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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28

In addition to the fact that it's use
usually means the scattering of ma
nure on the land while it is fresh and
contains a maximum fertility value,
the manure spreader will scatter ten
loads SO that they will produce as
much good as twenty loads scattered
by hand, this being due to the fact
that with the spreader the manure is
broken up into small portions so that
the fertilizing elements are at once
available in suitable quantities and
do not leach out with rains or over
fert1lize the portion of soil where they
happen to fall, as is often the case
with hand scattered manure,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28

Professor Byche of the University
Of Kansas, who has lately made
careful inspection Of the stomachs Of
a large number Of moles, reports that
their diet consisted Of earthworms, 42.3
per cent; ground beetles, PIT per cent;
grubs, 228 per cent; vegetable mat
ter, 81 per cent, and insect eggs, 7.3
per cent. AS result Of his investiga-
lions he contends that the mole is a
friend rather than an enemy of the
lawn keeper and gardener, his only
fault being the somewhat unsightly
ridges which he now and then makes
in his travels.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28

During the recent session of congress
a bill was passed increasing the APP
preparation for the bureau Of entomol-
ogy from $4,000 to $118,OOO in order
that scientific investigation may be
made Of the white fly pest of Florida,
the gypsy moth Of the New England
states, thrips that attack the cherry
trees of California and the tobacco in
sect which is devastating the dark to-
bacco regions of Tennessee and Ken
lucky. The white fly, which is one of
the newer pests, has destroyed in the
neighborhood of 100000 worth of or
anges and nursery stock during the
past three years, and the need of gov
eminent relief Is urgent
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28

In view Of the ever increasing scar
city of lumber and lumber producing
trees horticulturists in Minnesota are
not little interested in the Norway
poplar, which during the past few
years has been making a very good
record for itself as hardy, thrifty
and quick growing tree. Some trees
now growing in southern Minnesota
which were started from cuttings ped
died by travelling agent some fifteen
years ago are now fifty feet high and
seven inches through at the butt.
While in early years the tree closely
resembles the Carolina poplar, as it
grows it develops marked differences.
The poplar in question has large
leaves, is full trunked, does not taper
and carries it's branches we'll up from
the ground. If any of our readers can
furnish additional information con-
corning the Norway poplar, we shall be
pleased to publish it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28

Experiments carried on under the
direction Of the Minnesota experiment
station show that the cost Of feeding
and maintaining farm work horse
for one year, including interest on in
vestment and depreciation, is from $75
to 500. On the basis Of these figures
there are a good many animals now
classed as work horses that are hardly
paying their board bills.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28

Every farm Of 100 acres ought both
in theory and practice to support a
flock OF thirty sheep. OF some 600 va
rieties of common weeds sheep will eat
all but about fifty, and the service
these animals would render along the
line Of weed destroying would more
than pay for their keep, while the gain
they would make on the ration thus
consumed would be almost clean profit
True, the keeping of sheep necessitates
better fences. but these are bound to
come as land advances in value and as
type Of agriculture is followed that
is at all worthy Of the name. Where
one has not had experience he should
begin in a small way with a few
grade ewes and a thoroughbred buck
and remember that the flock should be
changed from field to field during diff
ferent years to avoid trouble from
stomach worms. should be provided
with dry quarters and not be exposed
to heavy winds and storms Aside from
their value as consumers of waste
on the farm, many feeders have found
that allowing lambs to run in corn
fields has brought in a larger return
than has any other dispose; Of thu
crop
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28

While pair of trousers or a spring
hat may be purchased of a mail order
house with fair prospect of getting
satisfaction. line should be drawn
when it comes to buying grass seed.
This should only be purchased of your
home dealers or other nearby firms.
concerning whose reputation and re-
liability there can be no question and
who will be in position where they
will have to make good in case seed
sold is not as represented. Speculate
if you must, but not with grass seed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28

