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The Carlisle independent., 1917-06-14
Physical Fitness

No man can enlist in the Uni ted States army or navy without first standing a severe medical examination as to his physical fitness to enter the service.
 Physical fitness is the first point considered. Mental fitness, as well as proper physical effic- iency, are both considered when men are examined with the ex- pectation of being commissioned as officers.
 What every nation wants in the army and navy is sufficient number of physically perfect men to carry on the war of the country.
 A young man, a splendid spec linen of manhood, well propor- toned in body and limb, blessed with wealth, with strength and youth, was last week rejected. The reason was obvious. This young giant suffered with his feet.
 Above all things the army re- quires the services of men who can stand on their feet for 24 hours, if necessary. men who can march night and day. The man who suffers with his feet is not the man for the service. The hapds and feet must necessarily at ali times be in perfect condi- tion.
 They must confront rough work in the service and they must be so physically equipped that they can go through with it without wincing.
 Not only in the army and navy Is this rule of physical examina. nation vigorously observed, but several of the great railroad sys- tens operating in the United States have about decided to adopt standard of physical fit ness for all employees. The test applied for the servico of the United States government will be made the basis of require ments, and no man will be given position who cannot pass a thorough medical examination as to his state of health.
 This is wise, for the travelling public places it's life in the hands
The Carlisle independent., 1917-06-14
Chas. B. Sloat, A.G.P.A
 Little Rock, Ark.
Bottling Plant For Sale

A complete bottIing outfit for sale cheap. Plenty of syrups and havorings and sugar for a sea sons run. The plant is practi- cally new and will be sold at a bargain. This is a good chance for some one to make money this summer. POO cases and bottles go with the plant Call on or ad- dress the Independent, Carlisle, Ark. 3 If .
The Carlisle independent., 1917-06-14
Page s Weekly Letter

All feed and food products are exceptionally high this season. This makes it important for each farmer to produce everything possible that his family and his animals eat, on his own farm. Nearly all farmers put out a small garden in the spring. As soon as cotton, corn and other rcops need attention the garden IS forgotten, so that by the mid de of the summer it has grown up in weeds and has dried out.
 Instead of having green things from the garden all summer, fall and into winter, many far. mers depend upon getting their supply from the local store. No spot on the farm will yield as great return as the garden and it should be worked during this season of the year so that the moisture will be maintained. If the rows have been made long enough, small blow or cultiva- tor pulled by mule can be used to loosen up the soil. The reason
 that so many farmers feel that working in the garden is fooling away time is because the rows have been made so short that all the work must be done with a hoe. Late plantings of onions. radishes, turnips, potatoes and many other vegetables should be made One farmer at Danville last year had twenty varieties of green vegetables growing in his garden as late as October 1st. This garden saved the farmer many dollars during the season, and he and his family of five had the satisfaction of having fresh vegetables whenever they were wanted. A surplus should be produced and canned for winter use. Write to the Department of Agriculture, Washington. D. O.. or to us, for Farmers Bulle
 tin No. 359 on Canning Vegeta
 bles in the Home. In many coun- ties there is Canning Club Agent, part of whose work Is to assist the girls and women of the county in the canning of veg
 etables. She will always be glad to furnish information and help. A big supply of green vegeta- bles during the summer and fall, and canned vegetables during the fall and winter, all produced at home, will go long way to-
The Carlisle independent., 1917-06-14
Ten pounds of granulated sugar for Sl at Pearson's. l tf
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Some families take pride in serving lavish and overboun tiful meals and overgenerous service of food. This leads inevi- tably to waste of food on the table and is a te .nptation to overeating which often impairs health and efficiency.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-06-14

Beginning on Wednesday May
 17th, the Crescent Garage will charge batteries at intervals of two weeks. Batteries needing repair should be left at Garage at least three days before charg ing date. Tests made free. 52-tf
The Carlisle independent., 1917-06-14

My Draft and Roadster wi l stand at my barn this season at Sl0 insnring a living colt also my Jack at SS. All reasonable care will be taken in handling but am not responsible for accidents.
 40-tf J T. Bogard, Sr.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-06-14

