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The Dawson news., 1909-12-01
The Season For Catching Mullct
Closed i'm Florida ON the Fif-
teenth OF November.

OF what avail is the prosperity of
the darkey of this section when all
his money will not buy single null
let?
There will be no more mullet fish
shipped to Dawson from Florida un-
til the first of January, the Florida
fish law closing the season for catch
ing these fish having gone into ef-
feet on the fifteenth of November,
and shippers being allowed five days
of grace in which to ship all fish of
that variety they had on hand up to
The Dawson news., 1909-12-01
NO MORE OF THE DARKEY'S
FAVORITE POP-EYE THIS YEAR

Saturday, the goth of the month.
This is wise provision of the law,
and Georgia ought to profit by il
and save the food fishes of the state
from absolute destruction or extinc-
tion. One month is really too short
a time in which the fish can complete
their spawning. and it ought to be
extended, and the law go into effect
the first of November instead of the
fifteenth, but the legislature of Flor
ida thought that forty-five days were
long enough in which to allow these
valuable fish to reproduce their
species.
Dawson is fine market for null
let, and they are sold here by the
carload.
The Dawson news., 1909-12-01
WILL DISCUSS BLACKROOT IN DAWSON
Men Identified With Farming Interests Win Talk to the
Farmers of Terrell Saturday About Cotton Disease.

districts affected with blackroot of
cotton, and copy of the itenerary is
enclosed herewith. In addition to
blackroot other problems relating TO
cotton will be discussed, such as boil
rot or cotton anthracnOse, cotton
rust. boil weevil, red spider, improve
ment of seed by selection, care and
use of cotton seed and cotton seed
products, fertilizers and the import
ance of using improved methods on
the farm.
The speakers at these meetings
are Hon J. l.. Lee, State Presi-
dent of the Farmers Union; Hon. T.
G. Hudson, Commissioner of Agricul-
ture; E. L. Worsham, State EntO-
mologist; r. l.. Nixon, State College
of Agriculture, and we will have
with us from time to time Hon. Mar
tin Calvin, Director of the Georgia
Experiment Station; e. Gentry, U. S.
Department of Agriculture; DR.. A.
M. Soule, President State College of
Agriculture; A. c. Lewis, Assistant
State Entomologist, and others. We
want every farmer and every enc
who is willing to cooperate with rs
in this work to be present at these
meetings. Very truly yours,
e. L. WORSHAM,
.'State EntOm0lOgiSt
The Dawson news., 1909-12-01
AMENDMENT CARRIES =,

Farmers Union Membership Fees
Doubled and Salary Raised.
The board of directors of the
National Farmers Educational Co
Operative Union of America has ad-
iourned after meeting in Texarkana,
Tex. The vote was counted on the
amended constitution passed at Biz
mingham in September, submitted to
the Unions November 9th, and 1t
shows that it carried by large ma
iority. The amendment doubles the
membership dues and fixes the pres
ident's salary at $4,000 per year.
The books of Secretary-Treasurer
McCulluch were audited ana ap-
proved.
The Dawson news., 1909-12-01
Stung For is Wears.

BY indigestion's pranks--trv.ng
many doctors and 5000 worth "a
medicine in vain, B. +. Ayscne ~
1ngleside, N. c., at last nsed nr
Kings New Life pills, and writes
they wholly cured him. They cn,.s
constipation, biliousness. sick baaa-
acne, stomach, liver, kidney ana
bowel troubles. 25c at Dawson p,,,- ~,,a
Co.'S. Dtus
The Dawson news., 1909-12-01
wOMAN's SHOE is PETRIFIED.

Found in Slate One Hundred Feet
Below the Surface.
Orin Buzzard, who works at the
White Rabbit mine, near Linton,
Ind, is exhibiting a petrifed shoe
that he found imbedded in slate.
The shoe is about the size of a
woman's No. 2 last, and is perfect
in outline.
The question that puzzles Buzz
zard is: How did the shoe get more
than 100 feet below the surface, and
how long has it been there?
The Dawson news., 1909-12-01
CoTUON IN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Great Plantation 10 Be Established
in the Near Future.

