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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13
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A sharp attack of fever followed
Gerry's exposure and immersion. The
old woman of the inn knew no medica-
ments, but she knew fever. She piled
blankets on Gerry and let him sweat
it out. On the third day nature. assist
ed by his magnificent physique, finally
routed the attack.
He called the old woman. He asked
her il she remembered him. She peered
at him. "No. MASTER" she said. II do
not remember you. You are like the
foreigner who was drowned, but he
is dead"
Gerry shook his head. mot dead"
he said. ''only disappeared"
.You.a are not he" said the old wom-
an. He could not talk words that
one could understand"
Gerry nodded gravely. He felt as
though words could never make him
smile again. II have learned" he said.
Now tell me what became of the
things I left here?" He went through
the list.
The old woman checked off each
item and then shrugged her shoulders.
She led him to a little dark room
whose only light came from the inter
stices of the tiled roof. AS his pupils
expanded he began to make out one
after another OF the bags that had
made up his travelling kit
There is a letter." she said, and
went Off to fetch 1t. Gerry dragged
the bags out into the light. Their locks
were ali sealed with the seal of the
American consulate at Pernambuco.
~ ha a
wax. The old woman came back with
the letter and handed it to him. he
tore 1t open. 1t was a note from the
consul saying that by order of Gerry's
wife his things had been sealed and
left at the inn, telling him where to
find the keys. The room. he learned
from the old woman, had been paid
for regularly, at first by the month,
then by the year. She felt no resent
ment at his return, only resignation.
You are the only guest I've had since
you went away" she said quantity and
with a sigh.
Fear nothing" said Gerry kindly.
You have been faithful. You may
the next ten years"
he carried mis- bags into the room
overlooking the river and then lay
down. He was too tired after the fe
yer to open them. He knew that the
opening of those dust-covered bags
with their rusted metal fittings was
going to be another ordeal.
The next day Gerry sat before his
unpacked bags. He had turned out
all their contents. On the bed, the
floor, the table and the chairs was
piled such an array of linen and shoes
and suits of various cut and weight as
he had once deemed the minimum with
which man could decently travel.
Now they seemed to him wasteful and
futile. The clothes did not carry his
mind back as he had expected. The
starch, in the linen had gone yellow.
He had always hated yellow collars.
The suits struck him as belonging to
someone else-all except one. One
sturdy suit OF tweed had a cut that
was different from the others. OF all
the ",othes It alone seemed to have
Il personal note-the note he had ex-
prcted TO find In the bags and had
shrmuk from.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13

To be exiIed 5000 miles from
homo is as trying to an Ameri-
cans soul as serving a long
term In prison. Consider Ger
ry's situation. He has lost Mar
sarita and his boy. He longs to
90 back to AIix and Red Hill,
but the shock of recent events
have sapped the nerve he needs
to make the start for home.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13

American Boy.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-06
How to Make Vinegar

Use ripe, clean fruit, Do not
put the sweet cider into old vine
gar barrels withuu. FIRST thoroughly
scalding the old barrels. Fill the
barrel about two.thirds full and
lay on side in n temperature Of
about 70 degrees. For each five
galloas Of cider add ono cake Of
yeast. dssoying the yeast IN warm
water first. When the bubbles Of
gas cease to come or, which will
be in from six weeks TO two months.
draw Off the clear liquid and rinse
the barrel out, fll the barrel half
full Of the liquid drawn or, and
add one quart Of old vinegar for
each gallon Of the liquid. Do not
add lot Of strinRy, Shiny substi-
tutc called mother. Keep at .
temperature os about 70 degrees
and in few months you will have
good vinegar.
For full Instructions, write or
phone Luke Powell, District Ilor-
ticultura Inspector. prosscr. Wash.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-06
HUNTING SEASON
OPENS WITH A BANG

