The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1914-03-21
Dunn Center ! )
The ! criminal
Town Moved Little West. Prominent
Stark County People Owners Of
First State Bank on the New
Railway Line.

The location of Dunn Center has at
last been definitely settled at point
three -fourths Of mile west Of the pres
ent location Of the village. The legal
description is S. W. of N. E. and S.
E. of N. W. u of section 26-14s-e4,
where the t0wnsite company has pur-
chased 80 acres.
The site is better adapted to the
company's use than the present village
site. 1t is about three-fourth of mile
north of Spring creek. but it is under
stood that there is an abundance of
good water to be had.
The townsite company will have the
village plated and lots placed on the
market within a very short time and
then everybody will be in hurry to
move onto permanent lots. From the
present indications there will be big
demand for Dunn Center real estate.
The Western Dakota KY. Co. have the
line graded into Dunn Center. The
road is ironed from Stanton. to Golden
Valley and it is probable that the steel
will be laid for the remainder of the
distance, . about 30 miles. during the
early summer.
Those in a position to know say that
there is little question that Dunn Center
will be the terminal Of the Western Da-
kota Ry. Co. line for some years at
least; ..>-a-.
Recently surveyors were working in
the Goodman creek country north of
Golden Valley which has given rise to
the belief that Jim Hill is still plan
ming on. Gull route by connecting
with the new Great Northern line north.
This could be accomplished by con-
structing some IS to 20 miles of road up
the Goodman valley. Northern Pacific
surveyors are reported in the Cannon
Ball river territory south of Mandan.
The Hill interest already have south
ern lines and few connecting links
along the Missouri river will give the
system continuous water grade route
to the Gulf that has been talked so
many years.
Some have thought that the name of
Dunn Center would be changed. The
present postofaice for the village is.
Melby, located just little southeast.
The townsite company will leave the
matter entirely with the people nowslo-
Gated al Dunn Center.
AS has been previously states in these
columns, Dunn Center is q rich farming
sections and is about IS miles north of
Dickinson and 10 to II miles northeast
of Manning and 81 miles west of STAN
ton. The place is centrally located in
Dunn county and as the terminal of the
new branch line from Mandan and
Stanton should grow very rapidly.
The place already has two news
papers, the Spring Valley Times and
Dunn County Promoter. There are
number of stores and one of the Adam
Hannah line of banks, The Farmers
State, are already doing business at the
new town. The First State Bank Of
Dunn Center was Incorporated last sea-
son by julius Hollst. Frank Mcclure and
w. A. Mcclure. This bank will organ
! ize at once and will be doing business
by the first of May. With men Of the
known reputation Of the incorporation
it is sure that the First State will at
once take prominent place in the
banking circles of the country north.
Walter C. Pelton's farm on Spring
creek is about mile east of Dunn
Center and the Paul Paulson place some
az miles southeast. o. A.Miller, until
recently member of the Nichols &
Miller garage firm in Dickinson, has
his homestead adjoining the new town
Of Dunn Center on the south. He was
Z very fortunate in finding this vacant
tract of land last year. He recently
built his house and established resi-
dence upon hjst land, go n%s