Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-04-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
YORKTOWN, April Is, 80.

Editor of THE REPUBLICAN,
There is a grand feature that pre-
dominates in the minds Of the set
tiers in Dickey county, each Of
whom honestly think their choice of
land for a home is really the cream
OF the county. That of itself is a
noble thought. With such an ex-
allied opinion it is not surprising
that such vast number of pleasant
and permanent homes abound
throughout the county. 1t is a
question whether there is a county
in North Dakota that for general
practical farm improvements as we'll
as general Intelligence of its settlers
can compete with Dickey county.
10 learn the truth Of the above take
a drive through the northeast por-
ton OF the county and gaze over
that glorious section Of lands, occu-
pied by such pioneers as Gray Bros.
who are now scattering seed wheat
over one Thousand acres. Others
also are doing like service. Why,
the settlers i'll that locality actually
think that their landed estates was
formerly part and parcel Of the
Garden Of Eden. If that section
OF Dickey county has charms, then
travel west Of the Jim River, take
in long breathing spells of pure un :
adulterated air as you pass through
Norway township, the homes Of a
host Of honest Norwegians. Their
lands will speak for themselves. If
still you are deslrous Of gazing upon
other new fields, push on to York
township, where the lands are flow
ing with milk and honey. and where
peace and quiet reigneth. But if
you are like Thomas, doubling, then
cross theAborder line and follow the
meanderings Of the Maple River
through what is known as Porter
township. If one cannot find, like
Noah S dove, Il resting place for his
weary feet, such an one must be
hard to please. In this township
old pioheers such ss Messrs. Porters,
Sonthwick, Gillett, Peckens, Peck,
Armstrong and scores Of others
have desirable farms and a market
at Fullerton, within their OWL
township. Ii your eye is still to-
ward the setting sun press on and
enter the domain Of Keystone town
ship, whose sires still cling to the
rocks and hills Of the old Pennsyl-
vania Keystone State, Here the
eye catches a glimpse Of the Coteau
Hills far beyond. Keystone pre-
sents many charms in addition to
the praises bestowed on the beauties
Of that section Of country by the
eloquence Of our good friend Cald-
well. A further drive Of fourteen
miles to the north is Edgeley, just
over the line in LaMoure county.
Edgeley is fast growing into min
iature city, the terminal Of two rail
roads and in close proximity to the
bonanza farm Of Messrs. Sykes s.
Hughes, whose wheat. out of over
seven hundred specimens from all
parts Of the world, the u. S. chem
ist at Washington awarded the
premium to the parties above nam
ed; thus it can be taken for granted
that the great wheat belt lies
through Dickey and LaMoure coun-
ties. The coteau hills, under the
hands Of Hungarians, are now being
brought under a good state Of culti-
walton. Ere long these hills, ra-
vines and valleys will bloom and
blossom like unto the rose. It is a
romantic drive through the hills for
many miles; little streams and small
lakes. The Hungarians are a quiet
people, Several fine cultivated
farms between the bills and Ellen
dale, thus on as far as Silver Leaf,
in fact on and on beyond the Jim
river. Seven miles northeast of
Silver Leaf one strikes a valley with
gantle upland, that for grass or
grain, it would be hard to find its
equal IN the county. It was the
writer's province to ride over these
meadow lands two years ago in
time Of haying, Messrs. McFadden,
| senior and i,p;nre ,,,aro o,;dontl "