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THM NORFOLK ; WEEKLY NKWR-JOITRNAL. FRIDAY. TUNE n. mil TREATMENT OF WHEAT SMUTS TWO RESTS WHICH CAUSE GREAT LOSS TO GROWERS METHOD OF PREVENTION. Wheat Is iilfnnkuil by two general uortH of Hinut which differ Ironi ouch other iiH ( o in ) tin ) time ut which In f < H-tlon tttk fl pliu-f , ( b ) the effect produced ducod upon the host plunt , anil ( c ) tliu beat method of control or prevention STINKING SMUT. These two smuts cause In the aggro- Rate a great loss to wheat growers , amounting no doubt to millions of dollars lars annually. They are commonly culled ( a ) stinking smut or bunt iid ( b ) loose smut. Stinking Smut or Bunt. At harvest time the heads affected by this smut contain no seed , but In their places are false graius , within which the germ has been replaced by a powdery masg of black smut pores. Upon crushing such a smutted grain between the lingers the characteristic odor , from which the common name of the smut is derived , Is evident. The presence of oven a small percentage of smutted grains gives the wheat a dis agreeable odor and subjects it to a heavy discount by the millers. In threshing smutted grain many of the smutted berries are broken open and the spores scattered over other grains , to which many of them adhere. In this manner the smut spores arc owu with the wheat Itself. It is known that these spores germinate in the soil and infect the young wheat scedlngs possibly evn before they emerge from the soil. Since wheat can be infected by the bunt only during the seedling stage it Is evident that any treatment which will prevent the sowing of spores with the grain should bo effec tive. As a matter of fact this Is the basis of the seed treatment which has long been used to prevent the various grain smuts. Loose Smut. At harvest time the heads contain no grains at all , but appear as black powdery masses of spores. The wind soon blows the spores away , leaving only the naked central stalk of the head , to which are attached a few bracts or scales. These spores arc distributed over UK * Held by the wind and healthy wheat plants become in- U'cted while in flower. The smut fungus grow ? Into the embryo before the seed Is ripe and hence cannot be so readily killed by the same form of seed treatment that proves success- LOOSE SMUT. ful agalns-t th stinking smut or bunt These Infe''ied grains , with the fungus within thorn , produce smutty plants -when planted the following year. The fungus' in the grain grows out of the heed into the seedling and keeps pace In its growth with the development of the wheat plant Itself. Formalin Treatment. The formalin employed should ho full sfongtli , 40 per cent tormlc alde hyde. It Is important to purchase only formalin of guaranteed strength , since often weak formalin is sold. Dilute one pound of this formalin with fifty gallons of water in a barrel. By means of an ordinary spt inkling pot this solu- * Ion Is men to be sprinkled over the grain at the rate of about one gallon to each bushel. The grain must then ne thoroughly shovelled over nntll every grain Is wet. The pile should then bo covered with a canvas and al lowed to remain for twelve hours or over night. The seed may require to be dried before planting. This same method would prevent the smut of oats , but will not avail against the loose smut of wheat and barley. Hot Water Treatment. The loose smut of wheat and bar ley aredifllcuH diseases to prevent jind for this purpose the so called Jensen - sen modified hot water method IB the only successful method of treatment It is desirable for each farmer to main tain a small plat from which to secure the seed for his general fields. This plat should not lie near n field In which loose smut occurs and should , If possible , bo further protected by poino form of wind break This will provont' lliu prevailing wind from winging spores front nearby diseased fioldH. The seed to bo sown In this field must fitst bo treated by the modified hot water method to destroy the smut fungus within the seeds. The seed Is first soaked from llvo to seven hours In rolil water. It li then placed , In quantities not to exceed one-half peck , In sacks or wlro baskets and Im- nerst-d for one minute In fairly warm water and then for ten minutes In water that In kept exactly at 129 de gree fahronhelt. Two galvanized Iron tubs , of twenty and forty gallons ca pacity , should be provided and some