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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-22
Progressive Farmer and Gazette
Methods Pay.


Messrs. Editors: My little boy
who belongs to the boys corn club Of
this county, claims the Progressive
Farmer and Gazette as his paper, and
subscribes for it in his name.
By the way, l think his acre of
corn gives more practical demonstra-
ton of the ability of men to teach
Especially boys) how to apply meth
DDS that will develop in permanent,
useful knowledge in after life, than
great many others. He has one
acre in corn, half of which he calls
his Progressive Farmer" half-acre,
the other his prize half-acre. One
was cultivated regardless of cost, as
the prize is given to the boy who
raises the most corn per acre. The
Progressive Farmer and Gazette half
acre is cultivated upon methods
purely Progressive Farmer and Ga
zette. The prize half-acre has cost
$50; the Progressive Farmer and Ga
zette half-acre has cost $22. No one
that has seen the acre can distin-
guish any difference.
McNair, Miss. w. D. LIDDELL.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-22

aNi'iC0 lOhhdluluS III the surface
soil for long periods.
Where Surface Drainage Fails.
The foregoing observations point
Enthusiastically to one conclusion. and
that is, that the under-drainage of the
larger part of our soils is a necessity
to the highest soil fertility. Surface
drainage is merely a makeshift, and
is IN any case an evil, which must
under ideal conditions be reduced to
minimum. In most cases it is bet
ter than none, and being cheaper, is
sometimes the only sort of drainage
possible and, therefore, a necessity,
but the best results will never be OBJ
tanned on practically all our lands I'M
til they are tile drained. Our excess
sive rainfall at certain seasons makes
this understanding doubly important
with us, and causes it to be needed
on a much larger proportion of our
lands than where the rainfall does
not exceed 35 inches annually. There
is another reason why tile draining
juuSI Increase, anu CudL is the n0CoS-
sity Of doing away with short rows
and the distractions offered to the
use of larger implements by open and
hillside bitches.
1t may appear impracticable to
suggest the tile drainage of land that
is not worth but $40 to $25 an acre,
to people who are financially poor;
but we are convinced that many acres
which are now scarcely worth the
$40 or SIS at which they are valued.
would be better worth $50 to 500
an acre if tile drained. However.
we do not expect all our lands to be
tile drained in the near future, nor
are we advising it; but we do insist
on the wisdom of working to that
end by starting the work at once and
laying as many tile each year as the
available resources will permit.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-22
$500 More a Year Farming: How to Get II
BY DRAINING THE LAND
All Our Level Land and Much Our Hill Land No.5 ~,
Drainage-The Work Eventually Re nono - e ouer-
Now. ~ 'o"'u DO
BY TAFT Butler.

~LIMATIC conditions, especially
rainfall. exert a powerful influ-
~ ence on soil fertility. We have
frequently pointed out facts relating
to this matter which seem to be gem
orally overlooked. Our long, hot.
moist summers cause a rapid decay
of all organic matter that may be on
mr. In the soil. and the heavy rainfall
and open winters favor the washing
and teaching of plant foods out of all
UNPROTECTED lands. The first step to-
wards maintaining the fertility of
Southern soils is full recognition of
these climatic conditions. Our rain
fall of from so to 60 inches annually
plays a more important part in soil
fertility and land management than
is involved In merely supplying the
necessary moisture TO our crops.
on the other hand. this large rain
fall produces other soil conditions
which necessltate drainage, besides
those connected with an excess of
moisture in the soil Soil that is de-
pletod OF soluble plant foods and
eroded by excessive rains at certain
seasons, requires drainage even
though 1T may be dry enough at
other seasons 10 produce profitable
crops. In other words. an excess of
moisture In the soil at any season,
for any considerable length OF time,
is injurious TO the land. This in-
Jury comes not only from teaching or
Washing. but also from excluding the
air. killing germ life and running the
soil together. all Of which lower the
fertility OF the soil at other seasons
OF the year In fact. lands that re-
main saturated with water Tor any
considerable length of time, suher
most from lack Of moisture In the
surface soil in periods of dry wealth
or.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-22

