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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12
DAKOTA.

AluSCi WUOu-OOun ~ Oucds ~ ktOuAt-
nent attorney of Wahpetou, N. D.,
committed suicide by hanging in a
granary of II. A. Lucken. four miles
east of here. O'Shea has been at this
place a number of days OF business.
The cause of his committing suicide IS
not known.
Ellendale-Sheriff Coleman arrived
here with John Peterson, whom he ar
rested at Hillsboro on the charge of
being the man who burglarized the
jewelry store of S. p. Pratt here a
short time ago. Several articles we're
identified which we're found on his
person. Peterson claims to have
bought the jewelry from a party in
Fargo.
Wahpeton.- Erick Lehman, a pros
porous farmer near Dwight, was in
stantly killed by lightning in the
shower last evening.
Grand Forks-The Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific companies
are crowded to their utmost with ship
ments OF wheat to Minneapolis and
Duluth.
Fargo-R. r. Simmonds, who passed
q number of forged checks here, was
captured at Winnipeg by Deputy Mar
shall Daggett. Simmonds wa made
to disgorge all his ill-gotten gains, but
thinks he prefers continuing his resi-
dence on the other side of the bound
airy line to returning to Fargo.
Forman-The state association of
Congregational churches will meet in
annual session at Fargo, Sept. II and
Ii.
Heavy rains have greatly retarded
the threshing in this section during
the past 10 days.
Ellendale-Last night one Grip. 60
ing home from town, was stopped by
two hobos. but ran his horse and was
shot at. Continuing ON, however, he
ran into q wire fence, and was SO seri-
ously injured that he remained uncon-
scious all morning. No arrests have
been made.
Fargo-The city council has decided
to experiment with tamarack pave
ment, laying two blocks in that wood
instead of cedar. Tamarack can be
laid down here for one-third the cost of
cedar and If it can be successfully used
will revolutionize paving in small
towns IN the Northwest. Paving ex-
perts express the opinion that the
wood is more durable and will last
longer than cedar.
Devils Lake-Sherif Barton hauled
q load of contraband intoxicants from
Church's Ferry this afternoon, the
contents OF the blind pigs pulled by
him there this forenoon, ore belonging
to Lynch and Armstrong, the other to
John Anderson.
Mandan-George Knoop. Jr.. son of
County Treasurer George Knoop. of
Stanton, accidentally shot himself with
q shotgun in the side. The bow was
pulling the gun from q wagon when II
was discharged. He died.
Jamestown-The barn at the State
hospital burned yesterday. Loss
$1,000, mostly insured. All stock
saved. Origin unknown.
I. Rosman-A nevada immigration
bureau is sending emissaries through
this section Of North Dakota to secure
settlers for irrigated lands.
Mapleton-A peculiar accident oc-
Cured on G. B. Webster's farm north
west OF here late Friday afternoon. A
~threshing crew was at work when
sparks from the enjine set the wheat
on one of the bundle wagons on Are.
The team started to run away and
were caught between two hay stacks.
which were destroyed, with the wagon
and load of wheat. The horses were
50 badly burned that they had to be
killed.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12


Register Boynton, Of the: Mitchell
land Office, is daily receiving q great
many inquiries from people who are
interested in railroad building as to
the. number filings which have been
made on the Yankton reservation up
to date. To the present time there
have been 33 homesteads made and
172 soldiers declaratory filings, which
takes up about one-half of the land on
the reservation. Exclusive of the
above % homesteads have been fled
over soldiers d~eclaratory statement 8
a the law permits q homestead to be
fled over q soldiers declaratory,
although the latter cannot file over the
h0mesteader. There is some probable
ity that the inquiries made have some
reference to railroad building down in
Charles Mix county.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12
Check Raising Profitable.

The firm of Mutschler & Schroeder,
Of st. Cloud, cashed q Great Northern
check for q man named August Lin
den, which had been raised from 1910
to S6O.5O, and on the same day William
Winner, cashed a Great Northern
check which had been raised from 1915
to e90.45. In both cases the fraud was
not discover ed until the checks were
returned to st. Paul.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12
Wants q Pardon.

Friends of Stephen B. Park, who
was sent down from Marshall county
on Jan. 6, for two years and four
months imprisonment at Sioux Falls
for grand larceny, presented a large
petition setting out that he is young
and the only support Of an aged
mother, and that he was led astray,
and asked for his pardon.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12
Elephant Chase.

A lively elephant chase took place
at Mitchell. Raja, the largest elep hant
in captivity, owned by Lemen Bros,
circus, stampeded. He is an ugly
brute, and it took the full force Of
circus hands to round him up one
mile out on the commons south of
town. ,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12
Persistent Burglar.

