Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, March 18, 1921, Page 5

RF RTE NOS NBO SRI RI nisi Da eteal ALFALFA AS A REFRIGERATOR Planted Around Farm Houses It Has Been Found to Reduce the Tem- perature Materially. Refrigerators indoors are common enough, but It took the farmers in the Southwest to devise one for outdoor use. A farmer who happened to plant a large field of alfalfa south of the farmhouse noticed during the hot sum mers that followed that his family did not suffer from the heat as did the neighbors. The thermometer showed a temperature five to ten degrees in his favor. Someone suggested that it might be due to the alfalfa, tried the tempera- ture just north of other alfalfa fields aud found the same marked difference. Now the farmers of that region are | planting alfalfa around their dwell- | ings and enjoy summer temperatures | that make a trip to the seashore need- | less, according to the Golden Age. The cause of the coolness ef winds | Pussing over alfalfa flelds is that the | plant absorbs much moisture, the evaporation of which reduces the tem- perature of the air and lessens the summer heat in the adjoining land over which tt blows. The suggestion now is for farmers | that wish to profit from the presence and the board money of summer va- cationists to combine the profit and utility of alfalfa with higher rates | from hot-weather boarders attracted by the coolness of the ten-acre refrig- erator around the house, Little by little men are beginning to learn how to utilize the means pro- vided by a good Creator for their com- fort and well-being. HE HAD LEARNED SOMETHING Christmas Incident That Shows the Way of a Modern Maid With Her Victim, He was a very nervous young man, | but he was rather nice, and Elsie | thought he was worth encouraging. She allowed him to take her to tea, she deliberately chucked the slipper in his eye at “Hunt the Slipper,” and she gave him a dance or two. Once or twice she sat down under the mis- tletoe, but he didn’t seem to notice | that. At last when they were alone in a corner of a room, she stood long and insistently under the mistletoe hanging from a curtain pole of the | bay window, Then, very nervously, he pecked her face. She, of course, protested mild- ly; but as they seated themselves once | more, most respectably on a couple of | chairs, she kept the conversation on | mistletoe. : MERCHANDISE. BIG Hoene Clean Up! IS SS = TeS|S REDUCTION Formerly $5.40 per gallon NOW wants to you at the —— SS SS 19 AND 39 CE S—A OUR FALL CLEARANCE SALE PROVED TO BE A SUCCESS, AS FAR AS VALUES ARE CONCERNED. THE PUBLIC BEING BENEFITED BY GREATLY REDUCED PRICEs. FORE YOU A 19¢ AND 39c SALE IN ORDER TO REDUCE STOCK AND MAKE ROOM FOR SPRING AND SUMMER YOU WILL FIND VALUES THAT WILL FILL THE LONG FELT WANT FOR THE KITCHEN AND HOME IN GENERAL. OUR GENERAL CIRCULAR SHOULD BE CONSULTED AND PRICES NOTED. “OUR WINDOWS TELL THE STORY” Brush Up! Sherwin-Williams House Paints $4.25 Hardware see Le THEREFORE WE ARE GOING TO PUT BE- Paint Up! a nice Christmas custom, hanging up mistletoe, but I wonder why they al- | ways hang it over doors, windows or | chandeliers?” | “Because it's not necessary to have | any out on the stairs or in any other dark places,” she murmured softly, | Ecuador. It was one hundred years ago that Ecuador lItberated itself from Spanish rule. To commemorate the anniver- | sary, Ecuador has issued a series with nineteen denominations—one centavo to one sucre—each bearing a portrait of some man who won renown tn | Ecuador's history, The dates 1820 and 1920 are a part of the design. Greatly to the surprise of collectors, no 20- centavo denomination appeared as part of the set, for Ecuador’s sets for forty years have included one of that value. Inquiry brought the disclosure that 62,000 copies of a 20-centavo were printed, but the value description, | velnte, meaning “twenty,” was through an error spelled viente instead. The postal authorities destroyed the entire | lot, and a 20-centavo will appear as soon as a new plate has been made— Youth's Companion, Comment “Sarkastic. Now the vacuum subway express has been invented. Working some- | what after the fashion of the pneu- | matic cash carriers that have long | been In use in department stores, the trains proceed from one tunnel station | to another, according to prospectus, at | the rate of 150 miles an hour. This | speed is attafned with slight expendi- | ture of power, because the vacuum {| system removes all alr resistance from | the front of the train and applies ex- | panding air to the rear. The Inven- | tor presumably got his idea for the | vacuum subway while traveling by tube, and noting what a small quan- | tity of alr the cars could get along | with.