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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13
ROSE HAS GOOD STORY
ON BILLY HANRAfiAN

An amusing story on Billy Hanrahan
of Grand Forks is told by Charlie Rose
of Fargo. T..
Il never saw crowd laugh so hard
as it did in Grand Forks one day while
Billy was doing one of his famous
sprints around the diamond for that
city" says Rose Billy was the first
man up in the game and he hit the
first pitched ball on a line out toward
my field. I sprinted for all | had in
me, going back and off to the side and,
as luck would have it, just got the ball
in one hand. At the time Billy was
busy turning first base. He gave a
glance, saw | was still on the rum
| hadn't had time to slow down-and
dug for second, thinking certainly that
the ball was past me. Well, l saw the
joke, and I kept running, too. Billy,
turning second base, saw me. far out in
the field, throw the bal. to an infelder,
who was obviously going to relay it in.
Poor Hanrahan passed third and dug
for the plate like wild man. He hit
the dirt at the finish, making an ex-
cellent slide and just beating re ball.
] -"And how the crowd did yell Han
! rahan thought at first that they were, APP
, plauding him for his grand drive, great
sprint and noble slide, but someone put
him next to what the din meant, and
he was grouchy at me for the balance
of the season"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

John S. Frame: The advocacy OF
civic Improvements so prominently, by
The Forum, is opportune and just the
thing and the suggestion, that SO much
can be accomplished by individual ef-
fort strikes the nail upon the head The
cooperation and encouragement on
the part OF the municipal authorities in
every direction possible will help a
great deal
Colonel Morton: l approve and
cordially indorse all that S, S. Lyon
has to say in reference to Mrs. S. G.
Roberts as member of the school
board. Not only is she thoroughly
competent for the position-but she
has an interest, a material interest i'll
having the affairs of theboard conduct
ed upon a conservative basis. She is
large tax payer herself and one oI
our pioneers. The women Of Fargo
had splendid representation upon the
school board when Mrs, Darrow, Mrs
Roberts and Mrs. Bolley were there. Il
was misfortune-more than that-,-a
calamity, when Mrs. barrow was dis.
placed. l hope for the good OF the
schools that Mrs. Roberts and Mrs
Bolley may continue to care for the
best interests of the tax payer and the
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13
County Drainage Map Gives
interesting Figures on Elevations

The Cass county drainage map, show
ing data obtained by John T.. Stewart,
government drainage engineer who was
in charge of the work in the Red river
valley last summer and fall, is. on file
at the Office of the county auditor and
has been a. source of considerable inter-
est to farmers, many of whom have
availed themselves of the opportunity
of learning something definite Of the
elevation of different points in the coun-
ty. The map shows the surface eleva-
tions on the section lines, one-quarter
of mile apart, and includes the three
eastern tiers of townships. %ar.
This will be supplemented soon by
a final map which will be on larger
scale and which will show, in addition
to the survey data, the drainage plans.
The following data was cleaned from
the map now On file: @@
The elevation at the point where the
Red river enters Cass county, in Pleas
ant township, is 972.8 feet The sleva-
ton at the point in Noble township
where the river passes out of the county
is 872.3, a drop of 1908 feet in passing
through the county. AZ
The elevation at the point why're
the Maple river enters Addison town
ship is o3o.6 feet, and the elevation at
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13

tax payers children upon the board O
education.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13
OLD TIMERS WON

New York. April Is George Slos-
son won wonderful uphill game ii
the! worlds championship tournament,
beating Ora Morningstar BY 500 to- 388.
Morningstar played steadily and ran
away from the veteran in the early
stages. AT the end Of the twentieth in-
ming the score stood goo to 2I3 against
Slosson, but the latter electrified the
spectators with a brilliant run of 1853
in the twenty-fiinth inning and follow
ed lit with 1903 ii the next inning. He
ran otlt OF the game with an unfinished
run Of Is in the thirty-second inning.
Slosson now has the highest run and
the highest individual average Of the
Etournament
Average today Slosson rs ao-32;
Morningstar T2 I6-3I.
Wizard Jake Schaeffer in grand
form ran the game ont in sixteen I'M
nings, made a high run Of r24 and the
highest average Of the tournament, 81
4-I6, scoring 500 to Albert Cutters 500
who also scored the second highest aver
age Of the tournament, 24 OILS.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13

