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The Monte Vista journal., 1913-09-06

enough to do much damage. The
harmful diseases which they did
find in most of the fields examined
are called wilt" leaf rolf and
"rhizoctonia"
THE willing Of the potato
leaves which is seen in 30 many
fields of the Valley seems to be
the result of one or more of sew
eral different diseases. The leaves
wilt because the sap is prevented
from flowing up to the leaves. 1t
should be remembered by those
who try to understand the be-
havior of diseased plants that the
food of the plant is manufactured
in the leaves from sap brought
up from the soil and combined in
the leaves with carbon taken
through the surface of the leaves
from the air.
THE healthy growth of the po-
tato plant may be interfered with
by the growth, on the leaves of
the plant, of the fungus which
causes the disease called blight.
Blight on the leaves may be pre-
vented entirely by soaking the
seed potatoes for an hour in a
solution of formaldehyde. This
statement is true only when the
potatoes are planted in soil free
from blight infection. Blight may
be cured by the proper application
at the right time of Bordeaux mix
ture to the leaves of the growing
potatoes.
But wilt and leaf roll may not
be successfully treated as blight is
treated, The potato grower may
easily recognize these diseas es,
but he cannot be told (yeD how TO
treat them. Some Of US are in
clined to suspect that part of the
trouble with the potatoes is the
result of infection from the potato
growers themselves. A Longmont
potato grower told me two years
ago that he knew that his soil WAS
'potatoed to death before he
planted the crop that failed. The
other day one of the best farmers
in the Valley told us that he
ought to have known better than
to plant potatoes where he had
raised a good crop last year
"Dr Wollenweber told us that in
parts of Germany potatoes are
grown only every seventh year;
which meant that one crop of po-
tatoes left the soil in such condi-
tion that six other kinds of crops
had to be grown before it WAS safe
to plant potatoes again. What |
mean by saying that the sickness
of the potatoes may be due to in
lection from potato growers is
that unwise farming is sure to re-
suit in unsatisfactory crops: gen
orally, the wisdom or lack of wis
dom of the farmer betrays itself in
his crops.
THE farmers of the Valley
know reasonably we'll that wheat
does better after peas than after
another or several crops of wheat;
they know that alfalfa and peas
are good crops to precede almost
any crop; they know that the
principle Of crop-rotation is sound;
and they know that careful plan
ming Of "A wise succession of crops
for a series Of years is better than
the growing ofcrops without plans"
Opposition.
A Blair county bnrristor recently
handed tn In,
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-09-06

:, Her Speaking Silence.
!, ID the things she leaves undone,
W. words she leaves unsaid. that
ou'"h says more n thousand times
,sap au ever Is asked of her.-"The An
NsOH'sl' by H. Temple Thurston.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-09-06

'ne dwelling on Capital Hill, Denver,
= uaue Tor good land in the San Luis
valley or near Denver.
A. NJ. ISBELL.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
SCANDAL CAUSES x SUICIDE
Mrs. Blair of Crosby Kisses Children
and Drinks FOLSOM as the
Sheriff Waits.

Crosby.-After being arrested here
on statutory charge by deputy
sheriff from Duluth, Mrs. Charles L.
Blair stepped into an adjoining room,
drained the contents of a two-ounce
phial of carbolic acid and died be-
fore assistance could be given.
William A. Guith, charged with the
same offense, was arrested and taken
to Duluth. The warrant for their ar
rest was sworn out on complaint of
Mrs. Guith, who alleged that they
had visited Duluth hotels together
Guith is diamond drill contractor.
Both families live here.
Deputy Sheriff Schubisky served
the warrant on the pair. He inform
ed Mrs. Blair she was under arrest
and requested her to get ready to
leave for Duluth. She agreed to go,
and, after kissing her two children
each less than years old, she re-
uuested permission to go to her bed
room and dress. a
Schubisky waited about ten min
utes and, hearing no noise, entered
the room. He found Mrs. Blair lying
on the floor, with the empty phial in
her hand. She was dead.
Mrs. Blair was "a years old. A
husband and two children survive.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
PITCHERS TOUGH ON BUSHER
Lou Criger, One-Time Star Catcher,
Relates Amusing Incident of Debut
of Candy La Chance.

