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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-04
STATE NEWS
FROM cURR1TUcK TO CHEROKEE.
Items of Interest Cleaned from Our Cor
respondents and Exchanges.

ting a government building are
good.
AT Winston-Sa Salem last week a
white carpenter aged "a years, killed
his wife, seriously wounded his step
daughter and then killed himself.
A Norfolk and Southern engine
a into an open draw near Eliza
beth City, N. c., a few days ago and
fell into the Perquimans River.
The trustees of the fund raised for
a bust of Isaac Erwin Avery, late
city editor of the Charlotte Observ-
er, have awarded the contract to
Professor Carl Bentheim.
Postmaster Bailey, of the Raleigh
postofice, who is paymaster for the
rural free delivery carriers in all
parts of the State, says there are
now exactly 693 in active service.
At st. Louis on Monday, Septem-
Der Goth, Prof. W. A. Withers, of
the Agricultural College at Raleigh,
was elected president of the Amer
lean Association of Official Agricul-
tural Chemists.
The typhoid fever epidemic at the
Baptist Orphanage at Thomasville
is a most terrible experience. Out
of $50 children there, one in every
seven so far has contracted the few
er. Two have died.
Charlotte Observer: Eleven cou-
pies want divorces at the coming
term of Durham Superior Court,
which doubtless means that ,55 min
utes will have to be allotted to peo-
pie who were mistaken in the choos-
ing of partners. This divorce bust
ness s. ms to grow.
Governor Aycock, who last week
finished a series of educational ad-
dresses in Maine, called at Demo
cratic headquarters in New York
and agreed to enter the national
campaign the last of this month. He
will speak in West Virginia, Con-
necticut and probably other States.
Other deaths bring the total num-
Der of fatalities, On account of the
awful railroad collision near Knox
vile Saturday, up to nearly seventy.
Four North Carolinians are among
the dead: w. T. Ellis, Ore Hill;
j. r. Plummer, Chapel Hill; M. P.
Gannt, Shelby, and Mrs. Green,
Sylvia.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer:
Commissioner of Agriculture S. l..
Patterson says there is some increase
in the fall sales of fertilizers this
season as compared with the sales
last fall, the increase being due
probably to the fact that the wheat
crop was so successful that the
farmers are encouraged to SOW lar
ger crops of small grain than for
several seasons
Charlotte dispatch, Goth: A mon
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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-04
Last Weeks North Carolina Crop
Bulletin.

Fodder pulling is about over, but
haying is active in all sections, and
both meadow and pea vine hay are
being saved in good condition. With
but few exceptions cotton is open
ing rapidly and picking is general;
the present indications point to a
decided shortage in the crop. To-
bacco curing is about over. Corn is
maturing well and the crop is gen.
orally good. The growth of turnips
and fall potatoes has been checked
somewhat by the prevailing cool
nights, but the stands are about as
promising as heretofore. Peanuts
are doing well and preparations are
being made for digging, which will
shortly commence. Peas will not
be as plentiful as previously expect
ed, as there is a general complaint
that the pods are few. Grapes are
ripening rapidly in the Eastern
District and are quite plentiful. The
apple crop in the Western District
will be much better than estimated
several weeks ago.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-04

crowd of people. The monument was
upnveiled by Miss Julia Robertson
of this city, and DR.. J. B. Alexan-
der, also of Charlotte, delivered the
address. The exercises were con
Quoted by the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Col. Olds: The Republican oppo-
nent of Congressman Ed. W. Pou
for reelection in this, the fourth
district, is Claude Pearson, of Chat
ham County, after all. He was nom
mated by the Republicans some
weeks ago, but declined to accept.
The committee was to meet to-day
and name another candidate, but no
tice was received before the meeting
that Pearson had reconsidered his
declination and will get into the
campaign at once.
Raleigh Post: 1t is certain that
Messrs. John H. Small, Claude
Kitchin, Chas. r. Thomas, Edward
W. Pou, William W. Kitchin, G.. B.
Patterson, Robert n. Page and E.
Yates Webb will be returned to the
national Congress by handsome ma
jorities. 1t is admitted that in the
Eight and Tenth Districts, where
Hons. w. @. Newland and James M.
Gudger are the Democratic nomi-
nees, and E. Spencer Blackburn and
III. @. Ewart are the Republican
nominees, there is a fight going on.
and the Republicans are expressing
themselves as confident of victory.
Raleigh Post: There are to be no
allowances for the complainants or
their counes lin the famous receiver
ship suit against the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad Company.
Judge Purnell in the Federal
Court last evening made the final
order in the Cuyler-Finch suit which.
it will be remembered, was dismissed
a few days ago except for the is
suance of an order as to allowances
to the complainants and their coun-
Sc whose demand was for some
amount in the discretion of the
court ranging from $8,775 to $751;
500, one method they had of esti-
matin it Chat of 5 per cent on in
creased market price, running the
to which they were entitled,
up to $4,000. This increase it will
be remembered, they argued was
due to the lease of the road to the
Rowland syndicate, a result which
they claimed their litigation brought
about. In the order issued last even
ing the judge declines to make any
ollowanoa of all
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-04

