Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-10-18
THURSDAY, OCTOBER ls. 1894.
AcRoss THE ooNTlnENT.


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thistle country Of Dakota. Railroads
through this region suffer quite -
badly as the farmers. Within ten
miles Of where write are lines Of the
Northern Pacific, the. 800" line, Great
Northern, Milwaukee q Sc. Paul and
Chicago & Northwestern. A few yesrs
ago every station had q hOurishiDe
business, elevators were running and
half dozen stores were in operation.
Now only one station in four or five
has an agent. The rest are closed. b.
are the elevators. In small towns
most Of the stores are closed. the
saloons Jared quite as badly. Building
are nailed shut, windows are brokeU
ont and a general air Of desolation pre-
walls.
RESULT OF THISTLES.
Two little badly nourished ScsndiO-
avian women with five little children,
mostly in arms-I should almost have
said six-were put on the train by their
husbands at Strawville, North Dakota.
Thirteen families were leaving that
day from one neighborhoOd. The met
went overland by teams with their
stock to seek new home. Tne chill
dren were quite obliYious Of past mis-
eres or prospective sufferings. The
little whIte-haired, pale and watery-
eyed women shed tears like an Oregon
mist at leaving their homes and posses
sions even in this bleak inhospitable
prsirie: Many settlers leave like
thieves In the night. The poor fellows
have mortgages ION their lands, crops,
and personal effects even to the poul-
try, 80 they go, leaving their teams,
cattle and all. They take up their beds
and walk, glad to escape with their
skins.
Run INTO POLITICS.
At the request Of friends and neigh
bors in Dickey county addressed the
voters at the little country SchOolhouse
at Guelph. / was surprised next day
to receive an invitation to make Re
publican speech at the county seat.
They got out the band and glee club,
the building was packed with q good
deal OF that sort Of broad-gauge, sweep
everythlng-before-it enthusiasm that
we were accustomed to in the Oregon
campaign whenever we reached Wood
burn. the issues were the same as in
Oregon and with little brushing up
got along. / received an invitation
from the county committee TO ill q
number Of appointments In the county
canvass at my own price. But as /
had never spoken for pay, and was the
guest Of my brother and enjoying the
hospitalities and courtesies Of the
neighborhood, felt 1t was more pro-
per to decline. In Iowa / expect to
take pull at the old Republican oar.
At Jamestown / heard Senator
Hansborough speak. 1t was now my
good fortune 70 hear Congressman
Johnson Of North Dakota speak at
Wahpeton, q county seat on the Red
River OF the North. II Ii situated
amid bonanza farms OF from 1000 20
5000 acres each. employing from 80 to
100 men, each having It's own railroad
siding and elevator, il own village and
schoolhOuse. There had been snow
and rain. The black, sticky, slippery
gumbo mud was six inches deep In the
streets. The band and q tOFcblight
procession escorted the speaker 10 the
court house. We had known JohpsOn
when he was a resident Of DEBORAH,
Iowa. lie was glad 10 bear good re
port from Oregon A. we'll ~ from ths
interior of bis enormous district Of
North Dak0ls,
The people of North Dakota will
have enough 10 cat fOT themselves and
stock, with SOME exceptions, The o.
oeptions extend over 40 mneb area
hOweyeF that thsTe will DO great dee
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