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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-27
For County Clerk.

I hereby announce my candidacy
for nomination for the office of County
Clerk on the Republican ticket, to be
voted on at the Republican primary
election, April II.
Fl. s. PORTWOOD.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-27
For County Judge.

I hereby announce my candidacy
for nomination to the office County
Judge Of Polk County, subject to the
will of the Democratic voters at the
April primary. My platform is, Build
Good Roads.
7. e. SIBIEY.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-27
For County Assessor.

Idesire to announce that l am
candidate for the nomination for
County Assessor on the Republican
ticket, to be voted for at the primary
election on April II.
A, M. ARANT.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-27
Candidates Announcement.

I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the nomination for the
office of County Judge of Polk County,
subject to the vote Of the republicans.
My platform is Good Roads.
G.. o. HOLMAN.
Bridgeport Precinct.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-27
REAL ESTATE.

hEAL EOIAIE.
w A Butler to A B Cockerham, %
acres, t 6 8, r7w, $3.50.
William Riddell ct al to Isabel Rid
dell, 100 acres, 8 g, r 5 W, 81.
1 N Woods to Florence Ellis, lot in
Dallas, 1926.
Myra A Welch and nd to p J Dick
inson, land In Independence, 5000.
J P Linden ct ux to Fl @ Chamberlin
ct al, land in Independence, $3.50.
Lydia M Wilson to Ollie Parker and
hid, land in t 6 8, W, $500.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-27
Candidates Announcement.

I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for nomination for the Office
of County Clerk Of Polk County,
subject to the vote of the Democratic
party.
Falls City, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-27
TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS
DAN p. STOUFFER.
For School Superintendent.

I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of County School Super
intendent of Polk County, subject to
the Republican primaries, April II.
H. @. SEYMOUR.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-27
COURT HOUSE NOTES
Items of Interest From the Records
in the County Offices
Briefly Told.
PROBATE.

Estate Of Edwin Caldwell, deceased
inventory filed and approved.
Estate of Lincoln Mccoy, deceased
Paul Fundman appointed admins
traitor.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-03-27
Lumber For Sale

Rough and dressed lumber for
sale at your own price. Let me
figure on your bill. Mutual
phone.
N. G. HARRIS,
DALLAS, OREGON
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
DOdging Duty.

(From the Emporia, Kan, Ca
zette, Rep.)
Some folks say it is my duty,
for the Peerless One to vote; if
he isn't chosen captain, our ship
won't stay afoat; but a chap gets
tired of voting for the man with
out a peer; | can always vote for
Bryan, so III vote for Taft this
year. Change is sometimes nee
cessary, if this life we would en-
JOY, and, although onr sweetest
boon is voting for the Peerless
Boy, yet some little variation
makes the landscape seem less
dear;L can always vote for Bryan,
SO I'll vote for Taft this year.
Even though our children's child
rem hang their heads in deepest
shame, blushing for their rude
forefathers who at one time
jumped the game-who in gloomy
desperation voted down the peer
less dear; we can vote for Bryan
always, so we'll vote for Taft
this year
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
A USEFUL WELL.
Yields Two Kinds of Water Which
are Drawn from 1t by a Double
Set of Tubing.

Those who have marueled at the ease
with which stage magicians have made
wine and water flow from the same bot
tie have yet to learn that Dame Nature
occasionally tries a trick of that kind
herself TO anuse aud mystify those who
hold close communion with her.
Quite frequently the geologists con-
nected with the United States geolog-
ical survey report discoveries on their
investigation tours which make of hu-
man magicians rank imitators and
place the mysteries of nature far ahead
of those which man may invent. Among
these is r we'll at Welaka on ST. Johns
River. from which TWO kinds of water
are obtained.
This we'll is 500 feet deep. The length
of the casing is 10 feet. The well was
first drilled to Ito feet, and from this
depth ordinary sulphur" water WAS
obtained. The drill was then carried TO
a depth of 800 feet, where it encounter
ed a disagreeable salty taste. In order
to use both kinds of water an inner
tubing was run nearly to the bottom of
the well. Both this and the outer cas-
ing were connected with pumps, So
that ordinary water and mineral water
can be pumped at the same time a fa-
vorite joke played on visitors is TO give
them drink Of the weaker watar ~
lhe first glass and toreplace it with the
brine in the second
Not more than half dozen wells OF
this kind are known in the country.
In these Investigations of the waters
of Florida the national and state sur
veys are cooperating and much valuable
information has been gathered during
the winters work. - Exchange.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
CArlERON AND STATEHOOD,

