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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-07-02
PURE-BRED SlRES SAVE CASH
Texas Breeder Finds Best Is Cheapest
Whether With Cattle, Hogs or
Other Animals,

I'VE have been in the cattle bust
ness for more than 35 years and have
always kept the best pure-hred sires
we could buy"
With this remark In letter to the
federal bureau of animal industry, c.
II. Falies, Texnn. applied for en-
rollment In the "Entter Sires-Better
Stock" campaign.
I'VE have always tried to teach the
people to use pure-bred sires of all
kinds OF stock" he added. "Our mot
to Is the best is the cheapest of any
thing we raise whether 1t be cattle,
horses. mules. sheep. poultry or dogs.
We have found this paid as well with
dogs ms with everything else."-United
States Department Of Agriculture.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-07-02
There Are Three Kinds OF Dous-
The Ownerless Dog, the Other Per.
sons Dog and Your Own Dog.

that care must be taken to minimize
the danger Of diseases spread by them.
In general way, say the specialists
of the department, there are three
kinds Of dogs-the ownerless dog, the
other persons dog, and your own dog.
The stray dog which recognizes no
owner, they say. does not fit into the
modern scheme of civilization and
must be eliminated. A dog that is
allowed by the owner to wander al
large VIII have substantially the same
habits of life, the same sort of food.
and be practically as dangerous as the
owncrless dog. You have the right
70 insist. they point out, that such
dogs keep off your premises.
Your own dog should be handled
in such way as best to further the
welfare of the dog and the community.
He should be kept In restraint and
not allowed the full freedom Of the
house or even of the outside premises
lie should not be allowed to be FAM
liar with people, and especially with
children. The dog should be kept
A'Se '"'" cAteihui pdrdSlteS ny IRE
quent baths and, if necessary, other
= appropriate measures, and should be
freed from internal parasites by suit.
able measures and kept free by ade-
luate attention to his food. He should
only be allowed to leave the yard or
the kernels In company with some
person. and wherever conditions call
for 1t should be kept in leash. When
away from home the dog should be
muzzled with reliable metal muzzle,
not with strap muzhle that would
be cruel to the dog If tight enough
TO be effective and which is usually
so loose as merely to give false
sense of security. since it permits
the dog to bite.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-07-02
CATTLE SHRINK IN TRANSIT
Owner Loses Considerable BY Not
Taking Proper Precautions In
Shipping Live Stock.

Investigations by the Colorado agrI-
cultural college are beginning to show
that shrinSage of live stock when
shipped to market CO n be greatly re-
duced. The most in portant thing Is
a comfortable car and not much crowd
ing. The next thing is to have the
animals we'll fed and contented when
they are loaded and until they are
sold Mt the terminal market. In other
words plenty of feed and water and
comfortable quarters are most impor-
tant.
Some farmers" says X. w. Clark.
live stock specialist for that institu-
tion. ship regularly with little or no
shrinknge. while others Mt all times
aav" 'nn'7nous shriDknge
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-07-02
SCRUBS

A scrub is an animal OF mixed
or unknown breeding. without
definite type or markings. Such
terms as native. mongrel, razor.
back, dunghill, piney woods.
cayuse, broncho and mustang
are somewhat Synonymous with
scrub" although many of the
animals described by these terms
have certain fixity OF type even
though they present no evidence
OF systematic improved breed
ing.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-07-02
GOOD BUSINESS PROPOSITION
no More Do We Look Upon Selection
OF Seed Corn as Fad-Now
Thoroughly Approved.

Time was when the selection of
seed corn on the farm was looked nm
on somewhat as fad. Sentiment.
though. has changed until today we
have come 10 consider the field selec-
tion of seed corn as thoroughly
approved business proposition.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-07-02
CEREALS FOR BREAD SUPPLY
Corn, Wheat and Buckwheat, Staple
Breadstuffs, Are Raised Nearly
Everywhere.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture
Cereals. such as corn. wheat. and
buckwheat are raised nearly every
where throughout the United States.
These grains are staple breadstuffs.
but the general practice of farmers IS
to buy -four and meal rather than
grind or have their own grain ground
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-07-02
KILL WEEDS BY CUlTIVATING
Those Just terminating or That hsvs
Not Yet Obtained Strong Root
held Easy to Destroy.

