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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-05-23
First Published May. 20, IoI2.)
Notice for Publication.
State of Kansas, Cherokee county, IS.
Chas NJ. Jones Plaintiff
L. N. Coleman Defendant

L. M. Coleman Defendant
Before John Jones Justice Of the Peace
in and for the city of Baxter Springs, in
said County and State.
Said defendant L. M. Coleman will
take notice that he has been sued in the
above named Court, by the above named
plaintiff to recover the sum Of two hundred
fifty five dollars and fourty three cents
(Sass.43), on account Of two promisory
notes and balance on book account and
that personal property Of said defendant
has been seized in attachment, or garnish-
ment, and said cause is set for trial on the
asth day of June 1874 at g o'clock a. m,
at which time IL said defendant fails to
appear, the allegations Of plaintiffs bill
Of particulars will be taken as true, and
a judgement for said plaintiff in said &C
ton for said amount claimed and for
costs, and in the attachment therein
granted, will be rendered accordingly.
Dated this 18th day Of May 1919.
Attest: John Jones
Justice Of the Peace.
G. w. Earnshaw. Attorney for Plaintiff.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-05-23
The Corn Root
Louise.

We have written page on page
about the corn root louise, and we
suppose it will be necessary to
write pages after pages in the
future. Farmers usually call
them blue lice. They will be
found on the roots of the plant,
sucking its juices. They will be
accompanied by a little brown
ant, and there is a very interest.
ing story connected with this
strange partnership. At his re.
quest we told this story to a
United States senator, to whom
we had been introduced by am
other senator, at lunch one day
in Washington; and the next
time he met our friend he said:
What kind of a nature fakir is
that man you asked to lunch with
me?"
The lice are the dairy cows of
the brown or red ant, as it is
called. Now we have never seen
them milking, but we have seen
their relative, the black ant, milk.
ing the lice on our MADEIRA vines,
and the two kinds of ants are
closely related, as are the two
kinds of lice.
The lice produce only one crop
of eggs in the year, and that late
in the fall. The ants gather
these, carry them down into their
burrows and keep them below
the frost line. They gradually
bring them up as spring advan-
ces, and when the lice hatch out
carry them as a cat carries her
kittens, and locate them on the
smartweed or other weeds that
the farmer allows to grow in his
corn field BY not properly pre-
pairing the seed bed; all the while
keeping 4 sharp lookout of the
corner of the eye to see the far
mer and keep their ears open for
the click Of the corn planter.
When the corn begins to throw
out its rootlets, these ants carry
the lice and put them on the
roots of the corn. What then2
The lice begin to produce, not
eggs, but live young. If the
weather is right, 4 louise can be
a grandmother In about eight
days. In southern Iowa and Ill.
inois there are from about thir-
teen to sixteen generations in a
year-all alive and all females,
not 4 man about the place. The
wise men call the ants 'aEamic"
females, or stern mothers, and
the process is what they call
"parthenogenesis, +" which means
virgin birth or creation.
Now, don't think We are tell.
ing you 4 fairy tale. We are
telling yOu literal truth, and can
back It Up completely and in
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-05-23
How TO Increase
the Corn Crop.
Written for the Baxter News by Prof.
Taylor Of the Deere Experiment Farm,
Moline, III.

