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The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18
MAINTENANCE A BIG ITEM
IN COST OF ROADS

There are two elements that
should be figured in the cost of road
construction. First the cost of con-
struction. Second, the cost of main
tenance. 1t is the yearly average of
these two that should always be con-
sidele when figuring the cost of
road. True it is, that roads may be
constructed in such manner as to
need very little maintenance, but
these roads are very expensive to
build and 1t is out of the question to
contemplate them for the west. The
other type of road is the road that
costs moderate sum to construct
and then a yearly charge for main
tenance of said road. The mainten-
ance usually runs up to consider
able annual cost, and it is this main
tenance that usually is neglected by
county commissioners and road sup
eryisors.
AS good an illustration of road
maintenance as | have been able to
find is that practiced by New Hamp-
shire. New Hampshire's roads are
mainly gravelled roads Most of
them are rightly constructed, the
gravel being wet and rolled as it Is
placed upon the road, but in many
places this is impossible on account of
the expense and in these places the
gravel is simply spread upon the
lart fA aia
pact.
Many of these roads have to bear
fairly heavy traffic, especially dur
ing the summer months, most of
which is automobile traffic and the
roads would soon be ruined were it
not for the maintenance feature of
New Hampshire's road system. This
road maintenance is carried on by
several hundred patrolmen. They are
hired from the last of March until
the first of December and their work
consists in patching every little rut
and hole that appears, cleaning the
bitches and culverts and in keeping
the roads smooth.
Each patrolman has a section of
road assigned him. He is required to
furnish one-horse wagon. a shovel,
rake and a light road drag. The
road Is smoothed by this drag after
every rain, and If chuck holes start.
fresh material is placed in them.
tamped down and left for the traffic
to compact. The result of this sys-
TEN is that New Hampshire has some
or the finest roads in the United
States.
These patrolmen are paid an aver
age of 1925 day and the total cost
OF maintenance runs about $240 per
mile per year. The total cost or con-
struction cost of these roads runs
about $4,000 MILE. B. House.
Colorado Agricultural College. Fort
! Collins, Colo.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

The canning demonstrations in
this county during the week have
been well attended and a great deal
of interest has been manifested. To-
day Saturday there will be two
demonstrations at the high school
building, one at 1000 a. m. for
school girls and the other at 2:30
for the married women.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18
MILL RUNNING

The Eel Monte mill at Jasper is
now running and turning out a good
concentrate. Next Monday two
shifts will be put on everything be-
ing favorable for continued opera
tloh. The management cordially in
v1tes the people to make a visit to
the mill.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18
DISTRIBUTION OF CARS FOR
The GREAT POTATO CROP
By Carl B. Stow
(By Carl b. Stow

livery potato grower SnOulu I'M
medately sign an order for refriger
ator cars to move his 1917 crop. The
hands of parties authorized to accept
the attidavits as to the number OF
acres in late potatoes
Under the proposed plan of distri,
button Mr.. o. A. Cramer of Monte
Vista will hold the position of car
distributor, and cars will be equit,
ably assigned to the growers on what
is termed an acreage basis. This
means that for every three acres OF
producer will order one car, and
when the shipping season begins Mr..
Cramer will fairly and justly distrib-
ute these cars among the growers on
this equitable plan.
The committee of seven first ap-
pointed to arrange a plan of car dis
tribution decided that the giving of
one car for every three acres would
be just and fair method of distri-
direct to the person who produced
the crop. And now, if every grower
and dealer will enthusiastically en-
dorse and support this plan, it will
prove great success, and be very
helpful and beneficial to all inter-
ested in the marketing of this sea-
sons potato crop.
Approximately 5000 cars of pota-
toes will be shipped from the San
ket this enormous tonnage in a way
to obtain the best results for the
growers, means that the producers
and dealers should strongly endorse
this plan, which in case of car short
age assures everyone a fair deal in
the distribution of the cars.
The Denver & Rio Grande Rail
road company and the San Luis Cen
tral Railroad company both strongly
tribution, and with hearty coopera-
ton of growers, dealers and rail-
roads, the plan promises to be even
more successful than is predicted by
those most optimistic over it's opera
ton.
There has been established in
Washington, The Commercial Econ
omy Board. The duty of this board
is to see that business is carried on
efficiently and without waste. There
fore, by adopting such policies as
these, we are not only working for
our own interests, but performing a
patriotic duty during this critical
period. Loading cars of late pota-
toes to full capacity; avoiding delays
in shipments, and using your utmost
efforts to assist in making this plan
of car distribution a success, will be
rendering patriotic services and max
imum business efficiency in the mar
keting of this big potato crop.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18
gEIyE MEN PASSED FOR
(RVlCE BY DRAFT BOARD

