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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
N o T c E

Chief Inspector, O. Z. Pile an
nounccs that an examination for
Mine foremen will be held at
Hartman on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, Nay the oath, 25th
and 10Th, 1921.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
Something New From London

Most parents, in announcing through
the press the birth of child. adhere
10 the stereotyped way of doing so,
and state. ITO Mr.. and Mrs. - or
"the wife of -" son or daughter
Occasionally one comes across the
phrase "the gift of son or daughter v
rs the case may be. A few parents
however, are now adopting style
which is very unusual in this country
and that is of the new arrival him
self or herself apparently announcing
his or her advent, In the case of n
daughter the announcement Is in the
following terms: "Mlss So-and-So,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs., begS
TO announce her arrival at - (ad-
dress of her purentO, on the -
inst. and is doing well."-Lordon
Post.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05

Rernanent sod fertility is the funas
amental basin Qf eerflatent agricuas
ture, and the %onseryation ef ssoih Iel's
tiiity ii the glssatest prutlenl
J5fiess the fertility removed
from tile soil by the growth Of crops i
returned the land eventually becomes
SO reduced in plant food that profitable
crops cannot be grown Farmers pracs
ticlng this system have very properly
been called mine farmers, because
they are constantly mining out the
fertility. or plant food, and hauling II
away from their farms without 'eplac.
ing it, Soil fertility is like bank ac'
count. If the farmer continually
draws on the stock of plant food CON
tanned in his soil without replacing the
amount withdrawn, it will be come eX-
halHted 50 far as profitable crop ylelds
are concerned. just as surely rs VIII
his supply Of cash in the bank become
exhausted if he continues to write
checks without making deposits.
Whether or not it is possible 10 MAIN
tain fertility where grain crops are
raised and sold and commercial fer
tiIiZefS are used, ii iS certain that II IS
seldom done. Grain farming has al
WAYS meant selling fertility that mas
been stored up in past ages, ana mas
been followed by impoverished SOILS
and unprOhtahle agriculture. The boys
and girls reared on such farms nave
gone to town and left their parents TO
eke our Il meager existence on such
denleted soils On the other hand, we
lind that the farm from which the
nroducts have been sold largely in the
form of livestock or livestock products
have gradually increased in lertllltE
md value. and the owners are pros
porous and contented
The most marked examples are III
connection with dairy farming CON
tinunus growing of crops ana selllhS
them from the farm is like drawing on
the principal deposited in The bailN
until all is gone, while dairying per
mis a man to live on the Interest, us
deposits of soil fertility are frequently
made. and the interest grows larger
year by year
Market and Manural Value OF Crops.
In selling crops on the farm, or III
purchasing feed stuifs, the wise farm
ers consider the value of the plant
food that leaves his farm, or is added
to 1t, as the case may be, aud also the
market value of such products IN re-
lation TO its manural value. Allowing
70 cents per pound for nitrogen ana
q cents per pound for phoSphoric acId
and potash, average vutues for theSe
elements when bought IN commercial
fertilizers IN large quantities, In nor
nal times, the total value uf the piahl
food contained in one ton of some OF
the principal farm products ana feeu
stuffs Is as follows;
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05

The dairy COW is one Of the most
important factorS in maintaining anu
increasing soil fertility As rule the
most fertile and highest priced lands.
the world over, are found in the dalry
sections. On the Island of Jersey land
rents for $50 to SGo per acre, and L.
used for keeping the Jersey cow. Lana
in Holland, worth from $1,000 to 2,W@
per acre, is used almost exclusively
for dairying. In almost every COM
mupity in our own country can he
found farms. the fertility and value Of
which have been very materially m
creased thru the intelligent use OF tbs
dairy COW.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
HEAVY PROGRAM
FOR LAW MAKERS
CONGRESS is LIKELY TO BE KEPT
BUSY UNTIL SOME TIME
IN AUTUMN.
COLOMBIAN TREATY IS FIRST

Reorganization Of Government Depart.
ments Seems a Certainty-Dilling-
ham immigration Bill, Which Wilson
. Killed, Probably Will Pass Again.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
DAIRY cow IMPORTANT fACIc"
IN Maintaining SOIL FERTILITY
Most Fertile and Highest Prc Lands Found In Dairy Sec
tions as a Rule-FertiIity OF Soil Is Fundamental
Basis of Permanent Agriculture
BY G. A. Hutton, Dairy Speoiaii-t, p'yis OH Of
Extension. University so Tennessee. ..

