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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02
Cow Peas in Wisconsin.

1t has been believed that the COW
pee could not be matured as far north
as northern Illinois and southern Wis
cons1n. Hitherto the men that grew
cow peas have made a practice of pur-
CHASING their seed from the states
south of the Ohio, it being recognized
that the cow pea is a southern plant.
Here and there in the states farther
north men have asserted that they
mad matured the cow pea, but as they
produced no proof of their success in
the way of seed the general public has
paid no attention to their claims. But
the Wisconsin Experiment station has
settled the matter, at least so far as
this year is concerned.
Al the station named considerable
area has been devoted to the COW pea
and the crop has been perfect. The
writer saw the plots August 20 and 49,
The lack of water was not apparent in
the least, and it is hard to imagine a
more perfect stand even with an
abundance of rain. The seed had been
planted in rows thirty inches apart and
the growth of the plants had very
nearly obliterated the spaces between
the rows. Each stalk stood upright
and bore an immense wealth of broad
leaves. Professor Moore, who accom-
panied the writer, said: dig down
here for five feet and you will find the
ground perfectly dry, and it is mar
vel how the plants have continued to
grow apparently without any moisture
The drouth has been severe here and
still continues, but the COW peas do not
feel it,
AS the professor talked he picked off
and shelled some Of the ripe pods, say
ing: You see how many ripe pods
there are now, and they ripen very
quickly after reaching this stage. In
a week or ten days most of these fully
nlled pods will be ripe enough to gath
'er. We may reasonably expect thirty
days more without severe frosts, and
long before that time the crop will be
out Of the way"
Relative ito the success with the crop
Professor Henry remarked: "Of course
this is an exceptional year so far as the
amount of sunshine is concerned, but
we nave had great lack of moisture.
Whether we can get the COW peas for
ward SO rapidly in wet years remains
to be seen. There now appears no rea-
son why We cannot grow cow peas ex-
tensively in Wisconsin. The variety
grown this year is the most common
one, the Whippoorwill.
AS a drouth resister the cow pea is
this year demonstrating it's value. AS
a, gatherer OF nitrogen it has great
value and the same may be said of it's
value as a forage and hay crop. It's
value as a soiling crop cannot be esti-
mated With this plant farmers can
defy the drouth and tell it to do its
worst. We will add that no irrigating
has been done on the field of COW peas
mentioned. The Wisconsin station
has, we believe, done no more import
ant work this year than the giving of
this object lesson in the growing of
the cow pea. .g:~ .
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02

How Uncle Sam Keeps Tab on Crops.
There arc in the United States, ap-
proximately, $3.50 counties Of agricul-
tural Importance. In each of these
counties the agricultural department
has principal county correspondent,
who maintains an organization of
three assistants, each covering speci-
fed territory. Facilities are furnished
the principal correspondent to enable
him to obtain regular reports from his
assistants. These reports he tabulates
at the end of each month, supplement
ing the information thus obtained by
his own observation and knowledge of
the situation, and the consolidated re-
port is submitted to the statistic1an at
tached to the position, an average. of
about 80 per cert OF them reports
monthy.-Washingt Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02
Would 1t Have. Been
Successful Without
Foreign Aid? 49,.

membered that the French fought the
British at Boston in 1775; at Long
Island, Harlem, White Plains, Fort
Washington, Trenton and Princeton In
1776; at Bemis' Heights, Saratoga,
Rrandywine and Germantown in LIFT;
at Monmouth and, Newport in 1878.
However great an advantage may
have been derived from the aid Of the.
French, it is certainly true that the
great bulk of the fighting was done by
the Am orleans. 4@s, .ss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02

act as some protection. In the illus
trat1on, OBJ shows the last few joints
OF the abdomen of the larva, magnifed
and viewed, not in profile, but from
above. The vent Of the larva, as will
be seen from this last figure, is stu
ated on the upper surface of the last
Joint, so that it's excrement naturally
falls upon it's back, and by successive
discharges is pushed forward towards
1t head, till the whole upper surface
OF the insect is covered with it. There
are several other larvae, feeding upon
other plants, that commonly wear
cloaks of this strange material.
The perfect beetle is of a pale yell
low color, with three black stripes on
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02
Where Nature is ait Her Best.

