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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-09
Anconn History

The original home of the Anconas
was in Ancona, Italy The little
brown natives priced them as the
greatest asset i'm their string of feath-
cred possessions. I'm 1870, or there
abouts, they were imported to Eng
land, where they thrived even better
than on Italian soil. They now have
a record of go eggs for each hen
year and their eggs weigh, on the
average, two ounces. Their rapid
growth enables them to acquire an
early independence, SO essential in
chickens Matched in an incubator. The
sexes should be separated when seven
To ten weeks old and this gives the
poultryman a chance To sell his sur
plus stock Of males at good prices for
broilers.
AT the poultry shows this winter
there will be more Anconas shown
than ever before, and mark my word
there will be "A greater demand than
ever for them.
Now just a word TO those who are
not in the poultry business: There
is no dead" capital I'm the poultry
game. This is it's greatest advantage.
III you buy land your capital is in
vested in such "A way that il will bring
no return unless you build a house
or grow grain. The crops may fail,
the house may not rent readily. II
you so into the mercantile business
you must depend on the weather for
the success of your venture. You
may lose from bad debts. II you are
a manufactures, you will find your
machinery constantly wearing out.
You are always facing demands for
higher wages. But in the poultry
business your hens are always laying.
If you have the right kind. and the
breeding costs YOU little money while
the returns are greater in proportion
than any other enterprise.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-09

~. In case the estimates for the
construction OF the proposed improve
inent shall be more than the actual
cost thereof, then such surplus shall
DE returned pro-rata TO persons coun-
~ or townships paying the same. If
the sum raised shall not be enough 10
complete such work, then the commits
sioners shall raise such additional sum
as shall be necessary in the proportion
as the original roll was made. Such
shortage may be collected I'm one in
stallment.
%. No errors OF informalities shall
Vitiate the proceedings, but the COM
missioners may start over at any place
where the first material error occurred
and proceed anew with the proceed
ings.
"a. The commissioners. under the
Act. shall have all the powers for
laying out and establishing, widening
or strengthening of highways that may
be now or hereafter granted them by
any law OF this State.
20. In case il is proposed to i'm
prove any highway along the County
line, a petition therefore shall be filed
with the state highway commissioner.
who in such case shall have all the
PpNNi' VI ihh All uulltS re-
CURED of the County Commissioner in
other cases.
26. All bridges. drains and culverts
shall be deemed necessary part Of
the Improvement.
~. The County Road Commission
ers shall have the power TO petition
the County drain commissioners OF the
county To lay out and establish, deepen
nd kViHan OF IN % ~.
clean out any drain they may deem
necessary for the betterment Of the
Improvement Upon presentation OF
such petition. the county drain COM
missioners shall take such steps as
though said petition had been signed
by the freeholders authorized by the
drain law.
rs. The county commissioners may
employ all necessary clerks whose pay
shall not exceed $500 per day; and
such clerks hired shall he charged to
the special assessment district as part
Of the expense thereof
20. The county commissioners
shall procure record books and record
all of their proceedings under this
Act.
80. The commissioners shall rem
der an annual report to the Board OF
Supervisors of the County, showing
itemiZed statement of all the sums or
dered raised by them and expended by
them.
81. The commissioners shall all
work together in performing judicial
work; but the decision OF any two of
the commissioners shall be effective
30. In case any commissioners shall
be interested in the Improvement of
any highway or disqualified to act
thereon, then on application To the
Judge Of Probate of the County, and
after proper notice is given, the Judge
of Probate shall appoint another free
holder TO act as commissioner i'm that
district in which any one of the reg
ular commissioners may be interested.
33. The commissioners shall en-
ploy a competent engineer. In case
theCounty draws State reward money
upon the construction of any such
roads, the engineer employed shall he
subject to approval Of the said State
Highway Commissioner.
"a. The county road commissioners
may divide the construction of the
proposed Improvement into one or
more sections. They also have the
power TO divide the proposed improve
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-09
F A r M A N d
O r CHI A r d

