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The advocate., 1896-04-08
Notes About Corn Starch.

Over 6,0O0,0O0 bushels Of corn are con-
suEed each year in the production of
starch. One large factory will use 1000
bushels day, or 100000 bushels a year.
Corn is the great source Of starch in this
country, chiefly on account Of its abun-
dance, though some factories still turn
out small quantities Of wheat starch,
and others exclusively manufacture
potato starch, which usually is known
as "potato -four"
In the good old times" the grand
mothers Of the present generation OF
housewives used to obtain their starch
by grating potatoes, mixing the mass
with water, allowing it to settle, and
finally separating the starch by frequent
decsntings and washings In principle
this is the process Of starch manu-
facture to-day, although expensive
machinery is employed and every facility
provided for the production Of the
largest yield in the purest and most
attractive form. A grain Of corn split
''flatwise' reveals the starch in its nat
ural condition, surrounded by the
substances which become the refuse Of
the factory and mingled with gluten.
This refuse material must be separated
from the starch granules and the gluten
washed out with as little loss Of starch
as possible. All grades Of corn may be
used in the manufacture OF starch,
though white corn with large fiat grains
is preferable.
It is not an easy matter to investigate
starch factory. The doors are guarded,
and sll outsiders are politely but firmly
mot admitted" without special orders
The advocate., 1896-04-08
GOLD AT CRIPPLE CREEK.

The Best Way TO Get There is Over the
Santa Fe Route.
The fsbulously rich gold mining dis.
trict of Cripple Creek, Colorado, is at.
tracing hundreds Of people. BysprinR
the rush bids fsir to be enormous.
That there is an abundance Of gold
there Is demonstrated beyond doubt.
Fortunes are being rapidly made.
To reach Cripple Creek, take the
Santa Fe Route, the only standard
gauge lire direct to the camp. Through
Pullman sleepers and chair cars. The
Santa Fe lands you right In the heart
Of Cripple Creek.
Inquire Of j. p. ROwley, city ticket
agent, A. 7 & s. T. R'y, Topeka, Kss.
The advocate., 1896-04-08

and oats are in good demand at this
time, also beef. groceries, etc. Iwsnt to
say in this connection that the company
stands ready to accept the service of any
number Of able. bodied men who can per-
form ditch work and can pay in the price
Of one share, either spot cash or in in
stallments of $40 down and then $40
each month thereafter until paid up in
full, and pay such member 20 cents per
hour for service, to be applied on water
right or stand as q credit to such mem-
Der on the books of the company, and
will always be- good for lumber or any
thing the company may hereafter have
for sale, except stock shares, which must
be paid in cash. Any person working
for the colony as above stated can board
at the company boarding houses, to be
paid out of the pay for his or her services
at the rate Of $15 per month; or, il a
married man wishing to board himself,
he can draw 25 per cent. of his monthly
wages from the commisssry stock of the
company.
"Seventh-Water rights will have to
be paid whenever the company is pre-
pared to furnish water and the member
is ready to have the water turned upon
the land. All business will be done at
the colony headquarters, and will be
upon the land as soon as the water
reaches it.
~ have used the terms colony and
company as synonymous. mean one
and the same thing.
"Butter is worth 25 cents per pound,
eggs Is cents per dozen, beef about Z
cents dressed, and other things in about
the same proportion. Roads are very
muddy just now, and it costs about 81
per 100 pounds to haul from Plscerville.
This 10 about double the usual rate.
II have written somewhat hurriedly,
but hope have made myself under
stood. am putting in ten hours per
day on the ditch. This is the great
work just now before US. We need
teams and men, but they must be had
upon the terms I have indicated. We
are not capitalists but try to be good
'co-operstors.'"
The advocate., 1896-04-08

from the superintendent. Competition
in trade makes this necessary. Many Of
the processes employed are secret, and
every factory has its peculiar methods
OF increasing the yield. Chiogo Rec
ord.
The advocate., 1896-04-08
Wateh Them.

Populist National Convention, 81
Louis, July %. x
Republican National Convention.
Louis, June is.
Democratic National Conyentlan
Chicago, July 2.
Silver National Convention, 81
Louis, July %.
The advocate., 1896-04-08
Advocate" List Of Premiums, Books
Periodicals.

