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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
DIAMONDS IN TEXAS
Finding of Gems on a Ranch Causes
Much Excitement.

Much excitement has been caused
among she people of central western
Texas over the discovery of gems, be-
lieved 10 be diamonds, upon a ranch
IS ms~v- soutnI est of Sterling City.
An account of the discovery is given
by f. Kellis, county surveyor of Ster-
ling county. He writes as follows:
about thrty-two years ago a well
driller encountered a substance that
cut his drill bit. The well was fin
ished and the driller drifted away.
One day a cowboy picked out of the
borlngs Of the well some pretty rocks
and showed them to a jeweler, who
paid him $500 for one of them, black
stone. The cowboy some years later
met the driller in Seattle, Wash.
"They related to each other the facts
nnout the find. The driller told the
story to Chicago parties, who came
here with the driller last winter and
started a prospect shaft, following the
bore of the well. The shaft is now
SO feet deep. At the start the sorIna-
ticn was conglomerate. At about so
feet blue clay dope was struck. In
this formation they are taking out
some beautiful pebbles. Some are
black translucent, while others are
white transparent and very hard"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
DEMAND FOR BLACK
Material Favored as Economy
Rather Than for Mourning.
Many Disadvantages Cited In Dead
Color, Particularly That It Does
Not Match Well With Khaki.

There seem to be two opinions
among merchants who deal in wom-
ems dresses, and women's wear in gen
eral, about the probable demand for
black. Needless to say, war times al
ways mean an additional demand for
mourning, but after the experience OF
England and France it is hardly likely
that we will overdo the matter of
wearing mourning in this country as
they did at the outbreak of the war.
Already there has been very definite
and telling agitation against this, and
1t is likely that If occasion for the as
suming of mourning comes, it will be
donned, but likely by American wom-
en-.
But aside from black as the color of
mourning, the prediction has been
made persistently in some quarters
that there will be an enormous demand
for black clothes as a matter of econ
omy. Women may demand black, and
they may wear it. But the question
is still open as to whether they are
doing wisely. Almost any woman who
lldS ever wore DlIck LOT luouIlluS
knows that it is not an economical
color. In almost any fabric black re-
quires constant brushing and constant
trips to the tailor. No color looks
shabby so soon as black. A black suit
skirt seems to collect the dust more
quickly than suits of other colors. and,
of course, black blouses have the dis
advantage of not usually being wash
able. The elaborate black evening gown
cut with an extreme decolletage comes
In for almost universal admiration, and
even debutantes yearn to wear it.
In England the fact is commented on
considerably that black does not go
well with khaki, and 1t must have
been noticed by everyone in this coun-
try that since the escort par excel
lence is the man in khaki, our pretty
girls have been wearing colors of
brighter hue than ever before.
SO think twice before you have much
black in your wardrobe, and think
three or four times before you adopt
1t as a matter of economy.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
RED CROSS STILL IN
need OF SUPPLIES
Impossible for American Women
to 0versuppIy Hospitals
With Surgical Dressings.

Startling as it may seem the asser-
ton is true that French surgeons at
times were forced to operate upon
wounded soldiers without the use of
anaesthetics or surgical dressings.
This information was given by Mrs.
Benjamin G. Lathrop, director of the
Paris depot of the American Fund for
French Wounded, in answer to ques-
ton as to whether her organization
and the Red Cross were not being over
supplied with hospital materials.
ut is impossible for American wom-
en- to oversupply the Red Cross with
surgical dressings when there are 1000
military hospitals in France which
need our help and in addition the civil
ian relief stations and last, but not
least, the new American army hos
pitfalls"
Mrs. Lathrop worked to supply
French hospitals with anaesthetics and
bandages before the United States en-
tered the war and before the Red Cross
became n big factor in the situation.
She explained the shortage of anaes-
thetics and other supplies as follows:
"When the Germans invaded France
in 1914 they occupied, and still hold,
the main manufacturing districts of
the country. With most Of their fac
tories lost the French had to turn to
the United States for hospital supplies.
The enormous number of wounded ex-
cecded their facilities and 1t Is true
that some operations were performed
without anaesthetics or surgical dress
ings.
Rubber goods especially were
scarce. Gloves made of French rub
Der split as soon as the surgeons tried
them on. Hot water bottles broke at
the first filing. In time we got enough
rubber goods from the United States
TO improve the situation, but there is
still acute need for all that possibly
can be sent over there"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
Silks Have Borders.

