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June 13, 1908.
OKLAHOMA LABOR UNIT.
A
TO THE FARMERS.
The members of the Farmers Union
who took stock in the Oklahoma I -a bo r
I'nit did so with the understanding
that we would have a farm depart-
ment. We thought that we had se-
cured an experienced man to take
charge of this department beginning
with the first issue, but he is unable
to enter the field for at least two
weeks. As soon as it is possible to do
so we will have a department that will
be edited solely in the interest of the
farmer, and will use every effort to
make it attractive to this class of our
laborers.
We shall be glad to receive at all
times communications from farmers
that will be of general interest. In
fact these colunms are wide open to
the farmers as well as to craftsmen.
SCHOOL LAND LAW INITIATED
(Continued from Page 1.)
years upon the land purchased by him.
(a) No person shall be permitted to
purchase more than one quarter sec-
tion, or sub-division agregating one-
quarter section of land under the pro-
visions of this act.
(b) No person except a lessee, own-
ing land In excess of the quarter, ac-
cording to the United States survey,
whether said land be situate in the
state of Oklahoma or elsewhere, shall
be permitted to become the purchaser
of any of the lands sold under the pro-
visions of this act.
(c) No person holding any lands
mentioned in section one, by lease
from the territory or state of Okla-
homa, or from any officer of said
state or territory, or of the federal
government, shall be permitted to buy
more than one hundred and sixty acres,
or one quarter section according to
th? United States survey; nor shall
he be permitted to transfer, directly or
indirectly, any of said lands In excess
of one quarter section, and all such at-
tempted transfer after the passage
of this act shall be null and void and
said holders shall yield up and deliver
possession to the state immediately
upon the termination of such lease
contract upon such land; Provided,
however, if such lessee holding laud
in excess of one hundred and sixty
acres shall have lasting valuable im-
provements, other than fencing and
tillage (and Including fencing or till-
ag), such person may have the pref-
erence right to buy one quarter sec-
tion and before said lessee shall ac-
quire title to said land purchased un
der the provisions of this act, he
shall waive all rights of purchase on
all other lands under his lease con-
tract or contracts, in excess of one
quarter section, and shall accept said
land with condition of such waiver, but
any member of his family of lawful
age (including married sons and
•daughters, with lessee's consent,) may
have preference right to purchase one
quarter section each, having had such
improvements placed thereon in gool
faith, the remaining portions of such
lands so held by sucb lease contract
shall be yielded up to the state for
such disposition as in this act pro-
vided, any contract to transfer or sub-
lease made and executed by such les-
see, after the pasage of this act, to
the contrary, notwithstanding; and any
lessee holding lands in excess of six
hundred and forty acres from and
after the passage of this act who trans-
fers, directly or indirectly, or attempts
to make transfer of his lease-hold in-
terest to any amount in excess of six
hundred and forty acres aforesaid in
violation of this section, upon con-
viction shall be guilty of a felonv,
and be punished by confinement In the
penitentiary not more than three
years;; and any purchaser thereof at
any time prior to final payment., sha'l
forfeit said land together with all ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging, to-
gether with all principal and interest;
Provided, the commissioner of the land
office is hereby authorized to permit at
any time the transfer of the unex-
pired time of any lessee's contract.
(d) Any bona fide resident of this
state having lasting and valuable im-
provements thereon shalt have the
preference right to purchase one quar-
ter section, and any member of his
family of lawful age, (including mar
ried sons and daughters, with the les-
see's consent) may purchase any other
of such lands so improved, and leased
by him, not to exceed one quarter sec-
tion each.
(e) All other public lands as enum
erated in section one, r.o theretofore
leased, and all lands leased and which
have no such improvements thereon,
other than fencing, shall as a condition
of the right of purchase, be required
of the purchaser that he or she move
to and make bona fide residence upon
said land for a period of two years, and
during at least six months of each year
and shall construct lasting valuable im-
provements, including tillage; and any
person taking such lands with a \ tew-
to purchase the same shall take the
same subject to such condition of resi-
dence and improvements.