You are doing more to get the
farmers of the South out of the old
ruts than any other factor that I
know of. D. Newly, Myrtle, Miss
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-22
We Must Both Dispose or and save
the Rainfall.

our problem. then. Is not alone 10
carry of the water so that the lana
will be sufficiently dry during the
crop growing season. but TO also 80
handle and dispose OF the heavy rain
fall at all seasons that II viii do least
injury to the land and be most read
lily available during periods OF drouth'
We have a problem in disposing oil
our heavy rainfall on the rolling
lands scarcely less important than
that OF taking the water on the low
lands. When We have solved these
two problems we shall have solved
the greatest problems in soil manage
ment which confront the Southern
farmer. Extremes of moisture In the
soil are disastrous TO crops, and the
one is more or less dependent on the
other. At least. the excessive mois-
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-22

-, ture which we have
III r.s.i,. iands at certain of the
= ~ w '"'e chlet causes why
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17
KONOP ELECTED.

On the face of the returns in the
Ninth Congressional district, Thomas
konop ofKewaunee has a majority and
the certificate of election will undoubt-
edly be issued to him by the secretary
of state. The canvassing board OF
Marinette county by vote Of to !,
refused to admit the thirty-four alleg-
ed straight Republican votes in the
Second ward which were missed by
the inspectors. This gives Konop a
majority of ) in the entire district.
The sealed ballot from the second
precinct of the town of Amberg was
opened and the missing election re-
turns from that precinct found, so that
the canvassing of the vote as far as
congressman was concerned was com
pleted.
There is no doubt but Kusterman
will demand a recount in the Second
ward of Marinette. The contest will
likely be carried to the house of re-
presentatves which is the jude of the
elections of its own members.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17
OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS

AS will be seen from the tabulated
statement of election returns of Mani
towoc county as reported hy the board
of canvassers, published on this page,
the entire Democratic ticket was elect
ed by majorities ranging from l0i to
lS47. Schmitz carried the county by
1864. w. a. Jacobs, Socialist candi-
date for governor, received 729 votes
in the county. OF this number 3OS
were polled in this city, 245 in Two
Rivers city, IS in Kiel and the balance
in the various towns. The candidate
for governor on the Prohibition ticket
received 81 votes in the county The
three amendments voted on were de-
feated in this county. The amendment
providing for an increase in the salary
of member of the legislature from
$500 to $1,000 was lost by vote of 2232
against and 1900 for; the one for abol-
ishing the state census was voted
down by 1735 to 1890; and the one for
conservation of the water power was
defeated by vote of 1912 to 1897.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17
SIMON'S STORE TO Be REMODELED

Simons' South Eighth street millin
cry store is to be remodeled and enlarg
ed the plans for the work having been
approved The work will be started at
once and will probably take from four
to five weeks to complete.
Plans for the Simons Company in
clude the installation of a new plate
glass front for the store which will
city when completed. The interior
of the store will be completely remodel
ed and changes will be made to pro
vide for the largest floor space to ac
commodate the increasing business OF
the store. An addition Of ten or
twelve feet vii lbe erected to the
present structure and will provide ad-
ditional room. The interior decora-
tons of the store will be a feature of
the improvements as planned and the
company expects to have the most at
tractive millinery emporium in this
section of the state when the store is
again opened for business.
Carpenters will start work within a
few days, as soon as the company has
closed a sale which it inaugrated to
clear the store of its large stock to
make room for the work. The Simons
millinery is one of the oldesS in its
line of huSinpcS in tho pjtV and iS nm
der management of II. A. Simons.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17
COUNTY BOARD IN SESSION.

The Manitowoc county board of sup
eryisors met in annual session Tuesday
afternoon at , o clock =. NJ. The meet
ing was called to order by Chairman
Olaf Lundberg. All members were
present. Reports from the district at
torney, Supt. of schools and training
school board We're read and referred
and an ad diournment was taken until
Wednesday at 10 A. NJ.
The board met Wednesday pursuant
to Adjournment. Reports of the county
Judge, clerk of court and trustees of the
asylum were read and referred to the
appropriate committees. a large
number of claims were read and refer
red. The Brown county board is hold
ing its initial meeting in the new
S22O, 600 court house and extended an
invitation to the board of Manitowoc
county to visit them. The invitation
was accepted andit was decided to visit
the Brown county solons at Green Bay
on Thursday, so the board adjourned
until O'Clock Friday afternoon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17
LIVE STOCK EXPOSITION.

