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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16
CONTINUING THE ARGUMENTS.
Coal Investigation May BE Taken to
the Federal Court.

Chicago, March 12.-The arguments
in the coal case continued until late
hour and will be resumed in the morn
ing. The attorneys for the defense as
sert the state court, in which the cases
are being heard, has no jurisdiction,
for the reason that the charge against
the defendants implies violation of
both the state and federal statutes. 1t
is asserted the case against coal oper-
ators should have been brought in the
federal instead of the state court. The
defense during the day moved the case
be taken from the jury and the charge
against the defendants dismissed.
While the motion is being argued the
jury has been excluded from the court
room.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16

Springfield, March 12.-The state
hoard of railroad and warehouse COM
missioners announced yesterday after
noon a reduction of % per cent. in
shining rates on all railroads in Illl-
nois. as a result of the fight carried on
nv the shippers and business mems
associations and boards OF trades of the
state for a rate to correspond with
that fixed by the roads in Indiana,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16

Kansas City. March 12.-Consider
able violence marked the teamster $
strike yesterday. but no one was seri-
,rsIv hurt. Al the Burlington depot
the p0Ifce were forced to draw reVol-
yars to- disperse the crowd that had
rrt the traces OF teams hitched TO
loaded wagons. At another point
George Il. Evans. am emplOye OF the
American Express company, i'm at
tamutiug 60 dispense a crowd that
vss throwing stones at the driver
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16
o5 Per Cent. Reduction in Railroad
Rates is Secured in Illinois

Iowa and Ohio. The present rates viii
be reduced % per cent. for distances
to $50 miles, and rates for the remain
ing distances will be changed to meet
those of the roads in other states.
The decrease is a result of a vigorous
fight by the merchants Of Springfield,
Decatur and Bloomington. The hear
ing was settled two months ago. The
railroads were generally opposed to
any reduction.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16
Tobacco Trust Makes Money.

New York, March 12.-At a meeting
of the Consolidated Tobacco company
Yesterday the net earnings last year
we're shown to be $11,77S,934. The
American Tobacco cOmpany's net
earnings were 81 ,450,574.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16
IOWA TO DO WELL BY
SWEDISH FAMINE SUFFERERS

Council Bluffs, Ia, March &c. f.
Wennerstrum of the commission APP
pointed by Gov. Cummings to collect
funds for the famine sufferers in
Sweden, says the commission will
raise 500, 900 and $4,000 will be add
ed to this by individuals and socie-
ties.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16
Successor to Beresford.

London, March 12.-The election of
a successor to Lord Charles Beresford
member of parliament from the Woi-
wich division of London yesterday re-
suited in the choice of labor candi-
date, William Crooks. over Godfrey
Drage. unionist. BeTesfOrd's retire
ment was due to his appointment 20
the command of the channel squad
ron.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16

New Orleans, March 12.-Authori.
ties admit the Mississippi river is
likely to break all records before the
present flood recedes. The guage
last night was just one foot below the
high water record. The authorities
maintain the levee system is higher
and stronger than ever before and the
banks are prepared to withstand the
extra strain.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16
Many Houses Swept Away.

Natchez, Miss, March 12.-Many
frame houses in the Lower Concordia
parish were swept away, but the occu-
pants escaped. The prospects for an
early crop this year are destroyed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16
SUGGESTS AMERICAN BISHOPS.
Mgr. Guidi Wants Vacancies in Manila
Filled from United States.

Rome. March 12.-The vatican has
received from Monsignor Guidi, the
apostolic delegate at Manila, PROPOSE
tons regarding the appointment OF
new bishops under the archbishopric
of Manila. the center around which the
Philippine Catholic hierarchy will
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16
Wheat Lands Flooded.

Cairo, ILL.,, March I'm Mississip-
pi county, Mo-, more than 10000 acres
of wheat are flooded. The Big r'ou"
tracks north of Mound City are under
water. 1t is reported the levee has
broken at Prices Landing, near Com.
marpp
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16
Refuues at Memphis.

