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The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
0rdway Boy In
Palace Of King

Things and people move nowadays
An Ordway boy may be selling pea
nuts and dishing out daily papers
today and tomorrow, so to speak, be
in some foreign land dining at the
ROYAL Palace of the kingdom He
may be irrigating alfalfa or filling
silos to day and tomorrow be in the
South Sea islands. He may be behind
the counter in a bank or taking on
entries for abstract books today and
tomorrow be facing Hun bullets in
the trenches in France.
These things have come to pass,
and boys from Crowley county, who
a short time ago, were in their var
ious tasks in the towns and on the
farms are scattered to the four corn
ers of the world. Some of them
may be on transports riding the
waves to foreign shore where they
will battle the worst foe liberty low
ing people ever faced, some on bat
tie ships which are protecting har
bors here and there all over the
world, some are in the South Sea
islands, some in England. Russia.
Hawaiian Islands, and others we
know not where. Still others are
in the act of leaving their work at
home to be on their way to canton
ments for training and still others
are awaiting the call. 1t is war.
War brings about many things, some
of them fearful, others interesting
and enjoyable, and in this connection
Thomas Estes of Ordway. who only
few months ago was boy among
boys in Ordway. was entertained at
the Royal Palace in England recently
by King and Queen and waited on by
Princesses. In letter home he says:
I'VE had a distinct honor handed
us yesterday afternoon. The King
and Queen of England invited our
squadron to have tea with them and
we were taken all thru the Palace
and thru all the buildings. 1t Is a
wonderful place. Rooms have big
cases around the walls with almost
everything in them and some of the
most beautiful paintings in the world
Grand Hall and had tea served us
by Princess Mary. Princess Alice
Countess of Athlone), Lady Victor
| la Cambridge. Lady Helena Gam
bridge, Lady Slamfordham, Lady Isa-
bel Gathorne-Hardy and Mile. Dus.
san. They all talked to us as we
were eating and they all were cer-
tainly lovely to us. AS we walked
out of the Grand Hall Princess Mary
handed each of us postcard of the
castle with the inscription: "From
the King and Queen, April 20. 1918,
Windsor Castle" We next marched
up to the Guard Room and into ST.
Georges Room where we marched in
Column of two by the King and
Queen and saluted as we passed and
our officers came last and the King
and Queen talked to them for quite
awhile. We then marched around
the Palace and saw the fine gardens
and they were beautiful; then to the
stables and garages and there We
saw some fine horses and carriages
and 1t looked like there were enough
for the whole British army.
I'VE were the first American SOL
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
BLUFF SPRINGS NEWS

Earl Weisner made final proof on
his homestead last week. Quite a
few homesteaders will prove up
soon.
The Patricks' and John Fart prov
ed up on their claims last Tuesday.
The Sunday school is still growing
with an attendance last week of forty
four. Every one is especially invited
next Sunday to hear the special music
which has been prepared.
Mr.. Beeson is working In Olney this
week.
Mr.. Bartlett and family of Ordway
visited in the Root home Sunday.
Mrs. Williams and son, Hiram.
visited at the Collins home in Bob
Creek Sunday.
The Red Cross club met Friday at
the Antelope Mesa school house.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. NAL
colin Emo, of Sand Springs. Oklaho-
ma, who formerly lived in this neigh
borhood, will be glad to hear of the
birth of fine eleven pound boy not
long ago.
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to cut just a little earlier than in
full bloom. However, we are con-
vinced that the majority of farmers
are cutting alfalfa too early and that
IL would be to their advantage to al
low alfalfa to remain the the field
longer before cutting than is ordin-
arily the case.
Where alfalfa has been cut each
time in the bud stage the plants have
been very seriously weakened. and
grass is coming in to these plots. In
1917 over 40 per cent. of the total
yield of the hay on the plots cut in
the bud stage was weeds and grass,
and only 60 per cent alfalfa. 1t will
probably be only two or three more
years until crab grass, foxtail and
blue grass completely run out alfalfa
on these plots. In Eastern Kansas
where farmers have difficulty in hold
ing their stand of alfalfa because of
grass. it is especially important not
to cut the crop too early.
In the spring of 1917 a count was
made of the number of stems of alfal-
ia on portion of an acre of each of
the plots cut at different stages of
development The following results
were obtained:
First Cutting 1917
Method of cutting and the number
of stems per acre:
| Cut in bud, 413 900.
Cut one-tenth in bloom $4,000.
Cut in full bloom, 100000.
Cut in seed stage, 1,05O.00O.
The number of stems produced per
acre is fairly good index of the COM
parative vigor of the plants on the
different plots of alfalfa, and it will
| be seen from this date that the alfalfa
is the most vigorous where cutting
has been delayed the longest.
On the seed plot the underground.
or second growth of alfalfa, is often
six to ten inches high at the time of
cutting and is. of course, cut off with
( the main crop of hay at that time
This apparently has had no injurious
effect upon the alfalfa plants or has
not delayed in any way the rapidity
with which the next growth of alfalfa
came on. From the results of this
Investigation we are thoroughly CON
vinced that II is not Injurious to al
falfa to delay cutting, even though
cutting is delayed until seed forms
upon the plant; that delayed cutting
is really beneficial to the alfalfa
plants. Cutting the crop too early
is, however. injurious to alfalfa. and
where alfalfa is continually cut too
early the plant is gradually weaken
ed. the stand thinned out and the
field gradually filled in with weeds
and grass.-L. f. Call, Kansas State
Agriculture College.
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Expert In Alfalfa
Gives Pointers

