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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1910-11-04

ly 10000 shoots, and necessarily
increased it's productiveness in an
amazing manner.
Mrs. Gentry dug out a conical
pit of the requisite measurement
in a corner Of her garden. There
was only half Of an inch of soil
between the grain of wheat which
she placed in the bottom of the
pit and the subsoil of gravel. The
top of the pit was about one yard
across.
This was done some time in
March, 1909, and the grain was
just covered with earth. The
next time, about three weeks
later, the grain appeared there
were half a dozen shoots. From
then till harvest-tide the sprout-
ing grain was covered over and
over again, until the pit was
levelled up and a grass of wheat
clothed the whole of the yard
wide circle.
During the ensuing winter this
miniature crop of wheat, all
spring from one grain, remained
in the normal state of quiescene,
and last spring it began to 20
ahead again, growing finely all
through the summer until a week
or two ago, when the bulk of it
was obviously ripe for cutting.
Mrs. Gentry gathered it. The
crop then covered a n area of
about six square feet.
Eighty-fve stalks f wheat
were the outcome Of the expert
ment. Twenty ears were of very
large size and the grain of good
quality. fifty were Of medium
size and a little below the average
in quality, while. the remaining
fifteen were still green and un-
ripened. An average ear con-
tanned forty-four grains, and,
therefore, allowing an average
Of only forty grains for each ear
of the seventy ripe ears the grains
produced by the single original
grain are at least $500. The
seventy ears weigh about four
ounces. -: ..'..,' r: -
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1910-11-04
70 EARS OF WHEAT
FROM ONE GRAIN
Wheat Marvel Grown in Gar
den in England.--.One Grain
Made to Cover Six
Square Feet

The following article which ap-
peared in a recent issue of the
London Daily Mail, may interest
the readers of. The Tribune
Seventy ears of wheat contain
ing in all nearly 5000 grains is
the astonishing harvest from one
grain which has just been gather
ed by Mrs. Gentry, who lives at
South Hornchurch, Essex, and
has been following out the Rus
sian wheat-planting experiment
which was described n this
journal a little more than two
years ago. $3.50
twill be remembered that Gen.
eral Levitsky, the author of the
experiment sowed a single grain
of wheat in a conical pit about 18
inches deep. AS the grain began
to sprout above the surface OF
the thin layer Of soil placed over
it in the bottom of the pit it was
earthed over. Tie next time it
appeared, there W ere several
shoots, and the whole was cover
ed again. Thence, till the pit
was filled up, the earthing-over
process was repeated every time
the grain appeared, the. shoots
having meanwhile multiplied till
they filled the whole breath OF
the top of the hole. One grain
Of wheat treated in this way by
General Levitsky produced near
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
SATURDAY WILL Be
Big DAY IN BISMARCK
COMMERCIAL CLUB PLANS TC
MAKE MARKET DAY BEST
OF SEASON
Special Sales have been Arranged at
all of the Stores and Many Forms
of Entertainment Provided.

Saturday, July 9, has been set aside
by the merchants and business men
of Bismarck as the third market day
of the season. The market day COM
mittee of the Commercial club is put
ting forth every effort to make this
the best market day of the season,
and judging by the program of sales
and entertainments that is presented
they have done their part well.
The Bismarck band will play on the
streets during the noon hour and will
give a concert on the market grounds
at 1870 in the afternoon.
The clerk of the grounds will give
tickets to all the visiting farmers
which will entitle them to absolutely
free admission to the Saturday after
noon matinee at the Gem theatre.
Several small prizes have been Of
fered for various exhibits excelling all
others.
$3.50 will be paid for the best half
bushel of potatoes exhibited.
$3.50 will be paid for the best bun
die of wheat exhibited.
$3.50 will be paid for the best corn
exhibited
$3.50 will be paid for the best bun
die of oats exhibited.
All the stores have arranged special
sales for the occasion and many bar
gains will be found that will prove
advantageous to the visiting farmers
and purchasers.
1t will pay the residents of the sur
rounding country to attend the sales
and entertainments. They will have
a good time during the afternoon and
will profit materially by the advan-
tages in prices.
The market grounds and sheds are
located at the corner of Fifth street
and Broadway.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
THE SENATORIAL PRIMARY
Grand Forks Herald:

