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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-11-29

and were well attended. you mny be
sure. for the clam and eel diet was
losing popularity.
The pumpkins spread all over the
place and were diligently plugged"
every day TO save the vines, and the
extra shoots Technically known rs
ssuckers'r were all cut OF the corn
and fed to the only heifer Gulf i'm the
colony in hopes that abe might be in'
duced to grow up aud become a una.
ture COW some day.
The harvest was so abundant that
they eyen spared one pumpkin for the
children to make jick-o'Iantern OF.
aud by working all day and praying
all night everything was at last got In
Now, Governor Bradford noticed how
tired thin and thankful everybody
looked. and the most appropriate thing
he could think OF In the way of cele
bration was to set aside three DAYS To
zee how big q hole they could eat ia
the harvest.
All fell right in with this unique
notion and set to with will making
preparations.
Men were sent out cunning for tur-
keys. geese aud other feathered poul-
try. barring crows aud Indians. The
old aintiock guns kicked SO thar while
the bullet killed one bird TIE pilgrim
progressing through the air in the Up
posite direction would crush out the
life OF another unsuspecting TOW
which merely considered himself al
Innocent bystander until so rudely sa
upon
However. this was a great saving o
ammunition. and the hunters soon re
turned with bruises and game a-plenty
The Indians. getting Whit of minc'
pie with brandy sauce and other eV'
dence of heap big" free lunch. i'm
mediately became friendly and tocke'
IN to town with their best feathers o
and belts let out TO the last hole
This incident gave rise TO the custom
which we follow to this day or a.
ways inviting outsiders in to Thanks
giving before they get a chance t
come without asking.
. 1t was a merry time indeed. Every
body would sit down and eat awhile
then 20 out and run races with th
:. Indians (Which had been done Their
g tofore under very different circun
stances) until the violent exercise Ina
, so aided digestion that they could e'
G again-
y So, taking Il all in all. the feast WI
d such q great success and took so wit
Il the public that Manager Bradford d
y cided to reproduce 1t every year. al
thus the grand old custom has con
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-11-29

down to the present day, where some
are overfed and some are underred-
That is where the old pilgrims got
the best of us-they Jared and shared
equally in want and abundance.
We sit down to overloaded boards
and hurriedly give thanks. one eye
shut and the other on the turkey. new
or giving a thought TO the rows and
rows of little teeth with no drumsticks
TO gnaw or the thousands Of mouths
that would water at the very scraps
from our tables
let US back up a few hundred year
in spirit this Thanksgiving. good PEG
J pie. and 60 out and I'LL somebody III
that needs 1t. then come back TO on
own meals with that good old iuSii
Toned thankfulness whetting up gu
appedtes.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-11-29
Valuable Pippin
Orchard for
Sale

900 acres of the finest fruit or
Agricultural land.
1850 bearing apple trees.
2 four room dwellings.
Fine water. plenty timber.
PRICE, $40, 600
Also fine apple orchard OF 100
acres five miles from railroad sta
ton over good roads.
1900 bearing apple trees.
1000 pippins. =
300 Grimes Golden and red APP
pies. Price, $1,000.
For further information, sea
WINGFIELO & HARRELL,
Roanoke, Va
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-11-29
simo,. Decoration. For Table.

Az Thanksgiving is d national Gus
tom It becomes us to treat IL nans'
somely and make IL not only feast 10
the palate, but TO the eye. Nothing
can do this so well as the adornment
of the table with slower and leaf and
vine.
II YOU ha~en't a brilliant little scar
Let poinsettia for the center or this
table. now is the time and place FOR
the dish of ferns you brought In some
time ago from the wet places before
the frost had touched them to with
cred gold and for wreath-hke nat
arrangement about 1t ON the snowy
cloth of the small leaves Of the whor,
tleberry (pressed Immediately after
plucixing). with all their rich tints OF
orange and carmine yet unfaded- IL.
however, you are so fortunate as ia
have an "akebia vine" anywhere Oh
the premises you can have the prefer
able living green. This Is a japanese
hardy vine, acclimated over here FOL
perhaps q century. whose curious now
srs of a reddish purple. male and fe
male In one pendulous cluster. beloni
N the heats Of summer, but who's
small leaves are green and delicate
even In midwinter.
But II you have foregathered non
OF these things you can purchase
uttle pot of maidenhair fern and ca
Law the sprays around the centerpiec'
and I'D and down the table just oefor
|. the guests are seated. as they shriv'
: so soon. You can hardly have pre-
tier effect than this in its pure gree
, white contrast unless there Ia adde
to 1t a tiny boutonniere mt every plac
made only Of a single bud. togeth
' IN 4 leaf Of the rose gsrantum.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-11-29

