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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-07-15

the ground until it finds a support,
and then to climb it. The quack
grass will outgrow the vetch in the
fall and early spring but little later
the vetch will climb and ride down
every spear of the quack grass and
before time for it to ripen will have
smothered it to death by forming
dense mat of vine and leaves.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-07-15
SAND VETCH TO KILL QUACK
GRASS.

Sow about one bushel of the sand
vetch seed per acre for ordinary soils
in early August. Sow little less
seed in very rich soils and a little
more in light or run soils. 1t will
grow upon any good soil. The vetch
is vine which grows, in ordinary
soils, to from five to seven feet In
length. It's nature is to creep upon
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-07-15
Dairy Department

best to take the place of pasture;
only a small amount of grain will be
required with legume hay. Plenty of
roughage will develop large barrel,
which is desirable in dairy COW.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-07-15
Questions and Answers.

FEEDING VALUE OF SKIMMILK.
Question: Will you please write
me as to the feeding value of skim
milk for calves and hogs? Fl. X.
Seattle, Wash.
Answer: For young pigs as we'll as
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-07-15

good results alone as fed in connec
tion with grain. At the various
stations where tests on feeding skim
milk to hogs have been made the re-
suits show that by feeding meal witt
the milk far more rapid and econ
omic gain can be made. Skimmilk,
rich in protein and mineral matter,
should always be combined with
starchy feeds, such as corn ano
barley, IN which case it becomes one
of the most useful of all available
feeds for pigs.
For calves, skimmiIk has beer
found to be more economical thar
whole milk; by changing from whole
milk to skimmilk gradually at four to
six weeks of age, the calf can be
raised very successfully on the latter
Experiments have shown that it takes
from eight to fifteen pounds Of skim
milk for one pound of gain in calves
varying, of course, with the age Of
the calf. At the present price Of
feeding stutfs it is safe to say thai
one hundred pounds of fresh skim
milk is worth from rs to 30 cents pei
cwt. when fed to calves or hogs.
TESTER FOR TWENTY COWS. /
OATS IN THE SILO.
Question: Will you please tell me
which size and style of a Babcoch
tester I should purchase for herd oil
twenty COWS? Also il oats will make
good silage and should it be cut?
Answer: 1t will take about
twelve bottle tester to do the WORK
that you have mentioned, but it does
not make any difference which make
of tester you select. Any creamery
supply house will be able to furnish
you with the kind that will be sat
isfactory if you give them an idea as
to the size of your herd.
Regarding the keeping Of oats in
the silo will say that oats alone do
not keep very we'll because of the
hollow stems. These hold air, and OF
course silage will not keep if air is
present. However, if the oats is put
in with some vetch or peas they make
very satisfactory silage. The State
Experiment Station put up some peas
and oat silage last year and they are
now feeding it with good results. All
crops will keep better if they are cut
fine, espec tally the grain crops.
Alfalfa and peas have been sliced
without cutting, but they do not
make as good silage as when they are
cut.
FEED FOR FAT PRODUCTION.
Question: Is there any feed that
can give my COWS to increase the
butter production?
Answer: There is no feed that
will increase the fat production if the
COW is in normal condition. If, how
ever, the COW has been in poor health
and probably getting insufficient feed,
her test and butter production may
be increased by better care and feed.
ing. The capacity of COW to pro-
duce butter fat is bred in her and the
main question of feeding is to work
her up to her capacity. When that
point is reached it is impossible to
go beyond no matter what is fed.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-07-15
PUGET SOUND HERD
H0Istein- FrieSian Cattle
DUROC JERSEY SWINE

SERVICE SIRES-Querinu Cornuco-
pia, Dams record 30.7 pounds butter in
7 days, and Sir Inyo Mercedes I'd, full
brother to the Worlds Champion Milk
Cow "Margie Newman" 1866 pounds
milk and 32.79 pounds butter in days.
and 1851 pounds milk and 131.17
pounds butter in 30 days.
Stock For Sale. Tuberculin Tested
William Bishop, Chimacum, Wash.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
OUR FORMER TOWNSMAN
Capt. Julian uaujot IS Honorcd.

