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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05

THE FARMERS FOWL
Rhode Island Reds, Farm Bred. stur
DIV nnh Thrifty

Rhode Island Reds, Farm Bred. stun
dy and Thrifty.
The Rhode Island Red is a true OF
shoot of American quality. a rugged.
self satisfied and productive organism;
bred to Withstand the test OF rigor-
Gus climate. with constitution that de.
fies the frost of the billtops or the
dampness OF the shore regions; whose
makeup combines the persistent ana
remarkably impressionable coloriug OF
the Red Malay, the activity of the Leg
horn, the stamina and docility of the
Cochin
The Red originated in the swampy
lowlands of Rhode Island, and its
hardness i'm extreme variations of tenn
perature is chief element in its favor
1t lives without coddling, retains vlgor
even in confinement and has all the
qualities that 90 with the business hen.
The carcass most desirable for mar
ket is one that weighs between four
and five pounds when dressed The Red
conforms to this scale, and in rapidity
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05
SCARCITY OF COWS.

Tes a~ay RseHls Have. asit Raist.s
~ z DsAry Stock.
There 10 beyond question scarcity
of good dairy cows throughout the
middle and eastern states. A dozen
men have asked US In the last few
weeks where they could 60 to buy
carload Of good cows. and we have
been unable to tell them. We don't
know where good cows are for sale
even In less than carload lots. The
trouble Is that too many people have
quit raising cows.
The milk industry has extended over
q wide area formerly devoted to but
ter. and milk producers are not In a
position to raise cows as rule. They
have increased their working herds, de-
pending on purchased material. but
they have sacrificed their calves. Veal
prices have been attractive most of the
time. and receipts OF calves at market
centers have been constantly increas-
Ing. Now dalrymen find themselves
facing shortage OF cows. Unless this
wholesale slaughter Of calves IL check
ed the situation Is bound to become
worse than II Ii now.
Profitable dairy cows are not raised
these days except from dairy herds.
Good milking Shorthorn cows used to
b available to dairymen. but they are
scarce now. Shorthorn breeders have
10 largely neglected the milking quail
tiles Of their cattle that profitable dali
~ cows Of this breed are much harder
to find than they used to be. The other
beef breeds as rule do not furnish
profitable dairy material. II some dali
rymen do not raise a surplus OF cows
where are they to come from In the
future! We believe this point Ia wor.
thy Of careful consideration right now.
National Stockman.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05

Dried beet pulp Is comparatively a
new article on the market and is the
dried residue In beet sugar manufac-
ture. 1t comes from the sugar factory
through an operation briefly as follows:
The beets are washed. then shredded
into small. round strips and placed In
large upright cylinders. through which
hot water IL forced. dissolving out the
sugar. This liquor Ia drawn or, and
the pulp. containing about 90 per cent
Of moisture and per cent of sugar. IL
conveyed to large presses. which re-
duce the moisture to 50 per cent. II is
then put into large kilns and thorough
~ dried by direct heat. The drying
process lasts about thirty five minutes.
and the resulting product Is sacked and
ready for shipment. After extracting
the sugar from the liquor which has
been drawn on there is residuum
molasses. containing about 80 per cent
Of sugar. and certain amount Of this
product Is mixed with the fresh pulp.
then dried and sold under the name Of
s'dried molasses beet pulp
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05
Profitable Onions.

For a money crop we have found
trnnsplanted onions very useful. We
use the Prizetaker variety, which
seems best for this purpose. The
ground is made very rich with manure
and fertilizer and carefully plowed and
fitted. The seed is either started in the
hotbeds in March or started outdoors
as early In the season as possible.
When the plants have bulb about
as large as lead pencil they are trans
planted like cabbage. in rows or drills
eighteen inches apart and about -four
inches In the rows. Constant and
thorough culture Is required, and II
this Is given and the season Is fair
one immense onions will be grown
They are very mild and pleasant In
flavor, and we have no trouble In sell
Ing them at high figure. says farm
er located near New York.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05

