The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-07-08
Something Doing at Des Laos
Items Of Interest Picked independents Special Representa-
tve-Some Of the Big Farmers and What they are Doing

a poor farmer, who didn't know
whether he would ever be able to
pay or not. Luckily for the farmer
and Mr.. Field, the Lord was on their,
side and with good crops for the past
several years, the farmers have all
made good. Hundreds of them will
remember the many little acts of
kindness done for them by Mr..
Field in a time when they needed 1t.
Des Laos has thriving lodge of
Odd Fellows, there being about 100
members. It is, still growing, and
the quality is AL ,a, rrs ,,s,,...,z,.5TS :
1t Is expected that the elevators of
Des Laos this year will buy 100000
bushels of grain. The farmers ele-
vator last year bot, 10000 bushels
and the other about a hundred thou
sand bushels. This is. going some. ,,
A. J. Schmidt is certainly hustler.
He. has 700 acres of grain this year,
looking :superfine. and expects to
thresh ten thousand bushels Of grain.
All he wants is three weeks more of
favorable weather, y, and then he is
going to do some tall figuring con-
|cerning how he is going to spend this
money. .s...., ..7, g...s
E.. 8. Waterman, with his four
quarters OF land, nearly all under the
pillow, is looking mighty fine these
days and a happier man could not be
found in seventeen states. =
Jesse Clark has been doing bust
ness this year. He owns three fine
Quarters Of land and besides has leas-
ed three quarters and had 800 acres
in crop. H. W. Gunter is one Of our
section farmers. His fine. farm is To-
Gated four miles southwest Of town.
His farm buildings are worth six
thousand dollars. s4se,.
J. w. Hussey was wise enough to
posses himself of three quarters Of
land before the. price got as high as
lit now is. He is on the high road to
prosperity. "a ..szl, s.sassaeer-. .,r4r,.a, Is
Loan Companies are very careful
as to the amount Of money that they
loan on land. In pes Laos it is no
trick whatever to borrow $4,000 on a
single quarter of land at seven per
cent. The farmers do not borrow
money unless they, have some good
excuse either, generally to buy more
real estate. IL,
One young lady. made "a good in
vestment near this city few years
lego. She had a valuable homestead
land wanted another joining her own.
She did not ahve the money. to, pay
down, 60 bought it for $3.50, borrow
ed the money on the two quarters
to pay for It, and toaay that quarter
is worth $4,000. She is breaking the
land out and will psy OF the more
gage in year or two with the crop.
This is good anancel1ng. :
The Dee Laos farmers are learning
the valve of the manure spreader.
Where fertilizer is spread Il; on the
i ground, the effects can be easily seen
lin better crops for, years afterwards.
| Des Laos is fortunate In having
coal mines within three miles. There
lis some talk Of concern buying coal
LAND closed and sinking shaft. Lets
hope. s
! Fred Becker has made q nice
bunch Of money in Des Laos. He
Inow conducts livery barn, hotel
general store auto livery and i'm.
j, plement yard and IN the winter sells
local. He has steam heated hotel
with sas Mshts. ,Fred's Cd the jot
tAs live sspas day.