Pedigree grain varieties spread by Experiment Stations
Government stations have developed pedigree grain varieties such as Minnesota No. 169 blue stem and No. 163 fire wheat, along with flax and corn lines. These seeds were distributed in small lots, but many farmers mixed them with other grain, sold crops to elevators, or were misled by seed sellers who misrepresented common seed as pedigree.
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Minnesota
Illinois
North Dakota Experiment Station
North Dakota
N. D
Devils Lake to Get Convention
Fargo January 7 The North Dakota Retail Hardware association will hold its annual convention at Devils Lake after an executive committee meeting at the city hall. Committee members from Bottineau, Carrington, Edgeley, Grand Forks and Devils Lake discussed hotel accommodations and finalized unfinished business before the upcoming annual gathering.
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Devils Lake
Association
National Corn Exposition Opens in Columbus Ohio
The fourth annual National Corn Exposition runs January 30 to February 11 in eight Ohio State Exposition buildings. More than thirty-five states and twenty five colleges exhibit, with scientific displays from the federal department of agriculture and specialized programs across agriculture, industry, and rural life.
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Columbus
Ohio
North Carolina
Illinois
Federal Department of Agriculture
Buenos Ayers
American Breeders’ Association
Ohio Dairymen’s Association
National Rural Life Conference
Ohio Conservation Association
Ohio Corn Improvement Association
Deputy Mabel Cater Named County Treasurer Deputy
Appointed deputy in the county treasurer's office to succeed Nellie Johnson who has moved to Ray. Treasurer Hanson congratulates on securing Cater who is regarded as an estimable and competent ed clerk in Western North Dakota.
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Mabel Cater
Nellie Johnson
Ray
Hanson
Miss Cater
North Dakota
Leighton Named Judge Of Eighth District In North Dakota
Hon. K. E. Leighton of Minot was appointed Judge of the eighth judicial district by Governor Burke, following Judge Goss’s move to the supreme bench. An old resident, Leighton has practiced law in Minot for ten years, previously ran a local office, and studied at Iowa University, graduating in 1896. The appointment is widely approved by the legal profession and community for his keen mind and fair, careful decisions.
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Cov. Burke
K. E Leighton
Minot
K. E. Leighton
Eighth Judicial District
Burke
Goss
Supreme Bench
Leighton
Iowa University
North Dakota
Bank Guaranty Law in Sight in North Dakota
Bismarck January 9. Reliable authority indicates a new bill to establish a state bank guaranty law will be introduced after the recess. Its fate in the two houses is unclear though a western legislator is named for introduction. The recent U S Supreme Court ruling upholding such laws may boost support and aligns with the Republican platform from two years ago.
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Bismarck
N. D
United States Supreme Court
Bank Guaranty
Pipes Burst at State School Building
Editor Ben reports a burst pipe in the central school building last week causing minor plaster fall. Janitor Rickard shut off water. plumbers repaired the leak after three hours. The third floor ceiling affected by freezing pipe left two yards of plaster and a non draining sage.
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Ben
State
Rickard
Local Girl Bessie Peyton Leaves for Willow City School
Little Bessie Peyton departed Monday for Willow City to attend school. She spent the holidays with her parents, Mr and Mrs Richard Peyton, in this city.
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Little Bessie Peyton
Willow City
Mrs
Richard Peyton
LADD WOULD BAR SNUFF FROM N D
Grand Forks North Dakota January 10 Professor E F Ladd pure food commissioner addressed the Grand Forks Fortnightly club urging a law to prohibit sale of snuff in the state He declared the habit spread alarming noting snuff is now sold by the ton rather than by the hundred weight and criticized other food sale practices as well.
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Grand Forks
N. D
North Dakota
E. F. Ladd
Plan Highway Across State From Mondak to Fargo
Minot North Dakota January 10 The Minot Commercial club behind a proposed state wide highway for automobile tourists plans to begin active preliminary work this spring Committees will organize to enlist towns along the route with Mondak as the western start and Fargo as the eastern terminus If successful construction could begin with first signs of spring
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Minot
N. D
Mondak
Fargo
Record Fire Losses Across United States and Canada
Statistics released in Chicago show 1910 fire losses at 234 million dollars with 70 thousand six hundred fifty over 1909. December damage reached 21.5 million. Thirty six fires caused 500 thousand or more in damage, ten exceeding one million.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
City Loans urged to save money now
A short classified style notice urges readers to save several thousand dollars by choosing small city loans. It notes urgency with a promotional line from H.V. Smith and a 25 reference.
Third Ticket Predicted for 1912 Race
Washington dispatch says President Taft will face a possible third party ticket led by Robert Marion La Follette of Wisconsin if Taft and Harmon win the Republican and Democratic nominations in 1912. La Follette aims to attract radical voters and hopes for a 1916 run as well, backed by Bryan and Roosevelt supporters and insurgents.
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Washington
Brooklyn Eagle Today
Taft
Harmon
Robert Marion LaFollette
Wisconsin
White House
la Follette
William J. Bryan
Bryan
LaFollette
Roosevelt
Judge Harmon
Bertleson department store damaged by fire in Kenmare
A Kenmare ND fire crippled the Bertleson department store forcing business closure until adjusters settle and stock is rearranged. Loss estimated at 40000 to 45000 dollars with the cause still unknown.
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Kenmare
N. D
Bertleson
Trust Magnate Shot in Palace Hotel at Coney Kansas
J D Neeley, president of Wichita Pipe Line Co and Lima Trust Co and head of several oil firms, was shot and killed in the Palace hotel at Coney this morning by Al Traskett, a prominent local businessman. The shooting stemmed from litigation over an oil lease. Traskett surrendered immediately.
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Coney, Kans
J. D
Neeley
Wichita Pipe Lita Co
Lima
On ‘Trust Co
Palace Hotel
al. O. Traskett
Coney
Traskett
Street Car Accident Claims Child in Apokane Washington
Mr and Mrs Geo M Holland received word their nephew Percy Holland was killed in a street car accident at Apokane Washington on January Bth No details of the crash were provided The Hollands formerly resided in this city and Percy was employed by Rawson Hardware Co before the family moved to Spokane about two years ago
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Geo. M. Holland
Percy Holland
A@pokene
Wash
Holland
Rawson Hardware Co
Spokane
Contributions to Our Comforts in a Global Market
A broad look at how the United States relies on imports for daily comforts. The piece lists tea coffee corks bananas camphor licorice pepper nutmegs and silk among goods brought from distant regions and notes substantial onion and potato imports from Egypt Australia Japan and Europe. Potato imports exceed 30 million dollars with Scotland Ireland and Great Britain prominent, while pepper imports reach about 2 million dollars sourced from several countries.
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United States
Egypt
Australia
Japan
Osanary Islands
Uruguay
Cuba
British West Indies
Bermuda
Canada
Mexico
Spain
Scotland
Ireland
Great Britain
China
Land Office Business Tops Fargo Quarterly Receipts
Fargo land office inactivity aside, Williston and Fargo offices show heavy quarter cash receipts and numerous entries. Williston reports 395 original homesteads, five year proofs, water charges and total receipts of 65 443 88 with 26 original entries and various proofs totaling 20 027 07. Noah was 600 years old before he knew how to build an ark.
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Fargo
Fargo Land Office
Land Office
Adams
Williams
Williston
Noah
Hubbard
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Supt
W. R. Porter
THE
Agricultural College
H. V. Smith
Eighth
Ladd
Kenmare Fire
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