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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-19

rotation with, other field or garden
crops. Do not try to farm without 1t
on high priced lands. A great many
will admit the benefits of clover, but
say, I'VE cannot raise It," II care is
taken to prepare q good seed bed, and
a light dressing of barhyard manure
applied l do not think there Is any
question about our being able to grow
clover.
Inoculating the seed is good plan
under any circumstances, and without
the manure l think would make the
difference between success and fail
ure. l would SOW two quarts Of clo-
yer seed with five quarts of timothy
per acre, and If the clover does not
grow the timothy will and you have
helped your soil anyway, and would
be more apt to get a catch the next
time. 1t is something we want to
make up our minds to do, and keep at
1t year after year, even in the face of
apparent failure, for in the long run
we are bound to come out ahead.
The alfalfa grower does not care so
much about raising grain. but wants
Il large amount of the best forage on
earth, and where the soil is adapted to
1t. alfalfa certainly fills the bill. 1t
should be tried in small way until
you find that your soil and location is
favorable tOit.
Too much care cannot be taken in
preparing the ground for it, as 1t is
perennial, and when once estab-
lished will last indefinitely. In Colo
RADIO, wher alfalfa is grown extern
sively, the common practice of the best
farmers is to grow it In rotation with
other crops. They make it Il rule to
allow it to stand four or five years
only, and then pillow it up and sow
oats or plant potatoes or corn. While
alfalfa. the benefit it is to the land
for other crops makes it Il paying
proposition to use in rotation.
AS with the clover, a dressing of
barn-yard manure seems to be essen
tial. and would inoculate tie seed as
it is one more element in it's favor.
On my soil Ia sandy loam) fifteen
pounds of seed sown with one bushel
Of oats to the acre, and the oats cut
for hay gives Il good stand.
In 1904 cut it three times and got
nearly six and onehalf tons per acre
Last year | put four choats and a calf
on one-quarter of an acre July (after
taking Off a crop of hay) and kept
them there until October L. They
were fed some ground grain and grew
as fast as one could wish. but they
would have used more alfalfa at Il
profit if they had had the chance.
Dr. Geo. l.. Clothier made the state
ment to me that "A ton of alfalfa hay
had the feeding value of twenty-five
bushels of corn" From that one can
get an idea of the immense amount of
feed that can be gotten from Il given
acreage. | have noticed that those
who know the most about alfalfa are
the most enthusiastic in its praise
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-19
NORTH DAKOTA WOMAN
FARMER AND GOLDMINER

Miss Emma L. Kelly, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Kelly of Bismarck,
is in Topeka to spend the winter with
her parents. Miss Kelly joined the
first rush to the Klondike and took
a part in the mad scramble for gold in
the far North. Since that time, says
the Topeka Capital, Miss Kelly has
made six trips to Alaska, where she
has several gold mining claims and
has spent two winters in that country.
Two years ago she drew fine claim
in the drawing when the Devils Lake
Indian reservation was opened for
settlement She has since added to
her land there until she now has a
farm of 400 acres of the finest wheat
land in North Dakota, of which less
than One-half has been broken. She
intends to break the rest of it and
plant the entire 400 acres next year.
Miss Kelly landed at Nome, Alas
ka, in 1897, when that town was but
a dumping place at the north end of
the sea route from the United States
ports to Alaska. and when the trail
from there across the White Mountains
was an almost impossible path strewn
with the bodies of horses and pros
pectors who had died with their faces
toward the golden Ell Dorado Of Daw-
son City and the klondike. OF those
who went from Topeka to join this
stampede the majority failed to sur
vive the hardships and perils, but Miss
Kelly went through everything and
has made trip five times since.
No, l shall not go to Alaska next
summer" said Miss Kelly. Il left
my claims in the hands of reliable
people. and so it will not be neces-
sary for me to go again so soon.
will spend next summer in Dakota
on my farm. My farm now consists
OF a little more than 400 acres.
drew No.27 in the drawing when the
Fort Totten reservation was opened
and chose my quarter on the south
bank of Devils Lake near its eastern
end. When l first took my claim /
was surrounded on all sides except
towards the lake by Indians. When
the reservation was opened the In
dians were each given quarter sec
ton. They are the remnants of the,
Cut Head Sioux tribe.
The fullblood Indians let their land
go to waste, making no effort at farm
ing except occasionally grazing few
head of stock. The half breed and
quarter bloods, however, cultivated
their land and are fairly successful
farmers. AS fast as the Indians die
the Indian bureau at Washington ad-
vertises their farms for sale to the
highest bidder. All bids are sealed.
The money received from these sales
is divided among the heirs of the In
dams to whom the land belonged. l
bid in one of these quarters only
half mile from mine and will break
this next spring.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-19