pio Grande county exemption
81 has completed their examina-
of the first call of ninety men,
- which the following twelve
ware certified to the district
ID of these twelve, only one
,med exemption on the grounds of
ordent relative, but after ascer-
nirg tbe facts in the case, the
I'd denied the exemption.
Certified to District Board
Serial No. Address
4s7 Joseph R. Aydelotte, D. N.
l. rs John H. Goehl Center
$50 Ray A. Edwards, Del Norte
L29S Leonard j. Hedges, Monte
[53O Guy w. Gibson, Monte
l. 54 William F. Ebel Monte
1853 Luiz Jiminez Monte
u 81 oliver w. Wells Del N.
SOC Rudolph j. Seyfried
Fort Collins
|[5O9 Gordon w. McCraney, d. N.
|L564 James R. Fuller, Del Norte
L452 Lawrence S. Tohill, Monte
Il of Persons Exempted or Dis
charged:
lose A. Pacheco, M. ", Pablo F.
'tigo, D. N, Daniel w. Barnett, M /.
Herman o. Wagner, M. ", Will
i IN R. Mcneil, M. ", Walter T. Nc
)il, Las Vegas, Nevada; Enriques
|ujillo, D. N, Jose E. Lujan, M. ",
seph M. Southworth, M. ", Thom-
Valdez, NJ. ", Carpio Gallegos, D.
Eugene s. Sutherland, M. ", Eber
Phillips, D. NJ, Emilio Brito, M. V.
btthew A. Hammond, D. NJ, Loca-
, Baca, NJ ", Henry T. Johnston,
v, Fred Sierra, D. NJ, Frederick
Spiecer, NJ. ", Vern R. Phillips,
v, Henry L. Getz, M. ", Benja-
IN A. Trujillo, D. NJ, Clyde L. Nc
(nald, M. ", Henry Lee Kopfman,
(nter, James D. Knoots, d. NJ,
(ester A. Green, M. ", Lee Roy
pore, D. N, Harry w. Burkhart,
|nter, Ernest M. Clark, M. ", Ed
frd K. Stephens, M. ", Rufus C.
lcker, M. ", Wellington Worth, M.
Samuel Martinez, M. ", Jose Sig
(edo Torres, M. V.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

j. R. Brown returned Wednesday
morning from the G & M Copper
company property at Lysite, Wyo.
Mr.. Brown expects to move his fam
lily and household goods. there in a
few weeks.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mrs. George Corlett and Miss Jen-
ME Corlett went to Alamosa lhurS-
day evening to meet George Corlett
and Ralph Baird who are coming IN
from Fort Riley for ten days fur
Tough.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

A hail storm visited this section of
the valley Sunday. The damage was
not extensive, although in some
places the alfalfa had to be cut. 1t
is reported that the Riggenbach,
Heilman and Gates farms suffered
some damage to grain.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mrs. Fred Wasson and baby or
Blanca accompanied by Mrs. NJ H.
Webber of Denver came to Monte
Vista Tuesday and spent the day
with Mrs. Wasson's parents, Mr. ana
Mrs. Taylor Wells.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Wiley Houck and II. G. Henderson
have leased the French & Kellar
blacksmith shop and will take pos
session next Monday. Both are well
and favorably known in Monte Vista
and surrounding country.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

VIM. Rawlings and grandson
Grant Carpenter, Jr., arrived IN
Monte Vista Saturday morning from
Palmyra, n j., and are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. Sanford and Miss
Ulysses Carpenter.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Bennett left
Thursday night for their home at
Chicago, after a short visit with
friends here.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mrs. Ad Hall and daughter re-
turned to their home at Delta Iues-
dav after short visit with friends
and relatives at Platora and in Monte
Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Rev. Frazer, formerly pastor of the
Baptist church of Monte Vista, now
of Ottawa, Kansas, and Dr. Brenz of
Arkansas have been in the valley this
week making a tour by auto.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

