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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-09
Farmers Mutual Insurance

Farm, Stock and Home says the
Township Mutual Fire Insurance
companies of Minnesota haye made a
record that is creditable to the intel
ligencc of the farmers of the state,
and have been a source Of vast saving
to their members besides. These
companies insure farm property only,
and it is done on the purely mutual
plan, the element Of private gain finds
no place in them. For instance, the
state insurance commissioners report
for 1903 shows that during that year
the companies added owe 144 million
dollars to their business or risks at a
total expense Of not over $500. The
companies are now carrying inSur-
ance aggregating over Sl76, DOC, 900,
| and at a cost to the insured that in
only n year in % reached as high as
20 cents on the 500, and has been as
low as s cents. The preliminary re-
port of the present commissioner,
Hon. f. D. O'Brien, for 1904, shows
that the fire losses that year cost the
insured only II cents on the hundred
dollars, on an average, and expenses
of doing the business was only five
cents for each hundred dollars. The
rate of the straight fire companies.
organized for profit, charged an aver
age rate Of $1.3S on the hundred dol
lars. Many other comparisons coulc
be made that would show the enor
nous saving to the farmers of the
state by applying the principle o.
pure cooperation to the business 0
insurance.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-09
A New Live Stock Industry

IT. will be remembered that last
winter a Sioux Falls man undertook
the contract, and filled it, of shipping
ten thousand Jackrabbits to Paris
France. Whether the industry OF
raising J%ackrabbits for export IS TO
become firmly established in South
Dakota or not, it may be interesting
to know that the rabbit business has
attained big proportions in Australia
where many people are regularly en-
gagged in trapping them, using orol-
nary steel traps. A writer in Cosmo-
politan says: sit is surprising, III
deed, to what an extent the execrat-
ed rabbit is being turned to account
in Australia, and pretty proftaole
account at that. 1t is estimated ina
the business Of rabbiting is worth
$500, 900 to the State of Victoria year
lv. AS for New South Wales, II thc
estimate of the largest of exporters is
correct, it will soon be worth a NIL
lion sterling annually to this state
In Victoria the industry is upon
onite a settled basis, although oeal'
;nu in rabbits .on a large commercial
scale is comparatively recent. lhe
monthly exports of the animals to1a'
ahout y. 600 boxes Of tWenty-lour fao'
hits each. Sydney people are just De
ginning to like rabbits to eau, nav hnE
occurred the taste less quickly tnal
Melbourne, so the local trade does no'
on bevond about $500 pairs daily,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-09
Sheep as soil improvers
Hon. w. f. Kelley, Baltic, S. D.
Failures In the Sheep Business,
..........G. H. Percy, Condo, s. d.
District Convention

A Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety convention, for Aberdeen dis.
trict, is to be held in the First Meth.
odist church in Aberdeen, on June
10th and 18th.
On Saturday. the eleventh. there
will be three sessions; the first at Q
a. M, opening with a devotional SER
vice. Then will follow organization
and appointment of committees and
the program:
1000 District Special Work
Mrs. L. P. Hauser
1890 Deaconess Work
Miss Vina Baker
100 Our Branch Missionaries
Mrs. II Noble
1l:30 Branch Report Drill
Mrs. d. G. Washburn
SATURDAY P. NJ.
200 Devotions, led by
Mrs. r. P. Hall
2:15 Why the w. F. NJ. s.?
Mrs. d. s, Kerr
What has it done for it's Members?
a I" the church,
other lands:
Discussion of these questions.
Vocal Solo
300 Introduction of Fraternal Del.
egates.
1915 Tools and Methods OF Work
Mrs. G T.. kochlel
$3.50 The Supreme need ofthe church
Mrs. G. w. Hickman
Question Box Miss Rouse
Election of officers and reports
Saturday evening the exercises viii
be in charge Of the intermediate and
Junior Leagues, with a brief address.
by Miss Rouse.
The chief and concluding session
will be the Sunday morning service a,
Has. The pastor, DR.. j. w. Taylo
viii conduct the opening service, mu
sic will be in charge of the churcl
choir.
Miss Wilma II. Rouse, a missionar,
of more than ten years successful ser
vice in China, will deliver the addres
and take an Offering for the society.
Delegates will send their names t.
Mrs. w. T.. Bushnell and they will b
provided free entertainment.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-09

