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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
1888 Register for Homestea ads.

Gregory, S. D., Oct. 23.-The Rose
bud land lottery will open tomorrow
On the choice of one of the little
girls will rest the decision as to who
will be the owner of the richest quar-.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27

You have a two-phased chance of
recovering your lost article-by adver-
tising, and reading the ads. For the
fact remains that most people are hon.
est.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27

ter of land in the Rosebud and Pine
Ridge reservations The drawing will
begin Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
In the Grand opera house and the two
girls will select the names of the first
thousand winners from the huge pile
of envelopes which will be scattered
over the floor of screened platform
erected especially for this event
Which of the two girls will have
the honor of drawing out the first
envelope will not be decided until the
morning of the drawing, and then
they will draw lots and the one win.
ming the right will be led within the
enclosed platform and select for.
tune for the individual whose name Is
in the first envelope she picks up.
After the first namC has been drawn
the girls will alternate in choosing the
envelopes until 1000 have been So.
lected alter which the regular clerical
force of Judge Wittcn's office will
finish the drawing.
The girls who will draw the first
1000 names are Virginia Foster.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Foster
of Dallas, and Dorothy Slaughter,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. +.
Slaughter of Gregory. one girl was
chosen from each town by Judge wit.
ten in order that no i'll feeling would
develop from the selection
The drawing will continue for three
days. There are over 5000 claims
to be awarded to the winners.
The official total registration for
Rosebud and Pine Ridge lands is 3d..
&SS- 23,l55 at Gregory, 14,4i3 at Dal
las, 1868 at Chamberlain and 5,112
at Rapid City.
The registration, lasting three
weeks, ended Saturday night at mid.
night. On Tuesday morning at Greg.
Ory at 10 o'clock Judge Wittcn will
begin drawing the names of winners.
The rush was marked by no dis.
order.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27

This May Manton pattern is cut for
misses of fourteen, sixteen and eighteen
years of age. Send 10 cents TO this office,
giving number. IA. and 1t will be prompt
ly forwarded TO you by mail. II in haste
send an additional two cent stamp for let
ter postage, which insures more prompt
delivery.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27

Referees-Findley and King; Field
Judges-Kng and Findley; Umpire
COlegrOve; Head Linesman-Sam Err
skine; Time of Quarters-l5 minutes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27


Not until the last quarter of their
game with Norfolk on the driving
park gridiron Saturday afternoon did
Madison stop using the forward pass.
which marked most of their efforts to
score. At no time was the. Norfolk
goal in danger and only twice did
Madison have any chance of coming
anywhere near the Norfolk goal. Capt.
Schmidt for Madison. strongly assist
ed by Faes and Baisch, was Madison's
star and his ability to place a for
ward pass at will gave Norfolk some
CONSERVATION. These forward passes,
however, were finally broken up by
Norfolk and three times Madison in
completed them, surrendering the ball
to their opponents.
Three times Madison with the aid
of these forward passes and punt
stopped Norfolk from scoring, but one
attempt at a backward forward pass
cost Madison six points and Norfolk
retaliated near the end of the game
by falling from Madison's goal to the
middle of the field and then pushing
over touchdown.
The use of the new shift play by
Norfolk was surprise to Madison
and this gave Norfolk an easy touch
down. Madison, in trying the shift,
was very slow and in an attempt at
q fake forward the punt was taken
by Norfolk for good gains. Fisher
60 l.
even this time it was so close that
the ball almost scraped the goal
stakes.
Norfolk won the toss and defended
the west goal at the beginning of the
game. Logan, Koerber, Keleher and
Emery went through NTadisons line
for good gains. In this first quarter
Schmidt made some good gains
through Norfolk's line. The ball in
Norfolk's hands crawled close to Mad
isOn's goal, and finally Emery was
urged over the goal lines. Schmidt
again made some gain on Norfolk S
kickoff, but Capt. Keleher was given
honors, and with few penalties for
Madison for being offsde Parish took
tht Ddll dlOuuu lHe emu LOT Il lOuCu-
down. Oberg was hurt in this quarter
and Kohl took his place.
Emery took the ball over for a
touchdown in the second quarter, with
Keleher, Logan and Parish playing a
star game behind him. Schmidt made
a fine catch of Keleher's kick in this
quarter, but he made no headway,
Hibben being on the ground to bowl
him over
In this quarter Dobson, Smith, Ian
ders and Fisher all featured as tack
les and for a time both teams were
evenly matched. After Logan had |
made a long run with the ball, the |
pigskin went to Parish, who gave the |
fans on the side lines a touch of real
football by a sensational and specta-
cular long end run through some very |
small holes. Madison got the ball af-
ter Norfolk was very dangerously near
their goal line and Capt Schmidt, as
sisted by Loomer, featured in a for
ward pass just as the whistle ended
the first half.
Norfolk went through Madison with
much ginger at the sound of the
whistle for the third quarter and Par
ish took Madison's kick to where it
started. Keleher, followed by Logan,
took the ball far into Madison terri
tory and when the ball was danger
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-10-27
Norfolk Shuts Madison Out.

