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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-05-07
AGRICULTURAL NEWS NOTES
Extension Department, College Of Agriculture
MOrgantOwn, West Virginia
BREEDERS ASSOCIATION ORGAN
lied

BREEDERS ASSOCIATION ORGAN
1t is always sign of progress
and awakened activity when the
farmers of a community get to-
gether and organize an associa-
ton for cooperation IN promot-
ing some particular line of agri-
cultural development. 1t mat
tiers not whether the crganiza-
tlon is in the interest of truck
ing, dairying, fruit growing and
packing, or better ANNA! pro-
duction, if the industry is adapt
ed to existing local conditions the
entire community is almost GER
tain to be identified thereby.
For many years the farmers of
POGO district, Kanawha county
have produced Hereford cattle.
Much stock of good quality was
grown from year to year but in
order to purchase the best of
sires and to attract buyers from
a distance, some form of organi-
cation seemed advisable. A few
weeks ago some Of the leading
breeders ear Sissonville held a
meeting and organized the POGO
District Hereford Breeders AS
ISOLATION. 1t began business
with fourteen charter members
and indications point to a much
larger membership. 1t is the
intention Of the association to
purchase some high class breed
ing stock and to promote annual
sales of considerable Importance.
FARMERS INSTITUTES FOR 1914
AT the majority of the far
mers' Institutes held last year,
resolutions were adopted asking
the state to hold a similar insti-
tutc the following season. In
most cases formal applications
were filed Immediately, but at
this date few institute officers
have not yet sent in their appli-
cations. Any communities con.
templating having an institute
this year for the first time, are
especially requested TO send in
their applications at the earliest
possible date since the schedule
will soon be made up and when
once made can rarely be chang
ed. All applications should be
addressed to Director G.. r. Tit
low, Agricultural Extension De-
partment, West Virginia Univer-
rity, Morgantown, w. Va.
SPRAY TO AVOID "woRMY"
APPLES
Now that the apple blossoms
are swelling and almost ready to
burst, the careful orchardist will
prepare to fight the Cooling
Moth The injury Caused by
this moth will not be apparent at
I this season and the moth itself
may not even be seen since il
generally does its work at night.
But the eggs deposited here anC
there over the surface of the an
pie, while the latter is still in The
blossom, will soon hatch and TN,
small larva will enter the bios
som end to begin its work of de
struction which finally ends il
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-05-07
A Recipe for WhitewaSh

Whitewash is the cheapest Of
all paints, and for certain pur.
poses it is the best. according to
Farmers Bulletin Ala. Lime.
which IS the basis of whitewash.
makes very sanitary coating,
AID is probably to be preferred
for liars and the interior f
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-05-07
Two Hundred Lost in W. w..
Nine Disaster

BIuefeld. w. Va, April %. =
With def ming roar and a fl .sh
of flames the mines of the New
River Galleries Company at Ec-
Giles. w. Va, blew up and as a
result Lrobably 200 are dead.
Both mines 5 and 6 were COM
paratively new. Up to 8 clock
to light rescuers had brought
from the gaseous mine, tori and
burned, Ga men. All were living
but badly injured. Seven dead
bodies had been recovered.
No. 6 mine is cleared, and the
rescuers are working to reach
No. 5, where there are 175 men,
through the walls of No. 6.
The cause Of the explosion has
not been ascertained and PERHAPS
never will be known. The New
River Company operated six
mines at EccleS, Nos. 6 and 5
&c meeting. At $3.50 this after
noon there was a slight explssic n
in No. 6, followed by another
slightly greater in No. 5, ten
minutes later, and shortly after
the valley shook with the third
explosion in No. 6. The timbers
over the main shaft, the ventila-
tors and the cages shot to the
sky and deposited far up the hill
side.
Eccles, w. Va, April 80. -
Hope that any of the 172 men
caught in mine No. 5 are alive
was abandoned tonight by the
government and state experts.
At nine O'Clock tonight, fifty
bodies had been located in the
mine, and it is expected that all
Of these will be brought to the
surface before daylight. A
blacksmith shop near the mine
tipple has been turned into a
temp rary morgue.
Chall, ston. w. Va. April 80.
Unlike other disastrous mine
explosions in this state, the wild
ows, children and other depen-
dents will be taken care of by a
fund created by the employees
and employees, made possible
when the legislature enacted the
woI kmens compensation act
which became effective October
!, 1913. AT the present time
this fund has about 1926, 600,
p-rt of which has been invested.
Persons connected with the
workmen's compensation fund
estimated the Eccles mine dis
aster has caused an obligation OF
not less than $500, 600. A com
paratiyely small amount will be
needed Immediately.
An examination of the list of
names of those taken from the
Eccles mine and those entombed
shows that there will be not less
than 100 widows, and at least
200 children under the age of Is
years. who will be DEPENDENTS on
the workmen's compensation
fund. Fathers and mothers are
also dependents under certain
conditians, where a single son
under the age of 81 contributed
to the support of his parents.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-05-07
sWJse.Aere.n

