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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-31

"Have you rugs or carpets?7 asked
the landlord Of a prospective tenant.
Carpets said the woman.
.I'm glad Of that. said the landlord.
'Tve got SO I always ask that quess
tion. and whenever possible / rent to
the people who are so old-fashloned as
TO cling to carpets. There is nothing
like a carpet to hold tenant In q
place. A lease isn't half so effective.
Carpets are cut TO ilt the floor and It
win require pretty big inducements
10 get their owner to pull up stakes
and 60 some place else where the car
pets viii have to be made all over
again. The advocate Of rugs Is held
down by no such considerations. Rugs
win at any floor and the person usinf
them will move every time he feeil
like II. Therefore, give me tenants
with the carpet habit.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-31
THE WORST PART or IT.
Comments on Broken Mirror Much
Worse Than Actual Cost.

There was cigar store opened ur
town the other night, and as the build
ing was not provided with steam heat
a gas radiator was supplied. says the
New York Press Three hours later
huge plate mirror directly behind
was cracked from top to bottom by
the unequal expansion in a tight
frame.
bad luck to have mirror break" !"
commented customer as he stood
at the cigar lighter. You'll have
seven years bad luck"
Il don't mind the glass breaking, "
the cigar man explained to a friend.
Il can pay for a new glass, and I'm
not superstitious. but ! can't have the
new mirror for week. and meantime
every man who comes In here is go
ing to tell me it's bad luck to have the
glass smashed. Sure. It's bad luck.
Don't have to stand here and pre-
tend I'm hearing that fool remark foI
the first timer I'm liable to kill some
one before the glass is replaced. I've
heard 1t at least 30 times so far. and
this is only the flrst day
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-31
suggestion for straIner Box.

SO gallons of water. To prepare 80
gallons Of bordeaux mixture as per
above formula, fill a OO-gallon cask
three-quarters full Of water. add five
gallons Of the copper sulphate solu
ton, and stir in enough Of the lime
wash to equal FIVE pounds Of stone
lime. Stir well when adding the
lime, and then test a little Of the mix
ture in saucer or can with a few
Drops of ten per cent solution Of vel
low prussiate Of potash, II It shows
o red brown color lime must be added
until you get no color from the test
1t Is best to have a slight excess OF
lime than deficiency. AS nozzles OF
smaller capacity than generally used
for orchard work are best, great care
should be used In straining the Bor
de1 X. A strainer is made some
what after style of the diagram, the
size of mesh being the same as the
diameter of opening of nozzIes. An
inverted V-shaped strainer will strain
mixtures that it would be impossible
to get through a strainer with a fiai
horizontal sieve. One-quarter to one
half pound of Paris green or iti
equivalent in some other form of poi
son should be added to so gallons 0
Bordeaux when potato bugs threaten
Commence spraying when potato vine
are six inches high and repeat abou
every ten days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-31
STOCK SOLUTION OF BORDEAUX.
Some Suggestions as to Methods OF
Preparing the Spraying Mixture.

Concentrated stock solutions Of cop
per sulphate. one pound to each gallon
water dissolved by suspending IN
sacks at surface of waterl, are often
used. also a stock dome wash OF a
creamy consistency which will keep
all seasons if kept covered with a lit
lie clear water. The $3.50 Bordeaux
is generally recommended for pota-
toes, which means five pounds copper
sulphate, five pounds of stone lime to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-31

know Il, that spotted anything is GRE
ated b. mixture Of different races,
Of different breeds. and that likely ac-
counts for the fact that the Arabian
desert In all its history has never pro-
duced q spotted or plebald horse pos.
slbly from the fact that there is never
any mixture Of blood"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-31

book the Physics Of Agriculture, com.
menting on this subject. quotes from
e. G. Elliott who states that where
drains are laid three feet or more
deep and on grade not less than
three inches In 100 feet. two-inch
main not more than 500 feet long will
drain two acres.
A three-inch tile will drain acres.
A four-lnch tile vill drain ~ acres.
"A flye-inch tile will drain 20 acres.
A six-inch tile will drain 40 acres.
A seven-inch tile will drain 60 acres
He further specifics that two-inch
main should not be laid longer than
500 feet and a three-inch main not
longer than 1000 feet
When the trench is being dug, the
dirt shouts be piled as neatly as possi-
Bile, thus preventing It's falling back
into the ditch 1t is then an easy
matter to finish filling the trench with
plow and two horses, using long
evener as shown in the accompanying
/ Illustration. Some people have used
road drags for this purpose very sue
| cessfully, while shovels may be used
/ in she absence Of something better q
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-31