-Hummel has any and every. thing you want in groceries and prices are right. If
The Carlisle independent., 1917-06-14
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Commissioner of Agriculture.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

Wilson Brothers have the only exclusive Grocery Store
in Ontario being old and during all that
time they have been firm believer "Specalzine DOING
one thing at time and doing that thing right This is
perhaps, largely the OF their splendid success
The firm OF Wilson Brothers this time is owned er
cusivey by Ray Wilson, he having bought out the other
brothers in the Ontario The Wilson Brothers operate
stores at Ontario and Nyssa Oregon
The store OF Wilson Brothers occupies than IS
feet of floor space and of best and largest
stocks OF Staple and Fancy Groceries in Eastern Oregon
Southern Idaho Their trade composed of classes both
at home and in the Interior doing very large mail order
business Also do large business in Farm Products shin
ping hay grain potatoes onions, etc. lots to all the
markets in the United States.
This business started years ago in small vav
but today it is considered one of the largest only BY lie
customers. but by its competitors we'll
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

m'tcca and other border towns iii Ne.
Nada along the line of the Western
and Central Pacific railroads.
Nineteen hundred and seventeen
promises to bring the flockmasters
the greatest prices for sheep lambs
and wool in the history of this indus
try.
The eastern wool buyers are IN the
field trying to buy the wool fleeces.
The talk now is IS to 80 cents for
fine wool and g. to BIZ cents for
medium coarse wool. The BUYERS are
seemingly very cautious IN offering
their maximum figures for wool, and
shcepmcn are apparently in no hurry
to accept the proffered prices. The
shoepmen of oregon, Idaho and the
west in general, have had several fat
Years. and Tor the most part they are
on easy street. financially speaking.
SOLD $t44 900 OF HAY.
II is estimated 5000 cattle and
1G0,o00 sheep ere being wintcrrd in
The territory Immediately tributary TO
ontario. This means that the farm
ors here have sold a vast amount OF
hay to the cattle and Shcepmcn, who
are wintcring their stock here. 1t is
estimated that one ton of hay is re-
CURED to feed one COW through the
winter, SO that 5000 tons of alfalfa hay
were necessary to feed the 5000 cat
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

thority for the statement that be-
tween 100000 and 100000 worth Of
sheep, lambs and wool were sold in
1916 in the Ontario district.
This banker also stated that the
local horse buyers in 1916 sold fully
100000 worth of horses. These horses
were gathered here from quite a wide
radius, but this was the point from
which they were shipped to mark ct.
And the statement was made that the
ontario hog buyers handled fully
$4,000 worth of hogs in 1916. These
hogs were bought within 15-mile
radius OF Ontario.
The general prosperity prevailing at
ontario is indicated by the big in
crease shown in the deposits of the
two banks here in 1916 over those in
1915. They are as follows
Ontario National bank-Dec. 27.
319.9S. a gain Of SIPS, 937.64.
1919, $265, 442.34; Dec. %, 1915, S391,-
First National bank--Dec. 81, 1915,
$4o2 ,2S4.2S; Dec. II, 1916, $466,549.97.
\ gain of s64 1860.
This shows total gain of $780,
203.33 in the deposits of these banks
in 1916 over 1915.
Max Miller said he distributed to
the farmers in 1916 $4,000 for poul-
try and hay seed, mostly for poultry.
Some of the results OF farmers here
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

tons per acre. He also put up 900
tons of wild hay grown on 300 acres.
Mr.. Brosnan is a stockman and feeds
all the hay he grows. He wintered
about 700 head of stock.
w. S. Reece had 20 acres of alfal-
ia that yielded seven tons per acre.
He feeds all his hay to his own stock
RESULTS ON NEW LAND.
c. E. Secoy got 40 tons OF alfalfa
for 10 acres that was seeded on new
land, and he got 80 bushels of oats
per acre from five acres of new land
This shows how quickly results are
obtained here on new land.
Orrin Bull reports he had eight
acres OF alfalfa that made strong six
tons of hay per acre.
l.. ID. Gordon had 80 acres of alfal-
which he sold at 81 per ton; and 16
acres Of wheat that yielded As bushels
per acre, which he sold at $3.50 per
hundred pounds, or $950.40. Mr.. Cor
don's total return from the 81 acres
was $2665.40, or an average of $52.26
per acre.
Clinton Trow, the farm expert for
the Oregon Western Colonization com
pany, as an experiment. sowed sweet
clover on five acres July /, 1916. The
first Of october he took off two tons
per acre. The clover ut the time OF
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04
Ontario National Bank

