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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-19
LEXINGTON NEWS.
Lexington, Nov. IS, 1903.

Lexington, Nov. Is, 1903.
James Leach returned from a
visit to Walla Walla last Thursday
B. M. Booher's team ran away
last Thursday with the dray. Nc
damage to speak Of was done.
The Athletic club will give q
public exhibition of their work in
basket ball the evening of the Oath
Dave Brown went to Pendleton
Wednesday. He expects to locate
elsewhere. We are sorry to lose
Dave from our community.
The council has ordered a num-
Der of new sidewalks to be built,
a d sidewalk building is the order
of the day.
Robbie Leach is in school again,
having recovered from the fever.
w. 2. Mcmillan returned from
Portland Monday. While there he
purchased a stock of drugs and
will open drug store in his new
building.
The foundation of the new Meth
odist church is being laid this
week.
Rev. w. o. Miller preached an
interesting sermon at the Artisan
hall Sunday morning.
Clark Davis and Howard Lane
went to Monument Sunday.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-19

ening and widening the state
canals. The cost of this improve.
ment will be SOL 100000, sum
nearly equal to the estimated cost
of the Panama or Nicaragua canal
The proposition was submitted tC
the people and was approved by
them at the recent election by a
majority of over 100000. With
the contemplated improvements
the canal will have uniform
depth of 12 feet and a width of 122
feet, and will accommodate boats
$50 feet long, 25 feet beam and 10
feet depth of hold, having a cargo
capacity of 1000 tons, or more than
four times as large as the craft
now in use. The only serious fight
that was made against this project
was that of the railroads, which
put forth the argument that, even
with the improvements proposed,
the canal would still be unable to
handle freight at as low rate as
it could be handled by cars.
On smaller scale and at very
moderate cost in comparison, the
opening of the Columbia river at
The Dalles has many points of
similarity to the improvement of
New York's great waterway. Both
projects are met by the railroads
with the statement that the i'm
prOvements can never make the
water route as economical as that
by rail; but in both cases the
water route would regulate the rail
charges. With the opening of the
Columbia above The Dalles some
freight would still be hauled over
the Cascade mountains, and with
the completion of New York's
waterway some freight tributary to
that waterway will still be drained
out by other routes. The water
way in both cases, however, would /,
remain the basis on which freight |
tariffs were established, and would |
be a lasting protection for the pro-
ducers against corporate greed.
-Oregonian.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-19

line on the south ought to support
a million people. The region, by
reason Of deficient rainfall. except
in few favored sections near the
Blue mountains, and lack of rail-
road communication, has had slow
development compared with the
growth of Eastern Washington,
but it is bound to come to the front
within the next decade, or within
the next quarter century at fur
thest. The soil is there, the eli
mate is mild and salubrious, and
the precipitation on the surround
ing mountains is sufficient, under
intelligent conservation, to irrigate
millions of acres. 1t is evident
that Eastern Oregon is beginning
to stir with the breath of enterprise.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-19

New Card will Go Into Effect sum
day, November 22.

Portland, Nov. 16-A new time card
for all 0. r. & n. trains being run be,
tween Portland and Spokane and Port
land and the east has been finally de
cided upon and will 90 into effect Sun
day, November 22. The time of arrival
and departure of all trains has been
altered and the change, it is believed,
will be an improvement oyer the old
schedule. By the new schedule the
Spokane trains will connect with trains
from the east at Umatilla, thus making
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-19

No other law ever passed by the
Oregon legislature has been the
source of more comment than the
Phelps law, passed at the last ses-
sion, in relation to assessment and
taxation. The intent of this law
is for the public good and was
passed for the purpose of eliminat-
ing certain unsatisfactory provi-
sions in the previous law, but un-
fortunately there was a technical
error. II is characteristic with
human nature to find fault, and
especially with the II told you so''
people. The blame rests upon the
legislature In a recent editorial
the Oregonian says: "The Jegisla-
ture was responsible for the mis-
chievously imperfect Phelps law.
x The governor is also respon-
sible for the Phelps law" and this
is the truth of the matter.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-19

