The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-26
HIDDEN WOODS. Mclean Co. July %.

HIDDEN WOODS, Mclean Co., July 90.
EDITOR LEADER: I have noticed that
''our country" around here has received
very little, if any, representation in the
county papers, and as feel kind o. Jealous
of the ability of some of the fellows in
other parts of the county to brag up their
particular portions of the earth's surface,
am going to try to do justice to ours and
give you the news at the same time.
Messrs. Nels Nelson, Lindstrom, Ander
son, John Christianson, Tjenstrom, and
others, talked strongly of deserting NORTH
Dakota, some day, while putting thei:
wheat, oats, corn and rye in the ground
last spring and hoping for little or no re.
turn for seed, time and labor; but now
everything is looking SO fine all through
that district that all feel greatly encour-
aged.
Mr.. Peter Peterson has some alfalfa
growing fnely-some he had planted on,
as an experiment. We hope to see alfelsa
more generally grown bye-and-bye, 10,
this is just the climate.
Passing through the country east of our
county seat, not long ago, me thought, "1t
some of those eastern "fellers" could sec
what see now, these fields, these greer
prairies, these large herds of cattle ana
sheep, they would sell their presses aud
come west.''
I noticed that great many of the farm
ers we're cutting and stacking hay, and o1
cellent hay it is, too.
If, Mr.. Editor, you want to see so,a
thrifty tree claims, look over the easts.,.
part of the county. Z
Joseph Nudleman has hundred acr !
of as fine wheat and oats as ever grew !
the Red river valley. :.
Monsieur Narcisse Bellemore's blue-eyeti
boy was two months old the 10Th inst, a :.
is healthy, lively and handsome. Proas :
Monsieur Narcisse has been making Lssb
and putting new roofs ON his stables. His
cattle, about one hundred head, spent ti.e .
winter without stabling, and are now :.
most too fat, though getting nothing BIZ
grass.
John Merry sticks to Dakota like e
pher. Not satisfied with one thrifty clai
on Painted Woods creek, he has taeez.
a claim near Beaver lakes, which he intends
turning into ranch for sheep and caasl
Man wants but little here below
The statement causes mirtll-
will submit herewith poem(s) whiuh
know is original, tho am not the NJ
thor. The author is not far Of, and ! hare
permission to quote him. The title is:
"How WE STATED IN DAKOTA"
Just seven years ago we came to this land;
We hadn't any money, but we had lots Of sa.i,
And the only team we had, as all could PLAINLY
see,
Was slow yoke Of oxen, and twas "W'i:oai
haw! gee!"
We would hitch up those oxen and roar tns
prairies wide,
And pick up buffalo bones that lay thick on agery
side.
Those bones we're our salvation, for they Trough,
us ready cash,
When the aour-barrel was empty and W. ladn',
any hash.
Wehad wheat, oats and barley the frst t"o years:
(Our 1rst crop Of barley We cut with knives IN:
shears);
Then, when twas time to make the :,;.y xc
pitched 1t from the ground,
While the ladies' stood upon the load anl sca.-
tered It around.
Now, to zee lady loading hay might caas&c =
'.BnOb" to smile,
But as you've seen, We didn't come ou. here 10
put on style.
We came out here to hustle and get lttis aea;i1,
And while We scratched around for II we pic.:ea
up perfect health.
And now the knives and scissors arc tsirg; Of
we've I parted "a, With the oxen and don't go quito
20 SLOW.
we've ssttIed IN Dakota, and We are here 30 sta,,
And we've found that where there is viii, there
alwaysis way. 4ss
To.r Cos1ssosp.