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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
SUGAR BETS AND BEET SUGAR

Though sugar can be extracted from
many plants, the worlds supply of
sugar comes at present from only two
plant species, sugar cane and sugar
heets, and it comes about equally from
each. The former is grown only IN
tropical or subtropical climates the
latter only in temperate climates.
The great bulk of the beet sugar
consumed is made in European coun-
tries, Germany, Russia, Austria Hun
gary and France being the leading pro-
ducers. But in recent years the young
and rapidly growing foect-sugar INDUS
try of the United States has come into
prominence. There are now siNty-four
active beet sugar factories i'll this coun-
try located in sixteen different states.
Last year the farmers of these states
harvested about S65,O0o acres of beets
and delivered to the factories 3,4150O0
tons of beets. From these nearly 426,-
900 tons of refined sugar was made
Tho yield of beets per acre was 91-3
tons and the yield of sugar per acre of
beets was 2,334 pounds
One marked feature Of the progress
of the beet sugar industry is seen in
the improved quality of the bects
grown. The factory processes have also
been improved until the refined sugar
produced is about four fifths of that
contained in the beets.
One of the instructive features of
this report is an account of the use of
by products. The beet pulp from which
the sugar has been extracted is Il val
liable stock food, and vast quantities of
| it are fed i'll the fresh state to cattle
and sheep 1t finds especial favor with
dairymen. A dozen or more factories
have installed plants for drying pulp.
| With this is mixed molasses, the prod
uct heing put on the market as dried
molasses beet pulp" The moasses is
also extensively used il the manufac-
| turc of alcohol.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18

wood so that YOU can run a wheel on
it, trimming so as to admit turning
the wheel while you paint.
Nail the broad end of the board to
an upright or scantling of the building
about four feet from the floor.
Go over your whole vehicle once
more to remove the last particles OF
grit. Now you are ready to begin
painting.
The writer takes it for granted that
you will use different colors for the
body and running gear-say black LOT
tho former and Brewster green, ma
room or dark red for the latter, IN
Guiding shafts.
Open your can of paint, stir gently
with small smooth paddle for five
or ten minutes, until you are certain
that the paint is thoroughly mixed.
Use a few drops of spirits of turpen-
tine if the paint proves too thick, but
be very careful not to thin it too much.
You can tell the proper consistency
by running the brush up and down on
smooth piece of implanted board or
ON the rim of wheel.
Start with the shafts or wheel
paint with as long a stroke as possible
When the shafts and wheels arc fin
ished go to work on the springs, perch
poles axle and beds.
The running gear finished, clean
your brush we'll with turpentine, oper
your can of paint to be used on the
body and stir thoroughly.
Paint the outside Of the body AND
scat all around. then the supports OF
the top, inside of seat and body.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18

pensive, and is practical for every
farm; i'll fact, III some cases it has
proven to be a source of great profit
when used for irrigating and fertiliz-
ing truck patches and farm crops, 1t
has furthermore proven to be a labor
saving continuance in the way of
cleaning COW stables, provided the sta
bles arc properly constructed.
Practical plans for disposing of the
sewage and the methods of arranging
and building the septic tank" de-
scribed fully in bulletin No. 143, pub
lished by the Kansas state agricultural
college, Manhattan, Kan, and will be
sent free to those Interested.
Comprehensive Illustrations are given
in detail and these, together with eX-
cellent suggestions as to location of
farm buildings. make this bulletin of
great value.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
IN AND OUT OF THE DAIRY

a clean minded man always pro-
duces clean milk.
Do not allow any foul air around the
COW stables or places where milk and
cream are kept.
1t is hard to believe that there are
dangers lurking in milk It's very
whiteness bespeaks its purity. yet this
Very quality may conceal the growth of
countless germs, and its sweetness may
lure the drinker into an unwarranted
sense of security.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18

