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Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-07
WHlTEWASHENG WILL
KILL MANY INSECTS
Spraying Is Effective in Destroy
ing Vermin.
Cleanliness Is Of Utmost Importance
in Keeping Many Pests Under Con-
trol-Provide Abundance of
Light and Fresh Air.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment. of Ag%riculture.)
Whitewash is effective in killing
mites and other sorts of vermin and
may be used freely in spraying the
poultry houses, brood coops and roosts,
scientists of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture say. In badly in.
tested places it is advisable to clean
and spray with a stronger d~isinfectant,
and in 4S hours follow with a good
spray or coating of whitewash. An
effective whitewash for this purpose
is made as follows:
Stake half a peck of lime and di-
lutte it with 20 gallons of water; add
n pound of salt previously dissolved
in water; to this mixture add two
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-07
Get BUSY With Paint

sadly in need of paint" is the YER
dict that anyone must pass upon the
houses that in IN automobile trip he
will see along town and country roads
while the trees are still bare. The
..paint-up and cleanup weeks that we
had before the war we dropped for
more urgent business and because Of
the high price of paint and labor. Now,
when prices are a little easier, we
should make up for the years of neg
leet. A house that Is bare of pigment
and dry of oil is all the time going
backwards a little by a of the as
saults Of the weather; and the still
high cost Of building a new house
makes It well worth while to preserve
an old one.-Youth's Companion,
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-07

quarts of crude carbolic acid. Apply
with a spray pump OF brush. This, il
properly put on, not only kills the
mites, but destroys all their eggs ana
makes the house OF any building where
it is used fresh and clean.
Cleanliness is of the greatest im-
portance in keeping lice, mites, 1eas,
and other insects under control. The
poultry houses, roosts, dropping
boards, brood coops, and all other
places that the fowls occupy should be-
kept clean. An abundance Of light and:
fresh air should be provided. While:
these things cannot be depended on to-.
keep away lice and mites, they make
it easier to determine when the pests,
are present and help to keep the,
fowls healthy, vigorous, and better.
able to withstand an attack of lice
and mites. Sick or diseased fowls
are always the first victims of these
parasites, which makes it important
that the fowls be kept healthy.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-07
Not Seen.

a tight-isted old gentleman. who
recently recovered from q severe at
tack Of fever, called up his physician
on the phone and made complaint with
reference to the total Of the bill rem
dered BY him on this occasion.
"See here!" shouted the old gentle
man, Hyou have me charged for FIVE
weeks calls. will pay for four
weeks only"
but, my dear sir expostulated the
doctor, Il visited you each day for
five weeks"
Perhaps you did. don't know"
retorted the tight one, 'but for one
week was delirious. and I didn't see
you come In"
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-07

porch to street. In the middle of
the walk, first there was laid cement
in which green %coloring ingredient
had been mixed. This strip, about
Is in. wide, was continued up the
front steps. On the porch it was
%broadened out into a rectangle which
includes all of the floor save for a
white border. The general effect
achieved is that of a bright, green
carpet and long runner.-Popu1ar Me-
chanics Magazine.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-07
MANS GUIDE TO FERTILITY
Black Soils Stand First and Are Fol.
lowed by Browns, Dark Grays
and YelIoWs.

Color has always been the practical
mans guide to soil fertility and he
scientific mar finds it just as useful
after working out the reasons back
OF it. In relative fertility black soils
stand first, followed in order by the
browns and dark grays, and these by
the yellows and light grays, the light
est OF which are nearly white,
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-07
Youth and the Motor.

Are you seeing to It that your sons
education includes courses Of instruc-
tlon that will help him In the busy
affairs OF lIfe"
eyes, SIR replied Farmer Corntos-
SCI. II told josh that NJ natter how
fascinatin' bis Greek and Latin might
DO. he must not let 'sm interfere with
his stndyln' Tho traffic rAgnlailpns.n
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-07
The formal Eemlnlne.

HIt IL really time you took an In
terest In serious things" said the
husband. You think OF nothing bur
clothes. Try TO reRd a little history.
I've brought you a story about william
Tell and the Swiss. and how Gessler
put up the hat for them to salute.
nnd---s
"Eiow was II tsimmedi" asked tho
siernnl feminine.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-07
CHICKS DEv0UR DANDELIoNs.
Little Birds Eat Them In Preference
10 Grass, but Are Liable to
Ruin the Lawn.