The opinion is common among
alfalfa growers that late cutting
weakens plants and il persisted
in will "run out" the stand. while
early cutting strengthens the
plants and preserves the sand.
Four years of careful tests at the
Kansas Experiment Station show
that Just the contrary is true.
Early cutting weakens the plants
and soon runs the stand out. Late
cutting maintains good stand OF
vigorous plants.
These results are of special i'm
portance in the regions outside Of
Kansas where alfalfa stands are
difficult to secure and to main
tain. Evidently one reason for
the failures with this crop is the
tendency to cut 1t too early.
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Thirty-four more men were added
t. the draft eligibles in Crowley
county at the registration oh Wednes-
day Of this wHs6. Juna 5tn lie
r.'Ove list is OF tie names and present
nost flee address of each. T',ese are
tho toys who have attained the age
of twenty-one ycTrs since tnn regis.
tration on June 3. 1917. rhore arc
more than this number in Crowley
county who have become pf draft age
during the yeaT. but the balance Of
them have already entered the scr
vice by enlist mont in the various
branches of tho National irEy
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They who have back from Over There, that
night the troubled earth between the lines carpeed with
pain They that Death rides whsing in wind and
that the very mists charged with awful torment
They that there human life is held least dear
is not peasanest prospect for those of who yet
feel upon lips the of mothers goodbye kiss
But please God love of life not priced love of
In this renaissance of countrys vaor who will edge
the wedge of assault make calm acceptance of its hazards
For the seelswept trench the stenng coldwearness
hardship
For you for whom millions safe at home
what We shall food We shall need We
shall need terribly and without failure supplies and equipment
that ending. From you who
and reliance who the heart and hope
that humanity for which sme and strive must these
things.
(Signed) Citizen Soldier No 23S
-th District, National Draft Army
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
VOLUME xvI-NUMBER 1s
Another Call Is
Made For Men

Another call for men has beer
made on the local board for Crowley
county, being call No. $40, June 8
The list of men ordered to report for
duty and entrainment about June "a
to go to Camp Cody, Deming, New
Mexico.
Glen Wilson Ringle, Sugar City.
VIM. Earl Lewis, Hoisington, Kans
Jas. Walter White. Lincoln, Nebr.
Amos Zimmerman, New Holland, Pa
Nathan Salsberry Minness, Sterling
Edward c. Trit. Ordway.
Ora Barrow, Sugar City
Inacio Perez, Crowley
Cecil VIM. Tritt, Ordway
Nicholas Rhodes. Pueblo
Benz. Franklin Miller. Ordway
Filiberto Salazar, Taos, N. NJ.
Eugene Victor Schaffer, Olney
Thos. Cephas MCGUIRE, Hudson
Biterbo Cisernos, Florence
Irwin A. Rodeck. Rocky Ford
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GOING INTO THE FIGHT
diers to have been invited to the Pal
ace by the King and Queen, so you

diers to have been invited to the Pal
ace by the King and Queen, so you
see 1t was quite an honor. The pap
ers had quite a writeup on the event
and these l am saving, as also n
few other things we have collected
and saved for souvenirs. There were
great many pictures taken of our
squadron on this occasion and 1t
may be that some of the U. S. papers
will later have some of them"
In another letter Thomas states
that he has been receiving letters and
hopes soon to be getting some of the
papers He says:
"I am on French truck now but up
to this time have been in the vulcan
izing shop, part of the machine
shop The others who have been on
the trucks were put in the machine
shops so we get both ends of the
as we go to different towns with and
after loads. They are the latest
models and fine. big ones.
eve surely have a fine YIN CA.
here; plenty of amusement. reading
material, writing paper and when we
get hungry just step up and have a
cup of coffee or tea some cakes or
bread and buttrr. They gave us all
apples yesterday, and the good part
of it is that they came from the Good
Old u. s. A. Three of us fellows rent
ed bicycles yesterday and rode to a
town about six miles away. had sup
per and rode back to another town
that evening. 1t is a great place for
bicycle riding as the roads are all
paved and shady"
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
DRY FARMING POSSIBILITIES
(By R. K. E.l

