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The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
School Is Progressing

..b1g Center-The King Center
Mondb began Its third week Of activity
in ,hswith twenty pupils enrolled
In the IRer grades and thIrty.uv.
Hslp, lsbelsry department Miss
upper er.de1~ Who has charge Of the
here prior ,oas taught four terms
her popularity - which attest' to
we'll known 10 ability, She is
throughout the cousational circles
held the position OF ssnd last year
county teschers' assoeia&afy OF the
Miss Milstesd. 10 chsi.
primary department 10 3 gtRi The
the hanIsuols high school ce OF
Is. and the next year studied atiof
orado college 10 Colorado Spri6I
She taught her nrst term here Ias
year snd gave such good saLisfsctlo
that she was offered the school Il
another year, and accepted. She
equally popular with her pupils. 40
their parent.
An acre Of ground has recently bee
added to the school grounds w'iic
s6ords plenty Of play room for tb
children.
The teachers plan 10 give q schoo
program occasionally during the teri
which does much to keep up commun
ity interest. Visitors. especially th
parents, are welcome At all times.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Convention Resumes May 7

The North Crowley singing and
Sunday school con vention convened u
Box Springs school house on Sunday,
September with = good attendance
Every part OF the program was we'll
rendered and afforded au enjoy able
season for all.
Rev. R. J. Hasstsdt, pastor Of the
Presby terian church At Arlington
preached an Interesting and instruct
I've sermon. - -,.ss-.ss--4,..s z - 3,
With this meeting closed these
gatherings for the winter months but
will again be resumed the nrst Sun.
day 10 May 1915. notice will be given
In due time.
On motion . vote Of thanks was ex-
tended to Rev. Barker. pastor OF the
NJ. E church at Ordway; Rev. ". II.
Calfee. pastor Of the M. E. church 10
Sugar City and Rev. R. J. Hasstedt.
pastor OF the Presby terian church 10
Arlingto on. for their timely and able
sermons preached on these several
occasions.
On motion q vote OF thanks was
passed expressing due appreciation
for the valuable assistance given by
The Ordway New Era aud the Crow
ley County Leader for the publicity
given and the keen interest they have
taken to make these meetings a bene-
flt to all.
W. II. Bell. chairman,
D. J. Allen, secretary.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Rally Day Christian Church

Sunday October 3 Is Rally Day.
EVERY Member Present" is the slogan.
Come help US beat the last Quarters"
record. We have new song books and
will have special music both at Sun
day school and church.
Subject for Sunday morning, Sept
ember 20. Has God revealed more
than one plan Of Salvation?" Sunday
evening "Christian Unity"
M. ". Roberts, pastor
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
School Entertains

King Ceoter-The teachers snd pu-
pills Of tho school furnished q pleasant
evening for the general public Friday.
The school yard was lighted with Js-
pauese lanterns and the children en-.
joyed out of doors games for q time.
Ice cream and cake were served
throughout the evening and the pro
ceeds will be used 10 buy . framed
picture for each OF the rooms.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Death Relieves Sufferer

Sugar City Gazette-Last Thursday
death came as q relief 70 Mrs. S. G.
Manning, who has been = great suffer.
er from tuberculosis. Her sister was
the only one with her when the end
came. Mr.. Manning being At Hugo.
Mrs Manning was . full -blooded
Cherokee Indian and owned consider
able land In Oklahoma, where they
originally lived She leaves two little
girls who will greatly miss their
mother.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Route From Crowley

Crowley-Tbe pOstofice department
Is advertising for bids on q contract
for q star route to be run between
Manzanola and Crowley. The con.
tract calls for ak day service lssv-
Ing ManzanOla not later than $50 p.
m. and allowing three hours and thir.
" minutes for the round trip. This
will make . direct connection be-
tween the Missouri Pacific and the
Santa Fe without the mail being car
ried to Pueblo, ~ formerly.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
)eweler to Locate
In Business Here

c. f. Barker OF Colorado Sprinus IN.
rented room 10 Ordway and will
soon open up a jewelry store. He
wac here the latter part OF last week
10 company with his wife, and will
probably invest in land near the city
on which they will build a residence
Mr. Barker has been . resident of
Colorado Springs for the past fifteen
yea" where he has been In business
as jeweler and opticiap.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
McNulty To Kansas

