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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-07-12
FARMERS HOLD BIG PICNIC

Yesterday the picnic held un-
der the auspices of the Farmers
Cooperative union, attracted a
large number of people and
everything passed off in great
shape. The location of the pic
mic was in A. E. Piedalue's pas
ture one mile southeast of Roman
and it was a delightful place for
such gatherings.
The farmers began to arrive
in the early forenoon and by
lunchtime it looked like a Fourth
of July in Roman. Lots of fried
chicken and other good things
were on hand, the farmers wives
having a thought for the inner
man, had prepared plenty, and
after having eaten, the program
as published last week was car
ried out.
The first in order was a speech
by Hon. l.. C. Crow, state presi-
dent of the union for the state of
Washington. Mr.. Crow is a
prominent man in politics in that
state, being a state senator in
that state and a successful farm
er also. His talk was on the
benefits of cooperation among
farmers, and he urged all farm
ers to become members. He said
it was a day of big business, with
everybody organized except the
farmer and that it was time they
also were in a combination.
The next speaker was P. w.
Cox, also of Washington state,
who is a national organizer, one
of the five members of the gov
erning board of the union. His
speech also dwelt largely with
the aims and objects of the union
and to illustrate his argument in
favor of organization, he detailed
the situation he believes the
farmers are in today.
After the speeches the sports
began, and the first in order was
the races. The events and names
of the winners were:
Free-for-all race, 100 yards,
Albert Griffith, 1st; O. Irish, End.
Free-for-all, men over so years,
H. E. Billings, 1st; A. L. Miller,
End.
Ladies' free-for-all. Mrs. Earl
Wagner, 1st; Mrs. Frank Scearce
End, with each of the following
claiming to have won third place:
Mrs. II. E. Stansbury, Mrs. F..
M. Merrill, Mrs. Porter King,
Mrs. Chris Vandenburg, with
Miss Ethel Miller left at the post.
Boys under IA, Edward Pied
alue, 1st; Bloomfield Irish, End.
Girls under IA, Marguerite
Cox, 1st; Albina Trahan, End.
Boys sack race, Bloomfield
Irish, 1st; Cecil MARBLE, End.
Fat man's S race, Fred Rouillier,
1st; Andrew Stinger, End.
Bun eating contest, Harry
Foster
Climbing creased pole, Streeter
Hull.
Catching creased pig, N. f.
Dellwo.
The tug of war between the
farmers and men from town at
tracted the greatest attention as
usual, and after a long struggle,
with all the men on the ground
and seeming securely anchored,
it was decided ito start anew
with everybody standing up.
This manner of tugging was soup
% the town guys, and they soon
had more than their share of
'ope and were declared winners.
A. E. Chamberlain, the devel-
,pment commissioner of the
Great Northern, who was ex-
'ected, failed to make connec-
ions at Kalispell and did not ar
i've until late in the evening.
There were so many things on ]
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-07-12

Everybody voted the first
farmers picnic a big success and
hope they will make it an annual
event.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-21
The Strength of Politics In Detroit
BY GEORGE A. FERRIS.

PREACHING with it's deadly tentacles all
the way to Bap City and even throt'
Ting the will of the majority of the
voters OF great commonwealth.
II isn't that the vote swappers and
the brewery interests have the most
votes, but they have THE MOST OR
CANNED VOTES.
The people who want fair play have
the most votes, and IL they will or
ganize to make those votes count In
n unified effort, they can score a
touch down on Manchester's IL in
August or November.
/ suggest that the Detroit Times
take the lead in the matter of or
ganizing the people of Wayne county
for grand and victorious charge
against the vote swappers' league and
that 1t get tremendously busy AT
ONCE.
When In the course OF human
events" etc.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-21

