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PROPERTY EXEMPTIONS. What it family in North Dakota Can Have Free From All Claim*. Jfcl,.'»( liy Law Can ho I{eserve«l as Fxompt From lebt. The exemption laws of the state are liberal and in ease of loss or disaster give to everyone sufficient properly. free from attachment, upon which to again make a start. The revised and amended statutes of the state, which are now in effect, give the following list of property which is absolutely ex empt from attachment and from lew and sale upon execution and from any other tinal process issued from any court: 'All family pictures: "A pew or other sitting in any house of worship "A lot or lots in any burial ground: "The family bible and all school books used by the family and all other books used as a part of the family library not exceeding in value *100. "All wearing apparel and cloth ing of tho debtor and his family: "The provisions for the debtor and his family necessary for one year's supply, either provided or growing, or both, anil fuel neces sary for one year: and "The homestead as created, de fined and limited by law/' The following additional exemp tions are also established: '•The head of the family may by himself or his agent select from all other of his personal property not absolutely exempt goods, chattels, merchandise, money or other per sonal property not to exceed in the aggregate $1500 in value, which is also exempt and must be chosen and appraised/' Instead of the exemptions grant ed in the preceding sections the following specific alternative ex emptions are allowed: "The head of the family may select and choose the following property, which shall then be ex empt: "All miscellaneous books and musical instruments for the use of the family not exceeding S500 in value. "All household and kitchen fur niture. including beds, bedsteads and bedding used by the debtor and his family not exceeding 8500 in value: and in case the debtor shall own more than $500 worth of such property, he can select there from such articles to the value of 8500 leaving the remainder subject to the legal process. "Three cows, ten swine, one yoke of cattle and two horses or mules or two yokes of cattle, or two spans of horses or mules, 100 sheep and their lambs under six months old and all wool of the samo and all cloth or yarn manu factured therefrom, the necessary food for the animals hereinbefore mentioned for one year either pro vided or growing, or both, as the debtor may choose: also one wagon, one sleigh, two plows, one harrow and farming utensils, in cluding tackle for teams, not ex ceeding §800 -in value. •"The tools and implements of any mechanic, whether a minor or of "age. used and kepi for the pur- S'1 of carrying on his trade or business, and in addition ere to stock ill trade not ex-ceding 8*200 in value. The library and instru ments of any prof'e-sional person not exceeding SfM.) in value. It will be seen by the above that no family in North Dakota need ever worry about being reduced to poverty in case of accident or loss bv failures or from any other cause. A North Dakota Farm Item. Here is a North Dakota item which undoubtedly will be some thing of an eye-opener for down east readers who never have had an opportunity of personally in specting one of the large farms of the state. The Hillsboro Banner says A. R. Dalryiuple had some thing of a job on his hands this fall.° He superintended harvest ing and threshing 20,000 acres of land. It takes 101 binders to cut the grain on this immense planta tion. and those machines dispose of 1,700 acres daily. Of this large acreago 1,700 is barley, 1,400 is oats, 320 corn and 55 fiax,^ wdiile the balance is wheat, We want eastern farmers to ponder over these things and tell what they think of A. R's job. ABOUT WELLS COUNTY. One of the Most Thriving of the Now Counties in the Valley. Wells county is one of tho most remarkable counties in the Jim River valley, having developed from a wilderness into a populous and productive county since 1SS5. Its natural resources led settlers to take up claims in the interior, and the village of Fessenden was founded near the geographical cen ter of the county. Other thriving towns in the county are Cathay, Harvey and Sykeston. For sev eral years not much was heard of Wells county. Its soil was the richest, and it was watered by three streams. The Sheyenne river, with its numerous tributries, trav ersed the entire- upper portion, while the James river had its source among the verdant "co teaux" farther to the west. The I'ipestem river rose within the borders of Wells county, so that it is specially favored by nature in this respect. In needed railroads to develop its resources, and when the Soo and Northern Pacific built across the county, settlers began to pour in from all directions. In about three years the voting popu lation increased from J5:5 in 18(.'