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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-29
Mrs. u. Hodgie Gordon.

Mrs. l.. Hodge Gordon. tifty-eight
years old. widow of the late Roberi
Lee Gordon. died yesterday afternoon
at o'clock in her home. 29l1 Ess;
Broad Street. Her death followed Il
brief illness. she having been stricken
with pneumonia December is.
Mrs. Gordon. who was a native 81
Nelson County, was formerly a Mis-.
Ellis, ana was a sister OF DIR. Robert r
Ellis, Of this city. She has been re
siding in Richmond for forty wears
and was a member of Mt. Moriah
Church, Amherst.
She Is survived by two children
Mics Marion l.. Gordon and William Il
Gordon.
Funeral services will be conducted
Thursday afternoon at o'clock from
the residence and the burial will be
made in lakewood Cemetery
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-29
Edward W, f.oH.


i-ynchburg. Va. Dec. Is Edward
W. CON. for many years resident Of
l%nehburg. died Saturday night at
1850 o'clock at his residence, 1916
Fourteenth street, having been i'll for
several years. He was sixty three
years of age, and a native of Lynch =
burg. He was son of the late Jeptha
l.. and Katherine McCrary Goff and
was member of the Baptist Church.
tie was also identified with the Fra
ternal Order of Americans Lodge. No.
:.
Mr. GoT is survived by his wife.
who was Miss Clara G.. Perry. OF Mel
son County, prior to her marriage. and
the following children; Albert e. fion
of Roanoke; Randolph Golf and Robert
Golf. OF Lynchhurg; Mrs. T. r. Long,
of San Antonio, Texas; Mrs. G. f.
Beemer and Misses Ruth and Lucy
Gof, OF this city, He has one sister,
Mrs. c, l.. Fitzgerald. of Reidsville. n.
G., and several half-brothers and sis
ters living.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-29
VIII No, Move the Wells.

The Cit$ Council Of Jasper has or
dered the removal of the iron pumps.
so long obstacles in the middle of the
streets. The wells which the pumps
Isurmcunted will not be moyed.--kan-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-29
OBITUARY
Funeral OF Child.

Funeral OF Child.
Tho funeral Of Elizabeth Foster,
three-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c. Foster. OF Gil Beverly
Street, took place yesterday after
noon 1t $3.50 o'clock, the services
being conducted by the Rev. George
M. KA4AtoEs pastor of the ,Hauhvets
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-29

the case of payments made prior 10
the dates Of call interest has been al
lowed only from the dates of call.
This is in accord with ruling OF
the Federal Reserve Board.
The dates OF call for the payment
of capital stock subscriptions were
November .. 1914. February ?, 1915.
and May 3, 1918.
In cases where repayments of
capital stock have been made to MEM
bers by reason of a reduction in their
capital or surplus, interest ON such re-
payments has been deducted as an
offset
The net earnings of the bank for
the period Of operation, after deduct
ing all current expenses, will he APP
proMmately per cent. on the capital
paid in for the average time OF EN-
ployment
"A detailed statement OF earnings
will be sent to members fter the
close Of the year.
"a certain proportion of the total
expenses of the bank pertain to the
period of organ!zation and are legti-
mately entitled to be absorbed by
future earnings, and a portion of-cur-
rent earnings must he set aside to
provide for such expenses
"Bui for these unusual expenses,
the bank would be able 10 pay the
full & per cent which members arc
entitled to receive after all neeessa rg
expenses have been paid or provided
for
THE dividend being cumulative, the
difference Of | per cent will be paid
10 members out of future earnings
The amount of the dividend pay
able TO your bank. in accordance with
the accompanying statement, has
been credited to your account, @nd
notice ia sent at this time TO enable
YOU to include the amount in your
earnings f0r the current year
With cordial good wishes for a
most prosperous New Year.
Respectfully.
,s(tEOnCE r CEAY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-29

Avenue Christian Church. The re-
mains were taken to Louisa County
for burial.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-07-22
MRS. NEWELL ENTERTAINS
THE BIRTHDAY CLUB
Guessing Games Contribute to Enjoy
ment of the Afternoon-Miss
Eggers is the Lucky One

