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The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
BONE DRY

The shades of night were falling fast
AS through the villege street there
pasS'd
A youth from whom used to get
A nip to keep my guzZle wet:
But when I winked the other eye
He thumped his hip and said:
Bone Dry"
] thought knew a secret place
Where I might go and push my face
And dollar through little door
And get pint of Sunnymore;
But when the stuff | went to buy
I saw a sign that read:
Bone Dry"
A. new idea filled my head,
Toward the railroad yards I sped
And told the man who hustles freight
That l was sure | had crate
Somewhere around, of good old rye.
He breathed the fateful words:
Bone Dry!"
l spat the cotton from my mouth
Then turned my steps unto the south
To old Denver, last resort
or many a weary, thirsty sport.
All, woe the day! I'd like to die!
That town has also gone
Bone Dry!"
Stolen and Revised.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

A. ]. Rats. formerly OF Fairbury.
Neb.. has located on the west nall OF
section 24-19-58. He loft the nrst Oh
the week fof Nebraska and VIII re-
turn to Colorado by auto. When ne
came here he left his car In Fairbury
until he could locate. Mr.. Ratx Is
taking quite an active part In the new
Antelope Mesa Grange which was re-
Gently organized.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. v. Jamison and
daughter OF Des Moines, Iowa VINO
have spent the winter at Long Beach
Calf. are visiting with Mrs. X. e.
McAllister and family OF Ordway.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII HOFFMAN enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Camp
bell, Mrs. e. II. Van Orman and Miss
Esther Kelley last Thursday evening
at. their home east OF town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Kinney OF Sugar
City were guests in the John camp
bell home here last Saturday
Miss Mary Chew, teacher In the
high school at Sugar City, was the
guest of friends here last week end.
Mrs. w. w. Mashburn went to Las
Animas last Sunday where she Will
visit her son for awhile.
Contractor J. II. Peck who Is work
ing at Eads spent last Saturday and
Sunday her with his family.
Mrs. Ada V. Potter Of Pueblo Is
visiting with II. G. Bates and family.
J. E. Williams visited his family
over Sunday.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
BUILDING FOR FUTuRE

Some day James Stevens whose
farm is just little north and west
of the Slawson store. north of Ord
way will have a lot of fine black To-
Gust posts in few years. He has
over 900 locust trees on his place,
aItho he put out more than that last
spring. The season was one of those
of dry ones and a lot of the trees fail
ed to pull thru, however, that does
not happen often
Mr.. Stevens is fixed to do some ir-
rigation from wells which supply wa
ter at depth of about twenty feet,
and the supply is big.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
OUR COMMUNITY

Here are some pointers worth read.
ing and rereading by every citizen IN
this community. 1t is expressed Dy
Nels Darling, q lumberman ana iec'
turer:
"Do you own property in this town
Have you o farm near this town! IL
this your nearest trading point? In
other words, when you are away 40
you call this your home town? III So
you are vitally and materially inter-
ested in its welfare.
"Will this town live. much less gain
in wealth and population? STATISTICS
show that a large per cent OF the
towns OF less than 10000 are going
backward. The future of this town
Is in the hands of its citizens. The
towns that will live are the towns
that give service.
'In twenty-five states the rural
communities have actually lost or
failed to gain, proporuonately, IN
population. In Pennsylvania, LOU
towns have gone backward in the last
ten years.
Draw circle with radius OF ten
miles around each of the forty-seven
largest cities in the United States.
Take a census Of the population and
you will find living within the con-
fines of these circles approximately
27,5O0.0O0, or about one third OF
all the people of continental United
States. Nhey occupy one twenty
thousandth part of the entire area of
the the country.
"The town of one thousand, or over
should be the social. spiritual and
commercial center for the people
-7ithin a radius of six or eight miles.
Are you trying to make your town
such a center?
"A spirit of pride engenders pride.
A few citizens of any community who
believe in clean streets, free from
waste paper and empty tobacco tins
can. by precept and example, create
spirit of civic pride in all the people
that will make for clean town. A
spirit ot town loyalty, exercised by
the really patriotic men and women
of this town will do wonders. Prac-
tiCe what you preach.
Each one doing his or her part
every day can make this a town OF
gl ass instead of weeds, of flowers, of
cleaner streets. more pretty door
wards, town of larger and better
stores. a town of loyal endeavor born
of knowledge of the independencies
of all its people. We can make this
still better place in which to live and
a mighty hard place to leave.'
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
S3.4G VERDICTS

