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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15

die was broken off. At the sale a
fine reaper and mower were sold. The
reaper was in a ieaky shed but the
mower stood in a corner of an alfalfa
field: The reaper brought $14 and
the mower nine dollars. Both were
new two years ago. ! bought a likely
looking Jersey heifer but when I got
her home discovered that she was
lousy. The owner of this farm told me
he was going to o to Canada where
he could get some cheap land for his
boys. There's nothin' in farmin' in
the states any more" he said. Lands
too high. figger l can buy $50 acres
up in Canada for what my 120 will
bring here"
Perhaps he was right, but it seemed
to me that if he had farmed his 12O
acres right up to the handle in every
way he would have been better off
than after selling out, paying the ex-
pense of moving and equipping his
new big farm in the northwest. The
farm showed every evidence of neg
lect of small things. It was untidy,
unthrifty in appearance and showed
the lack of system. With such a farm
er the bigger the farm the greater
the waste. That ten-mile trip was
a great object lesson to me and to
my. boys. who Went along, as well.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15
POOR METHOD
OF FARMING
Agricultural Implements Exposed
TO Inclerneney of Weather and
3 Used By Poultry for
Roasting Places.
(By S. NJ.


IN March I drove ten miles to a big
sale in another part of the county
and on the way l counted five mowers,
one new reaper. n six plows stand
lng in the fields or alongside barns
without shelter. In one barnyard
which confined about twenty Holstein
cows a good reaper stood at n side
of the barn. Part of it was under the
caves from which had dripped rain
and snow and formed an ice ridge six
inches thick. A big Plymouth Rock
rooster stood proudly on one of the
blades Of the machine and there vas
evidence that this was the favorite
roosting place Of the flock.
r In one field a breaking plow had
been left standing at the end of a
furrow in a corner of the field and
he snow covered the beam. One han
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15

Pollock will roast you" the magnate went
on, "Of course he can't do it by name, but he
will do you up. You must block this franchise. l
insist on 1t. as your friend"
Well Mr.. Dale, Colonel Legarde is my friend
too" continued the cardinal.
The extension will parallel my road. You
must stop 1t" snapped Dale. irritated by the men,
ton OF his enemys name. He cared nothing
about the extension itself, but that Colonel Le-
garde wanted 1t was enough to make him fight
the franchise. OBrien knew this as the real rea-
son and went on deliberately.
at will be a hard thing to do. Colonel lie.
garde Is popular" p ass
This second mention of Legarde was too much
for the temper of the railroad king. He blew up.
DUN Legarde!" he shouted. "You block that
franchise or you won't be president of the Plan
ct company long"
idea you were SO dead set against this thing"
We'll. 1 am. And l don't want to have to tell
you about 1t again atr50t *
You won't have to-" the cardinal assured him,
and departed. we'll satisfied with the fact that
he had made Dale too mad to see that no prom
ise had been given to block the obnoxious fran
chise.
Joe Dale went back to New York convinced
that he had shown the man with the red neck
tie it was not safe for Joe Dale's men to fool
with the Dale buzz saw. Apparently he had, for
when the franchise came before the council it
was chewed over. chewed up. delayed, tabled, ta-
ken up again. juggled with, side tracked and
everything but killed outright. Public interest In
IT Jagged. Pollock of the Planet. his fears soothed
by the parliamentary acrobatics which he thought
were only O'Brien's method of Saving face took
himself and his loaded editorial pen to New York
on business.
This was the cardinals time, and he acted
quickly. At the next meeting of the city council
the franchise was rushed through. But this was
not all. In the absence Of Pollock the president
of the Planet company assumed authority, and
the morning after, out came the Planet with news
descriptions of the Interstate extension, scare
head, first page, and double-leaded Endorsement of
the councils action, the need of Lacedaemon for
the proposed road and the many benefits it would
bring to the city, on the editorial page. The peo-
pie read and marveled. Some laughed and 9TH
ers of the knowing ones looked scared. Dale's
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15
A Practical Dipping Tank,

