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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-10-20

acres OF yellow sweet clover this
spring for a start. Ten pounds per
acre was seeded with spelts as. q
nurse crop. The sweet clover and
speltz were mixed and seeded right
together. Our visit was made during
the dry spell and the clover was a
fairly good catch, at the time. Mr..
Fetch will try some sweet clover next
year.t Mr.. Fetch and his son Wendlin,
and two small boys cut 482 acres with
one header. They also used the bind
er in cutting 100 acres. It is needless
to say that they put in some hard days
in getting their crop harvested. Mr..
Fetch also got a good crop OF to-
matoes which were ripe in good sea-
son. si ..:.s. q:
b J. G. Nelson Of Mercer has 81 acres
Of Grimm alfalfa, IS acres Of this has
been cut for seed. Last year, this alf-
alta made 80 pounds of seed per acre
Mr.. Nelson first started with alfalfa
in 1912 with one and one:half acres.
This was hogged OFF and the pigs ate
it down so close that it was winter
killed. A new field Of 20 acres will be
seeded to alfalfa next year. One z
acre patch Of alfalfa was cut three
times this year making g total yield OF
thirty ton. The ten acres of new seed
ing which was planted this spring made
q dandy catch. Some was planted on
corn ground and some on spring plow-
ing Five pounds per acre was seed
ed with nurse crop. The nurse crop
was seeded first and the alfalfa after
wards. Mr.. Nelson takes 100 pounds
Of wheat ground. up fine and mixes
this with 100 pounds Of alfalfa and
sets the drill one and one peck flax
and finds that this will SOW about five
pounds OF alfalfa per acre. is acres
of his field was certlned- last year and
he expects to have twenty acres certi-
fled this year. &, .:-.l
sssEssss James Nfalloy Of Underwood has
Is acres of sweet clover which was
seeded last year. This summer he cut;
394small loads Of his first crop and Is
leaving the second crop for seed. Mr..
Malloy says that the horses took his;
sweet clover in preferance to upland
hay He also y says that his sweet
clover did very well on gumbo spots.
In fact he said 1t did better than any
other crop: He expects to plant 20
acres next year. 5 .3 s. 57:.
Nels Hanson, Douglas, has gOt, g
good sized field of potatoes this year.,
about ten acres as II remember 1t.
II Hans Lunden, Roseglen has nice
herd Sof Shorthorns; several or which
are registered. When we came 3 by 3!
there one evening they were out on
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-10-20
(Continued from last week)

{
been questioned by the constructive
element representing labor. The child
labor law, the union labor law, full
train crew law and the law protecting
railroad workers from winter storm,
the eight hour day for women and the
minimum wage for women all receiv-
ed my support and vote.
Contest on Radicaltsm
This Is not contest between the
Republican and Democratic parties. It
is q contest to determine the strength
of radicalism in North Dakota. The
Republicans and the Democrats have
Joined hands In the past several cleo
tions to fight for the things they be-
leve to be best in government and
against the waste. extravagance, in
sufficiency- and incompentency OF the
league administration. While this
contest is on, know my party lines.
1t was q. pleasure to nominate MT.
Nestos at the Devils Lake convention,
Is we'll as Sveinbjorn Johnson, for at
torney general and to follow the nomi-. NIL.
nations with what work could do on
the platform The independent ad-
ministration has indicated the judg-
;ment Of the people Of North Dakota
who placed it In power; Every pro-
mise made by the Independents has
been kept by the elected oficials
Governor r. "A. Nestos, Attorney Gen
eral Sveinbjorn johnson and Commits.
Ssioner of Labor and Agriculture Jo-
seph "a. Kitchen, have made q record
of which every citizen should be proud:
II North Dakota is to go forward
fusion candidates must be elected.
With Governor NestOs, Assistant At
torney General George Shafer and
Commissioner OF Agriculture and La
Dor, Joseph "A, Kitchen, constituting
the Industrial R commission, the tax.
payers can be assured of continue
tion OF the business policy which has
characterized the actions of the COM com
mission since the Independents have
taken charge. Every voter should
study the ballot and be sure that the
fusion candidates are elected:
This is my state and your state.
Everything that /. have Isl wrapped IN
its future. Our interests are the hlt
same. Any law passed by congress
which will injura you, will injure me,
and any law which will benetit you,
will benefit me, Since the league
leaders with their false theories OF
xoyernment came into the state IN
1 1916. is have battled as best j could IN
J the legislature and on the public plat
form against, these theories. In every
4 act. IN every vote, in every word,
party lines have been disregarded and tl
3 want YOU to know that i have kept
.siaith with YOU. & Much bitterness has
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26
A Need for BETTER Seed.

