Nebraska Newspapers

    HIK VOUKOliK NWWS : F1UDA Y , , ! UNK I , I HOC.
STABLE PERFECTION ATTAINED
IN NORFOLK NOW.
AT ROME MILLER DAIRY FARM
With Cement Floors the Stables are
Kept Clean , Milking Will be Done
Three Times a Day , and Science
Rules Every Feature of the Place.
Norfolk lays claim , among other
good things , to tlio finest cnttlo burn
in the stnte of Nebraska. Approaching
n higher degree of Htablo perfection
than any other barn In the common
wealth , It la an Intensely Interesting
Institution because of the endless num
ber of now wrinkles that have been
put Into service In tlio place for the
excellent care of cnltlb , horses and
Hwlno. The many devices that are
improvements over former methods ,
i make the big barn resemble a modern
department store , with cement Iloors ,
automatic chutes and many other fea
tures that were until recently un
known. This Is the barn at the Homo
Miller Jersey 'dairy at Norfolk Junc
tion , In which arc kept his herd of
sixty thoroughbred Jersey cosvs , a few
thoroughbred Holstelns , a few horses
and a largo herd of pure blooded
swlno.
From this barn In Norfolk comes tbo
milk thnt goes to feed nil of the eating
houses along the Nebraska & Wyom
ing division of the Northwestern rail-
\vny , besides milk for both the Her
Grand nnd the Mlllnrd hotels In
Omnbn , both of which nro owned by
Mr. Miller. And In return , all of the
scrap bread nnd food stuffs from these
big hotels Is shipped to the Norfolk
barn and fed to the pigs , to make
pork.
The Norfolk barn has nil of the
advnntnges and modern Improvements
claimed by the state university farm
bnrn nt Lincoln , and many which nre
unknown to that stable.
The Milking of the Jerseys.
Perhaps the most Interesting feature
of the whole day's schedule nt the
big bnrn for everything goes by
schedule Is the milking of the herd
of Jerseys nnd the Holstelns twice
every dny. And , although the milking
process Is done but twice n day , ns
soon ns a herd of ten more thorough
bred Ilolstelns arrive from New York ,
it will bo necessary to milk three
times a day , morning , noon nnd night ,
on nccount of the enormous and al
most incredible amount of milk that
the Ilolstolns which have been order
ed , will give.
Cleanliness In the milk Is the great
est factor In this twice-daily perfor
mance. And the system that Is adopt
ed to attain perfect cleanliness into
n science and n fine art. In the first
plnco the cows nre driven Into the
stnble , which hns concrete cement
* floors throughout nnd which has been
- / scrubbed out previously with n hose ,
nnd their pretty bends nre fastened
into swinging stanchions , so that they
may he quieted and at the same time
enjoy free exercise with their necks.
The cows nre washed clenn before the
milking , the milkers change- their
outer gnrments so thnt no dust may
get Into the milk from their clothing ,
their hands are washed whiter than
snow , nnd small boys with fly-brooms
keep the cows comfortable throughout
the process so that there may be no
shrinkage in the milk. The pure white
milk Is sent In tiny streams Into pails
which nre covered with n double layer
of cloth strainers , later the milk is
strained ngnln , and then n third time
it Is strained in the cream separators.
Enormous Quantities of Milk ,
The weight of the milk given by
each cow at ench milking Is kept In a
record book , so that the moment an
animal begins to shrink In her supply ,
the cause may bo traced either to
food or carelessness In the milkman.
In order to do this each cow has a
number that Is all her own and that
number Is pasted up above her head
In the stanchion. After the individual
mllklngs have been weighed on scales
nt the bar , the entire bulk of the milk
Is weighed by the foreman , so that
there is an absolute check on the
figures recorded.
An enormous quantities of milk are
given by these fine animals. Each ol
the Jerseys gives all the way from
eleven to twenty-two pounds of milk
at a milking , there being eight pounds
to a gallon , and this Jersey milk tests
up at .05 to .050 per cent , which Is a
remarkably excellent test , ordinarj
cows' milk testing at about .04 or .045
The Holstelns give even more milk
though their tests do not run as high
and the ten Holstelns that have been
ordered and which are to bo selectei
by Prof. Lyon of uio state unlverslt }
farm , come from a race of animal :
that give from 100 to Ii4 pounds o
milk per day , or from twelve to fifteen
gallons of milk a day per cow. Tha
la why they will have to bo mllke (
three times a day.
