Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1880-04-07
DO YOU WANT A HOME Z


Here sou win Find good MArikess.
schools, Churches mud good csisiaaae.
The question for the home-srekers
IN the east to FIRST settle is that he
Is determined to come west and take
his chances in this comparatively
new country. He must also study
the locality and advantages and dis
advantages before permanently loca-
ting. Ii he is wiling to go out on
the frontier and await the develop
ment Of tie country to give him
schools, markets and and pleasant
society, he even then must be rare
full in studying the lay of the count
ny and its soil. But the mar IN the
east with a few dollars that he wish
es to put into a home should on y
change locations when he can better
his condition; and it is to the latter
that we wish to give a view of the
great advantages offered in Union
county.
This is the oldest organized county
in Dakota. Even when the Indians
were here, over twenty years aga,
people were attracted TO these beau
tiiul valleys and rolling prasies, ssssi
began building themselves homes.
Atpresent we know of no lands
that can be lomesteaded or pre-emp-
ted in this county, though there may
be a lew claims. but as a general
thing the entire land of the county
is owned by either actual settlers or
non-residents. The age OF the coun-
ty, society, markets and improve
ments, have caused the settlements
to extend over the entire area until
now .he population is about eigh.
thousand. But the county is large,
and it is estimated that only about
one-eighth of its soil is cultivated,
with probably about two-tittlls oftne
entire area yielding returns, both
by pasturage and cultivation that it
should. Hence, Union county is sea-
pable Of increasing its producing ca
pacity and wealth, as far as her
farming and grazing lands are con-
cerned, to about three-fifths more
than Is now Tie case.
Land ii this county, either I'M
der cultivation or unbroken, al be
purchased from noE-residencs at
from $3.50 to $500 per acre a
man with a few dollars can readily
choose a desirable home, close to
schools and mark It's. The shoutands
Of acres in this county now lying
unimproved viii not remain SO long,
for the reason that days of free land
are numbered, and even though you
20 farther west and take home
stead YOU are liable to be 50 far from
market that your productions will
cost more to market them than you
Will get. The man going into 6
new country runs many chances o
making poor investments.
Unicn county Offers many Ill
ducements to men looking for homes
among which We will mention TIT
following:
The soil Of Union county is thu
most productive i'll the country. Al
kinds Of grain grow here. Unlike
Northern Dakota you are not bounc
down to u crop, and if that shout,
Iail you would get nothing. Whea
rye, oats, barley, corn, buckwheat
and IN fact anything that can b.
raised anywhere grows here. Fo
stock raising Union county stand
without an equal in the west. Gras
grows so abundantly that hay lis Gu
anl stacked at about sixty cents pc
ton.
The climate is good and healthy
The summers are not too warm an,
winters too cold. There is neithe
too much nor too little rain. tTIl
climate does not cause lung OF male
rial diseases, but, ON The contluy,
cures in eases not too iar advanced
As a rule the people OF this sectio
OF Dakota are healthy.
The water Of this county is goo,
and where springs do not exist
can be obtained in wells ut from !
10 80 feet. II is pure and cool. O
the south and west the county
bounded by the Missouri river, an
on the east by the Big Sioux riy.
while its centre is travefsed by Bru,
Greek, and the north by India
Creek.
The southern part of the county
a dense forest of timber, consistin
of cottonwood, ash and hackherr,
wood is cheap, while lumber for res
dcnces, fences, barns and sheds ca
be obtained at very reasonable rate
This ofitself is a great inducemei
: to choosing this part of Dakota as
S home.
$ The schools of Union county a
8 numerous and good. Nearly eycl
= district has a good building, an
e every locality is favored vii
e schools taruht bv INTELLIGENT taac)