(f) All lands, together with the im-
provements thereon, soid under the
provisions of this act slut 1 lie sul ject
to taxation upon the acceptance of
said land by the purchaser, whether
the title of said lands remain in ihe
state or not, and said purchaser shall
accept, said lands subject to such con-
dition of taxation.
Sec. 4. That from and after the first
land office, either to any of the form-
er purchasers under provisions of
this act, or to any other purchaser:
Provided, That from and after the
passage of this act none of the lands
herein authorized to be sold (except
lands reserved for sale as town lots,
acreage tracts or public parks) shall
be leased for a longer period than one
year at a time, which lands may be
leased annually to any lessee having
a preference right, or any purchaser
of any of the land provided for in this
act, or to any other bona fide resident
of this state on such terms of rental
as to .the commissioners of the land
office may seem just and equitable,
and that any citizen of this state
desiring to purchase public lands of
this state subject to the conditions of
this act shall be permitted for the pur-
pose of investigation only to go upon
said leased lands with a view of mak-
ing application to the commissioners
of the land office, ami to begin occu-
pancy and improvements of a quar-
ter section of said lands with the
mediately upon the execution of such
contract of purchase. and such cer-
tificate of purchase shall be entitled
to record, as evidence of the same,
under the provisions of the laws of
conveyance.
Sec. 10. Every lessee shall have the
right to all permanent improvements
placed on said land prior to the pass-
age of this act at their fair and
reasonable value, and shall be paid for
such improvements in the event that
restrictions or conditions are such
under the terms of this act, or any
act amendatory hereof, that he can m
become the purchaser of all or any
portion of the lands held under a sub-
sisting, legal contract with the state
or territory of Oklahoma or of any of-
ficer of the federal government; Pro-
vided, further, any lessee holding not
exceeding one quarter section shall
have the right to the value of all
such improvements placed upon said
land at any time prior to the sale of
said lands, whether or not such lease
was executed before or after the pass
view of such purchase at the end of j age of this act.
any annual lease period. That said an- Sec. 11. If the lessee of any tract
nual lease of such lands when so leased j of land sold by the state shall not be-
shall run from January first to De- j come the purchaser of the land leased
cember thirty-first of each and every j by him, he shall retain possession of
year so leased: Provided, That where j any portion of said land upon which
lease contracts expire after January, he shall then have growing crops until j or lease land, or any other person, who ,
of any year they may be leased again he shall have sufficient time to ma-1 shall knowingly make any false affi- I
FREE EMPLOYMENT COLUMNS.
We will print, free of charge, any
'want ad" tent us by anyone seeking
employment.
Any employer desiring to advertise
for help may insert such advertisement
in these columns free of charge.
SITUATIONS WANTED.
WANTED—Position as cook for
threshing outfit. Address W. S. D., 809
E. 6.
YOUNG LADY STENOGRAPHER |
now employed, desires change. Kef-1
erences. Address: L. B. Box 338,
Guthrie.
j WHY ARE WE ORGANIZED!
A Beautiful Setting Forth of chw
Union Purposes.
Under the above caption the Arkaa
sas Union Tribune publishes a cleai
and logical editorial that will be gooi
, for Union people everywhere to read
[ We give the article in full below:
| This question Is the biggest on«
I connected with our movement. It wlli
j take some real thinking to solv« It
All the laws on earth will not help a j One may say I joined to byy for less,
poor crop. | while another would say I joined to
j get a beter price for my products;
ma mjmtmmmm s^
j FARMERS' EDUCATIONAL 1
CO-OPERATIVE UNION I
OF AMERICA —— !
I
When the sun shines make hay;
when It is too rainy for anything else
make split-log roads.
WANTED—Position as stenograph-
er by young lady. References. Ad-
dress K, care Labor Unit.
shall file said affidavit with the com-
missioners of the land office.