The ontario National bank received
it's national charter in March, 1909, but
the bank has been in business many
years before that time.
Stephen Carver and c. w. Plat
started the bank in 1898 as a private
institution and in the same year 1t
was incorporated as state bank with
Messrs. Carver. Platt. Adam, Black
ably. 4. J. Brosnan and William
Parks; Carver and Plat were presi-
dent and cashier respectively for some
years; they were succeeded by J. r.
Blackaby as president and c. r. Emil
son, cashier, and after seven years
on the job Mr.. Emison resigned active
work in the bank to engage in outside
work. He was succeeded in May, 1910,
by W. j.. Holman, the present cashier;
c. G. Defrees is assistant cashier, serv-
ing since May. 1911: Earl Blackaby,
son of the president is assistant cash
Ter and director.
The bank has enjoyed a steady
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04
0l.~ Gateway Of Malheur County
AGateway Of Gold y - 81

or wintering cattle here are Charles
Becker. over 1000 head Emerson &
Adams. about 900 head; Smith X
Moulton, 100 head.
The flockmasters who are wintering
sheep here are: Malheur Livestock &
Land company (Stanfield); J. ID. Bill
Kingsley, John Wood. Mr.. Moody Of
Baker, Claude Wood, John Stager,
Donald Mcleod, Mr.. Irwin, Arthur Van
Sicklin, A. l.. Sproul, Mcconnell
Bros, Hinton & Dumphey, p. J. Con-
nelly, $. ID. Dorman, A. J. Glover. WILL
liams 4 Davies. c. r. Dupre. G. V.
Richardson, j. E. Adrian. 1t is I'M
derstood there are others wintering
sheep here, but their names were not
secured.
The Malheur Livestock & Land COM
pany, of which the Stanfield Bros.
are the chief owners, are wintering
10000 on their own ranch near here.
These 10000 sheep will be LANDED this
month. February lambs are usually
mark eted in July.
A prominent Ontario banker is au-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

DIR. Howe probably enjoys the larg-
est practice of any dentist in eastern
Oregon. He located there shortly aft
err graduating from the Northwestern
University dental school, which was
about five years ago. His offices were
opened with n very modest equipment,
but by devoting himself closely to his
profession and employing only mod
ern methods he has succeeded in build
ing up n very large practice and has
also just recently equipped one of the
most modern dental pariors to be found
in any town of that size.
In the few short years that he has
been resident of Ontario he has man :
aged to build IL very nice bungalow
there for himself and family.
Like other professional men confin
ed closely to office life he takes recre
alton in motoring, making short trips
to the nearby towns, and frequently
runs down to Boise.
DR.. Howe is very much pleased witt
the treatment he has received since
locating at Ontario and expects to re-
main there permanently.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

Upward of 100 Alaskans are directly
interested in fur farming. There are
silver fox yards in 80 localities. while
ON an equal number of islands blue
foxes are farmed. The silver fox farms
are not yet producing fur, but pelts
sent to market during the last season
form the older blue fox farms brought
good results. Experiments are being
carried on at Washington. Linden.
Nd. and Chesterfield, y Y. to deter
mine the best methods of feeding, con
filming and otherwise handling fur bear
ing animals. especially foxes, minks
and martens: to determine the species
most suitable for demonstrations to
produce improved strains by selectve
breeding; to investigate the effects of
temperature on fur growth. and to test
methods of dressing peltries and OF
caring for dressed furs.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

