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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
EARLY FLOWING KILLS WEEDS.
And conssrves Moisture in Winter
Wheat Ground

- "He1t OToUHo. 3T9
Early fall blowing for winter wheat
followed by frequent i,arrowings, COM
serves moisture and kills weeds, say
the farm crops men at Iowa State Coll
lege.
Plowed land will take and hold more
moisture than land which has not been
plowed. Flowing makes natural res
ervoir for water. A narrowing after
each rain will keep dust mulch over
the surface Of this reservoir and chack
evaporation. sz,i8
Many Of the weeds which matured
before blowing will start to Eermira:e8
so that frequent borrowings will make
a weed free seed bed. Frequent trips
with the harrow viii also serve 10 hf1n
the ub-surface, which is essential. S
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
Toledo Merchant Sells Business.

Special to Times Republ1can.
Toledo. Aug. 31.-Morris Schneider,
clothing merchant and proprietor OF
dry cleaning and pressing business has
sold the latter to L. c. Hill. of Dows.
and is preparing to remove to Rochest-
er. n. Y. Mr.. Schrieber has sold his
residence property to Vernon Norris.
He has been resident of Toledo for
about five years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
Early Farmer. to Hold Picnic.

Special to Times Republican.
Sac City. Aug. 31.-The farmers OF
the vicinity of Early will observe an
annual custom by gathering at Early
for a picnic, which will be held In the
town park next wednesday, beginning
at 10: 20 a. m. The speaker Of the day.
will be Z. G. Dunn Of Mason City.i
There will be a picnic dinner at noon.
and In the afternoon various sports. In,
Guiding baseball game between Ode
bolt and Lake View.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
Onions

Eat all the onions you care to, no
tel will remove the odor. 1t cleans
and purifies the breath. Eat onions
II you care to, but don't breathe it
10 a soul. For ten cents you may
get liberal size package at the fol-
lowing stores: :.
i .sr4ul rnaEuIacy. B. A. Morgan, Hen
ry S. Mayer, a. T. Elder, Beinert's Drug
Store, Old Reliable Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
lama County Old Settlers, Picnic.

lama County Old Settlers Picnic.
Special to Times Republican.
Toledo. Aug. 31.-The annual picnic
of the Tama County Old Settlers AS
ISOLATION was held Wednesday al
park and was attended b.
one of the largest crowds for severa
years.
The following officers were elected
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
D,x veo.t.bIe. For soup.

Surplus vegetables from the garden
may be dried for use in soup. Experi-.
ments recently carried on at lows
State College show that the best meth
cd OF drying soup vegetables is to dry
each kind separately. They should be
cut in small pieces or shredded before
drying. After being thoroughly dried
and conditioned. they can be mixed
according to ones taste. Vegetables,
that may be dried and used in soups;
are carrots, parsnips, satisfy. onions,
potatoes, tomatoes, beans, peas. cab,
bage, corn, kale, parsley, celery stalks
and leaves, caulifiower, turpips and
others.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
MARRIEs CHORUS GIRL.
Iowa Heir to Million and Grandson o,
Wealthy Lumberman WEEDS.

Special to Times-Republican.
Burlington, Aug. 31.-News Of the
marriage Of Gilbert Wells. grandson
of the late Dalton Gilbert, wealthy
local lumberman, and reputed heir to
a $1,000.000 estate in Milwaukee, to
Miss Lillian, Clifford, chorus girl, was
received here today.
Wells and his bride are members of
the You're in Love- musical comedy
company. The brhegroom's mother is
a widow and well known in Iowa
women's club circles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
A.. o. letter Writiss,

The art Of letter writing IL we'll de-
oned By James Howell. who held that
. true familiar letter Is the art Of
expressing ones mind as II he were:
discoursing Of the person to whom he
writes in succiuct and strict terms. y,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
BOYS TO SHOW AT SIOUX CITY.
Special Contest For Baby Best Club
Members at Interstate Fair.


