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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-07
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence -.'E
Lisbon, Sept. SIT has long been
the claim of the residents of Ran
som county, North Dakota, that this
was the banner county Of the state
for diversified farming. 1t is well
known fact that for years North Da-
kota has been looked upon as essen
TALLY wheat-producing state, and
very few realize to what extent diver
siicd farming has taken hold In this
state. :35.-
Your correspondent recently took
long drive from Lisbon, the county seat
Of Ransom county, for the express pur-
poso Of investigating the farming con-
ditions, and chiefly to ascertain to what
| extent the farmers were dependent
upon grain production alone. The re-
suit was revelation: Diligen At inquiry mraiH
dealers brought out the fact that until
three years ago practically no ship
ments Of farm productions were made
from this county excepting wheat and
flax. The first carload Of oats shlppedd
from Lisbon was in 1901. In l9o2
five cars Of Streets SstS fTSm ffHE ta
4 ton Il While in 1908 the shipments had
Increased to about 100000 bushels, and
in 1904 promise a large increase over
this amount.
| I found among farmers a large num-
Der of hogs, cattle and some sheep,
and it was a very rare exception to
find a farmer who had not some stock
ready to turn onto the market this sea-
son. Good authorities assured me that
the number of hogs had increased IN
this county more than 500 per cent IN
the last three years, and cattle more
than 800 per cent in the same length
OF time I asked numerous farmers
what they fatten their hogs and cattle
on, and they told ME that they, could
fatten them as easily and as cheaply
on barley, millet and speltz as the farm
ers in Iowa could do with corn, anc
! could produce these grains at about
one-half the expense of producing corn
l was surprised, however, to see the
\ number of cornfelds, and learned thai
\ the acreage of corn is increasing rapid
1 ly each year:
s great deal Of attention. There are NV
4 crematories in successful operation nov
/ in this county, the largest one being
Lisbon, which is very successful IN re
suits, and the returns to the farme
\ verv satisfactory. The farmers who ar
patron1zjng The creameries are raising
their calves, and the increase in cattl
is duo quite largely to this fact. I
gentleman operating meat market l.
Lisbon told me it was difficult for theI
] to secure calves enough to keep thel
: markets supplied with veal, as tn
farmers absolutely refused to sell the'
calves. =,
I had a long conversation with M
> Adams. president of the Adams
Frees company, one of the leading ret
estate firms in southeastern North ID
kota. and in that conversation he Dire
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Special Correspondence.
Minot, n. 2, Sept. o5 5:mMin s1a the the
commercial center OF nc: northwestern e;teo,.
North Dakota nestles eos7Mly on oa liver
the outer banks of the stream rising
Enthusiastically beyond the city on either
side to a height of about two hundrea
feet. From the small frontier town OF
a few years ago 1t has come 70 DC one
ing third in size, with popula Cion "
over four thousand. ), 1,,
It's tributary territo.y has not only ny
increased wonderfully In population Gn 1t
past few years, but has been IaaPPialy
extending in every direction, ana M IN o.
Is now the commercial HenJe1 n o.
ern North Dakota and OF northeastern s 81 Z
Montana as well. An indication OF the
deveiOnment of this entire section ana
of Minot Il found in the fact that the
business Of the Great Northern 1 ra1iway
at Minot has increased fully l'Voo per
cent in the past y ie Yea1 point on the
Great Northern and the company aInA
maintains extensive repair SHOPS,
stores. etc. for both divisions, giving
EMPLOYMENT to large number OF men
besides the train crews who make tnelI
headquarters there. .u- LII o;+r
l.:
nearly all Of its business structures and
public buildings and many Of it's resi-
deRfes ven being aagse Ri1t Of sch nr5fk
The city has exeei1 + Is si ligRted By
electricity, has an up-to-date telephone
system. a municipal water system,
splendid fire department and otnel
Minot was incorporated as a city II
1887 with j. Fl. Schofeld as its hrs,
mayor. noooboc
i Minot and the settlers from eastern
states settling along the new me me, o. o
j ton to Minot' $ tributary country u y,
settlement Of the country along tn
Great Northern Line west began and 2
{ the new settlers have been coming I
8 by the thousands .Minot as the, trad
center Of the rapidly settling distric
J, has been growing rapidly.
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lNZNOT, SEAT OF NORTH
DAKOTA'S LARGEST COUNTY
7y;b.axv Lands Are Highly Within OF
the Poor Wonderful Detachment of the
s*<4.. City and Ward Comfy.

