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Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
ElEn Rouse FLOORS
Kind of Material to Use VIII De.
pend on Conditions.
CEMENT IS COLD and Damp
Earth Floor Is Economical Where Soil
Is Light and Well Drained-Wood.
en- Floor Makes Harbor for
Rats and vermin.

(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The kind of floor to build in your
poultry house-whether Of earth, wood
or cemeLt-will depend on several con-
ditions. Each kind of floor has its ad-
vantages and disadvantages under GER
tain coalitions v til which the poultry
keeper should be familiar.
Where the soil is light and well
drained, earth floors are economical
and sufficiently comfortable for the
fowls. Where drainage is not good and
on heavy soils, especially those con-
taining much clay, floors of wood or
cement are generally preferred.
Earth Floors.
A floor of earth needs to be re-
newed at least once a year. If the
drOppings that fall upon the floor are
carefully removed at frequent, regular
intervals, much Of the earth is removed
with them. If the regular cleaning Of
the floor is superficial, the earth Of
the floor 20 depth of several inches
becomes SO mixed with droppings that
Its condition is very insanitary.
When the poultry keeper has a gar
den, the manure obtained by removing
the earth floor of the poultry house
will compensate for the labor of re-
newing the floor, and the new earth
required can be taken from a conven-
lent spot on his own land. When the
| poultry keeper must pay someone else
to take away the old earth and bring
in new, the cost will in a few years
| exceed the cost of cement floor.
Cement Floors.
The principal fault of cement floor
Is that it is likely to be cold and damp.
These conditions may be corrected by
covering the floor to a depth Of an
inch or two with dry earth or sand.
uSir; over this scratching litter of
straw or wood shavings. Floors so
treated require as much routine work
to keep them in good order as earth
floors. but the supply of clean earth
required is much less and the work of
annual renovation Is eliminated.
Wood Floors.
| Floors of wood are not now much
used in poultry houses except when
the space under the floor Is high
enough to be occupied by poultry. A
wooden floor close to the ground soon
rots, while any space under a floor
not high enough to be used for poultry
makes harbor for rats and other ver-
min.
The wooden floor of a poultry house
should have a light coating of dry
earth, sand, chaff or similar material
to prevent the droppings of the birds
from sticking to and saturating the
boards
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
GOOD GARDEN SEED FAVORED
Essential In Successful Gardening
Best Way 10 TO Patronlze Some
Reliable House.

Good garden seed Is an essential In
successful gardening. II we are going
to plant something, we want It to
grow. The worst thing possible is to
plant seed that won't germinate, and
1t Is almost as bad to find that the
seed which has been planted is untrue
to name.
In order to svoid all annoyance 1t II
best to secure good seed. When buying
garden seed demand that 1t be fresh;
likewise insist that it be true to name.
The easiest way Of avoiding poor seed
IL to purchase the product ef some ~
table h0usA
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
PLAN FOR FORCING LETTUCE
Excellent Method Is to Transplant
Seedlings Into Pots and From
These Into Beds.

Earthen pots can be used to ad-
vantage In the forcing Of lettuce. An
excellent plan is to transplant seed
lings from fats into two-inch pots and
from these into the permanent beds.
If space is at premium the pots may
be plunged into the soil Of the perma-
nent beds, between plants which will
not be harvested for a month or more.
Large, strong plants may be grown
In the earthen pots which will require
not more than four or five weeks to
attain marketable size after they have
been set In the permanent beds.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
OIL CAN IS HELD SECURELY
Device Described That Will Hold Re-
ceptaeIe Firmly, But Allow II to
Be Removed Easily.

Many readers will be glad to get
device that will hold an oil can Sc
curely, but allow 1t to be removed cas-
lily, writes G. ]. Lynde in Farmers
Mail and Breeze. 1t consists of main
plate having large lug, pressed up
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
Device Holds Oil Can.

to form support to the can, and two
smaller lugs, pressed down to form
stops to pivOted arm. This arm is
attached by spring to another arm.
which is held firm by bending down
a small portion through hole in the
main plate. Two screw holes are
placed in the end of the main arm for
attaching it to the machine.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-28
Pays to Be Suspicious.

