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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-10
Weekly Crop Report
Commissioner of Agriculture

|, ed. No rain or hail the past week.
The wheat harvest will not begin
until the 18th although some of the
early ripened fields will be cut the
coming week.
CAVALIER COUNTY.
Langdon, August 7, 1909.-Heavy
showers and considerable hail has
fallen during past week. No large
areas have been completely ruined
but in the aggregate a great deal
of damage has been done. At Han
nah, Sarles, Calvin, Nekoma, and
Osnabrock the damage was greatest.
Very little hay cut on account of
rain and most of the sloughs are
full of water. The hay crop will be
short. Early barley harvested and
better than the average Held is ex-
pected. The wheat and oat crop is
heavy but dry weather is needed
from now on.
FOSTER COUNTY.
Darlington, August 7, 1909.-Sever-
al light rains and hot weather the
past week has forced all crops toward
maturity very fast. Some have rip
ened too rapidly for best yields.
:, Heavy wind on 9Th did little dam
iaage to ripe grain. Early barley In
shock. Wheat cutting will be gen.
eral next week. Early sown fax
turning. Corn shooting and is above
the average in appearance. Some
complaint of numerous grasshoppers.
GRAND FORKS COUNTY.
Grand Forks, August 6, 1909.-Al-
though more rain has fallen than
needed, still it is now thought that
crops have not been damaged in any
way. Practically all wheat is turn
ing and in one or two instances cut
ting has begun. Harvest will be
general next week. Prospects could
hardly be improved upon. Some in
dications of black rust in western
part of county but crop is too far adj
vanced to cause any loss from this
source. Straw is heavy. Heads
long and we'll filled. Oats and bar
| ley cutting begun and yield of both
is most excellent.
HETTINGER COUNTY.
Mott, August 6, 1909.-Weather
continues to be excellent for ripen-
ing crops. Barley is almost all har-
vested. Haying about all over and
wheat harvest has begun. Corn
looking splendid. Heavy shower of
rain fell the early part of week. All
grain in very thrifty condition.
LA INQUIRE COUNTY.
! La Moure, August 7, 19O9.-Weath'
er continues very warm. Showers
and thunder storms with heavy
winds, which cools the weather off.
/ after which it becomes very warm
again.. Thermometer around 100 in
shade. Barley practically all cut
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Lots of wheat and oats ready in the
shock Conditions. very good for
heavy yield. All early crops mostly
ripe or cut. Week or ten days will
see bulk of harvest through. Wheat
and oats stand shoulder high. Early
fax especially good. Late fax some
what irregular but seems to be COM
ing on all right. A bumper crop
will prevail through the county. Old
settlers say Nothing like 1t for
years. Should last weeks weather
continue wheat will go 80 and fax
20 bushels to the acre. There will
be no limit on the oats.
McHENRY COUNTY,.
Towner, August 6, 1909.-Extreme
heat the first Of the week was tell
ing on wheat. Yield will be reduced
fully 10 per cent from former ex-
pectations: Early wheat seems to be
the best. Late fax also suffered. A
light shower passed over some parts
of the county Friday. Yesterday and
today nice and cool. Light hail
south of Towner Wednesday and a
more destructive one near Drake
same afternoon.
NELSON COUNTY.
Michigan, August Z, 19O9.-Light
rains during past week have mater
tally fastened the crops. Wheat har-
vest will commence within the week
or ten days. Rains delay haying
slightly but same is nearly COM
pleted. Barley harvest about over.
Rye practically all cut. Lowest esti-
mates for this county Is to 18 bushels
per acre on the average. Utmost op-
timism prevails among farmers who
are confident the big crop is prac-
tically assured. A serious shortage
of harvest help prevails.
PEMBINA COUNTY.
Pembina, August s, 1909.-Very
low temperature prevailed in this
section the past week. July 31st a
severe hail storm struck county at
Walhalla in a strip Or 4 miles wide
and travelled in a southeasterly d.
rection through Backoo, Cavalier
and st. Thomas, entering Walsh
county in the vicinity of Cashel.
Early barley now being cut and
harvest will be general by the 10th.
RAMSEY COUNTY.
Churches Ferry, August 6, 1909
Crop conditions most favorable dur
ing past week for maturing and
filling of grains, nothing appearing
to prevent full and ripe development.
This is especially true of wheat
which is now turning to ripening
color. Corn is rank and green and
maturing in a promising manner. All
other crops making excellent pro-
gress. Fall and spring rye and early
barley cut and show good yields. Po-
tatoes we'll advanced, vines healthy
and vigorous and large crop appar-
ent, and all vegetables most abund-
ant. Local showers in some locall-
ties with heavy fall in some places
but little if any damage has resulted.
Haying retarded by frequent rains
More harvest hands arriving and be-
ing employed at good wages. Farm
ers are all busy and every one feel
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SUMMARY.

