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The Dickinson press., 1909-04-03

Mercerized SIX hose: plain coiors and
fancy. 25c. Tho Hub. 4-3-2t
VIM. Lockwood. president ''of. the
Antelope Land Z Cattle C .,.-Tetlrned
east last Saturday.
The Altar guild Of St. Johns Epis-
.copal church met at the home ssof. Mrs.
7. J. Greene on Monday evening. -
The vested choir Of St. Johns Episco-
pal church held a special rehearsal at
the home Of Df. Sarah Smith Wednesday
evening, preparing for the Easter music.
Charles ColSirove has puzchased:as team
and is moving ont to his Old farm .;on
Antelope creek. He willss be ready =to
move his family about the first ofc.May:
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Stone reta1lned
the first Of the. week to .,t6eiEs ranch
north Of Sentinel Butte. MI. Stone Was
about cured of.his rheumatism. when::she
went home.
All of the churches. are Manufacturing
preparations for their special EasteF
programs and the exercises and music
will be elaborate this..year. 7 z.
J. Harry SERVER. superintendent of
agencies in North Dakota. for the .,.Ger-
mania Life Ins. Co.. arrived in Dickin-
son the first of the week and will make
this city his headquarters fora month
or two. g
Jim Colerove writes--from Orsanda,
Oregon. telling the news Of the brit. of
a daughter at his home. Mr.. Colgrove
is postmaster and hotel keeper at Or
eanda, and one Of his son attends -.to
Uncle Sans end Of the business.
: . Wesly Groves, en- route to Miles City
to, accept of a position with the State
National bank, was a guest Of the
Deiters on Monday. Mr.. Groves recently
resigned a position in the Northwestern
National bank Of Minneapolis to 60 to
Montana.
Supt. P. S. Berg of the Dickinson
schools was in Sentinel Butte Wednes-
day and that evening he delivered an
address at the teachers institute held
there the first four days of the week.
Vice President Hollis of, the Valley
City normal was the conductor of, the
institute.
The Bottineau Courant. in speaking
of Judge W. c. Crawford's recent court
work in that county says: Judge
Crawford is an excellent judge and gave
universal satisfaction to members of the
bar and litigants. He is an agreeable
gentleman socially and made many
friends during his stay in the city,,
A ministerial meeting of the Fargo
district of the Methodist Episcopal.
church will be held at Bismarck April
13 and IL. On Wednesday afternoon
Rev. F. I. Watkins Of this city will
speak on the subject. Sunday Evening
Service" The meeting is under the
direction of District Superintendent Rev.
S. A. Danford.
Adjt. Gen. A. P. Peake Of Valley
City, Capt. W. H. Simmons of Fort LIN
coin and Col. W. c. Trueman Of Grafton
arrived in the city Sunday on No. 3.
They left Tuesday morning for Mandan
where they inspected Co. F. This was
the first visit Gen. Peake had made to
Dickinson since his promotion. He met
a large number Of old friends during his
brief stay in the city.
The Dickinson press., 1909-04-03
LOCAL NEWS

Phone 81 and get the Lehigh coal. 2.27tf
For the best grade of Red Lodge coal,
phone 1850.
Fancy silk and linen handkerchiefs,
25c. The Hub. 4-3-2t
If you want TO build, we want to build
doryou.. Soules & Butler. 26tf
Let me figure on your next building
contract. c. A. Bloom. Phone COL.
.r. 2-6-tf
For rent-two nicely furnished rooms;
hot water heat, Inquire at PRESS
office. 2-2o-tf
Mcclellan & Sutherland sell Red
lodge coal. Phone I5o. Soules & But
der's office. I-23tf
We have in stock school books for all
grades, also high school books. +. J.
Greene. & Co. o-7o-tf
McClelland & Sutherland sell Zenith
coal. Why nc have the best when you
can buy it at the same price7 I.z3tf
For sale-A high grade. upright piano.
practically new. For further informa-
ton address, Miss Teresa Lane, Glen
Ullin. N. D., Box 518. it
Coal! Coal! Coal! If you have a cold
house try Zenith Coal! Coal! Coal Coal +!
and if you want anything moved try onr
teams. Mcclellan & Sutherland. I-23tf
If you want a new house built, a small
house enlarged, or an old house repaired,
save money by seeing c A. Bloom.
Phone COL 2-6-tf
Money to loan on real estate.
Everett Real Estate & Loan Co., Dick
inson. N. D. 2-1-tf
Hoy Russell made a trip to Mandan
Thursday in the interest of the Russell
Commission Co.
Fred Griswold of Horswill was given
the Entered Apprentice degree at Masonic
lodge last Friday evening.
Reed Bros. recently donated to the
Dickinson high school n OF the largest
size school banners which has been hung
on the wall in the assembly. room.
D. C. Crowley, the Wimbledon drug
eist, has been a visitor in the city the
past week. He has not yet decided
definitely whether he will open a drug
store here OF not. vac. u i If.
State Superintendent of Education w.
l. Stockwell was in the city Friday
and Saturday of last week. He took
part in the program at the convention
Friday afternoon and was one of the
speakers at the armory in the evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
SINGLE CROP
FARMING BAD
Specialization IL Profitable In
Favorable Seasons, But Often
There Is Failure.