The plan of sewage disposal by use
of the septic tank" will practically
eliminate any pollution of well water,
but there are other conditions to which
due regard must be given to prevent
any contamination of the well. 1t must
be borne in mind that the we'll cannot
be given too much care, for it supplies
water to crcamerics, cheese factories,
the dairy farm and the household.
Well water is usually contaminated in
two ways: First, by surface water
which runs directly into the well, and,
second, by barnyard drainage, house,
hold Stops and cesspools.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18

or even the selfish man, but he who
neglects his mother in poverty, sick
ness or old age has no place in the
estimation of good man,
Traits which are virtues in our own
children become vices in the children
of our ncighbors.
The most difficult things we have to
deal with are not always the largest.
Because man cannot do much is no
excuse for his doing nothing.
Many man who appears saint III
public is devil al home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
FENCE RAIL PHILOSOPHY

As q dispoilcr of beauty of face, dis
contentment with what you have or
what you haven't holds first rank.
In doing something well worth doing
every man ought to find his highest
satisfaction.
The people who complain of too
much rain forget that it may mean an
increased crop later on.
Good intentions do not compensate
for rude or gruff manners.
we can forgive the fool, the careless
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18

ton shows how this can be avoided ny
making a fecdboX which VIII prevent
the horse from throwing his mead over
the edge at the side. Boards two 1eet
high are nailed endNise above the poN
so as to keep the horses head inside
The picture shows right hahd poN
on the right-hand side of the stan.
The horse should be so tied that ne
cannot get his head above the edge OF
the boards on the left hand side.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
PUTTING IN TILE DRAINS

During The Hast few months there
has been much discussion in the agri-
cultural press concerning the best In
vestments for farmers. In my opinion
there is no better. and safer investment
for the average farmer than tile drain
age on such parts of the farm as fail
to produce maximum crops during wet
seasons. There are many acres of
naturally fertile soil that are not pay
ing the owner the cost of working that
could be made the most productive por
ton of the farm if+a good system of
understanding was put in.
In many cases the first crop will pay
the entire cost of drainage. OF course
many farmers are so situated that they
cannot afford to put in the complete
drainage system at one time.
My advice to such men ia to have
their plans made at one time and do a
little every year. In this way their
work shall not be haphazard, discon-
nected efforts hut shall fit into a pre-
viously workedout system and form a
permanent part OF its. M. Miller.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
A SIMPLE AND USEFUL REEL

For use in handling wire fencing this
is admirable. 1t consists of one piece
A. , by inches, feet long. A sec
ond piece, 3, 2 by inches. 8 feet long
s is spiked near one end of A. Two
feet from where E is spiked to A q
bolt q by inches is driven through
A. The reel is of by inch stuff.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18

The Northern Pacific has fifty two
acre poultry farm seventeen miles east
of Seattle, Wash, with brood of
1000 White Leghorn chickens, which
provide an average of $50 dozen eggs
per day. The road also operates three
large bakery ovens, and the butter
used on it's dining cars comes from the
famous aYkima valley, incased III four
wrappings of oiled paper. and all the
milk is put UP in bottles and served
indiyiCilIally
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18

The dairy department of the Kansas
state experiment station has for the
last few years been experimenting on
the different methods of sewage dis
posal, and it is now ready to advocate
a system that is comparatively mex
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18

"sEPTIC PRACTICAL ECONOMICAL
PROTECTING THE WATER SUPPLY FROM POLLUTION

Nearly all of the bacterial life exists
in the upper strata of the soil. Soil
ten or twelve feet below the surface
of the earth is perfectly sterile. unless
it has within it a crevice or opening
so that surface sewage can run down.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
BY OSCAR FRI.