Names woods are known of all
men, but few realize that, vast and
deep as they are, they exceed seven
fold the extent of the BLACK Forest
of Germany, and cover nearly one-half
100000 acres) of the area of the
state. Hidden within these shaded
twilds, the home of the moose, Amer
ica's largest game animal, there are
more than 1900 lakes, comprising one
fifth Of the surface of the state. Their
pure, pelucid waters fairly abound in
fish of many kinds. In only three or
four spots on .tnis globe may one find
IN the same area an equal number of
lakes and ponds. Combined, they rep
resent a water surface Of 1900 square,
miles. From these sources flow [, 900
rivers and streams. Pearson,s Maya
zine.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02

An exchange says: Duck auarteFS
should have dry floors, these birds have
such tendency to frost bitten feet. It
lis dampness associated with cold,
getting into assures Of skin and re-
naming there, not dry cold that make
frost bites and chilblains.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02
All Things Considered
He Is Really a Beast of
Burden.

and in the clamper which holds the
cravat in place. There is glass over
the face of his watch. Dye is used in
staining his clothes, and one may find
here all the colors-red, white, blue,
black, purple, yellow, brown and al
most every other tint He has paper
in his pockets. There is rubber in his
suspenders and garters Paint is found
in the figures on the face of his watcA
and polish is found on his shoes:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02
horticultural Observations.

Charles Hirschinger tells the Farm
ers' Review that the best way to cut
the surplus runners from strawberry
plants is to use plow with a rolling
coulter. He goes over his strawberry
fields several times after the plants
have>ceased to fruit, each time cutting
on the runners and cultivating the
ground between the rows of strawber-
ry plants. Keeping the plants well
cultivated in the fall helps them to
form large root systems and insures
strong plants in the spring. The fall
growth and development has very
much to do with the power to bear
crop the following year.
Discussing the use, Of fertilizers on
strawberries, A. L. Hatch suggests to
the writer the more extensive use of
wood ashes. The man that has
strawberry patch covering four square
rods can use bushel of ashes to ad-
vantage. 1t should, however. be ap-
piled at two different times, about
week apart: The first J., application
should be made after growth starts in
the spring and the second application
week later. Mr. Hatch believes that
the ashes do good not by the amount
or potash and other chemicals they
contribute to the soil, but by oper-
at1ng on the nitrates in the soil and
making them available for plant food.
This view Of it will doubtless not be
readily accepted. In the use of ashes
1t must be taken into consideration
that they vary greatly as to their
make up, some woods giving an ash
having three times the potash con-
tanned in others. The soft woods are
quite generally deficient in potash,
and their ash is therefore of little
value.
In the planting of plum pits care
should be taken that they are not too
dry. as dry and shriveled kernels are
OF no value. This fact explains the
cause Of many failures in the planting
or these pits. From the time the pits
are separated from the pulp they
should be kept slightly moist, just
enough to prevent the drying out
process from acting Some men think
1t best to break the shells to liberate
the kernels, but this is unnecessary,
as, If the pits are left out of doors all
winter they will start to grow very
early in the spring.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02

The creates: milk production re-
quires liberal feeding Of the proper
kind, and the selection OF animals with
milking tendencies. Since the COW has
become mere machine for the con-
suming of food and converting it into
milk it is essential in securing the
most returns to have good cows.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02
Millions I'm Potatoes

It is estimated that one county on
the eastern shore Of Virginia, contain
ing q population of about $4,000, sold
this year $4,000 barrels of Irish po-
tatoes at q profit of $1,000, 000,gs which
means IS that every man, woman and
child in the county would be entitled
to receive, il the money were distrib-
uted pro rata, something more than
S75 from one crop alone.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02
Wheat for Farm Animals.

