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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
The Name Miniborya.

"Mtniborya" is sioux Indian English
for falling waters" and as the lis
acres Mr.. Parrish bought little less
than a dozen years ago overlook the
famous Falling Creek, which flows
through Chesterfield county and finally
cmpties into James River, he thought
that TO be good name for the farm.
and it was so christened.
The new owner of the property. not
being an old mossback. was quick to
appreciate the fact that he did not
know it all. and so he employed men
who did know a thing or two to lay
off the grounds, and the famous land
scape artist, James L. Burley, of New
York, was engagedtto superintend the
work of laying off, draining, etc. a
handsome country home with all mod
ern conveniences was erected, roads
and driveways were made. flower gar
dens We're laid off, model dairy barns
were erected chicken yards and brood
ers and hatcheries were installed, pas
lures We're seeded and sodded, low
grounds and hillsides were fortified
and made rich and productive. and the
place was stocked with the best Of
cattle. the best Of fowls and the best
OF flowers. And then Mr.. Parrish was
ready for business.
Up to this time a whole lot of money
had been spent and the outeo had
been largely in excess OF the income,
but the wisdom of grounding Well"
was fully demonstrated and now after
decade Miniborya Is just little gold
mine.
Additional lands became necessary
to supply the hay for the cattle, the
grain for the chickens and the other
things needed for the maintenance OF
the place. and so Parrish later bought
the Warwick farm of ESQ acres down
on the James River. This, too. has
been brought up to a fine state of fer
tility. and the way that hay and corn
and wheat and oats are made there is
something of wonder t. such old
mossbacks as occasionally saunter
through this rich and busy section of
Chesterfield county. wish that old
Goochland brother would come down
here and let me show him around
Warwick and Miniborya. 1t would be
an eye-opener to him. / have no doubt.
The Cattle on the Hills.
Miniborya is now stocked with 10
bred Holsteins and half thoroughbred
Jerseys. The two herds are headed by
magnificent bulls, the Holstein head
er" rejoicing In the elaborate name
Of "King Hegerfeld Piertje De Ko."
There is whole lot of meaning to
that elongated name which cattlemen
and ranchmen may understand an
sure do not. This de Ko' propo-
sltion was bought when mere calf,
that is to say, about four years ago.
by Mr. Parrish, from the Dutchland
Farms. near Brockton, Mass, and he
cost a good deal of money, because
he is thoroughbred from way back.
His half sister was a famous COW
known in cattle history the country
over as Madame De Kol Creamell,"
and the records show that she gave
down in 100 days 10000 pounds OF
milk. or more than fifty quarts per
day for period of a hundred days,
The header" of the Jersey herd is
a splendid bull, now a little more than
four years old, which has the high.
sounding registered name OF "Figgas-
Torono, of Wildwood" This animal has
a record and u pedigree that any bull
might we'll be proud OF Mr.. Parrish
bought him when q youngster from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
Chicken. That Pay.

And this brings me down to con.
sideration of the poultry department Of
this model farm.A 1t was built FIRST
for home consumption and for amuse-
ment, and then enlarged for profit. and
right profitable thing 1T has become.
Four hundred hens of the very best
strains of White Plymouth Rocks and
Rhode Island Reds produce a whole
lot of eggs and hundreds, even thous-
ands, of broilers for the breakfast
tables l would not like to say how
many the farm sells In year. but the
fact is that chickens for the spring
and summer and fall sales Of tho same
are a mighty big annual asset OF the
Mniborya Farm. Certainly not less
than 5000 broilers are sold in a year,
and eggs to beat the band.
The chickens have wide range and
they have all kinds of grass to feed
upon. Naturally they are healthy, and
when they come direct from the grass
ranges to the city tables they are
broilers that are well worth broiling.
And the eggs, they, too, are fresh and
worth vastly more to the dyspeptics
than the cold storage deliveries.
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And There Are Othern

