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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05

The relation of the implement dealer 70
the corn grower is so close as to make him
particularly interested in whatever makes
for the betterment of the farmer.
/ am especially interested in the Corn
show. Our company has contributed liber-
ally to it this year and last, and 1 be-
lieve that we should all. as citizens of
this section. do what is in our power to
keep the Corn show here. This is the CEN
ter Of the corn belt, and so far as other
sections are concerned, this location Is the
best. Holding the exposition in Omaha is
OF incalculable value 10 this immediate
vicinity. It is always hottest nearest the
fire"
l believe tina the Corn show is a great
stimulus to improve methods for better
farming. 1t is a great educator. II
farmers will increase the fertility Of their
soil. thereby making possible greater pro-
ductlon on a given acreage, it is easy to
see that our entire community will be
benefited-the merchant in the country as
well as in the city.
I noticed in last Sundays Bee that near
Seward Neb., 20 acres Of farm land re-
Gently sold for $1,000, and at Wilbur Neb.,
15S acres Of farm land recently changed
hands for 10000. How necessary IL is for
those farmers to improve the production
there. How much it must mean to them
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05
Farmers as Buyers of Automobiles
~ J. !. Davis. Treasurer Pioneer Implement Company, Council sluffs. Ia
Council sluffs, Ia.

in catering to the sporty buyer or in the
semi-sporty element Of the every day buyer
and is e~ndeavoring to provide an automo-
bile that is practical for every day service
rather than the endeavor 10 pass every
other automobile on the highway. In fact.
the merchants are endeavoring in a quiet
way TO curb this element OF the buyers IN
their purchase.
Cars are being designed for lower
speeds. rather than high. The purpose be-
ing first on the manufactures part TO
save the reputation of his car by having
il run at a less racking gait and further
to give his buyers a car that will last a
longer period. AS a result cars are now
going In practical service all the year
around.
In a number OF localities automobiles are
being used in the daily delivery Of mail
and do the work Of three teams
In a great many localities they are handl-
ing the great cream Industry, il being found
possible to get the cream OF a very large
community into the market In much less
time in transit. which means better quality
OF cream, for cream. be il understood, de
teriorates rapidly when left exposed a
waiting stations and Al the farmers gate
Truck farmers are now using automobiles
| Formerly the truck farmer got up at 2 o.
. o'clock to prepare his load, In order e
set in on the market In early morning
The truck farmer with an AUTOMOBILE
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05
Implement Dealer and Corn Show
~ !. I. zsusr, President IlMng.r implement Company.

device showing the farmer how TO test
seed corn, a device that would not cost a
farmer 50 to make. Every time a farmer
came in TO the dealers place of business
his attention was called in 4 polite yet
forceful way that he might just as wen
raise seventy bushels OF corn per acre as
forty. That all he would have to do would
be to rig up some kind OF simple corn
testing machine such as shown by the
dealer.
This effort on the part OF the dealer TO
look after the welfare and interests of
the farmer without direct pecuniary re-
turn is appreciated and is the surest way
to increase confidence ana business re-
lations between the farmer and the re.
tail implement dealer.
While the farmers were In the dealers
place OF business they saw a manure
spreader n became interested in what the
dealer had to tell them OF that great labor
saving device and wonderful farmers in
vestment. the manure spreader. While
one farmer was asking about this manure
spreader and a group Of farmers were lis.
tening to the explanation, one of the lead
ing farmers in the neighborhood stepped
up and said, Il would rather do without
a farm wagon. or a cultivator, or a pillow,
than without my manure spreader. Tor
dressing on wheat increases the yield from
five to ten bushels per acre and a manure
spreader is better than a savings bank
deposit to the farmer
Another farmer told Of the saving the
gang pillow was over the single pillow, and
the whole meeting resolved itself into an
experience meeting that it would have
done a revivalist's heart good to see.
Such relations should exist between the
implement dealer n the farmer in every
community. The dealer should do some
thing for the interest OF the farmer. and
do il willingly, without hope OF immediate
financial return. II every retail implement
dealer in the state OF Nebraska will take
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05
Relation of Manufacturer to Farmer
~ George 4. rubbs, President Alamo Engine n supply Company.

