Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-15
IN VICINITY OF WALES.
Biographical Sketches of a Few Prosper
Gus Farmers.

Gus
WIN. sEBREY.
WALES, Aug. 7.-[Special. William
Sebrey, an old resident of Minnesota and
sergeant-at-arms of the first legislature of
Minnesota, came to Burleigh county in the
fall of 1874. He says: II lived in Bis
marck that winter, n in the spring
moved out with my family on section 4,
range 80, township 149, built a log house,
did some breaking and put in a crop. I
like this %county better than any place I
have ever livVsl in. 1 have now a good
house-cost $aD-paid for with money
made on the farm. Also paid for all my
farm machinery that way. If l had had a
crop these last four years l would have
lots of money now, but this year will make
it all right. l have thirty acres of wheat,
eighteen of oats. two of potatoes, thirteen
of millet, eleven acres Of corn, ten acres Of
tress looking fine. If the country was
prospecting my home would be worth Il
good lot of money. If it was as near to
st. Paul as to Bismarck it would be a for
tune"
Mr.. Sebrey is alone in the world, having
lost his wife, a most estimable woman, four
years ago. His children are grown. His
one daughter is married to VIM. Breen and
his son James has a tree claim and home
stead across Burnt creek. His other son
William, has eighty acres adjoining his
fathers land
JOHN sEBREY,
a brother of VIM. Sebrey, was a private in
Co X, Minnesota, and came to Dakota
under Gen. Sibby in 1868. Fought a Skin
mish with the Indians between Jim
river and what is now Bismarck. Dug
trenches below Henry Suttle's place. An
other slight Skirmish. Lieutenant Beaver
was killed and scalped by Indians while
he was carrying dispatches to Gen. Sibley..
Mr.. Sebrey went back to Minnesota with
his regiment II came to Dakota again in
1875. He to0k IA claim in Sec. 4. r.. so, II.
l39. in 1881; has good buildings, IS acres
breaking, two horses and a colt M five
horned stock. lie has five healthy chill
dren, all attending school.
GEORGE y. O
came to this country July, 1872. He filed
on the section on which Bismarck is now
located. Built a house and made other
Improvements. The city, railroad COM
pany and various claimants paid 5000 to
his attorney, Simmons, who at once
skipped to Minnesota, and Mr.. Joy never
got Il cent of it.
He filed on a homestead in Sec. "a, II. so,
L. 40, and a tree claim ON Sec. %, both Of
which he proved up His trees are look
ing well yet. He recently purchased the
Wallace farm, one OF the most valuable
and productive farms in the county, made
ga lS- jfS fArnln1. XVnAr IL \Nn1lnnn Jln
has some fine stock and a number of sheep.
MIR. JOY says that for healthfulnesS this
climate cannot be beat, and if there was
more rain it would be IA farmers paradise.
lie has eight children.
Ell. o'BR,ES
has Il homestead in section IL. lie has al
ways had faith in this country and has
put in forty acres of wheat and sixty of
oats. lie has twenty-lhree head of horses
and forty head OF horned stock. His
brother, John O'Brien, has a nice home
stead claim in section IL. He has put in
twenty acres of wheat which is looking well
and OWNS W horses.
WILHELM ILkEN
came to America from Bremen, Germany,
in 1888. lie says: 81 stopped in Chicago
four months and came to this country in
the fall of 1883. | worked for Mr.. Joy and
DR.. Slaughter. l took a claim in section "a
in 1884; built a good log house; dug a well
bought a team and did some breaking.
This year l have in thirty acres of wheat
seven Of oats, the rest in garden on my
w land, and ten acres of oats and mfllet
Oh Miss Rosa Slaughter's land. l have
five head of horses, one very fine 8 year-
old colt. l proved up last February. l
am out of debt and prospecting. | am a
bachelor, but if you know some nice Ger
kind husband send her along. ~