CAUSTIC BALSAM CURED
Union Hill, Ala, Nov. 6, 1902.
The Lawrence-W Williams Co., Cleve-
land, o.:
I got a bottle of GOMBAULTS
CAUSTIC BALSAM for a sweenied
mule. I am happy to inform you
that there was A CURE AT ONCE.
p. II. FIRTH.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30
LEXINGTON NEWS.

Lexington, June %. 1904.
Roscoe Miller, Of Heppner, was
in town Sunday.
Some of our boys went to Eight
Mile Sunday to play baseball.
R. A. Nichols and family re-
turned from Waitsburg, Wash,
Friday evening.
Frank Tyler, who has been in
the hospital at Portland, several
weeks returned home last week.
He is much improved in health.
P. M. Christensen started for
Wyoming, Thursday to visit
friends and advertise Morrow
county. He took several hundred
copies of Woolery's descriptive
pamphlet for distribution.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30
HEppNER. ORE.
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department OF the Interior, United States
Land Office, LaGrsnde, Oregon, May g. 1904.
sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this office by George w. Swaggart contestant
against homestead entry No. l234S, made Jan
uary II, 1908. for the sea nwA nel4 sw4 n1a se1i
sec 2, tp S, range 2S w NJ, by Henry w. Bre.
tall, cOntestee, in which it is alleged that
Henry W. Bretall has wholly abandoned said
claim and has totally failed to reside upon the
same for the past nine months; that said Henry
w. Bretall has made no Improvements of anv
character on said land and has failed to COM
ply with the homestead laws of the United
States in any particular; and that said alleged
absence from said land was not due to his en-
ployment in the army, navy or marine Corps of
the United States a private soldier. officer.
seaman or marine during the war with Spain or
during any other war in which the United
States may be engaged
Said parties hereby notified
to appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m, on
June %, 1904 before Vawter Crawford,
County Clerk at his Office at Heppner, Oregon,
and that final hearing will be held at 10 O'Clock
m OH June 2S. 1901, before the Register
and Receiver at the United States Land Office in
LaGrande, Oregon.
The said contestant having, in a proper aff-
davit filed May 6. 1904, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice can not be made il is hereby or
dered and directed that such notice be given by
due and proper publication.
Z. W. DAVIS, Register,
e0-95 A. A. ROBERTS, Receiver,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30
Another Grim Relic.

Many relics and grewsome finds of the
terrible Heppner flood are still being
found along Willow creek where the
great torrent rushed with such awful
destruction. These sad reminders will
probably be picked up for years to
come. Last Thursday John Hughes
and son Joe were hauling hay out of an
alfalfa field along the creek on Mr.
Hughes place and while looking for
some stakes in willow thicket young
Hughes found human foot The foot
which had been taken off at the ankle
Joint, was encased in a Congress shoe,
and from the appearance had been torn
from the ankle by some powerful agency
as several tendons five or six inches
in length were hanging in strings from
the top of the shoe. An examination of
the foot which was in good state of
preservation, showed the amputatlon OF
toes which corresponded with the foot
of Milard Beighly who was drowned.
1t is the supposltion that it is his foot,
but like the hundreds of other tragedies
that occurred on that awful day, the
account was husbed forever by the cruel
waters, never to be known, which is
proba bly, better for the living.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30
Deputy For rUmatilla County.