The time to rid flocks of sheen and
nerds OF swine of ticks and lice is
Cnrlng the warm months and then
there Will be none to bother with in
the winter time and to annoy animals
SO that only half or no profits can be
had from them. OF course while e
docks and herds are cleaned up. the
buildings must also be properly reno
waited and cleaned up, or there may be
a general reinfesting from them, says
wisconsin Agriculturfst. Every hog
and sheep farm should have a dipping
plant as a part of its regular equip
ment, for ever carefully kept herds
and focks are liable to become infest-
ed with vermin such as lice and ticks.
A convenient, inexpensive and
durable dipping plant may be con-
structed on the plan of the one repre-
sented IN the accompany illustration.
The sheep or hogs are driven in at a
receiving chute, plunged into a tan
containing a disinfectant solution.
made to swim to the other end. where
they can climb out over another chute
a | return to the pens or into pad
decks. The general construction of
the chutes does not need much ex-
PLANTATION. That is quite clear from the
plan of the illustration. Good cedar
posts set firmly into the ground three
feet apart, with the exception of those
at the ends of the tank, which sho
be no farther apart than the top wiz
of the tank, answer the purpose of sup
ports. Pieces of 2x4-inch studding are
nailed to each pair at proper height to
give the incline to the floors. Planks
are used for the flooring and inch
boards for the sides. The incline of
the receiving chute t. the right of the
illustration has cleats nailed across it's
floor to aid the animals in making the
climb; the decline has no cleats and
Is covered with a sheet of galvanized
zinc to prevent the animals resisting
being plunged into the tank. The
cleats of the former are nailed straight
across. A gate Is attached at the en-
trance to the chute SO that a number
OF animals may be inclosed at a time
while the dippers are working at the
tank. The distance between the posts
of the receiving chute on the sides is
four feet. and the height of the incline
is one foot and a half.
The incline Of the chute through
which the animals leave the tank is
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15
4&8b1
TELLS OF CUSTER MASSACRE
Indians Acknowledge Bravery Of Gen.
eral, But Butchered Up Ms
Brother Horribly.

Passing the evening of his eventful
life in peace and comfort at his
orchard home In Klickitat county.
Wash, southwest of Spokane, is Ben
jamin Gallentine, frontiersman and
Indian fighter with the United States
regulars in Dakota, Montana and Wyo-
ming from 1870 to 1876. He enlisted at
Wheeling, Va, in 1870, and with a
company of recruits was sent to Camp
Hancock, then located at Bismarck, N.
d., being afterward shifted to Fort
Lincoln, where General Custer was in
command of the Seventh cavalry.
Gallentine was on the battlefield the
day after the Custer massacre on June
25. 1876. and his is his version of the
affair:
When the Sioux broke over the
limits OF their reservation and were
committing ravages in Wyoming and
Montana. the government sent out q
force of regulars from st. Paul under
Generals Terry md Crook. There were
Is companies of infantry In h COM
pany. ! was placed with the Seven
teenth infantry.
The Seventh cavalry and companies
of infantry left Fort Lincoln IN June.
1875. with General Terry in command,
Tor the Little Big Horn country, where
several thousand Indians, led by Sit
ting Bull, were on the warpath, and
crowded back against the Big Horn
mountains and river.
I'VE crossed the Yellowstone river
on a steamboat at a point where tho
Northern Pacific is now bYidged, and
went into camp. There Is where Gem
eral Terry ordered Custer and Reno to
go ahead with the cavalry and dis
cover the rendezvous Of the Indians.
A day was set for the big battle. 4
Being with Terry, l was not far
from the scene of the Custer battle.
Evidently Custer was led into . trap.
After advancing nearly the entire
length Of the Indian camp, thousands
of yelling Sioux and other tribes ap-
peared from ambush and started their
deadly work against the little band Of
cavalrymen. The battle lasted nearly
two hours, and Of Clusters command
not a soul escaped death.
While the battle was going on
Reno n Bentine were terrifying on
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15
aterino Plants.

Watering in the evening. besides aid
ing In the spread of fungous diseases,
also causes "damping off" Watering
shoild never be practised during
heavy, cloudy weather. Shade. heat
and light should be considered. Plants
growing in the bright sunlight always
need mere water than those in the
shade, for evaporation and transpira-
tion are always greater under such cir
c~uustances. Midday waterings. when
the sun shines directly On the foliage.
will burn the foliage of many Of our
omn house plants. Shading drring
excessive heat will strengthen the
plants and assist in retaining moisture.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15

