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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
HARVEST DELAYED
BY HEAVY RAINS
No Material Damage to Grain
Has Yet o.
Cured

Heavy showers that commenced fall
ing Wednesday, and that have con-
tinued more or less since, have caused
delay in harvesting operations, none
of the threshers having been able to
run since Thursday morning, and with
bright weather, it will be at least
Monday before the grain will be suffi-
ciently dry to work in again.
Practically all the grain, except
that to be cut with the combined ma
chimes, is in the shock or sack.
Thursday night about an inch of water
fell, wetting the bundles badly, bul
today the sunshine is drying it out,
and no damage will result. The
standing grain will dry more readily,
although oats are likely to be some
what stained.
Harvest had progressed remarkably
we'll up to the time of the rain, anC
two weeks more will see the bulk
of the crop in the sack. The yields
are all much better than many haC
expected, the damage from the hot
weather of July not having been as
great as many had feared. The
threshers are all reported as making
excellent runs, the growth of straw
not being out of proportion with the
yield.
To pasture and vegetables the rain
has been of immense benefit, and the
roads will also be in fine shape foi
wheat hauling, the rain having done
away with the dust that often is sey
eral inches deep. &
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25

that the act creating the commission
provided that before the commission
shall order joint rates it must be sat
isfed that an injustice or injury will
result to shippers if a rate was not
granted. The railroad claims the evil
dence does not show an injustice has
or will result.
The railroad also sets up illegality
of procedure in the hearing, in that
the commission failed to furnish the
railroads the names of injured ship
pers, the question which the attorneys
filed last June, when the commission
held it was not bound to furnish these
ames.
This is the first time that a review
has been had since the creation of a
commission. The only right of appeal
is a review before the court where
the original hearing was had, hence
the case comes before Judge Chad
wick, who was picked by Governor
Mead for place on the commission,
but whose appointment constitutional
qprovision prohibited. Technical ues-
tons as to the legality of evidence
and proper procedure in compliance
with the commission law will come
up. The best legal talent of Oregon
and Washington will participate.
The o. r. and N. appears alone in
the case, but it is supposed all lines
will aid, as a certified copy was sent
to each Washington road.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
JOINT RATE MUST WAIT.

At Colfax Thursday the railways
made another move in their fight with
the railroad commission, when the O.
r. and N. Co. filed a petition and
affidavit for a writ of review of the
entire proceedings, findings and the
order of the state railroad commission
establishing joint rates on grain.
The hearing to be reviewed was
held at the county seat last June.
Judge Chadwick being on a vacation
the writ was issued by the court com
missioner, c. Hill The writ issued
directs a stay of the joint rate order,
and as a hearing will be delayed until
the bulk of the crop of 1906 is han
died, the commission S joint rate order
is practically rendered abortiye so far
as it relates to this years wheat pro-
duction.
The review was set for September
II before Judge Chadwick. The COM
mission is directed to appear with pa
pers, evidence, findings and the order
relative to joint rates ordered
The voluminous affidavit filed was
made by w. w. Cotton, attorney for
the railroad, and consists of 81 pages
closely typewriter. 1t sets up long
list of errors, illegalities of proceed
ings in the hearing and enumerates %
separate grounds for error in the find
ings of the commission.
The affidavit alleges insulficiency
of evidence at the hearing and sets up
a summary of the evidence of wit
nesses before the commission last
June; claims that of ]. A. Hayfeld of
Pennington was the onely witness be
fore the commission who had com
planned of injustice done.
The writ is based upon three sepa-
rate grounds of error committed by
the commission. First, rulings pre-
judicial to the reator herein; second
the commission exceeded its jursdic-
ton; third, it acted illegally in max
ing an order for joint rates on grain
from eastern Washington points to
the Sound not to exceed 10 IA cents a
hundred.
The most important error alleged
is that the commission last June de-
MED the motion of the railroad to
quash ssthe complaint on the ground
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
A COMBINED HARVESTER
RUNAWAY.

