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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1911-09-16

that the test be made at the plant. with
the result as already stated.
ARTEsIAN WELL HISTORY IN WEST
ERN, N. D.
The history of artesian we'll opera
tions in Western North Dakota will
prove interesting to our readers at this
time.
About 1888 to 1900 the city of Man.
dan contracted with Grey Bros. for e.
600 foot we'll at an expense of $40, 600.
It required nearly three years, the work
being done with the old style drill.
The hole was started at 10 inches and
tapered to inches. When the contract
ofs finished a stream of water nearly as
large as your finger came to the surface
and great noises was made about the
Mandan flowing well. II still flows, the
same little stream, but the water is not
usee for anything, and no one hears any
more about the Mandan well.
Medora actually has flowing wells.
The first one was put down by the N.
P. about 1904, at a point 1000 feet
west of the depot. 1t is 1850 feet
deep and yields 48 gallons per minute.
forcing the water into the elevated tank.
Some years later, at point 1900 feet
east. the tecond we'll was sunk to
! depth of $50 feet, which also flows and
yields 48 gallons per minute. Prior to
the drilling of the second we'll the first
yielded so gallons, the second well
apparently reducing the flow 2 gallons.
At Sims the N. P. drilled 1, 400 feet
and got nothing.
A 225 foot we'll at Allard gives the N.
p. so gallons per minute the water COM
ing to within 4S feet of the surface.
The company tried I. 200 feet at Glen
gllin. 600 feet at South Heart and 1000
feet at Beach and got no water. Later
at Beach. two surface wells, 70 feet and
I85 feet. each yielded so gallons.
Dickinson also has some deep we'll
history. After drilling the we'll at
Medora. Harry Cottle. came TO this city
for the N. p, and. with Tom Neil as
helper, drilled back of the round house
for about two years, going down 2. 006
feet. Seven or eight years later the
company tried again back of the water
tank, not far from the Hughes & Deiters
plant. After going down 1,750 feet the
work was abandoned.
About 1905 the city of Dickinson con-
tracted with we'll borer at $6. IS per
foot. furnished curbing, etc., and put a
hole down 1871 feet back of the city
hall. A 10 inch hole was started, taper
ing to Az inches. At about $50 #. over 20
! #. of water sand was found and 6 feet
of soft sand stone. The well was tested
and yielded $50 gallons per minute.
This was undoubtedly the same artesian
water strata that is found at the water
works. Frank Kihm was chairman of
the waterworks committee and he
wanted to 60 deeper. The result was
aaost unfortunate, incurring an expense
of some SIS, 900.
| COAL VEIN RECORD
Following is the coal vein record for
the abandoned city well hole: 3S4 feet,
1k feet coal, 437 feet, 3K feet coal, 4S3
feet, 1K feet coal. 500 feet, 2 feet coal,
748 feet, feet coal, 902 feet. feet
coal, 1. $50 feet, l foot coal. The most
Of this coal was soft. sort of mucky
formation. H@S
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1911-09-16
COAL VEIN RECORD

Following is the coal vein record for
the abandoned city we'll hole: 3S4 feet,
TX feet coal, 437 feet, 3k feet coal, 4S3
feet, 1A feet coal. 500 feet, feet coal,
748 feet, S feet coal, 902 feet. feet
coal. 1,G50 feet. foot coal. The most
of this coal was soft. sort of mucky
formation. 10y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
a GOOD INVESTMENT.
TDes AIofnes Tribune1

les MONIES lIlDUIe ].
The criticism passed on the city
council for bringing Mr.. Arnold from
Chicago to give his opinion of the
street railway situation is in the main
unwarranted.
II must be remembered that If the
city does not buy there is yet some sort
OF settlement to be arrived a. and that
every bit of information gathered now
will be valuable then.
Mr.. Arnold gave a hint Of the value
of a new plant when in answer to a
pointed question he said that it was
safe TO build new lines and equip them
where the expense did not exceed three
and a half times the gross receipts. In
other words on gross receipts Of ST.
100000 the railway plant in good re-
pair ought not TO carry value OF more
than s35o0,000 or $4,000. 900 at the out
side.
Mr.. Arnold said the city IN taking a
rehabilitated was giving at least rs
per cent for peace. He smiled when he
said fully" % per cent II is worth all
the expert has cost to get that definite
" settled.
The expert for the Myers Company
who presented the figures made for the
Myers Company when 1t contemplated
buying was more specific naturally in
his estimates than Mr.. Arnold.
It has been a good thing to have
these men here in Des Moines. If all
the money the city has spent in the
controversy had been as we'll spent we
would be fortunate indeed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
JIM GOODS GOOD LUCK,
Cedar Rapids Republican,


