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The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1912-05-24
BOYS AND GIRLS STATE FAIR
CONTEST

The County Commissioners have
appropriated $4,000 to be given in
prizes to two boys and two girls of
Meagher County, between the ages
of - and 18, as follows: $500 to
the boy who shows the best
twelve potatoes, to be planted and
raised by himself; $1,000 to the
boy who shows the second best
twelve potatoes, to be planted and
raised by himself; $500 to the
girl who shows the best hand made
corset cover, with hem. French
or filled seams, gathers and at least
there bu tton-holes, all made by
herself. $1,000 to the girl who
shows the second best hand made
corset cover as described above.
Only the quality of handwork
being considered.
1t is required that the first
prizes shall be applied to the pur-
chase of transportation TO Helena
to attend the State Fair where
free Accommodations are provided
for the prize winners. In event of
the inability of the first prize
winner to attend the Fair the
secont prize winner shall be en-
titled to attend as an alternate.
Time and place of Judging will
be designated later.
Any boy or girl interested may
receive further instruction by
writing the County superintend-
ant.
A. Belle Francisco-S o-Spohr,
6-14 County Superintendent.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1912-05-24
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Unclaimed mail matter remain
ing ON hand at the Harlowton
Post Office for the week ending
May II, 1912.
When calling for same please
say advertised"
Address Box 70.
Bundrin Lynne.
Creighton Scion.
Clinton, Mrs. G. G.
Lawson, James CD. --.-
Sykes, Mrs. w. n.
Benz. T. Stevens. Postmaster
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1912-05-24
M. E. CHURCH SERVICES

AT the Wilson Memorial church,
Rev. Percy Reid McMahan, pastor,
will conduct divine services Sun
day, May 26th, morning and eve
ming. Sunday school, 1000; morn
ing service, 11:O0; evening service,
500. All are cordially invited to
attend these services. 's-- '7''-'
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1912-05-24
more than ordinary ability. besides
we intend to have him shaporoon
the band and it should be a dis
tinction very few bands can boast

the band and it should be a dis
tinction very few bands can boast
of. ...."-
Wagner is the best snaredrum
player we have had since Mr..
Cooper was here, but who will
doubt a musician when his name
is Wagner.
Allen Ross plays the bassdrum
and plays it right or he is not
satisfied unless he does. tt is just
as Important to have the bassdrum
played right as the solo cornet,
but very few appreciate this fact.
Allen is man who very seldom
makes the same mistake twice so
we need not worry about the
drums. .4...
y. Kerrer the newly married
band man is the substitute and
will pick up any part in the band
when it is week. He seems to have
no preference but is always willing
to take any part that will help the
band.
The above named including my
self makes IL members in all, and
everyone a Harlow booster. And
| hope all the business men who
financed the band this year will
not be disappointed when the
County band gets in
shape for their summer concerts.
A. J. DREYER.
4-- m. Band Leader.
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1912-05-24

Benz. T. Stevens. Postmaster
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1912-05-24
DEMOCRATIC
COUNTY CON.

In accordance with custom a
democratic county convention for
the county of Meagher, state OF
Montana is hereby called to meet
in the town of White SULPHUR
Springs at the court house in said
town at $50 o'clock p. m, May
9th, 1912, for the purpose of elect
ing seven Cd delegates and seven
C) alternate delegates to attend
the state convention in the city of
Butte, May 29th, 1912, where dele
gates will be chosen to attend the
democratic national convention to
be held in the city of Baltimore.
Precinct primaries will be held
in each voting precinct in the coun-
ty, Saturday May 25th, 1912, to
elect the several delegates and al
ternate delegates to attend the
county convention.
Based upon the democratic vote
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1912-05-24
.RICHESON
EXECUTED.
He Forgives Everybody and is
Sure His Soul Will be
Cared For