The hunting season opened with
bang. In fact. it was bang
bang! bang. from daylight till
dark. Most of the hunters report
good shooting although there were
few here and there who failed to
bring home the bacon. The Spokes.
man knows Of one hunter so conf
dent of his ability to bag at least
one pheasant that he told his wife
to make no provision for meat for
the Sunday dinner and then had to
wait round until 2 p. m. for Joe
Bonn to open the store so he could
get piece of hara.
Rod Sprague had been doing his
darndest for the past month to
keep on the good side of couple
of cockerels who had been ranging
his ranch but could not locate them
high or low Sunday morning, 50 he
got mad and shot coyote who was
reckless enough to jump in front
of him.
John McFee probably bagged the
biggest game for the day when the
gun he was carrying was accident
ally discharged, some of the shot
caroming off the rocks and striking
James Smith, the manager on his
ranch, in the foot. The injury
proved on examination to be slight,
but it spoiled Johns shooting for
the day.
A few ducks were killed, but
most of the bag Sunday was pleas
ants. Not many ducks have come
in yet. 1t will take a real sharp
cold snap to make hunting in that
line good here.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-06
Results Tubercuiar Test

Figures compiled by r. T. Graves,
state agricultural commissioner.
giving in detail by counties the
work Of the veterinary division
from June, 1915, to September ] +,
1916, in the testing Of cows for
tuberculosis, show that q total Of
28,930 head were- tested, OF which
26, 1916 were found in healthy con
dition, while 1854 reacted to the
test showing disease. or this num-
ber ll2 were placed in quarantine,
and 1912 were slaughtered. OF
those killed, 1863 were paid for
by the state, the maximum rate be-
ing $35 and amounting in all 10
$40, ,603 .18. OF the reactors slaugh-
tered, 983 were passed for food (,
that is, their condition was such
that portions other than the in
fected parts were allowed to be
sold for food purposes The other
686, however, were condemned as
unfit. Skagit county showed the
highest number Of rcactors, their
percentage being 6.66. and Okla
nogan county lowest with SO Of
one per cent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-06
POTATOES
GOOD FOR SEED

AS a number of requests have
come from your district for in
formation relative to the value of
irrigated seed potatoes and method
of selection, | am writing you the
following:
Irrigated potatoes are good for
seed if they have been irrigated
properly. Mr.. O. p. Grambo, Of
Prosser, has selected his own seed
on irrigated ground for II years,
and he has had one of the best
crops in this district every year.
A number of other farmers in Ben
ton county have demonstrated CON
clusiyely that properly irrigated
and carefully selected potatoes are
good seed.
If the potato ground has had
only light applications of water
during the entire season, and these
light applications of water have
been put on often enough so that
the ground has not become too dry
at any time, the grower has only
one more necessary step to take to
have good seed potatoes of his own.
This other step is hill selection.
A grower can no more get good
seed potatoes from a poor hill than
he can get good breeding stock
from a poor litter of pigs. If he
puts all of his potatoes in one lot
and then selects seed, he will select
some good-looking potatoes which
have come from hills bearing per-
haps only one or two good potatoes,
and all of the rest poor ones. If
he selects from the individual hills,
he can select seed only from the
hills that have produced q large
per cent of choice potatoes.
We fully appreciate the extra
work that hill selection means, but
we also fully appreciate the differ
encc between crops of potatoes
where hill selected seed has been
used in one case, and bin selected
seed used in the other.
An even supply Of moisture and
hill selection, with probably change
Of seed every four or five years, is
evidently the only solution for the
serious seed potato problem in your
district. LEE M. LAMPSON,
County Agricultural Agent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-06
Special Rates on WindfaIIs.

