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\f ?y., fV'' TO NR SPENCER SPIRIT LAKE ROAD •AO STRETCH OF HIGHWAY IN TWO COUNTIES TO BE HARD SURFACED. FEDERAL AID TO BEAR 10 SHARE OF EXPENSE •tat* Highway Commi**ion Co-oper ating in Ota of Meat Ext*nsiv« Ros^d Improvement Project* Undertaken in i*wa—|2M.000 in Federal Aid Money Available. Spencer. Ayril 1: .—Tt«: Clay county board of auperh som, co-cperaur-t with the supervisor* of lU.\uistjji couni. determined, at a meeting h*Ui ht-r. or. Thursday, to Join with 1 Jointly wilt KI,.»O.. IVU.I- ty in paving t'le Spen-.-ei'-Spir-t i-.i.c ROWL. Clay and LM.*UL»VII .W.I..U- tiic a tout ui in a a I I I com« tv Clay iuuuiy, «u.. Mr getting lili.wj. i'ut Saaoly will .active irjia tr.- bjk[-..- W a ii a tirely pay io.- ine I O....U 1.1 U.«. IL.UI Xruiii Sytucer lu ih« nuu.i line ui i_..o cuuuly and ltj,ve tne ..cat MOwVt i«,UOV (v Pe U**U i/Jj '.i..'-i ,-'11 iu»o rvaas in Clay count Clay county l* lu Oettti at iht iiurtn count/ Unc and pave iCbir tu a ataUMiCe oI iKveu and uiic- ..*. m.n.t UicKUiaon county is lu start *i me tinuing north nt extending for one mtl« uill cost »l.'jyu. With th* pavement eighteen ftet wide tha co*t per tnile will ilfc.OOO. In order to"play safe the coat is being esti-1 matad at |20,»K0 p»r mile and at tnis ,a.ta the seven and one-balf miles of Clay oounty road to be paved will co*t' |l&*,OV9, leaving liS.vvO to oe applied other primary roads in the county. On tha trn— baala, and with the fed-1 gra] amouating to tno.OOti, LicK insoo county will be able tc pave seven miles which will pave the road from the aouth Dlcklnaon county line to be yond Hilford. However, with the government money, and, provided the proposed road law is passed, both counties will have an additional sum of money and (Hcklnaon county's «hare wiii taie the road beyond Arnolds Par1», if not clear to dl/int La«e. This also gives Clay county additional money to put with the approximately 123,000 to continue tha paving south on the aame road pr to be used on some other of the pnm&ry road system in the county. 1216,000 Available For Clay. Granting that the proposed road bill BOW before the legislature, is passed IB its present form. the will be avail able for Clay county a fund of JJU.ouO and for Dickinson county, DJ'.W). The additional money, over ?nd above the federal aid, will come from the adja cent property, the law providing for an a«se*ament of 25 per cent of the valuation of abutting property for the surfacing of the road. The abutting property will include a!! property 3^0 rods on each side of the road, meas uring from the center of the highway Tha board may extend the hmiUs to include 160 rods more, a total of 4v) rods on elthe.' side, making in that event, a strip 960 rod* wide which will b* effected by the assessment. The valuation of the land is to be determined by a board of appraisers composed of three disinterested per son*. These appraisers are to ap praise the benefits to all lands includ ed in the paving district and make the assessments, somewhat after the order of drainage assessments. Road Sourc* of Expense. Th* road from Spencer to Spirit T^ake has bean a source of great ex pense OOth Lu Clay and Dickinson .countie*. The cost of upkeep ha* been enormous and BO 5 far no way has been found for anything that in any way resembles permanence. There is prob- I ably not another road in Iowa which has more traffic on it during the sum mer and fall month* than does thu particular road. The state highway •*. commission especially recommends i? the paving of this road for trie reason that In no other way can it be made permanent, and because of the great naad for It helng paved and the fact that pavement is the only solution in tUle Instance, is desirous of using the I'federal aid money on this road. IFaus. paving of the Spencer-Spirit L«ake \£-r road will relieve both Clay and Dlckln |?soa counties of the constant huge ex pease, and allow them to use the mon- 11 ey that otherwise would be put into thla road on other roads within the counties, thus benefitting more per sona and more property all the way around. y»7Sg mn*t. bp let dv •.bids and the work of construction will bf undar the direct control and super vision of tha United State# govern- meat. From every standpoint the paving of the 6pencer-Spirit Lake reod Is a great thing for Spencer, for every town Hon than of corn •flakes arw POSTTOASTIES artihtbest -4 t, f,T/V (tf» .. jjfe. i1 .V, •, S. It (miii thru. u4 ler all at C|ay Dtoklaaaa oeuntiaa. It a big under taking tor the supervisors of both There are a number of other stretch ca of paved road In Iowa but none th*t ill compare with this. The peop.e of Clay and Dickinson count i«* have Ju*t •vuson to congratulate themselves that the state highway commlcilnn has re •ognl*ed tha *reat nee 1 for the pav ing of thia roal and has aecn fit to recommend it to the federal govern ment tor the giving of federal aid. If\ (•X*y*xsui).sl*x* RUSSIA AND THE LCAQUE OF NATIONS Uy ("utherlne ty«abkovelc!. There le no great thought, no large progrum. no beautiful supgeatlon thut can be successfully realised aoutn line of Lucklnson countj. jo.n- of modern civilisation, the entire civil- Inr tn« Ciay vounty project. a.jid ton- liation was in a state of mortal dan- pavea tha Air Line road troii. .