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The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-07-05
Aid Farmers

When a business concern wants to
borrow money 1t makes a business
statement showing the inventory-or
money invested at the beginning and
end Of the year-the money taken In
during the year, the expenses and the
profits. With this statement q banker
knows whether or not 1t Is safe to
loan money to this company-in other
words, whether the company has
good chance Of securing profitable re-
turns from further investment In
their business. A company with a
good business, as shown by such a
statement, usually has good credit
and can borrow money cheaply.
There are many farmers in this
country who keep records Of what
they have on hand at the beginning
and end Of the year and of what they
take in and what they spend. These
men can borrow money more easily
and cheaply than most farmers be-
cause they have the figures to show
the banker.
But before a farmer borrows any
money he should have very clearly in
mind what he wants to use it for,
and be very sure that in the end it
will pay him to borrow.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-07-05
Rice In the United States.

During the last two years the pro-
duction Of rice In this country has
been at Its maximum, between $4,000
600 and 10000. 600 bushels or, roughly.
one and one-fifth billion pounds. So far
as climate and soil are concerned, the
rice acreage In the United States
might be increased many fold. accord
ing to the United States department
Of agriculture, since In the states of
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gta. Florida, Alabama. Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Cali
fornia. NJ well rs In small areas In
Missouri, millions of acres are adopt
ed to the cultivation Of this crop.
while less than one million acres To-
Gated within q comparatively few
states are now occupied by rice. One
Of the quickest ways Of increasing the
crop. the federal specialists say, is
to expand the acreage in the areas
where rice is already probably
grown.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-07-05
COUNTY AGENT
BECOMES LEADER
Has Come to Act as Clearing
House of Co. Operation Be-
tween City and Country.
Can Direct WHERE NEEDED
None Of His Time Can BE Devoted to
Work That Does Not Concern
Agricultural Development
Likely to Be Busy Man.

The growth and the Strengthening Of
the county agent system has resulted
in almost all cases in the county agents
coming to be recognized as the agri-
cultural leaders in their counties. &C.
cOrding to reports to the United
States department Of agriculture.
Help for City and Country.
The county agent has come to act
as the clearing house of cooperation.
He is available to both the city man
and the country man and can trans
init from one to the other requests for
help and offers Of help. He can d.
rect, to places where it is needed, farm
labor offered he can assist farmers in
their problem Of cooperative market
ing; he can inform chambers of com
merce, county councils Of defense,
merchants associations and other ur-
ban bodies, Of the problems before the
farmers in his county; in general he
Is in a position to act as the medium
through which the town will meet the
needs Of the country and the country
will meet the needs Of the town.
Must Concentrate Efforts.
Every county agent Is required to
know and observe that his services be-
long to all the people In his county,
but it Is evident that none Of his time
can be given to work that does not
concern agricultural development. He
is placed in the county to stimulate
good farming. Therefore. he must con-
fine himself to work on definite prob
lens affecting farmers. 1t is neces-
sary for him to utillzesthe aid of COM
+ munity organizations to the fullest
extent and 1t is within his duties to
impress upon the town people how
vital their interest and help Is to the
farmers.
In the war emergency the county
agents are not only representing the
agricultural colleges and the depart
ment Of agriculture, but are assisting
the food administration, the treasury
department. the war department, the
navy department, the department Of
Justice and the department of labor.
Help In Direct War Work.
They have aided. in addition to
their regular activities, In such work
as food surveys. seed surveys, seed
distribution, obtaining credit for farm
ers. selling Liberty bonds, eradication
Of livestock diseases. surveys of live
stock diseases, surveys of insect pests
and campaigns for their destruction,
marketing farm products, preferential
or priority shipments by railroads Of
farm products and all farm supplies,
and the dissemination Of information
given out by the war department, the
council Of national defense and the
committee on public Information re-
garding the war and other matters az
fecting the national policy under war
conditions. .-...s. $50 ~ . a..... ,
Thus 1t can be seen that the county
! agent il likely to be a rather busy
man.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-07-05
RED CROSS PIG CLUB

