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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
MASTER GUNMAN
DIES IN BOSTON

DENVER, Colo, May 6.-"Jim Jor-
dan, master gunman is dead, accord
ing to word received here by former
cronies and the police who knew him
when he was considered the fastest
man on the dray and trigger in the
west"
Jim" died in a charity ward of
Boston hospital following an opera
ZION, ending life OF 50 years, sixty.
i've or more OF which was spent as a
wanderer in many devious paths.
Jim Jordans record was known
10 every police chief in the land and
his exploits were known on two
oceans as well.
Denver was home to Jordan. but
even here nothing was known of that
iar off past when he was a boy. None
knew from whence he came or who
were his parents. He never married
and no relatives are known to sur.
vive him.
Jordan is most remembered in Den.
yer from his famous battle with
'Soapy' Smith, and Smiths gang in
the old Murphy exchange on Larimer
street It was October ~, 1892. that
'Soapy' and his gang planned to get"
Jordan They failed.
With "Soapy" in the room where
the battle took place were the late
Mart Watrous, Murphy, Tom Ready
and Clifford "Grir' Sparks, noted
gambler and faro dealer when Jor.
dan entered.
Somewhere outside he had been
tipped" to the coming play. When
he entered, Smith, after few words
licked the top of the bar with his
shooting irons and said:
"Them's my argumcnts!"
ana --poor argument for
you Sonny" smiled Jordan
Quick as flash Jim had drawn"
AS he did SO three guns barked forth.
his own, Soaps and that OF Tom
Ready. Jim was not hit. He had
peculiar style Of firing from the
knee, STOPPING over quickly to discon.
cert an antagonists aim and shooting
while bending low.
As tho three guns spoke Clifford
Sparks In some mysterious manner
got between tho duelists. lie drop.
ped dead. All three gunner were ar.
rested and charged with murder. but
all three were acquitted as II could
not be proved any of them wanted to
Kill Sparks. Some witnesses say an
enemy OF Sparks pushed him into
range.
After this Jim quit Denver. while
ho was here and in his travels to 9th.
or points Of the west he IL said to have
made moro bad mon quitcold than any
other man In tho history OF the wost.
Ho also caused some to be mourned
because OF his deadly aim.
From Denver Jim then went to tho
Atlantic seaboard, where he ia said
to have headed band OF card sharps
on transatlantic liners. He made
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06

NOTICE is hereby given that Mar
celino Palacio, OF Charleston, Nevada,
who, on April l. 1912, made Carson
City homestead entry under the act
of June II, 1906, list 1890. No. O6936.
now Elko OLA, for homestead entry
survey 70, described as follows: Be
ginning at Cor. No. /; whence the 4
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06

Some Of these people who think
they must have wheat bread at every
meal. are the same who used TO be
overjoyed when mother gave them
those deliciously brown fried potatoes
for breakfast.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06

vada. WANG. Ne
,,-.. JOHN iIi E ROBBINS. Rex,,,.,
FIRST publication. April Is. 1919
Last publication. May Is. 1917
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06

Tn householders who refuse to par
ticipate in the Cleanup Campaign by
removing disorder from their home
places. are usually the same ones who
complain because public money is not
spent on their street.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06

So far none Of those who growl
about the government food require
ments have shown any disposition to
enlist and take what they get in the
trenches.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06

In spite of the death of eight Unit.
ed States senators within a year. a
large number Of our heroic patriots
are still willing to take the risk Of
membership in that body.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06

Mr.. Hindenberg seems to think that
territory he gave up as worthless a
year ago. is now worth 100000.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko OLA
Carson City O6936
Elko Addl. O336S

Department of the Interior. L. S.
Land Office at Elko, Nevada, April 8,
1918.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06

The Germans fool US once in a
great while by telling the truth. So
very unexpected.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06

The war isn't wholly bad, when the
boys who used TO collect cigarette
pictures and exhibit them behind the
barn. are now collecting the artistic
and inspiring Liberty Bond posters?
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06

a favorite way to clean up is to
dump lot of rubbish At the opposite
side Of the town from where one lives.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06

Did you ever notice how men who
complain about dull trade are not
good advertisers?
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-25
RAIDS BY BOTH SIDES
 GOOD FOR PRISONERS
Enemy Raiders Southwest of Arras Get Few Prisoners Both French and British Are Successful.

