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The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07

Some men are 50 greedy that they
would rather get little for nothing
than to earn much.
Town aud country are getting to
gether. Local oranges in certain cities
and large towns are becoming strong
and powerful. To a reasonable extent
this movement is to be encouraged,
TO succeed in any branch of farming
one must know how to do 1t and have
the inclination to do as well as he
knows
Good country roads are 20 a rural
community Just what railroads are 10
the section Of country through which
they are operated.
Men who quit farming and retire
soon come to be looked upon rs old
plows and played out rcapers that will
scarcely pay for Storage.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07

belt for finishing period. The ranch
men have by the use Of good bulls
made n wonderful change in the char
acter Of western cattle. 1t is now posi-
BILE to buy at the principal cattle mar
kets range cattle almost pure bred and
Of great uniformity of type. The farm
erS of the corn growing sections must
meet the competition Of the ranches by
growing u better class of steers, aud 10
do this they must breed with def
mite object in view, avoiding the cross
ing Of beef and dairy cattle.
With cheap corn our methods Of
feeding have been comparatively waste
full. In the rise of the price of land
and Of the crops grown thereon meth
DDS OF feeding must be improved. Not
only must the more common feeds be
fully utilized. but the feeder must he
on the lookout for supplementary feeds
from oil mills, factories, etc. in order
to reap the more profit. Formerly the
principal grain feed in most sections
where cattle were fattened was ear
corn, 1t being shoveed out to them to
their full capacity to consume il.
The cattle feeding industry is now
becoming more varied in the methods
employed in different sections In the
semiarid regions of the west they are
using alfalfa and kafiir corn and in the
neighborhood of sugar factories sugar
beet residues; in the corn belt corn and
corn slower and n variety of supple
mentary feeds as gluten meal. oil meal,
etc. near the cotton states corn md
cottonseed meal in varying proportions
form the principal grain feeds with
corn stoyer and clover hay for rough
ness In Kentucky blue grass forms
large part of the roughness, especially
in the central portion of the state, and
great many cattle are fed in the
ncighborhood of the distileries on slop,
using wheat straw and cottonseed hulls
for roughness.
The fact seems warranted that In
Kentucky, with residue of blue grass
corn fodder and hay, with some grain
and Il reasonable price for certain by
products, it may be profitable to feed
cattle. On the other hand, to buy the
cattle and then TO buy the feeds makes
it a doubtful proposition. The factors
that may be against profitable cattle
feeding under these circumstances ar
the local high prices of feeds the lack
of uniformity in the feeding cattle and
the distance from the best markets.
d. w May, Kentucky Experiment Sta
ton.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07

In winter | usually aim to haul ma
nure once or twice a week, depending
somewhat on the weather, says n Ru.
raj New Yorker writer There is more
time to do it, the ground is usually SOL
Id, and If the spring and summer
should be dry the manure spread in
winter will not burn the crop. On lev
ell land. and especially sod, think the
loss is very slight
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07

According to the Kentucky expert
ment station, less than l per cent of
ammonia or potash in fertilizer is too
small quantity where such insre-
dents are needed. and where not need
ed it is useless 10 purchase them. 1t is
recommended net 10 purchase such low
grade fertilizers"
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07
9.!Zg E9KEgEa5
Of Trains In EHec'
October 18th, 1903

Trains leave SkowhegsD as follows: S25 \.
VI. for all points West; also to Bangor, Vance
bore, st Stephen, Houlton Woodstoct, st. John
and Halifax.-l.35 p. NJ. for Waterviie, oak
land Bingham, Lewiston, Augusta Gardiner
and Brunswick, Portland and Boston Dexter,
Dover and Foxcroft, Greenvillt Bangor, Old.
town, Patten and Houtou via b. & A X r..
and Mattawnml esg,-2.4o p. NJ tmixtd) tor
Waterville enabling passengers t. connect
tor Oakland and to take uightPrllmau for
Portland and Boston,
sRRIVALS:--7.15 a. ~. mixed from Water
willie daily except Sundays 1850 a. rassen n
ger rom Portland, Oakland. ~ atervills Au-
gusta, ana Bangor -ll.30 A. NJ. mixed from
\ ate. vi le. Sunday only. i.55 =. NJ from 81
points
IEO. Z. EVANS, Vice Pres, and Gen. M'g'r
f. f.. R0OTHEY. General Pas'r agent.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07
$50 IS

