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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-02-05
TRIES MIXED FARMING.
Story Of the Successful Innovations
@s@s,@ :. Of Mr.. r. T. Buck
Ter. .rs:< = ".. =

Crookston.- T. Buckler has been
mere eight years and owns 900 acres
Of land. He has just disposed Of his
eighth car Of livestock from his farm
this winter, one car Of hogs, one of
cattle and six Of sheep. for q little
over $4,000. Eight years ago, when
Mr.. Buckler took possession Of his
farm, his wheat yield averaged 10
bushels an acre, oats Is and barley
Is. In 1911. his wheat yield averaged
10 bushels an acre, barley so and oats
80. In 1912 his average was: wheat,
271s; barley, As, and oats, 40 to 50.
Mr.. Buckler says that Red River Val
ley land is easily worth 800 an acre,
as estimated by James ]. Hill, and that
properly farmed, it win produce more
than any. land in the United States ct
the price it is held. He raises ct least
Is acres Of corn each year and good
acreage Of potatoes. He also figures
that a potato crop, in the increased
grain yields for the two succeeding
years, is worth SO an acre. Every
year more farmers are following the
farming methods adopted 81 Mr..
Buckler. .5
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-02-05
GREAT { CORN EXHIBIT.
FARMERS INSTITUTE, POULTRY
+ EXHIBIT AND DOMESTIC SCI.
ENcE COURSE ADDED AT.
/ FRACTIONS.
H0MEMAKING DISCUSSED
Miss Olson Says Women Should be
{ Taught that Housekeeping 10 4
/ No Longer Drudgery to
F Be Stunned.

Owatonna:-The big corn show
opened In splendid style early Thurs.
day, and before noon the armory was
crowded with visitors. The exhibits
q corn were the finest ever seen in
this section and more than 200 entries
were made. All the corn shown was
Ainnesota-grown and gave evidence
o. the great strides made in corn cul
ture IN this state the past decade.
silver king, white dent, yellow dent
and Uncle Sam corn predominated In
the varieties shown. In the farmers
class Friday an hour was devoted ia
picking out the best ears Of corn at
sight and giving the reasons. I'm.
sect Enemies of Corn and How to Pre-.
v4nt Them" was the subject of a lee.
t4e. by Theodore Sexauer. An inter
e9ang discussion on the best modes
o%harvesting and storing seed corn
1o8loEed. ss:z@@- : ~. .:r
Five hundred farmers crowded the
c61rt house. to its capacity at the
farmers institute and convention held
In connection with the corn show. Pro.
lessor G. S. Cathcart delivered a lee.
ture on agriculture. George Flynn,
the celebrated raiser Of fancy stock,
gave an interesting address. He has
oHered prizes amounting to SIS for
the best exhibits at the corn show.
Miss Mabel Olson said the vocation
OF homemaking should be made an
art to teach women of the community
That housekeeping is no longer drudg-
cry, but science, to awaken their in
terests in wider questions of sound
Laws, sanitary, artistic dwellings,, pure
food and healthful clothing. House
keeping is no longer matter of intui.
ton, but of trained minds and hands.
The practical side Of life must be
given time, study and thought. Home
care OF the sick, cookery and santa.
ton were subjects considered in the
woman's department of the show, and
200 women attended. Farmers wives
and city society matrons studied side
by side.
R. H. Naylor, H: w. Stowt, W. F.
st. Clair, J. G. Jahreiss, A. H. Schmidt,
G. F. Darby and F. A. Durham pre-
pared the poultry department and had
all In readiness for the opening of the
show at noon Thursday. There were
scores of entries and some fine birds
were shown. Pet stock rabbits and
dogs were exhibited in separate sec:
ton Of the show and a lively interest
was manifested in these by visitors.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-02-05
SAYS HELP PARENTS.
System Of Credits, for PupiI.. Also.
r Proposed by Federal Ed
:-a5--i IS ucator. .@..a.

