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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29
HINTS. FOR FARMERS.

On land that has been in an early
maturing cultivated crop. such as po-
tatoes, peas. sweet corn or soy beans.
no other preparation for alfalfa will be
needed than necessary borrowings.
In moist climates. such Us the east
arn United States. II is not easy to
succeed with alfalfa except where the
soil conditions are favorable. Marked
success, however. has been obtained
ON certain soils in the south where the
annual rainfall exceeds fifty inches.
Flint and -four varieties Of corn fire.
ouently produce heavier yields than
dent varieties under drOughty cOndi-
tons. They are unpopalar. however,
ON arcOunt Of the many small ears and
the difficulty Of husking. When har-
vested by animals this difficulty Is
oyecome.-United States Department
OF Agriculture.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29

Above, a Wow Of ST. Thomas; Franklin
D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary Of
the navy, who will probably take
over islands for United States.
cents an acre for Alaska. less than .
cents an acrc for California. Nevada,
Colorado and tab, less than II cents
al acre for Florida and under - cents
ali acre for the Philippines. Even for
the canal zone we paid but S35.S per
acre. Yet at S25.EU000 for the group
We offered Denmark more than S2lJ
per acre for her holdings.
The importance NJ the island Of st.
Thomas. Danish West Indies, arises
from the fact that III" harbor on the
south side Of the island. on whose Dor
dcrs the town Of CHARLOTTE Amalie Is
located. is one Of the finest In all
tropical America.
Terms Of che Treaty.
Under the terms of The treaty Den
mark sells Ia the United States the Is
lands ot st. Thomas. 81. John and st.
Croix. together with adjacent islands
and rocks. and including the right "
property in all public, government or
crown lands. public buildings. wharves.
ports. harborS. for;iticationS. barracks,
public funds. rights. franchises and
privileges. and all other public prop
erty of every kind or description now
belonging TO Denmark. together with
all the appurtcnanccs thereto.
Denmark guarantees cession 81 the
islands to be free and unincumbered.
except for certain franchises and con
ccsslons. which the United States
agrees 10 maintain. Provision also Is
made for protection Of the property of
tthe Danish national church, and en-
captions from the transfer include
arms and military stores and 'morp-
bles. especially silver plate and pie
lures in the government buildings"
Authorities have disagreed as Ia the
area of the Danish West Indies. Even
as to the three main islands-St. Thorn
rs, st. John and st. CroiX-there Is no
agreement on the question Of area. In
order to get definite statement us TO
their size planimeter measurements OF
them were made on photographic
charts in the offices of the National
Geographic society in Washington, and
they show that st. Thomas Is 2S,25
square miles In area. st. Croix 1926
square miles and st. John 1897 square
miles In area. making total Of 1922
square miles for the three islands.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29
HER HUSBANDS CLOSET.
And What the Grateful Wife Said and
Did When She Saw Il.


There was once q husband who
dreamed Of having closet all his own.
He dreamed Of a place where he could
90 at night and find things just the
same as they were in the morning. de
dreamed Of place In which he did not
occupy with his timid little two suits
a remote hook, while all the rest OF the
circumambient space was filled with
well, what every husband knows. He
dreamed. and he said, Il will take ad-
vantage Of my wife's absence and hire
q carpenter and locksmith and fix
that closet up to suit myself and put
OH 1t an impregnable lock and key, and
then shall laugh softly and say, AT
last the great day has comet"
And be did it.
And when that night his wife came
home and saw the work that he had
done, she said:
where Is that key:'
And the husband. trembling-for he
was no Bluebeard-produced 1t forth
with. And when she saw the ample
space within she fell on his neck and
said:
"My darling, the four new frocEs l
have bought this day, and the crepe de
chine party wrap, and the fur lined
Mother Hubbard. and the Others-your
thoughtfulness has provided for"
And the man went out In the garage
and hanged his dress suit there-as he
had been wont TO dO-nnd sighed to
himself, saying. Good night!-Life.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29
,WHY NOT BE CHEERFUL?
Il Will Help You to Increase Your
Mental and Physical Power.

