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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-06

Madia did herself nroua =. a.,
.Nou Of the celebration wedue-,.y
."'0r Of the completion Of tho new
I, and West Coast Railroad. Taou-
nd' q visitors, estimated A. 10000
!. .a'aHlase Of the opportunity ia
~ vac characteristic hospitality al
Il, I I. capital and if the occasion
'Soeed by the verdict OF the
~ Myers coniilgent II wos 49, 's
~ er'eoration. There was music.
'a'''s' base ball. huge hOrbccrs 1 ouS
y ~. automobile parade. in which
automobiles took part, o. ~ ,ha
|I,.nS S', v being from Fort Myers. The
~ News Of Arcadia, in speos,ns
a. r 'e'eorqtion and those who tool,
M. Y, has the following: "' ''''
|so ~. Myers paid us a handsome
g.nsnt that Arcadia certainly an.
|sm. Nenty-seven automobiles
b., ,' ~ nom Fort Myers, loaded with
s.,srs ssers people. They helped us
NJ, every minute Of the day.
n,.d. .'e'ed their machines in the
,,. g., and rraciously did everything
l'nOI" 's . add to the occasion in a
i, VI fort Myers spirit and man
Fort Myers Press.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-06

The Board Of Trade will erect
huilding to hold meetings ana conVen'
tions in. attract winter residents, ana
encourage municipal and civic meet
mgs. The Country club Is adding to
It's membership. contemplating I'M
provements. considering features Tor
summer and the coming winter season.
The woman's Civic League Of Orland"
are responsible for the clean UP week.
MAY 3 to g. This city Is u winner
The Morning sentinel.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-06
zvppr,IN DROPS BONES ,,sps
~rr on IPSWICH HOUSES
, :. c..n Also visited several o'"f'
Towns.

,oswIch. England. April s . lin 11 Or
,,, ,pT s,r craft, whether zeppel" Tvs y
nm afr craft is not known ''''s several
v,,ch early this morning ,,'n,osiye
N N were dropped. An e 81" .oof
bomb fell on house pleree ',,,,s girl.
pom UoS ,,.1l on the bed Of little .,e,,d s air
and and IN, cn,,a was not injured. The ear ara
e :, no dropped explosives 80 '''' -
,,,,,,,n nOnody was injured
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-06
@SSAN kIiEGI;;!sRAFTI
DROPS GoaBsON THE AMERICAN
STEAMSHIP CUSHING. IN ME
NORTH SEA WHILE cARRYrS
"a CARGO tOF PETROrEs
FROM MEM VORK TO RorI .
DAM. ~

wasbiJetop- Aley s.4sAlpeFigl s Mn
ister vabDyks, at tyas Hqsg aas re-
ported to the atate cspas senf thal
the American steamer Cusi ne from
Philadelphia tor Rotterdam. WAS dan'-
aged BY the bombs dropptA Ayr
from German aircrnft III thS North
Sea, but that NO lives were lost
The text Of Minister vanDyke's mace
sage was =
American consul, Rotterdam re'7
ports American steamship CUSHING
Capt. Hcrland, with petroleum from
New York to Rotterdam, flying Arner'-
can nag, was attacked BY Sernia"
Aeroplanes, near North Hinder light
ship, afternoon April 20. Three bombs
dropped. One struck ship causing dam
ase, hut no life lost
Secretary Bryan SAIL the message
would he forwarded % Ambassador
Gerard in Berlin. While MI Bryan
did not say what Instructions wou'u
he sent. In was presumed the hinO''ss"
dor would be directed to ask me Ger
man foreisp Office for amy inf0nui"''oh
hearing on the attack on the CSShihs'
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-06
s,oeL RaIsing in DcSoio.

Dcsoto county is by far the largest
stock raising county In the sta'e'
Great herds Of cattle, droves OF hogs
and Jocks OF sheep and goats are rats
Ell and fattened for market on tho ma
five grasses at an estimated cost Of
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-06

