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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14

Kansas City, May 14-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 1850 No southerns.) Market
steady. Native steers, $e.s5@s.9O; southern
steers, $5.254S.40 southern cows and heif-
ers, $4.25Q6.25; native COWS and heifers,
$4O0QsO0; stockers and feeders, $5.OOQ7. 40
bulls, 81. 00g7.00; calves, $5O0Qs.O0; western
steers, $6.5OqS75; western COWS, $4,000. so.
HOGS-Receipts Il, 000 Market steady
to DC higher. Bulk of sales, $7.5O@7. 80;
heavy, $7.75Q7S5; packers and butchers,
$7.6oQ7S5; lights, $7.4097.70; pigs, $4,000. SIS.
SHEEP-Receipts L, 900. Market steady.
Muttons, $4.5oQ7.25; lambs, s7.00Q9. rs 7;
range wethers and yearlings. $4.50Q6. Is /;
range ewes, $3.75Q5.50; Texas goats, $3.50
400
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Topeka Hide Market.

fluctuations furnished by James @. sn,i,h
Hids Co.. los East Third StI
Topeka, KAN Nav "a
1pEEN CURED HIDES-NativesL Nc
I9c. No. 2, lie; Side Brands. 10afic.
ssssui1s and Stays, s1z991zc; Horse Hides
No L S3.O0a3.5vi No. 2, f2.O09250.
"a TI.OW-05o.
DRY HIDEs-Butehers heavy. lsc:
dry salt. Izq1ssei, .- un ., 1oo.
,oadilIm $3.50 to $50: No 1 small, 81 Of
to so; raccoon No large. $1.2s to s. rs.
30 i medium, $1.00 to $1.T5; No. 1 small
&c to $125: skunk, black. $3.50 to $3.50.
short stripe, $1.50G2.00; narrow stripe,
ri COOL 40; broad stripe. 25450c; O'Possurn
to 50c: No. small. 15c to 85c; muskraL
no large, 30645c; No. medium 25Q30c;
10. / small. 1o97Oc; Civit No. 1 large
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Kansas City Produce Market


Kansas City, May 14.4WfEAT-Cash ::
Market steady. No. hard, $1.111a@1. Is;
No. 3, $1.10Q1. 1919; No. red, $1.1S1k@1. 1914;
No, 8, $1.16G1.1S.
CORN-Market unchanged to 1c lower.
No. 2 mixed, s01sc; No. 3, 78@7S1Ac; No. 2
white. S01sQs1c; No. 8, 79Gs0c.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
5714@5sc; No. mixed, 561sG57c.
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy
$25. 00Q26.00; choice prairie, $21.5O@2200
BUTTER-Creamery, 29c; firsts, &c; sec
onds. 25c; packing stock, 2ec.
EGGS-Extras, zoe; firsts, 1Sc.
WHEAT-Receipts, 16 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-July, $1.O47s; Septem-
ber $1.O1as@1.0114.
CoRN-May, SOC: July, 1850; September,
711ac; December, 59c.
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, May ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
steady. Creameries, 2e@29c; diaries, 23@
&c.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts, &c, 2sO
cases; at mark, cases included, 1712c; or
binary firsts, 161kc; firsts, 1Sc.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 150
1514c; Twins, 15l4@151sc; Young Americas,
15@15Kc; Long Horns, 15d15Ac.
POTATOES-Market steady. Receipts,
q cars. Wisconsin, $1.2501.2S.
POULTRY-Market steady. Turkeys,
141zc.
VEAI-Market steady, 7@12c.
New York Produce Market
New York. May 1A-BUTTER-Mark
steady. Creamery extras, 31@311sc; firsts,
161zc.
CHEESE-Market steady.
EGGS = Market irregular. Western
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14

