Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 143, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1919 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

IDEAL FARM LANDS Minnesota Man at Last Found What He Sought. After Leng Search, the Wondroua Productiveness of Western Canada Was Pointed Out, and He •Is Going There. He farmed for a number of years near Windom, Minnesota, and as Mr. O. S. Marcy told it, he had done well. He had made sufficient money to see him and his wife their remaining days. “But there were the boys.” said Mrs. Marey, “and six of them, too —some of the six not yet back from ‘overseas.’ Yes, we are proud of them," the fond mother said, “but, oh! my, we had no girl,” and she bemoaned that. These boys had to be looked after. “Why not settle them about you In your own neighborhood? You have good land there, splendid neighbors, and everything that might be desired.” “Yes, that is all true,” replied this estimable lady, “but the land Is so high-priced we couldn’t afford to buy there, although worth every cent asked for It. You see we have six boys, and they are good one, too.” So, one day, three years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Marcy rigged up the automobile for a touring trip. They wanted to Investigate for the boys’ benefit; The Journey lasted for a year. It took them through Arizona with Its varied scenery, its climatic and agficultural attractions; into the canyons of Colorado they went, and the 1 agricultural possibilities there aroused a large amount of Interest. Still undecided, down into the valleys of California the automobile went. Fruit orchards were plentiful, grain fields were attractive, but the psychological time had not arrived. Reversing their way, they passed through Washington, Oregon and Montana and home. A year’s journey and no results. “Oh, yes,” Mr. Marcy said, “we had a delightful time, enjoyed It all hut the day and night up In Colorado, when we were held up by a wonderful snowstorm; we and six others. Planking the snow embankment, we came through safely, If a trifle Inconvenienced." It was Interesting to hear these people talk. Tlielr practical minds showed that they had not lacked opportunities for observation. They could not find what they wanted for the boys. When he was between twenty and twentyfive years of age, Mr. Marcy pictured to himself the kind of a home he wanted. He reared a family of boys and had yet to find such a place. His year’s journey had been fruitless in that respect. One day he decided he would try what Western Canada could do. He had read of It, and he had friends there who had done well. He toured the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. He saw the vast -prairies, yielding their twenty and twenty-five, and as high as forty bushels of wheat, with enormous yields of other grains. The north country, which afforded the grass and the shelter that made stock-raising a valuable adjunct to the growing erf grain, was visited, Interviews were had with the settlers, many from his own home district, and all were satisfied. Only the other day he arranged for a car In which he will load his effects to be taken to the Alberta farm he had purchased when on his visit. Mrs, Marcy goes with him, and the six boys will follow. He found the place he had pictured In his mind when he was twenty or twenty-five years old. “1 was unable to find It until I made my Western Canada visit. I bought the farm, and lam satisfied. When I saw a carload of four-year-old steers brought into the Edmonton market, weighing 1,700 pounds, that had nevei been inside a building nor fed a bit at grain, I was glad I had made up my mind,"—- Advertisement.