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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-28
cap, durable and does not wrinkle

cheap, durable and does not wrinkle
readily. a..
In purchasing cotton goods one does
aot' need to fear adulteration but It 10
veil to know . few points about cot
ION. II print is desirable one should
consider how the pattern was applied;
u the whole piece was dyed and then
The pattern produced by destroying
The color with acids this Will injurs
it, wearing qualities. This usually
occurs in the cheaper cottons in
polka dot and crescent patterns. Be
sure the color Is fast. The width
should be such that the garment can
be advantageously cut, and allowance
should be made for shrinkage or bet
ter still, the cloth should be shrunk
before cutting
Authorizations. ""
Az cotton Is the most widely manu-
featured and also the cheapest textile
known. there Is no attempt to adulter-
hte 1t with other fibers. Mercerizing
is now practised quite commonly and
the mercerized goods used as a sub
stitute for linen. The process was dis
covered by John Mercer and 10 essen
ttally ~ follows: the goods 10 hrst
given IN alkali bath which swells the
bbers. 1t Is then washed in clear wa
ter and stretched. After the alkaM
bath q weak acetic acid bath is used
IN case q dry" or rustlins like silk IL
desired.
The chemical behavior of cotton is
quite different from wool. z. &, It
burns with blaze instead of smold-
ering as wool does. Cotton 10 de-
etroyed by heated sulphuric acid and
can be busted out in a white ash, aft
Or such treatment.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-28

departments Of the barn by doors 80
that dust may be excluded, Ia a great
convenience. This room should have
. sloping space in the floor with a
good drain where carriages and AMI
mails may be washed and cleaned. Am.
pie provision should be made for the
storage Of hay, ground feed and oats
These features are all embodied In
this plan a. shown in the Illustration
herewith.
The main part Of the horse barn
shown In the illustration Is so feet
long and SO feet wide, while the wing
partly containing the carriage room
has q 30-foot front and IL 16 feet in
depth. This barn accommodates ten
horses In single stalls Ave feet wide,
besides three box stall eight by thir.
teen feet for drivers or brood mares.
and . harness room of the same d.
mansions. A driveway IL feet In
width passes through the center of
the barn from end to end, and Is not
only attended to be wide enough for a
manure spreader or load, but IL for the
purpose of providing that roomy airi-
ness so desirable in horse barn.
Abundant light is secured in every
part of the barn by providing one win.
dow for every stall. The barn 10 ven.
tilated by the King system. The ideal
way Of housing horses 10 in box stalls,
but they require about three times az
much room a. single stalls and are. for
that reason, provided only for the car
rage horses. A box stall should be
strong and we'll lighted; the walls
should be smooth, 50 that the animals
cannot rub their tails or names. Many
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-28
~ Fl SHEPHERD. Dean Of Agricul-
ture. North Dakota Agricultural Cob
tH l~~~N q. I. . Ei,!s =

ny ], III. SHEPPERO, LEAN 81 A!A.Su.
ture, North Dakota Agricultural Coz
lsge.)
Interest in straw a. q rough forage
= such, this season, that feel tusti-
asd in .republishing the result Of 2
trial. already published in Bulletin
No. 10, made in feeding oat straw %
horses.
III Eight horses and four mules were
used in the trial. Dat straw In good
ennditioa vas fed 20 compared with
upland prairie hay. Oats was fed to
ut Of the stock during tho trial, and
nan and shorts. mixed in equal parts
y weight, were given to the othsrs.
The work required Of the animals
vas not severe In any CASA a.
amount averaging ~ hours Dsr day
Aaling the 30 days. II. h
The trial was made during March
md April. The work done b. the
two lots Of horses was practically
equal, ana every animal used Wa on
each kind Of rough feed for 30 days.
Grain W. supplied % them n !
aaantity necessary y nearly main
TIN them They were all In good
kd
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-28
QUALITIES OF COTTON
Staple 10 Almost Exclusively
! Grown In United States.
Among Many Uses % Which Il 70 Pvt
| IS 70 That Of Undsreiothins fer
| These Who Cannot Stand
: .5.n. irritation Of Wool. -

