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The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1909-05-06
ARIZONA SENTINEL

PUBLISHED EyEKT WEDNESDAY
YUMA, : : /: ARIZONA
}. ". DORRINGTON. Proprietor.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1909-05-06

Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1909-05-06
TIMELY HINTS
FOR FARMERS.
a Lesson in Intensive Farming by
K II. Forbes, Director and
Chemist of Agricultural
Experiment Station
University of Arizona,
.5lnlrdT1- II l407

University of Arizona,
January -, 1907.
Just west Of Yuma, Arizona, in the alluval
Hood-pt2ln OF the Colorado, lies a liJtle farm
OF 10 acres which on May |, 1903, WAS virgin
bottomland, covered with saitweed, arrow
brush and creoSote bushes. Tne original
purpose OF the tract WAS for planting selected
varieties of date palms imported by the U. =.
Department of Agriculture from the Old
World. The Experiment station, May 2, be-
gan preparing the ground and on May 20 the
work of leveliing, bordering and irrgating
the tract and the planting of l53 palms, was
completed.
TIE PLAN OF WORK.
Recognizing, however, that a farmer with
his living 10 make meantime, cannot afford
to wait for an orchard to come into bearing,
it was planned to plant crops for quick fc-
turns between the trce-rowS, thIiS putting the
work on feasible basis from the small farm
eT'S point OF view In order to ecOnomiZe
ground the irrigatihg 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. lrTigatiGg wafer from the Colorado
Valley y. q ]. Canal was obtained in the Gus
tomary manner, and E. l.. Crane, himself a
Yuma Valley farmer, &ndertooS the care of
what was nicitnamed our "play farln.''
In size, as well as in the intensive character
Of the work planned, this FARM is the op-
posite Of the average holdings of this locality.
The prevailing crops of the region are alfalfa,
corn, barley, and fOrdgeS in general, COM para
lively little attention being given to vege-
tables and friaits NitiIai, tine cost of ;eveling
land III this region is high, rarely falling be-
low twenty dollars an acre at current prices
for laGor aHd teams. Moreover, the cost, CX
elusive OF maintenance, of the Government
ifrigating System now Under construction
will be about $3.50 tsn acre annually for ten
years. 10 meet these and other heavy items
of ex pense in connections with the establish
Tnent of {. farm in this region, intensive crops
of a more remunerative character than those
Eow in vogue, are essential 1t was partly,
therefore, as an object lesson bearing upon
these financial aspects OF the general sftua-
ton, that this cultural work was planned.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1909-05-06

The soil Of our tract, a warm, sandy loam
Sell adapted to- gardening operations, WAS
leVeled, ditChed and bOi idered as Il contract
price of l7.2J an acre, considerably less than
the average for the locality, reckoning the
lGfJOr of GlC!f and teams at current rates. In
addition b'sT!jed Wife and posts for fencing
cost S60.i0; lumber 70" headgatcs cost S3g57;
i drive well point and pipe, pitcher-sp pOut
pump and Il barrel Sl2tj II small lumber
two-room house, including five and one. half
daFs carpenter hire, Slj275; and ii brusiT-roof
shelter for horses, about S5Q0. Only skilled
labor employed in dwelling, bordering and
ditcEin2 the ground and for part conStruc-
.t0n OF the house, is included in The above
estimates, as the common labor required orr
dinariiy would be, and in this case was, fur
nshed by the farmer himself.
To bring this ground under cultivation and
make it habiteble for q small farmer and his
family, us stated above, therefore required n
cash outlay Of about Sf90G0 In addition, in
the Average instance must be included a
team, wagon. p!ow, harrow, haying equip
nlent shoVcfS hoes and other small tools.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
TO SAVE SONS LIVES
In the Effort, Wife of Rev. Spaulding,
and Two Boys Drown in Lake
KelsO.

