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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
SACKS YIELD S45, 76l. 80.

Nearly half million grain sacks,
manufactured by convict labor at the
state penitentiary, were delivered to
east side grain growers during July.
according to the report of the peniten-
tiary for the month made by Superin-
tendent Kincaid to the state board of
control. Sales of these and other pro-
ducts of the jute mill brought $45, =
76l.3O into the state general fund.
During the month 176, $50 bags were
manufactured at the mill, using about
41O bales of jute. August 1st there
were about 100 bales of jute on hand
and the board has called for bids for
1000 bales so that a supply will be on
hand to keep the mill practically in
constant operation. The mill was op-
Grated total of 272 hours during the
month, an average of 290 convicts be-
ing employed under the supervision
of eight state employees.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
GOVERUJHEuT EXPERT
VISITS PULLJnaN
W. A. Orton, of Bureau of Plant
Industry, Investigates Col
tore of Beans.

W. A. Orton, an expert in plant
diseases in the employ of the Bureau
of Plant Industry, Washington, DC,
has just visited the state experiment
station gathering information relative
to the culture of beans in the Pacific
northwest. "Anthrancnose," which
is peculiar disease of the bean, wide
" prevalent in the southern states, is
the specific subject Of Mr.. Orton's in
yestigations. Discussing the subject,
he stated:
"In Alabama the bean growers of
ten start a shipment for New York,
and when the beans arrive at their
destination it is found that they have
rotted en- route. The spores were in
the bean, and did their work during
the journey. In the northwest l hope
to get seeds which will be absolutely
free from this dreaded disease, and
send them to the South for planting.
If it is found that beans grown from
such seed will be free from this de-
structive disease, there will be a good
opportunity in the Northwest for your
farmers to grow bean seed for the
southern plantations. -
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
NUMBER 48

the end Of ten years. After the sale
OF the bonds came the panic of 1893.
followed by three more dull years
when prices received for farm products
were beolw the cost of production.
Every one was placed in financial
straits, and the country suffered with
the suffering of its farmers and bus
mess men. Taxes could not be paid.
and became delinquent with the inter
est on the mortgages. The county's
bills could not be met for the funds
were not to be had. The 5000. 900
bonded debt which had been incurred
to take up outstanding warrants, was
insufficient to tide over the hard times
and more warrants were issued until
the courts stopped their issue and then
the certificates of indebtedness took
the place of warrants. In 1897 the
change came. One of the best crops
ever produced in the country was har-
vested and the grain sold for a good
price. Farmers paid off their mort
cages and delinquent taxes. The war
rant Indebtedness was wiped out and
warrants issued to replace the certifi-
Gates of indebtedness. Finally these
were all paid off and the county es-
tablished a sinking fund for the pay
ment of the bonds. In 1902 when the
l9-year period was passed the com
missioners paid off s110, 900 of the
bonds, and payment has been made
every year since that time. This year
the last bonds will be bought by the
county five years before the expira-
tion of the time for which they were
issued.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
THE STATES WHEAT CROP.

Washington's wheat crop this y ear
will be in round statistics Al, 900, 700
bushels.
This announcement is made by Chief
Deputy Inspector King, who has just
completed a tour of the wheat dis
tricts of the state. His estimate is
three or four million bushels higher
than the wheat yield of the state has
yet been placed.
Two months ago Grain Inspector
Arrasmith estimated the state crop at
80, 900. 900 bushels. Conditions since
that time have been ideal for producing
plenty of wheat of excellent quality
and King says the present phenomenal
yield is the result. Last year the
state grew $1,000, 900 bushels of wheat
making the crop of this season nearly
half as large again as that crop.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
TO EXTERMINATE HAWK MOTH.

