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Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Hopkinsville.-ln accordance with
arrangements with the Christian church
officials, Fife Brothers evangelistic
party will conduct revival services in
the Union tabernacle, beginning April
10.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Observation-Disclosures have been
let and construction is now in progress
on fifty-flve miles Of roads in Daviess
county. These contracts call for the
expenditure of $343, ,434.O9 of the $780,
900 road bond issue voted by the peo-
pie Of Daviess county.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Pikeville.-Will NJ. Smith, Jr., son
of VIII M. Smith, former sheriff of
Pike county, has returned after having
been lost" for twenty years. He was
adopted by contractor when he was
only nine months old. The adopting
parents took him to Fayette county,
West Virginia, where he grew into
manhood, but kept in ignorance of the
fact thar he was not their son.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Paducah.-Prof. NJ. II. Judd, of Nash
Vile. Tenn, has taken charge as prin'
cipal OF the Jefferson school, succeed
ing Prof, Il. Il. Keener, who resigned,
Prof. Judd is a graduate OF the Uni
versity of Kentucky and of Peabody
Institute, at Nashville.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Louisville.-The Kentucky Agricul-
tural Experiment Station has an
nounced there will be held in Louis
vile soon, one of the most important
meetings of livestock men ever held
in this state. The purpose is the or
ganizing of State Livestock Grow
ers' association. which will include in
its membership the breeders and
growers of beef and dairy cattle, hogs
and sheep.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Whitesburg.-News from Harlan
confirms the report of the purchase Of
10000 acres of choice coal and timber
lands, lying along Martins Fork, be-
tween Seagraves Creek and Kilday, in
Harlan county, by DR.. A. Gatliff, of
Williamsburg; DR.. Samuel Bennett,
Middlesboro, and others. who have or.
ganized big development company.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Lexington-Aid Of Lexington in as
sisting New Albany during his relief
work has been asked of the local
Board of Commerce by Anderson G..
Moore, of New Albany. The local
Board of Commerce will cooperate
with the local newspaper Offices in re-
ceiving subscriptions for relief in the
tornado-stricken city.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Observation-Disclosures of the
State Association OF Fiscal Court ON
cials was effected by the election OF
County Judge J. II, Wade, of Boyd
county, as president. Addresses were
delivered by l.. T. Haney, of Louis
ville field secretary Of the Jackson
Highway Association, and State Road
Commissioner Rodman Wiley, Mr..
Haney emphasized the value of the
Kentucky state.aid law in road work,
ing and said the Jackson Highway
would be ready for travel over its en-
tire length by October /, Mr.. Wiley
spoke briefly on plans for road i'm.
provement. Plans were made to hold
a meeting in the fall for reviewing the
summers road development and to
make cooperative plans for 1918.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

BarbOurville-New strikes in the
Kentucky petroleum fields, and they
include some of the biggest producers
Of the year, are located with few ex-
ceptions close to the proven areas.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Louisville.-The Federal Farm Loan
Bank at Louisville is placing itself in
readiness to save the farmers of Ken.
trcky, Tennessee, Ohio end Indiana an
estimated annual interest bill of ap-
proximately $2,60OO0O. Those states
comprise the district which the bank
will serve, A director of the institu
tion is quoted as having estimated that
SSO,0OO,00O is loaned on farms in Ken
lucky and Tennessee at an average in
terest rate Of IL per cent.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Observation-Disclosures third an
nual automobile show is being held
with attendances far larger than other
years, and most extensive exhibits
ever shown. The show this year Is
under the auspices of the Lexington
Automobile Dealers Association.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Paducah.-Followin the suggestion
OF Congressman A. w. Barkley an ap-
propriate centennial celebrating the
purchase of "Jackson's Purchase"
from the Indians will be celebrated in
the fall of 1919 at Paducah. The idea
was grasped by the Board of Trade,
Retail Merchants association and
Press club, and with other organiza-
tions plans will be arranged for cele.
bration lasting probably two weeks.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Lexington.-Under the watchfu
eyes OF Referee ]. T. Milligan
Professor II. II. wilkins and r
B. Finley, at the Kentucky Expert
ment Station, Lady Walnut Hill, the
white Leghorn pullet that is headinl
the individual race in the federal con
test, laid her eighty.third consecutiv,
egg and is now declared to be cham
pion of the world, The previous great
est number Of eggs laid on consecutiv,
days heretofore recorded was so.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Bring us your job printing.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-05

