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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14
Hamilton.Larson Nrn,ials--

Elizabeth Hamilton and Andrew J.. Larson were married at the DeLacy house last night, ny Judge P. c. Rob- ertson. A number of friends witnessed the ceremony.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14
IRIS.

Nagle, Adams and Chandler at tue Iris this week have one of the best vaudeville acts ever seen here, in their own sketch, "The Try Out Act"
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14
Summer in Michigan

Mrs. J. II. Langdon and daughter Mary will leave tomorrow morning for Houghton, Mich, where they win spend the summer among friends and rela- tives. Houghton is Mrs. Landon s for mer home.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14
SHORT STORIES OF THE CITY
Dominion Arrivals--
 Board Meets Saturday,

The county board of supervisors will meet tomorrow. Routine matters will occupy the attention of the county fathers.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14
The Salvation Army

There will be pound meeting at the Army hall Saturday night and En- sign McClcIland wishes 1t to be known that everyone is cordially invited to attend and bring "pound" to help stock the officer s larder.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14

sensational elimaxes and a good heart interest story. Miss Bryan and MT. Streeter will be seen in characters that arc far different from any they have appeared in so far. New specialties
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14
Falls to Get Bail

Kelley smaley, charged by Denis Murphy with horse stealing, was admit ted to bail in the sum of $500 yester. day, but he failed to secure the neces- sary sureties and is still in jail. He will probably be examined Monday.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14

will be introduced and one oi ' Ss.d, performances is promised. on ,,s sa evening they will produce TOT '. "a afi timo in this city, the great P''' Devil. v
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14
Win ra a elrand Success

Everything indicates that the Grunn
 musicale will be big success. Keen in- terest is being manifested and large
 advance sale of tickets is reported
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14
New specialties at Drcamland tonight
AMATEURS MAJESTIC TONIGHT.
DON'T, MISS IT.

The "Try Out Act' at the Iris is the greatest novelty act ever seen here. Don't miss it.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14
AMATEURS MAJESTIC TONIGHT
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED--R Room and board by gentle. man in private family. l.. D. C., Sil, yer Belt.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14
Look out for the "Censns Taker.

It is to laugh! See the. NCens,ls Taker" at Dreamland tonight
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14

watch. Owner can re- cover same by calling at Silver Belt, proving property and paying for this ad.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14
AMATEURS MAJESTIC TONIGHT
NOTICE

Look out for the "census Taker.'
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14

Look out for the ''census Tater. J
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-14

CHICAGO, May l3.-The report of rain in Kansas and Nebraska was the
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11
osvxrr 1svsnuz FUND.

Salaries and Clerk Hire.
County Auditor, P. B. Malberg. $4,000 90
County Treasurer, 3. Dagoberg. 100000
0sDt Of Schools. LIN Hithun. .17b0.oo
Judge of Probate, Peter H. Holm. 1850
County Attorney, Wa.J.DroW1. .14ee.ee
Sheriff, VIM. Forsberg, 100000
County Tailor, Eugene Dady.... 41o.oS
Court Reporter. C,M.Lohn. -. 707.0U
court Reporter. w.O.Braggans.. 207.OO
Ja11t0r. Joh1 A10oEDoo....... SsS.ee
County Commissioner, Chas.
WittensteA .s.s,s...e.....s 1Js.ev
County Commissioners, e. @.
DyOt4On .ssssssssssesesss. A1o.VV
County CoaAissi0ner. y. A.
0B0o0 4JO.VV
County Commissioners, Herman
U19oasyuA ..ss.s.......... 1850
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11
$77.05
Clerk Of Court.

