Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 29, 1912, Page 6

MANNER OF STICKING FOWLS Common Pocket-Knife, With Medium- Sized Blade, Makes Excellent In- strument for Operation. When the market calls for a bird to be bled, the best plan is to stick it in the mouth; and by so doing avold the unsightliness so common where they are hacked about the throat. Using this method, one should first of all have a stout cord CORFLECT SUr Where to Stick a Bird, fastened to the celling, with a two- pound weight attached to the lower €nd. This should be just high enough t0 hang the bird to be picked at & convenient height. The welght is uged to save tying a knot each time; ag all that is necessary is fo win the string around the bird’s legs, and the weight will hold it securely. Use # hox or barrel to catch the feathers; and a small palntcan, with a hook tastened to the handle, 18 hooked tnto the bird’s mouth to catch the Olood and prevent its solling the feathers. It requires very little prac. dee to kill the birds in this manner. After the bird is hanged by the legs, crogs the wings at the back ahd grasp the head in the left hand, the back of the head in the palm; and, with the end of the second finger, aold the mouth open; then, with the knife in the right hand, make a diag onal cut across the roof of the mouth, just where the arteries enter the head. Then, with the point of the ‘blade, pierce the brain in about the middle of the roof of the mouth, which will loosen the feathers. The moment the operation is finished, the 9ird should be plucked, as the cool- ing of the body makes the feathers harder to pick. A common pocket- knife. with a medium-sized blade, makes a good instrument for stick- ing. i | | | JUST BOX FOR WINTER USE Combination of Hard Coal Ashes and | « Powdered Tobacco Stems Keeps | Hens Free From Lice. | * Thigking the hens did not use their dust bath as much as they ought, and believing the reason for this to be because the dust mate. rigl was so cold, we changed condi- tigns in this way. A dry goods box ¢hree feet long, twenty inches wide by eizhteen inches deep was obtain- od, says a writer in the Homestead. The bottom boards were removed agd a new boftom nailed on, which | ‘wa3 oune-fourth inch thick. Another box, just enough larger to allow the first to slip inside easily, was next found. This was placed in the sun- aiest spot in the hen house and filled to witbin four inches of the top with £resh horse manure. On top of this the smaller hox was set and filled to A Winter Dust Box. i within six inches of the top with sifted hard coal ashes and some pow- dered tobacco stems. In a- short time the ashes felt warm and the Lens soon found this out. They have | kept remarkably free from lice, due, | we believe, to the tobacco. Fresh horse manure is put in two or three} times during the winter. { SALT IN THE POULTRY FOOD No Living Thing Can Get Along En« tirely Without It and Chickens Should Have Food Salted. Many people labor under the ime pression that no salt should ever be put into poultry food, simply because highly salted food, such as salt fish or pickled meat, has sometimes killed chickens. As a matter of fact, no liv- ing thing can get along entirely with- put salt in some form. Chickens can always get salt in summer by eating grass, which absorbs a certaln amount from the soil. But in winter it is different. During cold weather PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUN- CIL—ADJOURNED MEETING FROM MARCH 4TH, HELD ON MARCH 11TH, 1912. Council met in council room, city hall, at 8 o'clock p. m. A quorum being present, this adjourned meeting from that held on March 4th, 1912, was called to order by President Johnson. ROLL, CALL. Upon roll call the following alder-| men were declared present: Klein, art, Hannah, Crippen, Miller, absent: Moberg and Bisiar. The mayor's address was now read to the council, which was on motion| and second accepted and ordered filed. | Further balloting on applications of street commissioner was had, which re- sulted in one ballot being taken, show- s being cast for Mr. Carter | t for Mr. Harrington. 1[!'.' Carter wi duly declared elected. Further balloting on applications of | fire department engineer and day jani- tor was now taken. I‘ormal withdrawal of the application of J. J. McElroy was read. The written application of C. H. Williams for such position was read. Bullot was taken showing 4 votes being cast for appointment of I". L. Bursley and 3 votes for C. H. Williams. Mr. Bursley was declared elected. APPLICATIONS. Application of Peter Berg for the transfer of liquor license granted to] Ole Anderson was read and on motion and second was referred to the license committee to report at the mext meet- ing. BONDS. The following bonds were presented, read, and on motion and second ap- proved: Geo. W. Rhea in the sum of $20,000. Geo. Stein, in