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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18
II. A. ELLIS ELECTED
SUPERINTENDENT
Cotton Educator Selected by Poll
man Board to Head Put1ic
Schools Next Year.

H. A. Ellis, for several years past
the head of the Cotton public school,
was elected by the Pullman board, at
meeting Tuesday evening, as super
intendent of the local schools in place
of Mr.. Rogers. who had resigned. =
Mr.. Ellis comes to Pullman with an
excellent record made at Cotton, where
he has given the best of satisfaction.
He has also been connected a number
of summers past with the teaching
force at the summer schools conducted
by the State College.
The board still has several vacancies
to fill in the teaching force.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18
FARMERS CAUGHT ON SEPARATOR.

An Ida Grove. Iowa. dispatch says (:
A great sensation was created here
when between sixty and seventy farm
ers in Ida county received notice from
the United States circuit court of ap-
peals to the fact that the so called
Economy cream separator they had
purchased of Sears, Roebuck Co. had
been declared an infringement and they
were restrained from using the sepa-
rator. The farmers who have received
notice have consulted lawyers as to
what they had better do and the law
yers advised them to break up and sell
the separators as old iron and then
come to town and buy new ones. The
mail order house has been restrained
by the court from manufacturing and
selling any more of the separators,
and they were forced to bring their
books into court and show to whom
they had sold the machines. The users
are now being notified that they must
not use them. Many of these machines
have been sold sthronghout the Palouse
country.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18
". S. c. DEBATERS
WIN FROM MONT ANA
Akin, Davidson and Setter Defeat
Debating Team from Univer-
sity of Montana.

Upholding the negative of the ques-
ton, Resolved; That the United
States should Establish a Central Fed
eral Bank" the State College debaters
last night defeated the team from the
University of Montana, getting a two
to one decision from the judges.
The Pullman speakers were Messrs.
Alvin Seltzer, r. E. Davidson and N.
j. Akin, the Montana debaters being
A. E. Leach, Robert Line and A. /.
Morgan. The rebuttal for the re-
spective teams was presented by Akin
and Morgan.
The judges were Prof. Kingston of
the Cheney Normal, E. T. Conan of
Spokane, and Judge Mcdonald of Lew
iston.
The decision was met with the
greatest enthusiasm by the audience,
the peals of the college bell announcing
to the city that the crimson and gray
was again crowned with victory.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18
FRUIT POSSIBILITIES
Wa ington One of the Best Fruit
Raising States in the Union
1OO,OOOACRES IN ORCHARD
Prof w. S. Thornber of the Department of Hortcul-
ture of the Washington State College, Writes
Interesting Fruit Review.

! from 10 to IL feet high and yields
from 400 to 800 crates the acre. The
vine producing blackberry produces
canes from 18 to 30 feet in length and
yields from 800 to 1900 crates the acre.
"The sweet cherry is extensively
grown in this region. where it pro-
duces large crops of firm fruit. which
can be shipped to any part of the
United States or Mexico. The tree
attains large size and often yields from
800 to 1000 pounds to the tree, bring
ing to 10 cents pound.
"The southern portion of this region
is extensively devoted to the produc-
tion of prunes, and, while there is no
longer a prune growing boom, yet
many growers are receiving creditable
returns from their orchards.
"Aples and pears are successfully
grown in practically all parts of the
region, and while they have not be-
come commercial factors to any extent,
yet there is no reason why they should
not.
"The inland valleys are character
lied by their rich soil. warm days,
cool nights. mild winters and altitude
of 300 to 1000 feet. With irrigation
these valleys at once become the most
important commercial peach districts
of the United States. as we'll as every
important pear and apple producing
sections. Their yields are best shown
by few orchard statistics collected in
these valleys.
The lands of tn eYakima have given
undoubtedly the largest returns in
money values ever received anywhere
for fruit. It's prize pear orchard of 81
D'Aniou trees on two-thirds of an
acre yielded 952 boxes, or trife over
16 boxes to the tree. These pears
sold in the New York market at an
average of s4. 80 box. and netted the
owner at the rate of $3.806 the acre.
While this yield is remarkably large,
yet we have verified statements for
several other peach orchards that
netted the owners from $500 to So, 400
an acre during the season of 1907.
''The average yield of peaches on
Mob Hill district of North Yakima last
season includes a large number of
small orchards, but also includes GER
tain varieties that were far from pro-
ductive during the past season.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18
MANY PROTESTS TO
Sewer ASSESSMENT
New Plan for EquabIe Assessment
OF Cost of Park Sewer Will
be Worked Out.