Among the new silks displayed in
the shops bordered designs of the
most aggressive sort have suddenly
made their appearance. They are bor-
dered pongee carrying Il broad band
of bizarre cubistic flowers, which are
amazingly ugly in design but usually
good in color.
Foulards with black or blue grounds
show bold but really good looking Dor
der designs in white. These are in
striking wedge or festoon shaped mo-
tits which spray far up onto the
breadth of silk. One interesting pat
tern shows a striking oval interaced
festoons of white polka dots in varied
sizes.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
DOG ROUTS BANDITS
Saves a Woman's Life and Protects
$4,000

Saves Woman's Life and Protects
$4,000.
Nero, big st. Bernard dog, the 9TH
er night saved $4,000 for his owner,
Mrs. Eugenia Graf, by fighting off four
bandits who held up her saloon in Chi
cago.
Mrs. Graf had the money to cash
checks for stockyards employees. She
was in room back Of the bar count
ing out money for check when the
bandits entered. Each of the men car
ried revolver. One covered the two
bartenders and several customers in
the barroom. A second robber ran be-
hind the bar and opened the cash reg
lister.
Mrs. Graf saw the bandits coming In
time to slam the door and turn the key.
She gathered up her money and fled
through a back door. The robbers
fired two shots through the door and
kicked it in just as Mrs. Graf vanished
from the room. The men sprang after
her and Nero attacked them.
The robbers fired four shots at the
dog, but he drove them back into the
barroom and ran behind the bar to at
tack the man at the cash register. The
bandit leaped over the bar and ran, fol
lowed by his companions.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
FERTILIZER ACCUMULATES
congested transportation Facilities in
East Responsible.

A loss of 100000 bushels of wheat
and other grains faces the nations
crop next season unless huge amounts
of fertilizers are moved from the At
lantic seaboard at once.
Due to cOngested transportation
facilities vast amounts of the fertilizer
have accumulated. At one plant near
here 10000 tons of acid phosphate
await shipment. This must be moved
before more can be made, and unless
some of it is shipped at once the plant
will have to close for lack of storage
space.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
FASHIONS FADS

If the little girls dress is cut with
round neck, finish it with a plated
frill.
Checksrboard cloth is one of the
fashionable effects when combined with
solid black.
Coats are inclined toward military
lines. They are belted in the back and
rather loose in front.
For distinctly evening clothes chiffon
velvets, metal brocades and novelty
satins are chosen.
When fur is worn next to the face
the wearer should cover the face with
veil.
Liberty satin is very much in de-
mand, and for evening dress black sat
in combined with yellow is very good.
For evening dress, scarfs made of
the same material as dress, but lined
with silver or gold cloth and heavily
beaded in good designs, are worn. A
shirred muff is carried to match.
Solid ostrich feather hats are very
good for afternoon. Those are made
very small, fitting the head closely.
They are very high, allowing the feath-
ers to fall in a large tassel at the top.
All colors are combined on the hat.
For ladies who are willing to spend
considerable money, the latest in fur
is the tailless ermine shawl. This is
a wrap measuring 60 inches in length
and SO inches in width. 1t is lined
with embroidered cream broadcloth.
Two slaSheS give freedom to the hands
Not tail is used on the wrap. Err
mine wristlets are also worn with eve
ming dress.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
HE'S OLDEST RAILROADER
James Frew Has Been in the Business
for SixtY-FiVe Years.

James Frew of Fort Madison, Ia, re-
Gently retired as Santa Fe employee,
lays claim to being the oldest railroad
man in the United States in point of
service. He has worked for 60 years
on the railroads of England and Amer
lea.
Frew is seventy-eight years old and
began work rs a laborer on the Eng
fish roads when thirteen years old.
Coming to this country as a young
man, he continued as general foreman,
master mechanic and division super
intendent.
AS he grew older he was forced to
give up these responsible positions, but
ne continued railroading. as that was
before the day of pensions for worthy
employees retiring on account of age
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
HUNTS FOR BURIED CITY
Scientist Seeking 1t On the Dolores
River.

