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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30
Buff Turkeys

wherever It appears, and this is ne
sponsible In a very large degree for
the rapid curtailment OF the industry
In the eastern states.
The hope OF the turkey-raising in
dustry appears at present to lie In
the west. and those portions OF the
south which have so far escaped this
dreaded disease. Breeders have now
learned, at least in preliminary way,
how to prevent the disease, and in the
west, where It has not prevailed to
any considerable extent, farmers have
taken up turkey breeding, encouraged
by the tremendously high prices that
have prevailed during the past few
years and by the hope that they will
be able to escape the losses suffered
by the eastern breeders who did not
know how to cope with the disease.
AS farmers receive about Go per
cent. of the retail price Of turkeys.
there is good profit in the business
provided the birds escape disease.
| Turkey-raising is no more dihicult
than the raising of any other kind of
poultry. 1t requires just as much,
but no more trouble than should be
| devoted to the raising OF guinea
fowls, well-bred chickens, or squads.
| In fact. where extensive range can be
/ secured, the rearing of turkeys is less
trouble than that of chickens.
Turkeys are great rangers, but as
they quickly become attached to their
attendant, It is not dificult to control
them. They should be fed and cared
for by the same person from the time
they are Matched until they are ready
for the market In this way they will
learn to come at the call of the at
tendant, and follow him for long dis
tances, from the fields to the coops.
If young turkeys are carefully
handled by the same person they can
be easily driven from one place to
another, and when storms come on
they can be quickly housed. In for
eign countries turkeys are driven tc
market in flocks, and we once saw {
flock of nearly 300 birds being driver
along the highway to the railroad
station three miles from the farm
where they were to be cooped ant
shipped to the city market.
Texas is, perhaps, today the great
est turkey state in the Union. Breed
ers of this state have taken frs
premiums at many of the national
shows during the past few years, and
the industry has thrived wonderfully
in the mild climate of the state.
Turkeys in the southern states
where range is ample and the winters
are mild, grow to an exceptionally
large size, twenty-five to thirty-fivC
pounds being a common weight fol
the prize birds.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30
TOOL CHEST VERY
HANDY FOR FARMER
List of Implements Given That
Are Quite Indispensable
Reduce Repair Bills.

Pleasure and profit meet in the
farm tool chest. The good workman
takes just pride in bright, well kept
tools They cut down repair bills.
They avoid the delay and cost of
sending for a carpenter. They are
especially needed at this time of the
year in repairing buildings for the
winter.
She exact tools to be provided vary
with the nature of the work to be
done, the size of the farm and the
means and personal tastes of the far
mer. Every farmer should have at
least the following tools:
Hammer rip saw, hand saw. jack
plane square, ratchet, brace, expan-
sive bit; bits u, Is, ", Is and q In;
chisels n and 1h in; mallet, draw
knife, screw driver, rule, marking
guage, wood rasp, oil stone,
Buy good tools. Cheap materials
even at little lower first cost, do
not mean economy here. Have a
place for every tool and every tool in
it's place. 1t does not take long 10
lose quite a bit OF money II tools are
carelessly thrown about BY children
or bred help.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30
EXERCISE HELPFUL
TO HOGS HEALTH
Successful Kansas Swine Breed
err Permits His Animals to
Have Full Sway.

One of the most successful hos
feeders in Kansas uses no pens at all,
but permits his hogs full range, and
scatters the soaked corn from tank
wagon out upon the ground. never
feeding twice in the same place. He
believes the exercise is very beneficial
to the hogs health. but says that it
takes more corn and larger feeding to
make the animal ready for market.
This feeder buys his shoats, never
keeping more than a dozen brood
sows on the place, and the hogs he
buys for fattening begin to arrive by
late fall, when they at once are put
on alfalfa in the pasture and later
given steamed and cut alfalfa, which
is cured very green. His hogs go on
the market by the last Of June or first
of July-sometimes earlier He takes
a long time to fit the shoats for heav.
Ter feeding, working up to a full feed
ing quite gradually.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30
THE BANKS
OF CANADA

