought in fourteen carloads
twelve Of which were immigrant cars
Most Of the newcomers are from points
in lowe, while one family is from Rem.
selear, Ind. Nebraska was also repre-.
scented.
Scotland-John Kusler, living neal
Lesterville, has sold his mammoth farm
which consists of five quarter sections
for an average of $38 per acre.
Arlington-E. w. Smith, who pur:
chased the S. Z. Bennett farm north,
east of town, sold twenty acres of i
for $50 an acre.
Parkston-The sales of farm land il
this vicinity during the past week rep
resent an aggregate consideration o
over s 1000.
Salem-W. E. Rosecrans of his (Mc
Cook county, who purchased land i,
Beadle county for $4,000 less than !:
year ago, sold the tract the other da.
for $40, O00-just doubling his money.
Madison-Several carloads Of immi
grants have reached here during tn,
past few days. A great influx of nev
settlers into this Qake) county is ex
pected.
White Lake-Out of eleven men VIII
came here from the vicinity of Me
chanicsville, Ia, the other day to Loo
for land, ten of them found what the
wanted and purchased. They got 81:
sections, all in eastern Brule and west
ern Aurora counties.
Chamberlain ~ Thirty Instrument
were in one day filed In the office q
the register of Deeds which indicate
pretty plainly that there is great activ
ity In real estate.
Faulkton-During the past wee
thirty instruments transferring a