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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1911
Page
8
Agricultural editor Palmer argues beef profit hinges on stock type and quality. He contrasts scrub and dairy types with beef breeds, urges starting with grades, and stresses feeding, pasture, alfalfa hay, corn fodder, and concentrates. He notes beef cattle need little shelter but require protection from wind and rain.
Nebraska Farm Journal notes a simple cooling method using a well or pit seven to eight feet deep and covered to preserve butter and milk in extreme heat. The sketch illustrates a low effort, practical cooler that remains effective even without water in the well.
A Nebraska Farm Journal note by WS Adams extols a stretch wire fence method using a wire to wheel and clamps. It describes bolted 2x4s for clamps and a wheel tension to secure wire until stapling, with variations for cables and single wires. It also mentions American horses in Australia selling for over 500 pounds at Melbourne, reflecting strong prices.
Pure bred draft horses attract steady demand and good prices. Breeding stallion colts commonly sell for between 1000 and 1500 dollars. Strong market activity hints at continued buyer interest for quality draft stock.
Minot Farmers Institute heard Prof Thomas Shaw explain 1909 1910 results from 45 Montana farms. He warned yields depend on prior soil prep and proper June deep plowing with continuous harrowing. Under dry conditions seed rates should be reduced to about a third bushel per acre for wheat.
A fragment suggests reviving a chilled lamb by placing it into quite warm water for a few minutes then wiping it dry. The sentence cuts off after mentioning the method.
Judge John F. Cowan and Stenographer Taylor held a special term to grant druggists permits and address other business. Permits went to all applicants, though A B Hermann of Rolette faced a tough win. Dougal Johnson pleaded guilty to petit larceny and received five more days in jail. Divorces granted: Ida Maybury v William Maybury, Phillian Roberge v Margaret Roberge, Emma Johnson v William Johnson. A land case title was quieted in favor of PF A Foley.
A Georgia State assembly substitute bill aims to change franchise law by requiring voters to be declared of good character and to understand republican duties. It would permit disfranchisement of Black citizens while allowing a registrar to rely on two chaste white women’s testimony to judge an applicant, prompting strong protests.
President Guy Potter Benton of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, was unanimously elected president of the University of Vermont in Burlington. He will resign from Miami after nine years, during which enrollment rose from 124 to 1,026 and buildings from five to eleven. Vermont, with colleges of agriculture, medicine, engineering and commerce, is on Lake Champlain with three hundred acres and Adirondacks nearby. Dr. Benton also serves as secretary treasurer of the National Association of State Universities.
Officials of the Northwestern Development League announce that each of seven states will have a designated day at the St Paul land show December 12 to 23. Governors and state leaders will attend, with talks in the big lecture hall and a state dinner each evening to highlight resources and products. About one hundred thousand attendees are expected, with one to two thousand visitors daily from neighboring states.
Agaker’s Business College reports that Sigurd Aase Laurita Skjelset Bertha Fosse and Ella Smith secured five positions last week. Three requests remain on file with pending status. Compare with competitors’ results. send for new catalogue to A. 3, C., Fargo or Grand Forks. John W. Masher offers farm loans at low rates and easy terms.
Bodie arrives from Moosejaw to oversee Lawton hotel interests and plans returning soon. Elida Monteith accepts saleslady position in J S Anthony store while Miss Burt leaves to teach at Loma. Nurse Wood aids Milton Hagen during illness. Benjamin family heads to Hampden to open a restaurant. Miss Fall visits Lawton, bid farewell by Mrs. C G Kops.
Kops and Alden Brothers of Wisconsin bought Hagen Bergland Kerr threshing outfit and will start operations when weather allows. Ernest Kelly and Rupert Adler of Buford North Dakota returned to Lawton after an 800 mile trip to thresh and earn money. Painter Pike sold his outfit to Painter Wing of Edmore and moves to Crystal City to run an elevator. J H Langton got a Reeves engine and separator from Columbus Indiana. The Wise Smoker endorses General Arthur 10c cigars as mild choice.
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