In order to handle the great
number Of windfall apples in the
Wenatchec district before they
spoil, the Great Northern railroad
obtained permission from the pub
lie service commission last week to
put into effect rate less than the
statutory ono on apples from We
natchcc and Malaga to Seattle and
Tacoma. During the heavy wind
storm n week ago last Tuesday il is
estimated that from 2 to % per
cent Of the apples in that district
were blown from the trees and the
railroad figures it will have to haul
from 400 to 800 carloads Of them.
The new rate is put into effect 80
that the apples may be rushed to
the Seattle and Tacoma vinegar
and cider plants.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-06
Heavy ism
COMPLIMENTARY
LETTER ON PEACHES

X. j. Roberts this week received
very complimentary letter from
dealer in North Dakota to whom
he had expressed several shipments
of peaches this season. Incidental
ly, the writer Of the letter throws
quite q bouquet of flowers ut the
whole White Bluffs district. The
following is quoted from .hc let
ter.
Theirs was the Big Y. and
while pretty good fruit. did not
nearly equal yours for flavor and
juiciness. The dealers (and the
public consumers) were unanimous
in their verdict that the White
Bluffs peaches are the finest that
have ever been shipped in here.
Next season we would like to get
started as soon rs yoJr Carmans or
whatever your earliest peaches.
come on. The great bulk Of your
fruit arrived here in splendid CON
dition and just ready t) cat or put
down right away. But our town
is not very large, cnly about 800
inhabitants. and 50 half. or nearly
half, of what you shipped was gold
to country merchants all the way
from . to II miles distant"
The express rate from White
Bluffs to this point in Dakota 10
55 cts. per box and MS Mr.. Roberts
says he received Al cts. f. o. b.
here. the peaches cost the dealers
over there $l.00 per box.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-06
Apples to South America

The Spokesman this week printed
a big bunch Of apple nox labels for
George Burford Of Hanford. Part
of them will be used in two cars Of
apples that Mr.. Burford will ship
to New York next week, and some
of the others may go to South
America in shipment he is CON
templating making to that terri
tory. Mr.. Burford says he has
tried marketing his fruit through
associations and on consignments to
the commission houses and his cx-
perience with them has tempted
him to try little Of the marketing
game on his own account.
He says also that in making these
shipments he is proceeding on the
theory that the public will pay a
good price for a frst.class article
done up in an attractive package.
He is packing only the finest Of his
apples and the labels, which nearly
cover one end Of the box. are
printed in black on yellow paper
and make very striking appear
ance
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-06
Big Dance

D. j. Boag and Fred Gilhuly an.
nounce their opening dance in the
Codding hall on Friday evening,
Oct. 18th. Kennewick orchestra
will furnish music. Dancing will
start sharp at 0 o'clock. Every
body come to the big dance. Tick
cts, 81 90.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-06
Teachers Institute

Through the courtesy Of ProfcB
sor Perry. The Spokesman thi,
week received IL program Of tEe
joint teachers institute for Frank.
lin and Benton counties that is be,
ing held this week in Prosscr.
The instructors arc DR.. t. a.
Holland. state college; Or. Geo. W.
Nash, Bcllingham normal. Mrs
Elizabeth Jones. state college. j
Werner Hoppe. Cheney normal;
VIM. r Parish. Ecllingham nor.
NAL Ruth ii. Hoffman, EllcnAburg
normal. H.. Marjorie Shicr, musical
director. Kcnnewick n. a. Mccall,
dry farming. Lind: and Nellie l..
Rcddy. dcmonsLaior Palmer writ.
ing system. The institute began
Tuesday and will terminate this
evening.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-10-06

Mrs. NJ. T.. Tromanbauscr this
week received the gnd news Of The
death Of her mother. Mrs. Sarah
Ann Jackson. at ficspcler, Ontario.
Canada. Mrs. Jackson died on
Wednesday. September 9Th. nt
the ngc Of 20 years
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
RRmN CITY

