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The state herald., 1917-01-05
Van Mster-.Criffith

At the home of the bride in
HolyoKe. Colo. at high noon
on Thursday Jan. 4. 1917, Judge
s. 8. Woriey officiating. Dallas
Van Meter Of Los Labos. Cal.
and Mise Madge Griffith Of Hol
yoke were united in marriage.
Only relatives and few close
friends of the couple were pres
ent at the wedding. Following
the ceremony. tempting din
ner was partaKen of by tho wed
ding party.
The bride 10 a daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Griffith
highly respected residents OF
our town. She wns educated
In our town aud high school
and for several yesrs had been
the efficient and popular assist
ant in the HoIyoKe post office.
She has a host Of friends aud is
held In high esteem by all who
have mnde her acquaintance.
Dnllns Ven Meter resided in
our county 70, some time and
has a large acquaintance among
our people md Is highly res
spected by al' who know him.
Tho Young couple left that
evening for their home In Cnli-
fornis. They have the Hernlt-
best wishes.
The state herald., 1917-01-05

Young lady friends gave .
miscellaneous shower for Miss
Madge Griffith on Tuesday ev.
ening at the home of her friend
Miss Olive Young. A number
OF beautiful gifts were present
ed to Miss Griffith and a good
social time enjoyad. 1t was q
surprise shower.
The state herald., 1917-01-05

On Saturday evening at her
rooms the bunch" of her young
friends met and surprised Miss
Lena Karre by presenting her
with q beautiful cut glass bowl
and a hne coffee percolater as
token of their regard.
The state herald., 1917-01-05

Miss Milicent Painter enter.
tained the young lady friends
Of her Sunday School class at
her home Wednesday evening.
The state herald., 1917-01-05

On Wednesday evening the
bunch" of her young friends
met at the home of Miss Madge
Griffith in her absence, and on
her return. presented her with
q chest of silverware. A good
social evening was enjoyed.
The state herald., 1917-01-05

Charles Butterfield has pur
chased q lot in Holyoke ant
has commenced building {
house,
The state herald., 1917-01-05

W. S. Hibbs has purchased
the Sheppard property on Inter
Ocean avenue, Holyoke, and
will move his family to our
town.
The state herald., 1917-01-05
N. Z. CHuRCi.


Sunday School 10 80 q. m.
Morning service 1880
Evening service at $500 o'clock.
Epworth League on Sunday evening
at 7:30 o'clock.
wednesday.prayer meeting 1t 800
Subjects:
Morning Suffering Christ. Com
munion. -
Evening - Evangelis'ir services
Special music and good singing At al
the services.
All who come to worship with " will
be most heartily welcomed.
A cordial invitation is sxtesded b al,
J. 7. Bainbridge. Pastor.
The state herald., 1917-01-05

Under The new law, . homestead for
grasing puRposss 10 . full ssc Ion Of
land and there IL great rush for such
homsateads.
The state herald., 1917-01-05

Stiles & Richardson sold Ford ears to
the following named persons this week.
Peter Ssndquist. Mr.. Ssastoek, P. B.
Huston. c. R. Peter, Mr.. Chandler.
Fred Vsllum. State Herald. and How.
ard Bonner.
The state herald., 1917-01-05
For Sale.

l have several pure blood Buff Orping
ton eockersls for ssle, Your choice for
N.00 each. Miss Emma Lockwood
l3 miles due south from Holyoke.
The state herald., 1917-01-05