Every well regulated garden should
have its plot for asparagus. Once
started, the bed requires little care,
yet furnishes an abundant supply Of
one Of the most succulent vegetables
we know. Vigorous three or four year
old roots may be secured from some
OF your neighbors or nearby nursery
man. Those should be set in rows
three feet apart and about two feet
apart in the row and to depth of six
to eight inches in mellow, well ma
nured soil or may be put in trenches
in the bottom of which well rotted
manure has been mixed. The idea in
putting the roots down to such depth
Is that it will increase the length of
the blanched, tender stalk to be cut
for the table. After the cutting sea-
son is over the remaining shoots should
be allowed to grow undisturbed until
the close Of the season, as only in this
way can the roots gain in strength
and vigor,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28
First publication, Feb. %, 1907.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-03-28

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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05

The Chicken Season-The prairie
chicken season opened Sunday last
and the usual mild excitement of the
CHASE had afflicted about all the
sportsmen Of the city. The day was
fine for the sport, cool with light
breeze and some very fair bags we're
taken by the..more experienced chick
en- shooters who we're equipped with
qualified.d dogs. The bags ranged all
the way from nothing up to 81, as
far as.learned. From 20 to.-.30 chick
ems for party of four for the days
shoot was a good record. A great
many..of the birds are only about half
grown, being from two to three
weeks later Matching than usual.
The cold wet spring prevented the
early nesting and as consequence
many of the birds are quite small.
The same is. true of ..young ducks.
They are smaller than usual at this
season Of the year. Quite a number
of ducks were killed at the opening
of the season BY those who did not
hunt prairie chickens.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05
Food Inspectors Report-Prof. E.

Food Inspectors Report-Prof. E.
D. Ladd, pure food commissioner for
this state says that the inspectors
have returned from a tour through
out the country .around Jamestown
and Washburn and that they brought
in a large number of samples of food
stuffs which will be tested. ..Profes
sor Ladd said: "We do not find so
much food that has been adulterated,
but. considerable portion of ..it..is
short weight, and we are paying par
ticular attention to the net weight
of the different foods that are put on
the market. We have also found that
the whiskeys that. are handled by..a
great many of the drug stores do not
come.up to the standard, or to the
requirements of the law, and.we are
working to locate these .places and
see that better grade Of this arti-
Gle is sold.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05
FINANCIAL REPORT
jamestown Baseball Ass ociation
Report Of Receipts and Expsn-
diturss During 1907.

The Board of Control of the James
town baseball association has made
it's report for the season Of 1907 and
are all satisfied with the showing
financially, and the success Eof the
team on the green diamond.
The association started with bal
ance on hand from the season of 1905
of S96.29 AS this was not enough to
work with a soliciting committee
started out and soon collected 1865,
nearly every ore asked contributing
literally, realizing the importance
derived for the town in advertising
and other ways by Jamestown's hav-
ing a strong base ball nine. The peo-
ple supported the team we'll, all gate
receipts aggregating for the two and
one half months season, S2339. .25,
making the total receipts. $4,000. 81.
The expenses for the season
amounted to .s2, 532. 26, which leaves
balance on hand for next year, of
S46S. .2S, the association finishing the
year about even, as several Of the ex-
penditures such as for improvement
of grounds, uniforms, etc. will not
have to be made again. The expenses
| were divided as follows: Grounds,
s95.45; players salaries, ,sl131. SO; sup
plies, uniforms, etc. Is; print
| ing and advertising, S67.75; expenses
visiting teams, S988.00 miscellane-
GUS. 1876. .95; total, S2532. 26.
During the two months and a hall
25 games we're played, OF which
Jamestown won lS and lost 7. They
met the best mines of their class In
the state, making creditable show
ing against each, and prospects are
| bright for even a better nine next
year.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05
SCHOOLS REopEnEp
Fall Term Commenced Monday.
Enrolment Large. Changes
In Faculty.

