Potato Eating Bovine Cause Stir and Letter From Duluth
A herd of 30 to 40 cows grazed a ten acre potato patch on Graves farm, were placed in the pound, then redeemed at one dollar per head. The article also reprints a dubious letter from J. D. Zien & Co, Duluth whiskey dealers, soliciting ND farmers with flattery about a rich harvest and urging orders.
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F. E. Graves
Graves
Worth Hill
Hoya
J. D. Zien & Co
Duluth
Artlat
North Dakota
Minn
Great Northern Officials Tour Area Amid Railroad Ambitions
Lewis Hill and James Robinson spent a week touring from Sherwood to western Williams county in an auto. They discussed extending the Sherwood branch west as surveyors work near Welby for a potential railway bridge across the Missouri. The company piles ties and rails near the stockyards and aims to connect Minot to Rhodes shortening the line to the Twin Cities.
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Great Northern
Sherwood
Williams County
Missouri River
Lewis Hill
James Robinson
Northern Pacific
Missouri
Ward County
Welby
Minot
Rhodes
Here
Twin Cities
Woman With a Broom Halts Dirt Digging Row
A dirt contractor George Kemper faced a strike by a householder who blocked wagons with a water barrel and a broom to stop work. Twenty wagons stalled until Kemper arrived and persuaded the owner to back off. Wideman paid the woman ten dollars to calm the dispute.
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Geo, Kemper
Waterloo
George
Mr. Wideman
Broom
County Division Talk Sparks Battle Over Ward County
In Ward County a fierce division debate unfolds as planners forecast a split that would erase parts of Ward. Proposals split territory to form Lake County and Montraille while Laket County interests push Burke and Renville instead. The evolving plan pits regional factions in a high stakes political contest.
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Qver
Ward County
Ward
Lake County
Ern
Montraille
Old Ward
Laket County
Burke and Renville
Lake
Kermit News
Footloose Ker-Mitites Trek Home After Opening Day
A pair of Ker mitites attended the opening day amid land boom chatter then crossed country on foot toward home. One traveler was barefoot, carrying his shoes, seen three oclock the next afternoon a few miles north of Kermit.
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Estavan
Kermit
Kermit News
Bachelor Quarters Noted Near Minot Farm Home
An Independent representative was shown through the bachelor quarters of John Stakston a rustling young farmer southwest of Minot. The article suggests a nice young lady might consider the home. A six week old child of Mr and Mrs Weeks, twenty miles southwest of the city, died last week.
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John Stakston
Minot
Bim
Minne ‘Note
Open letter from Tennessee farmer to Bryan criticizes campaign funds
A Tennessee farmer in Lawrenceburg rebukes W. J. Bryan and Kern for fundraiser appeals. He notes farmers prosper with current prices, rejects donating $100, and says he would rather invest in a mule than support Bryan’s campaign. He recalls the 1896 silver issue and cites high prices and cheap goods as reasons.
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Tennessee
Bryan
Toledo Blade
Ohio
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Mr. Kern
Indiana
Sweden
Johnny Kern
Silver Trust
D. W. Starnes
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Bryan Fails to Rally Insurgent Republicans in North Dakota
Mr. Bryan did not win support from insurgent Republicans in North Dakota. He was banquetted at the Merchants hotel in St. Paul before touring the state. The speaker contrasts the Democratic party as promises only with the Republicans as a promises fulfilled party.
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Mr. Bryan
North Dakota
Merchants Hotel
St. Paul
State
Changing the Soil in North Dakota Farmland
Farmers in North Dakota shift to new cultivation methods to combat four invasive weeds hurting soil productivity and land value. About 3,000 acres of winter rye and 1,000 to 1,200 acres of winter wheat to be sown next month across counties. trials aim to gauge success for expanding grain plantings next year. More clover and better land preparation planned for seed.
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North Dakota
Walsh
North Dakota Exhibits to Nine State Fairs
Commissioner W. C. Gilbreath orders rapid display preparation as two North Dakota exhibits travel to Vincennes Indianapolis Urbana and Springfield and to Fond du Lac Milwaukee Watertown Jefferson and Beaver Dam for fairs. Thousands will learn of the state's Forspee products and resources.
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W. C. Gilbreath
North Dakota
Capitol
Vincennes
Indianapolis
Ind
Urbana
Springfield
Fond du Lac
Milwaukee
Watertown
Jefferson
Beaver Dam
Wis
Forspee Aetstigr
Tribune
Test cow buyer scams farmer out of herd
A man posing as a tester for bovine tuberculosis convinced a farmer one day that ten cows were infected and should be sold. The next day another buyer purchased those cows at 15 dollars each, only for the farmer to learn he had been swindled in a crude cattle scam.
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Grand Forks
Debt notice and steel grain bin ad from Missouri paper
A Missouri paper recalls a proprietor’s call for subscribers and debtors to settle at once, urging those unaware of their indebtedness to inquire, and warning debtors to stay still long enough to be caught. It also notes farmers buying guaranteed steel grain bins praised as fireproof rustproof, and ideal for grain storage.
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Missouri
B&s
Evolution of Mary's Name Through School and Marriage
A girl named Mary changes her name several times from Mary to May to Mae to Marie during her schooling and college years. After marrying, she is soon called Ma by those around her.
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Mary
May
Mae
Beanting
Marie
North Dakota a Fruit Country highlights from Ackerman farm
Henry Ackerman exhibited cherries grown north of town noting trees planted years ago thrive at five to six feet and yield fruit annually. He also reports good crops of gooseberries and raspberries despite skeptics claiming small fruit impossible in the region.
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North Dakota
Henry Ackerman
Mr. Ackerman
Columbus
How He Does It Maxhass Monitor Adverts in Kenmare
P Bertleson of Kenmare is a heavy advertiser who fills page ads in the Journal and sometimes spans two or three pages. Neighbors question how he can afford it yet he explains that busy clerks selling goods to customers drawn by ads prove business expansion from advertising.
Fargo Call Emphasizes Real Effort Over Title in Homesteading
The piece argues North Dakota homesteaders should prove up their claims by actual farming effort. It condemns those seeking only land titles with minimal improvements as harmful to the state, claiming such holders keep land from productive farmers.
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Fargo Call
North Dakota
Last of Ramsey county land filed for entry by Sagen pair
The final government land entry in Ramsey county was filed yesterday by Cornlius and T E Sagen for a quarter section in Triumph township. The parcel, long tied to a protracted contest, had its previous entry canceled after a prior ruling. Officials note the delayed filing as proof there are no leaks at the Devils Lake land office. The land carries a value around 920 per cent.
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Ramsey County
Cornlius
T. E. Sagen
Triumph Township
Devils Lake
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