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The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28
LLOYD c. HENNING,
Cooperative Observer.
B. of r. T. Ball

On Thursday evening last at
the Opera House aThanksgiving
Ball was given under the auspices
of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen. An exceptionally
large crowd was in attendance
and all report having spent a
very enjoyable evening. About
midnight the entire party adj
journed to the hosiery of Fred
Harvey where a sumptuous re-
past was awaiting them to
which ample justice was done by
all present. The Trainmen may
we'll be proud of the record made
on this occasion as the event was
one of the really high class affairs
pulled off in Winslow during re-
cent years.
The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28
Reading Room Entertain
mentS

The Santa Fe's free reading
room entertainments have COM
menced, and it the first two of
the present season can be used
as an index to what is coming,
we shall have the pleasure of
hearing some good talent this
winter The first was the Lillian
Fischer Concert Co., of La Junta,
Colo, which appeared at the
Opera House last Saturday
night. The Salisbury Concert
Co., of Chicago, entertained
Tuesday evening. These Com
panies are both artists in their
particular line and were well re-
ceived here.
The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28
B. P. o. {.
Roads Fix-RateS For 1909
EIks' Convention

Reduced rates for the Elks' ma
tional convention In Los Angeles
next year have been agreed upon
by the Hill railroads in the North
and the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe roads in this territory:
At the same time reduced rates
were fixed for the Alaska-Yukon
exposition. The reduced rates to
Los Angeles are to be for the
round trip from Chicago, $62 so;
st. Louis, $3.50; New Orleans,
$3.50; from Kansas City, Oma-
ha and other cities in Missouri
River territory, $50; Denver, $45.
The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28
President Roosevelt
Strongly Advocating
Separate Statehood

Washington, Nov. 24.-Sepa-
rate Statehood for New Mexico
and Arizona will be strongly
urged by President Roosevelt in
his message to Congress.
Senator Flint ofCalitornia call
ed at the White House today and
during his conference with the
President the latter told him that
he would do all he could to Sc
cure seperate Statehood for the
two Territories.
The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28

The Bridesmaid, Miss Selma
Woods, a cousin of the bride,
assisted in a delightful creation
of embroidered net over white
silk, and carried a lavish display
of American beauties.
The Groom and Best Man, Mr..
Joseph Daze, a brother of the
bride, wore the conventional
black.
The wedding presents were in
deed very handsome, and so nu
merOus that it would be impOs-
sible to particularize; each and all
elegant and costly, evidencing
the great esteem in which the
young couple is held by the many
friends. A reception was held at
the home of the brides parents
during the entire afternoon.
On Tuesday evening the happy
pair departed on the Limited for
a brief visit to the Grand Canyon,
after which they will return to
make their home in Winslow, in
a very neat and newly furnished
cottage on Kingsley Avenue, be-
ing the wedding-gift of the par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. William Daze.
The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28
Small Boy browns

William, the three year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Tatum.
was accidentally drowned Friday
afternoon near the home of~hls
parents. The little lad was play
ing around the place and fell Into
an irrigating ditch at a point
less than a hundred feet from the
residence where his mother was
performing her household duties.
Medical aid was Immediately
summoned as soon as the boy
was found but life was extinct
before the physician arrived.
The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28
Railroad Condutors Elect
Officers for the Year 1909

At a regular meeting of Aztec
Division, No. S5, Order of Rail-
road Conductors held on Mon
day, Nov. 23rd., the following
officers were elected to serve for
the year commencing January /,
1909. Chief Conductor. lanes
Claffey; Assistant Chief Conduc-
tor, M. E. Simonson; Secretary
and Treasurer, w. A. Ensign;
Senior Conductor, George Irwin;
Junior Conductor, V. E. Butner;
Inside Sentinel, J. K. La Prade;
Outside Sentinel, B. F. Evans;
Chairman Board of Trustees, A.
l.. Dunklin; Vice chairman Board
of Trustees, Nj. n. Thompson;
Secretary Board of Trustees, A.
M. Cummings; Legislative Com
mitteeman. {. E. Cain. Thomas
Ramage was elected delegate,
and E. A. Pinney alternate to
attend the Grand Lodge meeting
which will be held at Boston,
Mass, May 5th., 1909.
The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28

