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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-11-18
Actual Facts by Settlers

Linton. N. D.. Nov. 6. 1915.
MIR. F. B. Streeter.
Pub. Emmons Co. Record,
Linton. N. d.
Dear Sir:
am very glad to add my expert
ence as an Emmons county settler
that others may know what the
county has done for me, and what it
will do for many another if he will
but give the country chance.
came to Bismarck in April. 1884.
from Illinois. A few months later
filed on homestead in Emmons
county located about ten miles west
of the point now known as Temvik.
have lived there ever since Dur
ing this perind Of thirty-one years |
have seen the territory develop from
agreat waste Of prairie which did
not even pasture cattle TO any eX-
tent to a diversified-far com.
munity that is par excellence with
any to be found.
We who came to Emmons county
in those early days can fully appre-
clate the wonderful opportunities of
today. That we have been here all
those years is the best evidence of
our unfailing confidence in the
future. When one stops to consid-
er that have marketed my crops at
Bismarck and at Eureka the nearest
Of which was only forty-eight miles
distant. it can be readily seen that
farming conditions were not ideal
in those old days. And, after haul
ing wheat forty-eight miles to
market, have sold it for Sc cents
per bushel. And yet, practically
walked into the county. did not
have dollar of this worlds goods
and worked many day at the rate
of 81. In fact, | worked at one
time on the Shier ranch for Sl2la
per month and board.
Today own ,20S acres and have
nine quarter Of rented land
under my control. In addition to
my stock.raising this season | have
thrashed 6S5 acres of grain, most of
which has been turned on the mar
ket at high price. And, it is much
more pleasant as well as profit
able, to haul it only ten miles to the
elevator.
| have said that hauled wheat
forty-eight miles and sold it for
thirty-six cents when the country
was new Today have 5000 BUSH
els of harley which shall not haul
off the place unless the price ad-
vances materially. II is now just
forty cents.
AS said before, | came to En-
mons county without any property
whatever. All that am able to
handle at the present time is the
product of the county. test Of
thirty-one years like this should
pretty thoroughly prove the coun-
try. There are others who have
done better than | in Emmuns
county. But have no reason to
complain. Neither VIII the con-
scientious farmer who decides to
cast his lot with us.
Yours very truly,
7. E. LAWLER.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-11-18
Hazelton, N. D.. Nov. l2. 10

Hazelton. NJ D., Nov. IL, 1915
To the Record:
appreciate the Record fort tc
put out special edition for Al.
probation Week, and enclose money
for ten extra copies.
can say that my crop this year
was most satisfactory. Twenty five
acres of Durnm wheat yielded &c
bushels per acre, and weighed Ga
pounds to the busheI. My barley
yielded 45 bushels to the acre and
weighed Sd pounds to the bnshel
All other grains we're good.
Yours very truly,
Ed. Garfield.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-11-18
Actual Crop Yields Picked at Random Locally

T
Here are some Of the reportsfrom
this years farming operations. All
these reports are given direct by
the persons who raised the grain. or
by neighbors familiar with the far
ming operations in question and can
berelied upon as being truthful. as
IA letter tosany of them will show.)
In the spring of the present sea-
son Chris. Bosch purchased quar-
ter-section some ten miles west of
Linton for approximately $4,000.
He planted it all to flax and realized
some 1000 bushels, worth $3.50,
gross. The land is located in Sec
tion 22.132-7S. Last year Mr..
Bosch was planning on going to
Odessa, Russia. of which city he is
a native. The breaking out of the
great European war just as his
plans we're about matured caused
him to hastily change his mind. His
good fortune mentioned herewith is
the result.
W. F. Dodd, living 6la miles
northeast of Temvik, had some two
hundred acres under cultivation.
His wheat. mostly Blue Stem and
Durum, averaged 20 bushels to the
acre for the entire crop. His oats
yielded so bushels to the acre, as
did the speltz. 1t is an exceptional.
ly good yield for the latter.
| Only a few years ago John Lipr
filed on a quarter-section southwest
of Linton. He sold his place anG
bought half-section a. couple OF
miles south of Linton. A year age
he had paid for his land and hac
several thousand dollars in cash
This year he had four Thousand
bushels of wheat. as we'll as big
bunch Of horses and cattle, and hi:
bank-roll was still in good shape
He started with nothing when hi
filed.
/ John Lipp, mentioned above, ant
Joe Baumgartner purchased half
section of land only two or tire,
miles south OF Linton. 1t was al
4 planted to flax which Melted abou
thirty dollars per acre the frs
year, better than paying for tn
land.
A small patch of Marquis whea
was. planted on the G. C. Paine
place northeast of Linton a fe,
miles. 1t is estimated to hav
. yielded forty-one bushels to tn
acre. An accurate measurement Q
the field is TO be taken to authen,;
cate this estimate.
Fred Snyder, who purchased a
unimproved farm few miles mort
and a little west of Temvik. plante
95 acres of flax as starter.
averaged sixteen bushels to tn
acre. areturn of about s25 to tn
acre.
AS an example of what an indu;
trious farmer can do in Emmon
county the case Of S. G. Busby, Ii,
ing about fourteen miles west q
: Linton, is in point. Mr.. Bush
came to Emmons county when tn
country was new. He has expe,
> fenced all the setbacks and failure
} which the country has ever had
Yet, this year he had some five hur
bred acres of his own place in cror
This property was all develope
here. None of the capital repre-
sented was imported.
Ray Little. one of the compare
, lively recent settlers living west O
Temvik. marketed fifteen hundre
bushels Of wheat off his place, tn
average yield for the crop bein,
: thirty bushels.
Chas. Baker, living northeast o
Temvik few miles. reports to tn
: elevator an average yield of Mar
quis wheat II bushels to the acre
Jakob Merkel had q small field O
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-11-18