IN search of a buried city on the
Dolores river, in southwestern Colora-
do, DIR. Jesse Walter Fevkes, ethnolo-
gist of the Smithsonian institution,
Washington, has left for the big
Bend" district and plans to spend sew
eral weeks in his efforts to unearth the
Pueblo ruins.
From government archives in Wash
ington Doctor Fewkes learned that two
Spanish explorers who passed through
southwestern Colorado more than 200
years ago told of communal houses To-
Gated along the Dolores, and as there
is no trace Of these dwellings now, 1t
is believed they have been covered by
sand drift. The archaeological quest
may result in the finding Of prehis-
toric city, Doctor Fewkes believes.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
YELLING Combinations.

In the newest yelling importations,
combinations of very light, delicate
colors appear in the designs on black
or very dark meshes. Among the
most interesting combinations are
gray and lavender and tan and laven-
der, on such backgrounds as beaver
brown, black and very dark purple. In
these novelties the colors are used so
sparingly and are blended so perfectly
that the effect Is exceedingly charming.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
Parrot Tries to Mao Smokers.

Zion City waits with eagerness the
efforts of Overseer Wilbur Glenn Vo-
Iva to teach a Mexican parrot how to
talk English. For hours Voliva sat
in his home and every time tobacco
smoker passed he would hiss stink
got" The bird tried to initiate him,
but the word was too much.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
Attractive Homemade Work Basket

basket also. Cut the cretonne the size
of the bottoms and then the side lining
should be gathered on this, leaving
heading above the edges.
1t may be used as mending basket,
the lower box holding stockings and
such articles that need mending and
the upper shallow box scissors, thread,
thimble and such things. A small
cushion can be made and hung on
the side for needles and pins.
The legs of the basket should be
made such a length as will make II
most convenient for the user.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
EnIists to Get Revenge.

To avenge the death of Admiral
Craddock of the British navy, who
went down with his flagship Good
Hope, off the coast of Chile in 1914,
before a superior German enemy,
Frank Culver Craddock, distant rel
alive of the admiral, has enlisted in
the United States navy.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
CHEESE BOX WORK BASKET
Continuance Handy for Holding Artf-
cIes to Be Mended-Can Be Easily
Made by Anyone.

Ask your grocer for cheese pos
and then varnish it to bring out the
grain. Also varnish the legs. Inc
three legs can be made of most any
thing you think suitable, such as mold
ing or laths which have been smoothed.
They are fastened on with thin wire
nails so as not to split the box. The
top of the table Is made Of the lid or
the box deep side up" and lined with
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
Father "Hooverized" to Excess.

Excessive Hooverizing from which
patriotic sentiment was absent brought
a years sentence in Bridewell prison
In New York city for Fred Lexow. He
was charged with counting the bites
OF meat eaten by his TWO sons in spite
Of the fact that their mother paid the
grocery bills. He also was found
guilty of treating the boys cruelty.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
Son Shavcs fiim-Dies.

While being shaved by his son Frank
Farnsworth, sixty-eight, expired in a
barber chair at Madison, Wis. Heart
disease was the cause.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are tho
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels. AID.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19

We must get ready for places before
we can get them and keep them
Ralph Parlette.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19

The man who blows his own horn
Is merely self-entertainer.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
Evidently Completed Visit.

Mrs. JOHNSON had begun to keep
hens, while Mr.. JOHNSON cultivated the
back garden. One day there were
ominous sounds from the cabbage
patch, and Mrs. JOHNSON exclaimed to
her little boy:
"Quick, sonny See If the fowls
have got out. | don't know what your
fatherll say if they're among his veg
etables !"
Sonny ran off and came back BEAM
Ing.
Eyes. mother, they're OUT" he cried.
"But they're just going In again;
they are all wiping their feet on the
onion bed !"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19

A volume Of smoke brings tears to
the eyes of every reader.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19
FRECKLES
Now l. the Tine 70 Get Rid Of Ihe.e Ugly Spets