NJ INA W "A /.
When the % to Sc horses are seen
attached to the combined harvester,
the question is often asked, "what
would happen if the horses should run
away" Over near Ritzville the other
day such a runaway did occur, of
which Spokane man tells the follow
ing story:
"'The accident happened on the H.
Dorman ranch nine miles north of
Ritzville. | did not learn what
frightened the horses, but it seems
the driver was out of his seat down
on the ground inspecting some of the
machinery and had released the reins.
According to the report the thirty
horses almost at one impulse started
to run at terrific speed, and the
immense harvester was dragged
through the wheat, scattering an ava
lanche of straw and heads into the air,
until the sickle broke. Most of that
country is level prairie, but some
rough ground was struck by the
frightened drove of horses and the
leaders became entangled and fell.
"'This only increased the fright of
the horses in the rear, which plunged
over the PROSTATE and struggling
beasts, breaking their limbs and LAGER
ating their bodies terribly. Others
stumbled over the animals that were
down and fell upon them, making a
heap of writing, struggling animals
some on their backs kicking wildly,
others hopeelessly entangled in their
harness and vainly trying to rise.
The struggles of the fallen animals in
creased the frenzy of the rear horses
which leaped and plunged over them
and with almost miraculous strength
dragged the huge harvester with its
tons of weight right over the writhing
heap, crushing several of the animals
to death and wounding others.
Finally the greater part of the
animals that were not down broke
loose from the harvester and scattered
over the field, while those that re-
manned hitched were unable to draw
the harvester further. When all of
the animals were rounded up it was
found that twelve out of the thirty
had been killed outright, while nine
others were more or less wounded,
some of them so badly that it was
necessary to kill them. According to
the report l heard there the total loss
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25

Clay Martin only farms a quarter
section of Palouse soil, but he farms
it right and never fails to get good
crop that leaves a neat balance on
the proper side of the ledger. He has
finished threshing his crop this season,
getting an average of 46 bushels of
wheat per acre. Mr.. Martin believes
in the doctrine of good blowing, be-
lieving that the pillow has more infu-
ence upon the crop than has any other
feature of farm work. He plows the
soil deeply, turning it over we'll, and
it never fails to" deliver the goods"
when harvest time comes around. His
experience proves that there is more
profit in quarter section farmed right
than there is in section with the
soil just skinned over as some have to
do with it in order to get the work
all done.
Mrs. Ortis Hamilton is here
from Olympia visiting here parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Savage. Mr..
Hamilton has recently been appointed
adjutant general of the state troops.
-Messrs. E. f. Bellinger and and
Charles Bramwell, with their better
halves, were in the city Monday night,
en- route to their home in Colfax from
an outing at Elk creek falls.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
NUMBER AZ

IL W. Metcalf is growing quite a
patch OF corn this year, and says that
1t Is wonderful the amount of grain
an acre will yield, besides giving a
vast amount of valuable fodder. The
yellow dent does best with Mr.. Met
calf. He says that a field planted in
corn will give just as good yield of
wheat the following year as though
the ground had been summer fall
lowed, so that he is the corn cron
ahead through the operation.
- Eva Grant, Moscow soiled dove.
came over to Pullman Wednesday,
but soon found herself in the city Jail
with charge of drunk and disorder.
ly over her head. Judge Swain thought
that So was about the proper fine un-
der the circumstances, but this, with
the So costs added, looked pretty big
to the Moscow LADY, and but for the
timely arrival of a "friend'' from
Moscow, she would have figured on
Pullman's chain gang.
"A farewell reception was given
last evening by the w. r. C. at the
home of Mrs. Neil Stewart, Sr., in
honor of Mrs. Monlux, who is about
to Remove to Grangeville. Mrs.
MonluX was one of the earliest mem
bers of this order as we'll as one of
the most faithful and efficient and
will be greatly missed. The ladies'
presented her with a handsome salad
set as a slight token of respect and
affection.
Roy Morse, who has been with
Whitman and Wagner for several
years past, has accepted a position
with the A. M. Williams Co, of The
Dalles, Oregon, and will have charge
of the dry goods department of that
firm. Mr.. and Mrs. Morse will leave
for their new home about September
7th.
i. Yamauchi, a japanese boy
from Palouse was here yesterday maxi
ing arrangements to enter the State
College as a student in civil engineer
ing. He wishes to find a place where
he can do house work or chores while
attending college, and has placed an
advertisement in the Herald in the
hope of finding such place.
J. ID. Harries, of the electric
light and power company, can be
found at the Palace hotel, where he
will give all desired information con-
corning the installation of light or
power. A city phone is also being
placed in the station, where the man
in charge can be reached at any time.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
REDUCE ASSESSMENT
Blanket Reduction of Twenty Per
Cent. Made over Entire
County