Surely this Is an encouraging out
look, and farmers should make the
very best of this splendid opportunity
and enter into this era OF universal
prosperity In which they will he the
chief recipients with energy and en-
thusiasm.
DO not misunderstood the situation.
Pork, beef, corn, wheat. potatoes
beans and fruit must be produced In
record breaking quantities TO feed
both America and Europe In addi-
ton cotton clothing, shoes and lea
ther goods. the products Of forge, am
vii and loom will be required i'm al
most endless quantities. In fact.
Americas ingenuity and energy will
be put to the severest test To supply
the worlds needs. Therefore We need
right now to exercise the entire
strength OF every man and woman.
living on the farm devoted to this one
end of raising crops Now is the time
TO invest in improved machinery and
help on the farm To obtain the great
est possible results. Farmers must
not hesitate To make investments
along modern lines to aid them to
produce larger and better crops.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-09
Good Roads Department
Conducted Especially for the Banner by Hon.
T. Colgrove President of the Michigan
Good Roads Association.

ment into sections not more than
three, only one of which sections is
10 be improved the first year. the adj
last one the third year; or they may
divide the proposed work into two
sections.
30. Any person may donate money
for the purpose OF improving the high
ways, Such money shall be paid to
the county treasurer To be used only
upon the improving OF the particular
piece Of road specified to be improved
by donor. If such particular piece of
road specified shah not be improved
the county treasurer shall return the
money To the donor on his request.
County line highways or roads stu
ated in more than one county, all PEE
titions are made To the State Highway
Commissioner who performs all the
duties required Of the County Road
commissioners i'm other cases. When
ever a petition is filed and il is found
that the assessing district covers more
than one county the petition is certiii-
ed To the State Highway Commission
er, who shall proceed to act upon the
same as though the petition had been
addressed To him in the first instance.
SO. The machinery by which the
assessment and review are had as we'll
as appeals are complex and lengthy
The foregoing gives the main features
and purposes Of the Act.
Very truly yours
l.. II. Colgrove.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-09
THE ENCOURAGING ouTLooK

Farmers who do not see years OF
greater prosperity ahead OF them ran
TO read the signs OF the times aright.
The productive ability OF America
never was better than at present, ana
OF All classes OF our population, the
farmers are the least likely TO be ar
fected by adverse conditions wlthlh
the near future. In fact, IL would re-
ouire a mighty stretch of the magma
ton 10 see depression or failure Tor
the American farmer within con-
siderable period of years ahead.
The abundant crops OF 1914 can be
repeated I'm 1915 and they VIII move
moro readily at advanced prices. the
worlds needs will be vastly greater
a year hence than now. There is on
ly the most remote possibility that we
may be drawn into the meshes OF the
worlds war. our nation proposes 10
maintain peace, If peace be possible.
The warning nations need our friend
ship. no matter what their outward
attitude may indicate. If il was to
cease this moment il would have very
little effect on the requirements OF
food stuff by the nations at war, but
il is not only food products that Will
he needed. The destruction OF the
industrial life of the nations means
the loss to them of many necessities
other than food, which our country
must supply. That means that our
factories and our laboring men Will
be busy also, that it will increase the
consumptive demand AT home,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-09
BroOllY Hens

Broody hens, are now i'm order, and
are not much needed as the season
for their services is almost past DO
not let them stick to the old nest day
after day wasting their time and en-
ergies. nor DO not club them or douse
them in water, but go az it gently by
making lath coop, set ii in the
ground near the door and cause them
10 move around every time a member
OF the family passes, or place them in
"A strange pen with "A vigorous male.
and he will keep them from following
their inclination. Another plan is to
place them in coop which has mar
row Stats for bottom, so they cannot
set \ few days OF this treatment
will cure. Feed them well in the
meantime.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-09
\ STRANGE HARVEST

The most remarkable harvest field
i'm the United States, says The Inter
national Culinary Magazine, Is located
in the heart Of the Colorado desert
265 feet below the level OF the sea
The crop that is harvested Is salt.
The natural deposit of salt is so plenti-
fui that Il is plowed into windrows
az hay is ralied in the field and stack
ed in heaps from the windrows. Then
the piles OF salt are loaded into
wagons and taken TO the reduction
works three miles away. The har-
vest is phenomenal, for over "A briny,
ooZy marsh lies a crust OF salt & to
l6 inches thick. crust forms
quickly in replacing that removed. so
that crop after crop is taken from
the same spot This desert salt liz re-
markable for its fine quality. The
work in breaking up the salt crust
and preparing ii for market Ia done
mostly by Japanese and Indians, for
white men cannot stand the tempera-
ture OF 1870 degrees that is reached
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-09
in the summer time at Salton.
Why Build A SiIo?

