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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-18
Completing Race Program.

Secretary Johnson is this week ar
ranging the program for the weeks
races. October to 9, and the order
Of events will be announced in few
DAYS. It is planned to have at least
four running races daily, in connec-
ton with other features. One of the
more interesting parts of the race pro-
gram will be the six-day relay race, in
which many of the best riders OF this
section of the west will participate. A
purse of $1,000 has been hung up for
this race. and the progress of the con-
testants will be watched with inter-
est from day to day, until the closing
day. when the winner is announced by
the judges.
Farmers of. the valley are requested
to make application for copies of the
new premium list, in orCer that they
may learn the generous premiums that
have been hung UP for live stock ex-
hibits The Walla Walla valley is not
ed for it's live stock, but each year
local people permit fasteners and out
siders to step in and claim the prizes
that should be kept at home. Secre-
tary Johnson has received information
that indicates the entry Of large mum
bers of booded stock from all sections
of the country, and it is the desire Of
association officials that local stock
fanciers take more interest in this p0r-
ton of the fair. In every line of eX-
hibit, the prizes and premiums have
been increased, and the showings this
year are expected to be the largest
ever displayed at similar eevnt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-18

erly quarters are set aside for a horde
of newspaper correspondents, and the
president INDUCES in a handshaking
bee every time he visits the offices.
| When he made his first trip to the Of
flee crowd of Beverly tOwnsfolk
greeted him all along the way. One of
these snapshots was taken on that oc-
Casion. From day to day the president
revises the itinerary of his trip through
the west and south. He has added Mil
waukee to the it.ner>ry ard order
to do this it was necessary to cut out
Madison. the home of Senator La Fol-
lette The presidential party will
arrive in Milwaukee at 3 o'clock a. m.
September Il. and remain until 11:4o
a. M. leaving then for La crosse. Nh
Taft has also included Baton Rouge in
his trip down the Mississippi river.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-18

JOHN GROVER, Observer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
WILL IL PAY FARME4S
TO HOLD THER GDAINi

An exchange says: + ..s Ia -
This is. an important question for
the farmers and the cost Of holding it
is information that should be in, the
hands Of svery grain. raiser 5n this
locality, 3ssr ,cs Yo2 ,sattsf ! ..
To hold bushel of wheat until Jan
l, 1910, will cost the farmer, 3 cents
for storage charges upon 9 basis, Of
~ days free storage and cent q
month thereafter. r& Il. ...gf
Money can be borrowed. upon ster-
age tickets at Z per cent per annum
making the total cost slightly under
5 cents per 'bushel upon basis OF, 81
cent wheat at present. ~ =, o. ~
Each month, in addition will cost
1 7-12 per cent for storage and instr.
ance. With these figures for him i;
is up to the farmers Judgment whether
to hold his grain for higher market OF
give the spectators the benefit of the
raise in prices. f. =. .... o. g. 49,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23

John Anderson has threshed his
winter rye, getting SO bushels from the
little acre and half patch. He has
saved portion of the seed for him
self, and with it already has seeded
twenty acres for another year. He
will sell the remainder of the. seed and
the farmers would do we'll to get q
sample of it. Mr.. Anderson's farm is
located about two miles north of Mi
not. The rye just threshed, was sown
on the Gard of August, 1908, which is
about the right time. Mr.. Anderson
thinks that he sowed the rye little
too late this year, but it was not con-
Vellieait ito do the work earlier. He
sot his first seed from the Fargo Ex-
detrimental station. His oats averag-
ed 81 bushels and wheat thirteen.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23

30. 'Aass week we chronicled the loss
OF two horses by Ole Berg. There
We're four killed instead of two and
their unfortunate loss should be a
warming to other horse owners who
might also rub up against some fool
advice The horses were troubled
with worms and Ole prepared some
medicine for them and was i,aviu
some trouble in getting them to swal-
low 1t. His hired man told him that
the easiest way to get it down was to
pour it down their nostrils. This was
done and at first they seemed all right
but the stuff worked into their lungs
and killed all four of them. A vete-
rlnary was summoned from Minot but
he could do nothing o relieve them
-Carpio News. :.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
Agricultural College, Short Talk
-. ~ Number 80.

