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The record., 1913-10-02
WHO SHALL DRAG THE ROADS?
Of Opinion Lies Ultimate Solution
Of veSed Problem.
VOL XIV. NO. 81 .

There Is a serious difference Of
opinion among authorities as to
whether or not the responsibility for
dragging roads rests solely upon the
farmers shoulders. Here. for In
stance. is one OF the three members
OF the recently appointed state high
way commission of Iowa declaring:
Take the road work out OF the farm
ers' hands. II Is not fair to the farm
er to make him work on the roads.
Now. am a farmer myself. pay my
road taxes in money. There is no rea-
son why a farmer should get out and
work on the roads any more than
should banker. Then, too. road max
ing is becoming too much OF q busi-
ness to let anybody and everybody
practice II. One man should have
supervision OF the road work." And
here, on the other hand. is one OF the
leading newspapers OF the same state.
long and ardent champion Of good
roads, declaring:
Guthrie county men dragged
highway across the country In an
hour and a half the other day. The
dragging bee had been arranged for
and was pulled on on schedule. II
reminds OF a story told by Jim Fisk,
one Of the early magnates and mill
lionaires. He was the son OF a
shrewd old New England farmer. One
day the old man told Jim that II he
would clean the stables we'll he would
pay him a gold dollar for the service.
Jim, with the golden reward in sight.
tugged and strained and finished the
stable on time. His father gave him
the dollar. Then he said: James, IL
you can clean the stables one day for
q dollar. you can clean them every
day as a duty And thereafter James
cleaned out the stables.
II Guthrie county. and other coun-
ties. can drag the principal highways
o. tie lo-1,. in an hour and ! half
witt a hurrah and to shox what. can
b. done. they can drag the principal
roads aite. ? rain az q duty, An ar
rangement so successful as this should
suggest a permanent system. The
qualification with which those road
draggers turned to survey their COM
pleted work ought to teach them that
The record., 1913-10-02

wheels being taken from an old now
er. The upper end OF the chute is
provided with two strong iron hooks,
which are sharpened so as to en-
gage the bottom the wagon bed and
prevent slipping after the animal
starts upward. With such as ar
rangement there Ia no difficulty in
building a chute of ample strength.
because the question Of weight has
relatively little Importance. The chute
can be hooked on behind the wagon
and hauled to anv mart 80 ~ farm.
The record., 1913-10-02
Care Of Swine.

Two things which should be avoid
ed with swine in cold weather are,
first. do not let them sleep in or upon
heating manure. because they become
warm and then rush into the cold air,
frequently contracting colds. coughs
or severe pulmonary diseases that
are sometimes fatal; second. bed
them well in dry quarters where
there is no draft Of air blowing across
them.
The record., 1913-10-02
KILL OUT CANADA THlSTLES
Most Practical Way Of Getting Rid
Of Patch 10 to Cut or All Leaves
Below Surface.

In response to a query as to the
best way Of getting rid Of patch OF
Canada thistles the Wallace's Farmer
makes the following reply:
Anything which keeps Canada this
tie leaves from getting to the sun
light for two or three months during
the growing season will give them q
severe setback, and in some cases
kill them. Putting a heavy coating of
straw on the patch has In some cases
proved successful. but In other cases
the straw has become disarranged
and the thistles have grown up
The record., 1913-10-02

Arsenate of lead is the leading in
secticide for summer use. The for
mula is as follows: Eight pounds of
arsenate of lead; 50 gallons water or
Bordeaux mixture. Arsenate of lead
is in the form of a thick white paste.
which dissolves readily in water.
1t adheres to the foliage for a long
time, and does not burn" the leaves.
For coddling moth (apple forms) and
plum curculio. also for canker worm.
tent caterpillar and all insects which
eat the leaves.
The record., 1913-10-02
Good Lawn Mixture.

