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The Florence tribune., 1899-12-30
ALKALI SOILS.
Effective counteraotive Work.

The subject of allSali soils was dis. cussed by the various delegates to the National Irrigation Congress. and brought forth number Of interesting facts and experiences. It is a generally well known fact that alkali salts exist toa greater CT less extens in some sec tions of all arid regions. The reason alkal is not found in excess in humid regions is simply that it has been. through long centuries, carried away ia solution by rains and merged into the oceans.
 One of the not unimpertant prob lens confronting western irrigstars IS the liability to injury of land through over-irrigation by bringing the alkati to tue surface. Many ot the best western lands are underlaid by snbsoil containing large percentage of salts. This in itself is no detriment to the soil, but by exeessve irrigation, water sinks into the soil, dissolving the alkali as it touches it and holding it in solution until it again comes to the surface and the water disappears by evaporation and the saltsare left in crystals.
 Prof. F. W. Traphagen, the chemist of the Montana Experiment Station, and pr. Milton. Whitney, chief of the Division of Soils Of the U s. Depart ment of Agriculture, both presented addresses at the Irrigation Congress at Missonla on this subject.
 The Montana station. realizing the importance of the subject, is now making the study of the alIsali problem, it's principal work. both in preventive and curative methods, and in testing the alkali resistance of various plants.
 The Department of AricaItare also has men at work in several western states along these same lines. Dr. Whitney has invented an electrical apparatus by means oi which the percentage of salts in givea soil can be determined within a very few seconds-a great improvement over the old and expensive chemical auayisis.
 Though serious preoieia in the west, the alkali question, like all others of importance to this section, is being met and solved in the interests of progress and development. Il may be largely controlled by the proper ap plicatiou of the water for irrigation, avoiding excessive irrigation and pre- venting the saturation of the subsoil by water percolating from the ditches or applied to the surface in irrigation.
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-30
It stumped-Him.

He was evidently unaccustomed to railway travel and was keenly alert to the possibility of acquiring information as the train rolled along. Gazing at the flying landscape his brain was puzzled by the little sign posts beside the track, bearing the single letter "R" or 'W." He stopped the porter and asked him the meaning of the signs. "Oh, said he, "dem's whistle and ring posts fer de engineer" The traveser pondered and became only the more perplexed. In despair he repeated his question to the conductor. Those signs are for the information of the engineer" re- piled the conductor; The is to whistle or ring at certain points as indicated by those initial letters sYes," said the traveller, ''so 1 understood the porter, but I thought he must be mistaken. know w stands for wiring, but how in thunder do you spell whistle with an R ?"-St. Paul Globe.
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-30
Yards and Wharves at San Pedro, Cal

' srd R1Hss sEs Los Angeles Cal
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-30

one end of the country to the other, To what extent federal aid should be given must be determined by those men who are selected to represent the people in the halls of congress. Tie question is one which interests the manufacturers of the east for the req son that any policy which tends to develop any section of the country affords market for the products of manufacture and any policy which develops one section necessarily exerts reflex influence to benefit all other sections"
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-30
Women in London Crowdng Out the
 Sterner Sex.

"I have before me-" says Walter Be sant in recent issue of the London Queen, "the thirty annual re port of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women. I am sorry to learn from this report that the demand for women clerks and bookkeepers is on the increase.
 "At the same time am informed in other quarters that thousands of men clerks are tramping the streets of Lon don, wearing out shoe leather in going up and down stairs in the weary work of trying to find places.
 They find, instead, women doing the work which should keep them and their wives, for half the pay. One has no objection to women doing mems work if they get mems pay. They may even keep the men inidleness, if they please, like the laundresses."
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-30
OPPOSE RECLAMATION.
Our Yankee Friends Are unalteraby Op posed to Free Storage Reservoirs, Free Silver and Others Things That Would Benefit the
 West

