The Dickinson press., 1907-09-21

state line, bearing north at Hettinger
and through Bowman county. Good:
crops Of corn are grown in the vicinity
of Lennon, and all through Adams and
particularly in Bowman county the dax,
0at and wheat crops are looking very
fine. The settlements in Bowman are
generally older than those in Adams
county, consequently crops are more
plentiful.
The new coast line passes through a
splendid stretch Of country, already set
tied in most part by fine class of home
steaders. There are no land grants on
the Milwaukee and it is good thing for
the development of the country.
HETTINGER t
When the county of Hettinger was
carved at Bismarck last winter and
Adams county created out of the south
ern portion, the county seat of the new
county was given the name of Hettinger.
The town is "a miles west of Lennon,
and has bank, two newspapers, good
stores and any number of law firms and
real estate dealers. The road will be
ironed that far by the middle of October.
Hettinger has the finest site of any OF
the towns along the line.
Seventeen miles west of Hettinger is
the famous L F ranch, owned by Albert
Left. Mr.. Left has a hotel there that
will easily take care of 70 people and his
store would do credit to quite a sized
village. People come to the L F ranch
for IS miles around to get their supply of
coal which is easily mined from the
creek bank.
The c division of the engineers is
quartered at the H T place at Buffalo
Springs, and there the party stopped for
dinner the third day out. J. Lee Smith
is in charge of this division. E. A. Com
stock, an old L T cook, is the man who
makes everyone glad at meal time.
This engineering force is likely to be
quartered for the winter at the old 0 x
camp on the Beaver near the Little Mis-
sour river.
The Consolidated Coal Co. has valu-
able coal and clay beds near Scranton,
east of Buffalo Springs. A large force
Of men are now opening coal mine and
will have coal ready to car as soon as
the road is ironed this probably in
October. 1t is said that the c. c. Co,
has here the best combined clay and
coal beds, for practical use, in the state,
BOWMAN
Bowman, the county seat of Bowman
county, is 40 miles west of Hettinger and
28 miles from Marmarth, on the Little
Missouri river, the Milwaukee's second
division point west of Aberdeen. This
town is near Twin Buttes. Two news.
papers are printed there, state bank is
opened and the First National bank
building is under course of construction
1t is to be model structure, 7ox8o feet
two stories, full basement, steam heated
etc. In addition to spacious banking
rooms, provision is being made for I
drug store and newspaper Office on the
first floor, with office rooms above. The
First National will be capitalized al
$4,000.
The Western Lumber & Grain Co.
Capitalized at 100000, will have its head
quarters in Bowman. The company is
already establishing yards at a hall
dozen of the leading towns on the Mil
waukee extension and will be prepared
in few weeks to furnish building ma
terial, as we'll as to buy grain.
The temporary business houses Ol
Bowman are constructed on the north
side of the railroad. The sale of lots
should take place about the middle o1
November and then people can build or
the newly selected site south of the
track.
The Phelan party reached New Eng
land, the pioneer town of the Cannon
Ball country, a little before 5 o'clock anc
arrived in Dickinson for supper, having
made 317 miles, including all stops. il
|2H days.
Such is automobiling on the gooc
prairie roads of Western North Dakota