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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-04-15

President Joseph Smith, of the Nor
mon church in Utah, has purchased
one solid block of land near Calgary,
in Alberta, Canada, consisting of 81
600 acres of land The price paid is
said to be 100000. The purpose in
making such a big purchase is to
start a Mormon colony in that Sec
ton. Whether the MormOnS will leave
the United States or not is not stated.
Irrigation matters in the state OF
Washington are likely to make big
advance during the next two years.
The people of the state are becoming
aroused to the necessity of action,
realizing that unless the state takes
definite stand and apprOpriates the
necessary money to carry out certain
projects the general government will
not expend much of the money now
available in this state. All the states
and territories entitled to share of
the money appropriated two years
ago by congress for irrigation WORK
must first come forward with some
money themselves, when each re-
spective amount will be duplicated by
the general government and the work
pushed. That the government real
ICES the states right to a portion OF
this money is fully admitted but it
is not going to dump the cash here
and do all the work. Let this state,
then, be up and doing, and prove to
the government that we are after all
the irrigation work to which we are
entitled.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-04-15

Wanamaker's Idea of Advertising.
Everybody has heard of John Wan
amaker, the great merchant of Phila-
delphia and New York, and how he
makes trade through the medium of
printers ink. Mr.. Wanamaker was
once the largest advertiser in the
country and his business was grow
ing at such a rate that competitors
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-04-15
International Chamber of Agriculture


His Majesty, Emanuel III, king of
Italy, has caused to be forwarded to
The Ranch a copy of his proclamation
proposing an international chamber OF
agriculture In his explanatory note
King Emanuel says, in part: 1.-THE
agricultural classes, generally the most
numerous and who exert everywhere
great influence on the destiny of ma
tons, live disunited and dispersed, and
are consequently unable to provide
adequately for the improvement and
rational distribution of the various
forms of agricultural produce, and to
safeguard their own interests on the
markets which, in the case of agricul-
ture, are becoming every day more
international.
For this reason an international
institution, absolutely unpolitical in It's
aims, which would have before it the
conditions of agriculture In the diff
ferent countries of the world; which
would notify periodically the quantity
and quality of the crops in hand, so as
to facilitate the production of such
crops and render less cOnstly and more
rapid the trade in same and facilitate
the attainment of a more favorable
settlement of prices, would be most
highly beneficial
"This institution, acting in unison
with the various national asso olatioLs
already constituted for similar pur-
poses, would also furnish reliable in
formation as to the demand and sup
ply of agricultural labor in various
parts of the world, so as to provide
emigrants with a safe and useful
guide; it would promote those agree
ments necessary for collective defense
against diseases of plants and domestic
animals which cannot be successfully
fought by means of partial action; and,
lastly, it would exercise timely in
fluence on the development of socie-
ties for rural cooperation, for agricul-
tural insurance and for agrarian credit.
Such an institution, which would be
an instrument of solidarity for all the
components of the agricultural classes
and which would consequently be
powerful influence for peace, would be
capable of many beneficial develop
ments."
The king calls attention to the fact
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-04-15

small pens. 1t is only when the vol
ume of orders supplied becomes OF
some Importance that the breeding
business is to any degree profitable.
Try to have a good stock on hand
by next season, and then when you
commence advertising you will be in
shape to handle all the orders sent to
you.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-04-15

Are you going to put in few acres
in corn this year to get silage next
winter-or you might use peas and
clover? Read the article on the value
of feeding silage in another column.
Mr. Goodrich, the author, is one of the
foremost dairymen of Wisconsin.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-04-15

Woodin & Little, of San Francisco
are new advertisers in The Ranch.
This is a very responsible firm, max
ing a speciality of pumps, gasoline en-
gines, windmills, tanks, pipe fittings,
brass goods, etc. They issue catalog
of 100 pages, which will be mailed free
to any address. Please mention The
Ranch.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-04-15