The closing of the year 1912 has
brought out the usual bank statements
accompanied by the addresses OF the
Presidents and General Managers of
these institutions. Their reading is
interesting as they show In a striking
manner the prosperity OF the country,
and deal with economic matters in
I first hand way. Those who know any.
thing of Canadian banking methods
know the stability OF these institu-
tons, and the high character of the
men who are placed in charge. In
discussing tho land situation the Pres,
ident OF the Union Bank of Canada.
whose branches are to be found in all
parts OF the Canadian West, said:---
"A good deal has been said about
speculation in land. The increase in
! land values has added enormously to
the assets of Western business, and
has to some extent formed basis for
| extended credit, but this is not felt to
| be drawback when the value Ia real
| and convertible. We consider that a
| business standing which is strength
/ ened and enhanced by property hold
| ings is entitled to a reasonable en-
largement of credit for legitimate bust
ness operations"
1t will thus be seen that the banks
! recognize the certain rise in the value
| of farm lands In Western Canada
When the facts are known of the won
derful producing qualities of farm
lands in the Provinces of Manitoba
| Saskatchewan and Alberta, it Is sim
pie to understand the liberal stand
taken by the banks.
Living not far from Lashburn, Sask.
is a farmer named Clarke who In 1917
secured a crop of Marquis Wheat
| yielding &c bushels per acre. This
is spoken of as a record yield, and this
is doubtless true, but several case!
have been brought to notice where
yields almost as large have been pro
duced, and in different parts of thu
country. During the past year there
have been reported many yields o
from 80 to As bushels of wheat to tn,
acre. Oats, too, were success
full crop, and so was the barle!
crop. w neat ludI "Oulu gitAu
bushels per acre, would bring on tn
market roc Ia fair flgure) per bushel
q gross return of $500 per acre. Al
low $1,000 per acre Gan outside figure
there would be a balance OF $1,000 pc
aero net profit. This figure SHOULD
satisfy anyone having land that cos
less than $4,000 per acre. Very muc
less return than this proves satisfaC
tory to those holding lands in low
and Illinois worth from $3.50 to $50
per acre.
The latest Government returns CIV
an approximate estimate of four hui
dred thousand OF an immigration {
I Canada during 1912. OF this numbe
100000 will be from the United States
Most of these are of the farming elias
= and 1t is not difficult to UNDERSTAND
why farming lands in Canada will ad
vance from ten to twenty per cent
within the next twelve months. There
fore investment in Western CANADIAN
lands is not looked upon as being il
the speculative class. Those fortunat,
enough to secure free homesteads il
Canada will acquire in the intrinsi,
value of the land alone the best pos
sible start for u splendid future. AID
VertiSemCut,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30
Scientific Fact Established.

A number OF rabbits upon whom
Soues was tried TO determine the ef-
1ect OF the caffeine 1t contained died,
proving beyond doubt that coffee
never was intended as food for rab-
ouS'-Louisville Courler-Journal.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30
Mr.. Meekton's Mean Idea.

"Why did you insost on having your
wife join the Suffragette Club?" Be
cause" replied Mr.. Meekton grimly,
81 want to see that Suffragette Club
get all the trouble that's coming to
it,"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30

Dr. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated,
easy 10 take as candy, regulate and inyigorate
stomach, liver and bowels. Do not grippe. Adv.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30

what would you recommend as the
fish diet for sailors?"
Roe. OF course"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30
Too Good to Lose.

Jaok-"Now that your engagement
Is broken, are you going to make
blanche send back your letters?"
Harry-"You bet am. worked hard
thinking out those letters they're
worth using again"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30
Sod for Sewage.

Experiments IN France show that
ordinary sod makes an efficient 6lter
for sewage.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30
Daily Thouaht.

Our words have wings, but fly not
where we would.-George Eliot.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSCHOOL
LESSON

(By r. o. SELLERS, Director OF Eve
ming Department Tho Moody Bible In
stitute of Chicaeo.)
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30

When fools are glad wise men are
sad.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 2.
THE FLOOD.

LESSON TEXT-Gsnesis Ss-12. 7;l1-24
GOLDEN TEXT-'-The wages OF sin is
death. but the FREQ gift OF God Ia eternal
life in Christ Jssus our Lord" Rom. 6:23
r. v.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-01-30
Daily Thought.