London, May 24-A German raid was carried out last night in the neighborhood of Boequoy, southwest of Arras, according to the official statement issued by the war office to- night. The text of the statement reads:
 Under cover of a heavy artillery barrage the enemy carried out raid last night in the neighborhood of Bucquoy. A few of our men are miss ing.
 Paris, May 24.-The text of the statement issued by the war office to- day reads:
 "One of our detachments penetrated the German line south of Canny Sur Metz, northwest of Lassigny during a sortie. An enemy raid east of Con- pigny failed.
 Eastern Theater, May 23.-There was an active reciprocal artillery fire west of Vardar and in the region of Moglena. The enemy attempted at tacks in the Cerna bend sector and west of Lake Ochrida."
 London, May 24. v The official statement relative to aerial opera tions issued by the war office tonight reads:
 "The long spell of fine weather end ed at II o'clock Thursday morning before which hour several reconnais- sances were made and eight tons of bombs were dropped on airdromes in the neighborhood of Tournai used by the enemy's night flying machines.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-25
THE AGE LIMIT
 OF VOLUNTEER
 MAY BE MADE 55
Estimated That 7,500,O00 Be- tween Ages of 40 and 55 Are Available-An Above Forty to NOn- COmbatant Branceh.

Washington, May 24. - Another move toward full utilization of the country's man-power was made to- day when Secretary Baker sent to congress the draft of bill proposing to raise the maximum age limit of voluntary enlistments in the army from 40 to 55 years. All men over 40 so enlisted would be assigned to non-combatant service.
 In letter to Speaker Clark ask ing that the bill be pushed, Secretary Baker said:
 "Every man above the age of 40 years who is enlisted in non-com- blatant branches of the service will make available for duty with the line troops man within the prescribed age limit for all troops.
 Many men whose long experience as mechanics and artisans will make them particularly valuabel to the various staff corps and departments may thus be secured instead of the younger men without such experience and the efficiency of the staff corps and the departments thus will be in- creased"
 There probably are 7,500,000 men between the ages of 40 and 55 and many thousands of them have all ready attested their desire to serve by bombarding the department with applications. While the great ma jority of the men of this class un- doubtedly will be restrained from en- listing by family and business ties, the number at liberty to join the colors is expected to be more than sufficient to meet the purpose in view.
 Staff corps positions include many duties behind the front. Every head quarters unit includes a number of positions for which the older men would be just as well suited as the present occupants who under the new plan would be released for line duty. Official estimates are that mod ern army to be maintained as an eff cient unit must have between forty and forty-fve per cent of its actual strength on duty between the fighting zones. This means that of the first one million men sent to France, 400.- 900 serve along the line of communi- cation, in hospitals or at the various headquarters embarkation bases.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-25
POLITICAL RACERS COMING
 STRONG INTO HOME STRETCH

Little Rock, May 25.-The political racers are coming strong into the home stretch. Notwithstanding the popular indifference toward the cam paign, there have been some develop ments during the last few days in sev- eral of the races that have stirred public interest to something ap- preaching the old time white heat. There will undoubtedly be a very heavy vote. This is certainly true of Pulaski county, where the contests for sheriff, prosecuting attorney, clerks and members of the legislature have become particularly warm, with so many candidates in the field.
 For state offices, there is much in- terest in the races for governor, U. S. Senator, and agricultural commis- sioner. The race between Congress- man H. M. Jacoway and M. E. Duna- way in this, the 9th district, has also become interesting. Taken all togeth- CT, the friends of the numerous state district and county candidates are be- coming sufficiently active to bring out large vote.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-25
IHF ALLIES COkF|.
 0ENTLY AWAIT THE RENEWAL 0F DRIVE
r.ercb and British Armies Have Been Greatly Reinforced hy United States-General Foch is Waiting.

