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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09

The states initiate the road projects,
but before federal aid Is granted an
spectton Of the roads to be improved,
studies the local conditions. consults
with the state highway department,
and no projects are approved which
are not considered suited to the con-
ditions to be met. Many popular fall
lacies exist as to road improvement,
and there have been many ~misconcep-
tons as to the types Of roads on which
federal-aid funds may be used. Prop
erly built earth roads. say specialists
Of the department. are the fundamen-
tal requirement In all highway Inn
prov ement.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09
XII


must have remained unconscious
for All hour or more. | never really
knew how long. for M watch disap-
peared. yet II vas still night when |
again painfully opened my eyes and
~endeavored 10 perceive my surround
if.gs. Memory of the blow which
ended the struggle caused me to lift
a hand TO my head; the scalp was
bruised and broken. the hair matted
with clotted blood. yet / could moi he
lieye the injury was a serious one. ]
could use my limbs. Satisfied on this
point. and assured that l "a alone.
braced myself on one arm. and, in a
sitting posture. ~endeavored TO survey
my surroundings.
] was resting on the floor Of a bare
room OF ordinary size. containing no
vestIge Of furniture. The place was
cold. with that Understandable chill pecu-
liar to unused apartments. and through
the n window. which was unshaded
by a curtain. poured the direct light
Of an almost full oon In this siIyery
light every bit Of that interior stood
revealed in its hideous baroness. the
roughly finished walls. the patches OF
plaster scaled off, the dirty floor. the
single door and window. the rags amid
which / rested. 1t was a hopeless
Cen
staggered TO my feet Keeling a
moment like a drunken man, and then
finally found my way along the side
wall 10 the window. My strength IN
creased as / advanced, and courage
was born with i'll was not dead: I
might battle those villains yet. They
must have felt that ! was safe enough
In this place; that. even If l regained
consciousness. no escape was possible.
for they had left no guard. A glance
without revealed the reason for such
confidence. / was four stories up. q
bottom, a concrete walk. There was
nothing between to cling to unless 1t
might he the narrow coping of stone
just beneath the window sill. stared
ut this, almost hopefully, for an in
slant then turned my eyes away with
= SuussuCI = IL Wd0 SCdICCIy Ms UTOdu
as the sole Of my shoe and to think
OF creeping along there was merely
the dream Of q mailman. The bright
moonlight flooded everything about,
yet ! saw nothing familiar; l was evil
IDENTIFY at the back end Of q house,
with. others closely set nn either side,
and an alley beyond q small. enclosed
yard. This latter was Uttered with
dead weeds and rubbish OF every de-
scripuOn. and q small shed OF some
kind extended across the rear. Three
stories below, but to the right, a mar
row porch protected the back door.
There was no movement visible any.
where. no CLEAN u light from the
windows below me. / listened In vain
for any sound: the night was as still
AZ death. not e the echo OF 4 dis
tant street-car reaching my ear. l wal
somewhere within the limits OF the
city: Of that I felt assured. but be.
yond this could determine nothing.
(ro BE coNTINUED.)
MMH MM ME
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09
Better Retire.

"Im discouraged and tired of life"
declared the head Of the family.
why SO despondent!" asked his
friend.
Statistics"
statistics? What's that got to do
with it,"
"Yes; they say that five hours Of
work a day Is enough to supply each
member Of the community with a liv-
ing. provided the work be equally
shared by all.
"Well. Pm the only one in five in
my family that labors. So. II statis-
tics are true. TO support the crowd I've
got to work % hours q day."
Make your environment lest your
environment unmake you.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09
Personal Exemption.

