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ANNOUNCEMENTS
To tub Voters or Box Burn:
County, I hereby respectfully an
nouncc myself a candidate for the
nomination for Sheriff of Box Butte
County upon tho Democratic and l'eo.
pics Party tickets. Subject to the pri
mary to ho held August 17th, 1909.
Your support appreciated,
Thomas B. Siirkwsuury-
For County Judge
I, L. A. Borry, affiliating with Demo
cratic and Peoples' Independent par
tics, heroby announce myself a candi
date for tho offico of County Judgo of
Box Butto county for tho next ensuing
term, subject to the decision of quali
fied electors of said county, at ji Pri
mary election to bo held in said county
August 17th, 1909, nnd I pledge myBclf
if elected to qualify and servo as such
officer-
Dated July 14th, 1909,
L. A. Bkrrv.
For Treasurer
I hereby nnnounco jtfnysclf a candi
date for re-election fS tho office ot
Treasurer of Box Butlo county, sub
ject to tho will of the Democratic nnd
Peoples' Independent voters at the
'primary' election to bchcld Tuesday,
Aug. 17, 1909. FllEU II. MOLLIUNG
For Sheriff
, To tub Voters of Box Butte
County, As a candidate for Sheriff
ot Box Butto county subject to the
republican primaries to bo held August
17th, 1909, believing an officer is elect
ed by tho pcoplo and is n servant
of tho people, I stand for a square
deal to the taxpayer. Al. Wikhr.
For Sheriff
I hereby announce mvsclf a candi
date for tho offico of Sheriff of Box
Butte county, subject to the will of the
Democratic and Peoples' Independent
voters at tho primary election to bo
held Tuesday, Aug, 17, 1909.
Calvin M.
Cox.
For County Treasurer
To Tim Vothrs 01' Box Butte
County, I respectfully announce my
self as a candidate for County Treas
urer of Box Butte county on tho Re
publican party ticket to the decision of
the Primary to beheld in August, 1909.
John Pilkington.
For Co. Supt. of Public Instruction
I hereby announce my candidacy
for re-election to the office of County
Superintendent of Public Instruction
of Box Butte county, subject to the
decision of republican voters at the
primary election to bo held Aug. 17,
1909. Ora E. Phillips-
For County Clerk
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for re-election to the offi of
County Clerk of Box Butte wi .
subject to the decision of the R ii
lican voters at the primary ejection -o
be held Aug..'og, W. C. Moun-.
Primary Election, August 17
Under the new law relating to t m
mary electious for tho naimuatiu.i v..
candidates, next Tuesday, Aug. 17, is
the date of this year's primaries. A
voter can assist in nominating the can
didates for either party that he choos
es, but must not vote for candidates of
more than one party or his vote will be
void. At the election in November he
may vote for candidates of as many
different parties as ho may choose,
providing he does not vote for two
candidates for the same office, and his
vote will be counted, but not so at the
primary election.
The polls at the primary election
will be open from noou to nine p.m.
Every voter, we think, should take
time if possible to attend the primary
a'nd assist in nominating the candi
dates of his choice.
TO SAT
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Neighboring Notes
I'rom IldMirtlln Ittvtirtlor;
Geo, Backus came up from Alliance
Monday evening and took some of his
Rushville friends by surprise, He Lame
up on business and incidentally paid us a
friendly call, leaving some fine specimens
of potatoes he is raising in the southwest
part of the county. He has fifteen acres
of them and they are nice, medium sized,
smooth potatoes as clean as a whistle.
Mr. Dackus has managed to put in 70
acres this year altogether and everything
looks promising.
Krom llrlilRcport Nt-ws-llliido:
H. E. Drown of Dalton, well known in
Bridgeport, had an exciting experience in
Denver this week. A dispatch from that
city under date of August 2nd, says:
"Aroused from his slumbers by a burning
sensation about his mouth, Harry E.
Brown, a merchant of Dalton, Nebr., on a
business trip to this city, awoke in his
room at a lodging house at 4 o'clock this
morning.in tlmo to prevent himself from
being chloroformed and robbed of several
hundred dollars which he had on his per
son. Though already partly under the
influence of the narcotic, Drown mustered
strength enough to frustrate the robber's
plans and later, after a desperate fight, to
prevent the fellow from committing sui
cide by jumping from a third story window
when ho, found that arrest was certain."
