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The Dickinson press., 1914-03-28
RECALLS A FEW MORE
OLD TIMERS AT MElQRA,
Friend Ayers !:

Friend Ayers: ~ ~
I have never read a more interesting
article lately than the one printed in
the last number of the PRESS entitled
''Old Timers at Medora."
I note that M. Foley did not remem-
Der all of them and that you added a
good many and now comes your humble
servant with those that he remembers
as being as much at Medora as any.
other place In the early days when
history was making so fast. and we
hardly co%mprehended the fact.
There was the redoubtable Vic.
Smith; the sure shot and able scout and.
guide. He was the man who accom-
panied the Marquis wife. on her cele-
brated hunt in the Big Horn mountains,
when she actually did bring home a
number Of grizzly and cinnamon. bear
hides, as trophies of her skill and dar-
ing. Then there was Hayes Moore.
brother of the Post Trader, Frank Moore.
Hayes got mixed up with a bad horse,
the horse went over back with him and
killed him. r
Then there was Livingstone whom
Jerry E. G. Padduch killed on Garner
creek in self defense and it so-happened.
that Mrs. Livingstone went east when
my party did some months later. She
and her orphan children made a sad
commentary on life in the West.
And W . certainly must not. forget Joe
McCoul. nor 'ttOld Man" Stowe, up the
river about three quarters Of a mile,
nor the billions. And last but not least
the man who piloted my party through
the Bad Lands. He was unique in every
attribute Of man. He was al: frst-class
guide and: scout. professional horse
thief and the most wonderfully 5visaged
man have ever seensinsny whole life.
Histeyes were 90 very close together
as To- make, him look uncanny. He re-
minded me of descriptions of men-ani-
mails and he was Just 40 foxy as he
looked. He piloted my party Of, three
men through the usual route Of Pyramid
Park scenes as shown in those days to
the Queens taste, never doubling that
we were Princes. TO convince us of
this fact he spent our money royalty
and he also was q Prinee. He had won
Observation-Disclosures "a n,gra snoo,, GaId ~
The Dickinson press., 1914-03-28
No ~tuxuries.

aAny insanity in your family?" ask
ed the life insurance man.
~ replied Farmer Corntossel. @T
couldn't AFFORD to hire any alienist. re
our boy Josh gets into any trouble.
we'll jes' have to admit that he's
plain oolish,., Star.
The Dickinson press., 1914-03-28
QUERIES PERTAINING
TO FARM MATTERS
Answers Of Value to All TAAers
Of the Soil.
vAR|ETY0F SUBJECTS COVERED
Replies BY Members Of Faculty North
Dakota Agricultural College.

Dakota Agricultural College.
QUESTION. Does it pay to cook
feed for hogs?
ANSWER. (By E. J.. Thompson.)
Cooking any and all kinds of grain
for hogs has been abandoned as rath-
er a wasteful practice for some years
past. It has been found upon inyes-
tigation at several experiment Sta
lions to be an expensive means of
preparing food for swine and found In
some cases to even reduce the diges-
tibility of the food.
QUESTION. What causes milk to
sour?
ANSWER. (By c.. J. T. Dorland.)
Milk is soured by the action of bac-
terra. These bacteria act upon the
milk sugar and break it down into
Tactic acid. Warm weather will hasten
the process and cold weather will
retard It..
+ !. +
QUESTION. What per cent of foala
dropped in North Dakota live?
ANSWER. (By B. H. C%ritchfield.)
No exact answer a be given to this
question. An estimate that 70 per
cent of the foals live would probably
be found to prove out nearly right.
Dietary troubles in the foals, due to
too much feeding of coarse roughage,
such as straw, is without doubt the
cause Of much Of this loss. The loss
from contagious abortion, so prevalent
in many parts of the country, does
not come under this head, but were
figures obtainable they would show
enormous losses annually.
T. i. ;.
QUESTION. What per cent in.
crease can be expected in a flock of
deer?
ANSWER. (By o. w. Dynes.) I'm.
der ordinary circumstances 100 per
cent can be expected. Many deer pro.
duce twins. On the other hand con.
fnement in a small yard, which is 80
entirely different from the wild, free
life of the deer, often produces in
fertility SO that no hard and fast rule
can be laid down. ssEs%G K = -
j. i. j.
QUESTION. Should a COW give
milk all the time o have a rest?
ANSWER. >:(By G. L. Martin.) A
dairy cow needs from four to siz
weeks rest each year just previous tc
calving time. Completing the devel
opment of the unborn calf is a heavy
tax upon the cow and she should not
be required to produce milk at the
same time ~
QUESTION. Why is the Shrop'
shire breed of sheep so popular?
ANSWER. (By w. B. Richards.)
The popularity of the Shropshire
breed of sheep is due to the fact that
they are the most general purpose
breed Of sheep we have. They are a
general purpose sheep because they
combine mutton and wool production
to a good average degree of merit
In fact it is doubtful whether but one
breed of sheep excels them in form
adapted for mutton production and in
the quality Of mutton they produce
They also produce a fleece, of. WOO
which is medium in weight, length o.
fiber and fineness of fiber, making II
"a wool that demands a good fail
price on the market. This breed alst
has a vigorous and strong %constitu
ton, as compared to some of the 9th
er breeds, which no doubt adds t.
their popularity. They are not al
large as some breeds and many farm
ers object to them for this reason.
l s- ga fr.f e[ .sH-rE-saH@ g
The Dickinson press., 1914-03-28
"a Quick Switch.