CONTINUED from Page One.l
questioned by members of the county
attorneys force. ThomRnn will prob
ably return to Summerfield this after
noon. Miss Foster may remain in To-
peka several days. Mrs. Thomann
will not come to Topeka until the trial
of the case in September.
Cory Black, president of the Coun-
ell Grove Commercial club, a promi-
nent merchant and real estate agent
who is one of the defendants in the
case. gave bond at his home town
Monday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14

cludes an Esquimau song with appro-
pirate ice hut and arctic background.
Harry Fisher and Nellie Gillert, the
hobo, and the little girl on wheels
include Fishers carrying the girl aud
a inai CT chairs on small unicycIe.
Some of the musical numbers by Cal
kirs' orchestra are unusually good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
IT GOES TO TAFT

washington, May 1.-THE house
Monday adopted 2S7 to SO, a joint reso-
luton providing for an amendment to
the constitution to permit the election
of United States senators by direct
vote of the people. 1t already had
passed the senate and now goes to
the president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
80 vorl, Monex Market.

New York, May 14-MONFY-Money on
cs1I steady. 2aG5 per cent; ruling rate,
~ per cent; closing bid 27s per cent sfea6 Gr
eo davSs az per cent; 80 days, 344S12 per
cen; & months, s1zG3A per cent -
CT LOSE Prime mercantile paper "
Sterling exchange steady with actual al
business in bankers bills at S4S4 TOT oo
day bills and at 4.S6. 80 for demand. Soih-
rnercial bills, $4S21a- 10
SIT VFR-Aexixxcan dollars, 4Sc
BONDS-Governme bonds easy raii-
road bonds, irregular
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Chicago Live Stock Marked.

Chicago, May 14.-CATTLE-Recei
$780, Market steady. Beeves, $6.10a9. 20;
Texas steers, s5.75@7.s0; western steers,
sc. OoQ7. 10; stockers and feeders, 81. 2046 20;
cows and heifers, $2.9047.58 salves, 5000
7.65.
HOGS-Receipts 16, 900. Market SC higher.
Light, $730a7.S0; mixed, $7.35Q7S71a
heavy, $7.3597.90; rough, $7.3597.6O; pigs,
$5.00@7.O0; bulk of sales, $7.65Q7.sO.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market slow.
Native S460G17.50; western, 81. 80@b7.50; year
hngs, $6.00@S.25; lambs, native, $5.90Q9. 25
western, $6.25Q10.0O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Kansas City tive Stock Sales.

1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards, Kansas
City. and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal by
Clay, Robinson & Co., live stock COM
markets.
Kansas City, May 14.'-CATTLEIRe-
ceipts $500 head. Market steady to
strong.
HOGS-Receipts, 12,0O0 head. Market
steady to sc higher. Bulk of sales, $500
$50; top, SIS.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 head. Market:
Lambs, steady sheep, weak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
topeka Markets.

FURNISHED by the Chas. Wolff Packing
Co. yards close at noon Saturday. we
cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs
weighing less than 10 lbs. Do not mar.
ket hogs unless same are well finished
as we cannot use half fat stun. We stve
below prices effective at once. until fur.
Their nouce-l
Topeka, Kan, May IA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Higginbotham Goes Back

Toledo, May 14.-Irving Higgin-
botham, former pitcher. with the Chi
cago and st. Louis National league
teams, was today released by the To-
ledo club to the Portland Pacific
coast lague team .-sa's
He leaves for the coast Immediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
FLY WEDNESDAY
LOngren Here Now Tuning Up
His Machine.
Topeka Aviator One Who Real
ly Does Fly.
ALL PRIVILEGES ARE FREE
Only Charge VIII Be Made at
Entrance.
Big Machine Makes 20 Miles
an Hour.

Alvin Longren, Topeka's aviator
will fly at the fair grounds Wednesday
and Thursday afternoons at 4:3O
o'clock. This will probably be the only
opportunity locally to see an aeroplane
in flight this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14

''HOw did the Bird know that
"As the sprig is bent-so does the tree in
cline" We planted very early for this
Season-the fruit of our efforts awaits
your plucking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
New york sugar Market.