Mrs. Henpeck = Hereafter. bring
me your pay envelope as it is handed
you. unbroken. There's q shortage
here. Explain.
Mr.. Henpeck (bra,cly)-I took out
my car fare and lunch money, which
under the income tax law l interpret
as my personal exemption.-New York
Sun.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09

Why employ a physician who recon-
mends a chaRge-and then takes all
you have left?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09

estimated cost which will be incurred
for each type, and the mileage OF
each type, based upon the records of
plans approved, are as foiOws:
Per Cent and Mileage Of Each Type
Of Road.
Per cent
of total
estimated
cost Mileage
type 1. including earth,
sand-clay and gravel. 32.2 1890
Type 2. including water
bound and bituIninous
macadAm .......... 80 1850
Type :. including brick.
bituminous c oncrete
Portland cement con-
crete He 1880
Ntscellaneous ............ 10 $40
Bridges ................ 60 ........
- -
10000 22.o30
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09
The Folly Of Cheating Nature

Many people get the
idea that they can keep
their nerves on edge and
their digestion upset year
after year, and get away
with it" They sleep only
half as much as they
should - and never get
properly and thoroughly
rested.
II you tire out easily,
# you are getting pale and
anemic, if your food
doesn't digest as it should,
would it not be well to
stop and consider whether
coffee or tea - having it,
eject % you3
The caffeine and them
found in coffee and tea
ars drugs, - any doctor
can tell you. l. h any
vvonderthatthesteadyuse
q these drugs sosnetimes
causes serious dafnage3
r you really want 10
y fair with yoursslf. and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09

give yourself the oppor-
tunity you deserve in
order to do your best
work, make up your mind
to quit coffee and tea for
awhile-and drink delici-
Gus, appetizing Postum
instead.
Postum permits
sound, refreshing sleep
which builds strength.
energy and endurance.
Order Postum from
your Grocer today. Drink
this hot, refreshing bever.
age in place Of tea or coffee
for 10 days and Geo what
q wonderful difference L
viii make IN the way you
feel
Poetum comes IA Two
Sossns: lnstant Postum In dns)
made instantly In the cup b.
he addition q boiling watse.
Postum Cereal On packages q
larger bulk, Soe thooo Who pee.
Ter 70 make the drink while the
meal + bsing prspafsd) mads
b boiling 5og - minusoo.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09

We all have wealth that we can
dispense to others: Kindness.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-09

Make your environment lest your
environment unmake you.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-24
.Spuds Suffer
From Bugs In
N. E.. M inneSOtQ

Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 22.-An unu-
sually heavy attack of bugs and pro-
tracted dry weather periods delivered
telling blows to the,1S21 crop Of po-
tatoes in Northeastern Minnesota, de-
clared E. P. Gibson, county agricul-
tural agent for. the southern half Of
st. Louis county, who is manager of
the International Potato Show which
opens here Oct. 26 for a three-day
exhibit.
The crop this year was about IS
per cent Of normal, said Mr.. Gibson.
Acres and acres of the crop were
ruined over night by the bugs. he
added.
Because Of this scourage and the
unfavorab Bile weather conditions, some
Of the ordinary heaviest producers in
q small crop this year, he said.
Dry weather also hurt the head
lettuce crop for which Northeastern
Minnesota is noted. For two years,
according to MI. Gibson, the head let
tuce crop Of this section has not been
near up to the standard. For that
reason many sections of the country,
that look to Minnesota for supplies
Of head lettuce have been affected.
The burnt over and freshly cleared
land Is especially adpated to growing
Of potatoes. and lettuce and local asri-
cultural authorities believe that this
section will soon become known ma
tionally as a producer of the best
in these types Of vegetables.
Shortage of the potato crop will
have little affect on the International
Potato show, said Mr.. Gibson, who
predicted that the exhibits from this
territory would be better than those
displayed at the former annual North
west shows held here.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-24
FLOWING WELL
OVER
NORTH dakota
"A. ! Surratt Believes Last
Falls Record Will Be
Equalled