Too Many Founderers.-There is al
together too much floundering around
in the business Of stock breeding. II
people would only use little more
good, common sense. For instance,
how In the world can any neighbor-
hood hope to produce uniform lot Of
horses when every breed from read
sters to draft horses are represented
Some men in the course Of their ex.
perience have had every breed OF cat.
tie on their place. Undoubtedly, the
term breeder" is wrongly applied in
the majority of cases. A breeder IN
the highest sense Of the term IS MI
common indeed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-31

Have You Tried IT, What happens
10 onion sets when you plant them eye
down?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-31

Growth Of Esperanto.
From Breslau writes Consul H. T.
spehr about the spread OF Esperanto:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-31

A lleam or giraer which exceeds "a
feet ID length may be strengthened
by trusslng SO that It win not bind Or
sag. The beam is first sawn into two
halves IN the direction Of its length
and the sides reversed Between these
two halves the truss IS inserted as rep-
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-08-23
A MATEU R NIGHT
Draws Great Crowd at The Star Last
Thursday Evening

Last Thursday evening was
amateure night at the Star. This
fact proved a drawing card, and
the house was crowded to the
doors at both performances. The
"amateurs" proved to be 'Tiger
Bill" Hurlbut and Jimmie" Fer
rara, the popular tailor. "Tiger
Bill'' appeared in an inimitable
Irish makeup, with a very red
nose and ears of a like hue. His
Irish brogue was good, and he
had a song on tap which captur-
ed the audience. AS a piece de
resistance he performed the diff
ficult feat of lifting a sack of
wheat weighing in the neighbor-
hood of seventy-fve pounds to
his shoulder from the ground by
means of his teeth. Bill an
nounced precedent to perform
ingsthis trick that in the event of
his failure to execute the trick
as advertised, "there was a five
case note awaiting the "Salva-
ton Army" AS he performed
his trick the Sallies lost out.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-08-23
u. S.GOVT. Bull DING
Which is to be Built in Devils Lake
Will be Started This Fall

Work on the government
building at Devils Lake, which
has been unadvoidedly delayed,
will commence this fall. 1t has
transpired that it was difficult
for the Department to secure
craftsmen and others to do the
necessary work on the plans,
and in consequence there has
been a delay. The following is
a copy of the last letter received
by Senator Hansbrough from
Supervising Architect Taylor on
the subject:
Treasury Department
Washington. Aug. IA, 1907.
Hon. H. C. Hansbrough,
Devils Lake, N. D.
Sir:
The receipt is hereby &C.
knowledged Of your letter Of the
9th instant, in further reference
to the status of the work on the
plans for the new post office
building which it is proposed tc
erect at Devils Lake, North Da-
kota.
AS stated in office letter to you
of the End instant, the sketch
plans for this building are now
in the hands of the Cabinet
board, and as soon as same have
been formally approved, as re-
quired by law, the working
drawings d will be taken up and
pushed to completion, with the
intention of having the work ad-
vertised for bids and actual op.
erations begun at the building
some time during the fall of the
present year.
Respectfully,
H. S. Taylor
]; Supervising Architect.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-08-23
Dance at Manseau's

In celebration of the compile
tion of a residence on Phil A.
Manseau's farm in Grand Har-
Dor township, an invitation
social gathering and dance were
held at that place Tuesday even
ing of this week.
Soon after darkness had set
tied upon the glistening fields of
grain throughout this part of
the globe, many young couples,
a few singles, and in some in
stances, whole families, wended
their wav to the pleasant and
beautiful farm home where the
festivities were to be held.
The night was perfect, the
music was delightful, the sur
roundings were beautiful, and
those in attendance were there
with the one purpose Of spend.
ing an enjoyable evening.
bv Ten o CLOCK nearly one
hundred persons had gathered
in the spacious new rooms, and
to the music furnished by Tony
Prete they danced on floors thai
cannot be excelled. At mid.
night a delicious supper was
served.
Many were in attendance from
the city, and also from Crane
Harbor and Penn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manseau anC
daughters proved themselves
royal entertainers, and long will
memory cherish the evening
spent on the Manseau farm or
Tuesday, August 10th, 1907.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-08-23
NEW MANN STORE
Rapidly Nearing CompIetion---WiIl Be
Modern in Every Detail

