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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-30
AERIAL CYCLING IS LATEST
Riders on Novel Merry-Go-Roun
Pedal to Turn PropelIers Which
Supply Needed Motive Power.

A novel form Of merry go-round has
been devised by en- Illinois man. A
central mast has sweep arm swivel
ly mounted on the top. Suspended
from the ends Of this arm, on long
rods, are bicycle frames, with all the
characteristics of bicycle. except
the wheels. In place of wheels pro-
peller is mounted behind the seat,
and II is this propeller that is OPP
Grated by driving the pedals. To use
this apparatus two children take seats
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-30
Cat and Rat.

Have you ever played this game
IL is great fun. Get large number OF
children to ring up in a round ring
Select one person for rat and one foI
a cat. The rat gevs on the inside OF
the ring and the cat on the outside
and the cat tries to catch the rat. The
children must try 10 keep the cat out
OF the ring. II the cat does get In the
rat must get out. When the rat is
caught a new cat and a new rat must
be chosen. This is a fine outdoor
game.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-30

guarding, supervising and mainte
nance and the approximate value of
a days work. 1t will also show the
possibility of increasing efficiency by
means of the payment of wages, recre-
alton after work hours and the short
ening of sentence for good conduct.
Conditions in the different sections
of the country are to be dealt with,
especially as to the effect of the
weather and the cost OF stock.
In Kalamazoo county, Mich, and
other counties where road work has
been tried, even under experimental
conditions, 1t has been found eminent.
ly successful. In fact, the knowledge
that q Jail sentence will mean hard
work on the roads has tendency
to decrease the number of commit
ments, Migrants keeping away from
counties where they will be subjected
to work of this character.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-30

OH the frames and pedal as IL they
were riding bicycle This sets the
propellers In motion and the merry.
go-round revolves, the swivel mount.
ing imparting rocking movement in
addition. This amusement is prac.
tically aerial cycling. and the speed
OF the revolutions is limited only by
the speed with which the riders can
pedal.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-30
Shocks Dor ProwIlna Docs.

Roosevelt, N. J. - Town Clerk
Quinn's latest invention prevents
prowllng dogs and cats from gathering
around refuse cans. An electric bat
terry is connected with the cover OF
the can. The first dog that tried to
pry the cover on was sent sprawling
twenty feet
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-30
Find Fortune In Cans.

Binghamton, N. Y.--After a long
search the heirs OF Jacob Oswald dis.
covered his fortune of $4,000 In old
tin cans In the cellar OF his home.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-30
Must BE Round.

"How do you know the world
round?" asked the teacher.
Because" replied the boy. "fathes
says 1t amt on the square and uncle
says II amt on the level"
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15
ORDINANCE NO. 239.

AN ORDINANCE TO IMPOSE AMI COLLEcT A LICENSE WlrHlN
 HE CITY Ot' NOME Bl INTlN-
 EttANT MERCHANTS ANL
 OTHERS.
 be it ordained and enacted by the Common Council of the Town of Nome
 Section That before any itiner-s ant merchant, dealer, peddler, canvas ser, solicitor. or agent shall engage in business in the Town of Nome he shal nrst apply for and obtain license SC to do from the Municipal Clerk. and pa, for said license for the respective lines of business and trade as follows. to- wit:
 Dealers in furs, hides, skins, ivory,
 bone, Indian curios and products,
 per month, the sum of.. ....$30.0( Dealers in any one or more of the
 above mentioned articles or com
 modites, but not in all of them,
 per month, the sum of. ...... .$25OC Dealers in goods, wares and mer-
 chandise, of every name and s| nature, not included in the for I going specifications, per month, I the sum of .. S25OC Peddlers canvassers, solicitors or
 agents, selling, or attempting to
 sell any goods, wares and mer-
 chandise to any person, firm or
 corporation, other than to regu-
 larly established permanent
 dealers in the Town of Nome
 upon whose stocks of goods,
 wares and merchandise taxes
 are levied and paid, per month, or each line of merchandise rep
 resented, the sum of .s2O. .OO Section 2.-The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to any person who is a resident, citizen and taxpayer Of the Town of Nome who shall sell or attempt to sell any commodities merchandise or other things manufac- tured or produced by himself; nor shal they apply to Alaskan coastwise trad
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

