Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 8, 1908, Page 1

. Fae MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOGIETY. THE BEMIDJI DAILY VOLUME 5. NUMBER 300. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1908. PIONEEF FORTY CENTS PER MONTH POTATO THE BEST GROP FOR NORTHERN MINNESOTA A. ). McGuire, Superintendent of the Northeast Experiment Station, Gives Opinion. Potatoes is the main market crop for the Northeastern Minnesota. The soil and climate is especially faverable to their growth. Under fair conditions they yield from 175 to 225 bushes per acre. The cost of growing them need not exceed $25 per acre. The market price the past five vears in this section of the state has averaged 69 cents per bu. Four acres of potatoes are grown on the Experiment Farm every year They are grown in a rotation with wheat, clover and fodder corn. The ground is manured lightly for the fodder ground and again for the potatoes. The Carmen No. grown exclusively on these four acres. Other varieters are grown on small plots, and in comparison with the Carmen, but none have found to yield so well, or as satis- factory in general as the Carmen. The Carmen is a white potato, oval in shape, and medium to late in maturing. It is quite firm in texture, good flavor, keeps well, and is one of the best selling potatoes on the market. The Carmen No. 3 potato is frequently inquired for in compari- son with No. 1. They are practically the same. For an early potato the Early Sunlight or Early Ohio is recom- mended. The past year modern potato machinery was used on the Experi- ment Farm. The Aspinwall planter and sprayer, and a Hoover digger. These “makes” of potato machinery are not recommended as better than others as they were not used in com- parison with other “makes.” They proved practical and satisfactory, however, and for growing potatoes on a large scale potato machinery is recommended. From 3 to 4 acres can be planted or dug in a day. The sprayer sprayes four rows at a time and a four or five acre field can be gone over in a quarter of a day. For a potato digger to work at its best the field should be quite free from weeds and grass, also of stones. In the growing of potatoes there are a few general rules that are profitable to follow. Select good seeds. Get a good variety, and keep it pure, and stick to it till you are sure of improve- ment by changing. By selecting the best potatoes for seed every year it becomes a better variety. Small, inferior seed tends to run out the crop. Scabby seed produces scabby potatoes, and not only this but in- fests the soil, so that potatoes on the same ground within the next two or three years will be effected. For this and no other reasons pota- toes should be grown on the same land but once every third or foutth year. Scab may be destroyed on seed potatoes by treating the seed With formaldehyde. One quart of of formaldehyde in three- quarters of a barrel of water. Put the potatoes in sacks and submerge in the barrel for two or three hours. This formaldehyde is a2 poison and potatoes treated in it should be used for seed only. Formaldehyde can be bought at any drug store. It is cheap, and the treatment takes but little work, and should be used whenever there is any sign of scab. The sandy loam soil is best’ for potatoes. It should be high land orwell drained as potatoes drown out quickly on wet soil. In the rotation potatoes do best following clover. The soil cannot be too rich. The yield may be increased from one-third to one-half through barn yard manure. On the Experiment Farm the potatoes are planted in rows 30 inches apart, and 18 inches apart in the row. After planting the field is harrowed thoroughly every week 1 potato is cultivated every week or ten days throughout the growing season. The past two years the vines were sprayed for blight though the disease was not prevalent to any marked extent. The treatment used was Blue Vitoral 5 Ibs.,, quick lime 3 lbs,, dissolved in 50 gallons of water. This is known as Bordeaux Mixture and may be used for various kinds of blight. In spraying the potato vines with this treatment paris green was also used with it to destroy the bugs. In growing potatoes it is advis- able to grow the same variety throughout the neighborhood. Where one or several carloads can be shipped of the same variety of potatoes it commands a much better market. This cannot be done where every farmer grows a' different kind. In storing potatoes there are a few points that are well to consider. To keep well, potatoes should be mature, and as dry as possible when put in the cellar. Use bins to allow circulation of air, and provide for good ventilation through the roof. Dry, cool air is necessary. The cooler the celler can be kept without freezing the better. A thermometer hung in the root cellar is of advant- age. As yet there are not sufficient potatoes grown in Northeastern Minnesota to supply the home mar- ket. Hundreds of carloads are shipped into Duluth and Superior and the mining towns from other sections. The growing of potatoes to supply this home market may be developed to advantage of all. Farmers should co-operate grow a uniform grade of potatoes, and aim to put only a high grade of potatoes on the market. Keep the small potatoes at home. As good potatoes can be grown in Northeastern Minnesota as any- where in the countyand it should at least supply its own market. A. J. McGuire, Supt. Experiment Station Grand Rapids, Minn. County Officer Filing Fee $20. Norman County Herald: Owing to a mistake in a law which was passed at the last session of the legislature candidates for county office at the primaries will be com- pelled to pay $20 this year. The law passed was