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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-30
PErBLUMA, CAL,
A Chicken and Egg Town
Where You Can Get Rich.

" ava - - ~ $500 - 1890
Three thousand and five hun
dred dollars day for eggs alone
that's what Petaluma, Cal, re
ceives in cash on an average
each day throughout the year
Petaluma has a population under
1000, but with its million chick
en- inhabitants it is from a hen S
point of view the metropolis of
the world. No other district OF
even ten times the territory can
approximate the chicken output
of Petaluma. Poultry raising
is the chief industry and if al
the hens in the little city and its
Immediate environs we're to
form one huge composite hen,
this gigantic fowl would weigh
more than 235 tons. Eight hum
dred thousand of the fowls are
White Leghorns, and almost
every one who has an acre or
two of land raises chickens on
an. extensive scale. For the
stAdent of poultry raising on
large basis, Petaluma affords a
unique and profitable study.
The city supplies mere than
one-half the poultry and eggs
used in California and it sends a
great quantity of eggs and chilled
fowls to the East, as we'll as to
, the Hawaiian Islands and TO the
Philippines, AS a producer of
breakfast foods PetaIuma is
yival of Battle Creek, and this
breakfast food is all the product
OF the American hen. Along
with its giant chicken business,
Petaluma boasts of the largest
incubator factory in the world
and there are more incubator
rnanufac tories in Petaluma than
in. any single city. One sees
thousands of cases in Petaluma
and thousands of wire chicken
crates. Signs a n o II c i G
"Poultry Feed" and Poultry
Supplies" are conspicuous.
Petaluma is a cash town. It's
merchants pay spot cash for al.
farm products, from a dozen
eggs, or a hundred cases, to {
thousand tons of hay. This is
because eggs are perishable
The poultry business has been Z
gold mine for financial stagna
ton. 1t has fixed business on ;
cash basis. The hens of Petalu
ma consume over $3.50, 900 worth
Of prepared feed each year
Those within a radius of four
teen miles eat So, 800 approx
imately) worth of feed. Their,
are within the radius 1850, OOO
fowls.
On April % Petaluma com
mission merchants paid $3.50
cash for eggs; and for the wee
ending March 81 they paid OF
SIS, $50 for poultry products, nc
including direct shipments
which would increase the amour
TO SIS, 900 for the week Petalu
ma is thirty-six miles from Sa
Francisco.
A great portion of IT'S poultr
trade is done with this city. Tw
stern. wheel steamers, the Col
and the Napa City, make dali
trips and thirty eight sailn
vessels assist in carrying egg:
The Gold and Napa City carr
on an average throughout tn
year from 500 to 700 cases G
eggs, each case containing fror
thirty to thirty six dozen eggs
Besides this, they are oftel
loaded down to the water line b,
additional chicken crates. Some
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-30

feed one thousand chickens up to
the profitable laying point. The
big poultry rancher buys his
feed by the carload; he sells the
stray feathers, the empty egg
shells from the incubators and
the guano. The sale from all Of
these make an appreciable re-
duction in running expenses.
The egg shells alone are worth
S1.60 bushel,
There are nine establishments
IN Petaluma which pack eggs
and chill dressed poultry so that
it may be shipped a long dis
lance. The hen in Petaluma is
too dignlfied and valuable
creature to devote her time to
Matching chicks All she has to
do is to keep on laying until the
end of the third year, when she
is sold for marketable purposes.
The duties of maternity are all
performed by cubators and
brooders, and on some big pOul-
try ranches near Petaluma one
will find a half dozen incubators
and brooder houses, all filed
with chicks. Small balls of down
from the incubator or little white
wild chirping creatures that
swarm TO the other side of the
brooder house in alright the
moment a strange voice sounds
within.
There are always a Der Of
cats on every chicken ranch to
keep the ranch free from rats
and other vermin. One sees
very few ROSTERS in Petaluma,
it being generally considered a
useless expense to keep many of
them the year round. Young
frying males bring SOC whole
sale; hens bring Csc and Soc at
eight and ten weeks, Young
frys. if well grown, bring zoe.
These prices are the very lowest,
The winter and early spring
eggs have sold at soc a dozen.
Good spring frys have brought
75c for all that could be pro-
duced and this undressed, for
none of the poultry rancbers in
the Petaluma district ever dress
their poultry. This is all done
by shippers and commission
houses. Thousands of crates of
live chickens are sent to San
Francisco.
! On large chicken ranch the
chickens are moved to a new
plot of ground every 3 months.
The running" ground is divid-
ed into four plots, two of the
plots being grass runways and
two being gravel. After the
chicks have been moved from
one runway it is ploughed and
sown to grass, alfalfa or kale. AT
the end OF three months this has
sufficiently grown 10 allow the
fowls plenty greens while the
gravel runway having lain idle is
now perfectly sanitary.
The climate of Petaluma ap.
pears to be suited to the most
vigorous growth. Ordinary fowl
ailments are almost unknown on
a we'll conducted ranch. Pet
aluma is but seventeen miles
from Santa Rosa, where is loca
ted the experiment farm Of
Luther Burbank, the great plant
breeder and hybridizer. The
success with all varities OF
plants from every quarter of the
globe can be grown is indicative
of the vigor of fowl life.
Not all persons are equally
successful. l met an old German
rancher, Mr.. Shredder, who
lives on the outskirts of Peta-
lima. STARTING with a very small
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-30
Wilder Goes TO Minneapolis.

