Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-01


produced paper on which appeared
considerable phonetic spelling: sFur
mt That is an Irishman, Fer sail, ,
H1es was too frem the far lakes. sThes
house and lot fer sal, too bad she didn't
Know st II; fnrneter sell bought and ex.
changed; Rome fur rente' If Rome
ls, Minneapolis doesn't seem to be.
capitals are plenty, evidently; ;ysee this:
r thrniahHe D ROOM. for Rent And
this, 3oarDing' And have You noticed
the odd names on the signs: Kllbird
and Grove have feed store, and Berry
and Onion are grocers. Clapsaddle
ought to be in harness store and Ser.
mon q minister"
-" WeiL you seem tc find considerable
amusement in it; don't"
They were two discouraged people
when they went to bed that night, but
they had more courage after a nights
rest, and started -outs afresh next day.
-Ihey CONSULTED the m or1iing papers first.
Here are some of those strange ad-
vertisements," said Mrs. Smith, can OK
and frog at the top, and q story about
them"
"Whhy, it says Esop's Fables at the
"The ideal" Y
ga good idea," said her husband.
" "A man has got to do it out here, it at
tracts. attention I have my advertise.
ments all thought up, ready for the
printer"
"Better keep them till you find a
store. Hear this: "What is home
without 9 mother, or q folding bed ?"
r. And here is the funniest of all:
Hello, Mr.. Flanagan; you didn't
leave your front name when you left
yourtwagon to be painted. Better bring
ft-around." And, Mr.. Smith. do hear
this: Wanted by man just from Bos-
ton, chance to do chores and take care
OF horse, for his board Don't ever
say we came from the east, Mr.. Smith.
l found out yesterday that my opinions
were all wrong; the west is not all wild
and uncultivated, and"
But you didn't find house-are
there none advertised ?''
Yes, here's one," and she read the
description, 81 like that-I'll go and
look at it" ' 'r-'
f" rented it an hour ago." said the
owner, when she rang at his door and
inquired; "but there is another that was
for rent yesterday, three, blocks from
here. 1T may be taken; Ill go around
and see."l I II lgi
He came back in few minutes. GA
family is moving in this morning;
houses don't stay long in the market in
this town. If you take the street cars
here and go out to the end of the line,
you may find a house. 1t is good ways
out, but a pleasant neighborhood. She
thanked him and got into the car he had
signaled to stop.
II Tdt ispretty, Y she said to herself,
f-"'butjhow new, not one old house."
Eyory house that was near enough to
completion was occupied. In some, the
families were in the chamber; some had
only the narrow back part of the house
built, one room, sometimes, or two at
most, and lived there while the rest went
! up She went about from one to another
till she was Wearied out
I. "rCome in and rest, said onelady who
Fopened the jdoor. "You look tired.
House-hunting is hard work."
l"To many new houses, some OF them
ought to be for rent" said Mrs. Smith.
CAN these houses have been built
since that baby was born, = said the
woman, pointing to where a pale young
tmother sat with her child in her arms.
Mrs. Smith looked at the baby and
back atthe house in astonishment.
"9ou are stranger here, 1 see, con.
| tinued the, woman, u. We have only
been here six months, but one gets to
feeling ct home very soon. You had
better go to the workmen when you
start out again and ask about the
houses. They often know who owns
them land if they are, rented, and SC
many ask them they think nothing
strange Of it,"
~ Mrs. Smith tried that when she start.
ed again, but, though she received the
politest of answers and all the volunteer
Information the men possessed on empty
|houses, she found none for herself, and
went back to her hotel weary and dis.
couraged.
Mr., Smith was there ahead of her.
He. had found no store, and he init
mated he wanted none, but gave no rea
4 son. 2ahSgL
The next day he was more mysteri
GUS, but began to talk of "the future ,
OF Minneapolis, of the Sphenomena]
growth Of the. city, and of the richie
in store for any man who was wise
! enough to investin Zeal estate. "East.
ern people don't understand" he said
"they don't know in the east"
Eastern people, Mr.. Smith; one
would think, the way you are talking
to day, that you had been born here.
We have been here. only three days, re.
member. You are not western man. y
Il shall be one: 1 begin to feel like
one already"
j ~ "What do you mean What has
Gomez over, you>.r. sWhereS is 4 YOU
money ?".a as sa-duick thought struck her
4 |A~ "Investea.@ .z..A, ~ q. ..G.
"Invesaed! Where; in what ?"
"In lots; lots 8, 5 and 7, in Bombast'.
| addition, and two corner lots in Getom's.
"Getem's addition Mr.. Smith.
never took you to be an idiot. That is
where [ went after house-three mile.
ont. if an inch - Zr :