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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-21

butter will produce more than a ponn'
Of butter just the same as pound OF
-four when mixed with water. mill,
yeast and salt will make more than a
pound Of bread-or will overrun.
The composition Of average butter
10 as follows:
Butter fat, S25 per cent.
Water, 40 per cent.
Casein, per cent.
Mineral matter, 2.5 per cent.
These constituents quite naturally
vary the same as in bread making, &C.
cording to the condition and to the
skill Of the maker. In both cases. the
water would vary the most, conse-
quently is responsible largely for vari-
atoms in overrun. Yet it would be
impossible to make either bread or
butter containing no water. In fact.
all food products whether of Vegetable
or of animal origin contain more or
less moisture and this element Is one
of the things that makes our food
wholesome Casein will vary accord
ing to how we'll the milk is removed,
while the mineral matter, which is
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AROUND THE STATE

Guy E. Cooksky, the brilliant
young Socialist from St. Louis, who
has been business manager Of the
new Socialist paper at Devils Lake,
has resigned. P. G. Miller takes
his place.
Mrs. AL Powers, the woman wrest--
Ter, who was to have met Mrs. Ed
Hanson of Cooperstown IN bout at
Devils Lake, grew very indignant
because the mayor stopped the
match. The woman claims that the
sport is healthful and clean and that
the exhibition would not have harm
ed any one.
Minot is not the only city where
men get into trouble for paying at
tention to young women under the
age Of consent. At Aberdeen, 8. D.,
a young girl has made complaint
against twenty six men, some OF
them prominent married men.
8. Treadwell, the Rock Lake edi-
tor, who was recently freed on the
charge OF shooting two men, will &c
to Kansas City, to spend the winter
with his son. Treadwell published
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much so as to cause misery to the
COW, milk some of it out and relieve
the COW. When the flow begins to de-
crease then milk her only once every
two days, then every three days and
never milk her clean Sometimes if
too much milk Is left in the udder it
cakes. and is reabsorbed with diff
Guilty. Inasmuch as the correspond
ent desires to sell the cow to the
butcher there is not much danger to
the udder caking to such an extent
as to harm her for that purpose. Spir-
its Of camphor applied on the outside
of the udder a couple Of times will aid
in drying her up.
The writer. however, believes that
the correspondent will save time by
taking the grain ration away from
her for few days until she is dry
This will not cause her to lose much
weight and the drying of the COW viii
be accomplished in a much shorter
time than if she were allowed the full
grain ration.
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GREELEY AND VICINITY,

James Burrill closed a successful
term in Dist. 122 No. l, Dec. Is. A
short program was rendered by the
pupils. At the conclusion baskets
spent. The net proceeds were be-
tween $50 and $40, due to the enthus-
iastic bidding of Hans Christen-
sons threshing crew. This money
will be used to buy books for the
school library.
Ed Maulahankamp left for Wilton,
Wis, for short visit with relatives
Adolph Emmett, who runs the en-.
CINE fol- Fl. E. Christensen, drove
to Sawyer Saturday evening to attend
the masquerade ball there. He re-
turned Sunday to thaw out the en-
CINE. We didn't stay while he was
thawing it out but take it for granted
he was good natured.
Miss Lucy Marnlee closed . sue
cessful term of school in District 1872
No. 2, December Is.
Henry Steenhoff held a stag party
at his place Sunday p. M, and Mon
day a. m. light refreshments were
served at midnight. You ought to
have been there.
The threshing crew Of Hans Chris
tenson claims that the best candy
made are Johnston's especially
Johnston's innovations.
James Burrill left Yesterday fol
Hawley, Mimi, to spend his Christ
mas vacation at home.
Ben Bell Of Kalispel, Mont, ar
rived here and will spend the winter
with Harry Walker.
John Cattulla returned from three
days visit at Minot.
George Stienhoff boarded the east
bound train here yesterday. He vii
spend the holiday at his old home n
Wisconsin.
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DRYING A FRESH DAIRY cow
In Fat and Heat Producing Sub
stances. Such as Corn.

