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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-06-09

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sas are 9eing cared 4 for Il lr q = 4
homes MOST af d
81 ara NEGROES
kne city y NEld ni6 rtt1l I'm a
I sons without peSs =
ordered ~ the atreet1
service was disco tdnued M
O'Clock st nigh The ORDER 1ii
the city and Tulsa codnf und ders il I
fial law was resolved ~ XSi y III
Charles A. Barrett l,o fel III l,SSl SESll
~ take charge 81 fIle d xorSe5|
0overnor al sceiStS
Gov. u B. IA. Rob M, froS
Oklahoma City later goy9efn
exoriated city ana 80 xczI9
failure 70 control the attuat sSa
lt issa funny thing, n he m
the uthorities II 81 city 0 tho GIl
OF Tulsa have tn sit back helpless
when g thing like this Ii going 81, HID D
Governor Robertson promise
thorough investigation sc tho rfots.
Scores of arrests have already been
made BY civil and mil ltary aut uthoritfeS.
+, The riOting started when 100 ne-
gr0es shortly before mi dnigtlt IA.
manded the release .of Dick Rowland,
q negro bootblack arrested
with attacking d white girl He was
confined on the second door of stlhe
county 1ail. No demons tration md
been made until the negroes began t0
congregate. policeman attempted
TO disnrm q negro. The negro resiated
md was shot deaz The
melted back int0 tfl0E black tbelts where
firing started. Firing was brisk nlatil
|sl ~ ~ the morning. Then came =
| lul until six O'clock when the battle
broke out with renewed fury.
Fight Renewed a Dawn. &
The eAtire negro colony wass sur.
rounded. Motors and trucks turned
into lorries filed with men, rushed
down the streets ID this area. Rifie
fire was continuous. Fires by dozens
broke out In every section OF the dis
Il - A~Se HAeAAASG GAlOtSASN w vAsse AAS5
band Of fleeing negroes.
Most Of the negroes In the district
tried to fee when the attack started,
but many fought back. AS the flames
spread the whites marched through
aud tie
Those who surrendered were taken I'd
the ball park, Convention hall, the
police station and other improvised
prisons.
At some points negroes banded for
resistance. Houses and churches were
barricaded and made into forts. AT
these points violent fighting occurred.
From one church negro sharpshoot-
er killed Mrs. s. A. Gilmore, one OF
the white victims. as she was stand
ing on her front porch.
At 9 a. M. the state troops arrived,
a machine gun company from Oklaho-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-06-09

Ted Eimers and family left Monday
for Santa Ana, Calf. where they in
|tead to make their future home.
Mrs. G.. P. Pfeiffer and daughter,
Laura, who have been visiting With
their daughter and sister, Mrs. R.
Baisch left Monday for their home at
Lincoln, Neb. They were accom-
|panied by their grandson and nephe1
Carroll Baisch, who will stay with
them for the summer and coincident-
ly take up six weeks commercial
course at the University of Nebraska
at which institution Miss Pfeiffer is
Ian instructor.
F. w. Moeller left Friday for an
extensive vacation trip to the Pacific
coast. Mr.. Moeller expects to visit
with the Ted Eimers family before re-
turning home.
Ernest Weidenbach, who has been
attending the dental school of the
University Of Iowa arrived home Sun
| Iday.
Math. Thoma and family visited
Sunday at the home Of Mr.. Thoma's s
Itrother-in-law, Ernest Hoffman, near
Elm Spring. While there Math. join
! ed several fishermen and reports OF
making fine catch OF fishes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
BEDRID9EN BOY A PRODIGY
Delivered Speech to 10000 Persons ut
Dedication Exercises When Not
Yet Four Years Old.

Phoenix, AriZ.-John Huston. four
teen Years old, and bedriddrn, has
been pronounced by high medic al au-
thurities as possessing the most re-
murkuhle mentality they have known
IN any child.
Al me ugs Of three years and seven
months John delivered an address at
the drdirnlion exercises Of the Coll
scum 1T Dallas. Tex" recitlng 81
verses on the war of 1915. His ora
ZION was distinctly heard by the 10000
persons in the audience.
liz the Grand Army Of the Republic
John ranks as brlgadier general, an
honor bestowed by that organization.
In his mothers home he has installed
II powerful wireless apparatus. lie
supervised all OF this work. some OF
its parts are of his own manufac-
ture. A United States government
license posted recognizes John as an
amateur wireless telegrapher.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
HARDWARE DIET NOT FATAL
Convict, Refused Parole, Eats Pins,
Wire and a Drill.

