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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
TOMATO BLIGHT.
Results of Exhaustive Research at
Washington State College.

A great many remedies for tomato
blight have been suggested by tomato
growers, but most of these have proved
to be unsuccessful. A couple OF years
ago the State college experiment sta
tion experimental quite extensively
with tomato blight at Clarkston, Free
man, Pullman, Wenatchee and North
Yakima. We found that tomates
VIII ch were grown in the shade did not
blight as badly as those which were
grown in the sunlight, but usually,
there was about twenty-five per cent Of
blight, even in the shaded plants.
Shading tomato plants can therefore
hardly be considered remedy for the
blight.
Some growers at North Yakima have
gotten fairly good results by planting
the seeds rather thickly in the rows,
and afterwards thinning out, instead Of
planting the seeds in the hotbed, and
transplanting to the field. Various
methods of irrigation and cultivation
have been investigated, but no satisfac-
tory results have been obtained. Sew
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
Troublesome Squirrels.

Greeley Is contemplating organizing a
squirrel hunt to rid the city of the hum
dreds of squirrels which make their
home In Lincoln Park and which de-
stroy the eggs Of the songbirds Ten
years ago Greeley was the home or
many linnets, wild canaries, mocking
birds and robins, writes a correspond
emf Of the Denver Republican, but only
a few are seen now, and there are none
left in the trees in the park because Of
the depredations of the squirrels.
Eight years ago some one brought
two pairs of squirrels from the East
and made houses for them in the park,
where they and the progeny became
great attractions. They have multi
piled 80 fast however, as to overrun
the park and extend their nesting
places to private grounds. In several
cases they have gnawed through the
roofs of houses in order to make nests
in the garrets. At first 1t was believed
that the English sparrow had driven
away the other birds, but investigation
proves that not even a sparrow's nest
can be found.
The placing Of the tin collars from
eight to ten inches wide around every
tree not In the park was suggested for
the protection of the birds, but this
will prove no remedy because Of the
ability Of the squirrels to spring from
one tree to another. The talk of exter-
minatIng the squirrels has been going
on for two years and people say they
must 60.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28

enty different varieties Of tomatoes
have been tested in our own experiment
station, and all have blighted more ol
less. Unfortunately, Sparks Earliana
one of the favorite varieties for early
tomatoes, is one of the worst to blight,
We have found that the Dwarf Cham
pion is less susceptible to blight thar
any of the varieties we have tried. Al
Charleston, it was the general opinion
of the growers that the blight was due
to hot wind which blows up the Snake
river valley about the first of July.
However, in our experimentation there.
we discovered that seventy-fve per cent
of the blighting occurred before the hot
winds came,
A peculiar phase Of the situation re.
garding tomato blight is that it occurs
only in the Northwest. Although it
has be en- investigated by our station
staff for the past ten years, we have
failed to discover q remedy, or the
cause, although it seems probable that
it is due to the attacks of fungi, or a
bacterial disease. Blighted plants may
be recognized by the leaflets beginning
to curl and turn over. Next the plants
cease to grow, and gradually turn vel.
low. An examination of the roots Of
diseased plants shows that the interior
OF each root is blackened. Insects
have nothing to do with the blight, sc
far as this station has been able to dis
cover. Indeed, tomato blight is one o
the puzzles which thus far has not been
solved by investigations, and is seri
GUS menace to tomato growing in the
Pacific Northwest.
R. Kent Beattie,
Botanist.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
DIPPING OF SHEEP.
Formula for Killing Lice and Mango
Succas sfullx.

