, 1890-05-08
oAxsDALE INKLINds,

oAXsDALE INKLINds.
Spring Work on the Farm-one Man
Plants 100 Acres of Wheat.
OAKspALE, May 4. - Flowing
and seeding have been going on at .
lively rate among the farmers tn,
past few weeks, hut tho spring
weathc was late coming, Every,
thing has been backward. The
ground has been wet, heavy and
cloudy; more so than / have eve,
seen IL, but now much of IL that n
plowed and sowed is getting dry on
top and, as usual, many farmers ara
getting scared about u drouth. WHY,
don't you know that 1t seldom eyci
rains here In April aud May? 4,
will be all of two weeks before seed,
ing Is all done, and | feel sure tina,
50 far we have one ot tire best pros
poets for "A heavy crop. The ground
Is wet to good depth aud I think
it will not lie so loose as usual
am glad to see that tho North,
western Exposition, to be held at
Spokane Falls, has assumed tangi.
BILE shape, for this, feel sure, is a
move that will do the metropolis and
the whole country more good than
anything that has ever been done TO
show the products and natural re-
sources Of the great new Northwest.
Everyone should interest himself To
do his part by putting something OH
exhibition and make n display that
we will all feel proud of, and strike
all visitors from distance with
amazonent,
| feel just like the REVIEW does
In letting everybody know what u
great and glorious state, towns and
cities we have, and IL shall never be
said that did not do my part To let
the people know what II great place
the Palousc country II, aud the town
Of Oaksdale. | have been talking
and writing for n long time for a
mill at this place, and at last,
gues, j. q, Potter, of Harrisburg,
Ills, will put up n iifst-class loO-
barrel mill, "a the money has all
been subscribed To pay the freight
on the machinery.
Now, as the land Is being all
broken and fenced, and now what IL
the use to be at the expense of fenc-
ing, when there ls nothing out for
stock to eat? What we want is our
next legislature 10 give us n law to
allow Us by counties TO vote no
fence law. II would carry In Whit
man county by big majority, and
save an unnecessary expense OF
thousan ds Of dollars to the farmers,
that could lie put to good Use In
other better and much needed Inn
provements.
w. j. Davidson sold his fine and
valuable l6O-acre farm, just north OF
town, ~ Mr.. Graham for 5000.
This goes to prove what have said
before, that land around Oaksdale is
held ~ high and sells for us much
money as at any other point In tho
/ Palousc country. This IL caused by
being such fine body Of land, and
then everybody that comes here
secs that this is bound to be the
best point In the golden belt.
Howard Il Walsh have started u
geological garden, and will aim to
get all kinds OF tame and wild fowls
from n canary up To the ostrich,
and of the four-foolcd tribe, from q
mouse up to the elk. Anyone hav.
ing anything of the kind and wish.
ing to dispose Of II should open tip u
correspondence with them.
T.. n. Balthis has planted twelve
acres Of garden truck and expects to
help supply the Spokane market
with fresh vegetables, gathered In
the evening and delivered next
morning by express before ii
O'Clock.
james Fletcher, living three miles
east of town, has put out alone, with
ono team, 100 acres OF wheat, part
sod, aud only twelve acres were
plowed last fall. This | call big
work for one man and team.
Buildings still keep going up in
the different parts of town. The
merchants are all doing u good busl-
ness, although We are In the midst
of seeding.
Bnaking plows have been and arc
still turning the sod over in every
direction and II Is farewell TO all out
of range from this on.
Uncle Jacob Henhlc and wife left
for the Willamette valley last week
to spend II month or more at their
old home.
Apple trees are now In full bloom
aud early-plantod garden truck Is
coming up and beginning to grow.
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