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La Junta tribune., 1917-11-29
HAYWOOD MAKES OIL STRIKE
Four Inch Seam OF Finest Parafinc
Oh Base Penetrated at Depth
Of Thirty-Two Feet

La Junta may be In the throes OF
an oil boom before many days have
elapsed. b. b. Marshall. chief drill
Ter OF the Kawood Oil and Gas Com
pany. arrived In town last Saturday
and announced that four inch seam
OF the finest oil. OF parafine base,
had been encountered on the proper
ty OF that company thirty miles
south OF La Junta, on the Everett
Miller farm.
Drilling operations have been In
progress for several weeks, but con-
siderable delay was experienced on
account of the hard rock encountered
just a few feet below the surface,
and the lack OF the necessary drill
to penetrate 1t. Uncle Sam has ap-
propriated all the steel used in the
manufacture OF the drill that was
needed. to be utilized in the man
ufacture OF munitions of war,
and there was much delay in secur-
ing 1t. The drill finally landed In
La Junta and drilling operations
have been resumed.
Mr.. Marshall. OF Colorado Springs,
chief driller OF the HAYWOOD Oil and
Gas Company. has had thirty-seven
years experience in the oil drilling
game. and is confident that the CON-
pany will strike oil on the property
In the very near future, the four inch
seam OF oil that has already been
encountered being one OF the very
best indications. He reports the log
OF the oil well for the first thirty
two feet was as follows: Three feet
of soil. three and one-half feet of
gypsum. four feet OF boulders. two
and one-half feet OF gypsum. seven
feet of iron sand, six feet OF sand
boulders. one foot OF soft sand. one
and one-haif feet OF hard sand. four
inch seam of pa-afine oil. two feet
OF shale, with seams OF oil.
as1$hc Kawood 6ssxMf Gas compsny
now has four drillers on the prop
erty. and II is the intention to have
night and day shift at work from
now on until real strike Is made.
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-29
Troops In Colorado Honor


Proud of Colorados soldiers at
Camp kearney and OF the manner In
which the nation Is caring for them.
Governor Julius G. Gunter returned
last "Wednesday from Linda Vista.
Calf, with reports on the progress
and condition OF the states federsi-
lied guardsmen and selected men
that should be source OF gratifica-
ton TO every citizen OF tho common
wealth.
The grand review OF 10000 men
was led by Coiorado's own First In
fsntrymen. under command OF Col
oncl Frederick J. Hamrock. and next
In line Name the unmountcd First
Cavalry regiment. with Colonel
Harry ID. Smith at their head. Thus
Colorado soldiers were the leaders In
the review. In the course OF which
the former Second Infantry resi-
ment. commanded by Colonel Jesse
d. Northcutt. brought additional
honors TO the state.
'Thc moral conditions nre most
admirable. the sanitary conditions
excellent" said Governor Gunter. Il
saw books In many tents. and found
that many men were reading and
studying regularly. Four Y. ~. G..
A. buildings And tho KNIGHTS Of
CSlumbYs' buildings that saw per-
sonally were crowded with intent au-
dicnccs at the Sunday morning scr-
vices. The mon are In splendid
health. Only six were IN tho hos
pitai. ! never saw an unmAniy act
either In camp or at San Diego.
met personally all Colorado's com-
missioncd officers They rsAliss the
full gravity Of tho work they are u
do. and they will meet the test.
THE uniforms snd other equip
ment furnished the Colombo nsn n
the state ere amsag the ~ n ~
camp. and COLOMBO eaa - Deou1 q
tAs manner h vAisA \ - oo11Do1o1
~ seI1issy. NJ 1ae3oo = go
aolsa1llly n ~ 0sns - ~ -.
~ thess ars tFeossog ~ - -
tinely.'' ~ ~. & 3
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-29
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss Blanche Brown enjoyed
Thanksgiving dinner with relatives
In Pueblo.
Indian moccasins for men, women
and children make the cosiest house
slippers possible. Shown at MILL
kan's Shoe Department.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Broadbent
and two sons, OF Ordwsy. are en-
joying the Thanksgiving holiday
with their daughter. Miss Hattie
Broadbent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Finney. OF Bar
telsville, Okla. spent u few days with
Mr.. Finney's brother. Dr. Frank Fin
ney and Mrs. FInney. on route to
their home from Denver where they
have been visiting friends for a fort
night.
Miss Frances Miller arrived home
last night from Denver where she
has been n student In Denver Uni
versity. Miss Miller VIII spend the
Thanksgiving holidays with her pm
rents. Judge and Mrs. Marion r.
Miller.
II. W. Potter took the members
OF tho Lambda Alpha Lambda Sor.
ority to Rocky Ford and Manxanoln
last Saturday where they sold tick.
cts for the Red Cross dance. which
will be given In Elks' Hall tomorrow
might.
Miss Bertha Miller. OF Florence
Colo. whore she l. a teacher In the
public schools. IL the guest OF her
sister. Mrs. s. II. Miller. OF North
La Junta. for the Thanksgiving VA
cation. also Mr.. Lloyd stringcr. o,
Pueblo.
Miss Amanda Ellis arrived ycstcr
day from Colorado College. In Colo
RADIO Springs. and Miss Carolyn ELI
arrived last night from Greeley :,
spend the Thanksgiving vncatio,
with their parents. Mr.. aud Mrs. II
II. Ellis.
Miss Nellie Pierce cntertainc,
her regular guests at Sumption
Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday cv
eninE instead Of on Thursdsy. tn
former day being mc birthday o
tho hostsss. The guests prcsentc'
the hostess with elegant table lin
ems and napkins.
| Mrs. }. A. Coleman. on route /,
her home in Sherman, Calf. ate
~ offended visit II New Ensland
arrived this nssnias for . shost VI
Il witA hes breshss.in.law. D. \
Daetsy ~ fsat1y. Nm. CoIsaaa
} ases0paa1ol n W slsses. Mn.
West Joaes, of Lsses. 1ewa.
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-29
Roi,sxt r. Philips

