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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-31
SYNOPSIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds move into their
new bungalow-S00 down, balance same
as rent l-on Staten Island. Mrs. Collins,
neighbor. calls before the household
xoods are set In order. Spring. Dick
Meaoe, newspaper man, cynic. socialist,
takes dinner and spends the night. The
tteynoIds seem comfortable in their home,
ou, with hint OF loneliness. Jane Rey-
noius oius goes to city matinee with Mrs.
SoIilns; and by her companions advice
pretends sickness to cover her neglect to
proyloe dinner for Bob. Jane, confessing.
n forgiven for shammIng Dick arrives
wIth uehcatessen forage. Dick warns Bob
asalnst John Brand Bob's old school
mate ROW a member of "the system"
VINO is expected to call Jane confesses
mat the money for the butchers bill has
gone Tor new hat. Bob pleasantly re-
Inihos her OF the balance same as rent"
DICK breaches socialism. Brand, the pros
porous. member OF "the system" calls
brand Hudson Cement company presi-
dent, offers Bob $40O coo to use his position
as chemist with the United Construction
company TO cheat the specifications for
cement work on the Pecos River dam
Jane overhearing asks Bob to accept. His
her 80 ~
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-31
SUCCESS WITH Then
FARM LIVE STOCK
Animals Used for Breeding Pur-
poses Should Possess In
dividual Merit.
fny e. vAN pENTHuYsENl

(By E. VAN BENIhb 1SbNs)
Regularity In feeding and work
makes long-lived horses.
A scrub may yield a profit, but II
so, a good animal would give a great
er profit.
Feeding an inferior quality OF food
is not consistent with the most profit
able stock feeding.
The young SOW proves her ability
by the way she handles her first lit
er.
No young animal will return as good
results as the ones literally fed.
To be too fiery is a fault in horse
drawing heavy loads on an uneven
road.
Good stock must have good fare and
attention, and then they will make
most liberal returns.
The food OF support is more than
the food OF gain, under the most fa-
vorable conditions.
The fault in overstocking is not al
together in having too much stock, but
in not having enough feed.
No animal, however well bred,
should be used for breeding purposes,
unless It has individual merit.
Make Il a rule to save everything
the saving OF which doesn't cost more
than It is worth.
In breeding. defects are peculiarly
persistent, and are more easily
stamped upon the next generation
than good qualities.
Mixed grasses make better and
surer pasture than a single variety
though II be the very best OF all
Scant feeding OF the young anima
produces that which is all but impos
sible to overcome by liberal feeding
afterward.
There is no surer destruction to {
herd, however good, than that o
breeding to a bull that is an inferiol
sire.
Other things being equal. the mos
profitable animal is the one kept ever,
day at the maximum gain consistent
with health.
II is not the magnitude OF one'i
business that gives him good results
but the manner in which 1t Is con
Quoted.
II there is one time more than an
other when deep plowing is beneflcia
It is when a growth of clover is be
ing turned under.
There Ia no royal road to success
and II a man succeeds he must worl
out his own task and execute 1t witt
a will.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-31

priced grain, however. this can hard,
rule. according to the department OF
agriculture. is to figure on one shoat
per steer when shelled corn is fed
and two when ear corn. In any cir
cumstances there should be enough
hogs provided to clean up all the
waste corn.
Another convenient basis Of caleu-
lation is to estimate that when one
third OF bushei OF corn is fed
steer approximately three-fourths OF
pound OF pork will be obtained.
With ear corn the gains are greater
but on the other hand corn meal OF
corn and cob meal yields very little
pork since II is much better utilized
by the steer. IL seems indeed TO he
proved that the diet which is most
efficient for steers is the less so for
hogs and vice versa.
II is customary to feed the hoss
corn In addition to that which they
! obtain from the droppings Whun
this Is done the hogs should always
be Ted separately and preferably be-
fore the steers In order not to annuy
the lstter.
Farmers bulletin 5Ss. Economical
Cattle Feeding in the Corn Belt" IN
which these questions are discussed.
emphasizes the desirability of paving
feed lots when hogs are following cat
tie II has been definitely shown. say
the government specialists, that hogs
make nearly one pound more OF pork
on paved lots for each bushel OF coin
fed the steers. With pork at six
cents a pound this item alone will
amount to about Sl.50 a steer. In ad.
dition the risk OF immediate loss must
be taken into consideration. This
sometimes compels the farmer to ship
his cattle before they are ready and
the loss he incurs in one year may
well be more than the cost of paving
the lot.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-31
GET The POULTRY
: IN WINTER HOUSES
Much Depends Upon PulIets Get
ting Used to Quarters Be-
fore Starting Work.
tny M1cHAEL K. noYER.l


