Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-27
buried or the claim in Emmons county.
Two other of their children are sick, but
will probably recover.
What North Dakota Farmers Say.

"hat North DakOta FARMERS Say.
P. B. Groat, general immigration agent
OF The Northern Pacific road, has Just is.
sued a folder containing letters from far
mers in North Dakota, also a map of the
state by counties. 1t is a valuable docu-
ment, which could be distributed to good
advantage in any part of the country, as
the letters have been selected from a large
number of testimonials of settlers, giving
their experience in building new homes,
and some of the writer's are farmers who
came to North Dakota with little or no
means, and some of them had but slight
knowledge of farming. who. after a few
years of work, have been able to secure
farms of their own and comfortable homes
tor their families. This folder is printed in
the German, Swedish and Norwegian Ian
guage, as well as English, and will be
mailed free to persons sending their names
and addresses, and among the BurIeigh
county farmers who give brief accounts of
their experiences are Henry Crawford.
John A.; Karlson,. Melkert II.
Huffer. The latter arrived
at Sterling in March. 1883, with one suit OF
clothes and so cents in money. He secured
work on farms at from 81 to 80 per day,
paying 1915 to 81 25 a week for board.
Being OF a very Industrious and saving
turn, he had enough money by June to file
on a homestead about three miles from
Sterling, hired some breaking done and
built himself a sod house. In this way he
worked and improved his farm little
l farm; has a good house, barn,
granaries. fine we'll water, good team
OF mules, wagon. buggy. cows, hogs, chick
ems and all kinds of farming implements:
has never failed to raise a good crop and
thinks it is the healthiest climate he wa
ever in. Henry Crawford also struck this
country without much wealth to his name.
enough money to send for his family from
| Quebec. He now considers himself worth
in the neighbOrhOOd of $4,000 and, best of
all, is out Of debt. He believes
it a fine country for families with small
means to secure q good home in following
HARRISON came here in 1883 from Sweden
with his wife and five children he had
| about 5000 cash. He filed on 100 acres of
free government land and used the money
in building a small house and buying a
pair of oxen. His crops have been gener-
he has already accumulated is
worth $4,000 and thinks he has lone we'll
for the short time he has been in North
Dakota. He believes it is decidedly one of
the healthiest countries he has ever lived
in, with an abundance of cheap fuel and
good water. NJ. II. Burton located near
Sterling in the spring Of 1883 with
only IS cents in his pocket and
took 100 acres of wild land. For a
while he worked out by the month to get
money to support his family and to pay
land office fees: Last year he raised l,748
bushels of good wheat from 100 acres. He
has a comfortable house and barn, some
cattle. plenty to eat and thinks his proper
ty is worth $4,000. Peter Englin, when he
took a quarter section 10 Ecklund town.
ship seven years ago, had only $50 and a
wife and eight children. For his thrift he
shows the following: 100 acres of good
land, so under cultivation, home and barn,
fifteen head of cattle, four sheep and four
horses. He has equipments to cary on his
farm in good shape and is out of debt.
Himself and family have been healthy
since living in North Dakota and think it
Is the best place for a poor man to improve
his condition.