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Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16
GRANGE LIFE INSURANCE.
Report of Special Committee on Sub
 ject to New York State Grange.

Report of Special Committee on Sub
 ject to New York State Grange.
 Your committee appointed to investi- gate and, if considered feasible, to sug- gest a plan of life insurance to the state grange at the regular annual meeting in February would respect fully reports that after careful consid- eration of the matter 1t has decid- ed 1t advisable not to submit any plan of life insurance to the state grange at the present time and would recommend that no action be taken by the life in- surance association at this meeting for these reasons:
 First.-There appears to be no de- mand for such an association by the Patrons of the state; second, fraternal and cooperative life insurance appears to be still in an experimental state. Statistics tell us there are about 100 fraternal companies in associations do. ing business at the present time in the United States, that their total risks are about ST 7,0OO ,000 distributed in 500,- 900 policies In round numbers. The old est of these associations has been In eX- istence not much over thirty years, while the great majority are of very recent date. In addition to these, there are the records of seventy or eighty others that were organized with en- thusiasm, fiourishlng for a time and finally going the way of all the living, leaving thousands of their members poorer, but wiser.
 There are undoubtedly many cooper ative associations as safe and reliable as the old line companies, but their rates are necessarily nearly or quite as high as those of the great life insur ance companies. Life insurance is q much more complicated and difficult problem to deal with than fire insur. ance, and it does not appear to your committee that 1t would be wise for any one state grange to enter into con- petition with all the other companies now in the field in the business of life insurance. This brings us to third and very important reason. The m. tional grange at its last meeting in November at Denver, Colo, took up the matter of life insurance and dis cussed 1t thoroughly with the assist ance of men who were experts in the business. The matter is now in the hands of a committee of the national grange. If q safe and reliable plan of fraternal or cooperative life insurance can be devised and put in operation by the national grange, the initiative would seem to be in the right place, and 1t would be unwise for one or more state granges to adopt plans which night conflict with it or with each other
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

The total production of wool in the United States for the year 1906 was 312,097, ,51S pounds, and for the pre- ceding year it was 299, 9,309,S53 pounds. The number of sheep in the country during the past year was 47,105,570 as against 4O,227, ,609 in 1905. The aver age weight of fleece was 6.61 pounds.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

Next winters supply of fuel for the kitchen stove should be secured and worked up before the rush of spring work comes. If this Is done now, the wood gets thoroughly cured and sea soned before being put under cover next fall.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

1t has been found in carefully con- ducted irrigation experiments in south ern California orchards that when ir- rigation is done by means of deep ditches accompanied by deep cultiva tion there is saving in the water used of close to 15 per cent. In surface cul- tivation the loss by evaporation Is esti- mated at A per cent, while with the deep ditch system it Is 12 per cent or less
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

If it were not for the small boy and gun, traps, ferrets and numerous oth- CT enemies that wage constant war fare on the rabbit tribe the country would soon be overrun with the pest. In spite of all persecution, however, they seem to hold their own in pretty good shape.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

There is no more important work dur ing the month of April than the care -ful testing and sorting of the seeh corn which is to be used for this years planting. In this one point alone lies the possibility of an increase in the yield which one has been getting of from ten to forty bushels per acre. In view of these results the. work is we'll worth while.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

Trees about the home not only fur nish shade from the sun and shelter from wind and storm and thus more than pay for themselves, but add ma terially to the value of a residence property in case 1t is offered for sale. From the standpoint of both ornament and utility they are worth while.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

Homes where soft water cisterns were installed last summer have reap ed the benefits of the improvement in not having to use hard water or melt ice to get wash water supply during the winter. The convenience resulting more than pays for the improvement.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

A batch of hens can do more dam- age during the month of March than at any other time in the whole year, and, being just released from win ter's confinement, they seem to scratch and dig with renewed and cumulative energy.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