From now until harvest, an observ-
ing person travelling through the coun-
ty, will notice the mixture of grain in
regard to different varieties growing
in the same field. He will also notice
a considerable amount of smut in the
wheat and oats. Some farmers call
these heads infested with smut "blast-
ed heads" The difficulty of securing
variety of grain that Is pure, is
great. To secure seed free from smut
is not easy
The St. Francois County Farm Bu-
reau is cooperating with The Agricul-
tural Extension Service in locating
wheat and oats that are we'll adapted
to the section, true to variety, and
free from smut@ 1t is a deplorable
fact that last year notia single varie-
ty of wheat or oats examined by a
representative of the college was Of
sufficient quality to pass inspection
and could receive the stamp of approx
al by the Agricultural Extension Ser
vice. There perhaps were fields that
would have passed the inspection,
that were never examined, as the own
er did not notify the County Agent
that he had field he wished to have
inspected.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26
Government APP
proves Project

A telegram was received Tuesday
from DR.. G. A. Gilbert, who has taken
a leading part in the proposition to
convert the Carleton college property
in this city into a vocational training
school for ex-service men, stating that
the governmental authorities have ap-
proved of the plan, and that he would
arrive here soon to begin the work of
putting the pro,Ett } shape for the
work that will lie carried on there.
Acting in conformity to that tele-
gram, the local Chamber of Commerce
have started plans to ascertain how
many ex-service students can be ac-
commodated here with rooms, or with
board and rooms. to which it is hoped
there will be liberal response.
This will doubtless be the biggest
thing for this city that has come this
way for years, and the more students
that can be provided for the better it
will be for this community, as every
one of these men will receive a libe-
raj allowance for the privilege of
equippine themselves to make liveli-
hood. The government also pays
their tuition and sees to it that they
receive the best possible training and
treatment.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26
Pennington
Adds Another

The Pennington ball club again
came out victorious by a score of II
to 3 over the st. Marys club in a we'll
fought game. The attack of the
Pennington team was something un-
usual, being vicious in the beginning
and playing the st. Marys boys COM
pletely off their feet in the first in
ming.
After that, however, the game
changed from a slugfest into real
pitchers battle. The Pennington boys
had practically sewed up the game in
the first inning, and apparently lost
much Of their fighting spirit. So much
for st. Marys.
We welcome the Crystal City Ali
Stars next Sunday. There has been
very much complaint on the part of
the fans for not bringing stronger
clubs on the home grounds. The man.
agement informs us that he is bring
ing this team here with view of put
ting to the acid test the loyalty of our
fans in the way of giving the local
club support. This game will cost ap-
proximately $100. so let's get behind
the boys and make this game finan-
cial success, because we are promised
many more good games for the sea-
son if we put this over.
Box score of-last Sundays game:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26
Murder Jury
HopelesslyD Disagree

The jury sitting in the trial Of Her
bert Turley and Edward Porrier,
charged with the killing of James
Birchall on the 10th Of last Deem
ber, were in hopeless disagreement
from the time the decision was placed
in their hands until they were dis
charged about 6 O'Clock Tuesday af-
ternoon, after having made valiant
effort to reach a decision for twenty
four hours, 1t is rumored the Jury
stood seven for murder in the first
degree, two for second degree muir
der. and three for acquittal.
II seemed to be the general opinion
of those who had heard much or all
of the evidence that no verdict would
be reached, which appears to uphold
the jury in their disagreement. That
the jurymen made every possible ef-
fort to reach an agreement, without
violating their oaths, there is no rea-
son to doubt, and they are entitled to
the thanks Of the community they at
tempted so hard TO serve. Their fail
ure is but another strong link in the
chain Of evidence that there should be
better method of melting out justice
than by the jury system.
The lawyers for both the defense
and prosecution exerted every effort
in their power to secure verdict, but
the case today stands where it has
been since the arrest Of the accused,
with the public hopelessly divided as
to the guilt or innocence of the ac-
cused. Does this not furnish unques-
tionable evidence for the sentiment
that appears to be rapidly growing in
the mind of the general public that
the courts are becoming inadequate?
Turley and Porrier have been ad-
mitted to bail in the sum of $500
each, which has been given by both
Of them. There were also some minor
charges against Turley. for which
bond was fixed at $4,000, SO that it
required a Sl0,500 bond to secure his
freedom.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26
Why Lose Moey by Using a Scrub
Bull?