6RSSE or HUhoh
ord for intensity of thankfulness. for.
having SO very little TO be thankful for.
the Job could be done up In fine shape
and not be neglected on any point
During the voyage over on the some
what unsteady Maynower If any one
had SO much as suggested n hearty
Thanksgiving dinner he or she would
most probably hive been tossed over
the rail. and some one OF US today
would be minus a pilgrim ancestor.
1t is said that the rough "trip over
was tho real cause OF the pilgrims
utterly losing their sense Of humor
and always carrying around such long
faces
Anyhow. hsrdships began right at
Plymouth rock, for everybody was
Just crazy to set foot on something
solid, and naturally there were some
tostling and elbowing In the rush. The
| rock was never constructed for much
| of n crowd and. besides this. was real
| slick around the edges where the tide
had washed up few old jelTyfsh. so
| those who secured standing room Only
| skidded Off into the ocean without
their rubbers on and got wet feet.
which. as every one knows. is a bad
thing to do In December anywhere
along the New England coast. OF
course these proceedings wound vi
with coughs. colds in the head and
sore threats. which filed up the hos
| pitnl right from the start
As Is usual in Massachusetts. there
was no policeman around to handle
the crowd or all this might have beeI
avoided IL was u mighty bad winter
, and. according to the accounts of IN
: sufferers themselves. lyons roare'
r and wolves sat on their tnyles an
J | grinned." and IL the Indians had no
done any worse life would have bee
much more attractive In Plymouth.
$ But soon after landing In snoOpin
around a deserted Indian village SCI
s erai baskets OF corn. two pumpki
d seeds and n recipe for minee pie wei
i found. so that q foundation for n
!. first planting was assured. which I
d least gave the people something TO loo
!, forward to.
20 All this time marvellous appetite
~ were being developed for the big fe'
In the fall. for. not yet having becon
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-11-29
Virginia Polytechnic institute
BIACKSBUR0,V VA.

Degree courses In Agriculture, Horti.
culture, Applied Chemistry, Applied
Geology. Civil, Mining, Mechanical and
Ele trical Engineering, Metaimrgy and
Metallography. Sixty-four Instructors
Thoroughly Equipped Shops, Labara,
tories and BARNS. Steam heating and
electric liz It's in dormitories. Library
1900 volumes. Fam OF l, 100 acres.
School of Agricultural Apprentices.
,One Year Course for Young Farmers
Total cost Of session OF nine months
including tuition aud either fees, boan
washing, uniforms, medical attendance
etc S283- IS. cost to Virginia stu
dents, 1888.
The next session opens "Wednesday
September 1Oth, 1911:
PAULB. BARRINGER, NJ. d., l'l'. D.,
Pre-, ide Vi
Write for catalogue.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-11-29
Valuable Farm For Sale

