Warden Hellstrom Protest Letter on Freight Rise
Warden R O Hellstrom of the North Dakota Penitentiary protests a 10 cent per hundred freight-rate increase on sisal and hemp binding twine by lines between Minnesota Transfer and Duluth. He seeks a hearing and a suspension until the issue is reviewed, arguing the rise is exorbitant and discriminates against North Dakota. The letter urges Interstate Commerce Commission action and cites comparison to New York to Duluth rates.
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North Dakota
Bismarck
Duluth
Minnesota
Hellstrom
Harvester Trust
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Minnesota Transfer
Minn
New York
Encouraging Silos Pay with Beef and Dairy Gains
Grand Forks reports from September 6 that Better Farming experts promote silos as a profitable investment for beef and dairy herds. Wells county examples show two farmers building 200 and 100 ton silos. Lyness focuses on beef with Hereford cattle while Stone favors milk by selling cream with Guernseys. The reform spans curing and feeding improvements as evidence of value.
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Better Farming Special Service
Grand Forks
Better Farming Association
J. W. Bopp
Wells County
Cooper
Special Service Bureau
R. J. Lyness
EB. J. Stone
Lyness
Mr. Stone
North Dakota
Parcels Post System to Start January First
Washington announces Postmaster General Hitchcock says the parcels post will be ready for general operation by January 1 1913. The postal express service to be created within four months will span over 1 000 000 miles of rural star routes and involve all private express transportation systems. Officials expect to add equipment and transport capacity to prevent mail delays amid the service expansion.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
First Wheat Arrives at Duluth on Northern Pacific
Duluth reports the first train load of the season reaching the city Monday night over the Northern Pacific. Fifty cars carried an average of 1500 bushels of wheat each. The shipment was entirely Northern No. 1 hard wheat from western Minnesota and North Dakota points, signaling busier times for lake carriers.
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Duluth
Northern Pacific
Minnesota
North Dakota
Alfalfa Proves Successful In North Dakota Fields
Grand Forks reports show alfalfa testing as a North Dakota crop with enthusiasm from Secretary Cooper and Well s county farmer J P Bopp. About 100 farmers seeded new fields totaling around 350 acres this year near 450 acres overall. Farmers report rapid growth, some hay harvests, and optimism if wintering proves durable despite weed challenges.
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Grand Forks
North Dakota
Cooper
Better Farming Special Bureau
Wells County
J. P. Bopp
Theer
Sanitarium Nears Opening in Grand Forks
Dunseith Sanitarium for tubercular patients will open about September 15. Dr J P Widemeyer, new superintendent, announced during a Grand Forks stop. Facility work is almost finished and the North Dakota sanitarium will be ready for occupancy this week.
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Grand Forks
Dun Seith
J. P. Widemeyer
Minnesota
North Dakota
Cosmopolitan harvest field laborers join local farms
Mott Nebraska September report notes Harvard students from New Zealand laboring on James Curry’s farm, Oxford travelers in Edward Geary’s fields, and Japanese and Chinese students from various universities working county farms. Dr J T Curtiss of Dwight Kansas touts Electric Bitters curing eczema and other ailments, praising blood purification and digestive support. price 50 cents, guaranteed by druggists.
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Oxford
Harvard
Mott, N. D
New Zealand
James Curry
Oxford University
America
Edward Geary
Grand Forks Mayor Calls Municipal League Meet
Grand Forks September 6 Mayor Murphy issues a call to city mayors and village presidents across North Dakota to meet in Grand Forks on September 25. The aim is to organize a municipal league to secure needed legislation for growing municipal problems and development.
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Grand Forks
North Dakota
Murphy
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