Washington, Nov. %. The highest
award which can be given to an Am
erican.. soldier, the medal Of honor,
was conferred Saturday on Captain
Julian Il. Gaujot, of the first cavalry
and a West Virginian. Captain Gau
jot was one of FIVE men on whom
this homo. was conferred by Pres.
dent Taft at the White House on.
Saturday.
The act for which the medal was
conferred on Captain Gaujot was that
OF bravely riding into shower Of
bullets fired by Mexicans in order to
stop a fight which threatened the
lives OF many Americans in Douglas,
Arizona, on April -, 1911 Captain
Gaujot was in command of troops
along the Mexican border when the
battle was fought at Aqua Prieta,
Mexico. According to an eye wit
ness who was at the White House
when the medal was conferred, Cap
tain Gaujot rode into the thicxest of
the fight and persuaded the Next
cans to stop the battle because Of the
damage it was inhioting on the Ann
erican side Of the border and the
danger it was causing to American
lives.
Captain Ganjot was appointed to
the army from West Virginia shortly
after the close Of tse war with Spain
in which he had been a captain in
the second West Virginia infantry.
He has been in the cavalry since
February, 1901, and had served two
years in the infantry prior to that
time.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT.
Description Handed Us BY a Lady
Who Was Present.

Very dainty in its appearance was
the reception given Thursday after.
noon, November 81, by Mrs. Hooper
and Mrs. Wells Goodykoontz, to
abort fifty of their lay friends, honor.
ing their guest Mrs Reese Edmonson,
formally of Williamson, now OF Rad.
ford. Va. from three to five o'clock
The home was thronged by the Will
hanson ladies, all anxious TO meet the
charming guest Mrs Hooper and
Goodykoontz were assisted by the fol-
lowing ladies, Mrs. Sampselle, who
poured the coffee, Mrs. Pence, pour
ing tea, Mrs. Stokes, Bias and Miss
Inez Thomas, who were kept busy
serving the refreshments Little Miss
Frances Stevenson in pink and white
received the cards.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
GEORGE DAMRON
IS NOT GUILTY
Is The Verdict Of The Jury In
Criminal Court
Much Interest Manifested in The
Trial.

AS was generally expected Mr.
George Damron was acquitted OF the
fatal shooting Of Ind Marcum in the
December, in our Criminal Court.
Able lawyers appeared in ne case
which was in progress Tor several
days.
The defense claims that Marcum
tired first and that Vanhoose never
succeeded in drawing mis- pistol. TIE
state resisted the efforts of the de-
tense to show that Damron was an
officer OF Mingo county and also the
robbery of Jones, the timekeeper.
Judge Sampsefle Tuesday sustained
the states objection to the alleged
robbery being brought into the case
but overrIled the objection and adj
mitted proof that the defendant was
at the time OF the tragedy a deputy
sheriff Of the county,
The defendant did moi nave a great
deal of testimony TO offer. 1t was
shown by Sheriff Hurst and Presi-
dent Charles Woolford, of the conn
ty court that he had been appointed
deputy sheriff and sworn in in open
court. His bond, given the sheriff.
was also introduced Witnesses put
on 70 prove that Marcum had bad
reputation failed to make their point
The defendant went on the stand in
his own behalf and told the jury that
ne had been asked to assist In a.
resting Marcum, that when they met
and yanhoose made the arrest Mar
cum began firing, first at Vanhoose,
who was instantly killed, and that
ne used mis- own weapon in an effort
to save the life@of his feAow-office7.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
CAPTAIN McCULLOCH,
One OF the n. Il w. Passenger Con-
ductors in Personal Difficulty at
Matewan.

On last Monday personal difficul--
ty occurred at Matewan in which sew
eral parties were participants. It
seems that Capt McCulloch became
involved on his train with several
parties, who attacked him as he got
off at Matewan and it is reported that
he was badly beaten and otherwise
lily treated. His nose was broken,
besides other damages We have
been unable to get an amthenic re-
port OF the difficulty and shall have
to wait for developments. We are
Informed that Captain McCulloch is
doing a. vel! as could be expected.
We exceedingly regret to learn Of this
affair in our community.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
BUSINESS BUILDING SELLS.

