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The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15

Make war on the house fly. The
popular idea that the fly is useful
scavanger is entirely erroneous as has
been conclusively shown by many ex-
periments, Feeding as they do upon
excrementitious matter they carry
disease with them wherever they go.
The next time fly "bites" you Just
think of the possibility of his leaving
a germ or two in your blood to develop
later. Just as mosquitoes transmit
malaria so does the house fly transmit
typhoid fever and plague.
Flies usually lay their eggs in horse
manure and these eggs hatch in from
six to eight hours and in about 10 DAYS
are full iiedged flies. A dozen gener.
ations may he born in II single season
As each fly deposits about 100 eggs
the possibility of their multiplication
/ is apparent, The best way to be rid
of the fly is to kill the eggs Thes,
are TO be found i'm the fall in manure
? heaps or decayed vegetables etc. W,
. always did dislike the fly aud are dc
r lighted 10 know that they render TIM
, human race no service whatever. A
= a matter of fact they are one OF on
}. greatest enemies.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15

Under the protecting care of Bro.
Hale of the Red Cloud Chief, and the
courtcsies extended us by him in en-
abling us to get into the grounds we
were spectator Monday of the Red
Cloud-Hebron ball game. While
Red Cloud was ten to one too much
for the visitors, stlll we enjoyed see
ing old friend Buck Better play his
usual star game at third, and seeing
Clegg who used to sell prunes in our
town up west pitch the game with his
old time ginger. Fugate aud Masters
have been before the writer's eye SO
long up west, that they too are the re-
cipients Of our admiration, and itmade
Us live over some of the old games of
the past to see this quartette of short
grass ball players spread themselves
over the Red Cloud diamond. Red
Cloud without doubt has the best ball
team outside of Omaha and Lincoln in
the state iverton Review.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15

Occasionally we notice team, tied to
tie hi.cmug racks for hours at a time
without food or drink and wc wUdcr
what Kind Of owner, they have. Did
you ever think, kind sir, OF the work
your horse does for you for his keep
Don't you know that these days are
hot and your horse, get thirsty the
same a., other animals rucIud ny your
s.I1 How would Won like To- Do tied
up TO the racks in The boiling bot sun
Tor six or eight hours at stretch
without a drop Of water?
We ought to have a society for the
protection Of dumb animals and every
owner who ncglccts his horse should
receive a jail sentence.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15
The Wafer QUESTION

The water supply question i, again
aggi'atiug discussion. This water pro.
I blcm is as regular in It's appearance
rs the seasons. various attempts
/ have been made 90 provide water sup
. ply sufficient for our needs but it
seems that they have all resulted in
/ failure. We fully agree with the Com
| Ad. and the Argu, when they advocate
| prudence in srcnding the money Of the
city.
/ We have had.too many experiments
| which appeared to be sure solution
of the problem but after cXhausting
the treasury these experiments have
/ vanished like mist before u morning
sun. After spending thousands of
! dollars we are bat little better off
than we were years ago and were it
not for the rainy season the city would
now suffer for water
We believe that there is "A strong
sentiment against the expenditure of
more funds for water unless there is
at least probbility Of securing
water. We all may have our theories
/ but theories have been tried before
aud the end di-astcrous One thing
/ o. very strange and that is practically
every citizen can tell you where the
/ water is or ought to be- but you do
not hear the well men say anything
and they are the fellows that are in
the business.
If another ditch is TO be dug by all
means find the water first. This could
be easily done by inexpensive tests
and when a body of water is found
then it is time enough to put in anoth
er ditch. Hover the time to test is
not now because all the bottom is at
present full of water. The time to
test is during a dry spell when the sur
face water has been expended.
A comparatively inexpensive and at
the same time sure means of supply is
to replace the dam which was washed
away this spring. This should be of a
more permanent character than the
other one and should present a more
cleanly appearance The effect of
this dam is to keep the bottom full of
water which filters thru the sand and
gravel and enter, the wells at the
pumping station. That method has
proven itself successful and when the
dam was in We had plenty of good pure
water Thi, would be the cheapest
method and as practical perhaps as
any.
Another method Of solving This
question is TO advertise for bids for &
deep we'll. The pure,t water is down
deep in the earth and if we had a wei
500 or Il 1000 feet deep the water ques
ton would be settled for all time tc
come. This might cost $4,000 but thai
ought not to scare people that ha'
spent double that and more expert
menting.
This latter method would transfer
the question TO the we'll men and W,
believe that they are the ones tina
know much about 1t anyway. The cit,
should advertise for bids for pure deel
= well water, tested sufficiently. n,
water no pay. Men in the bushes
, can be found who will be willing t,
= undertake to furnish water and at n,
expense to the city unless satisfact
DRY flow of water is found.
by all means let us stop this leak il
the financial affairs of our city. n
= more money for experiments bu
plenty for improvements. The peopl
willingly pay for what they receiv
t but draw the line on maybes AM
u mightbcs
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15