The public and semi-pubhc buildings
of Minot are a credit to it's citizens,
and the substantial business blocks are
a glowing tribute to the progress and
prosperity Of the merchants and BUSH
ness men Of the city.
ing and iobbing interests, those sure in
dicators of progress. The International
Harvesting company has made Minot
one of it's central distributing stations,
and it's goods for the northwestern part
Of the state are shipped from there. The
Grand Forks Mercantile company, Da-
kota's foremost wholesale grocery
house, maintains a prosperous branch
there, owning a fine three-story brick
building for the accommodation Of the
business. A large flour and feed mill is
doing thriving trade.
ity Of a city or section Of country is
the condition of its banking interests,
and the showing made. Of it's general
business condition by it's bank state
ments. Judged from this standpoint
the city Of Minot and the entire north
western portion Of the state, the tribu-
tary territory Of Minot, are in an as
growing at a marvellous rate.
Ward county contains l55 townships
of thirty-six square miles each, or a
total area Of nearly four Thousand
| square miles, more than the states OF
Delaware, Rhode Island and Vermont
combined.
! There are great possibilities for set
tiers in Ward county. Unimproved
lands can be bought for from SIS to SIC
an acre, according to distance from mar
ket. ACCOMPLISHMENTS of claims are also
to be secured at comparatively Low
prices. Some few sections Of govern
ment land may yet be taken. Improved
i lands near to markets and other advan
tages may be bought from $15 to SO.
an acre. For mixed grain and stool
farming there is probably no other sec
1tion Of the county that offers SO man,
prices, as this section.
II Less than half dozen years ago th
= general impression even in the easter
Il part of this state was that this sec
|try.'' This Impression is being revise
8 by several points in view Of the i'm
lmense crops being harvested.
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treat Are the Resources OF North Dakota

covered with rich, dark drift Of allu-
vial loan from one to four feet deep,
under which is clay subsoil, which has
the property of holding moisture to
wonderful degree and giving it out as
needed for the growing crops. It con-
tains a practically inexhaustible supply
Of soil ingredients most valuable for
agriculture.
Lisbon, the county seat and principal
town Of Ransom county, is in the geo
graphical center of the county on the
Fargo & Southern branch Of the North
ern Pacific railroad, and is an up-to-date
town in every respect.
A Giant in the North.
Ward county is as big, as the state
of Connecticut, and Minot, its county
seat, is taking tremendous strides. The
Great Northern and 500 railroad lines
intersect there and ten daily passenger
trains give the people for a hundred
miles in either direction easy access to
Minot, with its business advantages
Bismarck and Mandan.
Bismarck, the capital. and Mandan
Just across the Missouri from it, are
thrifty business centers and are to the
slope country what Fargo and Grand
Forks are to the valley Of the Red,
Jamestown to the valley of the Jim
and Minot to the new empire which lies
at it's feet ready for the pillow Of the
| homeseeker and builder.
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HONESEEKERS OPPORTUNITIES
Nv THE GREAT NORZHWES
of the Western Hemnbhere Fz1mkd 6v me
Valleys of the James Home6mzderS
in Ward and adjacent tn North DAKOTA

by which the milling interests Of the
world grade all other wheats. Elevators
are found at all the railway stations,
and in the Red river valley they stand
along the tracks in every town and loom
up like ships at anchor. Wheat is
cash crop and 50 is flax.
Strong in Stock.
Generally speaking, the western two
thirds Of the state is stock-ra1sing
country. well adapted to the breeding
Of horses, cattle and sheep; the eastern
third is the section where general farm
ing. the growing Of corn and the feed
ing Of cattle, hogs and sheep is com
mon, The western part Of the state ma. has
watered and covered by quality OF
grass which. for nutritious values, ex,
ceeds the best Of the tame grasses OF
the east. This part Of the state is both
warmer and dryer than the eastern. part,
tho grasses cure on the ground a9d
are, theyefore. available thr9out the ne
year. Thore are thousands IT square
ore but barely touched:
The stock owners there buy chear
lands at favored places, where shelter
water ard hay are procurable, and they
will Use the adjoining lands for grazing
getting It the eos use q mmch not Of
familiar with the conditions Of stoel
raising there as 7 am Of that in thu
eastern part, but ! do know that beef
snh mutton Gun be made there - cheap
IL as it can be made anywhere on earth
The winter feed does not exceed one
half to one ton Of hay per head, an'
this NAV be put up at cost Of not owe
81 Der ton. These range cattle are no
over thirty-six to forty-eight hour
from tho South st. Paul markets. The,
generally show excellent breeding an,
quality, and in the fall, when grass fat
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HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
Development North Dakota Compared With other Wes
e,n States-A Trip Thru Ransom County I'M South
eastern North Dakota