~ JESSIE N. HOOVER. Professor q
Home Economics, North Dakota A.
racultural Colless) raa =
While - An individual state W are
more interested in wool or linen -
textile. nbrss, still 40 . nation We are
Interested in cotton. a. from two.
thirds to thres-fourths the entire out.
put OF the world is grown in the Unit.
"a States. While 1t would be very in.
serestlng to trace tho history and
manufacture Of cotton, 1t would hardly
be necessary for the shopper to un:
'derstand these points regarding cot.
Quality.
me quality of cotton is affected BY
lealmatlc conditions such 40 extremes
ee heat and cold The soil ia soon i'm.
'poverfshed by this plant and hence It
necessary to add fertilizer to the
eoil to keep up the quality Of the cot
Ton product. Enemies Of cotton are
blight, insects and plant diseases.
Flbers.
Tno two kinds Of cotton on the mar.
3ee are known as short staple and
Soog staple. the long fbers being con-
sadered best. The cotton fbers as Trey
appear under the microscope have,
when mature, the appearance Of q
collapsed tube having two or three
soavoluttons. Some one has graphic
el1y expressed the appearance Of tho
ootton fiber 40 similar to a narrow rib
bon having heavy edges The cotton
nbsrs are fuzzy and slightly oily.
Uses.
Cotton 10 conductor Of heat and
mis- point should be considered in
choosing wearing apparel Cotton fab
TICS do not wrinkle readily but being
Fuzzy and oily they are likely to gath
or dirt readily and they are more difil.
suit than linen to launder.
Cotton thread 10 very commonly
used, for reasons already stated: It
makes IN excellent fiber for thread.
Being cheap cotton clothing 10 very
generally used for work dresses and
aprons. Mercerized table cloths are
cheap but difficult to keep clean. It
% harder to remove stains from cot
ton goods than from linen. ?,
Cotton 10 often used in undercloth-
lng BY those who ind wool Irritating
and silk too expensive. A. IN ab-
ooF0ont cotton absorbs moisture less
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-28
Twins Burned to Death.

Mandan.-While their mother looked
on, powerless to effect rescue, thA
2-year-old twin children of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Charles Dowd Of this city vesU
cremated. The children wero play.
ing in the kitchen Of the homu Whpal
q lamp exploded. Mrs. DoWd WGni
some distance from the house AZ
when she reached it the children vegD
dead.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-28
Hanna Soon To Quit PoeA.

Bismarck, No. Dak.-GovernoN
elect L. B. Hanna will resign his soae
in the national house of represents,
tives shortly before the holiday, nak,
ing an announcement to that eject
Tuesday. He will be out Of tho statD
practically up to the time he takeD
over affairs of the state. Al men,
Der of the congressional committee
making an investigation into irrigation
problems in Arizona, he will spend tho
next two weeks there. Then 10 goao
to Washington, remaining until ChriGk
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-28
Jury Debates Over " Hours.

Jury Debates Over 72 Hours.
st. Louis, Nov. 19.-Weary and haOL
gard from more than u hours strain,
the fury that heard the evidence u
the case of e. G. Lewis, publisher and
promoter, charged with using tho
mails to defraud, had not bssn a11o
10 arrive 1T verdict.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-28

UDadlly than any Of the testils fabrics,
1a1l1ng fourth In the list. its non
absorbent quality makes It least d.
0lRabls Of the textile hbers for under
V0a1. Cotton flannel and outings aFe
81 and warm but soil quickly. d,
For bedding % sheets and pillow
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-28
Explanatory Sketch.

hanger and = twofoot alley to PASS
llong to place the feed. Allow SO
inches from center to center Of stanch.
Ions. Cut sliding bar four feet and sta
honary bar three feet ten inches long
twritss George Wright. In the Nebras.
h Farm Journal. Nail Stats between
ths ,stanehions to keep feed from fall
ms out OF manGer. .yi ~ Nv NJ .,y .ga
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-28