Sec. 19. The commissioners of the I bigger without getting some new sub-
laml office shall prescribe forms of stance into you.
oaths and rules to govern applican-
tions to buy or lease such lands, and , Don't worry about your court house
while another says he joined to down
every other class and build himself
upon tha ruins of a destroyed commer
sialism. All of this brings about a
When It is raining so deuredly per- j confounding of tongues that make*
slstently that you can t do anything 1 surCe§8 Impossible. A correct under*
else, get out your split log drag. | standlng of the real purposes of the
" t 1 organization on the part of each mem*
You can t pull yourself up by your ,)er Q, ,he Unlon
is necessary in order
bootstraps, neither can you grow any | for w)ae cnntU,erllll()n along „ne, that
will assure success.
any other rules not Inconsistent hen - if you have to pull cotton through mud
with, to carry out the provisions of ! belly deep to get to it. Let those who
this act. Any applicant to purchase inhabit It worry about it.
from that date to the second Decem-
ber thirty-first thereafter.
Sec. 5. The commissioners of the
land office shall reserve from sale, as
In the foregoing sections provided, any
ands lying near or within the limits
of any city or town which may have
a greater value than for farming pur-
poses, by being platted and sold as
Did you ever try putting In a day or
ture, harvest, and remove same from davit touching the sale or lease of two ..jU8t fixtng Up around the place?"
such land; provided no extension of I said lands, or knowingly swears false-
such time of possession shall extend 11y in relation thereto, shall be guilty
longer than the thirty-first day of De-
cember thereafter.
Sec. 12. Upon the sale of such lands
as provided herein, if any lessee hav-
ing "preference right" to purchase .is
provided herein, and fails or refuses 10
town lots, acreage tracts, or public pay the highest bona fide public bid
parks; and said commissioners shall i thereon, then the purchaser shall pay
cause said lands to be surveyed, to the commissioners of the land office
platted, appraised and sold at public to reimburse the lessee having such
auction for such purposes, and the
lessee shall have the preference right
to buy at the highest and best bid. All
purchasers shall immediately pay the
commissioners of the land office 10
per centum of the amount of the pur-
chase price; the balance shall be paid
in four equal annual payments, same
to bear interest at six per cent per
annum, payable annually. Failure to
make payment for six months after
same shall be due and payable, as
provided in this section shall forfeit
to the state school fund or the in-
stitution or fund to which such land
may belong, any such lot together with
all appurtenances thereunto belonging,
and all payments made thereon and
of false swearing and upon conviction
be punished by confinement in the
penitentiary for not more than three
years.
Sec. 20. Any wilful violation of this
act by any member of the commission-
ers of the land office or by any mem-
ber of any board of appraisers, or by
By (Jeorge. it makes a wonderful dif-
ference. Try It once In awhile.
The mean man can't work long as
a Union man because the first time
he sees a chance to make a personal
gain at the general cost he does so.
The Tribune would feel that It had
accomplished a great deal if, through
Its editorial columns, it could get a
correct understanding on this ono
question, "What are we organized
for?" For when all our members fully
understand this we will move on har«
monious lines to victory.
The first effort of the Union should
be to take out of our lives the spirit
of enmity and fill it with charity. Then
remove from us the principle of greed
and avarice and fill us with the prin-
ciple of justice and equity. This
would give us a desire to do unto oth-
ers as we would have them do unto
on io us instead of doing the other fellov*
Small, comparatively, as is the wool ....
any other officer selected to perform ; bug!ness lt )s ao organised that its bef°*" he„d"*s u8',
preference right, the appraised value
of all such improvements (as defined
in section ten) and all purchasers of
lands sold under this act shall p^y to
the said commissioners the appniised
value of all improvements on said land I
to reimburse the lessee having such I
preference right to said values; and
lessee, the commissioners of the land
upon possession being given by the
office shall immediately pay to him
the value of all such improvements
paid to them by such purchaser.
Sec. 13. In addition to the value of
the improvements five per cent of the
purchase price of the land shall be
paid at the time of the sale, except
where the land sells for less than
any of the duties required under this
act, shall constitute a felony and upon
conviction he shall be punished by im-
prisonment in the penitentiary for not
less than one year, nor more than ten
j years, and shall be summarily re-
moved from the office and forever dis-
qualified from holding any office of
profit or trust under the constitution
or laws of the state.
