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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29
DON'T SOW WHEAT TOO EARLY

Because many of the earliest sown
fields produced this year more and
better wheat than later sowings did
does not prove that the crop should
be put in so early this fall It rs bet
ter to follow the experience Of five
years or more In this as in other farm
work
September Is to October Is has
been the best period for sowing
wheat at the Fort Hays Experiment.
Station in experiments carried CT
during the past five years. The aver
age yields from sowing September is,
October 1, and October Is, are prac-
tically equal, and are ten to twenty
tically equal, and are ten to twenty
per cent higher than from sowing Inc
first week in September or the first
week in November.
Wheat sown early in September
suffers oftener from grass-hoppers,
Hessian fly, and drouth, than docs
( later sowing, Early sown wheat un-
der favorable. conditions sometimes
becomes too rank in the fall, and
uses so much soil moisture that win.
ter Killing occurs IN February and
March. Early wheat also suffers
when there is just enough moisture
to sprout it and not enough to sup
port further growth
Sowing early to get more pasture
is often practiced. September Is Is
usually as good as earlier dates for
this purpose, besides safer for grain
production.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29
PROTECT YOUR FALL WHEAT
FROM GRASSHOPPEKS

Since there is an over abundance
of grasshoppers in Trego county this
year, there is apt to be considerable
damage to the fall growth of wheat
At the time this wheat is coming up
there is usually a shortage of grass
hopper food and they will attack the
young wheat in large numbers.
A field of your wheat can be very
easily protected from this pest by
the use of the poison bran mash, by
keeping stripe of it sowed between
the wheat and the infested fields
from which the hoppers will come.
This can be done with very little time
and expense. Now is the time to pre-
pare. Have your poison and bran on
hand so that when the time comes
you are ready. A few days delay q.
the critical period may mean the loss
of an entire wheat crop
Don't plant wheat too early this
year. 1t win only better your chances
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29
CITY SCHOOL OPENS. ]. SEPT.

=
Wa-Keeney graded school will be-
gin, Monday, September End.
The teachers for this year are Miss
O'Brien, Mrs. Kellogg, Miss Thomp-
son, Miss Robords, Miss Hancock-
Miss Kirkman and Mr.. Hemphill.
Books are on sale at the Gibson
Drug Store, where a list is kept for
the different grades.
nrst graders will need both
primers and first readers during the
school year, but need not bring the
first readers to school the first of the
term.
Educators generally recommend
that children under six years of age
should not be sent to school; but any
child whose sixth birthday will occur
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29

for a large amount of grasshopper
injury.
U. s. Dept. of Agriculture
Kansas State Agricultural College
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29
LEO. w. FAULKNER WRITES
A. E. F. France.

L
Dear Blanche:
I received a couple of letters from
you sometime ago. l have been On
the front for two months and we are
at present back out of the war zone
where we will be for sometime.
We have the dutch on the run most
of the time and have captured sever
al big punches of them. 1 had the
pleasure of taking one prisoner.
/ am planning on going to Paris IN
few days. It has been raining here
most all day so we have been laying
around in our tents trying to find
something to read. The Y. or Red
Cross keeps us supplied with tobacco
One of my old friends from Fun
ston was killed in action a day or twe.
before we. got relieved. The frogs
(the French soldiers) are sure tickled
about all the ground we have gained
back. We cannot keep much personal
property with US as we lose our packs
pretty often. see Gregg's nephew
quite often, he is in Headquarters.
Glad to hear you were to have a
good crop. Are you going to piant
much wheat this fall? Has Bert beef.
called in the draft yet.
Your brother,
Leo. W. Faulkner.
~ n 7fI Inf T. z Franco
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29

HE. women of this community are
sacrificing everything IN their un-
selfish efforts to defeat Autocracy I'm
its fiendish desire to rule the world.
Many of the things they are doing I'm
Liberty's cause will be demonstrated
by the women's department of our
Fair. IF you hold your Country's in
terest at heart, and aspire to become
more efficient, you must not miss the
Trego County Fair, Wakeeney,
Sept. IL to 20.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29
MORE BOYS TO CAMP FUNSTON