A sale has been consumated by MI
3. B Goings, real estate broker OF
this city, by which s. Shein purchas-
ed the brick business house now oc-
cnpied by Mr. sneln. owned by NJ
Copeland. This building has been in
legal controversy for the past several
years, It was sold at trustees sale
and bid in by Mr.. Eli Sohn. His
trustee title was attacked by the for
mer owner, Mr.. Copeland In a re-
cent decision Of the supreme court,
Mr.. COPELAND wins. Attorney g r.
Wiles represented Mr. Copeland in the
proceedings.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
M0US|E'S SCARED
so IS BABY DOLL
Little Rodent and Grille Gaze at
Each Other in Terror and Then.
ferocious Animal Crawls Into Her
Shoe and-0h, Mercy.


A wee gray mouse, hardly out OF
its infancy, suddenly appeared on the
sidewalk in New York on a crowded
Westchester-ave. in front of Bau-
mann's shoe store. The broad thor
oughfare was full of women shoppers.
1t was a question who was scared
most, the women or the little mouse.
Mousie zigzagged across the sidewalk
every turn was followed by shrill,
terrified screams Of the women who
dropped their bundles in their haste.
One woman raised her skirts and
made a flying leap, landing on the
running board of a passing automo-
bile, and thus made her escape. 9th
ers were not SO agile or fortunate.
They had to keep on running until
out of the zone of danger
In less much less time than it
takes to write it there was not q
woman in sight The small boy took
her place in great numbers. Here
was a sport of some class! They
formed a hollow square and encour-
aged the mouse in his every little
movement. Poor little mousie DASH
ed from side to side, his terrified
squealing sounding above the delight
ed shouts of young America.
But the big scene was to come.
Mousie had tried. Motionless. his
beady eyes flaming with terror, he
crouched back against the store win
dow. Then the door opened and ut
terly unconscious of the excitement
without, iler mind evidently intent
upon the brand new French heel ties
that adorned her shapely feet, out
came Baby DOLL
The meeting between the young
woman and mousie was accurately
timed. Both gazed throbbingly into
each others eyes at the physchologi-
cal moment Then both fed, and in
the same direction. Young America
became delirious with the very JOY of
living. Baby Doll and mousie were
acclaimed.
baby Doll lost one of her shoes.
Exposed to the winter air was a dain-
ty, silk-clad foot and ankle. Wild
cheers rent the air With appealing
eyes Baby Doll" stood on-aone foot.
But mousie became master of the sit
uaion. There was a Miendly refuge
in the lady's slipper-in flash he
was in it and hidden.
Then Patrolman William Murphy
of fremont ave, station forced his
way into the crowd and rescued "Ba-
by Doll" first, then mousie. Mousie
was allowed to escape, and Baby
Doll'' accepted her slipper after it was
proved that there was nothing in it,.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
This Newspaper Has the Largest C1rcuzation Il
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
Political Gossip and Other Matters OF
Tnfnrs0Sf

