The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-14

the quarter section which Dave had
taken and. better than all for the man
who owns it now, town has sprung up
there, and towns grow like mushrooms
or they do not grow little.
Daniel Reeme, who lived in the sew
enth ward of Decatur for many years,
owns a quarter section which is to be
crossed by the same railroad, and he
is delighted with that prospect, for it
brings his place exactly To the market,
when before it was twenty miles away
Roy and Harry Bsrnum, also former
ID ecaturites, have claims that are just
against the line of the railroad exten-
sion and they will profit immensely 10y
that improvement.
VALUES HAVE Grown.
Remember that the railroad is not yet
constructed, but the stakes have been
set and in all human probability will
be a go. When George Bobb was there
three years ago for the first time
man could get claim for the filing
fees--that's about $l8. OF course he
had to make good and observe the
homestead laws. Now chance at a
claim is worth at least $1,000, and as
high as $4,000 has been paid. A man
can't sell out homestead claim, can't
relinquish in favor of any individual,
but they find a way to get around that.
II a man is eager for n certain claim
and is willing to pay for possession,
the man holding it will, for consid-
Grafton, formally go to the land Office
and relnquish his bargain. He is in
stantly followed by the man who paid
the money hunting for II claim, and of
course he happens in just at the right
time and files on the clain that has
been relinquished Even then he gets
no credit for the time the first man mas
spent on the land, but must take the
full five years to prove up, and until
that time has been lapsed he cannot
give warranty deed to the property
Now chances to take relinquishneat
ut' Woith al thp "al 'i'h' pisp'O W
81 900, according to the prospects.
TRRKLEss PLAINS.
George Baker is delighted with tlat
country but for one thing TAere are
no trees nor groves. The place is Il
treeless plain, prairie state more
than ever Illinois deserved that name
Baker says ttat it would be paradise
II there were trees. Every farmer and
every other property owner, however
is planting trees and when tl-ey are
properly cared for they thrive.
Christmas Day Baker rode twelve
mites across the open country in his
shirt sleeves and suffered no discom-
fort In fact, he and Bobb sat dowr
to dinner that day and all of the door:
and all of the windows of tle house
were wide open, and it was as balm,
as May day in this state. Occasion
ally they have cold weather, but sucl
times are an exception and not th'
rule.
There is an abundant supply of wa
ter, but sometimes it is deep. Th
well water is found at depths ranging
from thirty-five to $50 feet, but it i
said to be inexhaustible and as soft S
if not softer than, water from The San
CANON river. Last year, according t.
the government report, the rainfall
was thirty-two inches.
Corn THRvEs.
There had been an idea, apparently
among many of the newcomers int
that country that it was not possibl
! to produce Indian corn such as
! grown in Illinois. Frank Bobb, for
merly of Decatur, is farming there an,
his brothers sent him some ninety -da
yellow corn, just enough for planting
few acres of ground. He gathered
crop that averaged almost thirty bush
els per acre, and il is said to be of fin
, quality of the grain. He sold all of
at 81 80 bushel to other Illinois me
= who wanted it for seed. This yea
Bobb will have a larger acreage i
corn and expects to do even bette
than he did last year. White corn
which was given the same care tina
T produced fine yellow corn, did nc
D yeild so well He does not know il
was the season, the seed, or what; bu
he will hereafter devote himself to ye
low corn unless he merely experiment
i with the white grain,
WHEAT WAS Coon.
Roy Barnum, one Of the Decatu
men, produced crop of wheat tina
netted him thirty bushels, and he sol
it for 90 cents a bushel. He will hav
a larger acreage the coming year an
y is confident that he will do even bette
, than he did last year AT best I'll
bulk of the farming is said to be aft,