Within the past few days people
have been discussing the possibility
of another senatorial contest IN the
fall It is suggested that while Sena'
tor McCumber has a plurality OF the
votes cast he may possibly not nave
the forty per cent required by the law
some have wondered that the two
ertra candidates for the long term
Hannifin and Midtbo, might not nave
secured enough votes to deprive NC
Cnmber of his required percentage
In that case the names OF McCumoei
and Marshall, the two highest canoi,
dates. would be placed on the raj,
election ballot, and the voters woulo
tackle the proposition again IN tne
fall. There is little or no prospect OF
this. In all probability the total vote
cast for the long term will run 1ust
a little over $4,000. If it we're exactly
20 600. Mr.. McCumber, to be nominal.
cd would need 10000. He has more
than that many on the returns now
in. IN. There is every reason to believe
that he il nominated without recourse
to the fall election. The second. vote
N senator il an absurdity, anyway
md should never have been incorpor-
ted in the law. That provision, "a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
R. R. Commission
Meeting At AN END

The final session of the meeting OF
North Dakota state railroad commits
sion was held this morning in the
court room at the Cass county court
house.
A complaint was registered from
the citizens of Overly on the rate on
table water from Glenwood Springs
and other points outside the state.
The protest states that table water
from outside the state is rated as
third class, while elders and charged
waters are listed in the fourth class.
The people of Overly complain as
being Disseminated against, and ap'
peal to the commission to look care
fully into the matter.
Loading Platforms Wanted
Several items recently filed with
the commission were taken under
discussion, and a petition signed by
seventy-five residents of the village OF
Underwood, was presented by &. E.
Paul of that place, who appeared in
person before the board.
Underwood, in Mclean county, de-
sires the 500 railroad to erect load
ing platform at that place as the
amount of incoming and outgoing
freight tonnage warrants the build
ing of a grain platform. resolution
was adopted by the commission de-
claring a platform necessary and or
dering the immediate erection of the
same.
A similar petition was read from
the village of Templeton, located on
the Northern Pacific, in Emnons coun-
ty, but the matter is still pending,
awaiting an investigation to deter
mine whether or not the amount OF
business done at that village warrants
the construction of a loading plat
form. Templeton has also petitioned
for station and agent, the granting
of which is likewise debatable mat
ter. According to the statutes govern
ing the establishment of stations, the
incoming freight business must
amount to $4,000 and the outgoing to
$4,000 per annum. 1t is not believed
that Templeton does that amount of
business in year, and an investiga-
ton will follow.
At Palermo grain loading plat
form is needed for the purpose of load
ing grain directly from wagons into
the cars for shipment, and a petition
was presented this morning to the
commission for the establishment of
such platform.
A complaint was read from the
business men of Churchs Ferry, locat-
ed on the Great Northern, which stat
ed that the railroad grading at that
place was blocking the drainage sys-
tenn of the village, and that the road
officials had declined to take any &C.
ton toward improvements when their
attention was called to the matter.
The commission directed a communi-
cation to the Great Northern officials
calling their attention to the difficulty
and requesting that the grading be
Immediately remedied.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
Am1use6
GRAND

There was large audience in at
tendance at the Grand last night and
an excellent show is reported.
Dolliver & Rodgers, in singing,
dancing and character change, have
visited Bismarck before, but this
time they are better than ever. These
two clever young ladies have made a
great reputation in the vaudeville
world, and are now Oh their way to
Spokane, WASH, where they open on
the famous Pantages circuit we
wish them the great success That
their work has earned for them.
Clever Conkey, club manipulation
and monologist, does very clever
act. He is a star with the clubs and
his :nonologue is brimful of excellent
comedy.
Miss Olivette Cornwell, the new
singer Of the pictorial melodies, was
very heartily received last night.
She has a very sweet soprano voice,
which she handles in most artistic
manner.
The picture program is a cracker
| jack, and all in all, this is one OF the
best shows Of the season.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
leipzig man
Receives fine
CONVICTED OF SENDING Oh
SCENE POSTAL THROUGH
MAIL
Taken to Glen UIIin, Where the
Amount Of the Fine will be Raised
and Prisoner Set Free.