Albert Lea.-Harold Dahlen, county
superintendent of schools, has decided
to act upon 4 suggestion made by the
United States commissioner Of educa,
ton P. P. Claxton, and start system
OF credits to encourage pupils to help
their parents by performing tasks at
home. The plan has been successful
" used by Superintendent Alderman
Of Oregon, and the United States bur.
eau of education has sent out $4,000
copies of the report on the work to
county superintendent throughout the
country.
The idea is to give so much credit
to pupil who assists with the work
and chores about his home. The time
allowed will go toward a holiday, not
more than one of which will be given
a month. The time credits are as fol.
lows:
Feeding the chickens, s minutes;
gathering eggs, Is minutes; setting the
table, minutes; going to bed before
8 o'clock, 10 minutes; milking cows,
20 minutes; brushing teeth, 8 minutes.
The credits were taken from specific
cases and may vary or be changed to
suit different schools. In q booklet is
used the experiments under this sys
tenn are contained testimonials from
parents, which speak in the highest
terms Of the trials given their chill
dren. Parents say that the system
works a remarkable change and that
home tasks were made pleasant to the
boys and girls. r 49,: :.tz=: : .-.s g. !
Mr.. Dahlen will begin the plan in
only part OF the county schools at
first, but If It proves satisfactory 1t
will be adopted throughout the county.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-02-05
Organize for Pure Seed.

Rochester a pure seed association
OF Olmsted county was organized in
Rochester Wednesday at the after
noon session Of the farmers short
course, Professor J. L. May, instructor
OF agriculture in the high school. be-
ing named chairman, and w. J. Ken
needy secretary Of the temporary or
ganization. A committee on consti-
tuition was appointed, and a perma-
fnent organization will be perfected,
About twenty farmers Joined.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-02-05
J Albert Ca woman Hang. selt.

Albert Lea.-Mrs. Hans Mortenson
Of this city, hanged herself early Fri
day at her home on Ellis street. She
had left her room ct night. and upon
search BY her husband, her body was
found suspended from beam IN the
basement. She had been sick four
weeks and temporary insanity caused
her act. She leaves q babe and three
other children. 81 under = .ysars of
80.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-02-05
FarlbauIt Mystery Cleared.

Faribault. The mystery Of the ind.
ing Of the body Of 9 dead child on
the river bank over q week ago has
been cleared apparently. Wesley
5starks has been arrested for placing
thos body whore e was found
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-02-05

"
Adolphus Davenport, sixty.nino=
years old. died sud- denly when dancing
at Springfield. ILL.,, In celebration Sc
the anniversary Of his birth. .z..!
..s William Higgins. one hundred ana
=four. years old has enrolled @ one 81
the students ct the North Dakota corn
and Glove. convention, TO b held az
Grand Forks soon. s....S7=.s=Ssz
- - 80
- . Duke IS 3 llas rs1.. an an.
.nounces that "a the future Stho entir,e
profits .of= his ltprss SO tie Lone.
Star state win d dsnots .,rslision.
"a l' lis Rachael 90. dang 81.
Jane. Hill. g ,malliis Dr.,
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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-08-15
Indians Are Making
A Steady Progress.
Major Allen, of the Sisseton
Reservation Says the Indians
are Fast Civilized.

According to Major S. r. AL
len, of the Sisseton Indian reser.
walton in the northeastern portion
of South Dakota, the Indians. of
that reservation are progressing
steadily in the arts of civilization.
Most of the Indians are now
cultivating their lands, and are
proving good farmers. Some of
the finest crops of wheat, oats,
barley, flax and corn in the state
were raised by the Sisseton In
dians this year. A total of 81, 179
acres was cultivated on the reser-
vation this year, a gain of 5000
acres over last year. The in
crease is largely due to the fact
that many of the younger Indi-
ans took up farming and culti-
vated their allotments this year,
and Major Allen predicts that
next year will see a large in
crease over this years acreage.
Last year Major Allen distribut.
ed $11, 900 worth of government
seeds among the redskins, who
returned $11,714 worth of seeds
to the government. This year it
required $12,200 worth of seed te
meet : the demand but the seed
vas much cheaper this year, 8,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-08-15
Horse Thieves Caught
Sheriff Minder Takes in Two
Indians for This Crime

Indians for This Crime
About two weeks ago Ben
Johnson, an Indian living near
Browns Valley, found himself
minus a horse, harness and
buggy, and about the same time
a horse belonging to Iron Boy,
south of the Agency, was also
missing. Suspicion rested upon
Samuel Hopkins and Jake Huksa,
Indians. The former was arrest
ed in his bed, but the latter had
skipped out to Devils Lake, N.
D., where he was arrested by
Sheriff Minder, and brought
back and lodged in Jail with his
partner in the crime. Both have
expressed q desire to plead
guilty as soon as they can be
taken before Judge McNulty.
As Huclksa has; done time twice
before for . asimilar offence, IL l.
: (Contiaped on page ~
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-08-15
Wealth Of Roberts County
Amounts to $23,264, ,405
Big Increase Due to Making Assessments at Full
Value Instead of Old Way