Wanted-Twenty or more COWS on
shares. Good pasture and plenty o.
water. Address, J. w. MCKENZIE Oh
John Chute farm, Leola, S. u.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-09
Modern WOodmen of America
Convention

On account of the Biennial Meeting
of Modern Woodmen of America and
Auxiliary Societies at Milwaukee,
Wis, June II to "a, the Great North
crn will sell tickets at n fare plus
SOC for the round trip. Tickets on
sale for trains arriving in St, Paul or
Lioux City June Is to 10 inclusive,
with final return limit June 9th.
Consult local agent for full partic-
ulars. III
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-09
Township Mutual Companies

The farmers mutuals in Minnesota
are organized by townships, it seems.
as a recent report shows there are in
mat state l47 Township Mutual Fire
insurance companies, embracing over
z5oo townships, averaging about Is
Towns TO the company. But some of
the companies include but two town.
ships, while others extend over fifty
towns. The half dozen or so com.
panies of this kind doing business in
this state are co-eXtensiye with the
county, like they are in Michigan
Iowa and other states.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-09
FARM NEWS and FARM LOBE
BY GEO. b. DAILY
A Corn Prize

"A merchant at Hurley. S. D., is Of
leflng a prize of 100 pounds of granu-
ate sugar to the farmer who raises
ohe biggest and best ear Of corn, to be
brought to lis store by a certain day
e fall. 1t is a good advertising
scheme for the enterprising grocer,
and the exhibit of corn ought to be
valuable as pointer showing what
can be done in the line of corn cul-
cure IN the locality. The benefit to
grocer and farmers would be mutual.
why did not some Aberdeen mer-
chant think of it?
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-09
lie, Dh NED PLYMOUTH ROCK
s. b1te bred Plymouth Rock
Rock Inv eggs from Barred Ply
GEORGE NELSON,
- Columbia. 6. n

tb the hd. shorthorn registered
+; one se Dest strain. One. six
Pnths; ~ months; one eight
prices rieh three years old. Easy
.-1EksErH, Houghton, S. B.
p viii sxs good surry, but little
columbia, S. b,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-09

Rabbit trains arrive at Sydney three
times a week, and they are as impor-
tant trains in the eyes of the Rail
road Commissioners as the sheep
trains themselves, which is saying a
great deal in Australia"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-09
,ota Sheep Breeders
Growers Meet
Here Soon
Of the Two
Meeting. June END
and z3rd

III Iytl rs
Drawers Association Will
|annual meeting at Aber-
1nne % and %. 1908. All
Ro,d all who are interested
- cordially invited to at
(re will be speakers from
Eno state as we'll as plenty
me talent.
|woo] buyers will be here,
he machines in operation
Knitted. All who have WOOL
asked to bring sample
who come by railroad
their ticket one way only
he agent give a certihcate
"a all those buying tickets
Khan one road should have
If each. II as many as
Ed certificates can be shown
etine. all are entitled to one
[going home. 1t looks now
pnc hundred mark would be
bwing is the program:
trSE22, 1870 P. M.
FTaubman, Aberdeen, $. ~.
1899.
NJ. f.. Greeley, Gary, S. ID.
Annual Address.
f.W. w. Bell. Manley, MINI.
pcter Jansen, Omaha, Neb.
bd Folders.
FW. Wilson, Brookings, S. D..
Burnctt. Minneapolis, Mimi.
NTH Sheep.
John Manning, Booge. 5. ID.
E1Se SESSION, $50 P. M.
r. . .
Imam Reel, Milwaukee, Wis.
Il blood Sheep...........
Frank Crank, Tularc, S. d.
of Sleep and Lambs for
Nv. G. Mead, Mellette, S. ID,
buy and when to sell
l.. Sparkling, Bookings, S. ID.
be young Lamb.
A NJ. Mitchell, Hecla S. d.
JUNE %, 10 A. NJ.
Ig Machine on exhibition.
kNooN SESSION, 1870 p. M.
the Dakota Farms. 49,.
bn, Nj. Il. Greeley, Gary, S. ID.
b
DR.. Moore, Brookings, S. D
large or small llocks.
/. NJ, Joslin, Frederick, S. ID.
bid scientific value of food
Raymond, Twin Brooks. S. D
ep money makers on our
Farms
[..P. S. lngersoll, Selby, S. d
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-09
Log Rolling Contest at Tacoma

