The Ordway new era., 1913-09-05
Nuisances

When is cement walk not cement
walk? When 1t becomes a COW path.
Ordway, more than ordinarily
blessed With splendid system OF
cement walks, is we are sorry to say,
letting them-and the weeds-run to
a narrow path through or over which
two people can not walk at the same
time with any degree Of comfort. The
edges Of otherwise splendid pave
ments overrun with tumble" weeds,
white clover, alfalfa and other vegeta-
tiOn make 1t mighty tnconvenient for
pedestrians. This is true only In a
few instances along walks that abut
occupied property. The nuisance runs
principally to th,,se along vacant lots.
II IL Is, the property owners duty to
see that the walks are kept clear, he
should be made TO attend to 1t, and n
further delay should be had. Good
money was expended in laying these
walks. Let's see that they are kept
free and clear, to the end that they
may be slightly, walked upon comfort
ably and enjoyed to the fullest extent.
Ever see town the size Of Ord way
where stables, pig pens and other
nauseous nuisances abound SO exten-
sively? II may not be matter Of
common knowledge. but there are or
dinances regulating the keeping Of
stables and such and prohibiting the
existence Of pig pens within the town
limits. So much complaint has been
heard recently about these things that
it would not surprise II some Of the
most flagrant violators OF these ordi-
nances were hauled before the post
Office and q nice little label iu the
shape of the maximum fine pasted
where IL would be felt the most-on
their pocketbooks. Patience may be
virtue. but few OF US are virtuous
when It comes to having our nostrils
impregnated constantly with the
filthy stencil as of decomposed body.
It's an indelicate subject, but one that
we Imagine Il corpse without attention
would smell like peach orchard 10
full bloom in comparison. Clean up
your stables. II you must keep cows
and horses In town, keep them clean,
and abolish altOgether from the town
limits the uDkempt and unclean hog
and his habitation.
Cesspools kept properly are not a
nuisance. Emptied constantly and
their contents thrown on the surface
they are positive menace To the good
health of the entire community, be-
sides being somewhat f0ully odorifer-
Gus. Consider both yourself and your
neighbor; establish sanitary laws of
your own lin short '.Do unto others
IS ye would they should do unto you"
and Ordway will be a garden spot
indeed. Just because we will have a
sewer system in three months, do not
neglect proper sanitation. Enough
typhoid germs can be scattered
around In three months to entirely
depopulate the town.
Tall buildings In the cities have
the elevator hog, street car systems
have the end seat hog on the open
summer cars and arid territory has
the water hog. Ordway has Its share.
He not only uses more water than Is
necessary and to which he is entitled.
but he sticks q hose out over the side
walks in such manner that pedes-
trains either have TO take good old
Methodist sprinkling or walk out In
the street to get past. Every once 10
while an open hose Is left running
on drowned lawn for hours at a time
1t is not his fault that Ordway has no
water famine.
Dust? Every time the wind blows
several twenty.acre tracts change To-
cation. Where is the sprinkling cart
that we all are so Unfamiliar wiLh9