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Baxter Springs news., 1917-01-25
Barnes Optical PaTlOrs
Parsons, Kansas.

Editor l.. B. Lemons, OF the
Carl Junction, Mo-, Times, was
in the city Monday and while
here paid the News Office a fra
ternal visit, only to find the
editor out. We hope Brother
Lemons will call again when we
are at home.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-01-25
Ths HabIf of TakIn0 Cold

With many people taking cold
is a habit, but fortunate one that
is easily broken. Take a cold
sponge bath every morning when
you first get out of bed-not ice
cold, but a temperature of about
600 Fab. Also sleep with your
window up. Do this and you will
seldom take cold. When you take
cold take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and get rid of it quickly
az possible. Obtainable every.
where.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-01-25

E. H. Schloeman, proprietor OF
the Baxter Livery and Cab, line
purchased two Studebaker cars
of the Commerce Motor & Supply
Company last week, one four and
one six cylinder. Charles Rath-
bone also purchased a Studebaker,
a four cylinder roadster.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-01-25
Fnnnd a Sure Thinn

l. B. Wixon, Farmers Mills, N.
Y, has used Chamberlain's Tab
lets for for disorders of the stom-
ach and liver aud says, Cham.
berlain'S are the best ] have ever
used Obtainahie everywhere.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-01-25

lis only possible where perfect
methods are employed. A thor
ough examination of your eyes
by an experienced Specialist and
a careful and accurate adjust
ment Of the mountiugs by All
expert 0ptometrist---give every
assurance OF eyeglass perfection.
We guarantee complete lasting
services--.whether your glasses
cost 81. 90. $500 or IS 90 a pair.
Therefore, consult W. II. Barnes,
Doctor Of Optics, when he IS in
Baxter Springs, Thursday. Feb.
Is, at Polster Hotel.
Office Hours 1890 to 500
Barnes Optical PaTlOrS
Baxter Springs news., 1917-01-25
FOR TOWN IMPROVEMENT
Series Of Articles from the Pen of
an Able Writer
Reclaim Waste Town Lands.

OF the people OF EnRihnu' ~ ~
has already done those OF Ger
many and efforts are being made
to conserve this potential source
of wealth,
II Is estimated that in the city
of London alone there are l4,OOO
acres Of idle land, capable of pro-
duciug annually $500 worth OF
foodstuffs per acre-an amazing
total of 81, 900, 900 yearly.
In connection with the present
high cost of living this item oi
news should carry a potent lesson
for every town and city in our
own county.
The subject is full of possibil-
tiles for THIS town.
Have you, reader, ever tried to
estimate how many acres OF idle
land there are in this towu-in
OUR town? Take a day of
some time and count the vacant
lots that are now given over 10
weeds, old tin cans and rubbish
generally. Try to reduce this
combined area to acres. Cal.
culate the possibilities of these
acres, and then you will see
what the people of THIS TOWN
are annually allowing to slip
through their fingers for want OF
a little energy.
1t is folly to protest against
the high cost of living when We
are neglecting the means lying
right at our doors of largely al.
IeviatinR those conditions.
Almost any family can cult.
vate from a quarter to half an
acre of ground, and q quarter or
half acre will produce vegetables
and small fruits for most any
family for the entire year.
Look around you and locate
the men who are loudest against
the prevailing high prices. Are
they the men who have cult.
vated good gardens and truck
patches? No, indeedl These
men have cellars we'll stored
with sweet and Irish potatoes
they have probably raised and
fattened pig or two; they have
fruits and vegetables canned and
preserved, and are really LIV'
ING AT HOME. And they
don't have nightmares near the
end of the month over the gro
Gerry bill that must be paid or
the first.
Let US have a revival of gard
ening interest in this town this
year. Let's every one of US who
have few square feet or yards
of soil see to it that thai
soil produces this summer all o.
which it is capable. If we have
no surplus ground of our own,
then let's rent a vacant lot from
some neighbor and turn it iutC
food for the family.
Many people in this town buy
all of their groceries and provis'
ous from the stores and from
peddlers, paying out large sumi
in the run of a year, while they
have ample land lying idle from
which they could supply a maj
ority of their wants in this line.
This is not only poor economy,
but it is rank extravaganza.
But that is the way of the
average American citizen, he
buys beans and raises cookie
burrs. He buys potatoes and
raises dog fennel. In short, be
buys all he has to eat and raises
hell generally over the prices be
has to pay.
An important phase of the
question lies in the splendid
possibilities for health afforded
by the congenial task of garden.
ing.
Every dweller in q city or
small town should, if possible,
.rou;Sa a niara of orrot1nd IN
Williams news., 1917-08-09
FARMERS
 COMBATING THE PEST

