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CHURCH TURNS DOWN
 OFFER OF Sl,OOO,OOO
WILL NOT SELL GRAVEYARD FOR OIL ORlNG-ALREADY MADE ONE MILLION DOLLARS FROM AN OIL WELL.

Ranger, Texas.-One million dollars to operate oil we'll in graveyard!
 This glittering offer was refused by the congregation of Merriman Baptist church at Ranger.
 The sanctity of the dead and the honor of those who rest in the little grave plots at the rear of the church account more than gold for the con gregation.
 There are 29 members of the church. many of whom sadly needed great oil gushers were discovered. Now money flows from the earth in- to the pockets of the members of the Merriman church. Many are rich in their own right and everybody is prosperous from leasing land and selling town lots.
 When oil was discovered in the Ranger district prospectors persuad- ed the church people to permit an oil we'll rig to be erected in the front yard of the church, paying for the privilege a good royalty. To the right of the main door of the neat little one story edifice stands today an oil we'll that flows so rapidly that it will bring the congregation about $100,000 in the near future. The congregation does not divide any of this money among its members, but declared that it must be expended flor the glory of God" who the church folks declare made possible this rich discovery and brought wealth to their door. Already nearly $50,OO0 has been spent among the stitutions of Texas from the royalties of the oil we'll.
 The church oil we'll is the envy of spectators and prospectors. So. re- gently they consolidated their inter- ests and offered flat $1.000,000 for the use of the graveyard in the rear of the church. Here are buried some of the old settlers of the Ranger dis trict. relatives of the present resi- dents of this section. Their memcr- les are hallowed by the men and wo- men of today. Unanimously the con gregation of 29 members refused to accept the offer to desecrate tho resting place of the dead with oil wells. It meant great fortune and dividend of about s35,000 for each member of the congregation.
 No, mo-" was the unanimous am swer to the speculators' request No fence marks the line of demarcation between the burial place and the lots adjoining.
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RED CROSS REPORT
(By Mrs. J. I. Morris)

for their defeated but unconquered country.
 The American Red Cross decorated the graves of 1000 American dead at Surenes, France, on December 2S, 1918
 a&*
 The American Red Cross donated S25 5,0O0 to meet the situation growing out of the influenza epidemic in Alaska.
 The Casual Officers Rest Club in Paris, the gift of the American Red Cross to the United States army, is now in operation and is filling a long felt need. It will be kept open as long as any American officers re- main in France.
 #H**ss
 Work Completed for the Week
 Wednesday, Mesdames. J. V. Hol- lenback, w. G. Ford, M. E. Newborn, completed 12 boys undershirts.
 Thursday, Mrs. Burk Mann, boys undershirts.
 Friday, Mrs. A. A. McClendon, 6 boys undershirts. Mrs. Bruce Null key, boys undershirts. Mrs. D. P. Hilton 6 boys undershirts.
 Mrs. F. R. Dupuy and Mrs. J. E. Stevenson "A boys undershirts.
 Mrs. A. B. Lawson, 12 boys under shirts.
 Mrs. M. E. Newborn, 12 boys under shirts.
 Mrs. E. L. Parker, pairs of drawers.
 Mrs. D. c. Dupuy, pairs of draw CTS.
 Mrs. E. E. McMurry took P boys undershirts and 26 pairs of drawers to be made this week by the ladies in her neighborhood. We still have on hand 25 pairs of drawers in our work rooms to be completed I hope to be able to make shipment of all the garments on hand the middle of next week and am sure that all our Red Cross workers will rejoice with me to know that we have completed our task, and in our two years of work we have never failed to come up to our quota, and not only our quota, but we have more than doubled it every time. And we all have the satisfaction of knowing that all the materials we have used in the many thousands of garments, hospital lin ems, bandages, etc, that we have furn- ished, has all been the very best material that money could buy, and
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Hastings 1919 Seed Catalog Free