washington. May 24.-Renewal of .,, German drive in France, indicat- d bv Premier Lloyd George today to ha imminent, finds American military ,niriou here confident of the outcome. r,oro is not a doubt in the minds of trb officers familiar with the situa- .;sn tbat the enemy will be repelled ,,itb loss and the offensive power of Germany finally broken.
 There are those who believe that the end of the war may come this vear as result. Others foresee a long defensive struggle by the Ger mans while efforts are made to secure roace on the best possible terms.
 Officers here point out that the German position strategically is far wpaker than it was when the drive wss launched in March. Their lines are now shaped so that there IS con-
 
 stant danger of flank attack from several points that might mean dis aster. To guard those points ample reserves must be held whatever the call for more men may be made from the fronts of attack.
 Before the German army stands a force that has been largely rehabili- tated since the shock of the drive fell upon the British and the French fronts mad bent them back by weights of numbers. Losses in men and ma terials have been made good. The armies are keyed to a high pitch of enthusiasm.
 American man-power, sufficient to replace by far the larger portion of the losses of the British and French in the bitter fighting which stopped the first German rush, has been car ried to the fighting zones, supple menting the considerable American force which already was in France, Except for the finer points of trench warfare the new American units are already for the battle.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-25
U. S. PLIERS WILL
 HELP GUARD PARIS

Paris, May 24-An American esca- drille, composed of aviators chosen from among the best American pilots Tn the future will help defend Paris against enemy air raids. Offer of this help was made spontaneously by the chief of the American aviation service and accepted by the French govern ment, through M Mumensnil. minis ter of aviation.
 An official announcement says the American offer was made after a German air raid some time ago. It was proposed to organize an Ameri- can escadrille especially detailed to defend the French capital. Final ar engagements were concluded today.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-25
COMPLAINTS OF WORKING
 WOMEN OVERTIME
a large vot'

Little Rock, May 25-Ben D. Brick house, commissioner of labor, has called a meeting of the Minimum Wage Commission for June II to give hearing to proprietors or restaur- ants, cafes and hotels. MT. Brick house reports that numerous com plaints have come to him from var ious points in the state that the own CTS are working women overtime some of them as much as thirteen hours day.
 The law under which the commits sion proceeds is as follows:
 Said commission, after a public hearing duly held, at which all inter ested persons are given an opportun- ity to present arguments, may estab- fish regulations governing the em- ployment of females in hotels, res taurants and telephone establish ments; provided, said rules and regu- lations sholl not permit female work CTS to be employed in excess of nine hours in any one day, nor at lower rate of wages than will supply said female employees the cost of proper living, and safeguard their health and welfare"
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-25
EPWORTH LEAGUE PROGRAM

Sunday, May 25, 1918. Leader, Sadie Griswold. Topic, Doing His Will" Song, "He Leadeth Me" Prayer.
 Scripture lesson, John vii, 16-17, Solo, May Wegner. Talk, Doing His Will" Sadie Gris- wold.
 What Are You Going to Do? ten Juniors.
 Intermediate Leaguers and What They Do, ten Leaguers. Song.
 Announcements. Benediction.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-25
STEEL SHIPS COMPLETED
 IN MAY SET RECORD

Washington, May 24.-Steel ships completed thus far in May exceed the output of any previous month in the history of the Shipping Board. The total output up to and including May 23 was 29 vessels of 174,661 tons. Four steel steamers, totaling 2S,200 tons, were delivered yesterday.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-25
GERMANS RETURNED
 TO THE FRONT

New York, May 24.-More than g. 100000 wounded and sick men have been returned to the fighting front and 692,0O0 soldiers have been dis charged from the German army as unfit for further service, according to report of the statement made in the reichstag by Surgeon General Schulz, as contained in the Berliner Tage- blat, on April 24, copy of which has been received here.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-25
5000 MOTOR TRUCKS ARE
 ORDERED BY GOVERNMENT

Washington, May 24.-Orders for 5000 three to five ton motor trucks have been placed with fifteen auto mobile manufacturers, the war de- partment announced today. This is in addition to ten thousand similar trucks now being delivered.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-25

SPEEDOLINE is guaranteed to save you 25 to 50 per cent on your gasoline bill. It mixes in with your gas. Farmers Supply Go. 21d3w1
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-14
BIGGEST SILO IN
MIDDLE WEST
Sullivan County Has One That
Holds 5000 Tons
of SiIage.

