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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09
Potato Pen Is Kansas City
Mans Neu Discovery
Chance Inspection of Potato Pile in Cellar Invents Outdoor
System of Planting to Increase Crop.

Burlington, Vt.-Forty-two bushels
of potatoes in the season Of 1916 from a
plot of ground only eight feet square,,
or an equivalent of over 2S, 600 bushels
to the acre of ground space used, was
h feat of r. 2. Hendricks, a resident
of Kansas City, Mo-, says Il. M. George
In the Free Press.
h achievement was made possible
by h use of az entirely new n
original method which, when generally
introduced, promises not only to revo-.
lutionize h potato growing industry
throughout h world but to solve the
problem Of an unfailing source Of cheap
Q supply for the nations Of the
earth.
Mr.. Hendricks had often watched
the potato pile in the cellar bin, which
every spring sent u it's shoots through
every possible crack and crevice. Some
times these sprouts would crawl out
along the floor a distance of seven feet
in order to reach the light. From this
beginning he conceived the idea that il
this pile was removed out into the
open and given soil Inc fertilizer, h
potatoes would grow and multiply.
Three years ago he built what he
called a potato pen," which was noth-
ing more or less than a huge potato
hill, the sides of which were supported
by a loosely constructed Enclosure,
built after the fashion of an old rail
ASiice. WllIilH This lnCiOSufe, only 8 tDy
8 feet in size, he planted his potatoes in
thin layers of dirt and dressing, piling
one layer4on another until The pen was
eight feet high. The potato PEN be-
came a mound of green. He had found
that his potatoes not only grew better
than they did in the cellar but that at
the digging time he was able to harvest
40 bushels of an fine potatoes as are
grown anywhere. The following year
he got 32 bushels in h same sized pen,
and last year the total of AZ bushels.
Up to this time Mr.. Hendricks has
conducted his experiments unknown to.
but a few of his most intimate asso-
%ciates. but owing to the present food
shortage, and the nation wide cam
paign to speed III food production; he
decided to give up his discovery for the
free use of people everywhere.
The details of the construction and
management of these potato pens" as
described by Mr.. Hendricks, outline a
plan by which anyone having access to
a plot of ground no larger thar a flower
bed a raise all the potatoes needed
for an average family for a whole year.
The potato pens may be built eight feet
wide by any length, just so they are
built strong enough to keep the sides
from spreading. Most any kind of
good stout material can be used. If
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09
Mulberry Pie-Alien.
From the Kansas CITY star

from the Kansas City Star.
Kansas will welcome the war on pie
envy. the mulberry. Kansas has nursed
an ancient grudge against mulberry pie.
It never took, in Kansas. After filing
the assumption that it was nathralized
and has been trying since the early days
.o break into the best society. But
has formed a habit Of making gu' its APT ..
.pearance on certain joyous occasions,
such as picnics and reunions, and scat
tering gloom over an otherwise perfect
day.
Let Kansas hike away to a grove
some for a celebration, and at the
noon hour sit down under the shadow Of
feed. and hear some misguided house
wife from back east say: Won't YOU
try some Of this mulberry pie?'' Enter
be quarrIeling oyer politics and the women
would be talking back al each other.
Mulberry pie never made a home run
In kansas II did not speak the Kansas
language. Whatever of fats or OF flour
are used in It's works. Kansas feels
sure they are wasted. To see it min
Cling on wha the rural correspondents
call the .festal board. with such old Ia
vorites as cherry, apple or 1aince pie.
gives aDsas a social shock and n
dietary chill.
IL compelled to open up a drum fire and
a bic drive against its old friends Of the
pie army. but there'li be the consoia-
ton. At east.sthata iaael IL comes to writ
externninatione OF the whole house of null
perry PIE. les worth a war on pie to be-
Mulbersy pig may have gained a cisi-s
zenshipa.n Indiana and Ohio but it has
neNer arrived in The reaIFwest. Let the
J ,sa eonnSils cs & efei.se. issle another
particular enDiity 10 mulberry pie and
vi go into the renchss with the
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09
Saxon Motor Car Corporation, Detroit
she Knew what to Take.

