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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

The common-run, well-fed, we'll
paid, well-clothed city preacher Of the
day persists in saying that the world
is growing better-but the unpaid
country circuit-rider, who has the job
of his life in making tongue and
buckle meet" has his doubts about it.
If the United States part Of the
world is getting better, it is doing so
with more than so per cent. of the
people outside of the pale of the
church-and church going is not keep
ing pace with picture shows and
ball games.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24
SOME HoNEHEApS I HAVE
KNOWN. ..

The man who went to bed smoking
. pipe,
The woman who started the fire
with gasoline.
The little girl who played around
the bonfire.
The little boy who sneaked out
matches to play with.
The house owner who thought the
crack in the chimney Of no conse-
Quence.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24
KNOXVILLE PUTS ON
STREET CAR STRIKE

The Knoxville street car conduc-
tors, motormen and shopmen put on a
strike last Saturday and not a car
moved in that city last Sunday. There
are 224 of the employees and they de-
mand that they be paid 55, go and IS
cents per hour instead of SO, 3s and
40 cents which they have been re-
ceiving. The company has offered to
pay 40 and 46 cents per hour.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

Elmer Griffin, the well-known Po-
land China breeder of this county, re-
ports that he has fall filters from his
herd of 6 sows totaling SO head. From
these he has now saved 40 pigs. This
is very good average. He is a
breeder who was established when the
prices began to rise. We venture to
say that he will still be in the ring
when prices go back to the old level
if.they ever do.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

Let US give a few hours of our time
to the upbuilding of our county this
year. The work that will count most
will be that which does something,
even though it be small to make for
better schools, country life, churches,
roads and agriculture. A push and a
pull for any or all of these things is
worth the best that you may have in
you.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

ever the prizes are just as liberal as
many large fairs. However they are
not so numerous. If you believe in
making progress in Henderson county
let us see you here and if possible,
bring an exhibit.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

Are you interested in tractors?
Brown Bros will demonstrate during
the fair. 1t will pay you to see one
at work whether you think of buying
or not.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

One exhibitor told us recently that
he was well paid for exhibiting at
the Hog Show last year. Others have
done the same thing during the year.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

The Fire Chiefs Of Tennessee have
met. organized and enlisted afresh in
aid Of the State Department Of Fire
Prevention.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

Mrs. Bertha Roach grew the Porto
Rico sweet potato this year. She be-
lieves that its quality as an eating
potato is superior to all others.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

The prospects are good for the
fair. We already have no small
number of exhibits promised. Bring
yours too.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24
A Dangerous Stove.

A gas stove with lealy valve or
one whose valve turns at touch is a
stove that should be repaired at once
or gotten rid Of.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

G. C. Sellers has sown rye in some
of his corn and cotton. He likes it
as a grazing crop. He likes to put in
Just little rough so as to keep the
ground from washing and to cause
fewer plants from freezing out.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

A. r. Stanfill, of Cane Creek has
grown soy beans for several years.
He feels sure that they have increas-
ed his yield of corn besides the
amount of feed he has secured.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

After all the fall rains much care
should be used in drying out potatoes
as soon as they are dug. Don't forget
to put them in crates and let them
stay where you put them until ready
to be used or sold. The container may
be moved but the potatoes must not
be disturbed.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

A good string band is expected here
to furnish music each day during the
fair. You will enjoy it.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

Cooks who do not desire &c burn
their breakfast should refrain from
starting fire vita kerosene
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24

On account of things over which
the writer had no control the premium
list was hardly so large as we ex-
pected. II we will look it over how
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-10-24
FINER
FARMING
By H. A. Powers.

