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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-27

ative estimate he says, but nearer the
probable yield than the figure sent out
from Spokane several days ago in
which the estimate was 100000 900
bushels.
Mr.. Arrasmith has covered the
ground embraced in the Washington
wheat belt extensively during his trip
and is in a position to discuss crop con-
ditions intelligently. He says that late
fall sown wheat is in fair condition,
and early fall sown wheat is exception
ally promising. Grain is not in imme-
date need of rain, refreshing down
fall having occurred at the beginning
east side, giving grain a good start
\ light rain early next month will put
the finishing touches on the crop and
barring adverse climatic conditions
will insure a flOurishing yield of next
to bumper propositions. Such a rain
fall will fill out and add plumpness to
the grain.
aput swWnwaIIj .during2drdlu rdlu |
Better Than Three Years Ago.
while another light rainfall would
be of benifit to the crops, only hot
winds, hail or other meteorological dis
turbances can prevent the crop from
being remarkably heavy" said Mr.. Ar
rasmith to a representative of the
press yesterday. Crop prospects are
better this year than they have been
since the bumper crop of three vars
ago was harvested. The state produced
in excess of 3O.0OO,O00 bushels then
Weather conditions were more favor
able then than now. This year the
spring season was backward, which
renders continued good weather imper-
ative to insure good crops. We have
a slight advantage of increased acre
age which will tend to offset the con-
dtions that marked the beginning of
the season.
The counties of Franklin and Doug
las will this year occupy the position
| OF leaders in increased acreage in
proportion to the amount of grain I'M
der cultivation compared with last
year Lincoln, Adams and the western
| portions of Whitman and Spokane
| counties. particularly the Big Bend
country and vicinity, will make good
showing in increased acreage. The
bunchgrass counties that border on the
| sagebrush lands are being rapidly de-
veloped and cultivated, making splen-
| did wheat lands. In the past " WAS
| thought that the bunchgrass country
was good for nothing save zrazing. but
| il has been demonstrated that the long
| er light soil is titled the better it pro-
duces wheat. The secret lies in the
| fact that the longer it is cultivated the
more moisture it retains and the more
valuable it becomes for the produc-
| ton of grain.
Farmers Smile Will Expand.
If the 1904 wheat yield is in eX-
| cess of 10000, 900 bushels we will have
cause for self congratulation, and 80
| 900, 900 bushels alone will be big
| enough to cause the farmers smile to
expand
| The work of compiling statistics of
| the grain yield this year, undertaken by
| the county assessors, is proceeding
slowly, says Mr.. Arrasmith, due to the
| fact that certain amount of indlf-
ference has been manifested. Cooper
alton is absolutely essential to the sue
cess of the undertaking, and the sta
tistics for the first season may not be
as complete as at first anticipated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-27

whats the matter with me, doc
tOr?' asked the patient. I'm not eX-
actly sure as yet replied the physl-
clan. but you needn't worry. I'll see
that your widow has explicit infOrma-
ton on that point
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-27
o. r. e. N. Co.

The o. r. & n. announce excursion
rates to the east as follows:
For the Baptist Young Peoples Union
Of America international Conven-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-27

NIsg-There is nothing so contra die
Tory as woman. Waggs-Oh. l don't
Know. How about this war news?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-27

General Agent, O. r. & n. Co, Wa
Ia Walla.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04
Schools for Pups.

A school for dogs is the latest de.
yelopment of the educational move
ment. Ii has been established in Paris
with the object of teaching, not let
ters, but politeness. The schoolroom
is furnished with chairs, tables and
rugs, TO give the necessary local
color" to the surroundings. The dog
pupils are trained to welcome visitors
by jumping up. wagging the tail and
giving a low bark. When the visitor
leaves, the dog accompanies him TO the
door and lows his farewell by bending
his head 10 the floor He is trained
likewise to pick up a handkerchief,
glove or fan that has been dropped,
and return Ii to the owner. He is
taught further TO walk with proud
pralcing steps" when out with his mis-
treSs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04
LABOR NOTES.