From Mlimtaro Free Press:
Miss Nellie Wells of Marsland, Nebr.,
and her two cousins, Misses Dertha and
Ella Duckler, of Oscaloosa, Iowa spenj
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. McNaught
They were enrouto to Bayard to visit rela
tives. Miss Wells and Mrs. McNaught'
were friends at Hemlngford.
The North Platte Valley Chautauqua
at Scotlsbluff was n success, according to
reports in tho local press, but they want a
stronger program for next year.
The Scotlsbluff Herald has struck a
nonpartisan gait to some extent, as tho
following item in last week's paper would
indicate; "The Courier editor is opposing
the nomination and election of Miss Agnes
Lackey for county superintendent for the
good and sufficient reason to him that
she filed as a democrat and not as a re
publican. The Courier does not have tho
courage to oppose Miss Lackey upon the
ground of Incompetency or make reason
able opposition along any other line, but
because she lias affiliated with the demo
crats instead of tho republicans tho mud
squirt gun of that sheet is turned upon
her. Miss Lackey will be nominated by
the democrats, of course, and the reason
able people of this county should see to it
that she is re-olected to the office which
she is so well qualified to fill."
W. cToTotes
The union met Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. V. V. Norton. The fol
lowing officers were elected for the en
suing year: Pres., Mrs. Eva M. Tash;
V. Pros., Mrs. Vance; vice presidents
from churches, Mrs. Norton, Mrs.
Fernald, Mrs. W. B, Young; Rec. Sec,
Mrs. Plank; Treas., Mrs. J. W. Thorn
as. Delegates to state convention,
which convenes in Lincoln in October,
are Mrs. Strong and Mrs. J. W. Reed.
Mrs. Tash, who is a member of the
state organization by virtue of her of
fice, and Mrs. Vance, secretary of the
state L. T. L., also anticipate attend
ing the convention at Lincoln.
Abolition of the Rum Power.
A series of heart-to-heart talks on the
above named subject by Prof. J. L. Mc
Drien, ex-state superintendent of public
instruction of Nebraska;
TALK FOUR.
The ultimate aim of the rum power is
domination. Its Ideal state of society is
one in which all men and women are ha
bitual drinkers, wherein the manufacture
and sale of rum is esteemed as necessary,
and wherein they are as free and unchecked
as the manufacture and sale of bread. To
Diu what it now has, and to secure these
hings in the future, the rum power cun
ningly concentrates its efforts upon the po
litical field. It has no politics of its own,
Hut it aims to control through the politics
j of the people. Its most potent agency in
; securing this domination is the saloon.
This is particularly true in our cities,
nany of which are today controlled by
ic rum power through the brewers and
the saloons. The saloon-keepers and
brewers are, as a rule, working at the
polls early and late on every election day,
and you will find the candidates for whom
they are working the actual tools of the
rum power.
Beyond this the men who make and sell
rum have no politics. Selfishness is su
preme with them. They throw the com
bined power and influence for the nomina
tion and election of candidates who can be
depended upon to see that the liquor in
terests shall not suffer, and against every
respectable candidate who has the man
hood and courage to declare his opposi
tion to the infernal rum tyranny. Thus
are silenced the views of good men, in
their hearts the enemies of the saloon,
but who have political ambition which
they know will never be realized if they
proclaim their real sentiments. They are
moral cowards In the presence of tho rum
demon, and stifle the voice of conscience
that they may bo enabled to prosper in a
political careor.
That once sober and industrious man,
who today walks the streets of our cities
a pauper, does so because of the saloon.
That once devoted husband and kind
father, who provided his homo with the
comforts of life, but who is now trans
formed Into a beast, has been mado so by
the saloon. Every gambling hell In this
land is bottomed on the saloon. Every
lewd house in America is bottomed on the
saloon. Men and boys go from the saloon
to the gambling hells, and from tho gam
bling hells to the brothels, just as natural
ly as a living man breathes.
The Butte Chautauqua
One of tho best Chautauqua pro
grams that ve have 6cen this year is
that of t o Butte Chautnuquo, which
is to be held at Crawford, Aug- 22 to
24. One advantage to busy people of
this splendid Chautauqua is that it
continues only three days, permitting
one to take in the whole of it without
much loss of time from business or
work. Following is the progatn:
SUNDAY, AUO. 22
10:30 a.m. Opening Prayer
Rev. H. Goodwin
The Mayor's Welcome.
