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Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
THE SIN OF LAN D-MURDER.M y
Seriousness Of the Situation Not Gen,
orally Realized. IS. IS.

The deterioration of fertility under
cultivation that is lacking in care for
the future is far more noticeable in
some portions of the south than in the
middle west. The Progressive Farm
er, recognizing the seriousness of the
situation, speaks as follows;
The truth is, that it is time now to
see that a man who wears out a piece
OF land sins-just as man sins who
wears out human body with drunk
enness or dissipation. We are coming
to the time when man will be as
much ashamed Of owning a quilted
hillside as of owning skin-and-bones
horse. AS James J. Hill, than whom
there is hardly greater American
living, declared in Washington: -.
North Carolina was, century
ago, one of the great agricultural
states of the country and one of the
Wealthiest. Today as you ride through
the south you see everywhere land
quilted by torreltial rains, red and
yellow clay banks e posed where once
were fertile fields, and agriculture re-
duced because it's main support has
been washed away Millions of acres,
in places to the extent of one-tenth of
the entire arabic area, have been so
injured that no industry and no care
can restore them
"And the seriousness of this. land
murder is not appreciated by one man
in a thousand. You see an acre of
land ruined and you say: Well, there
is $40, $40, Or $50 loss, according to
the price of land in your community
But the truth is, that the merely tenn
porary estimate put opon land values,
as indicated by present prices, does
not indicate at all the far-reaching
extent of the damage Three hun
dred years ago you could have bought
that land from the Indians at ten
cents an acre, but if an acre of it had
been ruined then, would the damage,
as we see it now, have amounted to
only ten cents? A hundred years ago
the same land may have been worth
only dollar an acre; but we know
now that to have ruined an acre
would have meant more than dol
lars loss. And so the price Of land
today is no criterion by which to
judge the damage and the sin against
posterity wrought by the man who
murders an acre of Gods heritage to
the human race-a heritage he meant
to last as long as time itself. The ma
tion does we'll to give the matter seri-
GUS thought"
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
FARM WATER SUPPLY.
Purity of the Source Is of Prime
Importance.

Too many wells are sunk in the low
est places around the farm home and
barns. l. visited more than a dozen
different farm homes last week, writes
a correspondent of Indiana Farmer,
and with one exception, every we'll
was located where surface drainage
was sure to get into it. In some places
one we'll supplied both household
needs and the live stock These wells
were located where they were most
convenient for the stock. That is a
mighty poor arrangement. If one well
must furnish the entire water supply,
sink it where there is no possible
chance for seepage or surface pollu.
ton. Place it as near the house as
possible, and then pipe the stock sup
ply to tank in the yard. It's nui.
sance to have a tank within SO or SO
feet of the house. It is just as con-
venient to have it hundred yards
away. It is necessary to have plenty
Of water during these hot months, but
be sure that it is pure.
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
FARM NOTES.

Cultivation should be mostly to
keep down weeds.
Stock barns should be light, dry and
we'll ventilated.
Molasses is proving to be a good
feed for farm animals, including dairy
cows
Dairying is the one branch in which
no man should engage who has not a
real liking for cows
Weeds are. not an enemy They take
possession of waste places and often
plow up the soil and make way for
the coming of grasses. i.
When the potato vines are half
grown they have filled the ground
with lateral roots, Cultivate over the
roots and not through them.
The dairy COW requires five times
as much of the carbon in her food as
of the protein because she must from
that produce both heat and energy. 81
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thin on the ground, it is there the best
berries are always found. Many plans
of placing or spacing runners have
been tried, and nearly every grower
has his own distinctive way, which he
varies from time to time when he
thinks he has discovered something
better. 1t really does not matter so
much what arrangement of the run
ners is made, provided they are given
plenty of room. Next to spacing them
is the labor of cutting off the surplus
ones that are not needed. An early
set, vigorous plant will send out null
t1tude Of runners during the growing
season and keep it up till freezing
weather has stopped growth. Pinch
ing or cutting them off with a knife
or scissors is slow work and requires
constant STOPPING, which is relished
neither by old nor young. This work
may be 1ightened as follows:
Take worn-out hoe, says Orange
Judd Farmer, and have the blacksmith
straighten the blade on a line with
the shank. You can have it any width
the hoe will admit For cutting around
single plants a narrow blade is best::H
for narrowing in the side of row the
wider the blade the better. For mar
rowing the row sn ordinary plow
counter may be used. 1t may be fas-
tened to the cultivator or it may be
attached to handles. whetted sharp
and trundled along by hand. -L~-zs
After the raspberries and black
berries are through bearing is the
best time to cut out the old canes. An
other simple instrument is also made
out of an old hoe for this work, only
in this case the hoe blade is turned
in a sickle shape, SO as to catch firmly
around the cane. This allows the man
to do all the cutting while standing
erect. His left hand should be pro-
vided with a strong glove to hold the
canes and pull them out The illustra-
ton shows how the cutter looks when
completed.
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
HIS BATTLE.
1t Was Fight for Life and He NobIy
Won. -.,

