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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

We never until this year heard Of a
swarm of bees starting out on hunt
for location early in April. when win
ter still had good grip, but this
spring swarm took possession Of
vacant space in cream hauler's wag-
on thus early in the season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

Not many people keep poultry with
profit in town. The range is so circum-
scribed, all food has to be bought, and
unless great care is taken the enforced
confinement impairs the laying ability
OF the fowls. A dozen hens may per-
haps be profitably kept on the average
town premises, but not many more.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

1t requires cows, pigs, poultry, fruit
and vegetables to make high priced
land pay. 1t cannot be profitably used
in the production of cereal crops or hay
to sell.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

The wonderful and continued pros
perity of the south is one of the most
interesting features of the present
economic development of the country.
1t seems strange that it has been so
long delayed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

We have always favored the placing
of sufficient tax on dogs so that men
sustaining damage by them could be
Unidentified.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

A crop Of corn of fifty bushels to the
acre, worth 40 cents bushel, is very
reasonable proposition, still it makes
the land which will produce it easily
worth 500 per acre.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

1t has been found that the hooking
bird of the south is sworn enemy of
the cotton boil weevil, and some of the
stringent laws for the protection of this
bird. Nearly all of our insect pests
would be held in check by some form
of bird life if man were only wise
enough to permit the birds to live.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

II man can secure good tenant
on term of years the farm so rented,
If let on shares, will one year with
another bring in much better income
for the landlords than where it is rent
ed for cash, but one needs the right
sort of tenant and the long lease.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

The woman who has been worrying
over her incubator, setting $50 eggs and
getting six chickens, can afford con-
siderable satisfaction to her neighbor
who has ten old hens bring off eighty
chicks by calling on her. The pleasure
in living is so largely made up of this
sort of contrasts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

When farmer finds himself ahead a
thousand dollars, there is no safer place
to invest the money than right on his
own stock farm. He may probably
use his money by improving the grade
Of his stock. by remodeling his home,
by building a better barn and silo,
by travelling to see and learn how 9TH
er men make their farms pay better
than does his-in other words. so use
the money as to make his own farm a
model, up to date place in all particu-
lars. Money SO invested will pay more
than he will be likely to make out Of
any wildcat speculations in faraway
real estate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

An Iowa boy wants to know how to
grow peanuts in that state. We do not
think it can be successfully done so
far as attempting to grow them as
field crop, the seasons not being long
enough or hot enough. There are many
years when lima beans, eggplant, mel
ons and other semitropical things
have a hard pull to mature, and we
should class the goober with them
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

There has been warm controversy
on in Michigan over the robin, the
fruit growers voting the bird pest
and nuisance, while all the rest of the
we find the robin quite thief. so far
as fruit is concerned. we still believe
he does more good than harm, and even
If he does not we are willing to pay
something for his CHEEKY presence and
song.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

1t looks as if the price of cotton is to
be permanently higher, just as will be
the price of corn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

1t looks as though the orange bust
ness is being overdone. More oranges
are being produced than the people can
consume. They have been as cheap as
potatoes all through the west during
the winter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

Frozen combs decrease egg produc-
ton; therefore in the north country
the fowl with double comb is far
less liable to suffer from freezing than
the one with single comb.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

The most beautiful geraniums that
we saw in bloom the past winter
were some that were kept all the time
in north bay window where the sun
never reached them. All the dubious
plants = hyacinths, narcissuses. jon
quils. lilies. as well as violets. chrysan-
themums, ferns and palms-will do bet
ter at the north window than at the
south one In the sun.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

A friend had a very choice fern
which he kept in his store, and fearing
that it would be hurt by frost dur.
ing an excessively cold night he plac-
ed it in tight showcase as a precau-
tion, with small lamp in one cor
ner Of the case. When he came to
the store in the morning he found his
fern ruined, not by the frost, but by
the burning out Of all the oxygen in
the air in the case. Plants breathe
just as men do, and air is just as in
dispensable to their existence.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

The completion of the Panama canal
will greatly emphasize the Importance
Of the Mississippi river as water
way and the gulf ports as points Of
export for the products of the central
west.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