Some times verdicts OF juries are
such that they make the layman think
that kangarooism has been infected
into the courts. Courts are our most
dignified bodies. of men, and while
the verdicts of juries are always
meant in the right light they should
be such as will not cause people to
believe the jurymen had done some
thing in the spirit of having some
fun" In the district court here this
week a jury returned a verdict in a
damage suit which awarded the plain
tif S3.46. This is alright so long as
it Is understood how they came to ar
rive at an amount like that when the
courts instructions were that the ver-
dict should be returned in any sum
froGi Cne cent to $4,000. Had the
verdict been for 1c, 81. $40 or some
amount other than IN add cents it
would have been a little more digni-
fed. In brief it is well to state how
this verdict was found Each juror
had his idea. One thought 5 cor
rect amount, another 1c, another $40
and so on. The various amounts of
the six jurors totaled $2O-76. This
was divided by six. the number of
Jurors, and the amount was found to
10 S246, therefore the award was
made.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
PROPERTY DAMAGED

During the past week or ten days
considerable property damage has
been done in Ordway and in the coun-
try surrounding. 1t has been princi-
pally by the breaking of window glass
in vacant houses. 1t is said that over
500 worth of window lights have
been broken and that in one house
east of town the damage was $50.
The officers do not know who the
responsible parties are but they say
that there are some boys of school
age who are out of school with no
work to keep them occupied and that
even if this damage has been done by
others than boys, the fact that boys
are out of school and are not engaged
at some work might cause them to
turn their hands at similar destruc-
tiDn
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
oh- Brings Sunshine

Mrs. Molly Tubbs of Shantytown
captivated the audience at the Prin-
cess theater last Friday night. 1t
was just naturally in that bunch of
school teachers and pupils to per-
form. It's like getting money from
home to have so much given a fellow
for his 35 cents. After witnessing so
admirable a handling of this play
Mrs. Tubbs Sof Shantytown' one
would conclude that the lighter stuff
like Shakespeare would be snap for
this All-Star company of Pedagogues
and able assistants, the pupils.
1t would be unkind to mention
some of the performers who perhaps
did just a little bit better than 9TH
ers. but inasmuch as each performer
played like an old hand at the busi-
ness each of their names might be
prefXed to this expression: -
played like star performer and cap
tivated the audience" even to little
Dorothy Lee as "Punky Dunks' and
Winfred Jackson as Billy Blossom
Tubbs.
The sunshine of shantytown has
pervaded the whole city for most
every family in the community was
represented The play protrayed
| brotherly love and neighborly love as
u
various view points, and it showed
that such a home as that of Mrs.
| Mollie Tubbs of Shantytown with as
many kids as she had laundry GUS
toners, could be made happy for her
little family.
] Financially the play was also a
success, and inasmuch as it was given
/ in order to raise some money mat is
q feature worthy of Commendation.
1 The teachers recently entertained the
members of the County Teachers as
sociation at a banquet in Ordway at
their own expense and a part of the
/ proceeds from the play will go to pay
! off that obligation, but at any rate
! they have most legitimate use for
the money and inasmuch as it was
their own efforts which brought to
their Golfers so nice a fund it is up to
+ them to use it as they see fit, and es-
| pecially since they gave fully in re-
turn for the admission price.
The members of the classes of the
high school gave a preliminary per-
fOrmance which was appreciated and
really worth while. They sang in
chorus, pulled off a number of their
class yells and otherwise made things
liven up just before the curtain went
up.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
NOTICE TO GROWERS

l can contract, and want, In the
neighborhood of ESQ acres to be
planted to various kinds Of crops.
such as gourds, squash, pumpkins.
watermelons. and cucumbers. l have
contract blanks in hand from one Of
the best known seed houses in the
United States which wants this acre
age. There win be no middle man
in the deal. You will grow seeds
direct for this seed house.
See me at once as the $50 acres
will be contracted within very short
time.
T.. E. Hosler.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
g. & w. WILL HANDLE
ACREAGE AT CROWLEY

Crutchfield & Voolfolk will be in
the cantaloupe business in this dis
trict this season and they desire to
place their marketing facilities at
the service of the growers of this
district. They will have their con-
tracts out soon and any information
will be given by addressing Crutch-
field & voolfolk, Rocky Ford
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
WOMEN GET TOGETHER