In response to numerous inquiries
the State College department of veter
mary science has prepared the follow
ing formula for the making Of sheer
dip. From several regions of the
Northwest, word has been sent Of the
existence of mange and other infectious
maladies among the sheep. which it il
hoped to eradicate by properly dipping
the sheep.
Use twenty-fo pounds flowers Of
sulphur; eight pounds unslaked lime
one hundred gallons of water. Place
the unslaked lime in mortar box, OF
suitable vessel, adding enough water to
slake the lime and form lime paste,
or "putty." Sift into this lime paste
the flowers of sulphur, and stir the
mixture well. Be sure to weigh both
the lime and the sulphur. Do not
trust to measuring them in bucket,
or to guessing at the weight. Place the
sulphur and lime paste in kettle, or
boiler, with about twenty. five to thirty
gallons Of boiling water. Boil the mix.
ture fer two hours at least, stirring the
mixture and sediment. The boiling
should be continued until the sulphur
disappears, or almost disappears from
the surface, at which time the solution
will be a chocolate, or liver color.
The longer the solution boils, the more
sulphur is dissolved, and the less caus.
tic the ooze becomes.
Pour the mixture and sediment into
large tub, or barrel, and allow 1T am
pile time (from two to three hours. and
more, if necessary to settle. Draining
off the liquid is great advantage over
dipping it out, in that less commotion
occurs in the liquid, and threfore it re-
mains freer from sediment. Add
enough warm water to make one hun
dred gallons. Under no circumstances
use the sediment for dipping purposes.
In order to attain success in the
treatment of mango by dipping, care
and sureness of method must be observ-
ed Animals that have been exposed
should be dipped, as we'll as those that
show distinct evidence of the disease.
After the elapse Of two weeks following
Vic HTsU ulpPiHs, bHC. hHlIihio shouiu
be subjected to second dipping, in or
der that parasites that may have sur
vived the first treatment, or that may
have gotten on the animals from corrals
or elsewhere, may be destroyed. The
liquid at the time of dipping should
have temperature of 102 to l12 de-
gress Farenheit. Each animal should
be kept in the dip for two minutes,
and in unusually bad cases of mango
the sheep should be hand rubbed, and
kept in the dip for four minutes.
The treatment just outlined applies
to mango or scab. If, however, you
desire dip for lice, make solution OF
crude tobacco leaves and water, used in
the ratio of three pounds of tobacco to
ten gallons of water. Boil the tobacco
until its properties have been thorough
ly taken up by the water, and then dip
the sheep the same as prescribed for
mango. F. B. Hadley,
Instructor in Obstetrjce
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28

CHAPTER XI.
Saturday came at last, . balmy Sep
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
Trouble.

More trouble" sighed McNutty, put
ting on his coat. III 1t ain [ one tnins
It's another"
whats the matter now?" querled
his good wife.
More labor troubles" answered Nc
Nutty.
Not another LOCKOUT, l hope? said
the partner of his sorrows.
mo: It's worst than that" answered
the alleged head Of the house. THE
boss has yielded, and I've got to go to
work again ."-London Tit-Bits.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
A Floating Trout Pond.

One of the novel features of the steam
ship Amerika of the Hamburg American
line is tank in which fish, principally
trout and carp, are kept alive and served
to customers in the restaurant when or
dered. The tanks are of zinc, and tho
water is supplied with oxygen by pump
ing air through perforated pipes extend-
ing into the water. More than 500 fresh
trout and $50 carp were sold on a recent
trip from Hamburg to New York.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
short suggestfons.

Egg spoons that are stained should be
rubbed with damp salt before polish
ing
Place tea grounds around the roots
of ferns and be rewarded with rich
growth Of leaves. frequently change
the leaves.
IL canned pears have a fat taste. and
most pears do, they will be improved
by adding stick cinnamon to them
while cooking.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
Seatuu the Point,

"It Is a mistake" said the man In
the plaid suit, ito say that we English
do not enjoy a joke"
81 should think" answered Miss Cay
enne, "that you would enjoy Joke
very much it Is so seldom you see one. y
Washington Star.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
No Invitations to Perform.

as it not our duty" said the moral
list, ito keep temptation out Of the way
of people who may do things they will
regret?"
Yes" answered Farmer Corntossel !;
THAT'S why | make it rule when we
have summer boarders to keep the pi'
ano locked. d."-Washington Star.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28

Birthdays were kept even a. far
back an the time of Pharaoh.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-29
THE OTHER SIDE.

