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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-03

The city will in all probability take
steps soon to acquire several acres
along the river west of town for
park. The woods are beautiful and
with very little work we could have
one of the finest rustic parks in state.
President Halvorson and the other
members of the board of commission
ers are in favor Of the plan and right
now they are casting their optics over
some of the beauty spots.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-03
ANY FARMER OR GROWER MAY WIN THIS VALUABLE CUP
James,
tAmencm ndand Irrigation Exposition

persons, stating these facts: That wheat
is exhibited only by actual grower. Total
yield per acre. Method of preparation
of land. Date and method of sowing
seed Date of harvesting. What crops
were grown on land for three 81 years
previous.
Special Points.
The general appearance and weight of
the wheat-the trueness to variety and
type-will also govern the judges in
giving this great prize.
Farmers Get Busy.
1t will be great honor to you if you
can win this valuable cup. The value
of your farm will be greatly increased
you can sell all your wheat at fancy
prices for seed. Then, too, your neigh.
bors will be proud of you-for the win
ming of this cup will advertise this
county-this state and our Great North
west. Don't let Canada or the South.
west win this cup and get the honor
and advertising, which should belong to
this community and the Northwest for
raising the finest wheat in the world.
Do your part. Start now. II you
haven't received one of the handsome
leaflets, issued by the Great Northern
Railway-which tells all about this prize
cup and also several other valuable cups
and cash prizes-which you can win,
write to-day to E. G. Leedy, General
Immigration Agent of the Great North
ern Railway, at Room No. lis, Great
Northern Building, st. Paul, Minnesota.
He will send you this leaaet and also
tell you how to pack and where to ship
your grain. Write to-day. It may mean
a $1,000 prize cup Or 1000 cash prize
for you.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-03
EASY MONEY FOR EDITORS.

W. c.. Gilbreath has made arrange
ments whereby some of the editors
can earn some easy money. He is Of.
fering $3.50 in prizes for the best arti-
cles telling why North Dakota should
hold it's big agricultural show. which
will be hel dat Bismarck the coming
fall. The show promises to be a big
thing and will cost all concerned about
$4,000.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-03

two 70 ten degrees Fahrenheit, Over
large sections this alone would have
saved the grain crops and In many
places where there was no crop the
past season a half crop might have
been produced.
4. Groves of trees will in time pro
duce large revenue or at least save
Z large outlay for fuel and fence
posts. While much Of this area is un.
derlaid with Ignite coal which will be
the principal fuel for all time. yet
large quantities Of wood will be used
for kindling and for quick summer
fuel II 1t can be obtained cheaply.
AS the dry.farming country becomes
older the humus will be depleted and
means will have to be employed to
keep up the humus supply In the soil.
This can probably only be done
through the agency Of large herds OF
I'VE stock being kept on the farms.
> In order that this may be done the
farms must be fenced. This will cause
- biz outlay Of cash for fence posts
they are not produced on the farm.
Fence posts are now almost prohibit
tive in price and they will probably
be very much higher ten years from
now than in the present time. An
acre Of white willow In the course OF
ten to twelve years will produce over
1000 fence posts worth at least ten
cents each on the farm where they are
grown.
S. All over the treeless plains song
and insect-eating birds are largely
conspicuous by their absence When
the farmers of community begin
planting groves these birds begin to
ind suitable places TO build their nests
and as the groves grow. the song and
insect-eating birds increase rapidly
IN the community. the former filling
the air with melody and the latter
destroying vast numbers Of insects
injurious to crops. II ten-acre
grove OF trees was growing on every
quarter section OF land the bird popu-
lation would be % much larger that
the insects injurious to crops would
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-03
Summer Feed
for Dairy Cows.
BY w. n. Tomhave, Minnesota
University Farm.

