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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15
HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT
DEPENDENCE ON DIRT ROADS
They Are Of Much Importance to
Farmer and Are Good Nine Months
In Year If Properly Cared For.

For many years nine-tenths Of the
roads in the country must be dirt
roads. 1t is on these roads that farm.
ers for the most part go to church and
go to school, They are much more
important than the greater highways
OF travel in the country. We have a
great demand for good roads," mean
ing hard-sBTfaced roads of some sort,
whether brick, macadam, gravel or ce-
ment; but we have come to a point
NOW when it should be known to all
men tnat since the advent of the auto.
mobile no limestone road is worth put
ting down. In the corn belt, about the
only road material we have, outside
OF our dirt roads, Is limestone. The
brick road is better in the end than
macadam, because it will endure the
strain of automobile travel. The CO.
ment road is yet in the experimental
stage. The gravel road is only pos
sible where gravel is near. Hence the
great majority of our farm folks must
travel to and from the church and
school and nearby town over dirt
roads.
If the dirt road is first properly
drained to take off the water that
comes in from below or from the side,
If it is properly graded up and there
are good, permanent culverts and
bridges, and it is then properly
dragged, the dirt road is good enough
for nine months in the year, and long
er. If the above conditions are COM
piled with, it is better during most OF
that time than any macadam or brick
road that ever was built.
Some of our readers will say: "Oh,
you are singing that old song again.
You are talking about the drag" Ver-
lily, we are. In our recent trips East,
we have been glad to see that farmers
in Ohio and Pennsylvania are drag
ging, says Wallace's Farmer. Although
the drag is not as useful there as here,
on account of the stones in the road
they are nevertheless using the drag
There is no use dragging the road
until 1t has been drained and rounded
up by the scraper; but after that is
done, the drag is the best tool that
can be used. Our readers who have
automobiles often find during the sum-
mer a piece of dragged road that is a
delight; and then they run onto piece
where the supervisors evidently had
no gumption, piece of road that
causes veXation of spirit II not inter-
nal profanity every time the farmer
rides over it. ut isxhoygh tp make
even righteous man mad.
One thing we want to remind you
of-that the longer a road has been
dragged, the better 1t becomes. We
have never claimed that you could
make perfect dragged road inside of
about six years of proper dragging;
but dragging improves it from the
start, and in time the clay of the road
becomes almost like brick, but at the
same time smooth and elastic and il |
the road be oval and well drained it
is an ideal road.
Our farmers who do not want to
take their wives and families over
humpety, 'bumpety roads, and make
them Disguised every time they go to
church or to town, should see to it
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

lost in hunting up mislaid tools, col
lecting materials and the like. Tc
remedy this | have portable repair
shop in which all kinds of tools, nails
bolts, nuts, washers, wire, and innum
cradle other things are kept, writes
Frank Ebersole of Lecompton, Kan
in Farmers Mail and Breeze. 1t also
includes a work bench. The wheels
are from an old cultivator and any
blacksmith can cut down an old buggy
axle to suit the width desired. Fasten
the frame to the axle with U-bolts.
Make the work bench any length de-
sired and have the handles and legs at
the end. The tool box has a roof over
it, both sides being hinged.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15
ERAL
5EARM(5N0TES-

The intelligent farmer is the one
who succeeds.
All soils are not adapted to the
growing Of all crops.
Book farming is excellent, but actual
experience is the real thing.
Let every farmer be his own ex.
pertinent station to a certain extent.
It is just as necessary to use brains
in farming as in mercantile life.
There is a good profit in cows we'll
kept, but none at all in those poorly
kept.
Sheep are well adapted to stand
cold weather and need no shelter day
or night, except when stormy. until
near Landing time.
The progressive farmer is the one
who is willing to make failures, and
thereby gain experience.
Foul odors in the dairy are long
reachers They will follow pound of
butter around the world.
Never leave home without a heavy
blanket. and cover your horse even IL
you only stop very short time.
Where wo used to require five.
acre lot to feed one COW we are now
trying to make one acre support five.
A six-tined fork is good to take nm
ensilage with. Don't dig too deep.
Take the top of in flakes and leave
the rest undisturbed.
Keep your horses feet level in shoe
ing. A plain shoe is the best, but IL
YOU must have calks, put toe on too
20 keep the foot level.
Each year some special breed OF
fowls seems to push ahead OF ether
breeds in popularity and great elajma
are made for what it will do IN egg
production.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

