The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-17
A Trip to North Dakota.
Editor Red Cloud CHIEF:

son may see many fine teams and car.
riages. There are three automobiles
on the streets every evening and bicy.
Giles were used by men and women, !
young and old. 1t is a level country
and well adapted for the use of the hi.
cycle,
Red river furnishes Fargo with water
They have good water works and elec.
trio lights. The water from Red river
is not good bu, it is used by some Of
The people. They have artesian wells
and water is hauled by several teams
through the city. A barrel of water
costs twenty cents. People living mp
stairs have to pay tive cents "A pail.
Rcd river runs north into Winncpcg
lake, Canada.
Fargo has no saloons, but M~oorehead,
on the Minnesota side, connected by
two bridges with Fargo, is said to have
forty saloons. The saloons of Moore.
head have what they call Gag wagons"
in Fargo and they give free rides to
the saloons all day and evening.
Both Fargo and Moorehead have ex
cellent schools. Moorehead has a good
Normal school, it also has the Concor.
dia College and many other schools.
| Fargo has numerous schools and col.
leges. The lowest salary paid in the
Fargo schools is $50 per month, II the
same teacher is hired for several years
the salary is increased s. each year
until they get S65 per month, that is
the most they can get in grades below
the seventh. There is only one grade
in each room. They have special
teachers in music, drawing and physi.
cal culture.
| visited the Agricultural College
and it was we'll worth seeing. 1t is
situated" in the northeastern part of
Fargo. They have many fine buildings
and the grounds are beautiful. There
are many drives and walks bordered
with flowers. The only alfalfa ! saw
in North Dakota vas a little patch at
this college. They had all kinds OF
trees, grass and grain. Among other
things the girls are taught sewing and
cooking at the Agricultural College.
| also saw the fiber mill where the
farmers sell their fax straw. They
had one engine with 1870 horse power
to drive the machinery.
Fargo has a park with shade trees,
swings and seats where a person a
rest.
Fargo has many fine buildings. The
Catholic Cathedral was one Of the
finest buildings. l was told that it had
over 800 electric lights. attended
high mass and l am glad that l did.
Everything was grand. 1t would be
impossible to describe it. Their pipe
organ and choir were fine. | think
they have to pay pew rem. l paid
twenty cents for a ticket which adj.
mitted me to a seal ia the center.
Tickets for the side seats cost fifteen
cents.
| was in the country and the crops
in the Red river valley, although light
are in spots very good. Flax was late
but will be fairly good unless they have
early frost.
While in Fargo we stayed at the
home of j. +. Johns IN, johnson Block
No. ZIG, Broadway. They did much
for us while there, and l sometimes
felt that too much time was spent
away from his store just to please us
and make our stay pleasant.
On our way back, between Fargo
and st. Paul We went ESQ miles on the
Northern Pacific X. X. The crops
seemed to be very poor, l saw many
fields that they cid not try to cut. In
some places they had used the mower
and raked together a little.
We STAYED six hours in st. Paul. We
went out to Como ParK. l shall not
try to describe it, it would be an insult.
will surely say it was grand. Many
men were working there, sprinkling,
running lawn mowers and attending
to the work in general. There were
water works in the park. Policemen,
on foot and horseback enforced the
laws and regulations of the park.
Union depot OF st. Paul is a busy
place. Large crowds of people are
constantly going and coming, A per
son need not stay there long before
many funny things happen. The whole
country east of st, Paul to the Mississ'
ippi looks like a park. There are nice
groves and short greeu grass. The
Burlington Railroad is built for miles
on the bank of the Mississippi river
and the scenery is beautiful along thai
road. The eye never grows tired o.
gazing at the wonderous beauty o.
nature. Many large steamboats, were
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