Congressman Good has been in great
luck since he entered office. Not only
has a son and heir been added to his
family. but he has been the recipient of
many favors at the hands of congress
The other day they created commits
sion of ten congressman. FIVE from the
senate and five from the house. to
make an investigation OF conditions in
Alaska. and to report to the congress.
In casting his eyes over the lists
Speaker Cannon alighted on Mr..
Goods name and selected him as one
of the men to perform this work. 1t
means a couple of months in Alaska
where many go for the mere pleasure
of the thing. but Mr.. Goods committee
is expected to work hard. Car" Can
non has been a kind of godfather to
Mr.. Good. Mr. Good is probably will
ing to say that the Old man in the
speakers chair reyer was as bad as he
has been pa;nted-and that is the truth
about hin,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
WHENCE IS THE oANeER?

The mobilization Of United States
army along the Mexican frontier is
both astonishing and inexplicab.a to
Sary and diplomatic affairs. Speculc-
ton and runor are rife. The guess is
all the way from a purpose to protect
American residents along the boundary
line to a scheme for the conquest and
annexation of Mexico. Whatever the
reason for the shift of military and
naval force it has all the magnitude of
a war movement. The purpose as given
out is to hold a series of army maneuv-
ers but the time and place is peculiar
iy chosen II this were the whole pur-
pose. Altogether it is q peculiar sort
OF play and one which We're Mexico
equal in strength with the United
States might very easily bring on war
A movement Of similar character by
almost any European country would
be attended with serious and immedi-
ate consequences and would be under
taken only for the gravest reasons
II repsrts Of the revolutionary move
ment in Mexico are to be credited, the
situation is not out OF the hand Of the
regular government and American in
terests are not as yet seriously i'm
perilled. The revolution is largely a
guerilla affair. less revolution than an
outbreak It does not appear on the
face OF il to justify a general and
combined movement of the naval and
military forces Of the United States.
It Is this which sets all America won
derinS what serious and sudden emery
ency has arisen and whence it has
arisen, and recalls the urgency of the
army report which escaped into the
press thru inadvertence some weeks
ago. We are in no danger from Mex
leo. From WI om are we in danger
sufficiently grave to send to the from
tier an army large enough to march
practically unchecked from the Rio
Grande to Patagonia?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
Iona Newspapers
OTHER MEMS WIVES.
T Shenandoah World.


Let other mems wives take care of
themselves. or at least let their hus-
bands take care of them. Nothing is
more certain to get You into trouble,
and nothing in the world should make
YOU more degraded in Your own sight
or in the sight OF others. There are a
whole lot of laws that cover it pretty
fully. besides the law of the land. If
the law of common deceEcy. mob law
and the laws of God aren't strong
enough to keep a man decent examples
are Otter made of these outrages that
put the law OF fear into their hearts.
No one expects husband to hesitate
longer than for a little target practice
in eases of that kind. and unless the
affinity habit becomes little less
fashionable in Shenandoah. nobody will
care much if few husbands take the
law into their own hands
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
THE EM1GRANT.s MISTAKE.

lWenster CITY Freeman Trbunel.
320-acre farm four miles from
Logan. Harrison county. this state.
known as the L. E. Hunt place, sold
twenty FIVE years ago for s15 an acre.
Last year it changed hands at 500 per
acre and this year it sells for s125. The
farm was purchased by an Iowa man
who knows the value of Iowa soil He
will get fair returns from the products
OF the farm. and then in a few years he
can sell it for $3.50 or s175 an acre.
Why go west or south after cheap
land-cheap because it is poor-when
such investments can be made right
here at home? 1t IS a safe prediction
that nine-tenths of those who buy in
the cheap land sections of the United
States make less than they would if
tney invested in the substantial lands
OF Iowa Iowa may not be a health re-
sort, but il Is the place for the sturdy.
energetic. wide awake farmer 10 get
into connection with the coin of the
realm
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
THE LODGES.
r MASONIC NOTICES.
N1HaM In New Masonic Temple