d. C. Vaile. G. w. Gates and l.. b.
Sylvester went to Pueblo Wednesday
night to attend the Good Roads con-
vention.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kaps and
car from Bunker Hill, Kansas, for a
visit with Mr.. Kap's sister, Mrs. Chas.
Lindenmeyer
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Hopper of
Fort Collins and the latter's brother
Curtis Beknight of Denver, came in
Sunday in their car and are making
Frank Hopper.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Miss May Henderson who has been
visiting at the home of her uncle,
w. C. Macy near Center, left Thurs
day evening for her home near In
dianapolis, Ind.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Meyers and
daughter of Hollywood, Kansas, ar
rived Monday in their car and are
visiting Chas. Lindenmeyer and fam
lily.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Miss nellie Free who has been Wis
itirg her sister Mrs. Charles True
blood for the past three weeks, left
for her home at Anderson, Ind,
Thursday night.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18
PERSONALS

Rev. T. S. Young of Denver is here
in the interest of Sunday School
work connected with the Baptist
church and is visiting his sister Mrs.
j. II, Hender.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mrs. Nora Johnston of San Antoine
Texas, is spending her vacation with
the T. j. Hawkins family.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Miss Gene Garrett came home this
Friday morning for two weeks va
cation with relatives and friends.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mrs. Becky Mckenzie came down
from Wagon Wheel Gap Thursday
evening to take care of Grandma
Fulton who is very i'll.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Louise Hitler went to Alamosi
Thursday evening to visit her par
ents over Sunday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Miss Carrie Earl and Miss Ruth
Dake left Monday night for Pine,
Colo, after a short visit at the John
Burgett home.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Miss Maude Corlett was the week
end guest at the country home o.
Miss Florence DIETRICH.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mrs. N. r. Ault and son arrived
Wednesday morning from Grand
Junction and are visiting at the
home of her brother, Fl. E. Slocum.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

DR.. and Mrs. Trueblood, Miss nellie
Free, George and Seth Ellis, spent
Wednesday on the State Highway.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mr. and Mrs. A ID. Matthias start
auto where they have a fruit ranch.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Fred Harlowe who arrived three
months ago to visit Mr.. and Mrs. F.
S. Goss, left Monday. night for his
home at Buckeye Lake, Ohio.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mrs. Albert Getz is very i'll witt
pneumonia at her home south OF
town.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mrs. Charles Webster returned to
her home at Henrietta, Texas. the
latter part of last week after an ex-
tended visit with relatives.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Mrs. Pierson of Bloomington, Ill,
and sister Mrs. Moore of Los Ange-
les, Calf, are here visiting the form
er's daughter, Mrs. Ernie Station.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Miss Elizabeth Cooper of Center
passed through here Thursday even
ing enroute to Eaton where she will
teach school this winter.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

Miss Lulu Voss came down from
Del Norte Thursday evening to visit
for few days with Mrs. l.. j. Sim
mons
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-08-18

and Mrs. Fairfield Sylvester Sr., at
Center Thursday.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-05-04
QUANTITY OF OIL IN SIGHT
United States Geological Survey
Makes Important Report on Fields
In Colorado and Utah.

Twenty billion barrels Of crude oil
and 2,OOO,OOO,OOO barrels Of gasoline
is the estimated yield from Colorado
shale beds, according to the United
States geological survey. In anticipa,
ton Of the day when, on account of
the advancing cost of gasoline and
other products obtained from petro
leum, 1t might be found commercially
profitable to utilize some Of the enOr.
nous supply of petroleum to be de,
rived from the distillation Of the vast
deposits Of so-called hydrocarbon
shales Of the Green river formation OF
northwestern Colorado and northeast.
ern Utah, the United States geological
survey has for three years been max.
ing field Investigations of these de
posits.
The examinations have been accom-.
panied by mapping of the areas of ny.
drocarbon shales and by such field
measurements Of the thickness Of the
shales in workable beds and such rude
field distillation tests as will afford
primary information concerning the
amount and richness of the shales In
different parts Of the region.
Very rough but cautious calculations
Of the contents Of the shale in parts OF
the area examined indicate that the
distillation Of shale from beds over
three feet thick in Colorado alone will
yield more than 20,OOO,OOO,OOO barrels
Of crude oil, from which more than
2,OO0,OO0,OO0 barrels Of gasoline can
be extracted by ordinary methods. A
report giving the results Of these ex.
plorations and tests and an account
Of experiments as to possible gasoline
production, both by the ordinary com.
mercial processes and by the Rittman
process, Is now In press.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-05-04
handspring SUITS
SOUTHERN SEASON BRINGS OUT
UNUSUALLY LARGE DISPLAY.
Accepted Lines OF conventionaIIy Sc
we're Tailored Coat Show Little
Change From Those Of Last
Winter.