The members of the Ladies' Birth
day club were most pleasantly enter
tanned on Thursday afternoon, July
18th, at the home of Mrs. Geo. Newell
in honor of her birthday. Miss Orens
of Spokane, a sister of Mrs. Newell,
was guest.
Considerable business connected
with the affairs of the club was taken
up, Mrs. j. O. Maupin being received
into full membership, while Mrs. A.
H. Williamson, upon consent of the
entire club, was re-instated in her
standing with the body.
Many interesting guessing games
and contests added much to the af-
ternoon's enjoyment. Miss Anna Egg
gers was the lucky winner Of the first
prize, a beautiful tea apron, while
Mrs. VIM. Boettcher became the hap
py possessor of a cute little brown
jug. Mrs. D. Fish received a hand
somely embroidered bath towel for
success in the GUESSING contest.
At the close of the afternoon de-
licious spring chicken was served by
the hostess, assisted by Miss Owen
and Medames Fish and Maupin.
AS memento of the occasion, the
club presented Mrs. Newell with a
beautiful hand-painted plate and jar
diniere.
Before leaving for their homes, the
ladies gathered on the lawn and had
their pictures taken.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-07-22
.THE BIRTH OF A NATION"
A Spectacle on the Reconstruction of
This Country after the Civil War

AS for this film spectacle a village
had to be built to set the play in, a
battle had to be fought over miles of
ground, and, to make it accurate, it
was done by the California state mil
tia, after plans by military experts.
For one incident alone-the shooting
Of Lincoln-a reproduction Of the in
terioir of Ford's theatre had to be
constructed.
The plot takes two families, one
southern and one northern, through
the war, interlinks their interests and
finally unites them by two marriages.
After the war these two love stories
get further tangled up by the political
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-07-22

Dining Car Superintendent Is
Willing to Buy all Two
Pound Spuds

A man in this district who has about
two acres in potatoes in location
where it has sub-irrigated all season
to perfection and in which the crop
is reaching exceptional size, was look
ing for market where he could, if
possible, get little better price than
for his ordinary run, although his
whole acreage is free from scab and
of good size.
1t was suggested that the man write
to H. j. Titus, at Seattle, superin-
tendent of the dining car service of
the N. P. Ry., "the route of the great
big baked potato" for information
as to the possible sale to them of the
extra dimension spuds.
The man wrote, and as his reply
may be of financial interest to others
in this section, who may have some
extra large potatoes, his answer fol-
lows:
Answering your inquiry of July Is,
beg to advise that we are always in
the market for the biggest and best
potatoes we can secure. We try not
to serve anything short of two pounds
each-no limit in weight after it
reaches the two-pound mark. Will
take them in sacks and expect the
best price that you can quote. What
will it be?
eve can take them either at Pasco
or Kennewick, as it makes no diff
ference to US. would appreciate
your advising all Of your friends in
that particular territory that we are
looking for the Great Big Potatoes
for baking purposes.
Yours very truly,
H. j. TITUS"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-07-22


A lady whose son was about to en-
ter a university in one of our great
cities was anxious that he should get
good rooms in a first class boarding
house. Accordingly she went the
rounds with him.
The landlady of one Of the houses
they visited said: 81 will let this ex-
cellent room on the second floor at
reduced rates because there is wo-
man next door who plays the piano
continually"
"Oh," said the mother, shat won't
trouble my son much-he's quite
deaf"
"Ah," said the landlady, Gin that
case must charge him the full price"
Companion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-07-22

Ross Page, for the past two years
principal Of the Richland grade school
will leave this week for San Francis
co to attend the exposition. From
there Mr.. Page expects to go to Homo
lulu to join his sister and brother-in-
law and will probably teach in the
grades there. Mr.. Page will be great
ly missed in Richland as he was one
of the brightest and most promising
of our young men, being an earnest
worker in the schools, churches and
every other branch of activity which
had it's aim in lettering the commun-
ity. The good wishes of host OF
friends will follow him in his new
field of endeavor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-07-22