well as that which affords more safety
and comfort to country people, is the mat
ter Of lighting.
There is nothing more serviceable than
a lighting plant, connecting the residence
with the barn and stables and outbuildings,
the drive, the yards, gardens, etc. In many
sections farmers light the premises from
their residences by isolated or indepen-
dent system, which is the storage battery
system.
The safety. cleanliness and convenience
Of electric light is becoming generality
recognized and there Is every incentive TO
make 1t universally available. depending
Of course upon the gasoline engine as its
source Of energy.
Abundance Of light can therefore no
longer be clsssed as a luxury, but must
be considered as a necessity to home COM
fort within the reach OF a moderate in
come.
Power is also needed by every farmer In
keeping pace with modern methods and
the ever increasing scarcity OF labor. and Is
I available on a basis which makes II an
attractive and profitable investment.
In connection with every country home
where an isolated lighting plant is in
stalled. the power may also be used for
operating a more or less complete water
system. The installation Of such a system
will vary according 10 conditions as to
how extensive a plant is required and
what source Of water supply is available.
In many places a well pump may be oper-
ated direct from the engine or from a line
shaft connected to the engine. OF IN other
places Il may be necessary 10 pump a well
at some distance, when a separate motor
can best be used. Where f. is desirable
to have a constant supply Of water under
pressure on hand for domestic use, a
pneumatic water system can be installed.
With this system the water can be kept
In a tank located underground OF in the
basement, where II will be free from frost
In the winter and kept cool and fresh dur
ing the summer. The pneumatic water sys-
TEN. which is generally understood al the
present time, consists principally Of an air
light tank OF sufficient capacity, which Is
first filled with air under pressure and
afterwards water is pumped in. The air
Continued on Page Thrss)
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05

sleeps today as late as his neighbor and
still gets his load on the market at a
reasonable time.
Even m helping the farmer in his
pleasures the automobile economies time.
BY Just a little thoughtful provision the
farmers teams does a practical days
work and is turned out to pasture at an
early hour in the afternoon while the
farmer and his family attend the after
noon chautauqua session and so through
his entire list OF labors and pleasures the
buyer now finds the automobile actually
economizing providing only the buyer and
the merchant have a thoughtful consulta-
ton as TO the buyers needs.
Practicability has. therefore. become the
principal thought Of the merchant and an
earnest consultation with the buyer. a
careful canvass of his needs and desires
proceeds the average sale with a result of
gain to both.
As a matter of course the largest class
of buyers OF automobiles today are the
farmers. 1t is a mere matter of proper
ton Of population, of course, but those who
are posted realize that -three-quarters of
the sales of automobiles today are to the
farmers and this has brought about an
other practicakrevolution. This time 1t is
the roads that are affected In the past
the farmer made his roads under protest.
working out his road tax on call and
unblushing-y gave to the road district as
mutilated a days work as he could pos
sibly hand out. Short hours, frequent
rests and a tender solicitude for his team
that seemed highly important on his day
on the road which would simply have been
ridiculous on his own farm the next day.
AS a result the west was without roads
of little other distinction that the former
divisions betwixt various farms.
Today every farmer owner is
a good roads advocate and actually a road
maker, owning his King road drag and
he gets out and uses it and takes pride in
II and encourages his %neIghbor to do ike
wise. He helps provide lecturers on road
making. attends a ten days special course
in road making at the state agriculture
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05

