The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922, October 28, 1909, Image 7
N BRIDGEPORT NEWS Prof, and Mrs. Hill will bo at home to their friends Friday evening. Rov. Father Rothkegct of Sidney conducted services here Saturday. Mr. Williams, book agent fdr Ginn & Co., visited our school Tuesday. Work has commenced toward the erection of our new school house. Attorney Williams and K. H. Willis are sojourneying in Alliance this week. The community is rejoicing with .Mr. and Mrs. Rowlan over the birth of a daughter. Miss Willis entertained a few of her friends last Friday evening. Dancing was the amusement. The teachers' association was well attended Saturday. All the numbers were filled and everyone entered heart ily into the discussions. The Bridgeport Woman's Club held an extra t session Wednesday in the "rest rooin" and served a ten cent luncheon to the public for the benefit of a library which they are .endeavor ing to start. NJBLSOIV ITLJCTCHIGrt FIRE INSURANCE A G-ENO Y REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING INSURANCE COMPANIES. Hartford Flro Insurance Oomuaujr. North American of Philadelphia. Phoonlx of Hlooklyn, New York. Continental of Now York Olty. Niagara Flro Insurance Company. Connecttcutt Fire Commercial Union Assurance Co., London Sermunlu Flro Ins. Co. (statu of Omaha ALLIANCE HOSPITAL Graduate Nurses in Attendance HOSPITAL STAFF Dr. BcUwood, Dr. Bowman, Dr. Hand, Dr. Copscy Open to All Reputable Physicians. Address all communications to THE MATRON, ALLIANCE HOSPITAL, Alliance, Nebraska. JMkmMX-ttlj JfclC-jfi H I f .jmamMtwmmEwmKmmmr.i&cjr.zi TMwsarsssamw . wi 1 A cheson Bros. 8 Refrigerators Ice Cream Gasoline Stoves and Ranges i j OPERA HOUSE BLOCK CHAS. C. ALLIANCE, Traveling Box Butte A J. R. Watkin's Celebrated Household Remedies Poultry and Stock Tonic FlavoringExtracts, Ground Spices Toilet Articles, Soaps and Perfumes Curly Notes S. L. Wagner is building a now house. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hcssoltinc were Mitchell visitors last week. Mesdamcs Wallagc and Chandler wenjt to Scottsbluff this week. Mrs. Hodgkin and J. A. Wood re cently bought a fine bunch of cows of Mr. Ball. Mr. Leather's visited at Mr. Wng nor's Sunday. John Schaffcr, Fred Schaffer, Mr. Flaherty and nephew went on a hunt ing trip fast week. C. H. Henderson's nephew from the eastern part of the state is visiting at 1 Curly. Mrs. J. A. Wood called on Mr. How ard and Mrs. Morrison Fiiday. malindaTtems Mr. and Mrs. D. McLean's little daughter, Ruth, has been quite ill. dur ing the past week, but wo all hope for her rapid recovery. A. F. Dundy, missionary of Ameri can Sunday-school of Alliance, spent the past week visiting in this vicinity. Ho gave a sermon on "Love and Char ity," which was appreciated. Ho spoko very favorably of our Sunday-schools. Liverpool. London and Olofoo Ins. Co. German Amorlcan Ins. Co., Now York. Now Hutnpnhiro Columbia Flro Insurance Company. Philadelphia Underwriters. Phoenix Ins. Jo.. Hartford, Conn Flremans Fund InsurancoCo. Hochester (Jorman Inn. Co. Office L'D-Stnlrs.Plctchcr Block. Wallaces Transfer Line !p Household goods :jr uiun-u i Kjiiijiiy and transfer work e solicited. Phone i ?!"?&,. mKwx'iMLm! Fraok Wolloco, Prop'r. Boards of all descriptions for any part of a house or barn. M .11 1UU UlllllUV1 VVVVU1 VUl Phone 22 D. Waters, Mgr. rreezers c ir- STREET NEBRASKA Agent in county for C, B. & 0. Watch Inspector HOLSTEN'S Headquarters for School Supplies TABLETS NOTE BOOKS COMPOSITION BOOKS NOTE PAPER PENCILS PENS, INKS CHALK CRAYONS COLORED CRAYONS ERASERS and PAINTS RULERS GIVEN AWAY AT HOLSTEN'S When a Plumber is Needed send for us. Wo liavo plenty of time now to attend to all classes of work This is not our busy season and it will pay you to have your PLUMBING, HEATING, FITTING, etc., attended to now bcfoie the rush of work begins. We are thoroughly posted in our business and an order from you will promptly put all our knowledge and skill at your service. The cost will not be great. Fred Bre n nan Cement Walks I make a specialty! of ce ment walks and work. Have been constructing1 same in Al liance more than one year, and invite the