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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-29
What is Yonr Opinion Re-
garding the Counfy Turning
Over any More Bonds to the
Sabin Railroad Enterprise?

The above question has been put
in the exact language given, to a
large number of our prominent citi-
Zens and business men. Their ans
wers are given without comment,
and follow below These opinions
have been secured Unfortunately,
andhere is what the people say:
AND. NELSON, Member Town
Board:
If the road is not up to contract
| would not favor turning over any
more bonds.
ED JOHNSON, Chief of Police:
My opinion is to turn over no
more bonds. The county is in debt
enough now, and we already have
taxes enough to pay.
G. F. McCLINTOCK, Clerk of the
Circuit Court:
Don t think they should have any
more bonds.
O. A. LAMOREUX, of the Manu-
featuring firm of Kenfeld & Lam
oreuX.
I think they have turned over
enough, decidedly.
w. TOMBSTONE, Agent American
Express Company:
Wouldn't turn them over under
any circumstances. I suppose
though that if the road is build &C
cording to plans and specifications
the bonds will have to be turned
over.
r. ROBERTSON, the Grocer:
II there is any more bonds to be
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-29

DANIEL MoBEATEI, Chairman.
[ do not feel that the road is en-.
titled to any bonds, as the road is
certainly not completed according to
contract, as the people have a right
to expect. Furthermore [ believe
there may still be an opportunity to
save the taxpayers on the origina
bonds of $185,000 We will have to
look into that, and see!
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county paying something Is 10
thing. But [ apprehend that the
matter has resolved itself to legal
proposition, the mutual fuIallmeu6
Of promises.
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G. o. SOWDER, Town Clerk.

| am not in favor Of it. The road
is no good to the county-is detri-
ment. Il We hadn't the road We
would save thousands of collars
annually in taxes. II the farming
over of any more bonds to the com
pany can be prevented, it ehonll be.
done.
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r. HAWKES., Employment Agent

r. HAWKES., Employment Agent.
AS long as they have man as
smart as Sabin, who has been able
to get about 100000 of bonds. and
hasn't been checked yet, it is good
idea to keepsuS smart man in the
country.
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F. J. POWELL.

My opinion is that they ought not
to turn over any bonds. They have
turned over too many now. What's
the use of giving these people such
sum of money for nothing.
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W. FL. SMITH, of the firm OF B alb
cock & Smith, and Presideist of
the School Board.
You know how I feel about this
lerk-water road. I talked against
that road before the bonds were ever
voted and am still opposed to it, aud
the giving Of it any bonds.
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E. S. OWEN, Druggist Of the firm
Of Owen, Frost & Co.
I am opposed to giving them
another dollar, if we can get out Of
it. The county board ought TO In
sist on getting just what the coli
tract calls fora perfectly completed
road.
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j. HALLORAN, contractor.
My opinion is like all the rest. but
in case they have complied with
agreement there is no way out of it.
J. DONAHUE, Proprietor of The
Capital.
My idea is that we have turned
over bonds enough.
DAVID HEDLUND, Ex-member
Town Board.
feel that they ought not to have
the bonds. They have too many
e. L. WILEY, the Liveryman.
My opinion is to pay out nothing
on bonds, if it can be prevented.
L. a. LINDSAY, the Logger.
No.
b. A. BLEXRUD, the Tailor.
voice Mr.. Lindsay's sentiments.
DIR. T. R. SPEARS.
Ii the road is built according to
contract and the county is holding
for it, | suppose we will have to pay
lt-much as it is to be regretted
Otherwise the bonds should not be
turned over.
L. N. CLAUSEN, County Treas
urer.
In answer to the question it seems
that there can be but one opinion.
| believe they already have too many
bonds. I hope the county board
will look at this matter in the right
light, and be very careful before
they turn over any more bonds.
JOHN O'sULLIVAN, Sheriff.
I am strictly against giving them
any bonds. They have too much
now.
W. W. JONES, City superinten-
dent of Schools.
If we're a heavy taxpayer I
should do my utmost to prevent the
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@. w. FROST, of the DRUG Firm q
VIM. GOEDEKE, Merchant.
They have had enough already.
JAMES A SHERIDAN.