builders place q two by six on edge
horizontally against the wall below the
height Of the name and tail Of the
horse. This will prevent the horse
from rubbing himsel. against the wall
The edges Of the plank should be
smooth and rounded. The door of the
box stall should be cut into halves 50
that the upper portion may be left
open during the day to permit the
horse to look out. This makes the stodd
less Of q prison and makes the ami
NAL more agreeable. The stalls are
provided with iron corner racks for
hay and feed with shallow managers
beneath to prevent waste. The feed
ing of hay Is done from the loft
through small individual chutes for
each stall.
The vehicle room is 80 by 20 feet,
and besides furnishing sufficient room
for a reasonable number Of carriages,
contains a concrete wash floor and the
loft stairway. The left over the We.
hicle room is devoted to the storage
of feed, and has central alley be-
tween the bins. The feed is spoute@
into small feed bins on the grou~.
floor, one located under the stairway
and the other along the opposite wall.
-~~~-~~~~~>~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~>~~~~
The biz expense is putting the soil
on the road. The cost of rolling and
narrowing would not add very much.
but 1t would make a good road out e
what otherwise will be an inl7ase7h'n
mud bed during certain saN- 0ns ~
the year and not good at any scaeon
The $500 that could be saved in
marketing 5000 bushels Of wheat H..
means Of the good road represents ~
interest on $4,000 The good road
does even more than that II in
creases the value of the land It VIII
be moderate to put this at S. an acre
On quarter section this means s200
Then, again, the good road wiz b.
passable at practically all times Of
the year, which will result in making
1t possible to market things WAuY
they are at the best price instead Or
having to market when the road viii
permit. @&a .-l ....@.
Good roads have also big social
value In that 1t becomes much easier
to get from place to place-in fact, it
y pleasure to take ride over the
GOOD road. whereas It may be pun.
ishmont to have to 20 over some
roads that AZ fun Of mud holes ana
Suts h muddy weather and then when
& gsts DRY these ruts aro ground up
Into dust - that tAs road = Hevsv
pleasant % travel Over.
From th4s Il u plain that The good
road win b big factor IN the de-
vslopmsnt Of the sommunity. socially
oAA financially.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-11-28
STANCHI0N SCHEME IS GOOD
Cow House, Allowing Two-Foot
Alley and Manager.

Fourteen feet is a good width for
the cow house, with stanchions four
bet from wall. This gives a two-foot
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-09-13
Law Of reating

Into a saloon six men go in COM
pany, and the first man orders beer
for all. They drink.
The second man buys. They drink.
The third man has the glasses filled.
They drink.
six beersw calls the fourth man.
Again they drink.
Says the fifth man to the bartender:
"The same all around" For the fifth
time they drink.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-09-13
September IS, 1912.
Effect of Prohibition

