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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
MADE $4,000
OUT OF HOGS
On His Western Canadian Farm.

It is getting to be a long drawn out
story, the way that Western Canadian
farmers have made money. Many Of
them a few years ago, came to h
country with little more than their
few household effects, probably a a
Of horses and a cow or two, and sufi-
cient money to do them for a few
months, until they got a start. Hun
dreds Of such can be pointed out, who
today have splendid homes, well
equipped farms, the latest machinery
and an automobile. Here is the case
of A. L. Merriam, formerly of Devils
Lake. n. D. He didn't leave there be-
cause the land was poor, or farming
not a success, for all who know that
country are aware that it is an excel
lent country. He wanted to expand,
to take advantage of the cheap land
that Western Canada offers. And that
same story has appealed to hundreds
of others who have had like success
with Mr.. Merriam. But his story, and
he signs it. too. is:
II came to Alberta in the Spring of
l'oc lIciI ANNll . A1dhN, A>olih 1,ahold
locating on my farm near Dalroy.
II arrived with six head of horses
and two head Of cattle and about
S1.5OO. Since then, l have increased
my live stock to seven head of horses,
four head Of cattle. and about one hun
dred head of hogs. Il f~our-roomed
house. good barn with all modern i'm
- ra,l ,,v;,,ln, llAyatar
chopper, tanning mill, etc. l have in
creased my original capital at least
four times more since coming here.
"From the feeding of hogs during
the last year. | had a gross return of
$4,000.
II first started grain farming. but
during the past four years ! have made
hogs my speciality, and you may see
by the foregoing statement for 1916
that | have not lone so badly.
Land has increased at least twenty
per cent in value during the past few
years. now selling for from SO to $50
per acre. with nominal taxes of about
$o7 a quarter section yearly.
1.-The climate here Is better than Da-
kOIo III IlaL we 40 not nave so mucn
dry wind; the winters are similar to
Dakota.
"As for farming in general. the grow
ing and feeding of live stock is more
sure than the grain farming. if con-
tinued year after year. and if every
farmer follows this he will be ahead
of the grain growers in the long run.
Taking everything into consideration,
/ feel satisfied with my success In
Alberta"
tSgd.) A. f. MERRIAM.
Dalroy, Alberta. Jan. 10Th. 1917.
There will be the greatest demand
for farm labor in Western Canada dur
ing the early spring. and. in fact, all
season until November. and the high
est wages will be paid. There is an
absolute guarantee by the Canadian
Government that those who 90 to
Canada for this purpose need have no
fear of Observation-Disclosures.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
Seminary Has Prospered.

washington Springs.-At the annual
meeting Of the board OF trustees OF
the washington Springs seminary. the
report Of the president and principal
showed that the school has %prospered
the past year. There are over 200
enrolled In the institution. Plans
were started for the erection OF a new
girls dormitory the coming spring
and summer to cost about $4,000.
The school is supported by the Free
Methodist conference OF South Dako.
ia. North Dakota. Mime. sta aud par,
OF Iowa.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
Plan Saloon Substitute.

Sioux Falls.-With statewide pro-
hibition taking effect in South Dakota
in only a little more than four months,
the Brotherhood Of the Congregational
church in this city already has COM
menced preliminary work providing
the workmen and others a substitute
for the saloon as a place in which to
pleasantly spend their evenings. Cot
fee houses. we'll regulated pool halls
and more bowling alleys have been
suggested as means OF providing suita.
b. places Of entertainment in the eve.
ninrs - Z successor 70 the saloon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
Verdict Of Murder and Suicide.