Whoever pays cash for one OK thg
above articles gets the ADVOCATE ono
year free.
We are offering tho following liberal
terms on books and periodicals:
The advocate., 1896-04-08
COOPERATION IN COLORADO
Something About the Work OF the Colony at
NatuEita.


sidering the advissbility of joining the
Colorado Cooperative Colony at Natu-
rita, on the San Miguel river, wrote the
officers asking for considerable informa-
ton. Vice President John G. Otis, for
merly Of Topeka, gave the following
information in response to the inquiries
in letter to J. Fl. Lathrop. AS there
may be a number of readers who are in
terested in the plan, the letter is repro
duced, although it contains considerable
matter which has already been given
ADVOCATE readers. Mr.. Otis says:
81 will try and respond to your ques-
tions in behalf of the clubs in regular
order as propounded in your letter.
"First-Right to take the water from
the San Miguel river, and the right-of-
way for the big ditch, is vested in the
company or colony in their collective
capacity, and no person, individually,
has any interest whatever.
"Second-The colony will always hold
control of all public utilities, franchises,
etc., in it's collective capacity. (See Art.
2 of constitution herewith inclosed.)
"Third-The colony's right to appro-
pirate water from the San Miguel river
has priority right over all others for any
considerable body Of land, and our lands
are 80 located that we are, by natural
position, the first large tract susceptible
to irrigation from the upper San Miguel
region. And, il there is water anywhere
in Colorado, we shall always have plenty
and to spare in the San Miguel.
"Fourth-The 300 is simply the fee
for membership, and pays for one share
Of stock, but does not give the member
or owner any water right. By holding
one share Of stock you will be entitled to
have a water right for forty acres of land
and no more, at the actual cost Of the
same to the company, which will be
ascertained when the through line canal
or big ditch is completed and the total
cost of the same to the company is fully
known. 1t will probably not be less
than IS per acre, and certainly not more
than $40. l RpprehenG it will be some-
where about $3.50 per acre, or $500 for
forty acres. 1t is not presumed that all,
or more than one-half, Of the actual
membership will care to own a water
right. ! have talked with some Of the
best business men of Colorado, and they
all agree that the moment the water is
secured upon the land, that every acre
under irrigation is well worth $50 and
would sell for this sum at public sale.
But the colony does not propose to sell
any land, nor to sell any water rights to
anyone but it's own members. 1t is to
be a cooperative ditch, and not COM
mercisl ditch.
"Fifth - The Colorado Cooperative
Company is an independent joint stock
association, duly chartered under the
laws Of Colorado, and has no legal con-
neotion with any other cooperative col
ony or association whatsoever. Itstsnds
squarely on its OWE foundation, and will
always do 80.
'Sixth-Under the new bylaws each
share Is payable in cash, or it's equivalent
in property such ss is needed in the
prosecution of the work upon the big
ditch. The membership fee (which is
the one share) cannot be worked out, as
. lLO ...o arnaor Ahn Rnrrnnr IN, lnr,n
The advocate., 1896-04-08

Ridpath's History free to the fFisR
of the ADVOCATE. Howg Examf
our offer on page IA.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11
The New Lawmakers.

Washington. AT Republican and
Democratic congressional headquarters
the chairmen have been figuring on the
complexion of the next house Chair
man Babcook says he has complete re-
ports from 1913 congressional districts,
which have elected Republicans; that
there are 1S5 districts that have elect
ed Democrats and Populists, and 28
districts in which the returns are in.
complete. These may all be classed as
doubtful, he says, with the prospects
that the Republicans will secure at
least one half Of them, which would
make total Republican membership
in the fifty fifth congress of 207. He
claims that, under no circumstances,
will the Republican membership fall
below 200.
Senator Faulkner, chairman Of the
Democratic committee, although he
does not concede the Republicans a
majority in the next house, gives them
176, within three of a majority.
The Democrats have made gains as
follows: Delaware, /; Illinois, 1; Mis-
souri,, A; New York. 1; total, IL.
The Republicans have gained as fol.
lows: Maryland, 3.
The Demo Populists have gained l
in Colorado and in Missouri.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11