JAMES A SHERIDAN.
| suppose it is largely a legal
question. The fact of the matter is
that the road is not what it was uu-
derstood it would be- The road was
to come here, and go on from Iron
River. It has become a logging
road, and while it may in time be-
come benefit, I am not in favor ef.
giving bonds.
H. G. PRUDHoMME, Insurance
agent, and Secretary School
Board.
Nit!
P. J. PETERSON, Of the firm Of
Peterson q Hanson.
am not in favor of giving them
any bonds unless they live strictly.
up to their contract.
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GEO. f. MORO AN, Assessor.
Opposed to the road receiving any
unearned bonds.
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THE PEOPLE SPEAK In AIN UNDERSTANDABLE MANNER

turned over to the Sabin people,
am not for it.
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G. M. SAWYER, Manager NORTH

G. M. SAWYER, Manager North
western Fuel Co.
My opinion is that the county
canrot help turning over the bonds
if the railroad does their part of the
contract. but if the company does
not the county board ought to refuse
to turn over the balance of the
bonds.
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P. l.. LAWLER, the Tailor.

| suppose my opinion goes with
the majority. I believe it's a bum
layout, and that they should not
receive any more bonds.
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THOS. LAFFIN.

THOS. LAFFIN.
They ought never to have got,
what they did.
N. NJ. OSCAR.
[ am strictly opposed to it. I do
not believe the county has ever re-
ceived any benefit from what thew
have already turned over, or ever
will
REV. JOHN GIBSON, Pastor Cou-
gregational Church.
I believe the county has turned.
over too many bonds already.
GEO. 7. FOX, Druggist and Jew
Ter, the firm Of Fox Brothers.
If the road is completed the county
will have to give the bonds, sup
pose. If it is not completed thew do
not have to, and ought not.
NJ. w. LYTLE.
don't believe they ought to be
turned over.
JOHN FRosETH, County Clerk.
They have bonds enough.
VIM. OLSEN, of the Estabrook n.
Olsen Furniture Co.
| would be in favor of getting oyf
OF it if there is any way to do it. Ia
case the railroad fulflls their part of
the contract [ suppose we will be
obliged to give them the bonds.
@. W. FROST, Of the Drug Firm of
Owen, Frost & Co.
l believe it would be very detri-
mental to the county and to the
future of Washburn to have anv
more Indebtedness saddled onto us
by bonding.
VIM. GOEDEKE, Merchant.
They have bad enough already.
JAMES A SHERIDAN.
L suppose it is laroelv q 1aogs4
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IIIOkJ' LLAI IN.
They ought never to have got,
what they did,
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JOHN O'sULLIVAN, Sheriff.
I am strictly against giving them
any bonds. They have too much
now.
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N. NJ. OSCAR.

REV. JOHN GIBSON, Pastor Con-
gregational Church.
I believe the county has turned
over too many bonds already.
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II we're a heavy taxpayer
should do my utmost to prevent the
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W. W. JONES, City superinten-
dent Of Schools.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-29

Secretary Wilson's recent severe
criticism of methods of agriculture as
he observed them in California and
the need that her farmers should adopt
stock raising and grass growing and do
less OF wheat raising without rotation,
can be profisably considered by farm
ers of all sec lions. In other words che
farmer must keep in constant mind
the Importance of building up rather
nan decreasing the fertility OF bis soil.
Green manuring is one Of the best
neh2ds of insuring soil fertility, and
fertility, and the IegumcS Combine al.
the points required Of a green manure
Cla---, z:z the power TO absorb nitro
gau-she most expensive fertilizer c3n
s.iruens-trom the air, deep roofing
habits, and, at the proper stage OF
growth, that succulenc9 which is con
ducivs to decay, thus rendering the
manure" available at the earliest mo-
meat. An advantage in turning under
q gresn crop which may not always be
considered, is the fact that with q
heavy green crop, many tons Of moist.
ure are plowed down per acre and lef5
il sucl state that it will not be readily
Or quickly evaporated through the
s5il, cut Is gradually taken up by the
E)g.s Of the new crop planted An
other advantage sometimes lost sight
Of is Cla5 when an acre Of COW peas,
for instance, are ready to turn under
the manure is already spread-distrlb
uEed evenly and completely the field
OEer
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-29
rHR FARMER AND HIS ENEM7.