c. 8. Reynolds from Fleming
has purchased the business of
the Commercial Hotel and re-
Gently opened up for business
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
ALIAS SUMMONS.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF POW
Err COUNTY, IDAHO.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF POW
Err COUNTY, IDAHO.
]. T. Davie, Plaintiff, VS.. John Bech-
tolt and Martha Bechtolt, his wife, De-
PENDANTS.
The state of Idaho sends greetings
to John Bechtolt and Martha Bech-
tolt, his wife, the above named defen-
dants and each and all OF them:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that a complaint has been
filed against you in the district court
Of Power county, Idaho, by the above
named plaintiff, and you and each Of
you are hereby directed to appear and
answer the said complaint within
twenty days of the service of this
summons if served within this Fifth
Judicial district of the state of Idaho,
and within forty days if served else
where; and you and each of you are
further notified that unless you so ap-
pear and answer said complaint with
in the time herein specified the plain
tiff will take judgment against you as
prayed for in said complaint.
The object of said action is to fore
close a certain mortgage, described in
the complaint in said action. execut-
ed by defendants John Bechtolt and
Martha Bechtolt, his wife, on the 10th
day of November. 1913. payable to
plaintiff, said mortgage having been
filed of record in Power county, Ida
no. on the 10th day Of November, 1913,
and thereafter recorded in book 8 OF
mortgages at page 305. said mort
gage having been given to secure the
payment of a certain promissory note
described in said complaint, dated No
vember 10th, 1913, for $1,000 due and
payable in six months after said date,
with interest thereon at 10 per cent
per annum;
And the further object of said &C
ton is to judgment against
these defendants for the amount Of
said note, interest, taxes and main
tenance dues paid by plaintiff on the
premises as alleged. costs OF abstract.
$500 attorneys fees and costs herein
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15

NAL precipitation or less during the
growing season.
The winter fallow is particularly
valuable for small grain crops and
flax. These do the best In deep, well
compacted s~eed-beds, and 1t is found
that the settling of the soil during
the winter months provides the very
best conditions. Last year as high as
20 bushels Of oats per acre we're rails
ed on land plowed IL inches in the
fall; but the average yield on spring
plowed 6 to finch land was less than
10 bushels.
The rule for planting small grain
in the spring is to procure the hardest
varieties and plant as early as possible
but in New Mexico and south of Col
orado generally, the planting is some
times delayed for the rains In the
early part Of summer.
Thin Planting Is Important.
In dry farming thin planting is as
important as deep blowing, for both
provide mor soil and consequently
more moisture for the individual
plant, but when these are crowded,
and there is not enough moisture to
go round, the crop is naturally stunt
ed.
More seed of ourse can be planted
on deep blowing than on shallow
there is more moisture and more plant
food, and rich soil will support more
than poor land. Therefore, the farm
er who understands his land is, after
all, the best Judge of the right amount
of seed TO plant, but an average for
the following varieties under a pre-
~cipitation of Is inches would be about
as follows: Wheat, 35 pounds; bar
ley, 35 to 40; oats, 35; rye, 80; emmer,
40; flax, 20; alfalfa, 10 and 20; bronze
grass, Is; field peas, 20.
When alfalfa is planted in rows and
the best seed is used 5 pounds is suf-
ficient for an acre. For drilling,
about 10 and broadsasting Is to 20.
Some recommend less than this but
there r always some hard seeds and
others which do not terminate and
in the ordinary commercial variety
seldom more than a half or two-thirds
produce plants.
On ordinary dry farm soil, upland
or lowland, alfalfa will grow like a
weed OF the deep plowed winter fall
low, planted from about April Goth
to May 18th. Spring planting has been
more successful than late or fall
planting in all regions where the rains
come early. For dry uplands the row
system with plenty of cultivation Is
the best. In favorable seasons a good
stand may often be secured on the
spring fallow. There is no objection
to planting this crop on the new break
but the surface must be worked con-
tinuously until reduced to as fine a
texture as old land. If the chunks of
sod cannot be eliminated, it is better
to use 1t for some other crop, for
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
PAUL RULFINCH.
NOTICE OF SALE OF ESTRAY

Notice is hereby given that unless
claimed and taken away before the
date Of sale. that the following de-
scribed animal will be sold at the
farm Of C. E. England, near Pauline
post office, on March the Sth at two
O'Clock D. 10. One iron grey fillie
branded 10 on left shoulder, weight
about $50 pounds. Unless claimed
and taken away before said date said
animal will be sold at public sale to
the highest bidder for cash, and the
proceeds used to pay the costs of its
keep and the cost Of advertising and
sale, and the surplus. If any, turned
into the county treasury.
d. B. JEFTRIES,
Sheriff Power County.
Feb. S-Mar. Is
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15

