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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-03-15

LILO crop. 1uS luod VI dAAO"ihS any
kind of fruit trees to grow up very
high is mistake. I have a picture
in my library OF an apple tree more
than forty feet high and man at the
top of a very tall ladder picking
apples from the extreme top of the
tree Think of what job such man
has in picking apples at that height
and climbing up and down that lad
der. The labor is almost worth the
apples picked at such giddy height.
Prune trees should be kept so low
that most of the fruit can be picked
from the ground, and only short step
ladders needed in any case. am
not familiar enough with the Tragedy
plum to compare it with the Italian
prune either for drying or shipping.
So far as my experience goes there is
no difference between the value of
prune trees budded on peach stock or
plum stocks. We have thought that
prunes budded on Mariana stocks
we're little more vigorous than those
grown on peach stocks, bat the differ
ence is slight.
Mr.. Mitchell also sends an additional
letter in which he says: "Mr. K.
Keisling. pioneer orchardist of this
section, left with me short time ago,
Rome Beauty apple which was grown
on one of his eight year old trees.
The apple, while having all the char
acteristics OF this variety, had in ad-
dition beautiful bright red section
similar to the section of an orange
extending from stem to blossom end,
the balance Of the apple being a little
less colored than the usual run of the
Rome Beauty. The grower and | are
both interested in this freak and
would like to have you explain the
cause of the variation. l read with
much interest the horticultural de-
partment of The Ranch which you so
ably edit. )"
am unable to explain such freaks.
Asa Gray in his work entitled "Ele-
ments of Botany" on page l76, in
speaking of such freaks says: "Such
peculiarities-often surprising enough
now and then originate, we know
not how tine plant sports, the garden
ers say; they are only preserved,
propagated and generally further de-
veloped by the cultivator's skilful
care. II left alone they are likely to
dwindle and perish, or else revert to
the original form of the species. -
If such an eminent botanist as Asa
Gray could not explain such sports
or freaks, you could not expect me to
do so.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

trsns-c continental highway which VIII
lie within the state Of Arizona and
viii furnish varying scenes as each
mile is reeIed off. This east and west
highway viii be about 500 miles in
length
Tt was optional with the board as
to the amount Of taxes levied and its
members did not deem ii wise to levy
the maximum amount The years 1917
and 1911 yielded only 100000, not
sum commensurate with the amount
Of work to be done. but a sum with
which a beginning could be made, and
the good roads germ established, ana
this has been done. Arizona has now
completed TO the east 100 miles Of good
trying 10 bridge over the Impossible
sections. and also in sections where
ii would act as an object lesson for
the people.
In addition co the roads. the several
bridges are a very important part OF
the work. one reinforced concrete
bridge zoo feet long. is across the ella
river, and there is in course Of cree
ton. & beautiful concrete steel bridge,
1900 feet long. of arch ribs of 125 span
and open span6rel construction
Grading Is Expensive
The great expense attached is grad
ing IN some of the heavy mountain
work. road grading has run up TO as
high as five to seven thousand dollars
per mile, but the average cost TO date
is about $1,000 per mile The cOnStruc-
has greatly lessened the cost The
state built the ZOO foot concrete bridge
across the ella river largely with
convict labor, and is building the 1900
foot Tempe bridge exclusively with
convict labor, save for three engineers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

and one general foreman. Mr.. Grand
thinks this will be the solution Of the
road problem in Arizona I'VE can
take 500 Of these men and build on an
average one mile Of road per day,
which in ten years would mean nearly
more to the territory than the present
income of our wealth Of mines, he
"A great deal Of the labor. and It
is of the best character, is the indian
he continues 1--WE have hundreds OF
them working on our roads today. On
one Of my recent inspection tours, the
engineering party had in its make
up two indians. Passing over the
grades and having occasion to speak
to the foreman of the gang. found
him TO be an indian, a Carlisle boy
On INQUIRY / found he was a proud
painstakfug worker and with ambition
to do good work And IT is also the
indian who viii help US with out road
building
Proper drainage is the most neces-
sarv REQUIREMENT. On account OF the
torrentfal character Of the rains, the
waterways must necessarily be large
and numerous.
Reason For Road Building.
Mr.. Grand gives some of the reasons
for building Arizona's roads, aside from
those Of commerce. He says:
when De Narvrez. in 1920 with his
memorable march through what is now
Arizona. ne little dreamed that his
foot steps would mark a portion OF a
future trans-cOntinental highway, and,
although beset with difficulties which
seem insurmountabIe IN the present
age and time, the incompatible beauty
and granduer Of the strange world he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27
Splendid Year OfDeveIopment For Arizona