New York, May H.-SUGAR-HaW,
steady: Muscovado 50 test, 3.42c; centri-
fugaI. 96 test, 3.92e; molasses, 80 test, BIC;
refined, quiet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Novelty.

Mona Monette and Edwin Wilbur
who are billed at the Novelty this
week as Monette & Wilbur in mu-
steal act, were here last March with
the Monette Five. another musical act
This season Miss Monette plays the
piano and gives clever child limitations.
Her work also includes striking G
above high c. The musical note
sounds like that of a violin. Mr.. Will
bur gives among other things an imi-
tation of viofi.I and piccolo duet on
a violin of his own make. Claude
Adams & Co. put over His Last Of
fense," which Is one of the best
sketches from acting and interest of
plot that has been seen at the Novelty
for several seasons Greer & Parker
do comedy and singing act which has
some good points and is encored sew
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14

ST. Joe, May H-CATTLE-Receip ts
> goo. Market steady. Steers. S6.50d7. IS;
cows and heifers. IS. 25a7.75; calves, $4-50a
775.
Top. s7.s5; bulk of sales. s7.6o@7.S0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
rnnela Cirai,l NTarIret

by j. Is. Billiard, corner r..
- sas ave and Curtis st.J
Topeka Kan, May IA.
KAFFIR CoRN-Per cwt, A.5a1. 20
OATs55Q60c.
80 H-7Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
stuff

stuff
Market price paid for dry lot cattle.
II you will favor us with your inquiries
and length of time on feed, we Will maSs
you an offer or arrange for our buyers
Topeka Fruit and Produce Marker.
FURNISHED by sam.l r Lux. WhoiesaIs
Fruits and PRODUCED
Topeka, Kan, Nav "a
RHUBARB-Per H., &c. "' H.
ORANGES Oranges per box. - 7s6a m
LEN Mo = al OF per bog, A.5oa5 90.
50 90.
AsPARAGUs-Per. doz.. 4oc; five doz.
lots, doz.. Sc.
SWEET PoTAToEsE ;l. sso0O97'' TO-
FLORIDA ToMAToEs-Per 6 baske,
NEW CABBAGE-Per h.. shc.
BANANAS..Medium sized punches per
S Snnch sI 5S5 large, large punches per
bunch. $2.76as.25; per h.. &C. ''
Butter and Eees.
FURNISHED by The Continental Crearaar,
Co., Topeka, Kan.l
NEW YORK EGGS-19d19Jhc -
CHICAGO EGGS-1sc.
CREAMERY BUTTER-ChfcaRo 1oo.
N. z, s4c; Elgin, 90c; Topeka wholesale
BIC.
FURNISHED ~ 7. 4. A Beck. ais-si4 E. eth,
Topeka, Kan, Nav IA
PRAIRIE HAY-No. /, 5000; affair
choice. $500; No. ]. $1,000
Topeka Butter. Eggs anC Poultrv.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing CO..
Topeka, Kan, Nav IA
EGGS-Fresh country, 16c.
POULTRX-Hens, all Sizes loo; sprfng.
foc. old cocks, Sc; ducks. l0c; reese -,
fat young turkeys, 12c; old turkeys. ioc,
RUTTER-Packing stock. 1sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14

gathered white, 211k@221sc
POULTRY-AliVe not quoted. Dressed,
steady; western fowls, 14q161Rc; turkeys,
13@22c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Cotton Market.


Galveston, Tex, May 14-COTTON-
Market unchanged, 12c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Chronic Diseases Cured.
Kansas City Live stock Market.

SHEEP-Receipts $780, Market 2
higher. Lambs. $7.5OQ10OO.
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AT The PLAY.
Majestic.

