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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-05
WHAT 4 LEADING AcRIcULT.
kURIST SAYS OF WEST
j ERN CANADA.


In a letter to 1.-THE Farmer, st. Paul,
dated Sept. LIST, 1901, PROT. Thomas
Shaw, of the Minnesota State Upiver-
sity.shas tfsE idllo1 slp ssJEaftera
having mas1afS trip Il t6qgh Wsstern.
Canada:
The capabilities of the immense.
area known as Western Canada are
but little understood on this side of the
line. Our people are apt to look upon,
it as region of frost and snow, a couns;
try in which but small portion of the
land relatively will ever be tillablei
because of the rigors Of the climates
True, the climate is cold in winter;
but Western Canada has, neverthelesss
just that sort of climate which makes
it the most reliable wheat producing
country in all the continent. =
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-05
:; AN IMMENSE AREA,

AN IMMENSE 4REAs "a
Western Canada is not only an im-
mense area, but the same description
will apply to those portions of THIS
country that are capable of being suc-
cessfully titled or grazed. Nearly all
of the prairie Province of Manitoba cam
be brought under cultivation, although
probably not one-third of its sur
face has been laid open by the plough.
.Assiniboia to the west is a grain and
stock country. Saskatchewan to the
north of Assiniboia has high adaptar
ton for the same. This also may be-
said of Alberta to the west. Here lies
what may be termed grain growing
and stock producing empire. the re-
sources of which have been<but little
drawn upon comparatively, viewed
from the standpoint of the agriculture
list. When it is called to mind that
even in the Peace River Country, sew
eral hundreds of miles north of the
Canadian boundary, wheat was grown
which won a premium at the Worlds
Fair in 1893, the capabilities of this
country in wheat production loom up
more brightly than even the brilliant
Northern lights of the land that lies
toward the pole.
ADAPTED TO STOCK AND GRAIN
PRODUCTION.
The region under consideration is,
however, mainly adapted to growing
grain and grazing stock. Much of it
is adapted to growing both grain and
stock, but certain areas, especially
towards the mountain, are only adapt
ed to ranching, except where irriga-s
ton will yet be introduced. This, Of
course, can be done successfully along
the many streams that flow down from
the Rockies, and water the country
towards the east and north. The
adaptation of the country for wheat
production is of high character.
The cool nights that usually charac-
terize the ripening season are en-
inently favorable to the filling of the
grain, and to the securing of plump
berry, and consequently large yields.
The crop this year is magnificent
one. In Manitoba and the Territories
it should certainly give an average Of
more than 20 bushels per acre. But
should the yield be not more than 20
bushels, the crop will be most hand
some one, owing to the large area
sown to wheat: Many farmers only
grow grain. But those who do sue.
coed as well in growing oats and barley
as in growing wheat, hence these foods
for live stock should always be
abundant. Some grow cattle main.
1y and others combine the two.
The last named, Of course, is
doubtless the safest of the three
during long course of years, that
is to say, where such farming is prac.
ticable.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-12-05

she had fallen into the habit of talk
ing to herself. ss$ TN
When she had put the few dishes
away into the old wooden cupboard,
the first thing she did was to go into
the next room. There was closet
in it,5and she went to it and took from
it an old, dilapidated bandbox. She
lifted the lid and drew from it a bon
net, battered, dingy, black bonnet,
with rusty, worn strings. AS she
looked at it, her old eyes filled with
tears. '.Yes," she whispered, ''it does
look bad, dreadfully bad. II won't
weir it any more. heard one Of the
Sunday school girls giggling at it yes
terday when she thought I. didn't
hear. I'll certainly have to stay away
from church after this. It'll be q
cross, and a heavy one, but
There was light knock at the door.
Mrs. Fiske put the bonnet hurriedly
away and went to answer it. A young
girl stood there with sweet, dark
face and brilliantly glowing cheeks.
She held q bandbox in one slender,
gloyed hand.
It was Daffy. Mrs. Fiske's wrinl<led
face lighted. "Why,, if. it isn't. Miss
Daily" she cried. Come III, dear.
I'm SO glad TO see you.'ss 4a-Ea Sesfla
Daffy entered, then in iaI few min
utes she plunged into her subject
''Mrs. Fiske," she began, her cheeks
roster than ever, II have little knack
Of making hats I love to do it. ]
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23
Judge Fish Cancels a Mortgage Held
bv the Great Snowman on Land in
KenOsha County.
NO EFFORT MADE TO COLLECT 1T
Famous Snowman Had Loaned zera Bene-
dict $3.50 in 1s49 and Had Probably
Forgotten Discharge of Mortgage.

