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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05
HERO TELLS THE STORY.
How Wireless Messages Saved the
Liner, Republic.

New YORK, Jan. 2j.-BlnlS- JOHN H.
Binns-the Marconi hero of the Re
public wreck, has written modestly the
story of his experiences in the new
ocean drama that Binns made possible
with his wireless call for help in
staccato dots and dashes.
Binns, whose nerves are shattered
and muscles worn, declares that there
was nothing in his conduct that would
not have been done by any of his
fellow operators had they been called
upon as he was.
Il had just turned in," says Binns,
after the previous days work when
the shock of the impact shook me out
of my berth. A crunchlng, ripping
noise followed as the Florida's bows
crumpled upon our side, the panels
and side of our cabin fell in, one
panel being smashed to splinters, but
fortunately the wireless apparatus
was uninjured and remained stand
ing.
Il had a fear, however, that the
aerial wires between the masts might
have been shaken down, so | hastily
tested them and found they were still
intact.
Five minutes after the collision the
lights all through the ship went out
and we were in darkness. | tried to
make my way to the bridge in order to
report to the captain that my gear
was all right but was unable to make
my way through the wreckage. | re-
turned to my wrecked cabin.
The dynamos being stopped greatly
handicapped the working distance of
our station, but the accumulators were
in good condition, and so | immediate
ly sounded the &C. @. D." signal, which
announced to surrounding sister ships
the peril of our position.
Just then the captains steward
came to me from the bridge and
piloted me through the debris. On the
boat deck all the passengers were as.
sembled, and the crew had already
got the boats swung out, for despite
the darkness, everything was done
in an orderly manner.
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you!
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which will be vacated February l.,
when they expect to do some remodel.
ing and make 1t the permanent home
Of the bank.
Circuit court for this county opened
here Tuesday with Judge Il. q, Smith
presiding There is a large calendar
to be disposed Of
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05
North Nebraska Lincoln Stories.

February u, 1909, is the Tooth an
niversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln. The anniversary will be
celebrated the nation over and will
draw special attention to details of
the life OF the president. Undoubtedly
there are people in north Nebraska
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05
FIRST ROBIN AT CLEARWATER.
Housewives Already Planting Cab
baee and Tomato Seeds.

Clearwater, Neb., Jan. 29.--Special
to The News: The first robin of the
season was heard near Clearwater
Tuesday morning. Enterprising house
wives are already planting cabbage
and tomato seeds in boxes in the
house to have them ready for early
SDring gardens
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05
North Nebraska Deaths.

William Zander, a native of Stanton
county died at his home in Indian
apolis at the age of thirty-seven.
Andrew Reeves, a son of Andy
Reeves of Madison, died last week fol
lowing an operation for appendicitis.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05

and In southern South Dakota who
have talked with Lincoln, seen him
under interesting conditions or have
personal knowledge Of novel facts
about him. The News would be glad
to print the facts connected with any
such incidents which may he sent to
IL before Llncoln's birthday"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05
CHURCH sTEEPLE DOWN.
Miss Minnie Blanc Was Almost Struck
by Falling Debris.

Creighton, Neb., Jan. 29.-Spocial to
The News: The stecple of the Baptist
church blowe down and Miss Minnie
Blanc narrowly escaped death under
it. The steeple struck just in front
of her Two chimneys on the new
high school building were blown
down and telephone poles were blown
down
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05
HUGHES AeAINs ROOSEVELT?
New York Politicians Are Looking for
LIVELY Fiaht for Senatorship.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Although
White House officials deny there is
any significance in the event, the re-
port of Governor Hughes of New
York, as one of the special guests the
other night at a state dinner to the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05
Clearwater livery Sold

Clearwater, Neb., Jan. 29.-SpeciaH
to The News: Newt Incl sold his
livery barn at Clearwater to Frank
Tindle. Consideration $1,G5O.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05
Business Changes in the Northwest

Gottlieb Buettner of the Madison
clothing firm of Buettner & Zessin has
sold his interest to Fred Zessin, the
firm to be known as Zessin & Son
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05
The Northwestern stockhoIders.