Of the mississippi. From the Yukon
there ts q railroad over the White Pass
to the Tanana River. Fairbanks Ii
connected with the Tanana River by
another short road. BY the Nsual
route Fairbanks Is about 800 mil9s
from the Soast, although 1t is only
about half that distance by air line
from the Gulf of Alaska, the closest
arm of the ocean. But the district be-
tween the Gulf Of Alaska and Fair
banks is, mountainous and impossible.
Fairbanks is 100 miles northwest of
Dawson. Dawson was almost entire
d aepopulated when Fairbanks was
ded.- And the country up there is
;SpCt Asi rough and lawless as the Ne
lRetts would seem to indicate. Instead
OF the country being overrun by high
W4ymens there has been but one stage
h0ldupS In the Tanana district, and the
robbers got but $40 then.
have built house on my claim
near the shore of Devils Lake. Ihave
had steps cut in the bank of the lake
in front of my house and have built q
bathhouse close to the lake. Bathing
there is good. Devils Lake is salt
water lake, although years ago it held
fresh water which teemed with fish.
Suddenly the, water turned salt and
the fish all died.
This happened within the memory
of some of the old Indians and some
of the early settlers who are still liv-
ing there. The Indians named it Dew
Ills Lake on account of the change in
the nature of its water. The reason
has never been discovered, but think
that probably 1t is due to big salt beds
in the bottom of the lake. The gov
eminent is now stocking the lake with
salt water fish, The lake is sixty
miles long and from a half to three
miles wide. There is ford across the
narrowest part of the lake which is
but few miles from my farm. The
water was originally shallow there
and the Indians completed the work
of making ford by filling in great
part of the pass. The lake is great
place for hunting wild geese and
ducks. At times its waters are COW
cred with millions of white swans, but
the huners do not modest them.
There are lots of prairie chickens
and grouse in the country around the
lake. There are also good many
wolves. These put in most of their
time foraging for the farmers chick
ems. have known them to come ON
to the porch of my house at night.
But they are the small prairie wolf
and not the timber wolf"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-19
SHAKE UP In
MILITIA
Bismarck Company Ordered Mustered
Out BY General Greel and New Com.
pany Authorized.