Corn requires food, water, room
and care. The crop is always
in keeping with the amount of
work and skill displayed in full
filling all of the requirements of
the plant. Good seed is very
necessary. It should be care
fully selected and properly stored.
Strong and rapid termination is
reflected throughout the entire
life of the plant.
Too often the farmer will ne.
glect one step and as a result
have a deficient crop.
Corn roots require room and
plenty of it. The size, number
and stability of the roots depend
upon the depth and tiith of the
seed bed. A shallow seed bed
causes the roots to spread out"
ward instead of downward for
the reason that they naturally
take the course of least resis-
lance. Owing to their fragile
condition during their early life,
they cannot penetrate a hard
pan.
The corn plant secures its food
from the seed-bed, hence it is
reasonable to suppose that deep
seed-bed furnishes more food
than a shallow one. A deep seed
bed acts as q temporary reser-
voir to absorb and hold water UNI
til it percolates to the deeper
sub-soil where it is stored to be
used by the plant thru the pro-
cess of capillary attraction dur
ing a time of drouth. A deep
seed bed has so many advantages
especially for corn, that the far
mer cannot afford, even thou he
is obliged to plant fewew acres,
neglect a single feature of per-
feet seed bed.
CULTIVATION of the plant is a
stop in production that deserves
careful thought. After the plant
is five or six inches in height,
deep cultivation should not be
practiced for the reason that the
shoyels prune delicate roots that
extend several feet from the hill.
Deep cultivation is admissible
once during the early life of the
plant, but after that has been
done it is not necessary to do
more than to cultivate shallow
for the purpose only of remov-
ing weeds and maintaining a
surface mulch to prevent the es-
cape of moisture. After the corn
is too high to use the cultivator,
the farmer should use the one
horse mulch harrow, continuing
the operation from time to time
until the corn is nearly matured.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-05-23

DR.. N. A. Bailey, Osteopathic
Physician. Phone Is.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-05-23
Why don't you take this papera

A. ]. Thompson, D. D. S.
Phones 261 and 90. -. -
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-05-23
Big Bargains.

For 80 days from May 18th l
will offer for sale my two store
rooms on Military street now oc'
cupied BY Hood Implement Co.
for $4,000 cash, or $4,000 half
cash balSuee il two annual pay
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-05-23
Fine Pasture.

Half a mile south and three
quarters of a mile east of Star
school house. Good spring water
and shade-plenty of grass.
W. s. Tindall.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-05-23
at 6 per cent Int.

meuts at 6 per cent Int.
A nice Groom house, 2 closets,
we'll built, 2 corner lots, cistern,
fruit, shade, s45O.OO, half cash,
balance two payments with Int.
IL exceptionally rich lots, with
water, in blue grass and clover,
$4,000, half cash, balance2 pay
ments.
Perfect title to all this prop
erty. J. ]. Fribley.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-05-23

The old vets are feeling mighty
good over the increase in PEN
sious. It will prove a godsend
to . great many Of them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-05-23

every detail BY the reports OF the
Illinois Experiment Station,
which has gone into the matter
most thoroughly. The plant
lice that you will find on your
geraniums or Madeira vines, or
on various kinds of trees, are
cousins of this same corn root
louise. The honey dew, of which
you hear so much, is simply
milk" which has dropped from
these lice on the trees, simply
because there were not enough
ants to milk them.
If there were not means of
keeping in check these hordes of
aphides or plant lice, man would
be driven off the face of the
earth. The corn root louise is
harder to keep in check than any
other, because its life is mainly
underground, except that Of the
last brood in the fall, which are
male and winged. These pair
and produce eggs, which the
ants store for the beginning Of
their next years herd of dairy
cows.
These ants may be expected
in every corn field planted on
corn stalk ground; and the longer
it has been in corn, the more ants
may be expected. The exceed
ingly wet season of 1909 greatly
diminished their numbers, but
1910 and 1911 were favorable to
them, and a great deal of dam.
age was done by them last year
which was attributed to the
drouth.
The conditions so far this year
have been favorable to them, and
the problem is: What can the
farmer do about it? If he has to
plant corn the second or third
time ia secession, there is moth.
ing that he can do about It ex-
cept to disturb them, chasing
them from pillar to post in such
a way as to expose the eggs and
later the lice to the ravages OF
birds and perhaps insects that
prey upon them.
Therefore, if we had planted
corn on corn stalks, after first
getting rid of the stalks in what
ever way was thought best, We
would disk the ground thorough
ly before blowing, and then fol-
low with the plow. If you will
count the number of nests as
you go along, you can figure APP
proximately the amount of loss
you are to have on your corn. In
short, the only thing the farmer
can do is to give the ground
about twice as much cultivation
as he has been in the habit OF
giving.
Experiments conducted at
Galesburg, Ill, under the direc-
ton of the Illinois Experiment
Station, show that this will de-
crease the number of ants and,
of course, prOpOrtionately in.
crease the yield of corn. 1t is
fortunate that what disturbS and
decreases the lice increases the
corn crop; and from that point
of view lice are not an unmixed
curse, but rather = blessing, a.
whip, a goad, a scOurge to COM
pei the farmer to do what he
ought to do anyhow. Many of
our insect scourges are really
blessings in disguise. If this
corn root louise compels the far
mer to rotate his crops, to grow
winter wheat, which the lice do
not injure, to grow clover, which
they have no taste for, and to
keep stock, so that he can keep
his land fertile that each hill
can stand a few thousand lice
more or less, it will have done a
good thing.-Wallace's Farmer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-05-23