II is not yet too late TO whitewash
the interior OF the hen houses: to re-
pair leaky roofs; to patch up the
cracks in the walls; to clean up the
outside runs; and to give the premises
general overhauling.
Are the fowls roosting out on the
trees? Get them accustomed to roost-
ing In the house.
Place the pullets in their winter
quarters II not already done. Remem-
ber that much depends upon the pull
let's feeling at home before they get
down to real work.
Pick out what stock is intended to
keep over winter, and market the rest.
Good culling is the great factor in
poultry success.
Clean up the incubators and brood
ers and test them to see that they
are ready and in proper condition for
work.
II II is intended to run the incuba-
tors during January for market stock
the breeding pens should be made up
now.
The road dust for baths and the
leaves for the scratching sheds should
have been gathered last month, but
1t Ia not too late to do SO.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-31
LAMB AND MUTTON
DIFFER GREATLY
Animal at Eight Weeks Old Brings
the Highest Price Ever
Attainable.

There is as much difference be-
tween lamb and mutton as there is be.
tween spring chickens and three
year-old rooster.
There is limited period in the life
of well-fed animals for growth. Every
factor in the problem OF producing
mutton points to early maturity. It's
the early lamb that gets the coin.
At eight weeks old, II in condition
and seasonable to meet the very Sc
lect trade, the lamb brings the high
est price ever attainable. per pound.
A very narrow limit at this time and
the tide OF prices fades away and IL
will be necessary to keep him until
another time or season that calls for
a lamb three to Ave months old, but
at price considerably less per pound.
The lambs marketed at four months
Of age do not. as rule, bring as much
per head as those sold at eight weeks
OF age. The longer they are keIt the
lower class Of market they satisfy
and 30 on until they are full Srown'
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yours. BUY an the coal on Staten Is
land and sell IL at profit" He
laughed. I think wen have to con
tinue this partnership. Mrs Reynolds,
even after we get Bob started"
They were entering the outskirts of
Tottenville and as Brand saw ahead a
big roadhouse with a cinder approach
that afforded good spot for turning,
he slowed down and ran the machine
up close. He turned around to Mrs.
Collins.
I'm afraid you've been kind o. lone
some back there" he said. He pointed
to the hotel and asked win you
have little something to warm you
up?"
lmpulsively Jane grasped the hand
that was bringing the car to a stop.
oh, | don't think we'd better" she
said. Please"
Certainly not, II you don't wish It,
Brand answered and shot the car
ahead.
Within the hustelry fat and com
plaisant proprietor had watched this
little tableau and at its conclusion he
scowled.
Cold feet he grumbled TO a Gus
toner at the bar, "and | thought
saw some easy money Look at them
One Of the girls queered the stop"
The customer locked. A glass
poised halfway to his lips dropped tC
the bar with a crash.
Good Lord" said Dick. whats
up?"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-31

