Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-05-03
SOREN HANSEN IN TROUBLE.
Former Watertown Resident Shoots a
Man in Milwaukee,

Soren Hansen, a former resident of
Watert0Wn, but who now conducts a
saloon at 273 Mitchell street, Milwaukee,
shot Simon Berg, machinist, three
times at O'Clock Sunday night, because
1t is alleged, Berg failed to keep a pro-
mise he had made to take Hansen and
his wife to the machinist celebration
last Saturday night.
The shooting was done in Hansen's
saloon. Berg was taken to the Emergen-
cy hospital where three bullets were eX-
tracted, two from his arm and one from
his chest. 1t blood poison does not set
In he will recover. Hansen was locked
up at the South Side police station to
await the result of Berg's injuries.
Berg and Hansen tell two different
stories. Berg's story as told to Detec-
tive GUetzen Sunday evening was sus-
tantially as follows: Il had promised
to take Hansen and his wife to the ma
chlnists blowout at the West Turn Hall
Saturday night, but was enable to do So.
Early this evening | went to Hansens
saloon and we had several drinks | at
tempted to apologize for my non-appear-
ance last evening but Hansen grew an
CRY. We had some hot words and then
he pulled his revolver and shot ME three
times at range"
Hansen's story as follows: "There
was no trouble to speak Of over tickets |
at all. Berg came to my saloon early in |
the day and stayed there up to the time
Of the fracas. | had told him several |
times that he was getting to noisy, but |
he persisted in being boister0Gs. At t
last | lost patience with him and draw |
ing my revolver | ordered him to leave |
hn ptn.. r -, 1.
sprang toward me evidently wishing to |
get the gun. At this juncture | fired"
Potato scab is due to the growth Of a
fungus upon the skin of the young pO-
tatoes. Like all of its kind, this fungus
is prCpagated by spores. The spores
may exist in the sol, or they may be
planted with the seed potatoes. Potatoes
are generally more or less infested with
spores Of the scab, even if they are not |
yisibly affected with tie disease, and
scabby potatoes are sure to be infested |
with them.
Farmers are agreed that the use of
tiesh stable manme fay0rs scab. The
franure does not produce the scab, bnt |
III fayors the gr0th Gf it, in the same way
perhaps, that it fay0rs the growth by |
weeds or of potatoes. The tops Of pOta-
toes badly infested with scab, are sure To
be infested with spores and should by
burned. Ii the manure, the soil, and the |
seed potatoes were free from spores Of |
the scab fungus, there could be no scab
Ill the p0tatoe crop, no matter now much
stable manure were used.
We have learned how to destroy the
scab spores on seed potatoes without in
juring the seed i'll any way. If seed po-
nd I bo f,,Ii
formula, are planted upon new land, or
upon land that has not produced potatoes
for several years, and On which only well
composted manure is used the crop should
be practically free from scab.
The formula for the treatment is as
follows s:-Before cutting the seed pota
toes soak them for an hour and half in
d solution made by adding one pound
Of formadehyd to 80 gallons Of water.
Formaidehyd is liquid that may be
purchased at drug stores. 1t costs about
50 cents pound. 1t is not injurious to f
clothing or the hands, hence potatos
soaked in it may be freely handled.
They shall not, however, be used for food
or feed to stock.
If the seed potatoes are very dirty, it
is best to wash them. before treating
to the fUrmadehyd solution. The same
solution may be used over and over again
but as it becomes dirty the time of soak
ing should be somewhat prolonged. If
it becomes very dirty, it should be
thrown away. Badly scabbed potatoes
should be soaked one-half longer than
the time named in the formula.
limited quantity CT seed potatoes
may be treated in an ordinary barrel
placing the 80 gallons of the solution in
this. A bushel or mere Of potatoes may
be put into a guGny sack and dropped
into the solution. Farmers who plant
a large acreage Of potatoes may do wei!
to construct a wood vat holding 100
gallons or more. A number Of bushels
OF seed potatoes may be shOyelIed into
this at one time, and sc0Oped out with
Slated potato scoop.
+. S. GoFF,
Horticulturist.
Station,