atd SNsN's
Good cheer Is great lubricant. 1t
oils all of life's machinery.
Good cheer Is q great producer. 1t
adds wonderfully to ones active ability
and increases mental and physical pow
er. 1t makes hosts of friends and helps
us to be interesting and agreeable.
Good cheer will attract more custom
ers. sell more goods. do more business,
with less wear and tear than almost
any other quality.
Optimism Is the greatest business get.
ter, biggest trader, truest achiever, in
the world.
Pesslmism has never done anything
but tear down and destroy what Opt.
mism has built up.
In the business Office, in society, in
politics. in workshops. everywhere. the
favoritc Is always the cheerful fellow
with the bright smile and bright
thoughts.
Good nOturcd. cheerful ones do not
waste their vital energies as rapidly as
the GrumblerS or the too sober. too sour
ones do. They work and live with
much less friction.
Good cheer Is simple habit. 1t Is
one OF the best in all the list.-Chris-
tian Herald.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29

was dignllied for 1t To open ncgotia-
tons for the sale through diplomatic
channels. hut appointed committee
Of seven If the leading citizens of Co
penhugen with power ~ sell the Islands
TO the United States. The Danish CON-
mittec appointed Henry II. Rogers OF
I'll. Standard OF company and Charles
H. Flint 10 act for it.
Mr.. Flint advised the president that
Mr.. Rogers and himself were author
lied to sell the Danish West Indies for
s.. 100000. President Mckinley inl-
medintely replied that lie would have
bill introduced in the senate authoriZ-
ing him TO make the purchase.
The bill was introduced the day fol.
lowing and received the unanimous
Recommendation Of the committee on
foreign relations, bur Senator Elkins
made objection. and inasmuch rs 1t
was deemed by President Mckinley of
great Importance that all matters nav
ing any relation 10 the war with Spain
should be passed upon unanimously
the bill was not pressed.
High Price Paid.
OF the group OF about fifty islands
comprising the Danish West Indies
only three are big enough 10 have n
name on any except photographic
charts and local maps. and traveller
can walk around st. CroiX. the largest,
in nine hours. The Importance Of the
group, however. is reflected IN the
price our government proposed 10 pay
for them, says the National GeoGraph-
&c Magazine. We gave less than {"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29
In the Sport Arena
olin, New Mat Wonder.
By SPARK PLUG


The sporting world was treated to Il
big surprise recently when Joe Stech-
or. the Nebraska wrestling whlrlwind.
lost 10 John l.. 0lln. the Finn, In
Springfield. Mass. The champion had
figured that Olln would I've an easy
mark, hut met with the biggest sur
prise Of his young life. 0lln has come
TO tho front with n rush, ana his de-
clslon over Stecher has caused n yer.
liable sensation In wrestling circles In
the west, where Stechcr was consider
ed unbeatable.
In the Springfield match 0lln resist.
ell Strchcr's scissors hold for more
than twenty minutes one time and for
fourteen another. Stecher hal the
scissors hold. hut lie could not pin 0lin.
the giant Finn from Worcester Ia the
mat.
This Is how Olin got the decision
over Stccher: After wrestling more
than two hours the men rolled of a
low platform tn the floor. Then Stech-
or struck Olln In the face. olln grab
he'd Stecher around the wrists and
threw him over some chairs. Then
Olin walked back on the mat 10 await
the return Of Stcchcr. The western
wrestler looked at Olln aud, without
Il word, turned away and walked to
his dressing room. Referee Jim Barnes
awarded the victory To Olin.
0lin has been In this country about
three years and half. During this
time he has wrestled but few times
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29

Many think themselves to be truly
God fearing when they call this world
a valley Of tears. But ! believe they
would be more so IL they called II a
hapny valley God is more pleased
with those who think everything right
in the world than with those who
think nothing right. With so many
thousand joys Is It not black ingrati-
tude to call the world a place Of sor-
row and Richter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29
knab. Released BY Chicago.

