Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-06
IS A BOOM|NG|
RESIDENTS OF THE EMMONS
COUNTY METROPOLIS SEE
SMOKE OF ENGINES.
EXTENSION OF THE MILWAUKEE
ROAD is NOW WITHIN A
MILE OF OWN.

Enterprises Established and Linton
Assumes an Air Of Prosperity-Junc-
ton Point Of Milwaukee and North
ern Pacific Branches.
is the county "a of Emmons county,
| last week, for the first time in its his
tory. the sight of a locomotive was
| realized. The Chicago, Milwaukee &
| ST. Paul is within one mile OF the
towns limits and II citizens are nat
urally jubilant, but will make no public
demonstration until the Northern Pa
| ciic. which is now building in from its
main line on the north from Mckenzie,
reaches and forms a junction with the
| Milwaukee at this place. when a grand
| double celebration will be attempted.
! The building of these two great lines
opens up to Emmons county an outlet
south, north, east and wst. 1t will ma
t~erially aid in the upbuilding and
population of one of the best stock
and farm sections of the state. Al
ready this own is enjoying a substan-
tai boom. as the result of the coming
of the iron horse. The railroads touch
to the east of the old or original w
site of Linton. and a new town has
sprung up the last business house IN
thee old town a hardware and harness
store. being now on its way to the new
site. which is on a gradual slope IN a
much nicer and.drier location than the
old IL There are two stone churches
under construction. the Episcopal
church. a handsome. all stone edifiice,
has arisen through the untiring zeal
of Rev. Sheridan of Jamestown; while
the Methodists have their foundation
ready for the frame work. This is the
work of Rev. Lemery. the minister,
and his ~co-laborers in the cause. Mr..
Grain. states attorney, is erecting an
all-stone residence; Rocks, clerk OF
court is completing a handsome resi-
dence as is also Mr.. Burge. the Nv
m while several other less pre-
tentious dwellings are unde way.
broadway is the main business street
and at this writing there are twenty
five business places thereon, and ground
being broken for others. AT present
wo have one bank. the First Bank of
Linton. doing business. but masons
are hurrying the foundation for a new
! all.stone bank, which is being insti-
tuted. There is one hotel and that is
far too small to accommodate the
trade flowing this way. There are
three general stores, n meat and
provision store. II feed store. n
clothing store two drug stores, n
restaurant, one livery stable. II bill
lizard hall. three real estate offices. one
lumber yard. one barber shop. oin
business. Hon. c. A. Patterson has
foundation finished for a 24x40 two
| story building which will be used for
his newspaper The Advocate, and for
real estate and lodge purposes. A sec
ond livery stable is on tap for the old
town. Carpenters and painters, as
well as several stone masons and plas-
terers are kept busy. The town is
well supplied in this line.
This will be the division terminal
of the Eureka-Linton branch OF the
Milwaukee and also the McKenzie-Lin-
ton branch of the Northern Pacific
railways. who will occupy a MO
depot. trackage and round house to-
gether. The Northern Pacific will
reach us in June.
Crops are about all in and cattle
have shown up in splendid shape after
an unusually mild winter IN the plains.
Real estate is quiet, but is expected
to liven up after seeding is finished in
Iowa Illinois, Wisconsin and Mime
| sofa. There are but few desirable
homesteads left in Emmons county.
With the completion Of the Northern
Pacific this county will have three
main lines of railways within its linn
its-the 500 cutting across the north
eastern corner. The Northern Pacific
will give us access to the coal fields at
Wasliburn. also western lumber and
quick transportation to Bismarck. the
capital. The Milwaukee will give us
quick access to stock and grain mark
kets and the Twin Cities. Heretofore
grain has had to be hauled over fifty
miles to market. We have four daily
star route mails and the service is ex-
cellent. Linton promises to expe-
rience a great boom all summer.