The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, January 4, 1917, Page 8

Thefi Wo BY OLOF RIBB HAVE seen on these prairies a mother, with three little children, living in a little cabin amid the lonely hills. These were holding down the home- stead while the father was away, working by the day that his family might have bread; for he had not the means to purchase horses and machinery b e PSS g men Pioneers EXPLAINING THIS STORY Editor Nonpartisan Leader: Donnybrook, Dec. 20, 1916 Some time ago you invited articles dealing with actual experi- ences of homemakers in this strenuous west. I submit one dealing with the phase of this life seen and experienced by one who receives little credit for her share in it— one who never learns that she is appreciated because her merits are not recounted except in her obituary. And she never reads that. The little mother I write about is not .a fiction. places can be viven if necessary. (and happen to use the article). Yours truly, N r wherewith to make his homestead into a companionship and crave the care and farm. petting which would have given some This mother was told that her health change in the monotony of the lonely was not goo_d and her husband wanted day. The town was not so very far F her to go with the children to visit her away but the encircling hills were there mother at ————, Minn. But she did and one could not see but only guess what ~ not want to go unless her husband could lay beyond that barrier. The nearest .go too, and he did not want to abandon neighbor’s cabin, only a mile away, could g the homestead, 50 she felt it her duty to not be seen. There dwelt an elderly r¢ Btay. She said this bravely but with a woman, her only companion, a daughter t smile so sad that the listener felt like 14 or 15 years of age, an incurable responding with tears rather than a victim of St. Vitus’ dance. The twitch- el ile. ings of her body and contortions of her tt Her face ‘revealed the nature of her features were such that I turned away. . illness. I had seen that look before. I I could not look upon the sight. Not CC " had seen it in the faces of husky young very cheerful neighbors for a homesick D men, and_ boys, enlist:,ed to serve their little mother, were they? {t country in the Spanish-American war. While she was smiling her heart was ’Irhat little mother was dying from home- breaking with longing for a sight of the ol of sickness. pines which sheltered the cottage that was her mother’s ' home. She could smile 1s :),?"Nggg ggfilfggggs because, after all, her duty lay with the . father of her children and she was help- 1 You see it was such a very lonely place. ing him to make out of their cabin a hi Not even a cow, or a chicken to make home, and that desolate prairie might yet : Tf-‘fi bi}%" ?syofiedi?g.\ q:lcl:ddeveloplnf‘i * 3 prolific ind. ut o matur SOWS A ‘ 3 Manumoth B Sont Sacists Shomis, 3. T Seat le oldrktlmt almost touches the 1000 pound [ J mark. S1 Before selecting we wish you to write 2| Poland China % _ el LASBY & ROSE : BRED SOWS 25t dfi 4 Joining city limits; 3[ THE PURE-BRED LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION w of £t} . . WILLIAMS AND McKENZIE COUNTIES t’- 3 Will hold a sale of pure-bred horses, cattle, and hogs at Williston February 27 and 28. The y breeders of the two counties will offer good home grown stuff. Williston is the big Percheron . center of the state and any one desiring a good sire or mare should attend this sale. No agents—no commission—why- not come,to your home breeders and get your stock for what they are worth? 19 stallions and 22 mares have already been listed, besides a good string of N ")fleraturd and Shorthorn bulls. More information can be had by writing, | STATES (See U. S. Census reports). U. L. BURDICK, Secretary Williston, N. D. make big profits for North Dakota investors. Names and You may use mine if you wish OLOF RIBB. - become a place where men would pros- per and where they might gather in cheerful companionship that would make lonely little mothers forget their heartbreak. : This little mother is only one out of thousands who have lived a life of lonli- ness and suffered willing martyrdom during the years when these lonely plains have been made into pleasant places for men whereon to dwell. With- out them the task of redeeming this~ wilderness would never have been under- taken. And is it not time to take thought. of discharging the debt we owe these pioneer women of the plains? Have we not paid the debt we owed to the bedaubed and bespangled dames of the avenue, the hill, and the boulevard? Have