Miss Matte Friedman and MIS-
K1gHr q Mzrrznsburg visited NJ.
and Mrs. Emi Junebuth, Tnesszy-
Boz Offutt shipped two loads Of hogs
Monday - Misses ZeIls and ALMA
Brow are visiting n Kansas City
this week-R0y Kettle shipped q load
Of cattle Sunday and SO did Ed Hi
de5rand-Mrs Dan HIldebrand and
Tom Hfrks lost all Of their large
chickens during the windstorm Friday
night-Mr. and Mrs George Keller
halls and Mr.. and Mrs J. S. Arvin
were Ia Mexico Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs, J. W. Woodbridge
celebrated their fourteenth anniver-
sary. Mr.. and Mrs Paul Williams, Of
Mexico, were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J.
W. Woodbridge last week.. B. Arr
in, H. Ellis and Dan Hildebrand at.
tended the ice cream supper at Mar
tinsburg Saturday night -AdoIph
Krieger Of M~artinsburg IS visiting his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs Z. N.
Christrup-Mrs. z. W. Rockwell and
daughter were in Mexico. Monday
]. T. pussell is having sidewalks
made in front If his residence a
citizen Of Benton City went to Mex
leo recently to learn from an attorney
whether the town board could force
him to lay grauitoid walk along his
property. He was informed that the
only alternative he had was to com
ply with the order VI the town board
Mr.. Ray lcenall Of St James, was
visiting John Sharp last week.-Mrs.
Esther Gilmore, Of st. Louis is visit
ing the Roberts family-Mrs. Voor-
HES CO0ns Of Mexico. visited her
sister, Mrs. Kick Hofsess, last week
MIR. and Mrs. John r. Paradeis
have bought an Overland ear.-Ther,
viii be a dance at Romans Hall Fri
day night. W. Hines was il
Montgomery City, Sunday. Mrs
George Romans Of Wellsyille, was
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Romans
Sunday-Gale Carter has returned
from college. Miss NeYa Hutcher.
son is on the sick list-Miss ReynoId:
returned to her home SuRday.-Miss
Dyke Of Mexico is visiting Miss Elsi,
Hilderbrand this week. Harry Hill
debrand has bought the Wright prop
I arfw
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01

One q the most severe stDrrns syer
had here w2s Friday night when
telepho.e poles we're uprOoted. Is IN
gwn trees, Elos demolished and last
but not least lost chickens. About
1000 chickens were lost In this vicin-
.fy during this storm- Mrs Louis
.Ge1rieh east Of town being one Of the
heavy losers, she lost about fifty thE-
weigh from l TO IL poundS-The
little eight year old son Of Nh. and
Mrs. John 0yerstreet who died
Thursday was buried Friday-Mrs
Sam Laws accompanied by DR.. Hill
Of Bachelor left for the Mexico hos
pital Monday evening to undergo ar
operation-vic Hamilton and father
attended the BaIdrdge trial in Full
ton. Mrs. Hamilton is a cousin II
Mr. BaIdridge.-There was an after
noon session Of the jackson County
School Convention held here at the
Presbyterian Church Sunday, at
which many good thoughts were
heard. - Mrs Hampton Green and
sister Sarah Ridgwsy, leave next
week for a visit to their brother in
Colorado-Mr. and Mrs. Tom Law
renee are in town again, having spent
q year on their farm south Of town
Mrs. Glen Thomas and children left
Monday for Farber, where they viii
spend a week with relatiyes-Jun-
Tor Biggz is home from St. Louis,
Miss Grace Rood Is home after a
short visit to her cousin, Paul Yates.
Mr.. Rufus Wilkes, who was ae-
cidentiy shot 2 weeks ago is reported
out Of danger and doing nieely-O.
IT, Yates and wife missionaries Of
Korea arc home On a years furlough.
Mr. Yates is q brother Of Mrs Carrie
Tyler Of Auxyasse. - Judge Harris
delivered an address to the Sth
grade graduates at the school audi
forum Friday night to q large and
attentive crowd There was extra
muzie which closed the school term.
Miss Mary Phillips was the honorsd
scholar being presented a medal 1T
( merit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01

