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struction of four embankment'
back of the four wing walls sub
ject to the ordinary requirement.
used in levee construction by new
or supplemental contract, aud tn,
filling of the space between thes'
embankments with the material as
found in the excavation, withou
being placed in layers or tamped ol
cleaning Of the pit
Stewart & Co, have been asked
to submit price for the extra
items recommended by the Board
On August 9, 1900, n crack it
the floor of the lock began to de-
velop, owing to settlement of the
walls. Frequent levels have been
taken since that date, and it is
thought that the settlement has
now very materially diminished.
For testing purposes 100 tons OF
pig iron were placed on one pivot
stone Of the gates in July and
second 100 tons on another pivot
stone in November, 1901, and re.
moved in May, 1902
No work has been done under
contract entered into November lS,
1899, with the Otis Elevator Com.
pony for constructing and install
ing operating machinery and power
house, at cost of $l14, 900. The
commencement Of this work is con.
tiugent upon completion of the
lock.
Plans for the construction of the
river approach to the lock, at III
estimated cost of $l14 900, were
prepared and approved April 20,
1901. The execution of this work
will be deferred until the lock is
nearer completion.
The purchase of 1875 acres Of
land on the north side Of the river
approach to the lock for So, 500 and
81 acre on the south side Of the
river approach for 81, 900 was com.
pleted August "a, 1900. This land
was required for the approach to
the lock.
A contract with John Short for
construction Of a protection levee
was entered into April %, aud ap-
approved May 5, the work to be
completed by August 7, 1902.
About one-third of the work was
completed on June 30, 1902
Appendix "T', Annual Report
of Chief of Engineers for 1902,
Page 1887:
FOR CONSTRUCTING LOCK AND AP.
PROACHES.
Name aud Address of Contractors Stewart &
Co, St Loui', Mo
Dated NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ... May - 1898
Approved &C.. 90. o.. e.. .... ... June II, 1898
Date of beginning ..... ....,..t.... Aug 49, 1898
Date of expiration .......,.....=. June 80. 1903
Approx.
Items mate Price Amt.
quantity.
Concrete cubic yds. 4S,7l3% 3.37 $2S5, 5,4s2.Sl
Granite cubic feet 6,303 200 IL, COS. 90
Medium steel lbs 4, 1,7ss.O19 O39-1O 90, 1872. "a
High steel forge lbs $4,000 90 Is 1,527.2O
High steel cast lbs. 2O6,372 OF y 115,477.9O
Cast iron, lbs..... 125, ,312 .O3 1890. 20
Bronze. lbs .......,. 275 $500
Bpe, d in linear # 1,565 so 1890
Timber #. b. NJ. 1.273 80 3S.19
Sluice valves earh.. 16 1875 10000
Excavation cubic yd 100000 81 Ill 10000
Total, .......,....t......,..., T5O1 ,757. 90
Amount performed TO June 30. 90. 3O6, ,975 s5
A,,,t ntnt,x. t.,h 1<r T,r1,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1903-01-17

Amt remaining to be done July 1, 'O2. 1914 7S1 .75
FOR CONSTRUCTING OPERATING MACHI.
merry AND POWER HOUSE FOR LOCK.
Name and address Of contractor. Otis Elevator
Co. New York, N. Y.
Dated. Nov. 1S, 1899.
Approved. ed.................. ...... Dec 80, 1893.
Date of beginning: When notice shall be given
contractor
Date of expiration; Six months after notice to
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10
First publication November 26, 1903.
Probate Court.