Forty pounds of blue grass. three
pounds OF white clover and three
pounds Of solid red top make a good
lawn mixture. The white clover and
red top grow quickly and are gradu-
ally crowded out by the blue grass.
which makes a much better lawn. Be
sure that the lawn is finely raked and
the soil is In the very finest condition
of tilth before sowing any seed
The record., 1913-10-02
Trees for WIndbreaks

A good hedge on the west and south
of the paddocks and farmstead makes
II more comfortable for stock and
man. Willow, ash and Norway poplar
make good quick growing windbreaks.
Elm. blackberry and among ever.
green, the spruce make slower-grow
ing but longer-lived windbreaks.
The record., 1913-10-02

through It, Really. the most practical
way of getting rid of a small patch Of
Canada thistles is to go over it every
week and cut of all leaves below the
surface Of the ground. II q conscien-
tious job of this is done for the sum-
mer. the thistles will not bother much
the next year. although 1t is best to
keep an eye open for them and cut
them Off regularly. A careful job
must be done, for IL the leaves are
allowed to grow very long In the sun.
shine enough energy will be stored up
In the roots to hold the pest over for
a considerable length of time.
The record., 1913-10-02

II farmer can feed his 60-cent
corn to good hogs which will pay
him 80 cents for 1t. does he not make
an advance on the price OF his corn
and profit in the fertility returned to
the soil. as well as saving the expense
In hauling?
The record., 1913-10-02
Value of Apple Crop.

There are a little over two hundred
million apple trees in the United
States bearing and non-bearing age.
The value of the crop amounts to
eighty-three million dollars annually
The record., 1913-10-02
Shed for Sheep.

Don't keep sheep in a damp base
ment They want a dry floor to stand
on. II you have not good shed build
one with floor two feet from the
ground
Douglas Island news., 1913-05-21
Robert Laughlin

A telegram to Mrs. Gertrude Laugh lin last Friday brought the news of the death of her son, Robert, at Tacoma, Wn. While the message gave no par ticulars, it is supposed that an acci- dent to the engine he was running was the cause of his death. The news came as terrible shock not only to the mother and grandmother, and brothers and sisters of the boy, but to the entire community.
 The elder brother, Roscoe, departed on the Admiral Sampson to be present at the funeral. Mrs. Laughlin and her mother, Mrs. Bentley, who have been planning a visit to the States, will go south on the next Al-Ki.
Douglas Island news., 1913-05-21

The citizens of Douglas had made e3- tensive preparations for the welcome of Governor Strong and wife upon their return from the States yesterday via the steamer Seattle, but they were disappointed. First came the report that the Seattle would go straight through to Juneau without stopping at Douglas. Then telegram announced that she would arrive at l o'clock. A little after 10 o'clock in the morning she came proudly up the ehaRnel and tied up at the city dock. However, pretty good crowd was on hand to shake hands with the governor and his wife, who have lived long enough in the Northland to realize that the welcome was genuine, even if 1t was little shy of brass bands and flags.
Douglas Island news., 1913-05-21

While tho municipal magistrate, John Henson, is eujoying visit to Puget sound, his son Jack is performing the duties of the office in dignjfied and serious manner. But Jacks reputation as a joker is so we'll known that it is hard to make some folks believe he can be serious. Last week two blushing native maidens entered the office of the judge and inquired: "Ware is te chutch?" Throwing out his chest, Jack answered: "I am the judge now" The native maidens looked al each other a moment, but all they said as they headed for the door was, "Tee hee."
Douglas Island news., 1913-05-21

Health conditions in Douglas are de- cidedly better than they were a week ago. Many of the isolated patients are again out, and all of the afflicted ones are getting along nicely. Charley Fenster's little girl, who suffered a re- lapse, is much better today, Charlie and Agnes Patterson will soon be out, but Mrs. Patterson is suffering from an attack of quinsy. It is to be hoped that the vigorous measures adopted have been effective and that Douglas will soon be free from the foul disease.
Douglas Island news., 1913-05-21
Ordinance No. 45

An Ordinance Governing the Disposition of Garbage in the Town of Douglas:
 The Town of Douglas does ordain as fol- dain as follows:
 Sec 1. It shall be the duty of the head of each and every family within the corporate limits of the Town of Douglas to maintain on his or her premises galyanized, covered, garbage can, the contents of which shall be . emoved at least once week, and dumped into Gastineau Channel below mean high tide.
 Sec. 2 Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of miSdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before the municipal magistrate, shall be punished by fine of not more than one hundred dollars (SlOOOO) or by imprisonment in the city jail not more than sixty (6O) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
 Sec. 8. This ordinance shall be published on the 2lSt and 2Sth days of May, 19lSs in the Douglas Island News, newspaper published in the Town of Douglas, and shall take effect and be in force from and after the date on which it is passed and approved. Passed and approved this 18th day of May, 1913 NJ. J o'CONNoR,
 President of the Common Council
 and eX-officio Mayor of the Town Attest: of Douglas.
 Acting Clerk of the Town of Douglas.
Douglas Island news., 1913-05-21
A Printer in High Places

