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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
Corn-Growing Contest For Boys.

The relative value of corn is in
creaSing. In many states the yields
of the crop have been increased
through corn-breeding associations
and corn-growing contests. The av-
erage yield of corn in Pennsylvania
should be much larger than it is at
present. In order to interest the
boys of the farms and to improve the
character and yield of corn, the fol-
lowing outline of corn-growing
contest is suggested to organizations
in the various counties in co-opera-
tion with The Pennsylvania State
Colleges:
Conditions; /. This contest is open
to any boy in Pennsylvania whose
age does not exceed 20 years.
2. The corn shall be grown on a
plot containing 40 square rods or
one quarter of an acre.
g.. Any variety of corn may be
used. The contestants must select
the seed. plant the crop, fertilize ii
and cultivate it as they may see fit.
4. Each contestant must make a
report covering the variety; manner
of selection of the seed; results OF
termination tests; character of soil
and its treatment previous to plant
ing; method of planting; kind and
amount of fertilizer used; dates and
character of cultivation, and dates
of planting and cutting.
8. The plot of ground must be
measured by two disinterested par
ties. One of the witnesses shall bC
a farmer and the other a teacher il
the public schools or the pastor of ;
church. If these men are not avail
able the County Superintendent, o.
the person in charge, in each count!
shall designate others to perform
this service. The husking must b.
done, and the corn weighed in th
presence of the same individuals
Very immature, mouldy or rottel
corn shall not be included. Th
corn shall not be husked until it
in good cribbing condition and tn
witnesses must specify the condition
of the corn.
6. Ten of the best ears shall b
selected by each contestant an
these will be judged by some com
! petent person. These ears may b
; exhibited at some convenient plac
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
EAST HAMLIN.
o THE CITIZEN.

Special to THE CITIZEN.
East Hamlin, Pa, February 22.-|
Bert Mickle has rented the David
Mann farm. He took possession on
February IS. Dirt" is a hustler
H. B. Smith returned from Pocono
summit on Thursday, from helping
to move Arthur Chapman's saw-mill,
where he has lumber tract of sew
en- years work. Harry reports hard
brip.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B, Chapman made
a flying trip to Zion on Sunday.
Edna Ressegine visited friends and
relatives in Scranton last week.
Homer Ames is convalescing from
the pick wound he received at the
MaplewOod ice house.
Roy and Gertrude Conklin attend
ed the dime social at George Hazel
toms, Arlington, Friday night.
Geo. Tuttle is home from the wilds
of Pike county where he has been
working in the lumber woods. He is
entertaining a bad case of rheuma-
tism. You have plenty of company,
George; there are others.
f. L. Ames and Frank Wetherill
are drawing props to Dunmore.
e. ID. Conklin made a business trip
to Scranton on Wednesday.
R. w. Kellam is cutting a carload
of props and at the same time get
ting 50-cord pile of wood ready tC
saw up with the gasoline engine.
Edward Peet is suffering from 6
gathering in his head. He is improv
ing some at this writing.
DR.. w. A. Stevens performed a sue
cessful operation on Miss Ros;
Smiths foot for an in-grown toe mai
last week.
Ladies' Aid Elects Officers.
Lille Chapel Ladies' Aid societ.
met and organized at Geo. F. Chap
mans Saturday, February IS. TIL
following officers were elected: Mrs
A. N. Patterson, president; Mrs. Gee
f. Chapman, vice-president; Mrs.
A. Smith, treasurer; Mrs. H. E
Smith, secretary. Thirty-six wer
present. Proceeds, $4.35.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
HAWLEY

