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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Items.

There may be some advantage in per-
mitting weeds to grow on the stubbles,
with the intention of ploughing them
in, providing they are not left long
enough to ripen into seeds. A bare
fallow, IN which the soil is exposed to
the sun and rains, is isinjurious to land;
it is far better to have the soil covered
with some kind Of vegetation, if it is
nothing but the prevalent summer
weeds. Every crop Of weeds ploughcd
in lessons the stock Of weed seed in the
soil. and does SO much toward cleaning
the land. if care is exercised to bury
the weeds before the seeds are formed.
An excellent method of covering the
weeds is, to loop a chain from the
plough beam, so that it gathers the
strip of weeds on the furrOw slice, and
rs this turns. drags the weeds into the
furrow, where they are covered in COM
pletely aud buried where they will
soon decay and enrich the soil.
A good way to oil harness is first 10
apply copiOus coat of castor-oil, or
two coats If one does not appear to be
sufficient to fill it well and render it
pliable. This softens the dirt SO that
it is easily washed of, and saves the
labor of much scraping, Wash it with
a sponge and soapsuds. and when dry
rub over q mixture of equal parts of
oil and tallow. colorcd with lampblack.
and 4 small portion Of Prusslan blue.
In order to preserve 4 good black hue
permanently, the castor oil, which il
first applied, should be colored with
lamp-black, which will penetrate the
pores. Harness requires more care to
keep well oiled in summer than in win
ter, as nothing hurts it more than fre-
quent showers and hot weather, un-
less well protected with oil.
Mr.. John T. Campbell. civil cngi.
neer, and land surveyor of nearly TWEEN.
~ years standing, has valuable arti.
clio in the September American Natur.
alist on the age Of forest trees. Tic
lays down the law, which no one who
has looked into the subject will deny,
that the size of a tree is no criterion ol
its age; and he holds further, and
as truly, that we cannot
from the width the rings draw an,
safe inferences as to the MeteorOlogica
character of past seasons. He give.
some very interesting examples Of tree.
whose great antiquity he has deter
mined.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

Falls, Minn.; Thomas F. Cowing of Mime
sofa, at Fergus Falls, Mimi; Emmett Tor
an Of Wisconsin, at Eau Claire, Wis; $. z.
Thayer of Wisconsin, ut Wausau, Wis. To
be receivers Of public moneys: Sylvester
s. Kepler Of Wisconsin, at Eau Claire,
Wis.,: l.. Anne Of Minnesota, at Fergus
Falls.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Berries In Barrels.

An interesting experiment has been
tried by California lady, Mrs. S. G.
Sanford, which is thus described: She
has bored holes in the sides Of boxes,
barrels, casks, hogsheads and other
available vessels, and filling the same
with fine. rich earth, has set out straw
berry plants, the leaves and crowns
projecting through the perforations.
In the center of each barrel or box is a
very leaky bucket, which is TILED with
a fertilizer, and into which is poured
the water for the plants. They are
thus easily irrigated and fertilized at
the same time. She has 1000 plants
thus placed. and the plan has already
proved successful with a single barrel.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Top-Dressing Or Grass.

Whenever it becomes necessary to
top-dress moving land, the question
as to the best time forces itself upon
the farmer, and he often settles it
without for a moment considering the
kind and quality Of the manure to be
applied. AS this has as much to do as
the season Of application, it should be
the first thing considered. When
barn manure somewhat coarse and
green is to be applied. then it must be
evident to every one who has given the
subject any attention that it should be
applied some months before it is
required to furnish plant food; for If
applied in the spring, just
before the grass begins to grow, it
cannot decompose quick enough to
furnish very much substance to the
grass before moving time; but if
applied in the autumn. the frosts and
sudden changes during the winter
will pnlverize it and settle it down
among the grass roots, SO that as soon
as warm. spring weather comes it will
rapidly decompose and produce just
the materials wanted by the growing
grass. The result will be, as rule,
the first crop will be much larger than
those if the manure is not applied
until spring. and it will also have so
settled down among the grass roots
that il will not interfere with either the
mower or the rake.
If quick-acting fertilizer is to be
applied like superphosphate or nitrogen
in the form Of nitrate of soda. it would
be very wasteful practice to apply it
several months before the grass begins
to grow; if applied in the fall, much of
it would be lost before spring. But If
it is to be applied in the spring, short
time before the grass begins to grow,
il would change at once into plant food
and furnish just the material needed to
make the grass grow.
If the material to be applied be a
substance like ground bone or ashes,
then little if any loss will ocour by
applying it in the autumn. In fact,
experience seems to prove that it is
the best time to apply both ground
bone and ashes as soon as the second
crop of grass is cut in the autumn.
BY SO doing the grass starts at once
and grows enough before freezing
weather to protect the grass roots and
to so cover the fertilizer as to keep it
from blowing away. and to also pre-
pare it for rapid decomposition when
spring opens. Mass. POughman.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
New and Old seeds.