Ingham & Gunderson's store at
Dodge Centre was entered by q burglar
through the back window. When the
window broke, the clerk sleeping there
awoke and fred his revolver. After
q while the burglar came back again,
but the clerk vas there for him again,
and he fled.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12
F~srragut's Flagship to Go Into Commission.

F~srragut's Flagship to Go Into Commission.
Chief Constructor Hichborn of the navy
department asserts that the historic old
Hartford. which was Farragut's flagship
at the battle of Mobile. and which IS now
being remOdeled at the Mare Island navy
yard, will, when In commission again,
prove to be n Of tho most serviceable
vessels in the navy. She will carry Is i've
inch rapid fire guns.
The Hartford will also be supplied with
ample sale power. She will carry . crew
OF $50 men. She will be placed In CONF
mission about two years hence. The nam.
as well as the material outlines OF the old
craft will be preserved.-New York Jour
nal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12
Railroad for Logging Purposes.

Railroad for Logging Purposes.
The G. N. Nelson Lumber Company
Of Cloquet, has let a contract for the
building of a standard gauge logging
road from the st. Louis river to Hlb-
bling. Mimi, q distance of about 25
miles. The work, will commence Mon
day, and will give work to about 500
men. The road will tap the heart of
the iron and lumber properties of the
range.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12
Another Ore o G

Increasing iron ore trade has made
it lmperatively necessary for the Du-
luth, Mesaba, and Northern Railway
to erect another ore dock at Duluth,
and work will begin at once. It will
be 1000 feet long and will cost S35O,OOO.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12

Lott BY the ECIypso Of the MoOn.
Four prisoners, Baker and Taylor,
who were: confined in the county Jail
at Hot Springs, S. d. awaiting trial for,
larceny, and two half breeds, who had
been bound over to the United States
court for cattle stealing on the reserv-
alton, took advantage of the eclipse of
the moon and made good their escape.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12
CArs.tian xiss,ea.r,e, C,nv..~

The 20th snnu al convention Of the
Minnesota Chr istian Society 10 in ses-
sion In Mankato. The convention is
the best and largest ever held BY the
Christian Church In the state, there
being present at the opening session
over 80 delegates besides the local At
tendance.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12
WIN soon b Qiesr aona

The heretofore beautiful sheet Of
water known as Clear Lake is almost
dry. At present there Is only 4 pond
in the middle Of the bed, and the
water is fast disappearing.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12

himself. He has been acting oddly of
late and II 10 thought that IL he re-
covers, which Is doubtful, he will be
sent to an insane asylum.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12

Edith Sessions Upper says the new
woman y ''horsy." We don't know what
this means unless it refers to the fact that
bit. '"'"a :
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-12

Phillips & Bartlett, Of this city, have
been awarded the contract for erecting
. $4,000 school building in Lead City.
The flrm completed q school building
in Fargo last week.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
FARM AND GARDEN.
GOOD FOR EvERYBopy.
The Employ ment Of Convict Labor In the
Building OF Roads.

The Employ ment Of Convict Labor In the
Building of Roads.
Two subjects have been occupying
public attention quite largely recent
ly. They may be considered by some
as closely related At all events North
Carolina and several other states have
managed to unite them in way that
has led to the solution of TIN. prob
lens involved in both. One OF these
questions is that of good country
roads. 1t has been occupying public
attention from Maine to California,
and with one voice the people have
declared in favor of securing such
roads at almost any cost. The reign
OF the bicycle is here, and that Of the
horseless carriage is believed to be
coming, but good roads are an abso-
Lutte necessity to the maintenance of
both.
The other question referred to Is
that OF convict labor. State legis-
latures, in the great majority of cases.
yielding to the public clamor, have
declared in no eQuivocal way that the
product Of the penitentiaries must not
pc placed in the market to compete
with free labor, nor can it be used as
an instrument wherewith to beat
down the wages of the Industrious and
law-abiding workman.
How to observe these laws and vet
prevent the penal institutions of the
country from becoming drain on the
resources of the taxpayers is something
prison authorities everywhere have
been trying to find out. Some states
havo hit upon the plan of making the
convicts provide what is universally
wanted in the way of good roads, thus
keeping them profitably employed
without taking the bread out of tho
months of any who are dependent upon
their days labor for their sustenance.
A bulletin has been issued by the de-
partment of agriculture telling of re-
cent experiments made in the employ
ment of convict labor In road building
in the states indicated. North Carolina,
New York, Delaware and California
have all tried the plan and all report
1t to be success In North Carolina
the cost Of maintaining the convicts
while thus employed has been "a cents
for each convict per diem, while their
labor has been worth from so to rs
cents day. The general health OF
the convicts has improved since they
were first employed on the roads, The
warden of the state prison at Auburn,
N. Y, heartily indorses the plan and
estimates the cost of road NAL ng with
convict labor at $500 mile. In Cali
fornia the execution Of the plan has
been found to be good for the convicts,
good for the roads and good for any
body who has occasion to use them.
Chicago Evening Post.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
No Antidote for snake p,tes.