badly injured, is recovering. There
was quantity of coal in the chute.
His head and shoulders were buried
in the coal when extricated.
The cook at Kohlman's hotel has
been called to Equinunk on account
of the serious illness of her mother.
Her place is being filled by a COM
petent substitute.
st. Philomena's Parochial resi-
dence will be open to the public on
Wednesday afternoon until O'Clock
in the evening. There will be ushers
at the door to show the visitors
through the building.
Oscar Lynn, Tafton, was in town
Monday afternoon.
On Tuesday, the streets were
thronged with rural visitors, making
very lively day following the storm
and gloom of Monday.
Mrs Kelihger, an aged lady on
River street, is confined to her bed
with La Grippe.
John F. McCabe, Wilkes-Barre.
spent Monday at this place.
Back To The Farm!
Conrad Reineke has sold his busi-
ness and contents of store and har-
ness repair shop on Penn Avenue to
Casper Unger, Bone Ridge, who will
take possession of the same March
l. Mr.. Reineke will reverse the
usual order of moving cityward and
will migrate to the country and take
possession of the farm at Uswick
recently presented to him by his
mother
A dance will be held February Is
in the |. o. H.. Hall at White Mills.
Music will be furnished by Beilman's
orchestra
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
STEENE.
Special to THE CITIZEN.

Special to THE CITIZEN.
Steene, Pa, February 24.-Mrs.
j. e. Haley and daughter, Edith,
are spending two weeks with the
formers daughters, Mrs. William
Wright and Mrs. Ray Spangenburg,
at Carbondale.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bates, Car
bondale, spent Sunday with the lat
ter's mother at Steene.
George Chapman, Carbondale,
called on friends at Steene, Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Arthur is quite sick
at her home here.
The weather being favorable, the
Bobolink will tap his sugar bush
next week.
Mrs. John Short is confined to her
bed with very severe attack OF
rheumatism.
Mrs. William Cole is confined to
her home with sickness. DR.. Noble
is in attendance.
Stephen Kaglar has purchased a
handsome span of four-year-old
colts. 1t will be remembered about
! two months ago, Mr.. Kaglar lost a
valuable colt by being scared by an
auto near the Hubbard & McMullen
Stock farm. The owner of the auto
being a generous and all-around
good fellow rendered Mr.. KaglaI
$3.50 for the loss of the colt.
1t is rumored that there will be an
old-fashioned donation held some
time in the near future at Steene.
Michael Farey, who has been seri
ously i'll with pneumonia, is so as tC
be around again, so much so tha
he went into a neighbor's one even
ing last week at midnight and order
ed up a good supply of pancakes. o
course the order was refused, as thu
kind lady was afraid that pancake
might bring relapse, but Michael i
surely on the gain.
Butcher Arthur expects to put
, team on the road this Spring, as hi
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24

Special to THE CITIZEN.
Hawley, Pa, February 23.-There
was nothing doing at the Hippo
drome," Tuesday night, owing to the
reels being delayed in Scranton.
Speedy Hawley Runner.
Those who attended the "Techni-
cal High School meet" at Scranton
Saturday night, from the Hawley
High school were f. Hausmann,
Lewis Miller, A. E. Gilpin, E..
Schultz, and l.. Switzer. In the 10
yard dash, class B, Lewis Miller car
ried off the honors.
Joseph S. Keligher, White Mills,
was weekend visitor of friends in
town.
Mrs. Jane G. Palmer, executrix of
the estate of the late S. T. Palmer,
will have a sale Tuesday, February
2S, commencing at 10 o'clock, at the
homestead on the East Side, to dis
pose of all chattels and other valu-
ables.
Edward Goldbach, the Main Ave-
nue. shoe dealer, made a business trip
to Honesdale, Tuesday.
Funeral OF Harry Simonson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wagner and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pelton attend
ed the funeral of Harry Simonson,
which was held at his late home
Honesdale, Tuesday afternoon at !
o'clock The remains was brought
here for burial in Walnut Grove
cemetery. Undertaken. w. B. Am
norman of this place had charge OF
the funeral.
Patrick Murray, who fell head
foremost into the coal chute on the
| West Hawley coal yard, and was
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
DREHER.
necial to THE CITIZEN.

Special to THE CITIZEN,
Dreher, Pa, February 23.-At this
writing, there is fairly good sleighing
on all the public roads, through this
section. With the decrease in the
number of saw mills in operation,
there is much less heavy hauling on
the roads, and as a natural conse-
uuence there is a lull in the lumber
business. Props, ties and logging
will soon be the lumber trade.
On Wednesday, February %, Miss
Anna Edith Barnes, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. T. G. Barnes, South Sterl-
ing, was united in marriage to Roy
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
MISSOURI FARMER
MADE $500, 900,
He Started With so Poor Acres But
Made Hills of Corn Grow Where
None Had Ever Grown Before.

