The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 16, 1930, Page 2

* . THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16,1930 Dunn, Old Ranch “KOLLDEER AREA LETS PROFITLESS FARMING] WANE; FAVORS STOCK Kelling, Fabe, Kary, Ingvolds, Reems, Fettig and John- son Diversify HEREFORDS ARE POPULAR Robert Wilcox and M. B. Lewis Are Two Leading Dairy Farm Operators Killdeer, N. D., Oct. 16.—Twenty- two years ago, when Dunn county was organized, Campbell Scott (Scotty) and Joe Brew built the first business house at Manning, the county seat. It was intended for a restaurant, but turned out to be an eating, meeting and sleeping house, all in one. On May 20, 1908, a blizzard came howling out -f the north. “Scotty's Place” was crowded with guests, and they had to be cared for. After sup- per tables and chairs were piled in @ corner and “shakedowns” were spread on the floor for the visiting men and cowboys. Twenty-two years ago “Dauntless Dunn” was one of the cow counties of the Missouri Slope, where the hard- riding cowboy held dominion over herds of sinewy range cows and thin- flanked steers. Dunn still is known as @ cow county, but the cows are of the Hereford, Shorthorn, Holstein, and Guernsey breeds, and the farmers are. Proud of the designation. Years ago the cowboy was ferced to drive westward before the incoming rush of stock breeders and wheat growers. The stock breeders continue to flourish, but the exclusive grain growers are far less numerous than they were, and it is expected that they eventually will fade from the picture, as far as Dunn county is concerned. Diversification on Increase One is forced to this conclusion by the rapid increase of diversification on the farms, and the high grade of livestock raised on the ranches that still are maintained along the rich and well-watered edges of the scenic Bad Lands. Dunn county farmers and ranchers have in recent years had the Proud distinction of almost continu- ally topping the South St. Paul and Chicago stock markets in competition with the corn-fed steers of midwest- era states. The record is a forceful testimonial of the nutritious qualities of the native grasses of Dunn county and the Missouri Slope. Every railroad town in Dunn county is a stock shipping point, but Killdeer holds the lead with an average of 250 varloads a year. In September this year 90 carloads of high quality stock were shipped out of Killdeer, includ- ing two special trains that carried nothing but cattle. Iu 1928 650 carloads of grain were shipped from Killdeer and put this town at the head of all other cities on the Northern Pacific system in the amount of grain exported. There is a trémendous slump from that high record this year, and it is not believed that Killdeer will ever regain its laurels as a primary grain market. ‘The farmers who practice diversifi- cation have stepped in more numer- than ever to prevent a repe- tition of that record in the future. A. E. Lawhead, who spent five years buying cream at Grassy Butte and the last five years at Killdeer in the same occupation, is authority for the state- ment that butterfat shipments from Killdeer have more than doubled since 1925. Mr. Lawhead made this remark: “First we ranched; then we went into grain growing—a lazy man’s job; but 53-cent wheat has made us all sit up and take notice. All farmers who made wheat growing their main occu- pation the last 15 years are busted and gone.” Wilcox Big Producer The biggest producer of butterfat in the Killdeer area is said to be Robert ‘Wilcox, four miles west of town, who milks 25 Holsteins and mskes use of ‘@ milking machine. M. B. Lewis, seven miles to the north, keeps Guernseys and milks an average of 20 cows. He also uses a milking machine. es Among the successful farmers in the Killdeer trade territory who rely mainly on diversification are George Kelling, Ernest Fabe, Joe Kary, Olaf and Sigurd Ingvold, Sam Reems, Ja- cob Fettig, T. A. Johnson, and A. J. Brandvig. There are scores of oth- ers, Hugh Delinger has made a not- able success, mostly with livestock. Anton Skachenko bought a run-down farm a few years ago and now has one of the handsomest homes and farm plants in the county. ‘There are some large cattle ranches still to be found along the Little Mis- souri and Big Muddy. Bill Connelly’s with 600 head of Herefords, is per- haps the largest. The Connolly resi- Gence is one of the handsomest rural homes in the west and modern in every particular. The “layout” on this ranch has become a show place for Dunn county. 9 Other successful ranchers in the “breaks” are Rasmus Jensen, who raises Hereford cattle, and Reinhold Hammell, who has a flock of 3,000 sheep. D. C. Beck, superintendent of the P-T outfit'on the Fort Berthold reservation, has 1,000 head of Here- fords on the ranch. He claims Kill- deer is the biggest stock shipping point in the west. In 1923 he drove 1,967 head of “rhitefaces” across the Little Missouri; and loaded them out at Killdeer. In 1919 he drove enough fattle to the same shipping point to Produce $500,000 in cash returns. One carload of prime steers that year brought the record price of $283 per Proud of ‘Cow’ Title The people of this locality are proud vf the fact that Dunn is still known as one of the “cow counties.” Fred Oberg, manager of Dunham Lumber company at Killdeer, said in this connection: “The Almighty was thoughtful in giving us plenty of rough’ grazing land that could not be broken up. Our rich native grasses, thousands of springs and wa- vercourses, and abundance of natural ‘shelter make this locality 9 paradise for the flocks and herds, both sum- mer and winter.’ E. J.-Hoel, manager of Killéeer Grain company, who has bought grain = TR was AEG. U.S. PAT. OFF. 10-10 for 27 years, but has been on the job here only three years, expressed re- gret that he did not discover the Mis- souri Slope 20 years sooner, ‘1 order that he might have shared more fully in its opportunities. Another development quite as re- markable as the improvement in livestock, is the increase in alfalfa culture. The best stands of this le- gume probably are to be found along the valley of the Knife river and its tributary creeks. Farmers on the up- lands have tried alfalfa for several years, but many of them have been unsuccessful, owing to drouth, hard clay subsoil, and other causes; but they have not given up, and thousands of dollars are being spent annually for seed. The upland farmers who have set their hearts on alfalfa re- fuse to take failure as an answer. ° Practically all the alfalfa in Dunn county is of the Grimm variety, and some of the best fields are in the vi- cinity of Manning. Campbell Scott has 65 acres of al- falfa, from which he has been taking two cuttings of hay a year. Joe Brew has 70 acres, from which three cut- tings have been made in favorable George Metcalf has 60 acres, from which as high as three crops have been cut in a year. There are 7 acres in alfalfa on the old A. R. Palmer farm, which was recently pur- chased by Anton Leis. Paul Paulson, whose home is near the river, has 100 acres of alfalfa. Ed Mackey, who has about 60 acres of the Grimm variety planted on the Knife river bottoms, last year thresh- ed 4500 pounds of good seed. F. A. Little at Fayette just recently finished threshing his alfalfa plot left for seed, and got nearly 5,000 pounds. Brew expects 5,000 pounds from his seed plot, and Scott expects to thresh anywhere from 3,000 to 4,000 pounds. Farmers Grow Alfalfa It is estimated there are 20 farmers who grow alfalfa extensively in this part of Dunn county. John McCon- nell, whose farm is along Crooked creek, has one of the biggest fields. Others who are doing well with alfal- fa in that locality are Erland Paulson, V. Materna, Mrs. Emily Eger, Louis Dinehart, John Rooney, and Glenn Mineah. Ed Palmer, on Crooked creek, let one of his alfalfa fields go ng Fas and 7,500 pounds this One reason why exclusive grain growing is doomed in this locality is well illustrated by the experience of H. L. Jensen. Last spring he put ina crop of wheat on 45 acres of rented land. He furnished the seed, did all the work and received three-quarters of the crop. The seed cost $22.50; combining cost $90.00. Jensen's share of the crop sold for $72.70, leaving a deficit of $39.80 without figuring a Penny for labor or the wear and tear of machinery. wears | ing, he has made a specialty of giadioll, and is proceeding to put the industry on @ commercial basis. This year he had two acres in gladioli on high ground, and grew a splendid crop of large and handsome flowers without & drop of irrigation. Killdeer Market Center Killdeer, which is the market cen- ter for this part of Dunn ccunty, has every reason to anticipate a steady growth, when farming and stock rais- ing get back to a paying basis The First National bank of this city shows the financial standing of the com- munity, It has capital, surplus. un- divided profits and reserves aggre- gating $87,000. The deposits average $425,000. Many of the farmers have savings accounts that run up into three or four figures. The officers are Rasmus Jensen, president; William: Connolly, vice President; H. M. Weydahl. executive vice president. Postal receipts at Killdeer have doubled in the last six years. Rural delivery has grown steadily and at the present time 132 farm families are receiving daily service. © H Larson is postmaster. Some years ago Killdeer installed a water system with a regulation standpipe. but the system has not been completed and the water will be piped to the homes when the tax- payers iee) they can carry the, bur- den. The city, however. enjoys the best of fire protection. and the water is both plentiful and excellent. , The recent city administration Bot Tt TH JEALOUS BE CAUSE FOR ME. Article No. 26 By WM. E. MCKENNEY (Secretary American Bridge League) In yesterday's article, the rule of eleven was explained. Following are several examples showing how to correctly apply this rule. In every case, South is the declarer at no trump, North the dummy, West is the opening leader, and the card led is in parenthesis, East is the partner of the leader. Example No. 1 Winning low—then unblocking suit. N—Dummy Q-10-6 W—Leader E—Partnet K-9-8-(4)-3 A-J-7-5 Declarer 3 West opens the four spot, his fourth best. Applying the rule of eleven, four from eleven leaves seven. There are three in the