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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-29
Mrs. Wright Writes.

recent poem written by Mrs. L. l..
Wright of this city. carries the power
and stimulus of true patriotism, al
though It does not attempt the literary
uplift of the poem for which Mrs
Wright was SO sincerely thanked by
President Wilson. Missoula friends are
proud to have the privilege of reading
and keeping the tale of THE Making
of Real American" as Mrs. Wright
tells it:
The Making Of a Real American.
He was just a common drayman
In town away out west:
And his blood was partly German,
But Ireland gave the rest.
He read in the morning paper
Put up your flags today,
For Wilson says that we must fight
1t is the only way"
He owned no house nor store nor shop
On which to raise a flag:
The only things that he possessed
Were his cart and old gray nag.
But when beside the depot curb
He sought for work that day,
A bright new banner floated proud
Above that back of gray.
Across the street loafer strolled,
Stupid from last nights jag;
What's this l see;" he bawled aloud,
"Oh, Rock'feller's dirty rag"
A moment and the air was blue,
With things we must not say,
And then a live American
Got down from off that dray.
He'd heard the call of battle
His colors to defend.
This was no laughing matter,
And peace was at an end.
He didn't wait for volunteers
For khaki suit or gun.
He led the charge with all his might,
The victory quickly won.
And when the foe was conquered,
And no one to defend him,
He took him to the hospital
To see if they could mend him.
And as the cheerful drayman
Whipped up his old gray nag,
You bet your life. this once" he said
He'll follow that old flag"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-29
Orchard Homes Woman's Club.

The orchard Homes Woman's club
me, last Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. J. B. S. Clements. An
election made Mrs, ]. 2. Irving, Mrs
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-29
At Fort Missoula.
Mrs. j. Schmidt aid danshtet ente

Mrs. J. Schmidt and daushter enter
tanned Charmingly at cards last Tues
day afternoon in their home at Fort
Nissoula. There were 10 tables placed
to accommodate the guests who en-
joyed game of whist and dainty re-
Freshments served at its conclusion.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-29
Civic Section.

Civic Section.
The Civic section of the Woman's
club will meet next Friday afternoon
at 2: 80 o'clock in the assembly hall Of
the Young Women's Christian associa-
ton home on East Cedar street. Off
GERS will be elected at this time.
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MARRIAGE LICENCES.

Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday to Bert Hellman, Fl. Missoula,
and Miss Nora Carlson, Is. Missoula:
and to John Karlberg, %. Anaconda.
and Miss Sophia johnson. rs, Missoula.
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Orchard Homes Social Circle.

TIE ORCHARD Homes SONlal tlrCIe VIII
meet next Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Ira McCart at her home on Meadow
Lark terrace.
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Park Addition Club.

The members of the Park Addition
club will entertain their relatives and
friends in open session next Friday
evening at the home of Frank NJ. TaY-
lOr. This marks the close of Il club
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Baby Day.

Baby Day.
The Missoua Woman's club and the
Association of Collegiate Alumnae will
together celebrate Baby Day" next
Saturday afternoon with a program
of demonstrated talks and musical
numbers.
There will be given on Friday aft
ernoon and introduction to the topic,
in the form of parade of many of the
beautiful babies of Missoula, through
the streets of the city.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-29

Friends who are disappointment in
trouble are something else.
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Imperial Bridge Club.

The Imperial Bridge club will meet
next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs
J. l.. Scott at her home, $50 University
avenue.
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Missoula WON ans Club.

Mssouia Woman's Club.
Officers were elected by the Mis-
soula Woman's club yesterday after
noon to serve the coming year. Mrs.
George Briggs was chosen to succeed
herself as president, Mrs. f. +. A.
Carey was e-elected vice president:
Mrs. T. II. Dunstan, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. w. ~ Dixon. recording Sec
rotary; Mrs. w. f. Mowbray, corre-
spending secretary; Miss Minnie Spur
gin, financial secretary; Miss Ellen
Cotterly, treasurer, and Mrs. Charles
l.. Smith, auditor.
The program included also reports
of the work of the year given by chair
men of committees and by officers.
Then followed election of delegates to
represent the Missoula club at the
meeting of the Montana Federation OF
Women's clubs to be held at Miles City
IN June. Mesdames Walford, Rabing
ton, Getchel. Jamison. Thompson
Buckhous and Spurgin were chosen
delegates, with their alternates, Mes
danes Wentworth, Larson, Alex Peter
son, Moore, Dodds, Virtue and Cotterly
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For Miss Northey.

