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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-24
Receipts From Sale Of Land Will
Be Larger
GREATER THAN FIRST ESTIMATED
SURVEYS MADE BY REClAMA-
TON SERVICE SHOW THAT
100000 COULD BE USED.

Secretary Hitchcock has been in
formed by the commissioner of the
general land office that the receipts
from the sales of public land during
the fiscal year just past will be larger
than was estimated at the beginning
of the year. This increase in the fund
has enabled him to increase the al
lotments for several irrigation projects
in Washington, Oregon and Northern
California. all of which are well under
way, and therefore in shape to yield
a repayment of the expenditure with
in a comparatively short time. The
new allotment is also based on the
estimated receipts for public lands
during the next two years, or until
Ju1v 1903
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-24
Great Time for New York Firemen

Great Time for New York Firemen.
BROOKPORT, N. Y, July 24.-The
seventeenth annual convention Of the
Western New York Firemen's associa-
ton, which comprises the volunteer
fire companies of ten counties, opened
here today with an attendance of more
than 25 uniformed companies from all
parts of the western district Today
will be devoted to the transaction of
business. while tomorrow the grand
parade will be held, followed by the
various prize contests, drills, races,
ETC., for which the interesting pro-
gram has provided 1t is expected
that fully so uniformed companies will
be in the parade and many of them
will take part in the contests and
races.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-24
Surveyors at Work.

KETTLE FALLS, July 24.-The en-
gineers in the employ of ]. P. Graves.
of Spokane, returned from Spokane
yesterday and are again at work at
the Kettle falls. making surveys pre-
liminary to development of the water
power there. They said yesterday
that they had two months work ahead
large island between the upper and
lower falls.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-24
TWENTY YEAR BATTLE.

Il was loser in a twenty-year
battle with chronic piles and malig-
nant sores, until I tried Bucklin's Ar
MICA Salve; which turned the tide, by
curing both, till not a trace remains. "
writes A. M. Bruce, of Farmville, Va.
Best for old ulcers, cuts, burns and
wounds. Csc at E. L. Smalley, drug.
gist.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-24
Prominent Preachers for Chautauqua.

prominent preachers Tor ChautauQua.
CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y, July "a
The Chautauqua assembly has opened
here for the season with the most flat
tering promises of success. The pro-
gram is unusually interesting and at
tractive, and includes lectures and ser
mons by number of the most promi-
nent clergymen of the country. Dr.
Newell Dwight Hills, formerly of Chi
cagO and now of Brooklyn who opened
his course of sermons and lectures on
Sunday last, is on the program for five
afternoon lectures, and will remain
here until next Sunday, inclusive. In
the following week DR.. J. w, Dawson,
of London, whose lectures have aroused
a great deal of interest in the east
and middle west, will succeed DIR. Hill
lis, and he, in turn, will be succeeded
by DR.. J. Wilbur Chapman, the noted
evangelist. During the same week,
President Frank H. Gunsaulus, of Ar
mour institute. Chicago, will deliver
a series of lectures, and he will be
followed by Bishop John H. Vincent.
chancellor of Chautauqua.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-24

a match. The cap did not explode
soon enough to suit them, and the
Evans boy went over to investigate
the cause of the delay. When directly
over the cap it exploded. Two Of his
fingers were shattered and the doctor
has extracted about 80 pieces of the
copper jacket which punctured his
flesh in different places.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-24
Could Use S1OO,0O0,OOO.