Weeds that are Just terminating
or that have not vet Obtained a good
roothold on the soil are very easily
killed by light cultivarions such as
can be accomplished With the h:f1ow
ar the weeder
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-07-02

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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-07-02

for home use. In certain sections
where custom grist mills are found.
farmers still have some grain ground
into flour and meal for home use. Oc-
casionally a farmer is found who has
his own little mill and who makes his
cwn flour and meal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12
NORTHEAST BENTON.

Bert Waddington is in st. Louis at
the home of ]. W. Hines. - Ebert
and Laura Kathryn Winger were both
quite sick the past week but are re-
covering. - Mrs. Fred Stempert was
taken to the hospital in Mexico Mon
day. - The sympathy of everyone
goes to Henry Davis in the loss of his
two little boys on Wednesday and
Thursday and his wife on Saturday
Henry Schleeter and sons attended
the funeral Of his daughter, Mrs.
Davis Monday. - T. F. Dews held a
public sale Tuesday. He will move to
Benton City to reside - Grover
Stuart returned to his home in Thorn
ton, Iowa last Friday. - Miss Nora
Williams returned last week from an
extended visit in the west with rel
atives in Colorado, Idaho and Cali
fornia. - Owing to the scarcity Of
coal and of sickness in the vicinity no
church services were held in Benton
City Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12
MOLINO ITEMS.

W. H. Adams and wife were guests
of R. L. Heizer and family Tuesday.
- J. D, Worley is visiting his son,
Harry Worley, of Oklahoma. - Henry
Fisher and family are domiciled with
Dave Beam and wife. - Miss Nora
Helwig has measles. - Mrs. R. L.
Heizer and daughtefs, Florence and
Irene and son, Roy, are i'll with the
flu. Miss Lilly Hofreighter is nurs-
ing them now. Mrs. Lewis Galloway
returned home Tuesday. She came
on Sunday. - DR.. Flynt is kept busy
riding day and night. He has to cover
such a large territory. - VIM. Vain
scott and family have moved to their
farm near here. - James Greed mas
been on the sick list several days. -.
Colvin (Bud) Cauthorn has the flu. -
Walter Henderson, wife and daughter.
have been i'll with flu for a week
Mrs. Henderson's sister from Gala
way is with them. - Mrs. John
Heizer and daughter are sick at the
home of Mrs. Heizer's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Complin, of SantaFc
They all have the flu.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12

the other soldier, were discharged by
Judge Shannon after having made set
Elements showing that $361.56 remain
ed to be distributed among the heirs
S. J. Bovine, administrator in the
estate of Josephus Anderson, filed a
final settlement showing balance due
the estate of 1856. He was given an
order to distribute and to pay the
taxes and attorney fee due.
The estate of Angie B. Covington
showed a balance for distribution of
$3613.38, after final settlement was
made by the administrator, William
H. Coil. In the Thomas P. Coving,
ton estate, A. F Romans, the admin
istrator, was ordered to distribute the
balance of $210753, and was dis
charged.
Final settlement was made in the
estate of P. T. Freeman, and W. E.
Freeman, the administrator, was or
dered to distribute a balance of
$276.35. In the estate of Melvina
Newberry $108.8O was the balance
left for distribution, after final set
tlement was made by J. F. New
berry.
Charlie Hill Fritch was finally dis.
charged from the duties as admins
TRAITOR in the estate of Isabelle Fritch,
after final settlement was made
showing a balance for distribution of
Sl0.96. In the estate of Harriette r.
Stevens the executor filed accounts
and vouchers showing balance due
the estate of $1872.31.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12
RUBY SHARP Ships DEAD.
Former Mexico Resident Dies in In.
diana January 20.

"Ruby Ships, wife of Lawrence
Ships, died at her home in Oxford,
Indiana, near the noon hour of Thurs
day, January 90, 1920. Her remains
were laid away in the Justus cemetery
of Oxford.
ruby had been in poor health for
years and all of the medicine, proper
food and good care seemed was not
enough to save her. She was born in
Vandalia, Mo-, in 1885. She was the
daughter of DR.. ]. T. and Laura
Sharp. Her father died when she was
less than year old. Her husband
! Thurmond, son s years old, her
mother Mrs. Laura Sharp, Of Oxford,
a sister, Gertrude Sharp of Murphys-
boro, ILL.,, and a brother, Walter Sharp
Of Oxford, Indiana, survive her.
"When about six years old she
moved with her family to Carrollton,
Ill. Later to Boswell, Indiana, at
which place she united with the Pres
hyterian church, Mr.. Hostetter being
il charge of the church. After few
years residence at this place her fam
lily moved to- Murphysboro, III. Hav-
ing received training in the Baptist
Sanitarium in st. Louis, she followed
her profession as nurse until her
marriage to Lawrence Ships in 1909
at Murpthysboro, Ill."-Oxford, (Ind.)
Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12