Elaborate experiments in feeding
wheat to farm animals and swine have
been made this year at the Kansas ex-
pertinent station, and also in other
states of the corn belt. The experts
conclude that wheat has greater nutri-
tive value than corn, and may be used
either crushed, mixed with oats or
corn, or in connection with straw in
time of extreme scarcity.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02
The Moth Traps.

These have come in for so nay b.
quiry that take this occa ito
again caution about the use 10Th
srans they do more hary good
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02

On It's leaves. The IarVa
may be distinguished
from all other insects
that prey upon. the potato
plant by its habit of COW
ering itself with it's own
exerement, which is
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO AGRl-
CUlTURlSTS.

Some Up-to-Date Hints About Culti-
vations of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures .viticultEre and
Horticulture
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02
Andres Mother and Sister
Say the Explorer
Will Return.

school and university, when she han
dies the various medals he received,
when she asks you to read the fiat
tering letters in which countless
scientific societies notified him of his
election as one of their members, then,
indeed, you see in her motherhood
glOrifed.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02

Three-LIned Loaf Beetle
The Three-Lined Leaf-Beetle Uema
trilineata) attacks 1.-The potato plant.
both the larvae and the beetles feeding
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-02

It's back. It bears a strong resen
blance to the common cucumber bug.
1t is, however as a general thing, a
slightly larger insect.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
HOUSE GUARANTEED.
Mrs. Albina Smith Has an Attack Of
Small POX.

Mrs. Albina Smith. residing at No.
1879 South Broad street, is ill with. a
disease which her attending physician
and Health Officer Holbrook have
diagnosed as smallpox. The case was
reported to the health officer Monday,
and a strict quarantine was institute
ed. 1t is believed that Mrs. Smith
contracted the disease at the county
Jail, for she visited that building the
day before it was placed under quar-
antine on account of the outbreak of
smallpox among the Madelia prisoners.
Mrs. Smith has never been vaccinat-
ed and the disease has taken hold of
her more severely than it did the
Madelia prisoners. She was sick for
several days before the case was re-
ported to the health officer and several
people were exposed, but these persons
are known and steps have been taken
to prevent a spread of the disease.
Small pox is prevalent all over Min
nesota, but the mild nature of the dis
ease has allayed alarm to a great ex-
tent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
HOSPITAL CASES.
Patients Recently Operated Upon There
are Doing Nicely.

Patients Recently Operated Upon There
are Going Nicely.
Miss Vesta Randall of Vernon Cen
ter was brought to st. Joseph's hospi-
tai Saturday night suffering with
acute appendicitis, and early Sunday
morning she was operated upon for
the same. The operation was per-
formed by one of our local physicians
with local help. She is reported as do
ing we'll today:
st. Joseph's hospital is we'll filled
with patients, and the sister superior
has sent for additional sisters for
nurses.
Mrs. Ewing, In whom SO mahy Of
our. people are intefested, is making a
nice convalescence. the young lady
from the normal school 9ho was re-
Gently operated upon for t~ubercular
glands of the neck left the hospital
yesterday. She has fully recover ed
and her health is much improved.
Mrs. Clayton, the lady from Indiana
who recently underwent a serious
operation, is making an excellent re-
covery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
FORMER ~MANKATONIANS.
M. B. Haynes Meets a Number at Seattle
and Elsewhere.


M. B. Haynes returned Monday
afternoon from his three weeks trip
to Seattle, Wash, where he visited his
son, Manly, who is prospecting. He
saw a number of Mankato people at
Seattle. Prof. A. F. Bechdolt, former
SUPERINTENDENT of the Mankato public
schools, has a position in the. state
university at Seattle, John Samborn is
engaged in the real estate business,
J. A. James is an alderman and stands
high in the estimation of the people,
Harry Shaubut has a transfer and bus
line, and Mrs. Maggie Barr Jones has
a pleasant home. Crit @. Brown is
engaged in the real estate business at
Everett
MI. Haynes found a great deal of
building going on at Seattle. He says
that the number of new buildings to
be erected this year would make
a city the size of Mankato. The west
is enjoying great prosperity.
Seattle has had very little rain this
winter, and the days have been warm
and sunny and the nights cold enough
to freeze ice a little.
MI. Haynes took a trip on the
sound, saw the Jim Hill of Alaska,
picked up a few new ideas, and comes
home well rested.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
HONORED DAVIS.
Legislature Held Memorial Services Yes.
terday Afternoon -=-Several Members
Spoke.