T -
r MASONIC NoTlo1o.
HHah In New Masonic Tsmpla
v\Vi0itors always WolOomo.
MARSHALL LODGE, los, A. =. q
A. M, stated communication March
II. 1880 p. m.
r. w. Chamberlain, w. ~.
John w. Wells. Secretary.
sIGNET CHAPTER No. %. r. A. u.
stated convocation Monday, March 80.
1850 p. M. In the new temple. I'll
KING SOLOMON Council. No. 80. r
4 8. n. stated assembly. Monday.
March 20. 1880 p. m.
!. T. Forbes, Recorder.
4. D. A00lar. T. !. n.
No. 80. K. T.. stated conclave Tuesday
evening, March 81. at 4: 80 sharp. vtB-
iting Sir Knights always welcome.
Z. +. Forbes. Z. c.
Fred wallace, Recorder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER No. 81. q. 4.
s.-Regular meeting "Wednesday evsd-
ing. March Is. at 1880 p. IA.
Edna G. lularton, ". y.
Lillian Norton. eecaolaFy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
SUNDAY CLOSING OF PosTOFFICF
dubuque Telegraphl.

IT the local postoffice authorities can
devise plan whereby travelling men
and strangers in town shall be able to
set their mail on Sunday practically
the only objection to Sabbath closin g
oil the postoffice will be swept away
Inc postal employees are entitled to
one day of rest in seven. They are en-
titled to opportunity to go TO church on
he Sabbath A considerate government
ought not to expect them 20 go with
out having one day week with their
families.
Sunday work is wasteful and the
man who pursues work regularly on
mat day as we'll as on the others pays
for it in the long run in the physical
disability and in depression of spirits.
One by one the cities of the country
are adopting the closing Plan. the last
city to take it up being Indianapolis.
There. dispatch recites. for the first
tline in eighty-nine years or since the
postoffice here was established there
was no window delivery of mail ma de
on sunday. There was no disorder
among the hundreds who forgot the
new order and gathered at the windows
and many expressed pleasure that the
postoffice employees would get a day
off. IN seventy-fve cases mail was de-
ilVered the persons having obtained a
special order from Postmaster Bryson
for the service"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
the AUTOMOBILE SPECIAL TAX.

An automobile tax bill in one form or
another is likely to be passed by the
legislature this session. The bill par
ticularly under consideration at pres
ent provides for an IS tax on machines
OF twenty horse power with 40 cents
per horsepower in excess of that unit
and a fat rate of SIS on electric ma
chimes and SO for motorcycles. The
money thus raised to be apportIoned
to the counties and all to be used for
Growing. dragging. crawling, or ma
cadamizing roads or for building ce-
ment culverts." Further the 1000 per
county which the tax would raise is
not available TO cities. and will all be
spent on country roads.
Autoists it would seem should favor
pecially insistenr for good roads. The
city automobilist will not seriously OBJ
ject to the clause which limits ex-
penditure Of the fund to country roads
Moreover IL puts the special tax pre-
cisely where those who pay it desire it
to go.
The fund could be much increased by
adding to the automobile tax a general
vehicle tax. A reasonable tax laid
on all vehicles would go under the pro-
visions of this bill where 1t would do
the most good directly to the user Of
vehicles. From this tax three-inch
tired farm wagons should be exempted
in order to induce change from the
narrow tired wagons in use to the
wider wheels which pack instead of cut
the roads in soft weather
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
TnfEs+REPUBIICAS. fARsTAILnowN. IOWA; MARCH 1911

growing Of apples than any OF the
mountain or western coast oistricts
SO widely advertised az apple grow
ing country"
No one will question the ability OF
the Iowa soil to produce. according 70
Mr.. Patton, as the state has the moist
winds and the climate. What more
At horticultural shows all over the
world Iowa has made creditable ex-
fsibits and has been fairly SUCCESSFUL IN
receiving bunting awards. Visit the ap-
pie show at the state fair and your
mouth will water. The same conditlon
exists at local. or county fairs. the ap-
pie and fruit showing is equal or sur
passing any other vegetation growing
exhibit.
In Scott county forty years ago far
mers used to bring in load after load
Of choice fruit-bell flowers and good
old fashioned tasty" kinds that were a
joy forever. Judge Grant, residing in
Davenport. and very prominent In
those days. used to fill large bins from
his farm with these apples. He then
turned the kids out or in, to feed. Gee!
apples. why bless your soul we can
raise 'em and to spare.
The difficulty is not with the raising.
but the planting of the trees. You
can't raise corn from oat seed or APP
pies from oak or maple trees. Plant
fruit trees. apple trees, and results
will come. Go in any direction in Iowa
and for twenty or thirty miles you can
ordinarily count the apple orchards on
the fingers of ore hand. Yes. orchards
require attention. so does any other
| business. Give it and the result will
be found satisfactory
Apples were raised in abundance in
Iowa years ago, when the winters We're
much more severe than now. The
states all around us contain successful
apple growers and they ship to Iowa
four fifths OF what she consumes. 1t
is time for Iowa to get busy raise ev-
erything. including population.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
The concret. siIo . sueee...

