The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-08-30

Fine Arts FACULTY OF the Unlver-
sity OF Kansas, to her brother, a
prominent banker Of Missouri
and published in a local paper in
that state. Miss Flintom sized
up the country in exceeding ly
good shape and tells some inter-
esting facts concerning North
western North Dakota and the
people who are making it the
grandest state in the union.
Miss Flintom spent some weeks
with the Davis families in the vi
entity OF Lansford:
Have learned so much about
this new country that my mind
is very much in the "crammed'
condition as when | used to
study for an examination, and
without questions, tear | cannot
single the facts out very coher,
emily. For of course you rea-
lie how strange and new this
life, as we'll as the country, with
their attending terms and data
must be to one who has hereto
fore known practically nothing
OF farming or ranching, and the
life and requisite conditions rela-
tive to each for success.
The Davis home is a very CON-
Portable two-story frame house
* miles out from Lansford which
is a town only two years old
with 500 population. For miles
and miles around is the pretty
green rolling prairie, the eye car
rying 6 to 10 miles to the hori-
zon, being arrested only now and
then by large, good barns and
small living shacks which dot
the prairie here and there, giving
evidence of early pioneer life.
Here l might say, one is not
only under the canopy OF heaven
but encased and living virtually
within the tent of nature, for the
sky with it's vivid, varied and
rich colorings, completely encir-
cles the extensive, green carpet
OF the prairie.
The climate is most excellent,
is healthful, and at all times in
vigorating. While the sun is
very warm in the middle of the
day there is always to refreshing
cool breeze attendant and the
nights are always cool enough
for at least one comfort and a
warm wrap IS necessary evenings
throughout the entire summer.
The twilights here are delight
full the day seeming to never end
and it will very soon be possible
to read the paper as late as 10
O'Clock without light OF any
artificial source.
This morning there was a mi
rage which is truly a wonderful
sight. 1t is an optical illusion
which brings towns and objects
more than 40 miles distant,
clearly within sight, appearing
to be not more than half a mile
away.
AS to the opportunities in this
state for money-making they are
surely the very best for both the
rich and the poor man alike. It
has we'll been dubbed the ''bread
basket of the world, FLOR the av-
erage capital that the man with
means and the man without
means have reaped in only a few
years, truly, seems incredible.
On every side comes the cry Of
prosperity, young and old alike
have become Independently well
off since coming to this new coun-
try. The possibilities in this
state l cannon adequately ex-
press tor l have been overwhelm-
ed by the good-luck stories /
have heard from everyone 1have
met.
A large per cent OF the new set
tiers have proved up claims Of
16O acres each, which have stead
lily increased in value. The aver
age increase ranges from 40 to
60 per cent but in some cases
land has in this past year dou-
bled in value, it having been pos
sible a year ago this spring to
buy a quarter section at just
one-half the price OF the present
value.
The soil is very fertile and pro-
ductive and all kinds OF grain are
raised in large qr:sntiuies. Sun
day we had q delightful drive to
Mohall, a prosperous, growing
town, also only two years old,
about 8 miles distant. En-
route we passed section after Sec