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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
JACOB N. DONALDSON

Jacob N. Donaldson, one of the found
ers of the Union League, and for many
years secretary and treasurer of the
American District Telegraph Company,
died yesterday at the home OF his daugh-
ter, Mrs. James M. Reed, 2O35 Locust
street He was stricken with paralysis.
Mr. Donaldson was born in Philadelphia
on September z, 1885. He was a mem
Der of several clubs. on his retirement
from the American District Telegraph
Company Mr.. Donaldson became Off
cially connected with the Postal Tele-
graph Company. The funeral will be held
from the home of Mrs. Reed, his only
survivor, Saturday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
no DISCUSS NEGRO PROBLEM

Unfavorable environment and not racial
degeneracy as the cause of the excessive
norbidity and mortality among Negroes
will be the text of an address by DR..
George M. Kober, of Washington. at the
annual meeting of the Whittier Centre,
in the Bellevue-Stratford this afternoon.
giene In Georgetown University. and
president of the National Association for
tbe study and Prevention OF Tubercu-
losis. viii open the discussion on the
housing OF the city Negro. Or. II. r. NJ.
lands. president OF the Whittier Centre.
will preside at the meeting.
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OBITUARIES
nR- nnn1RY p AILEN

DR.. Dudley Peter Allen, formerly a
president of the American Surgical AS
ISOLATION. died last night in his apart
ments at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Doctor
Allen was graduated from oberlln Col
iege in 1876 and from the medical school
of Harvard in 1880. He spent several
years abroad in research work, and on
his return became resident physioian at
the Boston General Hospital. For many
years he was president Of the Ohio State
Medical Society, and in 1906 he was made
president Of the American Surgical AS
sociation. He was also q director of the
First National Bank and Trust Company
of Cleveland, and trustee of oberln
College.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08

4 GREAT MYSTIC STORY BY HAROLD MAccRAr4


n
M an orphan at an edrip
"A Fsf1fd s,ttsy IS Killed IN a. gold uitro
81 Hff, leee,,sycf Halt an hour dftor
hoi " ths death Of her husband ~
sdisFs othsr. a toni rop9 wdg,SgjI gNj, wdg sg
sef a seiscd Nth uerti0o' IaHS' ava
ansd, - me fortune from the piine,
faf1fl ~ s,o,gs 10 be tDOrth $50, 0,0O0,OO0,
tsh iaie,, i,o he guardianship OF Frdhk
ri = circus man ana VIZ ~ .,,,,,,,iDs
kfsff, ..other. zudord, gfUtnp promise
eidr5s n.a,,t,, reaches the age Of I9.
cffft ,rbo has set himself up as a
n,,sfio and Is kn9ioh ~, ~ .i' nussut .,.,ns
,d.s IN his greed thdt Nuaoru H'hss W..
a,elet ~ comes into possession ot her
h teqft ~ 81 that " ntdB be left to
~ ~ o'..rsryP oi KIN, and he prevdHs upon
~ ~, y. ieoi,e her noneU IN his hdndS
P..ar, longer ard TO say notnlhD 20
aIfe y ".ho,,t The fortune. Hdssdm Ah
- orc e.snois 10 lis scheme IN the per-
~ ~ ty.h- gform, a Douup idtUDer5 Jor
~ 0 ys,tnra hos taken a fdnoD ana ne
...,sds the 0iri TO put the nun ous ~
fHpa,nSS storm comes TO ASK Hdssdm
misgt. MAD Of his niece. AZ drst the
NJ y, ~ xs-cg ,pilf not listen TO the pro-
gtia'. y, z,,dorn insists that " she cdu-
s's ayyg ~ storm she ,oill 'nd,rY ~, 10 orc; ,,;
sNssssh a stand ri compromise. Sotoo
'pN w W. so odses dNd you can mdrrv htnlj
n single case and yoiI must re-
Ie.ce hir1.p ,.,,.,,,, ,oi,ed frop,
q sgdard, using the knoU.eugo Dum'Stu ',V"'
~ N association tpith her hngIe' N
~, ssyies Of bdGiHD mysteries, the
I1tfs s,,hieh being a case IN t0htch John
LIs..s" a soved from oonvtotton oy a Wm
W ,sbjch tcds irsti0dted by HdSSdm Il"
lig.sssv' ,fovinter, an expert chemist. has
sonm 80 a rladndn from drtnk, though
~ tsscsted ioife, little daughter ana
Nv ~ bodrdor IN the McWthter honles
y VI suspect ~. MoWtnte' dugrtfWSs
',liis u ~ .sotsns TO strike her Smith KNOCKS
,as W, So,sn' MoWinter orders him 20 ledpo
wv tenss IN tbe JoiiotUin0 SATURDAY,
w ,Itgf,,y,y hgis 1oes 10 q shack ne has buNt
honH,,b ,Harb,, moods. It had no totndoigS
" Ds sin6fe door ,pus dbnormdHy thick.
w sno.,.o ~ 10 The chemical tUorts t1here ne
go1sy 1ggyuk are employed, McWthter pre-
,snss he Is sorry FOR his ,,s m,soonauo., W
|ppyS.ov.s n boarder and asks him 70 90
|go.,n u' ,sith him OF Sunday. MoWtntor
tpA,.M IVA. M.t,iis the shack IN the moods, props
egulT "A, 'door. pIdces an empty bottle on
o1en ii N. shsif near the ceiling aud dlloUs
n j. s"H "Hnoy 10 slam. The jar toppIod the
Z ',,ts yrop, its perch, Tt fails to the noor
soH'b wv 'bye1Es. The neat morninO a bottle
~ es,sa,nysin0 ono Of the dcddhest fumes
sso,on disappears from the chem'cd'
VIA IA t,po men 90 hunting. Smith returns
.,..a 10y so,dno he had separated from Nc
,rimtsr redr the shack. TtuG days later
i,,Ir;atsr ,r,s is found dead IN tho shack.
ss.iti Il accused Of having niu> dored him,
~, McWinter enlists Zudorn's aid to
~. Mn. Hdssdm Induces Jtorm,. Eu-
sa.S,s ioyer. to 90 tOitI him to the shack.
VINE inside the door slams. Both men
ttcoine unconscious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
CAPTAIN JAMES e. DEMO

