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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-02
ARE OUR ROADS TOO WIDE?
German Highways Narrower, but Bet
ter Maintained, Says a Consul.

German Highways Narrower, but Bet
ter Maintained, Says Consul.
The following information concern
ing the superiority of the highways Of
Germany as compared with those Of
the United States is furnished by Rob
ert ]. Thompson, consul at Hanover:
German roads are perhaps subjected
to hundred times more traffic than
similar roads in the United States.
These roads range from twenty to
thirty feet in width, while in our mid
die and western states, where traffic IS
comparatively light, we take land Of
an average value Of 500 per acre and
cut it up with roadways sixty-six feet
In width, practically two-thirds Of the
same being given over to weeds, which
furnish an inexhaustible supply Of
seeds for the adjoining farm lands.
The farmer In Germany who has con-
quered the weeds on his ground need
have no thought Of them being started
again from uncultivated or uncared for
land along the roadways. There are
no weeds, no mud, no chuck holes, no
sand stretches IN the rOaQs.
One of the simplest and most practf-
cal measures that could be taken for
the betterment Of roads in the United
States would be to reduce their width
to from one-third to one-haf of what
they now are.
In the United States public high
ways in the states given below may be
estimated as follows: Minnesota, 3d.
600; Wisconsin, 10000; Michigan, co.
600; Iowa. 10000; Kansas, 10000; Ne
braska, $4,000; Missouri, $4,000; I'LL
nois, $4,000; Indiana, 10000; Ohio, 3d.
600; total, 100000 miles. Reducing the
width Of these public highways. which
now average sixty.pix feet, to thirty
six feet would give back to the farm
Frs of these states for CIVILIZATIONS
100000 acres of generally tillable
land, which at an average valuation Of
800 per acre would mean the restora-
ton to the producing values Of the
states named Of $3.50, GOO, OOO.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-02

E1Ain View church proved aslccell
Elinanclally and socially. The net pro-
|ceeds were IL.
= u Edbourg Is busy shingllDg his
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. Dalquist and daugh-
tor Esther, visited with relatives here
Sunday.
Leonard Nelson, who is employed at
Cushing. accompanied by John Han
son, attended the festival at the
church and visited over Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Mel
son. 9
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-02
GRAVE Mad ROADS,
Highway Engineer Shows Why
They Are Easily Built.
.R0ADBED MUST BE KEPT DRY.

00yJASO i 0uOus0 00 50OE s0u~PS0 # uS
Water Will Run of and Not Pene-
trate-vaIue Of underdrains, Side
bitches and Rolling.
At meeting Of the Missouri High
way Engineers association, held at
Jefferson City, F. P. spalding Of Co
lunbia, Mo-, read a paper on gravel
roads and said in part:
Gravel or broken stone when used
for road is intended to form hard
surface, which will resist the wear
of the traffic and which will shed the
water without softening in rainy
weather or when snow is melting.
The gravel, or macadam, is not in
itself a rigid structure, but depends
upon the frmness of the earth below
to carry the loads which come upon
it. The object of the gravel is to make
the surface harder and more resistant
to wear and the action of water than
the earth surface that it replaces, and
It can only be effective when the road
below it is properly shaped and drain
ed and. when the surface has such
form as to cause the water which
falls upon it to quickly run of with
out penetrating the road
Filling mudholes with gravel Is not
making gravel road This is only
wasting good material can recall a
mudhole into which gravel was regu-
larry dumped every spring for years,
and each time when the ground thaw-
ed out in the following spring the mud
was again on top and ready to swal.
low another dose of gravel. Probably
there is enough gravel in. that hole,
200 or 300 feet long, to make a mile
Of good gravel road. Finally road
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-02

Holdingford Advertiser NJ at
Schwientek of Bowlus, was caller In
the village last Saturday afternoon.
Matt looked extremely nervous over
something, but we were unable to
learn the real cause Perhaps he will
put you wise if you ask him. But be
sure you can out-run him if you do.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-02
RANDALL r. F. p. z

