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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-13
POPULATION AND LAND.
South Carolina Will soon Have An
Estimated Population OF 1,65O,OOO.
(The State.)

The population OF South Carolina.
As estimated by the Census Bureau,
for January /. 1917, is 1850. 600
IN increase over the population by
the enumeration Of 1910 OF 1890.
The estimate is based on the rate OF
increase for the two preceding dec
AIDES
The number OF inhabitants per
square mile is now 53.6 as compared
with 1917 six years ago. The increase
Is about four persons to the square
mile
Or course these figures do not, in
isolation, indicate great deal. The
increase may be and probably is dis
tributed for the most part in the
cities, towns and villages. The In
crease between 1900 and 1910 was,
in the main, urban. Nevertheless.
they should have bearing on land
values-both in the towns and in the
country. The demand is on the lands
to provide sustenance for 118,a4O
persons that they did not support six
years ago, South Carolina being on
agricultural State, and these new
people must have homes to live In.
In short, density Of population
should be the main factor in fixing
land values. The supply Of land does
rot ircr"asc.
In tha way ol thc progress o. the
people is II system Of taxation favor.
able 10 inc lald spncujator---to the
nam WHO holds lands FOR n risn In
price and so withdraws them from
development
Other things being equal. the most
useful citizen Is the man who owns
the lands that he can and does cult
vate. The nonresident land owner
stands. in the way of the country's
Improvement and development.
, Sometimes in a much less hurtfuI
| degree. so does the owner Of great
areas. though he lives in the midst
Of them.
A large part Of the territory Of
South Carolina, however, cannot now
be developed in small units. The
purchaser OF 10000 or 10000 acres
OF cheap lands not now in cultivation
who converts them into cattle ranges
will in time bring about their fertili-
zation. The day will come when they
will be divided into small tracts and
sold.
Regardless Of the boil weeyiI l.
! lands in South Carolina, despite Pc
RODS Of temporary depression, will
steadily increase in value. In our
opinion, the average acre Of land, not
the acre that produces bale of cot
ton or two bales and is near to a
town, has not increased in price so
much in the last 80 years as it should
: have increased, even If there had
been no other factor In the euuation
than increase in the numbers Of the
people.
The population Of continental
| United States Is now estimated to be
! 102 5000.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-13
Defented Husband for Mayor.

umatilla, Oregon, Dec. 6.-MrS. Il.
e. Starcher defeated her husband for
mayor in the election here yesterday.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-13
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take LAXATIvE BRoMo Quinine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money II II falls to cure.
4. w. GROVES signature on each box. CSC.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-12-13

strength, but was more than 1000
below the authorized minimum peace
strength.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-08-04
THE CUB SAYS

Ten to fifteen miles north of
Blackfoot in what used to be known
as the Big Bend of the lavas. is now
Ia section Of dry-farm country, just
being put under cultivation. It is
just a big cove in the lavas, opening
out toward the Snake river on the
south it has an opening Of about
three or four miles wide. The cove
extends several miles north and
south. Has a good soil, is rolling
like q prairie and has many little
hooks along the lava beds, which will
be good for growing tender things
like watermelon, vegetables and
fruit.
Some of the settlers have produced
good watermelons, cucumbers, peas,
.radishes. carrots, potatoes and beans
by the dry farm methods which
shows very good results. This Sec
ton lies in two bends n being much
higher than the other, and the set
tiers on the high part call it Valley
View.
The Hale brothers have enlarged
homesteads amounting to $500 acres
of which 1,400 acres are under cul-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-08-04