method of heating the water arranged. The thermometer employed must ho accurate A temperature above 131 degree fahrenhelt is liable to kill the wheat , while ono below 124 degree fahrenhelt will not destroy the smut fungus Itself. This treatment will kill some of the seed and hence It IB necessary to test the germination of the treated seed before planting to determine how much extra seed should bo sown. RED-WINGEDBLACKBIRD _ ( Agelalus Phoonlccua Linnaeus. ) By John T dimmer , Department of Entomology , University of Nebraska. Early In the spring there begin to arrive Hocks of birds , the males of which are shining black , with shoulder patches of scarlet and buff , and the females of which are dusky , streaked with brownish. These are the lied- Winged Hlackblrd , which are common migrants and breeders and which in some Instances remain over winter with us. They prefer the marshy ground of swamps and sloughs and usually construct their nests In such localities , fastening them to reeds , cat tails , grasses or branches of nearby trees at a low elevation. Generally , they breed In colonies of a greater or less size , although Isolated pairs are often found After the breeding sea son is over , \ \ o"Ver , the birds gather In large flocks and forage for food , and It Is at such times that the dam age , if any , is done to crops. It has been found by the United RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. States biological survey that for the entire year the vegetable matter con sumed by the Red-Wings amounts to about three-fourths of their food , while ho animal matter constitutes the re maining quarter. Of the animal mat er , inserts form the principal item , and those are such forms as weevils and other injurious beetles , grasshop pers , bugj , caterpillars , etc. , almost ill of'thorn harmful kinds. Besides the insects , snails and small crusta ceans are also taken. The main item of food , however , la of a vegetable na ture and is composed chiefly of weed seeds and grain. The grain Is oats , corn and w''eat ' In the order of prefer ence , although some barley Is eaten , and comprises only one-eighth of the year's diet. On the other hand , the weed seeds represent more than half of the total for the year , and together with the Insscts about seven-eighths of that amount. In winter the birds eat little but weed seeds and begin on them while grain is still available and continue to feed on them after Insects appear in numbers. Thus It may be seen that although the Red-Winged Blackbirds do occa sion some damage on account of their grain eating propensities , they do a much greater amount of good , in fact , In the proportion of seven to one. The harm done is observed the more read ily because the birds work in flocks of such extent that the destruction Is concentrated , and so becomes notice- abio. As the swamps and sloughs are put under cultivation theie flocks will become broken up and the damage they do be lessened. Th .t solution of the problem , ac least , is likely to work less harm than tfco wholesale destruc tion of the bird * "p'o not depend upon some stagnant pond for your water supply this sum mer. A cow needs good water just the same as a man does , and she will not do her best without it. Also , there Is great possibility of disease from stagnant water. Using a beef cow for dairying Is like trying to make a racehorse out of a drafter. The Aurora Borealls. According to 11 theory enunciated by Professor Lunnrd. the aurora borcalls Is formed of cathode rays , emitted by the sun and deflected by the terrestrial magnetic Held In the upper strata of the atmosphere. The velocity of these cathode rays must be nearly equal to that of light and very much greater ! than the velocity of cathode rays pro duced In the laboratory. Lenard con cludes that these extremely "hard" cathode raya are emitted by unknown radioactive substances In the sun. Buitneis Tact. Boss Mr. Jones , you have sold moro neckties than any clerk I have ever had. How do you do It ? Clerk When a young man selects a do I say , "That's too young for you. " When an old man picks ono I say , That's too old for you. " They both bite. Toledo Blade. Thirty-three Students Get Diplomas. Thirty-three high school students roof olvcd the graduation diplomas last Ight from President A. II. Vlelo of ho board of education , who In his resontatlon address heartily rongratHI lated the students. Honors of the veiling fell