The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, March 15, 1917, Page 23

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CO., 162 N. Dearborn St. .Dept. REPLIES TO LUKOW Clyde, N. D., Feb. 9, 1917. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: In one of the issues of your paper for. January, 1917, there appeared a letter from George W. Lukow of Chebause, 111, roasting the land sharks of North Dakota. As I happen to be the land shark with whom Mr. Lukow did busi- ness, I would like to use the columns of your paper to show how infernally some people can stretch the truth. Mr, Lukow and a friend of his, Mr. Adolph Burmeister, ‘were brought to me in the fall of 1913 by a land agent from Illi- nois. Within an hour of their arrival this agent informed me that if I sold Mr. Lukow or Mr. Burmeister any land, he (the agent) would expect a commis- sion of $4 per acre. Any one who was living in Cavalier county in 1913 will-tell you what “big crops and never a failure” I showed them. They were taken out to the threshing machines and saw the wheat vielding from 5 to 10 bushels per acre and oats yielding around 20 bushels per acre (including the wild oats) and were told plainly that we had had a much poorer crop in 1910. They talked with dozens of farmers among them being some of their old neighbors from Illinois. I showed them as good farms-as there are in Cavalier county at prices of from $30 to $40 per acre and on easy terms. Nothing that I had listed suited Mr. Lukow and I took him to my competitor in the land business here. He showed Mr. Lukow a fairly well improved farm 1%, miles from town at $45 per acre and Mr. Lukow decided to buy it. Mr. Burmeister bought a quarter section ADVERTISEMENTS Grain Growers Are Winning the Fight for a Square Dealin rain Grading That the Federal Government is reconsidering the grain grading matter, with probability of con- cessions in favor of the farmers, is MPL, Chicago, Il on the half crop payment plan from me at $35 an acre. Both gentlemen with their families moved here in the Treat your seed sprmg of 1914, : AR aufam The black rust struck our wheat that with the , year and Mr. Lukow’s only yielded Imperial Smut Machine about 7 bushels per acre if I remember 5 S & . | the only perfect Smut Ma- . correctly. But in 1915 when every one due to the truthful publunty given 8 chine made. Guaranteed else here had a splendid crop ahd made a good bunch of money Mr. Lukow had another failure and the neighbors. {gutr Imogey Win aEull Sl Isn’'t attributed it to the fact that he was too ar lalr € a;so have a slow to get his crop in in proper sea- machine that takes wild oats out of s s tame oats for seed and the best cleaner son. He became discouraged and moyv- and grader for all grades. All ma- ed from here to Fairmount, Minn, in MINNEAPOLIS “SEPARATOR ‘GO the spring of 1916 314 Erie Street, Minneapolis, Minn. ‘What has Mr. Burmeister done mean- while? The farm he purchased was not considered as good and was not that you will have no smut in your grain next fall. If you have we will refund to the grain grading hearings at Fargo and Minneapolis by heCouner-News The Nonpartisan Daily nearly so well improved as Mr. Lukow’s and Mr. Burmeister was not so well fixed financially as Mr. Lukow. In 1914 the landlord’s share of the crop turned I over by Mr. Burmeister paid the inter- B X : S t on his half- tract and reduc- e 18 - | AND BATTERIES |} ciontuetuc o conclandnic The Courier-News is the only rented another quarter section and raised 4500 bushels of wheat and nearly 5000 bushels of oats. He made a big payment on his land and had money left. I have not the figures for his 1916 Winter stora_ge of all makes of crop but he told me that he more than Batteries. “broke even.” A 5 He brought four horses, (two of 71 Fifth St- N. FARGO, N.D. them being old and not worth much), and two cows to Dakota with him. The old mares have both died but to- day he has 8 horses and 20 head of cat- tle with all necessary farm machinery e and has them “paid for.” His credit &‘-'-'ESI’EBIAI. OFFEH is gilt-edged at either the bank or the i = e Loy 7 hm‘:ngg stores, because he does-not abuse it. < L In conclusion, if any one wants to know how the lank sharks ‘“swindled” 3 0 Mr. Lukow, I would ask them to write to Mr. Adoiph Burmeister of Calvin, ls O e S a er N. D., and ask him how he has been : . . Subscribe to it . treated and I have not asked for his approval in making this statement. Both men were used exactly the same. One was a failure and a grouch,I the “ ¥ g bR s sow e i The Courier-News is now publish- the land purchased by these gentlemen, ed on Monday morning. You can subscribe to it for six days a week '(the old way), or seven days a week (the new way), whichever ., you please. Here are the rates » i both ways. Take your choice, | but as I do not get this until the con- tracts are paid out in full I bave not ‘but subscribe one way now. Mr. Divet, » | Howard B. Tilden Magneto and Battery Expert daily newspaper that reported these hearings fully and truthful- 8 ly. The Courier-News report was reprinted in the Congressional Record. If you want to know the plain facts about what is going on every day read the Courier-News, It gives all the news and all the markets. Milnor, N. D, Feb. 18, 1917. as yet received anything. 2 . If you do not care to publish this > letter in fairness, to both sides of this - “land shark” question, please return it in the inclosed stamped envelope. I am yours for a square -deal, 3 ichland County. £ EMERSON {‘,’?} PLOW S Six days a week Seven Days a Week he sh £ oes on in § I am a member of the Nonpartisan (Every day except (BEvery day including ;e-ct:ogdss areN%ogl:fs (:o t?:l;lg—no wrench League and will say in my opinion that Monday) ' B Monday) needed—just your hands. 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