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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-08

pounds 1Oh ounces OF butter thus
making the highest official record of
butter fat of any Jersey within the reg
lister of. merit in the United States,
The years record for this was 10,S66.s
pounds of milk; the percentage of fat
in the milk. 562.s9 pounds. making a
butter record Of $50 pounds and 3
ounces. Other Jersey cows OF distirc=
ton in this herd are Lolette's Princess
with a record OF 1873 pounds in four
days. and Diplomas Duchess and Cora
r. who have just closed official tests
with wonderful figures.
During the year just passed fifteen
cows have been tested for official rec
ords, all of them making record of
fifteen pounds of butter In seven days,
and before long this herd win undoubt-
eddy have more cows in the advanced
registry.
Output Sold Locally.
The output from DIR. Mills Jersey
farm is all sold locally, most OF IL in
butter. and good creamery butter
brings As cents per pound in the win
ter and very rarely less than IS cents
In the summer His cows produce on
an average of forty eight pounds of
milk and two pounds Of butter. At
present he is milking twenty-five cows.
The cost of feeding this blooded stock
is no greater than the average herd.
DR. Mills ranch consists OF 20 acres,
100 of which Is under cultivation in
corn, oats, alfalfa and clover; oats in
this particular section yield an average
of 100 bushels to the acre and alfalfa
averages six tons to the acre. There
is 30 acres in good pasture land and
the remaining ground is in timber
land.
In summer the herd is fed grass, q
little ground barley and ground oats
and occasionally bran. In the winter
they are fed alfalfa and corn silage
just recently silo IL feet in diameter
and 80 feet high was built. About the
first OF September six acres of regulal
| feed corn was put in this silo; on Nov
| the silo was opened and the ensilagt
was found to be in perfect condition
and from six acres Of corn the cows
| have been fed succulent food all winter
making II possible to keep these cattle
in excellent condition, and to demon
strate the ability of these cows undo
the most favorable conditions.
| The average cost per head to fec
this herd is $50, and the average pc
head of butter is $50 pounds. Ever.
animal grown and bred in the Bite
Root Jersey farm has exceeded in pro
duction that Of their ancestors tina
were shipped into this state from low
or any other state--the offspring al
ways testing better than their par
/ ents.
Dr. Mills has sent his Jerseys to al
parts of Canada and the wester
states of this Union. and they are YER
much sought after. This is said TO
the only organized herd in the stat
breeding pure Jerseys, although a gres
many fine herds OF dairy cattle wi
easily be developed in the valleys ada
cent to Missoula- $50
DIR. Mills best cows were produce
here. but the foundation OF the her
came from J. ]. Richardson at Daver
port, Iowa, although, the majority {
the herd was bred, raised and do
} veloped in Missoula- These Jersey
are tested annually, and the last mir
|. years there has never been a resctic
or never ascase of tuberculosis.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-08

that Howard Elliott president of the
Northern Pacific, has been offered the
presidency tof the Illinois Central, but
when it was submitted to Mr.. Elliott
he said there was nothing to 1t. Mr..
Elliott declared that he had no idea
where the rumor had started, as moth
ing had happened which would even
give foundation for it.
According to another dispatch re-
ceived uast night. President Hanrahan,
of the Illinois Central, denied that he
had any intention of withdrawing
from that road.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-08
ANTLER MAY SECURE IT.
Branch Town Wants Connection of G.
r. p. and Great Northern.

BFNHCH NUWu WATTS SOHHGCTloH OF NJ
r. p. and Great Northern.
Westhope, N. D., March s.-Towns
along the Westhope- Antler branch of
the Great Northern railroad are great
ly interested in a report that the Grand
Trunk Pacific railroad is to build line
from Regina. Sask to Sherwood, this
state, there to connect with the branch
lines of the Great Northern.
A meeting of representatives of the
towns on this line has been called for
wednesday, evening at Antler, where
the matter will be gone over with a
view to taking action that may result
in bringing the Grand Trunk Pacific to
Antler instead. of~Sherwood.
Antler, in Bottineau county, is TWEEN
ty miles east of Sherwood, which Is In
Ward county The, connection of the
Grand Trunk Pacific and the. Great
Northern will be of great importance
to. whatever branch secures 1t.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-08
New Wall Paper

Our 1910 wall papers are
arriving every day. We have
= most complete stock Of wall
paper at all prices. We have
something new In decorative
material we viii be pleased
to show you. N. D. Decorating
Co., 306 Broadway. Phone 6oo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-08
ELLIOTT DENIES 1T.