intended to make the filing fee for representatives $10 for their district and this portion was enacted but by a mistake the filing fee for county officers was put at $20. County Auditor Fulton has communicated with the attorney general in this matter and received the following reply: St. Paul, April 1. D. E. Fulton, Esq., Ada, Minnesota. Dear Sir: In answer to your letter of the 15th inst. I would say that it is the opinion of this office that candidates for county office are required to pay $20 for the privilege of having their name placed on the primary election ballot. Members of the legislature are required to pay only $10. This office has never given any opinion to the effect that county officers are not required to pay more than $10. Very truly C. Louis Weeks, Special Assistant. Committed to Jail. Sam Hunter, who was arrested at the M. & I. train here last Saturday morning, by Deputy ~Sheriff Arne Solberg, upon receipt of a telegram from the village marshal at Big Falls, was held until Monday morn- ing, when Joe Boone, one of the Koochiching county deputies, ar- rived in the cityand took care ot Hunter. Hunter was taken to Big Falls Monday evening, where he plead guilty to the charge of securing money under false pretenses, and was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail. As there is no county jail in Koochiching county, he was brought here yesterday morning and is serving out his sentence in the Beltrami county jail. Easter souvenir postals cards at FURNISHING A LIST OF MEN DESIRING TO WORK George Welch, the Commissioner of Immigration, Getting Laborers and Farmers “Into Touch.” George Welch, the state commis- sioner of immigration, is doing a great amount of work in getting laboring men and farmers together, with relation to giving employment to the former. Mr. Welch has received many applications from farm laborers, and he sends out the following circular, containing the names ot men who desire to work on farms. As the list might be of use to some of the farmer readers of the Pioneer, we reproduce it in full: “St. Paul, April 1. “Dear Sir:—I herewith submit a list of names who have applied to this efficc for employment on farms. If any one in your vicinity is in need of farm labor, I wish you would correspond direct with some of these people. I have reason to believe that many of these men want to come to the state for the purpose of making it their future home, and ultimately buying a farm, but have asked for farm em- ployment to study conditions. If you have returns from any of these, I would appreciate it if you would notify this office. “Howard Edwards, Williamsburg, Pa. “Oscar Peters, 615 Washington Ave., Scranton, Pa. “G. H. Rohrbaugh, 1112 North George street, York City, Pa. Single. “Joe. A. Heffleflinger, 149 Cedar St., Carlisle, Pa. “Richard L. Arnold, 401 West Louther St., Carlisle, Pa. Single. “Isaac R. Williams, Jr., 9th and Howell St., Chester, Pa. “*Cliff Rockwell, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. “Harvey Overholt, Franklin Sta- tion, Ohio. Married. “David Jurbon, 609 S. Front St., Steeton, Pa. “Elra Reynolds, 246 New street, Coatesville, Chester Co., Pa. “Jos. R. Harris, Wawa, Pa. Married. “Guinn Heniken, Princeton, Ind. “John Pirtchett, Greensburg, Ind. Married. R. J. Penrod, Bluffton, Ind.Route 5, Box I10. Chalice C. ,Baker, Waynesboro, Pa. Route 3, Box 13. Single. Gus. Stokes, 1117 Claymont St., Wilmington,, Del. Married. Albert Swiears, Elyria, Route 4. Samuel R. Barker, 2929 S. Jack- son St. Anderson, Ind. Married. Carl B. Stillwell, St. Clairville, Ohio. Ronte 5. Single. Carl ]. Crowley, Chester, Box 388. Laurence A. Guelanay, 726 Up- land St. Chester, Pa. Isaac Warne, 497 Macubin St. St. Paul, Minn. Married. Charles Krapp, Stockerton, Pa. Winfield Reeves, Cor. Oak & Beech St., Winchester, Ind. Wm. Bartlett Smith, 287 Boyd Ave,, Winnipeg, Canada. C. E. Landis, Care Skinner & Richards, Collinweod, Ohio. “Yours truly, “George Welsh, “Commissioner of Immigration.” Ohio. Pa. Supper and Apron Sale. The Ladies Aid of the Norwegian Lutheran church will serve a supper Friday evening, April 10, at the I. 0. O. F. hall, from 5 until 8 o’clock. The ladies will also have on sale a “dandy” lot of aprons. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. Sup- per 25c. ; SUGGESTS ERECTION OF SCHOOL HOUSE AT ONGE D.C.Smyth Makes Suggestions, in Communication to the DailyPioneer, Concerning School Matters. (The Pioneer invites brief com- munication relative to the forth- coming school election, and also on any other proposition calculated to provide more room tor the school children of the city or the bettering of conditions, in any way. We do not necessarily hold the same views as the writers, but public discussion of public matters is what we de- sire.—Editor.) Bemidji, April 8. The Editor:—Referring to the latest call for a special school meet- ing to vote upon the question of issuing bonds for fifteen thousand dollars for the purpose of building a six-room school house on what is known as the old Catholic church site. The question is asked of the board of education, and they are invited to answer through the col- umns of your paper, why they think it necessary to borrow money for that purpose when it appears that there are ample funds in the school treasury to build and equip a six- room school building and still have inthe general fund of the school treasury at the end of the school year from ten to twelve thousand dollars. The foregoing conclusion is drawn from the following financial state- ment which can be verified by any citizen who will take the trouble or time to visit the county auditor’s office. The clerk of the board of educa- tion in his last annual