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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FAIHERLAHD.
principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About tho
North Sea Within Week
or So Just Past.
FINLAND.

The war against the newspapers is
as brisk as ever. In the course of
lew days one paper has been sup
pressed for good, five have been sus-
pended for limited periods, and five
have received warning.
The agricultural bank of Helsing-
fors failed year ago. \ statement
lsued by the receivers show that the
losses were startling. Not only the
capital stock and a reserve fund of
almost one million dollars, but also
81, 900 of deposits was lost.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09
MINNESOTA NEWS
The PFChibitioniSts.

The prohibition state convention
nominated candidates for state Offices
as follows:
Governor-Rev. Charles Scanlon, of
Minneapolis
Lieutenant Governor-H. Fl. Aalzer
Of Moorhead
Secretary of State-A :. Baldwin,
Lyon county.
Treasurer-A. J. Kane, Of lie Sucur.
The platform declares for tho ma
tional prohibition party against the
manufacture, sale, importation, ex-
portation or transportation of alcoholic
liquors for beverage purposes, and for
ceaseless efforts, influence to bring
about the total destruction Of the
liquor business. 1t is also outspoken
for woman's suffrage, against oppress-
i've trusts and monopolies, for rigid na-
tlonal, state or municipal control or
ownership of public utilities which are
natural monopolies, for proportional
representation and the initiative and
referendum, and for the election Of
president, vice president and United
States senator's by direct vote of the
people. In closing, it says:
I'VE arraign the republican party
for the repeal of the prohibitory law
formerly governing Alaska, and the
administration for the introduction of
the liquor traffic and it's concomitant
evils into the philippine islands, which
are under its absolute military control,
by which the native races have been
degraded and the honor of this Chris
tan nation disgraced"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-09


as a direct result of the lack of en-
ployment.
The Drammenwood works have
shut down on account of a strike.
One of the men was discharged be-
cause he declined to do certain work
assigned to him, and all the union
men went on a sympathetic strike
The proprietors claim that they have
made no money for SONG. time past,
but that they kept the pl&Ht running
for the sake of the employees.
At west Vaago, Lofoten, are several
small fresh water lakes close to the
sea- Years ago a storm carried lot
of herring from the sea into these
lakes. Instead of dying or returning
to the sea the fish were acclimatized,
so to speak, and some of them have
been caught. They are larger and
fatter than those in the sea, and as
to the quality of their meat they are
exceedingly fine.
Viggo Ullman, the president of the
storthing, has been appointed amt
mand (governor) of Bratsberg amt.
I'll man is a politician, but his pa
triotism is above doubt.
Ibsen's peer Gynt" was presented
at the Kristiania national theater the
other night. The stage trappings and
the decorations were splendid, but the
performance was a disappointment.
The only thing that the audience
really enjoyed were Grieg's magnifi-
cent musical compositions which were
played between the acts.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson is said to be
writing new book, the title of which
will be. A Man. !: F. r.
The plan Of transferring controll-
ing interest in the Stranger can
neries to an English syndicate has
miscarried. 81. -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11
A MEMORY.

We love to recall the old Wisconsin
woods as we knew them forty years
ago; we would once again walk through
the shaded aisles of untouched beech
and maple forests, take in the music Of
the wOods-the bark Of the fox squir-
rel, the chatter of the black and gray
ones and the cackle of the wild pigeons
as each hunted for and Toasted on the
beech mast; lie quietly on couch Of
red maple leaves by the side of the
woodland creek and see the wood duck
preen his glorious plumage in the sun
light and deer come timidly down to
the head of the pool to drink; take an
other look at the old coon tree and lis
ten to the faroff bay of the hound on
the trail of a deer and the drumlike
beat Of the ruffed grouse in some alder
thicket. 1t is only memory now. for
the woods are gone and the deer and
the pigeons and the grouse and the
squirrels all gone. All the music is
hushed. The autumnal color and splen-
dor went with the forest. The spring
is dried up and the woodland creek is
only legend. 1t Is now pork, pota-
toes, tobacco, elections, telephones,
daily papers and all the row of civilized
living.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11
THE ARKANSAS COUNTRY.

A reader of these notes writes from
| Arkansas calling attention to the nat
ural advantages and opportunities of
fered by that part of the country to
men with small means who are seeking
homes and cheap land-mild climate,
abundant rainfall, cheap fuel, para
disc for fruit growing-and he wants
to know why it is that land seekers are
fairly tumbling over themselves to get
land in the bleak and semiarid west
and northwest and paying little or no
attention to these inviting southern OPP
portunities. 1t is not an easy question
to answer. Fever and ague, social con-
| ditions sterility of soil and the negro
problem have much to do with the fact
he mentions. 1t may be said that
northern bred men have never readily
adapted themselves to southern condi-
| tons and that all marked improve
ments and migrations of the American
people, such as took place in the fifties
| and are going on at the present time,
| have usually followed the lines of lati-
tude with which they started. Thus
the Scandinavian, Russian and Fin
lander usually seek homes in northern
Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Da-
kota; the Irish, English and Germans
those ATTITUDES south Of Al. More than
anything else, it is the malarial condi-
tons of the southern climate and the
poverty of the soil which hinder rap
id settlement of that section, attractive
as the south country is in so many re-
| SpectS. E- -. $3.50. ? - $500 - -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11
THE POTATO CROP.

