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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1918-12-19
Dear Old Santa Claus

Dear Old Santa Claus -
Here comes two little boys asking
you to remember us. |, Harland, wants
an air gun, whip, set of blocks
oranges and nuts. |, Roy, want you
to bring me set Of blocks, a ship, ii
toy pistol. also fruit, candy and nuts
And remember little sister Alenc.
Now, come real early. We will 90 10
bed and shut our eyes tight Your
little boys.
Harland and Roy McKelvey.
Gale, Ark, X. /.
Dear Old Santa -
Here comes two little boys ages Z
and 8 years. We want you to bring
bananas and raisins. also candy, nuts
and fire works of all kinds and also a
knife. Now be sure and remember
Myrtle and don't forget to come. We
will go to bed early and not even peep.
As ever your little boys,
Leroy and Ruel McKeivey.
Gale, Ark, II. l..
Emmett. Ark, Dec II, 1913.
Dear Santa Claus -
| am "A little hoy q years old. | am
a good boy and go 10 school every day
so | want you to please bring me-
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1918-12-19
Prescott, Ark. Dee. o. 1918.

prescott, AIN, Dee. -, lJlS.
Dear Old Santa Claus -
am little girl Is years old and
am looking for Santa this Nmas and
l want you to bring me a watch
bracelet, a locket ring, a big box of
chocolate, and that is all
Romolanee Luck.
Prescott, Ark. Dee 9. 1918
Dear Old Santa Claus -
l am a little girl IL years old and
am looking for Santa CLAUS this MAS
and l want him to bring me locket,
a watch bracelet, big box of chloe
clate candy, a ring and that is all.
Anna Dixon
Dear Old Santa Claus
am a little girl II years old and
am looking for old Santa this Xmas
and / want him to bring me bottle of
perfume. box of silk handkerchiefs.
watch bracelet. II set of ear screws, d
manicure set. lavaliere. IA big box
of chocolate candy. kewpie doll, a set
of glass dishes and some candies APP
pies, oranges, English walnuts. Well.
that WAS all. From Il girl that loves
dear old Santa. Eva McKiSsick
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
QUICK In NAME AND ACTION

Quick in name, thought and ac-
tion, Sergt. Maj. John Henry Quick of
the United States marines is one Of
that noted organization who, after be-
ing cited for bravery on the battlefield
years ago, again comes to the front by
performing valorous deeds in France
and again being cited for bravery.
He was awarded the congressional
medal of honor for his conduct In
fighting at Cuzco, Cuba, in 1893. The
enemy was hiding in ambush and he
volunteered to stand against the sky
on high crest and signal firing direc-
tions to the U. s. s. Dolphin. He stood
with his back to the enemy and, al
though bullets were cutting all about
him, sent the signals as nonchalantly
as If he were in camp.
On June 6, 1913, he volunteered
and assisted in taking truck load of
ammunition and material into the
town Of Bouresches, France, over a
road swept by artillery and machine
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24

at all times. If apples or other fruits
are to be stored in an outdoor storage
cellar it is desirable to have two
compartment cellar one for vegetables
and one for apples, with a ventilating
apparatus in each compartment.
Small Pits Best.
Outdoor banks or pits are used very
generally for keeping vegetables. The
conical pit is used commonly for such
vegetables as potatoes, carrots, beets,
turnips, satisfy, parsnips, and heads of
cabbage.
Vegetables keep very well in such
pits, but it is difficult to get them out
in cold weather, so that when pit is
opened it is desirable to remove its
entire contents at once. For this rea-
son it is advisable to construct several
small pits rather than one large one,
and instead of storing each crop in
pit by itself it is better to place small
quantity Of several kinds of vegetables
in the same pit, so that it will be nee
essary to open only one bank to get
a supply Of all of them. In storing
several crops in the same bank 1t is
desirable to separate them with straw,
leaves, or other material. The veg
etables from the small pit may be
placed temporarily in the storage room
in the basement, where they will be
easily accessible as needed for the
table.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
Dry by a Fan.

