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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-29
woman Nal Ali AIIke.

women are all alike" is favorite
syllogism on the lips Of youthful mas
sulinity. The chief troubles of the
unquiet sex. on the contrary. have
arisen from the fact that they are not
all alike. and that men are determined
they shall be. II they could all have
good cooks, for instance. their path
way through this world Of woe would
have been much smoothed. Unfortun-
ately, they have been unable to en-
tirely suppress individually, much rs
"woman's sphere" has contributed to
that end.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-29
ro.sts Of Fair Women.

lover who proposed Women. the bit
ter half of man." and possibly too
much married man who gave the toast
Woman. To describe her is super
fuous-she speaks for herself" "a
full purse, fresh bottle. and a pretty
face" represent q ombination that ap-
peals to many 4 toaster; but prettier
sentiments are 1.-THE fairest work Of
Nature-woman," and Love without
deceit and matrimony without regret"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-29
The NeedI:ssIx Tired.

There are many tired people in the
world who are needlessly so. That
is. they possess false notions about
the necessity of constant work. They
are unwilling to learn the lesson that
rest is one of the imperative laws of
Natures code, and that in that law
there is an express stipulation that
proper observation will be rewarded
with q renewal of strength for the per
Torrance of the duties which are to
come after.-Des Moines Capital.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-29

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she must guard well against the
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Ill wives and mothers.
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The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Low Pay of Buttermakers.

1t is quite natural to blame the but
termaker whenever a creamery is
kept in a bad condition. The proper
II to blame in most cases is the
manager, as in the first place he
should ley hire an incompetent
man. He simply does so that he may
save from $40 to SIS per month. He
does not realize that by doing so he
is losing 500 per month. Some of
u Iowa buttermakers are working
under rather discouraging conditions.
The average wages paid our butter
makers does not reach $50 per month,
and even at that figure some of the
directors are continually worrying
about how they will be able to reduce
his wages. They do not appreciate
their buttermakers' work, no matter
how well and skillfully it has been
performed. The result often is that
the same creamery hires a cheaper
man. He has perhaps been employed
as can washer in some creamery. He
knows nothing about buttermaking
and as a result the quality of the
butter from that creamery is i'm
paired. A SIS or 500 man is a great
deal more profitable than a cheap
man, and unless good men are en-
ployed it will be impossible to keep
up our butter standard.-M. Morten-
sen.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
UA:yXI
Standard Cream.

There was a time, some years ago.,
when cream was always Of about the
same consistency. That vas before
the cream trade had settled down to
be n Of the great industries OF a
dairy nature. Since that time we have
noticed a gradual weakening of the
cream. Now when n orders cream
in a restaurant or hotel he Is not
sure whether the fluid that is brought
to him Is milk or cream. In fact, 1t
Is very apparent that some of the
cream so-called Is nothing more than
very rich milk. We doubt not that a
very large proportion of the cream
contains less than ten per cent of but
ter rat. The state law of Illinois and
some other states now makes it nee
essary for commercial cream to have
not less than II per cent OF butter
fat. But there are practically no
state inspectors, and hat means that
the people in all of the smaller places
have no protection from the law as to
what the density of the cream shall
be. The movement by some of Jul
leading dairy scientists to get a stan
dardized milk will doubtless result in
getting a standardized cream 1t
seems to us that the cream Is more
often low in fat content than is the
milk. The tendency is much greater
to sell attenuated rea than it is to
sell milk from which the cream has
been partly removed. The latter is
quite generally regarded as a dishon-
orable course, while in the making Of
cream there is 10 standard recog-
nized, and even the one established
by law is arbitrary and not natural.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Records of Farm Drains.