Little chickens are good dandellon
diggers. They win eat them deep
into the ground and In preference to
the grass, but should NOT be allowed
to run on the lawn too long at q fisas
for fear OF running the lawn.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-07
Home I0Dn'
Y Helps y
HAS APPEARANCE OF CARPET
Western Mans Idea In the Use OF
Cement Could Be Carried Out
In Many Ways,

An air of perpetual festivity, like
that Of a reception OF wedding. is
worn by n residence in a western
city as result of the ingenuity used
in laying the cement floor of the front
porch and the cement walk from
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15
HOME TOWN PAPER WEEK

visitor to every city dwelIer thrown
by circumstances among tall buildings
and smoky stacks: thrown among new
and untricd friends.
AS Thanksgiving approaches. you
cannot give more welcome gift to
that hoy or girl who IL far away; that
father and mother who have retired to
distant parts: that friendly old neigh
bor who has gone to the city or TO an.
other stntc thun n years subscription
to the old home paper. 1t will mean
mn h,ur's inv, mn hour's return NJ fond
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15
Hazard 1. Greater

In 4 majority Of the forests I'm Colo
rado, and Wyoming the range has not
been used to fuil capscity during the
past season on account Of the market
conditions Of both cattle and sheep.
This, together with the abundance Of
rain thrououxht the two states. has re-
suited In q larger amount Of forage
being left In the forests than In us
ually the case.The range will be bcne-
fitctl by this but the fire hazard In in
creased. Little moisture has fallen re-
Gently and the drying fall winds are
causing. a situations that II continued.
will result In a serious fire danger.
The hunting season IL already on In
Wyoming and Colorado. 1t Is neccs-
sary that the greatest precnntion be
taken by hunters and travellers thro-
uGhout the forests from setting any
fires a this time live cigar stub. Gig
arctic or match thrown into the grass
might cause serious cOnflagratiOn.
Special care should bc exercised In
properly placing and actually extin-
gushing camp fires.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15
,wuA4,4O PRINT

This question is discussed by pre-
sent day writer In the Saturday Even
ing Post (Sept II 1921 without an
swei ing the question. without intim-
nting what to print or what not to
print. He II product Of modern metro
poiitap Journalism. where individual
personality. responsibility and char
actcr have 40 largely been displaced by
mere money making struggle for cir
culation. He virtually admits that the
more details Of sin. vice and crime.
iprivGtc c,ltnny and defamation You
cram Into your newspaper the more
copies will bc sold. That IL the first
rule OF metropolitan journalism and
explains why so few big newspapers
have any influence. He admits that
scnsat tionalism. exploiting fights. war
and cxaggeratiOn. not to mention false
hood. do not seem to harmOnize with
usual prccepts. nor do they inspire
confidence In the editors infunece."
That explains why the average big
city daily haS no infiunce proportions
ate to Its circulation. The country
weekly and small town daily repre-
scnting clean American family life
and community standards. keep the
confidence Of the people. NOT 80 muci,
because Of whnt they print hut OH ac-
count OF what they don't print. He
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15
St. James Church

Z wenty-hrst Sunday after Trinity
Holy Eucharist 7.:O nj
Church School O.45 am.
Morning Prayer and Sermon
II q. m.
Eevening prayer and sermon Z 30 p III
Daily Eucharist Except Monday
st Lukc's Day (TucslaI) Holy
Eucharist 7.D III
Wctincsday-I.itnny and address
7:D p IN
Subject-The Treasures Ct the Old
Testament: (a) The lIistory of the
Hebrews
rhursday-Choir rehearsal 7:30 p m
PHILIP NELSON
Priest In Charge
Ell CUNNINGHAM
Lay Reader
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15

When Henry Ford took over his
secondhand railroad he Immediately
raised. wages and reduced rntcs. He
has now cut down the size Of the
rond's clerical force. Having paid n
dood price for days work, he will
now insist on getting It In proper
way. II the railroads will closely
watch tho worlds greatest standard.
izcr. they may learn something to their
advantage.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15
Methodist News