then they buy back pork and lard
at prices two or three times as hlgn
as what they sold for. He Is careIul
not to make that mistake. MI. ED.
nor marketed nine hogs recently
has eight left on the farm. He Is
preparing to build an addition to
his house this season.
Some of the Hale brothers have
a neighborhood well and tank. This
well is 200 feet deep and they use
"a 12-foot Samson wind will for
pumping. The tank holds 300 gal
Ions and is set up high enough 80
the neighbors can fill their water
wagons from it. 49,.
Edgar Hale has laid out his build
ing site and will plant trees n
shrubbery there, watering them from
the we'll so as to get it established
while he is making the money to
build his home. He has his
ground. trees and s%hrubbery all in
preparation. Mr.. Hale has 200 hogs
on his farm, which is near the lava
beds.
The following named settlers In
the Big Bend have wells and wind
mills or engines for pumping: T. w.
Ennor, William Beasley, Mr.. Smith,
Alma Normond, Mr.. Dave, John Nor
mond and ]. Wilson.
Just east of the Big Bend in a
separate pocket, known as the pocket
pastures, are a few homesteads with
wells, also a windmill. The settlers
names are Walter Hat, George Smith
and Frank Smith. There is another
big pocket in the lava beds, lying to
the north and west from the Big
Bend. that is now being put under
cultivation. 1t is separated from the
Big Bend by a strip of lavas about
la mile and a half wide and bordered
on the west by a strip two miles
wide 1t is covered with pines and
cedars and it lies in the form OF an
oval, containes about 4,300 acres OF
rich land. and is nearly all cleared
by fire. 1t is entirely inclosed by
the lava beds, requiring no fencing.
This settlement is known as Cedar
Crest. Those who have land in Cedar
Crest are DR.. F. w. Mitchell, Hamil-
ton Wright, W. S. Wright, Casey
Wright, Maria Andrews, Levi Man
waring, J.. H. Hale, Farley Savage,
Horace Ellison, A. G. Jensen and Han
ma Jacobson.
A well has been drilled this year
by the Wright brothers and a good
water supply was secured at a depth
of $50 feet. They drilled a three
inch hole. The we'll is reported to
have cost $1.375 per foot, or about
$500 for the drilling. The pumping
plant is said to have cost $1,1OO,
they use a four-horse-power engine.
The we'll is in a central location at
cedar Crest and supplies water for
all until the others get wells.
The Wright brothers are blowing
a quarter section this summer to put
into fall wheat; several Of the other
settlers r blowing land. About
$50 acres Is the amount already
plowed. The settlers Of Cedar Crest
have not yet estimated the amount
of rainfall, but they have had a good
many heavy showers this summer.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-08-04

This makes a total of $500 acres
under cultivation, tho each of the
settlers has $40 acres. @
The first farming was done there
about four years ago, and it takes
two or three seasons to get the
ground in condition to hold the mois-
ture and when first plowed is very
loose and porous, the moisture es-
capes readily. Deep blowing with
summer following seems to be the
most approved method of handling
these lands.
Most of the settlers have irrigated
farms and they divide their time be-
tween the two places, admitting that
they do not give either place the at
tention that it ought to have especi-
ally is this true of dryfarmers.
Some of them have wells with
windmills and gasoline engines, very
few of them have good substantial
buildings, tho some of them are max
ing improvements along this line.
T. w. Ennor has a we'll 90 feet
deep and has just erected a 72-barrel
tank on a tower with water pipes to
his house. He is considering the mat
ter of piping it into the barn, his
barn is 2Sx40 feet with a galvanized
iron roofing to shelter his horses
and COWS. He also keeps his hay,
grain and chop feed or the inside
with chutes to make the chores easy.
He has some wild clematis vines
growing by the house to protect it
from the heat and to add to it's
beauty. He has lilac bushes and
other shrubbery, also a garden. Mr..
Ennor is located on a piece of roll
ing land with bluffs almost surround
ing it. He has two 80-acre pieces
that are so fiat that the snow water
easily covers them and soaks in the
ground. He plans to make each of
them into a meadow of alfalfa that
can produce one or two good rop
MI. Ennor has raised watermelons
of good quality and has tested out
enough Of the tender plants to be
convinced that they can raise almost
all kinds of vegetables and fruit on
these farms
chickens and he mentioned that after
threshing his grain out in the fields
one fall, he went back and scraped
over two wagon loads of wheat mixed
with dust, storing it for his chick
ems. He gave them free use Of this
dust and wheat and they worked on
it all winter until March, before the
wheat supply exhausted. The chick
ems kept strong and health and the
egg cron was unusually good.
Mr.. Ennor kept track of the in
come from his chickens during the
period and found that it was IS
cents per hen. He says that his chick
en- house is a dugout in the side Of
a hill where there is a great deal Of
dust and that this dust protects his
chickens from all vermin.
He keeps a few hogs and cures
his own meats using green willows
to create the smoke. He says he
observes that some Of the settlers
sell their hogs at market prices and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-08-04
FARMS DEPARTMENT
The Republican Pays 81 Each Week for an Idea
on What You Have Planned to Increase
Your Crop Yield or Make Home More
Beautiful--City Lot or Farm
Editor The Idaho Republican:

Editor. The Idaho Republican:
Onions should be planted early in
this region. For dry onions my pref
erence is the Silver Skin or white
onion. To insure a good crop OF
onions the soil must be nutritious
and we'll worked. When the onions
are large enough to thin they should
be thinned eight inches apart. When
the bulb, or bottom, of the onion Is
large as a 'good sized marble one
should take hold Of the tops and
loosen them, but do not break the
roots. Do this once or twice during
the season.
When the onions are ready to pull
the roots are all that should be In
the ground, as pulling the tops back
and forth takes the dirt away from
the onion.
Just before digging, go e the
field and bend all the tops over next
to the onion. Then after a week or
ten days dig them. They should lie
in small piles for a few days to dry
before putting them in the cellar.
MRS. s. e. ROUNDY.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-08-04
LAST POLITICAL CHANCE

Within the next few days the
forms will close for the political di-
rectory Of this county and it will be
printed and spread broadcast over
the county. If you want your an
~nouncement in so it will make your
campaigning easy and inexpensive,
confer with somebody at The Repub-
lican office right away and get your
order booked.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-08-04
The Advent of Man

When the snow melted in spring.
time 1t ran into the low places, the
animals grazed on the hills and pro-
menaded down to the pools to drink,
and in time came man himself and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-08-04
Completed for Dry Farming

Creation foresaw that some soil
would be needed for raising Turkey
Red wheat and a period of heavy
rain was ordered up to wash down
sediment from the hills and spread 1t
over the rocks, and then with some
lancing here and there to draw of
surplus lava that had not cooled. 1t
was allowed to u out upon the
surface where we now find it con-
shutting the famous Snake river lava
beds. These places were duly dec
GRATED with cedars, the land was dec
grated with sage and the job seemed
completed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-08-04

tivation this year and several more
acres are being summer fallowed.
The list of settlers and their crops
for the preset year are as follows:
AMNA@
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-08-04

Butter wrappers-but one quality
and that the best, at The Republican
office. adv.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-08-04
The Wonders of Creation

But to get back again to this land
Of possibilities and mysteries, listen
a minute while we give something Of
it's history. A long time ago it was
a lake or inland sea, and Creation
drained it and spilled some lava all
over the lake bed. Having plenty of
the stuff, they stopped around till the
lava was something like a thousand
feet deep. Then there was a dash Of
rain occasionally and the land was
flooded at times, and the fourth Of
July committee came along and put
in some pop shots and tapped rivers
of lava that wanted to get out from
below, for the water on the surface
had cooled and shrunk the stuff and
what was below was under steam and
the Kissing of water and molten lava
where they mixed, it was nearly as
lively as New York when the NUM-
lions got to exploding. This disturb
ance continued for quite a while
we don't claim to know how long
but it was very necessary to the sue
cess of dry farming, for it kept up
a continual popping and heaving and
cracking of that 1000-foot layer of
lava leaving caverns, cracks, holes
and pores sufficient to store
cracking and pores sufficient to store
a vast amount Of water where the
old lake had been, and in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine humid
red sixteen, the lake is still there,
only 1t is mixed with a framework
of lava somewhat the same as honey
and the honeycomb are mixed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-08-04
THE SETTLERS
ON THE PLAINS
How the Great Plain Was Built. How the Water i
Stored to Supply Sweat for the Growing Crops.
Biggest Jar Of Beef in America. Dry
Farming as it is.