'Wise-acre" has It's origin In Ben
Jonson's retort to countryman who
boosted intermlnably of his acres, till
Ben said: What signify to US your
dirt and your clodsY Where you have
an acre of land I have ten acres OK
wit" The countryman retorted by
calling Ben Good Mr. Wlseacre"
This Is a good story, but perhaps the
term wiseacre comes from the corrup-
ton Of the German, weissager, a wise
sayer
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-05-07
A Proclamation by the Governor

AMID the busy, perpexng scenes of life there is al
whatever else may betde whatever misfortune overtake
US, there always who berays or forsakes
The sweet tender, divine love of Mother abdes and en-
dures to counsel and console when all else has failed
Her sanity voice have long since sienced by
dearh but the memory of her prayer her kindly advice
and love with still and is the most noble influence in
our lives. No condition has essened that love or
DESTROYED Mothers faith in her child In prosperity the
love of Mother gives increased joy poverty it brings en-
enlargement in despair cheer and gladness and when
manted in the shadow of death the love devotion of
Mother gives faith and hope.
That we may for time turn hearts and minds 10
her who has blessed loved and sacrificed for u.s. that we
may tribute to her memory if she be not living and
If living that we may manifest appreciation of her
love and devotion, Henry d. Hatfield Governor of the
State OF West Virginia do hereby designate and proclaim
Sunday, May 10, 1914, MOTHERS DAY
and recommend that be observed appropriate servc
in all of the churches and other places of worship
throughout the State
In testimony whereof have hereunto signed my
and caused the Less Seal of the State to be affixed
Done at the Capitol in the City of Charleston this the
eleventh day Of April in the year of Lord One thous.
and nine hundred and fourteen and of the State the
fifty first.
HENRY d. HATFIELD.
By the Governor:
STUART F. REED
Secretary Of State
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-05-07

Senator Chiffon has given out
the following statement:
Quite campaign is going on
in the press regarding the loca-
ton of a branch bank in the
State Of West Virginia. Charles
ton, Huntington and Parkers-
burg are each making an active
campaign, and there will proba-
bly, be other entries unless an
understanding of the matter is
given out to the public. The law
does not provide for the manner
of organizing branch banks.
The whole subject is for future
consideration and will most likely
be determined by the Regional
Bank for the district involved.
West Virginia is in the Rich
mond district. The board of di-
rectors for the Regional Bank at
Richmond will liter determine
whether or not there is need Of
of branch for West Virginia,
and then where it shall be locat-
ed and how it shall be organized.
At the present time not even the
Reserve Board for the United
States has been selected. The
organization of a Regional Bank
has just begun. 1t is therefore
suggested that any activities
now are premature and anything
which may be done to secure a
branch bank might be on lines
that would be Of no use later on
if branch bank is decided on for
the State. The Importance Of
the new law to the commercial
world cannot be over estimated.
The Regional Bank will be a
guarantee against money strin-
gency and a proper security for
the equilibrium of the money
supply and credit; but the local
Importance of a Regional Bank
to a State has been entirely over
estimated and misunderstood,
and the importance of a branch
bank, so far as doing any city
any good commercially, will be
inhnitestimal. The effect of the
location of these banks is, in my
judgment, entirely over-estimat-
ed by the people. A branch
bank for a city in West Virginia
is a contingency depending upon
many things in the future and
all of them largely beyond tie
control Of the State"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-05-07
MasOns to Get Legacy

Martinsburg, April a. DIR.
S. N, Myers, Of this city, treas
urer of the grand lodge of Ma
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-05-07