There is good demand for blooded
stock, particularly cattle and sheep, in
the Argentine Republic. A lot of fair
ly good Hereford bulls and cows were
recently sold there, which brought
eight times as much as they cost in this
country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

The field mice, which have been so
unusually numerous the past year all
over the west, not only made ruinous
havoc in the apple orchards, but also
barked evergreen trees to such an ex-
tent as to destroy them. There is dire
need Of more owls, hawks and cats,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

China produced 2,OoO,OoO,0OO pounds
Of tea in 1908. The experiment sta
ton in the Carolinas produced 1900
pounds. The growing of tea is only
possible where the cheapest of hand
labor can be obtained.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

The Austrians and Italians who come
to this country become, unless restrain
ed by force of law, the most merciless
slaughterers of our best song birds.
They will kill every bird they can find
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

1t will pay any farmer big money
to give trolley company free right
of way across his farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

A man who had several fine spruce
and pines in his front yard took a
notion to trim them up. When the
job was done his trees were spoiled,
for an evergreen on top of ten foot
pole is the most unsightly and unat.
tractive Of all lawn trees. Their beau
ty lies in their heavy base, and TO
have these symmetrical bases the trees
must have room to develop, and when
they are planted eight or ten feet
apart they can never develop satisfac.
torily.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

A rather significant fact which is
brought to our attention is that Of
man who is farming only twenty acres
of land, who is building new home
with all modern conveniences, while
his neighbor who tries to farm half
section is worrying about taxes, inter-
est and hired men and gets but peace
and comfort. 1t will be a good thing
when men come to learn that it is the
small farm which is the profitable one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-11

FAM :: Z; 4: '
&: Is IS. s:::: ::$ e:
AM T %s., "P s s.ss f s @aa "ss Of " al
(,AlI\T TtlkMa "a Minnesot, has forb,as
the keeping of hogs at slaughter houses
BY II E@fSsA \ to eatt o killed
f[ TDICTII EI@NaM3~ on the face of it not bad law
DorkEopn IA iPEMNA We know of dozen evergreen wind
- II SSRTA- breaks now ten years DID, which are
HNNM9 II II III valued at $1,000 by the who plant
ed them None of them cost over $50
CURR[SpUNtnCkN MdPxg to
oUuVllD il ~ n If a man could only Ike much
-> money out of COW by letting
if the price of cotton to by milking her
permanently higher just will be
he price of corn problem.
One thousand American bred hogs The
breeding inch section of monster cypress tree
growing in that state 1t is twelve feet
We have always favored the placing in diameter
a sufficient AK dogs hat 49, 1t,
demnsed e y ~ ~ " amount 2OOOOOOOO bushels and
eryb ushel O n
making feed the people but they
the forced to sell and then ave
will seriously affect the cut
brick industries Frozen COMBS decrease egg poduc
n country
requires pigs poultry the fowl with double comb is far
pay be prohtaby the one with single comb
e Oh eerea OF completion
will greatly emphasize the Importance
of the Mississippi river as water
worth bushel way and the gulf ports as points OF
asonable export for the products OF the central
e which produce easily west
0f'n 9i00 per uce China produced 2Ooooooooo pounds
OF tea IN i9 me STA
country unless restrain ton the Caroas produced
by force of law the most mess pounds The growing of tea only
anebe Of orr hest SONG birds hand
bev viii kin eyerv bird tbey con end labor be obtained
:. 49,, . -, -, 80 There is a good demand for blooded
s being overdone. More s . by NJ t ~
ne hepuoc " VI ar-
aoe oil hneh tho r,ost dun
: winter eA W ~ ne they
e Winter country.
and ntinuedp
of most
onomc derot % th t the not
+at oo the orchards
delayed n a to- aoy hm r ap hn d fr
nee Oh more OWLS hawks ana cats
warm o D starring ~ out u worrying
had
ring possession of SIN can aofa @
siderable sausacun n neignpo
thus early in the W. 70, III - g ~ $50
man can secure good tenant living largely made this
term of the farm rented, sor' oi eonHas'S
let shares, win with :, :. ,,, 49,. ~, , : .
IL claimed that tney nave pant
In e juice Oh WHICH ppa
Of tenant chicken
7 = = - cultural department Washington
poultry would 40 the people great service by
rha all food has 70 he bong and
.rat care &c aps the nd
n6nement imnairs be LAYING ability posed of somehow.
probably An Iowa boy wants know how
premises ~ w no'
The problem of what to do with the attempting them
and faithful horse that has out @ crop n ne h n ees ng
enough or not ln are many
years "neh ia DEANS eeepah ei
a anu ohe 'nhss
CLASS tue gooper
humanely kill
beautiful
we saw in bloom the past winter
Of
narclssuses
heus and
north window than
bird i sout one II
o permit to
voting the bird pest
nuisance whle all the rest or
ne not we willing
something cneery presence
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-28
house on the dividing line, placing the