Club work by local social organiza-
tions is growing in commendable
way in the rural districts of this sec
ton of the state. There are several
of these organizations among the wo-
men, and they are making farm life
more pleasant thru these social ar
fairs. Much good for their respective
is also being accomplish
ed, so the more OF these clubs such
as Needle Craft" Home Literary
and the like are beneficial indeed.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
MEXICANS SENTENCED

Tony Cossoroz and Modesto Gar
cia, Mexicans, who stole consider
able quantity of beans at Crowley a
few weeks ago, entered pleas OF gull
ty this week in the district court and
were sentenced to terms of from one
year to a year and a half in the peni-
tentiary. The beans were stored in
the canning factory building by jim
Smith.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16

Anything you have to sell is sold
quicker and cheaper thru an ad in
the classified column than by any
other method.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16

Anything you have to sell is sold
quicker and cheaper thru an ad in
the classified column than by any
other method
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16

Crowley-Jeff Everett of Colorado
City, Tex. who is visiting here spent
Saturday and Sunday visiting with
his cousin, Miss Louis Planters in
Pueblo.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
REVIVAL MEETINGS

A revival meeting will be COM
menced at the Methodist church Sun
lay. Regular services will also be
held.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16

Mrs. Sena Wilson and son of Sedan,
kans. are here and may locate near
Ordway. They are stopping at the
Murray home at present.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16

Before planning your crops see
Bolles Bros. at Crowley about a bean
contract.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16

Before planning your crops see
Bolles Bros. at Crowley about bean
contract.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
CAUCUS CALL

CAUCUS CALL
Notice is hereby given that On n,
urday, March II, 1917, at I otIs'
p. m. caucus Of the Law and on,
League will be held for the pum.
of nominating one mayor for a t,-
OF one year, and three trustees 10,
term of two years each. meeting d !
held at the town hall.
George Riley, chairnu
J. A. Sale, secretary.
SATURDAY SALE, MICH. q
c. N. McNulH will have a sl !
the Davis sale barn In Ordway Sr
day, March 4.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16

Don't you get tired speaking to
stock and shaking hands with a clam.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07
Feeders and Breeders of Stock.

A meeting of the representative cattle
feeders and breeders Of Kentucky has
been called by Commissioner of Agri
culture, Mat S. Cohen, to convene at the
Phoenix Hotel, Lexington, Kentucky,
Friday, November 9th. 1eI7 at two
O'Clock in order to discuss the impor.
lance and need of stimulating the cattle
feeding and cattle breeding industries of
the State. which industries at this time
are at lower ebb than at any time since,
the Civil War. Every cattle feeder and
cattle breedes in the State is invited to
be present at this meeting. and express
his views as to the best ways and means
of meeting this emergency and stimulat-
ing these industries in order to augment
the supply of beef and to better prepare
for sfter-the-war demands, which will
necessarily be made upon this country.
1t Is hoped that all who are interested
in cattle feeding or breeding may be
present at this important meeting.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07
The Railroads Doing Their Bit.

Washington, d. c. Nov. 8, 1917
Fairfax Harrison, Chairman, Rail
roads War Board, authorizes following
statement:-
"Ths Railroads War Board has 70.
csived reports indicating that the sf-
forts of the railroads and coal shippers
TO prevent the threatened coal short.
age in the Northwest during the coming
winter has been more successful than
seemed possible during the summer.
With five weeks or more left before
the close of navigation on the Great
Lakes, 23,34S. 100 Of the 20, OOO, 900 tons,
which is estimated will be required,
have already been sent to the North
west. The commission on Car Service
is now directing efforts to the work OF
insuring an adequate coal supply for
domestic and industrial uses OF coal in
all other sections of the country. While
greater supply of coal has been min
ed and shipped than ever before, the
difficulty today is that the consumption
all over the country is greater than
ever before"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07

