New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-15
"a NEW SET OF INTERESTS"
HOW A NETWORK WOMAN LAID HOLD IN
DAKOTA.
EXCHANGING A CITY BoARDING-HousE Fun
PRAIRIE FARM IN QUICK TINE DESPITE DIVERS
TRIALS AND TRIBULATIoNs

TRIALS AND TRIBULATIoNs.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR Now that my mother, and Gretchen,
and her husband have gone of to the farm nave o "
lot down my experiences; and 1t seems I'd me Una.
may be OF use of your readers, especny IL you
have any like the Massachusetts lady who, having peon
referred to since my return from Dakota ior
ton az TO the country, introduced her inquiries ny ~
forming me that she had :" been Interested III 'nc ma
yellous grow III and development OF Dakota, anu ns
been thinking for four five years past that sue "
like to settle there and grow up with the country
such dilatory persons have only two words e say,
they don't want to find Dakota very mucn grown W
indeed by the time they made up their minds; ana
those are, Hurry mp
Ny father was German who settlcd IN th'' ooan'.'
before the war, and fought and died Tor
ing my mother and myself with not much pesues Gus
own energies 10 depend There would be no heeo I"
tell Won this as AN American born, but that m iuoa
aeems To prevail that Americans OF German descent ho
generally deficient In snap-an idea "
proye TO be groundless, 1T any rate 80 iar rs ~
mvseIt We took to running boarding house' anu LUZ
the first two or three years had pretty nara "ofA "
make both ends meet. Since that 1t has been coinpA
ayey plain sailing, but say with confidence .ha'
a,v nancy We may now have to put into farming ia
Datota has been as hardly earned and with as much
mental anxiety and worry as-wel rs the saVnss ., ~
editor to put an extreme case. It'll" care '"as An
the rat all the time and have no do1ot no" tna' ~
I'd doctor wos perfectly right Nhcu no s"" =" -
carly last spring after hal been laid mp fora fortnight
with bronchial attack: MY dear young lady, these
bronchial troubles OF yours are more due 70 "oiiy
and 10 your continually dwelling on one SUBJECT thau
anything else You have got to have new SET OF in'c
este and change OF scene. II you don't want " h"''
o serious Illness"
GETTING READY FOR DAKOTA.
talked the matter over with mother and she sa'a'
sunnosing we 20 West; aud suggested Denver ooi-
oraao a. promising place. dared say tnst Deh'e',
Colorado would suit well any other phase pu.
then II occurred that mother as soldiers "iuo".
had some rights unoccuped land under the soiaefs
Homss Act ana that OF our former boarderS' MI
R. knew all about It. SO we got Mr.. r 10 como !"
| see us And attacked him at once with:
aCan we locate y
"why, yes"
awhere do you recommend us 10 gof
swel I should gay to Dakota. Thero Is plenty oi
good prairie land there near tho railroad untaken uP
and you can get broken up, poughed and seedea ior
- an acre"
1h. replv sas like a revelation TO me- for though
knew nothing about Dakora-ddn't know within ooo
miles or 40 whore It ay-I had often OF late come
across Dakota wheat, No l." In the market quota
ton, the papers, that had somehow got TO dream OF
Dakota As No country TO go TO; and now tns iookoo
| Ike f.alment OF my dream. So from that moment
though many other parts OF Unco Sans big farm were
suggested by sympathizng friends, stuck to Dakota
The next thing TO be done, according 20 Mr.. R was
10 apply 10 the Department OF the Interior AZ Wsshns
ton. which we accordingly did, and received plan OF
lands and the information that mother could
NOT only locate 100 under the sofiers Act out
apo.her 100 acres as tree cls" the latter entafing
IN, nantinr within certain time Of certain number
Of timber trees and that the first steps could be taken
for her under power OF attorney ny myself OF any one
slse whom might appoint 70. ne We could MT DON
leave together without rebellion among the bcarders
