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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-04-29

other citrus fruits can, and will be
developed into a very profitable
industry and it is one that has
more charms to the maker
and horticulturist than any other,
But its success in Brownsville
depends at this special time, on the
eradication of the scale insect pests
that are now infesting nearly all
the old, poorly cared for trees in
town-before they get into the
choice young groves now being
planted.
AT this time if would be com
paratively easy matter to do this.
The trees need only be sprayed, at
intervals of about two weeks, with
kerosene emulsion. It is necessary
TO use a small Cor large) force
pump, with which the liquid is
broken up into very fine, mist
like. spray, that must perfectly
reach and cover every particle of
leaf. twig and branch surface of
the tree.
To do this, with economy of
time and materials, the pump must
be fitted with one or more lines of
small hose. and a very fine spray
nozzle, attached to the end of a
small gas pipe, long enough to
reach all through the tree, without
wasting the materials. It is of little
use to apply the materials, without
these appliances.
Spraying should begin with the
spring Matching of the young
scales-for they are only to be
reached while young. After their
scaly shells have become hard,
no materials will penetrate them,
unless made SO strong as to in
jure the tree. Therefore. the
necessity for repeated applications.
Four to six times may be neces-
sary to clean up completely trees
so thoroughly infested as are near
" all the Brownsville old citrus
trees. The same condition of affairs
is found in several other old sec
tons, and the State Commissioner
of agriculture, through the Horti-
cultural Inspection law, lis seeking
earnestly to eradicate this pest in
every case, before it shall obtain a
footing that it will cost vast sums
to destroy.
Hearty cooperation IS being ex-
tended in other sections, and I am
sure will be in Cameron county,
where are the most surprising nat
ural conditions for citrus culture.
The scale that is worst in Browns
vile, and generally along the Gulf
Coast, is the one popularity known
as Florida Purple scale-though
there are several others found also
in small numbers. that will be de-
stroyed by this same spray. Some
other plants are also infested by
these anc other scales. and should
be carefully looked to, when the
citrus trees are sprayed.
This is matter that should have
prompt and earnest attention, from
every tree owner and agency inter-
ested IN the safe, sure development
Of Semi Tropic Texas.
Kerosene Emulsion is probably
The best and most easily procured
and prepared insecticide for local
use, aud, if it is desired, the for
nula for its preparation will be
J This very important matter
should be given early attention.
Ind united action taken to save
future loss.
The FOREGOING communication
was written for THE HERALD by
Mr.. Stiles at the request of the edi-
tor. who felt that some steps are
necessary at present to safeguard
the future of the citrus fruit indus
try in this section, and so sought
the necessary information from one
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03
mo HOPE BEYOND"
Prophet of Evil Hard to Please.
and Ii Wasn't His Turn to Talk.

There was a funny man in town a
few days ago He did not pose as a
humorist or a joker; but the sum total
of his being was huge joke
The man was a piano tuner. He
wanted to tune pianos in Shoshone.
But he didn't want to live here He
didn't like any thing that there is in
Shoshone except what money he could
make between trains He didn't like
the band: when asked to stay and listen
to the weekly concert, he turned up his
poorly dressed but aristocratic nose, and
declared that he'd die first He didn t
like the people; the wind, and the sun,
and the streets, and the sage brush.
and the prospective irrigated fields. all
We're separate and specific grounds for
complaint You would have believed
he had at least the dyspepsia, and the
and was dead broke, and
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03
SOUTH IDAHO LOOKS GOOD.
Lots of Water, Lots of Grass, and
Prosperity Everywhere.

"Idaho has never before looked better
to the eyes, or promised better to the
pocket book" said W. Van Iorns. of
Hagerman, water commissioner for this
district, Monday.
"A month ago, South Idaho was not
at all up to the usual standard. There
was little water running in the streams;
some of the streams had gone practical
ly dry, at the lower levels, where the
water had been taken out for irrigation.
There was hardly any snow left in the
hills. and the streams had no visible
supply for the rest of the season. But
now-oh. yes, now it's different. The
mountains have still lots of snow; the
streams are booming along, bank full;
the irrigators are laying arouud in the
shade, without touching shovel; and
in some places they have laid off the
watermasters, as they say that there
will be plenty of water the rest of the
season for everybody, without any ad
Indication of rights. There is the fin
est prospect for heavy crops of almost
every kind Idaho is making good the
palmiest claims of her boosters, as the
garden spot of the whole West.
Idaho doesn't go back on her friends
not on your life -
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03
Married.