The Gazette, commenting on
Mr.. Cameron's speech at Phoe-
nix last Friday. said:
His speech was not a long one,
but he went straight to the
heart of things. He was not at
all slow in expressing his conf
dence of victory this fall. He
has said right along that he will
win, and told his audience so.
But to win he must have votes,
and he admitted that is what he
is out for. He expressed his de-
sire of meeting every man, woman
and child in the territory before
the campaign is over.
eff you vote for R. II. Gamer
on | promise you that you will
never regret it," he said. "For
years and years you have been
waiting for statehood. If l fail
to secure statehood for Arizona
before March 4th next l will
never again ask man in this
territory to vote for me for any
public Office"
The manner in which Mr..
Cameron was applauded showed
that his remarks were we'll re-
ceived. The crowd went wild
with excitement and delight.
Lifelong democrats pushed their
hands down out of sight and
used them with good effect, until,
in their excitement, they were
openly applauding the opponent
of Mark Smith.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
The Jolly JOkerS.

"Mr. Middleman, ah desires to
perpound cundrum."
every we'll, Mr.. Tambo."
"Why does dey designate dat
beautiful vegetable as ah water.
melon?"
"That's easy. Because ii
makes your mouth water"
"Nowhar near de answer. It's
called ah watermelon becase yo
cut it in de SPRING"
"Speakin' OBJ de espring reminds
me-" broke in the other end man
"M' OF daddy went out to git
some water one day an he done
fell in de spring"
'Was he drowned?"
"He wuzzently 'zac'ly drown'd,
but it done killed him."
"That's strange. He fell in the
spring and was killed."
eyes sah!'
'But he wasn't drowned?"
"No, sah."
"Well, did he die in the
spring."
"No, sab; he died in de fall. "
"Our golden voiced tenor, Mr..
Vic Lett, will now sing that
heart-touching ballad, entitled,
warden, Brush Those Locks
Away; l Yearn for Liberty"
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
veneer is cut is also called a

veneer is cut is also called a
"core."
The woods principally used in
making veneer are red gum,
maple and yellow poplar, which,
together yield more than half of
the total product. Red gum is
largely used for baskets and
maple for furniture. More valu-
able than these, however, are
white oak and walnut veneer.
Beech, which can be cut very
thin, is used very largely for
wooden plates. A number of
other kinds of woods are used.
A good deal of waste occurs in
the manufacture of veneer. It is
always a problem, for instance,
what use to make of the cores
left by the rotary process. In
many cases these uses for pulp
wood, pillars, or panel headings,
and they are largely used also
for fuel, excelsior, crates, boxes
and baskets.
In the schedule of inquiries
which the National Conservation
Commission, through the Forest
Service, is sending out, several
questions are aimed to secure in
formation as to the amount of
waste in veneer manufacture and
the possibilities of finding ways
to utilize it..
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

The amount OF labor required for the crop
itself was about 10 working days, with team
l]s days. The sesbania used as green manur-
ing on the west half of the potato ground was
given u irrigatiOnS. Bermuda grass more
over, fiOurished beneath the sesbania to such
an extent as subsequently to require q days
labor for cleaning up the .45 acres so fertiiZed.
Although the larger part of the crop came
from the sesbania fertilized portion OF the po-
tatoes, this method of enriching the soil
proved very costly, q days mans time and 3
days teamwork being required to put the ses-
bania under and afterwards get rid Of the
Bermuda grass. Nevertheless, the labor en-
tailed could easily have been managed by a
careful farmer, as the Bermuda digging was
done in January when other work was not
urgent.
Tomatoes. Dwarf Champion and Burpee's
Quarter Century; % acres: Seed planted in
cold-frame, Feb. !, 1905. Transplante ted to field
March l2-l5. First ripe tomatoes, June TO-
Last of marketable crop, Sept s. Yield, first
class, ll282 pounds; second class, salable, 2249
pounds; waste, most OF which could have
been canned, 1910 pounds. Total crop OF 1900
vines, l534l pounds or 46 pounds, gross, to the
vine. Highest price received, 30c for a single
pound on June 10. Bulk of tirst-cass crop sold
during July In Tucson and Bisbee markets, at
6% to 41sc I. o. b. Yuma. Second class crop
sold locally down to &C.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
Had letter for Thirty Years.

| have suffered with letter for thirty
years and have tried almost countless
remedies with little, if any. relief.
Three boxes of Chamberlain's Salve
cured me. 1t was a torture. 1t breaks
out little sometimes, but nothing to
what it used to do.-D. II. Beach, Mid
land City, Ala. Chamberlain's Salve
is for sale by Ketcherside Drug Store.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
Slightly CarniVorouS.