Lou Criger, the one-time star catch
er, jumps into print by saying that
the toughest thing which can happen
to youngster breaking into the ma
jor leagues is to make his debut
against pitching star or couple Of
them.
He says that one of the most
amusing things of this kind he can
recall was the time Candy La Chance
broke into the National league.
La Chance got berth with Brook
lyn, and the latter team had series
on with New York at the time.
La Chance first faced Amos Rusie,
went down three times on strike-outs
in the only three games he was legal
ly up.
Next he got Meekin, and the same
performance took place. La Chance,
in othe- words, had struck out six
times in as many times up in two
games.
After the second game he inquired
whether all the pitchers in the Ma
tional league were as good as Rusie
and Meekin, and was given the cheer
full information that they were.
La Chance started to pack his be-
longings and quit the club, but some
one persuaded him to give the league
a further trial, and, as a result, he
played for number of years In the
parent big body.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF
EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETING
Winona District Organization Holds
Annual Convention at
Rochester.

Rochester.-The program for the
Twenty-second Annual Convention of
Winona District Epworth league of
the Methodist church for Tuesday and
Wednesday, Aug. 10 and 20, at By
ron, this county, follows:
Tuesday evening-Praise service, led
by Rev E. c. Hickman, Byron. An
nouncements and appointments, Rev. j.
w Mettam, Mabel district president
Address, Social Life and Social Attain
ments," Rev l. F. Roach, d. D., First
Methodist church. Madison, Wis.
Wednesday morning = Devotional
service Miss Lottie Metcalf, Caledonia.
Reports from district officers and
leagues. Things worth While From
Groveland," Miss Mary Bolton, Plain
view. Helping or, Hindering," dis
Mrs. F. G. Miner. Mabel. What Can
Mrs O. Chadwick, Doran chapel THE
Epworth Herald in the Home and in the
League" Miss Ida Hardness, Mabel.
Wednesday afternoon = Devotional
service, Rev. A. w. Mulder, Grand
Meadow. Business session. The Wide
Social Ministry of the League" HUI
bert Harvey, Rochester Our Juniors,
Can We Have Leagues Without Them"
Mrs. A w. Bedford, Dover. Council
hour.
Wednesday evening-Praise service
Byron orchestra and chorus. Address,
Great Motives for Christian Life and
Service" Rev w. E. j. Gratz, D. D.,
Joyce Memorial church, Minneapolis.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
SITE PROVES SATISFACTORY
Bemidji Will Deed Tract of Twenty
or More Acres for Normal School
to Be Erected by State.

Bemidji.-After having spent a day
in Bemidji, members of the State
Normal School board and members of
the Normal School Locating commits
sion declared their satisfaction over
the site offered the state for the new
institution. 1t was agreed that a
tract of between twenty and twenty
five acres should be decided the state
The visitors were taken for auto
mobile and boat rides and in the ev-
ening for a tour of inspection of the
Crookston lumber mill. Those in the
party were: Judge Eli Torrance, pres
ident of the State Normal School
board; C. A. Ballard, president Moor
head normal; DR.. w. A. Schumacher,
president st. Cloud normal; C. G.
Schulz, state superintendent of edu-
cation and chairman of the locating
committee; w. w. Brown, St. James,
member of the legislature, and also
of the locating commission; ]. G.
Wise, Jr., Mankato, member Normal
School board; c. L. Atwood, st. Cloud,
board member, and c. G. Joslin Of
Moorhead.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
A NOVEL FARMERS
CLUB AT MOE, MINI.
MEAT CLUB SOLVES ONE OF THE
MANY PERPLExING RURAL
PROBLEMS.
FRESH MEAT DURING SUMMER
Old but Unique Organization Is Fouhd
in Douglas Couaty Township and
Proves Satisfactory to Its
Members.

Alexandria, of the most novel
farmers clubs has been discovered in
the town of Moe in this county. This
organization is known as meat
club" and while it has no formal con-
stitution and bylaws there is tacit
agreement among it's members which
is complied with implicitly.
Purpose of Club.
The purpose of the club is TO sup
ply its members with fresh meat, es-
pecially in the summer months when
securing good meat is one of the
serious problems of rural life The
club has only ten members, although
it has been in operation over twenty
years. These members meet onco
each week at the home of one of the
number who usually kills a beef ami
NAL, oi,-n a yea, ling or a 2-year-old.
Each member takes his turn in kill
ing, the slaughtering and the division
of the carcass taL.ng place at the
home of the member whose turn it
is to supply his neighbors with meat.
He also keeps an account of what
each one receives.
Fixed Prices.
The club has a fixed price for the
front and hind quarter cuts, that OF
the former at present being 9 cents,
while the hind quarter cuts are fig
ured at 10 cents. The member al
whose home the cutting takes place
keeps most of the soup bones. No
money changes hands except at the
close of the season, when an account
ing takes place. The affairs are so
skillfully managed that often there
is little if any cash to be paid to any
member.
The members Of the club are Gun
der T. Winkjer, Lau.i itz, Toulo and
Peter Syverson, Petes' and Henry
Hanson, Jens and Olals Angen, AL
fred Foslin and E. l.. Gilbertson.
Winkjer is the dean OF the club, be-
ing the oldest in year, and having
belonged, except for short period,
for about twenty-five ysars. In all
that time there has never been a word
of criticism or a dispu:e over any
of the clubs actions.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
DIES OF A BULLET WOUND
McAlpine of Duluth Thought to Have
Shot Himself While After
Burglars.

