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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-03-26

Woodrow Wilson has been
president for a little over year
now, and we have had only one
blizzard. That's not doing so
badly.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-03-26

Vice President Marshall sug-
gests as a remedy for the divorce
evil that a husband kiss his wife
every day. But suppose she is
too busy pouting.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-03-26

Mr.. Taft has given little cause
for renewed agitation of the old
question. What shall we do with
our former Presidents"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-03-26

In England the Suffragettes 60
on a hungry strike. Over here
they give a banquet.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-03-26

Spain has signed an arbitration
treaty with us. Experience is
great teacher. Spain has learned
her lesson well.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Farmers Improvement Association
Refutes a Statement in The Call

In last weeks issue of the Ordway
Call a very misleading article appeared
knocking the beet industry. one OF
the largest industries Of the Arkan-
sas valley and the mainstay OF Crow
ley county. AS the Farmers I'm
provement association was organized
for the purpose OF boosting for the
agricultural interests Of the entire
county it seems fitting that some mo-
tice should be taken by our organiza-
tion of the Calls unwarranted at
tempt to belittle the beet raising tn-
dusCry, as misstatements of such .
nature tend to keep people from To-
eating In our county, or engaging 10
beet raising.
The Call makes the statement that
IL costs s85. .85 per acre To raise and
deliver beets Our association IL
com posed of representative farmers
of Crowley county and many Of ita
members have raised beets in this
county for several years and are tho
roughly conversant with she Gust Of
production. From carefully compiled
records they have found that 1t &C
tually costs from $40 to s42 per acre
for the production and delivery oi
THE FARMERS
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Interest in Dairying

The creamery business has taken
on new life during the past week, and
two more buyers have established
agencies 10 Ordway. Some who have
been making butter to sell have al.
ready turned TO selling the cream and
others are planning on the same
method, thus cutting out the hard
work there Is to butter making.
The dealers in Ordway who sell
cream separators state that during
the past two weeks several ranchers
have bought separstOrs and that
others are figuring ON quitting them
In.
The talk Of condensery has been
general among the farmers through
out the Arkansas valley. and many
who have heretofore giveu the 1airy
business very little consideration have
come to the conclusion that there Il
. good profit In the cream and milk
| Lbqslqeea gard lees Of what sQsltel
crops they may faise, aud this Will Be
an added Industry rather than the
adoption OF a dairy business to replace
other lines. Most persons are Of the
opinion that even II this section fails
to get condensery the business will
become large one and a successful
Industry, rs cream buyers are ready
to take all the cream they can get
And too, farmers who live distance
from town ran better transDOrG theiI
cream than they could milk.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Sounds Warning
To the Poor Man
California Lands Too High for
One to Prosper-Colora-
do Is Better
(By d. @. Roberts)


hope no one will be mislead by my
previous letter in thinking California
is good place for the poor man, be-
cause OF the multiplicity Of million.
aires In the state. One would think
so when the woods are full OF rich
men, who have made their fortunes
in the east or middle west, and are
spending their declining years 10 this
mild climate where the "snOws ne'er
blow"
But these old fellows are not throw
Ing their dollars to the multitude.
Aside from their liberal donations
and taxatiOns for auto roads, the
finest in the world, ] hear little Of
their business transactions. That
seems to be one trouble; they have re-
tired from business. So when the
new conner arrives with his little wad
OF a Thousand dollars or so. he finds Il
harder time to get started than II he
had gone to the desert.
In the last two weeks l have gone
well over this fine valley from Los
Angeles to Redlands and the same
conditions obtain. Improved lands
81 200 to 81. 900 per acre and the wild
lands from 5000 to $500 per acre.
Quite an immigration takes place
| whenever land opening is announced.
Imperial valley and Mohave desert
are just now in the limelight. The
railroads have recently sold to capt.
talists few Thousand acres In the
valley at about Sl3O per acre. and they
are doubling their money by selling
in small lots OF five to forty acres with
water, at over 1900 per acres. But
the Mohave desert is another PROPOSE.
tion. Government land mostly, and
and people are gladly settling on
these dry lands with no hope of wa.
ter yet discovered, and where the
rainfall is less than ten inches per
annum.
see very few new buildings going
up. Am told that IL will be better
as soon as this orange crop is mark
eted; that the failure In the crop for
two years now has stopped all i'm.
provements except road building. Al
so, ! am told that the schools and col
leges and churches and other institu.
tiOns have declined on this account,
but all seem to be hopeful for the
present year. In spite Of two years
failure hear OF no croakers and every
one seems full OF energy and persis-
tent effort.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Brief Interviews

