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$*' COSTS MONTANA DEAR. Lot* of Stock from LocO Weed li Es timated Conservatively at $100,000 Per Year, 'j? How great a loss is caused to stock (raisers by the loco weed and other poisonous plants is depiofcefhftf a bulle tin issued by the Montana agricultural •experiment station. The writer, J. W. (Blankinship,. estimates the annual loss from stock eating these plants at $100,000, and points out that with the inc^ea^e jpf th^Jigrds and flocks the doss is bound '^increase unless action as taken to exterminate the plants. In part he says: "The chief poison zones of the state (are nearly all confined to the foothills lof the mountain ranges of the conti nental divide and to the -high bench lands of the plains eastward. There POISONOUS LOCO WEED. ias been little complaint from tk* m |e*ae eastern or western parts of the ^ate. These pois«m zones-are charac rized by the abaadance of the lark spurs, lupines, death camas and wild parsnip, which ar« far less frequent or entirely absent further east or west. Clie loco zone is a well defined section, jear the central part of the state, while le water hemlock is frequent along streams from the foothills westward, being rare or entirely abseat i» the eastern plains. "The white loco weed is a small pea plant, six inches to a foot high, with conspfcuous white or cream-col ored flowers from a thick woody per ent root. It is distributed ovtr the whole plains region of the United States from Alberta and Assiniboia south into Mexico, and from Minnesota .and Kansas westward to the Rockies. Extensive losses ef stpck, attributed to this species, aFe reported in New Mex i'.o, Colorado and Montana, and to a less extent in most of the other states in the region mentioned. "In Montana the white loc« is found throughout all the eastern plains, and is not infrequent in the 'mountain meadows' up to 8,000 feet altitude. It is very unevenly distributed, and ap pears not to be found in sufficient abundance to be dangerous except in the district from Livingston to Billings and from the mountains on the south northward to the Musselshell, and around the Little Belt and Highwood mountains. "In some parts of the 'loco zone* the losses sometimes average as high as 50 f)er cent, of the lambs produced and in several localities the sheepmen have •"Ibsen compelled to dispose of their sheep and stock up with cattle. The' ••toco is found mainly along dry rocky ridges or gravel plains, but exhibits gr«at capacity for growing in nearly every kind of soil. It is a relatively recent introduction into the state and is spreading from the infected centers. "There is considerable evidence to show that the buffalo were the original agents of its introduction, either rough having eaten the mature seeds then scattered them, or from their wallowing." exterminating the loco plant, *ai ?eri Ag states that experiments in bu/jfc at certain seasons of the digging jft ?en most effective, and this year have bv *he only remedy. seems to be by conditions after hi vjse Th. such for breed We Wa Stunted Pigs, are cauaed by an in- Sometimes these make use of the Merited disability obably more often food given them, but th they are 1 that the other watched it win belount teats and laff /r? lrivll,« them fr« "ebe" from the trough tju come weakened th the other pigs to fight *es/?.0^ „Pla"°fKNat"ro an 0 n°t, hint that hiib *i -re *OU]d #saiajj how£rvroy* animal ad- hot Ur®ia« rIvat... reeJer. era •vcuers Srmw»'Rev,e^ The hf, aiao 7, ftstrib ryL enough Yu "6 ®ost nlZ'l""'Ia VaJue It****?** p««t POrary DAIRY BARN AND YA|tD. LontiHg Them Care' Should Be fsken to Secare fifectlrc fl'v" Natural Drainage. After the grading is done the yard should be covered with gravel or cin ders. By putting the coarser in the bottom and the finer on top. a good hard yard can be obtained and at a comparatively small expense whejs material of this kind is available. If this cannot all be done in one year, it is of the" utmost importance that a be ginning be made by grading and grav eling a portion of the yard next the barn, so that the eows may have some place on which to get out of the mud and filth. By grading a part of the yard each year and applying a thick