Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-02-03
WHAT 4 rENssrlvAx1As THINKS.

WHAT A PENNSYLVANIA THINKS.
Devils Lake. n. D., Oct. d 1851 came from
Valley Mil. Pennsylvania, landing at Devils
ing commenced. Since then i have been thrcsi-
I'M, and stacking. and at present am ploving
'stto putting tin =. aT sSn snb !; sss and t,, potatoes sss .n The
ior to the best I have ever seen. I saw twelve
acres OF potatoes that the world can't beat for
size and quality: Ny ,neighbor, Mr.. Prague,
saw. The climate here can't DO beat. Ever
since I was q boy I have been troubled with 4
constant headache, but have not had tho head
there has not been one day TINT. the market was
orsnses. ] Sought splendid Wild piams At 9
eSespP sno Ssihf Ser So ' TSe Sc is T mos can nh sa{ d dsS.t
barley and ilax wasted here than the farmers in
Pennsylvania save. The people have too much
seil IS se sple Sldi dG and sf easy sn 70 ' fasm 10 ia pfow NJ; tRs
acres POI day with n thousnnd-pound team, ono
horse lSyears old and the other 10, while the
pillow, ! guess, vas about asS !. e. I: / IlaS been l pick s
work hard. I have not yet had tho time to look
up a claim, but am going out In a few days to
got one; l intend to 50. back to my old home
spring. Wood is plenty here around the lake.
The man l am working. for has timber land
along tho lake. and he tells me that, no has sold
more than $3,O0 worth OF wood, and he has. but
q SMALL place clear. JOHN p. GOCHNOuR.
ARE GLAD THEY CAME.
wish to tell Of my. first sig, months experience
here, We left Lingo, Mo-. and landed here
March oath last, with my brother-in.law, s. J.
Of Devils Lake. I.brought with mo 8 horses, 2
wagons and household goods. We put out ~
acres Of flax that yielded l2.s bu.. price Is cents
5. 4 bn., and sold at from Is to 70 CO Cents; s.ooo
cents per head; had 5 acres oi, garden which
s sor sh IN p asSnsen { ha aad m %e claim lGand located 9 seda AND s a@
highly pleased with it, with S acres broken.
Have put up q sod house, 12x24, cost $l5, and
aaf,. to so %9Y I', into ! i Si in the bs,s sSpsri aSs ,a Beside ie, an
a so cow, 2 pigs and have means to make a
truly, EZRA M1sNIcn.
Mrs. Minnich writes: SIN addition to what
my husband has written, i wish to mention oul
SAINT l ever enjoyed, cool NIGHTS and n healthy
atmosphere continually. Tho children have the
best of health. I put up all the fruit I cared
md got wild fruit, wagon loads, while bushel,
G Gsn$s TO waste W' arc glad We came whom We
RECOMMENDS TIE COUNTRY TO HIS OLD FRIENDS
Grand Harbor, N. D., Nov. II. 1851 camt
from Knox, Ind. in lsgS, and located ono mil.
brought with mo I had $40. in money. l nov
own $50 acres counting my homestead, have /,
good barn, II small house and 100 acrcs unde
cultivation, have n horses, S cattle, 8 hog
and enough machinery to operate my farm
This year l raised 4,64O bu. Of wheat, 1,WG3 bu. o
Since We arc hero We have had the best garde!
vegetables and root crops ,we over raised. al
kinds Of small fruits do vol, and I had .nearl!
good we'll OF drinking water 81 foot deep. III
winters are n little colder ,than in my forme
home, but the air Jig dry and pure, while East
time. The schools here are all right. Most q
my ncighbors came here. with little or nothin
and arc doine well. This country is oil RICH
don't spend their money. foolishly. II peopl
will work and manage right they can soon be q
the top Of the ladder. can truly rccommen
' locate. We found tho country far better tina