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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
Notes From Newton Station.

Mrs. Adolph Klemm was at Glove
land Thursday to call on friends.
A number of friends and neighbors
surprised" Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Suckern
Saturday. The evening was spent in
playing cards and conversation. Lunch
and refreshments were served.
Mr.. Rudolph Keilsmeier was at Mil
waukee the past week on business.
Mr.. Anton Rhode made business
trip TO Marinette Saturday.
Miss Helen Bonk spent Saturday AT
Manitowoc.
Mr. Fred Cooke died last Sunday al
the home Of his son, Ily. Cooke, after
long illness. The deceased was u
years of age. The funeral was held
Thursday. Interment was in the Towr
Line cemetery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
Notes From Denmark.

Mr.. Mic Finnel is making prepare
tons to build large barn this coming
summer.
Dufeck Bros, are busy hauling ma
terial from their old saw mill in Frank
lin TO their new mill in Denmark.
Mr. Wenzel Ourada, Town Treasurer
Of Franklin, is busy collecting taxes al
his home.
Mrs. Patrick Bradley is seriously i'll
Her many friends wish her a speedy
recovery.
Mr.. Jerry Corbett and Mr.. San
Finnel transacted business in Stangel
vile Friday.
Mr.. Aleck Johnson shipped car
load OF cattle TO Chicago last week
Miss Hank, the nurse that took car,
OF Mr.. Johnson's children durinl
their sickness, departed for hei
home Saturday.
Finnel Bros. are loading seyenty-fiv'
tons OF hay at Denmark for Hal
Bros.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
Notes From Rockwell.

A school entertainment will be held
at Noes Hall February 16by the pupils
OF Dist. No. 4.
PROGRAM.
Song And Little Child Shall
Lead Them
Dialogue Josiah's First Courtship
Dialogue A Brave Woman
Song Forgive and Forget
Dialogue Dar's-d de- Money
Dialogue The Ventriloquist--3 acts
Dialogue Old Times Gone BY
Song And he Whistled through the
knot hole of his grand fathers
wooden leg
Drill and March BY "a Boys
Everybody is cordially invited to be
present. A dance after the program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Rohde spent
Sunday at Two Rivers.
A prominent young man from this
place went to Shoto hall with a grist
to be ground, and while waiting there
he thought he'd spend little time
fishing. He went TO near by place
for an AK to cut hole in the ice.
After having the hole cut ne had the
misfortune to slip in and when he
crawled out he liked for home.
John Leiterman, ST., and Joe koehly
were business callers at Manitowoc
Tuesday.
Neighbors and friends gave a pleas
ant surprise party to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jake Schimek, the occasion being their
second wedding anniversary. Lunch
was served, and music was furnished
by Tony Demeo with his wind JAM
mer." All had the best kind of a
time.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
LARGEST WHEAT FARM IN STATE.

In the Christmas edition of the
Great Falls Tribune, which was issued
Sunday, there is an Illustrated article
dealing with the wheat king of Mon
tana, Frank Strouf, the well known
Judith basin rancher which is of inter-
est to readers of The News. For that
reason it is reproduced here in its en-
tirety. The article which is from the
pen of M. L. Wilson, B. S. A., of the
Montana Experiment Station, is as
follows:
Located about fifteen miles from
Stanford is the wheat farm of Frank
Strouf which is the largest and best
managed grain farm in this state.
This year the crop consisted of 2,76O
acres of winter wheat, 900 acres of
oats, 2l0 acres of flax making total OF
1880 acres. The total area Of the
ranch is 5000 acres, but Mr.. Strouf is
not satisfied with that amount, but is
planning on raising more wheat that
he may buy more land to raise more
| wheat.
This ranch is handled almost en-
tirely with engines; there being two
40-horsepower double cylinder pillow
engines, one 25-horsepower pillow en-
CINE and one 1S-horsepower threshing
engine. Aside from the usual equip
ment of plows, drills, otc., Mr. Strouf
has combined harvester with which
he averaged cutting and threshing %
acres per day. Mr.. Strouf is greatly
in favor of steam over gasoline for
reaping He says that "the gasoline
engines does not have enough power
had a gasoline engine" said he, "hu,
! discarded it as we spent too much
time tinkering with it and making re-
, pairs" The coal for the engine is
hauled Is miles and costs 2.6O per tor
at the railway station. Last year each
, 4O-horsepower engine averaged break
ing Az acres per day, and it cost
$3.50 per day for coal and labor tC
operate, The engines have large Goa
bunkers and water tanks, so that i
was only necessary to take water ever.
two miles.
This ranch Is a good example of thu
application of good business manage
/ ment to farming. Horses are cut on
@ and large machinery take their place
e thereby greatly reducing the cost O
Z, production. The very best of skille
= labor is employed. In tne year of l9I
Z Mr. Strouf paid out $1,000 for labor
u keeping As men and raising ., S00-acr
crop and threshing the old way. Thi
r. year he paid out Sl0,677 for labor, KEEP
/ % men and raised 4,000-acre cror
n Pretty convincing evidence in favo
r. of labor saving machinery and skille
% labor, isn't it?n said Mr.. Strouf as h
\. gave me the above statement.
Mr.. Strouf, the man about whom W
are writing, is about 81 years of az
: aud hardy Bohemian. He was reare
near Green Bay, Wis, on farm
: His education was quite limited, an
= he was compelled to stay at home an
= work. He says that he raised whes
In Wisconsin on small scale and thu
! he always liked to raise wheat bette
: than any other thing connected wit
the farm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01