dummy, and as East, the partner of the original leader, holds four, he knows that the declarer holds no card higher than the four spot. Therefore, if the de- clarer plays the six from dummy, his seven spot will hold the trick. Like- wise, if the declarer plays the ten, he will win the trick with the jack, if declarer plays the queen, he will win with the ace. Supvrosing the declarer played the six, the seven now holds the trick. East should return the ace, and then the jack, unblocking the suit so that consists of Fred Hollingsworth, may- or; J. J. Zankl, Anton Wetsch and Fred Oberg, councilmen; Peter Judt, treasurer, R. H. Poff, cashier of the First National hank, is clerk. Editor I. L. Doherty, whose Killdeer Herald is one of the outstanding weeklies of the Missouri Slope, came to this city in 1912, two years ahead of the railroad, and has been one of the foremost community builders. Killdeer high school was raised to a eT — NUTTIN’ — - Ke p é THERES A CALL WAVES ME UP THESE MORNING ee AND 'T MAKES ME SORE AS CAN GE— INK IM ONLY isuT ©1990 BY NEA SEAVICE. INC. \Tv his partner can make the fifth card of that suit. If East were to return the five spot, West would be forced to win with the king; then when West returned the suit East would have it blocked with the ace-jack. Example No. 2 Winning low and returning another suit to weakness. N—Dummy Spade K-10-7 ‘W—Leader Spade Q-8-6- (5) S—Declarer Spade 4-3-2 ‘West opens the five of spades. Five from eleven leaves six. As there are three in the dummy, East holding three knows that the declarer holds no card higher than the five spot. If dummy plays the seven or ten, East should play the nine over the seven and the jack over the ten. East should then lead another suit. There is an old rule in bridge that says “Lead through strength and up to weakness,” therefore East should se- lect a suit which is weak in dummy. This is done in an endeavor to get ‘West, his partner, in the lead again to return the spades which would prevent the declarer from making a spade trick. Additiongl examples will tomorrow. (Copyright, 1930, NEA Service, Inc.) follow Watford City and other towns and cities of McKenzie and Williams counties. High Court Sustains . $4,800 Damage Verdict The North Dakota supreme court has sustained a verdict of $4,800 re- turned by a jury in Burleigh county district court in favor of Mary V. second class last year. R. H. Drake is superintendent and Harold Grande Schlinker of Bismarck. principal. There are 78 students in|, Miss Schlinker sued Pranclé Jass- the high school this year and the to-|*0Wiak, of Bismarck, as the result of tal school attendance is 250, with an|®2 automobile accident here Novem- enrollment of 37 students from out-|>eF 13, 1928. She was struck by 8 side the district. While the high truck driven in the employe of Jasz- 1 regula: . | kowiak. i avid Foe ia St business |. 1n his appeal, Jaszkowiak claimed branches of study are being pushed er. was guilty of con-. jof several Dunp county townships {who have |bring the towns of Dunn county into to the utmost, ‘There are regular |ttibutory negligence, but the higher classes in such subjects as typewrit- | Court held the evidence was sufficient bookkeeping, commercial law,|t0 Sustain the verdict. commercial geography and commer | xem cial arithmetic. Strong in Athletics The school always has been strong in athletics, and last year the Kill- deer basketball players were runners- up for state championship honors in the consolidated school league. The same year the track veam took third place in the district meet. Harold Grande, principal, also is the coach: Superiatendent Drake will stress public speaking this year, and expects to have a strong debating team in the field. The high school students have for some years run a bi-weekly mim-' eographed paper called “The Moun- taineer.” And when the mountains are men- tioned, it must not be forgotten that Killdeer is almost in the shadow of the mountain range bearing that name, Oakdale, at the base of the cliffs, being only 12 miles ‘distant. Oakdale is a beautiful spot, «nd hun- dreds of tourists go up from there to the summit to take in the grand view ‘and to visit wind cave. The Town Criers are well at Killdeer, and it is largely through their efforts, 2xtending over a period of five years, that the new bridge across. the Little Missouri was au- thorized this year. The bridge will prove a special boon to the residents OCCIDENT ELBVAT@D CO. pees. Arenas 11 Front et. Btemarch ‘The bridge also wi!) across the el direct, communicasion @ith Schafer. 