A correspondent from Minnesota
asks the best way to dry up COW
hat gives plenty Of milk, but which
he wishes to fatten up and make into
beef
Some difficulties are usually expert,
onced In drying fresh dairy COW, es-
pecially if she gives large flow OF
milk. says the Northwestern Agricul-
turist.
If the correspondent desires to dry
her while still on feed, he should
feed feeds rich in fat and heat pro-
ducing substances such as ground
corn, corn fodder wild hay and not
feed bran. oats. oil-meal, and clover
and alfalfa hay Then begin milking
only once day and then do not milk
her clean. If the udder distends tee
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anaIl quantity q casein from the
nm, and mineral matter, mostly salt.
witch 10 put into the butter. For in
stance, when cream tests 20 per cent.
h requires i've pounds to contain one
pound of butter fat. During the pro-
cess of churnfng, the butter fat is
brought together by agitation, then
the buttermilk Is removed. After this
the butter fat is washed to remove
the remaining milk, then sailed and
this worked in evenly to preserve and
20 give the butter the desired color.
flavor and keeping qualities.
Overrun means merely that one
pound of butter fat when made into
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SURREY NOTES.

Sam Yoder is home from the Coast
to attend the wedding of his sister
Emma, which takes place this week,
Wednesday.
Monta Perry is home from Grand
Forks on q vacation
Charles Withers Is spending q few
days at Churches Ferry.
Ray Dierdorff Is IN Iowa where he
went to attend a wedding.
James Scofield was In Surrey Tues
day on business.
Rev. Brough will leave this week
for southern Minnesota to conduct q
series Of meetings.
Miss Moe will leave Saturday to
spend her vacation at home in MIN
nesota.
J. B. McEown has been In Grand
Forks attending a meeting Of the
blacksmiths.
Rev. Won stilli of the Wesley col.
1ege at Grand Forks, who Is a guest
of Monta Perry, preached an excel
lent sermon In the Presbyterian
church Monday evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Brough spent q few
days this week on South Prairie
when they went to wedding at
which the Rev. offic1ated. Mrs. Cul-
bertson IL looking after the little
ones at the Brough home during
their absence.
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whose Offices are at lO7 and 100 Reishus
Street, Mlnot, \ d., offer few Christ
mas bargains in the way Of real estate
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the state enforcement league at Dev-
ills Lake, Ole Hoiset has been ar
rested, charged with living of the
earnings of prostitute, whom he
claimed was his wife. The woman Is
now i'll.
The Butord Tribune noted that 4
number of the Buford merchants haya
Xmas goods to sell, but didn't care
to let it be known to the public at
large
During a fist fight between two
Tagus citizens in the office of the
Mirror, several galleys Of type were
pied, which accounts for the dearth
OF local news in the last issue of that
paper. An innocent by-stander got
the worst of the melee and the edi-
| tor wants it distinctly understood
that the next exhibition of the manly
art must take place in the alley.
An Esmond man lost his false
teeth in the depot at Rugby.
Pure Food Commissioner Ladd is
on trail of butchers who are selling
undrawn poultry.
DR.. Thorvalson of Wild, Rose.
while enjoying siesta at hrs homo,
was nearly overcome by gas which
escaped from his heating stove. He
became aroused before it was too
late and the room seemed to he
spinning around. When the door got
around to the right place, he escaped
! into the fresh air.
Editor Wales Of the Portal Inter
national and Editor Francis of the
Velva Journal, members of a commit
tee to give a report on foreign ad-
vertlsing in the state papers, at the
editorial meeting at Fargo, have been
travelling around the state interview
ing the publishers.
Editor Bloom Of the Devils Lake
Journal, is having a strenuous time
defending the board Of pardons.
A drunken man was put of the
train at Taylor. His dog, which was
sober, was allowed to remain in tho
baggage car. The companions got
together the next day and there was
rejoicing.
Guy e. Cooksy, who has had charge
OF the Call, Socialist paper, has 70
signed his position and returned to
Missouri. He does not like the idea
OF being away from his family, and
his family refuses to come here be-
cause Mrs. Cooksy is afraid the peo-
pie will ostracise herself and children
because the head Of the family h a
socialist, as was their experience in
a small town in Missouri. Cooksy
told tho editor Of this paper the rea-
son because his Missouri newspaper
went on the rocks was because he
took the whiskey side Of whiskey
fight, and The Missourians didn't do
thing to him Devils Lake Jour
nal.
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'0vERRUN IS DEFINED
Question Often Alarms Those In.
? cIined to Be Suspicious.
lNonstituents Quite Naturally Vary the
Same as In Bread Making, Ac.
cordins to Condition and Skill
Of the Maker.

