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TUB ONLY DKMOUltATIO I'AI'lMl IN
VKII3Ti:ii:COUNTY
lty n potition of tho legal voters tlio
oitizens of lied Cloud will bo allowed
to vote wot or dry thiH spring, thus
loavltiK the candidates out of the- ques
tion entirely. Alum tried thin plan
last year and tho city never had unioro
hatlsfnetory council, always working
in harmony for tho town. Alma
Kccord.
A self-acting sofa, just large enough
for two, hat been invented. If proper
ly wound up, it will begin to ring a
warning bell, just before 10 o'clock
At one minute past ten it splltH apart
and while one half carrier the daugnj
tor up Htairs, the other half kiohs the
young man out the door They will
come high, but ncvertholcsH Hoveral
parties in this town fool that one of
theso sofas will be a household necea
nity in the near future. Hut what if
tho occupants of the sofa should mis
take their relative sections? Hetning
ford Journal.
A smooth stranger has been in the
territory north of town lately and
worked quite u number to take out
accident insurance. He claimed to
represent a Lincoln accident insurance
company, and his manners and ways
of doing business created a contldeuco
on tho part of the farmers in his
honesty and reliability. Policies were
promised immediately and good money
was paid in advance assessments.
Some of them paid as high as a year
ahead. Now they learn that the afore
said .stranger was not an authorized
agout anil neither had he turned in
his collodions. Hivertun Kovicw.
Next Friday evening Feb. lth the
democrats of this section of the State
will give a banquet at Hloomingtou.
A large gathering of tho unteriflcd ta
expected. All domocrats arc invited
to attend and bring as muny republi
cans with you as possible. You call
rosorvo a place at the banquet board
by writing Judge J. YV. Kelso Hloom
ingtou. Tickets 81.00. The following
is the list of speakers and their subjects.
Toastmastor U. II Mallclc
"The Nebraska Democracy"
Gov. A.U. Shallonbcrger
"A Domocrat" Bernard MeNeny
"Platform Pledges" YV. II. Thompson
"Insurgency'' K. I). Sutherland
"The .Situation' Fred A. Ashton
"The Tenth District" Judge Dungan
The Farmer's Institute
Tne Farmers Institute held in the
.Miner Hros. building was u grand .suc
cess from the commencement to the
end. The hall was tilled at every ses
siuu and the whole community in and
around this city were more than in
terested in the occasion. There were
many articles on exhibition and the
hall presented a cheerful uppearumv.
The opening session was called to
order at 12 M. Thursday at whioh a
big free dlnnor was .served. After
dinner tho orchestra played a piece
and Kov. A. A. Crcssinau ollcred tho
opening prayer. Then the ladies quar
tet delighted the audience with sing
ing. .Mr. J. S. Gilliam delivered the
opening address in his usual happy
manner calling attention to the vast
changes in this country since the llrst
institute was held in the seventies.
It uiBy not haie been called an in-
siiiuio out .wr. wuuam made It seem j
that way and delighted the audience
with his facts and presentation. After
this Mr. Nelson from tho Iowa State
Agricultural school ti it-cussed '-Tho
Hniall Grain Crop." Those present
wero deeply interested in this dis
mission and received much benefit
from it. He proved to all that ho
Know what he was talking about. The
uext discussion was "Saving the Corn
tj'rop." Uufortunutoly uelthor Mv.
Ellinger nor Mr. .loo Gurneywero pre-
flcut and the burden fell upon J. M.
Stewart and Dan Garbor. We regret
that we did not have the pleasure of
hearing Mr Stewart but we wore in -
formed by those proseut that he hadi
somo well i ollnod Ideas upon tho sub-
Ject and presented them clearly. Mr.
(arbor proved himself capable of
thinking upon his feet and gave a real
interesting address, showing how the
high cost of Uvlug affected tho fanner ' m the best possible condition,
and the importance of saving all tho This was followed by a song by tho
crop. Mrs. Beatrix Floranee thausang ladies quartette.
a .solo to tho delight of all hearers.- Prof. J. Bowers ol Lincoln then ad
Miss Myi-tlo Kauirman of Lincoln fol- dressed tho meeting upon tho subject
lowed upon the subject The Care, 'Should wo Keep Dairy Cattle." lie
Cutting and Curing of Meat." Ouo , answered tho question in tho afllrni
was greatly surprized to know that j atlve and showed by his charts and
there is really a great deal to bo said ' statistics how it was" highly prolltable
upou tills subject. She explained ful- ' to keep good dairy cattle on the farm.
3y and plaiuly just how meat should ( He gave much information in regard
be prepared not only lor its whole-1 to the selection of a dairy cow and his
jjoniouoss but also for Its appearance, information will undoubtedly be of
Many of tho experienced cooks learned much benclltto our people. Mr. Hurt
much that will he of value to them in well led In the discussion which fol
ibe future. lowed and many experience of prollt
The evening sosslon began promptly
at 7:15. Miss Katiffmnn Hpoke upon
tho subjoct "Planning tho Meals of
the day to Economize time, labor and
exponso Her experience in Institute
work places MUs Kaulfman In the
position to toll the ladies some of t !
wondeiful things that can bo accomp
lished by planning. Undoubtedly
many of her hearers will plan fiom
now on as they have never planed be
fore.
