The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-09-22
Trips NEW TOWNS
Rivalry Between lamro and Winner
Ends When Winner Wins


Gregory-There are many new towns
being built in Trip county, which
lies just west of Gregory county in
this state, and was opened for settle
ment in the spring of 1909. The towns
of Lamro and Colombo were al eady
established in the new country, Lam
70 being about tue center and already
designated as the county seat. The
government opened also the govern
ment townsites Of Witten, Roseland,
Wewala and McNeely.
Roseland is in the northeastern
part Of the county, Wewela in the
southeastern part; McNeely in the
south central part and Witten in the
northwestern portion. McNeely has
not hOurished because of its poor To-
cation. Wewela and Roseland, the
postofices at these places are desig
mated as augusta and Hamill respe L
ively( are small inland trading POINTS
with but few buildings, though do ng
a good business. Witten was started
p~rematurely by an addition of forty
acres OF decided Indian land to the
tOwnsite icing plated and so in
lots, so that there are really two towns
located about a quarter Of a mile
apart and, as may be expected in such
circumstances seemingly unable to
consolidate or get on good terms with
each other. POstofices are also main
tanned at Millboro, CleaTaeld, Ideal,
Kenyon and several other places for
the convenience of the new settlers.
With the settlement of the county
the Western Townsite company which
owns the town of Dallas In this coun-
ty, secured concessions from the c.. a.
n. w. railway and was granted the
privilege of selecting the townsites
for the North Westerns extension
into Trip county.
Citizens of Colombo made a deal
with the Northwestern whereby the
road Is to enter their town. From that
point IL strikes straight out to he
northwest and hits the townsite of
Winner, selected by the Western
Townsite company, two and a half
miles northeast from Lamro, the old
est town and the county seat. Run
ming then almost due west the road
will pass through Jordon, and end a
Carter on the Mellette county line.
Both Jordon and Carter belong to the
Western Townsite company.
A bitter fight between Lamro and
Winner was practically settled bv the
citizens of Lamro securing good To-
cations in Winner and nearly al OF
them moving there. Lamro now has
only a few buildings some of which
are still to be moved to Winner, but
it retains the courthouse and county
seat. At the first election, however, at
which the question of a permanent
county seat for TripD county is s b.
mitted to the voters, the Location will
likely be changed from Lamro to VIM
ner.
Winner is about a year old and Is
a thriving town of over 1000 people.
1t has a splendid tOwnsite, slopins
gently to the north, and next year will
be a railroad town.
Colombo, the first town west of Dali
las, has enjoyed a steady subs an iai
growth, but has had no boom. The
railway grade has almost been com
pleted into Colombo.
Jordon has as yet had but little
growth. Carter the terminus of the
new line has had a substantial growth
so far, all of the buildings erected
there being large and costly. II is das-
tined to be one of the largest towns
in the new county.