Statistics prove that at least one
fourth to one-third Of the cattle kept
are losing money for he farmer. This
percentage is higher than the average
where no purebred bull is used. Let's
figure a minute. Mr.. A has Is cows
and keeps d scrub bull. AT least five
Of these cows are not making him a
penny, but he is actually losing money
BY keeping them. His scrub bull and
one of these Improbable cows could
be sold for enough to buy purebred
bull. 1t has been demonstrated by
many farmers, as well as experiment
stations, that a purebred bull will sire
calves that at 6 months of age are
worth from $5 to $40 more per head
than calves sired by a scrub bull,
First, he has saved money by dispos-
ing Of an Improbable cow, He saves,
say SIS on this sale. In one and one
half years, he has IA calves that are
worth at least $5 more each than they
would have been had he kept the
scrub sire. This is total gain Of $40,
plus $5 saved on selling one unproft-
able COW.
Replace the scrub with a purebred.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26
MARRIAGE LICENSES
May Goth
Milford Leonard, Flat River, q
Gladys Underwood, Flat River, Il
May oath
Albert Osborne, Neeleyville, 81
Annie Wigger, Elvins, 81

The Times is requested his week to
announce /. N. Threlkeld, Of Elvins,
St. Francois county, as candidate for
the nomination of Circuit Judge on the
Republican ticket. Mr.. Threlkeld has
decided to make this race only after
the strongest kind of solicitation by
his friends throughout this Judicial
District, of whom he has many. Such
solicitation is the best possible evil
dence of the confidence and esteem
in which he is held, and what appears
to be his practical selection by his
party to make this race is a splendid
compliment to his ability by those
who have had occasion to know him
well. He has been practicing at the
bar in this county for many years,
during which time he has acquired an
enviable reputation among the many
lawyers with whom he has been
thrown in constant contact and his
popularity among them is another
proof of his sterling worth. At the
last election Mr. Threlkeld was elect
ed toIrepresent st. Francois county in
the Legislature, which duty he per-
formed in al most creditable manner.
Should al Republican chance TO be,
elected to the Circuit bench stH this
districty The Times does not think ie'
possible to select more competent
and qualified man to that position
than !. N. Threlkeld. 4 F2s
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26
Only Two More Days in Which to Win
a Prize Worth Hundreds Of Dollars
or One Worth Hundreds of Cents

With but two days left before the
close of The Pennington Times sales
manship club, it is small wonder that
the club members will work to the
limit to determine whether they are
to receive prizes worth hundreds Of
dollars or a prize worth hundreds Of
cents.
Six weeks of effort and suspense
will culminate at the st. Francois
County Bank Wednesday night at 8
o'clock when The Pennington Times
prize campaign comes to close.
Among the names of club members
appearing in this issue, one will have
more credits than the other competi-
tors, one will win the Grand Capital
Prize-that lovely $1650 Studebaker
Six Touring car.
Another club member will outrank
all but one of the competitors and will
be rewarded with brand new Ford
Roadster valued at $376.89--a hand
some prize for six weeks work.
The third best will receive lovely
Columbia Grafonola. This instru-
ment is one of the best on the market
and something any home could be
proud to boast of.
There are other prizes, including a
1900 mile rail road trip, $45 set OF
beautiful silverware, $35 Elgin
bracelet watch, etc.
Have you friend in this campaign
that you would like to see win?
Two more days and the course will
have been run. Two more circuits of
the hour hand-and-too late.
Put Ballots In Box
Thursday morning, May 25th, the
ballot box locked and sealed will be
placed in the st. Francois County
Bank, where it will remain for the re-
mainder of the campaign and where
subscriptions, advertising and job
printing cards, with remittances to
cover, will be placed by the club
members themselves. The work Of
the campaign manager is finished
With the close of the Second Period,
Wednesday, May 24th. The sealed
ballot box IS the only receptacle used
for the closing days and insures abb
solute secrecy with no possible way
for anyone to gain inside information.
No club member can truthfully say or
claim that partiality or favoritism
was shown anyone.
All reports must be accompa-
MED by cash, money order or
check for the full amount. Per-
sonal checks up to 500 acceptable,
providing no two checks are
signed by the same party. This
rule will be strictly adhered to
and is made in fairness to all
club members.
The campaign will close at 8
o'clock-on the dot. All reports and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26
Try Strawberry Preserves