Surveys and examinations already
made by the reclamation service show
that at least 100000, 900 could be used
to advantage in retaining the arid
lands of the west The estimated to-
tai of the fund which will be available
for the years 19O1-190S, inclusive, is
SAL 00O, 900. In order, therefore, to con-
tinue the work it is necessary that this
money, or as much of it as is possible
be invested in works which will begin
to yield returns to the fund at the
earliest possible date, so that the
money may be used over again for
the construction of other works.
Several of the projects won't be
completed for years, and therefore no
early return of funds from them can
be expected. On the other hand, some
projects. in Nevada for example, are
already under irrigation or soon to be
put under irrigation and payments for
the lands reclaimed will be going back
into the fund.
The amount allotted to the state is
appOrtiOned as follows: Okanogan
$500, 900; Tieton. $1,25O,OOO Sunnyside,
$1,1O0,OO0; Indian reservation, 100000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-24
Boy Hurt in EXPLOSION

BANDON, Ore, July "a, The little
9-year-old son of n. H. Evans. while
paying around the old rock quarry
with other boys. found a giant powder
cap. They attached fuse and applied
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-24

Slclan ire a I MIN ,
but the sores grew
worse. Then they
began to come on
his arms, then on
other parts of his
body, and then one
came on his chest,
worse than the
Others. Then / call
oI onofbor pb1ySi.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-24

Otto Maurer, surveyor and Irrigation
engineer. Rooms ard TIA East
Main street, Walla Walla, Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-24
NOTICE TO CAMPERS.

If you are going to camp out and
need a team to haul your outfit, call
up phone 1851
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-24
BABY COVERED
WITH SORES
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh
Unless Hands Were Tied-wasted
toaSkeIeton-AwfuI Suffering for
Over a Year-Grew Worse Under
Doctors-Skin Now Clear.
WOULD HAVE DIED
BUT FOR CUTICURA.

"My little son, when about year
and a half old, began to have sores
come out on his face. l had ply
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-31
Gray Exercises Are Good
The Pupils Did Well.

The Baccalaureate Sermon, which
was given at the M. E. Church last
Sunday afternoon by Rev. Golden
was a grand success. Notwithstand-
ing the cold weather, the building
was crowded. People from far and
near we're there to hear the sermon.
The High School gathered at the
School building and marched from
there to the Church with Rev. Golden
end Prof. Albln leading the process
sion. The class Of '06 consisted of
four girls, Misses Mae Mclaughlin,
AIDA MisKimmins, Maggie Shaw
and Tressa Bas,endorf. The preacher
gave fine sermon which could not
have been equalled elsewhere and the
large crowd enjoyed it immensely. A
couple of the High School girls,
Misses Florence Hepp and limo Gar
Der sang duet which the audience
enjoyed. Ali the singing was good.
On Tuesday evening then occurred
the grand Commencement Exercises
in the M. w A. Hail. The crowd
was OF a good size though not as
large as it would have been had the
weather been of different nature;
but those present enjoyed it immensely
and reported it could not be i'm
proved upon in any manner. All
who participated in the affair did
splendidly and it went through
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-31

it is natural taste, the wild animals
We're ever able to satisfy it in salt
less country. This craving for salt is
without doubt natural one, and in the
case of wild animals was largely salts
fed by the use of water more or less
saline and by the eating of vegetation
carrying certain per cent of saline
matter. The old salt licks, notably in
Kentucky and other states, attracted
the deer from large adjacent terri
tory, while the we'll Worn trails of the
mountain sheep and goats can be
found in the mountains of Montana
and Wyoming leading to some saline
spring. The fact is we'll recognized
that with our domestic animals sup
ply of salt is almost Indispensable this
being especially true with the dairy
COW, which will respond with great GER
tainty in her milk supply just as sup
ply of salt il furnished or withheld.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-31

without an error. The recitations
given by Charlie Corner and Miss
Jessie N[cCuen, duet sung bv Miss
Libbie Lewis aud Mrs. John Lewis,
OF Manning, solo given by Irene
Creveling, songs by High School and
Glass of '06 and Miss Gretchen
Mornings class prophecy were all
excellent. Rev. Golden's address was
of high intellectual value. The ora
tions were magnificent. The music
by Miss Gertrude Stephany was
grand and highly appreciated. The
decorations were beautiful. The girls
of the class were dressed in lovely
white gowns and looked like bou-
quet of freshly cut Jacque minot
roses, they were so daintily attired.
They have worked long and faithfully
in the pursuit Of this honor and
should be congratulated upon the
great effort they have put forth and
upon the success with which they
have met.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-31
Cameron Township.