Taxing property at it's full
value this year, instead of one.
third its value as in the past, has
made wonderful change in the
total valuation in Roberts county.
In 1912 the total valuation of the
county was $6,42o,123, as against
s23, 264, ,405 for this year. In
order, therefore, to produce the
same amount of revenue. the
rate of taxation will be greatly
reduced, which, while the results
will be the same will make a
much better showing for the
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-08-15
Assessed with GeneseO
" Assessed with Garfield

The farm lands assessments
as returned by the counties to
the state tax commission will be
over seven hundred million dol
lars when all counties report.
With eight counties out, the re.
turns are $685., ,537,695. The
eight counties which have not
yet made returns last year on
the assessment basis of that
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-08-15
appears from the petit

highway appears from the petit
tions and the plat of the survey
or made and filed; and we being
satisfied that at least thirty days
notice had been given before the
session of the board by posting
notices of the proposed highway,
the board appointed as a com
mittee to examine the proposed
highway and the location thereof,
the entire board which met as a
committee on the second day of
July, 1913, and on the 18th day of
July, 1913, on the proposed route
and proceeded to examine the
same; and after completing the
examination and making and
filing their report they recon-
mended that the prayer of the
petitioners be granted; that the
proposed county highway be laid
out and established on the line
as designated on the surveyors
plat of the proposed highway
made and filed herein, and that
the above described county high
way be known and designated as
County road Number two.
Motion made and seconded to
adopt the above resolution es-
tablishing the said County road.
Motion carried, all members
voting aye.
On motion board adjourned
until September End, 1913.
O. Il. Lien,
County Auditor.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-08-15

the quantity sown was vastly
larger than last year. This year
no government funds were dis
tributed among the Indians, and
Major Allen holds this was a
good thing for the Indians, as it
is calculated to make them go to
work instead of lazily depending
upon the government bounty.
Over 25O new houses were built
on the reservation during the
year.-Argus Leader.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-08-15
Found Dead in Field
Mysterious Death of Young Man
in Harmon Township.

Wednesday morning a report
was brought to town that Fred
Hofneber had been found dead
not far from his fathers home in
Harmon, the particulars of which
are furnished by a correspon.
dent, as follows:
A death enshrouded in a cloud
of mystery is reported in Har-
mon township. The dead body
of Fred Horneber, the son of
George and Margaretha Horne
Der, was found early Wednesday
morning about so rods from the
parents home with whom the
son lived. Fred was born April
9Th, 1890, in Faribault county,
Mimi, and received a Christian
training from early childhood in
the Lutheran church. The young
man at times appeared to suffer
with melancholia, but of late such
symptoms were not noticeable.
All his friends speak of him as
gentleman, and in his daily life he
proved to be an honest and in
dustriouS Christian man. To as
sumo that the boy met with death
at his own hand with suicidal in
tent is not warranted because no
eve witness of the sad occurrence
can testify how the fatally hap
pened. About ten O'clock at night
a few reports from a rifle were
heard by his brother Christ who
lives a half mile north of the
homestead. A search in the
morning when Fred was missed
at the breakfast table found the
lifeless body pierced through the
breast by bullet. The remains
were inferred in the family Gem.
etary on the farmstead, Rev. G..
H. Steffen from Sisseton con-
Quoting the services in the Ger
man and in the English language.
The heavy blow is keenly felt
by the bereaved parents and his
loving brother and four sisters.
Friends from near and far
showed that their friend Fred
was held in high esteem and the
sympathy and words of comfort
expressed should make lighter
the burden of this visitation to
the Horneber family.
States Attorney Mani, Sheriff
Minder, Justice Prindeville and
DR.. Schedler held an inquest and
decided that the unfortunate
young man in some manner was
responsible for his own DEATH, =
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-08-15

