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a TRUE STORY
OF TWO BEARS
BERTHE AND McKIVOR..
~. 't4F fyvTA DIN ulIoh II 5l-lE7 t-4ki =.

on a Beautiful country place uot,, far
from Richmond, were two pet bears,
wf1oss names were, Nick lvor5 and Beptis,tiS
! When they were cubs they We're very
playful and would roll themselves Nh
fr,tn a. big black woolly hall,
HThen Bertie would rush up a. trees that
had been put In their. quarters, and hlc-
Kivor would shyly creep uni behinds iat'
and catch hold OF her foot and pull her
After getting her DOWN. al little, way,
he would let SO, and up she would go
again. Again he would go after her.
IT was very amusing to the owner, who
Would watch them from his Windows,
Y Cl,o BE Continued I. ut
ELLA NJ. LI1IBlEGER,
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or the path tina t reach to school,
Water stands. little pool;
Stepping high. across We pass; +.
And sec our faces In a glass.
Muddy, though our feet may be,
We are glad the drops to- see,s
aging welcome. merry rain,
i Do not fail too come again! ss
Cities may not Ike tho rain:
Farmers smile when they complaint:
Knowing well that for the wheat, *
Barley, corn and hay fields sweet.
Rain must fall on many days
So we sing our song Of praise;
Saying welcome. merry rain,
DO not fall to come again.
n. n. GARY.
9Wakema, King William county, Va.
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TTFE SETTLEMENT 5s3
OF JAMESTOWN,

s en- tile 18th Of April. 1907. tho ships came
into the mouth OF the chesapeake, Bay.
3Thescapes through viii CHI they passed We're 3
Princes Henry and Charles, the sons OF
James T. Into the bay flowed q gbroa9
river called james. The settlers s g Ne
/ ed on 4, peninsula O, whic Is now an Island
Tor, the north side, Of the river, and mere
abeean the settlement OF James town.
! This was the real beginning OF tho Ems
Srisfl colonies In America. :,
BY Jessie. HELEN WALTON.,
i Pcnrith, Cumberland county, Va
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began to think that hc had kidrapped
her SON She, went o,it and got policemen
md started out to find tho baker. BY Tie;
time they found fiiri about d hundred
people had Joined them. - 2 \.
They ran after the baker, up street and
down street. over hills, through the woods
and Yards, until at last The baker rea ched
tJohnny's iotrc, stopped and held up the
puppy.
April fool" cried tho baker; April
foo, cried johnny, as he poked Ills head
out Of the dog house, and all Joined In q
hearty laugh.
II. LUCY f3EvER1DtiE I.JA1iE, Il
80 BoilIrgbrook ST. Petersburg, Va.
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THE MooRE's CHRISTMAS.
/ ff.nnt,n,,ed and ended,

(Continued and e1lded.)
q There was a. loud knocking It the! dior.
Mrs. Moore called Henry are told, nm
to 60 and see who 1t was. When henry
with q large box. which he said was
for Mrs. Moore aud the children, and
that he would see them In the morning.
They opened the box and round All
Mrs. Moore could not imagine who
sent them. but when the gentleman came
next morning she found twas her brother
who had gone to sea so many years ago
He told her he had plenty OF money
and had come nome to- take care OF her
and the children So they had nice
Christmas after all q.
CThe end) X
LOUISE NORMA ROYADL.
T. S14 West Grace Street. City.
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WHEN LITTLE
BROTHERS SORRY

When little brother sorfy, s:,s$
At f1rstahe pouts awhile. 4.
And then about his dimpied mouth t
There grows "a tiny smile III
He looks at sister sidewise
And creeping Gerry near. ;i@
He offers her his rocking horse, IL
The toy he holds most dear
But sIsteF shakes her ,Ie5 iaxsn hsqsi
nv knife? My candy lion?
iL,ves only had one bite!) N
You won have any toys ut al
Z why. then. TIL give you this
Because, You see. In sorry,
SO sfster, take a kiss GUS. .,z y. -.3f
Selected y$DORA WHISKY.
hi 3O5 College Street, city
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THE scHooLRooM CLOCK.