The city council met in special ses-
sion Tuesday evening to hear and con-
slider protests to the assessment as
published for the cost of the city park
sewer, the sewer district including
many who thought they should not be
asked to bear part of the expense Of
the new sewer.
The objections were based on vari-
Gus grounds, the owners of the Campus
park addition, who built a sewer line
through their addition, extending the
line down to connect with the park
line, calling attention to an agreement
entered into with the council last year,
under which agreement they were to
sewer the park at their own expense,
which they had done.
Others objected because they could
not reach the new line without cross
ing private property and because they
were already attached to the college
trunk sewer. Many of the objections
were undoubtedly valid and the council
appointed Attorneys lamar and Neill
to outline some plan whereby the as
sessment can be equable, all benefited
property to bear the cost in accord
ance with the benefits derived.
The regular session of the council
was held Thursday evening, all mem
bers except Mr.. Lanning being pres
ent. 1.-THE dumping of rubbish on the
city park property was discussed and
hereafter parties who dump rubbish
promiscuously upon the property will
find themselves liable to arrest. The
marshal was instructed to have the
piles of rubbish already in the park
moved. The sewer committee asked
for further time to report on the park
sewer assessment.
The licenses on three pool and one
billiard table in Whitcher and Cleland's
establishment were renewed. Bills
amounting to about $40 were allowed
and ordered paid, and a transfer of
$3.50 was made from the water fund to
the bond interest fund, to pay interest
due in July on water bonds.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18
OBITUARY.

Eugene Ringer died suddenly last
Friday evening from a complication of
asthma and heart disease. and was in
tered in the I.O.O.F. cemetery on
Sunday afternoon. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by the Rev.
Roots of the Episcopal Church. in the
presence of a host of relatives and
friends, who followed the remains to
their last resting place.
Deceased leaves a wife. formerly
Miss Clara Ford. and daughter, Effie,
now Ia years of age.
"Gene" was born in Eugene. Ore
gon, in 1871, but spent almost his en-
tire life in Whitman county, his par
ents having moved here shortly after
his birth. His father, Hon. L. M.
Ringer, is a pioneer, and is one of
the best known men in Eastern Wash
ington, having been engaged in the
mercantile business at Almota and in
Pullman for years, and was a member
of the territorial legislature, and until
within the last few years. when his
health would not permit, he was al
ways prominent in projects that tended
toward the up-building of the state
and the advancement of the material
interests of the county.
Gene had a host of friends in this
county who were attracted to him by
his large heartedness, generous nature,
fidelity to his friends and sense of hon.
esty. His virtues will be remembered
while his shortcomings will be buried,
for "what to our dim eyes may seem
stain, in Gods pure light may be
scar. won on some hard fought battle
field. where we would faint and yield. f"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18

cadam, to be constructed of three
courses of crushed rock, all to be
firmly rolled down, making a road bed
of the same quality as Pullman's ma
cadamized streets.
The rock crusher will be placed at
the quarry just beyond the 100 f.
cemetery, making a short haul to the
new road, and saving the haul up h"
West Main street hill. The contract
ors are to begin work as soon as posi-
BILE, so as to have the road completed
before harvest.
This firm was also the successful
bidder for the road to be built near
Oakesdale.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18