At Half Price
900 Pairs of Mems Shoes

consisting, in part, Of Vici Kid,
Gun r1etal and Patent Leath.
er.-.Mayers, Beals & Torrey,
Crawford and James Means
makes---all we'll known and
thoroughly reliable brands.
A firm going out of business
closed out part of these to
us at half.price, and we added
some more from our stock to
make the lot worth while.
Ask to be shown these excel.
ent shoes in Mems Shoe De-
partment, first floor, Clothing
store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
FARM FOR SALE.

offer for sale my farm of 80 acres,
situated two miles south of Larrabee
in town of Gibson or mile from the
Fischer cheese factory; 70 acres under
cultivation and ten acres timber; two
wells, wind mill, water works in the
stables and in the house. All build
ings are in first class condition. Terms
reasonable if taken at once. Inquire
of JOE KRONFORST,
p. .. Address, Mshicot, r. r. l
Wis. 80.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01

~ ~. I,oepae spent saturday az
Manitowoc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Franzmeier cele-
brate their Goth wedding anniversary
Sunday. A large number OF relatives
and friends were present A good sup
per was served at late hour.
Mr.. Ed. Sucken received a carload of
coal and carload of feed the past
week.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01

If' ga NtGi'hlht vs. .t'f'
is being torn down 10y John Hershman
Of Denmark, for the purpose OF saving
the lumber. The mill was one OF the
first ones built in this section and was
operated up to about ten years ago by
Mann Bros. of Two Rivers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
Must Paw More for Coffee.

Coffee is the favorite non-alcoholic
rink on the Bowery in New York. The
eating houses there have raised the
price from one cent to three cents Q
cup.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
Not Satisfactory.

"A thirst for revenge is another kind
which won't afford much satisfaction
to the man who spends most OF his
time trying to satisfy 1t. - Atchison
Globe.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01

Ni. aas a,ta. <hlInt'. / $50, i.st
family visited friends in Hebel last
Sunday.
Miss Polly Dewane is home from
Chicago to spend few weeks.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
Notes From 81. Nazianl.

The marriage OF Miss Margaret
Helm and Joseph Eberle was solennz-
ed at St. Gregory's church. Tuesday,
Jan. BIRD Messrs Ambrose Eberle and
George Helm acted as groomsmen
while Misses Minnie Eberle aud Anna
Helm were bridesmaids. The bride
was aittred in white silk dress and
carried a bunch of carnations After
the wedding ceremony the bridal party
repaired to the St. Peters Hotel where
a sumptuous dinner was served. The
afternoon and evening were spent in
dancing in the adjoining hall. The
Kiel Arion orchestra furnished the
music. The many friends of the
young couple unite in wishing them a
bright and happy future.
Miss Rosa Nowaratzky of Appleton
is visiting friends and relatives here.
Mr. John f. Koeck took trip to
Chicago.
Mrs. A. Mates Of Collins spent 8
few daps with her aunt, Mrs. A. Lul
loft last week.
| Mr.. John Zierer has returned from al
extended trip to Florida.
Miss Lena Schnurr has returnet
from a trip to Appleton.
Mr. Frank Moerchen and wife o
Eden visited with Mr.. and Mrs Philil
Koenig for "A few days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Riesterer are re
jocing over the birth of baby girl.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01
HAMMEL'S BARBER SHOP.