The jamestown public schools re-
opened their doors Monday after the
long summer vacation, there being
short period in the morning and
afternoon, for organiZa tien of the
classes and enrolment. In all the
grades and in the high school the
first days registration shows a very
favorable increase.
There were many new faces seen in
the schools, both in faculty and
choIars. In the faculty the changes
made have been numerous, from
Supt. A. G. Crane, head of the CITY
school, Miss Helen Geiser, Howard
L. Kern and Bernard Street in the
high school. In the grades the new
teachers are Miss Mae O'Lau2hlin,
Miss Hattie Mcpherson, Miss Isabel
L. Hagen, and Miss Theresa Behan.
List Of teachers for the Jamestown
City schools:
A. G.. Crane, superintendent High
School.
Jennie L. Hall, English.
Helen M. Geiser, German and
Mathematics.
Howard L. Kern, History, Book
| keeping and Political Economy.
Bernard Street, Science.
Jennie Huhges, Music.
South Side School:
"a" 9Th. Kathyrn Martin.
"B" 9Th and "A' 7th; Emma
Thompson.
"B"and'C" 7th, Mae O'Laughln.
"A' 9Th, Hattie Mcpherson.
"B'' 9th Isabel L. Hagen.
5th, Theresa Behan.
4th, Zula Ryan.
3rd, Mayme Canaan.
End, Lula Lowell.
| LIST, Frances Merrill.
| North Side School.
5th and "a" 4th, Helen West.
"B'' 4th and 3rd, Angela Behan.
End, Ella Larkin. .
1st, and Principal, Maize Clemens.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05
North Coast Limited Order-A

North Coast Limited Order-A.
NJ. Cleland, general passenger agent
of the Northern Pacific, issued the
following circular: "BeginninR..Aug-
ust 3, trains Nos. and 2 1.-THE North
Coast Limited] will not carry pass
engers or baggage locally between
points east of. Moorhead. This rule:is
necessary, as no additional equipment
can be added to those trains and per-
NIT them to make their schedule,
and the volume Of through business
is SO great that there Is no space
thereon for the local business referred
to. ,.a
"In view Of the excellent local
train service on the line east Of
Moorhead, It i. felt THAT this Iegu-
lation will not work any undue hard
ship on any one. =
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining uncalled'
for at the jamestown, N. ID. postoffice~
for the week ending Aug. a., 1907:
wv Armisterd, Fl Ballen, Dick:
Bautch, A L Bellows, will Bensen,
John Biendl, Miss Julia Block, Jesse
Butterfield, Fred L Carmel, D E
Clark, A Clement, Miss Viola Gilt
ton, Joseph Comber, Miss Mary
Crose, NJ Daily, Rufus Degraw, Wm
Dittberner, Harry Goldberg, Miss
Rose Clanville, Miss..M A Hammond,
Otto Hanstad, Mrs Andrew Hara-
seth, Miss Mable Robertson, Miss
Mary johnson, Miss Eeith Keyes.
Miss Nellie Lamar, John Long, Ed
die Luckzwal, McNulty, Maple
bles Blower Mfg Co., JACK Mathern,
Mrs W B Meyer, Miss Chritsenor
Mellir, Fred Mills, 2, Eddie Orner,
Earle r Parker, James Peterson,
Fred Pratt, o G Remington, y Z
Reid, Fred Richey, e W Sheive, Jo-
seph Shultz, John Stinson, Bert
Stuart, ,Chas..Swanson. Mrs Forman
Tompson, G Tyler, Miss Chilly Will
son, II St. Clair.
Postal cards wholly written.
Mrs Joe Brannon, r r Brady, Pat
Brown, Henry Brown, IT Burns,
Peter DAZZLING, Roy It Gardner, Mrs
Joseph Gezzen, Earl Hughes, Ernest
F.Krueger, 2, Norman Lornes, Hid.
ing Lundin, John Lynch. Barney
Morgan, Miss. Agnes Peterson, Rich,
ard Rasmussen. John a :Rochan. a
p Schneider, Christian stshl, Halvort
Tangen. i
These letters win he held q days
after which they viii. 10 sent to the
deAd letter omoe. When calling for,
these letters always - advsftip9dj
an6 give date Of tl,is Ill. Il s;s3 ss3
Chas. Z. lfitehall. peeaanastae
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05

