Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-05-09
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Honrsteel. s. II. Special: since
1nr.co Greeley gave the advice many
Years ago, young mel have CONTINUED"
+, go ives, and grow up with
the country" But il Horaces Tune
1.-THE east" was Il narrow strip and 'the
west was all the rest of the countrs.
THE conditions are now reversed. MOS.
of the west" OF Greeiey's tme mas pc
come the ewete and opulent east OF
our DAY, while the west" is "A compara-
lively mcager country as TO SIZE my
west to which Horace Greeley urged
Young men to go has in late years
been furnishing young men 10 deve'"p
the real west of today-thc Great
American Desert OF Greeleys l'tle.
Iowa, illinois and other inloule s.".es
have furnished scventy-five per cent
OF the honlesteadcrs and young buSl-
ness men for tho development of new
countries" which have been and are
still being opened to settlement by
Uncle sam.
A little less than ten years ai"
Governor Frank u. Jackson. of oWa.
a%iscovcred tnar ne rar rhrrr- hustt
sons who were tit subjects Tor the
course recommended by Greeley. lhe
governor didn't really need their as
sistancc in running the state oil IONA.
and h. WAS afraid that If they stayed
there they would learn bad habits and
possibly become politicians. With hor-
ror he reflected on the moral attributes
OF the average iowa politician. IL
wouldn't do. The young men must be
removed from such Surroundings and
sent into the wholesome atraosphe.e ri
the west. They must have Il chance TO
"rcilgh it," breath real ozone. develop
Drawn and appetite. and learn I"
strive with other men and take thc!r
chances of victory OF defeat. Nhen
the plan was mentioned 10 the boys
they took to it" Instantly.
These young men, Ernest. ofrhNdon
II Frank Jackson. Were not helpless
dudes or sissies. They were Simply
vigorous young mon whom no niche in
Iowa seemed 10 fit. SO thoN came west
20 make for themselves. They were
just entering manhood's estate ANA
were fired with the hope and ambition
of youth. The governor was II business
man. and his sons We're educated ac-
cordinsly. He CAV them advice and ::
reasonable erub-stake ana sent them
to South Dakota.
They cane to Gregory county and
engaged in the real estate business and
soon became successful. In the open
ing to settlement of the western part of
Gregory county. three years ago. they
took AN active interest and We're soon
heavily interested. financially. in tbs
new lands. At that time Roraesteei was
the end of the railroad. but il WAS
u forgonc conclusion tina the ioad
would su0u be extended ON across tbs
county. a distance of about FORTY miles
Numerous towns WERE built. the pro
motors making as good a guess as pos
sible as to the route 10 he foiioWod bi
the railroad. Towns became |plentifu
up and dow the valley of the Ponca
each claiming tia. The railroad voul,
come to Them and miss their neigibur.
on either side. The railroad WAS bun
last Sumner and missed all Dat three
Of the owns. and ,hc promoters of 5l'
others quietly gay up and quit liz
rownsite business. The Jackson boy
We're anong those who guessed wrong
They had secured q body Of lane whicl
was apparently ON the logical route o
the railroad. Here they established
town called Dallas. only four mile
from the town Of Gregory which wa
the largest town in tho new part of I'll
county. The rivalry and feeling be
tween the TWO towns was intense an
sometimes bitter. especially OF In
part of Gregory. toward her dougth
little neighbor. and when the railroa
stakes We're driven and the right-of
way established into Gregory there VI.
mitch rejoicing in that town and lnlc
Jeering at little Dallas. perched on
hill three miles from the railroad.
But the Jackson's didn't quit. To l
sure. their to"n dwindled TO half il
former size. They had spent sever