One-crop farming is in vogue In
many agricultural districts. If manu-.
facturer employs an operator he fur
nishes him with steady employment at
all seasons of the year. The profit of
labor is the manufacturers reward. If
only one commercial article Is pro-
duced the quantity is increased to
give the operator constant employ
meDt.
The farmer is a producer Of agricul-
tural necessities which enter into
daily consumption and to concentrate
all his energies and capital to produce
a single crop leaves him part Of the
season without employment The far
mer is his own employer and does not
have to divide the profits of his prod
ucts, and therefore should arrange his
system of husbandry to insure steady
production of some agricultural output
that enters into daily consumption.
Unquestionably specialization farm
ing is profitable in favorable seasons,
but occasionally there is a partial or
total failure of the crop and the far.
mer wants some reserve product to
tide him over disastrous season of
special crop exploitation. In some To-
calities the soil is admirably adapted
to potato culture. In another section
to onions, and still another to horticul.
ture. When any of these lines of hus-
bandry are followed they pay large
profits in favorable seasons. Another
class of farmers are interested in
wheat or corn production, both of
which are profitable branches of agri-
culture.
The farmer engaged in specialize.
ton crops finds himself unemployed a
part of the year. If his labors are rea.
sonably rewarded for time devoted to
raising and marketing a crop of wheat,
corn, potatoes or fruit, it should be his
ambition to add to his agricultural op-
erations the production of other things
that will pay profit the balance of
the year. To obtain the largest posi-
BILE recompense from agriculture the
farmer should arrange for steady EN-.
ployment the year around.
Special crops can be exploited in
conjunction with live stock husbandry.
If the farmer raises a crop of clover it
leaves the soil in elegant condition for
a crop Of potatoes, while the clover
will make excellent feed for live stock.
A crop of potatoes leaves the ground
in prime condition for wheat seeded
down to clover. Live stock industry
in conjunction with special crop pro-
duction will not only give the farmer
remunerative employment at all sea-
sons, but the rotation of crops and
feeding live stock will keep up the
fertility Of the land.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
Water Shade Trees.

How many people neglect to water
their shade trees and flower beds!
The editor of this department knows
Texas man who is still gathering
fresh roses from his bushes, when all
his neighbors, In fact, most of the resi-
dents of his town, can only point to
their withered, parched bushes and
trees. This man, on the hottest day
Of the year, had his home grown few.
ers on the table, and they we're al
most as fresh as flowers would look
in early summer. He simply waters
his trees and flowers; waters them
right, and they return him, for hI
service, beauty Of bloom.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05

layed until just after their towering
season, Deutzia, spirea, forsythia and
many other popular shurbs are Of this
character. Soon after their Towering
season is over they begin to develop
buds for the next year.
Shrubs needing heavy trimming
should be pruned in early winter.
This will result in larger blooms on
the remaining buds. Such plants as
the hydrangea and the clematis,
which make their Towering buds on
shoots grown the same year, should
be pruned heavily while dormant, as
this will give greater profusion Of
shoots on which to develop new buds.
When pruning hardy deciduous flow
ering shrubs all deadwood should be cut
out, struggling branches either short
ened or removed and all suckers aris-
ing from the roots should be de-
stroyed. Where shrubs are planted
in clumps branches should be cut out.
1t is a good idea to cover the wounds
with white lead or grating wax, as
if stub is left uncovered the healing
of the wound will be left until the stub
is rooted out and the rotting stub will
be a lodging place for bacteria and
fungus. Cut the branch off clean and
close to the main stem, avoiding any
stub, and cover the wound with graft.
ing wax melted and applied hot.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
Unique Relationship Of Potato.

