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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-27
'1Deliger1ng the Goodso
Great ActiOy IN Red Riuey Valley Landsfolk County
One Of the Garden Spots Of Minnesota Snatty
Talk Nth W. II. Morse of Crooks
ton, Minnesota.

that the soil is rich black loan from
three to four feet in depth with clay
subsoll, and, what is more, it does not
vary; every acre here is tillable
and crop failures are unknown, and good
pure water is reached from Is 20 feet.
The climates is the best on earth and
sanitary conditions are right. All the
lands are improved and vary from $50
to $40 an acre; and we are not looking
substantial farmers who are tired of
conditions back east and want to give
the boys and girls good start towards
happiness and prosperity in section
where the environments equal any
state in the union.
Wheat, oats, barley, rye, fax, buck
wheat, macaroni and corn are raised,
and fruits in abundance, while for stock
we have them all beaten with hay,
clover, timothy, redtop and other
Dairying is an important industry and
the "man with cows can find the best
Of markets for his product. I said:
What are the opportunities, and have
you lands like these for sale9'' Mr..
| Morse laughed and said: "Polk is
farmers who have gotten rich are NOV
ing into town and, with selling por-
ton of their holdings, that they have
acquired, it gives us chance to offer
a series of propositions that are money
makers. On our drive in Mr.. Morse
showed me a beautiful half section Of
land about five miles from Crookston,
all under cultivation, large house, barn,
granary, good. well, improvements in
frstclass repair and every acre tillable.
This farm is one of the best in the
county, has made fortune for one
man, and can be bought for $40 an acre.
Mr.. Morse has promised to send me
some letters from farmers who have
come out of the east and gained, in
dependence and prosperity, and next
week I am going to give my readers
something "pat' and information that,
if followed up by farmers who are look
ing for "the spot, ;" will cause them to
look "good old Polk county, over. I
did not write this article as any
"boost' to any one in particular, but if
any settler or investor who wishes to
get next to something good will drop
line to Mr.. Morse he can get more
valuable information in minute than
I am capable of giving in lifetime,
and you can rely absolutely on what
& this chap says.
| \Good-by until next week,
Ward D. Williams.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-27

Special Correspondence.
Crookston, MINI, April 27.-Condi-
tions are ripe in this neck of the
woods for killing You have
all heard Of Crookston, the queen city
located in the heart Of the famous Red
river valley, as a hustling, bustling,
little city Of 1000 wide-awake souls.
You may have heard of it's prosper
road, and shipping facilities, best Of
markets and advantageous condition
that builds up rich communities, but do
you know what is the backbone of
all this? It is Polk county, and Polk
county is Goods country where the
thrifty farmer is getting rich, where
crop failures are unknown and where
Crookston are duplicated with school
houses and a graded system Of educa-
ton, reaching all over this splendid
County.
would have felt like "Carnegie''
or a public benefactor today if some
of the farmers Of the east could have
taken the drive did this morning. 1t
certainly would cause them to 'fsit up
straight and make preparations for
moving their families out to this glo-
rious community.
w. H. Morse was responsible for this
drive, and right here 1 want to extend
my thanks to him for courtesies ex-
tended. This young business man of
Crookston is the "goods' Just the
right sort. Enjoying the confidence
and friendship Of all classes in Polk
county he is ''the homefnder'' whose
word and representations can be abso
lutely relied upon, and being at the
head Of one of the most prominent and
reliable real estate companies in the
great northwest, and thoroly CONVEX
SAINT with the country "speaks by the
card. Talking with Mr.. Morse,
asked him to give it to me "straight'
regarding Polk, so we could "put it ur
right" to the men of the older settled
sections that are looking for new
homes. He said:
Williams, it would be foolish for me
to say anything off color about ou1
county for two reasons. First, there
ism It anything here but the best tc
offer, and, second, we do not want tc
offer any goods here and then not be
able to deliver them after they are
looked over. You know a good dea
what the country is from what you are
seeing. You know it is in the heart Of
the Red River valley Of Minnesota, {
section that is known favorably al
around the world, and I can only ado
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-27