Dy G. L. MARTIN. Professor Of Dairy
Ing, North Dakota Agricultural Col
legeD
The question of Overrun in butter
often alarms those who are inclined to
be suspicious of the other fellow, and
are not familiar with the composition
manufacture.
Butter is composed of the butter fat
n the cream together with water, q
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OLD FRIENDS GET TOGETHER

Sixteen of the old time friends of Mrs.
John Morrow, of Ohlwein, Ia, who Is
here visiting her sister, Mrs. j M. Will
son, were entertained by Mrs. G.. F.
Truax at her home on Belyea avenue
Wednesday. Mrs. Morrow formerly
lived in this city, but left here abou. 16
years ago. The afternoon was spent in
pleasant "reminiscences and refresh
ments were served.
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bright little paper at Rock Lake

q bright little paper at Rock Lake.
Frank Avery, while mining coal
south of Ray, had his leg crushed
when bank gave way. Peter Hick-
ell, his companion jumped in time
10 escape injury.
The Reflector, the prison paper
says: Boost North Dakota rope"
Captain Main says that $4,000, 00}
fish have been propagated in the
state this year.
The newspaper boys of the state
welcome A. J. F.. Weight, formerly
Of the Leeds News, back into the
field. He has bought the Rugby
Tribune plant and is now editing the
paper.
An Antler young man who was
enamored Of young lady in town.
told her little brother if he would
get him lock of his sisters hair he
would give him a dime. Make it a
quarter said the boy, land will
get the whole bunch. know where
she hangs IT,"
The Granville marshall proposes to
see that the ordinance forbidding the
throwing Of ashes within twenty feet
Of any building is strictly enforced
IT is not likely that the w. F.
Shields general store at Norwich
which was burned recently, win be
rebuilt. This will leave Norwich
with but one store.
Ward county may have an expert
ment farm to be conducted under the
direction of the One Hundred Dol
lar an Acre Club.
G. W. Hookway has been appoint
ed temporary receiver of the stock Of
, the Granville Drug Co.
]. NJ. Mus OF Granville traded his
auto for horses. Old Dobbin score!
again.
! The board of health of Bantry has
served notice that all public build
; ings shall remain closed until fur
Their notice.
A meeting of the Commercial ciut
at Velva was called Saturday, to dis
cuss the ACCESSIBILITY Of reopening tn.
creamery.
i Editor Kendall of Granville owns .
fine quarter of land, which probabl!
, accounts for his Independent spirit
! At the McHenry county tax sale
: c. D. Rice proved to be tho heavies
buyer. The farm taxes sold at on,
per cent month, but there was lit.
tie demand for the city taxes, tn,
county being the heaviest purchaser
Phillip Brooks, a Towner boy
jumped from = moving train and tire,
ribs were broken. Most every la
has to have lesson. 'u
| The family Of Paul Stevens a
Towner is guaranteed because a lit
tie daughter has the smallpox.
The Towner News-Tribune appear
prosperous with a great lot Of legal
and display advertising.
The German paper has been re
moved from Rugby to Devils Lake
The Socialist state paper was recentl
installed there which with the Worlt
the Inter Ocean and the Journal
gives that city plenty Of publicity
As a result Of an investigation b
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By w. c. PALMER, Agricultural Edi-
tor, North Dakota Agricultural Col

By W. c. PALMER. Agricultural Edi-
tor. North Dakota Agricultural Col
lege.) ...
Pigeon grass is one % the most per
Gistent weeds. 1t does not begin grow
ing very early in the spring, so If the
grain crops are given good start it
Will not trouble much in the grain
fields as long as the grain Is there. If
the seed bed is poor and grain sown
late 1t often makes SO much growth as
to crowd the grain. When the grain
is cut it will often make a rapid
growth and mature seeds.
The pigeon grass Is also bad in corn
fields and especially II the cultivation
lie stopped early
The pigeon grass is not hard to kill
ms It Is an annual All that Is neces-
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sary is to keep 1t from going to sssd
That is easier said than done, as It
ripens seed from August to October
Rotation crops and thorough work.
ing of the land will be quite effective
IN checking the pigeon grass.
1t was particularly bad in grain
it's being dry in the spring so the
grain couldn't make vigorous start
The pigeon grass not SO much at
fected by the dry conditions got q
good start
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mostly salt. will depend upon.the mar
ket demands, and may vAry from none
at all to four per cent.
To calculate the percentage Of over.
run: Suppose IS pounds Of butter are
obtained from 100 pounds Of cream
containing 80 pounds of butter fat
then apply these figures to the form
ula:
W.T., Of butter-Wt. OF B. F.
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Celery 10 Hardy.
Celery will stand q pretty heavy
frost, but 1t should never be allowed
to freeze.
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W.T. of B. u X10O-16 1870.
In other words. dividing the in
crease, five pounds. by the original
amount of butter fat, 80 pounds, then
multiplying by 100 gives the percent
age of O. R.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-23

