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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

How Government Land Open to Set.
tiers May Be kcoutred

Prospective homesteaders are com
PEELED by the federal government TO
take oath that they have Informed
themselves OF the character aud ouaIi-
~ OF the lands they desire to enter
Ordinarily the law limits homestead
entries 10 100 acres. but this NAV be
slightly exceeded under some clrcum-
stances. Settlement is initiated through
the personal act of the settler In plac-
ing improvements upon the land or es-
tablishlng residence thereon.
Those prohibited from homestead en-
tries are persons who have already
made entries. except under sls cial con
ditionS-f0reign born who have not de-
clared their intentions to become nat
uralized; those owning more than 100
acres in the United States and. In gen
eral, persons under twenty-Oue who are
not heads OF families. A person serv-
ing III the army or the navy may make
q Homestead entry II some other mem
Der OF his family is residing on the
land applied for.
Homestead entries are made by pre-
Senting to the land Office OF the district
in which the lands are situated an 8p-
plication properly prepared on the pre-
scribed blank forms. which must be ex
ecuted not more than ten DAYS before it's
fling. Residence must he established
upon the tract within six months after
the date of entry, unless an extension
OF time is allowed. and must he main
tanned for three years. although alb
sence for a portion or portions Of each
year Is allowable for not more than
two periods. aggregating as much as
five months. upon proper notice TO the
land Office Of departure aud return
Cultivation of the land is required
for three years. During the second
wear not less than one sixteenth OF the
area must he actually cultivated.
which increases afterward until final
proof TO one eighth.
There are at present more than 254,-
100000 acres Of unappropriated and
unreseryed lands IN the United States
subject TO entry. exclusive OF the terri
tory of Alaska, which has 1J0O.0O0
acres. -Thomas +. Logan IN Ieslie's
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

Iuank the Lord that most Of the
deep rivers to cross are those we see
III dreams.
Don want world so bright that
We Won't enjoy the glory that's wait
INK for us hereafter.
We spend lots o time praying for
providence TO help us, and it never
occurs to US to surprise Providence by
Aeiping ourselves.
Is too great compliment to trou-
'e 10 he always hunting it-especial-
y NAen you know the old fellow will
come to YOU If you only wait for him.
jianta Constitution.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31
Odd coronation csrsmonx.

In the old time ceremony u corona
ton in Abyssinia there WAS one most
picturesque incident. Noble maids held
crimson cord in front Of the church
door aud the king, approaching on
horseback. cried successfully: 81 am
your king. the King Of Ethiopia. II
am your king the King Of Israel But
the girls rcpudiated him. Then he
cried. Il am your king. the King Of
Zion" and cut the string with his
sword While the damse.s cried IT is
a truth; you are our king. and az
claimed him with halIelnjahs.- London
Chronicle.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31
They Sink Backward.

Aquatic animals. is 81 rule. dive into
lire water head first and make more or
less splaShing But the hippo sinks
back ward and goes down so quietly
that if Il hunter We're standing near the
edge Of an African pool the big river
horse would disappear without attract
in@ attention. The2 keep up The Gus
tom ia captivity. where there is ne
necessity ~ guarding against enemies
As they 70 down they throw ~ their
noees and fiji their lungs.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31
THIS BIRD LIVES ON FISH.
-. Doesn't Build a Nest, but Lives
In Sand Tunnel.

,rsa belted kingfsher has a great
,a for hsh. Every day is Friday
,,h him because no matter how hun
ho oetS. be will eat nothing except
4 Wherever there are creeks, riv
vs.. oouds or lakes the kinstishers are
4o be found.
Dis principal business in life seems
=, 40 diving into the water for fish.
-, his perch on a dead branch or as
hovers over the water this unusual
b,ird spes a small fish. With Z swOop
mi a splash and dive he goes into
,bs water and is out as quickly with
na fsb firmly held in his stout beak.
- he energies from the water quick
.sbake Of the body sends the water
4,iuo from his oily feathers. and he is
.Jry in short order The fish is tossed
info the air. caught again in the beak
md swallowed head first.
Unlike most other birds. the king
asher does not build his nest in trees.
lnt seeks a sand bank. in which he
digs a tunnel several feet straight In.
AZ the far end little room is hol
lowed out, and there on the sand the
glossy eggs are laid.
The belted kingtisher is recognized
nv his fluffy crown and his breast band.
The male has bluegray breast band.
hack and sides. while the female has
chestnut cOlored sides and breast band
in addition to gray breast band.-Ex-
rhampp
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31
Would Benefit Settlers.