Enough has already been said from
institute platform and written i'm the
farm press about the siio TO convince
the most skeptical that il Is the
height of folly to try to get along
without one where live stock is kept
on the farm, and the Dairyn.an edi-
tor, after using good silo for twelve
years and is right now feeding ensil-
age that is six years old To his cows
every day is thoroughly convinced of
the necessity for having this yalua Bile
method of storing feed. There Is
positively no argument against having
a slo, and there are hundreds OF
reasons why we should have one. In
the first place. the matter of economy
and production should appeal TO
every intelligent farmer and dairy
man. There is no way in which so
much good, succulent feed can be
stored SO cheaply as in the silo. Cows
fed on ensilage are always In better
physical condition than those NOT SO
fed as the succulent food proves to
be much more easily digested and,
therefore. gives better results. Ii is
easy 10 get a silo up in time for filling
tins fall, and every farmer should
make an effort right now to build for
the next winters work.
Here are ten reasons why every
farmer who keeps livestock should
have a silo. They are formulated by
Prof. j. II. Skinner OF Purdue Uni
Versity:
/. The silo preserves the palatbility
and succulence of the green corn
plant for the winter feeding.
.. 1t helps To make use of the en-
tire corn plant.
3, The silo increases the live stock
capacity of the farm. a
4. Silage is "A good summer feed
when pastures are short
>, Because of the small amount
ground space required by the silo il
is an economical means of storing for
age.
6. The silo prevents waste OF corn
stalks, leaves and husks, which con
tain about two-fifths Of the feeding.
value of the corn plant.
Z. The silo located near the feed
manger is an assurance of having feed
near at hand in stormy as well as fair
weather.
S. The silo assists i'm reducing the
cost of grain in fattening cattle and
sheep
.. Silage greatly increases the milk
flow during the winter season and de-
creases the cost of production.
10. There are no stalks to bother i'm
the manure when corn is put into the
silo, South Dakota Farmer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-09

w, J. ": "One day my hen droop-
ed and died. She had been well and
fat discrimination OF the carcass
showed ulcers and sores on the liver
the liver being enlarged, and the
blood thick"
The difficulty is one that is very
frequent among fiocks that are fed
often, and especially on grain exclu-
sively. Confinement, lack OF exercise
and "a surfeit of food may be given
except To change the method Of man
agement
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-09
To Prevent Fishtin"

If two birds persist in fighting, tie
one leg of one to leg of the other
bird. Let them be about twelve to
eighteen inches apart, and they will
not make but stroke or two at each
other until they will discover some
thing is wrong and stop their fight
ing. Let them stand tied together all
day. Trim the beaks of both birds
II is also a good idea when putting
strange male birds together to do this
late in the evening, just before roost-
ing time or dark.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-09
Harsh,

Producer-'eThe comedians seemed
nervous. What they needed was life.
Critic-"You're too severe. Twenty
years would be enough. Judge.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02

that win accrue from good roads. Is a
narrow and pessimlstie view, Even
the money spent In their construction
win no, be lost but will b. largely put
into county circulation Beging an
old proverb. we can virtually eat our
cake and have IL too,
Aud because two pieces Of cake arc
better than one the LEApER wants 60
see both Of these roads built with a
bond issue and built as scon as possible.
"Strike whils the iron is hot" and
when a new9-opened Columbia calls
insistently to the producer, Waste no
more time than need be in preliminary
sparring or in raising private subscrip-
tions, These will be public not private
roads. Further. they should be built
In systematic way instead Of by
piecemeal as means permit-as was
and is the case with the East End
highway.
The annual interest charge for these
roads will be by no means a grievous
burden 10 the individual taxpayer. IL
may be met by approximately a one
mill levy. or one dollar on each thou
sand dollars Of his taxable property.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02
'soft Impeachment" Denied.