Memphis. March 12.-All incoming
boats bring refugees from the flood
district. a large proportion of whom
are destitute. Reports from Missis-
sippi county, Arkansas, say an area
extending back seven miles behind
the levees is flooded by water which
has seeped under the embankment. The
territory is practically abandoned by
alll families, grave uneasiness having
been caused for the safety of the
levee which has been weakened by
the seepage of water.
High Water in New England.
Boston, March 12.-Rivers of east.
ern New England are beginning to
show the effects of the rains which
have prevailed for several days. The
Merrimac of New Hampshire, and the
Penobscot and Kennebeck in Maine,
are rising rapidly and threatening SER
ious damage.
Loss Will Be Heavy.
Evansville, Ind, March 1.-THE
Little Wabash and Pond rivers are the
nASlCCl III many NNtA % a o. ~
tween here and Cairo will lose thou
sands of dollars by the flood. Houses,
fences and barns have been swept
away.
Worst May Be over.
Lincoln, March 1.-THE flood stu
alton in Nebraska is improved and the
worst is believed to be over. For fif-
teen years the railroads have suffered
no such damage as during the past
four days. The Rock Island is still
without bridge across the Platte be-
tween here and Omaha.
Residents Fleeing.
81 Louis, March 12.-Thousands OF
acres of land ON the Illinois side
above East st. Louis are inundated
by high water and residents are
driven from their homes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16
MAY BREAK
ALL RECORDS
GRAVE FEARS FELT REGARDING
THE MISSISSIPPI.
AFOOT BELOW HIGH RECORD.

More Than Forty Thousand Acres of
Wheat Lands in Missouri Under
Water-People Fleeing in Arkan-
sas-New England and Western
Rivers Also Rising.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-08
An Evil Day If It Comes.

The threat of the American To-
bacco Company-in the fight with
the farmers-to go into the business
of growing its own tobacco, raises
the interesting question as to wheth-
er such a scheme would be feasible.
Is the time coming when farming
will be a corporation field and COM
panies will be formed to hold and
cultivate cotton, corn and tobacco?
Many of the greatest cattle ranches
in the West have drifted into the
control of incorporated companies,
and some of it's largest wheat farms,
and more recently the sugar planta-
tions of the South, have been
bought up, and are being success
fully run by corporations. Why may
not the same be done with cotton or
tobacco lands? Why may not large
tracts be consolidated under the
competent management and worked
with hired laborers at a minimum
of expense and larger profits than
by any form of tenant and crop
sharing system 1Asheville Citizen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-08
Pitt Co.
ANSWER.

Our correspondent has on his own
accord made an interesting expert
ment: namely, that one of the things
our soils need is humus or vegetable
matter. [ believe it is possible
throughout the greater part of the
State to double or treble the yield
of our crops by the addition of vege-
table matter to our soils. This can
be accomplished by the constant use
of cover or winter crops. [ would
advise by all means that either rye
or crimson clover be put on the land
as soon~as the COW peas have been
removed. I prefer the crimson
clover because it adds atmospheric
nitrogen to the soil. Rye does not
do this and consequently does not
add plant food to the soil in this
manner. There is an objection to
crimson clover in a way which l
would term an occasional failure, due
to an insufficient amount of molS-
ture, and lack of clover bacteria IN
the soil.
I would suggest that our CORE
spondent put one-half of his field to
y and the other half to crimson
clover, thus making a test that will
give him valuable information tor
future work. For the rye l would
suggest one bushel or a bushel and a
half of seed per acre; for crimson
clover ten or twelve pounds per acre.
If both are to be plowed under II
should be done moderately early III
the spring, SO as to insure Partlal
decomposition before the crop Is
planted. I should say two or three
or four weeks before planting tlme
would be sufficient. I think we too
| often make a mistake in ploW1ng t0O
early for the summer crop.
Following out the plan as Suggest
ed above will bring satisfaction 1 an
sure =
C. W. BURkEII'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-08