Emmons county is fast becoming
noted for its corn crop. This year
proved to be a poor one for that
crop, but. as usual thing. corn is a
certain producer.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-11-18
JOHN vETTER

Linton. NJ b.. Nov. IL. 1915.
Dear Sir:
You can tell them in your ZAP
probation Week" edition that EN-
mons county is a success for hog
raising. Ihave 81 grown hogs on
my place and 400 spring pigs. This
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-11-18
Linton, N. D., Nov. II. 1871:

bihlpIy ~. ~, lNuF. IL, 1910.
To the Record:
came to Emmons county
from Russia. in 1902. with
nothing but wife and FIVE
children. My first year here | was
seriously i'll and could do no work.
Today l own 800 acres, $50 being I'M
der cultivation. have Is head of
horses. 30 cattle. Personal. proper
ty unencumbered. Thrashed 6.353
bushels of grain, including wheat,
flax. rye. winter wheat.
During the last four years have
sold garden truck such as cucum-
bers. corr. cabbage, squash. onions
and tomatoes. Last year cleared
$l35 from these tkirgs alore.
Yours truly.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-11-18
The above map will give good idea Of locations mentioned

year had 5000 bushels of barley
from IL acres and 1000 bushels
of speltZ off DO acres TO feed to
them. l had ITO acres in corn.
While this year was not an
ideal one for corn | raised 43
bushels to the acre last season. be-
Iieve the corn crop to be sure win
ner here, year in and year out.
Yours truly,
S. S. YEAGER
intnn, N. D., Nov. 10. 1915.
To the Record:
| started with no,hing-here in
1901. This year thrashed over
1000 bushels of small grains.
keep fifty head of hogs, 30 of cattle
and 20 work-horses. | own ia sec
tions of land. and have fed, clothed
and sent TO school ten children.
Yours truly.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-11-18

: : ! i
P. Fischer 100 10 Is 8
1863 1876 FOG 406
Jakob Rau. 100 II 30 IL
22l1 $50 $50 4l5
j. Dockter. 200 30 30 IL II
1852 623 / 1870 144 GIG
M. Doekter 160 20 45 u 10
206l 34l 2O89 37S 584
A.. Miller. Sc 80 go.
1923 1860 356
P. Miller. 100 40 IL IL
2150 1876 1873 372
Jakob Mock 100 20 % 16 10 8
2724 41U 906 211 355 $50
These yields are not picked re-
ports. They are taken.at random.
Time would not permit thorough
search for record yields. These are
not the best: Theyare the average.
United States to Lorenz Klein,
hf Of NV or, NV or of sw or of To-
1915.
United States to Oliver B.
Peckens, lot d. sec. 4-136-76.
Quit Claim Deed
+. 3. Gates, ct al. to Logan
School District, 2 acres in ne cor
ner Of Sc qrsof 27-l35.74. $1.oo.
May c. Nickel and husband TO
Edward Braddock. qrSof n W or,
n ear Of " or and e hf Of e or of
32-133-75. $l.OO
Edward Braddock and wife to
May c. Nickel. lot 5, block 90,
Hunters first addition to Linton.
s1.00
re. Matthews to George S. Opp,
$ " or of S g ar Of 10. n hf OF n 9 ar
and ne or of n " or of 3O-135-78.
$4,000
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
TEN MS.