Bismarck Company Ordered Mustered
Out BY General Greel and New Com.
pany Authorized.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 18.-The fol-
lowing orders were issued from the
acknowledgements office:
General Headquarters North Dakota
National Guard, Adjutant- Generals
Office, Bismarck, January Is, 1906:
Special Order No. l.
First. Co. A, First infantry, having
fallen below the standard of efficiency,
is hereby mustered out of the service
of the state.
Second. The commanding officer of
the company will transfer to the mus
tering officer all arms, equipment and
stores Of all kinds, property of the
United States and of the state of North
Dakota.
Third. The discharge certificates
will be signed by the company COM
mander and countersigned by the
mastering officer, same to be dated
January Is, 1906. The mastering Off
Ger is charged with the distribution of
the discharge certificates to the men
entitled thereto.
Fourth The commanding officer
will prepare and deliver to the mus
tering officer an account in duplicate
OF all money received and disbursed
by him since his last account current
was rendered TO the state. Ii he has
any money he will transfer same to
the mastering officer to be first APP
piled by him to the settlement of all
claims against the company, and the
remainder, if any, will be paid into
the state treasury, to be placed to the
credit of the militia fund. If the funds
transferred to him by the commanding
officer are not sufficient to satisfy such
claims, those persons having claims
will present them in duplicate against
the state for the balance due. The
mastering officer will pass upon all
claims against the company for arm
DRY rent, care of arms and proper in
cidental expenses.
Fifth. All company books, papers
and records will be turned over to
the mastering officer.
Sixth. The commanding officer of
the company will make a final return
of the stores, equipment and supplies
to the adjutant general on the regular
forms in order that his accounts may
be settled.
Seventh. The mastering officer will
forward all property. stores, books
and papers to the acknowledgements
office. Bismarck. n. D.. accompanied
by proper invoices OF same.
Eighth. Col. NJ. \. Hildreth. in
spector and judge advocate general. is
charged with the prompt execution of
this order. and will comply with the
same Immediately. notifying the CON-
pany commander in advance.
Ninth. The travel enjoined is for
the service OF the state.
BY command OF E. Y. Sarles. COVER
nor and communicated
Official: H NJ CREEL.
Adjutant- General.
To BE ReorganiZed.
General Headquarters North Dakota
National Guard, Adjutan1-General's
Office. Bismarck. January Is. 1906.
Special Order No. g
First. Mr. A B. WEIGH is hereby
charged with the organization OF a
company of infantry at the city of
Bismarck. n D., which. if organized.
will be designated as Co. A, First
Regiment, Infantry, North Dakota Ma
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-19
The EVENING TINES GRAND FORKS, N. D.

tional guard, in place Of company re-
Gently mustered out by Special Order
No. l, A. G. o., c. 8.
Second. Mr.. WEIGH will make re-
port to this Office showing the names,
ages and occupations of citizens of the
city of Bismarck eligible to member
ship in the North Dakota National
guard, who are willing to enlist in the
guard, not later than January Is, 1906.
Third. No person will be enlisted
whose occupation will prevent him
from performing his requisite duty as
a member of the national guard.
BY command of E. Y. Sarles, COVER
nor and commander-in-chief.
Official: H. M. CREEL,
Adjutant- General.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-19
CHANGES ANNOUNCED.
Chicago, Milwaukee l. st. Paul Rail.
way Company Has New Officers.

f. w. Sewell of Minneapolis, presi-
dent of the Chicago. Milwaukee 4 St.
Paul Railway company of Montana.
has issued q circular making the an
nouncement of elections and appoint
ments as follows: Elected-Presi-
dent, e. D. Sewell of Minneapolis:
vice president, c. e. Vroman of Chi
cago: secretary, G. E. Shelton of
Butte: assistant secretary. f. w. Ad-
ans of Milwaukee,: treasurer. F. G..
Ranney of Chicago. Appointed-Chief
engineer. D. ]. Whittemore of Chica-
go; assistant chief engineer. E. o.
Reeder: general auditor. ". N. D.
Whine of Chicago.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-19
ALFALFA AND
CLOVER
A Strong Paper by T. +. Eastgate Of
Larimore Before the Grain Grow.
ers' Convention.