Why can't we have tractors to do
certain blowing?
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-21
UNIFORM BY SOLDIERS
 AFTER THEIR DISCHARGE

The war department publishes the the following circular:
 War Department
 Washington, January 25, 1919. Circular No. ,43.
 Wearing of Uniforms By Discharged
 Soldiers.
 Present law authorizes a discharg- ed officer or soldier to wear his uni form from the place of discharge to his home, within three months of the date of his discharge from the ser- vice. Thereafter the officer may wear his uniform only upon occasions of ceremony.
 The enlisted man must return his uniform within four months of date of his discharge; but can wear it only as stated above.
 An act is now before congress, which if passed, will authorize enlist ed men to keep the uniform which they are permitted to wear home, and to wear that particular uniform only, provided some distinctive marke of insigna, to be issued by the war de- partment, shall be worn.
 It will thus clearly be seen that
  neither under existing or proposed law will discharged soldier be per mitted to wear uniforms made by civ ilian or other tailors. They may le- gally wear only the particular uni form which they have been permitted to retain.
 Commanding officers of camps, posts, and stations will give the widest publicity to this information, both among the soldiers of their com mands and in the local press. No per son will be permitted to solicit orders for, or deliver uniforms to soldiers about to be discharged. Persons or concerns persisting in selling uni forms to such soldiers, after having been warned not to do so, will not be permitted to come on or do busi- ness on the reservation.
 By order of the secretary of war.
 PETITION C. MARCH,
 General, Chief of Staff. Official:
 P. c. Harris, the Ait. Gen.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-21
NEW STATE LAND BILL
 UP FOR ACTION IN SENATE

The state land bill was considered in the committee of the whole and fav- orably reported, almost without di- vision. This is practically the same measure that failed at the election last fall after two constitutional amendments to which it was designed to give effect had been adopted by heavy mojorities. The defeat of the bill is attributed to its position at the bottom of the ballot. When the vot- CTS had reached that point in their struggle with proper legislation they "fell out" and left the job incom- plete.
 This bill extends the time fog which a lease of public land may be taken from five to twenty years and re- moves the limitation of area from the land that may be leased. At the re- quest of the house, Land Commission CT Mouer appeared before the com mittee and explained the bill. He was followed by J. c. Woolley, represent ing the small stockmen and settlers. MT. Woolley said that already the large stockmen had acquired through dummies" large tracts of the state lands and if they were permitted to go on they would break up settlements and the rural schools. The latter part of his remarks consisted of answers to questions that were fired at him from all parts of the house and finally his address was cut off by a motion to discontinue the discussion. There upon the committee voted favora- ble report of the bill.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-21
GETS THE LAND--COCON|NO
 COUNTY STILL PAYS LIN BONDS

of S159,000, her share of the railroad and other bonded indebtedness of Yav- apai county on separation therefrom has paid $100,000 interest, and thus will claim $259,000.
 Yavapai's Claims.
 Yavapai has the largest interest claim, demanding repayment of S510,- 900 paid as interest on her original bonded indebtedness of $33S,000, or the gross sum of $S4S,000. She has been paying in, about S15,000 year in interest, claiming to have provided a large sum that really should have been charged against Coconino. Over this phase of the situation there is to be litigation and the rights of the case will probably not be defined un- til its presentation in court. Most of the funded debt is based upon the Prescott & Arizona Central railroad subsidy, Coconino county being joint ly liable.
 Only about half of Pimas funded debt of about $550,000 is due to the subsidy of the Tucson & Globe mar row gauge railway. Though this orig inal debt is the largest of the four counties interested, her railroad inter- est payments, latterly at the rate of S9,000 year, have amounted to $200,- 900 in all the years, her gross claim thus amounting to about $S50,000.
 Will Take It All.
 In all, these claims, with interest figured to about year ago, agree gate S2,425,000. The land allotment will be sold for not less than S3,000,- 900, or leased A long term of years will be needed to accomplish liquida- tion that the interest on deferred pay ment land purchases will about bal ance the bonded interest account and thus save the county bills from in- creasing.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-21
SHRINERS ON WAY TO PHOENIX.

