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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22
.DRYDOCK TOGO TO SEA
BIG STEEL TROUGH TO MAKE
VOYAGE TO PHILIPPINES.
Elaborate Preparations Made for ths
Journey Which Will Take
Nearly Four Months
to ACCOMPLISH

A modern version of the old Mother
Goose rhyme about the ssThree wise
men who went to sea in a BOWL mi sht
pc written about the immense floating
dry dock Dewey which the officers
OF the United States navy are sending
across the seas to the Philippines, but
1t IS to be hoped that the same unfor-
tunate outcome of the voyage which
overlook the wise men of the nursery
rhyme Will not be experienced in the
case OF the dry dock Never before has
such tremendously large floating dry
dock been built, and never before has
such stupendous and perilous task
been undertaken of towing more than
malt way round the world so bulky
and helpless mass of steel and ma.
chlnery. But one necessity often Gre
ates another, and one problem success
fully worked out discovers another
one equally different of solution. So it
has been in the case of the dewey"
After it became the settled policy OF
this country to retain the Philippines
until the people of that island were
capable of self-government, the gov
erSment officials realized that docking
facilities must be provided for our
battleships independent of those
already possessed by England, Ger
many, Japan or other nations, and
from which our ships would ba,barred
in the critical time of war. It was sug.
gested that floating dry dock be built
of sufficient capacity to lift the largest
and heaviest fighting craft af1oat, and
the Maryland Steel company, of Balti,
more, undertook the task, with the re.
suit that the dewey" claims the dis
tinction of being the biggest and most
complete floating dry dock in the
world
In her construction problems have
been worked out which overcome some
OF the most difficult conditions to be
met with in docking the big battle.
ships. The government asked for a
dry dock capable of lifting $4,000 tons
and the company built one which could
raise 10000 tons clear of the water
The government wanted something
that could dock battleships and the
company has not only produced such
a machine, but has so constructed it
that it can literally dock itself when
necessity requires repairs on her bulky
bottom, for by manipulation of it's clev-
er mechanism the great steel trough
is able to turn on its side, thus expos.
ing the bottom to view.
But with the dry dock complete and
accepted by the government after thor.
ough testing, came the new probe N
Of how to get the mountain of steel
III 900 tons Of steel plates, two mil.
lion rivets, and 100 tons of red lead
and linseed oil were put into it-over
into Manila bay. And how this new
problem is to be solved is shown by the
preparations being made for the long
voyage. The dry dock will carry a
crew Of 80 men under command of
Capt. J. D. Wood, of Norfolk. Com
modious quarters have been fitted up
for the captain and his men, and dur
Ing the long journey when the wealth
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22
LOW AND HIGH PRICED LAND.

It Is worth noting that the high priced
lands of Illinois and other sections
Of the west-land which sells for $3.50
and upward per acre-are almost 1nva-
riably worked with the COW. In fact,
there is no type Of farming, save dairy
ing, which will keep up the fertility Of
such land and enable it to pay fair
interest on it's valuation. There is q
lesson here worth needing by the OWL
ers Of lower priced lands, for if mod
ern methods Of dairying can be made
profitable on high priced land they GER
tainly can be applied with greater
profit to lower priced lands. The dairy
farm Is always productive farm, the
soil becomes more and more fertile and
all crops raised on it larger and more
profitable. Dairying is the one business
which will never be overdone in this
country and affords the surest and
safest way for man to improve his
farm and get on his feet financially.
II q man has poor farm and is in
debt we know Of no better way for him
to get out Of his trouble than to keep
all the cows he can take good care Of
and raise as much poultry as possible.
Doing this, he will soon get rid Of his
mortgage and double his crop yield.
Thousands Of men have done and are
doing this very thing with almost uni
form success
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

George A. Ralph and p. NJ. Ring
dahl, Of Crookston; Harry M. Whee-
lock, of Fregus Falls; N. "A. Nelson,
of St. Hilaire; and Mayor c. A. Nye,
of Moorhead, have been named by
Gov. johnson as delegates to attend
a conference to be held at Grand
Forks on Feb. -, for the purpose of
discussing the overflow OF Red River
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

Cubans unveiled a monument to
American soldiers who were killed
during the siege of Santiago on Febr-
uary l4th. The monument is located
at Ell Caney. Thousands witnessed
the ceremony and testified their ap-
probation of the heroes in whose
honor the monument was erected.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22
Sl.OO PER YEAR.
THURSDAY, FEB. %, 1906.