the sum of $2,000. Geo. Kirk, in the sum of $2,000. all prepared chicken food, such as mashes and boiled vegetables, should be salted in about the same &:'.opo;h tion as for human food. If '] flone, the poultry will be bealihies and more productive, c——rra e of the masses. T Employment agency bond of Petel Edd with the U. S. Fidelity and Guar- anty Co. in lieu of the one. furnished by the Fidelity and Deposit Co., was ac- cepted and approved. MISCELLANEOUS. President of the council Johnson an- nounced the following standing com- mittees for the ensuing year: Finance—Johnson, Crippen, Klein, Audit—Smart, Klein, Moberg. Water and light—Klein, Bailey, Bis- iar. Street and walks—DMoberg, Smart, Bisiar. Sewer—Bailey, Miller, Hannah. Buildings-—Crippen, Miller, Smart. Fire—Klein, Smart, Bailey. Parks—Moberg, Hannah, Smart. Printing—Bisiar, Hannah, Miller. Salaries—Smart, Bailey, Hannah. Health—Bailey, Hannah, Crippen. Purchasing—Klein, Moberg, Bisiar. Poor—Bailey, Moberg, Hannah. Upon motion and second the city clerk was instructed to advertise for bids, for the custody and use of the monies in the sinking fund. Said bids to be read at a meeting to be held on Monday, March 25th, at 8 o’clock p. m. On motion and second the Northern National Bank, the First National Bank and the Security State Bank, all in the city of Bemidji, were named as deposi- tories for city funds. Said funds to be pro-rated according to their capitaliza- tion. The Northern National Bank and First National Bank to furnish bonds in the sum of $20,000 and the Security State Bank in the sum of $10,000. No furtlier business appearing it was moved and seconded we adjourn. Ad- journed. Approved, L. F. JOHNSON, President. Attest: GEO. STEIN, City Clerk. Best If there’s anything you want in any of the above lines always remember that it can be bought here cheaper than elsewhere. A GOOD TIME TO GET BUSY. Protect yourself and family against the effects of exposure. Keep your system working right with Tubbs Bilious Man’s. Friend. *Much sickness avoided through keeping fit, good natured and active. City Drug Store. NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR BONDS. Notice is hereby given, that the gov- erning body of the town of Kelliher, Beltrami county, Minnesota, will meet at the town hall of said town on the 9th day of April, 1912, at 9 o'clock p. m., on said day, to open and consider bids for the bonds of said town to be issued in the aggregate amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the pur- pose of refunding the floating indebt- edness of said town, to bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, to mature and to be of the number and amounts as set forth in that certain resolution of the governing body of said town duly adopted on the 26th day of February, 1912, and on file with the clerk of said town at his office in the Village of Kelliher in said town, coun- ty and state. Provided that said gov- erning bedy may reject any and all bids, and provided further that each bid must be accompanied by a certified check for ten per cent of such bid, pay- able to said fown unconditionally in the event that such bid is accepted and not by the bidder complied with. Dated March 18th, 1912. GEORGE GUNDERSON, Town Clerk of the Town of Kelliher, Minn. Post Office address Kelliher, Minn. he Store That Serves You Times It is the Big Department Store of Bemidii. There 1s no season of the year when this store is not full of interesting things at interesting prices. A good store is known by its dealings. perfection, but where mistakes occur we are anxious to rectify them. If you are a Troppman customer, ness. If you are dissatisfied, do net tell others--tell us. If we are at fault a remedy will be provided. What We Sell Dry Goods==1, & s may tave® 22" Suits and Coats=- i Shoe Children's Wearing Apparel- at Al —_for both men and women. Perhaps no larger ~ " stock in Northern Minnesota. This 1s truly the store for the little ones. what you ask for. be fair and éxpéét fair- FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1012, BEGIN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT Have YOUT figured up YOUR PROYIT and LOSS account for 1911? Why not decide to “CUT OUT” the LOSS items during 1912. ONE of the most common “LOSS” items is NOT to OWN YOUR OWN HOME. Let US tell YOU about the opportunities at BE- MIDJI— on a LARGE or SMALL scale and quote pricas on bu~iness and residence lots in this, up-to-date city— either kind can be bought on our EASY PAYMENT PLAN. SMALLCASH payment—balance monthly at 8 per cent. COMPLETE information regarding the city and county will be cheerfully furnished npon request to this office or by our Bemidji representative, THAYER C. BAILEY, located in Pestoffice Block - Bemidji Townsite & Improvement Go. 820 Capital Bank Bullding T. PAUL MINNESOTA It is the store We do not claim v We have