The Wall Street Journal in a re-
cent issue prints a compilation of
some of the principal stock interests
in the leading railroads. From this
compilation the Railroad Age Gazette
has made several abstracts, of which
the following relates to Northwestern
stockholders:
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PUBLIC SALE OF REGISTERED
CATTLE.

Is head of registered Short-Horn
COWS and heifers.
6 head of registered Short.Horn
bulls.
head Of registered Hereford bulls.
These cattle will be sold at public
auction,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12,
at | o'clock p. m.
at
STANTON, NEBRASKA

They are a well bred lot of cattle
and good individuals. Come to this
sale. Send to the auctioneer for a
catalog.
II, w Barclay, Auctonocr,
Mason City, Iowa.
+. l.. Wilkerson,
Coleridge, Neb.
l. NJ Churchill,
Coleridge, Neb.
c. ]. Allison,
Neigh, Neb.
Owners.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05
ROSEBUD MATRIMoNY.
Young Men Want Addresses of Rose
bud Girls Seeking Husbands.

SIOUX Ulty, Jan. 70.
"Wittenberg, S. D., Jan. 20, 1909
Dear Editor: | would say that | wish
to get into correspondence with Miss
Rose Freeman. am young man of
twenty-one; am a graduate of college
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ing the intention to place an unusually
strong team in the field.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-05

There orc two E,odsotun. s.'... So
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
Schanck Trades His Hotel.

A deal was closed Saturday In
which F. c. Schanck trades his hotel
for 800 acres of land near Wenat-
chez, Wash. The deal was made on
a $4,000 basis, and Mr.. Schanck
figures the land will become very
valuable in a short time. The new
proprietor, Mr.. G. r. Chapman, is a
bright young business man, and with
his family will be welcomed to West
Union. Possession will be given the
14th, when Mr. Schanck and family
will leave for the northwest. They
will purchase tickets for Seattle, and
will enjoy little sightseeing before
settling down. Mr.. Schanck has new
er been just satisfied with the hotel
business, although the place has en-
joyed a good trade, and the deal was
no surprise to his friends. West
Union Union.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
OBITUARY.
FarnswOrth.

Milo r. FarnswOrth was born in
Homer, N Y. (Courtland county, +,
August 21st, 1922.
His youth and school days were
spent in his native place. He gradu-
ated from the Homer academy be-
fore he was 10 years old, taught
school a couple of years, and was
married March 2Sth, 1914, to Lucy
S. Pardee of Scott, n. Y.
IN a weeks time they started "out
west" by way Of the lakes, and found
a destination in Illinois. near Peoria
They remained there four years when
they decided to follow the Star of
Empire on its westward way and
sought a source of revenue in the
soil OF the Badger state at White
water.
For twenty years Wisconsin made
them a happy home, but again the
western fever seized them and only
the soil of Iowa would heal it, They
took possession of their cabin-home
in Winneshiek county, five miles
southeast of Cresco, the same day
that General Grant took possession
of the White House.
Ten children were born to them
OhO III iiliholS anu lIC ICOt III w io-
consin. Six children survive, three
boys and three girls. The oldest son
w. B., lives in Whitewater, Wis,
the rest in Iowa, Mrs. w. j. Norton
in DEBORAH, Frank and Clinton on
farms near Cresco, and Mesdames
.Cady and Vance in Cresco. AS soon
as the last child was married Mr.
and Mrs. Fransworth left the farm
and have lived in town for about rs
years.
Six years ago Elder e. E. Gardner
"a Seventh Day Adventist, came to
'Cresco as an evangelist. He, with
his wife and two boys, rented rooms
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fransworth and re-
manned a couple of years. The ideal
life of the Gardner family strongly
impressed Mr.. Fransworth and dem
onstrated that there was virtue and
power in Christianity he had never
before conceived. He felt it and II
became vital principle with him
The Bible was unsealed and he daily
perused its pages. He accepted the
Advent doctrine and during the six
months of his painful illness his faith
was the anchor of his soul.
On the 28th OF last March, the 65th
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
Farnsworth, all the children werc
home to dinner Mr. Farnsworth's
wheeled chair was rolled by the ia
bic that it might be genuine fami
ly reunion. 1t was his last earthly
JOY and he realized that nothing
happier or holier would come to him
again.
He quietly fell asleep Wednesday
May 26th, at half-past five in the
afternoon. A short service was held
at the residence on Friday at 800
O'Clock D. M, conducted by Elder Z
e. Dorcas, of Nevada, treasurer o
the Seventh Day Adventist Confer
ence of Iowa, assisted by Rev. II. ]
: Human of the local Congregations
church. Mrs. M. M. Moon and Mis-
Edith Webster sung two solos.
His remains were accompanied b!
his sons Frank and Clinton to White
water, Wis, where there are three
daughters buried. The son Charles
is buried in Nebraska.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
Annual Opera House Meeting.

