The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1930, Page 2

Resources and Cattle FARMERS SWITCHING. FROM SMALL GRAINS TO DAIRY INDUSTRY Lignite Coal Is Abundant in} County Embracing a Mil- lion Acres i ) HOLSTEINS ARE FAVORITES) | Cattle Are Tuberculin-Tested; | Grow Swine, Poultry, Pure Seeds Carson, N. D., Dec. 24—North Da- kota has been fittingly described as the best of the west, but J. C. Bell, editor of the Carson Press, has gone the phrase-maker one better by naming Grant county as “the best of the best.” This may seem an extravagant as- sertion as Grant is the infant county | of North Dakota, having been or- ganized in 1916; but the editor's en- thusiasm will be readily excused when one comes to scan the great resources of the county and the re- markable progress made in develop- ing these natural riches. The county contains over a million acres of land, most of it tillable and fertile. The state of Rhode Island, with a population of 670,000, has an | area one-third smaller than that of Grant county. It will thus be seen| that Grant county's 9,000 inhabitants have plenty of elbow-room. They are served by two rail lines, the Northern Pacific and the Milwaukee. A fair system of county roads already has been built and the county is covered by a network of rural tele- phone lines—18 in number—not counting the Bell system. In addi- tion to these avenues of communica- tion by rail, highway end telephone, practically two-thirds of the homes in the county are connected by radio to the rest of the world. No wonder the old-time cow wrangler faded out of the picture with the laconic re- mark, “Too much civilization.” Coal Is Abundant Grant county has an abundance of lignite coal, which is easily obtain- able in practically every township at a cheap price. These: inexhaustible veins of coal, some of them 20 feet in thickness, will be a source of fuel and power for all time and their value as an asset can never be over- estimated. Said J.C. Bell: “The Missouri Slope will be the first to rally from the financial depression now engulf- ing the nation. It is on s sound basis and is due for a tremendous development. It has taken many years and a lot of costly experimen- tation to learn the best ways of handling the land, which was at first given over exclusively to wheat, flax and other small grains. Gur farmers have turned to cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry, corn, swect clover and al- falfa. ‘They have quit gambling with the elements and their incomes now are on a basis of comparative secur- ity.” Corn is by no means a new crop in the Missouri Slope area. His- torians have recorded that nearly 300 years ago Chief Two Bears, a Teton Sioux Indian, had 300 acres of corn in the vicinity of Fort Yates. All the leading varieties of corn are now being grown successfully in Grant county. The corn acreage in- creased from 11,000 acres in 1919 to 28,000 in 1921, and the crop is prob- ably double that amount this season. Numerous upright, pit and trench silos have been constructed in all parts of the county. Wheat, Flax Reduced Wheat and flax shipments, which in past “bumper years” have run as high cs 3,000,000 bushels from the county, have been sharply reduced owing to unprofitable returns and the consequent growth of dairying and diversification. Theodore Martell has been em- ployed as agricultural extension agent in Grant county the last six years. He reports that both farmers and townspeople are taking an active in- terest in developing: the. county's resources and are showing a good spirit of cooperation. A visitor's rec- ord shows that over 2,000 people called at the county agent's office for consultation within the last 11 months. He has received much as- sistance from community, homemak- ers, junior and farmer's clubs, and last but not least, from the exten- sion committee of the board of county commissioners. With the assistance thus received from agricultural and __ business sources, it has been possible for Mr. MarteJl to carry several projects to a successful conclusion. Foremost among the undertakings last year may be mentioned the following: Organized three dairy calf clubs; handled exchange of purebred sires; got 26 farmers to cooperate in dairy feeding test; put on a swine sanita- tion and disease eradication cam- paign; had several weed control dem- onstrations; assisted farmers in sale of 198 purebred and grade cows; car- tied on a tuberculosis campaign; helped several farmers install water systems and sewage disposal plants; helped in pure seed projects; assisted | in placing 38 purebred bulls on as many farms; placed 23,000 ewes and 38 purebred rams on Grant county farms; put on poultry demonstra- tions; organized one poultry club, one pig