violin solo accompanied by Miss
Thomas, and some limitations. Mr..
McNally complmented Marceline IN
having so good musician as Miss
Thomas as an instructor in the
school.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12

were made in the estates of Audrain
County soldiers who died in camp dur
ing the World War, James Bledsoe,
the first man to give his life, being
one. The final administrator of his
estate, C. C. Bledsoe, made a final
settlement showing $1.30 due him. E.
C. and J. F. Galloway, administrators
in the estate Of Warren H. Galloway,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12

Mrs. Ships was well known in
Mexico, where she formerly lived.
She was great niece of Mrs. Lucy
M. Shields land Judge Thurmond, Of
Fulton. Many Mexico friends will
regret to learn of her death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12
Come in and let's talk Cream Sep
arators. We have a bargain for you
DRY G. SAPPINGTON.
DIT wit If

Ladies $40 Fall and Winter Coats
and Suits reduced to $34.95; $60U0
values reduced to $2495; $500
values reduced to $19.75. d2 wit
FREDENDALL G. WILKINS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12
Marguerite Thomas Complimented.

The Miss Thomas spoken of in the
following clipping from the Mercelino
Journal Mirror is Marguerite Thomas,
the daughter Of John r. Thomas, OF
this city:
The stuednts were highly ea2r-
tained, Tuesday morning, by Mr.. Nc.
Nally, the ciolinist and reader, who
rendered three or four readings, a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12
. FINAL SETTLEMENTS MADE.
Include Estates of Two Soldiers of the
World War.

Final settlements in nine estates
were made in the first two and half
days of the present term of the Pro-
bate Court. Two of those settlements
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12

Mrs. Brown Owen has returned
from visit with her sister, Mrs. J.
w. Hines, in St. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12

Fred A. Morris remains about the
same.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12

SHIRTS GOING HIGHER.
If you are going to need shirts this
spring buy now as they will be higher
soon. d2 wilt
JOHNSON'S VARIETY STORE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-12
CREAM SEPARATORS.

