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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
TIA Valuable Now.

When William Jessup, who formerly
operated wooden mill in Princeton,
died 20 years ago, he left among his
effects large key of Russian red dye
stuff. Each housekeeping time his SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Woods, had to shift 1t
around. Woods had tried to sell it
to wholesalers in vain; they didn't
need it.
"Whatll we do with this?" asked
Mr.. Woods, when they cleaned house
last summer.
pile 1t on the trash heap and burn
1T; I'm tired of looking at it," said
Mrs. Woods.
Being dutiful husband, Mr.. Woods
obeyed.
Now the Russian dye Is said to be
unobtainable at any price, and the
amount that Mr.. Woods burned would
have netted at this time from $500 to
$1,000.
The losers philosophically agreed
that it's no use to cry over split
milk and have dispensed with any
worry over what might have been"
Indianapolis News.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07

This dam was the first work construct.
ed by the reclamation service OF. the
Rio Grande project. The Mesilla diver.
sion dam is located near Mesilla Park,
New Mexico, about the middle of the
Mesilla valley, and furnishes water to
lands on both sides of the river In
the lower part of the Mesilla valley.
This dam has just been completed
The Mexican dam Is located at the
upper end Of the Ell Paso valley Just
above the city of Ell Paso, Tex. This
dam was constructed a number Of
years ago by the Mexicans and serves
to divert water both to the lands on
the American side in the Ell Paso val
ley and to lands under the Aceuuia
Madre on the Mexican side. From
these diversion dams several canal
systems are built.
Abori0ines Used Irrigation.
Before the middle of the sixteenth
century the Spanish explorers entered
the valley of the Rio Grande and found
In these valley Pueblo Indians .cultivat,
ing the land and irrigating it by means
OF acequias from the river, some OF
which are still in use. How long
these Indians had been on the ground
is unknown, but even at that time
they were considered old inhabitants
and raised not only grain and fruits
but even flowers. The descendants of
these Indians and the Spaniards have
continued to cultivate portions OF
these valleys up to the present without
much change in methods.
While the Spaniards first entered
the valley from Sonora and the Gulf
Of California, the first attempts at
colonization were made from Ell Paso
as a base, the Spanish conquest of
Mexico having extended by that time
to the Rio Grande. In 1900, Paso del
Norte (now called Juarez) was an i'm.
portant town, and records are in exist.
ence nearly three hundred years old
which refer to the Acequia Madre of
Paso del Norte as being then In use.
The present acequias in the Mesilla
valley have been in use for about six.
ty years, but there are evidences of
older canals that have been aban.
doned.
10 an Extinct Volcano.
The reclamation service began in.
vestigations on the Rio Grande March
l, 1903, considering especially the dam
site at Elephant Butte. Elephant
Butte Is an extinct volcano arising
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
Value Of Our Horaea

There are about one hundred and
ninety-one million animals In the
United States and they are worth,
roughly, six billion dollars Is it any
wonder that science has become in
terested in animals. There are ap-
proximately twenty-one million horses
In the country, representing an in
vestment of two billion, three hundred
million dollars. The despised mule
may not be 80 despised when you con-
slider that he represents five hundred
and sixty million dollars OF our total
wealth and that his kind numbers
about four million five hundred thou
sand.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

A good furniture polish Is eight
ounces OF sweet oil, four ounces tur.
pentine, two ounces ammonia. Apply
with cloth and polish with wooden
cloth.
After washing q white Knitted jer
sey, put 1t on coat-hanger to dry,
and hang 1t on q line in the air. II
will keep better shape than II pegged
on the line.
Ground rice 10 excellent for clean
ing white cloth. 1t should be applied
with a piece Of clean white flannel.
left for two or three hours, and then
we'll brushed and shaken.
Rusty irons should be heated.
rubbed on a piece OF beeswax tied in
linen, and then with a coarse flannel
cloth, sprinkled with household salt.
This will give polish like glass.
Silk stockings should never be
ironed. Wash them in soapsuds made
with good white soap and lukewarm
water and rinse in clear water of the
same temperature. Rough dry.
Do not iron lingerie ribbons while
damp II you want them to be soft
Wrap while wet smoothly around q
big bottle covered with thick muslin,
and press with cool iron when dry
II the knob has come OF the ket.
tie take a cork, put a screw through
1t, push the screw through the lid Of
the kettle and screw a burr on the
end Won will have a kuoh thot will
not come of nor get hot.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
COYOTE FRlGHTENS THE TOWN
Savage Animal Finally Driven Away
by School Children Unaware Of
Danger.

gaunt gray coyote terrorized Por-
tola, Cal. 1t was first noticed when It
attacked two dogs at the residence of
Thomas Dorithy
Mrs. j. Hardy, who was passing at
the time, narrowly escaped being bit
ten when the coyote broke away from
the dogs and attempted to attack her.
The dogs pulled it down again, how
ever, before 1t reached her.
During the recess period it appeared
at the schoolhouse, but the children
chased it in body and frightened Il
away. They were not aware Of the
real danger.
A number of hunters are securing
the hills close to town In an endeavor
to locate and kill the coyote.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07

There's no longer the slightest need of
teehng ashamed o. your :reckies. as the
prescription othine-double strength--is
guaranteed to remove these homey spots
simply set ounce of othine--doubls
strength-from your druggist. and apply a
little OF 1t night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freclles
nave begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t Is seldom
tnst more than one ounce IL needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine. as this is sold under guarantee OF
money back IL 1t fails to remove freckies.--
Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
= HE SHRILL whistle Of the en-
CINE at the power plant at Ele-
plant, New Mexico, echoed and


CINE at the power plant at Ele-
plant, New Mexico, echoed and
re-echoed down the canyon ON
a recent afternoon at four o'clock.
While the same whistle had made
similar music innumerable times be-
fore during the last five years, its toot-
ing that day had peculiar Significance.
1t gave vociferous and prolonged no
tice that the last bucket OF cement had
just been placed in its proper niche III
the parapet wall and the greatest
storage dam In the world had been
finished.
In two important essentials the Ele-
plant Butte dam ranks all other con-
crete masonry storage dams of the
American reclamation service, viz,
cubical contents and capacity of res
ervoir. In the latter particular it ranks
every other irrigation dam in the
world. When the floods of the Rio
Grande begin to drip over the spill
ways, the Elephant Butte reservoir
will contain two-thirds more water
than the combined storage Of all the
reservoirs for Boston and New York.
There will be more water by one-third
than is impounded by the $4,000
Assuan dam In Egypt. Spread out,
the Elephant Butte storage would
cover Delaware more than two feet
deep. Confined in pipe four feet in
diameter, it would encircle the globe
seventy times. Expressed in layman's
measure, 1t will hold 865 billion gal
Ions.
The material in the dam il placed on
a city lot 25 by 1875 would make a
solid block of concrete lacking only
DO feet of being a mile high. It's
weight is more than 100000 tons.
Transported by rail, 1t would require
22.9O6 of the largest freight cars or a
train PIT miles long.
In the dam are twelve openings or
passages, six for future power devel-
opment, four for delivery or irrigation
water, and two for sluicing purposes.
Retaining an Empire.
The Elephant Butte dam, while the
largest, ia only one of the numerous
structures contemplated for the recla-
nation of the fertile empire which
lies below 1t in New Mexico and Texas.
Ora McDermith, the irrigation man
ager. thus tells about it:
THE Rio Grande project lies In the
valley OF the Rio Grande between San
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
TOO GOOD TO THROW AWAY
"Drippinos" From Fried Lamb or Mt
ton May Be Made Into an Ex-
ceiient "0ravy Stock"