Five-year-old Mary. who is always
anxious to be in everything that goes
on, lives in n small town where the
long-suffering minister still endures do
nation parties. to make up his back
salary. Just before the last one she
begged eagerly:
Cant ! take something. too, muy-
ger:'
mo: your father and / take some
thing, that will be plenty.'
But the child could not bear to give
up the idea, $ % she ransacked the
whole house for something suitable.
Finally She appeared before her.
mother with a worn and faded dress
Of her own.
Please. muyyer, can't I take this?
See, it's not speck of good for any
Thing" she urged.-Christian Herald.
Al financial note says that money Is
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09
Almost Good.

Ripp-What kind of a screen artist
is he?
Rapp-He can draw anything but a
SALARY, and make anything but a liv-
ing.-Film Fun.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09

Self-made men and homemade fur
sniture may be strong and reliable, and
beautifully polished by hard aribs.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09
.epotted.a

Naval Recruif-Ship aI,oy!
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09
Explosion Averted.

Il hear you have been Il very sick
man, said the manager of the garage.
"Yas sur" replied Mr.. Erastus Pink
ley. "Dey mos %despaired of my recov-
cry. But I never had no doubt about
it myself. | jes' had to get WELL"
"Why?"
well, sub, / knowed I wasn't good
enough to go to heaven. Any 'workin'
in dis garage has got me soaked so
chock-full o. gasoline dar wasn't a
chance of DER wantin' me aroun' de
other place...
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09

a financial note says that money Is
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09

Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, well
known writer and lecturer on social
problems, is now engaged. with her
husband. ]. G. Phelps Stokes; III ths
organization of q new political party,
which IS expected to come into being
in September. Before her marriage
to the millionaire Stokes she WIS q
cigarmaker in Cleveland. receiving
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09
Business.

In selecting men from among the
student officers at Ft. Harrison for
the quartermaster's corps, preference
is given those with some business ex-
perience, Says the indianapolis News.
This was explained to the companies
by the instructor officers. One young
fellow putin a request for considera-
ton for this department, and said that
he had had seven years business expe-
Nlience. He appeared rather young for
SO many years business training, and
sthe instructing officer proceeded to
question him.
How old are YOUR
s7TWenty-one.a's
What sort of business experience
have You llad?'
..I'ye followed the pillow and the
binder every year since / was four
teen. pitched hay, MIXED, fed the
stock. hauled grain to- the elevator,
md shocked corn every fall, and be-
lieve me, that means business"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09
His Experience.

She-In battle of tongues ii swNoms
IN a hold her own.
He--Yes perhaps She can, but She
never does,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09
Hated to Play With Him.

At the club Thompson and Taylor
We're discussing the peculiarities of
certain OF the card players when
Thompson said:
There are two men here-Parker
and Perkins-I surely hate to play
WITH
Oh said Taylor. II know Parker,s
always q hard loser, but what's wrong
with Perkins?'
He said Thompson, sis always an
easy winner."-Puck.
Keeping up appearances often means
q frugal diet in order to give an oc-
casional dinner.
Faith is not very plentiful. but the
supply equals the demands
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-09
CARE FOR YOUR SKIN
----+
And Keep Il Clear by Daily uas of
cuticura-Trial Free.

s3g@. ~ .1.a /, &s&a. sS 80 -.h. ESNN14ss3sS
4 hot bath with Cuticura Soap fol-
lowed by a gentle anointing With CGti-
cura Ointment clears the skin or scalp
N most cases of eczerlas, rashes and
itching of children and adults. Make
Sntlcura your everyday toilet prepara-
tons and prevent such troubles.
Free sample each by mail With Book.
Address Postcard Cuticnra, Dept. T..
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
His Chief Worry.
War Gardener-By the May. how.
did you fellows get in the lloltse2
Rurglar-We ca,ne through the back
window zs
War Gardener (e0citedls).ee
Scott! I hope YOU didn't step q my
potato patch!
After the field is plowcd come the
-iflIraNin;g details.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-20

