Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-06-14

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eSi Mil ! belieye promised you
sn nying EIk Point y write and
Iye INV views oil Douglass County
pakota - soon u I conld find OPP
rostunfty u % 40. and u I seldom
Il n Keep my promises Ishall now
sfkef getting NV house built and
|sosnex mt rested from 4 hard jonrn-
ey, tai you what I have seen, and
vii the whole truth and nothing but
the trnth. You will remember THAT
I selected my claims without seeing
them, and was fearful I might
81 disappointed when I got here
and cure enough I was, but most
agreeably 20, IS my location both as
y soil, pasturage and beauty can
hardly be surpassed on the Ameri-
can continent. I speak somewhat
from experience, Is I have been in
nearly every state in the Union; 9TH
en- may differ with me, but very
much doubt il. any one will after
seeing this lovely spot. / have $40
acres which | would not exchange
ior the same amount Of land to
reside thereon ID Union or any other
county IN this Territory, and | have
not the only desirable land in Doug
las, for 70 far al have seen the lands
are good oil over with scarcely any
exception. Any person DESTROYS Of
securing land in this county need
not come here to see it before loca-
ting, as in 10 cases out Of 20 he will
secure number one claim by select
ing the same at the Land Office.
Come up Charley and visit lis,
and il your heart don't ache to be
one among us / know not whereof l
speak. Come and see our cattle
which are now seal fat; come and
skim cream or our milk three times
and then tell me il the last skim
ming is not better than the first in
Union; come and taste our butter
and see If anything in Iowa or Or
leans county New York is equal to it
in favor and richness. Come and
see our beautiful valleys covered
with natures sweetest and richest
grasses, and then climb our gently
sloping hills, even the highest Of
them, from whose tops you may
view hill and dale, lakes and streams
for miles in every direction, and then
tell me il the soil is not as rich, the
grasses as abundant on the tops Of
said hills, as in the valleys. Come
and see the Honesteadcr Of Douglas
and ask him if he is satisfied and
contented, and hear his response
which will universally be: | have
come here to stay, my expectations
are more than gratified.
Come up Charley and get out Of
the mud, bring your horse and bug
gy and once ii your life drive over
natures nai,cadilnized highways Tell
the cattle raisers Of Union to drive
up their herds, and we will feed and
fatten them all ready for market
Tell the poor man who has no home
to come quickly and select one in
this garden Of Eden. which will soon
be full; yes, urge him to come and
accept his govrnment's rich munitii-
cence before all is given away sal
walton is free for all If they will ac-
cept it, but we may sin the day Of
grace away; SO are the lands Of Da-
kota but they must beaccepted soon,
uny sooa or all will be gone. While
we are sleeping strangers will come
in and possess this goodly heritage
intended as ali inheritance for the
children Of America. Tell the young
men to come and secure land while
it may be had. In two or three
years at farthest there will not be a
foot Of government land worth hav-
ing to be homesteaded or pre-empt-
ed.
II there is good blacksmith in
Union who wants q home, tell him
to pick up his anvil and bellows and
come to Douglas, take q homestead
and follow his trade. We can give
him more work than he can do, and
will pay him for it.
Yours &c, E. w. M.
Douglas City, D. T,
"A Card.
The joint committee Of the w. c.
r. U. and Y. NJ. G. A. of Yankton,
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