Between st. Paul and Minneapolis
on the south, and Duluth and Superior
on the north, lies one of the finest stock
countries on the American continent.
This is known as the cut-over or burnt
over lands of Minnesota. This large
and fertile tract of land seems to have
been In measure overlooked in the
great rush of immigration to the west
and the Canadian northwest, but is now
fast being settled by farmers and stock
men from nearly all parts of the coun-
try and is becoming known as one of
the best stock and grazing countries
In the United States. Here is the home
Kentucky bluegrass, etc. Glover once
seems to live and flourish for years
without winter killing or dying out.
Blue grass and white clover come in
natural as soon as the brush is cut
the greatest and most productive nat
ural hay meadows in the United States.
These meadows, many of which contain
many hundreds of acres, were formerly
covered with tamarack trees, which
have, been killed by fires, have dried
up, fallen over and then been burned
up by the fires which generally sweep
until many OF the meadows can be cut
with moving machines with but little
clearing up. Oftentimes everything
burns up clean, and, being perfectly
level, the land becomes the most valu-
able in the state.
One great advantage these meadows
have over most land Of this nature in
other states is that they have a nat
ural drainage, and it is seldom that
water stands on these lands. except in
the early spring and in wet seasons,
and whenever alkah clover and timothy
is sown they grow in great abundance
and crowd all other grasses out and
often produce from two to three tons
of hay to the acre, and it is here that
cattle get rolling fat during summer
and keep right on growing during the
the very best quality Of hay to put on
flesh. 1t is here where stock can be
fattened for the arket on clover and
vegetables, as they do in the old coun
try, and without corn, for there is nc
country where more or better turnips
and beets grow to the acre than here
it is here that stock can Craze anC
put on flesh as many months in the
years as any place east Of the Rocky
mountains, for, as a general thing, snow
seldom comes here before the holidays
and stock can get their living at least
month earlier in the spring than they
can on the prairies, but winter pas
lures that have not been fed over dur
ing summer should be provided stock
for winter and early spring grazing
and statistics show that, take one yea
with another, we have less than one
half as much snow here as they do il
Wisconsin or Iowa.
Some may say: go! it costs NOR,
money to clear this land up than it doe
to buy prairie land all ready for tn
pillow, and will take a lifetime to d.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-27
PILLSBURY'S HONOR MEN
Academy at Owatonna Will Graduate
a Glass of Thirty.

OWATONNA. MINN.-The honor speakers at
Pillsbury academy for commencement have been
determined ucon as follows: Alva Farley of
Detroit, James Chapman of Owatonna. Miss Cert;
rude Hicks Of Tracy, Robert Nelson Of Albert
Bendixen of Springfield, Martin Jensen of Clarks
Grove. and Sidney Kinyon of Ow:<onna:
and salutatorian. The other six are not chosen
for scholarship primarily. but for oratorica
the tioa'l other It three by the facility. y NV ~
In addition to this feature of commencement
which will be held June ~ to Is. there will be
graduating class, alumni banquet. junior ban
quet art exhibit, recitals in the special depart
pents IF music and oratory and prize mill
4Ufy drill. -.
There are about thirty members of the gradu
atng class about evenly divided as to the sexes
The Minneapolis members are Herbert BLY,, Franz
Jones and How rd Freeman. The entire elias:
will 30 to Minneapolis to have commencement
photographs takel. ,.- - 90. d.. ...~ r.. - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-27
FIFTY YEARS IN PINE ISLAND
Anniversary of the Coming Of the Hay
- ..e wards Is Celebrated. I'll

PINE ISLAND MINN.--A reception was held
of the arrival in Pine Island Of Giles and George
Hayward About 200 guests were present. A
program presented. Rev. s. G. Updyke. rector
Of the Episcopal church. acted as chairman and and
details of the arrival an Indian trail of
the Haywards at the present site Of Pine Island.
Several interesting letters from friends and rela-
tives iii distant parts of this country and Eng
land We're read. Rev. r. o. Lawrason pastor Of
the Methodist church, responded for the younger
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
AcIRIAln CURE FOR GROUP.

When child shows symptoms Of
Group, there is 70 time to experiment
with new remedies. no matter how
highly they may be recommended.
There is one preparation that can al
ways be depended upon. It has been
in ,.se for many years and has never
been known to fail. viz: Chamberlains
Cough Remedy. Give it, and a quick
cure is sure to follow. Mr. M.~F.. Comp
tom, of Market, Texas, says of it: Il
have used Chamberlain: Cough Reme-
dr. in severe cases OF Group. with my
children, and can truthfulIy say it al
ways gives prompt relief" For sale
by Jos. s. C1averie, Druggist.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
HUGE TASK.