OKDEk FOR HEARING -APPLICATION FOR
APPOINTMENTS OF ADMINISTRATOR.
State Of Minnesota. County OF Marshall. S.
1903 ~'o'on1o0l ~
In the matter of the estate of HENRIK
EINDsTROM. deceased
>Onreceiving and filing the petition of Mathil-
ga Llndstrom,. of the County of Marshall repre-
sentlng: among other things, that Henrik Lind.
strom, late Of the County of Marshall. in the
State OF Minnesota on the Sd day of December
l9Ol, at the County of Grand Forks, in the state
or North Dakota. died intestate, and being an
lnhaDltant OF this County at the time Of his
death, leaving goods, chattels and estate
Wltmn TINS County, and that the said petitioner
IS the daughter of said deceased and Drayjno
that administration OF said estate be to he7
granted w W. DoA
It is ordered that said petition be heard he
tore this Court. on Saturday the 10th day of
december, A. D. 1903. at ten o'clock A. M. at
the PROBATE Office in the city OF Warren, in said
county. $50 '
Ordered further, That notice thereof be
gwen to the heirs of said deceased, and to al
persons interested, by publishing this order
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing in the WARREN
SHEAF, weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished at Warren. in said county. pN'
dated at w arren, Minnesota, the 24th day OF
November A. D., 1903
BY the Court.
| lSEAL.] PETER H. HOLM
Judge of Probate
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10
IMPROVED HIGHWAYS.

We attended good roads convention
recently. Notwithstanding the meet
Ing was held at very busy season Of
the year, there was a large attendance,
showing that the people, and particu-
larry the farmers, are waking up to
the Importance of this matter A very
different condition confronts the peo-
pie Of the prairie states from that
which our friends in the eastern states
have to meet in the matter of securing
better roads. The highways in the
west and northwest are all laid out
on the section lines, in most cases re-
CARELESS Of hills, sl0ughs or other i'm
pediments. Through vast section the
soil is Of black muck or gumbo; no
gravel or stone available. To construct
permanent mud proof roads in this ter
ritory will cost not far from $4,000 per
mile. The average township has sew
enty miles Of highway which is used
for traffic. The enormous expense en-
tailed is a bar1to this plan Of improve
ment. In the east things are different
There are not so many highways; there
is an abundance of the best of road
making material near at hand Speak
Ing for the prairie sections, let us look
at the problem in a sensible and prac-
tical way and see what'it is possible to
do. The first and all important thing
is to secure the perfect drainage of the
dirt road. This is largely hindered
now for lack of proper legislation in
most of the western or prairie states,
which will compel landowners to per-
NIT the passing Of the water over their
land, it being frequently impossible to
conduct the drainage water continuous
~ along the highway route. This is
one of the first things to remedy. This
done. the laying Of two lines of drain
tile six or eight feet apart down the
highway under the roadbed will work
wonders. Follow this up with cover
ing Of gravel or even sand and the use
Of wide tired wagons, and the now al
most impossible dirt road is improved
500 per cent, and this, too, at a rea-
sOnable cost. There is no guesswork
about this. In addition to this sort Of
work, we would favor the apprOpria-
ton by the boards of supervisors of
each county Of from $4,000 to $4,000
a year for the construction of mac
adamized roads on the leading thor
oughfares between the towns and
cities. We do not like the idea of Great
ing an enormous bonded debt for this
purpose, a plan which is being ardently
o6vN10fn1 NV 80 +no ,e:o .4e
in road improvement.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10
MEN WHO Do THINGS.

The man who does things is far bet
ter fitted to do the talking in our farm
Institutes than the man who thinks he
knows how. Theory and practice do
not always go hand in hand. The do
ing of thing ends CONTROVERSY so far
as theory is concerned. A score of ag-
ricultural papers in the country are
run by men who do not know the diff
ference between a barrow pig and a
wheelbarrow, a wether and crop serv-
ice report, a balanced ration from "bal-
ance alI' at the country dance Scien-
tific theories are valuable just so far
as they are backed up by practical re-
suits and no further The scientist
says a thing is so because he has
evolved the fact from higher mathe-
matics. The farmer proves it is not
so by plain everyday practice. In a
word, the conclusions of theorists must
always be received on probation.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10
IN THE OLD DAYS

In the year 1859 we raised ten acre
field of corn upon a new farm on the
Minnesota frontier. When this corn
was ripe we had to watch it day and
night to keep the sand hill cranes, the
ducks and geese from wholly Destroy
ing it. These birds would light in this
field by the thousand if not driven off.
When we husked the crop it looked as
If the sheep had had the run of the
field for a month. Good shooting
Well, we should say so. No trick to
kill in one morning more birds than
one could carry home But what was
the use Of killing? No market, and
we would have then been glad to have
snapped four fat geese for two pounds
OF salt pork. But we would give a
good deal to have just one day in that
old cOrnfield now,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10
ONION CULTURE.