The new store building to be
occupied by Mann & Son is rap
idly nearing completion, and will
be ready for occupancy by Oc-
tober 1st. The plastering has
been commenced and the roof is
on. The basement of the new
building will be occupied by a
full line of hardware, crockery,
carpets and toys. Light will be
furnished by the use Of Laxfer
prisms, which make a basement
store room as light as any other
part of the building. The first,
, or main floor will be used for a
large stock of general merchan-
disc, and the second floor con-
verted exclusively into Office
rooms.
The building will be lighted
throughout with electric lights
and gas arc lights. The finish
ing used will be birch and the
maple floors will be both durable
and attractive. Modern and up
to-date fixtures throughout the
store will add materially to the
appearance of what is predicted
to be the SWEETEST store building
in the city. ~:
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-08-23

Continued on page ten.)
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-08-23
NEW SCHOOL
To be Handsome and Mod
ern in Every Respect
WILL BE STARTED HERE THIS FALL
Such Was Determination of School
Booard Tuesday Evening

At a meeting of the school
board Tuesday evening it was
decided to advertise for bids for
building the foundation to the
new school building which is to
he erected on the lots on Uline
avenue and Fourth street. The
purchasing committee was CIV
en- authority to purchase one
hundred new seats for the over
flow pupils. Miss Lille Lucken
was hired as a grade teacher for
that purpose also.
1t is the intention of the board
to erect an eight room school
building on the afore mentioned
site. The plans, which were
drawn up by Architect DeRemar
of Grand Forks, contemplates
an up-to-date, modern school
building in every respect. Steam
heating and automatic fan ven
tilation will be used throughout.
Three rooms will face Fourth
street with north light, and en-
trance on the north side; two of
them face west. The building
will be of white pressed brick
with a green mission roof. This
will make a beautiful contrast
with the background Of green
foliage, which surrounds the
lots. The idea in building the
foundation this fall is that the
building may be-. erected next
summer in time for the fall
school term.
= III No decisive action was taken
at the meeting as regards pro-
viding for the overflow pupils
this year. There are only two
places which are deemed the on
ly choice. They are the north
end Of the armory and the old
Norwegian college building. It
is most probable that final Sc
lection of either of these sites
will be made at the next meeting
of the board.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-08-23
THE ELECTRIC PLANT F
A Good One..-Extensiye New Con.
struCtion Work in Progress

The local telephone company
has it's hands full with construc-
ton work these days. A new ca
ble is being strung throughout
the city, and w!1cr this co1nplet-
ed a metallic circuit will be had.
It's work will be consummated
about the first of next year. The
linemen are also engaged in
stringing a new line Of wires on
Seventh street, which will enable
the subscribers on Seventh and
Eighth and Ninth streets to have
individual service.
The ,linemen employed, who
are all scientific workman in
their line, are Messrs. Claud Ra-
der, George Masters and Gar
field Sheets. They are under the
supervision of William Rickard,
who occupies the position of city
superintendent.
In the engine room are two
large 1de engines of the latest
model and of terrific power.
They furnish the motive power
tor two dynamos Of the same
type. They are operated by En-
gineers Axtel Lehman and Lars
Hanson, one of whom is on the
day shift and the other at night.
Up stairs are the offices Of A.
B. Kerlin, manager of the Devils
Lake Improvement company,
and E. M. Lewis, bookkeeper and
collector of the institution. To
the untiring energy and push of
Mr.. Kerlin is due the good tel
ephone and electric light serv-
ice which the city enjoys. Of
late there have been quite a few
complaints registered against
the service on account of the
lights failing to burn or the tele-
phones failing to work. This
is true in every city. Often one
of the armatures Of the plant is
burned out during an electric
storm or some other elemental
disturbance. In fact a dozen
and one accidents are liable to
happen to the best plant, which
it cannot be guarded against.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-08-23

