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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25
TIME TO ACT
Don't Wait for the Fatal Stages OF
Kidney nlness-Proit by Minot
Peoples Experiences.

Occasionally attacks Of backache, r.
regular urination, headaches and dn,
~ spells are frequent symptoms OF
kidney disorders. It's an error to ne.
elect these ills. The attacks may pass
of for time but generally return
with greater intensity. Don't delay
a minute. Begin taking Doan's KID,
ney Pills, and keep up their use until
the desired results are obtained. Good
work in Minot proves the e6ective-
ness of this great kidney remedy.
Mrs. H. d. Horst, Washington Ave,
Minot, N. D., says: Several members
Of our family have been cured Of beck~
ache, headaches and dizzy spells. One
of the family had lot Of trouble
with the kidney secretions. a couple
of boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills are
the best remedy to be had for kid
ney complaint" -
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
take no other.
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who is recovering from an operation
for appendicitis. Mrs. Matte Baker
and Miss Iva Knox accompanied her
HON eand will remain over Christ
mas.
F. L. Sherman, wife and children,
leave today for Winslow, Maine,
where they will spend the month Of
January with the parents OF Ms.
Sherman. Mr.. Sherman has never
visited in that state and he will no
doubt be regarded as "tender-foot"
in the hills of that rugged state. Mrs.
Sherman's parents reside on large
farm stocked with full bloOded Jer-
|seys and she expects that her husband
ill be as rotund as the writer at the
conclusion of his visit.
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all. pu, them back into the soil some
how.
Do you know that bran has more
manurial value than wheat from which
II Is milled. that linseed oil-cake has
more than the fax from which II II
produced! DO you realize the canny
eagerness with which the eastern far.
mers and those in England, Holland
and Germany are purchasing these
by-prOducts Here's the reason. It's
the manurial value of those commodi'
ties that interests them as much as
their feeding value The fertility in
bran is worth s12G1 per ton, com.
pared to s7.40 Tor wheat; lnseed meal
Is worth $19O6. compared to $3.50
for flax Simple, isn't it? The bulk
Of the fertility sold in grains Ia con.
centrated in the by-products of these
grains. BY securing these by-products
the North Dakota farmer can return
almost all the fertility which has been
sold from his farm. This is one meth
cd by which it is possible to maintain
and ultimately Increase the fertility
of the soil
Might 1t not be true that one cause,
if not the great cause, of the decreas.
ing yields Of grains is due to the lack
of organic matter in the soil? Such
material will. as has been shown. not
only furnish fertility from its own
composition, but also make other fer.
tility, available. Increase the water
holding capacity Of the SOIL and aid
in numerous and valuable ways. HUI
mus is a wonderful substance In con.
nection with soil fertility. Humus
may be produced only from organic
matter. Better work In the manure,
roughage, and green clover. 1t VIII
pay.
Remember the example of the wheat
straw. Worth 500 per ton. Helps
considerably on the fertility account.
Means millions Of dollars annually to
North Dakota. And straw is only one
Of the many farm products.
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dered their parts exceedingly we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hylton, the
returned missionaries from China, are
now comfortably located on their
farm west of Surrey. Mr.. Hylton's
health is improving. ger
Prof. Woodbridge left Friday even
ing for his home in Iowa. School
closed Friday for two weeks.
The consolidated school took days
vacation last Wednesday and came in
to visit the school in Surrey. In the
afternoon program was given, af-
ter which there was another basket
ball game between the town boys and
the high school, The town team was
again defeated h.. score of IA to A.
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SURREY NEWS.