G. N. McNulty, auctioneer, has re.
turned to Kansas, where he will be
for few days On business. He has q
telephone exchange at Moreland and
IL finishing up some business he had
when he left there. He states that
sales can be arranged for at either Of
the banks and sale dates set and upon
hin return he will handle them.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Buys Bunch of Stock

L. A. Henderson returned the Hrst
part Of the week from Kansas where
he bought about nftv heAd OF mules
and thirty head OF cattle. ne
shipped the cattle here aod will dis
pnse Of them for feeders and milk
cows.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Minister Moving

sugar City-Rev. Brand. the new
astor OF the Methodist church has
viewed hts household goods from
inpRton where they bad been Nv
BurHrs Brand was detained in
him. 70 and did not come with
small bo' have family of three
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Crowley Briefs

CrOwley-The young aides and
young mems classes Of the Sunday
school here enjoyed q hayrack ride
Tuesday evening.
Miss Zura Bowers Of Crowley, 10 en-
rolled At Colorado College.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24

The Crowley County Gantaloupe &
Produce association, Is shipping
through the M. o. Coggins Co. and
officials are anticipating heavy ship
ments from now on as several OF their
good fields will be on by Saturday Of
this week.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Good Peach Crop

King Center--J. b. johnson 10 mar
keting q good crop Of peaches from his
orchard. Fruit from this orchard
carried OF two blue ribbons st the
Crowley county fair.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Local and Personal

Miss Grace Huckabee Of the Divide
visited Sunday with Miss May Dyer.
To cook perfectly and with the
greatest economy of fuel and labor.
get q Coles Down Draft range.
No Sag Gate. r. W. Eogllsh
Lumber Co. sells them.
Chairs At Laude b Edgsr's.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Cantaloupes are Moving Good
First Returns Show Up We'll
Notes of Shippers

John Amicon Bro. & Co., shipments
from this district are being made from
Numa, acreage handled by that firm
being 10 that neighborh0Od.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Peak View Briefs

Rev. McLoud will preach at the
Peak View school house this coming
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24

Crutch6eld & Voolfolk. local office,
reports an excellent quality Of melons
going out now, full slips being ship
ped. This firm is shipping exclusive
ly out Of Crowley.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Kouns to Rocky Ford

l. E. KOuns. undertaken of this city,
has purchased the Thorn pson.C Clay pool
undertaking business Of Rocky Ford.
The transaction was made week ago
and Mr.. K0uns took charge of the
business Immediately. He has not
moved to Rocky Ford yet but will 70
there within short time.
Mr. Kouns has been located here
for the past several months coming
from Fowler where he had been in
business for several years.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24

Gerard & Co. anticipate good ship
ments for the balance of the season
and look for no frost soon.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
sugar UI,yNIs Filled

much larger enro'> started with a
There are about fors than usual.
high school aud all u.oIled in m.
are pretty we'll nlled. ser ,ooms
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Numa News Briefs

9. R. Mattingly and wife are re-
joicing over the arrival of an eight
and half pound girl who made her
appearance Thursday, September IS.
Fred Heiserman and two brothers
OF Lebanon, Kans., made a trip to
Ordway via Colorado Springs. arriv-
ing Sunday evening by auto. Mr..
Heiserman owns forty acres west OF
Numa school house. They will go to
Oklahoma before returning home
Mrs. Roy Mundell drove down from
the ranch Thursday for load of fruit
returning Friday.
Spalding Goods
Thos. Estes is sole agent here for
Spalding sporting goods, and that
firms entire extensive line.
1t is money made to have cartons
for your butter. The New Era.
Window shades at Laude & EdRar's.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Interesting Session

The Ordwsy W. G. T. U. held their
regular meeting 10 the NJ. E. church
Tuesday, afternoon. After the busi-
ness meeting very Interesting pro.
gram was given, the topic was "True
Conservation" Mrs. Oren Burke had
charge OF the program. Interesting
papers we're read by Mrs. Long. Mrs
NJ. v. Roberts aud Mrs. Bruno. fol.
lowed BY a general discussion OF the
subject. Adjournment was taken TO
meet October 4 with Mrs. N. ".
Roberts.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24

Mrs. D. q. Roberts left for Denver
Tuesday morninl - delegate 70 the
State W. O. To. convention held 10
that city SEPTEMBER q, q and q.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24
Spalding Goods

1t is money made to have cartons
for your butter. The New Era.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24

Buy your cream separators at Tiede.
mann's.
The Ordway new era., 1915-09-24

Window shades at Laude & Edgar's
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12
What Is a Weed?

