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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-08
Huns Must Disarm.

The presidents reply, which was
made public at nine o'clock Wednes-
day night, serves notice on Germany
that on her solemn assurance of ac-
ceptance of the terms laid down by
him In his recent addresses, he cannot
decline to take up with the govern
ments associated with the United
States in the war the question of an
armistice.
However, he fOrcefully serves notice
on Germany that only an armistice
which will moun to the practical dis
arming OF her forces in the field will
be considered at all.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-08

Don't predict the END of the war.
DO something TO help bring 1t about.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-08
Text of Reply.

President Wilson's reply To the lar.
est German note follows:
Department of State. Oct. %
Sir have the honor TO acknowl-
edge the receipt of your note of the
22d. transmitting a communication mn
der date of the Goth from The Ger
man government. and To advise Vou
ina the president has instructed me
10 reply thereto as follows:
Having received the solemn and ex-
pHcit assurance of the German govern
ment that ii unreseryedly accepts the
terms of peace laid down i'm his adj
dress 10 the congress OF the United
States on he Sth of January. 1918.
and the principles of settlement enun-
ciated In his subsequent addresses.
particularly the address of he 9th
of September. and that il desires 70
discuss the details of their application.
and that this wish and purpose enan-
ate not from those who have hitherto
dictated the policy and conducted the
present war on Germany's behalf. hut
from ministers who speak for the ma
jority of the reichStag and for an over
whelming majority of the German peo-
pie. and having received also the ex-
plicit promise of the present German
government that the humane rules of
civilized warfare will be observed
both on lane and sen by the German
armed forces. the president of the
United States feels that he cannot de-
cline 10 take up with the governments
with which the government of the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-11-08
Points Way to Peace.

Inc p~reSlQentS message clearly
points the way for Germany to obtain
peace and at the same time it strips
the German note of every vestige of
hypocrisy that ~camouhaged it. The
president r~eiterateS that there can be
no peace with autocracy save the
peace that m on the heels Of un-
conditional surrender. That point is
made perfectly plain.
Furthermore, the president does, as
he said he would, refers the question of
an armistice to the military advisers
OF those governments associated with
the United States in the war. Their
word will be final on that subject.
and his very words strengthen the
word they will give if the question goes
that far.
The distrust that every one felt at
the German note is expressed openlv
by the president, sc openly, in fact.
that there can no longer be anv ques-
tion IN the minds of the American peo-
pie as TO how the president looks upon
the peace reforms which the German
government so glibly said it had ac-
cOmpliShed.
More Than 1000, 900 Yanks over There
lie says that cit may be" that future
wars have been brought under the con-
trol OF the German people, but he adds
that present Wharf.-The one with
winch the entire world is concerned
mas not, and he adds that ii is evident
that the German people today are
without the power of commanding
acquiescence of the military authori-
ties.
In addition TO the reply of the presi-
dent' there was made public by Joseph
L. Tumulty, the presidents secretary.
a letter from the president to Score
tar of War Baker, congratulatine
both the war and navy departments on
the successful transportation of more
han 100000 soldiers overseas
Text of RenIv
The Lamar register., 1918-03-27
ST IMMONs