Everybody had their fingers crossed
today. No one seemed to want to
start anything. ~ = %#s' -: g ~ '% 4.
/ There were at least two reasons for
the quietness. The first and foremost
was, of course, the disagreeable weather
and the second was the day, Friday,
April I3, and Good Friday at that. y.
At the courthouse there was not the
slightest activity. Not, single new
case had been filed in the Office of the
clerk of the district court Zip to a late
hour and no one appeared to want to
even get into trouble. The sheriff Of.
fee was as quiet as "reformer" after
election and the same condition was
noticeable in the other. county offices.
There was not single application
for a marriage license in the county
court and none was expected. r.
People don't start their matrimonial
careers On Friday and especially the
thirteenth day of the month" remarked
Judge Hanson.
Awful dtill," was the response of
every county official when queried for
news. ~ 5&
Some of the county officials improved
ttieil tHIC Dy Inspecting Ing INV SouLL-
house and wondering how good thsir
chances are for reelection, and thereby
enjoying some Of the comforts which
the new building will afford @'@.' ~
On the street there Twere' a few ex-
citing scenes, Drivers. of delivery wag-
ons. had some trouble on account Of
the. poor conditions of some of the
streets. -E,-<.. ~ - .a'S.s} }-f~s
On Front street this morning there
was some excitement stirred up when
a man started down the street driving
La horse that looked as if it had not had
a square meal in month. ~. I'd
Spurred on by the example of the
patent breakfast food manufacturers,
the driver. who is also the owner oil
| the horse, had fed the animal on shay
Iings. At least this is what man said
Il E Z y I = nj s ID tH . .
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13
D.. DULUTH NOTES.

Duluth Herald: The clouds which
appeared to hang over the baseball
sky are disappearing, and the outlook
for the most successful season in this
history Of Northern league ball is as
stirning very rosy tinge. j, j $ s&.:s5 :55
For once the Duluth club is going to
enter the game with the right kind of
backing. The stock of the new CONF
pany is finding a good market and be-
tween forty-fve and fifty shares have
been disposed OF at their par value Of
$25 apiece. u .x 4 4 4 4. q .;....
The company has 400 shares to sell,
but not all of this will be placed on the
market, the incorporators taking up a
large block Of it themselves. Il is
hoped to sell from 100 to $50 shares,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13
TEST OF THE OIL
!. MADE AT GLYNDON

J.$H. Burrill, deputy state oil inspec-
tor at Hawley, Mimi, conducted a test
yesterday of oil similar to that which
exploded and caused the death of three
persons, at Glyndon early in the week
The Inspector found that the, heat Of
combustion of the oil was 81 degrees
whereas the heat of combustion oil
which passes the required state test is
12I degrees L ,~... - ...fx 4
( The result of the report of the oil
inspector is considered most unfavor-
able for the Standard Oil Co. inasmnch
as If indicates that the product which
the company sold in the vicinity Of
Glyndon was dangerous.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13

the intersection with the Sheyenne riv-
err is 8o6I. IL LIN T. t:-,,,l 4. :,..@ty
The elevation in Norman township
where the Sheyenne river enters the
county is, o4a.s, and the ,sleyation at the
intersection with the Red river in Har-
wood township is S85 feet.
b. The greatest elevation in the city of
Fargo on the section line is oo66 feet
The elevation on the section line at
the nearest points to the other towns
in the three eastern tiers of townships
and the elevation at the points where the
section lines meet the Red river are
nc fnllnu,n. - y -. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13
= Sporting po',

and this should be readily disposed
of
This would give the team from $2,soo
to $3.50, and this would be sufficient
to place the grounds in the best of
shape. add the new bleacher which is
to be built, and back the team through
the most unsuccessful Of seasons. w.,
But the team itself should make
money this year. 1t more than cleared
expenses last season. and it should
have a good balance on the right side
Of the ledger next September. ~
{, The club is planning to purchase the
grounds where the park is located in
the; west end and make small pay
Inerts on them from the money receiv-
ed from the sale of stock.
Favorable reports are coming from
Houghton and Grand Forks. which
were backward with their plans for
the season. -'. IA.
In Houghton the fans are getting to-
gether and the team is now apparently
ASSURED of the right kind of backing.
The stories from Grand Forks are
labelled as wolf reports, sent out to
arouse the dormant interest in the
tEdhI' Il lPS UdCkCIS OI. the CluD were
anxious to get the fans aroused and
the reports given out were the reverse
Of optimistic But it now seems assur-
ed that Grand Forks will be represent
ed by the right kind of team and that
the Tigers will again be factor in
the. pennant race as in former years >
| Following are some clippings from
papers around the circuit. which
should interest the fans: E.
| Copper Country News: The Calu-
met team is assuming a definite shape
and already number of men have
been signed. 1t is believed, however
that some of the men who are signed
Twill be released shortly after the sea.
son opens as the agreement permits
1.-THE team to carry but eleven men ir
the season and already more. than thai
number have been secured and Others
are being approached.
| The following men are regarded al
Isure 4 Kusta. Grimes, Morrison. Cook
Mutter, Wallace, Vorpagel, Monahan
Bufka and Carrigan. Other PLAYER.
iWho may be seen in Calumet are Nc.
Bride and Kelly, finhelders: Laughlin
INlcGraW and Noyes. outfe1ders. Loca
runor states that Houghton has made
a proposition to Kaiser and that tllt
popular sl1ortstop Of the Calumet team
may play with the Giants. 81 Il.
YESTERDAYS RAIL SCORES
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13
BROWN UNIFORMS

The Grand Forks uniforms will be
brown with white trimmings. The
players will be here in week to ten
days. probably, and series of prelim-
mary games is being arranged with a
number of teams, which will put the
team in first class shape SO that the
members will, be in perfect form when
the season opens May I8.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13
YESTERDAYS BALL SCORES

National League
Philadelphia 3. New York s.
Cincinnati 2. Chicago !.
Brooklyn o, Boston q.
St. Louis !, Pittsburg !.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13
ABOUT ELECTION.

