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Cheyenne record., 1917-12-27
PROSPECT HILL

PROSPECT Hill
Roy Batchlett and M. War
rington were on errands at Pros
pect Hill ON Thursday afternoon.
G. C. Calvert and family. of
First View were visitors at Pros
pect Hill on Saturday. They levy
tribute on that new Ford. a dist
ance only lends enchantment to
the view.
Mr.. Kohle and son of near
Ascalon were midday meal
guests at the writers on Thurs
day. They were gathering Up
some cattle they purchased the
day of the sale. These men came
from Seattle Washington in Oct.
and will try their fortunes in this
country.
Saturday having little leisure
We took stroll through the
Court House. The off GERS SEEM
ed busy as bees. Jack Tinsly
was at his desk gathering the
remnants Of taxes for the year.
Mrs. Arnold assistant assessor
was deftly giving finishing touch
es to the tax books to be ready to
turn them over to the Treasurer
the first of the year. Coun ty
Surveyor Zuck surveyed us and
bade US welc ome. Juige B)we
bowed acknowledgment and we
excl anged views on the weather
ana war. Judge Johnson was
was to busy 10 but ir, but signed
a 'nowdy" ana we hiked Cir
cult Clerk, Nelson was abstract
ing but took time to look down
upon US from his dizzJ altitude.
Mrs. Weir was devoting her time
to the interest OF schools as go)d
Superintendants should. but as
sured US by her own conduct that
ones education is incomplete
when courtesy IS not showed to
callers. Maurice Howard was
whistling away dull care in the
corridors of the Court House and
keeps the cob week out of his
brain as we'll as out of the corn
ers of the court room. The Com
missoners had finished their years
work and with undisturbed con-
sciencs were reviewing ;heie IL
months public service. Moral
It should be the practice of q
grateful person to occasionally
call on their trusted public serv-
ant and thereby manifest their
appreciations. OF course ther e
is our Sheriff friend, Art Brown
who's office by virtue Of his scat
tered duties is just any where,
we meet him on commission
ground and he treats US right.
Sunday was such an ideal day
and the health officer requested
US not to gather in public as
semblies, so we gave our socibili-
ty a little liberty. William Wolf
and wife and son Donnie Wolf
Joined us in our Chevrolet and
we spent the afternoon at Jesse
Duntons. We had not much
more than exchanged greetings.
than E. B. Mason and wife and
two children drove in with their
new Ford. They were ali well
at the Dunton.s including u lit
two -seeks old girl. which is num-
Der I'VE in their family AMI reet-
ing qaite at home Mss Emms
Schaike, sister Ut Mrs Dunton.
had just arrived IRON Los Ange.
Cheyenne record., 1917-12-27

serious illness of one senator
might transform victory into de-
feat.
At this juncture a small group
of "war" senators suggested
that they would vote for the
amendment if a proviso were ad-
opted limiting the number cf
years within which it could be
ratified. Many earnest prohibits
FONTS opposed the suggestion,
fearing a trap. but the majority
of the dry" leaders finally
agreed to the limitation.
Now the scene of battle will be
shifted to the state legislatures.
Virginia will probably be the
first to ratify. Its legislature
meets in January. The "wets"
will concentrate their fire on COM
paratively few legislatures. If
they can control one branch in
each of the thirteen legislatures
for seven years they will win and
the fight for National Prohibition
will have to begun all over again.
'.SNORS's IN THE ARMY.
The spectacle of a soldier of the
Republic shining the shoes of an
American officer in France. has
aroused the fire of Congressman
John w. Miller Of Washington.
Miller was with the Congression-
al party which visited France and
England a few months ago and
he related his experiences to the
House soon after his return.
He insisted that we needed
more Democracy in our military
establishment.
No one questions the efficiency
of the French army. Man for
man it is probably superior to
the Prussian organization and yet
the soldiers and officers compose
it, talk and eat and drink togaeh-
er. It is the most Democracy
army in the world.
In the American army we still
adhere to the silly idea that the
man who wears shoulder straps
is gentleman" and that the
man who packs a gun aud does
the fighting belongs to another
stratum of society. The fact is
however, that the private liz our
new army is frequently the Of
icers superior in education, bus
mess experience and social stand
ing and has right to de mand
the kind of treatment that every
red-blooded American deserves.
We are not sending our boys to
France in order that they may be
come bootblacks. The officer who
is too fat or TOO lazy to clean his
own boots in time of war should
be ereduced 10 the ranks and given
a chance to work in the trenches
where he would soon cease to
worry about the appearance of
his foot
Cheyenne record., 1917-12-27