met on every side was so great that
he could not turn back And so 1t Is
today, the beauty to be found on every
side is such that the tourist is held
in spelbOund admiration The asset
Of Arizona today does not lie in its
mines, agriculture nor stock industry,
but in the God given climatic condi-
tons and scenic wonders. which makes
it possible TO enjoy ones self the year
round The numerous scenic wonders
demand the construction Of roads in
order that all may be permitted to
enjoy their existence.
We have within the confines of our
state, a body of Virgin pine timber.
the largest in the United States. com
mountain ranges with snow capped
peaks, some Of which reach an eleva-
ton Of $4,000 feet above sea level:
plateaus covered with forage upon
which Craze countless herds of cattle
and sheep cover more than One-third
the area Of the state; beautiful noun
tain streams abound in fish: our
forests are supplied with all kinds Of
game; cliff dwellings, Of a prehistoric
race are mecca for Psychologists. One
OF the recent finds was building
more than 700 feet long and three
stories in height in which as DR.
Fenkes, OF the Smithsonian institute
nafvely put it, one could move in with
a mere sweeping of the floors. There
thing of the character ever discovered
petrified forests with countless fallen
trees some Of them over 800 feet in
length; then we have the famous
Montezuma castle and well; the well
known MOki or Hopi indian villages
where annually are held the snake
dances. a sacred ceremony OF thanks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

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have constructed the road over this
hul. and quoting Thos. ". Wildly. who
IS at present logging a trars-continen-
tai highway. and who recently passed
over this section Of the highway. In
2 letter SAYS: IT think Of that as a
piece OF good engineering with its
easy grades. ITS overhead ditching and
its fine system OF catch basins and
culverts. this highway is as good as
any work I have seen in the Alps"
This is quoted to show III at Arizona
IS doing proper work This road then
successfully ascends and descends
mountain ranges for a dists nee Of 400
miles. until the south bOunC larry Of the
te,-ritorv is reached. at al elevation
above sea Level Of 1000 fe e.
The East and west Road.
The aast and west highw ay is equal
n NOM tafnous. and A. L. Westgaard.
a noted automobilist said that when
he first logged this route. the
scenery from the east boui idary Of the
+e-rIforyr 10 Phoenix could. not be eX-
ceiied in the European C 5untries.
Tbis highway passes b3 the Roose-
--a1- dam where one OF the largest
masonry cams in the WOrl Id now forms
49, beautiful Roosevelt lake. a pro-
serf which has cost m ore than ten
7rf=7fon dollars. and Whic viii reclaim
= quarter OF a million acres Of land.
This road IS an important link Of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27
Mile SAN FRANCISCO. CAL Established 1904.
1000 BbIs. Flour.

1000 BbI Flour $50 Tons Feed
III hrst modern mill 10 be built
the earthquake and fire
after the confgration entirely and
daland place
OLoBE MILLS FLOUR IN the Northern part Of the State
This mill proved to the
sold at profit and instrumental creating slogan
cisco Made Products for the People OF Francisco
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27
MLL-A. LOS ANGELES. CAL Est 1898. Rebuilt IN 1911
Capacfp

OdPdclg:
1000 Bbb Flour $50 Tons Feed
HIS the home mill where Globe Mills Flour originated and which
has possible this chain splendid oldest
the OF mishaving been entirely rebuilt and
pacty doubled
It is hreprOof throughout class "a and equipped
with modern which quality Of GLOBE
MILLS FLOUR 1t bright and clean pin sPoty white
and
Here located the home Office which controls the
Globe Mills
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