-rpenct !'1 crushed German militarism and Its lu Spirit LaKv. tht fanoo tor i:. ui- dea of world domination. The poison ous infection, gathered in Germany poae coming trom federal aid. work Will commence uunng tne pieseut year. The Spencer-Hpirit L«e pavea To B* Eighteen Feet Wide. I since the Franco-Prussian war. camo Ciay county kui |*t *l.o,VVJ trom|to roeiC to be bmit by money *up^ii«U l- ruiMJ the Uaited State* government, win Oe aoad variea consideraole, th* mott con without idea. We .ire an*.«u« sea xh« wlu arf «tate» and nation* will. *ldej tlielr life and bapplnee*, t,y side, tlecule the complicftted ques- entire world needed a condemned, turned, and yet it continues. The German militartatic clique was poiaonous infection in the heart of is the heart spitii i-aKe. nus ger until the united forces of humanity p#rtner in »he league. tjje the government while DiCiiUson couji- incident which nobody could then con ty will get $115,WK'. the pavement vvdl aurfacc after an inaigniflcant 8jd,r t-nt he eighteen T««st wide for the ectire Austrian frown diatance and it is expected the a^-t u*t je(j overture of a world'* war. Prh'ce "w as kil- an wa8 tr^g^c °l Y? "P "°"M pia came to the rescue of Serbia. Ger- \-fttion«: gervative estimatfc placing the cost about 1,00') par foot v* ide per miie, banning of a development which lias destroy- many mj (ma Qf yowg ,JVM antl entjre countrjMi. The sination of the A.u»tnan ('rawn 1'rince „h., by ,h.fc r- many stood behind Austria. France came to h«»lp Russia, and the violation of Belgium's neutrality brought Eng land to the scene. "JJhe German milit-' arist* put everything at stake and the ruthlessness of the German war meth ods brought in the United States in 1#17. Now the American boys, many thousands of them, sleep on the battle fields together with their European brothers. This te only a single illustration of the fact that the time when nations could live In Isolation has long ago passed. Not only the fate of every European nation depends upon the welfare of all other European nations, but even the fate of the New World depends upon the welfare of the Old World. The great republic of the United States mobilised four millions of her soldiers and sent two 'millions to VYance, understanding that tne vic tory of German militarism would en danger the safety of homes and demo cratic institutions thruout the world, and would be felt very soon even- on the shores of this peaceful country. The idea of the league of nations is nothing more than recognition that the time has eome for the nations of the world to come together for peace ful cooperation. They can not live isolated: they must co-operate or fight. The world is tired of flghtlrg and on the other hand, with modern teehnic-ai development. a repetition of the world's war would mean, as I have said before, the ruin of our entire civilization. Therefore the nations of the world must co-operate. Here we come to the next principle of the league of nations: All nations must be included In the league. The excluded nations, if there will be such. will have a tendency to unite among themselves, and this will bring the world back to old alliances, competing, watching, and finally fighting one another. The league of nations, as proposed, does not include not only the former enemy countries, it does not include even Russia. This is due to the (indis putable fact, a verp pitiful fact, that the allied statesmen do not know Rus sia and do not understand the import ance of the Russian problem. If they did understand it and if they were able to return from the mistakes of their Rus- I slan policy in the past, they would undertake the solution of the Russian problem as the first in importance at the Peace Conference, and would pro pose a more thoughtful and happy plan than that the wolf and the lamb should meet in conference on the Isle of Prinkipo. Huasia, muie tur a uioumnu years, reminded the world in 1906 that she was awakening, and warned the world of her intention to arise and place her self among those nations who had awakened before her. Did the demo cratic nations of the world understand the Russian problems as presented by the first revolution in 1906? No, they did not understand It then, as.they do not understand it now. The revolution of 1905 was -the mighty movement of ar, awakened people and there were f-everal mom ents in this movement when It seemed that victory would rest With the people, past. 4.1- 4 AAf mm* a 4# or 1*1 fits rtfvviuuoTi or i»vo tnuiic not only beciuse of certain internal conditions, but aiso because the dem ocratic nations outside of Russia did not support the Russian people struggling against czarism as much as they should have, morally and phys ically. As a result ot the failure of the rev olution pf 1905. the Russian people for another ten years had to live under the decaying caarist regime. If the revolution of 190B had been successful, and Russia Jia4 then become a free, democratic nation—nine years later, In 