most rigid in spection of my work. Use only the best of materials and make prices as low as can be done with honest work. Have had many years experience in cement construction in vari ous cities. Remember poor cement work is dear at the cheapest price and when you have had to replace it is mon ey thrown away. John Pederson Shoe Repairing PROHPTLV DONE All Work Strictly First-Class n. D. Nichols BOX BUTTE AVENUE AT ALLIANCE SHOE STORE -A-. ID. 2X"HTsKr ai'ctioni:ek ELLSWORTH, NEBR. Col. New has had 25 years' experience and is one of the most successful auctioneers in the northwest. Dates made at this office. LLOYD O. THOMAS Notary Public Public Stenographer in Office 405 Box Butte Ave. P. J. CLATTERBUCK Farms and Ranches HOX III TTK AND DAWES COINTII-S For GOOD INVESTMENTS WRITE ME MAK.SI.AM1, M.JIK. YOTJR DOLLAR Will coma back to you if you spend It at home. It I cons forever II you tend It to the Mill-Order House. A dance through our advertising columns will giro you an Idea, where It will buy the most. Making Money On the Farm XVII. Small Fruit Culture By G. V. GREGORY, Author of "Homo Courso In Modern Agriculture" Copyrlrfht. 1909. by American Prea Association SMALL fruit can bo grown ttlmont rin r-nslly- ns corn or outs if it la Rone nt lit tlic right wny. A llhornl quantity kiowh nt home is n luxury thnt Is within tho renelt of every farmer. Grown on n larger eale, the small fruits are nmoiiK the most proIHnble cropn that tho farm will produce. The host liked nnd most .widely dis tributed small fruit Is the strawberry. The boit soil for the strawberry bed Is a Bandy loam. Strawberries do bet ter on llcht hoIK and the berries are lnrger and of better nmllty. If you have no light soil that can be wed for the strawberry bed you ean greatly Improve a heavy soil by manuring It well. Of course it must be well mfi. t-ruli. Ekcfr'"'&S9 A7' Ji'-mZ. !t 2u via xxxm in the biiAokiiuiiiiy patcu. drained, In older that It may warm np quickly In tho spring Instead of remaining soggy for several weeks nnd then baking hard, as undralned soils n: liable to do. "owing, with thorough disk in arrowing, Is necessary in or de. ... Dct the land Into the bot con dition. Strawberries should follow sonic cultivated crop which has been kept free, from we:dn It will then be easier to prepare the seed bed, nnd tho pntch will bo freer from weeds and Insects. Strawberries are particular in their soil requirements, nnd n little care in preparation will add greatly to tho size of the crop. Too little nt tentlon is given to this most Important requisite. Many persons do not seem to be aware thnt the strawberry is at nil particular nbout the soil In which It Is put. As n consequence they pre pare their beds without any reference to this essential factor in the buccoss of their enterprise and, of course, arc doomed to disappointment In the out come. Varieties of Strawberries. Vnrlolles of strawberries nre divided into two general types the perfect nnd the Imperfect flowered. The Imperfect contain only the femnle orgnns or pis tils, while the perfect soils contain both stnmeus and pistils. The Imper fect vnrleties can produce no fruit un less fertilized with the pollen from tha flower of n perfect variety. It Is very Important that attention bo paid to this point In planting. Many of the Imperfect sorts possess points of supe riority over the perfect varieties. They can be successfully grown by planting every llftb row to a perfect flowered variety. This row will furnish pollen for the two rows on cither side of it. In setting out n bed In till- way caro must bo taken to see thnt - two va rieties como Into bloom at the snmc time. Perfect nnd imperfect vnrleties can not be told apart except when in bloom. Then tho absence of the row of pistils around the petals marks the Imperfect sorts. Lists of varieties of btrawberrles always specify whether they are perfect or Imperfect. A reli able nurseryman can be depended upon id give you what you ask for. A list of the vnrleties best ndnpted to your locality can be obtained from your ex periment station. Tho strawberry Is propagated almost entirely by runners. At each joint In the runner a new plant appears