CTS who may bring their cargoes to the Town of Nome for disposal, and outfi and supply themselves in said Town. Section 3.-In the event of any mer- chant who shall have paid a license fe, as herein provided. remaining continu- ously in said Town and carrying over an average stock of goods upon which tax is levied and paid. he shall be credited upon such taxes the amouni paid in such license fees
 Section 4,-An itinerant merchant dealer, peddler, canvasser, solicitor ol agent, in the meaning of this ordinance is any person who opens and con ducts any line of business for a frac- tlonal part of year in the Town of Nome in competition with merchants and dealers proper, engaged permanent ly In business and residents and tax payers of said town.
 Section 5.-Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shal De deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or Imprisonment in the municipal jail not exceeding ninety days, or by both such fine and impris onment, in the discretion of the court
 Passed by the common council of the town of Nome. this 18th day of Sep tember, 1915.
 GEORGE A. DIAMOND, President of the Common Council ane
 ex-Officio Mayor of Nome. Attest:
 E. GRIMM,
 City Clerk.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

Alaska is the frontier that offers amDitlous AmerIcan young men theil real chance" said E. r. Cook, a mining man Of Juneau, at Seattle, recently, ac- cordlng to the P.-l. MT. Cook is on his way to Juneau and is accompanied by Harry II. Williams, also interested in mining in the north. T have made several trips in and out of Juneau dur ing the last six months and l have never seen a town advance further in busi- ness way than Juneau" said MT. Cook Tt is one real live northern city ana there is countless opportunity for young men in Juneau and elsewhere in the north."
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

The people of Fairbanks in mass meeting assembled, indorsed the plan or tile Seattle Chamber of Commerce presented by J. l.. McPherson, of the Alaska bureau, for a series of celebra- tions throughout the territory to mark the semi centennial of the purchase from Russia in 1867. It is proposed to conduct semi-centennial excursion ol nigh government officials, members o1 congress and other distinguished per sons in 1917, starting from Seattle and visiting the various centers of popula- tlon in the north, the series of celebra- t1ons to be staged at such times as vii best harmonize with the itinerary o1 the main party.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

The Cordova railroad has been closed down until the repairs to the roadbed and the bridges can be made. The re- cent high water washed away parts of a number of bridges and for 20 miles the road is under water In most of the places the water was slack and little of the railroad grade was washed away. In other localities, however. the road was carried away. It will be sev- erai weeks before the road is in opera ton.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15
FOR sAlE-Piano. inquirs at Mug
 get office.
ARE YOU DOING YOUR PART7

Are you enjoying the telegraph,C service of the Nugget? Are you doing your part towards maintaining the efficient service whien the Nugget iS providing the public with?
 Are you a subscriber to the papnr which is now giving to the people sf Nome telegraph service from all parta of the world and daily happenings and the rapidly changing conditions in Eu- rope?
 Send us your name and address and join the many nugget subscribers and have paper of your own which fur, nishes you the most and latest tele- graph news.
 The Daily Nugget, S2.oO per month.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

near ka-uez. he aays tilstt tLe i,uld has ueen Iounu py Jach " uaIen anu Lna. lhe ieao Was lWenty-two inches Wlat ana earrieo Tree gold of hlgn value
 ine discovery ol the treasure meIai
 hen Wno were burning brush on the mountain side. Miners who haev been on the property claim that the claims ln this locality will be producing more gold than al any time in their history
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

Anxious to make duck hunting in Fairbanks as good as possible, a num- Der of hunters have sent outside for some wild celery and some wild rice seed. which they will plant around the lakes and sioughs of Fairbanks.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

According to a Tacoma paper a fox farmer at Dyea, Alaska, who started with one pair of animals eighteen months ago, could exchange his present holdings for $75.OOO in ready John Davis
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

A consignment of 125 tons of green hides was an unusual shipment from Alaska on the freighter Latouche. The hides are from interior Alaska, via St. cattle sent to the inside each year.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15
HOFFMAN HOUSE.
E. GRIMM,
 City Clerk.