Just over the hill from ainiborya
Farm there is the Tom Fox Jeffries
place that is run much on the same
order. And next to Mr.. Jedfries comes
the magnificent home of Theodore A.
Page, and next to him are the broad
acres of Howard Swineford. All OF
these men have taken up old WORKOUT
Chesterfield lands and by modern me.
thods and intelligent cultivation have
made them blossom as rose.
What they have done, other folks,
even old mossbacks. can do If they will
True it Is that it takes a good lot OF
money to do the stunt as these people
have done it, but they have found 1t a
good investment in the end, and a
smaller investment along the same
lines would pay Just as big per cent.
on the capital invested There Is no
reason why every acre in Chesterfield
county may not be made Just as pro-
fitable as those owned by Scott Parrish
and Jeffries and Page and Swineford
I am rather inclined to think saw
very fine object lesson last week,
and am here trying to tell about 1t to
the betterment of young Virginia
farmers. I have no hope OF the old
mossbacks. They are past redemp-
ton
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26

iosS ne UoeS II AN.
ME Parrish had not been farming
very long before he found out that he
could not rely very largely upon me-
gro labor, and as for that matter he
could not depend implicitly upon white
labor unless he made the farm life
attractive to the laborer He was not
long in concluding that white labor
was the better. When he built he
pullt well. While making a beautiful
summer home for himself and family.
he also fixed up good quarters for his
employees.
The general manager. who is
Scotchman. has handsome house I'm
which TO live. The young men on the
place, most Of whom are also Scotch,
board with the manager, and have
splendid living rooms in what is
known as the Clubhouse" This club
house is gem. 1t has it's bathrooms.
its pool rooms. Its reading rooms, Its
assembly hall and all the appurten-
ances that go to make country life
just 8 good as city life. The young
men on tho place do not have to run
away to the city to find literary en-
joyment, or religious duty, or recrea-
ton or amusement These are all on
the place. Hence there are no idlers
on Miniborya Farm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
DEMONSTRATIONS
OLD CHESTERFI EL.D
CONTINUED From First Page)

Sandy in Nottoway, Gillian in Prince
Edward, Lawson Carter In Pittsyl-
vania. John T. Lewis in Mecklenburg,
and others in other parts OF the
State who have operated on the
demonstration" idea l have talked so
much about.
In the second place, Mr.. Parrish de-
cided, when he did decide to make his
farm paying proposition, that he
ought TO produce only the things that
under the conditions would pay the
best. Mind you, he had worked up his
old poor lands to point where they
would bring and support almost any
thing. and the only question for him
to decide was: Which, under the con-
ditions and in view of natural adj
vantages, would pay the best
Well, good business man that he is,
it did not take him great while to
decide that in view of his nearness
to Richmond milk producing cattle of
the best kind, chickens of the best
kind. fruits OF the best kind, and
flowers of the sweetest varieties were
the most salable things, and so he
made the Miniborya Farm combina-
ton flower garden. dairy. fruit farm,
chicken producer and vegetable dis
pensary, and all the while maintained
the splendid country home for his
family.
Just what Mr.. Parrish has done any
other farmer can do. and for the in
formation of others am going to tell
in this column what he has done and
how he did 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26


But when Mr. Parrish first started
out with this AIiniborya Farm as
project his idea was to make 1t only
lower producing place, and to back.
stand that he established in Richmond
the "Miniborya Flower Shop" and that
made big reputation. Recently this
has been consolidated with the Ham
mond Flower Gardens and the Ham
mond city dispensary OF flowers, but
Miniborya VIII continue to furnish
many of the sweet flowers that go to
make the Hammond place JOY and
comfort forever.
The vegetable and the fruit depart.
ments OF this model farm are Just
what they should be. and. like all OF
the other departments. they are per
feet In their way, but no more SO than
any other Chesterfield county farm
can be made.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-10

Her veil was caught with q wreath of
sWansonia blossoms, and she carried
a shower bouquet of white chrysan-
themums. The bridesmaid, Miss
Katherine Schwartz of Omaha. wore
a white embroidered gown over pink
satin and carried bridesmaids roses
MI John A. Montgomery of Kansas
City, Mo, cousin OF the groom. act
ed as best man. Ruth WooIsey was
flower girl and Fern Eichhorn was
ring bearer. The wedding march was
played by Miss Ella Darnill. After
brief wedding reception 4 five course
wedding dinner was served. AT each
corner of the bridal table was a vase
OF American Beauty roses with
streamers OF pink ribbon extending to
the chandelier. Mr.. ]. Schuyler Long
read an original toast in honor of the
bride and groom. The young couple
were the recipients of many handsome
| gifts from their friends and relatives.
Among the out of town guests present
were Mrs. George A. Fritz of Oska-
loosa, Ia; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Mont
gomery Of Kansas City, Mo-; Mr.. and
Mrs. Olden Robinson of Odebolt, Ia;
Leslie Lainson of Ida Grove, la. :.
Misses Gladys Sargent, Ella KentJulia
Schwartz, Blanch Parker, Nora John
son, Georgia Tippey, Mrs. Grace Spen-
Ger, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Mclean, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Grover, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas w. Burchmore, Mr.. and Mrs.
Franz Cramer, Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo A.
Rothert"
The bride is daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George A. Fritz, No 1880 A ave
nue. east, and is well known here, hav-
ing spent a number of seasons in the
city. She Is a sitser of Miss Edna
Fritz. She is an accomplished young
woman, although afflicted with deaf.
ness, and for a number OF years she
has been a teacher in a college for
the deaf. Oskaloosa friends extend
congratulations.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-10
Hunters Licenses.

