Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-06-18

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ture ii health, will soon reach her 10th
year. She is doing the homework Tor
her husband and son, and is as clipper
- many women Of half her age. My
next stop was at the comfortable home
Of VIM. Rowley. Here is a prosperous
farmer II there v e was one. His
large and convenient buildings, the
pleasant location, and many other at
tractive features are the pride Of him
self and family and the admiration oil
oil who pass. He has nearly 500 hogs
from which he hopes to derive q neat
sum. It was now supper time, and as ]
was tired and hungry / accepted MIR
Rowley's kind invitation to take supper
and spend the night with them.
The next day dawned cloudy, but !
was on the road again at Z o'clock. w.
Belky was the first farmer l met, and ]
found him wading knee deep in SIC
bills picking dollars off the trees in his
orchard.
Cornelius Keiser | found putting Ia
millet for early feed. He is we'll suited
with his crops this year. John Nc
Gill owns 100 acres of rolling land and
1t Is needless to say that he, too, ia
getting there on all fours. When
rode into Mr.. Fennesy's yard I noticed
that 4 drizzling rain would soon set in,
and not wishing to be caught in such /
turned my wheel toward Hawarden as
| wished to be there at night. /
thought / could reach the city before
the rain set in, and labored under that
impression, until | was within about
five miles Of the city, Then the heav-
ems opened and ''apres me le deluge."
The only fault / could then find with
b English language was that it con-
tanned no words emphatic enough to
express my thoughts. The last four
miles the road was sticky and impOssi-
BILE to ride, which made a genuine case
Of go. p.
Saturday morning I left Hawarden at
about 8 o'clock to work on my way
home. | visited the farm of August
Ludwig and got the desired informa-
ton from his sOn The rain had put
the ground In better condition, and the
day was quite warm, which made the
corn fairly step out OF the ground. /
arrived at Carl Lindblom's just in time
to eat a good dinner. After resting
awhile in his beautiful home I again
mounted my wheel and soon reached
q. j. MOline's place. Here some time
was spent in looking for the gentle
man, and just asI had about concluded
to give up the search and leave the
place. | saw him coming from the
grove where he had been picking wild
straw berries. He showed me around
his magnificent farm, but the thing
that attracted my eye was his sorghum
mill. through which he showed me, ex-
planning every part. Last year he
made owe 800 gallons of the sweet
ness. Farmers from all over Big
Springs and other townships bring him
their zane and get the product. Mr..
Moline is an Industrious tiller of the
soil. and though owning but l2O acres
he has saved enough to Guild a nice
home for his family OF ten. After a
long and pleasant chat with him l
started ON again. stopped at the
home OFF. O. Volstad, but as | did not
lind him at home | got my directory
Information from his wife. / noticed
In the yard a pile OF lumber, and upon
inquiry found that they were preparing
to build a new house 32x24ft. with lS-ft.
posts. Leaving this place l pulled out
for home, only stopping orce and that
for supper. As | was passing the home
OF . bachelor { i would tell who, but by
Sewers " request | will only say that
he lives something less than a thous-
and miles north of Richlard) l was in
vited in to as good q meal as it has
been my pleasure 10 sit down to for a
long time. Owing to the greediness of
the pigs. my host was a trife ''shy" on
milk. Nevertheless when we came to
drink the coffee it was excellent if it
was black. After supper | resumed
my journey toward home, and arrived
at Elkpoint Mt $50 p. IN.
ALvA HASSoN.