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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-07-24
Previously reported by Com

Previously reported by Com
mitteman w. B. Moore. IS 1872 90
Previously reported by Com
mitteeman E. A. Crawford IL 90
Previously reported by Com
mitteeman N. B. Bratton II so
Previously reported by Com
mitteeman D. E. Boney.. II 90
Previously reported by Com
mitteeman Perry Ferguson 5 90
Total previously reported$ 275 90
NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Reported by Committeeman w. Is,
Moore:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-05-25
IRA HENSHAW

WANTED-TR USTWORTHY MEN
and women to travel and advertise for
old established house of solid financial
standing. Salary $3.50 year and eX-
penses, all payable in cash. Ne can
wasting required. Give references and
enclose self-addressed stamped envelope.
Address Manager 355 Caxton Bldg,
Chicago. 32t26
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-05-25
each 900 feet above sea level


The eaeh 800 feet above level The temperature
recorded here in years degrees below zero
we usually have two periods each winter
from two to five days long when temperature goes down to about
These cold spells always lust after period of
but the cold spell se always calm
weather Inc remainder of the mixture of light
and beautiful sunshnv weather
Occasionally In summer have period days and some
years tor few weeks of rather nights are
Invariably cool The remainder of the ideal
No climate in the world has beautiful good por-
ton of the early summer and early falhere
Mr. JOS F. Wing the welknown correspondent of the Brs
Gazette OF Chicago in writing his paper concerning climate here
says "And the climatel The morning evening air
~ ~ IS like wine At midday is comfortably warm to
Iii land where will light top coat
on in midsummer you happen have you get along
just as we'll AT night blankets
troubles find you until morning"
In some of the low valleys Eastern Washington temperature
IN summer sometimes rises somewhat higher but there has
never been of sunsroke country
dyness the air in weather undoubtedly this
Farming, and its Results.
The earliest settlers country about 40 wears ago OF
the hrstgrow wheat
yield being large wheat raising exclusive
of farming Authentic records exist of yields
v. acre without fertilizers of any kind The average yield
f ~ is not this large by any means but this
soil capable of i'll get 40
bushels right along Nosoi the laughs
1t is hckled than the Paouse
the man who studies his business reads good agricultural literature
gets the free bulletins from the State Experiment Station visits the
Station farm when he is Pullman attends the
keeps livestock and is afraid to worlt
Wheat raising has been
yet know what other grown Expert
men Station has growing everything could during
All Cro do past eight and progressive
W.T. grown other things than wheat, that know that
~ many other crops do just we'll as wheat IL
anything that grows Wisconsin Southern
F-s Crops that do just we'll wheat barley
spelt fax, beets, rape, rutabagas mange
to better winter apples and small fruits than grow
the vicinity of Pullman.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-05-25

The system adapted vicinity
of Pullman would be about follows being taken basis
Reserve for yard barnyad garden orchard and
est portions OF the farm using timothy red top blue
meadow escue Italian red clover and white clover
mixture Divide the remaining into five fields nearly
the confguration of the land will justify these
five fields rotation of wheat timothy clover timothy
clover (2nd year, and flor hay and potatoes About
third of the should be powed early spring
field that that be timothy remaining
twohds to be the end timothy and clover sod
plowed under in the fall before sowing and in spring
With this system field will be in wheat
lowed by two in and and in cult
waited The rotation be varied by replacing
wheat with barley flax pelt ANY of these
also replace the oats and and be used either grain
convenience Corn potatoes may
requires be replaced by sugar beets crops sheep
The yields from such system of cropping that farmer fairly
expect with good about follows Wheat IS
bushels first fields abundant fall PASTURE
year grass field 81 of hay per with pasture
after haying and oats of hay barley
bushels 90 bushe flor lage) per acre.
potatoes bushels mange sugar
beets, per
would raise feed for milk
complement of horses cattle hogs sheep and chickens Two
could do practically all the
threshing.
above yields ncifl
periences of farm this system at Pullman.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-05-25
GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD
APPETITE

Are dependent on good nourishing
food. Prime, juicy meats, tender
and easy to digest, makes rich, pure
blood. By buying your meats here
you get nothing but what is first
class in every respect. We handle
nothing but the best meats, and
claim to be experts in judging the
quality and i'll cutting them prop
erly. Our prices can't be beat
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-05-25
The State as a Whole.