A friend asks us to tell him how to
raise good crop Of potal YES. The
season has so much to do with the
success or failure of this crop that the
best work will often come to naught.
Assuming that there would be an av-
erage rainfall during the period OF
growing the crop, we would do this:
Preferably we would select piece of
new brush or timber land and, not be-
ing able to get this, would take Glow
er sod or timothy or blue grass sod
which had been plowed last fall. This
should be replowed this spring and
well disked and narrowed smooth. The
seed should be cut to secure from one
to three eyes in each piece. We would
then furrow the field with crossing
pillow, making the burrows three feet
apart and six inches deep, would drop
the seed sixteen inches apart, cover
with the pillow, drag smooth and then
keep the field dragged every few days
until the potatoes We're well out of the
ground We would then give level cul-
tl'dtIoH Only, giving tHe crop oHe ueeP
blowing with the shovel pillow, all 9th
err cultivation shallow, and continue
such cultivation right through the
summer if n drought should prevail
in July and August. For late pota-
to crop, which we are referring to, we
would plant about the Goth of May.
A crop so cared for, with favorable
season, should produce 175 bushels of
potatoes to the acre.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11
SHOULD THE WOMEN MILK,

Should the American farmer permit
or require his wife and daughters to
help milk the cows? is question
which has come to the front at two or
three Of the farmers institutes which
the writer has attended the past win
ter. While women far more than most
men are speedily fitted to milk the
cow-the best dairying in the world is
done by women, as in Denmark-it is
still fact that as things are in this
country the average American farmer
will not require this service of his wife
and daughters, and. more. If he did.
there are mighty few Of them who
would do it. In case where a man
had six girls and no boys we think the
proposition would bear debating at
least. In the main. however, the aver
age American woman has all the work
she ought to do without milking cows.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11


LOST-A No Parker fountain pen,
on Saturday, May 31st. Finder
please leave at this Office 24-1pd
FOR RENT-Good seven room house
on Mechanic street. Inquire of W.
R. Wheatman.
FOR SALE-House, barn and lot in
West DEBORAH, one block north of
j. j. Marsh's. Inquire of l.. A.
Bulmer, DEBORAH. 24-3mo
WANTED-S76 people to buy the first
orders with W. FL. Schlung at this
office. 23tf
FOR RENT-Reasonabl terms, the
upper floor of the Grand opera
house. Inquire of the management.
Off
FOR SALE-A buggy in good condi-
ton. Inquire of Chas Trzcinski.
1Stf
WANTED-At once man to canvass
in the country with three lines of
saleable goods. Inquire at this
office. G3
FOR SALE Good saw mill, eighteen
horse power engine, with a years
saving ahead. Cheap if taken soon.
Call at Lappen's store, Freeport. 13tf
FOR SALE-The very best of photo
graphs at Reynolds.
FOR SALE-Three young registered
Red Polled bulls. Geo. A. Ptister,
DEBORAH, r. f. D., No. 4. 6tf
Observation-Disclosures o-order suits
from Meuser. Tailored garments,
ready made" prices. 12tf
WANTED-10,OOO babies to be photo
graphed at Reynolds.
FOUND-A bunch of keys at Luther
college grounds. Owner..may pay
for ad and receive same at this
office.
FOR RENT OR SALE-Grist mill
stone burrs, Mrs. Hannah L. Robin
son, Burr Oak. 21tf.
FOR SALE-Good family driving
horse, five years old. j. T. Tucker.
21-4
FOR SALE-My saw mill grist mill
anu piduuiilS HILL WIFI l12 acres Oh
land, or will sell residence with
mill. Three acres in all. Wish to
sell immediately Inquire Bl, this
office. 21-tf
WANTED-Girl for general house
work. Inquire of Geo. Bernatz.
WANTED-A girl to do general house
] work in family of four. Inquire
at this Office. HI 23tf.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

The fact that good and competent
girl wanted to get place in some fam
lily to do the homework would create
almost as much of a sensation in the
community where the writer lives as
would the advent Of triplets in neigh
boris home. -.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

If one wants fat and good looking
pair Of horses to drive, they must be
fed literally and worked reasonably.
and just the same thing applies if one
wants good and productive farm.
Many man who would not starve a
horse will starve the land which he
works with the horse.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