Commissioners Proceedings
Cheyenne Wells colorafo o. re, emb,r 4,h to 7h 1917.
County
previous II present.
report
- % % % a as wa as na
Harold Oliver Joseph Mouse view to made
presenisa end onnoionAuy seconded approved
Nolan and LA Ferguson
duly approved and road declared
sasrshou
saa Of section q e. 50 and run
road siis said sections again
Charles clland clerk
instructed to direct o viewers
Bdnger presented the fol
loving is s John ywe.
john shepard and Lyman walman
sheriff audited and approved
c.on Dr. Desmond for county health on yer and
S soa a.ae laid until the January meeting
of Kern for refund Of taxes personal property
where schedule has bsen certified By the
tax petition of sching for refund taxes was pproved subject
ansaa of Colorado Commission. @
The following bills audited
he proper payment
. Ordinary Revenue
Anton Johnson ss %
u8,.sa " shg R.m.,v p ESQ 80
State Association of county commissioners
zsek making county go
Chey Co rel 70 phone andto ~
of Nov - 30
Burrows Adding Machine 90 Ribbon TO- adding machin % %
outwest Pig Sta Co books and miscellaneous supplies IS IS
Hardware Co supplies county 95
FHoeckel B X Go supplies to Al SO
GSathney stationery officers IL CO
Edaenberger coal and material sl2l
George and drayags 10 80
telegram II 10
Esther Weir superintendent and nilsasv llsG7
w E y,re e.assesso salary 90
Myrtle deputy salary 5000
" eaa and
Art Browns sherifs fees Al 90
JackTf 1Uoo
c Sears postage express ana county 4tls
Howard Jantors services and laundry 81 95
A 90
Qainlan 20 pipe
B Harlan groceries 5000
RI n,ay superintendent services 500
supplies So2
Contingent Fund Home T;,oi fees 50
Bounty
H c Shy jos
I w Gu /
Marc 100 IL Gall 90
Ficnng zoo Lawrence r S q FER 90
Howar Osman 1
State II ghway Qunan Co
Eals Highway No %
joel $50
H.rdisy Mfg road signs p s.
Fars.ers operative Co supplies tn grader
freight culverts 800
Bruce Hatcher labor onu Highway 1910
Joe Boum
r Fl Rral 1880
John G,,espie
Shermsn Elkert unloading cuve
H.rislah road machinery 30
Zu*s and administ ahon 81 81
auto hire viewing ROAD 10
G Woodrow dragging state highway No. y II 40
County
G n in re 3O
Akeriy surveying machine shed 4 25
nlorad,C ood Roads 1913 dues 100
Hill labor county roads 500
an Snyder 81 So
6OO
A.hcy autoh viewing roads so
WIN Redi labor on county roads II 25
E Kellogg 1000
Cheyenne record., 1917-12-27
Washington Letter
BY Edward Heating

By Edward Heating
c ,ngressinan from the third Colo RADIO
district.
If "Sockless Jerry" Simpson
were alive he could indulge in a
hearty laugh at the expense of
wiseacres who ridiculed him and
his theories twenty-five years ago
for the government is about to
take money out of the National
treasury and lend it to the farm
ers Of the country.
When the House reconvenes in
January the first measure which
will demand attention will be the
bill authorizing the Secretary of
Treasury to invest $500. 600. 900
in the bonds of the Federal Farm
Loan Bank. It has the sanction
of the administration and there
is every reason to believe it will
pass.
The bill represents a radical de-
parture from our established poll
cy. When we enacted the rural
credits law it was believed that
investors would purchase the
bonds of the farm loan banks at
a reasonable rate of interest.
They did for a while, but after
war was declared and Uncle Sam
began floating Liberty Loans the
money market tightens and farm
loan bonds went begging.
ENTIRE SYSTEM IN DANGER
For time the entire rural cred
it's system threatened to collapes
because Of lack of financial sup
port. The farm loan banks had
approved applications for loans
totaling $3.50, ,OOO,O 900 and they
lad Only about $50, 900, 600 in
cash on hand.
The administration acted with
its usual promp.n ass and suggest
ed the passage of the pending
bill as a war measure. It is a
bitter dose for the conservative
gentlemen who represents Eas-
tern financial canters. bur they
will have to take it.
At a time when every one is
appealing to the farmer to in
crease the food supply he cannot
BE- left at the mercy of the money
lenders, 1t is hoped that inves-
tors will follow the governments
lead and put their money into
the bonds which are gilt edge in
vestment, four and one half / er-
cent interest.
Colorado is deeply interested
because a great number of our
farmers have asked for loans in
hope that they could escape the
high interest rates which they
have been compelled to pay. In
many instances their applications
have been held up. because of the
farm loan banks inability to sell
their bonds. With this barrier
removed it should be possible to
get prompt action on all worthy
applications.
PROHIBITION WINS OUT.
As predicted in these letters the
National Prohibition amendment
passed the House with votes to
spare and it now goes to the
state legislatures for ratification.
When Sc of the 48 legistatui ers
ratify it will become a part of
the Fundamental law of the land.
Every Congressman from Colo.
voted for the amendment.
As submitted it contains a pro-
visio that it must be ratified with
in seven years. Never before
has Congress attempted to place
such a restriction on a constitute
tional amendment. It resulted
from a compromise. When the
Cheyenne record., 1917-12-27
sunny SIDE
Merle Nesbitt has the chicken