Another feature OF engineering
work for farm drainage In which there
should be great Improvement is that
OF maps and records. At Ames. on
the college farm, the present author.
tues have had predecessors who put
In quite extensive amounts of tile
drains without leaving accurate plats,
so that in many places we cannot now
find even where the drains were
built, to say nothing of their sizes,
grades and depths. In making exca-
vations old lines of tile whose very
existence was not suspected are not
~infrequently encountered, and the
writer knows of places where ut least
two systems of tiles in the same To-
cality have been put In by successive
generations of authorities. The same
or a worse state of affairs must result
on individual farms throughout the
state, as time goes by and the farms
change owners unless the present nj.
plete records of all tile drains built
is remedied. Even 10 the land does
not change owners, mems memories
fail, and the writer has often noted
that even after a very few years men
who actually help build drains are fire.
quently unable to locate them with.
in a considerable distance. Without
complete maps showing the particu-
lars Of our drains how can we hope to
keep them in working orderl The
breaking and choking up of q single
! tile might render many acres of land
worthless in a wet season, and cause
enough damage in a single year to
have paid ten times over for records
which would have enabled the diff
fculty to be located and remedied at
less than one dollars expense.-Iowa
Station.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
NEBRASKA CORN AND OATS.
What 10 Shown by Union Pacific Ag'
ricultural Bulletins.

Agricultural bulletins just issued by
the Union Pacific show what Is be-
ing done this year by the farmers
working in conjunction with Mother
Nature in the production Of corn,
wheat and oats in Nebraska and Kan
Bas. In both corn and oats Nebraska
mixes a splendid showing, both by
taking this years crops by themselves
and by comparison with last year.
In wheat there is a falling off in
acreage.
In Nebraska the corn acreage in.
creased from 1894 ,O4S last year to
6,174,040 acres this year. THIS acre.
age produced an average yield of
34.23 bushels, making a total corn
crop of 2~11.230,3O3 bushels. The corn
averages of higher quality than last
year. In Kansas there was a de-
crease in both acreage and yield on
account Of continued wet weather at
planting and cultivating time.
The Nebraska oat crop has a
slightly larger acreage and a better
yield by 100000 bushels than last
year. This year it amounted to g.
096.O11 acres, averaging 81 bushels
to the acre, making a total of Co.,
410,312 bushels. Wet weather &C
counts for a decrease in Kansas.
Winter wheat was short in acreage
about 5000 as compared with last
year and rust struck the eastern por
ton Of the state at the wrong time
But a showing Is made of 1,661,11C
acres, averaging 1868 bushels, and
aggregating a yield of 22,954,44C
bushels. Kansas has about three
times the acreage and about two and
one-half times the results. as com
pared with Nebraska.
Adding to Nebraska's winter wheat
output that of the spring wheat ar
estimated total wheat crop for the
state of 100000 bushels is made
and for Kansas about co. 00. 900 bush
els.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Bio IRRIGATION PROJECT
Federal Government Asks Permission
to Tap North Platte River.

LINCOLN-The secretary Of the in
terror has filed an application with
the State Board of Irrigation asking
river in order to carry out some of
The big irrigation projects authorized
by congress. BY his application it
apears that the secretary contem-
plates tapping the North Platte just
below it's junction with the Sweetwa-
ter in Wyoming, where a storage res
ervoir will be constructed covering
5000 acres. 1t is proposed to con-
Struct a dam across the North Platte
which will be $50 feet long at the
top and sixty feet long at the bottom.
It will have a depth Of 22O feet and
the water will approach within ten
feet Of the top, so that the maximum
depth of water in the reservoir will
be 210 feet. The mean depth is given
1T sixty feet, whcih owe the area
stated would give a normal storage
capacity of 1,2SO,000 acre feet. The
proposed dam is to be ten feet thick
at the top and 144 feet thick at the
bottom and to be built of solid mason
~.
The cost Of this plant is given at
81, 100000 or somewhat less than 81
per acre foot of st~rage capacity.
State Engineer Dobson says that its
capacity will be sufficient to hold the
entire flow of the North Platte in
years wherein the stage of water is
iow. It's purpose is for the collec-
lion of the surplus waters in the sea.
sons of moisture and to hold it for
release in quantities sufficient to irri-
gate the lands below all along the
course of the river.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Bill Nye's Cow.