Mprti 2p.i2. \ tom Of cowpca hay is
m,r.h aLpro,eut about $1,000, and ear
res viii it, SSH worth of plant food.
a ton Of milk at S3.jo per hundred
lso re.5s per galIom IS worth 5000
aaU removes only &2-75 worth OF plant
eood Atom Of butterfat Gr form OF
"A prr cent crcau) IS worth at 80
Sem> per pound, $1,000 and removes
44lv SG.45 worth of plant food The
iced necessary to produce a ton of
bitter fat if sold would carry away
ssciriy $500 worth of plant food. But
o. fnt itself contains absolutely no
laaht food, but the small amount OF
Aant food removed where cream is
aed Is found in the milk serum con
aimed in he cream.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05

Advertising is the honey of
lile-try 4 sample
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05

A good business man advertises
his business. How about your
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
IFour.Fifths Of Plant Food May Be
Saved.

Under good system Of management
about 50 per cent of the plant food
jcontained in the crops or feed SluIiS
fed to dairy COWS is saved and re
turned to the soil in The form OF
manure. on this basis the value OF
nitrogen. phosphoric' acid and potash
Icontuined in the manure resulting from
che feeding of one ton of the principal
cropS or feeds is as follows:
, 1921-06-23
Treasurer of Carbon County.

night, while mapping between COY
blankets the two men were rudely
awakened. by a comno1ion among
the cattle, and in a moment realized
that their amp vas attacked by
Indians. After a few minutes Of
terrible skirmish. the freighters
We're compelled to flee in great
haste. leaving everything behind.
and barely escaping with their lives.
as the Redskins seemed determined
on getting them in some manner or
other. They walked on to Halleck
and spread the news Of the raid.
but the Indians were never captured
o were wagons. supplies. or, oxen
ever recovered. Mr.. Foote replaced
his wagon train at the earliest con-
v~enience. but on three different &C.
casions he was robbed of the entire
outfit by Indians. On one cold and
rainy night. the freighters camped
In a deep ravine and when thew
yer to light a camp fire they dis
covered that they had only one
match. Mr.. Daley. who seemed
, 1921-06-23

David Ellis. who was a bro1her-in-
law to Mr.. Foote carried the mail
from Percy station to the fort. The
families OF both men resided at the
fort, and needless to say. witnessed
many thrilling adventures. Before
the railroad was extended through
the west, Mr.. Foote ran a wagon
train between Fort Halleck and
Laramie. thus hauling supplies for
his store and saloon. A man named
Frank Daley worked for Mr.. Foote
and together they made the long and
hazardous journeys with the twelve
teams Of oxen hitched to the heavy
and cumbersome freight wagons. 1t
required many days to make the
round trip. and the men camped at
noon and night, to let their oxen
feed. and that they themselves
might eat and rest. Camp fires must
be judiciously hidden in some OBJ
scure corner, to prevent discovery
and attacks by Indians. who we're
ever lurking. in various bands among
the broken hills. However. one
, 1921-06-23
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, Difficulty Notes
B. Mrs. C. e. Ellis.)


