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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-07-31
Farmers Should Have
Printed Stationery.

The farmer is business man
just as much as the merchant. He
should conduct his correspondence
in a business way. There is nc
excuse for his writing business let
tiers on plain sheets of paper and
mailing these in plain white envel-
opes, for these are devoid of per-
sonality.
The following quotation has
been going the rounds of the
weekly papers in the West and We
have clipped it from the columns
Of the Lexington Miss.) Adver-
tiser.
Every farmer who owns his farm
ought to have printed stationery.
with his name and the name of
his post Office properly given.
The printed heading might also
give the name of whatever crop
be specialize in. or his specialties
in stock. Neatly printed station
airy gives you a standing with any
person or firm to whom yor write
and insures the proper reading of
your name and address. II you
wish to write to your congressman
or member of the Legislature, or if
you have a request to MAKE of
your country superintendent of
schools, or if you wish information
from any business house, in any
case your letter will have increased
weight and receive moro and
quicker attention if you use print
cd stationary. Get the habit.
Come into the printing office
and have US print you some letter
heads on goood paper with snvel-
Opes to match or anything else
you need. Try an add in the pa.
per- This will be one of the best
investments you ever made.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-07-31
"Do all the good yon can
In all the ways you can
10 al! the people you can
just as long as you can"
Executive Committee Meet.
st. MartinviIle, La. July 3, 1871

st. Martinville, La. July 3, 1915
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee OF the Parish of st. Martin met this
day pursuant to call for the purpose OF
calling and fixing the Primary Elections
TO be held LIST on July %. 1915 and 2nd
OH August 10, 1915 if "a second primary
be needed.
The above mentioned elections being
for the purpose of selecting candidates
Of the Democratic Party for delegates
to the Constitutional Convention to be
assembled in New Orleans Oh Sept. 10,
1915. if called by majority of vote.
Said candidates to be later voted for
at tho General Election to be held in
this Parish on August 81. 1915,
And to provide further that any qua
lifted electors who desire to become cali
didate must announce and declare their
intention to do 40 and hand in their no
minatiOn papers, in the manner prOyi
ded by law. to the chairman of the COM
mittee, on or before July 10th 1915, and
to further provide that the candidates
must deposit together with their nomi-
nation papers the sum of $1,000 to de-.
fray the expenses incurred.
To provide further that the said COM
mittee shall meet on July IL, 1915 for
the puapOse Of drawing commissioners.
to meet on july 81. 1915 for the purpose
of passing upon the nomination papers
OF candidates. and to meet again Oh July
20. 1915 to prOmulgate the election to
be held July q, 1915.
Resolution covering and comprising
the above was introduced by Derneyille
Barras proxy to Albert Daspit and Sc
cOnded by lgnace Bienvenu.
There were present at the meeting: L.
V. Liable. chairman in the chair. Der
neville Thibodeaux proxy to Albert Das-
pit. Lucien Lasseigne proxy to NO.
Martin. Iced Angelic proxy to W. O.
Martin, p. Dupuis proxy to W. 0. Mar
tin. Derneyille Thiboderux proxy to Al
bert Daspit. lgnace Bisnvenu.
L. V. Liable, Chairman.
". D. Martin. Secretary
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-07-31
EMPTY WAGONS.
Farm and Ranch.

Farm and Ranch.
The tragedy of the Southwest is
that so many farm wagons 60 to
town empty and come back with a
load, and so few 60 there loaded
and come back empty.
Except in tho busiest seasons
most of our farm take Saturday
afternoon off and 20 to town. Some
60 as a matter of habit; many 60
on some errand, usually to lay in
supplies for the week. The wa
gons you meet going to town are
empty; those you meet going back
to the farm home have from q few
parcels to a load.
In every community, however.
there is usually one farmer-some.
times more-who seldom goes to
town with an empty wagon. Re-
gardless of tho season be and his
family have something at home
marketable IN the town. In the
spring it may be fresh vegetables;
in the summer, watermelons, peas
and fruits; in the fall, syrup, pea.
nuts, :urnips, turkeys; in the win
ter, spare-ribs, back bono and
sausage; the year round, eggs,
chickens, butter. Sometimes it's
losd Of corn, or other feed, he
can spare from a surplus.
OF course such q wagon, when
it goes bach home, seldom carries
a load of groceries. other than a
little sugar and coffee and -four.
1t never carries back a load OF
feed. And Of course on such
farm there is plenty to eat for man
and boast, the family dresses we'll.
and there are comforts and conve.
niencss in the bone. Needless to
say, doubtless, that the family 10
happy and contented.
More of our farmers need to get
the habit Of taking something to
town to sell. The townspsopls
want the products of the farm. and
you can supply them without in
terfsring with your ordinary oper-
ations. 1t 10 habit that spells
thrift and prosperity.
Let there be fewer empty wa
gons Oh the road to town.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-07-31
lust a Few Reasons For High
Cost of Living.

