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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-08-29
FzWGEAERAL
CE4Rff5N0TES

Grow alfalfa and provide an album
dance Of silage.
Sand vetch is a valuable crop to I'm
prove thin, sandy soil.
Weeds and water are two very I'M
portant factors In the cornfield.
The best land on the farm should
be used for the first trial of alfalfa.
There are two ways to can corn,
One Is in cans and the other is In the
silo.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-08-29

day, instead of five, he says, were If
not for the inevitable delays which
occur at the station. Heavy shipping
causes congestion, and new arrivals
must wait their turn to unload tha
truck.
Fruit Growers Favor Trucks.
Fruit growers are another c,o..
among whom autotrucks are becomln.
common. The big fruit farm bauIine
Its own fruit to the railroad nsos
horses In the fall out of all proportion
to farm needs at other Seasons
Numerous large fruit farms formn,.,,.
made no attempt to keep draft bors.o.
In the numbers required for fail haul
ing and instead let this worL ~.
on contract, at so much box Or h ~
rel. The autotruck interests III.
class; during the long, idle periodS , q
consumes no oats. The autotrncr !,
also proving valuable to growers :,
perishabie fruits permitting tbem y,
ignore the express route and Ana :"
market In hurry when required =
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-08-29
RAISE BATTERY OUT OF CAR
Admirable Litter May Be Made by
Having Harness Snaps Riveted
on Leather Strap.

An admirable litter for use in rails
ing the battery out of the car may be
made by having what are known as
harness snaps riveted on the ends of
leather strap, perhaps an inch wide
and little longer than the battery.
When this is snapped into place it
makes convenient handle for Jug
Cling the battery around.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-08-29

owners Of all these herds. together
with the breeds and number IN each
herd. win be listed IN publication
soon TO be issued BY the department
Figures show that since July /, 1918.
BOO accredited herds and 1000 herds
that have passed one test have been
added 10 the list. The veterinarians
now have under supervision 1900
herds OF purebred cattle and 600 herds
Of grades which have shown by pre-
vious tests that one or more animals
have tuberculosis The publication
lists 1.i00 owners of grade cattle
which have successfully passed tho re-
Quirements for tubcrculosis-free ac-
credited herds II Is estimated that
this disease causes an annual loss Of
s25,000Oo0.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-11
Lem Laughlin
Plays Rabbit

From the Parkersburg News
we take the following: After a
lengthy chase through the hills
of Calhoun county on Monday,
Dec. LIST, posse composed of
Deputy Marshal c.. P. Cook. J..
Walter Bee, and officers Ketch-
UNI and Cross. of the prohibi-
ton department, failed to land
their quarry in the person CT
one Lem Laughlin, who has
been wanted by the federal and
state officers for several years.
but did locate large still as
well as eight gallons of corn
whisky. These We're found on
the premises occupied by Laugh
lin in Calhoun county. The pos
Sc, armed with all the necessary
warrants, including a search and
seizure warrant, left Spencer on
Sunday making for a point in
Calhoun county where Laughlin
was supposed to be holding forth
but owing to the condition Of
the roads were delayed some
hours and arrived at the place
too late to apprehend him. Driv-
ing on to his headquarters they
arrived tIere about one hour at
ter Laughlin had departed. A
high-powered rifle was found in
his bed and a double-barreled
shotgun standing at the head OF
the bed.
Upon making an investigation
of the premises a small still was
found in the house as we'll as
the eight gallons of .whiskey,
while the larger still Of
about fifty gallons capacity was
found in the barn lot. This
still is made of copper and is said
to De one of the finest made.
The officers took possession of it
and it is now in the federal
building in this city.
All the officers, except one,
were in hiding in the barn ex-
pecting the return of Laughin
and within short time the fugi-
tive was seen approaching thru
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-11
WATCH YOURSELF DEC. II.