The Southern season always brings
out certain number Of spring tailored
suits, but this year there is an unusu-
ally large display. There is nothing
particularly new or startling about the
advance spring tailored costumes.
For the conventionally severe tai
lored coat the accepted lines promise
to be very much like those of the win
ter season.
AS is generally the case In the spring
the Norfolk suit, although often hav-
ing little In common with the Norfolk
except its belt, is much on view, espe-
cially In the collection intended for
country or sports wear.
Then there is the suit coat semi
fitted and ripping around the bottom.
This varies In length from hip to finger
tip length. Some of the new models
are of hip length with the front of the
coat open to show the waistcoat In
Breton or Louis XIV style.
A fanciful tailored costume Of black
satin revealed pearl gray waistcoat
embroidered in silver. This coat had a
belt of the material and pockets posed
below the belt. There are also q few
straight models, deliberately embroid-
cred or braided.
The spring frocks multiply daily. A
lovely model recently noted was Of
navy blue serge and navy blue and
green checked material. The serge
formed the upper part of the gown,
which fastened down the side with
frOggings, meeting a skirt Of navy and
green checks. The collar and cuffs
were braided.
Great vogue Is predicted for braid
trimming. An interesting model noted
is of navy cloth and black satin. The
long, straight fourreausopening over a
black satin front is braided on the
waist, and at the neck, while the edges
are trimmed with pieces Of wide gal
loon, pointed at the ends and posed
one above the other. At the waist
similar pieces of galloon are arranged
to allow a satin sash to slip under
them. This sash is tied at the side and
braided at the ends.
For more dressy frocks there Is pre-
dicted return Of the vogue for taffeta.
This silk is also much In demand for
trimmings and combined with geor-
gette crepe and wolfe.
Frocks Of satin are much In vogue.
Black satin intended for dress wear
was appliqued with designs Of Indian
cashmere In medallion form with me-
tallic embroidery on bodice front and
cuffs.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-05-04
PLACE FOR SEWING
When Woman Plans House She
Always Provides One.
u II ls Only q Little Closet She 10
Going to Have lt-Puts Living
copveniences First Of
Everything.

Some sort of sewing room, no mat
ter how small, is usually to be found
somewhere In the plans when a house
Is being built under the eye Of the
woman who Is to live In II. It may be
hardly more than a closet with room
for one little table and a chair; the
sewing machine can be kept In the
hall, If only there is some place where
pasted cores and scraps of silk can
be shut out of sight between servings
without being packed away. But not
all houses are built under the eyes of
the women who are to live In them,
or OF anybody else who puts living
convenience first Of everything. Plans
are still being drawn that spend many
square yards on front hall and then
cannot afford to give space to sew
ing room; the housekeeper who settles
down In the completed house must
take what she can get and put her wits
to work to fit up sewing corner.
Finding a place for a sewing cor
ner is in most cases q matter Of find
ing corner In the living room. A
bedroom Is an unsociable place To
spend an afternoon, and even In steam
heated houses 1t Is not always very
warm. The living room, moreover, is
the one room that In the up-to-date
Observation-Disclosures style of house
planning profits by floor space that
has been saved from tiny dining room
and bedrooms. The corner must be
a well-lighted one, and II possible II
must have sewing screen; with these
two advantages, and rocking chair
that is just right for sewing, 1t Is al
most as good as a separate sewing
room.
The sewing screen must be a low
screen. The worker needs all the light
she can get, and she does not care to
be shut away from the rest Of the
room, or to help set the stage for an
eavesdropping scene. About thirty-two
inches has been found to be q good
height; sometimes there Is a small ia
BILE In the corner, and the screen is q
little higher so as to hide the top of the
table. If there Is no table the screen
may be fitted with hinged drop covers
that unfold to form little low table at
each panel of the screen. Cretonne
shirred into a pocket over the lowest
third Of each panel holds the unfinished
work, and wood crosspieces near the
top can be fitted with hooks for bags,
scissors, spools and all the rest of the
things that ought to be always at hand.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-05-04
FORMAL" HUNT POOR SPORT
Where the cheetah ls Given a Chance,
However, II Is Something Of q
Different Matter.