OfiCers Elected and Interesting Tabs
are Made on Up-lO.NOw
Topics

G7he closing session Of the Grady
County ntcrdcnominationa Sunday
school convention. was held yesterday
afternoon with all the delegates en-
thused and feeling That the meetings
were only the beginning Of better Sun
day school work in the county
The program opened with an excel
lent talk by Rev. Robert II. Flowers,
pastor of the Congregational church
on the relation Of the Sunday school
to the church. An instructive address.
Service Through Organization, by
G. II. Nichols, followed. and the dele
gates then joined in a round table dis
cussion of the problems arising in the
various departments Of the Sunday
school. The closing speech on The
Sunday School and the Boy by Rev
VIM. Denham. was as interesting. as a
student and lover Of boys could make
it,
WI. NiGnOi14 WIN op0hN WI ~
World War and the Sunday School,
on Tuesday night, told Of the moral
conditions surrounding the soldiers in
Europe. and what the lnterdenomina
tional Sunday school under the super
vision of the Y. NJ c. A. and the Red
Cross was doing to counteract the evil
influences. Mr. Nichols had recently
met with commission of Red Cross
and Y. NJ. c. workers and was able to
give much interesting information
Or. Butler spoke Of the relation Of
the pastor to the Sunday school and
laid emphasis on the fact that the mod
ern pastor looked On the Sunday schoo
as an evangelizing agency.
Yesterday morning Mrs. c. R. Kim
bro of this city read a good paper OF
missions in the Sunday School" anc
Mrs. J. f. Wright discussed the neces
eity for having trained teachers IN tn,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-20
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States civil Service
commission has announced AN exami.
nation for the County Of Grady, Okla.
homa, to be held at Chickasha at 2.20
p. nj on Oct ~ 1917 to fill the posi-.
tion Of rural carrier at Minco, and va.
eaneies that may later occur on rural
noutes from other post offices in the
aforementioned county Tie eXamt
nation win be open only to male eitis
zens who are actually domiciled in the
territory Of post office in the county
and who meet the other requirements
set forth in Form No 977 This fofm
and application blanks may be obtain.
cd from the offices mentioned above
or from the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission at Washington. d. e..
Applications should be forwarded 70
the Commission at Washington at the
earliest practicable date
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-20
coLoRsp JuvENlLE. CASE

The county court became the rem
devious for a number Of dusky damsels
this morning when the case Of two
girls, both fourteen, came up for trial
before Judge Davenport.
Lillian Lovejoy and Elizabeth An
derson were said to have had difficult
ties previous to their unexpected meet
ing at the Rock Island station where
the Loveioy girl attacked the other
with a knife. stabbing her in the arm.
1t is a juvenile case.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-20
Sunday School Convention
Ends With Profitable Session

Sunday school and Of introducing
courses Of training.
A business session was held yester
day morning and the following officers
elected for the coming year; NJ II
Shepard, Chickasha, president Miss
Jennie Davidson, Poeascst, first vice;
Mr. Proctor, Ninnekah. second vice
J. w Wright, Norge, third vice; g
Schlotterbeck, Chiekasha, secretary
and treasurer; Dr w s corbin, Chick
asha, state executive committeeman
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-20
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by disordered stomach
and inactive liver, such as sick head
ache, constipation. sour stomach, ner-
vous Indigestion fermentation OF food,
palpitation Of the herat caused by gas
es in the stomach. August Flower is
a gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both in stomach and intestines, cleans
and sweetens the stomach and alimen-
tary canal stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood 25 and Is cent bottles. Sold by
Wren Drug Co.--Adv
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-20