Z In the household which possesses an
electric fan, the drying Of small guam
titles of material can be easily done,
provided that special care be given the
preliminary treatment of the products.
All that is necessary is to make trays
of wire screening, with one end Of each
or preferably both ends open. The
materials to be dried are spread thin
ly upon the trays, which are stacked
one upon another with the open ends
turned toward the fan and covered
with cheesecloth, and the fan is placed
close to the end of the stack and run
at moderate speed; thus driving Wig
orous current Of air over the material.
Drying occurs much more rapidly at
the end nearest the fan, hence the
stack must be reversed after four to
six hours and again after q longer
interval. ..-.E..
All materials requiring blanching
blanched in steam or boiling water or
serious deterioration is likely to oc-
cur. Also, since the rapid movement
Of air over the product has tendency
to dry out the surfaces of the pieces
while the inner, central portions are
still too moist, fan-dried material
should be placed in baking tins and
placed in the oven of warm stove to
be finished. The door of the stove
should be left ajar and the fire so
regulated that the temperature is held
at $50 to 100 degrees F. for two to
three hours. after which it should be
raised to 1S0 degrees F. for minute
or two in order to destroy any eggs of
fruit insects which may have been de-
posted in the material while exposed
In the drier.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
SPENDING MILLION A WEEK

Think Of having the job Of raising
$4,000, 900 and, on top of that, the job
of spending that $50, 0,00O,O 900 at the rate
Of about a million a week!
I William ]. Mulligan has such a
job, and he is making good at 1t.
William J. Mulligan is the chair.
man of the Knights of Columbus com.
mittee on war activities, which has
charge of the supply of comforts and
attentions for the spiritual, physical
and mental needs of the millson and
more American soldiers in this coun-
try and overseas.
Mr.. Mulligan is a lawyer, and be-
fore he devoted his time exclusively
to K. of G. war relief work practiced
his profession in Hartford, Conn.,; he
resides in Thompsonville, Conn. He Is a
graduate of Yale law school. Among
the many strong features that enter
Mr.. Mulligan's makeup, the predomi-
mating one is perhaps the power Of
organization. His ability in this d.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
STRIVE NOW TO
PREVENT WASTE
Save Time and Labor by Keeping
Root Crops in Storage
Cellars and Pits.
OUTDOOR CAVES ARE USEFUL
Particularly Desirable on Farm as
They Afford Convenient and In
expensive Facilities FOR Sur
plus Vegetables.

Before canning or drying root vege-
tables the housewife should carefully
consider the possibility of saving time,
strength, and expense by the use OF
storage pits or root cellars.
A half-acre garden will produce far
more vegetables than the average fam
lily can consume during the summer.
Only a small portion Of the garden
products are used as they reach ma
turity. Beets, late cabbage, carrots,
celery, onions, parsnips, potatoes,
sweet potatoes, satisfy, and turnips
may all be stored for winter use. III
The successful storage Of vegetables
is not at, all difficult; in fact, good
storage facilities already exist in
most homes, 1t being only necessary
to make use of the cellar, the attic, a
large closet, or other parts of the
dwelling, depending upon the charac-
ter Of the product to be stored. Many
cellars are not well suited for this
because Of poor insulation or lack Of
ventilation. Cellars containing fur
mace for heating the dwelling usually
are, too warm and too dry for the stor-
age Of root crops. 1t is often pOssi-
BILE, however, to partition off room
either in one corner or at one end Of
the cellar where the temperature may
be controlled by means of outside win
dowS.
Outdoor Storage Cellars.
Outdoor storage cellars or caves are
excellent for the storage of many veg
etables. They are particularly desira-
BILE on the farm, as they afford conven-
lent and inexpensive storage facilities
for surplus vegetable crops that other
wise might be lost. They possess all
the advantages Of the storage room
In the basement and are superior in
many respects. The outdoor storage
cellar can be maintained at uniform
temperature over a long period. 1t is
possible to keep the cellar cool and
quickly to reduce the temperature of
the stored products to the desired
point for safe storage by opening the
door during the night and closing it in
the morning before the air becomes
warm. All ventilators should likewise
be kept tightly closed until the out
side air is again cooler than that with
In the cellar, when they should be
opened, unless the outside temperature
is so low as to be dangerous. This
safeguards the product and adds to the
efficiency of the storage chamber.
Vegetables can be more conveniently
plaed in such cellar than in the stor-
age room In the basement Of dwell
ing.
When the chief use of the outdoor
storage cellar is for storing turnips,
beets, carrots, and other root crops
commonly used as stock food, 1t should
be located near the stable, where the
material will be convenient for winter
feeding. Wien 1t is to be used for
vegetables for the table the cellar
should be accessible from the kitchen
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
DEAN OF WAR REPORTERS