Angry because Il legislative commit
tee failed 10 recommend his parole at
ter visiting the penitentiary at Santa
Fe, y. NJ, Charles Kennedy, convict,
serving time for Jail breaking and
veteran of three wars, swallowed two
pieces of baling wire, several inches
long, II pin, II safety pin and Il Steel
drill three inches long. The prison
physician after examination with
Horoscope said Kennedy would suffer
no ill.effects, the metal articles hav-
ing passed through his stomach with
out difficulty.
Kennedy says he has chewed up and
swallowed two electric light globes
since he has been In prison, and since
he was twenty-one years old has
chewed up and swallowed six whisky
glasses on bets. He claims that by
thoroughly breaking up brittle glass
In his mouth until it Is powdered he
can swallow 1t without injury.
He served at Fortress Monroe in the
coast artillery In the Great war and
also in the Spanish war and Mexican
border actions.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
FAKE FIRE ALARM PENALTIES
Texas Judge Makes Two Boys Do
Some Writing in Punishment
for Prank.

Houston. TeN.--.ludgc Chester III.
Eryan evolved II new kind of penalty
for two boys. fifteen and fourteen
years old. who We're found guilty Of
turning In false fire alarms. The old
or boy took the blame, but his pal was
held "a an aCcumf,lice.
The penalty for the older boy IS to
write LOCO times the following para
graph:
81 promise never again to turn in a
fake fire alarm. | now understand
that II costs the city considerable
sum every time the fire department
answers false alarm and that some
person may he seriously injured by
the fire apparatus"
The younger lad must write the fol
lowing 800 times:
Il will not again knowingly be n
party to a criminal act, nor Will | en-
deavor to intimldate Il witness In a
case"
Two younger bays testified ut the
hearing and stated that the "accom-
plice" had Threatened to punch TIER
faces II they told.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26

higher than the outside ground sur
face. and ii is advisable to renew them
every year 10y removing the cOntami-
mated surface down TO clean soil. and
Ia refill with fresh sand or fine gravel
and earth.
A board floor is generally used
where the level of the floor in the
house is from | to 3 feet above the
ground surface, and in portable hons
"S on land which Is not we'll drained.
Board floors harhor rats. and rot quick
H. and should he raised some distance
off the ground so that cats or dogs can
:ct under them, and also to allow a
free circulation of air to prevent the
wood from rutting.
Cement floors are adapted to per-
inancnt laying houses. to brooder
houses. incubator cellars, and to all
permanent houses where an artificial
tlonr is required, and can be built on
The ground level These floors are
easy to clean. very sanitary, rat proof,
and comparatively inexpensive, If one
has ii cheap supply of gravel or sharp
sand.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
49, - .-------It------
$4,000 An inch FOR
RAIMMAKER IN ALBERTA
California Man Who Controls
Elements by Precipitation
Plant Gets Contract.

"l.ainmaker'' Charles Nj. Hatfield.
who has contract with the United
Agricultural association of Alberta,
Canada. to produce rain, has come to
that district from Los Angeles. Cal,
and, according to arrangements made
by the agricultural association, is
about to begin work on his new pro-
ject.
Hatfield, according to the terms OF
this contract, agrees to construct ana
build a rain precipitation and attrac-
ton plant at a favorable site TO be
chosen by him for Its operation.
In outlining plans to meeting of
the United Agricultural association +.
S. Ratliff, secretary, announced that
the rainmaker has been offered in-s
ducpments to visit the district OF No
bleford, In southern Alberta, and
Foremost, Saskatchewan. Farmers In
general are highly enthusiastic over
the prospects.
The main rain precipitation plant,
according to the plan announced, Will
be located at Chappice lake, about
twenty miles from this city The mat
Ter of financing the project WAS re-
ferrel to the executive committee. as
was also the selectiui Of locations for
the rain gauges, which Hatfield is eX-
pected to bring with him. What meth
ODDS the ruinmaker intends to pursue
In producing the rain has not been
disclosed
The contract between the United
Agricultural association and Hatfield
set forth that his plant Is to be kept
in constant operation from May !,
1921, to August |. 1921. in the en-
deaypr to bring about the largest pos
sble Increased precipitation over and
about that portion Of Alberta, Canada,
and section Of territory ut least 100
miles radius with the city Of Medicine
Hat, Alberta. ms II center,
"And 1t Is hereby understood and
agreed" the contract read, that OF
all rain falling from May /, 1921. to
August l, 1921. in the above described
district, said Hatfield, through the ef-
forts of his operators upon the atmos-
phere. shall Da given eredlt for one
half of the precipitation that falls at
the uniform rate Of $1,000 M inch
up to four inches or fraction thereof.
The maximum consideration Of the
contract being 5000 for four-nch
rainfall,
"All rainfall in EXCESS Of four
inches no extra charges whatsoever
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
SCHOOL SAVERS ARE
DOING SPLENDID WORK
IN THRIFT CAMPAIGN
MANY SOCIETIES FORMED AN }
MEMBERS ARE NOV BUSlLY
WATCHING THEIR MONEY
GROW