In Farmers Bulletin No. go, recent
ly issued from the Department of
Agriculture, new definition for a
weed is suggested. The author of
this bulletin in discussing a defini-
ton of weed, says: "A weed has
been defined as a plant out of place.
This definition is not entirely salts
factory, for two reasons: CD Because
a plant may be out of place and still
not be weed in the popular sense,
as rye growing in wheat field or
Kentucky bluegrass in an alfalfa field,
and GU because a plant may not be
out of place and still be weed in
popular language, as is described in
a subsequent section of this bulletin
on the good points about weeds. In
reality a weed is wild plant that has
the habit of intruding where not
wanted"
The old definition by which weed
was called plant out of place, while
very catchy phrase, does not clearly
represent usage. The hundreds of
wild plants which inhabit field which
is not planted to crops are in common
usage called weeds; yet the vast
majority of these plants are decidedly
in place and are serving a useful pur
pose through adding organic matter
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12
Sudan Grass in the
Southwest
Continued from Page 10

Sudan grass promises to replace
the millets and broadcasted canes for
hay crops. The good qualities of SUI
dan grass, says Superintendent Cassel,
are its certainty and adaptability.
Sudan grass has the stooling qualities
essential for good hay crops and the
stems as we'll as the leaves are palat-
able and readily eaten by all kinds
of livestock.
Seed Early for Hay.
During favorable season several
cuttings of hay may be realized, one
to three tons being produced to the
acre. When Sudan grass is grown
for hay, the grass should be seeded
as early as possible and cut when in
the bloom. 1t will be in bloom when
from seven to eight weeks old, and
the mower should be set to leave
it from to inches high. The first
cutting will ordinarily occur in the
rainy months of May and June, thus
increasing the chances of producing
a second crop.
At Tribune Sudan grass for seed
was sown at the rate of three pounds
to the acre. From these plots 1000
pounds of forage and 27O pounds of
seed were obtained to the acre. The
Sudan grass in these plots ranged
from a to 8 feet high when harvested.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12

taken from the atmosphere that nature
intended should be placed in the soil
to make it fertile. Keep in mind the
fact that humus, live humus, is abso-
lutely Indispensable; that it is just as
essential to make soil productive as
water is to make sand and lime into
plaster. Remember that corn stalks
and straw contain fertility which, if
worked into the soil, forms humus. 1t
is crime to burn them, and is too
often done by some of our farmers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12

to an impoverished soil. While ordi-
narily ali these benefits may be real
lied through proper rotations, in the
absence of the practice of such rota-
ton these wild plants serve a useful
purpose, and are lin place" yet usage,
which invariably determines defni-
ton. DEGREES that they are weeds. They
are weeds through the fact that they
are wild and have the habit of intrud-
ing where not wanted, even though
they may at some time serve a useful
purpose.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12
Receiving am Ambassador

Some time ago, when the relations
between Japan and the United States
were somewhat strained because of
the Japanese immigration situation,
Viscount Chinda, the Japanese am
bassador, had notified the State De-
partment that he would call there at
a certain time to deliver to Mr.. Bryan,
the Secretary of State, Japan's note
of remonstrance on the subject.
Everybody was on tenterhooks to see
that the Japanese diplomat was re-
ceived in the height of form and ac-
cording to all the rules and dictates
of diplomacy.
An experienced messenger. whose
years of service had taught him how
ambassadors should be welcomed and
led into the office of the Secretary of
State, was on the lookout for Viscount
Chinda, and finally began to conduct
him toward Mr.. Bryan's office.
At that moment all the elaborate
ceremonial and diplomatic usage was
knocked into a cooked hat When the
accompanied by the am
bassador, was within six yards of Mr..
Bryan's door, one of the clerks in Mr..
Bryan's office threw open the door
and called out to the messenger:
Hi, there! Has the Jap showed up
YETI"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12

Barnyard manure is the sheet anchor
of fertility. 1t not only contains
more than seventy per cent of the
elements taken from the soil to pro-
duce the feed eaten by the animal but
it contains carbon and other elements
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-12

