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The Adair County news., 1921-10-25
Spud Blight Will Receive Aiter.
ton.

Late potato blight which caus-
ed heavy losses to many growers
of the State during the past
season is to receive special at
tention from the extension d.
vision of the College of Agricul-
ture during the coming year, &C.
cording to plans being made at
the present time. Meetings
will be held throughout the win
ter in which the nature of the
disease and its method of attack
ing potato plants will be discuss
ed along with control measures
for it. These meeting will be
followed by spraying demonstra-
tons which will be conducted
next summer to show farmers
the valur of spraying their vines
with Bordeaux mixture. A
number of meetings have al.
ready been scheduled while 9TH
ers will be arranged as rapidly
as requests are received from
farmers in counties where the
disease caused losses. -e
Many farmers controlled the
blight on their plants during the
past season by spraying with
Bordeaux mixture, according to
IS. Gardner, field agent in
horticulture, who will direct the
drive against the disease. Some
growers sprayed as many as
three times while others spray
ed twice and some only once.
Fields which were sprayed three
times have been practically free
from the disease while heavy
losses occurred in those which
were not sprayed, Mr.. Gardner
said.
The Adair County news., 1921-10-25
People for Whom the Best
Is Nonet1 Too Good

Are always the most enthusiastic con-
corning the excellence of our Dry Clean
ing and Dyeing. We have one Of the
most efficient Remodeling Departments
in the country. Furs Transformed into
the mode very quickly. Mems and
womens garments altered in anyway
desired. We dye fur skins and remodel
them in any way.
We tailor make Mems or Ladies' Suits $50
up. Latest Styles. We pay $3.50 railroad fare
on every Custom-made Suit ordered from us.
Send goods parcel post, We have no agents.
The TeaSdale Co.
625-627 Walnut St.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Adair County news., 1921-10-25

fled feeding sug:
obtained in Circu.
lar - Itch may be obtain
ed free by writing the Expert
ment Station, Lexington.
The Adair County news., 1921-10-25
Election Officers.

The following are the election Of
ficers of AdairIoounty for the Novem-
Der election:
West Columbia. -Tilden Wilcoxsin,
Aaron Rodgers, Judges; Clerk, Mrs.
MYrt Stults: Sheriff, Alvin Lewis.
Bliss.-E. N. Staples, Jack Stotts,
Judges; Clerk, L. E. Willis, Sheriff,
Johnson Price.
South Columbia.-Geo. McMaEan,
c. r. Hut Gibson, Judges: Clerk, John
Lee Walker: Sheriff. L. q. Jones
East Columbia. Z. Pickett, Err.
nest Flowers, Judges; Clerk, J. R
Wilson; Sheriff, n. B. Kelsey.
Hurt L. Hurt, Walter Elrod,
Judges: Clerk, Miss Bette Cundiff;
Sheriff, VIM. Ballou.
North Columbia.-R L. Smythe,
GOlan Butler, Judges: Clerk, Fred
Mclean; Sheriff, Herschel Cundiff.
Milltown,-J. B. Leftwich, G. H.
Willis, Judges: Clerk, Joe E. John
ston; Sheriff, Alma Powers.
Tarter.-J, 81. Burress, Geo. Cheat.
ham, Judges; Clerk, Glib Downey;
Sheriff, L. B. Cain.
Keltner.-Archie Sullivan, ]. M.
Moss, Judges; Clerk, Bob Blades;
Sheriff, c. P Coomer.
Gradyville.-Hayden Keltner, Aus
tin GilpiD, Judges; Clerk. E. E. Nell
Sheriff, w. L. Fletcher.
Nell.-A. J. Barnes, Luther Bell
Judges; Clerk, Roy Walker, Sheriff
Otis Rowe.
Sparksyille.-Everett Campbell, r
L. Rowe, Judges; Clerk, F. B. Furkin
Sheriff, r. E. Strange.
Breeding.-Hadus Harvey, jim
Simpson, Judges: Clerk, Lenis Reece
Sheriff, Sanford Hurt.
Nelson Ridge.-A. W. Turner, Ches
ter Petty, Judges; Clerk, J. G. Had
ley; Sheriff, Clarence Strange.
Harmony.-June Spoon, John R
Murrell, Judges; Clerk; W. L. Ben
nett, Sheriff, Ira Rowe.
Glensfork. G. Willis, L, W. Ia
Dor, Judges: Clerk, Ebert Webb
Sheriff, II. K. Taylor.
Montpelier .-Herschel Coffey, G. E
Powell, Judges: Clerk, R A. Stone
Sheriff, K W. Bell.
White Oak-Jo Bryant, Granvill
Cravens, Judges; Clerk, Fl. J. Coz
over; Sheriff, Harrison Stanton.
Ozark. Jake Gabbert, J. n. Blai
Judges; Clerk, A. ). Combest; Sheriff
The Adair County news., 1921-10-25