June 29.-The enterprlsing and pa
trlotic people of Randall, not to be
behind other communities, are pre-
pairing for celebration of the 5th of
July on scale in keeping with the
event. Everything indicates celebra-
ton on grand scale. The people are
endeavorlng to put on one of the best
programmes and most amusing parades,
and the dancing pavilion Is the cozi-
est that has ever been been put up IN
the village. They have engaged the
services of one of the best 16-plece
brass bands in the country and the
people are elated as they teel that they
are fortunate in having SO grand an
entertainment on this occasion. Anyone
IN q reasonable radius cannot afford to
miss 1t.
J. N. Bloomquist returned from an
extended visit IN the twin cities and
Anoka Mr.. Bloomquist was accompa-
MED home by his daughter, who has
been employed in Minneapolis for the
past year.
Mlssl Caroline Pearson of Darling is
visiting with the family of r. A.
H0lmgren and with other friends here.
Richard Thorson Is erecting a large
barn.
Louis Nelson, not contented with
one of the finest residences in the town
of Gushing, is now busy erecting q
large and commodiou granary and i'm
plement house. Louis IS just the kind
of enterprising citizen that the country
DESIRES
Erick Edburg and Adolph Peterson
left Monday for Holman. Wis, where
thov will find omn1Ovmnnt
Ole Jordahl, who has been visiting
friends at Kenyon, MIMI, returned
home Friday.
Mabel Hlscock of Randall spent a
few days with her grand parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. Bates.
VIM. Patton was in Little Falls Fri
day:
Martin Aim, Warner johnson, liver
Radsom, Nelbert and Joseph Peterson
and Tom Krause attended the circus
in Little Falls Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Bates spent Wednes-
day at Randall visiting with their
daughter Mrs. Andrew Hiscock.
Mrs. E. s. Bloom of Dawson.
Mimi, is spending few days visiting
with Mrs. o. Jordahl.
Ed. Strand returned home Sunday
from Fargo, where he has been en-.
ployed.
w. r. Campbell and daughters, Irene
and Hazel. attended the ice cream So
cial Saturday night.
Those at Randall Monday were
Frank Singer and daughter Hattie, M.
Hagen, Mrs. G. Blngo, Hogan Hanson,
Chas Valentine and Philip White.
In about two weeks the harvest OF
winter rye will commence. The crou
promises to be about the finest eve1
raised in this part OF the country.
Jennie Liljeblad returned home Sun.
day from Chicago where she has been
staying for the past year.
Hattie Singer, Hannah Aim and
Mrs. Osterman were at Round Lake
Sunday.
Philip White, who has been visiting
with Charlie Valentine, returned to
Little Falls Monday. 4
The Ice cream festival which was
given by the ladies OF the Norwegian
Lutheran church Saturday evening at
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-02

Groceries,!

If QUALITY and PRICES are con-
sidered we can certainly interest
you. We are in business for all
the legitimate business that we
can get, and our aim shall be to
please our trade and furnish them
good goods at lowest possible
prices. Our space is limited, but
we will quote you a few Of the
many bargains we are offering:
Coffee, to suit all tastes, at per
lb. :. .l6.l9-2O 26- 80 s. 40c
Evaporated Apples
3 lbs. for. Goo
A better one
2 lbs. for. Zoe
Prunes, at per lb. $50 l24-l6c
Raisins, at per b.. .6-lO-l24c
3 lib. pkgs. seeded Raisins. .26c
u lib. currants. ........ 2tc
Peaches, per Id. 10 l24- l6c
Evaporatod Pears, per Id. ..l2*c
Rice, per ID. $3.50. 6-6-lOc
3 cans of Corn for. 2bc
3 cans Of Pumpkin for. 26c
3 cans Of Peas for. .26c
i lib. can Salmon 1918 2O-26
All kinds Of Fruit and Vegetables
at lowest prices.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-02


