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The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-08
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS Is
ESTIMATED FIRE LOSS
Pioneer Garage, Supplies, Tires. Two
Eesidences, seven Cars And Some
Furniture Destroyed "

The garage building Of the Pioneer
Auto Co, two residences belonging 20
the Wikoffs, nearly five thousand dol
lars worth of Ford supplies and tires,
seven cars and the machinery Of the
garage. as well as many fences and
outbuildings belonging to surrQand-
ing property, was the toll of a disas
ferrous fire which occurred shortly after
noon, Monday. and which, for time
thrfeatened all the property in the in-
mediate vicinity. y
The fire originated in the vulcan
izing department. OF the garage, and
Will a was discovered soon after IL
stared, a lack of water and the nature
of the building and its contents pre-
vented the blaze from being checked
as soon as discoveredNQuick action on
the part of the owners and employees
of the garage, and others, succeeded in
saving many of the cars in the build
ing but seven remained when the heat
and flames became so intense that
further attempts TO remove the cars
would have, been suicidicall Two
Chalmers touring cars, Mrs, Wikoff's
personal car, Ford coupe, Allen WIKI
offs remodeled racer on which he has
spent considerable time and money,Fa
Maxwell belonging to II. L. Simpson,
Ford truck belonging 10 white Tan
ner-and a demonstration carSwere lost
The loss by fire was probably the
greatest In any FIRE that has ever Wis
tied Clayton, and but for a fortunate
change in the direction of the wind
the entire residence portion of Clayton
on the east side of Main sreet might
have been destroyed
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-08
REPUBLICAN MACHINE REJOIC-
ING OVER DROUTH
Drives Out Democratic otrrs Who Are
Converting Arid sections Into
Homes aud Farms

Santa Fe. July S-The selfish part
isanship of the Republican machine in
New Mexico, almost inconceivably hag
rant in it's disregard for the welfare
of the state and its people. was never
more clearly demonstrated than at the
present time, when Republican lead
ers are expressing unbound delight ov-
er the prospect of the dry weather Of
the last several weeks driving Demo-
cratic settlers out of eastern New Mex
leo.
The drouth is driving out the Demo-
cratic voters" they are declaring glee-
fully. IF II just continues there won't
be many of those several thousand new
Democratic votes by fall"
Here is the situations: Throughout
eastern New Mexico many thousands Of
acres of valley and mesa have been
taken up and transformed into pro-
dSctiNe farming districts by settlers
who entered the state several years
ago. Cities and towns have been
built. and millions added to the wealth
of New Mexico. This development now
is being extended by the homesteaders
and others who have come in within
the last few years 10 establish homes
and join the earlier builders OF the om-
pre- lUal new NltAllO lE NtrN NINlf'Nl tR nee
These settlers are the hope of common
Wealth. the state must nave them 10
become productive and prosperous. But
simply and solely because 81 majority
OF them are from Democratic sections
and believe in Democratic principles
of government. The New Mexico Re
publican bosses would have them drly-
en- from the state, and the wealth that
fhaNr a-f11 from IInI n
New Mexico. In other words, amy ca
lanity that might result i'm ridding the
state OF Democratic voters, to the end
that Republican control and its attend
ant misrule mieht be assured would be
welcomed regardless of future con-
sequences.
only those who know the Infinite
selfsmness OF Ncw Ncsico 4,epubu-
canism-the limits to which unscruuul-
BUSINESS extends can fully understand
the present attitude OF the Republican
leaders And those are the mon who
are this year asking the voters 80 Zee
turn their party to power; TO- entrust
the future of the STAG to heir hands.
Fortunately, however, the Joy of tho
O.. O.. y. in connection with the set
tiers in eastern New MeNico is based
upon hopes ana not upon actual con-
ditiona. Few, il amy, OF those VINO
have really settled are leaving. The
men VINO entered trs atHic determined
10 establish homes and aud iu buildmE
up prosperous communities are not
frightened by the present dry spell;
they can see the success attained by the
earlier settlers, and they are aware of
the splendid crop record OF last year.
The several thousand new Democratic
voters in eastern New Mexico viii be
there November z, and il viii only be
necessary to see that they reach the
polls They viii strike q blow for the
good citizenship and clean government
by helping to defeat the Republican
Machine that would gladly sacrifice
them and the welfare of the state in
order to crafty narrow personal ann
bitlou.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-08

jdtteIlts, Morton and Hatchett,
Lynch, Paige and Lyons.
TrNhoma Grabbed Third Game