The story is going the rounds Of the
press that Bill Nye, having a COW to
sell, advertised her as follows:
lowing to my i'll health, / will sell
at my residence, township 10, range IS,
according to the governments survey,
one plush raspberry COW, aged 8
years. She is of %undoubted courage
and gives milk frequently. To a mar
who does not fear death in any form
she would be a great boon. She is
very much attached to her present
home with a stay chain, but she will
be sold to any one who will agree to
treat her right. She is one-fourth
Shorthorn and three-fourths hyena. |
will also throw in a double-barrel shot
gun, which goes with her. In May
she usually goes away for a week or
two and returns with a tall, red calf
with wabbly legs. Her name is Rose.
I would rather sell her to a n%on-resi-
dent"
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30
Breeding Hardy Fruits.

Over a large area OF the prairie
northwest, many of the fruits grown
in the eastern and southern states are
deficient in hardness. This has been
demonstrated by thousands of plant
ers. The climatic extremes of the
northwestern prairies do not make
fruit culture impossible; but care
must be taken in the selection of
varieties. The fruit lists adopted by
the various state horticultural So
cieties give the general experience
with varieties. The beginner should
confine his first main planting to the
sorts which have stood the test, but
often the list is SO short that the
varieties recommended for trial are
needed to fill out the list. There is
need Of extending the present short
list of fruits. Successful fruit culture
Is essential to true home-making upon
the open prairies, hence the work of
originating hardy fruits Is Of the high
est possible Importance. 1t Is only In
recent years that the immense i'm
portance of plant-breeding has become
generally recognized. Plant-breeding
means the originating Of improved
varieties by selection, crossing and
h%ybridizing. These are often termed
new creations" and the work CORE
spends t. that of invention In the do
main of the mechanical Industries. A
strictly hardy winter apple, a hardy
cherry or a hardy grape of large size
and good quality would be worth mil
lions of dollars to the prairie north
west.-PrOf. N. Il. Hansen.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

At the Ontario agricultural college
potatoes were planted in rows 26H
inches apart with the sets one foot
apart in the row, and others were
planted 33 inches apart each way, ex-
actly the same amount of seed being
used in both cases. The close plant
ing gave a yield of 31.4 bushels more
han the other method.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-09-30

Loading peaches into cars before
they have been cooled will bring
them to market in a very bad condi-
ton. The fruit should be thoroughly
cooled before being put into the cars.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-12
Death Of z. A Convis.

E. A. Convis, of Henderson, died at
his home Wednesday afternoon. after a
short sickness with appendicitis. He
had been about as usual until the day
before his death, when he was taken
severely sick and an operation for ap-
pendicitis was performed by Drs. Harp
er, Shickle and Mahaney, but the dis
ease had progressed so far that death
resulted.
Mr.. Convis was well known through
out the entire county, having for sew
eral years devoted good portion of his
time as an auctioneer. He was for
some time engaged in the implement
business in this city in company with
Thos. Carmody. At the time Of his
death he was engaged in the hardware
business at Henderson. His age was 80
years. He is survived by his wife and
two sons, Ernest and Bruce. The fun
eral services will be held at Henderson
this afternoon, Rev. S. G. Taylor offic.
iating. Mr.. Convis was good citizen
viewed from any standpoint and his
death is sincerely regretted.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-12
A Model Convention.

From Vernon Argus.
The republican county convention at
Corunna last Tuesday was model in
every respect.
The balloting was done by each indi-
vidual delegate depositing his own ballot,
and the fact that six ballots were re-
quired to select candidate for sheriff
and four ballots before candidate for
register of deeds was nominated is evil
dence that each delegate exercised his
individual right in voting. Because
when number of candidates are in the
race for the same place it takes longer
to coral majority from the individual
voters than it does from political bosses
or machines.
If the caucuses throughout the coun-
ty preparatory to this convention have
been as direct in their operations as last
Tuesdays work there is little need of
primary reform among republicans in
Shiawassee county. The convention
demonstrated that the delegates can
rule when fair means are employed, and
if the delegate comes up from his pre-
cinct as direct choice of his constituents
nothing could be more democratic than
| what was in evidence last Tuesday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-12
Circuit Court.

