The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-12
NORTH DAKOTA PILGRIMS

Thomas II Baird Of Lakota, N. d., is In
Minneapolis on his way home from Illinois,
where he has spent the past two months. HE
SAYS that the homeseeker movement original
ing in Illinois will be fully as large as that IN
Iowa but a considerable portion of it is going
to the southwest.
"Ilinois lands are being bought by Indiana
people and also by old residents of Illinois
who believe that land values In the sucker
state are due for. a steady advance as the
population OF the west increases The imm1-
grafton which Illinois is furnishing to the
northwest and southwest is composed prin-
cipally of the younger element of the popu-
lation, who are seeking for homes in newer
country. Owing to the fact that some of the
big railroads OF Illinois are closely allied
with systems running toward the southwest,
Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and other states in
that direction are securing considerable por-
ton of this immigration. Still the northwest
is doing reasonably well in that quarter i
believe that Illinois will furnish a large num-
Der of land seekers for northwestern states
later in the year, especially after the fall
work en- the farms down there is over. There
has been "a great change in five years among
the money loanersr OF that state respecting the
mort Invest. In the early nineties the name
Dakota gave them only an idea Of bli yards
and foreclosures onsl land that they did not
care to own. They wanted their Interest and
fought shy of the land, Now they are anx-
ious to loan their money on North Dakota
farms and are also investing largely in north
west ern lands, knowing that the value of all
productive soil in this part sof the country is
sure to advance Men of means in Illinois
have many questions to ask about the north
west. They regard these states as furnishing
plenty of opportunity for young men, and
are giving the younger element the same adj
vice offered years ago by Horace Greeley. = 81
North Dakota democrats will reorganize
this year. said George A. Bangs of Grand
Forks That does not mean that the men
who have been democrats all along and stood
by the party nominees intend to hand every
thing over to the fellows who have been chas-
ing other gods for the past six years, but
there is feeling. in party ranks that every
effort should be made to harmonic matters
and get all factions of the party in good work
ing shape. OF course, much depends on the
action Of the national convention two years
hence, but If things can be shaped toward a
harmonious end In that gathering North Da-
fusion, as, there is nothing leftSfor the demo-
Gratis to fuse. with. ~ $3.50
1.-THE friends of Mayor John Dinnie of
Grand Forks are insisting on his again be
coming a candidate for mayor, although Mr..
Dinnie has previously said he would not
take the ONCE again. be has made one OF
the best executives the city ever had. devot-
ing more time to The duties of the office than
any of his predecessors. II Mr.. Dinnie will
allow the use Of his name there is no question
but that he can be elected by a big n.apority,
in spite of the mixed situation presented by
placing two other men in the race. B. 8.
Brynjolfson, who was recently requested by
a gathering Of democrats to circulate petit
ton for mayor, can hardly be said to be the
democratic nominee. 1t was not democratic
convention which brought him out; simply a
gathering of members of the party to talk the
situation over