The much sought open river is
at last in sight according to the
dispatches. This is something
over which the people of the great
Inland Empire can rejoice. The
removal of the obstructions in the
Columbia river at Cello, will mark
an epoch in the history of this
great country. This will make the
Columbia and Snake rivers navi-
gable for a distance Of jSS miles.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-19

Homer Davenport, the great car
toonist, has resigned his position
on the New York Journal, at a
salary of $4,000 a year, and will
take up the lecture platform
Davenport's pleasing personality
and ready wit will bring him sue
cess in almost anything.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-19

AS long rs Brazil continues to
grow 15,5OO,O00 bags of coffee,
which was nearly the amount of
her last years product and about
the estimated amount of the
worlds consumption, there is no
probability that coffee will advance
in price.
A line of Russian freight and
passenger steamers will begin rum
ming December l, between the
United States and Mediterranean
and Black sea ports.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-19

1t is not surprising that the an
nual convention of the Oregon
State Irrigation Association, just
concluded at Pendleton was an en-
thusiastic gathering, says the
Spokesman-Review. Irrigation
promises wonders for the vast arid
and semi-arid region Of Eastern
Oregon. The country lying be-
tween the Cascade mountains on
the west and the Blue mountains
on the east, and the Columbia river
on the north and the California
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-19
MILLIONS FOR 4 GREAT HTGH
WAY.

All of the money eyer expended
for the improvement Of waterways
in the Pacific northwest dwindles
into insignificance before the i'm
mense sum which the state of New
York has decided to spend in deep
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-11-19

For the year ending in July,
$3.50 foreign immigrants were re
jected at the port of New York and
sent back to Europe. The major
ity of them were returned because
they were liable to become public
charges.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-16
Alabama PopuIists

Editor Independent: The populistS
of Alabama are ike sheep without a
shepherd, torn and scattered to the
four corners of the state, not knowing
what or whom to follow. They are
disorganized and floating around with
out a leader, the leaders having well
nigh all gone off in the pursuit of
Mammon and popularity. They have
sold their birthright for mess Of
pottage-poor fools.
There is no question that the pop
ulist principles and sentiment are
largely in the ascendency, if a fair
expression of the vote of the state
could be arrived at. But in the pres
ent disorganized condition of the par
ty, do not see how there can be any,
thing done. So organization is the
first thing to do. And to do this we
must have leader; yes, indeed, one
who knows his business-a man who
knows how to handle men, how to
speak, how to lecture, and how to or
ganize Systematically. With complete
and solid organization, Alabama would
be safe for the populist party.
Whatever the populists think of do
ing the sooner they get about it the
better. O! the responsibility that rests
upon us in the coming conclave. The
money power is not sleeping The
imperialist, the corporations, and the
trusts are all busy winding the thread
of slavery around our banners of lib
erty. Populists, rally around your old
banners. Socialists, get close together
Single takers, stand as one man. And
al, men who love liberty, get together
and vote to save your country and its
freedom. The coming struggle will in
my opinion decide the fate of this
government. If the money power wins
constitutional liberty will go down
perish, and die, to rise no more for
ever. IRA CAMPBELL.
Calera, Ala.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-16

end they, due to imperfect construction
and careless workmanship 1t is easy
to understand why We are not afraid
to guarantee our Fountain.
There are no complicated attach
n. ents to get out of order To con-
troll water, air, gas and electricity re-
quires the greatest of care, experience
and patience. Pigs, too, are wise. III
the least opportunity for meddling Is
presented dire results follow. The
drinking bowl of fountain should
he free of any and all complications,
OF farmer will at once have a worth
less hog waterer to throw aside.
1t is now time for all farmers to
purchase a stock waterer, conmenc-
ing early to furnish pure water (thus
keeping their hogs in good condition
to more thoroughly resist the usual
log cholera epidemic). Shallow wells,
ponds, cess pools, and running water
breed cholera germs. Il you want
.cur hogs to thrive and keep healthy
you must constantly lave pure water
before them. This can only be done
successfully by the use of the I'M
proved Dewey Hog Waterer.
An Improved Dewey will last fol
years; costs but trif1e; the value OF
several hogs saved in a small herd OF
| f, ON twenty to fifty. Write for litera-
/ ture. Buy from your dealer. He Will
take care of the guarantee. If the
| dealers do not handle them, We do.
Write the BIB Mfg. Co.. Is Masonic
| Temple, Davenport, la.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-16
The Regents Accepted