very interesting parallel between stAe
histoiies Of Minnesota, Iowa and Nes
braska and that Of North Dakota as
to their development, and change from
exclusive wheat-raising to diversified
applied to the values of land. Mrs
Adams was formerly a travelling sales
man for a large wholesale house, with
territory in southern Minnesota, north
ern Iowa apd eastern Nebraska, from
1874 Ito 1882.
In 1874, and for many years prior
thereto, these countries had been all
most exclusively engaged in wheat
raising. Land was cheap and almost
stationary in price. In 1878 and 1879
the territory referred to had almost to-
tai failures Of the wheat crop. This
caused the farmers to turn their at
commenced to engage in stoek-rals ms
and also in raising OF corn. From 1880
the wealth of these states increased
rapidly, their lands commenced to in
crease in value, and this increase has
been steady and rapid ever since.
Mr.. Adams informed me that history
! showed that every western state had
been opened up with wheat raising, had
produced wheat almost exclusively for
/ about twenty years before the farmers
commenced to turn their attention to
stock-raising and corn, and that IN no
1swestern state had the values Of farm
iunds become stable and the increase
in value been rapid until the farmers
/ had turned their attention to stock
raising, corn and dairying.
The portion Of North Dakota in
! which Ransom county is situated has
been settled just little over twenty
years, and it was at the end of this
twenty years that diversified farming
| first began to attract the attention OF
it's farmers. The moment they turned
their attention to this, its land com:
I menced to increase in value. It is get
ting large influx Of thrifty and en-
ergetic farmers from Illinois, VISION
sin, Minnesota and Iowa, and unless
history fails to repeat itself, the IN
crease in value of land will continue
. here al It has in the other states re-
ferred to.
I have talked with many old real
estate men in the eastern states, and
, without exception they tell me thai. the
most money has been made In farm
lands after it has passed $25 an acre,
: as by that time conditions are fixed
and values stable. Several have told
me that they would not invest in any
, new country until it's lands were worth
) $40 an acre as an average.
There is an abundance of the finest
! land for diversified farming still to
4 be had in Ransom county at reason
r able prices, but at the rate it has been
Q sold during the last two years it can
vailing. The result, of my investigation
:. satisfes me that there is no better
& place for farmer who desires home
j or for the investor who desires q SAT-
J. investment with sure profits attached
" than in Ransom county.
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Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence. ~
Mandan, n. D., Sept: 5;-The 1904
harvest has shown that there, are no
better crops in all the west than can
be found in that vast region e1t eaaf 3e
the trans Missouri counties on the west,
ali in North Dakota. All the small
cereals have fourished and have been
secured without loss. Hay, IS bumper
crop and corr. gives promise Of r;s a me &c
yield The Msaour, slope mas settne the
pace for the rest Of the state; Inc
record Of the present crop year demon
strates this claim.
The Missouri slope is no qntried area.
It has been farmed in limited way way
for over Twenty years 9X for
U Wheat growing and cattle and sheep
raising has been established. Hun
dreds Of men have settled there, prac-
tically without dollar; many OF them
paid interest upon such small m !. sums y 5 as s
they could borf1w +h as hi Rgor as e 20
and Ind late. but nature rewarded them
o oWn Sw,ell- stock + farms, have com.
Portable Fort homes and money in bank.
The land on the whole is peculiarly
adapted h for erons MScb bping thu
greatest aaae profit to the, farmer can ,n be
attended almost indefinitely. The
early settlers, owing to the extensive
ranges for cattle, sheep and horses, de.
voted most attention to live stock, but
later Developments show that wheat
4 ROWING has been still more profitable:
As stated at the outset, the yield and
the conditions this year have exceeded
/ The most favored wheat sections OF the
famous Red river valley.
. The principal crops are: Wheat, oats,
barley, rye, fax, millet. hungarian Ian
4 dian corn is raised for home feeding,
and ali vegetables grow to large size
land in iexcellent quality. Cattle and
4 horses iuxuriate on the native grasses
Il (which cure without cuttingl and tat,
! ten almost without care IN winter.
/ souri, slope is not unlike that Of thu
other sections Of North Dakota: In the
Red river valley no fertilizing has beer
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ILLINOIS INVESTMENT.