Tuesday night last as the Flag
staff local was pulling into the
Yards two cars were derailed
near the high switch at the west
end OF the yard. Considerable
delay was experienced in re-rail-
ing the cars causing No. 8 to be
held at the depot until after mid
night. No. 2 and a freight train
were held out, they being behind
the derailment. Fortunately, no
one was hurt.
The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28

There were turkey-shoots near
ly every day this week. Some
were shot, others killed with
clubs, some escaped alive, while
a majority met their fate in the
usual manner-the ak route.
The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28

The first snow of the season
fell Tuesday morning, accompa-
MED by high wind. The storm
was general throughout the
Northern part of the territory.
The snow lasted but short
time here, all evidence of the fall
having passed away before night.
The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28
Elegant Wedding
Ceremony

the Catholic church in recent
years, occurred on the morning Of
November the Oath when Mr..
August Ratelle, OF Montreal,
Canada, and at present book
keeper for the Babbitt Mere. Co.,
and Miss Kathleen Daze, daugh-
ter of Mr.. William Daze, Master
Mechanic for the Santa Fe at
this point, were united in the
holy bonds of marriage.
The church was very tastefully
decorated for the occasion, and
the altars fairly groaned under an
array of red and pink carnations,
chrvsanthema, smilax and ferns
The ceremony, throughout, was
very beautiful and edifying.
Promptly at pine O'Clock the
bridalparty arrived in carriages
and marched up the aisle to the
entr 1ncing strains of a familiar
wedding-march, Mr.. w. P. Geary,
our recently reelected District
Attorney, officiating at the or
gan.
Miss Marie, little sister of the
bride. led the procession bearing
the ring of the ceremony upon a
huge chrysanthemum, which pro-
duced a very pretty effect. At
the altar-railing, the groom for
mally received the bride from the
arm of her father, then the bridal
party took their places in the
presence of the Rector, Father
Connolly, who had been waiting
upon the altar-steps to receive
them. After brief admonition
touching upon the character and
sanctity of the married state, the
sacred VOWS were pronounced,
and the Nuptial Mass was be-
gun. After the Mass was con-
cluded, the happy couple received
the hearty congra tulations and
best wishes of their many friends
who had thronged the edifice to
witness the ceremony; then they
re-entered the carriages and were
driven to the home of the brides
parents where a very sumptuous
repast was awaiting, a feature
of which was the Brides Cake
decorated with white doves and
double hearts, which was par
taken of by immediate members
of the family, of which Joseph
and William having previously
arrived from ST. Vincent College
at Los Angeles for the occasion,
and Father Connolly.
The bride was veritabe dream
of lovliness, attired in a white
silk k-crepe de Chine directoire
gown trimmed with Brussels
lace, and carried an exquisite
boquet of Bride-roses.
The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28
Weather Report

Of the United States Weather
Bureau Station in Winslow, for
the week ending Nov. 26. 1908:
The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28

Mrs. G. H. Sutherland was a
visitor at Albuquerque during
the past week.
The Winslow mail., 1908-11-28

Babbitt Bros. will carry the
largest line of Christmas goods
ever in WinSlow.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-11
Ono Kind of Economy.

"Some people have queer ideas of
economy, don't they?" said a Wall
street man. "The other day I was
waiting with a man on an II sta
ton to go downtown. He saw a
friend on the opposite platform and
called over to him to come across
and 60 down with him to his Office
on a matter of business. The man
said he would, and after asking the
ticket chopper to pass the word over
that his fare was paid he handed
out cigar to the chopper and came
over to our side. He was greeted
with a laugh by the man who had
called to him and naturally asked
what it was for. Didn't you give
that ticket chopper fifteen cent
cigar?' asked The friend. The man
admitted that he gave the kind he
usually smoked. WELL said the
other, why didn't you just come
across without saying anything
about it, pay your fare and save a
dime?' The man rubbed his chin
and looked serious. He had become
so accustomed to tipping everybody
for any sort of favor that he never
thought of the other plan" New
York Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-11
The AIbemarIe Pippin.

The apple which has made Virginia
famous at home and abroad is the Vel
low Newtown. otherwise known as the
Albemarle Pippin.
Whether pomologists accept the name
Albemarle Pippin or persist in calling
this apple the Yellow Newtown makes
little difference. for it will always be
known by Virginians and in the trade
by the name of Albemarle Pippin. The
high state Of perfection attained by
this apple fully merits this distinction
and the almost fabulous prices often
received for it. 1t is not usual for our
growers to sell their fruit for $40 per
barrel, and sometimes it brings as
much as So, SIS and even $50 per
barrel, about two to three times as
much as the average red apple.-Pro-
fessor ]. S. Phillips.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-11
Teachers kxamin alton.