Mr. Bellies, the jeweler at 41o Front
street says: Everybody to his busi-
ness. No single man can reform a
whole community but l can reform any
watch out of order"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13

Ihe greatest interest is manifested
in the plan which Mr.. Stewart will soon
present. 1t is to be most comprehen-
sive and will be made the basis for all
drainage work in the Red river valley.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-20
The Grcnt Lard Maker

Lard finds a more kindly reception
on the continent OF Europe than does
any other United States packing house
product. Germany and other countries
which enfoce hindering regulations
against the importation of other meat
products import large quantities of
United States lard In fact practical
~ their only source of supply OF this
article Is the United States. Ship
ments from other countries are rela-
lively unimportant. The abundant sup
ply Of corn in the hog raising sections
OF the United States affords an advan-
tage In the production Of lard which
no other country enjoys.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-20
when to SLAUGHTER.

Cattle are fit for beef at eighteen to
twenty morths II properly fed. though
meat from such animals lacks In flavor
The best neat will be obtained from
animals from thirty to forty months
old, though they may be used at any
age II In good condition. A calf should
not be used for veal under six weeks
of age and 10 at Its best when about
ten weeks old and raised on the COW.
There 10 q law In most states against
selling veal under six weeks Of age.
Hogs may be used at any age after
six weeks. but the most profitable age
at which to slaughter Ia eight to twelve
months Sheep may be likewise used
when two or three months Of age and
at any time thereafter. They will be
at their best previous to reaching two
years Of age, usually at eight to twelve
months. Andrew Boss, Minnesota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-20
Inherited Memories.

A writer In the Nineteenth Century
teils q strange story of inherited
memories" The ruins of an ancient
Roman fortress rise from the grounds
OF Mr.. Phillips. A clergyman called
upon the owner one day and asked TO
see the ruins. "He told me he had a
distinct recollection Of living there and
mat ne held some Office Of a priestly
nature In the days OF the Roman occu.
patton" said Mr.. Phillips. Zone fact
struck me as significant. He insisted
on examining ruined tower which
mad bodily overturned. There used to
% socket In the top Of It, he went
On, In which we used to plant a mast
ana archers used to be hauled to the
Top In basket protected with leather.
nom which they picked OF the lead.
~ among the ancient Gorlestonians.'
we round the socket he had Indicated.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-20
An Oddly In Building.

eff you want to see an oddly" an
undertaken said, ''go to a cemetery and
note how In the erection of old fash
ioned tombs they lower into place the
marble slabs. These marble slabs are
not lowered by means Of a derrick.
They are lowered by hand. The work
Ia so delicate, you see, and 1t Is SO
necessary not to chip the edges Of the
stones, that only hand work answers.
You wonder. I suppose, how the men
avoid pinching or crushing their fingers
as they lower great slab of marble
on to its marble base. Well, they ac-
complish this by lowering the stone
upon Jumps Of sugar arranged in or
derby lines, and then they gradually
dissolve the sugar by squirting water
over II. All the huge, fat stones Of old
fashioned tombs or vaults are lowered
by hand on to Jumps of sugar.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-20

A buttermaker from a neighboring
creamery was In the Dairyman Office
the other day, and said to us: 81 wish
you would say something that would
persuade my patrons from allowing
their nights milk to stand in a stable
all night" We expressed great sur
prise, and said 1t could not be that
there were many farmers in this en-
hghtened day who would be guilty Of
80 dirty practice as that. To our as
constituent, he said that on investiga-
ton he had found that more than half
or them were doing just that thing. We
inquired as to what kind of men his
patrons were. Did they read? Were
they intelligent men? We asked him
why they did it. His answer was, "Be-
cause they begrudged the labor of
taking 1t into the kitchen" 1t Is very
nard to get some patrons Of creamery
10 see how responsible they are for
tne good flavor and final price the but
Ter Is to bring. If they could see 1t.
they would be different kind of men.
and handle their milk, cream and cows
vastly different than they do.-Hoard's
Dairyman.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-20
Corn Hay.
When Pari. Wa. Dirty.

