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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13

The importance of properly fed
poultry is something that shows itself
In dollars and cents when you come
to market your fowls. While l speak
of Stalled poultry" in order to con-
vey to the mind the same idea as is
generally known under the term
Stalled CATTLE" yet to be more exact
it should be named "crate-fed poultry"
It has been MY fortune to stand in the
market and see ranchers bring in Leg
horn hens that had the ailment called
going light" and they would hardly
weigh pound and half and were
little larger than quail.
while every one has his own idea
as to the best fowls to raise, to my
mind the Plymouth Rock is better
than any Of the others as they will
lay when eggs are high and when you
come to sell them you get something
for them, usually more than enough
to pay for their feed, leaving the eggs
all clear profit.
II you wish to market your fowls 1t
is always best to shut them up a week
or two before marketing, so as to
have them lay on flesh, and no better
method can be devised to fatten them
than by the crate-fed method. In order
to do this successfully it is necessary
that they should have the frame on
which to put the flesh, and the Ply
mouth Rocks and Wyandottes (al-
though l prefer the Plymouth Rocks
to the Wyandottes because they av-
erage pound heavier) as we'll as the
Asiatics and Orpingtons are the best
for the purpose.
The average cost Of crate-feeding a
chicken is from seven to ten cents.
the poultryman or farmer any mature
member of the family can attend the
chickens successfully. There Is no
expense for labor. One man can feed
from 5000 to 5000 chickens in one
lot, so that for feeding the labor cost
is a small item in an extensive plant.
1t is not essential that high-priced
grain be fed, as almost any ground
grain can be utilized in formulating a
profitable feeding ration. The best
method is to have the crates built Of
laths or Stats just wide enough apart
to allow the chicken to get his head
through and to have trough movable
on the outside in which 70 put the
food, and when they have Eaten all
they can at one meal land give them
an hour for their meals) take the
trough down. Put water and grit in
receptacles outside on the other side
y
dark inside, but with plenty of light
when you want them to eat. l have
seen chickens and turkeys shut up in
a dark place to fatten and then the
owner wondered why they did not
get fat when it was so dark they could
not see to eat.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13

The Agricultural Department.-Sec-
rotary Wilson has made computation
showing that it would require an in
vestment of s250,OoO at two per cent.
to produce revenue enough to run the
department of agriculture for one
year. This is an illustration, he said,
of what is being done for the farmer.
The income to the department from
all sources, including the direct ap-
preparations, revenues from forest re-
serves and the allowance for public
printing. is little more than ST..
100000 year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13

Look After the Charlottesville
lively quickstep of haying time is all
over now. Seems as if there wasn't
anything more to do But perhaps
there is. There's the grindstone, for
instance. Been used all summer:
awfully out of order. Let S true it" by
placing a solid iron rest close to the
stone, level with the axle. Then take
a quarterback, soft iron rod. and hold
the end against the revolving stone.
sufficient depth to remove all higher
places, and thus make the stone true.
Then it will be ready for any emer-
gency, and work we'll.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
Nautical Lessons Learned.

Some Interesting experiments have
been made during the towing of the
dry dock Dewey. The use of oil to
smooth rough water as whole. was
not satisfactory. The oil destroyed
the crest of the waves and reduced
the amount of water coming aboard,
but it's use had to be discontinued,
as it came back upon the tugs and
rendered the decks slippery and dan
gerous. Commander Hosley, trying
various methods of coaling at sea,
found that the safest and quickest
way was to drag the coal by the sack
through the water at the end Of line.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13

More Trouble from Motor CART Is
said that the farmers in some English
districts complain that owing to the
dust raised by the motor cars settling
upon grass, it now takes a man two
days to cut an acre with a scythe
whereas 1t only took one before motor
cars came into existence. The dust
is said to dull the edge Of the scythe
SO It is reported and makes necessary
frequent Sharpening. The American
farmer has sufficient grievances
against the autojst without adding
this to the list. S.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
Pension for a Cat.

Moumoute, the Official" cat which
has been attached for the last fifteen
years to the Office of the Paris pre-
lecture, has been granted retiring
pension, and has been boarded out. to
feed henceforth on succulens stews.
the animal being no longer able to
ma Sticate hard food
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
Empress Euaenie Gives a Castle.