stands to reason that the more bed
ding that can be worked into the
manure, the larger the supply of avail.
able fertilizer will become.
Give the sheep plenty of exercise,
but keep them in when it storms. A
wet fleece is sure cause of sickness.
Sheep feel neglect more than other
animals, and respond more quickly to
careful attention.
Once a week is not enough to salt
the sheep. Have it where they can
get what they want every day.
AS soon as the ewes have all been
served get the ram out. He will only
be nuisance from that time on.
Sort out the dry ewes now and sell
them. They will not pay for winter
Ing at present prices of feed.
If you are planning for early lambs
fix up a good warm place for the
mother sheep, Don't let them out in
the cold when the critical time comes.
Never drive sheep body-deep into
the snow. If you do make up your
mind loss will follow. It simply takes
the tuck out of sheep to wade deep
in snow
Hay scattered about on the ground
for sheep is largely hay thrown away.
They will tread it down and waste It,
Put ii into good racks. Give only
what they will eat up clean. Other
stock do not like to eat hay that sheep
have nosed over.
1t isn't much trouble to count the
sheep every day. Better do 1t and be
sure that all of them are all right.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

that the roads freeze up as smooth as
possible this winter, They should get
out after every rain now, and drag.
Drag, brother, drag!" If another rain
comes, get on the road again and drag
some more. Every farmer on these
dirt roads should see that his road is
dragged smooth before it freezes up
Then there will be no trouble except
snow. Dragging won't help that; but
nothing else will, not even hard sur
facing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

She is the first hen off the roost in
the morning and the last on at night.
She is always foraging; following the
pillow in the spring in search of grubs
and cut-worms. roaming the woods
and fields during the summer, devour-
ing many injurious insects and their
larvae, and busily cleaning about the
threshing machine or gorging herself
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15
Ideal Green Eeede

Cabbages, beets, and mangels make
ideal green's for hens during the win.
ter Small potatoes and specified ap.
pies are also relisAed. particularly
when the fowls are confined to their
indoor quarters.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15
Poor HIqhways.

Poor highways lessen the profit of
labor, Increase the cost of living, bur
den the enterprise of the people, dull
the morality of our citizenship and
hold down the educational advance
1nent of the country.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15
EASY TO MAKE MILK STOOL
Pail is Kept Close to Cows Udder and
There Is Little Danger of It Be-
ing Knocked Over.

1t is not great deal of trouble to
make milk stool that keeps the pail
up close to the cows udder, and at the
same time holds it SO that there is.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

The early purchase of full winter
supply of feedstuffs, coal, etc. can
Dften be made at material saving.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15
REPAIR OUTFIT ON WHEELS
Portable Shop in Which Tools, Nails
and lnnumerabIe Other Things Can
Be Placed Is Convenient.

In doing small carpenter and repair
Jobs about the farm lot of time is
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15
Cement cuIvert Joints.

Fill all culyert joints with cement.
You don't want water to escape
through joints.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

on weed seeds in the fall. She is the
hen that is unafraid, yet nervous; the
hen with the bright eye and the scar
let comb. She is always singing as
she works. and is generally at work
scratching away for dear life making
her own living out OF Gods good green
earth. She goes often to the water
tank and drinks deeply for much of
the eggs she produces is water
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

The poultry farmer who is ruled by
his wife usually has a wise boss.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

little danger that it will be knocked
over, writes Chester NJ Wilson in
Farmers Mail and Breeze.
The front leg of this stool has pro-
jecting rest upon which the pail is
placed to keep it from the ground
The front is followed to receive the
pail, which is held in place by wire
loop.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

Lead to Better Tlmea,
Goct roads lead to better times.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

Each year some special breed OF
fowls seems to push ahead OF ether
breeds in popularity and great claims
are made for what it will do IN egg
production.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29
JAMES P. RA|ME
LAID TO REST