supervisor came along, who put in a
few hundred feet of tile and crowned
the road surface, and there has been
no mudhole there since.
The form which should be given to
an earth roadbed and the methods Of
drainage to be used depend in each in
stance upon the local conditions sur
rounding the road. The ability of earth
to sustain load depends in a large
measure upon the amount of water
contained by it. Most earth forms a
good foundation so long as it is kept
dry, but when wet it loses it's sustain
ing power, becoming wet and incoher-
ent. When softened by water soil is
easily displaced by the settling Of the
road or forced upward into any space
that may exist in it. In order, there
fore, that the loads may be uniformly
sustained and the surface Of the road
kept firm and even it is Of first impor-
tance that the roadbed be kept dry.
The Improvement and maintenance of
a road are therefore largely questions
Of drainage, the objects being to pre-
vent water from reaching the road and
to provide means for Immediately re-
moving such as does reach it before
the soil becomes saturated and sof-
tened.
Surface drainage is always necessary
If the body Of the road is to be kept
in dry condition and is accomplished
by having the surface Of such form
that water falling upon it will quickly
run into the cutters. Underdrains will
not drain water from the surface Of a
road, and unless the crown is at all
times maintained and the surface kept
smooth water is likely to stand upon
the surface and penetrate into the road.
And this is just as true Of gravel or
stone road as Of the earth surface.
At the side of the road longitudinal
bitches must be provided for the pur-
pose of carrying the water drained
from the surface Of the road to some
point where it may be turned into
natural drainage channel. In many In
stances these side bitches also carry
drainage from land adjacent to the
road. The size and form of the gut
tiers will naturally depend upon the
quantity Of water to be carried and
the slope Of the cutters. Where the
quantity Of water to be carried is
small the extension of the slope Of the
road surface may be sufficient without
any special gutter being provided.
In forming roadbed upon which to
place gravel or macadam surface the
earth roadbed should be made as firm
and smooth as possible before the
placing Of the surfacing material.
Wherever possible the earth after be-
ing brought to grade and given the
proper form for receiving the surface
should be rolled with heavy roller
until it IS firmly packed and able to
yield efficient support to the surface.
In any case the surface should not be
placed until the roadbed is thoroughly
settled and packed in place.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-02

Ammunition canes, Sc, balloons
rs to 85c, roman candles 1c
up, rockets Sc up
Sylvester & Nichols
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-02

EDr. E. D. Jones, osteopothist,
will be at the Buchanan Hotel each
Monday and Friday afternoons; room
8. 80
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-02

Donat Trettle and family spent Sun
day with relatives at North Prairie.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-02

The new Ayers Hair vigor will certainly
do this work, because, first Of all, tide.
stroys the germs which are the original
cause Of dandruff. Having given this aid,
nature completes the cure. The scalp IS
restored to a perfectly healthy condition.
-Madn = ::.cx.-:-@>--' lowell Msss.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-07-02
Little Fails Market Repol

Wheat, No. 1 Northern........
Wheat, No. 2 Northern........$
Wheat, No. 8 Northern.........
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10
Do Railroads Spot
Country Elevators
for Special Prey?
Hastings Firm Seeks to Show that
Small Fellows Are Only Victims
of Discrimination.

