Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-02-09
NeighborhOod News.
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Frederick Free Press.
Mrs. Gamble and brother, w. Z. How
ell, drove TO Leola yesterday to attend
the funeral Of Mrs. Lebold.
Medina Citizen.
| A Bottineau county farmer, the father
of fifteen children, has just discovered
the fact that three Of his neighbor's
children have been living at his expense
for four days without the knowledge of
himself or his wife, and one son has been
| gone a week without being missed. The
father has instituted nightly roll call.
From wishek News.
J. G. Nippolt took charge of the Hotel
Wishek yesterday. Mrs. Jennie Hill,
wEo has conducted this popular hostelry
for the past eight years and worked up
a good trade. will take we'll earned
rest. Mr.. Nippolt is we'll known to the
travelling public IN this part. he having
conducted hotel IN Kuhn for some
years.
From Leola Herald.
A bouncing boy was born TO Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Layton, of Arena Valley,
Jan. 81,
Ferd Weber, Of Weber township, was
in town Friday. Like all VINO reside up
in that locality he is singing praises of
Forbes.
VIM. e. Howell, of Weber township,
was in town Wednesday, securing sig
natures to petition asking the p. O.
! Department 10 establish astar mail rouCe
between Forbes, N d., Sutherland and
Leola, S. d. The route would, without
| a doubt, be Of great benefit to the patrons
| Of the above named Office and we hope
Mr, Howell win be successful in secur-
ing the route.
Franklin Floete and w. ). Remus, of
the real estate firm Of Floete, Cory &
Remus, of Spencer, Iowa, were Leola
visitors for several days during the past
week. The above firm is largely inter.
ested in Mcpherson county lands, and
both Of the above members expressed
| themselves as very much pleased at the
prospects of Leola securing railroad In
the near future, and stated that their
| firm is not only willing to donate the
right of way across any lands they may
own, but also, if financial aid is neces-
sary to bring about such result that
the people OF Leola can count on them
doing their full share. If all resident
and nonresident land owners will look
at this matter in the same light and aid
the project, If necessary, in proportion
to their real estate holdings there is
little question but what Leola would
have railroad before the close of 1906.
Aberdeen News
A. w. Hunt and Mr. Bemis, of the
| firm Of Floete & Bemis, OF Spencer, Iowa,
which is trying to procure right of
way for the Minneapolis e. St. Louis
railroad between Aberdeen and Leola TO
| offer to the road as an inducement to
select that route for its extension from
| Watertown, returned last night from a
trip through part of the country tra-
versed by the right of way during which
they saw a number of the property own
ers in regard to the scheme. They re-
port that they met with unexpected
success, the farmers promising TO donate
the right of way across their farms.
The route through Mcpherson county is
already practically assured as both
Messrs Floete and Bemis and the North
western Land Company, which also
holds large interests there, feel confident
that they can guarantee the right OF way
TO the company, and will pay cash when
necessary, TO secure possession of the
land. The route passes diagonally across
one and half townships In Mcpherson
county aud two and a half in Brown
county. ml H~ f. ... .... #.s... ..rnso.