Deputy United States Marshal j.
Lamont of Fargo was an arrival IN
Bismarck Thursday night, having In
custody Max Scherch, who was con
victed of sending an obscene postcard
through the United States mails.
Scherch was arrested short time
ago by Deputy Marshal Mckay and
brought to this city, where he was
given a preliminary hearing before
Judge Mckenzie. He was bound over
to the next term of court. He was
taken to Fargo and was tried by
Judge Amidon. He pleaded guilty
and was let off with fine. He prom
Used that If he we're allowed to 60 to
Glen Ullin he would be able to raise
the amount of the fine. Accordingly
Deputy Lamont is on his way with
the prisoner, and if he succeeds in
producing the amount he will be re-
leased from custody.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
GOOD FARMING

We think the DaHkeIS VIII dAo III
terested in the future growth and
prosperity of the western part OF
North Dakota, the business men,
whose prosperity is inseparably link
ed with that of the farmers, the agrl'
cultural college staff. whose knowl-
edge should enable them to carry the
message of plenty and prosperity to
the farmers, and the press, which is
always potent factor in develop
ment, should unite in preaching the
doctrine of corn, cattle and hogs.
Small grain farming, in whatever
section it is exclusively practised, IS
uncertain. In some years there are
abnormal profits. In other years
there are short crops. The customs
and practices which go with small
grain farming are not productive OF
good farmers. Fields get dirty. There
is little rotation of crops. Soil IS
plowed to little depth or not ploWed
at all. Grain is seeded in on stubble.
Everything is to a large extent trust
ed to chance.
The raising of corn means we'll cul-
tiyated soil. The earth is thoroughly
pulverized and broken. The fields are
in better shape for the crop next year,
and proper rotation may be practlsed
with every chance for success instead
of a large chance for crop failure.
Hogs are not difficult to raise. They
are prolific of offspring. The price OIL
them will not greatly decrease in the
future. Armour. the big packer, pre-
diets So to SO as about the norman
nrice for hogs. And we may see $40
hogs again in the not distance future
Farmers this year have disposed or
hogs that brought 1885 to $50. There
is money in that.
The big cattle ranges are gone. Inc
raising of feed and the stocking OF
farms with good cattle means steady
and sure profit. Beef will be high DC
cause the area for it's production Is
limited.
We think it a mistake for the press
and those who should be the teachers
of farming to lay too much stress
upon the quick profits of small grain
farming. The farmer and the ne"
settler should learn the lesson tha'
the old settler has learned-that the
way to prosperity is slow and steady
with plenty of hard work. and need:
an intelligent understanding OF aver
age conditions. We need to urge the
production of more dairy cattle, more
poultry and eggs, more butter bee
and the like.
We need to take this country, no
at it's best or at it's worst, but at III
average. So taken and treated tn
North Dakota farmer OF the western
part of the state has steady income
a valuable farm, and future OF coh'
fort and competence.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
ASSISTANT SURGEON
APPOINTED IN GUARD
MILITARY CODE ENTITIES STATI
TO ANOTHER
OFFICER
Dr.. A. W. Mcdonald Of Valley City
Appointed Captain and Assistant
Surgeon of First Infantry.

According to the military code OF
the state, the National Guard is en-
titled to another assistant surgeon
with the rank of captain. According
ly, the adjutant general has issued
the following order, dated back to
April IS, 1910:
General Orders No. 8
DR.. A. w. Mcdonald of Valley City,
N. D., is hereby appointed captain
and assistant surgeon of the First In
fantry, North Dakota National Guard,
as called for by the new field service
regulations and pertaining to this or
ganizatio1, with rank from April Is,
1910.
By order of Governor John Burke.
AMASA p. PEAkE,
Adjutant General.
Official:
r. r. STEEDMAN,
Major U. S. A., retired,
Military Secretary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
CROWN ELL.
: :. :: :: :. :. :. :. :. :: :: :: ::