SUMMARY.
Bismarcg, August 9, 1909..-Hot
weather, high winds, hail and excess
sive rains have distinctly shaded the
splendid prospects of a week ago.
Notwithstanding these drawbacks
however the outlook is yet, good for
the biggest crop Of small grains
ever harvested in the state. Hay
will be a. short crop in some of the
eastern counties by reason Of the
meadows being too wet to cut.
Wheat may be slightly shrunken in
other sections on account Of excess
sive heat. General lowering of tenn
sperature at this writing has reliev-
ed this latter possibility somewhat.
Barley and rye harvest about over
with good yields .reoprted. Harvest
will be general week Of 9th to 18th
Danger from rust may be considered
over. Corn is making splendid pro-
gress. Threshing of early oats in
Dickey county indicate heavy yield
and excellent quality.
BURLEIGH COUNTY.
Bismarck, August, August z, 1907.
Harvesting is general throughout
the county and where not hit by hail
the promised big yields of earlier in
the season will be realized. A Sc
we're hailstorm Wednesday afternoon
completely ruined crops throughout
a strip of 8 miles wide about 20 miles
long and also hit various spots out
side of this strip. Even with this
loss the yield will be considerably in
excess of a year ago, probably twice
as much. Flax is fine and corn in
splendid condition.
BARNES COUNTY.
Valley City, August Z, 1909
Wheat harvest begun. Crops prom
Use best yields in years. Severe rains
during past week have lodged con-
siderable grain. One million dollars
estimated loss to Barnes county by
hail storm Of Ju ly 30th.
BENSON COUNTY.
Minnewaukan, August 7, 1907
Past week has been very warm at
times. Heavy rains Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings. Some
damage has been done by hail in
different parts of the county. Wealth
er very cool today which is very
good for crops. Barley all cut and
some farmers have started to cut
their early wheat. Harvest will be
general next week.
BOTvTINEAU COUNTY.
Bottineau, August 7, 1909.-Past
week has been very warm, though
not excessively hot, and weather con-
ditions have been favorable to the
ripening of the wheat. Barley har-
vest is in progress and yield is good.
Prospects for bumper wheat crop
continue excellent, No rust report
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,eavy and bright and free from rust

heavy and bright and free from rust
Some threshing of early oats and bar
lev done and it is turning out well.
Fine rains the 18th and 9Th, delay
ing harvest somewhat but helping
fay and corn, Travelling men say
Dickey has biggest crop they ever
saw anywhere. Help plenty at $3.50
ner diem. Alfalfa inches high
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ing good and preparing for biggest
crop ever harvested.
STEELE COUNTY.

crop ever harvested.
@%@ STEELE COUNTY.
Hope, August 7, 1909.---Grain rip
ening very fast. Some farmers cut
ting velvet chaff and macaroni wheat
Too much rain this week forf good
harvesting. Some report that owing
to heavy rain last night the heavier
stands of wheat are beginning to
lodge. No report Of rust. Farmers
now only looking for dry weather
for harvest. No complaint about
scarcity of help so far but some extra
help will be needed before the crop
is harvested.
=. TRAIL COUNTY.
Hatton, August 7, 1909.-Wcather
past week too hot for late sowed
crops. A hail storm passed over the
northwest corne; Of county the 9Th
INST, which dill some damage. Bar
ley harvest over. Some barley cut
with mower being TO short for
;&nder. Barley yield will be lighter
than exported. Elr;v sown wheat of
excellent quality and harvest begun
III places M'lleT haying on but rain
every day delays work.
,.4 WALSH COUNTY.
Grafton, August 7, i9O9-B: "ley
about half cut. Rain nearly every
day this week. Heavy wind and rain
Friday put large percentage of the
heavy grain down. Barley now cut
sure to be badly colored. Partial
| h1r hot ~ re tn
parts of lakewood, Acton, st. An
drews and Pennington townships.
If present rainy conditions continue
a week longer a loss of from rs to
40 per cent might occur to crop
value.
WARD COUNTY.
Minot, August Z, 1909.-Crop con-
ditions generally favorable the past
week though extremely hot weather
has fastened the ripening somewhat
to crop disadvantage. Much of the
barley is cut and some early oats
and wheat. The great bulk of latter
and that the best of it will not be
ready for a week or ten days. Some
Of the too rapidly ripened wheat,
while producing fair crop, will be
! a little shrunken. Flax coming on
nicely. Very little rain the last week
and no hail of Importance reported
WELLS COUNTY.
Harvey, August 6, 1909.-Weather
very warm the past week with num-
erous local showers throughout the
county. Grain ripening rapidly and
barley harvest general. Some wheat
cut but cutting will not be general
! much before the 9th. Slight hail
storms reported from several local
! tiles but damage not great. In
southern part Of Pierce county in
country tributary to Harvey there
was severe hail storm on the 4th.
The storm does not appear to have
covered much territory but losses
varying from 10 per cent to total loss
areTeported.
! DickEY COUNTY.
! @kes, August 8, 19O9.-Harvest in
fulEablast. No rust or hail Every
heaSEof wheat filled to the tip with
plump kernels and Of such size that
it ~ difficult to shock it. Oats very
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after second cutting. Potatoes large
and free from scab.
EDDY COUNTY.