1 It would seem as if the almost mi versal demand of the trans Missouri region that the federal government as- sist in retaining the arid lands by promoting storage reservoirs, and thus extending the system of irrigation, is to be made d sectional issue, says the Denver News. An organization known as the Farmers National congress is now in session in Boston. On Wednes- day Mir. Henry E. Alvord of Virginia offered the following resolution, which was adopted.
 Resolved, That farmers and land- owners who depend on the rains from above for tue growth of crops protest against any appropriation by congress to be expended for the collection and reservation or storage of water for application to agricultural lands"
 The passage of a resolution of this kind is pretty conclusive evidence that the congress is not national in spirit or purpose. It is certainly notin favor of promoting agriculture in the Far
 West, and it is, therefore, sectional in it's aims. For century or more the national government has been spend- ing millions annually on rivers and harbors in order that the export of agricultural products might be facili- tated, the result being that of our ex- port trade 70 to 75 per cent is composed of agricultural produets, the larger proportion of which has been grown west of the Mississippi. Indirectly, every dollar of federal money thus ex- pended has been for the benefit of agriculture in states where the rain- fall will produce crop. These farm CTS now object to any federal appro- priasion to benefit agriculture in the states west of the Missouri river. Such opposition is the outgrowth of selfish ness and ignorance. The lands to be reclaimed mostly belong to the gov ernment. For anything except graz ing they are worthless unless placed under irrigation. The construction of storage reservoirs will render these lands valuable and saleable, because they will at once become productive. An appropriation for the aid of storage reservoirs would thus be an invest ment. which would not only replace the cash in the national treasury, through the land department, but add millions to the productive wealth of the nation and stimulate national pros perity along every line of industry.
 How far the presentation of these facts would have influenced this so- called Farmers National congress we do not know, but the resolution will carry weight in the east, where irriga- tion is unknown, and all friends of the storage reservoir movement are accord ingly advised to be prepared for the op- position they are certain to encounter, and of which this resolution gives timely warning.
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-30

Branch Yards at Long Beach, Compton, and Whittier,
 California.
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-30

". A. Kimball of Mesa is in the city to-day in the interest of dirt road be- tween the Ray mine and Mesa. The road has been completed within five miles of the mine, which is hfty-six miles from Mesa. There is long mountain side on which to finish the road. and it will require about $l ,500 to complete the work. The owners and residents of and near the mine are de- sirous Of hauling their ores to and mak
 ing their purchases in Phoenix, but are now compelled to go to Casa Grande. Mr. Kimball is endeavoring to get the local merchants to subscribe for the road.-[ Phoenix Enterprise.
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-30

Every editor makes enemies. A lit tie squib, aimed at no one in partieu- lar, will hit some hollow-headed indi- vidual and he at once declared himself 'agin" the paper, says an exchange. The paper may have given him compli- mentary notices, but the imaginary thrust put him on his dignity, and he at once establishes himself critic, but he hasn't nerve enough togo to the editor with his supposed grievance. Just notice and you vill see that the men who are "agin"s their home paper are, as rule, men who would not be missed if they would leave the com munity forever. On every question of local interest the home paper stands ready to make fight for the best in terests of the greatest number and has always the greatest number of the best citizens at it's back.
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-30
rruIanatory.

Judge-Did you steal the hog, or did you not?
 Prisoner-No, judge, did not; but f yo kind ob thinks I'se lyin' about 1t, d am gwine to give me six months for q, I'd sooner lie about it and say
 teal de hog, and get two months Tor
 de hog I didn't stole!-Puek.
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-30
Danger.

Danger.
 ak President-Are you aware has taken a half interest in ential Adviser-No. Per better sec he does not be-
 'ged skipper. r.-Indianap-
The Florence tribune., 1899-12-30
MINING AND MILLING LUMBER A
 SPECIALITY.

We carry the largest and most varied stock of Mining and Building Lumber onI the Coast, and are prepared at all times tol execute orders on shortest possible notice.
 Our Milling Department is unsu- passed and we guarantee satisfaction in ali our manufactured work, which includes all kinds of Redwood or Pine Tanks.
 We invite correspondence and the lob- taining or our prices before you purchase elsewhere.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-23
HAP PEN|NGSA AT VAIL,

John Doherty visited Sunday at Dun
lap.
Mrs. DR.. Darling has been very sick
the past few days.
Mrs. L. l.. Hulce visited at Dunlap
the past few days.
V. G. Peckenbaugh visited his parents
at Logan last week.
Mrs. Frank Lewis Of Sac City is visit
ing with Vail relatives.
Mrs. Bagley of Grand junction is a
visitor at the Darling home.
Mr. and Mrs. j. j. Fitch are moving
to town and will occupy the Chapman
residence.
VIM. Shives and son returned Satur-
day from Chicago where they had been
with stock.
Five car loads of stock were shipped
from here Sunday by Thos. Adams, M.
Keane and Jeff Hoffman.
Postmaster Hoffman has bought the
store building west of w. w. Watson's
harness shop and will move the post
office to that place the last of the week.
While not as convenient place as the
present location it will be great saw
Ing Yf expenses to Mr.. Hoffman.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-23
HAS A BLACK EYE.
A Very Good Excuse For Having the
Disfgurment.