At the annual meeting of the
Grand Opera House Co. held last
week, B. Anundsen, S. v. Potter and
e. C. Bailey were reelected direc-
tors, and the report showed a very
satisfactory condition. During the
year the receipts were s5,219.63 and
the expenses s2,693.23, leaving a
cash balance of $2,526.4O. 1t was
voted to pay $4,000 on the indebt-
edness of $1,000 and make another
loan for the balance of $4,000
against the property. In spite of a
light year everywhere in the theatre
cal line. the managers have been able
to make most excellent showing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
Tell Us. Man.

Tell us, are you advertising
In the same old foolish way
That your grand-dad did before you
And persist 1T doesn't pay?"
Think the whole world knows your
address
Cause it hasn't changed in
years?''
Wouldn't the pathos of such logic
Drive a billy goat to tears?
Just card is all you care for,
Hidden, lonesome and unread,
Like the sign upon a tombstone
Telling folks that you are dead,
Wake up, man, and take tonic,
Bunch your hits and make a drive.
Run page and change your copy,
ADVERTISE and keep alive!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09

tanning the cost of crops. The re-
cent average annual increase in
farm land values has been 6.7 per
cent. The following shows the rela-
ton of cost of producing field crops
to land values in Minnesota:
Barley, fail plowed-Without rental
s5.56; $40 land, s6.76; $50 land,
SS.56; 500 land, $11.56.
Corn husked from stalks-Without
rental, 1928; $40 land, $S.43; $50
land, $10.25; 800 land, 1929.
FlaXseed, threshed from windrow
Without rental, $5.31; $40 land,
$6.51; $50 land, 1881; 500 land,
$11.31.
Hay, timothy and clover Gone cut
ting -Without rental, $2.57; see
land, $3.77; $50 land. $5.57; 500
land, 1857.
Oats, fall plowed-Without rental.
1856; $40 land, $780,. $50 land,
$S.S6; 500 land, $11.86.
Potatoes-Without rental, $23.36;
$40 land, 24.56; $50 land, 5000;
500 land, $29.3G.
Wheat, fall plowed-Without rent
al, $5.9S; $40 land, $7.1S; $50
land, $S.9S; 500 land, $11.9S.
Fifteen bushels of wheat, at the
average farm price of &C cents. when
grown on the $40 land will return a
net profit of 1876 per cent and on
500 land will give net loss of
per cent. A yield of 1873 bushels
must be obtained on the 500 land
to yield the same rate of profit as
could be obtained on the cheap land
with fifteen bushels. Potatoes yield
ing 100 bushels to the acre and valu-
ed at 80 cents a bushel on the farm,
when grown on $50 land will re-
turn a net profit of 24.5 per cent and
a net profit of 90 per cent on 500
land. Wheat and other grain crops
grown on high priced land cannot
compete with grain grown on cheap
land, for such crops are not adapted
to intensive culture as are the corr
potato and onion crops, or as are
| forage crops fed to productive milch
cows near good markets. For that
reason the farmers of Iowa cannot
now compete with the grain grown
on cheaper Canadian lands and must
have the protection of fair tariff or
grain from Canada If they would
continue to operate their Iowa farms
at a profit.
| Another interesting table in the
Minnesota farm report shows that al
the average farm prices paid fol
grain in Minnesota during the las
six years, the product per acre neces
sary to cover the cost of producing
field crops is as follows: Barley
20.53 bushels; corn, Pill bushels
fiaxseed, 7.7S bushels; hay, .92 ton
oats, 30.46 bushels; potatoes, 63.51
bushels; wheat, 9.78 bushels.
Mich cows in Minnesota were
maintained at an average annua
cost per head of $40.97, exclusive o
the cost of shelter, which will range
| from 81 to IS. The total cost wal
made up of the following items
Grain, $3.50; roughage, $10.2S
pasture, $4.92; labor, $17.03; in
terest on investment, $1.84. Thu
average annual value of the produc
from $50 mich cows tested wa
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09