To ease another's headache is to for
get ones own.-Abe Lincoln.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04
COUNTRY LOSSES GREATER
Damage by Fire During Past Year
Exceeded 1911 by 100000
Outside Of Big Cities.
FoRTY-F1vE PERSONS BURNED

Forty-five persons were fatally
burned In Minnesota fires during
1912, according TO the annual report
of @: 3. Kellar dtate fire marshal. out
todey in addition to this loss OF
human life there must he charged to
the ravages of five severe injuries
and burns to 1870 people. Il
"Nearly seventy per cent Of all
fires in the state are the result Of
carelessness," declares Mr.. Keller.
Many of the lives sacrificed and a
large number of the injuries can be
charged directly to carelessness. s
The fire marshal's review shows a
decrease in fire losses for the year of
$1,185,00O compared with 1911, al
though the number of fires was some
what larger. The three large cities,
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth,
lost considerable less by fire in 1912
than in 1911 l, the showing in Minnea-
polls being particularly gratifying.
Outside the three cities the losses in
e 4:
creased nearly 100000 ~ ID 81
Had it not been for December, the
figures would have been more salts
factory, but the past month was par
.lcularly disastrous, the losses ex.
ceeding the figures for December
1911, by several hundred thousand
dollars. Z, ss;s .%:'35I% g \
Following is tabulated a summary
of the number of fires and aggregate
losses in the three large cities and
the remainder of the. state, for the
years 1911 and 1919: .=@.s :. 81 E.
$50 1912.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04
time CA CARD CHANGES
West Bound Day Train on Great
Northern Line Leaves Fifteen
Minutes Earlier Sunday.

Crookston, Jan. 4.-Sunday the
Great Northern will put a new time
card into effect. No. S, the local
train for St. Paul, arrives nearly an
hour earlier, getting here at 1905
a. m, five minutes later than the
train from Duluth. ~ =
The evening train from Duluth, in
stead of arriving at p. m. as now,
will get here at 6:25 and will leave
at 6:35, and the train from st., Vim
cent to Fargo arrives and departs the
same time as the Duluth train.
No. S, arrive 7:O5 a. M, leave 1920
a. M; local from St. Paul.
No. 1872, arrive 6:25 p. m. leave
6:35 p. M; local from st. Vincent to
Fargo. ;. - .-,>>
No. =3a arrive S6:25 p. nj, leave
6:35 p. M; from Duluth to Grand
Forks ., -. ,lss., --.. ..s5tss2..S =. :.
No G., arrive $3.50 p. M, leave s:35
p. m; local to st.. Paul.
No. 8, arrive 1905 p. M, leave
1910 p. M; Winnipeg flyer to St..
Paul.
No. Z, arrive 2:15 a. M, leave 2:2O
a. M; Winnipeg flyer, northbound.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04
AKELEY IS DEFEAT TED

The fast Akeley basket ball team
went down to defeat before the "Big
Bemidji" quint last evening at the
roller rink. The Akeley team put up
an exceptionally. good game but the
Bemidji team outweighed their. op-
ponents and were much faster. The
first half was close but the Bemidji
boys warmed up in the second half
and played Akeley of their feet. The
first half ended with the score of Z
to S. The final score was 81 to 10.
Brandon was the star if one could
be picked at all from the Ave play.
ers. He seemed to be every where at
once and blocked several throws for
baskets. Neuman put UP a good
game against his opponent at center
who was much taller but he out
jumped him almost at will. Peck put
up an excellent game at guard and.
kept his man under control during
the entire game. Bell and Jacobson
could not have played a better game
and played excellent team work.
The crowd was not as large as it
should have been and the team went
seven dollars in debt. A collection
will probably be taken up among the
business men or dance given in the
near future. Manager Ryan will
probably try to schedule a game with
either Grand Rapids or Bagley for.
next week. ..~...s. 20: ~aa-. ,.. -..-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04
NELSON AND LINDBERGH HELP
H0MEsTEADER's WIFE COME IN
Special to The Pioneer.

Cass Lake, Jan. 4.-On December
rs, Arvid Nordquist, a homesteader
from. Boy River came to Cass Lake
with his oldest son, also a homestead
er, with bond prepared by the i'm
migration commissioner at Ellis Is
land, New York, conditioned that his
wife Hilma Nordquist and son, Omni,
who were detained there should not,
If allowed to come on become public
charges. Mr.. Nordquist and son have
homesteads six miles out of Boy
River in a, neighborhood of home
steaders. The bond called for quali-
fications of $4,000.
Mr.. Nordquist was unable to furn-
ish the bond, as he had no acuuain-
tances who could qualify. A Cass
Lake business man interested himself
in the matter to the extent of adyis-
ing Congressman Lindbergh of the
situation and advising him that
while the husband and son could not
furnish bond, they had good homes
and were abundantly able to provide
for the mother and son and requested
the congressman to gain admission
for them without bond, if possible.
On Friday, Congressman Lind
bergh appeared before the commits
sioner general in Washington, but
did not fully succeed in getting the
matter arranged. On Saturday he
enlisted Senator Nelson and on Sun
day Nordquist's friend in Cass Lake
was advised by telegram that the
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04
JAMES. r. KEENE DEAD.