Three cheers for Superior. They
have organized first class ball club
and they are confident that this time
they have team that will wallop the
Red Cloud boys. Superior people are
TO be congratulated on their enterprise
but we warn them that they must have
their best with them all the time il
they show our boys the mysteries o.
the diamond. Now for lot of goot
natured fun. Greek meets Greek.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15

Earl Vaughn, editor of the "Esbon
Times will hereafter make no rash
promises, Week before last he pro-
missed better edition but Monday
was the 9Th, his compositor quit Tues.
day, the rain leaked in on his paper
Wednesday, the ink melted Thursday
and he nearly died getting the paper
out Friday What really hurt, Bro
Vaughn is being caught red handed
when editors as class enjoy AN enyi
able reputation Of truth and yerasity
He won't do it any more.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15

Edward Il Weston is unquestionably
the greatest living athlete. He is -
years of age and has walked from n
Y. to San Francisco in 100 days, "A dist.
ance of 5000 miles. This is an aver.
age of 46 miles per day. lie finished
in splendid condition and referred ia
the trip as a jaunt.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15
FOR TREASURER.

We have been Authorized to an
nounce the name of o. A. Arnold, of
Blue Hill,..for nomination of County
Treasurer, subject to the will Of the
Democrat and Peoples Independent
voters Mt the Primary election August
18th, 1909.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15
A Point Spoiled,

"Why," shouted the orator, pointing
TO the national ensign, why, | ask
you, does that flag hang there? |
repeat, what is the reason that that
flag is displayed upon these wallis"
AS an answer seemed to be ex.
pected, the janitor rose uneasily and
explained: THE fact is, they wouldn't
let me drive nails anywhere else for
fear of cracking the plaster"
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15
She Was Next.

HIM was reading in the paper to-
day where one OF these food cranks
says that a couple can live comforta.
bly, on three dollars week. Do you
think that possible?
Her-No, Archibald. do not. But
I'll be a sister to you.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15
EnE SnERIEF.

I hereby announce myself a candi.
date for the nomination Of sheriff OF
Webster county subject to the Will Oh
the Democrat and Peoples Independent
electors at the Primary election Aug
nth, 1909, and most respectfully
solicit your support. L ". CoPLEN
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15
FOR TREASURER.

We are authorized to announce the
name of DR.. L. +. Raines as II candi-
date for the nomination for the office
of Treasurer of!Webster County, sub
ject to the will of the Republican
electors at the primary election to be
held August II, 1909.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15
COUNTY CLERK.

l hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for reelection as county clerk, on
the republican ticket, subject to the
decision of the voters at the primary
election to be held August 18th, 1909.
Il. W. Ross.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15

IL every farmer would take the same
pains with the roads along his farm as
c. j. Plat does he would greatly ad.
vance the price of his land besides
having the use of a good road An at,
tractive farm is always in demand and
many buyer estimates the value OF a
farm by its physical appearance.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15
City Officers,
Political AdVertISlnS

The columns of tho CulEf are open
for legitimate advertisements OF all
kinds. Candidates, rcgardlcssoi party
anilatiou, are welcome to use these
columns Price ofaunouncemcni 5000.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15
FOR TREASURER.

We have been Authorized to an
nounce:the Candidacy of w. i. Cramer,
for the Office OF County Treasurer,
subject to, the will of the Democrat
and Peoples Independent parties at
the primary election August 18th. 1909.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15
ElR SHERIEE.