Says He Has Not Been offered the
Presidency of Illinois Central.
st. Paul, March "a report was
received in St Paul last night stating
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-08
DucK9HuNTER' KILLED.


Marshalltown, L.. March s.-Frank
stelzer, aged IL years. was shot and
instantly killed by Earl Hasaufus this
morning while, the two, with other
companions. were hunting ducks west
OF the city. steIzer was ahead. Hasau-
fus following close behind. A fiock OF
ducks rose. Hasaufus raised his gun "a
shoot, but It went on before ne got n
to his shoulder. The charge entered
between Stelzer'g shoulder blades
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-08

Mime. Melln, chlropodIst and cleo
warts. moles and wens by electric
, needle. los Broadway. opposite Bi1ou
theatre.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-08

Best Showing We've Ever Made
OF silks and dress goods. many ex-
cellent lines now ready. A. L. Moody
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-08

A Forum want Ad win Sell II For You
A Forum Wan., Ae Will Sell 1t For You
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-08

~ ~ -EXeCutIVe7 Jommlttee,
S.. S. Lyon, Thos, E. Dunn, Stewart
Wilson, B. G. Tennesen, j. W. Nc
Hose, w. D. Hodgson, L. G. Daven.
port, H. w. Adams, #. c. Gardner ,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17
DEAD LETTER SALE.

That all men, and women too, for tha
matter, like to take a chance at getting
something for nothing was evidenced
by the immense throng that attended
the annual public sale Of accumulated
packages in the Dead Letter Office al
Washington, December 18th. Hundreds
OF people sought the chance to gamble
in package mail. They jammed the sale
room from the hour the sale began, un.
til it was concluded. All kinds of prop
erty was bought, from stale candy and
hair tonics to breakfast foods and liver
pills. Some jewelry, books and wearing
apparel of more or less value went un-
der the hammer, but the real bargains
were few and far between.
The public sale of Dead Letter stuff
has been conducted each year in WASH
ington for many years and each year the
crowds that attend the sale are larger.
The vigilance of the postoffice depart
ment in suppressing all enterprises that
partake Of the nature of lottery has
led to an agitation in recent years to do
away with the dead letter auctions,
which are as much of gamble as any.
thing ever devised in the lottery line.
But the sales of unclaimed parcels at
public auction are directed by law, and
there is apparently no way in which
they can be abolished except by repeal
ing the statute.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17
Christmas Mail.

Already many Christmas packages
and letters, designed to bring good cheer
into the homes of relatives and friends
of the senders in foreign lands, are
pouring into the dead letter division
and will never reach those to whom ad-
dressed. A spirit of charity and good
will toward humanity is responsible for
this unhappy fact. The laws of various
European nations and their colonies
provide that when Red Cross or other
charitable stamps or seals are used on
mail matter originating in the United
States, the stickers must be affixed to
to the reverse side of the letter or par.
eel. If the seals are placed on the same
side as the address and the postage
stamps, the mail matter will not be for
warded abroad, but will be returned to
the sender, if known, and If not, will be
sent to the dead letter division.
Countries to which this ruling applies
include Great Britain and all her colon
les, Germany, Austria and southern
Rhodesia.
On mail addressed to Portugal, Uru.
quay and Guatemla, the charity stamps
must not be used at all.
No such law, of course, applies to
domestic mails, but postal officials urge
that it is desirable to place the Christ
mas seals on the backs of all parcels OF
letters, to prevent confusion and delay
Those who follow the above direc.
tions need have no fear that the use oi
Red Cross seals will cause any trouble
in the transmission and delivery oftheir
holiday mails. If the reverse sides oi
letters and parcels are plastered with
the seals, Uncle Sans postal officials
will make no objections. and the "white
plague" will have been given q hard
blow.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17