The county agent in Carroll
county. Mississippi, started out
last winter to combine pork pro-
duction and Red Cross work.
He tried to get $500 people
each to raise one pig to be
known as Red Cross pig. In
stead Of $500 members, he got
5000 in a county that has only
1900 voters. In September
the club members are to send
5000 hogs to the st. Louis mar
ket. This will mean a contri-
button estimated at $4,000 to
the Red Cross, in addition to
more pork for the country and
more money for Carroll county.
A $25 registered pig is given
each month as prize to the
member whose pig has made
the greatest gain.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-07-05


The State Agricultural College will
give a practical course In food con.
servation for Colorado housewives at
the college in Fort Collins from July
to 10. The only cost will be board
and fee Of 81.
Sallie B. Lamb, the 9-year-old daugh-
ter of Mrs. A. L. Patten. was accident
ally shot and killed at Salida by Har-
old Kellogg. 16, son OF Mrs. Roy KEEL
logg. .,.
A strike of q good-sized vein of
quartz streaked with gray copper 10
reported from the Santo property on
Savon mountain in the Georgetown
district.
The contract has been awarded for
the erection Of the new Presbyterian
church at Sterling.
Motion for q new trial OF the suit
by which Thomas Russum, Chicago
engineer. obtained judgment for $780,
900 against Francis w. Keller. Dem
yer broker, for alienation of the At
fections Of Jacquemena Davis Rogers
Russum was denied in Denver by Dis
trict Judge Harry 8. Class.
That prohibition has SO greatly ben.
Gifted Colorado that the Catholics of
other placer should back the anti
ooxe movement to the limit, is the
contention of Father Hugh L. McMen-
amin. rector Of the Immaculate Con-
ception cathedral in Denver.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-07-05
In Food Production Amy.

More than 5000 men and women
GIGS June 1-are carrying to every
community in the United States the
food production and food conserving
knowledge ttat has been tested by
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-07-05

/ chine Runa uuou thu moha
The C...d,.r p..,oc .,e.osbip.
pom.r,ns.n md MsAor. rave heen
sunk nv German sumariue.
rumor he. r..chsA R..e, sx,,,.
erland. nom Berlin that mr. Richard
| WON Kuehlm.nn the German foreign
| secretary viII resirn HIS nortfolio,
Rumors arc In circulation saws ,hs
| Am.,erd.m Echo p.I.e ma an chi.
demic OF tvpbotd 1. raging among tho
| German soldiers In Northern France
The labor conf.renca in I ondon dis
cu.sed ana nassed . resolution re.ox-
nix,nr the claim NJ the Jr,sb IN the
r,pht, NJ home ru,e along the lines laid
| down in IN. renort ~ the rrisb copvsp.
ton.
81 am certain the Russian people
shortly will toip with Won in the great
cause of freedom" Alexander Eeren.
sky. former Russian premier. declared
| in an address at the British labor con.
| ference in London.
A luncheon in honor OF Herbert
Hoover, the American food admins
traitor, is being arranged at Guild hall
in London. 1t will be held on Aug. l
and Premier Lloyd George will be
among the guests.
There have been rebellious out
breaks among the garrisons of the
cities OF Gyor and PEGS. Hungary as .
result Of which 1000 OF the military
involved in the mutiny have been con-
demned to death. according to reports
received by the Paris Matin.
On the fourth anniversary Of Arch
duke Franz Ferdinand's murder the
German militarists gathered together
In anxious conclave because the Ger
man government has been compelled
c to declare to the Rsiehstss that peace
Tho 11rr.,n. hr,.,u a. I.v..nn. nm.
nouncod a. n.nov. :, 10. roo.t,,d Gov
yjrmation ~ ,bs ranort th,t ,ha po,.
shevik authorities at Yekaterinburg
condemned Nicholas Romanoff. the
former Russian emperor. to death aft.
er q short trial and then shot him
Homes and cb.te.,x n, FRANCOIS
aristocracy which before the war
were probably the most exclusive in
the world, have been thrown open 20
the American officer and the Ameri.
can soldier. There the chap with the
cowboy hat Is entertained as a royai
guest, sick or wounded, these DAYS.
According tn uncon,,rmed renort.
the Ro,sbevit vovernment 4, Mo.cow
IN. been overtbrown .oy. d,.n.,ch
IN tho Jnndon rxo,.,.. reIar..t
Comn,nv ,ror, Con.nh.as. IsHsaa
the renort. .dd no. haan a.,trus,, ,.,'
nsn.r.I K,rn,,o,, ,nnna.,ss ~. c
mar troons Aa,,.s. 49,
sources assert that Grand Duke Mich.
olas has been proclaimed emperor.
opnpm
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~ I..I,- ny III. o'1'
.opA' w. 'u''
ine WORK or iisnt order took all men
NOV there are u.herettss IN The .r.nd.
.,.na .o,,. ,,o.a.. ~. -. $500
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- $4,000 -" -. 80 " ne pe'.eun US
ing hee Artic,ea Of agreement have
been signed and a world cbamnton-
ahin in the wrestling game will no dc.
cided in Casper on Julv 4 The min.
cipals in this match are Sergt. Earl
Caddock, present. champion OF the
world and Yuaeif Hussane the ter.
rible Turk" who will go to . finish.
catch-as-catch-can, two best out Of
three falls.
GENERAL
Fire destroyed the property of the
Superior Glass Company at Martins
Ferry, Ohio.
The Georgia LEGISLATURE ratified the
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-07-05