The health Of the public depends
upon cleanliness. Since the dairy
products of the United States stand
first as q food, it is essential that they
should be produced under the strictest
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
FEED BOX FOR GREEDY HORSES

Many horses have bad habit of
throwing their feed out of the box in
their haste to bolt as much grain as
possible in short time. The illustra-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18

forming a cross. Nine inches from
the end of each cross piece is set a
peg of hardwood 1 by 16 inches.
This reel is set on the bolt of tbs
reel stand, with small block of wood
underneath SO it will revolve easily.
Another cross is made by mailing to-
gether two pieces of u by 1 inch strips
with an oblong hole one inch from ths
end of each cross piece This is slipped
down over the end of the peg to keep
the wire from flying Off. L. r.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
PROFITABLE HEN is THE WELL HEN

If the comb of the hen is plump and
red and the face and wattles of a
bright color, it is a good sign that she
is in health aud laying condition.
If confined at such a time she will
show great restlessness, wonderful &C
tivity and full of business when at
liberty. She will be on the alert at
every sound or motion.
on the other hand, IL the comb APP
pears to be shriveled, or the edges of
the comb and wattles are purplish
red, she will be listless, sleepy and
sluggish in her movements. In such
a case she is out of condition,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18
SUCCESS IN SAVING GARDEN SEED

Just as soon as the seed of squash,
sucumbers, melons and tomatoes are
removed from the fruit I wash them
in two or three different waters and
thoroughly dry them in the shade.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-18

There can be no greater bore than
the one who insists upon talking con-
stantlY of himself, especially when
you have something interesting to tell
about yourself.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Fire Near Dogden.

Mike stutsman, living about
two miles east of Dogden on We'd
nesday October last set fire to a
straw-stack on his farm premises.
As the wind was blowing a pretty
stiff gale, the fire got beyond his
control travelled over the stubble
field in a lively manner, and when
it reached the open prairie, in
creased very much. in volumn. A
large number of the neighbors
turned out to help fight the fire,
among them being Banker Kape-
'lovitz, who helped in. the warm
work for nearly six hours. 1t was
solely due to the favorable wind,
that the Kapelovitz farm buildings
were saved from the flames. No
property damage was done as far
as we could learn. Stutsman will
without a doubt hereafter choose
a windstill day foI getting rid of
the strawstacks. -Anamoose Pro.
gress.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
SENATOR PASSED
AWAY SUDDENLY
After An Apparent Recovery From
An Operation In Fargo For
Nasal Trouble

The news of the death of Senator
Martin Nelson johnson came as a
great surprise in Washburn this
morning. The senator had sus-
tained an attack of Bright's disease
Sunday evening and had been con-
fined to his bed. He was not
considered dangerously i'll, however
until Thursday morning when DR..
Rindlaub, his physician remarked
a decided change for the worse
and at ten minutes past seven
death came suddenly.
Senator johnson had rooms in
the Gardner hotel at Fargo at the
time of his death. His wife and
family were with him. The fu-
neral arrangements have not been
made but he may be buried in
Pittsburg, his home town
Senator M. n. johnson was
born March 3, 1850, He was
elected to Congress in 1890 and
served eight years. Last year he
was chosen United States senator.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Pick Up.

Last Friday night a couple of
hoboes tried to break into the
Rogers lumber Office at Voltaire.
Messrs Wilson and Dennison who
were sleeping in the Office heard
the noise and on looking out the
south window saw two rough look
ing individuals trying to pry off
the sash. A new 80 calibre re-
volver was put to work from the
inside and the thieves took to
their heels and skidooed.-Ruso
Record.
Billy Muralt was caught by the
Sheriff weighing letters on a scale
which was "of". The reason for
the scale being off was that Bill
had attempted to weigh himself
on it,one day, He was fined a
case of famous. .,-McC Clusky Ga.
zette.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Turtle Lake Wave.

Miss Bessie Felland of Wash
burn is visiting her parents north
Of town a few days.
The little baby boy Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alec Casper died Tuesday,
October IL. Il was only few
months old and had been ailinR
for some time.
:. Aug. E. johnson, Karl Klein,
MI. Meyers and Miss Savage were
through Turtle Lake on their way
from Washburn TO Nc Clusky
Saturday. Miss Savage has ac-
oepted the position % chief tsl-
ephone operator at McC Clusky and
began her duties Monday morn
ing.
Dr.. Brown, The McC Husky ply
5sician, was called to town last
Sunday on account u the serioas
illness of the infanta Stothlers and
.Thurlow child srcer Tsls.
gram I'll s M. 3. ss
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
stalling the new heat, light, and
ventilation plant.
An Auto and Team Collide.