1t is difficult sometimes to induce the
people to take advantage of good thing
offered to them absolutely free. A case
in point is furnished in the matter ot
stocking streams of the Hills with fish.
Many people of the Hills living along
those streams do not avail themselves OF
the opportunity to secure fish for plant
ing, though all required of them is that
they send in their applications to the
United States fish commissioner at
Washington and meet the consignment
of fish at the railway station nearest to
the point where they propose to deposit
them. Nearly everyone is fond of fish.
Many people live 30 far from streams or
ponds that they cannot have them.
Here, in the Hills, however, no one
lives 80 far from a good trout stream
that he may not have some OF this de
licious food at least once in a while If
he so wishes. And yet the streams would
not be adequately stocked were it not
for the attention paid to the matter by
those who seldom have an opportunity
Of casting fly upon them.-Rapid City
Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17
Suggestions for Christmas Mailing.

Mail your packages early. Allow
twice the usual time for delivery. Wrap
them securely. Use heavy paper for the
outer covering and tie them right
put your own address in the upper left.
hand corner.
Every year there are parcels dropped
in the postoffice without any address.
Always take final look to see If they
bear sufficient postage. Don't guess a,
what postage may be required but have
parcels weighed. Otherwise if postage
is short they cannot be sent.
You can send four pounds ofmerchan.
disc to any postoffice in the United
States and Canada for / cent an ounce.
Books-two ounces for l cent. You can
send packages of merchandise weighing
eleven pounds to thirty-nine foreign
countries for IL cents a pound.
Pay letter postage-2 cents an ounce
on small United States parcels.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17

For the year ended June 30th, last
the nations drink bill was greater than
1t had ever been before, and this in
spite of the largely increased "dry" ter
ritory of which our prohibition friends
are wont to boast. The official report
of the internal revenue department
shows that the nation consumed thirty
million gallons more of distilled spirits
than for the preceding year, three mil
lion more barrels of beer, and smoked
an even billion more cigarets than for
the other year. 1t is the statement of
the department that illicit distilling and
other manufacturing of moonshine
whiskey is on the increase, Especially"
it declares, "where there are state wide
prohibition Observation-Disclosures.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17

A comprehensive statute and code
of regulations designed for the preven-
ton of mining accidents of all kinds
have been prepared by the American
Mining Congress, the national head
quarters Of which are now in Denver,
for submission to the legislatures of all
mining states in the Union. This pro-
posed law is the result of investigations
made by the Mining Congress during a
period of five years of the general sub
ject of mine accidents. II has the ap-
proval of the great body Of mining men
in America, and number Of Colorado
mine operators who have been inter.
viewed give 1t their hearty approval
Denver Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17
The Other Side Of the Counter.

Now that holiday shopping is in full
swing, with crowds of people crowding
shops and stores, it is well to keep in
mind that there are two sides to the
counter When you work your way to
the counter and get busy keep in mind
that the saleswoman ON the other side
is working long hours and necessarily
meeting and putting aside many unnec-
essary and vexatious annoyances trying
to give you the best service, meet your
wants and doing her part to make your
shopping successful and satisfactory. 1t
requires infinite patience on the part OF
these tremendously hard-worked peo-
pie at this season of the year in doing
their work on their side of the counter.
Be as patient more patient, on your side
of it, for It is only one transaction with
you against hundreds on the part of
the hard-working clerk.
In these days when every family has
daily paper and when merchants are
30 lavish in advertising the description
of goods innumerable, it is not difficult
to have good outline of what you want
and the special things you want to see
before you enter upon your holi-
day shopping. The shopper who has
nothing fixed in her mind ahead and
who stands before a crowded counter
for half-hour studying what to buy,
not only is annoyed and suffers, but
causes annoyance to all those around.
If you are this kind of shopper, don't
be cross and surly to the clerk whose
patience is strained to the breaking
point through your taking her time from
others in waiting while you are making
up your mind as to what you really want
to purchase.
There is no time in the year when
men and women have greater opportu-
nifty to show their genuine good quail
ties than in the weeks of holiday shop.
ping. Patience, cheerfulness, an ever
present regard for the rights, accommo-
dations and comforts of others, makes
easy what would be otherwise nerve
racking, patience losing work. And,
with it all, remember, when you realize
and appreciate what hard work shop
ping is in sthese busy, crowded days,
how weary at night must be the one be.
hind the counter who meets, answers
and waits upon the hundreds upon your
side until the long, busy day is over
Lincoln (Neb.) Trade Review.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17
The Railroad rie Problem. =.