*2 to over 800 in 1S(.4. The entire population of the county *is esti mated at 3,800 toward the close of the year 1805. Wells county con tains about 820.000 acres of land. The population of Wells county is of a tine class and the residents of towns are young people, born and raised in the older states. At the count}' seat. Fessenden, a new brick and stone court house has just been dedicated. Three capacious grain elevators give the village an air of solidity that is not found everywhere. Fes-en den is distinctively a new town, and a thriving one. The acerage for 1805 is as fol lows: Wheat. iiO.lSU oats. 12,581): barley. 4,932 Hax, 22.507: rye, 1.127 corn. 453: potatoes. 425. The assessed valuation will reach $1. 700.000. The soil is a deep, rich, black loam, covering a clay sub soil. interspersed with particles of magnesia and carbonate of lime. Any farmer knows that when a good surface is sustained by yel low clay, crops can be raised in large quantities. Many a field of wheat has been harvested in Wells county in 1895 that yielded more than 40 bushels to the acre. Wells county is distinguished for having a large number of farmers living on quarter sections of land, and there is still plenty of good land in the county improved and un improved which can be purchased from .$2 to $10 per acre. Govern ment land can be homesteadedand railroad land can be bought on time. Wells county is especially adapt ed to stock raising, in fact there is no better stock country anywhere. The prairie grasses are very nutri tious, and cattle sheep and horses thrive and fatten upon them. The grasses when cut and cured make excellent hay. The question of fuel is one that is of primary importance in every prairie country. In this icspect Wells county is singularly fortu nate. Just at the western limits of the county are inexliaustable mines of lignite coal. This coal is used for domestic purposes and can be bought for $2.50 per ton at the railroad station, or at the mines for $1 per ton. farmers drive to the mines and lay in their winter's supply of fuel at from *10 to 5 of actual outlay. Wood from the forests of [Minnesota is worth about $5 per cord. The climate is healthful and invigorating. Ill ere being no levers or malaria, and good water is found in abundance at a depth of 2 to 18 feet in some [daces, while in others wells have to lie dug fully l0 feet or more before a sufficient tlow of water is obtained. Wells county is populated by an energetic, thrifty and prosper ous people. Schools and churches abound throughout the county. Its railroad facilities are un equalled. Many Have Returned. One of the set backs to some of the early settlers in counties in the northern part of the state was a frost that, spoiled much of the grain in 1885. This was felt keen ly by the new settlers and some became discouraged and either abandoned or sold their claims and started out to find a better place but nearly all those who could do so have returned while others would if they could, lint most of the first settlers saw the bright future through the frosty mist and remained. They have succeeded well and are quietly buying the land that their co-pioneers aband oned. ST. JOHN'S ACADEMY A Model School tor Girls, Teach ing Elementary and Higher Itranclies. Cost of Tuition and Hoard Re markably Cheap i'or Ad vantages Ottered. Jamestown possesses an excel lent school for girls, called St. John's academy, which is under the direction of the Sisters of St. Joseph. It was established a few years ago by Bishop Shanley, the Catholic prelate of North Dakota, and he lnis always given it a very hearty support. The studies em brace the elementary English branches for young pupils, with a beginning in music and drawing, ami for older pupils a full academ ic course including Latin, French andtierman. All the pupils re ceive instruction in domestic economy and there is a cooking class. all the members of which are taught to do practical work—to bake good bread, to'prepare and cook meat and vegetables, and all other important matters connected with the cooking and serving of food. Weekly lessons are given to the whole school in politeness and deportment. To encourage emu- lation in studies and in conduct there are monthly bulletins to parents, quarterly examinations, tablets of honor placed in the parlors where visitors can inspect them, and an annual distribution of prizes and medals. The aim of the faculty is to develop character and maintain high standards of culture, and at the same time to impart such practical instruction and cultivate such tastes as will fit the pupils to bear their parts well in the practical life of the farms and village homes to which they return after their graduation. St. John's is a remarkably eco nomical school for the advantages it gives. Board and tuition, in cluding modern languages, draw ing and vocal music, cost $65 for a term of five months. There are two sessions in the year, so that the whole cost of the year's school ing, with board, rooms and laundry services, $130. There are extra tuition fees for piano lessons, for advanced instruuetion in drawing and painting, for stenography