,- Live Stock and Produce.
Pounds butter made by farm.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-08-23

The firm of Peter Haley has
thus far sold two carloads O f
twine this season. They state
that they could sell another car
load before harvest time, if it
were obtainable. This would in
dicate that the present harvest
season will be a good one, and
that none of the farmers, at least
around this part Of Ramsey
county, are contemplating spend
ing the coming winter in a state
|of starvation. .........
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-08-23

Miss Emma Samson. former
lv cashier at the New York Cash
Store, has resigned her position
and will return to her home at
Crookston. Dan Brennan has
accepted the position left vacant
by the resignation Of Miss Sam
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-08-23

Grand rugs made from old
carpets. Write M inn e a,polis
Carpet Cleaning and Rug Factory
112 4th street, north, Minnea-
polls. ,.... @ es.@.+.: ~ .
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-08-23
FARM REPORT
County Auditor Sends in
Ills Annual Report of
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
Which Report Shows Conditions up
to Usual Hiqh Standard

to Usual High Standard
Last week County Auditor
Eich sent his annual report of
the agricultural interests of
Ramsey county to the depart
ment of agriculture and labor.
It is very interesting docu-
ment and shows the number of
acres under cultivation through
out the county; the number of
acres of each crop planted; the
number of acres harvested !;
number of horses, COWS, sheep
and hogs; the number of births
and deaths and the number of
men and women employed on the
farms throughout the county.
The report says that there are
a good many more horses in the
county than there are cattle THAT
the damage done to growing
crops last year was slight; that
the number of fruit bearing
trees throughout the county is
very small at present but will
soon be increased as a large
number Of young fruit trees
have been planted this year.
Wheat is mentioned as the crop
far in the lead of all others. Last
year there was but small
amount of corn planted, but the
acreage given over to this cereal
is smaller this year. This is
supposed to be on account of the
very late spring we have expert
enced. The report as a whole, is
a good one, and compares most
favorably with that Of any 9TH
er county in the state. It shows
that there is at present a tend
ency toward diversified farming
which insures the farmer
against total loss of his crops.
The report shows that Ramsey
county is one of the richest
farming counties in the state,
and that it's farmers are pros
porous.
Total number Of farms in the
! county ..... l 229
Total number of acres under
cultivation 80. 80. -. -. 800 S19
Acres of wheat sown -. 90. 1913 524
Bushels harvested -. :. % 619 89a
Acres oats sown %. -. %. 46 859
Bushels oats harvested. IL O55 S45
Acres barley sown -. ..... % 46s
Bushels harvested %. ..... 4S7 SIS
Acres flax sown -. -. 80. 81 361
Bushels harvested -. ..... 367 93(
Acres rye sOWn -. 49,. %. 81
Bushels harvested :. 80. 90. 2 474
Acres speltz sown -. %. 8. 1 52S
Bushels harvested -. ..- =. 43 SIS
Acres corn planted -. 80. >. 831
Acres potatoes planted ... .. sos
Bushels harvested -. -. -. IS 53z
Acres millet sawn -. -. .. 1 30E
Tons harvested 90. 90. :. .. 2 1875
Acres broome grass -. .... 591
1OnS cut ooi
Acres tame hay -. 80. -. 36e
Tons cut 80. -. %. $500. 22a
Number acres total loss 80. -. l 27E
Number of acres one half loss. 29
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-09
FROM RCHLAND.

The early. T;aster-earlv.spring predic.
tion down OUR way this year.
Arthur Hampton says it rained Sunday
night, but it did not keep yours truly
at home he was bound to see her.
Art Ceh!ken has two fine fox hounds.
He caught a fox one night last week, a
pretty neat piece Of work for a dog here
in the woods.
Mrs. J. c. Woolery received several in.
~juries this week, a hog running agains,
her and knocking her down.
Work has beer commenced on the new
Telephone line running down the creek
and soon they will be helloing to each
other.
Several of the farmers have commenc.
ed feeding again on o Of late grass
School teachers are located as follows
Miss Reva Johnson will teach Self Chap.
el SIS PER month, w. Il. Gehlken will go
TO Vt. Martin at $40 per month and Miss
Bertha Smith will preside at L.emler
District AT $50 per month.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-09

hide a good part Of it from the asses
sor. Another case was the raise
made on the Missouri Camel Coal
Co., and V. & S. Ry. These men
have been paying out their money by
the thousands trying to put their
property in paying shape. They
must spend many thousands more be-
fore they receive any return. The
raise of S6, 900 will bring the county
the additional sum Of S30.OO Was
il worth whlle2
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-09
rne Board OF Equalization And
Appeals.

