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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-03-13

cut coal meant to be without guests,
and without the latter, no means to
pay rent or help.
Finally, when but a days supply
remained at his shed, Turnell visit
ed Freight Agent Meeks, of the rail-
way company, and Agent Hessey. OF
the coal company. They could offer
him no other consolation than to
say that the Northern Pacific was do
ing the best it could. Thereupon Mr.
Turnell took look around the yards
and saw carload of engine coal
resting quietly upon a siding. He
hurried over to the drayage COM
pany and said:
~ want couple of your best
teams to haul coal from car l have
out here"
Before being discovered by Agent
Meeks he had secured two full loads.
Seeing Mr.. Turnell thus engaged,
other teams crowded up:
THAT your coal?" asked the driv-
ers.
Looks like it-doesn't it?" re-
turned the facetious hotel man.
Sell US some?"
mot a pound"
How can we get some?"
by doing as l am doing"
Thereupon, as Turnell's teams
drove away, the others started to
help themselves; but by this time
Agent Meeks had been warned AMI
he stopped them with resolute Ian
guage. However, that afternoon
four cars of commercial coal were
set off on the siding. and the town
rejoiced.
'T have always found" said NJ
Turnell. that when you can't get
attention by talking soft. talk hatf
or do something to make the otn.-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-03-13

the track, intending to pull out at
a rapid gait as soon as the siding
was cleared"
dump the cars!" shouted a man.
Some say it was Turnell, but I could
not definitely learn who struck on
the patent dumping control Of the
first car. When the train began to
move most of the crowd scattered.
but a considerable number remain
ed on the cars. These quickly freed
the adjustable bottoms of ten of the
cars, and the coal poured down upon
the track and along the sides. The
train stalled directly opposite the
station. A quarter mile of track
was Uttered deep with coal and the
people gathered about It like flies
along streak of honey.
The engineer managed to get away
then with about half his train, pull
ing it down the track to another sid
ing. But in a few minutes another
raid had started, and much coal, was
taken before the harrassed engineer
again got under way and took his
train further on still to Yakima City.
The spirit Of loot was rampant. ami
Yakima City swarmed out like hive
of bees. Here at last the railway
people took charge Of the cars, and
sold coal to all who came.
Meanwhile another coal train hal
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-03-13

run a train of less size than will alb
sorb every ounce Of the engines
power. Consequently there has been
nothing but trouble and delay, and
cars take three or four times the
number of days to make hauls that
used to be required for the same
trips" In which statement Mr.. Tur-
nell repeated in effect what the in
terstate commerce commission has
reported.
1t was the day following Mr.. Tur.
nell's last raid" that the committee
of citizens visited the mayor, and the
warning telegram was sent to the
Northern Pacific headquarters at
Tacoma.
Next day the crowd Of drays be-
gan to assemble about the railway
yards before daybreak. Noon came
and no reply had vet been received
from Vice President Levy.
All day the crowd increased. Far
mers and orchardists from many
miles out of town foregathered with
townspeople, stamping their chilled
feet, rubbing aching ears. swapping
stories Of hardships suffered at their
homes, or exchanging comments.
THAT man Turnell's been getting
COAL" some one remarked. 1--WE
ought to have as much gall as he
haso
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-03-13

