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•y MM. ie oying Former Minot Man Tells bfOraln NoWl6 Inched High—Planting Suds and Vines Kermao, Cal., 2-21-10. Ward County Independent: Come to California and get some of this lite giving air and get warned tip by sunning yourself in sunny Cal ifornia, not in Sunny Soutbern Al berta. The weather here is Just fine, stocK out on green grass, all winter, altho we have had some very cold weather for California. It does not hurt stuff. Gardens look fine and grain is up about Bixteen inches. Will be ready to cut in May. People are plant ing spuds, vines and trees by the car loads and sowing alfalfa. This is the planting time here and It seems I strange to one who has lived in a 1 cbld couuntry for sixty two years to I be where, there is no snow and where •'.) you do not have to prepare for winter. Norwich Man Who Locates In California Tells of Some of the Tricks of Real Estate Dealers-It e.—^ Pays to Taste the Dirt Editor Independent. Please change my stress from Santa Anna, to Modesto, Cal. We were in the southern part of the state visiting my sister for a little over a three mofcths. I have been thinking for some time of writing a short piece for your paper, for my many Dakota filends, as many of them real jour paper, and they uld like to know what I think of California,-by this time. We like it all right here. Cal ifornia is like any other state in one way. You can find rich and poor, lazy and industrious. California is one of the most spotted states in the union, good and bad. There are streaks of alkali, some qf it .s white and some of it is dark, i. a person wants to find out if there is alkali in the Soil,, he, can taste f^jthe dirt. The land sharks will take a tenderfoot out and show him a good improved 'piece of country, and tell him 'Now you see. *hat this country will do.' The land looks good there is, grass on it, but when you put water on it, if it has not th# pn pier drainage, the alkali will work Nettee-of mfc'fti* 1 117. One patpfc'.W'Uh.—hllHWip Csaft nerval ethisr «i*c)aar ana* rttUa, i^^ jafc- a «tit. s,".^ I think there would be more com fort here if we did at leut build more like they do in Dakota but not so warm The houses here are what are called box houses. Just boards up and down and cleated. Sills and floors but no studding nor girts. I want siding 'and plaster and Intend to build that way when I build. It looks funny to see water running all over the country in ditches. You can hear it the same as a brook or creek and the main ditches are larg. er than the Mouse river. Not as wide perhaps, but about 30 feet wide1 and eight or ten feet deep. I am better. than I have been in the last four years. Send the paper along. N. Metcalf Modesto, Cal., Senger Sends Note of Warning to the top of the land. This has been a big wheat ranch here until lately. We have lots of water here for irri gation. It is a great place here for alfalfa and dairying and fruit of nearly all kinds. We have no alkali here. We have very fine drainage. Dry creek is about 70 feet below the level of the land, and the land is nearly 100 feet below the surface. I will name a few of the fruits that we raise here. Oranges, figs, olives, peaches, pears, plums, prunes, Logan berries, blackberries, strawberries, and melons of all kinds. To give you a little idea of how fast the people are coming in, the latter part of October we were here, and there were 28 members of our Brethren here Now there are over 80 members here, 'besides those who are not members. We have several Dakota families here 4 have written this letter for the behe fit of the Independent readers who might sometime come to California, that they may know what to try to avoid. your8 respectftfuy/*' I —A. f. Senger. iWheat Poor In Indiana A letter received from James W. Eby of Richmond, Ind., conveys the following interesting information about the Hoosier state: "The wheat looks bad in Indiana. Will be a poor crop. as it got "a had start last fall. Corn was a good crop and a good price, 60 to 65 cents per busheL H(?ga high, frpa pverj llvj we^ht, hut abMt all gint^ThbJMa hojs^l kJMMfced the price ef the to seven cents hut the price has gone ,to nine cents again. There are not 'many hogs in the country and die num her will be less another year. We can't get the help to work on the farms. They are going to te cities We are paying from $20 to $26 a month with wash&iThoard" «nd horse kept frMotofc*rfvaa4for tea monthsr darla*"-fcfce jresfc^ mm. jaa«c*»«5^il» Mb—» Mnv We don't feel like knocking an ontside concern that is doing business with the men of Minot and vi cinity, but want you to consider these facts before yoji send your order to some Minneapolis, or