The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 30, 1926, Page 20

PAGH TWENTY” ° ° BURLEIGH COUNTY IDEALLY LOCATED TO BE STATE'S BEST CORN GROWING (By A. R. Miesen, cultural Extension leigh County.) Lack of moisture of all damage corn in this from 1917 to 1923, while frost ¢: Burleigh county, with 10,695 ac: {22 pe nt damage and hail 17 per of corn, ranked sixth in number of} cent‘during the same period, as re- weres of corn in North Dakota, ac-| ported by the Agricultural College. cording to the U. 8. census of 1919.| The southern half of the county ix County Agri- Agent for Bur- sed 45 per cent sponds more quickly, probably ac- counts for the fact that most of the jeorn acreage is in the south half of the county. mers corn has meant diversificu- tion of farm business, i. e. making more than one source income. | Where we find corn produced we also find livestock, espe ly hogs. Ac- | cording to the last U. S. census the hog population of Burleigh county in- 3 ed 117 per cent from 1920 to 1925 or from | 8,210 to 17, | Some of the livestoc men of thi county raise ng wheat but most of |them do mixed farming. All are | agreed that the surest method with corn, hogs, cattle Corn Growing Is Essential Why is corn nece to good | the fand | munity where the Jof farming is prac dually become badly qu rd ats and others. crop such as atoes will rid fields of th A cultivate In any Only A. R. MIESEN ble growth, for In a crop department nted leigh county } 1926. The foll growth of corn acre: since 1890 according office of the commission is caused by lack el two per cent of li used by | damage to whe lack of moisture. € mn culture. therefore, if it tends to con- Year; A e serve moisture, is a good insurance 1890 against insufficient m ure for the 1900 \following wheat crop. from 1910* 10,406 farme in the county indicate that 191611, | whe n corn land on an average wiz: 1 yields 25 per cent more per acre 1918 a8, than continuous ¢ i wheat. 1919; 15,418 Some f. rs claim i report AREA, COUNTY AGENT MIESEN SAYS. The five counties in the state sur-| favored with 16 to 18 inches of rain- sing it are as follows i nd,! fall while the north half of the 671 acres; y,{county h oximately two inches | |less of precipitation. This, coupled with the ct that the soil in the south half is more sandy and re- s, thistle, | } /INCSTAD-GARAGE, NEW TH THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ‘ Bismarck Has Finest Telephone Building in Northwest {which is given over entirely to th |night nurses, also has a sun parlor,’ and the night supervisor's office is located here. | | The bed rooms are bright and spac- | {ious and each one will be occupied | |by two nurses. Each room is equip- } |ped with running water, a lavatory, land two clothes closets. | i Buildings Are Joined | { The nurses home, although an en- | tirely separate building, is joined to! j the St. Alexias hospital through an un- | | derground tunnel which connects the | phone company will occupy self will be practically completed before ihe clos» ¢ ment throughout and the changing over the entire until next spring to complete. The new this y abun clover, and profit. from what | large number in about he the s seven It is How the rotation should be rt out on each farm is the ne armer’s individual problem More corn acreage in the county terested. | IS LARGEST GROUND FLOOR GARAGE IN STATE-WILL HOLD 150 AUTOS, am for greasing A shelter out- vo “G, B” ind Red is handl- | iloil are also With the largest storage space of | pressed air and any garage in the state and holding !and oiling of the title of “the largest ground | side of the build floor garage in North Dak self-n i Crown red. Polarine ai Oftener is yard in by se noted in 1918 ond 1919 Corn is a valuable feed. As a is probab used by the good p fattening feed, corn has no of wheat or the result of the “raise | Silage, fodder, ear, or shelled more: wheat” campaign during the | COT have a most valuable feed place Bie. on ever: in this locality, Faforable climate, soil and market | fF se For silage corn will yield are three reasons \ rn is a popu-| from two to 20 tons per acre. It is lar crop in Burle county, “and | &@ excellent succulent feed for cattle heep. The fodder makes good rate€ second in acreage : ge-for cattle in winter. The ing surpassed by wheat only claings, according te hog man ysually plans on harvesting partm f economies. part of his crop by ho ing it. This faye in crop, und corn 7, to | method of making pork is economical. It requires little Ix about 6 per cent less feed to make . a hundred pounds af pork than pen fatten Beef cattle