to Miss IJessle Ward , vnlhi dlctorlan , and Miss Berenice Mupes , alutntorlan. Notwithstanding the extremely warm eathor , a large audience attended the ommcnccmcnt exercises In the Audith orluin and as each graduate stepped orward to receive a diploma , there was heartily applause. Fourteen memK orn of the graduating class received hulr normal training diplomas from ho hands of County Supt. N. A. Houssn 1 , who made It known that Norfolk lot only turned out the largest grad- tatlng class In the history of the city , ut the largest normal training class n the county. The stage of the Auditorium was ) rettlly decorated with class colors uid the statue of Abraham Lincoln , ho bust of Grant and the plaster of nrls reproduction of Washington rosslng the Delaware the class gifts made a good Impression on the anin llonce. The thirty-three graduates sat In n seml-clrclo behind these class gifts. Miss Vera Hay ward opened the irogram with a charming piano solo ; lev. 1) . C. Colegrove pronounced nn nvocatlon , which wttp followed by a irotty duet by Misses Ethel Colwell and Amy Reynolds. Miss Berenice Mapcs delivered a clover salutatory address In able manner , and Alva Jowinan made the presentation of the class gift address. Mr. Hunter rej ponded to this address. The valedictory address , well con- colved and delivered , was by Miss Jessie Ward. She was followed by Miss Marlon Gow , who played a beau0 .iful violin solo in F major. The feature of the evening followed the violin solo. President Vlelo in- traduced Chancellor Clark A. Fulmar of Wesleynn university , who spoke on What the World Demands of a Man. " The Evening's Lecture. Chancellor Fuliner. secured the at- tention of the audience , which was battling with fans. lie did not im press them as an orator with a silver tongue , but ho pleasantly informed them that brevity was one of the fea tures of the evening , and a breath of relief could be heard. Mr. Fulmer , however , did not necessarily have to keep the- promise , his address being so Interesting that the audience seem ed to ask for more when he concluded. Starting in pleasantly , with a few hu- homous Incidents of the olden days , Mr. Fulmer brought out each point clearly. "There are three things which the world demands of a man , and a wo man , too , " said the chancellor. "The first Is that a man must know some thing and know how to do it ; second , he must have character ; and third , lie must constantly Increase In efficien cy. " "The jack-of-all-trades Is very rapIdly - Idly passing away , " he said. "Young people must sit up and take notice. They will find this out later. Compe tition Is very keen and it Is always possible to find a man who can do your work just a little bit better than you can. " y\n Age of Specialization. Mr. Fulmer then declared that we are now In the age of specializing. "The days of the old practitioner are passing. They are specialists now. If something is wrong with my eyes , I go to a specialist who knows all about eyes , the same with the ears , etc. In law there is specialty , and In every thing down to the day laborer there is specialty ; therefore the jack-of-all- trades Is no longer required. The world demands a man who knows something and knows how to do it well. " On farming , Mr. Fulmer spoke briefly , but during the address he paid a compliment to Supt. Hunter. "Years age we had a 400-acre farm In west ern Nebraska. We just 'tickled' the soil and barely made a living. We also had stock of all kinds. Even In farming there Is specialty. Today on that farm a dozen men are making a living. There are men there who know how to raise a cer tain kind of stock and others a dif ferent breed , etc. The farmers are also specialists today. " Need Character and Efficiency. Concerning character , Mr. Fulmer declares the world today is looking for honest men who have good char acters. There are many men who know how to do things , but there are men without character. Efficiency , the third requirement , he declared , Is more necessary than all. "The world Is pushing aside those who are inefficient and those who are not 'making good. ' If you are not worth more today than you were yes terday there is something wrong. " The evening's program was closed with a class song by the graduates. The Graduates. The graduates were : Iva Merle Blakeman , Roy E. Bland , H. Alva Bowman , Nadlne Cole , Ethel ' Eugenia Colwell , Earl H. Denton , Edna Pearl Deuel , Dorothy