"Full crops of fruits from the or
chards that are now planted in the state
would yield from $40, 900, 900 to $50, =
900, 900. and if we continue to plant, it
is only question of time until Wash
ington will be the greatest fruit-pro-
ducing district in the world"
w. S. Thornber, professor of horti-
culture in the State College. makes
the foregoing significant statement in
a recent review of the fruit growing
in Washington. adding;
|''The state has nearly 100, 900 acres
of orchard fruits, and enough trees
have been sold to plant 10000 acres
this spring, and if half Of the land is
planted to orchard crops during the
next five years that is being prepared
for that purpose. Washington will
more than double its present acreage.
Practically every section of the
state is adapted to the production of
one or more kinds of fruit to degree
of perfection rarely found elsewhere.
The composition of our soils. the
amount and intensity of our sunshine,
the cool nights, the warm days, and
the marked variation of the attitudes
in the state, aid in making Washing
ton the most cosmopolitan fruit state
in the union.
"These conditions extend the possi-
bilities of the horticultural corps, from
the semi-tropical fruits and nuts to the
hardest vegetables. nuts and long
keeping winter apples and pears. The
attractive color and superior quality of
W ashington fruits permit them to
enter the most critical markets of the
world. Improved methods OF packing
and marketing have yielded the high
est prices to our growers.
"The state is naturally divided into
three great horticultural regions-the
coast, the inland valleys and the in
land uplands. Each of these has its
own peculiar horticulture. The coast
region, west of the Cascade mountains.
is characterized by a heavy rainfall, a
rich, productive soil, humid atmos-
phere. and very mild winters. 1t is
especially adapted to the culture of
small fruits, nuts and to greater or
less degree, apples and pears.
at is truly the home of the red
raspberry and the blackberry. The red
raspberry frequently produces cane
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18
RUTH & HARTMAN
GET ROAD CONTRACT
Coast Firm Makes Lowest Bid for
Building Macadam Road West
of Town.

Ruth & Hartman, contracting firm
Of Tacoma, made the lowest bid for
the building of the piece of road west
OF town, known as the Eskridge road,
and were awarded the contract by the
state road commissioners, the contract
price being $5513.
This will be the first road construct
ed In this part of the country under
the new Estate aid'' law, under this
law the state to bear one half the cost
and the county the balance.
Ihe new road will be somewhat
over 4OOO feet in length. and the spe-
c'ncations call for sixteen feet of ma
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18

"a small orchard of 4 year old Ell
berta peaches in Wenatchee yielded an
average of 80 crates a tree and netted
the owner little more than 80 cents
the crate, or at the rate of 81, 500 the
acre.
"The Inland upland region is east
of the Cascade mountains and is char
aeterized by an altitude of from 1000
to 5000 feet. an annual average rain
fall of about 10 inches. deep. rich
soil pretentive of moisture, cool nights,
clear days. Besides peaches, pears
and apples, these inland valleys are
adapted to apricots, cherries, Euro
pean and American grapes and all
kinds of small fruits.
"The commercial fruitgrowlng of
this region os confined almost entirely
to the production of winter apples and
pears. Sweet cherries, peaches and
apricots may be grown in favored spots,
but the sour cherry is one of the mar
vels of this region, and as soon as the
driers and evaporators get to handling
this fruit, the upland regions will pro.
duce dried and evaporated cherries foi
the worlds markets. -
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18

The Farmers Union will meet
next Wednesday, and matters of much
importance will be considered. A full
attendance of the membership is de-
sired.
Easter services at the United
Presbyterian church tomorrow. Spe-
cial music. At the morning service
DR.. Hays will speak on immortal
ity." At the evening service the pas
tor will begin a series of informal
talks on "Heaven and It's Blessed
Hope"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18
REV. ROOTS Will MARRY

The marriage of Rev. Willard H.
Roots and Miss Katherine Philip will,
take place next Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 in St. James Episcopal church.
Dean Lockwood of All Saints Cathed-
raj. Spokane, will officiate.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18
CHRISTIAN WOMAN'S
BOARD OF MISSIONS
Convention of Central District of
Eastern Washington to Meet
In Pullman Next Week.