It is surprising that the farmers of
this country, representing as they do
the balance of power in all political
centers, should continue to be at the
mercy of political schemes and mid
die men. Ever since the dawn Of ag
riculture the farmer has been looked
upon as a fis subject for the different
kinds of the human carnivora to feed
upon. Having for centuries stood
alone, without any kind of organiza
tion, ignorant and at war with every
body, the onIy reason for his existence
to day is that as a producer Of the ne,
cessaries of life his place cannot be
filed by any other trade or profession.
We read so often haw the farmers are
working up aud will soon show their
power and position in the country's
politics; yet at election day the dream
of independence has vanished away
and the stern reality appears before
US that the candidates we expected 30
much from are simply mare automa
tons in the halls Of our legislature or
on the floor of our national congress-
gloomy prospects for the future in.
deed.-Andrew J. Gibson, Cheshire
Co, N. H in Farm and Home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-29

! faction or paid me as good returns for
the money invested in it as that hay
loader has, aud this proves this fact.
that in ninety.nine out of hundred
times the reason why improved ma
chinery on farms does not pay and is
counted worthless ia the result of ignor
ance in handling and using it, and this
Is attributable to the want of education,
as you say in your last April editorial
0r this line.
Twenty years from to day when how
to make and save hay is pumped into
the heads of farmers, a good hay loader
will be counted at it's real value and
used by all intelligent and successful
farmers on their farms; and so will all
other improved Implements be used
and not abused by farmers and labor
ers.
Only by and with the intelligent use
OF the moving machine, hay-rake,
nay loader, hay forks and hay carrier
can the farm9r make the raising of
grasses and calves and taking care Of
them in due SEASON be easy, prof sa6le
and pleasant work on the farm; and
each and every one of these implements
is essential, needful and profitable
(@ith a good hay-tedder added to this
list if the crop moved is a heavy or
fine one); and not one Of these imple =
ments pays better than a good hay
loader or saves more hard and hot
work; true it is that for few minutes
time in placing load Of hay carried
up by the loader there is good hard
work for two good stackers to perform
in properly placing it on the wagon or
else they will be covered up and over
run il they are not quick good stackers.
a splendid hay press can be made to
pack this hay il and drive him to mar
ket on four legs in improved breeds of
cattle, swine and sheep; and the ma
nura they leave behind them will en-,
rich the soil the hay has been moved
eff Of, leaving Georgia farms and farm
ers enriched thereby instead of grow
ing cotton at to cents a pound and
paying it out for guano to make more
cotton AMI impoverishing farms and
IS ners-J. G. B. Erwin, Sr., Erwin,
Ga, in Southern CulGivator.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-29
FIELD PEAS FOR SHEEP.

There is no better food for sheep
than Canada field peas and oats. The
sheep are very fond of them. and the
two can be raised together at as little
trouble and expense as almost any
other food. The peas and oats should
be soWn in the field together, and as
the oats will hold the pea vines up, the
two can be cut with a mower. The
proportion of seed should be about two
bushels of the email Canada field pea
to one bushel Of oats to the acre. The
oats should be chosen with special ref
erence to the straw, which should be
stiff and not weak, for it's main Dur-
pose is to provide a support for the
peas.
Pretty good land should be used for
this planting, and corn stubble is best
if it is ready. The ground should be
plowed and narrowed early, and az
soon as it ia in good working order
SOW the peas. The peas should be GOV.
cred under with at least four to six
inches of soil, which can best be done
by plowing and narrowing after the
seed is sown. At the end of a week
SOW one bushel of oats, and give an
other thorough narrowing, or this
work need not be done after the peas
are sown as one narrowing will do for
both crops. This will leave the peas
deep in the soil and the oats near the
surface. This late narrowing after the
oats has been sown will not hurt the
IooNrNUED on PAGE 81
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-29