Durland , Arthur H. Felger , Marian Edith Gow , Mildred Martha Gow , Vera Eloino 10d Hay ward , Ema Elizabeth Hllbert , Fred Heeler Inglis , Mary Emma Koerber , Pearl Eugenie Livingstone , Raymond Lobdell , Buel Low , Berenice Mapes , Donald D. Mapes , Frank Hermann Melchor , Dorrls Ethel Nelson , Lulu Pearl Porter , Amy Ellen Reynolds , Leonard O. RIggert , Marvel Kathryn Satterlee , Ruth Shlvely. Theodora Sprecher , Harry Lee Sterner , " Marian Josephine Stltt. Bessie Ward , J. Ben- Jamln Wllley , Martha B. Winter. Tonight at MarquarvH hall a recep tion to the graduates will be hold by the alumni association. The Interurban Surveyors Here. W. E. King , chief surveyor of the Baker Construction company of Oma ha , who are surveying for nn Interurban - ban electric line between this city and Omaha , arrived in the city last night with elglu other surveyors , having fin ished ! the atirvoy up to flvo miles cast of the city. 'Mr. King expects to finish Isl Into Norfolk In a day or two. Ac cording to what can ho learned from the surveyors , the line entering the city from the east will coitto In on Madison avenue Mr. King Is making hi s headquarters at the Pacific hotel for a few days. A covered wagon with seats on both sides similar to that of n bus , Is used by the surveyors for the Journeys Into the country. Harry Watson of Fre mont Is driver of the vehicle. Among the surveyors are'V. . E. King , R. R. Klnkade , M. Rellly. E. O. Huff , Sam Anderson , Albert Brttnnlng , James Fagan - gan , Elmer Sullivan and Harry Wat son , Young Boys Are Involved. Hundreds of cigars have boon stolen from the old candy factory within the past week. Four small boys Glenn Emery , aged 15 , son of W. A. Emory of the Norfolk Lumber company ; Elmer Dnvoy , son of Engineer J. H. Davoy , aged { 14 ; Leon and Harry Cornell , aged ( 12 and 14 respectively , sons of H. H. Cornell , a local carpenter are Implicated by Chief of Police Mar- quardt ] , , Special Agent Peter Jolly and Patrolman . O'Brien , who arrested all but Emory Friday afternoon. Each of | the three boys has already made n confession to Agent Jolly , admitting they entered the factory on two occn- slons | , obtaining forty-five boxes of ci gars all told. The Emory boy got twenty-six boxes , It Is said ; Davey , four ; Leon Cornell , 15 , and Harry Cornell. All but fifteen boxes , those alleged ] to have been taken by Emery , have j , , been recovered. Emery is being searched < for by the authorities , but his | companions have told the police that he said he would "beat It. " They claim \ that Emory had traded off some of ] the cigars. Two of the boys also declared Da voy had sold a few boxes of the stolen cigars | to a local expressman for $1.50. The man they mentioned Is now out of the city. In their confessions , the boys an , said ! to name about four men of this city ; , who the boys claim have stolen many of the cigars from the old can dy factory. They say they saw sev- oral men In the place Sunday and that the men quickly shut the door as they passed. They can identify the men , they say. See Men Stealing Cigars. "We were coming home from swim mlng Tuesday afternoon , " one boy said , "and we saw the east door of the factory open. We went In and took four boxes of cigars that after noon. At night we came back but the door was locked. Wo put a lot of the cigars in stacks near a door , of which ! | the panel was out. The panel was pushed in and we put the cigars in sacks and took them away. " The boys declare on one visit to the factory they were driven away by men , who threw a sack out of the door and told them to "blow. " The men , say the boys , re-entered the factory. The stock of goods in the factory Is the property of G. D. Buttorfleld and W. A. Witzigman. The first discovery of stolen goods "was made by Clifford Parish , who found Davey in the rear of the C. P. Parish store hiding n sack of cigars under a bread basket. These cigars Leon Cornell was said . to have hidden near the Lincoln school 1 building on the night of the robbery ; they were too heavy for him to carry and he intended to return the next day for them. In the meantime other boys found them and showed them to Davey , who Identified them as the property of the Cornell boys. Davey took them In charge and concealed them behind the Parish store , where chief of Police Marquardt found and brought them to the city Jail. Sell Eight Boxes at 15c. One humorous transaction