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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-02-08

from the evaporation from inlenl
bodies.
The Major is optimistic, baicviag
the conditions for crop are better
today than they have beea at any
time since 1897.
Prof. Shaw and the Mich Cow.
Prof. Shaw wonders why the live
stock and the COW are so little In
evidence. There is more money in
live stock in this state than in the
corn belt. Of all kinds OF stock, he
said the COW would bring more mon.
ey than all others. North Dakota
can grow better field roots thar the
high priced farms OF southern Min
nesota The farmer must build fences
There is only from one to five per
cent of the land in this state fenced
Don't try to fence it all at once, but
build fences as you increase your
stock Find out RI you can what .
good dairy cow is and then improve
that COW. In four or five generations
YOU can get breed of good xileh
COWS from scrubs, by breeding to
good sires, or even a beef cow VIII
eventually produce good milca COWS
by breeding to the right kind ef eireA
You can get good beef COW in four
generations. His preference is tho
Holstein. 1t has not yet been proved
that the skim milk from a jersey or
Guernsey is better than that Ut Q
Holstein.
The Holstein gives so per eeat
more milk. In the breeding, u y
conceded that the power Of the siro
il one-fourth grester tina thar q tho
female, hence the importance Of sool
sireS.
What to Feed q Cow.
Alfalfa and corn. Nine tsntho @
the land Of North Dakota win ervv
alfalfa which win make from Z to 0
tons per acre. On ton Of alfalfa =
equal to one ton q aeaa. 1o roop0
mends silos. North Dakota eas sIov
more barley, oats, etc, than the farm
i er in the corn belt A big problen
IN the pasrure. Here II . pasture
that will beat the wild pasture. Sow
three pounds Of hrome grass, M
western rye, Ibs alfalfa This win
produce a pasture that will feed tvO
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GREATEST GATHERING OF FARMERS THAT NORTHWEST HAS EVER SEEN

dry year, he got % bushels Of wheat
per acre, where corn had been grown
fer two years previously on the
ground.
Some woman asked if sweet corn
would make good fodder. The answer
was that it would, but the yield was
not so great as other fodder corn.
Cues. Is listing recommended for
this country? Ans. No, not as a rule.
Major Murphy's Talk.
The Majors subject was dry farm
ing. There is no such thing as a
change of climate. The rainfall 200
years ago in Ward county was the
same as 1t is today and will be the
same 200 years hence. Spain kept a
record for $40 years. Our country
has kept record for 40. There is no
change in precipitation, practicall,
speaking. There is one thing we
can do which is not new, that was
practiced, while the Arabs were fight.
ing the weeds with wooden sticks.
they were forming the granulated
mulch which conserves moisture.
Our land was brot here by the ice
flow. 1t consists OF granite, shale
and limestone, and was packed solid.
Decayed vegetation has furnished our
soil. In 1894 there were inches of
rainfall in 16 hours, a regular clond.
burst. The soil was not in a recep-
tive mood. Part of the water settled
into the ground, the balance ran off,
If you have seed bed, you will have
more water in the ground, but no
more from above. He says the most
successful farmer today is the book
farmer. "The farmer must use that
part of his anatomy above the eyes,
he said. To produce a crop requires
four things, heat afr, moisture and
sunshine. The Major referred to
farming operations last spring where
one Ward county farmer narrowed
his land seven times The wind car
ried much Of his soil away.A dust
mulch is not desired. The granulat.
ed mulch, the size Of a pea Is the
ideal kind. To get this, harrov ar
ter a rain. The farmers he said
would make more money if they dil
less farming and farmed better.
Meteorologists tell us that 80 pei
cent of the rainfall that we receive
here comes from the ocean, and not
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known, even they were surprised at
MS oratorical ability that the plain
Surrey farmer exhibited in the DE-
!ivery of his well.chosen words.
The principal address Of the fore
noon was delivered by Prof. shep-
ard. t..
He said that during the last two
years, perhaps the farmers have been
q bit discouraged and are apt tO
look with envy upon the business
men, but statistics show that but ono
business man in ten succeed. To his
knowledge it has never been known
where q farmer stuck to his farm.
and wanted to stick. failed. There
are different degrees Of success. The
most successful farmer in the Mouse
river loop. is the farmer who stays
by live stock, which means corn and
alfalfa. - 20. E-st ..'-
When the price of stock is high.
there is a tendency for the farmer
to buy stock, and when the price u
low, the tendency is to sell himself
short. The man who succeeds, man
ages to keep stock all the time.
He catches them going and coming.
He illustrated with q story Of man
in Wisconsin who bought sheep when
ewes sold for $500 q head. 1t was
not long before he was compelled to
sell at $1.90 to the man from whom
he purchased them. This man failed.
Farmers, he said, should not buy,
but sell horses. There Is q big de-
mand for good horses from seven to
eight years Of aes IN the cities. The
farmer has four years. use Of tho
horse and 1t the same time he 10 US.
ing Them they are becoming enhanced
in value He hao statistics 70 show.
that the best kind Of horses for the
farmer to raise. II the draft horse.
and that horses Of over 400 pounds
in weight sold for IS cents Per pound.
In speaking Of breeding horses, He
said that it was not absolutely neces-
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thousands Learn Important Lessons And Exchange Ex-
periences at First Meeting Of Mouse River r. "a
.H~ Loop Farmers Association

