The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-10-18
FIELD FOR BUSINESS
A GREAT COUNTRY OPENING up
IN THE SECTION BETWEEN
THE BLACK HILLS AND
MISSOURI RIVER.
NEW TOWNS sPR1NG1NG UP IN AZ
DAY-oR WEEK AT MOST
PREPARING FOR WIN.
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a visit to the new towns on the
two hew lines of railroad between
Rapid City and the Missouri river
s interesting on account of the great
change that is coming over the Sec
on of country lying between. At
zach place the greatest activity Is to
be seen. People are preparing for
winter, and buildings are going IN on
every hand. IS
The new towns on the Northwest
ern this side of the Cheyenne are
Box Elder, Underwood, Owanka and
Wasta. While as vet they are small,
they are growing, and the people are
busy. t.5Sl .ss;3
The first town the other side Of
the Cheyenne is Wall, a town that is
growing fast. A number Of people
who have been in Rapid City during
the past week speak in glowing terms
of the prospects of Wall and the sur-s
rounding country.
Quinn, Cottonwood and Wokama
are in the same vicinity, and have
much the same prospects. Philip
Is a bustling little town with banks,
newspapers and other evidences OF
civilization and prosperity. People
have money, and arg putting In sup
plies for winter, many storing away
several tons of coal.
Nowlin, Midland, Capa, vanMetre,
Wendt and Teton are the other towns.
before coming to Fort Pierre, and
all bear the same evidences OF im-
provement. The crops along the line
have been good this year, especially
SO around Wall, Quinn and Cotton
wood. When the people Of Philip
see this they will probably take ex-S
ceptions, and very likely with truth
There is no doubt thEt if we have:
plenty of rain that the country all
along the Pierre. Rapid City and
Northwestern will be very rich
one. and 1t will not take SO very
many years, either. The class OF,
people settling up this country Is al
thrifty one. all coming with fair,
amount Of this worlds goods to help
in getting a start.
Along the line of the Milwaukee
there are several good towns. The,
fact that the Milwaukee built from
the Chamberlain end gave the towns
from that direction the start, and
the places on this end are Just com-
mencing their growth. Between here
and Creston there are Farmingdale
and Scenic, both of them being small
but having good prospects. Kenata
and Waco are two more townsites
before coming into Interior, the
latter place having aspirations OF be-.
coming something of city. Wasta
comes next, then Kadoka.
Kadoka is a busy little town al
ready. and bids fair to become
good business point. The store
keepers carry much larger stock OF
goods than might be expected in so
new a country, only a few months
having elapsed since the railboad
track was laid.
'Belvidere, Stamford, and Okaton
are more small places, and then one
comes to Murdo, the largest town on
tke line between Chamberlain and
Rapid City. There are between four
and five hundred people there and
the business houses are above the
average for the size Of the town.
Murdo is two years old, and was the
terminous of the road for several
months. Two newspapers keep the
place booming, and there are other
evidences Of the pioneer days being
left behind. A good hospital, church
es and a school house show that the.
physical, mental and spiritual well
fare OF the p ople are considered.
Five soloons at one time fourished,
but that number has ben cut down
to two.
Draper and Vivian are next along
the road between Murdo and Presho.
They are small, while Presho gives
evidence of doing a considerable bus
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coma are the remaining Gowns on
the line, and are all making good
headway. :,
The country is coming to the front
and with moisture will soon equal
the country east OF the Missouri
river. The Bad Lands, through
which the Milwaukee runs for about;
sixty miles, are worth seeing, and
will! attract considerable attention.
from tourists.
In Hurry for Dinner.
A demolished telephone pole on
Sixth street made passersby avince
something Of q curiosity, Wednesday
afternoon, regarding the probable
cause Of the accident.
investigation brought out the fact
THAT one of Drayman Sargent,s