Special Correspondence. ----
wahpeton, Sept. 5.paniel Boone Of Clinton,
Ill.,. has just bought the northeast quarter OF
fer. He paid $50 per acre. The land 10 all level /
lying. The soil Is rich black loan, two feet.
or more deep: the subsof Is yellow clay about
fourteen feet deep. Below this Is blue clay,
All Of the surrounding farms are wen improved
and prosperous.
Mr. Boone has selected another farm which he
will buy just soon as he can sell some prop
erty which he owns In Illinois, s
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Z. w. ToRGEsoN,
Resi- Estate and Investments,
Ninot, N. D.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-04
D. S. HALL and FAMILY.

WANTED.-A girl for light house
work. Inquire of Mrs. Raymer.
For RENr.-Fine rooms for rent
in the Drewke building. Inquire
of H. O. Bennett.
GIRL WANTED.-A good appren-
tice girl to learn sewing. Call on
Jorgenson, the Tailor.
For SALE. ! House and lot on
North Main street. Inquire of A.
V. Lovely, the ice man.
For SALE-Three good young
COWS, good mixers and gentle.
E. R. LINEHAN.
Democrats all admit that the
money question is not paramount
this year. But it is no fault of
theirs that it is not.
For SALE.-One rubber-tired bug
gy and one Singer sewing machine;
also 8 stoves-1 coal heater, l wood
heater-base burner, and one cook
stove. Can be bought cheap.
]. M. CURTIS.
You need clean healthy bowels
just as much as pure, wholesome
food; without either you cannot
keep we'll. HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea eliminates all impurities.
Tea or tablets. IS cents. c. R.
Taggart.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-04
Did a Good job.

William Richardson, living on
the Putnam farm, about three miles
northwest of town, was seriously
injured last Thursday forenoon
while hauling in his hay. The rope
to which the hayfork was attached
broke from the weight of the load,
the pulley striking Mr.. Richardson
on the head and fracturing the
skull. Up to latest reports the in
dications were favorable to his re-
covery. His disablement left the
situation relative to the saving of
hay precarious as he had some As
tons moved and ready for the barn.
In this emergency his utilization
with one of the fraternal orders, the
M. w. A., was TO his advantage.
The officials of the lodge here of
which he is a member bestirred
themselves in his behalf with the
result that 40 men got together at
the farm Sunday with an ample num-
Der of teams and before night the
IS tons of hay was safely housed.
Such proceedings speak eloquently
for the charitable intentions and
practical benefits of the M. w. A.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-04
Resolutions.
F. A. HOWE

o. E. s., KINNICKINNIC CHAPTER.
WHEREAS, Emily Pratt, charter
member of Kinnickinnic Chapter,
No. 80, o. E. S., has gone to her
reward, as sisters and brothers we
approach the subject of her life
with many misgivings. There is a
scarcity of words to express our es-
TEEN. AS she was eminently sue
cessful in scattering sunshine and
was blessing to all with whom she
came in contact, therefore
RESOLVED, That we emulate her
virtues and thank God for the priv
ilege of knowing her as sister,
with the knowledge that she has
left bright and spotless record for
our Inheritance, and her pleasant
greeting and kindly words will re-
main forever a sacred memory.
Again we drape our charter.
LYDIA r. FREEMAN, !
HELEN FULLER, Com.
H. A. CAMPBELL,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-04
A Pleasant Outing.

Last week a pleasant two days
outing was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Bliss to a large number of
relatives in honor of their guests,
the Misses Eta and Elizabeth
Speers, of Pontiac, ILL.,, who are
visiting relatives here.
On Wednesday a trip was made
to T. E. Morrow's farm in Kinnic-
kinnic, where a picnic dinner was
served on the lawn. In the after
noon pleasant visit was made to
the sand monument and vicinity.
On Thursday the day was most
pleasantly spent at Ilwaco Springs
by large party, including the fol-
lowing: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bliss
and family, Mrs. Augusta Bliss, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Bliss, Mr.. and Ms.
L. D. Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E.
Morgan and family, Mrs. T. D. Nor
row, Mrs. w. R. Morrow, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ]. Morrow and daughter
Sarah, Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Morrow
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Martin and family, A. c. Morrow,
S. J. Morrow, DR.. Harvey Morrow,
the Misses Eta and Elizabeth
Speers and Miss Nina Black.
One of Mrs. Tozer's cottages was
taken for the day and here an
excellent dinner was served.
1t was an ideal day for boat
ing and bathing and the young
er members of the party availed
themselves of the fine facilities Of
fered here for both. The party re-
turned home in the early evening
after most enjoyable day which
will leave pleasant memories fol
all.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-08-04

