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The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-06-13
LUhy This Road Should Be
Built by the People.

The old steam railroads loaded down
with debt. waterlogged with overcap-
their fearful struggle to pay dividends
on securities with false values, are
largely controlled by Wall Street. and
position to sacrifice their millions to
equip these old steam railroads with
electricity..the modern-the IN p
Hoads 'i for t the people. instead Of gov
ernment ownership of railroads, the
time has. come when the people propose
10 Lake o~s supeTior eT% @ Railwny s is great emu en-.
learn that there will be no sickly ,ex-
OF esE With H
railroad as this, and that the small
stockholder (and we hope you will be
a%4ng them will have an
pendent.
The conditions which are response
BILE for the building Of this road are SO
unusual in way Of profit that it is hard
earning powers accurately, for we do
not believe there is in the United States
Of America today any section of .coun-
road m as the country to be traversed by
the Twin City and Lake Superior Rail-
Vanderbilt, Gould and many others
railroads When the conditions e We're
nothing like as favorable as they are
now. Your investment in Twin City
and Lake Superior Railroad should
make you Independent in a few years
time. Some electric railroads are earn
ing as high as 100 per cent yearly on
their stock. There has never been
failure of an electric railroad. The
dividends from these stocks are absO-
lutely sure. ..
We are trying to show you that this
is your opportunity for laying aside
nest egg for a fortune. There may be
some fear that this railroad with this
tremendous earning power may be
bought up by the Morgans, Harrimans,
or other railroad kings; but remember
if your stock is in your hands the only
you your price for 1t.
Our advice to you is to invest every
dollar that you feel YOU can spare in
this railroad stock. A careful study of
all the facts in the case, the conditions
will pass and the men who are build
ing this lire, will show you the wis
dom of such a course.
A limited amount OF the stock of this
company is now offered for sale to in
vestors at $500 per share and pre-
sents an Unparalleled opportunity for
Investment, that If taken advantage of
will mean financial independence for
you for the rest of your life. Space
here will not permit US to give full
particulars, but we will be glad to send
you additional information. Ask for
our big descriptive folder.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-06-13

in. the conmpanys literature which
will be mailed upon request. An in
vestor. after looking up the records
Of these men, will see that they are
railroad builders as we'll as men Of
affairs, and that the element of specu-
lation in this Investment is entirely
eliminated because Of their connection
with the enterprise.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-06-13

We are displaying . beautiful COLI
lection of Silks in Waist and Suit
patterns at closing out prices at Blied's
store.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-06-13
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The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-06-13

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husabls dwssling. "Yes.. said hs CON-
placentiy. rs . general rule I leed
fhs simple liSs; but occasionally I ~
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The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-06-13
The objects Of this Enterprise are as follows:

First: To reduce the mileage be-
tween these four great commercial
certars by building an Arrow Line rail.
ro~ on the shortest route that physical
CONDITIONS will permit. =
Second: BY doing this we effect a
saving or about 80 miles on the pres
cnt rail distance. It also eliminates
curves, permitting a high rate of speed
to be obtained and maintained with
security. safety and comfort, as well
&c affording a two hour instead of a
ive hour Service between the points
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

Even their blind rage against the
president and his ideas does not hide
from them the utter impossibility of
all of these. They are hunting for
more available material and lately
have had the daring to invade the
presidents cabinet with insidious
temptation for Corteyou.
This must be painful shock for
president, who has been accustomed,
with entire justice, to regard Cortel-
you as his political body servant. But
Cortelyou owed his start in life to
Hanna and always has been rather
thick with that crowd of Republican
conservatives.
Their publicity service is conveying
the idea that he has listened to the
temptation that he dreams of the
presidency day and night; that he is
in secret alliance with the Ohio in
trique against Taft and that he will
be wax in their hands when the time
comes for an open campaign against
the plans of his chief.
1t is common proverb that there
is no gratitude in politics. Mimi
eapolis Tribune.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

holds that as Roosevelt has endorsed
Taft SO should every man who has
endorsed Roosevelt's administration
policies. 1t is noticeable, however,
that the Taft matter is about the only
thing in which the AL. has agreed
with the president up to date, and it
would not agree TO this had not Kilt
redge thought he saw in it a slight
chance of climbing onto the band
wagon. The time is not long since
the AL. was publishing the railroad
syndicate editorials opposing Roose-
velt's rate regulation program and
predicting dire destruction for some
of our industries if the program was
carried out. To-day it would have
us believe that it is the only simon
pure supporter of Roosevelt in this
state. 1t may be able to fool itself
but it can never fool the people.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

THE TEMPTATION OF CORTELYOU.

