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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR
THE EXTENSION OF WA
TERMAIN IN THE CITY
OF MOBRIDGE, SOUTH DA-
KOTA.
Be it resolved by the City Coun-
ell of the City of Mobridge that it
is necessary and for the best in
terests of said City, that the wa
termains in said City be extended
along the following named streets
and avenues thereof as follows, to-
wit: Beginning at the lntersec-
ton of Sixth Street and Montana
Avenue and from thence continu-
ing south along Montana Avenue
to Third Street; and again begin
uing at the intersection of Grand
Crossing Avenue and Montana
Avenue and from thence continu-
ing east along Grand Crossing
Avenue to its Intersection with the
Waterman on Michigan Avenue,
and, further,
BE it resolved that the water
main hereinbefOre mentioned is
hereby directed and ordeaed to be
put in along the streets and aven-
ues hereinbefore described and ac-
cording to plans and specifications
prepared and filed by the City En-
gineer with the City Auditor of
said city, where the same will be
open for inspection and examina-
ton by interest parties, and fur
Their,
Be it resolved, that for the pur-
pose of installing said watermains
as hereinbefOre described, a special
assessment be and the same is
hereby ordered levied against the
following described adjoining and
and abutting property along said
streets and avenues of said city, as
follows, to-wit: Block %, Lots
I, s, 8, 10, Il, II; Block 90,
Lots 7, s, 8, 10, IL, -; Block 38,
Lots, 6, /, 8. 8, 10, II, II; Block
81, Lots L, 2, 3, 4, 5. 6; Block 30,
Lots l, =, 3. +, 3, 6; Block 81,
Lots /, ,, 3, 4, 5, 6; Block 80,
Lots 4, ), g., Z, 8, 9, 10, IL. II,
13, Ia, 10; Block 40, Lots f., 5, 6,
7, s, 8, 10, IL, II, 13, II, 10,
in the Grand Crossing Land Com
pany's Addition to the Town (now
City, of Mobridge, South Dakota;
and Block "a. Lots !, y; Block
%, Lots /, II; provided, however.
that the city shall lay the rain IN
the street crossings and put in the
hydrants for fire purposes.
Dated March Is. 1912.
=. p. STOLTZMAN,
Attest: Mayor.
NJ. T. WOODS, City Auditor.
NOTICE FOR ADOPTION OF
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
FOR THE EXTENSION OF
WATERWAYS IN THE CITY
OF MOBRIDGE, SOUTH DA-
KOTA.
Notice is hereby given pursuant
to an order of the City Council at
an adjourned regular meeting held
at the City Hall in said City on the
18th day of March, 1912, that the
City Council will meet on the 18th
day of April, 1922, at $3.50 O'Clock
p. M, ct which time and place
said City Council will take up and
consider objections, if any. to the
foregoing resolution for the extern.
sion Of the city %watermains as SET
forth in said resolution.
By order of the City Council.
Dated March Is, 1912.
Attest: NJ. T. WOODS,
Citv Auditor
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
State OF South Dakota, County OF
WalwOrth-ss.
Whereas, The Farmers State
Bank, banking corporation
chartered under the banking laws
Of the State of South Dakota, and
doing business at its place of bus
mess in the town of Mobridge,
South Dakota, was on December
%, 1911, closed and payment sus-
pended by order of the Public Elk.
aminer,
Now Therefore; in accordance
with and pursuant to the provi.
sions Of Section 13, of Article l,
Chapter 222, Session Laws OF
1909. State of South Dakota, a.
amended by the Session of 1911,
notice is hereby given to all per
sons who may have claims against
the Farmers State Bank to pre-
sent same to the Public Examines
at his Office in the City Hall
Mitchell, South Dakota. or to r
1. Lampy, Examiner in Charge
Mobridge, South Dakota, anC
make legal proof thereof on OF
before June 25, 1912.
Suitable blanks for making le.
gal proof of claim will be mailed
on application.
(Seal)
In testimony whereof / hereun'
to set my hand and have affixed
the seal of Office of the Depart
ment Of Banking and Finance this
23rd day of March, 1912.
j. l.. WINGFIELD,
Public Examiner.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29