L. hlcneSOn was clectrOcuted at
12I7 eastern time this morning.
The current was turned on at
12:lO:O2, and the prisoner was de-
clared dead at 1917.
The former Baptist clergyman,
confessed poisoner of Avis Linncll
of Hyannis, his one time sweet
heart, was outwardly calm when
he entered the death chamber, and
he retained his composure while
the straps and electrodes were be-
ing adjusted as he sat in the
electric chair.
Richeson walked to the electric
chair erect, with eye, straight
ahead until he sat down. Then he
closed his eyes and kept them
shut until the end.
Seated in the chair he was asked
questions by the Rev. Herbert S.
johnson, his spiritual adviser. In
his answer he said: "4.#.".
God will take care OF my soul,
and pray for all. I forgive every
body"
The last of the questions was:
Are you willing to die for Jesus
sakee"
The reply, in an even, well
modulated tone, was simply, Il am
willing to die
The current applied was 1900
volts, eight amphercs. One appli-
cation was sufficient.
Richeson, smiling, left his cell at
1908 a. nj. Before starting on the
death march he shook hands with
William A. Morse, his counsel,
who, at the last moment, had been
admitted as a witness of the eX-
ecution, and with the two chap
lains, Rev. NJ. J. Murphy, the
Catholic priest, also being present.
Then he said: I'm ready" and
walked on. He Was dressed plain
ly in black suit, frock coat,
white vest, white shirt, turned
down collar and a black bow tic.
with gold studs in his shirt front,
and with low black shoes, brightly
shined. His head was shaved down
the middle.
The party then entered the
chamber. Richeson, accompanied
by the clergymen, followed soon
after, the unfrocked minister ap-
peared callner than either of his
companions.
The Rev. Herbert w. Stebbin,
the prison chaplain, preceded the
man on the march to
the chair. Solemnly his deep
voice rang out through the cham
ber as he read from the fifty-f
Psalm:
Have mercy upon me, O God
according to Thy living kindness,
according unto the multitude of
Thy tender mercy, blot out any
Cransgressions. Wash me through
" from mine iniquity and cleanse
me from my sin, for acknowledge
my transgressions; and my sin is
ever before me"
AS Richeson settled himself
slowly in the chair, and threw
back his head, and closed his eyes,
the ministers turned to Hebrews
and read:
For He is able also to serve
them to the uttermost that come
unto God by him seeing that, he
ever liveth to make intercession
for them"
Four prison guards picked up
the straps from the chair and adj
justed them. There was a quiyer
III. every mans hand and even the
electrician twice placec the face
strap before he could adjust it
The Harlowton news. [volume] (Harlowton, Mont.) 1909-1914, 1912-05-24
BAND DANG /
IS TONIGHT /
The WheatIand County Band
Gives Full information
About Its Members

The dance which are given b,
the band are for the purpose D
raising money for uniforms and i
is the duty of every citizen Of thi
town to do his share as there j.
nothing that can boost Of us NOR,
than a good band.
/ Below we have a list Of th.
members of the band and how
they are progressing.
Mr.. Doo]ittle, the new bass play
er is a man Of experience, having
played with the Black Eagle band
for two years and the long felt
want on the bass section will be
amply mended.
Mr.. Reiff is professional musi
clan in every sence of the word.
since coming here he has always
been ready to play amy instrument
in the band from Solo Cornet to
bass. He is especially at home on
the euphonium where we intend to
keep him this season.
o. Z. Dreyer with only one years
experience is already beginning to
make himself heard and one Of the
most enthusiastic members of the
band.
Norman Good is there with the
men and after his tone of tenor
gets polished bit will be in ac-
|cordance With the name he bears.
Mr. Benson is the kicker but he
always picks on himself and that
is a good sign. The band would be
a back number without that slip
perry instrument and we all know
that Benson will make good.
Burt Fisher is the backbone of
the Trombone section and we can
always depend on him playing his
part. While he would not be very
popular as a circus player where
the noise counts so much, but
would be valuable member of
any concert band where quality of
tone is appreciated.
Ben Gibbs the Solo Alto man is
above the instrument he plays but
we need him on the alto section
and could not get along without
him, he plays the afterbeats with
the same perfect time as the pend
ulum OF an eight day time regu-
lator.
Earl Burrows is improving very
and in the short time since
the band was organized has sur
prised us all by the advancement |
he has made.
Frank Greetan is the most valu-
able member of the band and |
whenever there is any work to be
done we always like to throw it on
bis shoulders, and if he don't make
good on his instrument / am poor
Judge.
Gustave Wilkee is a thourough
musician, especially on the clarinet
and no passages are to difficult for
him to attempt. Professor Abbot,
who was with us on one location
two years ago said that Wilkee
was the best clarinet player he had
played with in this section of the
country. Many of the overtures
we are now practising would have
to be abandoned were it not forl
our clarinet section.
Leo Caine is a favorite with the
band boys and is rapidly coming
to the front.
Lonso Gibbs plays first cornet
and / don't hesitate to say that he
will soon be one of the foremost
in our town, both his
tone and tecnicue is good, and
what he most needs is a little more
confidence.
Rev. klemme will soon be with
US and it is Unnecessary for me to
say much about him as musician.
Everyone who knows him will
admit that he is a musician of
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
ROAD IMPROVEMENT.

