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

mail route from Gary to Kampeska
in the Spring of rs, had to be discon
ltinued on account of the departure OF
the P. NJ. and assistant, which com
prised the population of the county
| Daniel B. Lovejoy located. in the
summer of 1876, on the Sioux Rive
about mile west of Watertown. He
spent part of the first summer here
erected a house, and did some break
| ing, drawing the lumber for his house
| from Marshall, Mimi, so miles dis
tant, and returned to JanesEille, Wis.
! in the fall He came out here again
| in the fall of II and has been here
ever since His is the first frame
house in the county. In 1878, when
| the county was full Of land hunters
he would bring in his spare beds and
accommodate fifteen to lodgings in his
12x12 house; said spare beds consist
| ing of large bundle of coarse hay
which for convenience he would tie un
! and set out of doors through the day;
! said lodgings were always free Of
/ charge. We learn he has lately sold
cut for good price and is going wes,
lin the spring. May success attend D
B. in all his ventures, is the wish Of
all his friends.
In the spring of5s1S77, James Riley.
I n MI ~ Low Il lnff
Yankton with two yokes of oxen and
a covered wagon, and provisions for
1 three months, together with breaking
] nlow, and other outfit which 1aaas=ea
heavy load and would often mire the
] wagon down so it had to be unloadeG,
land sometimes the load transported
by hand for some rods the oxen hag.
ling all they could do to pull the empty
1 wagon, but after q tedious trip reach,
I, ed Lake Kampeslna asfd cenlmeueed
4 breaking up their claims which they
II had taken 'unsight and unseen be
/ fore leaving Yankton, and found them
! about as expected all being located
| on the north side of the lake. Mont
/ gomery's house and stable had been
4 burned, and the only building stand
4 ing in the county was Mr.. Lovejoy's
i A house was soon built on Mr. Riley's
Il claim, and breaking done on all the
i claims, about So acres in all. Theil
4 nearest neighbor was Mr.. York, q
4 miles east, and the nearest postoffice
/ at Gary, 40 miles away. As may be
expected it was rather dull, and for Z
;ttime it seemed as if the populatien o
4 the county was bound to be limited te
il three, but in Sept. Mr.. Wilber F
4 Warner and Mr.. Delong, from Lake
lefty, MINI. We're piloted up from
i Marshall, by Riley. who had beer
ldown there through harvest. They
il both selected claims on the north side
i Of the lake, near Jewell and Riley's
II O. S. Jewell is still living on his
I claim and has it largely improved. He
1 raised the first five acres OF wheat ir
1 the county, which went over 20 bush
d els to the acre, after being threshet
by hand. Mr. Riley still holds his
4 homestead and has a good share of i
under cultivation, with nice grows
4. of trees set out. and is also proprietor
Il of a good harness shop in WatertoWn
Ids doing a good business and has
\ plenty of friends who like to see hin
prosper.
C. G. Wiley built the first hotel II
1.-THE county, the Kamneska House, al
4 the outlet OF Lake Kampeska, which
i he erected near where the town ought
A to have been, but for some cause the
II r. r.. Co. decided on the present site
I and removed the track to the lake
Wiley finding the town would net
come to him concluded to move his
building to the town, which he did IL
! the fall Of 10, and built a large ad
/ iition the following spring. 1t is sit
iuated on Dakota, avenue, and is nov
Iknown is tlle Merchants Hotel. When
4 the immigration commenced in the
A spring Of '7s Wiley was the first II
Ecommence locating, often making
ttrips to Marshall to meet settlers In
4 snder to get ahead of the Gary locat
i ers, who claimed that about all the
Hgood land in Dakota Territory was at
i that place, and he succeeded in get
1 lting a good share Of the inning MS
/ to settle in this county, and is stiN
/ engaged in the same business, office
ION Oak street, Watertown near .. s
Land Oface
4 siessrs, Wa Wa IN ei and Deiong went
\ to Yankton aud MADE their entries
Warner returning the spring follow
4 ing and, being a practical gardener
II Il has opened up d fine garden. fIaains
4 rea afsffovn Tor II
prcs ss.ueGi ions and II stll5 engaged i
4 that business. lis father having Join
4 Ell h8ra tober pf Z
Isose e5oy ana MEs Davisl *. Con
], nor, from Naw HaTnp psiisze, earn an
IIferaaii ed through The winter VIII
i i AZ Ii joy. end IN the srFini II
4 fop hia claim slea Lake elicaEs
A one Isala of ertos i, fasE'
he new resia aes
sallaa iss'ssss;asss'i;,
4 from II, iiss cons ing .
4 ssyTss aiehar 500
4 Care allet asF sfsgs..