Il 4 wan made In Massachusetts, ana I laid
i an a shelfSa long time. Alas, q man came
and took we away, was hung on the
wall III a large school room, 29lmade out
springs, so u can tell time. II llnYo got
pendulum that works, backwards and
forwards. r can say tick and I can tell
NY face. / can see 't he, children Studying
their lessons and some Of them are play
Ing while they ought to be studying their
lessons. The children go. home at two
O'clock and am by myself untilsth next
morning. ~, ]. /, IL.
BY RUTH STANsBuEsY
Mo Randolph Street. Richmond, Va.
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A HAPPY CHANGE.
nv Mr I, c,AL1scH.S

/ Down iii the dirty, dlngy streets Of
Iii tv' loo. nut, where there lived an old
woman. she had TO, sew and knit to make
her living. One Christmas night soIne-
one left q little baby. Mrs. Cunning Was
OF pleasure she lifted the babe and carried
1T in THO house. She saw the baby was
!sone rich. persons chiId, fora gold loeket,i
with tho words. Alice Dagner, on II
hung at its neck. She started whom she
saw IT. for the name of her married
daughtertwns Alice DaEner. She knew.
that was her grandchild. ~
TO be- continually "
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( JACK, RABBIT.

rho first thing ean remember about
myself was When was tiny lt ans
.b Irat6 and my mother. When grew
large. = had to find my OWL food. one
morning whom the. snow was on the
4 II saw the ciitest little house, wont in
and no sooner was ! in the llauseS than,
the door fell with a bang. I was dread
fully scared ~ last heard fpasstaPs
was q little girl. When she saw now
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md / would like to see flowers gain.
have planted some cftysanthet1tir
hyaainths and pansles I am going to
the unwilling OF ths rdonusTert at Anpo..
will write you all about my trip when
come back / think Mary NJ. Pratt writes
splendid poetry. She lives about eight
miles from my honlet and know her
very we'll. Your little friend,
LOUISE HARRISON M'CRAW.
ArderaonX Vile. Va. VIZ .a.L
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OUR FLAGS,

The nnyys flag. Is the Union Jack
y IT files from the bow Of the boat;
Our Stars and Stripes must float. "
The Union Jack lis royal bluc,
With Il Stan for Every State,
And when these clustered stars we view,
We know why We are, great
\ GLAnENCE EPPEs BCYKlN,
10l7 w, Main Street. Richmond. Va,
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THE PUZZLE
DEPARTMENT.
Acr,ostH.

Ny FIRST ID, IN. arrow Gtso fIF, sparrow.
Ny second - inS perch, BUT not IN Birch.
4 NY third II in rain, but not in pain. j
q w fourth IL In in but not In BEEN.
Ny fifth Isl III Letter but rot IN better
Ny sixth is III folly bat no e irt Molly.
& NJ, seventh is In 1nooI a!No In spoon.
My ciglltt&is I'M brook also in look.
Ny ninth is IN loaus but noe I'M moan.
whole Is al certain day on which, We
have some fun and play. D,
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scared q was she let me go.i Away ram.
rgstoppinga until I came to the house
3of the Fairy. q "a skeds her to grant me,
one wish She said & she would. Then
& Ii said cast spell over me SO can't any
thing get me. She said SO and get a,
piece OF pary1ey5 and. boil 1T and. put a
drop on your car and you shall Pc free.
BESSIE aIsICHARDSON.
stra 1leysv}1In wa .Ss,3E yt f.ylFag,
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MY THEN.

NY birthday Is on the 9th Of May, and
my grandmother gave me a ssmal chicken
for q present. It grew to he very large
he. Then r set, her ON fifteen OF her own
eggs, She lived to sec some OF her chick
ems grown and tfIen died, after having
suffered q long; time, =, =, . s
Richmond, va.
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NOTHING BUT "A BABY,

Nothing but baby. sweet and small
Nothing but a baby, with eyes 30 blue;
Nothing but q baby. with heart so true.
Nothing but baby with curls SO bright,
1t came to our house ono moonshlncy
Mother thinks it's sweet and father does.
fg@ too;
ge al KaHY tha s tsE aSe antea fTas
Scottspiiie. Va. Age O. years
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THE WEEKS
PRIZE WINNERS

Emily q. Hall, 22ts West Main Street,
partnent.
Minnie A. Pearson. PesrIsburu, Va, fSr
Drawing.
4 Marion Alter, 3i4 south Pine Street, city,
for Short story. ate
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MY RAG DOLL.