and typewriting and for dressmaking. Pupils of all religious denomina tions are received and 110 effort is made to change the conviction of those who belong to other churches than the Catholic. The Dunkards' Choice. Among the best of the new comers into North Dakota are the Dunkards. They are natural farmers, do not engage in trade, and believe they can follow fann ing without imposing on their fel low men. This view is peculiar to their sect, and is generally lived up to. Among them are many who are well versed in agriculture and have been engaged in it all their lives. A. colony is coming this spring to take up land in Foster and Wells counties. Dur ing the summer a party of leading Dunkards came out to look over this country from Indiana. They visited the northern part of the state and made careful examina tion of the lands there. They pre ferred to select lands in the Jim River valley, and chose a location in Foster county. In answer to why they did so it was staled that an examination of the soil here by digging with a spade, shows that the pores run diagonally, while, in the soil of the extreme northern part of the state they run perpen dicularly and are more liable to feel tho effects of dry weather. The Jim River country was also preferred by these practical farmers, to a country in a more easterly part of the state where a colony of the same sect has recently located. Within a few years a very largo number of these enterprising, law abiding farmers will have found new homes in this part of North Da kota and demonstrate the capacity jf the soil by good farming. Looks Different Now. T1 ie following observataon is from a pioneer of 1887, in one of th« Northern counties of the state: "Today the old pioneer can stand at tho door of his comfort able residence and look over the land on which he located years ago. He cannot see that virgin grass covered prairie, nature's flower gar den, nor the sod shanties, nor the snow covered mounds with smoke towering upward. But on the other hand tine school houses, churches, frame dwellings erected on the out-buildings for the con venience of farmers. Several beautiful groves of timber, planted by the hands of the early settler, gives a pleasing rest to the eye. Some of these we had the pleasure of pic-nic-ing in last summer, and when we look back from the past to the present it is easy to con clude that the pioneers of our township have made a grand suc cess of farming. Influence of One Man. One man's example in a town ship of farmers often determines the success of his neighbors. One well cultivated farm, where the owner is getting along, stimulates other farmers and shows them how to work intelligently. There are counties where a few good farmers putting good judgment and knowledge into farming, have shown by results what can be done in the state and have been the means of mak ing other farmers work toward prosperity. One man has influenced the farmers of an entire township, so that the general appearance of the farms show a thriv ing people wliilo the oppo site condition could be noticed in an adjoining township. Good farm ing in North Dakota pays like good work in any business. THEBK is a great deal said in the papers about the amount of wheat shipped from India to England und the continent. The desire of certain classes of speculators in and buyers of grain is to make this amount seem as large as possible. The India wheat exports have become a bugbear that is always used to depress the prices. Compared with the output of North Dadota alone, the India wheat shipments since April 1st are insignificant. The following is from the Minneapolis Market Record: The reports of wheat from India dnr ing the past week were 152 000 bushels, of which 48,000 went to the United Kingdom and 104,000 to the continent. The shipments for the corresponding week in 1S94 were 632,000 bushels. The total shipments since April 1st aggregate 10,890.000 bushels, of which 12.914,000 bushels went to the United Kingdom and 3,944,000 bushels to the continent. TLo total shipments for the correspond ing time last year were 10,204,000 bush els, of which 7,568,000 bushels went to the United Kingdom and 2,63G,000 bush els to the continent. In line with the move made by the 6tate wool growers association to have wool markets established, Commissioner uurrie is endeavoring to induce the Northern Pacific to pnt in a warehouse at Dickinson. The Pres9 says it is likely he will succeed, for the Northern Pacific realizes fully the present import ance and rapidly increasing value of the woo! and c-ittle shipments from Dickin son. Last year Dickinson shipments were oTO.OOO pounds of won], and the IS'.Ki figures will exceed hese. Lioarxs Re Estate JAMESTOWN, N. D. Taxes Paid for Non-Residents. Correspondence Solicited. The placing of Loans and all kinds of investments given per sonal attention. Also make a specialty of managing properties of non-residents. Great Inducements in Real Estate at Pres ent Time. FINE FLOUR. The ltu.sselNMillci', lills Pro duct in DtMiiniHl in Ttf'u Continents. A Complete and Extensive Mill ing Plant.