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A Quarter Section Golden
In the fall of 1910, Roy Swanson, a young man living near Funk, Phelps county,
Nebraska, came to look at the Golden Prairie District of Wyoming. Some of his
friends had settled in the district and had written encouraging reports, so he de
cided to, see for himself. .
Like, most young men starting out in life, Mr. Swanson 's means were limited, and
he wisely determined to make his dollars go as far as possible. He asked about our
crop payment plan, and we explained its provisions to him with the result that .he
purchased the Sautheast Quarter of Section 1, in Township 12, Range 62, 5 miles
east of the town of Carpenter. The land was smooth, rich prairie. The price was
$17.50 per acre, or $2,800.00 for the quarter section, and Mr. Swanson bought on the
crop payment plan, paying down one fifth or $560, and agreeing to deliver to us at
Carpenter one-half the crop raised each year to be credited at market price to pay
both interest (at 6 per cent) and principal until the land should be paid for.
Under the regular terms of our contract he would have been required to put 40
acres in crop in 1910, and an additional 40 acres in 1911, and 80 acres each year
, thereafter. until the land is paid for, but he stated that if we would release him from
putting in. the 40 acres in the spring 1911 he would break out 80 acres that summer
and seed it all to winter wheat. We consented to this and in this ad we reproduce a
photograph aken of this SO-acre field of Turkey Red Winter Wheat, raised this
' season on'j sod breaking on this farm by this plucky young Nebraskan who saw the
virtue of Golden Prairie land and had the grit to back his judgment. '-"As. this is
written the crop has not been threshed, but it has been estimated by those competent
to judge, that the yield will be from 25 to 30 bushels per acre. .'
Hon. George Harcourt, Deputy Minister; of Agriculture of Canada, viewed this
field just as the grain was turning yellow and. pronounced it a marvelous sight. .
He has just returned home from visiting the United States in the interest of the In
ternational Dry Farming Congress, and the day he spent in the Golden Prairie Dis
trict with Prof. Knight of the Wyoming State University, and Prof. Watson, State
Director of Farming, was a revelation to the distinguished visitor.
What Roy Swanson has done you may do. His is not an isolated example. There
are hundreds of others in the fertile Golden Prairie District whose experience will
duplicate his. Neither this ad nor all the pages of this whole paper would suffice
I to tell the stories of men who five, four, yes three years ago were farm, hands in'
Nebraska and other central states, or, renters barely making a living on high priced
farms, who are now independent farm owners in the Golden Prairie District. And
there is still room here for hundreds more. Will you be one of them? That is the
question for you to decide now.
The Golden Prairie is Not an Experiment. It is a proven producer. 6ne of
the leading national banks of Cheyenne is owned by men who 25 or 30" year ago were
cow boys and who have accumulated one hundred thousand to a quarter of a mil
V lion dollars each by raising cattle and other live stock on these grass covered prai
1 l ies, and while they were "doing this, a little colony off at theedge of the district, 20
miles from 'the railroad and known as the Swedish settlement demonstrated that
grain crops could be grown here successfully every year.
Farm and a Crop Payment Contract
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This picture 1 roproauced from a photograph of the 80 acres winter wheat field, grown this season on sod breaking on tne Golden .If1
mlng farm of Roy Swanson. purchased by him on the Crop Payment Plan, and to be paid for. both principal and interest, by delivering to hih nearest
station one-half the grain raised each year, which is credited at market price until the land is paid for. If you are a renter of high priced land or a
young man starting In life you should not fall to read this page. It may mean a turning point tn life for you.
Buy land direct from us and save agents' commis
sions. We are owners, not agents. Our prices range from
$12.50 " to $25.00 per acre, according to location and
quality. Our terms are : Plan 1 One-third cash, one-third
in five years and one-third in ten years with warranty
deed and mortgage back. Plan No. 2 One-fifth cash and
. balance in ten equal annual installments, or, best of all for
the man who wants the land for a home and who prefers
to keep his available cash to pay for improvements and
live stock. Plan No. 3 Our Popular-Crop Payment plan,
whereby, after making a small cash payment as evidence
of good faith, you pay all the balance of both principal
and interest by delivering to your nearest market station
one-half of the crop raised, which is credited at market
price until the land is paid for. This plan is enabling
many energetic farmers to get homes without assuming
the burden of payments maturing at fixed dates. Buy a
Golden Prairie farm on the crop payment plan and you
will live long and be healthy and happy. None of our
lands are more than eight miles from railroad station.
Summer Tourist Tickets to Cheyenne may be purchased
any day. The round trip rate from Omaha is $16.00; Sioux
City, $19.90 Grand Island, $14.50, and other stations in
proportion. We refund railroad fare to purchasers.