The East Oregonian says in its
"Sportland Sparklcs'':
CLARK Wood. manager Of the Wes-
ton ball team and editor OF the Wes-
ton Leader, refuses to apply the name
Blue Mountain to the Helix-Weston-
Athena -Freewater league. He calls II
the East End league and this paper.
recognizing the prestige OF himself
and paper. will accept his characteriz-
alton as final"
Manager Wood requests Editor
Wood to say that the East Oregonian
credits him with much more import
ance than he deserves. Ever person
of modest stiffness and, humility" ne
hastens to place the honor Of naming
the East End league where It really
belongs, with President b. b. Richards
of Athena Far from refusing to util-
lzc the old name Of Blue Mountain
league, he probably would have done
so had not the East Oregonian's sport
Ing editor beat him to 1t and appro-
priated the name for the West End
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02
ODD BITS OF NEWS.


Webb City. Mo.-Grace Tucker. age
is, established a record when she Sc
cured a divorce and married again all
within "a hours. The girl married al
the age OF IL years and secured her
divorce on the ground that relatives
had forced her into the ceremony. She
is now Mrs. William Shadwick.
Lorain, O.-Thomas j. McCullin. a
blind man, has just defeated John Fol-
lett, another blind man, living at Far
view, Utah. in checker game which
required more than one year to play.
Each move wa5 made by letter ana
required two weeks.
New York-James Hartman, en-
ploye Of the baby-checkIng room at a
department store was almost mobbed
by a throng OF infuriated mothers
when a mischieyous youngster mixed
The checks.
Fort Yates.N N. D.--A cat and dog
,an be friendIy-aye, even more. The
old argument was settled here today
with a statement from Rev. Father
Bernard, OF the Fort Yates Catholic
church, that he had just married Miss
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02

The widows OF Weston were very
pleasantly entertained saturday, March
"a. at the home Of Mrs Sarah Tucker
After an hour spent In social converse
the ladies' were carried back for the
nonce to ''childhood's happy hours" by
a doIi-dressIng contest. The prize for
the best-dressed dollic was awarded
to Mrs Walden. The guests were then
asked to lay aside for a while the
work OF their hands and to test their
minds in penny for your thoughts"
competition. This event was not quite
so successful as the one preceding. as
the Judges soon decided that not many
thoughts were In evidence that could
be valued at a penny.
Delicious refreshments were served
by the Misses Narkaus and Miss Katie
Tucker. The happy occasion then
ended with song. Blessed Be the
Tie That Binds
The widows present were Mesdames
Read, Lowell. Purcell. Williams, Sal
ing. Mcbride. Vanderpooi. Tucker.
Other ladies in attendance were Mes
DANES Walden, Gould. Nordean. AL
bert, Briggs and Nevin.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02
BUILD BoTH OF TEEN.

The LEADER ventures to indulge the
hope that the enthusiastic road meet.
ings" now being held in various towns
will produce commensurate results.
Heretofore, in Umatilla county and
throughout the state, it has required
about ton of such agitation to yield
an ounce Of accomplishment.
We feel certain that Umatilla coun-
ty's material and taxable wealth
would be largely increased by the pro-
posed hard surface road from Pendle-
tou to Cold Springs landing. and the
proposed road leading through the sew
eral irrigation towns in the West End
TO the Umatilla river. Suppose that
these two roads would cost one million
dollars-a very liberal estimate. The
county should be able to get the money
for five percent, or at an annual inter-
est charge of $4,000. Its annual
freight bill is estimated at $500, 900,
and if it only succeeded in cutting this
ten percent it would save its interest
and have its roads at virtual cost of
nothing at all. Yet through this double
connection with an open river, and the
building of spur to the most conven-
lent point for connecting the East End
highway with the Pendleton-to-C Cold
Springs road, Umatilla county ought
to be able to reduce its freight bill
much more than $50, 200 year.
Moreover, through cutting transpor-
tation costs these roads would stimu-
late production and add to the county's
income. Adding to the county's in
come they would add to the value Of
its capital in land and other resources
and correspondingly swell its tax roll.
1t would be no means a reckless proph-
ecy to say that these two roads will add
four or five times their combined cost,
even though it be million dollars, to
the taxable wealth Of Umatilla county.
The taxpayer in some remote district
which might not profit directly by their
would have just as much
md no more right to complain than
would citizen Of Florida at the open
ng of the Columbia river by the gen.
raj government.
Good roads are an investment, not
eedless expense. To see only the
ond issue and the interest charge and
o ignore the vast material benefits
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02

