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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-21

80 acres bottom land, S5 acres in al
falfa, price $65 per acre.
Nice home in Sparks addition to
trade for acreage property.
21O acres land near Chickasha to
rent, also 20 acres with room house.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01
PREPARATIONS BEING COM
PLETED FOR HOG ROAST,
GREAT Time IS ASSURED

From the condition of too much
feed and nothing to feed it to" things
have changed until at present the
matter of securing feed for the great
numbers of hogs in the Monte Vista
district is not the easiest matter in
the world.
This change has been brought
about thru the agency of the Monte
Vista Hog Growers association,
whose activity in eradicating cholera
and in employing means for keeping
free from the disease has made the
hog raising industry the leading
stock business.
On February 10th, next, the Hog
Growers association will hold their
third annual meeting and celebra-
ton. The Hog Roast" will be un-
der the direction of the auxiliary or
ganization, The High order of
Grunts, and elaborate arrangements
are being made for the banquet and
entertainment. On account of the
large membership of both organiza-
tions, it has been decided to hold the
affair at the Opera houre, and even
with the large accommodations of
that building the invitations will
necessarily be limited strictly to
members | n good standing. The
committee on entertainment Is in
structed to put on something good
and they assure us that the best
shows on the Orpheum circuit will
be tame compared with the attrac-
ton to be staged by the H. o. G.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

and the Incorporation of the organi-
Zation and the opening Of the office
should be established Immediately.
The markets for your farm pro-
ducts are not based entirely on the
supply and demand, but in many in
stances are under the control of spec
ulators and the buyers, and II you
proceed along the lines suggested
you will be dumbfounded with the
enormous increase in your returns
from the sale of crops and livestock.
BY such improved business
methods new markets for all pro-
ducts would be developed and buyers
be attracted to this district for their
products Records could be estab-
lished so that the exact cost of the
production OF every crop would be
known, and then the selling price of
the product be based on these .ex-
penditures together with an added
profit for the producer, and all quo
tations made on the basis OF a profit
for the grower. This kind of sys-
tenn is a part of all other mercantile
establishments, and 1t can be made
the system for the mombers of the
Farmers Organization.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Report has it that a number of
Pudding Mills and Smelters in the
country are short of iron ore for the
smelling and manufacture of steel
and its component parts, owing to
the vast amount of exports in ammu-
milton supplies to foreign countries.
1t is also said the C. +. and l. have
been at loss to secure sufficient ore
to fill orders, however, this cannot
be definitely ascertained. Should
these conditions exist would 1t not
be well to rejuvenate mining indus
try in the mountains surrounding
the San Luis Valley where large
bodies of iron ore are known to exist
and help supply the shortage? 1t
would give work to our unemployed
labor both miners and railroad. Mr..
Sam Carpenter, an expert miner
from Creede, passed through town
recently from a trip to the north
part of the Valley where he reports
the discovery of a large iron ore le-
posit, which development, in ali
probability will be financed by east
ern capital. Reports to the Journal
from a number of mining camps sur
rounding the Valley, give promise of
great activity next Spring.-Alamosa
Journal.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Floyd Adams, an employe OF the
quite serious accident Wednesday
while on his way home to lunch Mr.
Adams was riding bicycle when he
was struck by an automobile driven
by Mrs. Polly Mcneil. 1t seems that
both parties became confused and
turned out the same direction.
The last report was that he is i'm.
proving rapidly.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01
The Great Western Sugar company

converted into sugar at its Long
mont factory alone, for the 1915
season, or will have when the season
closes January 18th, 1916, a total
of 250,000 tons of beets raised by
growers right about Longmont
These beets were paid for at an aver
age of six dollars ton, and the com
pany therefore distributed among
the Longmont farmers $4,000
for the season.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01
WHERE TO GET MONEY AND
WHERE TO FIND MARKET