State OF Colorado.
County OF Prowers.
In the District Court
Plaintin.
The Lamar Town and Land }
Company. corporation, It's
unknown successors, ofnc-
ers. and legal representa-
ives. and persons whose }
names are unknown to plain
tiff.
The People Of the State OF COLORADO.
TO The Lamar Town ana lana ,,..iiiS,
successors. Of1cers. and legal repre-
sentatives. and persons whosa names
ants above named. GIseErtNd:
You are hereby REQUIRED to appear IN
above named plaintiff in the District
Court OF prowers County. state OF
Colorado. and answer the eomplaiht
service hereof, IL served within this
County. OF, II ser'ed out of THIS County
or by publication. within thlrty days
after the service hereof. exclusive OF
the day Of service; or Judgment o. De
fault viii be taken against you aeSoLu-
I ing to the prayer OF the eompltint.
And II copy of the complaint IN the
above entitled action be not se,NSd
with this summons, or II the service
hereof be made out of this State. then
ten days additional to the time here
answeT W IN S.i allowed before the TAX
Z ing Of Judgment by default as aforesaid.
The said action is brought to quiet
title to the following described real
/ estate situate. lying ana being IN the
| County Of Prowers, State OF colorado.
to-wit:
/ Lot Four tD in Block twenty -hve
/ t25D in the original town (now city
] of Lamar. shown by thS plat pl
] said town recorded in the ofilce OF the
/ County Clerk and Recorder OF Prowers
! County. Colorado.
I And the complaint further recltes
That plaintiff verify believes mat there
are persons Interested in the above de-
scribed lands or tenements. whose
names he cannot insert herein bcause
their names residences and postoHlcs
addresses are unknown to him ana
/ that the interest of such unknown per :
sons has been derived by assignment
or deeds OF conveyance or liens which
are not OF record. or by write OF the
{ laws OF descent and Inheritance, but
of which record notice rs gwen,
and that such unknown persons are
necessary and proper parties hereto. as
will more FULLY appear from the com
plant in said action to when reter,-
ence is here made; a copy OF whlch
complaint Is hereto attached g..
And you are hereby notified that II
you fail TO appear. and TO answSr the IN
said complaint as above required the
said plaintiff will take Judgment as
prayed for in this complaint;
Given under my hand and me seal
! of said Court at Lamar, in said county.
this 2Sth day of February a. ID. 1918.
A. E DoWNER.
Clerk OF the District Court IN ana Ioi
Prowers County SoAoFaoo
The Lamar register., 1918-03-27
WHY COAT WAS UNBUTTONED
Private, Unable to Speak English.
Gives Explanation After His
Second Reprlmand.

A private of foreign extraction re
Gently appeared at reyeille with his
overcoat unbuttoned, contrary to reg
ulations, relates cantonment corre-
spondent The colonel, who happened
TO be on the scene, noticed this dis
crepancy; he called the man out Of
the ranks, took lin to his office and
delivered a stern lecture on the neces-
slty of military exactitude. During
the admonltion the private maintained
n dlgnified silence. When the colonel
had finished. he pointed to the door.
The man went out.
The following morning he appeared
at reveille with his coat again unbut-
toned. When the formality was con
cluded, the captain called him to one
side.
Didn't the colonel tell you to keep
your coat buttoned7" he demanded.
The private regarded him blankly.
81 say. didn't the colonel tell you
TO keep your coat buttonedf"
The man looked at the officer with
q puzzled expression.
ME no splk English" he affirmed
The Lamar register., 1918-03-27
LEARNING TO FORGET BEAUII
Difficult Lesson for Woman, Asserts
English Writer, In Describing the
Aged Queen Alexandra.

''There Is no more difficult lesson for
woman to learn than that Of learning
how to forget that she has been beauti-
full" writes a clever English woman.
zone afternoon / saw Queen Alex
andra driving slowly In her open motor
through the gates at Hyde Park cor
ner. For the first time II occurred to
me that this rarely lovely queen is now
an old woman nearing four-score years
of age. Perhaps she had forgotten to
be alert, as is her usual custom, or per-
haps the heat of the day had fatigued
her. But at any rate there was n
touch of tragedy in the thought that
Queen Alexandra is learning slowly,
but surely, that extreme beauty can
fade although the charm of person
ality can challenge the attack of time.
81 fancy 1t must have been the queen
mothers costume that brought this
idea most surely before me. She was
wearing n mantle or cloak made of
some material in shade Of iridescent
blue spangles with a close frilling Of
black lace all round the edge. Her hat
or bonnet was of the usual royal shape
and built of jetted stuff to match her
cloak. with small white aigrette
standing erect in front.
"Under ordinary circumstances one
would regard this quaint nineteenth
century toilet of the queen mothers as
q Characteristic conventionality, but
somehow on this sunny afternoon 1t
represented to me sacrifice to the in
evitable."
The Lamar register., 1918-03-27
NEW TROUGH WATERS STOCK
Animal, Stepping on Platform, opens
Valves Which Allow a Fresh, Cold
Stream to Pour In.