John d. Rogers of Twin Falls and
Sadie A. Micklen of Spokane were
married at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. EFT. Barton of this city, Tuesday,
June 30th, Rev. TN. Patterson offiei-
ating in his usual felicitous manner. 1t
was quiet affair, only few guests
being present, but it was none the less
elegant and impressive. The service
was followed by stylish lunch after
which the newly welded pair departed
for Twin Falls where the groom is en-
gagged in the contracting business. As
Mr.. Rogers is a distant cousin of Mr..
Barton it was not strange that he should
select his home as the place to meet the
lady of his choice and there make her
his bride
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03

copal, got together and agreed to secure
the opera house for series of meet
ings. The first of these was held Sun
day night. to a crowded house. 1t is
not the season Of the year usually chos-
en- for revival services, but these meet
ings. held every night, are being well
attended. and promise to have great
influence for good.
The meetings are to be continued in
definitely. as long as the interest is suf-
ficient to warrant their continuance.
Union Sunday School services are to
be held at the opera house, Sunday at
10 o'clock, and church services at Il
and at p. m. Rev. S. w. Creasey
will address an open air meeting on the
Stockgrowers corner, and Mrs. Her
miston will address the Sunday School
in the morning.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03
J
5000 Acres State Land
Brings An Average
Price Of S3LOO
Lands Can Buy Water for SIS. an
Acre, Making Total Cost $50
An Acre for Gilt Edge Soil

500, 900 worth of Lincoln county sage
brush sold in one day blythe state land
board is not a bad record. Yet that is
just what happened at Gooding last
Monday. The sale had been well adver-
tised and all hough not a large crowd
present those who were there came to do
business. Senator George Day, Of
Cassia county, was in charge of the sale
and A. E. Thompson of Gooding was
clerk for the land board. There were 3160
acres sold at an average price of about
S3I per acre. The highest price paid
was $35 per acre so that the average
represented high class of sales all the
way through The sum of $40, 10000
in cash was taken in which is tenth
of the purchase price of the lands.
Most of these lands are under the North
Side Twin Falls ditch and it was their
choice location together with the fact
that no residence is required that help
ed to bring the prices up. Another
feature which aided the state in getting
good prices was the fact that several
different parties had planned to secure
holdings on the same sections so that
several friends might be located close
together. These opposing parties bid
against each other to the limit of the
values of the land sold. The sale was
conducted in the new hardware store of
Ward Meyer and as everyone was ready
to buy when time was called by the auc-
tioneer the sale was completed by noon
and the afternoon was spent in CLOSING
the contracts.
Buyers of these state lands within
the Carey Act segregations where the
water rights sell for $35 an acre, can
buy water for $25 an acre if they con-
tract for it within a year. But even
this reduction makes the total cost of
the land average better than $50 an acre
"a pretty stiff price, if the land wasn't
50 good.
There will be no more state lands
sold in Lincoln county this year and
Lincoln has set the pace for others to
follow. The state school fund will be
handsomely increased by this sale and
the manner in which it was conducted
indicates that Senator Day is well quail
flied for his job as state land selector.
His valuations on this property were
more nearly the true value than is US
ual in appraising state lands.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03
National NoOIgrOwers to
Start Movement for
Better Prices.
Storage of 100000, 900 Pounds, or
0ne-Third of U. S. Product, in
Chicago Warehouses.