We are Authorized to announce that
VIM. Kirkpatrick will be candidate
for the nominee Of Sheriff by the
Democrat and Peoples Independent
parties at Primary election August
18th 1909,
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15
EnR TREASrKEE.

will be a Candidate for Treasurer
of Webster County Nebraska. subject
to the will of the Republican Electors
at the Primary election August nth
1909. ResnectfnllY. j. I. GRIMES.
The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1909-07-15

With hogs selling at SS.0j in Chicago
every grunt is a sign of enjoyment
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-01
Money Comes In Bunches

VA. A. Chisholm of Treadwell, N. Y,
ip ". His reason is we'll worth reading
."For long time I suffered from indi-
gs,stion, torpid liver, constipation, ner-
ivousness and general debility" he writes.
l"}, had no appetite nor ambition
e sew weaker every day in spite of medi-
IL lstreatment. Then used Electric Bit
4sts. IL bottles restored my old-time
ehealth and vigor, now I can attend to
business every day. It's wonderful
Elnedicine." Infalllble for Stomach, liv-
Eer Kidneys blood and nerves. SOC at all
Dealers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-01
City council.

September 10th. Adjourned meeting
city eaancil. Present: Mayor Miller,
Aldersaen King, Felson, Shumaker,
Short sad Thompson.
Minutes of meetings of July 9th, Sep
tembes sth 7th and 18th read and ap-
proved.
The following bills were as6ited and
allowed.
Pembiaa Lighting Co.
City Hail January to September :s3e 80
Streets 81 10
On motion, ordinance No. 63 ~as call
ed up Tor it's second reading and passed
by unanimous vote.
On motion Ordinance No. 81 being the
annual tax levy was called up Tor its Sc
cond reading and passed by q uaaninous
vote.
F. A. WARDWEL.L,
Anditor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-01
wsshlneton's Plaque Spots

lie in low, marshy bottoms of the Poto-
mac, the breeding --ground of malaria
germs. These germs cause chilli: fever
and ague, billousness, jaundlce, lassitude,
weakness and general debility and bring
suffering or death to thousands yearly
But Electric Bitters never fail to destroy
them and cure malaria troubles. "They
are the best all-round tonic and cure for
malaria l ever used,' writes r. M.
James, of Louellen, S. G. They cure
Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Blood Trou-
bles and will prevent Typhoid. Try
them, SOC. Guaranteed by all dealers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-01

"a u 8 rather long article the Grand
Forks = Herald tries to explain whore
President Taft and the Herald differ as
TO the usefulness of parties. The di.-
fsrenee is very plain e Herald readers.
The president believes that parties and
party organizations arc necessary to the
best government of tho country and no
intelligent purposes can be accomplished
without such organizations. That il
order sto have such organizations that
individual opinions must give way to
the opinions q tho majority. Tho Her
yalds believes Ii ,tself.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-01
Notice of Sale at Public
Auction of SchOOland
9 State Lands.

The following described school and state
state of North Dakota will be offered for
at the court house in the city of Pernbina.
in said county, being the county seat there
of, which sale will be conducted according
and 5 o'clock p m. on Tuesday the 18th day
OF December A. b. 1909 and viii be continu-
ed from day to day until all lands herein
sale.
Ali of such lands will be offered for sale
in tracts as hereinafter DESIGNATED and
of sale and a contract fee must be paid for
EACH contract sold as herein described;
The terms Of sale are as follows; Each
value but no land will be sold for less than
its appraised value as herein stated. Bids
will be accepted of not less than Scents ad-
Win be struck off 10 the highest bidder. who
win be required to pay at once to the coun.
ty treasurer of said county. in cash. check
Ga af E ef she
purchase price of the land SO sold. and in
addition thereto the purchaser Will be re-
Contract fee of $500 for each tract purchas-
ed. The purchaser will receive receipt
from the county treasurer at time of isale
naent will be required until the contracts
have been prepared by the state and ready
fot delivery to the purchaser. When the
cent to the county aalditor of said county
and each purchaser Mill be notified there
Of together with a statement of the ad:
vsnec interest due thereon from date of
sale to Jan. LIST 1911 and upon payment by
the!purchaser of such interest ahd upon
execution of the contacts In duplicate.
the duplicate contract will be thereupon
delivered to the purchaser.
The balance of the pnrchase price due
the state on each contract viii be divided
lively on January LIST of the years 19l5 1920.
1925 and 1881 All such deferred paymente
of principal bearing inteaest at the rate of
six percent per annum payable on the first
day of January aach year In advance
to the county treasurer of said county, and
upon default of payment of any install
ment of principal interest within thirty
days after the same shall have become
due the contract viii be subject to- cancel
lation by the board of University and
School lands according to la.R. All lands
SO sold will be entered for taxation irnn1e
diately after the sale and will be entered
upon the assessment rolls for the year 1910.
K. The Board of University and School lands
made at such sale and refund to the bidder
the money paid At the sale.
The following Is a list of lamds to be go
offered for sale:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-01
Twas a Glorious Victory.