II is hard to understand why %
many country road supervisors, who
spend good time and taxpayers MOI
ey In grading and shaping country
highways, so often fail to put on the
finishing touches necessary to make
the roads passable. We refer to the
practice so often followed Of scraping
to the center Of the road clods, sod and
weeds and leaving them there In
rough and unsightly ridge, when a Ut
tie work with a disk pulverizer or COM
mon drag would do much toward inv1t-
ing traffic. The writer is well ac-
auainted with the aversion Of the av-
erage man to hauling any kind Of a
load over soft and newly made roads,
but the condition in which lots OF
roads are left is taken as sufficient
ground for steering shy Of them even
with an empty wagon.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
FARM MACHINERY.

Very satisfactory machines have
been perfected for the harvesting Of
small grain, picking corn and digging
and sorting potatoes, but as yet no
machine has been devised which will
pull and top beets. To meet this need
the Great Western Sugar company Of
Denver has offered a prize for prac-
teal sugar beet puller and topper. The
motive power for the machine must
not exceed four horsepower per beet
row. The machine must pull and top
all the beets, separate the beets from
the tops and leave both convenient for
loading. The awarding Of the prize by
the company does not entitle it to any
interest in the invention or machines
of the successful contestants.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
Among the Critters"

Keep corn away from brood sows
about to farrow. Corn has killed
many. a fine litter and many good
SOW.
Good soils will produce from twenty
to thirty tons of mangels per acre.
These roots complement alfalfa hay
very well. and it is our Judgment that
It is better to grow mangels than either
carrots or Hubbard squash--Hoard's
Dairyman
What was said to be the largest
range steer ever sent to market was
recently shipped to Chicago from Bill
lings, Mont The animal weighed more
than $500 pounds and brought $500.
1t was fattened on alfalfa, sugar beet
pulp and strip.
A practice in connection with milk
ing which ought to be abolished is that
Of milking little milk into the hands
before commencing to milk. No mat
ter how clean the mixers hands may
be when starting to milk, 1t is impos-
sible to prevent dirty drippings from
falling into the milk can when the
hands are moistened In this way.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
A NEW METHOD.

A Minnesota farmer in a discussion
of the problem of quack grass eradica-
ton recommends a plan that he has
found entirely successful, one in which
he did not find it necessary to lose a
years use of the land. He began his
campaign of eradication the latter part
of August following the removal Of
crop of small grain. He first used a
deep filling machine, blowing the soil
to a depth of sixteen to eighteen
inches. He narrowed Immediately aft
er and double disked three times at
intervals during the fall. In the spring
he narrowed thoroughly, seeded to
wheat, and on harvesting it not a spear
of the quack grass was to be seen.
This method is different from those
usually recommended, but the results
obtained seem to furnish strong argu-
ment in its favor
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
ABOUT ANGLEWoRMS.

The appearance Of angleworms in
large numbers after a heavy rain is
not to be taken as conclusive evidence
that they have trained down" The
fact of the matter is that anglewormS
can't live under wafer any more than
can other land creatures and show up
in large numbers following rains in an
effort TO get needed air, their places Of
retreat being full of water. In proof
of this theory the writer well remem-
berS some years ago the appearance of
thousands of dead anglewOrms on a
fat that was suddenly flooded with a
freshet. The worms succeeded in get
ting out Of the earth, but were not
able to escape from the relatively large
body of water above.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
Green Growing Things.

