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This is a tale of hew a pioneor immunity fought a nightly railroad
amiimmal
Niobrara wanted a railroad in the year 1000. vantsd it siiy. Virdignis
twelve silos scAll of Niobrara ass rails end for the Etymon% Klkhorn and
Missouri Valley R.Y. They wuldnet some a foot further. So Niobrara roes.,
olved to build the railroa herself& The Idea is euppoeed to have originated
in somvereation in the early fall of 1000 between l• A liouetan, Niobrara
attorney, and Ed. A. Frye well known pioneer newespaperwano now deesasad.
Theo two got in touch with one William lambert a yell known railroad prkaoter
at Potsville„ P. who 114(1 Oast finished firamoint the Kansa* City Southorn
R. Y. from 14nORS City, Mo. to Port Arthur. Texas. Mr. Lambert agreed to
looms west and investigate for a hundred dollars. tho hat was passed at
Niobrara.
Mr. Lambert came, saws van satisfied and agraed to attempt to intermit
oapital in buildinc the proposed railroad. ,irtioles of ineorporation were
filed in Linseln in Novae's 1900, and the Riot:Nara, kissouri River and
Black Rills Rp T. Co. wee a relity on paper.
A• Aurton and Ed. A. Pry beams providsmt and seeretary, respeetively
of the new railroad. A: the day that the artioles of Inoorporation were
tilled, the business men at Niobaras sallied forth in buggies at dawn
to buy up the right—of:m.1*y for Niobrara, Missouri Ri-rr and Plaok Hills
R. T. Co. between !Ulmer, and lir,,rdigre.
py nightfall the new railroad ha.', that right..of6waye Mianshile
the °Metals of the Promote Ingham and Missouri ialey 10 Ye had
bosons alarmed, The Mileetkee B. Ye thentenatinated at limning iliater*
Sock Da1-ota direet/y awes. the Missouri River from Niobrara, Who
Gould ey, that they were net the ono e behind the new railroad which
would tap the atilt resourees of the Rosebud Country in South Dakota?
It is suspected that the Fremont* Elkhorn and Missouri E4 Ye °Metals
fell int, something of a panicle NOM motion follswed• an Thanksgiving
day* 1900 a large terse of Civil Engineers and ecottia nen arrived in
Niobrara under oonmand of Gimp' Fe Own manager of the Fremont
line.
They now anted to build the railroad. The new line for sattifsetion
ootaideration sold the France* people their rightmcfosay. And in the spring
of 1901 the ravatim anopmen and Missouri Villey R4 le method Miebransi
It is new pert of the Northwestern line extending 100 loiskSouth Dakota*
a laetinc noncremt to the stool nerve and wonuosetal *mit of the pioneer
businmse non of Niorara* for there was net at any tlne money emeugh in
the trasurey of the Niobrara* Missouri River eve plaok hills, IVY. co.
to lay a single WU of track*
Niobrara
Oh* ther( is a little oity
(And we think its rather pretty)
In a wormer of Mebralha
Dr the old MIMSOMPI0$ shore
Here the highland joins the lowland;
One swift river meets another*
Niotrara joins Missouri
al the Misbrara shore.
And the town et Miehrera
At the mooting et the rivers.
Geoid rommiber if it oboes
Manioc times of dar et me.
See in retrespest the lesegergs
From woes the muddy river
Womb the swirliangletteri rising.
And begin to flood the tonal
Hear the thontime and the eryimg
In the darkness et the night,
of the eraser esseping
From the isy rivers might&
See the blanket emehaopotts risinc.
oaths east and on the essits
while the Wiens maroon talking.
And the lhltee nneasysielte
noteh the smote,* up from Timms
feed the old Missouri Elver.
Longhorn settle madly struggling
Sm the *mei et the striae&
These and ether thin as thrilling.
Niabrars amid remember;
Stinias timed, maw dim and distant,
Of the pastes forgotten lereo