We have two or three inquiries as to
the culture of onions. We usually grow
from an acre to an acre and half of
seed onions each year and have learned
q few things about raising this crop
which we did not know when we COM
menced. The selection Of piece of
ground for the crop is a most important
matter, more so than with any. other
crop we know Of. 1t should be as near
~ level as possible and should be pre-
pared the previous year by we'll fer
tlizing and continuous stirring of
the soil, so as to exhaust and destroy
all weed growth. We prefer a, clay
loan for a soil, the onion. like wheat,
liking firm seed bed. When the field
has been so prepared the previous year
we only mellow the surface with har-
row in the spring. The field is then
planked smooth and the seed sown with
garden drill so adjusted as to drop
the seed about one inch apart. Cultiva-
ton begins just as soon as, the rows
can be followed and is followed up un-
til the onions begin to form the bulb
IT it. is dry time twill pay to run
through them with the surface knives
Of the cultivator as often as once a
week. There will have to be one, hand
wedding in the row; perhaps two. The
seed should be sown as: early in the
spring as possible. On good land so
prepared crop Of from 500 to 600
bushels per acre may be raised 1t will
cost about $50 to raise an acre of on
ions, and an average price of not less
than 35 cents may be depended on.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10
LEGAL NOTICES.
First publication Nov. 10. 1903 /
Notice for Publication

Department. OF the Interior. Land Office at
Crookston Mimi, November 12, 1903
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intentin,3
20 make final proof in support of his, claim. and
6 tn SAID proof will be made before Judge
u 1roDate Court: at Warren. MINI, on
+: Gustaf Johnson,
OF West Valley. MIMI. for the ny neA Sec. %
TIP 157, N. r. IS w. wv ~
He names the following witnesses to nrove
MS continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land. viz: John Nelson, Ole Johnson
ana Jonn Johnson, all of West Valley, Mimi,
ana Andrew BergStrOnl, OF FOldahl, =.
SYLVESTER PETERSON REGISTER
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

A significant fact connected with one
of the state reformatories is that out
of 200 boys and girls there cared for
not one was born on a farm. All came
from the cities and towns.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

One of the most profitable crops
raised by greenhouse men is winter
lettuce, for which there is a constant
and good demand all winter long.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

Corn as the most valuable raw ma
~terial should never be allowed to leave
the farm. Some way should be found
to manufacture it - convert it - into
some form of finished farm produce.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

A man can never do his bent in his
business unless he has love for and
an enthusiasm in his work. Too many
of US work like the slave, counting la
Dor as toll and unrewarded effort.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

The farm telephone is no longer
luxury. but necessity. If you have
not got one, get one. -.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

1t is hard to tell which is doing the
best work for the state of Minnesota
her iron mines, the dairy COW or Ole
Oleson. : - ~
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

