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r. Fl. Beers & Co. are having good
sale on their B B Java coffee. A cou-
pom in each tin, and IL coupons gets a
neat coffee mill at his store.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1905-12-01
The Newtown Bee
Newtown, Friday, December 1, 1905.

CIRCULATION
January 1. 1889, 600
Last week, 445O
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1905-12-01

Miss Florence Warner Of New Brit
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OST, SrRAYLD OR STOLEN-2-year-old
IL heifer, mostly white with rcd aud brindie
SpOtS; reward for Information. }. II. Brew.
SAMMY Hook. Conn.
+ ut the hous, Louis Birdsey Parsons, SAN
dy Hook, CT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24
A Valuable Book.

By order of congress. book has just
been published giving an illustrated
history of the Declaration of Independ-
ance. with the biographies and por-
traits of the signcrs. FrOnm a histor-
ical standpoint it is considered very
valuable The most valuable medicine
before the public today for ailments
of the stomach, liver and bowels or
kidneys is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
Thousands of sufferers have been
cured by resorting to it promptly. It's
so years record proves its worth be-
yond any doubt When you overload
the stomach. the bowels becomes clog
sed and you feel half sick all the time.
In such cases use the Bitters eXclu-
sively and the trouble quickly disap-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24
GREAT AMUSEMENT COMBINE
Gives Program for Eight Days at Sub
urban island Park.


One of the greatest amusement COM
bines that the tri-cities have ever seen
has been secured by the Suburban ISL
and Park company and will be present
ed here for one continual Fourth of
July celebration beginning Sunday,
July 2, and lasting until midnight of
Sunday, July g. II was with much diff
ficulty, and at an enormous expense,
that the contract was made between
the Ferrari Bros. Shows United and
the Suburban Island Park company.
At first ii was thought the expense
of this monster and gorgeous aggre.
city like Davenport could stand. 1t
did not seem possible that the returns
would be sufficient to meet the expens-
es, but the park management, ever on
the alert to get the very best that
money could secure, decided that by
reaching far out into the surrounding
country with their advertising matter.
they felt satisfied that the entire pop
ulatioR of this section of the country,
would avail themselves at least once
to witness this wonderful and unique
exposition and thereby the receipts
would amply repay them for their gil
gantic efforts. Plenty of cars are
promised during the week to transport
the large crowds expected. This same
outfit was selected by Mayor Rose of
Milwaukee to furnish the attraction for
the Modern Woodmen of America. at
the Milwaukee street fair now being
held in the Cream city. The Ferrari
Bros Shows United is composed of
II entirely separate shows, and each
is presented in its respective portable
building II is said the fronts of these
shows are most novel, unique and fas-
cinating, and totally unlike anything
yet seen in this section. 1t is said it
takes % seventy-foot cars to transport
this entire outfit. The exhibition COM
prises an animal show, dog and pony
show, Filipino village, Jewelrs Mani
kins, Palais du Costume. Temple of
Mirth. The Partisan motion pictures,
Ferris wheel, steam carousal and cir
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24

4 good common school education, and
further to furnish for the children of
the members of the church. religious
training that viii tend TO influence
them toward the Lutheran church and
its practices.
Church Board.
The board of the church at present
is composed OF H. W. Horst. Albert
Seidlitz, Charles Borst, Instructors
Kaspar. Lustfeldt, and SeIle. and Rev
c. a. Mennicke, the pastor, and Rev. E
ID. Mennicke, the assistant pastor
These men have control of the ordin-
airy affairs of the schools, though mat
tiers of great importance are left for
final decision of the members of the
congregation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24

German Evangelical Lutheran church
has a school system including three
separate schools This system is IN
der the control of school board. com
posed of three members elected from
the congregation. the three teachers,
and the pastor. c. A Mennicke, and
the assistant pastor, E. d. Mennicke.
The schools are practically self-sup-
porting, a tuition of 40 cents a month
per pupil being charged. The main
school of this parochial system is the
Thirteenth street school at the rear of
the church. This is not. however, as
large as either of the other two schools
in attendance
Organized In 1856
The German Lutheran school dates
from the time of the erection of the
first church home in Rock Island, a
school having been organized in 1856,
on the completion of the church on
Thirteenth street and Seventh avenue.
This served the church until 1866.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24
Sued by His Doctor.