The Republican politicians and
business men, who call themselves
conservative because the ideas of
Roosevelt seem radical to them, are
not going to give up the ship.
Four years ago the hand of death
threw all their plots into confusion
when it was laid upon Senator Hanna
at the critical moment. They never
recovered from the blow and the nom
ination of Roosevelt came as simply
and naturally and easily as an opera
tion of nature.
Now the conservatives do not mean
to put all their eggs in one basket.
They have perfect rosary of candi-
dates with whom to oppose all who
representa- any way the ideas of the
president. They might have agreed
with him upon Root, if any agreement
between them were possible. But the
Republican masses do not know Root
as we'll as the president knows him.
Roosevelt gave him his chance and
would have been satisfied to see him
succeed. But there was no warm
popular response and Root had no
choice but to fall out of the race. The
conservatives have been trying to
tempt him back in opposition to presi-
dents choice, but he is too sagacious
to listen.
This leoves the conservatives with
the rather sorry equipment of Fair
banks, Foraker, Shaw and Cannon.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

state traffic, and the interstate traffic
is many times more important than
local traffic, especially to the North
west where our exports and imports
are hundreds of times greater than
local traffic An appraisement and
regulation by the general govern
ment could also be made to secure a
more just and equitable basis for tax
alton. The only objection to hand
ing the matter over to congress is that
that body is always slow to act. The
demand for regulation has grown SO
great, however, that congress could
not refuse prompt measures, and if
it did the states would still have their
right to take the matter up. The plan
of regulation by the general govern
ment instead of individual states
looks good to us.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

The board of charities and correc
tions met at Plankinton last Saturday
and elected heads of the various in
stitutions under their charge. The
board made only such changes as
were made necessary by designations
there being two designations. Mary
E. Wood, superintendent of the schoo
for the blind, resigned to take bet
ter position. Miss Donald, superin
tendent of the school for the deaf, re-
signed but was induced to take charge
of the school for the blind. This left
only one new appointment, that oi
head of school for the deaf, which
was filled by appointment of j. ID. Nc
Laughlin, of Watertown. The re,
election of the heads of the various in.
stitutions is the carrying out of the
plan and promiseof the insurgent fac.
tion to take the state institutions out
of politics SO far as possible. Simply
another pledge to the people made
good.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

DURING the past few days there has
been considerable discussion in the
newspapers relative to the manufac-
ttre of steel rails. Railroad people
claim that the great cause for the in
crease of accidents is the inferior rail
made by the steel mills. The manu-
facturer lays it all to the heavier mo-
tive power and increased loads. The
prominence given the discussion
caused the Scientific American to in
lyestigate the making of rails. That
authority says the rails are not of so
good quality as in former years.
The ore obtainable contains too much
phosphorus for the manufacture of a
good rail by the Bessemer process,
make the rail to brittle. The only
remedy is to use what is known as
the open-hearth process, which is
much slower and would necessitate
the expenditure of about 60 millions
to convert all the rail mills to the pro-
cess. Up to the formation of the big
steel trust the railroads employed
their own engineers to make specifi-
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

IT is given out at Washington that
the president will urge upon congress
the advisability of appointing com
mission for the appraisement of rail
road property, which would indicate
that the railroad issue is to have a
prominent place in the coming cam
paign. Itisalso stated that the pres
ident desires the different states to
give up all attempts to regulate rail
roads and turn the matter into the
hands of the general government
This is the proper method to follow
State regulation cannot be a success
unless it is accomplished through a
general plan adopted by all states,
which is hard thing to do. The at
tempt at state regulation has been
good SO far as it could go, but the
greatest thing accomplished at this
time is the bringing the matter before
the public and creating such senti-
ment that the general government is
willing to take it up. Where differ.
ent states attempt to regulate rates
there can be no regulation of inter
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

The senatorial fight in Wisconsin
has resulted in the election of Steph
enson, the man backed by LaFoll-
cite. This is the man whom the ma
chine claimed was corporation man.
Stephenson is at the head of several
large corporations, but he seems to be
right in line with the reform forces.
Following is the platform heannounc-
ed at the opening of the senatorial
campaign:
Thorough revision of the tariff
schedules, reducing duties where pos
sible without reducing the wages of
labor.
Giving the interstate commerce com
merce power to regulate rates and
service and to ascertain the value OF
railroad property, the cost of opera
tion and the amount paid therefor.
Legislation compelling headoption
OF the best known safety appliances
and strict regulations as to operation
of trains.
Strengthening the Sherman anti
trust law and imposing necessary pen
alties for control of corporations.
A constitutional amendment for the
election of United States senators by
popular vote.
A federal tax on incomes and inher-
itances.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

THAT the reform element in this
state has not jumped in and pledged
this state for Taft, regardless of what
might arise between now and the
time of the next national convention
is great sin and a departure from
the ways of reform in the estimation
of the Argus-L Leader, and it attempts
to make political capital out of it. In
the good old days of the machine the
state was always pledged long before
the date of the convention. The AL.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