The potato bugs, family pets, of many of our ranchers, have not limited their activities to ranch life only, but are also about town. One dandy patch of .spuds which has received at tention from the pest is that owned by Miss Bertha Peet ~and Miss Georgia Alcorn. This patch is near the Perrin resi- dence,, and is one of the finest of the smaller crops around. The potato bugs have initiated the owners into the trials and tribulations of combating the Fl. c. L. with the hoe. Armed with reliable old fashioned sprinkling cans filled with par is green solution, Misses Peet and Alcorn have worked en- ergetically and faithfully to save their crop and may suc- ceed in doing so as it is report ed that they are doing a better job of spraying than the aver age rancher does with high priced spraying apparatus. All of which proves that exper- fence is not the only thing that counts.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
RUSHING PLANS FOR
 RED LAKE BARBECUE.
Big Men Have Been Asked tu Speak-Games and Sports are being provided-Abund- ance of Good Things to Eat Are being Prepared

Plans for a big time at the Red Lake Barbecue are already nearing completion. The ad- vertising committee, of which MT. L. s. Williams is chairman. has spread news of the affair to all the neighboring towns and indications are that several thousand people from North ern Arizona will attend the barbecue.
 It is planned to have address es by prominent Arizonans, in cluding Gov. Thos. Campbell. Judge Duffy, Dr. R. von Klein Smid, Ex-Governor Hunt, and Hon. Wiley Jones. Some of these gentlemen have signifed their intention of being present and word from the others is to the effect that, business permit ting, they will come also.
 The program for the day is as yet incomplete tho it in- cludes cowboy sports and rac-. es, various amusement features in concessions, and a ball game. The latter likely will be Will Hams vs. Red Lake, tho there is. a chance that some out of town team will grace the Diamond.
 The feature of the day, of course, is the barbecue, which will be served at noon. The de- tails for this are TOW being ar ranged and there will be no time lost waiting upon the host who will be present, and there will be no lack of good things to be eaten.
 This is the third year that the Red Lake, people have un- dertaken to entertain a large number of visitors and the suc-- cess of the past years in not forgotten. The date should be kept in mind, Saturday, August 18..
Williams news., 1917-08-09

Misses Watson, Bull, Marga- ret Watson and Louise Robin son spent yesterday on top of Bill Williams Mountain.
 Mrs. Cochrane and little grandson George, who have been visiting MT. and Mrs. T. A. Moore, left Wednesday ev- ening on No. 10, for Albuquer- que, New Mexico.
 Dr. Rounseville and son For est left Saturday evening for Los Angeles where Dr. Rounse- vile hopes to get relief from the severe attack of rheuma- tism from which he has suffer ed lately.
 w. c. Lefebvre, c. Dunlop and Judge Sine motored to the Cliffs yesterday.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
PICKING PRIZE
 GARDENS THIS WEEK

F. O. Allen, county Immigra- ton Commissioner, accompan- jed by Dr. Bartlett of the State Agricultural Commission. and also assistant state entomilo- gist, were in Williams, Tues day, to pass upon the gardens of the competitors in the Boys and Girls Garden Contest. They found a number of very fine gardens and were delight ed with the interest taken by the Williams contestants.
 Few of the gardens have not yet been passed upon. A full report should be available next week, and if so, will be pub lished in the News.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
How Do You Pronounce

How Do You Pronounce
 "allies"?
 G. s. Platten makes some thing of a hobby of orthogra- phy and pronunciation and is not easily stumped on even the more unusual words. The other day Kansas" Graham entered into an altercation with him regarding the proper pronunci- ation of the word "allies. George insisted that the word should be pronounced "al-liz" (with short a and broad D. Kansas would have it pronoun- eed the same as "alleys". The editor of the News happened along the street and was drawn into the controversy. He con- fessed to pronouncing the word as MT. Platten would have it, but thought that perhaps MT. Graham was right. On looking the word up, it is found that Webster gives the decision un- equivocally to "al-liz". As us- ual in matters of this kind, George was right.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
Fatal Accident Near Seligman