Brown is going around with a variei
gated eye. This is the story that he Isl
telling his friends:
ut was such petty thing that the
more l thought of it the madden l got.
"The milkman leaves my milk be-
fore the sun is up; it is somewhat later
when l feel called upon to leave my
bed, and during the time that the milk
has been making it a practice to steal
it. 1t is more than provoking to find,
when breakfast is ready, that you have
no milk for your coffee.
81 set all manner of traps to catch
the thief without success. Then
hired one of the neighbours boys to sit
up and keep watch. But the next
boy asleep.
1.-The other morning Glanced to be
awake just before sunrise and heard
some one fumbling with the milk can
on the back porch. Hastily throwing
on my dressing gown, stepped soft
ly to the door and threw it open sud-
denly.
GIN the dim light could see man
bending over the can, and without
stopping to see if he was bigger man
than 1, sprang at him with blood In
my eye. The shock threw him of the
porch and we rolled down the steps to-
gether, fighting like couple of wild
cats.
1--WE must have made an awful
racket, for l heard the windows going
up all around me, and some one was
blowing police whistle, while my
wife was wringing her hands upon the.
porch.
81 got my man down at last and sat
upon him. We We're both sights, be-
ing covered with milk from head to
foot.
sit had grown little lighter by this
time, and my wife, taking in the situa-
ton, gasped:
"'John that's the milkman that you
are sitting on!''
ut was, for fact, and explanations
We're in order.
81 understand that the milkman is
! going around exhibiting his wounds
and saying that made brutal and
cowardly attack upon a defenseless
man, and increasing the amount Of
damages he is going to sue me for ut
every telling.
Meanwhile, some one is stealing my
milk. Detroit Free Press.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-23
ALL. ABOUT DELOIT

Elder G. J. Hunt occupied the pulpit
at the brick church last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Winans' son was
the chief attraction IN Deloit last week.
Jennie Newcom received visit from
her two cousins. who live id Sal copn-
ty, the past week.
Miss Fay Winans was the guest of
the Misses Cassie and May Newcom a
couple Of days last week.
Cloudy, wet weather the Iast week
hindered farmers from planting corn
and railroaders from getting in full
time.
Roy McKim had the misfortune to
sprain isankle last week while helping
to interest his pupils before school time
in playing ante-over. Mary Albright
occupied the school room during his
absence.
Matte Dobson, one of Sac county's
most excellent teachers, came down
Ftiday, and with her friend, Jennie
Newcom, attended the college contest
in Denison Friday night. She reports
an excellent time egardless of the bad
weather.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-23

SH'mw said a sweet, young thing.
at the matinee yesterday, talk about
that regulation forbidding the wearing
of hats at the theater being hard on
the milliners! Why, it is the making
of them, in my opinion. Here / have
been obliged to jump up half dozen
times this afternoon to let some one
pass by me, and each time I have.
grabbed my hat to hold it by a differ
ent place, but as a usual thing get
hold of it by its most perishable orna-s
ment. That is at least the seventh
chiffon roll that have had on that hat
SO far and the winter is not half gone
SO you see, know what am talking
about when l tell you that an after
moons or an evenings tending of hat
on your lap takes more out of it than;
does weeks wear on the head.
Boston Transcript.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-23
AN AR0N LETTER. GOODRICH GOSSIP. NR0N CHRONICLES

