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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-01
coLFAx GRANT PARISH La. SATURDAY, JUNE !. 1913

Statement to the Public by w. r. Jones.
A delegation Of the citizens OF
Grant, VIM and Caldwell par.
ishes met to-day, May q, at
Winfield, for the purpose of
agreeing upon suitable person
to fill the vacancy in the senate
caused by the resignation of Sem
ator Harper. 1t was the ex-
pressed desire of the prohibition
forces of this State that no con-
test should develop over the Sc
lection of a candidate, to the end
that the parishes involved should
not suffer the expense and tur-
moil Of a campaign. A large
body of representative citizens
|of Grant and VIM requested
that | become a candidate. At
the outset | stated that under no
circumstances would enter a.
race against an opponent and
thereby engender partizan feel
ing or bitterness of any kind
whatsoever, but that if the peo-
pie of the district could agree
upon a proper person to fill this
vacancy | would support him.
And moreover that should | be
elected in that way that | would
accept the honor with much
gratitude.
At the conference in Winfield |
it developed that Judge George |
Wear, of Caldwell, a lifelong
friend of mine and of my fathers
before me, expressed to me his !
sincere desire to enter the race
and to be permitted to go to Ba-
ton Rouge, and as a browning
act of his long life of public SER
vice. cast the vote that should
unite the senate and ratify the
constitutional amendment that
si5ou1d Dd15fsif1hq f1feverfYom
our country. Under these cir
! felt constrained to
my name from the
contest and pledge my personal
support to Judge Wear. In do
ng this | assume to speak for no
)ne except myself.
desire to express to the citi-
.ens who accompanied me to
Winfield. and those of both
Grant and VIM who pledged
heir support to me in the event
# my becoming a candidate,
hat | am. sincerely grateful to
hem for this tender on their
'art. / wish to especially thank
he representative citizens of
irant parish who so loyalty for
lot past differences and united
Ipon me as a prospective candi- !
ate. w. r. JONES.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-01
-W.S.s.
Montgomery News.

The Montgomery high school
closed Friday. May "a. The CON-
mencement exercises were held
Friday night in the auditorium,
with an unusually large audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Tyson have
had the pleasure of a short visit
from their son Arnold.
Mr.. Pollard Harrison came by
Montgomery Friday to bid home
folks good bye. He has answer
ed the call to patriotism, and like
a soldier of true blue is now on his
way lover there" Pollard vol
unteered when the war first be-
gan and ever since then his en-
tire tire has been given to the
preparation for the work he has
now gone to do. All of Mont
gomery feels very forcibIy the
goodbye, good luck. God bless
you" spirit and believes that
Pollard will return to us with all
the honors and rewards of a
faithful soldier.
Mrs. Emily ,Lemee, accom-
panied by Misses Lena B. Nc
Cain and Annie Harrison arrived
here Sunday evening for their
summer vacation after nine1
months of hard teaching.
Prof. E. Oakley Provost, the
high school principal here, has as
his guests his mother, Mrs. Pro-
vost, and his younger brother
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-01

Make regular habit of eating slow
~. masticate your food Thoroughly, and
you may have no further trouble. II
you should. take one of Chamberlain s
Tablets immediately after supper.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-01
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK
By r. L. Sloan
AGENT FOR GRANT PARISH

There will be more than five
hundred bushels of wheat har.
vested in Grant parish within
the next week.. Judging from
the seed planted there will be
ten thousand bushels of Irish
potatoes produced. Something
like a thousand bushels were
planted and the crop is generally
good. The oat crop. though thin
owing to winter freezes, has
headed out unusually well. Gar
dens are good to excellent.
There are 1000 families in the
parish who have gardens worth
SIS each, making at least calcu-
lation S25, 900 worth of vegeta-
bles in Grant at the present time.
The fruit and berry crop just
rIpening is very gooo, indeed.
Prospects for a good corn crop
are all that could be asked. One
prominent farmer tells me that
ne has a good corn crop in sight
if it were never rain another
drop. Cotton is making fair pro-
gress, but of course is not far
advanced to make any
concerning the out
come of the crop. The cane crop
will be very short
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-01
Conflicting information.


asn'ngIon, May S.-Lord
- oing' the BRUSH am hassador.
- statement mere today de-
- ga tnat the announcement
- ing oy way OF Ottawa that
: Anerican army would not be
uli.,zed on the western
untii developed 70 us fuil
etn was directly opposite
oEnatlon ne nad received
Drielsn war CABINET and
vas - the DARK as 70 It's
:
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Amer'can Officers Iound them
seiseS quay On reaolng tne an
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u''.er discussion. 81
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, . nohoon' VIA oe'awa' tnat
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-01
w. 81. 81. :
Red Cross Total May Reach sI5O, Co.,.
600.