It was huge task to undertake the
cure Of such bad case Of kidney di-
sease as that of q. F. Collier, OF Chero-
kee, Ia, but Electric Bitters did it. He
writes: my kidneys were so far gone
l could not sit on chair without q
cushion, and suffered from dreadful
backache. headache and depression. In
Electric Bitters, however, found q
cure, and by them was restored to per-
feet health. / recommend this great
tonic medicine to all with weak kid
neys, liver or stomach. Guaranteed by
]. L. Watkins, City Drug Store, and
Jos. s. Claverie's Drug Store. Price
SOC.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

4 girl in Gaylord, Kan, was
told by one Of her admirers that,
II she didn't marry, Linn he'd ge:
rope and hang himself right in front
Of her house. '.Oh, please don't
do it, dear" she said, ..you know
father doesn't want you hanging
around here. =
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

Tess-Just met Miss Nuritch and
she said she was in a great hurry to
ge. down town and buy some gioves
for. your feet. What on earth was
she driving at? Jess-My feet. Oh.
l invited her to my lawn fete this
afternoon. = Philadelphla Press.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

For sprains, bruises, burns, scalds
aud similar injuries, there is nothing
SO good US Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
1t eoothes the wound, ana not only
gives instant relief from pain, but
causes the parts to heal in about fne-
third the Time required by the usual
treatm ent As it Is All antiseptic, all
danger from blood poisoning is avoid
ed. For sale BY JOS s. Claverie, drug
ryiSt
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

A young man took his best girl to
church last evening and, stopping al
the end OF one the rear pews, turned
to the usher and said, 81 guess we
Can squeeze in llere.'' "Yes,' said
the usher with q subdued smile, Il
guess you car, but probably it
would be better for all concerned to
walt till you get home"
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

Guest (to bell boy -'sIs this a
foundry?'' Bell Boy--''No, sir;
this is a hotel. That humping
you hear is on the inside OF your
head.''
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

How to Cook Rice.

Physicians and others who have
eaten rice cooked by a Hindoo, a
Chinaman or Southern darky, must
have remarked the difference be-
tween the results obtained by these
artists aud those OF the benighted
cooks of the North, says the Medl-
cal World. We learn from an az
thoritative source that the secret
lies in the following recipe: The
rice should be carefully washed and
placed in a kettle of boiling water,
which should be placed on the back
OF the range over slow fire, where.
the rice should simmer slowly until
done. Stirring Is not only useless
but harmful. II there is any water
left, it should be drained off care-
fully, and the rice should then stand
in hot place for come time. Moth.
ing should be added during the
cooking mo salt, no sugar. milk or
butter. II the cooking has been
done properly, each grain Of rice
will stand out by itself, plump. dry
and beautiful. Served very hot at
the table, the rice should be rever-
emily treated with cayenne pepper
and butter, after which will. be re.
vealed to the consumer one of the
secrets Of the success Of the Japan.
ese army.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

A man will die for want of air in
five minutes, for want of sleep in ten
days. for want of water in week,
and for want Of food at varying
periods, dependingon other circum-
stances.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

He <after the honeymoon Has
your father said anything about
helping to provide a home for US!
She Oh! yes indeed He said that
when we had q home Of our own he
would buy me COO kerry book and
allow mother to come aud teach me
how to use it, even il it took year.
Bits.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

Cuba can raise fine grade Of
cotton, equal doubtless to our sea
leland cotton, but there is no need
to fear that sue will come into
competition viii, the cotton
growing districts Of tue United
States. Sugar aud tobacco are
Cuba's speclalties.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

House rents have risen in Rome
90 much faster than the ability Of
the poor to pay has increased
that hundreds OF families have been
camping, SO to speak, in the porches
of palaces and churches and the
doorway Of houses.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

Three saved by chewing gum"
is the head over news item. 1t
seems that the three used chewing
gum to plng a hole 10 their canoe
Then they we're saved by not chew.
ing it, after al.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

Forceps are not used by japanese
dentists in drawing teeth. The
work Is done with the thumb and
'oredog.r Of one hand. The skill
necessary to do this is acquired
only after long practice, but when
once it 'is attained, the operator is
able to extract half dozen teeth
in about thirty seconds.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
FOR SALE

Lots l, 2, 8, 4, 5. in square No. 9o2
in New CovingtoD. Said lots have each
q front of 60 feet on 9th avenue, by
debth of 14O feet. For sale cheap.
For further information. apply at this
Office.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
Railroad Ties.
MADE FROM CORNsTALKs.