at the Rogers bill for the loan
If money for the clearing of
in northern Wisconsin strikes
e root of the problem is the
4ons of Assemblyman Weston
,dard of Chippewa county
bin is framed so that a person
+ make application for the clear
of not to exceed five acres OF
at an expense OF not to exceed
an acre. This expense is
r2ed against the land and is
off on the iuStallment plan,
rest and a part of the principal
~ year for twenty wears. When
bill came up for consideration
he house Assemblvman Wood
said il was one of the few
lsureS which he thought would
# real benefit to the poor sett-
OF the north.
he BENEFIT resolution. which
. so amended in the upper house
week as to pledge the allegi-
e of Wisconsin to the nation
government has been sent to the
mittee on judiciary of the
Sc for hearing. Should the as
tbly adjourn at the end of this
k until April 10, it will be I'M
sible to give the resolution a
ring until after that date. The
letin for the week 5 hearings
[ been issued before the Bennett
olution reached the judiciary
nlnittee.
The compromise bill on the sub
t of regulating fire insurance
es is going through the legislat-
attracting little attention. A
assure for the regulation of fire
urance rates was promised III
h the republican ami democrat.
,latfnt' .7'."' '.'n "'
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31
LINCOLN F0RGAVE HIM.
One Man Who Cot a Pardon Without
Even Asking For II.

One Man Who Got Pardon Without
Even Asking For It.
Among the mnuMerabie nuisanceS
and 'crankS" who called ON Lincoln al
the White House were many who
sought Ia win favor by showing that
they had been the FIRST TO suggest his
nomination rs president. one Of these
men. says Francis +. Browne in The
Everyday Life of Abraham Lincoln. "
was the editor Of a weekly paper pub
lished in "A little village in Missouri
He told the president that he was the
man who first suggested I.iucom's
name for the presidency and. pulling
from his pocket an old. worn. defaced
copy of his paper, exhibited to the pres
ident an item on the subject.
DO YOU really think" said Lincoln
That that was the cause of my uom
nati0n+'
certainly" said the editor. The
suggestion was 50 opportune that il
was at once taken up 10y other papers,
ana you We're nominated aud elected
All. we'll" said Lincoln with 4 sigh,
Il am glad to see YOU and to know
that. but you will have to excuse me
| am just going to the war department
to see Mr. stanton
We'll" said the editor Il will walk
over with YOU.
The president. with that good nature
So characteristic Of him. took up his
hat AMI said. Come along"
When they reached the door Of the
secretary's Office Mr. Lincoln turned t.
his companion and said, Il shall have
to see Mr.. stanton alone. ami YOU musI
excuse me And then, taking him by
the hand. he continued: "Goodby.
hope YOU viii feel perfectly easy aboul
having nominated me; don't be trou
bled about it; | forgive YOU
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

The Indian peanut originally was
grown ~ an edible MT. but the great
Importance Of Tic crap IN south India
no,v is due eutirc.t 10 The growth u
ne seed crushing industry hoth local
IS and abroad and all efforts 10 i'm
prove the stock are with the view Of
Increasing its OIL yielding property
AEgnItanf
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

Steamboat capiaHs use micr0phoue>
installed in sounding leads 70 deter
mine the character 81 river beds. The
sound ~ the ieads dra2sing on the bot
tom is transmitted bv wire 80 regular
telephone receivers New York Trib-
UBe
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

First Playwright-If thst manager
had only had more time lie would have
shown me all The rare objects in his
studio Second Playwright Was be
very busy? First Playwright
had time 10 show me the door and
nothing e,se.-PUsk
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31
Question of Credit.

i'o YOU think the world owes you a
5ymgt"
les But the worlds like a bank.
oH We got 10 go to some trouble TO
~ Yourself identified as the person to
mon the living is due "-Washington
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

lhe clumsy performance Of holding
N7ek and filling it at the same time
N'u he Simpified If the sack is hung in
'affeL -Four curved nails are placed
al equal distances in the rim. and the
NagA is suspended from these When
!" Is hlied the sack can be easily re
moved.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31
~. Selfish State.

Il live in a state where there are
absolutely 80 divorces.
Indeed, What state is tbatf"
THE state OF single blessedness ~
Boston Ira nscripf.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31
Such People!