In order to attain these high quan
titles of milk , a man Is employed to
do nothing else but study that herd o
Jerseys , taking care of their food
just as a doctor prescribes diet for a
human being , and feeding each indlvi
dual animal according to Its indivldna
requirements.
Another unique feature of the mill
Ing room Is the fact that above eac
cow's head 18 marked In chalk th
date at which she Is expected to be
come a mother , so that two month
before this date she Is given a res
and Is not osked for another quart o
milk until she Is "fresh" again.
r . " The Feed.
The most Important part of th
feed that Is given to these cows I
hat Is termed lusllagc , or picked
orn. It IH merely corn that has been
[ ikon from the Held and chopped up
nto shreds by a machine , dumped Into
lumo tank and allowed , by moaiiH of
10 alcohol that Is In the kornnl of
orn , to become plcklinl. In OUHO the
orn Is too dry , a llttlo water Is
irnod Into It , helping to form the
Icohol. The very tall tank that holds
ils Insllago looks like a big town
( and pipe for the water works yH-
em , and It contained at the beginning
i lust winter 1110 tons , or the product
mm 100 acres of ground.
The barn Is supplied with city water
ml within reach of every animal
lore Is a munll tank constantly tilled
y a solMllllug device with fresh
ater , so that ( ho dumb brutes may
Iways satisfy their thirst.
In this way , by giving exercise
hrough means of ( ho swinging Htitu-
hloiiB , wholesome- food that bus boon
Icklcd , and fresh water , It IH possible
o keep the cows Indoors for a month
t a time without showing the slightest
hrlnkage In the milk , and thus In the
ovoro HtorniH of winter It Is unnccos-
ary to have a single hoof out of the
arn.
Keeping the Barn In Order.
A man Is employed to do nothing
Ise but keep ( ho barn In order , nnd
10 does it as neatly an any housewife
i her parlor. Iluniiing the full lengtl
f the barn , and through the alleys
) otweon nil stalls , are culverts that
ave been made In the cement Iloors.
nd Into these culverts , which lead
o a cistern oiiLslde , all waste matter
s washed by means of a hose several
lines a day. It Is a sort of sewerage
ystcm In the stnble , and emptying In-
o a cistern , Is pumped out by means
> f a huge pump , Into wagons , and Is
muled over the fields to bo used as a
'ertllizer ' , so that not oven the waste
s wasted. For the winter time , when
here Is a vast amount of straw bed-
Ing used , there Is an automatic car-
lor that runs on overhead cables , and
vhlch , dispatched out of the barn ,
iumpH Its load Into , vaf-oiis that entry
he old straw off the farm.
Yards and Pens of Pigs.
Tno pig pens and their yards form
another inUercdting .feature of this
tome Miller farm. Manager Wolcott
) ollevos In cleanliness first of all ns
a preventive of disease among swine.
\nd so these pig pens are made of
concrete cement , with thronghs that
ncllno away fioin the yards , and by
neans of city water the pens are kept
mmaciilately clean all of the time.
ly a scientific slant In the ground , the
valor from a rain is always drained
nway so that two hours after a storm
ho yards are dry and there Is no mud
or wallowing. The sbedH and box
stalls for these thoroughbred swlno
nre kept , warm by being well built and
> y the heat of the bodies of the ant-
nnls. Double windows keep out the
cold and In the coldest winter weather
these sheds of swine are as warm as
he wannest house. Swinging doors
et the little pigs run In and out at
vlll.
The Breeds.
Manager Wolcott believes that the
line Is coming when the farmers of
Nebraska will favor more and morn
the crossing of the Yorkshire and Pol-
ind-Chlna breeds , thus producing nn
inlnial with a long body and a bacon
form , which is the form that packers
are said to perfer. lie is crossing
these kinds at the Junction larm , and
las excellent results. One mother
md a litter of fifteen little pigs and
the average of litters to live Is eight
and nine. At this farm 300 little pigs
ire raised and sold each year , and
heir feed , coming from the hotei
dtchens , makes their keeping a mat
ter of but little expense. All of the
animals on the place are pure blooded.