Wednesday morning, July 16,
1918.
Board met as per adjournment.
Members present Harry Grand
bois, John MeIland, M. L. Safer
en- and S. L Remund.
On motion board adjourned
as board of county commission
ers and met as a board of equal
ization, and on motion the as
sessments were raised and low
cred as follows:
Geneseo township, A horses
raised 81 per cent, A cattle
raised AZ per cent, B cattle
raised II per cent, G cattle low
cred 10 per cent.
Lockwood township, A horses
lowered 10 per cent, B horses
raised 3 per cent. A cattle
raised 12 per cent, B cattle
raised II per cent, G cattle
raised so per cent.
Garfield township, A horses
raised 3 per cent, B horses
lowered 9 per cent, A cattle
raised l per cent, B cattle raised
16 per cent. G cattle raised 20
per cent.
Spring Dale township, A hors-
es raised II per cent, 3 horses
raised 20 per cent. B cattle
raised per cent, {. cattle low
cred 3 per cent.
Summit township, A horses
raised 2 per cent, B horses
raised II per cent. A cattle
raised 6 per cent, B cattle raised
is per cent, Q cattle raised 20
per cent.
Ortley township, A horses
lowered 4 per cent, B horses
raised II per cent. A cattle
raised 3 per cent, B cattle raised
10 per cent, G cattle lowered ID
per cent
Alto township, A horses raised
2 per cent, B horses raised 4
per cent. A cattle lowered 6
per cent, G cattle lowered II per
cent.
Spring Grove township, B
horses raised 5 per cent. A
cattle lowered 16 per cent, B
cattle raised 81 per cent, G cattle
lowered 81 per cent.
Lake township, A horses low
cred 26 per cent, B horses low
cred q per cent. A cattle low
cred 1Oper cent, B cattle lowered
Is per cent, G cattle lowered %
per cent.
Lee township, A horses raised
13 per cent, B horses raised 2
per cent. A cattle raised "a per
cent, B cattle raised II per cent,
G cattle lowered II per cent.
Becker township, A horses
lowered 33 per cent, G horses
lowered % per cent. A cattle
raised II per cent, G cattle low
cred II per cent.
Lawrence township, A horses
raised IA per cent, B horses
raised z per cent. A cattle low
cred "a per cent, B cattle raised
3per cent, G cattle lowered 33
per cent.
The board adjourned as board
of equalization to meet as board
OF county commissioners. The
bond Of VIM. BoLlenbeck filed the
10th day of July, to engage in
selling liquor at retail on lot ii,
block So, was taken under con
sideration. Chairman Harry
Grandbois called Commissioner
j. Meland to the chair. Motion
made by Harry Grandbois that
the liquor bonds for 10000 Of
VIM. Bolenbeck be approved;
motion seconded by S.sL:S'Re
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-08-15

county, and for the entire state
for that matter, as the tax com.
mission have seen to it that a
uniform system of assessment
has been employed in all of the
counties.
For the purpose of comparison
the Standard hereby gives the
figures from the two years men,
toned in every town and village
in Roberts county the figures
being copied from the records
in the Office of the county au.
ditor.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-08-15
County Commissioners
Official Proceedings
Minutes of Meeting of Board of Commissioners
and Board Of Equalization, Beginning
July 1, 1913.

mund. The vote was as follows;
Grandbois, aye; Nicholson, aye;
Remund, aye; Sateren and Mel,
land not voting. Motion carried,
and bonds were approved.
Board on motion adjourned as
a board of county commissioners
and met as a board of equaliza-
ton, and the following assess
ments were equalized.
Peever village, A horses raised
43 per cent, B horses raised 80
per cent. A cattle lowered 16
per cent.
White Rock village, A horses
lowered 90 per cent, B horses
raised 26 per cent. B cattle 13
per cent.
Wilmot city, A horses raised 1S
per cent, B horses raised 80 per
cent. A cattle raised so per
cent, B cattle raised per cent.
Summit village, A horses raised
I6 per cent, B horses raised AZ
per cent. = b cattle lowered -
per cent.
Sisseton city, B horses raised
II per cent. B cattle raised 81
per cent.
Ortley village, A horses raised
21 per cent, B horses raised IS
per cent A cattle raised % per
cent, B cattle lowered IL per
cent, G cattle raised 20 per cent.
! Ellington village, B horses
raised 26 per cent. B cattle
raised rs per cent.
On motion threshing rig of
Chas. Gilleland in Alto township,
was lowered 335 per cent.
On motion threshing rig of
Frank Bowder in Ortley town
ship, was lowered 335 per cent.
Larson and johnson threshing
rigs of Ortley township, was
taken off of the assessment roll
as said parties with rigs have
gone to Canada
On motion threshing rig of
Utis and Company in OrtLey
, township was raised 40 per cent.
On motion structures on lots
1872, block "a, Sisseton city, was
lowered from $4,000 to $40, 900,
and on lot Is, block "a, from
$4,000 to $4,000.
On motion the assessment in
Sisseton city, of personal prop
erty of credits of w. r. Glaiser
which he states he does not own
to the amount of $150O.OO was
taken off of assessment roll.
On motion board adjourned
until July II, 1913, at 9 o'clock.
Thursday, July II, 1913.
Board met as per adjourn.
ment all members present.
On molten board adjourned as
a board of equalization and met
as board of county commission
ers.
Bills we're allowed and rejected
as follows:
]C. L. Preston, painting
court house roof and
dome, $1O2.20 allowed
$500, balance to be paid
when work is finished S 82.2O
M. A. Leversee, court
script. 49,. ..... 49,. 1920
Walter Anderson, court
script. $40
Gideon Walker, court
script $50
M. 3. Crockett, court script 6.1O
Christ Nerison, court
script, ........... $40
Citizens Bank, court script 314.OO
Dakota Central Telephone
/ Co., phone rent and
messages 1910
o. T::'Axness 4 Co.. lutn-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-08-15

