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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-19

MEL, June lS.-All preparations nro
complete for tho formal opening OF tho
great Baltic-North sea canal by tho
emperor OF Germany, who will opcn
tho ceremony by passing in through
tho canal in tho imperial Yacht,
thus bronking tho tllread stretched
across the entrance. In June, 1857, tho
emperor stood with bis grandia,hor,
Emperor William i, when he stnrtod
tho splcndid work which ia tho greatest
or ono OF tho greatest achievements OF
German unity.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-19
MASK HAS FALLEN
From tho HypoorItical Faoo Of
Donver's Big Defnultor.
BIGGEST SENSATION EYER KNOWN
In That City Is Stirring up tho
People OF the State.
COLORADO SECURITIES COMPANY

Loses its President, Iionry j. hldrIch.
Ho Aiisnppropriatcs tho Funds and
Skips out-Iio Was Looked Upon
asa Mnn OF Deep Religious Charao-
ter aud Was Implicitly Trusted.
Titles of 100 Ranches Cloudcd by
Ills Pcculntions ami Many Widows
and Orphans AFRO Victims OF His
Dishonosty-omahn's City Treasurer
Supposed to Havo Committed sui
eide
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-19

alI tho stccl rail mills In tho country
will advance ,hoir price to basis Of
S2l at Pennsylvania mills. Prices of
other iron aud stoel products arc atill
advancing, Tho demand is entirely
normal aud results from reduced stocks
and increased confidence In tho future.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-19

PiILADELrnlA, Pa, Juno lS.-Thc
Bulletin OF tho American Iron and Stool
Association will say tomorrow: On
Juno 10 wo announced that an carly IN.
crcasc in tho price of stool rails from
81 to S?i was exceedingly probable.
Wo iocl auro that before this woul cnds
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-19

MINIATURES, Wis, juno lS.-The Hi.
nois Steel Company has voluntarily ad-
vancns the wages OF its employees at tho
Bay View mills, in this city, about 10
cent, to become elective at once. The
advance effects all departments and
about 800 men.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-19
LOYAL LEAGUERS.
No Disposition on Tholr Part to
Mako q Now Party Platform.
SILVER QUESTION TO Be LET ALONE
Tho Snake Story OF Ellslns' Cnndi.
ducy NippOd byWest tVirginiaus.
Braves RECEIVE ROYAL WELCOME

On their Arrival mt Cloyclnnd-Thc
Indications Point to tho Largest
Attendance IN tho History OF tho
National LonGuS-Frnc Silvcritos
Discouraged mt tho Attitude OF ,e
southcrn DelcEatcs-Cenoral Nc.
Alpln Seems TO lIavo tho Call for
the rrcsidcncy-women Delegates
Prcsent-Sonator Quay's Slick roilt.
ical Scheme.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-19
DIED.

Wednesday, June 70, lsoS, nj a.. NJ,
J.. l.. Nicu,I. al his residence on South Peun
street, Island, In tho ttty.oIshih year OF his
nGc,
FunerNl noicu hereafter
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20

Robertson, Bessie Knapp; Messrs
Sidney Brunson, Lee Knapp. Walter
Anderson, Ed Robertson aud Tom
Ricketts,.
Fred Harris went to Omaha the be-
ginning of the week, and will in future
make his home in that city. Mr.. Harris
will be joined by his brother, Ed Harris.
of Denver, and in association with other
grain men from the east, will engage in
the elevator business on a large scale
with connections throughout the state.
Fred Harris grain Office in this city will
be retained with Mr.. Slater in charge.
A happy coterie of little girls assem-
bled at the home of Early L. Dean, at
1915 So. 10th street, last Monday after
noon from to o'clock and assisted
her in celebrating her eighth birthday:
The two hours we're spent in games and
in demolishing various sweet things:
Those present we're Carrie and Rachel
Bayard. Clara and Inez Duncan, Oracle
Eddy, Charlotte Wharton. lula Jones,
Bertha Williams, Margie Martin, Ber-
nice Lewis and Alice Humpe-
Sailing parties have been rather nu-
merous during the recent engagement
Of Prof Phillion and the Arabs at
Burlington Beach. Mr.. and Mrs. L. IL:
Benton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Marshall
chaperoned an evening party consisting
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20
JOHN BAUER.
9I5 o STREET.

