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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1907-05-10

CHAPTER 128-H. r. NC. b!9.
AM AGT to amend section 1889 Of the Re-
vised Laws, 1905, relating to reports OF
Be It enacted by the Legislature Of the
ss eetI i. That section 1889 Of the Re
vised Laws, 1905, be and the same hereby
is amended to read as follows:,
Sec. 1889. The examiner shall rep9Te TO
Official acts, giving abstracts Of the sta
tistics and condition Of the various omces,
Institutions and corporations to which chm, ms
menGa+;ons az he may deem proper, which
report shall be printed and included IN the
volume Of executive DOCUMENTS. z
Sec. 2. This act shall take erect ana
be in force from and. after its passage.
Approved April 9, 1907.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1907-05-10

plant In such court house; provided. that
Skhis act shall not apply. to counties b
are permitted to pay for such heating
Without exeeediRg fSe't legal limit INIT Of ex.
Sec. 2. The said certificates shall be in
such sums and denominations as the
county board shall determine. subject to
the limitations contained in section 4.
and. shall bear interest at a rate not ex-
Eceedlpg 6 per cent per annurn, payable
annually, such interest to be evidenced
by interest coupons attached to such GER
tif1cates.
The principal shall become due and pay
able at such time or times as tn. said
mine, not more than six years from date
Of issue Of said certificates. respectively.
Sec. 3. The certificates and interest
Chairman Of the county board. and at
tested by the auditor, and sealed with his
official seal. and made payable at such
place within the state as the said board
The auditor shall keep a record OF all
certificates issued under the provisions OF
this act, which record shall s aao% o 1ne
tiicate, the rate of interest, the time
when due, the place where, payable, n
the name Of the party to whom no issued snn1a,lv
after the date Of issuance Of said certia.
erty Of said county. in addition to t ~
other taxes leV1eO, SuAASiCAAI
interest laccruing yearly upon the cerIinz
Gates issued in pursuance OF this act. anu
when any Of the principal Is about TO pc
come due, it shall in like manner levy q
suficient amount Of taxes to pay such
principal when due. .,,,o
Sec. s. The county board snaA nave
authority to negotiate said certlhcates'
but for not less h their par yalue;
Sec The county board OF n cou4 NY
issuing such certificates shall use the
proceeds thereof for the purpose OF I'M
Stating. a heating plant N the ct4pnaa,.
house in such county. ana ZOE no otAeA
p9 Sec !. The powers by this act con.
ferred are additional to all otner po"e1s
cG secs :. ~ This act shall take effect and
he IN force from and after its passage.
Approved April 6, 1907.
CHAPTER 127-H. F. NO. 1124:
AN ACT repeating chapter n hu4o re-
and ninety-eight Q9e) Of Special Laws
Of 1881, relating to clerk hire OK county
auditor of Dodge county.
Re It enacted by the Legislature OF tlAe
state Of Minnesota: ,,s~.a
Section 1. That chapter n n199oua,o1i
and ninety-eight 19sl Of the speGla.
Laws Of 1885. granting the county aud1t or
and the same Is hereby repealed.
Approved April 6, 1907.
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west of q straight lire extending south-3
westerly from a point on the north
five hundred and four (5O4) feet west of
the northeast corner of said lot to q
tspoint on the south boundary line Of said
lot, which point is thirteen hundred
from the southeast corner of said lot:
apd. also, 50 much Of government lot six
60 OF said section as lies west Of a
straight line extending sonthwesterly
from a point on the north boundary line
Of said lot, which point is seventy-three
and 45-100 (73.45) feet west of the north
east corner Of said lot. to a point on the
south boundary line of said lot, which
point is nine hundred forty-ive and
25-10O 045.25l feet west Of the southeast
corner. of said lot
Sec. 2. The moneys received from the
sale of said lands. together with tho
F~denanation and taking for railroad pur-
pose by the Chicago. st. Paul. Minneap-
OILS & Omaha Railway company of so
uf1cp of. said lots five 90 and six ()
respectively, as lies east of the lands
Herein authorized to be sold shall be used
to purchase other lands. for the use of
the st. Peter hospital for insane.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 10, 1907.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06

