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The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-24
HOW TO SELECT SEED WHEAT

Why not unite upon MARQUIS, and cut
out the others? Blue Stem and Fife are
very good but it is better to grow the same
kind and get better price.
Screen your seed and fan out all trash,
immature kernels, weed seeds, wild oats,
etc., leaving the seed to be planted the
heaviest you have, with an equal amount
of plant food in each kernel, which will
cause it to mature at the same time, max
ing less waste at harvest. 1t all ought to
get ripe at the same time.
Examine your seed closely to see whether
it contains bunt or sinking smut and treat
your seed with formaldehyde before sowing.
How much of your seed will grow? 1t is
easy to test it. Take an ordinary piece of
bIotting paper, wet it, fold it over in the
middle, to open like book, count 100 seeds
just as they run into the blotting paper, put
q strip of rag about ten inches long in the
fold of the blotter, wrap it up in piece of
butter paper (greased paper), wet the whole
thing, then hang the wick in glass of
water like lamp, put the test on top of the
glass, do not/let it dry out or freeze After
six or seven days, open it and count so
many kernels strong, so many weak, SO
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-24
THE LEGISLATURES
AND EQUITY

The Legislature Of the State
of Minnesota is now fully or
Qanized and the committees ap-
pointed. The program outlined
by the last annual convention Of
the Minnesota State Union,
American Society Of Equity,
American Society of Equity,
called for legislation looking to
an Improvement in the methods
of the inspection, marketing and
weighing of grain; and in order
to secure such legislation the
membership of the House grain
and warehouse committee was
of vital Importance.
The strength of the Equity
organization in the State was
recognized by a majority of the
House members when they first
met for the purpose of organiz
ing the House. During the
speakership fight the leading
candidates for that position,
Ralph j. Parker and c. H War
ner, both pledged themselves, if
elected, to name a majority of
farmers on the grain and ware
house committee, Mr.. Parker
having gone so far as to pledge
himself to allow the farmer
members of the House to select
the entire committee. The Gov.
ernor also recognized the
strength of the Equity, and ir
his inaugural address to the Leg.
isiature recommended the pass
age of grain measures in line
with our demands.
Mr.. Parker was elected speak
er of the House and substan
TALLY fulfilled his pledge, grant
ing the farmers the right tx
name the 19 members of tn.
committee. This the farmers
did. The committee as an
nounced by the speaker is yer.
satisfactory, the farmers bein,
in control with working ma
jority, as the personnel shows
Magnus Johnson, chairman; I
Tollefson, J. w. Papke, c. M
Bendixen, L. O. Teigen, A. c
Welsh, A. S. Larson, A. V. An
derson, Asher Howard, F. E
Nimocks, Edward Inderhus, J
J. Winter, P. H. Frye, 0. G. Neu
man, w. A. Hicken, w. A. Pet
finger, James Cumming, H. A
Putnam, S. J. Swanson.
1t is seen that IL of the mem
bers are farmers and two 9th
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on by some shop girl, for exam
pie, forget that she is tired out
and s~troubles of her own.
Threaten to report her.
Above all things, make a rule
to discover the weaknesses of
others. Armed with this know
edge, you can, by dwelling up
on them in many obscure and
apparently unnoticed ways, cause
more real misery tnan in almost
any other manner.-Life.
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we gave full Information regard
ing the company.
The prospectus gotten out
for the purpose of selling stock
in company reads like a Jules
Verne romance. According to
their mathematical calculations
they were going to be able
through the manufacturing and
distributing Of lumber to make
an annual profit of over $4,000
900, besides an equally enormous
Isum from carrying on other ac-
tivities, such as loaning money,
selling lands and other activities.
While making these fortunes for
the stockholders the company
was at the same time to prove
itself a great philanthropic in
stitution by saving the consum-
er of lumber and building ma
terial of many millions Of dol-
| lars.
/ "They base their claim, to be-
ling able to accomplish these mar
velous results because they had
| a contract to take over a saw
mill plant at Kamiah, Idaho.
Charles H. Clark, of st. Pet
er, who was the original secre-
tary and treasurer of he Farm
ers' Cooperative Company, sew
cred his connection with this
company several weeks ago for
reasons which have not been
, made public. Apparently no one
I, has officially been selected tc
take his place. The company
still maintains offices in the Corr
Exchange, Minneapolis, but it is
difficult to find anyone but {
clerk and stenograpAer there.
5 Recently a representative Of
} this concern was at Ruthton
: Mimi, and called upon the Ruth
5 ton Farmers Elevator company
t and endeavored to sell Alva B
! Smith, president, stock IN tht
e interstate Company. The claim
J. was made at that time by ON
: of the officers of the Farmers
d interstate Cooperative compan.
s that his concern had large dis
n tributing yard at Sioux Falls
e S. D., and was prepared to sup
a ply the wants of the consume
s for lumber and building mate
rial promptly. For the purpos
! of verifying these statement
e and other information the stock
! holders of the Ruthton Farm
S ers' Elevator Company sent Al
h va G.. Smith to Sioux Falls. UI
on his return he reported tha
/, the Farmers Interstate Cooper
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many dead; then let it grow for few days
on top of the glass and see if the sprouts will
grow two inches long before they wither.
This is important this year, because wheat
is badly shriveled and contains little plant
food. Take no chances on your seed wheat
II the seed you have is all right you are
fortunate. If it does not test 80 to $3.50
strong you are in danger; find some neigh
Dor, if you can who has good wheat enough
to supply seed for you and sell the seed that
you intended to SOW. Ask your County
Agricultural Agent or the Agricultural
Teacher in your High School to help you
locate MARQUIS seed in your neighbor-
hood, or ask your seed man to get it for
you, but be sure he honestly tells you where
it is grown Do not get it too far away from
home. If the seed man cannot supply you
to your satisfaction, apply to your mill or
elevator. All of them have agreed in this
territory to locate proper seed wheat for
their customers If they cannot supply you
write to Prof. Manley Champlin, State Ex-
pertinent Station, Bookings, s. D., or
Prof. G. P. Bull, Secretary, Minnesota Crop
Improvement Association. St. Anthony
Park, Mimi.
If you have any good Marquis wheat to
sell advise your mill or elevator.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-24
WHAT ONE CLUB DID.