What is believed TO be the high
est silo in the middle west. if not
i'm the entire country, is on the cat
tie feeding farm OF w. H. Jones. Jr.
in sullivan county. It is SO feet in
diameter 10 feet high and holds
about 5000 tons OF silage. Jones
also has d couple of what he calls
little" silos. each 20 feet in diameter
and 100 feet high.
Under conditions which have pre-
vailed for several years past and
which promise to prevail for sew
eral years to corr 1 can see only
"a slim chance for the man who tries
10 fatten his steers without silage
as the base Of the ration" said Mr..
Jones ION the other hand, the
man who has put his chief depen-
dence upon silage to make his steers
fat. has been able 10 keep his head
above water and 10 lake good
money. Although a large percentage
OF. the feeders are using silase for
feeding steers, I believe that these
same men will come to use silage
more and more in the future
Jones operates a 100 acre river
bottom farm, and all the products
OF his land except wheat, are used
TO feed out several hundred head Of
steers each year. His favorite
method is to give the steers all the
silage and alfalfa hay they viii eat.
two or three pounds of Cottonseed
meal per steer per day. and if con-
ditiOns permit. q few pounds of corn
per steer. lie IS a strong advocate
FOR shelter Tor cattle dccIarInE rney
VIII show much better gains IL pro-
fDrfnl frnlr1 earnl.n r.-nlthar
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-14
CAN SAVE LABOR BY
SEEO-C0RN SELECTION

saving s-N1 cow saves Labor.
This is one oil the main reasons for
careful seed-corn selection. says the
United States department OF agri-
culture. which points out that just
as much labor is often employed
in producine nubbins as would be
required 10 grow fun ears The more
bushels of corn 10 the acre. as the
result OF good seed the less The l1-
eur Required 90 erav each bu>heL
rn -l'. H'r during The pre-
paIauou OF Tie sroand, and the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-14
WEAR
LOCUST IS COMING
Scheduled by Experts for In
vaSiOn of Indiana
in 1919.
by James Troop, Chief EntOmolO-
gist at Purdue.l


Careful records made by trained
observers In all parts of the coun-
try during the past so years have
proved that there are more than
20 yell marked broods OF 17-year
locust which make their appearance
at different times and I'm different
localities OF the United states. There
is seldom a year in which the IL
year locust may not be found in
some part of the country but next
year is the year in Indiana.
The largest and most important
OF these broOds covers practically
all OF Indiana and spreads over
into naighboring states. This brood
last appeared in 1902 and conse-
quently IL will be due for its next
appearance in 1919.
The pupae or grub-like young are
now 16 years old and are already
working their way toward the sur
face of the ground. Next year they
viii be ready TO complete their
change into winged insects and
latter part OF next May. The newly
emerged locusts climb the nearest
convenient object, where they cling
while the pupal skin splits open
along the back and adult locust
comes forth. The life of the ma
ture insect lasts several weeks,
which the males occupy in sing
ing" while the Noiceless females
lay from 800 10 500 eggs in the
young twigs of shrubs and trees.
The eggs are laid in ragged cuts
made in the twigs. causing many of
the small branches TO die later in
the season. The eggs hatch in about
six weeks and the young locusts de-
scend TO the ground, where they
burrow beneath the surface TO
spend the succeeding years OF their
long underground life.
The principal injury to vegetation
is caused by the females during the
egg laying period and is due TO the
wounds in the branches above re-
ferred to- Injuries TO young fruit
trees. while sometimes serious, are
generally exaggerated. Observations
again in 1902 showed very clearly
that where forest trees were near.
the injury to young fruit trees was
very slight. There are, however,
apparently well authentical in
stances on record where fruit trees
suffered TO a considerable extent.
oaks and hickOries seemed TO cuf-
fer more than other forest trees.
while the apple is the favorite fruit
tree From the information devel-
Oped from past observations or
chardists need not hesitate TO set
out young trees either this fall or
next spring. Such trees. however.
should be thoroughly sprayed with
the lines sulphur mixture diluted 20
summer strength. This spray should
be applied during May and June.
Put on at this time the spray will
,act as repellant and VIII tend TO
drive the locusts TO the forest trees.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-14
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planting. cultivation. and harvest
ing Of the crop in relation To the
quantity of corn grown, the wise
farmer Will now devote special az
tention TO selecting 4 two wears
seed supply. lie viii not make seed
gathering a merely incidental oper-
alton, connected with harvesting OF
shucking, bat viii devote his whole
attention 20 the selection OF the best
ears as they grow in the field, under
the conditions the crop has 10 con-
tend with BY thus using his time
This fall he Will save the labor ~
many men sU next season.
lr other words says The depart
men4 the stalk OF corn that Pro-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-14
SOME FACTORS Of
PROFIT TO FARMER
Dairying and Stock Raising
With Good Crop Rotation
,j3dergOeS Experiment.