1914, she would have been nationally so united and strong, and her alliance with the democracies of England and France would have been so natural that tha Gorman militaristic clique would have hesitated long before de ciding to flgtrt such a powerful coali tion. It was the prepared plan of the Germain general staff to rush their armies first agftinat France, feeling sure that It Would take a long tima 1' 1 tr TJ If (at »«Mto t* aaettttae tar vate daw the »eN«UM «««M to alow to reepaad t« the mM of tha beted Caar"* counties and a prpject which, when' (M'eriinnt the oolare. The Oa# completed, will stand to th* everftatlag credit of both beards and all who Mere iaetru mantel In making pos aibla. mane thought »ad h*p*d that the re volution »ould etart to Russia immedi ately after the dec la ration of war. and that tha victorious (lot-man artnlem turning to Kuaela from conquered Crane*, would be able to grab tha country, torn by the AWH of revolu tlon, with bar* hand*. Fortunately development* did n»t tali* tha f*urne which tha (know I,ad hotted tor *o much The people of Russia, altho hating th* esar* regime, understood th* hl*tort«'al meaning of thl» war, un'i^ratoud tli.i* the fate of lU'liiocrai j' tn the balance.' and for throe loitq yeira etood loyally on the tiring lloe. defending togWber with the AliiM the raum of chlllaatloa and Ocrmuny had found her»«lf *urround ed by free na'ion* fourteen yeare ago. ThU mcam tltai at the moment the har«J. det»iilet iirui prolonged work. The mor- Mpk ii ltd atwl attractive the :d»»u. the ote it ntainx promlaea for Ruealan revolution of 1»05 waa d*feat ,u tleslretl future, thr more It requirea death sentence was algned for the with the uttmost consideration for the much a ble#*ing for humanity a* a and every on* of them, csiarlat or a botehevlat Ituaala l* welfor« of mi'1. W ir, tliia lynch metho»l ww. condom- menace for nu ranlty. In an growth of the corn r.eu ions ago r-lmnei hated. I humanity oaii'.ol be elthel^ttfe or or- ha'*d gar.:zed with Jt Ku*eia. The problem of a league i/f nation* will never t»o solved, althci it must be solved lmme- Europe, and since Eur,'i»e is the heart hoping' Buaala to be-| his little farm tractor, pulling rj) or^r|y brin ^ing in Woe to the world if. at this moment, when the fate of mankind i* In the balance, th» allies forget their moral and political abllgations toward* Ru**i»' Her immen*« diatancM. her miscellaneous a»td enorwou* popula- not ^rmil hfr 'It1*- of even a small nation often evokt* consequences »'iat dlsrup". the orU-r of international relations. And what is there to say about tho rights of a country occupying one-sixth part of years, the globe, including in it.s boundaries not fewer tni'i a hundrtd different a country which contains In its lap the most wonderful richee, which has bred a people of the highest spiritual type, a people piepared to die in the struggle for truth for an hon est life, founded on just principle." Perry.—The' Milton.—The beautiful residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Moon of Milton was the- scene of a very happy occas ion, where their son, W. D. Moon, of Milton and daughters, "Mrs. C. H. Stephenson and Mrs. H. J- Gllflllan also of Milton, and Mrs. Fred Kick, of F.irminpton. with their families, con- ...... ...» -slstlnjr or fourteen grand ^Idren and one preaf Brand chl!^d. ce era fiftieth aniveraary of their marriage. Tabor.—To die within a week of nother was the fate of Mr. and one a iMrs. William F. Johrwn a younB couple residing about six milts north west of Tabor In Mills county. Both had the influenza durin# the latter part of the winter and this was followed by pneumonia. Willie Johnson, as he was generally called was 27 years old nnd a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben John won. His wife was 24 years old and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George ReafllnK. Kellogg.—The ibody of C. J. Paulson who died at the Great Lakc.i naval tracing station after many week* of Intense pain and suffering, was brought to Kellogg Saturday morning and funeral services were held at the Christian church conducted by the pastor. Rev. A. V. Hart. He was about 33 years of age and was oorn on the Panlson farm east of town and has lived in or near Kellogg practically all of hifl life with the exception of the few months spent In the service of his country. Clarinds—T. F. Willis is believed to be the oldest mayor in Iowa. He Is S3 yearn old. He is the oldest prac ticing attorney at this bar. He was elected by a large majority and has been inducted Into office. He has no fads. He says that he does not oppose the manager system of city govern ment. but thinks Clarinda should have a clerk as well as a manager. He will stand for good water, but thinks the water can be found underneath the city as well as in the river, which is not closely adjacent, Atlantic—Fivo counties of southwest Iowa, Casa, Montgomery, Adams, Page, and Mills, will Join forces in staging seven home coming welcomea to their returned soldiers. flevet\ cities of these counties will hold home comings. It Is the plan to form a circuit of these towns, using the same attractions at each. One day would Intervene between each celebration. Representatives of the seven cities met at Red Oak to form the circuit and Join In a request to the war department to furnish air planes. observation balloons, tanks, etc,, for tha celebrations. Da van port .