davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
MINERS RENEW RIOTS
Labor Troubles in Butte Cause Fatal
Battle With Officers

Butte, June 24.-One was killed
and three wounded in rioting that re-
| suited in Butte tonight, when so dep
uties under Sheriff Driscoll opened
fire upon a crowd of miners congre-
| gated in front of Miners Union hall,
on upper Main street, when it was
feared that an attempt was made to
break up a meeting called by Charles
II. Meyer. president of the Western
Federation of Miners, in an effort to
placa:n the seeding faction of min
erS.
Edward j. Noy, a bystander. drop
ped at the first fire, shot through the
neck and instantly killed. Nov was
killed as he stood in the doorway of
al undertaking establishment direct
ly across the street from the Miners
hall.
Pete Bruno, aged Sc, a miner. and
a member of the Mover force. was
shot by mistake by a deputy, as he
was ascending the steps of Miners
Hail to attend the meeting. He was
Slot through the head and is prob
ably fatally wounded.
President Meyer, President Bert
Riley Of the local organization of the
Western Federation, and the other
officials of the local body, took flight
at the first sign of hostilities, effect
ing their escape from a rear door of
tie Miners hall. In anticipation of
trouble, the officers had an automo-
bile in waiting, and the officials leap
ed into the machine and were hur-
ried from lie city.
The deputies continued to hold
the nah until the miners succeeded
in gaining roofs of nearby build.
ir:;s. when a hot fire was directed
into the hall. With darkness falling,
the deputies withdrew from the build
ing when it became apparent that the
hall 10 longer could be protected
from attempts at dynamiting.
With the crowd in possession Of
the structure, a march was made to
tile Stewart mine nearby, and the
engineer held up and compelled to
lover & humber of the rioters to the
powder magazine. Half a dozen men
carried a 50-pound box of dynamite
each to the hall, and blasts were eX-
ploded repeatedly against the walls
OF the building. More than a dozen
blasts were required before material
impression lad been made upon the
building. but the thirteenth charge
brought down the entire front of the
two-story structure into a jumbled
mass OF brick.
At niCright, Governor Stewart,
who had been in telephone commu-
nication with Butte, said that he had
under consideration the question Of
ordering troops to Butte. He said
that no difference how great the need
for troops, he could not get them here
tonight.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
May Send Troops to Butte

Helena, June Ex-Governor S. V.
Stewart was urged to assert state con-
troll in Butte by Charles H. Meyer,
president of the Western Federation
Of Miners, who left Butte in an auto
mobile at sos O'Clock today and made
the seventy-three mile trip directly to
the state capital.
Governor Stewart, Attorney Gener-
al Kelly, Adjutant General Greenan,
President Meyer, and a Butte man,
who refused to give his name were in
conference several hours. The gov
ernor said he had nothing to say of
the proceedings. Mr.. Meyer asserted
he had come v to lay before the
executive, the conditions as they eX-
list in Butte.
Asked if the use of troops was JUS
titled, Mr.. Meyer replied that strong
err authority than the county and city
authorities is needed to restore peace.
Washington, June 24.-President
Wilson late today received a telegram
from Governor Stewart of Montana
informing him of the fighting last
night at Butte, but making no request
for federal troops. The governor said
he would keep the president fully in
formed of the situation. When the
trouble started he asked the president
to have troops kept in readiness.
Senator Myers of Montana said to-
made unless the situation grew worse
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
Roosevelt Plans Campaign

Oyster Bay. n. V, June 25.-Col-
onel Roosevelt plunged today into
what he expects to be the hardest po-
litical campaign he has ever under
taken. He lost 10 time in getting
into action. Nine hours after he step
ped on shore at Oyster Bay, following
his midnight trip from New York har-
Dor he was back in his library at
Sycamore Hill starting the machinery.
His secretary came from New York
last night to be on hand early in the
day and at 10 O'Clock, Colonel Roose-
welt was debating letters and tele-
grams at full speed. The question
whether Colonel Roosevelt is in fit
physical condition for a hard speech
making campaign which recently has
caused so much concern to progress
sive leaders, " the colonel no wor-
ry at all.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01