The board of county commissioners
sitting as board of equalization,
made a straight reduction of twenty
per cent. in the valuation of the
county as turned in by the assessor, a
cut of over 1000, 600 being made.
The assessors figures were $27, $50, e.
$40, including both personal and real
property, which had been assessed
supposedly at sixty per cent of the
real value. The board thought the
value had been placed at too high a
figure, and the reduction was made to
cover all the property of the county.
AT Endicott, where the assessment
had been higher in comparison than
at other points, a further reduction
of ten per cent. was ordered
Aside from the blanket reduction,
the assessed valuations were cut down
in a number of individual instances
where the proper showing of error was
made.
These changes leave the total assess
ment of the county between $22, 600, O.
900 and 1923, 600, 900 as against $l3, $50, To-
920 for last year.
The change leaves the assessed val
uation of Colfax $3.50, $40 and of Pull
man $444, 300.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


The coming Lewiston-C Charleston fair
which will be held at Lewiston Octo-
Der 8 to Is promises to be the great
est general exhibition ever attempted
by the people of the Gateway City"
No expense or pains will be spared
to make the event one to long be re-
membered.
No person familiar with exhibitions
such as the lewiston Charleston fair
can doubt that they are of great pac
tical d educational benefit to the
community in which they are held.
The agricultural, horticultural and
stock interests owe much of their de-
velopment to these exhibitions, and
it is the absolute aim of the present
board of directors to continue and i'm
prove the lines of work in all depart
ments. With this end in view, the
amount of money offered this year has
been considerably increased. The fruit
prize list and stock divisions have
been carfully revised and premiums
increased, and in addition several
special premiums of merit have been
added for district and individual dis
plays.
The management guarantees that
the amusement features of the 1906
fair will be on a much more elaborate
scale than ever. The officers have
closed a contract with the largest
carnival organization now on the road,
and its Is cars of feature work will
all be on exhibition. There will be a
strong free vaudeville program each
day at the grounds, and at night the
Midway will be filled with high class
attractions of all descriptions.
Chief among the attractions will be
the exhiits of Nez Perez and Asotin
counties, and the individual displays
from the Lewiston Charleston sections
of country. Some of the exhibits
made by these two counties in past
years have never been excelled by any
organization, and it is the intention of
the superintendent to this year eclipse
all former efforts.
The premium lists are now printed
and any person desiring a copy can
secure them by addressing the secre-
tary, c. w. Mount, at Lewiston.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
MISS SAVAGE TO ENTERTAIN,

4hloo On [AdI ~ Elm L En- AIN
Miss Frances Savage, who during
the past year has been a student at
the Columbia College of Expression at
Chicago, H., and who is home for
her summer vacation, is to give an
evening of readings at the Audito-
rum, September 18th.
During the past year Miss Savage
has been under very able teachers of
the art of expression, among the num-
Der being Mary A. Blood, an Emerson
graduate, Mrs. Cyrus w. Smith and
Miss Naoma Alfrey. She has her pri-
Vate instructor, Miss Phoebe May
Roberts, with whose readings most of
US are familiar.
This entertainment will give those
interested in high class entertainments
a pleasant evening and its will give
the people Of Pullman and vicinity,
where Mss Savage is we'll and favor
ably known a chance to show their
appreciation of her talents.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25
NOTICE.