—-Plans have been com pleted by Architect A. H. Sballng for a new *100,000 nura** home at Merey hospital. The building will be located north and west of the present hospi "fh TIHMKPtifUiUA, flAWHALLTUWN, I0WA, o*er»n*imea me war »mr, Mh. \or*"!B'"f ,«elf into a compact and *olul force in a short time. She feels her way In 'thf dark aid »-eek* her aalvatlon blind- ly !•. her pa.»elon»te ifforts she can f*6*®" I diituri/ the life of h»r .waceful neigh- i, W *. ..rkstUWtfAU •IMIflppMnvp Plant Etuilage Corn Early For Best Rtsuh S^rtihal.ea. the fart remaina thatj tha federal com eiprrU, lb* .Uage com healre, a Urk brawn, gummy aub- Jmd^fh* eaar a ragltne. U* pi red wlthjculent givwth. at.d la a* groan when making fl *er bo&rd and papar lozaa. h^e the o-rman mi'ltarleU who fall froata occur that I* heavy to bill pMtlng. {abating, tnd aoald orotoa'ily never have atarted' nandle. low In feeding value, and pro- colarlaaa adhaalra not required. Tha thut.rt?R«-lah^ Wcoma fr^ In (duces enllaga which la loppy too procaw of manufacture ia Simple «id l*o6 The ierman i»ea"e party wauld' sour. On the other hand. If the allaga the yield I* large, the grade A adhealve have overwhelmed the war party it roj|kM a BU}lier, time the wortd flepena upon ml" be" Judged by their feeding value, anA Corncob* have a I way* been one of not by th(|lr amouBt of la?M ,r twna that .iriae in the political and & Russia long ago. Alt ho eartler planting neooaal- partment of agHeulture have proved economic l.fc of people, daeid* ham A free demtK-ratlc lluifla a 111 be aa Bao#Ma eftr plIagp dHps and and pramote Turning Over Twenty Y**r Psetuea. VV. (i. Everhart. one of the progres of Hancock, haa takan four disc and a democracy and then bottom pious, a tandum dlac d#jnocraUc Russia aa smali harrow, where he will do smali harrow. r?5 corn. Ig WOrae she can, i./h.r anxiety, bring da .Knew anddl*- Kfmem»«r. Iht offending ovor I00 aC ters'of a mile south of Prospect HM* nnd is one of the finest farms in niack Hawk county. Mr. Miller has made his home on this farm for a number of Southern Iowa Items home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Holderidgo, at 1*11 North Fourth street, was broken into and a consider able noantily of silverware and jewelry was stolen. The thieves made their getaway without leaving any clew which will Identify them. DeWitt.—-Mis* Nancy Kelly, daugh ter of Mr. and Mr*. T. W. Kelly, sailed for Prance where she will be In the ennteen service. Miss Kelly has been in Washinston sine* last Jul}' doing cler ical work for the government, and a leave of absence for sis months has i'een granted her. with pa continued. It is expected that later she may be sent to Siberia. The price paid for this farm is one of the lop notch prices paid for farm land in Rlacfc lluw* -county. Weitly and £*th Thomas sold j.a- tc Henry l.uhm.mn of Burnside town- ship, Webster county. S40 acres of land, p^w«p*W!p»5i«r'r r«* 1 tal luildtnu- Work or tiie new struc ture will begin this Kprinc. The work done nt Mercy hospital has been In creasing fast *ilnc« the new additional wing'to the main building was erected a few years ago. The erection of the new nurse# home will add greatly to the facilities now at the disposal of the large institution and will provide faci lities which have been under consider ation for a considerable length of time. The hospital is under the direction of the Sifters of Mercy. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES •couple* bjr twaut untftr tac* l«Mt uM Mr. LtUiMlMi took tt* pr»p #rty yaaterday, a«bact to tha leaaa. TbU Vm4 la I—til tbraa mllag tflraatlr north af Daytea In «boloa faraiag aommunlty. a«d waa parchaa ad hy Haaly A ThMwa la lilt *t »l« par gcra.' Thay Innadlately Unprovad it by tiling tha laod and *raating Northern and we»tam farmera eapa clally dairyman, ore urged by tha l.nlted fitatea department of agrlcul- building*. tur* {o plant the #tro:i« germlnaUng seed of enallag* raHetl.* «1ilch thty Uaa a# WaM* Cam Cab*. aacvi* from Virginia and Mla*ourl or A big Mlddl* Waat hominy »)Mtt la other southern *tates at leaat two to to Uatall on a Wf three weeks agjller than the horn*- for the manufacture of cornaob ad grown seed which they plant for grain heglva davalopad the United SUtea production. CHharwUe. acaording to 'Upartweot af a^Hcultura. Thta ad- corn Is plante.1 late In April or early amounting to .» much aa 4S per cent bc ,rp which haa not been fcr are hifh and hard to get and Di^advanta#?* of the ordinary varte wlll try and liave W«M or ttu* #J. The Grant Miller farm of 1*0 *c 0il- impossible to harveet the result in lllack Hawk county was sow W. W. Gaston. 461 Hammond a%enu The farm broJtfht »17.6W or |3«0 Wre. Dav*npert.