These Two Burning Questions Which
Have Puzzled Farmers for Years,
to be Discussed Mt Farmers Con-
greess.
How can l get money, at reason
able rate Of interest. to help me In
my farming operations?
Where will find the best market
for my products and what is the
best method of my getting them to
market?
These two questions have been
indeed hard nuts for the farmer to
crack all down through the years
and they cannot be discussed too
freely or considered too carefully.
One whole day, Thursday, January
9Th, will be devoted to a discussion
of these two subjects at the seventh
annual session of the Colorado
Farmers Congress which will be held
at the Agricultural College in Fort
Collins during the week of January
3-S.
"Co-operation Between Bankers
and Farmers will be the subject of
the first address of the day which
will be delivered by Gordon Jones'
President of the United States Ma
tional Bank of Denver. Frank N.
Briggs of Denver will deliver an ad-
dress at 10:45 on the subject "a
Plan for a Rural Credit System in
Colorado" Werner q. Reed of Dem
yer will discuss "Co-operative Mar
keting in Colorado" Marketing
Farm Wastes" will be discussed by
o. H. Benson, in charge Boys and
Girls Club Work, U. 8. Department
of Agriculture. DR.. Elwood Mead
of the University Of California, for
merly at the head of large irriga-
ton project in Australia, will have
for his subject at the morning ses-
sion plans for Land Settlement in
Colorado" In the evening he will
discuss Australian Agriculture"
Rural Cooperation In Denmark"
will be the subject of an address by
Mr. H. w. Foght, Specialist in Rural
School Practice, u s. Bureau of Edu-
cation, who will deliver his ddress
at the evening session. The dispo-
sition of the school funds in the
state constitutes a question in which
every farmer as we'll as every citizen
within the boundaries of Colorado
should be deeply interested Attor-
ney General Fred Farrar will ex-
plain what is being done and what
should be done with the school
funds.
Besides these numbers there will
be at $3.50 in the morning an excur-
sion over the college campus, at 3:20
there will be a business session of
the Farmers Congress, and at 6
o'clock in the evening the annual
rural life banquet will be held.
This will undoubtedly be one of
the most largely attended sessions of
the entire congress because of the
vital subjects on the program and the
caliber of the men who have been
chosen to discuss them.
Special rates have been agreed to
by the railroads under the certifi-
cate plan, provided 100 certificates
are presented to the secretary of the
congress for signature. Local agents
of the railroads will explain the con-
ton.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Bert Meacham and family returned
today from Cripple Creek. They ex-
pected to make longer visit but an
epidemic" of pneumonia at the
Creek hastened their return.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Mrs. l.. Hamilton returned the lat
ter part of last week from an ex-
tended visit with relatives and
friends at different points in Mis-
souri,.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Mrs. w. C. Callan of Hooper, is
visiting with the French and Kellars
this week.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Mrs. e. M. Turner returned to her
home in Pueblo Thursday night after
an extended visit with her father at
the Soldiers Home.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

F. B. Martin Of the Pueblo Star
Journal was in town Thursday solic-
iting nominations for contest now
running in that paper.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Mrs. c. c. Kerr who has been Wis
iting her son John Kerr and family
in Denver, for the past few weeks,
came home Thursday morning.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Mrs. ]. r. Chavez and children
went to Chamita, New Mexico, Thurs
day night, to live.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

M. C. Dakin who used to be resi-
dent of Monte Vista, came in from
Des Moines, Iowa, Friday morning,
to remain temporarily.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Mrs. Mckenzie has recovered from
her attack of the grippe.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Bert Allen went to Jasper Tues
day to work in a mine for several
days.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Harry Loss was very sick with the
grippe, the fore part of the week.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Frank Goff sold 33 head of hogs
toChase & Bond this week, which
brought S610.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Miss Verna Vastine, who has been
spending the holidays with her par
ents here, left for Denver, Tuesday
evening.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Frank Cullens went to Denver
Thursday night to attend East Den
yer high school the remainder Of the
winter.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

p. h. Abbott and wife returned
home from Denver, Sunday morning.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Little Katherine Allen has been
which almost run into pneumonia
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

Mrs. T. c. Thome is visiting friends
in this town this week
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

j. p. Veerkamp was in Alamosa
Friday on business.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01
DEATH OF CESAR v. POWELL.

The following is taken from the
Pocatello Udaho) Tribune:
The death of Oscar V. Powell, a
well known merchant of Monte Wis
ia, Colo, came as blow to his
friends in this city, Sunday night,
December 10. Although Mr.. Powell
has only been a resident of Pocatello
for a couple of months, still in that
short time he made many friends
who are deeply grieved to hear of
his death. He came to Pocatello
from Colorado for his health and
had been residing with his sister,
Mrs. Francis c. Sanders, 855 West
Whitman street. The body will be
sent for interment to Boise.
He is survived by his mother and
three sisters, Mrs. Iona l.. Hart of
this city, Mrs. c. A. Harbaugh of ST.
Louis and Mrs. Francis C. Sanders
of this city. His mother and two of
his sisters were at his bedside when
he died
The immediate cause of his death
was rupture of an artery in his
head, from coughing.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-01-01

W. F. Bowers went to Creede
Wednesday on business.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
By GARRETT p. sERVIss.

