The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-01
ST. ELMO, FIRST
/ OF FUTURE GREATS.
Plans Laid for q Genuine Boom Of
the New Metropolis Of the 4
Rosebud.

q
Special to The Journal.
Bonesteel, S. D., July 1.-The first
town in the Rosebud reservation has
been located and a picturesque open
ing is being planned for next week.
st. Elmo Is it's name, and from present
indications 1t Is destined to beN the
"Lawton of the North" With char
the new Metropolis Of the Rosebud"
have contracts right and left, and al
tho at present there Is nothing on the
location except certain springs Of good
water and a splendid ledge Of building
stone, the projectors say that within
two weeks after the reservation is
opened, st. Elmo will be city Of
1900 to 1000 inhabitants
Already two trains Of lumber have
arrived at the edge Of the reservation
and in a few hours after the formal
proclamation opening the country to
wagons loaded with lumber will be
started across the broad prairies
toward the site of st. Elmo. Many por-
table houses are expected in Bonestee1
by Sunday, These houses are all
knocked down" now, but can be set
up and be ready for occupancy in a
day or two. Several frame office
buildings now in use in Bonesteel will
be put on wheels and moved to the
| new town.
| st. Elmo will probably be the most
| complete town which has ever been
organized. A telephone system with
| 25O-phone switchboard has been or
dered and poles and wire for a con-
nection with the long distance tele-
| phones at Bonesteel are in the yards
here. The survey of the North-West-
ern railroad extension runs thru the
| townsite, and station grounds have
i been set aside by the promoters. The
eli q wv CtJ Y1 nf
the east line Of the reservation, and
an equal distancef from the Nebraska
state line, and Willow creek, the
largest stream in the, reservation lands
flows thru the town.
THE Northwestern is making
preparations to bring $4,000 persons
into Bonestee1," says G. H. Reynolds
superintendent Of the Nebraska di.
vision. "Of course all these won't
come at the same time, but before the
rush is finished, the management ex-
poets that many persons to visit the
Rosebud country"
Pointers for the Tenderfoot.
The following advice to those com,
ing to Bonesteel is given by d. w
Forbes, president of the Commercial
/, club: 1'SsaJSf& at
The first thingsa seeker should de
after reaching Bonesteel is to go tt
|
! papers made out. The government
will fix a small price for this service
and aside from the ability Of thu
notary, there will be no choice as tt
whom to so to-:
when the papers have been prop,
/ erly certified and sworn to, they should
I be taken at once to the land office ant
f placed on file. 1t may be necessary
t for the applicant to stand in line here
$ for some hoursi or more before hi
4 turn will come.
t 2"After the papers are filed, I woult
t advise every one toe take, a short tril
/ over the reservation either in liver.
J team or one offthe' automobiles. Gan,
J lfyerytnan will. take anaapplicant TO
!, half a days trip on the reservation 70
y $3.50 De- 10 5Et!oa aERE iiqfdT -
9 AS soon, as fthis8fs over, go home
Take the first train you can afte
9 finishing your business, Which SHOULD
keep you YOU, In Bonesteel for just abou
two days. a., ~ -
THE business men. or tBonestee
{ wish to impress it on all that there i
r room for from 5000 to TO- 900 person
! in this town and that they are not go
ing to be overcharged for anything.