The TeNhoma Giants. in the third
game Of the series here, played last
sunday. defeated the Blues by q scant
score.and i'm what promised to be another
whirl-wiud finish game on the part
OF the local boys with q lead of only
two runs to- overcome, in the. niueth,
waters singled ana ina stealing second
was called out by the umpire. He was
obviously safe ana when the jumps
changed his decision the Giants proved
their mate littleness and declared they
would Quit were Waters not retired.
During some thirty or thirty-dve min
Utes rag chewing the Blues became dis
gUateJ and allowed Waters TO be call
e1 out They lost heart however, and
wl'iie The heavy end OF the batting
list was coming to bat, the next two
w-n up iailod TO connect and the game
closed with the score four to sin
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-08
COMMISSIONERS ACTION WILL
SAVE LARGE SUM FOR
COUNTY
Redemption OF Current Expense
Bouds Due Nine Years From
New VIII save Sa.7SO IN
terest

= saving TO the taxpayers of
the county of more than three
and one half thousand dollars
has been effected by the board
OF county commissioners by the
redemption OF the current cN-
pense bonds for $1,000 issued
when the county was first or
Ennized.
These bonds, hearing six per
cent interest. were issued jan
unry 18th, 1898, to secure funds
for the running expenses of the
county until n tax could i've levi
ed nud collected. They were
due January afteenth 1925. hut
could be redeemed anytime after
Fifteen years. They were signed
i'y J. j. Chavez, as chairman of
the board. and Kemnry Ritter.
County Treasurer.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-08
NEW W. U. MANAGER

For the third or fourth time within
the past two months a new manager
for the local Western Union telegraph
Office Is announced. c. +. watkins has
accepted the position recently vacat-
ed by Ray Holmes, who was transfer
ed to Dalhart.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-08
Reunion For sunfIOwers Planned

A get together picnic OF all residents
OF the sunflower State who have taken
up their abode in Union County is plan
ned for the nineteenth OF August. The
plans are not yet complete but win be
announced In a later issue.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-08
A Roy At PIanks

T. e. Plank was busilly engaged the
fore part of the week in buying cigars
and soft drinks for his many friends.
the occasion being the arrival at his
home of a ten pound boy, Mother and
son are doing nicely.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-08

r. T. MansISer and daughter, Miss
Helen. motored to Las Vegas the fore
part Of the week. to attend the cele-
bration at that place.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-08

]. Thomas Webb left Friday for Here =
ford Texas, where he will visit relat-
ives for a week or ten days.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-08

Mrs. Mabel Coleman and Miss Nell
lie Ham are home from California for
visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Ham, and brother and sister-in-
law, AR. and Mrs. Harry Ham.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-07-08

Frecinct chairman VII call theV pre-
cinct primaries as soon as possible
selecting their quota of delegates to re-
present their precinct in this eonven-
tion.
John Spring,
Chairman, Central Committee.
c. o. Dunn, Secretary.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03
LIKED CHRISTMAS IN A JUG
Colored Man Could See No Reason
Why He Should Be Deprived Of
His "Chice."

THE officer tells me he found you
In an alley OFF Decatur street, asleep
and under the influence of strong
drink. This jug was at your side.
Have you anything to say?"
Judge Broyles glanced over severely
at the short. thick-set negro, and
paused.
Christmas, jedge," was the reply.
But you had been drinking, Sam"
Christmas, jedge."
"Yes-yes-I know-but that is no
way to celebrate"
The negro grinned.
Oats er mattah OBJ chico, jedgc,"
he observed. Some likes ter put fun.
MES on trees. an some likes ter med
die roun' in hot mince pies, an some
sort oh favors lovin' under de missile
toes. but me-jedge-my idear OBJ
Christmas comes in de jug, Yo' CANT
blame me fer havin' a chico, kin yu?"
Case and Comment
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03