Captain James e. Demo, a veteran Of
ncer OF the Civil War and for years
connected with the Cramp Ship and En-
gine Company, Is dead at his home, 500
West Venango street He was "A years
old and was one of the few surviving
members of the S1st Regiment, Pennsyl-
Vania Volunteers. He was also a member
of the Colonel William L. Curry Post,
No. Is, G. A. r.; Philadelphia Brigade
Circle, No. 1859, and the e. d. Baker
Circle No. 50. He leaves widow, The
funeral VIII take place from his late
residence Sunday afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
FoRMAN j. REYNOLDS

NEWARK, N. j., Jan. S-Forman ].
Reynolds, department commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic of New Jer-
sey, died Tuesday at his home, 20 Rector
street He was 70 years of age, and was
elected department commander for New
Jersey last May. He saw active service
during the Civil War, and in 1864 was
mustered out, owing to severe injuries re-
ceived in action.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
BARTON sEMELL

NEW YORK, Jan. S-Barton Sewell,
vice president and one of the organizers
OF the American Smelling and Refining
Company and n veteran of the Civil
War, died at his home here yesterday,
after an Illness of several months. Mr..
Sewell was 81 years old, and had long
been prominent in the smelling business
He was first president of the United Lead
Company, was extensively interested in
various mining and kindred enterprises
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
As Years on Police Force

Policeman Robert Graham who has
served as years on the police force. re-
tIred last night and will go on the PEN
sion list. His home Is at 2s4f East Cum
berland street. Graham was connected
vim the East GiTard avenue police sta
tion For a number OF years he was a
speelal policeman and broke up several
bex car gangs that operated In the l1th
aiafrlcI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
Funeral Of 0. 7. P. Baird

mia n,neral OF Charles T. Parry Baird
,nepaber Of an old Philadelphia family.
Sybo died Wednesday IA the Hahnemann
HospItal. win be held this afternoon at
2 o'clock from oliver II. Bars apart
,,,ss $50 Chestnut street. Mr. Baird.
10 yyas S years old, had been q resl-
am 81 paris for many years. and only
.sesnfiv had returned 10 this country for
,,ielt ae IS survived by his widow.
e.. nfarfuerlte Baird r. Loper baiTd.
- ~ ~ hrm Of Baird a Hepklaoe.
~ his anele'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08

