Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-30
FROM HOSPITAL TO FARM.
(Miss Gates Breaking Prairie on Her
Claim in Oklahoma.)

on the outer edge. In this way she
inclosed the land in incontestable fash
ion. She had a hired man with her,
but she drove the pillow. The next
day a small cabin was built for the
hired man. She lived in Guthrie until
a tiny house could be built, then took
personal possession. Five years of
residence were required to perfect the
claim, but at the end of two years the
young woman was ready to return
to the east, and transferred her rights
to settler, who paid enough for the
claim to give the enterprising pre-
emptor clear profit of more than
$1,000. She had seeded 60 acres TO
cotton and the remainder to corn and
wheat, and was employing 50 negro
hands when she transferred the
claim.
Another nurse timber claimed'' a
homestead which is done by planting
trees in treeless soil. She set out 800
trees, built a log cabin and sent for
her family in Sweden, consisting of
AAAOIASA, SASSSA AAo VI olASI. one udS
become almost the physician of the
surrounding homesteads, and is MAX
ing good living.
On Long Island is farm bought
by several trained nurses of New
York few years ago. There were
three in the enterprise at first, but
Miss Mary L. Cromwell and Miss
Clara Watkins bought out the third,
who wished to relinquish her interest.
Their idea is to have a home to
which they can retire when old and
unable to continue in active profess
sional life. They rent the farm on
shares to an energetic man, and re-
serve two rooms in the house for their
own occupancy when at liberty to
leave the city. They expect to have
the place free from mortgage within
few years.
In Georgia is a farm devoted to
mistletoe and holly growing. 1t is
owned by the Carteledge family, con-
sisting of mother and two daughters,
but the daughters do the farming"
Their negro farm hands would not
plant a holly tree for worlds, as they
believe that if they did they would
; die as soon as the tree became tall
enough to cast a shadow the measure
of their graves.
Last Christmas the sisters found
the trees so grown that they re-
quired thinning out, and the trees
that were removed were sent north
for Christmas trees and brought high
prices, as they were symmetrical and
covered with large, ricn berries. They
plant the mistletoe berries under the
bark of old oak trees, in the fork or
hollow, where they can get hold as
they terminate.
Kansas has its successful women
farmers, too. Helen and Edith Ray
mond are Chicago girls. whose parents
died some years ago, leaving them a
few thousand dollars. It was not
enough to support them in the city,
and they finally decided to buy a
farm. They bought so acres in Jack
son county, Kan, and devoted them
selves to raising fruit. They also
raise corn for their stock and wheat
and vegetables for their own use.
Two other farmer sisters in Kan
sas are Martha and Carrie James, Of
Usage county. Their father died and
they undertook to keep the farm 60
ing. They do all the work. Miss Car
RE James was one of the pioneers
who secured q claim in Oklahoma
which she leased and visits once =
year to collect rent and to assure her
self that it is being properly cared
for.-N. Y. Tribune.