a Quick Switch.
Jack (studying ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
what 10 q strait? Father Grading the
spaperl-Five cards OF a-that is, a mar
row strip Of water connecting two lar
ger bodies.
The Dickinson press., 1914-03-28
Sheriff's Return, Defendant Not Found

State OF North Dakota. In District Court
County Of Stark District
To Herman vonS chmalz. Hebron. N. d.
w. G. Cruiser. N. e. Orchard. A. W. Lyons,
r.. Montrose, Pa.
l. Geo; J. Brown, Sheriff of said
the Notice in the above. entitled action
which is hereto attached, came into my
hands for service on the 18th day or
March. 1914; h + have made dilfgent
DEFENDANTS. Cruiser. i Birchard na anI
Lyons, for the purpose Of serving such
NOTICE upon said Defendants, tut after
such search and inquiry I have been
unable to find said Defendants in Stark
County, North Dakota, and am unable
to make personal service thereof upon
Dated Dickinson. N. D., March 10th
Sheriff's Fees:
S'o $l.OO
Total .........:....... s1.0ea
.f#; GEO. J. BROWN,
. 40 Sheriff Of Stark County, N. D.
The Dickinson press., 1914-03-28

r. GEO. J.. BROWN,
. Sheriff of Stark County, N. D.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-03-19

on their merits and without regard
to political influence, or their ma
tionality or religion.
AS members of the bar of this
circuit, we believe it to be our duty
to warn the people against yielding
to any influence for or against either
of the candidates which is founded
upon any other consideration than
that of Their qualifications.
The undersigned attorneys Of the
circuit are earnestly supporting Mr.
McNally and cordially recommend
him TO the people:
Otto w. Arnquist, Hudson, Wis.
N. o. Varnum, Hudson, Wis.
II. c. Baker, Hudson, Wis.
S. Swenumson, Baldwin, Wis.
s. j. Bradford, Hudson, Wis.
Spencer Haven, Hudson Wis.
C. A. Disney, Hudson, Wis.
H. FL. Deans, Glenwood City, Wis.
George Cakes, New Richmond.
Wis.
E. B. Kinney, Baldwin, Wis.
III. I'll. Smith, New Richmond, Wis.
S.. N. Hawkins, New Richmond,
Wis.
W.T.. Doar, New Richmond. Wis.
Thos. M. Casey, Spring Valley,
Wis.
Jesse Field, Prescott, Wis.
j. r. Mathews, Menomonie, Wis.
C.R. Freeman, Menomonie. Wis.
J. w. Macaulley, Menomonie. Wis.
C.E. Freeman, Menomonie, Wis.
w. G. Mclean, Menomonie, Wis.
j. C. Ticknor, Menomonie Wis.
r. E. Bundy, Menomonie, Wis.
NIL. Fugina, Fountain City, Wis.
Theodore Buehler, Alma, Wis.
C. N Gilman, Mondovi, Wis.
S. G.. Gilman, Mondovi Wis.
C. M. Hillard, Durand, Wis.
w. E. Plummer, Durand, Wis.
Paul R. Newcomb, Durand, Wis.
E. S. Pattison, Durand> Wis.
L. L. Plummer, Durand, Wis.
]. ]. Morgan. Durand> Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-03-19
MOTOR REPAIR WORKS

We do all kinds of motor car over
hauling and vulcanizing. Bring in
your work NOW, and have it done
better and cheaper before the spring
rush is on. All of our work is guar
anteed to be the best that can be
done.
We are also installing new and
improved line of tools for repairing
motors and engines of all kinds. We
have lathe for turning all car parts
and for thread cutting. We will also
have an air COMPRISING outlet install
ed to furnish our customers with tire
imitation this season.
You can get any kind Of air-friction
carburetor at our garage on thirty
days trial, for any make of car. They
will burn half kerosene or motor spir-
its or gasoline.
We sell the ''Gray" engines for farm
work and all kinds of stationary work.
THE WILMOTH GARAGE,
Maple Street, River Falls, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-03-19

