The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-04-15
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NORTH DAKOTA FEELS IT.

The Creamery Industry Is Working an
Important Change in Farm Enter.
prises.
The jamestown creamery is assured
by the organization of company Of
Iowa and jamestown men to build and
operate modern plant. Hubbard &
Hopkins of Holstein, Iowa, and George
Brown and F. M. Lambert Of James,
town, are the ircorporators. The ma
chinery is ordered and the building
will be ready by May if present
plans are realized.
There have been eleven new cream
cries started east of the James river
this year in Central North Dakota,
and several are being organized for
the Red river valley proper. The
creameries of two towns In one Of the
counties in the western part of the
state paid the farmers over 100000
last year. A new creamery has been
guaranteed the people in the vicinity
of Cleveland in Stutsman county, also,
and with the creamery started last
year at Melina by William Dryer and
others, there will be three butter-mak-
ing plants in operation in that county,
all new enterprises.
At Kuhn, in La Moure county, .
creamery is now making about seven.
ty-five tubs of excellent butter a week.
The creamery started at Cakes has
doubled it's capacity and last year paid
out to the farmers from that one plant
over $28,000 Four years ago it was
running along with little business as q
cheese factory, but the farmers have
begun to realize the advantages of
the sale of butter fat and have added
more COWS until the concern is on Z
thriving basis.
The towns Of Hunter, Hope, Daven-
port, Wolcott, Erie La Moure, Bel
mont and Hensel all put in creameries
last year, and numerous other towns
are making a start. 1t is predicted the
creamery business will make great
change in the farm work of each COM
munity, especially in the central and
western parts of the state, and grad
ually increase the price Of land, as it
has helped to do in Iowa and other
states.
A rural mail delivery route is being
petitioned for leading from jamestown
to Ypsilanti and return by another
route, supplying about 100 families.
Free delivery routes are being or
gained in Barnes county also and
several farmers telephone lines have
beer placed in operation in Eddy
county.
New Cattle Ranch.
The Swartz Bros of Harmon, ILL.,,
are arranging to start large cattle
ranch in the northwestern part Ct
Stutsman county and put in from 500
to 600 head of stock this spring. They
will buy or lease a large amount of
rar sc.
An Iowa syndicate mas all the rail-
road land bought in one township and
is buying up all the hon.esteaders'
claims as fast as it can get title. 1t IS
from the above syndicate that lease
of pasture is expected.
The Northern Pacific lost by fire
about 1000 ties stored at Mckenzie
for use in completing the branch south
of that point. Water cars were sent
from Mandan and Bismarck and saved
a large amount Of property stored
there. A complete supply of ties,
rails, nails and other material was
stored at the place and all would have
been burned or damaged had not the
prompt means of eXtinguishing the lire
been taken.
jamestown packers have been, pay.
ia raised hogs fed. on barley, ssspeltz
and wheat, and AZ cents for granted
steers. A large amount of the home
grown meat is being packed for the
summer trade. y
Manager Palmer of the Darlington
& Casey farms near Melville has re-
turned from Florida, having had 10
narrow escape from fatal sickness.
The farms will begin seeding with.
forty-five men, and of the number
twenty-one are recent arrivals from;
SY den. who~will work under th
rection of Swedish foreman. NJ
jamestown will-h have an elec<6
vote on the question: of droppi
present school system and WI
under the general law of the
which provides that's each
shall have q repr4Senta tiy n
board. AS it is, fdsTsof theS
bers OF the present board
one ward, an none at large. a.
the proposed change.
w. A. Bartholomew. of PM
was buried at Pi
his farm. He was one OF
residents of the country
and grew to maturity W q
ed as one OF the, finest g III
the state. He was q
H1Ge Bartholomew
y, elevatorJ :