The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-03

The Gate City
Editor H. C. Tucker, Of the Geddes
News, visited Wagner last week and
in the columns of his paper gives his
ideas of Wagner and the vicinity. Bro.
Tucker Is . close observer of con-
ditions, an ardent admirer of Q beau
tiful and fertile agricultural section
and praises our city and its surrounding
acres in the following words:
Friday We went down the line on
the "Mlnnehaha Central to Wagner,
the Gate City" in the best agricultu-
raj county in South Dakota.
"Now we are not going to concede
that Wagner is better town than
Geddes, for there is no place like home
and Geddes is our home, but we are
compelled to admit that our sister city
10 . fine town with q splendid class
of citizens. Along the stretch of
country between Geddes and Wagner
our eyes were on bunoreds Of fine
farms we passed and in nearly every
fielo farmers were at work, seeding.
using the disc, dragging, blowing and
some we're breaking prairie. The soil
was In prime condition for work ex-
cspt, perhaps, in the extremely low
places where it was too vet for cult
ivation. We saw fine fields of alfalfa
just showing . beautiful green and
the fields of fall wheat looked N
though the plants had stood the winter
well. We saw thousands of mud hens
on Lake Andes and few fiocks of
ducks. The lake is bank full Of water
and the expert angler may be able to
land q seven pound bass or a fine pike
or giant bullhead.
"At Wagner we found the business
men a. ever wide-awake and Justly
proud of their imperial city. We took
stroll around the city and noticed the
many fine residences, well-kept lawns,
as we'll as numerous brick or cement
business buildings. The Masonic
Temple is the finest building of its
kind west of Yankton, and the Cath
Ollie church, built of brick and fast
nearing completion, is the finest
church edifice in Charles Mix County,
costing when furnished something like
thirty thousand dollars.
''It Is easy to see what makes Wag-
ner such good town-her progressive
business men. Yes, certainly, they
are helpful. But the foundation, the
very structure upon which the city
was built and will continue to grow
and increase in population and impor-
tance, are the rich acres that stretch
awav miles and miles in every d.
rection, ss productive soil as the sun
ever shone upon. They are the golden
resources that are Wsgner's and when
all these acres become wealth producers
by proper cultivation then the agri-
cultural gold mine will increase its
output many times over, which will in
turn demand larger population and
an increased business capacity to han
die the surplus from these wealth-pro
ducing farms.
How easy it is to make q trip to
the "Gate City" We take the train
in the morning from any ore of the
four stations. Platte, Geddes, Lake
Andes or Ravinia, and are at our desti-
nation in time for late breakfast and
in returning may take the noon freight
west or wait for the evening passen-
ger train home. As We made the trip
80 pleasantly and quickly to Wagner
We thought Of the contrast ~ between
that city and Wheeler, with practically
no Accommodations; with court house
that cost So. 500 and was built thirty
years ago, and fifteen miles from the
nearest railroad town. Who would
be 30 short-sighted az to vote at the
coming election to continue the county
seat at Wheeler, surely no one who
has the best interests Of our splendid