In any farming the yield of all
crop depends largely on the kind
Of seed-bed they are planted in.
Depth and moisture are the essentials
and a properly prepared winter fallow
provides them. When we plow in the
fall and leave the soil in a rough con-
dition all winter to catch the snow and
absorb moisture it is called winter fall
low. AS soon as the frost is out of
the ground In the spring the ground
is mulched by leveling off with the
disk or harrow, or both, as needed.
This winter fallow provides the best
seed-bed for all spring crops but late
crops such as corn, sorghums, Sudan
grass, etc, may be also proitably
raised by the spring fallow. BY the
spring fallow is meant the preparation
of the soil as oon as possible after
the frost is out of the ground and
then alternate disking and narrowing
to kill all weed growth until planting
time In May or June. The blowing
for any crop in either of these fallows
should never be less than ten inches
deep If the best results are desired.
There are many in western Kansas
and Nebraska who claim that deep
blowing is not necessary for wheat and
small grain; but in comparing notes
after a partially dry season such as
1915 we find that all the good crops
fell to the deep blowers. Western
Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma farm
ers who enjoy a precipitation of IS to
20 inches r not in the same class
with those of Colorado, Wyoming, New
Mexico, Utah, etc, who are happy IL
they get their IA or Is and it is pos
sible in the former states to get along
with a little less blowing than in the
latter; but in all the states we find
the highest averages following the
deepest blowing.
Plant on the Fall0w.
Immediate planting after blowing
deep or ven shallow is often a cause
of failure in dry farming, and is some
thing we lever recommend. Every
crop should be planted on one of the
allows-the summer fallow, the winter
fallow or the spring fallow-to do
otherwise in the arid districts Is gam
bling with nature. BY good deep plow-
ing in the fall from two to four feet
of moist soil may often be secured in
the winter fallow for spring planting.
This will usually carry from 10 to II
per cen OF water or over two inches
to the foot and will be sufficient to car-
ny the crop with anything like the nor
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15

Roupe in chickens is very similar
in many respects to influenza or dis
temper in horses or colds in Romans.
1t is caused by exposure and drafts
and one Of the most important proven
titivesis a warm, dry, well banked up
yet well ventilated chicken house.
Ventilation should come through an
opening or window near the roof COW
cred with cheese cloth Air drafts
near the floor are bad. Poultry should
not be fed GA Icy or cold damp
floors.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15

Following is a formula which is be
ing used by several local farmers
where roupe has broken out.
Stir n pound napthalene flakes in
two gallons coal oil and mix two or
three days till dissolved. then add
one pint turpentine and one pint Of
crude carbolic acid. Spread this pre-
p~aration on perches before the chick
ems go to roost. Breathing the air
charged with napthalene assists pol
try in overcoming roups.
W. KJOSNESS.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
FOR SALE.

Ford, 1915 model, used only six
months and good as new, to trade for
horses.
1tf ]. D. SMITH. Farmers Barn
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15

expended, and for decree of this court
adjudging said sums and said mort
gage to be a first lien against said
premises, and that said premises be
sold in the manner provided by law.
and the proceeds applied to the pay
ment of said Indebtedness, and that
each and all of said defendants and
persons claiming by. through or under
them. or any Of them, be forever bar
red and foreclosed OF all rights, title,
lien, equity and claim OF redemption
in and to said mortgaged premises,
and from every part thereof as pro-
vided by law and for other equitable
relief;
The said premises being situated in
the village of American Falls, Idaho,
being lots 1, 2, 3, A, and 5 in block
"a in the Riverside addition to the
townsite Of American Falls, Power
county, Idaho, and for further par
ticulars reference is hereby made to
complaint on file in this action.
Witness my hand and seal of said
district court this goth day Of March,
1916.
PAUL BULFINCH,
Clerk OF District Court.
R. S. Anderson, Attorney for Plain
tiff, Residence and P~ostoffice Address,
American Falls. Power County, Idaho.
Dates of publication: February 8.
February Is, February %, March /.
March s and March Is, 1917.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
SERDBED PREPARATION FOR
DRY FARM SPRING CROPS

The following from the pen of E. r.
Parsons, the Colorado dry farm ex-
pert, will be good reading for all who
grow spring grain, and enlightening to
all who are seeking light on dry farm
ing methods:
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-25
AGAIN THE VISION LOOMS UP

Portage Bay will ultimately be the governments winter port for the Chckaoon coal fields according to parties re
 ing on recent boats from the westward Portage much shorter hau than Seward Anchorage and eliminates the dee snoWs and heavy grades the line between ana seward Now that Anchorage has been definitely turned down as winter port it practically that Portage Bay WI" De the site selected The harbor unusually protect e fee rom c and can be approached by construction or short tunnel And places the bunkers nearly 300 miles nearer Valdez which the important consider ation-Vadez Prospector
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-25