The consumption of sugar per capita
in the United States is estimated to
be more than ten times what it was
hundred years ago. During the past
five years. the consumption has
averaged about 80 pounds per capita.
A hundred years ago the consump-
ton of sugar varied widely. 1t was
usually, however, between and 10
pounds year. Great Britain con-
sumed 81 pounds per capita more than
the United States in 1911, but France
and Germany used far less, the per
capita consumption being SO and AZ
pounds, respectively.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-05

cided against the petitioners in an or
der In which the commission laid down
its policy Of allowing controlled mo-
nopoly to take the place OF compe-
tition in general In this state.
Since that time, however, the per-
sonnet OF the commission has changed
somewhat and the power companies
think the new member, ]. w. Graham,
may have other ideas as to the matter.
In fact, on taking office, Mr.. Ora
ham expressed himself as favor'ng
competition where it was evident that
competition meant the development Of
the country.
Power wars are not new to ldahO,
and this is one Of the oldest. Ever
since the creation of the commission
the Idaho Power & Light company has
been trying to get foothold in the
city OF Twin Falls. It secured fran
! chise in the city OF Twin Falls during
the time between the passage OF the
act creating the commission and the
+ time when it went into effect II
started to build its plant In the city
and the rival company got busy. Al
Injunction u as" secured which stopped
work.
4 Denied q. rehearjng. by. the commits
sion, the, Idaho Power &. Light com com
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-05

our business houses are "tacky' In ap-
pearance, number are empty, our
schools, churches and walks are going
down, we have no band, no library,
nor ball team. There Is no business
in the town, and therefore no taxes to
keep things up. Hotel is closed for
lack of travel. Go down to the depot
when the freight pulls in and you see
the sequel in mail order packages.
Mine years ago my farm was worth
$195 an acre; today I'd have hard
matter to sell il for $167 an acre. 1t is
too far from a live town, so says
every farmer that wants to buy. he
wants a place near schools and also
churches, where his children can have
advantages. | have awakened to the
fact, that in helping to pull the town
down. 1t has cost me $4,000 in nine
years Like the majority of farmers,
| didn't figure far enough ahead.
This sort of business means the do
| ing away with country towns. What
will it mean to farmers to have
only a few large cities at a distance
| of 500 or 1000 miles? What are we
going to do with our children, Who
are demanding even better advantages
than we had?
Those cities we help to build return
no favors, they take our money but
offer no credit in time of need ii v
want high schools, etc, we must raise
the money and build near GU farm
homes or send our boys and siris 10
the cities at great expense amidst
temptations of which the farm las 10
! equal Neither am | the on = awak-
euing farmer. The mail or'l,c agents
I that come to our homes every weel;
arr becoming a nuisance and making
| II unsafe to leave women and children
a. ne ON the iarm With farm coil..;l-
| ity, we take these strangers VITO OF,
bones, often as onebf the family and
", Il sun.ttimes repaid n h;Vins
them el,tice cur girls to the citt'.
These are some facts that neec
CONSIDERATION and | have decided thai
III; safest |. cposition III around. is
for tho Connt,l people to lrok afIa'
their own interestes and build up theil
own country towns that bring value
4 to their farms Let those who wan
to patronize the mail order houses sc
there to live, getting their living where
they give their patronage. The re-
mainder of my life will be given Il
building up the home town that
helped to pull down. Brother farm
ers, you can take my advice or ge
your knowledge the way got mine"
; Note-We believe the above is jus
. as applicable to the town man as thu
| farmer and if anything, more so. W.
do not believe that all the mail ordet
business is done by the farmer by I
! long ways. The man who criticize'
| the farmer for patronizing the mai
/. order house and is at the same tim
4 a member of Larkin club is incon
, sistent and the. merchant who send
out of town for stuff for his hom
/ that he does not carry in his store, in
: stead of buying it from his brothe
across the street is the worst sinner o
: the lot-Holton tKans,) Signal.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-05
A true MAIL ORDER STORY
What Tearing Down the Home Cost an
Iowa Farmer.

