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Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16
THE LEGISLATIVE GRIND
What the Solons of the Twelfth Session
are Doing

The marriage bill which requires
both parties who desire to marry
to be examined for veneral diseases
went down to a decided defeat in
the house.
Governor Vessey has set April
4th as the date of election for the
organization of the new county of
Ziebach, recently crea ted out of
the counties of Schnasse and Arm
strong.
One or two more primary bills
have been introduced, and some
are indeed curious freaks. They
are all meeting with cool recep-
tions, and it doesn't look at present
as though our primary law now in
effect will get even as far in am
endments as to separate the repub-
licans from the democrats on pri-
mary election day.
Bills have been presented in both
houses for a complete change in
the method of control of the
soldiers home at Hot Springs.
The bills provide for a board of
three and a superintendent, none
of whom are to be old soldiers -
a complete revolution from the
present manner of control.
The daylight saloon bill went
through the senate Thursday by a
vote of 80 to IL, making the house
bill an emergency law without a
change.
The house killed the joint reso-
luton for q convention to revise
the constitution. A provision to
allow county superintendents to
hold more than two terms also fell
by the wayside. The senate bill
to require cream buyers and sellers
to secure licenses was horribly
mangled when the house went to
voting on it, and hardly enough
was left for decent interment.
The house bill providing for ro-
tation of names of candidates on
ballot so that no one name would
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

An eastern editor said that man
got into trouble marrying two
wives. A western editor says that
many of them have done the same
by marrying one. A northern
editor says a number of his friends
found trouble by merely promising
to marry without going any farth-
er. A southern editor says a friend
of his wa. bothered enough when
he was simply found in the COM
pany of another mans wife.
Which looks like it's as
much as a mans life is worth to
go near woman, married or
single.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

Senator Gamble is disposed to
place Il slight estimate upon the
intelligence of the people of South
Dakota, if one may Judge by the
position he takes on matters effect
ing his constituents. knowing
himself as we'll as he does, he is
probably consistent in reaching
such conclusions-for did they not
give endorsement to his candidacy
five years ago in the primaricsl
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

1t is rumored that Insurance
Commissioner Basford, who has
returned from Washington, has
given out information to the effect
that President Taft has eliminated
Judge Whiting, ''aaSe Campbell
and Jim Elliot as possible candi-
dates for Judge to succeed Judge
Garland. There is also rumor
the appointment will be a Pierre
man and perhaps not Judge Gaffy.
If that be SO, it is conceded that
the plum would 90 to Attorney
Horner. Capital l-Jonrnal.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

While two detectives in the en-
ployment of the Homestake mining
company at Lead were standing
with a group of men on one of the
corners of the principal street the
other day, a bullet fired from some
unknown but nearby point struck
the sidewalk at their side, the shot
causing considerable excitement.
A careful search failed to reveal
who fred the shot or where it came
from.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

be at the head of the ticket in all
counties, was passed by the senate.
The house passed the senate bill
providing for requiring the secre-
tary of state to certify the new laws
to the supreme and circuit court
judges of the state within three
days after enactment.
The house defeated the bank
guarantee law, introduced by Mr..
Larson, by indefinitely deferring
action thereon. The sentiment is
that the banking laws of the state
do not necessitate a deposit guaran-
tee law.
The house in special session Fri
day morning deferred action on the
soldiers home report, pending a
more thorough study of the find
ings of the investigating committee
and the proposed legislation to
change the method of management
of the home.
The anti-gambling bill, intro
duced by Representative Tschar-
ner, which taboos betting of near
ly all descriptions with the excep-
tion of ball games, was reported
for passage by the house judiciary
committee. Betting or gambling
with any sort of device is prohibit
ed by the new bill.
House bill No, 2O7 passed the
lower house, after being deferred
several times. The bill legalizes
the sale of certain lands near Lake
Kampeska from the state to the
officers of the national guard.
Continued on page p
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

Vivian is making a gallant
attempt to got the legislature to
establish an experiment station at
that place and Representative lack
Sutley has introduced House Bill
No. 12l asking for as much. We
know of no better place for a
demonstration farm and expert
ment station than that part of Ly-
man county where Vivian is located.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

The bills introduced in the legis-
lature to change the present
method of governing the soldiers
home at Hot Springs are we'll
worth careful consideration, for
conditions have existed there under
the present commandant that show
him to be anything but . man,
and that are disgrace to the
board and the governor who has
allowed them to continue for
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

At about this stage of the legis-
lative game we would like to rise
and remark that we are now ready
for some of the effective railroad
and express company Legislation
that we heard so much about from
a number of political stumps dur
ing the campaign last fall.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

Senator Gamble is flooding the
state with copies of his speech on
the Lorimer case. A person would
think that the senator would be
willing to let the people forget his
action instead of constantly remind
ing them of it.--HurOnite.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