AN ORDINANCE 10 Make Az APPRo
priation o the Prqthonotafy of the Court 81
colamles99 ls9s Pleas ana Municipal Court for the
Section / The Select ana Common Couaels
q the City OF fhiladelphla do ordala. mai
tha snn of one huQdEed and tUenty three thoa-
sand slight hundred and ninety Q2a 500 doiisrs
PfothqnQtaTF o. the Courts 81 Common Pisse-
and the agatei1ei Court. Ter ths yea 1914 ~
follows,
AdIuiniltrati1ui
lta-n l. EFtzensl sef4ie-si
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08

alton to the Department OF Recorder of
Section Sis l. The Select and Common Councils
of the CITY of philadelphia do ordain That the
Two Kindred and sixty zee .26O) dollars be, and
the same Is hereby appropriated 20 nhe ne
corder OF Deeds for the year 1913 as folloWs'
item i. Personal services;
"a recorder soIssisSt Of Deeds, ten thousand dol
pspnty s4Ts Recorder Of Deeds. four four $500
oSs sissf dSlsFs S@s snoa:saa Sosis 1858
Rookkeeper and assistant cashier, one
thousand seven hundred and hfty zro
Cfsotsr tsoSsand Sha t%o hundred doIaFs. 1900
chGs iaTs Sea.oa ....H. w. ~ 1900
each, four thousand hve hundred
cS6ysysncc SolsTs search clerks, at $i,506 OOO
each, three thousansd dollaTs o;,s,ri ;,s;;i S'ooo
iaisbt hundred dollars .......,.,.... 1sOO
cSieef Siiefff mortgage oTtSs index clerk, one thou
sand eight hundred dollars ......:s l,eOO
Assi3SSp sseS thrss uth thoSssnd dollars @ 5000
tffsts1nS4d tSfse RH8dTod dollars n. '...s'i 1900
ssven thousand two hundred dollars 1900
Seilars deISS one 'noI,a s's 1900
dTed ReiSsSi' and atty deiIaTs' ,;......; 1850
two hundred dollars. .;..,...,..,. 1900
thousaad two hundred dollars. 90. 1900
Compare clerks, at 81 $50 each, four
thousand and hrty dollars ss...,..;- 1850
Twelve Twelve thousand dollars. ,,:...;.., 1900
Auditor, one thousand two hundred
dollars and tvnsysriter ons A'Oo
dSSSdi' thoasahd two hundred dollars -. 1900
Receipt clerk, one thousand nYe hun
Assistant receipt clerk. ore thousand
one hundred dollars ..,..:......,. HOO
Delivery clerk, one thousand two hun
satisfaefion entry clerk, one thousand
NStatios Gios clerk one thousand hvs hun, -OOO
rySpIgt IN charge Of records, one thou,
sand three hundred and hfty dollars 1 $50
Assistant typlBt IN charge OF records,
one thousand two hundred dollars. / 200
Tyuist IA charge OF charters one
thousand three hundred and atty
csFtiaeats clerks, 2 at 81, 200 each, A''oo
two thousand four hundred dollars. 24OO
Proof typlsts, az 500 each. four
SUPERINTENDENT OF typists, one thou-
eRnd six hundred dollars ......... I60O
Assisiant superintendent OF typists,
one thousand four hundred doilars. 400
one yh9nsand tMo HUNDRED qollaTs. I2Oo
Recorders messenger, eight hundred
FSPisii' s9ists' IS Al 81 go saeh. sizty-sk so
thousand dollars '.'r.'s,s....fs.... $1,000
q ehlsl clerk sopyist, one thousand ave
hundred dollars .sr...s............- Is F0I
Assiatanf ehlef clerk. one thousand
fouf hanorsq collars .s,ts...s.t..s. Azlo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DE-
posit OF City money and fixing the amount