Diabolo Separator runs so easy,
skins so closely. Price $40. Under
market today. d2 Witt
DRY & SAPPINGTON.
Arizona republican., 1920-06-25
COMMENCEMENT DAY HELD AT HARVARD
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 24.-Com- ,,encement day observations at liar yard university were brought to q close today with exercises in Sever quadran ran! ele in the Harvard yard, at which prieI ss,Id,.asses were delivered by General Fershing and Franklin K. Lane, former 1.sI, secretary of the interior. botii or Wllolis Lt were awarded the degree Of doctor or laws earlier in the day. and by Gov arnor Coolidge. The governor at,eI saving that Harvard had performed treat mission. said that the mission or inc commonwealth of Massac ustO tS had been ito lead the world into q larger liberty ..--. 7,o,-o
 General Pershing said that we nave nay come to look to Harvard as uni t,o,ei+v and to Harvard men TOT the soi,,tion of most of our problems
 Ar a meeting of the alumni asSocla- ,+1,, E-IIfot Wadsworth. joint chairman of inc endowment fund committee. an an 1o,,ncod 9l that I7. eos subscriptions naH m! lt-- louI',-,,, .,.,,1-ed amounting to $12-l5t.l64 He said that after the -o,,T5 pFdsi&e' ae re rS .,,r,,cG i'm an effort 10 reach the goal of s15250 900.
Arizona republican., 1920-06-25
INDICTMENTS START CAMPAIGN ON
 WILD CAT PROMOTERS
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NEW YORK June 24-XVith the breaking of seals today on indictments charging fourteen concerns and fifty individuals with fraud, government agents let it become known that they had begun a nation wide roundup of alleged wild cat oil company promoters who are said to hava swindied the pub lie out of millions within the last few months.
 The defendants-oil companies, brok- craze concerns and their officers and salesmen-are charged with having used the mails to defraud. They are alleged to have made gross raisrepre- sentations and to have in some cases paid impressive dividends out Of re- ceipts on stock sales.
 In one case, the indictments charged the salesmen disposing of stock Of the Crown Oil company falsely reported that a son of former President lsoose- welt was an officer of the company which. il was claimed, would soon rival the Standard Oil company in volume of business.
 Shares Of this company, according to one of the indictments, were sold TO ll- vestors in Chicago at S2.25 share, and to .eVade the western blue sky law" later were disposed of here at S3. after costing brokers only : I2 cents share The companies involved are the Ranger oil company w. r. Williams Oil company. Great Western Petroleum corporation and Grown Oil company. Brokerage concerns indicted were | Stickney, Rawlinson and Colclough of Boston and Curtis. Packer and com l pany; United Securities company; Il. 1 Kent Holmes and company: H. Nor | gan Pollok and company; Thompson, l James and company; Crossman, Sher- man and company; George A. Lamb and company: F.. NJ. Fuller and com pany. and Greenbaum. Bigelow and | Greenbaum nearly all of them with I headquarters in this city.
 While federal officers were seeking
 Louis C. Van Riper at Atlantic City and Boston for alleged connection with | the sale of Ranger oil stock the pro-
 moter and his counsel appeared at the
 federal court to answer the indictment
 Bail was fixed at $20,O00 after the
 prosecution had sought to have the amount fixed at $50 900.
 Van Ripers counsel. Martin W. Lit tleton. pleaded the latter sum was e2l- i cessive and would be tantamount tC punishment. conteuding that a bond ot five thousand dollars was the usual b3i in mail fraud cases
Arizona republican., 1920-06-25
SOLAR OBSERVATORY
 IN ARIZONA PLANNED
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WASHINGTON. June 24-A solar observing station will be established soon by the Smithsonian institute in the Haqua Hola mountains in Arizona to secure data for forecasting weather conditions and temperature. the insti- tuition announced tonight. Dr. C C. Abbot, assistant secretary, has gone to Arizona to supervise the setting up of the station, which will be located in the heart of the desert region, said to be probably the most consistent cloudless region in the United States
 It is the intention of the institution to make daily observations of the amount of solar radiation received on the earth and from tho variation it is hopedeventually to evolve improved methods in predicting rainfall and tenn pera ture.
 A similar observing station has been maintained for several years by the Smithsonian institute at Calama, Chile. Measurements of the solar radi- alton also have been conducted during summer months for the past ; years by Smithsonian observers on Mount Wilson. California
Arizona republican., 1920-06-25
KEPT BUSY
 BY INCREASING MASS
 IF CORRESPONDENCE
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WASHINGTON, June 24-Senator Harding, the Republican choice for the presidency. received only few visitors and devoted virtually all his time to correspondence today. So great has the crush of mail become that the nom inee has been compelled to direct tho greater part of his time to that work not only at his office but also at his home in the evenings
 In addition to the usual daily deIiv- cry of between 5000 and 400O letters mail bags containing approximately 15,000 letters sent by express from his home at Marion, Ohio. were delivered at Mir Hardings office today.
 Senator Harding had hoped before leaving for Marion July to be able to leave his office for q day at a time in order to rest but was said tonight that all prospects for any sort Of vaca- tion prior to his departure had been abandoned.
 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, son of the former president. has an engage ment to confer with Mir. Harding to- morrow. He will come a the senator $ invitation and is one of the number of progressive leaders summoned by the Republican nominee to discuss cam paign plans.
 Among those who saw the candidate today were Senator Fletcher. Demo crat of Florida; T. C. Atkeson. Wash ington representative Of the National Grange, and Elmer Dover of Tacoma, Wash. former secretary to the late Senator Mark Hanna. and later secre- tary of the national Republican com mittee.
Arizona republican., 1920-06-25
MISSOURIANS DEMAND SOME RESERVATIONS
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SEDALIA, Mo. June 2f.-Missourt Republicans. representing 15 of the lg congressional districts of the state, met here today and passed resolutions dc- manding the resignation of Jacob IA Babler, Republican national commit teeman from Missouri; W. J.. Coies state chairman. and "all other commit teemen guilty of similar conduct in connection with pre- convention funds of candidates for the Republican presi- dential nomination.
 The resolutions authorized the ap- pointment of two committees. whose duty in case of the failure of Cole and Babler to resign. it becomes tO lay ai the facts connected with the action of the meeting today and activities oc Babler and Cole, as divulged by tho senate committee investigation Of pre- convention expenditures. before Inc Republican national committee and tho Republican state committee, demand ing the expulsion of Bablcr and Cole from the offices which they now hold.
 A letter written by Herbert $. Ha1- ley. former governor of Missouri t0 w. C Pierce of Maryviile, Mo. iu which MT. Hadley asserted that thc practice of obtaining money from presidential candidates was one which had been practiced since 1908 by kc- publican politicians in Missouri was read at the meeting.
Arizona republican., 1920-06-25
CHARGE COAST GINS
 WITH PROF|TEERING
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LOS ANGELES, June 1.-Two in- dictments were returned by the fed- eral grand jury here late today charg ing three officers of the Globe Oil Mills and two officers of the Goree Hartman gins with profiteering in violation of the Lever act, it was announced to- night by J. Robert O'Connor, United States district attorney. The firms in volved are Imperial Valley concerns and alleged violations of law occurred in connection with the ginning of cot ton, it is charged.
 The officers of the Globe oil Mills
 indicted are W. F. Keller, president; A. H. Morgan, vice president, and A
 The officers of the Goree- Hartman
 gins made defendants are W. J. Hart-
 man. president, and Robert c. Goree.
 secretary treasurer. The indictments charge the defendants entered into a conspiracy to exact eXOrbitant prices and to stifle competition by unfair methods.
 It is alleged that prior to November 1, 1919. to Globe Oil Mills at CaIexico. 1 Fl Centro, and Holtville and Brawley. were charging B cents d hundred pounds for ginning cotton. This cor poration then raised the price to 50 cents and tried to persuade other firms 1 to take like action, the government charges. All other companies refused 1 except the Goree Hartman company 1 of CaleXico. it is alleged.
 | The Globe corporation then reduced 1 the price to 20 cents at Fl Centro, | Brawley and Ioltville. but in conjunc- | tion with the Goree- Hartman company | charged 50 cents a hundred pounds at
 Calexico. according to the charges.
Arizona republican., 1920-06-25
GERARD ARRIVES IN
 CONVENTION CITY
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 24-James W. Gerard, former ambassador to Ger many and mentioned as a candidate for the presidential nomination, arrived to- night. Mir Gerard said he favored a declaration in the platform to the ef feet that before the United States be- comes d member of the league of na- tions it request other members 10 re- lease any nation under their dominion that are capable of self government. Mr. Gerard said it would not be neces- sary to name such nations but it would have the effect of giving freedom to Ireland.
 MT. Gerard favored immediate peace and the ratification of the peace treaty with such reservations that would not nullify it's objects. The former am bassador expressed the opinion that the sentiment of the country was in favor of prohibition and he favored leaving the subject out of the Democratic plat form
Arizona republican., 1920-06-25
Four Are Killed I7a Explosion Al
 C0rtr5dge Pl0nt