"Red ears" are one of the vagaries Of
the cornfield and always seem to inter-
est because of their strange appear
ance and still more strange appearing.
Two years ago row of corn was
planted with grains from a solid red
ear between rows made up of long
list OF white varieties, and In no in
stance was there any red color marked
upon any grains in the many white
sorts alongside, and contrariwIse no
white grains could be detected upon
the red ears then produced. 1t was
also observed that many of the stalks
from the red grains produced white
ears with colorless grains and husks
II there is a law underlying the pro.
duction Of red ears 1t is not understood
by the writer.-B. ID. Halsted.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05
ENKh 49,
ISL ~ rEEP
Es1s,sssiGAKPEN
WHEN MAKING BORDEAUX
An Effective Handmade strainer.
BRASS Wire Hest.

An Effective Hand made Sfratner.
BRASS Wire Best.
No matter what quantity of Dor
deaux mixture Is TO be made up, it Is
necessary to strain the materials
through wire strainer. The best type
of stralner is made of brass wire with
eighteen or twenty meshes to the inch.
If all the copper solution is strained
and then the milk of lime is stralna3
into the dilution vessels ii will not be
necessary to strain the bordeaux mix
ture, as on account of its hocculeAt
character it is sometimes more difficult
to pass through the strainer than the
lime milk. Some very good strainers
made of copper are on the market and
may be obtained from the makers Of
spray pumps. One of the best which
can be made at home is i'm the form of
a box about foot square, the bottom
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05

IL one makes such butter as he
positively knows Is good-he must not
merely think It Is good because II Is
his. but know II Is good and why II Is
good, and be able to make 1t Just that
way ffty-two times or oftener year
and wants more customers who are
willing to pay a little more for quality,
. little money judIclously spent Ia adj
vortisIng b generally profitable In
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05

The method Of treatment for smut in
oats n simple, requiring no special
precautions. Sprinkle the seed oats
with Z solution Of formalIn OF the
strength Of one pound Of formalin to
nifty gallons Of water until nearly
moist enough to pack In the hand.
shovel into q pile and cover. After
two hours or more the oats are ready
10 COW or can be spread out and dried
and kept for future sowing. ~. G. Ar
thur. Indiana.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05
Remarkable Tomato.

Honor Bright tomato. of which
American Agriculturist submits the
accompanying illustration. has several
distinctive features. While growing II
L. q light green, toward maturity II
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05

becomes waxy white, then light yellow
and finally rich red. 1t Is a particu-
larry long keeper. If picked when
yellow 1t may be shipped in barrels, and
In cool place will keep for several
weeks. 1t makes excellent preserves.
When ripe the flesh is tender and melt
ting.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05

The accompanying illustrations show
homemade curing room. A ven
tllator should be arranged at the top
to allow warm air to pass out. A good
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05

MrxRIoR or oHKEsK cAvR-
Of France Is cured In natural deep
caves where the temperature and mols-
ture are nearly always the same
American Agriculturist.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05

Lost-A heavy gray wooden sweater
between this city and Enemy Swim.
Finder please leave 1t this oflioe.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05
EXTERIOR OF CHEESE CAVE.

curing room can be made by simply
digging a cave In clay bank where
the soil Is stiff enough to prevent cav
Ing In. The famous Roquefort cheese
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05

TRRNG is much better for hay than letting lay the swah to
ouo
in of eddr and rake With
in cured ready for the loader less time
Follow the with
dey Follow the rake with the loader The first hay the first hay
point? and tested kind More
Of the N
efficient We have them hand
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
RAISES A DOUBT.
Yet Body Found at ST. Peter Is Ee-
lived to Be Henry Doerrs.
From Saturdays Daily.