Last Monday evening large crowd
gathered at the depot to say farewell
to nine Of Trege Counties best young
men as they departed for Camp Fun
ston; and wish them God speed and a
safe return The following is the list
of those called to the colors:
Rupert B. Kearns, Palco.
Byron Eaton, Palco.
James S. Kysar, Ellis.
John F. Scanlon, Wa-Keeney.
Earl Shaw, Wa-Keeney.
Mace Beason, Wa-Keeney
George Mai, Wa-Keeney.
Dewey G. Whistler, Banner.
Alonzo Stumpff, Banner
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29

c. M. Hildebrand, of Co1lyer, was
on the Kansas City market with sew
eral cars of cattle the first of the
week.
w. J. Beardwell had the misfor-
tune to loose four wheat stacks by
fire last Tuesday night caused by
lightning. The loss will be close to
$4,000 as his wheat was fairly good.
Thos. O'Toole and Roy Marshall
were up from Banner Thursday. Tom
informed US that the extension of
Route 1 out of Co1lyer to the Banner
neighberhood will be put in force
next Sunday. This gives the Banner
people a daily mail service.
L. M. Knox, of Kit Carson, Colo.
was in the city last Saturday. He is
visiting at the home of Fred Grabner,
near Penokee. He reports crops good
and is making some money in cattle.
He has 32O-acre homestead and likes
the country fine. -.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29

during the school year and whose
parents intend to send it at all dur
ing this year, should start at the be-
ginning of the term.
Prompt and regular attendance
from start to finish in all the grades
is necessary to insure successful pro-
gress of the pupils.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29
Total

The citizens of Trego County will
be pleased to know that their High
School is one of the Eighty-Seven in
Class A. They will be pleased to
know that this standard is being
maintained. That this may be done
the standing of. schools from which
pupils come must be considered. When
pupils come from approved or accred-
tied schools, no question is raised and
pupils may be admitted on record.
Students:
Monday, September End, is Opening
Day, enroll, receive assignments, and
be classified and then attend the re-
ception in the High School Gymnas-
on Monday evening. Tuesday
regular work and on we go.
Trego County High School.
There will be a dance at Voda Hail
on Saturday evening, August 81, 1918
Meals orchestra will furnish musI.
Everybody invited Adv. ct.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29
LIST OF JURORS FOR SEPTEM-.
BER TERM OF COURT

Walter Emmons, Wa-Keeney.
Bradley Brown, Collyer.
j. S. Daily, Banner.
Aaron Jones, Utica.
Herman Ehrichs, Collyer.
w. NJ. Brabb, Ellis.
Estow Joseph, Ellis.
F. B. Acre, Wa-Keeney.
C. H. Kysar, Wa-Keeney.
Cal Lloyd, Wa-Keeney.
E. L.. Cocrell, Ogallah.
S. C. Campbell, Wa-Keeney.
;. H. Dienes, Ellis.
Geo. Rhoden, Wa-Keeney.
A. H. Lawson, Ogallah.
C. R. Mccall, Wa-Keeney.
Ira Burk, Ogallah.
VIM. Behrns, Banner. =
Jno. Lofiin, Ellis.
A. s. Richardson, Collyer.
E. Mussemam, Wa-Keeney.
Earl Croft, Wa-Keeney.
C. M. Hifdebrand, Collyer.
w. R. Downie, Collyer.
Jas. Arnold, Ogallah.
J. W. Pugh, Brownell.
Samuel Glass, Ellis.
L. G. Johnson, Wa-Keeney.
T. w. Lutters, Ransom
Edmund O'Toole, Arnold
Chas. Baugher, Ellis.
Earl Furbeck, Ellis.
H. S. Cantrell. Wa-Keeney.
I. G. Brown, Collyer.
C. L. Hardman, Wa-Keeney.
Theo. johnson, Ellis.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29

Mr.. E. A. Courtney's class of boys
in the Methodist Sunday School en-
tertained Miss Wendt's girl class Fri
day evening on the lawn at Court
ney's home. Amusing games, music
and refreshments made the evening
very enjoyable and the girls vowed
the boys royal entertainers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29
]. F. BROCK, OPTOMERIST

Of Lawrence, Kansas, will be at the
Penny Hotel, Friday, September 6.
All kinds of optical work a speciality.
Have your eyes examined. All work
guaranteed Adv 10 e 80
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29
High Schools Accredited and Approx

ed by State Board of Education
The five hundred twenty seven
high schools and academies of the
State of Kansas are accredited and
apDroved as follow:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29
m. 1. STRAUSS EYE SPECIALIST

And optometrist will stay for short
visit in the county. Anyone wishing
to see him drop a postal to Wa-Kee-
ney and he will call on YOU Adv %.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29
DICrAGRAMS