Special dinner served Sunday. Meals at all hours. Family dining room in connection. Home made bread for sale.
 MIRA GiNNlvAN. Prop.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

Mir. J. E. Chilberg, of Seattle, upon his return from a trip to the Devils Elbow property, up the Stikine, says that before long this will be one of the biggest producing mining sections of the world
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

The Wrangell Sentinel reports se- rious accident to Manager J. Bjorge, of the Columbia & Northern. whose eyes were badly burned by acid It is be- lieved his sight will be saved
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

You a'e not so busy that you can afford to miss the Eagle dance Thurs day, September 16, g o'clock p. m. Best music. Admission $1.0o. Ladies free.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

Dr. W. G. Benawa, of Craig, was mar ried on July 24, to Miss Elnora G. Gin ther. of Oregon City, Ore. The bride was school teacher in the employ of the government having taught at Hydaburg, Craig, Hoonah and Juneau
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

About the only thing that the people of the First division can really expect to gain by the suit for the forest money is the i'll will of all the rest of the peo- pie of Alaska-Ex
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

A fire near Dawson destroyed SAT, 900 worth of cordwood in a single day. It belonged to the Guggenheims.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

Seven men were fined for speeding in Fairbanks one day recently, and the town feels proud of its metropolitan ways.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

On July 27 the temperature at Sew ard rose to 90 degrees in the shade and l03 at Kenai lake.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

The fire caused loss of more than S3b0.O00 to the town. It's not half the damage the rule and ruin gang have caused it-Valdez prospector
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

Julius Miller, a cook, is under arrest at Fairbanks, charged with having murdered Mrs. w. s. Rowe, of Olness
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

A copy of the first paper ever printed in Fairbanks, the Fairbanks Gazette has been dug up and will be presented to Delegate Wickersham.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

Henry R. Calfee has been appointed postmaster at Jualin, Southeastern AL aska, in place of A. N. Nadeau, deceas- ed.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

Many bridges on the Valdez Fair banks road have been burned by forest rrSs.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15
ALASKA NOTES

halcon Joslin has financed a wireless station for Tolovana
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

The difficulty of communication be- tween interior Alaska and the capital at the time of the legislative sessions suggests the proposition that no law should be enacted and become opera tive until after succeeding session of the legislature at which it was first considered. This would give full op- portunity for all citizens to become acquainted with contemplated changes in the law. anw prevent the springing of jokes in the closing hours of the legislative session.-Tditarod Pioneer.
 J. T. Kehoe, purser of the Admiral Evans reports that new and rich lead ad been uncovered on the Tiff claims
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-15

The Daily Nugget, s2.o0 per month
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-15
THREE DRY FARM ESSENTIALS
Very Best and cleanest Seed Should
Be Planted, Soil Kept Fertile and
Moisture Conserved.

As moisture conservation In dry
farming Is the paramount issue where
none can be spared without detrimsnt
to the crop. three things must be kept
In mind:
|. The very best and %cleanest seed
only should be planted. and as far as
possible. the most drought.resistant va.
riety OF its kind. The presence OF
weeds must not be tolerated under any
circumstances.
2. The soil must be kept In a high
state of fertility. II has been scien.
t~ihcally determined by Professor Wild.
stoe OF the Utah experiment station
and others. that a very fertile soil re.
quires only about half as much mois.
ture to produce a crop as soils that
are thin and worn out. just as a gal
lon Of rich milk will prove as satisfy.
ing when fed to pigs as two gallons
that are half water.
g.. The soil must be so cultivated
that n sufficient percentage OF mois.
ture Is always present TO support the
growing plant.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-15
WEEDS cRowDINe OUT WHEAT
N Right Methods Are Pursued There
VIII BE Little Occasion for
the Farmer TO Worry.