rIoUl > Idlly.
| Henry DOerT ST.. returned yesterday af-
| ternoon from ST. Peter where he at
tended the funeral of his young son, who
was drowned in the Minnesota river Tie
made the statement after his return that
he did not think the body that was
found was the body of his son. Other
members of the family, however, are
convinced that it was the Doerr boy
1t was not possible to identify the re-
mains by looking at it, nor was there
any clothing to furnish evidence, but
measurements taken bore out the belief
and there have been no other boys
drowned. so far as known.
The action of the elements resulted
in wearing off the hair and skin from the
face and the obliteraton OF the nose
The body was frightfully bloated and
disiigured, but there can be scarcely a
doubt but that it was the body of
young Doerr, and it was buried as such
in the family lot.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
A. E. BURNS MARRIED.
Mankato Young Man Weds ST. Paul
Lady on Saturday.

After a morning spent in wildly con-
versing over telephones, repidly rush
ing up and down street and few other
efforts in the same line. Albert f. Burns.
drummer in the Unique theatre, sue
ceeded in placing himself among the
bride9rooms of June.
Saturday morning, after much per-
suasion. Mr.. Barnes convinced his
fancee, Miss Arnelda C. Moe. that 'de
lays were dangerous" that June was
best and the nuptial knot ought to be
tied at once.
The trouble began. Mr.. Barnes call
ed UP r. c. 5lO2. The Rev. G. L. Nor
rill was out.
The bridegroom was not daunted. but
fate was 'agin'" him. He tried several
of the ministers.
Finally he took to the street where
he ran pellmell into Mr.. Morrill,, who
was hastily escorted into the parlors of
the Hotel Hyser, where in the presence
of two guests, picked up on the way,
the service was read which made Miss
Moe the bride of Mr.. Burns.-St. Paul
Daily News.
Mr.. Burns was formerly trap drumm-
er in the Crescent orchestra in this city
and is son of A. c. Burns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
Highway Board Would Abolish
a'pea County Surveyor. q
MAKE HIM ROAD OVERSEER.
Pull Tax Farce Should Be Tab0Oed
s'''' Matters for The Next Leg.
islaturs Consideration.

ST. Paul, July 5.-When the next leg
islature convenes a number of facts will
BIZ called to its attention by the state
board of highway commissioners, which
will request and recommend that a
number of laws relative to good roads
be amended. At the regular meeting Of
the commission several matters of inn
portance were taken up, all of which
will be carried before the legislature.
The position of county surveyor is
held by the commissioners to be use
less office and one that should be abol-
ished. In place of the county surveyor
they propose to install county highway
commissioner, to have active charge OF
all roads and bridge work in the coun-
ty, including the repairing.
Another law regarded as mfavorable
to the best results is the poll tax law
which provides that farmers may work
out their taxes on the roads The com
missioners hope to see the law altered
to such an extent that the taxes must
be paid and not worked out.
1t was also proposed to recommend
the building of state stone crushers at
different points in the state, to be OPP
Grated by the state prison labor; that is.
by those cOnvicts not employed in Irvine
making but engaged in the manufacture
of shoes. This change, it is said, would
be of great benefit to the state and also
put a stop to the dissatisfaction now eX-
listing among organized labor.
Another law held to be bad is the law
which requires the highway commission
to apportion to each county in the state
at least $500 yearly, whether the county
assists the state in good road work or
not This law is held to be unjust to
other counties. The passage of a law
requiring that all roads shall be kept in
state of repair by the counties ira
versed by them will also be urged. There
IL 10 SucH law at present. anu cO1lSiuer-
able trouble has arisen regarding the re-
pair of roads. Therefore the matter has
been left in the hands of the town
boards, which in many cases have re-
fused to repair the county roads.
The expense to the state from the
vast army of overseers in every county
was also taken up, and the reemdy was
given in the shape of the county high
way commissioner. Under expert nngi-
fieering. it is said. the cost to the state
is about ii per cent. while under the
present system it exceeds 40 per cent.
1t was decided by the commission to
erect building at the fair grounds. to
be finished before the 1906 fair opens.
The structure is to be unique in design.
will probably be built of brick, and will
cost in the neighborhood of $1,000. Dur
ing fair week two split-log road drags
will be operated on the grounds for
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
the benefit of those interested in road
work.
USED THE KING DRAG.
Frank Wenner Speaks In High Terms
of the Machine.