The soldiers greatest victory is not
always on the field. Nor are the enc
mics in his most terrible contests al
ways his fellow man. One such con-
test is described in L.~E. Chittenden's
An Unknown Heroine" During the
civil war Lieut.. Bedell was shot in the
thigh. The bright red gush of arterial
blood told him where the Immediate
danger lay. In vain he tried to check
the stream. Then he called for aid.
Cord it, boys" he said. "Take
handkerchief or anything, only be
quick! Try sash and bayonet," he
added, seeing their futile endeavors.
At last the flow was stopped. The
officer was carried in a stretcher to
the temporary field-hospital The doc
tors examined the wound; amputation
of the leg must take place at once, and
the patient might die under the knife.
Bedell heard the diagnosis.
is not this wound certain to be
fatal if you do not OPERATOR
YES"
fThen do not lose a moments
time"
They laid him on the table. His
native vigor was in his favor, but his
great size was against him. Sixty-four
square inches of flesh were laid bare
before the operation was over. The
right hand was crushed, but the sur
geons dared not touch it until it was
whofh0r tho
from the amputation.
That evening the camp had to move,
and the jolting journey was an awful
ordeal for the wounded man. At last,
expecting his death at any moment,
the doctors had him carried to farm
house by the way. In the morning he
had gained a little strength.
"You doctors think I have my fatal
wound" he said II know perfectly
we'll the chances are against me- But
have wife and children who want me.
I am going to make the hardest fight
of which I am capable. Will you help
me?"
A consultation was held. Only one
young surgeon thought there was the
slightest hope of life. In his care
Lieut.. Bedell put himself. -
My life it not my own PROPERTY" :"
said he. For a year more it belongs
to the United States; after that to my
family. I shall not throw away one
chance to save it. Doctor, am ready"
Again, says the Youths Companion
in telling the story, he was laid on the
operating table. He did not wish to
take an ,anesthetic, but he submitted
when the doctor said:
''The operation on the hand and the
dressing of the wound will be very
painful, and therefore exhausting. You
must husband every particle Of
strength"
On hard bed of straw, his only
covering an old army blanket, the
wounded man with his young doctor
fought the fight for life. And they
won.
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
Citation for Hearing on inal Ac.
count and for Distribution.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower--ss. @ ...
In Probate Court. 80
In the matter of the estate of Ray S. Shook
Decedent. : -=E@.s.e
Inc state of Minnesota to the heirs at
law of said deceased anH 10 all persons inter-
esred in the final account and distribution of
the estate Of said decehent: The representative
of the above named decedenI, having fled in
this court the final account OF the adninistra-
tion of the estate of said decedent. together
with his petition praying for the adjustment
and allowance Of said final account and for dis
tribution of the residue of said estate to the
persons thereunto entitled therefore, you, and
each Of you, ara hereby. cited and required tc
show cause if any you have, before this court
at the PROBATE Coult Koous ii the Court House:
in the City of Austin in the County OF Mower
State of Minnesota on the eth day of August,
sl9J at 10 O'Clock am why said petition should
no be granted.
Witness the Judge of said court and the seal
Of said court this 3rd day Of August 1908
Il .:fSeaD s j ). M. GREENMAN,
Z sT. H. PRIDHAM Judge of Probate
Attorney for Pe etitioner.
ss August.5, II, 19
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
Ci' ai,un for tf& ar,ng on Final Ac-
Count and for Distribution.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
-: iy oI Mower--ss. -,
In -, .,r't Court.
II, ne ,.at,er of the estate of H nry II.
h,i> tttcGjent. ~ .
Tie State of Minnesota 10 the heirs at law
said ocnasel and ~ all persons Interested
the hual aCco..nt Il. aistrlbution of tie
state of said decadent: Tn representative uf
,!,e abve ~ ';ccs!,.nt. having fled in this
c,urt the 1inhl C uf the odmini of
lhe estate Of sad d'cehrt. together "ith his
eti5'n pra lug for riit: All justmrnr and allow
;,nce of said tinal accnnnt and for distribution
of the residue of said estate to the persons
thereuntn en- i:lr.!; Therefore. you, and each
Of you, are hrIey ct.u and required to show
cause, if any YOU have. "fore tins court at the
Probate Court huu1ns the Court House. in
tue City nf .nstin in the County Of Mower
State Of Minnesota, ION the 27th day of August
1908, at 10 o'clock H.. n, why said petition
should not be granted.
Witness. the Judge of said court, and the
seal IF said court this 3rd day Of August
1903 j. NJ. GREENMAN
EAL} Probate Judge.
=. a.. PRIDHAM.
Attorney for Petitioner.
Aug. 5,1219
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Determination of Descent
of Land
J, FaEE -cHa,a cAas ,