ne Morgan County Rp,rI of
Uuu,ly ,,;op rounns,I ,f,h,,o,,,,
miy.s ,ss,s,,, and .urv,vor dcciL-
-, ,brv w,,,1 son, ,,,.r" .om,. q,
N, c,,,>cns. sho. they claimed had
,,;,,,.d +b,ms,,,,, IN m,L,,, ,,,r,,s
-, ,b,,, ,,r,on,, nr,n.,,u ,,,,..s,.r
a.. sne,ahle work and time sncn, in
mre ,,,,,h. r.cords thew raised ,bc
urr.or,, assessment Of numbrr ri,
.ru,.r. IN ola nc,os m,,,c,,cc c,c
Nm, vh,. h N,.y ,orr6 -. .to,.d q,
,,,-,I. we. ~r.,,rv an n,;l nj -,
~ u,.rrrtv a, Other. marine, 6, HE
II, french KING who MARRIED. hi,
ARM, an tine hin. and ,,hen m,rchcd
il down a,,in. they upd,d ,S h,,rd
=, ,,,.,I. IN, or.,,.r ,,r, ~, IN.
v~n,!,,n.y h,,, ,i,.l ,r l,,rl ,f
consultation As sr.c,,ner 49,. o,,c
IN, t... ,i ~. W,ods 81, cave !,
hrs r.rsoc., ass.ssm.n, q, r,n.c ~
80 nnn. ,br assessor ,b,rccd :, r.
~, aw, h. board o, eou,lvalion
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-09

I'M Versailles school board has
ordered an election at the public
school baading- on Tuesday. May
18th, for the purpose OF issuing 81.
900. O0,.n bonds to be used for the
smry,esc of erecting an addition to the
,yescnt school building Of four rooms.
M these additional rooms are an alb
solnie necessity it is not likely there
will be any opposition to the bond
ISSUE. There should not be a single
vote against il.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-09
Real Estate Transfers.

Chas. w Kava augh the abstracter,
notary public, insurance and real estate
agent, reports the following tran fers OF
real estate since our last issue:
w. L Jone, to W. r, Jones q acres in
Sec. u, IS, as, 10. $500 on
NJ. c Moon to X. II. Moon 81 acres in
Sec, =, a, IS, $500 On
Hiram Casio to T.. T.. Poe 40 acres in
Sec. II, as, IS, 5000
Mamie +. Cozadd and husband to
Charles X. Roe lots "A" and | Of Blk
"B" OF >tovers add. to the City OF
Versailles, $4,000
Charles. X. Roe ami wife to ". H.
Stevenson W. Z Vi io;s9 < 10 of Blk. -
Ross add. TO Versatile, N5O, oN'
A. u. Snorgrass and wife to A. l.. Cox
81 acres III Sec. -, ~, Il. $3.50 20,
John NJ, 5 i,h anil wife to NJ. j.
Suddar,h, l65 acres IN see. ?, II,
lp $l7UQ. 90
Brokmeyer ard Heir ennan, to + l..
Crane 40 acres III Sec. E, III, ~. fA2 %
E%rokmeyer and HciIcman to 5. ;.
,lIp,kins ~ acres in Sec, :, ~. II, $50 80
.. 5 llossins and wife To i. l.. Crane
70 acres in See. s,+.l1,. $loo.nA
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-09
The Raising or Turkeys.

There i, one branch of poultry raising
tis,r hat ~, krpt pace wish the progress
OF t,rs pw.S.. s;c!cr 10. the Industry oil
turkey rasnF, Profitable it crrtatnly ~
If the high Price. Tor dressed turkeys a,
the holidays AZ throughout the winter
are any prooi. NsSeover, the turkey
eau he raised at less -&pense, probably 4.
than amy otlser fowl 4. good aockAss