Solo Mrs. LeRoy Hamilton
Welcome from the Churches
Rev. Normal G. Palmer
Address, "The Abolition of tho Rum
Power" .....Prof. J. L. McBrien
2:00 p.m. Solo.... Mrs. G. A. Hillebran
Lecture, "The Market Place". ..
Rev. A. J. Northrun, D D.
First Concert by the 8th Cavalry
Dand
8:00 p.m. First Concert by tho Dis
tinguished Ernest Gamble Con
cert Party
MONDAY, AUG. 23
10:00 a.m. Morning Devotions
First Program by the Crawford En
tertainers "Tho Boy and His Books," first lec
ture by Prof. F. E. Stuff, Univer
sity of Nebraska
2:00 p.m. Piano Solo
"Abraham Lincoln and His Times,"
a lecture by Prof. J. L. McBrien
Second Concert by tho Ernest Gam
ble Party
8:00 p.m. First Entertainment by Ed
mund Vance Cooke, the "Nineteen
Hundred and Now Poet"
TUKSDAY, AUG. 24
10:00 a.m. Morning Worship
Second Program by tho Crawford
Entertainers
' The Art of Reading Fiction," sec
ond lecture by Prof. F. E. Stuff
3:00 p.m. Solo. . . .Mrs. G. A. Hillebran
Second Entertainment by Edmund
Vance Cooke
8:00 p.m. The Closing Concert by the
Ernest Gamble Party
If you get a season ticket, you get
the whole business for S2.00; if you
are only a child under 15, it's all yours
for Si. 50. Come and live with these
artists for three whole days; they are
ours; let us keep them as long as we
cau. Come 'on Saturday, August 21,
and be ready for them.
D. Webster Davis, Manager.
N. B. Alliance people, who wish to
secure season tickets for the Butte
Chautauqua can be accommodated by
Harold Thomas at the Herald office.
If you wish the ticket delivered at your
home or office, call up 340.
The Telephone Girl
The telephone girl sits still in her
chair and listens to. voices from every
where. She hears all the gossip, she
hears all the news, she knows who is
happy and who has the blues; she
kuows all our sorrows, she knows all
our joys, she Jtnows every girl who is
chasing the boys; she knows of our
troubles, she knows of our strife; she
knows every man who talks mean to
his wife; she knows every time we are
with the boys; she hears the excuses
each fellow employs; she knows every
woman who has a dark past; she knows
every man who is inclined to be fast;
in fact, there's a secret 'neath each
saucy curl of that quiet, demure looking
telephone girl. If the telephone girl
told all that she kuows it would turn
our friends into bitterest foes; she
could sow a small wind that would
soon be a gale, engulf us in trouble
and land us in jail; she could let go a
story which, gaining in force, would
cause half our wives to sue for divorce;
she could get all our churches mixed
up in a fight and turn all our days into
sorrowing nights; in fact she could
keep the whole town in a stew if she'd
tell a tenth part of the things she,
knew. Oh, brother, now doesn't it
make your head whirl when you think
what you owe to the telephone ,girl?
Vernon (Tex.) Call.
Steve Dolan is one of the farmers
who has already informed us of his in
tention to have an exhibit at the Box
Butte county fair. .
Homestead
Mrs. Miller bought a buggy horse of
Mr. Uoyer a few days since.
Charlie Hiscrand Mr. Hawkins aro cut
ting hay on A. D. Weir's place this week.
A son-in-law of Mrs. Staggs from Oma
ha is visiting her and helping the boys put
up hay.
During the terrible wind last Friday
evening Mrs. Staggs' windmill was blown
to pieces.
News is scarcer than a mule's milk this
week. Everybody is making hay while
it's hot.
Walter Scott is putting up hay on the
Posvar place and several days ago had up
forty tons.
Nicholson Bros, began haying last week
Two or three Homesteader will help
them, Mr. Burk and Ed. Leathers being
two of them.
Harry Kauflman is cutting grain for our
fortunate neighbors who have grain high
and good enough to bind.
A fine rain out here last Friday, follow
ed by another on Saturday evening, fresh
ened everything up greatly.