—Christian Science Monitor. Czechoslovak Forests. | A novel feature of Czchoslovak for- est development 1s the principle that | the annual growth must equal or ex- | ceed the annul cut. This is a wise and | farsighted policy. It ts estimated that 6,600,000 cubic meters of fire wood and 9,400,000 cubic meters of commer: | cial timber are cut yearly. The quan- | tity used for fuel during and since the war will be greatly reduced, in the very near future, through stimulated production of bituminous coal, Ignite and ofl. At the prevailing prices for lumber competent authorities estimate | the value of the annual timber cut to | be about $120,000,000, Blind Piano Fixer. | The pianos of the schools of Phila- | delphia are tuned and cared for by a | blind man whose time !s entirely taken up by his visits to one school | building after another. He not only | tunes the instruments, but he goes | over the exterior and polishes the cases and keeps looking like new. --.- ~~" To Our and the Public Patrons AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION WE HAVE DECIDED TO PUT OUR BUSINESS ON A STRICTLY CASH BASIS. BY SO DOING WE BELIEVE WE CAN REDUCE OUR CHARGES FOR LABOR FROM $1.25 TO $1.00 PER HOUR AND WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO SELL OUR MERCHANDISE ON A SMALLER MARGIN OF PROFIT. , AFTER EIGHTEEN MONTHS IN BUSINESS WE FIND ON CHECKING UP THAT OUR LOSSES BY BAD ACCOUNTS AND THE EXTRA EXPENSE OF KEEP- ING BOOKS AND COLLECTING AMOUNT TO ABOUT 15 PER CENT ON THE VOLUME OF BUSINESS DONE WHICH MEANS THAT THE MAN WHO PAYS CASH IS HELPING TO PAY THE ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO PAY ONLY WHEN THEY ARE FORCED TO, AND THOSE WHO NEVER PAY. Effective February 15, 1921 COTTONWOOD BATTERY AND WELDING SHOP iaisididisidiaisiaisididiaiaisininididiaididiaisigiatdl [B) to defeat by a score of 49-10. It COUNTY SEAT NEWS ITEMS. Walter McAdams was elected manager of the Grangeville base- ball club for the coming season at a meeting held Sunday in the K. of P. club room. Last Friday evening at_ the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Knox, officiating minister, Ben Fordham and Miss Bunah Powell were united in marriage. A.J. Maugg on Wednesday leased the building just east of the Electric laundry and will re- move his undertaking parlors to this location after extensive changes are made in the interior of the building. H. G. (Doc) Denny, who has been ona homestead in the South Fork country, is arrang- ing to open a store and lunch room in Grangeville, about April 1. Mr. Denny will be located lin the building on east Main street formerly occupied as an} loffice by Grant Smith & Co. Mrs. S. A Anderson of Hill- yard, well known to many Grangeville people, passed away | at her home Wednesday, March | 2, and her remains, accompanied by the bereaved husband and | Mrs. Ethel Green, also a former} Grangeville resident, were taken to Portland for cremation. Plans for a tourist park for} Grangeville are rapidly taking form. Commercial club com-| mittee met Monday night with| | the city council, when a commit- | | tee comprising George D. Smith, | J. G. Eimers and A. R Wiley} | Was appoinied from the council | | to arrange for selection of a site | for the park, and to make neces- sary improvements thereon. B. Auger, chairman of the Grangeville Commercial club, on Wednesday appointed a special |committee comprising Don C. | Fisher, C. R. Campbell and Dr. | | William MacNeill to take up the }matter of issuing an illustrated booklet on fishing and hunting in Idaho county. The committee | will also consider sending an ex- | hibit to the sportmen’s and tour- ists’ fair, in Spokane, April 12 to 15. | SCHOOL NOTES. (By Delbert Hale) The Cottonwood high school basket ball team went into the semi-finals of the Central Idaho basket ball tournment held at Lewiston, March 11 and 12. The first game was played with Genessee high school, a |much heavier team. Cottonwood easily defeated them 87-16 in a fast game. | The semi-finals were held Friday evening, when the local boys played Lewiston high school. The former going down was rumored that Lewiston’s | best players were disqualified, but that did not prove true ac- cording to their lineup which was as follows: Cash, Kelly, for- wards; Dunaway, center; Hen- drickson, Richards, guards. The local team lined up in the two games as follows: H. Hanley Hendrickson, Homar, forwards; Tacke, Schroeder, center; Mil- ler, Jenny, guards. A written spelling. contest of fifty words was held in the high school last Friday. The follow- ing made grades of 98: Beatrict Wimer, Martha Darschied, Cec- ilia Nacke, Edna Reed, Jeanette Greve and Laura Hattrup. The English II class has be- gun the study of Tennyson’s Idylls of the King. The manual training depart- ment of the high school is plann- ing a preliminary exhibit at the Hoene Hardware of some of the work completed this year. <A larger exhibit will be held later at the gymnasium at which arti- cles of furniture will be on sale. Community singing is being held each day under the super- vision of Prin. M. B. Deily. All the grades are represented and practice on commencement music. NOTICE TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS. The Department of Law En- forcement, headed by Secretary of State, R. O. Jones, has made ;March 15th a_ dead-line date, after which time any owner operating an automobile without 1921 license plates displayed on both front and rear of car will be subject to arrest and fine. COUNTY ASSESSOR. PUBLIC AUCTION. On the John Wagner home- stead, 3 miles west of Ferdinand, Tuesday, March 22. 