Skowhegan, Dec. 81 a. d. 1903.
p Personally appeared NJ. L. Merrill and
made oath to the truth of the foregoing
account. Before me,
w. T. SEfKINs, Clerk of Courts.
Examined and allowed in full
Gro. w. COVER, Co. Atty.
w. T. sEEKINs, Clerk of Courts
A true copy. Attest:
W. r sEgKlNs, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07

passengers.
tStop to take or leave fret ght.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Hotridgewock, fer Mercer, and smith
field snd with Electric Care to aud from
skowhegan. At Anson, f. Sawyer's Mills,
(stsrks). At No. Anson for North and West
New Portland, Btsd hiVer, Flaga,sf ant
Fustis At Bingham iof Forks, ~ ore liver,
Nsvfeld. upsbnr md ~ bott
NEW TRAIN SERVlCE-SomeIset train
No. 6 will connect with Maine c, ntral train
leaving Oakland at $50 p. NJ. for Wsterville
where close connections will be made with ex
pre- rs trans pullman servic. for Bangor and
the east, also points via Augusta through tt
Boston.
W NJ. AVER SURF.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07
COUNTY OF SOMERSET
- 10 IOHN METCAIE De.

Showhegan, Dec, 81, 4. d. 1903.
Personally appeared John Metcalf and
made oath to the truth Of the foregoing
account. Before me,
w. r. SEtKlNs. Clerk Of Courts.
Examined ard allowed in full.
GloRGE ". COVER, Co. Atty.
w. T. sEEEINs Clerk of Courts.
A true copy. Attest:
w r, SEEKINs, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07

board nj hand OF the proper width
The crosspieces are firmly nailed 10
gether. and six strips of the sam,
board put on to strengthen and hole
the ends in place. Such horse vii
prove very rigid and servieeable.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07

When saving wood it Is matter OF
considerable work to gel ont the pieces.
mortise and fit them together to make
an ordinary snwhorse. The one shown
in the cut from New England Home
stead can be built in twenty minutes
if one has some strips Of hardwood
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07

When a young man attempts to kiss girl
she usually threatens to call for help but the
young man doesn't need any help.
"Iittle Colds" neglected thousands of lives
sacrificed every year. DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup cures little colds-cures biz colds too
down to the very verge of consumption
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07

! 1t affords us great pleasure to Shout down
! from the top that there is plenty Of room up
here" writes the rural editor.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07

While a city man does not mtau to be i'm
polite he often looks into the mouth Of gilt
morse to see If it is needing hay.
Instead Of taxing bachelors TO encourage
matIimony married men should have pen-
sion because they have been through the war.
Work when Won work and play when you
play, but don't whistle when you whistle il
you want to keep your friends,
A married man may say he objects to giving
his wife spending money because she invara-
bly, spends it.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07

Sept. 2, 3, lockwood and Greenville
road pet, 90
o2 miles, o 20
9. Skowhegan and Bingham coun-
ty business, 2 90
68 miles, 6 So
ID, IS, 10, II, Dead River Planta.
ton, road inspection 10 90
1872 miles, Is 20
= IS, Madison road pet, 90
81 miles, 3 20
10, 20, Concord and Emblem road
pet, < 90
90 miles, A 90
Oct. IA, Detroit and Pittsield, State
road inspection, so
81 miles, ! 10
" IS, 10, TO- The Forks road pet, : 30
II2 miles, II 20
3, %, IS, 20, 81, 28, 20, Asquith
to lockwood, surveying
road, II 20
FAC miles, ID co
" 81, Ripley State road inspection, 80
10 miles, 90
Nov 2, Palmyra State road inspection, 50
Is miles, 50
" ), 4, 5, Skowhegan Adj term {. G.
C., 20
Io6 miles, 10 90
" y, IS, 70, okowhegan plans for inn
Proyements on court house
and general business, 50
100 miles, 10 90
" IS. ID, Is, skoRhegan Adj term
{. C, so
roo miles. 10 90
Dec, I, ,, skowhegan repairs Of court
.os s9 %.1... IS GO GO
& q To- II @l4.tbstrar Laa torn,
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07

The celebrated Hicks almauqco is for
sale n the stores of F. w. Buekusm. q.
r. Fogg and Geo. f. sampson Price
- cents.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-07
Somerset RAILWAY,
summer Arrangement of Trains
Effective Monday, June Is, '03.

ronn. ction AT Oakland with Maine Central
Railroad.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
Eight Hundred Cattle.