Premiums TO the amount Of $245 will
be offered to the prize winners in the
special baby beef contest for Iowa club
boys at the Interstate Live Stock Fair
at Sioux City, Sept. 17-22 Entries are
limited to calves entered in the state
baby beef feeding contest conducted
by the agricultural extension depart
ment OF Iowa State. College and the
Iowa Beef Producers Association.
All boys who enter their beeves In
this contest will be given an admis-
sion ticket to the fair. free stall rent
and free entry card. On Sept q
a special auction sale will be held for
their stock, where the boys will get 3
chance to sell their calves to commits
sion men or packers Just like grown
up feeders DO. Calves eligible for this
contest may be entered also In the
open classes.
The premium money has been do
mated by the Interstate fair, the Iowa
Beef Producers Association. and by the
American Shorthorn. Aberdeen Angus
and Hereford Associations. A total Of
twenty-five awards will be made.
Wants information az 70 Seed.
The fact that in some sections there
is shortage OF good seed while in
others there Is surplus makes II
possible for the committee on seed
stocks Of the United States depart
ment of agriculture TO help in the dis
tribution Of these surpluses. The COM
mttee wishes. therefore. to locate I'LL
available stocks Of good seed Of aRri-
cultural crops especially wheat oats.
rye. crimson clover lin the hull or
hulied). and hairy yetch. The COM
mittee will be glad II anyone. farmer
or dealer, v3ll send Information In re-
gard to the quantities and prices OF
seed OF the above sorts which he can
offer for sale {. o. b. his shipping point.
bags extra Or included as the case may
be.> The information should give IN
each case the name Of the variety
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31
IOWA FARM NEWS AND NOTES

Especially in the case Of grain grops),
condition of the seed as to purity. year
grown, and the price. The committee
will then undertake to get such infor-
nation into the hands Of those who
want, the seed. The committee hopes
that this request will receive wide CIR
culation and an immediate response,
as it is now time to get seed jim the
hands OF planters for fall use.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

Barney Frank. of 1rvington, fed So
head Of hogs at the Irvington creamery
during The past few weeks. His brother
John bought and shipped these hogs to
Chicago last week. and they were sold
on Saturdays market. They brought
319 per cwt., and were the first carload
John ever topped the market with. The
total receipts for the load were
32,553.60.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

Canning & Brown. Of washington.
sold twenty six head OF cows and
heifers Saturday afternoon at an av-
erage Of $70.ss. The highest price paid
was $3.50 by ]. H. Baird.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

A farmer near Marenso hauled
three loads OF corn to,market with his
tractor and sold It for 3321.60. The
fuel. for the tractor cost him rs cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

Tom Coy, three miles northeast
of Imogene, has one acre Of onions
which turned out 400 bushels. He sold
them for 81 a bushel to an Omaha Arm
Last year M. Coy cleared up about
$500 on the same acre Of land raising
onions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

r. A Hodges. Of Plsasantville, ship
ped two cars Of cattle to the Chicago
market Saturday. One car of the hne
steers were raised and fed by Thomas
Pftman and sold on the Chicago mar
ket at S14.2S. This - the highest
priced load Of steers ever sold in this
community.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-31

Joseph S. Havel, recently delivered
to the elevator at Riverside a load OF
corn for which he received $12s.e5. The
load weighed out 50 bushels AND SO
pounds.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22
MURPHY

The stork seems to have located
permanently in Murphy, leaving a
fine eight-pound boy at the Alva Gil
more home last Wednesday morning
willard Hannum enlisted and left
Sunday night with the boys for the
north
Pickett Woodson lost his fine driv-
ing horse Saturday night.
Walter Beagle has returned home
from the Protected Cove orchards
where he has been working.
Mrs. Inman, who Is very Ill from
complications following the measles.
has been taken to her fathers home
where II Is hoped she will soon re-
cover.
Much interest has been awakened
in the Sunday school and each Sun
day adds few more children.
DR.. Sweeney made a professional
call In Medford Thursday.
The Kelloggs are out on the ranch
for a few days.
II. X. Woodson has been putting
up tent house on the Dahlberg
place and is now nicely settled for
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kraus, who recently
returned to their home In Missouri
are already wishing themselves back
In Oregon. They report living mu :.
higher there.
A number Of grangers are 'plan
ming on attending Pomona grange al
Hugo, Saturday, April 2S.
The experiment with cactus plant
Ing IL quite a complete failure az thu
plants which were delivered last fal
are decayed and worthless. The part,
who sold them reaped quite a har
vest and those who had visions o
tons Of feed are a great deal wiser
The north side Applegate ditch Il
having great deal OF work done ol
II this season to get II ready for ns,
when needed for irrigation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22