Will the fellow who knows it all
and is willing to enlighten the OBJ
fuscated speak up like man and
tell us the issue between the factions
of the Republican party in this
state? Both factions, in their plat
forms stand for the National Repub-
lican party and its general and spe-
cifc policies. Both stand for pro-
lection as one of the cardinal princi-
pies of Republicanism. On the sub
ject of primary elections the differ
ence is merely in regard to the word
ing Of the law. The Half Breeds
demand the repeal of the mortgage
tax law. That was their own law
and it didn't work to suit them.
The Stalwarts never wanted the
law so here the factions are quits.
There is one thing in the platforms
only where difference is apparent.
The Half Breeds laud La Toilette
as the Big Injun. The Stalwarts
don't believe any such nonsense.
Then, is not the difference between
the factions simply La Toilette?
What other issue is on?
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MRS. DAVID S. HALL.

Mrs. David Hall died at her home
in this city July 80, 1904, aged 70
years, l month and "a days.
Mrs. Hall, whose maiden name
was Mary E. Maine, was born at
Stonington, Conn, June 6, 1884.
March IL, 1854 she was married to
David Hall. The family came to
this county in 1857 in company
with her husbands father, mother
and brothers. Mr.. and Mrs. Hall
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary in March of this year.
The husband and seven children sur
vive her. The children are-Mrs.
Louisa Hahn of Wilkinson, Mimi;
Mrs. John Reed of this city;
Mrs. ]. S. Reed of Beldenyille; Mrs.
Dora ]. Gordon of the town of River
Falls; Mrs. VIM. Russ of Mime
apoliS; and Chas. and VIM. Hall of
this city. The mothers death was
the first to break the family circle.
Mrs. Hall was of a retiring but
cheerful disposition and she was
ever ready to help where she could
be of aid The funeral services
were held Monday from the family
residence, Rev. D. B. Spencer hav-
ing charge of the services.
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OBITUARY..
MRS. Lov1sA L. MOORE.

Mrs. Lovisa l.. Moore died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Russell, in the town of Trimbelle,
July so, 1904, aged IS years, 6
months and 16 days.
The deceased, whose maiden name
was Lovisa Lord, was a native of
Maine but had been a resident of
this state for more than fifty years.
She was twice married, first to 0. p
Withern, who was killed by light
ming in 1852. Her second husband
was Martin E. Moore, who died
April 8, 1889. Three children, two
brothers and two sisters survive
her. The funeral was held from the
residence of F. H. Lord, Monday
afternoon, Rev. A. T. Erickson hav-
ing charge of the services.
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1. N. NICHOLS w. R. c., NO. 81.

L. M NlCHOLS w. X. III NJ. il.
WHEREAS, BY the Providence of
the infinite Father our sister and
counselor, Emily Pratt, has passed
through=the gateway into the realms
of the Celestial City, and
WHEREAS, She was true to all the
interests and purposes of a noble
life, with a charity broad enough to
condone all human frailties, blest
in disposition that radiated sun
shine across the pathway where the
shadows fall, keenly alive to the
principles and practices that tend
to moral up1ift and the relief of the
unfortunate, therefore
RESOLVED, That there is no meas
ure to the loss sustained in the
home by her friends and in her fra
ternal relations. She has left us an
example to emulate, rich in well-do-
ing, and legacy of sweet memo
rieS that fall as holy bened1ction;
RESOLVED, That l. N. Nichols
w. r. c., No. 81, grievously feel the
loss of this member whose name
graces our charter and whose rec
ords show the proficiency of work
done, and her faithfulness while
performing duties incident to Offices
of responsibility and trust;
RESOLVED, That we extend to the
family and friends our sympathy
in this hour of loneliness; that we
drape our charter for period Of
thirty days and that copy of these
resolutions be placed upon our rec
ords and one sent to the bereaved
family.
MARIAN HUGHES,
ALICE P. WELD, Com.
EMMA known ES