President F. w. Gooding and Secre-
tary George S. Walker of the National
Wool Growers Association, returned a
week ago from Chicago, where they in
consultation with other wool growers,
and with bankers, manufacturers and
railway representatives, arranged for
establishing a great wool market.
It is planned to build next year a
warehouse that will contain 100, 900, 900
pounds of wool, more than one-third of
the entire wool clip of the United
States, and to made of Chicago one of
the great auction wool markets of the
world It would bring the Eastern
manufacturers closer to the West to
buy their wool, which would be a dis
tinct gain to the grower. 1t would pro-
vide storage room for all the Western
wool, which could there be held until
the price was satisfactory; and wool
warehouse receipts would be negotiable
almost the same as cash. This general
plan would to large extent cut out the
parasitic middleman, would give the
wool-grower money advanced on his pro-
duce if he wanted it, and would help
the producer in other ways as well.
A large warehouse is to be leased for
this year, and some of the growers plan
to hold their 1908 clip for better prices.
This storage movement has apparently
already affected the market, as better
prices are beginning to prevail. Some
clips have been sold in Western idaho
at better than 16 cents, and Governor
Gooding of this place sold his fine clip
last week for Is cents pound. A good
deal of the wool, however, has been
sold under II cents; the growers insist
this is because of a buyers conspir-
acy to reduce prices. The great Chi
cago warehouse would make any such
conspiracy imperative.
President Gooding is confident that
the warehouse movement will be good
thing for the wool growers.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03
JEROME.

d. c. MacWatters arrived in jerome
Tuesday accompanied by Major Reed.
Mr. MacWatters states that there are
yet over $50 miles of bitches to be built
on this tract and he has ordered that
three more surveying crews be put on
to get the work in shape for the grad
ers. The question of the water supply
was also taken up by Mr.. MacW alters.
There are six or eight large tank
wagons making three or four trips a
day from the various camps drawing
on the present supply, which in addi-
ton to the town requirements, keeps
the supply tank rather low.
D. Jarron, of Soldier, Idaho, was a
visitor in Jerome last week to look over
the ground with the view of starting a
blacksmith shop.
Mrs. Leah NJ. Burnside made a trip
to Jerome last Thursday to go over
matters with the school board pertain
ing to the starting of a school in dis
trict No. 80 next fall The present
school census shows a total of 35 young
people of school age and it is expected
by the time the school opens that the
total will reach Is.
A large party Of Jerome people at
tended the dance by the boys Of the
Wendell camp last Saturday evening in
the new bank building. After spending
a very delightful evening they were
given chicken supper at the camp
The spread was great and the cook was
cheered frequently and complimented
by the crowd on good salads and cakes.
H. A. Stroud, of Twin Falls, was in
Jerome last Friday and let contract
to Crawford & Henderson for the erec-
ton of an 80 #. building on Main ST.,
which will be occupied when completed
by the new Jerome newspaper.
The Jerome R. R. club held its initial
meeting in the new Napton building
Monday evening. The object Of the
meeting was to discuss baseball mat
tiers. Manager Harry Severius is Sc
curing d set of uniforms for the team
and is arranging for some good games
in the future
Jerome's first Fourth of July will be
a very quiet one as nearly everyone is.
planning to spend the day out of town.
Many are going to Twin Falls. Sho-
shone. Salt Lake and Boise
jerome, July 2nd.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03

was dog-bit and probably several other
things were ailing him. He was plumb
digusted with everything he saw and
heard Of
Finally this respondent gentleman
drifted into the Journal home. with mis-
tale of woe. 1t wasn't couched in a
woeful tone of voice. however; he was
denunciatory rather than sorrowfuI or
detected Well, he didn't get any sym
pathy-or anything else but a good
round roast for his call He was in
formed that if he didn't want to settle
down here and invest. and try to make
things better, it wasn't his putin. He
hadn't earned the right to criticise; he
did not own a foot of property, didn't
pay taxes, didn't vote here to help put
in good officials, didn't do a thing for
the benefit of the community; and he
was only barking incumbrance. whose
room was rather more helpful and in
spirational than his company. He was
a good enough Judge of English to take
the hint, and act on the suggestion.
There's a great difference in the att
itude taken by critics. This one kind
drifts in with its dyspeptic reformations
but with no care or interest in the car
rying out of a reform. The Journal has
more than once said things here, things
said far more moderately than are pro-
mulgated on the streets daily by most
of the business men of the town: and
some of its criticisms. not being bald
Communications of things as they are,
have themselves been criticised
But the Journal is here to stay. and to
help work to make things better 1t
pays its taxes; it is here to vote; it SUP
ports local business: it contributes to
every local charity and every cause of
instead Of carrying away all
its profits to some other town or city.
Some of the things said by the old
piano tuner might be true; well. the
Journal would stay here and help make
them better, instead of merely damn
ing them with word, and leaving their
corpses strewn around the street as so
much more wreckage. The Journal
would commend the local critic, who,
finding things wrong, will say they are
wrong, and will try to make them
right; but the fly-by-night critic who
doesn't buy into the game isn't worth /
while.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03
Chicago Firm Pays Pre-
MUM of $575.0O for
5 IL Per Cents.
Lincoln County Credits Bring Top
Price, With Promise of Even
Better Terms TO Come.