w. T. Wasson, of Kensal, a
prominent reform writer of
Stutsman and Foster counties, is
registered at Non-partisan
League headquarters, the North
west hotel. Mr.. Wasson repre-
sents a section of North Dako-
ia which is fast becoming dis
tinctive. This comparatively
level country has, up to 1915,
made Kensal the largest pri-
mary wheat market in the state,
handling a million bushels an
nually. Since 1914 there has
developed a growing tendency to
diversity farm production. The
visitor in the Kensal country
would be particularly attracted
by not only it's modern farm
homes, but by the many round
rooted barns of large dimensions.
Kensal is located in the north
ern part of Stutsman county, a
mile and a half from the Foster
county line. Four miles north
of the village stands the McKin-
| ley Club Hall, a building 40x80
feet with full basement. The
hall cost $1,000 and was fully
paid for eight months after COM
pletion. The membership COM
prises ninety families. The hall
is a symbol Of the progressive
and aggressive agricultural spir-
it that is spreading over the
northwest. AS a community CEN
ter it serves as a public forum,
dance hall. playhouse and busi-
ness club. The basement is fitted
for serving banquets. It's busi-
ness meetings would be object
lessons to many commercial
clubs. At these regular sessions,
fence posts, coal, wire, machin-
cry, twine, ETC., are ordered in
quantities for cash, local firms
having the first chance at filing
the orders. In 1916 10000
pounds of twine were bought in
one lot from the Kensal Imple-
ment Co., setting the retail price
for a large territory ut II cents.
A carload of machinery bought
through the same firm was de-
llivered direct to the farmers on
track at quite a saving.
In an educational way the club
has a broad field. It's president,
lC. w. Mcdonnell, represents the
IThirty-second legislative district
/ in this Fifteenth legislative as
sembly, and in the years to come
it's forum will be a prominent
factor in public affairs.
Through this farmers club,
The Kensal Progress, of which
Mr.. Wasson is editor, was pro-
duced. This press is notably
constructive. Owned by farm
ers and business men, it is
Launching a community develop
ment plan; bringing homeseek-
lers in direct touch with land
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-24
AS SHE is WROTE IN TOXIC.

Here are some signboards sent
by a correspondent who takes a
notebook and a pair of eyes with
him as he walks around Toxic
looking for signs of the millen-
mum: t
Steam Tawall en- fac. Eys-
ball massage.
Mr.. Masuda will let high car
and carriage Co.
Foreign cakes Exotic and
domestic dealer.
Ten Minute Kindle pieco
Provisions, eating We
and several soaps.
Milk squeezed by the /.
est veterinary methods.
Grogs and provisions, Sill
versmith, Skat Rink. Curl \
Gus Saler.
/ All kinds of wool are sell
in here.
Nippon College Resignation.
A Bookbindery of the dental
note. =
Cut flowers will get with
other tastes.
Several woolen cloth and
tailors suits.
Shoemaker oeitherlatest
ashi onstyleomiya.
Toxic (Japan) Advertiser.
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owners; the big wheat fields are
being cut up into small farms,
and the Kensal community is on
the way to distinction for the
quantity and variety of its food
observation-disclosures Daily.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-24

