The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-08-20
From Our Special Correspondent.
To the Editor Of The ENTERPRISE:


GRAND RAPIDS, N. D., Aug. 1890.
A Chicago paper dated July 28rd. con-
tains the following: Dispatches and mail
advices from the northwest representedall
shades Of condition from total destruction
to a bountiful harvest, and this would seem
all the more remarkable from the fact
that the senders were vouched for as being
reliable authority in almost every In
stance. The inference is that part Of
those who send these reports are either
poor crop guessers or skilful manufactur-
ers Of rumors TO send their employers. The
impression prevails, however, that consid-
erable damage has been done In places,
and that the crop as @ whole is not out
Of danger" As read this market report,
the seeming inconsistency Of It struck me
iorcibly, and yet the reports were reliable
and in no wiss manufactured" as this
item infers, The delightful weather and
copious rains of June, had brought the
crop forward until never saw better
prospects Of bountiful harvest. Wheat
stood nearly waist high and the long heads
waving in the breeze was sight once
more refreshing 10 the "long suffering
Dakotian." But Alasl July 10th there
came sweeping up from the southwest
wind that must have come direct from
the "Sahara desert" or some other "hot
place" and Lo! oil things were changed
II was 1869 in the coolest place in the
house, and somewhere near 250o In the
sun. AT any rate 1t blew steady gale for
o hours, scorching everything In its path.
All wheat was damaged in this locality,
and many fields entirely destroyed. The
Statistical Agent for N. D., tells me the
county report will be 80 per cent In guam
tity, but the quality win be far below
that. Early grain and in high places suf-
fered most. A rain followed the wind in
tho southwest part of the county, which
unfortunately did not reach US. Harvey
Cook, an old Wellingtonian, now mem.
Der Of the firm Of SIS. Linton & Co.,
grain commission merchants Of Duluth,
MINI, has been cavassinR botn Dakotas
In the interest Of the firm, and rejoiced
the hearts Of this family by dropping in
for day OF two with US. He reports the
eastern part Of both states as having the
"old time" yItld Of % bushels in thous-
andsof acres, hut tnsvalley was badly
damaged clear through both states, and
the effects we're more disastrous the far
thur south from here you go. Verify,
verify say unto you that "wheat raising'
is oftentimes snare and delusion and
msketh the heart Of the Dakota farmer
sick. We haye been spared the severe
storms which have visited other portions
Of the Northwest, and | see the east has
suffered quite as many, but we have bad
now and then "breeze" which leads me
to believe this section must have been the
home OF that good old man-"Grimes,'
for remember II was sung,
"There came an east wind from the west
And blew old Grimes away"
II. ii. is superiE tendent and butter.
maker at the La Moure creamery, riding
the six miles from here theit and back
every day, and doing the work oftwo men
for the sake Of the few paltry dollars to
we'll, to bay more feed to put in the seed
etc, etc. They have an oil test churn and
buy cream by the guage system, starting
in this season al l9 cents per gauge. Il
was only 0 cents part Of last month but
has raised now to 10 cents. This seems
abominably low prices but they barely pay
expenses at that. They ship nearly their
whole product TO Seattle, Wash. This Is
for the benefit Of your readers who are
interested In this branch OF industry. II
Is becoming one Of the leading enterprises
In this new state, and is bound to be In
time q source Of great profit in this section.
Ihaye wondered If this intense heat OF
the past few weeks had not been some
what heightened by the setam from the
political pot" which is boiling tremend.
ously; In fact, II has not ceased It's bub-
bling since the Lottery fight Of last win
ter. It's success in Louisiana may remove
It's deadly fangs from lis hold on the throat
Of our new state, but people are wide
awake TO the fact that its head was liable
10 appear OF any moment aud II would be
instantly throttled notwithstanding its
charmed followers were jealous workers.
The noble women and men whose Loyalty
fought their way inch by inch until we
secured prohibition In our constitution,
were at first prostrated by the thought that
the work must all be done over again.
when the agents tor "original packages"
made their appearance aud solicited
orders openly, In all Our towns, but II
only shows the more plainly the foe with
whom we have TO deal, and 10 what meas
ures they are forced, TO thrive. The com.
ing campaign will be fierce one here. II
we have but half crop OF grain, We have