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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
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Thousands of trained young people needed.
Behnke-Walker Business College, Portland, places
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Catalogue.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14
Swearing by q Cow

Swearing by a mileh COW Is better
than swearing at her.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-14

Ventilation In Stables.
Ventilation in our dairy stables Is
seldom overdone.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-04
j. s. PROTECTING
TSFIGHTING MEN
Great Insurance Operated by
Safeguarding Soldiers and
Sailors Dependents.

For nfty years Uncle sam has
been laboring 90 find out all the
crippled soldiers and dependent
widows and children ~ soldiers who
lost their lives lighting for him.
Sometime ne found them. and
sometimes ne did rot. Sometimes
nc was able 20 provide sIstenance
for them. and sometimes they strus-
gied along destitute. without the
aid Uncle sam properly owed them.
That was the old pension system.
Today. Uncle sam is taking time
By the f0relOck. Every bog who
goes 20 war IS assured of support
for himself n he is disabled. and
support for his family IL he is lost
before he gets 10 the ring line He
can go into battle confident that ne
and his will be cared for by Uncle
sam IT will never be necessary for
him or for his relatives 90 pull
political wires through their con-
gresham 20 obtain their just dues
when the war Is ended.
First OF all the nations Of the
world the United States is insuring
It's soldiers. describing the old sys-
tenn OF pensions. awarded after the
fghting is ended. The agency used
is the war risk Insurance bureau in
the treasury department. supervised
by Asst Sec'y Thomas r. Love and
Director william @. De Lanoy. for
Sec'y Of the Treasury william G.
McAdoo.
BY the provision OF law the
bureau insures Uncle SANS fighting
men up 10 $4,000. at o cost aver
aging IS per thousand This is
against an average Of $50 10 S25
per thousand CHARGED by private i'm
surance companies. This fair
charge. i'm connection with the gov
eminent allotment of pay plan. by
which soldiers family automatic
ally gets half his pay and an addi-
tionaI allotment from the govern
ment. makes the bureau the biggest
Insurance agency in the world
Uncle sam asks every soldier. I'm
fact requires every soldier. 90 send
half his pay as am allotment 10 his
Dependents To this amount the
government adds AN allowance Of
SIS per month for a wife without
children on an allowance of 81 per
month for motherIess child. or
such other allowances ass the sol
dier's dependents require mp TO a
maximum of $50 pei month This
rot only protects the soldiers fam
liy FROM charlt. or restitution but
-ives him an added sense of -ecur-
y Ue can eo into battle not only
feeling that hi- family viii be cared
for In event eff INJURY tor himself.
hut knowing that his family is being
cared tor all zinc slime ne is away
from nOsle- Tie gets "a double sense
of protection from the government
he is serViu-
Bureaus Gigantic Task
Thirty billion dollars worth Of
Insurance policies. backed by all the
resources of the United states and
vith every American citizen as an
Insurance underwater. have been
approved by the bureau since its or
sanitation last November. New
business az the rate of a billion a
week is being regularly written.
Here are a few condensed facts
about the work of the bureau of war
risk insurance.
The bureau receives approximate
IL 10000 pieces OF mail per week
OF the letters received about IS. 600
are communication requiring in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-04

ny friends have also taken Lydia
=. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound
and been helped by it"-Mrs.
MARGARET MSS. 1876 Z. Hazard
St. Philadelphia. Pa.
Women who suffer from displace-
ments. irregularities. Inflammation.
liberation, backaChe. sideache.
headaches or the blues" should not
rest until they have given this
famous root and herb remedy.
Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound a trial If complied
tiOns exist. write Lydia r. Pink
ham Medicine Co. Lynn. Mass.
for special suggestions. The result
o. its long experience is at your
service.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-04