or MISS NoTthey.
A company Of II young friends gath
cred at the home Of Miss Gertrude
Northey Friday evening to help her
celebrate with spread of good things
to eat and games and music, her birth
day anniversary.
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w. r. c. Tuesday.
The Women's Relief corps will meet
in regular session Tuesday afternoon
to transact important business.
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Unity Good Words Club.

The Unity Good Words club Will
meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Granville Stuart at her home, S25
Eddy avenue.
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during the business session Of the
league.
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-04-12
The Auto as Business Proposition on the Farm

that they seem to travel better on the
dirt road than the heavier truck.
The farmer may have two-in- one
combination. That is, he may be able
to have a touring car and in a very
short time change it into a truck. Sew
eral forms of these attachments are on
the market. 1t is claimed by the deal
ers of these attachments that the up
keep cost Of truck of this kind, is not
as great as that Of a regular truck.
A motor truck almost doubles the
value of man labor and doubles horse
labor on long hauls, because Of the
fact that the trips are made in half
the time Some truck dealers claim
that a farmer can get four times the
work, from light truck or truck at
tachment to a touring car, at the same
cost. One company is putting out an
eight-in one convertible farm body for
a motor truck that may be used for
hay rack cattle or hog rack, etc.
The long haul is where the motor
truck wins out. Practically every
haul that farmer makes on the road
is long haul Time is big item and
these trucks and truck attachments
seem to have solved that problem.
THE REAL QUESTION
The question of what kind shall
buy?" perplexes many. There are a
good many things to consider, among
which is your pocket book. The de-
probation on automobiles is heavy and
must be taken into consideration.
What kind of roads will you have to
haul over? What have you got to
haul to the market? The size of your
family is another important item as
the value of the automobile for attend
ing farmers club meetings, creamery
picnics and for general visiting around,
can not be overestimated. We live
too much by ourselves often times and
an automobile is a great mean of get
ting better acquainted with our neigh-
bors.
1t is probably true that every farmer
could use an automobile to good ad-
vantage, but it is also true that many
farmers could use something which
called for an equal investment to-
great deal better advantage Unless
it can be figured out that the auto
mobile will make return as great or
greater than the same amount Of
money invested elsewhere the car
should not be bought. That is, would
the purchasing of a car be practical
business proposition for you?
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-04-12

q. trip always meant that the teams
had to be kept from the field that day.
We ran the risk Of picking up dis
eases and carrying them back to the
stock on the farm, when we watered
and fed our horses, and the trip home
was always a long one. 1t was not
only hard on the team.
The farmers in that vicinity are now
using auto trucks. They leave home
at four o'clock and reach the market
before it opens. They sell and unload
their produce and are back at the
farm again by eight or nine o'clock.
Upon reaching home the teams are
fresh and ready for the days work.
The truck is run into a shed, where
1T stands without consuming hay or
oats, and is ready again when they
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-04-12

kota 1t will start growth much earlier
IN the spring and yields just as
heavily; it is just as valuable for feed
ing purposes; it makes just as good
sllage: Corn is the equal of the
sorghums in all respects in North Da-
kota and in several ways it is superior.
"The sorghums will do better in the
southern part of Minnesota and es-
pecially on the lighter, sander soils,
Which warm up earlier in the spring.
Where the sorghums are successful tho
crops will be very similar to corn and
the fodder will be used in the same
way and will have approximately the
same value aa
we may safely state, therefore, that
the sorghums have no place in North
Dakota at this time, although, Of
course, realize that this statement
viii be disputed by some few people
since now and then in very favorable
years and on light, sandy soil, fair
degree of success may be met WITH.
CORN is BEST, SAYS DIXON
Personally, we believe that every eff
Tort should be made to get a good
stand of fodder corn, before attempt-
ing the sorghum. 1t is true that the
sorghums meet a dry land condition.
but where that condition is not to be
contended with, we think that the corn
would prove the best in the long run.
1t is acclimated and specialists have
been at work for years, to secure hardy
strains for this section
Corn will yield as heavily and ac-
cording to the very latest analysis Of
digestible nutrients is richer than
sorghum in proteins and carbohydrates.
There are times, however, when
sorghums, being fairly rapid growing
crop, might be used to distinct ad-
vantage in securing forage supply
for the winter.
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-04-12