2 We wish to warn FARMERS especial
ly in the newer parts of the state,
against irresponsible agents of nur-
sery com panies. =
It is unwise to buy stock from a
nursery located far to the south of
your home, for at least two reasons:
The stock will not be apt to do we'll
in more northern latitdue than that
IN which it was grown, and If you
lave your stock shipped to you in the
spring, since the season opens earlier
in the south it is apt to get frozen
before you can set it out in your
home. = 2<
1t is not necessary to buy stock
from tree agents. Some OF them are
reliable; some OF them are not You
'""''' always tell the difference. If
you order thru the agent. he. ver,,
sure onat nothing but trees, shrubs
ana other stock ordered are of tho
well known and harry varieties that
are now grown in North Dckota Ret
ter vet write to one OF the Northern
nurseries, and have them make ONT
TOR you a list that they will guarantees
under nropert treatment, to give sat.
lstaction. It is to their. interest IN
sand you only stock that will do wei,
complaints come in. that stock Is
dead when purchased. This, is be-
cause when dug it is left exposed to
the air acd sun until the fine root,
are Withered. This is the fault of bhe
l,norseryman. 49,
Sometimes you plant shrubs and
Ftrees IN the fall, in dry ground. and
alen complain that your stuck lis dead
fhat Is your own fault. -. y. -
Good stock, hardy, rightly dug. may
be heeled in over winter safely. 2
! When you can, buy your stock IN
the spring, OF a nearby nursery, have
'1t shipped to you Dy express, have
your ground ready, carefully follow
every detail laid down for planting.
Next week we vii Give you a list
For trees and shrubs adapted to North
Dakota HE4~I
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
pURUM DAYSSsa.ocAAMAEioS.

UUhOW DAA4yi}32t:::"
Whereas. thee growers OF ting
states OF North Dlk0 South Dakota
and Minnesota in convention assem-
Slod In che city 81 Fa4ap, NJ D.. on
she Rsfi. day Of June, 1909, passed a
resolution requesting the governors
Of said states 10 nae by proclamation
one day In each naar, "Durum Day"
tor the purpose 8, Esrtising and po-
pulsrizing duruw 5Sat and,
Whereas, the s43s t.ot North Dakota
Il a great producing state and durum
wheat has proven 6est adapted to our
soil, our climate and our conditions;
welding more wheat per acre; more
aour per bushel and more nutritious
and more numerous dishes than can
he made from amy other Mind OF
wheat. and - = o., e 80 ,''
Whereas, there is a uniform. and
apparently unjust discrimination OF
40 cents per bushel between the price
az. durum wheat and other wheat, re-
aulttng in loss of many millions OF
dntlars to the farmers of this state
sscst year. T. $50 ~ -,
Therefore I'm Difference to the re-
quest of the grain growers OF said
atates, and for the purpose OF adver-
tising the superiority Of durum flour,
and to encourage it's production, it's
consumption increasing fits market
value and adding wealth and pros
perity to our state,
7, John Burke, governor Of the state
u North Dakota, under and by virtue
:, the power vested in me by the'laws
At the state do hereby nominate and
proclalm Thursday, the seventh day
&. October, A. D. 1909, as durum day
r urgently request the patriotic pep
psA ~ this state to observe this day
hy tire use Of durum' -four to rhe ex.
elus4on OF other -four On this day
s.t The people mindful Of our agricul.
sN,a interests and dependence on the
prc:,icts O. the soil, meet at "socia,
ar harvest home festival exhfbit in
tt,esdty contest and for. suitable prlz.
sa. the many edfbles that can be made
tfsnn durum flour.
Given Under my hand and the great
asal, If the state OF North Dakota al
JAc capitol this tweny-first day q
AuEu:t. 1909.
John Burke, Governor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23

ts . Il -FF Y
Ben w. Hosmer, the attorney, was
in from Mckenzie county, where he
has been living on homestead. He
says the crops there are the finest
he has ever seen. Few fields OF
wheat are averaging less than 20 bu-
shells and some as high as 80. From
IS acres on his own land he threshed
!, 900 bushels OF wheat, oats and max
This has been stored in his house. anu
will be hauled away by boats on ens
missouri river. They expect to have
the. railroad connections in q short
time. The line from Mandan Is 1uila-
ing that way as we'll as the one from
Glendive on the west. ss 3,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23

Dane Thompson last a eranar ~
by fire Wednesday morning ahout ~.
0 clock Two threshing rigs were
working near there and both crews
saw the fire before 1t had made m,cb
headway. All the contents of the
building were saved. Some o, Tho
threshers slept in the building the
night before and It lis snnposed 40,
the blaze was started by, careless
smoker.-Carpio News.
Plenty OF coal on hand at the wal
ker mine now Northeast OF Olive post
office. -
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
Terrible Prairie Fire !.