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF AgT'culture)
The present margin OF profit in fat
tening cattle for market is so marrow
that many authorities assert that II is
inadvisable to feed steers without fol-
lowing them with hogs. II the steers
sell for enough to pay for expenses
the nogs that follow will ordinarily re-
turn 4 sufficient profit TO pay the farm
er for his labor.
Interesting figures on this subject
have been obtained by the United
States department OF agriculture from
"a Iowa farms. These farms were all
ence in raising cattle. A careful ac-
counting system was adopted and rig
idly followed.
The experiments began with the
feeding year beginning in the fall OF
1909. Prices at this time were very
satisfactory and the 961 cattle raised
made an average profit OF $2.05 per
head. These steers were followed by
1904 hogs which were given extra
grain. The hogs were sold in the
spring of 1910 at an average profit
of s667 per hog. II this profit is
credited to the steers, each steer
shows q profit Of $1249. In the fol.
lowing feeding year. however. 1910 to
1911, Se outcome was different
Prices were unsatisfactory end the
1,13S cattle we're fed at an average
loss for the year OF rs cents a head
Nevertheless the 1,6i6 hogs following
the steers turned this loss into q
profit. The hogs netted an average
profit OF $3.3S3. Crediting this to the
steers we have a net profit per steei
OF s404.
Opinions differ on the number o
hogs that IL is well to have follow thu
steers. When corn ia cheap man!
farmers feed the steers more corr
than they can eat and run extra hog
which consume the waste. With high
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-31
How 10 Correct the Mistake.

II you misdirect letter and think
OF your error just after you have
dropped the letter into a box. don't
waste time waiting for the postman
and asking him for It to let you cor
rect your mistake. He won't do IL;
the law does not permit him. You
must call at the station to which the
letter is going and explain the matter
to the clerk in charge. He will redi
rect the letter for you II you give HIS
the correct address In writing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-31
slIaoe Doesn't raInt MIX.

Does silage fed to the dairy cows
aint the milk? No, but the odor Of
he silage. IL allowed to get into the
milk in open pals, will taint It.
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, in which there has been a hint of un-
favorable comment or that contained
even a sentence that could be in
terpretcd as Il criticism, has been i'm
nedlately taken up and fully an
sWefed, denied or explained as the oc-
casion might demand.
In all this the new county folks have
stood shoulder to shoulder in support
OF their various champions and have
shown a spirit Of LOYALTY to the cause
OF division that spelled success from
the beginning. To say the proposed
new county of Mineral seems alto
gcthcr too ambiguous. AT this stage
of the game il is just as safe to say
Mineral county" to this territory and
these people as it is to wait until after
the election, August /. Only the most
serious ruction over county seat hon
ors-a thing very mprobable--could
stir up adverse sentiment against the
passage of the general division meas
ure now.
So far the purposes of this article,
which is to set forth in a general way
something of the resources and possi-
bllities Of the west-end section Min
eral county is going to be used without
any ifs or ''ands''; used in the fullest
confidence that the new county will
be created by an almost unanimous
VOTE
The only opposition that the new
county folks encountered was in es-
tahlishing the dividing line between
Missoula and Mineral At first this
line was located to come far enough
west to take in Lothrop and the whole
of the Nine Mile creek district north
of the river But objection was made
to this by some of the Nine Mile resi-
dents and a compromise was reached
which leaves this rich little valley to
MissoCla. In the amended petition for
division the dividing line starts at 81
point where the western divide of
Nine Mile creek intersects the Sanders
county border, taking a zig-Zag course
down this divide to the Missoula river
between Alberton and Lothrop, leav-
ing the latter town in Missoula county.
The line then follows the river few
miles west and then runs due south
midway between Petty creek and Fish
creek to the top of the Bitter Root
range and then due west to the Idaho
line at the head of Fish creek.
There are but two other boundary
lines of the new county. These do not
give it a distinctive form. The San
ders county line is the northern bor-
der; the Idaho state line marks the
southern limits. These two lines come
to 4 sharp point at the west extremity.
Like an arrow head pointing due
northwest but with its northeast
shoulder broken off at the Nine Mile
divide Mineral county makes u unique
figure on Montana's map.
Reference to the accompanying
sketch map gives better idea of it's
geographical features and the aim
less wanderings of it's border lines
than any written description can con-
vey 1t is so miles long. The longest
line that could be drawn through from
north to south would pass through
the gap in the partly finished steel
trestle the Northern Pacific is build
ing at the mouth of Fish creek. 1t
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train stops, beat 1t" for the county
road and take another hike. An auto
mobile Will come along soon You will
be invited to ride. Then you win see
some good road and somc bad road.
Minerals good road plans. Keop ON
going until you hear the hum OF il
lcmbcr mill Get acquainted with thc
man driving the sawdust cart Usual
ly he is II pioneer, He win give YOU
more real Information In Is minutes
than YOU could get from any other
source in a week. Keep on travelling
IN this fashion all the way to Taft.
In this way you can get the dope"
on the new county. 1t will be an in
teresting journey and viii add Il lot to
Your knowledge Of western Montana.
II YOU have been over the ground in
this way you Will find little new of
interest in this story for tho facts
which II contains were gathered when
! made just such a trip recently. They
are not complete as the trip was made
In two days aud a half from Missoula.
They are not IN logical order bat are
arranged To give n few details about
the general resources and condition
in that section which il aboet to cHt
loose from the mother county and
start its career along lines II CORE
spond with the ideals Of it's own peo-
pie. The story will begin Mt Albortau.
just inside the eastern boundary, and
end at Taft in the extreme west end.
Tho districts described ecntcr at five
of the principal towns, four Of which,
Aberton, superior, ST. Regis ANA De
Rorgla, will be in the race for county
seat honors ut thc election August |.
These towns serve but as mileposts In
this presentation of facts. No sharp
lines are drawn between these dis
iricts. They blend into ono another;
they all belong 10 Mineral county.
Alberton District.
Albcrton, only a couple OF miles in
side the eastern border line is the
The Daily Missoulian., 1914-07-05