No do abt the Indian tribes who
are getting uneasy about their
lease with Uncle Sam in regard to
the Black Hills territory have been
reading the Telegram.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

According to an old timers OBJ
servations, the prairie dogs are
preparing for a wet spring. Let
US hope the little dogs are not dis
appointed.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

Yankton 10 one of the cities Of
the state TO show a decrease in
population. The 1900 census
showed it to have 4, 125 inhabitants,
and the new count gives it only
3,787.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

rather prefers to occupy the
governors apartments in the new
capitol after Vessey gets through
with them. With his recognized
abilities as ''fightah" and crawl
er, he is versatile enough to get
the people both coming and 60
ing"
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

A reciprocity treaty with foreign
countries that would reduce the
price of second hand titles would
also keep a lot of good, American
money 1T home.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

There is no need of repeating
the anti-treating law. 1t doesn't
harm anyone and it would cost
something to hunt it up and repeal
n
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

A Burlington, Iowa, doctor who
died recently, requested that his
body be wrapped in asbestos before
the shroud was put on. He must
have had an intlmation of what
would be found written on his
transportation.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

Faith is to be the terminal of the
Cheyenne branch of the Milwaukee,
according to information credited
to the president Of the road by
The Faith.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16
Miss the Biz Noise

Complaint is made in Washing
ton chat President Taft is too
secretive;;" that he doesn't consult
the congressman and senator's often
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

Cars Of immigrants are arriving
at points west Of the river, the ad-
vance of the great army of new
comers which will help during the
current year to swell the states
next census to the million mark or
more.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

In order to get all that is coming
to them under the new law, lot
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

of the soaks will have to drink
faster.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-16

George Egan will not be a candi-
date for the United States senate
next year to succeed Gamble-he
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20
KEN TEMPLE
To give FAIR
SOME or THE FEATURES WILL
BE HEARTBREAKlNG-ALso
5oNEBREAKING.

Grand Forks N. d.. Jan. 20.-Kem
temple of the Shriners is preparing to
give a fair from Feb. IA to II, inclu-
sive, which will have all the fun of
circus, a horse race, a quilting bee and
a political parade combined. The amuse-
ment place will be at the Masonic
temple and a five nickle admission fee
viii be charged. Life preservers viii
be sold inside the temple at reason
able prices.
The committee having the torrents
in charge has not fully decided upon
all the plans but enough can be an
nounced to indicate the quality Of
the fun in store. Among the possi-
bilities is teeth hanging contest in
which the Shriners will hang sus-
pended with the teeth gripping the
elephants tail, the one hanging the
longest being awarded a prize which
will consist of a photograph of him.
self while suspended Another will
be d contest in writing with the toes
in which @. Al. Hale w. H. Kelsey
and j. ID. Bacon will contest. N. b.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20
CONTROL BOARD
/. NOT ENDORSED
BOARD OF NORMAL SCHOOL
TRUSTEES MEETS IN GOV.
ERNoRS OFFICE.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan 2O.-At the
meeting of the state board of normal
school trustees the proposition of en-
dorsing the idea Of single board Of
control for the normal schools Of the
state was turned down by vote of
six to five.
The meeting was held in the gov
ernor's Office and the members of
the senate committee on education
were present. Chairman Talcott pre-
sided over the meeting. There was
considerable discussion over the vir-
tues of the proposed change in man
agement of the normal schools and
the vote taken resulted as above.
There was little other business
transacted and the board adjourned
and most of the members returned
| to their homes. The presidents of
the normal schools, however, remained
over for a few days to look after
their appropriation bills that will be
introduced in the legislature soon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20
HANNA GETS new
SEEDS FOR N. D.
NORTHERN ORIGINATED ALFAL.
IA SEED SECURED AND DIS
TRIRuTED IN STATE.

Washington, Jan. 20.--Several years
ago, the government sent John Han
son into northern Siberia to find some
alfalfa thSt would grow in a cold, dry,
northern climate, something that
would be especially adapted to North
Dakota and to Montana. Mr.. Han
son was successful in getting hold
has been carefully propagating this
seed ever since.
A year ago Congressman Hanna,
who is a member of, the agricultural
committee in the house, applied for
some Of this seed to send up. into
North Dakota to try 1t out upon the
farms there, but failed because of
shortage in the supply. He took the
matter up again this winter upon his
return to Washington, with Secretary.
aof Agriculture Wilson, and with bet
ter results, succeeding in getting nine
small packages of the so-called Han
son Siberian alfalfa seed This seed
is being sent into different localities
in the state OF North Dakota, with
the understanding that it is to be
planted and cared for under regula-
tons gotten out by the government
bureau Of plant industry. The seed will
be tried in the northern Red river val
ley and at various other places from
there west to the Montana line in
North Dakota. The understanding
that Mr.. Hanna has with the farm
ers, to whom the alfalfa seed is being
sent is that If 1t proves successful,
that they are to help distribute the
seed, which will be raised. among
their neighbors and so ultimately to
get 1t distributed all over the state.
IF an alfalfa his been found which
will stand the cold winters Of North
Dakota, the deep freezing and that
can be raised without irrigation" says
Mr.. Hanna, lit will mean a great deal
to the state of North Dakota and will
do wonders in enhancing and advance
ing theS material and financial inter
ests of the state of North Dakota"
Mr.. Hanna is to be recommended
for the active interest he has taken
in getting this seed and having it
sent to representative farmers in his
state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20
eRoNNA A PROGRESSIVE.
New North Dakota Senator
nounces His Principles.