State OF Nj MlNNEsoTA,
County of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court.
: In ,he matter of the estate of James J.
Fitzgerald, decedent.
.- The State of Minnesota to the heirs at law
of said deceased and to all persons interested
in the determination of the descent of the real
estlte of said decedeut. The petition of Flor
ence A. Fitzgerald widow of said deceased hsv-
ing bren filed in this court, representing that
sai'l 'lecedent Died more han five years prior
to tho filing the eof leaving certain real estate
in said petition described and that no will of
decedont has been pre- oved, nor administration of
!iss"state granted in this st te, and praying
That he descent Of real: estate be"ie.er'n,ne.l
by his court:j = -,
Therefore. you, and each Of you ere here
b., cited aid 1t Qulreu to Slow caus. II atty you
have, iufIe this court, at tlis' probate court
room ia the court house III The city of Austin,
county of Mower, state OF Mihh:so,a, op the
9Th dar Of August. lY0S at ten O'Clock a. M,
=. >Aid prtiiun should not he granted.
Wltuess, the Judge OF said court, ara the
sal tn ,reof, this 18th day of August 1905.
(SEALJ J.M GREENMAN
LAFAYETTE FRENCH Judge of Probate.
Attorney for Petitioner.
=. Aug5, II, ~
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19

one to the straw.
berry grower. Toe
commonly t b e
runners are al
lowed to run and
form a dense mat
at their own
sweet will. Plac.
ing runners is no
easy j Q b, a.
everyone m u S t
admit who has
tried that back.
breaking labor.
Yet it is demon
strated every year
in every planta-
tiOn that it is the
only method Of
raising uniformly
large and bright
.ly colored berries
Wherever a spot
is found where
from some cause
the plants are
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
Announcement for Treasurer.

Having been urgently requested
to enter the race for the office Of
county treasurer by friends from all
parts of the county, I hereby an
nounce my candidacy for that posi-
tion subject to the decision of the
voters of the county at the Republic
an primaries in September, and if
nominated and elected, will attend
y duties Of the office to the sat-
:sfaction of the tax peyers. .
O. ]: DICKENS.
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
For Sore Feet, i

s. have found Bucklen's & ATniea
SalVe.toFbe the priper thinesto use Tor
sore feet, AS we'll AS for healing burns,
sores, cuts, and all manner Of ahra
siol>, writes Mr. W.. Stone, of East
Poland, Maine. II is the proper. thing
toa for piiAs. Trv il! Said nnder. guar.
antee at X o.. Wotd's drugstore. 25c.
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Announcement for Commissioner

Having been repeatedly urged to en-
ter the race for the office of county
commissioner of the first district, [
hereby announce myself as candidate
for that Office, subject to the decision
OF the voters at the Republican prim-
aries in oeptem Der. .. e.. -
CHARLES L. SCHW ARTZ.
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Announcement.