Hot Springs.-A %coroner's jury
which investigated the tragic deaths
Of Mrs. Mary L. Judson, matron Of
the Fall River county poor farm. rear
this city, and Harvey Silkworth, an
inmate Of the home, returned a verdict
OF murder and suicide. Silkworth
shot and killed the woman without
warning and her ended his own life.
The cause of the tragedy was the up
braiding by Mrs. Judson of Silkworth
because he procured a quantity Of
liquor and became intoxicated.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
Masnns VIII Build

Britton.-The local Masons have
awarded the contract for the erection
of a fine new Masonic temple. which
will be erected at a cost Of about $12,-
900, exclusive Of the interior furnish.
ings. The building will be 30 feet in
width and 10 feet in length. The
lodge rooms of the lodge will be sit
uated on the second floor. The work
Of construction will commence in the
spring.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
To Raise Fund for BeInians.

Sioux Falls.-George r. Douthit OF
this city. chairman of a state commit
tee in charge Of securing funds and
material for the relief of the starving
children Of Belgium, has issued a
statement to the people of Sioux Falls
and South Dakota, in which he out
lines the plans adopted by the COM
mittee for securing the necessary
funds and other material. The com
mittee is made up Of leading men of
the state. including former governors
and other distinguished men.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
Want New epo

Humboldt.-The residents of Hum
boldt will ask the Omaha railway com.
pany to erect a e depot building
in this city. and will urge that their
request be granted. The present
building. which has done service as
a depot since early days. has become
inadequate for the growing business
OF the company here.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
Two erookinqs Pioneers Die.

Brookings.-Two of our Brookings
county pioneers passed away the first
OF the week within eleven hours of
each other. Mrs. Augen Benson, who
has been an invalid for twenty years,
died in the evening and her husband
the next morning. Augen Benson was
born In Norway in 1843. came to this
country in 1872 and settled near Fe-
Diary in 1873. He retired a few years
ago and moved to Brookings.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
Dogs In Use at Battle Front.

So many thousands of dogs have
been destroyed in the war that far of
Greenland has been called on for sup
plies Of dogs for the battle fronts, and
a number of dogs entered in the fa-
nous 412 mile al! Alaska sweepstake
ace were missing last year because
they were engaged In hauling ammuni-
ton and doing other war work In
the mountains OF Italy and France.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
OF EVENTS
PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TO
MANY SUBJECTS.
ARE SHORT But INTERESTING
Brief Mention Of What 10 Transplrina
In Various Sections Of Our Own
and Foreign Countries
WASHINGTON

The council of national defense is
sued an appeal to the people Of he
United States to show every consid-
Grafton in the present international
situation to aliens residing in this
country.
The State department announced
that Great Britain's order increasing
the breadth of her blockade had been
received, but probably would not be
made the basis of official action by
this government in view of the even
Qualities before this country.
The Eighth company, coast artil-
1ery, Oregon national guard, estab.
lished the highest merit mark record
ed for the 1916 target practice Of ma
tional guard big gun companies &C
cording to figures made public by the
War department militia bureau.
Subscription on behalf of the gov
eminent to $3.50, 905 of the $4,000, 600
Saplldk OlOSh vi lnC AC0Clo 0IA
banks was announced by Secretary
McAdoo. The small public subscrip-
tons to the stock, $120,095 for all
twelve banks, the secretary said, was
neither a surprise or a d~isappoint-
ment.
President Wilson, in response to
the senate's call, laid before that body
official Information that the United
States is in possession Of evidence
which establishes the authenticity of
the sensational document disclosing
how Germany intrigued to ally Mexico
and Japan with her to war on the
United States.
The sinking OF the Cunarder La
coma by a German submarine was
stated officially to constitute a clear
cut violation of American rights. Con-
elusive official information at the
state department shows that two
American women lost their lives and
that the vessel was sunk without
warning in direct defiance of all the
principles for which the United States
has stood.
Radical changes in methods of deal
ing with prisoners and those charged
with lesser ~offenses in the navy are
recommended in q report submitted to
Secretary Daniels by Thomas Mott
Osborne. former warden OF Sing Sing,
who recently served a term as a vol
untary prisoner in the naval prison
and detention ship at Portsmouth. De-
tails OF the report were not made
public.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
Woman Fatally Injured.