house on the dividing line, placing the
kitchen, where the woman would
spend the greater portion Of her time,
on the wife's claim and the bed cham.
Der on the husbands land that they
could hold down the two and comply
with the law. Frank w. Rasmussen,
who is not much Of sentimentalist
came along and took in the, situation.
He decided that they would be com.
PEELED to give up one or the other OF
the claims, and filed a contest against
both the claim of Hollingsworth and
his bride. Later he withdrew the con.
test on Hollingsworth's claim and
prosecuted the contest against the
wife's property. Hollingsworth went
ahead and proved up on his land. The
local Office held that a wife's residence
is presumably at the place where her
husband resides, and as It was shown
that he was living on and had success.
fully proved up his claim, held the On.
try Of the wife for cancellation. The
commissioner has just afilrmed the de.
cision of the lower Office.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-28
SHE LOST HER LAND.
How Woman Who Found Life on a
Claim Lonely. Lost Her and. Z z

How a Woman Who Found Life on 4
Claim Lonely, Lost Her Land. ,
The commissioner Of the general
land office at Washington has affirmed
the finding Of the Fargo office In the
case Of F. w. Rasmussen vs.. Mary j.
Hollingworth, formerly Glover, holding
the entry Of Mrs. Hollingsworth for
cancellation. "A. 4
John Hollingsworth and Mary j.
Glover fled on adjoining claims In La
Moure county in 1898. Life on the
prairie was lonely and the two formed
4 friendship, which soon ripened into
love, Ind IN 1899 the couple were mar
rfed. Both had filings on good pro
peray and they did not care to let Dan
Cupid beat them ont Of an acre Of It.
They decided that II they erected i
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-28
a8Ap

The Pioneer Press has been one of
the savage critics of Senator Hans
brough, and the senator's paper, the
Devils Lake Inter Ocean, thus replies:
One Maxwell. who admitted before q
house committee that he was receiv-
ing $4,000 a year from land grant
roads to promote the repeal of our
land laws is a most Industrious agita-
tor. He has an agent and a news
paper organ in every public land state
and territory and maintains a press
bureau in Washington from which go
out the most violent abuse of senators
and members who refuse to be driven
into a false position by the repealers.
In his arrangement with the st. Paul
Pioneer Press, however. Maxwell has
greatly overestimated the influence OF
that decrepit old sheet. The support
of the P. P. is a detriment to any
cause, and its libelous criticisms long
since came to be regarded as a help
to those whom it opposes. Maxwell
could save money by revising his list
of organs and reducing their number
by at least one-the P. P.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-28
WHARFAGE FREE At ST. LOUIS
Twenty Miles Of River Front For Wa.
ter Craft at Worlds Fair City.