After reading that letter kicking
against the telephone service. written
by superintendent Henry NJ. Hunt. of
the gas company. we are constrained to
offer this paraphrase for the benefit of
Mana ger CO0mbS:
WALLA WALLA. Wash, June %, 1907.
To The Statesman:
As a user of a gas range 1 have fire.
0uon+ calls to make on the gas works
for gas. only the other morning took
out a match to light the gas for the
purpose of cooking my own break
fast and l waited with my watch in
hand) for 90 minutes before getting
even smell. This is a common oc-
curence. Again. my wife was sick and
l wanted to make her some broth and
l tried to get sufficient gas before 60
ing down town to see if my telephones
were working. Do you think | could
get T.? Not on your gas works. ]
tried for an hour and then had to use
some of that SO. wood to make a fire
with
I am so thoroughly Disguised with
the service that l avoid using the gas
is much as possible. as it only ruffles
my temper and makes me use very un-
desirable language, to which nv wife
objects. You are at liberty to make any
use you like of this
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-29
WALLA WAllA HAS SIX IN
Applications for State Lands Filed
al Olympia

OLYMPIA, June 29-List No. l of
the state lands offered for sale or lease
as provided by a statute of 1907, was
issued in printed form yesterday from
the Office of State Land Commissioner
E. w. Ross. Under the new law reg
ulating sales pamphlets must be issued
monthly by the land commissioners
office containing a brief description and
the location of every tract of land or
tideland offered for sale for the ensuing
month. The land covered by the initial
publication will be sold in the respec-
tive counties at 10 a. m. Saturday. Au-
gust 8. This form of publicity is in
addition to the former statutory adver-
Using in newspapers The list con-
tains applications in the different
counties as follows:
Benton, .; Chehalis, Il: Cowlitz. 4;
Douglas, "a; Franklin, l; Garfield, 1:
King, 5; Kitsap, /; Kittitas, l. Kick
tat. 2: Lewis. 8: Lincoln, 5: Mason
,: Pierce. so: Skagit, 8: SnohOmish. s:
Snokane. .: Stevens. 2: Thurstnn. !;
WalIa Walla, 6; Whatcom, -; Whit
man. ..
The applications cover school. grant
ed and all other cla eses of public lands
and material and shore and tide lands
of all classes.
The law provides for the distribution
of 100 copies to each county auditor in
the state and 500 for gratituitous dis
tributiOn at the state land office. The
lew makes no distinction between
Wahkiakum county, for example,
which will use probably dozen of the
lists and King and Pierce counties
where possibly thousand lists might
be asked for, each county getting but
100.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-29
WALLA WALLA AUT0|STS IN FAST
RECORD BREAKING RUN To BOISE

ROISE. June 29.-From Walla Walla
to Boise, a distance OF nearly 800 miles,
in an automobile in 16 hours and 20
minutes running time is a record that
probably will stand for while. The
machine that breaks it will have to
fan the breeze The run was made
on an average of 81 81 miles an hour.
The record was made by w. D.
Moore, a young banker of Walla Wal
la, driving his own 20-horse power
rankin touring car, which arrived in
Boise the other day. He was accom-
panied from his home city by II. +.
Preston, manager of the Inland Auto
company of Walla Walla. At Baker
City the men picked up Mrs. Preston
and Miss Margaret Messick of Salem.
who accompanied them to Boise.
Our trip was delightful from start
to finish and was made without a. mis-
hap or a readjustment of the machine,
in spite of the fact that we came over
some of the worst pieces of road ever
tried 70 travel and I have driven a car
over some pretty rough places during
he last seven years." Mr.. Moore is
quoted as saying.
"From Walla Walla to Baker City.
n distance of $50 miles, the run was
made in lust seven hours and 20 min
utes.
1--WE made but four stops between
the two places. One was for dinner,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-29
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. BRIEFS OF THE NORTHWEST