"Yes," said the thin man,
munching his apple, "I'm strict
vegetarian"
you mean you think you are,
replied the obServant man.
"What do yOn mean by that?"
81 mean that | noticed a worm
in that bit of apple you just
swallowed.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
THE LUr1BER WASTE PROBLEn

Washington, Sept. t.-Fi e
hundred manufacturers of ex-
plosives, pulp wood and similar
products have been asked by the
National Conservation Commits
sion for information as to all pos
Sible uses of sawduSt. From this
it will be seen the Commission is
going into fine details in its in
ventory of the natural resources
of the country. Seven thousand
lumbermen have been asked for
their opinion as to the waste of
lumber in saw mills and more
than two thousand lumber deal
ers and cOoperage, veneer, furni.
ture, box, vehicle and implement
manufacturers have been asked
to point out striking features of
waste in their respective lines.
Yet all this is only one part of
the general scheme Of hunting
down waste which the Commits
sion is following in making it's
inventory. 1t is going after the
little wastes here and there,
which, added together, and put
into dollars and cents, make an
astonishing total.
For instance, take the making
of veneer. At first blush it may
not seem worthy of consideration
with the manufacture of other
products mentioned. Yet, the
scarcity of the more attractive
finishing woods in the last few
years has led to the annual pro-
duction of over 100000, 900
square feet Of veneer. This, of
course, has been made possible
only by the introduction of new
veneer making machinery.
The use of veneer is generally
regarded as exemplifying the
scarcity of the finer woods and
typifying the complete utiliza-
tion of various kinds of woods,
yet, from one of the schedules of
the National Conservation Com
mission it is evident that the
Com mission expects to discover
great waste even in veneer man
ufacture.
Though the word veneer carries
many meanings, from glaze ap-
piled to pottery to the polish"
of man of the world, it is most
commonly employed as the name
for the thin slices of wood now
extensively used in the manufac
ture of all sorts of articles Of
use, such as wood plates, baskets
and the exterior finish of furni-
ture and wood work. The man
ufacture of veneer in the last few
years has advanced by leaps and
bounds.
The best veneer is sawed, but
a great deal is sliced and still
more Is rotary cut" By the
last named process logs Of the
desired wood are steamed until
they are soft aud then fixed in a
lathe-like machine, in which they
are turned against a wood knife.
AS the log rotates against the
knife, veneer of the desired thick
ness is peeled off in continuous
slice, as if you should pare an
apple, going deeper and deeper
at each complete turn, until
nothing is left but the core. The
center of the log left after the
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
Showing Off.

"Does your wife like that fine
set of furs you got her for
Christmas?
Don't now-haven't seen her
since | gave 'em to her."
Haven't seen her?"
mo; she's spending all her
time calling on her friends"
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

1t would add spice and spirit
to the political situation if it
could be arranged for Texas and
Alabama, like Maine and New
Hampshire, to exploit a Septem-
ber election every presidential
wear.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
"Falling Dew."

Romantic She: "Ah, the fall
ing dew. What is more delightful
than the time of falling dew"
Practical He (reminded of that
notice from the bank: Heavens!
| guess you never had one fall
due, did you?" ?"-Browning's Mag.
a2ine.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

A journalistic philosopher has
remarked that there is no mar.
ried bliss compared to that in
which both the husband wife are
base ball fans. But he forgot
the possible contingency of each
one roofing for a different op-
posing team.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
Sl5.65 Sl5.65

Alfalfa; l.70 acres: This was sown May Is
1905, yielding three cuttings of about five tons
OF clean hay the first season. During the Sec
ond season, covered by this Timely Hint,
there were seven cuttings with a total OF
about 20 tons of hay. The only cash outlay
was S22.4l for irrigating water. The labor re-
qutred was, mans time, IA days and team
ment for this alfalfa on account of the small
size Of the field under consideration, and linn
tied use of machinery. This crop at SIS 90 to
this season, represents cash return of not
less thar Sl20.00 for the crop; but this hay was
used to feed the team employed on the place,
proving to be more than sufficient for that
purpose, since a stack of about three tons re-
mains at the end OF the season. The manure
from this source, being free from Bermuda
grass seed, was especially valuable for fertil-
izing part of the crops grown.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

