Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1908 — Letter from D. A. Tucker. [ARTICLE]

Letter from D. A. Tucker.

Aurora, lowa., Dec. 14, 1908. | Dear Editor: We re<»ive the semi-weekly visit of the Rensselaer Republican as an old friend and as a family letter. Well, I promised you that you should hear from me occasionally. Now I must, if for nothing else, keep my word and write you. We are still residing here at lowa, although I established a home in McKenzie county, N. Dak., which is situated in the central part of the state, north and south. Bounded on the •west by the noted Yellow Stone river and the state of Montana, on the north and east by the big Mo river and partially on the' south t y the Little Mo river. I took a soldiers claim there, establishing myself on the claim Oct. 12th. I have a shack of very liberal diminsions of 10x12 feet, drop siding, shingle roof and painted white. I can prove up in one year, as my four years’ service is deducted from the five years’ residence required by law of a civilian. The soil there Is as fertile as it is here in lowa, coal is abundant, timber can be had from the above river bottom. There are two railroad surveys. The U. P. and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul., running from Dikerson to Willertin north and south. This is destined to he a great county. This Is in the great wheat country, as high as 53 bushels to the acre have been raised and 113 bushels of oats. My claim is 35 miles from railroad, G. N. at Willistin. This is enough about North Dakota at present. My son, L. H. Bates Tucker is at Santiago, Cuba. He will return to the states before April Ist Andrew will graduate from Parker college in June. He is also doing tutor work in the college. He is manager of the foot ball team, which has been defeated but once during the past season, at St. Paul, Minn. James and Clarence are all the children that are at home with us. They are in Aurora school. . Regards to all my friends. REV. D. A. TUCKER.