A bad smash-up occurred here
Tuesday night, Banker Kenyon
and sister of Stanton were autoing
into Washburn just after dark and
when they reached the high grade
in Park addition they were met
by runaway team hitched to a
heavy wagon. The auto had
turned as far out as could be but
the team struck one corner and
tipped the auto down the 10 foot
embankment. Miss Kenyon was
pinned underneath the auto but
was fortunate in getting only a
sprained ankle. Mr.. Kenyon was
not hurt. The auto was repaired
and they returned home Thursday
morning.
The runaway team belonged
to VIM. Partridge. The team was
not hurt but harness and wagon
we're scattered from here to the
Lorentzson farm.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Indians Increasing In Number.

Our brother in red is not a
striking proof Of the theory that
civilization tends to race suicide
says the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Indian is multiplying under
the influence Of civilization, as he
getsit. The more civilization. the
more Indians; in the West. #
this process roc Is Y, could be carried on to
what some people may claim to be
its logical results, the results might
ID the return Of the Indian, thrivs
ing under civilization, to- the i po-
session Of the land If the theory
ssof white race suicide was more
tenabl - than II u. None Of the
present genera ton of5 either whites
Is rlEedasc an hope 70. see it carried
sfarx tlat rs sss' .:ss s'
me otisisi agatlie.s / are Ire interest
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Against Small Checks.

The people who have been in
the habit of drawing small checks
will have to abandon the practice
after Jan. l. Section l78 of an act
of congress to codify, revise and
amend the penal laws of the
United States, which will become
law Jan. l, next reads as follows:
"No person shall make, issue CT
circulate or pay out any note,
check, memorandum, token or
other obligation for a less sum of
one dollar, intended to circulate
as money or to be received or
used in lieu of lawful money of
the Uuited States; and every
person so offending shall be fined
not more than $500 or imprisoned
not more than six months, or
both"
The law seems ridiculous to the
average man who can see no rea-
son why he is not as much entitled
to pay a bill of 80 cents with a
check as he would for $1.1O. In
commenting on the new law, The
Philadelphia Record says:
In all the history of fool legis-
lation it would probably be impos-
sible to find anything more gro-
tesque than this. If felonies ought
not to be created except under
grave necessity, what shall be said
Of the idiocy of making a felony
out of the exercise of a natural
right which has been utilized time
out of mind and which is the busi-
ness of no one except the person
who draws the check, his creditor,
who is willing to accept it, and the
bank that holds the deposit, and
is willing to. bother with so small
an item2 Finally, the penalty is
preposterous. Two-cent rate laws
have been set aside by the courts
because the penalties provided
were oppressive. What could be
more oppressive than a fine Of
$500 and six months in Jail for
writing a check for 80 a cents,
especially if it is to go by mail,
through which it is quite out Of
the question to send so cents in
money. ,;x / I
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
THE THREE BOLD
ROBBERS CAUGHT
Had a Good Hiding Place In The
Bad Lands-Woman Dressed
Like a Man

On Wednesday noon Leonard
Taylor, Otto HiIle and Miss Es.
ther Hille, from near HUT in Oil
yer county, we're arranged before
Justice j. A, Harris on the charge
of grand larceny, There bond was
set at $1,000. They waived exam
ination and were committed to
Sheriff Fowler who placed them in
the Washburn Jail pending trial
before the next term of the dis
trict court.
81. S. Russell was the complain
ing witness. The theft occurred
on Sunday evening at Mr., Rus.
sells place a mile north of Stanton
while he was out after a load of
hay to cover some fodder corn.
He noticed a wagon with three
people in driving toward his house
and shortly afterwards drive away.
Upon returning to the house he
found number of articles of fur
niture and wearing apparel also
some valuable papers missing.
He at once notified Sheriff Fow-
Ter who in company with Mr..
Russell started in pursuit of the
thieves early on Monday morning
The wagon was tracked as far as
the railroad camp south Of Deapo-
lis and from that knew the culprits
had gone in that direction. In
quiry was made at the Goran AL
derin place and it happened they
had seen the parties go by and
knew who they were. After a long
search through the bad lands their
rendezvous was found aud the ar
rest made. All the stolen goods
were recovered except the valuable
papers which had been burned.
It was an ideal place to hide as
the house could not be seen for
more than a hundred yards from
anysdirection.
The lady in the deal, when found
was attired as man and it was
not until the time of the arrets
that her identity was discovered.
She didn't like the idea Of being
left out, and insisted upon stick
ing with the ys.-Stanton Re-
publican. :g.w.s 49,. -;
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22

