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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15

SANDY region without vegetation or inhabi-
eants. IS defectlVe, and the idea that it is nee
o'R4ii ny nat IS erroneous. Most portions of
ne average desert bear an extensive, though
sol!e"hat Widely spaced, fora Many desert
esiohs contain numerous settlements, the Sa-
&c 20 oesere Tor instance having population
VI z'5Oe,0O0. Loose sand is a minor feature,
and much more prevalent on the seacoasts and
aIong the bottom lands of rivers There are
Vide areas of bare rocks, and the larger des-
erss include mountains ridges, mesas and deep
canyons
Tue deserts of the southwest are regions
u very scanty rainfall, parts of them having
GUY tnree inches year and evaporation of
eighty inches or more
1nls canyon is the mile-deep gorge cut by
the Colorado river across the high plateau of
northern Arizona. The view from the rim
reveals the most stupendous panorama mag
lllaote, lor one sees into an area of about 600
equaFe miles hled with an endless variety of
most rugged topographic forms of many beau
tlIul colors. On the skyline, ten to fifteen
miles away, is the edge of a wide-reachtng pla-
teau' and IN the middle ground of the picture
NoWs Ehe Colorado river, nearly a mile below
ones feet.
Inc features are SO gigantic and SO plainly
IN view that all sense of scale is lost and it is
not until one has been down to the bottom of
the canyon at the river level that any ADEQUATE
sense OF proportion can be gained
The canyon was discovered by Cardenas.
VINO went TO Its edge in 1910 on branch trip
rom Coronado's expedition, on information OBJ
tanned by Toyar from the Hopi Indians The
oIlglnaI name given to the river was Tison,
spanish Tor frebrand, and it is to be regretted
that the name has not been retained to avoid
the present confusion due to the river having
the same name as the state
Coon butte, another of the greatest wonders
In our country, is also situated in the south
west, but owing to its distance from the rail
road It Is seldom visited. It is great crater
like bowl in the plateau, about ten miles south
Of Canyon Diablo station. THE crater" ia
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
START OF FREIGHT EXPENSE
Cost of Hauling Ton Of Farm Products
to Market Over Country Roads
Averages IS Cents.

The United States department of
agriculture stands ready to prove that
the farmer is heavily handicapped by
the two million miles of public roads
of this country, of which only seven
per cent is improved 1t stands
ready to show that the cost of hauling
ton of farm products to market
over country roads is upon the aver
age 25 cents, says Birmingham Age
Herald. On modern improved roads
the cost is but eight cents On dirt"
roads it is 80 cents. and on sandy
roads it varies from SO to So cents.
These figures are demonstrable, and
no farmer will dispute them, for they
know full we'll what the cost for poor
roads is to them
Were the cost Of the haul to the
railroad reduced to Il cents ton, az
It readily, could be by improving the
public roads, the saving to the farm
ers of the country would be just about
$250,000,000. ut seems easy" says the
Washington Herald, ito write the fig
ures $1,000,000 a day; that is the
amount of loss, or rather that is the
loss of gain the farmer would get if
he had good roads. He would get
81 100000 a day more for his products
than he does now. His bad roads i'm
ply loss of about three dollars a
year for every man, woman and child
in the United States. If we can add
that $3.50, 100000 to the purchasing
power of the farmer, it is not likely
that we should hear so much about
hard times; there would be bound to
be q proportional increase in prosper
ity and our agricultural assets would
be very largely increased"
This estimate does not include the
increased value that would accrue
from good roads to farm lands It
takes account simply of the freight
expense which necessarily begins at
the farm. The cost Of the haul to the
railroad is regulated by the condition
of the public read, and the time is fast
coming when the farmer viii demand
that he shall be considered when
money is being poured out like water
for railroads, waterways and the like.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
Hitching Horses.