Youngest town in the county. Eut it
is the larsoet town and has many dis
tinctive features. lis site was selected
a little over five years ago. Ten thou
sand dollars for 266 acres Of rich land
was the transaction that resulted i'll
the fall of 1905, in this section of
Henry Browns ranch coming into pos
session ur the Milwaukee railroad com
pany Now upon that tract, then but
a fertile spot on the north bank of
the Missonla river, some 30 miles be-
low the city of the Same name, lies
Albertpn and soVoring ii from end to
end, the parallel sllstening steel of u
great transcontinental railway.
II was truly glorious morning.
that of June %, 1909, when Alberton's
first day began. Happy was the thronE
that stepped from that first passen-
ger train to invest in homes or to
speculate in Albortons future. To-
day has fulfilled the promise OF that
balmN june morning to the fondest
expectations of all for the homes arc
here and the Investments have proven
profitable.
The homes are not OF the rich man
house the busy, eontentcd, wel-fed
railroad mon, happily surrounded by
his dear ones and secure in the l<nowl-
edge Of an assured income as long
as his earning capacity proves last
ing He earns "A little and spends d
little less and in This manner Is pro-
viding for tho future years, There arc
less than II homes belonging to other
than The railroad man and these ara
occupied by those engaged In mer-
camille pursuits or by the hard work.
ing but amply prosperous ti1ler of tho
soil.
OF tho more than 500 constituting her
popclati"n, Albcrton has more than
l6o children, about TOO of whom arc
of school age. And for the training
and development Of their intcllerts
-
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Mineral county!