New Rockford, August 7, 1909
Severe windstorm passed over this
county about 6 o'clock the 9Th inst
with heavy rain, doing considerable
damage to all grain crops, levelling
them almost to the ground. A
change of wind however Strengthened
the grain up and by evening most Of
it had regained it's normal position,
only the heaviest staying down. Con-
siderable damage from hail the night
of the 5th. Loss hard to estimate
damaged and number of windmli's
but will not exceed 20 per cent 10
those struck. Some buildings We're
blown down.
| ENIMONS COUNTY.
Linton, August 7, 19O9.--Har5cst-
ing we'll under way, about one third
of wheat already cut. Weather has
been such as to allow it to fill well,
which will mean a good grade as
we'll as one of the largest yields ever
had in the county The rain yester-
day will help late fax. Threshing
will commence in an another week.
KIDDER COUNTY
Steele, August g. r909.-Croo con-
ditions could not be better tnan dur
ing the past week. Abundant rain
| fall. Thursday evening very
I heavy hail storm struck about six
miles north of Steele and ran IN a
southeasterly direction about eight
miles long and an average of about
two miles wide. The loss in it's
pathway was total with very little
insurance. Report last week that
wheat harvest had commenced should
have read rye" DuTum wheat
harvest will commence end of this
week. Spring and winter rye good
crops. The conditions were never
better for a bumper crop Of flax :
MORTON COUNTY. 81
! Mandan, August 9, l909.-Crcps:
continue in the finest kind of condi-
ton, maturing rapidly, and in some:
places harvest has begun. No hail
to damage at all and the outlook is
the best ever known in this section
Of the country.
MOUNTRAIL C0CNTY.
! Stanley, August Z, 1902. Although
there have been no heavy showers
here crop is in excellent condition.
The southern part of the county has
been favored with good rains and
from every point reports show crops
in fine shape. Harvest has started
Oats and barley being harvested and
wheat will be ready in many sections
| the middle of next week. No losses
| from hail except those already re-
ported. Bumper crop for this coun-
ty and only shortage will be ii har-
vest hands.
WILLIAMS COUNTY.
Williston, August Z, 1894 re-
cord breaking crop assured all owe:
the county. All grains pretty we'll
filled out. All barley and rye and
some oats and wheat cut Warm
weather the fore part of the week
but not enough to harm the crop.
Local showers the latter part of the
week. Corn and vegetables max
ing splendid growth.
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WILLIAMS COUNTY.

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The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
TAFT IS SAFER.

Paris. March 4.-The papers of Paris
today give much space to the Inaugural
ton of William H. Taft and the retire
ment of Theodore Roosevelt. The con-
sensus of opinion is that Mr.. Roosevelt
has had a remarkably successful and
picturesque career. That he has arous-
ed the moral force of the United States,
and internationally has filled an i'm
portant role on the worlds stage. AL
though he is great preacher, he has
been distinctly a man of action, an
athlete in politics as well as in sport,
war and theology"
Mr.. Taft, although less impulsive than
his predecessor. is regarded as a man
of great capacity and moral strength;
consequently he is characterized as a
safer president both for America and
Europe. Neither the United States nor
Europe" one paper says, need now
fear the theatrical coups which upset
them in the Roosevelt regime"
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
APPOINTEES.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