IN ORDER to convey comprehensive idea of agric -
may " ~ .ae washington is divided into very distinct
Three Dis agricultural sections That portion vpq ~ &c tL
Cascade mountains characterized b., go, r.
90 inches and is covered by timber mostly evergreeus
ABOUT 100000 acres OF the land cultivation devoted mostly 20 @
dairying and vegetable gardening Oats is the o,,,
oP' anu oly ana req clover the
The are homes in Western Washington for thousands -
w. Gil VINO are willing to clear land The exnepee &c
clearing varies from about $50 the timber
is lightest to $50 where the timber heavx
The other two sections lie of the Cascades Tic go .
of valley lands adjacent the rivers central Wasbirao ~ 49,;
The Irrigated sandy soils and rainfall inches cron eno
District grown only under irrigation. There consider
able area of land capable being irrigated when can
s are Wiling to furnish the build bitches
There is also some unoccupied land existing bitches The total
area under irrigation in the state 10000 acres The min
cpal crops are fruit and alfalfa. f
The Pa1o The remaining section praries whore
r the rainfall is sufficient produce crops without frga
' ton Wheat is the leading crop in this section there
being about 100000 grown annually In or -
give uea Vi the part OF the state under considerations
Cops With necessary to refer the rainfall this
article. 1t will there that in the central mt &c
the state lies large having average annual rain
fall of less than inches The
Such parts of irrigated covered with sne ro
OF ounch grass upon which sheep horses
nt wheat growing section lies outside of this area
principally to the east of it, the only important wheat
growing of the dry region being in western Kci and
western Doug county On both sides region the rainfall
increases toward the Cascade Mountains the Noun
tans of Idaho the The extensive area of land
in the state lies between the Idaho line rainfall line
west of it. stretches i'll broad belt from Spokane on the
north to and the Snake skng the base of the
Blue Mountains Southeastern Washington Wa Between
the and Inch rainfall lines the partly fared and partly
grazed the rainfall being the amount required
successful agriculture of
been known to fail
By consulting the map seen that Pullman n s;
aed the heart of the district having to ~ inches
The rainfall here for years ines It
therefore centrally located of the agricultural of
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-05-25
Why There is Room for immigration Here.

This being prairie country having great fertility it
naturally taken raising proved be the
most remuneratve omng when
section could farm large it, the
tiers with considerable business kept buying their negbo
claims until country large frequently sew
era thousand acres belonging to one man. Wheat growing proved
successful that farmers devoted themselves exclusively CROP
system farming that aught with grave dangers country
E. Now that the growth of Cities development
r.. mines and manufactures has made demand
livestock products than country supply
made livestock farming profitable than exclusive grow
ing the farmers beginning
PHO such large advantage they
the amount of livestock required. The result
' improved agricultural land, good be i'll
any Eastern state can be bought for SIS to $5 and
ionay for less than this This improved
cultivation, there being practically waste land.
Character of the Soil.
In geological age region with
molten lava thousand feet deep The lava rocks which every
where undere the surface depth of fifty hundred
arranged layers and appear the surface
sides The soil has been formed by the dnegration of
the surface of this and wholly different any
soil the of the Rocky
souey gravel it,
rapidly and holds other soil known except peat
Although the country rolling such thing washing the soil
unknown occasionally small r hill
sides that have been powed and left bare winter The which
practically all fall between September and June torrena
IN character like those of the Eastern and the absorbed
by the soil as falls The penetrate the soil depth varying
from eight to fifteen in the vicinity of Pullman the
draws where goes deeper in this surface
soil till plant spring and
ona grain has been sown after spring over
and fair grown that stored
the soil the planted There certainly
tenve of land the world that will hold tenacously
or in larger the basa soils of this The
abundant here with practically rain after the first of
July render this fact evident.
Climate
The climate of all that region of the Rocky Mountains char
acezed by dry Where the soil sandy
asaong bottoms irrigation growing But
on the basac ava soils of the upland paes of Eastern Washing
ton 10 inches of rainfall will produce fair fair share OF
falls in April May June Where the rainfall inches
this basaltic SOIL there has been failure,
and irrigation unthought of Crops here "grown
by irritation and not by irrigation"
We have already referred the rainfall which shows the
erage annual rainfall for the whole
NJ thing which it difficult for Eastern people to be-
lieve about this country the absence of dangerous
NOeS' There record tornado west of the
Rocky Mountains. Lightning general comment
when does have lightning rod lightning
rod agent of the Rockies u
The annual varies considerably this state
owing difference being about degree cooler
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-05-25
Livestock IN the Pa1ouse Country.