gives to your own character. and. bet
ter than all else, 1t pays In its influence
upon the character of your family.
Some of these days. unless you are diff
ferent from the majority OF mankind.
you will be 4 father. Your children
will be very much as you make them.
and your actions will have more to do
with the making than your commands,
They will. consciously or unconscious
ly, copy your faults as well as your
virtues, and the courtesy you display
In their presence will, in some part ut
least, become fixed habits with them.
Your own training has been such that
do not fear you will so far wrong in
this particular, but Notwithstanding
this have seen evidence that you are
not holding up to the old mans stand
ard. and | want you to be right--all
right
But Don't Overdo II.
Now, John. don't misunderstood me.
don't want you to be jumping jack
in the box at home or anywhere else.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06

tner used to own down on the old farm.
II was frisky critter, as all colts are.
Dut father was very proud of it and de-
henteo In showing it to visitors. AS
rule, when he wanted to exhibit the
colt IL was in the pasture, and one OF
the most vivid recoliections of my bow
mood days is that dgnified old gentle
man chasing that dern fool colt over
ten acre field. He would trot along and
appeal to the colt ia tones OF strained
honey. He would pretend 70 offer
regular cornucOpa of things that
horses are supposed to sigh for. The
colt would coyiy wait until he was al
most within reach; then, with a sniff of
d1sdain, 1t would raise its tail straight
up in the air and gallon to the other
SIDE OF the pasture. Finally the little
beast would allow itself to be caught.
just like woman, and once he had
his hands on him the old gentleman
would let loose flood of unprofane
cuss words that would shuck the corn
in the barn. 'Contaminate your meas
ly hide" he would shout, II feel like
breaking every bone in your onregen-
crate carcass But he never did. NV
parent was a humane man, and. be-
sides, the colt was valuable.
Before and After.
That's just the way with a great
many men after they marry. They will
pursue a woman with sorghum elo-
Quence, write SOnnetS on the classic
outlines Of her snub nose, crawl on
their knees before her like the devotees
Of heather goddess and after they
get her treat her like convict or lose
interest in her and let her get along
the best way she can And some Of
these fellows really love their wives
too. They simply think that the pretty
words and gentle courtesies of court
ship are features of the chase and are
supertiuous and foolish after the cap
ture. They seem to forget that getting
wife Is one thing and keeping her is
another, as the records of the divorce
courts show. but the same processes
are effective in both
But, you say. a man can't always be
on his best behavior; he can't always
sit around his own house in full dress;
he can't make daily use Of the stilted
ceremonies of polite society in his
home life. There you are wrong and
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06


A movement Il under way to build
an improved road between Jackson
vile, Fla, and Savannah, Ga.
A joint committee Of the Arkansas
Farmers union and Arkansas Good
Road association viii ask the leeisla-
ture to allow convict labor a high
ways.
The state board Of highway commits
sioners Of Minnesota y sndsavorins to
have the time honorsd custom o.
working out" road taxes abolished.
The Niagara county M. ~ beard Of
supervisors has ruled that NO wagons
with tires less than two ana i've
eighths inches wids WIN ~ allowed On
improved highways.
The business men Of Mount Pleas
ant, Mich, have talksn hold az ~ good
roads movement for Isabella county
and will make strenuous sEorts -
Lave the county feaA aystsn adaptod.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06
TALE or WIDE TIRES.
Practical Plan For highway Super
visefs 70 Fellow.