An authority tells us that the pota
to has a large and unique relation
ship. Tobacco, tomatoes, eggplant
and peppers belong to the family
Probably that is why the potato bug
is so often destructive to these crops
1t is asked: How can potato grow
other potato vines from the eyes
since 1t is not a root, fruit or seedi
That Is answered by way of illustra
ton: A stem of almost any plant
will produce another plant from the
place where the leaves come out on
1t. If one will break of a piece Of
rose bush and plant 1t In a favorable
place 1t will produce another rose
bush. just as potato will produce all
other vine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
Poultry HOus. with sub,scrateh. ing Pen

take out the litter and when II rains
the fowls all go under the house for
shelter.
| have two windows in every pen
(above the floor, of course), and when
but one pen is built, l also have two
windows lone on each side), on the
sides. The windows should all be
hinged at the top, so as to admit fresh
air all over the house when needed.
and there should also be a shutter for
every window, to be shut on winter
nights. These shutters should be
made Of tongued and grooved lum-
Der and hinged with loose pin steel
butts so they may be taken of in
warm weather and put out of the
way. always like to have plenty Of
light and sunshine in the cold win.
ter days, but you know the more wiD-
dows in the poultry house the colder
1t Is at night, thus you see here Is
where your shutters come handy.
There Is also another point in this
house which should not be overlooked,
that is, the covered roosts. A hinged
hood projects over the roosts which
keeps the fowls combs from freez.
ing in severe cold weather. This hood
Is fastened with loose pin hinges like
the shutters and may be taken of In
the spring. The hoods are also sup.
piled with hooks and may be hooked
up in day time If desired. The roosts
(C) are above the nests, between
which there is large dropping board,
which also makes a covered passage
way CD for hens to enter the nests.
This passageway is open at both ends.
You will notice that in my plan I
have only one entrance, this is in the
middle pen, while the other pens have
small door for the hens to pass in
and out. II you like you may have a
door into each pen from single door
at the end of the building.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05

An excellent method for planting
trees straight is a follows:
First stake off the ground, then
take piece of inch lumber 1x2 of suf-
ficient length to reach across the
hole or excavation; bore a 1s-inch
hole in each end, cut a notch in the
middle to accommodate the tree
trunk, A. Make or have the black
smith make two %-inch iron pins one
foot long with ring in one end, C. To
use, place the board into a notch A,
shove your pins we'll down in soil
through holes B, B. Withdraw one
and swing the stick around like a
gate, replace the pin in the ground
to mark the place, then dig the hole
to accommodate tree, swing the stick
back in place, replace pin in hole
through the stick and into the hole
in the ground put the stock of tree
into notch A, and fill in the dirt and
it will set straight with the other
stakes.
AS ornamental trees and shrubs are
pruned to aid in the production of
flowers and foliage, the Towering sea.
son necessarily controls the time OF
pruning.
Many of the early blooming shrubs
develop their flowers the year before;
with these heavy pruning should be de-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
MAKING GATE
in WIRE FENCE
Plan for Making Opening that
Can Be Varied TO Any
Size to Suit BY
H. H. Bryant.

In making a gate in a wire fence,
use 6x6's for the gate posts and 4x4's
for the rest of the posts in the fence.
The brace shown at A should be a
AKA, and should be placed two-thirds
of the height from the ground on the
gate post and ene-third of the dis.
lance from the ground on the second
post. At B is shown a brace made
of wire which should be placed around
the bottom of the first post, and nailed
so that 1t will not slide. The other
end is placed near the top of second
post from the gate. By placing a
stick in the two strands they can be
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
IAEygGlES OEka|
TASI6uI@IJ .EP