MILE. FL PASO. TEX. Established 800.
Capacity:
400 Bbh Flour 100 Tons Feed
n Of the Globe Mills outside Of California Built of steel
along TIE modern lines other mills
equipped machinery, producing
peo dealers throughout
Arizona supplied with superior -four feed
grain. but The winter block
bugbar they the and dealers
handling GLOBE MILLS FLOUR being caught without
supply hand.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

icicles; and that matchless wonder. the
Grand Canyon, a gorge varying in
width from one to twenty miles, 215
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27
The Globe Grain and Milling Company operating string of mOden
fire proof mills in California looking for distributing point
the growing of West Texas Arizona and New Mexico chose tn
city of e. Pao because of her commanding location and built the
largest Of its mills here pnwas completed abou2 years

t c9s lGl all tebm
pb CT i go O gdpoh1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

- from preeedInE -.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02
Clipped From Exchanges

Sterling news comes from
western South Dakota It IS to
the effect that the milk COW is
displacing the oldtlme range
cattle, and that hands that never
MIXED COW, and looked upon
the occupation IS beneath the
dignity Of a cattleman are now
gladly taking to the onetlme
pIebain occupation and as gladly
raking in the sheckyls derived
from old bossy =
The change is Of interest TO all
eonth Dakotans. It means that
South Dakota is being transform.
ed from a cactle to dairy state
and the transformation means
millions to the state and its peo.
pie. Fat cattle are all right
people have to have them, but
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02
Missionary Of Good Farming.

II. F Patterson of the Better
Farming Association of Brown
county will speak to the farmers
and business men at Lennon,
on the afternoon of Aug. llth,
1912. at 2 O'Clock p. IN. This
viii be an opportunity to learn
what the Better Farming Asso-
citation is dong and what they
have done this year. in different
parts of the Dakotas. in stimuIat-
ing interest in better methods Of
farming.
Every farmer who can possibly
do SO and every business should
make it a point TO attend this
meeting.
". H. Doherty, Sect.
Commercial Club.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02

Sunday afternoon some more
excitement was caused at the
reservoir. by one of the bathers.
the travelling man d. h, Cramer
getting beyond his depth and
narrowly escaping drowning. he
had Jumped off the raftlnto deep
water. aud although able to SWIM
a little. his nerve failed him, and
he lost control of his movements.
He went down several tunes.
when Ray j. Murphy, among the
first to notice his predlcament
rushed to his aid, and seized hlm
bv the hair as he came up again.
Although not an experienced
swimmer. Mr.. Murphy managed
to hold him above water until ne
could be taken out. When Iltted
onto the raft, Mr.. Cramer was
unconscious and had already
taken considerable water into
his lungs.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02
Serious Accident


Inc flrst railroad accident al
LENNON IN "hich human NE
hgureS, occurred at the crossing
between MAN s'fee' ana 'he
MONDAY evening "heh paSSe'l-
ger ufalh Is just Re''lhR wen
uhder headWay, STRUCK 'he farm
ef I. H. Alklre, ol Showers ana
seriously injured nm
Aiklre was homeWard houhd
ana had CHOSEN 'he oIlhd crossing
between the elevators, lo cross
the track. M lhe Soo'h S'oe TWO
ware houses staho togelhef 5"
closely that parties crossing from
the south cannot see approaching
trans unhl they are on me tracks
NO 10 mao just lelt l'le oei"''
ana was gettlhR uhdef head"aS
WIN very h'lie holS'r do 'he
DOWNWARD grace all diohR re-
quifed nut NIUE PiopeiiiflG iofSe'
Alklre was rang IN a Iaffn
wagon, dfa"n py TWO hofS's'
II appears l'a' "'' 'i'R''e
struck one morse breaking inc
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02
Former Foes in CahoOts
Men Who Battle Earnestly in
Capital Fight. Now Work to-
Gether as Dems.