dividual answers and careful invest
igations 10 obtain the information
sought
Five and half million allotment
and allowance checks have already
been mailed by the bureau A mil
lion checks a month are now going
forward and the NUMBER will in
crease.
A total OF 100000 applications
for allotments and allowances have
been received. This means the in
staliation of more than 100000
separate files, for each case has its
individual file and record.
I'm allotments and allowances a
total of more than S160.0OO.OOO has
q already .been paid. Some OF the
checks have gone TO dependents in
Z Greece. China. Japan. Italy and
other foreign countries. The field
of the bureau of war risk insurance
[ is International. It's correspondence
contains letters Of appreciation
/ from wives and mothers located in
all parts OF the earth.
More than 100000 insurance
certificates have been mailed to
date With the greatest mailing list
ever devised the incoming and out
going mails at this bureau exceed
/ those of any government depart.
ment
Immediately following the pas
sage of the law. and before there
was a clerk to attend TO the cor
| respOndence. "a sacks of mail con-
/ tanning applications and letters con-
/ corning insurance and allowances
and allotments reached the treasury
I department. Through no fault of
I its own the bureau was behind in
\ its correspondence from the very
/ DAY of organization. Ten thousand
/ clerks. modified at the rate of a
I thousand a month, are still en-
/ deavoring 20 catch up.
! The Correspondence Problem.
/ The correspondence problem OF
| the bureau became so serious that
I25 college professors volunteered to
| forego their vacations, come 70
| Washington and help the bureau
teach its employees how TO answer
| letters. The bureau conducts a cor
respondence school where daily les
dictation are given.
Practically all of the mail Of the
bureau concerns money. There
must be a complete CHECK Of facts
and figures all along the line. Legal
questions are involved. The war
risk insurance act itself is a com
prehensive measure and there can
be no mistake in its Interpretation
by employees who are handling in
| surance policies, allotments and al
lowances.
OF the thousands of letters re-
ceived and answered daily by the
bureau considerable percentage is
due to a misunderstanding OF the
law. The law requires a soldier or
sailor with dependent wife or chill
dren 20 set aside a part of his salary
for their support back home. To
this allotment the government adds
an appropriation Of its own. depend
ing upon the size OF the family.
The soldier or sailor may allot a
part OF his pay TO a dependent
parent or other relative. but this is
not obligatory. Thousands of let
tiers are received from mothers who
want 20 know why the government
has not sent her allotment. whereas
the soldier has made no allotment.
liz circumstances warrant the gov
( eminent will supplement the auot-
. ment 10 a dependent relative other
than wife or child, but in all cases
/ where allotmet is not compulsory
the soldier or sailor must take the
initiative.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-04

i r r g z u / a r
tiles and pain.
! had one ply
stefan after an
other but they
did me no good.
! read about
Lydia r. Pink
ham S Vegeta-
BILE Compound
and gave IL a
trial and in q
short time I
felt benefited
and am now
feeling tine.
and without
weakness or
main. Many Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-04

Capt Julius Pabst of Denve~.
Colo. with the second division of
the American forces in France. has
been awarded the French Croix de
Guerre and the American Gistin-
guished service cross for bravery
under fire
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-04
sasss
IXERNMAN'S PLEDGE.
America Shall Win This War"

Therefore ] viii work. I will
save. viii sacrifice. I viii en-
dure. viii Enthusiastically.
and 90 my utmost-as II the
whole struEsle depended on me
alone
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-04
II SUFFERED
SEVEN YEARS"
Was Eventually Cured by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Philadelphia. Pa suffered for
seven long years with a lame back.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-26