There question that have here magnificent livestock
dairy country unexce1ed anywhere. Wing said
the long have made have anything
advantages
patton than this Paouse The only uncuvaed
along the slopes the outcrop
brown 1t is rich 1t immensely rich 1t hardly affected
by the twenty years of cropping the crop
that here the best place build
have this trip" mr. Wing, when he Pullman had
Just passed through California and Oregon.1
Dr. E. Hutchinson inspector charge the work
of Animal Industry Portland Oregon the section between
Cascades and the Rockies heaest
world the sheep being er from parasitic diseases
else the country and he ought know he nspec the
animal slaughtered a Portland.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-05-25
Grasses and Forage Plants.

On low lands and all lands the dyest south hlsdes
timothy and clover grow abunanty
yield to 81 tons Of hay according location and
treatment of the soil On drier lands grass
also excellent grass permanent PASTURE
bronze Bromus nermisl magnificent
wheat section and yields large crops hay seed
and third Kentucky blue high
low lands and white clover hrves with Meadow
rye grass and tall grass perfectly
here In fact there trouble plenty grasses
One of the first questions Eastern farmer asks about this
country "Can corn prairies
Washington where altitude grow
for land that will grow
But feed be grown with
right here than with other grown
every year 1885 and have failed get
so full of frscas ensage. yield
wasI otonso of silape acre
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-05-25
AGRICUL TURE
IN OF
PULLMAN, WASHINGTON.

was itenfo
by Prof w J. Spnlman9 >uos Illustrated pamphlet
Free press., 1901-03-16

The q. S. Land Office at Wakee
ney this week has received anoth
e1 decision on the Ft, Hays Reser
vation matter, again affirming the
rights of the Il Hemesteads who
appealed as required by law and
had their homestead receipts be-
fore the Legislature accepted 1t,
and Rejects the appeals OF the
5S of whom 46 were Ellis county !
who offered their entries or made
settlement but who failed to pay
any attention to the notice 'tO ap
peal within 80 days or lose. and
lost their rights. Had thev put
their $25 in an appeal, as notified,
evevy acre of the Reservation, eX
cept that having Improvements on
would have been homesteaded.
That Is whv the Wakeeney fellows
won for they knew that notice was
legal, '.go on or lose all. = they
risked and won.
The Reservation was open for
settlement for anyone June 18th
to Aug. 24th 1899 Sept. 18th
1899 all applications were rejected
and 80 day appeal-notice given to
all by registered letter. so all had
due notice as it read" have
80 days to appeal or this decision
Will he fnaI''.
On Sept 9th 1899 Cox and the
other 13 appealed, and these were
legally before the department and
when Congress passed to act grant
ing the land to the State March %
1900, these lands were exempted
These other claimed settlements
some never appealed while some
appealed in Nov, and Dec 1900,
and after the grant TO the State,
and the Legislature having accept
ed the grant according TO provls
ions of said act and located the
required institutions theron, these
claims and appeals are rejected and
the state gets the land except the
original 14lhomesteads, 2200 acres
which are allowed to remain under
the 1884-I894 appraisement law.
Free press., 1901-03-16