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, June 24- Four workmen were killed in an explosion and fire which partly de- stroyed the Western Cartridge conpany's plant today. Bodies of two of the victims could not be found The cause of the explosion IS unknown.
Arizona republican., 1920-06-25
CALL slNN FEINER

DUBLIN, June 24.-Arthur Griffith, vice president of the Sim Fein or ganization, having charged that the Londonderry riots were planned i'll col fusion with government servants and that the Carsonite volunteers were given facilities to send arms to Lon donderry and provided with money for this purpose. Dublin Castle tonight issued a detailed contradiction of all C;riffith's charges. The contradiction declared that the Irish government had no reason 10 believe that any ser want of the government had assisted either section lo tho controversy to obtain arms and that if such were the case the government would deal with the offenders with the utmost SevereitN.
Arizona republican., 1920-06-25
SHOOTS WIFE, TURNS
 WEAPON ON HIMSELF

SIT. LOUIS June 24.-John VI. Stephens. g. years old, a switchman of Mart. Tex. shot and killed his wife. Lessie, 22, in a cafe here late today then fired q bullet into his left breast, He is not expected to live.
 Tn a signed statement to the police Stephens said that the shot which killed his wife was intended for an un- identified man with whom she had just entered the cafe.
 Stephens. according to the police, was q machine gunner in the 91St di- vision and saw service in France
Arizona republican., 1920-06-25
LABOR PARTYs VIEW

SCARBOROCH. England, June a. At the labor party conference here today resolution was adopted declar- ing that the Irish people have the right to decide Tor themselves what their form of government shall be.
 An amendment 10 the resolution pro viding for the giving Ireland home rule within the empire was defeated