we not provided them with limo- £y 1 Another True Story of North Dakota sines and diamonds and opera cloaks? Have we not privided them with leisura shine at charity bazaars? Is there any luxury they lack? If so it is not our fault. They had but to ask and we gave, WOMEN PIONEERS HAD A HARD LOT ; 3 While we were spending our money thus lavishly the best we could do for wife or mother was calico and cooking and chores. No silks, no rest, no music, for them. Instead of the opera, tucking tired children away to bed; instead of motor rides, the wearisome routine of the wash board; instead of festivals the preparing of meals throughout an end- less chain of days. ~ Some day we will be able to pay the debt we owe to these wives and mothers who have stayed at home and reared our children while we were engaged in the less monotonous and wearisome task of dealing with the soil, with markets and with men. Some day we will be able to give them a vacation; to take them on a trip to the city to let them enjoy briefly and in a mild way the pleasures which her sisters of the life luxurious participate in to boredom every day. Being true to the aims of the Nonpar- tisan League will enable us to pay our debt to these brave and noble women. And it will also mean that our children will find the struggle for existence not quite so dreary or discouraging as we have found it. Victory will mean to others just as deserving as those actively engaged in the ranks. WHAT WILL YOU PAY--$100 OR $200--OR MORE? ’ Will you buy shares in the Northern Packing Company not at $100 per share (par value), as many wise North Dakota farmers and business men have done { in the past month—or will you buy these same shares in a year or two from these same wise investors at a big premium? In the past people have been invited, urged and even coaxed to buy shares in big industrial corporations which since have become immensely successful. Those who used their foresight have been returned many times their investment. is i rtunity to buy Northern Packing Company shares at par—to get in on the ground floor in this big Nofth Dakota company, which will This 1o youraopno 7 7. s. This is your opportunity to share in the income of the LARGEST SINGLE INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED e g _ Properly Managed Packing Plants Are Profitable ]‘ Business statistics show that there are fewer failures in the Packing Industry than in almost any other line of manufacturing business. ‘Where competent management is given—there are practically no failures. Meats are found upon the table of practically every home in the world and the business. is organ- ized so that a profitable price is assured. o North Dakota’s future is based upon a solid foundation. She will supply bread and butter and meat to an ever increasing market. People will do without ‘ an automobile or a piano or new clothes or a new home if times are not just as bright as they would like to see them, but—they cannot get along without eating, ‘\.L andaN orth Dakota vem supply the staple foods that every one must have—MEAT AND BREAD AND BUTTER. 2 keep these big profits at home and build up the state. paid 37 per cent on its common stock, and another just across the line in Wis- :1\' The killing and curing of meats is a p | { . consin paid 52 per cent. (¢ cafion at this office.) (Names of these companies will be furnished on appli- i The Northern Packing plant will be properly located and competently ‘: manag:d. '(l)‘HE NORTHERN PACKING COMPANY WILL BE A PROFIT- (} ABLE BUSINESS SUCCESS. (¢ We have prepared a handsome booklet printed in two colors, and telling in tail how you can make money in the packing business. Mail us the coupon gf this a(:lveZtisement and let us send this book to you—entirely free and without any obligation on your part. DO IT NOW. NORTHERN PACKING COMPANY, Grand Forks, N. D. rofitable business. One Minnesota plant paid 42 per cent on its It is not enough that the people o: this state shall produce the raw materials for these staples. They can and will manufacture the finished product and so common stock last year, another in the same state ] Northern Packing Company, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Gentlemen: Without obligation of any sort on my part, please send me your Northern Packing Company booklet mentioned in your advertise- ment in the Nonpartisan Leader. i ‘A North Dakota Corpoxation, Financed by North Dakota Men, Manufacturing and Marketing North Dakota Products. EIGHT Mention the Leader When Patronizing Advertisers and liveried lackeys and the means to ° <1