Duluth.-The body of John Meal
pine, pioneer Duluth millionaire lum-
herman, was found here in the base
ment of his home with bullet
through the head.
Members of the family and friends
of the dead man advance the theory
that the shooting occurred accidental
ly while Mr.. McAlpine was seeking a
burglar who, he thought, had at
tempted to break into the house
through basement window. Mr. Nc
Alpine was in excellent health and
spirits, they say.
Mr.. McAlpine was about So years
old and had been a resident of Du-
luth fifteen years. He came here
from Eau Claire, where he had oper-
ated extensive numbering interests.
He had operated extensively in Wis
consin, Minnesota, California and in
the Puget Sound country.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Irish Names in Conuress.

Irish names will be plentiful in the
next house of representatives. There
are five from Connecticut, Lonergan,
Mahan, Reilly, Donovan and Kennedy.
The Macs and O's will also be well
resented-McDermott and Mean
drews of Chicago, McGillicuddy Of
Maine, Mcdonald and Mclaughlin of
Michigan, the two McGuires, one from
Oklahoma, the other from Bryan's
town of Lincoln, Neb. There are
O'Leary and O'Brien of New York.
O'Shaugnessy of Rhode Island and
O'Hara of Illinois. And one mustn't
overlook Curry, Hayes, Heating, Mad
den, German, Gallagher, the two Con-
nollys, Murray, Curley, Kelly, the two
Quinns, Scully, Walsh, Egan, Maher,
Griffin, Sullivan, Conroy, Dooling,
Clancy, Driscoll, Buckley, Donohoe,
Casey, Burke and the two Dillons-
verify the list reads like the roll Of
the Irish members of the British par
lament.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

ticians not only exacted the usual
blackmail, but annoyed the company
with all manner of litigation, the ma.
tive courts invariably ruling against
the French. Worst of all, perhaps,
were the yellow fever and malaria,
which killed off the engineers and
laborers by the thousand. In the last
three months of 1884 the death rate
per thousand was nearly 100, and in
September, 1885, it reached 1867.
| Sanitary science had not yet learned
how to cope with these diseases, and
there is every reason to believe that
their ravages alone would have been
enough to insure the failure of de
Lesseps' enterprise, without the gross
extravaganza and the dishonesty that
characterized the work.
''The crash came in 1885," says Mr..
Edwards. After eight years of as
brave a fight as man had ever made
against nature, the bubble burst 1t 10
estimated that stock had been issued
to the value of two hundred and fifty
million dollars. 1t is doubtful If half
this sum ever got near enough to
Panama to be expended on actual
work. Most of this paper was held by
French peasants and people of mod
crate means. They had been led into
it by the great name of de Lesseps.
You may be sure that none of the orig
inal promoters were caught with stock
on their hands when the final break
came. The scandal was immense.
Many government officials were in
volved. The shame of it drove the old
man-le Grand Francais-insane. He
died few years later in an asylum"
The company went into the hands Of
receiver who organized the New
French Canal company, and this con-
Germ sold all it's rights and property
to the United States in 1902. Many
of it's buildings, ranging in size from
de Lesseps' palace in Cristobal to
houses for laborers, were found worth
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

preserving and have been used by the
Americans. The hospital buildings at
Ancon and Colon were nearly all erect
ed by the French.
When Uncle Sam took hold of the
canal work, the jungle all along the
route across the isthmus was found
full of expensive machinery abandoned
to the ravages of rust and decay. Much
of this was recovered and used in the
earlier years of the American regime,
and even now French dredges and 10
comotives may be seen at work there.
Nearly all the old French equipment,
however, has been sold to Chicago
wrecking concern which has been pill
ing it up in orderly heaps and dispos-
ing of it as scrap.
Two parts of the actual work done
on the canal by the French have
proved of great help to the Americans.
These were the dredging at the Allan
tic entrance and the dry excavation in
the Culebra cut.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Aitkip Gets New Industry,