Practical Plan For highway Super
visets to Fellow.
A good and practical suggestion to
road supervisors and others who have
charge Of road maintenance may be
found in the following tale OF the use
of the wide instead Of the narrow tires,
says the Good Roads Magazine. The
story was told to Paul d. Sargent,
highway commissioners of the state OF
Maine, by county commissioner Of
the same state:
THE heavy teaming la our town IL
confined mainly to the three miles Of
dirt road. over which lime rock Is haul
ed from the quarries to the kilns. This
teaming has been done for years on
two and ive-tenths inch tires, with
hind wheels fifty-s inches and front
wheels flfty inches In diameter.
The resulting repairs. made necss-
sary By the continual hauling Of heavy
loads on narrow tires, has cost this
town thousands Of dollars. In order
that this might be remedied we made
IN agreement with the lime rock haul
ers to furnish them with the wide tired
wheels fitted to their wagon axles,
with the understanding that IL upon
fair trial and experiment they should
prove to be of mutual advantages the
haulers should buy the wheels Of the
town.
"On consultation with the manufac-
turers we ordered the sizes above
given dear wheels. nfty-six inches;
front. nfty tnches) They arrived
about the LIST Of July. 1906, and
from that time until about the 2lst Of
August used my best endeavors to
get them adjusted to the wagons and
used, but the haulers claimed that the
forty-fcur inch wheels were 90 much
lower than the old ones that the rocks
and ruts would 'trig' them; also that
they would lower the body 30 much
that the tongue would .slat and break
the horses legs. And who will pay
the damage? was the question.
''As last resort we put the wheels
on one Of their wagons and hauled
rock Tor them one day. Our tsamster
hauled the same loads and followed In
the old tracks. The road was In q
very dangerous condition at this time
and badly rutted, 20 that even light
driving wagons sank to their hubs In
some places. The wide tdres soon filed
the ruts SO that the wagons with the
narrow tires actually hauled more rock
on the last or fourth turn that day
than they did In the morning.
After seeing the work Of these
wheels for one day the owner Of the
wagon wanted the whole equipment
Immediately, and applications for the
other three sets came % fast that We
were unable to shift the gearing quick
~ enough. In fact, one teamster drove
his team for week without brakes In
order to have the wide tires sooner.
Since that time the wheels have been
In constant use summer and winter.
"At the time Of this writing the
same amount Of rock II hauled In three
turns that was formerly hauled per
day In four turns by the same teams,
and the drivers claim that the work Il
done easier by the horses. The sand
stretch which was the hardest place
for the narrow tires II now crossed
easily"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06
How 70 Il

TOW 10
When one desires to color lutc i
gown, procure tube Of oil paint the
color desired and squeeze II into cup
Of gasoline and stir until dissolved.
Then pour into larger vessel says
the New York Globe. Dip q small
piece of the lace into It, and II too
deep add more gasoline until the shade
desired Ii obtained. When It II the
right color, put all the lace into 1t. take
out shake gently and dry In the open
air. When thoroughly dry, expose It
to the extreme heat for few minutes,
taking care OF course that 1t Is not
near IRE or blaze where 1t might ~
mite. This exposure to the heat will
remove the odor Of gasoline Lace
which has been used and will not
wash well can be given this treatment
II first dry cleaned by being sprinkled
generously with fuller's earth, then
rolled up and put away for few days.
Upon taking out shake well and then
proceed with the tinting as above.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06
A Luxurious conseript.

A wealthy factory owner of Chaux-
defends, Switzerland, who succeeded
in evading the rigor of his service a. a
conscript b. much hospitality toward
his officers has been sentenced to two
days confir . ut to barracks and or
dered to - military service over
again. When ordered to report himself
he arrived at the barracks at Colon
bier In motor car, accompanied by
his valet. At fabulous price he Sc
cured a private room there, which he
furnished luxuriously and stocked with
the best wines and cigars. Eventually
he was permitted to live out Of bar
racks and engaged fat In the best
hotel, where he entertained his officers
literally and took them for rides In his
motor car. By shamming illness he
avoided all drill and the ordinary du-
ties of a soldier.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06

