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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1905
Page
6
A report from the Ontario experiment station details clover as a valuable farm crop, boosting hay yields and soil nitrogen. Experiments at Guelph show clover sod raises barley, wheat, and mixed grain yields versus grass sod, with clover improving soil and aiding underdrainage.
The article stresses profitable poultry culture through active feeding, variety in grain, and quality over quantity. It advises sparing use of seed meal, maintaining observation and study by poultrymen, storing grain for winter, and selecting early laying pullets for breeding. It warns against poor grain and highlights the brighter demand for purebred poultry.
Test results from St Louis reveal Jerseys outperform Holsteins in net profit and butter production over 120 days. Jersey herd yielded 124,524 pounds milk and 5,810 pounds fat, equating to 6,845 pounds butter valued at 0.25 each, totaling 1,711.25 dollars. Net profit for Jerseys is 988.85 dollars, or 49.05 per cow, versus 429 dollars or 29 per cow for Holsteins, with Jerseys ahead by about 10 dollars per head.
Many conventions will be held in Iowa during January with regional and national attention. Listings include Ames State Improved Stock Breeds Association January 10, Cedar Rapids Western Poultry Tamers January 11-16, Dubuque State Settlers Association January 10-41, Mason City Sazy Dairy Association, Sioux City Dotel Men's Association January 31, and Des Moines State Spirituists' Convention June 1-21. An inquiry block asks ex-soldiers about service, aiding pension proofs and reunions with former commanders. The Burlington cut-off reconstruction must redo track work after rails sagged and couplings were torn. East Clinton telegraph moved then returned. Rural free delivery expands in Sardin County with all farmers receiving mail daily by city route.
A Western lawyer humorously comments on Buffalo Bill and his domestic troubles. He quips that an Indian would need a tonic to avoid being worried by his wife, suggesting the idea of an elixir to manage marital stress in a playful exchange reported by a New York newspaper.
A colored man finds an old watch while repairing a Keokuk sidewalk. The case bears the name William Collier, now in Riverside. Collier writes the marshal that the watch was stolen from his home twenty two years ago. Local items: Nathan Harlan of Stockport dies at 83. premiums at the Iowa State Fair in 1905 amount to 27 dollars. Rock Island and Santa Fe plan double tracking in Iowa in 1905.
An array of local items notes petty thefts in Dysart and Clinton and saloon activity in Tanacounty. Dysart counts scarlet fever and wolves damage near Parkersburg while Dixon plans a new baule. Public notices include postmaster appointments, rural delivery, library openings, and railroad depot talk.
Des Moines newspapers report the State Teachers Association met on a balcony at the Chamberlain amid the year’s worst storm. President Wright spoke for forty minutes on Complete Education, urging ethical instruction. Train failures disrupted sections and governors’ absence complicated plans, with officers elected including McConnell, Pickett, Chautrey, and Deatwick.
The article contrasts two solutions to Philippine labor: Chinese wage labor and Industria education for natives. It argues against relying on Chinese coolies, questions native industriousness as a tropical norm, and urges persistent efforts to develop Filipino industry without depowering locals.
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum saying he finds few lost opportunities as he reviews his ledger. He responds to the idea with a confident, elongated smile and a quiet rebuttal about regret.
Salva reports Mrs. Crawford stating her husband gave her a diamond ring today. Mrs. Cribshaw asks what he was caught doing, in a New York Herald item.
Admiral Togo and Vice Admiral Kasmina with their staffs arrived at Tekig Fetdiy to a continuous ovation from Kure to Tokio. Streets were decorated with flags lanterns and New Year adornments as emperors ministers and schoolchildren welcomed the naval heroes.
The gray-bearded Admiral Togo and Rear Admiral Shimamura led a royal reception as admirals were cheered by officers and troops. Hats flew and “Banzai” rang out while emblems waved and guns fired in a triumphal procession to the navy department, then to the palace for reports to the emperor. The party planned to stay in Tokyo about two weeks to consult the general staff and plan future operations.
A Baltimore writer lauds U S agriculture arguing 1904 farm product value reached about 4 billion dollars up 81.2 percent since 1899. Corn and cotton dominate while rice hay and wheat rise. Secretary of Agriculture notes hens lay enough eggs to cover interest on the public debt as farm deposits surge nationwide from 1906 to 1904 in three key states outpacing national growth.
The will of John Joseph Jefferson Tiunter from Freedom township Adams county Massachusetts is filed for probate and reads I leave all my property to my wife and make her my executrix. It is noted as the shortest testament ever recorded in the county.
The fragment references Mrs Louise G Smith tied to Thomas Jefferson through her mother, Jenkins Ferguson a convicted killer hanged in Lake Charles for killing Willis Hampton over a two cent debt, Mrs Clarence Mackay focusing on reading, and Lady Marjorie Bruce defending Amarigens as courteous amid protests in Hogland.
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