DIR. REA has no superior in diagnosing and
treatlnng diseases and deformities He will
eve S5o Tor any case that he cannot tell the
All durable medical and surgical disease,
acute and chronic catarrh and Special
diseases of the Eye, Ear Nose and Throat,
Lung disease Early Consumption. Bronchitis,
Dyspepsia. Sick Headache Stomach and
Bowel Troubles. Rheumatism, Neuralgia Scia-
tlca, Brlght's Disease, Diabetes, Kidney, Liver,
Bladder, Prostate and Female diseases, Dir
ziness, Nervousness. Indigestion Obesity. In
terrupted Nutrition, Slow Growth in Children,
and all wasting disease in adults Many cases
Of Deafness, Ringing in the ears. loss OF Eye
sight, Cataract Cross Eyes, etc., that have
been Improperly treated or neglected. can be
easily restored Determines. Club Feet, Curva-
ture OF the Spine. Disease of the Brain, Paraly-
SIS Epilepsy, Heart Disease, Dropsy, Swelling
OF the Limbs Structure, Open Sores. Pain in
Understanding diseases properly treated.
Young middle aged and old. single or married
men and all who suffer from lost manhood
nervous debility, SpermatorrhOeo. seminal los
ses sexual decay. failing memory weak eyes,
stunted developement, lack of energy, impo J.
ished blood, pimples mpediments to marriage:
also blood and skin disease, Syphilis Erup-
tons, Hair Falling, Bone Pains. Swellings,
ney and Bladder troubles. Weak Back, burning
Urine. passing urine too often, Gonorrhoea.
elect, Structure, receive searching treatment,
prompt relief and cure for for life.
Cancers, Iumors, Softer, FtstuIa, Piles
Varicocele and enlarged glands with the sub
cutaneous injection method. absolutely with
out pain and without the loss of drop of
blood. is one OF his own discoveries. and is the
most really scientific and certainly sure cure
Of the nineteenth century. No incurable cases
taken. Consultation to those interested 81 .OO
DR. REA & Co.
Minneapolis. MINI. Louisville, KY
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

We are asked whether a telephone
company has the right to build it's line
across your land without your consent.
No; it has no such right. and if done
against your protest you can chop the
poles down and throw them over the
fence.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

It is compliment to American agri
culture that the province of Western
Australia is seeking American expert
to show it how best to open up new
tracts Of agricultural land in tina
country. 49,. 49,.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

Parasitic insects are the bane of the
poultry raiser, especially the red mites.
These pests are the product of dirt and
filth. No better preventive can be found
than scrupulous cleanliness and the fire.
quent busting of floors, walls. perches
and nests with mixture of three parts
of air slaked lime and one part Of pow
dered sulphur. One Of these dust spray
ing machines is the best tool to do it
with.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

A flock of tame pigeons is in a way
a pretty sight around "a farm home
stead, but we think they are more Of
nuisance than anything else. Recently
it has been pretty clearly demonstrated
that they may not only be nuisance
in befouling the buildings but a dan
gerous medium for the transmission of
animal disease from one farm to an
other, recent outbreak Of hog cholera
being almost certainly traced to the
passing Of these birds from one feed
yard to another.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

Almost any soil is a good one which
]blue grass will take to as soon as he
land is. pastured =
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

Some of the humblest forms of crea-
ton are the most useful. The common
'eartbWorm, one Of the lowest forms of
animate life, is constantly at work
nitrifying and enriching the soil. Still
there are plenty Of people who think
the worm has no mission save to serve
as a bait for suckers and bullheads.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

The burning of a straw pile on :;
farm is pretty good sign that there il
mortgage on the land. If there wa!
less straw produced or more stock KEEP
to convert it into fertilizer, there would
be fewer mortgages.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

The value of a good name in business
is moderated by too many men. 1t is
worth, from a financial point alone, a
good deal to be known as a thoroughly
honest and dependable man-one who
always keeps his word, who puts good
apples in the middle of the BARREL one
who will always try to give value re-
ceived and honest, liberal measure
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

49, 7"'I-.TI. >, = = - - =
= The legislature OF Illinois appropri-
ates $4,000 for scientific Investigation
Of the corn plant.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

Just as soon as a man gets a hog
pasture well seeded with alfalfa he
feels like kicking himself that he had
not done it before. If it can possibly
be obtained. the five or ten acre alfalfa
hog pasture is really today the very
greatest improvement which any man
can put on his farm This item will
bear reading three or four times
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

