Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-04-21
From our North Dakota Bow.

AASSN6 ANVIL SNAAO~n> NA411As al
rived here one day last week and
after looking the land over decided
to file on claim lying vacant be-
tween the claims Of Oscar Edberg
and George Stene. MIR. Haug will
be back again some time in June to
build on his claim and make other
necessary improvements.
Hans Carlson from Pennock,
MIMI, was here some time ago and
filed on a claim adjoining his
brother Johns claim. He expects
to be back some time next fall.
The Thompson Bros. of New Lon
don arrived here last week with
carload of farm implements and
horses, and are now busy breaking
and fencing.
Olof Christensen and Oscar 3D.
land have been digging wells on
their claims the past week, but did
not succeed in getting water altho
they were down over Is feet; but
the boys hard piece of ground to go
thru, as they struck layer of lig-
mite coal, which is hard to get thru.
After getting a few days rest they
will try again.
Lars Veke and Nils Alvig, from
Willmar, arrived in Bowman the
other day with a car of machinery,
lumber and horses. Mr.. Alvig has
his claim about so miles south from
Bowman-also his nearest market
place-for which place he left with
his property. Mr.. Veke arrived at
his claim here in our locality last
Friday with his property, and is
now busy building a sod house on
his claim. The sod house has
proved itself to be the best here,
being that we often have some Sc
we're wind storms here which are
apt to move our lumber shanties
around some, and so Lars thinks it's
best to stay on the safe side and
build house of sod that will "stay
putt and not twist or turn so east
ly.
w. w. Peterson from Norway
Lake, MIMI, arrived here with his
family the first days Of the month
and has now finished his house and
moved in with his family today.
They have been staying at the home
Eof Olof Holmberg since their arri-
val. Mr.. Peterson came up here
with car of lumber and a team
last fall, but was taken i'll and was
obliged to leave his team in the
care of Olof Holmberg and leave fo1
his former home, where he has been
Jail winter; but now we are glad to
see that he is recovering from his
illness and wish him complete re.
covery.
C. E. Bergquist left for Rhame
last Monday to attend to his ma
chine business at that place.
Herman johnson, who arrived
here from New London with a Cal
of horses, cattle and machinery
some time ago, also bringing hi!
family, has had hard luck since
his arrival. The second day on hi
claim his cattle went astray and af
ter weeks chasing he was able tt
locate them at a rancher's place
near Medicine Hills, about tel
miles north, and the day he brough
his cattle home he found on his ar
rival that one Of his best horses hat
died while he was away. This i
hard luck for homesteader GU
here on the wild prairie at thi
time of the year, being the break
ing season, and we all feel sorr.
for Mr.. johnson, but we hope h
will meet a brighter future afte
this trouble is over.
Olof Lien arrived lin Griffin wit
a car of horses, cattle ard machin
cry last Tuesday, from Norwa
Lake, MIMI, and has been bus
these days hauling the property on
here on his claim and those of hi
father, P P. Lien, and his brother
Peter. Mrs. P. P. Lien and famil
arrived at the same time, and the
seem to like the country quite well
altho we must admit that they Sc
: quite difference from the beautj
4 full country surrounding our nativ
$ country, Norway Lake, with all il
IS lovely sheets Of waters and beauti
IS full woods, and it reminds me of tn
= familiar song Home, Swee
j. Home,'' when it says, BE it eve
so humble, there's no place lik
d home," or l meant to say Norwa
IS Lake or Kandiyohi county.
d George Roen and George Ster
d have been helping w. N. Peterso
4 building house on his claim for
n few days.
# Olof Rood from Norway Lake
d who accompanied the Lien folks U
o here, also got good taste for Bow
> man county and so he filed on
It claim adjoining those Of Olof ar
ID Peter Lien. That's right, Olo
" help US build up a future countr,
and you will never regret coming
Bowman county.
George Roe is compelled to st;
:, at his home nowadays nursing