Emmons County record., 1909-06-03

Wisely anu Welts 0to0 Tue COn8Iltu.
tion and laws Of North Dakota were
framed by master hands. The on
ward march. the steady develop
ment Of her resources. the increase
in population and the value Of her
lands have proven to the onlooker
that this statement concerning
North Dakota was correct.
The state officers Of North Dakota
who were elected October l, 1889,
were as follows:
Governor John Miller.
Lieut.. Governor Alfred Dickey.
Secretary Of State John Flittie.
State Treasurer. C. Booker.
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
tion-W. Mitchell.
Representative in Congress-H. c.
Hansbrough.
The legislature convened at Bis
marck December 20. 1889. Our
first senator's were Gilbert Pierce
and Lyman Casey.
We have now enjoyed nearly
twenty years Of statehood. and DUR
ing this time we have grown to be
a prosperous state. Although We
have not q millionaire within our
borders. neither have We a pauper.
North Dakota possesses great nat
ural resources. the greatest being
her productive soil. Her wheat
fields are among the largest in the
world, some covering an area Of
1900 to 5000 acres. The average
yield per year 10 over 1900. 900
bushels. All other kinds Of grain
are also successfully raised. Her
grazing lands are very extensive.
No country in the world produces
such nutritious natural grasses.
Horses, cattle and sheep are herded
in vast numbers. She has rich de-
posits Of Ignite coal. and fire-clay
from which is made fine building
brick and excellent pottery. The
Missouri and Red rivers are both
navigable through the state. North
Dakota has also IN excellent system
of railroads. the principal ones be-
ing the Great Northern. Northern
Pacific. the 500 and the Milwaukee.
There are many artesian wells in
the eastern and central parts Of the
state. and numerous springs in the
western portion.
The value Of North Dakota prop
erty would aggregate about $780,
O0O. 600 to-day. Her school system
is among the best. There is . land
endowment Of $780, .00O. 600. In the
constitution the state reserves tho
one-eighteenth Of her land for
schools. There are at present about
1900 schools. 5000 teachers en-
ployed, and los. 600 pupils enrolled.
We have over 100 libraries, which
are being sent throughout the state
on their mission Of good. There are
1874 periodicals and newspapers pub
lished in the state.
North Dakota has many beautiful
and prosperous cities and towns. the
largest Of which are Fargo. Grand
Forks, Bismarck. Devils Lake.
jamestown. Valley City. Mayville.
and many others that are not quite
SO important.
One Of the best spots in North Da-
kota is found in Emmons county
the county that many Of us are
proud to boast Of Is our own home.
Here it was that Lewis and Clark
found the first corn raised in the
state and, had it not been for this
corn. they would have been COM
PEELED to 60 back east because Of
lack Of food.
Comparing Emmons county with
the other counties Of the state. it
ranks among the foremost counties
of the state in the production Of
grain. coal. wood, building stone,
and other things necessary for man.
The population Of our county at the
last census was over 6.4O0. One Of
the best recommendations this coun-
ty can have is that the people who
own land here do not care to dispose
Of it. but are buying more and more
Of the virgin soil as fast as they are
able. The earlier pioneers. who
came here before there were rail-
roads. stores and schools. had to
suffer more than the earlier pio-
neers of the middle and western
states. About twenty five years
ago the settlers had to travel from
forty to fifty miles before they
reached a railroad. or even : town
Of any size. But think Of the
changes made in so short time!
The comforts and some Of the luxu-
ries Of high civilization are now the
settlers; and it is impossible for
him to locate within the bounds Of
the county and be more than ten or