ried state. He has stimulated the
matrimonial market by a decision
which he has just delivered, a copy
of which has been received by the
Helena land officials.
In effect it is this: h~omesteaders
may marry and abandon one or the
other of the homesteads and yet gain
title to both, providing improvements
and cultivation Of the abandoned
quarter section are kept up.
In the old days and up to the pres
ent in fact, lovelorn couples were,
kept apart by the stern visage of the
land Office DOGGY, comments the Hell
ena Independent. 1t did no good for
the homesteaders to meet of a Sun
day night and talk over how much
easier it would be for the two to join
fortunes and reduce the high cost of
living, keep their property intact and
eventually own both places. 1t SIM
ply couldn't be done. How many ro-
mances were blasted by the cruel
land laws, only the officials and the
unlucky settlers know.
Now it is to be different. The lone
some bachelor, existing on slapjacks
and bacon and beans has an oppor-
tunity to avoid this condition by an
neXing his %neighbor. The girl settler
need no longer lay awake nights dis
turbed by the gnawing of a mouse in
the claim shack or the shaking of the
house by a wandering steer rubbing
against it. For there can be a mar
in the house and she can keep her
homestead and he can keep his.
This decision positively gives a
bachelor or bachelor maid who has
settled on a homestead no excuse for
avoiding a condition against which
they have inveighed for years. And
thousands of Montana young people,
and people who are not SO young, will
rise up and call Commissioner Tall
mar blessed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
Dead Heads Must Take Risk

Washington, June 23.-Railroads
are not liable for injury to interstate
employees or members of their fam
lilies riding on passes which contain
stipulations that the passenger as
sumes all risk while being so trans
ported. The supreme court yesterday
so decided and held that a pass is
not to be regarded as part of the
compensation for which the employe
works. but is in reality free and sub
iect to any conditions the railroad
may impose.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
Nine Killed in Tornado

Sioux Falls. S. D., June 23.-Com-
munication by telephone was estab-
lished late tonight to a point near
Watertown. when it was learned that
at least nine persons were killed, 40
injured, same fatally, and 800 build
ingS destroyed, in a tornado which
swept through that city early this
evening. The twister destroyed en-
tirely all communication by the tele-
phone and telegraph with the city,
and information was only meager.
The same report said that the lorna
do did much other damage in the
vicinity. with probable loss of life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
Thousand Acres Of SunfloWers

l.. c. Phillips of New Madrid has
planted 1000 acres of his valuable
Southeast Missouri land in suntlow-
ers this year. as a further demon
stration that this plant a be cult
waited with profit on land where other
crops may not thrive so we'll. Phil
lips. who owns approximately 1880
acres. half Of which is in cultivation
has been experimenting for several
years in the culture of the sunflower
whose seed. when mixed with other
seeds. makes excellent chicken feed.
Last year. following the flood. he
planted nearly 100 acres in suntlow-
ers. The cost OF planting and har-
vest!ng was about So an acre. he
SAYS. and the returns from $35 to
$4S.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
Butcher Cart Horse Winner

San Francisco. June 24.-Birdeye. a
shaggy roam horse that rattles around
the streets of San Francisco in the
shafts of a butcher cart OF weekdays,
won the silver trophy in the free-for-
all trot of the San Francisco Driving
clubs matinee races today. The
shaggy roam defeated EXpedio Of Sac
ramento. and a field Of other speedy
trotters shipped here for the race.
The butcher who uses Birdeye to de.
liver sirloin steaks. pot roasts and
lamb chops, purchased the horse re
Gently for 500.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
All Worked in Harvest Fields

HoXie, Kas., June 23.-The entire
male population of this village re-
sponded to an appeal for aid from a
delegation Of farmers today, and
donning ~overalls, began work in the
harvest fields. The eastern harvest
hands imported by the farmers quit
work because of the intense heat.
The crops were being impoverished
and the farmers appealed to the vii
lage residents. The court house was
closed and locked and county officials
merchants, lawyers, doctors and even
the editor of the village newspaper
went to the fields.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
Delay Reserve Bank OPENING

Washington, June 2~4.-AlthOugh
August l is the date which the treas
ury officials originally set as the prob
able time for the organization of the
federal banks. it nov seems likely
that the organization will not be ear
lier than September L. The senate to-
day discussed the confirmation OF
members of the federal board and de-
lay in the choice OF directors for the
federal reserve banks will defeat the
plan % open August l.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01

