Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-19

state at reduced rates, Inen 100. tnt
people of the state have, i'll a iarg<
measure, come TO realize that the rail
roads are a valuable asset to the stats
and are potent factor in the develop
ment of the state. In short, ii is 4
case of the people and the railroads
getting together on common ground
! for the purpose OF giving each other
square deal.
New Extensions.
Information obtained from officials
of the several roads reveal that
among the many improvements plan
| ned, the following are assured: North
western railroad extension of the
| line from lroquois with the Doland
and Groton branch at Doland, lthe
right-of-way for this line has already
been purchased,) The proposed line
from Hitchcock to Onida will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible, as a large amount of ma
terial is already on the ground, An
other important extension by the
Northwestern railroad, is q line run
ming from Norfolk, Neb., to Winner,
S. d. This line will be extended
through to connect with the North
western line at Newell.
The Milwaukee railroad is already
engaged in the work OF double track
ing their main line road to the coast
from ST. Paul to the Missouri river.
This work will cost several millions
of dollars, the bulk of which will be
expended in South Dakota. The Mil
waukee will also extend its Armour
line to connect with Its Rescoe4
Orient line at Orient, thus tapping
one of the richest agricultural sec.
lions of the state and also affording a
valuable feeder for its coast line busi-
ness at Roscoe.
s. A new bridge across the Missouri
river at point south of Chamberlain
is also assured.
St. Louis Active.
The M. & st. L. have already sur.
veyed several routes by which they
will extend their line from South Da-
kota into Canada. Although several
routes are being considered, the one
north from Watertown seems the
most likely to be agreed upon, as it
will traverse very rich agricultural
section which at the present time is
far distant from railway connections.
It has been stated upon the highest
that this railroad will build
line from Aberdeen to Pierre, the
right-of-way for which was decided to
them and the grade for same estab.
lished some years ago.
Thus it appears that South Dakota
will come in for her share of railroad
building next year and that these op.
erations will mark a new era in the
upbnilding OF what is already a great
agricultural state.
Paul Hovey Of WATERFOWL is in the /
city today with a gang Of men Of the
bridge and building department, max
ing q; few repairs about the local sta.
ton. Aberdeen News, Sept. 10.
a crew Of Great Northern carpen-
tiers and painters are fixing up the
companys property in town this week.
The depot and car houses have been
painted q shade OF creamy gray with
green trimmings and the water tank
and windmill tower a. dark green.
South Shore Republican. sEs
u a Great Northern bridge crew
which has been stationed here for
several weeks departed on Wednes-
day Arthur offiey went along With
them as one sof the mechanics South
Shore Republican.
% The Great Northern sold 800 tick.
cts 90 the state fair last week. & At,
Willow Lakes, ON Willow Lakes day,
4ss tickets were sold for the special
train which ran from that city to the
state fair on that day.
AT Willow Lakes Tuesday night,
fire destroyed d flat car and box car
belong frlg Ia rI,a fsre,,f Il !. II, y = "a