At Palisade last Saturday. the mort.
al remains Of James p. Raine, one OF
the best known ranchers in Nevada,
were laid to rest. The funeral servic.
es were conducted by the Elko Lodge
OF Masons in accordance with the
wish of the deceased. There were
many in attendance from Elko, Carlin,
Palisade and the surrounding valleys,
a testimony Of the high regard in
which he was held.
The following officers were in at.
tendance besides a number of the
brethren:
A. L. McGinty, w. NJ; j. c. Doughty,
S. w; Jno. McFarlane, J. w; ]. w.
Puett, S. D.; L. A. Eyler, J. D.; R. e.
Rockwell and b. F. Curler, Stewards:
C.. H. Hale. Marshal; Jos. Triplett,
Sec; Rev. Price Chaplain.
To the lodge on high where the
Grand Master of the Universe pre-
sides, may his spirit gain admission.
and may peace be his forever and
forever.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29
MAYER HOTEL ARRIVALS

a. d. Toltz, Salt Lake; G. H. Gil
more. T~uscarora; A. A. Shoun. Battle
Mountain; F. w. Smith and wife, Pal.
isade; Frank Brazier, Salt Lake: ].
S. Smith, Salt Lake; Carl Hust. Salt
Lake: NJ. B. Sullivan, Salt Lake; H.
]. Sadler, Sherman, New; J.. H. Nc
lifts, Valney: Lee Hilton, Hylton; r.
A. Weimer. San Francisco; w. II.
Wood, Salt Lake; ]. A. Zundell, Mon
tello; J. II. Zundell. Bingham; Z. A.
Sanborn, San Francisco; R. F. Forbes,
Salt Lake; Geo. A. Hawkes., S. p. Co.;
Joe Rachofsky, San Francisco; o. L.
Kirk, San Francisco: Mrs. w. Billings,
Tuscarora; Mr.. and Mrs. Geislman,
T%uscarora; Tracy Fairchild, Tusca-
rora; j. w. Kleen, San Francisco; Mr..
an Mrs. Armstrong, Winnemucca; L.
r. Keller, Beowawe; w. Handley, Eu-
reka; Mrs. Hunter, Eureka; Miss A.
South, Eureka; Miss b. Smith, Eure-
ka; Ed. f. Oldham, Fox Springs; Har-
~ Hand, Trail Greek; G. F.. Kinney,
Lone Mountain; w. NJ. Root, Tobar;
Il. NJ. Woodward, Tuscarora; Leland
Hinkley, Tuscarora; Albert Leesman,
San Francisco; B. T. Cox. Salt Lake;
R. c. Ruchstall, Salt Late.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29
NOTABLES IN THE SENATE
CONTINUED From Page One)

commune From Page One)
tive school r predicting hat the
white house will find Underwood so
great a power in his new position that
he must be consulted at every stage
of the development of the legislative
program.
Presidential possibilities on the re-
publican side are scattered over four
rows, from Sherman of Illinois and La
Toilette OF Wisconsin in the end seats
OF the front row to Weeks of Massa-
chusetts in the middle of the group
near the cloakroom door. Borah of
Idaho and Smith of Michigan are in
the third row, while Cummins of Iowa
and Lodge of Massachusetts are in
the second.
- Lodge by the way, retains the desk
once used by Daniel Webster, and so
great in his attachment to the histori-
cal tradition that he proposed in the
last congress that desks be marked
with small silver plates. telling the
names of the men who had used them.
Next to Lodge, in the seat formerly
held by Senator Root, is Senator Dill
bingham of Vermont, an old friend of
both Lodge and Root.
Kentucky furnishes one of her not
ables to the senate this year in. the
person of former Governor ]. C.. w.
Beckham. New Hampshire sends
hack for another term the oldest NOM
Der of the senate. Jacob H. Gallinger,
now nearly 20 years of age, and al
ready "a years a member of the up
per house. Gallinger will be minority
leader for another term, If his health
does not break. His chief aide will
be Senator Smoot, reelected by Utah
last year in the hardest-fought cam.
paign that state has ever experienced.
At Gallinger's right will be seated
Boies Penrose, winner by a landslide
in the Pennsylvania race last Novem-
Der of Penrose, Palmer and Pinchot.
Across the aisle, in the front ROY OF
the democratic side, will be Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon, in charge of
the army bill. Senator Williams of
Minnesota, chief democratic rough-and
tumble debater, and Senator Walsh of
Montana, who will conduct the fight
for water power leasing legislation.
Since the last session the senate ma
from 10 to 16.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29
wANTED-TO BUY CHEAP FOR