Until recently ]. o. Maupin had
a lease on the barns, horses and gen.
eral outfit of the Richland Transfer
Co.. which is owned, it is understood,
by officials of the bank here. Mr..
Maupin gave up his lease and it was
supposed that he was to locate else
where, but recent activities have led
some to think that he has the auto
truck bee in his bonnet and that in
the near future Richland will have the
benefit of a fast auto-truck service
between here and Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-07-22

troubles brought on by giving the vote
to the freed slaves and the rising OF
the Ku-Klux-Klan to set them right.
The hero suffers many injustices
from a mulatto who is elected lieuten-.
ant governor of the state. He organ
ICES the Khan, which performs two
dramatic rescues.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-07-22

A number of swine raisers were tc
pool on a shipment of hogs by boa,
to Portland next week, as by that
arrangement they could secure an at.
tractive freight rate, but hog buyer
of Kennewick made an offer to II. p.
Miller that induced him to ship to
Seattle this week. Mr.. Miller's part
of the shipment was 4S fine, fat hogs.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will meet on July 28th at the
home of Mrs. j. B. Clements. A large
crowd of ladies is expected to be in
attendance, as Mrs. Clements is roy
al entertainer and anyone who has
ever attended "doings" at her home
is anxious to duplicate the experience.
Bonnie Richter left Saturday for
Spokane, where he will remain for a
few days before leaving for Latah, to
spend the summer. 1t is rumored that
before we see Ben again he will have
taken unto himself "better half" and
if such is the case, we all wish him
good luck. Mr.. Richter has been en-
ployed for the past six months as as
sistant to c. d. Mitchell, engineer for
the new drainage district at Richland.
Strawberry Grange will hold an
ice cream social at the little Red
School House on the evening of July
2Sth. As this is the first affair the
grange has held since the rush season
it is expected that big crowd will
attend. A musical program, followed
by general old-fashioned social time
is scheduled for the evenings enter
tainment, so be sure to drive out and
have the time Of your life.
Rev. Meredith conducted services
for members Of the Christian church
in the park last Sunday evening, and
quite number of the members Of this
denomination turned out, but as the
meeting had not been very well ad-
vertised a great many who would have
attended did not know about the SER
vices. 1t is expected that these meet
ings will be held from time to time
as there is large number of people
in Richland and vicinity who are MEM
bers of the Christian church but who
are at present attending the other
churches on account of their being no
church Of their own in this commun-
ity.
Mrs. C. p. Forbes received tele-
gram from Seattle Monday announc-
ing the death Of her father-in-law,
Mrs. j. Forbes. Mrs. Forbes is using
every effort to reach Mr.. Forbes, who
is in the harvest fields at work, as the
family in Seattle desire to have him
reach there in time for the funeral
Thursday. Death was due to old age
the deceased having lived over the
allotted four score years and his
death did not come as great sur
prise to his relatives here. All the
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Forbes in
Richland and vicinity extend their
heartfelt sympathy to the hes.2vcd
relatives.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-25
(By ANNA aALIGHER.)

10y ANNA tALlGhEtS)
The strawberry will stand a good
deal Of Ill treatment, but it will not
produce good crops under the above
conditions.
Any good soil which will bring corn
or potatoes will do for strawberries,
but IL you want berries the size of
hens eggs put the plants in the rich
est soil you can find and cultivate the
same as other garden crops.
If the soil is not rich enough without
being fortified. use well-rotted stable
manure. Fresh manure will not do, ex-
cept as top dressing; after the plants
are well started. spread it between
the rows.
! know man who makes business
of growing strawberries for market
whose berries are planted on thin, clay
soil.
No fertilizer of any kind is used, and
his largest berries are about the size
of Gregg raspberries, as rule. About
half the berries are not worth picking.
l believe that spring is the proper
time to set strawberry plants.
But If one can procure good, strong
plants in the fall, and have them taken
up with quantity of soil adhering to
the roots, they will bear good many
berries the following season, but not
full crop.
II transplanted in the fall, without
any soil clinging to the roots, the
plants should not be allowed to bear
+. fruit the following season.
This is important, because when all
of the roots are dislodged it takes a
long time for the plant to recover
from the shocks and form new roots.
None of the old ever take firm
hold in the ground unless new feeders
start, and while the strawberry grows
or hibernates all winter, the growth
Is less rapid when the ground is cold
than 1t is in the spring and summer.
A great many people believe fall
or rather late summer, is the proper
time to set strawberry plants.
They take up the plants, or send
their order to some nursery man, as
the case may be, and handle the plants
just as they would in the spring. Now
this is all wrong.
Last fall, while we were taking up
strawberry plants, with the aid of a
dibble and spade. and carefully plac-
ing them in boxes and baskets to be
transferred to new location, one of
our neighbors came In for plants.
which he had previously engaged.
He insisted that all the soil be
shaken off the plants. He wanted
strawberry plants, not real estate"
A short time ago. while talking with
this man, we had occasion to inquire
how his strawberries turned out.
"Oh. we had few" said he, "but
they are nothing like yours. They are
not what expected. In fact. the Der
ries We're scarcely worth the picking
l wanted to say, Il told you so, !"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-25
1hfC0NNECTlNGLINk
A Slogan Of the Alfalfa Order.

