Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-06-26
Report Of Great
Red and Yellow Trail

WatertoRn, S. D., June rs, 1913.
To the Road Supervisors and Friends
Of the Great Red and Yellow High
way.
Dear SiIss
hope fhe various townships in the
county, that are in close proximity to-
and interested in the Great Red and
Yellow Highway will put forth extra
efforts to make this road credit to|
the different townships.
Kranzbnrg township has already
been organized with the Soliowing
township committees: John A. Ries,
F. S. Bohls, Albert Lindner nd P. Il.
Kranz. Assurance is had that they
VIE make splendid road through
Kranzburg township.
Elmira and Sheridan townships
have not yet been organized, but will.
have early attention, while assurance;
is had from the City Of Watertown,t
that they viii take care of the three
and a half miles of the road through
the city limits. 5
II enry township has been organized
with the following township commit.
tee Tim Ctrrley. H. n. sasse and G.
=. Brando.
Gracelana township is organized,
with the following township commit
tee: N n. Hanson, a. i. LappierI
and Gusta ,ei netEe. 5.s
$ hese two commit with the as
sistance OF Henry Village viii, no
doubt, make the SIX miles through the
north part of Henry township splen-
ibid road b M
Kampeska township p has been organ
lied with the following township com
| mittee. Sam Purcell, Gleve Falyey
and Sam Dean
Rich land township is organized with
l3she fol low to oWnship co1nanittee: II.
| G C. Tracy, AZ. ;1sessief, 81. Al Gieson
] and joe Purcell.
These committees, with the help of
those interested, expect to make the
Great Red and Yellow Highway thru
1 the northern part of Kampeska town
| ship, and around the lake, in splendid
shape. 1t is the intent of these COM
mittees to nave a regular road bee
4 in the near future, and a large amount
of work will be put on the road thru
Kampeska township and around the
llake making the road in fine shape.
1t is hoped that the supervisors of
| Pelican and Lake townships, will take
an active interest in this road. and
help the work through Lake township
It is supposed that these various
committees, will, in their own way,
take care of the work on the road
through the township. in which they
are interested, and 1T is only offered
as a suggestion, thai a regular road
/ bee, sCch as is contemplated in Rich.
land and Kampeska townships, might
be a splendid thing for all the town
ships, to get all parties interested in
the road, and try and put in one day
at least to help the supervisors put
this road in good shape through the
Irrespective townships.
| There have been chosen. SO far,
| only two on the general committee
4 for the Great Red and yellow High
way through the county, namely:
James Paterson Of Henry and John
A. Ries of KTanzburg The chairman
of the Red and Yellow Highway viii
be pleased to have the various SUB
committees select a man from each
township, to serve on tho general
Isoommittee. s
This letter has been mimeographed,
as the chairman has not the time at
his disposal to write Individual letters
to all. A copy of this letter is sent to
iall the road supervisors and inter
ested parties in the various townships
and ia townships not already orgAniz-
ed, they can be governed accordingly,
4 K =
in the organization of their township.
Blue prints are in the hands 0f
most OF the committees and If thers
are any lacking, the chairman will
be glad TO send a copy to any Of the
supervisors or those that desire blue
print showing the manner in which
the road should be constructed.
It 10 hoped that the thirty miles Of
road through codfngten county, may
be put in passahle condition this sea-
son and graded as near as possible in
accordance with the blue print fuf.
nished
Commenting this to your earnest
and careful attention, 81 am,
Very truly yours,
w III. Stokes,
Vice President OF Great Red ana Yel-
low Highway through Godington
County
john 0'Tcele has succeeded Henry
". ianten as assistant cashier iii illa
sect'r National bank of this ciss,
! Nfrs2 ianfen having accepted posi-
ton With TIE Hantea chine \.
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