P. NJ. Newell who has stock ranch
40 miles north OF Ordway was here
this week. He brought in bunch Of
about 500 sheep to be shipped to the
Kansas City market.
II am as close to railroad on the
north as am to Ordway," said Mr..
Newell. "but for some reason pre-
fer to trade In your town. There Is
one great advantage 10 bringing stock
to market here. Should a storm come
up, and they are usually from the
north, stock does not have to face 1t.
Ii we were driving sheep north IL
would be hard to get them to face
some of our sudden fiurries."
Mr.. Newell does the most OF his
trading here, but there is a store near
his place where he can buy some Of
his supplies. His postoffice Is Gerard,
esta blished about a year ago.
1.-THE outlook for crops this year is
tine," he said. 1--WE have had lots of
snow and the ground is filled with
moisture"
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13

beets on the basis Of Is tons per acre.
During the year 1912 the Sugar City
Beet Growers associatian raised eigh-
ty.tive acres OF beets on rented land.
These beets were raised under the
most expensive conditions as 1t was
necessary to pay a superintendents
salary In addition to the ordinary
cost OF raising this crop and the as
sociation declared dividend to its
stOckholders OF forty and one-half per
cent on the actual Investment which
covered a period OF only six months.
For the year 1914 the National Su-
gar Manufacturing COMPANY will pay
e5. 90 and IS so per ton for beets and
which, on a fifteen ton yield at low
est price per ton. will mean S33. 90 per
acre profit, and 1t has been demon
strated that what Is left on the field
after beets have been delivered is
equal to one cutting Of alfalfa for fat
tening purposes.
Fortunately for Crowley county
the circulation of The Call and its
10 fluence is such that we are satisfied
that little damage will result from
this attack on one Of Crowley county g
leading industries.
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION,
Il BY Crist Tecklenberg. President.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Tnpayer Asks Why

A party signinR himself "a Tax
payer" sent the following notice 70
the Saccharine Gazette. Of Sugar
City. which appeared In last week.
Issue OF that paper:
"As taxpayer and citizen Of Crow
ley county. / would like " kuOw vbg
our hn6hrsble coaAty court hss eesu
1t 70 ssddle upop usrthe support Of Z
wholly unnecessary asd USELESS county
ofiicial, tDwit. / 'pSabati0us Ofncefs'
lwhoss duties In this county are A.
soiutely niiy at . salary OF - pss
month; and why, in tho face OF :
|,nlassst isap. .Iha aQant cennlssiea-
ers, has this ofilcial's salary been In
creased to SIS per month? l
us it not time the taxpayers got
together and enjOined the commits
sioners from paying this useless bill?' y
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Soldiers Enjoying Life

Mrs. Z. W. DOwney and Miss Jen-
ME Clapper visited the boys Of Co. l,
2nd regiment, Sunday and Monday,
who are stationed at Florence now.
Mrs. Downey has written the follow
Ing account OF their visit:
"Should you visit Co. l, End regi-
ment OF the state militia. now sta
toned at Florence, you will be highly
entertained. Unlike the tent colony
which they had when stationed at
Trinidad they are now comfortably
settled In a large hall with a gymnas-
ium in connection. This affords the
boys great deal Of sport. They have a
piano and other musical Instruments,
nice office room, an uptodate kitch-
en-, telephone and electric lights. The
walls OF the hall are elaborately dec
grated with fine drawings and artit-
cial flowers presented by Capt. 1sreal.
"The members OF the company are
all well and looking their best. They
are enjoying their rations as 1t comes
from clean kitchen which is 10
charge Oh OllaS. COle anu bdu EeOtiu
who have assistance, and Dan Perrin
sees that everyone is well served.
The boys are not slow when 1t comes
to entertaining company as several OF
them are near experts on the trapese,
rings and horizontal bars. They have
dancing by Private Long and Capt.
DOwney. Schluonegger and -Fsavel
are equal with the gloves and then
there are musicians, those who can
play and others who can sing. Reu-
ben Zinn and Harry Beaman lead a
chorus OF singers and put up first
class entertainment.
There is due Capt. Downey, First
Lieutenant Griffin, Second Lieuten.
ant Bigfurd and other officers OF the
company. much credit for the excel
lent conduct maintained aud the fine
drilling of the men. 1t was an enjoy
able visit we had aud we know that
the members OF the company are
pleased to have visitors from Ord.
way"
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
King Center News