"A doctor here has sued me for
$3.50. which l claimed was excessive
for a case of cholera mOrbus," says r
White, of Coachella, Cal. AT the trial
he praised his medical skill and medi
cine asked him if it was not Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
to believe it was, and he would not say
under oath that it was not" No doc
tor could use better remedy than this
in a case of cholera morbus, 1t never
fails. Sold by all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24

assistant pastor, E d. Mennicke and
this served for the school until 1855,
when the present building on Twenti-
eth street was erected. This building
is a two story, two room building. with
large and well arranged basement.
The upper floor is now used only for
club rooms and social purposes. E. L.
Selle is the instructor in charge of
this school, and his service with the
church as a teacher dates from 1869.
he being the oldest acting Lutheran
teacher In the city.
school On the Hill.
In 1900 the church organized a
school on the hill, occupying rooms
over a store room on Thirty-eighth
street, near Fourteenth avenue. These
served until 1908, when the present
school building on Thirty-sixth street,
near Thirteenth avenue. was erected.
This school is in charge of Emmanuel
Kaspar. whose service in Rock Island
extends since 1902.
A short time after the organization
of the hill district school, another was
organized for the lower district. and
in 1901 building was erected at
Eighth street and Eighth avenue.
These two buildings are one room. one
story buildings. The district accomo-
dated by the Eighth street school is
growing rapidly. and the enrolment of
80 pupils taxes the capacity OF the
building Plans have already been
considered by the members of the
school board with a view TO the cree
ton of much larger building, and the
appointment of another teacher. The
Thirty-sixth street school has an en-
rollment of 60 pupils, and this number
is being slowly increased each year.
The enrolment for the three schools
reaches nearly 200. F. Lustfeldt, the
instructor of the lower school has been
connected with the church school since
1900, and is in every way most capa-
BILE teacher.
MoeIler First Instructor.
J. F. MOeller. the township assessor,
was the first instructor in the German
Lutheran church school, and faithfully
served the church in that capacity
from 1862 until 1902, when he retired.
Very few changes have been made in
the corps of teachers, considering the
number of years over which the school
life has extended II. Brokesuehler
was the second TO be appointed, and
served from 1865 to 1869, and tho
third teacher, W. Schaeverling, served
from 1866 to 1869. Various other
changes have been made, owing to he
resignation of the instructors, but the
force has always been maintained at
high standard.
The course of study in the German
Lutheran schools embraces ali of the
work of the grammar schools of the
public school. and in addition includes
instruction in German language and
literature. and dicipline in the teach
ings of the German Evangelical Luth-
eran church Its object is to provide
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24
ALMOST DISEMBOWELED
BY A REVOLVING SAW
Shockingly Narrow Escape From
Frightful Fate at the Ar
Senal.

Augustus Z. Rugan. of Davenport.
who is employed on a revolving saw in
the carpenter department of Shop c.
Rock Island arsenal, had a narrow es-
cape from a shocking accident Thurs
day afternoon. He came into contact
accidentally with the rapidly revolving
saw, which caused Il bad cash i'm the
abdominal regions.
Only chance saved the man from be-
ing completely disembowelcd.
He was taken to the hospital at the
arsenal, and given necessary treat
ment, after which he was conveyed to
his home in Davenport.
All the news ALI tho TINA - THE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24

al acts will be presented daily includ-
ing the most expensive free act ever
presented to the public. It's "Diavola"
the daredevil, who loops the loop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24
SECTARIANSCHOOL
Extensive System Supported by
German Evangelical Lu,h-
eran Church.
INCLUDES THREE SCHOOL S
First Organised in .1s56-some Inst.
tutions Crowded and Demand Ae-
commcdstion for More pupils.

