Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-28

that ticket. I arrived here with my
family on Tuesday, May II, 1891, at
2:30:an no sooner arrived than found
welcome hands Oh the part of the citi-,
zens extended. Work in abundance
was given myself and friends who were
on the train with me, at good wages.
My wife, who accompanied me through
out,was more pleased even than myself
to return to the abundance which we
found in Dakota. At Yorktown there
are
FIFTEEN FAMILIES DELUDED
as l had been who were unable to get
work. were out Of money and could not
secure the assistance promised. What
their fate may be, destitute and in a
strange land, is a matter Of conjecture
but it would look like starvation. 1
have no doubt that this is the cruel fate
of the majority Of those who left COM
Portable Dakota homes to follow the il
lusions pictured by Canada's immigra-
tion agents.
CHARLES GEORGE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day ofiMay, A. D., 1891.
[sEAL] G. E. BEEMER,
Notary Public.
AFFIDAVIT NO. 2.
Gotlieb Rou. being duly sworn, de-
poses and says:
1 came from Eureke, Mcpherson
county, S. D. Had a farm there and
was in fair circumstances. Mr.. Ridley
overpersuaded me with brightrepresen-
tations of Manitoba and the Northwest
Territory and decided to go with the
Canadian agent. Found on arriving at
Winnipeg that the agent would not
carry out his agreement to furnish free
tickets, so purchased tickets to Sand
River, EbeneZer and otherpoints where
the agent promised me team to drive
out and to see the country free. In this
they deceived me and [ was forced to
hire team to look at
VERY rooR LAND
with nothing to recommend it. Had [
not had little money with me would
probably have been a serf in that couu-
try. but fortunately had enough mon
ey to get back to America. Ridley said
a man could get $3.50, but we conld not
get 25 cents day-everyone was so
poor they could not pay anything.
Many who were fooled away from their
4 Dakotf les are a lnlest in asstarYinass..
como no lance for improve
Ement. Am a married man with three
children.
GoTLIEB RoU-
| Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day Of May. 1891.
G. E. BEEMER,
[sEALj Notary Public.
AFFIDAVIT NO. 3.
Peter Housower, being duly sworn.
says that he was resident Of Ashley,
Mcintosh county, SD, married man
with one child, was persuaded by
Canadian immigration agent that Man
itoba and the Northwest Territory were
the grandest country on earth. That a
laboring man could get $3.50 day ,and
and the government would give him
farm free and loan me at Il low rate of
interest, four OF five hundred dollars.
At Winnipeg l was given a free ticket
to Yorktown, from which place we wen
to to look at lands, which we found so
poor as to be
ALMOST WORTHLESS.
Not taking farms the agent refused to
let us go back although o IL tickets read
return. We were forced to walk back
to Winnipeg, which took us week.
Some Of those along with us who were
unable to walk gave the conductor
watches and other yaluables for trans
portation back. A large number Of
those desiring to return to the United
States are now at Winnipeg and will
probably walk to this side of the line,
as they have no money topay their way
by rail. Never saw more disappoint-
ed, heart-broken looking people than
these deceived emigrants from Dakota.
PETER HoUsowER,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of May, 1891. : ~:
! [sEAL G. E. REEMER,
Notary Public.
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