The king of Bulgaria, on the bat
tlefield of Mustapha Pasha, before
Adrianople in 1912, said to his chief
Of staff as his troops were going into
action: "ObserYe that Englishman
passing up with the artillery. He has
seen more fighting that any soldier
alive"
He meant Frederic Villiers, artist
and correspondent for the Illustrated
London News, who, from 1871 to 1913,
has seen all the world has had to
offer in the way of warfare. He re-
Gently turned up in New York, after
two and a half years on the western
front and trip around the world that
led him to the frontiers Of India.
''The end is quite a bit off, yet,"
said Villiers. "How can it be other
wise when the German still thinks he
is top dog? It may last several years.
"Since the Aisne I have had no
doubt Of the ultimate end. Tommy
took Fritz's measure there. Until
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
BULLETIN ON STORAGE

This article gives briefly the
different storage places available
for keeping late vegetables. For
detailed information on. arrang-
ing storage rooms, making out
side pits and cellars and taking
care of specific products write to
the division of publications, Unit
ed States department of agricul-
ture, for free copy Of Farmers
4 Bulletin $40 on the home storage
of vegetables.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24

months similar sHck"
flowed
on the municipal farm awaits the tire salesman"
Stanley
him. "Sck
the municipal in the +.
by Patrick Thornton, patroman.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
NEW CORPS COMMANDER

Brig. Gen. Oman Bundy, who has
been placed in command of the Fifth
American army corps in France, was
born at Newcastle, Ind, and was a
student at De Pauw until he entered
West Point in 1873. He first won dis
tinction as fighter in the Philip
pines at the battle Of Bud-Dajo-
Mount Dajo-when as major he led
column Of men up the side of an
extinct volcano to attack 1000 Moros
In the crater. Fifty-two per cent Of
his men in one company fell, so in an
other; still the line. kept moving for
ward, held to its course by the com.
mander, and cleaned out the enemy.
In 1915 Colonel Bundy was de-
tailed as adjutant general at San An
tonic, Tex. In connection with Per-
shing's expedition into Mexico unusual
administrative responsibility fell on
him, and the manner in which he dis
charged this no doubt made further
impression on Pershing. After war
e a brigadier general and ordered to
he Is student Of military subjects
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24

a thing bigger
ourselves but
nothing
It merely question of rounding the Germans
the air. For have predicted that
in
Berlin
slaughter there spang
they friendly anma would
natter"
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24

econ proved by the accomplishments credited to him as result
60 Mr. Mugan to
working order Be
contracting number Of of c. huts he ordered that there
quantity
tents which K. Of aid
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24

strong except for this Disagreement"
he continued.
Mr.. and Mrs. knight were dis
turbed over this announcement.
81 wonder If it will be for life"
worried Mrs. Knight.
Mr.. knight met DR.. W. F. Morrow
on the street.
my boy hasn't hair on his
head" he said. "Do you know whether
it will grow again or what the effect Of
uas In this way isY Doctor Morrow
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24

Cant
he horn he asked OF the physician
II Doctor Hail.
disturbed knight mentioned the neighbor who has
the trenches. sa.es Nf
Of coolies" g.t1.s. .na ses.1t#fL
verified the fact that this the extent the
injuries Captain knight. sras'9 h< \,
irritating Coolies hardly
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
Value Of Dairy Helfer.

The care given to dairy heifers will
determine to great extent the profits
they will make when they join the
milking herd.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24

UVOh NC IHuThS lHe SIG VI tHe tIrS Ic-
quired and identifies the purchaser by
some system Of his own. Later in the
week he delivers the tires. During the
week he steals them, he admitted be-
fore Judge Charles 81. Clark in the
North side court.
"Stick" Stanley knows practically
every policeman on the force, in per-
sonal, intimate way. His record, stated
In an offhand way, embraces some $50
to 200 separate arrests for petty thefts.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
Captains Head Is Bald, but Not From Gas Attack

Y CrrYT blade Of hair head" wrote Capt
Of the draft board Of
telling Of his complete hospital
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
Yardlna Little chlcks.

When ther are different-sized chicks
in the same yard, care should be taken
to see that the little ones get theiS
proper share of the feed.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
Select Best Breeders.