One of tho most enjoyable features
of tho institute was the Teacher's
Chorus. Tho teachers of our public
schools are gifted with excellent
voices and the audience appreciated
their good singing. Following this
teachers' chorus Miss Hurke gave a
delightful reading.
Mr. Nelson then took up the subject
"Agriculture for our rural schools "
He dwelt at length upon the elforts
being put forth at the present time to
keep the boys on the farm and then
showed how it is possible to stimulate
an interest in agriculture In the rural
school where every thing is at hand to
make it of practical value Educate
tho boy to I lie real greatness of farm
ing and you create a desire on his part
to become u successful farmer.
Tills was followed by a discussion hy
He v. Hussong who corroborated .Mr.
Nelson in all he said and showed how
easy It was to interest farmer boys in
the techcuical matters incident to tho
growing of crops
Friday morning opened with a select
ion from the orchestra.
HoV. Stilller gave tho invocation
Tho Male quartet captured the aud
ience with their singing.
Kov. Hates then delivered an excell
ent address upon "Hirds." Ho is an
authoiity upon tills subject and after
describing some of the common species
to be found in Nebraska ho showed
how the little feathery tribe aided the
farmer in producing grain. It is really
surprising to learn how etllcieutly
these friends do their work.
At 1 1 a. in., .Mr. C 1). Lyon of George
town, Ohio, was introduced and lor
more than an hour he held his audience
intently ou the subject "Rotation of
Crops.'' How to raise more crops on
tlie same laud is a great question. He
paid high tribute to the work alfalfa
is doing in storing up nitrogen in the
noil. Alfalfa is even better for this
purpose than clover and the same
ground after being planted to alfalfa
for a few years will produce several
bushels more of wheat per acre than
before. This address will be of espec
ial benciit to this community owing to
the fact that very little attention is
paid to keeping the soil fertile whilo
it is new.
In the afternoon tho hall was crowd
ed to its full capacity. The orchestra
led oil' with a pleasing selection and
Hoy Robinson showed that ho is an
adept in the use of a trombone.
The following ollicers were elected
for the coming year:
Geo YV. Hummel, President
James Hiickles, Vice-President.
Henry ('ilham, Secretary -Treasurer.
Executive committee: Ed. Payne.
Cathcrton; O. K. Pitney. Inavale: F.
Stokes. Walnut: C. B. Mownrd. Line;
J. F Drain. KedCloud township; Frank
Strnhl, llatiii: Jake Ellinger, Ked
Cloud; Dr. Damerell. Ked Cloud City.
Miss Irene Miner was elected chair
man of tho Ladies Ausiliaiy Commit
tee witli power to choose assistants
'Problems of Pork production" was
tho subject assigned to Mr. S. 11. Mc
Kelvic of the Nebraska Farmer. Tho
editor of a farm paper has an excell
ent opportunity of studying conditions
at llrst hand as he travels over tho
state ai.d visits all classes of farmers.
His views were formed from facts and
were consequently of great importance
to his hearers. In tho dlscussiou
which followed by Mr. Hamilton and
Mr. Ilogateit was readily seen that
theso gentlemen have hud experience
of their own in raising hogs and havo
successfully solved ninny of the per
plcxiug problems connected with tho
production of pork.
.Miss Durke and Mr. Albright then
sang a duet which so pleased all that
they were recalled for (mother select
ion. Mr. Lyon brought out some interest
ing thoughts on tho subject of "Tillage
' and its importance." Ho showed how
Important it is to prepare the ground
properly and thoroly for any crop
i Too many farmers are satislled with
one harrowing. If a good crop is ex
pected tho ground must be in propor
' condition
Mr. O. it. Pitney of Inavale spoke
from experience and showed thnt a
gain of four or livo bushels per ncre
was possible with propor tillage. And
, this gain cost less than tho rost. It is
a paying investment to get tho ground
wore exchanged.
In the evening the audience enjoyo'
another line selection of music giun
by the orchestra and a cornet solo by
M. A. Mercer.
Mr Lyon thou spoke upon the sub
ject of "Poultry on the farm." This
was tho best address upon the poultry
question over uivuii In Hod Cloud.
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There is an immense proiit in the
chicken business but you must know
what you are doing. You cannot ex
pect to shovel in corn to the chicken
and rake In eggs. Peed what you ex
pect to lecelvo in results. Water is
tho most Important of all. Wo expect
to use Mr. Lyon's experience in our
own coop tills year.
Wo were fortunate enough to secure
Mr. Hascbrook's letter on poultry and
it will be found in full on another pngc
of this paper.