Since writing last, Mrs. Jennings and
little daughter, who were visiting Mrs. J's.
mother, Mrs. Miller, have returned to
their home in Greeley, Colo.
The wind razed Mr. Spoon's cow shed
to the ground last Friday evening, and
during the same storm the hail damaged a
part of Charlie Hiser's crop badly.
Uncle Billy Burk's sister is looking after
the house and Master Aaron during Mr.
and Mrs. Boyer's absence down on the
Platte, where they are putting up hay.
For Sale 9 or 10 choice milch cows, 5
yearling calves, 7 spring calves, also 1
fine yearling mare colt and 1 3-year old
gelding. Enquire at Canton or Curly
postoflice. 3 or 4 of these cows will be
fresh in September or October.
The writer has been in this part of "Ne
braska for ever twenty-five years but has
never suffered from the heat and dust as
on the way to Hemingford last Thursday.
At times we could not see our horses and
once or twice we had to stop and let the
dust settle before we could go on. But
out here in Sioux county w.e have had
more rain of late than they have over in
Box Butte county.
With the large school house nicely plas
tered, the Homestead Sunday-school,
every Sunday forenoon at 10:30, is a pleas
ant as well as a profitable place to eo.
The interest in this school does not wane,
as proven by tho attendance. There is no
more beautiful or hopeful a sight in this
vicinity than that of the large class of
children drinking in the Gospel truths as
they are taught by a faithful teacher each
Sunday.
We ve heard about Missouri selfishness
and we've heard about Missouri hospitali
ty. In fact we've seen some of both in
our life. But our neighbor, John Leathers,
"showed us" last Sunday when we were
invited to take dinner with himself and
family after Sunday-school and the pleas
ant visit in their home made us feel that
at least one of our neighbors knows what
hospitality means. Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Boyer were guests in the same home at
the same time.
t
In a letter received a few days ago from
our late neighbor, Mr. McBride. the
crippled homesteader, written at Lucia,
N. M., he says: "I arrived here Friday
morning pretty well fatigued, bruised
from the top of my head to the soles of my
feet. Stood the trip as well as could be
expected, and was looked after and given
all the assistance that was necessary. This
is not nearly so good a country as Sioux
countv, especially for stock. The water
is not nearly so good as our Sioux county
water. Grass and vegetation are rather
scant. There is about as much grass up
there on one acre as on four acres down
here."
Our neighbor, Mr. Boyer, has a patch
of alfalfa on his place that is proving to
the natives (?) of this section of the United
States, who have laid awake nights trying
to invent some way of showing the home
steaders that "nothing will grow out
here," that even in Sioux county crops
can be grown. And, by the way, isn't it
strange how these good, well-meaning (?)
"old timers" are buying Iarm implements,
turning over the sod and harvesting big
crops when they "know you can't raise
crops in this country?" M. Space.
Burlington Extension
From Scottsltluff Hepubllcsui, Aug. 0;
A party of Burlington officials, consist
ing of First Vice President Darius Miller,
Second Vice President Dan Willard, P. S.
Eustis, passenger and traffic manager,
General Manager Holdrege, Chief Engi
neer Calvert and others, visited our city
Sunday. A representative of the Repub
lican was informed by Mr. Holdrege that
the trip was for the purpose of inspection
and for making the necessary arrange
ments for making this the main line to the
northwest. More sidewalks will be de
manded at all stations along the route and
the gap between Guernsey and Badger
will be closed as soon as possible, It is
reported that as a result of this trip orders
w$re given to rush completion on the line
from Worland to Orin Junction and that
operations will soon be begun on the
Guernsey-Badger connection. When in
formed of the story in circulation that
the Burlington had abandoned its river
route, Mr. Holdrege said, "Just wait,
there will be something doing before
long."
Agricultural Experimentation
in Box Butte County
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3 PROF. E. W.
Attracting Attention
The agricultural experimentation that
is being done in Box Butte county this
summer is probably attracting more
attention nnd receiving more favorable
comments than any other similar in the
west. The work of the state hoard of
agriculture and of Mr. Campbell, the
originator of the so-called "Campbell
system," have been of immense value
from an educational standpoint, but
both are frequently objected to on the
ground of impracticability to the aver
age farmer who does not have the im
plements and facilities for doing fully
the work advised by either the state
experts or Mr. Campbell- The work'
being done under Prof. Hunt's super
vision requires no implements except
those ordinarily found on a well
equipped western farm. Whatever of
benefit may be derived from his system
is available to all farmers who will
make use of it.