The boot and shoe workers union
will send missionaries TO urge women
to buy only union made shoes.
Attorney A. c. Allen. leader in legal
fights against strikers. was seriously
injured by two union sluggers.
A Milwaukee court enjoined a firm
against employing a nonuniOn man OF
discharging union men at work.
The Chicago metal trades association
issued certificates TO strike breakers
insuring them preference whenever
any member of the association is hir
ing men.
Three mel forced their way into the
room of Gov. Peabody of Colorado at
a Chicago hotel. presented a resolution
passed by the Ioard of business agents
Cenouncing the deportation of miners
and threatened him harm if he re
NAMED in Chicago.
The Butte miners union has decided
10 donate $4,000 10 the Colorado
Miners 10 assist in the legal test TO be
made on the Colorado supreme court
decision unfolding the military govern
ment in suspending the habeas corpus
The right OF Gov Peabody and Gen
Bell 20 deDOrt miners without a trial
also viii be tested.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04

The hull Of the Slocum was raised
and t0wed To Riker's island.
At the COroner's inquest in the
SI0cum disaster the owners of the
vessel confessed that no new life.
preservers had been placed upon her
iu at least nine years.
The police canvass for victims in
the disaster SHOWS that between 1900
and /. 900 persons were on board. that
between 1000 and 1.1OO persisted. that
500 were injured and that 400 escaped
uuscathed.
The police census Of those who were
On board the SlOcum brought to light
many hitherto unrepOrted dead, and
Inspector SChmittberger said il in
Dictated the total would pass the thou
sand mark
a procession OF black-guarded sur
vivOrs told at the corners inquest of
the loss OF their dear ones through the
r0ttenness IL the SlCcum's life-pre-
servers. Expert river men testified
the vessel should have been beached
nc 130th street
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04

Embellishments new type in New
Japan-stOOd bowling al my door. and
/ am afraid l gave her scant greeting.
had read of feminine service. and
SaxOn-like 1 was fearsome: but how
could I know that she was the daugh-
ter of mine hOst-a man more well 70
do than most of his guests. who in
clude the princes and princesses at
times of the royal hOUsehold-and
that she had come merely to welcome
me? And how could | know that she
was a lady. as I understand the word?
for how can a stranger know who is a
gentlewOman or gentleman in land
where gentle manners are universal,
when he has not learned the distinC-
tons of dress and when face and
voice give no unerring guidance in any
land? Later | was sorry and tried 10
make good, but here lack or breeding
is condoned in a barbarian. Straight
way one little maid came in TO build a
fire, while another swiftly unpacked
my bag, laid out evening clothes. and
played the part of a blind automatic
valet. Embarrassment, even con
sciOusness. fed like a flash. as it
must flee with any man who is not
BLACKBOARD or fool. ard | am thinking
now how foreigners have lied about
the women of Japan.
| want no better dinner than the one
that came later. and | went to sleep
with mountain air coming like balm
through the windows. the music of
hushed falling water somewhere. and
a cherry tree full-blown shining like q
great white. low star at the feet of a
mountain that rose darkly toward the
stars. This life of the war correspond
ent in Japan-trUly tbs hard,
Next morning I heard the scamper-
ing of many feet and much laughter in
the Railways and I thought there were
children out there playing games. 1t
was those brown little chamber-maids
hard at work. wonder whence comes
the perpetual sunny cheer of these
little people: whether it be simple
temperament or ages of philosophy
or bOth.-F'rOm "Hardships of the
Campaign" by John Fox. =. in the
July Scribner'S.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04
ST. Louis BoodIer Confesses His Guilt

berry in accepting $4,000 of the SAL, 500
Doodle fund for his vote on the city
lighting bill. Sentence was not pro-
nounced. Charles A. Gutke and
Charles F. Kelly were indicted on the
same charge, but their case was con
tilued until July II. on the under
standing that they will plead guilty
then unless they are called as states
witnesses. II is said Kelly is willing
10 tell who put up the money which
enabled him To make a journey to Eu-
rope and thus stay out of the way
long enough to enable persons higher
up to escape indictment because of the
statute of limitations.
Bersch is already under sentence to
ten years Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary. Kelly also is under sentence of
two years and Gutke of FIVE years.
The cases of Jerry Hannigan, T. Ed
Albright and John NJ. Sheridan. former
members of the house of delegates, in
dicted for bribery in the Suburban
case. were set for trial on July IL.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04
REMARKABLE CASE.
In Which Speech Was Restored by d
Grain of Corn,

