The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-04-17

Why go long distance W llllo
homestead lands when they are to
be found in Northern Minnesota:
This is a question that hundreds
Of settlers and other land seekers
have asked yhen once they have seen
what the government has for them
in Beltrami county, in the Red LAX.
region. With soil unequaled any
where in the world, a climate that
is ideal most of the year, with thou
sands of acres needing no cleaning
at all and still ether thousands easy
to clear of timber, it has puzzled
residents Of the north county to
know why more homeseekers did
not turn their eyes northward.
The United States government has
now more than 100000 acres of land
in Minnesota open to homesteads.
There are limited amounts Of land,
which can be purchased under the
Volstead act, that is by the payment
of delinquent ditch taxes.
Land North of Red Lake.
Much of the most desirable land
is in the region north Of Red Lake,
the largest body Of fresh water in
any state in the union.
"Don't try to make an entry on
any kind of government. land without
first seeing the land"-this is the ad-
vice which the United States gives
continually. In orer to follow that
advice literally hundreds of settlers
with their eyes on land in the Far
West, have had to give up their
dreams of carving out a farm home
for themselves.
A. A. Andrews, drainage attorney
of Bemidiji, familiar with ever sec
ton of land in Beltrami vounty and
particularly THAI land which has been
drained and is open to entry or is
now for sale either as patented land
or under the Volstead act, has ev-
olved a method whereby these lands
can be brought to the personal atten-
ton of those desiring to inspect it.
Headquarters at Keiliher.
M. Andrews has opened headquar-
tiers at Kelliher, a station on the
Minnesota and International railroa,.
a branch of the Northern Pacific.
For a fee of just $50 he will take in
terested persons from Kclliher, any
time into the region north of Req
Lake, where the best Of land is locav.
ed. He will transport them by auto
mobile to the land. His services as
an attorney will be at the disposal
Of the prospective settlers. Upon
payment of one fee, Mr.. Andrews VIII,
post prospective settlers on the meth
DDS of acquiring swamp land. He will
give them all the lega advice necess,
airy:
81 have decided upon this plan OF
showing interested persons this land
because 1 believe that once the land
is seen it will be quickly settled
said Mr.. Andrews.
Now what is the character of this
land that the United States govern.
ment owns and has owned in this
Red Lake region. At one time this
land was swampy.
When the water was drained ou7
of this land, through the mediu-, Of
the magnificent system of bitches
that have been put in during the
past few years, it was found that the
richest soil imaginable was waiting
to be titled. The soil, as a rule, il
covered with spruce, cedar, tamarack
birch, poplar and Eastwood. There
are unexcellel grazing grounds ex'
tending for miles with thousands o,
acres of natural blue joint and ret
top hay meadows that can for thu
most part be easily cut with a mower
The Richest of Soils
by burning the vegetable formation
known as muskeag, sufficient potash
is worked into the soil to make thu
richest to be found anywhere in thu
world. All that the settler has to d.
once he has cleared the timber from
the land, if such there be on it, is tt
set fire to the dried out muck or pea
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