This is the last week for the Ma
jestic to be open this season. The bill
is LENA Rivers a characterization of
the popular novel by that name. The
work of the company gives the i'm
preston this week that the bill is
unusually we'll east, and every ones
work seems TO stand out equally as
we'll An exceptionally large audience
for Monday night saw the show. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
COD Whip bv Rnse,

Thaw's lawyer made quite a row
about its disappearance, but Mr.
Jerome and Mr.. Winslow were sincere
in denying knowledge of what had be-
come of it. They did not learn until
the days proceedings were over when
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
Butter and Eggs.
Topeka Hay Market.
7.,rr,fsf>ed by Z. A. Beck. 212-2fA n e.. .

Topeka, Kan, Nav "A
PRAIRIE HAY-No. /, 5000; AFFAIR."
choice. $500; No. ]. 5000.
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Topeka. Kan.

Topeka Butter, Eggs anC Poultrv.
by the Topeka PacICine e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
TELLS OF PLOT.

tcontinued from Page ons.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14

EGGS-Fresh country, 16c.
POULTRy-Hens, all sizes, loo; sprfng.
lpc. old cocks, Sc; ducks. lOc; reese e,
fat young turkeys, 12c; old turkeys- To-
notwithstanding stock. 19c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14

Topeka
ers from chronic special diseases have the
United Doctors in the Topeka State Journal have
and have been cured. A contract to goes wit
comes to the United Doctors. BY this method of
run absolutely risk, know exactly what
long it will be necessary to take treatment to be
cured you of the permanency Of it.
There is reason in the world why should
Walsworth let him examine you, make scientific biz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-14
You Owe Them Nothing IL You Are Not Cured

This offer t d. Wasworth
the
in opeka andK
has been established
of suffe
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-08-30
BULL MOOSE PAPERS
STOLEN ON TRAIN
All Records OF Progressive Par.
ty in State Disappear on
Great Northern Train

Valuable documents of the Bull
Moose party in North Dakota
were stolen from State Chairman
Dorr H. Carroll while on No. 2
Of the Great Northern Sunday.
He was on his way from Fargo
to Minot at the time and the
documents were in his suit case
and were stolen while he was
sleeping. 81
Mr.. Carroll has notified the
Great Northern Of the theft and
the company has placed the case
in the hands Of detectives. #
The documents included the
correspo dence to date, and the
listof commit eemen throughout
the state.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-08-30

ships were forced out of busi-
ness. Another reason for dis
continuing navigation on the
lake is probably the low stage of
the water. We learn that dur
ing the past six years the water
has gone down fully fifteen feet.
The ship which now lies near
the Crosby coal mine in a
wrecked condition is probably
the oldest one of it's kind in this
section of the state. We note
by some of the records which are
still in one Of the rooms that the
ship was owned by a man from
Pembina and probably the same
boat piled the Red River before
it was brought here. From the
looks of things it must have been
built fully 70years ago, as every
thing was so out of date and
crude that it appears as though
the builders were without suit
able tools when making it. 1t is
not believed that the ship will
ever be put in repair and used
again.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-08-30
ONE IS SHOT DEAD
IN A GARD GAME
Bismarck Man is Victim ol
Shooting Stunt at Shields,
N. D., Saturday

Mandan, N. D., Aug. 26.
Word was ceived here day
that Guy Bolton was. shot dead
over a card game at Shields, N.
D.. Saturday night. Bolton was
a resident Of Bismarck, where
he was we'll known. He was
born and raised in the capital
city. 81 81
For some time Bolton had q
somewhat shady character and
was mixed up in number Of
blind pig cases. He served time
at Mott for blind pigging.
The sheriff. corone and states
attorney Of Morton county have
gone to SHE Ids. but as il is eight
miles from ztelep ephonic commune
cation. details of he shoo ooting
have not been learned
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-08-30
DUCKS MORE MUM:
E:R0US THAN EVER
Lakes and Pot Holes All Owe,
County Are Covered With
Water Birds