the most powerful pull. Our
Earth is outside the League at
an angle of nearly 80 degrees
In perfect position to receive al
most the full force of the mon
ster electrical disturbance as it
leaps into activity on what, to
US, will be the eastern horizon of
the Suns disk. This means we
shall get the full force of the
storm when the sunspot is at its
worst, before the exploding gas
es have had time to die down.
So, watch yourself from Dec
ember II to 20. and after.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-11
"Wednesday, Dec. 18th. Enid Bennett.
the popular Australian star in
A DESERT WOOING

a clearing. The officer stationed
at the house not knowing e
Langhlin's approach, 1T this
critical point starred for the
barn and was consequently seen
by Laughlin who beat a hasty
retreat. The officers started
after him and made a thorough
search of the neighborhood but
failed to locate him. They final
ly abandoned the search but ex.
pect to make another effort in
the near future.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-11
OBITUARY

The Grim Reaper Death, has
again visited our community and
claimed for his victim, one of
our best citizens, Lafayette Har-
ris, who was bornin Lewis coun-
~, near Weston, April 9th, 1855.
and died at Johns Hopkins Hos
pltal, in Baltimore, Nov. 80, 1919
aged g. years, 7 months end "a
days.
He was married twice, his first
VIE was Louverra Barr, who
preceded him to the Great Be-
yond several years ago.
Several chiIGr n survive him.
WHO are, John, Clyde. Clarence.
Lawrence, and Eunic; Mrs. Abe
Bell and Mrs. Mat Rowan.
His funeral WIS conducted by
Rev. Summers at Bethlehem
cemetery whore he is resting in
his tomb, waiting for the COM
ing of Him wnom he had learned
to love and ser5e when but a
boy
The community has lost good
citizen, his wife a dutiful hus-
band and the Bethel Church. M
f. South, loyal member.
a Friend.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-11

Se oNhC, lOI. AiOSII II a..
Porta, the noted sun-spot forecast
er and discoverer, made the fol-
lowing prophecy which will be
watched by many of our readers
in great fear and trembling. On
this he said, that owing to a
strange grouping of six mighty
planets, such as has not been
seen in score Of centuries, the
United States in December will
be swept by the most terrific
weather cataclysm experienced
since human history began. 1t
will be caused by the highest
sun spot on record.
Since men first began to make
records OF events no sunspot has
been large enough to be seen
without the aid of Instruments.
This one will be.
The sunspot that will appear
December 17th, will be vast
wound in the side of the sun.
1t will be a gigantic explosion
of flaming gases. leaping humid
reds of thousands of miles out
into space. 1t will have crater
large enough to engUlph the earth
much as Vesuvius might a foot
ball. There will be hurricanes,
lightnings and colossal rains.
1t will be weeks before the
earth will regain its normal
weather conditions.
There will also be eruptions,
great earthquakes, to say moth
ing Of floods and fearful cold
weather.
BE warned in advance. Ire
mendous things are going to
happen from Dec. IL to Dec. 20,
and afterwards.
The planets in their orbits
swing in great elipses about the
Sun. They are linked to the
Sun, and to each other, by
chains IF electromagnetic en-
ergy whose compelling forces
each other and hold
each planet in it's regular path.
Whenever two planets wheel
into such positions that they
pull together on the Sun, or in
Opposition" with the Sun be-
tween them their united pull
causes the Suns gases to ex-
leap out into space in
the whirling volcano we call a |
sunspot. These sunsputs in
turn cause storms in the atmos-
phere of our Earth doubtless
on other planets as we'll.
Two planets, united, are
enough to cause small sunspot
and smali storm. Three caus-
es large one, and four makes a
very great storm indead. But,
on Dec. 18th no less than seven
planets will pull jointly on the
Sun. These will include all the
mightiest planets, those With
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-11

