CLAY COUNTY ILLUSTIIATKH 



Residence and Buildings on August Hoppe Farm, Alliance Township 



August Hoppe, oue of the promiuent 

 farmers of Alliance township, is a na- 

 tive of Germany. He emigrated to 

 America and resided in Winona Coun- 

 ty, Minnesota, going from there to 

 South Dakota, where he engaged in 

 farming for eight years. In 1894 Mr. 

 Hoppe trekked 220 miles across coun- 

 try, from near Aberdeen, with his 

 family, bringing nine horses and 

 twelve head of cattle. He purchased 

 the home quarter section for' $10.00 

 per acre and began to develop his 

 farm. Mr. Hoppe now owns and op- 

 erates a half section of fertile land and 

 produces fine crops of corn, potatoes 

 and grain each year. Part of Mr. 

 Hoppe 's buildings are shown in the 

 accompanying illustration. 



Louis Miller, who now owns and 

 farms the west half of section 1 in 

 Holy Cross township, has had many 

 years' experience as a farmer in Clay 

 County. For many years he was fore- 

 man on the Ptoehm farm near George- 

 town and gained the reputation of be- 

 ing one of the best farm managers in 

 this part of the state. Later he con- 

 ducted a butcher shop at Georgetown, 

 and resided in Moorhead for a few 

 years. The call of the farm, however, 

 was too strong, and Mr. Miller again 

 engaged in farming in the Sabin neigh- 

 borhood. A few years later he bought 

 his present farm and has improved it 

 in many respects. He raises potatoes, 

 other diversified crops, and has a well 

 selected herd of cattle. Mr. Miller 



Scene on the Louis Miller Farm, Holy Cross Township 