Eighty-eight million gallons of
whiskey were made in tho United
States last year.
Who drank it all?
Fifteen billion cigarettes we're
manufactured in the UnitsdStstes
last year. Who smoked them oil ?
Twenty-Five million pounds of
snuff were manufactured in the
United States last year. Who did
the sneezing?
Two hundred and twenty mill
lion pounds of smoking tobacco
wore made in the United Statss
last year. Who had all the pipe
creams?
Eight and q half billion cigars
were made in tho United States
last year. Who made all the
smoke?
Half million packages of chew
ing gum we're manufactured last
year in the United States. Who
worked their jaws?
Twenty thousand moving pic
ture theatres paid $25,OO0.0O0 for
films last year and II, 100000 per-
sons saw the moving picture.
Who're did they get the dimes
and nickles?
Ten billion copies of newspapers
were printed in the United States
last year. Who took them to read
them?
One hundred aud seventy thou
sand clergymsn preached in two
hundred and twenty thousand
churches last year, aud the cou-
gregations of all denominations
numbered twenty million. Who
went to church?
1t is interesting to know what is
going on in this country - the
things that people are doing and
who are doing them-and why.
-Leslie's Magazine.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-07-31
NOTICE OF SALE.
Duchamp Hardware Company
vs.
Saule MslancOn ct ais
lst Justices Court, LIST Ward,
No. IS
Parish of st. Martin, La.

Parish of st. Martin. La.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of writ Of d ia. issued by +. Z. Della
hOussaye Justice OF the Peace in favor
Of said plaintiff and against Saule Me-
lancOn. aud to be directed, will, be-
tween legal sale hours, OH Saturday the
9TH day of Aug. A. ID. 1915, al the Court
House door Of the Town of st. Martin
vile. La, offer for sale and will sell at
public auction, to the last and highest
bidder. the following described property,
tO-wit:
ALI Of the rights. titles and interest
Of said Saule MelancOn as heir in the
estate OF his deceased mother. Mrs. NJ
ma Melancon; seized as the property of
the said Saule Mslancon under said
writ.
Terms and conditions OF sale:
This being a second auction, the fore
going described property will be adju-
dicated to the last and highest bidder,
for whatever same will bring, at twelve
months credit. The purchaser to give
bond with good security, for the pur-
chase money. bearing legal interest
from the day Of sale until paid. all in
accordance with law.
Dated this Sth day of June A. ID. 1915.
DARCOURT DUGAs, COnstabI..
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-07-31

A lazy man has more bad luck
than anybody else because he is
too slow to get out of it's way. Az
industrious man hustles around no
that bad luck doesn't know whore
to look for him.
The nonpartisan leader. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1915-1921, 1915-11-18

him and waited During the summer he shielded off and
attened and there isn't keler looking critter in
the United States. #s 5@4
Finding they couldn't get him killed lot people
trying to strike dcker whereby they can get atleast
part interest in the calf Others trying to toll him
off into other pastures Some sneak the barn and
yell boo and to him. Still others heave stone
OF brick at him and to cripple him. They may even put
booze IN his slage and try to make him drunk Eventually
they will try to buy him outright
But ne IS pretty well trained calf; he is being we'll
fed and closely watched guarded He is also strongly
temperate and simply ain t for ssale''
The nonpartisan leader. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1915-1921, 1915-11-18
4 Calf That L. Not For Sale

mi OST everything the farmers raise for sale. We
MOST everything. There are EXCEPTIONS it is
p tssSgy true, but not very many.
They raise grain hogs sheep chickens, turkeys mules,
horses bulls, cows and caves-al for sale.
There few if regugar exceptions to this rule
But there is notable exception It is an unusual
Here calf the farmers of North Dakota are rais-
ngbut not for sale. You will his picture this
He was born last March right up here on these
North Dakota prairies
"A lot Of people said he was runt and a scrub and
should have been butchered before he was two
weeks old But the farmers believed had good blood in
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-01-07
MASTER OF IDAHO
GRANGE IS COMING
II. Harland Will Meet With
Malheur County Grange
Jan. 16.