now is to harmonic the facts of ma.
ture and the experiences of life with
it's teachings. The evolutionists
themselves are not agreed as to their
theories 1t is true of them as
Charles Darwin taught of the strug-
giles of the various forms of life on
the earth for existence, "The strug-
gle is greatest among the individ-
uals of the same kind because they
, subsisting on the same food and liv.
ing under the same conditions, come
into more direct contact and there
fore direct conflict, with each other
for the same things" This is true
of the various denominations of the
Christian church. 1t has been OBJ
served in majority of cases where
there is in any city or country a
sharp competition or rivalry between
denominations of Christians, that
those most alike were the greatest
rivals. So it has been with the ad
vocates of evolution. They have di-
vided into three schools of thought
viz: Atheistic. who eliminated God
from the idea of the universe, Deis
| tic, who believe in God, believe that
He created all things and that evo-
luton was His mode of operation
but believe that after calling the
primary substances into being, and
placing them under certain laws, He
left them to work out their destiny
without interference of guidance:
Theistic. who believe in God, be-
lieve that all material things are
expressions of His life. energy and
thought, that He is in them and
clothes Himself with them and that
their movements under what we call
natural law are His modes of oper
alton. 1t is this theory of evolu-
ton that we will in series of ar.
ticles discuss. We do not care to
discuss the Atheistic nor the Deis.
tic, but to set forth the arguments
that are generally relied on for he
support Of evolution in general and
then for Theistic evolution. 4
The arguments used for the sup.
port Of evolution are from the var
ious branches Of science. They come
from the generally accepted facts
classified under the general heade
Of biology. geology. embryology.
zoology. astronomy, physiology, an
thropology, bibliology, history and
sociology
The principal laws in operation
are % all life struggles for express
sion. (2) There is in all forms of
life struggle for existence. (s)
In the struggle for existence there
will be the survival of the fittest; ia
other words, the survival Of the best
adapted to its environments. ca
In the survival of the fitest. the sur
vival OF the unfit is impossible This
occurs because there is not room
or food for all that comes into being
and only that which is best adapted
to the conditions Of life can live
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-03-13

CD The above facts are responsible
for what we call natures law of
selection and rejection. (6) In all
the individuals of any species there
is a tendency to variation. This var
where one Is better fed than anoth.
err. 1t may be in color, as is some
times seen the nature of the food ls
changed. 1t is seen in the thick
ness of the skin or the color Of the
hair as result of climate. There
are also changes of texture ,chemi-
cal changes in blood, sap and juices
of the body on account of soil, waite.
and the mental states of animals
These and other facts, 1t is argued.
make evolution possible. The ques-
ton then arises, is it probable? In
the answer to this question may be
found the evidences from nature as
seen in the various fields of investi.
CATION, in the phenomena of the un-
iverse. The first that we shall pre-.
sent is from
BIOLOGY.
We can only give summary, or
brief of the arguments that have
taken volumes to amplify; but as
we read and understand them they
are as follows: Biology teaches
that the many forms Of life have
primarily one substance. This sub
stance is called protein. 1t is COM
posed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
and nitrogen. This when united
with a large proportion of water
forms the chief constituent of the
substance known as protoplasm.
which is the physical basis of ali
forms of life. 1t is not life, but 1t
is the primary form in which all life
is clothed. This life is constantly
changing on account of a process Of
organization of material particles
with which it clothes itself, and the
disintegration of particles by which
it tends to death. One is the build
ing up process and the other the
tearing down process, both Of which
are continually going on. Every
particle of food builds fiber or It's
sue, and every movement tears them
down. If the reconstructive process
is more rapid than the destructive
process, there is growth. If 1t is
less, there is decline In youth the
reconstructive process is greater; In
age it is less. Therefore the tenden-
cy of all living matter is toward cy-
ceeds from pre-existent living mat
ter. A portion of the old being de-
tached and the new taking on the
form of the old, with certain modi
fications. These notifications are
from numerous causes, some OF
which have already been named, viz,
quantity and quality of food, eli
mate. soil. water. mental states Of
animal life and many other condi-
lions classified mainly under the
laws of heredity and environment.
1t is therefore the belief of the
biologist that the many forms of
life had originally one form, viz
protoplasm, and that the tendency
has been, is now and ever will be
toward higher and still higher
forms.
In another article l Will give the
arguments from other branches of
science, no one of which would be
regarded of itself as sufficient proof:
but when they are all taken togeth-
er form an argument that is almost
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-03-13

Hundreds of men and boys, wo-
men and few girls, sailed into the
piles that were thrown off onto the
ground and filled boxes, baskets,
sacks and even lard pals and hand
kerchiefs. but all women who came
were helped until they had all they
could carry.
Comparatively a small showing
was made in the quantity taken, how
ever, when the engine backed down,
coupled on and started the train
southwark. Wagons were quickly
driven across the track and the
crowd gathered hagging. pleading,
warning and tlr aing the engin-
eer. and trying him to set the
coal cars in on err siding. He
refused. and a slowly down
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-03-13
WHAT IRRIGATION DOES.
Reclaims arid wastes.
Produces perfect fruit.