club, one corn club, one foods club and three homemakers clubs. Are Buying Livestock One of the biggest things being done in this Heaney, according fo Mr. the stock and sheep. The rapid made in dairying has been especially noteworthy. | Twelve years ago an organization | known as the Flasher Holstein Circuit ‘was formed. There are only five mem- bers of the old organization left—the Cottners, Vogel, Hevens and Pflliger— but these men are given credit for bringing the first purebred dairy stock into the county. They still are weigh- ing their milk and testing their cows, ‘and no one doubts that the practice will be resumed in the near future on | | the other towns in the county. Martell said “A tested cow is worth $25 more than an untested one.” As & direct result of improvements made in milking stock and dairy prac- | tice, a large number of Grant county | milkers are producing sweet cream ex- clusively and selling it at a premium | at Mandan and Bismarck. | ‘Those who are shipping sweet cream from Carson are the following: J. W. Evens; Calvin, Theo. and Henry Diehl Jr.; Henry Diehl Sr., Geo. Leitch, A. A. Anderson, A. E. Anderson, Chas. Phliiger, McDowell Bros., H. 8. Mc- ‘Dowell, H. Steigman; Henry, John, Aug. and Jacob Huber, H. F. Eggers, Bernard Heine, and Chas. Finchman. At Lark the shippers of sweet cream are Sam Knolt, William Vogel, Jacob Peters, 8. B. Olson, Earl J. Daily, G. E. Warfield, Peter Vanderberg, and L. A. Hevens. Charles and Jess Cottner and thers at Flasher also are among the sweet cream producers. For 1929 $76,000 worth of butterfat was sold at Carson, and this year it is esti- mated that the returns will be about! the same. A proportionate amount of! butterfat has been shipped out from Holsteins Are Numerous H County Agent Martell is authority | for the statement that about 75 per cent of the dairy herds in Grant county are of the Holstein breed. There is one herd of Guernseys, owned by Bernard Heine. Charles and Jess Cottner are among the leading cream jucers, each; milking 30 cows. William Vogel is said to have 37 cows milking. A month ago Cottner brothers sold 20 Holstein heif- ers and cows to a farmer near Dickin- son, receiving $1,600 for the lot. Two ‘weeks later they sent a carload of cows to the same locality, receiving $100 per head for the shipment. Livestock appears to be gradually replacing wheat in Grant county. A better class of cattle, about equally di- vided between Holsteins and Short: horns, is, being developed through the use of purebred sires and intelligent culling. Within recent months 49 Grant county farmers took advantage of financial aid offered by the Agri- cultural Credits corporation. Among the animals purchased were 32 dairy julls. It seems rather surprising-that most of these high-class cows and bulls were purchased from breeders residing within Grant county. The farmers here are rapidly getting onto a very good exchange basis, which means that the breeding of high-class stock can be carried forward on a much more economical basis. Many outside breeders are begin- ning to look toward Grant county for replenishing and revitalizing their herds. Thus in the last year 135 Hol- stein cows were sold to South Dakota dairymen. The farmers here have learned from experience to keep plenty of good feed in storage from year to year. “Feed is first” has become aj slogan. The aggressively cooperative spirit that exists in Grant county is well illustrated by the two following in- stances: Stopped Blackleg Epidemic A blackleg epidemic struck Grant county this year, and County Agent Martell purchased and disposed of 7,500 doses of bi in to inoculate that many head of cattle.} He seoured it for the stock owners at 4 cents a dose, which resulted in a sharp cut in price by other sales agencies and a saving to the farmers of over $2,000. | A tuberculosis-eradication campaign was started this year, resulting in 983 farmers, or 68 per cent of the listed owners and renters, signing up. The county commissioners paid thé trans- portation charges of the inspectors, and the work has been pushed, and is still being pushed, with energy. In order to get the biggest profits from their feed crops, Grant county farmers are going into hogs. Three years ago Roy Redman of Heil had only three pigs on his place; this year his herd numbers 294. Frank Bleick, also of the Heil neighborhood, kept no pigs a few years ago, but now has over 200. R. C. Christensen, Raleigh, made a good ton litter record this year, when nine of his pigs made 2,053 pounds in the prescribed 180 days, or an average of 228 pounds per pig. These pigs, a litter of purebred Durocs, were on alfalfa pasture a good part of the time, and practically all the feed they received was raised on the