The returns show interesting features
and in some respects have been sur
prise to the leaders of both political
parties. The New En- gland states
have, as was expected, given heavy
pluralities for Mckinley without ex-
ception. The Republican ticket was
successful in Massachus setts beyond
what was claimed for il by the most
enthusiastic prophet of Re publican sue
cess.
New York and Pennsylvania have
given the Republican candidate be.
tween 275, 900 and 2s5, ,0op each.
The Virginia electors will, without
question, be for Bryan, but they have
been elected by heavily reduced vote.
The Republicans have given Texas up.
Illinois has given Mckinley about
175, 600 plurality. In the guberna-
torial race Altgeld has been beaten,
but is 10000 ahead of thu Democratic
national ticket.
Ohio has given Mckinley 52,43S
plurality.
Returns by counties in Iowa have
been completed. The total vote cast
in the state is in excess of $40, 900
votes, estimating the Pr bhibition and
Palmer votes together at only 5000.
OF these votes 266, ,751 were cast for
Mckinley. and 2i9,I18 for Bryan.
McKinley's plurality, 87,633. This
is the largest vote ever cast in the
state.
In Kentucky the situation is ma
terially changed from early advices
At first the Republicans claimed the
state by about 10, 900, b1t late resurns
show large Democratic gains, and now
the state is claimed for Bryan, but this
the Republicans will not concede.
California has given Mckinley a
plurality of 8, 1000.
Kansas has given Bryan 1000 plu.
rality.
With nearly complete returns from
Michigan Pingree's plurality is esti.
mated at about 20, 900 and Mckinley 4
10, 600 less. OF the congressional dele.
cation l2 are Republicans and fu.
sionists.
Tennessee's 12 electorh votes Will be
cast for Bryan, but the Republicans
may elect the governor.
South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi
Alabama and Louisiah pa are all fol
Bryan by about the norn NAL Democratic
msjorities.
Nebraska has gone for Bryan, not
withstanding the Republican claims.
Wisconsin is almost sure for the Re
publicans.
Minnesota, which was regarded al
doubtful by both parties, Will havt
10000 plurality for Mckinley.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11

The later reports from Washington
indicate that Bryan's plurality will be
near 10000. The Bryan vote was the
strongest in the more thickly populated
portion of the state. The number Of
votes thus far reported-77.1
equals that of two years ago, 80 that,
allowing for the increase, there remains
about 10000 more to hear from.
John r. Rogers, Populist. has been
chosen governor over P. @. Sullivan,
though by majority probably 1000
under the electoral ticket
The entire fusion ticket has been
successful by majorities ranging from
5000 to 5000. The legislature is
Populist on joint ballot, though there
is a possibility that the Republicans
may control the senate, as they have IA
hold-overs out of total of 81 mem.
bers of the upper house.
The returns from Washington as re-
ported for presidential electors appear
in the table below. No returns have
been received from Okanogan and
Skamania counties:
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11
gsvfVaL cF BUSINESS.
Factories f~s6me Work In ohfo..Ia6y
Men Re- Employed.

Cincinnati, Nov. Especial DIS.
patches indicate revival in business
throughout the Ohio valley az we'll as
here.
The Big -Four. Chesapeake e. Ohio
and Baltimore g. Ohio roads all ordered
their shops opened today and enlarged
forces on those already running.
The Ensign Car Works at Hunting.
ton, w. Va, resumed.
The car works at Mount Vernon, III,
got an order for 800 cars from Che
Louisville 81 Nashville road, and re.
sumed work.
The Niles tool Works and other
shops at Hamilton announced increased
forces.
Furnaces at Ironton, Ashland and
other towns announce that they will go
in blast soon. but no dates are given.
The Griffin wood works and tho
Powell brass works, both large con.
Germs, employing many men, an
nounced today that they would resume
at once. Others report that they had
conditional orders, on which they will
enlarge their forces Immediately.
The Pittsburg Packet Company closed
contract here today for building a
ntw $4,000 river steamboat. The
plans were made and the contract
drawn two months ago Tho closing
of 1t was conditional upon tho result OF
this election.
The big cooper shops at Raridon, O.
have resumed work to their full ca.
paoity.
One and probably two of the idle
mills Of the Dayton Pipe Company.
this county, will start in full as soon
as repairs now in progress can be com.
pleted.
4 The Burns iron works al Portsmouth,
which have been ON short force, an.
nounce that it will employ full force
Immediately.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11
MILLIONS OF GOLD OFFERED
subtreasuries Cannot Meet the Demand
for Currency.