The Kansas City Tennis club met
and defeated the strong st. Louis club
by an overwhelming score, winning
eight of the ten events and demon
strating their claim to the champions
of the Missouri valley. The games
were the most spectacular ever seen
in this section of the country by col
ored players. The game between Nc
Campbell and Mosby was the most
bitterly contested. But Payne and
Grady were undoubtedly the most beau
tiful of the tournament. Captain Car
rion had his men we'll trained, as the
score will show. The playing of Le-
roy Burns and Will Williams was very
pleasing to the captain, as he is ex-
pecting great things of Burns-Williams
brothers. Fladger Avery and Pinkney
next year. The club has realized its
ambition in making the tournament
the greatest social event of the year.
The Kansas City ladies spared no
pains in making the visiting ladies
stay one round of social pleasure. The
men were royalty entertained and ex-
pressed themselves to a man as hav-
ing the trip Of their lives. The score:
Burns beat Moore-6-1-6-2-6-0
Jenkins beat -4-6-6-4-6-4-26-
1913.
Page beat Pardor-6-1-1-6-6-0-6-
Westmoreland beat Wilson-6-2-6-2-
6-3.
McCampbell beat Mosby-6-4-4y6-4-6-
1851.
GrGady beat Payne-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-
11-9.
Doubles-Page and McCampbell
beat Wilson and Mosby-10-S-6-1-6-4
Evans and More beat Jenkins and
Holland-3-6-6-2-3-6-6-
Westmoreland and Payne beat Grady
and Pardor-6-1-6-2-6-4.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
The Great Masonic Golden Jubilee in Kansas City August 1916 will be Record Breaker

may be handled without breakage at
sixty miles an hour.
Expert mechanical and service men
have pronounced the system as 100
per cent efficient after a period of
two years of railroad demonstration
To the general public and the ship
pers of parcel post this system means
much in that it will receive and de-
liver in any quantity, safely at all sta
tions at any speed. To railway and
postal employees it means absolute
safety in this heretofore hazardous
part of their work
To the publisher and subscriber it
means the elimination of the now fire.
quent destruction or damage of publ
cations due to rolling back under
trains or striking switch-stands or
other distractions, and a much quick
er delivery to destination.
To the railway it means elimina-
ton of a menace to the safety of it's
employees and to the public and to its
trains, and service; the shortening OF
train schedules and the elimination of
stops and slowdowns made solely for
the exchange of mails, and another
step toward good service.
To the postal department it means
safety and efficiency and a great saw
ing of cost where there is no danger
and inefficiency and unnecessary ex-
pense.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

Williams and Burns beat Riddle and
Keene-6-4-6-2 q
Those who helped the club financial
ly are: Mrs. Francis Jackson, Prof.
G. N. Grisham, Felix Payne and DR..
Mcqueen Carrion, $5 each; Messrs. R.
r. Jackson, w. H. Dawley, Stewart
C Smith, G. A. Page, c. R. Westmore-
land, Rev. w. H. Peck, Doctors E. A.
Walker and e. j. McCampbell, 81
each; Messrs. James A. Smith, Hor-
ace Gritton, P. C. James, A. Hardy, F.
A Harris, A w. Harris, L. D. Hines,
G. A. Savage, John A. Jones, G. II.
Galloway, H. C. White, F. w Dabney,
A Holland, j. jenkins, j. E. Herri-
ford, R. DeFrantz, w. c. Hueston. ].
King, Wilburn, N. G. Walker, Doctors
J. e. Perry, E. B. Ramsey, E. c.
Bunch, r. c. Hayden, j. F. Shannon,
w. H. Bruce J. E. Dibble, c. NJ. Kane,
Wm J. Thompkins, 81 each; Edward
Ross, DR.. T. A. Jones, GIG. " Golden,
so cents each; printing, the Kansas
City Sun; and the following contribut-
ed their cars free during the tourna-
ment week. Roctors. T. c. Unthank
L. e. Bailer, j. H. Williams, E. ]. Nc,
Campbell and C. H. Countee, T. b.
Watkins and C. R. Westmoreland.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
"FIRST AGAIN."
CHICAGO G. ALTON RAILROAD
ADOPTS HUPP SYSTEM.
A Big Advance Step in Railway Mail
Service