In these days when so much is heard
about tie 5mp0verishment of ordinary
f1ur through excessive refining,
SHREDDED wheat biscuit is a product
unique in that it isa completely cooked
whole wheat food. In it's preparation
the wheat grains are boiled in water
until they are somewhat soft, then
they are passed through a machine
wqich reduces them to long filaments
or threads, resem bling in general ap
pearance fine macaroni. These fila.
ments as they come from the machine
are laid lightly one upon another until
they are built up to the requisite height,
when they are formed into small loaves
resembling biscuit and baked until
brown. The baking process is followed
by another process that subjects the
biscui5 for about five hours to a dry
heat at a temperature sufficient to
raise them to a desirable degree OF
ightness, the shredded whole wheat
biscuit manifestly preserving the COM
position of the whole wheat berry, with
the exception of the slight solubility Of
any OF it's outer constituents in the
water which is employed. The light
ness of the biscuit is secured without
the use of yeast or baking powder and
is short without lard or any substitute
EhoroFor
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-29

Consul General Mason, at Berlin,
makes an interesting report to the
Safe Department concerning Ameri-
cans of cattle and fresh beef to Ger
many, Belgium and Denmark. The
latest decree of Germany affecting
American meats declares that fresh
beef shall not be imported from Bel
GUM. As Belgium has no surplus
home grown beef supply to export any
where, it was at once evident that the
decree was in reality aimed at Ameri-
can beef and was occasioned by the
acs that the Belgian Government,
which has for several years past pro
aibl5ed the Importation of live cattle
Iron the United States, has recently
tescinded that restriction, leaving the
butchers Of that country free to impert
az certain designated ports American
cattle for immediate slaughter, and un
ess prevented by new regulations, to
export the meat thus obtained across
Eae tsontier to Germany.
Llls latest decree is therefore the
"slcal turtherance and fulflllment of
policy upon the German Government
Entered IN 1894. and which has the fol
loving history:
Dlfing that year Texas fever pre-
vailed among cattle in certain districts
" She United States, and the Agricul-
sufal Department at Washington had
-uFlng several years previously the
-. - I2at under careful and thorough
SCIENTIFIC investigation. One vital
Punt upon which these studies hinged
a'7 whether Texas fever is or is not a
''eflal d:s.ase, In the former case,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-29
No. 90

feet of room. Itplanted close together
they would fail to make ears for want
Of water.
But here was the contrary. No stalk
seemed to suffer for want of water.
Wherein did this land differ from ours2
We soon concluded that the difference
must be in the depth of the soil. The
surface area of an acre was the same
in this field and in our own. 1t must
be in the deepnees then.
Having decided this point we con-
cluded to try the experiment. We
plowed thirteen inches deep; manured
pretty heavy with compost of lot me-
nure and cotton seed and acid. In do
ing this we broke through the hard
pan, which was about four inches
thick and had prevented the earth
water from rising to the surface and
at the same time prevented the roots
of the corn from going down into the
earth as they desired to do.
We planted little over four thou
sand stalks per acre and made forty
five bushels per acre. This pleased us
80 well that we plowed deep again,
narrowed oftener, and put on 1000
stalks per acre and made sixty to
seventy five bushels per acre year after
year.
The corn stood dry spells better than
the old way had done. There was less
firing of fodder. This was particularly
noticeable after we began putting all
the manure broadcast, which we soon
learned was best.
By the deep blowing we increased
the amount of plant food which was
soluble in water and increased the
quantity of water with which to dis
solve it, and greatly increased the
depth of the soil in which the corn
roots could go in search of food and
water. While we greatly increased
the number of stalks per acre we at
the same time increased the actual
feeding room of each stalk.
In the old way each stalk had about
four cubic feet of earth and in dry
spells nearly all of that was too dry to
furnish food or water.
By the new way each stalk had
about six cubic feet to furnish food
and water, with a free connection with
an inexhaustible supply of both just
below.
THE POINT OF ALL THIS.
We found this out at great expense
and great uncertainty as to final re-
suits. We were then in middle life.
Half of our opportunity gone. We
should have been taught all this in
school. Then we could have started
life so differently. And life would have
been so different A vast majority of
Southern farmers have not learned
this lesson yet. They still skim the
soil plant corn wide apart and make
ten to fifteen bushels per acre and
keep poor. The poor farmer makes
and keeps his farm poor. 1t is not his
fault so much as his misfortune. He
has never enjoyed the privilege of
technical teaching, He farms largely
by guess. Not knowing that corn roots
would go from four to six feet deep il
the hard pan was broken up, he has
tried to make his corn q shallow rooted
plant and the corn has objected.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-29
PRACTICAL FARM NOTES.