Merle Nesbitt has the chicken
pox.
M. C. Owens visited in the
-Npsbitt home Sunday.
M. C. Owens spent Sunday
evening with ]. L. Ambrosier and
family.
Pat Fitzgerald is looking after
his horses and expect to move
them to. the Sandy.
Mrs. r. N. Collett and daugh-
ters have gone to Nebraska to
spend Xmas and visit her father
and mother.
Cheyenne record., 1917-12-27

Mr.. Ciller informs us that hia
son Charley is recovering from
his recent bad spell Of measles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
URGES PLANTING
OF WHEAT AND OATS
FARM AGENT ALLEN CALLS THE
ATTENTION OF TERRELL
FARMERS TO NECESSITY.

Terrell county's farm agent, J. L.
Allen, has joined in the campaign for
greater production of wheat and oats,
and in letter on this subject, which
he has just issued, says:
Dawson, Ga, Sept. 8, 1917.-To
the Farmers of Terrell County: AS
our nation has entered the worlds
great war and is taking men from
every vocation in life and placing
them behind the gun, it is our duty
as a true people to our country to
do our best to make those men COM
Portable and able to do their duty.
To do this we must increase two of
our most neglected crops, wheat and
oats. Besides this, Terrell county's
lands will produce too much wheat
and oats per acre for the farmers to
take chance on growing cotton I'M
der weevil conditions to buy those
two products.
This county has shown her ability
to do things by the way she increased
the food crop this year, and I hope to
see the same results in a great in
crease in these two crops. Neither of
these crops require much cultivation.
We should begin to break the land
good and deep now and harrow we'll.
Let it stand a while so as to get the
seed bed we'll settled, then harrow
well and plant, always using a seed
drill where it is possible.
The Investigations made by the
state college and the government last
spring go to show that where the
drill was used there was a great
deal better stand left after the
freeze. It will be a good idea for
all farmers to buy all fertilizers need
ed for fall use now, as all indications
are that it will be a great deal high
er a little later, and it will pay you
to fertilize these two crops well.
Then let me insist on each and
every farmer doing his best, not only
to increase his crop, but his neigh
boris crop, and then Terrell county
will be able to feed herself in every
respect. If | can be of any help to
you in this move or any other, do
not hesitate to call on me. I am, re-
specially yours,
JAS. L. ALLEN, County Agent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
Notice of DISCHARGE.

In the District Court of the United
States, for the Northern District of
Georgia. In re J. z. Turner, bank
rupt, No. 1875 in bankruptcy.
A petition for discharge having
been filed in conformity with law by
above named and the court having
ordered that the hearing upon said
petition be had on October 6, 1917,
at ten o'clock a. m. at the United
States district court room, in the city
of Atlanta, Georgia, notice is hereby
given to all creditors and other per-
sons in interest to appear at said
time and place and chow cause, if any
they have, why the prayer of the
bankrupt for discharge should not be
granted. o. C. FULLER, Clerk.
By N. A. Brown, Deputy Clerk.
R. R. Jones, Atty for Bankrupt.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
Notice to Charlie Morrow.