Evansville, Ind, Sept. p Percy
Wilder, of this city, who pitched for
the Cairo team of the x. /. T.
league last seasons has been signed
by the Minneapolis team of the
American Association for next sea-
son. He was one of the star twirl.
ers OF the X. l. T. League. His
brother, Dick Wilder, lives at Ash.
land, Ky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-30
NOTICE!

The people of Christian county,
KY, will take notice that the Fiscal
Court OF said county will meet at
their usual and customary place of
meeting, In the city of Hopkinsville,
county of Christian and state of
Kentucky, on Tuesday the 18th day
of October, 1904, for the purpose of
issuing new county refunding bonds
to be sold tor the purpose of obtain
ing money with which to pay off all
outstanding bonds against said
county, of issue July 1st, 1897,
amounting to S8l 900, and which
said bonds were issued to refund a
then existing railroad bonded debt
of 100000 and which said original
bonds were Of date July LIST, 1867.
The terms and conditions OF said
new bonds will be fixed and de-
termined by said Fiscal Court at
said time and place.
Done by order of the Christian
County Fiscal Court, made this day.
This September End, 1904.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-30

Terrible plaques, those itching,
Fostering diseases of the skin. Put
an end to misery. Doans Ointment
cures. At any drug store.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-30

Bond w. - rowler.
Con1n,is S, G. Buckner,
s;nnars w. T. Williamson,
o. H. Anderson.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
Hcguiffed at WeiSeT.

Former County Attorney W..
D. Loveioy of Weiser, was ac-
quilted on the charge of embez-
Element in the district court
Tuesday. This ends the case
that has agitated the people OF
Washington county for q year
past. Mr.. Loveioy was elected
county attorney of Washington
county at last election. Shortly
afterward he disappeared, and
then the charge OF enlightenment
was instituted against him. He
was removed from Office by the
commissioners, and another
county attorney chosen. lie re-
turned voluntarily last fall, and
stood trial with the result above
stated.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

Last night 25 person. who
from reasons personal or other
wise nre dissatisfied with the
nominees cf the citizens Ticket.
met over BaIlantyne 4 Dee j
store. ind selected five men to
vote for Mt Tuesdays election.
4 representative OF the HERALD
who intended being present was
notified that the meeting WAS to
be behind closed doors, and his
absence was requested with the
assurance TINT If heaftegnpted to
attend there would be IL rough
house sam BnIIantyne was 6e-
lected chairman, and DIR. William
~on secretary. r. +. bridges.
who has sold his lumber yard
here and will remove to Nofus
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

There WIS q big sensation h
l~essillel lnda when ". "A. Brown,
u that place, who was rxpec.
ted 70 die had his life saved by
Pr. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption He wrltesl II
endured ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from
Asthma, but your New Discovery
gave me Immediate relief and
soon thereafter effected q com.
plete cure Similar cures oi
CONSUMPTION. Pneumonia. llfon-
clitls end Grip arr numetdns.
lt's the peerless remedy for all
throut and lung troubles. Price
5Oc and ~ guaranteed by &. NJ.
Kirkpatrick K TO-. druggists
Trial bottles frt'e.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
Talks on irrigation.

j. II, Lowell was in Parma
Tuesday IN connection with the
proposed Boise. l'ayctte govern,
ment irrigation project, Mr..
Lowell stated that the recon.
mendntions q the irrigation
committee had been forwarded
% Washington and approved by
Mr.. Newell, nnd we're now IN the
hands oithe Interior department.
lie felt confident that the petit
tlon would be allowed, and that
the construction would begin he.
fore the end Of the season.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

old landmark, having been erec-
ted by John NJ. Ross. one OF our
Oldest pioneers, about 30 years
ago.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

G. II. FaiTman, formerly sta
tion agent ut this place, passed
through Parma Monday route
to State Center, Iowa, to visit
his parents. Mr.. Fairman since
leaving Parma has been located
lat Tacoma. He states that tn
coma IL very prosperous at the
present time, and presents a
good field for Investment. Sir.
Fairman expects TO return from
the east about April Is, and
will visit Parma on his return.
Ills parents will accompany him
back to Idaho, and take up their
residence at New Plymouth.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
Old Landmark Gone.