II. Harland, master Of the Idaho
State grange, who has just returned
from the meeting Of the National
grange, will be one Of the speakers al
the meeting of the Malheur County
Pomona grange TO be held Saturday
January 16, at the Boulevard Grange
hall. Mr.. Harland has taken an active
part in shaping the plans of the Ma
tonal grange and is intimately famil-
lar with the great plans for the future.
Few realize the great work the
grange is carrying on, the field of
operations being so remote, but the
effects are of vital Importance to all
farmers. The Legislative committee
of the National grange is now working
for a system Of rural credits that will
remove from the great farming indus
try the burden Of unjust interest rates
IL has so long borne. That il may be
able to secure the passage Of some
reasonable measure is the belief Of the
committee, although probably not dur
ing the present session Of congress.
That the committees influence will be
felt is guaranteed by the results Of its
work in the past, when Il secured the
passage Of such measures as the In
terstate Commerce commission, Rural
Free Delivery, Parcel Post, and other
important measures in the face Of
stubborn opposition.
Mr.. Harland will speak in the after
noon at the open meeting to which the
public Is most cordially invited to
come and learn what the grange Is
doing for the farmers OF the country.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-01-07

G. w. Hayes VS.. Perry Maupin
judgment by default for plaintiff.
U. S. National Bank VS.. f. w. Cum,
mings and Emory Cole, set for trial
before court on January 5th.
Malheur County Bank VS.. F. Clair
born, C. C. Wilson withdrew as attor-
ney for defendant, and judgment for
plaintiff by default.
A. f. Wade VS.. A. ]. Hagdale, ap-
peal from Justice Court, Nyssa Dis
trict, continued for term on motion OF
defendant.
Butterfield Implement Co., VS.. S. L.
Ball, judgment for plaintiff entered
in vacation.
f. r. Aterton VS.. A. A. Wright and
NJ. Townsend and judgment by default
NJ. Twonsend and judgment by default
entered against A. A. Wright.
Allen-Wright Furniture So., VS.. w.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-01-07
OLSON GETS FIFTH
PLACE IN BIG RACE

l.. G.. Olson took fifth place in the
$40 miles Endurance race at Portland
on New Years day. Fourteen riders
finished lc race, four Of them having
perfect scores and two having scores
Of less than zero.
The system Of marking is one that
tends 10 give credit to the machine and
skill Of the rider, A certain number
of points were taken off for being too
late or too early at the checking sta
tion, for bent or broken parts to the
machine, for gearing being loose or
any part lost. for failure OF both cy-
finders 10 fire and the rider was dis
qualified for cutting corners, for vio-
lating speed laws, for open exhaust or
for changing sealed parts.
The first five men finished as fol-
lows; Archie Rife, on Harley David
son, score 1000; Ed Barreth, on an FIX
celsior, score 1000; Bert Hadderly, on
a Dayton, score 1000; Ed Beletski, on
a Thor score 1000; and l.. G. Olson,
score 992.
The roads were extremely bad and
a heavy cold rain with wind fell for
the first 3 or hours. No serious acci-
dents were reported despite the con-
ditions.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-01-07
MORE BOYS Than
GIRLS ARE BORN
City Physician DR.. H. H.
Whitney Reports for
Year 1914,

DIR. II. II. Whitney, City Physician,
reports that during the year 1914 in
Ontario there were SO births of which
AZ were males and 40 females, and
80 deaths, 20 of which were males and
10 females.
DIR. Whitney also states that the
city was very free from infectious dis
eases, thereby keeping up its record
as healthy place in which to live. The
new sewerage system undoubtedly has
a large place in keeping out disease,
as also has the method of oiling the
streets. Contagious childhood diseases
were almost unknown, which is re-
markable in city of this size.
City Physicians Report, 1914.
Births-42 males; 40 females.
Deaths-20 males; 10 females.
Three deaths only were caused by
acute infections Of which typhoid
claimed two, and pneumonia, one.
Ontario, as usual, has suffered very
little from the acute contagious dis
eases Of childhood and has shown the
same general record Of healthfulness
for the past years as always.
II. II. WHITNEY,
City Physician.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-01-07
ONTARIO BOASTS 2
CLUBS FOR WOMEN

