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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1900
Page
3
Local notices praise H. Brown & Co. as fair and reliable in their business practices, reflecting reader trust and steady service. The endorsement suggests continued confidence from customers and community stakeholders.
The writer from Rugby North Dakota recounts moving from Tazewell County Virginia to Barton area to file a claim last April. He describes breaking ground and planning to build a house and relocate his family next spring. He argues homesteading is worth a thousand dollars to a determined person and offers to share information with friends seeking details.
Letters from Island Lake Rugby Algada and York recount successful homesteading in North Dakota. Writers describe thriving farms, 33 acres under cultivation, harvest yields, improved climate, and satisfaction with local schools and opportunities. They urge others to relocate despite hardships and long winters.
Men who arrived with little funds can gain independence in a few years by buying land on the crop plan or homesteading. Land sells from 10 to 15 dollars per acre. It is not a Klondike tale. with pluck and economy one can build a home more surely and easily here than elsewhere. C. W. Shelly.
Cash recounts leaving Virginia for Dakota in 1896 with a small colony, finding a drier climate and better prospects. He labors by the month, earns land and hay, builds a sod home, and urges industrious poor men to move for home ownership despite brutal winters. A sister note hints at further personal detail.
Letters from Boston and Warrensburg describe settlers arriving in 1898 and 1899 who praise North Dakota. They detail wages rising from 20 to 25 dollars per month, large crops including flax and oats, and strong hope for a quick, easy farm start. They urge others to move while free land remains. Mr and Mrs Karnerman endorse Brown & Co. for farm purchases.
In Zion North Dakota on November 16 1899 a writer reports good health and rising prosperity. Crops were generally good with wheat averaging over 20 bushels per acre flax 12 15 bushels across 55 acres yielding over 500 bushels. Wheat sold at 53 54 cents and flax at 1 04 1 11 dollars per bushel. Despite hail and a stormy season the writer urges east readers to seek homesteads, notes neighbors helped rebuild a blown shed, and mentions a new Zion post office yet lacks a mail route.
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