Their Health.
Disease has been kept from these
pens thus far. Manager Wolcott lays
: ho fact to the care of the herds. Every
two weeks each pen Is disinfected ,
charcoal Is fed once a week , there Is
fresh water everywhere about the
yards and the animals are within the
reach of alfalfa.
Whole Farm Complete.
The whole dairy farm Is a complete
one. 'ii\a big barn has a loft In which
seventy-five tons of hay are kept.
There Is a machine shed , grain room ,
calf room ( In which the calves are
graded Into' pens according to their
sizes ) , harness room and milk room
and two cottages In which the farm
hands reside.
Manager Wolcott Is making constanl
Improvements , and keeps so abreasl
of the times that no other barn In the
state is apt to overtake this one In
Norfolk.
TRAIN N0 , _ | DERAILED
[ From Monday's Dally. ]
Coaches Went Over West of Chadron
Yesterday Afternoon.
Train No. C , eastbound from the
Black Hills , was derailed west of Chad
ron yesterday afternoon and will bo
delayed In getting into Norfolk. The
accident did not tend to greatly affec
this division , as an extra No. C was
made up at L < eng Pine this morning
and came In on time at noon. A bag
gage car and a couple of coaches wen
over In the accident. No report o
any killed had been received at head
quarters here early this morning.
The train from Long Pine was In
charge of Conductor Fairbanks am
his crow as far as Norfolk , where Con
ductor Russell took charge.
WANTED. Gentleman or lady with
good reference , to travel by rail o
with a rig , for a firm of 1250,000.0
capital. Salary $1,072.00 per year an
oxpenes ; salary paid weekly and ox
p.onses advanced. Address , wit
stamp , Jos. A. Alexander , Norfolk
Nob.
FREMONT CANINES DO UNUSUAL
TRICK ON STREET.
ETTER GOT LINES IN MOUTH
Team of Horses Ran Away , Pursued
by Two Bird Dogs One Ran to Head
of Horses and the Other Climbed
Into Seat and Shouted "Whoal"
Fremont , Nob. , May 25. Special ( o
'be News : A team of horses belong-
ng to Mlle Cleney ran away today and
ere checked In their mud danh down
10 street by bin two Muwolyn Bettor
OgH.
The two dogs pursued the runaway
cum , one of them running to thu
ends of the horsoH and barking , while-
10 other jumped Into the wagon ,
lexod the lines In Its mouth and
topped the team.
POLICE GET FLOWER THIEVES
'wo Young Men and a Younfj Woman
are Brought Into Court.
1 nroo nrroHtH 1mvo boon made In
> Joifolk on charges of stealing lloworfl ,
ml two MUCH Imvo boon assessed.
One of the parties arrested wns u girl.
John Gnlldcn , Cnrl Oaken and Mian
xittlo IJraiidcs were the persons nr-
cstcd , clmrgcd with the flower theft H.
j. Huckendorf , the florist , wns plain-
Iff. Oakcs mid Gnlldcn ] ) lendod guilty
o tbo charge before Judge Lnmbort
his morning nnd were cnch given the
nlnlinnm line of $5 and costs. Miss
3rniilcs plended not guilty nnd her
rial was set for Saturday.
More nrrests , It Is said , aio to fol-
ow.
ow.For
For sonic years flower thieves Imvo
one mischief In Norfolk nnd this Is
he nrst genuine crusade that hns been
undo against them. .
M'CARTHY ' ANNOUNCES IT AGAIN
Congressman Who Would Return ,
Again Tells of His Ambition.
Word from Wakeflold says that
editor Shop of the Wnkollold Ilepuhll-
an todny received a letter from ( Joi.-
grpssinan J. J. McCarthy of this dls-
rlct in which ho ngnln nnnounces to
he people of the Third congressional
llstrlct thnt ho Is n candidate for re
election to his present Boat of honor ,
'ho letter will probably bo printed
oday In the Wnkoflold paper.
