Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-03-24
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young man with a few hundred dollars and not
afraid to work will find in the country up there
better chances to improve his condition than anv
place ] know Of. like that country and its peu,ie
II did not. would not have bought 24O acres more.
as l have since l returned. c. E. yLARK.
LAND Is CONSTANTLY INCREASING IN VALUE
cando. N D.. Oct. 30, 1881 came with the col.
have located IN II homestead ten mil 4 east of Cand..
J brought but little with me, aside from my good.
ana farm supplies, and, after two crops, must say
that we have 10 regrets in comisg here. have
~sixty-hve acres ready for crop next year and v good
house and barn. l have just given my first order
for trees. to be delivered next spring. Poultry and
ing Iae's is a a e -" sss'' II Th s'~ Wintsr ~ 81 land and IS ss', va, 1 tss
finest season IF my life. and Il waA my hfty-eight
winter. No mud good road. and stock ran out
90 To s, AZ n, w h%e; W. ot ha ea' s'rht n month uIt term az" ese 90
year, and they need not miss = dav. This 10 9 new
country, hut I ace nothing to hinder one who comes
here and hles Oh a homestead and stays hy It from
making a success, as the land is rapi " increasing
in value. and all who stick by their claims will
succeed Ofcourse the government land is about
All taken round here, but land can BE- bought cheap
for the next two years. yet those who come should
have a little money to make q start on, for 1t takes
money to buv seed and feed till the hrst crop 10
harvested nn'ess one rent" land with these things
= comment nv goo old friends and n%-ighb"rs to
come here Those who have come and stuck {" it
have made = success. I find this c'untry just as w.s
~ !" TX u "so y
what our fathers endured when they settled indiana
or any of those statas, for we have good railrna.
facilities, and land is all good, and the first year will
produce cr's. We are very thankful for the man.,
blessings we are permitted to enjoy. Nv wife ID vel!
satisfied with the move we have made. We are all
having the best Of health, and bore thu same for ,o".
e D. A. RUFFoRD.
800 ACRES IN NORTH DAKOTA AGAINST "a IN
MISSOURI.
Lection. No, Nov. %. 1888 Since my return home
I have met several persons that seem hungry for
North Dakata news. Having been in and around
Devils Lake for one year feel able to answer . good
found it very agreeable to live there and my mother
thinks that last summer Was the most pleasant of her
life. All four family are well satisfied. We now
have am ing us 800 acres of land instead of 81 acres as
CHARLES F. BOYD.
NEVER WISHED HIMSELF BACK IN HIS OLD
Island Lake, N. o., Nov. "a, 1851 came to this
two hors. . and house old goods. now have u
homestead northeast Of Island Lake. Have a good
house. l2x2s. and a stable twenty -four feit square.
Here in North Dakota we have the incest gardens I
raising stock in this country, while butter making
and poultry raising is q success. We have TO 20
about forty feet deep on an AVERAGE for water, and We
have good drinking water. This 10 = healthy eli
just a. nice weather a. We had in Kansas. We buv
all the ~four.foot wood we want for 8l.50 per cord. I
like the country very we'll, and have never wished
myself back in my former home. I found this
would advise my all my friends to come here and get
q cheap home. A renter could certaialy make money
by coming here and taking up homestsad.
ABRAHAM COBLENTZ.