The old log house that stood
on the south bank of the Boise
river a mile south Of town, was
burned Sunday night 1t is not
known how the fire originated,
as the building was unoccupied,
but It Is supposed that some one
built fire in the old fireplace
and failed to extinguish it before
leaving, and chat the building in
some way caught fire with the
result stated. The house was On
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

II i said that AT IIarbin tn,
lsecple are figuring that the wal
het ,lapnn and Russin vii
last 20 years. This illustrates
the 4 terence between the Rus
sian and Japanese character
kmssl has started III to Absorb
Niaclaaria, II she does not ac,
con III her object IN thi- gener
alton tie win IN tile next. The
was sh Japan Ii only I'm Incl
delS ia her scheduled plans. lien
rouF has been marked out fol
vests aud she viii follow II to
the end. Tho policy OF THE cznrs
has ieIl unchanged for genera.
iioh4 IL has been one Of civil
zatgsn andexpansion. Their on,
ward mnrch has never been
phs 4. They have gone FOR
wnrH quietly but Professionally,
avoiding war when possible
lnee lag Il when necessary, but
nlv x~ gaining their ultimate
OBI Jnpan II following a new
polly. Tier success Ia the war
Wlih hina has fired the volatile
ma lnse 81 her subjects with zeal
foF 0sw conqupst-. She viii beat
en- her enthusiasm against the
lron will Of Rnssia, and IN the
ems gelinquiSIl forever her new.
born ambition To- I've world
poNer. Japan Is just now re-
rfaTlng q great deal OF mis-
placed sympathy from the peo-
ple of the United States. OF al
slie nations ~ the earth, the
only one to which we owe a debt
Of gratitude u Rus~in. The
knowledge Of this should bring d
blush Of shnmc to the cheek 81
erarv American citizen whenever
he expresses Il desire for the sue.
TESS q Japan IA thi- struggle.
Resides this the ilus-ian@ ore OF
our own race and our own relig-
ion, ties which should strength.
IN beyond an Others, oue wishes
for their success
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02


i. NJ Grace, Of the Herals
force, spent the week III Boise.
| Frank Hawkes. was a Caldwell
visitor Wednesday.
| A. II. Lang wax d Boise visi
tor Tuesday.
| Clarence Mitchell spent sunda,
| IN Caldwell.
4. ]. Hun was up from River
side Thursday
For bread, pies and cakes, call
At Mrs. Shipley's.
Miss Mabel Stewart went to
Boise Wednesday.
Mrs. w. NJ. Reinenaer returned
Thursday from a visit to Moths.
II. II. Boone and VI. j. Devers.
Of Caldwell, were in the city sun
day.
Geo. X. Allen returned to Boise
Wednesday evening after spend
ing a few days in Parma.
Mrs. Platt, mother Of our rust.
ling lumber dealer, IT. G. Platt,
visited her son here Sunday.
Mrs. Il. G. Lively and daughter
came down from Boise Sunday
10 remain for the summer.
Mrs. G. w. platt, of Ontario,
spent Sunday with her son, Fred
Platt, OF the Adams Lumber Co.
Mrs. Green and Mrs. Bell. of
Caldwell, were the guests OF Mrs.
A. II. Lang Monday.
Asa Andrews was In the city
from Lemp Monday for the pur-
pose OF purchasing some farm
machinery.
Mrs. Howard Sebree, of Cald-
well, Is spending a few days on
the farm near l.annnn Spur.
w y. Citizens, editor OF the
Nyssa Progress, was In the city
Thursday. MIR. Citizens is pub
fishing bright paper at our sis
tertown across the Snake.
DR. J. A. Anthony, who spent
several weeks in Parma last fall,
died ut Boise last Saturday OF
pneumonia. llls remains were
shipped to Streator ILL.,, for in
terment.
Mrs. Thomas Burns. Of Notus,
who has been quite i'll for several
weeks, has improved consider.
ably in health, and was brought
to Parma Thursday by Mr.. Rein.
emer, at whose house she will re.
mann for sonic time, Mrs. Burns
stood the trip remarkably well
considering her. age and physical
condition.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