are usually started in the corn field and then 12 per cent. County Favorably T: and requires 'y bottom there is fro: rage free season of 134 days while on the upland farther b: season has a length of % accoding to the U. weather bureau. The last killing t nes about May 10 and the first killing frost can be expected about September 21 along the river bottom, with a sl ghtly late date-farther out. In only a. small the frost-free bout 111 da | stitute for corn in thi brought to the feed yard where they jare finished on corn, silage, hay and perhaps some oil meal, Corn in all fattening operations forms the major part of the ration. Good barley, jwhich has about 95 per cent of the feed value of is the only sub- locality. Increaden Small Grain Yields section around Fargo and the south- eastern part of the state is the frost- free season as long or longer. The livestock farmer well as the grain€¥Yarmer finds that growing ‘corn has a tendency to inerease the CITY TO HAVE FINEST TELEPHONE : BUILDING IN NORTHWEST WHEN NEW STRUCTURE IS COMPLETED APRIL 1 When the Bismarck office of the For Operators’ Convenien Northwestern Bell Telephone com Au fae feature of the building pany moves into its new building will be found on the south half of at corner of Fifth and Thayer the second floor where a buffet for Sb April next years Weil cceuy te emeeaney the vperators is one of the most modern and best | will be installed in this room andi equi Bed telephone buildings in the ! coo! ne po and dishes will marth vest, supplied so that o| Two stories high, of Georgian able t t their ow cals Ci more like a public building than! In the basement, which is fifteen thatzof # telephone company, but feet high, will be a cable vault and : —a it h . en mienpee. to util- space will be pro ided for an aux- pe arety. inc h of space in the most ry heating plant in case the city Constructed of red brick, with trint | Delgo: peace eee An + Cor ~, ed ick, with trim: lco-Lite plant in case the elec- mings and cornice of white sand- tricity should be shut off. Space is =+stone, and is absolutely fireproof, | also provided for storage purposes “steek doofs being used all the way|and for workrooms for the plant throfgh. It has a frontage of 5 department. One room on this floor : oe Tape street and 50 feet ot ae ae a _oonetsnes room” sl which wi used when company 4 az Have New Switchboard officials mest. lasieneenund bi +, Ai entirely new switchboard, the : Waite ee ne * firat of this ultra-modern kind to /$erves the building and, it is esti- i = , e See A ene sake e Natt | telephone facilities of Bismarck for| One.of the features of this board|the next twenty-five years. _ is thmt both the toll and local board. There will be no interruption in are connected, making it easier for | Service when lines are “cut-over” to ptors to. Ghtnih the’ correct the new building, Frank Snyder, hundred area manager of the company, said, Before switching is done, a great | rs will be available on the new- board, an increase of three hundred over the board now used, and all provisions are made for the inergase sure to come with the pas: ‘ears. the main floor will be the business office, occupying the south +§ half, of the building, and in the will a pay stat will be open for day ai service, On the north half first floor will it and in one ‘section of sthe American Telephone ph company will have a iter” station connected with inental line. Long-lis- tele and telegraph led through this second floor of the building be used entirely for : half of the floor s ‘will be . Os comeeermre, ae homeo as possible. will have a bear: ‘deal of preliminary work will have to be accomplished to connect the 'myriad of wires necessary to oper- ate this system, but the final con- nection will mean simply the thro: ing of a switch and‘calls will go through the new office. 27 Operators Employed Twenty-seven operators are em- ployed by the local telepho pany, which is the regional head- quarters for the majority of south- western North Dakota towns. Parts of McLean, Mountrail, Dunn. Mor- ton, Grant, Sioux, Emmons, Kidder | and Logan counties and all of Mer- cer, Oliver and Purielgh cotntion ‘are served ecaae the office, The new building is being deco- rated throughout in white, and tile and cement floors are being used throughout with the exception of the operating room, which will have ‘an oak floor for the greater comfort of the operators. Hewitt and Brown of Minne- a ii ith al of Wahpeton ere the general con tractors; Frank Grambs hes the [Seige ye rade ge hon el x= ‘ ‘sold by this concern. | Housed in a one-story red briek! United