St. Louis Republic.-TOgether with
several other communications bearing
on the same subject. the following.
from an esteemed patron in the state.
has been received:
Dear EditOr-We seen in your
honorable paper about that Illinois
fellow that lost his voice AMI claims
his hogs run themselves TO death after
a wOOdpecker and we also read what
that Ark. fellow claimed that a
mule throwed him and he lit so haro
sitting down his voice was restored,
IN fact. cussed so loud ne withared up
the trees around thare. These partys
claim to have great things happen, in
fact, for couple of DUN men they tell
about the biggest whoppers / ever
hear, but not in it with a fellow named
Jones from this county from tbs
GOurd. Jones was born DEF and dunn
and some thought he was a idit, never
went to school and worked around the
livery barn mOastly. after a while he
got so he could whinny like a moss
and they used TO give him a nickel or
ten cents to get him TO do ii, and ne
would eat field corn like a boss. Don't
think ne ever eat hay. but maybe he
did, | amt shura One day some
fellows come to town and we went over
TO the livery barn and give Jones too
bits 10 hoiler like a boss and eat some
corn for us. That was in Septem, IS.
you can yeTyfy by Doc Craytons
books. Jones eat to. or three hanO
fulls of it when he give a choak ana
got a grain in his windpipe. he fell
down like a fit and some staid, some
run for water and some for the Doc
He got black in the face and water
and shaking didn't do no good, they
couldn't find Doc and We thought fOr
shure Jones was dieing. but he didn't,
he give one big spell like he was kick
ing the bucket. blood shot out of his
ears and he give a big whOap like
wild with the whOaping coat and the
grain came out OF his windpips.
From that day on Jones began TO talk,
YOU see the trouble was he couldn't
hear before that, but that blood that
shot out through some tube, Doc
knows the name. lOCsened up the
cOngesthun I believe and his hearing
got all right. As soon as he got to
hearing words he could say them.
He vast no idit. He is a school
teacher now. run for post master three
wears back and can make a tollable
far political talk. Respectfully.
-Pevely Sadders.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04
POLITICAL.

Tammauy plans to beat Parker in
St Louis and stampede for Mayor
Mcclellan.
Free trade for American and Ding
ley tariff for foreign goods is 10 be the
rule IN the canal strip.
Grover Cleveland in an interview
said the tariff will be a prominent
issua ip the Ca-rlaign.
democratic leaders practically
agreed ON John Sharp Williams for
temporary chairman Of the St Louis
convention.
Leading corporation lawyers forsee
inn the appo ntment of W. H. Moody as
Encouragement an Immediate trust
busting" campaign.
President Roosevelt in accepting
rhC resignation ~ .E- Knox said in
effect that he considered him tho
greatest attorney general
Texas instructed its thirty-siA
delegates for Parker. Vermont adopt
ed the unit rule. and seven of its
eight delegates are for Parker.
W. r. Sheehan is preparing a state
ment claiming that twO-thirds of the
St Louis convention for Judge Parker
and his nomination on the second
ballot.
Ex-President Cleveland in a maya
zine article told his own story OF the
Dehs riots I'm Chicago and explained
and defended his course in calling out
federal trDons
Senator Fairbanks. republican vice
presidential nominee, was extended a
cordial welcome on a trip through
Indiana the demonstrations reaching
a climax ON arrival az Indianapolis.
Announcement was made from the
white house that Paul Morton had
accepted the naval portfolio; Moody
is 60 become attorney general ana
Victor II. MetCalf secretary Of COM
merce.
The New York Herald says that
aspirants FOR the presidency hope for
a declaration from President ROOse-
welt that he win not seek a renOmina.
tom IL elected next fall This is re-
quired. Go is held. i'm order that the
lists may be clear for the rival leaders
who expect 20 make the race for the
republican nomination i'm 1908.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04
MOTHER AND
CHILDREN DIE
IN TORNADO