The Ladies' Aid met last week with
Mrs. Tom Voorhees,.
Miss Gladys Johnson was an Ord.
way visitor Wednesday.
E. E. Holland and wife Of Ordway.
Hwere In this height borhood Monday In
lheir new Metz auto.
4 Fred Henderson and wife enter
|tained the young people last Friday
evening at cards.
4 Mr. and Mrs. Bride Of Denver are
visiting In the J. s. Work home.
The Cleaners Sunday school class
51esA Weir monthly meeting Tuesday
evening with Miss Nellie McComb.
In honor OF Jess Johnson ana wife's
twenty sixth wedding anniversary,
and w. r. Ferguson and wife's tenth
anniversary, the Ladies' Aid gave
them surprise party Monday even.
Ing at the home of the former. An
enjoyable time was had, and at late
hour delicious refreshments were
served.
Francis Yoder has been elected SUI
perintendent Of the King Center Sun
day school for the coming year.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
A Hoggish Affair

Farmers In the vicinity OF Monte
Vista have eradicated hog cholera,
and in LIBERATION Of the event Il pork
roast banquet was given on Tuesday
Of this week. The menu as sent out
appeared to be on the hog; but the
way they squealed about II 1t pr0ba-
bly, was great. The Poland.Ctfna
orchestra played and the Duroc Jer
sey quartet sang
The celebration was given under
the auspices Of the San Luis Valley
Hog Growers association, and 1t was
through the courtesy Of Jesse J. Mont.
gomery that an Invitation was sent
the New Era, and we are glad he was
not hoggish and invited US.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
School Notes

A large number OF pupils have been
absent from the first grade this week
on account OF sickness.
Two new pupils entered the first
grade this week.
Harry Larro entered the second
grade this week.
The fourth grade pupils are going to
have valentine box Friday after
noon.
Augusta McCrumb entered the sixth
grade this week.
The sixth grade had Lincoln and
Washington program Thursday after
noon
The fifth grade is going to have a
valentine box Friday afternoon.
Irene Lancaster Is absent from the
eighth grade on account Of sickness.
There has been no tardinesses this
week In the eighth grade.
Helen Jones left the eighth grade
this week.
The eighth grade is busy at their
manual training work this week.
Final examinations were given in
the high school Monday and Tuesday
OF this week.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Better Shipping
Facilities Sought
Farmers and Shippers Ask
Missouri Pacific to Make
Some improvements

u. R. Duck kworth of the Missouri Pa
citlc. with headquarters In Pueblo,
was here the latter part OF last week
10 conference with Fred Hilvert, rep
resentative Of s. A. Gerard & Co.,
aud other representatives OF commits
sion houses and farmers in reference
to Increased facilities for handling the
cantaloupe business for the coming
season.
The shippers and the growers are
demanding better facilities. as the
present shipping sheds and trackage
at Ordway, Shiloh and Numa are not
sufficient to properly care for the
shipments during the rush season.
The farmers at Numa have prepared
q petition and sent it to the officials
Of the company asking that increased
equipment be given them at that
place. and the growers around Ord way
will also send iu such petition. The
sheds have not been capable OF hand.
ling The business for the past couple
Of years without a great deal of in-
convenience, and the increased ship.
nents anticipated for this season
can hardly be handled under any con
ditions with the sheds and trackage
now in use.
At Numa 1t ia asked that the sheds
be placed on the north side Of the
track and an addition made. At both
Shiloh and Ordway 1t will be asked
that the facilities be enlarged and
bettered 10 other respects.
The side tracks have been unable Ia
handle the cars and 1t has been neces.
sary to keep the surplus cars at North
Fowler and when they we're needed 40
engine was sent for them. Too, when
there we're many cars either sat Ord.
! way o. the Otker rcantsfoupe shipping
points IL has been necessary to switch
whole strings Of cars back and forth
In order to get cars to the loading
platforms aud this has caused u great
deal of Inconvenience and delay.
With more sidings In Ordway and al
Shiloh this can be overcome.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
A Little Story About What $3.50 Will Do