! Harry Penna who has been sentenced
to death in Montana for the murder of
Mrs. Susie Bryant, has been granted
new trial.
Arnold Lambert, son of G. Lambert
of Toppenish, Wash. who was thrown
from a horse about week ago, is dead
from the effects Of his injuries. He
was 13 years of age.
Bad forest fires have been raging for
some time in the Discovery Bay region
near Port Townsend, Wash, and thou
sands of dollars worth of cedar tim
Der is being destroyed.
Three soldiers deserted from the
companies now marching toward Hell
ena, claiming they could not stand the
march. They were arrested at Fort
Missoula Thursday and taken back.
Bellingham is said to be becoming
one of the most important horse marts
in the northwest. During the past few
months half a dozen car loads of
horses have been received there. most
ly from Oregon.
William Nicholson has been arrested
at Asotin, Wash. on the charge of
mayhem. 1t is alleged that during a
fight he chewed the finger of George
Rogers so badly that the member had
to be amputa1ed.
The newly appointed agent for the
Umatilla Indian agency. A. f. McFat-
ridge. has arrived and Will take charge
OF the agency as soon as Major Ed
wards returns from his trim to WyO-
ming which will he ahou+ July ].
T0on the recommendation of Prof.
j. NJ. Aldrich. of the University of Ida
no, Philip s. Darlington, q graduate of
the university of the class of 1907. has
been appointed horticultural inspector
of Douglas, Chelan and Okanogan
counties in Washington.
In a Dispute over a gambling game
a ROslyn. Wash, Sunday evening, an
Italian named SambinO shot and
seriously wounded John Crof on bar
tender, and then turned the revolver
on himself and fired. DROPPING dead in
his tracks. Crofton, it is believed will
die
Sheriff Jackson of Jacksonville. Ore.
who recently arrested Henry Williams
on the charge of forgery. declines to
turn his captor over to North Yakima
officers. where he is wanted for the
same offense. Sheriff jackson believes
he has case against the man which
will land him in the penitentiary.
warrant has been issued at Palms.
Mont. for the arrest of E. R. Haight
telegraph operator at that place.
charging him with emhezzling about
$50 belonging to the Western Union
| Telegra oh company. The complaint was
made by Detective Joe Hindman of
! Spokane. who is after the fugitive
The Canadian Pacific Railway COM
pany has awarded the CONTRACT to
company OF engineers to change their
line at Rogers pass at a cost of 5000
600. At present this is the most dang
erous section of the entire Canadian
Pacific railway main line. as it is sub
lect to the large mountain slides The
tracks are to be swung to the middle
of the valley.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-29

one at Hot Lake, one to replace a
blown-out tire and the fourth to nelp
a man out of the road, whose team
was stuck.
I'VE stopped a couple of days in
Baker City before starring for Boise.
The distance between the two cities is
nearly 10 miles, and we made the
trip in exactly nine hours. The women
greatly enjoyed the fast driving.
'"The roads were good and bad.
Coming out of the WallA Walla valley
the roads were excellent but the trip
over the Blue mountains was the
toughest 1 ever made. Climbing the
mountains from the other side we
came up steep pitches that made the
car exert about all the power it had.
great boulders being in the road over
which the machine had to climb. Then
coming down into Summerville the
descent was very rough. We came over
the old toll gate road, and ours is the
first trip ever made over the road by
an automobile.
when we reached Baker City I was
nearly paralyzed. as 1 did the driving
all the way, owing to Mr.. Prestons
injured hand. And we certainly were
badly shaken up.
But the worst valley roads we en-
countered were after we crossed the
Snake river at Aids ferry From there
to Boise the roads were very bad
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-29
RED RAsPBERR|Es ARE SHY
Black Ones Are Coming, Cherries
Being ErratiC

Great disappointment is felt among
the local consumers on account of the
shortage of the red raspberry crop,
which is almost an entire failure and
local produce companies are declining
to fill any orders in this commodity.
The blackcap crop is stronger but
lighter than has been expected.
Cherries are coming in irregularly.
Royal Ann and Black Republicans are
quoted at S175 to 5000 per "a cup crate.
The crop is much lighter than was
thought at first and prices are ruling
strong as a result. Late Dukes will be
on the market in about a week. All
other varieties are coming in such ir-
regular quantities that local whole
salers are not quoting them. Bings,
however. may be obtained at $1.13 per
10 pound box.
New potatoes are coming in larger
quantities and prices are slumping as
result $3.50 per cwt. being the lat
est quotation on the new crop.
Wax beans are in good company
now Receipts are regular and prices
declining as a result. In wholesale lots
they may be obtained at six cents.
Cabbage is also coming in better,
fancy local stock is quoted at $50 craft
ed. Green peas have gone off and are
now selling at four cents the market
| being we'll supplied Bunch beets are
going in the half crate at IS cents
Bunch carrots and bunch turnips al
the same price.
Summer squash will appear on the
market in a few days. Sacked beets
! and carrots are in sight and will be
quoted in next weeks market. Sacked
, turnips are on now at the rather fan
cy price Of SIPS.
Receipts in all summer vegetables
are increasing and prices are tumbline
to correspond. Fruit is short in all va
r:eties except apples and prices may be
expected to rule strong.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-29
JOHN DREW's GREATEST SEASON