In less than week all of West
Virginia's representatives in Congress
including the Senator'S will have re-
turned to Washington and resumed
the public business where it was left
off at the time of the adjournment
last August. The session which will
begin next Monday will for the pres
ent at least mark the final appear
anoe in public life of three Of West
Senator Watson and Congressman
Littlepage and Hamilton. 1t is a
matter Of regret among their collea-
CUES that these able representatives
of West Virginia will be superseded
in the next congress by others. But,
in spite of the fact that they have
been defeated it need not be expected
that they will be idle during the COM
ing session of congress. 1t is promis-
ed by those who know Senator Wat
son and Messrs. Littlepage and Ham
ilton well that they will be as vigor-
GUS in the performance Of their Off
cial duties during the next three
months as though they had been re-
elected by their constituents. Sena-
tor Chiffon and Congressman Davis
and Brown will he members of the
next congress and will continue to re-
present their constituents in the same
manner which has characterized their
Senator Watson will continue the
same painstaking efforts which he
has exerted since his entrance into
the senate to accomplish the greatest
good for the people of his state which
it is possible for Senator to do, and
the people of West Virginia may call
upon him for any service which
Senator can render with the same as
sUrance they have had in the past
that the most careful attention may
be given to their interests. Congress
man Littlepage who is one of the
most inveterate workers in congress
will continue to the end of his term
the same policy of looking after every
detail of the wants of his constitu-
ents. He will continue his efforts to
preserve the market for West Virgin
ia coal which the Government has af-
forded in spite of efforts to prevent
the sale of coal from that State to
the federal government. He will con-
tinue his efforts to prevent the pollu-
ton of the Kanawha River, and will
continue to care for every want of the
people of his district Congressman
Hamilton will renew his efforts to
pass his resolution tavorin., The par
ment by the federal government of
West Virginia's part of the Virginia
debt, believing that unless
luton is passed before his term ex-
pires his successor, a new m ember of
the minority party, will have little
chance to get the measure through.
Even better work than ever before
in behalf of their constituents may
be expected of Senator Chiffon and
Congressman Davis and Brown, who
will remain in their present positions
The control of the senate by the De-
mocrats will probably give Senator
Chiffon some important chairman
ship while changes in the members
of the House will considerably adj
vance Congressman Davis and Brown
on their respective committees.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28

ENTERTAINMENT.
At Riverside Park Large Number
of Our Citizens Gather.

BBeing late in going to press we
are abfile to state that many OF our
lady and gentlemen friends, Of this
city, had most enjoyable time at the
Park on Thanksgiving night.
The social affair took place In the
hall OF the Rink at the Riverside
Park and glorious good time was
the result. There was all kinds OF
fun and social amusements and It
proved to be one of the most pleasant
events of the year. There was
large crowd present and all were de-
lighted with the many happy happen
ings Of the evening.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28

BEECH CREEK NEWS.

i We are having plenty of snow at
this writing. This makes the third
snow this winter, and we predict a
great many will fall before Spring
again.e
All of our citizens are done gath
ering corn, and most of them are
through shocking in, this neighbor-
hood.
Mr., Noah Simpkins lost fine COW
Thursday night, caused by overeat-
| ing. She was valued at $40.
| Mrs, John Lockard is very i'll at
this writing, we are sorry to note.
Our merchants are beginning to
get in their Xmas supplies, which
| shows their business qualifications by
| being early
Shooting matches are one of the
chief sports with our young men on
Beech Creek. Mr. Wilson Murphy
won fine yearling Saturday.
Harvey Sisco says he has caught
several 'possums this fall.
Some negroes threatened to rob
some of our youngsters pay day night
but great crowd OF them got togeth-
err with their guns and were ready to
give the ringers" anything they
needed, so on their way back every
thing was quiet, and no sign Of rob
Der could be seen. r~
Mr.. L. E. Staten, trnant officer
spent most of last week looking after
the duties of his Office
Mingo County Educational Associ-
alton meets at Matewan 80 and 80.
All teachers are supposed to be pres
ent and share in the treat The
Professor on this creek says they are
going to attend which show their
heads are on the level
Notwithstanding the bad weather.
quite big crowd was out to hear
Rev. Porter and Mahon preach Sun.
day. They are both able speakers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Chain wish
to thank their many friends for their
courtesy during the severe illness
and death of their baby.
Rumor has it that Miss Tave
Blankenship is to be married the IS
4 the report is true we wish them a
long and happy life.
DR.. Ellison Hatfield was called to
see Aunt Martha Smith Tuesday
A man by the name of Skyjack
went up our creek inquiring for Lon
Cline Saturday. We directed him 10
Horsepen.s
One young man on our creek
came UP the road few DAYS ago
screaming like panther, and swear
ing that be was a Republican. H
certainly did act It.
Hon John Flkins has gone to Lin.
eoln county, Kentucky to attend to
business affairs He owns a fine farm
II the blue grass regions, and con
templates moving there in the near
future. His many friends in this vi
entity will be sorry to lose this good
old faithful Democrat
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
4 GIFT WITH A THOUGHT IN 1T.

There's one very simple way out of
the Christmas shopping problem;
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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
UNDERWENT OPERATION.