The county commissioners on Monday
closed up the April meeting which has
been adjouned and re-adjourned under
pressure Of necessity, until almost on
the heels of the July meeting. The
occasion for the last call was the sale
Of county bonds, when the first install
ment of the old issue of $3.50. 900 bonds
become due. The old bonds were re-
deemable in 10 years, and payable there
after at the rate of one-tenth each year
until all were paid up in 20 years from
date of issue. The first installment
came due this year. and the commission
ers had to provide for taking them up.
This was done by the sale of an issue
of bonds, which draw lower rate Of
interest, and save the county several
hundred dollars each year in that item
alone
The bonds were sold to a Chicago
honse, as is shown by the official report
of the board, for So per cent annual
interest, and premium OF S575. This
makes a very comfortable saving Of the
old issue. It is predicted by the bond
buyers that by next year the county
will be able to get enough Of a premium
to reduce the rate on interest to FIVE
per cent, or possibly even a little bit
lower
Here are the bids as received;
Mcdonald, Mccoy & Co., Of Chicago,
enclosed certified cheek for g, 800, and
bid for 8, ,O00.O0 each with 81 per cent
interest per annum, payable semi-an-
nually, principal and interest payable in
New York, with premium Of s575.0O
and bonds furnished free
Trowbridge & Niver Co., of Chicago,
enclosed certified check for 81, 800 and
bid bonds of 81. 600 90 each with SO per
cent interest per annum, payable semi
annually, principal and interest payable
in New York or Chicago, with premium
of S5O2. 50 and bonds furnished free
A. B. Leach & Co.. of Chicago, en-
closed certified check for s3, 600, and
bid bonds of 81, ,0O0.OO each with per
cent Interest per annum, payable at the
banking house of A. 3. Leach & Co.,
New York City, with premium of 81. $50
expense of printing bonds to be paid by
Lincoln County.
Charles H. Coffin of Chicago, bids
bonds of 81. 10000 each with ) per cent
interest per annum. payable semi-an-
nually, Lincoln County to pay pre-
MUM of S40O.0 90 for costs Of bonds and
attorney fees; or for Bonds bearing s
per cent interest a premium Of 81, 10000
no certified check enclosed to guarantee
above bid
A. J. Hood & Co. of Dstroit, bid
with interest 81 per cent per annum
payable semi-annually. with premium Of
s35. 90. Lincoln County to furnish bonds
and expense Of attorneys fees.
S. A. Kean of Chicago, bid with in
terest 8 per cent per annum, payable
semi-annuauy. with premium of SS0S-0O
and bonds furnished free. no certified
check enclosed to guarantee bid
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03
County Commissioners Proceedings
7th day of April Session.
Shoshone, Idaho. June 18th. 100

ShOshone, Idaho. June 29th. 1908.
The Board Of Commissioners of Lin
coin County, State of Idaho, met this
day pursuant to adjournment for the
purpose Of opening the bids for the re
funding Of County bonds and accepting
or rejecting the same.
Present; l.. H. lines, chairman; Frank
E E.Grosse, Commissioner and Harry W.
Anderson Clerk.
The Board proceeded to open the six
bids filed by the clerk on June 26, 1908,
and reviewed the following bids:
A. J. Hood & Company Of Detroit,
without certified check;
Trowbridge & Niver Co. Of Chicago,
certified check enclosed:
C. H. Coffin of Chicago, without Ger
titled check;
Macdonald. Mccoy & Company of
Chicago. certified check enclosed;
s. A. Kean of Chicago, without GER
tilted check enclosed;
A. B. Leach & Company of Chicago,
certified check enclosed
The bid of Macdonald. Mccoy & Com
pany of Chicago for 81 per cent bond
with s575.OO premium. being the lowest
and best bid received said bid is hereby
accepted.
No further business appearing the
Board adjouned sine die.
l. H. lines. Chairman.
Frank E. Crosse, Commissioner
Attest. Harry W. Anderson, Clerk
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03
HARVESTING THEIR CROP.
Sage Brush Crew Securing the DeS-
ert for It's Best Product.