A horse should always be tied to a
hitching post with a strong strap or
rope which there is no possibility OF
breaking. If horse once breaks
loose he is apt to acquire the bad
habit of breaking at every opportun-
ity. A neck strap of rope which pass
es around the neck through the ring
in the bit is better than the ordinary
strap fastened in the ring, such as
usually, comes with brides. II horse
has acquired the habit of breaking
loose, try this plan and fool him when
he tries it again A horse should al.
ways be tied so that he cannot get
his head to the ground. He will stand
more quietly if compelled to keep his
head up.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15

pinnacles and monuments. Some OF THESE lea
lures appear also In the great wan VI 1eu
sandstone on the north side OF tue WAue "
preston through which the Santa re ram I' oau
crosses the continental divide east VI ualiup
One of the most remarkable ptnnacles OF TINS
wall Is fancifully termed the Navajo Church.
Few persons who travel across the south
west realize that in Arizona and New Mexico
there are enormous forests Of valuable timber
and that the numbering is an important indus
try. In both territories there are several large
forest reservations, and one of these IN Arr
iona, the Coconino forest, with nearly 5000
square miles. is the largest single reserve In
the United States. The total forest area re
served in Arizona is 15,250,130 acres, or more
than 24000 square miles, and in New Mexico
there are 10,971,7 acres, or more than 1900
square miles Southern California also has
several large reserves.
The Coconino forest in Arizona occupies
part of the great plateau in which the Grand
Canyon is cut, and extends to the brink of the
canyon.
The visitor to the southwest usually takes
keen interest in the Indians, who are numer-
GUS not only along the main lines Of travel,
but in many remote villages. Some tribes,
notably the Apacnes, who continued to be
troublesome until relatively recent date
have become famous for the misdeeds that ma
terially retarded the development of Arizona
and western New Mexico. Now, however, all
is peace and tranquility. The newspapers. es-
pecially eastern ones, occasionally print ac
counts of uprisings, but these prove to be local
quarrels with few individuals
The Indians of the southwest are of two
kinds, differing greatly in most of their char
acteristics. One is the nomad type, represent
ed by the Apaches, Nayajos. the Yumas, Pa
pagoes and Pimas, and smaller tribes; the
other is the pueblo type, which is comprised
of 26 pueblos, or villages, scattered through
central and western New Mexico, and in the
Hopf reserve. In northwestern Arizona
Probably there is greater popular interest
in the pueblo people, for their settlements are
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15

about 1000 feet wide and 600 deep,
with an irregular encircling rim of
loose rock fragments from 100 to $50
feet high.
The petrifed forests attract many
visitors, especially the most acces-
sible one south of Adamana. station
on the Santa F'e railroad few miles
east of Holbrook. There is a large
quantity of the material in sight here,
some of it in large logs. One of these
logs spans a small draw as natural
bridge.
Arizona possesses very pictur-
esque natural bridge of limestone
spanning Pine creek. in ella county,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15

70 miles south of
Flagstaff. It does
not. however RI
val the gre a t
bridges recently
discovered in
Utah. It's span
is 80 feet, its
height about 125
fe e t, and 1t 8
len 6 t h up and
down the creek
is over 400 feet.
yon de
Chiefly is one of
the most notable
scenic features in
Arizona, but it is
SO far of the
main line of tray-
ell that it is rare
ly visited. It is
cut deeply into
soft sandstones,
which rise in YER
teal walls, with
m any outlying
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
To Introduce Bokhara Sheep.

The department OF agriculture is
seriously considering the introduction
into this country of Bokhara sheep.
from which comes the fur called Per
sian lamb" All Astrakan fur is now
raised ON territory tributary to the
Caspian sea. The best fur is taken
from the lamb when it is only four or
i've days old The Bokhara sheep also
make good mutton.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15

ert ridges, final
" passing out
into the wide del
ia plain extend
ing to its mouth.
The Rio Gran
de is a Iarg e
river rising in
the mountains Of
Colorado. trav-
ersing New Mex
leo from north to
south, and finally
constituting the
boundary line be-
tween Texas and
Mexico.
The definition
of a desert given
by the dictiona-
ri q Q 60 L.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
Garden in Orchard.

Garden crops may be grown success.
fully between the rows OF all kinds Of
young fruit trees. Peas and beans
are particularly desirable for this pur-
pose because. being Iegumes, they en-
rich the soil and actually aid in the
growth of the trees. BY cropping
system of this kind the expense of the
orchard may be easily paid until the
trees come into full bearing.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
Eradicate Bull Thistle.