G. w. Phelps, District Attorney lect-
has rendered the appointment of dep
uty district attorney for Umatilla county
to the law firm of Winter & Collier who
have accepted it. Mr.. Phelps has been
in the city for number of days for the
purpose of appointing deputy. The
position was rendered Judge James A
Fee but he declined it owing to the ex-
tensive business which he now has.
Also the friends of John McCourt urged
him to accept the appointment but Mr..
McCourt could not possibly take the
time from his increasing business to de-
vote to the cares of the office.
In the appointment OF Winter & Col
ier Mr.. Phelps has secured able repre-
sentatives and capable attorneys to look
after ihe business at this end of the
line. Mr.. Phelps will have an office ad-
Joining that of the firm of Winter q
Collier and will spend considerable time
in this eity.-Pendleton Tribune.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30
BUMPER CROP ASSURED.
Prospects Were Never Better i'm
Morrow County.

The unusually cool weather during
the latter of last week somewhat retard-
ed the progress of haying, especially
with alfalfa, keeping it from curing after
being cut and causing little delay but
doing no damage.
While the cool weather kept haylng
back little it will be OF benefit to the
grain crop, being of more benefit to
spring grain than that sown in the fall.
Instead of drying out it is helping grain
to fill.
Within the last few days reports from
different sections as to the grain crop of
Morrow county have been more favor
able than at any time this season. 1t is
now considered that fall grain is past all
danger, as the grain is we'll filled every
where and turning very fast.
For awhile it was thought that it was
too dry for spring wheat and that the
yield would be cut down on account of
the dry weather, but within the last
week there has been great improve
ment in spring grain of all kinds and the
yield will be good.
J. A. Woolery who is making some
investigation and who is we'll posted
stated to the GAZETTE that he had found
spring wheat better than the average
81 am of the opinion that Morrow coun.
ty wheat will average 20 bushels to the
acre all around this season. OF course
some fields will not make this, but there
are fields that will yield from 50 to 40
bushels to the acre." said Mr.. Woolery.
Everywhere the wheat is we'll headed
and the indications are that there will
be good quality as we'll as large quantity.
The heading of barley is now already
under way and in some localities wheat
will be ready to cut about the first of
July.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30

of their own in the Northwest in
order to relieve bad conditions
which are growing worse under
the manipulation of the beef trust
which now has the grower at its
mercy.
Owing to the rapid advance OF
immigl alton, the once great West
erns ranges are being contracted
and this condition will be con-
tinued more and more. Instead OF
a vast area Of government range
the growers must cut downsstheir
herds to their own holdings and
do more feeding.
Here in Eastern Oregon this
spring there were thousands of
sheep and cattle for sale, but they
were: run to get quantity more
thans' quality. The market was
bad simply because the only
market for them was in the East
and there was no Eastern demand
for feeders.
Immigration is certain, and as
the herds are cut down, the stock
will be fed for the butchers block
and the packing house, and the
profits will be surer and will bene-
fit more people.
We have a rich agricultural
country and instead of sending
our products a long distance in
bulk when the profits are cut into
by freight rates, we can grow
more stock, do more feeding and
have home demand by the in
of Western packing
houses.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30

Mrs. John Turley, of Baker City, for
merly of Heppner. who has been visit
ing friends here left for Eugene, Tues.
day.
7. A. Stout and Fl. Burns, of Sheri.
dan Wyoming, yesterday shipped 5000
head of sheep from Heppner. The
sheep were mixed yearlings and were
purchased in the vicinity of Monument,
Grant county, for $3.50 per head. Mr..
Stout stated that they would return to
Morrow county this fall and purchase
more sheep.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30

While business is very quiet IL
Morrow county and has been fol
some time, there is every indica-
tion of good times for this fall and
winter. The wool is now practi.
cally all cleaned up and sold and
the big price received has been en-
couraging to the sheepmen and
the industry in general. So far
this season the market has not
been fattering, but the fall market
promises to be better. While
stock growing is still prominent
factor and this county can yet be
classed as one of the prominent
stock counties, agriculture is grad
ually encroaching on the ranges,
and instead of hocks and herds,
waving grain fields are to be seen,
and these grain fields will add
much to our prosperity. For wheat
alone, the yield this season ought
to be 100000 bushels in this
county, possibly more. AT the
present price Of wheat which is
about 60 cents per bushel this big
crop will distribute a very large
amount of money in a county with
only about 5000 population.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30
GENERAL SUN MARY.