nnd takes root. Only plants less than a year old should be selected for plant ing. The crown should not be too largo and the roots thick and long The presence of large woody roots and n heavy crown Indicates that t'.ie plant is an old one. If there are many leaves It is well to pinch off one or two of the largest to correspond to the Injury to the root system. Planting Strawberries. Spring planting Is the most reliable, but where the fall Is moist or the patch can bo readily watered fall plant ing gives very good results. The two important points in plantiug are spreading the roots and packing t'le dirt tightly about them. The plants should be hot so the crowns are just level with tho surface of the ground. Hills Versus Matted Rows. Strawberries are grown both In hills and In rows. In the hill system the plants ate pot about three feet apart. The runners are cut off In order to make a compact, vigorous hill. The size and quality of the borrlo are bat ter under tho hill system, but the mat J IS ted row system gives larger yields. Id this the plants arc set from ten to tvele inches apart In rows four feet npnrt Tho runners nro trimmed to make a matted row nbout two feet wide. The spud's between the rows should bo kept well cultivated during the early part of the season and the weeds pulled In the rows. After tho second year the runnel's can be allow ed to flit these open spaces and the original rows plowed up In t!il v. a the bed can be easily renewed and kept bearing for several years, UNunlly until tho land becomes th windy tlmi It must be plowed up and put In to some other orop. In cold climates the strawberries must be given some sort of winter protection. The object of this Is not so much to prevent frecKl'i as to keep the ground from Mint alternate freez ing and thawing which cause hoavlnu of tho plants. A mulch of conrre horse manure applied after the ground fteew Is excellent for this purpose, as It adds fertility at tho same time. In the spring tho straw can ho raked up and removed. One necessary precaution Is to be sure thnt the manure Is free from weed seeds. I havo seen Rtraw berry beds ruined because the mulch conlalned timothy liny In which tlu seeds wore rlpo enough to grow. Raspberries and Blackberries. Next to strawlwrrles in Importance nre raspberries and blackberries. The host soil for blackberries Is nbout like that for strawberries, while for ranp berries It may lie a little heavier. The two kinds of raspberries most exten sively grown In this country are red and black. Tho red raspberry Is propa gated by shoots which grow up from tho roots. One-year-old shoots nre preferable for planting. Tho rows should be at least four feet npnrt. with the plants two feet apart In the row. Frequent nnd thorough cultivation Is necessary to keep down tho suckers which grow up from tho roots. It Is n good plan to plow the ground between the rows every spring. Black raspberries do not hcihI up root shoots. They aro propagated by bury ing the tips of the shoots In tho ground somo time in August. These take root and produce new plants, which enn bo transplanted tho following spring. Tho blnck raspberries arc moiv rank In their habits of growth nnd should be planted farther npart than the red va rieties, l'lnntlng every three feet In rows seven to eight feet npnrt Is a rood distance. They should receive thorouirli cultivation In the same man ner as the ted sorts. The application of n cont of manure between tho rows In (ho fall will ma terially Increase the yield of all small fruits. Pruning Is also important IJInckberry and raspberry shootH bear but once, so in tho spring all those which produced fiult tho season be fore should be cut out. Mack rasp berry shoots should have the tip nip ped off when they nro about eighteen Inches high. This causes lateral branches to form nnd greatly increnses tho yield. The enmo treatment should bo given to Jilnckberrles. After about four good crops of raspberries have been hoeurcd the patch should bo plow-1 ed up and n new one started some where else. Blackberries are usually propnratcl by suckers. The distance apart Is about four feet In the row. with rows seven feet apart. The