How many eggs does the ordinary
hen lay in year? What is the
highest yield that it is possible to
obtain by choosing only the best
birds and feeding them with the
greatest care?
To these questions no very definite
answer can be given, though much
light has been thrown on the subject
In the past few years. Individual rec
ords have been made under the super
vision of the agricultural colleges and
laying competitions have been insti-
tuted in several OF the states, in which
pens Of five or ten birds have been
pitted against one another. From
the results 1t Is possible to draw a
few conclusions.
With poultry. as with other live
stock, the amateur Is always asking
which is the best breed. 1t was a
dispute between the admirers of two
breeds that started the first laying
contest in Australia Is years ago. An
Australian poultryman who kept Buff
Orpingtons was positive that his hens
were better egg producers than the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03
NAMES LIVE IN HISTORY
Brilliant Array Of Fearless Seafarino
Adventures Belonging to
Norway.

"The ice party this year consisted of
Storkensen, Andreasen and Thomson,
all Norwegians except myself wrote
Vilhjalmur Stefansson in the opening
sentence of the account of his polar
expedition. Apparently he classes him
self as American or Canadian, as he
is, and gives no credit to Scandinavia
for the part he played in the narrative
Of what happened. 1t was more than
coincidence that his companions were
''all Norwegians." The annals CT arc
tic and antarctic exploration are filled
with the exploits Of Norwegians and
few explorers have been more modest
than they regarding their achieve
ments.
The Norsernen have been fearless
seafaring adventurers since the days
when the vikings, in their little ships,
overraE the west coast of Eurcpe and
tine after time raided the British
Isles. They reached cut into the un.
known north seas to Iceland, then to
Greenland, ard nearly a thousand
years ago Lief Ericsson and his crew
visited the land they knew as Vinland
AMI what we know as New England.
The old tower at Newport is there as
evidence of their coming centuries be-
fore Columbus had sailed on his mem
oratle voyage.
Within tie memory of all of us Capt
Fridtjof hansen brought new luster
to Ncrway's fame IN exploration when
he navigated the northwest passage in
his ship Fran. Capt. Roald Amundsen
brought back to civilization the first
definite scientific data on the magnetic
pole, which he located in the far
Ncrtn. A few years later he was first
to reach the south pole, having Ar
rived only few weeks in advance of
the Inflated Scott experimentation
apolis Star.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03
T;52}&&&I3R}ss97k:
w. ROPER of Chicago recent
ly made an unusually danger
GUS ascent of Longs peak,

w. ROPER OF Chicago recent
ly made an unusually danger
Gus ascent of Longs peak,
the giant of the new Rocky
Mountain national park, and has
given details of the exploit in a letter
to friend.
Longs peak, which is 14255 feet
high, was considered unclimbable for
many years Its summit is reached by
passing from Boulder field, which lies
10000 feet up. through an opening in
the rocky wall known as Keyhole out
upon the side of a sharp-angled slope
covered with perpetual ice and snow,
which slants from near the summit far
down the N Mntain side to end in a
nearly precipitous drop of good deal
more than q thousand feet into Gla-
cier gorge.
This is calico the Trough and 1t is
assembled by steps cut in the ice and
snow, which are frequently ,obliterated
by fresh snowfalls and must be re-
newed continually. So far, none of
the hardy scalers of the summit,
which include, by the way, an in
creasing number of women, has lost
control on this dangerous slope,
though stories are whispered Of occa-
sional slips caught Just in time
Mr.. Roper. while ascending the low
er levels, met four young men, two of
them with frozen feet, who had been
held overnight on the summit by
snow sQuall obliterating the steps too
late in the day to enable them to cut
new ones on their descent.
In the Face Of a Gale.
"As there was a heavy snow on the
summit of Longs peak the night after
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03
Look and Feel
Clean, Sweet and
Fresh Every Day
Drink . glass Of real hot water
before breakfast to wash
out poisons.