REPORTS from Chicago are to the
effect that some fortunes were made
out of the recent bull movement in
wheat. The estimates range from
50,000 down to $1,000 with large
number between. The advance in
the price of wheat was mostly specu-
lative. 1t was founded entirely upon
unfavorable reports from winter wheat
districts and the backward season in
the spring wheat states.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

FoR political effect, probably, the
report has been circulated that the
Milwaukee road would cease operation
in extending its system beyond what
was already under construction. But
now comes President Earling, of the
Milwaukee, who was at Aberdeen re-
Gently, with the statement that by
January next one can take Milwau-
kee train at Aberdeen and go direct
toButte, Mont That doesn't look much
like abandoning plans for the Pacific
coast extension. The truth is that
these statements about railroads
abandoning extensions and reducing
the service on account of legislation
and reduction in passenger rates is
all bluff. The roads care mighty
little about a reduction in passenger
rates SO long as freight rates are let
alone.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

The general Presbyterian assembly
has been in session at Columbus, Ohio
the past week and the thousand dele
gates have had rather stormy time
of it. The main point of dispute was
the temperance question. Some were
in favor of an organized effort by the
church, while others wanted to turn
it over to the Anti-Saloon League
which latter sentiment at this time
seems to prevail.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

cations for the manufacture of rails.
The result was better rail. But the
trust did not like the specifications,
especially as the grade of ore neces-
sary under the Bessemer process was
scarce. The result was that the rail
roads took what they could get an
inferior rail at the same money. The
public gets the reduction in safety.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

Sioux FALLS preachers have secured
"Billy" Sunday, the sensational evan
gelist, for a series of revival services
in that city. As the date mentioned
is March 1908, it will be some time
before BILLY" turns the Queen City
upside down.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-05-24

Legislation prohibiting the sale of
public lands containing coal, oil or
gas; would lease.
No ship subsidy or government
bounty.
Mower County transcript., 1907-12-25
VALUE OF SHEEP MANURE.
II is Worth More Than Double That Of
Ordinary Manure.

AS a result of chemical research it
has been ascertained that sc pounds
OF sheep manure are equal in the
amount of plant food contained to 100
pounds of ordinary farmyard manure.
This difference in richness is due to
several facts. First, sheep manure is
richer in nitrogen, or more properly
speaking, nitrogenous substances,
than the excrement of any other farm
animal. It is not particularly rich in
ammonia, but on the other hand con-
tains more phosphate than the drop.
pings of fowls or the commercial
guano which has attained such a
popularity as fertilizer in the eastern
states. Although at the present high
price of mutton and wool sheep will,
under most circumstances, prove prof,
liable without counting the, manure,
yet this is an item which oan hardly
be overlooked. This is especially true
in tho older farming communities
whore the lack of plant food is becom.
ing very apparent. Better still, IL
given chance to range, the sheep
will scatter the manure over large
amount of land and there is nothing
that will help build up the lost re-
sources Of piece of worn out land se
quickly or easily as q bunch Of sheep
Mower County transcript., 1907-12-25
MILK AND POTATOES.
Cook the Latter for the Young Pigs to
:ss Get Best Results.

/ The value of cooked potatoes as a
food for young swine is not 50 gen.
rally Z + understood as it should be.
When the young pigs have been
taught to drink separated milk with
shorts in it, it will be- well to add
some boiled potatoes to the food. If
farmers have lot Of small unmarked
abHE petatoes, ws&know no better use
for them than this. The potato part
Of the diet may be added when the
pigs are from four to five weeks old
and should be fed them in place
apart from the dam. After weaving,
the same diet may be continued for
several weeks longer with great ad-
vantage; in fact, it can be continued
If the milk is available all through
the period of growth of the animal.
Little pigs are very fond of this food
and one can readily see that it is in
good balance, as the milk and shorts
are flesh forming foods that produces
the famous Irish bacon on the right
kind Of hogs. In feeding, it is a good
plan to mix the feed for each meal
as it is needed, otherwise, especially
If this plan of feeding is carried on
throughout the year, the milk may
sour or the shorts ferment. Potatoes
are grown easily and abundantly and
there are always sure to be good
many culls that can be turned to ex-
cellent account this way.
Mower County transcript., 1907-12-25
goin' to benefit the big trusts&and
barons and monopolists it would carry;
by a big majority'in asjiffy. fri

:
Down in New Jersey they've dug up
an old law and begun to enforce it pro.
vidin' penalty or imprisonment for
any person convicted of bein' a COM
mon scold, thus disturbin' the peace of
the naybofhood and Of all good and
quiet people to the common nuisance
of all people therein inhabitin' or pass
in. Two in Jersey City hav ben
arrested under this law and score OF
naybors Civ it out under oath duly
sworn that they disturb the nayborhood
by their continual caustic remarks re-
gardin' their naybors or anyone passin'
the house. think such law is right
eous The public ought to be perfect
ed from such nuisance. I bet there's
one or two men up to Austin who hav
wives that ding dong in their ears
every mint they're to home, knockin'
and scoldin' and peckin' and lashin'
and termagantin' who would like to hav
such a law in force in Minnesota for
their own peace and comfort and per
lection. It's fright what some folks
can do with their tongues hung in the
middle and workin' double and a tor
rent of abusive words and language
that would drown and dwarf old Ma
CARA itself.
FARMER BEN.
Mower County transcript., 1907-12-25
RECOMMENDS DISBARMEN7
Bar Association Acts in Case of Attor.
ney Who Criticised Court.