Produces perfect fruit.
Causes the desert to bloom.
Makes a prosperous country.
Lessons the dangers Of floods.
Insurss full crops every sea-
son.
Yields large returns to invest
ors.
Makes the farmer independent
OF rainfall.
Multiplies the productive capa /.
city Of the soil.
Adds constantly to the securi-
ty of Investments.
Creates wealth from water.
sunshine and soil.
Utilizes the virgin soil OF the
mountain regions.
Affords a sure foundation Tor
the creation >of wealth.
Makes farming profitable IN
waste places and forever fore
stalls the ghost Of drouth.
Makes the production OF the
choicest fruits possible. and pro.
longs the harvest periods of va
rious crops II SO desired.
Improves land at each sub
mergence. and consequently does
not wear out the soil: produces
support of dense population.
Improves the quality ana n.
creases fully one-eighth and Oft
enfimes one-fourth the size Of
fruits. vegetables and grains.
Makes the farmer happy by
knowing that he has always at
hand the means OF readily and
cheaply supplying all the water
needed by his soil and growing
crops. Just when ana IN such
Quantities a. are needed.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-03-13

The New Pure Food and Drug Law.
We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not az
fected by the National Pure Food
and Drug law as it contains no OPT
ates or other harmful drugs, and we
recommend 1t as a safe remedy for
children and adults. North Yakima
drug store. A. d. Sloan. Prop.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-03-13

Lutte PEASE in the
Pacific Monthly Gives
Graphic Account of this
Interesting Event in
North Yakima's His.
tory.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-03-13

THUS saith the Lord, Make
this valley full OF bitches !.
Ye shall not see rain; yet that
valley shall be filled with water"
II. Kings. ILL.,, 1911.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
VineIand's Mild Winters.

Charleston (Vineland) is en-
joying its usual mild winter
weather, while all the hill coun-
try around is buried in snow.
Last Sunday night (Jan 6th) the
temperature was "a degrees
above zeoro, while the weather
bureau reported that a number
of points in the Palouse the mer-
curry was down to two above.
At no time this winter has the
snow at Charleston been over
three inches deep.
Some interesting observations
have been taken on the Vineland
Second Bench (Clarkston
Heights) which indicates a ther-
NAL belt at the levels between
300 and 600 feet above the rivers.
During the past three months
the minimum thermometer read
ings conformed with those of
the U. S. Weather Bureau in
Lewiston showing that the night
temperature averaged four to six
degrees higher in Charleston
Heights than down in the lower
valley. Such thermal belts are
not infrequent in valleys, and
ofentimes fruit growing is safer
and more profitable in such
belts" than at either lower or
higher attitudes.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
Cold Weather Good for Fruit.

Thousands of dollars will be
put into the pockets of the fruit
growers and farmers of the Lew
iston country by this cold spell,
and it is my earnest hope that it
will continue cold until the first
of February. If such should
happen the Clearwater and
Snake river valleys will produce
a magnificent fruit crop, the
greatest since the memorable
yield of 1891"
This was the statement made
to a Tribune reporter last night
by VIM. Mohl, horticultural in
spector for Nez Perce county.
Continuing Mr.. Mohl said:
Fruit trees are now practically
free from infection, the sap has
been driven into the roots by the
cold and there is little danger to
be apprehended from possible
freezes in February and March.
If the flow of the sap is retarded
until February l, the trees will
be able to withstand successfully
a fall in temperature of from Is
to 20 degrees below zero. How
ever it is not likely to be that
cold in the Lewiston country.
This same action of the fruit
prevails in the case of all plant
life. l look to see a splendid
vegetable crop and a bountiful
yield of fall grain if cold weather
obtains. The heavy snow that
covers Nezperce ahd Camas prai-
ries is the best thing that could
happen for those sections. It
prevents the frost from entering
the ground and destroying the
sprouting seed grain. Thurs
days Tribune.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
Nczperce Tel. Co.
Elects Officers
Cottonwood Gets Vice President
and General Manager--capitaI
Stock to be Increased to $25, 600
and Many Changes Made.

