davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-03-01

whether temporary or permanent In
character. must provide for getting lid
OF the water. The first step l.. there.
fore. to dig u trench TO the side aud al.
low the water aud mud TO drain. II
necessary. open up also the side
bitches Furthermore. remove all Of
the soft mud left In the mudholc The
bottom Of the trench should he iIlcd
with broken stone or coarse gravel. 80
rs Ia provide drain To prevent any
further accumulation OF water. Grav-
81 Is the best material for filling the
old mudhole. II gravel IL not avail
able use the best earth at hand, rmp
Ing II down In three or four inch lay.
ers. n possible. spread a little gruyel
or sand over the new III. which should
he made slightly higher than the ad.
Joining road surface. The best treat
mcnt OF all. however, Is TO keep the
drainage Ia good condition. serious
mudholes will then rarely develop
Don't try 10 tili a mudhole without
trst draining out the water and re.
moving the soft mud. Don't try 10 Ill
u with large stones. because II this IL
done there will soon be- two mudholes
Instead OF one. Don't try TO OIL q mud
hole with sods or similar material.
which nbsorbs water readily.
On nh earth or gravel road rutS are
hest treated with the drag Don't lie
nfrnd OF dragging too often during q
raj La ~
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-03-01
Some E1pedlsnts For Making
Them PassabIe.
DRAG THE EARTH HIGHWAYS
Temporary Repairs to Roads Should
Be- Confined to Emergency Measures,
Unusual Conditions, However. Often
Occur, and In Such casss Use Of
Maksshifts 10 Justified.

Prepared by United States department OF
agricultural
Temporary repairs TO roads are or
at least should he confined to emergen'
cy measures. In proportion to the re.
suits obtained temporary work Is al
ways expensive and Is never justified
by ordinary conditions. Unusual con
ditions. however. often occur to plague
the road man. For example the clos
ing Of main highway TO trnific be
cause OF construction. repair or wash
outs may suddenly throw heavy trnf
ic for a short time ON little used and
probably unimprovcd highway. Clear
ly In such a case temporary eypedients
are legitimate.
The most common troubles met with
in case OF this kind are mudholeS
and ruts IN the soil is heavy and dust
and loose sand II the soil il light or
sandy.
On clay or gnInbo road mudho.es
usually cause the most trouble. As
water is absolutely necessary for the
existence Of n mudholc. any treatment
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-03-01
MATING THE BREEDERS.
Length Of Time Needed For Production
Of Fertile Eggs.

OF Fertile Eggs.
With the coming OF the early breed.
Ing season for the production OF pull.
let's and cockercis to be exhibited at
the late summer and early fall shows,
the following experiments regarding
the period Of time required to produce
fertile eggs after the male has been
put into the breeding pen. and also
the period of time that must elapse
before the effects OF the mating have
entirely passed on. will be of interest
to many poultry keepers. Some OF
the tests were repeated several times
with different breeds in order that the
results might have fairly broad APP
plicaton. says the Country Gentle.
man.
Observation concerning the period
OF time required for the eggs to be
i"rtilized after the male was placed
in the pen were carried on with one
pen of White Leghorn and three pens
Of Rhode Island Red females. Two
different tests were made with the pen
Of Leghorus and only one with the
three pens of Reds.
In both tests with the Leghorns ell
eggs were sterile on the first and sec.
ond days. On the third day OF the
first test SO per cent OF the eggs were
fertile. though in the test only &c
per cent were fertile at this period
teen eggs were fertile in the first ties,
and ten out OF thirteen for the same
day in the second test
In all three pens OF the Rhode Is
land Reds no fertile eggs were pro.
duced during the nrst three days. On
the fourth day ~ per cent were fer
tile In pen l. per cent In pen and
lS per cent in pen J. In pen all
eggs produced on the seventh day
were fertile. in pen 2 all the eggs
laid on the eighth day were fertile.
while in pen four out OF Ave eggs
laid on the eighth day were fertile.
In determining the period OF time
that must elapsa before the poultry
man can be certain that the effects
Of a previous mating have passed on
White Leghorn and White Plymouth
Rock females were employed.
In the first test with the White
Leghorns more than so per cent Of
the eggs laid on the eleventh day aft
er the male had been removed were
found To be fertile. On the tenth day
Of the test with the Plymouth Rocks
more than so per cent OF the eggs
were fertile. The last fertile eggs In
The fegborn pen was found on the
twentieth day. while no fertile eggs
were produced In the pen Of Plym-
outh Rocks after the sixteenth day.
These tests show. hrst. that ~ n
general rule the poultryman can hg-
urc to save eggs for Matching on tho
third or fourth day after the male
is put into the pen. second. that eggs
may be saved for incubating purposes
for At least ten days after the male
has been removed. and. third. that at
least three weeks elapse before the
breeder can be reasonably sure that
tho effects OF previous mating have
been eliminated.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-03-01