114 head cattle, all thrifty; 87 horses, in- cluding 20 work horses, 2 com- plete threshing rigs; a slather of farm machinery; Fordson truck, etc. Terms as usual. For information regarding any of the above, apply to I. N. Canfield, Ferdinand, or S. D. White, Lewiston, Idaho. SEEDS—Alfalfa; Red, Alsyke, White and Sweet Clover; Orch- ard, Brome, Rye, Fescue and Blue Grass; Timothy; Red Top; Genuine SRING RYE and BEARDLESS BARLEY; Sorg- hums; Sudan Grass, Kaffir Corn; Feterita, Amber Cane. We carry a full stock of Field and Garden Seeds, Poultry and Bee Supplies, Fertilizers, etc. ete. Write for prices. MARK MEANS CO., Seed Merchants, Lewison, Idaho. 8-6 Harry C. Cranke, auctioneer, Nezperce and Grangeville, Idaho. Make your dates at this office. = HOG-CHOLERA LOSS REDUCED Estimated Saving of $6,000 to Farm- ers of Alabama County Brought About by County Agent. Losses by hog chclera have been ma- terially reduced in Bullock county, Ala- bama, as a result of the work of the ecaunty agent in training farmers in various centers throughout the county te use the serum and apparatus devel- oped by the United cates Department of Agriculture. Forty-nine cars of Vaccinating a Hog for Cholera—Don’t Run Risks or Waste Feed With Un. healthy Live Stock. hogs, 8,928 head, have been marketed from the county through co-operative work, with an estimated saving of $6,- 000. In Houston county the depart- ment’s representative taught 18 men to vaccinate hogs. Six sets of instrue ments owned by the Dothan Rotary club were supplied to the demonstra- tors and a serum-distributing point was established In charge of a reliable veterinarian. More than 9,000 head of hogs were treated. In many cases It was found that sickness, other than cholera, was due to some incidental cause, such as bad peanut meal, and balanced rations were advised. The county agent's work resulted In 32 farmers establishing pastures to keep their hogs off the open range, the land thus pastured being freed from many noxious weeds by the rooting of the animals, and prepared for future cultl- vation. Forty-four farmers in the county were interested In stump re- moving, and about 2,000 acres of land was cleared in this movement. About five tons of dynamite was bought for the purpose largely on the co-operative plan. FEEDING GARBAGE TO SWINE Practical Means of Producing Pork, According to Department of Agri- culture Builetin, When properly managed, the feed- ing of garbage to swine is a practical means of pork production, according to Farmers’ Bulletin 1133 issued by the United States Department of Agri- culture. In addition it helps to settle a prob- lem which confronts many cities and towns—that of effective and economl- cal garbage disposal. The wholesome- ness of garbage depends greatly on the care it receives in households, Tin cans, glass, paper, oyster shells, saw- dust, soap, and other foreign mate- rials when mixed with garbage may cause numerous losses of hogs. But it has been found that this evil can be minimized by proper precaution and published requests to householders to be careful, Immunizing of hogs is necessary to prevent hog cholera and frequent col- lection is urged to keep the feed fresh, Copies of the bulletin may be had free by applying to the United States De- partment of Agriculture. SEGREGATE ALL NEW ANIMALS Wise Plan to Pince Mecont Purchases in Quarantine for at Least Twenty-One Days. The proper and only safe thing to do with the recently purchased animal is to place it in quarantine upon its arrival. Better keep it there not less than 21 days at least. This enables you to keep a careful watch over the anima! at all times, and to determine that the animal is healthy, and in case there should be any disease, it would not be carried to those animals al- ready on the farm. SUPPLY PIGS PLENTY WATER Young Porkers Drink Often and in Small Quantities—Non-Freezer le Very Useful. A pig likes to drink water often and in small quantities. It drinks water the same as it eats feed—a little at a time and often. That is why a non- freezing waterer and a seif-feeder for grain are so very valuable in the hog let. a Se