among the youthful robbers was the selling of eight boxes of the stolen cigars for , fifteen cents. George Cornell , an elder - : or brother of the two boys Involved 1 loaned Glenn Emery fifteen cents to go to the skating rink with. Davey In formed the money lender that he would never get his money back. George took eight boxes of the stolen cigars , which Emery forced one of the ' Cornell boys to carry home , as se curity. "The cigars were too heavy for Em . ' cry and ho made me carry them , " said ! Cornell. The boys were paroled by Chief of Police Marquardt , who gives credit to Mr. Jolly for the quick work In the ( case. More developments are ex- pected. Chief of Police Marquardt reports that there seems no chance of captur ing Emery. The lad's father Informed j the chief that he had sent the boy out of the state. "I think the matter will bo dropped , " says Chief Marqunrdt. It.to "There seems to bo no one ready to make a complaint against the boys. " It was one of the Cornell boys who was Implicated In a theft of money and a gold watch at the Country club last summer. The father pleaded for parole , declaring ho would see that the boys reformed. A FREIGHT RATE COMPLAINT. Minneapolis Shippers Claim They Can't Do Business In Dakota. Washington , June 3. Freight rates in the northwest wore attacked today before the Interstate commerce com mission by the Minneapolis Traffic as - soclatlon. The petition alleges that atn the general freight rates between Mln - nta neapolis and points in South Dakota and other points in the northwest reef rer excessive and In some Instances exhor > bltant. The complaint Is framed by all of the great shippers of that section , who assert that the rates from Minneap olis to South Dakota and contiguous IISm points are so high as to render them unable to do business. SOLD GIRLS ON STREETS. London , July 3. The British gov- IVto ornmont's Invitation to Morocco to send n special ambassador to tiie cor onation of King George han boon with drawn and the foreign olllco hna noilV Mod El Mokrl , who had boon designat ed to represent Sultan Mulal Halld Unit ho will not ho received. This action on the part of the Brit,1 Ish government was brought about by the cruelty with which the sultan' * troops treated women and children during the recant raid on Foz. The soldiers captured many women and girls In the neighboring villages and sold thorn on the streets of Foz. Tariff Debate Starts Wednesday. Washington , Juno 3. The wool tar iff revision bill will bo reported favor ably to the house when It convenes Tuesday , the ways and means commit tee so deciding today. There was a strict party vote on the bill , fourteen iemocrata approving and seven ropub- leans voting against It. The long debate - bate on the bill will begin Wednesday. DON'T WANT 'EM ASTRIDE. Nashville , Tonn. , June 3. Because voral girls were mounted astride In the : recent confederate parade at the Little Rock reunion , the local bivouac of confederate veterans here last night adopted this resolution : "Tliat no woman shall appear In the parades of the camps or the state dl- visions of the general association astraddle and should any so appear , the officers In charge of said parade shall politely request that they retire. " The resolution requested generals ! not to appoint young women as staff olllccrs. To Quell Ferris' Uprising. El Paso , Juno 3. Abram Gonzalcs , elected yesterday by the Chihuahua legislature aa provisional governor at Mndero'H dictation , declared today that federal and Insurrectoa would be sent jointly to Lower California to put down the socialistic Insurrection there. He said permission had been granted ! by the United States for troops to go through New Mexico and Arizona by train. Our Fleet at Stockholm. Stockholm , June 3. The second di vision of the United States Atlantic J Hoot , composed of the battleships Louisiana , Kansas , New Hampshire and South Carolina , arrived here to day for a week's visit. The battle ships , which left Copenhagen June 1 , ' were met off the Aland archipelago by a large fleet of gaily decorated excur sion steamers , which escorted them j5 into the harbor. Commissioners' Proceedings. Madison , Neb. . May 31 , 1911 , 1 p. in. Board met pursuant to adjournment. 