Who mates tbs best liver plIIS7 The
]. c. Aver Company, Of Lovel, mass.
They have been SAILING Ayers P'lls ior
over sixty yeafS. u yOu have the slight
est doubt aboul uslng iheSe ptlls, ask
Vour docloe. Ash bin hfsi, thRfs best.
HsaSbT - &c. &gH1 90, 1gSIp NA...
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-05-23

Poor appetite is a sure sign of
impaired digestion. A few doses
of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets will strengthen
your digestion and improve your
appetite. Thousands have been
benefited by taking these Tab
lsss. Sold b. I'll dealers.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08
Bay View Club

The BAY View Club met this week
with Ms. James Couwell and enjoyed
900 r,occia!ly fine and instructive pro.
gam, the day being q study of the i'm.
mortal Bard Of Avon. Roll call re.
,pon,,- were items concerning the fam.
ilv Of Shakespeare, from which some
interesting information was CLEANED.
The first number on the program was
a splendid paper on Shakespeare in
Music hy Nrs. Mecker, which showed
careful preparation and research. Mrs.
i. e. Jones followed with an interest.
ing talk ou Shakespeare Williams, Mrs.
anderson read an interesting article on
Shakespeare Clowns and Mrs. Kinds
closed The program with one OF her ex.
collcu' paper. which discussed the in.
f]lucrc' of the witches and ghosts in
Shakespeore's plays.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08
Crochet Club Enjoys Tuesday
Aftemoon-

The Crochet club held q most de.
lightful meeting this week at the home
Of Mrs. .uuirhead, the time being pass
ed in creating dainty fancy.work with
that most cffectual weapon-the crochet
hook. The hostess rewarded the labors
OF those who participated with d deli.
rious rcpast Of scslloped chicken, cream.
I'd peas. sandwiches and coffee. Guests
other than the club members were Mes
danes Swift, Menefee, Eitcer, Iiebeu.
doricl and Koch.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08
Bviscopal Guild Peasted-

The ladies Of the Episcopal Guild
were surprised at their regular meeting
with Mrs. y. r. Harrison on Tuesday
afternoon with q regular feast, After
sewing for a busy period on q robe the
ladies are making for their lay reader,
Mrs. Harrison invited them 10 the dining
room where = splendid chicken dinner
greeted their surprised vision. In adj
dition to chicken pic galore, the ladies
were served baked beans, sandwiches
pickles. angels food cake and coffee
Those who enjoyed this feast were Mes
James Aull, Clark, Chapman, Pring,M Mis-
Nav Ferguson aud the amiable hostess
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08
MIR. and Mrs. M. b. PsytOn Entertain