before sowing, and gave it top cover
ing with manure and straw. Mr.. Foote
is progressive young farmer and uses
up to-date methods In all his work on
the farm and gets good results.
Nobe Pate has bought the Mattingly
Bros. farm known as the Geo. Hook
place. 1t contains 900 acres, we'll i'm
proved and we'll located. He paid
sl1 900 cash for II. The sale was made
through Mr.. Best, manager of the Trust
Department of the Bank of Hardius-
burg % Trust Co. Mr.. Pate says he has
a farm now that suits him and his wife
and Is well pleased.
Harvey Ditto, of Brandenburg, sold
Mr.. Ellis, Of the Jas. c. Ellis Mule Co.
of Owensboro. three mules for S420.
Board & Wilson, of Irvington, sold
Wilson & Miller, of Owensboro, ISa
stock hogs at ID cents; also 10 thorough
bred Polled Dur ham heifers for $500.
Paul Wilson and George Board ship
ped Monday four loads of cattle and
hogs valued at $4,000. Mr.. Wilson
paid out for stock last month $50, 1S2 40,
all shipped from Irvington.
Green Bandy bought the Thos. Fack-
Ter farm of III acres near Irvington last
spring for $500. He has fed and ship
ped 80 head of hogs for 81, 102. and has
1000 bushels of corn left. Mr.. Bandy
says he will raise enough on this farm
this year to more than pay for 1t. Mr..
Bandy knows how to do things on the
farm and get results.
"Bud" Board, of Garfield, was over
at Lodiburg Monday and picked up the
following crops of tobacco: 1900 pounds
of Burley from Adam Basham at $22;
S 600 pounds from Neel Skeeto at $22;
o,OOO from Mr.. Robinson at $22; 1000
from Mr.. Brown at $2l.50.
Joseph Monen was at Hardiusburg
Monday getting his deed for the corner
grocery h;use and lot occupied by Mrs.
Williams. Rev. Roberts owned the
building and sold it to Mr.. Monen for
$3.50 cash. 1t is understood that he will
buy the stock of groceries from Mrs.
Williams.
Jas. c. Ellis and Mr.. Miller, stock
dealers Of Owensboro, were at Irving
ton Monday buying stock. There were
buyers from Texas In that vicinity last
week. They purchased nice bunch of
cattle down at Glen Dean. Brecken.
ridge county is building up reputation
for fine stock all over the country. 1t is
up to our breeders to produce high
grade stock to hold and increase their
business
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07

Mrs. A. J. Pate and, Miss Jessie Pate
have returned from visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Pate in Evansville.
w. Il. Arnold, of Louisville, was here
TUESDAY.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07

the wier b. provided painless day is not naugufaed
The county The defeated candidates
wondering what kind of place the pevarcaors all
Take pride County Honor Roll and help get
plete list
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07
EITHER FOOD OR STARVATION WILL WIN.

After reading what the late General Bssing the Prusan
Military Governor had about food thoroughly
convinced than that will the wa This late General
in speaking of the enemy sad Starvation tremendous force
with which make these do what WANT And
remember the Germans captured Poland by taking food from
the inhabitants and the finally driven into Germany
through hunger while the unfit left to die
So Mr. Hoover who is undoubtedly arseeng and level
headed has taken the opposite of Gen. Bsngs state
and advocating that food going be tremendous force
whereby allies do what they want to with Germany
Knowing what be hungry from meal to the next
and truly believing right road toward
ming the comply with his request and have
meaes fourteen whesess wasteess meals
and hope that after have read this that will be convinced
that Goodwill win the war; and do saving and help
the Allies
Coverpor is going to be asked to give $50 for the c. A.
work fund.- This small when think of
the tremendous good the NJ e. A. workers doing for all the
soldier boys We that you have read of the Y NJ c.
work the trenches and the home boys Camp Zachary Taylor
write how much they helping the the
the time and keep constantly before the boys the high
ideals for which they fighting What ewant to do
down pockets and give until the Y NJ A. work
boy boy from the terrible pitfalls of sin and
be of everlasting good.
Thanksgiving day will here and will have
be thankful for this good day than any
largest crops being away
barns and sos Tobacco bringing handsome price, and
being sold at 81 bushe Hogs and cattle demand fancy
prices and the usual Thanksgiving turkey roosng high in the
price, that will having pumpkin pie
and rabbit on this good day of thanks.
inrdge county boys We did not have the and addresses
all the boys therefore could give complete list We
the list of the county boys Camp Zachary Taylor but there
number of boys who training elsewhere the
probably service is their DESTROYS getting
should like very much for the families either telephone
their and addresses.
1t used to be election day little
not out and the mothers afraid send children
school the drunken same
as other day. only haven't quite seeing
women at the POLLS but believe politics will be the and
better for it,
After the candidates settled and the harness their
spective offices going look fulfill all
excellent promises they made the before election Epec
tally interested seeing Kentucky become bone dry
State, and schools county,
Witha wheaess Monday, meatess Tuesday and a
Wednesday, why everyone should get through
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07

