Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-06-20

seventeen bushels per acre. l have in
early days when the local market was
good, raised 300 bushels of potatoes to the
acre and sold them to the merchants and
one time sold for cents per pound for the
Black Hills trade. 1 have marketed loads
Of potatoes each weighing over one pound.
l have raised cabbage in large quantities
and frequently had many that would weigh
fifteen to twenty pounds and others as
high as twenty-four pounds. I only have
twelve acres on the first bench of land.
On this my house and other improvements
are situated. The balance is bottom land,
over 100 acres of it the best of hay land,
from which have had all the hay / used,
and sold much. have been able to secure
all the wood we need for fuel, also logs aid
posts and poles for fencing and buildings,
sold many loads in the city
! leased eighty acres of state school land
this season, part of which have fenced.
| have two cows and six horses. Four o:
the horses raised myself; they are good.
The seasons have varied, but 1883 and 1889
were both dry, which with our local mar
we'll 1t has often been the case that a
short crop would be made up in good
prices, but lately this was not the case.
Potatoes 20 to 80 cents, butter 10 to Is cents
and grain ruling low is what hurt.
Don't think that am complaining for
am not. 1 only mention this as fact at
able to pull through by close attention to
my work and spending most of my time
with my family. [ bate b d 1t in the early
days, but in 1881 married Miss Maggie
Lehman and with one little girl l find home
the best place for me.
Yes, was in the army during the war
served three years in the Second Mime
sofa. Was discharged by reason of the ex-
Riration of my term of enlistment. Pap
Thomas commanded our brigade. We
were in the Fourteenth army corps. We
entered Kentucky at Louisville. After the
Buell-Bragg race we went to Mill Springs
where Zolikoffer was killed. also to Perrys-
sion Ridge. was wounded there. Our
brigade stormed the heights. We went
on down with Sherman toward Atlanta.
At Kenesaw General Mcpherson was
killed. It is, l think, just twenty-six years
this Week-it was in June. We were soon
time expired were discharged. 1t was our
brigade that came up at Chicamauga at a
critical time and saved the day. Generals
Gordon Granger and J. B. Steadman headed
| the troops that stopped those who were scat
tered. Gen. Garfield was there and active.
Gen. Thomas In his report. said our troops
''saved the day." Yes, l am proud of it,
now more than I was then, for there did
not realize the extent Of the battle or the
great effect victory or defeat would have.
l have never bOasted of the little service
l rendered. love to talk ABOUT it to my
family and real friends. am ffty-three--
born April. 1887. ! had many old veterans
H. P. Bogue, c. w. Freede, Geo. Bridge
Gearge is dead-Freede is in Ohio-Bogue
| is postmaster at Bismarck. Mike Feller,
| my nearest neighbOr On the west, was an
| old soldier during the war. He was Con-
federate, but he has been q good neighbor
and hard worker. Mike has history.
| You better see him. Ours is case of the
| lembaek settled on section IA at an early
day. He came out with VIM. Shaw and
Cathcart, who had the first store in Edwin
ton, now Bismarck-their store was in a
| tent. Charles Wolf was another early set
| tier and Nick CommerfOrd. Nick is at
| come in later think we were wild set,
| but my old neighbors were men who were
| brave, and as kind and honest as they were
| brave. Henry Suttle was the first to set
| tie in this neighborhood. If he would
! talk he could tell the whole history. He
see him. Fred Strauss bought the Gilman
quarter Joining Predicts a. good quarter.
Have you had your breakfast? What
| time do you eat? its only o'clock now.
Do you tackle farmers this early all over
the county? Well, Pm glad you called.
have nothing very urgent at present and
living the pioneer life, and lighting the
battles over is good pastime. Good morn
Ing"
jamestown Alert: Every reputable
| newspaper in the state should denounce
| the contemplate attacks made by the
| Weekly Grand Forks News on Senator Ca.
sey. It is doubtful whether the senator
has ever seen the coarse notices referred
to, or would pay the slightest attention to
everybody who has the privilege Of &C.
quaintance to be in any way injured by
newspaper scurrility. Mr.. Casey's private
record is clean and admirable to an unusu.
| al degree, His pnblic record the Alert