There was grand scurrying of Shriners to the Mecca at Phoenix to be present at the Ceremonial Session of the Shrine being held there today. Special arrangements for a big "Vic- tory Parade" on the 22nd, toworrow. There will be doings from the highest ramparts to all other parts of the City of Phoenix" at which time the police authorities will be careless and inactive, permitting many things to be done which ain't most generally did.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-21
FALL IN"F YOU DON'T
 WANT TO FALL 0UT'

There are many discharged soldiers and sailors returning to Flagstaff with more coming every day. It would seem fitting that they got to- gether and organized a veteran as- sociation" of some kind on the order of the Spanish-American war associ- ation, or the old G. A. R. Aside from the many associations during the war on the Hun, it would be of mutual ben eft in many ways.
 Within short time a national or ganization of that character will spring up, if it has not already been started. The local organization would of course join with them in making it nation wide, but in the mean time there are many things affecting re- turned soldiers which could be hand led by such an organization.
 The boys may need some help in getting such an organization together but it would not take long to remedy that part of it. As it is no& the boys come struggling back from all parts of the world and there is no place where they can. congregate and call it headquarters; where they could TeRlsteT III anu Ieel that they fediIy belonged again. Many of the boys coming to Flagstaff are not known here but want to make Flagstaff their home. If they had some special head quarters, the nucleus of an organiza- tion, it would not only help the boys but would make it easier for people interested in them to help them in a great many ways.
 Many soldier boy who was willing to face gunpowder, is mighty diff dent when it comes to making up to strangers, but iss willing to talk among the boys who have "gone through it" with him.
 The ''home boys" should set the pace and get together as soon as they can, for they will be able to do world of good to the Strange sol- dier" who happens to come to town. It may sound strange now to these splendid "buskies" who are coming home, but it will be only a few short years when they, too, will be wearing grizZled hair as are the Spanish American veterans and all too short a time when they will be as few as the old guard, the Grand Army of the Republic.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-21

Former County Attorney c. B. Will son of Coconino county and County Attorney Kirk Moore of Pima county are in Phoenix working out the details of the court action they may bring jointly against either Yavapai coun- ty or State Auditor Boyce for set clement of the muddle attending the congressional grant of 100000 acres to Arizona for the payment of rail- road debts that had been fastened up- on the territory by congressional ac- tion. It is agreed that congress never intended to pay more than the rail road bonded indebtedness, incurred through subsidiaries, but the act as passed, includes all bonded indebted ness prior to 1896 of the counties of Pima, Maricopa, Yavapai and Coconi- no and there seems to be no doubt of its interpretation in this wise by the courts. Thus Pima county is likely to have over S300,000 of her ordinary bonded indebtedness wiped out, while two other counties will be benefited in this way very little and Coconino not at all.
 Interest Payments.
 The question just now agitating the legal representatives is that of repay ment to their communities of i'm mense sums that have been expended as interest on the principal subsidy sums. For years Maricopa county has been turning more than S10,000 a year over to the state treasurer, to pay the interest on her issue of S209,- 900 in bonds as subsidy for the Mari copa and Phoenix road. In all she has paid out in interest approximately $259 ,000, making gross sum of $46S,000 or more, for which restitu- tion is asked of the state, contingent on realization upon the million-acre grant.
 Coconino county, on principal sum
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-21
WEEKLY KANSAS CITY
 STOCK MARKET REPORT

KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS, Feb. 17.-Cattle receipts today 5000 head, or about one-half of last Mon days receipts, market steady to 10 cents higher. Hog supply 5000, 1000 head less than Monday week ago, market strong to 10 cents higher. Sheep receipts 1000 head, 4000 less than last Monday, market fully 25 cents higher with no good lambs on the market.
 Beef Cattle Higher.
 With no prime fed steers on the market today, bunch of 210 head of Oregon steers averaging 1230 lbs. topped the market at $16.50. A string of Oklahoma steers weighing 1196 lbs. sold for $16.4O, while some native steers, very plain in quality, brought 25 cents higher than last weeks close. No pulpers on the market. Butcher grades scarce with trade active and higher. Cows and heifers selling from 25 to 50 cents higher than last weeks close, cows sel)in from S10 to S14, heifers selling from $S.50 to $15. Gamer cows sell ing from $5.50 to $6.50, bulls steady selling from S7.50 to $10.5O, veal calves strong, selling up to SIP.
 Stockers and Feeders Steady.
 With very few stockers and feeders on the market, the good kind ruled steady at steady to stronger prices, feeders selling from S13 to s14, stock CTS from s10.50 to S14.
 Hog Receipts Light.
 With receipts about one-half of last Mondays supply, the market opened steady to 10. cents higher. Top today $500, equaling the high est price paid this year, bulk selling from $17.25 to $17.70, mediums and butchers selling from S17.50 to ST. S5, lights at $17 to $17.50, pigs sell ing from SIP to $16.
 Sheep and Lambs Strong.
 With only 1000 head here today, market opened strong to 25 cents higher with no choice lambs or ewes on the market. Fat lambs selling from $17 to $17.35, while choice | lambs would easily have brought ST. 30. Ewes selling from $10.50 to $11.- 25, yearlings from $14 to $15.25, | wethers $10 to $12.5O, stockers and feeders SIP to $17. Any kind of good fat ewes would have brought from s11.25 to $11.50, here today.
 J. A. RICKART,
 Market Correspondent.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-21

DOUGLAS-Twenty-three barrels of wine were seized at Lowell by Sheriff Mcdonald and some of his deputies recently, boosting the total to 40 barrels of this brand of bever- age since the first of the year. Sher-' if Mcdonald announces that more than 5000 bottles and sundry alcoholic drinkables have been hauled in in various parts of the country.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-21

built a fire, branded it with his brand, the XIV, and then joked the two boys about the ease with which he got away with it. Giddings, on the other hand, gave the court a detailed ac- count of the days activities when this branding was alleged to have been done, and stated that he had never seen such a calf while with these boys, had never branded anything while with them, and had never built fire while in their presence.
 Some of the Testimony.
 John T. Degraftonreid gave the fol- lowing testimony when examined by County Attorney Gold:
 Q. Just state the conversation.
 A. That morning when we got up and cooked breakfast Giddings said, (Which way are you boys going to ride today?" I said, "I think we had better ride out in the direction you deem best" He said, "Well, we will ride up towards the Heiser place. There are quite few cattle in that country that have come down out of the mountains" He said, "We will do some good if we ride up in that
 
 pump a matter of five or six miles and jumped bunch of cattle.
 Q. Who was with you at that time?
 A. My brother, Ross Degrafton- reid. .
 B. Then what took place?
 A. We jumped a small bunch of cattle, and in this bunch of cattle was a red bald-faced CO-bar cow with red bald-faced calf following her.
 Q. What was done? A. Giddings jerked rope down and roped the red bald-faced calf the red bald-faced calf following this CO-bar COW.
 O., What was done then?
 A. He roped this calf and got down, built fire and proceeded to brand it.
 Q. Where were you at that time? A. A matter of thirty or forty steps.
 c. Did you have any conversation at that time with Giddings?
 A. Giddings laughed and said, "You boys are pretty slow to let me take this big calf away from you" Q. What else did he say?
 A. "You might beat those kids on the point catching calves, but you can't beat old Rimmy down here. These belong to Rimmy" He proc ceeded to put his brand on the calf. Q. What brand is it that he put on the calf?
 A. x w on the left shoulder.
 (The testimony following is to the effect that James Giddings branded another calf few hundred yards from this place under practically the same 
 On cross examination by Attorney Clark for the defense Degraftonreid stated:
 Cross Examination of J. T. Degraf-
 ton reid by Mir. Clark.
 Q. I will ask you if you did not tell Mir. Giddings at the time you went there, that you had been em- ployed to go there and catch him If you could?
 A. I told him had come down there to catch him stealing. Our ex- act words were-I was introduced to Giddings-I said, "I am the sleuth that is down here to catch you for stealing.
 Q. SSleuth," is that the word you used?
 c. I will try not to forget it. A. He said, "You are fair and above board, old man; I am glad to know that you have told me that"
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-21
Hindu Colony at Chandler.