Bull thistles, common in pastures.
cannot always be killed by moving.
Moving tends to prevent maturity of
seed. Cutting off the thist1es just be-
low the surface of the ground, two or
three times a year, will effectua1Iy
eradicate them. Working the ground
in rotation of grass, grain and corn IS
very sure way Of eradfcating weeds.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15

smaller trades and
occupations. The
women do the house
work, grin tn 9
corn, make pottery,
b a * e is an d
clothes.
The visitor is
generally impressed
by the pueblo
people and pleased
with the agreeable
home life and sim
pie h o spitality
which they readily
offer.
The interesting
features OF the
southwest, notably
the beauty of the
coast region and the
special climatic adj
vantages, draw a
large n u m b n of
tourists and health
seekers, especially
In winter, and every
year sees a substan-
tial increase in the
influx of visitors.
Because of it's
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sunshine of its mild eli
mate will respond with
large and profitable
crops.
Unfortunately, there
is not enough water
for all the land, but
there is sufficient, if
all we're utilized, to
support a population
many times as large
as the present one. The
government is now
spending s12,0O0,000 in
reclamation projects in
Arizona and New Mex
leo which supply water
for nearly one-half mil
lion acres of fertile
lands. This will give
great impetus to devel-
opment, and in time,
when settlers take up
the reclaimed land,
there will be a large
increase in It's agricul-
turai productions.
In the great coast
region of southern Cal
ifornia, with a popula-
ton Of nearly 100000,
the principal product
is the orange and 9th
er fruits, with a value
of about $4,000, 900 q
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
Feeding Chickens.

Noontime is the best time to feed
chickens raw vegetables such as cab
bages, beets and turnlps.
Grain should not be fed oftener than
twice a day.
Thousands of hens are killed every
year by feeding too much wet foods
and mashes. The greater portion OF
the feed should be dry.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
To Kill Bull Thistles.

Bull thistles, common in pastures,
cannot always be killed by moving.
Cutting tends to prevent maturity of
seed. Cutting off the thistles just be-
low the surface of the ground two or
three times year will effectually
eradicate them. Working the ground
in rotation of grass, grain and corn
: 3 very sure way of graduating
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
R1z6zo q z1zn MG.nERn MzWMEuco

permanent and mostly very ancient, and their
religious ceremonies. are extremely elaborate
and picturesque They 1.-Two in villages of sew
eral hundred inhabitants, in substantial stone
or adobe houses, some of which are in groups,
rising in tiers to height of four or five sto-
ries. with streets and central plaza They are
peaceful and Industrious, raising crops largely
by irrigation. They have herds of cattle and
sheep and spinning, weaving and making
thetr garments is one of their important occu-
pations.
Work appears evenly divided between men
and woman in the queblos. The men do the
farming, tend to the cattle and sheep, do the
hunting build the houses, and have many
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-26
Easter Candies at knappen's.

Children's and boys shoes are to be
seen in abundance in Webb Brothers
Shoe department. Send the children
here to be fitted out.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-26
PRAIRIE fires prove To
BE THE worst IN YEARS
SEVERAL FARMERS HAVE LOST THEIR ALL SOME MARROW e.
CAFES FROM DEATH IN THE FLAMES - pRlscoLL REPORTS
TWO DEATHS eRANAR'Es, FARM su'Lo'Nes AND Hay oE-
srRovEp TO THE VALUE MANY THOUSAND DOLLARS.