For bargains in beds, stoves, rugs,
and other furniture suitable for fur
nishing students rooms, call at the
residence of VIM. M. Porter not later
than Tuesday, Aug. 18th.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-25

Fire destroyed five acres of wheat
in the sack for w. M. Wilson, living
near Almota, this week. The wheat
had been cut with a combined machine
and the sacks were still lying in the
field when the fire started from some
unknown cause. Strenuous work on
the part of farm hands from adjoin-
ing fields confined the flames to the
five acre tract, otherwise the loss
would have been pretty serious. The
grain was insured at $14 per acre, so
that the bulk of the loss will fall upon
the insurance company.
We would call your attention to
the announcement of Miss Ida Baker,
instructor in piano and voice, in this
issue of the Herald Miss Baker has
proved herself most competent as an
instructor in these lines, and we be-
speak for her a large class this fall
and winter.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-25
GEESE KILLED IN FLIGHT.
Whole Flocks of Wild Fowl Some
times Meet with Death in
Winter Storms.

The large blackheaded goose Is
strong, hardy bird, generally remain
ing on its own native water until the
ice forms firmly. In the south it is
only a visitor for the winter months.
Born on some lake beyond the north
ern watershed, or perhaps on some in-
let in Hudson bay or the Arctic ocean,
its heart is ever loyal to the land of
its birth.
Sometimes, when the cold weather
sets in late up north, as In all proba-
bility 1t has this year. the wild geese
suffer from their devotion to their na-
tive place. They may at this late sea-
son fly right into streak of real wiu-
ter, with driving snow to blind their
vision and bitter frost to halt their
flight
II there is storm their way leads
right through 1t, until the leaders eyes
are closed by the freezing OF the snow
about the head or its feathers become
too heavily weighted. When the sight
has gone and the birds are wearied 1t
is easy to see how misleading is much
VI tnt tdlh tut ltduIhBS vi I'LL
extra sense. Like a ship without a
rudder the V-shaped flock will make
for and pull up in most dangerous and
i'll suited places.
Once a flock came tumbiing into the
street of an eastern townships VIII
lage, where the half blinded things be-
came the easy prey Of the boys and
dogs OF the place.
In another place a farmer chanced
one spring to find the frozen carcasses
Of more than 80 fine geese in a drift
In one of the fence corners. The birds
had evidently come TO earth IN some
binding storm and. imagining they
were nearing water, found instead the
hard, snow covered ground.
There are several instances recorded
Of fiocks of geese in a storm running
full tilt into the ends or sides of farm
buildings. A large brood flew at full
speed against the rigging OF the whal-
ing steamer Dart recently of the New
foundland coast. A damp. snow-laden
wind was blowing at the time. and IL
dead OF dying geese futtered on TO the
deck. the others alighting in half
dead condition upon the waves.
more pleasing story Is OF domes-
tic geese in a large, well-appointed
Harmyard hailing a passing drove OF
% black bills. The strangers came
down and followed their tame rela-
lives into the stable, where they have
since stayed.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-25
SUBWAY HURTS CABBlES.
Theater Trade That Once Went to
New York Jehus Now
Goes to Cars.