Aberdeen News: The Demo
cratic county central committee
Of Perkins county, and the nomi-
nees for legislative and county
offices met at Meadow Saturday
afternoon, and organized for an
aggressive campaign. Ben c.
Ash of Moreau was elected chair.
man, and Charles n Cooper of
Lennon, secretary. This may
look like a pradox in political
matters, for the old time obser-
vers of affairs will remember that
Ben. when at Pierre, was one of
the heartiest boosters for Pierre
IN its capitol fight, while Charlie,
identified with Huron. Notwith-
standing this little spat. they
have ever been the warmest of
friends, and are tickled to be
able this time to get to gether on
a common issue that looks like a
winner to EN-.
Ben has always been a true
blue Democrat, and Cooper has
ever been a Republican. An
other well known warhorse
among their ranks is Editor Jack
Stoner, who lives in the south
end Of Parkins county, raising
chickens, cane" and getting
out the Edison Press. will also
be in the fight to d finish, for he
has accepted the nomination for
representative from this county.
He is an old Hlghmore boy and
was erstWhile counted in as a
Republican warhorse i n Hyde
county He will be running mate
to popular Lew G. Peck, the vel
known Westerner.
shock" Hall every b cd y
knows him and sWears by him.
Shock Hal is making the run fol
senatar from this district, com,
prising Herkins and Harding
counties. and the indicatsons arc
strong that he will sweep botf
counties.
The meeting was we'll attended
and healthy enthusiasm mani
tested. There's a square-jaWe
and energetic bunch Throughout
the county that have set thell
cap for a Democratic victory IL
the northwest corner OF the state
The men that are to be the ban
ner bearers of Democracy here
abouts are the very best OF ma
terial through whom the party
may look FOR that victory.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02
mon Perkins County, South Dakota friday, August 1872
Much Homestead
Land is Left

The Dickinson Press has figur-
ed il out that the Dickinson l..
5. Land district, comprising the
counties Adams, Bowman, Het,
finger, Stark, Dunn, Billings and
Mckenzie has over eight million
acres Of land. 72 332.75 acres of
which are yet unappropriated or
are subject to homestead entry.
Billings county has the largest
acreage Of land that is yet open
for entry with Mckenzie county
second. This is probably due to
the large area Of untIllahle land
or Bad Lands Dunn comes
third but is becoming quickly
settled since the raiIroal line has
been surveyed through there.
while Stark and Hettinger have
least number to offer for home
steads.
Many people think that the
free lands is all gone but a great
many valuable pieces are yet left
to the settlers.
Following is the number of
acres in each county that is still
left for homestead entry: Adams
5,2l7.03 acres; Bowman 65, 006. 62
acres, Hettinger 1902 acres;
Stark 1888. 5S acres; Mckenzie
2S4, 35S. 20 acres. making a total
of 7C1, 331 .S5 acres. Mott Press.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02

The railroad company h a s
within the last few days been
liberal with paint, and as result
the depot. the water tank and
other property shine with clean
looking dark green, In ado ition
the section crews are right at 1t
raking, scraping n d freing
weeds, SO that the whole rail
raod complex is pleasing to look
at. Time was when the most
unsightIy spots of any town were
the railroad yards and buildings,
but progressive railroading has
decided otherwise, and the Mil.
waukee deserves honorable men
ton even by such as are for
njnst it. for keeping abreast
the leaders IN this matter
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02

Timber Lake will celebrate
August 1th, 18th and 10th, as
its second anniversary. Every
body is invited to come and en-
ioy a three days session of sports
and pastimes. Especial efforts
win be made to show a compre-
bensive exhibit Of the fruits OF
the field as they are now r!pen'
ing around Timber Lake.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02

Permission has been given Mr..
Logan Berry by the state game
warden to sein the Grand river
for fish which is to be put into
the city reservoir AS soon as
conditions warrant SO doing. eff
forts will be made to obtain a
a good catch from the Grand and
transfer it to the lake. Mean
while efforts are being made to
get similar permit from the
North Dakota state game ward
en-. for the purpose of selnlng
the Cedar. Fish obtained IN the
Cedar will be more readily trans
ported. as the. distance to the
reservoir is but three or four
miles.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02

full creatures lend a distinct
charm to the lake. Doubtless
various other species Of aquatic
fowl will ere long come to ire
uuent the reservoir especially
if it could be created a bird
reserve.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02

