RESERVATION VILLAGE UP AND DOING

Over on the Standing Rock reservation is one of the most rapidly growing villages in the state. A few years ago this village was little more than a whistling post and today it is an attractive little city with a thriving brick and tile factory, a full quota of business houses and a flour mill is under construction.
This city in the making is Watauga, about thirty miles east of Lemmon on the main line of the Milwaukee.
A representative of the Lemmon Tribune called at Watauga on Monday of this week and was surprised to find a veritable hive of industry. The stores were crowded with customers, the brick and tile factory was running at capacity and the rat-atat of the carpenters hammers resounded through the village as the finishing touches were being put on the flour mill.

Brick Plant Flourishing

Although the brick and tile factory has been operated but a comparatively short time, it is now running at capacity and the manager, Wm. Marion, states that plans are being made to enlarge the plant. Two kilns are now in operation making 35,000 bricks per day. Another drying kiln is soon to be erected. The quality of the output is unsurpassed and the demand for the product is increasing.

25 Barrel Mill

The flouring mill which is now under construction is owned by 100 farmers and business men of the Watauga community. The capacity of the mill will be twenty-five barrels per day, the wheat being supplied by the growers of that community. The mill is to be managed by J. J. R. Mock, who is an experienced miller. Mr. Mock has milled flour in several South Dakota cities, coming to the state in 1906 and engaging in the milling industry at Brookings, Redfield and Egan. Officers of the Watauga Milling Company are F. J. Beineman, president, Fred Cook, secretary, and J. J. R. Mock, treasurer and manager. the mill will be completed in about thirty days.

Live Business Firms

Watauga is blessed with a real live bunch of business men and their business houses reflect that Western pioneer spirit that has developed the Western Dakotas. Among the business institutions that are making Watauga are the Farmers State Bank with a capital of $15,000, and surplus of $3,000. This institution is housed in its own comfortable steam heated building. The officers are Pearl Hemphill, president, and J. J. Miller, cashier.
Watauga has a good general merchandise store, owned by Hold, Roethler and Johansen, and up-to-date hardware, owned by Simon Thomsen, an Equity Elevator, managed by G. W. McGuigan, a lumber and machine company, owned by F. V. Preszler, a cream station managed by H. C. Ostwinkle and a good meat market.
Watauga also boasts of the Commercial Hotel, managed by I. W. Scogin, which is a credit to the town and has a pool hall owned by H. J. McCorcmick. Joe Erz is the village smith and F. J. Cook manages the dray and transfer line.
The only thing lacking, say the Wataugans, is a good garage to make the city complete.

Has Community Hall

One of the big features of Watauga is the excellent community hall which was erected by the people of that city and surrounding territory. This place is used for the general community gatherings and through it has been fostered a community spirit that is responsible in a large measure for the growth and advancement of the town.
Two churches, the Presbyterian and Catholic, care for the religious needs of the community and an excellent school cares for its educational needs.

Good Crops Harvested

The prosperity and growth of Watauga are due, primarily to the excellent crop conditions of the past season and the cooperative spirit of the people who live in that community.