one detests meaningless ceremony
that spring from the heart, that are
the outward manifestations of a desire
to please or to be of service to its OBJ
ject, are entirely different To the true
gentleman they are as natural as the
circulation Of his blood He can no
more dispense with them than he can
with his breath. 1t is a pity that so
few Of us are true gentlemen Most of
us are selfish to the bone, and genuine
courtesy is an evidence of forgetful.
ness of self, virtue which we have to
cultivate. II it is worth while to be a
gentleman at all-and l never heard
anybody express any doubts on that
point-it is certainly worth while to be
a gentleman at home. The good opin-
ion of your wife is Of more importance
to you than the opinions of all the
rest of the people of the world put to-
gether. Yet you would fail to show to
her the courtesy which you would be-
stow upon another as a matter Of
course and feel ashamed if you were
remiss in the least particular.
Cultivate Home Etiquette.
No, you can't do a better thing than
to treat your wife at least as we'll as
you do your neighbours. She will APP
preciate 1T. l can say that with en-
phasis, for nothing hurts a woman
more than the apparent loss Of that
fine consideration which distinguishes
the wooing days. No matter If she
does feel sure Of your love, no matter
If you prove your affection In number
less other ways, she who has reigned
as queen is never fully satisfied with
less than the honors due to royalty.
And it Is so easy to crafty her. 1t Is
only necessary to keep in mind all the
time that your wife is woman and
that good breeding works as well in
smoking jacket as in dress suit.
have very strong recollection OF
q blacksmith who lived in the little
village where / went to school when a
boy. He was great, brawny, rough
looking fellow, whose face and hands
were grimed by the smoke of the forge.
He seldom wore a coat and never a
collar except on Sunday, but he was
one of the truest gentlemen / have
ever known, and his wife was envied
by every other woman in the village
simply because OF his difference to her
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06

You acre almighty particular h0aO you.
acted.
ject, and l want to put 'em to you
straight. When you have read this let
ter once, read it over again and get
it stuck into your head SO it won't slip
loose.
/ wasn't around when you were ''set-
tin up" to Anna May, but I'll bet a pile
Of good halt dollars that you were al
mighty particular how you acted when
you We're in her presence. There was
nothing in the shape Of courtesy that
was any too fine for her when you
came a-wooing. You had all your
graces aud some you had borrowed,
have no doubt, out for her inspection.
You had old Chesterfield beaten so bad
you could see daylight between you.
Yes, You did. l wasn't there, but
know. That little girl you were ex-
ceedingly careful about then is your
wife now, but in the change she has
lost none of her rights. She is just as
much entitled to the observance Of the
forms OF courtesy as before more than
then, for as your wife she should hold
higher and more hon0red place in
your life than as your sweetheart. Yet
noticed last week that you did not
lift your hat when you met her down
town. noticed that you allowed her
to pick her own way along the street.
to step up to the curbstone without any
effort OF assistance from you. noticed
when we dined at the hotel that you
left her to grope through the mysteries
Of the menu unaided, while you con-
templated the most desirable dishes for
the satisfaction Of your own precious
stomach.
The old man isn't asleep, my son, II
be does nod occasionally after his
meals, and when I saw these little
dgns Of insrowing selfshness II wor-
Red NJ. Hsninds mo IS coat my t.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06
Result o. Good Rssds.

The other day the owners Of service
stock in Fayette county. Pa, had the;,
animals In. Fayetteville on exhibition
and some very 1ne ones were there
The time was when they would have
been exhibited under the saddle, but
our good roads are ringing the knell
for the saddler, and now every man
wants roadster that can 'step some, y
says the Fayette Observer. Every
horse on display was shown between
shafts; not saddler was to be seen.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06

THE sTokEsiA.
The Plant Can De Easily Multiplied.
0iviaion ~ 0nnHe

The Plant Can De Easily Multiplied.
Division OF Roots.
There are relatively few perennials
that will bloom the first year from
seed even when the seed Is started in
doors in March or earlier. The stokesia
will do so. and this Is the most salts.
factory way OF raising 1t In large
masses for bedding.
In raising plants from seeds found
an extraordinary diversity In foliage,
habit and flower. Some plants did not
flower until late fall, while others
doomed very early and kept It up for
three months.
The stokesia can be easily multiplied
by division Of its roots, each one OF
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06
III bet a horse he's dO1sn0 has croWn
epeTp tlOO minutes.