Twenty Miles Of River Front For Wa.
ter Craft at Worlds Fair City.
, Free wharfage will be given to all
boats landing at st. Louis during the
Worlds Fair. Traffic Manager Hill
leary of the Exposition and Joseph P.
Whyte, harbor and wharf commission
er of st. Louis, have decided on the To-
cations assigned to the various kinds
Of boats. r .,%
Yachts, steam launches and all boats
propelled by their own power have
been assigned wharf space between
Choteau avenue and Biddle street.
These streets. running east and west.
form the boundary lines for the cen
trail business district of the city.
House boats have been assigned
wharf space north of Biddle street
and south of Choteau avenue.
st. Louis has q river front of TWEEN
ty miles. The Broadway line of the
Transit company parallels the river
from the city limits on the north to
Jefferson Barracks on the south. At
NO point are the cars more than five
blocks from the Mississippi river. The
Worlds Fair may be reached for one
fare by transferring to any of the
eight lines that cross Broadway and
reach the Exposition grounds. n.
No charge will be made for wharf:
age. Application for space should be
made to the harbor and wharf com.
missioner at the City Hall, on Twelfth
street. between Market street and
Clark avenue. sg~''es'S3 -: ...> 49,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-28
SOME IRRIGATION SCHEMES.
Engineer Robbins Talks of Possible
Irrigation Plans In the State.

Engineer Robbins Talks Of Possible
Irrigation Plans In the State.
jamestown Alert: Engineer Rob-
bins of the irrigation survey, says that
Of work already determined for sur
veying, on the Yellowstone, there will
be about 10000 acres in this state
which can be irrigated, in all prob.
ability, from the bitches. The bulk
of the work On lands reclaimed will
have to be done in Montana.
Depression of the beds of the
streams such as the James and Shey-
enne, and the Missouri below the sur
rounding country and the ridge Of
hills between the James and Missouri
rivers make serious obstacles for a
general plan of irrigation in this part
of the state. He believes that there
are fats along the Missouri river that
could get good supply of water by
pumping and the Ignite coal beds
make fuel abundant and cheap.
There are several other places that
seem adapted to irrigation, and which
may be surveyed. One is on the
Heart river and another on the Mouse
river. Mr.. Robbins says that nothing
will be done In any artesian we'll sup
ply until all the state surface prob
lens are solved. The main source o.
water supply will have to be from
storage and not running streams
Where ever a good storage basin cal
be found that will hold sufficient waite
that will be the most likely place fol
government expenditure.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-28
CURIOUS THINGS FROM CHINA
The Most Magnificent Beds Ever Seen
4 "a Are Part Of The Celestial Empires
J Worlds Fair Exhibit. "a

The Chinese exhibit at the Worlds
Fair is filled with pleasing surprises.
Some OF the most magnificent articles
Of furniture are a part Of this wonder
full display. The carving and inlaying
of ivory, bone and wood illustrate the
marvellous skill Of the Chinese.
Models included in this interesting
exhibit show the homes and home life
of the Chinese, their weddings and
funerals, Chinese tea house, restau-
rant and shop. Chinese weaving and
some of the beautiful silks and wear.
ing apparel of the Chinese and their
methods of manufacturing them.
One feature Of the exhibit is two
magnificent Chinese beds, each Of
which has the appearance Of being
small house of great beauty. One is a
summer bed, the other for winter. The
summer bed is hand carved and inlaid
with ivory and bone figures and land
scapes exquisiteiy carved and 50
skillfully Joined as to appear part OF
the wood. The bed and furniture are
Of carved bamboo. The bed consists of
an anteroom, with tables, chairs and
tea stands, and in an inner room, which
is the sleeping apartment there is
couch with coverings of gauzy silks.
The winter bed is still more elabo-
rate. 1t consists of three compartments.
The first contains four chairs. a tea poy
and chest of drawers. This Is the sit
ting apartment. The second is the dress
ing room. and the third is the sleep
ing apartment. or the couch itself. The
furniture is of rosewood inlaid with
ivory carving of birds, flowers and
trees. The couch is covered with silks
Of the finess1texture and in gaudy col,
ors. The sleeping compartments are
lighted with Chinese lanterns of silk
hung at the outer entrance. while the
light enters through gauze panels, hand
painted and in forms of rosewood in.
laid with ivory figures. :
A table aud dish made Of highly pol
ished ash, with exquisitely carved
bamboo figures inlaid. are shown. The
work is so artistically done that each
article seems to have been made OF
one piece of wood. 2.s., IL
There is also a large display of Chi
nese lanterns made Of silk, gauze and
other light material and some made Of
beads artistically arranged with glass
centers. The silk and gauze are beau
hfully hand painted.
There are models of some of the
great Chinese temples. theaters and
arches, showing elaborate carving in
wood and ivory and two large elephant
tusks exquisitely carved.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-28
CALL FOR COUNTY ELECTION.