Mrs. Elmer Snellenberger was Ia
ken to the Weleh hospital last SIN
day where an operation was per
formed for appendicitis. The oper-
alton was quite severe and it was
some hours before the patient raj
lied. Mr.. Snellenberger returned to
Williamson Monday with the assur-
ance Of the physicians that she was
doing as well as could be expected.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
AS A MATTER OF NEWS
LOCALLY

Mrs T. 49, Garner. well known in
this city, now IN Lake Side Hospital,
Cleveland, is somewhat improved
and her condition Is not thought To
be dangerous, so we are informed by
letter. Her many aequaintances
here will be pleased to know that her
condition is not 50 serious as thought
when she left this city
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28

Come and get your cold weather
Comforts from us. We have Blan-
kets, Comforts, Robes, Heaters. Coal
Holds, Shovels pokers, Oil Heaters
etc. A. H. Beall Hardware Co.
Buy your Percolators, Serving
Dishes, Baking Dishes. Casseroles,
Tea Pots, Coffee Pots, Cake Trays
etc, from us We nave nice assort-
ment of these goods. A. H. Beall
Hardware Co
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
B. B. Goings,
Real Estate Broker
WEST VIRGINIA.
FOUND-A SUIT CASE.

While braking on my train oil
Wednesday | found in an open car
one suit case, broken open, in which
there were articles OF value, but moth
ing which would lead to the indivld
ual owner. Any one coming forward
and stating the contents of the suit
case, can have same by addressing or
calling on j. E. Cantrell, Williamson,
w. Va. nov26-1912.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28

Call and see our new peninsllar
Combination Coal ana Natural Gas
Ranges. A. H. Beall Hardware Co
Let us assist you to prepare that
big dinner by furnishing one of the
best roasters ever made You put
the roast in the oven and the rooster
we sell does the rest We have the
"Wear-Ever" aluminium, Lisk's Four
Coated Enamel. and the Savory Roas-
tiers. A. H. Beall Hardware Co
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
CRIMINAL CAUGHT BY POLIO

I Our city police captured negro
by the name Of Buster Brown" On
last Sunday night who had recently
shot negro woman on the Kentue-
Ky border just across the river from
this city. It seems that he had re-
sisted arrest in Kentucky by drawing
pistol and making good his escape.
He was found here in dance hall
and was given no chance to resist
Our police got the drop on him and
made him a prisoner. Since his ar
rest it was found that he is wanted
in several places for criminal acts
He was turned over to the Pike courl-
ty authorities and is now lodged in
the Pike county jail in Kentucky
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
WANTED An industrious MAJ

WANTED An industrious man to
represent one OF the most extern
siye manuf lctueers Of Home RENE
dies, Spices, Extracts. Soaps, Toi-
let Articles Perfumes, Stock and
Poultry Remedies in Mingo or ad-
joining -Coun es. Representative
must furnish suitable conveyance.
Large profits ard permanent posi-
ton Address The American
Remedy Co. Tiffn. 0.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
THREE ALARMS OF ERE

First Avenue seemed to have an
epidemic Of fires yesterday There
We're two alarms yesterday within a
few hours Of one another Two small
frame buildings were partially con-
sumed and to day there was another
alarm nes the same location, but
With little damage. There was no
considerable loss in either instance.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28

Be sure to go on time Seats will
be at premium at the Baptist
Church Dec. 4th. The Pilgrim Girls
will be there.
The Pilgrim Girls are the atfrae-
ton at the Baptist Church Wedres-
day Dec. 4th the time Fifty cents
admission.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
THE STRIKE ZONE.

The Cabin Creek strike zone is
growing turbulent and the outlook
is growing worse and more alarming
Law and order Sc ems. to be out of
the question at the present and no
one can say where the trouble will
end
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

It is with sincere thanks and the
greatest degree of appreciation that
We acknowledge the many courte-
sizes extended to us in this city DIR
ing the recent illness OF our wife
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-28
METHODIST CHURCH.

Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Preaching II a. M, and 7:30 p. M
Senior League at 7 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7
p. m.
A welcome for all, especially for
strangers and visitors.
L. w. PIERCE, Pastor.