The Empress Eugene has just given
to the Swiss canton of Thurgau the
castle Of Arenenberg, where Napoleon
ILL., passed several years of his youth.
Queen Hortense. on the fall of the first
empire fed to Switzerland, and in
1917 purchased the castle, which ia de-
lightfully situated on the shore OF
Lake Constance. In the castle are
the Empress Josephine's harp. Queen
Hortense's harpischord and camp
bsdstead Of, Napoleon III.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
cernars In Ne wGufnea.

It was stated recently III the reichs-
tag with reference ~ German New
Guinea that ont of tota! European
Dopuia ton uf Acc there Acre TIA mis-
ticf1aries, and that for avery two
farmers there was German officer.
This meant that every officer there
cost Germany $500 year. The
speaker remarked that |! would be
cheaper to bring the farmers home
and give Them pensions.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
Interested an Indian.

\ party of Apache Indians on a
visit to Washington visited the senate
and listened with stolid interest while
Mr. La Toilette talked of attempts by
corporations to steal Indian coal lands.
One OF the red men had been imbibing
freely and when the bell rang for ex-
ecutive session he refused to depart,
demanding that the paleface talk
some more 1t took the combined eff.
forts of his friends to remove him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
Sir Walter Scott Leads.

Of al, the modern writer's Sir Wal
ter Scott has the. largest place in
that gigantic work. The British Mu-
scum catalogue Scott has 3 larger
number of entries under his name
than any other author save Shakes
peare. who has two volumes devoted
exclusively to him
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
Distinuujshed REFUGEE.

The man who more than anybody
else made American letters and
American life and history known to
the Poles of Europe has come 10 Ros-
ton to live, a refugee from the pe1se-
cutions of the Russian police. He is
Jakob C.. Goldsmith, himself at one
time a lecturer at the Warsaw univer-
sity, and widely known as an author
and correspondent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
Whv Drum Was Discarded.

One Of the principal reasons for the
final abandonment Of the drum in the
French army is the new short term
service. It takes year and half
to make drummer. so that nc soon
er would the French drummer have
become proficient than he would be-
gin to get ready to return to civil
life
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
Fo,,oht Over Divine Service.

News received at the Vatican from
Jerusalem reports conflict on the
Mount of Olives between the Francis
can friars and Greek monks. leaving
the Latin masters of the field. The
quarrel, which is of old standing. re-
lates to the right of celebrating divine
service oD the mountain
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
An Added Word,

Such an amendment" said Senator
Tillmap during debate, would de-
stro, the bills meaning as the mean
ing of the epitaph on old John Skinn's
tombstone was destroyed. An amend
ment was tackled to John Skinn's cpl
tapb.. 1t consisted Of one word-the
word friend It was put on in the
dead Of night. The epitaph previous
to the amendment read: He Gid his
hast"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
His Real Title.

"Pa," asked the small boy at the
classic recital, "is that man playtn'
the pianner while that woman sings
her accompanies"
mo, my son." replied the father,
in whose unresponsive plebian soul
the soprano had found no sympathetic
answering chord. "That man is hss
'accomplice.'
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
Athletic Limits.

Knicker-How old Is Jones?
dare to find ballet pretty, either.
Bocker-Going on football, and hif
father is over tennis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-13
Perhaps.

Author-This magazine has no rsa.
son for existence.
Critte-.That ID the reason It exists.
PUCK. *
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10
gnres- an1ua, 9erenher o 1906

Missouri river in q house boat from
Sioux City, writing up the country and
making photographic:Jgvie for the
paper After this talk the two men
left the boat and went up to Florence,
as Mr.. DAILY supposes. This was the
last he saw of either Of them. He went
down to the tool house and waited for
a while for the men to return, but
they did not, while he was there, tho
he kept on the lookout for them. think
ing their actions somewhat strange.
DAILY goes on further to say he pass
ed almost directly over the spot where
Burke's body was found the next morn
ing, but he is sure no body was lying
there while he was on duty. II a
dead body had been lying there he says
he would have seen 1t.
In the morning the mysterious house
BOAT was gone. No one else about the
pumping station had seen the house
boat 1t had disappeared as mysteri-
ously as it came
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10
Railway EmpIoye Hurt.
Special to Times Republican.