One inventor has come to town with
something entirely new. He is J.
+. Schaffer, CT Rochester, known
as an expert on hydraulic machin-
cry, Gays the New York World
He is also an expert on duration,
or the hardening Of substances to
make them both fire aud water
proof, and is we'll up on. extracting
fluids from solids.
The Inventor scheme is to manu-
fac;ure railroad ties out of corn
stalks. He has with him at the Vic
torla Hotel a sample block of brick
Of his indurated cornstalks, which
is as hard as rock and of gray
ish color. There are in the United
States about 100000 miles of sin
gle track railway, for which are re-
Quired 50o,00c,000 wooden ties.
The annual renewal of ties are
are about l0o.0oo,0o0 The wood
is giving out and Mr.. shaffer would
use pressed cornstalks as a substi-
tute.
Having figured out the geographic
cal relation of the roads to Tie corn
belt. Mr.. Schaffer has decided to
run his plant to the railroads in
stead of distributing the ties from a
center. As a thrashing machine
travels about The country .'setting
up" at farms where 1t is required,
so this inventor intends to draw his
locomotive to siding along the corn
and sugar-cane belts and turn out
as many ties as may be demanded.
1t would require a train OF four
or five cars. About 25 hands
would be employed, and tie could
be turned out every thirty seconds,
OF 1900 curing a working day OF
ten hours. ''Oak ties." said AIr.
Schaffer, "cost SI,33 in northern
New York. The cornstalk substi-
tute costs one-third less. The lat
Ter will out last three wooden ties.
''All railroads soak their wooden
ties in creosote to leng.hen their
life" continued Mr.. Schaffer. The
objections to creosoting are that it
does not prevent water from soak
ing IN between the spikes and wood
fber. Again it is very expensive,
and in third place creosote is a
deadly poison.
ITO the steel tie there is obiec.
ton, the noise and the lack of elias
tlcity, which prevents the tie from
springing back into place after the
ends have dropped into the road
bed.
1.-The Wabash experimental with
cement ties, but it was necessary to
insert wooden plugs into which to
drive the spikes, and tue water,
swelling the pegs, burst the cement.
In Paris they tried ties made out
paper, but the cost was prohlbitive,
and, by the way, no insect that
lives can penetrate corn stalk tie,
for the cells are all filled With in.
durator' or hardening substance
Spreading of the ral:s IS The
cause Of most OF the accidents"
says the inventor. "Now 1 would
devetail the rslls into my tie, and
there would be no spreading
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

Itvas reporter WITH some humor
who stated that at the end of
local party "the guests went home
and the neighbors went to Sleep"
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

A new ruling from the Louisiana
Department OF Agriculture relieves
certain fertilizers and feedstuffs
from the necessity Of tagging.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

Il gave him a piece ct my
mind THAT was very generous. .
"How sop ITO give freely is
what one mas the least OF is the
highest form Of generosity"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02

Chess is taught in eysry public
school in Strohbeck, Saxony. and
every boy and CIR! carries board
and set of men to school.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
The Enterprise
STEAM WOOD MILL.
COVlNGTON, La.

Is now in operation, and solicits
your orders for STOVEWOOD in any
quantity. We deliver to any part Of
CovlngtOn and suburbs. With capity
of fifty cords per day, we can fill all
orders promptly.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
WIN. G. BIERY, Mgr,
Phone No. 223.
ORDER OF COURT
Fixing Of Terms OF Goth Judicial District
Court, Parishes Of st. Tarm my and
WahhinntOn.