> It's ready now. One hundred hand somely illustrated pages with brilliant cover in natural colors. It's both beautiful and helpful and all that is necessary to get it is a postal card request. You VIII find our 1919 cata logua sl well worth while book.
 Hastings Seeds are sold direct b. mail, You will never find them on sale ill the stores. We have some five hundred thousand customers who buy from us by maik We please and satisfy them, and we can please and satisfy you in 1919.
 Planting Hastings Seeds in your garden or ill your fields insures good tuck so far as results can be deter mined by the seed planted. For 3O years Hastings Seeds have been the standard of seed excellence and pur' ity in the South. Only varieties adapted to the South are listed. Quai ity of the best and prices often less than those you pay at home. Write for free copy of this splendid cata logue now. Fl. c. HASTINGS co. Saedsn,en, Atlanta, Ga.--Advt
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HANDS, ARMS,
 LIMBS ASLEEP
And Was Run-Down, Weak aal Nervous, Says FIsrida Lady. Five Bettles sf Cardui
 Made Her We'll.

KAthleen. TlA.-Mrs. Dallas PrinA of this placs. says: "Aftss the birth of my last child. ..I got very nuch rundown and weakened, 70 musk that I could hardly do anything at all. was % awfully nervous that could scarcely endure the least noise. My condition va gs<tina worse all the tims...
 knew I must have sons relief e would soon be in tho bed and in . serious condition for 1 felt % badly and was 50 nervous and weak could hardly live. My husband asked Dr. --About my taking Cardui He said. It's . good medicine, and rood for that trouble, 70 he got me 6 bot ties. After about the second bottle | felt greatly improved. before takina 1t my limbs and hands and arms would 50 to sleep. After taking 1t, however. this poor circulation disap- peared. My strength cams back to me and was soon on the road to health. After the use of about 5 bot. ties. I could do all my house-work and attend to my six children be. sides"
 You can feel safe in giving Cardui c thorough trial for your troubles. It contains no harmful or habit-formipe drugs, but is composed of mild. vege- table. medicinal ingredients with no bad aftereffects. Thousands of women have voluntarily written, telling of the good Cardui has done them. n -"eald help yos, tsA Efx t. b4
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BLOOD TONIC
 SAY NUMBER 4O''

Frank P. Skaggs, prominent drug gist, Harrisburg. H.. writes Number 40 is still going good. If customer says Blood Tonic I say Number 4O.' as it gives the best satisfaction of any blood tonic I have ever sold"
 Employed in blood poison. chronic rheumatism and catarrh, scrofula, mercurial and lead poisoning. const- patton, liver and stomach troubles. Under it's use nodes, tumors and glan. dular swellings disappear as if by magic.
 Made by J. c. Mendenhall, 40 years a druggist, Evansville, Ind Price SIPS per bottle, six bottles $7
 Sold by P. R. Turner Drug Go.
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SOME GOOD GARDEN IDEAS

If it pays to have garden at all, it pays to have a good one. l find my garden is near half my living and by far the best half at that
 We give our garden heavy coat of we'll routed manure in early winter and blow it as deep as possible in the spring. It is thoroughly worked down and given an application of acid phosphate at the rate of one half ton per acre, narrowing phosphate in well before planting. Planting is done as early as the weather will permit.
 Too much care cannot be given seed selection for the garden With out good seed, true to name and run ming high in germination, disap- pointment is sure to follow regardless of other conditions. It is best to plant only seeds of known quality and get them as near home as pos sible. Last season our sweet corn was almost a complete failure, due, we feel, to getting seed from the es treme north Price is a small con SlutTdllOn 6diNCb oCtN tO'h PN' ~Ns to the disappointment from inferior seed.
 Our cultivation continues as soon as plants are we'll up and continues throughout the entire season till everything has reached maturity and is harvested, when the garden is cleaned up, plowed and sowed to rye for a winter cover crop. No one ever knew a lazy man to have a good garden unless his wife worked it. A good garden means work. work all the time. and then more work i There is hardly such a thing as get ting done working the garden. Our garden is naturally good soil 1 being black loam. fully twenty inches deep, with a slight southern slope just sufficient to give it good drain age. It is low land, consequently cold and hard to get plants started off early and mature in season. We have gotten great relief in this re
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'
The American Red Cross Goes t
 Germany