He had bronze button in the top
the blue in the sixties. He had fought
for his country. He entered the gro
Gerry store and said: Mr.. Grocer, I'd
like to get a few things to run me
until pension day-Im short of pro-
visions-and I'm out OF cash" The
veteran was a stranger to the grocer,
and. in answering certain questions
the grocer asked, he said: well,
I've lived here good many years.
but for five or six years now I've
been buying my groceries in Kansas
City. I've been sending in an order
on pension day for enough supplies
to last three months. But this time
we had some company at our house
and the things he bought didn't quite
hold out" And then the grocer said,
We'll. comrade, he city concern
wants your business when you have
money to spend, but when you are
broke 1t doesn't know you. don't
know you either. | never saw you
before-but-you are good at my
store for anything you need. am
not afraid to trust you" Tears came
to the old soldiers eyes as he handed
the grocer his order. Then. when the
purchase had been properly recorded.
the grocer said. 1T will not be neces-
sary for you to carry the things
the boy will be here in few. minutes
and III have him take them around
for you on the next delivery" The
old soldier started for the door which
the grocer had opened for him. and
then he stopped and said: i've been
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-03-01

thinking. Mr.. Grocer, ] didn't 20 to
the war to fight for a city. in the
first place. went to fight for the
country, and now I'm not going to
desert in my old age. I've been asleep
on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES saved
me from court martial. You've helped
me and my old wife out of a mighty
close place today and I'm not going
to forget it,"
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-03-01
Notice Of Annual M-~t,.r

Notice is hereby given. that the an
nual meeting OF the Nine Mile Canal
company viii be held nj the school
mouse at iigbee. Colorado. Monday ar
ternoon, March s. 1917, at 1880 o'clock.
Tor the purpose of electing Officers
Tor the ensuing term and conducting
such other business as may be pre-
scented for consideration, rs
w IL. WILSON
President.
i. G. GARRETT,
Secretary Treasurer.
FIRST publication, February IL 1917
Last publication. March & lal1
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-03-01
POULTRY NOTES.

Although Picking ducks origi.
: mated in China, all the credit for
Improving the size and coior Is !
due American breeders. !
A mixture Of ground corn. !
cracked wheat. bran and mid. !
: dlings fed dry In hoppers is !
: good winter ration for hens. !
Re sure to keep plenty of !
: fresh wafer before the fowls In !
winter as well as summer
Sorghum. cane seed. oats In !
+ the sheaf. German millet in the
T bundle and suntiower seed In the !
: heads are all fine winter foods !
I Tor egg production. l
Good. dry and well ventilated !
: buildings. thorough cleanliness !
: and an abundant supply OF grain
+ and green foods all the year are !
7 the foundation OF success with
! poultry. /
J. J. + !. i. l. = /. /. 4. J. 4. !. /. 4. i /
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-03-01