Council Bluffs, Dec. 10-William III.
Lynch. a trucker at the Union Pacific
transfer. was struck by rapidly NOV
ing switch engine in the yards about 6
o'clock Saturday evening, and was
thrown to the ground, sustaining a
badly crushed foot and numerous cuts
and bruises about the head and face.
He was at once removed to Mercy hos
pital where it was found that his
Injuries were of such a nature that
amputation was necessary. The linz
was removed just below the knee. One
side of his face was badly cut and
bruised. and almost all the skin was
scraped from the other side.
Lynch was walking down one of the
tracks in the yards and stepped to
another track to get out of the way of
an approaching engine, and was almost
instantly struck by an engine which
was going in the opposite direction.
The engine did not strike him squarely,
but threw him to the ground. catching
his foot underneath the wheels.
Lynch was seen by the train crew.
but not in time to warn him or bring
the engine to stop. He was at once
picked up and removed to the hospi-
tai. where he was attended by DrS.
Macrae and Barstow. Lynch is mail
man at the transfer, and lives at 100
Eighth avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10
BAILEY GIVES OUT ANSWER.
Texas Senator Says He Will Resign, Il
Order is Shown.

Dallas. Tex, Dec. 10.-Last night
Senator Bailey gave out an open letter
addressed to Attorney General David
son. and answering the letter of the
attorney general issued Saturday night.
setting out copies of papers of the Wa
ters-Pierce Oil Company, which the at
torney general says are in his posses
sion.
Bailey says the documents do not
support the differences which the at
torney general previously made.
AS to the alleged voucher purporting
to show that the oil company had paid
fifteen hundred dollars to Henry and
Stribbling and the memorandum that
it had been paid upon a draft of Bal
ley, he said;
IF you can prove by any single
bank that I ever drew a draft in ia
vor of Henry and Stribbling or either
of them on the Waters Pierce Oil Com
pany, or II. C. Pierce or j. d. john
son, or any other individual firm of
corporation for $500 or for any other
sum. will resign my seat in the SEN
ate and retire from public life for
ever"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10
GAS WRECKS PLANT
Explosion Leaves centerville Street
Cars PowerIess and City Without
Lishts-one Man Painfully and An
other Slightly Burned.
ia i IN r;mes-Renuhl,ca,

Special to Times-Republican.
Centerville, Dec. 10-Two persons in
jured, Centerville in darkness and the
street car system tied up were the re-
suits Saturday of the explosion of
100000 cubic feet Of gas, which wreck
ed the plant. Those injured were
James Osey fireman.; painfully burn
ed; George Prov, engineer, slightly
burned
Gasmaker Oral Ruggles was blown
fifty feet and when picked up had
barely a scratch on his body. That he
was not killed is a miracle. The plant
Of the light and traction company was
entirely wrecked, and fire, which start
ed shortly after, partially consumed the
power plant.
The town is without light, either gas
or electricity, and the street cars have
no power. Business concerns depend
ing on electricity We're compelled to shut
down Indefinitely. The explosion was
terrific breaking windows for many
blocks. The plant Is located one block
from the square.
1t will be some time before relief can
be secured. as the machinery is wreck
ed beyond repair and new material
must be installed before power can be
made ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10