Mrs. Arthur Stannard, the
novelist. better known as John
Winter" died recently in London,
England. as q result of injuries re-
ceived five months ago while step
ping out Of an elevator.
Letter files and typewriter paper
for sale at The News Office.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate Of William II. Boyd, De-
ceased.
Norice is hereby given by the
undersigned, Allie NJ. Boyd, adj
ministratrix OF tie estate Of Will
lam. II, Boyd, deceased, to the
creditors and all persons having
claims against the sad deceased
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers within four months after
the first publication Of this notice,
to the said Allie NJ. Boyd. admin
istratrix, at Mobridge, South Da'
kota.
Dated at Mobridge. South Da,
kota, March p, 1912.
ALLIE NJ. BOYD,
Administrative of the Estate OF
William II. Boyd, Deceased
MObridge, South Dakota.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-28
IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC ROADS

According to information Just made
public by the Director of the Office of
Public Roads, Indiana leads all the
states Of the Union In mileage of i'm
proved roads. Most Of the improved
roads OF Indiana and Ohio are COM
posed of gravel and we're, for the
most part, built by farmers in working
out the taxes. The eight leading good
roads states are: Indiana. Ohio, New
York, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Illinois,
California and Massachusetts,.
The states which are leading In pro-
gressive road building are: New
York. Georgia. Washington. Missouri,
South Carolina, Alabama, Pennsyl-
vania, Tennessee, New Jersey, Florida
and Maryland.
That the nationwide movement
Cor the Improvement Of the public
Soads involves a large undertaking is
indicated by information just made
public by the U. 8. Department Of
Agriculture. Secretary Wilson shows
that 100000 miles of roads must be
improved before the public road sys-
tenn can be considered really efficient
It is only within recent years that
the movement for better roads has
gained force. The consequences Of
delay are shown In the fact that there
are now but 190,476 miles of improved
roads in this country. These improved
roads constitute 8.86 per cent of the
total mileage of all public roads, i'm
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-28

proved and. unimproved. It Is figured
that the percentage will have to be IN
creased to 20 before traffic can be
moved throughout the country with
the minimum Of wear and tear on
horses, wagons and automobiles.
The French system of roads, long
considered the best in the world, was
bonded by Napoleon III for $4,000
900, and something in the neighbor-
hood of s612,775.000 has already been
spent on that system. In this country.
owing to the great distances. 1t is
probable that close to $2,000.000, 900
will have to be spent before proper
road system Is developed.
While the amount necessary to per-
feet a great road system seems fabu-
lousy large, it does not seem to large
when it is divided among the various
states and spread over a period OF
five, ten or fifteen years. When 1t
is considered that New York state
has bonded itself for $4,000, 900
and that 100000 a year is now
being expended by that state, 1t will
be seen that a nationwide system
might soon be perfected were all
states to progress as rapidly.
South Carolina, Alabama and Flor
ida have also made great gains by
building sand-clay roads, and this is a
very cheap and satisfactory type Of
road building.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-28

trees are dead. Every spring these
trees are filed with bluebirds They
come early and in the sunny mornings,
the air Is alive with their joyous warb-
i ling, and later they nest in the small
est openings OF the old trees.
1 We have so few birds Of this dag
cling shade Of blue that one cannot
mistake him, and his rufous breast
distinguishes this bird from all others
Of the same hue.
| This bird builds nest Of grasses,
and 1t is we'll to encourage their nest
ing about the home yards by putting
up small houses for them. In this
city, at the home Of the celebrated ma
ture writer, William ]. Long, LID,
there Is bird house built especially
for martins. but which became the
shelter for a flock Of bluebdrds during
severe storm last spring.
The bluebirds enjoyed their shelter
SO we'll that they decided to remain for
the summer, and they Matched and
raised their young In the martin
house.
| A book has been recently published
by Gilbert n. Traitor. entitled Meth
DDS Of Attracting Birds" under the
auspices Of the National Association Of
Audubon Societies. Mr.. Traitor gives
full descriptions for building nests
neatly and attractively, and the sim
pie houses for bluebirds and wrens.
and all other birds which frequent
such nesting places. He speaks OF one
style which can be made by any boy
who has the least bit Of ingenuity,
/ It is that kind OF house that most
initiates the natural nesting site Of
the birds. Often the hollow limb of q
4 tree may be sawed to the desired
length, roof and floor be supplied,
and hole of proper size for the bird
which one wishes to encourage, bored
in the side.
The more weatherbeaten every part
is, the more 1t will attract the ten
ants. He also says that the earlier
the boxes are put out the better. be-
cause all the birds like to become ao-
quainted with their homes to be, and
they should not be put too close to-
gether.
It is not often that two pair Of birds
will nest in the same tree, although
last year I saw in the orchard, on one
side of an apple tree. wren family
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-28
ANTS ASSIST THE CoRN-RooT
LOUISE.
BY r. L. Webster.