The amount of labor expended upon this
crop was large for the area, especially at the
transplanting time. One days team work in
preparing the land and about 30 days, mems
time, were required to bring 1t through, al
though the work was not heavy and could
have been largely performed by boys. The
yield was low owing to the desert and unfer-
tilted character of the soil, onions requiring
large amounts of organic matter in the soil to
give good results.
Early Rose potatoes; 81 acres: Seed pota-
toes planted Feb. 1919, 1905. Beginning to
bloom April IL. Crop all harvested June IL.
Yield, 26l5 pounds Highest price, MAY 81,
314c Bulk of crop, 2Ac. All marketed In
Yuma.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
S624.0

3NOt including $780, failed to collect
Until the last of June this crop required but
little labor. During the shipping season,
however, four persons were employed on
about half time In picking, packing aud Ship
ing the crop. The entire labor requirements
for the crop were, mems time, So days; women
and boys, 3S days: and team 10 DAYS the
heaviest demand upon labor being during
July Dwsrf Champion and Burpee's Quarter
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
TIMELY HINTS
FOR FARMERS.
A Lesson in Intensive Farming by
r n. Forbes, Director and
Chemist of Agricultural
Experiment Station
University Of Arizona,
InnnnrV Il lAQ1


Just west of Yuma, Arizona. in the alluvial
flood plain of the Colorado, lies little farm
OF 20 acres which on May |, 1905, was virgin
bottomland, covered with saltweed, arrow
brush and creosote bushes. The original
purpose of the tract was for planting selected
varieties of date palms imported by the U. 5.
department of Agriculture from the Old
World. The Experiment station, May 2, be-
gan preparing the ground, and on May 20 the
work of levelling, bordering and irrigating
the tract and the planting of l52 palms, was
completed.
THE PLAN OF WORK.
Recognizing, however, that farmer with
his living to make meantime, cannot afford
to wait for an orchard to come into bearing,
it was planned to plant crops for quick re-
turns between the tree-rOwS, thus putting the
work on feasible basis from the small farm
er's point of view In order to economiZe
ground the irrigating borders were so placed
as TO coincide with the rows of palms, thus
utilizing space otherwise usually wasted.
The tract was divided by the borders into
lands, for the most part one-half an acre in
size. lrrigating water from the Colorado
Valley p. q l. Canal was obtained in the Gus
tOmary manner and h. l.. Crane, himself a
Yuma Valley farmer, undertook the care of
what was nicknamed our play farm"
In size, as well as in the intensive character
of the work planned, this farm" is the OPP
poslte Of the average holdings Of this locality.
The prevailing crops of the region are alfalfa,
corn, barley, and forages in general, compara-
lively little attention being given to Vege-
tables and fruits. Withal, the cost of levelling
land in this region is high, rarely falling be-
low twenty dollars an acre at current prices
for labor and teams. Moreover, the cost, ex-
elusive of maintenance, of the Government
irrigating system now under construction
will be about $3.50 an acre annually for ten
years. To meet these and other heavy items
of expense in connection with the establish
menJ of farm in this region, intensive crops
of more remunerative character than those
now in vogue, are essential. 1T was partly,
therefore, as an object lesson bearing upon
these financial aspects of the general situa-
ton, that this cultural work was planned.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

WANTED: good hustler IN every
town to sell our perfect water filters,
retailing from Sl.5G to $500, 100 per
cent profit to agents; exclusive terri
tory.-Seneca Filter Co., Seneca, Mo
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
CROPS AND MARKETS.

The crops selected for the season or 1906
were Early Rose potatoes, White Bermuda
onions. Rockyford cantaioupes, Dwarf Cham
pion and Burpee's Quarter Century tomatoes,
and alfalfa, besides n few hills of waternelons
and sundry vegetables.
The produce was marketed in Yuma with
the exception of tomatoes, which, for the
largest part, were expressed to Tucson and
Bisbee. The following statements for the
various crops are on the basis OF net cash Ie-
turns 10 the small farmer, who with al aver
age family of five and IL team of horses is as
Sumed to do the work required. as explained
below. Items necessitatng cash outlay, as
seed. irrigating water. and crates are deducted
from gross returns. Water costs an average
OF 80 cents for irrigation per acre for the crops
grown. The yields in certain instances are
low due to the unimproved condition of the
SOIL which, like desert soils in gecuIal was
low in nitrogen and organic matter. Some
small salty areas also affected yields locally.
White Bermuda onions; AZ acres; Seed
planted Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 1905. Young onions
transplanted, Feb. 50, 1906 Crop matured
about June |. Yield, 39l6 pounds of dry on
ions Highest price received, 2Lac a pound:
lowest price received, I.Sc u pound Entire
crop marketed in Yuma.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