T A prairie Are which did q great
deal OF damage started from the en-
bers Of burned straw pile on the
John Miller farm north OF Burling-
ton Friday afternoon. The hired man
had burned "a straw pile the day be-
fore, when the weather was very
calm, hut the dre was not entirely
out the following day. A fierce wind
from the south scattered the eu1bers
and soon bad prairie fire was under
way. As very few fire breaks had
been plowel, the fire was hard to
control Ahundred or more men and
teams got out and checked the FIRE
by blowing, but not until several
fields of shocked grain, and meadows
were burned over.
Andrew Steining was one of the
heavy losers. His Reld of shocked
grain and bundle fax was almost en-
tirely wiped out. Miss Maggie MIL
Ter lost about half of her crop. Mr..
Wilson lost five acres OF grain and
four of his horses we're badly burned,
their tails being nearly burned of. It
is reported that the horses were at
tached to pillow when the fire over
took them. and the plowman did not
have time to alnhitch the animals.
manently at his headquarters in the
One Of the horses may die. Fred
TrumbuH lost rs acres OF wheat and
twenty tons of hay. A steam pillow
did good work in checking the flames,
but not untfl several sections had
been burned over. ia
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23

". "A. W. crlbertson of Surrey = .
sa. April pullets that began layi, .
Sept. l One Of them lavs ns
egg quite often. Mr.. culhertso.
rs making arran gements ITO exbt,,,t ~ =
p.A''es at the Ward county fair ana :,
poss'o,elw WI secure one Of the curions
20 esss, DOH 1t hard. and cut 1t in hal,
~ snow that he is telling the eosne ,
an w., ne ne, mas four Witnesses however
ana q as Billy has never been known - :.
stray from the path of veracity. h,s
"ora would he: taken anyway
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
why Should We .,s7 ~. ~,
;. Diversity

The Hettinser Record asks why the
asw settlers should diversity. 49,, !;
Perhaps the best ans ar would be
p say Because any farmer, be he
AAw or odd settler. will go farther and
Slay In the farming business longer,
q a moderate proRt. than the man who
aosu not.
But there are ether. more direct ~rea
4Qns. Among these are: ssls.-trr
First the fact that the new settler
4 generally short Of money to pro-
,aAsray handle a grain farming business.
IL bag TO ask for credit and he gen
2rally gets flor time. What hap
Rsns later in case of a few bad crops
= OIL record in the register OF deeds
0fhoS, but is widely advertised by
shoss having lands for, sale at specu-
aettve prices. ...- -..E-. .
Whether or not the all-grain farmer
oats that far along the road to Trouble
~ t9uE as he is in debt Inc is prac-
aacally "a hired man, working all the
sxaE ipr the man be owes, without
sflw 'guarantee OF wages at the close
e Ties season. He raises a crop OF
4caan which he has to sell at ttlreshing
Ans 1n order to satisfy his debts, and
= tho Drop falls short of expectations
Shs:e Is sometimes pretty rought sled
1lag tor himself and family until the
Asxt crop Is in sight '~-
The labor question is a serious one
aoc the all-grain farmer in the new
saaaary.' The man who milks a few
NSArs, Keeps a few hogs, slels eggs,
bAa once in a while a:beef for market,
losa all these things without the need
* hired help, he Is paying his way az
he goes along, and what he may be
able 70 do during the season by way
ufgrafn raising is largely clear above
nvfng to be put into payments on his
sSnd, or into improvements, better
Rock. Or possibly more land. "s
Z IS unpopular at the present time
% prophesy dry years. Not if we take
sle ordinary run of chances, some day
~. other will come, and if they do come
che man who has about him a little
ntock. a little land highly titled, and
AZ aew debts as,,possible, will be the
spau who will stay, and stay with a
esrtai in degree OF comfort, while the
man who has reached out, stretched
Sss credit, is farming all he can COW
ar. and is depending on the store tc
Yiva him his daily bread, will be hoe
aqg a hard row.
Diversified farming looks like a lod
ae. bard work for little return, but 1,
rs a safe proposition, and the man
~bo starts in with little means should
consider that point above all others
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23

Chas. Bates stranger was arrest
by the police Wednesday and eight ra-
zors were found in his pockets. The
man, isn't a barber either. A box car
was robbed at Surrey recently, and
the man has been detained at the city
Jail. the police hoping to connect him
with the crime.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
Growing Peer u
DpoAomt