33I acres more or less. so or 80 |
acres cleared, most in cultivation. ~ |
miles from Lexington, Va. Good road. |
good neighborhoOd. K. r. ID. mail.
Large lot of good timber OF all kinds.
oak. chestnut, poplar, locust, 100 cords
bark, 30 acres OF chestnut tiIpber, ele-
giant range for hogs. All kinds OF iruit
on the place. IS to 100 acres OF this
land OH the mountain unusually fine
for fruit and grazing II cleared.
| Fairly well fenced. Well Vatered by
the finest OF spring water. Soil Is gravel
and slate with clay bottom. rooiD
| log house sealed and weatherboArded.
large porch, good cellar, l6xlS. good
barn, good stable, with lOA2S foot shed.
| All needed out buildings. Close to
store, school and church. Adjoins the
lands OF a. G. Nead. Calvin Gcodbar
and Jacob Cummings. This property
is we'll worth looking at. Price or ap-
plication.
4 Farm OF $50 acres only 3 miles
from lie Xingtou, Va, 100 acres cleared
30 acres In timber, part OF which is
good Jaw timber. Water in every field
loom house in fair condition, all need
ed out buildings which are in good con-
ditiOn. Fruit for family use. Most Of
the farm Is in God. Well fenced With
wire an rail. Machinery easily used
4 Good ueighborhood. A good home close
to ali conveniences and well worth tn,
price asked, $500.
+ 70 Acres 10 miles from Lexington
q Va, close to two railroads. 60 acres il
d cultivation, 5 acres in timber, } Ioou
I'd house, barn 26x34. other out buildings
), over 100 apple trees, other small fruit
A. well watered by spring and branches
I'd Good land and nice home.
~ GIL AcEes miles from LexiDa
ton. 500 acres In grass and cultivation
S. Well watered, good buildings, plent
J. fruit, fine grazing Can be divided int
- two farms.
< $50 Acres miles from Lexington
ce, good buildings. plenty fruit, 40 acr,
tu- river bottom, so acres in timber, We
watered and crops well.
~, $50 Acres adjoining corporate lii
it's of Buera Vista, so acres in grass al
, cultivation, IS acres GOOD timber, 3
ut. apple trees, D to 10 wears old, 20 pc,
trees, piuIns, peaches, damsCns. Go
- buildings and good road.
45 Acres p miles from Lexingto
n we'll wateIed, q acres In orchard, plen
~ wood, some good timber, buildings
fair condition, nice for dairy aud chic
ems
$50 Acres, 100 cleared. s mi
from Lexington. Well watered, a W
kept place. good fences. new buildin
or plenty fruit. A fiue home. on good 70,
and must be seen to be appreciated.
1870 Acres 80 miles from Lexingt
$50 acres cleared Is acres good thu b
plenty wood, well watered, 200 ap
and 200 peach trees. Good buiidin
About 100 Acres 3 miles fr
,oo Lexington, fine state of cultivate
~" we'll wat-rsd, well fenced, good bu
sta ipgs, plenty fruit, fine home.
IA Acres--I9 miles from Lexi
ton, Va. ona good road, . miles Il
Depot. Fair B"iidings-Gocd orch
OF $50 bearing trees. Good fences
dP- nice h.Ine. S4750.
For information, terms, etc., add
? ROckbrid2e Realty Corporati
Lexines.A. Va
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-11-29

fzx ONLY nRIFxB cALy III THE ooLoNH.
familiar with the location OF the best
grocery stores and meat markets. the
colonists were on q diet principally OF
little neck CLAIMS (much cheaper then
than now and cells. which they trod
out OF the mud at low tide with their
bare feet.
This undoubtedly brought into play
the stern bearing strength OF character
Of these old fellows more than any
thing else. for what iron nerve 1t must
have taken to feel cold. sQuirmins
eel suddenly wriggle up between ones
bare toes and not lose any dignity OF
give way to unssemly remarksl
Spring came. and the planting wal
done under very trying circumstance
for the would be agriculturists coult
hardly stoop over to bed In a grain o.
corn but that some Indian with
crude. primitive sense Of humor woul'
~ loose an arrow.
| However. The esoos "a ap'saA,sQ
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-11-29
THANKSC|vIkC'S
HILARIOUS ORIGIN
Funny Side Of Good Governor
Bradford's First Big Feed
BY WILL ALLEN.

" OyERNOK BRADFORD or the
IL New England colony did not.
NJ as many people think. invent
Thanksgiving In 1921. and II he
claimed to IL was an out and out In
fringement on previous patents, for
many people Of many countries. even
far back In Bible history. had been
setting aside times for feasts and re
1oicing when they cut their oats. corn
suuashes and other conveniences In
the fall OF the year.
But neve. heless the governor and
his co,onists no doubt broke the rec
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-09-28
Good Roads Meeting
(From Mondays Examiner) Good Roads Association of Arizona
 Phoenix, Arizona.