To the Voters Of the North Legislat-
i've District of Mower County: =.
have again filed for the office of
Representative and respectfully ask
your support at the Republican prims
aries to be held Sept Is, 1908.
W. A. NOLAN
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19

A granite shaft 80 feet high will
mark the Tippecanoe battle-ground, ac-
cording to contract which has been
made by the monument commission.
The monument will cost $24,50O and
must be. completed by November Il
The shaft will be a perfect obelisk,
according to Egyptian architecture.
The base is 35 feet square, providing
promenade space around the shaft.
The base Of the shaft proper is 1-5.
feet square. The base and shaft will
he constructed Of Barre (Vt.) granite
and the tablets for the inscrip
will be Of Montello granite from Wis
consin. There will be an eight-foot
figure Of Nv illiam Henry Harrison also
carved in granite 81
The government is to pay half tho
cost OF the contract.
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
STRAINING JELLY,
Handy Device Made Out of a Turned.
:. Up Chair.

A pupil from the high school class
of cookery, South Kensington, Lon
don, Eng, told me about this substi-
tute for jelly bag, and I have found
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The Sheep Industry.

The sheep industry has thriyen n.
spite Of dull times. High prices Of
fered for lambs have caused farmers
to deplete their stocks. Some of the.
best lambs should Be- kept for breedina
purposes.
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19

The Eclipse Lumber Co. is noted
for its square and honest business
methods. When in need Cf lumber or
fuel, it will pay you to see them, They
will use you right.
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Announcement.

: To the voters of the south legislative
district OF Mower County announce
my candidacy for the Republican
nomination for representative. IT
nominated and elected pledge to work
faithfully for the best interests of my
constituents. ....-,a ,.~..' E.zt. -.<F =:
sr -.. Harlan G.~Palmer.
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
Candidate for Representative.

Candidate Tor REPRESENTATIVE.
hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the Republican nomin-
alton to the Office of representative
Of the south legislative district of
Mower county, subject to the deci-
sion of the coming Republican prim-
aries.
HUBERT CAREY.
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Fine Austin Property For kSaIe

I TIC HuStII1 IIOPC1ty IU1 EOd1C
II wish to sell my six acres on the
Brownsville road within the city linn.
it's. Good house, cook house, barn,
we'll etc. An ideal location for some
one who wishes a quiet home with
plenty of pasture and garden.
If AUGUST ZUNK.
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DEVICE FOR BERRY. GROWERS.
Cutting Off the Runners Made Easy
for the Worker.

The problem of disposing of the sur.
plus runners is always a perplexing
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of IS sinch iron and cut thread on
the other end says the Prairie Farm
Ser. is q wooden brace and B Is q
wire hooked on the iron G Whioh Il.
turned till. the wire Is tauIt
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
Political Announcements
Announcement for Represeutatiive.

Announcement for Representative.
At the earnest request Of my
friends from various parts of the
district, j have decided to become a
candidate for Representa- for the
North District, subject to the decis-
ion Of the electors at the Republican
primaries in Sept. ID 908. # nominat-
ed and elected will represent the
district to the best Of my ability.
Yours respectfully,
w. G. GRIMM.
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19

To brace corner post in the way
shown in the accompanying illustra-
tion bend hook in the end of piece
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
chesty.

Kind Lady-I've little boy about
your size I'd like you to meet.
Kid Kerrigan (sixty-fve pound cham
pion) -Aw, l amt meetin' no un-
knowns. Let him go git reppetation!
New York World.
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19

Cater 80 vegetarians.
~ Vegetarian meals are served for.
such as wish them Ia the cafe Of the
house of parn lament il Lond on
Mower County transcript., 1908-08-19
BRAcING A CORNER POST.

Here Is Another Good Way of Stiff
ening Fence.
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Woodland Crumbs.

