The Irish standard., 1915-09-01


portant as its present, but the viii
lage had it's first prospect of substan-
tial growth when an election was
held in 1869, deciding that the county
seat should be moved to Buffalo,
which is nearly the geographical and
population center of one of the best
and richest agricultural counties in
the great Northwest The village was
without railroad facilities, but the 500
road was built in 1887, and since that
time Buffalo has had steady growth
each year, until it has arrived at
point which makes it's future attrac-
tive to the most conservative. Fine
homes, equipped with all modern con-
venences. may be seen in all parts
of the village, and the result of the
spreading out rather than the COM
pact form of locating residences has
kept the value of vacant lots at a
much more reasonable figure than in
other towns of equal population and
business. But it is seldom neces-
sary to sell improved property at less
than it's true value, and many .pur-
chasers of residences in Buffalo have
bought there for that reason, after
having been offered excellent bargains
in other towns Many modern re-
sidences costing from $1,000 to $1,000
are built each year.
There are many attractive summer
resorts on Buffalo Lake, and one is
now being developed at the expendi-
ture of thousands of dollars to make
it ideal in every respect, including
facilities for brook trout raising on
large scale. =.
There are no better public school
educational advantages anywhere
than in Buffalo. The campus occupies
a block of high ground, we'll shaded
with many large native forest trees.
The original school building was con-
sidered by many entirely too large
but two additions have since been
built on the main building, both OF
equal capacity of the first, and fine
modern pressed brick High School
building has been erected to fill the
needs of the school.
The attendance exceeds 4Zo pupils
and the superintendent has corps
of fourteen teachers: The course be-
gins with the kindergarten work in
the primary and comprises, besides
the usual grade and high school work,
a normal course in charge of an in
structor especially qualified in that
branch, which fits the students tor
teaching by instruction in govern
ment, method and organization.
There are seven churches in Buf-
falo, the Catholic church, which is
preparing to erect new church to
cost $4,000, Presbyterian, Swedish
Mission, Methodist, Free Mission,
German Lutheran, and the Swedish
Lutheran, all of which are provided
with suitable buildings.
The village owns modern elec-
trc light plant of 200 voltage capac-
ity, and there can be no better SER
ice. The streets are lighted with
= :andescent arc lamps and lung
stems. The plant is housed in solid
brick building and the power is sup
piled by gas professor engine. Light
is supplied at ten cents per kllowatt,
and costs less than oil.
Buffalo has "both phones" for long
distance services. The local service
is furnished by the Minnesota Cen
trail, with about 500 connections.
Buffalo is an excellent business
point and never has had business
failure of any consequence. There
are about one hundred business en-
terprises, including six department
stores, all of which have very salts
factory business. For an old settled
country Buffalo has wide farm ter
ritory contiguous, the nearest trad
ing point being eight miles. The farm
lands are very productive and dairy
ing is the chief industry. Some far
mers receive as high as $3.50 a month
from the creamery. The prices of
land range from $40 an acre up. and
there are some sections still unde-
ve1oped
The box factory and veneer mill
emr1oys from twenty to thirty men
and leads in that respect. Other IN
dustrics are the hour mill, saw mill,
crennnnrn renair shnns and smaller