1t will take more than one big crop to
bring prices of farm prodrce back to
what may be termed an a1 srage price
level. There will be too much of moth
ing raised this year. Let no corners
grow only weeds this year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

Something is badly out of joint when
two men, both well to do young farm
ers, will commit suicide, one because
his wife objected to his going to a
neighbours auction sale and the other
because the rain washed out field Of
corn which he had just finished plant
ing. Both of these tragedies were en-
acted recently in a western state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

A very comprehensive experiment re-
Gently concluded by the Iowa State
Agricultural college in the feeding OF
sheep for market demonstrated the fol-
lowing interesting facts: First, that
sheep will make practically as large
gains on grass alone as on grain and
grass; second. that in economy of gain
grass alone gave the best results; third,
that corn at 33 cents bushel Is q more
economical grain to feed sheep on grass
than oats at % cents or barley at 40
cents; fourth. that mutton can be pro-
duced much more economically during
the summer months on grass alone or
grain and grass than by feeding grain
and hay during the winter months.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

Get one breed of cattle, one of horses,
one of hogs. sheep and chickens and
then stay by them. This constant shift
ing and changing from one breed to an
other. crossing and mixing. just get
you to raising scrubs of the worst kind.
There is no best breed Of anything. and
success as breeder consists in devel-
oping the very best any breed is capa.
BILE of.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

There is real pleasure in planting
and caring for fruit tree, watching
its development year by year and then
finding that the fruit which it bears is
entirely different from what you sup
posed you had bought, the discovery Of
which fact makes you want to go out
behind the barn and make some re-
marks about the rascally nurseryman
who sold you the tree.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

An effort should always be made to
interest the farm boy in some one par
ticular thing connected with the farm
work. 1t may be horses or cattle or
pigs or chickens or possibly fruit grow
ing. If the boy shows any special lik-
culture, encourage him in it,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

A series Of duststorms which fairly
peeled the surface of the field, follow
ed by hail and the beating of about
six inches of rainfall inside Of three
days had, we thought, about finished
up an acre and half field Of seed on
ions for us. But our faith was not as
strong as the vegetable we were try
ing to grow, for out Of all the adverse
conditions the crop is coming along all
right.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

1t was a little unfortunate that
creamery butter. which all winter has
failed to bring price commensurate
with the cost of production. should at
the eleventh hour. just as congress was
celebrating upon the passage of the
oleomargarine bill. take a jump up to
81 cents pound, thus Offering some
ground for the plea that II oleo was
banished as a substitute the price Of
butter would go beyond the reach Of
the common people.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

Just remember that while the corn
crop Of 1901 was worth from so to 60
cents bushel on the farm there was
almost absolute immunity from hog
cholera. We do not say that there is
any connection between these two
facts, for it may be only coincidence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

The demand for American horses
war has about ceased. This demand
did much to stimulate the price Of
horsefesh and put it at about the
highest figures known since the war of
the rebellion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

Asked in what particular manner ag-
riculture has been most benefited by
the discoveries in science during the
past fifty years, we should name the
making of cheap steel. All earth work
ing implements used to be Of iron and
never worked clean or easily. With
the steel came the highly polished sur
face, lessened friction and an infinitely
better quality of all earth work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

We find that by covering the straw.
berry bed with a good heavy coating
OF straw in the late fall and letting the
vines remain covered up just rs long
as possible in the spring the blooming
and fruiting season can lie set back at
kast week or ten days This is de-
cided advantage with the late varie-
ties, as it prolongs the picking season
that much. Care must be taken. how
ever, that the covering is not left on
too long or the plants will be seriously
injured.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

1t is now pretty well settled that It
is not the presence of trees which in
duces the rainfall, but rather that the
trees grow because it rains in their To-
cality.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

There should not be to exceed three
stalks of corn in each hill. We had
much rather have two than four. The
fourth stalk is very often the worst
weed there is in the corntield.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11
FED so CENT CORN AT A PROFIT.

Here is the result of a beefmaking
experiment the past winter: Fifty head
of grade Shorthorn steers were bought
on the LIST of November, 1901; average
weight, 1850 pounds; price, $3.50 per
hundredweight, or $4725 per head.
They We're fed 10S days, consuming
corn to the value of $50 per head. and
then sold, averaging LAT pounds per
head, at $3.50 per hundredweight. or
f94.15 per head, making the feeder a
gain of Si6.9O per head. AS hogs fol-
lowed the steers, no account is made
of the roughage fed the cattle This
successful feeding experiment was
only possible with well bred beef ami
mails.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

One cause of the marked advance in
all American meat products. is that the
enterprise of the great packing estab-
lishments has created markets for their
products nearly all over the world and
thus rendered such a thing as overpro-
duction at home almost impossible.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