Guthrie.-Mayor Tyler, of this city,
has issued proclamation for Clean
up Days." designating the week be-
ginning April 10 as Cleanup Week."
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29
JOY CAR WITH FALSE BOTTOM LANDS HIM
 IN THE COUNTY JAIL

Lea Ocono's system finally failed and as result of his daring he is in the county, jail charged with illegal sale of intoxicating liquor. ocono's system" consisted of a Dodge road ster with a false bottom in which he is said to have transported several hundred dollars worth of desert joy juice from California into Mohave county.
 According to the authorities, Ocono would load up his joy car with several dozen bottles secreted under the ma chine and hit the trail for Chloride and Kingman. The improvised false bottom eluded the eagle eye of the of ficers for some time An attempt to smuggle five cases of Cedar Brook into Chloride a week ago while Sher- if Cohenour was over there attending the preliminary hearing of the assail- ants of Constable Roe led to his down fall. He will be arraigned soon on the formal charge of illicit sale of liquor.
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29
FRISCO MINE ID GET
 T CARLOADS MINING
 AND MILL MACHINERY

Seventeen carllads of machinery are expected In Kingman in a few days to be hauled out and installed on the property of the Frisco Gold Mines company. This machinery consists of mining and milling machinery, it be- ing intended to put in a 100 horse power hoist, compressor and a 800 ton milling plant. This installation has been necessitated by the opening of an immense body of $10 gold ore in the new shaft that has been sunk on the Gold Dome claim of the group.
 In driving the crosscut from the 200 level 32 feet of ore said to average better than ten dollars was cut. Some big streaks were encountered in the shaft near the surface that gave values of S2o. On the old Frisco vein the ore body is immense and carried pay values. With the greater milling plant the milling costs can be cut ma terially, which will add greatly to the exchequer during the year.
 R. L. Dimmick has been in charge of the operations for the past several
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29
(Br Private Howard J. smithl

ADg T IlNdlC A1OWeAAu us OAAAbAJ
 Just a few words to the Kingman friends regarding patriotism and mili- tary service and why I think young men who are physically able should follow the example set by those who have already left for the training camps.
 I would especially like to see more Kingman boys in company K, 16O U. s. Infantry. There is about six men from that place now in the company and it is, without a doubt, one of the best, if not the best, companies in the 7th regiment.
 A leave of forty-eight hours is all lowed the man who is the neatest and tidiest for inspection Saturday, of each week, and whoever wins the prize has to go some, for great rivalry exists between the soldiers and it is hard to find a speck of dirt on their clothing or for that matter in their tents.
 About the first two weeks in the service a recruit feels as though he never wants to see another army uni form, but after that there is a sort of a fascination to the work and it keeps your interest keyed up learining the new drills.
 l don't mean to say that if I had my choice l would pick this life but do say that It is the duty of every American to help preserve the land of the free and the home of the brave.
 Without a doubt Sherman knew what he was talking about and it is no laughing matter either, but a good many of the things afforded you in this life will be of life long use and the experience you get is something you can't buy, or steal.
 Some will use as an argument that old worn out saying, q won't go across the water to fight anyone's
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29
SAYS HE'S WORTH
 MORE ID NATION THAN TOHIMSELF

Inspired by patriotic devotion, de- spite his advanced years, L. B. (Dad) Parsons has offered his services to the Nation in the war with Germany. He has written Senator Ashurst and Con gressman Hayden of Arizona to lay before the war department his appl- cation for service with the army in France.
 For many years, MT. Parsons was roadmaster for the Santa Fe between Barstow and Seligman and was con sidered one of the best men in the service. He has devoted practically the whole of his life to railroad construc- tion, operation and maintenance work. His services to the Nation in the pres ent crisis doubtless would prove val uable in the operation of supply trains behind the lines in France, where his expert knowledge would be brought into use.
 Unlike many younger men, 'Dad'' figures that the United States needs every available man in order to de- feat the kaiser and that he is worth more to his country than he is to him. self in private life. In the letter to the Arizona representatives in con- gress, he declared that he would be ready to respond to the call of duty upon a moments notice.
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29
VALLEY WELL
 DRILLING ID
 BE CONTINUED
Government to Re-advertise For Bids and to Order Contractors Bond For feited; Work to Proceed Soon is Latest InfOrma- tiOn.