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Every business man realizes that
the net returns from his business for
the year are greatest when he can
keep his plant steadily in operation
for twelve months, with a normal out
put. Farmers who arrange their farm.
ing operations 50 that the labor and
capital are used nearly the entire
year are the men who are most sue.
cessful. Cooperative creameries that
do flourishing business, and net the
best returns to the farmers, are the
ones that have normal supply of
milk or cream during the whole twelve
months Of the year. The interest on
the money invested, the depreciation
on equipment. the wages and other
expenses of operating, 90 on, even
though the supply OF milk and cream
furnished is small. Under such cir
cumstances, 1t is to the advantage of
every farmer and patron of a cream.
cry to guard against falling-off in the
amount of milk or cream he is able
to furnish.
Nearly every summer, in the early
part of August, most farmers are con-
fronted with the problem of a short
age of pasture. This is usually
caused by dry time, or by a short
age of pasture land, to begin with.
Pasture may be plentiful early in the
season, but there comes a time each
season when the grass dries and
sears, and supplementary feed must
lures cause a falling off in the milk
flow, and naturally considerable de-
crease in the milk checks of the
creamery patrons. and an increase in
the cost of butter production. Not
only does insufficient pasturage mean
q falling on in the milk flow at this
time, but is next to impossible to get
the cows back to normal flow after
being checked by shortage of feed.
Forage crops, sown near the pas
ture, will help out in supplying feed
for the COWS at times when the pas.
ture fails. Any green succulent feed
will provide the necessary forage;
but oats and peas, mixed, are best for
early feeding, and corn for a little
later in the season. The oats and
peas should be sCwn together, at the
rate of about two bushels OF Canadian
peas and one and q half bushels of
oats per acre. This mixture should
be drilled and sown near the pasture,
20 that it can be cut with scythe
and fed to the COWS in the pasture.
The corn should be planted in drills,
about forty inches apart in rows, at
the rate of forty to fifty pounds per
acre. From such planting an abund-
ance of forage can be provided for
fall feeding.
The best variety of corn to SOW is
one that is grown in the community.
The land should be we'll prepared, and
sown the latter part of May or first of
June. It may require a little extra
labor each day, during the busy har-
vesting season, to feed the cows; but
they certainly will respond and pay
for the time by good returns in the
milk pail,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-03

Soft Maple Trses, - Years Old, on
North Dakota Experiment Station
Grounds.
with as much care as Is exercised in
planning the house. Some things to
observe in making such a plan are:
1. To place the grove far enough away
from the building, trees should not be
planted in groves closer than ten rods
to the buildings and plenty Of room
should be left for the farm-yard and
building that will be built in the flu.
ture. 2. The grove should always be
put on the north and west sides of
the buildings as the cold raw winds
come from these directions. A shell
ter belt on the south will do much to
protect the building from the cold
south winds of winter as we'll as the
dry hot winds of summer. 8. The
land should be properly prepared be-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-03
RAPE FROM McHENRY COUNTY.

Roy Stevenson Of McHenry county,
charged with rape in the first degree
will be tried before Judge Leighton
in Minot this week. The complain
ing witness has been confined in Jail
at Towner since the arrest of Steven
son.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-03

Last month this paper published an
account of the great Land Show to be
held in New York City on November
3 to IL, to get the most Industrious
New Yorkers-both Native Americans
and foreigners-out to the broad acres
of the country, away from the over
crowded, unhealthy cities, where work
is scarce and hard to find. Much has
been done since then. The farmers all
over the country are going to try and
get that James J. Hill cup away from
the Northwest. We must prevent this
by raising better wheat and must have
big exhibit from this section-so that
we will not only have the best chance
to win this valuable $1,000 Cup, but
thatO many of the New Workers will
come to our section and buy land. We
need more good neighbors and must help
boom this locality and also the Great
Northwest.
What You Must Do to Win This Cup.
The conditions are very simple and
easy and any farmer or grower in the
United States can easily compete for
this cup.
The trophy cup offered by James J.
Hill-Chairman of the Board of Direc-
sors of the Great Northern Railway
IS of silver and is valued at $1,000. 1t
IS over five feet high and is deliberately
ngraved. 1t will be presented-yours
have and hold always--to the farmer
i grower in the United States who
xhibits the best 100 pounds of wheat
It the American Land and Irrigation
Exposition, which will be held at Mad
isoNoSquare Garden, New York City,
November 3 to II, l9ll.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-03
BOWbells

next two innings, when Bowbells
changed pitchers.
Bobells had just returned from Will
liSton, here the tea MIDST four games.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-05-26
MEN AND THINGS
~ GENERAL