They have Kicked me under the sofa,
The baby g. been chewing my hand,
The dogs and the cats all claw me,
And 4 never know where Twill land.
They throw me around in the attic,
TIiey. mot any care of mo take,
TITS good for me I'm not china,
re L was I am sure would break.
r guess it's good thing for, me
That 7 haven't a single bone,
4 Nor china face, nor a. curly wig,
Nor thsf things most other dolls own.
There's Jumbo. baby's rag elephant,
G met him the other day;
And r g1less we will both run away.
. BY ELIZABETH REID,
% E, Canal Street.
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MEDAL WINNERS
FOR MARCH.

Miss Jessie A. Raid, Of Radford, Va.
Master James Cecil, eos East Grace
Street, city.
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Dear Editor,--1 send IN ono story and
my teacher and went ont walking and
found some dafrodiix. They were grow
Ing in the yard OF an old house. 2 am
lust learning to write on The typewriter.
and 1 thought would write you a. letter
on It. We have lots, Of vtoiets and hya-
'clnths. The other day papa went to a
sale and he bought four cows Their
names are Cherry, Tafry, Lady Glare
and Arayd ay. 1, think james Cecil's story
"On the warpath'' IL fine. Louise Ken
ncdy writes lovely stories. One Of your
members. Julia Harrison, lives near me.
She is my first cousin. / must close.
Your member i
Bessie M. RICHARDSON,
sSbItt Il51gi.Ta7 ~ 7'1I{ rro l1ovsvi1e VA "
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Answers.

!. because we must all give 1t up.
2. When its sUidterst are all in quarters
4 3. Becauses II she isn't we'll stamped the
mails (lnales)S won't have her 5l
. 4 Because ~ Yankee Doodle" do CYan-
kec Dude III dob. 55a5 A "A
f S. Two lips ltultps).
WILLIAM DAVIS
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,,,t,. !, ~. ,fJn,ss. f,Isnatr j, I.

Editor Of The Times. Dlspstcfi.
Dear Es1ftor,--Ts will writes to YOU as l
have not written for sorrfe time. II you
have taken my r1aIne of the roll please
put IL on again. have NOT, forgotten tile
club. read tho ciIildreTs page every
Sunday. { am very glad 70 see Tue oinp
like to 60 to SCHOOL very much. Entlo5ed
please find some conundruns, which
hope r Will sell sss In next Sunday 8 paper,
X they are not. too late. Your member
z i5s w1LLlE ROGERS.
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Lock BOX a04, G0rdof,svIlle, Va

Dear Esiftor,--T received the badge wif4ci1
you sent me and appreciates IL vefy much.
II would have thanked YOU nefore this,
that haven't had tirnes ENCLOSED you II
lind Il drawing and a, pieces OF poetry,
which hope you VII publish.
remain yours
IS d. Canal Street, city.
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Answers


1. Because Il IS always Dublin
5(dubling). IN \. n s
2. NVheeIbarrow.s48 s 53.zg
Mo- 3. In the d ar IA 81 3s
"A. When It begging ,tos shoot.
"a s. The word g''alId.. w Z
y 6. When 1t issturned& into a field.l5
4. For every grain they give peck.
9. Because 1t has a spring IN 1t.
E TO- "A barrel.iB -, }85
s IL Watch. III 1.3
II Because It's sun (son) never sets.
ID. An orphan. ri
q MaxMelton. va
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Fine is the work OF Miss Mamie Bristow.
And Payson Bruce keeps the club on
And Percy Iandranl. a fnes artist is he.
Doing his best for tho 7, d. g. G.
r. w. "A lien, he Is all right.
And Miss L. Kennedy Is Just out OF sight;
James Cecil he Is a writer3tf fine,
And Miss Lucy Leake can please YOU
every time.
There's Albert Z. Jeff1eys. he has a skill
And tor the i. .. G. 6. he does the, best
aie can =
IA very interesting fairy tale Miss Fire
X sheets has begun;
beautifully done.
And best Of all, our editor,
A fine. fellow Is he;
And now iii close with bestswishes
Tor the jolly T. d. c.. c.
h NJ ia FRANK B. ROBERTS, Jr
Il Chase CITY. Va. !s
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Editor Children'a pnEc,