sary to go into thorobred horses ex-
clnsively, but make the most Of what
YOU had by breeding to good sires.
An ordinary mare bred to Q good
sire will produce an offspring equal
to a three fourths full blood. There
is no time that good draft horses
above 400 lbs. will sell for less than
$500 a team. He made a strong point
on the farmer getting the horse in
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The fret annual meeting of the
Mouse River Loop Farmers aosocia-
tion opened auspiciously in Minot for
4 two days session Tuesday, Febru-
ary 6. The crowds began to arrive q
day in advance of the most import
ant convention of dairymen and grain
growers that has ever been seen In
northwestern North Dakota and early
Monday evening, there wasn't a room
to spare in any hotel or roomfng
house in this city. Every train brot
IN scores of serious minded men bent
upon hearing the experiences and ad-
vice of experts with state or national
reputation. Never before have the
farmers Of this state been so anx-
ious to learn that which will enable
them to make more Of a success of a
business whose methods have chang
Cd more In the past quarter Of cent.
ury than during all the ages before.
This association is bound to be q
permanent one and a big meeting
win be held in Minot yearly, similar
to the Grain Growers convention at
Fargo.
The meetings were held at Jacob.
sons opera house, and the capacity
WAS taxed at each session The far.
mers proved themselves to be very
wideawtke a. was shown by ~
questions propounded whenever they
had an opportunity to do 90.
Pres. Halvorson welcomed the
guests On behalf of the city Of Minot
and child in Minot.
J. M. Devine, secretary OF the as
sociation delivered the address Of
welcome and he made the farmers
feel that Minot was proud to on
tertain the men, upon whose success
depends that Of every man. woman
ad child IN Minot
!. w. Smith, In behalf oe the vis-
tting farmers, savs .a rssponse'
Among the farmer friends Of Mr..
Smith at Surrey, where he is so we'll
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evvu c0n0luon 20 sell. lie sa4o that
r1Asvually ne would not give a cenI
44Ure IOr morse WlLn rlbDOnS Ii tAe
-...ue ana tai, Lnan ne wouAWAln-
vul, uut IT Is TACT Iaat tue trade
.Al. ratten the horses up. Moth
.us sens q morse luke meat. the
COMMISSION man viii take horse
LA put on q good clean harness.
..uch him up a little with Q whip. II
necessary put on toe weights 20 their
Anees will touch their chin when
tAey step, braid blue ribbons In the
.llanes and tails, aud the man who
owned the horse half an hour before
" wouldn't recognize it. He insisted
s.ld repeated that YOU should get
.our horse in condition for the mar
ket. .-H -. .~ . n q
illinois and Iowa farmers formerly
Dougnt grass fed steers and fed them
up on their corn for the market, but
lney now buy northwestern horses
and fatten them on this corn and
make more money by doing 80.
Don't discourage the boy ii he il q
little bit "horsey." If necessary get
along with cheaper buildings. but ges
INTO good stock. -.... ...,... .s. ..
Here is his experience at New
Salem, N. D. Settled mostly by Ger
ans, with their rotund proboscis To-
Gated midway between the toes and
ears The New Salem country is not
near so good country as this, yet
those farmers believe as Ben Frank
lin did: I'VE must hang together.
or we will all hang separately" He
noticed farmer with large load
Of cream cans, coming to market and
interviewed him, supposing that the
farmer had large herd of milcn
COWS. He was surprised to learn that
the fellow had small herd. but was
hauling cream for himself and six
others, and he hauled but one day In
the week, the others hauling in their
turn. He got ON top of 4 butte at
New Salem and he could see that the
Land that was broken az compared
with that which was not, was - .
stamp 10 to an envelope He won,
dered how the farmers existed, until
he Learned that they all had COWS,
and there were creameriea. Instead
Of buying new thorobred sires every
year, they exchange sirss.
Mr.. Shepard knew Of an instance
where nine New Salem farmers own
ed threshing rig together. They
charge each man according to tho
number Of hashels threshed, paid each
man according to the rtgs and labor
furnished and ct the end Of the
threshing season they had . small
balance, got their tbreshing done in
season and had q chance 70 do their
fall plowing. In order to settle any
disputes 40 to who should get their
threshing done first, one season they
begin at No. 1. 90 up tho line and
the next year begin at No. ana %
back
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Unied
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GEORGE said to Of the
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The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-14
ACQU|TTAL GIVEN
TWO ACCUSED
AS FIRE BUGS
Pulaski County Jury Out but As,
Minutes in Mounds
Case