NVNNEI 70 FaNo FiIt FIesItH UFunK.
Mr. John Dipple OF Leytonstone. H.
censed victualler, who died on Sep.
tember a., beuueathed $3.50 to the
treasurer Of the Leyspring lodge OF
Free Masons upon trust TO apply the
income In providing for a silent toast
to be drunk to his memory to be pro
posed at the installation banquet oi
che lodge by the master London
Times
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-05-07

The old bunco game practiced
and advocated for years by the
Republican party, namely, Pro
lection for the American Farmer,
has been finally exploded by the
workings Of the Underwood bill.
Wheat, hogs and cattle never
brought better prices than they
do at present. while the deluge
of Canadian wheat that we
heard so much about during the
tariff debate. which was going
to overwhelm our markets, has
failed to materialize, for the
simple reason that Canadian
wheat is quoted higher than
American wheat on account of
the superior demand.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-12

ModaIe. 80 f,r,-
ar ia very low from kick in the oacA
h., horse. She had just driven 10
Town and was hitching her horses
when one of them kicked her.
Imooene. .
claude Norman, young man en-
Moved on the farm of ]. l.. Gwynh'
near here. was struck by lightning
while standing in the barn door. he
was rendered unconscious and was
thought dead, but recovered.
Attalissa.
An east bound freight train on the
Rock Island road was wrecked at THIS
place at 8 o'clock Saturday morning.
Two cars filled with butter and eggs
were drailed and thes struck the
depot platform and tore it asunder.
Fortunately no one was injured.
Manila.
George Hayes, aged IL. son OF
wealthy farmer living near here, was
killed Friday when his clothing caught
in a gasclene engine. He was thrown
across the ROOM where the engine das
used for grinding feed. and his head
crush I'd against an iron pipe.
Sisourney.
The new Christian church OF sisour-
nov was formally dedicated Sunday
Rev. r. w. Lilley, Of Keokuk. preached
in the morning following communion
services. In the afternoon there was
a grand fellowship service" all OF the
pastors Of the city PARTICIPATING. wnicn
was followed by sermon and deoica-
ton by Rev. Mr.. Lilley.
Davenport.
Squire Burns. colored, 81 years old.
died at 1880 Saturday night at his
home, 1902 North street, as the result
Of a kick which he received from a
horse a half hour before. Burns. In
an attempt to catch the horse, which
was running loose in a lot near his
home drove 1t into q barn. When he
approached the animal 1t kicked him in
the chest
Lsclairs.
Capt. e. J. Lancaster. one Of the
hest known river men on the upper
Mississippi. died at 10 O'Clock satur-
day morning at his home In LeClaire.
Death was caused by cancer. Captain
Lancaster was eS years old. Altho he
had not been in the best Of health for
some time. Captain Lancaster had been
about his work a. captain Of the steam
or Marquette, on which he was strick-
en- violently i'll at Moline ON Friday.
when he was brought to his home
here.
Hamburg.
The people who live close to the
Missouri have to go and look each
morning before they can tell just
where the river IL. Often they do not
And 1t where IL was when they went to
sleep. A. G. Jaeckel. who bad to usovs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-12