Letters addressed to the State Col
lege department of entomology indicate
that the hawk moth is increasing in
Eastern Washington, and the station
staff is taking steps to eradicate the
pest before it becomes too prominent.
The following discussion of the moth
is given by Professor Melander. of the
department of entomology.
I'VE are obliged to consider this
moth in three stages: the sphinx cat
erpillar. the Jug handled grub which
follows the caterpillar. and the hawk
moth which follows the grub. The
first, or sphinx stage, involves treat
ment of three worms: that is, the
plum sphinx, the tomato sphinx. and
the sphinx form that later develops
into what we commonly know as the
humming bird moth. The first two
are named because of the fact that
they are found on plums and tomatoes.
"When frightened, these big worms
raise the anterior end OF their bodies,
and remain absolutely motionless as
long as the object of their fear is near.
In this position it has been thought
that they resembIed the Egyptian
sphinx. and they have been named
accordingly.
"The worms are ugly looking but
are not poisonous. Each of the three
worms has either one or two horns,
or an "eye-spot" on its posterior end
and many stories have been started
purportine that persons have been
stung or bitten by the horns or eye
spots. Such would be impossible
however. >,
"When these big worms are 1uil
grown they crawl into the ground ana
transform into brown pupae. In thiS
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
BLACKSMITHS ORGANIZE.

Colfax, Aug. 21.-The blacksmiths
and wagonmak ers of Whitman county
have formed an organization to be
known as the Whitman County Black
smiths and Wagonmakers' Protective
association, and the following officers
we're elected at a meeting held in Col
fax last Tuesday: President. A. W.
Mechling, Colfax; vice president, w.
D. Woolsey, Palouse: secretary. A.
C. Smith, Endicott; treasurer, George
Humphrey, Garfield.
The organization will meet BIZ
monthly for a time until everything
is working smoothly. after which they
will probably meet but once or twice
year. The next meeting will take
place at Pullman August 81.
President Mechling says that the
purpose of the organization is primar-
lily to form an association Of the coun-
ty mechanics for mutual protection
against that class of patrons who get
all the credit they can from one work
man and then refuse to pay and take
their patronage to some other place; !;
4 and the second purpose is to equalize
the prices throughout the county and
to fix a uniform scale of charges for
all kinds of blacksmithing and wagon
making.
According to this scale, which has
already been fixed, there will not be
any increase in prices in the aggregate
as some have been sufficiently reduced
to more than equal those that have
been raised.
Every county in the state is said to
nave an organization of this character,
and Whitman is the last to enter the
ranks. +, There is a state organization
10 which all the county associations
are subordinate, and it was through
'le efforts of representative of the
state body that the local organization
was formed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24

e. A. Pearce and John Gerding
Sunday ed on the "shadowy st Joe. g"
Ed. Tower has gone to Colfax to
take charge of barber shop there.
John W. Mathews and family are
in camp on Pend d. Oreille lake, near
Standpoint.
Miss Queenie Brassfeld, of Lew
iston, is here visiting her uncles, the
Marsh brothers.
FOR SALE. At my residence on
College Hill, August goth to 9th, all
my household goods. Also good family
COW. r. J. Giblett.
We guarantee the SUPERIOR DISC
DRILL to be the latest and most per-
feet up to date seeding machine on the
market. You can buy the 1907 pattern
of us. A. B. Baker and Co. 4t
Grant Clark and Sam Saxton,
who started out on their trip to the
Bittreroots last Saturday morning,
were delayed at Orofno a couple Of
days by the failure of their outfit,
which had been shipped by freight,
to arrive.
Mrs. S. L. Anderson and three
grandchildren, Of Walla Walla, are
visiting at the home of Geo. Williams.
Guy Allen, who has been visiting
Pullman relatives for the past month,
left yesterday with his son for his
no me at Fredonia. Kansas.
-Ihos. Neil received this week
from the famous Chippewa Falls,
Wis, herd of Poland China swine,
two pigs, the progeny of the celebrated
"Keep on" which sold for $4,000. He
has in his herd on college View"
ranch some of as we'll bred Poland
China hogs as there is in the state.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24

stage we know them as the 'Hjug-
handled moth, because the probiscis is
free from the body and curls over like
the handle of jug. These fellows
are brown, having lost the yellowish
stripes and bright green of the sphinx
form. The grubs remain in the
ground during the winter, and in the
spring appear as the hawk moth.
because the grubs are large they
can be picked off the plants by hand,
and destroyed, if the infested field is
not too large. If spraying is desired,
it is we'll to use arsenate OF lead be-
fore the worms get too large, for when
fully grown they eat so much that it
would take a large amount of poison
to kill them. One worm will in the
course of its growth eat about two
pounds of leaves. This gives an idea
of how ouikly large number of them
can clean out a tommato plot or strip
a plum tree"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
SODIE VALUABLE
HYBRID WHEGTS
State College Experiment Station
Perfects Experiments in
Hybridizing Whcats.