A new record for the number of
hunters licenses, issued in Mahaska
county in any one day since the hun.
ters' license law went into effect,
was established Saturday when 60
were issued. The largest number is
sued in any one day heretofore was
SO. this number being issued in No
vember, 1909. The largest number
issued in 1910 previous to this date
was 40. The past week has been
very busy one, as there were 142 is
sued. which is an average of about
20 per day The following is the or
der in which they were issued:
Monday, %; Tuesday, Is; Wednes-
day, Z; Thursday. IA; Friday. 81, and
Saturday, go. The total number is.
sued up to the present time is l2441.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-10
ACTIONS
HOME OF HEBRON DESTROYED
By FIRE.. MAL0Y ERECTING
NEW HouSE-cHAS. SKATER
siS BUILDING A BARN.


Eddyville, Nov. 7.-Mr. and Mrs. /.
A. Wormhoudt went TO Pella Thurs
day for a short visit with relatives.
Joe Warner went to Iowa City Fri
day to consult q specialist in regard
to his eyes, which have been giving
him considerable trouble.
Mrs. o. P. Awtry went to New Shar-
on Thursday TO visit relatives.
w. s. Keller has a number OF men
at work excavating the bank OF the
river and making harbor for his
boats to prevent the ice from damag-
ing them.
The candidates for county offices on
the republican ticket were in Eddy
vile Friday attending the republican
rally held at the opera house.
]. S. Miller, of Keokuk, was guest
at the w. S. Keller home Wednesday
Mr.. Miller is manager of a sand plant
at Keokuk.
r. NJ. Beamer and Mrs. Sadie Shat,
er we're married in Ottumwa Wednes-
day noon by Rev. Miller at the Bap-
fist parsonage on the south side. The
ceremony was witnessed by tho fol-
lowing relatives: Mrs. G. H. Myers,
Harley Shafer and Mrs. Joe Byram OF
Eddyville; Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. B. Lang
don, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. McVay and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson Of Abba. Both
the bride and groom are extremely
popular having spent the greater part
Of their lives in this vicinity, and
their many friends are pleased to
know they will locate in Eddyville up.
on their return from Denver, where
they have gone on their wedding trip.
Miss Madge Vanderzyl OF Pella is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Fannie
CassaI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Wells left Fri.
day for Charles City where they ex'
lpect to make their home.
DIR. Vance, G. E. Stephenson, J. NJ
Crosson and J. Oldham went to OF
tumwa to alta tho republican rally
Fire broke out, in tha ..ome Of Isaac
Heron Friday and completely de
stroyed the building. Mr.. Heron
who lived alone, was at dinner when
the fire occurred. 1t is supposed the
fire started from a defective f1ue
This is a serious loss to Mr.. Heron
who is the Oldest settler in Eddyville
as tho building was without insurance
and he is without means of support
Mrs. Chas. Schmidt and children, Of
Knoxville, are the guests Of Mrs. Flor
ence Rector and other Eddyyille
! friends.
Mrs. F.. NJ. Epperson accompanied
her mother. Mrs. O'Hara. to Belye
dere, Ill.,, Friday. Mrs. O'Hara viii
remain for the winter.
Franz Wells accompanied his soH
I Claude to Charles City Friday TO
make his homo with his son.
/ The fine two-story house which Ed
Maloy is erecting on his farm west
OF town is nearing completion.
Chas. Shafer is erecting new barn
on his farm southwest OF town.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. N. DeGeus
Friday, Nov. 4, 1910, q son.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-10

last week.
Mrs. Clara Wilson, Of White City,
visited her parents here the first OF
the week.
An election dinner is to be served
in the M. e. church by the Ladies'
Aid Society.
John Black and Bud Williams re-
turned Thursday from their trip to
Colorado
Mrs. George Warren is in Oska-
loosa with her daughter, Mrs. Smith,
who is at the hospital for treatment
Mrs. A. Il. Thomas returned from
visit of several weeks at the home
of her parents in Ottumwa Saturday
Mrs. Carrie Brown served an elab.
crate lunch to the ladies' of the NJ
e. Aid Society and their friends
last Thursday.
School in the East building opened
again Monday after short vacation
Misses Druit and Callers attended
the state teachers meeting in Des
Moines Thursday and Friday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-10
Whito Oak.