Speaking of Rockefellers gift to the
University of Nebraska, there are
scme cranks, and possibly few 9TH
ers, who are not thoroughly we'll as
sured of the propriety of a state uni
versity accepting gifts.
The old universities are mostly down
on their knees at the feet of Mammon
Logging his favor. If they are not
grinding Mammons AK, it is simply
because Mammon happens not to have
an AK to grind at the moment.
The state universities, in theory at
least, are free. 1t might be worth
while to keep them free, for the Lord
only knows what is coming to pass.
Life.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-16
RsbsIlious Clerks

One of the special correspondents at
Washington says that lot OF clerks,
the kind that draw small salaries and
do all the work while the fellows with
big salaries sit around and plan
gratis. are about to be severely dis
ciplined. These clerks had a Fourth
of July celebration all by themselves
and besides doing several other, very
bad things, they sang the following
song:
Bribers, tbs up to thee,
Forty per cent for me;
To thee / turn
Should Loud in glad acclaim
Swear there's no one to blame,
For frauds and rakeOff game,
No dough we spurn.
For laws we have respect
When they don't crooks affect,
For this we stand.
We find that if we steal,
With big men in the deal,
If there's no one to saueai,
What fears our band!
Graft was a noble art,
In which we all took part,
And made our fame.
When Beavers, Machen, Croft
Coined cash and then made Off,
To them our hats we'll doff,
They capped our game:
Crafts we're to keep most dark,
Tipped us by Uncle Mark,
And Perry Heath,
You need not go to jail,
For you can all get bail;
With you in honor's scale,
Is glory's wreath.
After singing that blasphemous song
to the tune of america" one Of them
got a megaphone and in tones louc
enough to be heard four blocks reaC
through it the following letter.
"To Our Late Henchmen in P. 0
D.: We are with you in this celebra
ton. We have always been for al
most any old kind of liberty, and are
even, now fighting hard for it. !, But
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-16
Bodenhamer, in Herald, Dalton, Ga.
AN INDEX" OF WHAT?


Down in the village of Mineral
Wells, Tex, is sheet called the
Weekly Index" but careful reading
of it's "boiler-plate" editorials fails to
disclose whether it is an Index" OF
Mark Hanna republicanism or Cleve-
land probably either or
both, however. Anent the Denver
conference, the Index says:
Beside The Comnoner, published
by Mr.. Bryan, there is paper pub
lished in Lincoln called The Indepen-
dent, which is claiming to be pop
ulist paper, and is doing its best to
revitalize the dead carcass of pop
ulism. All this is Tabor of love" for
MIR. Bryan and is only the last effort
to repair the old frazzled-out populist
fusion tail to the Bryan kite. The
paper is publishing a symposium on
the subject of reorganization by such
cid "waw bosses" as Jerry Simpson.
The expressions are of no value to the
end sought and the whole thing will
pass without making ripple"
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-16
GEORGIA.

Georgia should by all means be rep
resented at the Denver meeting. 1t
is not beyond probability that our
state can suggest the plan, supply
the leader which will bring together
in one solid body the masses Of the
voters of this country as has not yet
been dreamed of. The whole country
is in a state of unrest and uncertainty,
and It needs but the proper effort to
marshal the grandest political army
the world has ever seen. The people
have been educated along the lines of
true Jeffersonian principles, and all
that remains is to get them together
under leadership which at once in
spires victory and certainty of results
after victory has been attained.-J. A..
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-16

The annual July clearing sale of
Fred Schmidt 4 Bro. will be contin-
ued for another week. Readers OF The
Independent will do we'll to take ad-
vantage of this opportunity to buy
the best merchandise at the lowest
prices. Refer to their page ad. in
last weeks Independent and call or
send your order without delay. They
will treat you right.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-16
A Hog Waterer Guaranteed to Give
Satisfaction