4 i F6s Times Resscd tw1ttss II ne AZ,
| l4eultural College fer something Va
point out the psor economy OF soatinu-
ual wheat farming. '''H's'
So long as q, man has "a bank &C
count that he believes to be unlimited,
the. amount Of, which he never has
taken the rouhe TO ascertain, the
drafts henGsd wheae~sr be naaass
then, it il really bit l1sAs ues - call
hfs attea ioa to the dsessnisg funds.
Such hss been the 4pos;sisA Of The
farmer not alone in the. North " est,
but wherever the new laArs 's.ss'e besm
opened. 1t Is equally true OF tae es:,.::,
settler of OHIO ana the latest conner
to the prairies. -
But when the yields begin to 1ail at
sention is sharply called to shat faot,
and then other and Settar Sorms OF
farming come in, net because they ere
preferred, but because they are NEG:
eSBdIy. HILgi rttE i3} = -s7s flia 10 u ~
North Dakota iss reaching " point-
some sections Of the state have al
ready passed it--4whero yields are de-
ereasing, and the quality is far ia
ferior to that of former days. Both
of these things spell loss to the Sarm7;
er.
To maintain the yields. to Improve
the quality-these things are neces-
sary. il we are to ma,atain our. posi-
ton in the bread producing world.
! The matter Of yields is a matter Of
better cultivation and cropping. Eng
land has an average wheat yield three
times that of Month Dakota, ON land
that 500 years ago was producing but
IL. or 13 bushels per acre. The French
man gets almost as treat returns on
soil that is much less fertile than our
own. So with Germany, with its thin
soil. Letter farming las brought up
the yields; and with the increased
yields the quality will very largely
care being given tossed, take care of
itself. - =; g.. ~ .t.'!--' '.
A five crop rotation that will give
US a cultivated crop, a clover crop,
and three grain crops, will be a move
in the right direction. Such a rotation
NAV be corn on manured land, that is
land manured as far as the manure
will go. the higher and lighter spots
being first trested-wneat, oats. barley
and timothy is sown, clover, or II
the clover kills out, timothy. This
makes a rotation that returns the nj
trogen, to the soil that largely returns
the other plant foods necessary, and
shat p,lts the land III y:e, proper filth
ror, plant production. The clover and
corn crops Immediately preceding the
wheat are especially favorable to that
CROP. x, 90. ::
Such a system of rotation, or bet
ter, will maintain In very large de-
gree, the soil fertility, will increase
the yields, decrease the weeds, and
make western farming q safe business
with . steady income rather than u
speculation, depending on the two fac
tors Of weather and wheat prices. So
far as the farmer is concerned, a small
er total production OF wheat, witch at
the same time more wheat per acre. ds
thing that will add largely o his
profits.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23
Hughes Writes !; Of
!. Western rip.
n.y. J. iiusA.s in The Farm. Stock

"A H0rveSU E000YAl l,.
WAlistoR lis 1922 miles west of Mi
not; Palermo about hAlf way between
The country about Palermo is new
Most of it is only four or five years
old. Probably not over ten or feteen
per cent Of the area Is under the pillow
The land varies from the light and
gravslly, to heavy, and rich prairie
loan. 1t is not the same as the loan
of eastern North Dakota. It is lack
ing in humus. 1t tends toward the
dry land types OF soil. .'''' .
But of all the new, localities I, have
seen, either in the two tDakotas, or
Minnesota or northern Wisconsin,, l
believe, the country about Palermo
gives the gest general promise OF
future prosperity. - -
It's the people who make This state
ment possible. The land would not
justify it. The casual appearance of
the country would dispute it. But
it is a reasonable Judgment. There
may be other localities as fortunate
in their beginnings, but L do not hap
pen to know any such. .'@#. D.
The people make possible the
statement. They have had a hard
row to hoe. Their crops have been
rather poor for the PAST two seasons.
This year they will harvest an excel
dent crop, but they have small acre
ages in grain. They keep cows. There
IS a profitable creamery at Palermo,
and they make besides a large amount
OF dairy SHUTTER. They sell eggs. They
keep a few hogs. They pay-ave out
on six OF them, according to their
banker, Mr. Brusman,-they pay their
sufrent expenses by these ima,ns
can n. make a better showing ' than init.
,as lucy neld' very recently a h.. .aa =.
FESTIVAL. It took on. ths n,s harvest
m ', lair, Twelve to fifteen h,.,, er
p mor" -. gathered and spent t nnao seel
more after the fashion Of ~ oae day
v t'sss >. IN North Dako,4. Corr "ywners
ahn say, alfalfa. garden ya9at. s uIoser'
abundance, and of nr;,se ee'aoles in
! ohes. wheat barley spe,tz quality,
vest. assured OF the .shar.
+,
conn., cnt b a and ] drove tb,,, ~, -,
t tounty between Palermo ana I p,a the
! NV cS"n some IS miles to the so,'+,s ss, a
one man, Mr.. wanke. no. soucnWard,
Sesus' ~, willow windareaK onl see 9,,
d den's DID, Old. He has very rood s Tour
mowers ais s, wife grows profusion sa =,
oherr,s, a a the house. Conn.,, .,
var','ss bore fruit this season np e,
W. .aeat poplans are thrjvins eD, :. sn-
.currsats He has black and - ne me
su IRA bearing rhubarp, n snu req
t tpp.e trees started. and b o"AA an, ana
y. ssees well along in rrowt uoA ED, elder
s Iaee endnss because he lives : i, e'te
development. "oie 10 such
h., Does res all this pay you," was ALL. L.,
we are making, home T. T., 49,,
,srs aa s OF whether it pays in d nTs
l . and cents" was his an,a aol-
ana my mind reverted - -, "'s .ef'
terity. -, N' ior pos
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23