Allie Quinbv shelled corn for
Harry Northup Friday.
John King and Fred Bunnell are
laying tile for Amos Fancher.
Otto Schrader purchased a fine
driving team Of Phil Grow last week.
Henry Turner and family spent
Sunday at the Amos Fancher home.
William Parrott shelled corn
Monday, Allie Quinby, of Ross, do
ing the work for him.
Miss Yennekite, teacher OF No. 4.
visited at the Thomas Rutherford
home last Thursday night.
Willie and Carrie Krauel spent
Saturday night and Sunday visiting
at the home of John Holtz.
Mrs. Lew Nc Cuen, of Atlantic, was
visiting friends and relatives in this
community the past week.
John Schrader and wife were Wis
iting at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Henry McCamant, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rutherford,
of Ross, we're visiting at the Joseph
Johnston home Tuesday afternoon.
August Cerka sold several loads of
hogs to the rustling hog buyer Of
Ross, Nels Olsen, one day last week.
Quite crowd of Eden Valleys
jolly Young people spent Sunday
evening at the hospitable home Of
Audubon Shelley.
Charlie Stemm and wife, of Guth-
RE, spent Saturday night and Sun
day visiting the latter's, parents,
l.. S. Bridenstine and wife.
Harry Northup is hauling lumber
from Ross with which to build an
addition to his barn. Louis Beers
will assist him with the carpentering.
Fat hogs must be plentiful in our
vicinity as we noticed a great num-
Der of wagon loads pass through
Cameron on the way to market last
week.
Harley Emery Shelled one thou
sand bushels of corn for Fred Tess
mann, Jr., which Fred delivered at
Ross, securing thirty eight cents per
bushel for it.
Wallace Bolton and son, Ray, as
sisted by William Bovee, moved Mr..
Bottoms chicken house from the
farm now occupied by Fred McRis-
tai to the Fred Dreher farm We'd.
nesday.
Last Friday afternoon, Messrs. Roy
Some.s Charlieand Jesse Nietzel, Otto
Shrader, Albert Ballou and Phil Crow
loaded up tent, provisions etc, and
proceeded to the Coon River to spend
few days fishing aud enjoying them
selves in various ways. Such Jolly
crowd ..dere never vas" as they start
ed on their pilgrimage and it may be
that they will go on and discover the
North Pole before returning. We
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-31
Ross News

Charles Hart spent Sunday at his
parental home.
Chris SEWERS spent Sunday at the
Fred SEWERS home.
Mrs. Lathrop of Gray was here
canvassing last Tuesday.
Mrs. Max Ehlert was an Audub bon
business caller Saturday.
Clint Stemm and family spent Sun
day at the John Cozine home.
Miss Clara Wiley was a Sunday
visitor at the Fred Bonnet home.
John Sandrock and Mary Kelly
spent Sunday at the Emery home.
Allie Quinby and family spent
Sunday at the Jack O'Brien home.
Mesdames Dave Hart and Charles
Ruhs were Audubon visitors Satur-
day.
Mrs. John Quinby spent Saturday
with her daughter, Mrs. John Ruth
erford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rutherford
drove up to Crawford Co. Saturday
and visited over Sunday at the McGill
home.
Ralph Herbert and wife drove from
Walnut Saturday morning and visi-
ted over Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cozine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-31
Get Your Signals Ready

POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON d. c., May 20, 'O6.
To POSTMASTERs:-On and after
July l, 1906, patrons of the rural de-
livery service will be required to
display signals on their boxes
when they leave mail in them for
carriers to collect as, after that
date, carriers when serving their
routes will not be required to open
and examine any mail boxes except
those to which they have mail to
deliver and those on which signals
are displayed to indicate there is
mall for carriers to collect.
p. v. DEGRAW,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
araI
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-31
THE WEALTHY APPLE.