Eject OF moisture on WOOd-Ihe
effect of water lin softening organic
tissue as--ln wetting a. piece OF paper
or sponge is we'll known and so is
the stiffening effect of drying. The
same law applies to wood BY differ
ent methods of..seasoning two pieces
OF the same stick may he given
different degrees Of strength.
Wood in its. green state contains
moisture in the pores Of the cells,
like honey in comb, and. also in
the substancessof the cell walls. AS
seasoning begins the moisture in the
pores is first evaporated. This lessons
the weight Of the wood but does not
affect is strength. 1t is not until the
| moisture in the substance of the cell
walls is drawn upon that the
strength of the wood begins to in
crease. Scientifically, this point is
known as the 'tiber- -saturation
point. ~ From this condition to that
OF absolute dryness the gain in the
strength of wood is somewhat re
ma arkable. III the case OF spruce 1.-The
strength is multiplied four times lin
deed, sprdce, in small sizes. thor
oughly dried in an oven, is as strong,
weight for weight, as steel. Even
after che reabsorption Of moisture,
when the wood is again exposed to
thessair the strength Of the sticks is
still from so to $50 per cent greater
than when it was green. When, in
drying the fiber-s -saturation point is
passed the strength of wood increases
as drying progresses in accordance
with definite law, and this law can
be used to calculate from the
strength of stick at one degree OF
% DISTURB what its strength will be
at any other degree.
Manufacturers, engineers, and
builders need to know not only che
strength but the weakness Of the
materials they use, and for this rea-
son they are quite as much inter-
ested in knowing how they are weak
ened by knots, checks, cross-grain,
and other defects. It is obvious that
where timbers are certain to be
weakened by excessive moisture they
will have to be used in larger sizes,
for safety. $50 far, engineers OF. tim.
be1s tests, while showing that small
pieces gained greatly in strength,
dol advise counting on the same
results in the seasoning of large tim
bers, owing to the fact that the large
timbers usually found in the market
have defects which are sure to coun.
terbalance the gain from seasoning.
The Forest Service.has just issued
a publication entitled" Strength
of Wood as Influenced by Moisture
in which are shown the strength O.
representative, woods in all the de-
grees of moisture from the greer
state to absolute dryness and the
effects of resoaking. This publica
tion will be sent free upon applica
tion to the Forest..Service, U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. G.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05
TO Reclaim Land-Bismarck, N.

TO Reclaim Land-Bismarck, n.
D., Aug. 3l.-State Engineer Atkin-
son and a party started today for the
Mouse river country to make a sur
vey of the river from beyond the
Canadian boundary where the river
enters and leaves the state with a
view of determining whether the
river can be Strengthened and the
thousands of acres..of..l land which an
nually overflow cannot be reclaimed
at moderate expense. The survey is
being made at the cost OF the people
of Towner and the vicinity.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05
NOT READY TO PROCEED.
Standard Oil Attorneys Secure Post
ponement of Case.


New York, Sept. 4.-The taking OF
testimony in the suit of the govern
ment brought at st. Louis last Decem-
ber to dissolve the Standard Oil COM
pany under the provisions of the Sher-
man antitrust law has been postponed
until Thursday at the request OF coun.
sci for the defendant company. 1t
was announced that the adjournment
of the hearing would really facilitate
matters inasmuch as the opposing at
torneys are in consultation over vari-
GUS matters whichs could best be han
died, in their preliminary stages at
least, out Of court. The principal fea-
ture of the brief session was the maxi
ing public of partial list of wit
nesses, which indicated the impor-
tance and the wide scope Of the testi-
mony expected to be taken here. Head.
ing the list is William G. Rockefeller,
q director In most of the seventy
afaliated oil companies named as de-
PENDANTS in the governments suit,
and E. c. Benedict, banker and life
long friend of former President Cleve.
land. Mr.. Benedict was present in
answer to subpoena, while attorneys
for the Standard OIL company entered
an appearance for Mr.. Rockefeller.
That the testimony desired by the
government will have to do largely
with alleged rebates and discrimina.
tions in freight rates is indicated
by the number of prominent railroad
officials included in the list Of wit
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05
St. Michae1's Church Destroyed

St. Michaeps Church Destroyed
Grand Forks, NJ D., Sept. l. st.
Michael's, the only Catholic church
in the city burned to the ground this
morning. The building is totally
destroyed. The loss is placed at $780,
600 with only 1926, 900 insurance. The
fire was discovered at O'Clock but
the fremen we've powerless. 1T is be-
lieved that gas jet lefs burning
was the origin of the fire.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05
LARGE EXPENDITURES
Northwestern Telephone Co. Will
Expsnd 100000 on In
provements.