~ NTARIO is the natural gateway
to the vast interior of Malheur
county, Oregon, which is re-
puted to be the greatest coun
try for sheep and wool raising in the
nation. II is given as conservatiye
estimate that fully 100000 worth Of
sheep and lambs We're shipped in 1916
over the line of the oregon 81 Eastern
railroad, which extends west from On
tario through Vale, Juntura, Riverside
to Crane, which is the entrance to that
vast eXpanse of territory known as
Harvey valley.
The further estimate is made that
] 5000 pounds of wool were shipped
in 1916 over this same railroad branch.
This wool sold from % to 81 cents
per pound Twenty six cents per
pound is considered a fair average
for this wool which at that figure
brought about $455.000.
1t should be borne i'll mind that
many thousands of dollars worth Of
Malheur county sheep, lambs and wool
find their marketing point at Winnie
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

growth, more especially since moving
into its present attractive and useful
home. Its officers are known as pro-
gressive and substantial citizens.
Messrs. Blackaby, Adam, Brosnan and
Emison are the active majority of the
directorate, and that is ample assur-
ance of the stability and continued
success of this. the Oldest bank in
southeastern Oregon.
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Water in Il kitchen tank may be
heated in the summer time without
starting "a fire in the range. provided
there is electricity in the house. A rod
about an inch and quarter thick and
about 80 inches long filed with an in
sulating, nonoxidizing fluid in which
resistance coil is submerged is con-
nected with electric wires and inserted
in the tank When the current Is
turned on all the energy supplied to
the rod is dissipated in the water in
the form Of heat.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04
cutting stood four feet high.
500 CASH RENT PER ACRE,

ii. Ii. TunneS, who operates meat
market in Ontario, also grows some
extra choice purebred white hogs. Mr..
Tunney rented some land southeast of
Ontario. He did so well on ii that he
leased the land for another year. He
pays SIS cash rent per acre, and also
pays S. per acre for the water. whie h
is equivalent TO paying $50 cash rent
per acre. This is equal to return
Of 10 per cent on land on "A valuation
Of $500 per acre.
1t is reported that AL Brtler, Jr.,
pm oct. Is, 1916, paid s4.75 per head
for 1850 ewes. He grew $50 tons of
hay and fed il To the ewes. On Jan.
|, 1917, he sold the ewes al a profit
that netted him $3.50. His gross
profit was s3s50 He figured his hay
at SIS per ton, or $500 for the $50
tons, his net profit being s2650.
NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM
Ontario is a splendid town Of about
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

tie being wintcrcd here.
1t is figured that 10000 pounds OF
alfalfa hay are needed each day to
feed the 100000 sheep. The winter
feeding period here is reckoned at 100
days. These figures would show that
$1,000 tons Of alfalfa hay are needed to
feed the ZOE, 900 sheep through the win
ter.
Figuring on this basis. the farmers
have or will have sold $4,000 tons of
hay to these cattle and sheepmen at
an average price of IS per ton. or Il
total of s1440O0
THE FLOCkMASTERS.
The principal ones who are feeding
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04
EASTERN OREGON SECTION

1900 population. Its property has an
assessed valuation Of 100000. The
town has every modern Improvement.
This city will get IL new Lighting sys-
TEN this year. the installation Of
which will cost 100000. Under the
new system Ontario will be one OF the
best lighted towns in the west. for a
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

He uses business Judgment in his
farming with good results. as may he
seen from the above.
Frank Weaver had a patch OF three
acres of potatoes which brought him
a return of $675. or 1926 per acre.
Il. j. Brosnan had so acres of al
falfa that yielded seven and one half
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

place Of this size. 1t will have six 500
candle power lamps; four 400 candle
power lamps: five 250-candle- power
lamps: So 101-candle- power lamps.
The new system is expected to be la
operation by March /, 1917.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

The garment making industry in New
York, much before the public nova
days by reason of the efforts Of the
Save New York committee to move it's
base from the retail shopping district
in the Fifth avenue section, is really
one of the biggest assets the city has.
Some 5000 factories are operated for
tailoring. millinery, laundering and
other branches of work upon garments.
employing more than 100000 persons.
Their output exceeds goods valued at
$500. 900. 900 annually, aiding materially
in making New York the leading manu-
featuring center of this country. Chi
cago. Philadelphia, ST. Louis, Boston
and Cleveland follow in the order
named.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04
w. F. HOMAN