THE always want to borrow eur
car tonight
Il admire their nerve"
You haven't heard the worst
"Welit"
They also want 10 know II we'd
object to their asting a label over oat
nlonogra m. ''-Birmingbsm Age Herald
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

Please describe the following orders:
Roman Eagle. Golden Fleece s7d the
Star and Garter.
They are orders ~ merit or Knight
hood Every country Ia Europe has
such orders and the decorations witch
pertain 20 them are badges Of bouur
bigGr priced. some ~ the ladges or
decorations are ornamental and *
petsiye The Roman Eagle f. an Hal
ian order and there are also the Black
Eagle ~ Russia the Grand Eagle OF
France aud the Red Eagle u Prussia
The Golden FiNSee ranks Historically
and la dis inction Ms one Of he grea
knighliy orders Of Europe. Il has two
branches, one az which admits only
Roman Catholics There Is one order
" the star (of udiaL aud one OF BE
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31
Like q Wet Blanket.

''okos-l never knew such wet
".5et as Flubbub. Pokus-That's
.s",. II that fellow should Jump from
~ irving pan into the FIRE he would
pat The Ere ont.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

Pa. who was the first INVENTOR
Adam, my son
What did he invent"
The poor excuse Exchange.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

il is ususBs rot So much the great
ness OF our trouble a. the littleDess Of
eur spirit that makes US complain.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

I've no reins TO your inHsmod pas
Take time and a little delay.
- rl'etIosity manages all things badly.
Status.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

Garter fl Groat Britain Iut net Of the
joint HaIuc. star and Garter was the
name 81 famous tavern which FOR
nerly stood IN Richmond. near Doitlon.
~ Have any OF the presidents Of the
United States, from Washington 10
Wilson. been Roman Catholtcs7 ~
Are they dsbsrred from holding the
office Of chief eNecutive7 ~ Does the
United States navy rank third Or fourth
among the world povers7 How does
her army stsnd7
No, 10 both your first aud second ques-
tons. - The United States navy
ranks third our army docs not com
pare III size with the armies II the so
called world powers
Please give short biographies Of
Huerts and ksdsro.
YictoriaDo Huesta. Il Mexican In
dian. was born IN 1874 lie was ap-
pointed to the national military school.
where he Was graduated with credit
He rose steadily IN the army uhtii he
beca ne ii general and supporter Of
President Madero He. hewpvtr in
February. 1913. seized the government
aud Was - entualIy 0vertbroWn by
Csrrahza. II, resigned under pressure
July -. 1914. Aadefe came 81 patri-
Srrhal family IN mort hesstern Mexico
lie was born 10 October, 1873, and
trained for the law, hnt dex0le1 much
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

Patience persist ence AID power to
DO ere op'y acquired by work Hob
land
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

1uat Young fellow is a,wsys com
s.hiDg he cannot End an opening
mat is why he is &ways in the
0'e - Baltimore American.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

As soon as Adam awoke and "a u
Eve he coined the word trouble -
Chicago Herald
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

:. 49, ltnc o. tanning u.I io. began
70 oppose Tie rude If Hial lie vaS
arrested for sed,tion aud Thrown ui1
prison uutI nflcr election. rArn he
WIS released on ban TINS he forfeit
I'D sud - aI.d Ia the Iiifcd ~talc..
81 here. from 80 point Of safety, he aei-
tatcl Ncx ,co lnto - state II revolution.
He made peace pact with President
i1iHI ~ ii l@s". bui IL WIS short lived.
fer ~, June =. 1911. he entered the city
n Mexico determined 90 become head
of the rotrrnmcut He vas elected
president oct aud 'uaugurat,d Nov.
q 80 ne same year 4 revolution
agaln,f his authority WAS soon In prog
r'->s. however. and With the detection
II his military leader Uueffa. hts gov
erumert fell to pieces. IIucria seized
the pa,acc aud placed Maderp in charge
81 detachment ~ troops which wus
10 deliver him to the penitentjary. I'm
route au the might 81 Feb. -. 1913, he
vas shot to death
Singing.
Mr. GnaGgs on. there are worse
fellows in the world than ! am, Mrs.
Gnaggs- Don't be such a pessimist.-
SaL Francisco Chronicle.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

What state has the largest nLuper Of
pensioners Please name the five
largest.
In 1914 Ohio had the largest nun
her. 1870 followed 10y Pennsylvania.
- 4o7; New YORK G5.3G0 Illinois. a.
01s Indians 47.S5S
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-31

The polls election will provided by
". D. TYLER. County Clerk
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07
CUSTOMS IN ARMY AND NAVY
Explicit Regulations Govern the Dis
play Of the Stars and Stripes en-
Land and Sea.


