Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-28
MORE PROSPEROUS FARMERS
Tribune Correspondent Finds More Burleigh
County Farmers Who are Satisfied
with Results on the Missouri Slope.

My corn this season beats the record.
In this at least. | was lucky Planting
did we'll
VIM. Edwards.
Both Mr. and Mrs Edwards, who live
farther east, are of Welch extraction
though born in this country. among
the mountains of Pennsylvania Soon
after their marriage, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
immigrated from America to Wales.
where they lived for six years, and did
well. but the longing for the freedom
main became so strong, upon receiving
letter from a relative describing the
advantages of North Dakota toge.he.'
with copy of the Bismarck Tribune
they decided to return and settle in
! Burleigh County, arriving here in 1886
Mr. Edwards had saved about $500
| from his wages as quarryman in Wales
With this they bought their presen;
! homestead and a team of horses.
There was nothing about the first
year of our residence here to encour-
age us said Mr. Edwards. Our crop
was a total failure and my only team
of horses died from CLAN iers and as
they had been mOrtgaged, the holder
of the mortgage seized four of my cows
| in lieu of the horses. But we had
o little. decided if We had to starv.a
we might as well starve here Well.
it was hard work. but things finally
swung round and today | own a half
section. have a good substantial house,
and best of all, do not owe a penny.
The last two years we have been visit
ed by severe hail storms but | had
some insurance which helped Offset
that loss Mrs f. used to be very
lonesome at first but since we have
built the new house. and have become
acquainted here we are all contented.
August Erickson.
Mr.. August Erickson, who lives just
over the line Of Apple Creek in Boyd
township, was in the bayfield,, although
the hour was early when | called. I'VE
have to make the most of this good
weather" was his response. 81 have
never known September to be so un-
certain month in these parts. Usual
ly it is bright and warm during the
greater part of the month. We will
get hay enough to winter our stock and
!, that is all we wish. I've been here q
e years and like it. I'm getting rather
!. old now to farm, and so am trying tC
gct enough together to move into towr
and rest and give our girl an education
She is our only daughter although We
have several boys. The boys seem in
clined to strike out for themselves al
soon as they are old enough to be o
some use have one son in California
l. and another in Colorado, and this ont
u here-pointing to a lad OF about SIX
II ing. Well. for that reason alone
I. would rather be here than in the ole
e country. for here boy stands some
show to get something of his own II
u he has got pluck, while over there 1t
II is almost impossible without consider
d able to start with.
East of Erickson's is the old Chase
4 farm. at one time one of the handsom
e est places in the country round, bu'
S for years it has been rented by differ
e ent parties and it has run down. Fred
Gnudson is the present renter and Is
t doing well with the place. he Is
e working it on shares with an Italian
: from st Paul. with an unpronounceable
e name Knudson was away but his
t partner was around and in talking
said: 1.-The place will pay us well tnls
wear as we put it all in corn and II Is
d a good crop. We will harvest small
S amount of barley and rye also. The
O place has been bought by an lowe
IS it hereafter
+ Cordon's Farm.
d Sam Gordon was moving hay whef
e I came along and opened fire. Yes
II I'm an old bird in these parts, NJ
.e shouted. Game here in rs when ev
a erybody was bad. Used to be ponce
r. man in Bismarck in those days, an'
Or saw some fast times. I've lived her
in on this place about twenty-five year
and don't want to sell, either. Thi
st land is worth just s22 an acre to me
I'm Just finishing paying for this raj
at road quarter and will pay the last ~
int on it this month. I'd like to talk a
,se day but you see I've got this forty acl
hit. strip to NOW before dinner