CASH-GOLD, SILVER. COPPER
AND ZINC PROPERTIES-Or, if
you can locate such properties for
US write and tell us what you will
charge us by the day for your SER
vices and what interest you will
want. H~igh-grade propositions, prop
critics located close in TO producing
mines. dumps and antiques (old
mines preferred. Automobile pros
pecting party equipped with oil flo
tation machinery has contracted to
leave San Francisco for Nevada in the
next few weeks to make explorations
for the Ashley Electric Furnace, Cy-
anide and Oil Flotation Processes and
will make a hard drive for the sui
phides. What IA you do for them in
your territory? Our methods are new
and revolutionary. We have made the
most important discoveries since the
discovery OF gold in California in
lS49, and we treat everybody on a
tirst-come-first-served basis. The men
who are interested in the Ashley Pro-
cesses are mining men in London and
Paris, prominent automobile men of
the United States and stockholders of
the Standard Oil company. We have
just completed the work of taking ov-
er Is acres of land with 1000 feet OF
frontage on several railroads and 1,2O0
feet of water frontage located approx
mately three miles from Herald
Square, New York City. as an Eastern
headquarters. Title guaranteed by
title guarantee company and not one
dollars worth of obligations existing
against said property. And as you
know there are not 100 men or corpo-
rations in the world possessing Is
acres located that close in to the bust
ness center OF New York. Agents
wanted to organize expeditions to pros
pect with automobiles in the different
mining districts of the United States
and in other countries for the Ashley
Electric Furnace. Cyanider and Oil
F%lotation Processes. Address all com,
munication to THE ASSOCIATED
MINES, MAMA. ARIZONA. adv
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29
LOCALS PERSONALS

Mr.. n Mrs. Geiselman are down
from Tuscarora. Mrs. Geiselman will
depart on December 18th for a sew.
eral months trip TO New FORK and
other eastern points.
Harry Irland Is down from Trail
Greek.
George and Bert Gilmore and VIM.
Young departed for Tuscarora this af.
ternoo in the latter's auto. The Gil.
more Brothers have been at Box can.
yon near Battle Mountain doing as.
sessment work on their placer claims.
They report that in Copper canyon,
next to Box canyon some sensationally
rich ground is being worked. AS much
as two hundred dollars in coarse gold
a been taken from a yard of earth.
They with Mr.. Young will go to the
strike on Marsh creek near the Jack
Greek station.
Peter Damis. a Greek. was arrested
yesterday on complaint of Jos Snelson
for stealing two pipes from the latter's
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Nelson are eX.
pected home tonight from the fair.
Mrs. L. Z. Fairchild, Sr., was an al.
rival from Oakland this morning. She
was met by Mr.. Fairchild and they
departed today for their home near
Tuscarora.
j.. O. Mclllip, superintendent of the
Buffalo Valley Mining Co. arrived yes.
terday. He came 10 look at some
property in the Lone Mountain dis.
trict.
Heman Sadler departed yesterday
for a visit to the fair.
Constable Zundell OF Montello and
his brother Sheriff Zundell OF Bon I'll.
der County. Utah. spent yesterday in
Elko. They departed this morning on
No. 10.
Judge II Mrs. T.. J. l.. Taber and
children returned yesterday morning
from II six weeks trip TO the eXposi-
ton and to Santa Cruz. They report
having had a very enjoyable trip. II
was the judges first real vacation
since he has been on the bench. This
morning he resumed the bench in the
trial of John Cohn.
Harland ii. Sullivan and ]. Madden
were taken 10 the state prison yes,
teday by Sheriff Harris TO serve terms
OF life and N TO fourteen years re.
spectively. Sullivan was convicted of
murder in the first degree for the kill.
ing of Ollie Bates. and Madden was
convicted of perjury. Yesterday morn,
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29
JOHN COIN CASE
N COURT TODAY

The case OF John Cohn charged with
having stolen goods from the store of
L. 1. Dreeben at Carlin is before the
district court today. A full jury was
secured this afternoon and as We GO
to press the complaining witness is on
the stand identifying the goods. The
jury Is composed of the following
men:
John Saval, Geo. L. Bachman, VIM.
p. Armstrong, l.. NJ. Bellinger, H. P.
Robinson. r. T. Noble, w. l. Stricken,
X. Ralph, John Creighton. Farley f.
Hatch, A. NJ. Bachman, A. b. Garden.
The defense is represented by Attor,
ney II. p. Hale, and District Attorney
Carville and Attorney L. E. Game rep
resent the state.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29

