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Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30
FEDERAL LAND BANKS ARE
HELPING MANY FARMERS
Loaned sl5.sis.277 to $3.50 Farmer.
During the Month of March. 1919.

Colorado State Agricultural College
DO you know what the Federal
Farm Loan System Is doing TO fur
nIsh farmers with longtime credit
Here are some interesting figures.
During the month Of March 1919,
si5,946277 was loaned 20 1880 farm
ers Of the United States by the FEEDER
a land banks on long-tcrm first mort
gags. The Federal Land Bank Of
Omaha leads in the amount Of loans
closed-Si SOS $50. with the Federal
Land Bank Of 81. Paul running second
in amount, 81 ,s93 200. The Federal
Land Bank OF Wichita, from which
business in Colorado is conducted.
closed loans amounting TO S775 500, a
good showing for one month.
The total number Of mortgage
loans closed in this system from its
organization TO April lst, 1919. was
sl9s 500, ,626 TO q total Of 79.9ig bor-
rowers
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30
Ranch and Range
DELTA CATTLENEN EXTEND
SCOPE IN ANNUAL MEETING

J ADELAt -
The thirteenth annual roundup Of
the Delta County Livestock Associa-
rion was held IN Delta last Friday.
There was 4 large attendance ~ the
business meeting, the banquet and the
ball During the progress Of the bust
ness meeting il was decided to amend
the plan Of the organization IN such
4 manner - 10 make Il the parent
body for the various local associations
which have been formed in the differ
ent districts OF the county and ad-
jacent territory. With this in view.
new officers elected were: Robert r
Rockwell Of Pa0nIa. president; Alex.
Calhoun, Delta, and {. VI Hooker Of
Cedarrdge, presidents; George c.
Wilson Of Delta. secretary, and II.
Thornley, OF Delta. treasurer. These
officer, together with +. VI. Ham
mond, Of Paonia. Harry Woods Of
Hotchkiss, Marion Ray OF Sucla, and
Hugh Van Pert of Whitewater. consti-
tute the board OF control which viii
have charge OF the executive business
Of the county association and the task
Of rraligning the activities.
One OF the principal efforts Of the
association now Is to work for syste-
matte supervision o. grazing on the
public domain. This and various 9TH
cr activities in different directions
make il most valuable organization
for the cattlcm"n Of Delta county.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30
FARMERS WARNED GAlNST
FAKE PROMOTION SCHEMES

The following is the text Of u very
timely circular issued rom the office
Of the Director Of Extension Service:
TO All County Agents: You will
have need 70 have your eyes and ears
open all the time 20 assist the farmers
M g.EIug Information rrgarulng fake
-'OCk--'.IIng propositions, and also to
put them wise - 20 the walking prop
agandIsts who are attempting to or
ganizo the farmers in various ways.
"Th" following information re
c,lyDd from the State Of Nebraska,
which will give you cue 10 the sit
ua'Gor in Iowa, and | understand the
organization II now sprcading into
Nebraska. Lincoln, Nebraska, April
r. F. Holland. county agent. has
received warning that bunch Of
lawyers are attempting TO organize
tho farmers Of Iowa. They have had
considerable" SUCCESS. II is said, and
their motto ls now "Ono Million Farm
"rs The enrolling fee is $3.50,
winch means SI2. .JOOOOO for the pro-
motors when they have reached the
announced goal Thus far the organi-
zn'lpn has been confined largely to
Iowa. and so far as is known, has not
crossed into this state However, Mr..
Holland has been warned that farm
bureaus IN Nebraska should be on
the lookout.
According to reports from coun-
ty agents and others, numerous at
tcmpts are now being made to defraud
farmers. Almost hundreds of stock
ar.lIng pcddlcrs are going over the
state offering all kinds of gilt-edge
stocks paying high dividends.
Not only those mentioned, but
thousands OF other fake propositions
are being propagated among farming
people. This word Of caution is be
ing sent out that they may be fore
warned in these matters"
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30
WILL PLOW 27OO ACRES AT
TRACTOR SHOW IN DENVER