—Two former nursr* In Davenport have returned from four teen months overseas as ited Cross nutses. They are Miss Ollv# Whitlock. ... now at Valparaiso. Ind.. and Miss H.gh Pr.ees at Publ.e Sal*. RtFftie Whitaker, of Grinnell- Both High prices are the rule a^ public are expected to come to Davenport «.W* this spring, even comparison w.ih'n a short time to follow their with what were rewardedl a. high ss Whitlock, a grad- Prices Inst fall. A case In point Is the public sale held by R. Bumes. of work as nurc uate of Ht. Luke's h«p 'fl course, en listed as a Red Cross nurse and wc» first assigned to Camp MacArthur. A tf a service there of two months she went overseas and has worked In France for fourteen months. Miw Whitaker was a member of the same unit overseas, fihe also Is a graduate of St. Luke's hospital and is expected figures, the most prominent cltlsens and at torney* of Ja«per county, died sud denly at his home in this city. TJntll he waa 40 years old he was engaged in farming In Clear Creek township. At thnt a he took up the study of law and was noon after admitted to the bar. He was known as one of the most suc ceraful lawyers in this part of Iowa. He retired from the practice In Octo ber, 1917. He was a prominent Mason and also a member of the Yeoman lodge. He was one of the elders of the Christian cliurch at Colfax, where he resided for a number of years before moving to Newton last fall. He is sur vlved by the widow and eight chll ^IrOR, Mystic.—Deep mystery surrounds the death of Charles Smith, 50 years old, living north o( this place. He waa found dead in his bugigy, sitting bolt upright In the seat, hie team trotting along the road toward town/ His face was bruised and injured, but the phy sicians think he may have died of heart disease. A neighbor driviar from town met his outfit on the road and spoke to him. He did not anawer, which seemed so strange that the neighbor stopped hla own rig and turned around to catch up with Mr. Smith's carriage. When he stopped the j.0M£j| it was aeen that he wax dead. He had left home in the morning to go to town. Hla body was discovered about noon. He was well-to-do and had a fine family. He had no enemiea. Birmingham.—Just fifty yeara ago, Thomas 'Moss and Miss Sarah -Smith were united In marriage at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and lirs John Smith, at thia place the house in which they were married atanda just across the street and is occupied by Lea Ruggles and family. The mar riage was performed by Rev. Mr. Mel Jen. pastor of the M. K. church of Birmingham. Rev. Mellen Is living In California, but Mr. and Mrs. Moss were unable to find hi* address. Three of the anniversary guests were preseat at the wedding. 'Mns. Belle Smith and Albert Moss of Fairfield, and Albert Moss of Fort Madison. Birmingham has alwaya bean the home of Mr. and Mrs. Moss and they have alwaya lived within.^ block, of ([he old home place. •J&&S PW*" hardter by weight of the corncoba. and tha growth, it better wlth*u»nda aprlng grade to aa much a* 80 per cent ad troMs and summer droutha. and reach- dltlonal. If thla material should re. e* more advanced condition of matu- place all oth#r adhmlvea, enough could rtty and produ?aa mor* grain. Thta »P- be manufactured from I per cent of pile* particularly to the large-growing the corncoba produced In the United does Htate* to meet tha demand. I'M of home thla aubatance In place of ^ight or weight or the the great want* product* of American atnreh, d**- rula, are trine, nnd flour paste would mak* poa plant- Klble an enormous aavlng of theaa ahould foodstuff*. ry to enalU agriculture, yet the chemlata of the de- ner cultivation. It pay*. Karl? that practically the antlre cob can ba warm* the aoll *ur- converted lpto valuable subaUncaa. the termination and^ About 'It par cent by weight, of tha cob may be converted Into crystalline glucose. The cellulose remaining after th adhesive* are removed is practical ly a pgre product very absorbent, and might be used for number of pur pose*. Alcohol can be manufactured by fermentation of the corncob glu coee. A certain amount of sugar may obtained from the cobs. About 1.6 cent plow Mi for 'twenty year.. Mr ^"hart ™vered as a by-product In the manu- Cverhart says he can do just as good a Job as mi the larger one as hi# machine l« coupled up so close that he can on less than would take to turn with five horses and a gang plow. Mr. Mc phrren says he does not like to plow up hi* good old pasture but the cattle *tvv *'V weight of acetic acid Is re. facture of the corncob adheeive. Whether it will prove profitable to re cover sll of the by-products In the manufacture of adheelves can only be determined by commercial develop ment. #ean 0o#a Not Vln# ti(M( o{ v# ,n*' #nt Th- L'ir.,1 if located three-quar |v#t in that thetr vln- '»ature makes is practlc- n#a. var^Mjf hay, are rectified In a known as the ''bush" orj ... vicinity, so that at present the variety showed very watery, though the eggs M. V. wort •*. n-. rr.s!de town- located in Section Si. Uurns.de town ship, for IZaO.OO per acrc. The totai consideration in |w#.OOG. The land Is on ln that aection KP( M,n the Alabama variety, but the yield is a little lower. Madison township. Powohlek county. on TinTday. March 20. It was not a large sale, the total proceeds only be ing IJ.SOO. bat Individ1-'! prices were Newton.