gress-sts., and are believed TO be the
oldest living persons married In the
old church One OF their valued pos
sessions is the bronze tablet which
was placed in the corner stone OF the
church when II was erected In 1873.
Mr. Lyon was born In Antwerp, Bel
gium "a years ago, and came 10 Mich
igan when IA years old, the trip across
the ocean In a sailing vessel occupying
90 days. Mrs. Lyon, who is 70 years
old, was born on the Canadian shore
OF Lake st. Clair. OF Scotch and
French Canadian parents, her maiden
name being Phyllis Peters, and when
Detroit was not much more than
trading post she came up the lake and
river with her father. padding the fam
lily canoe, always afraid the Indians
would capture us before we made the
Journey" she relates.
Many children blessed the union or
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyon, the following sur
viving members OF the family, with
their children, being present at the
fiftysecond wedding anniversary re-
union, Saturday evening: Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward +. Lyon, Elizabeth and Charles
Lyon; Frank A. Lyon, Frank. Jr., and
Virginia Lyon; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Clippert, Misses Edna. Phyllis and
Helen and George Clippert; Mrs.
Joseph Lyon, Misses Esther and Mig
non Lyon; Mr.. and Mrs. James ].
Truedell, the former a nephew and
adopted son, Clara and Louis Truedell
The home was prettily decorated In
gold and white daisies, the supper
table holding a large bowl OF these
pretty blossoms and huge wedding
cake which the bride" cut and dis
tributed to her children and grandchil
dren. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyon were show
cred with gifts of fruit and flowers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-21

r. p. Hurley, formerly commercial
agent of the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railway, In Toledo, has been
appointed general agent for the
Michigan Central railroad, succeeding
Fred H. Thompson, who recently re-
signed. Mr.. Hurley is 'well-known In
railroad circles in Detroit, having
been soliciting agent Of the Lake
Shore here for some time. He took
up his new duties Monday morning.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-21
Damage suit settled.

The case OF Louise Wendt. whose
killed by the bursting OF an emery
wheel In the EMF Co.'S Clark-ave.
actory was settled, Monday, in Judge
Van Zile's court. where II had been In
progress two days. The terms We're
not made public.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-21
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. May 2o.-Money on call,
Pa per cent: time money, 3h per cent
2SMd; bar silver-New York. 61%c:
demand sterling, s4.s7.10@4s7.16.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-28
M|N0T MAN HAS INVENTED
USEFUL farm IMPLEMENT
calls intensive cultivation"
Mr., Clark relates his exI

calls intensive cultivation"
Mr.. Clark relates his experience
in the production of hay under Diff
ficult conditions. He owned a SIX.
teen acre field 1875 feet higher on one
side than the other, the surface half
covered with rocks. The rocks vary
ing in size from one pound to seventy
FIVE tons. 1t cost him four thousand
dollars to clear the field Of rocks.
Since clearing the land the hay crop
'or ten years has paid an average
profit OF $51 81 per acre, selling the
crop at from So. 50 to $1S 90 per ton.
The land being on a hillside, the
drainage Of moisture was quite rapid.
So he took a portion Of the land con-
tanning 70 of an acre and kept sep
crate record of the yield. Of of this
fraction o. an acre he has taken a
little more than nine tons Of hay
each year for eleven yers. this being
on a portion of the land where the
underdrainage was not go great, no
doubt at the foot of the hill.
The method pursued to obtain these
results on an old barren rocky hill
side is very interesting, and points
the way for farmers in the dryer
sections az the country in the pro-
duction Of small grain crors He
says to reew or reese; { the crop in
one season is rather expensive but
can be done. So advises to take two
seasons for it, reseeding part one
year and part another year.
To reseed in one year he begins i'm
mediately after taking of . hay crop
cuts and chops the god with his cut
out disk harrow. He does this once
a week for two months running Cross
ways and diagona1ly. He calls this
sunburning and killing out all lite
and reducing it to pant food, doing
this in July and August the hottest
, and dryest months Of the year. n
Sept. he plows the land with cut
, out disk pillow and seeds to winter
wheat or rye and seeds back tt
grass. Mr.. Clark says the better
way is to subject the land to another
chopping and burning process afte1
the wheel crop u taken of and seer
back to grass the second year.
This is what Mr.. Clark calls In
tensive cultivation. He says motto
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-28
have beer blown away, swept off down
to the depth Of the loose soil. Many
SUGGESTION and experiments have boo0