It is worth while remembering that six or eight year old elm, hackberry or ash three inches through at the ground, properly trimmed before trans planting, will make much more rapid and satisfactory growth than smaller trees. The hard maple is best trans planted when about two inches in diameter
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

The 344 box factories which are To- cated in the six New England states consumed 600,493,OO0 feet of lumber during the year 1906. Of this amount SIS per cent or 491, 1902, ,OOo feet, was white pine, which comes almost entire ly from the second growth pine areas of the district mentioned.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

Professor Gowell of the Maine ex- pertinent station flies in the face of generally accepted poultry precept and practice by keeping 2,OOo bullets in a single flock on two acres of land. His poultry house is of size to give each bird four square feet of space. His hens not only seem to live, but produce lots of eggs as well.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

In the view of the Jap and Chinaman, rice cooked in the American fashion is hardly fit to eat, being. as Il rule. pasty, starchy, unpalatable mess. They drop it into boiling hot water, allow 1t to cook for twenty minutes without stirring and add seasoning after 1t Is cooked. Cooked In this way. each ker- nel of rice keeps its shape and Is plump and whole. Any water remaining Is drained off after the rice becomes ten der, and the rice Is allowed to stand In a hot place for a little while.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

A top dressing of good rich manure and a generous sprinkling of barrel salt will go a long way toward putting new life and ginger into the old as- paragus bed. We tried it last spring and were more than repaid for the trouble
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

Rental values of land are only rela- tive, depending entirely on the return which may be obtained. Farms on the island of Jersey rent for from $40 to $50 per acre, which is about the value of the land itself in this country.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

One of the worst types of weeds that can infest a cornfield are the barren stalks from weak germed seed that bring no grain to maturity. They not only consume moisture, sunshine and soil fertility that should be utilized by the fruitful stalks, but multiply their worthlessness through the pollen which they produce.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

The inhabitants of the island of ter sey successfully counteract the tend ency to tuberculosis in their dairy herds by keeping them out of doors all the time between April 1 and Oct. l. They have abundant faith in the open air treatment, having put 1t to the test.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

The national forest reserves aggre- gate In the neighborhood of 100,OOO,O00 acres, the bulk of which has been ac- quired within the past two or three years.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

A corn-oats rotation is no rotation at all. Briefly and candidly speaking, 1t is merely a skin game.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

There is little excuse for sowing grass seed that is adulterated and pos sibly befouled with noxious weeds when a letter or package inclosing a sample sent to your state experiment station will furnish you an accurate analysis free of charge other than postage. The use of the good acres of ones farm as a testing plot for a lot or bogus grass seed is pretty shaky and nnprcfitable proposition.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

Another grange national bank was organized recently in Pennsylvania. Why do we not hear more of grange banks In other statesf If they operate successfully in one state, why not in another?
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

Che can save considerable time as well as annoyance later on by laying out a plan of spring work before the rusb comes on. In such plan may be included not only the regular work, but the several odd jobs that may have been hanging fire, yet really do not re- quire much time. If a plan of work of this kind is made and followed, it will usually result in important work being done on time and with q great deal more satisfaction than is possible when everything is dragging.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

New grange halls are arising in sev eral states. Good signl
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

A lady friend recommends the fol- lowing treatment for hyacinth bulbs after the period of winter blooming is past-namely, instead of throwing the bulbs away, as is usually done, allow them to gradually dry up in the pot, then plant them in the ground along in July and cover during the winter, as with rosebushes. She reports that when bulbs thus treated were uncover ed along the latter part of April they had sprouted an inch long and blos- somed beautifully during the following month. Inasmuch as old bulbs are usually thrown away, the plan sug- gested Is we'll worth trying.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

In view of the very satisfactory prices which horses of even poor grade are fetching and the very high prices that the best command it is somewhat of puzzle to note the large number of farmers who, instead of being horse raisers, gre not growing enough to supply their own needs, and as a re- suit we have the spectacle of hundreds of farmers attending horse sales In many large centers and buying draft horses needed in their own farm oper ations. This Is all wrong, and the ex- change ought to be the other way.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

