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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07

acted as umpire
IN last week report about the
recent hail storm we did not mention
John Stucklneyer, who is a heavy
loser He had fine field Of winter
rye, which was totally destroyed. He
estimates his damage at about 5000.
Frank kamme1meyer of Pierz was
given the contract to build the tower
on the St. Johns church i'll Lastrup.
The church was built several years
ago, being 60 feet high. The tower,
including the cross, will be 46 feet
high, which will make 100 feet from
foundation to top Of cross. Rev J.
Sand, priest IN Lastrup, has accom-
plished much since he is there. Last
year the building was veneered, this
year the tower built and then the
church is finished.
Rev. J. G.. Stiegler returned to his
parish, the St. Joseph's church in
Pierz last Friday. He has been in
Kansas under medical treatment for
inflammation Of the bowels for several
weeks.
The thermometer went up to %
degrees in the shade last Sunday at 2
o'clock p. m.
The first passenger coach on the new
500 line passed through Pierz last
Tuesday morning. 1t was the pay car
as we are told. Work on the depot
is being rapidly pushed The frame IS
put up. There will be two section
houses put up here One section crew
to work southwest, the other northeast
on the line.
Quite bunch of Pierz fellows went
to Onamia last Tuesday morning to
look over that place They are: Jos.
Drummer, ST., Henry Nagel, Louis
Drummer, and John Hoheisel.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07
.GRUfSOMf FIND IN / AXE
Sensational Catch is Made
by Fisherman at a Lake
Near Sank Centre

A sensational find was made by a
fisherman short time ago in Fairy
lake, three miles north of Sank
Centre, when a stranger who was
spending the day on the lake fished up
a piece Of a woman's gown and
piece OF her scalp with a large bunch
OF reddish gray hair attached, says the
st. Cloud Journal-Press of Tuesday.
The lind was reported to the
authorities and three divers were sent
from Minneapolis to explore the
bottom of the lake, but up to date
nothing has been disclosed. Further
search will be made, however, and it
is hoped that the mystery will be
cleared.
A family by the name Of Hyjerken
lives on the bank Of the lake and with
them lives an elderly lady, who told a
startling story last winter which it is
believed, helps to explain the mystery
The whole family was spending the
day in Sank Centre and the old lady
was alone. She says that a strange
man came down on the lake, looked
around and found that no one was
near. He went away but soon
returned with an AK and chopped a
large hole in the ice. He then dis
appeared and was gone several hours,
and then he returned with large
bundle. This he dropped through the
hole into the lake and covered the hole
over with board, upon which he
heaped snow, efacing all the noticeable
signs of his work. Her story was not
believed, however at the time.
The residents of Sank Centre believe
that the man made way with the body
OF the woman and believe him to be
the stranger who made the gruesome
find and reported the same to the
police. The authorities are of the
opinion that the matter preyed on his
mind to such an extent that he was
unable to keep his secret longer. The
matter is being Investigated and it is
believed that they will be able to
ferret out the mystery.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07
kElFfER PEARS.
They Should Be Kept In Dark to Ripen
Properly.

Some of our most expert growers
Of Keiffer pears tell US that the way
to bring the Keitfer pear to its best
for eating is to store it away and
keep it for four to six weeks in a cool
dark place. According to their expe'
rience the pear does not improve so
well II left In the light Many try to
eat the Keiffer as soon as It is picked
and find it unsatisfactory.
There is a great deal in the matur.
Ing of a fruit and bringing it to
mellow state, says Farmers Review.
All of US know how some apples
change in flavor by being kept There
are varieties that are hard and flavor
less in the fall that are mellow and
of good flavor in the winter. So II
seems to be with the Keitfer pear.
To know how to handle this variety
Of pears is great thing, for it is the
most prolific of all our pears and gives
us a crop when all others fail. Many
growers have refused to grow this
variety because of its lack Of flavor
but had they known how to handle II
to get the best out Of it they would
have had greater appreciation fol
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07

lever conveniently located near the
hand Of the operator.
At the lower end of the tubular
member is a discharging elbow, which
opens into a basket or other recep-
tacle carried by the operator, so that
the fruit when picked will pass down
through the tube and into the bas-
ket. The tubular portion is formed of
a number of rods A, connected by col
lars at suitable intervals, and which
serve to support a lining of any suit
able textile fabric.
The discharging elbow is provided
with a soft cushioned portion on which
the fruit falls without breaking or
bruising. The picker arms at the upper
end of the tube are operated by means
Of rods B, which lead to a lever c,
fulcrumed near the lower end Of the
tube
The picking device comprises two
U-shaped flexible arms D, formed by
extending a pair of the supporting
rods A. In addition to these there are
a pair of arms E, located between the
arms D. Attached to the arms D are
links F, which pass over pulleys sup
ported on arms E, and are connected
to the operating rods B.
The device may be used by placing
the picking arms around the fruit to
be picked, and then detaching the fruit
bv a downward or lateral movement
Of the picker without using the lever
c. In most instances, however, tho
fruit is detached by drawing the pick
ing rods inward by means of the op-
Grating lever to the position shown
by dotted lines.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07
GOOD ROADS.
They Are Those That Are Kept in
Good Condition.