II you notice your corn plants
dwarfing in patches over the field and
the leaves of such plants turning yell
low or reddish color, look carefully
around the base. Of the stalks for ant
hills. If numerous ant hills are found,
you may conclude that the corn-root
louise is sucking the juice from the
corn roots, weakening the stalks and
consequently reducing the yield.
1t is the presence Of the ants. that
Is the interesting part of the story.
The root aphis secretes a sweet SUBJ
stance, known as honey dew" of
which the ants are very fond. For
this reason the root lice are very we'll
cared for by the ants, and especially
by one kind Of ant known as the little
brown ant" In the fall the ants take
the eggs Of the root aphis down into
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-28
EGG LAYING OF ORCHARD PESTS,

: }. . Il b + !.
There Is no definite rule that can be
laid down with reference to the time
at which winged insect pests of the
orchard deposit their eggs Some are
night flying insects and deposit their
eggs at night; others are active only
during the day, and deposit their eggs
during that time. The cooling moth
is one OF the night flying insects and
begin to deposit eggs late in the
evening. Just about DUSK and oontin-
ues most active throughout the early
part Of the night. The curculio on
the other hand. is most active during
the day, remaining inactive at night.
The same holds true with reference to
the general activity OF insects. AS a
rule the moths fly only at night, while
some Of the beetles are most active at
night and others during the day.,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-28

It has always seemed to me .na'
New Year should have come IN sp.ine'
for then In surely the awakening uine'
when everything takes on new hle'
/; The animals awaken from their !ons
winter nap. and the trees show s'sns
OF life. The air is filed with SOUNDS
OF new, Joy Tho red maple and elm
tree buds begin to swell. The maple
sap is flowing.
Yellow spotted turtles poke their
noses, out Of the leaf-edged ana ICE
trimmed ponds, and wink and piink
their bright, beady eyes at the sun
light. Almost the first birds OF the
early springtime are the blue piros,
their short, rich MARBLE being heard
very early. Their bright blue plumage
shows plainly as they fly from post TO
post about the meadow fences. or
altEht on the low bushes near by.
am SO fortunate MS to live near an olo
apple orchard In which many OF the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-28
MORE AND Better POTATOES
SELECTION Oh SEED SADLY NEGLECTED BY NEARLY ALL r
HENCE THE RUNTs.
~ Professor =. r. waldron. n. Oak.

I raise such splendid crops Of potatosi
- he sees pictured. NOW, that Is ths
point 7 am getting at; our variety II
not $uIltt. A
In our 100 hills that we have dug
close study might reveal the presence
OF atsleast ten strains or variet1ss, In
stead OF the one that we thought we
had.
| The hill that bore the little runta
has the .runt character as habit. II
is going to persist for years, and
every time we plant seed Of that strain
we will know to a certainty that we
will harvest little potatoes. v
| The hill that produced one or two
large and several small ones, is a COM
mon feature Of potato fields.
The hill that bore three or four
good-sized tubers IL the one to fasten
our eyes on. That is the hill that has
ability and the one that we should get
| next to-.
We will assume that we have three
tubers to every hill and that the total
weight Of the three tubers Is IN
pounds. There is nothing absurd In
this. for often an Individual tuber will
weigh more.
We will further assume that our
rows are n feet apart and that our
hills are feet apart in the row. This
is open planting, probably more open
than Is commonly pract1ced.
At this rate of planting there will
be 5000 hills per ecre. assuming near
ly a perfect stand. With IN pounds
per hill, we would have a field of 1856
bushels per acre. yield worth striving
for by the majority Of farmers.
Now it may be that the hill with
the three or four good tubers will not
breed true. but the chances are that it
will. The offspring OF the hill is al
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-28