Eight shots were fired by an assis-
sin the other day at Reyes, the Col
umbian ruler, who nevertheless es-
capped unhurt. The hide of these
South Americans must be tough.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

Editor Widsten of the Hendrum
Review figures it out that the profits
of the Standard Oil Co., for 1905 were
large enough to buy the State of
North Dakota at it's assessed vaIua-
tion
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

Coal is reported to have been disco
vered between stoner and Margie, on
the NJ 8 I. railway, while digging a
well. The vein is reported two feet
thick and IL feet below the surface.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

The total capitalization Of all the
companies composing; the United
States steel corporation, as given by
the United States census, volume
seven, was seven hundred million
dollars. After the organization this
capitalization was doubled, making it
in reality four times the actual value
of the plants. 'sSince it's organiza-
tion, five years ago. says the Wall
Street Journal, sit has earned
$500, 900, 900" over one hundred mill
ion dollars per year. These vast pro-
fits must find investment each year.
If you are of a Mathematical turn you
may sit down and figure out how long
it will take the United States Steel
corporation to own the universe.
Appeal to Reason. s
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22
THE RURAL MAIL SERVICE. !

The rural route mail service, which
has been generally extended so as to
cover the entire agricultural territory
Of the country, Is being operated by the
government, as shown by the official
report, at a loss to the government Of
about ST., 100000, and this fact is draw
ing out some criticism as to whether it
is wise for the government to continue
a service which from the nature Of
things can never be made self support
Ing. The government does so many
other things which do not pay that this
argument really possesses no merit.
The service as now given is Of such
Unreasonable benefit to the agricul-
tural interests Of the country, has so re-
moved many Of the objections to farm
life, that any attempt to cut out this
service would be met with the loudest
and most unanimous roar ever heard in
the country.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

The milk COW is always badly out of
place in a stalk field in winter. To
make her pay in winter the warmest
corner Of the barn, the best early cut
hay and generous ration of chop feed
are simply Indispensable Then do not
fill her. up with ice water once a day.
She is no boiler
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

A warm horse shed at the rear of a
country church looks better to us as in
dicating the religious zeal Of the mem
bership than a large subscription by
them for the heather without it. No
real Christian can afford to give money
for heather in a warm country when
the old mare that brought him to
church stands outside Of the building
shivering in bitter winter wind.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

" 81 rvs
1t is reported that the boys down
at Washington got up a little "shiva-
rec" the night of the wedding. Our
boys were all there except Nose. He
always lived in town and doesn' It care
for such doings, as they are not
strictly en- regle. Jim led the noise
makers with his old cornet and j.
Adam paraded around the house
pounding a tin pan and emitting
genuine Chippewa war whoops. When
the groom appeared and asked the
boys what they would have you could
have heard Knute and Halyor holler-
ing for cider and doughnuts if you
had been three blocks away.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

There are two places where the
pocket gopher seems to work the most
industriously-in the clover field and
along the rights Of way Of the rail.
roads, these latter being honeycombed
for miles at stretch with the bur.
rows Of the pest
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