do their work In an admirable man
ner are used for this purpose by the
great corn-growers of the Northwest,
and should be used on the level fields
in many portions of the South. No
skill is required in this work. Twen-
ty rows of corn may, with safety, be
put into shocks standing eighty feet
apart. IF set up well, with an incE-
nation towards the center, not only
the fodder on the stalks, but the corn
on the a will remain throughout
the winter, with but little damage
from rot or mold. While not so con-
venient for handling as bundles of
fodder, the stalks furnish a rough
ness of some value. Shredding the
stalks with the fodder on it is a prac-
tice that has been introduced into
many parts of the country. While
theoretically this shredded stover is
rich in nutritive elements, yet many
farmers of sound judgment and dis
corning capacity do not believe it
pays for the trouble. Stock will eat
it when nothing else better presents
itself, but they do not thrive on it.
The hard outside covering of the
stalk is indigestible, and makes the
feed one of questionable value.
SORGHUM.
Sorghum should be cut and
shocked. 1t is not so easily kept in
good condition as corn slower. It is
more liable to mold, and the seed
heads will injure very soon unless
severed from the stalks and housed
in an airy barn or shed. Sorghum
stalks, it must be remembered, will
be ruined as a feed by freezing
weather. They should be put in
some place where they will not freeze.
Sorghum is one of the richest and
most p~alatable of all forage plants
to stock, but the hard shell-like Gov
ering is very Objectionable. The
larger the stalks the more indigesti-
BILE is this outer covering. For the
feeding of cattle it should be sown
thickly, so that the stalks will be
small, and more easily eaten and di-
gested.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-08
Practical Questions and Answer.

Practical Questions and Answer.
Winterville, N. c., Aug. "a, 1909
Mr.. Charles W. Burkett, RaIeiob
N. @.
Dear Sir:-I wish you would please
answer through The Progressive
Farmer: If it will be profitable -
SOW land that now has a crop of cow
peas on it, in rye to be turned under
green next spring for planting cot
ton. Why I ask is because had q
little experience this year In q
field seemingly the same kind of land
was planted oats and after them
peas. 1t had a second crop of volun-
teer oats on it, and in January 7
turned part of the green oats under
the rest remaining until about two
90 weeks before planting cotton.
and the cotton on the latter is nearly
a third better than the other. Was
it the vegetation or the late break
ing that caused it? Would something
else be better than rye; if anything
is profitable?
Sincerely yours,
CLOD KNOCKER.
Pitt Co.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-08
@. W. K

Teacher: "What animal is 1t tna1
has very strong limbs, a fierce 'e end
per, wild, bushy hair on his n 65 VII VII
is called the king of beasts! WI
lie: "a football player. hOiA
Evening Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-08
FARM WORK FOR SEPTEMBER.

teal Suggestion Conducted by Col. j.
B. KiIlebrew, in the Southern Farm
Magazine.
September, with it's drying mea-
dows and pastures, suggests the com
ing of a dormant season In vegetable
life, but with fructifying rains and
warm sunshine the growth of cereals
and grasses will continue to make
the fields beautiful for many weeks
in their green covering.
RYE
Rye for winter pasturage should
be sown early in the month, SO that
it may attain a vigorous growth be-
fore the advent of winter. No other
crop will be of greater service to the
dairyman or to the fockmaster
throughout the fall and the winter
months. Rye is a hardy annual, and
the rapidity of its growth, even dur
ing the frosty days of November,
recommends it highly to the practl-
cal farmer. 1t should be sOwn on
medium to fertile land that has been
broken during the summer months
or upon cornfelds that have received
clean cultivation. Rye will do well
even on grassy cornfelds when put
in with shovel plows, provided there
is a s~ufieciency of rain after 1T Is
sown to ROOT it firmly. About one
bushel of seed to the acre is sufi-
cient, as it tills very quickly and
very generously, which makes 1T soon
cover the ground like a green mat.
WINTER OATS
Another crop that should be more
generally sown for fall and winter
pastures is the winter oats. If sown
early in September upon land well
prepared it will furnish as much or
more grazing than rye, and will yield
a good crop of oats the following
year. Unfortunately, there is a linn
tied zone in which this excellent &C.
real will yield with certainty. North
of the 35th parallel it is very uncer-
tain, being often killed during Sc
we're winters. The writer has seen
in the vicinity of Chattanooga.
Tenn, great fields sown with winter
oats that would keep per acre one
head of cattle or eight head of sheep
throughout the winter months. 1t is
a very valuable grazing plant-mucE
more valuable for grazing purposes
even than for the grain. Two bush.
els of seed to the acre ought to be
sown.
The latter part of September is al
so the best time for sowing the ha!
grasses. Timothy, herds grass, anc
alfalfa should all be sown in Sep
TENDER or early in October.
SOILS o GRASSES.
All soils for the sowing of tn,
=, standard hay grasses must be in goot
filth. They must be well drained
and the top surface should be mad
as fine as garden mold by frequen
plowings and borrowings. Nor vii
the grasses sown upon land that ha
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-08