The establishment of a cotton
plantation in Hawaii is among the
possibilities of the near future Ne
gotiatioAs for the purchase at $780,
600 of Lanai island for that purpose
are now in progress between J. T.
McCrOssOn and Frank Thompson,
and the owner of the property, w. G..
Irwin.
DR.. E. Y. Wilcox, director of the
United States agricultural depart
ment station at Honolulu, who has
studied the soil and climate of the
island, has stated that he believes
it 10 be well suited fog the cultiya-
tion of cotton.
The Dawson news., 1909-12-01

There's nothing so good for a sore
throat as DR.. Thomas Electric Oil.
Cures it in few hours. Relieves
any pain in any part.
The Dawson news., 1909-12-01
Preparation of Land.

Broadcast compost TO the amount
of SIS; cost of broadcasting, ST..
Broke land 10 inches deep-one
furrOw with Boy plow and one in
same furrow with Boy plow point.
Cost of breaking land, 81.
Laid off rows six feet apart; cost
of laying off, 10 cents.
Broadcast 500 pounds of Hills
mans Oat Formula, 5 1-2- as, man
ufactured by Brown Guano Co, AL
bany, Ga; cost of broadcasting qua
nc, 25 cents.
Bedded out land with Boy plow;
cost of bedding, 81.
Put 200 pounds of same guano in
drill; cost, 10 cents.
The variety Of corn, Little Cob.
Dropped corn 1G inches in drill by
measure, and covered bg covering
stock; cost, 40 cents.
Cultivation.
Barred off corn; cost, Is cents.
Stood five days, and sided up with
sweep; cost, 1S cents.
Stood ten days, and put 100
pounds of same guano to every other
put one furrow to corn with
Boy plOw; cost, 20 cents.
Stood five days, and put 100
pounds of same guano to the other
The Dawson news., 1909-12-01
At Other Places.

A meeting was held in Albany yes
terday, and today there wiz be one
in Edison, followed by addresses in
Bluffton and Cuthbert on Thursday
and Friday respectfully. Following
the speaking in Dawson on Saturday
the campaign will open next week at
Leesburg on Monday and on Tues
day the speakers will be at AmerI-
Gus, at Preston on Wednesday, at
Lumpkin on Thursday and at Rich
land Friday, closing the week on Sat
urday at CuSseta.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
CITY NEWS.

Low prices on blankets, Sherwood
Fine cat fish at Haubert's. 7Oe
Main. Both phones.
Tonight will be the regular
monthly meeting of the school board
members.
Gate City Roller Rink, 80 SMain
Estes block. Best of management J.
Holdsworth, manager.
"A marriage license was issued
yesterday in ST. Louis to Charles F.
Holden and Mrs. Emma Santo, both of
Keokuk.
Fill your .ls with Ellisville coal.
Spoon River Coal Co, 700 Main.
Miss Lorette Morrissey OF No. H.
North Thirteenth street vas one OF
the successful ones in the land claim
drawing yesterday at Aberdeen. South
dakota, her name being drawn out
as No. 1921.
Its saving money when you buy
Bucks starch. Two pennies in each
Zoe package Ask for it next time.
It's made in Keokuk
Those renting skates at Gate City
Roller Rink Saturday night Is en-
titled to draw at the fish pond.
Ask for Buck starch, two pennies
in each package. 1t sells at 10c.
Horace NJ. Sawyers, aged 81, and
Miss Jennie Franks, age %. both of
Pennington, obtained marriage Ii
acense YESTERDAY afternoon
Charles Prescott, the restaurant
man has completed a fine new motor
boat which will be slipped into the
water next spring.
Burlington Gazette: John c.
Fleenor. of New London, was asphy-
xiated by gas during the night, in a
room at the Heyer hotel. His dead
body was discovered this morning at
$50 o'clock, when the clerk of the
hotel went 70 the room to awaken
Fleenor, according to a cali left for
that time. Coroner Prugh took charge
of the remains. 1t will not be nee
essary to hold an inquest Whether
Fleenor came to his death accident
ally or Intentionally will probably
never be known. Coroner Prugh is in
cltned TO give him the benefit of the
doubt as the position OF his BODY in.
dicates that he might have tried to
rise from the bed and turn off the
gas. but was too far gone to be able
TO reach the JET.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
Citizens Will Talk over the Cues
ton Of Helping Out the New
Commission Form of
Power.
REVISING ORDINANCES
Suggested That the City Ordinances
be Revised and Submitted to
the New Commission
e.s.