The Tacoma Park management
have secured two fine saw logs to put
in the Jim at the Park and on July
3rd and 4th a log rolling exhibition
will take place. Prizes Of $40 and 50
will be paid the first and second best
rollers.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-09
VERY Low Rates to Toronto, Ont,

Via the North Western Line. Ex-
cursion tickets will be sold on June
10. 10, 81 and %, with favorable return
limits. en- account Of Triennial Con-
yention international Sunday School
Association. Apply to agents Chicago
& North-W Western by. Jlo
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-09

For Sale-Two registered short
horn bulls, one 4 years, the other &c
months. j. III. REGAN.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05

You can have the NEWS on
whole year for a dollar.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05
Eastern Shore.

Dear Edltor:-This beautiful
March day, | will write and let
the readers of the News know
what we are dong down here on
the sandy lands. We have been
having very nice weather for the
last three weeks. The farm ers
are busy planting their spring
crops, most of them have their
oats sowed and are now planting
their early crop of potatoes.
Wheat in our neighborhood looks
very promising. The scarlet
clover that was sowed last Aug
ust is looking fine and will make
a large crop of hay.
We cut our clover about the
10Th of June. We expect to pant
abont 100 bushels of potatoes,
and 70 acres of corn and about 3
gallons of sweet corn. There
will be large crop of watermel-
ons and catalogues planted on
the Eastern Shore this season.
We have a great many canning
factories IN our nelghbOrhood
that can all kinds of fruit and
vegetables. We have Is peach
and rs apple trees on this farm,
one peach tree that measures 3
feet IN circumference II feet
above the ground. A few days
ago Mr.. Trayer was out in his
tim Der and saw a few big trees,
one of which was black oak that
measured 13 feet, IL inches in
circumference 81 feet above the
ground; one white oak, 13 feet, 9
inches; one yellow pine, II feet, c
inches, and one 9 feet, 5 inches.
We have 40 acres of land plowed,
which we did with 4 horses this
spring. Our farm lies 4 miles
west of Salisbury and ID miles
south of Rockawalklng station on
the b. @. & A. railroad.
CLARA j. KLINE,
Salisbury, Md,
r.. f. d. No. 5.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05
MAY INCREASE TAXES.
May Attend Borough High School Al Ex-
pense of Township.

A law just enacted provides
that children residing in districts
IN which no pu bic high school is
maintained may attend a high
school in some other district near
their homes, and do so at the cost
of their school district for tuition
and school books. Heretofore
such pupils could attend a high
school in another district at their
own expense, If the directors of
the high school were willing to
admit them. The new law makes
it obligatory upon the district
without a high school to pay the
tuition and cost of books.
In townships adjacent to the
borough of McConnellsburs or to
any other town or township where
a high school is located, this law
will probably result in an increase
of tax, for the children will doubt
less desire to take advantage of
the opportunity afforded to Sc
cure further education.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05

Our town council are TO be com
mended for the progressive spir-
1t shown in their effort to clean
up the streets and cutters. There
is a marked Improvement in the
appearance of our town already.
They should receive the co oper-
alton and support of every citizen
and encouraged to contlnne the
work until we can point with
pride to what can be accomplish,
ed by a body of progressive coun,
ciimen.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05