A good many readers of these notes will quite likely invest in incubators for the first time this year. In view of the fact that ones experience with a machine of this description during the first year brings out q good many points that may not be included in the book of directions, 1t would be a pret- ty good idea to have a talk with a neighbor who has used an incubator and, if possible, one who has used the make that you are planning to buy be fore you load the dingus up and start It going. If you can borrow some eX- pprience and draw proper deductions, it's good deal cheaper than getting 1t at the expense of 300 eggs and lot of valuable time.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

Newspapers lately have told of the undertaking of a number of women, headed by Chicago enthusiast, who have gone to. Texas and bought 5000 acres of land. This they plan to turn into a feminine" retreat which no man is to be allowed to enter. They themselves plan to attend entirely to all the manual labor connected with carrying on extensive gardening oper- ations, dairying and farming on a small scale. While they may manage the financial end of the business all right and may be able to get along without the sterner sex at mealtime, It wouldn't be surprising If they kind O hankered after some assistance when it comes to swilling the pigs, cleaning out the stables and putting up the hay crop.
Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

In very true sense most of our common forest trees arrive at a time In their development when they may be said to be ripe, just as Is commonly said of fruit, herb or grain. By this Is meant that such trees have arrived at a stage of retarded development when they are q good deal better cut down, all things considered, than they a-a left standing. With such trees re- T. owed, younger trees which are strug- gling for existence near them are given new lease Of life and get larger measure of light, air and moisture, which are indispensable to their growth and development. When trees are ripe, cut them down. Don't let them get overripe and rotten at the heart.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
OREGON soUlas.

The annual meeting of the state
grand lodge of Odd Fellows will con-
vene in La Grande on Tuesday, June
81.
The streets of La Grande will be
the scene of a carnival, beginning
with Monday, May 20, and continuing
throughout the week. This amuse-
ment is under the management of the
Eagles and is taken up by the bust
ness men, who are planning an extern
sive street decorations.
Harrison A. Melvin, who shot and
killed S. H. Dorrance in self defense at
Prineville last fall, has been discharg-
ed The grand jury found not a true
bill.
AT La Grande at depth of $40 feet
Contractors Miller & West struck a
flow of artesian water, with a quantity
of $4,000 gallons a day. This is the
well projected by the Oregon Railroad
& Navigation company for the purpose
of securing a gravity supply of water
for the railroad yards.
George Horseman shot and killed
Clarence McBroom at Little Potts,
Near Gurdane, Ore, about 40 miles
southwest of Pendleton, Saturday.
They quarreled over fence.
Major Edwards, Indian agent of the
Umatilla Indian reservation, has re-
signed his office and the department
is now looking for a successor to him.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

mental and physical examination for
midshipman. Among the northwestern
boys who succeeded in passing the
tests at washington were Herbert Ec
Dunton of Boise, Idaho, and Paul F.
Foster of Weiser, Idaho.
Telephone girls at Wallace have Sc
cured an increase of wages that
amounts to IS per month. 1t was
granted by the company without
trouble.
w. j. Thomas, a special agent of the
treasury department from Washington,
d. c., arrived in Palouse a few days
ago, and made a trip into the up-river
timber districts in Idaho going from
here to Moscow on his return. It is
reported that his trip had to do with
the timber frauds which are now be-
ing investigated.
In every town and county in Idaho,
and in all the cities, with the exception
of Wallace and the Occur d'Alene
region, the Sunday closing law pasd9d
by the last legislature was observed
in many places saloons closing for the
III OJ JAA1C Al IAO 0LchCC III
Wallace the conditions observed from
the time the town was a mining camp
Of small population obtained. No at
tempt was made to close the saloons OF
other resorts. The law provides that
all saloons, butcher shops, barber
shops, general merchandise stores, in
brief, all places of business but those
absolutely necessary, such as drug
stores and hotels, be closed on the
Sabbath day Exception of confection
cry stores and ice cream parlors is
made. The ban is placed on Sunday
amusements for which a fee is charged
baseball being an exception.
F. M. Goodwin, chief of the field di
vision of the United States genera
land office for eastern Washington ant
Idaho. with headquarters in Spokane
has been appointed to assist United
States Attorney Ruick in the prosecu
ton of the Idaho land fraud cases.
For the first time in almost half {
century not saloon was open in Lew
iston Sunday, for notice was served
upon the proprietors that they mus
observe the Sunday rest law by clos
ing up at midnight.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
Later Renort.