1t pays to be suspicious whenever
you find sick hog in the herd. Pork
prices are, too high to take chanc, +,
with hog cholera.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

the defendant In error, and submit
ted.
David Mccormick ct al. plaintiffs in
error, VS.. Provident Life and Trust
company ct al, defendants in error.
Error to the district court at Charles
ton. w. Va. Argued by Mr.. George
J. McComas, Of Huntington, w. Va,
for the plaintiffs in error, and by Mr..
C. w. Campbell. of Huntington, w.
va, for the defendants in error. and
submitted.
Case in call today: w. A. Lilier
Building company ct al. appellants.
VS.. Frank G. Rsynoldset al, appellees.
Appeal from the district court at Mar
tinsburg. W. Va. In bankruptcy. To
be argued by MFR. William Macdonald,
OF Keyser, w. Va, for the appellants,
and by Mr.. Frank c. Reynolds, MIR.
Taylor Morrison and Mr. Andrew
Wooif. of Keyser. w. Va, for the APP
pellees.
Court announced and handed down
it's opinion in the following cases:
Mullins Lumber company, plaintiff in
error, va. Williamson and Brown Land
and Lumber company. defendant In
error. Error to the district court at
Florence. s. c. Opinion by Judge
Woods. Reversed. Judge Dayton dis
senting.
B. e. Cooper, plaintiff In error, vs..
The United States OF America. defend
ant in error. Error to the distict
court at Charleston. w. Va Opinion
by Judge Pritchard. Affirmed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17
HUMANITY AND THE
LIBERTY BOND
by MABEL Il. BOARDMAN.
OF the American Rcd Gross.

Never In history has such, suffering
been caused by war as at the pres
ent day. Millions OF men have been
killed or wounded and millions in one
form or another crippled for life The
progress that had BEEN made towards
the elimination OF tuberculosis has
been checked and the white plague
is adding it's hundreds of thousands
Of victims To the mum bers OF the slain.
Millions of innocent, helpless old men,
women and little children have suf-
fered and multitudes of them have
died IN massacres or from famine and
disease. To all this physical suffer
ing must be added the mental anx-
Lefty and distress of hundreds of mil
lions Of peoples whose nations are
engaged In this fearful strife The
sum total OF human misery, death, de-
structton and devastation Is beyond
all imagination.
To help bring this awful condition
TO an end is the duty and privilege of
every man. woman ard child in Amer
lea. Civilization turns TO this great
nation as its savior from the spirit
OF p1ilitarism which is so largely re-
5ponsible for this world wide calamity
81 war;
EYsfx one who suhscrihes to the Lib
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17
OVER HERE.

(Paraphrase OF George M Cohan's
Over There" written by
Oliver Herford.)
Johnny get the mon, get the mon
get the mon,
Help TO down the Hun, down the Hun,
down the Hun
Money talks, let money shout
Turn your pockets inside out!
Hurry. buy a bond. buy a bond, buy a
bond,
Help them over yond', over yond'
over yond',
Lot your gold flow in n stream.
Let them hear the Eagles scream /
Over here, Give a cheer.
Tell the lads over there not to fear:
That the ranks are swelling, and the
Scouts are yelling,
And the bonds are selling, over hero {;
Never fear, never fear,
We are all on the job over here.
Tell the kaiser he'll be wiSer
When he meets the troops we're rails
ing for him here.
Johnny, dig the dough, dig the dough.
dig the dough.
Let your dollars go, don't be slow, let
en- go;
Help to give the Teutons flts,
Put the kaiser on the fritz,
Make the Teutons roar, then some
more. then some morel
Help to win the war, win the war, win
the war!
DO your bit the bond to float:
Help to get the kaiser's goat!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17
FEEDING SOLDIERS IN
CAMP ENORMOUS TASK

Chicago. Oct. 16,-Soldiers in train
ing at the sixteen national army can
toun,ents in the United States re-
quire approximately $500 carloads
OF food daily. according to statistics
given out here by the railroad war
board. 1t is estimated that at least
five pounds of food is needed each
day for each of the 1000 900 men now
training for the national army and
national guard divisions.
The task involves the supplying of
all the necessities of life for sixteen
non productive cities of a population
of 10000 esch and fifty-six smaller
cities ranging IN population from 500
to 5000
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17
GROWING UP TO HIS OPPORTUNITY

paVlo Lio'd~"eorge' prime minister
of England, is one OF those rare great
men who has been able to grow as
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'hihsS' ''ios" Ne hau Pres01euos
70 what La BOZ WAS prepared 10 90
70 heip On 'he war ana the new con-
crAstoiiS ''''A' pN"''o opinion "0ulo per
mt ~ return 'nerefor' Ills premier
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"Sihs i'A eN4s'''ic7 ana maintenance
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mas never "eeh trace OF
Hieiaaa' o''oiS III inc prime ministers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