HOImesville, Neb., June "a tor
nadO near here yesterday killed two
persons, fatally injured a third and
caused severe injury 70 FIVE others.
The dead &c tao C----Gren Of r. J.
Harris, aged and years, and the
fatally injured is Mrs. r. J. Harris.
Great damage was done 10 crops and
several farm houses were destroyed.
but the occupants sought safety in
cellars. In HOlmesyille SeYP-2l
iu---i3gs were blown TO pieces and
ltas-s l-lroOfed but no casualties are
ported.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04
NEWS OF TUE WORLD.
mAR IN LIE EAR EAST.


Gems. Kuroli and Oku united and at
tackled near VafangOw.
Japanese occupied KaicnOw June p.
Two japanese divisions are said 10 be
close % LiaOyang.
The Japanese occupied Senucheh
and apparently are aiming TO establish
"A new base at NewChwang.
The Russian army is said to be
losing heart in the war. The generals
are unable TO reform the plans upset
by KurOki.
Field Marshal Marquis Oyama has
sailed for Takushal. japanese opera
tions ON LiaOtUng peninsula viii await
his arrival
over 500. 600 men comprised in one
Russian and two japanese armies are
i'm touch and prepared for the greatest
conflict of the war.
Col Edwin Emerson, Jr-, a special
war correspondent OF The New York
World. who was reported 10 have been
shot is alive and az liberty.
Two Russian tOrpedo-boat do,
nAEAaa-an We-AE NNUA AEA ~ nav 1h@NAi
sunk By striking mines al the en-
trance 90 Port Arthur harbOr.
The Russian armies arc In fun re
treat from Ka.chou north. K0urOpat.
kin's effort to block japanese plans
collapsed. Kur0ld and Oku Joined
forces.
The defeat of the Russian army neas
Tatchekiao is reported in St Peters
burg. but confirmation cannot be Oh.
tanned. General Oku's forces are said
90 Dee Withdrawing from the position
they have held. but military experts
think this ~ conceal a movement
in another ection.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04

the palace guard at Port au Prince.
Al Lima Peru, twenty thousand per
sons of all classes paraded through the
center of the city proclaiming General
Nicholas de Pierola a candidate for the
presidency.
The ferryboat Rosotofu, while cross
ing the Khoper river, a tributary to
the Den. according to a St. Petersburg
dispatch. sank with all on board. anC
sixty bodies have been recovered.
Reports that France and Germany
are about TO send war ships to HAY:
ten waters in consequence of the at
tack on their ministers by the palace
guards at Port au Prince are not con-
firmed. The Haytien government re-
CARDS the incident as closed by the for
warding of apologies.
Perd:caris and Marley, the Ameri-
cans abducted by Bandit Raisuli May
rs and released to a ransom party. ar
rived at Tangier Perdicaris says the
brigand is posing as patriot, and hopes
to gain the aid of the powers in bring
ing 10 an end the existing corrupt con-
ditions in Morocco.
Americans in England have started
a movement to present Joseph Fl.
Choate a portrait of himself in recog-
milton of the fact that he has served a
longer time as United States repre-
sentative at the Court of St James
than any of his predecessors since
Charles Francis Adams. The portrait
will be painted by Herman Herkomer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04
OBITUARY.