ers' Convention.
Missionaries in Africa say the ami
NAL wants of man are SO easily salts
Lid there, and the natives are so con-
tented, that 1t is impossible to make
them see the necessity of improvement
until they can create in them artificial
wants. Then they will go to work and
learn the white mans ways, and in
that way become civilized.
1t seems to me some of our farmers
are in the same state OF mind. They
do not realize that the reason our
crops are not as good as the average,
AZ they were some time ago, is because
the fertility of our soil is waning, but
instead lay it to weather, rust, smut
and SO on.
With originally one of the richest
soils in the world. some of our OBJ
serving farmers think we are very
near, If not at the danger line where
grain raising at least, will not prove
profitable owing to the lack OF availa-
BILE fertility.
Now the question is, how to keep
what fertility we have left, and restore
that which has been lost through bad
management? My answer is rotate
our crops raise grass.
/ have yet to see the soil with
plenty of humus in it that will not
produce a paying crop if it has half
u chance. BY supplying the humus by
growing grass, you rid the land of
weeds, and thus derive double benefit
At the present time our aim is still to
raise wheat. and | think it is a good
one. For the most of our acreage we
want short rotation such as is us
ually used where clover and timothy
is grown.
Timothy is IL surface feeder while
clover is a legume that stores nitrogen
from the air, and at the same time fills
the soil with roots, leaves and stems
rich in potash and phosphorus, and
improves its texture, making it more
retentive of moisture. thus keeping up
regular chemical action that unlocks
fertility giving more liberal and con-
slant food supply for succeeding
crops.
Mr.. A. X. Bush in Il recent article on
clover tells of a conversation he had
with a farmer in which he referred in
cidentally to adjoining farms in his
neighbOrhoOd, the owner of one of
which had grown clover in regular ro-:
tattOn with other crops, while his
neighbor on the other side of the fence
had given it no place on his farm
The average yield of wheat on the
covered lands this year was fifteen
bushels per acre more than it was on
the other side of the fence. The quail
ity was also much improved by the
clover grown.
Wheat was worth IS cents per
bushel at that time. We figured it
over once, and made Il difference in
profits of SLIPS per acre We might
continue the figuring and make addi-
uOnal profits for the clover grower
We presume the farmer had COWS and
hogs on his farm. both of which are
unusually profitable this year. but to
do their best must have clover for pas
ture and forage.
No doubt this man also had fine
corn crop which made big yields this
year on clover sod, while failure oc-
Cured without it on adjoining lands.
Clover will double the profits on any
farm where it is grown in regular
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-19
AWAIT GLAD TIDINGS.
Minneapolis Heirs to Metzger Estate
Expect to Receive News.

w. J. Metzger, 1921 Lyndale avenue
S, and Charlotte Metzger, widow, 1908
Girard avenue N. Minneapolis, are an
Xfously waiting for notification of
when they may come into possession
of 100000 each, to which they are
heirs. AS told in special dispatches
to the Sunday Journal, after waiting
100 years, the heirs of Theobald Metz
ger, who died in Holland, are now in
a position to demand their property.
Metzger, who was worth $3.50, 0oo, 900,
left a will saying his fortune should
be held in trust by the government for
a century before being distributed to,
the heirs. That time has now ex-
pired, and among 365 heirs now resid-
ing in this country are the two Minne-
apolitans.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-19

The only large labor convention
scheduled to be held next month is
that of the Pocket Knife Blade Grind
ers and Finishers' National Union.
which meets at Bridgeport, Conn,
February %. -
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-08-24
GOOD coLoRs FOR HOUSES.

1t is not generally knoWn-not even
among painters-why certain tints
and colors wear much better than
others on houses, and the knowledge
of just what tints are best to use is,
therefore, rather hazy.
One writer on paint, in a recent
book, says that experiments seem to
show that those colors which resist
or turn back the heat rays OF the sun,
will protect a house better than those
which allow these rays to pass
through the film.
Thus red is a good color because it
turns back, or reflects, the red rays,
and the red rays are the hot rays.
In general, therefore, the warm
tones are good and the cold tones are
poor, so far as wear is concerned. In
choosing the color of paint for your
house, select reds, browns, grays
and olives which, considering the va
rious tones these tints will produce,
will give a wide range from which to
choose.
Avoid the harsh tints, such as cold
yellows (like lemon), cold green's
like grass green, etc. , and the blues.
1t must be understood that no vir-
tue is claimed for tints in themselves,
irrespective of the materials used in
the paint Any color will fade, and
the paint will scale off, if adulterated'
white lead or canned paint is used;
but if one is careful to use the best,
white lead-some well-known brand
of a reliable manufacturer-and gem
uine linseed oil, the warm tints mem
toned above will outwear the same
materials tinted with the cold colors.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-08-24
"pEN AND INK" BET WAS EASY.
Colonel AXE" Hill Quite Ready to In
crease the Amount.