Of railroad commissioners. or through
tne courts, may compel such monopoly
TO sell such article of trade or COM
merce at reasonable prices. The Stand
ara OIL trust the Harvester trust, and
concerns Of this kind are exploiting
our people at this time and the state is
almost helpless to deal effectively with
these great combinations. Under the
present antitrust law the states only
remedy is to expel these combinations
from the state; while the proposed
measure, which has been framed with
great care by our attorney general. and
approved by the attorney generals of
many western and central states, and
upheld by the supreme court of the
United States, permits the state to
take care of these giant monopolies and
protect the people from extortion.
The members of this legislature GER
tainly ought to hear these bills read
and stand up and vote for or against
such measures on their merits. l most
earnestly recommend that this bill, and
it's companion bills, which have been
prepared by the attorney general to
protect the welfare of the state in this
great struggle for commercial liberty.
be given fair hearing and a free and
public discussion on the floor of the
senate, and 1 am strongly persuaded
if this is done they will be enacted into
law d"
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
NIGHT AT WHITE HOUSE.
The Tafts Were the Guests of the
Roosevelt Family.

| Washington, March At was two
minutes past O'Clock last night
when w. H. Taft and Mrs. Taft step
| ped from their automobile in a driv-
ing rain and entered the White House
for the night and to make it their
! home for the next four years. There
was no demonstration whatever mark
ing the arrival of the. new tenant OF
the executive mansion. He was ad-
mitted by the attendants and with
Mrs. Taft went at once to the private
portion of the house where President
and Mrs. Roosevelt received their
guests with the simple cordiality and
lack of ceremony which long and inti-
mate acquaintance have established.
That the President-elect, and Mrs
Taft were quartered at the White
House last night is due to the
thoUghtfulness Of President and Mrs.
Roosevelt who realizing the conven-
ience of such an arrangement extend
ed their hospitality.
The dinner (which was late in its
commencementt was prolonged un-
usually, but in anticipation of the
the arrangements of his hosts permit
ted of a reasonably early retirement
and betook himself for the night to
the southeast bed chamber.
1t was just getting dark and the
rain was coming down in cold torrents
when Mr.. Taft heard the strains of
Home, Sweet Home" by brass
band. He ran down the stairs and
49, - NAAS A~OOA
dence without his hat. AS he had
anticipated there was the Citizens
Taft club of Cincinnati, a hundred
strong.
Give me the friends of foul wealth
er rather than those of fair weather."
was his CHEEKY greeting to his fellow
townsmen who cheered him Justify.
This was the first greeting to the
Cincinnati friends of Judge Taft. They
are to partake of luncheon with Presi-
dent Taft at the White House this
afternoon. The Yale class of '78 of
which Mr.. Taft is a proud member
had their inning with the president
elect in the afternoon. He drove
down town, met them in the rain and
proceeded to the historic steps of the
navy department building where all
posed for a group picture.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
ice and SNOW AND SLEET
MIND So NIiIes am Hour.
Continued from Page one.)