y "
DIFFICULTY, June 13. - Fort
Hall eek was situated on a grassy
flat northeast of Elk Mountain and
quite near the foot. In summer the
location was beautiful. but in winter
1t was equally as cold and bleak.
The wild wind whistled down from
the mountain. driving clouds OF
snow before 1t. and piling the "beau-
tifuP' hithef and thither. Robert
Foote. a ScotchnaAn from Dundee,
had moved to the Fort from Fort
Laramie. While at the latter place
he had had a small herd Of cattle
and horses stolen by a band OF
Arapho. Cheyenne and Sioux, Indians
and in company with John Hunter,
Charles Price he had pursued the
savages, and On July 10th. 1860 the
Indians were o%vortaken. After a
two-hour fight Charles Price was
dead and Mr.. Hunter and Mr.. Foote
we're seriously wounded. After six
weeks in the hospital at Fort Lara
nile. he gathered together his re-
maininS stock and came to Fort
Halleck. Here he Was postmaster.
store keeper and saloon keeper.
, 1921-06-23

Fashion now DEGREES the length
ening OF skirts. but here's hoping
they wear out the old ones first,
, 1921-06-23

Subscribe now for The Republican
$2.b0 q year in sdvance,
, 1921-06-23
Name and Description

oS'eI, III, >" a sec ~,
TIP. -, Range 50 ----
DIS
Patterson. Mrs. Lizzie, Ek Sc
Il: Sec. II, VIZ SWA Sec.
II. TIP. II, Range 93 ----
Patterson, c. b. 4 Lizzie, We
SEA; E12 SWA; Sec. II.
TIP. -, Range SO ----
Richards & Crabb. NJ NE4
Sec. Is: Sh SEA; Sec. IS;
SWA SWA; Sec. IL; NJ
NWA;N WA NEA Sec. IA;
TIP. II. Range SO ---
Reversed 4 Cattle Co., NWA:
NJ SWA; Sec. Is: Sk SW
u; Sec. 10; Eh SEA-; Sec.
8, TIP. II, Range 93 ---
Personal District No. 2S -
Salisbury. Geo. A, & Earl, Sc
"a; SA NEA NE SWA;
81 NWA; Sec. IA; NJ
SEA; Sk NEA; Sec. Is.
VIZ SEA SEA; SWA NV
u; NWA SW Sec. 10, TIP.
12, Range SO
, 1921-06-23
THE STATE OF WYOMING
)ss.
County Of Carbon

Anderson, Archie c.. NWK
NEA; Ek NEK; Sec. FL;
wy; Sec. "a; Eh SWA
VIZ SEA- sen sen Sec.
81; SWA SWA; VIZ Sc ;
EH SW "A Sec. %: NEA
NWA NWA NEA Sec. 27.
TIP Is, Range 80; State Land
SWA SWH; Sec. 27, TIP. Is
Range S3
Gunst. Louis, Eh SEA-; Eh
NEA; SWA NEA: fec. 13;
SEA SEA; Sec. u; SEA
NEA Sec. "a; TIP. IA, Range
83
Sage, S. s., Sk Sc u; Sec. z;
NJ NEA; Sec. 10; TIP. IA.
Range SO -- --------
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-07