DRY farming" is a phrase which
has been applied to portions of East
ern and Southeastern Colorado out
side of the irrigated districts. In a
small sense it is applicable to the var
ious sections, but to a majority OF
the home seekers 1t is misleading to
the extreme. Much of the land in the
Arkansas Valley of Colorado is "dry
farming" land, but to give out the
impression that this land is unpro-
ductive is very misleading. Many
dry farmers are prosperous and find
that there are many crops that can be
raised at profit even tho water Is
rare and scarce arGcle.
Lying to the northwest, north and
northeast of Ordway in Crowley
County are thousands of acres of
dry farming" land. This land Is
Just outside of the irrigated section
of the county, and until recent years
has been considered pasture land.
Within the last four years. however.
this land has been redeemed from
open range and is fast becoming pro-
ductive land. 1t is now the home of
hundreds and hundreds of people,
coming from almost every ayocation
in life, who, by hard work and earn
est efforts, have made the "dry land
I
the average rainfall IN the dry farm
districts has been sufficient to insure
planting crops.
Many "dry farmers" in Crowley
County have produced excellent crops
| of corn, milo maize, feterita and cane.
Last year several thousand acres of
beans were grown on dry farm
land in this section and this crop was
found to be exceptionally profitable.
Beans grow with hut very little wat
er and little cultivation, and since
the war has forced the price to the
sky this crop has become one Of the
most important in Southeastern Colo
RADIO. 1t is estimated that between
sixty and one hundred thousand
acres of beans, most of which will be
the Pinto variety, will be grown in
the Arkansas Valley of Colorado this
season. Many farmers in Crowley
County, especially those who farm
the "dry land districts. are planting
a large acreage to beans. One dry
farmer" living north of Ordway last
year cleared 1857 from his bean
crop alone, and after he had market
ed his crop stated that 1t was the first
year in-about eight that he had
cleared a cent from his land. Beans
did the work.
Stock raising on "dry farm" land
is also a profitable industry. Every
homesteader with $50 acres has
ample room for grazing some stock
and now. instead of range cattle, this
grazing land is feeding hundreds OF
head of dairy cattle. People In
Crowley county are working hard to
build up dairy herds. and within
few more years the dairy industry
promises to become one of the most
important in this section. The silo
many of which have been been erect
ed within the last year or SO, Is also
helping in the dairy business.
"Dry farming" may be said to be
still in the experimental stage In the
valley. but II advancement comes In
the next few years like 1t has in the
past dry farming" will soon lose
all of its horrors. How to conserve
the available moisture is one Of the
things the farmer is trying to learn,
and you may bet he'll learn 1t IN
good time.
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FIFTY-Two ISSUES, $500
"a Boys Register
For Army Service