Subscription, in advance, one year so
cents; six months, 80 cents. II on time,
subscriptions will be 81. Seattle subscrib-
ers are required to pay $1.00 per year, on
account of local postage.
Agents wanted in every town to solicit
subscriptions. Good commissions and sal
aries paid to hustlers.
The paper is sent to each subscriber until
an order to discontinue is received from the
subscriber We must be notified in writing
by letter or postal card, when a subscriber
wishes his paper stopped. Returning the
paper will not answer as we cannot find 1t
on our list from the alone on the
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ton is shown on your paper by address
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Failing to receive the paper regularly
YOU should notify the Seattle office at once
when mistakes, If any, will be corrected.
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office at seconded rates of postage.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-04-15

Address communications to The Ranch, 37f
Colman Building, Seattle, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-04-15

Everything for The Lawn is an in
teresting book issued by Peter Hen
derson & Company, New York, for the
lovers of beautiful lawns.
1t is believed by hop growers that
this years crop of hops on the Pacific
coast will be greater than last year.
Oregons crop is estimated at fifty
per cent greater.
Those who have been eating spar
ingly of butter the past three or four
months can now begin to increase
their allowance. Butter has dropped
six or seven cents in price at the COM
mission houses in Seattle.
The fruit growers in the Puyallup
valley expect to have the cannery in
their section enlarged this year to
take care of the largely increased
demands of the fruit growing inter
ests. The sum of $4,000 will be raised
among the people of the valley for
the work.
The creamery men and dairy farm
ers of Whatcom county are in hopes
of securing the next convention of the
State Dairymens' Association for Bel
lingham. Mr. Andrew Smith, the Bel
bingham delegate to the last conven-
ton, which was held at Olympia in
January worked to have the next
meeting in his home town and he is
said to have received favorable con-
sideratiOn The board of directors
meets in June to decide on the place,
and several cities of the state will put
forth their reasons why they should
have the meeting.
The one great trouble with the pure
bred poultry business in the Pacific
Northwest states is that such a COM
paratively few breeders have devel-
oped the producing capacity of their
pens to supply the demand which al
ways arises as soon as they begin to
do a little advertising. Their fiocks
are so small that few orders clean
them out of birds and eggs. This is
point that wide-awake breeders
should consider carefully and prepare
for in future seasons. Increase the
size of your fiocks so that you can
take care of a good sized business.
There is very little money in having
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-04-15

Everything for The Lawn is an in
teresting book issued by Peter Hen
derson & Company, New York, for the
lovers of beautiful lawns.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-04-15

1t is believed by hop growers that
this years crop of hops on the Pacific
coast will be greater than last year.
Oregon's crop is estimated at fifty
per cent greater.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-04-15

Those who have been eating spar
ingly of butter the past three or four
months can now begin to increase
their allowance. Butter has dropped
six or seven cents in price at the com
mission houses in Seattle.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-01
Sporting BreYitIe..

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Z. Siefken, Mr.
ana ana Mrs g. c, Landt of Chicago J. L,
of Detroit are arranging their OUTFIT pre-
paTatory 10 fifteen day trip after ducks
and chicken in the Sand Hills and at the
Pullman marshes and lakes in Cherry
county.
Omaha Commercial college and Boyies col
lege football teams Will meet on the Vinton
street grtdiron Saturday afternoon TO de-
terminc the city championship. Both coll
leges have placed their teams In the hands
of competent coaches and have been win
ming games in Nebraska and western Iowa
and now will clash for the first time at
Arthur Devlin. the Washington boy who
made such fine record at third base for
the Giants the last two years, was the best
ever had. Deviin Is a versatile athlete and
Is not only fine baseball and football
bali men of Washington. He was a member
Of the Washington Light Infantry team for
a number of years.
lions on the game, but lately they have
shone more brightly in the halfback or
end position. This season the position
which iS best equipped OF all is quarter
back. the pivot of the team and the man
who must preserve harmony OF action be-
well as handle the team in action. The list
includes Eckersall OF Chicago. one OF the
fastest quarters that ever played the game
and wonderful kicker; NorcrOss. captain
Of the Michigan team; Jones, the promising
Yale freshman; Stevenson, Pennsylvania s
/ star; starr, now sophomore at Harvard,
a spirited player and good general Rice OF
Cornell; Norton Of Annapolis, a good
kicker; Crowell of Swarthmore a drop
kicker; shuster OF Lafayette another pro-
hcient drop kicker, and Tenney, Dillon and
McClintock at Princeton, each a promising
man. With this bunch Of quarters playing
| hack on the defense there will be some
stirring runs on punts before the season
, closes
! Stages success over Wisconsin means
more that a victory for Eckersall, for II
/ was a victory Of the open game over the
/ close game. Rules have been changed 70
i strive 10 bring about this result and Stage
I has been the strongest advocate OF the
| open game. Playing the open game on a
1 muddy field when the other game was the
I more advantageous and winning against
/ the other more compact game, Stage has
/ done more 10 change football for the bet,
! ter than anything else that has happened
| for sometime. His players came through
the game without injury and the Other
I team did practically the same, the only
man 10 be worn out was Findlay who wore
himself out by the gruelling. plunging game
Stage has taken a lead this year which
others are apt 10 follow. The open game
will give more men . chance to play as
/ the lighter men can have a chance and
, SPEED rather than beef will be the order
| OF the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-01
GRAVEYARD TO BE REMOVED
Remains of One Hundred and Seventy
Five Soldiers Must BE
Disinterred.

