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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
13
The Ismay in Custer County Montana announces weekly publication edited by J A McKinley and L E Whiteholse. Local butter subscription rates offered in advance for one year six months. Advertising rates apply. The paper will seek second class mail status once the Ismay post office opens.
Vance completed his house on the claim near Mildred and moved in Tuesday. About 30 new settlers have arrived within sixty days, with plans for stores, a bank, livery stable, and a lumber yard as land agents push developments. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line promises a first class depot and telegraph service soon, with extensive farming as moisture supports crops including potatoes, oats, and rye.
About 30 000 acres of land are under control near Mildred as a permanent office opens. Construction on the new Bank building is expected to start around the 20th. Iowa resident Mr Max and his six children plan to relocate here. A district to set aside a school may be considered, with an auction sale of townsite lots likely in late May. G A Hipple of the Dakota Montana Land Co has visited with land buyers and the firm plans a large excursion with the St Paul road.
A three day period of heavy to steady rain drenched the state. Farmers cheer the moisture as seeds soak in, predicting a good growing season and large crops. Range flocks benefit from fresh grass while lambing challenges ease. residents note mud and slush despite claims of drought.
E. J. Schonberg traveling representative for a Minneapolis drug house reported a large turnout at the townsite sale at Reeder North Dakota after arriving late Thursday night. The event drew significant interest and the sale proceeded with notable attendance.
About $30,000 worth of lots were sold with inside lots at 3500 and business lots over 1000. Reeder sits between Hettinger and Bowman. Next sale ad is Ismay on Tuesday May 19, with stronger interest than at Reeder says the town site company in the Terry Tribune.
Ismay residents prepare for a record Milwaukee Land Co sale of lots on May 19. Buyers are forecast to pay high prices, with Reeder’s recent sale noted as a benchmark. The Ismay Commercial Club orders hundreds of white silk ribbon badges bearing blue inscription to greet land seekers.
Mrs George W Burt and family arrived in Terry to stay at Hotel Terry after completing a voyage from Corpus Christi to the Gulf via the Mississippi and Illinois rivers on their steam yacht Lucille Burt. Hon George W Burt recently returned and bought a six cylinder Winton touring car for the summer. Mrs Atterbury returns from Atlanta after her husband’s burial. she will visit Ismay before claiming her property. The Terry Tribune notes Ismay’s planned Fourth of July celebration and invites nearby towns to attend. a formal resolution will print next week.
Ismay business men created a Commercial Club to advance local interests. Officers include President J. E. Prindle, Vice-President A. C. Smith, Secretary-Treasurer W. M. McVey. Boosters committee members include Smith, Gray, Eyer, Reid, Foster, Hubbard and Leonard. Motto Watch Ismay Grow adopted with a strong resolution.
Prof. Thomas Shaw of Minnesota, a noted agricultural scientist and editor, visited Ismay last Thursday. He toured nearby lands with President J. E. Prindle to assess local resources for his papers and planned six weeks of North Dakota Institute work afterward. His Ismay interview will appear next week.
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