From SATURDAYS Daily.
The King road drag has been used to
excellent advantage on one of the worst
roads leading into Nankato-the st.
Clair road about four miles east of the
cemetery ravine. Anyone who has ever
travelled over that road knows how rough
it has been and unpleasant to ride over.
The following lis letter received by
Mr.. George NJ Palmer from Frank Wen
ner. the pathmaster:
Mankato, Mimi, July ,, l9O4.-Mr.
George Palmer: In regard to the King
road drag. | must say that it does first
class work. Our road was in such a
bad shape that it was almost impos-
sible to travel l worked on it one day
and a half and it put the road in pretty
good shape, a distance of four miles.
with that amount of labor. If | put in
another day and a half then the road
will be in fine condition. | think that
one man. four horses and the King drag
will do Just as much and as good work.
or more. than five men and some other
graders. The King drag should be
weighted down with the driver and 200
pounds besides, the horses hitched ahead.
If all the farmers would own one OF
the King drags and use the machine
right after a rainfall we could soon have
good roads. Yours truly, Frank w. Wen
nor
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
WANTS INFORMATION.
Mountain Lake Man Inquiries About
Ghost in Mankato.

Postmaster Benedict this morning re-
ceived the following letter from a Noun
tain Lake RESIDENT
'To Postmaster, Mankato. Mimi
Dear Sir: You'd you please inform me
whether there is any truth to the story
published in the papers that there is a
ghost that appears on certain street
every night at d certain time in Man
kato. Please answer by return mail and
obige, ''
Probably the story that the writer OF
the latter refers to was the one about
the Fourth street mystery. The ghost
in this case has been laid, for no apprl-
tions have appeared on the street Tor
nearly week. The white horse and
the yelled lady are not thought to have
been spooks, but the real thing, still
there was sufficient mystery connecte
with their movements to get some
tongues wagging in the entire city, and
it made good story for the papers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
MET AN OLD FRIEND.
Arthur Wilsoi Falls Into Sherih's
Hands as lie Leaves Prison.


From Tuesdays Daily
Arthur Wilson. late of<Vermillior
county, Illinois, met an old acquaint-
ance yesterday morning in the person OF
Sheriff Mos, of that county, who met
and arrested him on the steps of the
state prison at Saltwater.
Wilson finished serving a sentence OF
nine months for grand larceny in the
third degree, having been sent up from
Blue Earth county. Saturday after
noon Sheriff NIoos presented requisitior
papers which were honored and today
Wilson started back to VermiIion coun-
ty.
Wilson was sent to the Illinois state
prison for two and one half years in
1897. He was paroled the next year anc
few months later fled the state, re-
naming out of sight for a number OF
years. His conviction. in Minnesota serv-
Ell to locate him for the Illinois au-
thorities.
In Vermilion county he broke into a
shoe store and took some merchandise
and some mOney-St. Paul Dispatch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
PITCHERS HAD A BATTLE.
M adison Lake Ball Team Wins No
table Victory.

From Thursdays Daily.
In one of the finest and most holly
contested games ever played in southern
Minnesota. Lake Madison defeated Fari-
bault yesterday at Waterville The score
was ! to 0. The game was a pitchers
battle between Loeiller and Aberly, each
allowing three hits. but Madison Lake
punched theirs in one inning, whilst
Loelller kept Faribault's hits scattered
The feature Of the game was the triple
play made by Madison Lake, Charles
Pietsch capturing a line drive, stepping
on second and throwing to third, those
bases being occupied by basernnners
who left at the crack of the bat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
WORK PROGRESSING.
Congregational Church Being Re
modelled and ENLARGED.