The following formula for grating
wax is recommended: Rosin, four parts
by weight; beeswax, two parts: taIlOw.
one part.
Two ounces of fresh white hellebore
STEPPED in one gallon of hot water, used
as a spray, is the best remedy for cur
rant and goOseberry worms But it
must be used early. when the first
worms appear. Watch for 'em.
Crushed bone is a valuable fertilizer
for fruit trees and may be used to ad-
vantage whenever 1t may be secured at
a reasonable price. An application of
400 to GOO pounds of bonemeal per
acre will prove helpful on silt and clay
soils.
Do not throw away the fertilizer
sacks. As soon as they are emptied
wash them out and pack them away
for general use during the summer.
If they are not washed all those con-
tanning acid phosphate will be "eateD
up" by the acid
Instead of the expensive system of
Grating catalogues the plan OF placing
thick layer Of straw between each
layer Of cantaloupes has proved to be
q cheap and successful way Of sending
car load lots to the principal markets
In the etate Of California.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
KILLING THE CORN WORM.

At the Kansas agricultural expert
ment station they have been conduct
ing some experiments along the line
of busting the silks of sweet corn ears
with equal parts Of lead arsenate and
lime to kill the worms that eat in the
ends of the ears. In one plot of corn
thus treated worms were found in but
% per cent of the ears, while on a tract
Of like size untreated they were found
in 80 per cent of the ears. The silks
were kept covered with light dusty
coat. No harm comes from the poison.
as ii washes off readily.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
sTRAINER FOR LIME SULPHUR SPRAY.

GFrom bulletin Pennsylvania agricultural
experiment station.l
ly negligible in the home preparation.
pass along with the solution. The
coarse sediment retained in the bot
tom Of the strainer may be washed
free of it's valuable concentrates and
the latter secured by running through
it the water needed in later boilings.
For rapid work the spigot should be
fairly large, with an opening three
quarters of an inch or more in diam
eter. The removable screen facilitates
clearing the strainer and also enables
one to have screens of different mesh
and of different kinds of wire. Timed
iron wire is best for lime sulphur
alone, while brass is preferable II
bordeaux also is to be strained. Cop
per in all forms is to be avoided with
lime sulphur. The mesh for lime sui
phur should be thirty to fifty to the
inch if much of the sediment is to be
caught, and even with the greatest
fineness most of the smokelike sedi-
ment of properly made concentrate
will pass through
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
THINKING OF CHRISTMAS
Now Is the Time to Prepare For Tur-
keys For Next Fall and Winter.

Now Is the Time to Prepare For Tur-
keys For Next Fall and Winter.
Do you remember the price Of tur-
keys last Christmas? You surely do,
and you'll think about it next Christ
mas. too. If you don't start" your tur-
keys now. You can have a double
gain by rearing a brood on the farm
this summer. They feed on grasshop-
pers and other insects almost to the ex-
tent Of a complete diet, thus helping
to dispose Of the grasshopper pest and
at the same time getting food for
themselves
IL should not be understood that
enough turkeys could be reared in a
neighborhood to eradicate the insect
pests. II, however. there is only a
common number of hoppers they may
be greatly held in check by a few me-
dunn sized 6Ocks of turkeys. Too
many turkeys or congested quarters
are likely to cause blackhead This
disease is to be feared and guarded
against by poultrymen. If it once gets
started on a farm it cannot be re-
moved, as the organism can live in the
soil indefinitely and reinfect the flock
when least expected
No farmer should depend on turkeys
alone to combat grasshoppers or other
insect pests. A detailed study of the
life history of every insect enemy
should be made so that time may be
selected for the attack. The best way
to destroy grasShoppers is to stir the
soil containing their eggs during the
winter so that the cold and natural
enemies may destroy them. Disking
will do it.-Kansas Industrialist.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
STREAMING LIME SULPHUR.
Recommended In Preparation of This
Most Important Spray Material.