If one wants a perfectly safe invest
ment for money nowadays, he must
be content with about 3 or A per cent
interest Any security promising 10
per cent or more should be investigat-
ed very closely.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

A man who has to work for living
lost a ten dollar job with us not long
ago just because he overcharged on a
little thirty cent job which he did for
us. 1t pays to be fair in small mat
ters just as well as in large ones.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

Any woman looking for a means of
living who will intelligently take up
the safest and most remunerative en-
pigments available. There is no dan
ger that the poultry business will ever
be overdone in this country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

When the western granger takes in
a car of stock to Chicago and gets
$4,000 for it, he feels like hiring spe-
Sial train to come home in.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

The summer storms, leaving a trail
of overturned windmills in their wake,
do a good deal of advertising for the
gasoline engine on the farm as SUBJ
stitute for the windmill in the work of
pumping, churning, grinding, etc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

The man on the farm never makes
very much of a success so long as he is
content to just simply make life of it.
Success is almost always associated
with ambition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

Some men never want any religion
until they get ready to die, and others
never care anything about lightning
rods until storm comes up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

Farmers would be more willing to
die on their old farms if the country
cemeteries were better cared for.
Scarcely any one likes the prospect Of
being buried in a weed patch.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

There is no Disgusting the fact that
in connection with the prevailing high
prices for meat animals the farmer
who produces them is getting his full
share of the swag.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

That big dog which now runs the
farm separator has found his mission
at last. There should be no big dogs
Kept unless there is a tread power Of
some sort for them to work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11
WANT COLUMN

If you want to buy or sell anything,
have lost or found anything, have a
house, store or farm for rent or sale, or
want to rent or buy, want hired girl,
a position, or want to let people know
anything about you or your business,
use the PUBLIC OPINION Want
Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

Meat three times a day can hardly
be expected when shin bones and liver
have become luxuries.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

A melon patch in a cornfield will
sometimes neutralize the work of the
local Sunday school,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

If sparrows instead Of tame pigeons
come to be used as the targets in
sportsmen's tournaments, the people
will be inclined to look with more ia
vor on these gatherings.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

ensilage possible on almost any stock
farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

An orchard should never be planted
nearer than 100 feet from any decidu
Gus or forest tree.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

A love for and knowledge of hort,
culture and Horticulture should be de-
veloped in connection with our public
school system. the school grounds be-
Ing used as an experiment station by
the pupils under the direction of the
teachers and the board of directors.
In few places this is being done very
successfully, the children taking much
interest In the work and the appear
ance Of the school grounds being vast
ly improved in appearance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

We have lately come across two
young men, the sons of farmers. who
have had the privilege OF attending
one of the fine agricultural schools of
the west for only just two terms. This
experience has so frightened up these
boys. so developed their ambition to
carry on agriculture in the newer and
better way. that 1t is entirely safe to
predict they will make a great success
Of their business. II men on the farms
want to do really good thing for their
boys. they should give the boys this
chance at least.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-06-11

Rates-One cent per woodworking
less than ten cents.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-07
Shipping Memoranda.

Key West. Fla, May 6.-Arrived,
steamers Mascotte, Smith Havana and
returned; Martinique, Dillon, Havana.
Sailed. steamer Miami, Allen, Miami
tug Osceola, Tortugas.
Fernandina. Fla. May 6.-Sailed
schooners Hugh Kelly. Murphy, New
York; Ida C. Southard Blake, New
York.
Port Tampa, Fla, May 6.-Arrived,
steamers White Jacket (Br) Davies,
St Vincent; Teviotdale (Br.) Crooks,
Madeira; Olivette. Allen, Havana, via
Key West and returned.
Sailed, yacht Fulmar, Nelson. New
York.
Charleston. S. c., May CARVED.
steamer Algonquin, Staples, Boston
and proceeded for Jacksonville; tug
Standard, Philadelphia, with Standard
Oil barge No. rs in tow, and proceeded
for Philadelphia.
Cleared. steamer Vale (Nor.) Aarseth,
Banes, Cuba.
Sailed, steamer Dora (Br) Golding,
Campbell Town. Canada; schooner Or
lando V. Wooten. Hudson, New York.
Baltimore, May 6.-Sailed, steamer
Itasca, Savannah.
Philadelphia, May 6.-Arrived, steamer
Berkshire, Savannah
jacksonville, Fla, May 6.-C1eared,
schooners Carrie A, 2Buckman, Torrey,
Bulksport Me-; Lettie r. Russell,
Thompson, Providence, r. l.
Pensacola. Fla, May 6-Arrived,
brig Due Sorello r. Ital) Costa,
Buenos Ayres; schooners James A.
Garfield, Dill, Paramaribo via Bar
oados; Mary E. Morse. Newbury, Ju-
Gro:
Sailed. schooner Governor Blake
(Br) Hunter. Havana.