trough has been invented which
ean gauge the amount of water an ami
NAL drinks. There is platform which
works in conjunction with valves on
the supply and drain pipes of the
trough. When an animal steps on the
platform the valves are opened and a
stream of water pours in. As he slakes
his thirst and steps of the platform
the inlet is closed and the surplus wa
ter is drained of.
The valve mechanism of this device
Is mounted in concrete well in the
ground. The valve of the supply pipe
and the valve Of the drain pipe ure
mounted sde by side, and the stems of
both valves lit into a single operating
lever. Hinged above this mechanism
nt the level of the ground is the plat
form. The front end of the platform
Is raised slightly by u pair of springs
and Is connected with the lever of the
valves. The water trough Hes just In
front of the platform.
As soon rs IN animal walks on the
platform he presses the front end down
and opens the valves of the trough
pipes. The water gushes In at just the
rate that he will drink. His thirst
quenched, he leaves the platform. the
springs raise 1t up and close the valves
Very little -vater is wasted, and the
drink furnished the thirsty animal is
ns cool and fresh as that which is sup
piled to the farmer and his men.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-27
Name Prevents Fame.

The handicap of possessing a name
made famous by another person was
illustrated in the case of William
Wordsworth, who died recently at
Rome, eighty years old, and who was
the eldest surviving grandson of the
English poet. Mr.. Wordsworth is said
TO have been great scholar and him
self n poet of high distinction, and a
volume of his sonnets was issued pri-
yately some years ago. Because his
name was the same as that of his
grandfather, he always refused, 1t is
related. to publish any of his poetical
writings in the ordinary way, though
urged to do so by people of such high
authority as Matthew Arnold, VINO
kindly described one of his sonnets
as the finest in the English language
The Lamar register., 1918-03-27
NOTICE or SPECIAL sTOCkHOLD-
ERS' MEETING OF THE LAMAR
UNION HOTEL COMPANY.

The stockholders OF The Lamar Union
Hotel Company are hereby notified that
special Stockholders meeting of the
stockholders of said Company viii be
held at the office of said Company. in
the City of Lamar and State of Colo
rado. on Monday. the twenty ninth day
Of April. a. ID. 1918. at the hour of
two o'clock p. NJ, for the purpose Of
considering and acting upon the fol-
lowing proposition. viz:
\ proposition upon "A resolution to
extend the corporate life Of the said
The Lamar Union Hotel Company for
the period OF twenty years from the
date Of the expiration OF its present
charter. and also to consider and act
upon any other matters that may be
pertinent to such extension.
Done by order of the Board OF Direct
ors this twenty-sixth day OF March. \.
ID. 1918.
]. NJ WILLIAMS.
President.
l.. Writ Markham.
Secretary.
corporate SesD
First publication March "a. 1918.
Last publication April "a. 1918.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-27
Attest:
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND
DIFFERENTIATION OF HEIRsHIP.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF JAMES w. WOOD. Deceased.

OF JAMES w. WOOD, Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. That
ON Monday. the 29th day of April. a
d. 1918. at the hour of 7. NJ. of said
day. the same beng one Of the regular
days of the March Term Of the County
Court OF Prowers County. In the state
OF Colorado. l. Bert E. Stark. Admin
istrator of said estate, viii appear be
fore the Judge of said Court. present
my final settlement as such Admins
traitor. pray the approval OF the same,
and viii then ask to be discharged as
such Administrator. At which time and
place any person in interest may ap-
pear and present objections to the same.
II any there be.
AND FURTHER NOTICE is HERE
the Court viii receive and hear proofs
concerning the heirs of said deceased.
pursuant to the verified petition OF
Susan j. Wood. widow and one of the
heirs Of James W Wood. Deceased.
claimants heirs at law of said de-
ceased, heretofore hled herein. asking
for judicial ascertainment and deter
mination of the heirship Of said estate.
and from which II appears that Susan
J. wood. May Valley. Prowers County.
Colorado. NJ. Brosius Goodan. Columbia.
Missouri. william Wood Stark. Minor.
Lamar. +. o. Prowers Co. Colorado;
who are respectively the widow and
grandsons OF said James w Wood. de-
ceased. are heirs of said deceased;
NOW. THEREFORE,. any and all
persons ThS % ar are sd 1T Th3 a9es sl"'n w WoaS "
deceased, are hereby required to be and
appear thereat. or abide the determine
tion of the Court thereon.
twenty-seventh day OF March. A. ID.
BERT E. STARK,
of the Estate OF James W. Wood. De
JAMES X DOUGHTY.
Attorney.
First pub. March 27. 1918.
Last pub. April -. 1918.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-27