None of the new winter coats shows
any flare at the hips.
Colored embroidery enters into
much of the new neckwear.
AS a rule taffeta will be the petit.
coat Of the new season.
Hips are slightly more emphasized
than in the summer styles.
A pearly gray glove is lovely with
costumes in the gray shades.
Filmy ties are worn with jacket
suits, and jabots of a sheer order are
also In vogue.
0xidized long chains and small
purses of the same material are worn
with tailored frocks.
Castor shoes of leather and sail
cloth are suitable to wear with dresses
of the same color.
Roman gold pieces for brooches, hat
pins, belt buckles and the like are SET
with very large stones.
Silk-covered cord is a special trim
ming that makes gown look individ
ual, and is thicker than what is knowp
as rat-tail.
Rosettes Of all kinds, from the tiny
ones for slippers to large fluffy affairs
worn as a sash, figure among novel
dress accessories.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05

This is a poultry house which l
think will stand the test of all eli.
mates. | think it well adapted to the
cold climate Of Alaska, or the hot cli-
mate Of Australia, as we'll as all tenn
perate regions, writes John Serbian in
the Poultry Tribune.
1t is best to first select side hill
on which to build, so that the water
will not be standing around or under
the house during rainy seasons.
have mine built on level ground, but
shall remodel 1t soon, digging away
about u inches Of ground from un-
der the house and replacing 1t with
coarse sand. | shall also dig a trench
around and close to it, two feet deep,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
Corn and Pork,

The farmer who has a number of
spring pigs ready for the fattening
pens should devote little time to the
study Of feeds and their influence on
the quality of meat produced. When
1t is desired to produce pork, or rather
lat, one kind Of feed is necessary.
When the desire is to have lard hogs
Tor the market, no other kind of feed
should be used.
Corn is pre-eminently a fat-forming
iced, and when the feeder wishes TO
produce an animal with a great deal
OF fat to supply the lard trade moth.
ing Is better than corn. When the de-
sire is to produce animals for meat
alone nothing can be a poorer feed
than corn.
The influence of corn on the DER
centage of fat should be borne in
mind and the ration mixed to accom-.
plish the best results.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05

DRESS FOR GIRL FROM EIGHT YEARS-This a capia
style select when only short length available Ph long
wasted bodice skirt
rial the yoke OF piece lace the trimming yoke and forms
down gaoon both
quarter sleeves in soft washing ghest shade of the cbE
Wastband of leather fastened by buckle - 1870
linen sleeves and embroidery woke nioh+ h
liked. " '-' 10 U'eu
Materials required Two
threefourhs yard washing yards galoon
DRESS FOR GIRL OF TO YEARS-Ou model of the dres,
blue easement CLOTH the slightly full at the woias
the with embroidery: above are tbr
strip OF insertion wide "A0
The bodice is made with slightly
6dey and vest OF piece embroidery The fronts ornamnd With
Of ribbon, the waistband being w
The tucked stripes insertion being placed bstw a.
stripes De
Materials required for the Dress Six wide fur
five yards Insertion heeeighths
DRESS FOR GIRL OF TEN TWELVE YEARS-Apy nretv -,
material makes well in this se the two fat no
and back and trimmed with lighter material @
On and stitched ''0i CUT
The pinafore boce set ats each sde ton tr,
with of light material the edged with similar t
underslp is Of white - 'uSp
Materials required Tor the dress Four 40 wide one and
Oneh yard muslin Tor underp oHeha 40 sns
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
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one foot wide, and shall I'LL in one
foot of loose stones, covering with
one foot Of ground. Tile would be
much better than stones to keep the
ground dry around the house.
The house which have planned is
5 feet wide, Sc feet in length, con-
sisting of three pens (although 1t can
be divided into any number of pens)
each pen being Sx12 feet. The house
Is S feet high in front and feet at
the back, and is built with a cheap
grade of lumber which is not painted,
put layer Of building paper is tackled
on, over which is placed a twoply
roofng material. The roof is covered
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
PUULTKf HUUOE FLAN
WITH SCRATCHING PEN
Best Located on the Side Of a Hill to Avoid Standing
Water During the Rainy Seasons
BY John Serbian.

in the floor through which the hens
may pass up and down. The step OBJ
is hinged at the back, with a hook In
front so 1t can be hooked up, COM
pletely covering the opening in the
floors; each pen is arranged this way.
The floor is built two feet from the
ground and the hens are fed In this
under story in winter. On this base
ment floor there should be at least
six inches of scratching material to
keep the fowls busy. This scratching
shed under the building is closed up
on all sides excepting the front. Each
pen is Sx24 feet, making 1872 square
feet of floor space in which can be
kept flock of 60 hens. In summer !
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
Need Of Cream separators.