are permitted but that every member
in attendance is expected to speak or
at least give views and experiences on
whatever topic happens to come up for
discussion, in the educational Line.
Several items of interest were dis
cussed at this meeting, of which the
most important one was manual train
ing. This is a course of study recently
added to the seventh and eighth grade
studies in the Spencer schools. 1t has
also been introduced in the schools OF
Emmetsburg. Spirit Lake and Sheldon.
and has met with wonderful success.
The manual training of our city schools
is as yet in its experimental stage but
it was recently adopted by the board
of control and benches and equipment
for the accommodation of forty pupils
have been installed in the high school
building and everything points to its
prominent success and that in the flu
ture it will be part of the five years
course
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10
Sheriff PARROT, of Bremen Coun-
ty, Will Act as Legal Ex-
ecutioner
GOVERNOR NOT TO INTERFERE
Not Believed the State Executive Will
Delay Carrying Out of Sentence -
ScaffoId to be Put UP This Week.
Those Who May Attend-Busse is
Worried.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Waverly, Dec. 1O-Sheriff Parrot
of Bremen county. is confronted with
the unpleasant duty Of acting as execu-
tioner in carrying out the sentence Of
death pronounced against Louis
Busse. convicted of murder and SEN
fenced to be hanged next Friday.
That the governor will not inter
fere with the decree of the courts in
carrying out the sentence of death
against Louis Busse is the belief OF
those who claim to know the COVER
nor's views of the matter. Busse now
is In the same position in which Ed
gar Bailey, of Missouri was placed
when all of the appeals for clemency
outside of the chief executive Of the
state had been exhausted Only Gov
ernor Cummins can now stay the ma
chinery of the law in taking Bussy's
life. as only Governor Folk could save
Bailey's life. Governor Folk did save
him. but 1t Is believed that Governor
Cummins will not save Busy.
Sheriff Parrot stated he would
go q Anamosa next TUESDAY
to prepare for the execution. The scat
fold is on the ground. having been sent
there last spring when a date for ex-
ecution was set. but was postponed by
appeal to the supreme court for a re-
hearing. The scaffold is In the "knock
down.. and can be erected in a short
time. The rope will be tested again
and everything put In readiness for
the hanging. which, unless the COVER
nor interferes, will take place before
noon of next Friday. Mr.. PARROT will
take every precaution to the end that
there may be no hitch in the execution.
and every part of the grim mechanism
OF death will be thoroughly inspected
The law makes it necessary for the
judge who heard the case. the clerk
or the courts, and the county attorney
or the county where the trial was held
to be present. and Sheriff PARROT has
notified these officials. They are
Judge Kelley. Clerk Coates, and County
Attorney Mitchell. In addition the sher-
iff invites twelve citizens and this list
VIII be given out early next week. The
condemned man has the right Under the
law to invite his relatives and two miS-
listers of the gospel. These invitations
are sent out from Anamosa.
Those who have seen the condemned
man of late report that he is consider
ably worried. He is now in the cell
house. but will be placed in the death
cell soon and death watch posted ov-
er him to prevent his doing violence to
himself that the gallows may not be
cheated of itSsvictip,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10
LODGE ELECTION AT NEVADA.
Pythians, Odd Fellows and Grand
Army Choose Officers.


Special to Times-Republican.
Nevada, Dec 1o.--At their last regu-
lar meeting, Samson Lodge, No. II.
knights of Pythias, elected officers for
the coming year as follows: Chancel-
lor commander, H. P. Alberry; vice
chancellor, +. G. Dunahugh; prelate, j.
A. Bailey; keeper of records and seals
c. A. Batman; master ar arms Ira
Mackey: master of exohequer, j. A
Mills; master of finance, W. S. Dodge;
inside guard, III. d. Chamberlain: out
side guard, w. O. Ambrose: trustee, c.
A. Mackey; district delegate, A. A. Baf-
man.
At the regular meeting of the Odd
Fellows lodge. the following officers
We're chosen: Noble grand, John Ber-
nicker; vice grand, Orvin o. Alberry;
recording secretary, George G. Carter;
financial secretary, j. f. Gillespie;
treasurer, N. H. Confare. The APP
pointive officers have not oeen filled as
yet.
The annual election of officers of ia
son d. Ferguson Post, G. A. R., result
ed as follows: Commander, George
w. Hempstock; D. ]. Bishop, junior
vice commander; H. c. Mcintosh, sur
geon; j. F. Gillespie, quartermaster;
O. G.
The Masons, Modern Woodmen.
Mystic Workers and various other
lodges will hold their election Of Off
GERS at their next regular meetings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10
HoUsEBoAr FURNISHES CLUB
May Figure in Supposed Murder Mys
terry at Council Bluffs.