On the first day of February we had
Wealthy apples grown in northern
Iowa i'll perfect condition, kept in the
cool, dry cellar since they We're picked
in September. The northwestern green
ing apple has had to wait some time to
secure the place and recognition to
which it is fairly entitled. 1t now ap-
pears that this apple is hardy and pro-
ductive over very large territory Of
the northwest which heretofore has had
no winter. apple upon which it could
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-31
Audubon Township.

Charles Baker sold hogs in Extra
Thursday.
Charles Newman marketed hogs in
Extra Saturday.
William Hocamp sold two loads of
hogs in Extra Saturday.
F. D. Searles was down interview
ing political friends Monday.
William Tibben aud family visited
at his brother Johns Sunday.
Charles Newman and family visi-
ted at the Amos Tibben home Sunday.
j. III. McCreary is busy Smelling
corn in the vicinity of North Branch.
Chris Hickman Sr. marketed sev-
eral loads of tat hogs Friday in Extra.
Fred Wahlert and wife visited at
the Arthur Schwenneker home Sum
day.
Charles Baker has ceased to work
again.
William VanAerpam is in Dakot a
on business and is expected to return
this week.
Arthur Farquhar was looking after
political interests down this way the
first of the week.
Mrs. Anna Peters of Adair visited
last week with her sister, Mrs. John
Tibben Sr. and other relatives.
Fred Wahlert and family of Gree
lev visited! with their relatives at the
William Porter home Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-31
Greeley

Why! May, my dear you're acting
queer.
Chel Adair put porkers on Extras
market, Saturday.
Thomas Adair marketed hogs in
Hamlin Saturday, receiving $3.50 per.
A rain, dismal and cold Cancelled
corn Smelling at Ira Johnsons Tuesday
morning.
Grandpa Washburn, we'll known as
a former resident of North Branch, is
quite ill in Guthrie Center
Mrs. Charles Boeheme and daugh-
tiers, Maude and Mabel, spent the
Sabbath with relatives in CIR eeley.
The showers kept us lodging all
day Wednesday and we invariably
lodged the wrong way too.
Mr.. and Mrs Enos Kness, of Viola
township were guests in his fathers
home, Sunday.
Mrs. Perry Carter, of Melville, spent
the latter part of the week with her
parents in east Greeley.
The Carter and Twist corn shelter
shelled for Tom Egan, Clint Rucker
and Ira johnson the first of the week
Mrs. Hamilton Covault, of Extra,
spent part of the week visiting with
her children along the Guthrie line.
Miss Stella Miller, of Adair county,
formerly we'll known Greeleyite is
here as the guest of her brothers and
sister.
Cornplowing is here and SO is the
And the latter, think, is some in
the lead.
Hold on there old weather man, to-
morrow is Memorial Day. Recall
those clouds and give us some sum
shine or you will lose your job.
Messrs Preston and Kramer of
Audubon visited friends in Greeley
Sunday and attended services at the
Union Baptist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meme Berry went to
Guthrie Center Sunday to see his un-
Gle, Mr.. Washburn, who is quite i'll in
that place.
DIR. Childs, of Audubon, was to the
Martin Kness home in east Greeley,
| Wednesday, because of an alarming
halt in the convalescence of Mr..
Kness.
Mrs. Simmons, of near North
Branch, died Wednesday, May %, of
heart trouble. The funeral services
were conducted by Reverend Charles
Sloan in the Bowman Chapel church,
Thursday, May "a, after which inter-
ment took place in the adjacent Gem
etery. A husband and grown up chill
dren are left to mourn.
1t has been intimated that the pull
pit is losing its power. If this is a
fact, it is most deplorable one; for
the pulpit, with all it's facilities,
should be a beautiful fountain of
truth and wisdom ever shaking the
burning thirst of the weary repen-
tent who wanders thither from the
lurid wastes of sin, seeking escape
from that grim pursuer, Death.
The Sinner.
Into the future did he look
And saw dark foreboding waste,
He faltered, seized with fear, and
shook
AS cold winds from his barran
past.
Swept by and long his future path
Blighting the last remaining
bloom
That stood betwixt him and Gods
wrath
And left him to sinners doom.
He felt the cold repulsive hand
OF death reach slyly from the
dark,
Erase his footprints from the land,
Leaving for memory no mark.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-31
Seventh Annual Log Rolling