to the home. We make an effort t.
cover everything that weekly paper
can possibly handle. We believe in
mentioning names OF persons In our
local items. giving names OF those TAX.
ing part In plays. enrollments at local
conventions, names OF guests at so
cial functions, etc. It. is sometimes
hard to get names correct and 1t is
realized that name appearing mis-
spelled or initials Incorrectly given is
worse than mentioning names at
all, and we therefore give this feature
Of the work our most careful atten-
tiOn, but despite all that there are
times when names might not appear
correctly. We ask that news which
is sent to the paper carry the names
mentioned, correctly spelled, with
the initials given In all cases. We
pride ourselves on the elimination Of
errors and the cooperation Of our
readers and correspondents help to
make the paper one to be admired.
which In turn Is the best advertise.
ment community can send out.
Read The New Era; all of it. Read
every page and you'll find that your
sl.5o per year is certainly purchasing
vast amount OF clean, clear-cut
reading, void OF TRADES, censures and
the like, Encourage the children to
read the papers. 1t Is a great educa-
tional feature. and they will profit
BY it.
In a years time you receive for
Sl.50, 2,496 columns Of news 10 The
New Era.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
karval News

Persons desiring to subscribe for the
New Era can do SO through Mrs. W.
r. Dudley at the Dudley store at
KarvaI. Mrs. Dudley is the repre-.
sentative for the paper at that place.
The subscription price IL Sl.50 per
year.
A daughter was born January % To
c. q. Johnson and wife.
A movement Is under way to form
school district out Of u portion OF
district NO.19. A meeting was held
at the home Of Miss Agnes Luland
recently and this matter was dis
cussed.
Miss Cora Pepper fell on the ice a
few days ago and suffered broken
leg.
Warren Gibbs has bought u house
and has moved IL to his homestead.
Hans Sorenson made a trip to Ord
way last week.
II. E. Petetish was In Calhan last
week. Mrs. Dougherty stayed with
Mrs. Petetish while he was away.
There will be five new school build
ings erected this coming spring and
summer 10 district No. %.
Miss Maude Williams visited a few
days last week with Miss Beulah
Thompson.
John Williams has been hauling
corn the past week to the Mundell
ranch.
Virgil Dudley spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Russell Webb.
Frank Miller was In Ordway last
week.
Mrs. Marie Jensen, who has been
spending the winter at Olney Springs,
has returned home.
w. r. Dudley took three loads of
sheep to Boyero the first Of the week.
He then went on to Denver.
Zola Dudley spent Sunday with Miss
Gena Kravig.
Mrs. H. s. Webb and son we're the
guests of Mrs. W. r Dudley Satur-
day. f."
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13

We wish to call the attention OF
the readers uf The New Era to the
news matter and features which are
to be found 10 this and other Issues.
There are departments In this paper
which cover the news OF the entire
world in brief. For Instance. besides
the local news OF Crowley county.
which is always to be found on pages
one. three, six and eight, there Is the
state, foreign news and stories on
pages two, four, five and seven, as fol-
lows:
Page News to date in Paragraph,
under these classes:
a-Western.
b-Washington.
c-Foreign.
d-Sport.
e-General.
Live stock estimates.
Slashes express rates.
Senate passes farm measure.
Miscellaneous news items.
Page 4-The New Era's weekly $40
ry, 1.-THE Daughter Of David Kerr"
Miscellaneous
Page 5-Hold soil moisture.
Town Washington loved, feature
story.
Page 7-Colorado State news.
State Capital news.
Colorado OIL Shales.
Such news of direct interest to The
New Era readers can be found 10 each
issue Of the paper, aud this with the
local news makes II q valuable asset
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Richardson Wins Damage

In decision rendered by Judge J..
Ed Riser last Saturday in the case OF
John Richardson vs.. The Twin Lakes
Land aud Water Co., the plaintiff was
rendered u verdict in his favor and
granted damages to the amount Of
sllOO. The case was filed in 1912, Mr..
Richardson claiming that his land
which Is located north OF the Su-
gar City road In section 9, had been
damaged by the washing Of lands as a
result of the Lake Meredith. supply
ditch.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Fl. Lyon Canal Company
Enjoined