The estate of P. T. Barnun1, the ia
nous Snowman of years ago, has no
longer any claim to lands in Kenosha
county. The last claim of the heirs of
the veteran Snowman to Kenosha
county land was b1otted from the
record by Judge Fish at Racine We'd
nesday afternoon when he decided to
cancel and discharge a certain mort
gage made by Zera Benedict and his
wife, Lucinda Benedict, to P. /. Bar
mum in 184o. The old mortgage has
been on the books of the county for
more than half a century.
When Mr.. Barnum was young man
he made visit to this part of the coun-
try and during the visit he had bust
ness dealings with Mr.. and Mrs. Bene-
dict. of the town of Salem. AT that
time loan was negotiated by the
Benedicts and in return for money
loaned Mr.. Barnum took mortgage
on us acres of land. The years passed
by and Mr.. Barnum became famous
and wealthy. No demand was ever
made for the payment Of the mortgage
or the note which it secured and the
old mortgage had lain dormant IN
some of the many desks of the famous
Snowman. After the death of Mr..
Barnum the administrator of his es-
tate evidently did not desire to go to
the trouble ofCforec1osing a mortgage
for small amount and Mr.. and Mrs.
Benedict will receive the benefits.
II. crfX Wa
%, 1849, and the amount was $3.50, but
had the Snowman collected it with the
interest which would have accrued IN
the time the amount would have been
many times the principle. In the
early days it is reported that Mr.. Bar
mum in his tours across the country Sc
cured many mortgages on small pieces
of farm lands to secure small loans,
but scarcely one of these mortgages
were ever collected and the farmers
who secured money from Mr.. Barnum
were certainly very lucky. The dis
charge of the Benedict mortgage was
filed with the register of deeds this
afternoon.
/ In connection with the discharge of
this old mortgage it is stated that
there are many similar mortgages
hanging. over Kenosha county lads.
In many cases both the makers and
the grantors of the mortgages are
dead but the old records remain as a
lien against the property in question.
Within a short time attorneys III the
city will make an effort to clear up a
number of the old records and have
the old mortgages removed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23
PAN-AMER1CAN OPENING.

The Nickel Plate road will sell ex-
cursion tickets from Chicago to Buff
falo at S13 for the round-trip on each
Tuesday in May (the 9TH, 18th, 21st and
28th) with limit of five days; namely,
returning good on any train to and in
GLIDING midnight train from Buffalo
on Saturday following Tuesday tickets
are sold. They will be good going on
all trains on date sold.
Daily train from Chicago at 1926
a. m. arrives Buffalo 2:05 following
morning; daily train from Chicago at
2:3O y. m. arrives at Buffalo 1885 next
morning; daily train from Chicago at
1890 o. m. arrives Buffalo AIS next
afternoon.
All trains carry through vestibu1ed
s1eeping-cars. Individual club meals,
ranging in .price from Csc. to 81, and
no meal in excess of the latter figure
are served in dining cars.
For s1eeping-car reservations and all
other information, call at Chicago
City ticket office, III Adams ST., or
write John Y. Callahan, General
Agent, III Adams St., Chicago, phone
Central 2O57. Chicago depot. Van
Buren, St. and Pacific Ave, on the
Elevated Loop. W.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23
RovaI Arcanun1.