Anaconda, June 24.-The mystery of
Thomas Feeney. who disappeared on
October 10. 1911, has been cleared
away by the finding of his skeleton on
the hillside of Mill Creek yesterday.
The skull and the teeth of the skele-
ton are in good state of preservation
also the backbone. but the bones Of
the limbs have been carried away,
probably by wild animals.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
WILL BOOST MATRIMoNY

Commissioner Clay Tillman, a west
ern man, who is commissioner of the
general land Office at Washington d.
c.. is a strong believer in the mar.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17

Il is all important that If you are
going to raise other crops than cotton
that you know what to raise and how
to raise it. You cannot afford to
learn by costly experience. You can
pick up valuable information here and
there, and you will pick up some that
Is good and some harmful without
knowing which is good and which Is
bad till you have tried it.
Reliable and workable information
is the sort which a College of Agri-
culture offers, because such informa-
ton has been thoroughly tested and
compared with experiences from all
the world. The business Of such an
institution in teaching farmers is to
teach them right, to offer the truth
that has been determined by painstak-
ing testing, perhaps for years, with ev-
cry element of error or doubt removed
as far as it is possible to remove it.
For these reasons the progressive
farmers have come to value agricul-
tural colleges highly and to make use
Of the short courses.
In Georgia a crisis is faced. 1t
will be improbable to raise the usual
amount Of cotton next year Misfor-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17
Agricultural Short Course and
Profitable Diversified Farming
Pres Andrew M sOue Georgia State College Of Agriculture

tune has already fallen upon the cot
ton crop of the past season. The farm
er must extricate himself from his
difficulties by keeping his acres at
work for him, growing some other
crop. What it will be, what Is best
adapted to his soil, to his market, TO
his farm program, should be ascertain
ed, and then the cotton farmer should
set about growing these crops BY APP
proved methods, with economic ma
chinery and with scientifically cor
rect rotation.
The Georgia State College of Agri-
culture cannot carry the desired IN
formation to the farmer half 50 ef-
fectively in any way than by means
of the short course Of ten days that
It offers to farmers at the beginning
Of each new year. The facilities forl
instruction, the object lessons ana Il
Illustrations of the College laboratories
and the farm, are Of greatest value
in imparting information along the
various lines that farmers OF Georgia
are now seeking.
ANY one can come An admission
fee Of only 81 is charged. The ten
DAYS spent at the College will make
broader men and better farmers.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17

Suppose a farmer has % acres of
land fairly fertile on which he has
been growing cotton. Since cotton
is Improbable what can he do?
First Of all, he should minimize cot
ton production and not attempt to
devote more than five acres to this
crop in 1915. AT least eight acres of
the land now in cotton should be seed
ed to cereals; three acres should be
used where the soil is suited to this
crop, for wheat and five acres for
oats. He should prepare an acre Of
land as carefully as possible with the
idea of planting Irish potatoes as
early in the spring as it is practical
BILE. When the Irish potato crop is
harvested the land should be devoted
to sweet potatoes. He should set
aside five acres to be planted to graz
ing crops to be harvested by hogs
He should certainly devote half
acre to a garden for his family and
to the production of such truck as
will sell most readily in the local
markets. One-half acre of land should
be devoted to the growth of a variety
of crops suited to poultry. Eight
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17
STARTING GARDEN PLANTS
r. H. Mediation, Professor Of HorticuI-
ture, Georgia State Col. Of Ayr.


Every farmer should produce plants
for setting his home garden, such as
tomatoes, peppers, egg plants, etc, for
which 6x12 hot bed is inches deep
will be sufficient. At the bottom put
about four inches Of brick bats, or
chunks OF wood, to create drainage.
Then put on three layers of ferment
ing, fresh horse manure, each layer
being about four inches thick and
well tramped down before the next
is put on. On top of the manure put
about five inches of garden loan.
The temperature will go above 100
degrees. When it falls to about 80 or
IS, which will be in about four days
or a week, plant the seed. When the
first true leaves appear, transplant
the young plants about two OF three
inches apart in the hot bed. This in
sures better root development.
For south Georgia seed should be
sown about January Is, for middle
Georgia February lis, for north Geor-
gia about March /.
The plants should not go into the
night with wet foliage, nor should
any day pass that the plants are not
allowed to have fresh air, bearing in
mind that the temperature should not
be lowered appreciably.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17
COST OF PRODUCING
COTTON IN GEORGIA