Teachers and children are enthu-
siaSt!c over the new thrift splrlt III
the school room, wn!ca has ALREADY
resulted not only i'll giving novel and
practical interest to- time hololed su.-
jects, but in TIC organization OF az
proXima;iiy 1l,UVV srlool savings
clubs il the >cIools lis dtst.lc-.
Last yt2r tie gloss sales of t..lift a!l
War Savings STAINS and Tlea u,
Savings Certificates III the fit, ,iS'
lrict amounted to uore than $2,3l5.otV
during the school session, and II i
hoped that when the figures are coz.
piled tor the 192L-l921 session, an
even better record Will be shown
Thousands of penny AID nickel say.
ings books, text leaflets in thrift and
wal C. arts for showing the records OF
xayings clubs have been mailed out to
schools asking for them. Boys and
girls are learning To put their none.
into government savings securities IL.
stead of wasting il, and in order thai
they may not look upon savings as "a
end in itself, and gin false conctp'
lion OF thrift as a form OF stinglneSs,
they are encouraged to save for some
definite, worthwhile object such, 70.
instance. as college education
business capital.
Saving is only a third OF the game.
however. for the youngsters earn niue
of the money they save and invest i.
Thrift and Savings Stamps. Weedins
tobacco, running errands, clerking il
stores. washing dishes, raising veee
tables and live stock are some o! the
rallings in which school savings clue
members engage during summer vac&-
tons and after school hours, and keen
is the rivalry among them.
Even the smallest tots are taking an
active part in the Earn and Save
movement and patriotic teachers who
understand the value Of thrift as an
element OF good citizenship are devo!-
ing their time and thought to making
it part OF their cduc2 Cnal work, and
ere also ercoula%ing the organization
of savings clubs by the children them
selves. They realize that they are
rendering a real service to the country
by teaching sound economic thought,
practical patriotism end prosperity.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
kIs Mountain Gost,
Finds Gre Inter Body

Stewart, II. ca mountain
goat recently was responsible
for the discovery of what Is be-
Iinypd 10 be one of the valuable
mines OF British Columbia.
Years ago float ore was found
In the mountain range south OF
the Grand Trunk Pacific railway
ten miles from Stewart. 1t was
so rich that its discovery Gre
ated sensation and prospect
ors nocked to the region and
spent months In fruitless efforts
TO locate the vein.
Recently II man hunting
II ountnin goats high Above the
timber line had trniled an AMI
nal for miles when 1t suddenly
came out on Il glacier and stood
in fill view against the sky on
n pinnacle Of ice. His rifle
cracked and the goat fell dead
down II steep mecipice and
rolled several hundred feet. It's
body fetched up near the foot
of the glacier and when the
hunter reached II he found 1t
had dislOdged Il massive rock
beneath which the long
scarched-for vein lay exposed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
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LESSEN LOSS IN
PRODUCING PORK
University Of Illinois Gives EX-
pert Advice o. Care of
SoWS and Litters.
TIMELY REMEDIES OUTLINED
Ten Times as Many Pigs Lost in First
Two Months After narrowing
Than From Choiera-Good
Management Essential.
(By j. B. RICE.)


