The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-05-24
FREE HOMES.
In the Grea: yFest-A Remarkable
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In the Great yvest-A Remarkable
OEer-Rcad 1t.
Akron, Colorado, has probably within
the past three years exr erienced the most
rapid as well as the most healthy growth
OF any city in the west. 1t is surrounded
by country unsurpassed by any on earth
for the richness and fertility of its soil
and the beauties of its climate ANY.
and everything that can be raised IN Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana or Ohio can here be
grown in the greatest profusion. Wheat
grown in the near vicinity Of Akron. took
diploma for beng the best grain of the
| kind cxhibited at the Nebraska State far,
held at Lincoln, in September, 1889.
And all crops grown In this latitude can
| be raised here as successfully as anywhere
| on earth
There are yet thousands of acres of
government land vacant, which can be
taken under the homestead, pre- emption
and tim Der culture acts, which a person
can have for the taking. a bouD.iful
government will make you independent
in few years If you will but act now.
The surface OF the country is nearly a
afford good drainage. No breaks or
draws such as ruin or deface so many
western farms. No protrac;ed struggle
with rocks. Your first glance at the
country would remind you OF one vast
meadow, only waiting the plow of the
husbandman to transform it into an Eden
OF beauty and productlveness.
The citizeus' advertising committee of
Akron have placed in the hands of the
West Side Improvement Company, one
thousand city lots that are to be given
away for advertising purposes, and any
person who will aid them in advertising
their advantages can have one of these
lots free of charge by directing COM
munication to J. Faehndrich, Sec'y at
Akron, Colorado, and sending him the
names OF ten people who are interested in
the west, and Liable to be looking for "a
western location and sending four cents
in stamps for re- urn of Ge.d. These lots
are nov worth from $50 ta $125, and will,
in the course of year, if tie predictions
of knowing ones prove true, be worth four
times what is now asked for th"m. It's
an opportunity never before offered to Sc
cure an absolute title to piece Of
property in an enterpris:ng and growing
western city.
The lets referred to are each 25Z132
feet IN size and all the streets uonn wh CD
they abut are 60 and 80 feet wide. They
are In what is known as "Glenwood," an
Akron, Go, ,orado, suburb, and the citizens
committee throrgil Mr.. Faehndrlch, Its
Sec'y guarantees them to be smooth, level
and upon slightly elevation, overlooking
the town OF Akron. The title Is also
guaranteed to be absolutely perfect.
Akron contains set of business men
who are alive to ber advantages is we'll as
her interests, and this year $4,000 is
being expended by them to induce people
looking for western location TO settle
amongst them. They want snd are &C.
terlnined to have $4,000 people in this
city by 1895.
They want laborers in their coal mines.
they want capitalists to devclope their
silver and gold mines.
Akrcn is to-day tie largest and most
prosperous city in the state east of Denver.
1t is division station of the 3 & M. R'y
and is the southern terminus of the
Akrnn 6 Holyoke R'y. which will. in all
probability, lie built to Colorado Springs
in the near future. Akron is IN the line
Of tie Northwestern Il. r. building into
Denver, and it is sure to catch it, and the
Beaver Valley branch OF the 8 & NJ. Will
also be built to Akron. The 3 g. u.
shops are there and material is now on
the ground to greatly enlarge them. The
raiir.ad employ $50 men at that point
now. The city is and VIII be the railroad
centre of that portion of the state. Tie
population is now nearly two thousand
and by January fist next, they believe
1t will be 5000. A United States land
office wss recently located at that point
which means much to that city. 1t will
bring every settler upon the public domain
in that section to that city. 1t will be,
and is, headquarters for land seekers for
that entire portion of the state.
On May 10th, and in June excursions
will be run from all points of the east and
south to Akron The rate will he one
Rock Island & Pacific from Chicago and
points, and over the
Missouri Pacific from St. Louis and the
South, 20 Omaha, Nebraska From
Omaha take the B & M. r. r. 10 Akron.
The above offer of Tree lot applies
only to those who will, prior to June 90
aid them in a reasonable way, in making
these excursions q success.
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A Sad Death.
Willie, the Il year-old son of Mr.. Robert
Dinsmore, who lives near Mosier, was found
dead last evening about o'clock under a
tree, with broken branch beside him. He
left home early Saturday and was not found
until Sunday evening. IThen found he was
about four miles from home, his neck was
broken, and Is supposed to have climbed
the tree, got on this rotten limb, winch fell
with him. resulting in his instant death. 1t
was terrible blow on his parents, and they
were rendered franctic with grief at their
terrible misfortune. 1t W i'll never be known
to certainty, but it is conjectured that lie
must have died some time Saturday. The
brothers and sisters of Mrs. Dihsmore went
to Sfosier this morning to attend the obse-
quies of their dead nephew. The sympathy
OF this and the community ID which the
parents live will be extended to them in