The electors of the Eighth Judi
cial Circuit of this state, will, at
the election to be held on the 9TH
day of April, 1914, elect a Circuit
Judge whose term of office will COM
mence in January, 1915.
At a meeting of the Bar Associa-
ton of this Circuit, held in the City
of Menomonie on the 22nd day of
January, 1914. Hon. w. F. McNally
was unanimously selected for re-
commentator to the voters, as a
suitable person to be elected to this
office and it is by reason of such
selection that he has consented to
become a candidate.
Mr.. McNally has been practising
law for thirty years. During that
time he has grown to be recognized
as one or the ablest lawyers in
Northern Wisconsin. His services,
advice and counsel are sought very
largely in Polk, Barron, ST. Croix
and Pierce counties, and it is not
uncommon for him to be called into
other parts of the state. He has
handled many cases in the Supreme
Court of the state and is admitted
to practice before the Supreme
Court of the United States. He is
not a man who will allow technicali-
ties to stand in the way of justice
We confidently believe that his ex-
perience, learning and high charac-
ter peculiarly fit him for this posi-
ton.
Our constitution provides for the
holding of judicial elections in the
spring for the very purpose of re-
moving such elections as far as
possible from political influence.
There is also law of the state pro-
viding that judicial elections shall
be strictly non-partisan. This is a
wise law. 1t should be complied
with in spirit as well as in form.
Judges should he elected solely up
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-03-19

paid adv. Published pursuant
to Section 94-14 of the statutes of
Wisconsin, in behalf of w. S. Davis
candidate for city treasurer, VINO is
the author thereof, and whose adj
dress is River Falls, Wisconsin.
Amount to be paid for this publ
cation is go cents
ANNOUNCEMENT - hereby
announce myself as candidate for
Office of City Treasurer at the COM
ing Spring Election and respectful
ly solicit your support.
w. S. DAVIS.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-11-12

ment should be based altogether
on merit giving it only to such
men as are intensely interested
in road improvement and have
the good OF cause at heart.
Doubtless keeping in time and
cooperation with the Interstate
Highway Commission oIu Id
make their work more effective
and satisfactory. believe the
commissioners should gointoev.
cry section of the county and
carefully consider every need,
then hire o skilled engineer to
lay out such roads as they may
think proper to the greatest pos.
sible advantage. A monthly re.
port sworn and subscribed to
OF all receipts and expenditures
should be published in the coun.
ty paper 80 thatevery one may
know their exact proceedings
The commissioners should receive
ample remuneration for their
work, but not enough to create
an undue desire for the Office.
With the above designated
plans we are confident that We.
can better our condition. When
We have once established inproy:
ed roads with eight days we'll ap.:
piled work at the proper time We
can maintain them. We realize
realize the magnitude Of this un.
dertaking and feel that it can
only be accomplished through
the combined effort of our entire
citizenship. Therefore we enter
into the cause heart and mind,
soliciting the hearty cooperation
OF every progressive man who
longs to see within the next ten
years a complete road system
throughout the entire county. .
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-11-12
BLocKADED.
Every Household IN Iseas shsu|i Knew
How 10 Resist \.

II your back aches when the kid.
neys are blockaded,
You should help the kidneys with
their work. .
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for weak kidneys. Recommended BY
thoueands testimony from
this vicinity.
N, n; childress, Lenoir. N. G. says
& suffered a great deal from kidney
trouble for q number Of years. The
kidney action was ir. egulsr and the
kidney secretions contained sediment
l could hardly straighten after stoo
ped and my back panied me nearly
all the time, Finally used Doan's
Kidney Pills and they stop ped the
pains and made my kidheys normal
l am glad to confirm the public state
ment l then Rave, recommending.
Doan's Kidney, Pills."
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't sim.
ply ask for a kidney rcmedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-lhe same that
Mr.. Childress had, Foster Nilburn
Go. Props, Buffalo. n. Y.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-11-12
Your Fall Cold Needs Attention

Your Fall Cold Needs Attention
No use to fuss and try to wear
1t out. 1t will wear you out in.
stead. Take DR.. Kings New Dis
rovery, relief follows quickly. 1t
cherks your cold aud sOOthes
your cough away. Pleasant, an.
tlseptic and healing. Children like
it. Get a so cent bottle OF Kings
New Discovery and keep it in the
house, "Our family Cough and
Cold Doctor" writes Louis Cham
berlain, Manchester, Ohio. Mon
ey back il not satisfied, but it
nearly always helps.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-11-12
Hopeless Lung Trouble Cured.