While It is true that the prosperity OF
the farmer affects everybody with a
m-athematical precision from which there
q nc escape. some lines Of business feel
that relationship more keenly and more
quickly than others. The implement dealer
stands c-osest to the farmer because the
farmer looks to him for improved labor
saving machinery with which TO plant, to
cultivate, 70 harvest, TO thresh and to
transport his crops, and so while the
world is immuasurably richer or poor as
the farmer in Nebraska raises a bumper
crop or a haphazad yield OF inferior grain,
the Implement dealer is the one who bene-
fits or suffers first.
The implement dealer can do a great
deal 70 bring a5oat the conservation OF the
soil SO badly needed in Nebraska and stI
more 10 enthuse the farmer In the selection
4 better seed corn. The writer has just
attended, as a representative OF the Ma
Ioual Corn exposition. an Interesting
meeting az Wahoo, Neb., held in the build
ing Of an enterprising local implement
dealer, Mr. O.. NJ. Thorp. nag OF the
Wahoo Implement company.
About sixty days ago he advertised that
on December he would give a buggy
valued at sI25 as a premium to the farmer
who raised the best ten ears OF corn in
Saunders county, over 100 farmers were
exhibitors and among them were a large
number Of boys and girls, members Of the
Boys and Gir.s' Corn Growers associa-
ton, consisting of over 1000 young people
IN the state OF Nebraska In spite Of the
pouring rain the room was crowded with
farmers who were deeply interested in
watching Prof. Val Keisor from the agri-
cultural department Of the University
ri Nebraska, who judged the corn BY
modern scientific methods.
There was yellow corn, white corn. some
Eed corn, all shapes and sizes OF ears. AT
i9o O'Clock the people were called TO order
ana seated On chairs and buggies In the
sample room or standing around the
speaker. who told about the aims and hopes
Of the National Corn exposition 90 be held
at Omaha from December 6 to IS.
TIL interest displayed was remarkable
and those IN attendance surely went home
proud OF their vocation and determined 70
make competition harder fo= - winner
next year. Prof. Keisor explained in de-
tan the method OF judging corn. gave the
farmers a practical talk and answered the
various practical questions asked. While
most Of the farmers present were inteIH-
gent young men, American born. there
were a number of shrswd Bohemian ana
German farmers present who appreciated
the references to the conditions existing in
this country as compared with the old
country. They were astonished to find
that in Germany and England after a
thousand years use Of the farm land they
raised on an average thirty bushels Of
wheat per acre with improved methods OF
farming, whereas the wasteful use OF farm
lands IN America produces on the average
only seventeen bushels Of wheat per acre
and other things IN proportion.
In the office 81 The dealer was a simple
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05
Planters Employ Modern Methods
= JOHNSON, MANAGER EmsEson-HEantngham Implement Company.

believe it viii be the greatest exposition
Of its kind this country has ever seen.
and its officers and members are 10 be
heartily commended for the great work
they are doing. II was with a great deal
of pleasure that / noticed an extremely
healthy condition OF affairs in Nebraska
during my last three weeks trip over diff
ferent parts of the state. l do not be-
ieve that in my ten years experience with
Nebraska trade conditions, that 1 ever saw
things apparently so prosperous as they
are AT this time. While there have been
partial corn failures in some portions Of
the state, this is easily offset by the
prices that our farmers are receiving for
their grain and live stock.
The recent heavy rains and snow have
wet the soil through to permanent mois-
ture' and it seems TO me that this in
sures the small grain crop for 1910 The
farmers all over the country are wearing
the smile that won't come off" and they
say that this moisture in the fan is as
good Tor their land as a coat Of fertilizer.
II Is my sincere belief that the farmers
of Nebraska are today In better shape
than ever 10 laugh at the friends back
east who laughed at them in their turn
for coming to ''drOuthy Nebraska" They
implement dealer is deeply interested IN
the progress OF the farmer. Manufacturer
keep an eye upon his growth and are
watchful Of his needs. The inventions
from time to time are the result OF his
numerous and varied Investigations along
these lines.
Farmers are quick 10 discover the value
Of machinery and are, IN most Instances.
consulted about inventions before they are
placed upon the market And usually the
most valuable implements have the sane
ton OF progressive planters before their
manufacture is undertaken
In this section OF the country We are
dependent upon the farmer. Our increased
wealth is measured by his success. We
prosper as he prospers. and We usually
find ourselves eEamped about the sans
time that he ruEs upon hard times. ]
find that generally farmers are interested
In the Corn exposition. They profit by Il,
and the promoters % Il have accomplished
much and win accomplish much more.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05

The advancement OF the farmer and the
eiuzenry OF the country is marked all
along the line. But 1 think nothing has
contributed more TO the comfort OF those
residing outside OF the large cities than the
little engines driven by gasoline. They
have brought il in touch with the things
a few years ago. found only in very large
places. They have made the problem Of
hired help a simple one Today farmers
grind their feed with the gasoline engine
they pump water, churn, shell corn,
separate cream, saw wood, run generators
and light their buildings by means OF this
engine.
Farmer are coming into their own now.
adays. The manufacturers have kept this
needs OF the farmer and vniager always
before them. and from dime TO time have
produced very valuable inventions. which
the farmer could not all &spense with
now. At present, the more important e.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05