With average cows and using the
cream separator 1t is estimated that
from $50 to SIS per year can be saved
In butterfat with ten cows. This
amount will about pay for a good
cream separator, and its usefulness
Will last for many years, making the
buying Of one good investment. Be.
Ing able to sell the cream without
hauling the milk to the creamery also
saves much time and labor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
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Cutting Gate in Wire Fence.

twisted and brought taut. The Sec
ond bface shown at E should be made
out on AKA fastened to the top of the
second post from the gate and secured
at the bottom Of the third post. The
gate frame shown at H, c and F should
be made out of SxS well put together.
Stretch the fence wire across the
gate, and cut after stapling firmly to
the frame Of the gate. OF course, this
plan can be varied to any size Of
length to suit the builder.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
Manure Curranta

Were you dissatisfied with the size
OF your currants? Let us whisper a
secret. You can improve the fruit
greatly by heavy manuring. Now il
good time to apply it. The wood IL
ripe and is going into its long rest.
You may pile straw manure about the
bushes so heavily that the grass and
weeds, If any. will be smothered, and
all the better for the currants. This
fruit needs mulching enough to keep
the surface cool.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
Value Of Potato.

On account of the starch they con.
tain, potatoes are valuable as food.
The potato tuber consists mainly Of
a mass Of cells filed with starch and
encircled by a thin. corky rind. Az
stated, the chief value Of the potato
as an article Of diet consists in the
starch 1t contains, and to a less en-.
tent In the potash and other salts.
The quantity Of nitrogen in Its com.
position is small.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
EIoney In Sheen.

Some msn have cleared 100 per
cent. on Their money in sheep for
years; bW these are the real shep-
herds. NH every man has the shep-
herd instinct; but we may all do bet.
tar than we dn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
Sprayino Fruit Trees.

Don't spray only the trees from
which you expect to get marketable
fruit. Spray all the trees, otherwise
the trees you go to the trouble to
spray cary in the season may become
infected hler by the unsprayed trees.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05

The flower girls and ring bearer dc
not appear in the receiving line. Their
responsibility ends after the cere
mony. The father land mother u
there is one) stand first, then the
bride and bridegroom, next the ma.
iron, then the six maids. The ush.
ers do not receive. but make them.
selves generally useful, seeing that
all guests are presented. II the bride
groom's father and mother are pres,
ent, they stand the other side of the
maids"
MADAME MERRI.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05

the same way. excepting the paper is
covered with three-ply prepared roof.
ing. The floor is double, with a two
inch dead air space, which contains
also a layer of building paper; the
lumber is good shiplap or tongued and
grooved lumber. There is an opening
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
Order of Receiving Party.

order OF Receiving Party.
What should constitute the receiv
ing line and their order at the recep
ton following a wedding when the
bridal party consists of two flower
girls, one ring bearer, six ushers. si3
maids, one matron Of honor, bride, ia
Their, groom? OLGA.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
HOG House Floor.

The hog house floor may be ce-
ment one part with six to eight parts
gravel for a foundation and covered
with one inch Of thin mixture con.
tanning one part cement with two Of
clean, sharp sand. Roughen the sur.
face; otherwise it will be slippery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05

going with re fiance to select the
ring, only If he hasn't an abundance
OF riches it might be embarrassing to
him. He could consult her, then take
a selection Of three or four rings fol-
her to choose at her own home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05

two horses comes under the tonguI,
Then 1t is connected with a chain tc
the front evener. This evener car
also be used as a five-horse evenel
by changing the holes in the planks
and using three horses instead Of
four.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05
Selecting the Enuauem.nt Rlnn-

Selecting the Engagement Ring.
Would you please inform me il it
IS proper for young lady to go with
her gentleman friend and select her
engagement ring. or should he 90 un-
accompanied and select it?
W. H. F.