Many recoveries from ! un z
troubles are due to DR.. Belle
Pine. Tar. Hone. 1t strengthens
the lungs, checks the cough and
gives relief ut once.-Mr. W. s.
Wilkins, Gates. N. G., writes: 81
used DR.. Bells Pine. .Tar-Honey
in a case given up as hopeless
and it effected a permanent cure
CIT a bottle of DR.. Bells Pine
Tar. Honey. II yonrcough IL dry
and hacking, let it trickle down
he throat. YOU will surely get r.
ief. Only 25e at your druggist.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-11-12


the fact prominently remains
that we have no:roads. There
may also be a seemingly injus-
tice for the man subject to road
duty who owns only a few acres
OF land has no team; never uses
the road except occasionally
walks to the store or carries q
turn to mill, to have to pay q
tax for building roads to be used
by the team owner. But we de-
clare it is to the interest OF every
man to see that this tax Is lev
led. The roads should be built
by the tax and not call into SER
vice the regular hands because
their duty will be keeping the
road in repair. So relieving them
of any special duty, we believe
that7our entire plan is founded
on tie divine. law of justice, for
whether you own much or little
you will be compelled to pay
your proportional part, another
principal we may we'll associate
with the economic policy is the
great increase in the value OF
land. An authentic and conser.
vative report declares a good
road system increases the value
ofland' 9 dollars per acre. Take
forinstance the man who owns
100 acres of land valued at2, 900
dollars. His tax will be 8 dol.
lars while his land will be increas.
ed 5000. There are 2OO,974 a.
cres Of land in Watauga which
increased 80 per acre will amount
to 1907, 1866 combining this
with the 10000 mud tax and de-
ducing 10000 for building and
construction. We have q saving
of 81, 1897, 1865 to thecounty. We
leave the matter optional with
the people having stated only
a few unvarnished facts that
withstand the test. The sincere
desire OF my heart is that the
next Legislature shall make am
pie provisions for our relief.
Next we favor taking our en-
tire read system outof the hands
OF the county commissioners as
they hold office for only two
years and in 80 shorta time they
cannot acquaint themselves with
our greatest needs. Besides this
office is purely political and the
temptation is very great to do
same things for policy sake and
the hope OF reelection. There
fore we suggest that that a road
commission be appointed by the
Governor, who shall have super.
vision over all the roads in the
county. We believe it should be
strictly non partisan or at least
not more than two members
should belong to the same polit-
lcal party. The term Of office
should be six years, having ap-
pointments made every two so
that an old member shall always
be on the board. The appoint
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-11-12

Bishop r. N. Waterhouse, D.
D., is presiding over the Western
North Carolina Conference now
in session at Shelby, N. C. T..
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-11-12

Eity. We.1oin,with many of ouI
best citiieas In declaring t h q |
Itaxatiop has long since reached
TO- limit. We affirm there is only
Eone thing about which We a re
more sensitive than taxation
four wivsa,s stBut the fullness oi
time has abundantly proven that
We can shsvers have good roads
unless: some, special means are
provided. Therefore, without hes
itation, we propose that a tax
Df4O cents on the hundred dol.
lars,valuation be- levied, half ol
which shall 60 to the county for
the construction OF main lines,
the other half to the townships,
to be applied on needed roads.
Mr.. n. B. Warner, Of the North
Carolina Good Roads Asssocia-
tion, declares the State is paying
. tribute every year to mud and
bad roads. the immense, sum OF
fourlmilhop dollars. J. Of all con-
ceivable; extravaganza this is by
far the worst, as it is absolutely
thrown away without benefit to
any one. Dividing the four mill
ions Of dollars by the one hun
dred counties in the State, our
proportionalpa is forty thou
sand dollars, Although ourcoun-
ty is comparatively small we feel
TT 1t will.ayerage with the 9TH
ers, owing to the fact that we
have no improved roads. Our
proposed tax will amount to ten
thousand dollars annually, just
one fourth the amount, that is
voluntarily paid in mud tax. So
the only logical conclusion from
q financial and economic stand
point, Is to retain the thirty
thousand. by levying the ten
thousand dollar tax and build.
ing roads as long as there is ne
c.,ssity for them.
The cost of the Boone and Blow
ing Rock turnpike which is in a
low state Improvement OF is 5000
per mile, but with an additional
$400, a good rolling surface and
complete drainage system may
be added. We may safely as
sumo on an average that a mile
Of good road can be constructed
for !, 900 dollars. So with our
ten thousand dollar tax the first
year we can build. half way to
Todd. The second year to Villas
the third year to Todd, the fourth
year to Georges Gap, besides
having twenty thousands in the
townships for local construc-
zion. " =. d,
The proposed tax may not at
first appeal to the property ow-
ner who is over forty five years
of age and has been released from
road duty. He may have a feel
ing that he has worked the 27
years required by law, and is un-
der no further obligation. But
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-11-12

L. L. Burkhead, a North Caro-
linian, has been appointed post
master at Columbus, New Mexi-
co.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-11-12
1 Pr,etieal ls,l systsa fsr Witiuga.