A writer in the London Garden, re-
ferring to the well-known fact that
new seeds usually germinate more
quickly than old ones, says that many
old ones will germinate we'll with heat,
that would perish in cold grounds
fact which should be borne in mind by
those who are testing seeds this year in
warm rooms. Among those which
may be kept two seasons are named
onions, satisfy and some others, while
lettuce, tomatoes and artichOKcs will
continue good three seasons; cabbage.
turnips, spinach, kales, ETC., four sea-
sons; and melons, cucuDbers and beets,
for five or six seasons. 1t must, how
ever, be borne in mind that such rules
as these are more or less arbitrary, as
much depends on the condition of the
seeds and the temperature and damp
ness of the place where they are kept,
and on the condition of the soil which
receives them. favorable influences
sometimes more than doubling their
keeping. and favoring or preventing
termination altogether.
Another good authority says: MANY
vegetable seeds. properly kept, are
good to green old age. For in
stance. beet seed has been found good
at ten years; celery at ten, pumpkin at
ten. melon ut ten, and seeds Of all the
melon family are better over than nn-
der two years; turnip four, lettuce
three, cauliflOwcr two, beans four and
over. cabbage four, peas four, etc.
Still, new seeds Of all but the melons
are best if fresh. Especially is it pre-
ferable to get them direct from reliable
seedsmen each year than to trust to
those sold on commission ut the village
store. Before planting any seed
whether homegrown or from any other
source. test each variety before entrust-
ing them to the soil. -
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
DAKOTA.
O6icial Vote or Dakota.

The board Of canvassers Of the late cleo
tion in Dakota completed their canvass the
2lst. Following are the results: For the
constitution, p, i3s; against, 6.52sa, majority
for constitution, 1850. For prohibition,
1859; against, l5,2ls; majority for prohi-
bition, a34. For minority representation,
l1,256; against, 1860; majority against
minority representation, 5,3s4. For capt.
tai: Huron l2, li8; Pierre lO,3Oo; Chamber
lain 8 l67; Sioux Falls 1887; Alexandria
1871; scattering COZ; Huron's plurality,
1,S35.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Took the Oath OF Once

Lewis H. Church, recently appointed
judge Of the fifth district Of Dakota, to sue
coed Judge Seward Smith, took the oath of
Office at Huron the 18th. Judge Church
will remove his family from New York,
making his home at Huron.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Manlacs Burned.

The county infirmary near Sandusky, O.,
was partially destroy ed by fire the night of
the 10th. The fire broke out in one OF the
upper rooms, and though discovered quick
~ and prompt and vigorous efforts to check
were made, it spread SO rapidly that five of
the ninety EIGHT inmates perished in their
rooms. They were: Mary Latcha, Of San
dusky, Mrs. Newcomb, of Berlin Heights,
Mrs. Schlefter, Of Sandusky, Mary Upp, Of
Sandusky, and Mary Miller, Of Sandusky.
Supt. Motrey was seriously injured inter-
nally. Loss from 5000 to $4,000.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

and killed the 10Th. A hired man was
putting gun in its case on the second floor
Of the house, when it was discharged, the
ball passing down through the floor and
glancing from the stove-pipe struck the
shoulder of the boy and penetrated his
heart.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Charged with Embexxlement.

Herbert r. Jones, the assistant claim
agent for the Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apolis 4 Omaha railway at st. Paul, was
arrested at Green Bay, Wis, the 10th
by U. s. Marshal West, charged with.
embezzlement. The charge grows out Of
the failure Of his private bank at Green
Bay in 1883.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Death In Running oil.

BY the explosion Of tank Of oil in the
Philadelphia Lubric company's works, the
18th, five men were horribly burned, all
supposed fatally. They were Alexander
Banks, aged 40; Charles Marshall, IL;
Joseph Robinson, s.; Patrick Boile, %;
Charles Mclean, "a; Arthur Grueler, g.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Calling a Halt ON King Milan.

London advices of the ed, say that the
Balkan conference hasdrafted final proto-
col which embodies the decisions declaring
that the restoration Of the status quo ante is
equally binding upon Servia and Bulgaria.
It is reported il King Milan refuses immed
late peace under the terms Of the confer
ence he will be declared an enemy to the
peace of Europe, and two Of the signatory
powers will enforce his disposition. 1t was
rumored here to-day that Turkish troops
had had q skirmish with the Greeks. The
rumor was subsequently declared to be un-
true. There are low 81, 1000 Turkish troops
on the Balkan peninsula.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

For the first time the law passed by the
last Dakota legislature, allowing prison
bers OF the grand jury, was put in opera
tion at the meeting Of Che district court at
Fargo, the 18th. No member of the jury
drawn was excluded, however.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Acquitted.