Classified saverrsenenya. aucn ~
Wanted z For Rent" Fer Sale
SIC, will positively not be received for
the Express oy phone. They must be
5roeaht 10 tho offlcs. Please do not
saone them II IS embarrassing 70 ue
70 refuse r erc~tvr fhena i1.aAs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-20

Of 50 bushels did pasture
The pasture
esbng The cutting Inspected
by the Oklahoma Growers Association
rather barley
the bin. the PROSPECTS
You Oklahoma that will winds
Then of pasture got
head Of il nearly an then
and Than wheat very good
straw.
There two kinds Of BareyWine and Spring Minis the
Winter Barley and
October
be pasured the Feb
raary
Remember this seed A. College still
pure. per germnaton
bear the oklahoma Seed Growers and win be s225
bushe chickasha YOU the sacks best
expires she sacks /
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-20

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-20
IN JUSTICE COURT

Essie Bruner. a negro woman who
was charged with having robbed Tom
McGraw Of S6l in money was diseharg
ed BY Judge Moore yesterday after
Evening star., 1917-10-07
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. October 6.-Killing frosts
which visited Large sections OF the corn
belt last night were regarded by many
traders today as more a benefit to the
corn crop than a harm. The effect was
to weaken prices which. although steady
at the close, were " to - net lower at
1.1sN December and 1.15A to 1.15% May.
oats finished v to Sa.s down. and pro-
visions up IS to Is.
Notwithstanding that the frosts sounded
the knell OF further growth of all the corn
that was touched, the accompanying low
Temperatures appeared likely to improve
the condition OF the new corn, and thus
to facilitate shipment to distributing cen.
ters. The fact that some increase OF
country offerings was reported gave
further advantage to the bears. but the
enlargement did not prove sufficient to
render selling at ell aggressive. Or the
other hand, rallies lacked power, and
failed to last. In numerous cases. dis
position was evident to await the gov
ernment crop report due on Monday.
Slackness Of export inquiry left the oats
market limp. and prices dragged lower
With corn.
Active demand for provisions contrasted
,harply with the inert aspect Of grain.
Commission house buying was stimulated
IS a result of new purchases of meats and
ard for Belgium.
Evening star., 1917-10-07
NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK. October 6.-Today's Is
bank statement showed actual condi-
tions as follows: ...
Loans, discounts. etc, $S,95S, 1868 900;
increase. $16.oss.00o.
Cash in own vaults members federal
reserve banks (a), $s0.1s2.00o; increase,
s5. 100000
member banks. $367,o35.o00; increase.
Reserve in own vaults, state banks
and trust companies (b). $71,946.000:
decrease. s2o.6ss.0oo.
Reserve in depositaries. state banks
and trust companies, s135,337.000: in
crease. s25.366.000.
decrease. 13552.000.
Ne. t. t;Is il e. DEPOSITS sSs 'sl1 in
Circulation, sa2,a7s.ooo; increase
Specie included In (a) and (b). 12s-
75l.00
.United States deposits deducted
1929 O51 900.
Aggregate reserve. s574.s1s.ooo.
Excess reserve. $S3.9S9.55o; increase
| $6.s77.430.
Summary of state banks and trus,
companies in Greater New York not in
cluded in clearing house statement:
/ Loans. discounts, etc., $S34,241,90 de
crease. $9,614.6O0.
700.
Legal tenders, s14.5ss.2oo; decrease
| s307.S00.
Total deposits. .ss4.sss.1oo: decrease
Banks' cash in vault, sl2,s41.20o.
Trust companies cash In vault 49,
71S,100.
Evening star., 1917-10-07
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, October S-December
contracts sold in the cotton market here
today up to $50. or more than a half
. cent above last nights closing prices
and approximately $3.50 per bale above
yesterdays low level. That delivery
closed at 1852. with the general list
dosing at net advance of II to Is
points.
The market opened firm at an ad-
vance Of II to % points on covering
By recent sellers for reaction. On
pub'icatiop of the eastern belt fore
cast for frost in North and and South
Caroline. and portions of Alabama.
Georgia and Mississinhi. demand be-
came more active. There were very
few se'lers until January sod at 25.7s
and March at 25-Ts. with the general
list showing net advances of 45 to 81
points Frost predictions seemed to
create no general apprehension. and
after the first rush Of covering. buy
ing tapered off. The market then
turned easier under realizing and the
decline later in the morning was part
~ attributed to rather active selling
BY houses with southwestern connec-
t1ons. Closing prices showed reactions
q - to 43 points from the best.
NEW ORLEANS Oct. s.-The cold
weather over the belt and predictions
Of frost caused a higher market for
cotton here today in the face of some
hqufdation to realize profits from the
long side. At their best active months
were about half a cent 4 pound up.
II was q fairly active session for
week end and 1t was almost wholly
. weather market
The opening was at the rise and the
Improvement continued until prices
were - to 4s points up. Here selling
pressure caused a reaction of about
IL points. but the accounts Of frosts
last night in the eastern belt brought
Ia fresh buying on which the market
again advanced. this time to gain Of
~ 70 30 points The heaviest selling
came IN the last half hour of business
and Y pared down the Improvement
materially. the close being at a net
1Am Tor the session Of but 1s to IT
petntA
The ofhcial reports told Of tight frosts
q the extreme northern belt east Of
ne mississippi river and temperatures
- low ~ 81 degrees were renorted.
ai9nly unfavorable and strengthened
hullfsh sentiment
Evening star., 1917-10-07
Industrials at Low Level.