1t takes the labors of 1900 to keep
the city OF Paris clean today, but In
times past that capital did not care so
much about the matter and was not
always pleasing to look upon. In 134S
King John Of France made the request
that Parisians should not allow their
pigs to roam the streets. Charles vi.
(l36S1422 complained that the prac-
tice OF throwing rubbish into the Seine
made 1t great horror and an abom-
nation to look upon" Until the sew
teenth century everybody who could
went about Paris on horseback In order
to avoid contact with the filth OF the
streets. Various ordinances were made
to compel the people to sweep the road
before their own doors, but 1t was not
until 1871 that the dust cart became an
Institution.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-20
Colt show..

We used to hear of colt shows. but
they are becoming scarce. They stimu-
late competition among farmers to see
who can raise the best stock. And
there Is something of a social feature
connected with them too. These shows
are sometimes worked up by owners
OF stations. The men invite their pa
irons to bring their colts together, and
judges are appointed to award prizes
to the best animals. A lot Of well to do
farmers with well kept teams, accom-
panied by inquisitive. bright eyed little
colts, make an attractive showing. The
farmers wives and families will take
an interest In this. Picnic dinners may
be provided and the occasion made one
OF general good feeling. All around
Klmball's Dairy Farmer concludes that
the colt show il good thing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-20
FOR THE PLAIN PEOPLE.
Sanitary MIX That May BE vended
mt Moderate Cost

~ toet
What is to be done for the great
mass of people whJ cannot afford to
buy certified milk delivered in glass
jars at an advance price? The follow
Ing scheme has been suggested to milk
producers by the health authorities OF
one city:
Make the milking pail, shipping can
and delivery can one vessel, holding
about fifteen quarts, with a small 5la
inch opening and tight cover Milk
through sterilized cheesecloth strainer
directly into this can until it is full;
throw the stralners into a pail; put
on the cover and sink the can In ice
water. This can is shipped by rail, or
carried on the peddler's wagon. and
used for a delivery can.
This milking pail and cheesecloth
strainer must be sterilized by steam
or simply by putting the pail contain
Ing some water and stralners on the
stove to boil for five minutes. A cool
Ing tank should be made so that II
overf1ows at level just below the COW
er Of the can. This scheme ought to
materially lower the cost of clean milk.
For the house peddling we offer one or
two suggestions: The usual method of
using quart dlpper or tightly closed
pail with spout that can be corked:
then the peddler turns the pail upside
down to mix the milk, removes the
cork and pours out the required amount
Into the customers glass or tin quart
measure, the cleanliness of which the |
customer is responsible for.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-20

For dairy and beef cattle and for
sheep alfalfa has given very good re-
suits. As regards the use Of alfalfa
hay for pigs. II b better to cut It early
20 that q larger proportion of leaves
may DO saved and consequently a
larger proportion OF protein conserved.
A late cutting, after the leaves have
fallen somewhat and the stem hard
ened, 10 better for horses. but for pigs,
especially growing pigs, the crop
should be Do harvested as to save the
largest number Of leaves. Experience
teaches also that the third or fourth
crop ID better for pigs because It Is
softer and more palatable. It ID always,
wise to provide some sort Of trough
or rack with door in It for feeding
Alfalfa to hogs.-I. d. Graham.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-20

seven years ago little seven-year-
soid Indiana girl was made happy by
lne present Of tiny pig. The pigs
NE, though short. was a happy one
Tor ne was never neglected by his
small owner. At last the pig was sold
Tor $3.50 The most of this money was
invested In full blood Jersey calf.
From this small start the girl now has
nve head OF fine Jersey cows. This is
no fairy story-the girl and the cows
really exist, and 1t shows what the girl
or boy on the farm can do, says Fan.
ME NJ. Wood In Farm Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-20
Quantity and Butter Fat.

With reference to quantity it would
De correct to say that among the strict
y dairy breeds Holsteins rank first,
Ayrshires second. Guernseys third and
Jerseys fourth. If there is a difference
In the quantity of the production from
Guernseys it is caused by the large
relative size Of the Guernseys. with
reference to butter fat In the milk Jer-
seys stand hrst-that is to say II there
Is any difference In the richness of Jer-
sey and Guernsey milk-Ayrshires
come third and Holsteins fourth. The
same differences obtain between the
nigh grades of the breeds of all these,
put not quite to the same extent
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-20
A PecuIlarsx of the Crow.

Most birds cannot carry anything
which their mouths are too small to
contain. The crow is an exception at
times. In Vermont. near Manchester,
I'VE crows were seen to come down
Into an apple orchard They came daily
and after time the owner discovered
that they were taking apples from a
tree bearing the mellowest fruit. Each
crow damned It's closed bill into an
apple, raised its head and few to a
tall pine tree, where the fruit was eat
en-. More remarkable still Is the fact
that crows will sometimes carry turkey
and hen eggs from a nest In the same
manner.