eDeTp too minutes.
beg pardons" used to get on my
nerves until / could hardly refrain
from protest. He wouldn't wear his
hat in the presence of ladies, and I've
seen him standing on a street corner
bareheaded in the broiling sun for an
hour at a time while he talked with
female acquaintance.
| am reminded of Perkins by some
actions Of yours that noticed while
you and Anna May were visiting us
last week. That old hypocrite was the
embodiment of exaggerated courtesy
to every one he met, with the single
exception Of his wife. Unless he had
company he would drop his manners
on his front porch and on the other
side of his threshold become the most
disagreeable reprobate that ever wore
long suffering woman to the grave.
/ don't mean to intimate, my boy,
that there is any resemblance between
you and old Perkins, but l saw when
you were here that you were already
beginning to follow the general tend
ency of persons who wear trousers and
forgetting at home some OF the ameni.
ties you would never overlook outside.
It's SO easy to do. We are all naturally
savages, prone to drop the social graces
whenever we think nobody's looking
and our families are supposed to kind
ly shut their eyes. Yet the little cere
monies and verbal expressions which
constitute our everyday code of eti-
quette We're designed for the sole pur-
pose Of smoothing the rough edges OF
our intercourse with the world, the
flesh and the devil and keep us from
dying at one anothers throat, as we
would like. so much to do.
A Potent Force.
Next to the Christian religion polite
ness is the most potent force in the
world today, and it is just as effective
in ones own home as it is in the house
across the street. Now, without any
more beating around the bush, l want
to say few things to you on this sub
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06

She aCill insist on Teserving the most COM
Portable rocker for you.
cause they are so often unaccepted or
apparently unnoticed, but you can't
make a greater mistake than to omit
them.
Be polite to your wife, John, whether
you are at home or abroad. 1t doesn't
cost you red cent, it need not incon-
venience you in the least, but 1t means
an almighty lot to Anna May and just
as much to you. Yours affectionately,
JOHN SNEED.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06
How to Fry Potatoes.

When frying potatoes always put
pound or two Of fat In the pan. There
= NO waste, az the same fat can be
used over and over again by pouring
It through a strainer into crock for
the purpose.
High caste Hindoos must bathe daily,
and near most railway stations In In
dia wUlls ars provided where travellers
may psrform1 their daily apIutions.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06
How 20 Color Soups.

To color soups brown use Drowned
nour or little burnt sugar. Spinach
leaves give a fine green color. Pound
the leaves, tie them In cloth. squeeze
out oil the Juice and add this to the
soup I'VE minutes before serving Col
or soup red by putting In the strainel
juice Of tomatoes or the whole tomato
Il It y run through sieve. Grated
carrot gives f1ne amber color.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06
From Behind the Counter.

TFO1H 0UTtUQ VIZ VVUUvvTs
1.-THE saleslady differentiated several
classes OF shoppersY
''Oh, yes, indeed! About i've classes.
So maEy?"
Yes (mademoiselle counted on her
ingers), heavyweight, middleweight,
welterweight, lightweight and feather
weight. Precisely five."-Puck.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06

you are right.
If there is any
place on earth
that a man
should be on his
best behavior, it
is at home, but
/ do not mean
by that that he
should put in
practice all the
purely artificial
forms Of social
etiquette. Heav-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06
state Lean FER Read Work.

Among the legislative measures In
behalf Of road Improvement IN Penn
sylvania II one proposed BY ex-senator
VIM. Finn Of Pittsburs, which con-
templates state loan Of 26,000, 900
for use In the work OF highway Inn
provement.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06

Ofacers OF the Washington State
Good Roads association are advocating
the esta blishment Of q chair In the
faculty Of the University Of Washing.
ton for special instruction on the sub
ject Of highway building. They are
preparing petition to present the
matter formally to the authorities OF
the institution.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-06-06

Is 9sever fully satisfied Nth less than the
honor due to royalty.
In private as well as in public He was
q rustic Bayard. but his chivalry was
as pure and true as that of any broad
cloth attired city man. No, my son,
genuine courtesy Is not matter Of
dress or of ceremony, and In practic-
ing 1t at home you don't have to sacri-
Zee your own comfort to an extent
worthy Of consideration. On the other
hand, It pays wonderfully In the pleas
IRE II gives to your wife and, by reflec-
Hon. to you It pays In the grace It