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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
Cigarettes Start a Fire.

Price, Utah.-Confined by the bars
OF the city Jail and unable to attract
help by their cries, Milburn and Clar-
ence Allerd, aged 16 and Is years, were
burned to death. When the bodies
we're found the fire had burned out
The boys had been drinking and Mar.
shall Bryner locked them up for the
night. II is supposed that the lads
ignited their bedding while lighting
cigarettes.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
Awful Toll Of Typhoid.

New York.--One hundred and seven.
ty-fve thousand cases or typhoid fever
annually in this country could be pre-
vented by a campaign of education,
with an annual saving of 1920 lives,
is the opinion of Dr. Allan J. McLaugh.
lin, of the United States public health
service. voiced in an address before
the sixth annual convention of the
Association of Life Insurance Presi.
dents In New York.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
Slayer Escapes Mob.

Akron. o.. Dec. Authorities
rushed Harvey Shanower to Barbour.
ton just before noon, where he was
hurriedly arraigned He pleaded not
guilty to murder OF his wife, waived
examination. was held to the grand
fury without bail, and rushed back to
the county jail at Akron, successfully
evading an angry crowd that uttered
threats of lynching
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
Cheese StraWs.

Use two ounces OF butter, two cum
OF grated cheese. ] use the Ane' '''
cheese. four ounces OF -four, one '.r
salt and white pepper TO taste ahG :
dash OF cayenne. Work the ingrehl'"'.
with your hand. They become y
smooth dough. Roll the dough "'
thin. cut In straws four inches '"s
and bake on tin sheets In a quick oven
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
ELEVEN RAIL VICTIMS BURN
'Rear-End Collision on Pennsylvania
Zines Near GAINESVILLE. Ohio
Steam Causes Deaths.

GAINESVILLE. o., Dec. ELEVEN per-
sons were killed and three seriously
injured Tuesday in a wreck on the
Pennsylvania lines. ten I..iles east OF
here In a rear.end collision.
Passengers were hurled from their
seats and every avenue OF escape be-
ing cut of, they were literally cooked
alive from escaping steam from the
engine beneath them.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
Heart Disease Proves Fatal.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-David Ec-
cles, president of the Amalgamated
Sugar company, and one OF the wealth
TEST citizens in Utah, died suddenly
ut the Emergency hospital here OF
heart disease.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
Delicious Luncheon Dish.

Beat two eggs and add to them ..
pint of hot milk. Put I'm the bottom =,
a pudding dish four slices OF s''',
bread two inches square. Crate o's t
them one-fourth pound OF cheese ul% I
over the whole pour the hot milk ',''
eggs. Bake 20 minutes and serve ho''
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
called for redemption.

Union Paclflc's control OF southern Pa
c.ac has been exercised through the Ore
Ion Short Line Railroad company. which
Is the holdnS company for a large pro-
portion q. Union Pacific Investments The
total OF investment stocks held direct By
Union Pacific Is sSS $3.50 and the amount
held for II by oregon Short Line is siS9
al. 40 The Union Pacific holds direct 81,
-. 5ih % the bonds OF other railroads.
oregon Short Line holds sa6594.N0.
Among the railroad stocks held by
Union Pacific outside Its sl2G. s50.00o OF
Southern Pacific nre; Chicago and Alton
~. terred. slO.34S. 100; Illinois Central. So.
o. 90; Northern Securities stubs, S24.eo0
Railroad Securities common, s3.+Sit2o. pre-
fyrrcd sl.95G.oc. Holdings through oregon
Short Line include: Baltimore and Ohio
common 81 S3l.sa. preferred s,.9S,ioo:
New York Central. si7.S,.iro: Chicago and
Northwestern. A.0ls. 30. Chicago. Mllwau-
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Mira. Robert eoelet Dead.

Paris, France, Dec. 6.-Mrs Robert
Soelet OF New York died at her Paris
residence Wednesday. Her maiden
name was Harriette Warren. She was
married to Robert Goelet in 1879. and
mad two children.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
Japanese Cabinet Resigns.

Tokyo, Dec. 6.-Premier Saionji and
members of the Japanese cabinet re-
signed Wednesday as a result of the
crisis due to the difficulty OF finding
a successor as war minister to Lieu
tenant General Uyehera.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13

Constantinople.-The Turkish Red
Crescent has collected and spent $685.
900 on the Turkish hospitals. Unfor.
tunately the Red Crescent society does
not extend to the cholera camps.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
Blaze Kills Prisoners.