Gonzales Romerez shot his wife
Rosina in the back with A 3S callher
bullet, using q Belgian Swiss revolver.
stamped Cow Boy Ranger and he
shot her with hung-fire cartridge
while he held the gun in his left hand.
But the killing was purely accident
al.
All thru the searching inquiry by the
coroner's jury at the United Davis
Voriss chapel yesterday afternoon ths
husband of the dead woman sat beside
Sheriff Thomas in whose custody he
was, and sobbed piteously and wept
copiouslv He trembled like an aspen
leaf and seemed utterly heart -hrok en-.
But the feelings and the actions OF
the prisoner were not the causes OF the
verdict: the evidence was conclusive
that the shooting was accidental. and
so the jury found,
Inspection of the body gave to the
minds of the iurymen the impression
that the bullet had entered the right
aide of the right chest and emerged in
almost the center of the back with a
downward range and so when the
first witness testified that the wife
was walking to the rizht Of her hus-
hand when shot, and they almost side
hy SIDE. and sticking to that statement
an cross exa mination by memnerS o.
the Jury. the mystery was beyond
und. rstandinE How could a man
roach completely around his wife on
| tho right >of him and shoot her in the
! front part Of the right chest?
q This witness was so apparently un-
willing to testify, and first said the
woman was on the left of the man.
then quickly changed to the opposite
| that when his testimony had closed,
! Deputy District Attorney Taylor
ordered him also for the time being
! into the custody of the sheriff.
! But when another and still another
/ witness testified to the same positions
OF Romerez and his wife az theH
I walked from the family home whera
the wedding occurred last Sunday even
/ ing, toward the hall where the we'd
ding dance was to take place. and one
Of them stated positively that the hus-
band had fired the shot, some light
.hroke on tho situation. And when Dr'
A. ! Nonnhsn told Of hts post NOR
tom examination, Just comphted, and
stated that the bullet entered the
vomans back. missed the heart snd
tho aorta after fracturirg the spinal
column and cutting the cord. and fin
Z atlv zrEei from the skin Of the
| chest and was found chnginS to the
Z clothing. the clouds clear away in
| aofar as who shot the woman, ou'
how IT was done remained for the hus
hand himself to relate.
! Between sobs ana 'onVuisa"hS "
| Erief that shook his frame, the nus
/ band told thru an intsrpreter. and VI
Illustrated with the fatal weapon ir
his hands. Just how the shooting oc'
cured Already " had been explained
that ~ was n Ions standing custom
among tho Spanish people to hre on
guns and make much noise In csleera
ton Of weddings. ard that others haf
been doing so on the march from inc
Salt Creek home to the hall where the
wedding dance was 10 take place. Alsc
~ mad h.een told that the husband and
pif. were walking side by side. hold
ing hands. and that when the shot was
fired that struck m" woman. how the
husband dropped on his knees and
tried to raise her head from I'll.
ground
Rnmere5 Eaid he fired tho first shot
in tho air. holding the pistol hiEr
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-07
COMMISSIONERS DID
NOT LIKE MANNER OF
PETITION PRESENTER
Was Politely Informed That
County Officials Could Not
Be "Bulldozed" by Anyone

Every once in while and some
times twice in while. the fact is
demonstrated that outsiders, no mat
ter what their business or Political
connections. cannot come here and tell
Pueblo county officials where to get
off"
In relation to tho desirabllty of
building a bridge across the Arkansas
river at Nyberg-commonly called the
Grant bridge-to fill the place of the
ono carried away by the recent flood.
a representative of large company
went after the board of county COM
rnissioners at Yesterdays meeting in
such fashion as TO cause him TO be
told that HE station had arrived,
And Commissioner n q. Smith did
not surar-coat his uttcrlnces. either.
However. Just consideration was
given TO petition OF Pueblo county
people brought to the board by high
T. respected citizen. with the result
that the petitioners were informed that
II they would see TO the paying OF tho
interest on the investment for a now
bridge, and furnish teams with which
to do some necessary grading and
build the bridge approaches. tho mat
ter would he attended to by the county
board This, It is understood. will b
taken up gladly BY the petitioners.
Tho entire membership Of the board Of
commissioners let 1t be known that
neither criticism or dictation hy outside
individuals or corporations will not he
hrooked. they arc looking out for tho
interests OF Pueblo county people. not
those Of outAiders.
Absence Of the bridge referred 70
causes. It was pointed out. an in
creased travel for beet and alfalfa
ratsers Of five miles at the host. and
the statement is made that this VIII
cos, for this years CROPS something
like $4,000 over and above the usual
cost of transportation to market. The
commissioners taRe the position thh'
those most needing the bridge in tho
near future can surely afford 70 helr
tho county out to the extent ~ $500
for interest. and work IN the grading
and approach line, n thereby they can
save $4,000 Indications are that ~
an viii work ont satisfactorily all
around
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-07
Contract for Eighth
Street Bridge Let