'I Present , Commissioners .1. W. Fitch , Burr Tnft and Henry Sundcrman. Minutes of the meeting of May 10 , 1911 , were read and approved as read. On motion the claim of Dr. A. E. ' Gadbois ( for services to pauper , claim "I ed at $56 , was allowed at $31. On motion the following bonds wore approved : Western Bridge and Construction' company , contract bond for $3,000. ' Tllden National bank , depository bond for $0,000. . On motion the county clerk was Instructed ' - structed to correct the 1910 tax list by striking out the personal tax of Casscll 1 Realty Co. , in the city of Norfolk , of $8.20 on account of double assessment. On motion H. F. Barney , chairman of soldiers' relief commission , was al lowed 200 for use of commission. On motion Henry Sundcrman was authorized to have the following bridges repaired : The bridge across the Elkhorn river at Meadow Grove , and one on Taylor creek , near Adam Emrich farm. On motion Burr Taft was authorized to have the following bridges repair ed : The bridge near Richard Boldt place and one near the A. Buntrock place. On motion J. W. Fitch was authorized - ized to have the following bridges repaired - paired : The bridge near Henry Nahr- stedt place , the bridge one mile west and one-half mile north of Newman Grove across Shell creek , and one near the Dahlstcdt place , two miles woo * and two miles north of Newman Grove. On motion the county clerk was In structed to cancel general fund warrant - rant No. 521. drawn for $12 in favor of J. M. Long because of error In same. On motion the following bills were allowed : A. Brlard. work , commissioner district No. 1 $ 5.00 W. II. Craig , on contract for jail and extras 963.80 Chas. Dudley , hock hire for Kaurt Stehr's funeral , clalm- $3 , wholly disallowed as not a proper charge against the county. Chas. Long , mowing weeds. . . . 12.00 A. D. Holbrook , work , road dis trict No. 18 24.00 Chas. Parker , work , road dis trict No. 18 G8.00 E. H. Crook , work , road district No. 18 Ed Sheets , work , road district No. 18 11.00 Chas. Luttman , work , road dis trict No. 18 9.75 C. H. Harding , work , road dis trict No. 18 18.00 J. H. Real , work , road district No. 18 ' 12.00 ) A. D. Holbrook , work , road dis trict No. 18 33.25 W. R. Snyder , work , road dis trict No. 18 14.00 ) Nebraska Culvert company , cul vert , road district No. 20. . . . 17.40 Nebraska Culvert company , cul vert , road district No. 18. . . 17.40 Nebraska Culvert company , cul vert , road district No. 23. . . . 90.80 Nebraska Culvert company , cul vert , road district No. 20. . . . 131.80 Geo. Lobus , wolf bounty . DO P. H. Demmel , wolf bounty. . . . . DO Clms. Warne , work , commis sioner district No. 3 17.50 W. F. Richardson , grading eighth grade examination. . . . 2.00 F. M. Hunter , grading eighth grade examination 9.4 , " A. J. Stoddnrd , grading eighth gradi * examination 6.75 W. T. Stookdalo , grading eighth gradu examination , assigned N. A. HotiHol 11 00 Nebraska Telephone Co. , tollri. 1.70 J. P. Mauror. work , road dis trict No. 26 ( .00 E. H. Crook , IIvary 7.IW Tom Klrby. wolf bounty 16.00 J. , W. Best , auto hire 6.00 August , Volk , wolf bounty 18.00 Jacob Henderson , supplies and repairs 21.15 OUB Kaul , salary for May 50.00 Dr. i ; A. B. Taslijoan , medical Bar- vices for pauper ' .50 JOB | O H. Moore , grading eighth gratia examinations 6.75 N. A. HouBol , oHluo oxponson. . 19.59 N. A. llousol , salary for May. . 116.67 S. R. McFarlnnd , salary and of- flCO OXp'otlHOB 151.25 Burr Tafy , cash advanced for pauper 4.00 John Mozor , wolf bounty 16.00 Huso Publishing Co. , supplies. . 184.78 O. M. Dudley , hack hire 75 Huso Publishing Co. . printing. . 51.31 R. Diefondarfer , wolf bounty. . . 18.00 Peter Emlg , work , road district No. 24 58.50 A. W. Flnkhouso , burying horao 2.50 F. R. Murphy , work , road dis trict No. 10 6.00 J. W. Fitch , labor and mileage. 10.71 John BohlBon , work , road dis trict No. 12 6.00 Henry Sundermnii , labor and mileage 102.20 Moved by Burr Taft that under anew now law this board now appoint a reg ister of deeds for Madison county , Ne braska , ami that S. C. Blackmail bo appointed register of deeds and that ho assume the duties of said office as soon as his bond Is approved. On roll call ! ; on said motion the vote was as follows . : Fitch , yes ; Taft , yes ; Sun- derinan , opposed to make an appoint ment at this time. The county clerk appointed D. T. Hodson as deputy county clerk in place ' of S. C. Blackmail. On motion the bond of S. C. Black mail as register of deeds was ap proved. I On motion board adjourned to June 15 , 1911. S. R. McFarland , County