VIM. Fuller, by his attorneys, Wat.
son q Chapman, has begun suit against
the Ann Arbor Railroad Co. for SO, 00O
damages. Mr.. Fuller claims he was re-
Gently hurt by the explosion of dyna-
mite cartridge and sustained perman-
ent injuries.
Henry Launstein, by his attorneys,
Watson d Chapman, has brought suit
against Oliver Launstein and d. L..
Winkler. He wants them to be COM
PEELED to fill up drain which, he
claims, has damaged his property in
Owosso township.
Garfield Jenkinson has brought suit
against the o. & G. E. Co. for $500
damages for the loss of horse which,
it is said, became frightened and was
run into by street car, dying from its
injuries.
Eta M. Booth, by her solicitors
Richards 81 Parker, has commenced di-
vorce proceeding against Charles w.
Booth.
In the case of Frank Moore VS.. Mrs.
Carrie Moore, the decree of divorce was
granted to the complainant, also the
custody and education of their son, Ed
ward. The court also ordered that the
defendants interests in real estate
should be decided to him. Walsh &
Pardee represented the complainant.
Watson & Chapman have been given
an order for temporary alimony in the
case of Sara Trafford VS.. Robert G..
| Trafford
Stella Helms, by her attorney, J. H.
Collins, has brought proceedings for di.
vorce against her husband, Joseph
Helms
Walsh & Pardee have commenced di.
vorce proceedings for William Ward
against Flossie Ward.
The divorce case of Sarah M. VS..
Dwight G. Branch has occupied the at
tention of the circuit court all the
week. Much of the testimony has been
sensational.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-12
Special Election.

But little interest seems to be taken
in the special election called for next
Monday to vote on the question of issu-
ing bonds to the amount of $17,00 to
pay for paving Washington street, with
brick, from the north line of Mason
street to the north line of Oliver street,
and Main street from the Michigan
Central tracks to the west line of Chip
man street. The bonds are to be paid
one-fifth each year for the ensuing five
years, with interest at four per cent,
payable semi-annually.
Registration for the election is to be
held tomorrow at the following places:
First ward, Collins drug store; second,
Curry's hardware; third, city hall;
fourth, polling place; fifth, hose house.
The election will be held at the follow
ing places: First ward, f. H. Gould's
store; second. Times office. third, city
hall; fourth, polling place; fifth, hose
house.
This is an important matter and a
large vote should be polled. The prop
erty owners along the streets to be paw
ed generally favor the improvement
The city at large will be called on tc
pay the usual per cent of the expense.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-12
The Real Issue at Grand Rapids.

We extend our congratulations to
Big Chief Campau, to Referee chief
E. O. Wood and Assistant Referee in
Chief Mark Stevens, of Flint, and also
to District Referee Dan Davis, of Pom.
tiac, H. Kirk White, of Owosso, w. r..
Burt, of Saginaw, w. r. Shelby, of
Grand Rapids, T. J. Cavanaugh. of
Paw Paw, Ed Ryan, of Calumet and
other present and prospective referees,
all and singular.
The notable victory at Grand Rapids
makes it certain just who will appoint
the postmasters in Michigan in the
event of Mr.. Parker's election-an event
whose extreme improbability, by the
way, can only be indicated by the hy-
pothetical of the fourth form without
the particle IAN" as employed in the
original Greek.
AS we understand it, this was the
only thing at issue at Grand Rapids
who should name the democratic post
masters in case there should. be. any te
name. sr
Just what the verdict on that issue
makes certain in case there shouldn't
be any to name, we don't know and W,
don't believe anyone else knows. DE
troit Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-12
MAKE PEAT SOON.
The Bancroft Company viii Soon b.
Turning Out The New Fuel.