The Sunday School at ten o'clock. A
class In Religious Education for you.
The morning worship Mt eleven
o'clock. Anthem by the choir entitled,
I will Extol Thee. Sermon subject
Our World Home. We especially in
vite our ranch friends to attend this
service. This sermon is In keeping with
the harvest time.
In the evening at seven thirty the
Popular Sunday Evening hour Of wor-
ship. Bright singing Of old songs by
the congregation. Mrs Beemer will
sing solo and duet by Esther and
Ina Babcock. The sermon subject will
be-Satan Transformed Into An Angel
Of Light. How often you hear people
say-Only the poor get caught. that
you cannot he honest and follow the
Sermon on the Mount and still make
a SUCCESS In life. Come to Church Sum
day evening and hear discussion on
this subject.
HOWARD l. ELsToN
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15
LOCAL BOYS ARE DEFEATED


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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15

Says Our Dumb Animnls: Don't let
any of our friends think the horse IL
passing. Only for certain kinds Of
work and for long distances IL he be-
Ing replaced by the motor truck. The
demand for the horse was never great
or than today. and though the country
over he Is with us In larger numbers
than ten years ago, no little fear Is
felt In many sections OF the United
States that he Is not being bred on a
sufiiciently extensive scale to meet the
needs Of the immediate future.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15
MEEKER. COLO, SATURDAY. OCTOBER is. i.
Money? Confidence? :?
Here's Both!

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,,n .f .h. n,,rar p.cord stnkmsn
,,.. ,h. ,,,,ow,,o.
who, th. war r,uonc. cornration
- tou, ,,,,,, ao,,.rs AZ tho dis.
n...I ~ .o,,h.rr n,a,ters. cotton
,,.,L ,,,,b n. hound. PRICES
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I,r. .tocL p,rtets ore coming hack
pr,o.s ,r,ho,,v ,y,,, nat ,,ouhIo T,bercs
/, J,Ser.,,e hatween cows and cotton
p,, v,,ues n, boof .re Mt their or.
,ron. .,h II wou,d ,n . nhe,omepo,
a, ,,or dronpo,, f,rthor ,,h.n svarv
sign poih's 10 hh ADVANCE
inquiries nave reached the hetora
suTHh"h reg"ruihg the proce"ure u
obtaih snare Oh the war rihahce
Dig loan i"hd'
Here's inc process III briet:
MIKE nppiicauoh thru i've
stock loan organization OF thra your
oahk' y iNe "o"u. Secre'ary' "io u .
Na'io''a' i'ack "iilaihg' iehver' VIII
supply ap'ichtioh Drinks 'or the COLO
r"do ana Northerh New Mexico u.s.
'ric'' i"ese iorn"s aiS" ihAv H hao
'."'h 'oe"' "ahAs Ut '"ey VIII te se"t
"rec' from 'he war FINANCE corpor-
"''oh at ""sh'he'oh' u u
ihese "re "i'ee' OUT ny "@hk or
c"'''e ION" asS"e'h'ioi' an" wheh ap-
soc'"ion ah" wheh approved ny the
Washington. nyain inspectel and IL
approved, the money is telerraph,,i Mt
once to the individual borrower thru
his bank or loan association.
i"'eres' r"eS VIII hot eAceu o
Ier cent Inc government charges %
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15
A Reluctant Convert

Judge Gary brains OF the Steel Trust
declared some time ngo that cutting
steel prices would not bring orders.
business with the trust has seldom. IL
ever been MS slack. Finally prices were
cut. Now Judge Gary knows fact
accepted by advertisers AZ gospel
truth and demonstrated countless
timcs-that cutting prices will sell
goods.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15
Inspecting Our Highways