John Drew has just closed the great
est season of his great career. Pine
ro's play, His House in Order" proved
a wonderful vehicle for the actor and
gave him an ideal part in which he
out-shone his former numerous sue
cesses. No play produced last season
attracted so much thoughtful consid-
GRAFTON or aroused such a discussion
as this masterpiece of Pinero's. 1t not
only added still greater laurels to Mr..
Drew's wreath but brought inro bright
err light the fine qualities of Margaret
lllington's artistic worth. Mr.. Froh-
man has announced a new comedy for
Mr.. Drew next season. and which as
usual will inaugurate the season at
Mr.. FrOhman's empire theater. New
York. Mr.. Drew will spend part of the
summer in Europe
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-29
HERE THEY FIND REST.

MANY persons will Sympathlze WIFI
the editor of an Indiana newspaper
who is going to lose himself on a frull
ranch on the Pacific coast because OF
mis- excessive disappointment over de-
| feat in his fight to secure the pos'-
mastership in his town He says MIN
| self. now that the fight is over tha'
the $500 salary and incidental reWaros
of distinction and power that the place
carries seem very small to him, not
worth grieving SO terribly about. But
| he made a hard fight and stronger
arms bore away the prize, ana ne Is
going out to the Pacific coast to Tor
| get it.
Others have done the same. An IN
dianapolis physician, who tired OF the
strenuous professional game ana the
extremes of climate, has gone out INTO
one of the fertile valleys Of the Pacl-
fic coast, says the Indianapolis Star,
and there with his fruit and his al
falfa bringing him in a sure and am
pie if modest, income, he is going 10
spend the remainder of his days in
peace and comfort, basking in that
perpetual sunshine, breathing always
the air from the blue, salt sea, sleep
ing soundy nine hours every night,
Forgetting as fast as possible the eX-
acting code of professional ethics. the
fierce game of competitive struggle in
money making and in social climbing,
filling his life with his books and flow
ers and the sweet companionship of
those he loves and will always have
near him.
A mans estimate of the game of life
in the crowded and embattled ranks OF
|, city workers is apt to depend very
largely upon what success he has at it.
So long as his salary keeps on grow
ing every wear and his taXables are
steadily increasing, and the amount or
Difference he gets from his fellows is
in the same proportion he thinks 1t is
a pretty good game and he gets good
deal of enjoyment out of it. But when
he meets with reverses or with the
first severe disaster of his career and
people that used to flock about him
in the down-a nd-Out club. then he be-
gins to wonder whether it is a very
good game after all, and whether the
less lie HAS 10 90 Will IL ISL Tie USl-
ter.
On the other hand nobody is so quick
to pronounce the game" as stale, fiat
and improbable as the successful man.
1t is he of the millions who declares
that he was happier when a book
keeper at SIS a month. and it is his
wife who most loudly protests that she
longs for the time when they were poor
and lived simply and when they spent
their evenings together with the chill
dren instead of in a mad chase for the
hollow pleasures that seem inseparable
from money and power Out of all this
turmoil, win or lose they will
get contentment who seek the
fruit farm in the quiet val
ley on the Pacific coast. One genera
ton tires of the farm and seeks the
city, while the next reverses the pro-
cess. Thus the race recuperates itself
upon the soil. to wear itself out again
in the strenuous life. Far away fields
are green.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-29
HoW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catsrrah that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrah
Cure. F. G. CHENEY & CO., Toledo.
Ohio.
We. the undersigned. have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions. and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by his firm. Walding, Kinnan & Mar
wv" Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
Ohio. -7>'T EgFT
Halls Catarrah Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
! Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-29

Special from our political CORE
spondent: Mike" Davis today by
special messenger. sent Monks" Good
win couple of complimentary tickets
to the auto races for the Fourth.
Monks" Goodwin has invited Mike"
Davis to go fishing with him next Sun
day and carry the bait" Both candi-
dates are in good condition and run
ming easily.