AAONAAA<N,
 September 10th, 1911. Yuma Daily Examiner, Yuma:
 The Annual Meeting of the Arizona Good Roads Association for this year was fixed at the last meeting in April, for October 2nd, 1911, to be held at Prescott The formal call for this meeting has t..en issued by the president and Secretary. The membership of the association as ploVided by Article ", of the Articles of Incorporation is two delegates to be chos- en from each subsidiary county Good Roads Association, two appointed from each county by the governor, two by the mayor of each incorporated city or town, and two by each board of trade or like commercial body. Also one member of each board of supervisors of each cour- ty, and one delegate to be appointed by each board of supervisors. In addition to these it is requested that each automo- bile association appoint two delegates Will you be kind enough to give pub- llcity to this meeting in your paper, in behalf of the vast good which may be done for the territory by a full attend ance, and careful consideration of tra subject of proper road building and road protection in the territory, and the CO., operation between the several counties and the territory in such work
 Yours truly,
 T. G. NORRIS,
 President.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-09-28
Alleged Bad Checks
tFrom Yuma FxaminerD

A man who signs his name to checks as J. A. B. Stuart, and who drew the aforesaid checks on the American National bank, of Fl PasC was arrested here this morning by Marshal Henry Levy.
 He was arrested on complaint of Lee & Ming of the Plantation, who had one or two of his checks and, this arrest was made after Marshal Levy had got suspicious of the man last night and had wired the bank. After receiving wire to the effect that the checks were not good, Marshal Levy notified the Plantation and they or dered the man arrested.
 Still thinking there might possibly be mistake, they had one of the To- cal banks wire the Ell Paso bank and in due time the bank got the same answer: Checks not good.'
 Then at once, they ordered the man arrested and he is now in the county jail and will probably be given a pre- liminary hearing Monday.
 Investigation by this paper up and down the street to-day at noon show ed that Stewart had not played the Plantation alone, but that others also had some of the checks. all of which will probably come out at the trial on Monday
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-09-28
Man Arrested for
 "OnIy Two Dollars"
tFrom Mondays Daily Examiner)

tFrom Mondays Daily Examiner) Did you ever notice how we look al things differently, and that after all what is wrong according to American standards may be all wrong according to another standard.
 Last night Marshal Levy walked in to local bar room and asked the bar tender if he bad seen a Mexican with a wooden leg. ''No," replied the bar tender, 'he has not been in"
 Four Mexicans were lined up at the bar, and one of them leeaned ovef the oar and said in Spanish to the bartender:
 What does he want him for. All he done was take g off another Mex ican. Surely they wouldn't arrest him for that, would they"
 Being assured that they undoubted- ly would, the Mexican rolled a ciga- rette, shrugged his shoulders and roll . ed his eyes heavenward. as much as to say it was unbelievable.
 But all the same Officer Zavala got the man during the night, and his guilt was established today when Judge Jones gave him ninety days.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-09-28
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
White Rock Land, Mine and Dredging
 Company