Echo, June q. Eight hundred head
of fat cattle we're shipped Thursday by
Butter creek stockmen east, the con-
signment being the largest shipment out
of here for years and making train
load. Whether they are sold at Omaha
or Chicago will depend on the condition
of the market. Accompanying the ship
ment were half dozen Echo and Butter
creek stockmen, including Asa B.
Thompson, Matt Gillet and r. N. Stan
field. Echo steers have gone princip
ally to the coast for several years, but
the low price of beef in Portland and
Seattle has induced the feeders of west
ern Umatilla to make the venture east,
and if they make profit more consign-
ments will follow in that direction.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
BIG PACKING PLANT
HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO BE
SPENT IN PORTLAND.
Will Figure in Camuaign Independ-
ent Packers are Making Against
the Beef Trust.

Denver, June a.. Portland, Oregon,
is to have half million dollar packing
plant in connection with the campaign
of the independent packing company
against the beef trust. This definite an
nouncement was made in Denver today
by officers of the National Livestock
association, who will journey to Port
land for the meeting in July. when the
preliminary arrangements will be COM
pleted.
The business men of Portland and the
stockgrowers of Idano, Oregon and
Washington are to subscribe fund of
$3.50, 900 to insure the immediate build
ing of the plant. The favoritism shown
members of the beef trust by the rail
ways in the matter of rates is the cause
of plant being projected at Portland.
The fattened cattle raised in the states
of Oregon, Idaho and Washington are
to be used entirely for local and export
consumption. Swift, Armor and other
firms, having monopoly in the East,
with their rate Of $1.50 a hundred
pounds from the Missouri river, are an
effectual bar to Western beef invasion
of the east. The Independent Packing
company also announces that the old
plant acquired at Kansas City will be
occupied and in operation by the end Of
the year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
Held Up the Stage.

Heppner, June a. Word was re-
ceived here this afternoon that the Hep
pner-Canyon City stage was held up
yesterday evening by three masked men.
The stage was carrying the mail and
three passengers when three highway
men emerged from the timber on the
mountain, between Monument and Can.
yon City. They demanded the United
States mail, and toll the occupants Of
the stage to hand over their valuables
just how much money was taken is not
known. The robbers took three mail
sacks, mounted their horses and now
are at large with hardly clew to their
identity.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
STATE OVER 24.OOO
REPUBLICANS CARRIED HEAD
OF OREGON TICKET.
Official Canvass Is Made Local OPP
tion Shows a Majority of
3118 Votes.

Salem, June ~. The official canvass
of the returns of the recent election
shows the republican plurality in Ore
gon to he more than $4,000. For su-
preme Judge Frank A. Moore received
52,946, giving the republican candidate
plurality Of exactly 24,2l7. The total
vote of Oregon for 1904 was 99,315, as
compared with 80, 900 for 1902, or an in
crease of 1894, OF about 6ss per cent.
The local option law carried by vote
of 1876 to 40,19s, or a majority OF
31l8,
The direct primary law carried by a
majority of 39,85l. the vote being 81, ,92ee66, 9e66
for and 1884 against.
The Office Of state printer amendment
failed to carry, the affirmative receiving
1884 votes, while 1865 we're necessary
to make required majority of all votes
cast at the election.
Representative Hermann was re-
elected by plurality of 6Sl3 and Will
Hanson by plurality of 1883.
J. w. Bailey was elected dairy and
food commissioner over his democratic
opponent by plurality Of 81, 1888, or 66
more than the plurality for supreme
Judge.
The last of the returns from the sever.
al counties were received this morning,
and Governor Chamberlain and Secre-
tary of State Dunbar Immediately can
vassed them aud certified the results.
Secretary of State Dunbar has issued
certificates of election to each OF the
successful candidates for state and dis
trict Offices.
Nearly every county shows an in
crease in the total number of votes cast,
the only decreases being in Clackamas,
Gillian, Grant, Harney, Lake, Lincoln,
Marion, Tillamook and Umatilla coun-
ties,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
A Portland Society Leader
NJ c. Cheal Fails to Return From Ca
noe Trip on the River