Crowley. La. Dec. civilian Col.
Her OF Los Angeles. Cal. and an I'M
identified companion were burned to
death in the Jail here Wednesday aft
er they had set fire to the structure
in an effort TO escape.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
"uncie Joe's" Exoen.s Ae.,,n.

Washington, Dec. 5.-"Uncle Joe"
Cannon OF Illinois filed final state
ment OF his campaign expenses with
the clerk OF the house here Tuesday.
The veteran legislator testified that II
cost him $3,012.02.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
Elect Leaves New Oriean.

New Orleans. Dec. 6.--eAfter n visit
here OF nearly week. the battleships
Minnesota, Kansas, Michigan and
South Carolina. under command OF
Rear Admiral Fletcher. weighed an.
Choir Wednesday and sailed.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13

Hamilton, bermuda. Dec. 6 (by way
OF Kingston, Jamaica).-President.
elect Woodrow Wilson continues TO
enjoy his holiday here. Communion
ton directly with America by cable
was cut on Wednesday.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
Taft Declines 10 Pardo on.

Washington, ID. C.-President Taft
has declined to pardon John c. Rob-
erts, serving a six-year sentence for
counterfeiting Mexican bank notes. to
which he pleaded guilty at Louisville.
Ky, October 10 1909.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13

Providence. r. l.. Dec. 6.-Robert
knight, the cotton king. died fntes
tate. II was stated here Wednesday,
leaving a fortune estimated at $24,'
D00,0 900 to be divided equally among
bis four children.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
Roosevelt Estate II LARGE.

New York. Dec. 6.-Mrs. Elizabeth
N. Roosevelt. widow OF James A.
Roosevelt. an uncle OF Theodore
Roosevelt. left an estate valued at 81
S43.955. An appraisal of her estate
was filed Wednesday.
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Cyclone Kills One Hundred.

Paris.-More than 100 persons were
killed in the cyclone which swept over
Madagascar on November IS, accord
ing to the latest reports received at
the ministry OF colonies.
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Quake 10 Felt at cu.d,,,,..,

Guadalajara, Mexico. Dec. 5.-An
earthquake OF considerable intensity
ives felt here Tuesday. No fatalities
are reported, but few walls OF poorly
constructed houses were thrown
down.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13
Taft ReappoInts w. Z. Erear.

Washington, Dec. 5.-President Taft
reappointed Walter +. Frear, governor
OF Hawaii. and appointed Ernest A.
Mott Smith. secretary OF Hawaii.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-12-13

When You Are ironing. ,,,,
When ironing stand on SOFT 'n's a
rug; your feet will not get 30 '''N
Evening journal., 1912-09-04

Is convenient and has other sdvan
tages, Il is hard 10 keep clean. and n
contagious disease breaks out the
chances sre that all the herd will
take IT, The bottom timbers OF my
hog cot are by SIS. placed up eight
inches and made TO lap over at the
corners. where a pin holds them iu
place when set up. The top timbers
are by As. made in the same way.
The dimensions Of the cot are by Z
feet. 6 feet high In front and ~
feet at the back. ] find that such .
house can be built for 81.
u is best 70 make such house Of
matched lumber. but inch boards a
foot vide and we'll battened arc good.
place a guard along the wall Of each
cot. by that extends outward
and Is six or eight inches above the
noor This protects the pigs from be-
ing rolled on when they are young.
have 1--WE OF these cots now and viii
build fve more. They are easily kept
dry and clean. may be moved about
where wanted and when not IN use for
hogs may be used to house chickens
or calves.
Evening journal., 1912-09-04
KEEP POULTRY HOUSE CLEAN
Given Plenty Of Good Food and We'll
Kept House Hen VIII Solve the
Winter Eap Problem.

, Experience has led me to conclud,
that cleanliness is a profitable virtue
Ia poultry raising Give the hen
plenty Of good food and clean quar-.
ters and she will give no occasion for
worry over the winter egg problems.
We who have followed the chicken
business either for pleasure or profit,
for pin money OF income. have heard
this time-oid advice repeated with re.
ligious regularity every new moon,
writes Dennis n. Stovall OF Oregon
in the Northwest Farmstead When
we give It heed, we win; when we let
Il pass. We lose.
Cleanliness In the henhouse and
the poultry yard Is very simple
thing, for the reason that II depends
upon simple things. A few years ago
experimental with fancy roosts, pat
ent drop boards, intricate nest shelves,
and various other contrivances calcu-
lated to make the hen lay, and TO
make chicken raising easy. These
have all been discarded They eutailed
too much care, and involved far more
labor than the simple, common sense
methods. have found nothing bet
ter for roosts than those OF the saw
horse pattern. This gives a roost
Evening journal., 1912-09-04
MAKING LATE MATCHES PAY
coekerels viii Grow Rapidly and
Come In Nicely for Winter
"sprinsers" for Frying.