When the commission form of gov
rnment goes into effect in Keokuk
next spring, the city ordinances WIFI
have to be revised. At a recent meet
ing of the city council, a proposition
was voted down that a committee be
appointed to attend to this work of re-
vising the ordinances.
A mass meeting is to be held on
Monday for the purpose of appointing
a committee of citizens who will vol
unfairly and without pay, revise the
ordinances and submit them to the
commissioners when they take charge
of the city's affairs.
This revision will not be official, I'M
less the new commissioners accept it,
it being offered merely as a sugges-
ton and in an effort to have the ordi-
nances all ready when the change in
government takes place.
If such is not done it would require
several weeks to revise the city laws
and possibly result in much incon-
venience.
The proposition is timely and
good one and there seems to be no
objections to the work being done If
it is done correctly. the new commits
sioners will have had a heavy load
lifted from them at the very start Of
their administration.
Further announcement will be mi de
OF the hour of the mass meeting on
Monday. at which this proposition will
be talked over. The meeting will like
ly be held in the evening in the Dis
trict court room.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
"i'd Rather Die, Doctor.

than have my feet cut off," says NJ. L.
Bingham, OF Princeville. III. but you'll
die from gangrene (Which had eaten a.
way eight toes) if you don't, said all
doctors. Instead-ne used Bucklen's
Arnica Salve till wholly cured. It's
cures OF Eczema, Fever sores, Boils,
Burns and Piles astound the world.
25c at Wilkinson & Co.. and j. II.
Kiedaisch & Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
|KEOkUK WOMAN
IS STOCKHOLDER
Revelations in the Boston and oaxaca
Mining Company Affairs Shows
Mrs. M. II. Horne as an
investor.
TREASURER ARRESTED
Exposures Are Coming to Light Which
Lead to Belief That Town Was
Looted to Supply the
Funds.
TREASURER ARRESTED
Especial to The Gate City.1

Especial to The Gate Clty.l
Boston, Oct. 2S.-Following the
exposure OF the wholesale looting OF
the little town of birmingham, Mass,
and the arrest of the town treasurer
and Charles S. Cummings, Boston
broker, exposures are coming to light
which leads to the belief that most
of the $4,000 stolen by forged notes
was used in floating mining schemes
of Cummings.
That Cummings sold stock mostly
to women is another development. In
the list OF stockholders of the Boston
and Oaxaca Mining Co, is the name
of a Keokuk woman, Mrs. NJ H..
Horne. Scores OF Boston women
bought the stock, throwing their saw
ings into the venture.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
pependable Proprietary Medicines.

UepehddpIe proprietary MeuIcInes.
1t must be admitted by every fair
minded. intelligent person. that a
medicine could not live and grow in
popularity for thirty years. and TO-
day hold a record for thousands upon
thousands of actual cures, as has
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, without possessing great virtue
and actual worth. Such medicines
must be looked upon and termed both
standard and dependable by every
thinking person.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

LONDON, Oct. rs Although we are
still fully two months off, Christmqs
shops are already displaying greeting
cards. If one may judge thus early,
the most popular cards will be those
containing calendars. the absolutely
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28
CITY NEWS

-Sealshipt oysters at Haubert's.
Great sport at Gate City Roller
Rink Saturday night.
Word has been received by rela-
tives in this city that Mrs. Warner.
the mother of Mrs. j. H. Cole, will be
buried today at Emporium. Penn. on
her 59th wedding anniversary. Mrs.
Cole reached Emporium a few hours
before her mothers death
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

useless card being viewed with dis
favor in this age of utilitarianism.
The fads of the moment are illustrat.
ed in several of the designs, the avia-
ton and the north pole crazes, for
example, being typifieG by an autra.
modern Santa Claus arriving in an
airship at the north pole laden with
gifts.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-28

Attorney Backus and the entire staff
were threatened with death In let
ter written to Governor Davidson. A
resident of West Allis is under suspic.
ion. The writer told the governor
that Backus had refused to prosecute
persons whom he accused of wrecking
his home.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16
The Dickens Pension Fund.

A recent act of parliament bestows
n small pension upon four grand
daughters Of Charles Dickens, the
novelist. AS we have no civil pension
list. the incident meets with unfavor-
able criticism on this side of the wa
ter. especially in view Of the fact that
Dickens earned a fortune by his pen.
But this pension establishes no doubt
full precedent. Literary pensions are
common in Europe. Dickens himself
would have been allowed a sum equal
to if not greater than that bestowed
on his descendants had he come to
need.
k was literally rewarded by
his admirers in both continents while
he lived. The output of his pen print
ed in America of course yielded no
copyright returns. But he read from
his works here with a profit of $780,
600, so that the royalty account was
about square. Certain French au-
thors are asking that literary COPY
right be perpetual and go with the
authors estate. Such a law would
have saved the granddaughter of
Dickens from poverty. In the alb
sence of it it would be a graceful
thing for publishing houses which
have made money on Dickens works
to refund a small part Of their gains
to the family. Admirers of Dickens
might be glad to swell this fund by
small contributions. The government
pension is only $40 per month for each
beneficiary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16
WHEAT PRICE OUTLOOK.