Fred Winters.
Center piece crochet, first and
second, Mrs. VIM. Polkowsky.
Center piece tatted, first Mrs. Fred
Smith; second Miss Rankin.
Pillow case, embroidered, first Mrs.
Powell, no competition.
Pillow case, tatting, first Mrs. R
I. Pickering, no competition.
Pillow case, crocheted. first Mrs. o.
B. COTE; second Mrs. A. H. Blair.
Towel, white embroidered, first Mrs.
Clemans, no competition
Towel, co1ored embroidered, first
Miss Rankin, no competition.
Towel, chocheted, first, Mrs Fred
Smith, no competition.
Pin cushion, white embroidered
first Mrs. Clemens, no competition.
Pin cushion, colored embroidered
first Mrs. ]. w. Spena, no competition
Pillows, colored embroidered, first
Mrs. Fred Winters; second Mrs
Powell.
Pillows, cross stitch, first Mrs. J.
W. Spena, second Mrs. C. L. Hard
man.
Night gown, embroidered, first Mrs.
Fred Winters, no competition.
Night gown, crocheted yoke, first
Anna Hastings; second Grace
Robords.
Corset cover, crochet trimmed, first
Viola Lee; second Mrs. Powell.
Infants hand made dress, first Mrs.
Milf Warner. second Mrs r Pick
Concluded next week.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-26
GOOD FAIR AND GOOD CROWDS
Trego County Fair for 1918 'EauaIleo
Amy of the Past in Exhibits
and Attendance

Notwithstanding the unfavorab:e
conditions in the business world and
in the agricultural line in this county
caused by the dry weather of the
last season, the Trego County Fair
which took place last week was up to
the standard in the line of exhibits
and attractiveness and the paid aC
missions were about as many this
year as at any time in the past. A
great many people felt that county
fairs should not have been held this
year and, indeed, the general condi-
lions were adverse, but the agricul-
tural department of our government
took the opposite view and desired
that they be held this year the same
as in other years, believing that the
county fair is stimulus to agricul
tural production and to the breeding
and raising of better animals.
The Fair was well managed and al
though there were many automobiles
on the grounds and hundreds of peo-
pie there were no accidents and every
thing ran smoothly. The free attrac-
tons were first class. The horse
races were not as good as in former
years, owing to lack in number of
horses entered, but they were inter
esting and a well bred animal in ac-
ton either under the saddle or in
harness, is as attractive a sight now
as it was years ago when automobiles
were unknown.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-26
PR,zE WINNERS AT TREGo FAIR

The following is not published as
the Trego County Fair last week al.c
the fair association is in no wav bound
by it, However it is taken from the
records and is as near correct as il
can be from being compiled hurrieuiS.
There is plenty of money in the far
association treasury to pay all the
premiums and no one needs feel fret
full if he or she does not get the
money promptly. 1t is going to take
some time to get everything straight
ened up and the warrants all written
The prize winners are:
POULTRY
Buff Rock-Mrs. A. B. Jones first
no competition.
White Rock. F. Pierce first, NJ
competition.
White Wyandotte-Roy Marshal
first pen; Mrs. Tom O'Toole secons:
Roy Marshall, first cokrell; Mrs. Ton
O'Toole second. Roy Marshall, frs
pullet; Mrs. Tom O'Toole scout
Silver Wyandotte-First pen, Har
old Howe, no. competition
Light Branas-First pen O. A
CortTight, no competition
Rhode Island Red-First pen, Mrs
VIII Truan, no competition
White Leghorn-First pen, Mrs
Gle Rhoden, no competition
Brown Leghorn@First pen, singh
comb, J. w. Pugh, no competition
Single Comb Brown Leghorn cockren
first Mrs. J.. W. Pugh- Rose Coml
Brown Leghorn, Mrs. T.. j. Pickerin,
ST., first
i Black Minorca-S1ngle comb, frs
pen, first cockreli, first pullet, J. W
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-26
SOME FAIR NOTES