time of harvesting the wheat, de-
pending somewhat on weather con-
ditions.
Since the juice Of the wheat IL
the fly's food the Transformation
from the resting stage is not likely,
naturally, TO occur till the volunteer
grain or early sown grain has come up
Knowing that all flies are in the rest
ing or dormant stage on the stubble
from two to six weeks after the wheat
is harvested ought to be sufficient in
formation for US to come to some
conclusion as to means of combat
Burning stubble fields will have great
effect, depending or how completely
this can be done, but on an average
many are likely to escape. Perhaps
the best way would be to first disk the
ground well, and rolling it also, unless
deep, turning stubble under complete
II as possible, then narrowing the
groun well and rolling it also, unless
the seed bed has already been made
fine. If this work is well done and in
time, great destruction may result. 1t
should be noted that all in a commun-
ity must work together, as only a few
following this plan viii not amount to
much.
Sowing other crops such as timothy
and clover in the wheat would have
to be omitted until the fight was
over.
Farm Clubs should take action, and
attempRto get every farmer in the
community to toke hold and help.
Where wheat seems to be straw
falling or lodging badly it is most
commonly caused by fly. Examine
pastures by pulling down the out
side blades and the little white grubs
or brown flax-seed can be found, us
ually at first or second joint above
ground. A field was examined the day
this was written, and the writer found
a field that at this time it would seem
impossible for it to make a crop.
Nearly every plant examined had fly,
and twenty-four grubs were found on
a single plant.
Find out early whether or not your
community is infested-and If so, why
not get busy. Cooperation Is the only
way that any means Of Hessian fly
destruction can be attained. Each
wheat grower must do his part, Viii
you do your share?
Why not make this one of the lead
ing subjects for discussion in farmers
club meeting, from now till harves.
time? Write the Missouri State
Board of Agriculture at Columbia fol
free bulletin on "Some Insect Pest
and their Enemies"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
BENTON

Frank Fennevald lost one Of his
best horses from indigestion, Thurs
day-Mr. and Mrs. George Hide
brand Of WellsylIle visited at Charles
Hildebrand's FTiday-Misses Esther
and Frances Northeutt visited with
friends in vandaha the last Of the
week-Mr. and Mrs. Art Kellerhals
and Frances Kellerhals Of Mt. Carmel
visited at John Kellerhals over Sun
day Mrs. Elmer Wylde and son
Rodney Of St Louis, visited at E. W.
RoekweIl's last week-A strawberry
ice cream social will be held on the
Presbyterian Church Lawn next Sat
urday night, June 3rd in the after
noon and evening. Everyone invited
to come.-A good many are planning
to attend the County Sunday School
Association to be held in Martinsburg
next Monday and Tuesday, June 9Th
and 9th. Edward Hildebrand ship
ped a carload of cattle to st. Louis
Sunday night-This vicinity was in
the path of a severe storm of Friday
night. Much damage was done to
outbuildings, and to trees. A good
many lost chickens. The rain was
needed but the wind did considerable
damage. Rev. Franc Mitchell is
slowly recovering from his recent OPP
Grafton performed at the Parker Me-
mortal Hospital in Columbia. He
hopes to be soon strong enough TO re-
turn to his home in Montgomery City
Ernest Lierhemeir and family visit.
ed at Thos. Mller's Sunday-The
tragic death Of Mrs. Henry Dubbert
which occurred in Martinsburg Sun.
day morning, was a great shock t.
everyone. 1t is supposed her eontinu.
cd III health drranged her mind. Be.
sides her husband she leaves tire,
little children. and a host Of othe.
relatives and fricnds.-John Paradei
and Edward Blaze have recent.
bought new Overland automobile
| Models SO.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
HARDIN SENIORS PRESENT
COLLEGE WITH GUEST BOOK
Azszal Class Exercises We're HeA
a The CzMp1x Tsesasy AsrHiag
at Ten sTa06
NJ AND 0ENATS PLANTED
Mss MEry Aid Read the Class PraPh.
U ard Mss Makls UEelke3d
he GAS VIII