Sec. 21 All acts and parts of acts
in conflict with this act are hereby -e-
pealed.
selling is done in a business way. So
about cotton—nit—but day is break-
ing.
said lots so forfeited shall be resold j one thousand dollars, in which case
together with the improvements there- the initial payment shall be fifty dol-
on. at public auction, on such terms
as hereinbefore provided. The com-
missioners of the land office shall also
reserve from sale a tract of not ex-
ceeding six acres where public burials
have been made, to include all graves,
and same shall be paid for by the
state, out of the general funds of the
state.
Sec. 6. All the lands enumerated in
section one of this act shall be open
for sale immediately upon the ap-
praisal of the same as provided in this
act and by law; Provided, that the
commissioners of the land office shall
appraise and sell the lands in order as
lars on any quarter section. The
mainder of the purchase price shall
be paid in forty equal annual pay-
ments with interest at the rate of
five per cent per annum; Provided,
that at the expiration of five years,
the purchaser may pay all deferred
payments, both principal and accrued
interest: Provided, the purchaser
shall not be permitted to sell the land
so purchased until the end of five
years from the date of purchase to
any person or persons owning more
than one section according to the
United States survey, and such pur-
| chaser shall take such land subject to
in their judgment seem best. Said com- j restrictions and conditions. Vio-
mission shall proceed with work as' l^ions of this provision shall work
expeditiously as the same can be per- a forfeiture of said land, together wi.li
. ' , ,' all appurtenances thereunto belong ng.
formed under the law. land the same shall escheat to the
Sec. 7. Said lands and the improve-, Ktaje upon proof of a violation of the
ments thereon shall be appraised by a | condition herein provided.
board consisting of three disinterested gec 14 .\nv purchaser of land
persons, two of whom shall be actual under the provisions of this act, shall
farmers and all non-residents of the have the right to make transfer or
county wherein such land is situate. ! assignment of all his right, title and
Sec. 8. Said appraisers shall make a interest in and to such lands, and
correct appraisement of said lands, at such assignment shall be in form,
The Cost of a Creamery.
During the past few years there
have been built in the United States j paths that ]"ead t0 tt;e road of a higher
It is well for us to consider what we
are not organized for that we may
more fully understand what we are
going to do. We are not organized to
destroy any part of our commercial,
social, religious or political system,
where they are progressing along
several thousand creameries, many of and better civilization. It will take
which have been successful from the j all tho agencles cooperating together
start, while others have failed after a j to reach a better condition. We can
few months' operation, and some were ! llot hope to bulld up this great or-
never even started. { ganlzation upon the downfall of any
r-rr-nn-r rn uii 1 nnrurnn An Investigation of the creamery j t[,e necessary agencies or helps in
AlTEMPT Iu KILL UnEYrUo busln0™ in several States by the Unit- |tl|s eause.
ed States Department of Agriculture | 0ur duty Is clear a8 to our attitude
1 has shown that the cause of many of! lo a]1 churches, schools, fraternal or-
the failures was due to lack of a suffl ,lers an(i legitimate commercial enter-
FRENCH ARMY OFFICER SHOT cient number of cows, which should ; prises. lt is not to pull down, but
DURING ZOLA SERVICES. : not be less than <00, and that others ! eliminate the illicit and confirm and
failed because of improper organiza- j bul](j up the legitimate.
tion, In the case of co-operative cream- j We ttre organized to take care of
eries, and excessive cost of building the business of the farmer, both in
and equipment Many creameries have ; production and distribution. In other
J cost about twice their actual worth, | words, to raise and sell the product*
and were not of the type suited to the j 0f the soil, in tho past we have only
. .. _ 1 „ I locality in which they were built. studied the production of wealth and
Paris. The canonization Thursday j cost 0f a building about 28x40
of Emil Zola at the Pantheon was | {eet wi„ vary from |S00 to $1400, de-
Two Shots Were Fired, One Lodging
in Wrist of Maj.
Dreyfus.
marred by a dastardly though unsuc j pen(]ent Hpon the locality, the con
cessful attempt upon the life of Majoi j ptruction and the cost of material and
Alfred Dreyfus, the man who will gc i labor Suoh a building usually con-
down in French history as the central I sfst8 of a main work room, engine and
figure in the world-discussed "Dreyfus : boiler room (including space for re-
case." | frigerator machine), coal room, re-
Paris was thrown into a state oi frigerator, store room and office,
panic, for it was at first believed that Machinery for a hand separator
the president of the republic had been plant, consisting of 15-horse power
shot down. The major was wounded j boiler, 10 horse power engine, combi-
in the hand, and his assailant is a nation churn with a capacity of 600
not its distribution.