Miss Clara Fleming entertained a
number OF young people at a George
Washington party Wednesday even
Ing at her. home on CASTOR avenue.
There was n large number present.
Refreshments we're served by Mrs.
Fleming and Mrs Hawkins. Those
present were Messrs. John Laughlin,
Edwin Gaskifi, Aries Robey. Valentine
stralder.a Bert Letin, Daniel Foley. En-,
sci Hawkins, Jay Hawkins, Walter
Grimes. YIN. Mckinney, Roy Stevens.
Lester Sherard, Loren Parson and
James. Nuzum; Misses Hazel Pier
pont, Margaret, Kathern anil Anna
Bremen, Mary and Margaret Hesslon,
Mary Hite, Martha Hood, Ruth Reese,
Opal Lowe. Alya Holdrcn, Clyde Elem
Ing, Mary Barnes, Lola Freeman. Clara
Fleming and Bessie Hawkins.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-23

Mrs. W. Z. Arnett was hostess at q
'charmlngly appointed Washington
Pirtaday party. yesterday afternoon at
her home on Pike street. The guests
included the members OF the Social
and the appointments were in
keeping with the holiday spirit.
The home IA artistically draped
In American flags while American
Beauty roses formed the floral decora.
itions. The hostess wore q Martha
Washington costume and she present,
ed small silk flags to each guest.
The guests present. were Mesdames
i. T.. Trickett. Ira L. Smith, T. W.
iBoydston, Frank .Boydston, E. W.
Howard, A. D. Simon. Samuel Leeper,
W. B. Campbell. G. Q. Jackson, J. En-
gle, G. D. Smith, c. w. Robinson, A.
B. Robb. j. NJ, Jacobs, Hal-Hall, Har:'
'vey Shane, A. c. Ross, W. S. Hamilton
ard H. C. Howard.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-23
Birthday Party,

Mrs. F. T. Butler entertained n mum.
Der Of little folks Tuesday. February
81. at her home on Benoni avenue. in
honor OF her little daughter. Rhea
Kathryne, this being her fourth birth
day. The youngsters had a fine time
playing and singing. One OF the feat.
ures Of the afternoon was a quotation
Or song from each child. Some Of the
children were only two years old. At
4 o'clock a delicious luncheon was
served. Carnations and ferns wers
used to decorate, and the color scheme
was red and white. Those present be.
sides the hostess were Margaret and
Marie Kane, Mary and Elenor Smith,
Augusta H~lldebrand, Virginia Hartley,
Mary Hoshler. Marzella Conway.
James Fry, Robert Hayharst and chas.
Conway.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-23

HOUGT.


The Fairmonf sage lost his grip and
reputation during January and early
rart OF February. Verify such wealth
er would prove Waterloo to any
prophet. Nevertheless like Elijah aft
er his inglorlous flight from Jebtbel
he has got a fresh grip on his courage
Girded up his loins and HE'D him back
to the conflict Wen we feel grateful
to the old gentleman for getting us
this sort Of weather for II the warm
spell had continued much longer II
would have been the old tale or trees
blooming in March and fruit getting
killed later. This should retard the
blooming.
The measles have things their own
way In Hoult. Almost every body in
the place who have not had the mea'
sizes now have them or are expecting
to have them. The p~rotracted meet
ing was a very good source of spread.
ing them.
The protracted revival service came
to an end on Sunday night. 1t is hard
to determine just how many CONVEX
sions there were; probably thirty with
half us many reclaimed. The influ'
ence for good was hard to estimate.
Miss Evelyn Prlclsett, of Fairmont
was visiting her sister. Mrs. C. R,
Hoult over Sunday.
, Mr.. Charles Higgins, OF near Clinton
Furnace, was visiting relatives In
FToult this week.
Mrs. Bertha Clelland. OF Mt. Har
IRONY. was visiting her sister, Mrs
Charles T.. Hoult last week.
| Mr.. Harold Moon from neal Oak
land.was a guest of Mrs. NJ. E. Castee'
Saturday and Sunday.
| A large party Of Young people from
here attended the Sunday school al
the old Pitcher Church at Dakota mine
Sunday. FRITZ.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-23

house will be given over entirely to
the guests until next Monday when
the party ends During the meselee
of the guests the members Of the
chapter. who room in the house. will
room elsewhere. The guests who ar.
rived yesterday were Misses Rebekah
and Charlie Llttlepsge, of Charleston;
Misses Brown, Fulton, Harvey and
Bailey, OF parkersburg; Miss Fleming,
OF Fairmont; Miss Patton, Of Catletts-
burg, X Kentucky; Miss Higginbothaa 81.
Of Buckhannon. Misses Cook. Bartlett
and Gilmore. Of Morgantown, will be
among the guests.--Morgantown Pos.
Chronicle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-23
STRAW HAT AND Low CUT SHOE
DRuMMERs DISPLAYING SAM.
Piles TO LOCAL MERCHANTS.