1 PrsetieA losd System fer Witiuga.
fBY GEO. R. SHERRILL, A. T.<S.l
Almost every feature of rural
life is being agitated, thought,
fully considered and thoroughly
discussed. For the most part il
is gratifying to note that every
change has indicated progress,
However there is yet unlimited
opportunity Tor future develop.
ment along many lines that are
essential to the prosperity and
happiness Of our citizenship. Ia.
king Q careful. observation. over
our entire county we ara force
fully impressed that Watauga's
preeminent need is a better sys-
tenn OF public roads The pres
ent condition Of our roads do
not reflect honor upon our peo-
pie. By allowing them to re-
main in their uni1nproved condi-
tion, we are permanently handi-
capped and, offer an irresistible
barrier to very progressive
movement, that the very strong
est are uhable.to successfully ov-
ercome.
There are three hundred miles
Of unimproyed road lin Watau-
ga-t6e Boone and Blowing Rock
Turnpike being the only excep-
tion, and just one trip overit in
the winter. or early spring will
veal the fact that it is improved
only as to grade. Therefore we
believe at least a conservative
criticism in q general way is JUS
tiaable. We shall mention only
q few of the main lines that are
most used The road from Boone
to;Stony Fork, in many places
has at least a twelve per cent
grade. besides being narrow, roc
Ky, siding and muddy, making
it utterly impossible to haul a
reasonable load or travel with
any degree OF satisfaction. The
road from Boone to Elk finally
narrows into an almost inpercep
tible trail across j Jakes Nom tain
which is an impossible barrier
cutting off all western communi-
cation. This trail will doubtless
be marked by the next genera
tion in Eli township as a memo
rial to the bravery OF their pro-
genitors who were so daring as
to take a wagon and team on
such extreme heights without a
road. Going vest from Boone
to Beaver Dams, you may find
any sort Of thing to impede ira
vel. The road abruptly and un-
necessarily runs toward the sum-
NIT OF. Rich Mountain and de-
sends to Brushy Fork with the
same slope making western tra-
vel very difficult. For about six
months in the year the entire
surface of the road bed is COM
pletely overlaid with clay mud,
varying in depth from six to
twenty four inches. Butpassing
Brushy Fork a still more intoler-
able condition exists, however we
are very much delighted to know
that you- can either 60 in the
creek, as was formerly the Gus
tom, or that you have the privi-
lege Of driving down a very rocky
bride path about eight feet wide
NOT necessarily in water the
whole way.
Georges Gap compares favor
ably with Jakes Mountain, en-
tirply isolatirg I'eaver Dams
from all other parts OF the coun-
ty. We may safely assume that
it has even more than a twelve
per cent grade, with a combina-
ton of all other bad features
such ss being extremely narrow,
muddy, rocky, siding, cut up
with routes, and turn-outs, then
wood and logs piled on the upper
side OF an eight foot road with
every other conceivable thing cal
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-07-03
REAL LIFE IN THE COUNTRY
Fact Is Shown by Mans Eagerness to
Escape From Congestion Of
the Crowded City.

Why is it that railway magnates,
presidents of banks and heads Of great
enterprises who must perforce do
business in cities, almost all try to
have homes on farms in the country,
where they develop soils, plant crops
and breed animals? 1t is because there
Is wearisome monotony in piled up
brick and stone. There is confusion
in crowded streets and changing troll
ley cars and hot smoky railways.
These things man has made and they
are needful, but they are not life, much
as the farm boy may imagine them
to be.
Life is in the open country. Life Is
in the growing grass, the waving fields
of wheat, the %springing Of corn. Life is
in the trees and birds. life is in the
developing animals OF the farm.
Any man who works with the land.
who feeds a field and watches the re-
suit, gains a real fundamental knowl-
edge of the underlying foundation on
which rests all our civilization. II
makes him a sober man, a thoughtful
man. a reverent man, and II he expert
ments wisely a hopeful optimist. Life
is where things are born and live and
grow. On the farm is real life.-Breed
er's Gazette.