Subtreasuries Cannot Meet tho Demand
for Currency.
Washington, Nov. 9.--Information
received at the treasury department
shows that large amounts of gold are
being offered at the several subtreas-
uries in exchange for currency, stipu-
lation being made as to legal tenders.
One million in goll was offered in Bos.
ton. The subtreasurer telegrapEed the
secretary for instructions, stating that
the current working force was some-
what behind owing to the furry, and
the payment Of this amount of currency
would leave the subtreasury incon-
veniently snort. Instructions were
issued authorizing the, acceptance Of
half the amount offered.
The New York subtreasury, it ia un-
derstood, have given notice that they
would receive gold today in exchange
for currency. There are 6,400, 900
assay office checks outstanding, which
are now being deposited for currency.
The demand for currency, especially
for small bills, in anticipation Of a re-.
vival of business, is exceptionally
heavy. 1t is expected that several
days must elapse before officials will
be in position to meet all demands.
The treasury officials regard the finan.
cial situation as greatly improved.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11
Murder and Suicide.

Kansas City, Nov. 9.-Arthur L.
Shook, brakeman, shot and killed his
wife, Arletta, who was general agent
of the Monroe publishing house, Chi.
cago, last night, at the entrance to the
Belmont hotel. He sat on the steps
and watched his wife die, when he
fired twice into his heart. AT the time
Of the shooting the street in front of
the hotel was filled with people. Jeal.
ousy was the cause. Each was SO
years old, Shook was the woman s
second husband. Her father lives at
Bedford, La.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11
Transit of Cattle Authorized.

Milwaukee. Nov. "a special to
the Wisconsin from Madison, Wis,
says:
Governor Upham has received from
the French consul at Chicago notice
that the French minister of agriculture,
by ministerial order, dated October
2, and by the derogation to the inter-
dietion Of transit DEGREES, February 10,
1895, has authorized exceptionally the
transit of cattle from the United States.
that would be shipped to Basle, Switz.
erland via Boulonge. France, on the
condition that the cattle, after having
eeen submitted to sanitary inspection
at the receiving point. are shipped in
stalled oars. The cattle must be SUBJ
mitted to second inspection before be-
ing loaded into cars at Boulogne.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11


The total value of all school prop
at $3.50, 900.
The Northern Pacific railway paid its
Kittitas county taxes, amounting to
about $4,000.
There has been more travel over the
Wallula ferry this month thau there
has been at any time during the year.
The total tax levy in Spokane coun-
ty. as fixed last week by the county
commissioners, is 31.S mills. The
estimated expenditures for the year
will amount in the aggregate to $780,
100.
The Reservation Chief Mining d
Milling Company and the Big Four
Mining q Milling Company, each
with 100000 capital stock, have
been incorporated with heaquarters at
Spokane.
Loggers around Kelso have received
the encouraging news from the North
ern Pacific Mill Company that from
now on the mill company will pay
$40 spot cash for logs. This is an
advance of 81 per thousand.
John G. Smith, formerly an en-
gineer on the Great Northern railway,
has begun an action in Spokane against
that corporation for the sum of $64,-
5S8, as damages for injuries received
in two accidents alleged to have been
due to the oarelessness and negligence
of the defendant corporation.
A corps of civil engineers are at
work surveying and stalking out the
new sidetracks and other improvements
contemplated by the new management
of the Northern Pacific Coal Company
at Roslyn. work train with crew
of about forty men has arrived and the
men have been put to work grading
and preparing for the new sidetracks.
potato market, as we'll as one of the
leading grain markets of the Palouse
country. Every day large quantities
of potatoes are sold there, and two firms
have already bought twenty carloads,
or 600, 900 pounds of potatoes. Ii is
estimated that this is only about two-
thirds of what will be brought to
Oakesdale this fall.
The Lillis Lumber mill at Old Ia
coma will have all of it's machinery in
place and will be ready to begin work
by the middle of this month. The
capacity of the mill will be about so, :
900 feet per day, and the company will
employ twenty five men, The com.
pany will supply the cargo and rail
trade, the Northern Pacific tracks pass
ing directly in the rear of the plant.
Thomas Powell, OF Little Kalama
Cowlitz county, killed cougar lasl
week. measuring from tip to tip zesel
feet
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
From All the Cities and Towns of the
Thriving Sister states