State of Georgia, Terrell County.
In the superior court, May term,
1917, First State Bank VS.. Charlie
Morrow. 1t being represented to the
court by the petition of First State
Bank that by deed of mortgage, dat
ed the 21st day of October, 1915
Charlie Morrow conveyed to the said
First State Bank a house and lot in
the city of Dawson, Terrell county,
Georgia, fronting on Fourteenth ave-
nue. fifty feet and running back one
hundred and forty feet; better de-
scribed in a mortgage tranferred
from the Dawson Variety Works to
the First State Bank. Said property
bounded on the west by property of
Bob Pittman's estate, on the east by
property of Chas. Williams, on the
south by Fourteenth avenue and
north by vacant lots, being lots Nos.
2 and 3 of the Paschal addition to
Dawson, Ga, for the purpose of Sc
curing the payment of promissory
note made by the said Charlie Nor
row to the said First State Bank, due
on the LIST day of October, 1916, for
the sum of three hundred and sew
enty-fve dollars, which note is now
due and unpaid.
1t is ordered that the said Charlie
Morrow do pay unto this court, by
the first day of the next term, the
principal, interest and costs, due on
said note or show cause, if any he
has to the contrary, or that in de-
fault thereof foreclosure be granted
to the said First State Bank of said
mortgage, and the equity of redemp-
ton of the said Charlie Morrow
therein, be forever barred, and that
service of this rule be perfected on
said Charlie Morrow according to
law. A true copy from the minutes
of this court. w. c. WORRILL,
Judge Superior Court, T. c., Ga.
w. S. DOZIER, Clerk.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
TERRIBLE SHORT RANGE
WEAPON WILL BE USED
Will Equip Troops With Knuckle
Knife For Close Range Work.

1t is said that new and terrible
short range weapon will be used by
American soldiers in hand-to-hand
fighting in France, and they will be
trained with the weapon in the great
environments located in Columbia,
Augusta, Atlanta, Macon, Montgonn-
cry and other Southern cities.
The weapon is known as the knuc-
kle knife and is for closeup trench
fighting. 1t has framework resem-
bling the old-fashioned brass-knucks,
and built into the framework is a
deadly knife about eight inches in
length.
The soldier can use the knuckle
knife in connection with the bayonet.
After parrying the thrust of an an
tagonist, which he turns with his rife
barrel, the soldiers right hand, still
grasping his rife butt, is thrust for
ward, plunging the knuckle knife in
to his antagonists vitals.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
OLD PENSION LAWS STILL
OF FORCE IN THE STATE
Measures Pending Before Last Legis-
lature Were Not Enacted.

Iature Were Not Enacted.
Attention is being directed to the
fact that the last session of the leg
lslature did not make changes in the
pension laws which some folks in the
state seem to be under the impress
sion were made. Widows should make
their applications prior to November
l. TO some extent the idea obtains
that the legislature changed the mar
rage date, but that is a mistaken i'm
preston. Such a bill did pass both
the house and senate separately, but
amendments made were not agreed
to and it, therefore, did not become
law. The widows of veterans who
were married prior to 1870 are en-
titled to make application. Mistaken
impression also exists as to the prop
erty ownership limitation A widow
OF veteran owning more than ST.
900 worth of property is not eligible
to admission on the pension rolls.
A bill was handled in both branches
OF the assembly raising that to 49,
600, but, like the other bill, did not
get through the final stages of agree
ments to changes, and was not made
a law. On both these questions the
old law stands.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
MAN NARROWED ON. ISLAND
LIVED ON WATERE22 DAYS
He Was Within Sight of a Public
Road, But Failed to Attract Res
cuers Until He Was Exhausted.

David Crotch, a stenographer of
JOnesboro, Ark, was marooned on a
small island in the Shoshone river
near Cody, Wyo., for % days within
sight of wagon road and was COM
PEELED to subsist on water. The
young man was. rescued by Under
Sheriff Walter Barber after he had
become exhausted and the discovery
of his supposedly dead body had been
reported to county authorities. The
young man will recover.
Crotch, according to his story,
had been working on a ranch. He
visited Cody and after eating a hear
ty meal went for a walk toward the
river. Then his memory left him.
When he regained consciousness he
was on the island, but he has no
knowledge as to how he reached it as
he cannot swim and the current was
too swift to wade.
Day after day Grootch says he
could see people crossing a wagon
bridge 200 rods from the island. He
tried to attract them by shouting
and waving, but those who saw him
apparently did not realize that he
was in distress and merely waved
their hands in friendly greeting and
moved on.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
To Debtors and Creditors.