be constructed. The distance from
the center OF the silo to the inside
OF the foundation wall must be five
to eight inches less than the radius of
the silo, so that the silo wall will
stand In center of foundation. Mark
ers can then be nailed to the sweep,
and circles described for the founda-
tion.
When the foundation is marked
out, then dig Out the trench that
serves as a form for the underground
part OF the foundation. The trench
may be from inches to one foot in
depth. which, with the above-ground
portion, will give a foundation II to
16 inches in depth. The sides OF the
trench should be kept straight and
the bottom level. II the edge Of the
trench is inclined to cave, the trench
should be filled with concrete and
the forms. may then be constructed
for the above-ground part Of the
foundation.
A form must be built around the
outer edge OF the foundation by the
use OF hx4-inch material bent around
inside OF 2x4 stakes set 2k to 3 feet
apart. The whole inside surface is
filled with concrete thus giving a
floor inches in thickness continuous
with foundation IL inches to 10
inches in thickness While placing
the concrete set anchoring bolts one
balf-inch in diameter and eighteen
inches long with an elbow on the
lower end In the foundation in YER
tical position. These bolts, six to
eight in number, should extend 10
inches aboye the foundation wall. AZ
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22
LIST OF SIIO OWNERS
IN JOSEPHlNE COUNTY

A. NJ. Ruttencutter. octagon.
S. Il, Robinson. octagon.
B. b. Green. l stave.
NJ. II. Wilcoxon. concrete pit.
II. Al. Gorham. | modified Wis.
consln.
Protected Cove Orchard. con-
crete block.
W. S. Robinson, octagon.
Woodford & Son, octagon.
c. II. McCann. octagon.
Lueius j. Hicks. / stave.
j. c. Cochrane, stave.
Glen Provolt, stave.
|. C. c. Brown, stave.
DR.. 5. Loughridge. stave.
River Banks Farm, 3 stave.
James Oswald. | stave.
Hayes Bros, l stave.
Lathrop Bros. stave.
c. n. Gully. stave.
Frank 0. Bryan. | stave.
J. +. Hair. stave.
Dimick Ranch. stave.
Dixie Ranch. / staye.
F. r. Steel. l stave.
Mueller Ranch, stave.
Andrew Crow, | stave.
F. VI. Rathbun. stave.
E. L. Blanchard. stave.
w. N, Carl. stave.
X. VI. c. Neill. stave and con
crete block.
H. d. Norton. | stave.
Il. C. Neeley. | octagon.
J. NJ. Watkins. octagon.
Il. E. Allen, ! stave.
C. r. Hill, stave.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22
KIND OF SIIO SHOULD
VARY WITH CONDITIONS

In general We can say that the kind
of silo seemingly best adapted to that
portion OF the state west Of the Cas-
cade mountains is the one-piece stave
silo built Of 2x4 or 2x6 slaves, dressed
on both sides. tongued and grooved
and beveled to make a tight Joint.
Availability, facilities for getting,
and economy of lumber for slaves
are the reasons why oe stave silo
takes precedence over other types OF
wood silos and OF masonry silos. The
slaves should be made from clear,
straight, closely grained Oregon fir,
preferably kiln dried. When 1t is
necessary to use two-piece slaves the
joints should be broken. one half OF
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22

Practical dairymen who are silo
users say that the silo on the farm
means a saving Of S to 10 cents a
pound in the cost of producing but
terfat, beef feeders say II saves
from 81 to $3.50 per hundred pounds
in producing beef. and feeding ex-
periments at experiment stations bear
out these statements. On this basis
ensilage under normal conditions is
worth 81 q ton. With an increase
Of SO per cent In feed prices It Is
worth IS q ton. Reports Of 80 farm
ers whose records allow the compil-
alton Of accurate data. show an ave-
rage cost Of se.75 ton for corn sill
age, including the following factors
incidental to production: land rental
cost Of fertilizer and It's application;
preparation Of the seed bed. cost OF
seed, planting. cultivation and har-
vesting; and interest and deprecia-
tion on machinery and silo. The
supplementary and replacement val,
ne and beneficial physical effect:
bring the value of silage higher.
The individuality Of doing without
a silo seems to be more importan
than the question Of whether or ns'
to build silo. Judging from th'
number of inquiries coming to thu
once Of the county agent there viii
no doubt be a great number Of silo
! built In Josephine county this season
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22
ESSENTIALS OF A GOOD slIO
The walls of silo must be air