No. 6sss

No $3.50
Department of the Interior. United
States Land office, Pueblo, Colorado.
February u. 1917.
To Anton Wotschka OF sSls Emerald
Avenue. chieaeo' N; contestes;
T.. Mindeman. who gives Bloom, Colo.
as his post office address, did on jan
uary ls. 1917. file IN this office his
test and secure the CANCELLATION OF
your Homestead Entry No. ol4532,
made January 80. 1912, for SEL. NEt
section 5. and NJ NwA and SwA
IS W, 9Th principal meridian. and as
grounds for his contest he alleges that
you have never established residence
upon said land from the date of entry
to the present time. that you have
wholly abandoned said land for at least
three years last past. and that said
defaults exist at the present time
You are, therefore, further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
as confessed. and your said entry VIII
b. cancelled without further right to
be heard, either before this office or
on appeal, II You fail to file in this
office within twenty days after the
fourth publication of this notice. as
shown below, your answer. under oath,
specifically responding to these allega-
lions of contest. together with due
proof that you have served "A copy Of
your answer on the said contestant
either in person or by registered mail.
the name of the post office to which
YOU desire future notices to be sent
to you.
c. NJ CAMERON. Register.
Date OF first publication. FEBRUARY "a,
Date OF second publication, March l,
Date of third publication. March 5.
Date OF fourth publication. March Is.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-03-01
Notice Of special Meeting

Pursuant to call by a majority Of
the stockholders OF the North La Junta
Canal Company a special meeting Of
the stock holders of said company win
be held in the old North La Junta
school building saturday, March 10.
1914 at s o'clock p m. for the pur.
pose OF taking action ON extending
the corporate existence of the COM
pany for a period of twenty (2O) years.
WILLIAM A. LEWIS.
Secretary.
First publication, February 10l9I7.
Last publication, March ). 1917
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-03-01
CHILDREN no EXCEPTION
IN Ia Junta a. Elsewhere Youth and
Age suffer Alike From kidney

IN u Junta ~ Elsewhere Youth ana
Age Suf!sr Alike From Kidney
Weakness.
Il your child weak. frail and pale!
No control over the kidneys action!
Kidney weakness Is . serious
thing
Far too serious to overlook.
II may mean q life Of sickliness.
Profit by La Junta experiences.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills.
Endorsed by La Junta parents.
Read this La Junta mothers en-
lorsement:
Mrs. Martha Frisbie. 3o5 Cimarron
Ave, La Junta, says: MY son has
never been very strong and showed
signs Of kidney trouble. Now and
shen he complained OF his back hurt
ing and kidney weakness was present
10th day and night Doan's Kidney
Pills helped him from the start. BY
She time ne had finished two boxes.
NE trouble had left and mp to now,
there has been no sign Of t."
Price Soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. FrisbIe recommends Foster
Milburn Co. Props. Buffalo. N. 7.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-16
MYRON I. MATHER DEAD.
Former West Brattleboro Man Was Resi-
dent Of Campello, Mass.

Myron |. Mather, 90, of Campello,
Mass, formerly of West Brattleboro,
died yesterday afternoon in his home III
Campello, after being in i'll health for
some time.
Mr.. Mather was a son of the late
Cotton Mather and Mrs. Seraph z.
(Whitaker) Mather and was born in
Marlboro in 1861. The family moved to
what is now the Brattleboro town farm
in 1868. The son lived there and else
where in West Brattleboro, farming
and later being engaged in the mercan-
| tile business, his store, until it was
burned, being located where the Melrose
hospital now is.
Some % or more years ago he went
to Boston and was employed on the
street railroad a year or two, and since
then he had been similarly employed il
Campello, where he built house.
Mr.. Mather leaves, besides his mother
a son by his first marriage, Arthur L
Mather of Campello, also his seconc
wife and son and daughter, Robert
and Helen, who live at home. He alst
leaves three sisters, Mrs. w. Z. Chas,
and Miss Seraph Annette Mather, boti
of West Brattleboro, and Mrs. Lotil
Newcomb of Oak street, and one brother
George f. Mather of East Orange, n
The body will be brought to Brattle
boro for burial.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-16
MISS DILLON, 20,
PARALYSIS VICTIM
Daughter of Duxbury Representative
Cared for Her Brother, Who Died
Last April.