There are in Ontario twenty two
clubs for women, some for women ex-
clusively, while some are for both men
and women. These clubs were organ
lied to supply the needs for social ac-
tivities. Some clubs are for religious
purposes, some for educational, some
for charity, and some for social pur-
poses, while others take up several Of
the above activities.
Among the churches there are the
Congregational Ladies' Aid, the Meth
odist Ladies' Aid, the Episcopal Guild,
the Ladies' Missionary Society OF the
Presbyterian church and the Women's
Christian Temperance Union. All
these societies are doing a much need
ed work in caring for the poor and the
sick, in spreading the Christian relig-
ion and in the cause OF temperance,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-01-07
FIRST PRIZE CORN WINNER
TELLS HOW HE RAISED It
E. L. Tate, Who Carried off the Sweepstakes Writes In
terestng Article For the Argus Gives Careful
Description of Methods Employed.
In accordance with our statement in

In accordance with our statement in
last weeks issue we are herein pub
fishing report from another of the
nine most successful corn raisers of
the county. This report from T.. l..
Tate, the sweepstakes winner Of the
county, abounds in scientific knowl-
edge of agriculture ard should be read
by every farmer in the county.
How | Grew My Prize Acre of Corn.
This corn was grown on land that
has been under cultivation about eight
years. Being seeded to alfalfa the
first year and remaining in alfalfa for
six years the ground was then plowed
and sown to wheat and reseeded to al
falfa. After one year the ground was
plowed in the late fall, plowing about
four and one-half inces using a Two
Way Oliver plow. The ground was
marked and watered about the last
week in April.
After ten days the ground was thor
oughly disced with disc harrow and
narrowed twice with smoothing har-
row leaving the ground in very fine
shape for planting corn. The corn was
planted about May 18th at a depth
Of 2is inches and Immediately har-
rowed with a spring tooth harrow, the
teeth being set deep to remove all al
falfa roots possible. After planting
and when the corn was nicely sprouted
the ground was thoroughly narrowed
with n smoothing harrow.
Cultivation commenced when the
corn was about three inches righ. The
first two times the cultivation was
done with three gang cultivator. At
this time n very heavy hail and rain
storm damaged the corn very badly
cutting the leaves TO shreds and de-
stroying all hope of large crop. Still
having faith in the strong quality of
our Big Bend soil and the sunshine Of
Malheur County cultivation was con-
tinued as though nothing had hap
pened. The next cultivation COM
menced as soon as the ground was dry
enough TO work with n one horse four
teen tooth cultivator so rs to loosen the
soil and retain all Of the moisture pos
sible. This was followed by n three
gang cultivator as soon us possible.
The ground being very flat / had to
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-01-07

Among the lodges there are the Star
Chaper, Pythian Sisters, Rebekahs,
Artisans, Cherry Circle and Good Will
Club. These societies carry on fra
ternal work, seven of them being bene-
ficiary organizations, while the last
named, the Good Will Club, is a sa-
terial work several of them being bene-
Lodge, whose purpose is to care for the
sick and the poor.
Among the housewives the following
societies flourish and aid them in their
cial organization, from the Rebekah
Club, for sewing and embroidery work;
the S. and C. Club for sewing; the
Clover Club for embroidery, and the
needle Craft, for embroidery.
There are three card clubs, namely;
The Carnation Club, the Bridge Club
and the Silver Bridge Club.
Then there is the Ontario Woman's
Club, whose purpose is to promote the
highest interests of the city and of
the club members. Along this line they
have accomplished the building of the
Ontario Public Library an achieve
ment of which they may we'll be proud
The Library Board Club is a part OF
the Woman's club and its purpose is to
look after the library.
The Music Club is an organization
whose purpose is the study of music,
its history and composers. They rem
der a musical program at every meet
ing.
The Sociability Committee of the
Commercial Club consists OF a member
from every club in Ontario and its
purpose is to cooperate with the
Commercial Club for the advancement
of the social conditions Of the city
and their activities are being ,poticed
in many ways.
From the above il can be seen that
the women Of Ontario are not content
TO let the world go on any old way
but are determined to leave their inn
press upon this eity's history,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-01-07
MANY CASES BEFORE
THE CIRCUIT court
Jail is Full and Many Out
on Bail. Grand Jury
is in Session.