Kimball.-Mrs. Charlotte Anderson,
aged 81. vas almost instantly killed
at her home near Pukwana. in at
tempting to stop a team hitched 10 a
wagon and hayrack. The team was
standing in the yard and started and
Mrs Anderson was hit on the head
by a corner of the rack and fell to
the ground unconscious. She lived
but thirty minutes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09

According 10 the Onlclal news
agency at Constantinople, the losses
of the British in the recent fighting
along the Tigris exceeded 10000
men.
German army headquarters officially
announces a voluntary and system
attic withdrawal OF parts Of the Ger
man advance positions on both banks
of the Ancre, on the Franco-B Belgian
front.
The remnants Of the Turkish force
~retreating from Kut-El-Mara have
been shattered completely, according
to information given out in the Brit
ish house of commons. The Turks, it
was said. would reach Bagdad only as
a d%isorderly mob.
British casualties during February
reached a total Of 1,243 officers and
17,185 men. The February figures for
British casualties show a total but
little more than half that for January,
despite the fact that there has been
considerable fighting on the Somme
front during the month.
The French minister and the Bel
gian charge d'affaires, representing
the entente allies, have invited China
to enter the war, offering her remis-
sion Of the Boxer indemnity and a re-
vision Of the tariff as inducements. A
cabinet crisis is imminent. The vice
president and the premier are urging
China to join the entente.
ImpOrtations OF all non.essential
staples are to be prohibited into Eng
land; speeding up in agriculture and
ship building and restriction on the
manufacture of liquor, Lloyd George,
British prime minister told the house
OF commons in outlining his plans to
combat the German submarine war
fare. He said food stocks In England
are the lowest In history.
The French steamer Athos. carrying
lIOOpc duu COAOAldl AdUOt-
err, has been sunk in the Mediterra-
mean sea, with the loss of q large num-
Der OF lives, including Rev. Robert AL
len Holden, an American missionary.
England and France have for some
time past been considering the open.
/ ing Of an aerial mail service between
| London and Paris. The distance be
| tween London and Paris. about 13S
! miles. has been covered In q hour
and forty minutes by aeroplane.
The Berlin war Office reports that
fourteen men were killed BY the de-
struction Of the French airship re-
ported to have been brought down by
the German defensive are In Lor'
pninn.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
DOMESTIC.

Eighteen persons killed and q mum
Der injured in a rear-end collision be-
tween the Mercantile Express and a
railroad near Harrisburg, Pa.
Mayor John MacVicar Of Des
Moines, who attained prominence this
winter when he seized coal by the car
load for distribution to the city's poor,
declared a municipal boycott on pota-
toes.
Prohibition In the northwestern
states has hit the hop growers q SER
ious blow and the majority OF them
are blowing up their hop fields and
will plant other crops this year. The
chief crop of many will be sugar beets
John Wallace, better known as
Captain Jack" Crawford, q noted In.
dian fighter. OF early frontier days,
died at his home at Woodhaven. Long
Island, N. Y. He was born of Scotch
parents in County Donegal, Ireland,
In 1847. His mother was a lineal de-
scendant Of Sir William Wallace, the
famous Scottish chief.
A department Of Justice agent seiz-
ed q trunk belonging to w. H.
6chweibz, at Nogales, Arizona, who
claimed to be q former German army
officer, and who escaped last July
from federal officers several days az
ter he had been arrested In connec-
ton with an alleged plot to smuggle
aeroplanes from the United States
into Mexico.
Frank StAder, 80. q laborer Of In
dianapolis. shot and killed his three
children as they lay asleep in bed and
later shot and killed himself. Brood
lng oyer failure to md work is said
to have bsen the cause Of his act.
Approximately $4,000. Indians in var.
lous parts q the country would be
willing to serve In the military forces
n the United States. In the event Of
War. according to . statement by Hen
~ 4. Larson, special agent Of the
Jndlaa service.
Ru1clph Krause. . farmer. living
near Tobias. Neb.. killed hts wife. two
Yoarso11 danehter and f~our.year-oid
an. ~ then failed in IN attempt 70
60 hle own ~. according = the md
- . ) 0sonegs ~.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09

Our mistakes Of yesterday are main
~ responsible for our worries Of to-
day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
Truthful.