Old 81 is a crank every day In the
week but he had a special crouch on
himself ever since the primary elec
tion. He was candidate and got left.
No, it wasn't Aunt Simpy Aunt
Simpy, she says "O1d ST halnt got no
more sense, in spite of a rabbit!''
And Old 81, he comes right back a.
her and he says, "Any woman who
don't know which ticket her favorite
candidate is on is too ignorant to be
trusted with ballot and ought to be
disfrachised." But Uncle Heck doesn't
say anything and goes right ahead
expecting to vote her straight.
In a recent letter John E. Merriam
wrote to the dictagrammer that he
had quit selling office supplies and
was taking up Red Cross work in
Washington, D. C: Merriam is all
right. He is not a candidate fo1
office
It beats all how many candidates
are doing their campaigning over in
Europe-some of them for re-elec
ton.
In one of our western Kansas
counties about fifty young men be-
came of military age within the past
year but all of them except eight or
ten claimed exemption after registra-
ton, and even two or three of the
latter have since been threatened with
an attack of military "janders."
A young man recently applied for
marriage license No. 1881. His attep-
tion was called to the fact that the
number contained a hidden hoodoo,
whether it be read backward or for
ward, and that no transposition OIL
the figures would entirely eliminate
the fatal 13. It never faxed him. Love
is not only blind but exceedingly
reckless. He took the license and
went en- his way rejoicing. Perhaps
it is all right because up to date
nothing has happended to mar the
felicitous life of the happy couple.
There are those who think that the
use of the German language should
be forbidden anywhere in the United
States. Some of them reason HAe
this: Ere long our boys will be COM
ing back from the bloody battlefelds
of Europe, some of them-some of
them will come back Some of them
will come back without arms, and
others without legs. Some may come
back without tongues to speak their
own or any other language. Some will
come back without eyes to see, and
to any of these the sound of the Ger
man language can only add insult to
injury. Some of our boys will never
come back and to the bereft wife or
mother, sister or sweetheart, the
sound of the German tongue will be
cruel reminder of her loss-a stao
at the heart, invoking maledictions
upon the bloody, brutal Butcher of
Berlin.
As we understand the case, If there
had been a careful and conscientious
chronological food administrator on
duty in the garden of Eden he might
have saved the race whole lot of
trouble.
Also owing to the scanty sartor1a,
embellishments represented thereon,
the cover pages of some of the sum-
mer magazines may remind you of
the Edenic suitatorium.
Cotton went up several dollars per
bale last week. The government has
not fixed the price of cotton Very
little cotton is. grown IN Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
Personal Mention

Tony Dortero, of Skagway, well known business man of that place, arrived from there last night on the City of Seattle and is registered at the Gastineau Hotel.
 Maurice D. Leehey, well known law yer of Seattle and mining man of Alaska, arrived from the Westward last night on the Admiral Watson and is at the Gastineau Hotel.
 Fremont King, manager of the Ton gass Trading Company, of Ketchi kan, accompanied by Mrs. King, ar rived from there yesterday and is at the Gastineau Hotel. MT. King will be here for several days to con fer with Juneau people on personal business.
 Mrs. N J White. hotel proprietor of Anchorage, arrived from there on one of the boats yesterday and is registered at the Gastineau.
 James N. Shoup, lawyer of Ketchi kan and father of Arthur Shoup, of Sitka, arrived from the south last night and is at the Gastineau Hotel
 c. w. Felch, representing one oi the big flouring mills of Seattle, ar rived on one of the recent boats and is at the Gastineau
 L. Kracke, manager of the Peters burg Packing Company, arrived from there yesterday and is at the Gas tineau Hotel
 A. E. Kuettner, manager of the Killisnoo herring plant, arrived yes terday and is at the Gastineau Ho tel.
 H. F. Edwards, manager of the Excursion Inlet cannery, arrived yes terday and is at the Gastineau
 J. H. Nicholas and Sam Baker, travelling men, returned from the westward on the Admiral Watson this morning and are at the Gas tineau Hotel.
 Samuel Guyot, travelling man of Jul. neau, returned to his home yesterday on the Jefferson from the southern end of the Division.
 William Maloney. Territorial mine inspector, who has been touring the southern end of the division, return ed on the Jefferson yesterday.
 Mrs. R. V. Ellis and child, wife of Dr. R. V. Ellis of Chichagoff, arrived from the south on the Admiral Far ragut yesterday.
 J. l.. Fozard, formerly of Perse verance but later of Kennecott, who has been here for the past several days, left on the Northwestern yes terday, returning to KennecOtt.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
DIPTHERIA CASE