,,,nni .5hghout then 4,
we sclsiah relief fund has
ched the mnlion DOLLAR mar - "a.
ven. and more than s1Ooooo w6rtKS
|u,pll,.s have bc,a, gathered togeth II
!, NIhrouxn The liberasity o. Anieri'\
,,,k Ior those suffering in the stiiess'gI
cAItry. The fund. IT Is said Is the
!, rlrst ever raised for the relief OF
,crlipp distress. And in the gather
inc ~ the money there has not been
, Whestionahlc method pursued or
- Iicion east OH the purpose OF the
% Iection. Erleiums distress was
wor2d sorrow. yet the United s'a'eS
u.,sI the first to hear the call OF the
mfdTtmotc country.
mIt Belgium is not the only eoO''-
RI ,Yd ReIsians are not the ' "'''y SUI w..
f,rers 10 benefit through collection" u''
ooditim 10 the SI,OOI,ooj made VI Tor
addition otu~ Sl.OO4.oo5 made M ro'
rc,rlunp these opSN" items;
For the relief Substitute w"''''" ="
France. $C5.OOO.
For the American mbulane h'T
pi,ol in Paris. S3S3m3.
For thc Polish relief commune"
$3O.1O1. U.e
For the committee Of mercy go
WO. .,s
I'M addition To thcS" totals 'h're ~
,.,ro.o funds being increased dai'y !"
canadian wounded. for the A'ne'''"
ro,nou,s war relief fund. for the W.
hdau. ,rricuIturai relief committee T"
,,a .I,ot, tie fund for Fnrnch "
II,ers. and for other great funds ''a'oF'
l,.I fo, the benefit Of the poor 81 w
,,,nv England. Austria ana h"s'"
Y UncIe sam has had great nam ,
in.. ov.u charitable affairs "' h's i""'
,.. u.n,v. has lHrn neither '"" III
n.r too plentiful. Ne'er," ~,
.,,.,,c.n man or woman always INV
q, aoll,r somewhere when n''"'Srf ~
-, ,,,.,us is In nc,'d. I'll" i'lrF
~. .,u.rl,an has been widely 81
and nr,nl it the suffering I" h"''r
n.t,ous have taken freely II
-, ,tr,lute to Americas human
go, ,.,jirit. st. I"nis Times
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-06
Aresaia's Future One Of ROse.Hued
Variety.

Hats on TO the Arcadia OF the pres
,ut and the greater Arcadia Of the fu-
turtl
with 10000 pc sons in attendance
the celebration held yesterday In non
or Of the COMPLETE Of the East anu
West Coast Railroad from Bradentown
tn Arcadia was one Of mamihcenee
in every feature, being greatly enjoyed
/ IA, visitors from all sections. The pro
pressivencss Of Arcadians was sho"n
, unmistakably. and II was made e'l'
dcnt that other towns Of Florida must
look To their laurels in the future.
The speakers of the day, Including
tvo representatives If the East ana
West Coast RAILWAY, spoke enthuS''
nsticoIly with reference to prospects
fo, extending the Fast and West Coast
road to the Atlantic coast within Il
.hcrt time. and IL Is evident that ms
extension dream will become r"a'i'
ty within II few years. at the on'sl'e'
Z The railroad now opens mp a large
- fertile aud rather undeveloped section
1 Including the famous Myakka country
- and II has hecn built with less beating
, Of drums than has accompanied WORK
81 on any other railroad in Florida. WIZ
- the possible exception Of the Iamp'
, and Gulf Coast.
d. The future Is indeed rosy Tor VI
4, cndla and its territory. ramps
I T'inas
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-06

.e,s.. Arcadia News figures that the
1mDs q Population, trending from
s,.s '@ southward. will be Lakeland,
ls.l ~. ana Fort Myers" and this
IL ' y, precisely states the situa.
y, ,. neSe are three of tho states
d, s' gnS ana all Of them are get
ao .e Niger aud better at surpris-
h,e,n n.y. -, most gratifying rate. THE
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-06
: On the northern COAST

Y oh inc nOttnern COAST i
within a few miles Of the Ri.
l'Ontier. II is at the northern en-.
q q The English channel, east Of
r. and west Of ostend.
neFe have been four ennsmests
Importance In the North Sea since
beginning Of the war. The FIRST
ine battle Of HeligOland. late in
Fust 10 which a British feet sent
4 German war ships to the bottom.
oei0Oer four German destroyers
= sunk in an engagement on the
zen coast. On December 10 a Gerl
a cruiser squadron raided the eost
81 OF England, bombardIng Scar
ousn and the HartIepoOIs. On 5an-
= British squadron Interoe1t-
q German squadron while il WINS
sing the North Sea to make an.
2 raid and sunk the German
er Bluecher.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-06
!. - roi 'gy 81
a nor, IN !. ss,SS ,, sSs,
dbte 80 sestefdt5 -
M ,' E,s,,s Nyc Missing.

