The DeLeon Free Press. (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1926 Page: 8 of 8
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On Wednesday of last weak Mra.TE.
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Roberson visited relatives of Coman-
Mises Rubye Lee and Gladys Reed,
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Mr- Clyde Hodges and family and
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Yes Sir Ree
Chickens Wanted!
had shepherd's purse ad libit uni be
gan to show dark yolks In four days.
we hate to see them
them all success.
Mr. Lee Bragg and family occupied
living in the home formerly occupied
by Mr. Morris and family.
Sunday will be preaching day
Everybody come in tiir
poisoning, asphyxiation
also
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for a ckwet and for dreminfi. wher*
the disappearing bed in hidden during
' , At night this bed is used
To convert tl»e living room into sleep-
ing quarter*. A door from thia t»ed
closet leads Into the bathroom. which
<s also entered by a second door from
the dining room.
Befueen the living room and dining
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FIND WEED IS CAUSE
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Presfriire of the •••oumon weed known
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WANT TO GIVE JOU THE SUIT.
WHY DON’T YOU COME AND GET IT?
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Hen* In the laying houses an,
yards n«*d a i»l of green feed.'
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Brooders permit the product hm of
early broilers, which Is one of the
most profitable phases of the industry.
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FARM.
POULTRY
(live the ymins ifldcka a chawi-e to
dry «»ff and get their -sen legs- be-
fore (tuning them Into the Itraoder.
and be r*reful n<d io thill them while
Baking (Me transfer
After waiting an hour
a seciHMl coat ol wax should be ap-
plied In the same way and rubbed t*
a polish.
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Several from here a^pnded the
dance near Proctor Friday night.
His* Vista Hale spent Friday with >
Mias Merle McMuller of near Gorman.
'Mr. and Mrs. Will Carpenter of
Comanche spent Saturday night witih
its annual report.
.Gun shot wounds took the largest
~ ‘ ’ 1 number or any single cause, do per
Mr. Boyce Dukes of Ninevah spent .sons having been shot to death.
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Baird and
the singing
•es in this community.
Mr. McKamie spent Saturday
Imte chirks sre hard to raise and
slow In lustering. Xtich chicks are
easy prey to diseases, and robber* of
lhe nmat In many way*.
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PICK FROM. SUITS FOR MEN, YOUNG MEN
AND BOYS/ COME AND SEE THEM. 1
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cress
and shepherd's
Other heus mi .
were fed green
The yolks from
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beginning their pldwing.
! crops with f- -----.
' gathered.
j Mr. N. Nabors and . .
i Sunday with their son, Clyde. extended vjstt. , , ,
Mises Rubye Lee and Gladys Reed, Mr. H. M. Johnson and family vtsit-
Buna Reed and Gladys Nabors, at- ed relatives in Gorman Sunday.
Mr. Murry Sides and family visited Qf Indian Mountain spent' Satur-
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Spencer. •
Miss Hesper Joiner returned home
Thursday after visiting her brother
near Jakehamon for several days.
Singing was enjoyed by a large
crowd Sunday afternoon. We invite
you to come back and he witih us ev-
ery second and fourth Sunday after-
noons.
| Mx. Elsie Gooch of Downing was
nice time. " r. .. - — • - - -
Mr. John MohOn and family moved
Get the brooder In <i>n<1hion bef<»rv I
pul ting la the chick*. Disinfect It
well and mart it some time before
lhe ehlcks 'enter It. Tl»e hoime mu at I
lie warn and dry. and preferably."on
freah. clean Iocs t Jon
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Several from here attended the
Singing at Purvis Sunday and report
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’ from this community last week and
I Mr. Murry Sides and family are not
i living where they moved from.
Mr. Kit MoiTis and family, moved
into the Duster community last week,
day at Oliver Springs where they ex- These good people, say they hate to
ThiMiMind* of WorttilsM* producer*
got their "atart" during the hatching
,#nd brooding aesaon K
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Toe-mark the chick* «oou after they
are hatched Thl* hte* their age bh'I
i-faaai Aval Ion lh< a neat Job with a
•baep-puacii and kepp away from the
fiwu bonra.