The Pueblo Bridge company will CON
struct temporary bridge over the
Fountain river al East Eighth street.
the work TO start within the next ten
davs or two weeks. The contract price
was named as $3.50 and the bridge
must he completed within 76 DAYS,
OF the six bids received on the work
tho highest was that Of w l. Rob
bin. 975, calling for completion IN
sh days Others were. Lee williams,
s.. 200 in % DAYS; Harry Enrle. S.2t6 in
so DAYS: The Driscoll Trucking com
pany. $40 $50 in 81 days; Arthur, Potter
and Allen. 1897 in 20 days. and the
Pueblo Bridge company. T,S2n In IS
days.
In order that tho east side may have
additional water and gas service, ar
ranrements will be made TO supply ad-
ditionaI quantities by mains under the
new bridge
Under the terms Of the bid. the CON
tract must be signed within ten days
and the work begin Immediately, The
bridge will he OF wood with pile sup
ports 500 foot long by 2s wide n viii
be strong enough for ordinary travel
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-07
SCORES DRIVEN FROM HOMES
ASFlRE RACES IN Mich. FORESTS

McGrath. MINI, Sept. s.-More than
seventy refugees from the fire-swept
area in the vicinity of Solana and
White Pine including those who at
noon today were made homeless when
White Pine village was wiped out, arc
being cared for tonight by tho Nation
al Guard continGents stationed here.
Settlers and villager were forced to
flee when underbrush. grass and tim
her fires again broke thru fire lines
established by tho state troops and
forest rangers detailed here.
approximately fifty persons were
compelled to leave White Pine when
fire broke out in tho large lumber and
planning mill and Immediately spread.
The refugees arc housed in service
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-07
Boys Ditch" School
And Take Long Hike

School DAYS are not the most pleas
ant dave TO some youths. Several
Young BOYS Of tho Sacred Heart Or
rhansEe after finishing their morning
meal. were supposed to 80 to school
on another part Of the grounds when
rheckup Of the youngsters vas made,
4, was discovered that they were mics
Ing
tfrdersheriff Fred Kenyon was called
and some other bows informed him that
the lads we're headed for Rocky Ford
He took up tho trail and overlook tho
bpya walking east on tho Santa Fe
trait near Nineland Tho undersheriff
Rad 70 race On foot over the nearby
'erritorv to get the boys who ran
when they realized he was after them.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-07
DRAMATIC CLIMAX
IN W|GTON CASE IN
DISTRICT COURT
Defendants Motion Overrrleu
by Judge-Huge Sum of
Money Involved

A dramatic legal climax In the Wig
ton VS.. wigton division of property
case. involving approximately $500
and which has been fought most visor
ously in the Pueblo district court for
a period rounding out six years of
time up to tomorrow. came yesterday
when attorneys for defendant w. /
Wigton. filed a motion for judgment
on the pleadings and evidence and dis
missal of plaintiffs petition for all
mony and division of property and ac-
counting"
On account of its many unusual feat
ures, on account of the amount in
yolved. and on account of its long
time in court. this case, which was
brought for division of property and
which was finally decided in the dis
trict court on terms which would
mean that defendant shall paw to the
defendant approximately $4,000, has
attracted much interested attention of
courts and lawyers thruout the state
Reasons sscribed in defendants mo-
tion for Judgment for defendant are
five in number. but the most sensa-
ticnal OF these. are and 3, which Rad
| as follows.
THAT as shown by tn. evidence
herein, exhibit 80 plaintiff stands
/ without equity in this court in that
| said evidence shows that the purpose
6 of plaintiff was 10 get money at any
Z cost even % the extent of perperatins
, a fraud on the court IN obtainine
, money as and for attorney fees, which
\ in event of being in excess Of Il fixed
| amount was to be paid over to her by
| her attorney"
! THAT as shown by the evidence
! and exhibits 90 al and 'a2,' not
| withstanding plaintiff had at the tim'
| OF commencing said action in excess o
| $4,000 in her own name, yet said nc
tion is being prosecuted here in undel
| contract for contingent fees, whereof,
| the attorneys compensation is con
| ungent upon the granting OF divorce
| which is not promotive of the welfar'
| Of the state. but has been universally
! held in divorce actions to Be aSains
! public policy"
! The motion was overruled and de
| fendant asked for and was given s.
| days in which 10 file the NECESSARY
| papers for an appeal to the state su
| prems court.
| Attorneys for Mrs. Hattie Wigto'
arc o. f. Phlegar and Fred n Sabin
| Attorneys for W. L Wigtor. who nov
| takes tho case to the high court NJ
| error. are j. II. Voorhees, and s. S
| Packard.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-07
Jury finds mrs. R0MEREZ
Was ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Husband Of Dead Woman Sobbed Piteous As
Coroner and District Attorney
Examined Witnesses