Fatal Accident Near Seligman
 Donald H. Lewis, bumper in the employe of the Santa Fe, was fatally injured when hurt by a flying belt which broke in the machinery with which he was working. The accident oc- cured on August 2, about six miles from Seligman. The fun eral was held in Williams Sat urday morning, interment be- ing made in tn Odd Fellows Cemtery.
 MT. Lewis, of Scotch descent, was a man of about 39 years of age. He leaves a wife and four children, who live at Adamana- Mrs. Lewis had spent several months visiting at her home in England and just recently re- turned.
Williams news., 1917-08-09

Cyclone" Jim Robertson was in town Tuesday, from his ranch. He reports that crops in his vicinity are fine. His oats and other things are in good shape as the rains have been plentiful. He has his eye on some fine bucks in that section.
 MT. Robert Wente purchased two carloads of cattle at Flag staff last week and shipped them to his ranch at Chafender.
 Harry Gray was in from Bellemont Tuesday.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
REGULAR MEETING OF
 THE TOWN COUNCIL
AUG. 7th, 1917

The Common Council of the Town of Williams met in regu- lar session August 7th at 7:3O p. m. at the Town Hall.
 The meeting was called to order by the mayor and at roll call there were present, Mayor Watson, Councilmen Kirkpat- rick and Miller, and Clerk Lee. Absent, Councilmen Reese and Melick.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approv- ed as read.
 The clerk read the monthly bills. On motion of Kirkpat- rick, seconded by Miller, t- bills were allowed as read with the exception of the bill of Ben Pearce for concrete crossings.
 The Mayor was instructed to appoint a competent person to inspect the work on the cSoss- ings and the council accept the same before MT. Pearce's bill be allowed.
 Motion by Kirkpatrick sec ond by Miller that the council pay Judge Doe S100.00 for, his services before the Corporation Commission, and also pay him for certified copies from the Clerk of the Court and the County Recorder.
 Motion by Kirkpatrick sec ond by Miller that the clerk be instructed to have assessment roll made for year 1917.
 Motion by Kirkpatrick sec ond by Miller that a building permit be granted Mrs. Geo. H. Reinhardt.
 Motion by Kirkpatrick sec ond by Miller that a building permit be granted Johnson 6 McConkey.
 The question of the Light Company was brought up and after a general discussion it was decided to have the Citi- zen's Committee meet with the Council Committee August 8th and formulate plans for calling bond election to take the Light Company over.
 The meeting adjourned sub- ject to- the call of the Mayor.
 JERRIE w. LEE,
 Town Clerk
Williams news., 1917-08-09

Nine white men supplied with only a few rounds of am- munition anda small quantity of provisions are barricaded in a dugout 50 miles north of Globe, Arizona. surrounded by a mob of about 100 striking h. dians and MeXicans. Cowboys from the Tonto section and for est service rangers from Roose- velt are on the way to the mines with help.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
For Sale-Four room house and five lots. H. M. GOSS
Methodist s. s. Board Meets

The Sunday school board of the Methodist Church met yes terday evening at the church.
 These business meetings are al- ways the occasion of a jolly supper for the board, some of the members taking charge of the menu and ell contributing to a most pleasant evening, the business being conducted infor- mally after the supper.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
Government Hunter Kills
 Five Lions Near Here

Word was received last week by J. s. Ligon, of the U. s. bio logical office, Albuquerque, that J. R. Patterson, govern ment lion hunter in the south west district has killed five lions on the Tusayan national forest near Williams, Arizona.
 Game conservationists as we'll as ranchers are elated ov- CT the kill. They report that the presence of mountain lions in this district makes the raising of horses very difficult. The lions are also destructive to the game. Many mountain sheep were reported killed last month. .
Williams news., 1917-08-09
Good Luck Continues

Misses Bull and Watson are expecting to harvest a fine crop of potatoes this season. The po- tato bugs still refuse to feast on their tubers and have saved
 a lot of worry and hard work thereby. The bugs are so prev alent this season that there are few gardeners as lucky as Miss Bull and Miss Watson. ----
Williams news., 1917-08-09
DR. BARTLETT ID DE-
 M0NSTRATE BUG KILLER
With Hand Spray and Arsenate
 of Lead, Will Deal Death to
 Little Disturbers of Potato Raisers Dreams of Wealth