Colorado State Agricultural College
A hundred tractors will plow up
2T00 acres of land near Denver early
next month for the benefit of Colora-
do farmers who are interested in trac-
tors. The farmer who is thinking of
buying a tractor will find this a real
opportunity to see with his own eyas
just what each machine will do
This will be the first mountain
states tractor demonstration, and will
be held June 10, IL, l2. The Denver
Civic and Commercial Association and
the Denver Tractor Club are behind
the show and they have announced
that the authorities of Denver have
guaranteed that no visitor will be
over-charged during the show The
regular tourist season will not be open
at that time so that there should be
no difficulty in getting hotel accom-
modations. Free camping and park
ing space for all out-of- town motorists
will be provided at the exhibition
grounds or in one of the city parks.
Besides the tractors, fifty factor
les have agreed to exhibit farm imp
lements, farm tools, etc
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30
ALIEN SLACKERS LOSE
PRIVILEGE OF CITIZENSHIP

WASHINGTON, May l2.-Right to
become citizens of the united States
is being forever denied to about 90
600 neutral aliens, because of their
refusal to fight for the United States,
Bureau of Naturalization records
show
This represents the number of neu-
tral citizens who took advantage of
the provision in the Selective Service
Law granting their exemption from
military service, if they desired to
forfeit forever their rights to become
Americans. Spaniards and Mexicans
form the largest percentages of these
slackers.
Under the law the Bureau of Nat
uralization is filing petitions in all
courts where these neutral aliens
have declared their first intentions,
asking that the court enter an order
forever barring those who preferred
to renounce their possibilities for Sc
curing citizenship instead of entering
the military service of the country.
Records of the others who have not
taken out their first papers will be
kept at the bureau here. and every
application for citizenship checked
with the slackers list before it is
granted.
There are only six to ten of such
aliens in Gunnison county, but it viii
seriously affect ther future citizen
ship.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30
POT NTO SHOW PLANNED
FOR JANUARY OF NEXT IE AR

The planting OF the potato crop is
nearly compi"Ced all over the stl ..
Reports continue 10 show considerable
d, ,rcas" in acreage, particularly la
III, northeastern section Of the state.
on the Western Slope and in the San
Luis Vale thr "crragc planted Will
evidently oo SOM, vhat nearer normal
than in the Plat,. vallcy section. Plans
arc now being I.Id" for western to-
tatp show for potatoes grown IN CO.
rado and other iut"rmountain states,
to be held during the week of January
1924, 1890, at the same time a. the
Western Stock SHOW Many Colora-
do farmers are becoming Interested in
this show and arr making prepara-
tiors for having exhibits there.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30
WILL INSTRUCT FARMERS
IN HANDLING TRACTORS

colorado State Agricultural Colleye-
ne agricultural college a, Fort
collins IS going 20 give a practical
eoGTs" IN tractor operation, car, and
n pair this sumner which will rsnre.
sent valuable opportunity for farm
ers' farm hands and mechanics who
can spare the time. Colorado farmers
are quite generally adopting the trac-
tor for use in plowing, hauling. and
other farming operations and the pur-
pose Of the course is to give practi-
cal instructions in the handling Of the
machine so that it may be kept in
constant operation
Those attending the school will
learn to take the engine down. grind
the valves, replace the rings: tbcv
VIII learn 10 detect loose bearings. Ia
take them up and to rebabbit them
u necessary; they Will study the trans
mission and the rear aNel. cooling svs-
tenn. carburction, fabrication, and tbav
%lll have practical demonstrations in
the operation Of the tractor under ali
kinds Of conditions.
Practically all types Of tractors will
be used in the course, including tho
steam. the kerosene. the gasoline The
caterpillar, the three-whccl and the
four-wheel
The courses will be given June 2s
TO August /. II is offered for the ben
eii,t Of the farmers of the state who
are expected TO come themselves and
IN hired man or a son to get the speci-
al training necessary to keep the trac-
tor efficient
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30

Once again the fruit crops of rest
en Colorado are safe from frost and
promise to be something tremendous
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30

Finley Mcdonald was Gunnison
visitor Tuesday, down from Doyleville
on a business trip.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30
BRANDsR REGISTERED FOR April

XJ02 Loci II. Carr.
Sapinero, Gunnison County.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30
SNOW SHOE NESN ON kNTHRA-
CITE. CONI\G TO THE FRONT

TaauIan.-
Great act,I,y is reported among
ihr homc~tradrrs Of the Snowshoc
maaa district. Tn" cause Of the in
cr'a>"d interest is The progress Of the
n"w stat" highway between Paonla
and Crested Butte. Comparatively
f'w people Of the lower valley have
visited this wonderfully promising TO-
l'.un. which is some sin miles cast Of
thn junction OF the Anthracite and
tho Muddy streams. Homestcads in
that section arr now held BY Otis and
Or"n Kurtz, b. o. HalIcr. Chas. Vogcl.
Erik Nalin. and 4. T. KuilI. All Of
these men have been very busy saw
ing lumber and getting in a larger
acreage in crops for the present year.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30
Gasoline and Good Roads.