While we usually figure the profits
and losses in raising hogs fr"In the
time of weaving to marketing, there
IL chance to make some difference
In the cost of ptOduction up To the
time the pigs are taken from the SOW.
Cholera causes greater fiji ancial
loss than amy other disease. hui about
ten times AS many pigs are lost n the
first two months after narrowing than
are LOST from cholera. Hog G. o'era
gets into the herd when each pig rep
reSents larger investment thnn is the
case with the sucking pig:
II may be fair to ask the que ion
what il u fuir-szed litter for II ow IL
weun? have heard Of mea who
weuned ON the average eight ca nine
pigs per SOW. We have all. no doubt
heard of such cases. These stories
usually are not told in II ''nolbra@-
ging" way. That is why we h ar OF
such records. The man who raises
three pigs per SOW seldom remembers
much about the record or very firmly
establishes the fact in the mil is of
his Heighbprs. The nurmal fnrrbw OF
soy is seven IL nine pigs. Ab"ut 10
per cent of these either are dead
when they come or die during the first
~ hours. Then, due to various causes
during the first week or ten days, rs
many more die or are killed; and by
the time the pigs are two months old,
you may say that you have done as
we'll as common" if you have an aver
age OF five pigs to wean from the
SOW. -
This leak ip pork Sf0d6ttlon as told
by lp9 farmers. in 1918 in question
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
SPARROW AT SERVICE
Bird In Church When Service Was
Going On.

Emulation of st. Francis Of Assist
who 700 years ago preached to birds
and called them "little brothers and
sisters" is being practiced at Spring
field, ILL.,. involuntarily by Rev. Z. G.
Sandmeyer, pastor Of Laurel NJ. e.
church, who for the third time the
other day had birds in the audience.
Recently common sparrow flew in
at the doorway while the audience was
bowed In prayer 1t perchCd on an
electric light fixture and sat there I'M
til singing commenced, then chirped
and flew to another fixture. 1t re
manned throughout the service and de-
parted through window.
This same bird, 1t is believed, made
its first visit some weeks ago. Two
weeks ago 1t returned with mate.
The other day It was alone Doctor
Sandmeyer Indicated he was not en-
tirely pleased with the visits. as they
had tendency, he said, to distract
the attention Of the congregation.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
DIARY OF MUCH IMPORTANCE
Well Adapted to cost-Aecounting Rec
ords When information Wanted
on Few Enterprises.

A diary Is well adapted to cost
accounting records when information
is wanted on only II few farm enter
prSes say specialists of the United
states Department Of Agriculture. If
he diary IS written up each day ii
.akes hut moment to enter the hours
and minutes spent in working the crop,
and the necessary notes regarding the
cost of seed fertilizer, and equipment.
The common form of diary is book
obtaining blank page for each days
record and with space in the back for
financial accounts. Another form has
a page for each day divided to give
SPACE to the records of two years.
similar type furnishes space for a ive-.
year period.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26

may be stopped.
The Loss Before Weaving and How to
Stop It.
Overland by Sows-29 1876.
|. DO not have the sows too fat.
.. Provide the pen with a good guard
3. Remove pigs from nervous SOW as
farIoWed. Return when sow has fin
ished farrowing and quieted down.
T. pave as little noise and commotion
about the pen as possible for the first
few days
5. Give the SOW and litter a little care
and attention during the first week.
g. Do not use large quantities of bed
Farrowed Weak or Dead. $40.
!, Have the sow gaining in flesh at
breeding time.
During the CESSATION period:
2, Feed the SOW a good ration.
8, Keep her In good physical condition
I. Give her plenty of exercise. make
her go some distance for her feed each
day.
Chlled-lj.SSro.
!. Be present at narrowing time TO
warm the chilled pigs
.. Keep the beds dry and free from
drafts.
Eaten by Sows-+59fo.
J. Feed "A balanced ration during the
CESSATION period and while the sow is
sucking the litter. Too much corn is
often fed.
g. Sell those sows that have the habit
OF eating their pigs.
Aborted-4559e.
/. Keep piggy" sows from other
classes of live stock
2. Do not allow sows heavy in pc to
go over instructions or very roHgh
ground.
g. If contag ious abortion. sell the sows
Scours-3.43cs.
l. Feed the SOW light ration for the
first week or ten days-increase 1t
gradually.
2. Do not change the feed of the SOW
too suddenly.
5, Keep the pens and trouGhs clean.
Thumps-l.7sqo.
l. Reduce the amount of feed given to
the SOW.
2. Exercise the pigs.
Necrobacllosi (sorc mouth. sniffies bull
nose, etc)-1 56%.
!. Disnfect pens before the SOW far
rows.
g. Treat abrasons in the skin bout
the pigs mouth with solutions of cresol
dip. permanganate OF potash or other
good disinfectant
3. Clip mot break off pigs teeth.
Cholera-l."lGo.
|. Have immune sows.
2. Keep place cleaned up and free
from the disease.
g. II in danger, vaccinate soon after
weaving pigs.
Miscellaneous-5.640o
l. Get pigs to eating we'll before time
of weaving. Make creep for thea.
q Take extra good care of the pigs
during the first few weeks following
their removal from the SOW, for they
| will miss her II you do not
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
GROWING MUSCADINE GRAPES
Best Results Obtained by Training to
TreIis, Using Three Wires
Instead of Two.