ICX - HIM
terday Afternoon -=-Several Members
Spoke.
st. Paul, Feb. 19.-In joint conven-
ton Monday afternoon the Legislature
listened to eulogies paid to the memory
of the late Senator Cushman K. Davis,
by four members of either house. The
orators on behalf of the senate were
Lieut.. Gov. Lyndon A. Smith, Sena-
tors Snyder, McGovern and Mccarthy,
and on behalf of the house, Represen-
tatives Roberts, Riley, Pennington
and Hurd.
When Speaker Bowling called the
house to order shortly after 2 O'Clock
the gallery of the house of representa-
tives was filed with a crowd of men
and women, united in a desire to par
ticipate, if only in the smallest de-
gree, in honoring the memory of the
statesman whose name has added fame
to his state and nation.
On the floor seats had been reserved
for the members of the upper house
with the representatives from their re-
spective districts, and along the walls
were reserved seats for about 100
ticket-holders, a majority of whom
were ladies. The life-size portrait OF
Senator Davis on the wall of the house
was without adornment. At frequent
intervals along the other walls were
hung small American flags, and on a
banner of green behind the speakers
desk was draped the Minnesota coat
of arms.
The orators on behalf of the senate
and house alternated, commencing
with Lieut.. Gov. Smith. All of the
speeches, with the exception of that
delivered in conclusion by Mr.. Hurd,
representative from the district in
which Senator Davis lived and died,
dealt largely with the dead senators
political career.
Senator McGovern and Representa-
tive Pennington, both members OF the
minority, paid the dead senator the
most glowing tributes. Senator Nc
Govern eulogized Senator Davis as "a
statesman who nodded public opinion
respected the opinions of others with
out STOPPING to the level of a dema-
gogue, and a politician whose fidelity
and honesty were never questioned. "
Mr.. Pennington, as a representative
farmer, said Senator Davis enjoyed the
confidence of the citizens of the rural
communities in a greater degree than
any man who ever lived in Minnesota.
Mr.. Hurd spoke of Senator Davis as
a student worker, and of the impress
he has left on the nation and the
world.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
Y. M. c. A. SPORTS.
Only Boxing Comes Under the Ban of
the Law.

The attention of Attorney General
Douglas was called Monday to Mayor
Ames' statement that under the gov
ernor's instructions he will have to
stop boxing contests at the Y. M. G.
A. and all dangerous forms of athletic
sports. Mr.. Douglas said:
sit is true that the law is very
sweeping in its terms. 1t prohibits all
sparring matches, with or without
gloves, and strictly speaking, would
prevent all boxing exhibitions. 1t
vas not intended, of course. that it
should be so rigid as to exclude the
ordinary boxing exhibitions given by
pupils at the Y. M. G. A.
SIT is absolutely necessary, how
ever, in framing the law, to make its
provisions sweeping, in order to pre-
vent prize fights from being held under
the guise of sparring exhibitions and
boxing matches. Under the old law,
which simply prohibited prize fights,
fierce ring contests were held under
the semblance of the excuse of spar
| ring exhibitions.
SIT was amended in 1889 so that il
could not, under any construction,
permit such contests. But the intent
of the legislature a to prevent any
further ring contests. However, il
| Mayor Ames wants to enforce the law
according to its letter, he m ay pro
hibit boxing exhibitions of any sort.
"No possible construction of the law
can make it p%rohibitive of any Other
form of athletic sport" said the at
| tornev general.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
MAPLETON.