Uncle Schroeder, the tombstone man
from Carroll, Iowa, was visitor in our
locality last week.
Emil Sandstrom and Harry Nord
drove to Denison Friday to attend the
oratorical contest in the evening.
Tie Baptist Sewing Society held an
auction at their church Wednesday
evening on their needle and thread
work.
Miss Emma Anderson came home
from Omaha last week to spend a few
weeks with her parents and many
friends here
A. M. Lawson, this county's canvas
ser for the Deering Machine Co., spent
the past week assisting local agent v.
d. Michaelson taking orders for self
binders and mowers.
| A. j. Borgstrom, a student from the
Lutheran Seminary at Rock Island,
ILL.,, is filling the vacancy at the Luth-
eran church during his vacation
months. Rev. j. Mauritzon, who spent
few weeks here during the winter,
has accepted the call from the church
to become its pastor.
MIR. and Mrs. Peter Waldemar re.
turned.on Tuesday from their trip to
Lincoln and College View, Neb., where
they visited their daughter and son-in
law Rev. f. Anderson. Rev. Anderson
accompanied them to Kiron and is Wis
iting his numerous friends.
A meeting was held at the Kiron
school house on Tuesday night to see
what could be done in holding the town
here and to petition the Railroad Co
to locate the petition at Kiron. Some
45 acres of land was donated for town
site and station grounds. The PROPOSE
lions made were submitted to the com
pany, but up to present writing nc
word has been received and it has beer
taken for granted that the company is
considering the matter. The company's
motives for moving the town site one
mile west is unknown-and the one
reason given by the Bulletin as being
over the actions taken by the temper
ance people in barring out the saloons
is absurd and untrue, as we have il
from one of the officials that the com
pany pays no attentions to such mat
tiers in the least. The most suitable
place in every way for the town is RICH,
here at Kiron-and here it should be
located-and no where else. Engineer
Crowley went to Wall Lake Sunday
evening and is expected here to-day
when it is thought the company's
decision will be known.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-23
s1rlKers rake Firm stand.

BUFFALO. May 19.-The possibility
Of an early settlement of the dock
strike was removed yesterday and the
end of the trouble is apparently further
off than ever before. The grain shovel.
ers have once more declared their in
tention Of refusing to return to work
until the contract between the Lake
Carriers association and Mr.. Connors is
abrogated. Resolutions wers adopted
discharging the committee that has
been acting in conjunction with Bishop
Quigley, expressing confidence in Presi-
dent Mcmahon and refusing to paw
any attention whatever for any call for
. meeting issued by the bishop. The
public investigation now being held by
the state board of mediation and arbi-
tratson brought out the factIthis after.
neon that not only the port of Buffalo
but the entire commerce Of the lake is
in danger of being permanently Grip
pied by the strike. All the members of
the Firemen's union in port struck at
noon.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-23

j.. c. Butter was IN Omaha returning
Monday.
j. p. Conner was in town on business
Wednesday.
Katie Kerfsl spent Sunday with her
sister in Arion.
Nettie Green went TO Denison Wed
nesday fol- a few days.
Tom Muncie shipped car Of sand to
Charter Oak last week.
a. u. Wilson and i. T. Cochran were
in town on business Monday.
Y. Talcott has built good walk
along the south side OF his property.
w. Schoaten was in town Sunday
assisting the choir at church services.
/. A. Underhlll and Al Lambert
spent Sunday in town with their
families.
III. +. Bolton and Chas. Chessen have
both been laid up the past week With
rheumatism.
On accounted bad wealth + the ice
cream social Saturday wss postponed
Indefinitely.
John Golf ard Ira and Clarence were
all down from Denlson on Saturday
the latter remaining over sunday.
Miss Austin, Gala Richards, sey
mour Bond and Frank Evans werf
among the number who attended The
contest in Denison
John Golf has purchased property il
Denison and moved his house up there
We don't care for the house, but We dc
miss John and his excellent family.
On Friday night some one tried t.
remove dishes and other goods from The
store of Miss Kerfel, but the iron bars
on the windows prevented them.
The town council sold the water
works bonds to MIR. G. w. Thompson
of Chicago on Thursday The bonds
were ten year and draw four and 6
half per cent and were sold at par.
Commencement exercises of The
Arion high school will take place at the
hall on Friday evening next. Professor
Van Ness has been secured to SPEAK
and our orchestra will furnish fire
music. Let everyone attend.
How is this poem for the present
weather? and christian science2
Just keep the heart a beatin' warm,
Be kind To every fuller;
Look for the rainbow in the storm
But-carry your umbrella.
BE brave ter battle with the strife
Be true when people doubt you;
Don'tthinl1 that moneys AL in life
But-carry some about you!
An when it's time to shuttle off
An you have done your mission;
Just put your trustin Providence,
An call a good physician.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-23

