The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-23

~ termed 1.-The Garden Spot of
Southwestern Minnesota.-and
rightly, too. This Is in itself an
honor, for Southwestern Minnesota has
few equals and no superiors on the
| American continent. Situated as it Is,
upon the watershed between the two
great rivers, the Missouri on the west
and the Mississippi on the east, occu-
pying two degrees of latitude, between
the 43d and 46th parallels, and about
2R of longitude, between meridians IL
and 1890 west from Washington, this
region is high enough north and above
the sea level, and SO betwixt the damp
air of the great lakes and the hot dry
winds that blow off the Western plains,
that happy mean here exists of both
moisture and temperature.
Pipestone county lies in the second
tier of southern counties, thus enjoying
climate similar 10 Northern Iowa.
and consists of more than 800, 900 acres,
of which We are satisfied it is within
bounds to say that not enough to equal
one whole section altogether is waste
land AS a rule the surface is gently
rolling, never broken or so rolling as
to prevent easy cultivation, and the
whole county is well drained by Rock
river, Split Rock and Pipestone creeks
and other smaller streams. The soil is
rich dark loan of extraordinary depth
with yellow clay subsoil
Picture if you can county of nearly
1000 farms of 160 acres each, crossed
by four trunk lines of railroad, dotted
here and there with commodious
school houses and comfortable church
buildings, nearly every farm occupied
by its owner, good houses and barns
and evidences of thrift and prosperity
apparent upon every hand, and every
ten or twelve miles a thriving little
village with its score or more of stores
ana good grain market. This is what
you will find in Pipestone county.
RUTHToN
Ruthton is beautifully located and
although it's growth has been slow, it is
advancing and is bound to become one
OF the important towns of the county
surrounded as it is by as fine a farm
ing country as can be found il is natu-
rally the trading point for a large num-
Der OF farmers, and some very credit
able stores are conducted-nearlye every
line of business being represented The
town boasts of a newspaper-the Ga
Zette, now in its seventh year-and a
national bank. Creditable schools are
maintained, and while the church So
cieties are small they appear to be very
prosperous. Some four or five secret
societies have lodges in the town.
Rutnton is situated on the Great
Northern road, sixteen miles northeast
Of Pipestone, and has a population of
800 people. The town is growing very
last and has a place of business for
every line of trade. 1t is one of the
main shipping points of the Willmar
q Sioux Falls branch of the Great
Northern railroad and is one of the
pest market points for the farmer to
orlng his produce to. The town has the
best of schools and churches, SO home
seekers coming here will find good So
clety and good schools for the chill
uren. The town contains a steam flour
mill of sixty-barrel capacity, five ele-
Vators, two lumber yards, one bank,
opera house, one creamery, one black
smith shop, one hotel, four general
stores, one drug store one harness
store, one furniture store. one hard
ware store, one restaurant, four gro
Gerry stores, four clothing stores. one
saloon, two implement stores, three
real estate agents, two physicians. one
stock buyer, one livery, one barber
shop four coal and fuel yards, and the
business men Will make good induce
ments for anyone starting a brick
yard or laundry, and it is a good OPEN
ing for lawyer or dentist. The land
around this town sells from $25 to $40
per acre and in this soil You can raise
anything you plant or SOW The best
OF water at any point around Ruthton,
good schools all through the county,
and the Great Northern railroad giving
the best of freight and passenger serv-
Ice to ST. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth
and Sioux City. Now join the excur-
slons IN the spring and buy ticket
oVert the Great Northern railroad and
come to Ruthton and look over the
surrounding country and you will not
want to return.
Following are few of the leading
business men of the town:
n. s. Stevens Land company. of Pipe
stone, Mimi. have about 20 900 acres of
improved farm land for SALE running
from $50 to $50 per acre. and will average
$40 per acre, and every foot YOU can Gull
tlVate Harry S. Stevens. the manager.
is the Land Man of the West" and has
been In business for fifteen years and
knows every foot of the county Can
furnish half-rate tickets to all buyers and
VIII answer all correspondence as to this
county and will send sectional mans and
advertising matter of the county Write
him. "e
The Calumet hotel, of Pipestone IN
aer the new management, is the best hotel
sam DlXson, the proprietor was a COM
merclal traveller for twenty-five years
and proprietor of the Clarence hotel. AT
MancheSter, Iowa. for seven years and
KNOWS what the boys want. This is a six
ty-room house, four nice sample rooms.
electric lighted and steam heated and
the BOYS are all making here for C,,p,5aS-