Santa Barbara, Cal, May 1S.-While
hurrying northward over the coast line
of the Southern Pacific railroad, home
ward bound after a week of fraterniz-
ing and fiesta in Los Angeles, 145
.Shriners of Ishmalia temple of Buffalo
and Rajah temple of Reading, Pa, with
their families and friends were hurled
into the midst of death when their spe-
cial train, running so miles an hour,
struck a defective switch at Honda, a
lonely station on the sand wastes of
the Pacific beach, derailing the train,
smashing the coaches into flinders,
killing 80 almost instantly and injur-
ing more than a score of others.
The bodies of 81 lie in the morgues
of Santa Barbara and 10 more are at
San Luis Obispo. The injured, many
OF whom are terribly hurt and will
probably die, are in two sanitariums
at San Luis Obispo.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
IDAHO NEWS.

Two Swedes named Lindstrom be-
came deranged at PASSPORT, Idaho, a
few days ago, and one of them threw
himself into the river and the other
disappeared and nothing has been seen
of him since.
Fifteen tons of giant powder have
been buried in hill near Thorpe, on
the line of the c., M. & st. P. railroad,
and will be exploded some day this
week. When this occurs it is expectd
the whole side of the hill will slide
into the river. -
The Snake and Clearwater rivers
In Idaho are rising, caused by the
warm weather melting the snow in
the mountains, and some anxiety is
felt among the residents along the
low banks of the rivers.
The restaurants at Wallace, which
increased the prices of meals a few
weeks ago, have decided to return tc
the former scale of prices.
Robert E. Strahorn of Spokane has
announced he will spend about $50,
600 on the improvement and enlarge
ment Of the light and water systems
at Wallace this summer.
Nelson Harrison, son OF Postmaster
Harrison Of Spokane, has passed tn,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
MONTANA ITEMS.

Richard H. Eddy, janitor of the
Lewistown high school, has just been
notified that through the death of a
younger brother in South Africa he
falls heir to an estate of about $4,000.
General Manager Horn of the North
ern Pacific has sent word to Mrs.
Glow, widow of the engineer who was
killed during the hOldup Of the North
Coast Limited, the sympathy of the
officials and that the company had
mailed a draft to her for $4,000 as a
recognition of the faithful services of
her husband.
While Tom Brady, miner of Butte,
was choking his wife on the floor of
their squalid home, Thornley, Thomp-
son, his stepson, struck the man with
an AK, fracturing his skull. Thompson
admitted the act and stated he would
do the same thing again and go to
the penitentiary rather than see his
mother maltreated.
George ]. Wickham, ST., one of the
Oldest of the pioneers of this state,
died at Stevensville recently.
1t is reported that there will be a
vacancy on the bench of the circuit
court of appeals at San Francisco in
June and that Judge Hunt of Helena
will be appointed to fill the vacancy.
Professor w. X. Dwyer has been
reelected city superintendent of the
schools of Anaconda at a meeting OF
the board of education.
The preliminary hearing in the Cut
Ter murder case at Lewiston resulted
in the discharge Of the prisoner for
lack of evidence to convict.
The Western Montana Lumbermen's
association has been trying to adjust
the differences that have arisen be-
tween the mill owners and the men of
the I. w. w. union, but without reach
ing an agreement.
John X. Wells, known to all of the
old-timers of western Montana as
Curly died in Deer Lodge recently,
after a long illness of paralysis, in
duced by Bright's disease. He was 65
years old, had been a resident of Mon
tana since 1868.
In response to a number of com
plants, the state railroad commission
has taken up with the executive of
ficers Of the Northern Pacific at st
Paul the matter of train connections
: at Missoula.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
Coming Events.