This road question will not down.
We simply rise to remark that before
we have gravel roads or macadamized
roads there must be drainage, there
must be grading, there must be per.
manent culverts and bridges. After
that it is time to talk about macadam
or any other surfacing.
The farmers in the corn sections of
the west must for the most part be
satisfied with dirt roads for some
years to come. They have been using
split-log or other road drag quite
generally In the last two or three
years and have been surprised to find
what can be accomplished. There are
whole sections in various states where
the roads are SO good most Of the year
through the intelligent use of this
simple instrument that there is little
or no demand for any form of what
are usually called good roads," by
which is meant hard-surfaced roads.
Farmers are always ready to pro.
test against surfacing with macadam
or with gravel, for they know it means
from $4,000 to $4,000 a mile; and those
who have looked into the matter know
that it will cost just as much to keen
them in repair as it does to keep the
dirt road in as good condition for
eight months in the year as the ma.
cadam road will be after this expense
has been incurred. None the less, the
work of matchmaking roads will be
pushed vigorously by the townsmen,
by the owners Of automobiles, by cap-
ttalists who wish to invest in bonds. by
politicians who want to hold office and
have money to spend.
The way to resist all this is to get
out your drag and use it according to
directions. If you have not made q
drag, either make one or get out your
harrow or your disk, and when the
roads are rough and dry with no frost
In the ground disk them. It is aston.
fishing what improvement can be made
even with this.
We do not believe there is any
necessity for socalled good roads,"
sASSS 49, AOe@Oo OK A1C0O Will kEaVSl OF
except where there is heavy
hauling, chiefly in the neighborhood of
coal mines and large cities, says Wal.
lace's Farmer. This may seem heresy
to good roads experts; but we speak
advisedly on this matter.
We are simply giving our readers a
tip that if they want to suppress this
persistent demand they should use the
road drag intelligently and insist that
there shall not be any wooden culvert
or bridge made in the entire county.
The use of the road drag will save
enough money every year to replace
WORKOUT culverts and bridges with
permanent cement structures. When
this is done the problem of good roads
Will be very easy of solution; in fact,
it will solve ITSELF
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07
RAIL PRAIRIE BRIDGE
Commissioners Of Cass,
Grow Wing and Morrison
Favor Grow Wing Bridge

County Commissioners Andrew
johnson, j: j. jacobson and Ole Wahl
met with the county commissioners of
Cass and Grow Wing counties at Rail
Prairie Saturday morning, and to-
gethec they went out and selected the
site for. the proposed new bridge across
the Crow Wing river. An appropria-
ton of $500 has been made by the
state towards the construction of this
bridge, Morrison county gives 81 900.
Cass county $500, Grow Wing $500.
and Rail Prairie $500. The Brainerd
merchants will be asked to contribute
to the bridge fund, as they will tie
greatly benefited by the building of
the bridge. Although the total
amount raised is not sufficient to con:
struct a steel bridge such as was at
first intended, excellent foundations
can be made, and a combination
bridge constructed with this sum.
The piers will be OF concrete, and the
bridge will be wooden, made solid
with iron rods. similar to the old
Broadway bridge here. Work on the new
bridge will be commenced next fall or
the early part OF the winter. A steel
bridge can be constructed on these
piers later, when sufficient amount
is raised for this purpose.
On Monday Commissioners Johnson
and Whal went out to Lincoln and
examined piece of road in Scandal
Valley town on the west side of the
tracks. This road is very rough and
billy, but on the east side of the
tracks it is more level along a route
surveyed some time ago. It is
planned to construct new road on
this latter side of the tracks, and con-
tracts will be let on August 10Th for this
road work. The road will be ready
for fall--u 80. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07
Democratic County Convention
OFFICIAL CALL

A Democratic delegate convention for
the county of Morrison, state of Mime
sofa, will be held on Friday. August Il:
1908 at o'clock in the afternoon OF said
delegates to the Democratic State Con-
ventio1, to be held in the City of Mime
apolis, on Wednesday, August 10, 1908, for
the pu rpose of nominating candidates for
Governor Lieutenant Governor, Secre-
tary of State. State Treasurer. Attorney
General and two Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioners, to be voted for at the
next general election. and for the trans.
action of such other business as may
properly come before the said convention.
ty convention shall be one delegate for
each Is votes cast for Governor John A.
Johnson at the last general election and
also one delegate at large from each pre-
cinct.
In accordance with the above apportion-
ment the several precincts will be entitled
to the following number of delegates:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07
FOR HEARING ON PETI-
TON FOR PROBATE OF
FOREIGN WILL.
Estate of Joseph Kirkwood
State of Minnesota J
County of Morrison