New York, Jan. 4.-The death
early yesterday of James r. Keene
removes a figure which was long
familiar in financial and sporting
circles, not only in this country, but
abroad. Mr.. Keene died in a private
hospital at 2:15 o'clock yesterday
morning following an operation. per-
formed on him Thursday for abdom-
inal trouble, the end coming some
what suddenly. although it had been
realized that his condition was very
serious. .$ 2 ,%ass
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04
MANY Use p PARCELS POST
Forty Packages Mailed Out From
Local Office and Twenty-seven T
-N7 = <"' '+7s se =. ssass=.%s, -.
Received Yesterday. Il
ZONE SYSTEM Isl EXPLAINED.
>opyriEht.>

&. Forty packages were mailed from
the BemidJi postoffice by parcels post
yesterday and twenty-seven were re-
ceived. The governnent has i'm
structed all Offices to keep a record
of. packages received lind sent by post
for the first fifteen days of the month.
The postage yesterday amounted to
I$3.74, the largest amount being $.44
ION package to Des Moines, Iowa.
It is, the Intention of Uncle Sam to
move rather slowly in the parcel post
matter He wants to find how popu,
lar 1t will be, how much It will cost
the government, and whether there "a
to be q profit or loss at the end Of
each year. II It Is found that the
plan is successful from the point Of
view Of the people, which means the
government also, the parcel post viii
be extended until finally it reaches
the proportions which its proponents
say they believe It is destined to a.
sumo. .s.~.
D. Zone System Explained.
It III no exaggeration to say thai
thousands upon thousands Of inquir'
les have been made Of the postmaster
general as to just what the parcel
post will mean to the people. It VA
the law of congress establishing the
system which made provision for q
division Of the country into zones
and into $4,000 units which are to be
used as centers In describing the cir
caes which mark the boundaries o.
the zones. There has been no cleal
understanding. apparently, Of th1l
| zone system, but really, It Is 4 verJ
simple matter. 1sss1e,.e :.
The accompanying map shows th<
country divided into zones from thu
pnit in which Washington. is sit
uated, as the center: Accompanying
the map 1s q table showing the ratt
of postage per pound for PARCELS from
Washington to places within all th'
8unes. Isl 5# sss.a sssa. #r .sa !. .
Each, unit contains an area thirt!
miles square. Now each unit 10 .
center from which the zones ar,
drawn and 80 every unit In the coun
try no; matter where It is situated VII
have zones drawn from 1t just enctl!
| as Washington has them drawn iron
It. For instance, take Keokuk, Ia
which is In unit IN the NTH zone
From that will be drawn circles e1
actly sas they are drawn from Wash
lngton and they will be numbered from
Keoktk as number one, Just as the.
are numbered from Washington Z
number one. OF course, however
j Zone Six will have different gee
/ graphical position as related to Kee
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04
RAT BISCUIT KILLS HORSE
Special to The Pioneer.

special to The Pioneer.
Cass Lake, JAM 4-Stephen Schaak
the postmaster and merchant of Kit
ichi, fifteen miles north of here, came
to Cass Lake today " to purchase new
horse. A few days ago Mr.. Schaak
found some rat biscuit in a sack of
feed from which he had been feeding
his team. OF course he discontinued
feeding from that feed but shortly
afterwards his most valuable horse
was taken violently sick and died.
Mr.. schaak does not think there was
any malice as the poison was found
in a sack that had not been opened
until he began using it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04

CHANGES AT MODEL BAKERY
!. The Model Manufacturing COM
pany is installing new bake oven
which is said to contain the latest
improvements. The company is put
ting new doors on the building also.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04
First Baptist

First Baptist -.
Preaching at II q. m. and 1880
p. m. Sunday school at 1915 p. m.
Young peoples meeting at 6: 80. Mid
week meeting for Bible study, prayer
and Christian conference Thursday
evening at 1880. The public heartily
invited; strangers cordially well
coined. G. G. Chandler, pastor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04
JUDGE TEMPLEToN DEAD