making practical trials, throughout
the entire state. In $40 trials where
1t was grown for the first time, sue
cessful results were reported in SO per
cent OF cases. In the majority Of
cases where failure occurred, the soil
had not been inoculated. Greater sue.
cess was attained where alfalfa was
grown without a nurse crop, although
light seedlings of grain mot exceeding
one bushel per acre. were used quite
widely. Reports on winter killing
show, that where properly established,
1t stood as well as clover. AS result
OF tests OF different rates of seeding,
carried on not only at the Madison
station and the branch stations, but
also in cooperation with members of
the alfalfa order throughout the state,
the agronomy department. has found
that, as a rule, it is inadvisablc to
SOW less than fifteen pounds of seed
per acre on land well prepared and
inoculated, and not less than twenty
pounds on new land that is first used
for this crop.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-25

he decided I'm going to stop there
to bid her good-by." uL.
The following day he stole away
from the house and the village and
headed for the settlement where the
Millions lived. 1t was long, hard
tramp for the old man. Sturdily, how.
ever, he pursued his way, the KNAPP
sack strapped across his bent shoulder.
the heavy musket carried proudly. He
had no money. but kind-hearted house
wives gave him what he wanted to
eat. Twice he slept in a haystack.
He was looked upon with pity as a
homeless wanderer. He was pretty
glad when one morning from inquiries
he found that II was only three miles
to the little farm where the Millions
lived
Half the distance accomplished. he
was so tired out that he climbed a
fence and lay down in straw heap
to rest He was soon asleep.
One hour later young man driving
horse attached to an old farm wag-
on went slowly past the spot
Suddenly-bang!
He had some difficulty in quieting
down the startled horse. Then he
looked towards the spot where a pun
of smoke had shown. An old man
was picking himself up from the
ground 1t was Mr.. Thwaite. He had
gone to sleep. His dream had been
full of war and warriors. Awaken
ing confused, he had taken a scare
crow near by for "the enemy" had
fired, the gun had kicked and over he
went.
It did not take Mr.. Milton long to
discover the identity of the old man.
He welcomed him to their humble
home Its comfort soon put all war
like ideas out of the head of the de-
lighted old veteran.
Nora wrote to her sister about his
arrival. Esther wrote back: Keep
him and welcome-good radiance to
bad rubbish"
The old arm. musket was placed
across the antlers of a deer In the
dining room. The old knapsack Mr..
Thwaite unpacked one day, prepare
tory to burning the rubbish.
Nora had not worried her grand
father by telling him of mortgage on
the little home. She was thinking Of
this sadly when the old man came
rushing excitedly into her presence.
'Pve found them!" he shouted hilari-
ously
Found what?" inquired the startled
Nora.
"The lost securities--in my KNAPP
sack. They must have been there all
these years and never remembered
it. This time you shall have them,
dear little girl! Just give me home
for the few years of life left to me
and take the securities for your pay"
eve need no pay for dutifully car
ing for you and loving you. dear
grandpa" replied Nora. but the old
man was set in his notions and the
heavy burden of debt was soon
thereafter lifted from the happy
household.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-25
lBy II. L. RussELLl