A. V. Riker, the able contractor
who installed our waterworks and
electric light plant. has purchased
another lot adjoining the one pre-
viousiy owned by him from j. r.
Pratt. and writes to friends that
be contemplate erecting IA hand
some home and will come here to
live at no distant date.
Lost Hunter's case watch
Please return to Mrs. George
Barrett and receive reward.
W. NJ. Vile manager of the
Holly and Swiok sugar factories
in this state. is also president of
company which las just put up
the Huntingtor Beach sugar. fac.
tory in California The whole
thing belongs to the sugar trust
and the CaliforIans will get theirs
in time. G.. A, johnson of this
state will besthe manager Of this
new plant which will blow in about
the middle Of July.-Field and
Farm
Miss Elise Wiley, daughter of
Col. w. NJ. Wiley, is expected here
shortly and viii make AN extended
visit. presumably.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-05-26
Base Ball

Next Sunday on the Holly dia-
mond, the local ball tossers will
cross bats with the crack team of
Syracuse, as will be seen by our
advertising columns. 1t will be
game well worth while, and it is
hoped all Will turn out
On Tuesday next Decoration
day. the Holly aggregation will
cross bats with the South Siders.
one of the strongest teams in the
valley, said to be the 'huskiest
bunch" that ever ran the bases
Let everybody turn opt.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-05-26

reported that Conard wanony
churches OF Holly recently making public apology shortly and
that both might famaize themselves the vocabulary Holly high
school, have
The homeeade and desert land Northern Colorado who
the belief that would be brought within the
liked by law hnd that delayed and that
they hold their desert land they ask They
the the three allowed probable
before be available
lands Some Of these land for enlarged
hosad provided under the nogae homestead and if they
will The
have OF his regard this for with
suitable He
certainly would land when possibility of bringing
the h
deemable by yirrgai
The Washington times., 1911-10-25
MRS. IDA PALMER
MAKES EXPLANATION

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
There has been much said why I did
not publish the names OF the men who
drugged my niece, Miss Lillian Schenck.
couple Of weeks ago. She was either
sent, or brought, to my house about two
o'clock in the morning and left upon
my porch, to be found by me. or pos
sibly passersby In such early hours OF
the morning. ! heard moaning SOUND,
and hearing a sort of scratching at the
front door and went to see and found
the poor child in such a helpless con-
dition shat 1t was great shock 10
me. After a considerable time my
children came and helped me up stairs
with her. l put her to bed. and cared
for her. My training as nurse came
In handy. | need not go into the iuii
details of the case, as much can pe
II is bad enough as 1t is. My husband
wrote to Judge De Lacy, and ] thank
him for his great and friendly act IN
his response to the letter. Much was
said Of the judges actions, penny io
have been the wisest act. and his try
ing to ascertain the truth about Things
has, in my husbands estimation anu
my own placed the Judge very hlgniE.
Perhaps he acted wisely in not hastily
having caused the arrest of many OF
them. but IL the law will take its course
and give the girl a chance to relate hI het
story am more than sure that sne VII
tell some things that will shock the
minds of every law-abiding citizen OF
our Capital City. / feel positive the
Judge would shield no one in doine
wrong, and II we could all take MS al
vice in shielding and protecting the
minors under his care we would all be
better citizens. ! know also that there
were many members Of the court who
would love to keep this case out o.
the papers, and by this the honorable
Judge needed more time to probe into
the full details of the case and its
truthfulness. The turning over OF suct
evidence in writing as letters, posta
cards, and names furnished by my niece
and other testimony too numerous tc
mention is cause in itself that the pros
ecuting attorney will take the proper
The Washington times., 1911-10-25