q cal fuGg and live stock
.. -.r-. 05th limited amount OF
I'll .y.nq ANA good crop rotation IS.
or the GRACE. The type most easily
aad. profitable. oa most farms In
90. northern edge or thc corn belt,
inis s. oue0t OUT DO a study Of
eco owner farms and 1913 tenant
farms iu LeulHee county Michigan,
which b. typical pf southern Miehi-
eiu northwestern ohio. and north
eastern fndIaua. A report Of the
-tud-. which sras made ~ a farm
cement specialist Of the United
States department of aaTiculture. has
jast been published by the depart
I.rnj Us bulletin Gs4.
B. wts found that specialized
gai1r t1ms paid better normally
ihau dairy and grain farms. but ON
che average did not pay as well as
thc combination of dairyiug and hog
raising Daiisng with hogs and
grain casually Welded better labor
iucou., than ans other ombiuation.
The outstanding advantages OF this
type ass compared with others are
greater DIVERSITY of income. a large
percentage Df receipts from sale of
ike stock products. and "a compare
tircg small percentage OF the in
come from lie sale of crops. be-
cause for the most part the crops
arc sold to better advantage 10y feed
ing them 90 live stock. The types
os farming and the general condi-
tions which prevail in this section
make the size of farm a very inn
portant factor bearing on the in
come. according 90 the bulletin.
There is also direct relation be
tween the amount of capital invest
ed and the labor income OF the Op-
orator Generally speaking, the
larger the farm and the greater the
investment. the greater the percen-
tage of rate of income.
The cropping system and the
proper distribution of crop area. it
was learned. were important factors
in prodtable farm management on
the more profitable farms studied i'm
this territory. from 30 10 90 percent
of the total crop area was i'm corn,
an average OF 10 percent iu oats. am
average of 30 percent i'm wheat.
from one to 10 percent in barley,
and from 20 10 30 percent in hay.
As result OF the study it was
found that the following rotation is
well adapted 10 conditions i'm this
area First year. corn: second year.
corn third year oats and barley.
fourth year wheat. and the fifth
wear. baN Alfalfa b. valuable adj
ditiou Co tic average cropping sys-
tenn ana the bulletin suggests am i'm
crease m the acreage of this croI
throughout the region.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-14

warns the United states department
of agriculture. The fun feeding
value o. the crop can not be obtain
81 until the soft dough stage is
reached. The lower leaves VIII then
be dead. some OF the husks VIII have
turned brown. and the ears viii be
hard. but the stalks and upper
leaves OF the plants VIII still Dc
green and sucellent cutting before
this time j. like marketing cattle or
hogs before they are finished
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-14

Here is an entirely new story. 1t
has never before been published. 1t is one
of Balmer best works 1t holds compelling interest
for every individual who has spark of patriotism And
maenel-Ruth Alden beautiful young Chicago stenographer
uncovers nest OF German spies through pencil box! She
becomes nninentional spy-to upon spies And
American Ace" is her hero.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-14
HARD CoAI.

Is getting scarcer each day. People
VIII be fortunate il thev can set all
the soft coal they need. Have YOU
a soft coal stove See our line be-
fore YOU 1uy. Quality is up 90 our
usual standard and prices are close.
Eeimoid at la y. Main So
Ad4t. .6s-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-14

duced well under ordinary field con-
ditions. i'm competition with other
stalks, is likely 10 transmit high
yielding ability To- its seed Where
field seed selection results in dOub-
ling the acre yield. the result is
practically equivalent TO cutting
down by one-half the labor re-
quired 70 produce the crop