The formal cheetah hunt, which Is
sure to constitute part Of the enter
tainment provided by any one Of a
couple of dozen of the most prominent
native chiefs of northern India for
his distinguished guests, is, II any
thing, tanner and more tiresome than
state tiger hunt, with the latter's
elaborate provisions for rounding up
the torpid quarry and still more elabo-
rate precautions against anyone but
the beaters being mauled. An in
formal cheetah hunt, however, where
things are taken as they come, Is rare
ly very entertaining experience. On
such occasions, as no maharajah's rep
utation for hospitality Is held to hang
upon the number Of slaughtered buck
laid at the feet Of the guest of honor
In the official photographs, II Is posi-
BILE TO give the quarry something like
n sporting chance, the consequence be-
Ing that the cheetah is seen far nearer
the limit of its really phenomenal
stalking and sprinting powers than
when the game, frightened and con-
fused by line of beaters, is driven
under the supercilious nose Of the
hunter. Wide World Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-05-04
WoMEN's TROUBLES IN WAR
Humorous Though Somewhat Pathetic
Letters That Have Been Received
by British Authorities.

Even the thankless task of solving
the knotty points that arise In the set
Element of separation allowances has
its compensations. Some quaint let
tiers that have had to be dealt with
have been published already; but
there are others. One correspondent,
for instance, states: my husband has
been away to the Crystal palace and
got four days furlong, and has not
gone to the mind sweepers." Another
says: II have received your letter, l
am his grandfather and his grand
mother, he was born and brought up
In this house In answer to your let.
ter" One of the most striking eplstles
reads: Though / take this liberty as
1t leaves me at present l beg to ask
II you will kindly be kind enough to
let me know where my husbin though
he Is not my legible husbin as he as
a wife though he says she Is dead but
/ don't think he nos for sure but we
are not married though / am getting
my allotment reglar which Is no fault
of Mr.. 10y George who would stop II
If he could and Mr.. McKenna but II
you know where he Is as he is belong
to the Navy Royal Fling Corp for ever
since he Joined in January when he
was sacked from his work for talking
back at his hos which was woman
at the laundry where he worked. ]
have not had any money from him
since he joined though he told Mrs,
Williams, what lives on the ground
floor that he was pretty ossifer for
six shillings a week and lots of I'm.
derclothings for the cold weather and
/ have three children what's is beein
the father Of them. Hoping you will
write to me as soon as you are well as
it leaves me at present, i must now
close hoping you are well. -
Westminster (England) Gazette.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-05-04
WRITES OF JOYS OF PICNIC
One Man Seems to Have the Right
Idea Of What Outdoor Entertain
ment Should BE.

/ am partial to picnics-the spread.
ing Of the cloth In the woods or be-
side a stream-although am not avid
for sandwiches unless hunger press
me, writes Charles s. Brooks In the
Yale Review. Rather, let there be a
skillet in the company and let a fire
be started. Nor need q picnic con.
sumo the day. In summer 1t requires
but the late afternoon. with such Dor,
rowing of the night as Is necessary
for the journey home. You leave the
street car, claDking with your bundles
like an itinerant tinman. You follow
stream which on these lower
stretches, II Is sad to say, Is already
Infected with the vices of the city.
Like many a cOuntryman who has
come to town, II has fallen to dissi-
patton. Ii shows the marks Of the
bottle. Farther up, Its course is clean
er. You cross II In the mud. Was II
not Christian who fell into the bog be-
cause of the burden on his back? Then
you climb a villainously long hill and
pop out upon an open platform above
the city.
The height commands prospect to
the west. Below Is the smoke of a
thousand suppers. Up from the city
there comes the hum of life, now some
what fallen with the traffic of the day
as though nature already practlced
the tune for sending later her crea-
lures Off to sleep. You light fire.
The baskets disgorge their secrets.
Ants and other leviathans think
eventually that circus has come or
that bears are In the town. The chops
and bacon achieve their appointed des-
tiny. You throw the last bone across
your shoulder. 1t slips and rattles to
the river. The sun sets. Night like an
ancient dame puts on her jewels