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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-05
WHAT THE MINNESOTA
e.. EARM LAND COMPANY rs
s,z*. Is. DOING For MINNESOTA
One Of Misnesotas Strongest and Most Reliable Conn.
ta,'ies offers Great Opportunities to the Home
~~. seekers-7hey Are Osvmers Not Agents.

Grand Rapids, Mimi. Nov. 4, 1904
We are going to say few words about
northern Minnesota lands this week,
and in order to put the Homeseeker in
touch with this section of the state, we
are going to quote from an interview
OF the Minnesota Farm Land company,
one OF the strongest and most reliable
land interests in the state Of Mime
sofa. Mr.. fictitious said:
The last few years has witnessed a
great invasion Of the fertile northwest
by immigrants from the east and south.
This has not been in the nature Of a
rush such, as has been witnessed in
other sections Of the country, but has
been a steady, sober invasion of home
seekers who came into the northwest
to live, gain a competence, and build a
home, and incidentally the country. In
this movement the Minnesota Farm
Land company has been large sharer,
having sold something like 100000
acres in the last three years.
Our company bought about three
sand acres of the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern land grants, situate in
the: northern part and north central
portion of Minnesota, known as the
Park Region country; likewise, in
North Dakota, west Of the Missouri
river.
We sell both at wholesale and at re-
tail, from 40 acres to $4,000 acres. Sec
ton by section wild land has been
brought under cultivation, and each
year has added to the value Of the land
and the invasion Of homeseekers is
daily increasing.
Minnesota is one of the most inviting
fields for the prospective settler and
investor on account Of it's diversified
advantages: It offers him cheap and
fertile lands, on which he can raise
WORKOUT lands of the east, and middle
west. ~. 80 -.
The price of these lands is from $3.50
to $40 per acre. Good markets are al
the settlers door; within $50 miles OF
st. Paul, and from fifty to one hundred
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miles from Duluth. the greatest inland
shipping point in the world. We offer
meadow, grazing and timber lands in
the counties of Itasca, Aitkin, Grow
Wing, Cass, etc, where taxes are low,
good water plenty, and fuel at the
settlers door, and the woods and lakes
abound in game and fish.
These lands are located in the vi
cinity of the great Mesaba iron range,
and most Of the lands have no mineral
reservation whatever. This is essen
TALLY the poor mans country. Any
man can get home hero by the pay
ment of So per acre down, the balance
Of his payments being divided over a
number Of years. AS rule. there is
sufficient timber on every quarter sec
ton for all buildings necessary and for
fuel for years to come.
No such grasses are grown anywhere.
1t is -eminently a stock and dairying
country. 1t is called the land of the
big red clover. Glover never freezes
out here. It is likewise a great potato
country. The soil produces from two
hundred to six hundred bushels to the
acre, and ready market is found for
Minnesota potatoes.
The soil is a sandy loan with clay
subsoil, and crops Of every nature and
kind such as are raised in Wisconsin,
Iowa and Illinois, are raised here.
The Spectator and colonizer who de-
sire large tracts of land can get it of us
at such figures and terms as will admit
of a good sized profit in retailing the
same.
We want live agents in every section
Of the country. Mr.. fictitious has asso-
ciated with him some of the best inter
ests in the northwest and the high
standing his company enjoys in the
business world is the best guarantee of
the reliability of any propositions it
may offer. The Minnesota Farm Land
company has Offices in the Endicott
building, St. Paul, and homeseekers and
investors will do well to get in touch
with them, for they can "deliver the
goods'' every time.
w. D. Williams.
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HOW GOLDFISH ARE CAUGHT
Occupation That Yielded 100000
=: Pounds of Food In One Year. ~
(Booklovers' Mapazine


Cod-fshing is done with dories and
travis. The .dories are fat-bottomed
sloping- sided boats, which fit into one
another in the ships waist, economic
ing space thereby. Each dory takes
two men, and the whole crew, except
the captain and the cook, go off in them
every suitable day and set the travis
in the water outward from the ship like
spokes from the hub of wheel.
