Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-05-27

| VdElou, Gudb IL IL W W AoS1ooV0A oAou ouo
winner did not come from the ranks of
the men. who have no other occupation
than farming. It is stated, however,
that the prize is awarded to the editor,
not as such, but as a farmer.-James-
town Alert.
General Agent G. A. Sims IN Grand
Forks Plaindealer: I am not at all dis
couraged by the weather, and believe we
shall come out all right yet. With a few
days of good weather after this rain you
will see the seed going in at a rate never
before heard of. Our farmers have a
wonderful faculty of rushing things
when they have to, and I believe s. per
cent. of the acreage will be growing
good grain this year. In Bottineau
county and out that way seeding is prac-
tically completed, and in Nelson and
Ramsey counties more than half the seed
is in. I'm looking for a change in the
weather program.
Dickinson Recorder: The chapel car
"Evangel" passed through Dickinson on
Wednesday Of last week, attached to
No.. s. The car was in charge of Rev. b.
G. Wheeler and wife, who have been
doing church work il Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho and British Columbia whit his
car. Mr.. Wheeler stated to a Recorder
representative that he has held over 500
gospel meetings in more than forty
different towns on the coast since the
9th day of last December. Four hun
bred persons have protested conversion;
eleven churches and eight Sunday
schools have been organized in the car;
10000 bibles and other pieces of choice
literature have been given away, besides
much other work done. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wheeler will proceed to Philadelphia
with the car, which is the property of
the American Baptist Publication So
ciety, whom they represent OF the coast.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler have been
invited to address the national conven-
ton of Baptists at Philadelphia this
month, on the Pacific coast work, when
it is proposed that action be taken to-
wards the construction of another car
for their use on the coast.
Grand Forks Plaindealer: A Red
River valley farmer says: 81 have
seeded wheat in March, April, May and
June, and never raised less than eighteen
bushels an acre. Early in the eighties
we never thought of seeding till May,
but of late we began to get uneasy in
February and kick and croak in March,
and rave in April if we can't seed. Last
year Mr.. Hagameister finished seeding
on the 18th day of June, but his frosted
wheat brought him only IS cents per
bushel, and that is Is cents more per
bushel than we got for No. l hard only
about four years ago. We have had
several early frosts since 1850, but only
a few that hurt wheat to speak Of. I
know of others who finished seeding the
middle of last June, and got hurt with
frost. I propose to pillow and seed right
along, till I nave finished, if it takes me
till late in June; and I'll compare favor
ably with any weather croaker. Don't
let your backbone curve every time you
see a cloud, but do your work as fast as
you can, and do it we'll and risk the bal
ance. The Red River valley has never
had a failure, and we never raised a
single crop, without hearing the doleful
song of the weather kicker"
Grand Forks Herald: Tbs finance
committee of the fire tournament report
small subscriptions. They complain
hat the hotels, restaurants, cigar and
confectionery stores put up less money
th an the places that will be benefited
less by the tournament. They report
less than one hundred dollars collected
by the hotels, whereas the hotels alone
in Fargo subscribed six hundred dollars
for the tournament last year. The com.
mittee has secured $245, about half what
was expected to be raised. The COM
mittee will likely secure the $500, but
not much more than that. The COM
mittee on subscriptions for East Grand
Forks was over yesterday afternoon but it
has not.a as yet reported progress. The fair
ground are thought to be about the.only
practicable place for holding the tourna-
ment, as it will cost from $500 to $500
to put any Of the streets in condition
and building an amphitheatre. If the
fair grounds are secured, no admission
will be charged. A train will Pun be-
tween here and there as often as'required
and a merely nominal fare charged, just
enough to cover expense of the train.
It is the desire OF the department here
to furnish every convenience and com
fort possible to those attending, at the
very least expense to visitors.
Fargo Rpublican, May Goth: Among
the true bills handed down by the
United States grand jury yesterday were
three against Karl Nelson, ex-book-