1t is the Improved Dewey Hog Wa
terer, which is the only perfect one
on the market and is guaranteed to
dealers and farmers If an Improved
Dewey does mot give satisfaction, it
may be returned to the dealer and
money refunded, or fountain replaced
by new one. (Out Of the 100000 now
in use not over 100 have been returned,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-16
A Coed Thing

ifyou wsnt the local or district agency for
the farm department of . first-cIass Mutual
Insurance Company, that writes term policies
and pays fair commis slon and does the right
thing by agents that can produce business,
write to i'll. Mabie, Secretary of the Trans
Mississippi Mutual Fire Association of Omaha.
Nebraska.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-16
DR.. MitcheIps Lumpy Jaw Cure

Dr.. ,1itchell's Lumpy Jaw Cure Is
guaranteed to cure or money refunded.
One application Is enough. One bottle
is sufficient for head or more. You
can buy it at your druggists or he
can get it from his jobber. If he won't,
write us direct and we will send you
bottle for $125 delivered Marshall
Oil Company, sole sale agents for the
United States, Marshalltown, la.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-16

The date at which your sub
scription has expired or will
expire is printed plainly with
the address on the wrapper Of
the paper each week. 1t is
sufficient notice to all readers +,
of The Independent as to the
condition Of their account. Ex-
anime the date ON the wrap
per of YOUR paper. If. 1t is
past your subscription is de-
linauent..
s. 4
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-04
Va1ue of Dry Earth.

1t Is well known that fine dry dirt
is one Of the best absOrbents and dis
infectants known. 1t is also plentiful
and costs nothing but the labor of
handling. 1t makes excellent bedding
if covered over with a few inches of
straw, and it really keeps the cows
clean, even when used in the stalls
without straw, as it is easily removed
from the hair with a brush. a stall
bedded with dry earth can be cleaned
out in a much shorter time, and, as it
absorbs the liquids and gases, quite Il
saving is effected in that manner. Its
use goes beyond the stall AS the
stable should be cleaned daily, quite a
large quantity of dry earth will be
used in the course of a year, and will
necessarily be added to the manure
heap Although it adds nothing to the
heap itself, yet its presence therein
will double the value of the manure
by preventing loss of fertilizing ma
terial. 1t is a better absorbent than
straw or cornstalks, and is easily han
died when the manure is hauled to
the fields.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-04
A Handy Wood Block.

On every farm there is more or less
wood chopplng to do, and, as a rule,
1t is back breaking work unless some
Device something like that shown in
the cut, is used This is simply made
and consists mainly Of two pieces Of
logs sawed smooth so that they will
stand firmly. These are set about four
feet apart and each log IS about three
feet high. On top of these logs is
placed another, which reaches from
end to end of the base logs, as shown
in the cut. Stakes are cut and fasten-
ed to the log as shown, so as to hold
It firmly in position. The whole ar
rangement is planned so that the log
will be of the right height for cutting
without causing one to bend over too
far. In order to prevent danger from
flying pieces Of wood. such as small
twigs of trees, an iron, bent as shown
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-04
TRADE REPORT.

r. G. Dun & Co.. s Weekly Review of
Trade says:
There is still no indication of de-
preston in trade and industry that
pessimists predicted would follow the
decline in securities. Conservatism
was developed by the uncertainty re-
garding the effect upon financial con-
diitons, but legitimate business is able
to secure funds as they are required,
and the more cautious progress of
business gives promise of greater per-
manent gain. Weak spots have been
disclosed and the technical position
strengthened, just as occurred in the
stock market REIMBURSEMENT after a
period of Inflammation must of neces-
sity bring some losses, yet the outlook
is frightened by the removal of threat
ened Industrial clouds. Dispatches
from all sections testify to the liberal
distribution of merchandise and the
disposition to prepare for greater con-
sumption of all the necessaries of life,
while the crops are making good prog
ress aside from cotton destruction in
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-04

