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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-09-07
.DE:N|S0N DAY D0|NGS.
Charter Oak Was Painted Red
Last Friday.
KANGAROO COURT coNvENEs.
Any Mention of the Ball Game Painfully
Inappropriate. Only Occurrence to
Mar the Days Proceedings.

Denison day at the Charter Oak Car
nival was grand success. At least
that was the opinion expressed by the
boosters of the carnival. We We're
met at the train by big brass band,
the keys of the city We're turned ever
to US, including the one to the mayors
office and when we left town we were
not carried out on rail. but were told
to come again
>, 1t is estimated that there were from
200 to 300 Denison people present.
Over $50 tickets were sold in the morn
ing, forty more took the afternoon train
and large number drove across the
'Aeuntry What threatened to be a
rainy day turned out bright and clear
and was one of those cool days with the
greatest capacity for hilarity and sport
When the Denison train arrived at
1920 the town was already full of peo-
pie. Denison herself couldn't have
done better Job tear ng up the streets.
The main street was closed 20 vehicles
pike Admission to the pike was
nothing, but it cost some OF the fellows
pile to get out. The pike was lined
with boo. ms. refreshment stands. and
skin games OF various descriptions.
The shell game or any thing of that
class was not in evidence. Nothing
but the innocent, easy looking games.
which beguile the simple farmer ho,
into the notion that it would be grea,
sport to break raw eggs over the
darkey's head. or that it would be i'm
possible to toss ball at the board
1 without sending it through the tempt
Salgly large triangular hole.
When the Denison crowd arrived
: DR.. Kirby was in the midst of his ad
drsss on the labor question. Whi.,
il | out door speaking is very difficult anG
II people generally are in no mood Il
listen to an address while carniva
is going on, the speaker had tlatterins
audience, which gave him close hear
I ing The address was an able one. vel
delivered and was an impartial portray
al of the inside of both parties in tn
great struggle between labor ant
capital
The hotels aud res.auran.s,w vel
prepared to feed the crowds and thos
who patronized the tables set by tn
ladies OF the churches were not disap
pointed
/ After dinner the real fun began. Th
4 D-nison rowd got together, took pos
session of the pike, and marched u
the street, singing and yelling ant
whooping it up for Denison Th
blood curdling yell OF the sta-e univer
sity was paraphrased into Denisol
l8yell and was USED with wonderful ei
fstt. They took possession of the b nj
stand and proceeded to 3 good time
They made the lion roar, stepped o.
the pussy's tail, and did every othe
conceivable, foolish thing to max
"a nuise.
Men of mature years, married men
who h I'd fortunately left their wives a
home. cut such capers as they ha
never dreamed of cutting. even in tn
widest days of their youth. Ever
Denison man who came within sigh
was rushed to the .bandstand, mounte
upon chair, and made to bow AM
wave his hat to the crowd which wa
watching the wild hulabaloo p. d
Mcmahon and other prominent Char
ter Acorns did not escape, and Maur
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-09-07
ice O'Connor of Vail was also captured
a I'd put through the ordeal.