Are country grain elevators the only ones
against which the railroads practice dis
elimination in rates?
An attempt to establish an affirmative
answer to this question was made by at
torneys for II. Gund & Co. Of Hastings
in the rate hearing before Special Ex-
sminer George n. Brown OF the Interstate
Commerce commission Tuesday morning.
Gunds complain that the Burlington has
Disseminated against them in favor Of
Duff Grain company of Nebraska City.
The Gund company has been in business
for thirty years, operating a line Of ele-
vators between Nebraska City and Hold
rege along the line Of the Burlington.
Objection was made by the attorneys of
the Burlington to the manner in which the
witnesses for the Gund company were per-
mitted to testify. which led Commissioner
Brown TO say:
The easiest way 10 get through these
cases is to let the complainant present his
own case in his own way. The proceedings
before the commission are somewhat diff
ferent than in a regular court. The com
mission is composed Of intelligent men who
understand their business, These hearings
are not bound by technical points. They
are held TO get at the true facts. and TO
do 50 the compliments must be permitted
10 put their cases in their own way. It is
for the commission TO pass upon the reIev-
ancy of the evidence"
With the conclusion of the hearing in IN,
Gund case the commission finished its
work in Omaha Tuesday afternoon. The
compliments are given until April 10 to
file their briefs, the defendants fifteen
Gays thereafter and the compliments then
five days to reply.
Commissioned Brown went from Omaha
10 Dies Moines and from there to 81. Paul
where other cases are to be heard.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10

longs: Likely Dieudonne COZ. MCGEE, 70
to 81 won. Buck Thorue uU1. Shriner. 10
to ID second. Belleek u06. McCahey, l. TO
~ third. Time: 1:20 Prometheus. Alien
berE. AFRO. Roy Junior. Donsbus. Pelleas,
Allen Lee. Sain PosaL Solus and Dextrtns
also ran.
Second race. 2-year-olds. purse. three and
a half furlongs: Frank G. Hogan OS,
MCGEE. S to 81 won. Mike Moliett uO5.
Kennedy. 4 to ID second. Medallion O0s
Goldstein, 2 TO . third. Time. O:n. Mr..
Hose. Counsel j., chester Krum. J. II
Barr and Dave Montgomery also ran.
Third race. selling. seven furlongs.
OO2 MCGEE. s to 81 second. Fleming u15,
Aubuchon. % to y third. Time: LIS
Three starters.
Fourth race, selling, one mile: Adora-
ton O02, McCahey. S to II won. knight Of
Ivanhoe O07. Bulwell. II to u second, Day
Star Q1O, Powers, 5 to u third. Time
1884. Margaret Randolph. Friar Of El-
gin, Brancas, The Thorn, Josie S. and
Fifth race, selling. mile and three-six-
teenths: MoIesey d4. MCGEE. 1 to y
won, Nauen CS, C, Russell, Is to u sec
ond, Mike Jordan QOs, T. Rice. s to ~
third. Time: 1853. Prince OF CASTLE. Ar
court Ourardi and Gold Way also ran.
Sixth race, selling. six furlongs: Aimee
20. McCahey, % to II second. Airs Q0l.
Kennedy. 5 to u third. Time: ia. Wis
terra, Number One, Vivant. Ted Peach,
Tamara and Lucy Marie also ran.
seventh race. selling. six furlonEs: Biskra
80, Goldstein. 1 to p won. May Sutton (e5,
2. Wilson, s to u second. Albion f. (6, G.
Burns. Z 10 u third. Time: 1:1Sk. Our
Miller, Golden Wave, Peerless Lass and
Manila 8 also rau
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10
Necklace Drama
Closed Incident
Pearls Expressed to Heinzes, Who Re
turn East, and Greek is Given
His Freedom.

A hearty round Of handshaking at the
police station Tuesday morning ended
John SAWS Connection with the finding and
return Of the valuable pearl necklace to
Mr.. and Mrs, Otto Hefnze. who have re-
turned to New York. He appeared in
police court at 3 o'clock and was discharged
from custody by Police Judge Crawford
soon afterward. He left the police station
With his brother. Andrew SAWS.
L will stay In Omaha and work, he said.
He will live with his brother at l6f1 Howard
street.
Although the much-talked-about pearl
necklace Is now safely on its way to New
York ami will be turned over TO the
Heinzes by the express company upon their
arrival there. Acting Chief OF Police
Mostyn has received a query from San
Francisco asking II it might be the one
lost by Miss Jennie Croker at the Mardi
Gras ball she gave in that city February
3. Miss Cookers necklace contained
fifty-three instead OF %sixty-three pearls,
and the strand OF gems that we're recovered
in Omaha have been fully Identified by
the Heinzes. so the police can only reply in
the negative to the san Francisco query.
Nevertheless they expect to receive other
letters concerning the necklace, which was
given notoriety all over the country when
It was recovered here.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10
FALSTAFFS.
EVENTS ON RUNNING TRACKS
A. MuskOday Wins Mile and Half
Race at EmeryVtlle.