Instructions have been received fol re-adVertisement for bids for continu- atlon ot the government experimental well in the Wallapai valley, work on which was abandoned several months ago. It is said that efforts will be made to have the bond of the con- tractors, Boehn & Haggins, of Globe, forfeited and to arrange for a new outfit to proceed with the work as soon as possible.
 w. w. Schlecht of the U. S. Recla- nation service, and located at Yuma. was here recently and went over the valley again for the purpose of gath ering data to guide the government and state in proceeding with opera tions.
 O. B. Walker, inspector, has for warded log of the well to the gov ernment experts, headed by Professor Darton. Professor Darton after study ing the we'll and the possibilities dis closed by the log has recommended that drilling be carried on- It is his firm belief that a strong flow of ar tesian water will be found within a few hundred feet.
 After reaching depth of 1040 feet, the contractors abandoned work on June 1, last. About 700 feet of this depth was in soil, of the richest kind, and $40 feet was in hard rock forma- tion.. It is said that when the con- tractors found they were making Ht- tie headway with the rotary drill that they became dissatisfied and wanted to give up their contract. The con- tract price for drilling was based on a sliding scale, starting at S3L0 a foot and graduating to about S4.75 a foot when work was abandoned Only a few feet were being made day and with the present equipment it was fi- gured that sufficient progress could not be made to insure profit. It is urged by those who claim to know the conditions at the present depth that a churn drill should be used and it is said to be the intention to use this kind of equipment when the govern ment starts work again
 The arrangement under which the work was conducted was that the state would pay S5 per cent of the cost and the government 15 per cent. It is stated that with forfeiture Of the con- tractors bond, there will be a fund of about S6,O0O with which to pros ecute the work. It is believed that water can be struck if the proper equipment is used by expenditure of this sum.
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29
HOME GUARDS MUST CHANGE UNIFORM, OR
 DISBAND AT ONCE

The Kingman Home Guards either will have to disband or change their clothes. No, this order does not car " with it an injunction that the mem- bers shall take bath or conform to any other sanitary requirements.
 Capt. G. R. Franklin has received orders that Home Guard organizations cannot be permitted to wear uniforms which too closely resemble the regula- tion army uniforms. A section of the law relating to war department regu- lations declares that any military or ganization not recognized by the wal department shall not use uniforms which might be mistaken for army uniforms.
 As the uniform of the Home Guards is very similar to the regulation uni form, the organization will have tc disband or change the uniform. Ii has been suggested that the color o1 the shirt or some other salient fea- ture of the uniform be changed, SC that the organization may continue in existence, but not in conflict with the war department regulations.
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29
THIRD CONTINGENT IF US.
 SOLDIERS LEAVE THURSDAY
Patriotic League ArrGnges Grand Demonstration For Liberty Boys