: Don't breed from all the hens you
have, unless You have all strong,
healthy, vigorous stock.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
Human Eood Eron COW.

a good dairy COW will make four
times as much human food from .
given amount Of feed as will steer.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
orowIno In PopuIarItv.

The guinea fowl is growing In pop
ularity as farm bird more and more
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
Tire Salesman Had a Perfectly Corking Good Time

Y ANsAs C1TY-"stk" Stanley
chaufeu and motorcar taking orders
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24

Keep Up Registrations.
Keep up your Fure-bred registrations
for h means money later ON.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24

a it."
William pulled $50 bills
from his back pocket and handed them to the Judge
said he had
money before and then he started count It
It stage money!
explained things like that his wife, who
always wanted
and Judge Gregory told them
him chambers You two folks ought
to make and be happy" he said.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24

critical situation highly
commended cited by General Pershng -
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
Seemed Like Large Sum, but It Was Phony

Gregory
divorce
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24
Crowd Forced School Janitor to Kiss the Flag


public
had placed the school flag
angry
building he found
Hickman he kissedt the flag
president commissioners
T the anio has and said the charged with he will
q a.
The Twin City star., 1918-08-24

q divorce and alimOny. They live at
owned by the defendant. He testified
he and his wife did not agree, and all
the money he had was about 5000 in
the bank and SIS a week he drew from
machine shop he owns.
'He had $1,000 in cash only the
other day. helped him to count" ex-
claimed Mrs. Fillman. The judge
looked serious and asked:
"Is that so, Fillman"
Fillman replied: 1--WE sure did
count the money. It was $500. She
counted $500 and I counted the other
5000, and may 1t please your honor ]
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-26
Rapidan,

The Rapidan Red Cross chapter
went over the top July 10, by turning
in 100 pairs of socks, an excess of
twenty-five over the required quota.
July Is, they turned in forty eight
bed jackets. This chapter which in
cludes the units of East Rapidan,
Rewville and Spring Island, also four
busy Junior leagues who do an i'm
mense amount of salvage work, keep
about one hundred women busy sew
ing and knitting. The expense of this
chapter is between three and four
hundred dollars monthly. This ex
ty-five subscribers who pay monthly
but more money is needed badly.
A Red Cross lawn social will be
held with Arthur Mitchell Saturday
evening, July 81 Ice cream and
waters, coffee and sandwiches will be
served. All interested in this good
work are earnestly invited to come
and bring their friends and enjoy 9
social evening.
One of the star knitters of the Rap
idan chapter is Mrs. Bodil Erickson,
who has knit one. hundred pairs.
The Spring Island sewing unit
meets with Mrs James Dwiggins. The
members of the unit were greatly
pleased at last Wednesdays meeting
with Miss Erna Stewart of Reinbeck,
Iowa, who sang beautifully a program
of patriotic songs.
Mrs. Oscar Wagner, a valuable
member of the unit, is making rapid
recovery from an operation for the
removal of her tonsils
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-26
Spring Island

The berry crop has been very light
in this part Raspberry vines were
hurt in the terrific hail storm of last
year and Strawberries blighted. The
late frost damaged the apple crop.
Andrew Nakken has bought a Krit
automobile
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Dornberg and
children and Walter Dornberg ind
small daughter of Minneapolis mot
ored down Saturday and spent Sun
day on the Dornberg farm, They
returned Sunday evening.
Little David Crandall, the four year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Gran
dali had his left leg opened and the
bone scraped Saturday afternoO
The little fellow has patiently en-
dured great suffering during the past
two years.
On Sunday afternoon five men badly
"stewed" stopped near the school
house. After they had passed the
bottle around word quarrel develop
ed into a fight. Later two of the
men are said to have got into the
car and drove on leaving the other
three lying on the grass. A number
of people complained that they had
been almost run into by these parties
in the auto. Their car swayed from
one side of the road~to the other.
1t is just such incidents as these that
cause the people living in the county
to favor county option.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-26
SMUT FOUND IN GRAIN
! j: FIELDS |'s IN This COUNTY I
Rust and Scab Also Numbered
80 Among Diseases That Is
o or.: 4.il Hurting Wheat [