farm. Other contestants in the ton litter contest are H. J. Laub of Heil and Wm. Bierwagen of Elgin. Grant county's first annual hog tour took place last fall, Nov. 10-11- 12. Mr. Martell reported that it has become a general practice among farmers to feed wheat to hogs, and he also found that most of the breeders | were feeding mineral. Hogs fed on alfalfa showed up the best. Grow Registered Seed Grant county farmers have grown registered seeds for many years and this season they have seven varieties of grain under certified seal for the first time, as a result of the pure seed campaign headed by Dr. E. G. Booth and carried on for the past two years. The varieties registered are Grimm alfalfa, Victory oats, Bison and Buda flax, Hannchen and Trebi barley. Many farmers are growing sweet clover” and “have a ready sale for all their surplus seed within the county. The Grant county corn show was held Oct. 17-18 at Elgin with 233 age seed school conducted dur- ing show and sponsored by the Elgin Lions proved a. big attraction and likely will be continued next | year. “ | The annual poultry show was held | at New Leipzig Nov. 20-21-22, and aj | jthan ever before exhibited. county agent’s office. A new development along coopera- tive lives is theorganization of two New Leipzig and one at Elgin. The First National bank at Carson is one of several strong banks in Grant county that appear to be on a Safer financial footing than ever since better farming methods have come to stay. This bank has capital and surplus in the sum of $30,000 and deposits amounting to $225,000. Half of these deposits were placed there by the farmers, and the bank officials make “no bones” in declaring that stock growers and dairymen are among the principal depositors. | Meissner Will Head Mott Masonic Lodge Mott, N.°D., Dec. 24.—Matt Meiss- ner was installed as worshipful mas- ter of the Mott Masonic lodge in ceremonies held here recently. Other officers who were installed were: L. L. Brundage, senior war- den; Don Carson, junior warden; W. F. Reuter, treasurer; R. P. Buehler, secretary; H. W. Batty, in charge of Masonic service; Alvin Barth, senior deacon; William Mitchell, junior deacon; Ollie Thoreson, senior stew- ard; P. G. Wick, junior stewart; and R. A. Grant, tiler. Retiring Commander J. L. Strang installed the officer with R. E. Trous- dale acting as grand marshal. Fol- lowing the ceremony a light lunch was served. CROWD BETHLEHEM FOR OBSERVANCES Scene of Christ's Birth Has Changed Greatly in 1,930 Years Bethlehem, Palestine, Dec. 24—(#) —The roads into this little city were crowded today with @ throng in strik- ing contrast with that which filed along the dusty highways just 1,930 ears AZO. . . On that far day all the descendants of the tribe of David, including Joseph and Mary, were trudging here to pay the tax enacted of all the world by the mighty Caesar Augustus. Today's crowd came largely in auto- mobiles and to ‘pay not a tax but a tribute to the child who was born here on the first Christmas day. The most colorful of today’s events was the arrival from Jerusalem of the Patriarch Louis Barlassina, who led @ procession escorted by police out- riders. He went immediately to the church of the Nativity which stands on the traditional site of the humble shed where Christ was born to inspect the golden throne upon which he will sit tonight preparatory to conducting a solemn high midnight mass. Stephen Evans Dies At Bismarck Home — Stephen Evans, 75, a resident of Burleigh county for 35 years, died here this morning after an illness of a week's duration. Coming to this country from Austria-Hungary, Mr. Evans settled on a homestead in South Dakota. He left that state in the nineties and settled on a farm near Baldwin’ where he lived until he came to Bis- marek in 1913. Funeral services will be held Satur- day at 8 a. m: at St. Mary's church, Rev. Father Slag officiating. Mr. Evans leaves his wife, Louisa Evans, a son, John of Mandan, and @ daughter, Mrs, H. A. Larsen of Bis- marck. At noon today Mrs. Larsen an- nounced that William Dohn, Frank, McCormick, Duncan McGillis, Henry Richholt, Andrew Walker and N. A. Freeburg probably would act as pall- arers. Farm Hand Forecast are at present 37 poultrymen in the | county in active cooperation with the livestock shipping associations, one at Hour of His Death Notes found on the body of Dan NORTH DAKOTA HAS: NOSNOW FOR SANTA Make His Trip in Air- plane Tonight. Chicag>, Dec. 24.