Notice + hereby gisen that thu nm
nuai election Of Che Village u Parma
Canyon Co, Idalio, win be hell on Ia,
first TUESDAY ln April, 1901 Al m,
ground floor Of the odd Fellows Han a.,
the rurlufe 81 eieciing t,p Ir,lssaes
each for tie term Of one vear, M,
polls viii DC rtwn frcm A. n. nhtil
n M.
The Registrar appointed 10 s.,ei.e ,j..
registrations n electors Of tht VILLAGE. i
7; y Davis at shc business hm-e ~
kirkpatrick y Cos as f0llew-i leg,s'
sfatipns vii I've mudc every Satnr,lav H..
tween shc hours of 3 o'tiock q, m, n,d 4
o'clovh T. n. aid between the honr. ~
p M ard = n nj. between the frs, M,
following The election proclamation ~
and including the last saturlaf new
l'reced,nS the said election ami ~ am
other 'luy said Registrar snat b. imn5 4.
ms plate 40 reViSiratioin
Dated Marsh ~, ia0i.
"a i 4. FISK
Vhsifuan II Ruafsl - Trns.e,.,
2 II ssaasss, tiptk,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

Tie new Turkish cruiser Me
idle in fall lighting trim, viii
stars and crescent floating ron
tue mizxulma-t. left Cramps the
other day for constnntinople.
manned BY an American-shippea
'rew Meanwhile the American.
built Retzisai lies aground Mt
Port Arthur but still thuuders
rom it guns defiance to Japan.
Turk Russ and Jap nre treated
alike a. American shipvards
when II comics 70 an order Tor a
'nan-os.war.--New York Tribune,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

sATa Rpay. ArgIk. = 1909


THE cils election viii bs hold
t Tuesday. Five trustees
h. elected to conduct the az
~ 81 he municipality for the
St two years. There II one
sgIstesl iicket III | lle field, md that
fains the nalaes "a the present
rd, This ticket viii W. elected
large majority, 1lley have
IN sss d conservative, capable
administration, and ourcitizenS
viii approve their work by elect
illg them io another term. Some
opposition has appeared from d
lew Who are opposed toauything
hi the nntnre Of progressive
administration, but their oppo-
sision finds little encouragement
from the great majority Of eiti-
IONS. and our present board sill
~ II elected by d handsomeyote.
Today il tho last day on which
you can register. Ii you have
not tended TO this, do 10 to-
day aud then come out 20 the
poll Tuesday and vote the Citi-0
aenr lcket straight,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

FAnNA, Idaho, March 2, 1904
Notice i hereby vlsrn that " n mpets
ing q The tlrevtorsl held on the TN dus
Of Marchl 1904, an assessment N ~.,.
enty-tiNc cents rer share WAS levied M
ON the outstanding Capital Stock Il the
Corporation, payable on thu lith DIV ~
April, lslt4, to ". u. Mitchell rccrrlarv
rarina, Idaho, ANY stock upon which
assessment remains unisald On the iii
day uf April. 1901, Wilt ~ tpliputent
and Advertised ior sale nj public auction
and Unless PAYMENT n mad. lefnrc'
viii be sold on'the second ,iav IL Nav.
1904, 10 ray the delinquent assessment
together With Goats tif ADVERTISING and
expense Of sale,
W \, MlrirrtL.
d-ls-4t Secretary, Parma, Idaho
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02
Makes a Clean Sweep.

There's nothing like doing a
thing thoroughly OF all the
Salves you ever heard of, Buck,
lens Arnica Salve IL the best. II
sweeps away and cures Burns,
Sores, Bruises, Cuts, Boils, III.
GERS, Skin Eruptions and Piles.
IL is only 25c, and guaranteed to
give satisfaction by G. NJ, Kirk.
patrick & Co, druggists.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

Immediately after the election
was the principal director. and
VIM Westgnte, who holds u home.
stead about two miles north OF
town, was an able second.
The meeting selected A. II.
Stewart, j n. Leigh, w. Nj.
Reinemer II III. stockton and
Tom Martin, Mr.. Ilelnelner was
not present, and had nothing To
do with the proceedings. He and
stewart rre on the Citizens
ticket Mr. Leigh isa prominent
church member, and wns placed
on the ticket 10 catch the WON.
ems vote, He would make Il
good trustee were il not for the
fnct thut he intends 70 remove
70 Oregon soon, Mr. Stockton
was placed ON the slate for the
reason that he has five votes in
his Iamily TINT the antls wtnted
to control, About the balance
OF the slate we draw the mantle
OF charity. Mr., Furnham = name
was considered, but he war not
considered a safe man. as they
might not at an thurs be able to
control his vote il he we're elected
The meeting was attended hv
every PERSON III the city Who Is
opposed to progress and an or
derby town,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