Some interesting lights on both
sides of the prohibition question is to
be cleaned from current newspaper
accounts from different towns in the
valley, which have recently adopted
the dry policy. The reports have to
do with the much mooted question on
taxes, drunkenness and business pros
perity.
AS to the taxes, it appears that an
increase in the rates, or in the pro-
perty assessments have been found
necessary in most cases. 1t must be
borne in mind however that this fea-
ture is subject to manipulation by an
unfriendly or a favorable board so
as to make the real condition appear
different from what it actually is.
However, the figures are interesting.
At MERGED the trustees are raising
the real estate assessments 100 per
cent and personal properly rs per
cent. The tax rate will remain the
same as before, but the revenue will
be materially increased. Two reasons
are given for this increase One is to
compensate the loss of license and
the other is a desire to adopt the
single tax in some measure.
At Kingsburg the tax rate is to be
increased IS cents on the $Ioo. The
ostensible reason for this is a need
for more street improvements.
At Hanford the rate will be reduced
cents on the $Ioo, but an increase
will be made in occupation taxes to
compensate for this and the loss of
the saloon license money.
Reports from MERGED, Modesto and
Hanford all indicate that drunkenness
has decreased or entirely disap-
peared since the dry ordinance went
into effect. At MERGED there has been
no arrest on this charge since the dry
ordinance went into effect. The sheriff
has been compelled to hire men to
NOW the lawn, because of a dearth of
prisoners. A similar report comes
from Modesto.
AS to the effect on business, Han
ford gives the only available report.
Both papers there announce that all
of the fourteen store rooms with
three exceptions are now occupied
by other lines of business. 1t is stated
that the rentals in most cases, how
ever, are less than was paid by the
saloon men. 1t is expected that the
remaining three vacant rooms will be
occupied within short time.-Madera
Mercury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been re-
ported to the health office in the past
twenty-four hours:
William II. Beckman, 60 years, 93S
street northwest.
Robert E. Boucher, ~ years. Garfield
Hospital.
Annie Fox, . --ears. ;:06c NJ street
northwest
William Mcclellan. 30 years. Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane.
Henry Casey, GS yea rs, I'LL 9th street
northwest.
John 1. Cumberland.s Il years. :3G Lin
worth place southwest.
Mary T.. Gray. % years, 526 Sd street
northeast.
Calvin Crouch. years, 63Sla Morton
street northeast.
Bertha l. Davis. : months, 1856 krae-
mcr place.
Donald Carr. 16 moslths. SIG E street
southwest
George Creighton, 80 years, 1o14 L
street northeast.
George H. Stevens 60 years, Wash
ington Asylum Hospital.
Ida Hall, - years 1919 18th street
northwest.
Alphonso Hebrons. l1 years, 1881.
Goth street northwest.
Irene Smith, Is years. tuberculosis
Hospital.
Viola Middleton II years. Washing
ton Asylum Hop tai.
James Wilson, GS years. 400 Caseys
court southwest.
Grace E. Green, year. 4o4 sd street
southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported
to the health office in the past twenty
four hours:
Patrick J. and Lillian c. Walshe. girl.
Robert " and Marietta Woodland, boy.
John T. and Rita NJ. Taltavull. boy.
Cleveland and Nio.a V. Skinner boy.
Malcolm Z. and Coral NJ. Rideout, girl.
August and Audrey Dryer, boy.
Max and Sarah Model, boy.
CCharles A. and Lois A. Moyrhess. girl.
Thomas and Fannie Murtaugh, boy.
James \. and Mary T. Mangan, girl.
John F. and Catherine McMorrow. boy.
NJ J. and Margaret \. LOughrey, boy.
RAYMOND A. and Helen F. X .ock, boy.
William f. and Marie J. jenkins. girl.
Charles y. and Mabel Gregory, boy.
Richard c. and Minnie NJ. G.asscock,
girl.
Charles E. and Florence l.. Fritts. girl.
Walter \. and Sallie NJ. Foster, boy.
Adolphus and Barbary Eckloff. boy.
George J. and Pearl q. Ellis, boy.
Minor and Cora Davis, girl
Howard and Mary Fl. Huntington. girl.
John S. and NJ. e. Burroughs. boy.
Rosser L. and Lucy NJ. Brooks. boy.
John f. and Hester NJ. Beall, boy.
Edward r. and Winifred Burn. boy.
Thomas c. and Louise Alien. girl.
Giuseppe and Rosa Archino. boy.
William and Eva Williams, boy.
Joseph +. and Addie +. Stewart, boy.
James r. and Anita Rideout, girl.
Ellis e. and Amanda V. Murray. girl.
William and Rebecca Magruder, girl
George and Lena Jackson. boy.
Frank and Molle Jackson. girl.
Walter F. and Ida Z. Honesty. boy.
John T. and Clara G. Dickson, boy.
William and Ida Brown, boy.
Edward e. and Mary J. Bentley. boy.
Robert Is. and Georgia a. Aston, girl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
George W. Davis and Naomi y.
Stewart.
John T. Souder and Charlotte Bantield.
George c. Meeks and Doris G. Murray.
Fabian S. .Armistead and Annie y.
.Akers, both of Bluetield. w. Va.
John II. Butler and Lizzie Jones.
Clarence Hawkins and Rosa Jackson.
Sylvanus d. Hamlin of this city and
Leah r. Fletcher of Southland. Va.
Louis Gelatti and Annie Wiser.
James Ramsay of this city and Agnes
Scott of Dumtries, Scotland.
Francis Forami and Philomena
Lacovaro.
Fred W. Hanks and Emma S. Grieb.
James Barr of Milwaukee,, Wis, and
Mabel r.. Rawlings OF this city.
Samuel J. Turnbull L. 5. A., and Helen
|C. Chandlec OF this CITY.
jeremiah y. Sullivan and Mary Ii.
PaviouShek.
Elmo c. Lowe OF Chicago, ILL.,, and
Florence S. Gilliss of this city.
Thomas T.. Davis and Ethel Johnson.
Ralph c. Ballard of East Orange. n. j..
and Mary y. Magruder of Congress
Heights, u. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
COMMITTEE CHA|RMEN
APPOINTED At MEETING
University Heights Citizens
Association to Sift Pro-
posed Merger.

The University Heights Citizens Asso-
citation met last night at the home Of
Cornelius p. Judge. president of the as
ISOLATION, and transacted routine bust
ness. Chairmen of committees We're ap-
pointed follows
Paul u. Connor, streets: Adolph J..
Doerng, sewers; Sidney W. Burgess.
schools; Franklin T. Howe. press; David
H. Oertly legislation; Joseph S. Rodler.
police and telephone: Rev. William Tur-
ner, parks; jeremiah j. Connor, lights
and mails, and Joseph p Burg, member
ship.
To Sift Proposed Merger.
The members briefly discussed the pro-
posed merger of public utilities corpora
tons in Washington, and a special COM
mittee of which Mr. Burg was named
chairman was instructed to investigate
the merger and report at a future meet
ing. The secretary of the associat ion. d.
ii. Oertly. was instructed to communicate
with the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company requesting that all cars by
way of North Capitol street be made
through cars to Brookland between the
hours OF and O'Clock pm. on week
days.
The report of the special committee hay
ing the matter in charge recommended
that the association should await the out
come of the pending effort to have the
government take over the sites of old
Forts Davis and Dupont in Anacostia
and if that is successful. to push similar
action in behalf of Fort Bunker HILL
which is in the line of fort reservations
embraced in the Mcmillan plan for u fort
drive about the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
Pretty Effects of Display.