Washington.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. s.
Parish Of 1t. Tammany,
covington. La. February /, 1905.
ST.. YAaMANY PARISH.
Second Monday in Oct Jury term.
Second Monday in Dec. Court term.
Fourth Monday in Jan. Court term.
iseccl1d Monday in March-Jnrv tera,.
Fourth Monday i.ies april e Court term.
Third Monday in June-Conrt terai.
WASHINGTON PARISH.
Secord Monjayin in Nov.-tJuiy term.l
Firss Monday in Scout term.
Fourth Monday ia Feb. Court term.
Fourth Monday in March-Jnr, term.
Second Monday in aTay-c Court term.
First Monday in July Court term.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-02
FALL OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT

First showing of the seasons best offering
in clothes for Men, Ladies and Children. The
department is full of New Ideas and Styles.
The Stock is bigger and better than ever.
The prices always little less than you
would expect.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-06
MINE INSPECTOR BELL
HAS 1HE RIGHT Ring
HE SPEAKS In PRAISE OF THE WEALTH
AND BEAUTIES OF NORTHERN
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

for the restarting of the smelter at
Landore. The company has large
tonnage of ore banked near the mines,
said to exceed 1000 tons, and better
than 20 per cent copper value, and
lively times are expected in the dis
trlct the coming season.
Mr.. Bell says that the Wild Horse
plateau, between Cuddy mountain
and the Seven Devils, is one of the
prettiest sections of the state, and
affords the finest opportunity for
hunting and fishing anywhere, in
convenient reaching distance of Boise.
Crooked creek, Lick creek, and Bear
creek are alive with speckled trout,
and bags Of go an hour, from 8 to
10 inches long, are some of the fish
stories they tell in that part of the
country. This beautiful plateau con-
tains some of the finest forests Of
yellow pine in Idaho, interspersed
with park like meadow areas, and me-
anderlng streams, together with rug
ged mountain scenery in the distance.
Its canyons and waterfalls combine to
make picture country that should af-
:. ford rich field for the kodak artist
and delightful place for few days
outing. 1t can be reached from Boise
as conveniently as the Wood river
country, while the fishing is just as
good, if not better, than on that ia
nous stream.
A person may leave Boise on the
11:30 p. m. train, reach Council,
| at the terminus of the P. l. N. the
, next day at noon, and by six o'clock
that evening, behind good stage
. team, can land at Kramer's hotel at
3 Summit station, right in the happy
b hunting grounds, where most excel
4 lent Accommodations are found for
e travellers.
IS Ten miles further, at Lick creek,
Carroll's hotel is favorable and de-
d sirable stopping place for the fisher.
a man, right on one of the best streams
" There are several other convention
1t places where excellent accommodation
l. may be-had, and the scenery of tn
surrounding country is itself worth
s, of trip, and in sharp contrast wit
1T the Snake river valley features of ou
cd state.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-06
Body Under Blazing Ii6.

Glendale, Ore, May 2.-Under-
meath blazing pile of railroad ties
north of here, Trackwalker Edward
Holtz this morning discovered the
cbarred remains of an unknown VINO
had been killed a short time before
and whose murderers had yainly
tried TO wipe out the traces Of their
crime by fire. The coroner's verdict
was death at the hands OF unknown
patles. Sheriff MecsIIen reached The
scene this forenoon from hoseburi
and Is investigating The deed wa
possibly The work Of hoboe'' put 'D'
whole sGair is very mysterious
The Glendale officers are salq q
have no elsw There were pl'pq
stains and signs ofa struggle peaf py
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-06

good fellow of himself until the east
bound passenger arrived at three
O'Clock Thursday morning when he
departed for newer fields, stating to
denizen of the red light district
that he was going to Pocatello. Not
until the bank opened Thursday morn
ing was 1t known that Spangle had
no cash onadeposit to make good and
steps were at once taken TO apprehend
him, then Sheriff Lansdon began
doing business over the wires
From all reports this is not the
first offense Spangle has committed,
as it is said he is wanted in Texas for
defrauding widow. AS Spangle is
said to be Missourian, it is now up
to the authorities to s'show him.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-06
Utdh's Governor.

Frank Sn nader, an Austrian, show
ed more judgement than he was given
credit for when told Judge Ritchie
that Joseph f. Smith was Governor OF
Utah, that the prophet, seer and rev
eIator WAS the holder Of a political
lob. Snaider and john Summettes
from Bingham wanted 10 become
American citizens. Snaider was ques-
tolned by Judge Ritcbie in the usual
wsy; Who u resident Of the Uni
Ted states9 DO you understand and
agree 10 uphold The Constitution of
Che United ststesg Those questions
sneider answered properly
But wheu Judge Ritebie asked
VWho is the Governor of ptepr'
snoider astoplshod epq amused tb'
court, cleyk balls and spectators b'
saylnq clearly NJoeepb " Smith"
DAnd thats no dream eiher 'fe
marlioa 0no ahrogd lawyer bepln'
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