ing none the less. The Indian
population of the United States
has increased about 10000 during
the last twenty years. Within
that time approximately 100000,
has been expended by the govern
ment in works designed to give
the Indians the opportunity and
the necessary means and appli-
ances for learning how to work,
which is about the best means of
civilizing anybody. Spending a
hundred million to make 100000
new Indians may not be regarded
by everybody as civilizing work.
The old notion that the only good
Indian is a dead one. is not the
motive Of the work of making new
live Indians to take the places of
those who have died during many
years in which the death rate was
exceeding the birth rate 'among
nearly all the tribes. But it is
the policy of the government, and
it is certain to be justified in its
economical results, as it is already
justified from a civilized humani-
tartan point of view. 1t may be
possible, during the course of this
generation, to abolish the Indian
Office as a branch of the govern
mental machinery. Indians are
now not only farmers, though
farming is the work to which
most of them naturally have turn
ed. They are drifting into the
trades and the professions, and
their skill in athletics has just had
illustration in the defeat of the
st. Louis cracks at football by the
red players of Haskell Institute.
It is even possible that the Indians
may, ere long, be civilized enough
to raise up q man who will knock
out Jack johnson as the champion
Of the world.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
No Steels Laid This Fail.

There will be no steel laid on
the two branches of the Northern
Pacific that are being graded out
of Mandan this, fall says the
Dickinson Recorder. The grad.
ing work, however, will be COM
pleted and all will be in readiness
for the steel crews early next year
when it is expected that the
operations will be concluded and
the lines put in running order.
The grading work has been pro-
crossing with wonderful rapidity.
Under the plan that was carried
out by the railroad, the grading
work was commenced at points
along the entire line almost stimuli
taneously, The subcontractors
each had 80 great a mileage to
care for and the completion of
grading work with one continuous
grade one.extending to the esouth
and the other to the. north. e't:s
The advent Of the grading gangs
into these territories has resulted
in q vertiable boom in land prices
through the sections affected.
Home-seekers are being attracted
to the country in large numbers
and values along the routes of the
two lines have taken a big step up
ward. Already several of the
towns on the line are showing
signs Of activity incident to the
of the rail road, new busi-
ness houses, grain elevators and
residences being erected while
new people are coming in. .''' r.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-10-22
Malcolm Correspondence.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Lund returned
this week from a 3 weeks visit at
Albert Lea, Mlnn.
/ Miss Amanda Olson has been
very i'll for over a week but is now
said to be improving.
/ The Ladies' Aid Of the Swedish
Lutheran church met with Mrs.
Nels Olson last week.
Rev. Breen Of Washburn con-
Quoted the services in the NAL
colin school house Sunday,
John vedo has returned from
the Bismarck hospital whore he
has been for some time. He is
greatly improved from his treat
ment there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Olson spent
last Sunday at Darling the guests
|of5 Mr.. and Mrs, Rombeck.
s The machines are still busy
finishing upsthe dax.
The regular CORES p;ondsnoe from
Malcolm WIN aim TO gather all the
news weekly il this neighborhood
[so the a5ubsorib ibers I from here viii
have 4 corner il tho Lesder for
their special Rad We hops
Is slight no3 one ;|I=ss3I |1s'5'