The voters Of Iowa, having had a
satisfactory experience with effective
prohibition, have done the expected
and the sensible thing by putting pro-
hibition into the constitution. where
ii will not he subject to the whims Of
legislatures or he the issue in the Sc
lection of candidates for public office.
IN adopting constitutional prohibit
ton, Iowans have thoroughly disposed
of that particular step in genuine
progress. Ne more can legislatures
be hamhoozled by the ninions OF the
liquor traffic No longer can the or
ganized business in booze have any
thing to say about the selection Of
party candidates for office-and as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

erty bonds does his or her part in
liberating the world from the horrors
Of the present strife: in the lessen
ing of the suffering OF myriads- ef eur
fellow men and in the saving of lives
Of the soldiers and sailors of the
lighting forces. Into this effort for
humanity, as well as for our country,
every one should throw their whole
heart and soul. The sooner the war is
over the better for the world
Let every one then realize their
duty in supporting the government by
the subscription to the liberty bonds.
that America MAY he the great power
which will end this war and all it's
hoErors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

Commu1ities needing coal can get
1t, declared Or. Garfield. fuel admin
istrator He says those Ohio mayors
who seized cars Of coal during the re-
cent chilly spell could have saved
themselves a lot Of worry, and money
as well, II they had taken the trouble
to notify the administrator Office Of
their requiem euts.
The Northwest usually goes shy Of
coal when severe weather comes on,
The administration has been sending
AL possible coal, except that needed
for immediate consumption in the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17
PLENTY OF COAL AVAILABLE.

nearer AREAS. into the distant states
before traffic becomes too difficult
the open lakes being a tremendous
help. After the lakes freeze over. all
coal must move by rail If the North
west is fully supplied. the main
tenance of sufficient supplies in the
rest of the country will be compare
lively easy.
That there Is no actual shortage is
proved by the statements Of coal pro-
ducers. who show that they have put
on the market this year millions Of
tons more than during tha same
period last year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

Those -slackers who have been
avoiding psrenthood from motives of
so-oalled economy now have to face
General HCL just like other mortals.
The price Of dog biscuit has started to
soar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

II the German people would emu
late the example OF those sailors of
Wilhelmshaven and chuck the kaiser
off tho ship Of state, they might then
lire up the HohenzoIlArn, criminals
and shoot one in every seven---being
sure to scarf with "atl highest"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17
COMISKEY'S HACKERS
WIN ON RACE, TOO

Chicago, Oct. 16.--After cnshing a
lot of bets on Comiskey's. White Sox
last night. there was nothing left for
the boys 10 do but to lay little bet
on c. A Cor1iskey. the two year old
entered in the first race at Laurel
today. just tor the "hunch." Tonight
they cashed again, Comiskey having
won at $l4.50 for SO In the mutuels.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

jeremiah OLeary has executed a
strategic retreat His paper, 'Bun, +"
having been barred from the mails. he
announces that he has suspended pub
location until after the war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

Would Columbus have turned back
on his well-known voyage If he had
been warned about the senator from
Wisconsin?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

4 New York bridegroom has taken
the name of his bride. reversing the
regular order We know some other
men who might appropriately do the
same thing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17
Court News
state Corporation Commission.