The thriving Oregon town of On
tario is fortunate in having at it's head
as mayor w. r. Holman, u man who
believes in retrenchment but yet fav-
ors progressive lines of Improvement,
holding that the wise expenditure of
money in the interests of the people
is economy. Under his administration
the city has made Il contract for an
up to-datc lighting system and has
done some excellent work in the street
improvements. Mayor Holman is now
advocating a municipal water works
plant for. Ontario and is explaining
to the citizens chat money expended
for such a purpose would be for their
material benefit He favors "A system
which will provide adequate fire pro-
lection. furnish water for domestic
use and the irrigation of lawns
Before coming to Oregon Mr. Ho-
man was mayor of il town in loda He
served with credit as n member OF
the house of representatives in oregon
gon in 1913. is nn active member of
the Ontario Commercial club, is in
terested in irrigation and is promi-
nent member of the Masonic order.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04

The principal ones who are feeding
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
KEOKUK WOMEN
ARE ATTENDING
Annual Meeting Women's Societies
and Home and Foreign Mis-
sfons of iowa Pres
bytery.

The following from Keokuk are at
tending the meeting OF the Home and
Foreign Mission societies OF the Iowa
Presbytery: Mrs. Martha Horne.
Mrs. o. z. King, and Mrs. T. r.
Board The Fort Madison Democrat
says OF the meeting:
With an unusually. large attendance
of delegates and visitors from out OF
the city and from Fort Madison. the
annual meeting OF Women's Societies
and Home and Foreign Missions Of
Iowa Pres5ytery was opened this
afternoon at the Union Presbyterian
church. The Sessions of the conven,
ton viii continue until tomorrow
evening and viii. be OF interest to
many not belon ging 10 the societies,
all of whom viii be made welcome.
This afternoons program was OPEN
ed by Mrs. G. D. Jacobs Of Ottumwa,
who led the deTotionals. Welcome
to Fort Madison was extended b.
Mrs. Fred Knoch and responded 20
by Mrs Philip Palmer OF Mediapolis.
The afternoon was devoted to the
reading of minutes of last convention
and reports from officers and chair
men Of committees. Special music
by Mrs. Frank Schranm OF Burlins-
ton was one Of the pleasant features
OF the gathering this afternoon. She
will also play at the two sessions
scheduled for tomorrow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-25
MOGRIDGE HURLS
No HIT GAME
Picfer for New York Yankees Al
lowed Red sox no BInsIes,
and But Single
Tally.
pE7TNANT HOPE REVIVED
Two No-Hit Games Have seen Played
This Season-Oniy Four
All Last
Year.
rRY H C HAMuTON.l

UNITED Press Staff CorreSp ondenL]
NEW YORK, April 25-George
Mogridge, baseba1l's latest no nit
hero. and Eddie Cicotte almost as
late, constitute a combination OF et-
fectiycness that has former pitching
records tied into a bowknot-
Baseball history does not record
two no hit games in the brief period
that has elapsed since the 1917 base
ball season opened.
Mogridge in squfrming his way into
the iron-bound circle OF pitching per
fectiGn, had his mark messed up q
bit when errors and his own wfIdnsz5
gave the Red Sox single tally. bat
he held the opposition hitlsss which
iG the main idea in reaching t1s
point Of pitching fame.
Mogridge's feat gives the TanEe-s
a brand new look a. pennant hoP@s-
II Nick C,uIIop, Ray Caldwell, Bop
shawEey and others Of tas Donovan
clan EIll tune mp, the New To-Eers
are scheduled to De III On what prom
3ges nov TO be fast, c1ose finish II
Ban Iohzso1's etrcis.
Once upon tine, Red A-sS sts--
ped ont for The GEaarg On -zs opening
day Of season and 5sf5 tEe Brock
svog hEtiess FOR nine Innings. Ezt EEe
Brooklyn neaTer T7s almost zs B<t1gy
and the Dodgers Eo1 -hs game II the
thirteenth inning T~o years ago,
REibe Earqusrd cEezyed his way 20 10
hft glory ~ shutting o1r Brooklyn
On April Is,
Bit 70 gsa two no MT games IN the
first breath Of The season, gives fan
dom the promise Of seeing some ex
traordinary baseball. II pitchers are
70 good At this time Of the season,
Il II reasonable To suppose they VIII
improve. Last years record OF four
no hit games already has been half
equaied.