ice O'Connor of Vail was also captured
I'd put through the ordeal.
After the excltement had subsided.
the Denison crowd began to look for.
something new in the way of fur, when
the awful truth dawned upon them,
that. quietly, one by one, they VT re
being arrested and brought before a
kangaroo court in the mayors office.
The fines ranged from twenty ceLts
to dollar. and after nearly every one
had suffered the penalty, the boys made
raid on the mayors office, took all
the "fne" money away from him, and,
according to Docs statement, five dol
lars of his own money besides.
The boys then went out, and raised
little more of the staple product of
the day, determined this time to stick
together and resist the proceedings of
the kangaroo court. This they sue
ceeded fairly we'll in doing and the
marshals were able to bring only few
more before the court.
Realizing that the fun might be car
ried too far, both sides abandoned the
sport and soon repaired to the ball
grounds to witness the game between
Charter Oak and Denisor.
The following account of the game is
| for Charter Oak people only. 1t will
| be of interest only to them. Seven to
{! one in favor OF Charter Oak tells the
/ story. ''Seven to one in favor of Def
ance'' is the way some of the boys ex-
press it, but it would De ungallant to
put it that way in print. Piper and
Sherwood OF Vail, played on the Deni-
son team, while Faul and Wahl had
! charge of the artillery. Charter Oak
had battery from Defiance as we'll as
first baseman and short stop. ''Rae
4 geQ is the only word which will ex-
press the playing OF the Denison team,
the whole game being a comedy OF er.
4 Ir,rs. Charter Oak batted the ball all
over the field. 1t locked like shut
but for Denison until The first half Of
the ninth iuniug when Kelly .got 9
rid, to first and fan Ia a score on {
! three bagger by Mitchell.
A big cloud came up threatening
rain about the close of the eighth in
ming add only few stayed to witness
the close of the game.
The free attractions of the day were
all good, including the balloon ascen
sion, which actually took place
Browns Business College band c
Sioux City furnished fine music: tn,
magician performed wonderful tricks
while the performances of the acrobat
were creditable.
The depressed feeling over the resul
of the ball game was all driven ava,
by the good chicken and cake prepar
ed be the Charter Oak ladies, and i
was merry crowd that gathered a
the depot to waia for the tram Deni
son was worn out by the days celebra
, tions. but Charter Oak had won tn
ball game and was happy.
We will come again.
n w Garhor iS now oOnpected wit
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OBITUARY.

Last Sunday morning occurred the
death of Mrs. James Griffin after an
illness OF four months. The funeral
services were held Monday forenoon
at the st. Rose of Lima Catholic
church, tRev. Father Farrelly officiat-
ing, and we're attended by large num-
Der of friends and neighbors.
Mrs. Mary Enright Griffin was born
in Canada in 1S47. In 1885 she was
married to James Griffin. to which un-
ion was born one child, daughter.
The bereaved family have large
number of relatives and friends in this
vicinity who sympathize with them in
their hour of sorrow.
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CSCHOOLO OPENS
Increased Enrolment in the
High School.

Increased Enrolment in the
High School.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM is SHOWN
With the Buildings all in Good Repair
the Students are Ready for Hard
Years Work.
The Denison public schools opened
Monday under auspicious circum
stances. The enrolment was good
throughout for the first day and es
pecially large in the high school where
many of the students were compelled
to sit together until additional seats
could be provided. The enrolment in
the high school at the close of the first
day was 130. twenty-five more than
ever before at the close of the first week.
The high school room is now very
crowded. There is little room between
the first row of seats and the rostruM
and If the enrolment Increases during
the year as it has done heretofore, by
the end of the year, the seating of the
students will have become serious
problem.
Much interest and enthusiasm was
displayed by the students on the open
ing day and all are looking forward to
one of the best years in their school
life. The work in athletics
promises to be good this year
and it will no doubt prove an added
stimulus in keeping up the regu-
lar work of the school.
The north building has been put in
good order during the summer. In fact
the school board has had, ali the build
ings put in good repair throughout, and
the heating aaa veutilating arrange
ments are better than ever
1t was the purpose of the board to in
crease the efficiency Of the teaching of
penmanship and drawing and to intro
! d1ce some further work in manual
training, which was begun last year.
To this end they employed MIR. G. G..
Sturtz, who came we'll recommended as
a teacher in these three lines.
Prof. Savage. whose untiring energy
and enthusiasm has done so much
toward buildingu up the schools to their
present efficiency, expressed himse If
as we'll pleased with the present equip
ment OF the high school, He said there
is but one reed and that is O. special
teacher in English. With the present
teaching force the classes are so crowd
ed that it will soon become necessary to
have another teacher if the present
efficiency is to be maintained.
In the readjustment of the teaching
force there have been only few
changes made. Following is list OF
teachers and the grades to which they
have been assigned.
CENTRAL BUILDING.
/ HIGH SCHOOL.
H. H. Savage, Supt., Civics and
. Constitutional History.
G. e. Humphreys, Prin., History ant
Mathematics.
J Miss Culmer. Science.
Miss Barber, Latin and English.
Miss Polster, German and English
also musi" in the high school and al
| the grades.
GRADES.
Miss Austin ssh
Miss Raine, A and B 9th.
Mrs. ainsworth A 5th aud B 6tf.
Miss Strahh A and B 4th.
Miss Marshall, A and B 3rd.
Miss Sneider A and b End.
Miss Craft, A and B lst.
Miss Bond, kindergarten, assisted b,
Miss Alsup.
WEST BUILDING.
Miss Moeller, A 3rd and b 4th.
Miss Kalh, 2nd and 3rd.
/ Miss Kelly, A and b lst.
4 North BUILDING.
i Miss Glmor, A 7th and B Sth.
Miss Latchaw, A 9Th and B It'd.
4
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-09-07