The walls OF n silo must be air
tight,
The silo must be deep, The deeper
the silo the greater the pressure,
which will cause the silage to pack
closer and keep better.
The foundation should be OF suf-
ficlent width for the weight upon Il.
The walls should be strong. tight,
smooth. and perpendicular. In u silo
80 feet deep there Is an outward
pressure Of $50 pounds per square
inch at the base OF the silo when the
silage is settling, Hence the neces-
sity for great strength in the con-
struction OF the silo.
The silo should be suited to the
size OF the herd to be fed.
The silo should have q good roof,
II adds to the appearance and also
to the life OF the silo.
That the doors are such that will
lit well and be easily removed.
That a window in the silo chute
be provided to AFFORD light, much
needed In both chute and silo.
That cheap lumber. weak rein
forcements. or lack OF care and neces-
sary repairs, make the silo expensive,
The silo is not at fault when poor
silage results from putting In the
crop when II Is too green or over
ripe or placing II in the silo with
ont being finely cut.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22
WHAT LOCAL OWNERS
THINK OF THE S|lO
should not attempt to raise

Il should not attempt to raise
stock without u silo. - ]. Hicks,
Had | known the value OF silage.
| would have had u sllo long ago,
]. G, Cochrane.
Think Il is the only thing to take
the place OF green feed In the win
ter,"---C. II. McCann,
"Silage Is n great milk and but
ter fat producer, ,"--Woodford \ Son,
DO not think too much can bo
said in favor OF the sllo, wv. s,
Robinson.
Certainly pays weil"--A, N. Par
sons.
k One OF the best and cheapest
feeds one can produce for any kind
OF stock. III. NJ. 6orham.
Would not attempt to run dairy
without a silo,"---J, Il. Hair.
''one OF the best and surest feeds
for the dairyman, ,"--Frann o, Bryan,
We could not get along without
the silo, Roy E Lathrop.
The silo affords cheap and safe
way to store feed for any kind OF
cattle. Hayes Bros,
we would not consider dairying
or general stock raising without tho
silo."-Clyde E. Niles,
Economical production and stor-
age and increased stock ON a given
acreage. &C. c. Brown.
"Silage Is next to green pasture
for cows, Glen Provolt.
There should be a silo ON every
farm where stock is raised" DR.. s.
l.oughridge.
The cheap portion OF n balanced
ration. James Oswald.
One OF the best investments q
stock raiser can make. &C, N. Gully.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22
LOCATING THE sILO

As silage is a heavy feed, the hrst
consideration in locating silo should
be convenience for feeding. This as
rule requires It to he placed at
one end OF the barn, especially II the
rows Of cows face each other and
there is feeding alley between. plac-
ing the silo In the barn is not advis,
able, for 1t is not always convenien,
to fill. and space is occupied that may
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22
LAYING OUT FOUNDATION
IN BUILDING STAvE SILO

A stake should be driven into the
ground at the exact center OF the pro-
posed silo. On the top of this stake
spike one end Of a 2x4 sweep.
From the spike head measure of
and mark on the sweep the distance
to the outside and to the inside of the
foundation wall, allowing for wall
varying from IL to 90 inches in width
depending upon the size OF the silo.
the nature of the ground and the ma
terial of which the foundation is to
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22
PORTLAND MARKETS

Portland, April 81. .--Today's mar
ket quotations were
Wheat--Club. 225. bluestem, 232
Oats--No. white feed, 49.75.
Barley---Feed, 51.00.
Hogs Best live, 15.45.
Prime steers, 1925 fancy cows
SIS; best calves, 1000.
Spring lambs, 1900.
'Butter--Clty creamery. 43 a A;
country. 35.
Butterfat--Unchanged.
Eggs Selected local extras. 80 n
35.
Hens. II a 90; brollers, 35 a
80; geese, l2 a 10.
Copper. 30.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22
Now u XIII the Rats.

