The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-20
South Dakota Letter.
Timber Lake, S. D., Jan. 10,

Timber Lake, S. D., Jan. 10, 1916.
Editor Reporter:-I will tell OF my
trip from Decatur City to Timber
Lake, South Dakota. l left Deca-
tur City on Thursday afternoon on
the three o'clock train. r. B. Green
halgh took me to the train; when |
got to Delray the train was a half
an hour late. When l left Delray it
was showing and sleeting and the
roads were very bad. Before left
visited my Sunday school and my
Sunday school-mates and bid them
all good bye. When l arrived at
Van Vert it was still showing and
sleeting and the four o'clock had
just arrived there. l saw many
horses and cattle out in the storm. |
left Van Vert and arrived at les
Moines about $3.50. / did not leave
Des MOines until one o'clock on Fri
day morning. l was very tired. From
Des Moines | went to Madrid, Iowa.
1t was about five O'Clock Friday
morning when we arrived and from
there l went to Madalina, Iowa. We
saw some fine land. From there l
went to Sioux City, Iowa. The trains
were all late and the hills on the
other side of Sioux City looked like
mountains. From Sioux City l went
to Aberdeen, S. d. / got in Aberdeen
on Friday night and the trains there
were all late on account of the snow
storms. We arrived at MObridge at
about half past twelve Friday night
and did not leave there until half
past four Saturday afternoon, and
we crossed the big Missouri river
and the big bridge which cost $2,-
100000. 1t is made Of fine granite
and policeman stands at each end
of it. The buttes and the breaks
looked very beautiful to me. l saw
some Indian ponies on the reserya-
ton. The snow was just about an
inch deep here. We got off at White
Horse siding, about $3.50. ! stayed
all night at C. l.. Axes. Papa and
Eddie Miller had not gotten through
with the cars yet and we stayed at
Lew Axes until Tuesday noon.
Mama went to Timber Lake where
papa and Eddie were unloading the
cars. Bessie and I went down town
and helped straighten up the things.
Wednesday night we got our supper
at Lugh Lou Hotel, then we return
ed home. We have nice house in
Timber Lake and l like the country
fine. They have some beautiful
buttes. They have fine school
building and I am going to school
every day. There are very few In
dams here and those here are very
polite. l love to hear them talk in
their own tongues. Papa is prepar-
ing to build a nice house as soon as
possible. We have not had but one
cold day this winter and that was on
Jan. 5. 1t was only twenty-five be-
low zero. We have had no billiards.
but just nice winter weather. The
snow has not been six inches deep
so far this winter. There has not
been a gloomy day and the cold is
clear cold. / would say it would pay
every one in Iowa to come to South
Dakota to spend the winter. We have
a nice town only five years old and
the population is $50 and they have
four or five grocery stores, three
hardware stores and two hotels and
three restaurants and one garage.
The school house cost 100000.
There are some beautiful farms and
the land is rapidly increasing in
value. If this letter doesn't go to
the waste basket l will try and write
again. Orphia E. Armstrong, |
Timber Lake, S. d.