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Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the Stock
holders OF the Florida Farmers Ditch
Co., will be held at the Durango Ex-
change at Durango, Colo, at the
hour of 1:30 O'Clock p. m.
on the sixth day of January, for the
purpose of electing board of direc-
tors for the ensuing year, and any
other business that may properly
;ome before said meeting.
CHAS. W. GRIFFITH, Sec.
First publication Dec. 7.
Last publication, Jan. 4.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
SHERIFF'S SALE ON REDEMP.
TION


NOTICE is HEREBY GIVENy
That by virtue of an execution issued
out of the Clerks office of the Coun-
ty Court of La Plata County and
State of Colorado, and to me direct
ed, whereby l am commanded to
make the sum of $396.94 and costs
of suit on account of a certain judg-
ment recently obtained against John
NJ. Crawford and Dora N. Crawford,
in favor of the First National Bank
of Durango, dated the 9th day of
December, A. D. 1916, out of the
lands, tenements, goods and chattles
of said John NJ. Crawford and Dora
N. Crawford, and by virtue of said
The First National Bank of Durango
having redeemed from two certain
sales made by the Public Trustee of
La Plata County, Colorado, on the
9Th day of March, 1916, one to Mrs.
F. L. Lawther for the sum of ST.
71T.99 upon a certain trust deed
heretofore made on the 10Th day of
january, 1911, and duly recorded in
the office of the Recorder of La
Plata County, Colorado, in Book 1T
at Page 566, and one to Frank L.
Lawther for the sum of 81 ,46S.52 up
on a certain trust deed Heretofore
made on the 9Th day of May, 1912,
and duly recorded in the office of
the Recorder of La Plata County,
Colorado, in Book 1872 at Page $40,
have seized and levied upon the W1k
of the SWh of Section 1, and the
E1k of the SEH of Section 2, Town
ship "a N. r. 12W. of
the N. NJ. p. NJ. to-
gether with an undivided one-twelfth
interest in the Hay Gulch Irrigation
Ditch, and all other water rights
thereunto belonging; also the right
of way for carrying and conveying
water, together with all other irri-
eating bitches, ditch rights and
water rights in anywise belonging
or appertaining to the above describ-
ed tract of land
THEREFORE, In accordance with
the commands in said writ and by
virtue of said redemptions, and as
provided by law, I shall expose for
sale at public auction, all of the right,
title and interest of the above named
defendants and each of them, in and
to the above described property, on
Tuesday the End day Of January. A.
d. 1917, at the hour Of ten o'clock
IN the forenoon of said day, at the
front door of the Court House in
Durango, said County, to the highest
and best bidder for cash.
Dated at Durango, Colorado, tifiS~
7th day of December, A. D. 1916. -
ARTHUR C. FASSBINDER,
Sheriff.
First publication Dec. II, 1915.
Last publication Jan. /, 1917.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
DECISION UNKNOWN

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1s.-Car.
ranza's decision regarding the pro
tocol is still not revealed It's after
noon. Commissioner PAM verbally
reported the interview with Carran-
IN to the mediation commission. The
Joint session adjourned at noon. The
Americans then held session. The
commissioners did not divulge Pani':
statement.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
NOTICE

The Annual Meeting of the Stool,
holders of the Durango Trust Com
pany viii be held at the office If the
Company, in Durango, Colorado, ON
Tuesday January ninth 1917 b..
tween the hours of 900 a. m. and
400 p. m. for the purpose of electing
Directors for the ensuing year and
transacting such other business as
may properly come before the meet
ing.
w. E. DUGGAN,
Secretary.
1919 to 1877, S. w.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
STATE OF COLORADO J
)ss.
County of La Plata
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
No. 2S09.
GEORGE KLINE, Plaintiff,

VS..
j. w. TURNER, j. II. WOODS,
The WoodsTurner Investment Com-
pany, a corporation, ]. w. TURNER,
as Public Trustee of La Plata Coun-
ty, Colorado, CHARLES f. ALLEN
and JAMES A. BoNDURANT, De-
PENDANTS.
In and by virtue of decree made
and entered in the District Court in
and for the County of La Plata,
State of Colorado, on the 22nd day
of December 1916, and writ in the
nature of a writ of execution issued
in pursuance of said decree on the
22nd day of December 1916, where
in it is decreed that there is due to
the above named plaintiff, George
Kline, oil a certain note and trust
deed the sum of one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-two dollars and
eighty-four cents S1,S62.S4) and in
and by virtue Of said decree and or
der Of sale, the undersigned Sheriff
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
10000, 900 ACRES WHEAT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 49, Forty
million acres of winter wheat have
been sown, an increase of eight hun
dred and eighty seven acres over last
year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

of way across Sixth street was re-
jected, the. terms being too stringent
to be considered by the city. J. W.
Turner met with the council and dis
cussed ways and means Of meeting
the underwriters' requirements for
lower insurance rates. No action
was taken regarding the matter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
White Christmas.