—(#)—The. weath- er man cooperated pretty well today to give Santa Claus a smooth, white covering for part of his night -ride in a__ heavily laden sleigh. Donder and Blitzen and their teammates will find the going good in most. of the north central states but in parts of the great plains region they will have Me” tas cae re. The children in the prairie ‘regions of Nebraska and the Dakotas must expect to hear their sleighbells from above for even Santa Claus could not propel sled over ground with as little snow as they have. The other states, however, have a nice covering of snow, some of it old and well packed. Some additions are expected before tonight and ‘still more tomorrow. The general forecast: “While more or less-unsettled conditions will pre- vail in the north central states. to- night or by Thursday, precipitation is expected to be confined to portions of the upper Great Lakes region and the upper Mississippi Valley where ‘some snow may occur by Thursday. Temperatures will be higher in southeastern and extreme eastern areas, and tonight in portions of, the middlewest and in the northern upper Great Lakes region, while somewhat colder weather will overspread the extreme northwest tonight and the middle great plains region on Thurs- CHRISTMAS PARDON GIVEN OHO CONVICT Clifford W. ‘Tacks’ Lattimer Was Former Big League Baseball Player Columbus, O., Dec, 24.—(?)—Clif- ford W. (Tacks) Lattimer, big league baseball player, received a Christmas pardon from Ohio penitentiary today from Governor Cooper. Lattimer was serving life for second degree mur- der. ‘The pardon was personally pre- jsnted, to Lattimer by the governor. Lattimer had been cited a hero in a break of 13 members of the no- torious Company K, “the prison bad boys,” Nov. 8, 1926, when he seized @ gun and went to the aid of the guards. Officials said Lattimer saved the life of Miss Amanda Thomas, daughter of Warden P. E. Thomas when he shielded her with the gun. Lattimer, a former member of the New York Giants, Pittsbugh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds baseball teams, was admitted to the penitentiary Jan. 7, 1925 for the slaying Nov. 24, 1924 of Charles E. Mackrodt, a fel- Jow officer on a@ railroad -force. [Additional Society _ +H Club Leader Weds | 1 Miss Elsie Dettloff} Francis L. Haibeck, Steele, standing leader in North Dakota}<-H club work, and Miss Elsie M. Dwt- loff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dettloff, Donnybrook, were married at the Trinity Lutheran par- the state. He is an auctioneer and operates a large stock farm near Steele where he and his bride ‘will make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Haibeck left Bismarck today for Valley City and Donny- brook where they will spend the holi- days with beer ths * * Named by War Mothers Mrs. William Falconer, 202 Avenue E, was elected president of Fort Lin- coln chapter, American War Mothers, at their afinual business meeting yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs, William Webb. She succeeds Mrs, L. M. Parsons, Other officers’ named to serve next year with Mrs, Falconer are: Mra. R. K. Skeels, vice president; Mrs. ane, Soak eal . T, CO! Mrs. D. Mc! » registrar; +” James W. Riley, historian; Henry’ Burman, chaplain; and Mrs. William Falconer | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1980 Give Grant County Claim as ‘Best of Best’ [ONE-TIME GOVERNOR acne INDIANA PARDONED IMPROVED TONE IN STEEL TRADE NOTED) sists: Dun's Review Sees Movement in| Frida: | Trade as Signifi- cant for Business In & week featured by early con- dwarfed in interest, according interest, to the Mcrae review of RB. G. Dun Frank Paris, auditor. Mars Cec is considering plans an extensive pi ar the remainder of the "winter and ned > bers will devote much of their time to work for disabled veterans. “~~ | —— te a ay City-County News. : oo -—-—— —* A daughter was born last night to Mr, and Mrs. Charles A. Breen ‘of, 4213 Rosser avenue, Bismarck. Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Hoskins, 714 av- enue E, are parents of a daughter born Saturday at the St. Alexius hos- pital. me ate Mr. and Mrs, Edwin Lange, Fort Lincoln, are parents of a son born Tuesday at the Bismarck hospital. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs, Jake Sayler, Garrison, this morning, at the Bismarck hospital. Mr. and lfrs. Joseph Tschida, Solen, announce the birth of a son at the sale quotations continued wide, and the present year has been distin- apie it Bismarck hospital yesterday. Mrs. M. Dreseler, Cargon, died here last night. Funeral announcements are being bao pending the arrival of rel- ives. Almond Betz Dies At Dunseith Today ithe Patterson hotel will be illuminat- sonage here yesterday afternoon, the Rev. Opie 8. Rindahl, pastor, of the Trinity Lutheran church, reading the ice, Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Cunningham, Bismarck. The bride wore a black and white flat crepe tailored ensemble with small velvet hat and matching ac- cessories. Her attendant