None Hau Ever GfONn Be1Ofe.
A Missouri farmer, David Ran
kin, who died recently leaving a
fortune of $3,500,000 which he had
made out of agriculture honestly,
without shaving or niggardliness; for
he had always taken a great interest
in civic affairs, given in philan-
thropy as much perhaps as he left,
built up a poor Missouri town into
thriving municipality and endow-
ed it's college with a quarter of
million.
His career is of more interest to
the country than that of many other
men who have made even greater
fortunes, in that he proved what
brains applied to the development of
our greatest natural industry will
accomplish. When men were push
ing westward to try their luck in the
mines of the Rockies or on ranches
of the short grass country" of
Kansas, Mr.. Rankin stopped in Mis-
souri, and took up the more certain
means of a livelihood on the rich
farming lands in the northwestern
part of the State. He made hills of
corn grow where none had ever
grown before, and acres grow in
| S100. He had fifty poor acres when
he started; he had 81, 900 capable of
the highest cultivation when he died.
In 1906 he planted $4,000 acres in
corn and raised nearly a million
| bushels. He attained a world repu-
tation as an authority on corn rails
! ing because he made it a study, and
agricultural experts came from Eu-
rope to learn his methods What
Coburn, of Kansas, said could be
done Rankin, of Missouri, proved
The last census has shown thai
Missouri as well as many othel
States has lost in rural population
and there are those who complain
that people leave the farms to be
come poor stenographers, poo
clerks, poor something or other
The isolation and loneliness of thu
country drives them to the cities, i
is said. Perhaps that phase of tn,
life never bothered Mr.. Rankin. IL
his early life he was too busy t
think much about it; in his latte
years this isolution was spent in on
, of the finest country houses in tn,
West. He had more horses to driv
than he needed, as many automo
} biles as he wanted; he visited East
! ern cities when he felt like it; h
} went to Europe when he wished. H
| could afford it; his income grew
from nothing to $4,000 a year.
} is doubtful if many of those accuse,
of this exodus to the city would eve
have become David Rankins. The
} would have been about as much fail
, ures on the farm as in the city. BE
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
TYLER HILL.
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Special to THE CITIZEN.
Tyler Hill, Pa, February "a
The Tyler Hill Ladies' Aid met at
Mrs. Thomas Griffith's on Wednes-
day last.
Rev. r. d. Minch went to Alden
vile to attend a two days meeting
last week.
James Smith recently bought a
thoroughbred Barred Plymouth Rock
of Ed. Hadsall, Galilee.
The Stalagmite class of the Tyler
Hill Sunday school met on Saturday
evening at Matte Welsh's. Clarence
Fortnam took load from Tyler Hill.
A fine time was reported by all.
A number from this place attend
ed Joseph Woods auction sale on
Saturday last. Nelson Alfast pur-
chased two Holstein COWS.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
LAKE COMO.
THE CITIZEN.

Special to THE CITIZEN.
Lake Como, Pa, February %
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gruther spent
Monday in Hancock.
Mrs. Higgins and children, New
York City, are visiting her sister,
Mrs. Jones.
Mrs. w. Eek, Binghamton, re-
turned to her home after spending
few days with her father, Arnold
Poole, who is very sick.
Mrs. d. Moran has sold her farm
to Gilbert Conklin, Lookout.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Lake are visit
ing friends in Binghamton.
Rev. Emmel attended the minis
terial meeting at Peckville Monday
and Tuesday.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
LOO

A Corn Show will be held at State
College during Farmers Week, at
which the winners in each county
shall be entitled to enter for sweep
stake prizes.
Prizes. To the three individuals
scoring the highest number of points
in each county the County Superin-
tendent or other person in charge
will arrange for ribbons or other
prizes.
To the three scoring the highest
number Of points in the state con-
test prizes will be given as follows:
First: A Winter Course of twelve
weeks at State College, amounting
to eighty-fve dollars, at The Penn
sylvania State College.
Second: Expenses to Farmers
Week at State College.
Third: Three books on agricultur-
al subjects
The corn after final judging shall
remain the property of the contest
ant.
For further information about the
Contest, address Department of Ag-
ricultural Extension, State College,
Pa.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24

