The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-31

but man full OF ability and in every
way worthy Of our confidence. l know
he is too modest man to aspire to any
office, but if lie were asked to represent
us he would do it. Let us ask him and
send him. II. w.
Frosted Wheat.
As the hot days, following the frost, go
by we can begin to sum up the damage
done, though it will not be possible TO
make Il very definite estimate until the
grain is threshcd. So far VIC hear re-.
ports about as follows: Samples from
twenty-seven fields along the Red river
in North toilette township showed very
slight damage. large yield and good
sample. Twelve samples from Pembina
to I.anglon's, OH the north side of the
Pembina river. are perfect, no frost at
all. Among these lucky ones are farm
ers .Londsborough, Grogan, Defoe,
Oh ford, Roallouse, johnson, Abrams,
Vaughn and others. South of the Penn
bina river, and on to Nechc, the frost
struck hard and many fields arc ruined.
East of Batl.gatc and Hamilton, very bad
in places. Drayton considerably injured.
West Of the Manitoba road, wheat gen.
orally all right. In Cavilecr county, in
the vicinity IF Lungdon. crops are prac-
tically worthless, while OH the first
mountain there was no frost to hurt.
Walsh county has been probably pretty
badly scorchcd, but We have but few de-
tails as yet. Kittson county, particularly
ION the ridge" has suffered consider
ably. 1t is said that the Kclso, Hum
bolt, and other big farmers are discllarg-
ing their harvest hands.
In the meantime the warm weather is
ripening up much late wheat that WAS
not expected to amount to anything; and
if no frost occurs for the next week,
much wheat that was hardly headed
wheu the frost came and which is not
apparently damaged by frost. will lie
harvested. So far as we can make an es-
innate from reports received, taking the
whole county through, we think the loss,
from grading and sllrinkage in weight,
will not exceed 30 per cent Of the whole
crop. When we take into consideration
the increased acreage, the excellent
yield and present increased prices, it
would seem that the net returns in cash
would not vary much from those of last
year.
This is the best estimate We can make
q. present. We hope il will turn out
better, though some well-informcd
judges place the amount of damage as
low rs 50 per cent.
The Evening Journal has been pub
fishing list of some of the older resi-
dents of the Northwest who voted the
'Tippecanoe and Tyler too" ticket in
1870. Among others is the name of
Charles Cavileer Esq. ofthis city with
some interesting personal "reminiscences:
elm 1910 ] was Il resident Of Mount Car
mel. ILL.,. Oh the Wabash river, and very
near, if not within the limits of Egypt
the famed stronghold Of Andrew Jack
son. took an active part in the log
cabin, hard cider and Tippccanoe and
Tyler too campaign-a period in my life
never to be forgotten. About 100 Of lis
attended the Springfield convention, and
grand old time we had. there made
the acquaintance of Honest Old Abe
Gen. Baker. WHO was killed fighting the
rebels Oh the Potomac, Field, the most
eloquent man ] ever heard speak, and
the Little Giant Stephen A. Douglas.
voted for HARRISON and Tyler that fall,
and that is the first and last time ever
voted for Presidential candidate. In
1871 came to Wisconsin territory and
made my home near st. Paul. Wiscon-
sin was admitted as a state and Mime
sofa was made a territory, taking in all
Dakota. In 1851 came to Pembina as
first collector of the customs for tile dis
triot of Minnesota, After Minnesota was
admitted as state we were struck of as
the great territory Of Dakota, and We are
likely to remain go, as long as the demo-
Gratis are in power. Hence, you see, my
chances for voting for the present caDdi-
date, Harrison, are in the dim distance"