The Hot Air
Expert

If you are thinking of building
next summer you want to con-
suit us as to the heating plant
We have had years of exper-
fence and can give you salts
factory results.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-24
MARQUIS WHEA I

Is the variety which has the best
milling qualities and makes more
and better flour, therefore brings
the highest price to the farmers.
The elevators and mills will pay you
more because the wheat is worth
more. AS a rule, unless we have
just such a year as last year, MAR
QUIS brings better results because:
1t natures from five to ten days
earlier than other wheat, avoiding
so much danger from winds and
drouth. We may never have an
other year like last year.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-24

Being earlier, Marquis escapes rust,
which attacks later varieties.
1t does not shell out and waste so
badly as Blue Stem, Red Fife, or
Velvet Chaff, during harvest. This
is true of it even when over-ripe.
The straw is shorter and sitter,
hence in a dry year it suffers less
from drouth and in wet year it
suffers less from lodging.
It contains lots of gluten and. the
gluten is much superior to that of
any other wheat, therefore is bet
ter milling wheat.
The Redwood gazette., 1917-01-24
MORE AND BETTER GRAIN

which
yielding milling
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CHAPTER XIX-continued.

S!Hlili did his various errands uuirII-
=. When he reached the fourtl- floor
MI" again, Jibbey was ont Of the
'''th; was sitting on the edge Of the
h"c wrapped in blankets. with the
>fr:lnng pot of coffee sent up on
Smith's hurry order beside him on a
Tray.
rs your turn AZ The tub" he bub-
l'i"d cheerfully. Il didn't have any
-" r;lGs to put on, 50 ! swiped some
Il y"Rr bedciothcs. Go to it, Old man,
h,f"re YOU catch cold"
Smith was already pointing for the
''"ti!. Your trunk will he IN in n
few minutes, and I've told them to
>rH'i it here" he said when You
n;3,t 70 quit me, you'll find your rooms
fly" doors to the right in this same
c"rridor: suite number four-sixteen."
II was a long haIf-hour before Smith
emerged from his bathroom once more
T"thed and in his right mind. In
the interval the reclaimed trunk had
hreH sent up, and Jihhry %"< also
cIo;i:ed. He had found one of Smiths
pipes and some tobacco and was
SlN"!.i!l- with the IiiNuriuu> enjoyment
az III" Who had suffered the rangs i'm
r"~ri ~ two days If total abstinence
'.'Hst hangin around 10 say good
ni"l!r, he began. wren Smith showed
himself in the sitting room. Then hr
returned thc borrowed pipe 10 its place
IN thf rt,untal oilJ ..til liz. crnoII >x-,,-
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CHAPTER XXI.
The Colonel's "Def.U