report dated July 20th, 1907, and published in of cuffs, on or off. be selling for 25c¢. here at till the potatoes are up, and then the Pioneer office. LION SPRING SHIRTS Hold first place for style and variety of patterns. quality is all there. $1.00 and $1.50 Here are sox that ought to 13¢c. 2 pr. for 25¢ Clothing deal, is value. identical. value as you don’t in style, in perfect heimer suits are Lots of The All sorts 3205. House HE main thing for you and for us to consider, in any clothes- Not the price; but on your side what you get, on ours what we give forit. store your interest and ours are In this You’ll get value in our sfiits; such find commonly; tailoring, in cor- rect fit, in quality of materials. Those of The House of Kuppen- supreme values. Browns, grays, tans, and the new ‘“Zebra” stripes. Smart styles and hundreds of patterns to select from. $9.75 to $35.00 _ GORDON HATS AT $3 men find that the Gordon Hat is the proper thing for good looking heads. If you’re particul ar about just the right shape,~you’ll find it They are in the Gordon $3. Most stores get $2 50for such hats as we are selling - $2. 00 00 the Daily Pioneer, shows that there was in the treasury at that time in the general fund, $17913.53. That fund has been replenished during the year by the following amounts received from the county treasurer: October 28th, 1907, treasurer at July distribution. Total receipts.. Deducting from year's expense of school as estimat- ed by board of education, . will leave in the tre: of the school year, . - 83012498 From the foregoing statement it would seem that fifteen thousand, or even eighteen thousand dollars, if need be, might be appropriated to build and equip the much needed school building, and save us from another bond issue, which if floated would be another mortgage on our homes. The opposition to the various pro- positions which have been put be- fore the people recently by the board of education has been based upon the belief that there was and is enough and to spare in the school treasury to provide adequate school buildingsfand facilities, therefore it was not only unwise, but would have been foolish, to support the heretofore propositions of the board of education. E The writer suggests that a meet- ing be called to vote upon a question directing the school board to pro- ceed at once to erect a six-room brick school house on the old Catho- lic church site, at a cost not to ex- ceed fifteen thousand dollars, and pay for same out of the current funds of the school district. And, I would further have them admonished to proceed forthwith to build a school in Mill Park, which they were directed to do by a large majority of votes of the district at the last annual me’eting. The delay in erecting the Mill Park school may be through forgetfullness, or it may be due to the strenuousity and persistency required in the pursuit by the school board of the ever elusive and evading bond idea. —D. C. Smyth. Mrs. Frank Slipp Taken to Brainerd. Mrs. Frank Slipp was taken this morning from her home in this city to Brainerd, where she will enter the hospital for treatment. _ Mrs. Slipp has been very ill for several days, following child birth, and her con- dition is such that there is consider- able apprehension as to the out- come. The many Bemidji friends of Mr. and Mrs. Slipp hope that she will recover from her present illness. The baby is doing nicely. Dance Friday Night. The members of the Bemidji Dsncing Clubwill give a dance in the Masonic hall Friday night. INVESTIGATING DEATH OF “BENNY” STEENERSON Officials Are Not Satisfied With the Reports First Submitted of the Recent Tragedy. Officials of the steamboat inspec- tion service have directed a second investigation into the death of Benjamin G. Steenerson, son of Con- gressman Steenerson, who was drowned at Newport, R. I. about a month ago. This is an independent investigation, instituted under steam- boat inspection laws and is for the purpose of determining whether the master and pilot of the tug on which Steenerson was a passenger, managed their vessel properly after Steener- son fell into the water. The investiga- tion was not conclusive as the evi- dence developed was mnot such as officials thought ought to have been brought out. A request was therefore made on the navy department of transcript of the record of the investigation made by officers at Newport station of the marine corps, with a view of examining witnesses who appeared at that examination. The captain of the tug has appealed to Congress- man Steenerson to intercede with the authorities here, but the congress- man refused. If found negligent in the management of his vessel the master of the tug may loose his license. Notice to Boat Men. We have just received a full line of Masury’s special boat paints. This line is the best that is sold to- day. We ask the inspection of all boat men before buying. We also carry the full line of Lion Brand 100 Per Cent Pure Paints. Every Gallon Is Guaranteed. Call” and see .our stock. Jerrard & Covington. Notice. We have disposed of our meat market, known as the market of F. Pierce & Co., to A. Hagberg, who took possession of same Saturday morping. Mr. Hagberg, who has assumed full control of the market is authorized to collect all outstand- ing accounts. —A. Klien. —F. Pierce. Coming Soon, a Play ihat Pleases. The Perry’s, in offering their 5-act scenic melo-drama, “Kidnapped for a million,” does so with the assur- ance that they have a play worthy of the best kind of patronage, a story that tounches the heart and moistens the eyes; bubbling with brignt comedy. At Opera House, Sat. April 11, MARGARET WINTON, In “Panama” at City Opera House, Saturday, April 11. = o=