have been blown away, swept on down
to the depth Of the loose soil Many
suggestion and experiments have boeo
maJA to overcome this tendency of
the land to frf and blow away. Sow.
ing grass GRIPS. alfalfa, disking, stub
BILE ground, growing corn and sowing
grain amid the corn stubble. Prof.
J. H. Shepard suggests spreading
straw ,.inly over the ground, also
blowing burrows through field at in
tervals of Ave rods. Spring blowing
Of land and left rather rough on the
surface. He says summer following
is worst of all. Ont of this confusion
Of ideas, with F-of. Campbell Of Lin
coin, 'Neb., advocating the one notion
o. summer tillage, WEIGH 10 summer
Flowing with the sun ace kept In a
loose conditions with the harrow and
this being condemned by others as
being the worst condition Of all. What
must the practical every day farmer
do. T have had twelve years expert
ence in North Dakota, although not
farming all the time I have been an
interested bvstander and observer. I
have seen few fairly good crops and
7 have seen others run down to five
or six bushel average, and every year
there has been very uneven condl-
ton. Some localities having fair
crops and others poor. Some fields
giving a good yield and adjoining
fields poor. The same things can be
said Of all the country on the eastern
slope Of the Rocky mountains from
the Gulf Of Mexico to the extreme
Canadian northwest. I have beer
both a user of agricultural imple-
ments and an observer Of methods
employed in farming all my life.
have been reader Of Agricultural
Journals and bulletins issued by the
experiment stations. I have beer
particularly interested in a small
booklet written by Hon. Geo. NJ
CLARK Of Higsanan, Conu. In thu
booklet Mr.. Clark relates his expert
ence as farmer and manufacturer
Of agricultural implements for nearly
a half a century. Mr.. Clark Is the
owner Of four hundred acre farm
and tho manufacturer OF = line q o4e
out disk plows and harTows. VIII
these tools he practices what n
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-28
J S. Pearson Patents Machine That
Seeder-May Manufacture Machine
Here.

1t is we'll known fact that in every
portion of the earths surface there
are periods OF either excessive rain
fan or drouth. In some parts the rain
fall is much more abundant than 9TH
ers. The people who reside in any
part Of the world and whose subsist-
encs must be obtained from the soil
must adapt themselves to, and meet
the conditions found in their own par
ttcahr locality. This article is writ
ten for the purpose d: suggesting a
method of farming adapted to the reg
ions of light rainfall and where there
is apt to be a drought of greater or
less degree during the growing season.
And this is what happens OCCASION
ally in every locality where the nat
ural fall of rain is entirely depended
upon aor the production of crops.
Hence the principles herein set forth
are Of almost universal application,
but they apply especially to the reg
ions Of light rainfall, short growing
seasons, long winters and high winds.
Prof. Thomas Shaw says that dur
ing recent years it is found that soil,
blows to greater extent than in for
mer years. In the northwestern
etates the soil above the seed is en-.
tirely blown away. In many instanc:
es the seed is carried away. Prof
Shaw says that he regards this blow
ing o. soil as one of the most serious
matters connected with the agricul-
tnre Of the northwest. The cause OF
this blowing of the soil is not that the
winds are stronger than in former
years, but in the condition of the sol
after cultivation for a number Of
years. Tie native grasses and roots
have been killed out, there is nothing
LETT in the soil t. bind it together. This
farmers hav4 been misled by advo-
Gates Of bare summer fallow and the
dust m',lch for +he purpose Of renew
ing the and and conserving or saving
the moisture for the next years crop
The result has been that entire field
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-28
Notice to Creditors

In the Matter of the Estate of Knute
K. Hustled, Deceased:
Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned, Mathilda Hustled, Admin
istratrix Of the Estate of Knute X.
Hustled, late OF the city of Minot in
tratrix of the Estate of Knute K.
Hustad, late Of the city of Minot in
the County of Ward and State of
North Dakota, deceased, to the cred
itors of, and all persons having claims
against, said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers,
within four months, after the first
publication of this notice, to said Ad-
ministratrix, in the city of Minot, In
said Ward county.
Dated March 16, 1912, A. D. 1912.
Matilda Hustled,
Administrator
First publication on the 21st day Of
March A. D. 1912.
3-z1-t4-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-28
LAND OARoA,NS.