Though it was only eight o'clock
Smith sent his card to Miss Richland
er's rooms al once and then had him
self lifted to the meZzanine floor f
wait f0r her. She came in 4 few min
utes. strikingly beautiful figure of 4
woman in the freshness Of her morn.
in" gown, rc1-lipncd, bright-eyed, and
Sercnely conscious Of her own re-
splendcnt gifts of face and figure
Smith went quickly to meet her and
drew her aside into the music narior
Already the need for caution was be-
ginning to make itself felt.
Il have come" he said briefly.
you got my notc?" She asked.
"a few minutes ago-,juSt as was
leaving the breakfast table"
You will leave Brewster ut once
while the way is still opcn?"
He shook his head Il can't 90
that; in common justice to the men
who have trusted me. and who are
now needing me more than ever |
must stay through this one day, and
possibly another"
mfr. Kinzie will not be likely to lose
any time" she prefgured thoughtfully.
He has probably telegraphed to Law
renceyille before this" Then. with O
glance over her shoulder to make sure
that there were no eavesdropperS
But not one of these BrewSterites can
identify you as John Montague Smith
OF LaWrenceville-the man who Is
wanted by Sheriff Macauley. My fa-
ther in his letter, after telling me
that he will be detained in the noun
tains several days longer, refers to Mr..
Kinzie's request and suggests"
The fugitive was smiling grmly. "Hc
suggests that you might help hIr. Kin
zie OUT
Not quite that" she rejoined. Gle
merely suggests that am to be prudent,
and-to quote him eXactly-'not get
mixed up in the affair in any way so
that it would make talk"
Il see" said Smith. And then: You !
have a disagreeable duty ahead OF you, |
and I'd relieve you of the necessity
by running away, If | could. But that |
is impossible, as l have explained"
She was silent for moment; then |
she said: when 1 told you a few
days ago that you were going to need
my help, Montague, 1 didn't foresee
like this. I shall breakfast
with the STATIONS in a few minutes;
and after nine o'clock if Won
could contrive to keep out of the way
until l can get word to you; just 50
they won't be able to bring us face to
face with each other"
Smith saw what she meant; saw,
llso, whereunto his wrctched fate was
lragging him. 1t was the newest of
III the reincarnations. the one which
lad begun with Jibbeys silent hand
'lasl' the night before, which prompted
lim TO say.
If they should ask you about me-
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we couldn't do a thing! We'd have
no legal rights, AID no money to fight
with y
Starbuck pushed his chair away from
the table and drew long breath.
Good glory he sighed. Il wish to
goodness it was day after tomorrow
Can you carry it any further, John?'
''Yes; step or two. For a week
Stanton has been busy on the paper
railroad claim, and that is what made
me buy q few cases of good rifles
and send them out to Williams; l was
afraid Stanton might try force. He
won't do that if he can help it; he'll
go in with some legal show, if possible,
because our force at the dam far out
numbers any gang he could hire, and
he knows we are armed"
"He can't work the legal game" said
Starbuck definitively. 1--WE known
Judge Warner ever since l was knee
high to hop-toad, and a squarcr man
doesn't breathe"
THAT is all right, but you're forget
ting something. The paper railroad is
or was once-an Interstate corpora
ton, and so may ask for RELIEF from
the federal courts, thus going over
Judge Warmers head. I'm not saying
anything against Lorching, the federal
Judge at Red Butte. I've met him, and
he Is good jurist and presumably an
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honest man. But he is well along il
years, anu has an exaggerated notion
OF his own Importance. Stanton. OF
rather his fisurehead railroad peullc
nave asked him to intervene, and h,
has taken the case under adyisement
That is where we stand this morning.
Starbuch was nodding slowly. u
see what you mean. now" he said. I'll
L'rchlnS jumps the wrong way for us
you're looking to see United States
marshal walk up to Barley Williams
some time today and tell him to quit
That would put the final kibOsh Oh US
! wouldn't it?'
( Smith was rising in his place.
! I'm not dead yet, Billy" he re-
joined cheerfully. Il haven't let it get
this far without hammering out few
cNpeIients for our side. II can man
age to stay in the fight today aud to-
morrow"
4 it'll" new under clerk had come IN
from the hotel Office and was trying TO
give StlrbuCll n note in Il square en-
vclope. and Starbuck was saying: 80,
that's Mr.. Smith. over there"
Saith took the note and oprncd it.
and he scarcely heard the clerks ey-
PLANTATION that it had been put in his
box the evening before, and that The
day c,erll had been afraid he wou.d
- lay without tiudin. it, Ii WAS
H.. i Nerda HIGHLANDER. and i, had
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you must tell them the truth, Nerda."
Her smile wits mildly scornfuI
lis that what the plan-fnced little
ranch person would do?" she asked
Il don't know; yes, | guess it is
"Dossp't she care any more for you
than tlatt'
Smith did not reply. He was stand
ing where he could watch the comings
ana g"inss OF the elevators. Time was
precious and he was chatting at the de-
lay but Miss HIGHLANDER was not yet
ready to let him 90.
Tell me honestly Montasue,' she
said: is 1t anything more than a case
IT proplnqulty with this Baldwin girl?
ON your purt, | mean
1t isn't anything" he returned so.
berry. Corona Baldwin will never
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see Judge husband thawa
the snow The cooked voiced doo,
ON L begin to understand" the replied -N'i!
Then the wife or hor
no DeerudSe nm no
that was his part in the show with Travelled She declared @
n
uauehtr OF Neptune that he forgot for
1t disclosed also conservation
Marrow, baen No
the call service A "o inteht 10
to ak tle huI,on
chat with the mermaid a eue
provide home for his Wife and the
- "usenieht Tor
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CHAPTER TX.
The Pace-Setter.