want it. In some places they run the
machine over to the feed grinder or
saw and grind up a jag of feed or saw
up the wood.
DIFFERENT. TYPES OF CARS
The modern farmer is able and with
no very great expenditure, to use his
auto truck and often his touring car,
for great many purposes than trans
porting products. With the new truck
attachments now on the market, a
touring car may be transformed into
truck in very short order. 1t is also
possible to harness them up to do
much of the field work, such as plow-
ing, etc. Some farmers prefer the
lighter forms Of these trucks because
of their increased speed, and the fact
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-04-12
I'm l? ?
EA

best go easy
The above has been the trend of the
conversation in a good many homes
this spring.
The time has come when the farmer
can look at the touring car and truck
as a practical business proposition.
The day of breakdowns every few
miles is practically a thing of the past
as the automobile of today can be de-
pended upon to put us over the road.
Engines are rapidly being made fool
proof, so that most of US can run car
If we just give it the proper care and
feed it enough gasoline and oil
The methods Of marketing farm pro-
6uce have changed enough within the
last few years to demand more rapid
means of going to town. For instance,
the farmer has stopped churning but
ter and is now hauling his cream to
the local cooperative creamery Form
erly he waited until he had several
churnings and then hauled it in at one
time. This may have been every two
weeks and often was only once
month.
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-04-12
What About Sorghum !?

to harvest the crop, but quote from
the owner as follows:
The sugar cane that you asked
about made splendid growth and used
1t all for ensilage and liked it very
much. | raised some more the past
season and we are using it at the pres
ent time and like it fine. In fact any
kind of green feed in the line of corn
should be put in the silo, which is the
proper place for it. We have had good
success in feeding it to all kinds Of
stock and never have had any bad re-
suits. We feed it to everything and
would feed it to the hired girl if we
had one''
We know that this farmer winters a
number of sheep and he states in
another part Of his letter that they are
coming along with their lambs in fine
shape and he has not got eve on the
farm that has lambed, but what is
sucking a lamb. He has milked about
eighteen or twenty cows until recently
and we know that they were fed on
this silage good part Of the winter Of
1886
RESULTS AT THE A. C.
~ 40 q AdSl, AoWeVtr, -ttdt Lne
sorghun1s have been tested out at the
North Dakota Agricultural college and
in no cases have given the results Sc
cured with corn. Grain sorghums are
grown chiefly in those regions where
the rainfall is low, namely the region
lying south of Nebraska, although we
realize that there will be constant
endeavor to move that region north
ward.
Prof. O. 0. Churchill of the North
Dakota Agricultural college, states:
There is no real reason why North
Dakota farmers should try to intro.
duoe this.new crop, as the corn does
not suffer from drouth in North Da-
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-04-12
(By HOMER DlxoN),

"Raise Sugar Cane (Sorghum) for
Feed,'' is the title of short article
mailed US by a correspondent, who
feels quite strongly for sorghum as
practical proposition for farmers in
North Dakota. His reasons are stated
as follows:
zone thing that holds back stock
raising in North Dakota is the matter
of fodder Straw alone is not enough
to bring cattle through the winter in
good condition. Grain now is expensive
feed and hay is becoming more scarce
every year. Therefore, cattle as rule
are thin in the spring and it takes
several months of pasture to put the
stock in a thrifty condition. If this
condition can be improved so that an
abundance Of fodder, more nourishing
and palatable than straw and hay, can
be grown on a small area, we shall
go long way toward solution of
this problem. Such fodder we have
in sugar cane"
Our correspondent also states that
many farmers in Minnesota are maxi
ing use Of this forage every year with
good results, and that it is not neces-
sary to have a silo, where they can
raise this fodder
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-04-12
EXPERIENCE WITH SORGHUM