ished and planting Is about half done.
Jackson Preston)-Corn ground is
nearly all in condition, but very little
corn planted have had considerable
rain during the week, and pastures
are improving RAPIDLY.
Clinton (Clinton)--High winds did
some damage locally last Sunday; light
rains have helped crops some. but it
Is still very dry; corn planting Is we'll
started.
Scott Davenport Rain. 80: or IS
inch less than normal: average temper
ature, $50. or an average daily excess
Of LIS degrees: highest temperature 50.
on 9Th: lowest. 43, on Sth; owing to
favorable weather conditions. farm
work is farther advanced than usual
and corn planting is about half done;
light showers, poorly distributed: the
ground continues dry and pastures are
consequently somewhat backward:
winter wheat is now fully up to the
average and spring -sown grain is in
fine condition. but all need rain pota-
toes are about all planted. but are not
yet up: p!ums, peaches and cherries
have shown the usual amount Of bloom,
but apple blossoms are scarce
Muscatine (Muscatine Spring
blowing practically finished. and corn
planting just beginning: ground is dry.
but in fine working condition: cool
nights, but no frost: light local show
ers.
Johnson Gowa city)-Rain. .43;
rain enough for present needs; apple
trees have but few blossoms: other
fruit well filed; grapes seem badly
winter killed.
Iowa (Amana)-R 40: field work
and all crops made good progress;
light frost in low places on 9Th: no
damage.
South Central District
Mahaska (Oskaloosa) Rain. II:
weather cool and dry. with frost on
the 9th; some corn planted: vegetation
making slow growth.
Marion Pella)-Ran. 10: week too
cold for growth Of vegetation: blowing
finished and planting general trace Of
frost Saturday morning.
Warren (Milo)-Rain. "a: consider
able corn planted: apple trees not
showing much bloom yet; frost re-
ported on 18th. Sth and 9th, but no dam
age discernible.
Madison (Winterset)-Rain. 1.06; u
little hall: weather changeabie: light
frost: some corn planted but blowing
not all finished: pasturage good. (Earl-
f1am)-Rain, 50: corn planting well
advanced light frost Tuesday night
did no damage.
Adair (Greenleld) Rain. a. cool.
cloudy week, with showers and hail on
the 7th: some corn planted. pastures.
meadows and small grain looking well.
Union (Creston)-Rain. Al: corn
planting progressing rapidly: small
grain and grass doing we'll, consider
ing the cool weather; fruit showing
good prospects.
Clarke Murray)-Rain. 81: some
corn planted. and If weather is favor
able the bulk of the crop will be In by
the end Of the coming week: rather
cool but everything seems to be look
ing well.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-12
Southern Io1ua Items

his house a mile to get away from
danger year ago. says he discovered
that there were big logs several feet
under the ground with elm trees two
feet in diameter growing above them
under his new home. This shows that
the river bed did some shifting be-
fore the while men began to keep tab
on 1t.
Museatine.
Bert Barton, a Rock Island brake
man, running on the Montezuma
branch out of Muscatine. was badly
injured Friday while at work in the
yards at MonteZuma. While engaged
in changing the rear markers from n
passenger coach he was caught be-
tween the vestibule and a coal car
that had been left too close to the gain
line track and terribly crushed about
his hips He was given medical atten-
ton at Montezuma but his injuries
were of such nature that he could
not be brought to Muscatine until Sat
urday morning. He is now at the
Hershey hospital 1t was found that q
large hole had been torn in his side
and he was injured internally. His
condition is critical.
Davenport.
S. y. Parr Davenport man, was
arrested Thursday afternoon after he
had stolen a new Ford machine a;
Kinross and attempted 10 reach Chi
cago, where he planned to sell the
outfit. His arrest came us the climax
to thrilling flight across the state in
an effort to evade a dragnet which
had been set for him. Parr was taken
to Sigourney by Sheriff Mccarthy. OF
Washington. Monday night, shortly
after 10 o'clock Parr broke into the
c. Wade garage at kinross. stole a
brand new Ford roadster. and made .
successful getaway. The theft was
discovered Immediately and an alarm
sounded. Parr drove the machine to
the limit in an effort to outstrip his
pursuers but the gasolene tank went
dry five miles west OF Washington. and
he was forced to abandon the car.
Davenport.
To see how the farmers 81 the coun-
ty are conducting their farms accord
ing to scientific methods an automobile
inspection tour to every part OF Scott
county has been planned by Crop Ex-
pert G. r. Bliss. Prof. NJ. A. Hauser,
of the extension department OF Ames
college. will come here for the tour
and the inspection trip will take III
from eight to a dozen OF the best man
| aged farms in the county. How alfalfa,
barley, corn, potatoes and apple trees
are being cared for will be some Of
| the points which will be brought on,
| by the tour. The Farm League hopes
that a large number Of farmers will
Join in the automobile agricultural run,
the first of the kind ever planned here.
| The trip will be an all-day affair with
4 noon dinner at one Of the farms to
be visited
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-12

EN- the spring Of 1909 was attacked By
Muscular and In6anmatory Rheumatism. I sut-
fered As only those who have Il know. for over
oe ss,sd see sycs S.,.f ana
eeived was only temporary. Finally, I found =
remedy that cured me completely. and It has
never returned. I have given Il 10 q number
Who were terribly amicted and even bedridden
with Rheumatism. and It effected Q cure in
every case.
! want every sufferer from any form Of rheu-
matte trouble to try this marvellous healing
power. Don't send Q cent: simply mail your
ssms and address and will ssad It free to try.
After you haro used It and It has proven itself
20 be that long-iooked.for means Of curing your
dollar. but, anderstsnd. I do not want your
money unless you are perfectly satisfied to send
Il. Isn't that fsirf Why su6ee any longer when
positive relief L. thus offered you free1 Don't
6alay. Write today. MARK n. JACKSON.
No. ~ Ourasy B!ds.. Syracuse. r. T."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-12
Sioux Rapids Items.