White Rock Land, Mine and Dredging
 Company.
 Know all men by these presents that we, the undersigned, have thls | day voluntarily associated ourselve: together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the ter | ritory of Arizona.
 And we certify:
 First. That the names of the in corporators are Charles M. King, Roh ert B. Pate and Fred Kuchler of the county of Sacramento, and state If California, and that the name of the corporation is
 White Rock Land Mine and Dredg ing Company
 Second. That the principal place Of transacting the business of saiJ corporation is Yuma, in the county of Yuma, and Territory of Arizona; and that the corporation may establish branch offices within .or without the territory of Arizona where meetings of the board of directors may be had
 Third. The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is as follows:
 To make contracts, to purchase, lease, option, locate or otherwise 'ac- quire, own, exchange, sell. or other wise dispose of, pledge, mortgage, hy, pothecate and deal in mines, mining claims, mineral lands, coal lands, oil lands, timber lands water and water rights and other property, both real and personal, and to work, explore, deal in the products and by-products thereof, to purchase, lease, or othec wise acquire, erect own, operate and sell smelting and other ore reduction works and refineries, saw mills, power plants, railroads and tramways to lead from the company's principal works. and steam, electric and motor rail- roads to serve as common carriers and otherwise, outside the territory of Arizona; to do a general manufactur- ing and mercantile business; to own, handle and control letters patent and inventions; to own cancel and re-is- sue shares of it's own capital stock | and to own and vote shares of other 1 to issue bonds. notes. snd other evidences of indebtedness, md to secure the payment of the same by mortgage, deed of trust, or otherwise; to act as agent, trustee broker, or in any other fiduciary ca
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-09-28
ReCiprOCity's Defeat
 Sends Grain Up

Chicago, Sept 22-The defeat of Canadian reciprocity caused wild ball markets here today May wheat jump ed an extreme PA cents at the open ing. At Minneapolis and Duluth the market rose four cents amid scenes of wild excitement. There was excited talk among the bulls that the failure of reciprocity justifies still higher prices for the cereal. Oats also ad- vanced sharply.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-09-28
Dr. J. A. ketCherSide
 Sends Yuma Good News

business and certainly none of ours.
 What Yuma wants is to see the road fixed from here to Phoenix so that when the cars leave here in the aerly- morning they are absolutely sure of a fast run from here to Phoenix.
 Thanks to our boosters this is now assured, and not only does it mean the road race, but it means countless touring parties as we'll.
 Hurrah for Yuma.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1911-09-28

For the past several days the en-
 thusiasts for the Los Angeles to Phoe-
 nix race to come via Yuma have been
 busy as a ways and means committee in addition to the regular committee to find out just what could be depend ed on in the way of fixing up the road from Yuma to the Yuma county line, this side of Caliente.
 For the past three months the Ex- aminer has fought consistently for the fixing up of this road.
 It will also be remembered that the supervisors now have Feliy Mayhew in the field going over the road with signs, the said signs being donated through the generosity of A. B. Ming, Dr. J. A. Ketcherside and A. l.. De- Mund.
 Yesterday afternoon late after the Examiner was on the street the report CT for this paper found A. B. Ming, Dr. Ketcherside and Paul Moretti i'll conversation as to what could be done toward getting the work done before the big race, and it was brought out in the course of the conversation that Dr. Ketcherside was going te- Phoenix on business last night. The Examiner took occasion to ask him if he would please look up George Purdy Bullard. Gov. Sloan and the other members of the board of control that he could reach, and wire this paper authora- lively as to just what the people of Yuma and the boosters here could ex- pect.
 The wire at the head of this column is the result, and it certainly means good news for everyone in Yuma who desires to see the old town grow and prosper.
 With the board of control doing the work on the road from here to Phoe- nix, with the supervisors ready and willing to help in any way they can, for limited amount, the route of the territorial race is assured through l Yuma, and not only that but the route >f the territorial highway from Yuma | o Phoenix is also assured.
 Such loyal boosters as Dr. Fletcher side, A. B. Ming, Dr. H. Vance Cly- i ner, Perry Spittler, E. F. Sanguineth md Paul Moretti and others, in this matter, deserve especial mention.
 All have given their time and money | o make the Phoenix to Los Angeles ace a complete success so far as Yu ma is concerned and it is now assur- I'd. The Examiner and the board of deserve no credit as they Ire simply servants of the people.
 But the good work is not to end lere. For some reason unknown the valley people and the Imper- al valley supervisors are absolutely negligent, it seems as regards this ace when it comes to preparing the pads, but so far as the Andrade cross ng is concerned, A. F. Andrade has ,ssured A. B. Ming and Dr. Fletcher ide that before the day of the race he Vill fix the Andrade crossing so that he autos will have no trouble what yer.
 As to the rest of the road through ( he Imperial valley, Yuma has no con- ( ern whatever. If the valley does not l