S. H. Smith, of Detroit, acting secre-
tary of company composed of Char
lotte, Detroit and Lansing people which
has plans for erecting peat manufac-
tory at or near the Old Maid swamp is
authority for the statement that before
snow flies there will be fuel made from
the peat from that swamp. R. E. Clds
who is one of the largest stockholders
in this company, as we'll as in the Ban
croft Peat Fuel company, is at present
absorbed in the work being done at
Bancroft. All the machinery has been
installed in the factory and the work of
making peat that will be the right
thing for feel is going on. Acres of
the raw material have been removed
from the earth and the stuff is now
dying in the sheds ready for the grind
ing process. Lansing Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-12
DERRIckS ARE NEEDED
To Raise the Beets Which are Growing
on the Prairie Farm This Year.

on the HrairIe : arm ! MS ear.
This has been great year for the
sugar beet and it has grown to sizes un-
precedented in this section. Erastus
White paid visit to the Prairie Farm
Sunday. and in conversation with The
News said that ian order had been plac-
ed for 100 stump pullers by the manage
ment of the farm. Then he explained
that the beets at the farm have grown
to such sizes that these machines will
be needed to get them out of the ground
this fall.
There are 800 acres of beets at the
Prairie Farm and Mr.. White brought
several of them to this city. He claims
that they are only fair samples of the
lot and not especially selected. They
measured about inches across the top
and weighed about z or pounds. They
were certainly the biggest beets which
have been exhibited in this city. The
entire crop looks in No. condition and
there are still two months left for them
to grow and gather sugar. 1t looks
from this showing as though this would
be the banner year for the sugar beet
business in this section and the farmers
who have large acreages of sugar beets
will be in clover when their checks
come in from the sugar companies. =
| Saginaw Evening News.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-08-12
Probate Court.

Vim the estate OF August Wadephul,
deceased, an order was made appointing
c. w. Shipman, j. Lawcock and L.
Labb commissioners to hear and adjust
claims against said estate. Hearings
Oct 10th and Dec. Sth at the court
house in Corunna The parties in court
were represented by S. B. Terry and A.
L. Chandler.
License was granted Mrs Louise Van
Ever, administrators of the estate of
Daniel Fl. Van Ever, deceased, to sell
the interest of the estate in certain per-
sonal property to Morris Osburn for the
sum of 5000. Ct. r. Lyon appeared for
the petitioner.
! Francis G.. Morrice, administrator of
theSestate of Augusta M. Wimple and
Franklin A. Wimple, deceased, was dis
charged DEGREES assigning the residue
of the estates was made
Chas S. Lapham has petitioned the
court that he be appointed administra-
tor of the estate of Stephen Beckwith,
deceased. Value of estate 5000. Hear
ing Sept 12.
In the estate of Ezra Barnard, deceas-
ed, Hylinda M. Barnard asks that the
will of said deceased be admitted to
probate. Value of estate 81 200. Hear
ing Sept. 10.
HI. P. Dunbar was discharged as ad-
ministrator with the will annexed of
the estate of Bella Dunbar, deceased.
Deceased resided in Rush, and left an
estate worth about 81 200.
Chas. Rogers was discharged as guar
dian of Edith Walworth, minor.
Ettie Lackey has petitioned for the
appointment of w. H. Hunt or some
suitable person as administrator of the
estate of Nelson Lackey, deceased, late
of Sciota Value of estate $4,000. Hear
ing September 2.
Mrs. Anna Meier has petitioned for
the appointment of J. X. Allen as
guardian of the person and estate of
David Meier, an alleged mentally in
competent person. Hearing August 30.
Mrs. Cora E. Harry was discharged
as guardian of Fred A. Harry, minor.
Harrington Clay has petitioned the
court for the revival of hearing Of
claims by commissioners in the estate
of Caroline Clay, deceased. Order issu-
ed.
F. J. Storrer was appointed guardian
of the person and estate of John Storrer,
a mentally incompetent person.
In the estate Of Elizabeth G. Dewey,
deceased, late of Owosso, will was adj
mitted to probate. Value Of estate
$1,4O0; I'D. Dewey appointed admins
traitor; A. d. Whipple and G. Sweet
appraisers.
| The hearing upon the petition for re-
vival of claims in the estate of Henry
E. Ram, deceased occurred Tuesday
Atty. E. d. Lewis appeared for the pc
titioners. The estate was represented
by the administrator, Clare E. Ram
The claims were allowed as presented