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the Mlm* ha* left th»f M'wh
with axedaior « doth, nde
ain-t tfie x
Il tuake a |»erfe<tl.v mneeth
M aurfaee ft keeps #nt dirt
in* a good foundation, which
eynote of auccaeaful floors.
the filler twdve hour* to set
Ihrn apply two cent* of while
Saiam—-m-w-—*******
/ette, Single Family Hbme;
Is Convenient and Inexpensive
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Use for Trap Nests
A trap nett I* a laying nest |
| mi arranged that after a hen eti ' A
i ter* It "he Is ctinflned until re i w
| leased by the attendant.
When possible It I* advisable" i H "» ~
i to trap-neat the layer* for the [ ■
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1. To tame the bird*, thereby | . 1
' tending toward increased egg . i ■
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] 2. To furnish definite know!- 1
i edge concerning trait# amt h«b- - A
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X. Trf fnml*)i tIie only “SSiTTir- I " "T"
[ factory basts for utility or other j A
I breeding.
4. Tn eliminate the nonproduc- !
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5. To add mechanical pre- | w
[ vision to Judgment and experi- I
i ence In developing and main- i A
| taining the utility of ■ flock. |; ■
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plana showing the coMtruetion ' |
i of a trap neat, send to the I»e- i A
| part men t of Agriculture at [ »»
i Washington, for Fanners' Bnl- i
! lettn 882. A Simple Thip Nest." |
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Hens per pound
Old Republicans per lb.,
Fryers 2 1-2 lbs. down, per 11b.
Turkeys No. 1, per lb ...
Turkeys No. 2, per lb., ...........^.... .... —----------------------------
W ANT CHICKENS, fREE OF FEED
Bring us Your Creani, Butter, Eggs, Furs
. YES SIR REE BRING ’EM IN
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| The candy breaking at the home of . bing, poisoning, asphyxiation and
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rmrth there la a broad doorway which
enables the owner* to throw the two
robtn* together or. by mean* of French
dnor*. to separate them when desired.
A second l»ed closet is placed In a bay
off the dining room. Tills closet is
only large enough to inclose the hml.
which, when occasion arises. I* used
to make a lied room of the dining room.
It Is shut off by French doors
..Rack of tlie dining iwhh and in the
corner at the house Is the kitchen.
This Is * tiny room, hut; because of the
MIMawjfcBIIMAIItA 111 Illi If!Ml excelleoce nf It* arrangement, wUl be
found amply convenient for preiuiriug
even a large dinner party. Cupboard,
range, sink and icetiox are snugly
fitted along lhe wall* anti tlie Icebog
••an t»e supitlied. through ;• wfteclal
opening, fnun the. outidde. There is
a back d<s>r from the kitchcen which
•fliens <m»o a small back porch.
| ment When varnish I* to l»e used,
give .me <-«at of filler and one or two
coat* of varnish.
After the flm.r has l»een gone over
' with wax and allowed to dry alioiit
twenty luiiinies it |* ready for polish-
ring liub to a fMdl*|i with a wriglited
i.,floor hriurii. first across the grain of
the wood, then with it.