H. M. Bushnell, president of the
state association of commercial clubs,
was in western Nebraska recently and
while in this city gave a talk to the Al
liance Commercial Club. He is editor
of The Lincoln Trade Review. The
following, which appeared as the lead
ing editorial in the issue of his paper of
July 31, gives his estimate of the work
above mentioned:
As an illustration of what man can do
for his community, C. A. Newberry of
Alliance is a splendid example. Mr. New
berry is in the hardware business at that
place. He is quiet and modest in his
business life and in what he is doing. He
is prosperous and has prospered since he
entered business there fifteen years ago.
He has, to use his own expression, made
money from the patronage of the people,
and he is giving back to the community
some of his profits. The country around
Alliance, to a wide extent, is little under
stood as an agricultural country, even by
the farmers who have tilled the soil for
years, many with not the greatest success.
Last winter Prof. E. W. Hunt of the lec
ture force of the State University Experi
mental Station, lectured at an institute
held at Alliance He discussed the soils of
that section, how cultivation should be
carried on, the practical things applicable
to the section, and no man excels Prof.
Hunt in knowledge and practical intensity
on this question. After the meeting Mr.
Newberry saw Prof. Hunt and employed
him to go to Alliance and through the
growing months, and months of haryest to
give practical instruction to the farmers of
Box Butte county on best crops to raise,
how to cultivate and handle the land, and
to conduct experiments along agricultural
lines. All the expense is carried on by
Mr. Newberry. The salary of the pro
fessor, all his expenses, including teams
for travel, office expenses and everything.
Through Mr. Newberry this vastly im
portant work for that section of the state
is going on. The chancellor of the uni
versity has detailed laboratory experts to
work under Prof. Hunt and an entirely
and intensely practical experiment station
is at work through Mr. Newberry's initia
tive which is proving remarkably success
ful because so practical. Farmers are be
ing shown at first hand and not through
long-distance technical written instruction.
There are soils in that section of the state
remarkable for their diversity. Soil par
ticularly adapted to growing alfalfa. Soil
on which grains thrive best and soil so
peculiarly adapted to the cultivation of the
potato that Box Butte potatoes have more
than state-wide reputation both in volume
of product and quality of the tubers. With
a limited rainfall the question of methods
of cultivation and conserving the moisture
is of the greatest importance, and at the
present time there are fields big for har
vest with the crop assured where intelli
gent plowing, seeding, planting and culti
vation has been followed under Prof.
Hunt's directions with half crop and fail
ures around them. At the same time
careful study is being given to diseases of
the potato, the great crop of that territory,
that will result in protection to that crop
of unmeasured value. And all this is be
ing accomplished because C. A. Newberrv
went down in his pocket in the finest pub
lic spirit to do somethiug that should meas
ure up in no uncertain volume for the
good of his home community.
Interest Increasing
The increasing interest in scientific
farming in the west is shown by the
Chicago Record Herald taking up the
subject, and sending out the well known
newspaper correspondent, William E.
Curtis, to write the story of what is
being done. In the issue of that pa
per of the and inst., Alliance and the
work that is being done here comes in
tor favorable mention, aud incidentally
a little valuable advertising.
Following is an extract:
Farmers institutes everywhere in this
section are making a specialty of dry farm-
g; the Agricultural Department at Wash
HUNT, Director
:i
ington has several experimental stations
in each arid state, at which a great work
is being carried on. The hundreds of
agricultural papers publish results which
have been accomplished and furnish in
formation, instruction and advice. The
railways which run through dry farming
territory have special agents traveling
about delivering lectures to the public and
visiting the farmers privately in o'rder to
encourage them in their work and to insure
good crops as far as possible, and I met on
the cars today Dr. E. W. Hunt of Alliance,
Nebr., formerly professor in the university
of that state, who is spending his entire
time traveling from village to village and
from farm to farm in this part of the coun
try teaching the people how to get the best
results from their soil and their labor.
Dr. Hunt's salary and expenses are paid
by C. A. Newberry, a dealer in agricultur
al implements and machinery at Alliance.
