The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-07-24

On the other hand one hears from
| every hand facts umlnouS to Blaine.
| The NorweglanS are rife for CONVEX
sion. 1t Is not revolt; it seems to be
a period of political disturbance
brought about by causes potent
| though unconscious. Let Nelson, the
| present member of congress from this
| place, turn democrat and he would be
followed by half his countrymen IN
| this section Not because of devotion
| to him. nor because Of instability of
purpose. but that they have felt the
| workings Of this force which is to
bring about an upheaval and re-
| arrangement of political opinion.
The business men OF Moorhead pur-
posed procuring carriages and give
the excursionists a drive through the
city and surrounding country But
the clergy, ever prompt to NIP evil in
the bud. demonstrated and with such
success that the purpose was abandon
ed. In lieu of the drive meeting is
to be held at the Opera House this
evening when prayers viii be offered
and hungry souls fed
The Red River Valley is known
everywhere for It's fertile soil 1t is
prairie with the exception of a narrow
stljp of woodland on either side of
the river. 1t IS magnificent valley.
and to the summer visitor it has all
the features of an earthly paradise
The soil is rich, deep and easily work
Ell, not readily exhausted as it has a
clay subsoil with all the essential ele-
ments of productiveness. 1t is prairie
right up to the immediate river valley
The course of the Red River is traced
by the rill of green which rises above
the level prairie in It's tortuous course.
Anything which breaks the monotOny
of the prairie is attractive to the eye.
and nothing is more pleasing than
woodland. This narrow belt of forest
winds off into the far away prairie.
mellowed by distance until it seems a
dark green cloud which kisses the
horizon.
In stroll to-day l encountered
farmer engaged IL putting a hoop OF
a refractory pail. | lent my Assistance
until the honest grGrger begged me
to doslst, as my aud was a hindrance
In return for my well meant courtesy
he furnished me facts which detract p
great deal from this valley which to-
day might pass for the famed one Of
Cashmere.
Friend" said the man with the di
lapldated pail, this is a fine soil and
q Srand country.i If we only had climate.
Yes, nice enough to-day and yester-
day, but cold wave might sweep
down from the north tonight and de
Stroy everything. Nothing certain
about vegetables except that they are
apt to be killed by early frosts. Wheat
and oats are the only crop you may
rely upon, and there havs been times
that frosts killed these in August.
Won't average more than Is bushels
0f wheat to the acre Newspaper men
will tell you 40 or 80, but everyone
knows they are all liars, Yes, lan@ !.
high, this''-pointing to f-arm inst
outside +, the city limit cost s225' per
acre i1ls y a big place according
~ ~ newspapers, and would be but
lor the climate" Whether my friend
was Diogenes with "a pail instead of
tub 1 viii not say. Certain it is his
statements seemed a libel on the place
which gave promise to smile in a
harvest if tickled with Il straw"
The valley is about 80 miles wide
at this place, but widens toward the
north into the celebrated Manitoba
Valley, to which the inhabitants of
that place expect sometime to have
the pleasure Of annexing the United
States
The eXcursionists leave at midnight
for continuance of their journey
My next letter will probably be dated
from the Yellowstone.