Clerk Of Court.
1876 A. G. Swandby. Clerk Of
Court 1ees. 24.45
1887 A. G. swandby, Clerk Of
Court fees .................. 1925
1888 A. C. Swandby, Clerk of
Court fees, criminal cases. !. $3.50
1881 A. G: Swandby. Clerk of :.
145os A G. swandby, Clerk Of
Court fees. 1850
1875 A. c, Swandby, entering =
and copying Tax Judgments
for year 1906, and fling
papers. -. so55o
Nov. 1907 term. ............. 800
1857 A. G. Swandby, Clerk Of d.
Court fees, criminal cases.. 1866
1881 A. G: Swandby, Clerk of
Court fees. ................ 82.40
1868 A. c. Swandby, Clerk Of
Court fees. :.:........... Ellis
1860 A. G. Swandby, Clerk Of
Court fees, criminal cases. %. 6045
1867 A. Z. Swand y, Clerk Of
Court fees. special term, -
July IA, 1908. ................ 800
1896 A: G. swandby, Clerk of
Court fees. ~1e.8O
1856 A. G., swandby Clerk of
Court fees. general June 1908.
S11u. Zl,OO
1857 A. G. Swandby Clerk of.
court fees, general Nov. 1908,
Term. ................. 1900
1861 A. e. swandby, clerk Of ~
court ices. ............... 5165
1862 A. c. Swandby, Clerk of
Court fees, criminal cases., 1926
SS205o
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11

49, - $00.Uo
1894 City Of Warren, Electric
lights and supplies for Nov.
1907 80. $3.50
1895 City Of Warren, Electric
lights and supplies for Dec.
1907 51.1t
1896 City of Warren, Electric
lights and supplies for Jan.
1907 ~. 1856
1855 City Of Warren, Electric
lights and supplies for
March, 1907 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1918
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11

1899 City Of Warren, Electric
light service for May, 1908. 2s.a5
1862 City Of Warren, Electric =
1isht service, for June. 1908. 81. 80
light service for July and
Aug. 1908. 1870
1888 City Of Warren, Electric
light service for Sept. 190S... 1915
1910 City of Warren, Electric
light service for Oct. 1sos.... FOG
1896 City of Warren, Electric
light service for Nov. 1908. :. 1895
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11
's' ! T !


1896 Miller-DaWs Printing Co.,
record for Supt. of Schools. -. 4.61
l64s1 Miller.Davis Printing Co.,
supplies for County officers APO
l649S Free Press Printing Co.. IS
tax receipts for County Treas
!, VI CT IS 70
1886 The Journal Printing Co.,
publishing notices. go
1868 Free Press Printing Co.. -
supplies for County officers, SIS
l6679 Free Press Printing Co., :
500 tax receipts for County {
- COS VI SE... 12.06
1866. y: F. Whitney supplies 80,
for County officers. .......... 100
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11
$S2O.D
Board of Equalization.

Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $s97.55
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11
WARREN sHEAF--sEcoND SECTION
WARREN, MINI FEB 1909
Financial Statement
Marshall County, State of Minnesota
TOT the sca Year. Beginning January T. 1905 and Ending
December 81, 1908. 4.
Beginning January 2,
December 81, 1908.

ne honorable Marsh County
submit
@ o und furng the 1908
or the sGho
the @ eg of the
- p: 3 MALBERG
TRIAL BALANCE AUDITORS LEDGER, uy AUDITOR
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11
1866 John P. Matson, general
election ballots and printing. $3.50
s1so4.l.6s
Books, Blanks and Supplies for Conn
$500 OmCe -.t s5s5.at'