poslt OF City money and fixing the amount
OF interest TO be paid thereon
SECTION 1. The Select and Common Coun-
ellis of the City OF Philadelphia do ordain That
ninety (oO) days after the approval Of this
ordinance the City Treasurer and the Com
misslopers Of the Sinking Fund, are hereby
authcrzed and directed TO deposit the funds
OF the City of Philadelphia only in such banks
and trust companies as shall agree to pay the
rate rate OF - two and one-half GU per cent In
deposited dpnat, and which have been designatSd BY
1911. u@' VI ''"0e'' a :"
RUDOLPH BLANKENBIIRe
No s64. Mayor of Philadelphia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
ORDINANCES


q Dsteetivss 2 At a. 900 each, three thou 80
stshcsr%SpRsrs % ana typists, 4 al si,aoj ''VVV
Zach two thousand four hundred 49,
q Extra help two thouiai,d' doliafs....... 1000
'O ESperts for testimony, two thousand -
dred dollars W. '.'Ous,u ive nun $500
dTed dollars '...... ."ou'u tn,oo nu" sol, 800
item p. Supplies:
MISCELLANEOUS supplies and expenses,
HNe thousand dollars. ............... $4,000
crowded, That the amounts appropriated for
tSa SSefIes bs, snail BE- taken from fees earned by
AZ employees Of this Department now 's or hores
siLer employed shall be citizens of the United
hlhtes ana bona hde residents OF this city at
lyaSt one year prior TO their employment, and
snt, snail remain bona fide residents during such
And, provided, That whenever possible bids
tor supplies or materials shall he invited only
from Philadelphia firms whose plants are
located in the city, and that a. schedule OF
such bids and awards, certified by the Com
controller before he shall sign any warrants
iot suCh materials or supplies,
ana the city Controller shall countersiRn no
warrants against any item In this ordinance
unless all conditions imposed are complied
And warrants shall be drawn by the Distrlct
Attorney In conformity with existing ordi-
All ordinances or parts OF ordinances incon-
slst,nt herewith be- and the same are hereby
approved the 22d day OF December, A. d.
RUDOLPH BLANKENBURa,
NO Slb. Mayor Of Philadelphia,
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ORDINANCES


Recopyistr, 70 At 81, 200 each, thirty
four thousand eight hundred dollars B4,bOO
Special typists. 30 ct 81. 200 each, - -
thirty-sx thousand dollars, ....t. 5o'VOo
Registration typistB, 3 At $1,000 each, -
three thousand six hundred dollars. $500
state clerk, one thousand two hundred -.
Chief custodian one thousand one
hundred dollars ..,...,............. LiOO
Custodian OF records, one thousand -
one hundred collars .....s....s. l'lVo
custodian OF records at sl,2OO ench, = ooo
seven thousand two hundred dollars 1,1OO
Assistant custodian OF records at -.
Assistant custodian OF records at
5000 each. two thousand seven hun -
dred dollars s...........,.........s. 2fOO
Meohanielan, one thousand two hun ooo
Assistant watchmen 2 at $500 each.
one thousand six hundred dollars: LOCO
dollars Observation-Disclosures, 720
Assistant tanltors, 2 az $40 each, one
dollars .;,..,...,... lao
hundred dollars ...,................ 2,500
-, -. ,,, -, a.. -, ----
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
ORDINANCES

AN ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE d.
rector Of the 1epartment Of Public Safety to
have all awnings and awning poles and fix
lures connected herewith on sidewalks on
Market street. between Thirty y-eighth and
F'orty-second streets, and on Fortieth street,
between Market and Filbert streets, removed.
Section l. The Select and Common Councils
Of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the
Director of the Department of Public Safety be
and he is hereby directed to have all awnings
and awning poles and fixtures connected there
with on sidewalks on Market street, between
Thirty eighth and Forty-second streets, and on
Fortieth street, between Market and Fllbert
streets removed within ninety days after the
passage of this ordinance.
All ordinances parts OF ordinances incon-
sStent herewith be, and the same are hereby,
repealed.
1O1L
RUDOLPH BLANK KENBURG,
No. SEQ. Mayor OF Philadelphia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08

for the year 1918.
Section 1. The Select and Common cornciia
of the city of PHILADELPHIA do ordnin: That tha
sum of two hundred and nlnety-one thousand
and the same is hereby appropriated 10 The
Board OF Revision Of Taxes for the year 1918.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-14

