Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-08
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Babe" Charles Tarbox, of ST. Paul,
accompanied on the piano.
The next speaker was j. Adam Bede,
now of Minnesota, but who will be re-
rcembered as the man who made appl'-
cation to President Cleveland for the
office of United States marshal OF
North Dakota, writing his application
on piece of birch bark, and he got the
office. He excited the risibles of all
present with his stories and witticisms.
One reason people should 20 to North
Dakota, he claimed, was because It was
the center of the universe, and that one
might go 1000 miles northwest of Du-
luth and then be in the wheat belt, and
whore stock could range all winter. The
soil in North Dakota, he said. was rich.
that there was plenty of rain. and thar
lit WAS in the richest and best portion Of
this country; that the experience Of
those who had farmed in that country
for the last fifteen years was that Just
as good crops could be raised there as
in Iowa.
Hon. George a. Turner, in response
to the interrogatory, Are those lands
SO far north that the tame grasses and
clover will not flourish.s' said that UP
TO this time not much attention had
been paid TO the tame grass, for the
reason that wild grass had been SO
abundant but that it could be grown
there as Well AS in Iowa there was no
question. ii,s sta;ef, that he ss..~ ase
blue grass at jamestown, n. D., where
the soil was only four inches thick. He
tcitsd the fact that for many years tame
grass did not do we'll in Iowa, but today
there was not a state in the union that
lprodueed better.
Cen. II. a, Beeson spoke of the good
qualities of the people who We're scal
10 leave for the Dakptas, Representing
twenty families, with forty carloads 81
! freight, aggregating !; million pounds
rand owning over $4,000 acres of land
! which they bought a an nleiaga of 5;
an acre. predicting that in iSyelty fix
! years it would Be worth $50 an acre
/ He said they Wire heroes and inbuel
with the same spirit that induced oul
forefathers 10 Start a nsw civilization
A. B. Hoover read letters Of rsgre
from several who had been invited, ba
i Mere unable Is attend.
What is the Educational Status o
/ North Dakota Answer by psofesso
IL. I4esNN ltl.tI Sepf XXI "a
cd that in his apinion the climate am
soil in North Dakota We're sufficient Z
4 insure a fine educational system. tina
the educatienal interests in North pa
kota We're Web prpteeted aal organ
Iized much as they are IN this state
i chat ne people who mad gane tnere hsl
I'made laNs in many Respects in iefeanc
9tsof the Older states; that the si;3aol az
i was FROM 8 To % and that il was com
lpulsory for al children bst@eefl II
A ages Of 5 ard n p attend school iwelv
4 weeks III the yeas, that the setloo fun
Mas large from the sale OF lans.s S
y apait for that rurppse; mat the resi-
Il dents Of that state had Just cause 70 b
proud 81 theil. schools, and the teacher
We're DONG all in their power TO rails
the standard Of edueation
The banquet prepared ~ Mr., War
MAS first class in ereits respect Sinit
q & PARIS harp orchestra tiiseeufsin
music the While il vas heiIig served.
Vote Of thanks vas tendcred Messie
Asiams and Winery for the hanque
! Which was a most enjoyable and intel
IA estfng affair