Mrs. Willie Irene McMertrie ana
H. T. Ditto, jointly charged With
having committed arson, were de-
clared not guilty yesterday afternoon
in the circuiI court at Mound City
The case went to the jury at 9
O'Clock and after 45 minutes, deliber-
alton the verdict was returned.
The case has caused more com
ment and attracted more attention
than any other in Pulaski county
for some time, and the courtroom
was crowded by spectators during
the entire, trial which lasted two
days The defendants weSe accused
of having set on ire and destroyed
the hotel building at Mounds, con-
Quoted by Mrs. McMertrie, and own
ed by Alfred pruce. The fire occur.
|red in May 1912. It was allegGe
that Mrs. McMertrie had become
angered at the owner who had order
ed her to vacate the premises ana
that she had intimated that he
would never get his house.
Many of the Mounds people were
greatly incensed at the result of the
verdict The case was handled by
Attorney Fred Hood ana George r.
Martin for the people ana Attorney
l.. M. Bradley and c. s. Mlffer for
the defendant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-14
SISTERS OF HOLY
CROSS GRATEFUL FOR
SUCCESS OF FETE

The great success of the Lawn
Fete, held for tlle benefit of St.
Mary's Infrhiary. comes as a very
grateful surprise to the Sisters in
charge. Regardless of the losses sus-
tained by each family on accoG&w o
the flood, the proceeds of this years
event proved greater than any pre-
ceding year.
The generosity and devotedness of
the ladies representing the different
churches is indeed a sweet assistance
to the Sisters in their work for suf~
fering humanity. We look upon
these unseltish, noble hearted ladies'
not only as benefactors but as true
friends,
To the merchants and citizens
who did not hesitate to lend a help
ing hand to those Iadies soliciting,
we express our deepest appreciation,
Gratefully do we thank all who
attended the Lawn Fete and we sim
cerely wish a similar success to any
charitable event which may take
place in Cairo.
Sisters of the Holy Cross.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-14
POSTMASTER ESHLEMEN =
ASKS CAIRO TO TRY
FOR BIG CONVENTION

Postmaster H. B. Eshleman of Pu-
laski, H., is striving TO get the next
meeting of the National League of
Postmasters for Cairo. He is chair
man on postal recommendations of
the national order and state secre-
tary and treasurer of the Illinois
branch Last year Mr.. Eshelman at
tended the meeting at Indianapolis
and presented the invitation to the
convention. He had letters from
the commercial bodies, Mayor Par
sons, Postmaster Miller and others.
Cairo was voted on with Chicago,
Richmond, Minneapolis, Cincinnati
and Nashville ana received a fair
number of votes. The place OF
meeting this year Is at Richmond,
Va, Sept. 10, 20 and 81. These
gatherings usually assemble 1000
members. Mr.. Eshleman says If
Cairo wants the meeting he believes
enough. interest could be worked up
to get ii.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-14
SPEAKER CLARK
IS CALLER ON
GOV. WILSON
Pledges Him All Possible Support
in Campaign for
Presidency
LsFOLLETTE MEN CALL
Charles R. Crane Announces He
Will Return to Okicago to
Work for Wilson