the same as that Of the receiving
chute, but it is longer, the distance be.
tween the posts being five instead Of
iour feet. The floor here should also
be covered with galvanized sheeting
and the cleats nailed so as to allow
the dripping from the wet animals to
run back into the tank. Unless his is
done the supply of solution in the tank
VIII soon all be lost, and the dipping
made unnecessarily much more ex-
penslve. The ~cleats, instead of run
ming directly across, are short pieces
nailed at angles. SO that their inner
ends are lower than the outer ends,
INC do not meet so as to let the drip
pings Gun down the center. When
sheep are dipped it may become nee
essary to retain them in the dripping
chute for a time, as those with
long wool will carry even a gallon or
two Of the dip in their ~fleeces, which
takes time to drain out.
h dipping tank should be at least
four feet deep at the end into which
the animals are plunged to admit of
their being entirely submerged, and
should be about fifteen feet long, so
tnat Suthclent time is required by the
animal to pass through for them to
receive a thorough wetting from the
solution, otherwise i will be neces-
sary to hold them back for a time I'M
til this is accomplished. The deep part
of the tank need not be longer thar
five feet, the rest Of the tank becom-
ing gradually shaliower up to the
dripping chute n the bottom having
cleats or grooves across to assist the
animals in wading along. At the top
h tank should be IS inches wide, but
at the bottom a width only suffic
for the animals feet is necessary.
This will properly be about one loot.
The material of which the dipping
tank is made may be either wood, gal
vanized sheeting or concrete. Con-
crete will prove the most lasting, and
can easily enough be nodded by the
owner.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15
Kindness for srooi Hen.

Don't be mean to the poor brood
hen because she wants to set. Maybe
she has raised you one Or two broods
OF chicks this season. If she has not,
she has surely been doing her duty
toward laying. and, anyway, she can't
hep it IL she wants to set. She was
created Chat q 10 rot stuff her into
a little. cd. nasty, dirty hole of a
pace, on hat rations. or 10 rations mt
all. Give her 4 good. clean pen, with
plenty of Iced ind c,can water twice
a Gay. Coed are vii. sooa set her to
singing ag ia: whereas, III treatment
in her weakened condition may cause
a disease that vi. take rot only her
but may spread TO the whole flock.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15

was so much light it made her eyes
ache. and the scent of roses kept her
awake at night. SO she sold the place
and brought me in here"
Reminds me-" said the caller, .'of
an old play. in which / once saw Mrs.
Gilbert. In one scene she personted
. woman who had just returned to
New York after = long absence. She
opened a window which was supposed
% overlook Broadway, leaned era.
took . long whin. and then exclaimed
-1aDturously. oh. the dear, delightful,
dirty New .York!'"-New York Press.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15
Tecsrceeinc PASTURES.

Pastures .rcy ha t2rdrssse! AL
should nc b.. Grazei too cary liz
sprins nor t2o heavily. Where pas
lures can d. riowed it Is advisable &c
pow and .ese ii occasionally.
Ttss ras;n- { cover. corn aad fer
agt .rrp. ai..ss 4 Larger amount
CT :aro:siI A.r casIt, apI less fseJ sill
need I b= :,a..A->>1
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15
Bio Potato crep.

On Lord Roscbery's estate at Dali
ment, Scotland, an acre has been made
10 rrodrce Tcre than 1900 me3sured
bushels Of potatoes. This yield Is so
remarkable that the department of
agriculture at Washington has cent
an expert to Sect and to fn,l out
how 1T was ms,ie. and secure hints
that Wit. asd gtss 1.tmertcan grower
to increase Els rntato yield.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15
METHOD OF FEEDING POULTRY

The device shown In the illustration
gives a novel way to feed mangels,
cabbage and so on to poultry. When
the lower portion is all eaten off the
tops fall down sufficiently to allow
the chicks a share as well as the
fowls. The rod is made to rest in a
groove on posts set in the ground.
The roots do not get soiled. and this
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15

the BLUFFS at the head OF the Indial
village. After wiping out Clusters
band, the Indians. carrying Custer's
battle flags, made a rush for the forti-
~ications and killed all but fifteen or
twenty cavalrymen in each company.
Il was on the battle-ground with
Terry the second day after the mas
sacre, and was detailed to help bury
the dead, which took us two days. We
found every soldier stripped and mu-
tilated in the most horrible manner.
Custer evidently was not touched
after he fell. We found a small riding
whip laced across his nose, probably
an acknowledgment of his bravery.
However. his brother. Capt. Tom
Custer. Jared differently. His heart
had been cut out and laid across his
breast. 1t was the belief that this act
was perpetrated by Rain-in-the-face. q
Sioux chief.
While / was stationed at Fort Lin
coin in 1873 a man appeared who had
successfully impersonated . woman
for 20 years, and not until a yea after
ward was his identity discovered.
Joseph Newman, quartermaster-ser-
geant OF the Seventh cavalry, with his
wife, Jane. arrived from Texas, having
travelled the entire distance on horse
back. Jane was an ordinary looking
working woman, and was made laun-
dress for the regiment, being also
called upon when a nurse was re-
CURED.
Jane died in the hospital at Fort
Lincoln in 1874. Before passing away
she asked to be buried in the garments
she wore. Custer, however, ordered
the regulation burial, and was soon APP
prised of the fact that Jane was a
man.
Custer summoned Newman to head
quarters and asked him where the do
nestle felicity came in by having a
man for a wife. Newman %stubbornly
maintained that his dead wife was a
woman. This denial coming Just after
hearing the verdict of a physician, SO
vexed Custer that he kicked Newman
OF the porch.
Three days after this incident New
man was found dead in Z stable. He
had committed suicide BY 0ring : bull
let through his brain. He left nothing
explaining his act. hence Il could not
be ascertained whether: Il .wAs through
shame or the loss Of his companies
that made life not worth the lfvinG."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15