In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Joseph
kirkwoOd, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all pers,na
interested in the allowance and probate
of the will of said decedent:
The petition of Josephine K. Mitchell.
representing that Joseph K!rkwood, then
Of Of. Ohio. died on the .Sth day Of June,
1906. testate and that his will has been al
lowed and admitted to probate in the pro-
bate court in and for the county of Bel
mont, State of Ohio, being fled in this
court, together with authenticated copies
OF said will and that the probate thereof
IN the court above named, and praying
that said will be admitted to probate in
this State. and that letters of administra-
ton with the will annexed be thereon
granted to Josephine X. Mitchell.
NOW Therefore,, you, and each of you,
are hereby cited and required to show
cause, It any you have, before this court,
at the Probate Court Rooms in the Court
House, in the city of Little Falls, County
of Morrison, State of Minnesota, on the LIST
day of September, 1908, at 10 O'clock a, M.
Why the e.E prayer of said petition should
Witness the Honorable, E. F. Shaw.
Judge of said court, aud the sea! of
said court, this 9Th day of August. 1908
(SEAL) l.ea& SHAW
. Judge of Probate Court.
Attorney for Petitioner. az
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07
Milk Denomination Increa.lno

Milk Consumption Incrsasina
The milk statistics Of the large cit.
les show that there Is q good deal
more milk used per person in the
cities than formerly This IL probably
partly. due to greater ability Of the
masses to buy milk, but in greater
measure to the greater attention paid
to the quality Of the milk sold by the
health inspectors and food commits.
sioners. There is much less adultera'
ton of milk than formerly and the
average consumer also has more con
fidence In the cleanliness and whole
someness Of the milk supply than be
once had. rs.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07

FRUIT PICKING DEVICE.

& 10 the Product Of a Western In.
ventor.
Another fruit picker has been in
rented and offered for manufacture
oy Emil Gier, Marion county, Oregon.
It Is illustrated and described by the
Scientific American as follows:
Pictured in the accompanying illus.
radon is an apparatus adapted to en-
able a person standing on the ground
20 readily remove fruit from a tree
without injuring the fruit. It consists,
briefly, of long tubular member pro-
Vided with picking device at the
upper end. which may be operated by
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07
Transportation Of Fruit.

In these modern days the fate Of
the commercial fruit grower hangs
on the kind of transportation he can
secure. Many a man with big fruit
plantation has been ruined BY the
badness Of the transportation facili'
ties. When transportation facilities
are poor, rates are often excessive.
and between the two tho fruit grower
is unable to make a living profit on
his operations. The transportation
problem is therefore the one that
should be most worked on by the
fruit growers of the country. Some
roads put on the transportation OF
fruit "all the trafnc will bear" and thj1
means often that all the profits 60 70
the transportation companies.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07
Glover Dodder.

Watch out for the clover doddea
and wild carrot in the orchard. They
are two Of the worst pests which arr
now crowding into the central west
The clover dodder is the greatest men
ace to that crop, especially when it ID
grown as covering in the orchard
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07

The statement of the Minneapolis
Journal that the Buchanan Lindbergh
contest of two years ago is the cause
OF the present Legislative fracas in the
48th district, is entirely untrue
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07

cVcc DR.. Walman, the eye specialist,
EICJ will be in his office in Little
Falls until the 18th OF this mouth Bring
your children in early if they have eye
trouble SO they are ready for school and
study.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07

Anoka Free Press: Taft running
for president as the proxy OF Roosevelt
and Thomas L. Hisgen as the proxy Of
Hearst ought to strengthen Bryan who
iss.running on his own merits
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07
6raced Fence Post In Ravlne.

two posts at the ravine's edge, then
over the post in the center as shown
in the accompanying illustration, to
prevent the wire from pulling the post
up when the ground is soft.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07
PREVENTS POST PULLING UP.
Fence Post in a Ravine May Be Sc.
curely Rraced.