Fticnds Quarterly meeting will be
Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this
week; visiting ministers will be pres
tnt.
woodland Academy is doing good
work since the management of Miss
Ruth Peel. Quite a number of smali
children are in school for the first
time.
About all the available buildings
within three miles Of the Myrtle
Spring have been taken, either rented
or bought. Nothing like having plenty
of good water AL the year round.
1t seems that our people have talk en-
on fresh courage as the new year comes
in, the attenlance at Sunday School,
church and G.. +. prayer meeting is
better than for several weeks past.
Hubbard, from your city. attended
monthly meeting at Woodland on Sat
urday last and took dinner at the
Myrtle Springs.
Our truckers are preparing for anil
planting garden peas. Unless they
make a good crop and have good sales
hey will get left, as seed is 50 high.
Well, the old year has gone the new
has come. Thanksgiving and Christ
mas was observed quietly, and now g
wish for all a happy new year, and es-
pecially d. we wish the ARGUS and i.s
force a prosperous years work. We
feel that we owe the quietness and
pleasantness we emmy by having pro-
hibition in our county largely to the
efforts of the ARGUS.
Mr.. Gates. Organizer for the Farmers
Alliance, t'ohea at Woodland Monday
night to quite an audience Of farmer
and made arrangements to organize in
the near future.
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A GOOD WOMAN GONE.
De lth of Mrs. Margaret Warrick in
GraEtham Township.

Dear ARGUs:
On January IS, 1908, God saw fit to
visit the home OF Mr.. Geo. NJ. Warrick
and take away his beloved mother,
Mrs. Job Warrick, aged 70 years. BY
her death the community has sustain
ed a great loss, the church a consecrated
member, her husband a devoted wife
and loving c~omranion, and her son a
kind and affectionate mother. She
was sick about three weeks and bore
her Affections patiently, realizing that
God doth all things for the best.
She was a nIember of Falling Greek
Baptist church and did all in her power
to spread the glad tidings of great joy
to lost humanity. Today she is wear
ing II crown bedecked with glittering
stars.
Her son is q member of the Board OF
County Commissioners and is a gen
erous and loving father. He is a man
OF which the neighborhood are proud
AMI would consider it a great loss
should he be taken away.
Her funeral services were conducted
i'll the VI. E. church by her pastor. Rev.
7. }. Hood. lie spoke some cheer
ing words to the bereaved family and
loved ones. telling them not to weep;
hat some day they would meet i'll the
sweet beyond.
She leaves a husband, one son, two
grandsons, and a host of relatives and
friends to mourn her sad departure.
Her remains were laid to rest in the.
family burying ground at the old
morn.
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POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
Ambitions and Prospects Of Men
Strutting and Fretting Their
Hour on the Stage.
Washington, D. c., Jan. FL.

Washington, ID. c.. Jan. 81.
Especial tosthe ARaUs.)
Admirers of Governor Fort, of New
Jersey have launched a boom in favor
of his election to the United States
Senate to succeed O Keen.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
Truman H. Newberry, has withdrawn
his candidacy for delegate-at-large
from Michigan to the Republican Ma
tionaI Convention.
Thomas Lowry, the Twin City rail
way m~agnate, is a candidate for one Of
Minnesota's four delegates-at-large to
the Republican National Convention.
The executive committee of the
league of Lincoln and Roosevelt Re-
publican Clubs of California has in
dorsed Secretary Taft for President.
State Auditor, B. f. Carroll, of Iowa,
has announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination tor Governor.
He is the second candidate in The
field, Lieut.. GOV. Warren Garst hav-
ing already announced himself. Garst
represents the progressive element in
the party and Carroll the stand-pat-
ters.
Four candidates are now in the field
for the seat in the United States Sen
ate now occupied by Asbury G. Lati-
mer, of South Carolina. Senator Lati-
mer is a candidate for reelection and
the others are D. S.. Henderson,, long
prominent in South Carolina politics;
o. b. Martin, State superintendent OF
education, and Col. John J. Dargan, OF
Stateburg.
President William H. p. Faunce, OF
Brown University, has started a o W
ment whereby it is hoped to interest
all Brown men, undergraduates as
we'll as alumni, in booming Governor
Charles E.. Hughes of New York fol-
President. Governor Hughes is a
Brown man and is held in high regard
by the students of his alma mater.
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You can save from $50 to 800 b.
buying a Piano of
Andrews& WaddeL Furniture Co.
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NEWS FROM WALTER.
Interesting News Items From
thai Prosperous
NeiqhborhOOd
Ii Us EURFAI.
VALID R. n, q
Jan. %, 49,. Z.

Mr.. x: g Willis, rom Rocky Mount,
was here last Sunday, on a visit to re-
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FOR SALE-An s room two story re-
sidence at 20S North George street.
Apply to DR.. w. K. Lane.