year showed valuation of over
thirty million dollars, in a total
of $219,995,547. If these missing
counties keep up the relative per
centage of increase shown by the
other counties making returns,
they will increase the figures
now in by a hundred million
dollars.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-08-15

1dLu
Will A. Beach Printing
Co., claimed 110.65, al
lowed 1896
State of South Dakota, ex-
pense and per diem
from May 26 to July lst,
assistant executive ac-
countant. 90. 2O6.93
G. b. MCGOWAN Lumber
Co., posts for poor farm 1890
W. f. Carlberg, steel tank
for poor farm ,....... $500
j. w. Featherston, print
ing for county superin-
tendent. .......-. 400
G. A. Carlaw, role and
putting up rope on flag
pole, ...... 600
Sherman Lull, profession
al visit to Joe Laird,
poor, and reports ,..,., 600
Otto Rade, arrest of Gabril
Schroeder, assistant ..... 800
O. b. Lien, auditor, post
age, box rent, express
and freight. 14.45
S. l.. Remund, mileage
and per diem $3.50
M. l.. Sateren, mileage
and per diem ...... 800
Harry Grandbois, mileage
and per diem m......... 1870
John Melland, mileage
and per diem. ...... S4.1O
M. L. Mickleson, mileage
and per diem -. 1900
Dave Stevens, clerk of
courts, fees 49, 233.6O
Dave Stevens, clerk of
courts vital statistic
fees .....- 111.55
Jno. S. Swanson, order
from Game Warden
Hedric on game fund - 1888
Olaf Melby, medicine
furnished Mrs. Dean,
poor 2.35
j. L. Minder, commission
collecting taxes 5000. 1910
j. P. Croal, printing -. 800
John Minder, serving sub.
! poelldS ......... 5.lO
State of South Dakota, IA
copies of session laws. 14.OO
Duluth Corrugating and
Roofing Co., culverts. 1000 .12
Duluth Corrugating and
Culvert Co., culverts. 7o2.O2
Sisseton Mill & Light Co.,
claimed $33.15 allowed 27.45
|
HI. M. Knight, probate
Judge, salary End quar-
ter, insane proceedings $3.50
liver johnson, } court script
and box rent. 80. .1139.5O
O. O. Brantseg, balance on
painting at poor farm. 5000
Petition on file signed by free
holders and taxpayers of Easter
township, petitioning for coun-
ty bridge across the Little Min
nesota river, to be an iron bridge
80 # long; and one steel culvert
5x24 It to be used on section line
between sec 13 and IL, and bridge
to be located near section line
running east and west between
sec. Is and 10. On motion &c
ft. bridge was allowed.
The following resolution was
submitted by the board of coun
ty commissioners in relation tc
county road: Whereas, petition
having been filed asking the
county commissioners to lay out
a county road running east and
west across Roberts county and
extending from the southwest
corner of section 30 in Long Hol
low township east and terminal
ling at the Minnesota line nea1
the southwest corner Of section
one Of Easter township. more
particular description ssf which
~ s n I, ':it;;. r;
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-08-15

Wednesday morning, July 16,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-02-21
BETTE THAN SPANKING.

Spanking will not cure children 0
We tting the bed, because II is rot
ahahit hut dangerous disease. The
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Chicago, H., have discovered srict,g
!liin !esstleneGyftr this disa ssinal
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they will send Soc package securely
wrapped and prepared Absolutely
Free to any readers OF T he DEMOCRAT
STAR This remedy also cures FIRE
Quent desire to uriuate and inability
ocontrol urine during the night or
dsy In old or young. The G. H. Rowan
Drug Co. is an Old Reliable House
write to them to-day for the free
medicine. Cure the affl icted members
p.yopf family, then tell your neigh
hors and frieadsr abo Ut Il Is Fepeo..