For the third time during the last year
proposals have been advertised for TO re-
move the remains of 175 dead soldiers
buried at old Fort Hays, Kan to the
National cemetery at Fort Leavenworth
The bids hitherto have been regarded as
too high and new proposals are called for.
The bodies are those of regular and
volunteer soldiers who died in the hospital
at Fort Hays or were killed by Indians in
battle in that vicinity. The old fort was
established in 1868 and was the scene Of
many a thrilling episode during the days
of the building of the Kansas Pacific rail-
road. II was near Fort Hays that Buffalo
Bill Cody established his buffalo beef
curing establishment when he had the con-
tract to furnish the railroad builders with
meat. It was also from Fort Hays that
many great buffalo hunts started in the
old buffalo days. The town OF Hays City
was just across Big creek from the fort,
and here wild Bill Hickock won fame,
and it was from the old fort that Gen
eral Sheridan and the Grand Duke Alexis
| started on their famous buffalo hunt with
Buffalo Bill in 1871.
In the old burial ground there lie the
bodies of some of the soldiers killed at For
| sythe's battle of the "Arickaree," and there
too, was buried the body OF Major Elliott,
who was killed in 1868. Just prior to the
| battle of the "Washita," when Custer
wiped out Black Ke 3 ss band OF Kiowas
| Elliott's remains were subsequently re-
| moved to the east In brief, the old
| graveyard at Fort Hays is full Of historic
and pathetic interest. The old fort has
been abandoned for about twenty-five
/ years.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-01
ONCE A FAMOUS CON MAN
Charles Spencer, HOary-Headed Va
grant, Looms Up After Six
teen Years Absence.

When Charles Spencer, charged with vag-
rancy, appeared in police court Tuesday
morning some OF the older members of the
police department Immediately harked back
to the shadowy past when Spencer was in
his prime as an expert confidence man-one
of the best in the business" as Captain
Dunn puts 1t. Spencer will be held at the
city jail for day or so just for the sake Of
Aud Lang Syne.
The last time Spencer was seen in
Omaha was sixteen years ago, when he
gave Sergeant Sigwart and Captain Mostyn,
then patrolmen, one of the marriest chases
they ever had. And now out of the years
Spencer appears on the scene again as an
old decrepit man, without teeth, hair
frosted with the adversely of years and a
step that is unsteady.
Spencer was identified for many years
with such famous ICON" men as Canada
Bill, Doc Baggs, Pat Clancy. Buffalo Chip.
Harry Baxter. Asthma George and Crooked
Neck Green Spencer is said to have fig
ured in the robbery of $1,000 from an Eng
lish lord near Omaha and in the days Of
the ferry boats at this point of the river
Spencer hired a rig at the old Stephenson
barn, followed an immigrant 10 the west
part Of the city and played the United
States marshal act to the extent of secur-
ing $500 Now. ii is reported. Spencer
hand has lost all its old cunning and ne is
content to steal an old garment or make
the raise" of the price of a meal
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-01
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH PAYS
General Greedy Rsp0rI on Operation Of
New System in Alaska
cosE WORDS HANDLED WITHOUT ERROR
only LonE Distance wireless system
In the world Regularly Oper-
ated on All Glasses
of Business.