When the hands of the clock point to the hour of twelve today, Major J. F.. A. Strong will take the oath of office and become the Governor of Alaska. His appointment has met with the ap- proval of Alaskans generally, from Ketchikan to Nome The Major is an Alaskan all the way through, has lived in each of the four sections of the ter ritory, and is Everywhere known as a good, clesu man. So fully convinced was President Wilson of Mir. Strongs superior knowledge of things Alaskan and his fitness for the position of chief executive, that he let him depart from Washington absolutely without in structions.
 But outside of the general feeling of qualification because of the selection of Mir. Strong, the printing fraternity of the North feels specially elated. The Major belongs to the craft, and he has occupied every position from devil to sditor.in chief. We can point with pride to our governor, and say that there is one cuse where the efforts of a newspaper man have been appreciated and his days, mouths and years of patient toil or behalf oi Alaska have been fittingly rewarded.
Douglas Island news., 1913-05-21

Under the title, Alaska Experts Have Axes to Grind" Edmund Els worth Sumuer writes d very interesting article for Railway and Marine News about the hearing on the Alaska rail road bill before the committee on ter ritories of the U. $. senate. Speaking of O. L. Dickeson, of the White Pass route, the writer says: ''He aired his grievances along with the rest and re quested that the United States do not build railroad in Alaska through to Fairbanks. He did not state that he is presiding over railway that has most of it's mileage in Yukon Territory, Can ada; that practically all the tonnage he eau handle Is billed to Canadian places and that his interest in Alaska Is nom inal, and even with the future advance ment the new rOsds would not inter fere with him. He also brings in the name of the live railroad builders of the territory and assures the Gou
 mlttee that Se Is not cOnUects0 WI n them. Certainly not. He has been favoring Canadian lines all along and the Copper River route can operate very we'll without any official knewi edge of Mr. Dickeson or his loudly an- nouneed plans for oVerturuing Alaska traffic In Northern railroad circles DickesOn is regarded as joke, but along with the jokers he gets into con gress and secures hearing at which be starts in to block the effort to build up the interior of Alaska, aud arGues as an operator of Canada, defending 8 Canadian property before the repre- sentatives of the United States"
Douglas Island news., 1913-05-21

The news came yesterday to MT. George Bach of the death, in Portland. Ore, of his step-son, Harold Miller. Harold formerly lived in Douglas and was a steady, hard-working lad. He never recovered from the effects of an operation for appendicitis which he anderwent aboat two years ago.
Douglas Island news., 1913-05-21

In the U. s. Commissioner's Court at Jn-
 neau, for Alaska, Division No. l; in
 Probate.
 In the matter of the Estate of O. H. Adsit,
 deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that A. T. Nelson, the administrators de bonis non of the estate of O. Fl. Adsit deceased, has rendered and presented for settlement, and filed in said court, his final report and account of his ad- miniStration of the said estate; and that Saturday, the 5th day of July. 1913, at II O clock, at the Court Room of said court, in the City of Juneau, Alaska, has been duly appointed by said Court, for the settlement of said account, at which time and place any person interested in the said estate may ap- pear and file his exceptions in writing to Dated April 18th, 1913.
 tSEALl G. c. WYNN,
 U. S. Commissioner and ex-Offcio Probate Judge. aSOjy2 In the |. s. Commissioners Court, at Ju-
 neau, for Alaska, Division No. 1; In Pro
 bate.
 In the matter of the Estate of
 Paul Bachia, Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that NJ. J. O'Connor, the administrator of the estate of Paul Bachia deceased, has rendered and present. ed for settlement, and filed in said Court his final report and account of his admins tration of said estate; and that saturday, the 18th day of June, 1913, at II Q clock, at the Court Room of said Court, in the City of Juneau, Alaska, has been duly appointed by said Court for the settlement of said ac- count, at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file his exceptions in writing to the sald ac- count and contest the same.
 Dated April 22nd, 1913. G. C. WLNN,
 U. S. Commissioner and eX-obiclo Probate Judge,
 April 2s-Juue 25.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
EVOLVES A NEW PLAN
lASCH HELPS IN DEVELOPMENT
OF WESTERN MICHIGAN.
Has Worked Out Problem Of Harvest
ing Cherry, Peach and Apple
Crops That Has Proven
Very Satisfactory.