The writer was working on Red
River valley farm the summer of 1915,
and after we had been able to drain
the water off from the land we discov-
cred that as acres of our corn had
been drowned out. The owner of the
farm had heard Of kaffir corn, which
is another form of sorghum, and de-
cided to give it a tryout. He planted
about Is acres Of it and was very well
pleased with the result.
We left the farm before it was time
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-04-12

weeks ana often was only once a
month.
SAVING TIME WITH CREAM
The creamery demands that he bring
III his cream three times a week in
warm weather, which means as many
trips to town. The eggs also must be
taken in about every seven or eight
days. These trips mean that someone
must leave the farm with some sort
OF a conveyance each trip. If team or
horse is used it keeps them out of the
field for the length of time that it
takes to make this trip.
The farmers problem is to get this,
cream to the creamery in the shortest
possible time and with the least in
convenience to his regular work The
auto answers this problem. 1t is quite
an expense to take team out of the
field for this purpose during the busy
season. 1t costs about ninety-fou dol
lars a year to keep a horse, to say
nothing of the harness and rig, SO that
it would hardly pay to keep a horse
for this purpose. OF course this horse
could be used for other work and for
driving, but then there would be very
little for the work teams to do in the
winter.
Many farmers keep a span of drivers
and of course this would double the
expense mentioned The average dis
tance to town is about six miles. 1t
takes about forty-five minutes to make
that trip with a team, while it could
be made in one half the time with an
auto. Time is worth something.
n
Often farmers invest in a pleasure or
touring car and use this for the pur-
pose of hauling their cream and small
produce to town. This plan works out
very successfully in most instances and
often as many as four to six cans Of
cream (10-gallon cans) can be hauled
to a trip and passengers carried as
we'll In this way it is also possible
to use this car in going to church,
visiting, etc. In these instances the
auto takes the place of the double
buggy and team
1t is difficult nova days to obtain
double seated buggy for less than
one hundred and twenty five dollars.
The team would be, hard to buy under
three hundred dollars and the har-
ness would cost about fifty dollars
This totals to four hundred and seven
ty-ive dollars, which will buy car.
Another advantage is that if you have
the car, the team which may have had
to work during the day, is able to rest.
Farmers who own cars average about
three thousand miles year. This
mileage would be impossible with
team. s,54 4,
Many of these miles are made at the
urgent request of a neighbor. Hurry
up calls are frequent on stock farm
and in the busy season on the grain
farms a quick trip to, town and back
for repairs is almost essential at times.
The car fits in here.
SOME VIVID REcoLLEcTIoNs
We have very vivid impression OF
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-04-12
SOME VIVID REcoLLEcTIoNs

We have a very vivid impression Of
the nights when we used to crawl out
Of our warm bed, at midnight, hook up
the team to load of produce, and
pound them on the back to reach st.
Paul before the market opened. Such
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-04-12
Gasoline or the Horse and Buggy?

! ELLIE ! have just about de-
cided to buy an auto"
I Now see here, Hiram,
\ don't you let those young
folks turn Ynllr head You'd
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-21
Farms for Sale

Just received five more farms for sale.
No. 1. Two miles from Summit
Bridge, IL mile from stone road, IL
mile from school, contains 28O acres.
Price, SIG, 10000
No 2. 2 1-2 mile from Earleville, Md.
This farm has just been well lined and
has large tillage of wheat, contains
246 acres. Price, $13, 10000
No. 5. Very nice little farm, 1-2
mile from Newark, good house. good
buildings and fencing, and very good
land, will make some one lovely home,
80 acres. Price, $6,OOOOO. $4,000 less
than l sold Mr.. John Billiards. 81 acre
farm for.
No. a. Every farmer around Mi ddle-
town and Warwick knows what this farm
is, one mile from Warwick; no need for
me to say any more about it. Size 273
acres. Price $21, ,840.O 90.
No. 5. 1-2 mile from Warwick, on
stone road, and nice little farm, house
and buildings in good shape; 122 acres.
Price, 50, 24O. 90.
John HELDMYER, JR.,
REAL ESTATE BROKER
MIDDLETOWN, DEL.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-21