NR IAL Ii IS T-Wayne Common
l. Pleas, March Term, 1911.
Week beginning March 13, 1911.
Cortright & Son VS.. Erie r. r. Co.
Fitze VS.. Mills.
Hawker VS.. Pappenheimer.
Smith VS.. Brown.
Herbeck VS.. Kelly & Steinman
Airey and Spencer VS.. Keen.
Brown VS.. Cortright & Son.
Tully VS.. Cortright & Son.
Fives VS.. Auto-Transportation Co,
Stuck VS.. Bigart.
Tellip VS.. Chapeak.
hlanser VS.. De Breun.
M. j. HANLAN,
Prothonotary.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24
SEVEN DAYS I'm WAYNE


business will be more than one horse
can handle.
Mrs. Rankins is confined to her
home at Prompton from the effects
of a severe fall on the ice.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24

in each county at the time of judg-
ing. The conditions under which
the corn is judged shall be decided
in each county by the County Sup
erintendent of Schools, or person
in charge, and the corn after judg-
ing shall remain in his possession.
Z. Blanks for reporting yields and
score cards such as are used in judg-
ing corn will be furnished to each
contestant.
AWARDS. A first, second and
third prize may be awarded in each
county to those making the highest
number of points in accordance with
the following scale of points:
Yield .6O
Sample 90 ears). 80
Report ......-.10
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-24

SLET US PRINT YOUR BILL
HEADS, LETTER HEADS. STATE
MENTS. NOTE HEADS. ENvEL~
oPES, CIRCULARS. ETC, ETC.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-31
HOLD A CONFERENCE
eUT THE RAILROAD SITUATION
REMAINS UNCHANGED.
INVOLVES $4,000 SHOPMEN
Hartman Lines Refuse TO Recog
ni.e Federated Labor Oroanixa.
ticns--Questions Of Wages
Not Involved.

Chicago.-A long conference be-
tween Vice.President julius krutt'
schnitt of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads and J. w.
Kline. international president Of the
blacksmiths' union was held here
Thursday without any steps being
taken toward a settlement OF differ.
ences involving $4,000 shopmen EN-.
ployed by the Hartman lines.
Both Vice.President Kruttschnitt
and President Kline declined to dis.
cuss what was done at the confer.
ence, but IL is said that the subject of
the railroads refusal to recognize the
federated labor organizations instead
Of individual unions was considered
at length. 1t Is said that Vice.Presi.
dent Kruttschnitt followed instruc.
tons Of directors OF the lines In refus.
ing to yield to the demands Of the
shopmen for recognition Of the feder
ated organization.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-31
Wilson Says He viii Speak.

Washington Secretary Wilson has
given 1t out that he has fully decided
10 speak at Lincoln. September s, at
the state fair. Much attention is be.
ing directed among politicians here to
this coming speech along with the
epeech Judge Norris will make there
September 6. II Is generally recog
inized here that 1t will mark the first
big gun OF the Taft.La Toilette fight
in the middle west. The fact that
Wilson is going to be allowed by the
president to make such an important
speech Is taken to indicate the latter's
purpose to get rid OF him immediate.
ly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-31
Want Progressive Nominee.

Washington, d. C.-For the purpose
OF controlling the next democratic ma.
tonal convention. with the view to
the nomination Of q progressive can
didate for the presidency. together
with the adoption Of a progressive
platform. the democratic federation Of
precinct clubs was organized here at
meeting held in the democratic con-
ference room Of the senate. The
movement was initiated by Senators
Robert l.. owen OF Oklahoma and
George Il. Chamberlain OF Oregon. and
was attended by nearly all the demo
Gratis in congress that remained In
town for the final adjournment. All
were In hearty accord with the plan
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-31
EVENTS OF THE DAY
BONE PARAGRAPHS OF TIMELY
INTEREST.
ARE BRIEF BUT TO THE POINT
Items Of Events That Are Transpiring
In Our Own as Well a. In
Foreign Lands - Washing.
ton Political News.
ARE BRIEF BUT TO THE POINT
Washington.