Midsummer chicks are as a rule
not success. The main reasons are
that the hot weather and insects are
against them. But late matches will
frequently DO as we'll as early ones
with equally good care. For late
matches set hens OF the incubator any
time in August, to have the chicks
come OF in September. when the
weather is cooler and the summer in
sects have begun TO diminish.
Cockerels from early fall matches
will grow rapidly and will come in
nicely for winter "springers" for
broiling or frying. Pullets from these
matches may not grow to be so large
as spring-hatched pullets, nor will
they lay this coming winter, but they
will begin to lay next spring, and will
continue to lay all next summer at a
time when other hens are of duty In
the egg business. With a good num-
Der OF fall-hatched pullets a contin-
uous egg supply for all the seasons
is assured.
Evening journal., 1912-09-04
REMEDY FOR LICE ON CATTLE
Application Of Crude Petroleum wiz
XIII These Pssts-sams Treat.
mont Good for Swine.

Calves snd yesrlings with bald spota
around the head. neck and along the
spine and under the stomach arc In.
Tested with animal lice. Lice prevents
growth and weakens the strength Of
the animal Give each one a good
washing with warm water aud car
bolic soap. Use a good. shn brush to
cleanse the skin. Take time so that
thorough work can be done; wipe dry,
then rub in crude petroleum. One
application. n the work is we'll done,
win be sufficient
Strong cider vinegar may be used
IN place OF the petroleum. Crude
petroleum can be had for ~ cents per
gallon. II Is valuable for healing cuts
and sores on stock. The same treat
ment should be given to sows and
pigs.
Lice hatch in the woodwork Of
stables and pens. Give the stable a
thick coat Of hot lime wash: mix ono
ounce Of csrbolic acid In each bucket
Of wash Get the wash well into the
cracks. Clean out the pen and dust
she floor Of the pen and also the yard
Utth dry sir-slscked lime.
Hogs and pigs should have gras.
pasture with q low shed 70 60 under
at night and during hot days. II you
wnat to see a pig grow. give hin
plenty Of clover and freshly made mill
fed slop. mixing one handful OF lin
seed meal in the slop once or twic'
week Give fresh. pure water an,
charcoal or burnt wood
Evening journal., 1912-09-04

must be what is called half-pitch,
meaning that the distance from the
peak down 10 the plate must be half
the width OF the building. This steep
roof is necessary TO accommodate the
corn conveyor and distributing spout
which is hung directly from the raft
ers. For this reason care must be
used not to have any cross ties higher
up on the rafters than shown in the
drawing. The studs are two by six
inches set "a inches on centers. The
braces A. p and c are all two by six
inches placed four feet on centers.
The rafters are two by six inches set
"a inches on centers; the sills, IL crib
sets on piers. should be six by six
inches or six by eight inches square.
A tie rod one-half or five.eighths
inches in diameter should be placed
across the building ten feet apart, as
shown. The guide boards are for dis
tributing the corn evenly in the crib.
but should not be nailed in place un-
IN the conveyor is installed as in the
distributing spouts in the various ma
chimes. the spout is so arranged that
the center studs forming the driveway
may be extended up above the plate
line az much as three feet. increasing
the capacity Of the grain bin just that
much. The roof may be covered with
any material, but a good composition
roof is recommended.
Evening journal., 1912-09-04
lLWE STOCK7
A%0FEsS-sbA Z