Tho educational feature of an or-
ganization should call every farmer
to thoughtfulness and study, for it is
only through intelligence that wo will
be able to take possession of our own.
We are organized to plant at the very
foundation head of our commercial
lire the principle of justice, equity and
the golden rule that it may take root
and give a healthy tonic to our entire
civilization.
The Farmers' Union has a response
their true and actual cash value, ex-
clusive of improvements thereon; and
shall separately appraise all improve-
ments thereon at their fair and reason-
and executed and acknowledged
required under the laws governing
conveyances: Provided, before deliv-
ery of patent, such assignment, to be
able value, which combined appraise- valid, shall be duly recorded in
ment shall constitute the appraised | proper book kept for that purpose by
value of said property; and no lands the commissioners of the land office,
shall be sold for less than said value; j Provided, further, that where the pur-
Provided that except the lands re-1 chaser of such land has a husband or
served for town lots, acreage tracts, j wife, such husband or wife shall join
and public parks, the appraisement of j in *he assignment of any such con-
the improvements upon all lands sold tract.
under this act shall not exceed in any
event the appraised value of such land,
except improvements placed upon such
lands prior to the passage of this act.
unless by authority of the commis-
sioners of the land office, given prior
to the appraisal. In the event it shall
appear that said land or improve*
ments has not been properly appraised,
the commissioners of the land office
shall have the power to order and pro-
vide for a new appraisement. After
the final appraisement, as provided in
this section, the commissioners of the
land office shall notify the lessee be-
fore such land is offered for sale, of
the appraisced value of his improve-
ments, and should any lessee be dis-
satisfied with the appraisements of his
improvements, said lessee shall
notify land office in writing
within thirty days to that effect
whereupon the land covered by said
lessee's contract shall be reserved from
sale pending a review of the appraise-
ment made by said commissioners of
the land office in the district court, and
Sec. 15. "Preference right" as used
in this act or the laws of this state
shall mean and include the right of
the lessee to the value of all improve-
ments of said land, and the right to
buy one quarter section of land, sub-
ject to the condition that such lessee
holding such preference right shall
pay an amount equal to the highest
public bid upon such land so held
bv such lessee. The enhanced value
of all of the public lands of this state
shall belong to the state school fund,
or institution or fund to which the
land belongs.
Sec. 16. All purchasers, lesses, or
holders of any of the public lands of
this state, shall take the same, sub-
ject to the conditions of this act, and
all certificates, contracts, or written
evidence issued to any purchaser shall
recite that the same is taken and ac-
cepted this act or any act amendatory
of this act or any act amendatory
hereof.
Sec. 17. All lands shall be sold at
public auction at the door of the coun-
prisoner. pounds of butter, and other necessary bility that no other organization in
Emil Zola, who died in September, npparatus, will cost approximately this country lias and in proportion to
1902, was ten years ago condemned to $1200. Machinery for a whole milk a correct understanding of this respon-
a year's imprisonment for addressing plant will cost about $1850. This «fbility and our action in keeping with
to Felix Faure, then president of equipment will handle from 1000 to our principles will be the good effort
France, the famous letter "I'Accuse" 1200 pounds of butter per day. If a 0f our effort on our fellow man.
(I accuse), in which he laid bare the refrigerating machine is included the i
conspiracy in the general'army stall cost will be from $600 to $1000 more. The Day la Dawing at Last,
against Maj. Dreyfus. Thursday his The total cost of a creamery would Considering the magnitude of the
dust was interred with national honors therefore vary from $2000 for a simple coiton industry of this country, it
In the Pantheon, the French temple of hand separator plant without artificial seems strange that the prevailing sys-
fame, with impressive ceremonies, ferrlgeration, where labor and mate- tem of marketing cotton is bo crude,
Maj. Dreyfus was present at the cere rial are cheap, to $4250 for a whole so costly and so disadvantageous to
monies to do final homage to the great milk plant, including artificial refrig- the grower. The wool growers of
leader of his cause. cration and a higher cost of labor and Texas, producing a few million pounds,
It was just as the presidential party I material. have a better market system. How-
leached the door leading to the por- The Department of Agriculture Is ever, with two great organizations, the
lico that the shooting occurred. Two prepared to furnish information for Southern Cotton Association and the
*>harp reports startled the vast assem- the proper organization of creameries Farmers Union the one representing
iilage. For the instant evervone be* and cheese factories, and upon request, our business interests and the other
Ileved that President Fallieres had
/teen shot.