The courts have decided that if you
listen to a conversation between your
neighbors on party telephone line
and overhear one of them say that you
are an old fool or dishonest man you
have no redress in law, because you
bave no right to play eavesdropper. In
order to insure peace and good feeling
in community using telephone line
in common there are a good many
things which may be true and which
one may think which it is not best to
send over the wire.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

Corn husking machines have been
quite generally tested this fall So far
they seem to do fair work where the
corn all stands up, but at only small
saving in cost over the old way. Where
the corn is down they are q total fail
ure. 1t looks as though we shall have
to pick cotton and husk corn and milk
COWS by hand for many years to come.
and perhaps it is just as we'll.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

1t is not with regret that we note the
failure of some of the big centralized
creameries. one going under recently
owing 1000 dairymen large or small
amounts. There are we'll ordered limi-
tations to the dairy business and the
limit of successful operation seems to
be reached when the farmers Of given
community cooperate in the manufac-
ture of their dairy products: This plan
is almost always successful.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

The pigs like the new corn, and if
they keep healthy will convert it into
pork at rapid rate, but fed as a sole
ration they are quite likely to die. The
fndiscriminate feeding of new corn has
probably killed more hogs than any
other one thing. It is an incomplete
ration, heating and deficient in flesh
and blood making properties. It should
not form to exceed one-half of the hogs
food until during the last thirty days
Of his career.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-12-10

Men very naturally seek the smooth
prairie out Of which to make farm in
preference to land covered with brush
and trees, for the reason that prairie
land can be more readily subdued. But
the brush farm has something in it's
favor. In the first place, such land
can usually be obtained at low price,
Then much Of the timber land is q bet
ter and stronger soil than any prairie
The use Of the ak, the brush scythe and
grass seed, stocking the land with all
the animals it will carry, preferably
sheep rather than neat cattle, and in
side of six years the land is practically
free to pillow. Young men with small
means should look after these brush
farms. a,
We have friend who has filled q
$50 ton silo this fall, the contents Of
which will form an important part Of
the winter ration for his stock. 1t
required the product Of about twelve
acres of corn, which were good for for
ty-f1ve bushels an acre, to fill the silo.
This silo contains 1900 rations Of forty
pounds each, forty pounds being about
the limit for a days ration for ma
tured animal. None Of the silage will
be wasted. All will be eaten up clean.
The cows. calves, sheep and steers will
have it for daily ration, while the
brood sows, the horses and the chick
ems will all relish it occasionally. In
no other manner could he possibly have
secured so much good feed from so
small piece of land. S.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-03-05
Her Last Words.

A good woman was dying, u
woman who had been a true wife
and a loving mother, a woman with
but one Weakness love of gossip.
Although her time on earth was
short she was critically watching
the attending physician and the
nurse as they talked in subdued
whispers OF the result which their
united skill had been powerless to
avert
In response to the summons of
the dying woman her husband ap-
preached her and bent low to catch
the words which he expected to be
words of love. Again she turned
her eyes, from which the light was
fast fading, upon the doctor and
the nurse, as she said family,
"Do you suppose they are en-
gaged?"
These words were hef last.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-03-05

The other day the devil OF a
North Missouri paper was walking
along Felix street in st. Joseph
when he was stopped by a refined,
welI-dressed woman wboasked him
his name. He told her, and she
looked at him closely for a mo-
ment, then embraced him fondly
and exclaimed; "Georgie, my sis
ter's long lost son How glad I am
to see you'll Come right straight
home and live withus Oh, Georgia
why haven't you ever let us
know your Whereabouts? The for
tune your father left awaits you
untouched" They entered a car
riage and drove 10 an elegant home
O III Friedrich avenue. At the door
they were met by beautiful blonde
girl, who upon being told the state
of affairs, embraced the bewildered
"devil" lovingly and kissed him.
She had kissed him three times
and was hugging him so hard that
his head swan when the foreman
shouted; IKE, oh Ike; wake up.
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What in the mischief are youdoin'
aslekp? Don't you know it's only
two hours till press timer