Eastern Washington and northern
Idaho Sunday school convention,
North Yakima, Wash, May 1916.
Montana interscholastic meet, Mis-
soula, May 1917
Sportsmen's Association of the
Northwest, Walla Walla, Wash, May
1918.
Washington K. of P. grand lodge,
Tacoma, May 20.
Barbecue day, Sunnyside, Wash
May %.
Oregon State grange, Hood River,
May "a.
State Federation of Women's clubs,
Spokane, May $3.50.
Field meet, Oregon high school, Cor
Wallis, June 1.
Grand encampment and grand lodge
of the 1. o. o. F. and Rebekah assem-
bly,, Spokane, June SO.
Montana Sportsmen's association,
Billings, June 10.
Lincoln county pioneers, Crab Greek,
June 1921.
Oregon Pioneers association, Port
land, June 10.
Washington state bankers conven-
ton, Spokane, June 1928.
Western Oregon Teachers associa-
ton, Salem, July 1-3.
National B. Y. P. U. convention, Spo-
kane, Wash, July AT.
Summer school OF agriculture, Mos
COW, Idaho, June 15-July q.
State college summer school, Pull
man, Wash, June 24-August 4.
Teachers summer school, Occur
d'Alene, Idaho, July 15-August 81.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17

Polite Floorwalker-Wha can we
show you to-day, lady7 Mrs. Finicly
For goodness sake, my man, don't
call me "ladyW PolIue Floorwalker-
Excuse mel see now that was mis-
taken.-Clipped.
"Aha!" exclaimed Mr.. Jellus "Been
treasuring another mans picture all
these years, heyY mot exactly an
swered his better half. That's a photo
taken of you, dear, when you had hair. "
Washington Herald.
Speaking Of idle curiosity" said the
typewriter boarder, linen have more of
1t than women" Naturally" rejoined
the scanty-haired bachelor. 1.-THE curl
osity of women is anything but idle
it works overtime. Chicago News.
Madge-I don't know whether to be
mad or not Kitty-What's the mat
teri Madge-I just met Charlie Brown
and he said this veil was very becom,
Ing. You know it's so thick can't see
through 1t at alL-Detroit Free Press.
"Have you any request to maker
asked the sheriff of the erstwhile socie-
ty man who was to be hanged on the
morrow. Eyes, one" replied the con.
demned man. Let me tie the moose
myself. never yet wore ready-made
tie. "-Philadelphla Press.
wealth has its disadvantages" said
the philosopher. EYES," answered the
man with sporting inclinations. at
must be very monotonous for a man to
be able to bet five or ten thousand dol
lars on a horesrace without caring
whether he loses it or not. Washing
ton Star.
Doctor, want to thank you for
your valuable medicine" ut helped
you, did it?' asked the doctor, very
much pleased. 1T helped me wonder.
fully" "How many bottles did you
find it necessary to take?" "Oh, didn't
take any of it. My uncle took one bot
tie, and am his sole heir" Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
Golfer (who rather fancies himself)
Il suppose you've been round the links
with worse players than me, Ell? (The
caddie takes no notice Golfer Tin his
loudest voice)-I say, suppose you've
been round the links with worse play.
ers than me, eh? Caddie-I heard yer,
ra weel what We said the first time
I'm just thinkin' ABBOTT 1.-THE Sketch
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-05-17
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