The attempt upon the life of Maj. ;
Dreyfus was made by Louis Anthelne i
(Iregoris, a member of the staff of La
Trance Militaire, a journal devoted to
liilltary progress and the military fu-!
ture of the republic,
will supply plan of organization, list of
machinery and plan for creamery. Cor-
respondence should be addressed to
our farmers' interests, both batling
for a better market system for cotton
—it is sure to come; in fact, it is right
the dairy division, United States De- now in process of evolution.—S. W.
partment of Agriculture, Washington. Farmer.
The Average Teacher.
"The average teacher," says the F.
Out of Debt Into Safety.
Oscar Childress, Danville, Ala.' "Let
Maj. Dreyfus, accompanied by his | ns stay out of debt. As long as we U. Guide "In the country school is not
l rother, Dr. Pozzi, and several other don't owe what we make, the specula-I out out for the work So many of
friends, was led away to the mayor s tors can't take it away from us. This ! them emphasize all trades and profes-
i (Bee opposite the Pantheon, where his
"Vound was dressed. The doctors
(aund that the bullet had entered his
'frist.
Is the time for us to stick together. I sions, and the possibilities of tho same,
We should not get out of heart be- excepting that of fanning, and they
cause we have not received our IB j never think of teaching the farmers'
cents for cotton yet, for we will cer- «>ns and daughters that there are as
tafniy get it if we only hold on a little I great possibilities in agriculture as in
longer I am sure that I for one will j civil engineering or in a profession,
stick to my obligation. I don't think provided the same study, time and at-
we should let the speculators know j tention is given this industry. Every
our minimum price. When they know pupil In your school can not become a
an appeal from the board of appraisers |y court house, wherein county court
may be taken as provided by an act \ held, of the county wherein such
of the first legislature, entitled: "An
act amending section 28 of article IX
of chapter 17, of the Statutes of Ok-
lahoma. 1893, and regulating the meth-
od of procedure in the condemnation
of private property for both public
and private uses," approved May 20th.
of January, nineten hundred and ' 1908, and the procedure of such appeal
day
fifteen, the land commissioners may
increase the amount of land which may
be sold to one purchaser and settler to
three hundred and twenty acres with
all the conditions of purchase, as in
this act imposed, during the period of
five years from January first, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, to Januar/ first
nineteen hundred and twenty, and
thereafter from said last named date
the commissioners of the land office
may sell during the period of the fol-
lowing three years after January first,
nineteen hundred and twenty, any of
the remaining lands unsold as enumer-
ated in this act. in an amount not to
exceed six hundred and forty acres to
one purchaser, and at the end of said
three year period, or after January first,
nineteen hundred and twenty-three
all of the residue of the unsold lands
of this state may be sold in an amount
in acreage of any size to suit the pur-
chaser and the commissioners of the
and the review and demand for jury
trial in said court shall conform to the
procedure in said act. Pending the
termination of any such appeal, the
lessee shall be entitled to remain in
possession of said property, paying
therefor as rental five per centum on
the appraised value of the said land,
upon which said improvements are
located.