There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed of your freckles. as the pre-
scription othine-double Strengths guar
anteed to remove these homely spots
Simply get ounce of othine-double
strength-from your druggist, and apply
little of it night and morning and you should
that even the worst freckles have
begun to disappear. while the lighter ones
have vanished entirely. 1t Ia seldom that
more than one ounce Is needed to completely
clear the skin and gain beautiful clear
complexion.
&c sure to ask for the double strength 9TH
Inc, this is sold under guarantee of money
back II it fails to remove freckles.-Adv.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-19

With Corks in Them.
Passengers on water wagons this
year are advised to keep sharp look
out for hostile periscopes.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-16
East Grand Forks NeuUs
RELIEF FOR FIRE
SWEPT STATE.
Commercial Club and City
Council to Or
game,

Tonight at 8 o'clock, there will be
a joint meeting Of the Commercial
club and the city council. including
Mayor c. ]. Kelleher, to arrange
ways and means for helping the suf-
ferers in ~fire-swept northern Min
nesota- The condition of the people
in the devastated districts is pitiable
destitute as the people Of France and
Belgium. having lost absolutely ev-
erything. Their animals, machinery,
homes and clothing are gone. The
grain and vegetables for winters sup
ply have been swept away in the fear
full blazes. They are in dire need
of help, and they must have it now.
The public at large are urged to at
tend this meeting. to make SUCCESS
tons, and to help carry out what
eve program is decided upon.
A letter received by G.. c. Bor-
chardt of the Arneson Mercantile
company gives some idea of the sit
uatiOn. 1t says in part:
'Duluth. is a sight to behold today.
The women and children were all
taken out of the Lake Side district
in time, but they could not get them
out Of the Woodland district in time
to prevent a big loss Of life. Helen
and the children were taken from
our place in a big auto truck after
the house and neighborhood was so
filled with smoke that you could
not~see ten feet in front of you; they
never expected to see the home again.
I was out on the road up in the fire
district inc had to RUIZ and fight
fire for my life; all wires were down
and railroad bridges, etc., burned out
so I. could not hear from home. Our
army-churches, ETC.. r today filled
with dead and refugees from Duluth
and neighboring districts and towns"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-16
COLLEGE WOMEN
ARE WELCOMED
AS WAR WORKERS

The wellesley unit has been re,
ceived for war service in France with
open arms. according to q letter to
Wellesley college from Homer Folks,
director Of the department Of civil
affairs in Paris. . The members have
been assigned to the bureau Of
refugees and relief and the entire unit
q been placed inlyon to work with
Miss Marion Perkins, delegate Of the
bureau In Lyon and the department
Of the Rhone.
To perfect their french Sthe unit
members have chosen separate lodg-
tngs in French homes. Miss Mary
Whiting Of Boston, leader Of the unit,
class of 1908, Is in charge Of the Of
flee Of the refugee relief bureau in the
Hotel do Vile doing constructive So
cial work.
Many Families Aided.
by the Empress Eugene. "In her
Cabinet de Bain.'' Miss Whiting
wrote, we keep oursiihats and coats
and the >preciousTlolypop left sins our
care for the refugee children. Most
of the work has been in furnishing
the lodgings of refugees with simple
lodgings and applies to the American
Red Cross for furniture. One of the
French visitors inspects the apart
ment and, If necessary, the A. r. G.
cleans and repairs it. Then the fam
lily to the Office and makes a
contract for the furniture. agreeing to
pay a certain sum a month, according
to Its resources. I wish you could see
the office on a busy afternoon. There
are sometimes four visitors making
contracts with as many families, each
family being represented by at least
two members. You can imagine the
confusion Of tongues. In June we in
stalled 1872 families (570 people) and
aided in other ways. (medical and m
ployment, etc.) I believe we can
take r. Of 500 men If necessary.
We have 2O'nurses and about as many
doctors. We have a huge well
equipped operating room in the salon
of the chateau, its great mirrors and
tapestried walls covered with white
oilcloth. We have X-ray equipment
and its motor furnishes electricity for
the operating room. I'm perfectly
sure our boys could not have better
care If they wereSin New York hospi-
tails or at Johns Hopkins.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-16
EDWARD LA BARGE
Welded AT GRAFTON

