Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-24

most of the alfalfa fields in this
country are planted on bottom
land, while his is on higher ground.
Frank Gotham, of Topbar, re-
turned Monday morning from q
weeks trip to the Twin Cities and
the country northeast of there, near
the head of Lake Superior. He re-
ports delightful trip into coun-
try Of which he had heard much
bat never saw until last week.
Mr.. Gotham is arranging to make
this his last winter in Stanley coun-
ty, intending to move his family
to some point near Duluth before
the spring work commences.
The old log house which has
stood for many years on the south
side of Bad river, and was occspi-
ed until about two years ago by
it's owner, F. E. Morrison and his
family, is in the hands of work
men, who are razing it, and con-
verting the greater part of it into
lumber. This old building has
for many years been a landmark
at the forks of Bad river, in the
days before the range country
gave way to the homsstsader. and
before the city of Philip made it's
mark upon the map.
Because he had nothing better
to do, the Review man dropped
down into the room occupied by
the Philip Harness company, in
the basement of the Waddell build
ing, a day or two ago. Well
state frankly that we met with 4
surprise in the amount and quality
of stock carried by this firm, and
the general showing the store room
makes to the visitors. This frm
has splendid equipment for re-
pair work, and is an institution
that will compare most favorably
with any in its line in cities a good
many times the size of Philip. The
people of this city and vicinity
should appreciate having such a
firm near at hand where just as
good work and goods can be pro-
cured as in the cities.
Trainmen and passengers alike are
delighted with the new steel chair
cars that have been assigned the
run from Minneapolisto Deadwood.
These cars were placed in COM
mission the fore part of last week.
They weigh sixtytwo tons, while
the weight of the old cars were
about thirty-five tons. Steel cars
of the same model as these have
received rather thorough tests in
rear and head-end collisions, and
in every case have withstood the
crash with little damage, while
none of the occupants have been
injured. Several eastern lines are
now pretty we'll equipped with steel
coaches for passenger service, and
! it is probable oil lines will use them
within short while to the exclu-
sion of those of the old style.
Papers were made out locally
the latter part of last week trans
ferring the quarter section of
which the Powell townsite is
part from Mrs. Maggie Rousseau
to the Powell Land & Loan Co., q
corporation of which d. B, Nc
Cleery, G. X. Starbuck and John
Curington are the members. The
consideration. we understand, was
$5, 900. Powell is q thrifty little
village and is bound to grow, ac-
cording to those who are interest
ed in the progress of that section.
The transfer, while not including
some tracts that were previously
sold by Mrs. Rousseau rs town lots,
includes the greater part of the
quarter section, which is q decided
ly valuable piece of land.
The wrecking of the house on
the A. p. Hartzell ranch, twelve
miles northwest of the city, re
moves a building that is one of
the old landmarks of western STAN
ley county; it was, according to