Modern methods OF farming. together
with the modern machinery, have made our
rme the best in the world. There is
q feature which perhaps Is as large q fac
tor In the Improvement OF our country as
any other, and which 70 q great degree is
overlooked in summing up the causes re-
sponsible for the prosperity Of the farmer.
/ refer now TO our schools OF Agriculture
maintained by the various state universe
ues- These teach the boys how TO produce
more crops on less ground and 10 do il
better. These universities should receive
the cordial support not only OF the farmers,
but OF the different men in mercantile
pusuits and Of the implement manufae-
turers.
IL seems 70 me that "1slG' is to be our
banner year, and the Corn show now just
starting Il typical OF What is coming. ]
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05

college and gets all the road building in'
formation possible and applies it in every
way that he ar and what is more he
encourages his ~neighbor.
The states are now being gridironed by
roads that are not only p~assable for auto
mobiles but for every class Of vehicle and
in this way the automobiles good In
fluence Is extending far beyond the actual
owner of the automobile.
Practicability is the question of the day.
The merchant and the consumer are get
ting together.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05

The time has arrived when the buyer Of
automobiles and the seller thereof are COM
ing to a more practical understanding. The
automobile merchant sees the end OF profit
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03
w AN Z COLUM
WANTED.

WANTED Men to learn barber trade.
Few weeks completes. Practical
experience, from start. Careful in
structors. Tools given. Diplomas
granted, wages Saturdays. Positions
waiting. Wonderful demand for grad
yates. Catalogue mailed free. Moler
Barber College. st. Louis. Mo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03
CITY NEWS.

Blankets, lap robes See Sherwood.
For coal and wood in small
amounts phone 9Th Ward Fuel Yard.
N. F. Eaton, prop. Home phone 1494.
Bell phone, 5.
The Mount Pleasant News has to
say OF the Iowa City TO Davenport in
terurban project: Mt Pleasant peo-
pie want to go to Davenport via Iowa
City, with the prospects of the build
ing of the interurban from Iowa City
to Davenport. The people Of Henry
and washington counties have renew
ed to some extent the objection for an
interurban from Mt. Pleasant and
Washington to Iowa City with a pos
sibility Of connecting with Fort Mad
ison and Keokuk. Franchises have
been granted and some right OF way
secured already. DIR. Ball and Z. X.
Stahl and other prominent men Of
Mt. Pleasant are behind the move
ment. Better means of travel is de-
manded by the people The people
of Henry and washington and Louisa
counties want to go to Davenport, and
this line would bring in 100 miles of
splendid territory to Davenport.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03
Don't
Count On
Indian
Summer

The indian is a tricky
fellow. That is why In
dian Summer is called
Indian. = You can t de-
pend upon its being SUM
mer. It may be "as pleas
any sort Of fabrics you
tomorrow SO cold your
nose freezes blue.
Therefore you'll need
winter clothes and it
pays to wear Wells
clothes.
Overcoats, $3.50 to $25,
gay and foxy or quiet,
conservative effects, but
all smart, correct styles.
Suits. $3.50 to $50
individuality in models,
fabrics and patterns and
great variety
Underwear SOC to 81
two-piece or union suits in
ant as May today and
like.
And the best makes Of
boys clothing.
Values no other store
in town can match. Com
parison will prove it.
Costs Nothing
to Compare
IA j i q "a
MEMS &BOYS 0uTFLIIERS. Z
" 1 ET TY|'lUO
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03
CITY NEWS.
Sherwood sells horse blankets.
-Ewer's Grand 1 eader. best SC cigar