have three farms for sale or trade
In Minnesota. My client would Ike
Ward county farms.
Farm, three miles from Ebro
Mimi, with $1,000 mortgage, due In
I'VE years, at s per cent VIII trade
this farm 1t so. 90 Per acre.
Farm, II miles northeast Of Bag
Icy, has mortgage Of $1,000 due IN
years, at s per cent, has house and
barn. Will sell It for $3.50 per acre
3-Farm, 10 miles north Of Leonard
has $500 mortgage, due IN 5 yoars. .
z per cent, has house and barn and
some good timber On Il. Wnl eel 10,
$751; per acre. =. II. Stsavic&
Room !, p. p. Lee M.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-28

You can say goodbye to oonstipa-
ton with q clear conscience II you use
Chamberlain Tablets. Many have
been permanently cured BY their ~.
For sale by all dealers.
Read the Independents want col
umns. This is becoming quite fea.
ture of the paper and they surely
bring good results. Try a small ad
small amount invested will bring
COED returns.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-28
weeds.
J. s. PEARSON.
Mlnot, N. Oak

Mr.. Pearson was seen by an In
dependent representative. He stated
that several who had seen q diagram
o. his proposed machine had ex-
pressed explicit faith in it's useful
ness and there is some talk OF or
ganizing company for the manufac
ture Of these machines in this city
or elsewhere. It looks like winner.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-28

K. P. Madsen, the contractor, left
Saturday for Bend, Ore, where he
will work for the G.. N.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-03-28

l6TlnS straw duu plO"AlS Iu DC
suggested by Prof Sheppard. The
work is done after seeding time when
the weeds have we'll started. They
can be killed out and new lot OF
weed seed covered up and started
to be killed out later. can conceive
Of no more effective device to meet
all the conditions. To prevent blow
ing oil the soil clean it of foul weeds
and germs. Cover the land with =
loose blanket, catching and retaining
moisture.
This loose mulch blanket composed
of the surface soil weeds, trash and
stubble, the under surface covered
with cups and depression catching the
rain where It falls, holding It until
it soaks in the loose blanket above
checking the rays Of the sun and wind
from drawing the water from the sub
soil. The thin cutting edge Of the
disks running through the soil Hitting
and turning the ground does not
pulverize, grind and pack the land
like the spike tooth harrow. 1t
therefore does not set up surface
evaporation 20 soon. W.T..
4 The work Is done with lighter
draft machine than the gang dras
pillow. It covers more land with less
power thus giving the farmer dou-
bic advantage In looking after the
surface condition Of his land, con-
serving the nrnisture and killing the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-24

league teams seem TO be very fairly
impressed with Oklahoma as a place
for spring training next Year. The
Topeka and Omaha teams are both
figuring On training ia Oklahoma City
and now Frank lsbei, one time White
5ox star is planning to take his Des
Moines athletes to Chlokasha foi the
training season.
Isbell and bis wife stopped in Chick
asha while on a motor trip to Corpus
Christi Texas, where they win spend
the winter. Isbell discussed the matter
with John Crib, the chickasha horse
shoe pitching champion, who is an old
friend Of the Bald Eagle, and indi.
Gated that he would like to have 4
proposition from Chickasha. An he
asks is the free use Of the bali park.
with the installation Of shower baths
and the arrangement Of means Of
transportation to and from the park.
Oklahoma fans are doing all in their
power to obtain the Western league
teams for the training season and be.
lieye that their presence would result
In more games here during the sping
with the big league teams, most of
which do their training at various
points in Texas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-24
DECISION OF GRANDFATHER
CASES AFTER ELECTION.

Guthrie, Oct. There absolutely
is no chance for decision Of the
Quinn and Beal grandfather" cases
by the circuit court Of appeals until
after the general election in Novem.
ber, according to the TAitec states
attorneys office here. The decision
Of this case was expected to have i'm.
portant bearing on the enforcement Of
the grandfather clause in this state
and the United tsates attorneys Of
flee expected decision before the
election. The case was argued last
May in Milwaugee by Geo. F. Zimmer-
man in behalf Of the United States and
Judge Stuart Of Oklahoma city for the
defendants, Quinn and Beall
Quinn and Beall were election Off
GERS Of Kingfisher county and were
convicted at Enid a year ago, each be.
ing found guilty Of conspiracy to de.
prive a negro voter Of his vote and
given a small fine and one year and
one day in the penitentiary each.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-24
COST or CONVERTS is
TWELVE DOLLARS PER HEAD

Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 24-Approx-
imately Sl2 was spent in getting each
new convert by The Missouri Baptist
general association last year, accord
ing 20 reports read before the annual
convention here The Baptists now
i72 workers in state missions in Mis-
souri who supply 1853 churches. There
were 5Q5e conversions in meetings last
year and 1923 baplsms.
"We begin to realize today that the
men who make the successful preach
ers are the real men mot the crank
Rev Joscph H Dow, state evangelist
OF Liberty Mo, told the delegates.
we don't want that sort Of preach
er about whom the reacons pray at
the close Of one Of his sermons. 'Oh
God forgive this man for all the bad
things he has said about us.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-24
SEEK ACTORS COOPERATION.

Oklahoma City. Oct. 24.-With a
view of getting better enforcement
Of the child labor law Of Oklahoma,
the state labor department has com
municated with the White Rhts Actors
union, with headquarters i'm New York
city, requesting that ofganlaztion to
use its influence against the booking
Of any plays for oklahoma where chill
dren are employed in the production.
The department also has sent letters
70 the leading booking associations
making a similar request.
According to the Oklahoma child la
Dor law, girls under Is years Of age
and boys under i6 years are not per-
mitted to take part in theatrical per
formances and managers Of play
houses are held liable Tor violations
Of the law.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-24
~OuF Personal Guarantee
10 all Skin Sufferers

We have been In business in this town
Tor some time, and We are looking to
build up trade hy always advising our
patrons right.
So when we tell you that we have
found the eczema remedy and that we
stand back OF it with the manufacturer s
iron clad guarantee. Backed by ourselves
you can depend upon It that we give our
advice not in order to sell few bottles
cause we know how Fl viii help our
beoiness If we help our patrons.
We keep IN stock and SELL all the we'll
known skin remedies Hut we viii say
this; If you are suffering from any
kind or skin tsNuhle, eceema. psoriasis,
rash OF tefter, we want you to try full
$50 hottie 0f -. II. y. Prescription.
And, if It does not do the work. this
Owl Drug Sto
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-24
MAYOR BRAND wHlTLock
DECLARES FOR WILSON

New York, Oct 24- Mayor Brand
Whitlook Of Toledo o., called at Demo
cratic national headquarters before
sailing for Europe.
Mayor Whitlock has been selected
by the various executives Of ohios
cities and town TO gather the best
points from the charters Of European
cities, to be used in drawing uD the
charters Of Ohio cities, which are to
be inaugurated January 1
I'VE have home rule for cities under
our new constitution" said Mayor
Whitlock, eBue We want to gather the
best points from tile municipalities of
Europe.
Predictions in politics are often alb.
surd and do not carry much weight,
as reule, but IL the election was to
be held today, in Ohio Wilson and
Cox would carry the state BY 100000"
There is, IL course, an intense emo
tional appeal in the social program OF
the Progressive party, and political
parties have stood for SO little in this
land for so long that It IS small won
der that such a program should en-
courage and inspire many to whom
politics has meant merely politicians" :"
said Mayor Whitlock. But the wrongs
IN this land, which make social pro-
gram necessary, are all the creatures
Of privilege, and any social program
to be effective must oppose privilege
Many persons whose tendencies are
democratic mean, OF course, demo.
cratic with a little 'd'-haYe found ii
impossible TO join them because Of
their intensely partisan support Of the
principle or a protective tariff. / can
not see how one can oppose privilege
and at the same time favor a protec-
tive tariff, for protection is the mother,
the prolific mother, Of all privilege.
Progressive principles Of reform
are to be realized, / think, in the
states, and IN the cities especially; in
Ohio we have incorporated most Of
them in our constitution by the recent
amendments Il will take a long time
to amend the constitution of the Unit
ed States SO thai these things could
be realized nationally, and if they
We're, The program fear might in
volye the destructic Of local self gov
ernment The tendency everywhere
is toward greater democracy and de-
mocracy means local self government;
it never means Imperialism ard i'm
per!aiism never means democracy.
For these reasons and because Of
his character and personality, / favor
the election Of Gov. Wilson.
'I am not a member Of any poiiti-
cal party am a democratic with
d little "a; one OF the first reforms
we ought to have in this country is
the abolition Of the capital d in Dem
ocrat Like Emerson's reform that
includes them all