Seagirt, N. j., July 13.-Speaker
Champ Clark and Gov. Wilson talk
ed for two hours, today, on legisla-
tion pending before the House OF
representatives The Speaker ar
rived after the Governor had been
conyersing for some tiMe with two
other guests, Charles r. Crane Of
Chicago and President Van Hise o.
Wisconsin University. LaFollette
supporters Crane said he was go
ing back to Chicago to work for VIII
son and would be glad to contribute
to the Democratic fund,
Tonight, when talking to news
paper men, Wilson said the subject
OF contributions had not been talked
about in his conversation with
Crane and there had been no pledge
of support on his visitors part.
Speaker Clark came up from
Washington half a nhour before he
was expected. He was met at the
station, rode in a hack to the Gov
ernor's home and was almost on the
porch before any one thought he was
within dozen miles of Seagirt.
CLARK Is Fine"
THE Speaker was very fine. said
Gov. Wilson tonight, to the report
RS. His position was admirable
and and generaus in every respec1,
What we discussed introduced
the subject--was chiefly the business
pending in the House and the pros
pect of adjournment" Gov. Wilson
responded
"The rest was chiefly in explain
ing the very generous position which
he takes in regard to the campaign.
He viii do everything in his power
TO help"
when Clark left the Governor, he
came out on the porch, sat down in
a rocker and told reporters he would
talk on any one of eight subjects, in
cluding art, music, the Ninth con-
gressional district of Missouri and
books, but he Would not talk on poll
tics He was asked what part VII
liam Jennings Bryan would take in
the campaign and replied that Col
Bryan was another topic he would
not discuss When the question was
later repeated in different form, nc
replied:
II don't know and | don't care
I'm not going to talk about it. Don't
ask me any more about it,"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-14
NANWHOTAUCHT
BELLbOYSINFUNK
CASE IS FOUND
Prose cutors Say They Have Sufiiei-
ent Evidence for Grand
Jury Action

Chicago, July 13.-AThe man who
rounded up the witnesses used in
John Menning's alienation suit
against Clarence S. Funk, general
manager of the International llar-
vester Co., was found today, and his
story together with the confession OF
a fourth bellboy witness, furnishes
evidence enough to indict those
known to be in the conspiracy, even
though none of the fugitive wit
nesses ever be found, according to
prosecuting officials.
The latest witness is John Muir
ply. formerly bellboy. who secured
the four Grand Pacific bellboys who
agreed to testify that they mad seen
Funk and Mrs. Josephine O'Reilly
Henning together in the hotel short
ly after Funk gave his testimony
against Senator Lertmer. Each OF
these was paid money for his pro-
posed perjury from the corruption
fund alleged to have been handled
by Daniel Donohoe.
The fourth bell boy to confess was
Dennis Martin, formerly employed in
the Grand Pacific Hotel, He told
that Donahoe had coached him to be
a witness and paid him in advance
Like Eddie Deuter, Patrick Enright
and Michael Slaviu, he said, he was
shown pictures of Henning and his
wife and of Funk and schooled for
his part.
Miss Eulalia Kearney, mas
seuse, one of the principal witnesses
in the investigation of the alleged
conspiracy, is again at the disposa
of States Attorney Wayman, to ap'
pear before the grand jury. Miss
Kearney was missing yesterday ant
the report that she had disappeared
from the city gained circulation.
Miss Kearney told Wayman tha
Mrs. Henning revealed to her thu
details of the alleged plot.
Woman Held to Grand Jury,
i MISS AlIecu l1SpphSit eiiS JSN'i'
woman named by Mrs. JOSEPHINE
Henning as the person who In
huenced her to permit the filing 0
the alienation suit, vas held to tn
grand jury on charge OF perjury
The bond of Miss Heppner wa
| fixed by Municipal Judge Newcome
at $4,000. and there was shar
clash between Attorney Daniel Dona
hoe, counsel for Miss Heppner, an
| counsel for Funk over the amount 9
the bond.
| Attorney ]. e. McLeish, represent
ling Funk, asked ,nat the bond b
1 Increased, saying that he had bee
told that it was the intention c
Miss Heppner to leave the State, an
THAT $55000 had been given Mr.
| Mary Meyers. who signed the bon
for Miss Heppner.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-14
POPLAR BLUFF
FIREMAN KILLS WIFE
AND THEN HIMSELF

Poplar Bluff. Mo, July 13.--Best
Bush, until recently a fireman for
the Iron Mountain railroad, shot his
wife fatally and killed himself q few
minutes after noon today, in the
apartments of Mrs. Bush A stray
bullet probably intended for the VIC
tim of his rage, passed through a
partition and barely grazed the head
of Miss Cynthia Lee, who had re-
elined on the floor in an adjoining
room. Tho double tragedy orphaned
a one year-old baby and boy nine
years Of age. Bush died instantly.
His wife never regained conscious
ness but fingered until 5;S5 O'Clock
this morning.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-14
COMBS DECIDED
ONFOR NATIONAL
COMMITTEE HEAD
Gov. Wilson Found No Opposition
Among Members to His
Manager