1t is safer to afront some people
than to oblige them; for the better
a man deserves the worse they will
speak of him.-Seneca.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-08

however fertile it may be. The best
situation is valley land having a soil
rich in calcareous matter and hui
mus, not too loose or friable, but with
a suficiency of clay in its compost
ton to make it reasonably compact.
Timothy starts slowly in the spring.
and 1t does not take so rank a hold
upon the soil as many other meadow
grasses do. It is not suited for pas
turage, for it has but little after
math, and the tramping of stock soon
destroys the Dubious roots.
It is best not to SOW the seed until
the ground is moistened by rain,
otherwise the heavy dews may cause
the seed to terminate, when the hot
suns of midday are likely to destroy
the young plants.
The quantity of seed to be sown
is regulated somewhat by the char
acter of the soil. On rich, heavy,
deep soils a third of a bushel to the
acre will not be too much; on thin,
light soils two gallons per acre will
be ample. The seed may be sown
with a drill, and probably it will in
crease the future crop for the land
to be afterwards rolled. The sowing
may be done by hand, the width of
the spaces sown being regulated by
stakes. Eight feet is as wide a
space as one should attempt to SOW.
1t is best to SOW the land with one
half of the seed and then cross-sow
it. This will insure a more even dis
tribution of the seed. After sowing
a light drag brush or roller, or both,
should be rum over the land, so as to
slightly bury the seed and produce
rapid termination.
Herds grass is the most certain in
its yield of all the hay grasses sown
in the border States. While not
yielding so heavily as timothy, the
hay is equally as nutritious, and it is
harder and longer-lived either for
the meadow or pasture. Land may
be prepared as for timothy, and half
a bushel of clean seed should be sown
to the acre.
HEssIAN Fly.
Though an excellent month for the
sowing of grasses, it is too early for
the sowing of wheat. When sown so
early it is subject to the attacks of
the Hessian fly. Wheat should never
be sown until after frost. A good
idea has been suggested for the de-
struction of the Hessian fly by SOW
ing a narrow belt of wheat early in
September around the field intended
for wheat. The flies will deposit
their. eggs on the wheat growing in
this belt, and this should be plowed
under about the 10th of October, or
as soon after the appearance of frost
as possible. This will protect the
wheat sown later.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-08
CUTTING CORN.

Corn should be cut early in the
month, if not cut during August, so
as to secure the fodder for feeding
cattle during the winter. In the cot
ton-growing States the practice still
prevails of pulling the blades from a
stalk and tying it into bundles for
fodder. This is a very expensive and
tedious method. With the same work
twice as much forage can be saved
by cutting the corn and stacking it
in the fields. Corn harvesters that
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-05
GREATER OSKALOOSA.
Enlargement of the City is Sus4
tanned in Court.

Greater Oskaloosa is sustained. The
corporate limits of the city are to
stand as extended last spring, and the
enlarged city becomes a fact today by
the action of the ourt. The matter
has been quite contest in the courts
and has been followed with consider
able interest.
Action was first brought by num-
Der of the citizens in the territory to
be annexed and an injunction was
sought before Judge Dewey seeking
to enjoin the city from holding an
election to extend the limits. Judge
Dewey heard the case "at Chambers"
during a visit to the city out Of term
time. The Judge refused to grant the
injunction after hearing the petition,
but ordered that the case be placed on
the court docket to be heard in the
regular way. Meantime the election
was held in accordance with the re-
quirements of the law and the PROPOSE
tion to extend the limits carried al
most unanimously The cases in court
were brought by David Mckinley,
Samuel Smith and Henry T. White.
The plaintiffs were represented
by Geo. w. Sewers and John o. NAL
colin. John Mccoy, city solicitor,
handled the defense of the citys side
of the case in very able manner and
he has won for greater Oskaloosa. The
victory means much for the city, but
it is also quite a feather for the head
dress of Attorney Mccoy. Congratu-
lations are general Tor the young man.
1t had been a hard fight and the court
gave the plaintiffs every opportunity
to make their case good as the ques-
ton had number of phases. There
were embodiments to petitions and
several motions, arguments of law
points and the IKE until it became un-
certain where the case would end.
The docket record reads, Decree,
plaintiffs petition upon us
merits and judgment VS.. the plain lifts
for COSTS"
1t is understood that Mr.. Mckinley
will bring law action asking that his
land be severed from the city of Oska-
loosa. The case, if flled, VIZ give the
plaintiff the right 20 jury hearing
and in case he wins ,-e case will effect
no one but the plaintiff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-05
WAR is THREATENED.
Posse in Pursuit of Italian Who Re-
sisted Arrest.