There's rejoicing in Fedora, Tenn. A
mans life has been saved, and now DR..
Kings New Discovery is the talk of the
town for curing G. V. Pepper of deadly
lung hemmorrhages. 81 could not work
nor get about" he writes, "and the doc
tors did me no good, but, after using DR..
Kings New Discovery three weeks, I
feel like new man, and can do good
work again" For weak, sore or diseased
lungs, Coughs and Colds, Hemorrhages,
Hay Fever, LaGrippe, Asthma or any
Bronchial affection it stands unrivaled.
Price 5oc. and sl.OO Trial Bottle free
Sold and guaranteed by all dealers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-01

We would be pleased the some
practical farmer answer our correspond
ent's, letter in reference to field peas,
etc.
As to drainage We may say to Mr..
Haefele as we'll as to many others who
get the Pioneer Express at distant post
Offices, but who are Interested in Pembi-
ma county. the drainage Of the county
by surface drains is getting On quite ra-
p,diy al the time. We have not the ex-
act figures but probably at least e100 900
have already been spent on large drains,
not to figure the highway dtiche I'd
work Of private individuals. But :
county drains are all paid for by asa
naents on the benefited lands and "a
some cases it costs from q to e3 per acre
it Is sometimes difficult to get necessary
drains started. There are, however no
difficult engineering problems to over
come as the land is so level and has very
regular slopes to the rivers.
# Tile drainage, il it were practical,
would help very much, but IS yet it has
never been tried to know il it Is practi-
cal. n f5 .S3 4, /
Won't some OF our farmers tell US
what they knoW about pess and buck
wheat. /.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-01
IT'S . Top Notch Doer.

Great deeds compel regard. The world
crowns its doers. That's Why the Amerri.
can people have crowned Dr.. Kings New
Discovery the king Of throat and lung
remedies. Every atom i : health iosce,
It kills germs. and colds and lsgippe
vanish. II heals cough racked mem.
branes and coughing stops. Sore, inasm.
cd bronchial tubes and lungs are cured
and hemorrhages cease. Dr.. Gao. Moro,
Black Jach N. @. writes sit cured ia
flung tronble prououncsd hopslsas -
docctoss.' : 60c and q. Trial bottls NJ,
Guaranteed ~ ~ dsalsrs. I
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-01
NOT A PLUMBER EORN. ]
The Beginner Who Was sent 10 Find )
Leak and Failed. stF 81


Leak and Failed. ss s'
Pipes & Fassitt ran busy shop
They had men out working the eight
hour day in the Washington heights
district. They had helpers out. too. at
the regular rates.
Monday morning had opened up with
rush. Joints were bursting, and
bathtnbs We're flowing over. .S
Fass1tt generally followed up the
jois, seeing that they were covered
Pipes held the desk down and made
out the bills.
Presently the door pushed open. ant:
a hardy looking young fellow. came In:
He handed note to Mr.. Pipes. Pipe.
read 1T.
please, sir" said the young fellow.
"non't please anybody here" sai,,
Pipes. Riley says you're good NAV
and willing to work. Siddewn!'
The hardy looking young fellow SAT
Tor FIVE minutes: then the telephone
rang. &
Get that or the wire,~ said Pipes
The young man got 1t.
IT'S Mr.. Silverberg that owns tn.
big apartment house on st. Nicholas
avenue. His star tenant complains .;
a leak in tie ceiling from the C.,,
overhead"
"You take that wrench and go over,
said Pipes. Locate the floor. &c:
around to Congdon's, where We've go;
4 contract, and lift5a helper. Go bacl
and find the leak. Then report to me
Don't hurry too much.-
The young man departed. returning
in couple of hours.
Nothing doing. Mr.. Pipes he said
''The tenant overhead spilled some wa
ter In corner Of the kitchen. 1t ran
under the sink and followed the pipe
line to the floor below. That was ALL :
Pipes kept OH making out bills. J.
ninety cent clock got along to IL JUS
as the noon whistle blew outside
Then Pipes rose up sadly.
Here's sitting time.' he said. 'Tak,
the money. You'll need it. A tenan
lnagines leak. The owner wants tt
pay for repairing the leak. You were
sent to find it. You failed. Some day
you may be an angel. but you vii
never be plumber. Goodby!"-NeM
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-01
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY
,RAGs. ea.oo FEB A1T1Ev16
=. A. Wardweil G. G. Thompson.
n wARDwBLL 3 rnolEPsoN.
Increasaa< the wheat Yield.