Norfolk, 80; Madison. 0.
First Quarter-Emery touchdown,
Fisher missing goal; Parish touch
down, Fisher goal-11.
Second Quarter-Emery touchdown,
Fisher goal-6.
Third Quarter Madison fumbles
backward forward pass. Odiorne
touchdown, Fisher goal-6
Fourth Quarter-Keleher out. Ian.
ders touchdown, Fisher goal; Parish
touchdown, Fisher goal-12. Total 80.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
GOOD FARMING IS A
PAYING INVESTMENT
A MOORE FARMER TELLS HOW
HE FARMS TO SECURE
BUMPER CROP.

Probably in no other part of the
what good farming counts for as it
does on the Olsen ranch, west of
town, says the Inland Empire. Doubt
less the many people who have taken
Ia trip out to see the best 43O-acre
wheat field in Montana never asked
themselves why the grain on this
place should be so far superior to
the majority OF fields one sees and
probably gave it no second thought
other than the owner was an unusual
ly fortunate person in his farming
venture and luckier than most farm
erS.
But in this case luck has nothing
whatever to do with the owners sue
cess. The reason is simply intelligent
and common sense farming, and II
others would only remember this in
preparing their soil they, too, would
| be equally as fortunate in raising as
| fine looking stand of grain.
This particular piece of ground was
farmed by Ben Hollenback and in a
conversation with him he outlined the
methods used. He began breaking
the 43O-acre tract on April IS, 1910,
and finished on the 9th day of May.
The ploWing was done by 32-horse-
power Reeves steam engine pulling
"a plows of the Emerson disk type.
Behind these was a leveler made of
three 3x12 bridge planks, and in this
manner the sod was crushed and was
then capable of retaining the mois-
ture. Another object in using the
leveler is to make it better travelling
for the engine for the next plOwing.
No ploWing was done when the land
was too wet and this prevented
ground baking. This first plowing
was at depth of Az inches.
He started the second ploWing on
June 20, using the same plow but go
ing from 11a to 2 inches deeper than
at first and pulling four S-foot single
in such manner as to lap over one
half, thus double disking the land. Be
hind the harrow was the same drag
as was used when breaking. This
gave the land thorough cultivation,
resulting in a good seed bed, with
plenty of moisture and we'll firmed
down.
The seeding to winter wheat began
on September 6, about 35 pounds OF
questioned wheat being sown to the
acre. The four seeders used covered
la strip "a feet wide. They were
hitched to a machine of Mr.. Hollen.
backs own construction. which also
pulled seven sections of heavy wood
harrows and disk harrow of special
build, well weighted, the gangs OF
which followed the engine tracks to
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08

loosen up the soil which might be
too firmly packed. All OF the work
on this crop was done by steam
power.
While Mr.. Hollenback's methods
are not unusual and are what every
good farmer is supposed to use, there
are any number In the Judith Basin
who are not following them, as a
glance over their farms readily show
The cause for this slip-shod manner
of farming can be attributed to
ignorance, laziness or in trying to
handle too large tract, and the soon
er the farmer gets down to real farm
ing the better off he will be. We're
the above methods used generally the
wheat crop in the Judith Basin would
easily be trebled
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
The Waimangu 0eyser.