The experiment station has brought
line of experiments with Little Club
and White Track wheat to a point
where definite statements concerning
results can be given. These hybri-
dization experiments were begun in
1899 by Prof. E. E. Elliott. One long
headed hybrid which is now growing
in the eighth generation produces more
stra than any other variety grown on
the station farm. Because of this.
and that it will withstand nearly as
much cold as Jones Fife. the station
staff believes it will be we'll adapted
to the dry sections whichinstclh
greater part of the Big Bend country.
A length of six inches and 100 grains
to the head is not unusual in this
variety.
Another hybrid is remarkable for
the stiffness of the straw grown. On
the farm a plot of Red Russian and
Arcadia were cut to the ground by
squirrels, while the hybrid variety
was left uninjured. The straw grows
too short to be suitable for dry land.
but it is the most stable variety yet
produced on the college farm; in sew
eral instances it has produced 60 bush
els per acre.
A long straw hybrid has the pecul-
iarity of growing with surprising uni =
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
WBITUaN COUNTY
GETS OUT Of Debt
Last OF Bonded Indebtedness to he
Paid OFF During the
Present Year.

The determination of the county
commissioners to pay off the last of
Whitman county's bonded debt this
year brings forcibly before the public
the almost unprecedented prosperity
that has reigned in this county for a
decade. beginning in 1897 and continu-
ing without interruption until the
present time with bright prospects for
several years more of the same kind
Of conditions.
/ Ten years ago last spring Whitman
county was in debt beyond the legal
limit, and her warrants went begging
at heavy discount. She could not is
sue warrants for anything but current
expenses. including witness fees and
other natural expenses of the county.
These CERTIFICATES sold, when a buyer
could be found at all, for fifty cents
on the dollar, and the man who dis
posed Of one at that price was consid-
cred lucky. The warrants and other
indebtendess Of the county, outside of
a bonded debt of 5000, 600, was about
$3.50. 600, making a total of $3.50, 600.
April lst, 1892, the county sold to
Charles Thesis of Spokane, for east
ern capitalists, $500, 600 in bonds bear
ing per cent. interest. The bonds
were payable in 20 years, with the
option of paying any portion or all at
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
MILKWEED BECOMING A PEST.

The attention of the experiment
station staff has been drawn to the
fact thta milkweed is becoming d SER
ious pest in several parts of Eastern
Washington. and that the farmers are
unable to control it. Discussing this
problem, Professor Elliott stated:
"The determination Of milkweed is
the hardest problem in weeds that our
station has met Mlkweed grows from
sprouts sent up by the roots, and
seems to have the ability to endure all
kinds of rough treatment. l think the
only possible method will be to smoth-
er it with heavy coating of straw, !,
or manure Cutting it off seems only
to stimulate it.
cit is possible that the new sui
phate of iron spray might affect this
plant. This is the spray that has re-
Gently been so widely advertised as a
remedy to exterminate dandelions and
similar weeds that infects lawns.
Milkweed has a tremendous power of
resistance, and | suspect that if enough
of the suIphate of iron spray we're ap-
piled to kill the milkweed, it would
also kill every other plant near the
weed. Mustard however, succumbs
to gulphata Of iron quite readily"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24

J. E. Hammond and family left
Tuesday for Harvey county, Oregon,
where they will hold down a home
stead. At Almota they were joined
Thursday by Frank Hungate and Harry
Austin and their families, and all will
make the trip through together, the
drive taking from twelve to fourteen
days.
Charles d. Armstrong, a prominent
farmer living at Johnson, was attacked
by a bull last Saturday morning and
considerably injured. Hewas attend
ing to his chores, and was suddenly
attacked by the bull, which knocked
him down and would probably have
gored him had it not been dehorned.
He received a severe tramping and was
injured about the face and body, but
fortunately no bones were broken.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24

Boys sweaters as low as the lowest
at Bragg's.
DIR. S. B. Nelson and wife visited
Garfield friends Sunday.
Skinner Bros. are the artists who
are decorating the flag pole.
&C. N. Ageton is now employed in
Siver's barber shop, where he Will be
right hand man while Mr.. Silver herds
the geese and jackrabbits down on the
Harvey county homestead.
For thorough work and the best re-
suits the WALLA WALLA WEEDER
has no superior. 1t will pay any
farmer much more than its cost on a
single crop. Buy of A. B. Baker and
Co. At
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
NEEDLE CLUB MEETING.

