The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-03-01
GATEWAY TO TRIP LANDS
RIVALRY BETWEEN NEW DALLAS
AND GREGORY BEGINS.
RESEMBLE BoNEsTEEL RUSH

be the Real Gateway to the Million
Acres That Are to Be Thrown Open
to Settlement In 1908.
Intense rivalry will exist between
at least two of the new towns on the
Rosebud reservation when the Trip
county lands are thrown open to set
Element probably year from next
summer. Gregory, the present termi.
nus of the Northwestern railroad on
the reservation, and New Dallas, which
is short distance nearer the Trip
county line than Gregory, are already
lining up for the fray and excitement
will no doubt prevail before the rush
Is over
Already each town is advertising as
the only gateway" to the new lands.
And each town Is working tooth and
toe-nail to maintain the prestige of
that position. Each town is deter
mined to be the terminus of the North
western railway when the time comes.
Railroad to Gregory Now.
At present the railroad only reaches
to Gregory and the construction gang
has packed up its tools and returned
to Bonesteel Gregory people say that
they have been promised that the road
will not be built further, they having
donated a considerable portion of the
right of way in that section. New
Dallas people claim they will have the
terminus before the warfare Is at an
end. Matters have already been taken
up with the Chicago end of the North
western line, it is said. And no stone
will be left unturned by either of the
rival towns.
New Dallas is located just a half
mile from the Trip county line, and
thus claims prestige by reason of be-
ing nearest to the lands that are to
be settled upon.
The rivalry can not but recall to
people in the northwest the days of
the Bonesteel rush, and the rivalry
that existed between Fairfax and Bone
steel. Bonesteel occupied a geograph-
ical position similar to that now occu-
pied by New Dallas. Fairfax was only
q
Gregory is only a little distance this
side of New Dallas. Each town was
busy, but Bonesteel got the greatest
crush. Bonesteel of course, had the
railroad and that is what New Dallas
will seek before the town can become
the real gateway and focusing point
for the rush.
Who does not remember how stories
flew around in the air between Bone
steel and Fairfax, each about the 9th
er? Over at Fairfax you could hear
any day of terrible crimes and muir
ders that were going on at Bonesteel.
And up at Bonesteel you could hear
any minute of a smallpox plague at
Fairfax There were ingenious stories
Matched up in those days to establish
the prestige of towns.
Fairfax the County Seat.
In each place there were scores of
places where you could register for
the big land drawing. Fairfax was
then and still is the county seat of
Gregory county, and it was to Fairfax
that prisoner was taken when refuge
was desired.
Already Notice Influx.
The influx of people into the new
country is already noticeable, accord
ing to Frank Jackson of New Dallas
I'VE are already beginning to notice
an influx since the passing of the
BILL" he writes, land there is no ques.
ton but what the next three months
will make out of New Dallas town
rivalling Bonesteel."
Just at present New Dallas is in
search of newspaper as the residents
of that place appreciate the value of
a live advertising medium. Gregory
already has a good live newspaper that
is helping to boost for that commu-
nifty.
AT present trains are running as far
out on the reservation as Herrick
There is one mixed train every day
between Bonesteel and Herrick - it
leaves Bonesteel in the morning and
returns at night