DAVIS Burcb had the N sfoltuue
to lose their baby boy and wss
buried IN our cemetery last Friday
Charlie eager was up from Ros
sell this week shaking hands with
his friends.
About 30 friends surprised Rev
Brown and family Tuesday night
coming with arms full or goodies
An enjoyable evening was snent
in each others company,
Normal schoo: brings GIRLS and
girls like candy An Atchison
candy maker has heard OF the Nor
nal coming here and writes Zeigs
ier's real estate Office Wanting to
rent q store roonf.
Having bought a large stock of
Dry Goods & Clothing very cheap
we are prepared to offer vou goods
AT a bargain, g. " 6 A. z.
Liveneood-
AAS A'Elt III tlaE Are noon EllD
have voted to request all lot own
ers IL Hays 10 plant trees IN front
of their lots, and thus secure shade
trees on all residence streets. be
ieVing this viii help to beauhfy
the town and enhance, the value
of property, and it is hoped our
citizens Will do so this spring.
See that YOU get the original De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve when
you ask forIt The genuine is a
certain cure for piles, sore and
skin diseases. j G Farley,
Our citizens will remember the
Jim Mains puzzle, the nails on the
board, that worried so mqnv to
work, Now this winter he has
made another that far outstrlps
the other and worries d head weary
t" find the corner stone of the eoul
piicated structure.
Free press., 1901-03-16

Ben McCarrolI took a trip to
WakeenY on land business Monday
George Philip Is making quite
some improvements at his residenc
on east Jun1ata street.
Alex West and family have re.
turned TO Hays and will occupy
the Cahill rancho next fall.
We havo received some more of
Hicks Almanacs, that tell all about
the weather during this year, the
price is 25 cents, but You can have
at 20 cents if called for before all
are sold,
Under the new law the County
superintendent received a dollar
extra pay for each school visited
during the year to pay for keeping
or hiring hos.
Mayor Hafameier gives his cleo
ton proclamation IN another COL
umn. By the new law we return
to old times, elect only the mayor,
council and police Judge, the may
or appointing the other officers.
With the uncertainty of the rent
ing out the Reservation as wheat
terms has kept Wood & Edwardf
back from taking out the town
hero, and it Is also getting TO be a
serious matter with owners of the
COWS what's to be done with them
this summer.
Stops the cough
and qUorks off tie coyd.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure a cold IN Que day. No cure,
no pay. Price 25 cents
Our Charlie Keagy was married
On March 4th at Russell Springs in
Logan comfy to Miss Phebe Wan
zer of that CITY, she being a very
popular young lady in that county
with many admirable qualities.
Charles many friends congrat
ulate him on bis good luck.
The concert by the Ellis band
on Saturday evening was one of
the grandest ever heard in our
town, all blending together and all
the solos so perfect that to men,
lion one all would need mention
ing and we hope they may be able
to- come again.
Tons Long has returned from
his trip to Cove connt' bringing
his SICK wife and child with him
md now living on his farm solth
EAST If town.
Mr. Long ass.-res US that the peo
ole need not worry about his dis
-roYing the timber along the creek
as be will not cut or allow to be
cut a green tree on his claim so
long as he has it. but intends to
plant out more trees to improve
It's looks.
Free press., 1901-03-16

Word from Washington comes
that the Government proposes TO
turn over to Kansas 5577 acres for
the schools here, exactly accord
ing to the act of Congress, & the
terms of acceptance passed by our
Legislature. drawn by ourselves
The provisions cf this act shall not
apply to any tract or tracts within the
limits of said reservation to which q
valid title has attached,
Now let our people stop this
dog and the b?ne' work. drop
bone with 5000 acres and perpeta
al prosperity to grab for a 1900
one YOU never can get The state
can have Freese's, but you cant
get the WaKeeny crowd, for the
law Is with them, Let Schiver go
tn Eopeka and show the AttornY
General that we get what the law
gives IS aud the work to 90 on
Free press., 1901-03-16
Homestead Contest Notice.