It will lie remembered thai Mr Mc-
C'li'thy announced his cnndl lacy for
e election through the columns of the
"rotnont Tilhunc several months ugo.
DIPHHTERIA AT VERDIGRE.
Several Cases Have Broken Out , All
of Them Being Dangerous.
Verdigre , Nob. , May 20. Speclnl to
The News : An epidemic of dlphthe-
la is on in this vicinity. There are
several cases , all dangerous. Frank
Noveck lost an 8-year-old son at his
ionic two miles from town. A cigar
naKers residence was quarantined yes-
onlay.
The Sioux City excursionists were
Irlven around town here by twenty-
five carriages and entertained nt din-
Farmers bring In your repnlr work
'or spring. I will save you 20 % , as I
mve the time and nm prepared to do
he work. Paul Nordwlg.
TILDEN TRAGEDY.
Paper There Tells Facts That Under
lay Suspicion.
Tllden Citizen : Murder or suicide ?
This question as applied to the death
of the late Menno Bohlsen cannot be
' .efinitely settled. That ho was shot
hrough the head is not questioned by
any who examined the skull. A hole
somewhat larger than a dime was In
.ho center of the forehead and the
back part of the skull was completely
shattered. Particles of the skull had
icon carried Into the brain and those
pieces of bone when taken out wore
'ound to be unburned. Consequently
the shooting can be considered as es-
: abllshcd without a doubt. When the
Citizen was printed last week , the
theory of murder was being seriously
talked of and evidence pointing to the
guilty party was thought to be In exist
ence nn deaslly obtainable. For the
purpose of giving the supposed murder
er fancied security this paper refralnei
from mentioning these facts , and , concerning
corning the cause of death , published
merely the finding of the coroner's
jury. Nothing , however , has developed
from the suspicions entertained , whlcl
were founded on the following clrcum
stances : A stranger called at the
house of J. W. Emery , about twelve
miles south of town , last Monday evenIng
Ing and asked for accommodation fo
the night. Ho told several conflicting
stories about the fire , ono of whlcl
was to the effect that the bones of one
man , and possibly two , had been found
In the burning paint shop. Ho nlso
said that the livery barn and black
smith shop were destroyed In th
flames and that the fire had extendec
to the Implement warehouse acres
the street. Mr. Emery describes till
man as being about flvo feet six Inche
tall , smooth shaven , with black hair
prominent nose and dark piercing eyes
The suspect claimed to have served In
Spanish-American war and exhlbltec
a rosary upon which ho appeared to so
great store. Ho manifested much nervousness
vousness and appeared approhenslv
of someone approaching from the d
rectlon of town , Ills clothing was now
and wns evidently made for a muc
irgor mini nnd , from the doHorlptlou
Ivon , It linn boon Inter IOIU'IHM ! that
hey appear to Imvo boon very IIUo n
niivhiiHo tnmlo by HohlHon on the Hat
nlny procodlng bin donlh. On Tium
ay morning the Htrungor declined In
lay for breakfast , but started early
oward Nownnui flrovo. Mr. Emory
oloplmnod hln miHplohuiR Into town
'Hominy uftornnnn nnd an olllcor wan
t OMOO piu on the trail , but without
( Wilts. The motive for inurdor IH
Ivon a the money which HohlHon In
aid to have been In the habit of carry
ng on his person. On the other hand
inny are of the ( minion that. In a mid
on ( It of overwhelming dotipoiidoney ,
10 dead man look his own life , the lire
n which ho wan partially cnnminiod
laving Hartcd | from the gunpowder
lilo.h carried the fatal bullet In HH
OHtruollon. The OIIHO IH Involved In
lyHtory which will probably never bo
olvod , and HH In many ether midden
nil unaccountable happenings , dltfor
nt Individuals will held different opln
> nn concerning the caiiHo.
NIOBRARA COMMENCEMENT.
Exercises There Last Night Were
Above the Average.
Nlobrara , Neb. . May M. Special to
'ho News : The commencement ox-
rclHos of the Nlobrara schools
VodnoHdny and Friday evenings were
( tended with more than usual mio-
OHH this year. For ( he first time In
en yoiu-H ( ho programs of ( ho Highlit
rado and High Mchool have pnsHOd off
s they should bo , duo to a proper
plrlt on the part of the teachers , with
carcely a flaw.