The Sage Brush Tonic factory is fast
filing up with the brush which has been
gathered during the past ten days.
Practically ali the drying racks are filed
and the pickers will now have to make
some other disposition of eirproduct,
until more racks are made or the pres
ent ones are emptied. The steam heat
can be turned on at any time, to dry the
brush thoroughly, ready for the extrac-
tion. Not all the machinery has as yet
been received from Detroit, the delayed
stuff being that used for the extraction
of the sage essence. They will open out
= for fair when the machinery comes.
A new and larger whistle has been
.xput on the boiler room, one that will
sure enough waken the echoes of all
this section of the country. 1t is enough
of novelty TO have a regular factory
whistle here in Shoshone something un-
know since the railroad division moved
away-to be worthy of especial men
tiOn.
George Schroeder, the artist, has done
noteworthy job of sign painting on
the front of the factory. 1t is more
than mere sight is work of real
art. The long-locked Indian is picture
that might have place in a gallery.
The factory fronts on the railroad,
where the travelling public can see the
business as it grows as if by magic.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03
UNION GOSPEL MEETINGS.
Good Attendance and Genuine In
tereSt in Spiritual Affairs.

Shoshone is having the very unusual
experience of having a real union meet
ing of all the churches. for more than
one night.
Rev. Hermiston, of the Baptist Mis-
sionary Car Emmanuel, was holding
services here, his car having been in
Shoshone for about two weeks. The
meetings were being well attended; al
most too well, for the car to care for
the audiences. Saturday afternoon the
pastors of the three regular congrega-
tions, the Methodist, Baptist and Epis-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03

Frank T. Disney has brought three
lots of Guy Barnum, the lots being on
the street block west of the Baptist
church He plans to build a residence
there some time. and have fine house.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03

Shoshone has for a time only four
saloons. The license of Chas. Sturg 5
expired July lst He had applied to
the county commissioners for a renew
al. the statutory ~ days before; but
they had held no meeting in the mean
time to get the matter legally before
them for action They did hold an ad-
journed meeting. Monday, but the ad-
journment had been for the one specific
purpose of selling bonds, and they could
not legally act in any other matter.
Commissioner Crosse refused to vote
for q special meeting. on the ground
that it would entail on the county a
heavy expense for a purely personal
benefit A special meeting would have
required ) days notice, and would
not have given the license until Satur-
day The next regular meeting of the
board viii be July 18th, when it meets
as an equalization board. The license
question can be taken up then.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03
CHEESE MAKING PAYS.
CamaS Prairie Ranch Women Have
Found A Coed Business.

An industry that should be very pro-
ftable in this part of Idaho, yet so far
as known is not touched in Lincoln
county. Is the home manufacture of
cheese.
Mrs. F. E. Pierson and Mrs. Jeffers
two ranch women living near Soldier, in
Blaine county. have found that it pays
TO make cheese. They have been sup
plving the Shoshone market with fine
quality of homemade cheese, in every
respect the equal of the best eastern
cream cheese. 1t Is nice work. 1t pays,
it keeps Idaho money at home instead
Of building up railroads and the indus
tries of other communities As the To-
cal market grows, there should be
ready sale for far greater quantities OF
the product, and there would be en-
ployment given to many jobless per-
son right at home.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03

Judge Walters started Sunday for
Malad City. Oneida county. to hear the
regular term of the district court IN
that district for Judge Bulge, who Is
now in the east. This Is the second
term Judge Walters has held this year
in tne same district, though indifferent
counties.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-03

Mrs. Parry has the thanks of the
Journal office for bunch of beautiful
roses. grown in her home yard here in
the city. Mrs. Parry is an enthusiastic
horticulurist. and her roses and cherries
and apples and every thing else in the
way Of plant growth are always OF the
verv best.