Washington, May &c. The Red
Cross fund today totalled $l44, :
600, 600. with many subscriptions
not tabulated. Officials believed
the total might approach $780,
0Oo, 900.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-01

Remember the Grant Parish
Fair to be held October 24-25.
Prepare bundles of oats six inches
in diameter and store away where
rats will not be able to destroy.
There will be a premium on the
best bundle of crimson clover
and now is the time to save the
bundle if you have the clover.
And there is a premium on rye.
Save both a six inch bundle of
the best you have and a peck of
the grain after threshing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-01

In response to the call for food
crops Grant parish has started
the year with an excellent Irish
potato crop. Up to the present
writing there is no market de-
n1and for the crop, but daily
market reports indicate a strong
er demand and it is possible that
even yet the market may open
sufficiently to take the CROP
Anyway this parish has no more
than would be consumed at home
were storage facilities adequate
to save the crop.
In digging the potatoes care
should be exercised to prevent
sunshine from injuring the tu-
bers. 1t is a good practice to |
plow them up late in the after
noon and leave on the ground un-
Ill the next morning when they |
should be picked up before the
'un gets hot. Spread out, not
more than six or eight inches
leep in the coolest place availa-
de where they will be kept dry.
Stacked lime should be sprinkled
yer the potatoes freely. or else
he potatoes should be dipped inl
strong solution of lime water
nd spread out to dry in a shady
lace. /,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

you hold him I fall to understand. I
am here to find out what you have
done with him."
"Done with him3" echoed Karl. ''If
as Captain Larisch you refer to mad
man who the night before last"
81 do, sire. Madman is the word"
"He is a prisoner" Karl said, In a
new tone, stern enough now. "He as
saulted and robbed one of my men.
He stole certain documents. That he
has not suffered for II already was be-
cause-well, because believed that
the unfortunate distrust between your
country and mine, excellency, was
about to end"
A threat that, undoubtedly. Let the
arrangement between Karnia and Ii
vonia be made. with Hedwig to seal
the bargain. and Milky was safe
enough. But let Livonla demand too
much, or not agree at all, and Milky
was lost. Thus did Milky Larisch play
his small part In the game of nations.
Suppose" said Karl unctuously,
that we discuss first another more I'M
portant matter. l confess to certain
impatience." He bowed slightly.
The chancellor hesitated. Then he
glanced thoughtfully at the paper In
his hand.
Through long luncheon. the two
alone and even the servants dis
missed, through n longer afternoon
nppotiations went on Mpttlich fought
hard on some points, only to meet de
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25
~ Will Go Myself"

as though, already, she heard the mob
at the doors.
ITO return to the matter Of He'd
wigs marriage" said the king. q"
Marriage! When our very lives are
threatened"
II would be greatly honored," said
the king, IF might be permitted to
finish what was saying"
She had the grace to flush.
"Under the circumstances" the
king resumed, "Hedwlg's marriage
takes on great significance-great pO-
litical Significance"
For half-hour then, he talked to
her. More than for years, he un-
bosomed himself. He had tried. His
ministers had tried. Taxes had been
lightened; the representation of the
people increased, until, as he said, he
was only nominally ruler. But dis
content remained. Some who had gone
to America and returned with savings
enough to set themselves up In busi-
ness, had brought back with them the
American idea.
Annunciata listened to the end. She
felt no pity for those who would bet
ter themselves by discomfort and Its
product, revolt. She felt only resent
ment, that her peace was being threat
ened. her position assailed. And In
her resentment she included the king
himself. He should have done better.
And something of this she did not
hesitate to say. 'Karnia Is quiet
enough" she finished, final thrust.
"Karnia is better Off. A lowland,
most Of 1t, and fertile" But spot
of color showed In his old cheeks. 81
am glad you spoke of Karnia. What.
ever plans we make, Karnia must be
considered"
"why? Karnia does not consider
u.s."
He raised his hand. "You are
wrong. Just now, Karnia is doing us
the honor of asking an alliance with
us. A matrimonial alliance"
The archduchess was hardly sur
prised. as one may believe. But she
was not minded to yield too easily
The old resentment against her father
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25
CHAPTER vIl-Continued.