One Of the simplest methods OF n j.
pertaining what plant food is needed in
soil is to test the soil with a grow
ing plant If the soil is deficient In
nitrogen the leaves Of grasses and GER
cal grains will be either blush or vel
lowish, the latter in the case Of the
grain, while a deep, vivid green indi-
Gates a good supply of nitrogen in the
soil Any soil in which rape, cab
bages and other members of the turnip
family thrive indicates that such soil
has a good supply of phosphoric acid.
Where potash in the soil is abundant
the leaves of the growing plants have
a yellowish green cast, while if potash
is deficient the shade Of green is of a
blush color. Naturally it requires Il
practiced and Observant eye TO deter
mine accurately these things, but the
plan is correct and worth following.
The indication of sorTel in a meadow
seeded to mixtures such as redtop,
timothy and clovers, is a pretty good
indication that the soil needs lime.
However, the litmus paper test for
acid soil is the quickest and Is thor
oughly reliable.-Indianap News.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-04
To Renovate Old Farms.

The best mode of renovating old
WORKOUT farms is to raise sheep on
them. But in raising sheep the land
should be divided into fields and some
thing grown thereon, the crop only
reaching a height sufficient for the use
of the sheep The animals should new
er be compelled to hunt for their food.
No profit can be made on sheep, unless
they receive care and assistance. With
the production of WOOL mutton and
lamb, and the gradual enriching Of the
soil, the profit is sure in the end. Do
not expect too much in one year. but
keep on, and good results will surely
follow.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-04
NORTHWEST ITEMS.

To say that the salmon run on Puget
sound and Fraser river is a disap-
pointment is putting the situation
mildly. The combined daily capacity
of the Whatcom county salmon can
neries is in excess of 10000 cases of
As pound cans each. The pack to date
would not make a good three days
run for the plants in operation.
Madame Nordica, the great singer,
and the Metropolitan orchestra are
booked to appear in Spokane on Octo-
Der 49,
Captain William c. Wren of the
Seventeenth infantry, stationed at
Fort Wright, near Spokane, has been
ordered to Vancouver barracks, where
he will assume charge of the con-
struction work at that post.
Stevens county VIII hold it's county
fair in Colville this year.
The hop situation in the Yakima
valley looks blue to the holders of the
last year crop. The indications for
this years crop are good. There will
be between 10000 and 1900 bales in
the valley this year.
The annual meeting of the Pacific
Northwest Amateur Athletic associa
tion is to be held in Spokane next
year.
The Northern Pacific Irrigation com
pany is making the announcement tc
landlords under the Kennewick ditch
that it is ready to sell perpetual water
rights and that the ditch has beer
finally completed. Water will be solo
at $50 per acre.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-04


Stone drinking vessels are cooler
than tin ones.
A quart of feed for twelve hens is a
good measurement.
Tmcture of iron is a good tonic to
give during the hot weather
Air-slaked lime busted over the
yards is a good preventive of gapes.
When the egg shells are thin it is an
indication that the hens need lime
Don't forget to chop up dandelions
for the little ducks if kept where they
cannot get grass.
Boiling the milk fed to poultry will
check looseness of the bowels, a com
mon trouble in hot weather.
Market all the early chicks not want
ed for next years breeding If you
caponize any, let it be the later
matches.
If done Matching send the useless
ROSTERS to market or to the pot in.
stanter. Overfat and broken-dowA
hens, ditto.
Never give crushed oats to young
chicks without first sitting out the
bulls. The hulls. either on or off the
kernel, are liable to produce a stop
page in the crop.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-04
House for Drying sweet Corn.

l have for several years been rails
ing sweet corn under contract, and the
accompanying Illustration will convey
some idea of my drying house. 1t Is
also my granary, the upper floor con-
tanning grain bins on one side. The
lower floor and south side of the up
per floor are arranged for sweet corn.
The most essential part Of drying
sweet corn is to have a free circulation
of air. Therefore / cut doors through
as shown. These doors are on both
sides and on the back. They are hung
on hinges and can be opened and shut
when needed. The sweet corn should
be spread In layers; therefore we use
racks made of l by 3 inch Stats placed
twenty inches to two feet apart, one
above the other. If the corn is green
and milky when husked it should be
put OH the racks very thin. not more
than two or three ears in depth, and
turned frequently, but if it is more
matured and the kernels are glazed it