The annual death roll in India due
to snakebite is of such serious dimen-
tions that the government has for
many years done what it could to ar
rest the scourge. The reward for
snakes heads may be said to have
failed, for there is more than suspi-
cion that the willy natives have been
breeding snakes for the sole purpose of
decapitation. Antidotes have also
failed, although the virtues of one or
the other remedy have been from time
to time believed In and extoled.
Among the more recent of these have
been strychnine, permanganate of
potash, and gold chloride. These rem
edies have recently formed the subject
of experiments by chemists acting for
the government of India, with almost
negative results. 1t is true that both
the potash and the gold salt In ettenu-
ated solutions, when mingled with
snake venom previou. to injection in
to an animal, render the poison inert,
but neither remedy has any effect
when injected after tho entrance of
the venom. Neither of them can,
therefore, be regarded as an antidote.
-Chambers' Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
tor than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In tho
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will NOT
accept any substitute If offered.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
TREES ALONG ROADS.
Highway Adornment Is sure tn Follow
Highway Improvement.


Highway Improvement.
New interest seems to be centering
about the good-roads movement. Prob
ably this is due in some measure to the
fact that bicycles are coming more and
more into use. It's only question of
time until every public thoroughfare
OF any Importance will be constructed,
first. with view to making it passa BILE
for bicycles and rubber-tired carriages,
which are being introduced in every
part OF the country. Already, In some
cities, more capital is invested in bicy-
cles than in carriages or wagons, and
the young men and women of the
country are taking unto themselves
wheels.
Another thing which will have con-
siderable influence on the roads of the
country is the branching out of the
electric lines. These electric railways,
which In few years will connect the
important towns Of the country, will
carry a great deal of the farmers prod
uce into the towns, so that there will
not then be the same occasion for
heavy traffic that there is now.
Anyone who has travelled abroad
knows the pleasure which comes to
the wheelman, as he travels over the
compact and evenly constructed roads
of England and the continent. While
they are UNNECESSARILY behind us in
everything which pertains to agricul-
ture, they do have splendid roads.
You know the German people as
nation are very thrifty. They don't
allow much waste in any quarter.
Along their public highways are
planted different varieties of fruit
trees-pears, apples, plums, ETC.
grown in one or two rows on each
side of the road. How beautiful those
roads are! The trees produce shade,
which takes away that glitter and
glare, as well as softens the heat,
which make our gravel roads very dis
agreeable to travel on during the hot
months.
In many quarters of our country
maple or walnuts have been planted for
miles along the public roads, and how
welcome such stretch of road is to
the traveller, and how inviting 1t must
be to the hot and weary horse. If 1t
were only for the shade, trees should
be planted along every main highway
But wherever we can combine utility
with beauty and comfort we should do
it; so why not plant the more thrifty
fruit frees along our public rcsds2--
Farm and Fireside
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
Limestone as Top Dressing.

Limestone was formerly regarded as
one OF the best rocks for top dressing
and it has been exclusively used for
such purposes; it has, however, proved
very unsatisfactory In the long run,
and in many parts of the country lime
stone macadamized roads are being
taken up and reconstructed of more
satisfactory materials. The rock wears
easily into an impalpable powder when
dry and forms sticky paste when wet
Hard limestone makes an excellent
roadbed but should never be used for
surface dressing. There is tempta-
tion to use limestone for such purposes
because they are easily broken and
pack readily on accounted their friabil-
ity, but they wear out with equal
readiness and soon require repairing.
John c. Branner. State Geologist,
Arkansas.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18

mode is to scatter the vines over the
meadow and cover them with an inch
of sand. This gives a quick growth,
but requires many vines and also
good deal of sand.
Some people sow what they call cut
tings. They run the vines through a
hay cutter, cutting them into lengths
about one inch long. These they SOW
broadcast and harrow In. ~
Until the vines are matted keep the
land well drain ed as the plants do not
thrive on wet land. When properly
drained a good meadow will become
matted in three years, though some
plantations take longer than that on
account of the land being too wet. For
two or three years after putting out
the vines the land should be kept free
from weeds, and the cranberry plants
given undisputed possession. During
the first year hoe may be used, but
after that the grass must be pulled by
hand to avoid loosening the runners
that are rooted in the soil. This
should be done in August, before the
weeds 20 to seed.
Though drainage Is required to OBJ
tain a growth of vines, after the mat
is completed there are certain times
when considerable moisture is neces.
sary to insure good crop. Sometimes
droughts blast great many of the
blossoms, which is prevented II enough
moisture can be supplied to the crop
to insure full development. Again,
where the soil can be made moist, the
late-formed berries will grow up to
full size. But where irrigation is re-
sorted to, care must be taken to lower
the water In the bitches by the middle
OF August, that the vines may be en-
abled to make good fall growth. If
this be not done the crop of the COM
ing year may be seriously damaged.
The fruit buds are formed in the fall,
and are visible at the ends Of the new
growth on the upright branches All
plantations require flooding every win.
ter-Farmers' Review.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
Swine and the Dairy Cow.