The housekeeper whose rule 1t is
always to make savory brown or
creamed gravy OF the drippings and
meat-essence remaining In the frying
pan after veal chicken or hamburg
steaks have been cooked, will fire.
Quently let the contents of the pan be
discarded, IL 1t were used for frying
mutton or lamb This is on account
of the quality Of the fat that cooks
out of the meat, which is disagree
able to many persons. But il care
has been taken not to permit any
scorching during the frying, let cup
full of boiling water be poured into the
pan after the meat has been removed,
and let this boil up we'll, stirring with
q spoon, until all traces of the meat
essence have been dissolved away
from the pan. Strain this liquid into
an earthen or agate bowl. dash a
little cold water into it, and set aside
in cool place. In q few hours the
fat will have formed a solid cake,
and can be removed, leaving a cupful
OF excellent gravy stock" this can
be used for re-serving any left-overs
OF the aforesaid mutton or lamb, IL
wanted as hash or ragout, adding
notably to the flavor and richness
thereof or it can be added to ones
soup stock.
The same method can be used with
the dripping pan In which lamb or
mutton has been roasted-American
Cookery.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07

from the east bank of the Rio Grande
to height of five hundred feet above
the river and is so named on account
OF the remarkable resemblance to an
elephants head. From this butte the
dam takes its name.
In August, 1903, topographic sur
vey was begun at Selden and extended
down the river, covering the irrigable
area In the Mesilla valley to Ell Paso.
In 1904 these surveys were extended
to cover the Ell Paso valley to a dis,
lance of forty miles below Ell Paso.
Behring'S were also made at the Same
time on the site of the Leasburg dam
to determine the character of the ma
terial.
AS result of the surveys and In
vestigations In 1903 and 1904 at the
Elephant Butte site, 1t was decided
upon as being superior to any other
site on the river for the storage of
water for both the Mesilla and the Ell
Paso valleys.
Under the reclamation act, the cost
OF the project is to be repaid to the
United States by the water users bene-
fitted, but in this case it was evident
that the American water users should
not be required to pay for that portion
OF the project constructed to satisfy
the obligations of the United States
In supplying water to Mexico. Ac.
cordingly, in 1907 congress appropriate
ed 100000 to be expended under
the direction of the secretary of the
interior toward the construction OF
the Elephant Butte dam"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07

recommend It to any woman suffering
from female weakness. You may pub
lish my letter If you wish. Mrs. JAMES
CoNLEY, SIG St Clair St, Frankfort, KY.
No woman suffering from any form Of
female troubles should lose hope until
she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients Of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be most valuable tonic
and invigorator of the female organism.
All women are invited to writo
to the Lydia e. Pinkham Medi.
cine Co., Lynn. Mass, for special
adviCo,-it win be confidential.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07

Marcial, New Mexico and Fabens,
Tex. The project as proposed is for
the irrigation Of 100000 acres Of the
rich valley lands both in New Mexico
and Texas, and, by the convention be-
tween the United States and Mexico
signed May 81, 1906, about 10000
acres will be irrigated in the republic
Of Mexico.
"The source Of water supply is the
Rio Grande, which Is q stream of ex-
IRENE fluctuations, varying from no
flow to flow of over 10000 cubic
feet per second. 1t is necessary, there
fore, in the efficient development of
the project, TO provide storage reser-
voirs and diversion dams for the reRu-
lation of the flow. The plans as de-
veloped consist of one large storage
reservoir and at least four separate
diversion and irrigation systems. The
four systems are necessary on account
Of the topography of the irrigable
lands which lie in four distinct val
leys, the Palmos, the Rincon, the
Mesilla and the Ell Paso valleys. Be-
tween these valleys the river flows
through comparatively narrow gorges.
Three OF the diversion dams have
been built and are now in use. They
are the Leasburg diversion dam, the
Mesille diversion dam and the Next
can diversion dam. The Leasburg
diversion dam Is located at the head
OF the Mesilla valley in New Mexico
one mile north OF the site of old Fort
Selden, and diverts water for use on
the upper part Of the Mesilla valley.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
Spinach, German style.

Cook the spinach by steam Tin .
steamer) or in = very little water, in q
closed vessel, over q slow FIRE until
tender; then chop fine. For every
pint of spinach mince one-half cupful
fat pork, and fry until crisp. Turn
spinach into the frying pan with fried
meat, and heat thoroughly; then add
one-third cupful of vinegar or lemon
Juice for each pint of spinach and sea-
son with salt. Turn at once into serv-
ing dish and garnish with sliced hard.
boiled egg.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
Child Logic.

Freddie wanted his pie first, and be-
ing the youngest of family of FIVE
he got 1t. you eat backwards was
his mothers comment as she placed
ii before him.
The young philosopher fell into a
brown study, from which he was only
aroused by the sight of more pie, now
brought in for the elders.
Mother" he said, what's back
wards? II put my shoe on wrong. is
that backwards?"
Yes"
II / sit this way"-and he deliber-
ately turned his back to the table
is that backwards?"
yes"
We'll, wasn't sitting like that
when | ate my pie"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
Rhubarb and Raisin Pie.

Did any of the readers ever put
raisins over the top Of the rhubarb,
about two inches apart? No more
plain rhubarb pies for me after try.
ing them with the raisins. Another
thing l do which perhaps other sis.
ters do not, and that is, never peel
my rhubarb for pies. l wash it and
wipe each stalk carefully and then
slice 1t into the plate. l think it
makes a much richer pie that way
Boston Globe.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
Modus XiNendi.

How did you come out?" asked his
friend. will she have your"
Her answer" replied the diplomatic
attache, lis partially satisfactory.
Enough 80 to continue negotiations.
She says If she ever does marry, it will
be a man of good looks, courage and
ability."-Judge.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
Peach a In Rordelaiae.

Use canned peaches for this. Put
over the following mixture: Two
ounces of butter, two ounces of flour.
one ounce Of sugar, half q pint of milk
and peach strip, four eggs. Cook but
ter, -four, sugar and milk In a stew
pan. When cold, add yolks and
whipped whites of the eggs last. Bake
half an hour In moderate oven.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
Recommending himself.

rs 1t good form for a politician to
recommend himself SO highly?"
IT'S a delicate question. A man
naturally feels some hesitation about
praising himself. Still, when he wants
to see the people get q good public
servant, what can he do better than
recommend someone in whom he has
perfect conf1dence?"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
To Clean the Range.

An ordinary blackboard eraser is
splendid to keep near the kitchen
range to wipe of the top; the range is
kept clean and does not need to be
washed or polished but once or twice
= week.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
Eiah Toast.

Take one cupful OF cold faxed fish,
free from skin and bones. Heat in
water sufficient to moisten; add but
ter, pepper and salt. Whep aot pour
on slices OF buttered toast, garnish
with eggs poached in mufi1n rings
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07

do my own work,
had to hire it done.
/ h e ard so much
about Lydia E. Pink
hams We G eta BILE
Compound that /
tried it. l took three
bottles and / found
it to be all you
claim. Now / feel ~
well as everI did and
am able to do all my
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
HELP FOR
WORKING WOMEN
Some Have to Keep on Until
They Almost Drop. How
Mrs. Conley Got Help.

Here is letter from woman who
had to work, but was too weak and suf-
Tered too much to continue. How she
regained health -
Frankfort Ky.-"I suffered so much
with female weakness that could not
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
Strateoy.

Mrs. Exe-You always have such
wonderful success in getting people to
come to your parties.
Mrs. Wye-Oh, always tell the men
that it's not to be dress up affair,
and the women that it Is.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
Reasonable Aspiration.

Il suppose you have high ambitions
for your boy?"
We'll, l wouldn't say that exactly;
but / do hope that he won't turn out
to be the male assistant to a female
dancing teacher"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07

A leftover Of creamed celery was
rewarmed by setting dish in cold
water and letting come to boil, then
pushed to less hot place on stove.
Just before removing from heat, two
leftover hard-boiled eggs were chopped
and cut into the cream. Served on
toast as q supper dish.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
The Rule,

You must meyer forget, my boy,
hat about one-third of all success is
pure luck"
But how can you make sure of this
luck?"
why, by being successful. Life.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
Needs No Starch,

Fine damask linen needs no starch.
II sufficiently dampened and ironed
until dry 1t will have all the ueces.
sary dressing
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07

LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES
Ono size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. the antiseptic powder for the feet.
Shaken into shoes and used in foot bath,
Aliens Foot Ease makes tight shoes feel
easy. and gives instant relief to corns and
bunlons. Try 1t today. Sold everywhere,
DC. For FREE trial package. Address,
Allen 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07

There are more ways of deserving
punishment than there are of escap.
ing 1t.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07

1t isn't because he wears his hair
short that woman wishes she were q
man.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
Sorry He Spot

Sorry He Spoke.
Il object to coming after the trained
balloons"
You're right" said the manager.
"Crowding similar acts together is al
ways mistake"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
Personally Considerable.