CHANDLER--The local represen- tative of Imperial valley, California, Hindu interests, says work on the Hindu colony to be established here, already is well under way.
 \ The Hindus are planning to put an entire section in long staple cotton and contracts are said to have been let for pumps and engines. Several wells will also be installed.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-21

said right now, "I am no detective, and 1 don't know the first letter about being a sleuth or detective; but 1 want to tell you that I have been offered seven thousand dollars to catch you stealing, and you want to lay off from it."
 Q. We'll, were you offered seven thousand dollars?
 A. l was not.
 Q. Then, to use mild expression, you were "stringing" Mr. Giddings ?
 A. No, I falsified.
 Q. You don't mention that as be- ing the first time that you ever fal- sified?
 A. No, sir, in such cases as that; Cross-Examination of Ross Degraf-
 tOnreid by Mir. Clark
 Q. l will ask you if you didn't state to Clayton Miller, and, l think, in Carrol Miller's presence, that there was thousand dollars reward for catching Clayton Miller; that there was a thousand dollars reward for Forest Willis, a thousand dollars re- ward for Albert Dillman, thousand dollars reward for D. l.. Joy, three thousand dollars reward for William Rudd, and seven thousand dollars re- ward for Jim Giddings? I am ask ing you if you stated that to him?
 A. did.
 The Court asked the following question of Clayton Miller:
 "State in your own words the con- versation as near as you can remem- Der it." (Referring to conversation the witness had with John T. Degraf- tonreid).
 Clayton Miller-Jack Degraftonreid says to me, if you will come with me and my brother and work with us we will steal all the calves we can in the spring and we will get them together, and, he says, you go down and see Rimmy Jim and see if we can sell them to him, and, he says, we will whack up the proceeds"
 F. M. Gold-"You told him there was nothing stirring?"
 Clayton Miller-"Yes, l told him there was nothing stirring"
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-21
:. The Dave Joy Case.

In the case of the state against David L. Joy there was a direct va riance of testimony. It was stated by Ross Degraftonreid that he had seen Joy killing for food beef belong ing to Babbitt Brothers. Joy, on the other hand testified that the beef in question had been killed by the De- graftonreid boys while they were on a visit to Rudd's ranch. Clayton Miller was sick at the time and having no meat in the house the Degraftonreid boys butchered one of Babbitt's cows to furnish meat for themselves and the sick. man, and later the hide was hung on the fence.
 Justice Kidd's conclusions were the same in both cases, Giddings and Joy, namely, that the evidence introduced was insufficient to warrant him in binding the defendants over to the superior court and so dismissed the complaints.
The Coconino sun., 1919-02-21
CATTLE THEFT CASES

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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-03-07

zee his residence here he has been
engaged in the bakery business with
his brother, and has made circle
of friends, each of whom speaks In
the highest terms of him as a man
of sterling worth.
The marriage took place in the
parlors of the Hotel Orofino and was
witnessed by only the immediate
relatives of the contracting parties.
The bride was charmingly arrayed
in gown of white taffeta and car
train for Kamiah, where the groom
was attired in conventional black.
Immediately after the ceremony the
happy couple took the north bound
train for amiah, where the groom
will embark in business, and which
place they will make their future
home On the way to the station
the newiyweda We're serenaded by
JAZZ band, which called attention
to the fact that Orofino could, at
ines. celebrate a marriage, and
at the same time attest the popu-
larity of those just married
The Republican joins with the
host Of friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Lo-
max in wishing them long life OF
unalloyed happiness.