S50.95 each, leaving a net value of
product of $9.9S. The average COW
gave an annual milk yield of 1850
pounds.
The average labor cost of feeding
and managing three sows and 10
pigs amounted to $30.37 per year
and for a flock of AZ native sheep,
$20.34.
Yearling and two year-old cattle
on pasture made an annual gain of
271 pounds and calves averaged 1872
pounds. The cost of production of
pasture an acre on $40 lands is
about $4.07.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
Men Past Fifty in Danger.

Men past middle life have found
comfort and relief in Foley's Kidney
Remedy. L. E. Morris, Dexter, KY,
writes: up to azyear ago my father
suffered from Kidney and bladder
trouble and several physicians pro-
nounced it enlargement of the pro-
state gland and advised an opera
ton. On account of his age we were
afraid he could not stand it and
recommended Foley's Kidney Rem
edy, and the first bottle relieved
him, and after taking the second
bottle he was no longer troubled
with this complaint" Engbertson's
Pharmacy. June
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
Increase in Land Values.

InCfcaSt III IdHu Virtues.
The encouraging increase OF farm
land values throughout the United
States, especially in the middle west,
is a most important item In ascer-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
Salary is Reduced,

A general readjustment of the sal
aries of Iowa postmasters was an
nounced last week About $50 post
masters received a raise in salary,
but DEBORAH was one of the nine
towns in Iowa which reduction is
made, it being reduced from $2,700
to $4,000.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
Water Power for Trolley.

A scheme TO harness the water
power of Lime river at Portland and
the Shell Rock at Nora Springs, to
furnish the generating for electrici-
ty for an electric railroad, is being
considered by capitalists. The
scheme is to run an electric road
from Mason City to Rockford, Iowa,
the motive power to be generated by
the streams.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
Meeting at Kendallville.

The Kendallville Cemetery Asso-
citation will hold their annual meet
ing June 18th at Mrs. Walt Kendall's
at Kendallville. A picnic supper will
be served-all bring refreshments
All are cordially invited. BY order of
the president. j. T. GASKILL.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
COST OF PRODUCTION.
Secretary Wilson Issues 20 Page
Bulletin on the Average Cost
of Producing Farm
Crops.

The new science of business" is
applied to farm management in a
70-page bulletin which the depart
ment of agriculture has just issued
on the cost of producing Minnesota
farm products. Since much OF the
information in this bulletin was
gathered during six years study of
farms in southern Minnesota, 1T is
especially applicable to Iowa and the
statistics obtained there are equally
valuable in determining whether
Iowa farms are being conducted at
a loss or a profit. Secretary Wilson
hopes by this study of Minnesota
farms to encourage farmers through
out the country to keep accurate &C
counts of their business so as to
know the exact cost of their various
products and be able to reduce ex-
penses to the minimum, thereby in
creasing their profits.
Annual Cost Per Acre.
In ascertaining the average annual
cost per acre of producing Minnesota
field crops from 1902 to 1907 the
government experts included among
the items of cost seed, labor Of men
and horses, machinery depreciation
and land rental. The cost of pro-
ducing grains also includes stack
threshing. These average annual
costs per acre for all Minnesota
farms included in the statistical
study are as follows:
Avg. cost
Crop. per acre.
Barley, fall plowed. .....$ 8.21
Glover, cut for seed ........ $50
Corn, ears husked from stand
ing stalks. 1913
Corn, cut, shocked and shred
ded .......... 1929
Corn, cut, shocked and haul
ed in from field. ....... 1925
Corn, grown thickly and soil
ed ...... 1905
Flaxseed, threshed from wind
row 49,. ........ 7.49
Flaxseed, bound, shocked,
stacked and threshed. $50. 1927
Fodder corn, cut and shocked
in field S.65
| Fodder corn, cut shocked and
stacked :. 1875
Hay, timothy and clover (first
| crop $500. o.os
Hay, timothy and clover 1.-TWO
cuttings) ....... ....... III
Hay, millet 7.1C
Hay. wild grasses 4.04
Hay, timothy ............ 3.3S
Hemp GA
/ Mangles $50. 32.6s
| Oats, fall plowed -. $3.50. $50
Oats, on disked corn stubble SIS
| Potatoes, machine production 26.3e
| Potatoes, machine production
(fertilizer) 37.72
| Timothy, cut for seed. -. 4.3t
! Wheat, fall plowed. ...... 1874
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
browns in River.