E. M. Wagner and j.. R. Meserve
of Riverside township, were new ex
hibitors at the fair in the live stock
department. They exhibited young
cattle of the Galloway breed and hav.
every possible reason for feeling
proud of their exhibits. Mr.. Wagner
had the only Galloway bull of his age
on the grounds but it was a dandy
and if anything can beat it 1t is GER
tainly better than dandy. The male
and female calves exhibited by Mr..
Meserve showed the results of care
full pure breeding and the heifer was
given the sweepstakes prize over all
other heifers of the beef breeds. They
found the fair a good place to adver-
tise their stock.
The Galloway ranch had the only
exhibit of Hereford cattle, and Of
course, took every premium that
could be gotten on that breed. A
sweepstake prize on the best beef
breed heifer over one year was also
drawn. The Galloway Ranch has over
one hundred head OF pure bred quail
ity Herefords and l.. H. Galloway,
the manager, is building up the quail
ity as rapidly as possible by import
ing some of the best sires that can
be secured.
w. c. P. Rhoades had an excellent
exhibit of Galloway cattle which was
the only herd exhibit of that breed
They were good ones, and while Mr.
Rhoades has not been building up his
breed as long as some of the othel
breeders, he has good stock and i
brings the price when it is placed Oh
the market.
The poultry and pet stock exhibi
was in seperate tent this year ant
was a little larger and better thai
previous years, showing that the PEG
sple are taking more interest in tn
pure bred poultry business A specia
poultry exhibit some time next win
ted would be more to the advantag
of poultry breeders and the stocl
would be in better shape to show. Tn
white Wyandottes exhibited by Ro
Marshall and Tom O'Toole were YER
nice and were about the favorites O
the crowd
People should always remembe
that it is for the best interests an
safety of all that the south gate
used for an enrance to the fai
grounds and the north gate is the es
it. Occasionally there is party VIII
thinks it is a matter of big headed
ness on the part of the officials whe
this rule is inforced, but it is sig
Of almost pig headedness on the pal
of the driver who fuses around an
tries to violate the rule.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-26


second ALVIN Saleen-
Sheaf of oats, first C. c. Cross
Sheaf of wheat, first C. c. Cross
Peck of potatoes, first Mrs. F. W.
Staatz; second Mrs. F. w. ,Staatz.
Sweet potatoes, first Mrs. F. w.
Staatz; second Guy DeBoer.
Red onions, first Mrs VIM. Truan,
no competition
White onions, first Mr. VIM
Truan, no competition.
Cabbage, first and second Mrs.
Alvin Saleen.
Late cabbage, first and second Mrs
VIM. Truan.
Sugar beets, first Daniel Dietz.
Table beets, first Gerald Long;
second Guy DeBoer
Turnips, first Guy DeBoer-
Carrots, first Mrs. Alvin Saleen;
second H. H. Bacon.
Parsnips, first Guy DeBoer; second
Gerald Long.
Satisfy, first Guy DeBoer; second
Mrs. John Wheeler.
Two largest pumpkins, any kind,
first Daniel Dietz.
Two largest sweet pumpkins, first
Daniel Dietz.
Hubbard squash, first Daniel Dietz;
second Mrs. H. Long.
Any kind squash, first Daniel Dietz;
second, Mrs. Dillinger.
Summer squash, first Mrs VIM
Truan; second Guy DeBoer.
Pie squash, first Guy DeBoer, no
competition.
Best display farm products within
Is miles of Wa-Keeney, first Guy De-
Boer; second Mrs. VIM. Truan.
Best collection of ten vegetables,
first Mrs Alvin Saleen, no Compel
ition.
Muskmelons, first Everett Runyon;
second Mrs. Alvin Saleen.
Banana muskmelon, first Geo.
Pickering; second Mrs. Alvin Saleen
Green muskmelon, first Daniel
Dietz, no competition.
Watermelon, first Fred Zahn; sec
ond Daniel Dietz
Green Beans, first Guy DeBoe1, 10
competition.
SuCuIHDSIS, uISI RlCudIu UNVEILS,
second Guy DeBoer.
Small yellow tomatoes, first Mrs.
John Wheeler; second o. A. Cort-
right.
Small red peppers, first Ula
Rhoden, no competition.
Large peppers, first Mrs A. g..
Jones; second Guy DeBoer.
Best collection of apples, first Tom
O'Toole, no competition.
Best pepper plant, first Mrs. ]. J.
Michaelis.
Domestic Art-Embroidered table
square, table cloth and napkin, first
Mrs. Hardman.
White embroidered lunch cloth,
first Anna Hastings; second Mrs. Fred
Winters.
Scarf, colored embroidered, first
and second, Mrs. j. w. Spena-
Scarf crochet trimmed, first Mary
Ufford; second Mrs. Fred Smith.
Scarf tatted trimmed, first Mrs.
D. G. Schultz; second Mrs. Fred Win
tiers.
Center piece, embroidered, frs
Mrs. Noah H. Wilson; second Mrs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-26

