Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-21
HOW ONE MAN MADE
HIS FARMING PAY.

In the thriving little town OF Cohas.
set, Mimi, J. l. Jellison is a striking
example of what one can accomplish
| If one only sets out to do something
with a will and determination.
Seven years ago, says the Mime
apoIis News-Tribune, Mr.. JeIlison was
resident of Duluth, and for three
years had been engaged in the wall
paper and paper-haDging business,
trusting to luck to get an odd job and
faring rather poorly. Today he Is a
prosperous farmer owning $50 acres
of land, 500 Of which contain pine,
}the other $50 being partially cleared
for agricultural purposes. He est,
mates his holdings at no less than
| $4,000. He has accumulated this
property unaided by any one outside
of the members of his own family
The story which Mr. Jellison tells is
an interesting one:
Il came to the conclusion that was
not getting along as we'll as I ought
TO-" said he to a representative of the
News-Tribune a few days ago. when
on one of his periodical visits to
Duluth, land having heard Of the pos
sibiIities Of the northern part OF
ltasCa county, decided to launch out
to try my fortune. 1t was quite an IN.
dertaking with a large family of eight
children to provide for, but l was sat.
istied that if / ever got a start
would make the rifle all right.
came home from work one night and
announced my intention to my wife.
She was thunderstruck at the PROPOSE
ton at first, but later on acquiesced,
and on the following morning bright
and early we began to pack our house
hold goods for shipment. This com.
Dleted, | went to the land Office and
filed on $50 acres of land. The sum
total of my finances was $40, and il
required considerable scheming to
get myself and family started. I had a
railroad friend who exercised con.
siderable influence in the freight de-
partment, and through him secured q
rate Of SO to Cohasset for a 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 I 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 llar off the land and
do some planting. Mind you, had but
ll NOV iv1c he
with this I had made the purchase of
a considerable quantity Of provisions
All these I toted on my back to our
farm which was seven miles away
from the railroad track. The soil |
On my land was so fertile that we had |
no difficulty in raising all kinds of |
garden produce, and, although the |!
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
natter of expenditures / was soon
enabled to purchase a few acres Ok
pine lands, and this has been con-
SANITY AIDED to unJll as stated,
low have 500 acres of such. / am
clearing up my farm, too, right along.
md it will soon be one of the finest
n northern Minnesota. And when ]
ay this it means considerable, be
ause there are northern Minnesota
arms that cannot be beaten any
where
I'VE have a thriving little town al
2ohasset and we are anxious for more :
eople. We are anxious to show them ;
vhat is, il store for all who have a
esire to better themselves and who ;
ave the nerve to tackle the PROPOSE II
ion I did. If thy have ready money {
o much the better for them" Il