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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-10-26
res net owner s4o9s, 10, or s1s5.94 per acre

Mr.. f. r. Rachel, who lives at Fafurrias, Texas, planted {
acres Of beans in February this year. and marketed his crop the first
Of April, The acres Of string beans Melted MI Rachel SI25.oo
per acre, or S625.oo for 5 acres. On 2 acres OF these beans he had
watermelons planted between the rows, from which Mr.. Rachel gath
cred a carload Of melons that brought him SII2oo. In addition, he
harvested 700 pounds dry beans that sold for $40 90, making a total
Of $4,000 for 2 acres and $4,000 for 3 acres, or S74s,oo total re-
ceipts off Of acres, and this is only one crop, as Re was through
harvesting by middle Of June, and 2 to 8 crops are raised by Mr..
Rachel on this same land in one year.
For an experiment, MI. Rachel used on a "a acre Of Onions,
600 pounds Of Commercial Fertilizer, costing him sI7s per hundred
pounds, or 5000 for the half acre. He secured a yield Of I3,soo
pounds Of Onions. He marketed 227 crates, which netted him
S23o75 and sold locally, 700 pounds at cents per pound, making
SCI. 90. This makes a total ofSz5L75 for a u acre Of Bermuda
Onions.
On 10 acres he raised and sold 7 carloads Of watermelons at
an average of SII2oo per car, and 200 bushels Of corn at 90 cents a
bushel, making a total crop Of S8S4oo on I6 acres. This was raised
without irrigation or fertiizing
He also rented for the Spring crop season, 30 acres Of land
at $500 per car, furnishing water, which he says was done at a cost
not to exceed $4,000 for the season. This item Melted him S2ooo o.
All the above string beans, corn and watermelons were raised
without irrigation, and with the exception Of the "A acre of Onions
all of these crops were raised without fertizing. On all the ground
above, there is growing now, fine crops Of peanuts, caulihower. egg
plants and other vegetables.
The following will show what the land Of Mr.. Rachel has
brought him the first six months Of the year 1906
say ACRES UNDER CULTIVATION.
(Neued IN Beans 4. :, Z. ~ (. =. ~. S62soo
5Acres ! Car Watermeons ~. ...,,..... II2oo
Zoo Pounds Dry Beans, ~. i. !. 1000
Il : Oftertiized and irrigated onions netted him 2sIco
II . Onions without fertlizing neted him
5000. 90 per acre, ~. .....,. 10000
10 . OfWatermelons and Corn netted, ~. S84.oo
20 J Kent at $500 per acre, \. ....a...... 10000
sal, Total Maoazs
The above earned with one series ofcrops on land that will
grow 2and 8 crops in one year. This land cost Mr. Rachel ar 40
per acre 2 years ago. QUESTION:: W hat is the same worth todav7
20 you want some OF the same kind Of land at SIsoo Der
acref we can sestto you, in any amount on easy terms. Write TO
ME-. R Rachel at Falfurrias, Texas and he will give You ali the
information you ask him.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1906-10-26

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
ROADS GIVE ONE FARE RATE
Will Issue Excursion Tickets to
Boise for the Irrigation
Congress.

Tie members OF the state board Of hor-
ticulture have entered actively upon the
work OF collecting Utah's exhibit for the
Irrigation Congress at Boise. Every as
distance is being rendered by experts as
well as by the growers, and the Salt
Lake county growers have arranged to
hold a meeting at the office Of the county
commissioners at O'Clock Saturday after
noon TO devise further means in which
they may render assistance in the mat
ter Of the exhibit of fruit.
The railroads have given q rate of one
fare for the round trip. This will make
the fare 10 Boise and return 1910. Tie
tickets will be sold Aug. 81. Sept / and ..
and will be good for return at any time
until Sept. Is. On these tickets passage
will not be required to be continuous.
A big crowd will go from Salt Lake
A special train Will be run from here and
will take along many leading citizens.
This is 1ct strictly a Salt Lake train,
but Manager Fisher Harris OF the Com
mercial club would like to hear from any
in the state Of Utah who wish 10 go n
this way.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
TEXAS REPUBLICANS.
Or. c. Abrey Will Lead the Ticket to
Jumping Of Place.