FROM tuesdays Daily.
The new foundation for the Congrega.
tional church has been nearly complet
ed, and the carpenter work has COM
mcnced. j. \. Lewis & Son have been
awarded the contract for installing a
Twentieth Century hot air heating plant
in the basement. There will be no ser
vices held in the church until further
notice, except that the Sunday school
will meet there as usual. it being the
hope that this school may meet regI-
larly. The pastor, Rev. E. t. Heermance
leaves in day or two on his vacation
which will be spent at his former home
at Hartford, Conn. He will be gone two
or three weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
WORK ORDERED DONE.
North Msnkato Council Holds q
Special Meeting.

fTo!l L HlilHu:iS > lCllly.
The North Mankato council held &
special meeting Tuesday night and or
dered that the end of Belgrade avenue
just south of the end of the bridge be
filed and riprapped, so that the side
walk can he moved outward a little Civ
cement walk twelve feet wide was or.
dered in front of Mayor Hagwall's lot
for a distance of about twenty feet.
The recorder was directed to adver
tise for bids fer doing the filling. The
engineer has not yet completed his es.
innate of the cost, or the profles, but
expects to have them done today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
Was a WeIl-KnoWn Resident
of ST. Clair.
PIONEER OF THIS COUNTY.
Suffered a Stroke OF Paralysis and
Death Came Not Unexpectedly
on Saturday Evening.
From Mondays Daily.

FROM MONDAY Dally
Henry Foster, the most prominent res
ident OF st. Clair, and one of the old
est, both in point of years and residence
there, is dead. Death claimed him at
9:30 O'Clock Saturday evening. About
Il month ago he was stricken with par
alysis, and has gradually failed ever
since, owing to MS age. Since last We'd
nesday he was unconscious, and only his
strong vitality kept the spa:A of life in
his body that long. His death was not
unexpected.
Mr.. Foster was born April 22nd 1925,
in Trumbull county, Ohio, and removed
with his parents to Wisconsin in 1887,
settling near Prairie du Chen. Three
years later the family moved to Iowa,
and young Foster obtained the position
OF assistant blacksmith for the Winnie
baeo Indians On the removal of this
tribe to Long Prairie, Mimi, in l84S,
Mr.. Foster went with it, and thence fol-
lowed it to Blue Earth county in June,
1850 He continued in the blacksmith
business until 1856, when he formed a
partnership with Charles II. Mix, pur-
chased stock of goods and engaged in
the Indian trade. which he continued
until the removal of the Winnebagoes in
1868. In 1886 he was appointed first
postmaster at Winnebago Agency, in
1860 he was elected county commits
siOner, and in 1872 ~ member of the
state legislature. He held a number Of
town offices, and was director of the
First National bank of this city for a
quarter of century, and until recent
ly being regular attendant at the
to drive in. He was a Knight Templar.
Mr.. Foster was married in 1864 to
Mrs. Lydia A. Rasdall. sister of the late
Judge O. O. Pitcher. She died March
%, 1888. leaving three children: Duane
F., Melvin b. and Hubert Rasdal. Mr..
Foster leaves an adopted daughter, Mrs.
Stevenson of Iowa.
After the removal of the WinnebagOes
Mr.. Foster engaged in farming. and had
since given his attention almost wholly
to that He owned at one time 72O
acres of land. He was well known to
all of the older settlers. and also to
many of the more recent ones. He sue.
cceded in accumulating a large property
and was held in the highest esteem by
all. He was a man of strict integrity
and was good citizen, active in public
affairs, and eXerting a conservative in
fluence upon all his surroundings.
The funeral will take place from the
family residence at three O'Clock tomor-
row afternoon and will be i'm charge of
the Mankato lodge of Masons. OF which
he was member The Masonic quar-
tet will furnish the music, and Rev.
George III. Davis of Faribault will con-
duct the services. The lodges at James
vile and Alma City will also attend in
bodies. The interment will take place
at the st. Clair cemetery.