Floyd Bollacker, Ordway
Harold Stiffler, Ordwav
Leonard Weiss, Sugar City
Samuel Burris, Ordway
Alexander Manweiler, Sugar City
Henry Gestring, Atwood. Kans.
Roy Brown, Atwood, Kans.
David Horney, Sugar City
Milton Allsworth, Ordway
Henry Gerringer, Jr., Sugar City
Fred Egner, Ordway
Willis Senter, Ordway
Elmer Robinson, 'Ordway
Joe Hickman, Olney
Earl Doll. Tacony
Willis Gribble. Olney
John Hyde, Olney
VIM. Jennings Bryan Anderson.
Ordway
Herbert Drescher, Olney
Archie Macdonald. Olney
Carl Stranded, Ordway
Carl Barber, Ordway
Bryan Collins, Ordway
John Pfenning, Alliance
Ollie Hall, Olney
Alonzo Kolmorgan, Tacony
Thomas Combs, Kendrick
Walter Settles, Ordway
John Hill. Sugar City
Ralph Bolles, Crowley
Orville Sewers. Ordway
Juan Gomez, Ordway
Warren Herman, Ordway
Gail Watts. Crowley
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l.. e. Call of the Kansas State Ag-
riculturaI College gives the following
information made on tests for four
years.
Alfalfa should not be cut for hay,
under ordinary conditions, until the
plant is we'll in bloom. There is more
danger in injuring the stand of alfalfa
by cutting the crop too early than by
allowing it to remain on the field too
late. There is a general opinion tina:
alfalfa is injured II cutting is delayed
until the underground, which starts
from the crown. is high enough to be
cut off when the crop is moved There
is very little evidence from expert
mental work that has been done at
this station to substantiate this idea,
1t has been found from the standpoint
of the vigor of the plant that the
longer cutting is delayed, the better,
tons per acre.
or course, the quality of the hay Is
poor II cutting is delayed too long,
but 1t Is the most satisfactory prac-
tice to permit the hay to remain In
the field Just as late as possible with
out injuring the quality of the hay.
Where cutting Is delayed, the plant
contains less water and cures more
readily. Delayed cutting also adds
TO the VlgOT OF IHe pant.
For the past four years at the Kan
sas Agricultural station alfalfa on
certain plots has been cut at different
stages of growth. On one plot the
crop was cut as soon as the plants
were well budded and the first bios
SONS appeared The first two years,
this plot was cut six times each sea-
son, and the last two years. five
timse. The plants on the plot are
becoming weaker and have not grown
as rapidly the last two seasons as
during the first two years. On another
plot the hay was cut when the plants
were about one-tenth in bloom. The
first two years these plots were cut
FIVE times and the last two years but
four times. Here, as in the other
case, the plants seem to be gradually
weakening in vitality. On another
plot the alfalfa is allowed to stand
until the plant is in full bloom. This
plot has been cut four times each
season. On a fourth plot the alfalfa
Is allowed to set seed before the
hay is cut. On the average this plot
has been cut three times each sea-
son.
Don't Cut in Bud Stage
The first season 1914. the most hay
was produced where the crop was cut
in the bud stage, but as time mas gone
on the plants on this plot have been
gradually weakened until this last
season less hay was produced upon
this plot than on any other plot in the
field. AS an average of the four years
the yields have been as follows:
Alfalfa Cut in the bud. 3.9 tons per
acre.
Alfalfa cut one-tenth in bloom. 4.6
tons per acre.
Alfalfa cut one-tenth in bloom, 40
tons per acre.
Alfalfa cut in seed stage, 3.9 tons
per acre.
The largest quantity of hay has
been secured where the alfalfa has
been allowed to reach full bloom each
time before the crop is harvested
The quality of this hay is a little too
coarse to give the best results In feed
ing. It probably would be avisable,
from the standpoint of the quality
OF the hay and effect on the stand,
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
Among The Boys
Here And There

In a nice. long letter to The New
Era from John Sypher who Is located
at Taylor Field, Alabama, he men
tions the work in the department of
the service which he has entered.
He is perhaps the only soldier boy
from Crowley county in the aerial
gunnery branch of the service. He
says:
"This branch OF the work takes
up three machine guns which all of
you have read about. They are the
Lewis, a gun which is fired at all
angles and the Vickers and Mar
lin which are the fixed guns geared
to the propeller or engine in order
to be timed to shoot thru the pro-
peller in motion. The course is OF
much interest as successful aerial
combats depend almost totally on the
machine guns.
MY present occupation is instruc-
tional work for the cadets. The
course takes up the mechanism
thoroly and the treatment a gun
should receive so 1t will not fail at
a critical moment In the combat !;
cadets must accomplish a good line
on the sights and working of the
gun for aerial work.
1.-The camp called Taylor Field is
about eighteen miles from Montgom-
cry, Ala, and is a typical field for
aviation purposes. 1t grows very
hot here during the day and is more
or less noticeable to one who has
lived in the Columbine state where
it really gets cool enough to put on
II coat once In awhile at least"
John has been in the service but
a short time, however since he enter
rrtxta rau Nd do
tailed training until he now is in
structing cadets In the art of which
he himself knew nothing less than a
year ago. The business OF making
soldiers for all branches Of the great
National army Is fine one and the
. boys are put thru such fast training
that 1t doesn't take long to fit them
to fight.
In the last letter to his parents
John Hopkins stated that they were
packing up ready to leave Camp Fun
ston for "some place" and 1t is pre-
sumed that they were on their way
to New York to take leave for
France.
Paul Fountain has written card
to his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Fountain. stating that he has arrived
safely in France. He sailed in the
early part of May. His brother. An
drew Fountain. is on the battleship
South Carolina.
Chas. Trotter has enlisted in the
great national army and will leave
soon for duty. He will enter the
cavalry. Mr.. Trotter is we'll known
thruout the county and has been in
the stock huaiueas for the mast few
years In the Sand Arroyo district.
There are 20 draftees left In class
one in Crowley county after the boys
in the present call are withdrawn.
The next two calls will take these, II
called in the numbers which have
been made recently.
Robert Weatherwax. who recently
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4th To Be Celebrated
In Ordway-Prepare

