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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
{. F. CANNON
IS KILLED
Well Known Pullman Man Ia
Found Dead Under Train
at Marysville, California

Last Friday telegram was re-
ceiVed by Mrs. Il. f. Cannon, of Pull
man, stating that her husband had
been killed at Marysville, California.
NO further particulars were given.
Mrs. Cannon and her oldest son.
John left on the Abs 0. r. & N.
train for the scene, without having
had any further facts concerning Mr..
Gannon's death. Saturdays Spokes-
man-Review contained the following
dispatch which threw some light ON
the mystery.
MARYSVlLLE, Cal, Aug. 27.-E.
f. Cannon, who came here from Pull
man, Wash, was found this m orn-
ing at E O'Clock dead, lying beneath
a line of freight cars on the North
ern Electric sidetrack at the Fifth
street freight sheds His body was
cut in two, his legs severed and man
gled and his head bruised and black
Iened. TO all appearances he had been
killed by the train and general be-
lief prevails that he fell asleep on
the track and the train ran over
him. Cannon was seen after mid
night with a stranger and asked the
way to certain stable. The strang-
er said he would show him where it
was. This was the last seen of Can
non alive and nothing has since been
seen of the stranger.
Mr.. Cannon was buried at Marys-
Vile, California Tuesday, and Mrs.
Cannon and John are expected to
return to Pullman tonight or tomor-
row night The body was in such
condition that ii could not be brought
to Pullman for burial
Mr.. Cannon was well known In
Pullman having lived here for near
ly ) years. lie was an enthusiast
over mining and was an expert as
sayer. About l 8 months ago he left
here for Southern California, where
be was offered position at $3.50 a
month in mines owned by his brother.
How he happened to be at Marys-
vile, California, several hundred
miles north of the place where he
was employed is not known but it is
thought that he was enrout to his
home in Pullman Mr. Cannon leaves
a widow, four sons and two daught-
lily have the sympathy of wide cir
Gle of friends
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
Y REFUSED 500 PER ACRE

B. Atherton, who recently bought
the John l.. Metsker farm of 126
acres adjoining his own farm on the
south, paying 800 per acre for the
land and crop, has had two offers
of $l0o per acre for his entire hold
ings without the crop. Mr.. Atherton
has nearly 800 acres of fine land,
two miles south of Pullman. He has
finished threshing and his wheat
averaged 45 bushels per acre He is
now hauling his wheat to Pullman
warehouses.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
STATES STRONGEST MAN TO BE
DEPORTED

WALLA WALLA-August Koch,
said to be the strongest man in the
state and the biggest Russian in the
United States, now doing time for
robbery committed in Tacoma, is to
be deported by the immigration Off
cials Kock gets two mems rations
and he does four mems work. He
lifts without effort 400-pound steel
dump cart from the track at the
peniteniary and Warden Reed de-
clares that Koch himself does not
know how strong he is. He has
been in the United States but two
years and is eligible for deportation.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
BUYS MONTANA HAY

William Chambers, of Pullman,
has just bought 1000 tons of timo-
thy hay in Montana, for shipment
to Puget Sound and other northwest
markets Mr.. Chambers says he can
buy hay in Montana and ship it to
the coast and make better profits
on it than he can on eastern Wash
ing SIS for home grown timothy and
SO for grain hay. There is a good
demand for both kinds. Hr. Cham
bers is buying large quantities of
oats and some wheat
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03

J. H. St.Lawrence, of Colfax, was
in town Tuesday. Mr.. st. Lawrence
may decide to return to Pullman and
open a music store here He was en-
gagged in business in Pullman many
years ago.
Ben Bader went to Tekoa yester-
day to look after threshing in that
section and if he can secure enough
contracts will move his big machine
into that country when he finishes
his seasons run near Pullman. He
is making satisfactory progress this
season and has averaged more than
1000 sacks per day since the sea-
son opened.
Senator R. c. MeCroskey, of Gar
field, president of the Pullman State
Bank, was in town Wednesday, look
ing after business interests. Senator
McCroskey has just finished thresh-
ing 1000 acres of wheat which aver
aged As bushels to the acre. His
grain is all threshed and most of 1t
is in the warehouses at Garfield.
w. S. Weber, travelling passenger
agent for the Great Northern rail-
road, with headquarters al Spokane.
was in town on business Wednesday.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
PULLMAN, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 3, 1909.
KILLING OFF SQUIRRELS
Government Experts Meeting
With Success in Destroying
Dangerous Pests