Books, Blanks and Supplies for Counts
No. of
warrant. In whose favor drawn, Amt
14179 Miller-Davis Printing Co
blanks for Clerk of Court. s414
l4lSe Miller-Davis\ Printing Co.,
=, books for County Auditor. 26.4C
141Sl Miller-Davis Printing Co., -
books for. Clerk of Court
1882 Miller-Davis Printing Co.. -
Assessment books and
blanks for year, 1908. 1875
l4S74 Miller-Davis Printing Co.,
1876 Miller-Davis Printing Co., 49,
70. supplies for County officers. 49, OF
1885 r; F. Whitney, supplies
zoo for County officers. 49,. .6.55
l4391 Keefe-navidson Co., six
annotations for 1907 ........ 600
1889 Pioneer Press Co., blanks
1892 Pioneer Press Co.. sup. 11'''
plies for County Treasurer. -. 1926
I4s2S Miller-Davis Printing Co.,
blanks for Judge of Probate. $40
14oz4 Free Press Printing Co.,
1i62s John P. Mattson, Printing
and supplies for County
oHlcers. 40
1472S Miller-Davis Printing Co.,
supplies for County oficers.. 22.65
l4724 Miler-Davis Printing Co.,
61ap pi3Sa for Judge ofProbate
~ OA1AS( ....... .............. 7.78
1881 Miller-Davis Printing Co..
blanks for County Auditor 1.60
1882 Free Press Printing Co.,
supplies for County officers. 1900
14s4$ Free Press Printing Co.,
f fa1 RECEIPTS rec TEsd for s'r County Audi
1850 National once supply Co., WV
supplies for County offacers... $50
1873 Free Press Printing Co.,
supplies for County officers.. 1915
1924 Free Press Printing Co.,
supplies for County officers. Is. 25
1876 Free Prees Printing Co.,
Record for Register of Deeds, 2s.76
1876 Free Press Printing Co.,
1877 Free Press Printing Co.,
1875 tiits fHr ysaF 399S 1910
blanks for Judge of Probate. 100
1879 Miller.Davis Printing Co.,
supplies for County officers. CTS
1880 Miller DAVIS Printing Co.,
County Auditor. ......... 1000
1881 Miller-Davis Printing Co..
supplies for County officers. 1000
1882 Miller.Dayis Printing Co.,
r.o supplies fer County ofncsrs.. 71.5o
1888 Louis F: Dow Co., Ink
peuCiAS LOT county treasurer. 100
1884 Louis F. Dow Co., sup
plies for County Treasurer. 1910
1898 Miller-Davis Printing Co.,
blanks for Clerk of Court. 80. 200
1906 Pioneer Press Co.. blanks
for County Attorney. ........ LAG
1917 Free Press Printing Co..
blanks for Judge Of Probate. 200
1918 Free Prss Printing Co.,
blanks for Judge of Probate. 1856
1878 Miller-Davis Printing Co.,
blanks for Judge of Probate. 100
1920 Miler-Davis Printing Co.,
blanks for County Auditor 1.5O
1871 Miller-Davis Printing Co.,
paper and ribbon for Add
ing machine .............. 2.25
1872 Miller-Davis Printing Co.,
supplies for County officers 81. rs
1876 Carl Hanson, cash paid
for book typewriter ribbon. 5.3g
1876 Mi!1er-Davis Printing Co.,
record for Register Of Deeds. 27.0(
1876 Free Press Printing Co.,
books for County Auditor. 31.2(
1G1S7 Louis F. Dow Co., sup
plies for County officers. ..... SOC
1886 Miller Davis Printing Co.,
blanks for Judge of Probate
flour bills) .......... 6,s1
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11
$1231.42
Stephen Bank Robbery.