Mrs. Klornnce sang ouo of her stirr
ing songs and then Mr. McKclvic de
livered an address upon "Nebraska
Farming" which was highly appre
ciated. Father Fitzgerald surprised most of
his audience in his talk upon "Semi
precious stones of Webster County."
Most of us were ignorant of the fact
that jaspars, agates and other stones
could bo had for the (hiding. He has
a large collection of these beautiful
stones mounted on cards. His address
was very interesting and if wo are not
inlstakHii we will all be looking for
jewels from now on.
Tho institute proved that our people
are very much interested in farming.
Plans are being made for a more ex
tensive program next yenr. There Is
one feature, however, which cannot be
improved upon and that is the music.
This was excellent and helped in no
small degrco to make the affair a suc
cess. The following are the winners of
the premiums:
White corn-T. W. White, 1st; Ly
man Essig, 2nd; C. D. Steward, Ihd.
Yellow corn Henry (illhnin, 1st; C.
H. Steward, '2nd; Coon and Mauley. :id.
Ked corn Len Wilmut, 1st; E.
Drinkmaii, Sntl; Fred Harris, llrd.
Best ear of corn C. H. Steward.
Uest wheat Mike Kudrna, 1st; O.
Harney, 12nd; J.J. Kyau, ltd
Best oats Fred Bright, 1st: Lyman
Essig, 2nd.
Best sample alfalfa hay J. M. Stew
ard, 1st; C. B. Steward. 2nd; Leu Wil
mot 'Id.
Best wild hay J. II. Steward, 1st;
Len Wilmot, 2nd; C. B. Steward, ltd.
Best potatoes Will McPhersou, 1st;
E.W. Anderson, 2nd; C. W. Steward,
.'Id.
Best trio poultry Mrs. Ben Pegg,
1st; Lyman Essig, 2nd; Mrs. George
Pierce, 3d.
Best sweot potatoes T. H. Hummel,
1st.
Best display of butter Miss Dora
Doose, 1st.
Best bread baked by girl under 1(5
Gladys Fry, 1st; Uernico Saunders, 2d.
Host cako by girl under 10 Gladys
Fry, 1st; Mabel Essig, 2nd; Eleanor
Gilliam, 3d.
Best pies by girl under l(i Margeret
Rvan, 1st; IJornicc Cuinmingn. 2nd.
Best butter Mrs. Boyd Munsell. 1st;
Mrs. F.d Mct'une. 2nd: Miss Doia
Deose. 3d.
Special to boys for best corn grown
by them Jimniie Doyle, 1st; Everett
Coon, 2nd; Emil Polnicky,3d.
Pop corn Will Boron, 1st; W. T.
White, 2nd.
Special best variety of cooking Mrs.
Geo. Coon.
Best display of corn Geo. W. Hum
mel. Tho one taking greatest number of
premiums C. W. Steward.
The one making the greatest variety
in display-.!. J. Ryan.
Best pair of geese Mrs. Geo. W.
Hummel.
Best ducks Everett Coon.
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W, A. Hasebrook's Letter n Poultry
The term Poultry Farm is familiar
to all. These are mainly small hold
ings of one or more acres and do not
contribute greatly to tho egg supply.
On tho average agriculturo farms
advantages are afforded for keeping
unlimited number of laying stock nnd
opportunities uro given to increase
tho egg yield that it re not found any
where else.
In tho past poultry hooping was n
sido issue with the farmers but now
best paying investments wo have in
proportion to the amouut of capital
Invested. Larger profits nre derived
from this source than from any other
livestock on the farm.
The poultry man's trade Is practical
ly at his door but ho must inspire con
fidence in his hens. Ik-ns like men
fail to operate whou confidence is shat
tered. When hens uro well and well
eared for they havo confidence in their
keeper and they prove that faith by a
prolltable egg yield, it is there for
necessary that wo get down to strict
business principles. Any one can keep
hens hut every one cannot have hens
keep them. It requires no stretch of
Imagination to believe that a well
managed hen will lav 150 eggs a year.
Some farmers whom I know do not
evon get enough eggs in tho wintor
time to supply them for home use. If
your hens do not lay at all there is a
reason for it somo where. Hens do
(Continued to last pago)
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easonaoie
To close out what is left of our
winter underwear will close out
cheap as I do not wish to carry any
over until next year.
Children's fleeced drawers or vests
size 16 at 10c were 15c.
Children's fleeced union suits, size
4, 5, 6, at 20c.
Children's heavy fleece union suits,
size 4, 5, 6, at 40c.
Ladies cotton fleeced vests and
drawers. The 25c ones at 20c, the
50c ones at 40c.
Ladies fleeced union suits, the $1
ones at 80c, $1.50 ones at 1.10, $2.50
ones at 1.75, $3.00 ones at 2.25.
Outing night dresses from 50c to
1.09.
are 10c
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Nazareth waists for
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Stop darning hose and.
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