The eleventh anniversary of the In
ternationaI Live Stock Exposition
will he held at the Union Stock Yards
Chicago, on the dates of November 26th
to December Bird and will be wider in
scope larger in entries and greater in
importance than any of its predecessors.
Sevcnty-iiye thousand dollars will
be given away in prizes, which will
be awarded by the most expert and
distinguished Judges in this country
and from abroad.
The Importance Of this show from a
breeding as well as an educational
point of view cannot be measured,
realized or understood except from a
personal visit and systematic study
of its extraordinary proceedings.
Most excellent newspaper accounts
are published, and the breeders and
farmers journals deal with it in a
most comprehensive and masterly
manner: but it must be seen to be
appreciated: it must be studied to be
understood.
1t is the greatest school of instruct.
tion Of its kind that has ever been
presented to breeders, farmers, stock
men and others who are interested in
the live stock industry, and an insti-
tuition of practical information that
teaches in fortnight more than can
be earned in double, treble and quad
ruple the time anywhere else.
The international Live Stock Expo
sition at Chicago is "A stockman's store
of knowledge an encyclopedia of
breeding and feeding information that
is presented in such practical, simple
and easily understood methods, that
the interested intelligent visitor must
ola necessity carry away with him a
fund Of useful and practical informa-
tion that he could not buy for dollars
anywhere else in so short a time.
The lessons learned from watching
the Judging by these masters of live
stock breeding cannot be gained from
books.
The comparison Of the yariou,
champions and other prize winner,
with their less fortunate brethren
shows the breeder and student tn,
weak points and shortcomings o
those which do not reach the required
standard; and 50 these men 20 home
carrying with them an object lessor
that can be acquired nowhere else
and fund Of breeding knowledge that
viii stand by them and be their yer,
best friend
Every one whose calling, who's,
work, and whose interests are cen
tered m the breeding and feeding in
dustry should attend this exposition
for it will pay him over and ove
again, no matter what the apparen
cost may be.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17
MOVE MAY Be MADE
TO BAR BERGER,

A report came from Madison Mon
day that there might be a movement
to prevent Victor l.. Berger from TAX
ing the seat in congress to which he
was elected by the voters of the Fifth
congressional district by a small plur-
ality over Henry f. Cochems, the Re-
publican candidate.
According to the report Mr.. Cochems
might appeal to congress to decide
whether a man who in his writings
and speeches had attacked the govern
ment and the constitution as Mr..
Berger has could he seated in the
national congress where he would be
obliged to take an oath to uphold the
constitution which he had decried.
Mr.. Cochems said that he had no per-
sonal interest in any such contest
against Mr.. Berger as, he understood,
had been suggested. Even if Mr..
Berger was denied seat in congress,
he, Mr.. Cochems, could not person
ally gain anything. Unseating Berger
would not seat him.
SO far as known there is no concert
ed movement to attack Mr.. Berger S
right to a seat in congress, but it was
evident Monday night that the subject
has been informally discussed. The
names Of two we'll known Democrats
of high standing in the state were
mentioned as having urged that the
record of Mr.. Bergers public utter
ances should be carefully compiled
and laid before congress when he seeks
to take his seat
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17
VOLUME LII.
THANKSGIVING DAY.

James 0. Davidson, governor ot
Wisconsin, has issued the following
Thanksgiving Day proclamation:
The labors of the husbandman have
crops of our fields have been garnered,
and we are assured of plenty and peace
for the coming year. The general
health of our people is good. Educa'
tion is making progress as never be
fore. Our homes are more numerous,
our factories larger, our business in
creased over year ago. The brother
hood of man is coming nearer day by
day. Labor and capital are appreciate
ing daily more and more their mutual
rights and obligations.
For these and other blessings, we
should acknowledge the goodness OF
Almighty God and invoke His aid in all
our public and private undertakings.
Therefore, |, j. O. Davidson, COVER
of the state of Wisconsin, in accordance
with the proclamation of the presi-
dent of the United States of America,
and by authority of law, DIES gnate
Thursday, November n, as thanks
giving day, and recommend that the
people meet upon that day in their var
ious places of worship and give praise
and thanksgiving to the Supreme Rul-
er of the universe for the manifesto
tions of His loving kindness toward us.
BY the governor: JAMES Q. DAN-
lDSON.
j. a. Frear,
Secretary Of Stdte.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17
MARRIED..

