Morris tribune., 1889-05-22
Trip to Wahpeton and Fargo
What We Saw and Heard.

We left Morris last wednesday
afternoon in company with I. a.
Callahan, with the Intention Of going
to Wheatland, N. D,,.for the purpose
of witnessing threshing exhibition
by the j. I. Case new machinery.
We stopped at Wahpeton over night
and left for Fargo on the 8 O'Clock
train. Thursday morning. A heavy
rain Wednesday night and Thursday
prevented us from going farther lhah
Fargo, and the threshing exhibition
was postponed until the Goth on ac-
count of the unfavorable weather,
There had been heavy rain at
Wahpeton Tuesday night, and when
we arrived there we were greeted Dy
an unbelievable sea of mud. Ana
such mud! Why, for sickness, tar
is no comparison.and then such depth!
All along tue streets signals mo
bottom here" were posted on poles
to give the traveller warning. In
fact, only the most daring attempted
to drive along the streets. Sitting on
the porch of the Headquarters hotel
Wednesday evening we witnessed the
novel sight of ladies passing OVERTIME
crossings on stills. 1t was an attrac-
tive and interesting sight indeed, ana
caused the few hours we were there
to pass away much more pleasantly
than they otherwise would. For mud
Wahpeton is entitled to the entire
bakery. No wonder that the editors
of that town are expert mud-slingers.
While In the city we called on
Messrs. Harris and Woodward, our
former townsmen, and found those
gentlemen and families in good health
and well satisfied with their new
homes Notwithstanding the mud.
In the evening we callahan and
ourself) succeeding in crossing the
street and reached the opera house
without getting stuck in the mud.
The play was the "Deestrick Skule,"
by local talent, which was exceeding
Iy we'll played. But the announce
ment by the manager that the young
lady who was to sing solo was sick
and unable to be present made us feel
sad, because we felt certain that the
young lady must be suffering severely
or she would not have failed to fill
the part assigned her. But our feel
ings were greatly relieved when the
elderly gentleman sitting by our side
informed us that the young lady who
was put down for solo was the one
lust to the right Of us who was chew
ing gum so vigorously. From that
time until the end of the performance
our attention was about equally
divided between the actors on the
stage and the young lady chewing
gum. 1t was q very pretty sight.
One thing to commend Wahpeton
is her water works, which are indeed
a blessing, as they supply the town
with an abundance of good water.
We arrived at Fargo at about 8
o'clock Thursday morning and sat
down to royal good breakfast at the
Columbia. We like Fargo well. 1t
is busy, go-ahead city. The bust
ness houses, at least many of them,
are good substantial brick buildings
and present fine appearance. Fargo
has a large trade, and it's wholesale
houses do @ large business with the
surrounding country.
We spent an hour or more In look
ing over the J. L. Cases headquarters
for threshing outfits for northern
Minnesota and North Dakota, under
the charge of Mr.. S. 3. Clary, very
genial and intelligent gentleman.
We called at the Republican office
and had o pleasant chat with Mr..
Jordan, the editor.
/ We were gratified to meet Comrade
w. AJ Bodkin, of Moorhead, with
whom we served in the army. Mr.
B. owns fine farm, eight miles out
from the city, and raises large num-
Der of cattle and hogs. He Informed
us that hogs do we'll in that country,
and thus far have been free from dis
ease. He fattens them on barley,
which is equally as good as corn, and
far less trouble to raise. Down In
Illinois farmers think that hogs can't
be raised without corn, but if they
would visit this country they would
change their opinion.
We left Fargo on the o'clock train
Thursday evening. and arrived home
at little after midnight, we'll pleased
with our trip, Notwithstanding we
failed to see the threshing exhibition.
The wheat all along the route from
Morris to Breckenridge looks splendid,
and is fully three weeks farther adj
vanced than 1t was last season at this
time. The recent rain has just set ii
ADJOINING. Surely the prospects now
are very encouraging for an abundant
crop.
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.
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