"A highly recommended remedy for
rats In poultry houses" snys writer
In Farm and Flrcside, "is poisoning
with mixture OF two parts cornmeal
anj one part sugar ot lead. Make sure
that the hands do not come In contact
with the poisoned feed. and also have
the poisoned feed out OF the reach Of
tho chickens by putting the poisoned
meal In the center OF n tight box large
enough so tina, chlckcns cannot rcnch
II through the inch and half holes
made IN the sldcs OF the box 30 that
the rats can enter t."
Envelopes NJ the Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22

the bottom and one half OF the top
slaves being six feet longer than the
others. Other types Of wood silos
that are in use and are Seing built,
especially along the coast are the mo-
difled Wisconsin silo and the octagon
sllo. sold by some firms as the "Tung
Lok."
There is an increased tendency to
construct silos OF greater durability
than wood affords, and during the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22

ment under the new law was issued
TO Secretary Lansing,
The new order applies without ex-
ceptlon to all officials. employees,
members OF the press and others en-
titled to admission.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22

last two years a number Of solid wall
concrete. cement plastered metal-lath.
and hollow-tile silos have been built.
When rightly constructed any OF
these preserve silage equally well,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22
WAR INSURANCE. RATE
HAS BEEN INCREASED

Washington. April 2t.--Govern-
ment war insurance rates on trans.
Atlantic shipping were today raised
from three per cent to Ave per cent,
the bureau OF war risk insurance an
nounced.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22
SHOW PHOTOGRAPH FOR
ADMISSION TO CAPITOL

Washington, April 21.---All passes
to government departments in Wash
lnBton beginning May must b
the photograph OF the holder accord
ing to official announcement today.
The first pass for the state depart
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22
SOCIALIST PEACE
CONFERENCE ~ MAY

Stockholm. April 2t.--Thc Danish
socialist minister. Staining. an
nounced today that the socialist peace
conference will open here early in
May. He expressed the hope that
American socialists would participate,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22

otherwise be used to advantage. Silos
should be so constructed and cared
for as not to need the protection Of
the barn.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22
S|[O ON THE FARM MEANS SAVING IN
COST Of MILK OR BEEF PRODUCTION

ter the silo is complete the slaves
next to the anchoring bolts can be
securely bolted to them,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-22

Envelopes at the Courier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-08
TRIED TO BURN CHURCH.
In Effort to Break Up Pacifst Meeting
in England.

London, Oct, s.-A large crowd of sol
diers and women broke up :. meeting
which pacifists attempted to hold in the
Brotherhood church at Kingsland yester-
day by lighting bonfire on the floor in
front of the pulpit. The flames were ex-
tinguished by the police after consider
able damage had been done to the car
pets, the pews and the pulpit.
There was a Gordon of police around
the building when the meeting opened,
but the crowd outside succeeded in gain
ing access to the auditorium and in
drowning out the organ and the singers
with war songs and cheers for the sol
diers. Then the crowd rushed to the pull
pit, pulled the pastor down by his coat
tails and threw him bodily across the
auditorium and out the back door.
Meanwhile, other demonstrators were
lighting bonfire from which flames sud
denly shot up to a height of five or six
feet, while cries of Burn down the
church were heard. The police then
cleared out the public and beat out the
flames with their coats.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-08
GERMANS LOSE HOPE
OF WINNING VAR
Prominent Member of Progressive Party
Is Said to Have Admitted That
Germany Cannot Win on
Land

Amsterdam, Oct S.--General Gothien
n Progressive member of the Reichstag
is quoted in Berlin dispatch as having
said at meeting of the central com
mittee of his party that although the
military situation is satisfactory there
was no hope of crushing Germany's en-,
emies on land.
"As for the submarine campaign 7,OOO,-
900 tons of shipping has been sunk" he
asserted, but no disposition toward
peace on the part of England was dis
cernible. The rationing system of food
stuffs has not been introduced and no
one will be able to say when the Z boat
would make England more inclined, for
America cannot be forced to make
peace"
Gothien continued: "We cannot force
America to pay war indemnity That
remains on England, but should we, in
order to obtain an indemnity of 10000,
100000 marks, sacrifice 50,000,0O0,000
marks and another 100000 men?'
"Germany's allies" Gothien continued,
"were not inclined to continue the war
for Pan-German plans of conquest but
were striving for peace by understanding
and conciliation." He asserted that long
working hours and insufficient feeding
at home increased the desire for peace
among the workers and strikes might be
expected if the war should be continued
for aims of conquest