above his head; he tried to fire a sec
ond shot but the explosion did not
follow his pulling of the trigger; he
therefore lowered the weapon, with his
hand still behind his wife's back, and
transferred it to the left hand butt
first. and with his right hand holding
around the long barrel: Just at that
fraction of a second the cartridge ex
ploded with the result stated.
At the close of the hearing members
of the Jury discussed the possible
reason why the gun was fired after
missing. and while in the later posi-
tion fired. One theory was that pos
sibly when the second attempt was
made to pull the trigger in the air
the mans finger was pulling on the
guard instead of the trigger. and that
in pulling it down to the two-hand po-
sition the trigger was inadvertently
pulled.
The other theory was, that 1t was
hang-fire cartridge-one that does
not explode the instant it Is struck by
the hammer. Experts say they have
known cartridges not to explode tor
Is seconds after being struck by the
ha ammer
witnesses who testified were Tors-
lima Archuletta Dave Archuletta,
Frank Gettler. Or A. J Morahan, Pc
lice Officers Oscar Olson and Charfs
O'C'onnor. and the defendant John
Marquee acted as interpreter for the
man who did the shooting.
The inquest was presided over by
| Coroner Dibble, his first official act
! since the serious illness which attack
| ed him five months ago. The jury
SAYS the shooting was accidental and
| without felonious intent.
However. the coroner decided -
! have the sheriff keep Romerez in Gus
I tody until the district attorneys office
-. could decide tust what It ia thought
| best to do.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-07
Lake Mmnequa Park
Jazz Dance Tonight

OF the season Some special new tazz
music direct from the publishers ard
introduced in Pueblo only by Prot
Karl weihe's Lake Nunelus park
iaEr orchestra. win he offered and
thors viii be some added new iszz
dances az well as tho old favorites.
Tho rperry-Eo-round. roller coaster,
roller Eic ting rink aud other free con
oesaiors lrc open afternoon and night
Tho iako swimming season II at Its
height a swim In tho refreshing wat
ers OF the lake is invtEoratinS and
healthful and hotter than tonic or
medicine An outing at take Ninnepus
park will te beneficial to the whole
family and viii ray back IN health and
happiness many times the small cost
Of AdfnL.ainr-
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-07
Commissioners Move
Into Newer Offices

II is quite something new 70 be call
"a on the carpet before the city com
rnissioners in their new rooms. The
city commissioners considered II great
pleasure TO be called before each other
in their respective rooms which we're
used for the first time by them yester-
day
Tho commissioners were ready to
move into their rooms on the main
floor the d,y Of the flood but were
forced 10 esta hlish offices IN tho coun-
cil assembly hail on rhe second floor.
Yesterday the new rooms were ready
for occupation Heavy rugs on tn"
Toors make them feel Ike they ar"
Walking on air and NJ tho same tine
the rugs take the ringing echo from
the conversation.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-07
John Armstrong Dies

John Armstrong. age Is Years. and n
resident of Pueblo for the past four
years. died At the family residence. his
West Twelfth street at an early hour
yesterday morning. He ts survived by
his wife Mrs. Eslena Armstrong. one
son. carl Armstrong, Andover. y. Y.
three Htep-rhildrcn. Howard and
Ethel Mntson and Mrs, 9. l.. Kemp of
Pueblo. also his father and mother
and three sisters and three brothers
Of FittAhurg. Pa. Deceased was -
member or Monroe Council Security
Benefit association. The body Va being
cared for at tho United paviH-vorieg
Funeral Home