N. c.. Murray of the United States
Department of Agriculture estimates
that it cost to produce cotton at the
taking of the last census. which was
in 1910, S.48 cents to produce pound
of cotton, which is virtually 8 IL
cents. He divides the cost according
to cents and decimals of cent as
follows: fertilizer so. preparation .89,
seed .21, planting 10. cultivation 1853.
gathering 1.79, ginning SO. rent 1888,
miscellaneous 81
The cost in Georgia Of raising cot
ton is higher than in any other cot.
ton producing state except Texas,
which is 1853 cents per pound. Other
Southern states are as follows: North
Carolina 8.22 cents, South Carolina SO7
cents. Alabama 7.92 cents, Louisiana
sos cents, Arkansas $40 cents, Ten.
nessee 8.19 cents, Oklahoma 8.44 cents.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. W P Peddy have
moved to Macon. Lee county re-
grets losing these good citizens
A few friends we're entertained At
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. 5 J POI
we'll Saturday evening Piano se.
Iections were rendered by Mrs. 7
c Thorpe and Miss Blanche Nal
larry.
Mrs 7 II Clark and little Winni-
fred will leave Friday to spend the
holidays with relatives III Macon.
Mrs. F D Ramsey is the guest Of
friends in Atlanta.
Mr.. and Mrs. J B Davis announ-
&c the birth Of fine son, who will
be called J B, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. J W Lyon, Mes
danes Mary Bunkley, Goode Price,
81 Woman and w c Rutland were
shopping in Albany Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. 4. b. Dickerson returned
Tuesday morning after two days
spent in Atlanta.
Mr.. w T Christopher, Of Central
Settlement, was IN town Wednes-
day on his way to Montezuma to
spend the holidays with his family.
Miss Ivah Lee Bass was a visitor
to Albany at the weekend last
week.
Messrs. e B Martin Jr and Guy
stovall were among Sunday yisitocs
in Smithville.
l
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17
SUDAN GRASS IN GEORGIA
John r. Faln, Professor Of Agronomy'
Georgia state College Of Ayr.

Experiments have been conducted at
the College plats which show that SUI
dan grass promises to be very use
full hay producing crop for the state.
The experiments were primarily to de-
termine the best time to seed Sudan
grass. Apparently March or April IS
the best time to SOW, but during 1919
the spring was very dry and fair
test cannot be said to have been made
Of what the yield would be wnen
planted at that time. The largest IN
liyidual cutting was obtained from
seed sown in July. The carrier soWn,
however, gave as many as three cut
tings and, of course, greater total
production.
Sudan grass has the appearance OF
johnson grass without any of its dis.
advantages. It is not pest, but will
produce quite as well as Johnson.
grass and makes an excellent hay.
On account of the sudden widespread
popularity Of Sudan grass and the linz
tied amount of seed, the price OF seed
is very high. The high price has
tempted unprincipIed persons to mix
with it Johnson grass seed and sell
as Sudan grass seed. Such seed, OF
course, would aff1ict farm with q
pest. Care should, therefore, be taken
to get Sudan seed only from reliable
dealers.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17
How the Small Farmer May
Succeed Despite Low-Priced Cotton
Pres Andrew NJ soue Georgia State College Of Agriculture

acres should be devoted to corn, with
velvet beans, peanuts OF. cowpeas in
the middles. AS soon as the oats and
wheat are ripe, the land should be
prepared thoroughly and sown to
peas or peas and millet for hay.
The cotton land should produce five
bales; the corn should yield at the
rate of So bushels, making total Of
ESQ bushels for the eight acres. The
three acres of wheat should yield so
bushels of threshed grain; the FIVE
acres of oats, 40 bushels per acre, or
200 bushels, all told The Irish pota-
toes should yield 100 bushels and the
sweet potatoes 100 bushels. The gar
den should provide an abundance of
food for the family and leave a con-
siderable surplus for SALE
Allowing a liberal rental and for
taxes and fertilizers, the farmer
should have $500 at the end of the
year to pay for his labor and that
of his family. In addition, he has
lived off the land and lived well. He.
also has for the enrichment and main
tenance of the productive power of his
soil an accumulation of Is to Is tons
of yard manure.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17
Many Thanks, Brother Rainey!

