The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-11-16
Darblshire's." said the colonel. "were
the devil and all to control"
CHAPTER x
Facing Trial.

A distinct sensation ran through
the Woodruff school, but the school
master and group of five boys and
three girls engaged in very unclass-
| like conference In the back of the
room were all unconscious of 1t. The
| geography classes had recited, and
| the language work was on. Those
too small for these studies were play
ing a game under the leadership of
| Jimmie Simms, who had been promot-
ed to the position of weed-seed mon
itor.
The game was forfeits. Each child
had been encouraged to bring some
sort of weed from the winter fields
preferably one the seed Of which still
chung to the dried receptacles-but
anyhow. a weed. II any pupil brought
In a specimen the name of which he
himself could not correctly give. he
paid a forfeit. II a specimen was
brought in not found in the school
cabinet-which was coming to con-
tain considerable colIection--it was
the best penman in the school to write
its proper label. All this caused ex-
element, and not little buzz-but 1t
ceased when the county superintend-
emit entered the room.
For 1t was after the first Of Janu-
airy, and Jennie was visiting the Wood
ruff school,
The group in the back Of the room
went on with its conference, oblivious
Of the entrance of Superintendent
Jennie. Their work was rather abb
sorbing, being no more nor less than
the compilation Of the figures of COW
census of the district.
Altogether" said Mary Talcott
I'VE have in the district one hundred
and fifty-three cows"
Il don't make 1t that" said Ray
mond Simms. II don't get but a hun
dred and thirty-eight."
''The trouble is" said Newton Bron- |
son, that Mary's counting in the
Bailey herd OF Shorthorns."
well, they're cows. amt theyT" In
terrogated Mary.
mot for this census" said Ray
mond
'Why not7" asked Mary. They're
the prettiest cows in the neighbor-
hood"
Scotch Shcrthorns," said Newton,
land run with their calves"
Leave them out" said Jim, land
tomorrow, want each one to tell In
the language class, In three hundred
words or less, whether there are
enough cows In the district to justify
a cooperative creamery, and give the
reason. You'll find articles in the
farm papers II you look through the
card index. Now, how about the GEN.
,us in the adjoining districts?"
There are more than two hundred
within four miles on the roads lead
ng west" said boy.
MY father and l counted up about
/ hundred beyond u.s." said Mary.
But l couldn't get the exact num-
,er."
why" said Raymond, I'VE could
ind six hundred dairy cows in this
within an hours
rive"
six hundred scoffed Newton. ..
You're crazyi In an hours driver"
II mean an hours drive each way"
aid Raymond.
Il believe we could" said Jim. .
And after we find how far we will
ave to go to get enough cows, If half !
f them patronized the creamery, we'll
york over the savings the business :
yould make, If we could get the prices .
Or butter paid the Wisconsin cooper .
tive creameries, as compared with 6
hat the centralizers pay us, on a !,
asis of the last six months. Who's
/ possession of that correspondence 9
18th the Wisconsin creameries?" .
Il have it," said Raymond I'm
a lot of arithmetic o
roblems from It."
How do you do. Mr.. Irwin !" 1t r,
as the superintendent who spoke. n
Jim's brain whirled little prismatic +,