Norfolk. Va, March A storm of
great intensity swept through eastern
Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina
last night with a maximum wind We
locity at Cape Hatteras of So miles an
hour, during the early morning.
The winds brought freezing weather
but the temperature in Norfolk and
vicinity only fell to SO. High winds
prevailed throughout the night, many
cities and towns reporting serious
storms, particularly along the coast.
Railroads Tied Up.
Philadelphia, March 4.-All COM
munication by railroad between points
south of Elkton, Nd, and this city
has been cut off by the severe snow
sleet and wind storm. Telegraph and
telephone wires to points south are
also down and the only direct COM
munication between this city and
Washington is by wireless.
The only north bound train to reach
this city through the storm from
Washington arrived here two hours
a freight train at Wilmington report
ed they had spent the night removing
telegraph poles from about 80 miles
south of EIkton.
Rough Time for the Fleet.
Norfolk, Va, March with the
wind blowing nearly 40 miles across
Hampton Roads, the battleships of the
Sperry fleet still at anchor there had
a very rouch time of it last night and
this morning. The great machines
of war rode through the storm in per-
feet safety, but several of the small
boats and launches We're sunk or
life, however, so far as has been re-
ported -st-
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, March 4-WHEAT-The wheat
market displayed moderate firmness to-
day despite a decline at Liverpoolo but
sentiment in the pit, lacked the bullish
enthusiasm manifested during the previous
session. Several leading longs were fair
buyers early in the day but many of the
profits. Prices at the start were 1s@1zc
lower to AQssc higher, May being at 81 1875
to $119A and July 81. .O5A to 81. .061s g1 O614
After selling at $1.1915, May reacted again
to s1.191sa 1914. July Sold UP to $1.O61k and
then dropped back to $106N.
The market broke sharply toward mid
day on selling inspired by two private re-
ports giving estimates on farm reserves
of wheat, each of which showed a much
larger amount than had been generally ex-
pected. The price of May dropped to 81 ITS
regained in the final hour and the market
closed steady with May off sc at 81. q
1885: July was down 9s@1zc at $1.O55s.
CORN-COrn was firm on buyinR by
extent the firmness of wheat. May
opened a shade to 1s@14c higher at 671ac
to 679ac and sold up to 67a4c.
Some receSSiOnS were made following the
break in wheat, but the market quickly
became strong again on buying by leading
bulls. May advanced to 6S1s@6SA and
May up 9sQAc at 6S1sc. July closed %@34c
higher at 6714 a673sc.
OATS-Buying of the September deliv-
cry by. commission houses was the fea-
ture of trade in the oats market. The
market was firm early in the day, espec-
tally the distant deliveries. May opened
lac. lower to 2ac higher at SEC to 56Ac and,
advanced to 561zc.
PROVISIONS-Trade in provisions was
quiet and the market displayed slight
weakness owing to a sc decline in live
5Q71%c lower.
RYECash: soc; May, s2@S21kc.
BARLEY-Cash: 66d70c.
CLOVER-March, $9.O5.
TIMOTHY-$3S S5.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, March 4-CATTLE-Recei
estimated at 5000. Market steady Beeves,
S4. 4Od7. .25; Texas steers, 81. 40Q5.5O; western
steers 81 1Od5 so; stockers and feeders.
So. 4OG5.50; cows and heifers, $20oa5.79;
@SReceinfs estimated at 2s, 90. Mar
ket steady to SC lower. Light. $6.3Oq6.6 80
mixed. S6S0G6.7O; heavy, $6.4oa6-IS; rough.
Sc 4Od6 5O good to choice heavy. S6.50Qb. 70
nigs s. SOS 90: bulk of sales, $6.50d6.70.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 1900
Market steady. Native, So, 35d5.So western,
tive $575G7. So; western, S.. 75GIS 90.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE-
WHEAT-Receipts. $500 bushels; snip
ments 43. 800 bushels.
CORN-Receipts. 54s, 100 bushels; ship
ments, 257 500 bushels
of contract grade; corn 343 cars, with OF
contract grade; oats, 172 cars. Total re-
ceipts Of wheat at Chicago, Minneapolis
and Duluth today We're 319 cars, compared
with IT'S cars last week and 194 cars the
CORRESPONDING day year ago.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
GIFTS TO FAIRBANKS.
Both Parties Unite in a Remarkable
Tribute to the Vice President.

Washington. March 4-Behind
closed doors the senate paid to Vice
President Fairbanks one of the most
remarkable tributes ever given to a
presiding officer. He was presented
with a magnificent silver service cost
ing $1.1S5. as the gift of the entire
body of senators and with a loving
cup as the present of the Democratic
members The presentation of the
silver service was made by Senator
McCumber.
Senator Daniel spoke for the min
ority, dilating upon Mr.. Fairbanks
uniform fairness. He suggested that
if at any time Mr.. Fairbanks should
tire of the monotonous service in the
Republican party the Democrats
would be glad to welcome him. He
facetiously suggested that it would
not be we'll for Mr.. Fairbanks to take
more than one draught from the
fiagon before breakfast if he should
happen to get it filed with other than
buttermflk Reference was made by
both senators to Mrs. Fairbanks and
her delightful hospitality and the vice
president especially thanked the SEN
Rtors for these expressions.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-04
THEY LOVE FORAKER.
Negroes VIII Present a Silver Token
of Affection.

washington, March An apprecia-
ton of his efforts in behalf fthe dis
charged Brownsville battalion, the
negro citizens of Washington will pre-
sent to Senator Foraker on next Fri
DAY massive solid silver loving cup.
The cup stands nearlv two feet high
and rests on massive ebony base 1t
weighs nearly 100 ounces. Around the
bowl are three handles and on each
handle are the letters "B. C. D." rep
resenting the names Of the companies
of the battalion
Around the base in raised letters are
the words ."Twenty-hfth United States
Infantry"
In the gold lining of the bowl j.
scribed a quotation from a 81 n
made by Senator Foraker in the SEN
ate January IL, 1909 in behalf of the
soldiers in which he said:
They ask for no favors because
they are negroes, but only for Justice
because they are men,"