M. R. Benedict, county agricultural
agent, in company with scout of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, bureau of plant industry made
a trip to number of the surround
ing farms last Saturday, and ex
an1ined the grain fields, working es
pecially in the northwestern part of
the county. Their investigations
were to find to what extent the dis
eases of smut, rust and scab, are
damaging the grain.
They found a rather serious in
lection with all of these diseases.
The amount of loose smut varied from
two to six per cent of the total num-
Der of stalks; the amount of covered
smut averaged six per cent, and ran
as high as twelve per cent in the
field wheat scab was found present
on about two per cent of the stalks.
The result of the examination show
ed enough infection by these diseases
to cause very serious loss. Smut
can be controlled by treating the
seed before sowing in the spring, but
the only known treatment for scab
is to get seed from a clean field Mr.
Benedict will spend several days To-
eating fields which are reasonably
free from the disease and which will
furnish good seed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-26
YOUTHS And MA|DENS
TAK|NCTOTHEC CANNING
Wonderful Interest Displayed
All Over the County
GREAT RESULTSIN STORE
Boys and Girls Club Work to
Be Featured at the Man.
Kat0 Fair

Home canning by the one period
cold pack method is gaining in popu-
larity throughout this county accord
ing to M. III. Coe. county club leader,
who is carrying on the campaign for
the PURPOSE The Farm Bureau is
cooperating with the county food ad-
ministration in making this work in
clude every community of the county.
Some Of the most practical help is be-
ing given along these lines. The
work is largely with the boys and
girls, the older people are welcome,
and it is found that they are taking
a great interest in it.
Mr.. Coe is in st. Clair today con-
Quoting Gaming school at that place
On Wednesday similar meeting will
held nj Beaufort for the boys and
girls within that community and vi
cinity On Thursday a similar meet
ing will be held in Pemberton. At all
three of the above places it is PLAN
ned that teams will be chosen, COM
posed of three best Gamers in each
community, these teams to compete at
the county fair at Garden City.
On Friday local contest will be
held at Rapidan to pick out the win
ming team for that community. A
canning school was held there last
week, but there was such close COM
petition it was impossible to choose
a team at that time. Three teams
are hard at work and are being
coached, So it is expected that live
| ly interest will take place on Fri
day. All boys and girls in the county
as we'll as all older people are well
come and urged to attend these meet
| ings.
The Mankato Fair association has
decided to feature the boys and
girls club work and have for this
purpose a new division. This being
done knowing that the boys and girls
are realizing the complete confidence
that is placed in them, and this di-
vision will prove the most popular of
the fair. A large number of very
liberal prizes are being offered for
this work.
/ A division is made up of nine or ten
classes and includes every line of eff
fort that is being made by the boys
and girls. 1t is planned at the present
| time to have the boys and girls within
the city of Mahkato compete separ-
ately and those outside Of Mankato to
compete for prizes. M. IT Coe, county
club leader, is working with the fair
association in getting out the premium
list for this work. He states that
more liberal prizes are being offered
than any other fair association.
| One of the interesting features of
the fair will be canning contest in
which teams from the entire county
including the CITY of Mankato will
compete. Teams which have taken
part in the canning contest of the state
fair will not be eligible for this con
test. 1t is expected that this division
of the fair will eclipse all other di-
visions on the grounds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-07-26
CALF CONTEST WELL
STARTED ON ITS WAY
More Than One Hundred Fine
Animals Are Entered In
Competition

The tri7county calf contest has
started and is on in full swing. Sat-
urday night saw heavy increase in
the enrollments. More than one tun-
dred calves are now entered in COM
petition for one or more of the splen-
did prizes offered. M. H. Coe, county
club leader, stated today that this
will make one of the finest groups of
calves that was ever brought together.
Calves from the best herds in the
three counties are entered in the con-
test while a few have secured calves
from well known herds outside Of
these counties.
The contest closes with the show
ing of the calves at big tri-county
calf show, which will be held in
Mankato during the week of October
III. The present prospects are that
this show will be one of the largest
and best in the state and thus will
attract state wide attention. che
,, Mankato Fair association is co OPP
Grating in the raising of funds fol
prizes.
The first thing for the boys and
girls to do is to get their calves
weighed. This is very important and
each contestant should see to it that
| it is done at once.
Accurate records of kinds ant
amounts of feed used should also be
kept. Any further work or care Civ
en- the calf should be recorded. As
soon as the enrollments are complet
ed a list of those competing will Et
published.