M. F. Fuchs returned Sunday
from Mohler where he went late
last week to attend a meeting of
the board Of directors of the
Nezperce Cooperative Telephone
company, which met to act on
the resignation of General Man
ager McGee and to elect officers
for the coming year. The
officers elected were P. w.
Mitchell, president; H. H. Nux-
oil, vice president; DIR. Lentz,
secretary; 0. w. Click, treasur-
er; M. F. Fuchs, general manag-
er. The board of directors also
voted to reorganize the company
and increase the capital to $685.
600 to pay off the present in
cumbrances and put the line on a
paying basis. An adjournment
was then taken until February
10Th, at which time the new
manager is to have a complete
inventory of the property of the
company prepared for the meet
ing.
The election gives Cottonwood
two Offices of the company and,
with the increase of capital, and
Mr.. Fuchs as manager will mean
a general increase in the excel
lence in service and gradual
extension of the company's lines
this year. The lipe now covers
most of central Idaho and the
new manager will be kept busy
attending to his new duties.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11

Robert Stuart last week pur-
chased an interest in the Wilson
saloon.
Mrs. A. L. Creelman returned
yesterday from a visit to the
county seat.
A. ]. Hoffman, the Greencreek
merchant, was doing business in
the city yesterday.
Joe Schober started cutting
ice this morning at his brewery
and will put up a large amount
for next summers use.
George D. Smith and Van Rob-
ertson came over yesterday from
Grangeville to visit old friends
and see how Cottonwood is
growing.
MISS GENTRY and Miss Bertha
Ries are now assisting at the
Hotel Cottonwood in place of the
other two girls who left last
week for their home near Oro-
fino.
Simon Bros. started cutting
ice this morning at their pond
east of town and will harvest
about a hundred tons of it for
use at their meat market and for
sale next summer. The ice is
about a foot thick and of very
good quality.
If you want first class lumber
come to the Craig Mountain Lum-
Der Company's mill near Westlake.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11

This blocked the road and it was
several hours before the track
could be cleared. More than
fifteen hundred people got coal
during the raid. Hundreds have
been without fuel for days with
much sickness prevailing. The
citizens are organized to hold up
any coal train that attempts to
pass here without leaving fuel.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
What Others Think of Us.

The following from an inter
view given by Felix Warren to
the Lewiston Tribune shows
what outside people think of
Cottonwood and its opportunities
and is all the more valuable be-
cause of the fact that Mr.. Warren
has been acquainted with the
town for many years past and
bases his statements mainly on
the excellent showing the town
has made during the year just
past:
But" said Mr.. Warren, who
is a vetran stage man, while |
enjoyed the great run over Craig
mountain in the sleighs, with
horses and passengers both feel
ing fine, the incident of the trip
that interested me was what l
found in Cottonwood. That is a
good town. ! had visited it be-
fore as you know, but never be-
fore had | seen such prosperity.
The town is full of business;
stores running on Sunday, with
hundreds of people trading, and
a public spirit shown in municipal
improvement that illustrates the
confidence of the citizens in
their town. Cottonwood feels
that it is to be the important
commercial point on Camas
prairie, as the hub of the railroad
lines that are to be built from
north and south Idaho and it
would do any person good to
visit the town and feel the spirit
of public enterprise that is
shown there. Joe Payne's hotel
is full nightly of appreciated
patrons and so is the St. Albert,
and the railroad work, which
makes all happy is practically in
the limits of the town. 1t is UNI
necessary for me to state that
one of the richest farming dis
tricts in the state surrounds
Cottonwood and with the new
developments, it is not surpris-
ing that the town is prosperous
and affords fine business oppor-
tunities.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
Yakima seizes Coal Train.

A North Yakima dispatch dat
ed Jan. 8 says:
A train load of coal was raided
at the station here today by
citizens without fuel, almost 20
cars being carried off. An at
tempt was first made to hold up
the train north of the city. The
engineer pulled out for town,
when levers holding false bot
toms were pumped out and the
coal let down upon the tracks.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
Edgar Fry Joins the Benedicts.

