The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-12
AS JIM SEES IT
'Auburn-haired" Wilson Writes
From Canadian Country
TnRtSHING UP THERE
Tells About His Crew, Their Appeti-
titles and Other Matters of In.
tereSt to the Home Folks

EYEBROW, SASKATCHEWAN,
CANADA, Oct Editor Herald and
friends We left Sank Centre on
Monday, Aug 8 and arrived here on
Friday, Sept. 1, with our threshing
rig and other belongings, having
made record breaking trip, espec-
tally as We travelled on three differ
ent railroads a total of 800 miles
with our outfit We put in the first
two weeks before it was fit to begin
threshing, building our cook and
sleeping cars and some repair work.
When all was finished we were as
coy as bugs in rug. Bad weather
has hindered us good deal the
past two weeks, and from all re-
ports we believe you have had your
share. The natives here say they
have beautiful weather in the Fall.
They will have to commence to show
us pretty soon, or we will think they
are near relatives of old Ananias.
Our crew and their positions are:
H. E. Wilson, Sank Centre, sep
arator
Lee Johnson, Sank Centre, engin-
eer
Ben Rowland, Sank Centre, fire.
man.
Andrew Anderson, Sank Centre,
field foreman.
Roy and Bert La Rock, Sank Gen.
tire, tank men.
Mrs. Ed. Nieman, formerly of Grey
Eagle, cook.
Peter Berg, Sank Centre, spike
pitcher.
John Kleinschmidt, Sank Centre,
spike pitcher.
Ray Ferris, Verd Neal, Harry Neal,
Geo. Kusba, all of Sank Centre, bum
die wagon.
Geo. Bodeker, Westport; Ed. Me
man. Grey Eagle; Erick Kratz, Eye
brow; Jack McGuff, Minneapolis;
Fred Duggan, Ontario; Ben Hyde,
Eyebrow; bundle wagon Asa Will
son, cookee.
J. M. Wilson, general all round
hustler.
Now, kind readers, we don't want
to throw boquets at any one, espec-
tally where they are so scarce, but
We feel it our duty to tell you we
have the best crew with emphasis
on the word "best") that ever came
down the pike The way the boys
dig in at $3.50 a. M, II M and 2:15
p m. is caution. If you do not
believe me, just write our cook, care
Wilson Bros. She knows. She bakes
$50 lbs. of flour, cooks $50 lbs. of
meat, 500 lbs. potatoes and other
vegetables, with pies and cakes
thrown in for good measure. 1t means
a whole lot of work, but she is good
natured and likes to see the boys
eat. Please do not conclude that all
we do is to eat. No, the best part
of the story is to come.
We are threshing from 1900 to
1900 bushels of wheat day and
the straw is very tough and damp
yet But watch our smoke if III
ever becomes fit weather. We thresh-
ed half section in little over four
days, threshing 11,224 bushels, the
wheat yielding little over 80 BUSH
els per acre. The best yield we have
found so far was BAIT bushels off SO
acres, or better than 40 bushels per
acre. We threshed this in day and
a quarter Oats yield from 20 to
100 bushels per acre and run from
the machine like water from a mill
race Wheat is grading No. 2, 8, 2
and No. 3. No. 2 is worth "a cents
a bushel; the same wheat would
grade No. 1 Northern in the States.
We have not seen much of the
country yet but expect to before we
return home. Have seen several
large focks of geese flying over.
There is no lake in this neighbor-
hood but we intend going on a goose
hunt before long. l would like to
have Alex Kay and Fred Oberle
along. Would like to find an island
in some lake so l could leave Alex
to shoot teal ducks A few of the
big men in Eyebrow are planning
big hunt and have invited us to
accompany them. As We did not
have the nerve to decline, oh joy
ALI the boys join us and send best
! regards to you ALL If the auburn
complicated editor does not kindle
the fire with this letter, we may
have the nerve to make another at
tempt.
Yours truly: