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Rock Island Argus., 1916-05-22
WOMAN WITNESSES
HUSBANDS MURDER

lola, Kan. May 22.-Cifford Kistner,
IS years old, wealthy farmer, was
slain by woman in the doorway OF
his home near here last night. His
wife witnessed the murder.
The kistner farm il at Bavard.
seven miles north of lola. kistner was
sitting in the parlor with his wife
when there was a knock at the front
door.
rs Mr.. kistner here?" a young
woman queried when Mrs. kistner an
swered.
Cliff, some one wants you," the wife
called.
kistner walked to the doorway,
The visitor fired a shot from a re-
volver. Then she fed.
The authorities are OBTAINING a
young woman at Mildred in connec-
ton with the case.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-05-22

ton when he defeated Chick Evans in
a 19-hole match in the semi-flnai
round for the north and south cham
pionship at Pinehurst, n. c. In the
spring Of 1914 he accompanied Francis
Ouimet, Jerry Travers, Chick Evans
Fred Herreschoff, Fraser Hale and
Edward Knapp abroad for an invasion
of the English links. Topping lasted
longer in the British amateur cham
pionhip than Travers, Ouimet, Hale
or Knapp
Hen" Topping, as he is familiarly
called, married Miss Rhea Reid, only
daughter of Daniel c. Reid, the Wal
street magnate. The elder NJ. Top
ping. also a golf enthusiast, presented
the Greenwich Country club with
$4,000 to remake the 18th, hole in
the course he didn't like. Now the 18th
hole is one of the best in the country.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-05-22

Sorrowing friends paid tribute to the
memory of Mrs. Mary l.. Chadwick
yesterday afternoon when services
were held in the First Methodist
church There were many beautiful
flowers sent by friends. Rev. j. f.
Connor. pastor of lne church. offlciat-
ed, speaking of the Christian life
which Mrs. Chadwick had lived. y
quarter-Ed. Wilson. Fred Cooper,
Mrs. c. l.. Schofeld and Miss Verna
Cooper-sang, while pallbearers were
l.. l.. Mccoy, P. C. Simmon, John
Cooper, E. B. McKeever, S. S, Cromp-
ton and W. A. Golden. Burial was in
Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-05-22
Drunks Tpr00t Sbrubbery.

Drunks late Saturday night, uproot-
ed shrubbery and ruined several gar
dens near First street and Sixteenth
avenue, Moline, according to com
plants made to the Moline police to-
day. Several yards are said to have
been ruined, among them that of a
former Moline saloonkeeper.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-05-22
Funeral o; Mrs. Carl Thor.

Remains of Mrs. Carl Thor were laid
to rest in Riverside cemetery Satur-
day afternoon after services conducted
in the Rose and Barnard chapel. Rev.
]. f. Seth of the Mission Tabernacle
officiated. Many friends of Mrs Thor,
who knew her during her long resi-
dence here. attended the services and
many flowers were sent.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-05-22
ROOMIN;HOUSEIS
Scent: OF SCRAP
Alois Staes Essays to Take Mrs. Mary
Van Hecke to Task For Neg
lecting Her Children.
POLICE PART THE C0MBATANTS
Both Found With Clothing Torn and
Hair Disheyeied When Officers
Arrive on Scene.

The attempt of one Alois Staes to
interest himself in the family affairs
of Mrs. Mary Van Hecke, who con-
ducts roOming house at S44 Twenti-
eth avenue, resulted disastrously for
both the man and the T>.man. Mrs.
Van Hecke has three small children.
Several times complaint has been
made to Mrs Salisbury that Mrs. Van
Hecke has left her three children
alone in the house.
Now Alois, who is one of Mrs. Van
Hecke's rOOmers. was much opposed
to having her leave the children alone
and Saturday night he told her about
it. She ddi not take kindly to his ad-
vice, and when the police arrived both
! he and the landlady were disheveled
and what clothes remained on their
| bodies were mostly in rags.
Staes was arrested on charge of
disorderly conduct preferred by the
woman. but his case was dismissed by
; Magistrate Frank Gustafson this
morning when she did not appear to
prosecute.
Iowa Man Leaves Town.
H. G. Sharp of Ladora, Iowa, ar
rested by Moline police Saturday
night on a charge of being intoxicated,
forfeited So bail when his case was
| called for hearing in police court
this morning. Charles Birns of El
Paso, Ill, was given his choice of
spending 20 days in jail or leaving
town in 20 minutes. He chose the
latter. George Abraham Brisco. col
ored, paid $3.50 on a charge of being
intoxicated, while Tony Garcia, a
Mexican, was assessed $3.50, the fine
being later suspended as ne had been
in Jail as hours prior to his hearing
Forrest Lillyan was assessed $3.50 on
charge of disorderly conduct
Runs Auto Without Light.
Abe Freund, operator of jitbus be
tween Moline and Rock Island, was
arraigned before Magistrate Frank
Gustafson in Moline police court this
afternoon on a charge of running his
auto cab at night without a light.
c. J. Mueller Of Rock Island was
cited to appear in court this after
noon TO answer to a charge of speed
ing his auto.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-05-22

and it was with difficulty that it was
checked All furniture and fixtures
of the room were ruined, while the
woodwork and doors were burned out
Most of the loss is covered by insur-
ance.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-05-22

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25
IS HOG CHOLERA AT
HOME ON YOUR FARM

This is how hog cholera may come
to your farm and make itself at home.
DR.. M. Jacob, State Veterinarian, tells
it all in five statements:
1. Pigs and hogs purchased from
an infected herd, or coming in con-
tact with those from infected farms,
or running over grounds that were &C.
cupied by cholera-infected hogs within
four months get the disease.
2. Infected streams may communi-
cate the disease to the herds below
the source of infection.
3. The disease may be carried in
feed, implements used on the farm,
and on the feet and clothing of per-
sons from infected herds and prem
ises.
4. Dogs, birds, buzzards, chickens,
etc, that have access to infected
premises or diseased carcasses, may
transport the hog cholera virus.
5. Any dead animal, whether a
horse, COW, sheep, dog, chicken, or
hog, if permitted to remain unburned,
or buried, is a source of infection, as
buzzards and dogs feeding upon this
carcass may have come from an in
fected farm.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25
FALL GARDENS
IN TENNESSEE
Directions Given Especially for
Those Who Have Never
Tried Late Sowing
VEGETABLES TO SOW NOW
Some Garden Crops Tennessee Has
Never TrIed-A Variety of Veeeta-
bIes is Desired in Any, Garden--HoW
to Make the Soil Ready.
(By C. A. Keffer, Division of Extension,
University of Tennessee,)

(By C. A. Keffer, Division of Extension,
University of Tennessee)
One of the privileges of living in
Tennessee is the fall garden. We can
have lettuce, radishes and snap beans,
young beets and carrots in October, II
we SOW the seed in August OF course
the family that takes a proper pride in
gardening has discovered long since
that the Tennessee garden is a place
of continuous planting from January
all through the spring and summer
months, winding up with salad onions
in October or November. But this
article is intended for those who have
never tried late sowing.
Their gardens now contain toma-
toes, corn, okra, beans and melons,
with possibly few other vegetables.
They expect to SOW turnips the first
of August. Here is plan worth try
ing: In blowing for turnips prepare
an extra strip a rod or so wide.
Manure the land heavily, pillow deep
", disk some fine manure into the.
surface soil after blowing. In addi-
ton to the turnips plant snap beans,
beets, carrots, Boston Market or May
King lettuce, radish, endive and kale.
All of these vegetables, except beans.
can be planted in rows fifteen inches
apart; and with good cultivation,
proper thinning and seasonable rains
one is insured as good garden
through September and October as he
had in April and May. Drought is
much more apt to occur in the fall
months than In the spring; for
this reason the careful gardener Will
hoe the surface soil frequently, and
thus save moisture to the crops. But
the heavy rains OF, July have been
statewide, and / do not recall a year
Of greater promise for fall gardens.
To have head lettuce, when the
plants are two or three inches high
thin to eight inches apart The first
thinning may be made to four inches,
and when the plants touch take out
the alternate ones. The Trimmings can
be used for salad, but the heads are
much superior to the young plants.
Endive is a stranger in most Ten
nessee gardens. It belongs to the let
tuce family, but the leaves must be
blanched for use. Thin to eight
inches in the row and when, the plants
touch draw the leaves of each plant
together and tie with string, or place
wide board or heavy building paper
over the row and exclude the light.
I'm two to four weeks the inner leaves
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25
MILES
OVER IMMERSED TRACK

1T began to rain"
With these words one of the women
county agents commenced to tell her
recent experiences. Perhaps readers
would like to hear all of the story.
Here it is:
"All day Saturday it poured, though
we had our meeting, and all Saturday
night it poured in torrents. Never
have / heard or seen such rain. Sat
urday night we received reports Of
high water and Sunday morning we
were told that we could not get
through.
But the train started out and so
did we. There were four of US.
About nineteen miles out we came
to washed-out bridge after running
through water which covered the
track.
I'VE got across, walking, and walk
ed three miles carrying our grips with
us. There we found hand car. We
picked the lock and started out.
cover % miles Of perilous track we
came on our hand car at one point mar
rowly avoiding a collision with an
other car. Down we came through a
gorge, with wonderful, misty noun
tains and the Watauga-beautiful
river, even more beautiful with it's
quiet, limpid waters rushing furiously
down the gorge and OVERLOOKING its
banks. After reaching the village and
crossing another perilous bridge we
were compelled to leave our hand car
and cross the track swinging in water.
We walked two more miles, got a
motor car and reached home"
"Tired?" you ask. Yes, but ella, ed.
For 1t was a wonderful trip"
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25
GIVE LIVE STOCK
! GOOD SHELTER
Tennessee Farms as Well as
Northern Farms Need Well
Made Buildings
GOOD BARNS BRING PROFIT
TIGHT Barns, However, May Be Worse
Than No Barn at All for They May
Increase Disease-See That Build
inqs are Well Ventilated.
(By C. D. Lowe, Division of Extension,
University of Tennessee.)

(By C. D. Lowe, Division of Extension,
University of TENNESSEE
Observations made over this state
indicate that our live stock shelterN
are largely of the two extremes-that
is, none at all, or too costly character
OF course the latter class are few in
number.
Somehow most of us have had the
Idea that because we lived in Sunny"
Tennessee, our live stock needed no
shelter and that such things were for
the up-north stockman. Never were
we more mistaken.
The prime necessity for live stock
shelter is not so much for protection
against extreme cold, as many believe,
Rs against cold rains, sleet and soft
SHOWS. Sufficient feed of the proper
constituency together with heavy win
ter hair-coats Of animals offer enough
resistance to mere dry cold IN any
temperate climate.
Our winter rains, sleets, ETC., are
heavier and more frequent than in
many sections Of the North. There
fore, we do need the proper Kind OF
shelters, more, even, than many north
ern locations.
However, the protection needed IL in
expensive. Anything that provides a
waterproof overhead covering and
breaks side-drafts is sufficient. Such
conveniences may be found in mere
open sheds with roof, and one side and
bne end boarded up, leaving southern
exposure open. Such structures need
only to be sufficient size to accommO-
date the stock while eating their feed.
Il Is also necessary to give some at
kention to the conservation Of the
manure. Retaining walls Of concrete
or even solid concrete floors in feed
lots are often advisable.
Tight barns or poorly ventilated
barns are perhaps worse than none,
since it ia now evident in many places
that such structures have become sim
ply incubators for diseases as tuber-
eHlosis
Good barns will make surer the
health of the animals.
The Division of Extension, of the
university Of Tennessee, Knoxville, is
studying the building of barns. The
Division is at the service of any citi-
Ben in the state who writes in his
questions. .yecs4S. ts3as,tt.a..,. ~~pu..,.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25

CBy ]. G. McAmis, Division Of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee)
The crimson clover seed stripper
has been success this season. 1t
has always worked successfully where
conditions were favorable to its use.
For the stripper to work smoothly
the clover must be almost free from
weeds. The comb-like teeth are easily
ologged by green weeds. Green clover
leaves have the same effect, so it is
necessary to defer the stripping until
practically all of the clover leaves are
dead. Then they are easily stripped
from the stem.
A stripper that can be built at home
is described in Farmers Bulletin No.
646, which may be secured from the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. G. The stripper
described has met the approval Of
Tennessee farmers who have tried it.
/ followed the descriptions and draw
1ngs given in this bulletin and built
machine at a cost considerably less
than $500. 1t took me day to do the
work.
With this machine found it posi-
BILE to strip approximately two acres
day. 1t took two men and horse
to operate the machine.
Crimson clover yields from 6 to 10
bushels per acre. More or less seed
is wasted by being on the ground.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25
SILO FILLING;
WHEN And HOW
Points to Remember If SiIaga
Is to Keep Well and Be
Good Feed
CORN SHOULD NOT Be DRY
Keep Best Men in sllo When Filling
is Being Done so That SiIage 10
Packed in Properly-SiIaae Should
be Well Packed Near Wall.
(By c. A. Hutton, Division of Extern
sion, University of Tennessee.) j

10y u a. t1uJCOu, OIVIbiOu VI U4Leui
sion, University Of Tennessee.)
The best time to cut corn for silage
is when the bottom blades have turned
brown and the grain is well glazed.
At this stage the shuck will begin to
show a brown color.
About fodder pulling time" or just
a little later, is a good time to put
corn into the silo.
1t is a good plan to let the corn get
as ripe as possible.
Fairly good silAge may be made
from dry corn stalks, provided an
abundant supply of water is run into
the silo along with the corn. One
secures much better silage If the corn
is cut at the proper stage.
Do not be afraid of using too much
water if the corn is very dry. II
sorghum is grown with the corn foT,
rilage it will be ready when the corn
is in the proper condition for cutting.
The corn may be cut either by hand
or with corn harvester Where the
amounts to be harvested are small a
number Of farmers may clulR in, to.
gether and purchase harvester.
The best types Of cutters are
equipped with blower attachments for
elevating the corn into the silo. Tho
power required is about one horse
power for every one-inch length in the
cutting cylinder A 12-inch cutter VIII
require a 12-horse-powsr engine, and q
'16-inch cutter about 16-horSe-po~oq
engine if gasoline engine is used
If steam engine is used it should
have at least two-thirds the rated
horsepower as that indicated for the
gasoline engine.
The silage should be cut in lengths
from one-half to one inch. Cutting in
short lengths, filing slowly and pack,
ing the silage thoroughly give best
results. Put the best, heaviest and
most energetic men in the silo to keep
the silage evenly distributed and we'll
packed. Keep the silage at least
foot higher around the wall than in
the center, and see that 1t is especial
ly well tramped around the wall.
When the silo has been filed 1t Ia
a good idea to run in a good amount
of water. This helps to settle the
silage and exclude the air. This is
very important IL the crop is too dry.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25
PLANT LEGUMEs IN AUGUST

(By Harry B. Potter, Division of Exr
tension, University Of Tennessee.)
PLANT legumes" There may be
other battle cries today but none more
important, for this cry would lead to
constructive work-the building up OF
soils.
This is the cry sent forth, from all
Of the agencies working for the agri-
cultural development of Arkansas
Mississippi, and Tennessee. Farmers
and their organizations are back OF
the movement. The divisions of ex-
tension of the colleges Of agriculture,
experiment stations, commissioners OF
agriculture, bankers associations, ag-
ricultural departments of railroads.
newspapers and the agricultural press,
business mems organizations, rural
churches and schools, womens clubs.
and all other groups Of people who
have the welfare of these three states
at heart are doing their part to IN
crease the acreage Of legUmes.
Crimson clover is one of these L.
gumes that will be planted this month
of August. There are other legumee
that may be used on farms to build uD
the soil and increase the proAts.
About these ]. G. McAmls, Specialist
In Agronomy, has written and his
words have bsen printed in a special
pubhcation-No tS-just of the spress.
This publication may be received tres
by any resident OF the state. Address
your letter or card to the Division Of
Hxtension, University Of Tonnesaea.
Knoxville. Or, see your county agent
who can supply you with copy.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25
LIGHT WEIGHT HOGS
ARE BEST SELLERS
"A Study Of Markets and Hogs Reveals
Many Interesting Facts.

(By H. B. Potter, Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee.)
What is hogs time worth?" is a
question the practical joker gets off
frequently. There is a practical an
gweF the joker never thinks of. A
hogs time is worth what the feeder
makes 1t worth.
Up to weight of $50 pounds most
hogs are fed probably. After that
there is loss. The market demands
be lightweight hog. A buyer pays 8
hents for a 26O-pound hog while he
pays only 6A for a 4OO.pound hog.
Che hogs time between the weight Of
$50 and 400 is worth watching.
The larger the hog the more feed
1t takes to maintain him. When the
hog weighs 50 pounds, Is out of every
200 pounds feed are required to keep
him alive The 80 pounds feed goes
to make flesh. When he weighs 200
pounds it takes Sc pounds feed to
maintain the animal. Only GA pounds
Heed is left to make weight. This ra-
No keeps on narrowing until, when
the hog weighs $50 pounds, it takes
6s5 pounds feed to produce 100 pounds
gain. The feeder would make more to
sell the animal at $50 than to keep
him and sell him at 400.
A hogs time before $50 pounds is
worth something to the farmer; after
260 pounds it is loss. 1t might be a
loss even If the market were not 50
discriminating, but with prices placed
as they are there is bound to be a
loss.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25

Even with the necessary loss one
should secure at least as much as B
to 7 bushels of seed per acre.
The stripper removes the seed from
the stem. The seed is still in the
bur, and must either be hulled by a
machine or sown in the bur. There Is
some difficulty in seeding in the bur,
though numerous instances show that
it can be done successfully by mix
ing it with pulverized soil or some
other material to prevent the burs
from sticking together. Care should
be taken to scatter the seed uniform
ly when this method of sowing is used.
1t would seem that better stands of
clover are secured when unhulled seed
is sown. A bushel of well-packed hulls
contain from III to 2 pounds OF seed.
By weight it has been estimated that
so to go per cent of unshelled material
is seed This method of producing
seed is not ideal for commercial pur-
poses, but it is certainly practical for
those of us who are interested in
merely growing seed for home use and
having some to spare for neighbors.
When we begin to produce our own
seed on our own farms there will be
little purchasing of seed There will
be no call for money at season when
that article is particularly scarce with
some of us. The result will be an
increase in the acreage of this valua-
BILE plant.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25
BIG PRICES FOR cocKERELs.
(By R, N. Crane, Division Of Exton.

(By R. N. Crane, Division Of Exten.
sion, University of Tennessee)
l have learned from experience that
the best time to market young cock
erels Except a few of the best which
will be kept for breeding purposes) is
when they weigh IL pounds to 2
pounds each The pullets do better
with the cockerels off the yard. But
the main advantage in getting rid Of
the cockerels is that at this season
feed is scarce on the average farm.
What feed is available should be
saved for the pullets so that they may
be matured well and early for winter
layers.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25
SOME CAKES TO EAT
DURING THE SUMMER

(By Geneva Conway, Division of Elk.
tension, Uniyersity of Tennessee.)
The quantity of food eaten in .
summer day may be the same as
usual, but it must be of different
type than that eaten In cold weather.
Reduce the fat meat supply and in
crease the vegetables and fruits.
The cake we make in summer will
be different from that made in winter.
Sugar icing is heat and energy pro-
ducer and therefore not to be recon-
mended for summer. Let US have the
plain sponge cake. ginger cake, berry
muffin, or small cake.
Ginger Cakes.
One-half cup sugar, cup molasses,
y cup butter or lard, y teaspoon gin
ger, v teaspoon ground cloves, 1 tea
spoon cinnamon, teaspoons soda,
cup boiling water, az cups -four, 2
eggs, beaten separately, added last.
Cream the butter, add sugar, molasses,
and dry ingredients. Lastly, add the
boiling water with the soda, and then
the egg whites.
Grandma's Cookies.
Two cups sugar, 2 eggs, cup short
ening, teaspoons baking powder, ]
quart -four. Mix with enough water
to make stiff dough. Cut with small
biscuit cutter. These cookies will
keep acknowledgements lock and key.
Sponge Cake.
Three eggs, cup sugar, cup flour,
one-half cup scalded milk, 2 tea
spoons baking powder. Scald the
milk and let it cool. Beat egg
yolk until light lemon color.
Add sugar, gradually, then -four and
milk alternately. Beat all In well, and
lastly add the baking powder and fold
in the beaten egg whites. Bake in
moderate oven.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25
SHOWER BATH MAY BE
HAD ON ANY FARM
cheap In Construction, Yet in Every
i Way UsefuI-This Shower Bath Is
| Easily Made With Home Tools.

Amusing as may be the scene Of
this boy bedecked for the moment in
rain coat and bathing CAP the shower
bath which causes his glee is really an
article Of comfort on many farms.
And certainly it IS inexpensive The
valve Lere shown cost twenty-five cents
but any one could make valve that
would answer the purpose very we'll.
The wood pail, the tin-can shower
head and the little pipe necessary
were found about the farm.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25
GOOD THINGS PREPARED FOR THE TABLE

At a demonstration meeting in June
this picture was taken. Cherries,
STRAWBERRIES, gooseberries, beans and
a host of other things that grow on
farms were available for canning. To
put up good fruit and vegetables re-
Quires skill. There are easy ways of
doing it, and economical ways, too. To
find out these things and to present
them to the women of the state is the
mission Of those in home demonstra-
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-08-25

tion work. They recognize that many
housekeepers are doing excellent
work. Their effort is simply to make
the best better" If you are interested
IN any matters of the home on which
you have doubts write to the Extern
sion Division, University OF Tennes-
see, Knoxville. There those who have
worked longest on some of these home
problems will receive your letter and
answer it as completely as they can.