Seagirt, N. j., july 13.--William
r. McCombs, New York lawyer and
Princeton graduate, who managed
the pre-convention campaign for
Gov. Wilson, will be named in Chi
cago next Monday as chairman Of
the Democratic national committee
and will direct the national cam
paIgn.
There will be no campaign COM
mittee which will work independents
ly of the regular party organiza-
tion. Before deciding 10 recommend
the selection of McCombs, Gov. Will
son conferred with many national
committeeman and he found no OPP
position to MCComb.
There will be finance commit
tee, the personnel Of which will not
be decided upon until late today, tc
raise the necessary funds for tht
campaign and 10 pass upon all con.
tributions which are received. From
members OF the national committee
who have conferred with Gov viii
son. it is learned that this forecasi
may be made with every assurance o.
its accuracy.
Nature of Message Withheld.
Gov. Wilson has refused to give
any intimation of the nature Of tht
message he will send to the party
leaders by Robert S. Hudspeth, New
Jersey member Of the national com
mittee, who will act as his spokes
man. He even declines to STATE
whether his suggestions would b,
conveyed in writing or by word o
mouth,
ut is out Of courtesy on the par
of the members of the national com
mittee that | am permitted to sug
gest my own views as to the chair
mauship and the manner in whicl
the campaign should be conducted.
Gov. Wilson said, and feel that an.
information must come from the ma
tional committee"
Favors Fund Publicity.
Gov. Wilson did say today that h
most heartily fayors making publ
before the election the sources OF al
campaign contributions. The dc
tails of carrying out this policy, h
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Continued on Page Five.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-14
WILSON CLUB IS
FORMED FOR CITY
. ANDCOUNTYW0Rk
Local Democrats Select Miles Fred
erick Gilbert as Head
Of Movement
EXTENSIVE CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Second Meeting to be Held Soon
at Which Out-of-Town
Men Will Speak
EXTENSIVE CAMPAIGN PLANNED

Several local Democrats met In
formally last night in the office OF
Attorney Miles Frederick Gilbert in
the First Bank Building, at which
the Weodrow Wilson Club of Alex
ander County was formed and Off
GERS We're elected.
The following were chosen;
President--Miles Frederick Gil
bert.
Vice presidents David S. lans-
den, Taylor G.. Clendenen, George B,
Walker and DR.. John T. Walsh
Secretary Stuart Lewis.
Treasurer-Ed Edward A. Burke
Mr. Gilbert, who was chosen as
head of the new movement, is the
Democratic nominee for Presidential
elector from this district and Is aiSo
chairman of the congressional com
mittee.
The new club will solicit the sup
port Of men of all parties for Will
son and Marshall, several local Re
publicans having already signifled
their inteHAens of joining
The club will form thorough
organization throughout the country
for work in the coming campaign.
A committee has been appointed
to secure members and will be on;
in this work and it is lr@~sed to hav
a club of five hundred within short
time. T. G. Clendenen is chairman
of the membership committee.
1t is planned to hold an open
meeting at the courthouse within
few weeks. at which time severa,
out-of-town speakers will be preseAi
to address the voters. 1t Is desirel
to have the, two delegates from this
district to the Baltimore convention
Judge w. Cantrell of Benton an6
Dr. M Etherton OF Carbondale~-
present at this time.
Other meetings Will be hett
throughout the campaign in CairF
and other parts Of the county
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-14
FORTY YARE| INJURED
ASCRANDRAP|DSIS.
SWEPTbYT0RNAD0
Thousands Of Dollars Damage Done
by Storm Which Hits City
at 4 A. M.

Grand Rapids, Mich, July 13.-
Grand Rapids was hit early today by
tornado that injured 40 or more
persons and did thousands of dol
lars worth OF damage. The storm
entered the city from the southwest
about A o'clock. The first place
struck was the citS market and tho
Grand Rapids Central League Base
ball Park, adjoining.
The market was crowded with
farmers and their teams, as trading
had just begun After the storm
struck, the roof of the ball park
grand stand was lifted off and scat.
tered in sections all over the mar.
ket.
A panic followed Many horses
were killed and great number oi
persons were hurt, some so badly
they had TO be sent to the hospital
The police reserves and Fire Depart.
ment were called out.
The storm then swept across towr
striking the. best residence district
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-14
sinps at Enisconaf Church.

Mrs. Sam T. Clark OF NashXEIie
Tenn, will sing a selection from the
Thirteenth Psalm at the morning
service at the Church OF the Re
deemer Mrs Clark was formerly
Miss Matte Belle Thornton who re-
sided in this city for many wears
Her father was for One proprietor
Of the Planters Hotel.