Please fill out and mail us the attached coupon
that we may furnish you detailed information.
The Federal Land & Securities Co.
100 West Seventeenth St., Cheyenne, Wyo.
(CUT OUT AND MAIL THIS COUPQIf TODAY)
The Federal Land, fe Securities Company,
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Gentlemen: I have read your advertisement In The Omaha Bee, and
you will please send me literature descriptive of the Golden Prairie Dis
trict of Wyoming-, including sectional map of the district and teatinvonials
of settlers.
If suited, I would want to buy about acres, and
would prefer your plan No.
Name -
Address -
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The Busy Bees
.OW interested the Busy Bees are In birds! Today we have a
story about the bobolink, and last Sunday we bad a story
about the grosbeak. Your Children's page editor is interested
in birds, too. JuBt listen to what he saw the other day in the
next dooryard: On the ground a flicker was hunting in the
grass for worms, while nearby were two robins and a little
ernun of BDarrows. On the fence was perched a red-breasted
grosbeak, and glinting through the willow trees were the blue wings of some
blue Jays. Can any of the Busy Bees beat this? !
Their Own Page
The editor' would like to remind the Busy Bees to follow the rules for
1 young-writers more carefully. Especially remember about writing on one
side of the page only. :
Walter A. Averill of Omaha wins first prize again this Sunday, with a
story about an Imaginary picnic. Second place is won by Bernlce Ashburn
of Gibbon, Neb., who writes about a real vacation trip. Both of these Bees
! are on the Red side.
little Stories by Little Folk
(First Prlue.)
. Some Picnic, Eh I
By Wa!tr A. Averill, 1214 ChlcnfiO St,
Aged 12 years. Red Side.
ll)ear Busy Bees:
How , would you like to go to this Im
aginary picnic? I sure wish it was true.
I got up at half past six of a bright
ieuramer morning of the latter part of
'July, fresh for a day's fun out In a large
jmeadow that was three-fourths sur
'rounded by a large thick timber. A
'small creek that had an exceptional
'strong "current ran through the east
if art of the meadow which was a fine
place to go picnicking.
The first thing I did when 1 got up
,was to ' go out in the kitchen to see
'what mother had fixed for me. She had
just got It tied up in a large box anil
as I had to eat two meals out 'of It I
had quite a lunch. Following is the
menu: Four egg sandwiches, four "wein
rsif" sandwiches, one dozen sweet pickles
o which I am very fond, one pint jar
ctfnncd pineapples, two slices good cake,
't'ltu liberal slice of ohooolate pie and one
t'jg piece of watermelon. '.'After being
'tatisffod I would have enough to eat
1 took 'my lunch .' and started for ; a
'certain corner where a large hay rack
(Ihe largest I ever1 saw) with plenty of
hay on It, stood awaiting the picnickers.
I was a trifle too earl but another boy
and I told jokes until at last we saw
,t lie whole bunch , coming down the-street
on the run. TSe quickly sought the
beet scats and in -a -short time we were
( ff. After about a half hour's joyous
ride We were landed. Some of the older
Tlrls fixed the tablecloths -on the grass
tor tables while r the, . rest i engaged in
putting up swings, teeter-totters, meas
uring -distances for the races, etc. Just
'after ,we got . everything fixed, , the din
res -bell; rang;.' and eleven , hungry boys
and ten hungry girls eagerly ate tbelr
i oftSock breakfast '
A Her breakfast all of us (except a few
wh ate too much) played on the swings
tiii teeter-totters for about an hour until
cuiv breakfast was settled. Then we be
gda:t9 practice for the races and jumps.
T'-men had come along to see that
eywythlng ran smoothly and to referee
'tui races. . The first race came stout
lu.& It was the fifty-yard dash. I
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS
1. Write plainly on one side of the
papas only and number the pages,
a. Use pen and ink, not pencil.
3. Short and pointed artioles will
be liven preference. So not use
over 8 SO words.
4. Original stories or Utter only
will be used.
5. Writ your name, age and ad
dress at the top of the first page.
rirst and second prises of books
will be given for the best two con
tributlons to this page each week.
Address all communications to
CKXLDBSlf'g DSFABTJSS XT,
Omaha Bee, Omaha, Heb.
competed as did six other boys and much
to my surprise . (for I thought I sure
would come in last) I came in fourth.