j. l.. Ainsworth was a caller at his
old home last Thursday.
Mr.. Custer had the misfortune to
lose one Of his best horses last week.
MIS-. U. S. Dunbar has taken the
agency for Pearsalls perfumes, extracts,
etc.
Henry Otto is building a fine summer
Kitchen which willsurely be appreciated
10y the women folks.
VIM. Cose and wife are staying at
the home of their daughter, Mrs. G.
NeWcom for awhile.
The sub-directors hold their final
Injecting as regards school house No. g.,
on Monday, May %, at 10 o'clock.
Rainy weather is preventing many
from getting their corn planted, and is
also detrimental to railroad work.
/ VIM. Cruzan received a telegram one
day last week announcing the sudden
death of his brother, DR.. S. Cruzan at
Harlan, Iowa.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-23
NEWS OF WEST SIDE.

Chas. Richards went TO- Denlson Mon
day. ps-@ a. GvN en-
Will Hope of South Dakota is in town
On business.
John Kiniry spent Sunday in Dunlap
with friends.
Chas. Jentseh of Arcadia was shak-
ing hands with friends here Friday.
Fred Hammer was Sioux City pas
senger on the morning train Tuesday.
Miss Gracia Dean of Dunlap is the
guest OF her friend Miss Beatrice Gary.
Farmers would welcome few days
good weather in which to iui sh corn
planting.
Grandma Laub has been confined to
her room for several days past but is
mending slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Walker are enjoying
a visit from their daughter Mrs. James
Ringland of Boone.
DIR. A. G. Phillips and Maurice O'Con
nor of Vail were in town on profession
al business Thursday.
We are glad tonote that Miss Aman-
da Michaelson is recovering from II
severe attack of neuralgia.
Station agent E. e. jenkins had
some fine plate glass placed in two
doors of his residence last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Williams of Ce-
dar Rapids are visiting the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Carter.
Mrs. M. G. Button came home from
Rock Rapids Saturday evening. She
reports her fathers health much inn
proved.
Attorney F. II. Bond. of Fonda, Ia.
being called to Carroll Or professional
business, took advantage of the occa-
sion and made his West Side friends a
short visit.
Mrs. Ida Wells and son Fay. and Mrs.
Anna Wells, of Schaller, Iowa, arrived
Thursday evening for short visit al
the home of w. L. spottswood Mrs.
Anna Wells left Saturday for Marion
Iowa.
| Mrs. G. A. Jones, who has been quite
u i'll for some time, but was improving
slowly, suffered a relapse Saturday
night. In consequence telephone
message was sent for a doctor from
Boone, who arrived on the noon trair
Sunday. We hope the attack will no
prove as serious as anticipated.
G. A. Book returned to South Oman;
) Sunday afternoon, having completed
arrangements for moving his family t,
J that city. Chris has a host of friends
> who, while pleasedat his good fortune
in securing lucratiye position, regre
) very much to have him leave. Mrs
3 Boock, who is a lady OF tact and refine
ment, will also be sorely missed by
large circle of friends and acquaint
f ances.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-23
C,.n,s of Cuban Suroi,,o,,s

! HAVANA, May 2S.-Salyador Cisneros,
who was president Of the Cuban provis.
ional government, has published long
statement i'll the course of which he
expresses confidence in the United
States, but explains that the Cubans
are naturally suspicious at the wholly
indedned policy.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-23
NJ. e. NOTES.

Ladies Aid Society will meet with
Mrs. Romans Wednesday.
Sabbath evening is the usual time for
union services in the M. E. church.
Rev. Todd of Castana preached two
good sermons to a fair sized congrega-
ton last Sabbath.
Next Sabbath morning the pastor
will deliver Memorial address in the
M. e. church. Special music appro-
pirate to the occasion will be rendered.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-05-23
Muster Out at Coast.

Topeka, May Ex-Governor Stanley
received letter yesterday from Russell
A. Alger, secretary of war, in which he
says that the Twentieth Kansas will be
mustered out at San Francisco.