Sec. 9. The state shall have a first
lien on all lands sold under this act,
together with all improvements and
appurtenances thereunto belonging
until all payments, both principal and
interest are made thereon, and upon
such payment being made, the com-
missioners of the land office, in forms
of law, shall execute to each pur-
chaser. as in this act provided, a pat-
ent in fee simple; Provided, a certifi-
cate of purchase, reciting the condi-
tions of such purchase, shall be issued
to every purchaser under this act im-
land is situate, (except reservations
for lots, acreage, tracts, and public
parks, which shall be sold on the
same) and shall be sold under such
rules and regulations as the commis-
sioners of the land office shall pre-
scribe not inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act. All bidders shall
deposit with the commissioners of the
land office cash, or its equivalent, be-
fore making his bid to the value of
the lessee's improvements and the
lessee shall then and there either in
person or by agent, and before the
next tract is offered, exercise his elec-
tion of taking said land at the highest
bid and complying with the require-
ments of the purchase thereof or re-
ceiving the cash deposit by the high-
est bidder: Provided, if no bid shall
be made, the lessee may take said
land at the appraised value. Such
sale shall not be made in more than
one county on the same day.
Sec. 18. The person applying to
purchase any part or parcel of the pub-
lic lands of this state, shall make affi-
davit that lie (jnbn applicant for pur-
chase of the* sam« and that the appli-
cation is made fr r his own use and
benefit and not either directly or indi-
rectly for th^ use^r benefit of any oth-
er person or persons. Each applicant
Curious Almshouse.
The most curious almshouse in Eng
land is St. Mary's hospital at Chiches-. — — -
ter There eight old ladies live actuai our price, they will work every scheme lawyer, doctor, merchant or mechanic,
ly in tho church, a fine building dating possible to keep it Just a little below many of them -in fact, the majority
from 1580. It was originally a monas- this. They will do this for two rea- of them-must follow agriculture,
terv, but Queen Elizabeth turned it sons-not only to try to make the Then why not teach them all the new
into an alsmhouse to endure a- Vong profit out of lt for themselves, but ideas of the art and science of this
as almshouses exist. The old ladles because they do not desire the Farm- the greatest of business occupations?
have two neat little rooms each down ers' Union to hold its prestige and to
i • > , 1 . . ... irrMtv in nnwpr and in the confidence Nothing is easier than to feed away
the sides of the main church, with grow in pow« i anu m L"« tuuuueuic i
, . . .u. mi ill ir for this alone would in- one s profits. It can be done in so
windows looking out on the garden. of the pu r. Ior Tn,H aione wouia in i ^ ^ , 4 ^
They each have a coal supply, a sure j*8 future victory over the gam
kitchen range, water and gas. At a biers."
chapel daily services are held. The
many ways that the inexperienctd
usually do more or less of it.
choir stalls are beautifully carved old
oak, the original seats that the monks
used.
It is claimed that chicks will not
mature so rapidly for the early mar-
ket as upon soft food, and their tlesh
s is often not much better than doe3 not have that soft white appear-
The results of cross-breeding is be-
ing abandoned because they are un-
satisfactory. A cross from two full
blood
A Record Game of Baseball.
Schaller, Iowa.—Sac City and Schal-
ler played a 22-inning ball game here
Thursday afternoon with a score of 3
to 3. the game being called to allow
Sac City to catch a train. The fea-
a scrub.
ance if fattened on dry food only.
One O' the Reasons Why. seems that there are not now go
Middling cotton sold in Texas at 14 """'y feedln'? chickens dry food as
cents when the 1907 crop promised
three and a half million bales, and
there was when it was first proposed.
Many who adopted lt have nqt return-
d to the former moist system. They
Sheley, who struck out 33 men
a combination of the two systems.
An Oklahoma Sheriff Killed.
Oklahoma City, Ok.—Sheriff George
W. Jigrrison of Oklahoma City was
sh<4 and killed, an unknown deputy
wounded and a negro was shot in a
battle tha' took place three miles easf
of Hitchci < K at Beven o'clock Friday
• vening.
ture of the game was the pitching of when the total for this country bid |iayp nQW aljaudoned lt entirely or use
fair to reach thirteen million hales
Now. when the total for the South Is
known to be two or three million In some instances where flocks have
bales shy, cotton goes at about 10 received little care for years there
cents. This Is one of the reasons has deevloped the survival of tho fit-
why the farmer knows there is a con- test until there has grown up a flock
spiracy to rob him, and accounts for of only the very strongest and must
his determination to fight the con j hardy. These when pure make fins
spiracy to a finish.—S. W. Farmer. I breeders.
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