Practically every display made
by Henderson county farmers in
a recent exposition held at
Evansville, Ind, was awarded a
premium, a report from County
Agent D. W. Martin states.
The exhibits included those in
hogs, chickens and fruit.
The Adair County news., 1921-10-25
Feeding Plans Made New Insure
More Winter EGGS

Despite the fact that winter il
still some distance in the future
it is not too early for poultry
men to begin preparations now
for careful feeding of the flocl
In order to Increase egg produc.
ton during that season, poultry
specialists say. The purchase Of
feeds and the planning and mix.
ing of rations within the next
few weeks will make it possible
to give the hens a winter egg.
producing ration early in No.
vember and thus give them ar
early start toward keeping the
egg basket full during the cold
months of the year. Approx.
imately three-fourtlis of the
Kentucky hens do not produce
the maximum number of eggs
largely because they are i'm.
properly fed during the winter,
poultrymen at the College OF
Agriculture say.
Feeding suggestions made in
Circular No. &c issued by the
extension division of the college
call attention to the fact that nc
one ration will fit all conditions
found on the average farm.
The cheapness and availability
of the feeds should be consider.
ed, the publication states. Ready
mixed poultry mashes are salts,
factory and if readily available
and not too high priced may be
used with good results. If corr
and corn meal are the only avail
able feeds dry mash of three
ports of corn meal and two parts
of meat scraps or tankage should
be fed with the whole or crack
ed corn. In this case the birds
should be made to consume
twice as much grain as mash By
weight. Buttermilk or Soul
skim-milk if available may re-
place the mash entirely in the
laying ration. One gallon OF
either of these is sufficient fol
40 hens a day, the poulrymer
say.
A grain ration which has Civ
en- good results at the college
farm is composed of 40 pounds
or "a quarts of crached corn, q
pounds or 20 quarts of oats anC
40 pounds or 81 quarts of wheat
Another is made up of 70 pound
or AZ quarts of cracked corn ant
80 pounds or 80 quarts of oats
A mash composed of 20I
pounds of shipstuff which is
mill run wheat feed, 100 pound
of corn meal, 100 pounds o
ground oats and 100 pounds o
meat scrap or tankage has beel
found to be a good one to fee,
with either of the grain ration
suggested. Another is compos
ed of $50 pounds of shipstuff
$50 pounds of corn meal and 10
pounds of meat scrap while
third may be made of 400 pound
of shipstuff and 100 pounds 0
tankage or meat scrap. Thi
last one is coarser than the frs
or1 10 nor aaEon nc roo1ilu h
The Adair County news., 1921-10-25
Phone 116 w
52-2t

A writer in the Lebanon En-
terprise says: There are some
lovely people in this world of
ours that remind us of fragrant
flowers. Whenever they draw
near, we are gtad, but know not
The Adair County news., 1921-10-25
Young Bears.

Some choice Thoroughbred Chester
White bears for sale at $40 each if
taken at once. Call or write,
Valleyyiew Stock Farm,
Cane Valley, Ky.
Phone 116 w
52.2t
The Adair County news., 1921-10-25
Gel that SWEATER

Ladies or Gents at Murray'S Also
Dress Goods. Undrwear, Hats. Caps,
Notions, Shoes, Comforts, Blankets,
Rugs and Furniture.
Phone II Murray'S Store.
The Adair County news., 1921-10-25

The residence and furnishings
of Albert Malear, of Hyattsville,
Garrard county, was completely
destroyed by fire.
The Adair County news., 1921-10-25

Wylie McNeely. 10, negro,
charged with assault on a an
eight-year-old girl, was burned
at the stake at Leesburg, Tenn.
The Adair County news., 1921-10-25
Rubber firing.