There is to be an Old Fashioned
Fourth of July celebration in Ord
way this year. and it will be a cele-
bration for the benefit of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. A program is being
worked out and the say will be filled
with events and amusements of "A
nature which will tend to revive the
old fashioned celebrations. The com
mittee placed in charge of the WORK
as the executive head is composed OF
Mrs. Dale Belshe. Miss Zorayda Lori
mer and Miss Juanita Dean. This
committee will select the heads of n
number of other committees which
will have charge of the various un-
dertakings.
One of the features of the day will
be a barbecue and already Dale Bel
she has donated beef for this pur-
pose. 1t is hoped that another or
two will be secured The barbecued
meat will be sold and the full pro
ceeds will go to the Red Cross
Wherever there are any revenues
from the sale of anything this money
will also go to the Red Cross fund.
Those in charge will ask that ev-
erything be closed on that day so that
1t will be one big day of pleasure
and amusement and Red Cross bene-
fit.
Boxed papers OF best bond= can he
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New Trial Denied

John Stiffler, convicted in the last
term of the district court here of the
charge of shooting some horses and
mules belonging to Ely & Beagle. was
denied a petition for new trial and
sentence was imposed on Monday OF
this week. 1t carries a term of not
less than one year nor more than
eighteen months.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07

E. ]. Smith was in La Junta this
week to see Lieut.. Draper and Lieut..
Winchell, two of the La Junta boys
who were home on visit en- route
from the west to a camp in Ohio
where they have been placed for
special training in small arms equip
ment These boys are old pals of
Edwin Smith, an Ordway boy now in
France,
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Marriages Licenses

Marriage licenses were issued the
past week by County Clerk j. E. Dow
ney to the following:
George Dobbs of Ordway and Miss
Elizabeth Carpenter of Salt Creek.
Oklahoma, June 1st.
. william s. Scigle and Miss Beat
rice e. Somers both of north of Olney
Springs, June 3rd.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07

Harry Lyons of Ordway, manager
for the Arkansas Valley Railway.
Light & Power company here, George
Hogan of Sugar City and Irwin Ro-
deck have made application for spec
ial work In the service. to report at
Fort Collins. Two men are to be
selected from this county.
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passed the examination in the officers
training school has received an Of
ficer's commission. but did not state
what capacity 1t is believed. how
ever, that 1t is that of second Lieut..
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BOYS ARE GRATEFUL

Junes2, 1918.
To our Many Friends in Ordway
and Crowley County:
We, the men who left your city
on May 26, 1918, wish to show
our appreciation of your kind
ness to us. We wish to thank the
friends who gave us the smokes
and chocolates.
We are all in good health and
spirits and if your influence will
help us any in getting to France
I'm hurry use it.
We are officially known as the
Sandstorm Division and we sure
ly are.
THE BOYS, Per G. p.
Squad, Two. Eleventh Tr. Co.,
Casnol Camp, Camp Cody. N. NJ.
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The boys who left on that date
were: John Smith, Glen Pelling, An
drew Berglin, Marvin Vorhees. James
Chase, Arthur Andrews, Hawes Wal
ters, Nathan Yarchover, Epitacio
Munez, Loyal Pichett, Paul McIver.
John Pfeiff, Harley Stutz and Ed
ward Fenton and Girls Mumm.
Some of the other boys who were
in this call were in other states and
left for other camps from where they
were located.
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Mrs. NJ. v. Roberts and children
of Olney Springs were the guests the
first of the week of Judge and Mrs
Chas. c. Woodbridge.
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07

Miss Graham of Pueblo is the gues'
of Miss Zura Bowers at the A. G
Bowers home at Crowley
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07

Miss Edith Bracket. of Ismav.
Wyoming. is the guest of DR.. AMI
Mrs. Il. o. McCleary.
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FOR SALE-SoW AND PIGS, ALSO
Mexican beans for seed. r. M.
Grimes. Olney Springs. phone 79 RS
The Ordway new era., 1918-06-07
LOCAL and PERSONAL

GoosEBERRIES FOR SALE AT
the VIM. Weimer ranch. az miles
northwest of Ordway. Carl Pantle,
phone 81 R-6.