That North Dakota farmers IRE
getting much fall blowing done and
give promise Of repeating last falls
record along this line, is the informa--
ton given outsby A. J.. Surratt, sta
tistician for the Bureau of Markets
and Crop Estimates.
In practically all sections OF the
state fall blowing was given an early
start and ifSSfavorable weather con-
tinues until after the first week OF
November Mr. surratt believes most
Of the farmers will have finished
blowing aboAt all the acreage they
Intend to turn over
There are, Of course. certain sec-
tons of the STATE where some delay
has been experienced. Among these
are the places where unfavorable
threshing weather kept the grain
from being removed from the fields.
However, during this weather, those
farmers who did have some fields
cleared took advantage of the chance
to turn over many acres while not
busy threshing.
Other instances where blowing has
been somewhat delayed ar in the
potato growing districts. This crop
being Of considerable Importance this
/ ye6r anu tne ndAuA1uB u ~ 1lvoAVAn6
a great deal of work, it has naturally
prevented other activities, such a.
blowing, from being done.
However, in the matter of pota.
Hoes. it was Mr.. Surratt's opinion
that: the nearness. OF a possible heavy
frost will ~necessitate the cleaning ul
Of all potato digging in time to per.
init practically all blowing to be fin
ished if the complete ~freeze-up doe:
not occur before the average date.
That early fall blowing is a matter
of considerable importance is vel
known. 1t not only makes it possible
. for early planting In the following
spring, but also is a means of destroy
ing weeds and the Eggs Of hopper:
and other pests.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-24

per bushel It pays to raise them be-
cause Of the way the build and clean
the SOIL On this farm IshAd 900
acres OF potatoes this year. They
averaged 100 bushels to the acre.
Most Of them were United States
Number One, q very One u Of pure
clean seed. This $ my third wear for
raising potatoes on q large scale. It
certainty pays. to raise them, and
more of them. I. have carefully
screened and graded mine and I have
over seven Thousand bushels set aside
that I will sell for extra fine seed; 2
II own tho potato house in bray
ton. 1t has a capacity of $4,000 BUSH
els. It has been full and empty again
many times already. Both the North
Dakota and the Minnesota sides are
producing large quantities Of potatoes,
but not nearly as many as they should
be. There are about 1000 acres .trib-
utary to Drayton in potatoes this
Good Fer Potatoes
1.-THE soil around here produces an
excellent quality Of potato, and II
properly treated 1t Will give tremend-
Dug yields. sOne ma just across the
river from hers on the Minnesota side
had q small field that ran 500 bushels
70 the acre. Skg1 DeLoVe TOO LuAL CnaA
land produces potato of unusually
good flavor and hrmncss." IN E
The Herald visitor WAS greatly; In
terester IN the new barns that
have been put up on the farm and
asked about them.
The barns were built in 1919 and
1922" MIR. Little said. II planning
to make this a good dairy farm. Cow.
and potatoes make a very strong com.
bination for winning prosperity for a
farmer. l. am putting in a herd Of
Herefords, pure breds of course. II
doesn'e pay to keep scrubs. I plar
to have a herd Of about twenty tc
begin with. The barn is specially
constructed for dairy purposes.
I'VE have some very fine Perchor
horses OF the farm. I plan to raise
pure breds. All I have now are dap
pied grays. There are twelve o.
them ranging in weight from 1890 tt
1900 pounds. I find that they stant
the work much better and can dt
more than the lighter horses. =.
OF course with the amount Of SOW
thistle there wa on this place to b,
cleaned up I had to have a lot o.
sheep. I have just shipped out fou,
hundred. I am keeping 100 over tn
winter. They are good graded Shorp
shires.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-24
P0TAT0ESPAY
NEAR WESTH0PE
Cooperative Methods Used
\ In Growing and Market
- ing Tubers
(By Sidney W. Hooper, No. Oak. E-
tension DivistOAI,)