Grand Forks, Jan. 4.-Following
an illness which has extended over a
period of more than a year, but
which has been serious for but a few
days, Judge Charles F. Templeton of
the First district, passed away at st..
Luke's hospital, St.. Paul, yesterday
morning at six o'clock.5 His remains
will be brought to the city this morn
ing and the funeral will be held from
the family home at sos Reeves ave-
nue. at 1880 this afternoon. eg.s
Judge Templeton, accompanied by
Mrs. Templeton, left the city the day
after Christmas for st. Paul. While
he then felt the effects OF, the strain
of holding the term, OF court, there
was no idea that his condition was
serious. Hardly had he reached St.
Paul, when he was taken suddenly i'll
and went to the hospital. For sev-
eral days his condition showed no
change. He had intended to return
to the city in fe W days, but finding
that he could not leave the hospital,
he called in Judge w. G.. Kneeshaw to
sit for him. Even then his friends
had no idea that death was impend-
ing.
Thursday he began to fail rapidly,
although no word of his condition
was sent to his family. At six
O'Clock yesterday morning he died, g.
victim of complication of heart and
liver trouble. The body will be ac-
companied to the city by Mrs. Tenn
pleton and j. Walker Smith. Rev. w.
H. Matthews will ofticiate at the fun
eral services.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04

- Leavenworth, Kans., Jan. A.
Thirty-three labor leaders, convicted
of, connection with the dynamite
conspiracy, who began serving their
terms in the federal prison on New
Years day, lined up awkwardly in
the warden's Office late Friday, sum-
moned by him to receive news of the
granting by the federal circuit court
of appeals the writ of supersedas and
bonds, which may mean temporary
freedom for at least thirty-two OF
them.
Emotions ranging from surprise to
stolidity and confidence were de-
picted in their faces and manner
when the warden told them he had
been informed of the granting Of the
bonds.
Barring q brief word of thanks
from each, only two of the men had
anything to say concerning the in
formation conveyed to them.
Herbert 8. Hockin, former secre-
tary of the iron workers union label
el the "betrayer" by his fellows, and
the only one of the thirty-three not
affected by the supersedas order was
the first to speak.
sWill the bond be perfected at In
dianapolis or at Chicago" he asked
|nerveusly. The question brought
broad smiles from several OF his fell
low prisoners. When Warden Me-
Claughey said he was unable to an
swer the query Hockin, made no fur
| ther attempt to pursue the matter
and stepped back against the wall.
The face of Alof A. Tveitmoe of
San Francisco beamed when he heard
Ithe courts action. He shifted nerv-
Ionsly while Hockin had the floor and
lthens said:
'In behalf of my fellows. Mr.. War-
den, l thank you for this news. Some
of us had confidently expected it, yet
were prepared to serve out time Il
the court soswi1led. With your leave
/ beg to suggest that these men keep
their own counsel until the full Inn
/ port of the order has worked itself
out"
Warden McClaughy assented with
. nod and with another expression Of
thanks, Mr.. Tveitmoe bowed. When
word Of the bond being allowed
reached the warden late yesterday.
the thirty-three men were at their
work IN various parts Of the prison
suelosurs.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04

First Scandinavian Lutheran 81
Sunday school at 12. Services in
the evening at eight O'clock II. 8:
Kolste, pastor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04
GUsTAFsoN FINED $500

Frank Gustafson "a saloonkeeper.
was fined $500 and costs i'm the
municipal court yesterday afternoon,
the charge being disorderly conduct
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04
Presbyterian

Presbyterian
s. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morn
ing sermon and communion at II a.
m. Junior Endeavor at four O'Clock.
Young peoples meeting at z p.
Gospel service at 8 p. m. Prayer
meeting Thursday evening at 8 p. m.
Rev. S. e. p. White, pastor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04
Swedish Lutheran

Swedish Lutheran .ssz,>."zss, -.
Services in the morning at 10:30
conducted by Karl stromme. Sum
day school at H.. Services Monday
evening at eight O'Clock by Rev.
Norris of Fergus Falls. j. H. Ran
dahl, pastor. IS, -
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04

St. Bartholomew's Episcopal
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Confirm
alton class at the same hour. Morn
ing prayer and sermon at II a. m.
G. de L. Harris, pastor. g.: Fl e - ns.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04

Judge Templeton was we'll known
In Bemldji as he and his family had
been in the habit of spending some
time here each summer, -.-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-01-04

First Methodist Episcopal.

| Services at 10:45 and 1880. Sun
day school at II. Epworth league
at $50 p. m. Prayer meeting on
Thursday evening at eight o'clock.
Everybody welcome: Charles H.
Flesher, pastor.