No. of s... N -# - -.
warrant In whose favor drawn. Amt
A4So ino W. Go o. Braggans: report
1856 ID. Nc. Milan Two days
services after bank robbers 6o
1857 H. r. Lange, two days
1885 vices a1ter bank robbers. 900
14eoS Andrew Rost, two days
services after bank robbers son
A4ooS mans g Bake, three days
services after bank robbers. 800
l4s'O T.. E: Goar, livery furnish
ca parties searching for
tOUUeiS. .............. 1900
1887 Anton Janson. team and
man searching for robbers. .. s. 90
1857 mis- P. Nilsson, team and
man searching for robbers.... $50
1879 Albert Lofstrom, search
ing for bank robbers, 600
1874 Andrew M, Sihlberg, search
,Aa7 ing for bank robbers. 1920. 400
for bank robbers. 500
14S7G S: E. Nastrom, searching
14s7f for A 4ana E robbers 500
ing for bank robbers ..,., 500
1873 John A. Strandquist 49,
1879 Thomas Keefe, days and
expenses searching for rob-
1880 Gilbert Anderson, one dav 's'00
watching and OBTAINING suspect
ed robber ..:.'............... 500
1881 Q. J Anderson. sherifrs
expenses searching for bank
roDoerS. -. .'................ 20.83
1882 Amos Head, expenses,
getting suspected bank rob-
154oi 4. j. Ben.ie searching 1885
for bank robbers. ........... 500
1902 Harry Bernard, searching
for bank robbers and expenses SIS
164oS Otto stoltz, searching for
,slo9 panK ROBBERS and expenses. 1914
ing for bank robbers and ex-
1906 R: J.. McMahan, search
,s.o Ing TOR bank robbers. $500. 600
for bank robbers. ............ 600
15407 VIM. Ryback, trip to War
rem to identity robbers, 500. 7se
164oS Arnold J.. Ryden. trip to
154os r. G. Engelstad, trip to
Warren to identify robbers. 1855
1910 Carl o. Anderson, team,
man and expenses searching
1.11 Tor I F9nbe Tccn:n r,;c:i;.. $3.50
1912 Carl J. Carlson, guarding
1866 A: A. D1}ckenson, cash paid '''''
for livery hire, searching
for bank robbers ......... 49,. SIS
1926 3: L. Franz plats in re-.
Stephen bank robbery. :...... 600
used in trial Of Raymond in
Stephen bank robbery. ....... 1875
1898 Carl J. Carlson, Sc days
guarding jail ......: 72.00
1876 Magnus Olson, Photos Of
Scandal State bank after rob-
1soos NJ. j: Berget, Photos Of "
Stephen bank robbers ....... 500
s5ss.ss
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11

County Canvas.ine Board. =
warrant. In whose favor drawn. Amt
5000 j. A. Serum 8 days and ="
mileage. ;:..::...:.:........f SIS 30
1905 John Keenan, 8 days IT. I'M
and mileage. ...|.............. go.
1906 S. s. Daniels, days and i
mileage. ....... ...@... *. HOO
l60OI Chas. Grinder, 3 days.. 8. 90
1902 John Keenan,, 3 days. 900
1868 P. B. Malberg, 8 days. 49,. 900
1e504 Jacob Peters, days ~ ~
ana mileage. -. 1900
16605 ]. A. Serum, 3 days
ana mliease.. 1890
1866 John he nan, day
and mileage. $40
1887 Jacob Peters. day and -
mlleage. 700
1858 j. A. Serum. ! day and
1868 P. 3. Malberg, !. day
and mileage. observation-disclosures. 800
So 3124.1O
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11

Coo1ty ComAiss1onoG.
= DeeUA ...s.s..e.ess.. 1880
Clerk Hire 1-S%udltoe O0o0.... 1oS1.1E
Clerk hire in Treasurer ONCE. 10000
C9ofk hire i1 JuAgo g
3Uoooeo ODoo ...s.sss...s.. Ooo.OU
Asst. Supt. of Schools. s........ 10000
Total ;1ss75.l5
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11
;1ss75.l5
COUNTY REVENUE FUND.

COUNTY REVENUE FUND.
OFFICERS FEES.
Register Of Deeds.
No Of
warrant. In whose favor drawn. Amt
141s5 John P. Myhre, recording
Coroners bond. 100
1882 John P. Myhre, Register Of
Deeds fees. 1880
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11

14734 John p. Myhre, recording
Town Treasurer's bond. $500. 1910
1892 John p. Myhre listing Nor
tgages for taxation. ........ 23.15
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-04
Handling Manure.