OAKLAND, March 0-Some good fields
went 10 the post Al Emeryville today and
was the mile and a half race. in which
WuerEberEer was the fayortte A. Mas
kodAy. the second ch0rce went out in
front and was never headed, winning In
a romp from BanvoliO. Summaries;
First race. three and q half furlongs,
purse: Warfare Ql0. Borel, Z TO u won,
Helen Carroll quo. rssPion' 10 20 = second.
04a Lena Merle. Miss Picnic, Jungle
queen. Airie Fairie. Geneva, Knub, Dor
NADIA, Astsr Roses and Quickly also ran.
Second race. six furiongs, selling Joe
Rose QOS. Hogg, s to II won, Traffic Css,
Ross, 3 TO s. second, Lighthouse d0o. Tap
lin. II to l0 third Time; llSs- ORR
streuber also ran.
Third race, one and a half miles, sell
ing: A. Muskoday COS, Deverich. lS to 81
Retrou Qll Rstig. 5 to u third. Tint:
2:n. Prince Of Orange. Kogo and Wuerz-
berger also ran.
Fourth race. mile and fifty yards, SELL
ing: Keep Moving Zoo, Taplin. 8 to 81
won, Remember uos. Mentry. s to u sec
ond. Raleigh Q0T, Butler. q 20 81 third.
old Settler The Captain. Flaunt and Katie
Fifth race, mile and nifty yards, selling:
~ Pis1r9 %. r1Plin; Is to . Won; War
Tourist is. Deverieh. 20 to ID third. Time:
1;fL En- and IAN. Buchanan, Green
Goods. Little Minister. Aftermath, Colonel
Bronston. Cuernavaca and Funny Side
finished as named
Sixth race. five and a half fuElongs, SELL
ING: Hereafter d10 Mcintyre, 9 20 u won,
Deutschland ii, Rsug. 70 y second,
Belle Kenny 90. Tapltn. 5 70 ID third.
Time: 1O6A. Tom Shaw. Laura Clay.
Anna May, Security and D1ks OF Orleans
finished as named.
Los ANGELICA March S-sanmaries AT
santa Anita:
E'Tss TsSa s-ntA- ain ana ANh.f tas-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10
MIND UNSOUND, BREAKS WILL
Mrs. Josie Williams Testament Does
Not Stand in Court.
HUSBAND GETS SHARE OF MONEY
Evidence shows that nile She Con-
demned DrinkinE in Others. She
Consumed Large Quantities
of whisky Herself.

