Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 64, Number 27, Jasper, Dubois County, 11 November 1921 — Page 7

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Beer, Not Milk, Caused Chicago Fire

CIUCAGO. This town has been celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the great tire. And one thing new Is the discovery that 'Instead of the Immortal hoof of Mrs. O'Leary's cow, a Sunday afternoon bacchanale was to blame for the fire, according to Interesting new evidence reported by Miss Caroline M. Mcllvalne, secretary of the Chicago Historical society. J. M. I'yoi: of 211 North Waller avenue, of Holmes, pyott & Co., Informed Miss Mcllvalne that his mother-in-law, Mrs. Anton Axsmlth, who was nn eyewitness of the conllagratlon's beginning, refuted the traditional legend about the lantern-kicking cow. "No; It wasn't the cow's fault, " said Mrs. Axsmlth at her home at 1002 South Ashlnnd avenue. "Why, the tire broke through the barn roof at 9:30 that terrible Sunday night, and Mrs. O'Leary had milked the . cows at six o'clock. Hardin County, 'Way ELIZAIUrrilTOWN. ILL. Travelers accustomed to the monotony of the Hat expanse of level prairie land In northern and central Illinois find It hard to believe they are still In the same state when they Invade Hardin county In this corner of "Kgypt," as southern Illinois Is called. A bit of rugged scenery has been set down In this Isolated corner, framed by the great bend of the Ohio river. The hills, which stretch back forty miles from the river, nre a continuation of tho Özarks, extending east through Missouri and southern Illinois. Klizabethtown has the distinction, unusual In Illinois, of being a county seat without railroad, telegraph or electric lights. Its mall still arrives by ..boat and most of Its freight and passenger tniilic Is water borne. The few roads over the hills are wretched at their best, and at their worst Impassable for three months out of tho year. This town Is the second oldest settlement In Illinois. In the main part o Its brick hotel, standing on a high bluff above the river, the Manjuls do Lafayette spent a night when he vis Ited this country In 1821. The main room of the hotel was erected In 1S07, but additions date from 1SJ0 and Civil war days. Still Another A. E. F. BROOKLYN. N. Y. Brought here from Trance as a technical deserter from the A. E. F., Sergeant Henry W. Itumpke, who left his home in Cincinnati in ISS-i to enlist in the Marine corps, with which he served throughout the war, continuing In the service for fifteen months after the ex plration of his enlistment, was freed from the "brig" at the Brooklyn navy yard by the federal court. In July, HM1, a series of misadventures separated Kumpke from his command, the Fifth regiment. Second division, then stationed at St. Algnon. France. He then, with the aid of his father, a merchant In Cincinnati, bought a small truck farm at Vitry stir Seine, and went to work as a farmer. There he met the daughter of Aviator's Life Has INDIANAPOLIS. Carl Stleler, who spent his $4:,IHX) share of the $234,AH Standard Oil company mall robbery at Whiting, Ind., in 11 U In a twoyear orgy of airplane and automobile buying and travel, was arraigned In the federal court here. The wife who was with him while he spent the money, and who, when it was gone, took in washing and scrubbed lloors to help him. is with 1dm. "If I hadn't given myself up the police would iu'vt have got m" said Stic'.cr, who is twenty-three years old. The police knew that 1 was mixed up with the robbery, but they never saw me In Chicago. It was the same way when we got to Los Angeles. Kven when Fesie and 1 wore married under our own names they didn't get wHo. Wherever w e went it was always under our right names. Why, I was pinched fur speeding once in Los Angeles, and in the courtroom where they lined me my picture, with a reward under it, was hanging on the wall. And they never mv.gnizcd me." His interest in Hying, he said, was the result of his service as an enlisted man with the Four Hundred and Ninety-eighth aero squadron overseas.

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"My husband and I we were newlyweds were visiting with some friends, Mr. and Mrs. John Kokes, at 140 West Taylor street, that Sunday. The Kokes home was almost opposite Mrs. O'Leary's place, 137 North De Koven street We Bat under the trees In the back yard. "Across the alley we saw lr men who were sitting In the shade behind the O'Leary house. They were drinking beer, smoking and laughing. A pretty Jolly bunch, I guess. ' 'O dear,' whispered Mrs. Kokes tc me, 'Isn't that party noisy. If something doesn't happen before night I don't know what!' "And something did I That evening Just as my husband tiu I were setting out for home near by, we saw the Haines. They were gushing from the hayloft of the: O'Leary shed. We ran back. A south wind swept the fire across the alley to a barn storing paint on the Kokes property. Later the wind shifted to the west and the Haines went rioting across the city. "We remembered that some of the men In that drinking party had gone Into the barn, clambered Into the hayloft and dropped asleep. They had been smoking pipes, and probably one of these, slipping Into the hay, was the real cause of the start of the disaster."