From the Enterprise
The village council coll ected $110
from Fairbanks, Morse & Co., as
liquidated damages in not completing
the water tower within the time per-
scribed. The contract allowed So per
day damages after Jan. 10Th, until the
work was completed.
Albert Pagenkopf, who has been en-
ployed as engineer at the Mapleton
mill for the past six years, left Mon
day evening to accept the position of
head engineer in the mills at Grace
vile. Mr.. Pagenkopf is an efficient
workman and many will regret his re-
moval from Mapleton. Mr. Adolph
Thomas takes the place vacated. by
Mr.. Pagenkopf.
Mack Atcherson of Medo received
$31S. 60 for three loads of hogs marked
in Mapleton this week. He also re-
ceived $232. so for a load of clover. Mr..
Atchison has the hauling business
down as fine as Jim Hill and in or out
he always has a load. Just at present
he is hauling stone for a new house
which he expects to build some time
in the near future.
No new smallpox cases have devel-
oped and most people are of the
opinion that the case quarantined is
not that disease. Whatever it is, the
state board of health insist that the
quarantine be retained and their in
structions are being obeyed. In mem
tioning the case last week we said
we understood Miss Winchell had at
tended the concert given by the Cos
grove orchestra. This is a mistake.
Twenty of the leading citizens of
Beauford have signed a notice warn
ing dealers in liquor and others not to
sell or give liquors of any kind to
Herman Gutenberg of that township.
Mr.. Gutenberg wnen zee e from drink,
Is an excellent citizen, but when once
intoxicated becomes an uncomfortable
demon. Mrs. Gutenberg has now
Withdrawn her application for a di-
vorce and Mr.. Gutenberg has decided
her the homestead and will endeavor
to be a man in the future.
On Valentines day MI. c. G. Spauld-
ing received word from Congressman
McCleary that his nomination as post
master at Mapleton had been confirm
ed by the senate and that the commits
sion had been handed to President Nc
Kinley for his signature. Of all the
valentines received in Mapleton we
doubt if any were more joyfully re-
ceived and Mr.. S~paulding will enter
upon the duties of the office as soon
after the first of the month as possible.
He has ordered new fixtures through
out which are to be shipped next week
aud when placed in the corner store
now occupied by A. B. Friedman,
will give Mapleton as good an Office as
any in the county outside of Mankato. |
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
SUIT OVER TAXES.

Mrs. Laura A. Tinkcom has COM
menced an action against James R.
Tinkcom to recover $3.50, the amount of
1899 taxes which she paid on the pro-
perty adjudged her by the court when
she secured her divorce. The property
was to be free from incum berance,
whereas she had to pay these taxes.
W. R. Geddes is her attorn ey. A
delicate point of law is involved in the
Mr.. Tinkcom refused to pay
the taxes in question.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Two for the Normal Schools Introduced
Monday

Two bills carrying with them ap-
preparations aggregating 1888, 600 to
care for the five state normal schools
until July 81, 1908, were introduced
in the house Monday by Representa-
tives Mallory and Anderson.
Mr.. Mallory's bill asks for an appro-
priation of 1914, 900 to be expended on
additions and repairs, and MI. An
derson's bill is for $119, 900 TO meet the
current expenses of the institutions
until July 81, 1908. According to the
Mallory bill the Winona school will
receive $50, 600, Mankato 500. 900,
Moorhead 500, 500, Duluth $23, 500, st.
Cloud $37, 600. For running expenses
Mr.. Anderson's bill gives Winona
aan 600. Mankate ssa, 600, st. Cloud
$2e, 600, Moorhead SOS, 900 ana Duluth
$27, 900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22
RESIDENCE BURNED

The residence of Geo. Richardson,
two miles northwest of the village of
Garden City, burned Monday morn
ing. Mr.. Richardson went to the barn
to do his chores, and when he returned
the back part of his house was in
flames. The building burned to the
ground with all of its contents. It
was insured in the Lake Crystal and
Amboy farmers companies. How the
fire started is unknown.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-22

A remarkable fact is that not n of
these Al cases of contagious diseases
was { fatal.
The total expense for the department
was 1910. 60 for salaries, ISLES for
general expense and $24O for collecting
garbage, making a total of 1892. 30.