church in our town. Fritz Olson donated
the lat just north of the Methodist church
and work will be commenced on the new
ediflce next Monday.
Clarence Iseminger visited friends in
Woodbine over Sunday.
Bert Hester and wife went to Des
Moines last Wednesday They attended
the State Fair and also visited with Mrs.
May Passmore and family.
Little Varma Harvey has been on the
sick list for few days. Nothing serious,
however.
Mrs Griffin. who is visiting her sister,
Mrs. John German, has been quite i'll, but
rs better at this writing.
Sidney Bonney went to Charter Oak on
over Sunday with his brother Tom.
Hazel Butler, of Nebraska, visited Susie
Miller Friday. She is staying with Pearl
Wingrove.
Bernice Bonney left Monday for Deni-
son to resume her studies at the High
school where she will attend the coming
year
School opened Monday with Miss
Howorth of Dow City as teacher.
Miss McNertney returned to Manila af-
ter few days visit with Nellie Sullivan.
Miss Susie Miller entertained few of
her girl friends last Monday afternoon
the occasion being her seventeenth birth
day. She received some very nice presents
as mementos of the pleasant occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs John Kepford have re-
turned to their home at Ames after few
weeks visit with friends ard relatives.
Miss Stella Logan, of Woodbine. has
been visiting relatives in this section for a
short time
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-09-07

E G. Chamberlin was in Cedar Falls
last week and while there purchased
an automobile, which Re informs us
will be displayed for sale in front OF
his place of business.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-09-07

T. w. CARRIER is now connected with
"The Boys" as overseer of the delivery
department
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-09-07

Mr.. and Mrs John Kepford have re-
turned to their home at Ames after few
weeks visit with friends ard relatives.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-09-07

Miss Stella Logan, of Woodbine, has
been visiting relatives in this section for
short time.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-09-07

Miss McNertney returned to Manila af
ter few days visit with Nellie Sullivan.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-11-29
Our Washington News Letter.

0h9' Lu1IoIS .-Oncle Dam has
begun his annual distribution of
seeds, and it is promised that it will
be bigger this year than ever before.
Within the next few months over a
thousand tons of garden and field
seeds will be distributed, on Con-
gresslonal order, among the people
of every State in the Union. The
demand last year far exceeded the
supply, and consequently the appro-
priation for this service was in
creased to 100000 $4,000 more
than in 1903. This branch of gov
ernment work is growing enormous
ly. -Four years ago less than fifteen
million packages were sent out; it
is estimated that the number this
year will reach fifty million-an in
crease of more than 800 per cent.
The cost to the Departments, too, has
risen from about $3.50 per thousand
to $6. Eight years ago the distribu-
tion cost relatively the insignificant
sum of $4,000; it has now advanced,
as stated, to upwards of 100000.
Garden seeds, especially have been
demanded, and the Secretary of Ag-
riculture has been as steadily impor-
tuned for these as the President has
for places. This year each Senator
and Congressman will have 14,500
packages (each containing five pack
ets) to his credit; also 500 packages
of flower seeds and thirty of lawn
grass seed.
CONGRESSIONAL SEED DISTRIBUTION.
The Department will also lend Of
fetal aid to the development of
school garden work, and large quaint
tiles of seeds are to be distributed
through Congressmen to the children
of the country. An effort is being
made, for the first time, to make
this service a factor in the education
of American boys and girls. Cir
culars containing directions for
planting accompany the seeds, and it
is hoped that teachers will cooperate
in imparting to the youthful mind
the first principles of agriculture.
The distribution is being earlier this
year than usual, in order to avoid
the complaints frequently made IN
the past, that the seeds arrived too
late to be made of any good. More
care will be also taken in adapting
the products to the sections where
they are expected to grow. Special
distributions will be made of cotton
tobacco, beet sugar, etc. No trees
will be sent out free by the Govern
ment this year. --------.--. .-.-
"DURUM" OR MAoARoNI WHEAT.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-11-29
Yours truly, ,---- go ----
r. II. CHALKER,
Ex-Chief of Police, Ozark, Ala.