Evidence that Mrs. JOSIE Williams Of
Benson was unbalanced mentally. led
County Judge Leslie to disallow her Will
yesterday afternoon. The estate Of $1,000
will be equally divided between her hus-
band, Andrew Williams and Ruth Esther, a
girl Of 10 years. adopted by the couple.
Mrs. Williams used 70 get mp in the
middle OF the night and insist on my read
ing to her the pamphlets Of the Gods Bible
School of Cincinnati. She read her Bible
aloud and made me keep II up with her
for hours
So testified Mrs. Amy Donneaut. who
lived with Mrs. Williams for a time. Mrs.
Donneaut also said that Mrs. Williams
entertained most hostile views to the con-
sumption OF alcoholic liquor and denounced
everyone who ever touched a drop. but Mrs
Williams herself. according to the witness,
drank whisky and alcohol in such large
quantities sometimes that a Benson drug
gist refused to sell her any more.
Would Have Lost, Anyway.
On religious questions Mrs. Williams
placed her faith implicitly In the teachings
Of the Gods Bible School and would
brook no debate. 1t was her faith in tins
school which led her to make the peculiar
vii. in favor Of the school. Even had she
been perfectly sane the will could have
been beaten, for her husband need not
have sent the child there and as this was
a contingent provision Of the will the be-
quest TO the child would thus have been
voided and the woman made to die intestate.
The will provided that her daughter was
to he placed I'm Gods Bible School and
Missionary Training Institute Of Cincin-
natl. The child's keep for ten years was
to be paid out of the estate. but when the
girl was IS years OF age she was to have
half the remainder of the estate in cash.
the other half to go to the school.
II, however, the girl elected to become a
missionary, all the residue of the estate
was to go to her, it being understood that
the money should be paid her as salary.
dian ad Item of the child. hoped to probate
the first half of the will. but to defeat the
provision by which the school benefits
Baxter & Van Dusen, counsel for Andrew
Williams. the husband of Mrs. Williams,
e~ndeavored TO defeat the will as a
whole. The Cincinnati school was unrepre-
sented by counsel.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10
ANNOUNCEMENT. of the Theatsrs.

h coming Of Max Figman in a ne,
play Is the snnouncement Tor the Boyd
the engagement OF four nights besinnin,
On Sunday evening Mr. Frgman has vel
established himself as a comedian OF hlgs
attsinments and nowhere is he more Popu
lar than In Omaha. His play Is new TN,
season. the story being enc of the soU.
that Is best illustrated by = man OF hif
peculiar bent. The substitute tells q
story Of mixed Identities, but is quite out
Of the ordinary in its treatment MT Fig
man will play a matinee on Wednesday
afternoon.
Florence Roberts will follow Max Ffgmau
at the Boyd. coming IN her new play, "rhs
House Of Bondage. This is one OF the
best plays Miss Roberts has ever had and
tells a story that is uncommon, but very
effective. with Miss Roberts Is the strong
est supporting company she has ever had.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10
REAL ESTATE
FARM AND RANCH LAND FOR SALE
Oontinued.J
An Ideal Ranch
$3.50 Acres

This splendid ranch IL located in the
North Loup valley, 3 miles from one town
and -four from another, deep rich black
loam soil, with clay subsol, no sand, all
but 200 acres car be placed in cultivation.
will produce any crop that will grow in this
climate At the present time, there are
loo acres Of alfalfa. go in high state Of
cultivation, two houses, one 2story modern
and one smaller, IL stories, main barn SfxsO
up-to-date, modern hay appliances, three
other barns in good shape, blacksmith shop.
machine shop. scales, feed yard, feed sheds,
breeding pens. modern hog sheds, all fenced
and cross fenced, z fine groves; no over
flow land. 6 large wind mills and hydaulic
wells and tanks. There Is plenty OF game
and fish in season. in fact sportsman's
paradise. Here IL an ideal proposition
which we are going to sell and sell quick.
The Investment can't be bettered, G2 an
acre. f12.0O 10 3fsOo0 70 handle.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-10
MANIFESTATIONS
GOVERNMENT NOTICES

OFFICE or THE CONSTRUCTING
qusrternSster. Fort Omaha. Nebraska,
March 6. ~is9-Sealed proposals in triple
cate. subject TO the usual conditions will
be received al this office until II O'Clock
a. m, central standard time, April :. 1903,
and then opened in public for constructing
plumbing, mating, electric wiring and cleo
Iric fixtures for The following buildings at
Fest Omaha, Nebraska: one double bar
rack. one stable, one stable guard and
nation furnished on application. United
States reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. Envelopes containing proposals 10
be marked. Proposals for constructing,
etc. buildings at Fort Omaha. Nebraska.
and addressed 20 Captain c. de +. Chand-
Ter. Constructing quartermaster, Fort
omahs Nebraska. NJ. s-s-1O-l1 AIS