tending to spend ten days camping in
the Big Horn mountains, probably in
Big or Little Goose canyon. The party
comprised Mrs F. W. Baldwin. Mr.. and
Mrs. George j. Woods, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
ID. Robinson. Miss Grace Oakley. Miss
Name Carson, Mr.. Harry Lansing, Mr..
Mattson Baldwin. DIR. Herman and
party left for Wyoming the same even
ing.
Many Lincoln people have gone to
South Dakota this summer making
Custer City their headquarters for var
ious side trips and expeditions. A cor
respondent of The COURIER sends the
following from Custer City: The Lin
coin colony at this point is unusually
large this summer. There are many
campers as well as numerous more or
less transient visitors who make the sur
rounding country and spend few days
i'm Custer. A very successful camping
party. out for all summer, includes:
Edgar Morrill,, Earl McCreery, Alfred
Fussey. Bert Watkins and Harry
Zehrung. The boys are doing their
own cooking and camp work and report
a delightful time. G. b. Gregory was
here for ten days, leaving for Lincoln
Monday. L. j. Curtice was here Tor
dav or two. and among the new arrivals
is Elmer Merrill Among the other
Lincolnites noticed were: MIR. and Mrs.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20

following to say of the Nebraska Won
eds Club Federation day during the
Crete Chsutauqua assembly-"The man.
ayers Of Crete Chautauqua are not as
polite as might be desired or they would
not invite women from all over the state
to come to Crete and then give them
only one hour on the program. 1t is
possible that the women only asked for
one hour, but it should not be necessary
for them TO make such request at all,
they should be invited to attend. There
are over a hundred women's clubs in
the state and if the Crete Chautauqua
would give them an invitation it might
be good thing for the Assembly as well
as the women. The meeting last Tues
day proved that fact. A more enjoyable
occasion does not come often. The
women expected were absent to a
woman. That is the ones who were on
the program to preside and make the
addresses,-Mrs. Peattie, Miss Elliott
and Mrs. Bryan. 1t is only greater
credit to the federation that women
were on hand who could do both with
dignity and grace on the spur OF the
moment"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20
SsSSSS

G. +. Harpham, Miss Ernst. Mrs.
Heppner, Miss May North, Mrs. Warren
and son, and DIR. and Mrs. NJ. ii.
Everett"
Among Lincoln people recently camp
ed at Milford are: MIR. and Mrs. +. A.
Dillon, Mayor Graham. Mrs. Gosper. Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Bowen. Mr.. and Mrs.
Young. Mr.. and Mrs. James Lawlor, Mr..
and Mrs. John Harrop, Mr.. and Mrs
James Parker. One party comprised
Misses Gertie Smith. Annette Abbott,
Anna Sides. Anna Bethune, Grace
Powell. Cora McGrew, Mrs. G. N. Powell,
Messrs. W. b. Bethune, s. A. Sanderson,
William j. S. Cook, Lewis McGrew
Still another party included Mr.. and
Mrs. w. b. Richardson, Misses Margaret
Hallett. Lena Deweese, Maude Hawley,
Messrs. Ray Hussory, and II. G.. Barbor
The Athena Club has for some days
past been located at Camp Athena"
In this camp were. Mr.. and Mrs. A. X.
Talbot, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Green. Mr..
and Mrs. w. j. Lamb, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
b. Green, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hamilton,
DR.. and Mrs. f. l.. Holyoke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Lippincott, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Peterson. Mrs. r. c. Cline. OF To
ledo. o., and Miss Julia Lippincott.
Misses Mary Fairbrother, editor OF
the IFoman's Weekly, Omaha, has the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20

OF Misses Tyrell, Maude Oakley. Helen
Burr; Messrs Joyce. Ashton Of Grand
Island, Morrison, Mallalieu and Bang
The young ladies afforded much
amusement to the spectators in endeay-
oring TO converse in French with a
young Arab, who seemed to think they
were talking Volapuk.
Wednesday evening Miss Ona I'm
hoff entertained number Of friends in
honor OF Miss Reba Duff. of Nebraska
City. Those present were: Miss Ter
rell. Kentucky; Misses Jones, Denver;
Misses Ella Raymond. 10 and Flo
Winger. Sadie Burnham. Sallie Groh,
Agnes Sewell, Maud Riser. Dora Har-
ley, Anna Broadly. May Whiting, George
Camp, Eva Ricketts,, Maud Hammond;
Messrs. Will Raymond. Wilson Winger,
Ralph Winger, James Fechet. Avery
Haggard. Charles Pulls, Earl Bridgeman.
John Farwell. Ernest Haughton, Will
Clark, Glare Young, Will Westerman,
Arthur Walsh.
The Big Horn mountains in Wyoming
are again a popular objective point for
Lincoln outing parties. A number OF
parties have already left Lincoln for
this section, and this week the number
was added to. Wednesday evening
merry company of young people left
over the Burlington for Sheridan, in
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20
9O9 o STREET.