4 PLEASURE JAUNTS Stanley Von Drashek Says Roads in Germany and France Very Good New England, N. Oct. 16—“I read in today’s Narodini Politika. that the brewery in Pilsen is buying a big supply of barley as the brewery ex- pects to make large shipments to the United States in the near future. Could such a thing be possible?” This is a statement in a letter from Stanley von Drashek, well known New England merchant, who is sojouring in his old home in all the money raised by taxation was taken out of the country to build roads in Austria and Hungary. On Oct. 28,-1918, when Czecho-Slovakia was proclaimed a republic, the treas- were no roads. It is remarkable how rapidly ury was empty and there this country has gone ft the last 12 years and in 10 years more this country will have as good or better roads than Gerthany. Around Prague there are some won- derful asphalt roads.” “Yesterday,” Mr. von Drashek writes, “we drove to Prachatice, a dis- tance of 28 kilometers or 17 miles, I tried to make time with thé Packard but the best I could do was 45 mif- utes. The road is stony ahd full of “chuck” holes. I have broken t' front springs and one rear spring on the car during the last five wetks, Czecho-Slovakia. He wrote Sept. 27, | de! just three months since he left New England. He adi that he is get- ting lonesome and he is planning soon to “turn the nose of his auto to- ward the setting sin” and return to North Dakota. Mr. von Drashek has made several trips across the ocean but the last summer travel has been the best trip he has had because of the fact he took his car with him. Roads -are terrible in Czecho-Slovakia, he writes. “Everyone wants to ride in the car. T have been at home five weeks now and have made more than 4,000 mileg just driving around Cezcho-Slovakia.” Good Roads and Bad “The roads in France and Germany are perfect, for the most part gravel in France and asphalt in Germany. In Czecho-Slovakia the roads are terrible due to the fact that this is @ new republic. Under the old regime onstrations man-made and films. It seems that most moving picture theatres in Prague are owned and controlled by German Jews and they show mostly German talking films while there are plenty of Czecho-Slovak talking films. The people became aroused and started a clean-tp of the German theatres. This morning’s paper states that at @ demonstration last night 36 police- men were wounded and 50 rioters were wounded and 64 placed under arrest.” Mr. von Drashek said he was glad he was not in the city that e 3 “There is news in this morning’s paper that light beers and wine are now allowed for home consumption LUCKY STRIKE=the finest cigarette you ‘ever smoked, made of the finest tobaccos =the Cream of the Crop=THEN=“IT'S TOASTED.” Everyone knows that heat and so TOASTING removes harm- ful irritants that cause throat Irritation and coughing. No wonder 20,679 ‘phy- sicians have stated LUCKIES to be less irritating! Everyone knows that sun- shine mellows= that’s why TOASTING | includes the use of the Ultra Violet Ray. _ It's toasted” Consistent with its policy of laying the facts before the public, The American Tobacco Company has invited Mr. Clark Howell to review the reports of the distinguished men who have purifie: The statement of Mr. Howell appears on this page. 1380, Asssican Te in the United States. Now 1 won- der how much truth there is in that.” Mr. von/Drashek writes. He says he had a wonderful trip from Havre to Paris. He remainec 13 days in,that city, hiring a driver for his car'and spending all his time driving about to places of interest in the city. Visited Battlefields “On August 13 I started for Czecho-Slovakia by way of the battle fields, Chateau-Thiery and St. Mihiels. It was rather puzzling to look on the map for the locations of towns but when I tried to locate cities I,found nothing but heaps of stones holes in the ground. The grout and roads are paved with steel shells and hand grenades and the ground is all torn up and full of shell holes and trenches. The hills about Ver- When You Need Tire Is complete with dun still look as if a cyclone had i struck them. I saw the trench of Tire Tools bayonets and the beautiful big me- and morial they are building. There are five towns around Verdun that still in the same condition as the war left them—nothing but bare Air Tank Eeiiee cares ait we Vulcantze ly G e ne) in Pilsen, the town that made Pilsener Tires and Tubes beer s” Has One Worry Charge careless moment Mr. von Dra- romised @ professor at the it Ustt he would send him the jwo rattlesnakes. “How in Id will I get them?” he asks, ing that during the nine years lived in the western part of state he never saw one of the “varmints” alive. SELECT BUTTER CHAMPS Minneapolis, Oct. 16.—(P)-—Sixteen men and women from all parts of the state were named champion butter- makers and butter judges at the din- ner of the Minnesota Creamery Op- erators and Managers’ association convention Wednesday. Repair Install Service, Inc. 216-218 Fourth Street Says CLARK HOWELL Editor Atlanta Constitution And long Trustee University of Georgia “Science is revolutionizing all forms of manufacture. The manu- facturets of LUCKY STRIKE ciga- rettes have extended me the cour- tesy of an invitation to their factories. I was not able to accept but have taken the opportunity to read the reports of scientific men as to the achievements in their factories. “It is clear that in no line has sci- ence Been more intelligentlyapplied than in the making of cigarettes.” PHONE 944) Service Our Service Truck | Storage Batteries Radio Sets Radio Aerials Bismarck Tire & Electric County, Is ‘Cow Country’ Through Diversification . | OUT OUR WAY By williams — ||NEW ENGLAND MAN Z| z) | ENJOYS EUROPEAN se witnessed LUCKY STRIKES famous Toasting Process. TAR SA re Sg OG Enero