Portland, June q. Mounted police
and headquarters detectives are today
securing the woods on Ross island in
the Willamette river and following up
every possible clue in an endeayor to
uDravel the deep mystery surrounding
the disappearance Of Maurice @. Cheal,
q well known young man Of this city
who went out canoeing last night at
7:30 and whose canoe was found with
three inches Of water in its bottom this
morning. In it we're found the coat and
hat Of the missing man. At l3O this
afternoon paddle was found near Hog
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
Drowned in the Columbia.

Wilbur, WASH, June ~ Postmaster
@. A. Phillips, who returned from his
Douglas county farm Thursday morning
brought in report of the drowning in
the Columbia river, fourteen miles above
Bridgeport, Of man named Ross. De-
tails of the affair are meager. Ross and
his wife were drifting down stream in
skiff and before approaching rapids
she landed, intending to walk around.
Her, husband started to ride over the
perilous waters and was seen by his wife
riding on the bottom of the overturned
craft. He was soon out Of her sight and
the skiff was picked up further down
stream but Ross was missing.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
Supreme Court Decisions

Salem, June az. The decision OF the
lower court in awarding damages to
Louis Anderson in his suit against the
o. r. &. N. Co. was affirmed by Justice
Wolverton today. A quantity of wheat
owned by Anderson in a warehouse at
Cayuse, in Umatilla county, was de-
stroyed by fire caused by sparks from a
locomotive on the o. r. & N. company's
track. The court decided that the en-
CINE was overloaded and proper pre-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
PIONEER HERDER
LOSES HIS MIND
James Corley Of Pilot Rock Said to Be
In the Hills Violently Insane.

herding. He said that half Of the band
had disappeared, and while searching
for the first half of the band which had
escaped from him, the remainder had
also. disappeared, and that he was left
without sheep to herd and had come to
the ranch for assistance.
Search was at once made for the miss
ing sheep, and the entire band was
found together, where Carley had evi-
IDENTIFY left them when he became insane
and went away imagining that he was
in search OF them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28

Pendleton, june 27. james Corley,
an old settler of Umatilla county in the
Pilot Rock district, who has been herd
ing sheep fer number of years, is re.
ported to have become insane and is now
in hiding in the country somewhere in
the vicinity of Pilot Rock.
He has been herding sheep for Doug
las Belts, and last Thursday came on
foot to Mr.. Belts home on Birch creek
and tod him a story of the loss Of the
entire band Of sheep, which he had been
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
Passed Century Mark.

The mother OF w. NJ. Parish, Of Cold
Springs, died last Saturday evening Of
old age, at the family home five miles
from the Columbia river, aged 1O4 years
and 4 days. Mrs. Parish was born in
Southern Indiana, and had lived on the
coast for over 30 years, and in Umatilla
county about Is years. The funeral
took place Sunday forenoon at 10 o'clock
and the interment was made in the Cold
Springs cemetery.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
LIE Grow Sells His Sheep

F. s. LIE Grow, in company with w.
Fl. Vessey, of North Yakima, returned
last night from the LIE Grow sheep range
on Black mountain. Mr.. Vessey pur-
chased the LIE Grow sheep which cleans
up their holdings. Three thousand head
will be shipped from Athena Saturday to
Chicago. Mr.. Vessey has made for
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28

witnesses are here from Athena and Wes-
ton vicinities and both sides are bitterly
contesting for every available bit of van
tage ground. Large property interests
and the custody of several minor child
ren are stakes involved. Will M. Peter
son and Carter & Raley are counsel for
Nose Taylor, while Judge Fee looks
after the interests of Mrs. Taylor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
THE TAYLOR CASE
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Many Witnesses In Most Sensational
Divorce Case at Pendleton.