But one new case of diptheria was discovered yesterday, that of Mrs. Davis, residing in the St. George House. The case was quar- antined and the local physicians are hopeful that no further cases will develop.
 Allen Shattuck, chairman of the Health Committee of the City Council, acting in conjunction with the doc tors, has arranged for all patients to be quarantined in the Pitschmann residence on Franklin Street, be- tween Fifth and Sixth Curtis Frem- ming, son of Mrs. Pitschmann was already under quarantine there and as the house is a large one, the council made the arrangements. Miss Robinson has been engaged and will be on duty there to act as trained nurse for the patients.
 Anti-toxin units to the amount of 50,000 were received from Fort Sew ard yesterday and it is expected that 100000 more will arrive on the Prin- cess Sophia Saturday night as they have been ordered by wire from Van couver.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
GOOD QUARTERS
 ARE FURNISHED
 TO COAL MINERS
The Men on Eska and ChickaIoon Districts Observing Food
 Regulations.

Living conditions at the Eska creek coal mines are surprisingly good in the opinion of Danilo Vuce- itch, manager of the foreign ex- change department of the Bank of Anchorage, who returned yesterday from a brief visit to Eska and Chick aloon districts.
 The wheatless and meatless days, continued MT Vucetich, are strictly observed in the government camp at Eska Creek and at the privately owned camps at Chickaloon.
 During his three days stay at Els ka Creek Mr Vucetich had a splen- did opportunity to sample the food served to the officials and the em- ployees at the mines and he states that the men are taking great in terest in the matter of food conser- vation.
 Mines Show Up We'll
 The mines are showing up in fine fashion. A cleaning plant has been erected at Eska creek and will be III III tlC NCiy hOoi hu1ui S' The cleaning plant will separate the fine from the lump coal and will remove all dirt rock and bone.
 At Chickaloon MT. Vucetich found the conditions very similar to the ones existing at Eska creek. The progress made by the Chickaloon Min ing Company is entirely satisfac- tory to officials of the company and work is going ahead as rapidly as men and material become available.
 w. P Gompertz, the general man. ager of the Chickaloon Company, re- ported to MT. Vucetich the holding of a patriotic meeting at the mining companys offices at which the Amer ican Flag was raised and national songs sung by the employees of the mine.
 Dr. H. Stoughton, in charge of the sanitary conditions of the Eska creek mine and in charge of the work there by the Red Cross, turned over to Mr Vucetich the sum of $253.50 as the contribution of the residents of Eska creek to the Red Cross fund. The town is comprised of about eight families and 125 mine employ ees-( Anchorage Times.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
MORE INSTRUCTIONS
 ARE ISSUED ABOUT
 PAYING OF INCOMES

Juneau, Alaska, March 2S, 1918 Editor Empire:
 Will you please give publicity to the fact that taxpayers who remit theil personal checks to the Collector ol Internal Revenue in payment of tax es should write thereon underneath the amount without deduction for ex change" or with exchange" wheth CT checks are certified or not, or account of the fact that all taxes must be collectible by personal checks, unless certified. The prefer able manner is to buy drafts ol money orders, as the banks outside charge exchange on all checks on Alaska banks.
 Respectfully,
 DAVID J. WILLIAMS,
 Collector Internal Revenue,
 Tacoma, Wash, By CHAS. c. JOHNS, Deputy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
WILLIAM TASCHEk HERE

William Taschek, Juneau Higl School graduate, who recently enlist ed in the Medical Corps of the Unit ed States Army at Fort Seward ar rived from there on the City of Sc attle and will spend the next few days visiting with his parents. Mir and Mrs. Ernest B. Taschek. Young Taschek says that he likes army life but that it is several degrees colder at Fort Seward than it is here. He also says that it is the understand ing at the Post that as soon as the drafted men from Alaska arrive there the regulars will be withdrawn for overseas service.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
DELINQUENT SALE

But ten pieces of property listed on the delinquent rolls of the city were sold yesterday. In some cases the bidding was spirited, but in oth- CTS the property went for song. The sale was adjourned until April 3rd, at which time the remainder of the property will be disposed of. The owners of the property still have plenty of chance to redeem the property.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
EDWARD LARSEN MAY ENGAGE IN BUSINESS
 IN CITY OF JUNEAU

MT and Mrs. Edward Larson ot Bellingham, Wash, arrived last ev ening on the Admiral Farragut. They are guests at the Gastineau Hotel MT. Larson is here to look over the field with a view of engaging in busi ness later on
 Mrs. Larson is one of the best known Red Cross workers in the vicinity of Bellingham. She has ta' ken up all lines of the work, served on several committees and headed a big Red Cross drive
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
NO CANNERIES
 ARE LOCATED
 ON THE YUKON
Millions of Salmon Run Up the Great Waterway and Its Tribu-
 tarieS.