Hans Garbus is a German farmer In
Iowa. He wrote a letter to the Farm
Journal, Philadelphia, the other day.
1t summarized his experience--and
that of his neighbors--in neglecting
their home merchant to save money
by patrOnizing the mail order business
Hans Garbus writes just as he would
tell us, and 1t rings true. He says:
I'VE farmers need awakening to the
fact that we have Enthusiastically reach
ed the point where we must think
and plan. | am one of the slow Ger
man farmers that had to be shown, and
| am now giving my experience that
others may profit, for knowledge is
more expensive now than ten years
ago.
"Twenty-nine years ago | began my
farm career. / had an old team and
500. Our furniture was mostly home
made-chairs, cupboard and lounge
made from dry goods boxes, neatly
covered with ten cent cretonne by my
girl wife We rented eighty acres.
Being a boy of good habits, / got all
needed machinery and groceries of our
homo merchants on credit until fall
crops were sold The first year was a
wet season and did not make enough
to pay creditors. | went to each on
date of promise and explained condi-
ton, paying as much as possible and
they all carried the balance over an
other year. They continued to accom-
modate me until ] was able to buy q
forty acre piece of my own.
''As soon as l owned these few acres
the mail order houses began to SEND
me catalogues, and ] gradually begar
sending my loose change to them, let.
ting my, accounts stand in my homs
town, where | had gotten my accom-
mediation when ! needed it.
I'VE then had one of the thrifties
little villages in the state-good line o.
business in all the branches, mer.
chants who were willing to help ar
honest fellow over a bad year, and {
town full of people who came twice ;
week to trade and visit, Our littl,
country town supported a. library
high school, band, ball team, and WI
had big celebrations every year
farm near alive town; soon doubles il
value. | sold my farm at a. BIZ
advance and bought an eighty, gradual
/, ly adding to 1t until ! had 200 acre
of the best land in Iowa | then fel
no need for asking favors, and found
easy to patronize the mail order agent
that came almost weekly to our door
l regret to say that | was the first /
the county. to make up neighborhoo
bill and send it to the mail order house
Though we got bit every once in
while, we got i'm the habit of sendin
away for stuff.
Gradually our merchants lessene
their stock of goods for lack of patron
age. Finally we began to realize ths
when we needed a bolt quickly for ms
chinery or clothing for sickness c
death, we had to wait and send ava
for it which wasn't so pleasant. On
by one our merchants moved to place
where they were appreciated and me
of less energy moved in.
.sGradually our town has gone down
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-05
MURTAUGH NEWS

Ben Miller and w. G. Hall trans
acted business in Twin Falls.
e. d. Hunt and w. C Hall were
business visitors in Twin Falls We'd
nesday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Hall and chill
dren spent Xmas in Filler with Mrs.
Halls parents. Mr.. Hall Returned
Friday morning but Mrs. Hall and
children remained for q few days.
Mrs. Alta Lee and son, of Hansen,
spent Xmas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. l. Tolman.
Mr. Pack has moved his family back
to his ranch south of town, from Bur
ley.
Bruce Hall of Miner, spent Xmas
with his parents.
Oliver Johnson came up from Twin
Falls, where he is attending high
school, to spend Xmas at home.
Harry Chance, of Burnley, spent
Xmas at tht Kendall home.
Mr.. and Mrs A B. Beverlin and
family and Grandma Silvers spent
Xmas in Twin Falls. returning Satur-
day evening. -
John Silvers is on the sick list.
spend her vacation with friends in
Buhl and Castleford
Miss Grace Songer will spend her
vacation ia Twin Falls
Ward Johnson transacted busintss
in Twin Falls Saturday.
James Boyd arrived here from Estes
Park, Colorado, Wednesday.
+. Lee Johnson, wife and daughter
of Twin Falls, ate Xmas dinner with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j
| A. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob. Webb, Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce Gordon Ray Gordon and
Chas. Summers ate Xmas dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Goss.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Morrison have
returned from their visit in Nebras-
! ka
| Xmas was observed here as usual
| Xmas trees, good program and treats
| Mr.. and Mrs. Mcmahon. Miss Eunice
| Hoyt and Harrison Hoyt, spent last
Sunday at the Hooper home.
| Harrison Hoyt left Saturday morn
ing for Estes Park, Colorado.
Bob Kendall was in Twin Falls
Wednesday.
Mrs Jacks visited at the homes O
Bert Beverlin and John Silvers
/ Andy Hall returned from Burley
Sunday. where he spent Xmas will
/ his family. He is very busy with hi
feed MILL Chas. Miller ran the mil
while he was absent.
A crowd of seventy-fiye gathers
Tuesday evening and proceeded to tn
Mcmahon home and took them by sur
prise. The evening was spent in get
ting acquainted and entertainment, i
the way OF music and readings. TIL
ladies took cookies, doughnuts and COT
fee with them. which were served t
the crowd at a late hour, when the
departed, after spending delightfr
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. McMahol
Miss Eunice Hoyt and Harrison Hoy
wishing them safe journey when the
leave and hope they will find healt
and be pleased in their new home MIR
Mcmahon has been postmistress her
for four years and is widely know
A beautiful electric chatting dish wa
presented as token Of esteem.