Notice is hereby given that the County
School Superintendent of Benton Co.,
Oregon, will hold the regular examina-
tion of applicants for State and County
papers at Corvallis. Oregon, as follows:
FOR STATE PAPERS.
Con nencine Wednesday, February
ing until Saturday. February Is, 1908, at
O'Clock ,. m.
Wednesday - Penmanship, History,
Spelling, Physical Geography, Reading.
Psychology.
Thursday-written Arithmetic, Theory Of
Grammar, Bookkeeping, Ply
sizes. Civil Government.
Friday-Physiology, Geography, Com
Saturday-Botany, Plane Geome try,
General History.
FOR COUNTY PAPERS.
Com m eneing Wednesday, February IL,
1908, at O'Clock q. NJ, and continuing
until Friday, February IA, 1908, at 4
O'Clock p. m.
Wednesday - Penmanship, History,
Orthography, Reading, PHYSICAL GEoG-
RAPHY.
Written Arithmetic. The
0Ey OI 10acnlug, 1IaInm af, TnySlOlCgy.
x Friday Geography, School Law, Civil
Government, ENGLISH LIIExsTUaE. s9
Notice is further given all applicants
who are strangers that they must furnish
proper testimonials as to character before
entering the examination.
Dated at Corvallis, Oregon, this 3rd
day of February, 1908.
Yours truly,
GEO. W. DENMAN,
County School Superintendent,
Benton County, Oregon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-11
AnecdOte of General Howard.

We recall bnt one piece of wit
ticism by Genera; o. o. Howard.
1t was related by Gen. Fulwood
and occurred before Atlanta dur
ing Sherman's siege of that city.
One evening Howard proposed
to Fulwood, his chief OF staff. that
they take a stroll through the
camps of the "contrabands" loca-
ted in the rear of our lines.
Joined by several young men of
the staff they set out and pres
emily came upon large tent in
which the negroes were holding
religious services under the lead
ership of negro preacher.
Howard and his companions
entered the tent. In due time
the preacher proceeded to close
the meeting with prayer. He
prayed fer the divine blessing on
"massa Lincum an bis sojers." "
Then he fervently prayed that
'the good Ls wd would bless
massa genral Howard, an in good
time take him to bebben wbar
one OBJ him arms am already 2on
befoah."
During This invocation Howard
locked grave, While the young
efhcers scarcely restrained their
mirth until Il ey passed out when
they joined in laughter. Howard
gently chid.d q them and quietly
said: II find il creased lncer-
tive 10 III b li,irg in that pco,
CT. stur.'s Irayer." "How is
that, Gene1sl?" asked Fulwood.
IF one of ny arms las already
gone TO heaven It would be most
ppfortura e if The rest of my body
should OF jo n it," vas How
ards reply. CONTRIBUTED.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-11
SHORT COURSES AT THE oAc
Fifteen Counties Represented in
the Work Splendid Ad-
dresses Given.

The winter short courses at the
Oregon Agricultural College haye
been very successful. Over one
hundred students were registered
in the different courses, as fol-
lows: General Agriculture 81,
Dairying Fl, Horticulture IL,
Mechanics 10, Household Econ
omy ~, Total 1o7.
Some fifteen counties in the
state are represented in the at
tendance. Several came from
Washington State, one each from
British Columbia, Kansas and
New Jersey. Each afternoon
four lectures were given by differ
ent members of the agricultural
staff. In addition, prominent
men of the State, engaged in diff
ferent lines Of agriculture, ad-
dressed those ii attendance on the
general agricultural course.
The subjects OF animal hus-
.bandry, field crops, bacteriology,
botany, plant diseases, chemistry,
county roads, ponltry keeping,
were treated by members OF the
faculty.
During the forenoons the stu
dents did practical work in the
shops. in the dairy and in the
orchard, and the women had lee
lures and demonstration work in
cooking and sewing i'll Waldo
Hall.
1t is planned to make these
courses of increasing usefulness
to the people of the state.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-11
CURL. LEAF.
Spraying For Control of This Disease
of the Peach.