Col. IKE" Hill, assistant sergeant
alarms for the Democrats In the
house of representatives, has violent
political prejudices and at election
time is wont to back them with
money.
He got into political discussion
in the lobby of the Hoffman house in
New York a short time ago and made
an assertion that was disputed by
man in the gathering.
Col. Ike reached down into his
pocket, pulled out roll of money and
peeled off five 500 bills.
Il will just bet you $500 am right"
he said.
'I'll take you," said the other.
wait until l get pen and ink"
A cold look came into Col. "Ike's"
eyes.
What do you want pen and ink
for?" he asked.
why, / want to write a check for
$500 to cover your bet"
Col. ike" put his money back in his
pocket.
Bring me pen and ink, too" he
said, for if this is going to be a check
bet III make it $5,0O0."-Saturday
Evening Post.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-08-24
SALLOW FACES
Often Caused by Coffee Drinking.

How many persons realize that cof-
fee so disturbs digestion, that it pro-
duces a muddy, yellow complexion?
A ten days trial of Postum Food
Coffee has proven means, in thou
sands of cases, of clearing up bad
compilations.
A Washn. young lady tells her expe-
rience:
"All of us-father, mother, sister
and brother-had used tea and coffee
for many years until finally we all
had stomach troubles more or less.
"We were all sallow and troubled
with pimples, breath bad, disagree
able taste in the mouth. and all Of us
simply so many bundles of nerves.
I'VE didn't realize that coffee was
the cause of the trouble until one day
we ran out of coffee and went to Dor
row some from neighbor. She gave
us some Postum and told us to try
that
Although we started to make It,
we all felt sure we would be sick II
we MISSED our strong coffee, but we
were forced to try Postum and were
surprised to find it delicious.
I'VE read the statements on the
pkg, got more and in a month and a
half you wouldn't have known US.
We were all able to digest our food
without any trouble. each ones skin
became clear. tongues cleaned on and
nerves in fine condition. We never
use anything now but Postum. There
Is nothing Ike r." Name given By
Postum Co. Battle Greek. Mich
Read the little book. The Road "a
MELVILLE" There's q reason.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-08-24
Facts About Alaska.

Alaska is an interesting region. In
area she is twice as large as Texas,
with California thrown in, but her
resident white population numbers
only about 10000, though in summer
she has from 10000 to 10000 more
whites. In fur, fish and minerals she
is rich. Since her annexation she has
furnished $5O,0O0,OO0 of furs, 100000.
900 of fish and $7O,OOO,0OO of minerals,
chiefly gold and silver. Her output
of gold, which was 100000 in 1904,
was $16,OOO,OO0 in 1905, and will be
fully s26,OOO,O00 in 19O6.-Leslie's
Weekly.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-08-24
Nebraslxa Delegate killed.

Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 1S.-John Wa
tiers, of Doniphan, Neb., delegate
to the populist state convention,
while suffering from heat left his
hotel and wandered to the Burlington
railroad yards and was struck by a
switch engine. He died in the hospit-
al as a, result Of his injuries. In the
same yards stranger, supposedly
overcome by heat. fell on the track
and was run over and killed. The
maximum temperature in lincoln
Thursday was %
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-08-24
PUSHING Cape to Cairo Line.

In a report in the London Times IL
is sta ed that the Cape to Cairo rail-
way =, South Africa has been opened
so as tc run over the Kafue river on
a bridge which stands on Is spans,
each 100 feet, with pillars resting on
a bed 16 feet under the water. Ka-
fue river is 266 miles north of Victoria
falls, and the distance from Cape
Town is 1,90S miles. The railroad
however, is now at Broken hill, BAT
miles beyond the falls, the line having
been pushed on while the bridge was
building over the Kafue river. 4
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-08-24

The man who boasts of the wonders
he is going to work never amounts
to much as an actual worker.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-08-24

Drops Dead at the Table. = Mrs.
Mary Day. living near Parker, drop
ped dead at the dinner table. she
had just prepared the meal for her
self and son when, an attack of heart
failure seized her b
Wellington to b. an Icing Station.
-Wher the Belen cutoff is complet-
ed and the fast trains are running
through Wellington, this will be an
icing station TO ice cars of California
fruit going east This will take a
considerable amount of ice. so the
ice plant will be enlarged.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1906-06-26

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