CBy PROF w. NJ. JAHDtNE. Kansas
Experiment Stntion)
A few more or less preliminary tests
have been made In growing email
grains in rows and c%ultivating them,
but to date the practice has not been
found profitable. I am not In sym
pathy with the man who carnot keep
the land that he plants to wheat free
from weeds once the crop Ia started.
IL indicates that he has allowed his
land to become infested with weeds at
some time previous to the planting OF
the wheat.
IL the right methods Of dry farming
are pursued from beginning to- end
there will be little occasion for the
farmer to worry about weeds crowd.
ing out his wheat. The farmer who
allows weeds to crowd out his wheat
planted in the ordinary way Is not
likely to cultivate his land sufficiently
TO keep down the weeds In wheat that
is planted In rows. | doubt the prac.
ticability OF planting small grains In
rows and cultivating II, except under
the most extreme conditions OF
drought.
The practice OF planting alfalfa In
row on the dry lands. both for hay
production and for seed production. 10
going to grow. II is a crop that re
spends 10 cultivation. especially for
seed purposes. Under n low rainfall
more hay will be produced and II Is
really the only successful way OF grow
Ing seed regularly. No definite infor
nation is available on the amount OF
yield ~obtainable; this will vary with
the season. but n could expect. un
der average conditions. to produce In
the nelghborhood OF one ton OF hay
to the acre, and possibly the same
year obtain a crop OF aeed-though
this will depend upon the length OF
the growing season.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-15
USE FOR lMMATURED CROPS
II Dry Farmer Keeps Herd OF Cows
Crops Not Fully Developed Can Be
Economically Utilized.

II the dry farmer does not keep
stock. he must rely entirely upon the
income from has crops. II an unfavor.
able season should come and the crops
only partially mature. either through
lack OF rainfall or from early frost,
he has no means by which he can
derive a substantial income from the
farm. While, II the dry farmer keeps
Il herd OF COWS. these immatured crops
can be economically utilized, While
we do not and should not expect un.
favorable seasons the wise dry farmer
keep his light burning and prepares
himself 10 meet any conditions which
may arise.
Further, these crops. be they mature
or immature, can be made to bring the
maximum cash returns by feeding
them to the dairy cow, This reduces
the risk In crop raising and enables
the dry farmer 20 do an all-around
cash business. There never Is so IN.
favorable a season but that plenty OF
feed OF some kind can be raised for
the dairy herd.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-15
Shooting Civilians.

According to the laws OF war, any
civilian who Is found with arms in
his possession is liable to be shot
without mercy. Although this seems
a very severe rule, It is absolutely nee.
essary for the safeguarding OF the
whole civil population.
The rules of war say that no men
will be recognized as c~ombatants un.
less they wear a distinguishing badge,
which can be easily recognized. II IL
were not for this. any number OF men
could at any time band themselves
together. end say they were bell!ger-
ents. II this were allowed therefore.
invading troops would safeguard them.
selves against surprises by killing
every man in villages through which
they marched.
This particular rule il 80 stringent
that even a n"oncombatant who took
up arms to defend his wife against
some drunken soldier would be liable
to be shot.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-15

ms o o as they are old enough to rus.
tie for themselves.
The spring chick should have a spe.
cial place to roost and the cockerels
as soon as they can be distinguished
should be separated from the pullets.
Did your young chicks die OF indi'
gestion during the first few days? You
probably fed them toe early after
Matching. Next time feed them moth
ing for thirty-six hours.
Wet feeding is going u OF favor
and why shouldn't 1t? Natural food
for young chicks Is dry.
Rolled oats make an ideal food for
the baby chicks.
Do not feed much corr In the sum.
Ole time. II makes fat.
With large nocks hopper feeding is
doubtless a labor saver, but the small
flock will do better from the hand.
Give the chicks all the range posi-
BILE In summer. A light fence run
around a portion OF the orchard makes
an ideal place for them.
The hot sun will kill very young
chickens. They should always have
plenty OF shade.
It il just as important to spray the
interior of the brooder with kerosene
as II Is to spray the poultry house
later IN.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-15
PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING co.
OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA
Forced to Make Up for Lost Time.