While struggling frantically IN the
waters of Lake Kelso, near Athel,
Idaho, striving to save her two sous
from drowning. Mrs. Frank H. Spaul-
ding, wife of Rev. Spaulding, Sunday
school missionary of the Columbia
river conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Saturday drowned
with her loved ones.
The Spaulding family have Eeen
camped for the summer on the shores
OF Lake Kelso, one and half miles
from Granite, and thestwo hoys aged
9 and IA years, ventured into the wat
or aud got beyond their depth. The
older boy. Ralph, became taken with
cramps and cried to his mother for
aid. The mother plunged into the
cold waters TO rescue him and when
the cries of the drowning boy reached
the little fellow, Angus, he also sank
beneath the surface. An older son,
Olin, was at the scene of the drown
ing but could do nothing to save his
mother aud brothers.
Mrs. Spaulding was half sister of
Mrs. H. y. Worthintgon of this city,
and sister Of Harvey Mcdonald of
Walla Walla. Both attended the
funeral of mother and sons, which
was held Monday.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
AWFUL EXPERIENCE
ID. B. Jarman Passes Through Horrors
of Disastrous Train Wreck Near
Occur d'Alene.

D. b. Jarman was one of the injur-
ed passengers in the wreck of the
Electric train. near Coeur d'Alene.
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Jarman's
injuries consist of fractured ribs,
bruises. outs and scratches. ~
He was T BILE to returnsto his home
at Weston, on the day following the
wreck, and is improving as we'll as
could be expected. In the wreck,
which was caused by headon COL
lision of two electric trains, heavily
loaded with passengers, twelve were
killed outright and 102 injured.
Mr.. Jarman's description of the
details of the catastrophe are horrify-
ing in the extreme. He was helplessly
pinned beneath heavy timb bers for an
hour and was compelled to witness
the death Of woman. whose prostrate
form was lying across his, death re.
sulting from large splinter being
jabbed through her body. Beside him
was little boy who was badly
wounded.
When Mr.. Jarmau arrived be was
completely prostrated from the effects
of the terrible ordeal through which
he had passed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
STATUS OF THE PR|NC|pALSH|P
w. C. Howard, Late President of Col
umbia College, Here.

The status of the vacancy made in
the Athena high school, through the
resignation of Prof. Klemne. remains
much the same as it did last week.
The board felt disposed net to bring
pressure on Klemme to stay with his
agreement to accept the position here,
perhaps from the belief that If in
anyway forced to come. he would
not have his heart in the work. and
anyway, after accepting the school
here it transpires that be had the
Normal school bee buzzing in his bon
net, and as soon as that job was open
to him, he doubtless had little con-
sideration for Athena.
The board is looking into the capa-
bilities of other men, among whom
is W. G. Howard late President of
Columbia college of Milton, and. for
three years principal of the Heppner
big b school. Mr.. Howard has been
elected to the prinoipalship Of the
North Yakima high school, and fol
certain reasons seems to be in a posi-
stion to honofably withdraw from the
Washington city school. He was II
the city Tuesday confering with tn,
| hoard.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
warehouses of their own in which to
handle next years crop.

warehouses of their own in which to
handle next years crop.
As for this years crop it was de-
clared by many that instead of haul
ing their wheat to the warehouses they
would stack it in the field and sell it
from the stack. Others suggested that
temporary platforms be erected at
different points along the railroad.
Having been led to believe that the
warehouse charges this season were
to be 80 cents per ton, up until the
first of the year, instead of 75 cents
per ton. the prevailing price for the
past few years, the growers of grain
are more than indignant to suddenly
learn that the price is to be 80 cents
per ton for wheat left in the ware
houses until January 1. The so cents
per ton rate is to be good for only 80
days and ten cents is to be added for
each additional month that the wheat
remains in the houses.
Declaring that wheat is worth one
dollar per bushel nearly all those
present at the meeting. Saturday, ex-
pressed the belief that the ruling was
made in an effort to compel the far
mers to sell early in the season.
whether they wanted to or not.
Another meeting is to be held here
next Saturday afternoon and though
the time of the year is a kusy one, an
effort is to be made to have most of
the farmers of this vicinity represent
ed at the meeting.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
$4,000 FIRE; INDIAN AGENCY
Mysterious Blaze Consumes Umatilla
Reservation Property.