Miss Sophia Sanderson and Mr.. Ernst
Bierman were married Wednesday
noon at the home of the brides mother
on the plank road in the town of Man
itowoc. The Rev. O. X. ESpeseth,
pastor of St. Paul's Norwegian Luth-
eran church, performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. 5.
Sanderson and is young lady of adj
mirable qualities and has a large circle
of friends. The groom is farmer in
Manitowoc Rapids. After the cere-
mony they left on trip to Chicago,
The PILOT offers the usual congratula-
tions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17
THIRTY-FIVE INITIATED.

A class of 30 were initiated in the
society of the Knights of Columbus at
Watertown last Sunday The degree
was conferred by +. l., Kelley and staff
of this city, and it is unnecessary to
say that the work was well done. The
Manitowoc team is now in big demand
everywhere for comforting the third
degree. The following are the mem
bers who compose the team and who
were at Watertown Sunday: L. l..
Kelley, Aubrey Egan, j. T.. Cary,
Clement Murphy, II. f. Kelley, p. A.
Miller, l.. w. Ledvina, Frank Hough-
ton and VIM Niquette.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17
DIETz SIDE IN THE AFFAIR.

In last weeks issue we published the
lumbermen's side in the Dietz affair.
Below is given the Detz side as told
by William Dietz, brother of John, in
Milwaukee few weeks ago;
According to William Dietz, John
bought the little farm on the Thorn
apple from the widow of Hugh l.. Cam
eron, supposing be had purchased five
forties of land. He found later that
one forty had been bought by the
Chippewa Lumber and Boom Co., a
Weyerhauser corporation on a tax
deed. The lumber company held that
the Cameron Dam was on its forty of
land. a surveyor later informed Dietz
that the dam was on his land and that
the lumber company's land did not
APPROACH the dam. John DietZ, accord
ing to his brother, then ran his own
line with the same findings. He
then posted no trespass notice on the
dam. The lumber company then sent
its surveyor. This man ran his lines
and informed John Dietz before leav-
that his findings gave Dietz ten feet
more land than his own survey had
given him and that he was clearly the
possessor of the dam.
"Then the controversy over the use
Of the dam for getting out logs began.
Injuctional orders were secured, but
there was no service of them. Accord
ing to William Dietz, the company
transferred its holdings to a Minnea-
sofa corporation in order to get the
matter into federal court. one de-
putty, disguised as crippled lumber
cruiser, gave Masonic distress signal
and was given relief by Dietz. When
he suddenly dropped his crutches and
rushed to Detz telling him to witness
the signature of the Judge on a war
rant Dietz, enraged at the deception,
kicked the man from the place.
Noticing the queer actions of one of
the cows, Deitz sent little Helen to in
vestigate. She reported eight conceal
ed deputies bearing Winchesters. John
Dietz and Clarence went to order them
from the place. Several ran, but Rogich,
concealed, shot Clarence through the
upper part of the head. He now has
but partial sight in one eye. When
Clarence fell the father turned his
automatic Leuger on the log where
Rogich lay, sweeping it with lead from
end to end. Three bullets took effect,
one entering the hip and running down
the back of the leg to the heel. John
Heft was slightly wounded in the same
conflict, when he turned at the river
and fired, getting return bullet from
the pioneer defender. Rogich was
carried away in blanket by his frigh-
tened companions. a thunderstorm
came up, however, and the fleeing
posse thought Dietz was on the trail.
Rogich was left and for two days he
wandered alone in the woods. War
rants growing out of this affair have
been served since the recent capture.
According to the brothers. story a
United States deputy marshal, in an
other attempt to serve an injunctionai
order, threw the paper down at the
Dietz door with the mail, remarking,
there's paper for you in there. 1t
don't amount to a damn" Dietz main
tanned that there never had been a
warrant served on his brother in pro-
per fashion and the statement is adj
mitted as true in Winter"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17

