Telegram-herald., 1890-09-01
RED RIVER VALLEY
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s ken Rezls. slnce tlx Q4zll4 I e lEsse
$40 ueN >.2fs WAs nl2pt.el oGl - :
part ~ tae Ga tai Amelstaa Desert. 10
aay iaey AZ tAe ho0se ~ ue2rig, & uuf
auts zee .Asl gs0ple. ard W.th goon foF
aililpas uloEs. 4he Red RIVER "a ies
iFQm souta, 0oftAwSrt Tor aiout $50
usi.es Hay Iae EsCnesL continued s.relCa
VI izuu Ne have ~ faf seSn 0n oUT lfip
gnd lAey Sre attract ng nuusTeds OF ihe
lest Glass u settlers, taDugl some 81
these lands fQn as hlgn And s5J
az acre. New cOmers nleet ~ once
lne best class of people. good SoNlely
good schoOl AID cnnrch privileges.
many ol them tuliy eQdGi 10 those they
lett Dehlad east. Ia some unaocOunta-
bie way, tbe DakOtas seem 70 have
been fortunate fr0gl TIE very outset IN
the securing OF a superior class of pc0-
pie, naDy " them highly educated and
intelligent, they more lA&n average.
We mud but little Of the usual frontier
roughuess IN North Dakota, along tie
Red - Tar as We nave come. MAY ind
Il otherwise as we travel Westward, and
II 90, shall hereafter speak. Universal
quiet aud peaceful lndRstfy seems 10
prevail.
Ii Is only during the latter portion Of
the past generation, aad durug our
OWN school days, that We studied geo
graphical maps, with ouillhes OF this re-
gon We have passed over, hnG OF winch
the present Dakotas form 4 part. then a
bowllng wilderness, DESERT. sterile
vase, inhabited only by sayages. the
countless herds of buffalo, moose, elk,
hears and other Wild ahinals which
were killed SIMPLY for their bides.
All that which there whs has passed
away, new Things and scenes have taken
place. the whites have taken the place
Oi the reds. domestic horses, sheep, and
cattle have taken the place OF the buf-
lalo, the antelope and other beasts of
prey. Cultivation OF soil aud grain
raising instead OF hunting, etc, are the
orders of the day.
received n ~ schooling during "The
Great American Desert" period, and
now stake tile practical part OF lt, then
| traced the geographical lines, now the
steel ram lines, then directed by teach.
ers who knew no more about Il then
| than the pupils; rehearsed by lip, now
| by sight. Ont how the poor SIMPLE
Little mind was troubled, and all Ion
naught. We have seen more and
/ learned more concerning the country n
one day than we ever lcarned~In the
/ same line during all our school days.
Children should De taught 10y practical
teachers, IN a practicaiMhy, # they are
20 receive future -beneitt from their
! lessons.
The country which is now forming
/ ule Dakctas was part OF tue great orig
| inal Louisiana purchase from Napoleon
the first. Its area was then greater
/ than New York, Pennsylvania, OHIO,
/ Massachusetts,, connecticut and Rhode
Island, or England, Ireland, Scotland
/ and Wales. 1t is now land tull oil
promise and fair to took k-upon.
The city of Fargo is the county seat
/ of Cass county. 1t is situated on the
western bank of the Red river, IN about
+ the center of the great valley, and sur
rounded 10y the best hard No. / wheat
farming land in TINS country, good TO-
cation and superior advantages. il
/ counted It's population Is, 900 two years
ago, but Uncle sam is the best math-
/ ematician oh division and subtraction
we ever heard of. According 10 hls OWL
way of thinking in the United States
be said to the Fargos let Us SIT doNr
and reason together, that Is, let Us di
vide 1900 by ,, then subtract ! ,O0l
from that, which will give you abou
$500. But this is hls wsT of doins
things; II be IS satisfied with'a smaile.
number then we are. He served Crane
| Rapids and all other dities and towns
| about the same way. Fargo has three
| greet trunk railway lines. 1t has gooc
public schools, semlnaries and colleges
as well as fine churches of all denonn
nations. 1t has five good banks. /
has FIVE hotels, of whidh the Columbus
! stands 1T the head. costing siGO roo d
/ am correctly informed. II has tin'
public and fine private buildings whicl
would do credit to any cisy OF mucl
larger population.
Cass County claims TO have th'
largest wheat fields on nlearth.
20 much mas been said and writer
of the Dalrymplcs great 10000 acre
wheat farm, and upon learning tina
this world renowned farm was oni'
about Is miles west OF here, we coulC
not Withstand the temptation of max
king It visit. Or tickets were Sc
Gu ed over the Northern Pacific. whcl
rssses through the farm and stops 4
let Of Passengers. We walked up I,
one of the group Of houses, enquires
for the much heard OF gentleman, wh'
happened to be seated IN hls carrag'
lust ready to drive OF. We did no
know him and would not have plcke'
him out as the great farmer OF Dakota
plains
We bad pictured him in our own mine
as being quite a different mana great
large. elderly. rough and ready
farmer-and when we found ourselve
talking to the man himseif-youngs
looking, well dressed, head coyere'
with light, tall nat, with every appear
ance of an educated, cultured. cit
lawyer, doctor, minister, banker. o
some other high-tOned individual
everything but farmer, We were QUIT
At loss for words.
He quickly sprang out Of his ca
rage, fastened his borses, took us int
the house, called Mrs. DalrymplC
whom we had put INTO the Same cate
CORY with himself, and behold. anothe
surprise greater than the first, whe
before sppeared q uell-drcsscG INTEL
gent. ciufed. beautiful looking woman
the picture OF Mrs. President HaTusor
ONLY younger, quicker in motion, an
Greater conversational powers. Ate
SIR. II. had explained certain things b
"a 4 81 vas Just ready 70 20 ava
when you came. I viii now bId 70
good bye and leave you in charge Z
Nrs. u. to be entertained Size d
dered her carriage. and while it ~
/ leine brought she took us INTO ever
I part of the house, % stsirs. where y
could overlook 3 potion Of the 0res
wheat farm. som SIC handsome tar
out drove up 70 TIE house snd e
were driven over the belds among ~
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