The loss of at least $4,000 worth OF
government property by fire has been
reported from the Umatilla Indian
reser vation agency. The confiagra-
tion, which broke out about 10 O'Clock
Saturday night burned to death eight
of the most valuable horses OF the
agency, all of the agency hay, and
about 1000 bushels Of wheat.
The origin Of the fire Ia not known.
When discovered late Saturday night
the big government barn was mass
OF flames. The barn contained all OF
the best horses of the reservation; 6
driving team and a draft team, valu
cd at $500 span. None of the horses
could be saved. and all the harness
was burned.
Ffom the barn the flames went tt
the granary. containing 1000 busbelI
Of wheat. With the fire lighting ap
paratus the agency employees wer'
allie to save several buildings. Their
was no insurance, following the gen
eral policy of the government.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
Women Of Woodcraft Officers.

The Pacific jurisdiction Of Women
Of Woodcraft, the grand circle of
which was in session at Portland
elected the following officers: Grand
guardian, Mrs. Carrie 9. Van Orsdall.
Portland; grand clerk, John L..
Wright; past grand guardian, Elona
Bishop, Montana; grand adviser. Evan
geline Hearth, Colorado; grand bank
er, Bertha M. Summer. California
grand magician, Louisa Menefee
grand attendant, Elizabeth Graham,
Wyoming; grand inner sentinel,
Union Kilborn, Washington; grand
outer sentinel, Hattie L. Jones, Wash
ington; grand managers, DR.. Lillian
Pollock, Colorado; Mrs. Clara Hillix,
Colorado; Mrs. Florence Wehrly. OF
California and Mrs. Anna P. Haw
kins, Oregon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
Man VS.. Rattlesnake.

A Dayton item says that it was a
case of man against rattlesnake Mon
day when Otis Tate, young farmer
living in the foothills of the Blue
mountains near Dayton, found him
self face to face with huge specimen
of the poisonous reptile Monday. The
fight occurred in plowed field, far
from convenient rock piles or friendly
brush Without means of defense ex-
cept pocket knife which was rseless
young Tate resorted to the use of
natures defensive appendages and
his bravery won the day, for be sue
ceeded in kicking and tTamping the
big snake before it buried its poisonous
fangs in his flesh.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
Marries the Jap.

A minister residing in Ritzville is
reported to have come to the rescue OF
Minnie crockett, the white woman
who says life is too shor. to have any
race prejudice. and has been trying to
get some person of authority to marry
herself to Frank Ishikuro, Japanese.
The parties reside in Walla Walla.
where ministers refused to perform
marriage ceremony for the couple.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
DUsKY ELOPERs ARE DETAINED
Dashing Redskin Must Answer, Too,
For Stealing Horses.

Because Frank Johnson, young
and dashing Indian cavalier, overdid
the thing in eloping withsbls mothres
horses and buggy. as well as with his
friends wife, he is now occupying
cell in the city Jail, awaiting the
arrival OF Deputy United States
Marshal from Portland.
Had he teen satisfied to take only
the other mans wife. be might have
gone on his way rejoicing, for Walter
Bomson. husband of the woman, re-
fuses to have anything more to do
with her saying she sets too fast pace
for him.
The mother, however, objected to
losing her rig and the couple were
overhauled at Adams by the Indian
police just after they had sold the
horses and buggy. The woman was
turned loose after spending the night
in Jail, Eut johnson was held by
United States Commissioner HALEY
to appear before the United States
grand Jury.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
Back From Seattle.

Uncle John Calender is home from
a SIX weeks visit at Portland and
Seattle. With a brother whom he
had not seen for % years, Uncle John
took in the exposition and all points Of
interest on the Sound. His son Turner
is with one of the big Seattle whole
sale houses and there remains but one
position between him and the head of
the concern. 1t took Turner two days
last week to sell an Alaska customer
$25, 900 worth of goods. That's the
Seattle Way
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
High Price For Land.

" Eighte thousand dollars is high
price for 100 acre wheat ranch,
cut this is the amount Joseph Key
paid Donald MoKinnon for his "quar-
ter" last week. Mr.. Key ia pro-
gressive young farmer who acquired
considerable farm property in the last
few years, his first purchase being
the McGrew homestead on Pine
Creek. Mr.. and Mrs. McKinnon and
daughter Mary, will leave soon fol
Alberta where members of the family
already reside.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
Mable Warner Loses.