Something new-Pyrex Oval Bakers Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-25

Your eyes fitted. Compound md astigmatic lenses replaced. See Os- borne.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-25

For light taxi work telephone the Alaskan Hotel.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-08-25

Something new - pyre. OhIong Breadpans. Northwestern Hardware Go.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26

Mrs. NJ Kelly of Albert Lea,
formerly Of Mankato, is visiting
friends in the city.
Mrs A Gunderson of LIE Sueur was
shopping in the city yesterday.
Mrs. D. H. Thew of Vernon Center
was shopping in the city yesterday.
]. R. Bowen left today on a business
trip to Lake Crystal, Amboy, and
Vernon Center.
Miss Ethel Skuse will spend the
evening at GAINESVILLE, where she
will play piano at high school re-
ception.
Rev. J. NJ Balm left today for
Worthington to conduct series OF
Sunday school Institutes to be held
in seven Presbyterian churches. Su-
perintendent B. Sulzer will be at a
number of these Institutes.
Miss Mary Thompson, who has been
employed as collector by the Free
Press company, has resigned her po-
sition and will leave Monday to spend
some time in the east. She will be &C
companied by Miss Cora Wolff.
Good Thunder Herald: Miss Ottilia
Liedloff of Mankato visited in town on
Saturday and Sunday, being guest at
the Billet and Meyer homes. She was
for number of years in the librarians
office of the ST. Cloud normal, but is
spending this year at home with her
mother, who would otherwise be alone,
the son, Dr. Liedloff, being in the ma
tional service.
Corporal Harry Mcdonald, Sergeant
B. C. Berry and Private William Pax
on, who have been in the city the
past two days in the interests of the
great war veterans of Winnipeg, left
early this afternoon for st. Peter,
their intention being later to go to
Fort Smelling. During the past two
days they have appeared at the Grand
theatre and yesterday morning were
at the high school. The children
went out and sold songs for the Wis
iting soldiers. The three are raising
funds for the benefit of Canadian SOL
diers from the front.
Miss Eva Hover, bookkeeper at the
Citizens Telephone office is taking a
ten days vacation.
Miss Emma Peterson of Lincoln,
Neb., who was the guest of Miss Maize
Bell on North Broad street for sew
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
SOUTH DAKOTA man
BEFORE THE COURT
Did Not Have Sufficient License
Tags; Paid Fine SIS
And Costs
From fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Simon Grabowenski, local painter,
was before the municipal court this
morning on the charge of non-sup-
port, preferred by his wife, Katherine
Grabowenski. The case was continued
to this afternoon. They have four
children.
w. Fisher of West Mankato pleaded
guilty in the municipal court yester-
day to the charge of attempted petit
larceny. He was accused of trying to
steal some corn. Judge Harry Johnson
imposed a sentence of. fifteen days in
the county jail or a fine of SO and
costs, but the sentence was suspended
on the condition that the defendant
conduct himself properly in the future.
Fisher has a wife and children.
Barney Erickson of Elk Point, S. D.,
for operating motor vehicle without
having the proper and sufficient Ii
cense tags, paid fine of $25 and
costs. Erickson was seen in an alley
back of saloon loading his machine
with liquors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
fire Quilted HOME;
GIRL IS NEAR DEATH
Residence of Paul McGuiggan at
Napoleon Damaged Badly
BY Flames

The home of Paul McGuiggan in
Mapleton was in flames Wednesday
afternoon. The interior was a real
roaring furnace brought about by the
explosion of gasoline stove. Miss
Florence McGuiggan, who was at
home alone, was making preparations
to bake a batch of bread and taking
a match, ignited the gasoline stove.
There was instantly an explosion, the
stove evidently having been leaking.
Fortunately the explosion drove the
flames away from where Miss Nc
Guiggan was standing or she would
have been burned to death, as there
would have been no one to give the
alarm. She realized at once that the
only thing for her to do was to get
out of the room and to give the
alarm. The call was heard, and in
almost no time neighbors were at
hand with pals and buckets and the
fire boys had water on the flames in
less than ten minutes. Notwithstand-
ing this prompt work, the house was
pretty badly Quilted, and while some
of the household goods were saved
they were wet and damaged as well
as smoked up. Mr.. McGuiggan was in
the cities and Mrs. McGuiggan is visit
ing relatives in Indiana.
The Mapleton Enterprise is in
formed that there was $1,000 in
surance on the house and like
amount on the furniture, which will
no doubt cover the loss. 1t is indeed
fortunate that Miss McGuiggan es-
capped with her life and those who were
on the ground early are at loss to
realize how she got out of the fiery
furnace without being severely
burned. The bread which she was
about to bake was nicely Drowned by
the flames, but thoroughly soaked by
the firemen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
HIGHER COURT HAS
DECIDED COW CASE
Supreme Tribunal Gives judg-
ment in Favor of North Star
Concrete Company
From Fridays Daily.