How do you account for the pres
ence Of the minerals, such as gold. sill
yer. iron and copper; also precious
stones and mineral oils, petroleum es-
pecially2 II. J. E"
-HE existence OF these things is no
more and no less mysterious than
l. that of common dirt. or Of air OF
water. They are all constituents Of the
earth as we find it. But their distribu
ton. their mode OF origin, and their
greater or less abundance present many
interesting questions. some Of which,
at least. can be answered.
Take the four metals that you men
tion-gold. silver. copper. iron. Their
abundance is in inverse ratio to the
value that We set upon them. or. turn
ing the statement the other way
around. their value (to u.s.. is in in
verse ratio to their abundance. II gold
were as plentiful as dirt. and iron as
rare as gold. then our curiosity would
be concentrated upon the iron. while
the gold would be taken as a matter of
course.
However, iron does not possess the
peculiar qualities which make gold
precious. and gold. on the other hand,
lacks the properties that make iron
useful, so that there remains much fool
for thought in The fact that the rare
metals are precisely those whose prop
critics render them suitable only for
narrowly limited use. as in coinage aud
ieWelry, while the abundant metals are
those which. like copper and iron. pos
cess qualities of widespread Importance
in the every day work of mankind
shown nv Nature.
OF course there is a human element
which enters into all OF these 1udS-
ments of value and of usefulness, but
that only shows the more clearly how
close is the adjustment of our life re-
quirements to the properties and the
relative abundance of the inanimaJe
objects around us
The same thing is seen in the case
of precious stones Those having the
greatest value are not merely the most
rare. or the most difficult 10 obtain
but they possess peculiar properties
which greatly enhance the effect OF
their rarity in giving them special
value. Nature might have made COM
mon quarts as hard and as brilliant as
diamond. but that was not the way
things We're ordered Rare qualities
were bestowed upon rare things. and
these qualities are often such as would
have made the world less useful to man
if they had been impaired to the more
abundant minerals
The distribution of the precious
things of the earth is a profita BILE sub
'ect Of reflection. Gold is found in Ger
ta..- kinds of rock. but by no means
in all rocks of those kinds.
Collected by Natural Agencies.
It exists in many places in such
small quantities. or so widely diffused
in minute particles that either il
would cost too much to recover If. or
it could not be recovered at all. Yet
in certain localities it has been col
lected, through various natural agen-
cies and deposited in veins. reefs and
nuggets. so rich and abundant that its
presence gives those localities a pres
tige which all the world willingly ac-
knowledges- But the geologist cannot
tell beforehand whether a newly dis
covered spot viii or will not prove to
be land Of gold
The case of such substance as De
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26

and at first it whizzed slowly. making
breeze such as would hardly blow
a boys kite in the air.
rs that all the faster it can go2'
asked Nurse Jane. who was so warm
that she had to use her tail TO fan her
self first having tied hit of cab
bage leaf to it.
"Oh. no can make the fan go much
faster" said Uncle Wiggily. He pushed
or the little button and all at once
the fan went as fast as an ice cream
cone melts after il falls on the side
walk on a hot day
All. that is grand cried Nurse Jane.
And she and Uncle Wiggily sat in the
cool part of the seaweed bungalow and
enjoyed the breezes OF the fan.
After A little while. when the bunny
gentleman was beginning to feel
sleepy. he heard outside the bungalow
or the beach a sad little voice say
ing:
Well Gizzie dear. 7 can't help it
if the merry-CO-rou isn't running"
But You promised me ride on il.
and 1 want you to have some fun"
said another voice.
I know 1 did. Gizzie. dear But if it
isn't going. how can give you a ride
on it, I can't make it 90 by myself,
y on know"
Yes you can: I want a ride" and
this time the little voice was quite
fretful and unpleasant
trouble ] mustn't make YOU any more
promises I don't know what to do"
He, Here is where ! come in
Uncle Wiggily said 4 must see what
this is Nurse Jane. It. may be some
of nv friends in trouble"
You had much better stay where it
is cool" spoke the muskrat lady.
oh my. no, Not when there is
trouble to make better laughed the
bunntv Here goesr
out in the hot sun he went There
ne saw Alice Wibblewobble, the duck
girl. and with her was her little sister.
Gizzie. the baby duck
What's the matter, ALICE" asked
the bunny
-Oh. I promised Gizzie to give her
ride OF the merry go-rOund today
said Alice. but. when we went to
where il is. I found it was broken. and
il won't be fixed today. So I can't give
Gizzie a ride
And I want one so much.' cried the
baby duck
Uncle Wigsily twisted his ears
twinkled his pink nose and blinked his
Come with me-" he said. starting
back for the seaweed bungalow.
oh have you a merry go-rOund in
there asked GiZzie.
Hush" exclaimed Alice Uncle
Wiggily may have almost anything in
his bungalow He is wonderful"
oh. how nice" cried Gizzie
Well. I haven't exactly merry-gO-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE ELECTRIC FAN.
BY HOWARD II. GARIS.