The famous extinct geyser of Wal
mangu, New Zealand, near which
volcanic eruption was reported re-
Gently as having commenced, was for
few years the most powerful geyser
on record. The activity OF this geyser
In 1903 and 1904 created such anxiety
In the north island of New Zealand
that an Auckland paper, attributing
it's activity to the great increase In
the size of the adjacent Lake Rctoma-
hama, proposed that the lake should
be drained in order to allow the freer
outlet from the hot springs OF the To-
cality. No action was taken and the
danger was removed by the bursting
of the lake dam. The water OF Lake
Rotomahana was discharged to Lake
Rotorua, and Waimangu ceased its
eruptions. It will be interesting to
learn from the New Zealand geoR-
gists whether the renewal of the vol
canic activity along the Tarawera
rift is connected with the cessation
Il Waimangu.-Nature.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
THE TACTFUL W0MAN's WAY
Studies Man at Most Important Hour
Of Day With View Of Keep
ing Peace.

An experienced and observanf wom.
an declares that the most important
moment of the day to mans peace
OF mind Is the ten minutes that fot-
low his return from the work OF the
day have frequently brought him to
change his whole state OF feeling. he
comes home usually tired. Work or
the vexations of business during the
day have frequently brought him to
point Of fatigue or nervousness at
which a very little thing may decide
what his mood will be for the rest OF
the evening. or course the particular
disposition OF every man Is going 10
tell here. Just as 1t does everywhere
else. But the rule will hold good for
the average man. The most important
thing for the tactfui woman to do 10
to walt until she sees some signs OF
his temper before she makes any de-
cided move. Don't, above all things,
tell him that the plumber has just sent
In terrible bill merely for making
that little alteration. Don't talk too
much in the beginning on any subject.
Conversation taken torrentially at the
outset is likely to upset anybody who
Is little tired after a days work and
who wants the quiet enjoyment OF the
home
The woman who follows this advice
will find her evenings pleasanter than
II she jumped at the beginning into
the heart of things, especially disc
greeahl0 things. Life.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
The Frog That Would a-Flylng Go.

Since flying fish and flying squirrels
exist it Is not so surprising to be told
that there are also in the world flying
frogs. All these animals have In
stinctively made use of the fundamen-
tai principles of the aeroplane. the per-
fecting of which is beginning to Inn
part the power of fight to man him
self. It is in Java that the flying
frog = Polypedates reinwarditii = Is
found, and Prof Siedlecki of the Uni-
versity of Cracow describes 1t as be-
ing of magnificent clear green color.
with white belly, while membranes be-
tween it's fingers, which enable 1t to
glide on the air, are of yellow. But
1t changes color like the chameleon.
It inhabits trees and bushes, and Ia
active only at night, living on insects.
When disturbed 1t distends its aero
planes and launches Itself consider
able distance through the air.-Youth's
Companion.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
Prepare for Dry Years.

Prof Thomas Shaw, in Dakota
Farmer: I'm times of peace prepare
for war; This is splendid motto
when the war referred to is that
against drouth. The farmer is always
at the mercy of the elements. He
knows not what the season will bring
forth and has no means of finding out.
He is compelled to prepare for the
worst. This may sometimes be an
oyer-abundance of rainfall and it may
be a decided lack of it. In the north
west the latter condition is that to be
most expected and guarded against.
Wide experience has taught ways of
combating such conditions in way
that usually brings success. 1t has
taught that the lands must be titled
deeply in order that large reservoir
be made to hold the moisture that
falls from the skies, that it may be
drawn upon in times of need. 1t has
taught that the sub-surface should be
well compacted and in close contact
with the lower stratas of soil. That
crust on the surface soil aids the
escape of moisture and that few
inches of loose dry soil at the top will
| shut off this leakage. 1t is known to
all men that weeds are leeches that
suck the water from the soil and give
nothing in return. It is also known
that cultivated crops must be grown
! to combat them.
1t has been conclusively proven
that certain grains and grasses and
legumes possess the ability to grow
and thrive with less moisture than
others.
With all these known facts in mind
the intelligent northwestern farmer
prepares for dry seasons that ne
knows will come. He appreciates the
fact that the climate has not changed
and that it probably never will as
long as the earth is inhabited by
human beings. He knows that the
Lords plan of watering the thirsty
lands of the earth is not thing OF
years or lives or centuries, but one
of cons, as Interchangeable as far as
he is concerned as the orbits OF the
planets. His only concern is to make
the most of the waters that come TO
his lands. Thus he plows deeply,
packs the sub-surface and establishes
soil mulch at the earliest possible
moment, grows cultivated crops in ro
tation and tills them often and shall.
low, grows the most drouth-resistant
cereals and deep-rooted legumes and
grasses. He prepares for war with
drouth.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
Fortunes Grow and DWindIe.