boating rtabiy feeling
bottle for twenty
a cloudy evidence
sand need iuned attention
inak
medical science
Kidney, Bladder
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-11-29

this season. The special advantages
of durum are that it ripens earlier
In semiarid districts than other
wheats-thus having a better chance
to escape insect and fungous enc
mics; it resists rust and smut, and is
impervious to drought; it produces
hard grain, with an excellent quantity
of gluten; the sugar content is great
er than that of other wheats, and the
baker can obtain more loaves from
the same quantity of -four. Humidity
is the one condition that is disas-
trous to the crop.
HOW THE CORN CROP GOULD BE
DOUBLED.
In spite of the gigantic proper
tions of our corn crop, the aver
age Ler acre is only a trife below
twenty-seven bushels-which, though
some two bushels above the average
for the last decade, is still low enough
to warrant the assertion that our pro-
duction could readily be doubled.
That it could be done without any
extra work or expense is the bolder
declaration made by an official of the
Agricultural Department. He quail
fes his statement by the explanation
that it may not be desirable to double
the present crop, but that it is un-
questionately desirable to produce the
same yield on less ground and with
less labor. The secret of success lies
in choosing better seed and cultivat
ing more intelligently. The weather
should not be made the scapegoat
for all crop failures; nor should
poor soil be held responsible. 1t is
pointed out that the general average
production is not lowered to any ex-
tent by the meagre crops in sections
unsuited to corn growing. This is
illustrated in the New England
States, where, in spite of short sea-
sons and poor soil, the yield per acre
is greater than in any other part of
the country. Conditions under the
direct control of the farmer make
it possible to double the average out
put within a few years. Advice as
to how to accomplish this result is
embodied in a farmers bulletin late
ly issued.
In Iowa and Missouri corn is grown
with the same care that is given to
horses in Kentucky. Some growers
bred it for oil, for use in breweries,
some for protein and for feeding live
stock. Those who have been at the
st. Louis Exposition will remember
this astonishing variety of corn dis
played-long ears, short, ears, kernels
| close on the cob, kernels straight and
regular. kernels fat and full, or ker-
nels of no account, attention being
concentrated on the cob. This results
in enormously fat ears which are
meant for corn-cob pipes, of which
one town in Missouri turns out a
million wear. w. II. TODD.
Washington, D. c., Nov. "a, 1904.
|
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-11-29
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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-11-29
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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-11-29

DO YOU wish to buy anythings See
if it is not advertised IN our COL
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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-11-29
uDURUM" OR MAoARoNI WHEAT.