wore a gown of green canton crepe with hat and slippers to harmonize. Mrs. Haibeck, who is a graduate better quality of birds were shown; There Kumpula, farm hand who took his|of the Donnybrook high school, has own life near Kintyre Sunday, pre-| attended the Minot State Teacher's dicted the exact hour of his death, it} college and has been teaching at was learned here today. In each| Steele for the last three years. Message, one written twelve hours be-| The bridegroom, a son of Mr. and fore the suicide and the other about| Mrs. Ross H. Haibeck, Steele, at- two hours, Kumpula stated how many| tended the Steele high school and hours he had yet to live. was graduated from the Bismarck Sheriff A. H. Fischer of Linton| Business college and the Reppert made a 27-mile drive from Linton to| School of Auctioneering, ‘tur, get the body, which was found on the} Ind. J. E. Johnson farm five miles from; Mr. Haibeck has been active in boys Kintyre. Impassable roads made it| and girls club work for several years necessary for Fischer to use a team} and during the annual 4-H achieve- and sled. * | ment institute banquet at Fargo, De- Worry over money matters is be-| cember 10, was selected as the out- Meved to have caused Kumpule’s act.| standing man leader for 4-H clubs of We offer ‘our modern home suitable for large or small :fu- ® much more catensive scate. Mr. | Stickler Solution on Editorial Page) | nerals at no additional cost. # W. E. PERRY Funeral Director Phone 687 Bismarck, N. D. Almond Betz, 34, formerly of Mc- Kenzie, died yesterday morning at Dunseith, where she had been living for the last five Miss Betz had also lived in Driscoll “ant she was employed in a local She leaves four sisters and brothers. They are Evelyn Betz, Mc- Kenzie; Mrs, A. J. Hitchcock, Los! Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. W. F. Lindloft, Julesburg, Colo.; Mrs. J. H. Weide- man, Chewela, 3; L. L. Bets, Columbus, Ohio, J. F. Bets, Mo- » N. Dak. Funeral services will be held at 2 Pp. m. at the community hall at Men- oken, Rev. F. E. of- ficiating. Light New Signs on Patterson Tonight) Four large neon signs which have been recently installed on the roof of ed tonight for the first time, E 0, ‘Hayek, of the Electric Products com- pany of Montana, said of in ent plans to that will light up all 'ternoon. A Merry Happy New eR gi eh ceatanae Unietine ae of encouraging indications, status of a single industry, however great its importance, cannot be of the entire structure of business, but recent occurrences in the steel trade have been significant. The attention being given to forward re- quirements in that Disclosed by Census « Persons out of sgeg TE i C3 i : 5 il Funeral Rites for M. F. Murphy Set Friday Rev. M. J. Fletcher will officiate at services in St. Mary’s church at 10 &.m. Burial will be in Calvary cem- etery here. CONVICTION OF MRS, ‘PANTAGES EXPIATED prices while| Wife of Vaudeville Chief Is Freed of Manslaughter Charge Hite eraitt Hib Schneider Finds Only 4 Cattle Tubercular In Hettinger County the state veterinary department has been testing the cattle of Hettin- Severe Coughing Spells juickly Ended Distressing coughs can not tire out and weaken you this winter if you take genuine Foley's Honey and Tar id. Each dose carries the ‘ar, fresh demu! with other valu: fr ents, into direct contact with t! rritated throat surfaces, ending ti Piatrossing, coughs, Sed: forting without opi or har chloroform, mildly laxative. able for coughs, ticklini cro an y jblesome night coughs. Sold every- re.: d Washburn Coal Co, Presidential Decree Frees War- ren T. McCray From At- lanta Prison Kentland, Ind., Dec. 24—(7)—His civil rights restored by a full presi- dential pardon, Warren T. McCray, former governor of Indiana who served more than three years in At- lanta federal. prison for using the mails to defraud, today anticipated a happy Christmas. President Hoover granted the par- don late, yesterday. McCray has lived, since his parole in 1927, on his stock farm near here where he once had a herd of 600 Herefords, trying to regain his position as a successful stock raiser. Rated @ millionaire when he took office as governor in 1921, McCray suffered financial disaster in the col- lapse of farm values in 1923. His ef- forts to reorganize his finances, led to his indictment on charges he mis- represented his holdings in letters to loans. McCray de- banks regarding nied intent. to defraud. DIAMOND RING $50.00 2:3 Per Week James W. Office olds Checked By mod isi @intment—Just rub on ViISKS lampness: a their start. ‘ortify "detet system at the first sign of a cold with Grove’s Laxative BROMO J ntaeh Tablets. ey contain both the quinine tonic an neces» Grove’s Laxative QUININE Tablets Christmas Year