A .dean, soft cloth may he um-d In
To Clean Shellacked
or Varnished Surfaces
. Varnished eml shellacked aurfuMM
One Of the umat Important thing* In should ordinarily he dusted clean with ‘
layjug an «mk floor i* tv leave abuut ' a w»ft brush rtr cloth ati^fl |w*li«he«l with ‘
•>nchalf an im-h .(•<<** between the.j an oiled mop or anft cloiti iiioistene*]
oak and the ImsetemM. Tt.la will ah I with a few drupe uf light lirt.rl. yting
h.w for expansloa In event any damp I .41. lemrtn oil-or furnrliure lodlah The
nea* later gets Into the flooring. Thia ell aMr jotHah oh.mld be well rubbed in I
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Ip general, •ainislird and >J>el-
surface* should uot he tombed
• with water f|t>weve< If badly «>llr<l
they may be wiped with a cloth wrung
out at warm, slightly sopp. water,
wiped «|r> at oaee. nnd th*» poll«l»e4
with oil The appears me irf d.mlty
Mrorw.' varnished woodwork may he Im
ptove.1 hy. rithl.ing H with a g.uul
_«»f Am>r w*«. .4.*. f A7
grain nt the *WHVrfl~rWpxed *uita<-e« may he
with ■ *uf|, dr, '•luster, ar ip'tl.e <dse I
of flmu-B p sort Itruek Mr a pt<>t> fo-e
frmu <41. Ttie H1n> of dirt amt n»\
fadileft darken* rhe snrfate may he r«- I
moved wlffe a rletli "w rpiia «’K flf
warm, aonpy water. ..r, .better, with
"flf wourtened wRii tut pent iney-Y
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By WILLIAM A. RADFORD
Mr. Wllltaui A Radford will anawer
•quaatioaa aad atve advlca FR£E OE
COPT on all problem* pertaln^|**t» the
aubjoet of building, for the reade r
thia paper. Oa account of hl* wide
esperieneo a* editor, author and man-
' , ufacturer, he' la. without doubt, the
htgheat authority so the subject Ad
drees sll Inquiries to William A Rad-
fnrd. N<>. lift Pratrts avenue. Chicago.
III., and only Inclose two-cent stamp
fefeS'’ for rspty. '
The influence of the modern kitchen-
ette apartment I* conspicuous In the
boose building of lhe present day.
spare-saving appliance* and arrange-
" ■- meats are being used everywhere, and
even in the larger home* we And the
breakfast nook and numerous built In
feature*, for apace saving I* not the
««nly quality which, recommends these
They also make for cpmfort.
------and labor-saving.
• But the most retraph tiou* develop
inent front flip kltchenettr apartment
. ja the hiingalowette, a tiny bungalow
with the flow plan arrangement, in al-
MHWt every detail, which chara<-ieg«e* Um jjay.
the kitcheuettc apartment. In these to runve
- tiny home* we have every con ven
Jerne of the kitchenette apartment
with the addition*! advantage* of lhe
single-tamlly borne with all ft* pomd
billties for ailracilve ain-rvundbtg*
That people In general are • ofnlBg
more to appreciate, the <lc*'rabtlita of
thr'»ingir-family home Is proven by
the increaaing''pr<»f tort Ion of this tyjie
of dwelling* which la being built
The photograph Which I* reproduced
her* »hoyr* a typh-al buugslowrtir It
I* hot only small ami economical t<*
build but can be constructed .m a
very small lot without crowding, for it
.si-uples a space onlg 24 feel wide
*"Snt11# feet deep, rxrtuirtvr id ths ysw-
gt»la and porches The front which
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is charming, for the line* have b«.en
kept simple and handled In a mantier
to avoid the lotillke aitpeoram-e
which is always a danger In su< h small
building* when not designed by a flrst-
••las* architect
Thia la a frame Jmtiatr with shingle
ro».f and bri<'k,outside chimney for the
JnveMigatk.no by Prof. L. F. ’Paynr
of tlte Kansas Stnte Agricultural col
lege poultry department indicate. Pro-
feasor Payne’s. account of the Invent!
gatlons is contained In Poultry Science
“tlruM egg*” were especially prev
alpnt on the market last spring. Pro
feasor Payne observed, but no expla-
nation could l>e offered by buyer* or
flwk owner*. -
In lea* than a weak .after the hen*
were given free range In the garden
in the spring, eggs fnun the flock' kept
by Professor Payne at bin home devel-
oped dark yolks so strong In flavor
that they could not be relished. Pro
feasor Payne discovered that the bird*
were eating freely of shepherd's purse,
which grew In profusion In the garden
Several flocks of chicken* from which
a large percentage of eggs-offered for
sale had dark or oHve-colored yolks
were located through a
shipper. '
and it was found that they were eat
Ing the same weed. |trom Diactcweit oanuanum xuunuay. t
Kxperiui^ots then were Instituted Hp was operated oon for appendicitis
Russel Burleson and family have
moved to I>eon community..