The past week has been dry
with cool nights and drying winds
All growing crops need rain, anC
unless it comes soon spring grain
and the second crop of hay will be
unusually light. A heavy frost
occurred Friday morning in the
eastern high level sections, and
tender vegetables were badly
nipped and some grain was dam
aged. On the same morning light
frosts were reported in a number
of localities west of the Cascades.
but they did no material harm.
Fall grain is filling nicely, but
spring grain is heading short.
Haying has made rapid progress
during the week, but nearly every
where the returns show a falling
off from previous expectations.
Pastures are drying up, but feed is
still good and stock continues in
excellent condition.
Hops, gardens, field onions, po-
tatoes and corn, although needing
rain, have made fairly good prog
ress during the week. Early ipo-
tatoes are being marketed. The
season SO far has been remarkably
free from insect pests.
The strawberry crop turned out
fairly satisfactory, although it was
not 80 heavy as it would have been
had there been more rain earlier
ip the season. Apples continue
promising and the outlook for
peaches is fairly good. The yield
OF cherries is better than expected.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30

Morrow county farmers and
stockmen are now busy with hay
harvest. This with the near ap-
proach of grain harvest has in
creased the demand for labor.
There will be plenty of work for
all who want to work in Morrow
county until late in the fall.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30
PACKINGHOUSE FOR PORTLAND

The announcement has been
definitely made that Portland will
get an independent packing plant.
Whether the proposition will ma
terialize depends mainly upon GER
tain conditions that must be met
in order to induce the investment
of the large amount of capital
which will be required to install
and place in operation a plant that
could be successfully conducted in
opposition to the gigantic beef
trust.
Among the main requirements
to be disposed of are, first, the
taking Of S250,O00 worth of stock
by stockmen and others interested
in the Northwest. The guaran-
teeing of proper railroad facilities,
and above all that sufficient sup
ply of livestock will be available
to insure the running Of the plant.
While all these problems are diff
tieult, the time has not only been
forced by the methods pursued by
the beef trust in which the great
stock interests representing capital
to the amount of $500, 100000,
as against capitalization of $780,
100000 by the beef trust, when
the stockgrowers must do some-
thing in the way of independent
action, but the time has also ar
rived when a suitable far western
plant is the logical outcome :of
conditions caused by the rapid
settlement of our vast domain.
Owing to the advantages of both
roilroad and water transportation
facilities within the grasp of Port
land which will be greatly i'm
proved by the opening of the Co.
lumbia river which is now a GER
certainty beyond a reasonable
doubt, the Oregon metropolis is
the logical site for the construction
of big packing plant.
The independent packing house
idea is the outcome of the delib-
erations of the National Livestock
Association, composed of stock
growers who desire to protect their
interests, and for this and many
other reasons, the actual stock
growers Of the Northwest should
take action in fostering a concern
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30
To the Ladies.

lady from Chicago will open mill
nery store at Hepprer with full line
of Gage hats and trimmings the first CT
September, 93-4t.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30

Miss Elizabeth Matlock returned
Wednesday from visit of several
weeks in Portland
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30

The editorial page OF the Weekly Ore
gonian gives q broad treatment to . wide
range Of subjectA
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, Climate and Crop Bulletin of
the Weather Bureau, Oregon Sec
ton, for the week ending Tuesday,
June %.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-06-30
Impaired Digestion

May not be all that Is meant by dyspepsia
now, but it will be il neglected.
The uneasiness after eating. fits Of nerv-
ous headache, sourness OF the stomach, and
disagreeable belching may not be very bad
now, but they win be. II the stomach is
suffered to grow weaker. r
Dyspepsia Is such a niserabie disease
that the tendency to 1t should be given
early attention. This is completely over
come By - et
Hoods G1rS1p0riLt0
which strengthens thew hole digestive system
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-01-20
BRIDGE WHICH is GREATER THAN
THE FAMOUS BROOKLYN STRUCTURE