will be kept open until six o'clock in
the afternoon of said day OF electloh;
and that said election Will be heId ana
conducted. and the results thereof de-
termined and declared, in all respects
ity with the provisions OF said Act OF
June 2. 1911. governing the election oil
directors of drainage districts
Dated at Lamar Colorado, TINS 2fth
day of March 1913.
By order OF the Board of DIRECTORS
of The Pleasant Valley Drainage Dist
C. NJ. LEE.
President.
Attest:
w. \. MACPHERSON.
Secretary.
tDISTRICT SEAL)
First pub. March 21. 1878.
Last pub. April II. 1918.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
Operator Takes Over
 Choice Oil Land

A. w. Johnson, of Los Ange- les, has taken over under lease what by many is considered a very choice section of land in thess ssHolbrook structure south of town. The lease was duly sign ed this week and the owners who granted the lease are D. V. Snowgoose, A. L. Rencher, Jack Warden. Charles Osborne, D. J. Thomas. Henry Scorse, Clyde Foresman and J. F. Woods.
 The lease calls for installation of a Standard rig on or before 90 days; continuous develop ment to follow. and the well to reach depth of 2500 feet with in the next six months. It is understood that Los Angeles and Flagstaff people are behind the project and that articles of incorporation are now being pre- pared.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13

I In the presence of Senator $. IG. Mayfield, president of tht
 Hopi Oil Company; Thomas Nc
 Ceuley. manager, secretary anC
 treasurer of the same company the various members of the
 company's drilling organization
 and representative of the
 Holbrook News. the first drill ir
 search of oil to drop in the Hol-
 brook oil field crashed against
 the solid rock in the "spudding- in" process at the Hopi Oil Co.'S camp, twenty miles southwes. of Holbrook at exactly 6 D. m. yesterday. The event was the continuation of hours of tedious toll on the part of the men in their desire to bring about the happy event on the occasion of Senator Mayfeld's birthday, the date of the adoption of our country's Constitution and the date on which 13.000. 1000 loyal Americans registered for the army that is destined to end autocratic rule in this world for all time. The president of the company was moved by a mix ture of sentiment and patriotism when he asked his men to make all arrangements to drop the drill on that date. for he wished to add this event to the impor- tance of the day. important par ticularly to Holbrook and Maya io county. and it is to be hoped eventually it will prove import ant to the nation.
 The camp of the Hopi Oil Company is picturesquely situ- ated in the cedar and Junipers, at an elevation of 5000 feet eboEe sea-level- and about 1000 feet higher than HoIbrook.
 The spot selected for the com pany's first well lies about a mile from the crest of the great Hol- brook anticline. a fold in the Pennsylvania formation extend ing at least 30 miles in one di- rection and 12 to 15 in another. Within rife shot of the derrick is situated two mounds literally covered with pottery fragments evidently the site of the home of men ages ago. The camp is about 12 miles from the Apache railroad.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
Clampitt Returns to 1. A.
 After Inspecting Field

L. A. Clampitt returned tc
 Los Angeles last Saturday after
 having spent two days in the
 field in connection with closing contract with the Holbrook Oil Company. A we'll is now be- ing completed by the Clampitt
 people at San Luis Obispo. Cal.
 which necessitates possibly four days work. when the machinery will be loaded and shipped to Holbrook where the large Mogul rig will be put to work and with all speed possible delve into Mother Earth to fulfil the 2500 feet contract entered into with the company. The Mogul is one of the latest and most up-to- date rigs in existence, beng put out by the Lucey people and of which so much favorable com- ment has been heard in different oil fields. The modernism of the Big Mogul IS that by a slight mechanical adjustment the rig changes so to meet the require ments of the different forma- tions that are encountered as depth is attained.
 We learn from the company 1 that the rig will be here about | the 25th of September.
 Charles Edwin Major, consult | ing engineer for the company, will arrive in Holbrook Sunday, l when final determination will be | made as to in what portion Of | the field the first well will be bored. Immediately upon the selection being made lum Der. etc.. will be rushed to the site for the rig and buildings requir- ed, which will be erected by Mr. Clampitt who takes the contract complete.
 The Clampitt's are the largest operators on the coast; besides their activity in California they have drilled AS wells in old Mex icO.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
Golfer Nominated for
 Governor by Democrats