Wheat prices are gradually defining
1t is not plain what is the cause. The
decline began OF reports of the crops Of
these three states beng from fifty to
sixty millions more than results at the
threshing is proving to be the case. One
would expect that as the real conditions
became known there would be a rally in
prices or at least the decline would be
stayed. Speculation on the part OF
those who have little, if any wheat, will
probably be found to be the cause.
These professional gamblers might be
given a dose of their own medicine if the
producers would hold their wheat in
the granarles. There is no use of hold
ing grain in elevators, or more properly
speaking in the form of elevator tickets,
for the grain has gone forward and help
ed to swell the amount sin sight and is
Il factor in helping to depress prices. If
the farmers would hold their grain in
their own bins for ever "a short time
there would be no question about an
advance, for the world must be fed from
our wheat, and IA price sufficient to
bring 1t into the market would be offer
ed and the speculative interests would
turn from sellers to buyers, thus lending
their aid to farther advance. The
government report and every other re-
mort m tn n vary rnnnnt rinfn bnyn wv
estimated the wheat product of this
country. The crop will probably be
about an average one and we have a
million more people to feed this year
thar last. The export surplus at best
cannot be so great n TO give. even the
most timid, serious cause for alarm.
Some OF the portions of the west
viii show increase in product bat the
Older sprin9 wheat sections are showing.
as was shown IN Illinois. iowa. Wiscon-
sin and southern Mime ota, that soring
wheat raising Is declining from natural
causes to that point where its general
production must cease. The farther one
enquiries into the present decline the
more he Is convinced that the causes
which brought it about are not natural
and very largely the result of conditions
which are detrimental to the best agrl-
cultural interests and should rot be al
lowed to continue IN the future. The
safe, sure way to combat this condition
so detrimental to all interests in agricul-
tural states is by farmers holding in
their own storehouses the products they
have raised until prices are at least
fairly remunerative.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16

Last week the Cavalier County Re
publican began its twenty-fourth year.
\. few weeks the Courler-Democra
entered upon its twenty-sixth year. The
Republican has been eleven years under
the present management and the Demo-
crat has always been published by Mr..
koehmstedt. From the limited expert
ence OF the editor of the Munich Herald
in neuswaperdom he has come to the
conclusion that there are no two better all
around weekly newspapers in the state.
They are always live and up to date and
seeking 10 build up the community and
the county. They explain each their
side Of any political issue, which fact
has perhaps been d large factor iii awak-
ening the independent voter in Cavalier
county politics. In every sense both
papers nave been very beneficial to Cav
alier county and that the people have
appreciated them is shown by the way
both have overcome difficulties and pros
pered. Here is hoping that 10Th may
see another quarter If a century and
that they may in that time prosper as
they have in the past and see and record
as much development in the county as
they have in the last twenty-five years
Munich Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16
4 NEW NORTH DAKOTA INDUSTRY.

The report of the commissioner of
agriculture and labor of North Dakota,
for the year 1908, states that there were
34o, 12S acres planted to flax. Allowing
that 5000 pounds of flax straw are pro
duced from an acre. that would give a
total production of l,41S,5 92 tons of flax
straw IN this state. This straw is now
burned annually and is therefor a total
loss to the farmers. Shall this be utiliz-
ed: IL Ireland, is manufactured the
greater part OF the linen fabrics that
supply the world and as astonish-
ing a. 1t may seem. only a fraction of
the straw used for the fibre is grown
there. The rest Is chiefly supplied by
Russia. The flax straw commands a
prlce of $40 TO *lS per ton, depending on
the length Of the straw.
North Dakota produces % per cent of
the flax raised in thu, country. which is
now grown Tor the seed only The straw
COULD be used to make fibre thereby
aD4i'hlh- Low IiIlHStllPS- ana ltdhilG
a market for all the straw produced. Ii
the linen industry Is established in
North Dakota it would mean that tbs
farmers will receive for their flax straw
at the minimum price Of 80 per ION. the
sum Of sl4,}s3,0oa-a rather tidy sum O
money for an article that is TOW con
sidered waste. The amount Of straw
now destroyed, would-if made int
yarn-gjye some $4,000 tons. This il
turf could be made into the variou
linen fabrics now IN general demand al
over the COMMUNICATING an output O
2SO,0OO,OOO yards having a marke
value at he mill of 52l0,OO0.OOO. Sucl
an industry would give employment t
more than 100000 people thus creatin
wealth in the state at the rate exceed
ing $1,000 O,00o annually. 1t is easy t
imagine what that would do for ever
inhabltant of the state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16