the power OF attorney made out in my favor But
II was March then and pretty cold here let alone what
n might be In Dakota and. had certainly got my
nev act Of interests already felt that could WITH
clear conscience put OF my change OF scene u the
weather should be warmers and from that lime TIL the
sth Of Nav when started for the West my new set OF
interests had time thoroughly 10 develop found II
very difficult TO obtain exact Information a. 10 the
country When called nj the Offices Of tho Northern
Pacific Railroad 10 the Mills Building. had nc means OF
reaching the sanctum whore perhaps might have
obtained IT. and found the young gentlemen OF the outer
Paradise much occupied with their own anA 70 70
able 10 do more than refer me to the local agents
But Mr. R--was able to give ntr duciion 20 the
companys general land agent In NIL Eaakee who ~onid
interest the local sub-agent In my favor
ought 10 say that there another reason for my
| sticking TO Dakota wheat 40. L. which was this;
About year ago Unclc Wilhelm and bis daughter Crotch
en- had come from Germany 10 seek their fortunes
and wheat raising just what ne Know mos. ABOUT
He had got temporary employment Ia New YORK uu,
been helping as run the boarding house had found time
20 engage herself 20 hard.N orking enterpI,lhg ycnn
anv part OF the country he had mind TO- and ony re-
quired word from Gretchen to make That pAr' DAAo'A
vERfTABLE TRIAL TRIP.
So ON May = with my introduction and tas thoughtl
nv mower OF attorney In my sacbe started out straight
for Milwaukee accompanied by Uncle Wilhelm feeling
IA were going TO take possession OF "A out OF doors
But before got 20 Salamanca mad severe damper
That precious power OF attorney was not 10 DO found In
satohel or elsewhere teiegraphed 20 mother from
ri her ID
blow; but there WAS n one to follow ON arrv-
Ing I'm Milwaukee anxious 70 deliver my INTRO
ducton TO the agent that would not walt for one OF the
nfrequent but walked on 20 the land ONCE III
| once "Mr P will be here In a weeks time" A
| weeks tmei And had promised myself TO do my
locating aud bnld my house and be back In New-iork
within month"; No power OF attorney and no introduc-
| ton had begun 10 feel like man who had TO DO
hanged anyway. Now Il seemed TO me that the bitter
meas OF death had passed and that wasanded despera
| IA another world. 80 faced Mr. P-s lieutenant and
| wanted 10 know what land they had for sale. They
hadn't any Then inquired for settlers rates OF fare
\ They hadn't snch rates and didn't want settlers.
| Tben I returned 20 the station and was about 70
telegraph mother. Done no good" VIXEN telegraph
| operator asked Did you get u telegram Y No.
hadn't; though had inquired nj all the Offices Wen,
here IL was aud II said: Power Of attorney forwarded
| 10 Bismarck and duplicate to Milwaukee" wasn't
ooine 10 wait for the duplicate we went 10 st. Paul
having spent some hours the city OF beer on arrival
IN st. Paul only gave self time on landing to conhd'
Uncle wilhelm (who tas English as yeti TO the care
OF an obng porter. with strict inunctiors not TO lei
him 90 out OF the waiting and then sailed out t'
| find the general land agent. couldn't ma his once
hut did find that OF another agent Here was told in
reply ID my inquiry that Emmett County about when
haa heard ~ good part In which to locate, was Sui
mnsurveyed ana moreover TOO near to the giead
InhIap reservation 10 be comfortable, and was advised
10 90 direct 10 Bismarck, and given an INTRODUCTION
SOL took round trip ticket for Bismarck go9d TOT 'n
" days for s2l and returned happy 10 the depot ano
found poor Uncle Wilhelm In agoDies because Jnst ate,
md him 20 the of the faithful porter
didn't talk a word OF Germany aud had insisted on III,
staying In the waiting lac remembered tht nc nno
LETT our satchels etc. In tho cars >" they hhd Roi'
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