The next race was to see who could run
the farthest and I and three other boys
competed. While wo were running
around the grounds the seventy-five-yard
dash (for girls) and the 100-yard dash
for boys came off. By that time Just
two of us were left running. I was a
little smaller than my opponent' but I
uas bound I would beat him. We kept
on running side by side until I thought
I would drop but we still kept on. In
the end my larger friend had run about
five times around and as soon as I took
one step farther than he did I auit.
I only .competed in two other contests
the running broad jump and the last
trace. Every boy and srirl comnetM m
the latter. In the running broad Jump I
n ade no showing at all but in the !00-yard-run,.
that was different When ' I
started my legs felt stiff but I gradually
drew nearer the front and !n the home
stretch . I nearly tied for second place,
coming in third.' f ' ' - ' . ,
The rest of the day was uneventful un
til about 11 o'clock when we tried to
"catch a greased j!g." Talk about fun!
Why that's no name for it We woutd
get .a hold of him and he would slip
away after letting a few grunts. He
charged at one boy who stood perfectly
8 tlU .until the pig came near him. Then
he tried to ride the pig but immediately
slid off. . As nobody could catch him.
wo drove him Into a pen and then we
Prize-Winning Busy Bee
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a few experienced pilots want to go
past there at night as there is only one
Jeei channel.
Supper was eaten on a broad plank
put In the back of the boat.
We got past Harrison all right and
got home about 10 o'clock after a very
happy day.
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WALTER AVERILU
Walter A. Averill is one of the most in
dustrious of the Busy Bees. He has writ
ten stories for the children's page and
has won six prises. He is an Omaha boy
and is on the ed Bide.
had supper. 'After supper 'we left for
home, tired but happy. .
' ' (Second Prise.)
A Vacation Trip.
By Bernlce Ashburn, Gibson, Neb., Aged
11 years.- Red Side.
One day two summers ago my brother
and I were surprised to hear mamma,
who was at the telephone, say. "When
shall we start?" We clapped our hands
at that for It meant a delightful trip up
the lake and river. .
The next morning we were all, up at
4 o'clock because it was a long trip for
one day. We, eight In all, went down
to the dock where the tug was wait
ing. .
The lake is thirty-two miles long and
with the river it is sixty-two miles.
The river's name Is the St. Joe and
ft is very much like a looking glass,
reflecting trees and the surrounding
hills. .From the boat, we could aee Mt
Baldy which is covered with snow the
year around.
At noon we stopped at a good land
ing place and ate our dinner which
tasted very good. Then we went on
again.
We went as far as St Joe, that is a
town as far up as steamboats can go for
above are the rapids.
The boat didn't stop for , we had to
hurry to get past Harrison which is at
the mouth of the river before dark. Only
(Honorable Mention.)
The Bobolink.
By Dorothy Patty, Aged 10 Tears, Fre
mont, Neb.
I am a rollicking, jolly bobolink. I sing
loud, clear and strong and am full of
queer kinds of twists and kinks that were
never written on your muscal scale.
But I must not foiget my mate, a
brown-streaked bird with some buff and
a- few white feathers. She shades Into
the colors of the ground so harmoniously
that few ever find her. As early as the
Fourth of July we begin to go south. We
feed on wild rice In the marshes until
late in August, when we, raach the rice
fields in South Carolina and Georgia.
On the way I ihange my suit of black,
buff and white to a stilped brown, spar
rowy suit like my mate and children,
only there u more buff about It. In this
dress we bobolink!) descend in hordes
upon rice fields when milk is in the grain
and have a feast. A few weeks and I
have another suit to go a-courtlng in."
Some birds put on a new suit in the fol
lowing spring, retaining only their old
Wings and tail feathers, but a few of usr
gold finches and scarlet tanagers, undergo
a complete change.
The Unhappy End of Our Kitten.
By Mollle Corenman. 805 South Seventh
Street, Omaha.
Our four little kittens that we had nine
or ten weeks ago had a very unhappy
end.
One day a little gray kitten and the
little colored one were playing out on our
front sidewalk when a large dog saw
them. They were playing happily to
gether, not thinking of any harm, when
the dog gave a Jump at them and killed
them. The other two little kittens got
sick and died.
, How I Am Spending My Vacation.
By Susie Corenman, Aged 8 Tears, 805
.South Seventh Street, Omaha.
Bed Side.
This summer I am spending my vaca
tion at home. We have all kinds of fun,
for wc have a yard which is quite long.
We have two rooms for our playhouse
and they are very nice. We have very
delightful times In It. We abo have a
barn in our yard and in it we have all
of our shows. Nearly every Sunday my
sister and I go down to the river to see
the boat
A "Thank-You" Note.
: Dear Editor: I have Just received my
book of games, for which 1 want to
thank you.