Strawberry preserves are "just the
thing" in the winter, to satisfy the
sweet tooth. A good rule in preserv-
ing strawberries, is to handle only a
small quantity of fruit at a time.
Best results are obtained if only few
quarts are prepared in one operation.
While this requires much time and
care, the product will justify the la
Dor.
Very satisfactory preserves can be
made in the following way: Make a
syrup thick enough to thread, of S-4
as much sugar as Strawberries, by
weight, and IA as much water as
sugar. Add berries and cook until
berries are tender and transparent
and the juice is thick. Pour into a
dish or enamel pan to a depth of
about two inches and let stand in a
sunny window for about three days.
Put the cold preserves into sterilized
glasses or jars and seal well with hot
melted paraffin. The preserves may
be put into sterilized jars and sealed
as canned fruit is sealed but if allow
ed to stand in syrup, they are apt to
be more plump.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26
The value of a Purebred Bull.

In an article sent out by the United
States Department of Agriculture,
6The Use of Better Sire, Initial Step
in Improvement" Nevada stockmani
reports: "My steers (from purebred
siresl weigh 100 pounds more at two
years of age than similar animals
weigh at three" This cattle man
had discovered how to keep less cat
tie and grow more beef from the same
,feed-certainly more profitable BUS
mess.
Further in the same article quoted,
a North Carolina dairyman says: IL
/ had $4,000 tt start herd of good
cattle, l would expend at least fifty
per cent of this amount for a bull"
"The average production in l9z0,
of $4,000 grade cows in COW testing
associations" said J. c.. Mcdowell, OF
the Dairy Division of the United
States Department Of Agriculture,
twas 59B pounds Of milk, and 40
pounds of butter fat, while the average
production Of all cows was 1000 OF
milk and 100 pounds Of fat. In other
words, the average milk and butter
Weld of grade cows was fifty per cent
higher than the average for all the
grades and scrubs taken together,
and the economy of production, was
more than 100 per cent greater"
Remember the bull sale, May ~
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26
Tooth Anniversary
Christian Church

At what was said by many to have
been the largest crowd ever assembled
together at this place at one time was
that of Sunday, May 21, 1922, at Lib
ertyville, this occasion being the one
hundredth anniversary of the Chris
tian church. The program was about
as follows.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock, which
was largely attended.
Communion services at II o'clock
with Elders J. A. Patrick of Bonne
Terre, and C. Allen Burris of Fred
ericktown, assisted by w. H. Forbes
of Bismarck, ]. w. Banes of Freder-
icktown, r. N. Leigh of Womack and
G. w. Simpson of Libertyville. After
this, Elder R. L. Allen, the pastor of
the church, preached the morning
sermon, which was said by many to
have been one as good as ever deliv-
cred upon an occasion of this kind,
closing with a history of the church
from the time of its establishment
down to the present.
Following this, DR.. Nifong of Fred
ericktown, who has passed the four
score years, gave a brief history as
he could remember throughout his
life time. Following the Doctors re-
marks, the audience was dismissed,
when they retired to the lawn where
table had been prepared and spread
dinner which was both plentiful and
great, when sister Mary Phillips, who
has been member of this church for
almost seventy-two years, offered
thanks. 1t was estimated that at
least one thousand partook of the
noon-day meal.
At Q .. M. the following elderly
folks were gathered together for the
purpose of having their pictures TAX
en-: "Uncle Dick" Anthony, DIR. Nj
fong, DR.. Clark, Uncle John Graham
and G. W. Simpson, and Mrs. Sophia
Shaw, Mrs. Mary Phillips, Mrs. Mary
Price, Mrs. John Moran, Mrs. G.. W..
Simpson, Mrs. A. E. VanSickel and
Mrs. LuSina Haney, all of whom have
passed eighty years, with the single
exception of DR.. Clark.ooThis was
planned by Elder R.lLsAllen,, assisted
by Mrs. W. A.Mitchelb b!who IN later
picture addedsto this number was the,
youngest RersQn present, that being
the infant son of4MR. and Mrs. H. B.
Presnell, Allen Bertrand, whose age
was six weeks 49, Fbf q,
The afternoon service was rather
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26