Rose High Cat to Harry Poor Dog
They arc Sioux Indians
Aurora, fil.---ln Law suit invoiv-
ing a man and his wife the court made
the husband promise that his wife
could warm her feet on hts back every
night until spring,
Madison. VISA bill pending be.
fore the Wisconsin legislature pro.
vides that girls engaged In domestic
work shalt have room suitable Tor
entertaining callers. two nights off
every week. and maximum employ
mcnt OF not TO exceed 60 hours a week.
Chicago. ill.--Petcr y, Mlddlckaulf
has given his son aud daughter an
apartment building worth ttto.0O
Just to see how they WITH manage u,
The building contains sS apartments
and the total rent roll II $4,000.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02

q. E. Murphy In tho Oregon JournalJ
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02

John Rrisben Walker. a noble Color
ado philanthrOpist, intends to establish
a home for broken down newspaper
men-an announcement which relieves
Boyd and Wood Of some anxiety.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02

"China for the Japanese" is the sar-
donie answer we hear from the Yam
KEGS Of the Orient to our national
shibboleth Of America for the Amer
leans"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02

Because "a pun Is the lowest form
Of wit" we considerably refrain from
comment upon the news report that
Chile wants a million tons Of Uncle
Sans coal.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02

"0regon is organizing for prosperity
and Portland. us usual. has taken the
lead. says the oregonian. (which can
not see Weston around the corner.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02

News Of the war horrors has grown
to be so commonplace that we would
much rather inform our readers that
Tom Jones is building a new barn.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02

Portland won from Los Angeles.
Weston from Helix, in the baseball
opener, so what care we for the news
from Europe?
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02
Local Lodge Directory
TAR

STEVENS LODGE NO. 10, X. OF =.
Meets every Wednesday evening.
J. X. English, &. q. Clark Wood.
X. OF II. Il 3.
WESTON LODGE NO. 85, "A. y. 4 A.
NJ. Meets every second and fourth
Saturday In each month. Richard
Morrison, w. NJ. l.. u. Davis, Bee.
WESTON LODGE NO. s., !. o. o. y.
Meets every Thursday evening. w.
III Gould, N. q. A. A. Kees, Ree.
Sec; u. .. Deaioss, Fin. Sec.
WESTON CAMP NO. II2, w. q. w.
Meets the first and third Saturdays
OF each month. Monroe Tnrner, L.
&. J. J. Beeler, Clerk.
EUREKA ASSEMBLY NO. ~, UN-
tied Artisans. Meets the Hi~t and
third Mondays In each month. Mel
lie Maybee, NJ. A. Frances q. Wood,
Secretary.
STEPHANIE TEMPLE NO. -, PY.
THAN Sisters. Meets the second and
fourth Mondays In each month. Anna
OHarra, NJ. v. g. LueIla PinkeFtOn,
NJ. Of Il. 4 G.
HIAWATHA REBEKAH LODGE
No. ~. Meets the second and fourth
Tuesdays Of each month. Anna o.
Harm, N. q. Odessa Kirkpatrick,
Rec. Sec. Lottie Brandt, Fin. SEQ.
CHAPTER NO. II, o.
u. =. Meets the second and fourth
Fridays Of each month. Mary y.
Barnes, w. NJ. Alice r. Price, SEQ.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02

1.-TWO Pugilists Fit," says an Ore
gonian headline-referring to johnson
and Willard - without even telling US
which licked.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02

If roads could be built Of sounding
phrases and paved with good intentions
Umatilla county would never need a
bond issue. "
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-04-02

II pretty soon she doesn't sue for
peace the present outlook is that there
will be no piece in Europe for poor
old Austro-Hungary.