Otto Knabe, who finished the season
with the Chicago Cubs. has been given
his unconditional release Ivy the Weegh-
man aggregation. Knabe and Charley
Doom are In the same fix. Doom was
sent 10 the Rochester club Of the In
ternatIOnal league hy the Giants, and
at the end Of the season he was given
his unconditional release. These two
players are still of value and know
enough baseball not TO he idle very
long.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29

cribs can be made much longer IL the
extra space is needed. There Is drive
way twelve feet wide between the
cribs. though this might be less. The
whole structure has concrete fOunda-
tion and Is covered with the ordinary
roof. The concrete floor gives the rats
no place to hide. and 1t is ratproofed
along the walls TO the caves by means
Of wire netting that effectually pre-
vents the rats climbing the walls and
getting at the corn.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29
Ratproof Crib,

The experts Of the department Of ag-
rlculture's division of farm engineering
have devised n mighty good ratproof
corncrib that will interest the man
who has big corn crop and Is bother
ed 10y an army Of rats. II is a double
crib with driveway through the GEN.
ter. each Of the cribs being thirty-two
feet long by eight feet wide and hold
ing about 1000 bushels each. The
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29
Samoa Aas Ball League.

At Page Pago. American Samoa. n
baseball league OF American Samoa.
made up of four teams representing
the United States naval station. the L.
s. s. Fortuna. 1'utuila and tue Fita-
fitas 1.-THE native guard. was formed
recently and a playing schedule Of
thirty games adopted.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29
DANISH WEST INDIES NOW OURS

Payment Of $25,oOo,oOo Gives
Us Full Title to the Islands.
During Spanish-American War
We Lost Opportunity to Acquire
Them For third Of Present
Price Plans Of Governing
Them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29
Pollard BUN, Tailor shnn.

Fred Pollard. the negro football play.
er and all around track athlete OF
Brown university. Is working his way
through college. He runs q little tailor
shop IN Providence, and when not busy
with his studies or athletic work he
keeps well occupied pressing suits for
the students.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29
Grain 10 Proportion to Milk.

Professor EcklcS Of the Missouri ex-
pertinent station has put forth the fol-
lowing as his judgment in feeding
grain while on pasture:
For Jersey COW producing 20 pounds
Of milk daily. 2 pounds grain: -
pounds Of milk daily. pounds grain:
30 pounds of milk daily. 5ls pounds
grain: ~ pounds of milk daily. Z
pounds grain: 40 pounds Of milk daily,
s pounds grain.
For HOlStein COW producing %
pounds milk daily, 3 pounds grain; 30
hounds milk daily, pounds grain: 81
pounds milk daily. 81 pounds grain; 10
pounds milk daily. pounds grain; -
hounds milk daily, pounds grain.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29
Valuable Farming Facts
FEEDING WORK HORSES.
When Fed Judieiously Alfalfa Hay Pro-
duees Good Reaults.

NNWoU 20 Seoseteessy
duess Good Results.
In bulletin published some time
ago by the Nebraska station the OK.
pcriencc Of n number Of stockmen was
given In the feeding OF alfalfa hay TO
horses, says the Iowa Homestead.
Nearly all of the contributors to this
bulletin praised alfalfa hay highly. aud
one breeder reported gain of four
pounds day per head on 15O horses
for two months. These horses con-
sumcd twenty-one pounds OF coarsely
ground cora and fourteen pounds of
alfalfa hay daily. While this IL en-
ceedingly heavy feeding. at the same
time the market calls for horses IN
high flesh. and It Is doubtful II any
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29

Photo by American Press Association.
John olin, Who Won From Steeher Re-
sently.
owing to the fact that other mat art
lists did not care for his game. He nm
ished second in the 1912 Olympic wres-
thing contests held In Stockholm. Swe-
den. Olin is about thirty years old
and is five feet ten and half inches
in height and tips the beam around 200
pounds. Hjalmer Iundin. the Swedish
champion, who is training the new mat
wonder, says Olin will tour the coun-
try. meeting all corners. during the
next few months and later give Stecher
n chance to regain Ills lost title.
Last winter Alex Aberg, the Greco
Roman champion. essayed to throw
Olin in Jig time. but failed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29

Keep the sows and pigs away from
fattening hogs and give them the
feeds that produce flesh and bone
rather than fat. Shorts are more eco
nomical feed for sows aud growing
pigs than corn.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29

The farmer with few good mares
can earn little easy money by
raising iva or three colts. Care
should be- taken that Only pure bred
sires are used. It Is waste of time
ami mon-y 10 breed scrubs. The
stallion pictured here In "a pure bred
I'crcheron.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29

About this season of the year
some of the older hens will begin 10
get broody. Those Wishing an early
hatch Of chicks should provide
warm and comfortable quarters Tor
the hen. A nest something Ike the
one here pictured will suit Biddy
when she goes on the job.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-14

home canning the vegetables can be
canned when they are at the best in
this way producing superior article.
Meat can also he canned. Many are
using this method for providing
tresn meat for summer.
Inc vegetables raised in North Da-
kota are OF the finest quality-better
than can be shipped in, which means
that the home canned vegetables will
be exceptionally fine. Everyone ought
to can some vegetables, ii IN doubt as
to the best methods to use, have a
canning demonstration made in your
locality.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-14
Olander Visits Old Minot Friends.