Washington Star: The building up
of gigantic fortunes once gave the
American commoner grave concern.
1t would not be long before all the
wealth of the country would be cor
nered by few men, and then what
would the ordinary fellow do? 1t was
hideous thing to contemplate. A
wise man would say now and then
that it was only few generations
from shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves, but
the distressed commOnalty would not
listen. The Vanderbilt, Gould, Sage,
Rockefeller and other vast accumula-
tions of capital would keep on grow
ing vaster.
Great fortunes have a way of melt
ing away when the master hand that
built them up is dead. 1t is rare
character that builds a vast fortune
call it genius, thrift, luck, sagacity,
crookedness or what you will-for
tune making is an unusual quality
Infrequently is it found so close to-
gether as father and children. 1t is
trait so rare that it does not usually
occur twice in the same family. For.
tune spending is commoner trait
1t is much easier Any dullard can
dissipate a million dollars. 1t does
not require keen wit to be extrava
CANT Great fortunes are parceled
out among heirs and the heirs o1
heirs and dwindle until necessity
forces the rich mans descendants
back into the hired mems class. Out
of this class another fortune maker
crops up, flourishes, grows fat and
proud, dresses in purple and fine
linen, feeds on porterhouse steak and
drives around recklessly in an auto
mobile. Death overtakes him, as all
of us, and in few generations his
descendants are again digging ditches.
And so it goes over and over. 1t Is
the history of many families. Money
/ is very fluid in average hands.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
Timber and Stone.

When a timber and stone application
has been filed describing certain lands
and it appears that state selection
was made prior to approval and certi-
fication, the state selection operates
to segregate the land, and constitutes
pending matter at time entryman
made his application.
1t was therefore permissible to
allow the state to assign valid base
upon a selection Il has inadvertently
made upon invalid base. Until the
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08

Nov, Harold said the teacher, "if
there were eleven sheep in field and
six jumped the fence, how many
would there be left?"
None" replied Harold.
"Why, there would" said she.
mo ma'am, there wouldn't" per-
sisted he. you may know arithmetic.
but you don't.know sheep"
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08

application of the state was finally as
posed of, the land was not subject 10
other appropriation.
1t is we'll settled that an order OF
the Land Department withdrawing
public lands for entry or other public
disposition, is operative, unless other
wise limited, from the time 1t Is MADE.
The fact that the sworn statement was
filed before the withdrawal was OF
record in the local Land Office VIII
not change the rule. Citing Emma r.
Zumwalt 60 L. D. 32) and Hiram =.
Smith (33 l.. D. 677).
When timber and stone sworn
statement was filed in the local office
the same day the land was withdrawn
for forestry purposes, such withdrawal
took effect the day it was made and
the sworn statement made on that day
must be considered as having been
made subject to the withdrawal. Cit
ing State of Utah (33 L. D. 51O).
Mining.
Where a mineral application has
been rejected for failure to properly
post the notice and plat on the claim
as expressly required by the statute
| the entry will not be held intact sub
| ject to republication and repOsting OF
notice of the patent application, but
must be Cancelled, with the privilege
of prosecuting patent proceedings de
nOvO.
If legal bona fide mineral location,
founded upon actual discovery of val
liable deposits of mineral, is subse-
quently flooded by reason of the Oper-
ations of reclamation project. the
owner will be entitled to damages,
assessment work required under the
law of a mineral locator.
There is no law authorizing the
reservation of phosphate deposits in
lands to the United States, nor au-
thorizing the entry of the surface
thereof under the Homestead Laws.
Land that is oil in character is not
subject to disposition under the ex-
change provisions Of the Forest Lieu
Selection Act of June 4, 1897 go Stat.
36,) and upon proper and sufficient
showing to that effect, the selection
covering it must be cancelled.
Such selection, however, of land
lsubject thereto otherwise than because
of it's mineral character, is, at the
most, voidable only, and, while pend
ing, operates, to the same extent as
would state, railroad, or other Sc
lection, to reserve it from any other
form of appropriation looking directly
to the acquisition of the legal title
Citing F. g. Finkle (33 L. D.. 233).
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
Digest Of Land Decisions
Prepared Monthly for the Democrat Washington D. c.