| Tor developments CnaU Will pale all
interest in other matters.
If Elijah II. should send counter
expedition to Salt Lake City the
country could look for a double act
circus that would make the audience
forget their peanuts and lemonade.
A wireless telegraph station is to be
installed at Grafton, N. d. Here
after we shall know the source Of
''Rumors in the air, y 1T is currently
reported, etc.
A man in Indiana IN started
grocery stores and ran them as
''Christ would run them.'' He
has failed by reason OF too many un-
paid accounts.on the part of his Gus
TONERS. If he had looked the matter
up thoroughly he would have found
that Christ would not run business
on the credit plan. Doing business
on cash basis, with honest goods
at reasonable profit would have
come nearer the ideal he was striving
for and would have been a success.
John D. Rockefeller j., warns his
Sunday school class against borrowings
money. We presume the conclusion
is to take it for keeps.
Down in a Kansas border town,
where they have prohibition, man
went across the line to Missouri for a
can of beer, which he took home.
When brought before the judge he was
released because his arrest was an in
reference with Interstate commerce.
Canny boy, that Nick Longworth!
He didn't propose to have any of the
boys tie ribbons or paste hand bills
on his bridal tour baggage so he just
logged both his own and his wife's
grips into the train himself, in spite
of numerous offers of assistance.
Down in Ohio there are bunch of
high tinanciers who organized a trans
portation company with $40, 900 cash
invested. After they got going good
they expanded by issuing bonds for
s., 900, 900, and stock for $4,000, 900,
which they sold at par to people who
had more money than experience.
Everything would doubtless have been
lovely if it hadn't been for banker
who loaned money on the bonds. He
wants to be Shown The governs
ment. had no right to :'interfere in a
private business enterprise, and the
people who got bit on the stock deem
ed it wisest to keep mum. The
banker had to ''beef' because he
had put other peoples money into the
deal.
The Corn Products Refining Co.. :,
has expanded it's capitalization from
So, 900, 600 to $50, OOO,0 900. This is the
company that sells you pure maple
syrup made of glucose for sweetening,
stockyard glue, for thickening, and
refined coal tar for color and favor
The Magazine section Of last Satur-
days Minneapolis Journal has a story,
by Carolyn Wells, entitled "Who Held
the Phone,' that ought to become as
famous as ''The Lady or the Tiger"
The story is that a young woman had
two suitors; one a dreamer and ideal
ist, the other a practical man with
out any imagination whatever. Both
proposed marriage on the same day
and she arranged with both to call
to the phone the one she accepted.
Whom did she call? b >
1t is reported that the boys down
at Washington got up little 'shiva-
rec" the night of the wedding. Our
boys were all there except Nose. He
always lived in town and doesn It care
for such doings, as they are not
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22
Sometimes
Called News

The papers bl ing the announcement
that the Mormons have sent mission
aries to convert the Dowieites. When
they reach the City of Zion we look
for developments that will pale all
interest in other matters.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

A friend Of ours owns a good farm
and was lucky enough recently to Sc
cure as a tenant a Dutchman with q
good husky wife and thirteen children.
There is not the least doubt that in
this case the farm will be we'll taken
care Of and both parties do well. The
care Of thirteen children would seem to
be quite domestic and economic prob
lem, but it is one which a Dutchman
can solve much more readily than the
average American.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

Canny boy, that Nick Longworth !!
He didn't propose to have any of the
boys tie ribbons or paste hand bills
on his bridal tour baggage so he just
logged both his own and his wife's
grips into the train himself, in spite
Of numerous offers of assistance.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

The Corn Products Refining Co.,
has expanded it's capitalization from
$4,000, 900 to $50, 100000. This is the
company that sells you pure maple
syrup made of glucose for sweetening,
stockyard glue, for thickening, and
refined coal tar for color and flavor.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

Down in a Kansas border town,
where they have prohibition, man
went across the line to Missouri for
can of beer, which he took home.
When brought before the Judge he was
released because his arrest was an in
reference with interstate commerce.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

All over the corn belt Of the country
a wonderful interest is being taken in
the improvement Of the corn plant,
which is being studied as never before.
Four years ago such thing as a corn
show or corn judging school was IN
known, while today it is difficult to find
county anywhere in the corn belt
which is not promoting such enter
prises. It is resulting in the greatest
Of good. Better types Of corn are being
distributed for seed, and much valuable
knowledge is being obtained and dis
seminated relative to seed corn, meth
DDS of. culture and preparation of soil
for the crop. This work is bound to be
reflected in a larger general yield Of
the corn crop all over the country.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