Mr.. Hiram X. Hill, treasurer of
the Belfast township school board
has in his possession a wooden
clock, that is clock whose wheels
are made of wood, that has been
DONG service as time measurer
for over hundred years, and is
doing better work than a Water
bury watch yet. 1t was formerly
owned by the late John Morgret
Of Pigeon Cove.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05

Adam, Nebraska; j. Conrad, of
the Cove; George w., of McCon-
nellsburg; Katy, wife Of William
Walker; Anna, wife of John Key
ser, and Margaret Jane, wife of
John Almsley--the glrls all living
in Franklin county, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05

The new "sign" painted for
Jos. r. Meliott, by John S. Har.
rls, of this place, last week, shows
that John is as skilful when 1t
comes to painting nobby sign,
as in building nice set of har-
ness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05

fact tnat ne nad been most deep
ly interested ia the cause of pop.
ular education in Fulton county
for a period of more than three.
score years; and that the times
now demand more than ever that
the men in whose hands Is placed
the responsibility of caring for
our educational interests, shall
be men of strong com mon sense.
They should study the situation,
and act for the greatest good of
the people.
Martin l.. Truax, a former
teacher and now a Belfast town
ship director, said, in answer to
suggestion that it might be nec-
essary to forfeit the State aid,
that it would be a most foolish
and dangerous thing to cut loose
from the aid afforded by the State
and thus diminish the length of the
school term. The towns hip that
would Go this, would bring down
the everlasting reproach of the
boys and girls that would be obllg-
ed to grow to manhood and woman
hood under such conditions and go
out into the world to cope with
those whose opportunities had
been better. Mr.. .Truax said furth-
er that school boards often do not
keep close enough tab on their
school supplies, and in referring
to the extended course of studies
now in vogue, SAID 1t would be
better for most pupils if they
were kept a little more closely TO
the "three Rs"
Hon. D. II. Patterson was of the
opinion that the numb Der of schools
was too great. Let's have fewer
schools and better ones. This
does not mean Of course, that the
privilege of the public shool shall
be taken away from any child,
but that facilities shall be afford
ed for their transportation.
DR.. Barton s entertainment in
the Court House, Friday evening
was very fitting climax to the
work of the day. The room was
crowded defore the hour for be-
ginning.
Most of the directors who were
present during the day remained
for the evening and many who
were unable to be present for the
day session came in the evening
to be entertained and instructed.
There was also a goodly atten-
dance by teachers from the near
by districts.
DR.. Barton preiaced the enter
tainment by a half hours lecture
on electricity, dwelling particu-
larly on the work of wireless
telegraph and X-Rays.
Immediately following the lee
ture came an hour of most beau
tiful and interesting expert
ments.
The Doctor had with HIM a large
battery and powerful induction
coil by means of which he gave
the people of Fulton county their
first wireless telegraphy.
One instrument was paced on
the Judges stand, and another
taken outside of the room when
wireless messages were success
4 fully. transmitted through the
heavy doors of the room.
The work of the X,Rays was
also new and very interesting
feature to most of our people.
Hundreds took advantage of the
opportunity to take peep at the
bones in their hands and arms,
and when some had looked at OBJ
jects through three and tour
inches of solid oak wood, were
made to exclaim, wonderful
wonderful. F"
The entertainment was red
letter event in the history of Nc
Connellsburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05
BARNHAR

At the age of about 60 years,
Mrs. Alfred Barnhart died at her
home in Pigeon Cove, March Goth,
and was inferred in the cemetery
at tie Presbyterian church at
Warfordsburg on the 30th.
Mrs. Barnhart had been a suf-
ferer from consumption for a
long time, had borne her illness
with Christian fortltude, and she
came to her death with clear
vision of a blessed immortality.
Mrs. Barnhart was a daughter
of the late John Morgret, of Pi-
geon Cove, and a sister of Herb
ert Morgret, If Belfast township.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.
John Huston, of Clear Ridge, Met Death
in a Lake in Mississippi.
BODY BROUGHT HOMEFOR INTERMENT.