SHERIFF'S SALE BY VIRTUE OF A
writ Of Lev. Fac, to me directed, will
be exposed to Public sale at the
County Building, Southeast Corner of
Eleventh and King Streets, City of
Delaware,
ON SATURDAY
THE 5th, DAY OF MAY, 1917
At II O'clock, A. NJ,
the following described Real Estate,
viz:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land with three story brick messuage
thereon erected situate in the City of
Wilmington, aforesaid, bounded and
described as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNIG at point on the North
erly side of Seventh Street at the dis
tance Of twenty feet easterly from the
eas5erly side of Tatnal Street, thence
northerly parallel with Tatnall street six
ty feet to corner in line of land of George
Powell; thence Easterly by line of
said Powell's land parallel with Seventh
Street, twenty feet to corner; thence
southerly parallel with Tatnall Street,
passing through the centre of the party
division wall of this and the house ad-
joining on the East, sixty feet to the
aforesaid side of Seventh Street; and
thence thereby Westerly twenty feet
to the place Of beginning. Be the con-
tents within those lines what they may.
Seized and taken IN execution as the
property Of May A. Robinson and Will
liam H. Robinson, Jr., her husband
Mortgagors. and to be sold by
THEODORE w. FRANCIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del,
April 10, 1917.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-21
ODESSA

Denver Coppage, wife and daughter
spent Sunday with his mother Mrs.
Georgia Coppage.
Miss May C. Enos has been visiting
relatives in Philadelphia and Whining
ton.
Mrs. J. C. Mccoy who has been spend
ing sometime with relatives in Will
mington has returned home.
Mrs. Mary Slimlee has returned home
from a visit to relatives at st Georges.
Epworth League on Sunday evening
at g. 45 o'clock. Topic, Courtesy as a
Christian Grace" Leader. Miss Mary
Gilch. Everybody is welcome.
Misses Blanche West and Ida Martin
spent last Saturday in Wilmington.
Mrs E. L. Duer has returned from a
visit to Wilmington.
Mr.. D. w. Corbit returned this week
from visit to California.
Miss Reba Thornton, of Wilmington,
is spending a few days with her parents.
A Drama and Comedy will be pre-
sented by the pupils of the Odessa Pub
lie School in the Town Hall on Wednes-
day evening April 25. Reserved seats,
35 cents. General admission, 25 cents.
Children, Is cents. Music by POOLS
Orchestra.
The revival services in the Presby-
terian Church are progressing beauti-
fully. The Closson Sisters are very
sweet singers and the service Of praise
and song has made popular and at
tractive feature in these meetings. On
Tuesday night, April Oath, the Rev.
Francis H. Moore, D. D., of Middle
town, gives the sermon and on Thurs
day and Friday nights, the Rev. DIR.
Gilfillan is expected to be present and
preach. A most cordial invitation is
extended to all to come and enjoy these
services. All are welcome.
Middletown transcript., 1917-04-21
ON SATURDAY,
THE 9TH DAY OF MAY, 1917

At II O'clock A. NJ,
the following described Real Estate, viz:
ALL that certain lot, piece or parcsl
of land with three story brick dwelling
thereon erected situate in the City of
Wilmington, aforesaid, bounded and
described as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING at the intersection
formed by the line Of the northerly side
of Ninth street with the line of the
easterly side of Adams street; thence
easterly by the said northerly side of
Ninth street, eighteen feet four inches
to corner; thence northerly and par
allel with Adams street and passing
through the middle Of the division wall
of this and the house adjoining on the
east, eighty-six feet, three inches to a
corner; thence westerly and parallel with
Ninth street, eighteen feet four inches
to the aforesaid side Of Adams street
aud thence thereby southerly eighty-sjx
feet three inches to the place of begin
ming. Be the contents thereof what it
may.
Seized and taken in execu ton as the
property Of John Hare, Jr., Admins
traitor of the estate of John Hare, de-
ceased Mortgagor, Emma E. Hare, the
co-mortgagor being also deceased) and
THEoDoRE Eef q W. FRANCIS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del, April
10. 1917.