A. c. Olander, an old-time cigar
manufacturer in Minot, arrived from
Billings, Mont, Wednesday, for a
short visit with old friends. Mr.. Olan-
der left here four years ago, living at
Plentywood, Mont, for two years and
during the past two years he has re-
sided at Billings. He is interested in
the oil wells of Casper, Wyoming, ex-
tensively and has travelled extensively
in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico in
the interests Of the oil industry.
Mr.. Olander was called to Plenty
wood last week as witness in the
case of Medicine Lake VS.. Plentywood.
The latter city won the county seat
fight and Medicine Lake has been try
ing to wrest the plum away from her
for several years. Mr.. Olander says
Plentywood is certain to retain the
county seat.
He reports heavy ranis thruout
Montana. At Billings, there has been
so much rain that farmers have not
gotten half of their crops sown.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-14
THREE KILLED In MONTANA
WINDSTORM SATURDAY EVE

Kay nlerdorf, who is engaged in
putting in an immense acreage of flax
In the vicinity of Wolf Point, Mont,
for the Champlin Implement and Mo-
tor Co. of this city, writes his brother,
Clint, that the terrific storm which
swept over eastern Montana last Sat-
urday night left trail of death in it's
path besides doing an immense amount
Of damage in Wolf Point and vicinity
Two women and one man were killed
outright and one girl was struck by
flying timbers and her back broken. A
large number of people were injured
more or less seriously. Fifteen or
twenty business places and residences
we're wrecked and a large number of
shacks occupied by workmen on the
Great Northern railway We're scatter
ed over the prairie for miles. Work
men in the fields saved their lives by
clinging to their heavy tractors. At
Poplar, west of Wolf Point, one man
was killed and several buildings un-
rooted. Hail fell covering the ground
to a depth Of several inches, breaking
every window light in the town.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-14
NORTH DAKOTA FELL
$4,000 SHORT OF MARK
Total Registration is 65,O00-27,190
Noted No Exemptions-SS Friend
ly and 615 Unfriendly Aliens.

Bismarck, N. D., June 13-North
Dakota's registration total, completed
by reports from Stark county, went
seven names over Adjutant General
Tharalson's final estimate Of 65,000,
and fell $4,000 short of the federal
census estimate. The discrepancy is
accounted for in part by the fact that
5000 men are enlisted in the federal
service. Probably a thousand more
national guardsmen have taken the
federal oath, exempting them from
registration. There are $1,000 citi-
zens and friendly aliens 8S, negroes
7,025 and 615 alien enemies. Exemp-
tions are cited by $4,000 citizens and
friendly aliens and q, 100 note none.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-14
DEERING BOY NEARLY KILLED
Little Son of VIM. Carlson Fell From
Load of Brush and Nearly Died
BrOt to MinOt Hospital.

VIM. Carlson, a we'll known Deer
ing farmer, brot his three-year-old
son, Winfield, to a Minot hospital
Tuesday. The little man was in a
very serious condition, as a result Of
falling from a load of brush to the
ground, distance Of only three feet.
The lad struck on his forehead with
such force that the blood oozed from
both ears and his nose. The father
was riding on the load and the boy
was clinging to one Of his legs. The
brush started to overturn and father
and son fell to the ground, the boy
still clinging to his father. Mr.. Carl
son picked the boy up, more dead than
alive, and hurried to this city by auto.
For day or two it was feared that he
could not survive, but today he is out
Of danger. III
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-14