S. L. Scott, former owner and publish
er OF the Munich Herald, has bought
the Lawton Leader of Mrs. Mercer.
Since the death of Mr.. Mercer a couple
of years ago, the Leader has been issued
only part of the time. MIR. Scott left for
Lawton Monday and will have the paper
in running order IN a short time Mr.
Scott is on excellent newspaper man and
deserves the united support of the Law.
ton people. His many friends here wish
him all success in his new venture.
Munich Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16

Many of those who have viewed the
moving pictures of North Dakota politics
the past quarter of a century will regret
to hear that Col. w. c. Plummer. an
eloquent campaigner of the bye gone
days is at a soldiers home in Name
awaiting the final summons. He was q
republican-one of the fearless old guard
and by his free and unbridled stand
for the cause he upheld, always held the
respect of all men irrespective of party.
His principles of manhood made it i'm
possible for him to climb the political
ladder of advancement where some of
his party interiors got a good hold.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16

Hon. a. l.. Woods, last week an
nounced himself as beng the republi-
can legatee for State Superintendent
Stockwell's job at the primaries of next
summer. Mr.. Woods has for some years
back been a regular warrant drawing
barnack on the republican ship of state
and as the legatee of Stockwell is hardly
likely to require much training.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16

The new game law of South Dakota
makes the killing of prairie chickens a
violation until 1912. The scarcity of
game in this state indicates the possible
enactment of similar legislation in the
worry near future.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16

The rGmor is current that the G. p.
Ry. has closed a deal whereby it
purchases a thirty acre tract of Cavalier
county land located near Mona post
office in the north eastern portion of this
county. This would indicate a purpose
on the part of the company 10 extend
its line of railroad across the boundary
to this county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16

The state department of agriculture
and labor offers sc prizes for the best
samples of grains and grasses raised this
year. The exhibits are to be sent in
bushel quantities and must reach Bis
marck by November .. Corn is included
in the list and is to be sent in one ear.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16

There are other things than the sani-
tation of schools of which State Superin-
tendent OF Schools W. L. Stockwell
might fill space in our state papers with
and perhaps prove of greater interest
to the reading public-a matter of the
misappropriated $4,000 that he is in line
to dig up to the state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16

With the north pole discovered the
next thing to send explorers after is the
pipe dream artist who discovered the
seven wise guys who seek the republican
nomination for governor of North Dako-
ia at the primaries next June.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16
Testing the Militia.


The summer army maneuyerS put
the efficiency of the militia Of the
states to test. and that feature alone
justifies the expense involved in these
maneuvers. Although subjected to
government regulation and systematic
ally inspected by regular army Off
GERS. the militia of the states is often
declared to be below the standard of
efficiency desired wen in an emergen-
cy force. The idea upon which the
government proceeds in looking after
the militia is not for a large establish
ment, but for a highly efficient one so
far as it goes.
1t is generally conceded that the
militia is not maintained for war pur-
poses. not even to suppress revolution,
but for local emergencies, as when
the peace of a city or district is dis
turbed. Emergencies of the kind
when they come are grave. and if the
troops available consist only of q
regiment of infantry or q battery Of
artillery or a squadron of cavalry it
Won't do to have any miss fire in the
proceedings. When the army falls
down the disorderly element is in
slec. y mere disturbance becomes a
grave riot. Under federal officers the
young men Of the militia soon learn
that soldering is not iunketing nor
the national guard Il sort of social
club. This lesson is much needed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-16

Here with the month of September
more than half gone vegetation in gar
dens still remains untouched by frost. At
the same time we read IN papers from
Michigan of the corn and potatoes
destroyed by frost to the extent of
several thousand dollars. Why don't
those Michiganders come to North
Dakota.