A Big Advance Step in Railway Mail
Service.
The Chicago & Alton Railroad has
just closed contract with the Hupp
Automatic Mail Exchange Company
for the installation of a system of
automatic mail exchange between
fast trains and stations. This system
is wonderful advance in Railroad
mail service, and the Chicago & Alton
by this contract adds to series of
were first started on successful ca
reers on this road, another advance
step in railroad service. The Chicago
G. Alton was first to use the sleeping
car, the dining car, the steel bridge,
and other practical innovations.
Quite early in the handling of mails
on railway trains the necessity for
such exchanges became apparent, and
in 1868 the present primitive device
known as the Ward Hook was tried
out at Lemont, ILL.,, on the Chicago &
Alton. 1t was inadequate and inefti-
cient, but in the absence of anything
better it was placed in general serv-
ice, and while the Railways and the
Postoffice Department have been con-
stantiy on the alert for some system
with which to replace it, up to this
time, no satisfactory solution of the
problem had been found, although
many devices have been tried out
The adoption of Fast Mail Trains.
Rural Free Delivery and Parcel Post
have added very materially to the
urgent necessity for improvement in
this particular part of the Railway
Mail Service.
After years of study and develop
ment, Mr., Albert Hupp has perfected
and brought forth a system which
meets every requirement and condi-
tion of the service, exchanging at all
speeds, any quantity of mail of any
kind, fragile, perishable, or otherwise,
with absolute certainty and safety,
Eggs packed for parcel post shipment
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
GRAND PAS STORY.

Why are you so sad Grand Pa?
Are you not well today?
Or have your thoughts been drifting
To loved ones passed away?
Your dear old face seems so sad,
And tears bedim your eyes,
Your voice seems weak
When e'er you speak,
And always ends in sighs.
Listen child, and I'll relate
A story sad but true,
It will answer all the questions
Asked grandpa, by you.
Many years ago, my child,
Your grandpa was slave;
Hard he worked, never shirked,
The best in him he gave.
Your poor. grandma was not strong,
She must be the white childs nurse;
Neglect her poor children,
Ali but this was not the worst.
She must submit to her masters lust
And by him children bear,
Then see them scorned and abused
And not pretend to care.
Our homes were log cabins,
Our clothes though warm, were rough,
Ou rfood was always coarse,
Thank God, we had enough.
| We had no church to worship in,
| Or schools where we could learn,
| To read the holy, Bible,
| For this the Negro yearned.
Our young men played the banjos
And fiddles made of pine
Our girls were ignorant of notes,
But, o, they sang so fine.
They tried to make life happy
Through these burdens hard to bear
And midst our deepest struggles
Our sorrows they would share.
Many years we endured
These hardships from the whites,
Our only comfort was in prayer,
That God would make things right.
Then came the war between Nortl
and South,
Supremacy to declare;
They would not enlist the Negro first
1t was the whites affair. ~
When the bullets rained the fastest
And the fight became too hot,
Then they called the Negro soldiers
His color was forgot.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
THE ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH..

THE ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH.
We celebrated our second anniver-
sary August 8 to 13 and had grand
time. This church was organized Au-
gust -, 1918, by ST. Stephens Bap-
tist Church, Morning Star Baptist
Church and others with five members.
Rev. DIR. j. w. Hurse was Moderator
of the Council. The members chose
Rev. ]. w. Jenkins as their pastor;
he was at the time one of the licensed
preacher of st. Stephens Baptist
Church. Under his leadership they
have achieved great victory in the
name of the Lord This church now
has a membership today of about 75
or so, and practically own property
worth not less than $500. The build
ing is artistically equipped with cleo
trio lights and Electric fans, hot air
furnace, new furniture, carpets and
so forth. This church is also bearing
the expense of little siX-year-old or
phan girl We, the members, have
not words to express our thanks to
the Almighty God for such a gigantic
and heroic young man as Rev. Jen-
kins, our pastor and founder. The
Edison Company graciously allowed
us the use of $3.50 phonograph for
the entire week. Our present encum-
brance will not exceed s1,100.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

from Mrs. Anna NJ. Pope Turnbo Ma
lone, proprietress of the college, 81 200
for services rendered in installing a
system of bookkeeping in the college
and acting as selling agent for the
preparation for the month of Septem-
Der, 1913, and for judgment for
$4,000 for alleged breach of contract
with Mrs. Malone.
Majors alleged he entered into a
two-year contract with Mrs. Malone
in September, 1913, to sell her prep
aration. He was to receive one-third
of the net profits, he alleges, but was
discharged by Mrs. Malone at the ex-
piration of one month. Mrs. Malone
declared Majors quit his job and es-
tablished rival beauty parlor, but
Referee Shields finds Majors hardly
would have given up a position that
he found so profitable. He recon-
mends judgment in favor of Majors
for $11,S96.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
BODY OF TA8oRlANs
IN ST. LOUIS.