Aitkin.-The Jones Smelling COM
pany has selected Aitkin as the site
for it's furnaces. This was done aft
er a thorough examination of all the
towns on the Cuyupa range. The
company, when everything is COM
pleted, will employ about 1000 men
Aitkin was selected because of It's
central location on the Guyana range.
The company will use about 200 cords
of wood a day, and will be ready 20
start part of the work by January =.
The furnace will separate manganese
from iron ore and cost S250,000.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Nineteen Ore Boats Set Sail,

Duluth, Aug. 16.-Nineteen ore
boats have cleared the Duluth-Superior
harbor within the last "a hours,
bound down the lake with full car
goes. This is one of the biggest ore
shipping days since the recent strike
on the Missabe and Allouez ore docks.
The Missabe dncks are working with
a full crew on each shift and the AL
louez docks have more than the usual
number of men. From the way boats
are being dispatched vesselmen pre-
dict that the loss causei by the strike
will be made up quickly.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
BASEBALL MOTIFS

The most apparent weakness Of the
White Sox this year is in the outfield
Chances Righlanders have hung
up seasons record, making five fast
double plays in one game.
A st. Louis sport critic says: Lar
ry Chappell is worth every penny the
Old Roman paid for him.
When the Newarks end their cam
paign for the pennant Dahlen will
take over Pitchers Atchison and Enz-
mann. ..r
The Browns are said to be after
Spurgeon Mains, now first casing with
Middlesboro in the Appalachian
league
Pitcher Kent of the Brooklyn club
has been offered the job of baseball
coach and assistant football coach at
the University of Iowa.
Cincinnati's new pitching recruit
from the Virginia league, E. A. Her
bert. had record of II wins and four
defeats while pitching for Portsmouth
Bill Carrigans first move as man.
ager of the Red Sox was to shake UP
the batting order, putting Engle at the
top and dropping Yerkes to sixth
place.
Big JEFF Tesreau has been McGraw's
only disappointment in the twirling
line to date. All Of the Giants other
twirlers have been performing most
acceptably for the Little Corporal.
Jake Daubert, who is doing about
the best batting in the National league,
and the only batsman in Lynch's or
ganization who has poled out a hun
dred hits, is making few long hits this
season.
Herbert Moran Of Brooklyn comes
pretty near to the top class as an
outfielder. He can range way back
or rush way in; he can scoot far
across the field or gallop past the
foul line-and he gets 'em.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
EIweII Inspects Winona Highway.

Winona-State Senator ]. T. Elwell
of Minneapolis was in Winona on
Monday aud went on trip of inspec-
ton over the coAcrete state highway
laid in East Burns valley, the first
one in the state constructed under
the provisions of the Elwell law. He
was much pleased with the improve
ment and expressed the hope that
many more miles of such road might
be constructed in the state. Today
he went to Rochester to meet with
the Olmsted County board, which is
considering road petitions.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
srainerd Indorses Street Railway.

Brainerd.-The Third ward mass
meeting called to consider the Min
nesota Central Railway company
street railway franchise voted unani-
mously in favor of awarding it to
the company and Aldermen Betzold
and Haake declared they would vote
for It. The company will build a
street railway in Brainerd and ex-
tend interurban lines to the Guyana
range.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
TRAIN A BASEBALL PITCHER
Some TwirIers Need Years of Coach
ing, While Others, Like James,
Make Good at Start.

"One of the mysteries of baseball" 7"
says Joe Tinker, 'is why some pitch
ers need years of education before
they can make good in the fast COM
pany, while others can step right in
and pitch regular high-grade ball from
the start. 1t has often happened that
two pitchers from the same circuit,
even from the same club, men who
seemed absolutely on par with each
other, have been drafted, and one Of
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Pitcher James of Boston.

them makes good Immediately, while
the other will need years of teaching.
For example: The Boston Nationals
took three of the star pitchers of the
Northwestern league for the present
campaign-Noyes, Strand and James.
James went to work at once, assumed
a regular turn on the slab, and has
pitched big league ball right along,
just like a veteran. Noyes and
Strand are still on the bench, pitching
an inning now and then, and receiving
a primary education. Curious, isn't
it?"
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Titus Also Makes $100.