you'd never guess the difference the
subway has made in our business" said
the oldtime night cab driver, according
to the New York Sun 81 should say that
night fares from the theater district and
Broadway have fallen of one-fourth
since last December.
'It used to be that man In evening
clothes. especially II accompanied by Il
woman wearing garments easily soiled,
would hesitate before crowding into a
surface car. AS for walking from Broad
way to one Of the elevated roads. that
was almost out of the question. The re-
suit was that the great majority Of thea
ter and opera patrons who could raise
the price went home in carriages.
Now it's different. After the theater
the crowds walk to the restaurants for
lunch then they drift along to the sub
way entrance at Forty-second street and
Broadway or at the Grand Central.
Men and women who would scorn
the elevated or surface cars when In
evening dress do not balk at the subway
They find the stations and cars generally
clean and roomy, and when they get up
town where there is no one to see them
they do not mind walking few blocks
to save cab fare.
"Our greatest loss is in Brooklyn pa
irons. 1t used to be almost a sure
thing that we'd get bunch OF Brooklyn
people down as far as the Bridge at least.
Then the Brooklyn people had to take
a crosstown car or walk half way across
the town at one end or the other to get
an elevated train.
Now the subway takes them right to
the Bridge entrance. Why, now one can
go from Forty-second street clear to the
outskirts of Brooklyn without going
from under shelter II the weather is bad.
'It's going to be still worse for us
when they get the subway running un-
der the river"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-25
Long-Range Electricity.

From the Victoria falls to Witwaters-
rand. a distance of 700 miles, engineers
propose to carry electrical power to
mine South African gold. They are con-
vinced the plan will be commercially
successful, especially as the dry climate
is most favorable, while there is no ice
in the rivers TO interfere with the work
ing of the turbines and no snow to break
down the transmission lines. 1t is esti-
mated that in the dr!est season 100000
horse power could be developed. The
available head of water is about $50
feet, but head of 1000 feet could be OBJ
tained by engineering works of COM
paratively light type. This would pro-
duce about 1000 100000 horse power
At present s15,vOO,OOO is spent annually
on the Rand for power.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-25
HONEY IN SOLID FORM.
It Is Better and Cheaper Than the
Liquid Variety, Say Bee
keepers.

Bee keepers are now trying to edu.
cate the American housekeeper in the
wisdom of buying honey in solid
form.
The ignorance on this simple sub
iect is SO general" said an expert on
bees and honey, that the majority of
women, seeing part of bottle OF
comb of honey granulated OF sugary,
will refuse to purchase It, thinking it
has been adulterated with glucose.
"As a matter of fact, while honey
which has been mixed with other SUBJ
stances may retain its liquid form in.
definitely, all that Is absolutely pure
VIII granulate in time. Some kinds
are slower than others, bu. II placed
in cool atmosphere most varieties
will become perfectly solid in about
two weeks.
Heretofore, in an effort to sell
their extracted honey, bee Keepers
have been subjecting 1t to a great
heat and sealing 1t, while hot, in air.
tight bottles. Thus treated, 1t will
remain in the liquid form, which is
pleasing TO the average housewife. for
long time, especially u kept on the
shelves OF heated store, as is usual.
ly the case. Often, however, this
honey has been taken from the store.
rooms of large apiaries in solid form,
and melted before being bottled.
II was the difficulty which bee
keepers experienced in preventing the
alfalfa honey from granulating that
made them think of educating the
public up to the point of buying it in
a block. This is the honey made from
the alfalfa of Colorado and the west,
and II graduates so readily that it is
hard matter to keep It in the liquid
state for any length OF time.
Honey in solid form is cheaper,
because the expensive bottling proc.
ess is not necessary, and it is easier
to handle aud ship. The honey is
poured into molds of the desired size
and shape in cellar where the TEN.
perature is As degrees. or lower. and
nature is allowed to take its course.
When thoroughly hardened. ii is
"i"BBSN III OiiNu paper W hStp IL dH-
tight and placed in a pasteboard box
with an outer covering of paper. We
had some honey wrapped like this on
our shelves. subjected to the heat of
the atmosphere all last summer, and
except that the outer surface of the
block became slightly moist, it re-
mained intact. GraDulated honey
sells at 25 cents for 20 ounces.
While any honey will remain in
liquid form all winter IL kept in a
warm room. adulterated honey will
not granulate. The housekeeper who
buys this sweet in a solid block,
therefore. has one of the best proofs
possible that 1t is absolutely pure.
ITO reduce it back to liquid she has
only to cut off the desired amount
and melt IL, the same as she would do
with maple sugar"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-25
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