Daily globe., 1879-07-12

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Eureka. The favored few who "found" in
vitations awaiting them, yesterday, to make
one of a party of excursionists to Messrs
Clark & Jefferson's farm, near New Rich
mond, Wisconsin, were amply repaid if the
invitation were accepted. The GLOBE was
one of the favored few, and accepted.
Thus labeled for admission as ar
excursionist, the GLOBE repaired te
the depot and boarded the
the 1886 o'clock train on the Chicago, st
Paul & Minneapolis road (West wisconsin,.
THE ExcURs1oN1sTs.
Just then hand shaking followed, and
lifting his eyes from the hand grips to face
the following we'll known gentlemen were
recognized among the escursionists:
F.B. Clark, traffic agent G., st. Paul & M
r. r.
Hon. VIM. Dawson, mayor of st. Paul.
G. r. Finch, of Auerbach, Finch, G. & Co.
Z. M. Deane, president st. Paul Harvester
works.
G. H. Bigelow, president Fire & Marine
Insurance company.
w. B. Dean, president st. Paul Plow
Works.
H. L. Pilkington, of Pilkington, Busch &
Go.
John E. Miller, secretary and treasurer,
Harvester Works.
L. Z. Reed, vice president First National
bank.
D. r. Noyes, of Noyes Bros & Cutler.
Capt. Peter Berkey, president st. Paul,
Saltwater & Taylors Fall railroad.
John Kerwin, Harvester works.
THE CROPS.
Hardly had the formality of the hand
shake process ceased before the train started
Everybody settled themselves for a comforta-
BILE ride the breeze was favorable and the
fever heat of the city was soon left behind.
Going to farm for days holiday every one
naturally got to talking of crops. All were
aided by practical illustration for whatever
was said.
The road beyond Lake Elmo up to Still
water Junction was lined by fields Of wheat,
which showed no stress from the weather.
Here and there the color of the harvest was
visible in some fields, and again strong
healthy green was observed, which indicated
that there was strength enough to resist even
Two OF CQrS0 more D0atlQS rains.
Not few of those, who talked crops
continuous rains.
But the wheat fields gave answer to the
contrary.
good long breath measured the distance
from Lake Elmo to Saltwater junction.
Here the excursionists were increased in
numbers and agreeable company by the pres
ence of Messrs. D. NJ. Sabin and J. Fl. Ell
ward, of Seymour, Sabin & Co., Saltwater.
Lake st. Croix is crossed and Hudson is
reached. Every single one of the party
planted feet upon the soil of Wisconsin,
perhaps near the spot Frank and Burke have
made historical in kidnapping annals. Soon
a special train, Car, tender and locomotive,
of course, drew up and the excursionists
took possession.
Meanwhile Mr.. A. E. Jefferson, cashier
and John Comstock, president First National
bank, and A. Il. Clark, of Comstock, CLARK
d Co., Hudson, joined our party.
GODS OWN COUNTRY.
The special train took start after the
miles over the North Wisconsin road at 9
speed reckoned near about forty miles pc,
hour. Accordingly in half an hour the train
stopped at New Richmond, Wis. The ride
of one half hour was taken through what
may be termed Goods own country:
Scenery and comforts in we'll grown and
headed grain combined to make the country
what it has just been termed.
At New Richmond a stay of ten minutes
was had. In that ten minutes two thirsty
members of the press and a bank president
wandered around to capture some lubricatin1
ol Thnry ryNt -, coo IL ii
spruce beer, and a saucer of ice cream
seasoned, favored, permeated, odorized, etc.
etc., with Wintergreens. After the cream
more beer was swallowed to wash out the
taste of this wonderful flavor. AS the last
gulp was being swallowed
''all aboard" was shouted forth
GAIL aboard" meant, and the meaning was
fully carried out, to get into some half dozen
carriages, which Mr.. Clark's forethought
demonstrated by the telegraph, had provided
A GRAND FARM.
A ride of one mile, south of New Rich
mond, brought the whole party to Messrs
Clark & Jefferson's farm. This farm
is another section, or rather two
sections of paradise dropped down
upon the highlands of Wisconsin
overlooking the st. Croix river and bordering
Willow river. It stretches for two miles
along the railroad, and back for one mile
Immense fields of wheat border the track
and are fanked by waving and thickly
growing fields of timothy hay. To the real
many acres are given up to stocl
farm. Through one section al
ever flowing stream meanders and
the other is supplied with water from O
never failing lakelet. The land lies exposed
to grateful sun, unhindcred by tree OF
shrub, except on the southern border, where
healthy copse of wood adds to the general
beauty of the whole. Three farm houses
comfortable in appearance, flanked and sur
rounded by capacious stables and barns
make three distinct settlements on the farm
The farm arrangements are models in the
way OF convenience and appliance. The
stock barn is commodious, clean and sweet
smelling as clover field. Everything is in
order, and it's treat and marvel to SEE
such grangerism.
Messrs. Clark & Jefferson have the whole
farm under cultivation except that part de-
voted to stock-raising. Her,
they have 100 head Of 9bloodet
cattle, blooded stock, with pedigrees longe
than the moral law. The stock was passet
in view, and the way the old heads opened t.
say, "She's beauty" as some heifer treadet
by, gave an idea, with your eyes shut, tina