VUMA LODGE NO A. o. L. w. MEETS
N every Tuesday evening at O'Clock. Visit
tnc brcthren in good standing are invited to
attend. Yours in c. H. and p.
r. L. EWING, NJ. w.
ED. MATES, R.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

Century yielded about equally WE'LL both be-
ing OF the dwarf bushy sorts best adapted to
this climate. Barnyard manure was used un-
der the double rows. otherwise the ground
was unfertilized save by the muddy irrigating
water used.
Rockyford cantaloupes; acre: Seed planted
March 10, 1908. Cold, backward saason re-
sulting in thin stand equal to about three
fourths Of an acre. Crop picked July to
Sept. Yield $50 dozen, sold locally at from
Soc to l5c dozen.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
RECLAMATION OF THE GROUND.

The soil of our tract "a warm, sandy loan
we'll adapted TO gardening operations, was
levelled, ditched and boTdered at contract
price of Sl7.20 an acre, considerably less than
the average for the locality, reckoning the
labor of men and teams at current rates. In
addition, barbed wire and posts for fencing
cost $60l0; lumber for headgateS cost S39.57;
drive well point and pipe, pitcher-spout
pump and a barrel, Sl845 a small lumber
two-room house, including five and one-half
shelter for horses. about $780, Only skilled
labor employed in levelling, bordering and
ditching the ground, and for part construc-
tion of the house, Is included in the above
estimates, as the common labor required or
dinarily would be, and in this case was, fur
niShed by the farmer himself
To bring this ground under cultivation and
make IL habitable for q small farmer and his
family, as stated above, therefore required u
cash outlay of about S400OO. In addition, in
the average instance must be included u
team, wagon. plOw, harrow, haying equip
ment shovels hoes and other small tools.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

LLIANCIA HISPANO- O-AMERICANo NO.
n 10 meets every Sunday at ElkS hall, p.
70, MANUEL MoNRoV, Pres. j. L. REDoNDo,
Secretary
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

POSTOFEICE HOURS:
Aisil open on Sundays from to a. m.
Week days, q. m. to y. m.
40 Money Order business on Sundays.
Mail EAST and WeSt) closes every day at r. N.
X. II. Chandler T. NJ
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

ETT II. ELLIOTT, CIVIL ENGINEER AND
W Surveyor; L. s. Deputy Mineral Sur
/. syor. Yuma Arizona.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

|nETER T. ROBERTSON, ATTORNEY At
II Law, ONCE in Cotter Bldg, Yuma, Ariz.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16
PROFESSIONAL CARDS:

IEHRANK BANTER, Attorney at Law and
~. Notary Public. Will practice in all the
eourtS'af The Territory. Special attehtionto
Ktutux aud Land Laws. p. o. Box 40l. First
Street, south Side, Yuma, Arizona
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

The labor on this crop was light, but in this
case time consuming. because Ofinconv enient
arrangements for marketing. There were en-
ployed on the crop 81 days mems time; 8 days
women and boys; and days team, not other
wise included.
The crop was fertilized with barnyaId man.
ure In about three-fourths of the hills, and as
stated above, the stand was poor The results
OF this acre are therefore conservative.
Watermelons and sundry small items of
produce were sold locally to the amount
OF. ....................... Sl5.85
Seed and irrigating water. about 200
Lea wing cash return OF about. 1855
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

z. B. EETCHERSlDE. ia AKETCHERSIDE
|TvETCHERSIDE & KETCHERSIDE, PLY
IL sicianS and Surgeons. once in Cotter S
drug store
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

n FKTHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WI Preaching every other Sunday morning
at IL O'Clock and Sunday night at 1880 by the
pastor. J. NJ. Ocheltree. Sunday School every
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, P. 7. Robertson,
Superintendent.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

V-NIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
n on the fourth Sunday in each month at
$50 p. m. Prayer meeting on Friday night of
each week. Eugene Keen, pastor in charge.
unday School every Sunday morning at 10.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

(NOME TO THE SENTINEL OFFICE
H. for Job Work. Satisfaction assured.
The Arizona sentinel., 1908-09-16

~ATHOLIC CHURCH DIRECTORY: SUN
~ days, Mass at 9 a. IN. Rosary aud Bene-
ELECTION at D. m Week days, Mass at a. N.
Christian doctrine taught daily by the pastor
~ English at s:30a m; In Spanish at $3.50 p. m.