federal specialists. They are extern
sion workers Of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture and the state
colleges.
The number now at work represents
an increase Of more than 1900 over
those at work July l, 1917. About 600
emergency agents over the number
working in May, 1918, were at work In
June, 1918.
This is the strength Of this division
of the food production forces:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
MISS ElMA KOPKE WAS
INJURED IN ANELEvATOR
Head Thrown Forward and Up
AqainstIron Bars; Sustained
Cuts and Bruises

Miss Elma Kopke, young woman
undertaken with the firm of Gordon,
Harries & Kopke, met with serious
accident about 2:15 o'clock this aft
ersoon, when she attempted to step
on the elevator at the National Citi-
zens' Bank building. Miss Kopke, in
company with her sister, Mrs. Charles
Lutholtz, were waiting in the hall for
the elevator to come down, which it
did within a few moments. 1t was
operated by M. Foss, who has only
held the position of elevator man for
short time.
No one seems to be able to explain
the accident clearly but it appears
that as the elevator neared the
ground floor. man who was riding
down stepped out in the hall as the
elevator door was opened, and greet
ed the ladies as Miss Kopke stepped
into the elevator, which continued to
go downward, the shock Of the unex-
pected drop throwing her toward the
front of the car, which was suddenly
reversed by the operator. AS it went
upward Miss Kopke's head was caught
between the irons, and bad cuts were
inflicted on her head and face before
the elevator could be stopped.
The sister, waiting on the ground
floor, who had witnessed the accident,
became historical, and her screams
soon attracted quite a crowd of peo-
pie. Miss Kopke, bleeding profusely
from the cuts on her head and face,
was placed on a chair and taken to
the office of the Mankato Clinic on
the second floor of the building.
Miss Kopke was operated on by DR..
G. ]. Holman and DR.. Schmitt. 1t is
stated that it will be seventy two
hours before the seriousness of her
injuries can be exactly determined
She sustained a depressed fracture
to the right temple, injuries to her
back and head, serious scalp wound
over the forehead and extending from
the right temple to the nose She
was taken to the Emmanuel hospital.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
HANSEN-JACOBl.