Strange Fasetuation That Even seauty
Of the Country 10 Unable
TO Overcome.
The middleASed woman as at the
81. Rexfs, and there one OF her friends
found her. to her great surprise. You
don't mean to tell me-" exclaimed the
caller, shat you have given up your
beautiful home in the country"
yes. I have. My daughter simply
took me out Of It."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15
Grand Patriotic Celebration.

More than forty pure and mixed
races of mankind took part In the Co
lossal international pageant in cele-
bration Of the centennial Of the birth
of Elihu Burritt. Apostle Of Brother.
mood held recently in New Britain,
Conn. the Hardware city. School en-.
ercises. choral singing. parades aaA
floats. speeches ard IN illuminated
town enjoying . ~half-holiday cs1&s1D.
.uted Is ne patriotic celebrstisa
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15
Ventilation Is Essential,

Good ventilation at all times, both
by day and by night, Is essential in
maintaining good health with poultry.
Much of the diseases with which the
birds are afflicted may be traced for
its origin to a neglect to provide
proper ventilation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15
Surface Culture,

Frequent surface cultivation makes
the natural food of the plant more
available. prevents escape of moisture
and holds water in store for summer
use.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15

o FAR as things political go, Pat
O'Brien owns the town. So far
as the railroad goes, and that
Is to the jumping-off place in the
Pacific ocean. Joe Dale owns the
railroad. Dale's railroad moves
n has a large part of It's being
In O'Brien's town. Soon or late
these two men sure to war
for supremacy in the town, and
this is the story of how it hap
pened. The people Of the town
and the stockholders of the rail.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-07-15

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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-14
County Court Proceedings.

. -, ,..
n'''' ''' '""' A'"'N '"'' raw
CONTRACT AWARDED franE J. Essen, "
Sole Camp tor painting court house. IN
terror ana exterior according to Spec'iI'
c''''""H' III tie the SUI" ct "oo'oO'
I.npCh Morit1ke loaned 500 90 school
money.
Am mia Brad'rrv, erroneous assess
m"nt ordered corrected.
Bond Of John NJ All! y. w. Ernest for
running ferry a,r.ss Ostyc liver, ap-
proved.
Sam &. Kelly allowed gl2 60, medical
services rcnde ed II, rhor, X icl.
John 6. ja"kcls allowed $500, guard
to: Herbert Elick.
Sedo!ia Hospital Society allowed
sliGo & ,viccs for Herbert Kick
Aug. Cast s. {, all,w,d 81, AZ
stationery for county.
IN. S%cilann,,, allowed fl..Q for sta,un,
used III treasurer , o,icc.
81. Loui, Reuui.jc .lnv,,.b :, :, C,r
al;erti,ing.
AiuutHel Drus CO. allowed N;,25 med.
for c,urtv
OAK Grove Telephone Co. grar,eJ
privilege Of manhattan, q t.la,,ho,.
So TEN along ill.,. uu,.i,c ,,i,hy,. &
, MORGAN county.
I.cprre & KdwsIl allowed s7 Op for
,.bI. ,.. .lu,. ,.:. ,.
cutting for n,up.rs
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-14
Dry Campaign is Open.

