Rain Favors Wheat as Minot Area Sees Bountiful Harvest Hopes
Northwestern North Dakota received the best rain in over a year, boosting ground moisture and signaling strong yields for wheat oats millet corn and flax. Farmers report thriving fields with summer fallowing underway as pastures and feed prospects improve. notable growers like H F Bartling and M Champlin anticipate good crops while Lincoln County residents plan ahead for ample hay and alfalfa stands.
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North Dakota
F. W. Youngman
H. F. Bartling
Tinots Land & Loan Co
M. Champlin
Surrey
Mr. Champlin
Paris
Jessen
Pence
Frank Sumx
Wessel
W. D. Wilson
Minot
Lowest stage in years on Missouri and Yellowstone rivers
Reports from Williston and river towns describe the Missouri at a multi year low for July with ferries operating under difficulties and boats forced to drag over exposed bars. Freight boats on the Yellowstone also face shallow waters as the dry season reduces river depth and grain crop prospects, affecting shipping and agriculture across the region.
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Misaburi
Misaouri
Williston
Yellowstone
Mondak
Glendive
Usuil
la Eld
Care of Binders in North Dakota Farms
The article stresses binder care to boost efficiency and life, urging thorough postseason inspection, cleaning with kerosene, careful oiling, and targeted maintenance. It warns against neglect leading to early failure, emphasizes operator knowledge, and notes regional concern over farm machinery costs and a Bottineau County annexation inquiry by Renville.
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North Dakota
Bottineau County
Renville
Value of Organic Matter and Community Event in Logan
Agr editor Palmer stresses organic matter as essential for soil health and water holding capacity, advising gradual manure use and alfalfa benefits. Nearby Logan hosts a band concert on August 1 with Ira Card and Jean Card, plus a Surrey-Sawyer baseball game and a depot dance with ice cream and drinks.
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Logan
Surrey
Ira Card
South
Jean Card
Sawyer
Murderer Escaped Twice On Frightful Train Break
Jim Chapman a condemned killer from Stillwater Oklahoma escaped a state sheriff near Kenmare North Dakota after a June 11 capture. On a moving train near Shannon Iowa he broke free, was recaptured, injured, and delivered to Oklahoma authorities. He fears lynching if returned, and plans to pursue the woman companion who fled to Edmonton with him. The case involves Canadian authorities, Ottawa Washington intercession, and a manhunt across U.S. routes.
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Jim Chapman
Mathews
Stillwater
Okla
Sherif Fox
Kenmare
Shannon
Grano
N.D
Oklahoma
Chapman
Minot
Greno
Edmonton
Alta
Canada
Washington
Insurance on corn to be offered by North Dakota mutuals
Mutual companies in North Dakota plan to add corn insurance after a large crop rise. At their annual meetings, executives expect favorable action amid rising demand. Hall statistics show losses to date are about equal to those of prior years.
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North Dakota
Hall
First Cass County farmer threshed oats in Warren township
Fargo North Dakota July 2 B A Be gert a well known farmer of Warren township near Mapleton has already threshed his oats and is believed to be the first in Cass County to do so. He averaged twenty bushels per acre from seventy five acres yielding about 1500 bushels with good quality despite reports of poor crops overall.
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Cass County
Fargo
N. D
B. A. Begert
Warren Township
Mapleton
Casa County
Fred Feris and Rarold Weerth Tragedy Report
Fred Feris of Lalots states troubles do arise for some people. He recalls Rarold Weerth, a young man formerly from Lansford, who died at Lethbriies after a brief illness.
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Fred Feris
Lalots
Rarold Weerth
Lansford
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Preseurer Seaver
National Humane Society
Lewis Seaver
New York City
Commercial Club
Scarlett
Alex Scarlett
Lewis M. Seaver
Lssted
Mm. Delve
Agriculure College
Nature
W. C. Palmer
Agr
Agricultural College
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Teer & Gr
W. H. Reighart
Iowa
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