AS we near the hunting sea-
son the ducks and chickens con-
tinue to become more numerous.
Especially is this true with the
ducks. Every lake, slough and
pot hole is alive with them and
they are mostly full grown. 1t
will be a very easy matter for
most any one, whether he is a
good shot or not, to get all the
law allows the first day and it
would not be necessary for him
to go very far out Of town to do
it either. The big slough a
couple miles south of the city
which during the past few years
has been dry and which during
the early days was the best duck
pond in the country, is now bet
ter than it ever was. About two
feet of water cover almost an
entire section with plenty of
rushes for hiding places. The
DesLacs lake east of the city,
which during the past has been
very poor place to get ducks,
this year is lower than usual and
each bank is lined with several
rods Of high rushes and wild
rice, making an ideal place for
ducks to stay, and also a good
place to hunt them. It seems
as though every water. hole is
better this year than it ever was
before and nothing can prevent
the people of Bowbells from
having all the duck meat this
fall that they can use.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-08-30
SEWER SYSTEM TO Be IN: . .
STALLED IN CITY THIS FALL
Call for Bids for Construction Being Advertised
this Week--System to be Completed by Oct
ober I5---Work to be Rushed With All Pos
sble Rapidity---12 Pipe to be Used

At special meeting of the
city council held on Monday
evening of this week it was de-
cided to put in a sewer system
at once, and call for bids for the
construction of. same are being
published this week. The con-
tract will be awarded to the sue
cessful bidder on September 18th
and the work is to be completed
before October 18th. .l5s.s !.
The plans and specifications
call for $500 feet Of main sewer,
all of 12-inch pipe. It will start
in the center Of the street at the
First National Bank corner and
run down the street to the corner
at the Donovan Bros. store and
then down Railway street to the
outlet at Stony Creek. A man
hole and q catch basin will be
placed every block for the entire
distance, making six man holes
and six catch basins on the sys-
TEN. The man holes will be
placed il the center Of the street
while the catch basins will be
placed onsthe street corners. On
Main street q ~ will be placed
every 26 feet on either side of
the street for the benefit Of the
property owners who want to
run drains into the main pipe
while On Railway street these
IS will be placed every 25
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-08-30
VAN BERK0M ASSAULT
CASE DISMISSED
Justice Kopriva Decides That
There is No Evidence to
Hold Defendant

James Van Berkom of near
Powers Lake, who was arrested
on Thursday afternoon by Sher-
iff Stainhofer on the charge Of
assault with intent to kill, pre-.
ferred against him by J. R. Jen-
sen, was given a preliminary
hearing in Justice Kopriva's
court Friday afternoon. About
six hours were taken up in Civ
ing testimony on both sides, and
at the conclusion the justice dis
missed the case on the grounds
that there was no cause for ac-
ton. From the testimony given
it appears that the scrap was an
altogether different affair than
that described in The Tribune
last week, and in justice to the
defendant we will state that at
no time during the fracas did he
produce a knife, and he did not
pick up a whiffle tree until he
saw Jensen pick up a pipe wrench
on the inside of the hardware
store. However, as soon as Jen-
sen dropped the wrench, Van
Berkom. did likewise with the
whifie tree. The justice found
no evidence whatever from which
he could hold the defendant to
the district court, and had no al
tentative but to dismiss the case.
States Attorney Fred Andrews
acted for the state while Attor-
ney F. E. Heckel~of this city and
Attorney H. A. Hanson of Pow
ers Lake looked after the inter-
ests of Van Berkom. The case
was very hard fought and much
credit is due the attorneys for
the defense for the way in which
they fought for their client.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-08-30

Miss Emma Skinner returned
last week from Malta, Mont,
near which place she has resided
during the past Ia months and
where she recently made proof
on one of the best quarter Sec
tions of land in that vicinity.
She reports the crops there as
looking unusually good and land
selling readily at high prices.
She has just entered into contract
for teaching a country school
about five miles east of Willis
ton and leaves Saturday to take
up the work. ~
The first gas tractor to be used
for power in cutting grain in
this vicinity was the big Pioneer
of the Bowbells Implement Co.,
which started on Friday of last
week on the Frank Woods place
with three binders. The Big
Four tractor belonging to Mr..
Woods was geared to move too
slow to operate the binders and
a faster engine had to he substi-
tuted.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-08-30
CITY SCHOOL OPENS
NEXT TUESDAY
Four New Instructors are EN-.
ployed to Teash During
the Coming Term

