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which the germ has been replaced by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.