Turkey Day at Hardman's,
Dec. 18th and 18th.
Gordie Vanhorn left Tuesday
morning for Parkersburg and
other points on a business mis-
sion.
Little Oral Hathaway, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oral c.. Hatha-
way, was quite sick the first of
this week.
Flour from Spring and Winter
wheat at from $1.70 to $500 per
bag at the Grantsville Mill.
A. M. Bennett, prominent
citizen OF White Pine. was a
visitor here over Sunday.
We have Christmas cards for
the boys and girls that are all
the rage for Christmas and New
Y ear greetings.
Flour from Spring and Winter
wheat at from $1.70 to $500 per
bag at The GrantsviIle Mill.
Frank Bennett. of Morgan
town, who ownes a farm on
Steer Greek in this county where
he formerly resided, is here this
week visiting friends.
French Stump left Tuesday on
the Milton for Parkersburg
where he will join his wife and
accompany her to this place.
Mrs. Stump underwent a sur
gical operation in a Parkersburg
hospital some time since, and
has now almost fully recovered
her normal health.
Our Christmas cards are going
fast and unles you make your
selections soon the supply will
all be sold. Remember this is
the most convenient and fash
ionable style this year of ex-
tending your friendship and
good wishes to your friend.
Mrs. Spencer White, of White
Pine, was in this city over Mon
day night enroute to Elizabeth
to visit her mother for brief
spell. Her son Obey accompan-
led her and will go on to Park
ersburg to spend a few days.
Ford Cunningham, who has
been conducting a pressing shop
and shoe shining parlor at Spen-
Ger, has leased all the first floor
rooms of the viii Deems new
building being constructed on
Court street and will move his
business from Spencer to this
place about the 9Th of January.
Custer Holiday of Parkers-
burg, who has been employed
by Wig Bickel on the Lohan
well near Lockney, was here
Monday. The we'll was pro-
nounced dry hole ard plugged.
The Beckel tools will be moved
to the Stump farm above town
and a well started at once.
A great revival meeting has
just closed at Creston in which
forty professed Christ and TWEEN
ty-three joined the Church. The
good work was the result of a
union of the Churches in that
town and Creston is now one of
the garden spots of Gods foot.
stool The last seen of the devil
he was going down the Kama.
wha towards Elizabeth.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-11

keys, Geese and Ducks, deliver
at Grantsville, December ID and
10Th. Will pay the highest
prices.
Hardman Store & Produce Co.
Hay 1920 per cwt. and Oats
81. Is per bushel at The Grants
vile Mill.
J. D. Smith of Index, was
here Monday on business mis-
sion.
Hay 50. 20 per cwt. and Oats
81. Is per bushel at The Grants
vile Mill.
l. S. Geho, supervisor of the
county poor farm, was in town
Saturday on business.
Clay Mcdonald returned to
his home in Parkersburg, Tues
day, after a short visit among
his relatives here.
William Cooper, a prosperous
and industrious farmer of Anna
moriah, was attending to bust
ness matters here Monday.
R. o. Haskins has moved into
his new home on the South Side,
and the property vacated by him
is now occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Gamer,
of Parkersburg, who we're Wis.
iting relatives and friends in
White Pine and vicinity, have
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Jackson.
and son, Robert, will leave the
latter part of the week for d
short visit with the formers rel
atives in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Kelley
have moved into the Howard
Waldo property on River street.
and the rooms formerly occupied
by them are used as Offices by
DR.. Tough.
The Steamer Milton made q
trip to this place from Crestor
Sunday, taking advantage of the
high rise which came in the riv.
er Saturday and Sunday. She
carried large load of oats fol
the Hope Gas Co.
Wait Polling has been appoint
ed truant officer for the loca
schools in place of A. r. Weaver
resigned. We are informed tina
the compulsory attendance law,
are not being observed by tn,
pupils and parents in a very sat
isfactory manner and that it il
the intention of the school boarC
to make IN example in some o
the worse cases.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-11
FIFTY CARS OF POPLAR LOGS
w a

Write us at once what you can
ship within ninety days. In
spection before loading. Terms
net cash when loaded.
Conroy buchanan Lumber Co.
jamestown, N. Y.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-11
Infaat Found Dead ia Bed

The five weeks-old boy baby
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Wiqner.
of this place, was found dead in
bed early Friday morning. The
little fellow had not been in good
health since its birth, and some.
time during the night the spark
of life went out, When Mrs
Wigner found the child, DR..
Morford was called but his eff
forts were of no avail.
The family of the little one
have the sympathy of the en-
tire community in their sad be-
reavement.
In order to relieve congestion
in the mails so Uncle Sam may
handle Christmas parcels. an
order has been issued to all army
retail stores to suspend delivery
of mail orders after Dec. 10.
From an autopsy taken from
the dead body of H. P. McAtee.
who died at CIarksburg by drink
ing toilet W ter, one pint and a
half of alcohol out of about two
quarts of toilet water drank was
found In his stomach.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-11
FOR SALE