Mrs. Mabel Warner is specifically
charged with having forged the fam
ous mysterious fourth" will to the
estate of the late James w. Young,
while Attorney s. v. Knox of Weston
and Mrs. Della Stacey. OF La Grande.
are charged with conspiring with her
in the forgery, by the findings of fact
10 the county court hearing of the
Young will contest. These findings
were signed by County Judge Gilliland
before whom the hearing was held.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
WELL men WAIT FOR CASING
Mineral Found at Depth Of 240 Feet
Will Be Assayed.

The we'll drillers at work on the
Athena Land & Trust company's ar
tesian we'll have discontinued work
until such time as the castings ordered
by the company arrives.
An order was sent to Spokane fol
the material. but the amount was sc
great. that in all probability the COM
pany will have to wait until it car
be shipped from San Francisco.
Mineral found at the depth of 24(
feet has been sent to o. A. G. to bs
assayed. The ore is knownsto carry
per cent of copper ad it is believed
that it also contains gold.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
WHEAT GROWERS WILL BUILD
Will Own Warehouses to Hold Theii
Crops Next Year.

The East Oregonian Of Monday says:
Saturday afternoons meeting of the
local tranch of the Farmers Educa
tional and cooperative union Of
America. resolved itself into an in
dignation meeting because of the
recently announced increase in storage
charges on wheat by the warehouse
companies doing business in the
county. After the several farmers
present had relieved themselves of
their Indignation, it was decided to
be the sense of the meeting that steps
should be taken al once to gecure
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
NAV Call Extra Session.

Governor Benson has received notice
in an official communication from
Philander O. Knox, secretary Of state
of the proposal to amend tie constitu-
tion pursuant to a joint resolution OF
congress in order that an income tax
may be enacted by congress. The
governor ia requested to submit the
proposal to thu legislature of this
state for action. In order to become
effective the amendment must be rati-
fed by there fourtbs Of the states Of
the union.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
Lodges Buy Piano.

Weston Leader: The society hall
has been equipped with piano and
pianola purchased by the Odd Fellows
aud Knights of Pythiaa. These breth-
len of the three links and the triangle
are never very musical and when it
comes to the task of playing march
for lodge WORK, the best that any OF
them can do is to thump few chords
on the ball organ. This handicap
will now be obviated with the intro.
duotion of "canned music" interpret
ed per pianola.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
Harmon With Aberdeen.

Harmon is to report to
the management of the Aberdeen
baseball organization this week, Word
to this effect was received by SCOT
tom better known as "Home Run
Harmon" to Athena fans, aud al
though he did not expect it, those
who have been watching the youugster
have been looking for some of the
teams of the Northwest league to pick
him up. Harmor has been one of the
mainstays of the Walla Walla nine
for some time and his loss is bound
to be felt in every department. He
is Walla Walla boy and bis career
in the tent next to the big show will
be watched closely.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
"A Land King.

II. O. Burlingame, of Gardena, was
an Athena visitor yesterday. 1t is
reported that Mr.. Bnrlingame has re
fused an offer of $3.50, 900 for his land
holdings at Gardena. Col. Wood of
Weston, is also interested in Gardena
zeal estate, but the Press can substan-
tiate the statement that he is not IN
Burlingame's class a-tall a-tall.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06

the car. when ascending steep grade.
the gasoline flowed back from the
engine, and diminished the feed to
the extent that the engine stopped.
The car Immediately started to run
backward and the brake would not
hold. The machine turned completely
bottom-side up, the passengers fall
ing underneath. The tops of the high
seats struck the ground and protected
the occupants from injury. The car
was badly wrecked.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
A Marrow Escape.

A peculiar automobile accident In
which the occupants Of the car mirao-
ulously escaped injury took place Sat-
urday near the o. r. g. N. at alton, at
Weston. o. M. Richmond, his two
daughters and Mrs. Preston. were in
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
Prunes Are Ripe.