Robert F. Phillips. who left La
Junta two weeks ago yesterday for
Austin. Texas. to report for duty as
a member OF the aviation division
OF the United States Signal Service.
has written to the home folks an
nouncing his safe arrival and that
he is already on the job in the pre-
liminary work OF learning to become
an aviator. He says:
Dear Folks: Arrived here o. X.
Friday night. about 6:3o o'clock.
Met four boys on the train that I
knew-one that had never expect
ed to see-a kid from back at school.
Reported Sunday morning and got
settled yesterday afternoon and this
morning. We start work tomorrow.
The course lasts eight weeks. All
we have heard so far is how hard
the course is and how few are ever
graduated and how strict they are.
I know II is going TO be. hard. but
I think they are trying 10 scare US
out before we ever start.
The feed IL pretty good 80 far and
the barracks are quite comfortable.
Had . good trip down and saw .
lot Of country. Coming through Fort
Worth. we saw some Aeroplanes up
from. the Canadian school IT Camp
Bowie.
The first thing we take up is drill
and gunhery and have been study
Ing out the Lewis machine gun all
foreaoon.
guess I won't get TO present
Clair's letter OF introduction until
nsxt week. We don't get . chance
10 70 down town except on Saturday
afternoons and Sundays and We are
only about ten blocks out.
Doesn't that look ~ though We
will be busy:
We are not out at the university
at all but II the old blind institute
which the government has fixed up
~ an aviation school,.
There must be eight or ten men
here that know. saw one that
met on that battioship cruise, and
then saw again In Chicago last May
when ! Was going out to Fort Riley.
Most Of the others were down a,
the fort for the first camp.
ny address h
\. r. PHILLIPS. q. n. A.
Austin. TcxAs. November 18th.
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-29
THANKSGIVING JOYS

Carloads OF pumpkins as yellow -
gold.
Onions In silvery strings.
Shining red apples and clusters Of
grapes.
Nuts and host of good things.
Chickens and turkeys and fat little
These are what Thanksgiving
brings.
Work is forgotten and play time
begins
From office, and schoolroom and
hall.
Fathers and mothers, and uncles and
aunts.
Nieces and nephews and all.
Speed away home as they hear from
afar
The voice of old Thanksgiving
call.
Now is the time to forget all your
care,
Cast every burden away.
Think of your blessings. remember
your Joys.
Don't be afraid to be gay.
None are too old, and none are too
young
To frolic on Thanksgiving Day.
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-29
Harry Allen New scousmastcr

The Boy Scouts have chosen Har-
ry Allen 10 serve m scoutmastcr
since the resignation OF Mr.. Roger
Mitchell. who left last nigh, for Kan.
sas City. where he viii enlist for
service In the army. The boys are
making m earnest effor, to pay OF
their Indebtedness on the LIber;
bond which they purchased a shori
time ago. Mr.. Mitchell was YER
popular ~ a scoutmastcr and much
good work was accomplished unde,
his supervision.
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-29
Ti's ths'.s Of History