With" wheatess Monday, meatless Tuesday and fees
Wednesday, why everyone should get through
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07

After the candidates settled and the harness of their
spective Offices going look for them fulfill all of
excellent promises they made the before election Espec
tally interested in seeing Kentucky become bone dry"
State, and anxious better schools in county
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07

used to be election day in little town the wou
not out and the mothers afraid send children
school of the drunken Election day
other day. only haven't quite become used seeing
women at the po but believe politics will be the
better for it,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-05
3 Universities Will
Have Representation

IOWA CITY. Ia. Nov. 5-Twentv-three
ot The foremost universities ~ the roun-
try arc expected ~ participate i'll the
nineteenth annual conference Of the assoc
cia'lon of American Universities. to bee
here November =. q and 10 M the State
University NJ Iowa. Problems Ia higher
education that have ARISEN with the war
viii form one 81 the principal topics Tor
discussion. The following universities are
member ~ the organization:
Chicago. Minnesota. Yale. Wisconsin.
Pennsylvania. Princeton. Iowa, Missouri.
Ohio State. Kansas. California. Clark. Co
lumbia. Cornell Harvard, Illinois. In
diana. Johns Hopkins. Stanford. Michi-
gan. Virginia and the Catholic University
vt America.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-05

Mrs. ". I. Stears, Jr., of Springfield,
Mass, arrived Saturday and VII spend the
winter here with her father, DIR. }. l.. Hodg-
man.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-05

Adjourn.
Informal tea at Progress Club.
Tuesday evening. November II. ~ :
o'clock. Carroll Chapel.
Presidents evening, Mr.. NJ lictty Cur
r.. wee president VI large. presiding Pian"
solo. concerto IN 4 minor. first movement
tGrieel Mr.. j. ". Carroll, Baylor Cnt.
y|or-itv. Waco. presentation 81 past pres A
dents. Mr.. Edward Rotan. Waco. iIr-t
president Texa~ Federation oi Women
Clubs: soprano solo. selected. NJ EtheI
RAIDER. Kidd Key Conservatory. sherman
presidents mc-,iee. Mr.. Fred Fleming.
Ilalla-: organ -nln. prelude and iu.ue 90
Luther hvmn ~ Mighty Fortrc Car
ranged bv Rud l;.h Hoffman,. Prof. Ru-
.d,lph Hoffman, BAYLOR University. Waco.
MESSAGE. Mr.. Josiah Evan CuWle-, Lo-
Anr, le-. ire IN VII General Federation 81
Women Club coatrdiro solo tai "Th'
Last Hour lkramerl. "Autumnal Gale
tGre.l. Mr.. +. Roscoe Golden, Dallas,
-acc"mpanisi NJ A. -. Griffith. Dallas
patriolir anthem IAN Hal. America
Selma katzcn tenn. DaIlasl. led by Mss
RAIDER and Mr.. @ lden. with the composoy
at the piano. choru- bv the entire audience.
Wednesday, November Ia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-05
Rev. Kelly TO Face
Court Second Time

RED OAK. Iowa, Nov. 5.-Rev. Lyn
George J. Kelly, hi~ first trial ending ~ n
disagreement, will face the conir here "
second time November II, on an irdici
ment charging HIM with shaving one 81 the
eieth victims of the AK murder al NIlli~ca.
Iowa. in June. 1872. His friend are con
fident that this trial will resul tin hIs eX-
oneration. In the first trial late IN sep
TENDER. eleven jurors, IT was announced
were for his acqnittal, while the twelfth
held out for q verdict of mot guilty be-
cause Of insanity
On the other hand. it has been reported
that the state has found new evidence
which counsel for the prosecution expects
viii strengthen their case materially.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-05
What Do You Know
About Your Blood Supply?

portart subject. II tells how to keep
the blood strong and free from the
many impurities to which IT Is con-
~stantly subject.
1t gives the history Of s. $. s. the
worlds most successful blood remedy.
which has been sold for more than
fifty years b, druggists everywhere:
This book will he sent free to all
who write to Swift Specific Co.
Dept. A Atlanta. Ga.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-05
Your ignorance may startle you.

Few people know OF the many
functions Of the blood supply. and
inst how important il i that il be
kept absolutely Tree from AL impuri-
ties. The health III the entire body
depends upon the condition OF the
blood. You arc invited TO write and
obtain a booklet that gives you some
invaluable information on this i'm