reserve credits must be in the ballot
box by that time. Not one minutes
grace will be allowed. Therefore, be
sure OF poll everything you have, in
cluding reserve credits, if any-be-
fore 3 p. m, Saturday, May 27. The
st. Francois County Bank will be op-
en- during the usual banking hours
Saturday, and for the benefit of club
members, has kindly consented to OPP
en- its doors from to s o'clock Satur-
day night.
Who Win Make the Awards?
The awards will be made by men
whose integrity cannot be doubted.
The campaign manager will have
nothing to do with it.
Members of the Advisory Board, Sc
lected at the beginning of the cam
paign, will be requested to act as
Judges or appoint substitutes to can
vas the findings in the box, and to
award the prizes. The personnel of
the board is;
Geo. H. Karsch, active vice presi-
dent of the Miners & Merchants Bank,
Flat River; C. 7. Malugen, cashier
Lead Belt Bank, Bonne Terre; Hugh
Bisplinghoff, cashier Bank of Bis
marck; R.. L. Allen, president st. Fran
co.'s County Bank, Pennington; DR..
9. A. Tetley, Mayor of Pennington.
The bank is too small to accommo-
date the general public, but it is the
privilege of the leading club members
and the desire of The Pennington
Times that they avail themselves of
this invitation to select someone to
represent or be present themselves
and come to the bank on the closing
night.
Reports are to be made on blanks
furnished by The Times.
Credits will be given. on new or re-
newal subscriptions, and club men,
bers should profit nightly by such
credits.
"Third Period" credit schedule is
now in force and while not as many
credits will be given as have been CIV
en.sfbf subscriptions and advertising
cards, still it is easy to get 1,00O,0Oo
credits.
Now for the Whirlwind Finish
Now for the whirlwind finish. Now
for the prizes and sensations. With
the zero hour but two days away it is
imperative that candidates go over
the top with colors flying.
1t will be impossible to accommo-
date the public at the final count. An
nouncement will be- made at the st.
Francois County Bank, the Times of
fee and at various places throughout
the city.
1t is not sufficient for candidates
to rest on their oars and depend on the
credits they have now. Rest assured
competitors are worthy of their steel.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26
HOME DEMONSTRATION NOTES
State Fair Exhibit Committees
Appointed,


The first step was made toward pre-
pairing for a Farm Bureau Exhibit at
the State Fair last Tuesday night
when committee met and appointed
sub-committees to work on collecting
material for the exhibit. This year,
exhibits representing home demon
stration activities will be taken into
consideration by the judges. The fol-
lowing committees of women were ap-
pointed: Fruit--Mrs. Chas Hopkins,
Mrs. Roy johnson; Clothing-Mrs. R.
P. Taylor, Mrs. g. B. Keith, Miss Lena
Herbst; Food--Mrs. c. B. Deuman,
Mrs, John Haynes. t'7sAal
|. These committees will have charge
of finding and collecting the best ma
terials for the Farm Bureau exhibit.
Their chief duty nowis to remind peo-
pie to save the choicest things for the
exhibit. In a few days information
is expected on preserving with chem
icals, whole fruits on the stem. In
this way, such fruits as strawberries
and, which lose color and shape, can
be kept in better condition SO that
they give full credit to fruit growing
in the county. However, there are
other fruits and vegetables which can
be canned and each one should keep
this in mind when canning and pack a
estate Fair" jar.
Materials which are used for the
State Fair can be used for the Coun-
ty Agricultural Exhibit, to be held in
the fall, as we'll.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-05-26

Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Sample, who
formerly conducted the St. Francois
hotel in this city, but who for several
months past have been living in Fred
ericktown, were in Pennington We'd
nesday and favored The Times office
with an appreciated call. q They are
looking around with the intention of
again engaging in the hotel busiess.
A son arrived Tuesday afternoon at
the home Of Rev. and Mrs. o. H. Dug
gins, but life had passed from the ffail
body on its arrival. The sorely be-
reaved parents have the heartfelt
sympathy of the entire community IN
their indispensable sorrow. It Is graf
flying 10 know that the mother is re-
covering from her severe ordeal.