The Bureau of Plant Industry has
issued a bulletin in regard to what
is popularly known as mararonl
wheat, since no other wheat will
make good mararoni. This wheat
however. is equally well adapted to
making bread, and the name "durum
has been coined by the Bureau to dis
tinguish it from the many other va
rieties. Durum means hard, ana
that is the especial quality OF this
cereal. introduced from Russia only
a few years ago, when it was quite
unknown in this country, It's value
has been so promptly demonstrated
that no other new crop has ever hao
such a record. The production leap
ed from a scant 100000 bushels III
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-11-29

The Progressive Farmer is better
than # has ever been. and shall give
up many other papers before can
give it up. I am still soliciting new
names.-T. B. Lindsay, Rockingham
Co., N. @. --.-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06

given then the crowd went to Spaf-
ford and Gerkie's >pasture where
two pickup teams crossed bats. Al
ter long and exciting game the
score stood % to Is in favor Of the
winners.
=. :. Preaching in the Congregational
Church next Sunday morning and
evening by the pastor, Rev. G. H.
Mcintosh. Subject Of morning SER
mon, Progress in Orthodoxy. In the
Evening, MI. Mcintosh will COM
mence a series of addresses on Our
Bible. They will he given in the
following order: Why 1 Believe the
Bible, What to do with the Bible,
How was the Bible put together,
The Bible at a glance, The Appeal
to the Bible.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06
INDIAN LAKE.

Herman Doeden was the first in
the town to plant corn having be-
gun last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Anderson
are entertaining company from
Sioux Falls this week.
Miss Esther Peterson left last Fri
day for her home at Sioux Falls re-
turning Monday.
The base ball team are doing some
hard practicing and will soon be in
shape to meet any amateur team.
The social held by the B. Y. P. U.
last week was we'll attended and
netted them a fine sum which will
be used in buying song books for
the church.
The rural telephone Co. expect to
hold an extra business meeting in
the near future to decide if they
shall buy the telephone line running
south from town.
Mrs. Ahlstronl and son Guy, who
have been making their home with
Mrs. Chas. Saxon for nearly a year
and half, LETT last Saturday for
Worthington where they expect to
reside.
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ROUND LAKE. .

S. P. Bach left Monday night for
Minneapolis where he expects po-
sition.
Work on the city park has begun.
In time it will be a Kerry attractive
feature of the town.
Chas. Nienaber and family and
julius Denkman enjoyed drive to
Lake Park Sunday.
\. F. Diehn and H. c. Grant are
both improving the fronts of their
store buildings by remvdeling and
painting.
The pest baying business in Round
Lake at present is fishing. Over
1900 lbs. have been shipped this
week to E. L. Nance, of Worthington,
by ED. Trip and others, receiving
6 cents per pound, dressed.
Tho people of Sioux Valley gave
Fred Toel such Inducements that he
mas decided to move his blacksmith
ing tools and fixtures to that place.
This still leaves one good black
smith, Frank Horton, but Round
Lake and community regret to SEE
Fritz" 60. He is No 1. black
smith, a cordial, sociable fellow and
substantial in his business relations.
We all wish him success.
Last Monday the school here OBJ
served the ancient custom of May
day festivities. The May pole, which
was beautifully decorated with
bright colors and wreaths of flow
ers, formed the center of attraction
and around it at the direction of the
Queen, many delightful games we're
llayed that 90 a long ways in re-
moving the grind of regular school
werk.
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NOTICE OF SALE FOR TOWN
RONDS

The Board of Supervisors of the
Town of Leota, Mobiles County,
Minnesota, will receive all bids at
the Office OF the Town Clerk of the
Town of Leota, Mobiles County,
Minnesota, on the 21st day of May,
1904, at one O'Clock P. M. for the
sale of negotiable bonds of said
Town in the sum Of twelve hundred
($120O) dollars. Said bonds to be in
the denominatio of two hundred
$4,000 dollars each, to bear date
the 1st day of June, 1904, and to
he payable, one on the LIST day OF
July 1909 and one on the list day
Of July of each and every year
thereafter until all are fully paid,
and to bear interest at the rate of
four per cent per annum. payable
annually, On the first day Of July
Of each year.
The proceeds of the sale of said
bonds to be used exclusively for
the purpose of paying for the
erection Of three steel bridges by
said Town Of Leota.
The Board of Supervisors of said
Town reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
By order Of the board of Super
visors of the Town of Leota, Mobiles
County, Minnesota.
Dated April, %. 1904.
Frank M. Penhallegon,
Town Clerk.