Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-06-07
A Tribune Man Takes a Fifteen
Mile Ride Out Into the
Country.
Crops of AL Kinds Promising and
the Grangers Smiling on
Every Side.
An Interview With II .Bismarcker
Who Was Formerly a Resident
Of JOhnstown..

He Has Many Friends and Possibly
Relatives Among the Lost or
Missing.
Crop Notes, Etc.
From Sundays Daily.l
A ride of seventeen miles east yester-
day. afforded an excellent opportunity ,ot
seeing small part of the banner county
of North Dakota and to estimate the pro.
gressive condition of farmers, farms and
grain. The first farm to attract the eye OF
a newspaper tourist, a mile east of the city,
it is the splendid quarter section of John
Quinlan. with q gentle southern slope,
covered with a green carpet of strong
healthy growing wheat. Bismarck's old
"Tammany" lchief was fxin' his gar
den sass, and preparing to enjoy life in his
little historical hall. Carpets and new
furniture are indications that certain re-
ports from the Keystone state are not
groundless. John is worthy of charming
partner.
The penitentiary looms up grandly, and
how clean and neat everything is on the
outside, but it is hardly necessary to refer
to Warden Williams as model of prison
management and discipline. His fame in
this respect is as well-known as the broad
prairies of North Dakota. Competent,
careful and humane prison management
are traits of character that, at the best,
few men possess, as Mr.. Williams does,
to an eminent degree. His reelection by
the new board is a high mark of honor to
his growing popularity.
The Cameron and Burdick homesteads
look fine, while Colonel McClung's little
settlement looks progressive. Away to
the south across Apple creek looms up the
handsome tree surrounded residence OF
Sam Lawrence and the nortll-sloping
picturesque location of Gerald Pierce's
house, where he doth play granger.
AT APPLE CREEK.
\ short bend in that usually straight and
narrow stream is turned, and the old Pitts
mansion is at hand. The property is now
owned by Alfred .Atrill of Bismarck, who
has large herd Of cattle and horses roam
ing over meadow and bluff. His farm
looks fine. From the east line of the At
rill farm to that OF Peter Cox, a fairly
good road has been graded up out of bad
marsh. 1t may have been expensive work
and cost perhaps more than it was worth,
as well as Commissioner Neal's political
head, but the road is there just the same,
and pretty good road, too. Peter Cox,
the good natured, big hearted son Of Erin,
has good farm and comfortable house
and surroundings close to Apple creek
bridge on the Menoken highway. Rising
one of Neal's steep cut-down hills, and the
fine farm and buildings of Farmer Fields
is spread out before you. There every
thing betokens prosperity and genuine
Yankee comfort and convenience. Crops
look fine and stock healthy. Farmers
Scribner and Skeletons dwellings are close
together, While their well cultivated farms
and fine crops are evidence OF care and
system as we'll as hard work. A mile
south of Farmer Fields, across the rail-
road, stands the handsome school house of
the township, and close by it is the farm,
house and buildings of Clarence Price, now
managed by Mr.. Wilson. Crossing the
railroad track about three miles west of
Menoken gentle slope is raised, and we
stop at the comfortable, well finished house
OF Colonel Brown. He has fine farm
and Is
TRYING HIS LUCK WITH FLAX
this year. There are many favorable indi.
cations of coal on the south side Of his
farm, less than half mile from the
Walker mine, that yielded with easy labor
$50 tons of very fine quality Of Ignite
coal last winter. Colonel Brown don't ex-
pect to be bloated bond-cupon clipper
from his coal lands, but he thinks he has a
good thing anyway. A Bismarck money
loaning firm own, the Walker farm and
coalmine, and have leased it to Mr.. Pace,
who is gradually developing the mine. He
pays royalty on each tonlof coal sold.
While at the mine a wagon was being
loaded with coal for q big steam OF trac-
ton engine that drags behind 1t six plows,
cutting the virgin sod nine feet wide at
4--S>-s AAeo VAVWt3tAS ~ WVAA 3Ou Gk1o OlU
Chase farm. Mr.. Psee is confident in the
belief that there Is plenty Of coal in that
part Of the county. Coal is sold at the
mine for So per, ton. and will furnish as
much heat for all purposes as cord ard a
half Of cottonwood costing not less than
$3.50. West0f the coal mine are the fine
farms of Messrs. Lowry, Rosdes, Downs,
Paine and Marcellcais.i Observations on
the trip in the section visited indicate de-
velopmeht and prosperity, and everywhere
grain looks good.
What the Farmers Say.
S. NJ. Howard: / am rather light on
crops this season. Have sixty acres of
wheat. thirty Of oats, twelve Of rye, three
of. corn, which is already planted. Also
three acres Of cattle fodder, three Of pota-
toes, twenty Of mtllet, and that comprises
my whole crop. The, balance sof the 100
acres will be summer followed for crop Tor
anotheryear. All grain above ground is
looking well. think corn III North Da.