Proclamation Of Election for the Or
ganization of Roosevelt County out
Of Three Unorganized Counties.
The proclamation calling special
election for the proposed organization
of the counties of Mckenzie, Alfred
and Wallace, signed by Governor
White is being published in the Blu
ford Tribune and other papers in that
district and Is as follows:
Notice is hereby given that on the
4th day of June, 1904, at Cartwright
postofice in the unorganized county
of Alfred; at the dwelling house on
Shaw's ranch in Township 14S, range
80, in the unorganized county of Nc
Kenzie; and at Schafer postofice; at
Banks postoffice and at Stroud post
Office, in the unorganized county of
Wallace, in the state Of North Dakota,
an election will be held for the pur-
pose of deciding on the organization
of the proposed county Of Roosevelt
and of electing officers, in the organi-
zation of the proposed county Of
Roosevelt to be formed out of the fol-
lowing named contiguous morgan
lied counties, viz: The unorganized
counties of Alfred, Mckenzie and Wal
lace: Sheriff, auditor, treasurer, regis
ter Of deeds, clerk Of court, superin-
tendent Of schools, Judge Of the coun-
ty court, states attorney, coroner, sur.
veyor, four justices of the peace, four
constables, and three county commits
sioners; and also for the temporary
location of the county seat of such
proposed county, at which election the
polls will be open at the hour of
o'clock in the morning and will con-
tinue open until o'clock in the after
noon of said day. b
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-28
PROBABLY FINISH TODAY.
Trial of Lieut.. Kits for Trading OF
Wagons will Probably Be Finished

Trial of Lieut.. kits for Trading OF
Wagons will Probably Be Finished
Today. /. -s&
st. Paul Globe: "It would never
happen this way in the books" was
the comment of a civilian spectator
yesterday during recess of the court
martial which is trying, at Fort Shell
ing, First Lieutenant William P. kits,
of the Twenty-first infantry, charged
with Incorporating government
funds.
"In the books, you know, and on the
STAGE" this observer continued, "the
young lieutenant is instructed to take
three picked men, 60 north across the
river, surround one hostile regiment,
and then await achievements. He
salutes, says Very well, SIR" gathers
his devoted band promptly marches
south, climbs particularly tall noun
tain, and captures two regiments who
! mistake the trio for an army. Next
day, after the prisoners have been
brought down, the lieutenant's COM
handing general falls on that young
mans bosom, and cries out, with tears
in his voice and eyes, Noble boy. Here
/ is my hand, my daughters hand, my
sword, my Order of the Alligator Gin
brilliants!) Take them, take her-they
are yours; you have disobeyed orders,
but you have saved your country"
But in U S. A., 1904, Lieut.. Kits,
having traded an old government wag-
on for much better wagon and given,
as boot, the $2s appropriated by the
government for repairing the old wag-
! on, is placed under arrest, tried by
court-martial and charged with serious
derelictions.
| AS part of the accusation the lieu
tenant is charged with reporting false
ly that he had paid the money for re-
pairs instead of paying it on account
OF the new wagon. Whether this
charge Is true depends upon the date
of the report; if it was written before
the transfer of the wagons. and while
the lieutenant expected to pay the
money for repairs, he could not be &C
cused of classifying. After
this testimony the court adjourned in
definitely to await the arrival of Lieut.
Chase Doster and two other witnesses
from Fort Lincoln. The final session
will probably be held tomorrow.
Unofficial predictions are made that
the accused will be found guilty Of
some technical offense; but that, ever
If a severe penalty is imposed, it viii
be accompanied by recommendation
for clemency and will, accordingly, bt
COMMITTED by "the reviewing author
ity."