+ rom fridays Daily.
Cows and pigs are said by attorneys
to cause many Of the complicated
lawsuits in this world, as well as many
other troubles.
In the case of Fred W. Carlstrom VS..
the North Star Concrete company, the
decision of the supreme court, just
rendered, has settled the most ia
nous COW case tried in the local court
for many years, and orders judgment
for the defendant. In the syllabus it
is stated: "The evidence in this case
was insufficient to warrent submitting
to the jury the question whether the
defendent, engaged in constructing a
tile ditch across the plaintiffs pas
ture, under contract with the county,
was not negligent in not refilling the
ditch before a cow of the plaintiff fell
into it."
The North Star Concrete company
had the contract for constructing a
tile ditch, established by the board of
commissioners of Blue Earth county
and the ditch was dug and tile laid
across Mr.. Carlstrom's pasture during
the latter part of August, 1914. but
was not completely filled in until late
October or early November. Mr.. Carl
strom kept his cattle in the pasture all
that time, and they were accustomed
to jump the ditch. On October 4, cow,
purchased shortly before and which
had been in the pasture three days,
fell in the ditch and was killed. Ac-
tion was brought to recover her value.
Defendant moved for a directed YER
dict which was denied. The trial court
submitted the case to the jury on the
question whether the defendant was
negligent or not. There was a verdict
of $40 for the plaintiff. The court de-
MED a motion for judgment notwith-
standing the verdict, and the defend
ant appealed from the judgment there
after entered. In the opinion given by
the supreme court it was stated: "It
is clear that there is no liability un-
less upon the theory on which the case
went to the jury. The contractor was
not bound to build fences or crossings,
and there is no statutory provision
that bears upon the time when the
ditch shall be filled. There was no
evidence that the time for completing
the work had expired. We see no pos
sible ground for liabilities under the
facts in this case. Judgement is re-
versed and judgment for the defend
ant ordered" Attorney J. w. Schmitt
was attorney for the North Star
Concrete company and Attornep Ivan
Bowen for Mr.. Carlstrom.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
ONCE GREAT BOXER
NOW ON DEATH BED
Robert Fitzsimm0ns Is Reported
Dying of Pneumonia In
Chicago
UNITED Press Dispatch.1
From Eridav's Daily.

Chicago, ILL.,, October 19.-Bob Fftz-
simmons, one of the greatest boxers
the world has ever seen, in the best
days of his career is said to be lying
at deaths door with pneumonia. The
doctors and nurses have given up hope.
Only the old champion himself re-
fuses to yield. 1t is thought that his
death is only question of hours. The
man who has held the heavy weight,
middle weight and light weight cham
pionships will soon be no more, it is
thought. A few days ago he contracted
a cold while engaged in vaudeville at
a theatre on the south side This was
the beginning of his illness.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
MEINEARLY DESTROYED
Residence of John e. Palmer, ST. Paul,
Was Visited BY Fire.


Was Visited BY Fire.
Assistant Attorney General John E.
Palmer's home, 1868 ST. Clair street,
st. Paul, was nearly destroyed by fire
Saturday night, according to word
received today by Mrs. Grace Liver
more, says The Fairmont Sentinel.
About p. M, while entertaining
Mankato friends, Mrs. Palmer dis
covered that the air in the living
room was smoky. She opened the
kitchen door and saw flames and
smoke pouring up through the cellar
way
The fire department was called and
the guests did what they could, but
the fire had gained such Roadway al
most everything in the house was
ruined
Every room must be repapered and
all the wood work refinished.
1t is thought that the fire started
from defective wiring along the beams
of the cellar. The amount of insurance
carried by Mr.. Palmer is not known.