Carroll 172, Porter 145, Kendall l64,
Hamilton 1873, Preston 1870, Gambell
1877, Talbot 1853, Myers 1873, Willcock-
son 165, Reynolds 1874. Beans 165, I'm
sicker Ill, Perry los, Briggs 1876,
Montgomery l67, Munroe 1879, Corlett
173, Heitsman 12S, Henley la, Reed
l60, Mather 1853, Shoemaker l39, Pat
terson 163, Shangle 134, Young 163,
McMurray 124, Powell 1913. Fahrney
1876, Barringer lat, Cheesman ISL,
Wilson 159, Barnes 1877, Cruzen 15s,
Cleveland 1871.
East Garfield.
Carroll 122, Porter 107, Cosson Ill,
Walters I05, Palmer 112, Thorne 1877,
Dewey 100, Jones Zoe, Kendall l27,
Hamilton Preston, 1873, Talbot 1903
willcockson 10S, Gambell 81, Myers
SO, Reynolds 125, Beans SO, Unsicker
III, Perry "a, Briggs 1874, Montgom-
cry 81, Munroe IFS, Corlett 121, Heits-
man 81, Henley 10S, Reed 1877, Math-
er Sc, Shoemaker It's, Patterson 101,
Shangle 119. Young 81, McMurray
176, Powell 100, Fahrney 10, Bar,
ringer go, Cheesman las, Wilson III,
Barnes lie, Cruzen Cleveland l39.
West Garfield.
Carroll los, Porter "a, Cosson rs,
Walters so, Palmer 80, Thorne 50,
Dewey 60, Jones 4S, Kendall 80.
Hamilton sc, Preston los, Talbot 70,
Willcockson "a, Garnbell "A, Myers
46, Reynolds 81, Beans S5, Unsicker
"a, Perry II, Briggs rs, Montgomery
"A, Munroe 81, Corlett 95, Heitsman
SO, Henley IS, Reed 6S, Mather 58,
Shoemaker 80, Patterson 81, 'Shangle
81, Young go, McMurray 69, Powell
IA, Fahrney. 63, Barringer So, Chees-
man IS.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-10

serve materially to reduce the custom
airy Republican plurality. F. E. Nc
Govern is elected governor by plu
rality Of about 10000. The La Toilette
leaders In the state, however, have, II
Is apparent. failed in their effort to de-
feat the lone anu-La Toilette Republic
can on the state ticket, Judge Levi II
Bancroft, candidate for attorney gen
eral The state committee worked for
the election OF an independent, Charles
H. Crownhart, the campaign manager
tor La Toilette.
Denver, Colo, Nov. Gov. John
F. Shafroth, Democrat. has been re.
elected by from four to five thousand
plurality. Congressman Taylor, Ruck.
er and Martin, all Democrats, are re.
elected. The next legislature will be
Overwhelmingly Democratic.
In the South.
Memphis, Tenn. Nov. Shopper
Republican, has been elected COVER.
nor over Senator Taylor, Democrat,
by 10000 majority. Hooper carried
East Tennessee by handsome majority.
Taylor's majority In West Tennessee
was not what was expected and his
vote In Nashville, Memphis and Chat.
tanooga. the largest cities. was dis
appointing
Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 9.-Emmett
G. Neal Is elected governor by about
10000 majority. He is the Demo
cratic and local option candidate.
Tallahassee. Fla, Nov. s.-All the
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new YORK STATE
] GOES DEMOCRATIC
! lContinued from PAGE -