The third contingent of Liberty soldiers will leave Kngman next week for Ft. Riley, Kans. There will be A from this county, but only 25 or 30 will leave Kingman, as about 20 are away from here and will go with other contingents to other training camps.
 The men have been notified to re- port for roll caIIat 5 o'clock next Thursday afternoon, Oct. 2, and the original schedule called for their de- parture the following day. As the other contingents were a day late in getting started, it is believed that the next contingent will leave on Santa Fe No. 8, at 11:05 Thursday night.
 The Patriotic League of Mohave county is arranging a grand demon stration for the boys going away, in order to show them the same apprec- iation as was shown the other boys. At meeting of the league Thursday evening, it was decided to have the Needles band here again and to give a parade and have patriotic addresses Thursday night. The band will come up on No. 10, if possible, and give concerts throughout the afternoon and evening of Thursday.
 A. F. Harris will be marshall of the parade, with M. G. Wagner in charge of the automobile section. Henry Lovin, H. H. Watkins and Thomas De- vine were appointed a committee on finance. The general committee is composed of c. A. Warren, J. E. Perry and c. M. Leonard
 The names of the men called, to- gether with those of the alternates, follow:
 Manuel, William P, SwindIe, Geo. R., Lee, Joseph Haynes, Swaskegame, Sam, Di Sante, Domenick Bk., Dun ming, Guy Elder, Maberry, Marion, Norman, Harold Arthur, Manhood, John s., Hunter, George E., Beney, Gallagher, Light, Jas F., Cox, Abra- ham Linc0ln, Chung, Yung Gun, My CTS, John William, Taylor, Aneil E., York, Choy, Bottari, John A., Wiley, James R., Thomas, Eugene A., Killer, Stanley, Parker, Roy Lester, Jones, N, HaH, Frank J., Downie, James Cook, Stone, Ernest Otto, Joder, Earl B., Williamson, James, Jacobson, Ar thur G., Remus, Frank, Kerr, John
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29
RED GROSS WOMEN ARE MAKING
 LARGE AMOUNT 0F EQUIPMENT
FOrty-twO Ladies Attend WOrkday Session; Public Should Support Humanitarian Organization, Which Aims to Bring Comfort to Sammies

Forty-two women busily engaged in cutting, sewing and making surgical dressing, knitting comforts, sweaters and wristlets and preparing all kinds of hospital equipment for use of Am erican soldiers in France, was the spectacle presented in the work room of the Mohave county chapter of the Red Cross, at the Odd Fellows hall yesterday afternoon. Every woman present was working with enthusiasm and earnestness. Willing hands delft ly were shaping the little articles that will bring cheer and comfort to some Sammie in the war-torn regions of France. From 1 o'clock until 4 every Friday afternoon, this same band of patriotic women will be seen engaged in the same task. There is no shirk- ing of a duty thrust upon them by the dictates of humanity. They are do- ing their "bit."
 c. J. Walters, chairman of the Mo have County Chapter, and represen- tative of the Miner visited the work room yesterday on invitation of Mrs. Allen E. Ware and Mrs. R. B. Walker, chairman and vice chairman, respec- lively, of the workroom committee. What the Red Cross ladies are doing proved a revelation, and doubtless would prove revelation to the peo- pie in general, if they realized what is being accomplished. Here were 42 women who had dropped their house work and personal affairs to do their ''bit" for their country. For four hours they worked necessarily.
 Piled on the tables were materials from which the finished articles were made. The larger pieces had been cut out according to ths specifications from Red Cross headquarters, and had to be made just so. Anything less than perfect would not be accepted, and in this connection the women of the local Red Cross have been paid a distinct honor by headquarters, which has just written that the work done here is perfect. None of it has been IelGCIeQ anu IOuG VIII DG ICJCCGCus II present plans are carried out.
 What caught the visitors eye par ticularly were the knitted articles, consisting of sweaters, comforts and wristlets. These are to be worn by the soldiers in the trenches and many 3 cold and exhausted American soldier will utter thanks for the unknown benefactors for having supplied these garments. They are of pure wool, dark grey and so arranged that they can be worn under the outer coat.
 The work is divided among the women and arranged so that each one can perform some special task. For instance, some of the ladies are en- gagged in cutting bandages, sponges, etc, for use in the first aid hospital. Every article has to conform to regu- Iations and not a stray thread can be allowed free, for it might carry infec- tion and cause the death of a soldier. In another corner of the room, other
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29
REVIEW OF ARMY LIFE AND A FEW OF THE REASONS WHY
 WESHOULD ALLDOOUR BIT