John Bucklin, on trial at Norris. Mimi,
for the murder Of Benjaman Baxter in May
last, was discharged the 10Th on the conclu-
sion Of the presentation Of evidence for the
prosecution, it having failed to substantiate
the charges
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

Hogs that are to be slaughtered be-
fore Christmas should be fed on plenty
of corn meal, if it is desired to have the
pork sweet and good; the mistake that
some make is in keeping hogs on swill
and very coarse food until few weeks
before they are killed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Elected Senator.

The Oregon legislature the 18th, selected
J. H. Mitchell, rep, U. 8. Senator for q
term of years. The election occurred on
the third ballot, when II Democrats joined
the 30 Republicans who had voted for him,
thus giving Mitchell II votes, one more
than the required number.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Shot Himself.

City Attorney II. B. Smith of Butte,
Mont, ex-ofiicer city clerk, fatally shot
himself the 18th. His Office was worth
5000 or $1,000 year, but losses in gam
bling made him default to the city for sever
al thousand dollars. He leaves wife and
infant child.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Fearful Cyclone

A London cablegram Of the 2lst, says
fearful cyclone swept over the Philippine
islands the day before. Eight thousand
buildings, including numerous churches
and school houses, were destroyed, and
twenty-five persons killed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

George Suers, convicted at Yankton,
OAK, two years ago Of outraging l2-year
old girl and sentenced to p years in the
penitentiary, turned up at his home the
2 b, having been pardoned by the gov
eslOr.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Killed by the Cars

At Wahpeton, OAK, the 18th, John Kren-
del, a deaf man, was run over and killed in
the railroad yards while attempting to
cross the tracks.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Hanging Gardens ,

Pansies and some other plants may
be cultivated in the foregoing way on
q small scale. A small butter pail
may be bored with holes sufficiently
large to insert the plants. Two or
three rows Of holes may be made all
round the pail, and some of the roots
should be planted at the top. A very
pretty effect is secured by planting
creepers in holes bored almost at the
bottom of just such pail. to be trained
up the sides by strings. In spring and
summer these look very ornamental
whether hanging from tree branch Or
placed on an old tree stump. These
miniature hanging gardens are very
pretty and quite easily arranged.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Smothered In . Bran PIT.

At Brookings, OAK, : oung man named
Louis Coldusco, At work in the Touring
mill, fell into the bran pit and was smoth-
cred. He was In the pit only about ten
minutes when rescued but life was extinct.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Fire at st. Charles.

Fire at st. Charles, Minn., the 18th, did
damage as follows: ID. Bacon, furniture,
q, 500, no insurance; Geo. Smith, & Co..
drug and grocery store. $500, fully in
sured: ]. A. Welsh, building 500, insur-
anco k1Nl
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

The Boss zinc and leather ankle,
boots and collar pads arc the best and
most durable. Harness makers are in-
structed to take them back after trial
Of 60 days il you are not satisfied.
Manufactured by Dexter Curtis, Madi-
son, Wis.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
TO Answer Tor III Crime,

On the 10Th Ed Vandeline, alias James
Russell, was arrested for the murder of
Andrew Hook at Muskegon, Mich, Oct.
18th last. Russell, or Vandeline. arrived in
Bismarck on the 11th inst, and at the time
Of his arrest was acting as watchman at the
Athenaeum. The arrest made, the prisoner
confessed to the killing.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Annulties Paid.

Agent sheehan has paid the White Oak,
Snake and Leech Lake bands Of Indians,
their back annuities, thus removing all
danger Of suffering the coming winter.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
another Boy Through the Ice.

Fred Pittelklew, . young man, undertook
to cross the Minnesota river about two
miles above Granite Falls, the 18th, on
snow shoes, broke through the ice and was
drowned.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

John Riley, farmer Of Melrose, Stearns
county, was found drowned in the village
mill pond, Thursday the 18th. He had re-
manned in the village Wednesday night,
and started home early Thursday morning,
and it is supposed stumbled and fell into
the mill pond.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
washineton Appointments.

The following plums were dropped down
upon the Northwest on the 10th. Regis
ters Of land offices: Ralph n. Marble Of
Minnesota, at Duluth, Minn.; William p.
Christensen of Minnesota, at Redwood
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Po,h .,aekipg HOUSE burned.

sunday nh: The I'D, the pork packing
house Of Haas Bros, corner of Kent and
Lafond streets, was burned with its con-
tents. Loss 1900, with q 900 insurance.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Isurned In Emcy.

At Montreal, the 10th, 400 students from
Victoria University, with a crowd swelled
to from 5000 to 10000, paraded the streets
with French flags, and at Champ de Mars
burned Sir John Macdonald and other
indian ministers in efiigy.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Bnlrarians win.