In addition to the general public
school system of Rock Island. which
has been extensively described in these
columns. the city is well provided with
parochial schools, under the control of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24

pears. 1t also cures poor appetite,
Indigestion, dyspepsia, costiveness,
cramps. malaria, and female troubles.
We urge trial at once. For sale by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24

A blessing alike to young and old;
DIR. Fowler's Extract of Wild Straw
berry; natures specific for dysentery,
diarrhOea and summer complaint.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-23

while irrigation is talked and
urged by newspaper writer's, and real
estate dealers in towns, it is very APP
parent that actual farmers and small
land, owncr are not even yet partic.
ularly impressed with it's importance.
They do realize. however, that it in.
wolves the introduction Of new crops
and methods of cultivation, with the
hard and continuous labor that is in
separable from successful intensive
cultivation.
"The greatest difficulty to be v e
come in the North Dakota situation
is not so much the building Of ;rriga-
ton works az the education of the peo-
pie who o own land and who are
apparently satisfied with present con-
ditions and evince little interests in
schemes of enthusiasts and govern
ment experts"
The ssemi-arid section Of the state
during the. past five years, has had
more than an average rainfall in the
growing season. and bountiful crops
have rewarded the farmers. Agricul-
ture has been extended far across the
line which heretofore has been regard
ed as separating humid from semi-arid
sections. Under the circumstances.
the agitation for national irrigation
has encountered more or less indif-
ference on the part of the land own.
ers.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-23

in the West are not generally favor
able to the growth of the fungus pro-
DUNG this disease. Being SO far
removed from large bodies of water
this state is in a region usually too
warm and dry for this disease to de-
velop. 1t is o generally found in
the North Atlantic states and in
Eastern Canada.
There is no remedy after the dis.
ease has once entered the vines.
The disease may be prevented by
spraying and by the planting Of seed
potatoes entirely free from the dis.
ease.
First obtain seed from a field in
which no trace of rot appeared.
Second plant them in land not hav
ing grown potatoes, the previous
year, taking care not to scatter any
diseased vines or tubers over the
field.
Third, spread about July rs and Aug
5 with Bordeaux mixture. The cost
of the mixture is 20 cents an acre for
each application. 1t should be made
as follows:
Dissolve n and one-half pounds
finely powdered copper sulphate in
warm water. In another dish mix
one pound of fresh lime with three or
four quarts of water. Add the two
mixtures and before using dilute to
ten gallons with water. This should
be made fresh and applied with a
spray pump. The addition Of one
n of Paris green will kill the bugs
as well.
A careful and thorough spraying
with this mixture is almost a COM
plete assurance against potato rot.
The total cost Of making the two an.
%plications is about 81 per acre. The
Vermont experiment station found
that that investment, made annually
in the manner described, gave them
an increase of 173 bushels per acre
each year for a period of nine years
over potatoes not sprayed.
&c. B. Waldron.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-23
NORTH DISQUALIFICATION
Small Owners Are Now Standing
Pat.

Small Owners Are Now Standing
Pat.
A reconnaissance of much impor-
lance in North Dakota has been COM
pleted recently by A. L. Fellows, state
engineer, formerly of the reclamation
service. Mr.. Fellows has found a
large number Of small tracts which
may be irrigated, and in dry seasons
greatly benefited thereby.
He points out what is now being
generally recognized. that irrigation,
to be successful on these lands. must
be brought about by the construction
of very cheap and economical works,
simple in design, such as can stand
idle possibly through several wet
years and still be available in years
of drouth. These small tracts Of lands
are widely scattered and in the hands
Of private owners, many of whom do
not care to farm the lands themselves,
but are holding them as grazing lands
or with a view to future speculation.
These owners do not wish to incur
any considerable expense in irrigation
and while they are willing to have
the government undertake the work
Of reclamation, are not inclined to as
sumo any responsibility in the mat
ter. In other words, if the government
will step in and make the land val
liable they will not object, but they
do not care to obligate themselves to
pay the expense which might be in
Cured. Discussing this question to-
day a prominent official of the re-
clamation service said:
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-23