] have about 100 acres Of timber
for sale mostly White Oak-near
Milo on Beech Fork Want to sell
this at once. Address G. G.. Crit
hu Adam. w. Va.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-11

Iurkey Day at Hariman's
Dec. 18th and 18th.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-11
TURKEYS

We want 5000 head of Tur-
keys, Geese and Ducks, deliver
at Grantsville, December ID and
18th. Will pay the highest
prices.
Hardman Store q Produce GO.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1919-12-11

Cro'e's ere said everywhere in scientific
1ity ses'ef pa-kaesS Of 20 cigarettes. or
'-" pc ,....-> t2O0 eiearetes) in a glass
!'--F"''''- covered carton. We strongly
recon. mend this carton for the home or
office supply. or when You travel
Il J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
Winrton-S.l.nn. N. c.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
O smart is because he takes after hi.

so smart is because he takes after his father.
 And if you let a man measure him. self the betting is that he will stretch the tape a little bit
 Nature is a great joker She likes to give a bald-headed man a lux uriant crop of hair in his ears and nose where he doesn't get tired drag ging them around.
 There was a time when a man had to admit that he couldn't see through woman We said there WAS a time
 A husband believes that economy should begin at the Grocery Store A wife believes that economy should begin at the Cigar Store.
 Any doctor cant tell you that the most common disease among women is enlargement of the imagination.
 A man is apt to spend the first fifty years of his life trying to re- member and the rest of his life try ing to forget
 Why is it that little man usually writes a great, big, important-looking hand?
 No matter how well a wife has her husband under control shc cant break him of the habit of hanging his clothes on tho floor
 It is only the men who haven't any who imagine that money will do any thing
 A man will laugh at you and call you nut if you attempt to demon strate the Nebular Hypothesis. But he will put one hoof on a bar rail and spend four hours arguing that black is white and think that he is I pretty smart fellow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
ALASKA LOSES VALUED CITIZEN

It would be difficult to appraise the loss to Alaska in the death of z. F. Cheney. He was an Alaskan in all the term implies. Here he lived and developed and performed his part in the affairs ol men. lie well yersed in all Alaskan matters. His interests all here. He was devotedly at tached the Territory, it's people and their welfare His acquaintance large and his friends almost numerous the population. It is too bad that such a should be called from the opportunities and activities of new country, which offered SC much of his abilities and is ill such need Of them, dime when he in the prime of life
 For nearly Of years MT. Cheney one of the active citizens of Gastneau Channel His pleasing personality, his lively interest ill the life of the community and the welfare of his friends, his wholesome good nature and robust character, made him marked He will be sadly missed by those who knew him well.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
Economic Delirium Tremens
Cincinnati Enquirer ]


 It has remained for Herbert Hoover to character zc the present condition of Europe by a phrase which seems to fit the situation a glove the hand. lie calls 1t of Economic delirium tremens." :"
 Undoubtedly the world has been drunk on blood and is seeing snakes" With scarcely dissentins "oice returning travellers assure US that by no pos 5ibe effort of the imagination Americans con ceye the misery the terror, the abnormality of the situation in Europe. But MT Hoover than whom nc single individual has occupied a vantage ground so nt Tor observation, speaks of the future in op- mlstic tone He believes that the attack of"econo mlc delIri1m tremens will terminate with the signing or tie League Of Nations That single act, he hopes Will operate like the drop which a chemist lets fall into glass of turbid lioud in order to bring about an instantaneous precipitation"
 Such confidence in the recuperative powers of the nations and of the human is what we need
 IS good Tn these precarious times to be treasured that resllency is as ineradicabIe quality in the spirit of humanity in a rubber ball. and that is as true of the former of the atter-that the Worid has had terrific bump It has tambled from lofty estate into deep and dirty pit but the re- pound began at scratch of the pen in Versailles and the human race will ascend to a platform higher than Il has ever reached so, least We hope
 But we must help each other, Mr Hoover says The robbed and wounded traveller on the road to jericho must be picked up by the Good Samaratn and placed in an inn at public entertainment--for time But not for long! At first America, for aAampe, must offer moderate Governmental aid should be rendered through private enterprise
 Altogether the dominant problem in Europe is Whoiiy one or credits money to buy from overseas- and if such fir2Scng be provided Europe should be on on, a self-snbborng basis in another year"
 We may have some further political revolutions m Europe, because the social pendulum has not vet reached ty point of stability, but, in my view the iahger fwsS Red Terror and of destruction by Bol- 9heVsIS ha oeen greatly mitigated and actually will have passed in some countries at the signing of the
 The signing of the League of Peace. We commend me condition to the consideration of Senators Lodge and Borah al. If they want to perpetua tt the derium and to compel the world to see snakes proper way.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
Luke McLuke Says