Shave > cents.
Haircut - cents.
Above prices will hereafter be charg-
ed at the Louis Hammels Barber Shop.
st. Nazianz, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-02-01

A school entertainment will be held
at Noes Hall February 16by the pupils
of Dist No. a.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-11-21

i. 80
Living on Z pension IN London y
w. II. Wickham. the man responsible
Tor the introduction Of rubber trees
IN India at the risk Of his life. He 10
said TO have received from the pro.
motors Of the enterprise $500 In
cash. the remainder being put out ct
interest to furnish him with . life In
come. The agricultural department Of
East India. which was approached on
the subject, took kindly to It. and
sent Wickham to gather the seed Of
the Para rubber tree in Brasil. Wick.
ham lived in the jungles with the na-
tives and won their confidence. Slow.
" he collected seeds until he had Is.
900 Of them. He put them In bags
and smuggled them aboard q ship,
which was short Of cargo and funds.
The government Of India stood all the
costs. The seeds were cultivated in
the hothouses Of Kew Gardens. Some
1000 Para plants developed, and these
were sent to Ceylon for cultivation.
That was the beginning Of the rubber
growing industry in India, and now
millions Of dollars are made annually
from the rubber plantations In Ceylon,
Malaga and other East Indian prov.
inces. From Wickham's seeds much
purer rubber was grown than Brasil
had ever seen. He ran the risk Of Q
long term in prison, for q Brazilian
law prohibited the removal Of the
seeds from the country.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-11-21
TAxIcAB SERVICE IN PANAMA
Will Run on Regular Schedule ss.
tween Colon and Panama and
Carry Mail.

Consul General Snyder Of Panama
learns from the local press that con-
cession has been granted to Francisco
Arias, ST., for establishing . taxicab
automobile service on regular SEIZED
ule In the cities of Panama and Colon
and neighborhood where the condition
Of the highways permits. The vehicles
must carry mail matter from govern.
ment post Offices along the route and
give free transport to policemen. An.
tobuses to accommodate eight persons
are also to be operated. At least six
taxicabs must be in service within .
year, this number to be increased un-
til. at the expiration Of three years,
not less than twenty-five are In serv.
ice. Mr.. Arias 10 also authorized to
establish Q motor truck freight serv.
Ice.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-11-21

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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-11-21
Hlt bx Hl. own Layx.

: There are worse perils than Wild
animals in Central Africa. says one
who has just returned. Among the
natives there are terrible diseases.
Some Of them are lepers; and sleep.
ding Sickness has laid q hold on many
pf the villages. In one village the 10.
cal chief had given orders that all suf.
tering from the sickness were to be
taken out into the bush and left there,
but the people had carried out 20
many Of their relations that they 70.
fused to take any more. A few days
later the medicine man Of the tribe
diagnosed that the chief himself had
the disease. and Immediately the. ruler
annulled his law 30 that he could be
kept In his own hut.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-11-21
HAND ooAl.

The VIM. b. White & McCul-
lugh Lumber Go. have a large sup
ply Of hard coal on hand. Can
furnish stove. nut and pea sizes
on short notice. Adv.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-11-21

For kidney and bladder troubles
try q box of DR.. ]. v. Quick's
Alaska Kidney Pills. For sale by
all druggists.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-30
THE PORTALES VALLEY

Just now the lure of the land
claims first place. And the follow
ing from the Portales Times may
throw light on the unusually at
tractive conditions of soil and eli
mate that obtain in that valley:
ut seems that another one of
our best crops that we have not
forgotten but that we have never
grown very much is sweet pota-
toes. The principal reason that
these sweet tubers have never
teen grown here is that there
never has been a market for them.
Will Martin, of the firm of Martin
d johnson, of this place, has dem
onstrated beyond a doubt, as well
rs others that have tried them
that they are the best producers
that can be found in the truck
line. 1T was only last fall that
one of the papers here gave state.
ment concerning what Mr.. Martin
had done with little patch out il
the edge of town. He sold the po
tatoes he raised on a patch O
about an acre to the grocery stores
and they brought him at the rat'
of about eight hundred dollars t,
the acre"
F. f. Chapman of Portales ha
interested a number of Mont,
Vista people in the New Mexico
valley, and this week called our at
tention to the published statemen
that within the last ninety day.
bank deposits have increased 81
per cent in his town.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-30
PEA CANNERY NEXT