T T was very hot down at the seashore
where Uncle Wiggily Longears. the
- rabbit gentleman. and Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy. the muskrat lady house
keeper. were spending their vacation
It was so warm that if you had
dropped an egg into the water. close
near shore, of course, where the sharks
couldn't play tag with it. why that egg
would be hard boiled in no time. And
Il you dropped another egg on the said,
why it would have been fried so soon
that. If Daddy had wanted to catch the
3:35 o'clock train from the seashore.
he would have had it for breakfast
It was very warm, ever in the cool,
green seaweed and seasheu bungalow
that Uncle Wiggily hired for himself
ard Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy.
The old rabbit gentleman put on his
thin, white coat, took his big straw
hat down off the piano and started
for the front door
What" cried Nurse Jane You are
not thinking Of going out on hot
CAV like this. are you. Mr. Longears-
such is my intention" said the rab-
bit uncle. speaking punctilious ike.
Where are you going" Nurse Jane
wanted TO know.
To get some GOODNESS down at the
store" answered the bunny uncle.
Goodness" cried the muskrat lady.
do you mean ice cream cone cool
ress?'
Better than that" answered the
bunny. 7 am going 70 buy an cleo
trio fan. such as I have on the back
of nv airship. 1 viii bring the fan
here. set it whizzing around as fast as
anything. and it will make the cool
ocean breezes that ought TO be blown
I'D here TO our bungalow from the sea,
but which are not"
Good cried Nurse Jane. AN cleo
tric fan will be fine Get big one
4 will Uncle Wigsiy promised
Enough to make a cool breeze for both
of US"
So Mr. Longears went to the cleo
tricitv store. where they kept toy troll
lev cars that went around on track
and stopped whenever YOU asked them
to take on passengers
a big. breezy electric fan" cried
Uncle Wiggily in his Jolly voice
You shall have one" said the Polar
Bear. who kept the electric store And
he gave the bunny gentleman nice,
big. shiny one that went al ound whiz-
zie-izzy as fast as a pinwheel-
Uncle Wiggily took the fan home
with him to the seaweed and sea
shell bungalow.
Now for some cool breezesr" he
cried to Nurse Jane We won't be
warm any more"
Uncle WieEily Started the fan going.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26

that other resorts have been bothered
by the finny scorundrels, but Pikers-
ville-On-Ihe-Sea is safe beyond the
shadow of the preadventure of a doubt.
No shark has been seen within miles
OF this place in years"
And the- all trooped out into the
water. when 10 and beware, a half
dozen wicked looking shark fins cut
towards them through the water. ami
they fed screaming blue murder back
10 the beach again. just as Eustance
Smooth was betaking himself off with
his policies under his arm
Insurance, Insurance" they clam
Ored- And Smooth sold out all his
policies and had TO wire TO the home
office for more.
That afternoon letter reached him
at his hotel, the contents being TO wiz.
as follows; Dear sir We have the
office has awarded you sole rights to
your invention of the self-startin-
shark fin, operated from shore by Wire
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26