The following charters and amend
ments were granted yesterday py the
State Corporation commission:
Amendment to charter The Peoples
Exchange bank. incorporated. Trout
Vile. Va. changing name to First
State Bank OF Monroe, changing loca-
ton of principal office from Troutville
to Monroe, and reducing minimum
capital stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
Amendment to charter Buttons
Point Wharf and warehouse corpora
ton. Norfolk county, Va. reducing
minimum from 800 to Sc per share.
Amendment to charter of Pember-
ton & Penn. Incorporated, Danville,
Va. increasing capital stock from
$4,000 TO $4,000
Amendment to charter Brenda
Lumber company, Incorporated. Nor
folk county, Va. changing name to
Riverside Lumber corporation.
Amendment to charter The Ken
drick Aeroplane company. tncorpo-
rated, Alexandria. Va. changing name
to Briggs Aeroplane company. incor-
porated.
National Soil Improvement COM
pany. Incorporated. Charlottesville,
Va: capital stock. $4,000: j. T. Con-
key. president: w. r. Shepherd. sec
rotary: both of Charlottesville, Va.
Staunton Motor company, incorpo-
rated, Staunton. Va; capital stock.
$4,000; automobile business; J. N.
CARRIER. president; Harrisonburg, Va.
G. A Crowell, secretary Staunton. Va.
Buffalo Ridge Development COM
pany, Incorporated. Roanoke, Va:
capital. $4,000; real estate business;
H. Earl Graves. president: C. E. Cos
by, secretary; both OF Roanoke. Va.
Central Security company, incorpo-
rated Norfolk, Va; capital stock,
$4,000; r.. s. Jeffries, president, Nor
folk. Va: c. r. Otis, secretary, New
port News, Va.
United States Circuit Court OF Appeals
The United States. circuit court Of
appeals reeonvened yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock, with Circuit Judges
Pritchard. Knapp and Woods and Dis
trict Judge Common in attendance.
The following cases were argued:
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, plaintiff In error. vs.. Charles H.
Hickman, defendant in error. Error
to the district court at Parkersburg,
w. Va Argued by Mr.. Herbert Fftz-
patrick. of Huntington. w. Va. for the
plaintiff in error. and by Mr.. v. B.
ARCHER. OF Parkersburg. w. Va. for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

Eenator La Toilette appears 30 be
6eepartng highly technical defense
herddes trying to manufacture an abin
And insisting that the corpus deficit
4 net Ia evidence. Wherefore. he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

Chicago's champion knitter for the
ola His name ts NOT Thompson
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

Tin FISH" is the most recent name
OF the under-sea boats Sic transit
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17
IOWA TAKES PROHIBITION OUT OF POLITICS.

long as prohibition is only statutory
subject 10 repeal by legislative action
alone, these sinister interests may be
depended on to use every evil means
at hand to overthrow the law. direct
" or by persistent violations with in
tent 10 bring II into disrepute.
From this time forth, it will be pos
gible for the citizens Of Iowa to choose
their public officials without making
their attitude toward the liquor traf-
ho the test OF their fitness. That is
sue having been permanently deter
other important public matters
may be discussed and settled without
being hindered by the everlasting
Vaccinations Of the political liquor
crowd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

wants benefit OF counsel. He will need
it
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17

Boston City Club Fires Germans.
Boston. Oct. f6.--Alt German help
In the City club has been DISCHARGED.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-02-16
OLIVE ITEMS

The Olive school is progress
ing nicely with 80 pupils and
Miss Wright in charge.
H. T, JONES Rounded up
Monday and Tuesday of last
week.
John Schirck recently made a
business trip to Elida,
@. B Peters made a business
trip to Kenna Tuesday of last
week.
NJ. l., Raney is off to Mem
fhis, Texas on a business trip,
G. @. Stroud transacted pusi-
ness i'll Kenna Thursday.
Mr. NeSmith and family of
Texas, are here visiting their
daughter, Mrs Jack Deering.
Mr. NeSmith also filed on a
homestead southwest of Olive.
II. 7. Jones motored down to
Roswell Monday on business.
A Mr.. Wilson of Oklahoma
recently filed on a homestead
southwest of Olive.
Mr.. Deering and son Jack,
were in Roswell this week on
business.
Frank Bechler, who was here
visiting his uncle, Mr.. Schirck a
few days, and attending to bns-
mess, returned to his work in
Deming Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson and little
girls, Marie and Catherine
were dinner guests az Mr.. and
Mrs. jennings Sunday. Alph-
ius Stroud was also present,
Joe Morris recently purchas-
ased some calves of A. G.. VIII
son, 40 head or more. Mr.. Nor
ris has quite a bunch Of cattle
now.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-02-16