The American Red Cross Goes to
 Germany
 From William D. Hines)
 Treves, Renish Prussia, originally founded by the Romans when Caesar conouered Europe. is today, from all superficial appearances, an American controlled city. Entering it from the south the first person a traveller comes upon is an American soldier in supreme command of all traffic. He holds up German street cars with the utmost nonchalance, while slow moving vehicle passes. At every cor ner in the town these American traf- fic patrols have been posted. If a traveller desires to obtain billet in TreyesS he must first visit the American general in charge of civil affairs. The Americans have full control over the sleeping accommo- dations of the city. The tea houses of Treves make an American feel at home. Most of them have orchestras and here the American soldiers and officers gather during the afternoon and evening The Astoria, the larg- est one in the city, has as it's patrons five Americans to one German. The Casino, wealthy club of Treves, has been taken over, with the excep- tion of one room, by the Red Cross, and is being run by the organization as gathering place and mess for Americans. It is a magnificent place containing billiard tables, bowling alleys and well decorated lounging and dining rooms and huge ball room.
 At the station in Treves, the Red Cross, with permission from tho army, has taken over the restaurant and here the American boys may obtain hot drink, jam and meat sandwiches, cookies, cigarettes, etc. at any hour of the day. The Red Cross established this canteen forty eight hours after the troops entered Treyes As consequence, the big station is crowded with American travellers reaching the city are not long in doubt as to the occupation.
 The people of Treves are not open ly hostile, neither are they over friendly. Of course this latter de- scription does not apply to the hypo- critics, of which the occupied terri try abounds. They rather faun upon Americans and are very servile and polite But the sincerity of their at titude is belied by pictures of the kaiser, Hindenburg, and other ex- ponents of German world dominion which they refuse to remove from their walls. and their insiduous pleas
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the workmanship was passed on as being perfect in every respect We have so much to be thankful for. Our auxiliaries did their part fine and the very fine showing our chap ter has made has certainly been made with the help of the auxiliaries.
 Just one thing more and then we will have completed our work, and that is to plan for rousing reception to our Lee county soldier boys. Let us select flag day as the time, to show the boys our great appreciation of them and what they have done, to help to make America safe place to live.
 The Rondo auxiliary has finished their work The ladies completed 20 beautiful complete infant layettes and two quilts made from the outing scraps.
 Report of Rondo Auxiliary
 The members of the Rondo auxil- fdIy nave DVCh quitC pUoS NH> fN'e ten days making their tenth ar1 final shipment of garments, which consisted of 20 complete infant lay. cites. They were beautifully made and as each stitch was put in each member felt so thankful that they had done their part toward alleviat' ing the suffering humanity. The members worked faithfully since our organization and everyone enjoyed the work.
 On Wednesday, January g. the la dies met at the home of Mrs. Ella Martins and quilted the two quilts, pieced by Mesdames Martin and T. J. Dice. These quilts were made from scraps from pajama suits, and only the domestic scraps were not utilized, and they were returned to Mrs. J. I. Morris.
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crop of cotton, then the fertilizer bill could and would be rapidly reduced in few years, and so changed that only phosphoric acid and potash In the main, would be needed for the future.-The Progressive Farmer.
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On Wednesday, February 5, the secretary checked up 20 layettes and 2 quilts.
 MISS IDA B. HOWARD, Sec
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spect by the liberal use of phosphor- ic acid.>-C. c. Conger in the Progress i've Farmer.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-25
A TRIP TO COMET,

Thinking today of the Comet road
meath the desert sky SO blue,
Travelled so often from Phoebe town
with friends both genial and
l recall the lunch at the spring half
way and remember the stories
AS the sun peeped through the leafy
w yrses' r Shrinking their shadows
When the Shade would point to the
eastern hills We would hitch up
the team and go,
FOR the hills were steep and the ruts
were deep and the travelling
tediously slow.
But we would talk of our prospects
bright and the fortunes lost and
won.
While the mirage danced with her
phantom bride around the set
We loaded down with grub and tools
and goods that lend good cheer
For we knew that the boys expected
US and the wagon they would
The wheels would grind in the CANYON
SAND and the load was hard to
But the horses knew we were nearing
f hom all. where the roof'ree bent
We would stop in front of the open
aoor where the lamps cast forth
Preparing Mhgsrs to ,a rss' n in GSr cabin home
And now the cabin has gone to wreck,
and you and l are old,
nut IKE TO recall those happy DAYS
1,,a .s %men :, everything turned to. gold
with a better world in store.
Where love and light will be the
theme and friends will part no
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-25
Says Phoebe. Has Prospecting Boom