-^3arner M. Tripp, one of __ .. _. *i *t tea*, of lj^year-old g^dlng* a »_ .ui« -i.v tn live going at 1206, Brood sows brought to return to thia clt.to live. t# A hunJred hwu! .. ago laat February sold for 135, and a corn and a MoCormlck attachment for a binder that cost 111 a few years ago went at 111. An 19-foot ladder that cost $1.80 four years ago, brought 13. All other personal property went at corresponding high figures. wiiiii CvW 5M"d»rS, "t got rid of six boarder cows last year." said Oeorge Steen, of West Llb i-rsty, at a recent farmer's institute, "and I'll be able to reduce my cost of production this year, thus Increasing my profit." Laat year It coat Mr. Steen $3.33 a hundred to produce milk. Thru a cow teat aaaoclatlon he learned that one cow waa paying 12.40 Market* All Hit Fetd on Fear Ugt AH of the feed that I* •. »halt» tivw* hi# term in Xow* aoaaty. aoathaaatero leva, la lartratert oa four lass. And ba nuw *U of Ma own feed for several feade of cattle and hoga, outside of some faed and eome motoaaaa feed aad 01 ataal which be uaaa. Hi* l|0-acr« farm, la very fertile and ba baa been offeiid lift® aa acre for It. and cad fat IW0 If ba want* to eelL ba say a. 'The Ia*i4 ia- a« fertile that small grain doea aot da vary well," be aaid. "Laat year a eollea* man taated my ytelda and fou«d I produced bos hols of eorn, 101 totiehela of eats aad 27 buehala of wheat. "Plenty of atiaur* coee baek ea tha land every year. I aim to feed aaarfr everything I grow, aad If I haven't enough staff of my awn ratalng 1 bay mors. Thia la tha only way to keep uP your land. Of coarse, a little fertility geea away with the stock, hut then I have this beck la the manure of the feeds wSlch I buy. "We have started our spring work now. I am In the mldat of sowing oats and spring wheat. There will be Quite an acreage of wheat put out, too, wtta the uaual crop of oate and com. Be cause of the amount of wheat put out it will be aereaaary to cat down tha pasture, and aome of my neighbors are already tearing up the aod. "Our land 1a eo valuable we can't afford to allow much of for paetur^ I ran't get aa much out of It by pa» urine aa I can by crowing corn." From Hen te Kitehen 8,000 Milee. Eight thousand miles to market ia a Ion# way for even staple foods to travel, but wb*a egg* make audi a long trip it is "going some-" Theae eggs-^1,500 rases of them—came all the way from China to New York City, via Vancou ver. aad traveled slowly by boat and train. When they arrived at New York they were examined by a representative of the bureau of markets, who reports that the eggs were packed in on so* similar to the oneg used in domaatle trade but made of hewvler material, rei«amb|lDfl pli«, of about th* eame thickness as Is used In domestic export cases. The average net weight of eggs per case was about 49 pounds. bunch" velvet bean, it Is of erect! brown color and slightly smaller than upright growth and arise# from a sel-jthr average domestic egg. The ship eetion of the Alabama variety, first. ment showed Josses of from 12 to It developed on the farm of a Georgia. eegs per caee. Under the light, some planter. This farmer carefully saved of the eggs showed quite a heavy the seed from the crop raised during shrinkage, while othars were very full, the 1915 season, which harvested W The whites were weak in a number of t-usheis, and he distributed it in his, eggs, and when they were broken The Chinese egg* were of a deep large scale were sweet, and the yolks stood up of Georgia 11 Is note- well. The shells of these eggs are hy that wherever the bush variety! much thicker than the average Ameri- it ultimately has re-Jean egg, and »h# yolk is of a some- placed all ot'ier varieties of velvet what deeper color. When candled these beans. The United States department eggs are said to make first-class cheap of agriculture .s romotlntf Its popular- e«gs for the use of bakers and hotels lcatlon. *nd for cooking purposes. As received The individual plants average about, 1x»fore candling and repacking, they three feet in Vielght. growing approsi-1 sold at about 3 cents below the quoka rnately as high as the ears pn corn on for firsts, plants The «an tlanis branch near the ground, most of the branches be ing short, occasionally Mme are from five to seven feet long, but show no inclination to twine over cornstalks. The pods are all produced near the base of the plant, but the stem ia stiff enough to support the clusters so •-"at few of Ihem re*t on the ground. In ap peantnce the pod* and seeds are ex-, More Hog* Rid* Trueks to Market, actly like the Alabama and Georgia Motor trucks are being used more varieties, the pods having the same ability to renUt decay when they He of Plymouth Rock hens went at 11-65 each and roosters at from 12.60 to *2.70. Corn brought »1.56 and oats &3V4 cents a bushel. Hay sold for 124.26 a ton. Farm machinery brought nearly what Mr. Burnes had paid for it. A hay loader that coat l»3 new a year „lnd,r that originally cost I ISO went at |142. A corn planter that cost 160 two years ago aold for I'll for each dol lar's worth of feed, while another re