Editor Ch1ldrgna PnS6. .
Ing, which hope you will publish. You
said some time ago that you wanted orlgi-
nal work. no matter how simple IL may
be. sent you some original puzEles and
see this IN tho paper. Yours truly,
z. LOUISE SUTTON.
r. =. D. No !, RIO VISTA va.
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.7;,si KATIE Ford.
{ 800 North NIneteentl1 Street. City.

.3a Dear EdItor-I am certainly glad to,
see our club getting. larger every week,
and more interesting fds to- am ashamed
now. but have just not had tile time to-
hope will escape the waste basket. Lam,
going to see IL / can't get some more,
members, and then = think that you
\ to write to youaand tell you what T. did
have to leave Of here. L as I, lnven't any
more news to tells ~ =
~ ss'2' HEsTle HOBsON,
3 Government Road, City.
p. s.-Send me badge. #
Dear Editor,-I am so much obliged to
YOU for putting my story In the paper. /
am so glad that spring, Is coming: T think
that lam always ready for EACH season
that comes, Each one brngs more pleas,
Spring I'm BEST Best Think that the pictures or
drawings are better than they have ever
been, ! hope that MISS Louise !,. kennedy
large book that am pnsting pictures,
stories and puzzles of tho II. D. G. g. In.
/ hope you will put tho story that
send IL ann ne yopp apinittitll member.
49, sALLIE M. JEFFRIEs.
Botha, Fauquler9 county. Va.
Editor Of Tho Times-D Dispatch:
y Dear Slr,-I received my prize to-day,
and appreciate IT, more than can tell;
EVERYONE, THINKS IS loye ny ap havo s tnid
could be pleased no better than to have
one given me. BY this mall l send ny
TT hs were taken only about three weeks
Yours truly, ,,,,,, :, A,xn
petersburg. Va,
Dear Mr.. Editor.-It has been quite q
while since ! nave ~, nag q, ne m pless hut i 4
assure you that 1t. Is not because have
lost interest in It's members No one has
enjoyed reading the letters more thar !,
haven't missed da sro' n, st tho ro Ii
honor every week since the new year be-
gan, and ii has taken hard study. both
1T school and at night. am SO gag t ths
birds during the cold; weather, Numbers
OF them came and ate withfour cilickens,
must tell you ours experience VIII q
dear little bird during the oola Wea.he,F :,
tho stable. He brought II to- the house,
and after 1t thawed out u Flew a 70, y.
contnnted and happy, and ilts nearby q
bread crumbs. We Intended setting II
free Az soon as tho cold spell was oyer,
but one morning when we went Int the;
dining-room we found I, de s,i nhuer Lna
siaeboarti, we no doubt killed ~ with
md buried 1t, MY little sister and form-
ed IL sad little funeral procession. since
tho weather ia warmer, the birds are re-,
turning from their winter homes and are
making the air merry With their music.
y aouf 'Ns's ELLEN MOORE,
ig Gordonsyllle, va.
Dear Mr. Edltoy,--f send YOU the end Of
my continued story this week, am SO
glad spring has come, for am tired OF
the cold winds ana SHOWS Of the winter,
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4 Dear Editor Of The 4. .. G. C.-I am
d, little girl Of six. am very much, In
iterestcd in your good paper. I hear M iss
Rives's Tales from Dickens. read with
could hear them Z hope sh4 will CONTINUES
those stories from great authors. trhis
is my first letter. NezAs give me tS q
badge. 4.
KATHEE1NE T. ROUZlEs
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RUTH OLIVER,
Buckingham,
Answers,