coat of gravel or cinders to the graded part, the entire yard will, in a few years, be in good condition. When gravel' does not contain enought clay to pack hard, a small amount of clay should be mixed with the top layer. It will then form a firm substance. A portion of'the yard should be bed ded, thus affording the cows a plaoe to lie in the open air on pleasanX days. If straw is scarce the cleanest of the soiled bedding from the stable will answer for this purpose. When the straw «did manure on this bedded por tion of the yard become too deep and soft it should be hauled into the field and the bedding commenced again on the solid yard.—W. J. Frasec, in Farm ers' Review. GOOD THING TO HATE. •fcte for Lowering Pall Where Piss and Calves Are to Be F"ed in a Basement. To feed a pig or calf in a basement, do not pour the milk down a spou^for. the inside of the latter will SOQIT become very filthy and hard to clean. Make a chute like that shown in the cut, and CHUTE FOR LOWERING PAIL. lower the pail down inside. When the pail is in place, raise the front by a cord running up to the first floor. A slide, to be operated by a cord, would answer as well. Without the slide or raised front, the animal would hear the pail descending and would stick its head into the chute.—Farm Journals Pare Water for the Cima. The water for the cows should be strandant -and .pure. Pure 'water in un limited quantities is essential for the health of the cow. But it comes bodily purification. With unclean or contam inated water the purification cannot be complete. Water is necessary also for the best digestion of food, and withmt all the water she needs the cow is fell wasteful!?. But water is not essential food. Milk is about 85 per cent, water. Someone has said that "some milk is very much more than 85 per cent, water," but that is not the fault of the cow or the pasture. When the cow has insufficient water she does not make milk with less water in it, so that an artificial addition by the milkman is necessary she simply makes less milk.—W. F. McSparran, in Farm and Fireside. Cows Need Gentle Treatment. A good-natured Irishman whose life had been spent with fractious mules was once hired to milk some cows and was cautioned to treat them gently. Aloud "So, there," brought out a reprimand from the owner, when Pat said with in nocent sincerity: "Why, sor, I wuddent •-rt the baste." He thought the cow register a disturbance the size of "lone. There are many well herders who never beat or ~*ho lose money every ""hly to her. It is ve r°ufc mar teni c0l "in ngoni^, rtni ^ith hap f-, UB ahou]d I tjent ~*A ^eeP your 8""W ». World TVU|»/ BO*«ed c0w- The Lesson off Buck's From Mapleton Enterprise: Z£* 'P- In locating *a dairy barn care should be taken to have a gentle slope from the barn in at least one direction, af fordihg' good' natural drainage for both barn and yard. If the barn ia already built and poorly located, draining and grading will do much to remedy the evil, In most cases it would take but a small amount of labor yith plow and scraper, when the ground is in suitable condition to handle, to give the surface of the yard a slope from the barn sufficient to carry the surface water. Even if dirt has to be hauled in from out side the yard to accomplish this it will not be expensive. The drainage alone under a yard is not sufficient as the tramping of the cattle soon puddles the surface, preventing the water from passing down to the tile. (W There is a lesson in'the defalcation of Alfred A. Buck. He travelled the pace that kills. His associations were not! such as^o inspire confidence, and would I not have done so but for the honored career of his noble father. He had a beautiful heme, surrounded with every comfort, had been twice honored with the highest position within the gift of the people of the community. Instead of appreciating his position and en deavoring to build up the community his example was such as to be demoraliz ing to the rising generation. His ha bits and associations were not in Keep ing with the position he occupied as a citizen or as a man, and he has simply reaped what he sowed and from now, henceforth is a fugitive upon the face of the earth, with the shadow ofprison walls