Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-08-22

The lnerzOceans Map Men Visit the FarmTs-Who They Are, Where They
Came From and What They Are Doing-New Residences, Barns, Etc-A Country That
Has No Superior.
E MILLER @

| lame mere from hdu
sas in '83, and has never been sorry he
made the change. He owns 24O
acres of Ramsey. county's choicest
land, 100 acres of which he has in
crop this year. His family consists
of his wife and seven children.
G. G. MILLER
Also came from Kansas II years
ago, and now owns a good farm of
800 aces, 1876 of which he has in fax,
40 in oats and 10 in barley. His
wife, two daughtes and a son compose
his family.
D. A. PRETE
Came to the county with the '84
rush, and has been here long enough
to judge the county correctly. He
owns 4SO acres, 22O acres of which is
in crop this year, and he will make
more money this year than he ever
made in five years before coming
here.
ADAM SCHARF
Owns a full section, Ats acres of
which is in cultivation. He wants
more land.
MIKE MADISON
Owns 100 acres of we'll improved
land in the township, and he has in
cultivation rs acres. lie has been in
the country IA yeas, and has done
we'll. He has a family consisting OF
his wife and two children-son and
daughter.
OLUF ANDERSON IS
Owns n of the best improved
farms in the township He recently
bought another quarter section which
makes $50 acres as the amount of his
holdings. He has in cultivation 1926
acres, 14O of which is in flax. He
has a family consisting of wife and
! three childre .
Il SIGH MILLER
Is another pioneer of the township,
having come here II years ago. He
owns a Splendid farm Of 240 acres, an6
he will harvest 1876 acres of good crops.
IS acres of which is in fax. He has
) wife and three daughters.
O. P. A. BORSTAD
Came to Ramsey county from Eus
Claire, Wis, in '92, and settled ir
Minnewaukan township. He owns
240 acres of land, and this year is
8 renting some. On his home place hi
l has 100 acres in crop, and about 16(
acres on rented land. He has made
| success of farming and is we'll pleased
with North Dakota. He has a wife
: and six children to share his joys an6
sorrows through life.
: P. STEWARD
Halls from old Tennessee. He has
been in North Dakota but a shor
time, but he likes the country. ant
: thinks it far superior to Tennessee il
many ways. He has recently bough
a farm of 100 acres, and is improving
s it. He has 80 acres in crop this year
O PETER ANDERSON
. Is another bachelor farmer in Min
newaukan that should be investigated
by: the4eligible young ladies' Of TIL
county. He owns 20 acres of land
$50 of which is in cultivation thi'
q year. He is making money, ant
there is no excus for his remaining
9 single.
PETER ELVRUM
Has a home-like farm of 800 acres
and this year he will harvest 80 acre
of fax, 80 of barley, 40 of wheat, am
10 of oats. His improvements ar
first class and would do credit to an.
country. He came in '97 from Wis
, consin and he never lived in a countr.
I he likes better.
L. P. JOHNSON
Came here II years ago fro1
II Pennsylvania, and by his own industr
now owns 42O acres of good land. H
will harvest 40 acres of fax, s25 c
barley, 20 of wheat, and 10 Of oats
t all of which promises we'll. His far1
is we'll improved, but he is thinkin
some of putting up a new residenc
in the near future. His wife and 81
0 children make his happiness complete
0 NELS HALGREN
Came here from Sweden in 81. b
0 owns 100 acres of we'll improved land
n He also rents adjoining land, an
G this year has in 100 acres of fax, an
80 of barley. He has a wife and tw
children.
n MRS. SEGRE KJELVERSON.
Who settled in Ramsey county {
n years ago owns n of the most pleas
ant homes in Minnewaukan township
She owns 400 acres of land which
well improved. This year she has j
/. 300 acres of fax, 70 of barley and {
70 of wheat. She has three children
two sons and a daughter-and hi
sons oversee the farming operation
IVER PETERSON
Came to the county in '88 fro1
s Wisconsin. Two hundred acres
the choicest land in the township no