Concerning Flag Day" the following
from the Army and Navy journal mny
be of interest:
\ correspondent asks rs 10 III" origin
Of III" custom Of hosting the flag on
board ship and AT our army posts at
sunrise and hnuling II down nj sunset.
Some of our renders may b" able 10
add to th" information W" civ" here.
The army hoIslS Its nag NJ sunrise aud
inuls II down at sunset. Tn" navy
raises til" nag ut eight In the morning
ana hauls 1t down At sunset The flag
Is not flown NJ sea except for the pur-
pos" of exchanging "ourtcsI"s with
other vessels, but vessel making port
Keeps the ilug lying until she comes to
anchor whatever the hour may be.
The nag Is boosted ON bonrd ship during
church service. with III" church pen.
inht nSlng nhov" IT. III" hoisting Of II
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07

Washington IN" SENATE commit
tee decided not TO change Tho House
war taxes on wine and beer osllmnt,
90 10 yield respectively gG,OO0 900 and
Sa7lUO,0Op Present rates are doubled
substantially by the House bill
Changes In tobacco rates previously
announced w"f' formally adopted by
n" committee excepting that II In
creased N" tax on cigarettes to 81. 90
n thousand for those Weighing less
than tire" pounds thouHnnh and 10
$50 for those above that weight
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07
HAD NO HOPE OF
RETURNING ALIVE
Mrs. Cason Left Home for At.
Ianta Propped Up on Pillows
Was Only a Shadow.
ONLY WEIGHED 60 POUNDS
After Taking TanIae Has Gained
Thlrty.fve Pounds and Expects
to Return to Home and Hus.
band Well and Happy.

"About six weeks ago ! left my
home on our farm near Acworth, Ca,
to come to my sisters home here in
Atlanta, and l left with only a
shadow Of hope Of ever returning
alive.
II left Acworth in a comfortable
automobile. prOpped up on pillows
coming through the country. / had
almost as much medicine rs baggage
"a big box full of all kinds that had
been prescribed for me. l reached
here very weak and with scarcely
enough strength to walk to the door.
This trouble from which l had suf-
fered so long and which l was told
was pellagra, had reduced me to al
most a shadow, as l only weighed
sixty pounds.
my brother-in-law, Mr.. Battle,
said, We'll, you have tried everything
else with no relief, now l want you
to lay inside your drug shop and
take Tanlac.' Well, he got 1t for me
and l started on my first bottle that
day.
when l had taken about half the
first bottle l began to feel stronger
and encouraged. l continued to take
1t and 1t Is nothing short of marvel
Gus how I improved day by day. My
appetite returned and my food
seemed to nourish me and agree with
me. My skin and complexion began
clearing and l improved in every way
possible until am now well woman,
and when say we'll mean absolutely
what say. want to tell the whole
world that I thank God for Tanlac.
II weigh ninety-five pounds now
and feel as well as I ever felt IN my
life. l am going back to my husband
and home on the little farm. five miles
from AcwOrth, tomorrow, and won't
It be a joyful meeting. returning abb
solutely well and happy-and won't
tell everybody about what Tanlac
has done for me-"
The above remarkable statement
was made recently by Mrs. o. 9.
Cason Of AcwOrth. Ga, while at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. J. B. Battle.
English Ave, Atlanta, Ca.
There Is a Tanlac dealer In your
town.-Adv.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07
CHINESE REBELS MAKE DEMANDS


Annoy, China. Five demands are
mad" upon IN" Picking government by
the seeding provinces Of China They
are: The dismissal OF the National
Assembly. tn" revision OF the cOnsti
tuition: tn" dismissal OF N" prcsi
dents advisers. the reinstatement M
premier Of Tunn ChlJui, the war
against Germany.
compIianc" with the first two dc.
mnnds IL considered the most am
cult but both factions, according to
III" indications here, ar" confident
that n satisfactory compromise will
be reached
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07
Vanishing Attitude.

"Do your constituents indorse your
attitude"
II don't know yet replied Senator
Sorghum. Attitudes are not ms easy
us they used to be. can remember
the time when all | needed in the way
of an attitude was an AiaX-defying-thc-
lightning pose while ! mentioned
George Washington and the American
eagle"
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07
CoIors Have Significance.