The Dr. Wiley investigation has
been postponed till December.
Statehood for Arizona and New Mex
leo now only awaits the approval o
President.
The house has adopted, 2S2 to q
the conference report ou the campaign
publicity bill
The first session of the sixty-secont
congress ended Tuesday, and immedi
ltely the departure OF members began
Plans for President Taft's coming
trip through the west and to the Pa
cific coast practically have been com
pleted.
Congressman Norris will speak a,
the Nebraska state fair September
against reciprocity, according to infor
nation received.
Plans now on foot indicate that
tariff revision will bob up in three
cOrnered fight when congress recon
venes In December.
An investigationsinto causes leading
to the panic OF 1907 has been. asked
In a senate resolution offered by Sena.
tor Owens OF Oklahoma.
A last session Of the presidents
cabinet for several months to come
was held at the white house Tuesday
The session lasted several hours.
The Arizona.New Mexico statehood
resolution was signed by Vice Presi'
dent Sherman and sent to President
Taft for approval, who affixed his sig
nature.
Concentration OF the army at large
stations. strategetically situated for
military purposes, and the abandon
ment OF the small posts Is under con
sideration by the war department.
President Taft has commuted the
prison sentences OF Isai Ricishi. a
Japanese. and his wife. who helped
the federal authorities to break up a
notorious white slave gang In Homo
lulu.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-31
STORM At HEBRON
TORNADO AND WIND STORM DO
MUCH DAMAGE.
NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE
what 10 Going on Here and There
That 10 Of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout Nebraska
and Vicinity.

Hebron.--A tornado passed over
this city wrecking buildings and do.
ing much damage. A heavy rain ac
companied the storm, which lasted
about forty-five minutes. The high
school building is complete, wreck
and new one will have to be built
The Catholic church, parsonage and
school building was severely dam.
aged. Hundreds of small buildings
were damaged and many trees blown
down or up.rooted. The loss will
probably reach $4,000. The court
house was slightly damaged.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-31
NEWS FROM THE STATE HOUSE

The state medical board has reiter.
ated Its determination to assist in pre.
venting persons from unlawfully using
the emblem Of the Red Cross society
or any emblem resembling 1t. This
Will make 1t hard for physicians, I'm.
dertakers or private ambulance com.
panies to use red cross or a white
cross In a red background on their
vehicles.
Francis James, a Cheyenne, Wyo.,
cowboy, has sent Governor Aldrich a
pillow cover. the design being a bit of
free hand drawing. The names of
western states are strewn around n
picture showing three bandana-hand-
kerchiefed cowboys heading back to
the ranch on their cayuses. Below
this appears the legend. Deus nun.
dunn aediticavit."
Communication by wireless tele.
graph from Lincoln to Fort Crook,
near Omaha. will be possible during
state fair week. The United States
navy Will have as part of its exhibit
a complete wireless outfit and people
at the fair will be allowed to send
messages to Omaha IL they so desire
Governor Aldrich has issued a proc
lamation offering a reward of 5000 for
the arrest and delivery of Il. e. Hesse
to the sherin of Johnson county
Hesse Is accused Of the murder of his
wife and daughter, Wameta. this ac.
cusation being embodied In the YER
dict Of the coroner's jury.
According to an opinion by County
Attorney Strobe OF Lancaster county
a state bank which has complied with
the deposit guaranty law will not in
the future be required to furnish a
bond to secure county deposits, but Is
not entitled to have returned to 1t for
cancellation the bond which 1t had al
ready furnished for the current year
Lightning struck a tree near the
smoke stack OF the state house power
plant and tore portion OF the tree
away. The current went down the
stack. blew open the doors under the
boiler and filled the engine house with
SCOT No damage was done.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-31
Question to Be Threshed Out.

Duluth, Minn.-A struggle in the
convention OF the Association of State
and National Food and Dairy Depart.
nnent, in session here. is expected to
develop over the Wiley.Wilson con.
droversy. Efforts OF many delegates
10 keep the matter down have proved
useless. according to the friends OF DR.
Wiley. and 1t is believed the question
will be threshed out in the open.