most certain to produce q certain per-
osntage of small tubers. but we may
count upon It that it will produce
lesser percentage Of small tubeTs than
the average hill.
What farmer should do at potato
digging time ia to dig fair-sized
patch, leaving each hill by itself.
After the patch ia dug he should care
fully go over the patch and select out
those hills that have few tubers OF
good size.
| The tuberR from those hills should
be sacked by themselves and laid away
for seed for the year following. II he
Is particular he may not be able to
| find more than ten hills to his liking.
| In the springtime these should be
| treated by themselves and planted In
a separate patch. The second years
product from the ten hills will be suf-
fioient to plant quite a piece of ground.
perhaps as much as the farmer de-
sires
II the farmer wants to follow a
method even better and more accurate
than this, he should plant each Of the
ten hills in little plat by itself.
This requires that each hill will be
sacked separately at planting time. It
the ten plants show UP of about equal
value and all good, it is not necessary
to keep them longer separate, but the
product Of the ten plats may be sacked
together and saved to plant the main
patch the year following.
If two or three Of the ten plats are
off, these should be discarded and
the good plats saved.
II an occasional farmer follows the
method here laid out, he will soon
find that his neighbors will be after
him for seed and they Will be willing
to pay him a bonus for them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-28
PRUNING AND TRAINING PEAR TREES
~ q. b. Hraalkett.

Pruning and training are important
requisites in the successful manage
ment Of a pear orchard. The objects
to be attained are: ca symmetrical,
evenly balanced heads; (2) the ad-
mission Of sunlight and free oircula-
ton OF air into all parts OF the tree
tops; and (3) the maintenance OF SUI
hcient foliage to protect the trunks
and branches from the intense heat OF
the SUMS rays which would otherwise
be likely to scald and injure both tree
and fruit.
Pruning should begin as soon as
the trees have been planted by cut
ting back the young trees at the
time Of planting to the height
from the ground It is proposed to
start the branches to form the
head Of the tree, which should not
be over II TO 15 inches. This cutting
back will cause several of the upper
buds 20 break and grow. thus Starting
the top or head at the proper height.
The starting branches should be
watched and only such left to grow as
are to form tho main branches. The
strongest shoots should be left at
equal distances apart around the
stem and should tend obliquely OUT
ward SO as to spread and make an open
head. The second year these shoots
should be shortened back to the extent
OF about half Of the growth. The same
plan should be continued the third
and fourth years.
In all pruning to give the desired
form to the head and especially while
the tree is young, the orchardist
should keep clearly fixed in his mind
the form Of the tree as it Is to be
when old; for what may seem to be
an open head when the tree is young
may prove to be too dense and crowd
ed when the tree is older. The
branches should not be too close to-
gether for convenience in gathering
the fruit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-28

pruning will cause new, vigorous
shoots to grow. The new growth will
need to be cut back as occasion re-
quires. BY persistent pruning an en-
tire new top may be formed in few
years.
When the removal Of large branch
is necessary, the wound should be
covered with grating wax, paint, or
some other substance that will prevent
Evaporation and keep the wood from
checking and consequent decay.
In foreign countries the pear Is
trained into many forms by pruning,
but in this country the forms followed
In shaping the tree are mainly limited
to three-vase. pyramidal and inter-
m eCiate. The vase form prevails to
a large extent in the Pacific coast
region, where it has been found to be
best suited to the conditions of that
section Of the country. It is particu-
larly suited to sections where blight
is troublesome because of the ease
with which infected branches can be
cut out before the disease reaches the
tree trunk.
The pyramidal form differs from
the vase form in that the main lead
ing shoot Of the tree is allowed to
maintain its upright growth and the
side branches are shortened back SO
as to produce the shape Of a pyramid.
The intermediate form is probably
the best for training the pear. The
tree is allowed to grow more in ac-
cord with its natural habit, but it
must be checked and modified more
or less in its growth so as to conform
to the ideas of the planter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-28

During late winter, or in early
spring before the sap starts, each tree
should be carefully looked over and
all branches which are likely to inter-
cut out and the centers of dense
growth thinned out; side branches
which are making q stronger growth
than the others should be checked by
shortening in, SO as to maintain an
evenly balanced head. Some varieties
have an upright habit of growth and
some make a slender, struggling
growth. All need attention each year.
In cutting back the last years growth
the top bud should be left on the side
of the branch facing the direction in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-28
INSECT INJURY To. PEANUTS