Written for The Progressive Farmer by
the Editor and Guy z. Mitchell.
The August crop circular of the De,
parsment of Agriculture shows an ex
csedingly meagre clover crop for this
rear, in especial marked contrast to
Bst years generally large production.
The quality of the crop also falls de
ci5edly below last years standard
taking the country in general.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-29

[OONTLNUED On PAGE 81
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-06
WISER IS SADDER.
Mr.. Rother, He Says, Belabored Him
With an Axe Handle

simon Wiser, a wood chopper living
near Buxton station, on the Oregon
Short Line, wandered into the county
attorneys office yesterday afternoon
and exhibited several varieties of
bumps and commissions on his head to
one of the county attorneys assistants,
as preface to story which he told
or being assaulted. He stated that he
mad had some words with John Rother
recently and that the latter had been
waiting his opportunity to reopen the
argument with club: that Rother,
who Is also a wood chopper, possessed
himself of an ak handle yesterday
morning and walked up behind Wiser
and belabored him over the head with
IT, He came so quiet behind me, and
give me three strikes" 90"
You're OUT said Ernest Hardcastle
the baseball fiend, waking up from a
deep reverie and catching the last
words.
He give me three strikes" continued
Wiser and l lose my courage and fall
down and he jumped on me and, beat
me with that club until some one pull
him off. Can he do that way?"
Mr.. Wiser was assured that Rother
had clearly overstepped the bounds of
propriety and a complaint charging the
latter with assault in the third degree
was filed in Judge Nichols court
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-06

Engineer O'Melveny of the Oregon
Short Line returned Sunday from St
Anthony, says the Salt Lake Herald
They were met at Idaho Falls by con-
veyances, with which they drove over
the line of the proposed road and looked
over the different places where sta
tons are to be located. Particularly
at st. Anthony did they make a thor
ough inspection, as there is much con-
tention between South Anthony and
the other parts of the town over the
location of the depot grounds. Mr.
Bancroft stated yesterday that moth
ing definite had been decided upon, but
it is thought that South st. Anthony
will get the station.
The officials are well pleased with the
outlook up there and expect the line
to pay from the start. The country is
rapidly filling up with settlers from
different parts of the country.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-06
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Grocers Selling Liquor without a License
Will BE Prosecuted.

Grocers Selling Liquor without License
Will BE Prosecuted.
The county commissioners yesterday
declined to grant the request of County
Treasurer Holland to renew the APP
pointment of Captain T. j. OLeary as
deputy treasurer and license collector.
1t was stated that the appointment was
made in the first place for 80 days and
extended afterwards to 40 for the pur~
pose of taking new affidavits from mer-
chants as to the amount of business
that is transacted by them, That work
has been completed and Mr.. O'Learys
services are no longer needed. The COM
missioners have a special officer who
draws monthly salary as county de-
tective" and it is claimed that he can
attend to all the license collections. 1t
was also stated yesterday that it is the
intention of the commissioners to ar
rest and prosecute all grocers who are
selling liquor without paying special
liquor license. The commissioners do
not intend to await the action of the
courts on the several test cases that are
now pending. but will, after giving
dealers warning. arrest everyone and
prosecute them for misdemeanor. :
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-06
China's Mixed Currency.

- Washington, july 5.--The sudden rise
in copper is responsible for extraordinary
DIFFICULTIES now confronting the Chinese
currency system, according to United
States Consul Fowler. The result has
been that the cash, or; subsidiary Chinese
COIN, is now worth much more than its
token value in silver. In fact, the Chi
;nese~ government Is paying 1.35 taels ror
'thescopper and zinc, out of which is mint
ed enough cash to make one tael in tho
aggregate The consul says that in the
end the present scarcity of cash will cause
the issue of silver Subsidiary coinage.