OOhbO~A ''OlAN$s
Department of the Interior,
u. S. Land Office, Wakeeney, kansas
March 5th, 1901 No 1928
4 sufficient affidavit having been filed
in this Office by Anthony Dean, con-
testant, against Homestead entry No
%, ,e51, made Aug Il, 1900, for the ST
SCI & ST Sw4 section %, township 4,
south, in range 1S west 9th Pm Kan
by aenryF Knowler contes-
tee, in which it is alleged that
claimant has wholly aban-
dened said tract, and changed his
residence therefrom for more than six
months since making said entry and
next prior to Feb 26; 1901, and that
said abandonment is not due to claim
ant beng engaged in the u S, army
or navy
said parties are hereby notified to ap-
pear, respond and offer evidence touch
irg said allegation at 10 o'clock A, NJ
on April 22nd 1901 before the Reg
ister and Receiver at the United States
Land Office in Wakeeney, Kansas,
The said contestant having, in prop
er affidavit, filed March 4, 1901, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service of this no
tice cannot be made, it is hereby or
dered and directed that such notice be
given by due and proper publication.
I. T. PURCELL, Register.
Free press., 1901-03-16

The stomach controls the situa-
ton, those who are hearty and
strong are those who can eat and
digest plenty of food. Kodol Dvs
pepsia cure digests what you eat &
allows you to eat all the good TODD
Yon want. If you suffer from in
d gestiOn, heart burn, belching or
any other stomach trouble, this
preparation cant help but do you
good,- the most sensitive sto-
machs can take it J G Farley
Free press., 1901-03-16
SHERIFF's SIZE

1stpublished March IG 1901.
In the District court of Ellis county
State OF Kansas,
EDWARD a. COFFIN, Plaintiff,
Pc ESTON Il SMITH. et al
Defendants
By virtue Of an order Of sals iszued
to me, out Of said DIs,ri Court in
the above entitled action, / vii. ON
Wednesday, ApIll II, 4 u. 1901
at the hour of 10 O'Clock am. OF said
day, at the south front door OF the
Court house in HAYS city, IN the
county of Ellis and IN the state of
Kansas, offer st Public sale and sell 10
the highest and bSst bidder, for cesh
In hand. all the following described
real estate, to-wit:
The North half Of the North
west Quarter of section two ri. IN
township fourteen nA south range
eighteen I1SI west OF the sixth princi-
pal meridian
Living and situated in the
county OF Ellis AID state Of Kansas.
The above described real estate Is
taken as the property Of said deieBG ants
and IS directed by said order Ct sale 20
be sold, and viii be sold without ap-
praisement. to satisfy said order OF sale.
Il. L)REDITSCH.
Sheriff of Ellis county, Kansas.
j. @. Ruppenthal.
W. +, S8um. Attvs for. Pif.
m16 - ala 33s5t Bt is 1880
Free press., 1901-03-16

Prot IYison OF Lonaen ming 10
suffered terribly from neuralgia o.
the stomach and Indigestion Fe~ t.
Years and after the doctors fa..ed
TO cure him thew ied him on NOR
phiDe- a friend advised the use
of hodol Dyspepsia Cure ard af-
ter taking few bottles f II be.
says; st has cured zoe entirely.
L can't say TOO mach for Kodoi
Dyspepsia Cure" 1t diSes5s what
YOU eat. j. &. Farley.
Free press., 1901-03-16

FIX President Harrison died at
bis home in Indiana "Wednesday
aged 81.
Buy your Dry goods, Clothipp
and Shoes of G. W. & A. E. Liy-
eHgood
Fred Stadter has finished his
work in the Legislature and back
home bnt soon leaves for K. G. to
look after a promised job there.
Large stock IN tie Foot Wear
ts''e, everyttaaag a0anted and neao.
Come see our goods at Zeigler's.
Mrs Leahy starts the spring
improvements by having her cot
tage homo handsomely painted anc
papered-
The terrific wind on Tuesday
made the high telephone pole
Yosts SWING 3 feet and many watch
ed it, but it was solid as a rock.
The Supreme Court last week de
cided the Dl WilsoD case in bis
favor, reversing the decision and
allowing him a new trial.
Reeder & Reedcr are having
their pasture on the east side OF
town apiolning the Reservation
broken up for crop and fenced.
No more pasturing the town herd
there, Some tell they propose 70
let the Agricultural college have
it TO experiment with. Nice idea.