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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,
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bu/jfc at certain seasons of the
digging jft ?en most effective, and this
year have bv *he only remedy.
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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
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The Lesson off Buck's
From Mapleton Enterprise:
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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
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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
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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.
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AUSTIN,, .MINN.
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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 .... ...
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