A A. Lasch the Lincoln, Neb., apple
man who aspires TO be the largest sin
gle orchardist in western Michigan,
has evolved a new plan for helping
with the development of the region.
He is going into partnership with his
friends who have become pleased with
the lands to be found in this section.
So far several outsiders have bought
with Mr.. Lasch as partner. Mr..
Lasch acts as orchard engineer and
sees that the land is properly cleared,
that the soil is fitted for fruit growing
and that the right varieties of trees
are set. He has been so successful
that he feels justified in urging in
vestment here. Whenever one of his
present neighbors gets tired of farm
ing he has but to come to Mr.. Lasch
and make a proposition for a sale.
whereupon Mr.. Lasch finds an outsider
who is willing TO go into a partnership
deal. From present indications the en-
tire population Of the eastern part OF
Bingham township is likely to be
changed during the next ten years.
The people who have been occupying
these lands for a quarter of century
back, fail to understand the new meth
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27

Harpswell Center, Me.-Here's a
chance for bird store owners to make
a small fortune.
Let them learn a lesson from the
experience OF Aaron Doughty, farm
er OF Lower Casco Bay.
Then they can advertise to the
farmers a sure solution OF the old
problem-how to keep the crows out
of the corn field. Doughty has the
solution. The farmers in his section
get big prices for their product and
are obliged to wage continual warfare
against the crows. The latter are up
usually bold this year and seem TO
have little fear of dead members OF
their kind swung from bean poles or
from other scarecrows of time-hon-
ored type.
Driven to desperate measures, Mr..
Doughty bought a parrot and for a
month devoted himself to teaching
the bird to chase crows away from his
cornfields. Every time he saw a
crow he would start running toward
1t. waving his arms and loudly shout.
ing Get out! Get OUT"
Poll was an interested observer and
in no time was screeching Get out!
Get Quit"
When the bird had learned that
the farm was his home. Mr. Doughty
experimental in giving Poll his lib
erty when he chased crows. AS he
hoped, the initiative parrot flew after
al re
went even further.
Mr.. Doughty had not expected the
bird would do anything but fly toward
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27

hams Vegetable Compound / improved
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cannot say too much for your Compound.
Would not be without it in the house if
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CHAs. CHAPMAN, r. F. d. No. z, Belle
vue, Ohio.
Because your case is difficult one,
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Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound q
trial. 1t surely has remedied many
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and it may be exactly what you need.
The Pinkham record is a proud and
peerless one. 1t is record of constant
victory over the obstinate ills of woman
ills that deal out despair. 1t is an es-
tablished fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has restored
health to thousands of such suffering
women. Why don't you try it if you
need such o medicine2
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
TO BOOST MANISTEE SECTION
Manistee Board Of Trade Plans Fund
Of $500 to Advertise That
Section.

The Manistee board of trade at its
last meeting took up the subject 8,
local advertising and commenced tc
raise a fund which is to ultimately
reach 81 800 and which is to be used
for the purpose of advertising the
Manistee section of Western Michigan
and particularly Manistee city. Among
the ideas presented at the publicity
meeting was that of getting out
folder which would picture the farm
ing lands and fruit orchards so that
prospective settlers might have a def
mite idea Of the character of the
country to which they are being in
vited.
Manistee city is one OF the larger
Of the places along the east coast Of
Lake Michigan and il enjoys big
business as lake port Many OF the
steamers that ply upon the lake dur
ing the summer season lay up at Man
istee each winter that they may be
overhauled at the shipyards located
upon the shores OF Manistee lake
which is the inner harbor for the
Manistee port.
A few years since this city was inn
portant because OF It's lumber indus
try, but the timber is rapidly disap
pearing and the number of mills is
slowly decreasing. II is estimated
that another ten years will practically
witness the end of the saw log and
the pine board period In connection
with the saw mills has been salt
blocks wherein brine pumped from a
depth of 1000 feet has been converted
into fine white salt and shipped to all
parts of the world In all probability
this industry. the manufacture of salt
will continue after the saw mill goes
although heretofore the two industries
have been linked together because the
salt block has used up the exhaust
steam from the engines that have fur
nished the power for the saw mills.
The agricultural lands about MANS
tee city are extra good and the high
hills 10 the northeast are excellent
for fruit growing. Efforts are being
made 10 encourage general farming
special farming. and fruit growing
with the result that the city is gainins
a. shipping point for farm products
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27