Recommended In Preparation of This
Most Important Spray Material.
In a recent bulletin on the "Prepara-
ton and Use of Concentrated Lime
Sulphur Spray" the Pennsylvania State
college agricultural experiment sta
ton, after giving the direction for
preparing and cooking the prepara-
ton, says that as a safeguard against
Jumps or coarse impurities that may
occur in the sediment Of this most
important spray material in America,
the concentrate should usually be
strained. A new type of strainer is
shown in the illustration.
In this strainer the usual clogging
is avoided by straining upward. The
liquid enters at the rear, passes upward
through the screen and may be car
ried where desired through a hose
attached to the spigot. The coarse
particles thus fall away from the
screen instead of accommodating on it.
and the fine particles, which are large
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
THE SPARROW PEST,

The writer does not advocate the
practice of a boy in his early teens
monkeying around with target rifles
that use powder and bullet, but be-
lieves this same small boy could sat
isfy his hunting instinct and render a
real service if he were provided with
one of the latest type of air guns and
would start a campaign against the
English sparrOws that thrOng the
place. The head Of the house might
encourage the enterprise by offering
a bounty Of > or cents apiece for ev
cry sparrow killed.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28

Norway spruce will do well on any
moist SOIL provided the soil is fairly well
drained. 1t should not be planted on dry
soil. Starting very slowly. it's growth
after the first few years is good. 1t will
endure heavy shade and is therefore
a good tree to use in planting land al
ready partly wooded. 1t is able to grow
on very shallow soil if such soil is moist
Bulletin and Photograph From Depart
ment of Forestry, New York State Col
lege Of Agricultural
marketable size for lumber he will
find them a permanent and unfailing
source of income. Black walnut trees,
which grow to their maturity with one
generation. have sold as high as SO
apiece, the wood being utilized for
furniture.
Entirely aside and beyond the money
value Of a small forest tract and the
luxury that the sight of it provides to
every eye that behOlds it is the fact
that trees do draw moisture, and peo-
pie who live in sections where the
rainfall is uncertain will find their
farms are likely to grow better crops
and surer crops year after year as the
acreage given to tree crops increases.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
GOOD FOR GRAFTERS.
Not the Political Kind, but the Men
Who Cultivate Fruit Orchards.

Not the Political Kind, but the Men
Who Cultivate Fruit Orchards.
Never use a straight edged grating
knife like those for sale in stores.
Have one made of best steel with a
curved edge and keep the edge ground
sharp. The knife part should be about
three inches long and the edge so
curved that each end should make 2
clean cut in bark and wood about
three-quarters of an inch ahead Of the
center of the knife. Many limbs are
cross grained \ straight edged knife
simply follows the grain, tearing the
bark, or, rather, the bark will be split
or torn straight down. while the wood
is split off sideways, making a cleft In
which no scion can go and have the
two green barks together-so the CRATE
will not live. A sharp curved edge
cuts both sides OF stub, bark and wood
clear down. and the center of edge fol
lows down, making a clean split cleft.
Always cut scion thicker on one side
than the other. with a good live bud a.
the top of the cut on thickest edge
Set this thick edge always toward oU,-
side of stub. Force the cleft wide
enough with the wedge on your graft
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
GOOD GRATING CHIsEL.
From the American Agriculturist.l

lt the american ASrlCulturlSLl
ing knife so the scion will slip easily
i'll until the bud at top of cut and on
thick edge Of scion is about half al
inch below top of stub. Have both
scions zone on each side of stub just
alike. Then drive out grating knife
with a sharp rap on underside between
knife edge and wedge. If scions have
been properly set and stub properly
split the green inner bark or cambium
layer on scion and stalk will now be
exactly matched and the cleft in stub
will be pressing hardest on the green
bark or thickest part of scion. The
scions. while not being squeezed hard
enough to smash them. will be firmly
held in place.
Now, with ball of wax in left hand
work off small portion from ball with
thumb and first two fingers of right
hand and begin at lowest end of one
crack on stub. spread wax quickly
with two or three motions up to top or
stub. around scion, covering we'll the
bud; then across the crack in stub
around scion No. aud over lower bud
and on down to end Of crack on other
side of stub. If wax is made right il
ought not to break from beginning to
end of process of waxing a stub and
scions. The whole process can be done
in a few seconds with two or three
motiOns.-American Agriculturist
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-08-28
SAVING FERTILITY.

Virgin soil was never so richly en-
dowed with fertilizing elements that
continued abuse in the shape of crop
ping and making no return in the
shape Of legumes and fertilizers would
not wreck and prostitute it. Many an
eastern farmer has learned this fact to
his sorrow, but too late to save him
self The owner of the fat farms Of
the Mississippi and Missouri valleys
should heed the warning of the aban-
doned New England farm before it is
too late