The only furniture in the cell in
which the man was confined is a bed,
and it appears that he used a slat
from the bed to pry off a paddock on
the door.
Percy, seems to be a victim of the
~bootlegging habit. as he has been ar
rested in different counties on that
charge several times. He had been
bound owe at Cando, but for fear that
the evidence against him was not
strong enough he was turned over to
Chief Fadden to be brought back to
Grand Forks.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-23
POTATO ROT OR LATE BLIeHT.'
Prof. Waldron Write Of the Disease
and Its Prevention. [

Prof. Waldron Write Of the Disease
and Its Prevention.
A very live question with farmers
of this state and a problem awaiting
solution confronts us when we con-
slider the subject of potato rot. There
has been an inestimable loss from the
effects Of this disease in this state
this year and any suggestions which
will assist in curing it are certainly
much, in order. The following article
by Prof. G. B. Waldron of the agri-
cultural college deals interestingly
with the disease and its subsequent
treatment.
The attention of the farmers in
Eastern North Dakota and large
areas of other northern states has
been forcibly directed this year to a
disease that has created general havoc
with the potato o The loss in
many localities is practically total
and SO extended are the ravages OF
the disease that estimates of un-
usually high prices for, the present
crop are freely made by dealers ev-
eryWhere.
The potato is subject to several dis
eases, only one of which is likely to-
tally to destroy the crop. This par
ticular disease is known as the "po-
tato rot" or Tate blight" This is
the same disease that gave rise to the
potato famine in Ireland about the
middle, of the last century, and has
been the cause of so much suffering
and hardship at other times.
The nature Of potato, rot has been
known to botanists for many years,
and for the last ten or fifteen years
very effectual remedies have been di-
rected against it.
AS a doubtless known to most po-
tato growers, the rotting Of the rcta-
toes is not directly to wet soil or
any similar cause. but instead to a
fungus that enters the plant through
the stalks and on into the tubers. lis
presence is first indicated by brown
patches on the leaves that in cool,
moist weather spread very rapidly.
the whole plant sometimes dying in
a day or two.
Continued temperature above IS de-
grees Fahrenheit checks the growth
of the disease, for which reason it is
rarely found in the South. Conditions
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-23
POTATOES SELLAT Sis PER BUSHEl.
Tubers That Are Grown at Mandan Bring Highest
M rket Price-North Dakota Land Com
pared With East.

sion. North Dakota produces them
abundantly, and of the best quality
and variety.
The soil of this state produces SO
bountifully of all kinds Of grains,
grasses and vegetables that it is i'm
possible to gather all the crop.
1t is not so much a question OF
yield as it is a question of help. This
state is unfortunate in this respect.
"a laborer is worthy of his hire"
but it is something astonishing the
wages that are paid at the present
time for day laborers, Whether it is
due to the fact that so many Of the
laborers go to work for themselves
soon after coming here, or the de-
mand is greater than the supply is a
problem for solution. If the reader
will peruse some of the letters from
farmers he will be able to decide for
himself why the men prefer to work
for themselves rather than for others.
Among the many reasons why we
ask settlers to come to North Dakota
and locate, we enumerate a few:
1t is the best country known for the
man of moderate means.
Its lands are reasonable and it's soil
rich.
It's lands are certain to produce e.
cellent and profitable crops.
It has a soil that will yield as album.
dainty as can be found elsewhere.
!, !. 1t offers opportunities for profitable
investment of capital.
It's climate is as healthful as can
be found on the face of the globe.
Its educational advantages are SUI.
perior and it's moral influences excel.
lent.
Its new railroads will extend to all
parts Of the state and new towns and
Industries will spring up daily.
1t has government land for the
asking and other lands at reasonable
prices, which in a few years will be
withdrawn from market.
If the thousands of small farmers
and merchants really knew of the
varied and superior chances this
state offers, then there would be an
increased immigration to North Da-
kota that would surprise the world.
The only logical reason assignable
why the influx to this state is not
greater is because the people do not
know what this state is and what
advantages it offers.
1t is true that in this state there
are persons who have made failures
as farmers, as merchants and as pro.
fessional men. But the percentage is
far less than in any other state.
1t is also true that we have plenty
Of persons in this state who discour-
age immigration and are resourceful
in preventing others coming to North
Dakota. These men are known in
the common %parlance of the day as
knockers" In almost every instance
you will find that these men have
grown wealthy here and fear an en-
croachment upon their pre:empted
territory. immigration tends to cir
cumscribe their field Of operation and
confine them to a more limited scope
thereby reducing their revenues.
These men exist in your state as well
as in this, and you should be able to
judge of the North Dakota "knocker"
as you have sized up this class Of men
in your W community.
Commissioner Of Agriculture,
w. G.. Gilbreath,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-23