Kitty-Reggy Soft is continually
patting himself on the back, isn't her
Peggy-Yes; the dear boy is so kind
to dumb animals.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07

KnNEV Is = deceptive disease
thousands have 1t
IROHRI Il and don't know II. II
you want good results
you can make no mistake by using DIR.
kilmer's SwampRoot the great kidney
remedy. At druggists in fifty cent and
dollar sizes. Sample size bottle by Par
eel Post, also pamphlet telling you about
1t. Address DR.. Kilmer & Co.. Bingham
ton. N. T., and enclose ten cents, also
mention this paper.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-07
MAlARlAL REGIONS


What Is the principal use OF re-
peating rifles?'
ITO make every shot tell"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-05
AZ tn. Hospitals.

J. Luiken. of Steamboat Rock. un
derwent surgical operation at the
Deaconess this morning.
Mrs. Scott French, of Tama, had a
nose operation performed at the Dea-
coness Monday.
Frank Luck, III West Church
street, had his tonsils removed at the
Deaconess Monday evening.
Much improvement was noticeable
today in the condition of Miss Emily
Seleine, who has been quite i'll at St.
Thomas hospital. following an opera
ton for appendicitis Saturday
Debirt, the young son of +. l.. Fiscus.
of Union, who underwent an operation
for appendicitis Monday. is still seri-
ously Ill at the Deaconess. The appen-
dix had ruptured before the operation
was performed.
Mrs. A. Bacon, Of Toledo, remains
in a serious condition at the Deaconess.
as the result of an operation for APP
pendicitis Saturday. Mrs. Bacon is also
suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
G. Fl. Hull and Myron e. Bay, who
have been patients at the Deaconess
during the past week, were both suffi-
GENTLY recovered. so as to return home
today. Mr.. Hull had an operation for
hemorrhoids performed last Monday,
and Mr.. Bay submitted to an emer-
gency operation for appendicitis a
week ago Monday night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-05
tional guard On the Mexican border are

tional guard on the Mexican border are
described.
Rouska is at present doing river
guard duty at Socorro. Tex. about fif.
teen miles from Eel paso, where Com
pany c. Third Ohio infantry, Of which
he Is a member, Ii stationed A strict
watch IL kept all the time for SNUG
slers who endeavor to cross the river
al this point With ammunition for the
villa men. The weather is warm In
the daytime and cold at night, SAYS the
letter and this. together with the fact
that the camp IL located on the damp
river bottom, Is Sausing some sickness
among the men, but not OF a serious
nature. a
Each member ef tfe-sHard is requir-
ed to patrol the, river four hours every
might carving ninety rounds Of ammn-
milton, with their rifles loaded with
five cartridges containing steel bullets.
The Third Ohio, Is part of the Eleventh
army division, General George BELL. Jr.,
commanding. Rouska is brother Of
Mesdames Agnes Cummings and Ed
ward Duntemann, of this city. His
wife and children are staying with the
formers mother. Mrs Minnie Griswold,
zoos North Fourth avenues
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-05
ENTERPRISE GROCERY
Make Your Money Go Farther at the
Enterprise Cash Groeery-and Meats
--1O3 Wcst Main.


Won vii! regret III ii Won don't stn RI
to investigate this store right now
here YOU can make your money 80
farther. Look at the following specials:
Economy crepe toilet paper. six rolls.
% cents.
Five pound pail Of Swift's Premium
lard. 81.
Two packages of grape nuts. 20 cents.
Yeast Foam, 4 cents a package, three
packages for 10 cents.
Fancy bacon. per pound. % cents,
Old style soap. ten bars for rs cents.
one lot of mi,ed cookies, per pound
Is cents.
The new sausage machine Is here.
and this market is ready to supply the
whole town with home made sausage
and wienies, either ut wholesale or re-
tail prices Phone 1872. Enterprise,