The bridge
the East River The bridge
begun Oct 2s 1885, is about mile above Brooklyn
greatly resembles
terminals 200 feet and its width 1ls feet the Brooklyn bridge
and onethd miles, The main
of the other LOGO feet long The width the
width the
hsh above high water at pier head lines is 122
height
The
approaches of the cables 1s94
diameter
and BIG an inch in Six and onealf million feet timber
the
10000
tear down several hundred buildings
Both of
haitian anchorage $500 piles
reached solid foundation The anchorage
to rest natural sandstone The bridge
trolley tracks, elevated
bicycle
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-01-20
Effects of cn1tivn,ion

AT one of the experiment stations
wheat was tested in plots under va
rious modes of cultivation, and it was
found that when the seeds were care
fully selected, planted in rows and cul-
tivated with hand implements, the
yield was ut the rate of sixty bushels
per acre, and a cage is ON record where
farmer in England planted wheat in
rows one foot apart, and the grains six
inches apart in the rows, cultivating
between the rows and hoeing in the
rows, by Which method he secured over
100 bushels per acre; but such cases
are the exception. The English field
was first covered six inches with ma
nure and the manure well worked into
the soil, while the season was favor
able. What the cost of labor amount
ed to was not stated, but the fact was
demonstrated that wheat could be cul-
tivuted like coin and the yield largely
INCREASED. At ti,e present day there
are improved hand inlplements-seet i
drills, wheel hoes ant hand cultivators
that are aids to Eaiid work, and IL
the price of wheat in the near future
warrants their use there is no doubt
that the average yield of the future
will be much larger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-01-20
WAS A REAL GOOD SON.

Because of This lie Had Two Years
Taken OFF His Sentence.
The second floor room of the little
cottage was decorated with shriyeled
last years Christmas wreath, depend
Ing from the creased and torn shade.
On either side of the wreath We're
pinned little American and Irish flags.
1t gave the cottage a particularly fes-
tive appearance. One of tile neighbor
women, broad and buAom person of
middle age, stopped in passing and
looked at the window curiously, and
as she did SO a little old woman, as
withered and slriyelcd as the Christ
mas wreath. came and babe her good
morning.
Good mornin to you, Mrs. Conley,"
said the neighbor, cordially. Its Gle
bratin' We are, see, b. TIL decora-
tons. an moighty foine they look. Ye
must b'laye in T"anksgivin'."
The little old woman smiled. 'Yis, -
she answered, I'm cilebratin'. IT'S
for Terence. TIL by. He's comm home
this day."
is that so?" exclaimed the neigh
Dor. TERRY comm home Ye don't
tell me! | fought he was sent up f'r
five years.
so he was,' said Terence's moth
er, beamins. "Yis, he was sent up FIR
five years. but lie got two years off FIR
good behavior"
"T'lnk of that" said the neighbor,
in tones of sympathetic delight. "F'r
good behavior! Now, isn't it a comfort
to have son like THAR Chicago
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-01-20
ed. q am sure l never saw you SO
handsome.o

ed. % am sure 1 never saw you SO
handsome"
There was d look of glad pleasure
In her eyes at this praise, but she
shook her head.
I'm a failure in this big. town,
John, and that's the fortune 1 found"
Mine is no better. have been
here year now and my career has
proved the truth of your prediction.
When you refused me that time, Kit
ty, You We're a fortunate girl"
DO l look fortunate, John?" she
asked softly.
You look like an angel" he said,
and looked as If he believed it.
But you, you," and with critical
gayety she surveyed him from head
to foot, you are well dressed, sir.
You have watch and a diamond
and patent leather shoes. Why, John,
l declare, you are a reguir swell"
II get $12 week." lie said laugh
ing.
think of it, and l only get s..
Twelve dollars a week! Why, John,
l tell. you that's. riches"
you wouldn't advise a man to mar
ry on it. would you, KatcY he asked,
trying TO look in her eyes.
But she turned her head away and
pretended not to hear.
You wouldn't advise that, Kate?'
he insisted.
Il know two young people, who live
in luxury on $lO," she said, shyly.
Suppose we try 1t, Kate" he
whispered.
Il don't deserve it," she said. 81
have been proud girl" and there
We're tears in her eyes, "but L have
found out how well love you, John,
and have been so lonely '-Indlanap-
oils Sun.