Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-08-12
A Tribune Tramps Pcrf.gyra-
lions.

Your reporter spent two or three days
of last week in the new town of Eldorado,
one of the northern tier towns of the county.
The panle indicates mine of wealth, of
the shining metal, they virtually have it,
she soil being rich, deep and very produc-
tive, and with good farming will produce
the metal in abundance. There is consid-
cradle of local feeling in regard to the
name, as it was gotten up somewhat on
the sly. The town is settled largely by for
mer employees of the St. Paul Harvester
works, who have exchanged city for coun
try life and greatly prefer it, many of them
are solid Scotchnen, and are making the
prairie blossom as the rose. They would
have preferred Harvester, as the name of
the town. In that locality we made the
acquaintance of S. G. Cook, Esq, purchas-
ing agent of the ST. Paul Harvester works,
who is opening up 1000 acre farm. lie
has 400 acres in wheat which will produce
5000 bushels. also $40 acres of very heavy
outs. He has substantial farm house.
large gransry and other buildings, and tie
situation is delightful, the buildings being
located on high ridge running from Her
man several miles south west, overlooking
on either side the vast prairie for miles aud
miles, they claim that they now can count
from the house some two hundred build
ings all put up within tive years. This
farm is six miles from Herman. Mr. Cook
broke up 200 acres this season. The farm
adjoining and as beautifully located be-
longs to F. B. Kenner, Esq, of the bank
ing firm of Kenuer s. Moore of Morris.
Iii lhe distance Mr. SIoore's country seat
was pointed out to us. Both gentlemen
are bringing their farms into state of
high cultivation.
The most prolific farm, however, in that
GeW TOW with its golden name, is owned
and occupied by one whose front name is
John Smith, a name that can never be
erased from our memory. rs our RIB is of
the same persuGsi0n. Johns wheat, oats,
barley and corn is tip top. He wintcred
80 hens. white leghoin, the following is
the result of their productions from Jan'y.
1st to Aug. LIST. Jan'y. ITO eggs. Feb. 257,
March $50, Apr $50, May $50, June 354,
July 34S, total 1926 eggs, besides Matching
out $50 chickens. This variety of hens
seldom If ever want TO set, prefering that
some other old hen should do that for
them. The Smiths are early risers and We
sat down to breakfast about six o'clock,
soon the little Smiths commenced pouring
out of an adjoining room, after several had
appeared your reporter put the question to
the head of the family. did any get away
Jolln allowed not, when we allowed they
were all twins, TO which John took excep.
lions. he claiming upon his honor that they
all came along in single file, we gave it up
as d conundrum. That town has good
send off for that almost annihtlated name,
Smith, the list one is Miss Smith. On
our return trip we came through the town
of Donnelly. We looked around fol
johnny" but as the day was exceedingly
hot we concluded lie WAS stowed away IN
the cellar tanning himself, then yc reporter
came into our mind, but he was not yisi
isBie. We noticed, however, that DpnnellJ
was all there. With the exception VI lie
corner post to the awning Of The main