Travis are long lines, each with 5000
hooks attached at intervals and baited
with some smaller fish, either herring,
caplin or quid, that the cod affects. The
travis are anchored at each end, bait
ed in the day, left lying over night,
and are stripped of their accumula-
ton Of fish pext morning, being baited
The fish are taken to the vessel in
the dories eviscerated, washed and
sailed. This routine continues until
the bait is exhausted, and then the
vessel returns home, lands the fish,
takes more bait and salt and goes out
again. At St. Pierre her catch is tax
en- hand by the graviers and women,
who submerge it in crates until the
salt has been washed off: -. ......
hard, coarse brush and pile them in
heaps to drain. This done, they are
next spread on the beaches to dry in
the sunlight apd air. The beaches
consist Of several acres of fiat ground
covered with basalt stones worn
round by the motion of the sea for
ages. -. s-"..' ~ 49,.
| These stony fields . surround st
Pierre and thousands of cod are dis.
played there on a fine day. Every
evening, or if fog or rain threatens
the fish are gathered up again and are
covered with tarpaulins. The pro
cess is repeated until the fish are quite
dry and hard. Dry fish are piled in
round stacks, the rest in oblong ones
When a sufficient quantity to load q
vessel is obtained it is packed into her
hold and shipped to market.
The extent Of the cod fishing Of Mi
quelon and st. Pierre may be indicated
! by the record of the catch Of those
/! islands in 1902, which was 1880 0Ot
pounds. While much of the annual
product is exported to other countries
France naturally gets the larger part
In fact, st. Pierre furnishes three
fourths Of all the Goldfish used il
L j : .'1S. 4
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stations at Swan River, Blackberry, Grand Rap
ids and Cohasset.
No. 2-Great Northern Line, stations at Nash
wauk, Hibbing, Goodland; also from the new
branch line stations at Aroturus, Bovey and
Washburn.
No. 3-Missabe & Western road, Hibbing to
Crooked Lake, penetrating the heart Of this
tract.
No. 4-Itasca railroad, extending along the
entire western side Of the tract, from Deer
River to the Big Fork country. II
This tract is desirable Immediately for col
onization purposes or for permanent investment
of capital These lands now sell at retail from
So to So an acre; taxes average $3.50 forty,
or 1.5 per cent.
To responsible parties entire tract may be
sold for $3.50 an acre net-S1. so per acre cash,
balance before five years at 6 per cent.
First payment may be made 80 cents per acre
cash and so cents per acre or before Jan. /.
Upon the full payment of 81 per acre a war
ranty deed will be given and mortgage taken
back for the unpaid balance. - -
The tract is subject. however, to a mineral
reservation. which is customary feature in the
mineral district ~
The tract also includes 1000 acres of we'll
selected lands in Cass, Grow Wing, Hubbard and
Clearwater counties which purchaser may in.
clude at the same time. 49,.
My agent at Grand Rapids will show this land
in detail. without charge, and a half-fare rate
secured from Minneapolis. To actual purchaser
fare and all expenses will be refunded from the
cash payment. ..
Lands: in Cass, Crow Wing Beltrami and
Aitk1n counties. ...-
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over before settling elsewhere, and
while the land is still free or cheap.
This especially should appeal to the
man of small means who is DESTROYS of
securing his own home, in that the price
is so low, the terms SO easy and his op-
portunity for making money in so many
ways and at all times of the year so
good that he is here given that oppor-
t tnd to ia take e free home or by one
den in older settled countries where the
price is SO high and where there is no
chance to realize except from the prod
uce raised in cultivation of the farm
he may engage to buy.
Advantages as to Markets.
At the western end Of Lake Su-
perior and behind one of the finest har
bors on earth-a harbor within which,
during the last year, has been handled
more tonnage than in any other harbor
in the wor1d-there are growing up
cities whose Importance and population
will ultimately be second to none on
this continent.