One of the greatest social successes
of the season of this neighborhood
was the great dance given Monday
by Messrs. Lester and Bert Bliss.
The dance was the finishing touch
to the big picnic at McColaughs
grove, which proved to be a nice
quiet affair and was enjoyed by ALL
The picnicers were invited to the
dance in the evening.
At $3.50 the music began, as also
did the frolic for both young and old
Everybody danced.
Promptly at one o'clock everyone
was served with an excellent three
course lunch prepared by Mrs. Geo.
Whittet and Mrs. Joe Varley. After
supper everyone returned to the hall
and danced out the last remembrance
of July 4th, 1910. and in the wee sma'
hours returned to their homes with
proof positive that the Bliss boys are
capital entertainers.
Mrs. Fay Ward Smith is here
from Spokane, visiting her parents,
Mr., and Mrs. George Ward, Sr. She
will remain till cooler weather in the
big city.
Mrs. William Moore and nephew.
Vernon Straw, of Cillander, Iowa, are
visiting at the home of their daugh'
ter, Mrs. Fulton Nelson.
Earl Marley was quite seriously
hurt Monday night at the dance by
falling out of the hall window. Lat
est reports are that he is recovering
nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mounts children are
through with the measles and have
started school again, as also the oth'
err scholars who were either sick or
afraid of measles.
Nlr. Earl NlAOIl lS 1IuPlOFih6 DIV"
" from his recent sick spell.
Hubert and Albert Ward are meet
ing with the greatest success at
Miles City, Montana, but will move
further west before returning to the
home city.
Our new mail carriers, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Watkins, are proving a
great improvements. Mr.. Otto Lehr
man, ex-mail carrier, has gone tc
the south part of the state to JOIN
his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert Bliss, who
are touring the east, are expected
home the latter part of this month
They report having an excellent time
but oh, so warm and dry.
Hurrah for the water melon cham
pion. Nit.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
Correspondence
M'kENzIE
@ o o o @ @ @ O o o o o @ I" o

We are still suffering from want Of
rain, being we haven't had any.
Mrs. L. E. Heaton had the misfor-
tune to get an ankle sprained last
week. She, with her daughter Edna,
were driving in from the farm when
the team became frightened and start
ed to run. Mrs. Heaton jumped out
OF the buggy and in so doing sprained
her ankle. At present she is getting
around with a crutch.
Mckenzie will play ball at Driscoll
next Sunday.
w. H. McMaster is here putting in
his printing press this week. He will
edit the Mckenzie Gazette.
C. NJ. Snyder started on the new
mail route July 2.
Two men in an auto had quite {
mishap one day this week. They were
about two miles from town when the
auto turned completely over, render.
ing one man unconscious, and pinning
the other down, so that it was neces.
sary for him to lie there until the un'
conscious companion revived.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
FARM papers ARE
BOOSTING FOR FAIR

The North Dakota Farmer, Prof. E..
F. Ladd's agricultural paper has the
following boost for the state fair:
The North Dakota state fair is to
be held at Fargo on the fair grounds
July $3.50. 1t is to be hoped that as
many farmers as possible interested
in advanced agriculture in the state
will make it point to be present
at this fair. The opportunities for
gathering information of educational
character, which should be helpful to
all the farmers of the state, are great
and should not be neglected by those
who would keep abreast of the best
that there is in agriculture.
Every farmer who has exceptionally
good farm products, grains, vegeta-
bles. ETC., should make it point to
have them exhibited; and the best
animals of the state should be ex-
hibited. There are fine buildings and
good equipment on the grounds for
caring for all. 1t is the only meeting
of the year that should draw the
farmers together, when their i1dlu-
ence should be made felt in the
growth and development of the state
so as to keep out all fake shows and
influences which are demoralizing
rather than upbuilding for the fair.
The dairy industry of the state is
but just beginning to develop, and
every effort should be made to make
this strong feature of the fair. Fol-
encouragement in this direction, in
addition to the prizes that are given
by the state, a solid silver cup has
been offered by the Minneapolis Trib'
une for the highest scoring creamery
butter to be shown at the exhibit.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
Prominent JAPANESE
IS VISITING U. S,