The Twin Lakes Reservoir
and Canal Co., recently asked
for. and Monday was granted, a
temporary Injunction, restrain
ing the Fort Lyon Canal Co.,
from taking water from the
Arkansas river, to the amount
OF 200 cubic feet per second.
This was the amount OF water
which that company had been
taking aud the order granted by
Judge J. Ed RiZer, OF the dis
trict court in Pueblo, is effect
i've until the case comes to trial
in that city tomorrow.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Record for Ordway

Manager Thorne Of the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Is grieving over the fact that the To-
cal Office lost the record during the
month OF January for the highest per.
centage Of collections in the state.
The local office has held this record
for eight months in succession. but
during the month Of January lost to
Ordway.-La Junta Tribune.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Cleaning Coming

Marshal Worker announces this
week that the tin can wagon will re-
sumo It's regular visits to the resi-
dences OF Ordway next week and all
rubbish and cans should be piled In a
convenient place near the alleys, to
facilitate the work Of making a gen
eral clean up OF the town. Be sure
to have them ready.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13

Theo Thulemeyer and Vic Lager
quist started out on tour of Crowley
county when the atmosphere was all
that could be desired. Thursday the
conditions had become somewhat diff
ferent and 1t is not learned yet II they
survived. but they probably did II
they reached Sugar City alive.-La
Junta Tribune.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Breckenridge News
February 5, 1914

The melting snow the first of the
week filed the Lewis intake so full of
water that 1t was impossible TO ford
II on account Of the floating Ice.
J. B. Hall and son visited Ordway
the first OF the week.
Frank Adams and father and Judd
Perkins OF Fowler spent several days
here this week.
Mrs. J. E. Gound and children Wis.
tied In Ordway this week.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Developing Large Tract

o. r Slaven and II. o. Peck who
have a large tract OF land on Duck
vast amount OF development work
and will put 10 large acreage to seed
this coming spring. They also con-
template putting out large orchard.
In preparation for this work they re
TO the ranch, having bought II head
from the Castele ranch near Cheraw.
Mr.. SIaven is here looking after the
work and Mr.. Peck, who is now in
California, expects to be back within
a few days.
This ranch is located eight miles
north and a mile east OF Ordway.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
Town Election April J

The town election will be held IN
Tuesday, April T. There will be a
mayor and three councilmen to elect
So far not much has been said
as to who will be candidates and 1t is
not likely that aspirants will warm
up for some time yet.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13

T. B. Wilson, manager OF the Pixies
Peak News, a daily paper which has
been published on Pixies Peak for the
last II years. has sold at public sale
his farm near Rocky Ford, and per-
sonal property. Mr. Wilson announc-
ed that he Intended to quit farming
and devote practically his entire at
tention to managing the newspaper
on the Peak.-Colorado Springs Ca
zette.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13

F. T. Tanquary. after II years Of
wauderings in this vicinity, has at
last become a homesteader. He has
dled on 32O acres south OF town.-Has-
we'll Herald.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13

Mizell Brothers, who formerly
farmed 10 Crowley county have re-
turned to the King Center district
after farming In the Holbrook country
several years. They are known as
former years are glad to welcome
them back.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13

There were about 300 farmers In
Haswell last Saturday discussing the
condensery proposition. Over l1OO
cows we're pledged and certainly that
number will supply the minimum
amount Of milk, 1900 pounds daily.
-Haswell Herald.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13
More Fords Coming

Hanna s. johnson ordered carload
Of Ford motor cars Monday and had
most OF them sold before order was
placed. Shipment will be made from
Detroit as it is claimed the freight
will be cheaper than from Denver.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13

Mrs Hazel Sellers and Roy Wealth
erwax were married at the NJ f par
sonage in Ordway, on Saturday. Jan.
uary 81. Mrs Weatherax Ia a daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. Peirce,
south OF town aud Is well known and
very highly respected here. Mr..
Weatherwax is a prosperous young
farmer OF near Ordway where they
will reside in the future. They are
spending this week at the Peirce
home. e.-KiOwa County Press.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13

Boone Best Of Eads was here this
week on business. He went from here
Tuesday by auto to attend the Beatty
sale at Manzauola.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13

J. A. McDanieis Of Forder was here
the latter part Of the week on busi-
ness.
The Ordway new era., 1914-02-13

G. Fl. Bowers went to Pueblo on
Monday.