Cheap water transportation east, rail-
way transportation north, west and
south, serve to give a field for the
products of lands in northern Minnesota
even far greater than the splendid mar
kets locally afforded. All products find
ready sale to the north, to the east and
to the west of Duluth. The demand
from the north comes from the lumber
camps, and the thousands of people
who live in the towns in the iron coun-
try, some sixty miles north Of Duluth,
population that consumes but does
not produce farm products, and whose
mines, while the great demand and one
which will ever increase comes from the
cities of the Atlantic seaboard. North
ern Minnesota has the advantage OF be-
| ing on the cheapest and shortest high
way over the lakes between the west
and the east.
| The Climate. :>....-~:
The opinion prevails in some quarters
that the climate of northern Minnesota
is usually severe. Such view is not
correct The snowfall is usually con
siderably greater than on the prairies
father west, but the thermometer does
not fall 50 low. and billiards. and tor
nadoes are practically unk 39oI7 , ::
opening, winter is correspondingly lat1
proximity to the lakes. The create,
snowfall is a decided advantage, no
only in carrying on work during thu
winter season, but it also renders grea
service III Cu0 prOGecGlOu given 10 VII
crops. The fact that several of TIN
harder varieties of winter apples cal
be grown with marked success, bear
testimony to the fact that the climate i
not colder than that of exposed loca
tions which lie much farther to tn
southwark. .--... "s
| Best of Dairy Regions, :a.-
All the best dairy regions are foun,
| in the eXtrnma mort hern mart Of th
en-, Denmark, Finland and the noun
Itains Of Switzerland, all districts wher
the summers are not so long and hot
! but where t he atmosphere and wa
tiers are cooler, so that dairy purpose
in northern Minnesota far excel thos
farther south.
The settler in the corn belt can reac
the tract for a succession Of years. TIL
soil, climate and location of this sec
ton have put it at the head Of the lis
as potato producing country and deal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-05

everywhere in abundance, and large
quantities of cordwood are Slipped for
fuel to the twin cities. The timber also
protects the country from the cold,
sharp. winds which prevail on the
pra1rles OF the western portion of the
state, and the farmer has practically no
expense Tor shelterlng his stock.
= Schools and Churches.
-, Educational facilities are the best.
Throughout the country, wherever the
settlement is sufficiently large to war
rant the establishment Of school, new
school districts are formed and school
houses built. affording good opportuni-
Churches Of ali the principal de-
nominations are built in the different
towns and villages and the various re-
!lglous organizations are in flourish
ing condition and keep pace with the
material advancement Of the COM
munity. S=6 ~. ~ i
TIL, statement may seem surprising
gion is considerably longer than in the
central states. All kinds Of grasses
grow, more or less, in: these counties
from the time the snow disappears until
It falls;i whereas pastures farther south
will dry up the latter part Of Septem-
ber.. Tracts of land in Carlton and St.
AOuAo COuuI1cS tudI. we're S06U6Q down
ten years ago still yield from two to
three tons of hay. to. the acre without
any, subsequent seeding. While these
lands excel in grasses, no better or
larger crops of grain and all kinds of
root crops can be grown anywhere. 1t
is a significant feature that, altho
there are hundreds of improved farms
In st. Louis and Carlton counties, none
is offered for sale, and Of the many set
tiers everyone seems to be well pleased
with his new home.
Berries and Small Fruits.
The fact that this section of the
country has already developed into an
unusually successful region for the cul
ture of small fruits will be a revelation
to those who are not thoroly acquainted
with its climate and soil conditions, but
this will not seem strange when it is
considered that Strawberries, raspber
ries, blackbe1ries, ETC., in their wild
state, are all native to the soil, and I'M
der cultivation no region offers better
opportunities for the profitable produc
tion of these small fruits than this. The
fruits grow large, mature fully, and are
of the finest flavor. The markets fol
everything Of this class are right al
| hand.
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and with the same amount Of labor ex-
pended would not only support them in
comfort and independence, but would
provide permanent home during life
children. We own and control over
10000 acres of well-selected lands in
this county at from SIS to $40 per acre.