Inc consumer of gasoline who is
paying cent gallon extra as road
tax VIII not begrudge the sum, pro-
vided always that the tax is properly
used IN the construction and repair Of
roads The cent a gallon will be
mighty good investment. The con-
sumer VIII save more than the di,-
terence If there is improvement on the
highways. The reduced cost of travel
ing few miles on first class roads
compared to poor roads disposes of
the new tax.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30

Date Scott,
Trfr. Parlin, Gunnison Cou
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30
ROADS HAVE BIG EFFECT ON
RURAL SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Colorado State Agricultural College
While it is true that various factors
contribute to increase or reduce the
attendance at schools in given sec
tions of the country, it is worthy of
comment that in the states having a
high percentage of improved roads a
much larger percentage Of rural STU
dents enrolled regularly attend the
schools than in the staes having a
small percentage of improved roads.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30
BOYS WORKING RESERVE
TO FURNISH RANCH LABOR

The Boys Working Reserve, an or
ganization that has come to mean
much to the boys between the ages of
IS and 20, and to farmers and others
seeking help of this kind during the
rush season, will be active in Gunni-
son county this year, Grant Rutland,
acting president of the State Normal
School, having been appointed as
county director.
BOYS seeking work for the summer,
and farmers and others seeking boy
help should see Prof. Rutland. There
is no fee attached TO this work, it be-
ing sustained by joint action of the
federal and state governments.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30
Building Big Drift Fence

Paonian:-Material is now accumu-
lating on the Beezley saw mill for
the building of a drift fence three
and half miles long between the
mountains Beckwith and Marcellina.
The purpose for which the fence is
being installed by the forest service
is to keep separate the herds of cat
tie coming west from Ohio creek. in
Gunnison county and the herds be-
longing to North Fork parties.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30

Pastures generally have been OK
csptionally good so far this year and
the conditions of livestock all over the
state is improving as result. The
nay crop is advancing favorably. with
an outlook for at least 4 normal crop,
cutting of the first crop OF alfalfa
has begun in some sections.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-05-30

With L. f. Templeton who visited in
the city Tuesday, was his aged father,
James Templeton of Ransom, Kansas,
who arrived recently with his wife to
spend the summer in Colorado away
from the heat of the Kansas plains.
The Templeton ranch is three miles
this side of Sargents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-09
SOUTH sHAFTsBuRY

Mrs. Mary Dudley of Oriskany
Falls, n Y. has been visiting her
cousins, Mrs. T. H. Dunlap and Miss
Julia Mattison.
Mrs. George Roberts of Manchester
spent the past week with Mrs Albert
Harwood.
Miss Ruth Elwell of Manchester
Depot, recently visited at Frank Mont
gomerys
! Mrs. Elmus Harrington, who has
been i'll, is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. b. Wilbur, jr., of
New Britain, Conn, spent Sunday in
town.
Rev and Mrs. Gilbert Cady have
been called to Bristol by the death of
Mrs. Cady's mother.
A heater has been installed in the
residence of Joseph Tessier.
Mrs. Frask Harris was in North
Bennington Friday.
Fred Harrington is confined to the
house by illness.
Mrs. Nellie Beagle, was in Benning
ton Monday.
Mrs. Carrie Bugbee and daughter
Agnes, have moved into one part OF
Jay Mattisons house.
Mrs Abe Becker is on the sick list.
Rupert Montgomery spent the past
week at his home here
The Lend a Hand, will give their
annual fair at Cole Hail, THURSDAY
and Friday evenings of this week
There will be both, useful and fancy
articles for sale. Punch, popcorn and
candy for everybody. Toys and fish
pound, for the children. Thursday
evening, a food sale, and Friday eve
ming an entertainment Following
is the cast of characters: Miss Sara
Adams, rich spinster Ruth Hawk
ms; Mabel Adams. her elder niece
the bride, Sadie Harris: 'Inez Adams,
her younger niece the bridesmaid,
Hilder WahlQuist; the bridesmaids,
Frances Page Thelma Haseltine
Evelyn Birch. Elsie harrington
Ethel Ross, Nine Harwood, Anna, the
maid. Ellen Lane; John Phelps. rich
old bachelor, George Coolidge: Ches.
tier Phelps. his nephew the groom,
Merle Ross; Parker Glen. the best
man, Charles Harrington, Music will
be furnished during the evening by
local orchestra
The local sportsmen. who have Sc.
cured deer, this season, are Orlie
Dickinson, Sllas and Jesse Harring-
ton, CASPER Barker Fred Green, Ken
meth Cornell, Grant Brownson. Arie
Green Martin Harrington, Vance
Stacy, Paul Moffitt, f. j. Beagle.
Harhy Albert, Milo. Sias, Frank and
Rupert Harwood, John Lane and
Walton Harrington Lane also shot
a fox and Harrington a bear
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-12-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Mr.. and Mrs Edward Butler have
moved from Gage street to the house
on Bradford street recently vacated
by II. II. Kinney and family.
Mrs. Maurice Rudd delightfully."- en-
.tertained about twenty-five friends at
cards Saturday afternoon. The color
scheme was pink and white which
was carried out by pink and white car
nations. Each guest was the recip-
lent of dainty pink basket filled
with tiny candies Refreshments
We're served
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
TOWN THOROUGHLY AROUSED.
Continued from Page H.