of time in which to submit final proof
under provisions of Section 3. of the
Act of March %, 1908 (35 Stat. 52), it
must appear that failure to reclaim
was without fault on his part" and
due to "some unavoidable delay in the
construction of the irrigating works
intended to convey water to the said
lands"
Desert land entrymen should not. in
general, depend upon cooperation
with adjoining land proprietors or
entrymen for the necessary water to
reclaim land entered.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
Practice.

Although the Commissioner OF the
General Land Office may avail himself
OF the aid of contestant in determin-
ing the validity or invalidity of lieu
land selection, his refusal to accept
such aid is not the denial of legal
right, and his exercise OF discretion
in such matters will not be controlled
by the Department unless it is clearly
apparent that it has been abused.
Applications to contest therefore
denied and decision of the Commits
sioner affirmed.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
Undesirabies.

The man who puts his knee in the
back of your seat.
The woman who shakes rugs out
the window over the sidewalk.
The fellow who salutes by slapping
you on the back.
The man who is proud of his grip
when he shakes hands.
The little girl who knows two
pieces.
The man who shows you how he
does his own job carpenterins
around the house.
Baltimore Sun.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
The Commissioner of the General

The Commissioner Of the General
Land Office has full jurisdiction to
reverse the action Of the local officers
in matters Of final proof. Final proof
matters are ex parte cases, and no
proceedings as upon appeal are neces-
sary, in order to invest the General
Land Office with full jurisdiction.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
Final Proof.

Where there are conflicting claims
in cases of final proof, hearing be-
fore the local office is the only means
by which all parties can present the
respective claims to the land and
therefore such hearing will be ordered
by the Department in such cases.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08

When a claimant made entry for a
technical quarter-section of land, and
after five years residence thereon OBJ
tanned title thereto, he exhausted his
right.
The fact that the land patented
lacked little more than two acres of
making 160 acres did not give him the
status of qualified homestead entry
man or the right to enter under the
enlarged homestead act, an additional
800 acres.
Extenuating circumstances in favor
of entryman will not justify the De-
partment charged with the duty of
disposing of the public lands in the
manner provided by law, to dispose of
them contrary to the express pro-
visions of that law.
A homestead entry must be Cancelled
as mere pretext of residence and i'm.
provement where it is shown that the
entryman merely made occasional
visits to the land, where he merely
had a house furnished with stove and
dishes, it being shown that the entry
man was in partnership in thresh-
ing machine and other farm ma.
chinery.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
Desert Lands.

The act of March %, 1908, granting
extension in certain cases, is re-
medal law, to be literally construed
and applied so as to relieve and assist
entrymen who have acted in good faith
in the arduous work of reclaiming
desert lands. Citing Hoobler VS.. Tref-
fry $50 L. D. 557).
A desert land entryman may make
proof of reclamation and receive
patent within four years from date
of entry. In order to obtain extension
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08
AomeSteads.

When an entryman had made
former homestead entry of less than
16O acres for which he acquired title,
he was not qualified to make an entry
under the reclamation act.
The act of March 2, 1889 (25 Stat.
854) has no application to entries
under the reclamation act, and the
additional right granted in said act
OF March 2, 1889, cannot be exercised
by entry within a reclamation project.
Citing instructions, June 16, 1909 (3S
l.. D. 85l.
Fergus County Democrat., 1911-08-08

application of the state was finally dis-
posed of, the land was not subject 10
other appropriation.