i
o 9 Q 9 . . o o . . o . o o o o .
Miss Tossie Young, who has been
visiting in Winnipeg for the past cou-
| pie months, returned nome Saturday
morning. Her many friends welcome
her return to Surrey.
Ne ss1s. Paul Shorb, Monte Perry
and Lloyd Fox came home from me
university on Saturday for the holi-
day vacation.
Ralph Perry and Herschel Pearson
are also home from jamestown COL
lege for Christmas.
Christmas at the Shorb home will
be very merry one this year. David
J. Jr., who is in college at Mt. Morris,
ILL.,, came home unexpectedly and gave
his folks pleasant surprise last Sum
day morning. On Tuesday Carol
came home from Horizon, Saskatche-
wan, where he has been working in a
grain elevator since September. 1t
has been several years since all the
family have been home for Christmas.
The many friends of Paul Shorb
will be pleased to know of his success
in a debate, held at the university on
Wednesday of last week. At this de-
bate one man was chosen for the team
to represent the university in the in
tercollegiate debate which will be held
later in the school year. Paul was
chosen, and the Herald states that he
will likely be sent to Winnipeg, where
the university team will meet the un-
iversity of Manitoba on the question:
Resolved that immigration is detri-
mental to both the United States and
Canada" Paul came home just after
the debate. He is still wearing his
perpetual smile. He is making good
at the university and the people of
Surrey are justly proud of him. He
has the heartiest congratulations from
his large circle of friends.
Evelyn Fox came home for her va
cation. She is teaching near Willis
ton.
Grandma Perry, who has been bed
fast for so long, is slowly improving.
The Christmas program at the
Brethren church on Sunday evening
was well attended The program was
given by the little folks. They rem
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8 o 9 9 9 q 3 8 . . . Q, o &, I. (
BITS OF PIONEER HISTORY.
BY Jean McNaughton Stevens.


10 . (. 8 g o 8 q 8 . o 8 @ @ g. @ g
We are so much accustomed to on,
grand provision of Sections 16 ano
36 for schools, that few remembe,
that in territorial days schools were
supported direct by taxation. This
was one of the factors that hastened
statehood, though it took the settlers
while to settle the question of divis-
ion into North and South Dakota.
The beautiful weather we are hav-
ing this December of 1913 makes the
news of the storms of the winter of
'S7 and 's8 very wonderful. Minot
news of that time tells Of the freezing
to death of Mr.. John Davis and his IL
year old son when they went north Of
Minot after hay. Their bodies were
found about mile and half north
of Minot.
Other places suffered too, for Miss
Stenberner of Aberdeen was out all
night in the blizzard and died soon
after being found. And it was also
near Aberdeen that Miss Bessie Stan
field was going from school to farm
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er's, only few rods distant, and lost
her way, freezing to death. So it is
a comfort to read of man passing
the night in q hay stack and being
but slightly frozen.
This is the way in which the Minot
hustler is spoken of by it's neighbor
in the next county: ut presents a
bold, independent front, is not opposed
to any interests, and has come to
stay. j. X. Macleod is the rustling
chief Of the news department, which
is all that is necessary to secure it a
cordial welcome among the people, as
Little Macs well-known fluency in
chronicling local happenings has made
him general favorite with the intel
ligent settlers of the famous Mouse
River Valley"
Two young men brought home two
fine deer, which they had found in the
Mouse river valley. c. A. Denning
reported his son finding fine buck in
a clump of brush, and one of it's ant
lers was quite straight and smooth.
So the head was sent to the taxider-
mist to be mounted.
3. F. Stanley, contractor for the
Court House at Devils Lake, gave a
grand ball for the opening. Mr.. Shan
ley did good work for many years
after that, but he has gone to his re-
ward. So. too, has his much respected
brother, Bishop Stanley, who was
long located in Fargo, where he es-
tablished fine cathedral.
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STRAYED.