Floyd Scoggins, seven years of age,
was drowned in the river at Indepen-
dence Friday afternoon. A compan-
ion, much younger saw the accident.
The body was recovered by graphing
hooks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09
Card of Thanks.

The undersigned desire to express
sincere thanks to the many friends
and neighbors who SO kindly assisted
us during the illness and burial of
our beloved husband and father.
Mrs. John w. Spriggs and Family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-06-09

Items III Acre SOSt.
In computing the cost of produc-
ing an acre of corn on a farm in
Rice county, southern Minnesota,
the government experts found the
following items to enter into the
cost for each acre, of which the ears
were husked from standing stalks:
Seed, % cents; Smelling seed, 2
cents; blowing, SA.31; dragging, "a
cents; planting (horse planter), "a
cents; cultivating, $3.50; husking,
S3.45; machinery cost, "a cents;
land rental, $3.50; total, S11.65.
This field received an average of
five borrowings and the crop was
cultivated an average OF four and
cne-half times a season. Similar
detailed figures are given in the bull
letin ON the cost of producing other
crops as has been ascertained by six
years study of average Minnesota
farms.
Cost of Labor.
The cost of farm labor has been
inquired into particularly, as man
labor constitutes a large proportion
average monthly wages paid to farm
ldDOreTS, IL - doScIISu, i'uieoIihS
, in a general way the comparative
cost of production. For the years
/ 19O4-1907 the average monthly
wages paid farm laborers during the
eight crop season" months-April
/ to November 30-were approx
: mately as follows: Southwestern
Minnesota farms, $26.16; south
western Minnesota farms, 1854.
During the months of December.
January, February and March the
average monthly wage in southwest
ern Minnesota was $3.50 and in
southwestern Minnesota. $14.2O.
These wages, of course, include the
board of the laborer.
1t costs the Minnesota farmer an
average of Az cents day to board
laborer or $12.65 month, in ad-
dition to his wages. This makes the
average cash value per hour of farm
labor 11.2 cents for the winter
months and 1877 cents for the crop
season months.
Costs $50 to Keep Horse.
The average cost of maintaining a
farm work horse is approximately
$50 and for this cost the animal
gives a return in work about three
! hours a day throughout the year. The
cost of keeping a horse throughout
| the year is sufficient to hire team
! for part of busy season, and the
| department of agriculture suggests
| that the farmer should figure out
| whether ii is cheaper to keep so
many horses or hire few more when
needed.
Another item entering into the cost
of crops is the depreciation of farm
machinery, which the Minnesota eX-
| periments fix at approximately 7.3
per cent annually, though 10 pei
cent is more commonly figured as
the annual depreciation. The an
nual depreciation OF the most uni
versally used farm machinery is as
follows: Grain binders 7.91 pei
per cent; grain drills, CTS per cent;
corn binders, 1908 per cent; corn
cultivators, 1925 per cent; mowers
7.S per cent; hay rakes, 7.S per cent
sulky plows, ga per cent; wagons
4.89 per cent; harrOws, 8.72 pei
cent, and harness, eli per cent.
| Increase in Land Values.
The encouraging increase of farm
land values throughout the United
States, especially in the middle west
| Is q most important item In aScer-