Mr.. z. v. BIanton has bought the
Lee County Journal, and We extend
him cordial greeting into journals
tic ranks. 1t is especially crafty
ing to note that the name Of Mr.,
Frank 7. Long, who has done SO
much for the development OF the
good old county Of Lee through the
columns of the Journal, still ap-
pears as one Of the editors. The
Journal has done much to start our
neighboring county on the road to
progress and development. = Daw-
son News.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17
Announcement.

hereby announce my candidacy for
clerk and treasurer Of the city Of Lees
burg at the next city election for the
year 1915, to succeed myself The cash
books OF the city are open at any time
for inspection, and would be glad n
have any citizen examine them. Thank
ing the people Of the city for their sup
port in the past and soliciting the vote
and support Of every citizen in the APP
preaching election. am,
Very respectfully,
URIC F. KING.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17

5 81 6 doses 666 win break any
case Of Fever or Chills. Price 25e.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. r. FORESTER
we're recent visitors to Americus.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 2. Kennedy
have moved to the country home Of
Mr.. B F. Usry, near Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Y. Mallary and
Miss Blanch MalIary, Of Macon, are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Lewis.
Mrs. Colin Hall, Of Newton, has
been an attractive guest Of Mrs. p.
D Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Moreland
and Mrs. p. G. Coxwell visited re-
latiyes at sasser Sunday.
Mrs. G. r. Whitley, Of Americas
was a visitor to Leesburg Monday.
Messrs. Sol Yeoman and j. w.
Lyon returned Sunday from Madi-
son, Fla, where they accompanied
Mr.. ]. A. Lipsey Friday. He will
remain there some time.
Mrs. Duncan Forester was shop
Ding in Americas Monday,
Mesdames Mamie Galloway and
t. w. Love attended The Trail Of
the Lonesome Pine" in Albany
Thursday evening.
j, G. Massey visited Bronwood
Sunday
Mr.. Smith, representing Sheffield
Company, Of Americas, attended
to business here Monday.
Mr.. Monte Pickens passed thru
Leesburg Tuesday, on his way TO
Plains where he will give a concert.
Leesburg people still entertain hopes
Of hearing Mr.. Pickens with his
wonderful violin.
Mr.. D. D. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. R
r Forester and Mrs. Eugene Feen-
ey and children motored to Newton
Sunday and spent several days with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. H G Mathis, Of
Colquitt, have been the guests Of re-
latives here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E B Lee and Mrs.
u T King were visitors to Albany
Wednesday.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17
WHAT is THE PROPER
CROP ROTATION in GEORGIA.
John R. Faln, Professor Agronomy,
Georgia State College of Ayr.


With the necessary elimination OF
cotton from the. farm program this
year, what other crops viii be grown
and what rotation should be followed
to get the largest use of the land
and reduce its fertility least? Hay
must be considered as one Of the great
essentials in a rotation. Georgia
farmers should consider for this pur-
pose soy beans, COW peas, sorghum,
millet and sudan grass The perma.
nent pasture should be assigned q
place, the base of which should be
bermuda grass with which is sown
white and bur clover and rescue grass
to increase winter grazing Paspalum
grasses should be encouraged of which
there are about so species growing In
the south.
The cereals should be given promi.
hence with the Iegume worked in as
frequently as practical Each farmer
must face his own problem. Many
things enter into the consideration OF
a proper rotation, such as the amount
Of live stock to be fed, the market ad.
vantages for given crops. the adapta.
biiity Of the soil to various crops. etc.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17

A. P. Pike is now dairy expert as
successor to the late ]. w. Hart, and
has an assistant, Mr.. Howell. These
gentlemen win give their entire time
TO visiting dairymen. assisting them in
meeting their problems.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17

one Cent q Word.

EoR sALE--one ga Folding East
man Kodak, post card size, a. 4
bargain. Just the thing for Christ
mas. Reason for selling, want a
larger kodak. Apply at Journal Of
Ace. Or address Kodak, y care Of
Journal.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17

One Turk and one Chinaman are
specializing IN cotton at the Georgia
State College Of Agriculture.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-17

The College of Agriculture is now
operating its new green house and Is
specializing on winter vegetables.