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flreptace. The entrance is well de-
signed to present just the right r
amount of prominence without any
lara of *ppearance of being heavy. The door,
•’* which Is approached by semicircular
steps. Is sheltered by a sum 11 roof ex-
tending out from the roof of the
house At either side there is a tall,
narrow window serving the doubln
function of light and ornament.
This entrance leads directly into th*
living room. The living room and din-
ing room extend across tlie entire
front and divide tlie space nearly in
half, though the living room is allowed
a little more of the space than the
dining room. The living room hi at
the right and at its end is an attrac-
tively large flreplace flanked by win-
dow* which, together with those at
the front, make It a light and cheer-
ful room.
In the rear corner of the house la
* bed closet, large enough’ to he used
(in this community Friday night
■ Mrs. Lind.sey Hodges, Mr. and Mrs.
' A. C. Hodges of De Leon spent Sun-
day afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. E.
M. Spencer. s
Mrs. M. Ezzelle and Misses Rema
Ezelle and Grace Carter visited in Des
demona.
Singing was enjoyed by a large
crowd at Mrs. J. M. Ross Sunday.
Bro. W. L. Skaggs filled his regular
appointment at Johnson Saturday and
M.Sunday:
r *Mr. W. F. Hale and family visited
a | in Johnson community Sunday and at-
tended church.,
Mr. Guy Moreland spent Sunday
afternoon with JTO. Harris and fam
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Dalas, Jan 9.—Two /hundred and
Health is good iu this community. J forty-seven persons met violent death
Miss Gladys Carter spent Friday i in the city of Dallas during the year
night with Miss Edith Hale. just ended, aconjing to the bureau of
The Duster Basket ball boys motor- [vital statistics, which has-just made
ed over to Elm Friday and played a its annual report,
game the scores were 27 to 6 in favor
while yolks from the wheut pasture daughter of Munday, Texas, are of Duster.
1 • .i-, -------Mr. Boyce Dukes of Ninevah spent (.sons having been shot to death. Auto
and Friday night with Mr. Newman Hat- mobile acicdents took 57 of the num-.
Sunday in the home of his daughter,. tox.
Mrs. O. M. Lock. , ", '' ' 1’7 s -
Last Friday some of the ladies met Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hadaway was en- [heat prostration deaths
at Mrs. Whit Side’s for the purpose of joyed by a large crowd Saturday common. _
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in the home of Jessie Nowlin Sundatf
! Several from this community attend
ed the program and singing at Bow-
man Saturday night. Mr. Edd Light-
I foot and family visited in the home
j Miss Myrle Hodges is spending the
week with the Misses Lillie and Clara
The following .lineup met the Sally Chupp of Harmony.
Several from h*
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Sub-Floor Should Dry; •
Use Damp-Proof Paper
taxying * har<lw<M<<| rt,«>r I* n*>t a
•llfll< nli J.4» f?ir a good work man. , but
there are a few kink* about tt liter
It would be weft for the p*-«i*pocifve
RV-1 I’ttfWer to inrow.
Unlike mo* 1 <d the soft m<mhJs,-t«ak
I, b«M laid a subfloor, ii*n,
)><>u*ea it would Im-wise io let thi* place df tbe bruab If deoired : then a
-ubfloor dry for aotu* time before l*y piece of woolen felt or carpet aiuuild
Ing the oak. In any event, have yowr be piece 11 under the brush to give th*
. voMrador Ua* damp-proof t’*i«er l>e- flnlalting xlo*«.
tween the «ul»flo<n and the <>ak floor- !
Ing. ’
Do not 0-e or<lia*r> biil1dlu( pafter.