Heine Zimmerman has nothing upon
John Titus Zimmerman picked up
500 on the side, to be sure, by be-
ing good for two whole weeks, and
not being elected from the field dur
ing that time. Titus, on the other
hand, has raked in an extra hundred
simoleons upon presumably less effort
by twice hitting the ball, once in
Brooklyn and the other time in Phila-
delphia.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Services for Seven Drowned.

Duluth.-Funeral services for the
seven victims of Wednesdays motor
boat accident took place Friday at
the Jewish synagogue, Superior. A
throng of several hundred people at
tended. Interment of the bodies of
the Superior people was in the Jew
ish cemetery. The body of Miss Gold
stein was taken to Minneapolis. 1t is
probable that an investigation into the
cause of the accident will be started.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Wants to Be Ball Player.

Andrew Sockalexis, professional run
ner, teammate of Tom Longboat in a
match race in the east, is ambitious to
become big league ball player. He
is a cousin of once famous Cleve-
lander. Louis Sockalexis. Andrew
wishes to become an infielder.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
TWO Drown in the Mississippi.

st. Paul.-Fred Boyce, 19 years old,
son of F. B. Boyce, auditor of San
Juan county, Wash, was drowned in
the Mississippi river, near the state
fish hatchery. The body of a negro,
about 40 years old, was found in the
river near the Milwaukee freight
house.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Tennis PLAYER Drops Dead.

neapolis.-Arthur c. Harvey,
1901 West Thirty-frst street, dropped
dead as he was walking from the
tennis court to the club house of the
Athletic and Boat club at Lake street
and Calhoun boulevard.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Mines Ship 4so.17a Tons or.

Crosby.-The mines of the Rogers.
Brown Ore company, which include
the Kennedy at Guyana, the Armour
No. | and No. 2, near Crosby and
Ironton, have shipped this season $780,
173 tons.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

Red Lake Falls.-The panther scare
was revived when little Willie Krueg
er, who was hunting snipe in the
brush east of town, was chased by
a strange animal which he describes
as big white brute with little black
sraea.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Record Year sDr Creamery.

Caledonia.-The Farmers Co-opera-
tive creamery is having a record
breaking run this year. Over 10000
pounds Of butter were shipped this
week. The price .has been the high
est in five years.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Albert Lea House Robbed.

Albert Lea.-Burglars entered the
residence of former Mayor c. L..
Swenson by breaking through the
screen and using hammer to smash
the plate glass door. Jewelry and
rings are missing.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
To Secure Champion Team,

In view of the new shakeup in the
White Sox team 1t would appear Cal
lahan might have championship nine
If he would boil down the ability of 35
players and concentrate it in nine of
them
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Pennington Pit Min4 Ships.

Ironton-The big Pennington pit
mine, lying west of Crosby ard Iron,
ton, has commenced shipping and IL
the first three days work its twc
steam shovels loaded 255 cars of ore
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
1hirtx.fixe Bandit SUSPECTS.

Moorhead-Thirty-f arrests were
made as the result of dragnet
thrown out after two men had held
up the night ticket agent. Grover
Coxsey, of the Great Northern sta
tiop
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

s
had been thorough that position by Manager
a
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
seventeen.Year-oId Youth browns.

Duluth.-Fred H. Fawsett, II years
old, was drowned in Spirit lake. Wal
ter Swanson accompanied him. Il
knew he couldn't swim and asked him
not to co." sobbed Swanson to the
police.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Land Seekers From South and East

Ldnu SCSNCES EIOIu SOob1 anu GdSl -
Fergus Falls.-This county is en-
joying a genuine real estate boom and
new men are coming from the south
and east on almost every train. T..
]. Julian, president of the Iowa Hol-
stein Dairymen's association, has pur-
chased the William A. Woodhall farm,
a short distance north of this city,
and will move here and bring a large
herd of thoroughbred cattle. He
buys 80 acres of land at $50 an acre.
Mr.. Woodhall Immediately purchased
the Rim farm just south of the city
"a half section-paying $4,000 for
it. There has been steady stream of
immigration from Iowa, Kansas and
other states, for some time, and it is
expected it will be very materially in
creased this fall.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22
Their Kind,

"Do1't- you believe these futures
sturts?"
Nc, indeed. They are ell hana-
made"
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

The most apparent weakness of tn,
White Sox this year is in the outfield
The Ely miner., 1913-08-22

Chances Highlanders have hung
up seasons record, making five fast
double plays in one game.