Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-26
sQuAW MEM
Getting Interests In Reservation
Lands Through Indian Wives.
Development Of Sw. n. Oak.

The Dickinson Press editor has re-
turned from 300 mile trip by auto
TO the new extension of the Milwau-
kee road. New improvements we're
found, new wire fencing and new
roads due to settlement. This was
particularly noticed in the vicinity of
Mott. Concerning the new settle
ment and new line of road the Press
says:
The second day the party reached
the enaw Milwaukee country bright
and early. After visiting the Eldridge
camp, three miles north of Lennon,
trip of 400 miles down the grade
was made to Mcintosh on the great
Sioux reservation. Mcintosh Bros.
have the contract for grading the en-
tire Milwaukee coast line and it is
in honor of these men, who are
so ably prosecuting their.great work,
that the new town was named. Nc
Intosh is the first division point west
OF the river.
The Milwaukee has 80 miles of
track on the Sioux reservation. It
will not be many years before this
territory will be opened or settle
ment. Already sQuaw men are active
in getting claims near the new Mil
waukee stations. The company has Il
2OO-feer strip of land across the res
ervaton. given by act of Congress,
also land necessary for railroad cur
poses. Much of the country through
which the road Iuns is rich and.. very
beautiful, but at present white men
cannot homestead or acquire title in
any way to reservation lands. The
squawman, however, is favored and
gets section of land for his squaw
and quarter section for each..o the
children. Some Of the families are
large, too.
When the Sioux reservation is fin
ally opened for settlement, there will
certainly be grand scramble by
landseekers to secure these fertile
acres. Things will develop, too, with
wonderful .rapldity along the Milwau-
kee read across this reservation, but
at present the. railroad cannot look
for any local business ito speak OF on
all this 80 miles of road.
Morristown, between Lennon and
NHn1rtaoh fntorocfc ctN0H
because it is named for Nels Morris,
the Millionaire packer. who died a
short time ago, and who, before tlis
death, leased one of the reservation
pastures. r
The party reached Lennon on the
evening of the second day OUT. This
town was named for G. E. Lennon,
wealthy rancher. 1t is the largest
town on the Milwaukee extension in
this part of the country and gives
great prom ise of bustling village in
the near future. 1t has two banks,
two new spapers and many good stores
already. The Western Lumber and
Grain company, of which c. j. Phe-
Ian is general manager, will open its
first yard here. A dozen carloads of
lumber are waiting at nearby sid
ing for the completion of the road
into Lennon.
1t will interest the reader to know
that Lennon will ultimately be
made the county..seat of new coun-
ty to be created: out of the northeast
ern portion::ot Butte county, S. D.
The. town is plated wholly.south..of
the state line, between North and
South Dakota, and. on the..south side
of the Milwaukee. Adjoining and
north OF the railroad l6O acres of land
has been secured by friends of the
Milwaukee so that it will be impos-
sible for any individual to plat an
addition. The Milwaukee spent d
great deal Of money In changing their
grade in order to make Lennon a
South Dakota town and it will be
maintained as such. Last winter, g..
E. Lemmon:.secured the passage Of a
bill which provides for the division
of Butte county.
The party returned to the EldridRe
camp for the second night, ::having
rounded out 100 miles during the
day.
B. a. Eldridge is the engineer in
charge Of, the B division, the second
rs miles Of Milwaukee extension west
Of the Missouri river. He has spent
much Of his life In surveying new
railroad lines and must be one OF the
best.in his line Or be would not be
holding SO importan 9 position with
.asgreat transcontinental line.
This camp has been in existence
& about q year. but IN a few weeks
more the work Of the division. will, be
{ completed and the camp willGbe de-
serted. 5s5ss5. s4ss5; /,
The work that has bee d done on