turned oijly 8S centa. iMr. Steen lost no time In selling the poor cow and •flvo other unprofitable cowa were also sold. "During 1010," said Mr. Steen, "I can reduce costs on my dairy en terprise. I have cut down on tbe feed by eliminating the boarders, and can still further reduce It by using more clover and alfalfa than waa available laat year,** Farmers Us* Traotore- Butt, April 10. WHUam Knoll, prominent Union townahlp farmer, haa bean hauling conaiderable grain to the Burt elevators tha laat few daya, uajng a tractor as the motive power. Altho the roads ware not the best, being spongy and hare and there a bad mud hole, the tractor walked right along with two big load* of oate or corn. The tractor wa* operated by Mr. Knoll'e son, and he followed with a team, aa tbe loada cannot be hauled onto the dump with the .machine, Leo Bush Is another farmer ^ho haa atarted to make hla tractor do tha hauling. Ha appeared tn Burt thia week wltb three loada behind the ma chine. rate wBqesum i* Chinn Is one of tha principal sources of dried and powdered eggs. Maziu f.xcturers of prepared products In -this roiintry are- said' to be Interested In fnc possibilities of dried and powdered eggs, especially In view of the Increas ed use of such products in ready- mix ed flours and In balraries. t))an ev«r hof[B on the ground. The bush velvet bean cepj^a^ntayves of the bureau of matures in •»**ut the p^od as „,tr|,ct(i United states department of agriculture. During tha period begin- before to haul ,Q porting to reports nlng with October uad ending with February. Just past, tho proportion of wagen and truck hoga in the total re ceipts at the Peoria. III., ctockya rd* was nearly double'that for the corre sponding five months two years ago. A total of 60,189 hogs were brought to the yards In wagons and trucks during the five months of the past winter, or about 16 per cent of tha total receipts, as compared with 1 per cent for the aame period a year ago and 10 per staggering. Three 2-year-old l. 'fers jctnt two years ago. Increased pre sold for 1103 a head and cows at from duct'o^ ind at'r i"» ve prices no doubt 190 to |132. Horses brought good were responsible for some of the In crease. the representatives say, but there ia a growing tendency to Bend hogs to mark.et in motor trucks instead of by rail where the distances are not great. This tendency ia also shown al ether markets. At the Cincinnati yards, for example, 100,072 hogs were brought In by truck and wagon during 1010, aa compared with 77,232. arriving in simi lar conveyances In 1017, Pure-Bred •ulf' Prwvee Value. A Sheboygan county. Wis., dairy man invested in a good pure-bred bull wJSaown than tripled. He produces milk for a cheeae factory, and in 44,220 pounds, but he did not that he waa farming with too poor equipment, so ha purchased a pure bred bull to cross with his scrub cowa. Last year from the same number of cow be delivered 101,006 pounda of milk. Another dairyman In the aame county aome time ago wap milking 20 cows fuid got 000 pounda of milk a day. He taated his herd and then sold 17 of his cows—all scrubs— for beef. His nipe grade cows are now produc ing the same amount of milk as his former herd of nearly twice that num ber. The owner is convinced that it pays to use only pure-bred bulls. laws Farm Not**. The .county agent baa not only been a leader in outlining and promoting the agricultural program for hla county to meet war naeda laat year, but he also aaalated in all patriotic move mentu among the farmer* in tbe county. The motor truck aa a medium for thq carriage of farm producta ia now assuming a permanent place In the general scheme of transportation. There are four important factors which must be given consideration by the beginner In tha Held for rural, motgr transportation. These four fact ors are: (1) TJie volume of farm pro ducts produced along the contemplated route (3) the volume of miscellaneoii* hauling which could b* secured to supplement regular Joada (8) com- aupplemept regular joaca com- acter of the highwaya over which thai trucks must run. mar aafely b* I aaid that Ike tealaraa meaHewad above will attiawtely determln* tfce aacaaaa or egUur* 9t any rural rout*. !». lawa Farm Land •alaa. Walter batte purchased tha l*0-aefa farm beloaging to Oeorge o. Math em, of Oarwln. located about two and one* half miles southeast of town, at 111 per aere. The record price for land near Paul Hoa waa reached when Ftrampe A Ia wiebe sold the Herman Meyer farm of 141 agree which lies two miles west 'and three quartere of a mile south of Paullina to Herman Ewoldt. The con slderatlon waa MM. Fred W. Mathiesen le to be the pro prietor of the CM. H. Howard farm southeast of Traer hereafter. It con sist* of 240 acre* He made a deal for It laat week itt 1256 per' acre. It la leaaed for three years. Mr. Howard lives in California. ,j Aaotbar record price for lend made In northweet Iowa w'.ien th* W'.U Mandelkow farm, six miles north of LeMara, was aold to Oeorge Laugh ton for |3SS per acre. The farm comprises 900 acres. Mr. Laughton will make the place hla home. Mr. Mandelkow will engage ia the automobM* business here 'with hla brother-in-law. Jpha Boek. They bare bought the Plymouth automobile garage from the estate of the late H. H. Muecke. The I/unn farm adjoining Do Witt oa tha waat ha« been vM to ^rank Kearney for a consideration -pf KW per acre. The farm consists of 232 acres. ORAIN CROPS THRIVING. Mild Winter. With Suffiaient Snowfall, Aida Minnesota Cenditiena. Minneapolis. April 10.