OF the Western Iowa Log Rolling
Association will be held at Avoca
on Wednesday, June 6, 1906, and
Hon. J. b. Sullivan, of Des Moines,
is to be speaker of the day; parade
will form at ten o'clock. sharp; bas.
ket dinner on court house lawn
from nooa till one O'Clock; then band
concert by Avoca band: The Avoca
Juvenile band wils hold concert
in the afternoon and the Avoca
band in the evening; log rolling;
tug of war; foot races; ball games;
degree team drill contest. Room
for everybody; come and have a
good time!
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-31
tile DRAINING WET LAND.

Many man throughout the wet sec
ton of the country is up against the
proposition of either tile draining his
farm or going dead broke This IS
condition which confronts him and is
not a theory. For years he has tiled
his lands, seeded and plowed them,
only to have his crop destroyed and his
labor lost by an excess of water during
the growing season. which at best is
most discouraging situation. Now,
these wet lands when properly tiled
are almost without exception the most
productive of all lands. and so tiled not
only insure Il good crop in wet season.
but also in a dry one, for tile drainage
works two ways Sit dries the land in a
wet time and furnishes needed moisture
to the soil in a dry time. AS it looks
to us, the owners Of such land will dc
we'll to look the situation in the face
and decide that it is worse than use.
less to continue to work such land in
its present undrained condition. If
there is no other way out of the dilem.
ma, better sell one half of the farm
and tile drain the other half or borrow
money with which to do the job, for
this is the one farm Improvement
which will well justify the borrowing
of money to do. The cost of tile drain.
ing if properly done will run from SIS
to $50 per acre, and instances are
plentiful the past season where the
crop the past year-the extra crop-has
been enough to cover all the expense
There is no sense in figuring how to gel
hold of more land to work at home OF
far off so long as there are good acres
on the old farm which may be reclaim
ed at an expense of not to exceed $40
per acre, and this better land than can
be bought anywhere. We know of
hundreds of farms where this recla-
nation work can be started to the
greatest advantage. Mistakes are
made in tile drainage of land, but they
are almost wholly connected with the
neglect to have proper survey of the
area to be so drained, the failure to Sc.
cure sufficient fall for the water and
dig the bitches deep enough, and per.
haps more than any other thing the
tendency to use tile of too small di.
ameter. Draintile of three inches are
too small for general use save for short
lateral lines of tile, and none less than
four inches in diameter should ever be
used. We know of Il case where 5000
worth of thing had to be all pulled up
and relaid With four inch tile And il
is not the SloughS and wet spots on
the farm which alone may be bene-
fitted by thing, but there is many a
seep on the hillside which Il little tile
draining will remove and make pro-
ductive. More than in any other way
the attention OF road builders and
workers should be called to the great
value of tile for the highway to rid it
of the subsoil moisture. Many an al.
most impossible quagmire of coun.
try highway has been completely re.
constructed by the laying of two lines
of draintile one just outside each
wagon track, making such highway
from being the very worst to be found
in the township by all odds the best
road to be found in the community.
Men all over the wet sections should
wake up to the great reforms connect
ed with the intelligent use of draintile.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-31

didn't learn which ones did the cook
ing or whether they did any cooking
at all or not, but we are safe in say
ing that they would not have been
ashamed of their meals had President
Roosevelt dropped in to dine with
them. Have a good time while
you're young, boys, go again, but
take your furs along next time.