Fl Paso Tex. Aug. 15.-The Republican
state convention completed its work to-
day by re-electing Cecil Lyon of Sher-
man. state chairman, and nominating the
following state ticket:
Governor-Dr. c. Abrey. Framing
county.
Lieutenant governor-Frederick Hof-
heinz. Guadalupe county.
Attorney general-Charles w Ogden.
San Antonio.
Wentworth Manning Van
Sandt county.
Treasurer-George NJ. Booth, Williamson
county.
Commissioner general OF land office
Henry -. Harding. Amarillo.
Railroad commissioner-W. +. Conner,
Dallas
Superintendent of public instructiOn-F
Nandcrvoort Carriso Springs.
Justice OF court OF criminal appeals
A. @. Foster. FL Paso.
The resolutions condemn the wasteful
extravaganza or the state Democratic al
ministration. commend the Roosevelt ad-
ministration, condemn nepotism In Texas
and condemn the Texas congressman for
opposing the Republican national admin
istratiOn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
STENSlAND IN THE EAST
Defaulting President of Milwaukee
Avenue Bank Seen Aboard
Train at Pittsburg.

= Pittsburg. Aug. 15.-Paul o. Stems I
= land, the defaulting president OF the 4
y Milwaukee Avenue State bank of !
+ Chicago, was I'm Pittsburg today. and =
y at present is thought to be I'm the =
y east. Stensland was seen aboard =
y Pennsylvania railroad train at the !
y union station by Oscar Holmer. a 4
= mechanical engineer who used 10 =
y be a close friend Of Stensland, but =
= had not seen him for two years, 4
y Holmer had gone to the station to :
4 meet a friend who was on his way \
\ east and while talking in the Pull =
= man his attention was unexplain- !
= ably attracted to a man seated near, 4
\ In telling OF the incident Holmer said !
y todayi !
y II walked up 60 him and said, !
4 Hello, Stensland, what are you de- 4
: ing here7
! For Gods sake he said. is II !
\ youS Don't give me away,
y II told him he and his affairs were !
y n ene OF my business and then he 4
4 started to talk. He said he supposed !
\ knew all about hia trouble and de- !
y clared he WIS almost out OF bis mind 4
b with worry, He told me that he was \
, going east and said he had plenty OF I
y money,
= MY friend. who came from Roch- !
: ester VIA Buffelo, told me the man \
) whom recognized had been on the !
y train from that city and they had \
\ talked together"
\ The train Left here at a. m. !
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
silver PURCHASED At 66.62
Four Bids Opened at the Treasury
Department and $4,000
Ounces Accented.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Pursuant to the
announcement of the secretary of the
treasury that he desired to receive ten
ders of silver today, four bids were made
10 Director Roberts Of the mint. The
bids were opened this afternoon and after
being submitted to Secretary Shaw, II
was announced that the government had
purchased $4,000 ounces of silver. .99e
fine, at IS. 60 cents an ounce.
It is not the custom to announce the
name of the individual or corporation
through whom the silver is obtained. II
IL expected the government will require
from fifty to one hundred thousand
ounces of silver a week for an indefinite
length or time. II is the purpose. there
fore OF Secretary Shaw and Director
Roberts TO receive bids Wednesday of
each week until further notice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
POOR AIM OF THE
SHOOTERS
! Ninety-Six Bullets Were Fired
at Grand Duke Nicholas
at Guards Camp.
GIRL BRUTAlLY WHIPPED
RUSSIAN RECRUITS JOINING
THE cOLoRs.
GIRL BRUTALLY WHIPPED

St Petersburg, Aug. i6.-The inveshga-
ZION into the attempt on the life Of Grand
Duke Nicholas on Aug. 10 at the Guards
camp maneuvers at Krasnoye-Selo has
developed that ball cartridges were used
IN ninety-six rifles OF the sharp-shooters,
Ihe krasnoye-SeO incident was preceded
carry IN the week by two occasional oc-
currences. directly due TO dlsloyalty
among the troops. Some men OF the
mite Sea regiment fired at one OF their
0tncerS from ambush and a sergeant OF
the Onirersk regiment, who evidently
had become aware that plotting was talk
ing place among the men. was killed.
III turns out that the police made a mis-
take when they presumed they had cap-
tursd Captain Kock. commander of the
Ked Guards OF Finland The captain is
now In Christiania, Norway, whence be
writes that he escaped disguised MS cab
CrlVer and actually drove two detectives
VINO were searching Cor him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
BRUTALLY WHIPPED.
, Awful Punishment of Girl Who
Sneered at the Soldiers.