The fall and winter term of
school will open Tuesday Of next
week, Monday being a legal holi-
day. Present indications point
toward a larger enrolment than
the school ever started out with
before, and it is generally be-
lieved that the attendance will be
larger during the entire school
year thanhas ever been the case
before.
Prof. j. H. Clemons will have
charge of the city schools for
another year, with a corps of
very able assistants, among
whom are four new teachers.
having been appointed to take
the places Of those resigned.
Following is a list of the teachers
employed: ]. H. Clemons, SUI
perintendent;. Miss Emma In
gals, Jamestown, principal; Mrs.
C. e. Pierson; music and draw
ing; Margaret Putnam, Kenmare,
eighth grade; Esther M. Powers,
Grand Forks, sixth and seventh
grades; Eta Beardsley, Ashby,
Mimi, fourthgand fifth grades;
Miss Frances Kirsch, second and
third grades; Huldah Devor,
primary. {.Ss5 J.
The schools in bowbells town
ship will be in charge of Miss
Estelle Coons in School No. 2,
Miss Ida Helm in School No. 8,
and Miss Loretta O'Leary in
School No. a.
The sanitary drinking foun-
tain which was ord cred BY the
school board some time ago for
. the city school building has not
arrived, but lis expected either
I today or tomorrow. This foun-
tain was described in this paper
! some time osat the timeSit was
ordered.
s.asyS -.
A shorthand and typewriter
department will be- added to the
other departmen shortly after
the term starts. OF as soon as q
|. competent teach Ell can be EN-
5ployed. Other depart ents will
bes added before the term ID
over. This term start under
#the very best of cond itions, and
It i predicted iii will IA the most
5s,lu;c,c,,essfu held ins sBo ells. d.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-08-30
NORTH DAKOTA
STANDS ALL TESTS
Grand Forks Man Compares
North Dakota With Parts
of Saskatchewan

Grand Forks, August 29.-That
many Of the heralded advantages
of the Canadian Northwest are
more than counterbalanced by
serious drawbacks. is the firm
opinion of Mr.. K. P. Nappen,
Lankin, Walsh county, merchant,
who was in Grand Forks enroute
home after a thorough investiga-
ton Of conditions. Naturally an
optimist and conservative in his
attitude, Mr.. Nappen's judg-
ment is worthy of considerable
weight. He was inclined to be
charitable and expressed the
opinion that the Canadian north
west might compare with "good
old North Dakota" within de-
cade or so. He found that the
stories cf 40 bushels Of wheat to
the acre, 20 bushels of flax, and
the like, were true. In, fact,
these yields are not at all un-,
common in the Saskatchewan
country, But the conditions af-
ter investigation are such as to
take the glitter from these fine
sounding facts.
A majority of the homestead
ers are remote from markets and
the expensive hauls, uncertain
markets, high cost of machinery
and horses, make forty bushel
yields necessary if there is to be
anything left. Mr.. Nappen said
he talked with scores Of home
steaders who were obliged to
haul their grain from 80 to 80
miles, the trip consuming the
greater part of the week, and
when they reached their desti-
nation the grain buyers would
refuse to buy the grain and they
would be compelled to haul it
home again. Another feature
that impressed Mr.. Nappen was
the difficulty of getting the land
ready for crop. Where four hor-
ses will easily do the work here,
it requires eight there, and hor-
ses are very high in price. He
travelled through the greater
part Of the Saskatchewan ,coun-
try and found hundreds of peo.
pie from this side Of the line
who were anxiously awaiting the
advent of the long-promised,
railroads in the hope that they
could sell their land get back to
Gods Country" again.