Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-01

Every state has its Stol ms and drawbacks.
/ will work i%to stock gradually and not
depend entirely on grain"
visited Isaac Huffrr on the southwest
quarter of section "a l39 II. He was born
in Allen county,, Ohio, in 1884. He cam
here in 1883, and did not have enough to
pay the land Office fee to enter land
worked out to earn it. Il have
built my house and barn Gan extra neat and
square,built sod structure). l have ateam
OF mules with which l broke five acres this
season. l have Is acres in wheat. | keep
and fatten all the pork l need and sell
some. l have a COW and some fowls. l I'M
not in debt over $50. l am getting in shape
to 60 down to the Worlds Fair in 1898"
Isaac is a cheerful, musical soul. He plays
the violin and fife, and was a tifer during
the war, down IN Ohio. He was rejected
intirmity. SO he would 60 to all the pub
lie union meetings and soldier gatherings
and blow the fife. He got out the Old
war charmer and rolled Off "Yankee Doc
die" double quick and THE Girl | Left
Behind" No kick coming from Hutfrr.
to build a stone dam across the slough at
his house to stop The water. 1t will be
called "Lake Huffer." He works out in
the neighborhood and is a handy all-round
man. He has a bang-up Sunday suit of
clothes and a high hat.
Fhtilck- McGTaW mas q Tree Cldl1n IOrtil OIL
Hutfer. 1t shows hard work and great
care, and the trees have made a big growth
this year. Huffer is on the east line of
Mckenzie township; joining him en- the
east in Sterling township is Charles keyes'
farm: He is the village blacksmith at
Sterling station. drove over to George
w. Bradford's farm; it is half a mile north
of Sterling. George and his wife are very
comfortably fixed in a large residence; his
out buildings are good; his stock first class:
his crop OF wheat, oats, corn and millet as
good as that Of the neighbors. They set
tied here in 1881; came from Michigan,
where they had plenty of stone on all the
bOulders on the land he selected. He has
more stone piled up in mound style than
any farmer in Burlelgh county. He is
looking ahead to the time when he will
build an everlasting fence and barn on his
place. Mrs. Bradford does not relish the
isolation: She is suffering from rheuma-
tism. The daughter, Miss Bertha, is the
teacher of the Sterling school district
No. 80. | visited the school. l thought
Miss Bradford was only Is or Ii, but after
hearing her explain physiology from a chart
| believed her statement that she va 10.
She took the human frame all to pieces in
a jitfy and called the pieces all kinds Of
names. [ thought much more of mankind
generally when she closed the chart than
| did when she opened it. 1t is astoni>h-
ing what a fine handbook of Yankee no.
tons the body is. l wish l could renem-
Der all the proper names; l would confiue
this entire communication to a disserta-
ton on the complicated combination Gull
mlnating in the wonderful aggregation
bearing the title man. The average at
tendance at the Sterling school is seven:
the building is a good one, but will need
repairs if a winter term is held: the board
is George w. Bradford, farmer; Henry
Mayer, hotel keeper: William GriDDlt,
merchant, is clerk, and F. f: Lewis, station
agent, is treasurer. They do all they are
called on for to make it a good school.
Miss Bradford is a graduate of the vii
lage schoo! at Orion, Mich. l attempted to
say a few words to the scholars, and had
not said fifteen words before a little boy of
five years experience in this wide world,
and enquired the cause of all these tears.
He said he had not done anything to be
talked to like that This broke up one of
the many ablest efforts of my life. l visits d
the store, everything was in "original
packages" and in order. l met Mr.. John
in 1878, in the county of Cornwall. Eng
land. He came to America in 1889. He
came west before railroads were built aid
settled at Hazel Green, Grant county. Wis
consin. He married in 1912, has two sons,
commercial travellers. His son VIM. is
conducting the store and is postmaster at
Sterling. His daughter Alice is consider
able of a merchant herself, that is she was
on deck when l called and seemed to be in
charge:from herl learned much of the trade
and resources of Sterling. The first settler
was Oscar Ball. Soon after him came JAS.
Crum. Mr.. Crum has been living at James
town for several months. They all re-
will run his steam thresher this fall
through eastern Burleigh and Emmons
counties. He has a self feeder, and fur
nishes all the crew and boards them, sacks
the grain and turns it over to the owner at
eight cents a bushel. He will guarantee a
clean job and come and go without requir-
ing those Wh0 engage him to hire a man or
help to load or unload grain. He will move
through the country as the circuses do. !
suggested to Jim" that a calliOpe attach
meut would pay. He has the steam and as
the train drives into a neighDorhood they
could play "The Cows are in the Corn
and "Oh: won't it be jolly when we meet
are coming, oh no, the threshers are
coming, oh hOm!
The Village of Sterling is located where
a large trade centers. Many farmers come
to this point from Emmons county with
wheat. In 1889 over 10000 bushels were
bought here. The hotel is a large one.
Henry Mayer is the landlord. He was
foreman of the Dwyer farm for several
years. The Northern Pacific depot building
is a substantial and neat structure. They
have two large churches; several cnmforta-
BILE residences; have al elevator of 10000
bushels capacity. While the people of
Sterling have felt the loss of crops for two
years, they are pluky and still believe that
the country around their town will fill up
with successful farmers and the town grow
to one of Importance. Lands can be Sc
cured in both Mckenzie and Sterling towns
at very reasonable prices, and a few sec
tons of government land are yet subject
to entry. If those who are now located in
these two towns are careful and continue
in mixed farming, with stock growing, in
ten years the two townships will not hold
the sheep, cattle, horses and hogs. They
have reached the turning point and can
depend on the natural increase of stock to
pay them, even should crops fail now and
then. The water through this section is
good, and hay can be cut on every section.
These two articles are more valuable thar
most people realize. Mckenzie and Ster.
ling are all right. ~
The Steam Shovel Afire.
In some unknown manner the steam
shovel at the river caught fire Sunday
afternoon. The fire. was discovered by
Engineer Sloan of the waterwOrks, who
with the assistance of Mrs. Sloan and Miss