The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-09-20

sAew.~ 80 ~ ssser had . Greg ~
aailk Slice she wss fear ssoasass ED
sad has sever al > sseHtAfuI o. erasa-
a aeasiemaa wase saw her made the re-
marx ~ae bet that bsifer had eaten her
hsad CT Nth Efnin,s but would hardly
believe ahe had never had any grain.
This Is . great country for growing
all kinds OF vegetables, and we are GER
tainiy enjoying our garden. The favor
OF the green peas Il especially fine. Last
season Mrs. q. canned lot of them,
and we have enjoyed them up to the
fresh crop.
am sorry did not have time this
past season to attend to transpIanting
trees. but will keep the land had pre-
pared worked up for next seasons
planting. / received a number OF small
trees Cash and maple) from the Gov
eminent Experimental Farm at Indian
Head. put them around the edges OF
the garden and they are doing fine.
also received quite a lot of other seeds,
oats, wheat, potatoes and rhubarb roots,
which were acceptable.
1t is useless for US to bother with
garden flowers, as wild ones grew In
profusion. We are located near q
fine creek, the water OF which Is soft
and fine for bathing and washing. we
have well OF water near the house,
80 feet deep and 81 feet Of water all
the time, though 1t ID harder than the
creek water.
Land which could be bought for i've
dollars per acre three years ago, IL now
worth $14 per acre, and steadily ad-
vancing each year.
All kinds of improvements are going
on. Steam plows and large threshing
outfits are already In. Roads are being
graded, bridges being built across riv-
ers and creeks. Last year / took my
family, also wagon across the Saskat-
chewan River In row boat, swan my
team across, and now the contract has
been let for d 100000 bridge at that
place.
The c. n z. have run their final
survey from Betxieford 10 Calgary,
running wesx abeuk one mile north OF
us The q r. 2 have run survey,
with runs DsrsAwost passes about coo
feet from Tia nHts,sast corner Of our
farm. TIE ss@aty will soon be cov-
cred WITH nsksBsrk of railroads, and
Il win keep 1hn bury hauling the out
put Of Ersin. n b certainly encourag-
Ing TO IA SETTLERS.
Two ycers ago ffsrry, my sen, and i
Is you faSw unloadei our car at Sass
katoen and drove $50 miles to our
claim. Last fsH we had only eighteen
miles to haul our wheat to railroad,
and, as you se. the prospects are we
will have railroad at orr very door
and town near by This district can
support good town. and II will be well
patronixed.
Harry arrived home at II p m. last
night after going fourteen mikes to
blacksmith shop 20 get rsowshares
beat emit The shop was full OF work
and II was . p. m. when Harry left for
home and parties stiil In itae 10 hare
work done. We win need stores nearer
and good mechanics.
We are all enjoying the best OF
health, which Is q great blessing. When
we left Chicago over q rear ago my
youngest sons "a years OF ase) health
was so poor that almost despaired Of
raising him, bnt he Is certainly hear.
~. healthy little fellow now. The pure
fresh air has done him worlds of good
So. TO sum NJ. the whale: Why should<
we not be CHAD we made the break. A
good farm. stock increasing. health and
an independxa hfe What more can
we expect?
Did we have 10 make an efrort7
You can het we did, ana hustle, too.
Should you psas siis wsy with your
shotgun this fall. we should be pleased
to let you shoot prairie chickens or cur
grain stocks
Respectfully yours. Chas. II. Gerts
and family.