A wireless telegraph station is to be
installed at Grafton, N. d. Here
after we shall know the source Of
"Rumors in the air, - 1t is currently
reported" etc.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

The cheapest and most practical
method for improving many of the
highways of the country is to tile drain
the roadbed, putting line Of four
inch tile about twenty inches outside
Of each wheel track. Where sufficient
fall can be obtained this plan and the
use of the road drag will result in CIV
ing almost a perfect dirt road at any
season Of the year The great thing In
road building is first to get rid of the
water-the water which falls on the
surface Of the road and, not less, the
water which is held in suspension by
the subsoil. The use of the drag will
take care Of the surface water by
keeping the road we'll crowned and
free from ruts, while the draintile will
remove the subsoi water and give the
road a firm and waterproof founda-
ton. It is surprising what can be ac-
complished by the use of draintile in
the manner Indicated
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

If Elijah II. should send counter
expedition to Salt Lake. City the
country could look for a double act
circus that would make the audience
forget their peanuts and lemonade.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

The sowing Of about two pounds Of
rape seed to the acre in cornfeld at
the time of the last cultivation proves
to be good preventive for the loss of
stock when turned into the cornfelds
by the so called cornstalk disease: The
green food which the rape affords
helps to balance up what is very I'M
balanced ration without it. We have
never heard Of any one losing cattle
from this disease where little rape is
growing in the cOrnfield.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22

= John D. Rockefeller, Jr., warns his
Sunday school class against borrowing
money. We presume the conclusion
is to take it for keeps. -
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-24
stensIand Was Smooth.

Bank Examiner Jones, in his report
to the auditor of public accounts on
the Milwaukee Avenue State bank of
Chicago. estimates the total defalca.
tons through the manipulation of the
affairs of the bank by President Stems.
land to be 81. 900. 1000 and possibly
more. He is of the opinion that Mr..
Aisborg, the chief clerk; Frank Kow.
alski, the assistant paying teller, who
has committed suicide; John Gillin.
ski and Mr.. Esdohr, the paying teller.
and without doubt, others of the en-
ployes of the bank, had guilty knowl-
edge of many things which were not
divulged by the directors to him.
Mr.. Jones declares that Cashier Her
ing, in swearing to the statement OF
January 80, 1906. perjured himself to
the amount of s1S4,S39. and in the
April statement to the extent of $202..
1913.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-24
G. A. r. at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, MINI. The Grand
Army Of the Republic completed its
4Oth encampment and has adjourned
to meet in Saratoga, N. Y, in 1907.
The encampment after an exciting
debate decided that a protest against
the erection of a statue to Henry
Wire should be sent to General S. D.
Lee, the commander of the Southern
veterans association. The proposi.
ton to deprecate the action of con.
gress in abolishing the canteen from
the old soldiers homes was laid OF
the table without debate.
Just prior to the final adjournment
the new commander in chief. r. p
Brown of GAINESVILLE, o., the
following staff appointments:
Adjutant general, Joseph w. Neal
of Ohio; quartermaster general. Cbas
Burrows, of New Jersey; assistant
quartermaster general, H. j. Holcomb
OF Philadelphia; chief of staff, ]. V.
Winanes, of Ohio.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-24
NEWS.

Fire which started in the planning
mill of the Lamb Lumber company
It Spokane burned an entire block,
doing $4,000 damage. Only $12, 900
insurance a carried.
A man whose name is supposed to
be ID. A. Smith Of Seattle attempted to
board a moving car at Portland and
vas thrown under the trucks and kill
I'd.
A note by his side in Swedish say
ing: Unhappy for 32 years. For
what | do may God forgive me-" the
body of Alfred Johnson was found in
cabin No. 8 in Reeder's alley at Helena
recently. 1t is presumed the man took
poison.
Bimbo. the monkey ~aeronaut at the
Columbia gardens, Butte, for the past
few weeks, was instantly killed re.
Gently. He dropped from a height of
nearly 1000 feet as the Mortified spec
tators watched. Bimbo accompanied
Professor" WILDER in his ascent to the
clouds, the exhibition being a para
chute race.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-24
IDAHO NOTES.