y Fs.uy a lady amateur sous wat
aE{t to popular bctress-voCo'lst
y woods Of a new song wh'ch sn'
wriltenThe actress could see moth
II ATTRACTIVE In the song, aud re"u
6Ctyefses to her husband.
et;ood hcaveusr' he exclaimed when
81. had finished. "Whafs she talR'hI
ke.,ut, Whit does she call ~"
A..She calls IL I Wonder II llel
Miss Me- was the reply
I WELL said the husband VI III
does he ought never to be trusted VIII
:, .,m ,.alu New York American.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-06

anilI a iater 4
y MONDAY,
~ nifes TO be q |rea5
,,.sm. fSt Sioud,sy y Y ,hcl
ksdernans o. !. A'ses-.
{. q -, NE. wthte me1, al

,oa,p ,harred with the 'n"'
K 4 seero, I'd, Howard, ., !. &,
negs's body was found IN a
ls,Cs ,,csr Punta Gorda' a'a "' ,,.' ,,' !,
lI been crushed in \ nero w" ',,,,, =
q. claimed was with the three van ,,n.
~, a the time of the murder, i .a,s
.,,essed that he took part I" a''
'1rr,,or aud in bis confession he aus,
y S,ss,,d Alderman, I.orkiier anu
Lowe IL no., IN GUS
,ofr. ,but love has not yet "sfA ="
orsbsnded by the authorities -,
' The .bowes of the dead negro air -
.,,,rt Aouse. and will he ust'' ~ u
IN exhibit IN the trial
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-30
LUMBER YARDS CHANGE.
The Rogers Lumber Yards In This
Section Pass into New
Management.

The Rogers Lumber Co. which re-
Gently came into possession of the
Ostrander yards on the north side of
the river, last week transferred their
holdings to the Boise-Payette Lum-
Der Co., the yards at Jerome, Wen
dell, Gooding and Bliss being in
cluded in this sale. 1t is understood
that the Weyerhauser syndicate,
probably the largest producers of
lumber in the world, are back of this
deal, with the intention of acquiring
many other yards in southern Idaho.
The first step in the consumation
of the Weyerhauser plans, says the
Gooding Leader, was the acquisition,
during the past week, of the Rogers
lumber yards at Gooding, Wendell,
Jerome and Bliss, which were trans
ferred to the new owners last Mon
day John Kendell, who is at the
head of the Weyerhauser retail ope-
rations, and his son, F. c. Kendell,
both of Moscow, Idaho, represented
the Weyerhauser people in the pur-
chase of these yards. The purchaser
is the Boise-Payette Lumber Co.,
Weyerhauser concern, which is ope-
rating a large mill at Barber, near
Boise, and which owns many thous-
and acres of fine timber lands, most
ly pine, on the Boise and Payette
rivers. The capacity of this mill is
225, 900 feet daily and it is for the
purpose of marketing this product
that the southern Idaho retail yards
are to be operated.
Mr.. H. d. Maclear, who has had
the management of the local yards
here under the former company, will,
we are pleased to state, be continued
in the same capacity with the new
company. G. V. Carver, of Gooding,
who has been general manager Of
the Rogers yards in this section, will
also be retained by the new company,
hence the change in ownership will
in no wise interfere with the business
as it has been formerly conducted
here.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-30
TWO BIG DAYS.
Everything Promises Well for the
jerome Fair and Field Days.

At this writing everything is
about arranged for the holding OF
the second annual Fair and Field
Day at jerome. This year two days
instead of one will be given over to
the fair, and the committees in
charge have labored zealously to ar
range an interesting program that
will keep the visitors amused for
both days. &.
Tents have been erected along
Main street in which the exhibits OF
stock, grains, grasses, fruits, etc,
will be shown, and pens have been
provided for the display of sheep
and hogs, and from present indica-
tions spaces allotted will be found to
be none too large to accommodate
the exhibitors.
A close study should be made Of
the premium list, as in it will be
found many special premiums that
have been offered by our business
men for various articles. Raisers of
corn should be interested in the
special premiums offered for the best
specimens, and if you have some
good wheat, bring it in, as the bushel
cf wheat taking the premium here
will be sent to the national wheat
show at Wichita. Kans., where a
premium of s125 is offered.
In addition to the displays in the
various departments, there will be
10 end OF amusements, as the COM
mittee have secured some of the
most daring and hair raising feat
ures ever presented.
So anxious is the management oi
the fair to please everyone, that nc
time or expense has been spared In
securing the attractions which viii
all be free and something will be do
ing every hour from 8 o'clock a. m
Friday morning until II O'Clock
Saturday night. Acrobatic acts O.
the most interesting and thrilling
nature will be put on together will
the ever sensational balloon ascen
sion. The most thrilling event eve
exhibited in southern Idaho will b.
that of Reckless Kohl in his slid
for life, defying the laws of gravity
and many other special features.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-30
FOREST LANDS NOW HELD
FOR ACTUAL SETTLERS