The muScadine grape will produce
the best results when trained to
trelliS, using three wires instead of
TWO as in training the bunch" va
rletcs Posts should he ut least eight
to nine feet in length, and set two to
three fert in The ground. The wire
should be two feet apart on the posts,
which should be sixteen feet apart.
The vines should he set at least
twenty-five feet apart i'm the row.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
SUBSTANTIAL FLOOR
FOR POULTRY HOUSE
Specialists Say There Is III
One Best KIM.
Everything Depends on Soil and Use
of Structure as to Which Is to Be
Preferred--Cement Is Mc3t
Sanitary.

Prepared by the United States DEPART
ment OF Agricultural
Cement floors for poultry houses are
cLHmpioled by some poultry growers,
While others declare Il coed dirt floor
is the only kind to use. The fact is,
poultry Specialists in the United states
De. Hrtmpnt of Agriculture say. that
lL,Ie !" no one best kind of floor. 1t
all de, Ids on the soil, and the use
of the house us To which type is to be
preferr"d
ON light, sandy. wpll-1rained soils
dirt floor is satisfactory, especially for
small or colony hen houses. such
floors should he from > t" Is inches
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
PAYS AN OLD DEBT
Surprised Man Gets $14o for Loan Of
$500 Years AGO.

DiogcneS ended his search for an
honest man In Sunbury Pa. the other
day when Victor koble. health officer.
all Inv one, was hailed with Hey,
Victor" Victor stopped and man
said:
~ want to pay you that 500 ! Dor.
r0wed twenty-five years ago. win
$40 pay for al!'
Koble gnsped. stammcrcd "ycs" and
received fourteen perfectly good $40
bills. kofle asserted that he saved
this 500 while working as grocery
clerk AT ~ cents il week. He declined
to give the debtors name.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
Death Stops Grave Digging.

Hazelton. Pa.--Death from II para-
lytic stroke the other day prevented
Frank NJ. NIarterilli Sevrnty-f"ur
years Of age, from completing the dig
ging of his own grave. He often eX-
pressed fear that he would not live
much longer and two days before he
died he began digging his grave In
the Precious Blood cen "tcry.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
The Aatroloaer In China.

From the earliest times astrology
has been one of the arts surrounded
by mystery. But in China 1t Is
very perilOus profession. When a So
called prophet predicts an event which
49, Eat OCCUR. he loses his head.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
nrinin of "RrazII."

The country Brazil derived its name
from red dye wood which abounds
throughout the land. The Portuguese
called the wood "bra2a." which means
n live coal, and Brazil is the form OF
rho word ppplied to the whole country.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
For Guestroom Door.

A thoughtful touch In the FURNISH
ing and decorating of the guestroom
Is the addition of knocker on the
door. There are many quaint HOW
cred ones designed, which are as dam
ty as they are practical.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
Fisherman Decided on Honesty Course.

Declaring that he had just made n
decision to I've "Strictly honest" fish
erman enclosed with his letter check
for $50 made payable to the Oregon
game commission to cover the fees
for fishing license for three years.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
Excellent Sow Ration.

A ration which is excellent for sows
with pigs is corn, grain and alfalfa.
The hay can either be settled in a
rack or ground at small cost and
mixed with grain feed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
GrAase In WalIpaper.

Press Il cloth moist with high-grade
gasoline against the paper for about
minute. DO this repeatedly, as a
single application Will remove only
a part Of the grease.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
A Poor Eaos Chance.

Notice in English Grocery-"Pro-
vided you get one bad egg from us we
will on your returning it give you two
for it, Boston Transcript.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
Famous Whoppers.

my wife never would say anything
like that to me. She knows ! WOULDN'T
stand for it."-Dptroit News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26
Paradoxical.

ODD that man should go In pur.
suit of his health when it Is already
run down. Boston Transcript.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-05-26

nnires sent to them, is shown below. A
few suggestions are given on how ii
may be stopped