From my place 2 miles northwest
of Benedict, on the 9th day of Decem-
Der, bay mares, weight about 100
each. One blocky built, about 4 years
old. One about 2 years old, driving
mare, with star in forehead and split
ear. Finder please take up and notify
the undersigned for suitable reward.
Chas. Newman, Benedict, N. D.
l-8-" advtg.
B. F. Baker arrived from Glenburn
Tuesday and yesterday returned to
his home accompanied by his wife,
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Q.-How much does corn, we'll cul-
tivated, increase the next wheat crop?
Answered by ]. H. Shepperd, dean
of agriculture-On our demonstration
farms from 1906 to 1912 inclusive, the
average increase on corn ground over
wheat or other small grain was seven
bushels per acre.
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Of crops. In North Dakota the rota
tons that are suited to the Red River
valley are not suited to the remainde,
Of the state. The greatest differences
are that greater portion Of the farm
must be in cultivated crop to conserve
soil water and that alfalfa must be
substituted for red clover as legume
crop for systems outside Of the valley.
AS alfalfa does not fit into a rotation
easily there will be slight break in
the regular plan but the greater soil
Improvement resulting from the land
being in alfalfa so long will usually
Offset any such great disadvantage.
A rotation which should work out
satisfactorily on many farms outside
OF the Red River valley is as follows:
Corn, 40 acres; wheat. 40 acres; corn
and potatoes. 40 acres; wheat. 40
acres: oats or barley, 40 acres: alfalfa
left down six years. 40 acres: perma.
nent pasture (brosne grass), 80 acres.
This would leave 10 acres for the
farmstead, small feed lots, etc. This
rotation is practically two three year
rotations with an alfalfa field and 4
bronze grass pasture field in addition.
BY having two rotations here great.
er variety of crops may be grown and
the cultivated fields need not be 30
large. Quite large proportion Of the
land is in wheat because 1t usually
will prove more profitable as money
crop than the other small grains. The
alfalfa should be seeded on clean corn
ground. When 1t is broken up after
being seeded down for six years flax
or potatoes may be grown. This will
provide money crop to take the
place of the wheat crop which is dis.
placed by the new alfalfa field. This
would be followed by wheat and the
rotation continued as outlined.
In starting rotation Of this kind
care should be taken to seed wheat
or land that has either been in corn
or thoroughly summer titled as in the
case of the rotation outlined for the
Red River valley each field will have
the complete rotation practiced on It
and the system should be so arranged
that each place in the rotation Is rep.
resented each year
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Explanatory Sketch.

staple between e and D to keep line
from becoming tangled. The piece
B B should be long enough to make
the plumb line ~ feet long. To grade
II use q sewing thread. for line and
tack q piece OF paper at D. BY re-
yersing the ends sthe, exact level can
be found and permanently marked.
Then By raising one end " inch and
marking where the line hangs. .
slope Of ! inch to the rod 10 obtained.
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CROP ROTATION PLAN
Proper Sequence Of Crops Would
Increase Income.
In Starting system Care Should Be
Taken to Seed Wheat on Land That
Has Been in Corn or Thorough
~ Summer Titled.

lBy PROF. r. c. DONEGHUE. Professor
Of Agronomy. North Dakota Asr1cul-
tural College)
The average size Of farms in North
Dakota as given in the report Of the
thirteenth census was 1928 acres. The
figures further indicate that the far.
mer who operates a 32O-acre farm is
most common. Most of these farms
are growing some Or all OF the crops
which might be included in q properly
arranged system Of crop rotation. A
la.ee proportion of these, however,
have not outlined definite system Of
cropping. If they would decide upon
the crops which they wish to raise in
the future divide their farms into uni
form.sized fields and work out prop
er sequence Of crops their incomes
would be more steady and average
higher than at present. A rotation
containing the crops which many Of
the farmers of the eastern part Of the
state grow is outlined below. II car
ried out on 320-acre farm there
would be approximately the following
acreages: Corn, 40 acres; wheat, 40
acres: barley, 40 acres; clover and
timothy, 40 acres; pasture, 40 acres;
flax, IS acres; wheat 30 acres; oats.
40 acres.
In this rotation wheat is placed on
corn ground because the land would
be cleaner than any other place In the
rotation and 1t will yield more here
than in any other place. Barley fol-
lows wheat because It does not re.
quire quite as good place, and also
because it 10 good nurse crop for clo-
yer and timothy. If there is not too
muchs winter killing the hay will prob
ably be about one-half c1nEer and one
half timothy. The second year 1t will
be mostly timothy and will make, q
good pasture. Flax is seeded the fol-
lowing year On this field because it
usually does best on sod. 1t is fol-
lowed by wheat, as II. usually does fair
~ well after fax which has been seed.
ed on sod. Oats follow wheat, as they
do not require as good place n the
rotation. The following year it is
planted to corn and the rotation Ne.
}peated.
Manure produced in this system
should be hauled to the pasture field
directly from the barn. Each Of the
eight fields on this farm will be
cropped in the manner outlined above,
the crops being arranged SO that each
Of them would be grown every year.
Some farmers may not care to grow
max In this case barley or wheat
might be substituted for it II the tim,
othy sod can be plowed early in the
fall so that the soil will become more
solid.
" In the western part and IN some 10
calities Of the eastern part Of the
state the principal problem in croI
production is the conservation Of soil
water. In these regions it is none the
less important that properly arranged
rotations be followed. So-called dry
farming tillage methods will not pro
duce satisfactory yields unless accom-
PANIED by a properly arranged rotation
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LEVEL is VERY CONVENIENT
instrument Necessary In Laying Out
Foundations 10 Not Dimcuit 70
Put Together 1t Home.