White Christmas.
A snow fall of about 5 inches dur
ing the night and this morning as
sures this section a white Christmas.
According to the weather forecast
a greater fall is in store.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
Body Taken to Old Home
For Burial.

For Burial.
Members of the Allen Hammond
family of Dolores arrived from Pueb-
10 last night with the remains of the
late Mrs. Hammond who passed
away early Monday morning. Heart
trouble was the cause of her death.
The woman was on her way to Tex
as when the end came. I. A. Morg-
an, son-in-law of the deceased, met
the party and the remains here last
night and conveyed both to Dolores
by auto.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
GERMANS AND RUSSIANS
EACH CLAIM VICTORIES

SOFIA, Dec. 18.-The Bulgarians
advanced at Dobrudja, in eastern
Wallachia. The Germans are advanc-
ing on the river Calmatinval.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
Mother I'll.

Mother III.
Dick Newell left for Macomb, Illi-
nois this morning in response to a
message conveying the news of his
mothers illness.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

BERLIN, Dec. 18.-German aero
planes attacked the Russian and Ru-
manian lines retreating at Braila.
The general situation is unchanged
The RUSSIAN attacks in the Carpath-
Ians have been repulsed. There is
nttle fighting on the western front.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
City Council.

CIty COUNCIL.
At the regular meeting of the city
council held last night Ordinance $40.
the annual tax levy ordinance, was
adopted. Final settlement was made
for the construction Of the city hall
annex. The contrnct submitted by
the D. 4 X q astuW Tire city right
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

PETROGRAD, Dec. 1s.-The Rus
sian advanced in the Carpathians.
Around little Jorsky the Russian po-
sitions were restored. East of Glas-
sue several heights were captured.
Counter attacks were repulsed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
Eastern Visitor Here

Mr.. Frederick b. Chapman arrives
from Glen's Fall, New York to spend
the holiday season with his cousins,
the Harry B. Austins and Miss Ma
bel Austin.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
FROM wednesdays DAILY

James Frink was an arrival from
Mancos last night on business trip.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
FROM wednesdays DAILY
James Frink was an arrival from
Mancos last night on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bernard de-
parted for Minnesota this morning.
Mrs. w. M. Boyce left for Denver
this morning to spend the holiday
season.
Denver was Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Nc
Atees destination this morning
to spend the holiday season.
II. j. Randall, wife and two chill
dren of Rico were at the Palace last
night en- route to Flora Vista
Travellers were more numerous
this morning, than at any time since
the Fair.
Mrs. A. II. Ralston Of the Aztec
vicinity departed for Coleman, Tex
as today to spend the winter.
Mrs. Olga Schaff-Little returned
to the La Platas this morning after
transacting business in town.
Mrs. Monte Ballough and children
are pleasantly located at Redondo
Beach, California where they will
spend the winter months.
Holiday vacation in the Durango
schools begins Friday and continues
until Tuesday January 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Byrd were be-
tween trains visitors from Silverton
today on purchasing trip.
Mr., and Mrs. II. ]. Campbell were
off this morning on their trip to
Bowie, Arizona.
Sam Parks and Peter Hamblin
were over night visitors from Cave
basin on mining business.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Schryver Of
Hesperus are guests at the Strater
en- route to Denver, where it is un-
derstood they are to locate.
Mrs. Whitney Pittman departed
for Colorado Springs this morning
to visit with relatives during the
Yuletide season.
Ore shipments for the local smelt-
er were received last night from the
Smuggler, Tomboy and Missouri Girl,
total Of cars.
Edgar Schultz was passenger to
Flora Vista today. He was on his
return from the Colorado Springs
section, where he recently disposed
of his ranch holdings.
Mike Savage and Coffee" Law
renee. returned from the Bear Creek
country last night where they have
been working on Frank Fitchue's
mining property.
Teachers county examination be-
gins tomorrow morning and contin-
ues until Friday evening. The high
school examination will be held Sat-
urday.
Sheriff Fassbinder left for Buena
Vista this morning with Murray Hol-
loway, who is to serve an indetermi-
nate sentence in the reformatory for
forgery.
Mrs. Peter Ely of Rico was a
guest at the McNeely house last
night on her way to Juanita to at
tend her sisters wedding which is
scheduled for Christmas day.
The heavy freight shipments to
the Silverton camp indicate our
neighbors believe in a preparedness
program instead of watchful wait
ing.
Mrs. BILLY" Haines, nee Fay Ar
rington, left for Denver this morn
ing to join her husband after spend
ing some time in the Pennington
section with her parents.
w. C. McComas returned to Pa
gosa Springs this morning, after WIS.,
iting his wife who is making a very
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21
Busy Day.