Special to Times Republican,.
Council Bluffs, Dec. 1O.--A mysteri-
GUS houseboat clue is being followed
up by the friends of young Herbert G..
Burke, whose body was found lying
near the ash dump of the water works
at Florence the morning of October 10.
They still adhere to the theory of MUIR
der and that the body was carried and
laid where 1t was found. Some adj
ditional clues are being worked and a
secret investigation is being carried
on in which considerable new evidence
bearing on the matter has been taken
during the present week which shows
that Burke did not give up his life
without a struggle, at point 1t is not
deemed wise to divulge at present
According to the statement of Mich
ael DAILY, night Matchman at the Flor
ence pumping station, houseboat put
in it's appearance about o'clock the
night of October at the river front
near the station, coming from the
north, and was tied up at the tool
house at the intake. According to
Days statement. two men We're in the
boat and they asked DAILY about the ar
rival and departure of the street car
to and from Omaha. He told them.
after the boat while they We're gone.
He talked with them about fifteen min
utes.
One of them was tall, full whisker-
ed man, who told DAILY that they were
representatives of a Sioux City news
paper and made annual trips down the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10
OFFERS STOCK IN NEW LINE.
Promoter Of Chicago & Pacific Has
New Plan for Financing Project.

ASPSSioA " AlilSS-ItepuDllCdn.
Waterloo, Dec. 10.-A proposal to
sell stock to local people instead of
securing aid in other ways, is the plan
of D. w. Williams, promoter of Chica-
go & Pacific railway. Williams has
despaired of raising $4,000 in large
sums for the purpose of completing
the surveys and effecting an incorpor-
alton so that he can secure money from
London capitalists to build the road,
which is to be projected west from
Chicago. thru Waterloo to the north
west part of North Dakota, there to
connect with the Northern Pacific, and
will place stock on the market for sale
at $40 for par value of $1OO a share
In this way Mr.. Williams hopes to Sc
cure enough working capital to con-
struct his line. 1t is argued that al
most any one can afford to purchase
one or more shares at $40 each, and in
this way it will not be necessary for a
heavy burden to rest upon any single
individual or small group of individ-
uals.
The Waterloo Commercial club and
board of trade has taken up this pro-
position but the board did not feel like
subscribing as an organization. 1t is
expected that the individual members,
however, will take number Of shares
at $40 each.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10
OFFICIALS GETTING SETTLED.
Recent Election Causes Many Resi-
dence Changes at EIdora.

Recent eEI0ctlon OduSeS WI any RESI- 4.
dence Changes at Eldora.
Special t. Tlmes-Rerubl.,an.
Eldora, Dec. 1O.-County Treasurer
elect j. B. Starr, is now nicely domtr
ciled in the new home he recently
purchased i'm this city. Last week he
disposed of his farm machinery, and
stock, at a successful sale. He and
his deputy, Mr. o. NJ. Barnes, are
spending much time in the court house,
becoming more fully acquainted with
the duties they are soor to assume.
Sheriff Mitterer has rented the D. G.
Meader home, which will soon be ready
for occupancy. thus leaving the jai!
in readiness for Sheriff-elect Walsh
when he shall decide to move. County
Auditor elect Richard Vie'ars, of Iowa
Falls, but formerly in the grocery bus
mess in Eldora, will live in the Vigars
home in the Fourth ward. He has not
vet made known who his deputy will
be. Recorder Tucker has reappointed
his present deputy Charles p. Doud and
Clerk of the Courts Lockwood will re-
tain Deputy Fred Burline;ame for the
new term. Sheriff Mitterer's deputy,
C. w. Parks, will be deputy for Walsh.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10
eRlNNELL eLEE CLUB TRIP.
Students to Sing in Des Moines, and
Colorado and Kansas Towns.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Dec. ia long holiday trip
is to be made by the Grinnell Glee
Club. the members Of which are: First
tenors Earnest Jaqua, Fred McCul-
Tough. Agassiz Riser, William Parish:
second tenors. Chester Waters, Edward
Kibby, Charles Ocker, Frank Westlake.
Stanley Wells; baritone, d. L. Smith;
conductors, Ralph Lyman. Earl Nc
cormick, Ralph Garner, Lewis Hop
kins: bass. David Peck, Orville Routt,
Louis Harrison, Joe Sloanaker, Harold
Brereton.
The itinerary is as follows: Dec. II.
Des Moines; Dec. IS, Lincoln. Neb,;
Dec 10, Fairbury; Dec. 20, Franklin,
Neb.; Dec. 81, Denver, Col: Dec. 1928.
Colorado Springs. Col. Dec. rs, Red
Cloud. Neb., Dec % Atchison. Kas.:
Dec. %. Kansas City. Mo-. Dec 1890,
villisca; Dec. 81, Corning: Jan. 1, OF
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