We are now prepared TO Rubber
tire your buggy with the best grade of
Rubber, at $500 per set. We guar
antee our work.
Morrison Bros.
52.dt
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
BEAUTIFUL SNOW

When people came down town Thur
sday morning (that is the people who
were little late getting down. they
saw the unusual sight Of men shovel
ing snow off the sidewalks, three or
four inches Of the Beautiful" hav-
ing fallen during the night. There
was probably a good deal more than
that amount fell but as the ground
was not frozen much of it melted as it
fell.
the telephone lines and trees were
covered with a coating Of ice which
gave the city the appearance Of be-
ing in North Dakota instead Of in
the southern part of Oklahoma.
The snow and the frost looked cold
but beautiful and gave some Of the
natives of the North a feeling of
inconsistencies, even if it did make them
realize that winter is rather a rare
visitor here and that they are spared
the discomfort Of months Of such
weather, which is all right for a
novelty, but gets mighty monotonous
if it fingers too long.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
SEEN IN PASSING
THE SILENT GUARD

A certain happy Durant home is
comprised of one sister and three of
her brothers, one of whom is grown to
manhood. The boys being engaged in
labors of their own, are frequently
at their work after nightfall and
the sister, like many other of her sex
has sort of half-dread of being at
home alone after night, her particular
dread being burglars. One night at
about nine o'clock, the sister, alone in
the house was positive she heard foot
steps on the porch, and when there
was no knock at the door, she just
knew that the dreaded burglar had
arrived. Directly dog near at hand
began to bark, and the girl found that
the dog was on her own front porch.
Cautiously she opened the door inch
by inch and saw a large dog asking
for admittance in his own language.
The visitor was permitted tn enter
and Immediately made friends, and
was put out of doors when all were at
home and bed time had come. Next
morning the dog was not to be seen,
but nightfall saw him back on the
girls front porch. Since that night
the silent friend has come at dark,
slept on the porch and left at dawn,
each day. With members of the fam
lily and relatives known to him hs Is
friendly enough, but strangers who
deem to approach too closely after
dark are warned in no uncertain voice
that their presence is resented. None
Of the family seem to know where
this silent night guard comes from nor
where he goes, yet his nightly visits
are looked forward too with anticipa-
ton,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
WILL PLAY BALL

The Texas-Okla. Baseball League
was formed at Denison Sunday
consisting of six towns in Texas and
Oklahoma. The meeting was called
in the Chamber of Commerce office
with fifty representatives present,
NJ. II. Robertson Of Oklahoma City
was elected temporary chairman with
X. NJ. Gray, temporary secretary.
b. W. johnson represented Durant
and asked that a meeting be held in
Durant next Sunday to take the mat
ter up further with Durant people
The proposed towns for the circuit
now formed Of six clubs are Paris,
Bonham, Denison, Durant, Ardmore
and Healdton. A delegation will be
sent to Durant Sunday, Jan. l6, to
discuss the proposed league with Du-
rant people while the next regular
league meeting will be held in Bon
ham. Jan. 80, when the league will
finally be formed of six or eight
clubs. At the Bonham meeting, fran.
chises will be applied for, a schedule
committee appointed, and all neces-
sary arrangements made to start. It
is proposed that each town entering
the league have not less than $500
to start with and also guaranteed
backing to finish the season.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
FROM KENEFICK

Miss Emma Nixon from Texas is
visiting in the home Of her uncle, ].
M. Nixon.
s. s. Session and family visited In
the home Of E. s. Matlock Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis are spend
ing the week at Fl. Washita.
Charlie Wells Of Durant was In
Kenefick Tuesday.
Miss Mary Rankin, one Of the Kene-
flick High School teachers, spent Sat-
urday with her parents at Armstrong.
Charline Wells was visiting friends
in Kenefick Sunday.
Mrs. C. H. Colbert returned to her
home in Tishimingo Friday after
spending a week visiting friends and
relatives in Kenefick.
Mrs. Sarah F. Darbinson, left Tues
day for New Mexico where she will
spend the week visiting her brother,
MIR. Wilson.
Mr.. o. w. Smith spent Monday
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Terrie at Caddo.
DR.. Boyet of Durant preached Sum-
day and Sunday night.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14

test in which much merriment was
caused by Judge Murphy not rcognix-
ing Cox's picture. Miss Jewel Mur-
ray was the winner of the prize, which
was blue bird pin. The house was
decorated in blue birds and blue bird
dishes were used in serving ham sand
wiches, fruit salad and phipped cream
and cocoa. About thirty guests were
present.
Quite number of business changes
are taking place in our city. We un-
dcrstand X. NJ. Anderson, after selling
out to L. Z. Bachelor is soon to put
in a stock of dry goods at his old stand
just east of j. S. Dawson's.
The Fas,ern Star order had a pub
lie installation last Friday night. The
music was furnished by the String
Band of Bokchito and quite a nice
supper was served.
Miss Kathrine Pcttey spent part
of the holidays with her sister, Mrs.
Johnnie Sipes.
Mrs. Bradley of Caddo spent the
week end with her brother H. w.
Attaway and niece, Mrs. Rutherford.
Mrs. Allen was called to Oklahoma
City last week by the illness Of Miss
Mildred. She is somewhat improved
at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory and daugh-
ter and Mrs. Tuell and children spent
Sunday in Durant.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
BETTER CITIES CONTEST IS ON
Continued from page one
McKeever Monday was as follows:

Mckeever Monday was as follows:
S:30-9.15 High School.
9:15-11.oO Conference with Commit
tee
1l:C0-l2:oO Normal.
12:D0-l.3o Lions, Rotary, c. of c.
Luncheon City Cafe.
2:o9 Parade all schools, led by band.
300 Committee Conference.
400 General Meeting Christian
Church, especially for teachers, moth
ers, Womcn's Organizations.
$50 o. =. {.
Dr.. Mckecver went from here to
Hugo. where he will open the cam
raign in that city.
Town in this contest will be judged
on the following points:
/. PLAY. Facilities cnr adequate
and safeguarded play al school and
in the community. Conditions of
parks, Fairgrounds and the like.
2. INDUSTRY. Industrial train
ing at school, character building, EN-
ploymcnt during vacation, conditions
of employment of Juveniles under six
teen. Systematic thrift instruction.
3. SCHOOLS. Management, equip
mcnt, methods of contact with COM
.munity, modern methods of instruc-
tion, management of athletics, ade-
quatness of number of teachers, sal
aries and the like.
4. HEALTH. Modern methods
of nursing, health inspection, clinics,
hospital service, dental inspection,
handling of contagious disease, and
the like.
5. SCOUTCRAFT. Management
of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts or
Camp Fire Girls, facilities for camp
ing, hiking, boating, service work Of
scouting, organizations. Lessons in
Americanization.
6. MORAL SAFEGUARDS. Man.
agement of the motion picture, the
dance situation, the cigarette prob
lem, the theatre, and the general club
life of the young.
Z. SOClABILlTI. Facilities for
weekly social experience of all ado
lescent young people, social manage
ment in the high school, and the
churches and homes.
Z. RELIGION. Youths in young
peoples church societies, y. NJ. {. A.,
Y. W. {. A. enrollmcnt, manage
ment, methods il Sunday Schools.
how these bodies meet, the play and
recreational interet of TIE young.
8. SERVICE. Clubs and societies
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
HUMAN HOGS

1t is probably not possible to de-
termine which of the many inter-
ests making up the country's busi-
ness activities made the most rapa-
ciOus use of the opportunities which
the war presented to batten on mis-
fortune. But such evidence as we
have indicates that that unenviable
distinction belongs to the organized
coal operators. 1t is doubtful if a
more ruthless exhibition of greed
unrestained by conscientious scrup-
les has ever been witnessed than that
which is revealed by the inquiry which
committee of the Senate is making
Senator Sutherland of West Virginia,
speaking as an apologist for the coal
operators. of whom there are many
in his State, said that sometimes
coal operators were almost ashamed to
take the money" But that their
sense of shame quite reached the
point of moving them to abstain from
taking all that they could get not
even he prctcnds. 1t was a sellers
market. as he says. the demand for
coal exceeded the supply. But while
that condition gave an economic war
rant to the prices they charged, it
gave no moral one whatever. What
makes the case of the coal operators
more fragrant is that, as will readily
be recalled, when the miners were
demanding an increase in wages, the
operators solemnly assured the coun-
try they were paying all that their
meager profits made possible. The
fact is that without increasing prices,
they could have granted the full de-
mand of the miners and still have
made an exorbitant profit.-Editor-
ial in Dallas News.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
OUR EXCHANGES
\ 4 4 4 8. 8. :. 8. Il 8. 3. 4 :: :. :. 3. :

Oklahoma's democratic Nation
Il committeeman says personal
attacks of one candidate upon
mother must cease if the demo-
ratio party is to be victorious
n 1922. Everyone will agree that
harmony is the thing. but when
t gets down within sight of pri-
nary day, a lot of folks will de-
ide that attacking character is
sacred duty. The partisan pri-
nary and human nature do not
make for perfect harmony.-Wil-
on Good Roads Gazette.
seems to be one of the unfortu-
rules of the political game that
re is seldom a man gets into il
3se character is above reproach
TACT there are not many men either
or out of politics whose charac-
have not flaws in them. Per-
lion is not human attribute
, during the heat of campaign
mans past is put under a micro
pc and every little flaw is magni.
| several hundred diamcters. II
re were less of the personal and
e of the principle injected into our
tical campaigns the whole countr!
I'D be better off.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
FRIDAY, JANUARY IA, 1921
A MATTER or LIFE AND DEATH