The marriage of Miss Hattie
L. Ham to Edgar G. Fry of
Ferdinand, Idaho, was solemniz-
ed at the pleasant farm home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Ham in Star town
ship Christmas day by Rev.
John Sherry in the presence of
the relatives and small COM
pany of invited guests. Follow
ing the ceremony an elaborate
wedding dinner was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fry will make
their home on a farm near
Ferdinand, Idaho, and will be at
home after February l. The
bride is one of the best known
school teachers in Coffey county
and is highly esteemed for her
many good qualities while her
pleasing ways have won her
many friends. The groom is a
young man who is making his
way in the world and he has the
sincere congratulations of his
friends. Burlington, Kansas,
Republican.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11

Read the new ads. of ]. F.
Sims and Schmidt & Petersen.
The stages on the four lines
into this place have been
coming in on sleighs this week
and find that mode of travel far
to the kind used before.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11
News Around
The Stale
Items From Various Places Re-
produced for the Benefit of our
Readers-StOries Rehashed from
our Exchanges.

Deeds to the Monarch Timber
company were filed at Moscow
this week to over $500, 900 worth
of valuable timber land in Latah
county.
Governor Gooding has issued
his message, a document cover
ing several pages. It contains
some good things but is too
voluminous to reproduce.
Senator G. H. Nugent, of
Idaho county, was chosen tenn
porary chairman Of the senate at
Boise the first of the week dur
ing temporary organization.
R. S. Sheridan, manager of
the Boise Capital News, has been
bound over to the district court
on charge of criminal libel pre-
ferred against him by Governor
Gooding.
James Woodward has brought
action at Grangeville to stop the
sale of the bonds voted last fall to
purchase a city water system on
the ground that the bonds were
voted contrary to the state law,
which provides that towns or
villages cannot bond for more
than Is per cent of their taxed
valuation.
Beaver jack" an old trapper
who has a couple cabins in the
Bitter Root mountains back of.
Kooskia and has trapped and
hunted in that country for a
number of years past, is reported
missing and is thought to perish
ed alone in the mountains. A
searching party will look for him
as soon as possible.
General Manager Bancroft, of
the Oregon Short Line, gave out
an official statement late last
week at Boise to the effect that
early this week contract would
be let for the constitution of 55
miles of the road to be built
from Huntington down the Snake
river to Lewiston. It is said 81
miles of the survey are ready
for contract and all of the road
will be completed within two
years.
The Spokane-Lewiston pass
enger train was delayed four
hours Tuesday owing to running
into the rear end of freight
train below Troy. The freight
had stopped to repair a small
accident and failed to send a
flag man back. The passenger
was running on time but the
engineer slowed down on seeing
smoke ahead down the canyon
and was running slowly when
he suddenly struck the freight
on a curve. The passenger en-
gine was slightly damaged but
otherwise no injury resulted
from the collision.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-11

L. c. Ramsdell, living west of
town, last week sold to Ingram
& Brust a fine bunch of Duroc
Jersey hogs. Among them was
a young sow that weighed 62S
lbs. It was said to be the largest
hog ever sold in the city. Mr..
Ramsdell is one of the successful
farmers and stock raisers of the
prairie. Free Press.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1907-07-26

Harry Ferguson, Of Denver well
known in and around Gunnison was
visiting friends here this week
Mr.. Ferguson is representative Of
the Longmont flour mills, one of
the largest concerns in Colorado.
lie tells us that Turkey red wheat
that is making the Canadian north
west % famous and 40 wealthy ia
generally speaking the best flour
wheat grown. From his experience
he believes it can be successfully
grown in Gunnison, especially in
valleys and slopes. where the snow
will cover it all winter. The wheat
is planted early in the fall The
earlier the better SO it will get a
good start. W. \. Gillaspev is
trying tins variety, and in a few
weeks will be able to determine The
resn is OF q first test in the immediate
vicinity of Gunnison.