Clement Scott, dramatic critic, died
in London
c. D. Sheldon, former congressman
from the twelfth Michigan district. is
dead
Col. Wright F. Edgerton. professor
of mathematics at the West Point Mil
.tary academy, is dead. He was APP
pointed to the academy from Ohio in
1870.
Frederick Field Billiard, a well
known organist and musical composer.
is dead at Boston. His best known
compositions are The Stein Song, The
Sword Of Ferrara, and The Nottingham
Hunt
Thomas Alfred Vernon. widely
known among college men because of
his work in the interest of Greek let
ter societies. is dead at his home in
Brooklyn from paralysis. He was 40
years old. and graduated from Yale in
1875.
Harold Pierce Richards of Waterloo.
Iowa. died in Trenton, n. j., of pneu-
mClia. He was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Richards of Waterloo, and stu
dent at Lawrenceville school. having
beel center of last years football
team.
Andrew Humphreys, SO years old, one
of the most prominent democrats of
southern Indiana, is dead at his home
in Linton. He served for many years
ra In
phreys had voted for every democratic
presidential candidate since and in
clud.ng 1874. He served in the forty
fourth congress.
Levi q. Letters body has been in
TERED in Rock Creek cemetery, near
Washington. d. c. After the grave
had been dug heavy steel girders were
lowered into il. spanning it from siae
to side. Over all a great mass of ce-
ment was laid. leaving the casket in
closed in a solid mass of steel and ma
sOnry.
Rev. Henry Willard of Chicago died
alter a long illness, aged "A. He was
graduated from Dartmouth college in
1851. and later went to Minnesota as
a Congregational clergyman. His
longest pastorate was at Plainview,
where he resided for eighteen years.
He came to Chicago in 1886. His sur
viving children are Norman p. Willard
of Chicago Emma Willard, a teacher
at Elkhorn. Wis; DR.. Rose Willard,
Haven Willard, and Elizabeth Willard
of Chicago. Edward Willard, Wahpe-
ton. N ID.
James A. Mckenzie. former con.
gresham. died at his home at Oak
Grove. Ky. He was Ga years old and
known everywhere as "Quinine jim"
Prominence came TO Mr. Mckenzie
through his strenuous and successful
championilg of bill of which he was
the author to take the tax off quinine.
The speech which, through lis hulor.
logic and earnestness, sent that meas
ure through the house and put the
drug within the reach of thousands
who had Eeen unable to use it before
on account of the prohibitive income
tax, was printed in newspapers a." over
the Uaited States and was quoted by
physicians for years after.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04

Among the first to congratulate
Vice Presidential Nominee Fairbanks
after his nomination TO run for vice
president were his mother, Mrs. Ad-
elaide Fairbanks, and his daughter,
Adelaide. Mrs. Mary Adelaide Fair
banks is "a years old. She has maze
her home for the last twelve years at
Springfield. o., with her daughter,
Mrs. NJ. w. Milligan, wife of a for
mer mayor of that city. She was
born in New York and has spent most
of her life on the Fairbanks farm in
Union county, Ohio. She was in
Washington with the vice presidential
nominee for several months last win
ter. Men were constantly coming 10
see my son last winter. asking him TO
become a candidate" she said hut I
am sure he would rather remain a SEN
atOr." Mrs. Fairbanks is strong and
vigorous and keeps in close touch with
politics and the events OF the day
Adelaide is the oldest daughter of the
vice presidential nominee. She is the
wife of Ensign John W. TimmOns OF
the navy. Senator Fairbanks has -four
sons.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04
SCRAMBLE FOR LAND.

Great Rush of Men ard Women for
100000 Acres.
Omaha, Neb., June 29.-Nine mir
lions acres of government land in Ne
braska were thrown open TO home
stead entry yesterday. At the United
States land Office in Nebraska many
persons. a large percentage being
women, had gathered to secure the
choice sections. These crowds ranged
from so at North Platte TO 1000 at
Brokenbow, 100000 acres being sub,
ject to entry at the latter named place
Considerable strife was INDUCED in by
the prospective entrymen for first
places in the lines.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-04
An lrishism.

You dance the two-step beautiful
t.. Who taught Z 20 yCu?"
My two stepsisters."
Pat -ea3 t&i5 joke IN a newspaper
and thought it a good one "Oru
have to spring il On some wan" n
chuckied.
Shortly afterward Pat went to a
dance During the evening one o.
his partners said How beautifully
you waltz! Who taught your"
My two stepsisters," quickly re-
rliej Pat. a bread grin upon his face.
Home Companion.