John F. Geary Of the L. onard
Seed Co.; Chicago, has placed con-
tracts here with some of our prom
inent men, for the growing of 200
acres of seed peas, this with view
OF demonstrating these peas, which
are of the varieties used by can
ming factories, can be successfully
and profitably grown in this sec
ton, and leading ultimately to the
establishing Of Canning Factory
and Seed growing industry in the
Valley.
In Wisconsin where these Joint
industries are largely carried on,
they have in every case furnished
valuable home market, and in
variably increased the value of
farm lands in their vicinity the
rental of suitable land doubling,
and values increasing $25 90 per
acre.
Ii the present test proves salts
factory the seed company would
require in the neighborhood of
1000 acres for their proportion,
while the canning factory would
need 20OO acres. Mr.. Geary states
that he has known where the acre
age planted by farmers to supply
Wisconsin canning factory has
averaged 5000 per acre to the
farmers, and that the returns from
the pea seed growing have aver
aged 1900 to 1900 lbs. per acre. At
times very heavy yields of seed
peas are obtained, as for instance
5000 bushels from 200 acres, pro-
duced in the state of Washington
in the fall of 1911.
The Leonard Seed company will
contract the same amount of acre.
age at La Jara and Antonito as
they have here, 30 as to compare
results, but the acreage here hav-
ing been taken by the following
representative gentlemen, we have
little fear of the showing Monte
Vista will make. Among those
who have agreed to raise peas are:
j. F. Gotf, W. r. Smith, d. Fl.
Cove, Jesse Stephenson, G. w.
Gates, A. f. Cooley, G. f. James,
VIM. Mahl, Jno. Horton, A. G.
Snyder, l.. Geiser, j. r. Suther-
land, John P. Scholerman, E. G..
Wright, A. II. Rogers, Il. j. Bahr.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-30
FOR SALE

Good 16O acres 9 miles north
nd 3 west of Monte Vista. Can
be bought at a bargain if taken
at once, one-half cash. Also a.
room modern house, and g.
room house in Monte Vista.
F. E CHAPMAN at Crescent
Tea and Coffee store or Journal
office,
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-30
VALUABLE STATISTICS

Modern business recognizes that
timely and accurate knowledge as
to the entire extent of given bus
mess is essential to an intelligent
and efficient handling. So urgent
is the call for data on the acreage,
progress of growth and yield of
the crops, and the number and
values of the live stock upon the
farms that the Department of Ag-
riculture has organized a corps OF
statisticians and developed a sys
TEN of crop reporting by which in
formation is quickly gathered,
compared, and digested, and sent
out in printed form for the guild
ance of both the agricultural and
commercial public. So accurate
have these estimates become that
they demand almost universal con-
fidence. Minor Investigations Of
the same character for the benefit
of the farmer include those on the
area and production of crops in
countries of the world, the inter
national trade in agricultural prod
ucts, the cost of hauling products
to market, and the relative cost of
producing important C ops, while
the report on the difference in the
prices received by producers and
the prices paid by consumers has
been of universal interest during
these times of relatively high
living cost.
Whitewashed Senator Stephen
son of Wisconsin, octogenarian
millionaire, banker and lumber
man, retains his seat. By vote
of 40 to 81, the senate Tuesday de-
clared his election valid and re-
jected the charge that S1O7, 1893,
which the senator admitted spend
ing in the Wisconsin primaries,
had been used corruptly.
Those voting for Stephenson
were Lorimer, Lodge, Page, Pen
rose, Root, Smoot, and that class.
Against Stephenson - Borah,
Bourne, Bristow, Brown, Clapp,
Crawford, Cummins, Dixon, Gron-
ma, Jones, Kenyon, La Toilette,
Poindexter, Smith of Michigan,
Townsend and Works and senators
of that class.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-30

John w. Sickelsmith, Green's
boro, Pa, has three children, and
like most children they frequently
take cold. awe have tried sever
al kinds OF cough medicine,n he
says, but have never found any
yet that did them as much good as
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
For sale by all Druggists.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-30

Do you know that of all the mi
nor ailments colds are by far the
most dangerous? 1t is not the cold
itself that you need to fear, but
the serious diseases that it often
leads to. Most of these are known
as germ diseases. Pneumonia and
consumption are among them.
Why not take Cham mberlain's Cough
Remedy and cure your cold while
you can? For sale by all Druggists.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-30