A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
In an extended discussion of the
matter last week the News strove to
stress the fact that "a high standard
# living tends to decrease the death
ate and that general state of pros
3erity tends to higher standard of
iving--a fact, or rather a couple of
nseparable facts that are borne
Mt in two news items from Cisco,
Texas.
1t was stated ut Christmas time
hat the "Goodfellows" found only two
,eedy families in Cisco Ia striking
contrast to the conditions found in
'ther towns, including Durant) and
low the following comes from the
anne city:
Another remarkable showing WAS
nade by the city of Cisco last week
shen DR.. Joseph w. Gregory, City
Iealth Officer, presented his report
or the month of December, telling
hat within the month there were
hirty:six births and only three deaths
q the city. The death rate here is
o low as to attract much attention"
The struggle of the masses for bet
or incomes and the accompanying
etter living conditions is in reality
. matter of life and DEATH"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14
NEEDS-NOT WANTS

The other day we asked a banker
if there were enough ready dollars to
finance business and the next crop in
this county. He said this, "There is
plenty of money to care for the reason
able needs of all regular business and
deserving farmers, but the borrower
will have OF pull down his sight and
confine his demands to what he needs
not what he WANTS" The point
is that lots of us borrowed much
more than We needed the past few
years, because we could get it, and as
we had it in hand, we spent it, and
must now cut out the needless and
the useless in diScountng our notes.
A man whom this writer believes to
be pretty level-headed, made this re-
mark. the other day, and We dish i,
out for what it's worth-"The Sunday
Schools of the land are a greater
power for good to the present genera
tion than all of the welfare boards and
various relief organizations and char
ity commissions combined
Our Republican friends in Okla
homa have pointed out so much bad
and so little good in our Democratic
administrations, that we are wonder
what they are going to do about it,
now that they practically control our
law making body.
We hope the legislature will place
some restrictions upon the driving
of cars. especially as to who shall be
allowed to drive in crowded traffic. A
noticeable wrong in this respect is
seen in the large number of new car
owners. who take their boat into the
crowded traffic of the towns and the
cities when learning to drive. We have
no doubt that great per cent of all
automobile accidents are due to the
drivers not knowing his car and how
to control it.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14

The city council, by its action
Monday night voted to draft .
new schedule of water rates,
whereby the present rates are to
be increased 25 per cent, and a
minimum charge Of $1.OO instead
Of 75 cents will be made.-Haw-
thOrne Sun.
And now will some economist please
rise and explain why, with every
thing else on the toboggan water
rates, light rates and street car
rates are rising, or at least trying to
rise. The Hawthorne case is only
taken as an example, there is scarce
ly town in the country that has not
suffered from a raise in rates of the
public utilities or is not threatened
with such a raise. Is there "color-
ed gentleman" in the woodpilc?
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14

Burglaries, robberies, holdups
lurders and other crimes con-
nue. unabated. The daily press
full of accounts of all kinds of
lime. No such wave of evil do
: has ever been known through
1t the country. People are going
have to protect themselves and
good way to do it is to start
,e rat killing and keep it up until
V breed is exterminated. Shat
,ck people had just as we'll get in
ne as anybody else.-Shattuck
ionitor.
y, but the Monitor man is blood
sty. II he lived in Durant h,
ldn't need to worry. Nobody evel
b anything here, and there is 81
here that needs numbering. Al
Durant Citizens know about thu
70 wave is what they read in thu
NJ about happenings in othe,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14

of men and women studying and deal
ing instructively with Juvenile prob
lens, projects accomplished and un-
der way, and the like.
10. HOUSING. Adequateness of
housing, health, sanitation, and other
comforts of industrial classes and Of
the families of lower economic stat
us; together with remediable meth
DDS and measures.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14

In n corn raising contest be-
tween inmates of the Kansas In
sane Asylum and the Kansas Ag-
ricultursll College the asylum won.
Always thought there was some
thing wrong with Kansas far
mers, or they wouldn't vote that
way.--Okema Ledger.
1t proves that man must be crazy
to put much enthusiasm into raising
corn since it can now only be used
legally for hog feed and corn bread.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-14

years ad valorem taxes, amended and
pas ed.
Seventeen bills introduced.
Senate concurrent resolutions Nos.
| and passed on second reading and
referred to committees.
Resolutions from state county COM
missioners' association read commend
ing Henry Wood, state highway COM
mis- 'ioner.
House adjourned to meet again at
] o'clock Thursday.