One Of the things to be thankful for
in the provisions Of nature is that the
moons orbit is such that in winter and
fall the full moon comes well up in the
northern ATTITUDES and SO when the sun
measurably abandons us the moon
comes to cheer. The moonlightnights
this month are particularly fine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17

'Do ! have to exchange wedding
presents in the department from
which they were purchascdY'
mot at all" said the hoorwalker.
"Thank you" said the bride Il
want to trade china vase for fry
ing pan" ."-Pittsburg Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17

SNoW.-A small fall of snow, the
first of the season, covered the ground
on Sunday morning, and almost imme-
diately disappeared again. We were
threatened again OF Monday with an
other visit, but it was indefinitely post
DOnpd
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17
EDUCATIONAL.
BY G. w. MEISNEST
City Of Two Rivers pot included

k1ltN oi No MYERS Aot ln"luueu
Number of school districts in the
county ll2; school buildings 1l6; de-
partments 1873; teachers needed 2O9;
children of school age 1888; children
between and l4,6,Si5.
Number of pupils who have attended
public school twenty-four weeks or
more Gn cities y weeks or more)
4,i23; pupils who have attended
parochial school the required length
of time l,297; pupils who have not
complied with the law 90.
ENROLMENT.
Total enrolment of all the schools
of the county 7,7l6. Number of schools
with an enrolment of II to Is pupils
,; Is to POO. Number of schools with
an enrolment of over 20 and less than
60, I34 over 60, fl.
RECEIPTS.
Money on hand, June 80, 1909 s 2S, ,93S. II
District tax levied 95,242.2l
Taxes levied by county board of super
visors 3l,3l9.S0
From state school fund income 81, ,554 l3
From all other sources 4O,61L29
Total S227, 7,672. 20
EXPENDITURES.
Building and repairing s 3,293.36
Apparatus 2,4l9.O4
Service of male teachers 32l99.Oo
Service offemale teachers 79,l69. II
Old Indebtedness l5,5l796
School furniture S32. 80
Service of district clerks, etc. 2,296. 30
For all other purposes 32,l0i.74
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17
TEACHERS, MEETING.

The following is the program for a
teachers meeting to be held at Cato
Corners, on Saturday, December 9th,
1885:
How constitution should be taught
J. Carrigan
Geography in the Middle Form
Cough Morrssey
Object Teaching Cora Lawrence
AFTERNOON SESSION.
How Colonial History should be taught
Fred Meisnest
Spelling in the Middle Form
A. G. Kennedy
Arithmetic in the Primary Form
j. +. Sullivan
General Exercise &. +. Whelan.
Secretary.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17

L. o. G. THE following are the
officers elect of the Lodge of Good Tenn
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17

SINGLE TRADE.-It seems as if the
shingle trade of Manitowoc would new
er die out. On-Saturday last, we learn
from one of our prominent buyers, at
least 400, 600 were brought into town
and disposed of to our merchants. At
s.. p per 1000, we have 5000 rs the re-
suit of one days shingle business in our
village, all of which went into the
pockets of our farmers This trade, in
connection with the grain business,
makes Manitowoc one Of the liveliest
markets in the state.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-17

DIED.-On the 18th of November,
1860, after a short illness, the Milwau-
kee Enquirer, better known as the
Little Pap Sucker, aged about four
months. 1t was the organ of the
Breckenridge spIit-tail party-to every
tune of which the Manitowoc Herald
acted as dancing monkey.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
VIII Walker now weighs POO lbs.
He claims it is mostly all brain.
All the indications thus far point to
an open winter. 1t is far preferable to
the wretched winters with roads cover
ed with mountain drifts which we had
for the last few years.
Tom Windiate is willing to be inter-
viewed by Milwaukee newspaper re-
porters but objects decidedly to being
called a typical Yankee. Tom isn't a
bad representation Of any nationality.
Rev Webster of Sheboygan must be
very active in roofing out the Devil at
that place Judging from the amount Of
attention his work receives at the
hands of the local press there. old
Satan is in bad shape in that locality.
John Dunbar, teacher for some