He carried the goose over first. and left
ire fox with the corn, then went back
after the fox. landed hint, but. carried the
Eoosef back with him, and took; the corn
ACROSS aud left tt. with tfIe fox, and then
went back after the goose Z.
zss sa G BY EVELYN e. DYKE
No: 293 w. Queen Shrets Hampton va 4
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

There was once a curious old Chinese,
Whose name was Hookee-NF ookee-NFee;
Never al man was so fond as lie.
So very remarkably fond OF tea!
AT last Z thissqueer old chinamnn
Had avery peculiar kind OF fad -
That he Wasi a. teapot, he made. no doubt
And lhe called. to his friends IDS. to- pour him
s"Will nobody pour mo out, say2
For, oh dear, me, I'm boiling away:
And tea is spollt il it's left, to- stand,
But be careful. do or you'll burn your
lrand.''
Truly, indeed. 1t was sad to see
The Whimsical ways Of that old Chinese,
For when it was time to go to bed
lie planted himself on the hob instead.
EDDIE H. SMITH,
Mo- Coz N. Fourth ST.. Richmond. va.
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Gordonsyllle, va.

Dear Mr. EdItor,--l send You the end of
my continued story this week, l am SO
glad spring has come, for ] am tired OF
the cold winds and SHOWS Of the winter
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Dear Editor,-Ass re- hos been q long
time since have written I Will try TO
write only al short Letter tins week.
Since I last wrote Z favea been SICK. :. !.
have NOT been, able to speak aloud Tor
four weeks. r. had grip and It settled N
my throat and 4 can't talk. Nov. yo ,tt
know how sad it ~ to! SEES all the otnei
is.en = ~ them ana: III can't speak word
But Il Il am happy and cheerful. feel
THAT Il Will some day. have my speech es:a
again e hope the dttorS ana. al Il, me ne
MEM i,estM Win prxyt for me- But please
dnnttS think ID ann dtscouraged.3 forNl am
not. How glad Il am TO- welcome. gentle
snringt again. Please don't let. my q. letI
f,nre' ~ a,sf,s nv letterfi1 Sunday 81 papeT
IL ber To- remain. your little rne.nber
: 90, = 2 - - Hattie Il SCRUGGS.
Norwood, Nelson ounty,#5V 9"
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letters e rom
The Children
Dear sh,-Enc,osed you will find a

r.
4 Dear Sir, Enclosed you will find q;
drawing Of some rabbits, and hope to-
see them; in your paper. r received my
prize last week and thank you ever so
much for It and your kindness Yesteriuy
q went to- see my tlaa friend She was
cd me To write for her to get q. badge.
h she thought allsof ours Swer ESQ NICE. VIII
4 you SO send her a. adge?f & kf1Ow she
NIL nice sterief !, Fer name is
VIII also find some drawings by my
brot hers, They arc SO anxious to get q
i I.'ize. & M ~ s. n
Mamie Il BRsTow.
Locust Hill va: B 's.s
again as the members are Improving SO
much in the r. ID. CO. Club. I%scer-s
tainy am am, glad to see the spring, be-
spring and fall better than lido any
begin to, bloom and iii the air With t tisai
sweet odor from their clear blossoms,
sweetest songs Of melody, Il and the grass
fcreeps from the ground to peep a {, the
W ,,,o s,,,1 the flowers bloom pretty, and
flows through all the tree tops and the
streams and brooks begin to run with
: their sWiftest speed after being sti II and
nlotionless in the cold, snowy winter i
suppose most everyone Is glnds to- see the
( Good old spring tilne,,''s as much as. the
Good old Summer ti1r!e.''9 +! n
Win best wishes to all tho children
4 your littlo member as ever, -
Very respectfully, #
Truett Va AZ ~ ~ 58
Dear Edltor--I, was very pleased to
& sc my drawing and story, M the paper
II wrote the story on the Natural bridge
and You have made a mistake about our
4 names f44 N '.f
In the prize winners, contest YOU llud
/ Nanny w. Jordan wrote the Natural
1 Bridge story. but she wrote about. poor
X ldariss and Fritz, thought T. would write
l to- see if YOU made, a; Mistake.
4 Yours truly Ii
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Answers ,,V