Mr. Newberry has three motives for the
unusual public spirit he has shown. He
says, first, that he has made a fortune out
of the farmers and owes them something
in return; second, that as they prosper he
will prosper; the more money they make
the more machinery and implements they
will buy and he will get his share of the
trade; while in the third place, he says
that Dr. Hunt is the best advertiser that
he knows of.
There is no more doubt about the good
Mr. Newberry is doing in this way than
there is about his candor in explaining his
motives, and he could not have chosen a
more effective missionary than Professor
Hunt, who was compelled to leave his
chair in the faculty of tho University of
Nebraska because of a partial stroke of
paralysis and was warned by the doctors
that he must live an outdoor life if he
wanted to live at all. Dr. Hunt bought
himself a farm, dug out the science of
farming and was so successful that Mr.
dewberry induced him to go out among
his neighbors and show them how. For
the last ten years, therefore, he has travel
ed over the state teaching the best methods
of cultivating the soil of semi-arid regions.
"I don't like the term 'dry farming,' "
said Dr. Hunt. "It frightens people off
and has cost us many valuable settlers. It
ought to be called 'common sense farm
ing,' 'sensible farming,' 'scientific farm
ing,' or by any other form or expression
that can be found to describe a faithful
observance of the laws of nature which is
necessary to cultivate wet ground as well
as dry ground.
"In western Nebraska we have an an
nual average of seventeen inches rainfall
and 75 per cent of it comes in the growing
season That is enough to mature any
crop if taken care of properly: and the
best method is for a farmer to divide his
land in two parts, cultivating the soil that
he wants to plant thoroughly every year,
but allowing one-half to lie fallow every
alternate year in order that the moisture
of the two seasons may accumulate.
"In the second place, by deep plowing
in the fall, to create a water holding reser
voir under the surface, and in the spring
to prevent evaporation by shallow surface
cultivation. The soil should be covered
with a pulverized dust to be kept loose
with harrows, and after the plants begin
to show the ground between the rows
should be continually cultivated to keep
down the weeds and allow the moisture to
reach the roots.
"As one goes farther west the moisture
becomes less and less and methods of cul
tivation have to be modified accordingly,
but the main point is for every farmer to
find out the natural laws governing the
territory in which he lives and to work in
harmony with them. The great trouble,
however, is that so many farmers have
their own idiua and theories and insist
upon working them out regardless of the
experience and the knowledge of others.
Many insist upon farming on horsehaek nr
in a sulky; others farm by the moon; some
01 tne tarms are too large and the owners
put on a hundred acres the labor and at
tention that they should put on twenty
five. In my travels about this country I
find many farmers who are trying to farm
300 acres with the labor and equipment
that would be required for fifty."
"How much land should a dry farmer
have?" I asked.
"Not an acre less than a half section,
which is 320 acres, and that is sufficient
for one man with all the help he can get
i" t 'l'- ' of the labor market-
And e musi '.ri . 10 farms of that size in
this section ..? c... iful, thorough, intelli
gent tiluge r: t'lii country will not pros
per. "Ultimate1, .e wealth of this section
of the coimtrv v'U come from cows and
hos butter anil poultry. The man who
sells butter fat off farm takes nothing
from it, hut a ! u -o it all the time; and
the mos' pr!'. ' ate that can be made
of con , a -t other products of this
zone is to consume them where they grow
and ship them to market in the shape of
pork.
"The land in western Nebraska is now
in the hands of large holders, who are
offering it for sale all the way from $10 to
$45 an acre. Good enough land can be
bought from $10 to $20 an acre on easy
terms, but every purchaser should buy not
less than 330 acres, keeping one-half for
pasture and putting the rest under plow.
He will make his best money by sending
cream to the creameries and feeding his
skimmed milk to his pigs, mixed with
corn and alfalfa. The demand for butter
fat is unlimited, and it never sells less
than 20 cents a pound, while there is an
equal demand for poultry and eggs. There
is no regular market organized for either
in this section of the state, but both are
shipped to Omaha and Denver and as far
as Seattle. Those cities will absorb all the
chickens and eggs we can raise. This
climate and altitude are especially adapt
ed for poultry. We are not troubled with
the disease and vermin that are found
elsewhere."
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