Murray g. Godbe, general mana
ger OF the Prince Consolidated Min
ing and Milling Company, operating
an old and well-known property in
the Phoebe region, returned from an
extended stay in the district, says the
Salt Lake Tribune. Mr.. Godbe said
yesterday that the entire section of
country around Phoebe was taking
on the appearance Of a prospecting
boom, the hills being filled with
both veterans and tyros in the min
ing game.
Three things. said Mr.. Godbe, have
brought about this condition-the
sensational values in the Stindt and
Donohue lease in the Nevada Volca-
no ground. the lHte developments on
Comet property. and the splendid
showing made by the Black Metals,
which has taken hold Of the old and
famous Day property.
AS to conditions at his own mine,
Mr.. Godbe merely stated that devel-
Opments were highly satisfactory,
and that the Prince was, without
making any noise, going ahead in its
profitable career.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-25
Three Essentials
in Road Building

Any man can build a road. but no
man can build a good road without
the proper materials. Roadmaking
Is relatively simple and consists in
the use OF three materials-grayel
sand and clay. With these materials
roads were built by the Romans cen
turtles ago in England. and these
same roads. maintained, are used to-
day. Gravel. sand and clay-but the
lack OF any one OF these Injuries the
permanency Of the highway. A local
Illustration OF this mixture is shown
In the result of the work done two
years ago when sand and gravel was
sprfnkled In the nudholes around
town. Today these places are ce-
mented and compare with concrete
The same good work is now being
continued on larger scale under the
direction OF James B. Wheeler, A. l..
Scott and the county commissioners.
Location. gradients, browning and
drainage are subjects of Importance.
but subjects that can wait The i'm
mediate need right now, and 1t Is a
crying need, Is to continue this
spreading OF gravel and sand, now so
ably being performed, until the dis
graceful road conditions near and In
town are done away with. 1t is not
q big job, II the job is not done too
well. Get the worst places filed in
at once and the expected rain will
aid the work instead Of causing dam
age.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-25
Tampering With the Water Supply

With the opening Of the valve on
the discharge waste pipe of the
water supply tank on the top of the
hill about $4,000 gallons OF water
ran to waste. How this happened Is
not known, as it Is the first occur
renee Of the kind in the experience
Of the water department II 1t was
the result Of malicious mischief or
drunken carelessness it cannot be
condemned too strongly. Water is
precious In this community and the
lack OF 1t not only causes inconve-
nience to the housewives of the town,
but 1t also causes the stoppage of
milling operations which, mean so
much to the general prosperity Of
this district. 1t Is particularly re-
GREETED since the water department
has shown by expensive effort its de-
sire to forward the improvement Of
the supply and the betterment of
conditions. II the opening of the
valve was the result of boys play
the culprits should be punished to
serve as an object lesson as to the
need Of sensible thought even in
play.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-25
Enginemen Escape Severe Scalding

Enginemen Escape Severe Scalding
Engineer Willett and Fireman T.
Linehan had q narrow escape from
death when a steampipe on their en-
CINE. No. 3,621, burst while their
train was proceeding west about
forty minutes after they left Las
Vegas.
The escaping steam and resulting
gas In the firebox and cab suffocated
them, not, however, before Engineer
Willett was able to bring the train
to q stop. The men were brought
to Las Vegas on No. 2. says the Re-
view, first aid being rendered in the
dining car before reaching here. Dr.
Heweston attended them on their
arrival.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-25
Ed Clark Aids the Phoebe District

Ed w. Clark, one of the stock
holders In the Nevada Volcano Min
ing Company, returned to Las Vegas
Friday evening after having smooth
ed the way for accomplishment in
the matter Of transferring the Stindt
and DonOhue lease to the new own
ers, and after having aided the Big
Five lease In obtaining their desired
concessions in lease terms. Il may
not have made any money on the
trip" he said, "but l do feel that
have done something to aid the dis
trict." And Ed Clark, taking the
broader view, as usual. in aiding In
the definite result of Quieting all dis
turblng questions. has helped all
business. It Ia understood that he
took over from local shareholder
a block Of stock In the Nevada Vol
cano Mining Company. the lessor of
the Stindt and Donohue lease, thus
giving him larger direct interest in
this district.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-25
Easter Sunday
Observed Here