ing Sullivan caught one of his thumbs
in a door at the Jail and broke II. He
made a terrible fuss over the accident
and didn't want to undertake the trip.
He exhibited about as much nerve as
a chicken and greatly disguised the
officers.
For the first time in many months
there is not a person in the county
Jail charged with felony. There are
about fifteen in jail serving sentence.
Mr.. II Mrs. Fred McElroy, newly.
weds. are in Elko today. Mr.. McEl-
roy is a witness in the COIN embez-
element case, he is agent of the w.
L. Co., having received and shipped
the alleged stolen goods. The happy
young couple are receiving the con-
gratulations and best wishes of their
many friends here. The Independent
joins in wishing them all the bless
ings that happy married life can give.
a new courthouse at Minden will be
ready for occupancy, January LIST, and
formal dedication exercises will be
dispensed with.
Governor Boyle leaves tomorrow for
San Francisco TO make final rrang
ments for the disposition o. the Ne
vada buildings at the exposition
grounds.-Carson Appeal.
According to advices received in Re-
no from Oxford. England, w. Fife and
Stanley Pergillis were successful in
the Rhodes scholarship examinations
taken in September.
George Abbott, a Southern Pacific
passenger brakeman. ended his life
by firing a 3S caliber bullet into his
right temple at about 1870 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, presumably dur
ing a fit of dependency. The de-
cease was about As years of age and,
owing 10 a paralytic stroke some six
months ago, has been unable to work
since that time. The tragedy occur
red at a Reno hotel where the brake
man had heen staying for some time
past. A bank book found in his pos.
session shows that he has on deposit
in one of the Reno banks n balance of
S1O.SO and his personal effects consist
ed of a gold watch and Il silver time
piece. He was a member of the local
lodge of Moose, the Brotherhood of
Railway Employees in which he carried
n policy made out in favor of the rail-
road hospital at Highland Park. En-
Officio Coroner Unsworth has taken
charge of the body and IN inquest will
probably be had Monday.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Beware OF paying any money to trav'
Cling solicitors for the Florence Crit
tenton Home OF Nevada. The Crit
tenton Home has not now. neither has
1t ever authorized any one to go over
tho state soliciting funds for it's main,
flamenco.
We are informed that a certain ED,
erly woman is from time 10 time can.
wasting the state. showing papers pur,
porting to give her such authority. The
Critten Home is not in any way re,
sponsible for her acts, and l wish TO
warn the public of the fraud.
NJ. II. WALKER. NJ. d..
Vice-President.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29
WESTERN PACIFIC
TO LOSE RECEIVER

{. NJ. Levey, general manager of the
Western Pacific railroad. announced
in San Francisco Saturday night that
the road would emerge from it's re-
ownership with means provided for
the construction of branch lines at a
cost a~ggregating approximately $780,
5000
Although he did o indicate where
the proposed feeders would extend, he
said that the branches would be con-
structed primarialy for the develop
ment of freight business.
The present earnings of the road
are the best in its history, said Mr..
Levey.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29
At tie Cln.T.r, inI

Jas. Schonf, Id. tl'Cryo; Geo. E.
Kunler. WinnemucCA; ]. Clark; Mr..
and Mrs. John Cohn. Carlin; Mrs
Gregory; NJ. Lomi; Frank Flynn; Geo,
Beine; E.. Hale, Reno, New; R. Buch;
J. E. Williams, Lee; Mrs. H.. NJ.
Shepard. Colorado Springs; Rather.
inc Ruher, Philadelphia, Pa; Frank
Murphy; Chas. Ramp, Reno; j. Meur.
er and wife, New York; H. r. Phillips,
Winnemucca; Bob Godfrey.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29

Attorney Thomas Agee met with a
painful accident at the Hot Springs
yesterday while bathing. He slipped
on the wet concrete floor and sustain
ed a fracture of a bone in the left
wrist. Today his arm is in a plaster
cast.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29
WARNING

Hunting, Fishing and Shooting is
strictly prohibited on all Of OF ranch
es, OH Mary's River and both the Sew
enty.One Ranches. Trespassers will
be prosecuted according to law.
Nevada Land & Livestock
Company.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29
FEMININE

Mrs. Biloxi wonder why Mrs. De
Style is always late at the theater?
Mrs. KnoX-Oh. I suppose she has to
wash the dinner dishes before she
starts.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29

Mr.. and Mrs. William Rigsby re-
turned from their trip to the EXPOSE
ton city last night.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29
MOVED

Elko-Tuscarora Stage Office moved
from Commercial Hotel to Palace Liv-
cry Stable. Now conducting first-class
livery business.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-11-29
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