The order was never in better cond1-
ton in Missouri than at present. COun-
ellis that have not had applications for
years are now getting them at every
meeting.
The corrected figures of the monster
initiation of the Royal Arcanum coun-
ellis in Brooklyn show that the num-
Der initiated amounted to 1865 in
stead of 952, as at first reported.
There are thousands Of first class
young men willing to join the order
and waiting to be asked. Perhaps one
of them is your most intimate friend.
Why not try him?
Net gain in membership Of the order
for March, 1867; total membership,
216,657.
Eighteen new councils were organ
lied during last month.
Membership Of the order in Massa-
chusetts, 1926.
The supreme secretary received 1,O64
applications for membership during the
first week Of April.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23
AN EXCITING RUNAWAY.
Three Young Ladies Have Narrow Els
cape Faom Injury Friday Evening.

Quite an exciting runaway accident
occurred shortly before seven O'Clock
Friday nightin which the Misses Mar
garet and Charlotte Stah1 and Camilla
Schultz had a narrow escape from
serious injury. The three young
ladies had started to drive to the city
cemetery for the purpose of doing some
work about some of the lots in the
cemetery. A large lawn mower had
been placed in the back part OF the
buggy and it is supposed that the rat
tie of the mower frightened the horse
and caused it to run away. The horse
started to run shortly after the young
ladies hal driven past the corner OF
Deming street and Park avenue and 1t
continued it's fight until it had run far
out on the sand ridge.
After the frightened animal had
passed the city limits it leaped wide
ditch and the young ladies who had
been making every effort to stop the
horse were all thrown out into a mass
at the road side. People rushed to the
scene expecting to find them seriously
III uISu, Oul uOl OuC VI IAAO A0NAOS ~
ceived the slightest injury. When the
horse 1eaped the ditch the lawn mower
was also thrown out and it struck a
wheel belonging to Frank Wells,
which had been left on the road side,
and the wheel was completely demo1-
ished.
The horse, after he had been freed
from all restraint, ran south to Butch
er's corners, where he was captured.
He was driven back to the city and on
the return trip he again ran away and
ran into bicycle rider. No one was
hurt in the second accident. The es-
cape of the three young ladies was a
most fortunate one and they are re-
ceiving the congratulations of their
friends on account of this fact.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23

UNLESS it be among the sporting
men themselves there will be nothing
but commentator for the action OF
Governor La Toilette relative to the
prize fight at Oshkosh. He spoke in
no uncertain terms on that subject and
took decisive action toward enforcing
the State law. A few more such in
stances and maybe the fighting ele-
ment will make up their minds to the
fact that there is a power at Madison
that has to be reckoned with.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23

The ice tax bill stands approved by
the Governor and will become a law.
In approving the ice tax bill the Gov
ernor stated that he could see no I'M
constitutiona1ity in the clause of the
bill providing for ten cent per ton
tax on ice shipped out of the State.
The uncut ice belongs to the State and
the ten cent charge is not tax, but a
sale. While the Governor suggests
that the wisdom of the public policy
provided in the bill may be questioned,
that is for the Legislature to decide.
At any rate the bill will stand and the
ice cutters of Kenosha have already
sent up a howl that seems to indicate
that they are very sensitive when the
tables are turned and they have to get
under the screws that they have been
manipulating for some time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23