Dr. O. c. Bartlett was in Will Hams Tuesday and Wednesday looking into the condition of the potato crops about Will Hams with respect to potatoe bugs. He found some crops practically free from the beetles, while others are com pletely at the mercy of the vor- acious appetites of the little pests and threatened with com plete ruin.
 The doctor immediately tele- graphed to Phoenix for a small man power spray and a supply of Arsenate of Lead, which he recommends as the best "bug medicine. The spray arrived Wednesday but the supply of arsenate of lead had miscarried and had not arrived Thursday afternoon Much disappointed at this delay, the state "bug doctor" has gone back to Flag staff where he previously took a survey of the prospective bug crop, to continue his work there. He will return to Will Hams again as soon as the poi son arrives and give a demon stration of what he considers the best method of poisoning the pests.
 The bug that is making the trouble at the present time, a. bout Williams, is the striped Colorado Potato beetle. The long gray and brown potatoe or blister beetles, have ceased to make trouble. The rains usually suffice to put an end to the in- roads of this insect. While at work it is more voracious than the more common Colorado beetle, having been known to completely devour a five acre field of potatoes in a single night, but it is also much more easily killed. It will never both CT if the plants have been thor oly treated to arsenate of lead, and it can be driven from the field into fire trap.
 The doctors recipe for his favorite potato poison is two pounds of arsenate of lead to fifty gallons of soap studs. Com mon laundry soap will do for the suds.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
RED CROSS CLASSES

Red Cross classes in surgical dressing and like subjects will be held on Friday afternoons, only, in the future. The classes have been meeting on Wednes- day and Friday afternoons of each week. All who can help are urgently requested to at tend, as the supplies which can be made by these classes, are much needed at the front.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
To Construct Concrete Houses

Baumann Kinds Construc- ton Company have a contract with the Santa Fe for the con struction of modern concrete section houses at the stations a. long the Grand Canyon branch line. These will be model sec tion houses including the unu- sual feature of baths.
 There is a possibility that the Santa Fe will have the same kind of buildings put up all a. long the route.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
Returned from California

Erie Poison and Clyde Poison who went to Los Angeles last week to make application for entry in the navy found that everything was closed. As the reserve list does not offer ad- vantages as to choice both of the young men have returned to Williams.
Williams news., 1917-08-09

Mrs. T. J. Owens and chil- dren will leave for Redondo Beach, California Saturday. They expect to be away for sev- eral weeks.
 Mrs. James Mcrehead was in from Rosebud Flat Tuesday. She reports that her farm is prospering and the crops good. She has IA acres of potatoes also, no chickens and two fresh cows.
 MT. and Mrs. T. A. Moore left Wednesday for Kansas Ci- ty, having received word that MT. Moore's father is very i'll.
 Donofrio's Ice Cream every day at the Racket Store.
 Wanted - Agents to handle LOUISIANA ARIZONA Cop PER MINING COMPANY stock, best buy in the Warren MINING DISTRICT valuable property held by this Company, address R. A. Clampitt, Bisbee, Arizona. adv. MT. Caufman Fatally Injured
 Word has been received of the death of Jake Caufman in Phoenix. MT. Caufman was in- jured in an automobile accident and sustained internal injuries which caused his death Thurs day night.
 A number of children in Lordsburg, N. M. are i'll with diptheria, the infection of which it is claimed was in can dy given them by a stranger two weeks ago.
 Donofrio's Ice Cream every day at the Racket Store.
 Mrs. Daniel Mclean was in town to shop. Wednesday. To Live in California
 MT. Walter, Davidson left for San Bernardino Thursday. Mrs. Davidson and children will fol- .low later and expect to make their home there.
 MT. Wall, superintendent of the San Bernardino division of the Santa Fe. passed thru Will Hams Thursday on his way to Flagstaff and Winslow.
 Earl Rawlins has completed new cement sidewalk and a new fence about his residence on. Second Street.
 Chas. Howe was in town Thursday. He reports crops are looking the best ever, and that they have plenty of rain.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
GARDEN 0F EDEN
 IN RED LAKE VALLEY