DDS by which such large returns per
acre are secured and SO they are glad
to sell their lands at prices which to
them seem high.
Mr.. Lasch understands the princi-
pies of large scale production. lie
also knows the ms and outs OF cost
accounting and he is applying to fruit
growing the principles which the
manufacturer deals with in his efici-
ency studies.
He has worked out the problem OF
the harvesting OF the cherry, peach
and apple crops to his entire satisfac-
ton. He has noticed the methods
that have prevailed in New York
state, Michigan and Nebraska in the
past. He has noted their good points
and their bad points and has decided
to bring university students from Ne
braska to Michigan and to use these
students during the summer for the
harvesting OF the fruit crops. The stu
dents will consider the work in the
nature of a vacation, but will earn
enough to pay the expense Of the out
lHBs hI. l>dbCu luSlSlc llldl uhlNtI
students will work with more intelli-
gence, that they will be more respon-
sible, and more law-abiding than pick
ers secured according TO the usual
methods. He expects to build cottages
for the housing of his pickers and ex-
poets to pay them well. He further
expects to sell his crops at figures that
will make it possible for him to do all
this and still have handsome return
for himself
He has been in the apple business
in New York state, Michigan and Ne
braska for many years and feels con-
fident that he can carry his plans
through to success.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
Kept After the Retreatine Crows.

the field. thus frightening the crows
away with his mysterious human
sounding words. But Poll entered
into the spirit of the thing in way
that exceeded all expectations. He
not only flew to the corn field, but
kept right on after the retreating
crows. chasing them sometimes a
quarter of a mile before returning TO
the cage. Poll developed particular
hatred for the crow family.
One of Polls favorite tricks is to
walk slowly through the grass until
nearly in the midst of a flock. Poll
certainly gives the crows a shock
when he jumps into the air after
them. his bright green plumage shin
ing in the sun, shrilly shrieking Get
out! Get OUT"
The crows are deserving Mr..
Doughty's fields for those OF other
farmers where the worst they have
to contend with is some effigy OF
tramp they know by instinct TO be
harmless, or, in rare instances, a
barefoot country boy with rusty
shotgun
Meantime farmers from near and
far are focking to the Doughty farm
to watch Poll do its stunt.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
Died Trying to Save Two.

Fort Worth, Tex.-John Moon, thir-
ty-five years old and the father of five
children, sacrificed his life in trying
to save two girls from drowning.
Mrs. Elsie Moon, his sister-in-law, fif-
teen years old, bride of two weeks.
also lost her life, being one OF the two
he attempted to save. Moon attempt
ed to drag the girls ashore and in
their excitement they grabbed him
around the neck and all went down.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
Acreaae 10 Cultivate.

Or. c. r. Hartley says: No more
land should be cultivated than can
be rapidly brought to a high state OF
productiveness. Once in. this condi-
ton. IL produces abundantly enough
TO yield profit and maintain its fer.
tility, provided a due proportion IL
returned 10 the soil"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
To Quiet Babies.

London.-Lady Balfour has an
nounced that she has discovered a
fine method OF quieting babies. Her
suggestion is TO lay the babies with
their feet slightly higher than their
heads
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27

or indirect development OF the Grand
Traverse section OF Western Michigan
incidentally he advertises the bank in
all legitimate ways. The directors of
the bank feel that the surest way for
them to increase the amount of annual
business is to bring about greater
prosperity in the territory ia which
their customers live