steps becoming his position and profess
sion. am the mother OF six children.
fve girls and one boy. and would like
the public In general to consider me q.
at all. To let such a willful and dis
graceful act go unpublished, barring
position, wealth, or names, would be
shielding 81 q crime serious as well as
There has been so much said in this
case, and We as a community at large
should stop and think. that one. or
possibly many; OF our best known citi-
Gems Of Washington who have, sup
pose. well-developed minds and know
right from wrong should choose to en-
joy the child's downfall instead OF d.
recting her to the straight and narrow
path OF virtuousness and safety.
Her dear mother was my own sister.
She passed away and left the child:
then six years old, in face Of this cruel
E9rd en OIL Sone with Of NO soaaS %ohsF na to Eude
become OF our daughters. Shall there
be on the right hand an guardian angel
to guide them? or be on their left one
to tear them from their all in life, and
leave them to the mercy of the cold
world?
I am not acquainted with the names
OF the men accused Of drugging my
niece. do not believe in shielding any
pecially men of strong minds, and
whom know good from evil. feel that
there could be ml%h accomplished to aid
and protect such a girl who is more
sinned against, than she has sinned. as
she is unable to Judge right from wrong.
and needs proper training until she
is shown the straight and narrow path.
The shock has greatly unnerved my
daughters. and caused them to be afra i'd
of even their own shadow. Men come
and curse and swear, and declare what
they would do to the whole family be-
cause the law would shield such ras-
cality, by just an 500 bond to keep the
peace.
! sincerely hope that no stone is left
unturned to punish the guilty parties,
and I'll assure them OF my every aid,
and knowledge of the case, and my
husband will also aid in it. l do not
need public sympathy, nor do l write
this for notoriety, but for Justice
alone. MRS. IDA f. PALMER.
The Washington times., 1911-10-25
PAPAL AVAILABILITY
AND ITALIAN WAR

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
1t is reported. probably falsely, that
the Pope is about to issue an encyclical
calling on the faithful of the Catholic
world to pray for the success of the
Italian arms in Tripoli.
Such an encyclical could hardly be
issued by the Pope as infailible head of
the church, for the question is political
and diplomatic rather than one Of faith
and morals. And yet, with no sneer
and with all respect for great Chris
tan church, l should like the Catholic
Truth Society to enlighten me and
many others concerning the proper limits
to the assumption Of infallibility. The
Limitation to questions of faith and
morals Is very satisfactory as a mat
ter of words, but 1t seems to me to be
no limitation at all as a matter of fact,
for surely one who is infallible as to
questions of faith and morals must
know what are or are not questions of
faith and morals.
Let me choose an impossible but an
llluminative illustration of my point.
Suppose the Pope. as the infallible head
of the church. should issue an encycli-
The Washington times., 1911-10-25
BELONGS TO PERIOD
OF KNOW-NOTHINGISM

To the Editor of THE TINES:
A certain Andrew Jordan Green
writes protesting against the action of
Judge De Lacy in appointing Mr.. Dillon
as chief probation officer of the Ju-
venile Court. He asserts that in so
doing Judge De Lacy shows prejudice
and bigotry. Undoubtedly from the
gist of Mr.. Green's letter he is preiu-
diced against Roman Catholics, else he
would not speak as he does. He re-
minds me of the convention of the
Southern Presbyterian Church, which
assembled in Louisville. KY, some time
ago, took action condemning President
Taft for appointing Mr.. White as Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court, only they
failed to state whether or not the Pres
ident was biased. AS to the wards of
the Juvenile Court, does Mr.. Green
want those Of Roman Catholic belief
placed in Protestant institutions to be
proselytized?
As to speaking Of Commodore Barry
to the court wards. he made good
choice, as no nobler or braver man
fought in the Revolution. When it
comes to prejudice and bigotry, Mr..
Green has shown that his is the coat
which carries the stain on 1t. He
should have lived in 1874 and the Gays
of Know-Nothingism instead of the
year 1911. JOSEPH d. MURPHY.
The Washington times., 1911-10-25

