Profitable Forty Acre Farm as a Model for Small Holdings
A U.S. Department of Agriculture bulletin cites a Saunders County Nebraska farm of forty acres focusing on potatoes and hay. It details cropping, seedbed prep, and spacing for potatoes, labor and equipment costs, yields from 200 to 360 bushels per acre, and a 1906 net income of 1506.45 on a total capital of 9764, yielding 15.4 percent. The owner notes higher earnings on forty acres vs a previous 160 acres.
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National Department of Agriculture
Corum Bela
Department of Agriculture
Saunders County
Neb
Easy Remedy For Bad Roads By Hiring A Builder
Advice from Eben E Rexford in The Coating Magazine June issue urges paying road tax in cash and hiring a skilled road-builder rather than awaiting local talent. The piece argues a trained overseer with proven experience can transform poor roads into safe ones, even if it requires bringing in an outsider.
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Eben E. Rexford
Ooting
Eleven Chinese Die En Route in Boxes to Evade Exclusion Law
Washington dispatch reports inspectors tracing a bizarre Chinese exclusion case. Twelve Chinese migrants were sent from Mexico to New York in boxes by express to bypass the exclusion laws and were found dead from suffocation or starvation. Investigations span the Mexican frontier and New York as officials seek conspirators and recipients.
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Washington
Bureau of Immigration
New York
Bureau
Mexico
Express
Larned
el Paso
Missouri division to march at Confederate reunion in Birmingham
The Joplin Globe reports the Missouri division of the United Confederate Veterans will place third in the Trans Mississippi department at the reunion in Birmingham, Alabama on June 11. Major General Z H Lowdermilk of Joplin will lead with staff. a special train from Kansas City departs June 6 arriving June 8. The national meeting will decide this year’s Missouri reunion location while Mexico’s application gains support.
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Joplin Globe
Missouri
United Confederate Veterans
Birmingham
Ala
Z. H. Lowdermilk
Joplin
Kansas City
Lowdermilk
Mexico
General Lee U C V dies ranking Confederate leader dies
General Stephen D. Lee former commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans and ranking Lieutenant General of the Confederacy died from paralysis after hosting Wisconsin veterans in Mississippi. He served in the US Army before the war, fought at Richmond Sharpsburg and Vicksburg, later became a planter, and President Roosevelt sent condolences.
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Stephen D. Lee
United Confederate Veterans
Confederacy
Parallsis
Wisconsin
Lee
A.P. Stewart
Stewart
St. Louis
Bilox
Mica
Richmond
Bull Run
Sharpsburg
Chickasaw Bayou
Miles
Sherman
Roosevelt
Gen
Gen Cobell Succeeds as UCV Commander After Gen Lee Death
Lieut. General W L Cobell of Dallas takes command of the United Confederate Veterans after Gen Lee's death. He serves until the Birmingham reunion June 9 to 11 when a new commander will be chosen. Cobell previously led Confederate troops in Missouri under Sterling Price and was captured and imprisoned at Gratiot Prison in St Louis.
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Dallas
Lee
W. L. Cobell
United Confederate Veterans
Birmingham
Ala
Cobell
Missouri
Sterling Price
Gratiot
St. Louis
Checks Dated Ahead Notes in Milwaukee Case
In Milwaukee a police judge ruled that checks dated in the future are promissory notes, not checks. Abraham Lakan, a peddler, used such dated instruments to secure junk from Milwaukee dealers, who later found the checks had no funds. Warrants for forgery were sworn, and Lakan was arrested in Texas, then returned at $300 cost. The court accepted the promissory note argument, finding for Lakan.
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Milwaukee
Neelen
Abraham Lakan
Laban
San Antonio
Tex
Lakan
Crow and Hadley in governor race contrast
The Moberly Democrat argues if Hadley runs as a Republican governor candidate, Ex- Attorney General Crow will be mentioned most. It claims Hadley cannot match Crow's record or expense, noting Crow spent a hundred thousand dollars to boost the treasury while Hadley spent little. It predicts Crow's record will be a strong Democratic asset against Hadley.
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Hadley
Crow
General Crow
Sugar Cane Paper Claim Sparks Global Interest in Trinidad
A Trinidad sugar planter claims a practical method to make paper from bagasse after sugar extraction. Consul General Guenther reports the approach could replace pulpwood as spruce scarcity grows. He built an $85,000 mill and produced paper worth $24 a ton, suggesting cane farming could yield pure profit.
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Trinidad
Richard Guenther
Frankfort
Germany
Guenther
Caen
Cow Sold By Gallon Prompts Kansas Buyer Paradox
An Irving Kansas man advertised a cow as a good milker and sold her at eight dollars per gallon of milk over twenty four hours. Milk totaled five gallons and a pint, valuing the cow at forty one dollars. The buyer kept the cow briefly and then sold her at eleven dollars per gallon for the animal.
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Kansas
Cyclone chases rider through Texas high water sighting a 500 foot water column
E F Turner of Hamilton county narrates a dramatic cyclone near Meridian and Clifton. He describes riding hard as floodwaters sucked up the Bosque river creating a towering water column about 500 feet high. A large tree was uprooted and carried aloft, later landing half a mile away.
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E. F. Turner
Hamilton County
Meridian
Waco
Clifton
Brigham and Roosevelt Jack Colts Stand At Auction
Two 16 and 15 hand jack colts from Brigham and Roosevelt, sired by Elamo, age four in July and three in June, will stand at the same barn. Both broke for service. Terms 8 for horse and 10 for each jack this season to insure a living colt. Money due. owners not responsible for accidents.
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Young Jacke
Fall Brothers
Brigham
Roosevelt
Elamo
Eame
Affinity Parties Stir Norwalk Churches
Affinity parties captivate Norwalk Congregations on June 1 as blindfolded young men seek their matches among a group of women. The catch determines couples and each winner receives a share of the ladies cooking, with the prize also serving lunch for two as fate plays a role in choosing partners.
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Norwalk
Conn
Fate
Cupid
Notice of Estate Administration in Hates County
By order of the Probate Court Minaouri dated June 26 1007 I take charge of the estate of C A Davia deceased All persons with claims must exhibit them for allowance within one year from the letter date or be barred from estate benefits If not exhibited within two years from publication they are forever barred Public Administrator John C Hayes
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Hates
Minaouri
C. A. Davia
Beneft
John C. Hayes
Notice of Distribution for Edward Henry Estate
Notice to all heirs and interested parties that George G. Henry executor of the Edward Henry estate will apply to the Bates County Missouri probate court for a distribution order. The hearing will be at Butler Missouri on August 10, 1908 or soon after as the matter can be heard.
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Edward Henry
George G. Henry
Bates County
Missouri
Gald
Aald County
Butler
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