C. C. Cross brought in nice dis
play of farm products from Glencoe
townships and took away several blue
and red ribbons. Among his headed
grain was a few heads of the new
sSchrock kafir sorghum" and some
AFRICAN millett." These are both new
in this country and of the two the
..Schrock kafir sorghum" promises
the best 1t is good fodder and seed
producer and resists the drouth ex-
-ceptionally well
Mrs Alvin Saleen, was the largest
individual exhibitor of garden truck
and took the blue on many varities
and on the general garden display.
The entire vegetable display shows
IT is possible to raise good products
in this county even under adverse
conditions. The fine vegetables were
grown both with and without irriga-
ton. The fine pumpkins and squash
and other vegetables exhibited by
Daniel Dietz and the enormous wat
ermelons displayed by Fred Zahn
were raised under natural conditions.
Mr. Zahn has taken nearly all the
first premiums on watermelons which
have been offered by the Trego
County Fair.
state guards in uniform was a good
idea People will much more readily
accept the authority of a person in
uniform than of the same person in
civilian clothes.
There was one death at the fair
grounds the evening of the last day.
The big red sow which was exhibited
by J. G. Hixson was struck by a
Henry Ford and the crank handle or
some other part struck her over the
eye and mashed a hole in her skull.
A short order job of butchering was
the result.
The one thing which furnished the
up for the absence of a base ball
game, was the amateur and profess
sional automobile races. The principal
event in this line took place the last
day of the fair in which w. F. Krhut,
of Collyer, took first place in the
amateur Ford race and r. l. Picker
ing lead the race with his made over
Maxwell in thirteen minutes and
thirty-nine seconds for a ten mile pro-
fessional race on the half mile track.
A battalion drill of Kansas State
Guards was planned for Friday and
handsome United States flag was to
De awarded to the company doing the
Lo~+ x,.orl, TInforf,1pofo1x, tho coy,,
panies from the west did not arrive
and the competition was between Co.
A, of Wa-Keeney, Co. B, of Ogallah,
and the company from Hays. The
prize was awarded to Co. A and the
Toys and local people are very proud
of it.
Floral hall was very attractive this
the tables had been made and the sew
eral booths were splendidly decorated.
There was a space devoted to the bet
ter babies school, the Y. w. c. A, the
Red Cross, the Y. M. c. A., the State
Guards, school displays, domestic
science and domestic art, all of which
were lastly arranged and made a
fine showing.
To the greater number of people
the fair was a success and very sat
isfactory, but there are always a few
who are not satisfied 1t is the inten-
ton of the management to conduct
the fair to the greatest interest of
the greatest number and from year
TO year Improvements are being made
The county fair is great benefit in
the advertising line to any county
and all should plan from year TO year
TO help make the next fair better
than the last one had been.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-26