Bar Association Acts in Case Of Attor-
ney Who Criticised Court.
Disbarment is to be the punishment
of Francis B. Hart, Minneapolis at
torney, for his recent attack on the
supreme court of Minnesota, if the
recommendation of the State Bar asso.
citation is adopted.
A joint meeting of the board of gov
ernors and ethics committee was held
at the Office of How, Butler & Mitchell
in st. Paul, when the matter was dis.
cussed. Subsequently the board Of
governors and the ethics committee
held separate meetings, when each or.
ganization adopted resolutions that
We're later adopted by the joint body.
The resolutions recite that the at
tack by Mr.. Hart on the state SUI
preme court was unwarranted and un-
justifable and that it should receive
unqualified condemnation.
The Bar association also took action
providing that counsel be appointed to
represent the association in the dis
barment proceedings.
The resolution adopted by the ethics
committee orders that charges be pre-
ferred against Mr.. Hart before the
board of governors in order that his
expulsion be brought about
Mower County transcript., 1907-12-25
The Fleet and the Pacific.

E Those timid souls who fear that in
the near future these United States of
America are likely, if not certain to
Ieome into armed conflict with another
Eof the worlds powers are asserting that
sWe are unprepared for war, and that in
Cease of conflict our coasts and depen-
denotes are certain to be attacked sud-
denly and without warning. These
same timid souls are finding fault with
ethe President for demonstrating to the
world that we are prepared to defend
yourselves in case of an attack IA contin-
5gency so remote that it may be called
an lmpossibility) in sending to the Pa.
Iclic Ocean our battleship fleet on a
cruise which should have been taken
long ere this. Too many of us seem to
have forgotten that we have a Pacific
as we'll as an Atlantic coast, and that
the appearance of our warships off the
coast of California is perfectly proper
and peaceful occurrence, no more un-
friendly to Japan than the maintenance
Of battleship fleets in the Atlantic
Ocean by France and Great Britain are
unfriendIy acts toward the United
States. Never for moment has there
been; among reasonable, responsible
people, either in this country or in
Japan, any real belief that the dispatch
OF oar fleet to the Pacific Ocean is done
with anything more than the friendliest
Of feelings toward our trans-Paci6c
neighbors. From "Tbe Progress of the
World in the American Review of
,keviews for December.
Mower County transcript., 1907-12-25
MinneSOta'S PreemineDCe.

"One of the greatest states in the
Union with the best farm lands, with
exceptional rural opportunities, with
magnificent cities and near markets.
that's my opinion of Minnesota" said
c. Cass Of Manchester, Eng, who was
recently in Saint Paul. "Why Ameri-
cans should move to Canada when
Minnesota presents so many opportun.
tiles mystifies me. [ should ask for no
more attractive home, nor could 1 wish
better tributary country in which to
do business. Minnesota, it seems to
me, will one day be quite the richest
state in the entire Union. It has all
the factors of permanent and substan-
tial wealth and prosperity"
Mower County transcript., 1907-12-25
JOHNSON BOOM GROWING.
influential Element of Democracy
Backing Minnesotan.

Influential Element of Democracy
Backing Minnesotan.
A special from Washington t. the
st. Paul Dispatch says:
That Governor Johnson will be
taken up by very influential ele-
ment of the Democratic party for
president is now generally conceded
In Washington, even by the personal
friends of Bryan. If overtures and
efforts which will soon be under way
to make Governor Johnson the nom
lnee meet with success a formidable
and forcible Johnson organization will
be seen by March 1. His visit to
Washington and his all around pop
ular qualities made the Minnesota
governor the talk of the hour. Col
umns have been written about him in
Eastern papers and some of the writer's
have perhaps overdone the printing OF
praise for the governor.
He is compared to Abraham Lin
coin and is looked upon as the saviour
OF the Democratic party. When he
left for home there were telegrams
for him to visit New York and meet
with prominent party men.
The prediction is made here that
John A. Johnson will at the proper
time declare himself candidate
against Bryan. It is based on conclu-
sions made, not only upon observa-
tlons here, but upon a close study of
the situation in Minnesota and the
Northwest generally.