Increasaak the Wheat Yield.
The average wheat crop for the whole
United States tor ten years to 1908 was
la78 bushels per acre; Tor 5 years to 1908
for Minnesota, q 238; for North Dakota,
1898; for South Dakota, 1914. In Min
nesota steadily increasing and substan-
Mal improvement ia yield per aero has
been made through the adoption of crop
rotation and the use of better seed. d.
yidiag the time from 1852 to 1906 into
five year periods we have the following,
average yields IN bushels Cor quarter
Of . century.
1ssa-ae lss7.e1 1926 lse7-0l 1872 oe
l2.1 1875 l28 la7 l4O
Thss in period Of twenty-five years
tho average yield per aero hes been in
inereased 1.s bushels, or based on the
acreage seeded to wheat il 1908 BY ove +
nine and half million bashela, an in
crease ot over IA per cent.
When se compare tho average wheat
yield d the United States for the last
ten years Ct 1878 bushels per acre with
tie average yield in England during the
ssae period of 81. .13 bushels to the acre,
the average yield Of over 20 bushels and
! in Germany af q to 80 bushels, We at
once re the stnpenduous possibilities of
incraase "a the worlds production Of
wheat Through the proper methods Of
huslasdry. An increase OF only five
bushels to the acre in the yield OF the
United States alone would amount to
about 27s00l COO bushels. From aDoes
Bread Hanger Threaten the Worid?'' by
w. g. T6any. in the American Review
of Reviews for September. ,is #
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-01
Communication.
Joliet, Ill. Sept. 21st. 1909.

s~OfSs S4SVs
Editors Pioneer Express.
/ feel to thank you for the information
given in yonr editorial of last week con-
corning the raising of corn, buckwheat,
and field peas. 1have read your paper
for many years and am much interested
in the developement of the Red River
Valley lands, since I am improving a
farm of 800 acres within twenty miles of
Pembina.
Now If you can inform your readers
how much seed of field peas it takes per
acre, and what kind of crop one car.
with gooi blowing. expect, and what
sale there IS for the crop, you will con-
fer additional benefits upon them. The
same holds good concerning the buck
wheat.
I am satisfied the Red River Valley
has the richest lands of any locality in
the two Dakotas and probably as rich as
any in our countay. But too much land
is farmed by one person. If we'll drain
ed, as drained by our Illinois and Iowa
farmers, and attention paid to renewing
the rich soil by seeding to clover and
pasturing the clover to sheep, our crops
would soon be the best of the state.
Good draining has more than doubled
the value of large portions of Illinois.
Land near Gilman, I'll. used to be vast
duckpoad in the spring of the year and
crops were raised only now and then. A
large drain was dug by q dredging boat.
This drain was made from six to ten
feet deep and sixteen to twenty feet
wide, and the land was drained by open
bitches and tile into this large drain un-
til now crops are always good, and al
ways sure raising from forty to sixty
bushels Of corn to the acre. depending
upon the farmer Who cnlt,vates it. This
land is nov worth from ea25 to Sl50 per
acre.
II the speculators who hold Red River
Valley lands, but Gail to improve them,
and by this course make it al the hard
er for others to get things into shape,
we're taxed a. heavily for the unbroken
or uncultivated lands as arc others who
are doing all they can to impsove their
farms, and they shoaA be thAs taxed,
then they would either sell their lands
or improve the same iastead Of waiting
for other improved lands to raise the
value Of theirs.
REV. A. HAEFELE.