II Boi-e's new bah teani comes
nnywhere nesf filing the b;ll d
'nofal aertitude THAI ths States.
min eiear4 thar With. tl,e,, IN.
dsr'} l'eassp', moi Boise should
be theiF Iis;sis.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

x mile nom Parma, Good 4
fooni ho.ise iodhq bearing.
orhaiti Two COWS and three
lleah 81 hi,i.~es 90 With tho fafm.
t'aesbdli paAh baiuuce e.lrs pnv.
iasdts
EAFts & I.ATG.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-02

| have q good piano that | de-
sire to trade for Il horse and d
COW IL, T, CANNON, Parma,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-30
MAINE FRATERNITIES.

Grand Deputy w. II. Nelson of Pos
Ton was i'll Portland this week. for I'll,
purpose of organizing a colored lodge
OF Masons. Several months ago q clut
was organized for the purpose of rnaro.
ing its membership into the lodge n,
sucn time as the charter was secured
ne organization is to be known as St
Phillips lodge, No. -. Its member
Shlp IS composed of colored men from
different parts of the State.
A new Rebekah lodge Of the I. o.
y. F. was Instituted at Old Orchard
recently under most suspicious cir
cunstances by the grand officers Of
Maine. The new lodge will be known
as Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge. No. 112.
lie lteDtkah degree was eXemplified in
line shape by the degree staff of Evan
%eiinc kcbekah Lodge. No. 7. of Ridde-
ford. The new lodge starts out with 80
chllter members and excellent pros-
poets for large gains in the future.
Few men in Maine are more closely
identified with the secret orders than is
William II. Douglas of Lisbon Falls.
He Is grand commander of the Golden
Cross. vice grand of Worumbo lodge of
Odd Fellows. past Sachem of the Lis
bon Falls tribe of Red Men, worthy
master of Sagadahoc Grange, Master
of Ancient York lodge of Masons,
treasurer of the Lisbon Falls Com
nandery of the Golden Cross, past
patron of Pioneer Chapter Order of the
Eastern Star, a member of Star OF the
East lodge n. f. o. p. and past master
OF Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-30
All Over the
State.

Bath is doing quite business this
spring in building pleasure boats for
out of town parties which will be pro-
PEELED by either steam, gasolene or
sails
1t has been discovered at Old Orch
ard that a number of the cottages
which have been unoccupied during the
winter have been broken into and
robbed since they We're closed last
season.
In Pennington a unique plan has
been adopted. that of having families
plant trees upon the common. Quite a
number of these family trees have al
ready been planted and will be cared
for by the families they represent.
Mrs. Sara Lowe, of South Addison.
aged, a years, has, during the past
winter spun the yarn and knit Is pairs
of mems mittens, 16 pairs of stockings
and 6 pairs OF children's long legged
stockings. beside doing the homework
for her family of four people.
The ladies of the Old South church
Harrington have adopted novel plan
to secure u new carpet for the audience
room. A little booklet is being passed
around among the members and at
PENDANTS. in which he or she agrees to
pay for cleaning and carpeting one
pew. The plan seems to be meeting
with success thus far
The two boys of Edward Evans of
Monroe. Chester. aged 13. and Ernest,
aged Il, during the absence of their
father. went into the woods and cut
and hauled fifteen cords of wood and
have the most of it fitted for the stove
They used a pair of horses to do the
hauling. One year ago they cut. hauled
and fitted for the stove, 10 cords.
1t is not often nowadays that the old
homestead remains in the possession of
the same family for several gener-
ations. but there is a notable exception
i'll West Freeman. The farm owned
| and occupied by George Brown has
been in the possession of the Brown
family for hundred years, and no
land has been sold from it by any of
| the successive owners.
The theatres are always we'll
| patronized no matter how poor other
business is" said a Lewiston travelling
man the other day Il was down in
| Bath this week and storekeeper told
| me of a family who went to their
grocer and got an order of soap which
they had charged. They then took the
soap and peddled ii out and took the
money and went to the theatre
| Members Of a family who reside on n
farm near Riddeford, with the aid of
others, are making quiet hunt for $500
in silver and bills which the father OF