numerous people who lost their. en-
tire property. The fire spread with
such rapidity that it was impossible
to remove much from the path of
the flames and the people were fore
ed to flee to places of safety and
there watch their effects burn.
Granaries, hay AMI outbuildings too
numerous to mention were Destroy
ed in the twinkling of an eye.
Poisach schlamovitch of Garfield
was one of the heaviest losers and
he came, nearly losing his life and
his family had a narrow escape. His
house AMI two large granaries were
burned. The granaries contained
12O bushels of fax, 80 bushels OF
wheat, 1900 pounds Of flour, 300
bushels of oats and 20 bushels OF
speltz. Schlamovitch fought the
fire until he saw there was danger
of his children, of which he has sew
en- ranging in age from eight months
to thirteen years, being burnei to
death and he took them with q large
amount of bed clothing and placed
them in what he supposed was a
safe place. The man AMI his wife
then went back to attempt to save
some of their property and were
soon driven from the building by
the intense heat. When they re-
turned to their children they were
not to be seen AMI all that remained
was a pile of smoking bed clothes.
The bundle Of clothes was seen to
move and with frantic haste the
father and mother tore several burn
ing quilts from the pile and founi
the children underneath where they
had crawled in an attempt to hide
from the approaching flames. All
efforts were then directed towards
removing the family to a place OF
safety and the buildings we're allow
ed to burn. Schlamovitch has been
in this country for about six years
and has been a resident Of Garfield
for five years Of that time AMI had
but recently proved up on the claim.
He was in the city last evening and
when asked why he was seemingly
in such good humor after the loss
es he had suffered he SAIL: II can.
not help but think about how lucky
T was to save the lives of my fam
ily." It is pluck Of that kind which
viu 30 4 long way, towards winning
the battle Of life. = "A brother OF
Schlamovitch who lives near him
was also a heavy loser. Mr.. Larson
who lives up the river from Bis
marck stated that the wind was SO
high during part of the day that
fire was spread for distances Of sew
eral hundred yards across supposed
~ safe fire breaks. Mr.. Larson re-
calle1 one fire in past years where
the flames were carried entirely
across the Missouri river by the
flames.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-26

Of the death, OF, An uncle in Minnesota
who had sleft him "a small fortune OF
,325 900; 'Atid who was later arrested
;at Linton charged with the theft OF
a quantity, Of cigars from the local
Northern. Pacific freight ONCE. #.
Sheriff McGillis has just returned
from Minneapolis, and while there he
made some inquiries which led him
to believe that Rinker was an impos'
ter pure and simple. He called on
the city engineers once and learned
there was a man there by the name
of Rnker, but he disclaimed any
knowledge of the young man here,
who stated that the Minneapolis
sRinker was his uncle.
" Young Rinker also claimed his faith
er was an engineer on the 500, but
a search of the records of the 500
company fails to disclose an engineer
of that name on any division of the
road. -
Casper Yackel was the name given
by young Rinker for the uncle who
left him the money, and McGillis
went to st. Cloud where Yacklenw was
supposed to have lived and died, and
the records there showed that in that
particular also, Rinker had put up a
bum story.
Rinker is still confined to the coun.
ty jail and is unable to get bail and
will probably remain there until the
next term Of court when he will be
| tried on a charge of grand larceny
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-26
REV. EDGAR JONES
Leaves FOR west
WILL LOCATE IN COLORADO IN
INTEREST OF HIS WIFE's
HEALTH.
Has Been Here for Past six Months
will Preach AisFare~'e'' Sermon
Monday Morning.

Rev. Edgar Jones, who has had
charge Of st. Georges Episcopal
church here for the past six months,
will preach his farewell sermon on
Monday morning at II O'Clock.
Mr.. Jones was here on leave OF
absence from the parish in New Found
land and he will return to the east
on Monday for the purpose Of dis
posing Of some OF his property, when
he will return here and take his wife
and family to Colorado where It is
hoped the climate will prove beneficial
to Mrs. Jones' health, which has been
very poorly for the past few months.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones, while they
have been in the city, have made a
large number of friends who will ba
sorry to see them 60, but who Will
Join with the Tribune in hoping that
the change Of climate may prove
of the greatest help to Mrs. Jones'
and that she may entirely recover In
the course of time.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-26