At high noon today a pretty home
wedding was solemnized, when Miss
Signie Hansen, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Hansen, Ais LIE Sueur
street, became the bride of First
Sergeant Ralph jacob of Camp Tay-
lor, Kentucky, son of Mr. and Mrs. e.
H. Jacob of Ludlow, South Dakota,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. T. Ross Paden at the home of the
brides parents in the presence of an
assembly of near relatives and
friends. The rooms were handsomely
and periodically decorated with
American flags, and flowers and foil
age added touch of spring to. the
happy scene. There were no attend
ants, the ceremony being conducted
with simplicity, and the distinguish
ing feature being its military charac-
ter in Difference to the groom, who is
here on furl0ugh. The bride was at
tired in a beautiful white crepe de
chine wedding gown, and carried
bouquet of Ophleia roses, and the
groom was in uniform. Preceding
the ceremony Miss Ruth Francis sang
"Oh, Promise Me-" and Mendelssohn's
Wedding March was played as the
professional by Miss Gertrude Eich-
stead.
Following the ceremony Miss Fran
els sang Because" reception was
held and congratulations received, aft
er which dainty buffet luncheon was
served by the Misses Fern and Jean
Burmeister, Ruth Gunstrom, and
Edith Hansen. Mr. and Mrs. jacob
left this afternoon for Louisville, Ken
lucky, where they will make their
home for the present. The bride is
an accomplished and popular young
lady, a graduate of the city schools,
and taught school for two years. Dur
ing the past winter she has been a
student teacher at the normal school.
Sergeant jacob is making his mark
in military circles, and has been at
tending the officers training school.
He is now a candidate for Second
lieutenant, and expects to receive his
commission soon. Out OF town guests
present at the wedding were Miss
Reth Jacob, sister of the groom, from
Council Bluffs, Ia, and Mr.. and Mrs.
C. w. Wahlquist of New Richmond,
Wis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
ROBERT E. JENSEN DIES
Had Been Cashier at Northwestern
Depot For Some Years.

Robert e. Jensen, 321 Pleasant
street, died at 1880 o'clock, this morn
ing, after three days illness with acute
pneumonia, his death coming as a
sorrowful shock to his relatives and
friends. He was born January Is,
1879 at Emmons. Mimi, and was mar
ried on August "a, 1910, to Miss Gena
Johnson, at the home of her parents
in Lake Crystal. They went to house
keeping in Mankato, end continued
to make their home here.
Mr.. Jensen was cashier at the
Northwestern freight depot for about
ten years, and had large circle OF
friends and acquaintance. He was a
member of the Masons, and popular
fraternally.
Surviving relatives are the widow
and two children, Paul and Gertrude,
at home; the mother, Mrs r. Jensen
and two sisters, Misses Rosetta and
Mabel, at Carpenter, Ia, two brothers,
James and Andrew Jensen, at Vino
ma; a sister, Mrs. Lester Todd, at Ell
ba, MINI; and sister, Miss Esther
Jensen. at Preston, Mimi Funeral
announcements will be made later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
WAR ACTIVITY Meeting
HELD AT MAPLET0N
M. r. Benedict, County Agent, Spoke
in Baptist Church in That
Village Last Night.

M. R. Benedict, county agricultural
agent, accompanied by Mrs. Benedict,
motored to Mapleton last night to
attend a meeting in the Baptist church.
This was one of series of meetings
held every week for the purpose of
discussing the possibilities of some
particular line of work, and number
of business men have appeared and
given vocational addresses at previous
meetings. Mr.. Benedict had been in
vited to speak on the possibilities for
service in agriculture, and gave an
address on that topic last night He
emphasized the fact that the great
need of agricultural communities is
more team work and good leader
ship. There was a good attendance
at the meeting in spite of the storm
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
DEATH Of MRS. JEAN
FLHT|E EARLY TODAY
Well Known Highly Respected
Lady Dies After Long
Illness
From Saturdays Daily.