Clerk. SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE. Work has been started on the now $70,000 court house at Higlimore. Commissioner 0. C. Fletcher , of Ab erdeen , Is 111 In a sanitarium at Dead- wood. The Pierre city commission lias reappointed - appointed practically all of its city . Col. Abraham Boynton , aged 71 , one of the oldest residents of South Da kota , Is dead at Wagner. The $70,000 courthouse at Higlimore j'is under construction and the material has | commenced to arrive. The Y. M. C. A. of Mitchell Is laying ' plans for a big campaign for raising the ( money to build a home. j ' Aberdeen is making elaborate prop- aratlon for the entertainment of the Elk's [ convention next week. . i Among the important conventions I to , be held soon In Sioux Falls Is the . Tronderleget reunion in July. I A kangaroo court has been erected In | the outskirts of Aberdeen to be used ' in ( mock trials of convention guests. j ' The Rapid City Lime , Gypsum and ' Cement Co. has been organized and is eady to manufacture 500 barrels of cement a day. Hundreds of acres of reclaimed wet and between Vermillion and Center- vllle will produce large crops this rear. rear.Hunting Hunting wolves with automobiles ms become a popular sport with the jutomoblle owners of Loo-la and other towns In McPherson county. Rev. August Atrops , of Belllnghnm , Wash. , has accepted a call to the pas- : orate of the German churches in White , Argo and Hendrlcks. Hlbbard Patterson of Sioux Falls lias secured a two-year contract to intblish the South Dakota Workman , the A. O. U. W. paper. Rev. F. B. Barnett , rector of the Episcopal church at Mitchell , has been forced to give up his pulpit on account of a partial stroke or paralysis. The South Dakota Undertake'rs' as sociation will meet in annual conven tion at Pierre Juno 5. Ipswich has appropriated $20,000 to install a new waterworks system at an early date. An application lias boon made for a pardon for Otho K. Hull , who is serv ing three years In the penitentiary for the robbery of a fanner named Bil lings in Aurora county several years ago. Committees have been appointed and are making preliminary arrange ments for the 25th annual encamp ment of the Lake Madison Veterans' association , which will be held at Colton - ton , northwest of Sioux Falls , on June 13. 14 , 15 and 16. BETTER FARMING NEEDED. Every Acre of Soli Should be Produc ing More , Says Doc Mackay. Asked as to his Impression of Nor folk , after having been away six months , Dr. J. H. Mackay said : Yes , Norfolk has grown since I left last fall. Considering that only six months have passed and winter at that the change Is really remarkable , but the general impression Is not pleasing because the town sprawls so widely. There Is so much 'vacant laml held for speculative purposes that it Impedes the growth and exhausts the energy of the town. These vacant spots are not oven breathing places as they might bo If concentrated Into a park. They are more frequently plague spots , miasmatic with stagnant pools and garbage. Take as a con crete example the sixty-six foot va cant lot on main street. It has raised no food , sheltered no one , clothed none In forty years and yet the extra stops taken by people crossing that vacant space in all those years would have girdled the globe ten times. It would have consumed the entire euorgy ol several persons during a life time If UIH ! tack could Inivo bi'on delegated. This lot , llko nil vacant lotH , puyn only a dlHpropoitloimto Hlutro of taxon and yet the unearned Inrromont l onoriiioiiH. All this , of courHO In duo to our prOHout vlcloim HyHlom of tax ation , fur whoa n pormin ralwoB an extra bliulo of grass , builds a homo for Homoono , buys or Invents mnchlnory that onrlchos and exalts a community lie puts out a signal for the usHOHHor to swoop down upon him IIH If ho wore n villain and should bo subjected to a fine. But this IB a digression. Why boost to maku a town bigger anyhow and thus Increase the proportion tion of taxes and on the other hand the unearned Increment. Boost to make a town perform Its function with the minimum expenditure of motor force and friction , to make Its bonoll- claries shnro equally the burdens of Its maintenance of , to UIIRO the vleln- Hltudo of toll , hunger and sickness and to contribute the maximum of happi ness , recreation and comfort. Thin Inttor heritage Is the only ono that posterity cannot dissipate. The path way of