SppC1H1 20 TH1eS-TIeT7tfD1ICuH.
Sioux Rapids. May 12.-Mrs. Lucy
r. Smith received a telegram Frida!
from st. Joseph's hospital. that her
nephew. Frank Murdoch was very low
OF pneumonia. Mrs. Smith and nieces
Margaret and June Murdoch. left at
once for Sioux city. The reports were
that Frank was a little improved.
Miss Esther Carlson is the new as
sistant at the postoffice.
The school election was held Friday
for the purpose Of selecting new site
and bonding the town for $4,000 to
build a new consolidated school house.
The old school house site carried but
the bonds were defeated by forty nine
votes.
Mrs. I. F. Davidson Is able to be
out again after a two weeks illness
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-12
Probate Notice.

Office Of the clerk of the district
court, state Of Iowa, Marshall county.
ss. District court, September term, A.
b. 1914.
To whom It may concern:
You and each Of you are hereby noti-
ned to appear at the court house In
Marshalltown, Iowa, in said county. at
Q o'clock a. m, on the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1914, to attend the proof of and
probating an instrument in writing
purporting to be the last will and tesla
ment Of w. H. Denney, late of Marshall
county, Iowa, deceased, at which time
and place you will appear and show
cause. II any. why said will should not
be admitted to probate.
In testimony whereof. I have hereto
subscribed my name and affixed the
seal Of the district court, this 5th day
Of May. A. p. 1914.
SO 'sss 8. II. REILLY.
- ~ CLARK Of the District Court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-12
His Mother Says She Gives
Him. Father Johns Medi-
cine to Build Him Up
Seven
Year-Old
Clifford
MERCER
HE Story

During a recent interview. Mr.. Jo-
seph Mercier, Of 26S Walker street,
Lowell. Mass, said to the writer: my
little boy, Clifford, now seven years old,
has taken Father Johns Medicine
whenever he had q cold or cough. ever
since he was two years old, and it has
never failed to give good results. We
find that the medicine stops the wheez-
ing. and he used to cough badly at
night and he does not do it when we
give him Father Johns Medicine. We
believe that Father Johns Medicine
gives him increased weight and
strength. and we know that while TAX
ing it he always gains in weight. We
would not be without 1t In the house,
and strongly recommend Father Johns
Medicine to mothers Of children who
are weak and run down.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-12
NEVADA TEACHER DEAD.
Miss Iona Allen, Ten Years an In
valid, Passes Away.

Special to TimeS-Repubncan.
Nevada. May 1.-THE funeral or the
late Lena Allen, eldest daughter OF MT.
and Mrs. Ira Allen. OF Elm street, VINO
died at I o'clock Sunday morning, was
held from the Methodist church Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock and inter-
ment was in the Nevada cemetery.
Rev. Mr.. Hardaway conducted the ser
vices. Death followed an illness OF
many wears and was not unexpected.
Miss Allen had been an invalid the
most of the time for the past ten years.
undergoing various operations ana
suffering from different complications
Until that time she had been a teach
er in the schools OF Nevada and the
other grade and district schools OF the
county. She was graduate or the
Nevada high school and was one OF the
popular young ladies Of the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-12
Profita BILE Business Meeting.

Special 70 TImeS-RepubIlcnn.
Sheffield. May l2-The twenty
fourth annual meeting Of the Woman s
Home Missionary Society OF the Mar
shalltown district was held In the NJ
e church Saturday and Sunday. About
twenty delegates were present. A very
good program was given Saturday
Mrs Anna Woodcock OF Des Moines.
gave a very flne address Sunday morn
ing to a large audience. A good sized
collection was taken to help the good
work along. The convention closed
Sunday Afternoon and all reported q
profitable convention.