According to Paris correspondent
the trend of opinion in the French
county councils is to the effect that
there is danger of the creamery being
cverdone, and that in the organizat ton
Of regional creameries there should be
an annex for curing bacon and hams.
Speaking of this, the homestead says
the two industries fit together admir-
ably, the bi-product of one being a
splendid raw material for the produc.
ton of the other, especially in the
earlier stages of its production. Swine
and the dairy COW 60 together we'll,
and we look forward to the time when
creameries will run the two in copnec.
tion-with sufficient distance between
the two plants, we hope, so that the
odors of one and the aroma of the
other may not mingle-just as distil.
leries now find it profitable TO feed
cattle.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
CRANBERRY CULTURE.
Much Depends Upon the Setting Out o
the Rather Delicate Vines


the Rather Delicate Vines
As in planting or setting out various
Other kinds OF vines and plants, there
seems to be no particular time when 1t
is absolutely necessary to have the
vines set out. The cranberry vine is
very hardy, and will live, even with q
good deal Of hard usage. When marsh
has been prepared in one summer the
owners frequently wait till the next
spring before putting out the cranber.
ry vines From April till June is sup.
posed to be the best time. Fall plant
ing is practiced by some, but 1t is
doubtful If there be much gain In this
over waiting for the next spring
When only part OF the ground Is to
be planted, that part should be planted
that Is the highest, leaving the wetter
portions for the work of spring
There are various modes for trans.
planting the vines. One of these Is
called sod planting. The sods contain
ing cranberry vines are taken from
cranberry meadows and placed in the
new marsh. This was one of the earliest
plans, and doubtless originated from
desire not to disturb the roots of the
plants Very few planters now practice
this method.
Hill planting is also practiced. One
great advantage of hill planting over
sod planting is that only clean vines are
set out, where with the sod roots from
other plants were necessarily prop.
agated. The ground may be marked
out by drills, two feet apart each way,
and the vines put in where the drills
intersect. One objection to this mode
is that large lunches Of vines have q
tendency to dry up and become woody,
thus seriously injuring the plantation
This difficulty induced some cultivators
to adopt the expedient of planting in
funnel-shaped holes, made by rotating
sharp stick or dibble; the vines are
placed in these holes, and scattered
around, so that when the center Is
filed with sand, they will be spread
out, pointing in all directions. This
method is illustrated by the accom-
panying cut. Dead punches are thus
avoided. Even this plan is less salts.
factory than others, on account OF the
increased labor and consequent ex.
pense.
Another method is called drill plant
ing. A furrow Is turned by the plow,
and the vines are scattered thinly
along, only one in place, being leaned
up against the perpendicular and part.
ly covered by the hoe. Still another
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
Seeds of the Mushroom.

The spores (seeds), composed OF q
two-coated cell, are borne on the gills
or tubes under the cap. One plant
often produces ten million spores. To
see these tiny spores you must cut the
top of toadstool off and lay it right
side up on a sheet of black paper.
After few hours, remove it carefully,
and exact representation of Its shape
will remain on the paper. formed By
the thousands of spores which have
fallen out If the spores fall on favor
able soil. they terminate and send out
great numbers of tiny threads. These,
becoming intertwineG and woven to-
gether, cover the ground like the finest
web, and this is known as the myce.
lium, or spawn" The threads absorb
nourishment and carry IL TO the quick
ened spore.-Margaret W. Leighton, In
St Nicholas
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-10-18
THREE.
)nei Twoi Three,

)nol Twol Three
Now where can the baby boz
Only the brtefest while ago
We went into ecstasles over his GROW"
rhen he was creeping y bout the floor,
and into our hearts he went all fourl
II then VIC had lost him what had we dono
In the wonderful year OF One
lnol Twol Threel
What kIdnaper Time can bel
Hes stolen my little child away
mat spoke my name but yesterday.
Take all that have OF silver and gold
And give me ag lin little Two Year old
Such reward had offered 10 you, and IL, you,
In the beautiful year Of Twol
onel Twol Threel
IT'S Gods sweet mystery!
Times not thief, but a brlnger OF 10Y,
And has dou bled my blessings In this dear bow
On, give me to love him and do not refuse,
Kind Fortune, what's needed for stockings
and shoesl
To love him In wisdom that he may love me
Long years that may follcw year Threel
William S. Lord, in Chicago Record