P. c. Sauers representing the L. P.
Seeley Company, OF P%ittsburg, one OF
the largest iobbers OF straw hats in
the country; has been at the Marley
for the past several days showing n
fine line Of samples of straw hats for
1911. Mr.. Sauers Is among the many
commercial men selling the same limo
and other drummers handling various
kinds Of summer wearing apparel to
make Fairmoat during the past few
weeks. All of them report good bust
ness. and judging from the way in
which the local merchants r buying,
they anticipate a heavy summer trade.
The following guests from West Viz.
'ginia and nearby %out-of-state towns are
registered at the several hotels.
WATsoN-F. P. Scott, Buckhan-
non; J. H. Clarke, Wheeling; H. P.
Daugherty. Clarksburg; A. N. Humph-
|reys, Philippi; o. Cook. Cameron; Mr..
anu Mrs. w. c. st. Clair, Keyser; E.
u. Toothman, Anderson; IL. Dugan,
Morgantown; L. A. Huffman, clarks.
burg.
MANLEY-J. VI. Orr, Grafton; Louis
C. Lowe, Wheeling; a. T. Martin, II.
". jenkins. J.-H. Stevens, clarksburg;
II. Garbese, Moundsyllle; w. 7. Tai.
Eott, East Liverpool, o.
MARIETTA Hiram Bumgardner,
C. Wildpres, H. A. Daily, George E.
Kurner, Wheeling; W. W, Toff, Point
Marion, Pa.
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Martha Washington Tea.

Last evening at Grace Lutheran
Church. the Ladies' Aid Society held
a Martha Washington Tea which was
a delightful event and was well pat.
ropized by the public. The ladies who
served at the various tables and
booths were attlred in colohia: cos.
tunes md the decorations were In
keeping with the idea.
Mrs. Lee Hall, Mrs. S. ]. Brobst and
Miss Eunice Lewis were the judges in
the cake contest IN which Fairbanks
Cottolene had been used and the
prizes were awarded as follows: Mrs.
s. L. Morgan. first. prize, five sacks
Atlas flour and three pounds Caraja
coffee; second prize, Mrs. J.. w. Wiles.
M%organtown, four sacks flour. three
pounds coffcej third prize. Mrs. f. N.
boyer, three sacks flour and coffee:
Mrs. n. E. Mason, fourth, two sacks
flour and coffee: Miss Alice Unley,
fifth prize, one, sack flour and coffee;
Mrs. G.. II. Leeds. n sack flour.
Mr.. F. NJ. Cole, representing the
Fairbanks firm conducted the contest
and awarded altogether, l6 sacks At
las flour and Is pounds coffee. Mr..
Cole who has been in the city for the
past few weeks, left this morning for
Warrington. He had splendid sue
cess here. and has "Cottolene" well
established among the housewives Of
Fairmont.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-23
celebrat. Washlngton's Birthday.


The William Raymond Chapter, ol
The Daughters ofithe American revolu.
;tion celebrated the anniversary OF the
birth of George Washington last even.
ing when the regular meeting Of the
chapter was held ut the home Of the
regent. Mrs. Edwin Forrest Hartley.
The guests included the members
of the Chapter, visiting Daughters and
resident members Of other Chapters,
the Sons Of the Revolution and their
wives and the husbands of the local
members. !.
The interior OF tho Hartley home
was. artistically hung with American
flags. while portraits OF George and
Martha Washington artistlcally drap-
cd formed prominent part of the dec.
orations.
All Of the guests were attired in cos
tunes appropriate to the times.
A "Deestrict Sknle" was organized
with Hon. D. l.. Butcher as master.
Mr.. Butcher wore Q colonial costume
and carried the familiar gerrule in his
hand. Each guest was called upon to
entertain the "skule" for a few min.
..utes,. most Of whom responded.
During the evening refreshments
were served, Mrs; George DeBolt
poured coffee, Among the guests
present we're Nj. and Mrs. George De.
Bolt, Mr.. and Mrss BiEF Butcher Mr.:
and Mrs James {. Watson, Nj, and