WATERBURY,, July l6-Miss RATHER
inc \. Dillon, 20 daughter of Mr. and Mrs
John Dillon of ADnNburys syfel Saturday.
morning at $50 O'Clock Of infantile paraly-
sis Miss Dillon had not been well for the
last two weeks but did not give up until
Tuesday, The family physician DR. G.. $
Bidwell was out OF town and not wish
ing To call another doctor Miss Dillon did
not receive any medical attention until
Thursday evening
DR.. Bidwell diagnosed the case as in
fantle paralysis and notified the state board
of health. 4 member of the state board
arrived Friday afternoon and corroborated
the diagnosis of the local physician Miss
Dillon was educated in the public schools
of this town
On April - last the only son of Mr.
and Mrs Dillon died OF pneumonia fol
lowing intantic paralysis. He was taken
/ I'll with the disease March O. His sister
cared for him during his illness
Mr. Dillon was representative from Dux
] bury at the last session of the legisla
ture. There is only one sure case of the
disease now in this town, that of the
Commetti child. There are no more case,
1 in DuXbury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-16
Public Meeting on Lawn at
Hooker Property Not
Largely Attended
NEED OF COMPANY
FUND EMPHASIZED
Capt. T.. w. Gibson, James Hardness of
Springfield (Vt) and Capt w. I.
Haigh Speakers - Drum Corps Plays
and II. ID. Walker Presides.

The meeting ON the Hooker property
opposite the town building Saturday
evening for the purpose Of explaining the
draft and exemption law. aud giving Il
last opportunity to enlist, with Il sug-
gcstion that company fund for Com
pany is needed. attracted only fair
sized audience. \ drum corps played
for halt IN hour before President Horton
u. Walker of the board OF trade opened
the meeting lie introduced Capt. T. W
Gibson of Company ] to explain the
draft aud exemption laws. This part OF
Capt. Gib-ous talk is covered by AZ
article elsewhere in this issue.
lie said that it should be- I'm abiding
satisfaction that the First Vermont rcgi
mcnt is nearly filled and that at the
time lac wae speaking only 10 men wer'
needed to complete the quota OF 2,OO2
He informed the young men of draft az
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-16
REV. DR.. SEWARD DEAD.
Keene Clergyman Was SD Degree
Mason and Local Historian.

KEENE. \. H., July 16.-Rev. Josiah
Lafayette Seward, u. D., prominent
clergyman and Mason, died here last
might, aged -.
Rev. Mr.. Seward, son of Mr. and Mrs
David Seward, was born in Sullivan,
\. H., April H. 1915. He studied in the
district schools and was a student at
Westmoreland Valley academy. In 1864
he graduated from Phillips Exeter acad-
envy, and in 1865 at Harvard with a B. a.
degree. He taught in Frankford, West
| Virginia, and later in private school i'll
Boston.
Mr.. Seward was the first principal Of
the Conant high school at East Jaffrey,
II 1870 and 1871. He received degree OF
A. NJ. at Harvard in 1872, and IN 1874
graduated from the Harvard University
divinity school with the degree of 3. D.
land was ordained pastor of South Con
gregational Unitarian church at Lowell
Mass, in December. 1874.
He was pastor of the Lowell church
for 1t wears and then went TO Water
Vile, Me-, in 1883, where he remained
until 1898 as pastor of the Unitarian
lchurch there. He was pastor of this
Allston, Mass, Unitarian church unit
1899, when he came to Kenne, where h
has since resided. In 1902 he becam,
Ipastor Of the Unitarian church at Dub
lin, where he preached until recently.
DR.. Seward had for MANY years beer
la prominent Mason, having received al
the degrees of the York and Scottisl
Rites and the SD He had filled tn
highest chairs in all the Masonic order
in this city. For more than 20 year
he held the office of grand prior in tn
supreme council for the SD degree i
the northern jurisdiction of the Unite
States.
DR.. Seward had been writing histor
, Of Sullivan, y. H., and had been reedi'
ing the history of Dublin. He was
member of the New Hampshire societ,
sons of the American Revolution, bcin
a descendant Of five revolutionary SO
diers, and also of the local chapter.
In 1898 Colby university conferred III
ION him the degree of Doctor Of Divinit,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-16
FELL OFF CULVERT
AND BROKE SHOULDER
Allan C. Colt of Company I Was Try
ing to Board Moving Freight
Train at Dummerston.