Spraying For Control of This Disease
of the Peach.
A very important complication must
be considered in spraying for blight
control. This is the occurrence of an
other peach disease, the curl leaf. The
effects of this trouble are too well
known in California to need descrip-
ton. The control of the disease is
very successfully accomplished by
spraying in February or March. just
before the buds unfold, but a time
which is too late for blight prevention.
Treatments Given.
In the experience Of 1905 the one fall
spraying controlled both diseases-a
most satisfactory condition. In the
spring of 1907. however, very viru-
lent attack of curl leaf occurred, es-
pecially in the lower Sacramento val
ley, while the blight fungus proved
somewhat less active than in the pre-
vious season.
The result of this attack is plainly
shown by the results of spraying-viz
that the November or December appli-
cation did not entirely hold the curl
leaf in check. although as successful
as before with the blight. Conse-
quently some orchards sprayed prop
erly and successfully for blight were
badly injured by curl leaf, while 9th
ers sprayed later were protected from
curl leaf
All that had been expected Of the
blight treatment held good when its
effects were differentiated from those
of the other disease. but the necessity
of two sprayings rather than one for
the positive control of both diseases
has become evident.
Prune if possible before spraying,
but do not delay the work on account
of pruning.
1t is recommended by the California
experiment station to spray again for
the prevention Of curl leaf about Feb.
Is, or just before the buds open. with
bordeaux, 100000, or lime. salt and
sulphur.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-11
On the Map.

Two women CHANGED to meet on
a street.car in Chicago. SWhy, how
do you do, Mrs. Thompson?" ex-
claimed one of them. 81 called at
your house one day last week, and
there was nobody at home"
"We've moved, Mrs. Giles" said
the other. "Didn't you know that p
|sNo. When did you move?"
"About two weeks ago. We got
tired of living in all the noise and
hustle, and we went away out in
the suburbs"
"What direction? p"
Northwest"
'And where are you located
now?"
'1t's a new neighborhood, Mrs.
Giles, and / can't describe it exact
ly, but if l had map of the city
here / could show you. We live
just about half an inch outside OF
the city limits. p Exchange.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-11
The New Armory.

There is move ment on foot
for the building of a new armoly
for OAC. The building is to be
designed and constructed by the
cadets of the military department.
Capt. McA1exander presented
the proposition to the cadets at
one of the drill periods this week
and much enthusiasm was dis.
played by all. $500 days work
was promised by the students and
the building will be certain pro.
vidipg the Board of Regents of
the college will, vote the proper
amount required to furnish mate.
1ials.
The building is to be construc-
ted of reinforced concrete with a
steel frame, and will be practi-
cally fre-proof. 1t is to be 100
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-11
MARKET GARDENS.
Lettuce and Other Products as Grown
on a Large Scale.

Lettuce and Other Products as Grown
on a Large Scale.
A feature of. the recent annual meet
ing of the Massachusetts state board
of agriculture was visit to the mar
ket gardens of Warren w. Rawson in
Arlington. The magnitude of the scale
on which this work is being conducted
is a revelation to one coming from the
west. The plant covers some forty
acres of ground. The greenhouses
cover about eight acres. Some of them
inclose half an acre and some are
smaller.
At the present time lettuce is being
grown in these greenhouses to great
er extent than any other garden plant.
1t is certainly a novel and pleasing
sight to walk into greenhouse cover
ing half an acre on a cold day in De-
cember in which are growing In the
most perfect form some $4,000 plants
of lettuce. approaching that stage
which fits them for being marketed.
The vigorous and healthy appearance
of the plants formed a picture that
was particularly pleasing. The most
perfect order is observed in planting
them, SO that when fully grown the
ground is completely occupied. The
plants are kept entirely free from the
growth of weeds of any kind. Some
three crops of lettuce are grown in
some of these greenhouses in one year,
and also a crop of cucumbers in addi-
ton. In other houses such products
as parsley were being grown. The
visitors were also shown immense
beds in which celery was stored away
for winter use. These beds were COW
cred with protecting roof, which was
elevated two or three feet above the
lettuce, and over these was light COW
ering Of waste litter.
The productive power of land thus
utilized is very great. Just imagine
$4,000 plants growing on half an acre
of land! When these plants are sold they
fetch so cents to $1.5O per dozen, ac-
cording to the condition of the market.
OF course the expense Of growing and
marketing them must be very consid-
cradle, but there can be no question
about the marked profit that must
come from growing these products on
a scale so large, writes Professor Shaw
in New England Homestead.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-11
TO CUT UP DlDOS.
Some Speculation as to the Origin OF
the Phrase.