The report has gone out that
sugar beets cannot he raised north
of the river. The farmers who
own land within five or six miles
of the factory should realize that
their best interest demand a dis
proval of this false rumor, by plant
ing reasonably large areas.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-30

Commander Woodside made a
business trip to Alamosa Wednes-
day.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-30

Mrs. George Mcclure of Center
went to Denver Monday for a short
visit.
Smyrna times., 1912-02-07
j. T. TRUAx HEADS LEVY COURT
Smyrna Man Reelected President of
Kent County Levy Court For Anoth-
er Year-Session at Dover

County officials for Kent county
were elected yesterday by the Levy
Court, in annual session at Dover
as follows: President of the Levy
Court, James T. Truax; attorney,
Jmes l.. Wolcott; janitor of the
public buildings, James A. KERN;
Jail physician, DR.. L. A. H. Bish-
op; Jail commissioners, Franklin
Temple, John M. Houston and Louis
E. Phillips; trustees of the poor
Second district, Robert H. Sipple;
Fourth. William Vinlin; Sixth, N.
Lee Sipple; Eighth, James K.
Hurd; Tenth, William B. Hall.
County officers reported to the court
their receipts and expenditures of
the various public offices, which are
now on a salary basis and must turn
their entire revenues over to the
county, less ten per centum for
making out reports. The office of
recorder of deeds paid $3.50 net. The
prothonotary office showed a cash
balance of $500. 80; and that of the
clerk of the peace, $8.O4, net. The
sheriff's Office returned receipts of
$29. IA. The register of wills re-
ported total receipts for the month
of S753. SO subject to the reduction
of salaries and of the ten per centum
discount, leaving over $500. Comp
troller Luff showed receipts during
the month of SO, 1913. So; expendi-
lures, S8,911.15; leaving a cash
treasury balance of 1882. 73. There
is, he reported, as of January l, a
cash balance in the special good
roads fund of SIS, 26S.11. During
the noon recess at the annual meet
ing of the Kent County Levy Court
with the court chamber nearly full
Clerk Parvis passed the hat and
Chairman Truax counted the vote
thus: DemOcrats-W Woodrow Will
son z; Cham.J Clark 3 +; Judge IIar-
mon 1. Republicans - Theodore
Roosevelt, 4. There was much sur
prise that President Taft was un-
recognized.
Smyrna times., 1912-02-07
NEW CASTLE DEMOCRATS
FOR DIRECT PRIMARIES
ENDORSE THIS METHOD FOR
SELECTING ALL CANDIDATES
Action of County Executive Committee
Will Mean the Calling of Ia Special
Convention to Change Rules

With only two dissenting votes
the Democratic County Executive
Committee of New Castle County
Saturday afternoon passed resolu-
tion endorsing the selection of all
candidates for State and county
offices, United States Senator, Rep
resentative in Congress and dele
gates to the Democratic National
Convention by direct primaries.
The resolution not only asks the
State Central Committee to inquire
into making such changes in the
Democratic party rules and prece-
dent as will permit the selection of
all candidates by direct primaries,
but also expressly concurs in the
principle of direct primaries for all
party candidates for office. The
same resolution was introduced at
the meeting of the county commit
tee a week ago but action on it was
deferred at that time to permit
fuller meeting of the committee.
Within the week sentiment had
grown favoring direct primary nom
nations, and some of the members
who were opposed to the change a
week ago voted for it Saturday.
While the county committee is pow
erless to effect any change in the
method of selecting candidates for
State or national Offices, vet it
urgently requests the State commit
tee to call meeting at the earliest
possible time to consider changes in
the party rules. The immediate
effect of the resolution in New
Castle county will doubtless be a
special county convention called for
the purpose of so amending the
county party rules that all candi-
dates for county offices on the DEM
ocratic ticket shall be chosen under
the primary law of New Castle
county. To call such convention
only petition signed by one hun
dred representative Democrats is
needed. Steps will be taken at once
by advocates of direct primary
nominations to secure the necessary
number of names to such a petition.
At the present time the Democratic
candidates for county treasurer,
sheriff and coroner are chosen at a
primary, while all other candidates
on the county ticket are chosen in
convention. All the Republican
candidates at present are chosen at
primary.