The very colorS tof our nnD hive
u lnngungo which was officially rccpg.
nIzod hy our fathers. white Is for
purity. red for yulor, bin" for JUS.
lIcc; mud all togc'h"r-stripc-, stars
and colors, blazing In the sky-muke
the flag Of our country, to be- cherished
by nil our hrurts, to be upheld by all
our cAarlas Sumner.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07
OUR FLAG


Behold it!
Listen to it!
Every star has a tongue, every
r stripe is artcuIate.
There is no language or
7 speech where their voices are
4 not heard"
There Is mapic in the web Of
It.
It has an answer for every
question OF duty.
It has solution for every
! doubt and pcrplesity.
It has word Of good cheer
for every hour OF gloom or OF dc.
spordcrey.
II speaks OF earlier and OF
later ttruaoles.
! +. speaks OF victories, and
sometimes Of reyerses. on the
! sea and on the land.
II tpeaks Of patriots and
! heroes among the living and the
, dead.
! But before all and above all
! other associations and memories,
whether OF glorious men, or
glorious deeds, or glorious
places, ito voice is ever Of Union
i and Liberty, OF the Constitution
and the Laws.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07
Second Registration or Denver Man

Denver Charles Frank CordinO, -
Of 1870 Cinrkson street, is acquiring
considerable experience" In rogistra
ton. Tu"8day.s was his second. as hc
was registered In England at tho time
Of III" draft there, ana on roristcrlnP
Jun" 9Th h" produced N" card which
had been given him At that time. In
both instances he registered aB n for
riEnur.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07
His cthod.

"No mining siockf"
Nope"
mo oil s,ockf'
"You ought Ia Invest. my friend.
There's lots OF wealth comes out Of
the ground"
81 know that" said the farmer "but
III stick TO the old plan Of looking for
n harvest where I've done some plunt-
ing"
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07

Durango, Colo-urr Indians on their
reservation near here refused to reg
lister under the sclcctyc draft act and
~ "nt most OF the day dancing war
and bear" dances In nalivc costume
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07

Ice displayed when falling in with other
ships Of war. or when near the land,
and especially when passing or MP.
prUucIng forts, lighthouses or towns
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07
REGISTRATION OF
TEN MILLION MEN
SHOWS YOUNG MEN OF NATION
READY TO DO PART NDE-
TENDING LIBERTIES.
CROWDS BLOCK BOOTHS
COLORADO GIVES HER QUOTA OF
100000 EGIGl8lES FOR UNI.
VERSAl SERVICE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

N'S'''h .N'N Nl'al'tl | mon news service.
Denver, June with almost com.
plete returns on registration under
the federal scloctivc draft law, Den,
ver's citizen army fell little short of
its estimated 10000. Returns from
many cities and counties of the state
Indicated THAI Colorado would muster
within few thousand OF the lUO. 900
that was predicted prior to rcgistra-
ton. Til" estimates for Denver and
Colorado were based on a 10 per cent
of population, which system was
adopted by the Washington authori-
ties in anticipating results throughout
the nation
Washington.-The registration Tues.
day of the young men of the nation
for the sclcctivc draft armies TO fight
Germany was an overwhelming sue
cess. The results, when fully tabulat-
ed, bid fair to exceed the most Opt
miStic expectations of the govern.
ment.
1t is estimated on the basis of pre-
liminary reports received from every
stale in the Union that more than TO-.
| 100000 men from - to 30 years old.
inclusive, answered the call of the ma
ton. 1t Is not unlikely that the final
| total will be found in excess of the
| Census Bureaus estimate of the mum.
Der of men of the required age.
Cleveland and Detroit reported that
they We're swamped with the applica-
tons of thousands of young men in
excess of the prospective number. In
both cities the registrars ran out OF
the government blanks and were com
PEELED to print an emergency supply.
| BY lOng-distance telephone both
cities informed the War Department
the registration last night. and re.
ccivcd instructions TO continue the en-.
rollment today.
Provost Marshal General Crowdcr
has issued instructions to all regis.
trars to keep the registration places
open until all who apply are recorded.
The prospect therefore is that in many
states the regulation will continue
today.
Already It is apparent that the
slackers who failed to come forward
numbered only an infinitesimal pei.
centagc of the whole number of men
eligible to the draft
Registrars have been instructed to
register known slackors in every pre-
cinct. Those thus registered iuvOlun.
tarily will be subject to draft and win
be prosecuted. Their names will be
sent at once to the adIutant general
and prosecutions instituted.
There was no serious disturbance,
connected with the registration any,
where in tn" country Draft riots
| failed to materializ" and the anti
! registration ploltcrs kept under cover.
Almost every state reported that IN"
| registration proceeded IN an orderly
manner and with enthusiasm
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07

Having produced II shallow brain.
nnturo usually tries to even things
up by suppcmcnting It with a fluent
tongue.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-07

you ought to be proud of your
boy"
1--WE are. He volunteered to serve
his country without insisting on be-
Ing enlisted ms m officer"