Mineral county,
To those residing within the pro
posed borders of this unborn child. The
fourth offspring of Missoula county,
there is magic in these words. TIE
name of Mineral is heard more fire.
auently throughout the length and
breadth of the territory to which it
applies-the west end of the mother
county of western Montana-than any
other word 1t is the first word i'm
the morning greetings; it is the last
word of the good might sautations. 1t
Is. shouted from the valleys and from
the hllltops-and there are some high
tops IN Minerals Topography. 1t is
printed on siSnboards in every niche
and corner. All who pass that way
must see and hear this name, min
eral. so completely has it taken
mold of the people of the west end
that there can be no question now but
that "as IT Is written, SO shall it be-
At an election TO be held August /,
next. those residing within the boun-
diaries of the proposeo new county are
to decide for themselves the question
of leaving home and mother and of
establishing a new government of and
for and by the people. They will do
this under the new state law, without
dictation or hindrance from the rest
of the parent county. They will select
complete set of officers, from con-
stable to senator, at this same election.
They will choose a site, and later must
provide a building, where these Off
GERS shall hold forth and do their bid
ding-the same sort of "bidding,"
mr. 1,o ,f ol1~
counties in Montana are doing.
Then when all this is accomplished,
Mineral county is going to have good
roads. AS to this, definite and de-
tailed plans have been made already.
In addition TO this no one seems to
know just what the policy of Mineral
county will be, as regards it's future.
There are many individual ideas, OF
course, but they are as varied in their
aims as they are numerous. There is
no other definite thing besides good
roads upon which all seem to have
agreed, or, in fact, about which many
have given serious thought 1t is
good roads first-and after these will
come all good things in their natural
course of events.
Preliminares leading to the calling
of the special election August have
been under way several months. They
were carried on with an enthusiasm
against the warm tide of which oppo-
sition and criticism and adverse ad-
vice melted like the hailstone that
broke through the smokehorse roof one
Monday morning long ago and landed
in grandmother's tub of hot suds. So
earnest, serious and determined have
these new county folks been in their
campaign that they have been very
jealous of their cause. 1t has seemed
as though every tree in the Lolo ma
tional forest has furnished a chip to
be worn on the shoulder of some man,
woman or child residing in Minerals
area. Every statement made by word
of mouth that in any way misstated a
fact or led to n wrong conclusion, has
been challenged promptly; every pub
lished article from whatever source,
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Northern Pacific and Milwaukee arc
both scenic railways through this see
tion of the west, as both Wind their way
through the county from end to end
for distance of so miles.
Railroads.
From the standpoint of pcrmanency
two such lines of road as extend across
Mineral county may be almost con-
sidered Il natural resource TO Mineral
these roads, the main line of the Mil
waukee and the Wallace branch and
PARADISE branch of the Northern Pa
clfie, mean much The assessed val
catlon of the new county. estimated
when the petition for division WAS
filed, is $3,5l0,000. OF this valuation
the railroads contribute the heaviest
proportion. The through route of the
Northern Pacific is S01S miles long.
this being increased by about 35 miles
with the Paradise branch and side
tracks. The MilWaukce's main line
has sos miles in the now county and
nearly 20 miles of sdetraeks. There
are two logging railways, operated by
the Mann Lumber company and the
Polleys Lumber company, respectively,
and the road to the Amador mine.
These make another 20 miles The
grand total is something over 220
miles. Knowing this it is not difficult
to understand that the railways arc
Minerals heaviest tax producers and
that they will give the county IL spen-
did annual income right from the
start.
There is only ono way 10 learn all
about Mineral county. Make n trip
through the west end. Spend several
days there. Stop at each of the princi-
pal towns and talk with the people.
Look up some of the gulches, which
yoG passed on the road without giving
them a thought, and you will find, Just
around the next bend in the creek, half
u million dollars worth of mining ma
chinery getting down TO bed rock
after the yellow. Whatever you do,
plan to stop In Superior over night.
Ask to be shown the place where they
have that good bed | don't know
the name of the place but | will never
forget that bed. Anybody about town
can direct you to it. Don't make the
mistake of having an appointment
early the next morning. No matter
how important it is, you will over
sleep in that bed.
After you get this far never mind
about passenger trains TO take you on.
west Walk for a while. Wear You
old clothes and when you get tired
walking, jump a freight train. You
won't be lonesome these days and you
won't be asked to dig up Il cent From
"A sidedoor observation ear yor can
have a fine view. The first time tho
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Nature Bestowed Riches.

Although nature failed to endow
Mineral with it's just share of agricul
tural land, she more than made up for
this neglect in other ways. OF natural
resources the new county is abundant
ly blessed. Some of the finest timber
in all the west is growing upon its
mountains and the lumber industry
there will ever be Il source of much
wealth. OF the privately owned tim
ber it is said that the Anaconda Cop
per Mining company has enough on
hand to keep it's big mill at st. Regis
operating at full capacity, 100000 feet
per day, for so years. The Mann
Lumber company, with a mill turning
out 75,C00 feet per day and the
smaller mill of Cooper & Therriault
at De Borgia cutting 10000 per day
each have private holdings to keep
them working for about the same