An adjourned term of Circuit Court
was convened Monday by Judge Dal.
ton Biggs to enable the grand jury tc
make Investigations preceding the
regular term of court, which begins
on Monday, January 18th. With the
county Jail full and overflowing with
prisoners, and numerous others out or
bail, besides the new cases which will
come before it, the grand jury is likely
to have a very busy session.
The grand jury consists of the fol-
lowing persons: ]. NJ. Duncan, Ar.
cadia, farmer; T. j. Brosnan, Ontario
farmer; Geo. Darr, Ontario; G. II
Kicker, farmer, Riverview; r. II. De-
Almond, Vale, farmer; W. b. Eaton
Brogan, hotel keeper; H. A. Miller
farmer, Snake River.
In the caes of State Of Oregon VS.
Earl Cox, H. d. Page and others, in.
dicted at the last term Of court for
horse stealing in the Succor Greek
country, the defendants entered pleas
of not guilty on Monday, and request
ed separate trials. The defendants
will be tried next week.
Judge Biggs called the Law Docket
on Monday, and the cases appeared in
the following condition:
w. A. Ehlers VS.. C. C. Robinson
passed pending settlement.
c. l.. Mason VS.. ID. X. Worsham
passed until January 18th.
Catherine l.. Shehan VS.. Vale Oregon
Land & Irrigation Co., passed pending
hearing before Secretary Of Interior.
NJ. A. Camp VS.. +. II. Caldwell,
passed, pending service.
Emory Cole VS.. Chas f. Heron ct
al, passed.
Ben Q. Pettingill VS.. Hugh r. In
ness ct al, passed.
S. A. Hobson VS.. ]. O'Connor ct al,
set for trial January llth.
J. w. Corson vs. c. w. Thebaud,
passed.
C. C. Wilson vs.. DIR. J. J. Sarazin,
action for $4,000 damages for alleged
slander, standing on motion to strike
complaint.
A. f. Wade VS.. A. J. Hagdale ct al,
action In replevin, dismissed on mo-
tion Of plaintiff.
G. NJ. Roberts VS.. C. o. Thomas, set
for trial January 18th.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-01-07
CRIPPLED CHILDREN
TO Be AIDED FREE
Oregon State Federation of
WOmen's Clubs Writes
County Supt.

County Superintendent Fay Clark
has received an appeal from the Ore
gon State Federation Of Women's
Clubs, asking her to tell their hospital
committee about any crippled children
in this county who could be aided by
statewide organization to furnish
free medical treatment Of the most
modern scientific kind in all cases
where the family income is not suffi-
cient for expensive consultation with
specialists.
The Federation, which includes a
hundred women's clubs in all parts Of
the state, asks anyone who knows Of
little victim Of an accident, Of spinal
meningitis, of infantile paralysis, Of
tuberculosis in the bones or joints, or
any other crippling cause, to write the
details of the case TO Mrs. Millie II.
Trumbull, Secretary Child Welfare
Commission, 250lS Third Street, Port
land, Oregon.
The club women maintain that these
little cripples, besides being the most
pitiful Of all cases of helplessness, and
besides being entirely without organ
lied assistance in contrast with the
great state institutions which care for
the deaf, the blind, the feeble-minded
and even the delinquent, are also the
most durable IL treated in time, and
the most able when so treated TO make
good, strong, useful citizens instead
Of charges on public charity all their
lives.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-01-07
Bishop Paddock Coming.

The Rt. Rev. Robert l.. Paddock, ID
D., Bishop OF the Episcopal church IN
the District Of Eastern Oregon, will
make his annual visitation for confir'
nation to the Ontario mission next
Sunday evening. Services and sermon
by the bishop will be held in Odd Fal'
lows hall at 7;30, TO which all are cor
daily invited. The bishop has recent
ly recovered from an attack Of ner'
vous prostration which laid him ur
for several months, and his many
friends here will be glad to greet him
again.