spent here for kindred charitable puf
poses.o One man summed UP his opinion
of the situation this morning as fol
lows:
If Mr.. Bradley feels any reluet-
anee about being party to the com
munity decentralization which he seems
to think the Thompson fund is causing
III Brattleboro he can be relieved of
further responsibility by resigning as
tustee. 1t is preposterous, however,
that he should uhe any such argu-
ment in an attempt to divert the fund
from the purpose for which it was left.
Even if there were lcssening of pub
lie spirit in town by reason of the
fund S administration, which of course
is ridiculous assumption, cannot
see where that enters into the case. In
my opinion the issue hinges on the in
tent of the testator, which seems to me
to be that after the needs of direct ben
eficiaries had been met the remainder
VI tAAS iASoHiC SHOuiu NC SpCht III Nil
dred charitable purposes in Brattle-
bore and Rhinebeck until every legiti-
| mate need of this sort in these towns
| is taken care of and then elsewhere if
! any of the income was left"
In order that any action which the
town may take to fight the contention
cf the trustees may be representative of
the entire community there is consid-
cradle talk of calling special town
meeting for the purpose of authorizing
| the selectmen, or someone whom they
shall appoint, to take the matter up
| As the situation stands now the mat
ter is largely in the hands of commit
| tee consisting Of G. A. Harris, II. G
Rice and Miss Mary Donnell, the latter
representing the local society of seam
stresses, needlewomen and shop girls
appointed by the board of trade to de
termine whether the town s rights arr
being given proper recognition in tn,
administration of the fund. This com
mittee already has begun already it.
investigation and similar committe,
is said to be at work in behalf of til,
citizens of Rhinebaek, who like thos,
of Brattleboro are dissatisfied with thu
attitude of the trustees.
In the course of its preliminary in
vestigation the local board of trad,
committee has been in consultation Will
Boston attorney who is a specials
in probate matters, and with the ide:
: of forestalling any precipitate actor
on the part of the trustees this com
mitfea has asked IFS Roston attorney 4
enter q general appearance in behalf 0
the town in the Massachusetts court be
, fore which the case would come. Thi
> action, however, in no way prevents tn
! town from taking action.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
TO ENTERTAIN
26TH DIVISION
Massachusetts, Legislature to Appropri-
ate 100000 for That Purpose
Plans Under Way.