Park to Baltimore, the guest Of Mrs. j.
f.. Summers, Jr.
Major Comegys, who had just return
ed from the sick bed of his sister at
Cincinnati, was recalled home by her
sudden death Sunday.
Senator Manderson has been elected
to the Board OF Directors OF the Omaha
Club to till the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Mr.. Garneau.
Mrs. E. n. Nash left Thursday for
Glen Dale, Montana, where she is the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Knippenberg.
Mr.. Nash joined her this week.
Mrs. Warren Rogers is contemplating
a trip to her home, Kennebunkport,
Maine, the first Of August, while Mr..
Rogers with few congenial spirits will
go hunting.
Senator and Mrs. Henderson started
Thursday in their private car for two
weeks trip through Colorado and as far
west as Salt Lake. In their party were
Miss Hunt of Washington, MI. Black
and the Misses Black Of Chicago, Mrs.
Mathewson and Mr.. John Patrick.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20

For ST. Louis take the Missouri Pacific
route. City ticket office 12Ol o street.
You'll never realize what real good
bread is until you have made it OF
"Shogo" flour.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20

Next week party consisting OF DR..
w. L. Dayton, W. N. Rehlander, DIR.
Simmons, G. H, Rudge. Walter G. Davis
and F. A. Snyder, OF Tecumseh. will go
to New York purposing to sail imme-
diately for Europe. They will make a
tour OF England on bicycles, and remain
abroad until September.
Mattson Baldwin, Mrs. F. w. Baldwin
and Miss Grace Oakley can be seen, or
rather could be seen before the de-
parture of the party for Wyoming,
returning from Meadow Brook" nearly
every evening where they have been
supervising the construction Of a
modern club house at MATHS farm.
A party OF Lincoln young people con-
sisting OF Miss Minnie Hale, Miss Lulu
Krone, Al Bowen, Lutte Morse and Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Miller spent several days
at Milford. Monday Miss Hale was in
swimming, and her bathing suit becom-
ing entangled in some roots, came near
drowning. She was rescued by Mr..
Bowen.
Mr.. Lowe Rickitts gave a very pleas
ant and enjoyable party at his home in
East Lincoln last Friday evening.
Those present were: Misses Darlin
Woodward, Blanche and Bessie Dau-
bach, Cora Wagner. Helen Tuttle, Eva
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20
OMAHA SOCIETY.

Miss johnson OF st. Joseph is guest
at Hillside.
Mr.. y. F. Crofoot is spending few
weeks at his home in Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Funke have taken
up their residence 240s Cass st.
Mr.. Russell Webur is home from
Williams college on his summer vaca-
ton.
DIR. and Mrs. Summers. Jr.. invited in
informally few friends on Monday
evening.
Mr. Black and the Misses Black Of
Chicago. were the guests over Wednes-
day Of Senator and Mrs. Henderson.
Captain Pollock, 9th Cavalry. and
Lieut.. Almy from San Antonio. Texas,
were registered at the Omaha Club this
week.
Miss Anna Willard spent Monday and
Tuesday in Omaha enroute from Estes
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-13

An application has been made in
Norway Of the electric launch thar ls
sure to be widely followed The CITY
Of Bergen. which is the center of the
Norwegian land and sea
ranges on " sides Of a narrow har-
Dor forming an inlet and surrounded
by rapidly rising ground. Rapid ransl
from one side Of the harb0r TO the
other became imperative, and a line
Of electric ferry boats has been g.
tablished- As the harbor is very mar
row, only about $50 yards. IL was
found desirable 10 construct the boars
so that they could operate without
turning about TO go from one station
10 another. They were consequently
made d~ouble-edged. with two screws.
n at each end. both connected d.
rectly to the motor shaft. The motor
weighs geo pounds and is Of three
horsepower capacity. Thirty-Jwo cells
OF storage battery. weighing $50
pounds, are placed in each boat. The
speed Of the boats is seven feet six
inches per second, quite enough for
threading safely the crowded ship
ping Of the harbor. Each boat covers
thirty-seven miles daily and the aver.
~ number of passengers carried since
the boats have been in service has
been 1850 per day. The cost OF III.
feet Of eight boats was $1,000 and Of
the charging station, Sl2,S0O.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-13