ing brought the sad intelligence
that John Huston, of Clear Ridge,
was drowned IN Buford lake,
Mississippi, and that his body
had not been found. An hour
later another was received say.
ing "body found. p"
The remains reached the Hus-
ton home at Clear Ridge, this
county, Sunday evening, and on
Monday afternoon was inferred
in the presence of a large num-
Der of sorrowing friends, IN the
family lot in the little cemetery
at the Methodist Episcopal
church, by the side of those of
his parents and brother, who had
preceded him to the other world
John Huston was a son of the
late Thomas B. Huston, and was
born on the Sth of January, 1888;
hence he was aged % years, 3
months and % days notice the
2's)./
A naturally bright boy, he was
prepared at an early age to enter
tue work of teaching in the pub
hc schools. Last summer he
took com mercial course at East
man College, Poughkeepsie, N.
Y, and in October went to Lam
bert, Mississippi, and accepted a
position as clerk and ook-keeper
with the firm of the Hoyt q
Woodin Cypress Co., umber
manufacturers, who have plant
on the edge of Buford lake. Thou
sands of logs were cut and float.
ed on this lake TO the mills, and
during his leisure moments, John
would sometimes go out on the
lake, mount a big log and row IT
to the "dock. "
Being a good swimmer, he did
not regard it serious mishap if
once in a while log did turn and
give him a ducking.
About five o'clock last Thurs
day evening, John put on his hat
and left the store. The warm
weather of the South made the
logs, lying lazily on the smooth
waters of the nearby lake temp
tation for recreation and amuse-
ment, and without saying any
thing to any one about his inten-
tions he sauntered down to the
side, mounted big log, and was
pushing out into deep water.
A woman who happened at that
moul ent to be looking from WIN
dow at her residence, and the
only one who was witness to
the accident, says, that when
John had rowed his log about ten
feet from the shore, the water at
that point being about twenty
feet in depth, the log began to
turn, John lost his balance and in
a moment disappeared beneath
the water.
AS he did not at once come to
the surface she gave the alarm
and soon a large number of excit
ed people had collected.
Although less than ten minutes
had elapsed when his friends hao
arrived, there was not ripple o.
disturbance on the. face of the
water, and nothing save his hat
lying on the water where he hao
gone down, to mark the place.
1t required more than an hour
of most dilgent effort to find the
body, which was at once taken tC
Memphis, Tenn, a distance Of
seventy. five miles, for EN- balming
and preparation for it's return
home.
Mr.. Il. B. Kepner, Assistant
General Manager, accompanied
the remains to the Huston home
and bore loving testimony to the
brothers and slste! S. of the higf
esteem in which John was helt
by his employers in the South.
John is survived by his broth
ers, Harry, Charles, George, San
uel, Amos, and sisters Millie
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05
ARM BR0REN.
Little Floyd Sigel Meets With an Accident
While Riding on a Load OF Hay.

h-ttttN NiSSt HANNto Nith uh tSS'aNht
While Riding on Load OF Hay.
On Wednesday of last week
Commissioner George Slgel of
Union township, was hauling
some hay from an adjacent stack
into his barn. MIR. Sigel was rid
ing the saddle horse, driving, and
one.of the boys was sitting on the
load. Floyd, another of his sons,
six years of age, came RUNNING
behind the wagon and wanted to
ride on the load, too. So his broth.
er assisted him to climb up, and
he was enjoying his high position
when, IN crossing a little gutter
in the road, the wagon gave a
lurch, and little Floyd was switch
ed off to the ground. When pick
ed up it was found that he had an
arm broken.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-04-05
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Andrew Heinbaugh, Mrs. Alfred Barnhart.
Mrs. Catharine Miller.
HOFFMAN,.

Leonard Nicholas, son of Mich
olas Holman and wife, of Ayr
township, died Wednesday,
March 90, 1905, aged z months
and ) days. Interment in Union
cemetery. Funeral services con-
Quoted by their pastor, Rev. G.
M. Smith.