Whenever I'm yur In Kay See"
stated Sandstone Smith OF Rampage.
Okla. who Is for the nonce in the
city's midst. Il don't go to BED with
the chickens. by any manner of means.
and yet I'm never triiin' around SO
late at night that ! don't see hundreds
OF prominent people scooting through
the scenery In automobiles. Strikes
me that folks yur are s~candalously be-
hind with their riding. Kansas City
Star.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-15
USING ALFALFA FOR A AVN
Resisting Grasses-No Manure
Must Be Used.
my y. Il. PARsoNsN

'AfA 70 ~ q
While some have made n success OF
some of the drought.resisting grasses.
such as meadow %fescue, Australian rye
grass, etc, | believe the most salts.
factory is alfalfa.
This has to be grown in a mat. and
cut with "A lawn mower. The ground
Is Hrst spaded about n foot deep, and
the seed planted thickly on a nice
fined surface. No manur must be
used because II lifts the soil and let's
In too much air. which burns the
young plants.
The alfalfa must never be allowed
TO grow so high that a lawn mower
cannot be used on II. The idea is to
keep II close TO the ground forming
n beautiful green mat. For this rea.
son II has TO be planted very thick and
continually moved.
In consequence of no growth being
allowed me consumption Of moisture
Is low and the alfalfa lawn will stay
green In the driest weather and also
late In the season,
A top dressing of black corral dirt
In winter will keep the soil rich and
act as n mulch In summer.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-15

One OF the many duties undertaken
by the United States coast and geo
detic survey, which furnishes official
information about our sea coast and
harbors for the use OF mariners plying
these waters, Is that OF predicting the
tides at any given station at any time
In the future, To gain this informa
tion a now machine OF n very compli.
Gated nature has just been constructed
by the bureau and placed In operation
In the headquarters at Washington.
The tide levels for a year can be OBJ.
tained In from ten to fifteen hours for
any station. To the layman the ma
chine appears TO be a mass OF little
wheels, knobs. cranks, chains and
glittering brass indicators, but the
new superintendent OF the bureau, Dr.
p. Lester Jones. explains the functions
OF each part and finally arrives at tho
roll OF paper on one end on which two
fountain pens are drawing lines. One
OF these draws n line about the middle
OF the roll which represents the mean
sea level while the the other draws n
varying line which represents the
tide. From this graphic record.
which Is $40 feet long and about six
inches wide. representing the tides for
"A ye0r. the tide level at any time I'm
that period can be readily ascertained.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-15
Discourage Sitting Hen.

most comfortable position IL can as
sumo. II IL attempts to sit. the posi-.
ton is difficult to maintain, and tho
sensation of feeling air currents in.
stead OF eggs, "disconcerting. After
having been kept In this box for two
or three days a hen usually returns
TO laying eggs.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-15
Keen Rivalry,

"All the farmers hereabouts seem
TO own motor cars. ! don't suppose
an automobile salesman could do
much business In this community"
"oh, yes, he could. The farmers
about here have quit trying to see who
can raise the finest cattle and the big.
Test crops. Every one OF them Is try.
ing TO get hold OF a car with improve.
ment the other fellows cars don't
have"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-15
FARM
WORK IN THE POULTRY YARD
Young Chicks often Die Of indigestion
When Fed Tco Early After Hatch
ina-corn Makes Fat.

Water fountains for the young
chicks are all right II they are kept
perfectly clean. Too many people
neglect them and they become foul
and cause disease.
For very small youngsters a good
drinking fountain can be made by I'LL.
ing a teacup with water, placing a sau'
Ger over II and then turning IL upside
down. Stick a thin piece OF wood I'M
der one side OF the cup and the water
will run out and MI the saucer
Do not let the old hen run with the
chicks all summer. Take her away
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-15
TO DISCOURAGE SITTING HEN
Screened Coop With Botten Made Of
Marrow Stats. Widely Separated,
10 Quite Satisfactory.

A device which has been used with
some degree OF success In ~discourag.
Ing hens from sitting, consists OF n
screened coop provided with a bot.
tom made Of narrow Stats which are
quite widely separated. When placed
inside OF this, a hen finds standing the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-15
White Holland Turkey.

II Ia claimed for the White Holland
turkey that 1t is the hardest variety
known. the most quiet In deposition.
among the heaviest layers, Quality OF
flesh SURPRISING all other breeds; ear.
ly maturity. maturing the first sea-
son.