The quantity require^ fe> smalt, and 1
the beet quality of <lamp-priHrf paper
should be used Where aoioe degree
•4 sound prooflnx la deal red. it would ■
he Wise to use several thb kneaaea. ,
but wish
Presfriice of the common weed known ten(le'1 at St J”eBp.unday;
na Mhepherd'a purse (CapaHIn bum Mrs. L. V. Cozart and Miss C‘®°
pastoriaj in pasture of laying hens ,1a of Gorman spent Monday with G. H.
retqumsible for a peculiar condition In Baird and family,
the egga kpo vn to the egg buyer ns Tommie and Wall Jose
•gras* egg" •alfalfa," or "green rot," Alba Hampton were at
investigation* by Prof. L. F. 'f’aync at Johnson Sunday.
The Oliver Springs ba.-tket ball , of Ernest Johnson Sunday,
team beat Sally Robinson's team Fri-
day evening, scores 10 to 8.
'me ivuowiiiRji
Robinson boys:
Alba Hampton—foreward.
Selwyn I»ve—foreward.—
Leroy Thompson—center.
Roy Park^-guard.
Dee Burleson—guard.
Lonnie Hampton (sub.l—guard. '
Coach—Ralph Duke
A return match will be .played Fri-
feed in any form the previous five:
tuontha was placed on wheat pasftire j
and another pen on pasture contain !
Ing shepjierd’s purse.
"Tlie eggs from the lien* that had
I Mr. annd Mrs. Elmer StClair and
v«aa**w .yvr si'-isa mv w*i<mi |,<l#l<lir ,
hena developed a dark color, but did | vU'itinK rdlatip
not. within two week*, develop the
olive color." Professor Payne wrote.
“Subsequent experiment* were eon
ducted In which three pens of hens
that had not received green feed in
any form for five month* previous .40
the teat were used. Pen* one. two.
and three were givenf a liberal supply
'dally of freah alfalfa, penny
(Thlapsi *rven«e),
purse reaped I veiy.
the poultry farm
apromed oat* daily.
the alfalfa and sprouted oat* pen*
tlnued normal, but olive-colored yolk*
were found in both rh* penny cre»*
and shepherd’a puree pen*.’’
- PrqfeMor Payne suggests two pre-
ventive method* either lieep tlie hen*
confined until there I* * variety of
green feed available, or supply them
with wheat or rye pasture or sprouted
Ont* throughout the winter no they will
have no desire to “fill up” on these
particular weeds.
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! giving Mr*. Undteff formerfy .Miro
i Kate Holland) a shower of present*.
, The weather being bad prevented »ev-
Thc light snow that frll put some era! from going. Also the new bride
moisture in the ground and dinners did not go.
are beginning their pldwing. The On Wednesday of last week fc.
"‘1 few exceptions being all StClair, Miss Ruth StClair and Mr*.
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family spent che, Mr*. Roberson remaining for an her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hook-
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Mrs. J. R. Patterson of Rising Star
is visiting relatives here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Broom and
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oak and the b«a*fo>.«nl. 'I bi* will *1-
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spare •-*« he ruvered by * pl*4* at a*>t *ny aurplua removed with
<**•”*’■ j*4*Ub
fre*! the H«MT with * fljler ; lacked
at I.HU-. t<. All up Um. jHtrre
and errvic*-*. T«» ihin the niter uwe
ha* ■ • hulre at frU|M>it<4o«> Iwozlo*.
wood- alcohol or yawdioe to get th*
right consistenev iiM4» a llq*M
fiiruliure |w4ish The
pect to repeat the beating given the leave the New Hope community and
Sally Robinson boys on their
grounds last Friday.
Misses Mamie and Viola
' were in D eLeon Monday.
| Frank Parke wishes everyone to
j Manhattan 'know he was snapped twice at the
These flocks were examined. ' party Friday night before nine o’clock New Hope.
I Herschel Burleson came home j for Sundav School,
from Blackwell Sanitarium Monday, j
. 1 were 1
at the college ptuillry farm.. On* pen and is recovering nicely,
of hens that had not received green
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