Next week Wednesday and Thursday
Pullman will entertain another con-
vention, this time it being the conven-
ton of auxiliaries of the Christian
Woman's Board of Missions of the
central district of Eastern Washing
ton, which will hold its sessions in
the Christian church of this city. COM
mencing at two o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, and holding it's final session
Thursday afternoon.
The program for the two days is as
follows:
Wednesday, 2 pm.
Praise service, led by Mrs. Ada
Mood.
Address of welcome.
Response.
Roll Call of -Auxiliaries, Jr. C. E.
and Y.M.L.A.
Circle of Prayer.
Business session.
District Superintendent address.
"What should be our attitude to-
ward Social Development" Mrs.
Warner.
Ten minute talk by Rev. R. P.
Schooling
Auxiliary Benediction.
Social hour.
Evening, 7:3O.
Devotional, led by Mrs. Eleanor
Warner.
Address, "Woman's Work." Mrs.
j. M. Simpson.
Quartctte.
Announcements.
Thursday, 80 am.
Praise service.
Literature. 'What we have, and
how to use it," Mrs. R. E. Jope.
Conference: allow can we in
terest, instruct and enlist our women?
blow can we make our auxiliary
a means of greater spiritual develop
ment?
Circle of prayer.
Reports from pastors.
The advisability of cooperating with
the State Board in editing a state pa
per, Mrs. l. R. Grow.
Afternoon, 2 o'clock.
Scripture and prayer.
Unfinished business.
A symposium on "Our Centennial
Work.
a-Our Centennial work what is it =?
b-Eastern Washingtons special
share in this great work.
c-Our apportionment What is your
auxiliary doing toward its fulfilment,
and how are you doing it?
Uur special state work, Mrs. Frank
Gustafson.
Miss Siler's letter.
Our watchword and aim, Mrs. A..
Mood.
Circle of prayer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18
country.

-Thos. Neill is moving his law
Office into rooms over the First Nation
al Bank.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-04-18

White saddle pony.
weight about 750; has red ears and
woolly forestep. Left barn last, Fri
day. night. Finder notify o. l..
Waller.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-08-20
A MEASURE OF MERIT.
Leon Should Weigh Well This Evil
denCe.

Proof of merit lies in the evidence,
Convincing evidence in Leon.
lis not the testimony of strangers,
But the endorsement of Leon people.
That's the kind of proof given here
The statement Of Leon citizen.
William Grey, Retired Farmer, living
on south Main ST., Leon Ia, says: | am
SO we'll pleased with the benefit |
derived from the use of Doan's Kidney
Pills that l willingly give them my en-
dorsement. For number of years, off
and on, was troubled with an aching
back and an irregular action of the kid
ney secretions. When these attacks
were present, found it very difficult to
arise from chair or from STOPPING
position. At night, was annoyed by
the frequent action of the kidney sec
retions causing me to arise several
times, greatly disturbing my rest. l
was advised to try Doans Kidney Pills
and finally procured box at l.. P. Van
Werden's drug store. l noticed re-
lief in short time, so bought half a
dozen boxes. [ continued using them
carefully according to directions, and
by the time had taken the contents of
four more boxes. l was entirely free
from backache and my kidneys re-
stored to natural condition. In my
case can say that Doans Kidney Pills
did exactly what was claimed they
would do
For sale by all dealers. Price scots,
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's and
take no other.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-08-20
Pianos at Discount of 20 to 40
Per Cent.

When Lyon & Healy of Chicago
bought for cash the entire retail stocks
of three leading Chicago piano houses.
viz: The Thompson Music Co., the
Healy Music Co., and the f. G. Thearle
Co., the entire piano trade of the United
States wondered what Lyon & Healy
could do with such vast collection Of
fine instruments in addition to their
own big stock, for these are no cheap
factory pianos, but pianos of makes of
the highest reputation.
What Lyon & Healy have done is to
mark all these pianos, and there are
hundreds of them, at discount of 20
to 40 per cent. The response upon the
part of the public is marvellous.
If you know the names of good stand
ard makes of pianos and the prices
always paid, you will need no second
invitation to write to Lyon & Healy, n
Adams street, Chicago, for lists and
terms. For you can secure genuine
$500 upright for $3.50, or other bargains
in proportion.
Lyon & Healy give their own guar
antee with every one of these pianos no
matter whether it is from the Thomp-
son. or the Healy Thearle stock. Moth
ing like this opportunity has ever been
given to music teachers, students and
music lovers heretofore.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-08-20
EGGS MUST BE FRESH.
The Pure Food Inspector After
Farmers and GToCers.