The output of the Bandon cannery
is being shipped to Astoria.
The sturgeon catch this season at
The Dalles has been remarkably good.
The tax levy for Clatsop county this
year will be between 10 and 13 mills.
Insurance men have adjusted most of
the losses caused by the Woodburn fire.
A tannery is being built about 2 u
miles above Enchanted prairie. in Coos
county, and will soon be in operation.
The wrecked steamer Arago had on
board when she went down $653 worth
OF property belonging to the Coos bay
creamery.
The telephone line between McEwen
and Sumpter has been completed. Now
they will build to Granite and Cracker
Creek, in Baker county.
Eleven single-deck carloads of sheep
wsre shipped from The Dalles one day
last week. Two carloads were for Ta-
coma and che rest for Troutdale, Or.
Millions apple crop will bring her
In thousands of dollars this fall, for
only in that immediate neighborhood
has anything like full crop been OBJ
tanned.
Mr.. Jacobson, who had the contract
for erecting the Bandon lighthouse, has
been awarded the contract for jetty
work in Marshfeld. His bid was 80
cents ton.
Seven thousand cords of wood have
been cut for the Virtue Mining Com
pany in Baker county in the course of
the last three months. One hundred
men were employed in getting out the
wood.
The chinook salmon continue TO run
In large numbers in Nestucca bay and
river. 1t is seldom they run as late
as they have this season. The silver
side run is very good. and they are
very large.
/ Heavy shipments of hops have been
made from the Willamette valley dur.
ing the last few weeks, mostly to Eng
land. One firm in Salem shipped
1000 bales and has large quantities
yet to ship.
Counterfeit coins of the denomina-
tions of 81 and 80 cents, have been
passed on several business nen in
Salem within the past lew days. The
dollars bear the date of 1879, and the
half dollars that of 1894.
James Callahan is buying sheep in
Eastern Oregon. He has already
bought $4,000 head and will buy 1000
more. He buys lambs and yearlings
only and ships them to Montgomery,
ILL.,, where they are then fattened for
the Chicago market The prices re-
oeived were from 81 to 81. 10 per head.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11
The Next Senate,

Washington. on.-From returns thus far
received, the next senate will probably
stand as follows:
Republicans, A.
Democrats, 32.
Independents and Populists, 10.
Doubtful, 2.
On the currency question, the senate
undoubtedly will have an anti-silv er
majority.
Republicans who bolted the st. Louis
ticket and platform are classed as inde-
pendents. They are: Teller, Dubois,
Mantle, Cannon.
Another Utah senator to be elected
to succeed Brown will undoubtedly be
independent.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11


The president has issued the follow.
ing Thanksgiving proclamation:
by the President of the United
States:
1.-THE people of the United States
should never be unmindful of the graft
tude they owe to the God of nations
for his watchful care, which has
shielded them from disaster and point
ed out to them the way Of peace and
happiness. Nor should they ever re-
fuse to acknowledge with oontrite
hearts their proneness to turn away
from Gods teachings and to follow
with sinful pride after their own de-
vices.
ITO the end that these thoughts
may be quickened, it is fitting that, on
a day especially appointed, we should
join together in approaching the throne
of grace with praise and supplioation.
Therefore, l, Grover Cleveland.
president of the United States, do here
by designate and set apart Thursday,
the 26th day of the present month of
November, TO be kept and observed as
a day of thanksgiving and prayer
throughout our land. On that day let
all our people forego their usual work
and occupations and assemble in their
accustomed places of worship; let them
with one accord render thanks TO the
Ruler of the Universe for our preserya-
tion as a nation, and our deliverance
from every threatened danger; for the
peace that has dwelt within our boun-
daries; for our defense against disease
and pestilence during the year that has
passed.; for the plenteous rewards that
have followed the labors of our hus-
bandmen; and for all the other bless
ings that have been vouchsafed to us.
"And let us. through the mediation
of Him who has taught us how TO pray,
implore the forgiveness Of our sins and
continuance of heavenly favor.
"Let us not forget on this day of
thanksgiving the needy. and by deeds
of charity let our offerings of praise be
made more acceptable in the sight Of
the Lord.
s"Witness my hand and the seal of
the United States which have caused
to be hereto affixed.
Done at the City of Washington,
this 9th day of November, in the year
of our Lord, 1895. and of the independ-
ence of the United States Of America,
the 121st.
(Seal.1 Grover Cleveland,
"By the President
Richard Olney,
Secretary of State"