81, Petersburg, aug 15.-Intense popu-
lar Indignation has been created here by
me brutal treatment OF Mile. Smirnoff, q
refined young woman. at the hands Of the
crack chevalier guards. While a squad
ron or these guarGSmen was passing along
the Nevsky Prospect yesterday Mile.
SmlTnoff, who was accompanied by an
other young woman. remarked: They are
as gay as II they had captured Port Ar
thur"
Pedestrians hearing the remark repeat
joined In the jeering. The commander OF
the cavalTymen suddenly wheeled his
squadron and gave the command 10
charge with drawn whips. The troopers
then charged the crowd, laying about
them right and left. Mile Smirnoff and
her companion, who in the meantime had
passed down SIDE street, were pursued.
They tried 10 escape into a doorway but
were caught. Under the direction of an
offlcer they were forced TO enter a cab
ana were driven 70 the guards barracks
where they were taken before Colonel
Stenbeckerformer The latter was dis
posed 10 turn Mile Smrnoff over 10 the
police. but other officers interfered and
the girl was finally taken to the court
yard. where troopers. in the presence OF
two officers. administered TO her twenty
seven lashes with their whips. The girls
clothing was cut as If by knives by the
wire thongs of the whips and her flesh
is terribly lacerated
The papers are demanding that both
the officers and men who took part in the
affair be punished.
No action by the military authorities
has yet been announced. The Twentieth
Century which printed another version
81 the case today, has been ConfisCated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
JOINED THE coLoRs.
Russian Reservists Pay No Attention
to Viborq Manifesto.

St Petersburg. Aug. 15.-As proof of the
ineffectiveness Of the Viborg manifesto
the minister of war announces that 26g .
us OF the recruits called TO the colors in
the fall have already subscribed their
names at the office OF the recruiting
boards.
The minister of railways and eommu-
nications on account Of the daily hold
ups of trains and the murder of officials
OF the railroads, has sent a circular 10
the railroad superintendent directing
them to use military guards wherever
danger exists. Throughout the Caucasus
and the Volga region all trains now carry
soldier guards and passengers are re-
qured 10 establish their identity before
being allowed 70 enter the cars
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
EX- GOVERNOR 0DELL
SHOWS HIS STRENGTH

= New York. Aug. 15.-The Republic b
y an state committee today voted \
y 10 call the state convention TO be !
y held in Saratoga on Sept. % for the !
y election OF a temporary chairman for
y the state convention. Governor Hig- =
y gins friends won on the first vote !
y by electing Lieutenant Governor !
\ Bruce. but State Chairman OdeITs !
y supporters brought about reconsid- !
y Grafton of the vote and left the mat !
y ter unsettled. The Democratic state =
y convention will meet at Buffalo on =
y the same date.
= After the committee adjourned Mr.. !
= Odell and United States Senator Plat \
\ held a conference. Senator Plat \
y said afterward. speaking of Mr. \
y Odell:
\ II have fallen into his arms and \
\ he has fallen into mine \
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
SULLIVAN SENDS
OUT STATEMENT
Denies Right of Mr.. Bryan to
Call Into Question Act of
National Convention.
CASTS DOUBT ON LETTERS
BLAMEs DUNLAP AND ThoMP-
SON FOR TROUBLE,
CASTS DOUBT ON LETTERS

Chicago, Aug, 15-Democratio National
Committeeman Roger 9, Sullivan gave
out today statement which he has pre-
pared and mailed broadcast throughout
Illinois In reply to William j. Bryan's
demand that he resign from the national
committee and his subsequent assertion
that his opposition to Mr.. Sullivan was
prompted solely by his belief that Roger
Sullivan and John p. Hopkins had de-
nberately robbed the Democrats OF Illi-
nois OF their political right"
Mr., Sullivan, In his rejoinder, declines
to ooncede 10 Mr., Bryan the right to
question his Democracy or his member
ship In the national committee, "Judg-
ment as to my Democracy" he says,
rests with the Democrats OF the dis
trict in which 1--we. My title TO mem
bership I'm the national committee has
been confirmed by 4 higher authority
than Mr. Bryan"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
RinaIeaders on Trial.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 15.-The Cronstadt
mutineers who are TO be tried by court
martial have been divided into several
categories. The trial Of the ringleaders
is now in progress.
The official inquiry at Toms into the
abuses and malVerSatiOns OF the Siber-
ian railway during the war is coming to
conclusion. II has transpired that 500
cars disappeared and that at one station
alone the state was defrauded of $3.50. 600
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
Men Past Sixty In Danger.