Georgia, Terrell County.-Notice
is hereby given to all persons having
demands against Miss Mary Mitchell,
late of said county, deceased, to pre-
sent them to me, properly made out
within the time prescribed by law,
so as to show their character and
amount. All persons indebted to
said deceased are hereby required to
make immediate payment to me. This
9Th day of August, 1917.
w. j. CRAWFORD, Admin.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
OH, WELL, SOAP MAKES
PRETTY GOOD EATING

Observation-Disclosures newspa-
pers received here say the Berlin
municipal authorities intend to pro-
hibit persons bathing in their homes.
The step will be taken, it is added,
in order to save water and fuel.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
COMMITTEE is OPPOSED TO
SENATOR HARDWICK'S BILL
Does Not Favor His Measure About
Troops Going Abroad.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Senator
Hardwick's bill to prohibit the send
ing of American drafted troops
abroad without their consent was re-
ported adversely today by the senate
military committee.
Senator Hardwick made a lengthy
statement in favor of his bill. The
committee declined to hear any other
witnesses. The Georgia senator de-
clared that it was unconstitutional
and improper to send drafted troops
abroad except voluntary. The vote
against the bill was unanimous.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
FALL DRIVE ON THE
COTTON WEEVIL URGED
PICK EARLY AND DESTROY THE
PLANTS, SAYS FEDERAL DE-
PARTMENT TO FARMERS.
WHEN AND HOW TO SWAT
The VORACIOUS LITTLE PEST

rious in the East Than That Which
Confronted the Farmers of Texas,
Say Entomology Specialists.
"Push cotton picking to early COM
pletion and then destroy the cotton
plants before the boil weevils hiber-
nate"
If every cotton grower whose fields
are infested with weevils would car
ry out that suggestion of an entomol.
ogist in the United States department
of agriculture, the 1918 American
cotton crop would get a substantial
boost this fall. For fall destruction
of weevils now is considered the all
important measure in boil weevil con-
troll.
Hand in hand with early fall de-
struction of weevils goes the prac-
tice of planting cover crops after
the stalks have been removed. Such
crops not only improve the soil, but
furnish feed Of kind Southern
farmers now need. Thus the proper
step to take in controlling the boil
weevil will increase the production
of forage and assist greatly in the
production of meat. In a recent pub
LEGATION of the department of agri-
culture, farmers bulletin 848, "The
Boil Weevil Problem" the depart
ment says so emphatically.
At Planters Mercy.
"Weevils are at the mercy of the
planter in the fall as they are at no
other time" declares Dr. W. D..
Hunter, the writer of this bulletin.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04

Cannon & Morris sell and guaran-
tee the Runnells Peanut Digger to
do the work. Price $500 each.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
TWENTY-FIVE GEORGIANS
WANT TO BE COMMISSIONER
Governor Dorsey Has the Task of
Choosing From Bunch of Friends.

NhooSAng from bunch OF Friends.
Governor Dorsey is expected to APP
point the next state game commits
sioner within the next few days.
The term Of Charles S. Arrow, ap-
pOintee of Governor Harris and the
present incumbent, will expire in Sep
TENDER. There are twenty-nine APP
plications for the appointment, Com
missioner Arrow being among them,
seeking reappointment.
1t is generally believed that the
governor will name South Georgia
man to the position and it was gen
orally conceded that the late John
Seay, of of Dawson, had decidedly
the best chances had he not died.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
RESIDENTS FASHIONABLE SEC
TON CUNNING FOR "BARES'
Citizens Object to Unclad Male Bath
ers at Lake Resort.


Horrors! Residents of Cooper
Lake, a suburb of Denver, are gun
ming for "bares."
Men with shotguns are patrolling
the banks on the lookout for men
and boys who have recently persist
ed in disporting themselves in the
lake waters September Morn fashion.
They say their wives have been in
suited.
Complaints have been made to the
police and now the Cooper Lakers
are taking the law into their own
hands. If the bathers continue to APP
pear wearing only pleasant smiles,
Colonel Buckshot" is going to make
some smart remarks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
Piles Cured in 6 to IA DAYS

Your druggist will refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching,
Blind Bleeding OF Protru6ing Piles in to l4davs
The first application gives Ease and Rest SOC
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-09-04
To Debtors and Creditors,

Georgia, Terrell County.-Notice
is hereby given to all persons having
demands against w. X. J. Mcneil,
late of said county, deceased, to pre-
sent them to me, properly made out
within the time prescribed by law,
so as to show their character and
amount All persons indebted to
said deceased are hereby required to
make immediate payment to me. This
9th day of August, 1917
JAMES H. KENNEDY.