Complaint came to the Office of JUS
tice Stanley Sunday of the killing of
quails by the gang of Italian laborers
south of the city on the Iowa Central
Informations were sworn out and war
rants issued for the arrest of couple
of the offenders. Constable Andrews
and an assistant went to serve the pa
pers. When they arrived at the
Italians camp and made an attempt
to get the parties desired the Italians
was made against the officers that
they deemed it unwise to press tleir
suit at the time and returned to the
city for assistance. Help was secur-
ed and posse win Winchester rifles
were sworn in to the number of half
a dozen and the company repaired to
the locality.
No reports had been received at
press time from the seat of war. Cap
tain Andrews and his gallant company
state that they intend to uphold the
dignity of the Jaw. Jack Hensyl was
appointed first lieutenant and the COM
pany did not wait for unnecessary
drill, but was ordered out on double
quick time. If worst comes to worst
it is suggested that international COM
plications may result. Hensyl asserts
however, that there is no reason to
fear because Italy hasn't single gun
that can shoot from the seaboard to
Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-05

esty, accuracy. and perseverance; in
vest dull subjects with new life, giving
distinct ideas of real values; develop
a wholesome respect for labor and the
laboring classes; keep the boys longer
in school; train the mind to think, the
eye to see, the hand to do; furnish
profitable employment for idle. mo.
ments, and thus prevent arrested de-
velopment; make school part of life,
not simply preparation for life;
and give systematic training to the
|child's motor activities whereby he
will gain complete command of his
powers.
In the words of one of the leading
educators of Iowa, IF you succeed in
putting this into the public schools
you will do the greatest good now
needed. 1t passes all others in import
ance; we are sure to lose our prestige
as a people if we keep our pupils in
school all their developing lives ana
unfit them for successful industrial du-
ties"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-05
WRECK AND ACCIDENT
Seventeen Cars on Milwaukee Com
pletely Destroyed.

Ottumwa, Jan. 31.-The Milwaukee
road sustained a serious freight wrecK
near Haysville early this morning.
Seventeen cars of merchandise were
ditched by a broken axle. The train
was running at full speed when the ac-
cident occurred. The wreck took fire
and was completely consumed. The
loss will reach $4,000 Fortunately
no one was hurt.
Accidentally Shot.
Des Moines, Jan. 31.-Nellie Ford, a
colored girl in the employ of Jesse
Hammond as domestic, was accident
ally shot in the abdomen about 10
o'clock last night while in front of the
residence. RALPH Hammond, a 15-
year-old son, dropped 38-caliber gun
from his pocket ON the sidewalk, which
was discharged as it alighted, sending
the ball upward and entering the girls
body from the front and piercing the
wall of the ABDOMEN. The girl can
not live.
Archbishop Necker k,lIed.
Rome, Jan. 51.-Archbishop Necker,
secretary of st. Peters, was instantly
kiued to-day by falling down the stairs
in his home. Pope Leo is greatly
shocked, as he and Necker were close
friends.
Many Sailors Missing.
Corfu, Jan. 31.-The British Cruiser
Pioneer" collided with torpedo boat
destroyer in the Mediterranean off
here to-day. Two sailors were drowned
and thirteen others are missing.
The number of casualties is not def
nitely known. Thirteen may have
been drowned although but two bodies
were picked up. The Cruiser. rammed
the Destroyer, keeling her over and
spilling those on deck into the sea. A
number were rescued, but it is not
known how many, as a number were
caught below the matches and probably
were drowned. The crew of the tor
pedo boat destroyer included about
sixty men.