Moro than half OF mankind over sixty
years OF age suffer from kidney and
bladder disorders, usually enlargement
os prostate glands. This Is both pain
full and Danger Gus, and Foley's Kidney
Cure should be taken at the first sign
Of dsnse-. as Il corrects Irregularities
and has cured many old men of this
disease. Mr.. Rodney Burnett, Rock
port, Mo-, writes; ct suffered with en-
larged prostate gland and kidney trou-
bio for years. and after taking two bot
ties Of Foley's Kidney Cure feel bet
ter than 1 have for twenty years. al
though L am now 81 years old. r. j.
Hill Drug Co.., the never substitutors.
BY steamship Deutchland via Ham,
burg and New York, carload "Pilsner
2urgerbrau" and "Munchner Hof-
brau." Karl II. Mayer. The Heidelberg
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
Sixty Years Experience Of an Ole
Nurse.

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup Is the
prescription of one OF the best female
physicians and nurses In the United
States. and has been used for sixty years
with never-failing success by millions OF
mothers for their children. During the
process OF teething its value is incalcu-
liable 1t relieves the child from pain,
cures diarrhoea,' gripping in the bowels
and wind collie. BY giving health to the
child it rests the mother. Price 70 cents
n bottle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
BENCH WARRANT FOR
INSURANCE AGENT

San Francisco, Aug ia bench war
rant was issued today for the arrest OF
Insurance company. Quinby had recent
ly been brought before the grand jury
for examination of his methods OF set
Ting claims Of policy holders He re-
fused to answer questions and was cited
to appear before Judge Graham today "a
show cause why he should not be pun
ished for contempt He did not appear
and II was stated that his whereabouts
Is unknown
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
What a New Jersey Editor SAYS.

NJ. T. Lynch, Editor of the Phillips
burg. n. j., Daily Post. writes: "I have
used many kinds cs medicines for
coughs and colds in my family. but
never anything so good as Foley's
Honey and Tar. / cannot say too much
In praise of it," +. J. Hill Drug Co.
the never substitutors
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
A DINING CAR

Is one Of the many things you con-
slider when you are trying to figure
out the best route East. The dining
car service recently established on the
COLORADO MIDLAND is one of the
very latest modern cars, and up-to-date
I'm every respect. The line runs through
the mountains all the way, therefore
COOL. and with the Pullman Observa-
ton Sleeping cars, what more can you
desire? Leave Salt Lake in the even
ing, spend the next day in the Rockies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
REPUBLICAN, HELLER
ACCUSED OF BRIBERY

Los Angeles. Aug l5.-Attempted brib-
cry at the Republican primaries yester-
day is the specific charge against H c..
vignes. a special deputy sheriff at the
detention home in the Ninth ward I'm
q felony warrant issued by Justice Young
this morning. Harry G. Carr. a report
er for the Times. the complaining wit
ness. alleges that Vignes offered him s.
TO vote a certain ticket.
Vignes surrendered himself before noon
and the court set his examination for
Sept and fixed his bond at $1,000
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
Casts Doubt Upon Letter.

Continuing. Mr.. Sullivan says; Mr..
Bryan may have written the letters in
which my resignation or removal Is adj
vlsed, although the channel through which
the letters have come throws doubt on
their authenticity"
The purpose OF the demand made by
Mr.. Bryan Mr.. Sullivan asserts to be to
create new fractional strife in the place
Of factionalsm that has now disappeared.
Actually" he declares, this demand
emanates from two men-Millard Fillmore
Dunlap and owen p. Thompson of jack
sonville. BY misuse of Mr.. Bryans name
and popularity they hope to stir up
enough discord at Peoria to enable them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
ONLY 500
Ogden and Return.