Elsewhere in this issue we
publish instructions made pub
lie by the Secretary of the In
terror on the GAO acre Grazing
Homestead Law. These are in
structions that we should Fave
had before any applications for
entry I'm der the new law We're
received.
These Instructions are rather
lengthy and will require consid-
cradle sp6ce. Consequently we
rubbish only a part in this is
sue and will continue from week
TO week 10 pLb"sh such a
part thereof as we find space
fer, 1t will probably take three
or four issues to cover all the
instructions relating to home
stead entries. By preserving
and saving each copy of the
Record containing this matter
you will in the course Of three
or four weeks have all of the
instructions of greatest interest
to homestcaders.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-02-16
Meeting of School Direc-
tors Called for Saturday
February 18th.

The county superintendent
Mrs. 7. w. Hayes has called a
meeting Of the directors of the
pubic schools of Chaves county
for Saturday, Feb. 18th, in Ros-
well, having, for its purpose the
discussion of problems of vital
interest to the public schools.
She requests that at least one
director if not all from each
school district in the county be
present at this meeting. 1t is
hoped that agood attendance
may be had and that a united
effort will be made for the bet
Cerment of the schools.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-02-16
Advertising rates made known on application

1t is believed by many that
Germany is very quietly and
earnestly preparing to officer
the Mexico forces and from that
point strike Uncle Samuel an
unexpected blow. There has
been some suspicion for quite a
while and no doubt a close
watch is being kept Cn such
moves. We who are not well
posted on these wa: tactics do
not understand many moves
that are made in military cir
cles. Uncle Sam has a pretty
good eye and is not likely to he
found asleep when the next raid
is made across the border.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-02-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Edgar Baker came in this
week tob egin improvements on
his claim eight miles south of
town. He is located in the
Commercial Hotel building
temporarily.
John w. IIarwell of Stamford
Texas and Robert E. Malone of
Haskell Texas We're in this week
and filed GAO acres each.
Rev. j. N. S. Webb, came
d jwn the past week from Tex
leo where he is teaching and
invested in his other 800 acres of
land. Mr.. Webb who was one
of the first settlers at BOaz and
has always made that his home
since 1906 though he has been
teaching the last few years.
p. j. Williamson was in Sat
urday with a party from Plain
view Texas who filed on GAO.
Thomas E. Carthey, Jack
Carthey and Oliver Miller from
the Lamesa Texas country we've
in this week and each Tiled a
GAO.
Wedre,da J. S Selden and
family left by auto for Rolls,
Texas, whore he Will make his
future home.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-02-16
ADDITIONAL ENrRIEs WIrHIN 10 MILES

stead entry for less than $40 of land which shall
designated stocasing land and who has completed the
term of residence required will have completed it within
six months, entitled under the provso section of
act to make additional entry for tract ,of designated
land within radius of 20 miles from the originally
entered and making Herewith of not than
$40 Such entries may include two inconguous
if of the tracts contiguous the original entry But
such applicant not be allowed incontig
to his first entry unless all available land con
guOns thereto If he applies for land which nc0nguous
to the original entry he must furnish affidavit that there
is napplopriaed unreserved land contiguous thereto
the character described in the other than that which
he applies The limitation to compactness of form
will be enforced with respect to original entries -
material whethera person applying for additional entry an.
der this provision of the law resides Upon the land
first entered.
TO be continuedl
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-02-16
BOAZ NEWS

Elmer Fernstrum returned to
his hcme in Rock Valley, Mon.
day, after an absence of several
months in Missouri and Okla
hOna.
A friend of Ed CoIlens from
east Texas came in Tuesday.
He expects to file on a home
stead if he finds a suitable loca-
ton.
Dorothy Ketner, who has
been in Oklahoma visiting her
sister and othe: relatives return
ed to her home in Rock Valley
Monday.
Mr.. Fernstrum and wife from
Clebourn, Kansas. came in
Monday to spend his vacation
with relatives in Rock Valley.
Mr.. Fernstrum is a brother of
Elmer and Gus Fernstrum.
Freda Metz came home from
Roswell Thursday.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-02-16
Card of Thanks.

1 wish to thank the good
women of this community for
their many kindnesses extended
to my wife during hee recent
illness. 1 shall never forget
these good and kind deeds.
Respectfully,
Charles NJ. Barber.