OUR neighboring city, Zion, and its
leading functionary, DIR. Dowie, are
being quite freely talked about lately,
and the nature of the rems ks does not
enhance the resemblance of the Zion
to the South to that city which we are
accustomed to associate with the
name. Here is what the St. Paul
Pioneer-Press has to say of Zion and
DR.. Dowie:
Within the walls of "Zion"-where,
if John Alexander Dowie were the di-
vine prophet and benefcent healer
that he pretends to be, "the personal
messenger of God'' and ''the reincar-
nation of the prophet Elijah"-there
would reign harmony supreme, based
upon infinite wisdom, there are now
contentious, suspicious, a cry Of fraud,
downright revolt. The sick die in
numbers despite the prayers of the
healer. Several have died IN such
manner as to demand the offices Of
the coroner and the courts. Nobody
who has put his or her money into
Dowie's hands can get it back. 1t is
"consecrated to Zion So is all the
property in the community. That is,
every asset of every kind is safely Sc
cured and recorded in Dowie's name.
Now that his victims find that they
have been de1uded and robbed, a NUM-
Der of them have had the courage to
break away and denounce the holy
"overseer,'' as Dowie calls himself. 1t
may be that the breaking away of
these-a11 of them until lately promi-
nent among Dowie's 1ieutenants and
co-workers-may give courage to the
covering, brow-beaten hundreds whom
he has duped and defrauded-give them
courage at least to try whether any
portion of their means may be recov-
cred in actions for obtaining money
under false pretenses. The general
revolt and awakening must come some
day, Just as it came to the followers OF
Moore's repu1sive creation. "The
Yelled Prophet of Khorassan"-just as
| it came to thousands of sincere be-
levers in spiritualism through the ex,
posture of frauds practiced by the fore
most mediums-just as it must come,
too, to the dupes of Mrs. Eddy, the
Christian Science leader, who, like
Dowie, is known to have amassed i'm
mense wealth through tribute levied IN
various forms upon thousands who
have seemed really anxious to be hum
| bugged-so utterly silly are the pre-
tensions on which they have beer
''taken in"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23
District Attorney Buckmaster Issues a
General Order Against Slot Ma
chimes in the County.
MACHINES TO BE CONFIsCATED
Similar Order will be Sent Out in Regard
to the City, But the Machines Continue
to Operate in Violation of the Law.

District Attorney A. E.. Buckmaster
has taken hand in the fight against
the slot machine in Kenosha county
and this morning letters were sent to
the Chairmen of every town in the
county ordering them to see to it that
all slot machines now being operated
are removed at once.
In his letter to the Chairmen Mr..
Buckma ster states that repeated COM
plants have been made against the
machines and he classes them as a
nuisance that should not be tolerated
in the county. The Town Chairmen
are ordered to act at once. The order
is emphasized by the announcement
that within few days the Sheriff will
be ordered to take trip around the
county and confscate all machines
found in operation in any of the
saloons.
This general order against the
"coaxers" will be extended so as to
include the city and the slot machines
operating in the different saloons. It
is said that forty-two machines are now
in operation in the Kenosha saloons.
Mr.. Buckmaster had a long talk with
the Chief of Police this morning, but
it had little effect and the machines
continued to run right along and their
merry c1atter could be heard on the
sidewalks in front of many of the sa-
looms. The District Attorney will
have a conference with the Mayor this
afternoon and it is expected that this
conference will result in the crusade
against petty gambling being pushed
until every machine has been Confs-
Gated.
Many of the saloon men are opposed
to the operation of the machines, but
they claim that the mania for slot ma
chine gambling is so strong in Keno
sha that it is absolutely necessary for
them to have the machines in order to
hold their trade. The machines now
being operated are of an elaborate de-
sign and make the twenty per cent
game very fascina ting one for the
man with a few nicke1s in his pocket.
Many losses have already been report
ed and while the individual losses may
have been small the aggregate of the
winnings of the slot machines will
probably be large.
The men who have been operating
machines in the county have been
making royal profits during the last
two years ard they will probably make
a fight to prevent the confscation of
their property.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween F. C. Fe1dschau and Andrew
Anderson has been dissolved and the
business hereafter will be conducted
by F. C. Fe1dschau and G. Reidenbach
and will be known as the Kenosha Ice
Co. All bills due Fe1dschau & Ander-
son are payable to their successors and
all bills against them will be settled
by their successors.
F. G. FELDSCHAU,
m18-25-i1 ANDREW ANDERSON.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23
LUTHERAN BODIES MEET.