staring him in the face, his aged father bereaved^ and his family dis graced. It is certainly a gloomy picture and carries forward in a convincing manner the old precept that "honesty is the best policy." Alfred Buck simply travelled the £ace that kills. A Great Sensation. There was a big sensation in Lees ville, Ind. when W. H. Brown of that place, who was expected to die, had his life saved by Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption. He writes: "I endured insufferable agonies from Asthma but your New Discovery gave me immediate relief and soon there aftereffected a complete cure. Similar cures of Consumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis aod Grip are numerous. It's tbe peerless remedy for all throat and lunir troubles. Price 50c, and $100. Guaranteed, by O. Wold. Druggist. Trial bottles free. •i Milwaukee Road to Build to the Pa cific. Advices were received at Chicago Wednesday confirmatory of the reports which have been in circulation for some time to the effect that the Milwaukee A St. Paul is contemplating the imme diate extension of its lines to the Paci fic coast. Roswell Miller, chairman of the board of directors of the road, makes the statement that construction work on the proposed extension will be be gun within the next two. years. Once begun, it is intimated that£ the work will be pushed with the utmost exer tion until completed. It is now very well known that it was with the view of providing the means for the execution of this work that an increase of $25,000,000 in the capital stock of the company was authorized a little over a year ago. The issue of that additional stock has not yet taken place but, it is now stated that it will shortly and will heap$ljtod to the purpose in view when it was or iginally authorized. W The delay in issuing was caused by the traffic arrangement the road was able to make with the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, which placed it upon an equality with the Chicago & Northwestern in dealing with the roads named. That arrangement gave it through service, both passenger and freight, to California and North Paci fic coast points. The arrangement, however, favor able as it was believed to be at the time, has not come up to the full ex pectations of the Milwaukee & St. Paul. That road feels that it is not on equal terms with the Burlington through its connection with the Northern Security Company's roads, and that it could maintain its ^quajity much better had it an independeuc line to the coast. The Important Point. Chollyr-I'd give all I possess to win /our hand, Madge. Madge—Er well er—what do you possess? 1: treated hu ^nd bepa with C. B. Wiseman—Everybody in Austin knows him. Ask him what CAS-KA has done for his catarrh and rheumatism. Mrs. C. H. Williams—Sick headache and nervousness, could not sleep, says the first bottle of CAS-KA has stopped both troubles. A. H. Peterson—Catarrh of the head and stomach, had to get up nights and clear his throat of the mucus that LYLE CENTER David ErU'.ksno gave a gramophone entertainment at Mr. Clark's one evening last week. Mrs. Geo. Robertsoa spend Friday and Saturday frith Mrs. Aadrew Aultfather. A boot 25 youof people enjoyed a Halloween party at Mrs. Test. May Faddelford 9pent last week at Mr. Baumgartles visiting her cousins Mrs. Beadle went to Rochester last week with her brother to the hospital. SAROEAKT Mrs. J. P. Degnan went to Austin on Saturday. Mrs. E. Joslyn, visited her daughter. Miss Bertha at Wabasha, Mina., last week. Ammond Strandon and Miss Nellie Hanson spent Sunday at Rochester. J. P. Degnan is having bis hay pressed -and shipping vthe same to Chicago. Mr. and'Mr8. Wm. Johnson drove to Austin Saturday. Herman Greenwaldt went to Aus tin Saturday. HenryHahn expects to leave Thurs day fcr Park Rapids, where he will enjoy four weeks of huntiug and fish* ing. F. Schwartz is running L. :1V. Pow er's elevator while the latter is in North Dakota. TA0PI Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lussin a baby girl Oct. 24. Mother and baby are doing finely under the care of Dr. Davis. Thos. llurley shipped four cars of stock to Chicago. Thos. is a hustler after stock. Ole Nelson came up from Waverly, Iowa, to spend