Easy terms spread over five or six
years. Do not delay. Every man ought
to own a piece Of good land. It is the
only sure asset. Plats and full par
ticulars furnished by Smith Brothers,
No. 10 Temple Court
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ers and consumers thruout the north
west agree that from no other territory
are finer, frmer or larger potatoes re-
ceived than from this garden spot in
central eastern e. Minnesota. The crop
never never fai deo and nd the, annual yield is
crop is about l40 bushels to the acre,
tho 300 to 400 bushels to the acre is not
an uncommon yield. .-.,.>
Gland of Big Red olover."=
:Beyond this area the. soil is heavier
tracts, and in it's power to produce blue
grass, timothy and clover is probably
unequaled in the northwest Because
Of the tremendous growth Of these and
s spaS 9aa wd hs 1T has Of efsp
Red Clover.'' The value Of these prod,
ucts every farmer knows we'll. They
provide him with an abundance Of food
for all kinds of livestock, both summer
and winter, and food that. Is superior in
product that grows. Such country
will never wear out if properly titled,
owing to the power of the clover to re-
new the land. And by turning under an
occasional green crop the soil will be
kept in fine mechanical condition for
growing other crops. - i. n - !
This is pre- eminently the best land on
earth for the raising of grains, such as
wheat, oats, rye, barley, flax, buck
wheat and millet, and for red, white and
alsike clover, timothy, blue joint, red
ton, and other varities of tame and wild
grasses. It is this wonderful adaptable
ity of the soil for the growth of grains
and grasses that will eventually make it
the great dairy country Of the north
! west. ="
The ideal dairy country should be sup.
piled with an abundance Of pure water.
In the Gland of Big Red Clover' the
loan lies on top Of a subsoil Of clay,
which in turn covers bed Of coarse
gravel, water-soaked wherever found
| Wells Of good water require depth of
ten to forty feet.
The timber is everywhere inter.
spersed with large open meadows, Gov.
cred with a splendid growth of redtop
bluegrass and other fine grasses, produc
ing thousands Of tons of unsurpassed
wild hay. The value of this for the
stockraiser and dairyman will be I'M
derstood by every practical farmer.
Building Material and Fuel.
! The timber growth is abundant an6
diversified, consisting chiefly Of hare
and soft maple, bi1Nh, white and rec
oak, elm, Eastwood, hickory, poplar
pine, butternut and ash. Small saw
mills are located in the different dis
tricts, where the settler can get his
building material sawed, or he can sci
his logs to the large lumber companies
which will in return sell lumber an(
shingles at reasonable prices.
F1rewood and material for fences ar,
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Here Is evidence Of what can be
raised, without grain, on the natural
grasses that grow everywhere in this
region. Add plenty of pure wafer TO
this plain, nutritious diet, and in three
years you have a steer weighing 1000
pounds.
Hundreds of good, thrifty men are
wasting the few producing years Of
their lives in the city, barely making a
few dollars would secure SO or 16o acres
of land in this beautiful lake region,
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Berries and Small Fruits.
A CHILDISH GRIEF.

..What are you crying for, my boyT
..I,, amt got nobody to play wid" -,
"Dey all at de reform farm ~
"Oh. Well, don't cry. You'll see them
'.Ah, go long. De Judge said I wouldn't be
old enough to 60 dere for two years."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-05

THE NEW ORDER OF THINGS.
"Have you ever witnessed a battle ~: asked
the fair girl; 80 =
"No' he replied. t'You must remember that
I have been war correspondent during the
greater part Of my stirring career ,ss7=s
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-08
MILLIoNAIRE's POOR STOMACH.

ewornoutstomach of theover-
fed millionaire is often paraded in
the public prints as horrible ex-
ample of the evils attendant on the
possession of great wealth. But
millionaires are not the onlv ones
who are afflicted with bad stom-
aches. The proportion is fargreat-
er among the toilers. Dyspepsia
andindigestion are rampantamong
these people, and they suffer far
orsetortures than the millionaire
unless they avail themselves of
standard medicinelike Green's Au-
gust Flower, which has been a ia
vorite household remedy for all
stomach troubles for over thirty
five years. August Flower rouses
the torpid liver, thus creating ap-
petite and insuring perfect diges-
ton. 1t tones and vitalizes the en-
tire system and makes life worth
living, no matter what your station.
Trial bottles, 25c; regular size, 75c.