FAIRBANKS, March 24-Millions of salmon run every summer in the Yukon river Alaska's great inland waterway, and it's tributaries, but by order of the United States govern ment, not a cannery dots the hun dreds of miles of shore line on the American side of the Yukon boun- dary.
 Alaska's interior river salmon are reserved for consumption by the men and the sleigh dogs of the north and are not to be exploited commercially, orders are enforced on the Canadian side of the Yukon boundary, it is believed here
 Although the fish may run free without thought of 'cannery nets or traps they are caught in thousands by the hundreds of creaking fish wheel traps operated by the white residents and the Siwash Indians, the natives of interior Alaska Smoke from scores of fish curing camps I1SG dlOuS IuC IlNtI Ddlh6 cNcIy 0uHl- mer.
 The Yukon is closed the greater part of the year by the ice but enough fish are caught in the sum- mer months to feed the dogs the year round and the inhabitants dur ing the open months. The portion of the catch not consumed is cured over open fires and stored away for use as winter dog feed.
 A fish diet is said to form not only the cheapest food for dogs but is also the best food for keeping them in good condition for their winter work of pulling sleds on the snow trails.
 Recently it was reported that a Seattle fishing company intended to establish cannery at Andreafsky, on the lower Yukon. w. H. Smith, Federal fish commissioner, wrote the firm regarding the truth of the re- port.
 There is strong prejudice against the establishment of canner. ies on the lower Yukon as it would mean the cutting off or greatly re- ducing the supply of salmon up the river, the result of which would be a great privation and hardship. to the people of that district" Smiths letter said. Therefore, under pres ent conditions the Yukon should re main undisturbed commercially in its production of salmon, save for local needs"
 Although there are quite good runs of chinook, cohO and chum sal mon on the Yukon, it does not ap- pear that the establishment of can neries would be profitable or advis- able. The lack of transportation fla cilities and the high cost of putting up a pack would not justify the un dertaking."
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
LAST COURT CASE

The McGrath case will be the last one tried at this term until the re- turn of the court from Ketchikan. The jurors will be excused until that time. The court expects to leave early next week for the southern end of the Division.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
ROAD WORK STARTED

M. Holland and Oscar Olson, two foremen for the Alaska Road Com mission left on the Northwestern for the Westward and will start work on the Fairbanks-Chitina road repairing the damages caused by slides and washouts. They will secure their crews at Chitina.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
HALIBUT BOAT FOR SALE.

Size 40 10; 6 h.p. Atlas engine, power Gurdy, well equipped. fishing and running gear including new deep sea cable, sea anchors, over hauled and ready for commission, price $26O0. Write Furnivall, Ket- chikan Brokerage Co.,, Ketchikan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
LIBRARY CLOSED

AS an additional precaution against the spread of diptheria, the Juneau Public Library has been ordered clos ed by the Library Board until fur ther notice.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
NELSON NOT RUNNING

Jorgen Nelson, who was nominated for City Councilman and who filed his declaration of candidacy shortly before leaving for the south, has withdrawn his name from the race.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
MISCELLANEOUS
SCHOLARSHIPS-Any scholarship you might select in the .Irterantional Correspondence School. Scranton. h. Address scholarship. Empire
ENGRAVING AND emsosslNo

Orders taken and filled for fine ,nsraved or embossed visiting cards. .nvitatfons, Announcements and oth. e society and professional stationery --lmplrs PFintins Compaak
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29

FOR EASTER eggs. novelties and baskets go to The Luncheonette.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29

TWO IN ONE = The EMPIRES way for everybody. The EMPIRES ads" keeps the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns .re right up to the minute cn the Ay'1 nsvA
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29

Private boxes and banquet rooms for parties. Alaska Grill. 's'
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29

Best coffee on the market served with all meals at the Arcade Cafe.