BOSTON, March 17-Governor Cool
idge in special message to the legisla-
ture today asked for general APP
preparation for the reception and par
ade in this city of the Goth Yankee Di-
vision. The amount to be asked will re
100000 and legislative leaders at a
conference with the governor today
agreed TO report fayorably bill for
that amount. 1t is expected to have the
bill enacted tomorrow and the money
made Immediately available under sus-
pension of rules.
1t is proposed to house the entire di-
vision of 10000 men at the army sup
ply base at Commonwealth pier III
South Boston and 100000 of the APP
preparation will be devoted to improv-
| ing these quarters. Families of the sol
diers, who are expected from all parts
CT New England and visiting delegates
from cities and towns will be given ac
comodations on grandstands and
bleachers erected along the line OF
march. The route of parade will be l.
miles long and the division marching
in fighting trim and with much of Its
| equipment will take more than foul
hours to pass a given point. The divi
sion, which is to go to camp Deven!
! after deIarkation, will be in this city
Pn whole or in part five days in eonnec
tion with the celebration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17

be read third time, and three committee
bills for a second reading. s.
On the house calendar for tomorrow is
Fl. 207, the barge terminal measure, call
ing for an appropriation from the state
to build, maintain and operate a public
barge terminal This measure comes up
as a special order at 1890 O'Clock.
1t is understood that Senator Villas will
introduce within day or two new bill
which will repeal the dog law passed at
the present session This dog measure,
which was the cause Of, much discussion
in both houses of the general assembly
has proven difficult of Interpretation in
some cases, and it IS reported that it
has not proven entirely practical in its
application
Another point which has been called
Intention to is that the measure pro
vides for a bounty on a person killing
a dog caught in the act Killing OF
worrying sheep instead of a bounty
on such dogs. Section 6 of this new
law reads as follows: Section G. Sc
! lectmen may offer bounty of s.
for any one killing a dog caught in the
act of killing or worrying sheep"
| In view of these facts, there has beer
some agitation for the repeal of this act
and the bill to be introduced by Senator
| Villas will start the ball rolling
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
SEED VITALITY.
Rice Grows After Being Hidden 1000
Years.

A reader of The Youths Companion.
who was interested in the little article
that told of the vitality of rice
seeds found in japanese idol,
where they had been hidden for perhaps
a thousand years, writes us that it was
discovered some years ago that the
great heaps of lead Stag round ancient
silver mines of Laurion in Greece CON
tanned enough silver to make the ex-
traction of the metal under modern con-
ditions profitable
When the Stag piles were cleared away
great variety of flowers and weeds
sprang up, and among them was a plant
that was entirely unfamiliar, poppy of
peculiar saffron color. Botanists were
much interested in the new plant-the
more SO when it was remembered that
Linnaeus, the father of modern botany,
mentions that fact that a saffron colored
poppy formerly grew in Greece, but does
SO no longer, and that it was not men,
toned in literature later than the time
of Pliny in the first century of our era.
! 1t is probable, therefore, that the seeds
of this poppy had lain dormant under the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

In hearing before Justice F. D. E.
Stowe this morning in the eases of
Catherine French against ARENAS
Houghton, and Catherine French
against Wallace Harris, the case where
continued to March 26, 81, %, when
they will be heard before Justice
Stowe. In an action of tort case of
Mrs. French against Mr.. Houghton, il
is claimed that Mr.. Houghton has sold
from farm articles which he had nc
right to sell, and in the second ease OF
Mrs. French against Mr.. Houghton
suit is brought to recover for articles
which Mrs. French has sold to Mr.
Houghton. The case of Mrs. French
against Mr.. Harris is a replevin case
to recover for hens which HoughtoI
sold to Harris.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17

piles of Stag for nearly or quite two
thousand years, for it is about that time
since the mines of Laurion were
abandoned
Another reader, less credulous of these
stories of the extraordinary vitality of
seeds, writes us that he always suspects
trickery or selfdeeeption when he hears
them. He suggests that hundred read
ers of The Companion each take hand
ful OF seed-wheat or rice or eorn-and
seal it carefully in perfectly dry jar.
wrapping some of it in coarse cloth.
according TO the custom of the ancient
peoples. These jars, he says, should be
durably tagged, fifty one hundred. or
even five hundred years, and placed in
the care of museums or other public in
stitutions. Whenever the Jars were
opened and the seed within planted. there
would be some reliable evidence afforded
concerning the vitality of the grain germ.
Are any of our readers sufficiently in
terested in solving this problem to under
take an experiment the outcome OF
which they may never know!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
Right at Home.

They were on their honeymoon, and
were spending it amidst the mountains
CT Colorado. Nearly every day they at
tempted to climb to fresh height.
"There!' exclaimed the wife, when
she had finished painting. We have
tramped all this distance to admire this
beautiful view,and we have forgotten
the glasses,
Never mind, darling,' replied he,
taking small flask out of his pocket
There S no one about. We can drink
just as well out of the bottle. ''-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.