Bingham. Single comb, second pen,
second cockrell, second pullett, c. v.
Powell.
Banties-Best pair, first, Fred
Defines, no competition
Pekin Ducks-Joe Trimmer, first,
no competition
Indian Runner Ducks-Orvil Trim
mer, first
Turkeys-Rest trio any breed, first
breed, first, Mrs T. ]. Pickering sr
Gray Toulouse Geese-First, J. F
Pierce, no competition.
Guinea Pigs-First Henry Stopped
CATTLE
Shorthorn-BuH under 2 years
first C. NJ. Hutchinson; second C. NJ
Hutchinson. Heifer, 2 years and un-
der 8, c. NJ Hutchinson, hrst, nc COM
petition. Heifer, / year and under 2
Geo. j. Downey, first, no competition
Two heifer calves, numbers missing
first and second.
Herefords-Bull 2 years and over
first, L. H. Galloway. Cow over three
first and second, L. Fl. Galloway
Heifer, one and under two, first and
second, L. H. Galloway Bull calf
first and second, L. H. Galloway
Heifer calf, first and second, j.. H
Galloway.
Poll Angus and Galloway-Best
COW, and over, first; Walter Baker;
second Geo. Baurer; third w. C. P.
Rhoades. Bull over two years, first,
W. C. P. Rhoades, no competition.
Heifer calf, first, j. F. Meserve;
second W. C. p. Rhoades. Bull calf,
first J. F. Meserve, no competition.
bull calf, one year and over, first E
M. Wagner, no competition.
Holsteins and Jerseys-Milk COW,
years old, first, Walter Baker, .second
W. Mattingly. Heifer, years and
under 8, first, j. w. Bingham; second
j. G. Hixson. Heifer under 1 year,
first, j. G. Hixson; second Walter
Baker.
Guernsey-Heifer under 2 years,
first, Mrs. Cal Lloyd; second j. 8.
Hixson.
Sweepstakes-Best heifer,. beef
breed, under three years, first Lew
Galloway. Best heifer, dairy breed
under 3 years, Mrs. Cal Lloyd. Best
heifer, beef breed under / year, J. F.
Meserve. Best calf dairy breed under
/ year, j. G. Hixson. Best cow, beef
breed, any age, Lew Galloway. Best
dairy COW, any breed, Walter Baker.
Best individual, all breeds, j. F. M IS
erve.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-26
OUR LIBERAL
GUARANTEE

We guarantee that the racrcf,sn-
actiy as illustrated: we also guar
antee when you purchase from rs
that the merchandise sold you win
represent full value AID q saving
to you, that it VIII give you the
service and satisfaction you havea
right tCexpect for theEloaey paid.
II for any reason ycu ere not satss-
led with tie value Of any article
purchased from MS, return it tous
at or expense and we VIII either
exchange it If you with. or return
your money together with anyehip-
ping charges you nav kavo pasd-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-26
FAPri PRODUCTS

Peck red wheat, first, T. ]. Picker
ing jr.; second F. B. Walker.
Peck barley, first, f. B. Walker,
no competition.
Peck oats, first, c. c. Cross, no
competition.
Ten ears of white corn, first, W.
W. Sellers; second Frank Chalk.
Ten ears of calico corn, first, Har-
vey Bell; second w. w Sellers.
Ten ears bloody butcher corn, first
Schultz Bros; second Harry Bell
Ten ears blue squaw corn, first
Harry Bell, no competition.
Ten ears yellow corn, first W. w.
Sellers; second Davidson ranch
Ten ears pop corn, first and second
W. w. Sellers
Ten ears Mammoth flint corn first
c. c. Cross, no competition
Bundle of cane. first, Roy Marshall
second Geo. Butcher
| Bundle of corn, first W. w. Sellers.
Sheaf of millet, first Henry Schn j.
der.
Ten heads cane first Davidson
| ranch; second W. W. Sellers
Ten heads milo first Albert Saleen;
second Harry Bell
Ten heads feterita, first c. c. Cross
| Ten heads kafir, first Schultz Bros,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-09-26

AS Democrat but in line with the.
idea that, especially in these times,
party politics is a secondary consider
alton in local matters I hereby an
nounce myself as an Independent can
didate for Register of Deeds and re-
spectfully solicit your support.
Margaret Swiggett.