Some Of the games I already knew and
some are new to me.
With best wishes. 1 am, sincerely,
HELEN WINKELMAN.
Our. Pets.
By Louise Tim me. Aged 11 Tears, Blue
Bide. 4204 Miami Street Omaha, Neb.
We have a little kitty named George.
He is very playful. Wo take a string
LITTLE GIRL WHO LIKES HER
BIG BROTHER.
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beak full of small insects, plant lice and
sliders.
Prof. Aughey saw a pair of long-billed
marsh wrens in Nebraska take thirty
one small locusts to their nest in one
hour.
Dr. Judd watched some young house
wrens for four hours and thirty-seven
minutes, in which time the parent birds
brought them 111 Insects and spiders.
Young birds are voracious eaters and
until they can fly are solely dependent
upon the food their parents bring them.
This has to be put into their gaping
breaks and sometimes the older bird
pushes a wriggling worm or fluttering
insects far down the chick's throat for
fear that it will escape.
ROBERTA CLAIRE M'GILL.
Three-year-old Roberta Claire McGill
was Jtn0 nf thA mnnt intoraetoH vtflitnr. at
the recent encampment of the Woodmeriiand Naid ar Prined n waterproof
of the World. She went to the encamp
ment to visit her brother, Hugh McGlU,
who Is a member of the organization.
She likes to put on her brother's hat and
carry his axe and pretend that she is
a Woodman. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles S. McGill.
and run around the table and he follows
us.
We also have a dog named Fritz.
When we play ball and the ball goes
down by Frits he takes the ball in his
mouth and plays with it
Then we go down and get it from
him.
Next time I will write a longer story.
Young Birds Have Big Appetites.
This Is the season at which birds may
ue seen' bringing insects, grubs and
worms to tbelr nests to feed their chick
ens. . In an article in the Illustrated Out
doors World L. W. Brownell gives some
remarkable figures on the enormous
quantity of insect pests that young birds
cat Were it not for such birds as the
thrusRes. vtreos, warblers, phoebes,
wrens, grosbeaks and sparrows there
would be scarcely any crops.
' Mr. Brownell says sixty insects a day
is a very low average for each bird. He
cites a pair of rose-breasted grosbeaks
which brought food to their young 426
timer between the hours of a. m. and
S p. m. Only on four visits did either
bird bring fewer than two larvae -or
caterpillars. Bo they consumed at least
S4S In those eleven hours.
Prof. Forbush speaks of a chickadee
that made six visits to Its young In
thirteen minutes, in each case with Its
Queer Newspapers.
A newspaper which can be eaten
after the information It contains is ab
sorbed, thus affording nourishment for
the body as well as the mind, is being
published In Paris, and is called The
Regal. It Is printed with an Ink guar
anteed non-poisonous, on thin sheets of
dough. '
Another freak newspaper, the Lumlna
ria, is published in Madrid. The ink with
which it is printed contains a small per
centage of prosphorus, so that the letters
are visible in the dark, and the reader
does not need to make a light to enjoy
its contents.
At two French seaside resorts news
papers called La Courier des Baigneurs
paper, so that the subscriber can take
his morning paper with him into the
sea and read it while taking his bath. .;
In Paris a paper called Le Mouchotrtt
or the handkerchief, is printed on paper
such as the so-called Japanese napkins
are made of and may become useful In
case the reader has forgotten or lost his
handkerchief or napkin.
Blind Boys Champion Scouts.
The blind Boy scouts of Kentucky are
the best track athletes among the scouts
In that state. The members of troop ten
of the Boy Scouts of America in' the
Kentucy Institute for the Blind in Louis
ville in a state track and field meet be
tween the Boy Scouts of Kentucky and
troop 10, was victorious winning a total
of 73 points, while troop 5 secured 8, troop
16. 6; troop 17, 5; troop 15, i. Sam Ritchie,
a blind boy scout of troop 10, secured 17
points. He was first in the fifty-yard
sack race with a blind scout named Reck
ert. He" was first in the fifty-yard three
legged race. He was third in the contest
for three consecutive jumps.
Companionable Punching Bag.
It Is no exaggeration to say that today
nearly every prominent athlete, no mat
er what his special form of sport may be,
uses the punohing bag as a means of
obtaining indoor exercise. .
And one priclpal reason for this popu
larity of the "striking spheroid"-as It
has been called, Is that while it affords
a splendid means of keeping physically
fit, it is not so dull as dumb-bells. There
is, indeed, no other Indoor athletic appli
ance that Is, as we may say, so enter
taining and lively; the punching bag, It
has been remarked. Is "very companion
able." '