Don't Overwork the mare; It won't
pay.
Il Is az easy 10 teach colt good
manners as faulty ones.
II grass Is short. be sure 10 feed
succulent ration OF some kind.
The manners OF the horse usually
reveal the temper OF his owner.
A good Shropshire flock should av-
erage nine 70 ten pounds OF wool
Unless a man has a great love for
a horse he should not handle colts
Il pays best to have a horse we'll
broken when he is offered for sale.
The cause OF unthrifty pigs can
often be traced to tilthy swill bar
rel.
No animal that gets only feed
enough TO support life can make a
gain OF profit
silage is highly relished by young
stock and by idle COWS. as we'll as
those in milk.
A ave cent straw hat nlled with
leaves dipped in water may save a
5000 brood mare
Silage Is well adapted for fattening
lambs and for part ration for win
tering breeding sheep.
Don't leave the sheep in a dry, short
pasture. Give them a chance IN a
fresh pasture, or give good grain ra-
/ ton.
Most horsemen have had unfavor-
able results from feeding silags to
horses. A few report Il a satisfactory
feed.
Fine-wooied ewes crossed with one
OF the mutton breeds will make a
sheep possessing both wool and nut.
ton qualities.
Many shepherds report a. good re.
suits from feeding silsge to sheep as
are reported by dsirymsn and beef
osttle feeders.
Men who rushed their sheep to
market last year are sorry. and men
who are rushing their best hogs 10
market this year will be sorry next
year.
Silage is not OF much ysluo TO hogs.
except when given IN small feeds for
a variety and an appetizer. Hogs
show less liking for silsge then any
other class OF fArm animals
Evening journal., 1912-09-04
P9bERWYN9TfS
MoIting season is at hand.

Melting season is at hand
Pullets Matched in March should be
laying now.
Vermin breeds much faster in warm
weather than in cool.
Filth and vermin are the great
profit killers and yet good remedies
are In reach Of everyone.
Hens set in August will produce
chicks that will grow into frst-clsss
table poultry about February.
II our chicks or older fowls are not
thrifty. let US look into our methods
and find out where we are to blame.
When the hens begin to climb trees
to roost, II is time to look to the venti-
lation and cleanliness Of the houses.
Hen afiicted with scaly leg cannot
possibly give the best service in egg
production. and rough shanks look
bad.
Do not use harsh methods in break
ing up the broody hens. Remember
that broodiness is natures provision
Cor rest.
Authorities claim that the eggs
from hen will be fertile for ten days
after the removal Of the male from
the hock.
The appearance OF the fowls Is not
very attractive now, but when the
molting ordeal Is over they will look
all the prettier.
Two essentials are absolutely nee
essary 70 raise summerhatched
chicks: First. an abundance Of fresh
cir; second. protection from the heat
Of tina sun
Evening journal., 1912-09-04
Good Roads


It's the stray cockleburr that seeds
the field for next year.
Never hoe or cultivate beans when
The vines are wet with dew or rain.
A heavy crop OF weeds will check
!he growth Of the clover great deal.
Blood meal Is rich in protein, peas
are much richer in protein than corn.
Corn planted TO secure a large yield
Of ears makes the most valuable sill
age.
The seeding OF rape and turnlps in
,orn has become an established prac-
lice.
Sow some clover; II nowhere else.
sow In corn after the cultivation Is
over.
Alfalfa will grow on neatly all good.
well-drained soils, but best on rich,
sandy loan.
The only good way to shock grain
Ia In round shocks with one or two
zap sheafs on top.
Pick cucumbsrs often and clean. II
permitted 10 mature and make seed.
the productiveness Of the vine stops.
Hoe. cultivate or rake the soil about
Oace a week. Thus weeds will be
killed before they have a chance TO
grow.
The sand vctch is smaller and more
recumbcnt than the common vetch,
and has been tested but little in this
country.
Cypress is said to be the best ma
terisl for wooden silo. as II possesses
unusual weather and water resisting
qualities.
Bear in mind that corn fodder, or
fodder corn, must not be cut early
for It means los Of large part Of
its feeding value.
One lesson that the short hay crops
OF the past reasons have taught us Is
that crop o. hay can be raised along
the roadside where weeds had their
home before.
Evening journal., 1912-09-04
CONSTRUCTION OF CORN CRIB
Modern Farmer Now Uses Elevator
for crlbbIna crop--5eotIon Of
Building ls Shown.

Modern machinery and methods
have brought about great changes in
harvesting the corn crop and the mod
ern farmer now uses a corn elevator
for cribbing his corn. In response to
several inquiries and for the benefit
OF those who intend to build new cribs
20 be filed with an elevator we pub.
ilsh herewith sectional drawing
showing how the crib should be built.
how the timbers should be placed and
the various sizes OF same. says the
Iowa Homestead. The drawing shows
a section OF a 24-foot crib with ten
foot driveway in the center and a
grain bin over the drive The length
may be any size from 20 to 200 feet
long In building one OF these cribs
~ must be remembered that the roof
must have an angle Of at least 45 de-
grees, that is, the slope Of the same
Evening journal., 1912-09-04
MATERIALS FOR GOOD ROADS
Exact Proportions OF Sand and Clay
Cannot BE Given Definitely Be-
cause Of VariaSons.