To prevent timber spectators in
terferinR with the settlement of the
land by real farmers, the government
is now Withholding from agricultural
entry all heavily timbered land in the
national forests. until after the tim
ber has been cut OF. says Popular
Mechanics. In each case the land
will be open to entry as soon as this
is done, and settlers will be able to
acquire IL from the government un-
der the homestead laws instead of
having to pay from $40 to $50 an
acre to spectators.
The care that is being taken In
classifying and disposing of the for
est lands is we'll illustrated In the
Kootenai valley in Montana. Here
n large river winds for $50 miles
through the national forest. the
valley is heavily timbered, but ex'
cept for detached sections along the
river II is too rough or too thinlA
covered with soil to be valuable tol
agricultural purposes. Instead o
opening the whole valley to settle
ment. the forest service has pains
takingly surveyed every little rive
bottom, island, and bench that con
tains enough arabic land to support
home, and only these will be suDJec
to entry. In this way more than 81
small farms have been carved out q
the Kootenai national forest, Will
the bulk of the valuable timber Ian
has been preserved for the nations
government.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-30
ARROWROCK DAM
THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION

Boise. Idaho-Arrowrock dam is
to be the center Of interest for all |
Idaho October and 5. 1t is to be |
dedicated with special excursions to
the dam on the first day and great
barbecue and rally at the state fair
grounds in Boise on the second day
-Four of The finest steers in the
Boise valley are TO be sacrificed for
the barbecue, and 1900 free roast
beef sandwiches are to be the feat
ure of the day. Free coffee and dill
pickles are also on the bill. Plans
are made to feed 10000.
Serving of the luncheon will be-
gin at IL o'clock and continue until
all are satisfied. Music by the
Boise Municipal Band will add to
the pleasure of the event.
On the first day. Monday, October
4, two special trains will be run from
Boise to the dam. A special train
will leave Boise Tuesday morning
for Arrowrock for the benefit of
those who are not able to attend the
dedication ceremony on Monday. The
fare is to be 800 for the round
trip.
At the dam there will be a ine
program of music and speaking.
Time will also be allowed for thor
ough inspection of the dam. This
part of the program is under the di-
rection of the Water Users Associa'
ton with d. r. Hubbard at the head,
assisted by the Boise Commercial
Club.
Arrowrock dam is in every way
worthy of the honor. 1t is the high
est in the world, 34S.5 feet. II is
the key to an irrigation project OF
234,O00 acres. 1t backs the water
up the channel for IS imles and the
reservoir thus formed holds 244, ,Sn'
acre-feet or eighty billion gallons
The whole project has cost the gov
ernment $12, 100000, the cost OF al
ordinary battleship. The dam alon'
has cost approximately s5,5OO.OGO
The fact that 1t was ready to i'm
pound water this year, the driest ol
record, saved the crops on 1000
acres in the Boise valley and in thi
, way practically paid for itself.
Special credit is due f. e. Wey
: mouth, the supervising engineer
Charles H. Paul, the constructio
!. engineer, and James Mum, the 81
perintendent of construction.
q 1t is indestructable, and this fa'
# added to the fact that II makes
,s possible for thousands In the con
Ir munity to be prosperous and hapT
10 is the motive back of the celebrate
O. next week. All Idaho is invited.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-30
Something to Think About.