Easter Sunday-cOmmem
the rise OF Christ and the foundation
Of the profOundest religion and phi.
lOsOphy that the world has ever
known-was celebrated April 20 al
the Union Sunday School by the PEG.
pie OF Phoebe. A beautiful program
was given by seventy boys and girls
led by Mrs. Arthur w. Thomas. Mrs
II. NJ. Lansdowne. organist. accom-.
panied the inspiring songs which
we're sung by the clean youth OF the
town against the appropriate back.
ground Of the country's flag ard the
snowy lilies given by the ladies. The
young people carried themselves
through their recitations and songs
with pure joyousness and simple dig
nifty.
After the opening song Melba
Price and Josephine McCormac were
called and recited an Easter verse,
slowly and distinctly. Then followed
the Easter song by all and the pray
er. Easter Morning" by Adeline
Christian, and recitation by Isa-
belle Evans preceded the Rotations
of Arthur Slaughter, Herbert Evans
and Leland Roeder. Life, the Gift
OF the King" was sung by Evelyn
Roeder and Ethelene Nesbitt. zelda
Campbell, Leona Price. Ruth Chris
tian and Phyllis Roeder each recited
Easter verses and then a song was
given by the entire school. Our
Easter Flowers" were symbolized by
Margaret McCormac, Alice Donohue,
Margaret Thomas and Virginia Lee,
each carrying the appropriate flower
and reciting a fitting verse. Then
followed the recitations by Susanna
Lee. Evelyn ROeder. Ethelene Mes
bitt and Pearl Olinghouse and the
program ended with the Easter Day
song by all.
Important Work Of Noble Women
The Importance of the work of
these noble women, who rise above
the petty trivialities of life and
strive to help themselves and others
to a higher level Of civilization,
should be borne in mind, especially
at this period when sinister and
armies Of ignorant, brute
forces seek to destroy the pillars
upon which society Is founded and
III cdltu " cAtlHS ulSu ludl HdLlc VI
divinely given to each
person, leaving nothing but the law
Of the jungle-might is right-un-
tempered with even the mother love
displayed in the jungle.
The Importance of religious work,
done so quietly and so unselfishly,
should be realized. The first postu-
late and axiom of a sane existence is
hat the greater cannot be produced
by the less. A creature cannot Gre
ate God. And now, when immense
armies of untaught peoples in other
ands, led by so-called thinkers"
who explain man by something less,
md that again by something less,
cooking downward into nothingness
md explaining the universe in direct
to that plainest axiom
If common sense, even though true
science, true reason and every nat
lral instinct would teach an explana-
ion looking upward to the glorious
tars and the infinite power Of God,
t Is time for all thoughtful people
o realize the power OF religion,
which is simply the substitution of
he law Of wisdom and justice for the
aw of might. And all those men
Who are grateful for the first beau
iful truths taught with their moth |
RS love should stop and think, and |
laving thought, should aid the noble |
7omen who so often work alone.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-25
Copies of Session Laws Have Arrived

Advance sheets Of the laws passed
by the last session of the legislature
and signed by Governor Boyle have
been completed by Joe Farnsworth,
state printer, and distributed. The
bound volume of the laws will be
ready for distribution in short
time. The laws Of the last session
make volume somewhat smaller
than that of 1917. The initiative
prohibition act is Chapter /" of the
1919 session laws.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-25
FRESH MOAPA VEGETABLES

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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-04-25

REWARD.
Notice Is hereby given that the un.
dersigned will pay the rewards SET
Iorth below for information leading 10
the arrest, conviction and imprison.
ment In the Nevada State Prison nj
any person or persons stealing the fol.
state of Nevada, towit: '"s
Cattle or Horses shOO M
HOGS ....... 10000
Said information to be furnished tho
the offense occurs. where
reward ito be paid upon the convic.
ZION and imprisonment In the Nevada
ers. " oneho-
HewardS revocable at any time M
notice published twice in q newsnaneyy
IN sacn county. Of the State
dated: April ~, 1918.
SlONERS,
BY H. F. DANBERG.
EDWARD RECORDS, es'osnt'
Secretary.