AT J. G.. Presson's Drugstore.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-08

Thenew bridge on Haley ave-
nue has been completed. This is
great convenience to residents
in that part of town.
DR.. W. p. McGill, A. S. McGill,
M. G. McGhlon, G. G. Crossnoe,
J. G.. Presson, J. E. Beaton, John
Lindsey, Tom Stockdale, Alonzo
Walker, Ell. W. Hatley, D. j. Allen,
Frank Noles, Kit Walker, j. l..
and L. T. Thompson and perhaps
others are attending the 'Republi-
can convention at Nashville.
Sidney L. Peeler, grand vice
dictator of the Knights of Honor
in Tennessee, is now grand dicta-
tor of the order. He was advised
Monday by John L. Nolen, grand
reporter, of the resignation of Ed
Kathriner as grand dictator, and
therefore Mr.. Peeler assumed the
duties of grand dictator.
W. B. Conley and Miss Char
lotte Smith were married Sunday
at the home of the brides father,
T. j. Smith, Justice Ell. W. Hatley
officiating. Mr.. Hatley also Off
ciated at the marriage of A. r.
England and Miss Parazetta Bry-
ant Saturday evening. We join
in extending congratulations and
best wishes.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-04-08
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.
An Enthusiastic Gathering Here on Last
Monday OF the Unterrified.

convention. The court house was
not large enough to hold all the
enthusiastic Democrats who came
to attend the convention.
The convention was called to
order by d. B. Thomas, chairman
of the county Democratic execu-
tive committee.
Sidney i. Peeler was elected
chairman and Bertram d. John
son secretary. In the temporary
organization Mr.. Peeler was op-
posed by w. L. Morris, and live
" time followed for few minutes.
A rising vote was taken, and Mr..
Peeler was elected.
Chairman Peeler appointed the
following committees:
On organization-D.B. B. Thomas,
E. G. Flowers. G. f. Woods, EEL. ID.
Odle and r. lei. Hilliard.
On delegation-A. G. Mcdaniel,
W. L. Morris, o. G.. Perkins, G..
H. Cuff and Robert G.. Florence.
On resolutions-A. G. McRae,
A. p. Lashlee, Joe Odle, John R.
Holiday and James W. Saunders.
The convention was addressed
by Hon. B. A. Enloe, Hon. George
M. Leslie and Jeff d. Hunt.
Mr.. Enloe paid his respects to
the Republican administration for
it's extravaganza and lavish expend-
iture of the peoples money, for
its trust breeding legislation, and
above all he strongly condemned
the acts and conduct of President
Roosevelt tending to encourage
and foment strife and dissension
between the races and the sections.
His reference to the Booker Wash
ington incident was signal for
hearty applause.
Mr.. Leslie was called for, and
was given an ovation. He spoke
of the work accomplished by the
last general assembly, explaining
his position on all acts of that body
of public moment, and it was plain
that he was held high in the esteem
and confidence of his audience.
His brief, caustic criticisms of the
"pin-headed politicians" brought
down the house. The adoption of
the resolutions endorsing his ac-
tions while member of the gen.
eral assembly were hearty and en-
thusiastie.
Mr.. Hunt is a good speaker, and
he made favorable impression
upon his hearers.
The newly elected county exec
utive committee is as follows:
First district-H. ID. Odle.
Second district-L @. Mckinley.
Third district-J. e. Johnson.
Fourth district. r. johnson.
Fifth districts. L. Peeler and
r. G.. Hudson.
Sixth district-John Richards.
Seventh district-A. j. Melton.
Eighth district IS. W. Bullock.
Ninth district-O. G. Perkins.
Tenth district. T. Cuff.
Eleventh district-John Mus
grove.
Twelfth district. W. Greer.
Thirteenth district-Sam Odle.
Fourteenth district-C. NJ. M.
Harris.
Fifteenth district-A. G. McRae
Sixteenth distriet-R. p. Berry.
Congressional committeeman
ID. B. Thomas.
Senatorial com mmitteeman-A.P p.
Iashlee.
Floterial cemmitIeeman-G.-M.
Leslie.
The newly elected county exec