Complicated features INCORPORATED in
mo governments program of. war taxes
and revenues were held mainly account
able for the. further depreciation of in
dustrials, but no plausible reason other
than poor earnings was offered in expla-
nation of the steady liquidation of invest
ment rails
The extent to which increased expendi-
tures are cutting into net returns was seen
In the reports OF some fifty roads for Au-
gust, when gross gain of S16.000,0OO
was entirely swallowed up by greater
cost Of operations.
Some Of the better known war shares
and equipments were adversely affected
for reasons quite distinct from federal
regulation Bethlehem Steel broke sharp
~ on announcement of the failure of the
banking syndicate to market more than
tWo-thirds Of the new preferred shares.
md kindred stocks as well as coppers lost
ground on rumors dealing with the sta
baiity Of prevailing dividend disburse-
@ents.
In the broader domain of finance the
progress Of the second liberty loan cam
paign was the most engrossing feature.
Bonds in general were irregular or heavy.
many Of the foreign issues yielding / to
points The first liberty issue also re-
acted. after selling well above par.
Evening star., 1917-10-07
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. October 6-corn--Spot
,teady; No. yellow. 2.07. and No. 2
mixed, 2.03, off. New York.
Oats-Spot steady; standard, SIN.
Hops-Easy; state, medium to choice
sI7, 80aSS.
Lard-Stronger; middle west. 25.25a
1876.
Eyaporated apples. arm; prunes.
serone; apricots In rood dsmand; peach
% steady; raisins drm.4, - i
Evening star., 1917-10-07
CHECK ON PRICE INITIATION.
Newspaper Publishers Asked to Re.
peft Monthly CONSUMPTION Of pan.r

Newspaper publishers throughout IN.
Ssunery have been directed by the Fed.
80. Trade Commission to keep that
bedy Informed monthly as to their rate
q eonsumpfion and the amount of pa
~ stocks on hand. The step Is taken
- Dssvsnt uture'newsprint paper price
feersssss on false reports OF short sup
ue1sA
1Aavfnseurers already are required to
6sseish production reports. The sharp
- b prices last year was charged by
Qe oemmtesfon. In large measure, to
Ho ouegestfon Of manufacturers that
thAy could not keep up with the rate OF
4eaoumptton. The commissions inyes-
Sgation showed there was no actual
Q109ta9A The commission intends that
etmuaS situation shall not arise