He-I could die dancing with you.
dear.
She-I am.-Eroth.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
Blase.

Minister-Of course you would like
to 60 to heaven. Dorothy?
Small Girl-Oh, yes; 1t would at
least be q change.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
FOREIGN.

Many London schools pave been
closed in account of their inability to
get coal. The coal dealers have plen-
ty OF the fuel, but are unable TO find
men to deliver it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09

Many a mans idea OF comfortable
clothing Is the kind his wife won't let
him wear.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09

Harry X. Thaw is a physical and
mental wreck, according to a report
made by DR.. John Wanamaker, Phil
adelphia police surgeon. Thaw is now
in a Philadelphia hospital and his
family is completing its plans for the
lunacy proceedings instituted by
Thaw's mother, which will come uE
March IL.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09

ION February 2 an explosion took
place in the ammunition depots at
tons of ammunition and killed 200
persons" declared the official Berlin
press agency. quoting a report from
Paris.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09

An avalanche swept down on The
buildings Of the North Star Mine,
twelve miles northeast of HALEY,
Idaho, demolishing the company's
warehouses, killing fifteen miners and
seriously injuring several others.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09

Hog prices at the unio& siock yards
at Chicago, which have teen moving
up from day to day, reached a new
high point Feb. II, when heavy swine
sold at 1880 per cwt., establishing a
new record for the market.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09


Great Britain has withdrawn her OF
lection and made known her permiss
sion for Hadfeld's Ltd. All English
munitions concern, to contract With
the United States navy for m
piercing shells of the IA and 1G-incf
type.
Germany's imperial budget for this
year amounts to 5,035 100000 mark
as against 1885, 00. goo marks last
year or an increase Of 1,277 zoe, 900.
it was announced in the reichstlg by
Count Won Roedern, the finance min.
lister.
1t IS reported that more than zoe
persons were killed and 700 wounded
by an explosion of ammunition depots
in Paris on February 2. According
to the report, more than $4,000 tons
of ammunition were destroyed.
A train carrying 22S invalid Rus
sian soldiers who were on the way
home from Germany, through Sweden,
went off the track near Cello, and as
the result twenty-three insane Rus
sian soldiers and twenty-five other
persons were killed.
The Introduction or the daylight
saving scheme was unanimously rec
commended by the committee appoint
ed by the British parliament to con-
slider the subject. The government is
being urged to bring the schedule into
effect In April instead Of May.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09
WAR NEWS.

According to the official new
agency at Constantinople, the losses
Of the British in the recent fighting
along the Tigris exceeded 10000
men.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09

The council Of national defense is
sued an appeal to the people OF the
United States to show every consid-
Grafton in the present international
situation to aliens residing in this
country.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09

Eighteen persons killed and q num-
Der injured in a rear-end collision be-
tween the Mercantile Express and a
freight train on the Pennsylvania
railroad nea Harrisburg, Pa.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09

The Berlin var office reports that
fourteen me were killed BY the de-
struction Of the French airship re-
ported to have been brought down by
the German defensive dre in Lor-
SainA.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-09

German army headquarters officially
announces a voluntary and system
attic withdrawal OF parts OF the Ger
man advance positions on both banks
of the Ancre, ON the Franco-Belgian
front.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-21
Small Prescriptions.

Many physicians have habit of
writing prescriptions without ealcu-
Iating the quantity of medicine their
patients are to take. This leads to
great waste of drugs and much I'M
necessary expense. Which leads the
New York Medical Journal to urge
physicians to be more careful.
Another evil result Of this far too
common practice. is that partly used
prescriptions are stored away in the
medicine chest, and next time the pa
tient has, or thinks he has, the same
symptoms, he takes What he supposes
to be the same medicine.
But the chief reason why physi-
clans should not prescribe four or six
ounces when they know only one or
two will be used, is that it is wasting
the drugs and making the patient pay
far more for his medicine than is at
all necessary.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-21
ALFALFA TO RESTORE SOILS
Power Of Crop to Revive, Wornout
hands Deficient in Humus and
Nitrogen is Well Known.

