Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-01
BARLOW
(By C. r. Neher)

OlIudLcu nine ullIeS uOItu VI CdI'
rington in Foster County and none
of the richest farming districts in the
State of North Dakota, surrounded
by the most modern farms and farm.
ers. These farmers average the
three quarter section limit. homes
equal in every respect to the luxurious
homes enjoyed by 80 many OF his city
brothers.
The farms and farmers In this 10.
cality represent the better farming
movement such as Professor Ladd Of
the State University and Thomas
Shaw of the Great Northern r. R.
have and has been advocating for the
last few years. You will find less
foul seed grown and let grow in this
district of any in the Northwest:
The farmers are among the few
who have the proper treatment of land
through stock raising, and putting
back a certain per cent of barn yard
fertilizer, and keeping the land in a
hearty and healthy condition, full Of
nourishment and a proper made seed
bed. If some Of the people and par
ties that have come to this state, and
left, presuming that the state was too
poor to raise a good crop Of rag weeds,
could see some OF the homes in Foster
county that have been made through
the efforts of men able mentally and
physically to remain and make homes
for families. The laggard and the
lazy idler are similar to the two peo-
pie that never change their minds and
those individuals are properly term
ed fools, and methinks the terms are
none too harsh to apply to the man
that has immigrated into the State
OF North Dakota only to turn his back
on the opportunity that has presented
itself in so many different vocations
that men in every walk in life can be
assured of a position that has COM
p%ensation enough to enable him to
secure for wife and himself a home
and ample means of support for such,
a school education equal in every re-
spect to n public school of any of
our older sister states, not only need
the mar confine his efforts to a home
and the ready necessities OF life,
but can lay aside an amount that will
make the county homes an unknown
institution in our state. Mr.. Farmer,
Mr.. Business Man, If you have the
spare time and spare dollars for the
trip to some other city, try and visit
this locality, and if you have not am.
pie reward for the amount spent, send
in your expense account and we will
remit. ....~. ,.,s f..
Barlow, Foster County, N. D., is in
the center Of a district such as We
have ~endeavored to describe. You
will find the following men in the re.
spective business interests, they're all
boosting for Barlow. u IS
The Farmers State Bank OF Carlow,
is an Institution that for years has
been the stronghold for this wealthy
community .and continues to guard
the surplus dollars that seem to, accu'
mulate. The officers of this bank are
erevything that could be expected OF
energetic and far seeing men that
haYeeshelped to further the betterment
of#faA TERRITORY. Lewis Mortenson,
Rr14yss mn SPatter, Vice Pres, Martin
Aas,s@Cashier, yes and they all three
read the Bismarck Tribune.
General merchandise, hardware and
farm machinery. at Flies and Turner's
This house has stood for the best OF
everything at the right price, their
motto the Golden Rule, "Do unto 9th
ers as you would be done BY" F. NJ,
Fife and Thos. Turner have for a mum.
Der of years catered to the public in
every possible way to make satisfac'
ton the result.
A $4,000 stock of the best to be
had in hardware, stoves, cutlery, fur
niture, paints, oils, in fact everything
from a paper of needles to a thresh'