The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1909-12-30
Things That Must Come TO Philip

when Philip will be county seat.
The people of western Stanley
county will soon Get tired OF
tramping to Fort Pierre to do their
little county seat work at a great
sacrifice of time and money. For
the people who live in the north
west part Of the county the dis
tancc is over one hundred miles.
just think Of it. especially YOU
folks who have to stage it in forty
and fifty miles before YOU strike a
railroad.
Stanley county is big enough for
four counties. and then they would
be larger than Hansen or David
son counties. But at the present
time it is only feasible to make
two. Running a line straiyh,
north and south about midway of
the county would make two large
counties. Philip would be nearly
in the center of the western half
and is the logical and convenient
point for county seat. There
can he no question about that in
the minds of citizens who are un-
pre- JUDGED and candid in their
opinions. II is folly for every
little bailawick to think they have
county seat possibilities and with
that foolish expectation oppose a
division. The time is ripe right
now for IA division into two coun-
ties and no more.
The expense of building court
house and of county officials would
be all the people would stand with
the present population and assess
ibIe property. The question of
expense will enter largely into the
discussion Of division at the pres
ent time. but when the expenses
of making trips to TT. Pierre by
the citizens Of the western part OF
the county are tn ken into consider
alton, it would be fair to say, that
such expense would build our
court house and pay the salaries
of our county officials. Then the
convcniences and satisfaction Of
having "A county seat in close prOx-
unity to our homes, and where all
could 90 and transact their busi-
ness and get home in time to do
their chores would more than off
set what additional expense might
be entailed by the division. Then
to every farmer owning land in
western Stanley county there
would come an increasing value to
his property.
1t is conceded by everybody
who are not prejudiccd. that Philip
is the best town in the county and
the best on the Northwestern line
between Fort Pierre and Rapid
City. Its location will accommo-
date more people than any other
point that could be selected. When
the line from Belle Fourche
reaches here next summer, Philip
will have first class shipping faci|i-
ties. For there is no doubt about
the line from Dallas coming to
Philip and connecting with the
line from Belle Fourche to Philip.
1t gives the Northwestern railway
two first class lines heading for
the coast, destination she must
eventually seek in order to hold
her trans-continental traffic. 1t is
no exaggeration to say that Stan
ley county has population close
to %, 900, estimating 10000 in the
western half. 1t is fair to pre-
sumo that at least half of them will
have business ut the county seat.
AS an illustration. take a citizen
at kadoka. He hires a livery to
bring him to Philip, which will
cost him five dollars. His fare to
Ft. Pierre two dollars and forty
cents; dinner. supper and lodging
two dollars more. He can get ad-
mitted to the court house about 8