Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-11-21
HOW ONE MAN MADE
HIS FARMING PAY.

In the thriving little town or Cohas
set, Mimi, ]. |. Jellison is a striking
example of what one can accomplish
If one only sets out to do somethins
with will and determination
Seven years ago, says the Mime.
apolis News-Tribune, Mr.. Jellison was
resident of Duluth, and for three
years had been engaged In the wall
paper and paper-hanging business,
trusting to luck to get an odd job and
faring rather poorly. Today he 10 a
prosperous farmer. owning $50 acres
Of land, 500 of which contain pine,
the other $50 being partially cleared
for agricultural purposes. He esti.
mates his holdings at no less than
$4,000. He has accumulated ibis
property unaided by any one outside
of the members of his own family.
The story which Mr.. Jellison tells h
an interesting one:
Il came to the conclusion that I was
not getting along as well as / ousAt
TO-" said he to representative Of the
News-Tribune a few days ago, when
on one of his periodical visits n
Duluth, "and having heard OF the px.
sibilities of the northern part OF
Itasca county, decided to launch cat
to try my fortune. 1t was quite AN I'm.
dertaking with large family OF eight
children to provide for, but was sat
isfed that IL l ever got a start !
would make the rifle all right
came home from work one night and
announced my inteatson to my wife.
She was thunderstruck at the PROPOSE.
tion at first, but later on acquieeced.
and on the following morning bright
and early we began to pack our house
hold goods for shipment. This com.
pleted, | went to the land Office and
filed on 160 acres of land. The sum
total Of my finances was sac, and Il
required considerable scheming to
get myself and family started. had
railroad friend who exercised con
siderable influence in the freight de
partment. and through him secured
rate OF $40 to Cohasset for car. Into
this my entire family and household
goods were bundled, and when we
reached our destination found that
there was no hotel or house obtain.
able, so got permission from the rail.
road company to occupy the car until
| could build a log shanty. In two
weeks time this was completed and
we set about to cliar Off the land and
do some planting. Mind you, had bu,
$50 left after paying for the car, and
with this | had made the purchase OF
a considerable quantity of provisions
All these l toted on my back TO our
farm which was seven miles away
from the railroad track. The sol
on my land was so fertile that we had
no difficulty In raising all kinds OF
garden produce. and, although the
pioneering was something pretty
fierce, we managed to get along toler,
ably well, and the following year BE-
gan to make money. Everything that
we grew on the farm found a ready
market and by being prudent in the
matter of expenditures / was soon
enabled TO purchase few acres OF
pine lands, and this has been con.
stantly added to until as stated,
now have 500 acres of such am
clearing up my farm, too, right along
and 1t will soon be one OF the finest
in northern Minnesota. And when ]
say this It means considerable, be
cause there are northern Minnesota
farms that cannot be beaten any
where
I'VE have thriving little town al
Cohasset and we are anxious for more
people. We are anxious to show then
what is in store for all who have a
desire to better themselves and who
have the nerve to tackle the PROPOSE
ton | did. II thy have ready money
so much the better for them"