1t is pertinent also to here refer to
the trials conducted by the Cornell
Agricultural Station to demonstrate
the losses to stable manure when ex-
posed to teaching and weathering. A
pile of manure that contained elements
worth $5.4S, after being exposed for
five months was worth only $2.03. Leav-
ing manure In piles In the field Is an
antiQuated method that should never
be practiced, for the reason that 1t
results in fertiliZlng the spots where
the heaps lie too heavily, giving them
fully three timesSas much Of the fer
tilizing elements as they need, while
three times as much ground receives
less than 1t needs, or not enough to
make showing. Where manure is
allowed to lie in heaps ON field for
few weeks or a month, 1t Is an i'm
possibility. to spread 1t so as to get
an even distribution Of organic mat
ter and Of the elements of fertility. 1t
Is preferable to spread the manure di-
rect from the wagon with fork, al
though this is by no means an up-to-
date way of handling it. For the most
economical results, manure should be
hauled direct from the barn as soon
as 1t is made and scattered over the
fields by means Of spreader. In this
way, and in this way only, can the full
value of manure be saved, provided, OF
course, enough bedding Is used In the
barn to nicely absorb all the liquid ex
crement, the plant food of which
amounts to nearly one-half Of the tota
In the manure and liquid excrement.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-04
COuntry,a Rainfall.

The total rainfall of this country,
including snow and that on water
areas, was given as 215,OO00OO,O 100000
cubic feet year. Half or more is
evaporated. About one-third flows into
the sea. The remaining one7sixth is
either consumed or absorbed. OF the
7O,0OOO0O,00000O cubic feet flowing an
npally into the sea, less than 8 per
cent Is used for power. 1t is estimated
is wasted in freshets or destructive
floods. There are In the United States
proper 232 streams navigated for an
aggregate Of 26,115 miles, and as much
more Is navigable by improvement.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-04

what SIMILAR TO unat used on the boi.
ster of a sleigh or wagon through
which the king bolt passes. A long
sweep, evenly balanced, is placed upon
the top of this post and pinned by
means of a long rod, or, as we might
say, king bolt. The sweep is necessarily
large at one end and small at the
other, which makes it possible to bal
ance with one end comparatively short
and the other long. The bull is tied
to the rope attached to the further
end of the long arm, and in that way
can have a large circle to move in.
The supporting post should be above
the ground high enough to carry the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-04

5000 inhabitants, after the Of in
February upheld contutay dissenting opinion
has widely "the Des
method
good results, for Houston
Instead a
Moines governing consisting
counlmen
which
authority
Including
rty, public improvements
The be adopted within the State
ent population which makes eligible for eight cities Rapids
followed Moines
cent of the voters of an eligible city petition for the election
be held whether city shall
trial Initiative
provisions important Of the
the referendum action of the
positive negative the decision Of the
election binding
rejection. Sessions of the commission
To judge
effective financial police history
is sad the city lived surplus of
mission have paid
$O EACH but is estimated that business
saved than the $4,000 total of the
men OF the has reoranized
and 1t Is stated that there political
better lighted
carried out in the spirit
takes personal pride in his
for It,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-04
]D@[p(y[l;&A[D g
Y&g65GWgJ5 65GW WJ5F1cE5PB'
~NNONo~~