(By Sidney W. Hooper, No. Oak. Ex-
tension Divistosl.)
After losing crop after crop of
wheat from rust, drouth, sraashoppers
and other insects, hail. and every. 9TH
er. aftliction experienced by grain rais-
ers in North Dakota, farmers and
bushes men of Westhope, Bottineau
county, are jubilant.
The farmers are not rejoicing over
theint lost wheat cropA but, from
Westhopo this fall II carloads Of po-
tatoee VI being shipped"-to eastern
markets, and 1t is estimated that the
potato crop Will bring the farmers
Of this neikhborhood $4,000. Never
before in history has q single carload
Of potatoes been raised in the West
hope neighborhood and shipped out.
And thereby hangs q tale:~
Early last winter County Agent c..
b. Aamodt Of Rottineau announced
that a meeting would be held in West
hope to discuss the possibilities Of
raising potatoes. six farmers attend
ed the meeting. They told their
neighbors about it, and q little later
Mr.. Aamodt held a second meeting.
There was a material increase in the
attendance. Several other meetings
were held. and as a result. the West
hope Community club, composed of
business men and farmers Of the
neighborhood. became interested.
Early last spring twelve business
men and eight farmers, all members
Of the club, signed a joint note for
$1,000 and purchased a carload of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-24
Northw e st Far in
News ana faoses y cspaea ~ aAsiacka.a EoxAs ns4.n
RECLAIMlNG A FARM

grain and plow it down in the fall.
The clover this fall was full Of seeds,
and will come up again next year.
T. sow it with the first crop in the
.spring-no matter what it may be
Next spring I will have so acres Of
red clover for hay and Tor building
up the land.
wheat sowed on this farm. The time
is past when q farmer can hope to
make money. raising just wheat.
That's one OF the things that's the
matter with the country now. The
farmers have been in the habit Of
raising wheat year in and year out
and depending on wheat for their n
come. The. land can't raise the wheat
any more. I hAd-1s0 acres Of wheat
this year, fifty Of it Kubanka Durum
and the rest Marquis. 1t didn't pay.
bAnka wen about fifteen bushels to
Next year I plan to plant Els acres
of potatoes, Early Ohios from the
best Of Seed. There will be fifty acres
Of corn, the Northwestern Dent.
| plan on 50 acres of speltz( the great
est feed next to corn. Its f%attenins
qualities are excelled only by corn.
There was a great crop of it this year,
l. ~ WcuS MY OAS4ACAS ~ tlAC A|lSs ]
have 1000 bushels for sale.
WI Try "Ds".
THAT De wheat they are raising sc
! extensively in StutsmAn County is
great stuff. It is absolutely rust proof
I am going to SOW forty acres to Il
next spring. I have purchased my
seed from a nan who raised it neal
in Stutsman County. I will
also plant forty acres of Kubanks
IDurum. * a.
1.-THE winter, rye is all up now II
fine shape, but not too for advanced
for safety. I have 40 acres OF it
I piantto have thirty-five acres OF ia,
next year. I will plant the fax and
the corr on this years potato land
POTATOES are going to e the
salvation Of the country. Farmers
who have plenty Of potatoes this yea
i are not worrying. Even at fifty cent!
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-24