The Germans will operate an excur-
sion 10 Ogden on August 18th, via the
Oregon Short Line. Trains leave Salt
Lake at $40 and 1920 q. M; returning.
special will leave ogden at 10 D. m.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
DIAMOND COAL.

Sold only by Citizens Coal company.
153 South Main. Phone 40.
WANDAMERE is a busy spot these
d9ys
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16

In the letters attributed TO Mr.. Bryan
there Is plain statement.
Mr.. Sullivan was selected as national
committeeman by delegates whe were not
chosen by the convention
If this statement is Mr.. Bryan's, then
he persists in a contention that was de-
clared by the last Democratic national
convention TO be a Misrepresentation. He
cannot In fairness maintain this position,
II Is true that the seats of certain of
those delegates were contested. But these
Mr.. Bryan knows It. Does Mr..
Bryan deny the authority of the
Democratic national conventionf I can
ton by vote of ssI to III confirmed the
right of the legal Illinois delegates to
their seats. Those delegates elected me
national committeeman by vote of 4s
to 5. The national convention again con-
firrned that action.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16

ITO allege fraud against my right to
seat In the national committee is 70
indict the last national convention and
It's leaders for compromising a fraud. Can
even Mr.. Bryan sincerely and honestly do
this2 He cannot II he expects to accept
hence, for such nomination must come
from the men I have named and their
associates. No man, not even Mr.. Bryan.
can afford to accept any nomination.
much less nomination for the presi-
dency, at the hands of men whom ne be-
lieves TO be abettors of high crimes and
misdemeanors and perpetrators Of
fraud,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16
Defends His Title.

to pose agajn as leaders and as repre-
sentatiyes of Mr.: Bryan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-16

Capital Perfecto, pest 2 for Csc.
The daily tribune., 1906-06-30

ANOTHER MODEL OITY-Wha,
II IL hoped TO mako . model city IA
start foil grown. without . saloon.
small frame building. with water
works. . $50. 90 bubilc school. paved
strests. a public library and all the
up to date oonvenienoes. has bsen he.
gun In the pineriss OF northern Min.
nesotA by the United States Steel cor.
porstiou. The new town will start
with . 20 pulAtion Of 1000 LeTsons.
and will be Rovs ned by . boArd Of
commissioners. The site IL en- the
Iron range eight miles west Of Grand
Rapids. and the oocupas Ion Of the peo.
pie will be mining No land will
be sold In the business section Of the
new town. and mineral rights will
be csrefully preserved 10 oass any Of
Il is dipsosed Of In the outiyin dis.
triots. The big COMPANY IL 70 build
the residences and sell them TO desira.
BILE purchasers. leasing the land for
. long period
The daily tribune., 1906-06-30
How to Break UP q Cold.

1t nay be surprise to many to learn
that a severe cold can be completely
broken up IN one or two days time.
The first symptoms Of 4 cold arc a dry,
loud cough, a profuse watery discharge
from the nose, and thin, white coating
on the tongue. When Chamberlain .
Cough Remedy is taken every hour on
the first appearance OF these symptoms,
1t counteracts the effect OF the cold and
restores the system to healthy condi.
ton within 4 day or two. For salo a.
Daniels drug store. It's
The daily tribune., 1906-06-30
A DrsAppoINrMENr-rh.. .ppl.

A DISAPPOINTMENT-The apple
crop Of the county will prove . dis.
appointmut this year ~ so many Of
them are falling from the trees
Something 10 the matter wish either
the fruit or the lirbs Of the trees and
the growers are now trying to Asoer.
tain what the trouble might be. A
few weeks ago when the fruit was
sms ller. the trees were loaded with
1t aud most Of the trees gave the
appearance that when the fruit Wal
matured that the trees would not
hold the great weight The pros.
poets have been blastsd and IL Il
believed thst the cold weather IL
partly responsible for the conditions,
On Beaver creek the farmers expected
10 have one Of the greatest yields thil
year they ever had. but they have
been disappointed. The same oondi.
tions exist In tho fruit belt at O6nou
City and also on the Hardscrabble.
It IL said that since the trees viii moi
have 20 much fruit to msture tha,
the quality Of IL will be better.