The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-23
VOLUME 4.
CROSSED THE LINE.
ID. w. Fraker and Seven Others
on an Outing into
Canada.

Dakota, Ou Jlle lCbl vi ldSb OCJo-
ber on little camping expedi-
ton. Our object in taking this
outing was, principally, to relieve
ourselves of "that tired feeling"
resulting from the threshing and
microbe breeding season.
Leaving our farms about o.
clock a. M, we reached the inter-
national line about 2:30 p. m. To
mark this very important boun-
Diary we found only an iron post
about Al feet high, 8 inches
square at the base, and 6 at the
top. On the south side, running
lengthwise of the post, was the
inscription, Convention of Lon
don," and on the north side, "Oc-
tober 20, 1873"
After scrutinizing the post un-
til our curiosity was satisfied, We
all jumped over it leap-frog style
from the United States into the
Dominion of Canada.
To mark the boundary, one of
these posts is placed at intervals
of every!two miles.
After discussing the signiti-
cance of the silent monitor, we
gave the post salute in honor of
King Ed as aliens in his terri
tory, turned our backs on our
Uncle Sam, and advanced north
toward the tim Der. After reach
ing a point about four miles north
of Clearwater, a station on the
Canadian Pacific railroad, we
pitched our tent, ate our supper,
and before retiring, enjoyed the
total eclipse of the moon.
Next day loading our wood and
hunting made it back to Clearwa-
ter in order to get plenty OF sta
BILE room. The country north of
Clearwater loses it's prairie as
pect and assumes wooded ap-
pearance, interspersed with fer
tile fields of farm land well i'm
proved, this section having been
settled for 35 years. Fine large
buildings of modern type, fine
stock grazing, and the pastures
impress one with the value of the
country.
Next day leaving our loads, we
took team aud drove four miles
east of Clearwater to Crystal
City, and were well compensated
for our trip by taking in the
sights of one of the best farms IN
Canada. This is owned by Hon.
William Greenway, Ex-Premier
of Manitoba, possessor of thous'
ands of acres of the finest wheat
land out of doors, and level as a
floor. He has all the high-bred
grade of live stock full blood y
about 200 head of Short Horn
and Ayrshire cattle, worth 81 ,O0C
u head; about 300 head of York
shire and Berkshire hogs, some
Shropshire sheep worth not less
than $40 a head, and the finest o1
Clydesdale horses. saw the
best stallion in Canada on this
farm-"King of Clydes"-sweep
stakes over all classes of draf
types; best Short Horn bull, "Cit
izen Hero" three years old
sweepstake over all in Canada fol
3 years. This bull was sold OF
this farm once for $1,000, anC
was bought back few months
later for S6,250. He has the bes
Ayrshire bull in Canada-"Sur
prise Burnsides." :" Cows and he'll
ers of equal importance and frs
prize winners as to sex, over a.
others as to types and breeds
The famous Jenny Lind of Ayr
shire stock is here, and a larg
number of her offspring is KEEP
on this farm.
Mr.. Greenway was Premier c
Manitoba II years, retiring i
1901 a millionaire statesman, ci,
ilian, and farmer. He showed u
through his splendid barns pei
sonally,-every building commt
dious and equipped in every wa
economically and handy to carr
on such an immense concern.
Does your high-bred stoc
payy' we asked The forema
replied, ut surely does. In 19C
we realized $35, 900.
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The eighty-fourth anniversar
OF the founding of Odd Fellow