WASHINGTON. oct 3l.-A. W. Greedy,
chief signal officer of the army, in his
annual report says that upon an hours
notice the signal corps can furnish all
equipment necessary for 10000 miles of
communication. Studies of war in South
Africa and Manchuria have shown de-
ficiences in the American army only in
connection with the FIRE control Of field
artillery. Direct telegraphic communica-
ton is now established with five military
posts in Alaska. The commercial business
has netted 100000 during the past year and
Il is estimated, will be increased TO 500 900
annually. The submarine cables of south
eastern Alaska are $500 miles long.
General Greedy says the gradiants of
ocean depths were found abrupt instead Of
gradual, as was indicated by existent
soundings.
Speaking OF the wireless work in Alaska
between Nome and st. Michael General
Greedy says:
This is the only long wireless telegraph
system In the world, II Is believed, that IS
regularly operated as part of telegraph
system handling commercial business. On
August, 1904 II completed year of un-
interrupted service over its course of 101
miles. 1t has handled daily and uninter-
Nome and the Seward peninsula which,
together with the official business, averages
several thousand words daily. More than
100000 words were sent during the year,
many thousand being commercial code
words in which no error has ever been
traced to this section. In a single hour
there have been transmitted over this sec
ton 1900 words without error or repetition.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-01
ROYAL ARCANUM WINS SUIT
Brooklyn Justice Refuses Injunction
Against SuspendIng Members
Not Paying New Rates.

NEW YORK. Oct. S1.-Justice Maddox,
in the supreme court in Brooklyn yester-
day, dissolved the injunction restraining
the supreme council Of the Royal Arcanum
from suspending James Mock for refusing
TO pay his assessments according to the
new rates but the Justice expressly stated
that he did so only on the promise of
counsel for both sides that they would
bring the case to trial on November 20.
Mock obtained the temporary injunction
some ten days ago.
In denying the motion to make the in
junction permanent and in dissolving it,
Justice Maddox said he was actuated by a
desire to protect the interests of the Wild
ows and orphans of dead members, as a
permanent injunction would have the ef-
feet OF tying up the funds of the order
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-01
WESTON GOES TO ST. LOUIS
Succeeds to Command of Northern
Military DivisiOn-steRmbOat
at Fort LesvenwOrt.

Major General John +. Weston. formerly
commissary general of the United states
army, has been appointed TO the command
OF the Northern Military division, with
headquarters at st. Louis, and will enter
upon the duties of his new command
Wednesday. succeeding Brigadier General
T. J. Whit, who has exercised the tempo
rary command Of the Northern Military d.
vision since the retirement OF Major Cen
eral G. L. Randall. General Weston entered
the army as a lieutenant in the Fourth
Kentucky cavalry during the civil war and
was mustered out at the close OF the war
with the rank OF major. He entered tile
regular army as a second lieutenant Of
the Seventh cavalry, Clusters regiment, and
was transferred to the subsistence depart
ment as a captain in 1875. He was made
brigadier general and commissary general
Of the army in December, 1900 He Is sue
ceeded as commissary general by Brigadier
General Henry G. Sharpe, who has been
assistant commissary general since May,
1898 Brigadier General Whit continues as
usual in the command Of the Department
of the Missouri with headquarters in this
city.
Major Thomas H. Rees Of the corps OF en-
gineers, United States army, has been or
dered to st. Louis to buy and take to Fort
Leavenworth a small steamboat, the
Unique, for the use Of the government
there. 1t is not the intention of the gov
eminent to establish a navy department at
Fort Leavenworth. but simply to have the
boat there for school purposes in connec-
tion with the military college. 1t will be
utilized for the purpose of the study of
| river navigation, surveying, bridge building
and pontooniering. as a part OF the curric-
ulum of the staff college and ostensibly
for crossing back and forth on the river.
First Lieutenant William B. Gown, Third
cavalry, personal aide-de-camp on the STAFF
! OF Brigadier General Whit, has asked to
be relieved from stan duty and be ordered
returned to his regiment to accompany II
| to the Philippines. for which field duty It
Will depart December 1. The request OF
Lieutenant Gown in all probability will
be compiled with II is not yet known who
win be his successor on General Wint's
| staff
First Lieutenant Clarence c. Culver
Third cavalry, was visitor at army head.
quarters Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-01
soIdiers Willing TO net.