the ages Is strewn with broken granite monoliths that supported erst while temples and counting IIOUHOS. There la but ono thing that endures the human race. The country Mailt- HOII county Is also Improving If In crease of population and houses and barns and Improved machinery may bo called Improvement. I recall the time when I rode a horse from Madi son to Tllden almost as the crow wntil'l fiy and did not encounter a fence. Nevertheless an aero of cultl vntod land does not produce an much crop today as It did twenty years ago This is the basis of all prosperity , of llfo Itself food for the multitude , another miracle of the loaves and fishes. Every acre planted to i.-orn In Madison county could ho mndo to yield 100 bushels. Wo are a wiiHtoful people ple , wasteful of land , of toll , inachin cry and opportunity. The Immediate future will compel a disastrous ad justment. Crazed by the Intense Heat. Crazed by the Intense bent Satur day afternoon , Henry Buseh , living on Sixth and Grove streets , terrorized his family , with a largo loaded revolver - er and n big knife. For some tlmo the family were threatened with ex termination , but Busch finally loft the house , going Into the old pickle fac tory , where it was believed ho would commit suicide. A rush call for the pollco was turned in and Chief of Police Marqunrdt and Patrolman O'Brien mndo the trip to the factory In a hack. They met Busch on Uio way with a length of rope and a bun die of old clothes in his arms. He- was arrested and lodged In the city jail. He will probably bo turned over to the county authorities. So numerous were the reports , that. Busch had killed himself , that the- . . news , reached the cars of some city official ] who ordered the undertaker to remove ( the supposed corpse from the old ] building. The undertaker made the trip with the necessary paraphe'r nalla , but found the building deserted and minus a corpse. County Attorney Nlehols ordered Constable A. W. Finkhouse to take Busch In charge this morning. Ills wife went to Madison and filed a com plaint against him today. Busch wan much better when seen in his cell in the city Jail this morning. He Is said to be attacked by Insanity at Inter vals. There have been twelve chil dren born to Mr. and Mrs. Busch. The youngest is now but a week old. Aged Man Suicides. West Point , Neb , , Juno 5. Special to The News : Robert Halnault , an old citizen of West Point , aged 61 years , committed suicldo by poison ing himself He had been in very precarious health for some tlmo past and had become despondent. Mr. Hnlnault was a native of Germany and liad lived in Ciiming county thirty years. Ho is survived by a widow. MADERO ADHERENTS WOUNDED. Rurales Fired Into a Mob With Ser ious Results. Mexico City , Juno 5. Rurales who have been sent to Santa Julia , a dis trict in the western part of the city , to quell a mob of too enthusiastic ad herents of Madoro , tonight fired Into the crowd , wounding two. The mob dispersed. The direct cause of the shooting was an attempt on the part of the people to prevent the arrest of ono of their number. Pioneer of West Point. West Point , Neb. , Juno 5. Special to The News : Leonard Krygar , post master of South Sioux City , whose death was announced a few days ago , was once a. former highly esteemed resident of West Point. Mr. Krygor conducted a nourishing drug business In this city from 1870 to 1883. During his residence In Cumlng county ho de veloped' much energy In the settle ment l and development of this portion of the state and was known as a moat public spirited citizen. Bad Day for Polo. New York , Juno 5. A moist east wind with occasional sprinkling of rain early today threatened another post < ' } ponement of the two polo games be tween the English and American teams for International honors and the cham pionship cup before the Englishmen depart for the coronation of Saturday. Interest in the match has increased perceptibly since last week and the demand for reservations on the field exceeded Its capacity. The llno-up of last Tuesday was expected to bo un changed for the game today. Bolting still favors the Americans with odds of 3 to 2 or 5 to 3. EIGHT INDICTMENTS RETURNED. Columbus , O. , Juno 5. The grand jury has Just reported eight Indict ments. It Is not known how many are against members of the legislature. Representative Evans of Stark coun ty today pleaded guilty to soliciting n brlbo of $100. Ho was fined $500.