The 18th was Bulgarian day in the Balk-
ans, Prince Alexander and his army rout-
ing the Servians in front Of Slivenitzna
after desperate fighting. The Bulgarians
captured ten guns and large number of
prisoners.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

The Oregon legislature commenced bal
received "a Republican votes, and Williams
Is, and a few scattering. The Democrats
voted solidly for Slater
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Farmer killed.

R. F. Adley, Maine township, Otter Tail
driving to Fergus Falls with q load of
wheat the 10th, was crushed to death by the
grain being overturned upon him.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

who have become accustomed
to breathing foul air. yet they
complain wonderfully when called up
on to pay natures penalty for disobey-
ing nature laws. A few pennies ex-
pended now for purifiers may save
heavy doctor bills, and will certainly
pay in comfort when surrounded by a
healthy atmosphere. tribune and
Farmer.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

On the 18th, James r. Gee of Detroit,
Mimi, was drowned in Floyd lake, near
that place. Gee was skating and broke
through the ice. He was bother and
leaves q wife and nine children.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

The last spike on the James River Valley
railroad was driven the 10th, and the ruad
formally opened by an excursion over it
by officers and guests.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Through the Ice.

At Currie, Mimi, the 10th, two boys,
Frank Endersbe and Willie Gooseline,
while on pond looking after traps, broke
through the ice and were drowned.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Creamery burned.

was burned the night OF the 18th. Loss
5000, partially insured.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
The Youth's Companion

will be sent free to January lst, 1856, and q
full years subscription from that date, to
January, 1887, to all who send $l.75 now
for years subscription. The YOrTH's
COMPANION is q weekly paper, and has
nearly O,O0O subscribers.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Terrible Disaster.

News from Calcutta, at London the Esd,
says that 5000 people have been drowned
and $50 villages submerged in Orissa by a
cyclone, and that !, ,as4l square miles in the
Moorshedebad and Huddea districts have
been devastated.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Shooting at Washington.

At Washington, d. c., the 10th, Louis
Somerfield, apoliceman, aged 50 years,
shot and killed his wife and Gottleib
Eisenbaum at the latter's saloon. 6omer-
fields wife left him some weeks ago and
has since been living At Eisenbaum's who
is her sOn-in-law. Eisenbaum was killed
in trying to protect his mother-in-law
from her husband.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
After the Indians.

A troop of cavalry and detachment Of
infantry, left Miles City, Mont, the I'D,
for the Cheyenne Indian agency, where the
red skins are reported troublesome.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

Young or middle-aged men, suffering
from nervous debility or kindred
affections, should address with 10
cents In stamps for large treatise,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, Buffalo, n. 7.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Arrived.

The British bark Artisan, the second yes
sci chartered by the Northern Pacific to
transport tea from Yokohoma to Tacoma,
arrived at the latter point the Goth. Owing
to rough weather, the trip occupied 81 days.
The Artisan Is loaded with % $50 packages
Of tea, Of which 2,26O packages, or 13l, ,46l
pounds is consigned to st. Paul merchants,
the remainder going to Chicago and New
York.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
AUcTioNEERS.
AI1CTIONEER,

CRESCO, IOWA.
Auction Safes will have prompt attention on
short notice. Satisfaction guaranteed. Terms
Ynasnnnhlc 4-E
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Accidentally Shot.

A. Rittenhouse, ason of D. W. Ritten-
house, late from Iowa, now living south
east from Bismarck, was accidently shot
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
Shot His Wife.

At Omaha, the 2lst, John W. Lauer,
general manager and superintendent Of the
Omaha nail works, shot and Instantly
killed his young and beautiful wife, form
erly Miss Sallie Goetschuis. Lauer claims
he was awakened about2 o'clock In the
morning and seeing figure at the foot of
his bed, which he thought a burglar, hastily
fired his revolver. The fguIe, however,
proved to be his wife, the shot taking effect
in her face and killing her instantly. The
fact that Lauer has uniformly treated his
wife cruelty, often beating her severely,
causes strong suspicion the shooting was
premeditated.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26
ASAaaAinAfed.

Ex- Mayor Bowman Of ST. Louis, was shot
and killed about fifty yards from
his residence, toward which he
was walking early in the even
evening of the Goth. There is no clue to the
perpetrator but it is supposed to have re-
suited in some way from the bitter antago-
nism engendered when he was mayor for
several years prior to 1873, during which
time the strife between the opposing forces
led to many alterations in which he fig
ured prominently. He leaves four grown
children and was one of the wealthiest men
of st. Louis. His son offers q reward OF
5000 for the capture of the murderer.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

He who puts a bad construction on
q good act, reveals his own wicked
ness at heart.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-11-26

It is as easy to draw back stone
thrown with force by the hand as to
recall q word once spoken.