\ Jolly good time was bad on Wed.
ncsiav evening 10y the Birthday Club
together with q few of the friends of
the host and hostess A. the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. VI. u. Peyton. An elab.
crate luncheon, which really deserved
the name Of banquet, was served ~
nine . clock ct Two long tables. p~rettily
appointed The principal feature of
the mcnu was quail on toast with a
salad course Us a fitting aftermath and
% coffee and lee course az the close.
The Club colors of white, pink and
green were largely in evidence, and 10.
gether with ported plants formed the
decorations. Tho Club members pres.
mt were Mcssrs AMI Mesdames Hit.
son, Campbell. Lawson. Sanduskv. Sher.
wood and the host and hostess; their
guests were Mr.. and Miss Boon. Mr..
and Mrs. Iittleton. Mr.. and Mrs. Tate.
aud Mrs. Crofford.
M aud Mr.. Campbell will entertain
'he club next week.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08
George ROkIizer, Boot and shoemaker,

from Artesia, N. NJ. will move mis- tools
and machinery 10 Tucumcari soon. He
intends 70 build an up.to.date shop in
he east part OF town. Mr.. Rokli2eI
says be will be ready Tor business in
about two or three weeks, or as soon as
his tools and machinery arrive. Any.
body who wants 70 order some Gnc
handmade boots OF shoes, can ind him
AZ any time on the farm of Louis Szaho
MA brother in law east OF town.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08

Miss Edith Riser, who has been elm.
ployed as bookkecper for the electric
light company, also 4. the News oAcc
Of evenings, left for her home last Sun,
day morning. Her people resideing in
Amarillo, Her health forced her to
give up her positions and none of her
friends here having heard from her
they fear she is i'll. She made many
friends during the few months she spent
here, and hey regretted her departure
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08
Mrs. Rector Entertains
Bridge Club

Mrs, W. r. Rector was the charming
hostess 20 the Bridge Club on last
Friday afternoon and the time was most
rgrccahlv spcu' with the lure Of this
popular game. Mrs. Randle, scoring
highcs VA. presented with q handsome
fern and the hostess brought the az.
ternoon : enjoyment to a fitting close
with one of her famed luncheons which
consisted ~ = salad and coffee course,
The guests Of the day were Mrs. Che.
uHplt and Miss Stansbury, while the
men6nors present were Mesdames Beeth
Finegau, Morris, Noble, Randle, Con.
we'll, Nuremberg, Parsons and Rector,
Mrs. Voranherg will be the next hostess
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08

ond. Finch was played At six tables.
An elaborate luncheon Of salad, sand.
wicheS, potato chips and olives, follow.
ed by gclatinc with whipped cream,
cake ard chocolate wal served by the
hostes.eS after p%artaking Of which the
merry ,pooks turned the lights low and
told Ghost stories.
Those present were Misses llendren
lIc'r. Afford, Mittus, Jackson, Simp.
son, chapman. Walker. Curry, Besse,
Gently. Hcrshberger, Mabel Waller,
Lucille Wharton and Josephine Gentry;
Mc,,rs. Bullington, Cowart, Gerhardt,
Kirkpatrick, Tuttlc, Aull. Brown, Cope.
land. prirg, Jarvis aud Prof. Daley.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08
Card Club Meets

Mr.. and Mrs. W B. farrell enter.
tanned the gentlemen and ladies a the
new card club on Wednesday evening
in thew usual charming manner. The
high score wac made by Mrs. Brown,
and Mr.. Goldenbetg, who were pre-.
sen,cd with 2 handsome haud.paintcd
plate and q smoking set. The hostess
served q dainty salad course and the
evening was indeed . pleasant one, and
was enjoyed by McSsrs, and Mesdamcs
Shelton, Holloman, \ u. Goldenberg
Prentice. Or. and Mrs. Brown, Miss Dill.
lon Brown and Mrs. VI. y. Goldcnherg
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08

r. H. LomaX Co. loo Fast Main 81.
Tucumcali, has the largest and most
complete line Of diamonds, watches
high.graie Jewelry, cut.glass, silverware
etc, in this part Of the state, buying
for a large number Of stores we can
undersell the smaller ones. 4 trial will
convince you, Nothing but high.class
guaranteed goods sold We undersell
the mail order houses on gooi goods.
spend your money in your home town,
Remember, q small deposit holds any
article YOU select until Christmas. No
trouble 10 show goods. you are always
welcome whether you wish 70 buy oI
not.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08
High school Orchestra Concert