to the car got into a rut: In trying
to get out the car jumped and over
turned, throwing the occupants Out,
and Pindell had his left arm broker:
below the elbow.
When Charles Dinnetz of New
Rockford paid off his threshing crew
two. of the men who had been employ
ed by him during the fall would not
accept checks for the amount of their
wages and demanded the cash, which
was given them. They then tried to
get the remainder OF the crew to make
the same demands, but I'LL. Dinnetz
did not have so large, a sun Of mon
ey, consequently paid ,off in checks on
the Bank of Bremen, After the crew.
had cashed their checks the two trail
ed them up until dark and, at the
point Of their guns, held up the rest
of their companions for sums rang
ing in the vicinity Of 500 each, and
made their getaway.
Arthur McMasterf of Sanger, Oliver
county, North Dakota, threshed nine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-14

land, and he sold his flaxseed at $1.75
a .bushel, and he regards $34.12 cents
per acre as a fair-to-middlin' return.
s. e. Clizbe, up Mckenzie way, de.
cided that he'd better give thirty
eight acres Of his corr ground a sea
sons rest, 50 he planted it to Waeat
last spring. and this fall threshed an
average of fifty bushels to the acre.
He says the showing would have been
better if the corn hadn't sort of taken
the tuck ont of the soil.
Still Optimistic.
w. L. Watson Of Mckenzie, mana.
ger of the Hackley ranch, south of
town, is resting up after finishing
threshing q little jag of $4,000 bushels.
"Billy" l.. says he doesn't believe the
county's going to that region which
his middle initial sounds like when
used by an Englishman.
Over around Driscoll fax is run
ming twenty bushels to the acre, with
spots making twenty-five. They cal
culate they'll be able to get through
the winter.
other Thirty.seven.
ALBERT IEttan, near Dawson, har-
vested fifty-three bushels of Marquis
wheat to the acre from a forty.seven
acre field. Ten acres averaged fifty
five bushels per, and Albert lows that
something must have happened to the
other ta~irty-seven.
These are just ordinary instances
noted in everyday conversation
around the garages or at the banks.
Nothing to brag about, but just an in.
dication of what might be done if the
Missouri slope farmer really got.
down and scratched. The average
wheat yield for the state is said to be
" IL bushels. The smallest yield of
any size reported this year round.
Bismarck was 20 bushels to the acre
on 1000 acres of new land. Course,
it's true that the bad yields aren't
Boosted of, and the average for Eur.
leigh county may he as low as twenty
bushels, but there's no general need
as yet for a Belgium relief commits.
sion.
Over at Dickinson Supt. l.. R. Wal
dron of the experiment station raised
147 bushels Of Victory oats; N.5
bushels of Primus barley, and Sc bush
els of Kukanka wheat to the acre.
Wheat yields ran all the way from
twenty.three bushels up to fifty.six.
Probably Mr.. Walden used some hi
falutin' college methods in dickering
with his crops, but he wasn't far from
the Burleigh county and Missouri
slope standard at that. Which would
tend to indicate that ordinary care
and gumption; sound seed mixed with
North Dakota dirt and rain and sun
shine are a winning combination.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-14

and federal experiment stations. A
few instance of North Dakota yields
are quoted here, and the names Of the
farmers are given in order that any.
one who is skeptical may verify the
statements.
Beat Hail Storm.
John Krantz, at Pretty Rock, had a
big field of Durham wheat coming
oiJng nicely last July when a local
hail-storm struck it. There seemed
to, be considerable damage, and the in
surance agent allowed MI. ,KranN
thirty per cent hail loss. In October
Mr.. Krantz threshed f%orty.one bushels
to the acre. 1T wasn't a full crop, but
it was reasonably satisfactory.
Electric Plant.
+. Fl. Sperry, n Of Burleigh
county's pioneer farmers, raises
wheat, and he also does considerable
with cattle. The other day when he
was in town. to get an electrician to
look over his electric lighting and
power plant, he remarked that the last
twenty head of th~ree.year-old Here.
lOFuS lit ildu OIu DTOt6dL HILL $ou.Vo
apiece in Bismarck. They were grass
fed cattle and weighed a trife of 1900
pounds apiece.
Got Over 40 Bushels.
l.. A. Larson, another Old.time Bis
marck farmer, is feeling fairly COM
Portable about his wheat crop, having
Just threshed 1900 bushels Of sixty.
f%our-pound Marquis on a patch Of for
ty acres. The average per acre was
4S IL bushels. Mr.. Larson has been
in Burleigh county for a considerable
spell, and he reekonsT he'll renain
somewhat longer.
Gus IHoag, just outside of Bismarck,
is deploring the fact that his wheat
only ran thirty-seven bushels to the
acre this year. But he raised a big
corn crop from the same ground last
year, and he has an idea that that
sort of evens up things.
"BiIIy" Hughes.
"Billy" Hughes at Mckenzie only
got 19 1-2 bushels of flaxseed to the
acre this year, but it was fairly new
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-14
NATURE PLANNED STATE
TO EXCEL IN AGRICULTURE
CContinued from Page 81

