The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-06-07
NEW TOWN GETTING START
LAMOUREAUx, IN TRIP COUNTY
SOON WILL BOOM.
A BRISK LOT SALE WAS HELD

A Stage Line viii Start From Greg
DRY to Lamoureaux Next Week-A
Score Of Business Enterprises viii
be launched at Once.
Gregory, S. D., May 31.-Special to
The News: The new town of Lamour-
eauX in Trip county was launched in
a practical and substantial manner
A number of business men who de-
sired locations were drive nout to the
new town and allowed to select their
lots at private sale. Forty-six lots
were sold in this manner at reason.
able figure to get the town under way.
A stage line will start from Gregory
to Lamoureaux, a distance of about
twenty-five miles, next week. All the
principal branches of business will be
represented on the start. Work on
the foundation for bank building will
begin next week. A lumber yard, ho-
tel, restaurant, livery barns, general
merchandise stores, postoffice, newspa-
per, drug store, meat market, black
smith shop and other business will
start up at once. The Rosebud Tele-
phone company will begin the cree.
ton of line to LamoureauX at once.
Among those who purchased lots last
Monday and who will put in initial
businesses may be mentioned: Joy
NJ. Hacker, j. ]. Bonekemper F. M.
Hurlbert, Papousek & Co., Ferd Pc
ters, Hall Bros, A. A. Logan, Dan
Hall, J. II. Kimball, G. p. Burpee, Geo.
LamoureauX, John Weaver, VIM. Mil
Ter, Jos Seigmund, ole Finstad, Chris,
John and VIM. Colombo, ole Dahl, W.
ID. Wilson, Rathman 4 Keller, |. p
Battelyoun, f. A. Phinney, o. j..
Baugh, w. H.. Tackett, Dan Smith, J..
w. Hinton, Ed Adkins, G. o. Van
Meter and many others, Lamoureaux
hopes to be designated as the county
seat and is in the very heart of the
great fertile Trip county to be opened
to homestead settlement and entry
soon.
| The money realized on the sale will
be put back into the town in the way
OF public improvements.
Herrick, S. D., May 31-Special to
The News: A quiet lot sale occurred
on section 81 in the exact center OF
Trip county which is soon to be
opened for settlement by the govern
ment. Fifty lots were sold for $1OC
each, sept cash just as rapidly as the
contracts could be signed II. r
Slaughter the promoter, took frs
choice and will erect a bank, real es
tate office and postoffice at once. At
torney Van Meter of Herrick took sec
ond, and will at once erect a 24.roon
hotel and a law Office; Otis BaughI
of Gregory, third will establish
newspaper plant. A company tool
fourth and will erect a 24x66 genera
merchandise store; others sold quietl,
= and quickly, and every lot was pal,
: for spot cash, or bankable note. Owe
twenty businesses will start within
sixty days, petition has been signe
by $50 residents, and will be presente
to the governor soon, ready for tn
opening and organization. Lamoul
eauX hopes to be designated the cour
ty seat, and perhaps will never be re
t moved as it is the center, ard SUI
rounded by level land, and easy az
cess, Contractor Treadway says tn
railroad can build easier across Trip
t county than across Gregory. and reac
I the new town with very light cuts an
one heavy bridge. The price of lot
d already purchased in favorite loci
: tons arose above par rapidly, an
some refused fancy prices.
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e half a dozen days in the classifie