The Needle Club met at the Dutton
home Tuesday. Roll call was respon-
ded to by Mrs. Angie Roe. Louise
Roundy. Lucille Champion. Gracia
Lenley, LaVelle Simmons, Lille Nc
Gee, June Bramnel. Berna Tweeny,
Anna Bird. Mildred DeHill, Patsy
Butter, Mildred Jessie, Marie Top
ping, Phina Struppler, Fay King,
Neva Finn. Margaret Brown and Mr..
Rex. Mrs. Helen Hail. Maud Reid,
Edith Green and Anna Hicks were en-
rolled as members. Time was occu-
pied by hemsticthing and dressmaking.
Mrs. Angie Roe read a selection, how
a little girl confined to the house by
accident used her needle and made her
self and others happy. Mrs. LaVelle
Simmons rendered a fine piano solo.
Mrs. Dutton served ice cream and
waters to the little ladies' to which
they did justice. A vote of thanks
was extended our hostess for her hos
pitale entertainment. The club ad-
journed to meet with Mrs. Metsker
Aug. 9th, at pm.
Mrs. Grace Greer, President. Mrs.
LaVelle Simmons, Secretary.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24

formitY of height, and the staff says
that this wheat should be we'll adapted
to threshing with a combined har-
vester. The eveness in length and the
fact that it skaters but slightly
makes it one of the most desirable
hybrids produced on the station farm.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
WHAT FIVE CENTS WORTH OF
ELECTRICITY WILL DO.

" Will warm woman's iron every
uay IN the year for three minutes, and
twice on Sunday.
II Will warm mans shaving water
every morning for a month.
1t will fry four eggs every morning
iOr month.
II Will boil four eggs every morning
Tor half month.
II Will warm your bed and prevent
cold feet.
" Will brew the morning coffee in
an average family for more than two
weeks.
hours.
= will do the average family iron
II will light five 16 candle power
Nu,ps over two hours in one evening.
WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT
NoR t FIVE CENTS?
: Inc above statements are based on
II present low rates in Pullman for
assumption of electric current.
MOSCOW Electric Light & Power Co.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24

A. r. Boyd made a business trip
to Spokane Monday. Mr.. Boyd is
about to purchase a rock crusher to
put in his rock quarry near town.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24

GET READY FOR SCHOOL
Boys hats, caps and shoes at reduced
prices at Bragg's.
LOST-Pair gold bowed glasses,
in black leather case. Finder leave
at steam laundry and get reward.
J. N. SCOTT.
We guarantee the SUPERIOR DISC
DRILL to be the latest and most per-
feet up to date seeding machine on the
market. You can buy the 1907 pattern
of US. A. B. Baker and Co. At
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24

i !, D. Westerdyke reports a yield of
puShels per acre from 10 acres of
Russian wheat. Z
= hing, of the King Optical Co.,
spokane. will be at the Palace Ho-
,uilman, first Wednesday in each
i 'n' Moscow, first Thursday in
month; Colfax, first Saturday in
II month. Have your eyes exam
24m6
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-24
BANKRUPT'S PETITION FOR DIS
CHARGE.

In the District Court of the United
States for the Eatsern district of
Washington. No. 593 in bankrupt
cy. In the matter of Alvin T. Far
ISIS and Elizabeth A. Fariss. bank
rupts.
To the Honorable Edward Whitson,
judge of the District court of the
United States for the Eastern district
of Washington, Eastern division,
Alvin T. Fariss and Elizabeth A. Far
ss, his wife, of the City of Pullman,
in the County of Whitman, State of
| Washington, in the said district. re-
spectfuIy represents that on the l1th
of June, 1907, they flied in this court
their petition and schedules to be de-
clared bankrupts and was thereupon
duly adjudged bankrupts under the
acts Of congress relating to bankruptcy:
that they have duly complied with all
the requirements Of said acts and or
ders Of the court touching their bank
ruptcy; therefore they pray that they
may be decreed by the court to have
full discharge from all debts prov
able against their estate under said
bankrupt acts excepting such debts as
are excepted by law from such dis
charge.
Dated this 18th day Of August, 1907.
Alvin 7. Fariss,
Elizabeth A. Fariss,
Bankrupts.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
United States of America, Eastern
District of Washington, IS:
Now on this 10th day of August,
1907, on reading the foregoing petition,
it is ordered by the court, a hearing
be had upon the same on the 14th day
of September, 1907. before the Hon.
J. II. Brown. referee therein. at Col
fax, in the said district, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon; and that notice there
of be published in the Pullman Herald.
a newspaper published in said district
and that all known creditors or other
persons interested may appear at the
said time and place and show cause,
if any they have. why the prayer in
said petition should not be granted;
and it is further ordered by the court
that the clerk shall send by mail to all
known creditors copies of said petition
and this order addressed to them at
their place Of residence as stated in
the schedules.
Witness. the Honorable Edward
Whitson, judge Of said court, and seal
thereof, at Spokane, in the said dist
rict, on the 18th day Of August, A. d.
1907 W. H. HARE, Clerk.
(Seal.)
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-25
CHILD DROWNED
IN OLD WELL
Industrial Activities Show
Progress and Prosperity
at Kamiah
Special to evening Teller.