Dr.. A. l.. r Ewert will speak
nsxt Sunday cveninx ia his special
ssrtea OF sermon-lectures on "The
Christ Of History." All who possibly
60 sheuId avail Themselves OF the
oDDortuaity 70 hear this ssrmen and
the others Of the series.
ne Sunday school viii convene at
e:ls .. -. The nesning ssfvies viii
boglo - ~ e'elosk. wtlA eeemea y
~ sOasoos. ~ 0DUpssA LsaSus
IN ~ = osoo oAo0Djk.
La Junta tribune., 1917-11-29
Arsissss AGs<'u 'use

Arthur Mecune. who ID with the
3sth Aero Squadron Of tho American
Expeditiohsry Forces. Somewhere In
pnnce. writes briefly TO his father.
d. n. Mccunc. ~ follows:
Dear Dad: received your letter
yesterday. am xiad you received
my csbls aiI right. Everythins II
solAg about The same here. Thsrs
isn't aueh sood fiyiAS weather late
y. fhst makss Hight work II the
hangar vhees I a. working. What
I dislike abeut tAls y that the
vseacA vill - trusl - q - aay.
thing. Bvssy elnne ~ - enythiAs
u nusl - tsss lswA fes iasosetisa.
We seas = ~ ~ ths hssvy.
wou1l nueA roeheg - n ~ sAeos,
e ss.:.,; :: Cd 9: 1:y':ss:. -, = =. :
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

and Lille, by Valenciennes, Maubeuge.
Avesnes, Hirson and Vervins.
1t is by these roads and railways
coming down the valley converglng to-
ward Paris and the heart of France
that the German rush was made. 1t
was In utilizing our beautiful French
roads, the convenient network of rail-
ways, and the canals from the north
and the east that the BOches thought
to reach Paris in a few weeks and par
alyze all resistance and any offensive
effort. "Nach Paris I" they cried, joy
Ously, emptying the cellars of Cham
payne and Brie. Their career ended
wretchedly on the banks of the Marine.
and pursued by the armies of Joffre
and the heroic little English army, they
fell back precipitately to the banks Of
the Aisne.
After the bombardment of the Cloth
hall of Ypres, the belfry of Arras, the
cathedral of Reims, and n hundred
other useless outrages on buildings cell
ebrated for their beauty and their ar
tistic and historic interest, there is
unanimous fear in civilized countries
that the retiring Germans will destroy
the beautiful towns of Belgium and
France. The town Of Laon possesses
some remarkable buildings, as well as
museum, art and antiquity, and it has
a library rich in manuscripts. Archie
ologists and tourists recognize the in
terest of the Palais de Justice, the So
issons gate, the Chenizelles postern.
The destruction of the cathedral will
be an irreparable loss. 1t was built
in the thirteenth century, is one of
the largest and has been better re-
stored than any other in the north of
France. Two towers, each 18C feet
high, rise on either side of the porch.
The west front is-after Notre
Dame de Paris-the most remarkable
Gothic facade for its purity of taste.
It is flanked by two towers, each ITO
feet high, surmounted by little two
stored belfry towers, decorated with
colossal figures of animals represent
ing,, the oxen which dragged from the
plain to the summit of the hill the ma
terials required for the building of
this beautiful monument. The nave
is $50 feet long, 65 feet broad, and 80
feet high; the side s.sles inclose 30
chapels. The pulpit is very beautiful.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
VEAL CALF NOT PROFITABLE
Consume More Food in MIX Than
They Produce in Meat-Raise
Purebreds for Breeding.

Veal calves from dairy cows gener-
ally lose money for their owners, and
when these calves are kept until
year old the loss Is even greater, is the
information brought by cOst-account
record of the Ohio agricultural ex-
pertinent station for &c herds. The
milk used to grow these calves is often
of more value as human food than the
veal produced.
In the 90 dairy herds Is owners lost
money on raising calves for veal. The
average loss on 323 veals was about
$135 a head. The average loss of
raising 361 calves in 80 herds studied
was $500 for the first year. Only five
dairymen among the 80 raised calves
at a profit.
When dairymen get high price for
milk, they would be ahead by selling
calves rather than raising such ami
mails for veal or beef. The milk would
bring a higher price for human food
than the veal produced from it. Pure
bred calves usually bring higher prices
for breeding purposes, and in such
cases it is profitable to raise them.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF ScoURs
Feeding From Dirty Pals or Giving
Rations Unhardened Stennachs
Cannot Properly Digesr.