States tires an@ tubes and building, 150 by 150 feet in size,!Research Brand accessories are this garage has a storage capacity | handled by the garage and a full for 150 cars, more than any other | stock of both these its kept on! garage in North Dakota, and pa- trons are ured that their car. will receive the best of care in this modern fireproof “hotel for auto- mobiles.” Modern Equipment The most modern car-washing | and “greasing equipment, _ tires, tubes, gas and oil and accessories are on hand for the autoist and he hand at all times. i Space is provided in the building for the storage of Interstate Trans- | portation busses. New Heating System | The heating system installed ini the building is of the most modern | type, the “Ventrifan Blast System”: being used. With this system, the is doubly assured of getting good|heat passes through copper coils service by the fact that this con-|and is forced out into the room| cern deals exclusively with the|by electric fans. Several of the storage of cars, no make of auto-| heaters have a re-articulating box | mobile being handled as a side-line.|Which sucks up the cold air from This allows all the workers’ time {the bottom and re-heats it before to be concentrated on storage sending it out into the room. The most up-to-date type of car| The building, which is one story washer, the U. S. Car Washer, is/high and has no basement, is of | provided for the convenience of pa-|tile and brick construction ‘and is | trons and speedy service ured. |entirely fireproof. The flooring The pit is equipped with com-| throughout is concrete. T. ALEXIUS HOSPITAL NURSES’ HOME LARGEST SINGLE BUILDING PROJECT IN BISMARCK DURING 1926 SEASON The Alexius Hospital's new home trance is a double door which leads for nw will be occupied by Chri |to the ground floor. ve Erg First Floor Arrangement _ nounced. The first floor contains the living tiful buildin, room, library, office of the superin “|tendent of nurses, house keeper's room, office of the sister in charge, Janitor’s closet, parlors, bed room and | bath of superintendent of nurses, {class room, demonstrating room, and. large enclosed porch which may be ted im the winter time ing room is a lofts structed at 000, will mark a hug: the rapid and a hospital the d ficing 1 entrance to the nurses home ith street, is beautifully | jus apartment. with designed. ppen porch on the first] tile as one of ite beautiful features, floor may be reached by one or two] The “wall” facing inte’ the “all fs flights of circular stairs on the north! arched and a broad arch way leade and the south. Broad cement paths|into the hall. ‘The library acvoss the make diagonal courves to the side-/hall is entered through’ an arched walk which runs the entire block on| doorway. The walls here are lined Tenth street between Rosser and! with book eases. There ix alee a flee, Thayer streets. place here. Both rooms will be bright Directly in the center of. this en-| jung airy “us they contain numerous Mandan Soft Lice Corn and spac- a fire-place of : | is building about April 15, 1927. Thejbuilding it-| i but the install tem to the new location will require icture is at the corner of Thayer and ' peer will be used for per- Ee eee |sonal belongings of the nurses that ' a are not washed in the regular hos- i : ; ital laundry. yield of small grain, and to improve livestock, more | windows. are two parlors on,” H ‘ the quality through’ the elimination ¢ und more work. the. floor by. pillars. Bae a tcrty is cae Sieve alle as of foul seed, while the livestock man there is always | rooms are fully designed with | wnere the nurses may hold thelr ssured ance of feed. s 1 epend on for broad w The class room is the largest on | ments for parties, has been able to gather the floor, with windows on the east, | other personal of farmers west months, ' sunshine to keep ‘demonst I in which wax dolls are to be infor-/and practical demonstrations of the|for the nurses. of Bur- | basic principles of : will gladly | taught to the students. ' Sisters. ‘The third, fourth and fifth floors| The contain bed rooms, baths, on ench floor there is a large en-,Thomas of the closed heated porch, The fifth floor, ground floors of the two: buildings. | Joining the second floors is a covered | | terrace which will make it possible pet jthe nurses to go from one building to the other without going outside. |" A telephone booth has been placed | jon every floor so that there need be | no delay in summoning nurses for ; | special duty or any inconvenience ; \ | to thy nurses in answering telephone | cal The floors throughout the building