Victoria, B. c., July 7.-Amoag the
passengers on the Kamakura Maru,
which arrived from the Orient yes
terday, was Ketara Mochizuki, a for
member of the Japanese diet and
president of the Liberal News Agency
of Toxic. He is on special EMISSION
to make investigations in Europe and
the States for the financial depart
ment of Japan and the imperial rail-
ways and monopoly bureau. He Is
accompanied by Mrs. Moohizuki, who
was educated in Toronto, and who has
been commissioned to investigate edu-
cational work of women in the United
States and Europe. r.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
Jamestown ALERT HAS
some JUDGE FIGURES

jamestown Alert: Judge ELLSWORTH
has returns from fourteen counties
of the state on the judicial election.
The returns on this election are slow
to be made known, as the interest IN
the counting of the votes seemed to
center on the senatorial and congress-
ional candidates and the state officers.
The returns indicate that Judge Ellis
worth will be fourth on the ticket,
and possibly third. There were ten
candidates, and several Of them show
wide variations of the vote. Some
candidates run we'll in certain coun'
ties and not in others. The fourteen
counties from which Judge Ellsworth
has reports are Burleigh, Barnes,
Benson, Cass, Griggs, Logan, Morton,
Montreal, Ransom, Stutsman, Trail,
Ward, Mckenzie and Billings. The
canvas of the votes occurs July 7,
after which full and complete
knowledge of the wishes OF the vot'
ers will be known.
The following figures from thirty
one counties out of forty-five In the
state are given:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
Value Of Ambidexterity.

is necessary in several professions and
occupations. Surgery and piano play
Ing may be given as examples. Many
military authorities are strongly in
favor Of teaching soldiers to be ambi-
dextrous in the use OF the pistol, lance
and sword
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
Here's the Meanest.

We nominate the Philadelphia man
Who robbed his mothers bed for
money with which to buy booze, Is the
meanest, onriest. most non-deservtng
Of sympathy cuss In these glorious
States Of United
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08

Their than one for the direct vote at
large between candidates of the
various parties was placed in the law
through the insistence OF those who
claimed to see in the latter something
disastrous to party organization. AS
a matter of fact, the present provi-
sion, when it is employed, ia ten fold
more disastrous to organization sentl-
ment than the other would be. Into a
contest between the parties, while 1t
is in full swing, it injects a contest
within the party itself Nothing much
more disastrous to party organization
could we'll have been devised.
Now If the Herald will admit what
it probably believes in it's heart to
be true, that the whole primary sena-
torial vote-especially at the time Of
the choice of candidates for state Of
feels wholly confusing, disturbing
and disorganizing, it will be case OF
that open confession that is so often
good for the soul. 4
South Dakota people are like North
Dakota people--full of confidence IN
the state and not to be discouraged
by an "off year" in crops. The Aber-
deem News says:
A remarkable feature of the year
is the fact that nobody in South Da-
kota is worrying very much over the
crop situation, even though it is now
admitted that shortage is newt
able. There is reason South
Dakotans have faith in their state.
They have proven it, and it has never
been found wanting They know that
partial failure is so rare, and big
crops are so usual, that one dry sum-
mer does not spell failure, or any
thing near it. Most farmers have
comfortable balance in the banks.
They can get through the dry season
with but slight discomfort and no
suffering. That they are not disposed
to worry over the situation is shown
by the fact that the attendance at
Ringlings' circus at Aberdeen on
July was the largest in years, ac'
cordi1g to the circus mems own flg'
ures. And people do not attend cir
cuses when they fear really hard
times. Instead, they hoard their
money for possible necessities.
The Fargo News says doc" Pur-
cell was injected into the United
States senate by appointment In
jected" is good.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08

Unfortunate Predicament.
could you give starving woman
work." Yes; need girl to scrub"
.Too bad: this girls a parlor maid
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08

.nv.te It.
If you want opportunity to knock
at your door tomorrow you've got to
make bid for it today
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08

The Fargo News says doc" Pur-
cell was injected into the United
States senate by appointment I'm
jected" is good.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-08
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Entered as second class matter.
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Every Morning, except Monday, and Weekly