Pendleton, June 28 The Taylor di-
vorce case, which comes from Athena,
and is being tried before Judge Ellis,
is proving to be the most sensational
heard here for years. Much of the evil
dence is of a character precluding publ
cation. Much interest attaches to the
case because of the large acquaintance
the Taylors have 10 the county. Many
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28

island. Searching parties will scour
Ross and Hog islands for the missing
man.
The police have three theories. The
first is that Cheal, being hard pressed
financially, committed suicide; the sec.
ond that he improyised the ruse to lead
his friends to think be either drowned
or committed suicide, but is in reality
aliyc and in fight. The third is that he
was accidentally drowned.
Cheal was accused Of shortage in bis
accounts in the Office Of Frank G.
Woolsey, shipping merchant.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28

caution had not been taken to prevent
the spread of sparks and cinders.
HALEY & Lowell were the attorneys for
Mr.. Anderson.
Hattie Jones was refused divorce
from William Jones, of Pendleton, by
Chief Justice Moore and the lower court
was affirmed. The testimony showed
that both were equally to blame fol
their quarrels and evenly matched en-.
counters.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28

tune out Of the sheep business. Twenty
five years ago he was a partner OF Asa
LIE Grow in the stock business and is
known to old timers throughout the
northwest He no longer runs sheep on
the range, but for several years has been
buying and shipping large bands to the
eastern markets.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
Milton Farm Sold.

Mollie Rogers and husband yesterday
sold to George B. Dexter the south half
Of the southeast quarter Of section IS
in township SIX, north of range 35, for
$500.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
wild Horse Road.

The Wild Horse road petition will
come up for consideration before the
next session Of county court, which
meets on the first Monday in July.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-06-28
Jananese Adyancing.

The Japanese have advanced for two
days and battle is expected near the
Mao Tien Ling pass, where the Rus
slams are entrenched.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-19
DOWN WITH GRAMMAR.

Professor Arnold Tomkins of Chicago
says that too much time is wasted on
good English What the professor
means is that knowledge, and not the
method of it's expression, should be the
chief aim of institutions of learning.
II one can grasp the truth and then i'm
part It to his contemporaries and en-
balm it for the benefit of posterity, that
is the main thing. A mixing of lenses
don't amount to nothin' nohow." 1t
has been noticed that less attention is
now paid to spelling in schools of all
kinds than in former years. The OLD
system of teaching the juvenile mind
the alphabet first and then proceeding
as the years go by with the spelling
lessons" from alb, ab," to words of
six syllables, has been abandoned in
many of the up to date schools of the
country. Children are now taught from
the start to read, the IDEA being that
knowledge of spelling is thus acquired
without going through the old tedious
method of mastering words one at a
time. 1t is also known that many bril-
liant men-scholars, they are frequent
ly calIed-have been and are bad spell
ers. One we'll known professor of a
Chicago university is a VIGOROUSLY bad
spelIer and he glories in the fact,
claiming that time spent in learning
to spell is wasted. But Professor Tom
kins has gone the spelling book >tcono-
clasts one better in declaring that the
study of grammar is a waste of time.
He will find supporters, however, and
we should have some fun when the ar
guments begin to fly on English as
she Is SPOKE and wrote"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-19

girls, Mollie and Josephine, continued
to live at 272 Wyckoff avenue and to
conduct the confectionery store there.
The two Ryan girls have built up a
large trade. The fact that the girls
lived alone gave scandal mongers an
opportunity to ply their trade. For
some time the women of the neighbor-
hood. who had more time to attend to
outside affairs than their own at home,
have been talking, and the reports
finally reached the ears of the Ryan
girls.
Josephine was so affected that she
went several times to a friend in the
neighborhcod and begged for help. She
said she could not bear to have people
talk about her as they were doing. The
gossip began to prey upon Mollie's
mind. and she lost her health. MOllie
became quite i'll. and on Monday the
sisters sent for their sister. Mrs. Fin
nan. BY the time Mrs. Finnan arrived
Josephine's mind had broken down I'M
der the fearful strain and she was raw
ing.
Mrs. Ffnuan mad heard the gossip
and it weighed heavily on her own
mind When she saw her two sisters
Frustrated as result of the scandalouS
talk she went into Mysteries, and soon
was raving worse than Josephine. Her
condition grew worse rapidly, and it
was necessary to have her removed to
the Flatbush asylum. Josephine. too.
was taken to the asylum Mollie the
other sick sister, was taken to Mrs.
Finn6n'S home.