The Washburn leader., 1909-12-03
N. OAK. EDITOR
HANDS EN- one
The Medina Citizen Lets the Papers
That Knock THIS Til State Know
whats What"

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What's What"
Medina Citizen: Some people
either have never visited North
Dakota and have a very much mis-
taken idea Of the states clim ate,
or else there is a big bunch Of liars
in other parts Of the country, who
take delight in taking shot at
one Of the best states in the union
5 In fact we might say the best.
Some people still seem to live
under the mistaken idea that this
state is about the last place before
reaching the north pole and that
there is nothing here but sort of
glacier formation. Wouldn't such
ideas cause a person to ''throw
rocks at his mother-in-law?" We
were reading the other day in an
Oregon paper published at STAN
field, that North Dakota had been
visited by billiards. the past Oc-
tober and. that the weather had
been around Is degrees below
zero. Now, what do you think Of
that? Such publications as this
Oregon paper are very ignorant. or
else. they would take the cake as
prevaricators, The fall of 1909 in
this state has been, ideal: We have
had some cool weather, cold enough
to form thin skift Of ice, but
that is all, ard as far as the biz
yards are concerned; they are prac-
tically a thing Of the past in this
state, and then we don't have biz
yards at this time of the year with
nothing to blizzard with.
It makes a person tired, who
has spent any length Of time in
North Dakota, to read some arti-
cles published in eastern and wes-
tern papers, concerning the cli-
matte conditions Of this state. We
acknowledge we, have cold weather
aud We are glad Of the fact but it
is q cold a person can stand-not
a damp, wet cold that penetrates
to the very bone such as does the
cold weather Of some, of the coast
states and some Of the states far
ther east and south.
{ We have worked and travelled
through practically every state west
Of the Mississippi. and while each
state has some features ahead 6f
others, we have found none to
compare with North Dakota as an
all around state both in regards
to; climate and earning capacity of
its s'soil and people. All we want
anyone to give'the state is only its
Just dues but we would like to
get them.
North Dakota's people have more
wealth per capita than any other
state in the union and the death
rate. according to population is
the lowest, Two facts worth re-
membering- that we are the heal
thiest and wealthiest state in the.
union.
If papers in other. states would
oonfne themselves to facts about
us, it would be all right. but some
Of the packages that are handed us
are something fierce. a mine dis
aster in Pennsylvania may kill a
hundred men without casting re-
flections, on the state, 8 landslide
in Oregon may perform a similar
feat and nothing will be said, q
food in the Ohio valley may cause
the destruction Of thousands OF
dollars worth Of property and the
loss 81 many lives without 4 ] single.
word Of comment and earthquake,
ia California may destroy an! en-,
tire city and the state will still be.
conside cred il q favorable light.
but Just let II get cold enough In
North Dokots Is freeze potatoes
aud every ~ ~, ,iimliistiicEl Il ii y editor IS
both fhe q east aud lans1i NesNt u il il fMsaday 81 q 81
] come out nth MT oollGmn I aitiolss3
about North zDakots lbsinl sniext tp'
the jdmpin6 olfE "a. y ]