The archduchess was terrified. She
had known that there was disaffection
about. She knew that in the last few
years precautions at the palace had
been increased. Sentries were doubled.
Men in the uniforms Of lackeys, but
doing no labor, were everywhere. But
with time and safety she had felt Sc
cure.
"Of course" the king resumed,
''things are not as bad as that paper
Indicates. 1t is the voice Of the few,
rather than the many. Still, it is a
voice."
Annunciata looked more than her age
now. She glanced around the room
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

feat. Karl stood firm. The great fort
resses on the border must hereafter
contain only nominal garr1sons. For
the seaport strip he had almost dou-
bled his price. The railroad must be
completed within two years.
"The Princess Hedwig." Karl said
suddenly. "She has been told. Of
coursef
"Not officially. She knows. how.
ever"
''How does she regard it?"
The chancellor hesitated. "Like
most young women, she would prefer
making her own choice. But that"
he added hastily. "is but whim. She
Is a lovable and amiable girl. When
the time comes, she will be willing
enough"
Karl stared out through one of the
heavily curtained windows. He was
not SO sure. And the time had gone
by when he would have enjoyed the
tanning OF q girl. Now he wanted
peace-was he not paying q price for
itf-and children to inherit his well.
managed kingdom. And perhaps-who
knows?--a little love. Before him rose
vision of Hedwig. her frank eyes, her
color that rose and fell, her soft, round
body.
"You have no reason to believe that
she has-looked elsewheref"
"None, SIRE" said the chancellor
stoutly.
BY late afternoon all was arranged,
papers signed and witnessed, and the
two signatures affixed, the one small
and cramped-a soldiers hand; the
other bold and fowing-the scrawl OF
a king. And Hedwig, save for the cere-
mony, was the bride Of Karl Of Kar'
MIA.
II was then that the chancellor rose
and stretched his legs. "And now
SIRE" he said. ''since We are friends
and no longer enemies, you will.
know, release that mad boy Of mine"
"when do you start back7"
"Within an hour"
"Before that time" said Karl, "you
shall have him, chancellor"
And with that Mettlich was forced
to be content. He trusted Karl nc
more now than he ever had. But he
made his az ,us with no hint Of trou'
BILE in his face.
| Karl stood for moment In the open
air. 1t was done, then, and well done
II was hard to realize. He turned tc
the west, where for so long behind the
mountains had lurked an enemy. A
new era was opening; peace, disarma
ment, quiet and prosperous land. He
had spent his years Of war and women
That was over.
When he returned to the study the
agent Kaiser was already there. But
Karl, big with plans for the future
would have been alone, and eyed the
agent with disfavor.
"Well2" he demanded.
1--WE have been able to search the
chancellor's rooms, SIRE" the agenI
said, ''for the articles mentioned last
night--a card case. gloves, and a Sill
handkerchief, BELONGING to the pris
oner upstairs. He Is Captain Larfsch
aide-de-camp to the crown prince o.
Livonia."
He had expected Karl to bs i'm
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

above the road, among trees. / gave
myself up when the snow commenced.
Few pass this way. But heard your
car coming and made desperate ef-
fort"
'Then," asked one of the agents.
"these are not your clothes7"
"They are his. SIR"
The agent produced fash light and
inspected the garments. Before the
chancellor's eyes, button by button,
strap ON the sleeve, star on the cuff,
came into view the uniform Of Q cap
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25
HEDWlG IS OFFERED AS A SACRIFICE TO SAVE THE TOT.
TERINe KINGDOM OF LWoNIA

synops-The prince William
old taken the singing and
slips the park he the of Bobby
Thorpe
finds everything which
him. chancellor
boys old king who ILL., The chancellor
that Kingdom the friendship the nehbong
kingdom be by giving the Princess Hedwg
Loschek
Hedwigs mother with King Karl
plots his Hedwg Hedwg who loves
Milky Lasch aid dimayed when told of the plans
marriage Countess Loschek sends King
by Of the errosts and
subsitu
envelope The captain
the sheet within the
On delivering the envelope to
prisoner when the deception is discovered
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25
CHAPTER VIII.
On the Mountain Road.