Mrs. Elizabeth Fallie Flittie, wife Of
Attorney j. A. Flittie, 1923 South Broad
street, died at her home about two
O'Clock this morning, after lingering
illness of about six years duration
with a complication of diseases. De-
ceased was the daughter of the late
Captain Clark Keysor, who died last
August, and Mrs. Keysor. She was
born on the old Keysor homestead,
corner of Main and Third streets,
where Mrs. Keysor now resides, on
September Is, 1866, and lived in Man
kato practically all her life. She at
tended the city schools and graduated
from the Mankato normal school with
years she taught school in Mankato,
teaching in the Pleasant Grove and
Union schools.
On September 81, 1898, she was
united in marriage to Mr.. Flittie, and
they made their home at 1923 South
Broad street almost continuously
since that time. Mrs. Flittie was an
estimable woman who had large
circle of friends, and her patient en-
durance during her last illness en-
deared her to everyone. She was a
member of Centenary Methodist Epis-
copal church, and was prominent in
club work until failing health caused
her to be confined to her home.
Among the organizations to which she
belonged were the d. A. R., the Art
History cub, and Cereal Chapter, Or
der of Eastern Star.
Surviving relatives are the widower
and daughter, Miss Louise Flittie; the
mother, Mrs. Clark Keysor; two
brothers, Judge w. w. Keysor, ST.
Louis, Mo-; John J. Keysor, Sturgis,
S. OAK; one sister, Mrs. Amy c.
Carpenter, city.
Funeral service will be held at the
home, 1913 South Broad street on
Monday afternoon, April 20, at 200
o. m. Rev. g. A. Cahoon, pastor OF
Centenary Methodist Episcopal church
will be the officiating clergyman. A
male quartet will sing Mrs. Flitte's
hymns, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, .
and LEAD Kindly Light" The pail
bearers will be o. M. Hatcher, C. D..
Snow, George Atchison, Theodore E.
Just, w. H. Pay, and A. ]. Veigel, of
st. Paul.
Among those from out of town call :
ed here by the illness and death of
Mrs. Flittie are Miss Angelina K.
Hern, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Veigel, st.
Paul; Mrs. Harrison Schmitt, Mime
apolis; and Judge w. w. Keysor, st.
Louis, Mo.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
NONPARTY TO HOLD MEET
TRY TO FILL THE GAPS
Convention to Make Effort to Select
Candidates to Put On
Their Ticket.

Leaders of the Nonpartisan league
are going to make one more effort to
pick candidates to fill vacancies on
their ticket. The convention will be
held in ST. Paul April 80.
The object of the meeting is an
nounced to be the selection of candi-
dates for attorney general, secretary
of state and state treasurer 1t is
whispered that a candidate will also
be indorsed for clerk of the state SUI
preme court
Victor l.. Power, Henry Holmes and
Thomas j. Meighen, the men who
were originally Endorsed for the Of
fees Of attorney general, secretary of
state and state treasurer, respective
ly, all refused to run.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
|ScORE NOPARTY LEAGUE
Voters of Mcleod County Meet
In Convention and FIay
Boss" ToWnIey
From Saturdays Daily.

TToIH saturdays Sdity.
Hutchinson, Mimi. April 26.-Vot-
ers of every precinct in Mcleod coun-
ty at mass meeting here yesterday
called for a real Nonpartisan ticket
for the coming primaries.
The present officeholders were in
dorsed, except Representative A. G..
WEIGH and Clerk of Court John Luiten,
stand regarding the war. The follow
ing ticket was named:
Resolutions adopted condemning the
Nonpartisan league and it's president,
A. c. Townley, were as follows:
Minnesota and Mcleod county in
particular, have been cursed and be :
deviled by prof. German agitation and
propaganda in it's most insidious form.
A large proportion of our citizenship
has been duped and misled by the
traitorous agitation of imported prop
agandists who under the guise of &C.
onomic reform have sought to poison
the minds and rob the pockets of the
unwary and unthinkig, arrayig them
against the government and bringing
shame and disgrace upon our citizens of
former responsibility and good stand
ing.
"That there may be no misunder :
standing as to whom we refer, we
here declare the former seditious
sentiment and conduct of certain
communities in Mcleod county were
chiefly due to the malodorous, con-
temptible and reasonable leadership
of A. c. Townley and his puppets of
the National Nonpartisan league.
"The generous and warm hearted
response to the Third Liberty loan
evinces the awakening"
Endorsement of Senator Knute Mel
son closed the resolutions.