Much has been said against cement
silos. and when we contemplated build
ing one about two years ago we were
advised by many (who did not know
from experience) that they were not
practical. would crack and crumble and
would not keep silage.
Finally we concluded to visit farmers
who had cement silos This we did
and in each case the owners very high
ly recommended them, saying that they
were practical. did not crack and
crumble and did keep silage just as
good as any other kind Of silo. All
Of this we could also see for ourselves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09

get the right number Of shovelfuls Of
each ingredient, q uniform mixture will
b obtained In three turnjnGs of the
pile.
The following formulas. which were
compiled by the New Jersey expert
ment station for use for different crops.
have been found to be very satisfac-
tory. These are merely suggestive with
and can be varied in accordance with
the market price Of raw materials. The
use OF 100 pounds per acre Of an ordin-
airy grade OF commercial fertilizer can
not usually be seen in the crop. while
if the quantity was increased to 300
or 500 pounds, marked effect would
be produced and profit obtained from
the application.
FORMULAS FOR MIXING.
| Field corh-No. ground bone, $50
pounds: acid phosphate, 500 pounds:
muriate Of potash, rs pounds; No. 2
cottonseed meal 200 pounds; acid
phosphate, 600 pounds, muriate of pot
ash. 200 pounds. Apply 800 to 500
pounds per acre without manure.
| Oats-Nitrate OF soda, 200 pounds:
tankage. $50 pounds; acid phosphate.
900 pounds; muriate OF potash, so
pounds. Use 800 to 50 pounds per aero.
| Wheat-Nitrate of soda, so pounds
tankage. ESQ pounds: acid phosphate,
$50 pounds: muriate of potash. so
pounds. Use 800 to 500 pounds per
acre.
Early potatoes-Nttrate Of soda. 100
pounds; sulphate OF ammonia, 100
pounds: tankage. 100 pounds; acid
phosphate. 500 pounds; sulphate or
muriate of potash, 200 pounds. Use
| Late potatoes-Nitrate Of soda, so
pounds; dried blood. 100 pounds: tank
/, age, 100 pounds; acid phosphate, 600
$50 pounds. Use 600 or 800 pounds per
acre
Market garden crops. such as aspara-
gas, cucumbers early beets. cabbage
celery, elephants. melons, peppers and
sulphate of ammonia 100 pounds:
dried blood, $50 pounds: ground bone.
100 pounds: acid phosphate. $50
pounds; muriate OF potash, $50 pounds.
Use 1000 to 1000 pounds per acre.
Fruits and berries-Ground bone, $50
| pounds: and phosphate. $50 pounds:
murate OF potash, 800 pounds. Use 800
! to 500 pounds per acre
| Timothy and clover-Nitrate Of soda.
| 50 pounds: tankage, $50 pounds: acid
phosphate. 700 pounds: muriate Of pot
ash. 100 pounds Apply 300 to 500
pounds per acre at seeding time.
Timothy hay, top dressing-Nitrate
of soda. 500 pounds; ground bone. 200
pounds; acid phosphate 200 pounds:
muriate OF potash. 100 pounds. Apply
| 200 to 300 pounds per acre
/ Clovers. COW peas and pasture
Ground bone. $50 pounds: acid phos-
| phate, 500 pounds: nuriate of potash
$50 pounds Apply 300 to 500 pounds
/ per acre.
Turnips, swedes and rane-Nitratt
! of soda, $50 pounds; dried blood, 100
rounds; ground bone. 200 pounds: acid
phosphate, 400 pounds: muriate OF pot
| ash. $50 pounds. Apply 500 to 500
pounds to acre.-New Jersey Experi-
ment Station.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
IS KENYON "JAcKpoTT1NG ?"
rDes Moines Capital.