The low gray car which carried the
chancellor was on Its way through the
mountains. 1t moved Oeliberr tely, tor
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

Old Adelbert, crippled veteran
and long an attendant at the
opera, loses his position, an
event which starts q train Of
circumstance which have .
strange bearing upon the future
Of the kingdom Of lIvonia.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-04-25

(To BE CONTINUED,
Philadelphia municipal court heard
83,004 cases In last fiscal year.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-27
SCIENTIST CHURCH NO
USE FOR SLACKERS

In regard to the Christian Science
church, James Arthdr Seavey says in
an issue of the New York Times. that
tremendous efforts are being made
by that church to help win the war.
month after the country was
plunged into the war the church
started welfare work at Camp Dew
ems. Aver, Mass. Mr. Seavey says:
To-day there are sixty-three Chris
tain Science camp workers. fifteen
welfare room attendants. with fifty
I've automobiles and hundreds OF 9th
ers serving in the local state camp
welfare committees. The church
spends $4,000 monthly on war worI
ard is prepared to spend more.
"A young man physically At OBJ
jceted to service in the army on the
ground OF his being a Christian Sci
enlist. The chairman OF the board
ssked to which Christian Science
church he belonged. The man name
the church and the chairman co.
someone in authority there on the
telephone and told the Stacker
story. Back came the reply:
For the edifcation of all and
several conscientious directors fob.
jectors on account of religious teach.
ipss) 1t should be stated that they
cannot invoke Christian Science u
any slack stuff. Nothing that tina,
rlan has told you about Christia,
Science is true. and your board ma,
as we'll understand now that no IN,
who tells such story is a Christiar
Scientist, or. with such views. coulf
be. The Christian Science denomin
alton Is with the entente allies ~
winning this war. and winning IL ius
as quickly as possible. We are in &
to finish with our men and nm,
money and all the strength that tn,
teachings of Christian Science ca,
give to a just cause"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-27
CHEAPER CHRISTOPHER
POISON TO COMBAT PEST

A new formula for a poison in
lighting grashoppers has been tested
out and found to be the equal. if not
the superior. of the bran-mash form
ula, at least in the particular region
where it has been used. according to
d report to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture from the ento-
mologist of Nebraska.
The regular bran-mash formula
composed of 25 pounds of bran, l
pound OF arsenic or Paris green, one
half gallon of molasses. and lemons
was found to cost about $175 at
current prices in western Nebraska.
By using l pounds of alfalfa meal
and 10 ounces of Paris green, at the
same time increasing the molasses
TO l gallon and the water to gal
Ions. and reducing the number of
lemons to 3. it was found that the
same bulk of poison mixture was OBJ
tanned for approximately 81 at cur
rent pIlCtS. lie lHOldSStS uSeu WAS
cattle molasses, obtained at beet
sugar factory for about 5 cents a
gallon. Alfalfa meal has such swell
ing power when plenty OF water is
added that the Is pounds makes APP
proximately the same amount of poi
son mixture as 25 pounds of bran.
1t has been found that in warm
climates, such as that of California
he poisoned bats prepared with al.
falfa meal must be used almost i'm
mediately. as they sour If kept until
the following day Another objec-
tionable feature is that the meal is
usually so finely ground that 1t car
not be distributed without sonsider-
able waste by the use of an end-gate
grain seeders, such as is employed In
some portions of the country in dis
tributing the bait.
The greatly lessened expense OF
fighting grasshoppers by the use OF
alfalfa-meal mixture induced many
Nebraska farmers to combat the pest
much more energetically than they
would have done If the more expen-
sive bran-mash formula had been
used.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-27

