Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07

offers for diversified farming. w,
do not believe that there is anothe,
section of country in the state bet
ter adapted to cattle and sheer
raising than that country lying il
and about the hills and valleys Of
the: Little and Big; Pembina livers
to say nothing of the rich grain
lands Chiefly scrub) that are now
under cultivation. Water is every
where plentiful at all seas ons of the
year. The eastern portion of Hope
the northern portion of Olga, and
western portion of Fremont town.
ships are settled chiefly by Norwe'
gians. They are thrifty class Of
farmers and are all in good circum.
stances, financially, having good
dwellings and outbuildings, consid-
cradle stock and we'll cultivated
farms. A three hours drive brought
us to the Fish Trap where we were
entertained for several hours by
Messrs. Getchell and Bjornstad.
The Fish Trap is one of those towns
not yet out Of its swaddling clothes
bur~gsyes every promise of one day
reaching the proud position Of a
village. At present there is but one
general store, few dwellings and a
Touring mill. The latter institution
Though the kindness of Mr.. Getch-
ell and under the guidance of Mr..
Lucken, the genial miller, we in
spected from basement to garret and
were pleasantly surprised to find
that it was thorough Touring mill
from top to bottom. The mill is a
four story building and fitted up
with all the latest improved ma
chinery and has the advantage of
both steam and water power. The
general store is owned by two
Brainerd gehs.smen-Messrs Bjorn-
stadt & Balk and is stocked with i
complete line Of dry goods, groce,,iies ,is
ana dhardl ware: Although establ ishsdi
less than a month ago, this firm is
already receiving good trade which
they hope to increase as they become
better acquainted. Another hours
drive brought us to the picturesque
village of Walhalla, situated at the
base, and surrounded on the west
and north by the Pembina noun
tains and on the south by the Penn
bina river, while to the east the eye
wanders over miles and miles of un.
dulating prairie, the rich soil of
which has been claimed from its
wild state and brought to a<Shigh
state of cultivation in the past few
years. Walhalla ranks among the
Oldest settlements in the state-the
Hudson Bay company having estab'
lished trading post here many
years before the tide of immigration
turned Dakots-wards and while Iowa
and Minnesota were the extreme
northwest of civilization. Walhalla
has become a household word wher
ever wheat flour is consumed, for al
this point is located the world re
nowned Walha]la Touring mill
The demand for the product of thi
mill has become SO great that it il
obliged to run night and day during
the fall and winter. To supply th'
enormous demand and economic,
time the mill will be enlarged t
double its present capacity and fo'
that purpose Mr.. Mager, the propne
tor, has commenced the erection o
another building the same size a
the present one 5ex75 feet, an,
four stories high. A row of sew
eral miles up the Pembina rive,
under the guidance ofC. w. An
drews, who showed as all that wa
to be seen, and explained the char
acteristics Of each particular spo
including a short historical sketcl
Of Scott's and Burley's Islands, th,
origin Of the rag factory, the geo
logical formation Of the Palisades
and lastly, but not least his theory
Of the peculiar construction of. LAX,
Maud situate on the bank Of tht
river some ssyenty-ive feet above
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