washington, Jan. 2O.-"I shall stand
with the progressives in the senate"
said Representative AISLE ]. Gronna of
North Dakota, who has just been
elected a senator by the North Da
kota legislature.
IL am republican but shall re-
serve the right at all times to vote
according to my own convictions. /
will stand for legislation for public
welfare instead of legislation for the
interests, and win not consent to be
led by any one in opposition to pro-
gressive measures
Representative Gronna has not final
ly decided when he will present his
credentials as senator. have some
work to do in the house" he said
"As soon as I have finished it shall
be ready to qualify as senator. The
indications are that viii present my
self to be sworn in as member OF the
senate about Feb. l."
Representative Gronna said 1t was
not his present intention TO oppose the
nomination of Edward Engerud of Far
go to be United States attorney.
81 was not consulted about this ap-
pointment," he said ut was made on
the recommendation of Senator Nc
Cnmber l have no complaint to make
against 1t, however"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20
HOW TO HOLD ALL
OF The RAINFALL
COL. FREEMAN THoRP's PAPER
PREPARED FOR THE TIL
MEET-TREEs AND PLENTY OF
CULTIVATION WILL TURN THE
TRIcK-Goop PAPER.

Col. Freeman Thorp of Hubert, Mimi,
prepared the following paper for the
Tri- State Grain Growers convention:
Colonel Thorp said: l win very
briefly outline the new method of hold
ing the rainfall on the uplands. Dry
farmers have taken q great step In
advance by getting enough of the pre-
cipitation into the soil in two years to
make a crop the second year, by plow-
ing and narrowing the ground TO make
it mellow so part of the rainfall will
filter into the soil, instead of running
off, The new embankment system
holds all the rainfall and melting snow
on the dry uplands, not letting a drop
of it run off at any time of any year,
compelling it all to filter down into the
soil, getting into the soil twice as much
water and twice as much fertiliZing
material as by any other method.
Can Grow Better Crops.
This will enable the dry farmer on
the Montana bench lands to grow a
better crow each year than he now
grown alternate years, and by growing
clover or alfalfa in rotation OF crops,
increases the fertility Of his land while
cropping it all the time, the embank-
ment system holds all the precipitation
on the uplands when seeded down just
the same as when cultivated. Once
made, the entertainments do their great
work forever The cost of the en-
bankments on cultivated lands is alb
solutely nothing, as they are made with
the pillow and the disc harrow with no
more work than to prepare the ground
for crop in the ordinary way, and
on all dry uplands more than doubles
the crop yield, while preventing soil
erosion and minimizing floods. Pas
ture fields can be put under the en-
bankment system with small cost If
you do not wish to break them for
crops. The cost of the embankment
system applied to standing forest is
considerable, but not at all prohibitory,
and once made endures forever.
Trees From Seed.
with the embankment system and
growing trees from the seed, every
farm can have wind break around the
farm, and if a very large farm cross
section 1t with narrow strips of tim
Der. growing it in half the time and
one fourth the cost of any other
method, and with as much certainty
as growing a crop Of potatoes or
beans.
There is no patent on this method
and / earnestly hope that ultimately
every farm will have the benefit OF me
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20
LIKES reform SCHOOL
Indian Girl Who Tried to Burn Gov
eminent School Is Improving
.-.... s.-,t... Fast. ....

Devils Lake Journal: Seraphine
Racine, the Indian maiden who was
sentenced to the reform school at Man
dan last July on the charge Of having
attempted to set fire to the govern
ment school at Fort Totten writes to
a woman in town who was interested
in her, and she likes her now home
very much. She says: Il am going
to school every day and am learning
to read and write very fast" Her
letter was neatly written in simple, but
good English. The girl while await
ing trial was gentle and showed no
vicious traits which could have
prompted her to the deed that can
only be accounted for by ignorance
or the natural Indian instinct to do
away with the white mans work. Her
simple praise of the reform school
speaks we'll for the management.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20
PINGREE Man
WAS SUFFOCA7ED
OLD MAN sMoTHERED TO DEATH
ONE OF OLDEST RESIDENTS
OF STuTsMAN COUNTY.

