The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-26

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49, She has never had 2 drop 2! s
Iii. s,rce she was four moqSns o'u
and has never had mousniul % 8 AZ ~
gentleman who saw ner lsue
remark. "He bet that heller n.u $3.50
her head on with grain, pus wo.su
hardly believe she had never nad sns
grain. - .-cxv,ne
al Kinds of vegetables and we -
certainly enjoying our garden in
q. vor ~ the green peas Is espec11iy
fne. Last season Mrs. 9. canneo -
of them, and we have en1oyed tnsm -
to the fresh crop. 80
am sorry 1 did not have time tnas
mast season to attend to transplantint
trees. but will keep the land had pro
nared worked up for next seasons
Wanting. / received number OF sman
trees lash and maple) from the Gov
eminent Experimental Farm at inoian
He'd nut them around the edge o.
the garden and they are doing nne.
also received quite lot OF otner seeu.s
oats. wheat, potatoes and rnaDa1o
| roots which were acceptable.
II "a useless for us to bother Win
Garden flowers as wild ones grow N
nrofusion. We are located near q nne
crock. the water of which Is soft and
Ane for bathing and washing. We have
a well of water near the house, -
feet deep and 81 feet of water all the
time. though it is harder imam t"o
creek water.
Land which could be bought for nve
dollars per acre three years ago Is
now worth $14 per acre and steadus
advancing each year.
All kinds of improvements are golns
on. Steam plows and large tnresnins
outfits are already in. Roads are pc
ing graded, bridges being built across
! rivers and creeks. Last year TOOK
> my family, also wagon. across the Sas-
: katchewan river in row Doat' swan
j my team across and now the CONTRACT
has been let for $2oo. 900 bridge at that
place. -,
1 The G. N. r. have run their maj
!. survey from Battleford to Calgary,
n running west about one mile north OF
q MS. The C. P. r. have run survey.
n which runs northwest passes about SoO
4 feet from the northeast corner OF our
5. farm. The country will soon De GOV.
r. cred with a net work of railroads ana
e It will keep them busy hauling the out
Z nut of grain. 1t is certainly encourag'
is ing to us settlers.
e. Two years ago. Harry, my son, ana
as you know unloaded our car -
m Saskatoon and drove 100 miles to oul
,e claim. Last fall we had only Is miles
n. IN haul our wheat to railroad and a
,g you see. the prospects are we VIII nave
re a railroad at our very door ana toWf
Sc nearby. This district can support
II good town and it win be well patron
W. lied.
Id Harry arrived home at IL p. m. las
IT. night after going fourteen miles =
nd blacksmith shop to get plowshare
rk beat out. The shop was full OF worl
i'll and it was eight p. m. when Harry lei
a for home and parties still in line .
have work done. We will need store
IN nearer and good mechanics.
lie We are all enjoying the best
ed. health which is a great blessint
,er When we left Chicago over year az
,el my youngest sons flour years OF age
health was so poor that almost d
ODD SPARED of raising him, but he is ce
ate tainly a hearty, healthy little feilo
ng. now. The pure fresh air has done hi
in worlds of good.
ers So to sum up the whole. WI
ST., should we not be glad we made II
ind break? A good farm, stock increasin
led health and an independent life. VIII
lite more can we expect?
Try. Did we have to make an effort? II
k I can bet we did and hustle, too. Shou
ter you pass this way with your shotgs
Ugh this fall, we should be pleased to
had you shoot prairie chickens OF o
grain stocks.
red Respectfully yours,
Who CHAS. M. GERTS AND FAMILY.