The phrase ''kick up didos' for
the plural is formed either with or
without the ''e''-is allowable. It
occurs, for example, in Quiller
COUGHS "Delectable Duchy," but
the more common form is "to cut"
OF ''to cut up didos.' The word is
a dictionary one. DR.. Murray says
that it is Omitted States slang"
He defines it as prank, a caper,
disturbance, row, shindy. He
quotes, as the earliest use in Eng
lish literature, this sentence from
"Sam Slick In England" QS43-4):
E'Then Italian singers recitin' their
jabber and cuttin' didoes at a pri-
vate concert" He says that the orr
gin of the word is uncertain.
But Halliburton used the term
in "The Clockmaker" in 1885, and
Professor Joseph Wright in his
''English Dialect Dictionary says
that the term is known in Ireland,
Kent, Isle of Wight, Cornwall and
also in the United States. Halibur-
ton used it with reference to a Nova
Scotian: II met a man this morn
in from Halifax, real conceited
lookin' critter, all shines and di-
does" Professor Wright gives as
the first definition a disturbance,
noise, fuss, as in the speech heard
on the Isle of Wight, "He kicked
up a middlen dido about it," then
plural - tricks, antics, eccentric
feats-as in Kent, ''Dreckley ye be
backturned, there he be, a-cutting
all manner O didos," and, lastly, a
plaything; also used as a term to
denote articles which do not give
satisfaction to the owner, as trim
ming on a dress or bonnet.
Yet the learned Professor Wright
does not venture to explain the der
ivation of the word; he does not
suggest a possible derivation. Did
the term come from the fuss made
by Queen Dido after the pious
Aenas left her? An obsolete word
"dido"-a thrice told tale may have
been originally "a tale of Dido .
TAFT in his "Quanternios" speaks
of Didonian curve, with reference
to the story of Dido, who bargained
for as much land as could be COW
cred with a hide and then cut the
hide into a long and narrow strip.
Why not say glibly that 'sto cut up
didos" is to cut up as Dido did?
Let us honor the name Of that no
BILE dame in every way.-Boston
Transcript.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-11
An Old Corvallis Man.

A friend of Harry Holgate has
handed in the following item,
which we are pleased to give
space:
Harry L. Ho1gate returned to
his home in klamath county,
Thursday, after a weeks visit
among Corvallis relatives and
friends. Since leaving the Gov
eminent service three or four
years ago, he has taken an active
part in the development of that
progressive, prosperous section of
Oregon known as the klamath
country. He is now conducting
bank at Bonanza, rapidly de-
velopipg town about IS miles
from klamath Falls.
Harry is one of the tactful,,
brainy young men of the state
and we are glad to learn that he
is doing we'll. A recent dispatch
~ tAO Juan "-otdISo tnoI In
will be a candidate for joint sena-
tor from klamath, Crook and
Lake counties. He is popular
and hustler and should make
fgood showing in the coming pri-
maries. His familiarity with the
needs of Oregon coupled with his
unusual experience in the prepar-
alton of laws and the handling of
legislation make him an excep-
tionally we'll qualified person for
the place. Besides this he has a:
statewide acquaintance among
men of standing and influence
which would be of invaluable aid
10 him in securing legislative &C
ton.
AS he is an old Corvallis boy
and a graduate of the OAC, his
many friends here will anxiously
watch his campaign for the nomi-
nation and earnestly hope for his
success.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-11
width and 900 feet

- in width and 900 feet
reth.
The main room will probaL =
have concrete floor and will he
he drill room. Each compa nv
will have an Office and store room
md there will also be Offices for
the reeimental headquarters. The
huildine will also have large
assembly room which will be used
tor lectures, entertainments and
dances.
1t is hoped by all that this pro-
position will be successful, as
such building is greatly needed
by the OAC.
With the cadet regiment be-
hind this movement and with the
aid of the Board OF Regents, no
doubt this building will be con.
structed.-Saturday's OAC Bar
ometer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-11
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