Eggs must be eggs in Iowa now.
There are many things that are sup
posed to improve with age, but eggs
are not one of them. The state dairy
commissioner has arrived at the CON
clusion that ancient and decaying hen
fruit is not pure food and all farmers
and dealers. who are supplying ancient
eggs to their customers, can and will
be held responsible under the new law.
Perhaps, by and by, enterprising poul-
try men will put eggs in neat packages
and label them with the date, so that
mistakes will be impossible. No doubt,
many people would gladly pay few
cents more if their breakfast eggs were
accompanied by something like guar
antee that would convince the break
faster with a delicate stomach that his
breakfast was really sweet and fresh.
The state dairy commissioner has sent
broadcast the following official notice:
'Ofice of State Food and Dairy Com
missioner. Eggs.
Dear Sir: The Iowa pure food law,
section s, part s, defines food as adul-
terated and prohibits its sale. If it
consists of the whole or any part of a
diseased, filthy, decomposed or putrid
animal or vegetable substance. The
commissioner holds this includes bad
eggs.
ut is, therefore, unlawful for the
farmer to sell bad eggs to the mer-
chant.
1T is also unlawful for the merchant
to sell bad eggs to his patrons, OR
jobbers.
"ln the interest of fair dealing and
the enforcement of law, this depart
ment urges all the farmers, dealers and
jobbers to give the widest publicity to
this circular, and to assist in the en-
forcement of the statute by voluntary
compliance with the same. By SC
doing, not only will it not be necessary
for penalties to be enforced, but the
financial interests of all who sell OF
handle eggs will be advanced.
III. r. WRIGHT,
Commissioner"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-08-20
Important Conferences At the State
Fair.

The State Fair is not only a great
place for enjoyment and education but
also furnishes an excellent opportunity
for those attending the Fair to hold
conferences regarding matters of natur-
al interest. Several such conferences
will be held in the College Extension
Department Tent on the hill at the State
Fair Grounds, Monday, Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, August Gath, e5th,
Goth and 9th.
The Iowa Corn Growers Association
| and the Iowa Commission of the Nation
al Corn Exposition meet at 1920 a. m.
Tuesday; those interested in Farmers
Organizations, Clubs, etc. at 2:3O D. m.,
Tuesday, and the County Organizers of
the National Corn Exposition, Wednes-
day at 1890 a. m.
On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
at the same tent important meetings
will be held to consider Agricultural
Education including Agriculture, Manu-
al Training and Domestic Science in the
public schools; Normal Schools of Agri-
culture, Manual Training, Domestic
Science, and relative subjects. Hon.
James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture,
Justice Il. E. Deemer and Congressman
Davis Of Minnesota, author of the Davis
Bill will address the Wednesday even
ing conference.
All persons interested in these SUBJ
jects are urged to be present and assist
in giving directions to these movements
destined to be of such great Importance
in the future. A special invitation is
extended to ladies to be present.
In addition to these conferences, Hon.
James Wilson and Congressman Davis
will address the general public on
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock on
the Fair Grounds. PIG. HOLDEN.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-08-20
Roy Riddison has boneht the fnrnitnre

Roy Biddison has bought the furniture
business and good will of the Hoadley
Hotel and takes possession Saturday
Mr.. Hoadley has been in the hotel bust
ness good many years and has been
successful, but rs he will manage the
new mill now nearly completed it was
necessary for him to give up the hotel
business. Mr.. Biddison, the new land.
lord, has had experience in the hotel
business, and announces that he will
conduct a first-class house in every re.
spect. Here's success to the ms and
outs.-Cainsville News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-08-20
Excellent Health Advice.

Mrs. M. M. Dawson, of No. 379 Gif.
ford Ave., San Jose, CAL, says: "The
worth of Electric Bitters as general
family remedy, for headache, bilious.
ness and torpor of the liver and bowels
is so pronounced that I am prompted to
say a word in its favor. for the benefit
of those seeking relief from such at1iic-
tions. There is more health for the di-
gestive organs in bottle of Electric
Bitters than in any other remedy
know Of" Sold under guarantee at L.
P. Van Werden's drug store. SOC.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-08-20
A Big Cat Fish.

A huge 35-pound cat fish was sold this
evening in front of the News office, at
auction, the auctioneer being d. E.
Owens, Of Beaconsfield, Iowa. Mr.
Owens is the youngest member of the
class in the Missouri auction school, he
is but II years of age, but proved him.
self the equal of the old vets at the
business. The fish was caught by Bill
Barnes, the celebrated diving fisherman
1t was knocked off to Mr.. MCGOWAN
OF the Elks cafe for $s.75.-Trenton News
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-08-20

No one is immune from kidney
trouble, so just remember that Foley's
Kidney Remedy will stop the irreg-
ularities and cure any case of kidney
or bladder trouble that is not beyond
the reach of medicine. Bell & Robin
son.