Last week we told our readers
something about the settlers in the
hills, and this week we speak of the
settlers down in the valley, on the
hot, dusty plains, We wanted to
head this article, "The settlers in the
desert" but the word desert" has
been objected to. A gentleman who
lives on the edge of it came in and
entered a strong protest, and said
1t was not a desert in any sense of
the word; but that was in June when
things were looking fine. OF course,
we share his view that it Is not like
the Sahara, nor The American Des-
ert nor the bed of the Salton sea,
and yet we have to call It something.
We want to speak of conditions as
they are in July and August, and it
Is open season to call it anything
you like.
Badger Teaches Dry Farming
We refer to that portion of the
valley lying between Snake river and
the Lost river, and not included in
the irrigated belt. 1t is about 40
miles wide opposite Blackfoot, per-
haps SO miles, and in it's original con-
.dition was covered with sage brush,
belts of lava, mixed sage and lava,
and has a growth of grass that dries
up in midsummer. In low places
where the snow water accumulates
in the winter breakup, bunch grass
and rye grass flourish, and wherever
a badger digs his burrow and then
fills it up digging another one and
finally in the course of generations
of the badger, leaves a hillock of
abandoned and film badger holes,
rye grass springs up and 1ourishes.
These last items are very significant
to the dry farmer, for the rule has
long since been laid down that where
rye grass grows, there the Turkey
Red wheat will grow without irri-
cation. Taking that as a tip, the
white man has undertaken to subdue
the land, starting his conquest by
breaking up some of the low basins
by blowing a few inches deep, and
initiating the badger on the high
lands excepting that where the
badger loosened up the ground three
or four feet deep, the settlers plowed
three or four inches, six, eight and
ten inches, and persuaded themselves
that they had prepared the ground as
the badger did. True, the rule does
not say that one must plow four feet
deep to raise Turkey Red wheat, but
rye grass refuses to grow on the five
or ten-inch seed bed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-13

Grants Pass Courier: Douglas
Wood is shipping out the last car of
apples to the London market, this
being the twenty-fourth sent through
his agency to the English and New
York markets. The last car of mixed
varieties, largely Newtowns, cleans
up most of the local supply for ship
ment. The last report from the
London shipments was the receipt of
a check to cover a carload of New
towns, the $50 boxes in the load SELL
ing in London for $2,10O The net
returns to the grower at Grants Pass
were about $1,40 per box.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-13
Aid Society
Needs Your Help

Americanisml The word itself
evokes host of ideals, worthy aspir-
ations, noble impulses. 1t conjures
up fair lands and vigorous cities
where man may live and work sue
cessfully. 1t breathes freedom and
opportunity = opportunity available
to all. 1t spells justice-justice So
cially economically, educationally.
1t goes further than merely to call
forth pictures. II instills in one the
desire to make real these pictures,
to put these ideals into practice. And
where better than in promoting the
welfare of the less fortunate child?
Since the degree of development and
culture of any society or civilization
is proportionate to the care expended
upon the child of that group, the
highest form of Americanism must
be achieved through affording to
each child the opportunity to become
an intelligent, responsive and inde-
pendent citizen.
For the child which is born and
brought up in wholesome environ.
ment where the influences are nor
NAL and advantageous to his growth,
the prospects for fulfilling the ideal
of Americanism are very happy, but
not so with the child who is. the vic
tim of the social maladjustment
which DEATH desertion and divorce
entail. For him the people who
would substantiate the ideal must
provide an adequate substitute. Such
a substitute the state of Oregon has
had for the past thirty-one years in
the Boys and Girls Aid Society.
The Function of the Society.
The society provides for the needs
of dependent, neglected and abused
children over three years of age
throughout the state. 1t receives,
cares for and places in family homes
children committed by the county
courts. 1t aids children in temporary
distress. 1t receives crippled chill
dren whose deformities can be cor
rected, but would not be without the
assistance of this organization. 1t
employs three field workers who de-
vote their entire time to visiting
wards, placing children in family
homes, and to investigating prospect
i've homes. In addition, they cooper
ate with county officials in the inter-
est of dependent children in the re-
spective communities.
General Supervision.
The board of trustees is composed
of W. G. Gilbert, president; F. e.
Beach, secretary; William F. Wood
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-13
Talent Tidings