cal against the wearing of boards. Re-
member, / am not inimical to a noble
church. but am honestly seeking in
formation-how could anyone accepting
his beard and his Catholicism? To say
that the Pope made the wearing Of
boards question of faith and morals
when It is not, one. therefore shall
and still be Catholic will not do. To
say that would be to say the Pope is
lnfallble on questions of faith and
morals, but does not know what a ques-
ton OF faith and morals is. II the an
swer to my question is "Oh, the Pope
would never Issue such an encyclicai," I"
my retoinder is trust the Pope is too
good judge Of morals to call for
Protestants prayed for the success of
Italy, when IT took the papal states
do Catholics pray that Italy may never
lose them? EX-CATHOLIC.
The Washington times., 1911-10-25
HE PAID TRIBUTE
TO PRIVATE DALZELL

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
] am constrained to believe that i
owe The Times and it's readers an
apology. for I have Just learned that
an effort has been made by the Mail
Bag Editor to discover the author of
small tribute of thanks to Private
Dalzell that appeared in a recent issue
of your valuable paper. over the initials
w. w. b., from which 1 am led to
believe I must have forgotten to at
tach my name to the article as an EVIL
dence of good faith, etc, in accord
ance with directions. This I always
endeavor to do; and as It is only fair
IT should never be neglected; so If l
failed to do so, as ! now suspect, in the
aforementioned case. I trust you will
understand that II was purely unin-
territorial, and believe me to be to al
interested parties, sincerely and obedi-
emily,
WILLIAM wUNDER PUGH.
Haymarket, Va.
The Washington times., 1911-10-25

81
and wealth. To do that would require
centuries.
But IL is perfectly plain that the
awakening in China has been In prog
ress for considerable period already,
and that If the present revolt shall as
sumo the proportions of revolution II
will mark the beginnings of momen-
tous' era. Momentous not alone for
China, but for all the rest of the
world, which cannot but be profoundly
affected by the modernization Of the
teeming, Industrious, frugal, honest
hordes of Chinese.
Seemingly, the revolution is likely
to win simply because it started. The
structure of Manchu power appears to
have been mere eggshell; there was
no power at all, only form and q
pretense.
The government at Peking is con-
fronted already by the direst financial
exigencies. Always dependent for its
revenues on the provincial viceroys,
and never having enjoyed anything
like proper imperial income, it is
utterly resourceless in time of
crisis when the provincial sources are
cut off or endangered.
The revolution could be compared
to fog, quietly spreading itself over
the land; utterly irresistible, and yet
liable to be blown away if vigorous
breeze could be famed by the gov.
'ernment. The trouble is that the
government has nothing wherewith the
breeze can be made. The fog enshrouds
its troops, and they desert or join the
rebels; it encompasses the pathetic
little navy, and it either deserts or
disappears from the places where its
services are needed. The great mass
of the people hate the Manchus, and
they don't need to do much more than
that. The Manchu power was sus-
tanned by clever equilibristic feat
| not by any real strength inherent in
it. The equilibrium being very slight.
ly disturbed, it topples.
Peking is being deserted by the
upper classes, both Chinese and Man
ehus, in fear that it will be the scene
of the most violent clashes incident to
the revolution. With Peking lost, the
dynasty can hardly hope to survive
All parts of the country report the
disturbances breaking out. The i'm
perial forces are paralyzed.
Whether, out of such an easy con.
fict, the revolutionists will at the end
have developed any group of leaders
or any military power strong enough
to handle the new situation seems to
be one of the gravest dangers. There
is no national sentiment in China, and
just to hold the country together will
probably prove a more difficult affair
t--. driving out the usurpers.