IL II Higgins. superintendent OF main
tcnance OF state highway department ;
Charles f Bnker. assistant Supcrin-
ten,lcnt and G Il HOlierncss arrived
In town Wednesday and passed on
down the Rangciy road on an inspcc-
tion tour. Mr. Higgins and purity will
inspect the Rangely road to the state
line: then turn east and go over the
Mofrat and Routt county roads.
Mr. Higgins purpose In going over
the stute roads now IL to zee where
work IL most needed and act accord.
lngly. The state rOnd bonds having
been sold. last week. work on the roads
can l'c kept up til winter sets In
Governor Shoup has made many
mistakes during his administration
hut he mndc no mistake when he ap.
pointed Engineer Blanvelt ns highway
commissioner. In our opinion Mr. Blnu-
welt TX able and honest and shows these
traits In appointing an assistant like
Bob Higgins. who bcgnn his carer ns
n good roads man sixteen or eighteen
yenrs ngo when he served several
terms ms county commissioner In Puc
lilo county.
Bob Higgins will come as near seeing
that the state gets one hundred cents
worth Of value for every dollar spent
ns any one TINT could he put on the
job. And this is nll the Intelligent tax
payer wants.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15
TWO KILLED AS RESULT
OF LONG TIME QUARREL

Ill feeling dating back several years.
resulted In a double murder on Blue
Mountain early Wednesday morning,
When A SWilson shot and istantly
killed Frank Smith an adjoining ran
cher and his son. Jim.
The fued which resulted In the kill
ing started several years ago when VIII
son, who was foreman Of the He'll
Cannon copper mine on Blue Mountain
discharged Tom Smith, another son
of the slain man. One quarrel followed
another between the families, who live
on adjoining ranches; threats were
passed by each side, and the matter
gradually drew to a head. Several
weeks ago Frank Smith met Wilson
hauling wood from the claim Of the
formers son-in-law, Floyd Williams,
and ordered him to unload the wood.
This Wilson did and returned to his
own ranch. A short time later Smith,
armed with a club. met him at tho
mail post and started quarrel, at the
same time making threats against vii.
son.
Wednesday morning OF lakt week
Wilson was helping another neighbor,
Tom Elliott, dig potatoes, when Frank
Smith appeared and suggested that
they settle their differences. A fight
followed during which Wilson was at
tackled with potato digger and both
parties were badly beaten up. Smith
started towards his own ranch asser-
ting he would get his son. Jim. and 4
gun and finish the matter, and Wilson
ut once went to his home and got his
own rife. The Smith men returned
shortly. and all three met in q clear.
ing. The elder Smith. armed with a
club. started for Wilson. the later drew
down on him and ordered him to stop.
They circled. Jim threw his hand to.
wards his hip. and Wilson shot him.
the bullet breaking his left arm pass
ing thru tho chest and lodging above
the right nipple. Death was instantan.
eous.
The elder Smith started for Wilson
and the latter shot him also. the ball
penetrating the entire length Of his
chest and coming out ON the right side,
the victim dying In his tracks.
Following the killing. which was
witnessed by both Tom Elliott and his
son. Wilson started for his home. and
the younger Elliott called Bob Morris.
who Is another neighbor. Together they
cnrcd for the slain men. placed them
In n wagon and took them to the Smith
home. where they remained until taken
to Craig for the inquest, which will
be hled soon In Craig.
Wilson at once started for Craig to
give himself up to the law. and was
met Mt the Twelve-Mile Divide by
Sheriff Hampton. who In company
with Doctor Clayton was bound for
Blue Mountain to arrest him. When
seen mt the jaiI early Thursday morn.
ing he was reluctant to talk. and his
attorney. Mart Gordon. informed the
Courier Of the details Of the murder.
Smith leaves widow and two dau-
ghtcrs aged thirteen and sixteen, on
the ranch. besides n married daughter.
Mrs Floyd Williams. Of Dill City.
Oklahoma. and two other sons. Tom
and Ernest. who are employed at Mil
ncr and Sidney. Jim Smith was un-
married and lived at home. Wilson's
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15
THE BAMBERcER ROAD