Busy Day.
This has been a busy day in the
county clerks office. Up to 8
o'clock this afternoon 20 instruments
had been filed for record.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bernard de-
parted for Minnesota this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

Mrs. w. M. Boyce left for Denver
this morning TO spend the holiday
season.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

Denver was Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Nc
Atees destination this morning
to spend the holiday season.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

II. ]. Randall, wife and two chill
dren of Rico were at the Palace last
night en- route to Flora Vista
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

Frank Dillon and A. A. Hill of
Denver, and C. Gilbert of Colorado
Springs, men who have been con-
nected with different departments Of
work on the new high school build
ing, left for their respective homes
this morning to pass the holiday
season.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

Travellers we're more numerous
this morning, than at any time since
the Fair.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

Mrs. Olga Schaff-Little returned
to the La Platas this morning after
transacting business in town.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

Mrs. A. II. Ralston Of the Aztec
vicinity departed for Coleman, Tex
as today to spend the winter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

The heavy freight shipments to
the Silverton camp indicate oui
neighbors believe in a preparedness
program instead of watchful wait.
ing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

Mrs. BILLY" Haines, nee Fay Ar
rington, left for Denver this morn
ing to join her husband after spend
ing some time in the Pennington
section with her parents.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

w. C. McComas returned to Pa
gosa Springs this morning, after Wis
iting his wife who is making a YER
satisfactory recovery from an opera
ton she underwent in a local hospit
al.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-12-21

Mrs. Peter Ely of Rico was a
guest at the McNeely house last
night on her way to Juanita to at
tend her sisters wedding which is
scheduled for Christmas day.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
RAISE FEED FOR FARM STOCK
Higher Price Obtained by Feeding AMI
mails Than Any Warehouse Buyer
Can Afford to Pay.

Those soys will help out in your
COW ration because the COWS will soon
be very fond Of them, and they are q
rich feed. Allow about thirteen pounds
Of soy bean hay to COW per day and
all the stover they will eat up. Mix
equal parts by measure ground oats.
bran, Ajax fakes or brewers grains
and linseed meal. To every measure
Of tails mixture put three measures OF
corn, and for every four pounds OF milk
give one pound Of the grain.
Those shoats will need all the skim
milk you have to spare. They like
kitchen offal Gull apples. pumpkins
and such. A little wheat middlings
and ground rye scalded and made into
a slop and favored with buttermilk
they love as the girls do soda water.
Give them plenty to drink and give
them all the corn they can eat three
times day, and soon they will be hogs
at to kill and need no more feed.
When this is done, then think Of sell
ing feed at the warehouse.
II you manage and handle your live
stock rightly and have the right kind
you can sell your feed through them
at higher price than any warehouse
buyer can afford to pay you.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
cHURNING IN COLD WEATHER
Many General Considerations Which
Apply in All caSss-coollng
Temperature Varies.