are of terrazza, an attrac- tive finish which gives a hard, smooth surface, with a pebble-like design. The ground floor contains an im- posing auditorium with a handsomey ly designed stage which will be used for entertainments of the nurses. Two trunk rooms of immense dimen- sions will furnish adequate storage room. A hath room will also be ‘placed on this floor. Home-like Features A home-like feature for the nurses is the personal Jaundry room which, | in addition to two laundry tubs, is {to be furnished with an electric jironer. Th ion of new equip- high ceilings. ' vhich is to be for preparing refresh- | making candy, and ses. The diet kitchen the tall times of the day. The ' ground flogr. ting room is to contain beds | “There are 90 sleeping rooms in the placed | building, most of which will be used A wing of the third reserved for the and south, providing plenty of | is also on nursing are to be|floar has been “buitding ‘was designed by losets, and| Euchner and Oth architects. Guthrie of the company is personally | supervising the work. hospital by Christmas time and the | ‘A. C.| public opening is to be ‘ ¥ jomas-Guthrie, Co.,| time in January, according to Sister} the others were for.”—Tit-Bits, Lon- 't. Paul, is the contractor, and James | Boniface. j SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1926 : corn show at Bismarck, November 10 to 13, is shown above in of his most sensational stunts. e known to escape trom the hangman’s noose,. as used in states where this method is used for capital punish- ment. He escapes from the hangman’s noose in full view of the audience. FINE MEMORY The nurses expect to be in the| 4, schcal, held some | memory, but I havé fo don. ORTH DAKOTA STATE CORN SHOW BISMARCK AUDITORIUM Four Full Days— claim, “I am a Dakotan.” and state pride. all the folks, including the little ones. November 10-11-12-13 Hundreds of Displays of North Dakota Grown Corn It’s Corn Show Week for North Dakota, a time in which we exhibit the best corn produced from our soil; a time in which we manifest our progress and enterprise; a time when every citizen may throw out his chest and pro- —Four Full Days It’s also a gala time of fun, frivolity and feting where gather all the countryside in the spirit of neighborlines: An oceasion in which surely you want to participate, patronize and play. Come and bring GOVERNOR A.-G. SORLIE PROGRAM ate : Public Speakers of Note A. E. NELSON * Formally Opening the Show RALPH HAYNE Of Chicago—With the Agricultural Extension De- partment of the International Harvester Company —An expert authority on corn and livestock “Feast of the Red Corn” A charming musical production—sung and acted by 50 Indian girls—Evenings of 10th and 12th ~ Music Good and all the time THREE BANDS AND AN ORCHESTRA The North Dakota Agricultiital ‘Coltege Male Quar- tet-—-Wonderful melody makers—will be here two days, Thursday and Friday, and will sing frequently THE FAMOUS BISMARCK MALE Will be on the program Wednesday ‘HENRY DUEMELAND Will appear with his sweet-toned musical hand-saw GLARA PELTIER ~ The Indian girl with .the remarkable voice and a ’ repertoire of beautifu' songs, will charm the audiences THE BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ GLEECLUB Will sing eaea, NOVELTY ACCORDION SELECTIONS ,And other musical features will be offered ADMISSION . . 12th—Admission \'from 10 A, M. to Former Mayor of St, Paul—A Brilliant Young Orator 3 A SPEAKER OF NATIONAL REPUTE Is also expected—Watch for special announcement Magic and Illusion HENRY GORDIEN - The Master Mlusionist will be here three days pre- senting acts of comedy, mystery and legerdemain DARING ACROBATIC FEATS . AND STUNTS By a bunch of clever tumblers will be on the m A bevy of clever playmakers will appear in a popular production ‘| Indian Corn Ceremonials A buneh of old Indian warriors will appear two days remonials, chant: An Outside Feature He wok b.g Pepa oh pagel exhi offi- cers and guests by the Bismarck Kiwanis club Entertainment for young and old, large and small— Something to fit eve ne will -be offered the 10th, 11th and the exhibits will be free daily 330 P. M., from 4:30 to 6 P. M., all day Saturday, the 13th. The TO:ENTERTAINMENTS. —- ‘ Adults 50c, Children 25c (children must be aecompanted by an adult). A four admission ticket for $1.00 "Visit the Corn Capital of North Dakota: Henry Gordien, one of the high class.entertainers secured for the state one Gordien is the only man ever “I hear that you won four prizes What were they for?” “Well, one was for excellence of ten what - Theatrical Attraction — \ oy 1 whey NOVEMBER 10-13. ~