The Eighth grade , under the able
uldiuico of Miss Stella Dolmen , gave
n excellent entertainment In Hongand
ecltatlon. The young people mir-
rlsed all In their ofl'orlH.
Thursday afternoon the Intormodl-
to , under Mlns Edna C'hldostor , gave
Llltlo Itcd Hiding Hood" to a pleased
udlonco. When the boar came to re-
five Lltllo Hod Hiding Hood the ha-
lies and young children who came
vlth their parents wore HO frightened
hat they came near breaking up the
how.
The graduating OXOITHOH | hist oven-
ug were above the average In all ill-
octlons. Mrs. M. O. NolHon presided
t the piano upon the entrnnco of Prof.
, M. Stlmson and Ills CIIHH. ! County
Superintendent Marshall rendered the
Holy City" on the violin. A ladles'
uartot , comprising MIHHOH draco Fry ,
Ophelia Opoceimky. ISvorlto Hnllia-
vay and Gladys Hock' , Hang "Ixivo'H
Old Sweet Song. " Hev. A. W. Ahr-
mils Hang "Only a Sweet Llltlo Flow-
, " ( baritone ) . A recitation by MHH !
llndy.s Hock , "Aunt Sophronu Tabor
it the Opera , " quite ( iirned the audl-
nee to a high nppioclntlon of this
oung lady's ability IIH an linperKonat-
> r. MlKH ( irc-tchen ( iroonlonf Hang "A
x'HHon From the Violet H. " Mr. Mar
shall played with line effect Vordl'H
'MlHorere" on the violin. Mrs. M. C.
Nelson , whoso Hiiperlor execution of
the classics on the' plnno Is remark-
ihlc , rendered the "Second Nocturne"
> y Ix3HchotI/.ky In exquisite technlc.
The principal oration of the evening
wns thnt of Miss Mary Ilvl/.dnlok ,
'Self- reliance the Masterpiece of
Success. " "Hapld Transit , " by Gray
Gnntis ; "The Golden Ago , " by Maud
Marshall , nnd "Trust of American Clt-
/.onshlp , " by George Vlasnlk were
carefully and ably handled.
Mrs , E. A. Houston , president of the
school hoard , in well chosen language ,
) iTsented ! the diploma to Miss Hvl/.dn-
ok , being the only ono of a clasH of
three to finish her graduation. The
loublo quartet , "Good Night , Good
Night , Beloved , " was very delicately
rendered by Misses Fry , Opocensky ,
latlmway and Hock and Messrs. Gill-
ham , Ahrendts , Heed and Garvio.
Miss Martha Opocensky acted as
cornet accompanist.
Head The News want ads.
Farmers bring In your repair work
tor spring. I will save you 20 % as
: have the time and am prepared to do
the work. Paul Nordwlg.
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE TRAIN
IN SMASHUP.
TWELVE OR FIFTEEN INJURED
A Half Mile From the Union Depot at
Louisville , a Train From Knoxvllle
Was Wrecked and Eight Immediate
Deaths Resulted.
Louisville , Ky. , May 28. A Louis
ville & Nashville passenger train from
Knoxvlllo was wrecked a half mile-
from the union depot hero today.
Eight persons were killed and
twelve or fifteen Injured.
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Ing mountain scenery , together will
a number of beautifully Illustrate
booklets , telling you how to make you
summer vacation trip to the Heckles
a most enjoyable event.
Dear Sir : Please tell mo about
Colorado.
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e
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Rich soil , a mild olimalo , ami abundance of
wafer have made South Dakota ono of the
bet agricultural states in the Union.
lie soil of hyman Oounty is unusually rich.
It is a black loam with a yellow clay subsoil.
The extension through Ionian County
recently built by the
Chicago , Milwaukee Si. Paoil
Railway
has opened up a part of that state hitherto
sparsely settled. Land is now selling at the
rate of from $8 ro $15 an acre , audit is
altogether probable that valuations will
increase 100 to 200 per cent within a year.
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