TIE aznul dzss Gay exarcises Al
Hardin CoIle~ were bid e. the can
Fus T1asszy Eorzr1g - 1e ce1ock
one e AE features q the prCzz
wzs the announcement that TIE cass
e 1916 wuzE present ths college viii
: handsome g1ss- book TIE Cas-
e Te alsD had their hsrner nVitei O.
tbs EzE a the cyunzSm
Mss Mary Ad mad the class prcph-
hecy AID Miss MAbje ThrIkels tbs
class viM Thea the ssnieg Sings
composed BY Miss Aid ard Mss Lady
Foguns. Egrs sing l-yfsad q
planting Al ivy THIS year fo@r eisH4-
Is wires ard fear IVY vrno wyre
plEutel Thos Whg I'D the planting
for the rzriozs departments were
Literary Mss MARI Aid. Art Miss
Eazrur Csnnely; Vo5oe Mss Ms7t
BEraegs EEpeaz Miss NAEnis
Szvenz Pare. Mss Latte Pkg; Vio-
In. Mss Moaa Beatty; Ceznerrial
Miss MarShs SaaS
Mss Fzaoez GEFtan of the faculty
vas Ire ezS s7osssr. Quite q large
nz-bz Ct spectators fe4eved ia TIE
gallery to ENJOY the varous esrsnon-
les
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
EXERCISES

Ernest johnson announced Tues
day, that there would be a joint meet
ing of all the fraternal orders and
people of Mexico generally, Sunday
afternoon at the |. o. o. F. Hall at {
o'clock, for the purpose of observing
Memorial Day at Elmwood.
The people will assemble and marct
in a body to the cemetery, where the
Rev. o. 0lin Green, S. W. Hayne ant
A. A. Wallace will make speeches
Prosecuting Attorney A.. C. Whitsor
will be the master of ceremonies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
NEW HOPE

Ike Wilson sold q bunch Of lambs
to Grover SIMS al ten cents per ID.
They weighed fifty pounds, Louis
shepart visited W. II. Berry, Sun
day-ArA r. z. DollIns visited rels-
tiTes here sunday-Two inches and d
half Of water fell since Friday even
iug-Harvey Stuart Arnold Stuart,
c n. Wilson, c. D. Wilson, Arch
Dickey all went to Powell's Ford Fri
day 10 fish They caught two fish
about fourteen inches long. Mr.
Harvey Stuart and Mrs. c. D. Wilson
attended a birthday dinner at George
WooIery's Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
MISS BISHOP 10 r

Mexico friends Of DR.. and Mrs. c.
NJ. Bishop Of Georgetown, Texas,
have received invitations to the we'd
ding of Miss Phoebe Eleanor Bishop
TO Castor Drake Phares, Jr., The
wedding will be the morning of June
fifteenth in the Methodist Church Of
Georgetown where DR.. Bishop is
president Of the Georgetown Univer-
sity.
Miss Bishop vas socially Of the
most popular girls in Mexico and the
Ledger joins her many friends in ex,
tending best wishes. Mr.. Phares is
a prominent young business man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-01
BINDING TWINE!
We are headquarta
for Standard and Si,d
and can save you mon.
.ey. Every pound guaI.
.anteed. Sam Morris

Some good fish and plenty Of In
are now being taken from Salt INV
in this vicinity these days, d. ID
Mrs. Bolts at their Salt river rad
have been catching some good nag
during the spring. Lately sonE
fish are being brought in daily b
NETT Davis caught a carp WedYA
that weighed ~ pounds, and a va
perch this morning that weighed d
pounds. jim Crump got one yesteI
day evening, a white perch, tina
brought the scales down over fw
pounds. A river eat was brought
by Ed Williams, colored, that tpp
the beam at ~ pounds, Some Of D
younger boys have been bringing !
cat fish and perch during the rs
week that weighed all the way ~
u to 5E pounds each.-Santa F' h
gress.