IO4 cl1 v I1IOOC w llO lhdhS the claim that the Garden of Eden, told of in the Bible, has at last been found to have been in Red Lake Valley. However presumptious that claim may be, it is a fact that in Red Lake Valley the desert has indeed been made to quicken, and that the soil is yielding generously.
 Last Sunday the editor of the News enjoyed the privilege of visiting this valley and of view ing a number of the fields of potatoes and grain, there.
 MT. King w. Bakers crops were the first reached. His Red Turkey winter wheat is now in the shock and looks as promising as it did before cut ting. It should exceed twenty bushels to the acre if MT. Bak- CT succeeds in getting it in the stack before the doves make too serious an inroad upon it. The oats are headed out and promise heavy yield.
 MT. Baker plans to purchase tractor and put in hundred acres of wheat this fall.
 MT. McGee's as seen from the road looked very promising. His acreage was not learned.
 MT. Thomasson has some thing that rivals a gold mine in his forty acres of spuds. These are in fine condition and have already set on good sized pota- toes. He has a few acres of spring wheat, also, that was recently passed upon by a rep resentative of the Department of Agriculture, as being good for a yield of thirty bushels to the acre. MT. Thomasson's oats are large and we'll headed and he has several acres of corn and good sized patch of beans, both of which promise a good yield.
 MT. Thomasson has under construction a large cellar that will serve to store a number of car loads of potatoes. MT. Thomasson will not be at the mercy of the early fall market.
 At MT. McLean's homestead an interesting spectacle was witnessed. A large stream of water was seen running into his dam from a rain that had ' fallen a little earlier in the day, = near the Sitgreaves, while the ground was dry at the Mclean ranch. When it comes to po- tatoes, those of MT. Mclean would certainly be hard to beat. The vines are almost too large but they are full of bloom and promise heavy yield. His corn and oats, too, are excel lent.
 The approach of night brot the tour of inspection to close all too soon, but from all in- formation that could be gather ed, the other crops in the Val ley are of the same thrifty and promising variety. The editor , hopes to be able to view the other farms at a later date.
Williams news., 1917-08-09
William Johnson Dead

MT. William Johnson, who had been employed at Camp 12, died Sunday at the local hospital and was buried Mon day morning at the Odd Eel ows Cemetery.
Williams news., 1917-08-09

MT. and Mrs. Robert Daggs are spending the week in town.
 MT. R. J. Connors was here on business Tuesday and We'd nesday.
 Donofrio's Ice Cream every day at the Racket Store.
 w. F. Thomasson was in from Red Lake Tuesday.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-08
Fine Point Raised in the
 Bone Dry Law

Conway, Ark, March A. Charging that the establishment of the procedure followed in the delivery of shipment of alcohol to Charles CravenS would place the enforcement of the bone dry law in tbe hands of the justices of the peace. officials of local churches late Saturday night completed a cross bond summon. ing Sheriff Waverly Bishop to answer for the legality of the course followed. Through it the official IS held either for the cor rectness of his course or the dis position of the alcohol after it's delivery. The hearing is set be fore Justice c. M. Easterwood on March 15.
 Delivery of the package was made by the express company only after Justice Easterwood had issued writ of replevin le- galizing the action, Cravens' affi- davit that the alcohol was intend ed for medicinal purposes was the basis of the writ Following the precedent, common carriers could be forced to deliver alcohol upon the order of Justice courts and replevins issued upon the unsupported statement of an af- liant. The interested carriers will demand a ruling upon the point involved.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-08
MT. Simmons Expires

Charles Simmons was born in Utica, N. Y on Jan. 2l, 1887. He moved with his parents tu Hi. nois at tbe age of 3 years.
 He was united in marriage to Anna M EIston, in Warren, H., Dec. 6, 1860.
 They resided on his farm near Stockton III, until they came south in 1904 with the exception of the threeyears spentiu in Stock. ton
 To this union were born two daughters, Mrs. C. NJ. Franke- berger who died at the home of her father ln Carlisle, Ark. !, March 23, 1911. The daughter living is Mrs. Joe Long of Car lisle, Ark. Other relatives are grand son Chas. Long and two great grand. daughters of Gar. lisle. These together with the bereayed wife and a large circle of friends mourn his departure.
 Mr. Simmons white making no profession, and a member of no church, was im5ued with the principles of the Christian re. ligiOn and his life was a living commentary on the Golden Rule. Kind and generous, a good fath- CT and devoted husband. He was loved and respected by all who knew him.
 After several weeks of suffer. ing which he bore very patiently he passed quietly from earthly labOrs March 1st, 1917 at the age of so years, month and z days.
 Funeral services were con ducted at the home Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Tom me of the Baptist church oftici ating.
 Interment was made in the Carlisle cemetery