Those sSho raise young calves by
hand know that SCOUTS is one NJ the
greatest, ..ss not the greatest, source
of loss. DR.. G. @. Lipp, veterinarian
at the South Dakota college, says
feeding from dirty pals, or feeding
ratiOns the unhardened stomachs of
the young calves cannot digest. are
the two main causes from which this
trouble may arise.
The milk pals cannot be kept too
clean. Scrupulous care must be OBJ
served If the feed pals are not to be
the source of scOurs. Washing after
each feeding with cold water is not
enough; thorough scalding at least
once a day is essential and exposure
will not come amiss. Bacteria are
little things, but the way they live
and multiply is remarkable, and the
damage they can do when they get
started assumes mighty proportions.
When the feed is hard to digest and
the first evidence of stomach disorders
appear, a dose of physic is the Best
cure. A few tablespoonfuls of castor
oil or an equal amount Of salts viii
remove the offending food and restore
the system to working order again.
A 40 per cent solution of fOrmalde-
hyde has also been found to be an
effective preventive of scours. One
tablespoonful of formalln is diluted in
one pint of water. A spoonful or tive
Of the solution may then be added to
the calf's milk as many times a day
and as long as conditions demand.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
Torpedo. Roat Destroyers.

Most people are familiar with the
ordinary torpedo-bOat, swift vessel
of from 400 to 600 tons in displace-
ment, carrying no defensive armor,
but armed with tubes for discharging
the deadly torpedoes. To counterfeit
these wasps of the sea, a type of YES
sci was designed of about double the
size of torpedo-boats, little greater
speed, and in addition to torpedo
tubes, armed with rapid-fire six to
twelve-pounde, guns, for the avowed
purpose of destroying torpedo-boats.
Lately all the great nations have
stopped building torpedo-boats, as
originally designated, and are building
topedo-boat deStroyers. Recent en-
gagements have developed the fact
that torpedo-boat destroyers are used
almost wholly as torpedo-boats. So,
they are really battleShip destroyers.
To defend the capital ships for tor
ped0 attack the dreadnaughts and bat
tie cruisers are armed with secondary
batteries Of rapid-fire guns from four
to six inches in diameter. One we'll
placed shell from a gun of that size
will ordinarily put destroyer out of
business, as the destroyers have no
defensive armor whatever.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
SPEED OF STEAM SEPARATOR
Farmers Should BE Careful to Follow
Directions Given by Manufacture
ers of Machine.

Some tests conducted by the Indiana
station show that much cream may be
lost by not running the cream separa
tor the proper number OF revolutions.
Farmers should be particular about
following directions of the several
makes of separators. It has been es-
timated that over 95 per cent of the
dairymen turn their machines too
slowly. The question of speed, there
fore, becomes one of much Importance,
and dairymen should look after this
feature Of milk and cream handling
with as much carefulness as they do
any other detail of milk handling.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
ma FEBgF0 Watson z. Coleman, Wash.
$M s - VA ~ ington. DC Books free High
- . kna3 ~ est references. Best resuiA.
ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE
What the American Soldier Intends to
Do With Kaiser Is Not Under
stood In England.

With commendahle enterprise Lon
don editorial brother seeks to clarity
for his readers the quaint expression Of
certain American soldiers who have In
timated that their first undertaking IN
Europe will be to ''can the kaiser In
interpreting them to intend to seal Up
his high mightiness Theoretically, how
ever. the Londoner's zeal Outruns his
Information.
Nix, niy, friend, it doesn't mean that
at all says the st. Louis POSt-Dis-
patch. 1t means merely that they pro
pose to decorate the German emperor
with hardware; to take his taW; pour
the leather into him: put him OF the
pan; slip him one on the wind! Kid
nap his Angora; show him where ne
gets off. To put it more plainly, hay-
ing bought chips in a game where the
custom has been to play 'em close to
the waistcoat, the Americans have
taken off the limit and announce they
will copper all bets. see all raises ana
intend. the very first time the kaiser
gets his feet wet, to call him OFF the
Christmas tree.
1t is plain in the circumstances that
our British brethren are about 70 una
their knowledge of English handsome
ly increased
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
FAV0RS LlTMUS PAPER TEST
Professor Huddeison of Missouri Col.
Iege Makes Suggestions for Lo-
eating Sour Soils.