What is the matter with a packing
house for Jerome? 1t is fact that
hogs today are being sold for $40
per 100 pounds and that you are
paying 25 cents a pound for your
bacon--too much difference Why
not get together and build a small
plant? A packing house that you
can take your hogs to have them
slaughtered and exchange them for
the cured product.
This would undoubtedly give you
your meat supply at much less fig
ure than it is now costing you. 1t is
fact that very few farmers know
how to butcher, cut, trim and cure
the carcass of a hog. With a first
class packing house man who under
stands all the details, the problem
is soon solved and in addition to the
regular run of business handled at
packing plant What would be the
matter with making a special brand
of sausage such as would bring on
the market from 2 to 3 cents more a
pound than the ordinary goods. This
can and has been done by other COM
munities and why not 10y us?
Let's think this matter over care
fully. Talk it over with your neigh
Dor. 1t is a cinch a solution of the
present condition can be arrived At
and the personal condition thereb!
bettered.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-30
The Seed Raising Proposition.

At no time in the history of the
North Side tract have the settlers be-
come so enthusiastic over the results
as reported by the various threshing
machines and the nice. juicy checks
that the many producers OF seed have
received from the buyers. 1t is
enough to make the most skeptical
say the seed game is sure a winner.
However, along this line let no one
plunge into the game so deeply that
they cannot take the best of care Of
their planting. Remember 10 acres
of seed properly taken care of is
better than 20 acres only partially
farmed. Nothing is worth doing un-
less you do it we'll and to that end
each and every one entering into this
new line of farming should be very
careful.
Much information of the most val
liable nature can be had If you vii
hunt up your most successful grow
ers of seed and learn of them. The,
will be only too glad to assist you IL
any way possible.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-30

Our readers have read about the
daring features of Mr.. Kohl as he has
been giving exhibitions at the White
City at Boise for several years, and
his feats are looked upon with Won
der by those who have seen them.
But perhaps it is useless for us to
go further into the details of these
two days of recreation for everybody,
and we can only urge all to make ar
rangements to come to Jerome and
be prepared to spend the two days
here. as there will be something do
ing all the time and the exhibits and
the amusements on the streets are
all free, and they will be worth
coming many miles to see. Remem-
ber Friday and Saturday of this
week are the days, and be on hand
early prepared TO stay late.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-30
EMIGRATION BY AUTO.

That a new influx. of land seekers
from the Middle West is due here
this fall and that the new emigration
will likely be in large part by auto
mobile, is the opinion of A. E. Wood
ruff. who arrived Tuesday from Kan
sas with his family of IL, riding all
the way out in a Buick and trailer.
Mr.. Woodruff is from Concordia,
Kans., and he and his family expect
to make their home here.
Following them are two Fords
from the same town, which were re-
ported in Salt Lake yesterday and
should arrive here today or tomor-
row.
Despite bad roads almost all OF the
way, Mr.. Woodruff reports that the
long trip was made without single
accident, and with no repair expense
whatever. The trailer carried be-
tween 700 and 500 pounds of bed
ding and supplies at all times. The
party visited Shoshone Falls Wed.
nesday morning and Mr.. Woodruff
expects to make a business trip t6
Boise today, going up on the train
Twin Falls Times.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-30

While this section of the state is
heralding to the world the wonder
full yields of clover seeds that have
been gathered from various fields, 1t
must be remembered that this is only
one of the products of southern Ida
no that is enriching the farmers and
causing their lands to steadily ad-
vance in price. Some discouraging
advice has been handed out to the
fruit growers, but the following
which is contained in a dispatch
sent out from Eagle, would indicate
that the prune man has some advan-
tage over the clover seed producer:
Eagle-Prune harvest at the o. F
Short orchard was finished Wednes'
day noon, when the last boxes were
packed and loaded. For heavy yielc
il is not probable that the nine-acr'
tract of 2O-year-old trees in this or
chard will be surpassed anywhere IL
the state. Twenty-Five tons per acr
or n total of 19S tons were takel
from the nine acres. This comes nea
being two carloads from each acre
IL or 121s tons constitute the stand
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-30

ard carload of prunes.
At the contract price Of $40 ton
Mr.. Short received the average gross
return from this portion of his or
chard OF s440 an acre.
From the entire bearing orchard
of IA acres, Mr.. Short received 26O
tons, lacking just 100 pounds. This
left his gross return from the IA
acre tract just a trifle under $4,000.
1t should perhaps be added that
this years yield from the nine acres
of old trees is II tons short of that
of last year. when 215 tons we're re-
ceived. Mr.. Shorts prunes are sold
under 1O-year contract with the
Mayheld Fruit company, at $40 a
ton.