The exact proportions OF sand ano
clay for making the best sand-clay
road cannot be stated. as the proper
tions vary with the character OF the
sand. according to It's sharpness. per
centage OF foreign material and size
OF grains. Approximately, there Is in
a sand-clay road about eighty per
cent sand and twenty per cent. clay.
One simple means Of determining the
theoretical amount OF pure clay that
should be added 10 any sand that is to
be used In the construction OF a sand
clay road Is 10 all a glass tumbler
brimfull with the sand that is to be
used and then MI a similar tumbler
with water pour the water carefully
onto the sand until the water comes
flush with the surface, which will
mean that all the voids between the
grains Of sand are now filed with wa
ter. The amount OF water that has
been poured into the tumbler contain.
ing the sand will represent the pro-
portion Of volume OF clay that Is nee
esssry 20 add 10 that particular sand
to fll oil the volds with clay.
Having determinud the source OF
supply OF the best materials for ma
king a sand-oIsy road, the next oues.
ton is the mixing OF the materials.
and this varies with the character Of
the subsoil. whether this is a sand
upon which clay is 70 be added or clay
upon which sand is TO be added. It
will be found that II is much easier
to make a sand-clsy road Vhers the
subsOil Is clay
Evening journal., 1912-09-04
CURE FOR DRooPY POULTRY
Dip Made Of Strong Bacon Grease
and Warm Water VIII Cause
Feathers to Drop Easily.

Save all the strong bacon grease
especially the grease from fried bacon
When your fowls sit around picking
themselves and looking droopy and
shabby, get large deep can or buck
at; from its shape large candy buck
ct is best; fill It nearly full Of warm
water; on this pour melted grease un-
I'll II forms a thick scum over the
water; catch your fowls. take them
one by one, by their wings. and with
the head held straight up. dip them
down, pretty hard. two or three times
into the water: let the head go COM
pletely under once; do this quickly
to avoid strangling the fowl; then
turn It loose.
After waiting a few hours for the
water to drip from the feathers, drive
them into the shade, so the sun will
not blister them. For a short time
they will be a sorry looking lot OF
fowls.
This treatment causes the feathers
10 fall apart, so the body OF the fowl
is cool the water softens the skim
the grease-laden feathers fall out cas-
ily and the new ones push their way
through the skin and grow in masses
instead OF one OF two In a place; the
time OF moulting Is shortened: the
fatty grease kills all vermin on the
fowl, while the gresse-saturated feath.
ers are death traps to any vermin that
may get on them
Keep the bucket flled with water
and pour more grease on the water
from time to time.
The fowls should be dipped early IN
the morning and made TO roost under
shelter for several nights
BY dipping fowls In the early fall
they become healthy and free from
pests, hence stand the winter better,
and in the spring have little or no
vermln TO annoy them and get on and
kill their little ones.
Evening journal., 1912-09-04

icnce ana oistrlDutlon OF grade stal.
lions In the state.
Minnesota has law framed along
the lines OF tho Wisconsin measure.
Pennsylvania and Utah have adopt.
ed similar laws and other states have
restrictive measures under oonsidera-
tion.
The effect Of these laws Is TO make
the owner OF each non-rsgistered stsl-
lion declare his horse a grade" on
hAndbills that are posters 40 that no
one may be deceived az 10 his pedi.
gree
The situation abroad IL very much
better than in this country. In fact.
practically no scrub, grade or non
registered stations are used for pub
lis service.
In the Investigations OF this matter
carried on by Or. A. S Alexander OF
Wisconsin II wns found that OF all
the stsllions in the state. 60 per cent.
were grade stations and only 40 per
cent pure bred.
Some Of the specimen horses used
for public service are remarkable ex-
hibitions Of wretchedly bad, run
down and diseased animals. The illus
trations are from photographs OF a
Grade Hambletonisn" and Grads
Percheron," which travelled through
out the state for service. One is 1s.a
hands In height and weighs $50
pounds, and he Ia not the worst In the
lot. by any means.
The effect Of breeding from such
stock Is apparent in the very low