other concern. •V: Do you have an opportunity to try on the suit before it is completed? Are you certain that a suit at a trifle lower price »really means a saving to you Are» yon sure that the goods that are made Into that suit, are not a little inferior to the goods that the home tailor furnishes! Are you sure that the money you send out of Mi not gets back to you? The Minot Tailoring Co. employs only the best of tailors, and we have an extraordinary large stock of woolens from which you can make your selections. Our prices are very moderate. Bouth Main Street# ALBERT NOVAK, Prop. a. Minot, N. D. Sentinel, has not shown up but the Mwipaperhoys in this part of Um state are disposed to believe that lie is Just taking a little vacation* and trust that he- will show up soon* Tim Daley, a RusBeil young man, while walking along the railway plat form, slipped and fell, his arm Mag: caught beneath passing train, it was so badly crushed that amputation was necessary. ine town marshal at Aqtler has Started a good Job, doing away with a few stray dogs. Minot will be in •. I At*"** ?^£L «i»4o the |tuuitltie» •tfod.M *Wt. x«ar,: fcm after fea had ettopetit several scores of them dome blasted individual let than* all loose. Tftey tare been multiplying aver since. The earning summer wilt be hot one, according to as astrologist "Summers when tlbere has been a comet have always been very hot ones" he sayHe lays the floods In France and European countries to the comet, largely and says that people do not realize how much influence the stars have on the earth n, INVESTIGATE-—"As bL the MUDo dispih. (tt'h» in any eeil that Van Brunt Seeding Machines ands of .modern eard* the handmethod sad demands MMtfiiig machine that wljl giiUii hie wants,to soff sowers know that the ft There It money to goats—that lis, «reome vsats. If you don't believe it ask James Wilson. While doing some chore* Tceeday, Jim dropped hie pocketbook. When he discovered bis loss he Immediately instituted a sfearefo. He found it—ob, yes* he found it all right, but a pet goat be longing to his sons had discovered it first. When Jfm arrived on the scene the goat was carefully selecting an other greenback—preferring them te checks—no chance to protest we pre gume—and was about to perform the magical trick of making the bill dis THE COLUMBIA LAND COMPANY Will on March 15th send from Fargo a special train over the N. P. R. R. visiting principal points of interest including North Yakima, Seattle, Portland and Hood River, And then to Stanfield, Umatilla County, where the Famous Furnish Coe Irrigated Lands are situated. On this excursion the equipment will consist of four sleeping cars, dining car and baggage car. The rate to Stanfield, including berth in sleeper and meals in dining car will be only $35. Ex ceptional opportunity to see tlie west at low cost. Now is the time to go and inveBt in Oregon Fruit Lands that will yield $500 to $1000 per acre a year. We have an abundance of water for everybody, already for delivery on land, proper altitude, un excelled climate conditions, deep, rich volcanic ash soil, unlimited markets, convenient transporta tion. These spell "success" in fruit farming. Write for full Information concerning the special train on March 15th COLUMBIA LAND COMPANY Planted the seed on fertile ground to get the most bushels. The sower of to d«^d«Buaidt»ra(i|0* Hehaathe ffeoundand hewleets hiaaeed. He. dig-? The Land of Sunshine in Hi f&e wia§« fee ea,n wfeeti b^ seeded.) With his soil and seed he forms a partnership with sun and rain for th« one purpose of producing more bushels to the acre. duce bigger and better crops. To reap well, sow well—everybody knowsjfchat. ^Thous t, It has been demonstrated that they actually do better work than any other drill on the market, and seem to be peculiarly adapted to the conditions of this country.' lv*. Minot, N. D. Well Get The Best" F. A. BAKER, General Agent, Minot, N. D. appear, wfcea h- Trnn 'suiUnnlr inee#* to desist by coming jnte lui»t«g5g-u., tion~wlth a club wielded ssfd Jim^Oh yes, tftereTsTaoneTTa goats all right—some goats.—Fertfc Progress. A Maxbass doctor is mixing relig ion with medicine and it seems t» bring results to the contribution bo* as well as bringing out some of that city's itngodly to attend service*. plaat. have been helping this partnership'for 49 years to pro Van Brunt does SOW just: ground, not on top, and all at the drill that will follow, hit hones well. Van Brunt Double Disc Drill We Warrant VAN BRUNT DRILLS Implement Co to be well made of the best material, to do first-class work in any soil capable of being seeded and not to clog or choke up in mud, gumbo, sticky or trashy ground. 6\4 "v vi 1 \$ls