Representative Hit continues TO i'm
prove slowly.
Howard Gould, IL is rumored, viii
marry Miss Katherine Clemmens, who
was a member Of Buffalo Bilrs Wild
West show.
g. z. Huntington fears the good
times win bring on a railroaS boom,
which be says il would be as disas-
trpus as a panic.
Capt W. A. Reid. who served with
Gen. Merritt as a master of transpor-
tation in Wyoming and Colorado, died
at Nedora.
DIR. Martin V. Stevens, seventy years
old, Is a law student in the Kansas
state university, where he expects 10
be graduated this month.
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox has a
white Persian cat for which she paid
500. She considers IL worth several
times as much as IL cost her.
Provost Charles Harrison has given
SJy0,yO 10 the University Of Pennsyl-
vania as a memorial In honor Of his
father, Charles Harrison.
The mother OF Robert Louis Steven
son IN saying good-by to Samoa. With
out her son the place is % endurable
10 the aged Scottish lady, who, after a
short stay In London, viii return 10
her kith and kin in Edinburgh.
DIR. Stephen Wright Truesdell, a pio-
neer resident OF KokOmo, Ind, Ia dead.
For many ear he has been the oldest
living graduate OF Union college, sche-
nectady. Twelve years ago his mind
failed him. He va eighty-seven years
Of age.
In M Of his personal friends. Gen. A.
II. Beech Of Wheeling, w. Va. His
figure and features, even TO his eyes
and the color Of his hair, makes him
almost the counterpart OF Mr. Harri-
soc.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-13
Indian Fourth of July.

The Sioux Indians OF the Crow
Creek reservation are making great
preparations to celebrate the fourth
OF July. THE big Sunday" as it
is called by them, is looked forward
to with great expectation. Although
but few il any OF them understand
why "Big Sunday has been set apart
by the great white fathers as a day OF
recreation and celebration, neverthe-
less they fully appreciate the fact to
the fullest extent that it is observed
by everybody, and celebrate it on a
very extensive scale. The Crow Greek
Indians have invited the Yankton,
Brule, Sisseton, Standing Rock and
Cheyenne agencies TO participate in q
grand celebration at their agency,
Crow Creek, 8. ID. There will probab-
ly be several thousand Indians pres.
emit. The great event OF the day will
be the sham battle between the differ
emit tribes. The bucks appear, mount.
ed on ponies in full war paint on q
suitable battlefield. the opposing sides
charge each other with the Old time
"Indian yell" with all the realities Of
actual Indian warfare. Following
this the chiefs smoke the pipe Of peace
and the athletic sports begin. Indiar
baseball, loot racing, horse racing
boat races. etc, help to make up tine
days program.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-13
A MagnifyinE store Window.

There is a suggestion for the Amer
can fruit merchant, which possibly
may be turned to account in the story
Of the device for attracting custom re-
sorted to by a fruiterer in a midland
town in England. Instead Of an or
binary plate glass a large number OF
magnifying lenses formed the win.
dow. Seen through n of these an
orange looked as large as a modest
pumpkin, and cherries were as large
as apples. The only drawback TO this
novel plan was that at the distance of
a few yards from the window IL was
impossible to see into the store. Every
body knows that to see anything
through a magnifying glass you must
hold it close to the eyes. Neverthe.
less, the English countryfolk enjoyed
the sight of Californian" fruit and the
enterprising proprietor did a roaring
business.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-13
Unfortunate Events.

Little Annie Long OF Jacksonville,
Ind, was seriously gOred by a cow
George l.. Knox, an inmate Of the
Iowa industrial school, was drowned
while bathing.
Mrs. John Formberg was injured
fatally by an explosion OF gasoline at
Jacksonville, Ind.
Jessie Norman, aged five, was bitten
by a dog at J~effersonyille, Ind, and
go badly injured she will die.
Glen French was drowned while
swimming in & creek near Croswell,
Mich.
George Benin was drowned while
swimming in Long lake at INLAY City,
Mich.
Miss Minnie Biado, aged sixteen, fell
into Salt creek at Lincoln, Neb., and
was drowned.
Fire destroyed the plant Of the Col
Inns cart works at Jackson, Mich. The
loss will reach $4,000 and 300 men are
out OF work.
Six persons were blown to atoms to-
day by an explosion which occurred at
MAYER Il Roth's gunpowder factory at
teiixdor1p Austria.
A skin load OF nitroglycerine being
taken up the river nea Parkersville,
w. Va, exploded, killing one man and
doing $4,000 damage to property.
Mrs. Bert Elder and baby and Mrs.
Powell and baby were drowned In
Douglas, Wyo. Their wagon tipped
over in a creek.
State Senator Buck OF California,
who met a serious accident before he
could testify In the mystery OF Miss
Harrington's murder, is 10Y likely to
ecover.
Fire destroyed an entire block Of
buildings at Shenandoah, Pa. The loss
is estimated at $4,000 on property
and S65, 900 on stock. The total in.
ran Is only $4,000.
william Cowart's team took fright
at a dog fight while returning from
church near Mouiton, Ala, and ran
away. Cowart and his two children
were killed.
g. f. Bruner, cashier of tine Citizens
National bank at Kokomo, Ind, lost
an eye from peculiar poisoning, and
there Is little hope Of saving the other,
1t lis thought that the poison came
from the coin or paper money handled
Elwood Meyer, engineer; Elias Bolts
conductor, and William Klease, fire
man, part of the crew OF freight train
No. SO OF the Philadelphia & Reading
| railroad, were instantly killed this
morning by a wreck near Locustdale
| Pa.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-13
Tips I'm Germany.