---A Valuable Enterprise. ()ne of the most valuable indus tries in this state is milling—the grinding of our hard wheat into the tinest flour in the world. This business is bound to be immensely increased in the near future, and North Dakota to become one of, if not. the greatest flour manufactur ing states in the Union. The reason for'this is that we raise the best wheat in tho world niul have for power to grind it, an unlimited supply of lignite coal, almost in the center of the state. The erec tion of mills and lower railroad rates on fuel and flour, alone prevent North Dakota grinding a large portion of its own wheat now ship ped to Minneapolis, Superior and eastern mills for that purpose. The representative firm in this part of the state is that of the Rus sell-Miller, Milling Company, hav ing mills at Jamestown and Valley City in North Dakota and at Su perior, Wis., with an aggregate capacity of turning out (,000 bar rels of flour daily. Mr. D. E. Austin is the manager of the Jamestown mill and under his management the firm is doing a very large business, increasing from year to year. The Jamestown mill has now 800 barrels daily capacity and runs day and night nearly the year around. The company pays one cent per bushel over the local market price for wheat which makes this a good market for farmers and the mill thereby gets a line quality of grain. The mill is electric lighted by its own plant, has its own shipping track, and an elevator of 70.000 bushels OF STUTSMAN COUNTY John McCulloch Lumber Co. COAL AND WOOD. All orders Promptly and Carefully Filled. Telephone No. 54 Capital Hotel, G. W. 13TGRAHAM & SON, Proprietors. Firstclass in Every Respect. Newly Furnished Throughout. STEAM HEAT, ELECTRIC LIGHTS, MODERN CONVENIENCES Restaurant in connection, where Meals are served, all hours, day or night MAKE DIRECT INQUIRY Concerning North Dakota through the JAMESTOWN AND STUTSMAN COUNTY DIRECTORY OF JAMESTOWN STATISTICS OF STUTSMAN COUNTY JAMESTOWN, capacity in which all wheat is stored and cleaned. The machin ery is the latest and beHt, made and the quality of the flour is such that it sells readily in almost, every state in the Union from Maine to California and many consignments go direct to England. The retail prices of flour in this city arc, cash, from $1.85 for the best, to i'Oc, per 100 pounds for the cheapefet grade. Tho mill gives in exchange according to the quality, from 28 to 50 lbs. of Hour for a bushel of wheat corn meal is $1.25 a 100 pounds bran 87 to $8, a ton. The mill is one of the largest and most important enterprises in tho county. No Fertilizers Used in North Dakota. The cost of raising wheat in •Southern Michigan has been given by good authority at $11 an acre. This includes every fair charge that should be made in the calcu lation. A large per cent of this cost is due to fertilizers. No fertilizers are ever need ed in North Dakota. Farms that have been continuously cropped for 12 or 15 years have produced as large yields this season as ever. The same cost of wheat growing given for Michigan is true on many farms in Illinois, Indiana Ohio and New York and other old states. Statistics compiled by the Ohio commissioner of agricul ture a few years ago, gave about $11 as the cost per acre to* raise wheat in that state. In North Dakota the cost per acre has been, for an average 15 bushel yield, 85. With a higher yield the only additional cost is threshing. This explains, with heavy yields, how so small a cost per acre is given for raising so large a crop. North Dakota's average wheat yield this year is over 21 bushels, the average for the United States is onlv 155. Much of North Dakota wheat is yet in stack. Maud Muller on a summer's la.v. Stuffed the manger full of liay. Her liat was there but not the rake, For that was but the poet's fake. Slapping the old cow on the side. She laughed until she nearly erled. 'Just think of't, bossy,' erled the maid, 'I'm Roin' to have some bluomers made." Lumber, Lath, Shingles G. E. STORMS, Manager. Write to any one of the 1300 farmers and farm residents whose names, post office addresses and exact, locations are therein given. The Directory contains a brief descrip tion, and gives the location, of every city, village and post oflice. A sectional map Is also given—showing the lakes rivers, towns and rail roads—by means of which any particular tract of land can be accurately and quickly located, and its position in regard to railroads noted. There is also given a Which contains an alphabetically arranged list of 1H00 citizens and business firms in Jamestown also a miscel laneous directory of all city and county officers, boards, public and private schools, churches secret, military] civic and benevolent societies and grain and live stock From and including the year 1888. The book is bound in boards and sent postpaid to any address for One Dollar. DIRECTORY OF just published. JESSE BURGSTER, NORTH DAKOTA.