1t is difficult to lay down hard and
fast rules for churning, because there
are SO many factors that will change
conditions, but there are many general
considerations which apply In oil
cases. AS soon as the cream is ripe,
which can be determined by the glossy
appearance when stirred, or when the
acidity has reached about FIVE per
cent, 1t should be cooled to the churn-
Ing temperature and kept at least eight
hours before churning. This holding
period gives the fat globules time to
coLtract uniformly so that they will
churn completely, thereby minimizing
the loss of fat in the buttermilk. It
is customary to ripen one day and cool
down in the evening for churning the
next morning. The cooling tempera.
ture varies with the conditions Of the
cream and season, and should be from
80 degrees in the summer to so de.
grees in the winter.
Inc cnurning temperature varies
from So to IS degrees F. Use a low
temperature when cream is very sour,
when 1t is rich in fat. when fat glob-
ules are soft due to laxative feeds fed
to cows, and during hot weather. When
the conditions are opposite to those
above use a high churning tempera-
ture. Cream is at the proper tempera.
ture when the butter comes in 80 or 40
minutes. Too high temperature is
less desirable than too low a one be.
cause It results in greasy butter OF
poor texture, and one that has a high
buttermilk content, causing 1t to de.
teriorate rapidly.
AS the cream is added to the churn
1t should be passed through finely.
perforated strainer. This will remove
particles of curd and also any foreign
matter. A churn that is one-third to
one-half full will churn the cream more
completely and in shorter time than
when the churn is overloaded
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
SWINE BETTER THAN CATTLE
knowledge Comes From Practical Ex.
perience Rather Than From the
Study Of Records.

Every experienced stockman knows
that the pig comes first in list OF
farm animals as an economical meat
maker. This knowledge, in most
cases, comes from practical experience
rather than from the study Of records
made In experimental work. In con
nection with such problems as this,
facts and figures are always more or
less interesting. and those that are
available show strongly in favor Of the
pig.
In experiments carried on at the
Lawes and Gilbert station In England,
matters o. this kind were threshed
out to the very bottom. The result of
twenty-seven experiments carried on
with cattle indicated that II required
an average Of thirteen pounds OF dry
substance to produce one pound In.
crease In live weight. II was found
that sheep required an average OF 90
pounds OF dry substance to produce a
pound Of gain, while the hog required
but as pounds of dry substance to pro-
duce one pound Of increased weight.
To determine this result, thirty-three
experiments we're carried on with
pigs. and 104 animals were fed out for
an average Of fifty-eight days.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
PLAN RAISING ALFALFA
Two Questions Which Must Be
Answered in Affirmative.
FaIIbre 90 inoeuiate the Soil 10 But
an Invitation to Disappointment
Value Of Ton Of Hay Estl-
mated at $25.
BY A. N. ARRoTT.N

Before the average farmer will
change his farm methods and try
raising alfalfa, there are two Ques-
lions which must be answered in the
afflrmative-First, is 1t practical?
Second, Is Il profitable?
The answer to the first is that all
soils which will produce red clover
will produce alfalfa, and such soils,
which by reason of their sandy or
gravelly character, are not we'll
adapted to red clover, will produce al
falfa profltably.
There is a smaller percentage OF
failures from alfalfa properly sown
than from the red clover usually sown,
The seed bed should be finely pre-
pared and 1t should be remembered
that failure to inoculate the soil is but
an invitation to disappointment.
The second question-as to the
value of alfalfa-is an interesting one,
particularly when compared with the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
RIGHT PACKAGE FOR BUTTER
Pound Prints Most Suitable for Home
Dalry-old Way Of Mold 10
Quite Unsanltary.

The style of package in which but.
ter is offered for sale depends largely
on the market. the amount OF butter
manufactured and the frequency with
which II is sold. The old way OF mold
Ing farm butter in cakes, balls and
rolls is unsanitary and out of date,
and a heater form Of package is now
used in its stead. The style OF pack.
age has much to do with the sale and
price of butter and on this account It
is given much attention.
When butter is made on a small
scale on the farm, earthen crooks are
often used and give good satisfaction.
They are often objected to on &C
count OF the weight and the ease with
which they are broken during trans.
portation. When viewed from the
standpoint of the keeping quality of
butter there is possibly no container
that equals the earthen crock. In
view Of this fact 1t is the best to use
when the butter is made for home use.
Wooden tubs and boxes are used
for packing butter, The tubs are OF
different sizes. 1O-pound, 2O-pound, 30
pound and 60-pound; the boxes are
usually all of the latter size. These,
however, are only suitable for the
larger dairies. When used they should
be lined with parchment paper after
both have been thoroughly soaked and
steamed. Parchment paper cut to fit
the package is commonly furnished
with the tub or box.
For the home dairy one-pound prints
or bricks of butter are coming more
and more into favor. Each print or
brick Of butter should be neatly
wrapped in parchment paper. The
parchment paper may be plain, but
more often. the butter maker has
some distinctive design on 1t. This
latter is the best form in which to
put up butter If supplying to a special
trade. 1t is only advisable, however,
to put up butter of the best quality
in pound prints.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28