One nice thing about having child dren is that when you get to be 50 years old your twenty-year-old son can teach you anything you do not know
 The more pompous q man is over his table etiquette the more certain we are that he got his start eating off an oilcloth-covcred table in the kitchen
 widowcr never fools a widow by talking like a school boy. But a widow can easily fool Q widower by talking like school girl
 Funny how much bossing a man will stand from his Daughter when he won't stand for any from her Mother
 And what has become of the fel- low who carried his lead pencil be hind his right ear.
 It doesn't help a stomach ache any to refer to the section that is hurt ing you as your Abdomen
 A fellow hears so many complaints and so few compliments that he is often tempted to regard deafness as a blessing instead of and affliction
 The real reason why your baby is
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22
ONE HORSE THAT
 WON SOME MONEY

LOS ANGELES, July 22.-Rey Fl Santa Anita, king of the turf, the most famous racing horse in Cali fornia history and the pride of the late E. J. Lucky" Baldwin died re- gently at Santa Anita Ranch. near here, the former home of Lucky" now occupied by his daughter, Mrs. Anita Baldwin.
 Key Fl, as he was familiarly known from the Pacific to the Atlantic in inc days when horsefesh reigned supreme, was a winner of the Amer ican Derby and of countless races throughout the country, and Mrs Baldwin estimated that Roy Fl won more than $250,000 in pureses during his life.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-22

for 7rhstovor financial interest chanced at the moment 10 be the most effective bogy' but through all of it nobody ever caught the Colonel with Alaska concealed about him. lie has spent these long years plugging along doing thinZs for the benefit of other 'people: helping lbem toward realizing his and their claim that Alaska is going to be a great country in few more decades. Ex-President Tafts Lost Saddle-Why Col
 onel Richardson Had to Have New
 One Built
 When the World War gathered America into it's vortex Colonel Richardson was com fortaby attending to his Alaska roads and trails Being not only West Pointer, but former instructor in tactics at the Acad- env. he was promptly wanted to help lick rockies into soldiers; and to that end he was assigned to one Of the big camps.
 New duties, new difficulties. He must ride horse and hadn't done it in years. He hunted around, found a horse big and strong enough, and then set about to draw d saddle. There was none big enough; the Government never needed them of his size; and the biggest one that could be provided was utterly useless tO him.
 Then a bright idea occurred to the Col onel He remembered that his old friend, ex-President Taft, owned saddle, made to order, that was a wonder of capaciousness and comfort Mr. Taft would certainly loan it for so patriotic q service, and the Colonel promptly wired him, asking the loan.
 The notion somehow struck the eX-Prcsi dents funny bone. He wired Colonel Dick all about it. He had diligently hunted everywhere on the place for that oversize saddle. It wasn't in his chiffonier, nor in the bureau drawers Hadn't examined all the closets yet but it didn't seem to be there. Pretty hard luck, but he was afraid he would never find it; if he did, he'd slap a special delivery stamp on it and send it along.
 On receipt of which Colonel Dick sor- rOWf1llV went ont and Snpnt months for taiormade saddle big enough to hold him.