Edward r. Labarge Of this city, son
of Mrs. D.. Labarge, was married yes
terday morning at Grafton at 10
o'clock a. m. in st. Johns Catholic
church, Rev. c. M. E,reott officiating,
to Miss Ruth Yelle Of that city. The
wedding was entirely a family affair,
the immediate relatives only being
present. Leonard Yelle was best man
and Miss Dinah La Course bridesmaid.
The wedding party returned yester-
day afternoon to the home of the
groom where a wedding supper was
served by the mother Of the groom,
assisted by her. daughter, Miss Marie.
The guests included, besides the we'd
ding party, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Zeidlik,,
Rose Lebarge and Lois scrivner and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Yelle, father and
mother of the bride.
Mr.. Labarge is a prosperous youne
farmer of this community, where he
has lived since his return from the
Mexican border, and where the young
couple will make their home. He is
well known in this city, having been
employed by the Drosky Clothing
store In previous years. Miss Yelle
was a telephone operator in Grafton,
and a many friends in this city as
well, all of whom wish the newlyweds
every happiness in their new life.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-16
OF Interest to- Women
Letter Day
Ii Sunday. Schools

1T is expected that 100000 North
Dakotans will attend Sunday school on
October 81, which is to be celebrated
as International Go,To-Sunday-School
day throughout North America
Last year some, great results were
repeated from the observance of the
day. At one town the attendance wa
SO large that the church building was
not large enough to hold the people
and adjournment had to be made to
the town hall, which was filled to
overfiowing at that. At another town,
in Griggs county, the enterprising sup
erintendent made arrangements with
the telephone operator or the farm
ers' line to call all their patrons with
the general call on the appointed
Sunday and when they were all set
she invited them to attend that day.
Needless to say, they did, in over
whelming numbers.
OF course, it is expected that when
people have attended once they will
do so again, and this is the result in
large numbers Of cases. Go to the
Sunday school Of your choice on Oc-
tober 81.
Send to North Dakota Sunday
School association, 10 A. o. U. w.
Bldg... Fargo, for supplies for the uc-
cessful observance Of this day.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-16
ADVERTISEMENT.
Washing Won't Rid
Head of Dandruh

The only sure way to get rid of dan
drur is to dissolve it, then yop destroy
it entirely. To do this, get about four
ounces Of ordinary liquid arvon; apply
it at night when retiring; use enough
to moisten the scalp and rub it in
gently with the finger tips.
Do this tonight, and 10y morning,
most il not all, Of your dandrufr will
be gone, and three or four more ap-
plications will completely dissolve and
entirely destroy every single sign and
trace Of 1t, NJ matter how much dan
drun you may have.
You will find, too, that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop at
once, and your hair will be fluffy,
%lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and
look and feel a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. It is inexpensive and
never fails to do the work.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-16
Students Are Awarded
Initial Remington Prize

Two girls Of the Central high school
have succeeded in becoming efficient
enough to merit the initial certifi-
cate of the Remington Typewriter
company. This means that they have
acquired an excellent speed combin-
ed with accuracy and neatness. Grace
Fiers and Jean McWalters were pre-
sented with their certificates, the
former having a speed of 80 words
ssper minute, while the latter regis
tiers 46. Last spring two other stu
dents. Martha Ricketts, and Grace
Carney, won similar certificates and
at the present time are making rapid
progress. The commercial depart
ment of the local school is one Of the
busiest in the school and under ex-
cellent management will in the end
turn out a class which is bound to be
a credit to the institution,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-16

Camp Kearny, San Diego. Cal, Oct.
1.-two new bits of army slang have
come into use here. The latest n is
"richoshet officer" A "richochet Of
ficer' has nothing to do with the ar
tillery range, it was explained, Meth
er does he attempt TO restrain glanc-
ing rifle bullets on the small arms
target ranges. He merely "richoch-
cts" from one job'to another within
the camp, "pinch hitting wherever
the need for officers may exceed the
supply, Or serving in such temporary
organizations as the casual company
or recruit receiving battalion.
The other term is "Pistol Pete" and
it is applied to>any "hardboiled guy"
who is unapproachable, ~belligerent, a
martinez or undufy strict with his
men.