Returns from the primary cleo ton held last Tuesday in Ari- zona are not complete as the News goes to press. Country precincts have been slow in reporting and the results as to the nomination of some of the state candidates is still in doubt.
 Senator Fred T. Colter of Apache county was nominated by the democrats for governor. Carl Hayden was nominated for congress, and 1t is probable that David F. Johnson was nominat- ed for corporation commissioner, although complete returns may change this. Wiley E. Jones, for attorney general led the ticket, and A. c. Baker seems to have defeated Alfred Frank lin for the supreme court.
 In Navajo county, c. w. Harp received a big majority for sheriff. J.W. Richards was nom. mated for state representative, W. A. Parr for state senator and F. 1. Gardner for assessor, and R c. Greer for county at torney. These are the only of. fices for which there was a con test.
 There were no contests in the republican party and only Z light vote boiled. A detailed re port of the democratic vote boiled in the county, so far as available at this time is publish ed elsewhere in the News.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
HOLBROOK SCHOOL NOTES

The Junior Red Cross held it's first open meeting of the year Friday night.
 There has been an increase of about 25 per cent in the enroll ment of students in the Hol- brook schools this year, 218 be- ing the number enrolled to date, and this in spite of the fact that some have remained outside on the ranches and have not yet come in. The new high school building is filled to ca- pacity and very little room re- mains at the central school. If attendance continues to increase it may be necessary to provide additional room shortly.
 Miss Marafred Durant arrived to join the teaching force on Sunday last, completing the fac ulty. Miss Durant has had a high record for scholarship at Pomona college. It is doubtful whether a faculty better equip ped than that in Holbrook is in service anywhere in the state. A number of students, particu- Iarly Tn the higher grades. from outside towns have enrolled in the schools to enjoy the advan- tages offered here.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
HOIbrOOk Oil Will
 Relieve Situation

Since Col. Drake drilled his first oil well in 1858 there has been produced in the United States, according to estimates. nearly 5000, 900, ,000 barrels of oil, while there remains in the ground approximately 7.50O. 900. : 900 barrels subject to the uses of man. Our present annual consumption of gasoline has reached the enormous sum of 2,000. 100000 gallons. Where this gasoline is to come from is no subject for light discussion. With our present oil fields taxed to their utmost capacity and and with the Mexican supply available we shall still be short approximately 10000, ,000 bar rels of oil this year. The only answer is either discovery of new fields or the curtailment of the use of oil. Joy riding has been discouraged In all sections east of the Mississippi river. Other means will be found to conserve our supply by with holding oil from industries that are not essential to the winning of the war or vital to the needs.
 With thls serious problem facing us, oil men have turned hopefully to new fields.
 Holbrook Is one of the fields on which all eyes are focused. Co-incident with the bringing in of the first well there will com mence a drilling campaign un- precedented in oil history. The field is perhaps the largest known since oil men traced the inexhaustible subterranean lakes of oil from TittusvilIe to Brad ford. Thestructure is known to be at least 30 miles in length. How much longer is not known. It may be 50 or even 100 miles. Its breadth is also an unknown quantity. Oil indications exist from Holbrook to the White mountains 75 tc 100 miles dist ant. All this vast area is with in the confines of Navajo county and the successful development of the oil industry will easily make of it the banner county of the state. Let no straw be placed in the path of our oil men; but on the contrary let us give them every encouragement. The profits are ours as well as theirs.
The Holbrook news., 1918-09-13
Home Producers Oil
 Company Hold Meeting

A meeting of the stockholders
 in the Home Producers Oil Go.
 was held last Monday evening in the directors room of the Merchants.& Stockgrowers bank. Practically all the men interest ed in the company were present. Various matters of business were discussed and tentative plans were formed for securing additional acreage in the Hol- brook oil field. The executive committee of the incorporation. heretofore composed of three members was increased to five. The new members added are D. J. Thomas and w. F. Williams. In addition to the two new mem bers the committee is composed of w. R. Scorse, Geo. w. Hen nessey and A. Blum.