CONTINUED from Page 81
and North Dakota is the place where
the enterprising man can always
Bring Home the Bacon" And cattle!
why, North Dakota was originally
just made for cattle and then filed in
with bufaloes, and the buffalo grass
grown to feed him upon until the time
should come that civilization demand.
ed his place for the domesticated beef
and the milk and butter COW that with
her cream checks brings emancipation
from grocery bills and brings home
candy for the kids. And thus could
I go on seemingly for ever, calling
your attention to Jul perfected sys.
tenn Of education. We will bring your
children to school, If it is too far for
them to walk. ! could cite you our
automobile farmers; our increasing
bank balances; our natural clay for
pottery and brick; our abundance Of
Ignite coal, and a multiplicity Of ad.
vantages both natural and individual
not emitting that your friendships
with your friends are deeper and truer
Why? l don't know, only / know
that I have felt it and know that 9th
ers debut lest I say too much, I'd
better stop now, only adding, come
and appreciate all these good things
with us-there Is still room and the
latch string is out.
And, whereas, the motto being in
many houses Of our land God Bless
Our Home" is appropriate. 50 also It
were well to have the one word ZAP.
probation" hung on our walls as a
constant reminder Of superior ad.
'vantages that directly and indirectly
tend to our mental contentment-and
to go through life with comfortable
contentment of mind and body beats
being q multimillionaire.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-14

teen acres of flax and secured a yield
of twenty bushels per acre. He sold
all but twenty-five bushels on Octo-
Der 81 at Sligo per bushel, receiving
a check for $475: the dockage varied
from 5 to 10 per cent. estimating the
twenty-five bushels left in his gran.
airy at the same price as that sold,
his crop was worth $517.25, or $27.22
per acre; $7.22 per acre would come
very close, if not fully paying the cost
Of producing the flaw, leaving a profit
of $40 per acre. This would be equiv.
.alent to 100 per cent, dividend on $50
per acre land, or 10 per cent OH 5000
per acre land.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-14
State Briefs

Ole Peterson, a Dunn county farm.
er, broke both his arms last week
when his team became frightened by
an automobile. His face was also
badly bruised.
The five Norwegian Lutheran
church societies of Slope county pre-
sided over by Rev. C. B. Ingebrigtson,
came together At Midway for the all.
nual reformation services.
-
Richard Ebbeson, engineer on II
Of the John Hansen threshing ma
chimes at Cleveland, had n of his
hands quite badly crushed by getting
it into the cross arm on the engine.
Ia meeting was held at Linton for
the purpose Of organizing a city fire
department and becoming a member
of the State Firemen's association in
order to receive an insurance tax
from the state.
The Burnstad creamery report for
September shows that 1896 pound
of cream and 1895 pounds Of butter
fat were received; $500 pounds OF
butter were made, and $1,Q66.87 was
paid to patrons.
The Killdeer, gun club has decidec
to give a dance and turkey shoot on
Nov. 20. Arrangements are being
made to have several hundred tur.
keys and ducks on hand so that there
will be enough to go round. An or
chestra has been engaged to furnish
the music for a grand ball at nine
which promises to eclipse all former
| social events in Killdeer.
As Roy Newhart and Joseph Pr
| dell we're driving to Steele in an au.