The organization OF the alfalfa or
der of the experiment association of
the state of Wisconsin, which now
numbers over seven hundred mem
bers, has stimulated special interest
in its culture, but there are yet many
farmers who hesitate to try this crop
because they are not familiar with
its culture. The plant is doing ex-
ceedingly well in Wisconsin and Is be-
ing rapidly introduced. the present
acreage being estimated at over 30
900 acres.
Through the cooperative buying of
selected seed, over $4,000 pounds OF
alfalfa seed valued at over $4,000
were purchased and distributed to
members at a very material saving In
price. and much higher grade Sc
cured than would have been possible
had 1t been purchased by individual
farmers.
BY means OF this organization. It
has been possible to secure wide
spread cooperation of the members In
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-25
PRINCE PACED FOR A COP
And Troubetzkoy Responds, and the
End Is That Fine Of Two Dol
lars Is imposed.

II sounded like, n subway guard
calling Fourteenth street or Bowling
Green-you can't tell the difference
as a bellhop stalked majestically
through the Hotel Plaza paging Prince
Paul Troubetzkoy, says the New
York Press. The name Troubetz-
koy bothered the diminutive page, but
he managed to articulate the prince"
all right.
1t so happened that Prince Trou-
betzkoy, who is a sculptor with a
studio in "a West Fifty-ninth street.
was the only prince in the Plaza at
the time. and, giving himself the bene-
fit OF the doubt, he responded to the
call
There's a gentleman outside wants
to see you," the boy told him. Ac-
companied by the princess, he went
downstairs where at the door he saw
Patrolman Cunningham n the East
Fifty-ninth street station.
Cunningham asked the prince IL he
was Prince Troubetzkoy. and the
prince admitted that he was. He was
promptly served with summons to
appear in court for violating an ordi-
nance by leaving his automobile un-
attended in front of the hotel
The PRINCE expressed regret. The
aldermen hadn't notified him they had
passed such an ordinance. He was
too busy to appear when his case
came up in the Yorkville police court
the other day, and sent Guy 8. Switz-
er, superintendent of an automobile
company. to represent him. A plea
of guilty was entered. and Switzer
paid a two-dollar fine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-25
INDICATIONS OF
AN EARLY SPRING
Great Prosperity Ahead for
Western Canada.

The most recent advices from all
points in Western Canada report that
conditions are apparent for an early
spring. Farmers are going over the
implements, getting their seeders
ready for operation, the plows in shape
for extended breaking, and there is a
general optimism. A great many new
settlers have already arrived, and the
reports from Canadian Government
agents in the United States point to
the fact that in few days there will
begin the usual emigration from va
rious of the Central and Western
states. From the Eastern states the
number of farmers going to Canada
will be greater than in any past year.
There has been fairly large snow
fall during the winter. which will
greatly add to the precipitation of
last fall, which in the opinion Of old
timers was in itself sufficient to in
sure good crop during the present
year.
There will be very little titled land
that will be without q crop this year.
The authorities, though, are pleading
with the farmers to seed only such
land as has had careful preparation, for
rich as is the soil of Western Canada,
it is no more fitted to produce good
crops uncultivated than is that of any
other land anywhere else. There
have been accounts of failures in some
portions Of the agricultural districts Of
Western Canada, and also reports of
small yields in some districts. A good
deal Of this is accounted for from the
fact that Notwithstanding the advice
OF men of experience, there are farm.
ers who will persist in seeding land not
properly prepared. This may be done
this year, but these who cultivate on
reasonable and logical methods will
be certain of paying crop. There is
every reason to believe that the high
prices of all kinds of grain will con-
tinue.
With thousands and thousands Of
acres Of land waiting for the husband.
man to bring 1t forth with q crop, 1t
Is no wonder that Western Canada is
continuing to prove such an inviting
field for the agriculturist.
Seventy million dollars is a con-
sentative estimate of orders which
came to Canada as the direct result
Of the war. Governments of the al
lies have been placing large orders in
Canada and buying huge quantities of
supplies for cash.
The total value. of exports to Eu-
rope from Canada has jumped about
Is per cent since the war started.
while In certain lines the increases
have been enormous.
Therefore the results of the demand
of the allies for war and other material
is beginning to be felt in the financial
life of the Dominion. There is marked
activity in many commercial lines, and
conditions are fast becoming normal.
Western Canada is receiving a rela-
tive benefit to the East.--Advertise
ment.