The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-16
NORTH DAKOTA
LINTON The LATEST
First Train Over the Chicago-Mil-
waukee Road Entered the
Town This Week.
Northern Pacific Will Build In by
Mid.summer-P population Is
Five Hundred.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Linton, N. d., May 16.-For. a town laid
out last August Linton is4enjoying a sub
stantial boom-not a hurrah, but solid,
business proposition. The buildings are Of
the permanent sort-frame and solid sand
stone edihces. Last fall the Chicago, Mil
waukee g. st. Paul railway surveyed to
the center Of the town where 1t was met
by the Northern Pacific company. and
these two great roads own jointly the ex-
tensive yards, roundhouse and station.
1t was last Monday that Linton, the
county seat of Emmons county, saw the
first train depart from its temporary sta
ton south to Eureka and Aberdeen and
the sight was one to bring joy to every
resident who, heretofore has been obliged
to stage twenty seven miles to Braddocl
on the 500, the nearest railroad point. The
first train to arrive was loaded with lum-
Der and building material.
The townsite was originally owned by
A. N. Drake of Radcliffe, Iowa, and
Charles A. Patterson of Linton, who built
the first frame structure in old Linton.
The very building to be moved first to the
new site on the railroad. This was con-
Verted into the Linton house, which is
managed by III. N. Turner, formerly of
BoWdle. There are in the new town up
wards Of forty buildings and more are go
Ing up daily. Ground is being broken for
=. po'VoV be1fASiy ny AUGUST OOSIIl61eT 1FOtu
Armour, S. D. The Episcopal church is
OF gray sandstone,as also Is the handsome
colonial residence of States Attorney
Linn. The Linton state bank, also OF
stone, is in process OF construction, This
bank Will be capitalized for $4,000 and is
Differed by Christ Volander OF Eureka.
s. D., president; Edward Braddock OF Lin
ton, vice president, and A. w. Sims, CASH
Ter. There is also the First bank Of Lin
| ton, capitalized for a like sum, with J. r.
Horton, -. A. Grain and w. o. Irwin as
officers. ="
Herman Backhans has a store 5ox10o
rect filled with a general stock Of mer-
cnahdise and an annex for farm ma
| chinery. w. e. Petri and Christ wolfer
! also nave good stocks of general mer-
chandise. Pritchard Pferlers are
hour. and grain dealers The Lamb
Lumber company and Mr.. Haag have
| large lumber yards, the former with a
$4,000 stock, with w. C. Haas as
resident manager. DR.. Hogue and -. -,
1 Miller are druggists and Jones Brothers
sell shoes and clothing. Armstrong E
4 harrington. Edward Braddock and Mr.
Lane have law offices. C.. Rowerdink
IS IN the jewelry business and c. A. Pat.
1 tefson, AOeder Brothers and de Htlame
Martin, Sims & Muckler, Braddock s
/ Weatherby are realty dealers o, n
Surge has livery and horse exchange
~ <AuYoCdle, ". a. PATTERSON, pro-
prietor, and the Record, D. r. Streeter
editor, have been started Mr.. Streete,
also publishes the Anzieger. q German
/ weekly. -. =
The Northern Pacific surveying gang is
IN charge of J. r. Preble of st. Paul. The
road has over 100000 yards OF dirt e
move and one five bent bridge to erect
Just north of town and two months viii
expire before the line il completed into
Linton A large force of graders is al
work ten miles north Of town. s.
me population, not including railroad
men, is about 500. and there is talk 3
! but need rain. Cattle wintered we'll . NJ
1 are picking up on the nutritious grass.
/ The infant son Of Jacob sBolanger, .
rancher living six miles east, was acct.
dentally shot in the right temple by !
young brother, who was fooling with :
22-rif1e, and may not live