Early this afternoon the hall in which
the exhibition is to be held had assumed
the appearance of a miniature floral
hall at county fair, practically all
available space being occupied by the en-
tries of Brookland residents and persons
residing in the adjacent suburbs.
In the flower show were to be found
specimens of cut flowers. from panSies
to sunfiowers, the showing of roses being
exceptionally fine. The vegetables ranged
through the entire list of garden products
grown in this region. while magnificent
displays of peaches. apples, ounces, pears
and grapes took up the space allotted to
the fruits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
FLOWERS AND FRUIT
Display Under Auspices of the
Br00kIand Brotherhood.
VEGETABLES PART OF SHOW
Exhibition to Open This Evening in
Memorial Hall Of Bap.
fist Church.

The fourth annual flower, fruit and veg
etable eNh bition of the Brookland Broth
erhood Will open at q o'clock this even
ing in Lord Memorial Hall of the Brook
land Baptist Church and will be contin-
utd tomorrow afternoon and evening.
The exhibition this year. it is said. will
be the best ever held by the brotherhood.
1t Will he open from Is to II o'clock to-
night ana special musical program will
be given tonight and tomorrow night
The exhibition is divided into five
classes: Class l. cut flowers: class - pot
ted plants; class =, fruits: class 1. vege-
tables, and class >, canned and preserved
goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
RECORD FOR NIGHT SCHOOLS.
Director Murch Reports 1898 En-
rolled at Opening Session.

A record breaking attendance for open
ing session was noted last night in the
public night schools. An enrolment of
LOO in the white schools and l,19 IN
the coiored schools was recorded by T.
w Church. director of night schools.
One of the most int resting of the night
schools last night was the Franklin.
where the foreign classes were started.
A dozen nationalities and almost as
many languages were. represented there.
Greeks and Italians were in the ma
jority, but there We're some Spanish.
some French and some German scholars.
The sessions for nj Int classes will be
held Monday, "Wednesday and Friday
evenings from Z so TO. $50 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
In Memoriam.

BARBER. In memory Of dear friend. j.
TOM BARBER. who entered into eternal
rest two years ago today. October ;. 1910.
Conc. but still remembered.
BI HIS MANY FRIENDS.
BROWN. in sad but loving remembrance of n1y
husband. JAMES BROWN, who fell 81 'ep
i'm the arms OF Jesus year ago TO-DAY,
October ). 1911.
Loved III life remembered ia Death.
BY HIS WIFE AND MOTHER.
dear husband. Capt. WILLIAM !. W. GREY.
October =. 1911.
BY HIS WIFE.
JACKSON. Sacred to the memory OF JOHN W.
JACKSON devoted husband and father,
who departed this life one year ago TO-DAY.
October =. 1911.
BY HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
SIMPLIFY. In fond hut loving remembrance OF
JOSHUA q. SiIIrLEI. who depart this
life four years Ego today. October :, l9ie.
May his soul rest in ucace.
By HIS WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN. MON
ROE LOUIS, ELLEN AND JOSEPH.
STRICKLAND. In sad remembrance of our Gear
father CHARLES STRIckIAET. whe died
twenty nine years ago today, October ;. lS>'.
Far apart upon life's river
Yet our love goes forever.
BY HIS DAUGHTERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
Preserves, Jellies and Jams.

In the canned goods section preserves
of all sorts. jellies, jams. apple and peach
buffers and all the good things the indus
trious housewife loves to compound in
the summer and autumn seasons were on
display in beWildering variety.
The exhibition this year is in charge Of
the following committee: d. II. Oertly.
chairman; W. +. Hall, vice chairman !;
c. il. EtZ, G. r. Tansill, J. l.. Primm, W.
q. LieuaIIen and \. \. Carpenter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
Fighting Fire in Mine for Hours.

KELLOGG. Idaho, October Sire that
started yesterday in TIE Bunker Hill and
Sullivan silver and leaa mine still was be-
yond control early today. Fire fighters
equipped with oxygen helmets have been
at work for hours In faur shifts, but have
made little progress. One man is sup
posed to have been overcome by smoke in
the mine.