Everybody who has eve travelled III
Germany or the rest Of Europe de-
nounces the "trinkgeld" or "pourboire'
nuisance. Many people in Germany
denounce it, too, but the habit is
deeply rooted. Yesterday the associa-
ton Of German hotel-kepers, about
1000 strong, were in convention here
and discussed this very question.
many desiring the organization 10 put
its foot down on it. But the merry
waiter and his "trinkgeld" proved too
strong. The association decided not
to NEEDLE with the time-honored Gus
tom. Thus when next you go to Ger
many you'll find the waiter ia his
swallowtail as usual. smiling and with
an itching palm.-New York Adver-
tiser.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-13

A young girl went TO a bank not long
ago and tried 10 draw out money she
had deposited. She wrote her name
but was I~astonished to have the sigma.
ture disputed. Her indignant protest
was met by the statement that the
name she had ujst signed bore no re-
semblance I o that written when the
money was brought 10 the bank. Fort
unateiy, she was able 10 prove her
identity, but the person who testified
in her favor said frankly that he
would have refused payment on such
contradictory signatures. Let Inc give
you 4 piece Of advice" said he. "alter
your writing if you choose, but adopt
a signature which al always be rec
Ognized. 1t is often OF the greatest
Importance to a man or woman
Brooklyn Eagle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-13
Low Rates to Colorado.

On account of the meeting of the
National Educational Association at
Denver, Col, the North-W Western Line
will, on July 4, 3 and 6 land also on
July 7. for trains reaching the Mis-
souri, River on that date.) sell excur-
sion tickets to Denver, Colorado
Springs, Manitou and Pueblo, at q
rate not to exceed one fare for the
round trip with $500 added for
membership feel tickets good for re-
turn passage until September lst,
1895. This rate is available to the
general public, and an exceptionally
favorable opportunity is offered for
an enjoyable and economical trip to
the Rockies" as well as Yellowstone
National Park, Salt Lake and the
health and pleasure resorts OF the
West and Northwest. For tickets
and full information apply TO Agents
Chicago & North Western Railway.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-13
Aberdeen District.

The pastors and people OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church OF the Aber-
deem District, with Presiding Elder
Rev. j. S. Akers, will unite TO hold the
fourth annual campmeeting, June
Goth to July I'd, 1895, at Tacoma
Park, which is the place where the
Great Northern railroad crosses the
Jim river, twelve miles northeast OF
Aberdeen. A good ferry boat will
connect, the river being l50feet wide.
Great preparations are being made to
insure success. Two big tents for
meetings. Boarding and lunch tent.
An able evangelist of Chicago will help
daily, with his Bible service readings.
June % and % is Anniversary of the
District Epworth League.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-13
Beardless Barley.

n. P. Jones a prosperous farmer
living near Sioux Falls, was in that
city recently exhibiting a sample OF
this years growth of his new beard
less barley. Mr.. Jones says he has
spent the past twenty six years cross
ing different kinds OF barley until he
has now a beardless barley, the straw
otwhich grows as high and rank as
wheat straw, and the yield is twice
what the old kind brought. This
year MI. Jones has fifty acres OF the
new grain. 1t now stands three feet
high and some of it is headed out.
He expects it to yield from rs to 100
bushels to the acre. He began with
a few seeds and last year he sold sew
eral hundred bushels at SO per bushel
and he expects to get that price for
his good crop OF this year. The kern
al, Mr.. Jones claims, is superior to
that of the old bearded kind.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-13

The city council Of Detroit has APP
propriated 5000 to carry on the mu-
nicipal potato patches this year. A
commission of leading citizens APP
pointed by the mayor will supervise
the work. The street sweepings will
be used for top dressings, and viii be
hauled to the lots and stored during
ths winters hereafter. Mayor Pingred
who originated this plan Of farming
on vacant city lots, believes that 1t Is
the best way to assist the needy and
unemployed, and that 1t has great val
ne as an Industrial education. He
favors the city ownership Of what he
calls agricultural parks, where the
work can be conducted systematically.