HANNAH. Idaho, May z5.-The 1S-
month-old daughter of Ivan Gallagher
was drowned in a well yesterday at
the family home near Harrisburg, six
miles from Kamiah. The child had
wandered from the house apd fell into
an old we'll which had been left un-
covered. The body was recovered in
20 minutes after the child was missed.
The funeral was conducted this aft
ernoon.
H. M. Robertson and associates of
Spokane have negotiated the sale OF
the mica mine located five miles from
Kamiah for $4,000. The purchase was
made by Spokane parties, and the pay
ments are to be made in installments.
1t is understood the property will be
developed this year.
The proposed flume from Glenwood
to Kamiah is expected to be construct
ed this season for the purpose of de-
livering lumber. wood and ties to the
railroad station here. The fiume VIII
be eight miles in length ana viii foi-
low Tommytaha creek to a point on
the Clearwater river nearly opposite
the railroad station. The fiume scheme
was launched last year, but arrange
ments for it's construction were not
until recently completed.
The machinery for a sawmill to be
installed eight miles east of here Is
expected to arrive within few days
The mill will be owned and operated
| by E. Andrews, merchant at Palouse
and will be located in one of the best
! timber districts of the Clearwater
river.
Three representatives of banking in
situations have visited the business
men here recently with Few of In
stalling a bank, but no definite ar
4 rangements have vet been made L
is practically assured, however, that
bank will be open in Kamiah within
a short time.
w. s. Dissmore. recently from Nortf
Dakota, is engaged in the erection O
/ a two-story store building and vii
open a general merchandise store. MI
IDissmore will also erect residence
during the summer
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-25

IN the probate court OF Nez Perez
county. idaho, order to show causo
why order of sale OF real estate ehou d
not he made in the matter of the es.
tate OF Ethel A. O llespie minor
l.. odcll Gillespie, the guardian Of
the estate Of Ethel A. Gillespie hav-
Ing fled In this court her petition duly
verified, praying for an order Of sale
% all Of the rea estate Of SAID minor
for Tho purposes thora,n set forts.
Il is therefore ordered that all rer-
sons Interested IN said estate of said
m nor appear before this said pro-
bat9 court on the gath day of June
1907, ct the hour of 10 O'Clock q. m.
II said day, at the courtroom of said
eoart at the courthouse in TIE city Of
Lewiston, county OF Nez Percc, state
OF Idaho, 10 show cause why an order
should not be granted TO the said
guardian TO sell all OF the real estate
Of the said Ethel \. Gnlesnfa md FRAT
copy Of this order be pHh'i Hoa &
i1est four successive weeks in the
Lewiston Evening Teller a newspaper
printed and published In sa d city and
county.
dated this gath day OF May. 1907.
7. o. HAHLoN.
els Probate Judge,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-25

CHICKASHA, /. IT, May 25.-Tho
members of the Oklahoma Indian Ter
ritory Bankers association, in annual
session here, had busy and interest
ing day Of it today. In addition to
various topics of finance.
the members listened to addresses by
c. II. Russell, pres dent Of the Chick
ASIA Commercial club; George z. Al
len, secretary OF tho American lnsti-
tute Of Bank Clerks, and c. N Hol-
brook OF Okmulgco The business OF
the convention WIN bc brought 10 q
close this evening with The election Of