batt.cs but just wait till they come to this country, and watch how quick enlist". Yes, just wait, it would be all the same as locking the barn door after the horse was stolen, for when an enemy invades this country they are going to do so with a rush and it takes several months to prepare anyone for military service, no mat ter how quick he is at picking up the rudiments of the game.
 Others will say, q don't want to 20 to fool training camp and stay there until the war is over and they muster us out; if there was any chance of seeing some active service or going to France I would not hesi- tate about getting in the service". Any time you hear a man make a remark like this put him down as a natural born "slacker", and one who would be scared to death at the pros pect of facing German bullets.
 Recently a Los Angeles newspaper made the statement that the reason it didn't give the enlisted men the credit it did the conseripts was that the vol unteers were in the army because they liked it and not because of any out burst of patriotism. If the above statement were true, company K would be very small affair for it is composed mostly of boys who have been attending high school and col lege here in San Bernardino, and why would they give up the training that is to carry them through life if it wasn't because of patriotism.
 Anyone who desires to enter the service will please communicate with either Sergeant R. S. Adams, him. self a former Kingman boy, 4th and Main Sts, San Fernando Bldg7 Los Angeles or Sergeant Goodrich, St. Bernard Hotel, 3rd street, San Bern ardino.
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29

women were engaged in making pa jamas, hospital leggings and other ar ticles for use in the convalescent hos pital.
 The finished articles are wrapped in small bundles, labeled and packed in the box or other container in which shipment is made. Everything made here is shipped to district headquar- ters in San Francisco and from there forwarded to Washington or shipped direct to the war front.
 The local Red Cross has been urged to rush hospital and first aid equip ment, along with the knitted articles. Some difficulty has been experienced in obtaining some of the raw supplies, and the high price of wool has handi- capped the workers. On the whole, however, a great deal is being accom- plished and the people of Kingman should rally to the support of an or ganization which is based on humani- tarian principles and which has serv- ice as its watchword.
 It is planned to place box of fin ished articles in one of the Central Commercial company's windows soon, in order to show the public what is being done by the women of Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29
FIND BOOTLEGGING LESS REMUNERATIVE
 THAN RAILROADING

On the asumption that bootlegging was more profitable than raiIroading, but without figuring the possibility of running afoul of the law, c. L. Smith and R. Alenghouse of Needles are said to have come up to Kingman early this week with a package Cor pack ages) of gloom dispeller. Shortly after their arrival, they were taken into custody on a charge of bootleg ging and have been in jail all week awaiting formal arraignment.
 According to the authorities, Smith and Alenghouse had gotten tired af braking on the Santa Fe and decided that there was more money to be made in the liquor business in Ari- zona. But they had reckoned with out their host, the officers of the law. They were arrested on their first anti prohibition mission into Arizona and their profits for some time to come doubtless have undergone a material depreciation
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29
MACHINERY
 ID IRRIGATE LAND

J. T. Dougine, one of the best known mining men of the coast, and espec- ially of Arizona, has organized a com pany for the manufacture of irriga- tion machinery. The plant is to be erected somewhere near Los Angeles. Mir. Dougine and associates contem- plate the irrigation of large tracts of land along the Colorado river and ex- pect to put their machines to use in the development of power from the flow of the river. Should the proposi- tion prove successful it will make of northern and western Arizona one of the greatest agricultural regions of the southwest. The Colorado river has the water and Arizona has the land.
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29
.SAMMIES IN FRANCE
 ID GET THEIR TOBACCO

Tobacco funds for the Sammies are being organized throughout this coun- ty. In a letter to the Miner, the John Bollman company, of San Francisco branch of Liggett & Myers Tobacco company, has offered to send tobacco to American soldiers at cost, or less.
 "We, like all good Americans, says the company, "want to do something and, being in the tobacco business we feel that our activities can be ap- piled more effectively in that line than any other. So we are making an of fer to supply a combination package containing 50 cents worth of cigaret- tes, smoking tobacco and chewing to- bacco of our manufacture for 25 cents.
Mohave County miner., 1917-09-29
SAYS MEXICO WILL
 BREAK WITH KAISER

FL PASO, Tex. Sept. 29.-That Mexico would follow Argentina, Peru, Uruguay and Paraguay in breaking off diplomatic relations with Germany was the declaration of a prominent American here this week upon his re- turn from Mexico. He said indica- tions had been pointing to such a move by Mexico for several months. As evidence of his prediction, he cited the suppression of anti-American newspapers in Mexico City, said to have been controlled by German in- terests and the change in the attitude of Gen. Alvaro Obregon, Gen Fran cisco Murguia and other prominent Mexican officers.