FORT CROOK, Neb., Oct. 31.-To the Ed
itor Of The Bee: l have noticed the de-
scription Of the game of foot ball between
the Shamrocks and Fort Crook in your pa
per, and we We're all glad 10 know that
there is one reliable paper published in
Omaha, and We give The Bee credit for be-
ing honest, for 1t published the facts OF
that is called by the soldiers of Fort Crook
the yellow sheet" that did not publish
the facts, but, on the contrary told a big
lie about the game The soldiers made two
tOuchdOwns while the Irish Babies" only
made one, consequently the score was 10 "a
In favor Of the soldiers.
Now, what We want and ask Of your pa
per is this: Please publish In your paper
that the soldiers have got 500 10 wager
that the ShamrOcks cannot make a single
score in another game with the soldiers
and II they think they can, kindly tell them
10 either put up or shut up. and oblige the
soldiers. Very respectfully,
A FOOT Bail PLAYER
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-01
SPORTS OF A DAY.
RourlSe Says ~ chicago session H.
Called He is Not Informed.

ROurlxe Says ~ CHICAGO Session H.
Called lie f. Not Informed.
W. A. Rourke. owner Of the Omaha fran
chise in the Western league says he has
had no notice OF the meeting called at
Chicago Saturday except the Associated
Press reports in the morning papers. He
added:
II cannot understand the reference to the
election Of a president contained in the
press reports. as President O'Neil is to hold
office until January, when the annual meet
ing is to be held. suppose this meeting
is called to consider the new towns that
wish to have franchises in the league to
fill out the eight-club league and to take
the place Of some towns not desirable.
Holmes met with a splendid reception in
Lincoln and the business men there have
promised everything he asked. A park will
be constructed and turned over to him,
with grounds and grandstand, free of
charge. Lincoln has had no ball team for
some time and the town seems to be ripe
for base ball and believe the patronage
will be good. l will go to Chicago II the
meeting is really called and we will con-
slider propositions which these towns have
to offer. Lincoln probably will get the st.
Joseph franchise, which belongs to the
league"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-01

proposition ard offers to build two viaducts,
one at r street and another at L street.
Railway Notes.
The Illinois Central is preparing to handle
the date OF sale for homeseekers to nearly
all points I'm the south and southwest A
rate of 80 per cent OF the one-way rate has
been given for the round trip.
Travel n the west is heavy on all roads
because of the rates to California. Extra
cars are required on all transcontinental
lines and tho Illinois Central and Chicago
Great Western are turning over large
number OF tourists enrUute to California.
The supreme court Of Colorado has
knocked the bottom from under the scalp
ers who have been handling touist tickets
at Denver and other Colorado points. A
temporary injunction was issued against
the scalpers at the instance of the rail-
roads, which later was made permanent.
An effort was made by the scalpers to have
the supreme court stop the effect of the
Injunction, but the supreme tribunal denied
the writ OF prohibition to interfere with
the injunction.
The Burlington road has announced
winter tourist rates TO Colorado and has
prepared some interesting literature on the
subject. These rates were inaugurated last
winter and proved popular, the volume OF
business being enormous. II was so great
the commercial clubs of the state took
the roads for establishing these rates. They
will be effective this year until May 81
Colorado will unite in striving TO induce
tourists to visit that state and also "a
exploit the benefits of Colorado as winter
resort.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-01
CANDIDATE FOR TOXIC MAYOR
Prominent Japanese Merchant who
May Receive Political HOnOrs
in Omaha.

I. Morimura Kobiki-Cho, Kiobashi-Ku
OF Toxic, with a party went west on the
Overland Limited Tuesday enroute from
New York to Toxic. He is a wealthy silk
merchant OF Toxic, with a branch house
In New York. He stands we'll at home,
especially among the conservatives, and
there is talk OF running him for mayor Of
Toxic when he returns home. His philan-
thropy has made him well known in all
sections OF Japan, as we'll as at Toxic, and
members Of his party said he would have
no trouble OF election if he could be in
duced 10 run for mayor