%r.r', two Acknowledgements, from all
u,r,, rt Missouri a.ten led the ". &. 7.
I ,o,t,.t.ou held at Seialia, March
llth n.l !-ll, 1910 The attendance
WI. ,,sy large aad a number of our most
ah.r ,,r,kcrs were present Also our
Sta. s'r.,dcMl, MIS-. Kate T.. Newton,
irs,u l.rtht4c, No.
From Mr.. Martin, of Chillicothc, we
Jean 81 one woman who is actually
ll.tauap in the interest of the liquor
tr.ltc 1t thd acc Mr.. Martin said lie
,ooIl IL t speak oi her as a lady, for a
lrly will stand tor everything good and
pure aud the woman who is guilty Of
such an act ,annut possess the good
qualities which one ipust embody 20 be
come a true w,:i!.i or lady.
Jldgr Wallace, the great orator from
Eaa,a, City. wa, there, and delivered an
Addrrs, on temperance which will be
long remembered bv those who were So
5Dltunalr as Il Ha heard 1t.
I.an rrs, Judges aud Ministers Of
ever! ,:rrd vv.c ~ ATTENDANCE on that
o,as ..,L., ietiy and anxious 70 help il
i!,, s.r,l 81 tx tor statewide prch'hi'ion
sa.,. Nellie larger, II Clark, Mo-,
orc rt "ur lidy speakers Who addressed
ia. Audience. was very much enlhusrd.
o.c predicted tnc coming victory tins fall
h.yual 4 iuuli. MIS-. Burger IS an clio.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-14
State Normal School.
Second District.
Warrensburg, NO.

The Summer School begins
May ,5Ist, and continues ten
weeks.
Courses in all subjects re-
quircd for County or State
Xarninations-special oppor-
tunitics i'll common school
subjects.
Regular course offered fer
the Regents Certificate and
the Normal Diploma.
Students present the full
time may be accredited with
three subjects for either Coul-
t. or State Certificate without
examination.
Teachers courses in Draw
ing, Music, Manual Training,
Domestic Science, Commerce
subjects, Kindergarten and
Primary Teaching.
O.tS students attended last
summer. Attendance will be
larger THIS summer.
Recommendation Commit
tee assists students III secur-
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-14
This is expec ed to greatly increase the
or ~ of Democratic candidates.

This is expec ed to greatly increase the
or 10 of Democratic candidates.
Their policy as outlined by the speak.
ers i. to go easy on state issues or ignore
them and bear doan upon the tariff Law.
This, they believe, is their only salvation
in the coming fight. Such issues es
ipnest elections, The regulation of public
utilities and otter live topics are to be
tabooel.
Tonight a banquet was given them by
the Columbia Democrats and state Off
GERS a, the Madison House. Among
those present were: l.. w. Stephens,
Columbia llerhlA. w. l.. Hi tn, Colun,-
b;a Statesman; J. y. Garland, Otterville
Mail; Charles Vaughn, Unterrifed Demo-
cra,; Everett + hrr, Tifton Times; Sam
Daniels, Versailles Statesman; j.. j..
Wolf, California Democtat.-Globc-
Democrat.
TheGD apparently got Daniels and
Baker mixed. bat as the Cold dust
Twins are one, no correction is needed.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-14
as ~janitrr for March.
Gladys Lillian Bovine.

Gladys Lillian Bovine, dlughtcr
Of DR.. and Mrs. b. +. B%owline, WAS
born June 9th, 1865, and died
April s, 1910, aged 3 years, 8
months and IL days. she was
rational until she passed away.
Gladys WAS a bright and beautiful
iI,tle girl, and will be greatly missed
in the home circle, but she has gone
to that bright world above, where She
will be watching and waiting for her
loved ones. The family has the
sympathy Of a host OF friends. The
funeral services were conducted by
Nv. ID. /. Slipher, Of Russtllvllle,
Mo. W. L. BEELEv.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-14
knocksr

is a man who can't See good in any per
son or thing. It's a habit caused by &
disoriered liver. If you find that YOU
are beginning to see things through blue
spcctacles, treat your liver to a good
cleaning out process with Billiards. Her,
binc. 4 sure cure for constipation, dys-
pepsia, indigestion, sick headache,
biliousness, all liver, stomach and bowel
troubles. Sold by Globe Drug Store.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-14
Watch For the Comet

The Red Dragon Of the sky. Watch
the chi drcu for spring coughs aud colds,
Cmefnl mothers keep Foley's Honey ard
Tar in tile house. 1t is the best and
safest prevention and cure for Group
where the need is urgent and immediate
relief "A vital necessity. Contains no
oIia,es or harmful drugs. Refuse sub
s%,itutes. Sold by all Druggists.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-14

Good results always follow the use Of
Fo!ey's Kidney Pills. They give prompt
relief in ali cases Of kidney and bladder
disorders, are healing, strengthening and
amt ~ptic. Try them. Sold by all
Druggists.