"In planning FOR a dairy farm an
important consideration ID the water,
tits absolutely necessary to have Q
plentiful supply OF good water.
have discovered that in This part OF
that state It In best to make the wells
large rather than deep. i make them
from eight to ten feet square, 80 ~ to
increase the size Of the reservoir for
the surface water which abounds
here, I have three sixteen foot wells
on the place and they have = good
supply Of excellent water.
Brick Up Well.
1.-THE well should be ,bricked up
instead Of curbed with pine. The
water takes a taste from the pine
and it is two or more years before
that taste wears off. Then too the
wood often rots and the we'll caves
in"
There are many acres Of land in
he valley in the same condition that
this land was in when Mr.. LATHE took
1t In hand. Who isoverlooking a
borhood?
seed potatoes, SEQ bushels of which
were certified. The Westhope Pota-
Ia Marketing ASSOCIATION vas formed
and this Beed vas turned over to
three farmers and q contract made
with them that they should sell their
entire crop from the certified seed
back x the association this fall At
the market price, tho farmers receav-
Ing tho benefit Of the increased pro-
duction and better quality from the
j certified seod.
Now more than 1000 bushels OF
certified seed Is available for the
members Of the association. It is be-
ing resold to them at a premium OF
IL cents per bushel over the market
price, and the difference is turned
l. into the treasury of the organization
to be used for tho expenses Of mar.
kedng tho 1921 Q
A total Of $50 acres was planted
this year, the fields averaging under
five acres It is anticipated that o.
1t least 1900 sores Of potatoes viii,
be grown by the members Of the asBo'
citation next year and that the mann.
bership will be easily doubled. Thu
AvafaSe yield was above $50 bushels
to The. acre, and the record W. made
BY Chris Jensen. who receiveA d yjelt
Of 225 bushels to the acre, from a seet
lplot for which the seed wa6 selected
and treated. The seed planted from
unsolicited seed n q Yield Of 2ot
bushels to the acre.
The potAtoes nv all being Bhipfe{
to the Minnesota Cooperative PotAta
! Growers Exchange at st. raul, ant
through cooperative marketing ant
elimination OF excessive handling. tn,
farmers hope to get their product t.
the consumer cheaper ana at the sam
time receive = larger price for
themselves. LII
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-24

Reclaiming q worn out and aban-
,doned farm is not the SORT of job
that the average farmer cares to
tackle. John L. Little >at Drayton l
Pembina County is not al average
farmer. His ideas along AGRICULTURAL
lines are unusually progressive. His
methods are vigorous, and his results
are in proportion to his courage. He
has mad great addition to the farm,
and remodeling q farm that SOW this
tie had taken possession Of and call
Ing it THE. Glover Leaf stock Farm"
The Clover Leaf Stock Farm con-
$taans $3.50 acres of land surrounding
the town Of Drayton on the North
and West. Until three years E
there was nothing remarkable about
the place except the enormous guam
titles of, sow thistle the worn cut land
summer there was scarcely n OF
this weed left.
Sheep Sow Thistle Remedy.
1.-THE best remedy for SOW thistle
is to sheep it'close to the ground UNI
til the middle of August, and then
pillow the land from six to seven inch
es. Deep" Mr.. Little said, when asked
how he had brought about the change.
After that there is no more SOW
thistle. It is an easy weed to KILL. 1ta
no fighter at all. 1t takes two years
to get a good start from the seed, 80
Its really not hard to get the start
of II.
AFTER blowing the land I SOW it the
next spring to potatoes, and the SOW
thistle doesn't show up at all. Another
way is to summer fallow it>and put IT
Sin to winter rye, and hen pillow the
land as fast as the crop is taken off
This farm was practically aban-
doned, but I consider it a very good
farm now. We are no longer bother
ed with the SOW thistle and the land
is becoming highly productive again
Clover For Soil.
For building Up the soil I recon-.
mend medium red clover. 1t is also
an excellent fodder crop. For quick
fertilization 1 recommend the nom.
moth red clover. I SOW It with the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-24
GRAIN.

Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 24.-An easier
was shown in wheat prices dur-
ing early trading today and then
prices moved up with the appearance
that means would. be found to call off
the threatened strike OF the railroad
unions. Fair gains were shown at
the close. December wheat closed 2
cents up at $1.24 and May 2 cents up
at 1924. October durum closed !
cent up at - "a bid; November l IL
cents up at IS bid; December / IL
cents up at 80 "a, and May ga cents
UP at IS "a asked. Spot rye closed
1 cent up at Is: October / cent up at
7s bid; December / IL tents UP at
70 asked, and May ga cents off at
50 IA. Oats closed 3-8 cents up at
Is 1-2. Barley unchanged at 32@34,
and No. 2 mixed and No. 2 yellow
corn / 3-S cents up at ~ as.
Business in f1axseed was limited
and irregularity was shown In prices
October closed IL cent up at $1.77A
bid; November 1-2 cont up at $1.7S
bid; December unchanged at SLIT
bid and May Ia cent up at $1.S3 1-2
Closing cash prices: Wheat. No. l
dark northern. $1.3s 3-4@1.ss 3-4;
No. 3 dark northern, S1.27 $40
1.s3 s-4; No. 5 dark northern.
$1.1S 3-4@1.ss So; No. 4 dark north
ern, Sill. s-4R1:ls "a; No. l amber
UNI to arrive, $1.0e; No. 2 amber dur
UNI, $1.04 @l.09; No. 2 amber durum
to arrive, $1.04; Nc. / durum, CSC: No.
2 durum, sac; No. l mixed durum,
s5 @sSc; No. 1 mixed to arrive, SIC;
No. 2 mixed durum, $50 SIC; No. 2
mixed to arrive, S3c; No. / red durum.
SOC.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-24
Barnes Sends Exhibit
To World Petats Show

Valley. City, N. d., Oct 22.-
Barnes county is to be represented at
the International Potato Show to be
held at Duluth, October 26s to %, as
the Leal Potato Growers Association
is preparing ar exhibit to be. sent
there to compete against potAtcs from
all parts OF the United States and
Canada.
The requirements for an exhibit are
that 1t shall consist of twelve lots Of
90 tubers each, and that the lots
shall be grown by twelve different
men. Members of the Leal organixa-
ton have been treating and selecting
their seed for several years, and As a
result are producing fine quality,
hiEh-yielding potatoes, free from dis
titled seed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-24
POTATOES.

Chicago. Oct. 24.-Potatoes. weak;
receipts 159 cars on track $5.5S; total
US. shipment. 1887; Minnesota and
North Dakota bulk Red River Ohios
$1.75@1.s5; Wisconsin and Mime
sofa sacked white $1.e5 @1.s0 cwt:
bulk &1.70@1.9o cwt; Dakota white
bulk $1.65@1.Sc cwt.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-24
PRODUCE

Chicago, Oct. "a. Butter unchanE-
ed; receipts e,432 tubs: creamery x
tras, a. lie: firsts, IS 43c; seconds.
31@34c; standards, CSC.
Cheese unchanged.
Eggs. unchanged; receipts, 3,517
cases; firsts, 45@4Sc; ordinary f1rsts.
40@42c; miscellaneous, 4s@46c; re-
frigerator extras, 80 1-2@s3c; re-
frieerator firsts, 81 IL @ &c.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-24
GRAIN RRCEUTS.

Duluth, Oct. 24.-Elevator receipts
domestic grain: Wheat. :o3,s00 bush
els; corn, 24,300 bushels; oats, $500;
barley, 1880; rye, $4,000; flax, H.
100. t.N
Shipments: Wheat, $4,000 BUSH
els; rye, $4,000.
Duluth car inspection: Wheat, Nos.
/ and 2 dark northern and Nos. l and
2 northern, rs: No. 3 dark northern
and No. 3 northern, 10; other spring,
IS; Nos. 1 and 2 amber durum and
Nos. 1 and 2 durum, 49,; No. 3 amber
durum and No. 3 durum, II; smutty
durum, l: other durum, Sc; mixed, rs;
smutty mixed, 1; all wheat. 23s; flax,
%; mixed grain. 2; corn, 81: oats, IT;
rye, e; barley, s. All grains, 345; on
track, COS.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-24
GRAIN N FLOUR,

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 24.-Flour
UNCHANGED to 10c lower. In carload
lots, family patents quoted at 1880
7.45 a barrel in 98-pound cotton
sacks. Shipments 91,401 barrels.
Bran 1890 q 1850.