The High School Orchestra gave an.
other one Of their enjoyable concerts
on the eve Of their departure for Al.
.buquerque Monday evening IN the au.
ditorium. This program was up 10 the
usual high standard set by these tai
cnted young people and was enjoyed by
the large number who listened 70 II.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08

Thc High School Orchestra aud OIL.
the teachers left for Albuquerque Tues
day morning TO- attend the teachers as.
ISOLATION .; that place. We hope 70
hear good news from them soon and
and that Miss Maple NSefus has won
first honors in the oratoIical contest, We
know the orchesrra will do the prope,
stunt.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08

From the Albuquerque papers we see
that onr High School Orchestra j. he.
ing appreciated by the educators and
Others who are attending the meeting
there this week. This orchestra 10 just
composed OF high school BOYS aud IL
they are given u chance 10 show them.
selves, they will mos certsiply make
good.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08
Elk Club Dance

The usual fortnightly dance Of tho
votaries Of the pleasing arts among tho
Elks took place under unusually pleas
ant conditions on last Friday evening.
The new stringed orchestra furnished
inspiring music and all who attended
report a splendid time,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08

Mr.. ". Hurrle made a trip TO Dawson
this week in the place Of one Of the
postal CLERKS who was III, and says he
had Il nice trip, visited the coal mines
and knows now how IL Is done.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08
CALL AND GET 1T

Or, Pring informs us some one shot
a bullet into his windmill tank, and
he desires very much for the owner Of
the bullet 70 cali and get it At once.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08
VAUDEVILLE COMING

ON Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights Of next week at Evans Opera
House, 1.-THE 90" Novelty Grahams."
Dow miss this.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08

Watch inspectors for the L. p. & S,
w. Il. Il. and Rock Island lines, 100 E..
Main street. Stores at Tucumcari, Fl
Paso, Yuma, Los Angeles and Porter
willie, Calf.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08

Gct Oug prices on Diamonds, Watches
High.Grade Jewelry, Cut Glass, Silver,
ware, Etc. A small deposit will hold
any article you wish until Christmas.
Splec, rour presents now
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-11-08
CLOAKS

Special inducements offered in our Cloak
Department for Saturday and Monday only.
Our stock is large and STYLES up-to-the-mimtr
Asaving on omr already low
prices of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SOC to $3.50
The Holly chieftain., 1912-07-26

and "One ear" Mike held 4 hasty con
verse outside Grogan's. They we're
narrow-chested. pallid striplings. not
fighters in the open. but more danger
Gus in their ways of warfare than the
most terrible of Turks. Fuzzy. IN q
pitched battle, could have eaten the
three Of them. In a so-asryou-please
encounter he was already doomed.
They overlook him just rs he and
Betsy were entering Costigan's Ca
sino. They detected him, and showed
the newspaper under his nose. Fuzzy
could read-and more.
Boys" said he, you are certainly
damn true friends. Give me . week
to think 1t over"
The soul Of real artist 10 quenched
with dimculty uea
The boys carefully pointed out to
him that advertisements we're soul
The Holly chieftain., 1912-07-26

vsaA have SuIaliy saGDssts1. by -
Asction, "A raG Al . boos and .
hank Of hair" ''yiiD.- . Scotch ter.
rier, next 10 the ras-lou h ths chll1's
heart, frisksd through tAe haAAS. Tbs
hank OF hair! Aha! x. tAe nnfouDd
quantity. rsprsssatsd Tie SaS-1oA
But, the booe? Well, vhsa 6o0s M
bones thsy- Desc! It vess -
easy anA Q fruitful tAsk - s1aDias
Fip's fore fest. Lssk. Wstoo0i HastA
dried earth bstvssa ths tesA on
course the dog-but 0Assiosk vos not
there. Thsrelsrs It 6svosvss- But
Topography and areAttssensD most h
tervene.
The Nillioaairs's Dalaee oeeuDse1 .
Iordly space. In froot a II vas
lawn closs-movsd - . 0ostA IsslAnd
mans face two days AFTER . shave.
At eas 49, ef II aA1 Treating % ~