With a little practice, any carefu@
and close observing person can fest
a soil to see If it is so1r. All the IA
terials necessary are some strip OF
blue itmus paper that can be pur'
chased at almost any up-to-date drug
store and, if the soil is dry, some pure
water free from lime. Distilled water
or rain water is brst. If the test is
made when the soil is wet enough to
make a mud ball, no water is needed.
r. r. Huddelson of the University of
Missouri College of Agriculture offers
the following suggestions for making
the test. Work the sample of soil into
q stiff mud ball about the size of an
egg. Break this into halves and put
one or two strips of blue litmus paper
between. Put the mud ball back to-
gether, pressing it firmly against the
paper, and let it stay for five minutes.
Then examine to see if there has been
any change in the color of the paper.
If the soil is sour the paper, where it
was in contact with the mud, should
be distinctly pink in color. If it is
spotted pink and blue or purplish in
color, either the soil is not very sour
or there was poor contact between the
paper and mud. If the paper remained
blue the soil is not sour enough to be
very detrimental to crops.
The soil Of a field is seldom alike all
over, and when making a soil test, care
should be taken to get soil from sew
eral places and mix them together, or
enough tests should be made over the
field to determine whether any of it
is sour.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

his selections in this manner and
should be familiar with its limitations.
In order to judge the animal with
much accuracy she should be in milk
and at the best stage of her lactation
period. A COW that is dry offers very
little upon which to base opinion, as
she has tendency to take on flesh.
Cows that have been underfed are in
no condition to be judged 1t Is hard
to tell what heifers will do from APP
pearance before calving. Sometimes
the COW that has all of the external
appearances does not have the stimu-
lation to produce milk. Until records
are kept of more animals or some
other means devised for selection, the
selection by type should be used, and
1t Is up to everyone interested in dairy
cattle to become familiar with it.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
Holding Cows Leg.

easy and safe ard worked just fine
In little while the heifer would stand
without the strap.
A very good method to cure a COW
from kicking and to teach her to stand
still while milking is to fasten a 2-by-4
timber securely to the floor and cell
Ing just back of the COW, then have
good, strong strap, with buckle, pass
around her hind right leg and then
around the 2-by-4 and draw up tight
and buckle 1t. Drive a spike in the
2-by-4 part way to keep the strap from
slipping down when the COW struggles
to get her leg free.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
PREVENTING HORNS ON CALF
~hen Animal Is Week or Two Old
Rub caustic Potash on Little Nubs
Protect From Rain.
CNorth Dakota Experiment statlon)

North Dakota Experiment Station.)
Horns can be prevented from grow
ing on a calf by rubbing caustic pot
ash on the little nubs that develop
into horns. A good time to do this
Is when the calf is a week or two old.
Wrap one end of the stick of caustic
In paper to protect the fingegs, moisten
the other and rub on the nubs. Be
careful that it does not run down the
face and into the eyes. Removing the
hair helps. Make three applications,
allowing it to dry between each appn-
cation The calf should be protected
from rain to keep the caustlc from
preading.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
TO ERADICATE WILD CARROT
Short Rotation, Including intertiIied
Crop, Is Simplest and Most
Effective Remedy.

If the soil is thoroughly infested
with wild carrot, short rotation of
crops. including an intertilled crop,
as corn, potatoes or beans, is the SIM
plest and most effective remedy. The
intertilled crop should be given a
little extra attention, particularly late
in the season after laying by" to
make sure that none of the weed sur
wives. Before seeding to grass a spe-
cial effort should be made to build
Hp the fertility Of the soil by blowing
under barnyard manure or other or
ganic fertilizer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17
SELECTING DAIRY cow.
Essential Functions Are Mix Pro-
dGction and Reproduction.
Only Small Proportion Of Animals
Used for Dairy Purposes on Which
Records Are Kept-charac-
teristics of Conformation.

The essential functions of the dairy
COW are milk production and repro
duction. The most accurate methods
of determining these are: ~ Milk
production by means of the milk
scales and the Babcock test; 90 re-
production by breeding records.
There is only small proportion Of
the cows used for dairy purposes on
which such records are kept. This
necessitates the employment of some
other method of selection. In the
breeding of high producing animals,
through several generations, it has
been observed that there are certain
characteristics of the conformation
which are correlated with large pro-
duction. These characteristics are,
namely: (1) Extreme angular form,
carrying no surplus flesh, but in good
physical condition. (2) Prominent de-
velopment of the udder and veins. (3)
The symmetrical development of the
barrel with large capacity After one
becomes familiar with these external
characteristics it is possible to select
cows producing 300 pounds of fat per
year from those producing $50 pounds.
The difficulty comes in picking the anil
NAL that will produce 500 pounds of
fat per year as compared to the one
producing 400 pounds.
The selection of animals by this
method is rather uncertain. The
farmer makes the largest majority of
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-17

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