Down in Egypt Land In the hotel yard Is the gravo of Elizabeth McFarland, for whom tho town was named, and of John McFarland, her husband, who built and op erated the hotel for nearly a half century. There are no movies In Elizabeth town. Once or twice a year the Cotton Blossom, or one of the other show boats plying along the Mississippi nnd Ohio rivers, noses Into the bank for a night, and the hill farmers ride In for fifteen miles around to attend the performance of "The King of Tramps," "Uncle Tom's Cabin" or "East I.ynne." Hut Hardin county has the largest Hourspar mine In the world, which has been continuously worked for forty years. Now there Is a strike on In the mine and Klizabethtown has been "discovered" by the newspapers. Romance in France a neighboring farmer, Louise Mouroe, and the became engaged. In April, 11)21, he presented himself to the American army headquarters at Baris and told his story. Itumpke said that his commander gave him a pass and sent him to a Ked Cross hospital for certain supplies. When returning to the regiment the military police arrested and detained him because he had lost his pass, nnd when he got his liberty and had reached the American lines the regiment had moved to embark at Brest. The paymaster of the division told him he would have to "make his own way" to join the command. Kumpke had no money and walked half the distance before he quit. The military authorities held Kumpke until June, then sent him her. He had been a prisoner at the Brooklyn navy yard more than two month when a court martini decided that It had no Jurisdiction, on the ground that he had served beyond enlistment at the time of the alleged desertion. Kumpke appealed to the Legal Aid society. . The federal court then assumed Jurisdiction. Kumpke's father hns found Miss Mouroe In France, and both will arrive here next week for the wedding. Its Ups and Downs J o Ills recrd of expenses, as kept, he said, against the "time when federal agents might get him," follows: One airplane, $;),tVA); one airplane, $4.r.0; one airplane, one airplane without motor, l'.(hm; one airplane motor, $d.2; Installing motor, $GH); ono auttmobiIe, $1,7 H); organizing airplane company, $1,2."0; Jewelry for wife, $2); living and traveling expenses, $i;i.4'.. "Tlie glider with the fine engine I used to carry my wife nnd myself around Arizona. New Mexico and Texas until the money gave out. It was great sport, but I wish now that the cops had been smarter that they had caught me at the start. Then I would have two years of my sentence behind me Instead of all of It before cW

HOUSE PULLETS BEFORE LAYING

Putting Them in Winter Quarters Early, Results in Larger Egg Production. SELECT ONLY THE HEALTHY Best Methods of Cleaning and Disinfecting the Houses Hens Must Be Protected From Drafts, but Ventilation Is Necessary. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) To get good results from a flock of poultry during the winter all houses and coops should be In good condition, only healthy fowls placed In these buildings, and good care given to the poultry. As It takes about two weeks for hens or pullets to settle down to their new quarters they should be moved early. The moving should be done before tfiey begin to lay. for a shift after egg production begins may set them back for a month to six weeks. Moving pullets around from one house to another Is the best means of holding back egg production If they are developing too fast. The United States Department of Agriculture points out that It Is highly desirable to bring the pullets In from the range before they begin to lay. Prepare Houses for the Winter. The houses should be thoroughly cleaned, disinfected, and made tight for the winter. It is much easier to do this work while they are empty than after they are filled with fowls. If the house has a dirt floor, It Is well to remove the top 3 or 4 Inches and replace this with dry' gravel or sand. If It has a cement or wooden floor, remove all litter and dirt and put In 4 or 5 Inches of fresh straw or Utter. Remove the roosts and scrape the dropping boards, wetting them down If necessary to loosen refuse which has caked and dried on. Sweep the walls and celling with a broom, and clean out all old nesting material. The houe Is now ready to be disinfected. Mix up a batch of whitewash or other disinfectant. Put a peck or more of freshburned lime In a tub or barrel and pour on It enough water to start slaking. Stir occasionally and add more water to prevent burning. Keep the vessel covered with an old sack to retain the heat. After the lime Is thoroughly slaked dilute It to the proper consistency and strain It If It Is to be applied with a spray pump. Add a quart of crude carbolic acid to each bucketful of wash. Other effective disinfectants are lime-sulphur mixture used for spraying fruit trees, coal-tar preparations, or the approved cattle dips. With a whitewash brush or spray pump apply thoroughly to the Inside of the house walls, celling, floor, dropping boards, and nests, as well as the Bring tnc Pullets in From the Range Before They Begin to Lay, for Mov. Ing Them Retards Egg Production Two to Four Weeks. roosts, which should be placed out of doors In the sun for a few days. Allow the house to dry out before putting in fresh litter. Ilye straw makes excellent litter, because It Is tough and does not break up easily, but wheat or oats straw, cornstalks, dry leaves, or coarse hay are all usable. Make Houses Free From Drafts. Be sure that the house Is tight on three sides and that there Is no chance for a draft to striko the hens. If hens roost or are placed In a draft during the fall and winter, colds are sure to develop, which may result In roup and other troubles. From one-third to one-half of the south side, or front, of the poultry house may be made of curtains and windows, but should be under control, so that, the openings may be closed gradually as the weather becomes cold. Have muslin curtains In the front of the house or leave a window partly open, even on the coldest nichts, to allow some vent.lation in the house. Fowls will stand considerable exposure to cold air provided It Is dry, and ventilation will keep the air In the house dry. Before the pullets are mixed with the older fowls be sure that the hens are banded or that the web of the foot Is punched In some way, so that you can distinguish between the pullets and the hens. This plan permits the older stock to be culled out whenever desirable, and the young hens to be kept for further laying. For egg production do not keep hens over two years, but some of the best hens may be kept for breeders until three or four years old.