Heretofore, says DR.. L. o. Howard,
1t has been supposed that the gipsy-
moth was distributed only by caterpil
lars carried by moving objects, such
as carriages. The moths cannot fly,
and the part taken by birds and winds
he regards as problematlcal. Yet re-
Gently isolated colonies of these moths
have been found in the woods far
from roads and paths, and the ques-
tlon arises, How did they get there?
DR.. Howard requests information and
suggestions on this point.
Recent excavation at the Maumbury
Rings Circle, in England, Is regarded
as corroborating the tradition that a
Roman amphtheater once existed on
that site. A stratum of quartz, flint
and fragments of shells, such as the
Romans placed on the surface Of the
arena where gladiators fought, has
been found there A very interesting
fact Is that other remains indicate
that the place was used by Neolithic
people as flint workshop. 1t is ap-
parent that they used picks made Of
| deer's antlers to eXcavate the pit
where the flint was found. The pit is
30 feet deep. The place seems to have
| been almost continuously occupied since
Neolithic times.
| 1t Is known that the Christian era,
based on the birth Of the Savior, is
older by several years than the time
assigned in the calendar; but the pre-
else year in which Christ was born has
never been finally determined. Lieu
tenant Colonel G. Mackinlay has re-
Gently investigated the question anew,
and has stated his conclusion In a
book, for which Sir w. NJ Ramsay has
written a preface. The date on which
he fixes for the Nativity is 8 B. c.,
according to our present chronology.
He bases his reasoning on the assumed
association of John the Baptist with
periodical 'brght' shinings' of the
planet Venus, the suggestion being
that these special apparltions Of We
nus are the groundwork of the story
of the "Star of Bethlehem"
Prof. Todd, the ASTRONOMER Of Am.
herst College, who is conducting ex-
periments in South America, ascended
Il mountain in the Andes to an alti
tude of $4,000 feet above sea level and
there remained for one hour in stee
tank of 270 cubic feet capacity, filled
with air compressed to the same ten
sion that air maintains at an altitude
Of 1000 feet. His pulse was reduced
from 1O4 to 81. His breathing and
physical condition remained normal.
decomposition Of the air to its norma
tension at 14,00O feet was then made
in seventeen minutes. The experiment
Is looked upon as being important al
regards the treatment Of diseases af
fected by various degrees of air pres
sure Experiments heretofore conduct
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-04

ed In the Andes to see what effect
high altitude had on human life show,
says the Boston Transcript, that at
1900 feet and over the air pressure
Is so light as to produce incapacity for
work, prostration and sometimes death.
At the level of the sea the air pres
sure is approximately 10 pounds to the
square Inch. At an altitude of 1900
feet 1t is approximately 9ha pounds.
Experiments to determine the effects
of light onsa number of dyed colors
were undertaken by Herr T. Frusher,
who exposed for perod of forty days
samples Of number Of colors, with
the following results: OF the natural
coloring matters, camwood, the fastest
Of the red woods, and fustic, the fast
est Of the yellow woods, both fade a
little; logwood in pale shades Is con-
siderably decolorlzed, the destruction
of color not being so apparent in dark
shades; logwood blacks finished with
chrome turn greener than unfinished
blacks; vat-dyed indigo gives the fast
est OF all blue colors. Among the ar
tificial cOlorlng matters tested, alizarin
blue antracene brown, in pale shades,
are only moderately fast, gallocyanin
Is not quite so fast as allzarin blue (;
napthol black, diamond black, anthra-
cite black and other wood substantive
azo blacks are much faster to light
than logwood black.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-04
A Breed Worth Paying For.

The calf which an English farmer
had taken the summer resident to see
surveyed his owner and the stranger
with weary eye. what breed is your
calf?" asked the visitor.
The farmer removed wisp Of straw
from his mouth and said
1.-THE critters father gored a justice
O. the peace, knocked book canvasser
end over end and lifted a tramp over
a fence; and, as for his mother, she
chased a brass band out O town last
New Years day. If that amt breed
enough to pay 25 shillings for, you can
leave him be. I'm not pressing him on
ANYBODY"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-06-04
The value of Tile Draining.


Tile properly placed makes soil
dryer in wet weather and more moist
in dry weather. This is difficult TO
understand until we consider the na-
ture of the soil.
Soil in proper condition Is porous,
something after the manner Of a
sponge. 1t will hold water up to a
certain point without leaking. Until it
becomes thoroughly saturated, 1t con-
tains air as well as water. Air is
warm and air is needed by plants in
the process Of growth.
Tile leads the water away quickly
in the spring so the air can penetrate
the soil and warm it so seeds will
germinate and grow quickly. Un-
drained land, If low, fills with water
in the spring to the saturation point
and the excess Of moisture passes off in
vapor through the process of evapora-
tion. 1t requires great deal Of heat
to warm the water sufficiently to cause
1t to pass off in this way. That heat is
lost.
After evaporation has disslpated the
moisture and the soil becomes dry
enough to work it breaks up in clods,
because 1t has baked down and packed
together like mortar. 1t is almost i'm
possible to prepare good seed bed in
such ground.-Agricultural Epitomist.