AS reports continue to come In
from the territory swept by the
prairie fires this week it Is seen that
the prediction of the Tribune that
it would &c the worst catastrophe
of its kind in the history of the
state is being borne out. Telephone
message from Mckenzie last evening
told of the entire destruction OF
several sets OF farm bull iings among
them being those of Emil Simelson
whose loss is about $1,000; his
brother Herman who lost about $500
Mr.. Smidtking about $500; Fred
Whutberg lost all his buildings and
a team of horses and his loss is es
timated at about $1,000.
New Salem reported that there
had been no loss, there since the
first days and that the Thursday
Tribune contained an accurate &C
count of the fire and the damage
done by it.
Driscoll reported great damage
done there. One of the stories cur
rent about Driscoll is to the effect
that a woman and her little 'daugh-
ter lost their lives. The woman is
said to be the wife of a homesteade1
who is at the present time serving
a sentence in the penetentiary fol
horse stealing. It was impossible
last evening to learn the name OF
the woman but there seems to be nc
doubt as to the fact that there has
been loss of life.
C. B. Wilmot of Garfield was In
the city last evening and stated that
it will be impossible to estimate the
loss in that section, as there were
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-26
Easter Candies at Knappen's.
hosk,Ns WORKS OVERTIME.
Easter Provides Plenty Of Work TOT
the Florists,

Easter Provides Plenty Of work tor
the Florists.
There is at least one bunch IN Bis
marck who will be happy when the
Easter season Is at an end, and they
are the members of the Hoskin's Flor
al Co., both the members Of the firm
and the employees thereof. The past
few days has been one continual
round of hustle for them and the wee
sma' hours of the morning have seen
them hard at work packing flowers
for shipment to all points of the state.
The orders are put up at night for
the morning trains and during the day
there is the same rush to catch the
afternoon trains. They have been
fortunate in having a good supply OF
flowers for the Easter season and al.
though there has been a continual
stream of packages leaving the store
for the past few days, there appears
still to be an unlimited supply for
the late purchasers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-26
ISAAC! 6. ROSWELL BA.;(
TO THE BUGH0USE
MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM JAMES
TOWN FOUND ROAMING THE
STREETS HERE.
Officials Arrived From state Insane
Asylum Friday and Returned With
Roswell Saturday Morning.

Isaac Roswell, who has been con.
fined in the Jamestown insane asy-
lum, made his escape therefrom re-
Gently and descriptions were sent to
the police of the state Offering re-
ward for his capture.
Patrolman Martineson got his eagle
eye on the man Thursday and he
was placed in tho county jail to await
the arrival of the officers from jim
town.
Roswell does not appear to be a
dangerous lunatic but has An idea he
is the owner of considerable land and
that his personal attention is neces-
sary for the proper transaction Of the
business in connection with the run.
ming of the farms. He put in most
of the time be was in Bismarck pick
ing up rsfuse. on the streets and It
was this that attracted the attention
Of the police ohacer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-26
PROF. HIRSCH Resigns
THE gem MANAGEMENT
WILL ENTER BUSINESS VENTURE
WITH HIS BROTHER IN
CHICAGO.
Wells Will Take Charge Of the House
for the Present - Hirsch Has Made
Friends.

This evening will be the last time
Prof. Hirsch will be at the door OF
the Gem theatre to welcome the pa
irons with his everlasting smile, as
he has resigned the management OF
that popular vaudeville house to en-
ter business venture with his broth
er in Chicago.
Prof. Hirsch has been In entire
charge of the Gem for the past year
and while here has made large num-
Der Of friends who will be sorry to
see him leave Bismarck and who are
sure that he will make a success In
whatever larger field his endeavors
in the future may take him. Mr..
Hirsch is not ready to disclose just
what his plans are for the future but
it is stated that it will be along the
line of theatricals.
Mr.. Wells, owner Of the Gem, will
arrive in the city this afternoon to
take charge of the house, and he will
remain in charge, temporarily, at
least.
On account Of the preparations nec-
essary for the staging of the big show
for Sunday, there will be no matinee
at the Gem this afternoon.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-26
BISMARCkER PURCHASES
Thoroughbred STOCK
attended THE SALE OF PERCH.
ERoN STATIONS At e..
LENDALE,

At the recent sale Of Percheron and
Shire stations at Glendale, over $780,
900 worth Of thoroughbred stock was
sold, and among the purchasers is
Mr.. w. NJ. Walsh Of Bismarck. He
purchased Dakota Knight" and "Da-
kota King" paying $500 and $3.50 re-
spectively.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-26

Easter Candies at knappen's.