The Dickinson press., 1904-10-22
Belfield Growing.

There has been quite a little building
going OF at Belheld the past season and
the indications are that there will be still
more another year.
Away back in the early eighties Bel
field was plated for a city of 10000 to
$1,000 inhabitants, but this was during
the boom days Of the then great Terri
tory of Dakota. 1t was in advance of
~the development of the country in this
section and a long period of inactivity
followed. Conditions, however, are now
changing. The old settlers who have
remained in the country for the pas, 10
or ? years have, as Il rule, become we'll
TODD. They have usually been engaged
in the stock business, raising cattle,
horses, sheep. OF late years new settlers
a demand for land in the vicinity of
Belfeld. Many OF those engagedh the
stock business now have a section or two
of land. This was an unheard of thing
ten years ago, and the men who advocat-
ed the purchasing of land for grazing
purposes then were called fools.
To-day there is a good mercantile trade
tributary to Belied. Ross Davis is run
ming the store which Geo. Thomson
started a few years ago. He carries a
large general stock of merchandise and
appears to be giving general satisfaction.
The new hotel, The Imperial, erected
a lew months ago by James A. Eslick, is
getting a good business. Mrs. Eslick
superintends the cooking and sees to it
that the rooms are kept neat and clean.
Mr.. Eslick has a pleasing way Of caring
for his guests.
Mrs f. A. Lane runs the Paul Gross
hotel, while MIR. Lane looks after land
business and his homestead at Zenith.
The Denniston- Kits Land Co, which
has large land holdings near, is expected
to do considerable for Belield. The
company has put in a lumber yard and
will establish other business enterprises
there another year. An elevator is I talked
of to take care of the wheat grown in the
Green river country a few miles north.
AZ present Ithis grain is marketed in
Dickinson and has to be hauled I8 to IS
miles. J. f. Dyer is local manager Of
brought his family from Ontario, Canada,
house which they have erected in the
northeastern portion Of town. The house
is pleasantly located on the bank of the
Heart river.
Henry Kits is also erecting a home
north OF the track, and James McCutch-
con, who bought the Bird place, expects
to enlarge his dwelling soon.
J. H. Palmer is still agent for the
Northern Pacific at Belfeld and the peo-
pie like him very much. Mrs. Palmer,
nee Saunders was a former Stark county
teacher. The railway company has just
given MIR. Palmer a night operator to help
out during the stock shipping season.
Tuesday afternoon MIR. Julius Lerfald
OF Battle Lake, Mimi, and Miss Eliza
beth Bauer were married. The ceremo-
nv was performed at the home Of the
brides parents, MIR. and Mrs. Conrad
Bauer, ncar Belheld, by Rev. o. T.. lust
Of Dickinson. Mrs. Lcrfald worked on
the Recorder the past summer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lerfald left for Battle Lake this
week.
The first Car Of wheat ever shipped
from Belheld was loaded ont this week.
+. H. LYON is teaching the Bel6eld
school, and has IS pupils. This crowds
the present school building and it is only
a question of time when larger and bet.
ter quarters will have to be provided.
Mrs. Geo. Thomson recently returned
from Oregan to look after some business
matters. Mr.. Thomson is in Los An.
geles where he recently opened a store
and where Mrs. Thomson will go in a
few days. Mrs. Thomson was but nine
years old when she came to Stark count,
from Chicago over twenty years age
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Christ
ensen. Mr.. Thomson still retains his
business property in Beltield.