"
-Ewer's Grand Leader, best SC cigar.
Ask for Buck starch, two pennies
in each package. It sells at 10c.
Who said chicken pie at the Bap-
fist church tomorrow. $50 to Z. Csc.
Marshall Henry Kesselring is
quite sick at his home with an at
tack of rheumatism.
Carl Plates new cigar store, S2s
Main Smoke Comet and Carts
Best.
Burlington fans will have base
ball meeting Friday evening in that
city to discuss the baseball situation.
The statement of Manager Ned Egan
that he will not manage the team
next season has led to the action.
The passenger business in and
out of here was one of the largest ever
experienced for months time during
the past October. This is what the
local officials say and it is no doubt
true as the station was busy place
all through the month,
The Muscatine Journal has to say
of commission government and prog
ress made by that city in acquiring
this form of city government: The
commission plan of government, now
in force at Des Moines and Cedar
Rapids, and the topic of occasional
heated discussion in many other
places has evidently pervaded the at
mosphere of Muscatine, as the prop
osition is being thoroughly investigat-
ed by number of public spirited
residents of this city in an effort to
ascertain whether or not the plan
would be applicable in Muscatine,
everything considered.
"A suit was filed in the district
court today in which Felix T. Hughes
is plaintiff and Amanda T. Hughes and
D. i. Hughes defendants. 1t is a
suit instituted to recover the sum of
$17750 with interest at six per cent
from January j, 1908, for professional
services alleged to have been render
ed by the plaintiff. The professional
services named in the petition are in
the case pending in the circuit court
of Clark county in which the Boone
National bank Is plaintiff and Amanda
Hughes and others are defendants
and in the case brought by Amanda
T. Hughes in the same court against
William Winkleman and the First
National bank of Boone are defend
ante.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye copied
/ several paragraphs from The Gate
/ City which told of the councils actor
/ in ordering the Kangaroo saloon torn
down, and made the following refer
| ence:: Few travellers entering Keo
kuk within the last thirty years will
fail to remember the Kangaroo ga
loon, for that is what 1t has always
been Not to say that they all enter
ed 1t, but merely that its presence ha,
always been a thing to be noticed
The peculiar name and the class O
trade served made 1t distinctive from
all other buildings along Keokuk'.
front yard" 1t was there that thu
prospective jag from the neighbor
ing city took his curtain-raiser. Ant
1t was there where, with Keeling pace
this self-same jag-a beautifully full
/ filed anticipation-drank the fna
libation to his glorious accomplish
ments before entering the train 70
home. The Kangaroo saloon on Keo
kuk's front street has been yer,
close companion to the bistori
Road to Help Of stormy" Jordan il
Ottumwa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03

The Blue and White In Greek FIau.
The Greek nag is an unpretentious
piece OF blazony consisting OF nine
stripes Of blue and white alternately.
with white cross on blue ground
in the left hand corner. The navy
flag has golden crown in the cen
ter of the cross.
Blue and white are the national
colors of Bavaria and were adopted
by the Greeks as delicate. compli.
ment to the Prince Of Bavaria. who
accepted the invitation to ascend the
throne Of Greece when that country
had succeeded in wrestling her indie.
pendence from the Ottoman empire.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03

WANTED Boy Is to 20 years of age.
to learn a wholesale business. Must
live at home. Address ky, care this
office. 3-5-7
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03

FOR RENT-Modern cottage, ZIG
Orleans ave. Inquire 504 Orleans
ave. tt
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03

WANTED White girl for general
housework. Apply 100 High street.
1t
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03

WANTED BY wholesale house, young
man from 20 to Is years of age.
Must be good penman and quick AZ
figures. Address Wholesale \"
Care of Gate City. Sat
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03

FOR RENT-De LIST. zoe Franklin
street. Apply to Mrs. Clara 3. sher-
rill. 500 N. It'll street. Iowa phone. No.
SO. tt.
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-A beautiful new dwell
ing on north side. with modern i'm.
provements. Address 727 Morgan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03
FOR SALE.
LOST.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

FIRST CLASS business chance-A
good, clean. live business, out OF
town, making GOOD clear profit for
sale at bargain, requiring about
100000. or would consider partner
Address Business" this office.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03

Commissioners after pneumonia, IT,
phoid fever and the grip. is sometimes
merely apparent, not real. To make it
real and rapid. there is no other tonic
SO highly to be recommended as
Hoods Sarsaparilla Thousands SO
testify. Take Hoods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03
All Up with Him Then.

MANY a man" says Brother Will
Hams, finds himself 'twixt de devil
an de deep sea, an he can't fight
fire. an he dunno how ter swim. At
lanta Constitution.