Allan c. Colt, member of Company
/, Y. y. g.. who enlisted III June, 1915,
is in the Memorial hospital, with bad
L. smashed left shoulder. Colt, with
other members of the company, was on
his way to Brattleboro Saturday night
on a leave of absence When the men
reached Bellows Falls they found that
they would he obliged to wait until
SUNDAY morning in order to ride on a
passenger train, and elected to jump a
freight to save time.
The freight took the siding at East
Dummerston to let northbound train
pass and Colt got off. The freight started
unexpectedly and Colt ran to catch it
stepping off the edge of high culverf
near the station and falling to the high
way below.
His companions missed him and upor
arrival in Brattleboro secured an auto
mobile and hurried back. They founC
him in the road where he had fallcl
and took him to the hospital.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-16
WEST BRATTLEBORO

w. A. Harris has bought a Ford tour
ing car.
Perry, son Of Mr. and Mrs Fred Wild
CT, is i'll with German measles.
Charles H. Higlev has been working
the past week for Frank Carpenter.
{. G. Rider Of Bellows Falls spent the
Weekend at c. 5. Riders with Mrs. c.
.C. Rider.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hurwrey of Chico
pee, Mass, visited early in the week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ian
gilIc. They made the trip by motor
cycle.
Miss Ethel Butler, stcnographer in the
| IIolstcin- Fricsian association Offices. who
underwent an operation last week fol
appendicitis in the Melrosc hospital is
making good recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry c. Squires anC
son, Hayden Squires, and Miss Clara
I Warren went Saturday to Worcester
/ Mass, to visit until tonight with Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson. They went by auto
mobile.
Mrs II. +. Johnson, who spent thre,
weeks with her granddaughter, Mrs
Purle Covev, returned Saturday nigh
to her home in Williamsville. Mis-
Belle Greenwood went to Williamsvill
to remain over Sunday.
Mrs Jesse Woodbury. is staying 70
the present with relatives in Boston o
account of i'll health. Her daughter
Helen, is being cared for by Mrs. Atkir
son, and Mrs. John Mack of South Mai
street is caring for the younger child.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-16

that the last minutes are coming at once
in which they can enlist instead OF being
conscripted If they do not care to en-
list in the National Guard there is reg
ular army recruiting station in town
and an officer of the field artillery Is
here also looking for recruits for that
branch of the service.
He then touched upon the need of a
company fund. He said that last sum-
mer fund of about $3.50 was raised for
the company while it was on duty on
the Mexican border and that when the
company returned they faced deficit of
about 5000 which had since been nearly
wiped out One of the officers Of the
company is putting in more than one
half of his salary for the benefit of the
men and another is putting in con
siderable share of his. Every regular
army officer company has a company
fund, obtained by various means and
used for nnumerabe objects for the
benefit of the men. 1t is not beyond pos
sibility that the company will be on
Europeon soil in few months, and i'm
portant needs and requirements that
arise there cannot wait for money to be
sent from home. He said that there
from Brattleboro, 81 from Bennington
and the others from towns of which
Brattleboro is the logical commercial
center. Bennington, Capt. Gibson said
will do its share towards the fund 1t
has been suggested that special town
meeting be called and a special fund
voted, but whether that would be Legal
he was not prepared to say. 1t would
I lk., l,, fntY s., 1
subscribed the most of it would come
from the pockets of persons who had
contributed literally to Liberty bond
purchases and to the Red Cross fund
! James Hardness, of Springfield, chair
man of the state committee on public
safety, an aviator, an inventor anC
prominent manufacturer, spoke briefly
saying that there was work for every
one to do, whether over or under az,
/ for CONSUMPTION or whether otherwis,
unfit for actual military service. Many
men are offering their lives for thei
country by enlisting and all true Amer
leans should he ashamed not to get int,
the present conflict as far as they pos
sibly can He said that because of man,
visits to Germany to study bushes
conditions he was familiar with German
industries, and that in the last few
years Germany had risen from a thr,
class manufacturing nation to the frs
rank France is bleeding white an
England is nearly all in and it is tim
row that the United States realized tn
responsibility that rests upon the nato
and every inhabitant of the country.
Capt. w I. Haigh. who was in com
mand of Company | in the Spanish
American war, spoke briefly on the nee
of a company fund and said that recent
lly the odd Fellows and Rebckahs ha
given military whist party and ha
turned the proceeds of $50 over to til
company fund. He urged that member
? OF other organizations do the same thin!