Local notes span Des Moines to Grinnell area
Smoke the Advertiser and Prophet. Des Moines resident Will J. Versteeg visits relatives for Sunday. Numerous brief movements include J J Wilson from Harvey in town, Belle Warner at Newton, Miss Ida and Bessie Slot from Plagler visiting with Mrs. Slot, and Bessie Bousquet taking a short Grinnell vacation. Carries a flurry of town-to-town calls, travel for business, and social visits across Oskaloosa, Toledo, Prairie City, and Lynnville Star notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will J. Versteeg
Des’ Moines
L. D. Schakel
Oskaloosa
Ida
Bessie Slot
Plagler
N. Slot
Bessie Bousquet
Grinnell College
Prairie City
Nick van Haaften
Pella
Flo
TW. Wf. Severn
Grinnell
Central University
Canada climate and Milestone Strip land dreams in 1903 letters
Letters from C W Leonard and C E Downing praise Milestone Strip Canada land. They cite dry climate, excellent yields of wheat oats flax and potatoes with low taxes and rapid Emigrant settlement. Reports claim 40 50 bu wheat per acre 60 140 bu oats and potential doubling of money in five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milestone
N.W. A
Canada
Iowa
C. W. Leonard
Illinois
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Assiniboia
Milestone Strip
Milestone farmer recites long record of yields and soil
In a March 30 1905 piece from N W T the farmer recalls moving to Milestone in 1883 and compares yields to the Indian Head district. He lists crops and yields from 1902 03 and 04 including wheat oats potatoes and flax noting No 1 hard wheat and rich clay soil with nitrogen and potash. He endorses Yorkshire hogs Shorthorn cattle and sturdy horses and highlights climate and soil as excellent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milestone
Indian Head
Canada
Fyor
Yorkshire
Berkshire
Milestone District praised as healthful fertile land
A German immigrant and early Iowa settler extols the Milestone District in 1903, praising fertile, stone-free soil, strong oat and wheat yields, mild winters, healthy climate, good stock protection, and a thriving farming environment. He urges others to locate there, calling it a superior homeland for farming and living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nann Houghton
Glidden
Iowa
Milestone District
Germany
Milestone
Old Country
Acre
North Dakota
Best Place for Man with Limited Means in Milestone District
Frank Burton of Battle Creek Iowa praises the Milestone District as ideal for a man with limited means. He describes excellent crops wheat and oats and flax, and notes a party of about thirty, with most buying land, including a 160 acre purchase. He commends the firm for reliability and urges consultation before travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Burton
Battle Creek
Iowa
Milestone
Milestone District
Deep productive soil milestone strip noted by R J Moyle
R J Moyle of Scranton Iowa describes starting in Milestone, noting rich soil depth from top to bottom in cellars, rail grading shows no bottom cutting, and witnessing unusually fine wheat oats flax and barley yields in Green County near Scranton. He recalls hearing about Milestone's vast wheat yields and praises the soil quality and crop prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Moyle
Scranton
Iowa
Green County
Milestone
Equal-No Alkali Tillable Land in Milestone Strip
Mallory Bros Aurelia Iowa recounts a Canada excursion to the Milestone Strip praising deep black loam soil no alkali and high yields. They cite a farm yielding 41 bushels per acre after six years without fertilizer and urge further investment or settlement in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory Bros
Aurelia
Towa
Canada
Iowa
Milestone Strip
Rare Opportunities in Milestone Strip Investment
E. L. Nessleroad of Guthrie Center Iowa extols Milestone District Canada prospecting the Milestone Strip as a top farm investment. He cites buying 2600 acres with friends, noting vast land, rising prices, and potential 6 percent return when cultivated, predicting rapid settlement within years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L
Nessleroad
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Assiniboia
Milestone District
Mexico
Also Mentioned on This Page
O. K
G. G. Thomassen
South Pella
A. Vanderwaal
J.J. Wilson
Baron
Harvey
Belle Warner
Newton
R. D. Quick
J. S. Jelsma
Carrie Ver Ploeg
Toledo
J. Langerak
A. L. Terpstra
Galesburg
Chronicle
A. M. Duboe
Baptist Church
J. M. Cox
Columbia
Henry
L. Sipkema
Mr. Kelderman
Cole
Fair Grounds
S. Kronkbite
Itnoxville
Y. S. van Niewaal
Chicago
Paul Renaud
L. C. Renaud
Chester
Fred Renaud
Lynnville
T. D. Mee
John W. Vandermeulen
David City
Andrew N. Vandermeulen
Lorimar
Town
A. G. Vandermeulen
Marshal de‘ Floet
Casper Braathart
de Hoet
Braatpirt
C. E. Downing
J. Loeschen
Canada Land
Minnesota
Dakota
American-Canadian Land Co
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