jamestown, n. d., jan 2O.--Joseph
Atkinson, one Of the oldest residents
of Stutsman county, residing in Pin
gree, met violent death by suffoca-
ton, smothering from smoke caused by
a heated brick placed in his bed at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. Mary
MCGUIRE He was over 80 years of age.
The old man, who had lived with his
daughter for some time, was found
dead when she entered the room in the
morning and the room was full of
smoke. 1t seems that the feeble man
had arisen during the night and heated
a brick to warm his feet, as was his
custom, but the brick was so hot that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20
CAMPBELL Will Be
At BISMARCK MEET
FAMOUS DRY FARMING ORIGINAL
TOR WILL BE PRINCIPAL
SPEAKER AT BIG
MEETING.

Bismarck, n. D., Jan. 20.-The
Scientific Farming congress to be held
at Bismarck, Feb. 2 and 3, promises
to be a convention of great interest.
H. W. Campbell who is perhaps the
most earnest exponent of scientific
preparation Of the growing crop and
conservation of rainfall, to be found
among American agrieulturalists, will
be present throughout the congr+ss,
speaking several times. 1t is to him
that the nation is indebted for the prac-
tice of so-called dry farming, which is
revolutionizing farming methods in
this state He is known all over the
world as a profound student of correct
farming operations and his system Of
seed bed preparation and conservation
of moisture should be followed by
every farmer in North Dakota.
The men who did so this year haG
the best crops. Mr.. Campbell says
that every acre in the Slope country
should yield thirty bushels Of wheat
and other crops in the same ratio,
and during the congress will tell the
farmers how to get such a yield.
Many farmers and others interested
will come from Kidder, Stutsman,
Logan, Emmons. Morton, Mclean
and Burleigh counties, as well as
from other parts of this state.
Many machine men will also be in
attendance and explain the operation
Of their farming machinery.
Prof. II. l.. Bolley has also prom
ised to be present and address the
congress. Professor Bolley is an &C
cepted authority on fax and fax Gull
ture and his lecture will be very inter-
esting and worth thousands of dol
lars to our farmers
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20
CREEGAN WILL SPEAK
President creesan Of Fargo College to
Speak at New Rockford and
Phillips Academy.

President Creegan of Fargo college
will leave tomorrow for New Rockford
where he will speak. He will deliver
an address Sunday morning and Sum
day evening at the New Rockford
church.
Monday Mr.. Creegan will speak be-
fore the students Of Phillips academy.
The subject Of his address will be
America and the Far East.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-20

embankment system, and have also
forest wind-break, The returns from
the timber belt grown from seed under
the embankment system are barbed
wire fence pickets in five years from
the thinning, fuel from trimmings in
seven years, and fuel from that on; in
ten years fence posts, in fifteen years
railroad ties, in twenty years saw logs,
instead of fifty years by the OLD
method. Aside from the great COM
fort and benefit to the farm generally
of the timber belt it win be as profit
able for the acreage devoted to 1t as
any of the other acres Of the farm. Not
many years ahead timber will be grown
on the same profitable basis as any
other crop.
AS to RainfaIIs.
| want to calf attention to the fact
that no more rain falls upon an acre
OF wet land than upon an acre of up
land in the same vicinity, and the wet
land is wet because it receives the run
off from the upland; with the embank-
ment system holding all the rainfall
of the uplands, up there where 1t is
needed and does the most good, the
fall ofstheir own area, which is usually
not more than they need and if tile
drained, never more than they need,
and thus very much of the surface
drainage, with its great waste of fer
tility of the rainfall that would other
wise have to be resorted to, becomes
unnecessary. The greatest waste in
agriculture, horticulture and forestry,
is allowing the rainfall and melting
snow, with it's wealth of plant food
taken from the air, to run off into the
swamps and streams, carrying with 1t
much of the leaf and vegetable mould
from the surface of forest and uncut
tivated lands, and by soil erosion much
of the best part of the soil is mud,
swelling the streams in uncomfortable
floods with what ought to be fertiliz-
ing and feeding the plants, orchard
and forest trees Of the dry uplands.
These lands are not limited to the
great elevated plateaus. Land may be
relatively low and wet when II is a
mile or more above the ocean, and it
may be very dry when only ten feet
above the ocean. This embankment
system will everywhere stop this enor-
nous waste, and even on irrigated
lands wiz lessen by one half the
amount of water necessary for sue
cessful irrigation, and with the new
implement have devised (no patent)
for more effectively and economically
producing and maintaining the dust
much to prevent evaporation 1t is a
forward step that 1 hope will benefit
mankind.
To anyone desiring working details
Of the system, l will gladly mail free
printed circular on application. Ad-
dress Hubert, Minnesota.