a few days with his family. Leota Allmao spent Sunday at home. Wm. Turner of Sumner, Iowa, was transacting business in this vicinity this week, The farmers around Taopi are organ izing a stock company to buy the big elevator of Taopi Farm Co., with in. tentions of putting in an independent buyer. We think this is a good movement towards securing better prices for their grain. The dance held in Human's hall Friday evening was a howling success, both financially and socially. Wedge Nursery. ALBERT LKA, MINN. ^XABENCK WSDOE, Proprietor. ^A8!TB time and mones ney on ferniv rat hold your orders 1 rjf beat hardy frolt, ^*i?8 ot Mower Count we HAVE GIVEN THE FREE TREATMENT OF CAS-KA TO OVER 2,000 -^.y PEOPLE AT MALLOY'S DROG STORE IN THE LAS^B THREE WEEKS. COME AND SE6 YOUR FRIENDS You can hardly go into a store in Austin but what you will find SOllE ONE WHO IS TRYING CAS-KA. We have sold over 400 bottles to people bothered with Catarrh and Rheumatism since coming here. Below we quote a few of the many who are taking and recommending CAS-KA. Ahove are only a few of the many that are taking and recommending CAS-KA. Go ask some of these people what CAS-KA has done for them. Every bottle guaranteed to give relief or money refunded. $1.00 Bottle for 35 Cents or three Bottles for $1.00 IIMIIIHMIIIIIIHMIimiMMIIIUHlUmiHMH For the benefit of those who cannot come daily for treatment, we will sell un til Saturday, Nov. 28th, the regular $1 00 size for 35c per bottle or three bottles for $1. After that time the medicine will sell for $1.00. We guarantee that if, after a trial, the medicine 4oes not do as represented, you can return the bottle te the agent and your money will be refunded. You can use part or the whole ©f the bottle as a test. Remember, after Nov. 28th CAS-KA sells for $1.00 per bottle. CAS-KA does these things by making, the blood pure. We have to cure to make a reputation. I_^ Everybody is invited to call twice a day and receive the medicine free S 1 1 ww of charge until Saturday, Nov. 281 h. Medicine Co. Present. MALLOY'S DRUG STORE, IyOt JNO, SOOTT. Praal lent, H. J. S a re id 4847. gathered there. The first bottle of CAS-KA has stopped all trouble. P. H. Hanson—Rhematism in hips aud shoulders, cured by the first bottle of CAS-KA. O. O. Johnson—Dyspepsia and kidney trouble, says he noticed relief the first day he tried CAS-KA. L. C. Smyth—Kidiiey trouble and rhematism. Bi|y Remnants of Dress Goods This is a dandy lot and just the time of year when every one wants these goods suit able for waists, suits, skirts and children's dresses, choice o£ entire lot one-third off. 7 Underwear In addition to our past ten days' values we will add one case of Angora fleeced Vests and Pants, never sold at less that A|| 59c per garment ODv Representative of the Cas-Ka S THE CITIZENS* NATIONAL BANK, AUSTIN, MIMN. Capital, $50,000. Undivided Profits, $ I O.OOO. OUIOTOU:— M. J. Slarou, A. 9. Campbell, Jamb Weia*', John Vk. Biett INTERBST PUD ON TIME DEPOSITS. of one of the Grandest Ever opened in Austin with additions We wilj continue for Ten Days more the grand values of the past week with the following additions: Suitings of Fancy Suiting in Zibiline and picked, 50 in to 56 inches wide, regular price $2 per yard, sale.. 1VIV) O $1.67 I^ot of Paticy. Suiting in black blue or navy, worth $1.75, this great (4 bargain time nillinery Friday and Saturday we" will open open one of the Greatest Millinery Bargain^ ever held in Austin in Trim ined or Street Hats. The larg est assortment, best work, finest goods. ^Do not miss this1 sale. We guarantee to show the best values ever shown at this season of tbe year. This,Great Continuation Sale with its additions will mark a page of Bargain Events in this section of the coun try/ Do not fail to call. "V" AUSTIN,, .MINN. •f ALFRED E. JOHNSON, Cash ier. Events From our Carpet and Cur tain Department remnants in velvet, tapestry, Brussells and Ingrain, suitable for rugs and small room carpets, from regular price one-third off. Tapestry Curtains Sample lot of Tapestry Curtains, slightly soiled, worth $1.25 to $10, this sale: .$1.25 values.,.. ..... $2.00 values.. ...... $3.00 values.....-. $5.00 values.... $7.50 values ..... $10.00 values .... ... x. t, I