Life is not merely to live, but to
live well, eat we'll, digest well. work
we'll, sleep well, look well. What q
glorious condition to attain, and yet
how very easy 1t is II one will only
adopt the morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to feel
dull and heavy when they arise, split
ting headache, stuffy from cold, foul
tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach,
can, instead, feel as fresh as a daisy
by opening the sluices OF the system
each morning and flushing out the
whole of the internal poisonous stag
nant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
well, should, each morning, before
breakfast, drink a glass OF real hot
water with a teaspoonful OF limestone
phosphate in 1t to wash from the
stomach. liver. kidneys and bowels tho
previous days indigestible waste. sour
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing, sweetening and purifying the en-
tire alimentary tract before putting
more food into the stomach. The &C.
ton Of hot water and limestone phos-
phate on an empty stomach is wonder
fully invigorating. 1t cleans out all the
sour lamentations, gases, waste and
acidity and gives one a splendid ap-
petite for breakfast. While you are
enjoying your breakfast the water and
phosphate is quietly extracting large
volume Of water from the blood and
getting ready for thorough flushing
OF all the inside organs.
The millions of people who are both
cred with constipation, bilious spells,
stomach trouble, rheumatism; others
who have sallow skins, blood disor-
ders and sickly compilations are urged
to get quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from any store that handles
drugs which will cost very little, but
10 sufficient to make anyone q pro-
nounced crank on the subject OF in.
ternal sanitation.--Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03

ing the steps in the ice through the
Trough. My fears were well founded
More than half OF the steps were not
only filled but entirely covered and
ob,iterated, so that it was impossible
to locate them. There were several
places from fifty to a hundred feet
wide or more between the powders
along the side of the Trough where
there was no sign of any footing, and
IL one should start to slip it was hard
to see just where one might expect to
stop. The only certain place appeared
to be down near Gla1ier lake, some
1000 feet below.
In these places made steps by re-
peated kicks with my heel, at the
same time making hand holds higher
up with my hands in the crusty snow
fortunately, l was able T., find the
steps in that portion of the side of the
Trough that was covered with ice. In
one place l attempted to 60 down over.
q bowlder by lowering myself feet
first, but after getting SO far that
swung freely below the chest found
it impossible to find safe footing and
had to climb up again over the bowl
der. AS this bowlder was located in a
position with a steep crusty snow
slope below it, the climbing up was at
tended with some danger, and espe-
cially 80 as the first part of the climb
ing consisted Of series of kicks and
wriggles in an attempt to lift my
clothing clear of the rough bowlder
and to move forward at the same time
until l could bring my foot OF knee
into action.
The trail was very dim after get
ting out of the Trough. Several times
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03
BILIOUS, HEADACHX,
SICK ''CASCARETS''
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get 4 10-cent box.


Sick headache, biliousness. dizzi-
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath--always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed. fermenting food In the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter dogged in the in
testines. instead of being cast out
Of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that dull. throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour. undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile IRON the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03
COFFEE WAS 1T.
People Slowly Learn the Facts.

All my life l have been a slave to
coffee. l kept gradually losing my
health. but l used to say nonsense. it
don't hurt me-
Slowly l was forced to admit the
truth and the final result was that my
nervous force was shattered.
My heart became weak and uncer.
tain in it's action and that frightened
me. Then my physician told me that
! must stop drinking coffee or l could
never expect to be we'll again.
Il thought of Postum but could
hardly bring myself to give up the
coffee.
Finally / concluded that | owed II
to myself to give Postum a trial | got
q package and carefully followed the
directions, and what a delicious, nour.
fishing, rich drink 1t was. Do you
know, l found 1t very easy to shift
from coffee to Postum.
Almost Immediately after | made
the change / found myself better. and
As the days went by kept on improv.
ms. ny iCi Voc 6ItW Bttduy, 1 slept
well and felt strong and well-balanced.
Now the old nervousness is gone and
/ am well once more"
II pays to give up the drink that
acts on some like a poison, for health
is the greatest fortune one can have.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek. Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereal-the original form
must be we'll boiled. 15c and CSC pack.
ages.
Instant Postunn-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly IN . cup of hot wa.
ter, and. with cream and sugar. makes
. delicious beverage Instantly. SOC and
E0c tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious ana
cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03