proper depth to set the plant3 Is about four Inches. It lit n common practice to plant a row of potatoes or some other vegetable be tween the blackberry rows the flrat season. This can also be done with black raspberries About four or live blackberry shoots are all that should bo allowed to grow up the llrst sea son. After" that tho number may be gradually Increased. A well Chtab'Hh ed blackberry patch will last six or seven years. The yields that may be secured depend largely upon the fro- no. xxxiv kinb Brmci of itASi'jmitmia. quency of rainfall during the ripening season. A little dry weather at lhl tlmo will result In shriveled, worth less berries. In sections where the winter Is so veto the best results cannot be ob tallied from raspberries and blackber ries unless some sort of protection Is given. The simplest method of doing this is by bending the canes down along the row and covering them with dirt. Currants and Gooseberries. A clayey loam soil, with plenty cf moisture, is best for currants and gooseberries. They do nil the better for n little shade and arc not so par ticular about cultivation ns the other small fruits. A heavy mulch of straw or coarse manure may be used to keep down the weeds nnd conserve mois ture nnd cultivation dispensed with entirely. A few bushes set along a fence- row will furnish enough of this kind of fruit for the family. They are propa gated by cuttings, pieces of branches which nre planted in moist earth, where they take root. Two-year-old plants are best for planting. Being hardier than the other small fruits, currants nnd gooseberries will stand fall planting. Indeed, this Is almost a necessity, since they start growing al most as hoon as tho ground thaws in the spring. All weak and old branched should be cut out early onch spring. Currants and goosoborrlas will continue to yiold prolltablo crops on the same ground for a long time. Miss M. Ruth Taylor TEACHER OF PIANO 321 West Idaho. Phone 205 Edith M. Swan TKAOI1RK OK PIANO, HARMONY and Musical History Studio 424 Lnrnmio Avcnuo Tho n 1 1 a a o " GEO. W.MILLER GRADUATE PIANO TUNER Repairing- a Specialty Phono G05 507 Sweetwater Ave. WILLIAM MITCHELL, ATTORNEY AT HW, ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA. EUGENE BURTON Attorney at Law Office In rooms formorly occupied by IV, C. Noleman, First Nnl'l Bank blk 'Phono 180. ALLIANCE, NEB. H. M. BULLOCK. Attorney at Law, .YJL,IJrA.TNrOJG, 3SI3B. WILCOX & BROOME LAW AND LAND ATTORNEYS. Long experience in stato and federal courts and as Register and Receiver U. S. Land Offico is n guarantee for prompt and oflicleut service. Offico In Land Office Ilulldlng. ALLIANCE NEIIUASKA. DR. G. W. MITCHELL, 1'liynlcliui nno Hurnuon Dny find night cr 111. Odlco over lloguo Storo, I'lione 110. Drs. Coppernoll & Petersen OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS (rfuect-'esot-H to t)rx Picy & Ilu to) Over Norton's Store Office Phone 43, Residence 20 DR. C; L. WEBER DISEASES OF Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Scientific Refraction GEO. J. HAND, II O M I. O P A T II I C I II Y S I C I A N A N I) SURG I! O N Formorly Interne Homeopathic Hos pital University of Iowa. Phono &. Ofllce over Alllanca Shoe Htors Residence Phono 131. DR. C. H. CHURCHILL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON (Successor to Dr. J. E. Moore) OFFICE IN FLETCHER BLOCK Offlco hours-ll-12 a.m., 2-4 p.m. 7:30-9 p.m. Office Phone 62 ' Res. Phone, 85 H. A. COPSE Y, M. D. Phyxlclan nnd .Surgeon Phono 300 Culls miswcrt'd promptly duy mid night from o 01 Ice. Olllccai Alliance National Hnulc IIulldliiK over the PouUUlco. nSrCrTAsTETsLAQUB WITH DR. BELLWOOD Special Attention Paid to Eye Work Drs. Bowman & Weber PHYSICIANS AND surgeons First National Bank Bldg. Rooms 4-5-6 Office hours, 10 to 12 a. in., 1:30 to 4, 7 to 8 p. m. Office Phono 65 Res. Phone 16 & 184 Dr. H. R. Belville All first-class up-to-date work don- in most careful manner PHONE 167 Opera House Block Alliance, Nebr. T, J. THRELKELD, Undertaker and Embalmer OF ICE PHONE 498 RES. PHONE 207 ALLIANCE, NEBR. THE GADSBY STORE Funeral Directors and Embafmcrs FUNERAL SUPPLIES OFFICE PHONE 49S RESIDENCE PHONES 207 and 510