In find my. homemade level very
convenient for laying foundations.
writes J. F.. Jacobs in the Nebraska
Farm Journal. To make 1t ! took q
light board "a 81 fest long and
inches wide. the lower edge straight
with a notch at q to allow free action
Of the plumb bob. There is wire
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

Fred w. Hannah and little daugh-
ter, from Chilcot, out in Mountrail
county, passed thru Minot Saturday
enroute to Niagara Falls, here they
will spend the holidays with Mr.. Han
mas aged father. Fred has not been
home for twelve years.
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||AN|%9|ii'i'i'''E
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY MEM.
BERS OF THE NORTH DAKOTA
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

Q-DO ducks need pond or water
to do well?
Answered by J. H. Shepperd, dean
OF Agricultural great many large
duck farms do not supply water to
their birds for swimming purposes.
Many claim that ducks do better
without water than with. l do not
think it is very important considera-
ton when raising ducks for the mar.
ket. | believe it is of importance,
however, for birds kept for breeding.
On large commercial plants ducks can
be handled carefully without the in.
discriminate use of water. On the
ordinary poultry plant pond OF
water. while not absolutely necessary,
Is yet paying proposition
Q.-How much does corn, we'll cul-
tivated, increase the next wheat crop?
Answered by ]. H. Shepperd, dean
Of agriculture-On our demonstration
farms from 1906 to 1912 inclusive, the
average increase on corn ground over
wheat or other small grain was seven
bushels per acre.
Q.-How deep must wild oats be
buried so as not to germinate!
Answered by H. L. Bolley, dean OF
botany department--As to how deep
wild oats must be buried in order not
to terminate. this depends upon the
character of the soil. In loose mellow
soil. they will come up from a depth
of about six inches if they are good.
sturdy seeds; in the heavy, wetter
soils of the Red river valley, the
seeds will grow from a depth OF four
and one-half to FIVE inches
Q.-How does millet hay compare
with timothy hay in feeding value?
Answered by W. B. Richards, pro.
fessor Of animal husbanfry-Millet
has not been compared with timothy
experimentally, SO no definite figures
are available as to the comparative
feeding value of these two feeds.
Judging from the comparison Of the
digestive nutriments in each millet
should give better results pound for
pound.
Q.-Give good ration for dairy
cow that gives eight quarts Of milk
at a milking?
Answered by 6. l.. Martin. professor
Of dairying-A good ration with equal
parts of grain and from 20 to 40
no,1n6o oOnd rn,, oh n uo Et
I. Twenty pounds silage, 8 pounds
alfalfa, pounds barley (ground), 4
pounds oats (grOund).
2. Ten pounds clover hay. ID
pounds straw, 5 pounds bran, pounds
corn meal
3. Twenty pounds prairie hay, q
pounds barley fgroun6. 6 pounds
oats (ground) h
T. Twenty pounds prairie hay, ID
pounds roots. 6 pounds oats (ground),
s pounds barley (ground).
Q-How late can grain be har
rowed?
Answered by R. C. Doneghue, pro.
lessor OF agronomy--It is a question
whether it will prove profitable to
harrow small grains more than twice
in most parts Of North Dakota. The
first narrowing should usually be
given after the plants have become
fairly well rooted. in case heavy rains
cause the formation of a crust on the
surface Of the soil. A second har.
rowing can be done when the grain
Is six inches high on soils which crust
after rain. The weeder may be
used when the grain Is somewhat
larger
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11