Silver Wyandottes of his neighbor. A
wager was made and the first trial of
six months performance was begun
Since then the contests have widened
out to include all the leading breeds.
yet the question OF leadership has
not been solved. The original claim
ants for the honor the Silver Wyan-
dottes and Bun Orpingtons-have,
however, long since been outdistanced,
leaving the Leghorns, the Wyandottes
and the Plymouth Rocks straining for
the lead. The anxiety of the amateur
to know (which is the best breed is
still unsatisfied
leohorns and Wyandottes.
Reviewing the results of the past
two years, 1t is seen that there is
something in the strain; that is a
breeder with flock of good layers
can raise from them birds that will
distinguish themselves in egg produc-
ton. In the Storr's Connecticut con-
test, which closed a year ago, the first
place was taken by a pen of White
Leghorns, the property of F. p. Lin
coin of that state. This year the same
poultryman is well up on the list with
a pen of Plymouth Rocks. In 1914,
Tom Barron of Catforth, England, was
in second place with White Wyan-
dottes, and this year captured first
and third prizes with Wyandottes and
Leghorns, respectively. Apparently
the skllful breeder can handle any one
OF several breeds and get results
In the Philadelphia contest Mr.. Bar
ron has also been a consistent winner
having taken first and second place in
the test year ago, and coming third
In the competition Just closed. An
other English breeder, Ed Corn, was
n third place last year and up among
the leaders this year.
For the past four years an elabor-
ate test has been carried out in Mis-
souri,, which included several of the
lesser known breeds such a. Anconas
and Hamburgs. Comparisons were
made BY months. The laying season
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03

has very direct bearing on profits
seeing that winter eggs command the
higher prices. Leghorns and Plymouth
Rocks proved the best workers in De-
cember and January, while Orpingtons
led in February. Through the sum-
mer there was little advantage, though
it was noticeable that Rhode Island
Reds began to show up in July and An
gust.
Over the 200 Mark.
In the individual records for Mis-
souri, pens, extending over four years,
there were 249 hens or 10 per cent of
the whole number of entries that laid
200 eggs or more in one year. Four
teen per cent of the hens laid lese
than 80 eggs in one year. The aver
age of all the hens during the four
years was 1852 eggs each.
Commenting on the profit to be OBJ
tained from the good layers and the
strikers, the manager of the contest
says, that at 20 cents per dozen and
at an estimated cost of 81 to feed each
hen year, the hen which lays so eggs
estimating that 1t costs one-half as
much for housing and labor, the hen
which lays 80 eggs per year just pays
her keeping. The hen which lays 100
eggs in one year makes a profit OF
ten eggs, while the hen which lays
the sum Of 100 eggs in one year
makes profit of 80 cents, and is
therefore three times as profitable as
the hen which lays 100 eggs. The hens
which lay 200 eggs are 10 eggs profit
which would be 1888 1-3 profit. Con.
sidering this as interest at per cent on
an investment, the hen would be
worth $2291.
One of the conclusions reached by
Miller Purvis, the noted poultry au.
thority, is that the competitions have
brought the egg laying hen into her
proper place beside the fancy bird that
wins In the show. For every dollar
spent for poultry for food, at least 81
are spent for eggs. Hence, the poul
tryman who is looking for breeding
stock will demand to be shown some
thing in the way of accomplishment In
the flock he 10 choosing from. Be
fore the time of laying competitions
breeders made claims concerning the
prizes they had won at poultry shows:
now they add to these claims the egg
records of their hens, il they have
had the courage to put them to the
test. The Oregon crossbred hen that
laid 300 eggs in year and sos in two
consecutive years has had more news
paper space used in telling about her
than any other hen. Fifteen years
ago hen with the same blood mix
ture would have been called a mongrel
and no attention would have been paid
to her, Today her daughters or near
female relatives have taken third
place in the contest at San Francisco
exposition. Further, a pen of barn.
yard mongrels tested in one of the
competitions laid almost exactly the
number of eggs that made the aver.
age of the 495 purebred hens con.
stituting the remainder of the entries.