Between $4,000 and 100000 will
be expended during the present year
by the Northwestern Telephone COM
pany in improving the long distance
telephone service in North Dakota.
Plans for improvements 10 the long
distance service of the Northwestern
as now arranged, calls for the expcn-
diture Of n.immense--a amount of cash
in the next two OF three years. The
work being done in North Dakota
this year is only the beginning. and
when completed, the already excel
lent service maintained will be
doubled in efficiency. Just at present
the Northwestern Telephone COM
pany is doing more work in North
Dakota than in any other state.
The phantom circuits will be IN
use in North Dakota more than ever
after.this year. The theory OF phan-
toming ci.cuits + as been known for
number OF years, but because of the
fact that early experiments were
rather unsuccessful - failure being
due to poor construction--the system
had not been worked to a very great
extent up to within the last th!ee or
four years.
The phantom system as being in
stalled bg the Northwestern company
allows the establishing of three sep
arate CIRCUITS on four wires. On the
straight system four wires will only
allow two circuits. Working on the
same plan, eight wires, will allow
for seven circuits while sixteen wires
would give::fifteen circuits. However,
the complications arising make more
than three circuits on four wires un-
advisable, this allowing for one phan-
tom circuit and two straight cir
cults.
The work ,.of rebuilding the long
| distance lines is being carried on .ex-
tensively between Grand Forks and
Devils Lake, Grand Forks and Win
nipeg, Grand Forks and Fargo and
Fargo to jamestown. There are two
additional circuits being built be-
tween Grand Forks and. Devils Lake,
one additional circuit between Grand
Forks and Winnipeg, three addition
al circuits between Fargo and Grand
Forks and.three. between Fargo and
jamestown
The high price of cooper land the
scarcity OF labor are given as reasons
for the cutting down of the amount
of work in the state this year. While
the changes being made involve
thousands OF dollars, the improve
ments are..not as large as intended.
Copper wire costs considerably more
this year than it has heretofore,
while men are very hard to get, and
must be paid high prices.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05
Rifle Shoot Ended = Tole

Rifle Shoot Ended = Toledo Q.
Aug. 3l.-The national rife shoot
ended today with the navy team st
The top. Massachusetts,, Washington
and Ohio follow. The naval academy
gets sixth prize defeating the iDfan-
try. North Dakota comes forty-fifth.
There was rather poor shooting by
all teams yesterday owing 10 a mir
age. The North Dakota boys had
never shot at the long range of 1000
yards, which accounts for the fall Of
four points.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05

LOST-Small black pocket book on
west road to Spiritwo0d lake Sat-
urday. Finder return for reward to
81. B care of J. e. Campbell,
Jamestown, n. d.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Woman Killed for Refusing to Wed
lnststent Sultor. .a

Worthington, Mimi. Sept. Mrs.
William Brayon, q widow, was shot
and killed here by William Walsh be-
then turned the revolver upon himself
and blew out his brains. The couple
had been on intimate terms for q long
time and her hnal rejection Of his at.
tentions brought on. the tragedy.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05

Clabbots & Romer have received q
car load Of horses, brood mares and
heavy work horses. Look them over.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-09-05

Harvesting Nearly Done Har-
vesting is about completed through
ous the county with the exception of
few late pieces of grain ana fax.
The grain has been cut in good shape
and a drive around the county will
show to what a great extent the
acreage has increased. The grain
promises to be very fair quality and
the light frost of the Goth has not
done any, damage as far las can be
seen. On some of the higher places
such as knolls In the field, the COM
bined effects of the heat of the 8th,
9th, and 10th, of August together
with the high wind that followed
has caused considerable Smelling.
This loss varies in good many of
the fields being very small in some
and considerable in others, depend
ing largely on the condition OF the
crop at that particular stage of
growth.
Z Flax seems to be maturing in good
shape and the crop is.-going to be a
good one. A great deal Of. the crop
has already been. cut and the latest
sowed fax will probably mature as
well IS the earliest.
The face of the country presents a
fine appearance with miles of golden
grain in shock bordered by the green
grass of pastures and roadsides.
Threshing will begin in a very short
time, and will again demonstrate
that North Dakota can mature a
crop on short notice If necessary.
The season will not be much later
than.ordinary. In.some isolated parts
of the county There was little or no
frost, and corn and garden vines
were not touched.