Srith made in early breakfast OF
lie morning following the auto driv,
10 tie abandoned mine hoping thereb!
/" avoid meeting both Miss Ricblandel
and .Iibbcy. The IIophra cafe wa.
practically empty when he went il
and took his accustomed place at ono
Of The aicove tables. but he had barely
given his order when Starbuck ap
rcarei and came to join him.
You're looking a whole lot better
this morning John" said the mine
owner quiZzically. as he held up a
finger for the waiter. "How's the
grouch:"
Smiths answering grin had some
thing Of IFS former g0od-nature in it,
'Totlay's the day. Billy" he said ITO
morIOw at midnight we must have the
water running in the bitches or lose
or franchise. It's chasing around in
Tie ;1ack part OF M mind that Stanton
viii make his grandStand play today
I'm not harbOring any gr0uches on the
edge Of the battle. They are handi-
cap, anyway, and always"
THAT'S good medicine talk" said the
older man. eying him keenly. And
then: "You had us all guessing, yester-
day and the day before John. You
sure was acting as if you'd gone plumb
Iocaed"
Il was locoed," was the quiet adj
mission.
What cured you:"
ITS too long story to tell over the
breakfast table. What do you hear
from Willlamsi'
"All quiet during the night; but the
weather reports are soaring him up
Il good bit this morning"
"Storms on the ranger
'Yes. The river gained four feet
last night, and there is flood water and
drift coming down to beat the band.
Just the same, BARLEY says he is
going to make good"
Smith nodded BARLEY is all right
the right man in the right place. Have
you seen the colonel since he left the
offices last EVENING""
yes. | drove him and Corona out
w ''iN iohsii III new SdI. 11t Suiu
he'd lost his roadster; somebody had |
sneaked in and borrowed it."
Il suppose he told you about the |
latest mOve--our move-in the stock
selling game?"
No he didn't; but Stilllngs did. You
played it pretty fine, John; only hope
TO gracious we won't have to redeem
those options. 1t would bust our little
inside crowd wide open to have to buy
in all that stock at par"
Smith laughed. "'Sufiicient unto the
day, Billy. 1t was the only way to
block Stanton. It's neck or nothing
with him now, and he has only one
more string that he can pull"
'The railroad right-of-way deal?"
"Yes; he has been holding that in
and one other thing"
"What was the other thincY' Star
buck was absently fishing for a Sec
ond lump of sugar in the sugar bowl. ,
HAS it got anything to do with the ,
bunch Of news that you won't tell
us-about yourself, John?" :
TT has. Two days ago, Stanton had !
me fairly. bit friend Of mine stepned ;
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IN. Last night, again. he stood to wi
out. But a man fell into the river, an,
Stanton lost out once more"
Starbuck glanced up soberly. your
talking in riddles now, John. don
sable
1T isn't necessary for you to sabc
Results ore what counts. Barring acct
dents, You Timanyon High Lin,
people can reasonably count on harin:
me with yo.: FOR the next few critica
days; and, | may add, You never
! needed me more pointedly."
Starbucks smile was face-wide.
Il hope / don't feel sorry" he re
marked. Some day, when you car
take an hour or SO off, I'm going tC
get ypl to show me around in your
little mu-Zecum of self-conceit, John
Maybe | can learn how to gather me
up one"
Smith matched the mine owners
Euod-naturcd smile. For some unex-
plainable reason the world, his particu-
lar world. seemed 10 have lost its
maiiTEance. He cOuld even think of
Stanton without bitterness; and the
weapon which had been weighing his
hip pocket for the past few days had
been carefully buried in the bottom Of
The lower drcS$ing-caSp drawer before
ne came down IL breakfast.
You may laugh. Billy. but you'll
lay" 10 admit that I've been o!!t.igur-
in- the whole bunch Of YOU. right from
In" start" he rctortca hrazonly. Put
lets Get down 10 business. This is
Stanton's last day of grace.
# he can't get some legal held upon
uS before midnight tomorrow night.
or work some scheme To make rs lose
our franchise, His job il gone"
SHOW me" said the mine owner sue
cinctly.
It's easy. With the dam completed
md the water running in the bitches.
We become at once Il going concern,
with assets Il long way in advance OF
our liabilities. The day after toner
'oW-it We pull 1llrough-you won't
'e able TO buy a single share of
iimanyOni High Line at any figure.
As natural consequence, public senti-
nent, which, we may say, is at pres
mt a little doubtful, will come over
o our side in 4 landslide, and STAN
ons outfit. if it wants to continue the
light. will have To fight the entire
with the city of Brewster
brown in for good measure. Am
making it plain?"
Right you are, so far. Go on"
BILLY, I'll tell you something that
haven't dared to tell anybody, NOT
ven Colonel Baldwin. I've been
the cOmpany's money like
alter to keep in touch. The minute
e fail, and long before we could
ope TO reorganiZe second time and
pply for new charter, Stanton's COM
any will be in the field, with its char
Il already granted. From that to TAX
y possession CT our dam, either by
cans Of an enabling act of the leg
lature, or by purchase from the pa
r. railroad, will be only step. And