pies are being shipped out of Talent
every day by parcel post to points in
northern California and eastern Ore
gon.
Mr.. G. A. Morse loaded a car Of
Newtown apples for shipment east.
Merrck & Holmes are loading a
car of apples to ship east.
The Bagley Canning Company are
now busy making the celebrated
Bagley apple juice and applebutter.
They expect to ship fifteen cars of
apple juice this season, and also will
put up large pack of canned apples
for the eastern trade.
Mrs. w. B. Jones of Wagner Greek
spent Tuesday in Talent, shopping,
Mr. and Mrs. l.. L. Wakeman of
Medford visited friends in Talent
Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Scott of
Wagner Creek transacted business in
Talent Tuesday.
Mrs. Sam Murphy, who is employ
ed at the Davenhill ranch on Bear
Creek, was a visitor in Talent and
Ashland Thursday.
Mr.. Chester Wolters was i'll Tues
day and Mr.. T. Seaman filled his po-
sition in Vandersluis & Burgan's S
store.
Mr.. +. A. Perry entertained COM
pany Of relations and friends at din
ner Friday evening in honor of Mr..
Perry's birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Calvin and
children of Anderson Greek were Wis
itors in Talent Tuesday.
Mrs. Knighten of Wagner Creek
was business visitor Tuesday.
The following are the names of the
ladies who have Joined the physical
culture class at the /. o. o. f. hall:
Mrs. Olive Wolters. Mrs. John Mills,
Mrs. H. King, Mrs C. D. Burgan,
Mrs. Z. A. Adamson, Mrs. Louis
Brown, Mrs. R. ]. Luke, Mrs. George
Ross, Mrs. Galbraith, Mrs. E. E.
Foss, Mrs. John Fuller, Mrs. L. p.
Ames, Mrs. Peter Vandersluis and
Mrs. George Morse.
Mrs, E. E. Cook was an Ashland
visitor Friday.
On Tuesday evening the election
returns we're taken from the Western
Union wires at the Talent Mercantile
Company store. A large crowd was
present until a. m.
The Talent precincts went demo-
cratic first time in the history of
the town.
A dance was held at the I. o. o. F.
hall Tuesday evening.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-13

Yreka News; Leo Johnson, aged
20 years, and Miss Fern Phillips,
aged 16 years, both of Applegate,
Ore, were refused marriage license
last Saturday by County Clerk Mellon
for the reason that the young lady
was not of age. The girl gave her
age as 16 years but she looked to be
about 13, In applying for the license
they stated that the girls father had
given his permission, but they could
give no written evidence to that eff
feet, hence Mr.. Mellon advised that
they go back to Jackson county for
their license to wed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-13
INTERURBAN AUToCAR co.

Leave Ashland for Medford, Talent
and Phoenix daily except Sunday at
800 a. IN. and 100, 400, 400
and 5:1b p. m. Also on Saturday
night at 6:30 and 1920. Sundays
leave at 900 and 100, 4:30, $3.50
and 1890 p. m.
Leave Medford for Ashland daily ex-
cept Sunday at $500 d. m, 100,
200, 400 and 5:15 p. m. Also on
Saturday at 11:15 p. m. On Sun
days at 500 and 1890 a. m.' and
100, 200. $3.50 and $3.50 p. m.
Fare between MedfOrd and Ash.
land, 20 cents. Round trip, 35 cents.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-13
MYSTERIOUS PAINS AND ACHES
Make Life Hard to Bear For Many
Ashland Women.

Too many women mistake their
pains and aches for troubles peculiar
to the sex. More often disordered
kidneys are causing the aching back,
dizzy spells, headaches and irregular
urination. Kidney weakness becomes
dangerous if neglected. Use time
tried kidney remedy-Doan's Kidney
Pills. Hosts of people testify to their
merit. Read an Ashland case:
Mrs. E. F. Wolters, 263 Mountain
avenue, Ashland, says: 81 have been
taking Doan's Kidney Pills off and
on for a long time whenever | have
felt any need of a kidney medicine
and they have never failed to give
good satisfaction. l am subject to
backache at times and my kidneys
act irregularly. Ooan's Kidney Pills
soon remedy his trouble"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Wolters had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-13
U. Of 0. to Play
Basketball Again

The University of Oregon will play
basketball again this year after aban-
doning the game as far as intercol-
legiate games we're concerned last
year and centering upon intramural
athletics. Much new material was
developed in the inter-fraternity
games last year, and the university
hopes to turn out varsity team this
year which will uphold the traditions
of the school.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-11-13

CHAIR DOCTOR-R. H Stanley, ex-
pert furniture repairer and up
holsterer. Carpets beat, relaid and
repaired, bedsprings restretched'
chairs wired, rubber tires for BABY
buggies, window cleaning, house
cleaning, and furniture packing
done expertly. Call at 1856 A
street or phone 403-R. sl-u