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ONE FAR HI IN THREE HAS AN AUTOMOBILE

Iowa Leads in Number and Nebraska in Percentage. There Are Motortrucks on Two Farms In Every Hundred, and the Tele- ' phones and Water-piped Houses Are Numerous. (Prepartd by th United State Department cf Agriculture.) Nearly every third farm In the United States had at least one automobile on the first day of last year. Of the C.44S.3C0 farms In the United States, 1,070,504, or 30.7 per cent reported having automobiles to the number of 2,140,512. Although Iowa led all other states In the number of automobiles on farms, having 177,553, Nebraska, with 104,453, showed the highest percentage In relation to the number of farms, heading the list with 75.0 pe cent. Motortrucks were reported on 131, 551 farms In 1020 or about 2 farms out of every 100 In the United States as a whole. The number cf motor, trucks on these farm was 130,100. The states loading In the number of One American Farm in Fifty Has a Motortruck. motortrucks on farms are: Pennsylvania, with 0,372; New York, with 9,250; Iowa, with 8,010; Ohio, with 7,310; Nebraska, with 0,548; California, with 0,410; and Illinois, with 0,154. Three and six-tenths per cent of the farms In the country were reported as having tractors on January 1, 1020. This Is about one farm out of every 28. The 220,334 farms thus represented had a total of 240,130 tractors. Telephones were reported on 2,508. 002 farms, or 3S.9 per cent of all farms In the United States, In 1020. More than one-half of the farms In the following states had telephones: Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Oregon. Iowa, with 1S3.S52, showed the largest number. Farms reporting water piped Into the house In 1020 numbered G44.GSS, or about one farm out of every 10. The percentage was highest In the New England states and In California. The states leading In numbers were as follows: California, 05,028; Pennsylvania, 40,402 ; New York, 45.4S7 ; Ohio, 41,531 ; and Texas, 3S,580. Gay or electric light was reported on 452,809 farms, or 7 per cent of all farms in the United States. These figures, gathered by the bireau of the census, are being studied by the United States Department of Agriculture in connection with its work along these lines. RAISE CLOVER IN NEBRASKA Spring Is Most Popular Time for Sowing Crop for Pasture and Improvement cf Soil. Itecent Information collected by the Nebraska College of Agriculture from Nebraska farmers who grow sweet cloer indicates that spring is the most popular time for sowing it. Fortynine out of 8 farmers seeded it in April, 10 In March, eight In February and nine In May. Only six seeded In the falK Sixty-seven were growing sweet clover for pasture, 34 for soli Improvement, 24 for hay, IS for seed and nine for bees. GEESE FOR HOLIDAY MARKET Thanksgiving and Christmas, Trade Is Always Most Profitable of Whole Year. Thanksgiving and Christmas are the best markets for geese. The feathers eine ofT more easily If the goose is wrapped In a thick cloth after scalding to steam the feathers loose. The wings and tail feathers are pulled before steaming. Sprinkle rmvdered resin over the down and dip In hot water, which melts the resin so that the resin and down can be rubbed oil together. CARING FOR SEED POTATOES First Object to Be Sought Is Prevention of Sprouting in Storage Temperature Helps. Prevention of sprouting in storage Is the object sought In handling seed potatoes. This can be brought about by keeping the storage temperature at from 35 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit and allowing circulation sufficient to eliminate the surplus moisture given off by the tubera.

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