Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-14
Sam Robinson.

sam hoolnSon.
Stewartsdale, N. d., Sept 6.-After
leaving McDonald's place cut across
the fields brings one to the cottage of
Sam Robinson, surrounded by wilder
ness of young trees, which Sam has
been planting at different times since
first settling here twenty years ago.
When informed of the nature of the
visit l was making him, MIR. Robin
son cordially invited an inspection of
the various institutions, etc, connected
with the place.
North of the house is quite an orch
ard which produces we'll each year.
~ my health holds out" said Mr..
Robinson, lit is my belief that ! can
make this little place of mine accu
mulate enough wealth for a few years
Of ease in town in my old age and still
have enough left to leave my children
in comfort My corn crop this year is
excellent; the field southeast of the
house when first planted was a COM
plete failure, but l replanted it the
5th of June, and now it is the best
producing Of any in these parts" and
Judging from the samples l was able to
pluck it was indeed an unusually fine
| field of corn. II am fortunate in hav-
| ing plenty of water upon my place,
both at the house and in the pasture.
In one of my pastures, where keep
most of my stock, there are seven
springs, all emptying into depression
| forming little lake which never goes
dry The well at the house is 125 feet
deep and the water supply inexhaust-
able, and let me tell you the water
supply is one of the most important
factors of farm in this country
Uncle Donald Stewart.
Stewartdale is named after Donald
r. Stewart, a Scotchman by birth,
who first settled in Prince Edwards
Island, Canada, upon coming to Ameri-
ca, and later, in the spring of 1880,
came to Burleigh county, North Da-
kota. and was the first man to break
the sod in Manning township. He
raised a good crop the year of his ar
rival here At that time there was
but two other settlers in Manning
, and they were both cattle raisers, at
. | for ,fv,O w hot
!. than the cutting of hay on the bottoms
for feeding purposes.
Uncle Donald Stewart is well pre-
q served man of 65 years, we'll informe
!, ON the leading events of the day an
i an interesting conversationalist.
1T was the crop of 'S2 that CAV
me the start, that set me on my feet,
remarked Mr. Stewart. That was ur
, doubtedly the greatest crop have eve
e seen or heard Of contributed sample
( of grain, raised on my place that year
r to the North Dakota exhibit at Min
neapolis. the result of which was th'
starting of the boom at Bismarck il
1889.
There have been but two eXcep
, tonally bad winters here in my time
that of 1867 and 1867, ten year!
apart. The other winters have beer
no worse than the average winters o.
Iowa or Illinois The two years men
toned were undoubtedly eXtraordinar!
winters, both as to severity of weather
{ and depth of snow.
e This year, my opinion is, the re
: suits will be much better than ha'
been generally reported, in everything
and | speak from extensive observa
: ton"
, Mr.. Stewart was made postmaster il
e 1883 and has held that Office continu
ously up to the present time and viii
; probably continue during his pleasure
He is known in these parts as tn
pioneer postmaster
b George Proetor's Ranch.
G On the Bismarck-Ft Yates stag
J. road about ten miles from the lOrme
= place, is the ranch and home OF Gee
Proctor, a hale and hearty man tc
day. in spite of the buffeting OF Mort
. Dakota winds and the strain OF twent
, North Dakota winters. Possibly tn
. crop won't be record breaker tn
. year, but we still have an inexhaust
, BILE supply of wind from over II
. prairie and that is enough for Nor
,. Dakota farmer" vas Proctor's jovi
% response to the correspondents que
le ton as to the outlook. my estima
y to the government this fall was