When it becomes necessary to build
fence across ravine so that post
must be set in the lowest part,
stretch a wire from the bases of the
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07

Jake Kingen has resumed his duties
as delivery man for the P W. Blake
grocery store, after being layed up
some time with a bad arm.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07

Miss Anna Lodermier and Imelda
Fielsam of Royalton We're guests of
Miss Bertha Rassier Sunday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07

Miss Jansen of ST. Paul returned
home Wednesday after a visit here,
the guest OF Mrs. John Kerich, Jr,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07

Time to begin keeping the cows Il
the barn ct night.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07

Uses Of Adversely.
Inc gem cannot be polished without
friction, nor man perfected without
adversity.-Bishop Hall.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07

The better the steer the more out
door exposure can he stand In a cold
climate.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-08-07

yOot' D1l10y 10 AaA1ly SOOu. IOCdCOeS
will yield good.
Theodore Thielen, carrier on rural
route No. /, is taking his two weeks
vacation. Mrs. Thielen is carrying
the mail during his vacation.
Hardly a day passes without some-
one going to Onamia from Pierz on
the 500 construction line. Last Mon
day jolly bunch left Pierz to visit
and look over that place. They were
Jacob Meyer, Jos. Ries, J. B. Hart
mann and Joseph Meyer. The two
places, Pierz and Onam1a, are not
very far apart and already lively
trade has begun between the two
places, which will deve1ope more and
more, after the 500 line will run
regular trains The 500 brings Pierz
into close connection with all the
places on or near the south shore of
Mile Lac lake.
Math Pitzl, proprietor of the New
Munich Steam Brewery, of New
Munich, Mimi. was here last Monday
and Tuesday, on his return from
Onamia He is trying to introduce
his beer in some of the places on the
new 500 line.
The estate of the late Adam Beimert
went into probate court last week.
Math Meyer of Agram is adj
ministrator. Judge E. Shaw has
appointed Adolph Stumpf and Math
Kubitschek appraisers of the real and
personal property of the deceased.
John Hoppe of the town of Buh
went to Hope, N. D., last Tuesday,
where he will work until harvesting
and threshing is over. ~
The ball game played last Sunday
between the Granite Farmers and the
Pierz Juniors on the Pierz diamond
was hotly contested one. Before the
last inning the score was tie, each
having scored eleven. In the last
inning the Granite boys scored three
and the Juniors only one, leaving the
score at the end of the game IA to IL
IN favor of the Granite Farmers. The
game was not very interesting or
good one, owing perhaps to the
intense heat and the high wind. The
program for the afternoon was not
filled as laid out at first. The
Vawter team and the Granite Farmers
we're to play first and the Pierz
Juniors were then to play with the
Vawter team. The Vawter team did
not come SO a game was played be-
tween Plerz and Granite boys, which |
resulted as above stated. Tony Woke !
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

know the daily consumption of Led
and the daily prodncti2n OF A. it
only requires few minutes reckon
ing at the end of the month, to know
whether or not each COW in the herd
is producing enough milk to more
than pay for the feed consumed dur
ing that period.
The unprofitabie Cow
With the present high price of
feeds, the margin between profit and
loss on each Individual COW is ex-
tremely small. Therefore, it behooves
the dairyman to consider very care
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years, has rendered his resignation to
them, taking effect January 1, 1909,
TO enter into business for himself.
While in the service of the Saunders
Mill company he has worked himself
up from the position of assistant
'book-keeper to that of secrctary-treas-
urer and manager of the company.
Mr.. Kohler has subscribed to a good
block of stock in the Consolidated
Land and Lumber company, q &c.,
600 corporation OF Walton county,
Florida. owning two sawmills and
about 1900 acres of timber land in
Santa Raso and Walton counties. He
has also been elected a director and
Secrenary-treasurer and manager of
the new company at a salary which
makes the change well worth while.
His relations with the Saunders Mill
company have been very pleasant as
well as mutually beneficial, and it is
with regret that he sewers his connec-
ton with them
Mr.. Kchler's relations with the old
company will continue to be the
most pleasant and he feels sure that
his leaving them will have no deter
rent effects on the patronage of the
company by his many friends.
Z CUT
One OF the most regrettable, feat
ures of his leaving is that he will be
compelled to resign his position as a
member of the school board of this
county, to which he was elected by
N large vote in the last election. 1t
has been his lifelong ambition to
serve the people of his county in a
public Office and 1t is with much re-
gret that he cannot now I'LL the office.
his leaving the county demonstrating
his resignation, and he wishes to
thank his friends for their support
in the election.
In his new field Mr.. Kohler be-
comes associated with some of the
best known business men of this Sec
ton and everything points to the sue
cess OF his new venture.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
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Real Estate. Loans
and insurance..

amount received each month for milk
from the entire herd. The difference
must pay for labor and interest on in
vestment before a profit can be reck-
oned. But this does not tell which
COW Is being fed at loss. When we
know the amount of feed consumed
and OF milk produced. we can then
eliminate the improbable COW.
The Record.
All that is needed for keeping the
record, in addition to what we already
lave, is a spring balance. SuspenS
the spring balance from a beam In
some convenient place in the barn,
and tack up sheet of paper near the
balance Have the sheet of paper
ruled as follows: At the right, have
a column ruled for the dates. Across
the top, have the names Or numbers
of all the cows. To the left OF the
date, and below the name of each
cow. record the weight of each milk
ing. A similar sheet may be used for
the feed record