TDeS MoineS Cap1talJ
There have been persistent rumors
all the time that the supporters OF
Judge Kenyon were trying to buy the
United States senatorship by the dis
tribution Of offices.
IT is pretty we'll demonstrated that
within the past few days. or in fact
during the vacation. the Kenyon sup
porters have been unusually active. 1t
is believed that there is not an office
within the gift OF the state which they
have not offered to some member OF the
legislature in consideration Of his vote.
One of the latest offices to be offer
ed is that of the lieutenant governor
ship. Just how they are going to de-
liver the lieutenant governorship is not
it probably will not be denied.
The Kenyon men are using this ex-
preston. "This is going to happen, and
unless you get into the band wagon
you are going to be be left out Of the
new political machine, and will gel
nothing in the way Of Offices"
In what respect does this differ from
the Jackpot In Illinois?
The people Of Iowa should awaken to
the situation as it is.
Whether Judge Kenyon is promisine
federal offices or not, we are not as
sured. Judge Kenyon is one OF $50 at
torneys employed by the department OF
Justice. He might not be able to de.
liver federal Jobs.
Are the people Of Iowa on the brink
Of having a senatorship traded of?
| Are the standpatters going to subm I,
to this arrangement? we shall no,
/ ueiiieve ii.
Silent influences have been at worIl
for Kenyon which are unexplainable or
the surface. To the thougttful obser-
YER the question arises: What are the
silent influences? Do they come from
the corporations?
J The so-called standpatters have pu,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09

up . man which all factions ought to
pc able to unite upon. The editor OF the
capital voluntarily stepped aside to
enable the party to unite.
The election Of Judge Deemer would
be much superior to that Of Judge
Kenyon.
Kenyon has done nothing to earn the
senatorship. He is an unknown. He
Is not the governments trust buster.
The government has one hundred and
nfty OF them. Judge Kenyon is one of
the one hundred and fifty. He is not
running the department Of justice. He
is subordinate. II he is promising
iederal offices. he ought to be called
back to Washington. If he is promis-
ing state offices. he is in the Lorimer
class.
Iowa is in favor of electing senators
by direct vote Of the people. The peo-
pie OF Iowa do not want the senator
ship settled by the legislature. The
people of Iowa want to select their own
senator.
The editor OF the Capital while in the
senate last week voted for a constitu-
tlonal amendment requiring United
states senators to be elected as MEM
oers of the national house of repre-
sentatives are now elected.
The people Of the state must again
arouse themselves and demand pri-
mary election. They must put trading
out of politics and put it out to stay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
OLD Mr.. AND MRS, BUSCH.

Old Mr.. Busch and his wife, a, ST.
Louis couple, celebrated their golden
wedding yesterday. Crowned heads and
the American president and ex-presi-
dent sent greetings and presents. 1t
was glowing affair. The newspapers
some of them-put slug heads over
the story.
Old Mr.. Busch is a brewer. He and
his wife are very kindly old people with
lots Of money made out of the brew
ing business. Their children-a gen.
Grafton removed from little house in
Q back street-hobnob with princes of
the blood in the palaces of Caesars.
Kaiser Wilhelm sends gifts and greet
1ngs across the sea to the son of q
K German peasant, and President Taft
eand Colonel Roosevelt convey greetings
20 the aged pair as they sit full OF years
-and uayhap Of Budweiser-at ease
npon the throne OF half century of
welded bliss.
Considered merely as an advertis-
~ stunt the golden wedding was the
1e0sDt thing pulled off within the
.:::-- ee n.sn T e high art to Sc
Ougo the widest publicity with the least
oUe3ay ana It called for nothing less
Obo1 8antus 20 put Kaiser Wilhelm
zheedore Roosevelt and William n
Taft into a brass baad playing Under
the Anhsussr Busch" before a st. Louis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-09
A Freak Fruit.

A new raspberry-strawberry has ap-
peared down In Illinois, and we are
wondering how 1t will turn out among
all the other novelties that are sprung
on us every spring. It Is an accidental
cross between the red raspberry and the
strawberry. We are told that red rasp-
berries and large variety Of strawber-
ries grew closely together, and in some
manner the bees carried the pollen from
one to the other. so that a new berry
resulted from the seed that fell on the
ground, altho just how such a crops
is possible in nature Is moro than we
can comprehend in our knowledge OF
such things in which family relation
ship must always be recognized AZ the
first requisite. The berry is very large.
some growing to the size Of hulled
walnut It somewhat resembles the red
raspberry. but has the shape and size
OF large strawberry. while the cen
ter is hollow like the raspberry. Il
grows on q bush about three feet high.
thes talk being covered with thorns
like the raspberry. This IL dry berry.
requiring sugar and cream to bring out
the flavor. which IL peculiar to itself.
slightly resembling the mulberry and
there is lingering delicate after
flavor.-Denver Field and Farm.