—Conditions of rye and winter wheat in Minnesota promise a good crop of both, according to Paul H. Kirk. Minnesota field agent of tha United States department of agriculture in a report made public today. While the demand for farm labor has increased over last year, the supply of workers is leas than a year ago, Mr. Kirk said. His report follows: "The rye crop as a whole haa come thru the whiter very nicely. In the northwest part of the state the crop, on aocount of dry fall, went Into winter under rather adverse conditions, tha growth being short. However, the mild winter with sufficient snow covering waa a great help and protection, so rye same out even better than expected altho the crop is backward and con dition* not the best "In the southern and central dia trlct** there was plenty of moisture In the fall to give rye a good growth, aad with favorable winter, rye is looking good. The condition for Minnesota. April l. is 91 per cent compared to 38 per cent last year. Condition of rye in the more Important counties In the state are as follows: Benton 100. Brown. 36. Dakota 91. Goodhue 100, Kittson 8$. Marshal! 71. Morrison 03. Ottertall 91. Redwood Ot, Roseau Hherburne 98. Stearns 91. Todd 97, Wabasha 90. "There have bean eome report* of kill of winter wheat on high lands where snow did not lodge. However, the crop came thru winter much bet ter than it did a year ago, the condi tion April 1 being 91 per cent while on aame date a -year ago it was 81 per cent. "Reports from practically every county Indicate that farmers have re tained more breeding sows. The price of bogs has been satisfactory and prof itable, notwithstanding the high prion at fejed. There has beeo J»O disease tb 1/crease death rate among brood sows and, with farmers prosperous, there was no necessity for selling breeding stock this year. The number of brood sows on farm Is estimated to be 7 per cent more than a year ago. "The opinion Is quite general from rfports received that the labor supply is nearly able to take care of all farm work. Help Is mors plentiful, due to some extent to returning soldiers go ing back to farms though there have been numerous reports that soldiers originally from farma are not return ing but remaining in the cltiaa. Farm ers, as a rule, have adjusted their work to meet present conditlooa, having gained experience from tbe two yeara preceding. "The present farm labor supply com pared with one year ago is estimated for Minnesota to bc per cent. "The demand for form labor Is slight ly above that of lost year, 103 per cent. There ia an effort being made to farm as much land aa possible which with the shortage makes demand quite strong." era CM! —Moat Women Can Say»Dr.Edwarda,aWen-Known Ohio Phystciaa Dr. P.M.Edwardsfor17 yem treated •cores of women for liver and bowel anmfntti Durinf theaa yeara be gave to his patients a prescription made of stew vegetable to head hi* hard, and aa a result the jrith oliv* OiL —"W Hwm Dr. BdwanUT retuma from hla bustneaa have more OHw TaHttt regard locrediaata mind Yott will know thM bf their ottre color. 1011 delivered Theae tablcta arewondtt-'wwtos on the liver and bowel% which cause a normal hla profits as satisfactory. He decided action, carrying off the waste aad poison* oua matter in 006*8 aystem. If yoo have a pale face, aaOow !ook,duS eyea, pimpleo, coated tongue, headscjbes, a liatleav no-good feeling, all out of aort% inactive bowela you take one of Edward* OUreTaUets nightly for Dx. a time and note the pleasing reattftt Thouaanda of women as wea as men take Dr. EdwanfeTOlfoa Tablets—tbe auc ceaaful aubatitute tot calomel—now and then jost to keep in the pink of condition. 10c and25Cper bas. Audruggiats. THE MEN IN $ -CLASS A1'\A A ssssd, healthy sis ti*v*r a b*ek« number. man can be a* vigorous and able at seventy as st twenty. Condition,, aot yeara, puts yos ia tbe discard. A syatem weakened by overwork and care- IC'H lesa living briage old age premttnrely. JMffi The bodily fnactiooa are Unpaired andf s'jjs a a a a at a a a a apof ia generally the kidneys. Keep*. them dean aad in proper working con- %,,, Haarlem Oil Capaulea periodically and yoar ay stem will alwaya ba ia working order. Yoar epirlts will be enlivened, your muscles supple, your mind active, and your body capable of hard work. Don't wait until you have baea reject. ed. Commence to be a firit-claaa mas now. Oo to your druggist at once, Get a trial bog ot OOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capaulea. They are mad* of th* pure, original, Imported Haar. lam OU—the kind your great-grandfath er seed. Two capaulea each day wis' keep petition from other carriers which Mpnay refunded If taey do not help yon, would be encountered (4) tbe .char- jUm«aab*r to aak tog aad fecUnf fee. th* imported three aUaa, A