Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-02-08
A Dakota Picture.

A Dakota Picture.
The Standard Bearer, published at
Concord, New Hampshire, contains
letter of recent date from Rev. Oliver E.
Murray, a resident Of the territory, from
which the following are extracts. Com
ing from an orthodox clergyman the
statements of the gentleman will be taken
in New England as free from the color
ing to which worldly minds are some
times addicted
"'rhe Great American Desert is no
more, and the Harpers will have to
change their geography if they desire to
travel on the line of truth. 1t rains in
Dakota. The Father OF us all let's the
gentle dewdrops fall upon our broad
prairies. The great crops Of the west
are no myth, and 25O,0OO people have
settled i'll this rapidly developing land.
1t is Il wonderland, full of surprises.
Cities are built in a few days here, and
the noise Of the hammer and trowel is
heard on every hand. The rustic and
growth of the west is charming, and
after living III it for some time the set
tied states seem unbearably tame.
The people Of Dakota comprise many
classes. \ few men, who were failures
in their former homes are here, and
some are successful because OF the many
grand opportunities. n small number.
too ignorant too succeed anywhere, come
here presuming upon the ignorance Of
the people for their ;.cceptances, and
they soon follow the march OF the em
pire and go west The people of Da-
kot: are Il shrewd, wide-aWake class,
+ and not to be imposed upon. In The
little sod Shanties and shacks that dot
> the beautiful prairies, enc may find col
legc graduates with their libraries, Or
g;.ns and pianos. There are more young
people here full OF grit and long days
: work, and very hopeful for their future
!, than ever met in travelling from ocean
- to ocean. No wonder the noted s. $.
= worker, b. F.. Jacobs, said, II really be-
y. lieve God has SKINNED the cream OFF the
= states and brought it to Dakota All
Europe was sifted to seed New England
= and all the states OF the Union have
been. siftcd for seed good enough t.
plant Dakota with Judge Tourget
must have been thinking OF our great
territory when he said, The west takes
"a a stranger by the hand and in a day
" makes him feel at home: that he is O
- the people with which he dwells.' Thi.
+. is realized in Dakota every day.
The climate of Dakota is all that coui
l. I've desired. With clear, pure. dry ant
~ bracing atmosphere, and tivesunny day
~ each week, what more could he desiled
s. The springtime of the prairie is all mll
10 sic and beauty. The air is laden will
,o the delicious perfumes Of the flower
* that dot the rich carpet of green tina
al covers the mother earth as far us the ey
,o can reach, unless some settler has turlie
TX the black sod that looks greasy in it
,s richness. Life is real in the prstiries
~ and all nature is glad. Cattle. horse
It. and sheep never seem SO much at HON
NO. as they do here, cropping the fine buffal
NJ grass or wadlng the lake beds, or playln
a. upon the romantic looking bluffs. I'll
nj cattle may be seen on a thousand hill
at during our summer, and in some place
ISIS during the winter. The birds max
as merry music and the meadow lark el
is Joys the new land so that a new song {
he Il few notes added to the old one is pipe
forth is praise Of Dakota. We can boa'
of our natural scenery. The ro)]il
prairies in their great eXpanse, in tt
towering bluffs along the winding rive
'd' and the deep g,llches and canons, Al
10 " picturesque and grand. The fame {
gu Dakota's minerals has reached arour
he the globe, and the excellency OF her ce
Id eals and all agricultural products h;
les followed in the wake. The resources {
,o' this country are amazing.
ILL., The horizon continually reminds OF
hs the ocean. only that the sun in settil
lol does not play hop skip and jump anon
ny the waves but simply and sublimely set
iat All new corners admire the beauty
os' the prairie sun setting. There is All i
oy tiniteness in every view that seems
es' inspire one and after gazing. upon Il
TO- magnificent scenery of Dakota the SO
a' cannot shrink back to former propo
I've tions. Every prospect pleases."
hat Dental Surgery.
ems will be at DR.. Groves office at Sa
,ct born for one week from February lot
~, Dental operations performed with