Few residents of Lewiston or Nez
Perez county were too poor to pay
1906 taxes, according to the final re-
port of the county auditor.
Mrs. Agnes Staples, aged AZ, wife
OF Clifford Staples, who lives near
Forest City, may die from the injuries
received by being dragged down the
mountain side by one foot, which had
caught in the stirrup of her saddle,
and lying exposed for "a hours before
being found.
The assessed valuation of the state
outside of railways, ~telegraphs and
telephones is SOS, 500, 900 in round fig
ures, an increase of $6.50O,O 0 over
last year. The railway assessment last
year was $40, 67S, 900, and the tele-
graphs and telephones 100000. The
latter will not be increased.
All Sing, the only Chinaman in Orc
tlno, is minus his queue, and the ciu-
zens of the Clearwater town are now
hoping that he will leave the com
munity. He lost his hair by imbibing
too freely of whiskey and while Ia
boring under the delusion that if ne
cut off his queue he could secure d
white wife.
The Indians about Spalding are
about all gone to the mountains for
the summer hunt or to Yakima 10
pick hops.
The state board of equalization mas
fixed the valuation of railways foI
purposes of taxation. It increaseu
main lines in some instances $oVU'
others $500 a mile and others beng
left without change.
While on a camping trip under inc
auspices of the Baptist church of ldanO
Falls, Harry Williams was shot IN tme
back by Roy Heller and instantly hHE
ed. 1t was purely accidental, and ~
blame attaches to the young man VIII
did the shooting.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-24
OREGON NOTES

The State Normal school will he
crowded. "
William ]. Wilkinson, nav of
Athena, had botn bones of his right
Ieg broken in two places recently in
d runaway accident near Weston.
Coe D. Barnard, convicted Of nor.
jury as a witness to the final bona
stead proof of Charles A. Watson bos
Deen sentenced by Judge william H
Hunt in the federal circuit court 70
Imprisonment in the government men,
ltentiary on McNeil's island for two
ears and pay a fine of 1000.
Inc august excursion to the Vol.
IoWstone National park by the North.
eIh Facltlc company might well be
termed the Spokane-Butte excursion
as nearly all of the 300 on the trim
represented one of the two towns -
n~elghboring districts.
The o. R. & N. depot at Ia cro,do
Is TO be moved a distance of On 60
from its present site in order 70 raLo
more room between the buiIding ana
the main track. anu
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-24

Weston crops continue to he
than raj expected by the farmorI 's'
Fire has destroyed a LARGO
house owned by Lewis Bros ware
as the Grande Ronde Cash corn-"a
The structure was filled with Lnppaay'
and farm machinery. The total Iesles
$12,O The origin Of the frs Z
unknown.
A sum between $4,000. and s2ooo -
gold coin was distracted fron,
burglar proof safe Of Allen q us
prominent merchants of Portland
Gently. !"
An unknown man was recentIv NJ,
ed up in a dying condition three r p,yA'
west of Pendleton by an asst bor's
freight train. uu
The three fruit packing estab,.,
ments at Milton are getting in 49,"
to care for the prune crop. which =
begun to come in. There will ba . Gu
yield of Italian prunes, and il !.
timated that between 40 and 5o Ivy
will be shipped. The peach and ami
crop will be light, but the oualitv J,
reported exceptionally good.
Fire has destroyed the sawmin ma
all the other buildings at Parkersbr."
on the Coquille river, except the ros3
dence of Manager Kronenburg and ~.
other. The sawmill was valuad :.
$4,000 and belonged to the Doe estato
of San Francisco.