Prune time is nearly here. Orchards
in the Walla Walla valley containing
prune trees are beginning to take on a
purple hue as the fruit nears maturity
and though the trees are not loaded so
heavily as last year fair crop will be
picked.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06

Beginning August 10 DR.. r. A.
elise the optical specialist will make
regular visits to Athena. The doctor
has located permanent offices in Pend
Teton, Oregon in the John Schmidt
tldg. Remember the date August 10
at Athena.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
At the Dime.

Tonights bill at the Dime, as an
nounced, will be: "The Wonderful
Lantern" "Diabolical Itching," !"
COLLECTING Post Cards." "The
Clowns Daughter. Song, "Arrah
Wanna"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
Harvest Notes.

harvest NOte6.
g. A. Barrett's field neal town av-
eraged 46 bushels per acre. Quality
good and remarkably free from smut.
Will Ferguson g lower ranch yielded
40 bushels per acre. His mbine is
now harvesting Turkey Red on his
reservation land, south of town.
Al Johnsols' field averaged 40 bush
els per acre.
X Here's one on Cass Cannon, one of
the best threshermen in the county.
Cass is a holy glutton for work, and it
is said Of him that while grain was
not coming fast enough to the mach
inc the other day, he conceived the
brilliant idea of threshing the drap-
ers. Result: All kinds of concaves,
splinters, rivets and leather in the
wheat sacks,
So far reported. the Bannister crew
takes the bun for record run this sea-
son. A total of 1400 sacks is the
result of one days work.
Sam PambuIn threshed a yield of
90 Eushels per acre from one of his
fields south of town.
E. A. Dudley's field east of town il
netting 45 bushels per acre.
The Willaby place north east Of
town turned off 40 bushels per acre.
q. A. Barrett has field Of wheat
on reservation land. south of town
which is yielding about 80 bushel
per acre.
NJ. L. Watts threshing outfit will
soon Ee moved to bis fields on the higl
ground. southeast of town.
Attorney s. F. Wilson has prom
ising crop Of wheat south of town
which is estim ated will yield from
45 to 80 bushels per acre.
On Z. A. Dudley's home place
wheat is averaging about 45 bushel
per acre.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06
WITH THE WHEAT GROWERS
Harvest Operations Well Advanced
BUYER and Seller Apart.

With good weather. operations in
the harvest fields have made excellent
progress this week and saving of the
100 wheat crop is we'll advanced in
this vicinity. The quality grades
No and the yields run all the way
from 35 to 80 bushels per acre. the
general average on land in this neigh.
borhood being around 40 bushels.
Only one sale of any consequence
is reported SO far. q. M. Morrison
of Adams, sold $4,000 worth at 85
cents. The local market seems to be
standing on end. the price which the
buyer offers and the price which the
raiser thinks he should have being al
such variance, that up to date there
has been nothing doing in the wheat
line.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-08
.THf DENTAL WAR IS ON
Or. e. J. Brown. With Office. 81 Yis
Firss Ave. Has Been Arrested
By the Gang.

For thirty days past the eonspira-
tors who belong to the Washington
State Dental Society and State Den
tai Examining Board hava been
sending stool. pigeons. spoilers and
shouis TO my offices
Jealous and snvious of the enor-
nous dental practice which ! have
bun, up by IS years o. study and la
Dor. these little obscure dentists,
who by chance got into the Dental
Society, blame mo because they are
incompetent and unable to build n
dental practice on merit. They
think they will set my practice, and
will. therefore, profit BY driving me
out u business and from, this state.
Just TO show this gang that am
from old Missouri. am going to do
the very hest. high class dental work
at tho lowest prices ever offered In
the United States for strictly first
class work. My extreme low prices
for first -clnsl work Ia what hurts
the dental monopoly and the gang
wish to drive me away 10 a. TO get
my practice and raise prices My
system Of doing dental work without
palm Is nov being taught IN the den
tai colleges throughout tho United
States. but u course tho gang have
not found this out Come In at once
and avail yourself u those low
prices My offices have been estnb-
llshed here. where they are now IN
tho Union Block at ia First Ave,
for 10 yeafa