The railroads of this country, steam
and electric, spent over $50, ZOO, 900 last
year for cross ties. The total number OF
ties was l23, 754 900, an increase of fabout
10 per cent over the number purchased
the previous year, but decrease of $780,
600, 900 from the number bought in 1907,
at cost of 1855, 900.
Nearly SO per cent of the ties bought
last year were for steam railroads. A
notable fact is that in 1909 there were
l6, 437 900 ties purchased for new track,
as against 7, 7,43l, 900 in 1908 and 23, $751;
600 in 1907.
Oak always has been considered the
best wood for ties, and furnished annu-
ally nearly so per cent of the total num-
Der bought. Southern pine ranks Sec
ond as tie wood, over q, 900, 900 made
from it being bought last year.
Over 5000, 600 of last years ties were
of Douglas fir. Western pine and cedar
furnished about 6, 800, 900 each. In the
last two years there has been a marked
increase in the use of gum and beech
ties by Southern railroads.
Every railroad is in a measure COM
PEELED to use the woods local to it for
ties. Those traversing sections in which
oak abounds make every effort to pre-.
vent lines not so situated from "poach-
ing on their preserves"
The easiest way to discourage long dis
tance shipping of ties is by boosting the
freight rates on them.
How to maintain the tie supply is one
of the biggest problems confronting
every railroad In the country, on account
of the steady decrease in our timber re-
sources. All of the big systems today
are trying to grow for themselves part
of their future supply.
The Pennsylvania company was the
first to purchase large tracts of land
along its right of way and plant it to
trees, and today forests in embryo own
ed by railroads are to be found in every
section of this country except the ex-
treme Northeast and Northwest.
Immense sums have been. expended
by the railroads and by individuals in
trying to find a satisfactory substitute
for the wooden tie, but so far nothing
equal to it has been found for general
use.
Under special conditions metal ties
others Of reinforced concrete have beer
found fairly satisfactory. Most Of the
railway managers now believe, how
ever, that the future tie will be of wood
and that 1t must come in great measur,
from trees planted by the railroads.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17
FOB q. 8. SENATOR.

i Following the election there has arisel
some discussion over who is likely {,
succeed Senator Gamble two year
hence. That is sometime away, lonI
enough for great changes in the politi
cal atmosphere. However it is not i'm
proper for friends to bring forward thei
favorites so the people may consider
their merits.
The Times Herald has not consulted
the man whom it would be pleased tc
see honored by being made U. 8. Sena
tor, aud does not know that he would
become q candidate, but we do know
that he Is being considered in the minds
of the people. We believe that Con-
gresham Martin comes nearer repre-
senting the people and the republican
sentiment of South Dakota than any
other man in public life. He is not an
extremist; not radical upon the diff
ferences that have caused a division
within the republican party. Because
of his independent thought and action
as a republican he has brought some
criticism upon himself from few radi-
calls in both factions, but we contend that
he has taken such proper and consist
ent course as to have been a very prom
inent factor in uniting the party in the
recent election, and bringing about the
splendid victory in the state.
1t certainly will be admitted that the
republican party must be united in Or
der to win, and the man who shall sue
ceed In capturing the U. S. Senatorship
two years from now must be one whose
radicalism does not tend to drive furth-
er apart the stalwarts and progressives,
but one whose past course will tend to
cement those two factions-reunitingt the
rank and file of the people representing
those factions, rather than hoping to
bring together the radical leaders. 1t is
probable that the extremists will con-
tend for candidate who most vigorous
ly continues to stand as a stalwart or an
insurgent. But the people, we believe,
are tired of such nonsense and will fol-
low and support the man who believes
In the cardinal principles of the republi-
can party as applied to present condi-
tions-a stalwart, progressive republi-
can. That is not a misnomer for Mr..
Martin, for he is loyal supporter ofthe
true principles Of republicanism, and he
is all that the word progressive" means,
applied to modern politics or
business. He is an advanced thinker,
yet keeps in close communion with the
people and in touch with them IN thought
and action.
Mr.. Martins congressional record up
IN important national questions as well
as affairs concerning our own state has
been such as to commend him for pro
motion; his status as republican is GER
ainly favorable and praiseworthy
which together with his geographical To-
;ation within the state all conspire to
make him the logical candidate for U. |
). Senator when the time comes. 1t
nay be premature to advocate candid |
stes at this time, but there will be thous-
Inds of warm friends and political ad- |
nirers Of Mr.. Martin who will want his |
name listed for the race.-Hot Springs |
Times Herald.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17