you change your mind. so why talk
about il any longer"
Hungry" Warren said Gruffly. as
they passed the little restaurant near
their apartment
NO. not a bit; that salad down at
Boobies was too filling. You don't
mean to tell me that YOU are2"
Not so very" Warren returned Il
have hard day tomorrow. 1 hope 1t
doesn't rain
Helen was sitting before her dress
ing table Is minutes later. leisurely
brushing her hair. when Warren called
10 her from the living ROOM
Say. Helen. do you know where my
snake ring isl See if it's anywhere
around. viii you2"
You had it on this morning at break
fast" Helen called back.
Are you sure
Positive 7 remember it when 1
poured the second cup of coffee for YOU
Have you lost it,"
oh. ] guess I mislaid it. but I don't
like to think Of Il lying down IN the
office all night"
The Ring Is Lost.
Warren's snake ring was one of the
few things that he was fond Of 1t
was a queer antique thing, very heavy
and unusually handsome It was the
only piece of jewelry that Warren wore.
but he was very fond of it. and Helen
knew he wouldn't lose it for worlds.
You didn't leave it in the bathroom.
did YOU" she said. getting up and go
ing into the living ROOM shall
look"
No, I seem to remember leaving It
down at the office this afternoon
when I washed my hands. I hate TO
go down there tonight. and yet if I
thought it worth while I would I GER
tainly wouldn't lose the thing"
I wouldn't 20 down tonight II /
TaTa oh vi
probably be there when you get down
in the morning"
Well" Warren vouchsafed, cit would
be funny now if it should be gone.
coming right on top of the change 1
kept"
TT would be funny" Helen answered.
looking him steadily in the eye. I
hope you find ii dear. but you know
that old saying about fair exchange
is no robbery"
Nonsense" said Warren. turning
away angrily. and Helen wondered just
hrw deeply the significance struck
him.-Copyright 1916. International
News Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
Peculiar Facts About Metals. Stones
and Oils; Treasures of the Earth
Many Fascinating Problems Connected With the
Origin and Distribution of Gold, Silver, Iron and
Copper, AS Well AS the Mysterious
Petroleum, Garrett P. Serviss Shows

troleum is peculiar. 1t is found N the
rocks of the earth's crust. but IL was
probably not formed from the rocks.
Although SO great q chemist as Men
deleeff believed that petroleum was
formed by the action of heated water
upon calcium carbide yet the prevail
ing opinion at present is that il IS de-
rived from decomposition of animal or
Of vegetable matter. or OF both The
organisms. whether plant or animal
that have been transformed into oil.
must have been inhabitants Of the
ocean IN early geologic times Some
biologists contend that the material
was supplied entirely by marine animal
life, and that vegetation has played no
part in the phenomenon.
Oil Formed FROM Sea Life.
II this be true, what picture arises
in the mind when We remember the To-
cation Of many OF the great oil wells
Gn Pennsylvania for instance and
then recall the facts that a sea abound
ing with life once rolled where the
mountains now rise and the rivers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
4 Nanoti0e of Everyday Affairs
Their Married Life
Warren Receives a Lesson In Honesty

her end of the argument Warren al
ways held out against her in things Of
this kind. She remembered the day she
had argued with him about giving
charity TO needy people. Nine-tenths Of
the men were the same They all be-
lieved that in cheating 4 corporation
they were somehow avenging them
selves on an unjust world
Seriously. Warren" Helen said, after
a minute or two of thought don't you
think at all about the principle of the
thing2 Remember it's not the single
incident that is so important in itself
it's the thing il stands for WIZ. YOU
have simply stopped to petty stealing.
and # you think il over you can't help
but agree with me"
DO you mean to say that I'm a
thief
Helen Presses the Point.
1T amounts to that. You We're given
something by mistake that doesn't be
long to you but to someone else. and
you are keeping it under false pre-
fences"
Il suppose YOU would call it exactly
the same thing If I should break into
a bank and steal $4,000
It's the same principle"
That's the craZiest thing you've said
yet Now I know you're dead wrong"
Helen shook her head. but said moth
ing more Warren was either deter
mined not to give in. and she was as
equally determined, or else he was
ashamed TO confess that he was wrong
Helen felt that she wouldn't mind so
much if he would confess himself
wrong in the principle. then the same
thing would not occur again. Warren
was speaking again. and she turned her
head 10 hear what he was saying
4 suppose you would be perfectly
willing to have me make a fool of my
self and go back with a few nickels
like a school boy and say: You gave
me the wrong change"
Warren. what is the use of arguing
in a circle about it, If YOU think YOU
are right, nothing I can say Will make