Continuation OF reduced fare TOT
clergy. etc.-Current reduced rates
for clergymen. disabled volunteer
soldiers. and on account OF ehari'y'
railroad employees. etc. viii be CON
tinued.
Arrangements will shortly be an
,ornced whereby officers. enlisted
men and nurses of the army. navy
and marine corps when travelling Ill
uniform. at personal expense, VIII be
given rate OF one-third one way rare
Mileage tickets.-No commercial
mileage tickets or trans-continental
scrip books will be sold. Mileage
or TIC. scrip books purchased prior
70 June 10 will be va-id on and after
that date and holders should turn
them into general office for redemp-
ton.
Sale OF mileage and scrip books
will be resumed later on basis OF full
fare, which will merely be an accom-
mediation to those who can use that
kind OF a ticket
Excess baggage coupon books.
Sale of these books will likewise be
discontinued and any tickets pur-
chased prior to June 90 will not be
valid after that date; but any unused
portion of books should be turned In
by holder to general office for re-
demption.
Stopovers.-No stopover Will be al
lowed on one way tickets. either on
local or interline tickets
Stopovers will be allowed on such
tickets as may be sold. when condi-
tions Of ticket permits.
Side Trips.-All side trips at free
or reduced rates will be withdrawn
This includes side trips from ogden
to Salt Lake City and return, Denver
to Colorado Springs and return. etc
Optional routes-Many optiona
routes that have heretofore been in
effect will be cancelled and agent.
should not attempt to advise passen
gers that privileges may be obtained
on other roads.
Second class sleepers This privi
lege will be cancelled. although as q
matter of fact. there will be no sec
; ond class fares.
Tickets expiring enroute.-On anC
after June 10 tickets must be USED
, within their specified limit
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-27

Woman's club at the Civic Center
this afternoon. The club will meet
once a month during the rest of the
summer.
On Thursday of this week Mrs
Ed Thompson entertained with par
eel shower in honor of her sister,
Miss Bertha Perkins, who leaves the
first of next week for Salt Lake City,
where she is to be married to Mr..
William Larsen of that city. Mr..
Larsen is a brother of Mr.. Martin
Larsen of Grand View. Miss Per-
kins has made many friends since
coming to Idaho early in the spring,
and the good wishes and congratu-
lations of the community are extend
ed to the young people.
Quite a number of young people
congregated at the home of Mr.. Ray
Karrens on last Saturday evening.
The affair was a surprise party on
the young man. and also farewell
party. as he is leaving the first of
the week for one of the training
camps, where he will be stationed
during the summer.
Mr.. Weeks and brother. Vernon,
enlisted last week and left at once
for the north where they will be
stationed for the present.
About thirty-fve friends of Miss
Bertha Perkins arrived at her home
very Unexpectedly on last Sunday ev-
ening and helped her to celebrate her
eighteenth birthday. A jolly good
time was enjoyed by all present.
Mrs. Frank Hart and son. of Plea
bo, have been visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Eakin, of the Keystone
ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred WycKoff had
as their dinner guests one evening
last week Mr. and Mrs. Olson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Walters and fam
lilies, the occasion being in honor OF
the birthdays of Miss Gladys Wyck-
OFF and Mrs. Walters.
Mrs. Frank Seeley = visiting rela
tives in Portland, Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Johns are the
proud parents of a fine ten-pount
boy who arrived at their home two
weeks ago.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-27

We wonder how Tom and win
like patching.
Mrs. Robert Martins returned
home Tuesday from nursing at VIM.
Martins near Gooding.
Raymond Kelly is helping Humph-
reys for few days.
Mrs. Davis. mother of Mrs. West
left Tuesday for her home in Utah
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Humphrey and
r. c. Humphrey were Twin Falls
visitors Tuesday.
Haying has begun and may finish
if the rain will give the hay time to
cure.
Another one of those enjoyable
dances will be held at the Appleton
school house Friday evening.
Through an error last week the
meeting of those interested in the
Federal Farm Loan association was
given as June 21st, when it should
hav been June 27th. Bear this date
in mind and if interested be on hand
June 27th at the school house.
NOTICE-To all young men court
ing Appleton's fair daughters. When
in the Appleton section you will
please park your cars at the side OF
the road and not leave them in the
middle of the road. particularly not
standing on culvert.