The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-09-20
A YOUNG WOMAN'S FEAT.
With a Comps anton Of Her Own Sex
She Takes up Land In Dakota.

The recent emigration to Dakota, the
laws for pre-empting the land, in fact
the entire subject. having been dis.
cussed before lady. she determined to
enter claim in D akota and live upon it
until the land became her own. She
was young; remarkably pretty, possess
ing an almost faultless face, dainty No. 6
hands, which seemed homogeneous with
pioneer work, and delicate feet which
were far better adapted to following
measures of music than to walking over
plowed ground. More than ali. she
had been reared with every comfor,
and many luxuries, and until within a
few years, had never taken thought as
to her finance. But death bereft her Of
her home, and, though provided with q
patrimony on which she could live, she
has a developed talent for financial
excellent business transactions. The
law provides that persons shsll live on
the land six months of the year for five
years when it becomes their property.
A companion was found in the person Of
q lady who also had Dakota land in view.
The preparations for this change we're
not exactly like those made by a lady
Anticipating Newport or Saratoga.
1.-THE beauty of the thing is its
economy" said Miss P. 81 actually
will not need new article of dress this
summer" So the old parasols and halt
worn shoes were gathered up, the last
summer dresses and shabby hats fur
nished up. end that was all the attention
the wardrobe received. When packed
for the journey Miss P-'s trunk con.
tanned some rare articles. VIZ: Garden
seed IN plenty, some fine onion sets, q
setting of choice eggs, and flask of
whisky for rattlesnake bites. Her re-
volver she carried in her valise.
The claims of these two young ladies
are adjoining, and upon the line they
expected to build their house, each
building one room and then living to-
gether. However. their houses are
built four feet apart, the intervening
space being walled up and used for
closet, luxury that few Dakota cabins
have.
BY law they are compelled to break
hve acres OF ground the first year. This,
of course, they hired done, but they
have a large and Furnishing kitchen
garden, entirely the work of their own
hands. A lake of thirty acres is on their
oIei'', anu tnC AuneIOuS HuutefS VINO
come to shoot keep them we'll supplied
with duck and other game. To get milk
hey are obliged to go half mile to
farm house. AS the COW does not al
ways come up, and they do not care to
take the walk for nothing, when che
(the cow arrives a coat is hung
on the clothes post, which
can easily be seen. Then.
armed with little tin bucket, and a
veil to keep off the mosquitoes, which
are equally bad day ard night, one of
the girls starts out. Should darkness
come on the one at home must not fail
to place a lighted lamp in the window
as guide, far Dakota is totally devoid
of landmarks; fact which our friends
realized one night when, both going for
the milk, they We're benighte d, and had
1t not been for two burrows plOwed
straight to their door, they might have
roamed over half the territory vainly
seeking their home. It has been three
months since Miss P-began living on
her claim, and as yet none of the pre-
dicted terrors have appeared. Neigh
bors who are always willing to do an
errand, or give her a lift in their wagons,
help to smooth the rough places. That
great bugbea- of the female heart, the
tramp, is unknown in Dakota. Where
houses are so far apart professional beg.
einy is not successful. Occasionally
these ladies enjoy the pleasant episode
of a visit from some friend making q
tour, for so many friends have they in
terested in this project that to 20 to Da-
kota without hunting them up would
seem Impossible. These ladies' will &C.
cupy their claims until the latter part of
October, when, their six months being
up, they will ''prove up" and if they
desire, they can buy the land at q nom.
inal price without longer living upon it.
Very few women would attempt any.
thing seemingly 50 beset with difficult.
ties, and it goes to show how many sided
are woman's opportunities in this
golden age.-Christian Women.