LEAGUE
Fargo, N. d., June 18th, 1917.
To Delegates and Boosters.
Dear Friend:
The Nonpartisan League is hold
ing series Of meetings which will
close at Fargo in a grand mass meet
ing on Saturday, June 10th. By that
time about hundred thousand people
will have heard your President, A. c.
Townley, urge the conscription of mil
lions upon millions of abnormal profits
made out of war materials by corpor-
ations as result of war. MIR. Town
ley advocates that these profits be
put on a level with human life and
conscripted. This proposition meets
with almost unanimou approval.
:; The The Fargo Forum, in an ned: editorial,
to your President, A: C. Townley. We
remember that few toughs once
broke up farmers meeting Of twen-
ty-five hundred in this city, but we
know that Fargo will not tolerate a
repetition of this.
We ask you to kindly see that
large delegation will attend this mass
meeting from your county. Let US
show this city, state and nation that
the trainers are patriotic and with it
in this crisis. Let us suggest to our
government that it conscript the taint-
ed wealth made as result of the war,
and that it stops speculation and gam
bling in food products during war.
This patriotism demands. Be sure
and come. WE'LL STICK.
Very truly yours,
National Nonpartisan League.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-14
GOVERNOR WILL
TRY TO GUST SHAW
Reported that Plan is Under Way for
Governor Frazier to Attempt Re-
mOval of MinOt Officials.

Rumor is rife than within few
days Governor Frazier will endeavor
to remove from office President W. S.
Shaw of the Minot City Commission
and Commissioner +. l.. Householder,
former police commissioner, under the
law which gives governor authority
for doing such under certain condi-
tions. Ii this is done the case will
undoubtedly be threshed out in the su-
preme court. This is said to be Lang
er's next move, as a result of the re-
cent raid.
Government detectives have been
working in the city, it is claimed, fer
reting out the owners Of the buildings
occupied by the prostitutes taken in
the raid and it is said that trouble lies
ahead for such owners
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-14
INJURED RACER
PILOTS MITCHELL
Eddie" O'DOnnell Driving Across the
Country With One Arm in
Sling.

eddie" O'Donnell, one of the best
known racing drivers in the country, is
now making his second trip across the
country driving a Mitchell Six, with
one arm in a sling, is the information
received today by w. L. Vannett, man.
ager of the Magic City Auto Co.
O'Donnell has not fully recovered
from the accident sustained at the
Kansas City Speedway Race July %,
last, when the plucky driver and his
hurtled a 12-foot embankment.
most a year, O'Donnell's arm has been
slow in healing. He plans, however,
to have it removed from the sling in
another seven weeks.
If, by. that time, the arm should be
sufficiently strong to warrant his re-
turn to the race track, it is probable
he will be seen in action in charge of
the Duesenburg racing team.
1t is possible that O'Donnell may
desert the race track to join the Avi-
alton Corps, provided he is assured Of
being sent to Frnce and given an op-
portunity to see active service.
Following his injuries at Kansas
City last July, O'Donnell was con-
fined to Chicago hospital for an ex-
tended period. After his discharge
from the hospital, O'Donnell primed
his Mitchell Six for a trip to Los An
geles. With one arm in a sling, he
was only on the road twelve days, al
though forced to drive over some very
bad roads.
Now he is on his return trip, this
time with New York as his destina-
ton. and, so far as is known, will have
the distinction of being the first man
to drive an automobile across the
country and back with only the use Of
one arm.
No extra supply of gasoline or oil
will be carried by O'Donnell, which H.
lustrates the confidence he has in his
Mitchell, considering the handicap
under which he is travelling. But o.
Donnel's belief in his Mitchell is best
expressed in his own words when he
says:
From a point Of service, and con-
sidering my experience with various
makes of automobiles, I wouldn't
choose another car on the market for
my personal use than the Mitchell.
Considering the hard driving I have
given it, l never had one bit Of trou-
ble."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-06-14
Advises Farmers to Stay Away From
Montana,

81 want to say to the young men Of
Ward county that if you have any in
tention Of seeking homesteads in Mon
tana, don't do it, but take what mon
ey it would cost and invest in Ward
county farms," declared Frank f.
Frank on his return from Montana,
where he travelled extensively looking
for a farm for his son.
Mr.. Frank says there are 25 men
for every vacant quarter and more are
coming in right along. On my way
home l met dozens Of autos all carry
ing land seekers. The Montana land
is not nearly up to the North Dakota
dirt in Mr.. Franks opinion Mr..
Frank is practical farmer, and at the
end Of a 1900 mile trip, he ought to
be able to size up the situation pretty
well.