Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-06-19

in the vicinity of the lakes, and exi
pressed themselves as being well
pleased with the country, but wanted
to look farther before locating and
went south through Hamlin, Brook
ings and Moody counties. The people
here thought it would be the last they
would see of them, but We're happily
disappointed on receiving a letter from
them, stating that OF all the land
seen they liked Codington county the
best and they should come back early
in the spring, which they did, bring
ing several more with them, among
them Rev. A. D. Chase, Robert and
Aleck Mcintyre, G.. H. Tuthill, Geo.
Tanner and several others. All OF
this party located. between the lakes,
and have their claims almost entirely
under cultivation. Rev. A. D. Chase
is pastor of the Methodist church in
Watertown and gives universal salts
faction. VIM. Mcintyre made some
change in his claims between tbs
lakes and took claim adjoining the
town site, and plated about 40 acres
calling it East Watertown, and alsl
built hotel which he called the East
Watertown Hotel, and is largely pat.
ronized, for Mac makes a genial land
lord and is a No. ] citizen.
The spring of rs also brought an.
other large party from Sparta, Wis.
among whom were the Rice Bros,
Kemp Bros, John H. Drake, E. H.
Ulrick. Ernest Rrizee, Frank Cram rssa;sii;s, c
and others. Most of this party took
Elaims east of town. The Kemp
Bros. broke up their entire claims the
first year and raised about 150 acres
of wheat the second year, and also
opened UP hardware store, with
Philip Howell rs general manager. Q
| P. Kemp was appointed postmaster
and was also elected county treas
urer at our first election. The broth
ers now have a large hardware store
and tin shop on the corner of Dakota
Avenue and Maple street, and handle
all kinds OF farm machinery extensive
lly, and now have about $50 acres
broken, they having bought extensive
lly of the r. R. lands.
| The Rice Bros also broke about 40t
acres and have raised two crops ol
| wheat, and were the first to open 4
general merchandise store in the
county, building their first store on
one of their claims, afterwards NOV
ing it to town, and now use it fol
| -four and feed. They have built !
large double store on the corner Of
/ Oak street and Kemp avenue. ant
flor the past two years have done :
large wholesale and retail trade; theil
upright, honest dealings having wol
| for them host of friends, and it may
be truthfully said they haven't an en-
emy in the county.
D. C. and ". r. Thomas, from
Iowa, also came to remain in the yeal
iof rs, having been here some two
Years before and then taken claims
1 but returned to Iowa to wait for the
railroad to commence operations. d
C. located west Of town one-half mile
1adioining Mr.. Lovejoy's farm, ant
built one Of the best residences il,
the county and has also improved his
| whole claim. The Thomas brothers
are both successful attorneys w r
has ofIiciated as register of deeds 70,
| the. past two years. Their Office is
on the east side of Oak street.
G. o, Carpenter, George Carpenter
| and Squire B. Carpenter, two slaw
| sons, father and son, and Orson 7
Bigelow all came together in April
LIS and secured homesteads and tim
Der culture claims each. G. O. Car
| penter drew the richest prize of the
party in the way of claims, getting
! both ofg&his together, adjoining the
town, and has plated six blocks fol
residence lots. He has a splendid sits
ioverlooking the whole town, has q
Ilarge eommodious house and barn and
about so acres under cultivation. The
| irest of the party all secured good 10
Ecations, and have their farms anostls
Improved
This spring also brought a large
delegation from st. Charles, MINI.
Ala1ande Da yison and his two broth
lsers Geo. Cady, Mr.. Robbins, Thomas
Fay, Plinny Leonard, Gllag. 6 KFSeliog
Samuel adcEIhaney James Spencer
land Joy r ! IKsinsraan all hailing froa
that place and all cos ming about I'll,
same time
The Dawson brothers heated abon
1.-Two miles north siof tow Alexandei &
bang elected county com issicaer ftl
/ 5ts.fairst district ct tho hi eiscfiol
ana aargea the aitslfuliss fol
l Two III elected Il
llssSos $50 and Il ehalTnlan of hi
bcarii n sssepf writing
Issoilard, Ksllieg, psneel., Kan
Imam and tsssag ss i
uf Lake "a, all proc,lfis,g rs
farms :s2 acres ssell are aE
.igyood ssced bliil Id Ii
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