4 1. Two rs Ito tease).
2. He gets his grub by the plough.
8. Bank notes. and they make (four) for
tunes, " e 5 q. A, "A.
4 3 Because tits always in nun.
s.. Afmuggy day. 5i s3j
\ o When he is within the pound.
Z. Torture. 33 4s
RUTH OLIVER
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MILDRED VAN INGEN SMITH
East Clay Street, City,
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SOME ACTIVE MEMBERS.

LOUISE HARRISON. NJ, CR.ANN.
AndersOnyiIle Va sSii 81
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after THE RAIN.

8 800 By HESTAs D. IfOBS0
2 Government Road, City,
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OUR PRESENT FLAG.

Buckingham. VA As ll3 ~
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GSNIN.;

lt SCHUYLER BRISTONy.
Locust Hill, Va
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-11-23
IDAHO is CHAMPION.
Football Speculation and the Thanks
giving Games.

Idaho now occupies the same posi-
ton in the northwest that Michigan
does in the middle west among the
team has been scored on this year and
each has won every game on its sched-
ue.
Idaho is the northwestern champion
and there is little doubt that Mlchi-
gan will win the Chicago game and
the championship on Thanksgiving
day.
The scores made by the leading
northwestern colleges this year and
the scores made against them are as
follows:
Idaho, 70; opponents. o. Whitman
21; opponents, Is. w. S. c.. 80; OPP
ponents, 46; Washington, So; oppon-
ents. is. Oregon. 65; opponents, 80.
While Idaho has not been scored
on. Griffth's men have not played
Berkeley and Stanford. as Oregon did,
nor has the team of the panhandle
state met the strong Oregon elevens
that w $. c. played early in the sea-
SON
II is quite probable that had Idaho
made the Oregon trip when Pullman
did the eleven would have been beaten
Just as badly, but >as the scores now
stand Idaho profits by the hard luck
of her rival from across the line at
Pullman and from comparative scores
Middleton's men have every right to
the championship of four states.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-11-23

amount of water to which he Is en-
titled under his appropriation, but
this the Yakima committee declines
to accept.
Mr.. Benson takes the position that
he is willing to sign anything as long
as the power in the river at this point
Is not jeopardized and his individual
rights are protected Everybody in
this portion of the valley of course,
Is In favor of government irrigation,
but Prosser people do not want to see
the power furnished by the falls here
disturbed In any manner. They are
depending on that power to make a
city and Mr.. Benson, In this matter.
occupies the position of custodian of
that power.
While no agreement was reached
regarding Mr.. Benson's rights, the
matter was in such shape when the
meeting adjourned that Engineer
Noble said he thought settlement of
the matter in controversy might he
reached.
In order to aid in getting the gov
ernment irrigation enterprise started
i'm the valley, Mr.. Benson offered to
accept forty second feet for irriga-
tion purposes at Prosser and guar
antee of 400 second feet for power
purposes.
He also offered to be entirely elm
mated from consideration as a water
user in the event the government pur-
chases the Sunnyside canal and will
pipe water across the Yakima river
and irrigate the lands under his ca
nal by gravity, which would allow him
the use for power only the water that
1t shall be decided by the government
shall flow down the river for the
irrigation of lands under the Kiona
canal, the Kennewick Tor N. P.) canal
and the Anon canal.
The unanimous sentiment of Pros
ser and vicinity is in favor of the gov
ernment purchasing the Sunnyside
and IL at any time the so-called Led
better ditch is approved it shall d-
vert water from below Prosser falls
instead of above them. If diverted
below the falls IT gives the town
water power of from 5000 to 10000
horsepower, while IL it should be
taken from the river above it would
reduce the power at the low stage of
water during July and August to one
tenth of tina tamount.