Prof. Joe E. Herriford headed a
large delegation of Taborians who
left here this week to attend the ninth
triennial grand session of the Inter
national Grand Temple and Taberna-
Gle of the Order of Twelve, which is
meeting in st. Louis.
Representatives will be present
from forty states, and over a hundred
thousand members accounted for.
A feature of the big meeting will
be the unveiling of two thousand
dollar monument erected to the mem
ory of Rev. Moses Dickson, founder
of the order The monument has been
paid for by contributions from the
general membership. Prof. Herriford
has had charge of this movement
from its beginning and viii also con.
duct the unveiling ceremonies. The
monument was erected by a Kansas
City firm.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

We did not shirk or falter,
In line we bravely fell,
We were always foremost in the fight
We had no fear of hell.
And when the war was DER,
Our freedom we had won,
All men acknowledged equal,
we thought our chance had come.
We began to educate ourselves,
Our brain, hand and heart,
And every year, we have advanced
We've proved we've done our part.
In this, the twentieth century,
Segregation,s strong in sight,
/ see the Southern white man
Has not gave up his fight.
Read of men and women lynched,
Whose trials have never been,
The mob goes free, this we see:
Deeds of white Southern men.
Segregation's become contagious,
All through this country spread,
That's why l look so sad, my child,
wish that l were dead.
Bessie V. Johnson,
ia Spruce ST., Burlington, la.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
DR.. j. II. WILLIAMS.

tract and stipulated that his future
services were to be the same as those
performed before the contract was
made
Majors declared that when he took
charge of the business it was "dinky
little" place that employed only one
girl, but his advertising skill was such
that when he was discharged by Mrs.
Malone the establishment had grown
so that six girls were employed-St.
Louis Times.
All of which simply demonstrates
that the Negro is getting there" in
spite of prejudice and handicaps;
$4,000 a year amt bad business,
eh?-Editor.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
IN CALIFORNIA.

To the Editor:
Dear Sir: To one with eyes and
mind open, the long trip to the Pa
cific Coast is Illuminating and instruc-
tive, for he sees through Western
Kansas and Colorado, Utah and Cali
fornia, deserts and thousands of miles
of hitherto rocks, turned into pas
lures green, farms of abundant and
diversified crops and gardens, beauti-
full beyond compare. He sees great
cities with hundreds of thousands of
thrifty people, wealth without end and
marvels of progress in education, art,
sculpture( architecture.
AT Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Mani
tou, Denver, Salt Lake City, Sacra-
mento, Oakland, San Francisco, San
ia Barbara and Los Angeles, where
we made stops, one could see and feel
the spirit of brave, courageous, long
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

enduring, hard working pioneers of
day marvels of progress possible. OF
especial notice are the Mormons of
Utah, to whose temple and tabernacle
thousands of pilgrims from all over
the world go daily. A ride through
Utah shows their humble beginnings.
One can see thousands of them yet
tending the soil, raising and market
ing their cattle. They knew and yet
know how to suffer and labor and to
work while they wait. The result is,
they are no parasites, nor fungi, they
have built up for themselves of them
selves. their homes and educational
institutions. Mormons are respected
today the world over. Few of them
are porters, walters and menial serv-
ants, except for themselves in their
own great, big business places or up
on their own railroads. But they did
not reach their present station of
liberty and independence until they
pioneered out upon farms, enduring
all sorts of privation and hardship.
Well, | must make this short for l
expect to write again and from time
TO time and more in detail. especially
about features of California, San
Francisco and this Panama-Pacific
Exposition, whose like perhaps the
world will never see again.
1t may not be out of place to say
that we personally have been honored
by being called to serve on the worlds
Commission of Award with the great
DR.. p. G. Holden of Chicago and DR..
Charles Mills of Springfield, Ill.
Our Schools Exhibit won the Grand
Prize and the Worlds Medal about
which you will hear more from the
official record. :
Missouri is on the map largely by a
Negro. We are writing from Los An
geles enroute to San Diego, the other
Fair.
Hastily but faithfully.
N. c. BRUCE,
b. A. & l. School, Dalton, Mo.
=,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
Y. M. C. A. NOTES

The boys camp of Camp Inspiration
which closes this week, was declared
by Mr.. r. L. Flynn Of the Central Y.
M. C. A. and an expert in boys camps,
to have been one of the best first
camps he had ever seen. The honor
system worked wonders with the boys.
Many whose department in the past
has been only fair will make almost
perfect records on the honor roll. Life
purposes we're formed and strength
ened around the nightly inspiring
camp fires. Thirteen boys made defi-
mite decisions to live Christian lives
in the future. Time alone will show
forth the good that has come to the
boys who were fortunate enough to
have a part in this outing next to ma
ture at Camp Inspiration. Next year
will see a much larger camp.