Last weeks Craig Empire carries
the following bit Of cheering news:
1t will only be short time until we
can go to Salt Lake on the Bamber-
ger road. said ID Il Evans on his re-
turn from the Utah capital Thursday.
l spent considerable time with the
former governor, who is In splendid
health and full of his old vigor. Prac.
tically all preliminary arrangements
for building railroad from Provo to
Craig have been made, and just as
soon as Industrial conditions become a
trihe more settled, l am confident ac-
ttal construction work will be started.
Mr. Evans wanted to be absolutely cor
rect in the delivery Of any message he
might bring home concerning Governor
Bnmbcrger's railroad, 10 he had H pnr
agraph In writing that had received
the Utnh mans O X. The statement Is
brief and leaves no doubt az to inten-
tion and sincerity. 1t says:
am just as saguine Of building II
railroad from Salt Lake to Craig as
j ever wus. In fact. I have practical
ly all the surveying done and men now
In the field working on dctail matters.
Just az soon ns materials and equip
ment reach normalcy, or near, the dirt
will fly.
II may he well to here explain that
while structural steel has dropped per-
ccptibly In price during the last few
months. railroad steel IL still held at
almost double the befOre-the-war price.
Those In n position to judge these mat
ters are of the opinion that these con-
ditions can not Inst much longer. as
there is very little railroad building
now under way. consequently but little
demand for steel rails. A reduction in
price is looked for almost any day.
and II Is likely this will Ike the signal
for work on the new Craig-Salt Lake
line to begin.
Mr. Evans says the line will be from
Provo through the Rangely oil fields.
Mcckcr md Mt Strccter to Craig. He
states that Mr. Bamberger has gained
a wonderful knowledge Of the resur.
COS OF the country to be tapped by the
proposed line.
The Mr. Evans mentioned above IL
one Of Craig's leading citizens and q
most Trustworthy man.
We believe that Former Governor
BnmIergcr has given him a straight
line Of talk. It will not surprise m
much to zee work OH the line east Of
Provo started early next summer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15

a recent trip thru the West, Mr. Meyer
made II report IN which he said in
part:
The live stock situation il the big
one insofar as credit is concerned. Adj
equnte financing of the stockman In
wolves not only the live stock industry
but also the market for grain-mrti-
culnrly corn and forage. l found the
west full Of feed. The best way to mar
ket it is through live stock. l found
bankers discouraged and growers dis
cOuragcd hut | met them. unulyZcd
their problems and ] believe left them
confident TINT we have found the way
out. Farmers and bankers have been
worrying over real troubles. hut l.
told them that we had ample funds
to save the situation. II Is now time
to look forward rather than backward !;
things are getting better. The live
stock market has shown Improvement
and look for still further rises.
keynote under which all committees
have been instructed to work: Do not
worry over the exceptional and diff
cult cases hut go out md look for the
places in which to put our funds. Put
In n million here and million there.
Tint will relieve tn situntion: that
will prevent young stock from going
to market prcmaturely and breeding
stock from being sold to eniangcr fu-
ture supplies.
In the range country our loan com
mittecs are actively Mt work. We shall
lend through live stock loan compan-
les. and through country banks. We
are empowered by law to relieve the
situation considerably. We lend money
through the country bank. and the
banker knows that 1t does not have
to he repaid In no days. or six months
or even n yenr. Lonms from the War
Finance corporation may Ike rcdis-
counted for one year. agnin for another
year. and again for the third year.
This will permit the producer to move
his stun to market in mn orderly fas-
hiOn. It Will bring about more com.
fOrtnble situation In the country bank
and will restore confidence ull along
the line.
S'herc nre two fundamental troubles
in the live stock industry as I see 1t.
Lack of money. LACK Of conf
dcnc,. The War Finance corporation
has good deal of both.
l disagree with the opionion that the
live stock mnrkct is bound to go lower.
know that feeders must net promptly
If they are to secure the benefits Of the
expanded credit which the War Fin
nnce corporation will provide. ] he
lirvc that the only thing to do now Is
to feed live stock. and to buy feeders
quickly
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15
Bill Caywood Hurt

A dispatch from Grand Junction
says that w II Caywood government
wolf hunter was seriously injured last
Friday when his horse fell and threw
him. The accident occurred when Mr.
Caywood wns riding his trap line. In
the Piceancc region.
He WAS removed to the Junction for
treatment. Latest report shows that he
IL In no danger.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-10-15

Mondays dispatch from Washington
report thnt Congressman Taylor has
50 far recovered that he has been able
Ia get out Of bed for II brief time In
the afternoons and bc taken in nm in-
valid chair to the hospital gardens.
His many friends In this county will
he glad to hear Of this Improvement.