Judge Holloway, justice of the
peace of Morgan township, who has
held the office since statehood and
who is recognized as one of the best
informed justices of the state says
that the case of the school teacher
reported in these columns recently
was heard in his court. The defend
ant, he says, wanted change of ven
me to Hewitt township and he re
fused to grant the change. He said
he would have granted a change to
one of the Ardmore justices but the
defendant said he would as soon be
tried in his court as before one in
Ardmore A jury was requested and
was given. After the witnesses were
subopenaed the attorney for the de-
fendant asked for a change Of venue
and it was not granted. The jury
assessed a penalty of fifteen dollars
and notice of appeal was given. Judge
Holloway said there was nothing un-
usual in the trial Of the case and at
least nothing that would in any way
justify ridicule.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
Stork and Cupid
Cunning PIotters
Many New Home will Have Little
Sunbeam to Brighten IL.

There Is usually a certain degree OF drean
in every woman's mind as 10 the proOaDe
pain, distress and danger Of childbirth
But. thanks to n most remarkable remedy
known as Mothers Friend, all fear Is ban
ishcd and the period Is one OF unbounded'
joyful anticipation.
Mothers Friend Is used externally. lC
Is a most penetrating application, makes
the muscles of the stomach and abdomen
plant so they expand easily and naturally
without pain, without distress and with
none OF that peculiar nausea, nervousness
and other symptoms that tend to weaken
the prospective mother. Thus Cupid ana
the stork are held up to veDeration; they
are rated as cunning plotters to herald the
coming of a little sunbeam to gladden. the
hearts and brighten the homes Of a host Of
happy families.
There are thousands Of women who have
used Mothers Friend, and thus know from
experience that 1t is one Of our greatest
contributions to healthy, happy mother
hood. 1t is sold by all druggists at SlOo
per bottle, and Is especially recommendet
as preventive of caklng breasts and all
other such dstresses.
Write to Bradfeld Regulator Co., l3l
Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ga, for their very
valuable book to expectant mothers. Get
a bottle OF Mothers Friend to-day.
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Mothers Day.
Ino-t,,l,,tAI

At the Grand Lodge Convention of
the Knights of Pythias of Oklahoma.
held at Chickasha, in May, 1909, a
resolution was prepared by Joe NJ.
London of Ardmore and unanimously
adopted by the Grand Lodge, Official
ly designating the second Sunday
in May of each year as Mothers
Day"
In accordance with that action and
in harmony with what is rapidly
becoming national custom the
Knights of Pythias of Oklahoma
will observe in fitting manner sun
day, May 18th, as Mothers Day.
With the membership of Myrtle
Lodge No. 107, each member will on
that day wear white flower, car
nation preferred, the latter being or
ficially designated.
If his mother be living with OF
near him, he shall seek on this day
by words of cheer and deeds of love
to make her feel that he is still
her loyal and true son. If she bt
living elsewhere, he should write he,
a letter to cheer her declining years
should the mother have already pass
ed beyond the "river that mark
the unknown shore" he should paus'
and if he can't place a flower on he
grave he may atleast wear tn
flower and drop tear in honor am
memory of the best mother that eve
! lived-his mother.
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Should Have Killed Him.

The mayor of a Southern Oklahoma
town was called upon to try han
on charge of disturbing the peace a
few days ago. When the case was
called to trial and witnesses Ill came
to the bat, the mayorjudge listened
carefully to the evidence and eluci-
dated therefrom that the defendant
before him had simply defended his
home in the peace disturbance. After
the man whom he had beaten up had
testified that he had cursed the man
and his wife and told both of them
where to head in. the mayor, with
out questioning the defendant, order
ed his discharge from custody, re-
marking at the time, you ought to
have killed him Then he calmly
made out commitment papers for the
prosecuting witness in the case and
ordered him turned over to the
county authorities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11

There is no excuse for any family
to have the nasty fly in the home
to drag his slime and filth over food
or faces of children. Screening, good
screening, that lasts for years, costs
but little. We have all kinds OF
screen wire and make all good kinds
of screen doors and windows. One
or our specialties is to screen in
porches. They make fine summer
sleeping rooms and keep out the flies
and mosquitoes during warm wealth
ed. Call us over Phone 329 and we
will call and submit you plans and
estimate of cost.
Him II. T. HUNT.