four in ordinary temperatures and +1e1u
more in heated buildings.
Two effective methods OF coneSOl
may be employed with excellent res
sults-heat and fumigatfon. Hest II
applicable only to mills or storaeo
rooms heated by steam. BY enpaet-
ing steam at pressure OF TB 60 ~
pounds q temperature Of 12Oe -. Ma1H
be easily produced on Hot d.
In summer This teuapsxnk1Eo. n
lily pentrates the bags and deseEut1tShe
contained insects. The tsnpszaksrs
should not be raised above 136 p -
experiments have shown that hiAndh-
ing and slipping OF the skin ate apt
to take place at higher temperaknrsA
especially with shelled Spanish nutA
A considerable degree OF prevenadpn
Of injury may be accomplished by s1h>
grower and packer in the pFupsf
handling Of the peanuts. Inoestatadn
may begin in the storage sl1eds OF
barns and Is especially apt be ssussa
where the nuts are held over sun1sner.
BY avoiding this practice, much fn1ulv
can be prevented The same apnlDes
to the practice Of crowdlns the us-
chanical pickers or threshers, e.
pecially those Of the cylinder tyne.
which results in broken peanut shellA
The peanuts should be stored In Aaht.
well-ventilated buildings .pszfersb1y IN
concrete. brick or stof1e structures
rather than in loose frame butl0snss,
In addition to the necessity Of fur13-
eating or heating the storage plant Il
may be found advisable to fumigase
the freight cars used in transporting
the nuts
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-28
EAf,lY SPRING IN NEW EnoL AND
- ,. a. Poss'a.

calling 20 -.mother'' for -lodd. wllnse
the other aide o< Ehe-samA ltnootWuaA
brood Of HnSlish apauGows.
For attracting ths phoebe. Nh O..
don suggests that "shedvss % $3.50
boxes msy be naiisd to plaAsst ngaz9 ,.
ers in barns, cellars ors1ow A2asda Nce
the barn 1Ea1iov. cAaaAs my -
nailed horizontally TO the salsaaa a
the barn. 4 hole sho1s6 - ~ -
the barn, 90 that tine sh6pd ia9oDr aun
and go ct walf" The eotnr
comes to ~ early and sssm n tho
weather. is cold he tries 10 AnG. xhe
phoebes cell each other fromsS1s ssx
green's. The sonespauCow1 .l1ntdA,
maids. hang on your tesaret41Dse<1aO-
ettle!" In heard and the haac1Eas
circle overhead lslne clouds Of <Ask-
ness. Nj
This month the red-winSed blnek-
bird calls to u from the swaznpaand,
and the hickeras short. shaRp cxy -
heard, "0uick, quick, quick" ~ he
files from tree-trunk 70 tree.lxauu1E,
looking for the awa1eened. buG.,1u,s me
larvae left by the v4utse n(rdA
The meadow lark II sinolnea l14D
sweet. clear song, ana u osse u ~
meadow back OF the bIEm, 1oukAn9aln
the grass for piAce - taaixd q fbeW
home for early housekeeping. We
may be sure that spring - coma. 1pr
hts song Is Spring 10 here. apH1nv u
here"
The peppers" sing m. me woods o9
central and southern New Englnad,
all their silrery beauty. Ehis month
on1r 1f.A1
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It has been estimated that the pea
nut industry in the United States, for
the year 1910, amounted to $4,000
900, and that about 20 per cent of the
peanuts grown are injured by insects,
bringing the estimate of annual loss
to $3,000,000.
Until recently the peanut was con-
sidered practically immune from in
sect injury, the growing plants suffer-
ing no noticeable damage, while the
nuts are protected by their shells
from the usual insect enemies of
stored products With the advent Of
the mechanical thresher or peanut
picker this injury has greatly in
creased, amounting to as high as 80
per cent. This is due to the tendency
of operators to feed the nuts too
quickly through the machine, result
ing in broken shells, which afford easy
entrance to insect pests and to the
practice Of pi1ing sacked nuts high In
storage warehouses, and climbing
upon the sacks. thus breaking the
shells, and increasing the percentage
Of infestation. The insect principally
concerned In injury to the stored
product is the Indian meal moth. It's
caterpillar, which, when fully grown.
measures about half an inch in length,
develops with great rapidity and If not
checked does consequent serious in
jury. The moth which lays the eggs
which produce this destructive cater
pillar appears in the Virginia peanut
growing region in March and April,
and by June the first new generation
or brood" Of moths first becomes
noticeable in numbers. Later. other
generations are produced-as many as