fruits or berries Of % species we're
found In ~ stomachs. distributed
through every month OF the bird 8
stay at the North.
The hermit thrush inhabits the
eastern states In winter as far north
as Massachusetts, and breeds from the
mountains Of Maryland and Pennsyl.
vania and from northern Michigan
and central Minnesota northward to
Alaska.
Inquiry into the food habits of this
bird covered 551 stomachs, collected
In 20 states, the District OF Columbia
and Canada, and representing every
month OF the year. In the primary
analysis the food was found to consist
Of 6z51 per cent of animal matter and
35.4s per cent Of vegetable. The for
mer is mostly composed of insects.
with some spiders, while the latter is
largely fruit. chiefly wild species.
Beetles constitute 1913 per cent OF the
food. The ants destroyed-12.46 per
cent of the food-keep up the reputa-
ton OF thrushes as ant eaters. Cater.
pillars. eaten in every month and
mostly In goodly quantities. appear to
be a favorite food OF the hermit
thrush. Flies comprise 500 per cent
of the food Of this bird.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28
CONCRETE FOR FENCE POSTS
Farmers Are Finding II Profitable
Substitute for Timber, Which De-
Gays Quite Rapidly.

Where cement is easily obtained
and proper aggregates are available.
farmers are finding It profitable to
substitute concrete posts for posts Of
wood. Wooden posts are temporary
at best, and in some localities decay
within a very few years. f
Concrete posts are indestructible.
keep in better alignment than wooden
posts, and, under normal conditions,
cost little more II as much as the lat
ter. In some sections OF the country
they can be made cheaper than q
good wooden post Their fireproof
and everlasting qualities make them
especially desirable. A simple type
ef post can be easily made on the
farm. A farmer may make his own
molds. or he can purchase them from
one of the various concerns that man
ufacture molds on q large scale.
Farmers sometimes club together in
purchasing factory or metal molds,
thus reducing expense to the individ-
ual. This Is very good plan as metal
molds do not warp or decay
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28

The first importation Of Percheron
stock into this country was In New
Jersey in 1889. This importation. con-
sisting of one stallion and two mares,
was not attended with good success,
for the stallion died at sea, and one
mare was hurt from car shipment,
while the other landed in poor health.
Mr.. Edwin Harris, the importer, how
ever, returned Immediately to France
and imported the two stations, Dill
igence and Bonaparte. and several
mares. Diligence in particular proved
to be a fine specimen of the breed.
Following this, importations were
made in 1851 and 1864 In Ohio and
Massachusetts,, respectively.
1t is now an accepted fact that the
Percheron is the most popular of draft
breeds in America. This is because
he has good and docile disposition.
The ability to do all kinds of work on
the farm and road with rapidity of
walk. absence of long hair on the legs,
sound, open feet, comparative ease
with which he is mated because Of uni
formity Of color. are factors of his pop
ularity. Take the British breeds of
draft horses. II the British drafters
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-28

often the case, considerable portion
of the stomach contents must be pro-
nounced fruit pulp" without further
Identification; thus probably many
more species are eaten than are re-
corded. Moreover, in the case OF
some fruits, it is not possible to dis
tinguish species by the seeds, so that
many species go unrecognized except
as to genus. Domestic fruits are eat
en- so sparingly by the thrushes as to
be of no economic Importance.
The wood thrush is distributed over
the eastern part of the United States
wherever suitable conditions are
found. 1t is lover of open groves
and bushy pastures, and may be found
along little travelled roads and near
low bushy swamps.
For the investigation Of the food
habits Of the wood thrush I'll stom.
achs were available.
Beetles, collectively (20.40 per
Sohsl SOhotlSuL0 INC idl6SSt lOm Va
animal food. OF these, 2.2S per cent
are the predacious ground beetles gen.
orally considered useful. The remain
der belong to several more or less
harmful families, of which the May
beetle family amount to 1917 per
cent.
More than nine-tenths of the vegeta-
BILE food of the wood thrush can be
included in single item-fruit Cul.
tivated fruit, or what was thought to
be such. was found In stomachs taken
from June to September, inclusive. 1t
was eaten regularly and moderately.
and the total for the season was 9.74
psr cent of the whole food. Wild