Arrangements are being perfected fol
the annual exhibition of the South Da'
kota state corn show, which will be held
in Mitchell, January 1921, for which q
strong corps of lecturers on the corn
subject will be provided. Good prizes
will be awarded to exhibitors from three
sections of the state, the northern, CEN
trail and southern, while the special
prizes will have good value. In con-
nection with the corn show will be held
the first agricultural short course ever
held in the state and which have gain
ed such prominence in Iowa and Mime
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17

In the record time of spending money
at the rate of seven million an hour, the
house of representatives in about three
hours passed the river and harbors bill
making the appropriations amounting
to $2l 1894, S6l for river and harbor work
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1912. No vote was taken, the bill being
by unanimous consent practically with
r,t oopoanf
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17

The movement of gold and silver be-
tween the United States and foreign ma
tions continues small in volume. For
the eleven months of the year gold sx-
ports have been $50, ,OOl, and gold
imports in the same time have been
$2l, ,374,346. The movement of silver in
the year aggregates about one-half the
gold movement.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17
Shipments During N ovember.

From Custer
Mica, 81 barrels, to Lincoln, Neb.
Pine seed, 4O0 pounds to Wyoming.
Lumber, cars to Ardmore.
Railroad ties, II cars to Sheridan, Wyo
Mica, l box (sample) to Denver, Colo.
Pine seed, 548 pounds to Roubaix, 8. d
Lumber, 8 cars to Edgemont.
Cattle, car to South Omaha.
Mica, l box to Lincoln, Neb.
Household goods, to Portland, Ore.
Lumber, ! car to Hot Springs.
Fence posts, car to Bridgeport, Neb.
From Berne-
Railroad ties, 6 cars to Sheridan, Wyo
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17
The Rev. Irl r. Hicks 1911 Almanac.

The Rev. Irl Il. Hicks 19l1 Almanac.
The Rev. Irl R. Hicks Almanac for
l9ll, that guardian Angel in hundred
thousand homes, is now ready. Not
many are now willing to be without it
and the Rev. Irl R. Hicks Magazine,
Word and Works. The two are only
one dollar year. The Almanac is Csc
prepaid. No home or Office should fail
to send for them, to Word and Works
Publishing Co., st. Louis, Mo.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17
Take Care !

Remember that when your kidneys
are affected, your life is In danger. M.
Mayer, Rochester, N. Y, says: "My
trouble started with q sharp shooting
pain over my back which grew worse
daily. I felt sluggish and tired, my
kidney action was irregular and infre-
quent. / started using Foley Kidney
Pills. Each dose seemed to put new
life and strength into me, and now I
am completely cured and feel better
and stronger than for years. A. J.
Jones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-12-17
JUNCTION JINGLEs.
BY sIRI.

Dec. 10, 1910.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fox were in town Tues
day.
Mr.. Poe went home, to Wyoming,
Friday.
Mr.. Roetzel's family have moved into
their new home.
Charles Fox and Harry Barton spent
Sunday at home.
Mr.. Cooling was in town Friday, after
compo board, to finish his house.
Owing to cold, stormy weather, there
was no Sunday school last Sunday.
The neighbors gathered at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. U. J. Fox Saturday and
spent delightful evening.