Sarl stredwick raised some whoa,
- :, une valley near Loyal m millet land
lnat averaged 25 1-2 bushe] ner .cra
me wheat was sown on April s, soma
sian'el wheat which had been attach.
ed by the gophers, went 16 1-2 hnaha,a
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-23

wheat on the w. A. W. Cu,bertzon
.arln near Surrey sown on June 9, ay.
eraged fifteen bushels. ~
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-08-25
WOLCOTT.

Frank Wills and family returned home
Monday from q two weeks visit among
relatives in Underhill.
Mrs. A. E. Philips and nephew, Albert,
passed Sunday at the home of Waite
Dingman in Albany
DR.. Rublee attended the health officers
meeting in Montpelier the first of the
week.
Mr.. McCuen of Orleans county was a
business visitor in town Tuesday
Mrs. Nellie Crane of Morrisville has
been a recent visitor OF NJ. j. Leach's.
T. c. Arbuckle and family spent Sun.
day with friends in Eden.
Mrs. Cola Waite and children of ST.
Johnsbury are visiting relatives in town,
Louis Charette and wife leave to-day
for several weeks visit among friends
in Manchester, n. H., and vicinity.
Rev. B. L. Jennings and his sister, Ber-
tha are spending the week with relatives
in Barton.
L. d. Jones and family of Providence,
R. l., are guests at c. W. Jones'.
Will Thrasher and wife of Wheelock
have been passing the past week at n H.
Ellsworth.
Mrs. Bertha Swallow and Mrs. Sanborn
of Hyde Park, Mass, have been recent
visitors at W. w. Spaulding's.
The subjects at the Congregational
church for August 20 are at II o'clock
Grapes of Eshcol " and at 1870 81 &c
a-fshing." With these services Mr.. In.
gram closes his work in Wolcott for the
summer.
Ben Bedford of Piermont, N. H.. is
visiting friends in town.
L. c. Udall went to Lowell, Mass.
Tuesday on business.
Albert Gleason and family of jericho
are guests at G. j. Kimball's.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-08-25

Al A. pike and family are enjoying an
an butipg in Boston and at Ola Or
cbal Id Beach The trip was made In
Mr.. Pixies new auto.
Tbe following from recent issue OF
+be ALBANY. N. y, Times Union will in
forest many Stowe roaders:-Miss Mar
oa,o+ Eoston caye a rose shower last
s s"on jng at her home in Troy in honor of
Miss Anna Hoyland, OF Albany, whose
wedding to Mr. ingalls, Godiiey, OF Al
banv. formerly of Stowe w., taxes place
this fall. Dancing was enjoyed ana sup
per served. Present, Anna HOylahd,
Marie Annesley, Beatrice henher, Maude
Robson, Helen Collin, Pauilne Kelley,
Margaret Easton and the Messrs. e. Chal-
mers, /, Godfrey, +. DewaYne, Richard
Pennet and DR.. A. i. Anderson, OF New
York
The meeting of Mansfield Mountain
Grange Saturday afternoon will be in
charge of Pomona, Mrs. Lena Brown,
and program devoted to fruit will be
carried out as follows: Music, roll call,
answered by suggestions OF fruit canning
and preserving or fruit culture; The best
method Of spraying fruits, e. M. Hous-
ton; singing; defamation, R. S. Warren ;
the best way to make a strawberry bed
and the cultivation of its fruit, Mrs,
George ADAMS; Question, Why do not
farmers raise more currants and what is
the best way to grow them ? E. Bigelow;
Rrcitation, Mrs. Della McAllster;
Apples as money crop in Vermont and
how best to sell and market the crop,
George McAllister; Fruit as to health
and beauty and its value on the farmers
table Newell Bigelow; singing. The
program is open to the public.