,;. 0'fds Of the air are begin
sps,,. appreciate the fine water
M~ v Lemmon's summer re-
~t.'s y we'll as the genus home
sar;a. sely gulls have been seen
On the lake. The grace
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02

along with them the fat cattle
and the fat hogs that the farms
of the state turn out. should be
the milk COW, the cream separa-
tor, and the nearby creamery.
For While there is money n beef
Catclc, the demand for good but
ter remains IN large measures
unsatsged, and the prairies Of
South Dakota are as capable of
producing a first class grade of
butter as any region IN the world.
With the advent of alfalfa, the
possibilities Of dalrylnp III South
Dakota have been vastly cnhauc-
ed snd the farmer of the future,
instead OF placing his sole depend
ence upon grain raising, will
have large proportion OF his
farm in alfalfa. and will produce
many thousands Of pounds Of rich
cream yearly. Aberdeen News.
The officers Of the defunet Meade
County bank we're turned loose
last week by Judge Rice, who
found enough holes in the law
governing bank robninP. for
three or four large sized Gle
phants to crawl through.
The learned Judge probably
wonders why so many people are
clamoring for the recall.
1t is fanv isn't it?
Since W. Taylor stole $3.50, 600
of the peoples money, no more
brazcn job has been pulled oif
within the state.
The guilty parties were indict-
ed by a grand jury only 10 be
turned loose by the Judge with
a clean bin Of health (D. Edison
Press.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02

THREE HOUSES and a barn
on north side for sale or exchange
for stock. Call or write Wallace
Wordcn. Lennon, S y.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02

Just what any republican would
expect to gain by supporting the
Hon. Jheadore koose voIt in pref
crcnce to President Taft is rather
hard to conceive During seven
years Mr.. Teddy occupied the
presidency of the United States
and busted himself hunting little
black bear ia the south, and in
calling leveraI different persons.
several different kinds OF liars.
He did find time To connire with
some trust or big corporation
now and then, to rob the people.
Fer instance the most OF us re-
member the merger Of the Ten.
nessee Iron Works with the
United States Steel Corpora
ton. For this reason his recent
affiliation with George w. Per.
kins of the international Har-
yester Trust. is but natural. His
support Of TAFT one year ago and
and his condemnation Of MIN the
next, bis betrayal Of LaFollette
after promise Of help, his refusal
to help name Hadley or Cummins
at Chicago, his whole bulldozing
course of selfish action, are ad-
ditional examples of his perfidy
and give no promise of good in
an ADMINISTRATION ruled by him.
Edison Press,
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02

The Cummings Fly Shield pro-
tects your horses and saves you
from trouble and danger. For
sale at Hoehn's Harness Shop.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-08-02
COOPERATION
The First
National Bank

will cooperate with you. Our service to CONNER
cia lines OF business will he appreciated by those
business men who require the service Of thourough-
y progressive yet safe and conservative institution.
Every department is arranged to be of easy
access and benefit 10 the patrons. Officers al
ways glad to confer with those requesting counsel
and vii! bc glad to meet you any time their desk
The First National Bank
United States Depositary
| C. d. Smith, Pres. Lennon, SO. Oak.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-16
ABDicATIoN OF CHINESE
THRONE IS DELAYED
Reported Massacre of 10000 Manehur.
ians by Rebels Is confiremd.

Peking, Jan. 15.-It is understood
that the plans for the abdication Of the
throne have undergone delay pending
the final arrangements, including the
place Of retirement, the guarantee of
pensions and other terms offered by
the republicans.
There has been the greatest Difficult
ty in devising assurances for the car
"y1ng out of the republican pledges.
No confidence exists in the ability or
in the firm intention of the republicans
to observe their promises.
1t ls believed that certain legations
have been approached by Premier Yu-
an Shi Kai and these have telegraphed
to their governments to ascertain
whether any measures of foreign
mediations which would result in for
eign guarantees could be devised.
The provinces Of Shen-Si and Shan
81, from where the reported massacre
of 10000 Manchus by rebels is now
confirmed, have been hotbeds Of rev.
olution for some months. On Decem-
Der news was received by messenger
from Sian-Fu, the capital Of Shan-Si,
that 5000 Manchus had been slain in
the province up. to that date. A col
unn OF imperialist troops has been op-
Grating in the district in the suppress
sion Of the rebellion, but in the mean
time many more ManchuS have been
killed by the rebels until the total has
reached 10000.