The power of alfalfa to restore worm
out lands and to build up soil that is
deficient in humus and nitrogen is
known to all of us. 1t can easily be
seen by anyone who win compare the
Subsequent crops grown on alfalfa sod
with those on ordinary soil, or even
where barnyard manure has been
heavily applied. Realizing these facts,
it is evident that alfalfa must be
grown more extensively In our crop
rotations to maintain and restore the
soil that is being depleted by the large
crops of sugar beets and other prod
ucts, Many acres of alfalfa hay land
are sacrificed each year for the more
remuneratiye returns from beets,
cantaloupes or potatoes grown on al
falfa sod. and as q result alfalfa hay
has become scarce and the price is adj
vaneing to point that diSheartens the
stock feeders. We, must work all these
things to balance so as to- eQnalize
our operations
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-21

CFrom the United States Department OF
Agriculture.)
Sheep can be successfully Wintered
with smaller use Of grain than Is
needed for other live stock. II in good
condition at the beginning Of winter
and given the right kind of hay they
can be carried through the winter
without grain unless the lambs are to
be dropped before going to pasture.
All depends upon the kind Of hay or
other roughage used.
Legume hays stand at the fore front
as roughage for sheep. No other
roughages approach them IN feeding
values. The coarse-stemmed hays
like timothy, red top and bluegrass
have very few leaves and therefore
are poor sheep feeds. Hays having
a large amount Of timothy in them
also are undesirable, Not only is tim
othy unpalatable to the sheep, but 1t
causes serious cases Of constipation.
The dry timothy heads work into the
wool, causing irritation to the skin,
lessening the value of, the clip and
making shearfng difficult When TIM
othy or other coarse-stemmed hay els
fed to sheep In winter quarters it be-
comes necessary to use SEINE supple
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-21
PROMPT ATTENTION
TO ANIMAL WOUNDS
First Step Is to Explore for For
eign BOdy-Then Arrest
the Hemorrhage.

Animals on the farm are continually
being wounded. The first step to take
in the care of wound is to promptly
explore the parts with view to as
pertaining if there is foreign body ;
then arrest the hemorrhage to prevent
waste of blood. The latter can often
be done by twisting the blood vessel
or tying it, or by compression. The
wound should then be washed with
an antiseptio solution of some kind.
1t Is important that the wound have
proper drainage. 1t may be necessary
to do little cutting before good drain
age is obtained. A wound that ''pock-
cts" seldom heals quickly. Small
wounds about the head and neck
should be first cleaned, peroxide of
hydrogen applied tstitching material
dipped in samel, then edges of wound
brought together and stitched as even
" as possible. Paint edges of the
wound with tincture of iodine or apply
equal parts oxide of zinc and boric
acid or any other reliable commercial
busting powder. Never stitch a wound
unless You believe it necessary to hold
the tissues together.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-21

mentary feed to keep the sheep In
condition.
Linseed Meal as Supplement.
If any nonIegume hay is fed, supple
mentary protein feed is needed. Lin
seed meal is good since in addition
to furnishing protein it counteracts
the constipating effect of timothy hay.
From one-quarter to one-half pound of
linseed meal per eve daily should be
used, depending upon the size and con-
dltion of the animal and the other feed
used.
In an experiment conducted at the
Missouri station and reported in bull
letln No. 120, the relative values of
clover and timothy hays for wintering
ewes were determined.
Fifteen ewes fed 30 pounds timothy
hay and OBS pound grain per head
daily lost 7.6 pounds each during the
same time that another lot receiving
the same weight of grain and clover
hay gained So pounds. The Ia ewes
fed clover hay dropped 16 strong
lambs, while those fed timothy
dropped IL strong and five weak
lambs. The lambs from the ewes fed
clover hay gained more rapidly dur
ing the first 80 days than did those
from the ewes fed timothy hay.