The farmers who are mixing up
things a little and raising a few cat
tie to eat up the cheap grain appear to
favor the s%horthorns for that purpose,
though the cattlemen on the ranges
find the white faces" and other breeds
as good or better.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-23

North Dakota is a great state. 1t
has uplands, prairie lands, and bot
tom lands. 1t has a great diversity
of crops. Winter does not consume
what summer produces. Health I'M
surpassed by any state. Prosperous
communities and God-fearing people.
Public schools and churches. in every
community. Higher education af-
orded at it's colleges, university and
formal schools.
AS has been previously stated the
wheat yield is enormous. Oats does
as well here as any place on earth.
Barley and rye thrive all over the
state. Alfalfa, speltz. timothy and
clover are bountiful crops. Corn can
be grown all over the state if the
same attention and methods are en-
ployed as in the corn-growing states.
German and cat-tail millets can be
produced in large quantities.
Vegetables Of all kinds can be and
are raised in abundance. Every farm
home has it's own garden. Potatoes
yield proli1cally and are Of a SUI
perior quality. I am today in re
ceipts of the following letter, which
will give the reader some idea of the
potato yield in this state:
Dickinson, N. D., Oct. 80, 1905.
"Hon. w. G.. Gilbreath, Bismarck,
N. D.
Dear Sir: 1, have just. been to
Mandan to e my crop of potatoes,
and to give you an idea Of the size
and quality I am sending you a
sample by to-day's express. You
will find the flavor most delicious,
and think we have the smoothest,
prettiest crop a man ever looked at.
We had about twenty acres. Our
early potatoes made a fine yield, but
as We had sold a good many from, this
patch, at as high as $1.75 per bushel,
We could not get a very correct idea
of the yield of these. Our Burbank
(late), made about two hundred and
seventy bushels per acre, and it is no
trouble at all to pick up twenty-five
to thirty-ive that weigh sixty pounds,
and every n is sound and fine.
Yours truly. j. S. Green"
The samples received are certainly
tne specimens and are pronounced
by those who tested them as posses
sing excellent flavor and of superior
quality. These are not irrigated pota-
toes; the only moisture they received
is what nature supplied.
There is a ready demand for such
quality Of potatoes. I wish the read
er would take a piece Of paper and
pencil and figure out how much he
would receive for cultivating twenty
acres of ground that would produce
go bushels aan acre, at 40 cents a
bushel (Which is a low figure for such
potatoes), and ascertain what he
would receive, for his labor, even
Though he did nothing else during the
entire year.
+ Does YOU $50; $500 or 5000 East
ern land yield you such a profit?
do not know what this land, on
which these potatoes were raised, is
selling for, but | venture the asser-
ton that it is not held, at the present
time, higher than $40 an acre. prob
ably less.
+ have heard of the assertion made
that tomatoes were not grown in this
state. What an erroneous impress
| Gt#H- f.1.t. '.l-.a4 .a4#y #s.=s,. r .4 tGH U..
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-23
JAIL N N HOLD HIM.

Prisoner at Larimore Again Escapes
by Using Bed Stat.
James Percy, charged with bootleg
ging, who escaped from the city Jail
at Larimore two weeks ago, and was
later arrested at Cando on a similar
charge was taken back to Larimore by
Chief of Police Fadden. While the lat
ter was at Grand Forks to arrange for
a hearing on a jailbreaking charge, he
was advised that Percy had again
made his escape.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-11-23

1t is claimed a smooth young man is
buncoing the women Of the state by
securing subscriptions to a musical
publication and failing to send it after
he gets the cash.