ties had been confidently expected for
him.
Chairman Prentice of the Repub-
lIean committee comments on the re-
suit thus: r
THE Republicans up the state did
not do their duty"
Dix on the Result.
Governor-E Elect Dix, when informed
over the long distance telephone at
his home in Thomson Of the result,
said:
"a crisis has been met by the so
Der, common sense of good citizen
ship. The door has been opened for
reform, retrenchment and honest ad-
ministration. AS governor / shall adj
here to the strict performance Of the
pledges of the party platform"
The Eastern States.
Boston, Nov 9.-Congressman Eu.
gene N. Foss was elected governor OF
Massachusetts, by an apparent plu-
rslity over Governor Draper Of about
$4,000. Governor Draper comedies
that he is beaten. Foss said he ex-
pected his plurality to reach his esti-
mate made before the election. $4,000,
Philadelphia, Nov. 9.-Tener, Repub-
liean, has carried the state by ap-
proximately $4,000. He ran far ahead
in Allegheny county, which Berry,
his opponent, had anticipated would
give him q long lead. Philadelphia
gave Feuer approximately 100000 ma
iority.
Wilmington, Del, Nov. 9.-The Re-
publicans have carried the state, In
Guiding both houses of the legisla-
tuTe. insuring the reelection of
United States Senator Dupont.
Trenton. N. j., Noy. 9.-Reports
from all sections OF the state give
Wilson (Dem) for governor $4,000
majority
Norwich, Conn, Nov. Baldwin,
Democrat, has been elected governor
by at least 5000.
Democrats Carry Ohio.
Columbus, O., Nov. Ex-Governor
Harmon, candidate for reelection, car
ried the state by close to 100000. the
Democratic victory including the en-
tire Democratic state ticket
st. Paul. Mimi, Nov. 9.-Eberhardt,
Republican. for governor. carried the
state by $4,000.
Boise, Idaho, Nov. 9.-Brady, Re-
publican, was elected governor by
10000 plurality.
Osborn Wins In Michigan.
Detroit, Mich, Nov. 9.-Michigan
went Republican by pluralities more
like those of the old days before the
advent of Bryan than the abnormal
ones which have prevailed for the last
sixteen years. Chase s.. Osborn Of
Sault Ste Marie was elected governor
by about $4,000 plurality. The re-
mainder of the state ticket had even
more comfortable margins
The legislature will be safely Re
publican, though tee number Of Demo
cratic members will be greater than
since 1892. There may be twenty of
them The last Legislature contained
four. Representative Charles E.
Townsend of Jackson, awarded the
senatorial toga by the Republicans in
September primaries, is thus assured
of that office.
McGoVern Elected In Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Nov. 9.-The general dis
satisfaction over the tariff law did not
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-10
CONCERT,
Everyone is busy husking corr

Everyone is busy husking corn now.
Mrs. ]. Ireland and daughter Mar
garet went to Oskaloosa last Thurs
day.
Mrs. H. o. Tennis, Mrs. Sam Tennis
and daughters Fay and Mary were in
Fremont Saturday.
MI and Mrs. Roe ireland and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ireland
spent Sunday at the J. Ireland home.
Mrs. Morrow of Richland returned
home Tuesday after a few days visit
with her daughter, Mrs. II. D. Tennis.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-10
JACK OAK.


Miss Augusta De Han spent Sun
day at her home.
Mrs. J. r. Bucknell entertained
relatives last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Hess spent Sun
day at the parental Hull home.
Harry Hull closed a successful
~rm of school at Six Mile Friday
Nov. 3.
Miss Anna Bucknell and Edna
Williams spent Sunday at their
hnneS here.
Miss Edna Bacon closed her fall
term of school at Jack Oak Friday
with program.
At5ut fifty young folks gathered
together and serenaded Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Hull Monday night.
Mrs. Thomas Williams is suffering
rom a severe attack of gall stones.
We hope for her recovery soon.
President Edwards, of Penn Col
ge, gave a very interesting talk at
onion Chapel Sunday evening.
The NJ. M. C.. met at the old home
On Rich HulI's farm and enjoyed a
ghost party on Oct. %. All mem
bers report good time
Married. Saturday, Oct 20, 1910,
at 8 o'clock, Miss Rena Lelong and
Donald Hull. Both young people
have been raised In this vicinity and
are well thought Of The bride grad
uated from Beacon high school last
spring, while the groom attended
Penn College. They win make theif
home at Richard Hull's, father of
the groom. They have the heartiest
congratulations Of all.
WEEPING WILLOW.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-11-10

Harley Comstock. OF this city, and
Roy Shroyer. OF near Lacey, were
successful in killing a fox last Thurs.
day. The young men were hunting
on the Comstock place northeast OF
the city and accidentally ran onto
the animal. Both commenced shoot
ing as soon as the fox was spied and
the rain Of shot from both guns
soon brought the animal to the
ground. The fox was Of the red va
rIety and about twothirda grown.