Two Lutheran Synods will meet in
the twin cities Immediately following
the commencement exercises of ST.
Olaf college, Mortified MINI. The
United Norwegian church will convene
in Bethlehem Norwegian church, Min
neapo1is, and remain in session one
week.
The English Lutheran synod of the
Northwest, to which the English
Lutheran congregation Of this city be-
longs, will convene on the evening of
the same day in Memorial church, ST.
Paul.
Rev. G. F. Gehr, of Racine will de-
liver an address on foreign missions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23
WORK FOR A RAINY DAY.
The Clever Woman Makes All Her
Fancy Stocks and Saves Money.

The Clever Woman Makes All Her
Fancy Stocks and Saves Money.
you say that my neckwear always
looks so fresh and dainty" said the
clever woman. Here is my secret"
And she shook out of bag a pile Of
dress remnants and bits Of lace and
muslin. II make all my own stocks,
and as they are almost all evolved out
of remnants and odd pieces I save q
pretty penny, and consequently can
afford to have a great variety. Let me
show you the pretty ones 1 am making
for summer wear. One needs SO many,
you know, and a dainty bit Of muslin
about ones throat will make even a
year before last shirt waist look new"
The clever wOman's friend saw the
three collars in the illustration.
1.-THE collar, which buttons so dainti-
ly over it's ribbon foundation, is to
wear with gingham shirt waists. This
one is of plain, unstarched piQue, with
little gold studs, but am making two
more, one of hemstitched grass linen
and the other Of pale blue chambray,
to wear over a white ribbon, with a
pale blue waist. Do you notice the
buttonholes through the collar itself,
the ribbon and the foundation band?
This arrangement enables you to wear
jeweled studs of different colors to
match your shirt waists. The second
collar is made of white taffeta, al
th011Ub If cO111H no carried ont pOua11v
we'll in white muslin. 1t is to wear
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23
FOR THE LABORER.
Laws Enacted by the Last Legislature for
the Benefit of the Men Who Toll.

Laws 60dCbeu ny buS AdSt ASS4S4AGu4S 4O4
the Benefit of the Men Who Toll.
The following laws were passed by
the last session of the State Legisla-
ture for the benefit of the 1aboring
men OF Wisconsin:
Chapter AZ, which was No. 5A,
amends the law relating to time checks
so as to make them negotiable instead
of assignab1e. 1t was bill over
which there was very hot fight in the
Legislature.
Chapter 173 provides that every bad
room or sleeping department OF any
other than the ground floor of any ho-
tel or public lodging house not sup
piled with any fire escapes shall have
within easy reach a hempen rope OF
not less than one-ha1f inch in diameter
of sufficient length to reach the ground
outside and of sufficient weight to
carry at least 500 pounds: It was 211A.
Chapter 1872, which was 1888, amends
the laws relating to child labor to pro-
hibii the employment of children un-
der IA years of age in any bowling al
ley, bar room or beer garden.
Chapter 257, which was 1908, pro-
vides that scaFo1ding, hoists, stays,
ladders or other mechanical device
used in the construction of building
must be safe and imposes a fine for
building them in any manner not pre-
scribed by the law.
Chapter 341, which was SOFA,
amends in a great many particulars
ten sections of the laws of 1898 re1at-
ing to the licensing of peddlers.
Chapter 349 provides for fire escapes
on building and requires every hotel,
hall or other public building over two
stories in height to be provided with
freproof stairways or fire escapes on
the outside. It was GOA.
Chapter $50, which Yves 35A, amends
the statutes relating to doors so that
the doors of all public buildings shall
open outward.
Chapter 431, which was 35A, pro-
vides for the proper wiring of building
lighted by electricity.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-23
NEW BASE BALL TEAM.
A. P. BUTTON.

A new base ball team has been or
ganized in the city under the name OF
the Southports. 1t is composed of the
younger ball players of the city and
the boys promise to make things in
teresting for some of the teams in the
county. Louie Grosvenor, the mana
ger of the team, has arranged games
with teams from Wi1mot, Pleasant
Prairie, Racine, and several toams
from the city.
The members of the new team fol-
lows: John O'Donne1, Frank Bonse11,
Will Phillips, George Becker, Charles
Spencer, Louie Grosvenor, Gustave
Kindt, Willie Powers and Harold Nc
Intyre.