Interesting results have just
been announced by the Forest Ser
vice as result of the compaign
conducted in Southern California
by Stanley Z. Piper, Expert Of
the Biological Survey of the De-
parhnent of Agriculture, to ex-
terminate ground squirrels and
gophers
Extensive experiments were
tried to determine the best means
of killing off these destructive lit
tie animals, and it was found that
most effective results were obtain
ed by using poisoned green or rip
ening barley heads. The squirrels
are exceedingly fond Of this green
herbage, and eagerly ate the poi
soned food placed along their run
ways. Tests were also made with
oats, wheat barley, raisins, prunes,
dried apples, and cracked corn,
but these did not prove so success
full
While green barley proved most
successful for poisoning ground
squirrels, Yet the difficulty of pro
curing a sufficient supply in all
localities led to dried barley grain
being tried. The grain was treat
ed with strychnine sulphate, sac
charine, and eggs, and although
this combination proved very de
structive to the squirrels, it had
practically no effect upon doves
and quail In fact, a deliberate
attempt was made to poison these
birds at their watering places, out
no bad effect resulted, The poi
soned grain was also used in fields
graZcd over by sheep and pro-
duced no i'll effects whatever.
The experiments also proved
that gophers were partial to rails
ms and dried apples, and these
were successfully used in the poi
son experiment. II was found that
by sprnklng the apples or rals-
ms with the strychnine soluti i)n,
as effective results were produced
as could be obtained by inserting
the poison into the fruit.
The experiments for eXtermina-
ton Of squirrels also resulted in
the death of a considerable mum
ber of rabbits, and in other ex-
periments it was found that poi
soned oats proved very effective
in killing both jacks and cotton
tails. Green alfalfa was also used
with good results for the same
purpose.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
START DOUBLE-TRACKING WITH
CREWS AT CHEHALIS

CHEHALIS-Ch Chehalis has been
selected as the headquarters for the
construction work on the double
tracking of the Northern Pacific be-
tween Kalama and Tacoma. Winston
Bros. a McDougal, the contractors,
have rented J. e. Leonard's ware
house in this city for their purposes
and have taken possession.
According to the best information
at hand it is not the intention to
use the old Union Pacific grade
around Stearns creek, but new
piece of construction some distance
west of the present grade on the
ridge will be undertaken, which,
however, will materially reduce the
grade.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
DISTEAIPER EPIDEMIC

An epidemic of distemper has
taken hold of a large number of
horses belonging to farmers southeast
Of Davenport. Joe Ingles reports half
a dozen of his work animals suffering
from the disease, while others in
that neighborhood have like COM
plants to make Coming at this sea-
son when the farmer has urgent use
for every available horse, such an
epidemic presents a serious aspect
Davenport Tribune.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
A GOOD POSITION

can be had by ambitious young men
and ladies in the field of Wireless
or Railway Telegraphy." Since the
S-hour law became effective. and since
the Wireless companies are establish
ing stations throughout the country
there is a great shortage of tele-
graphers. Positions pay beginners
from $40 to $50 per month, with
good chance for advancement. The
National Telegraph Institute of Port
land, Ore, operates six official in
stitutes in America, under supervi-
sion of h. r. and Wireless Officials
and places all graduates into posi-
lions. 1t will pay you to write them
for full details
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03

John W. McCaw, county engineer,
was in Pullman Wednesday on official
business.
Or. A. E. Shaw has returned from
Pendleton. Oregon, near which place
he has a claim on which he viii make
final proof September p. Mrs Shaw
and the children viii return next
Monday in time for the girls to en-
ter school. DR., Shaw Is again at
his dental parlors over the First
National Bank.
Professor solon Shedd has return
ed from working with the state geo
logical survey. which work has oe-
cupied his time since college closed
in June. He has been over great
portion Of the state in that time and
has been working largely on cement
deposits and inquiries. Some i'm
portant discoveries have probably
been made, the results of which will
be announced after the analyaical
work is completed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
DROVE FROM CALIFORNIA

j. w. Wyman and family were in
Pullman this week, having driven
from Salifornia with a three-horso
team hitched in spike team" form,
with two horses next to the wagon
and one in front Mr.. Wyman form
erly lived near Craig's mountain in
Idaho, but suffered much with rbeu-
matism and decided to try Califor-
mia. All of his family were sick there
and he returned to the Palouse coun-
try, intending to buy farm and en-
gage in farming here.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
HARVEST IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Farmers There Are Rejoicing
Over Yields of Is to 20
Bushels Per Acre

The farmers Of the Palouse
country who are disappointed be-
cause their wheat yields fall be
low 80 bushels per acre, should
remember that there are no other
countries in the United States
where such yields are harvested
In South Dakota the farmers are
delighted with a yield of Is to 20
bushels. In Kansas the same yields
are considered good. The writer
talked to farmer near Palouse
a few days ago and the man COM
planned because his wheat only
averaged 45 bushels per acre. He
had made a number Of bets that
it would yield more than 80 bush
els Another farmer complained
that he had lost Is bushels per
acre from grain falling down and
shatterlng. "WiIl it pay for cut
ting?" asked the writer, innocent
ly and was astonished when the
man replied; "Oh yes. I'll have
at least Is bushels per acre after
deducting the loss. " The writer
expressed his surprise at the yield
and that a man would complain
because he had only 45 bushels
Of wheat per acre" to which the
farmer replied: Well, ! had ex-
pected 60 bushels. 1t was the best
wheat ! ever saw and | hate to
lose 10 bushels of wheat per acre
when wheat is worth IS to 80
cents per bushel. " And the writ
er wondered how big a yield it
would take to fully satisfy the
average farmer. Farmers in many
states are pleased with Is to 20
bushels per acre, while here they
complain at As bushels. The fol
lowing taken from the Aberdeen
American, published at Aberdeen,
South Dakota, may be Of interest
to the farmers Of Washington who
have harvested from % bushels
per acre up to figures that seem
incredable. The American says;
Along every road in Brown
county now the fields Of grain
are golden in the summer sun
shine.
"Upon many the clatter of the
binder and the clatter Of the head
er knife proclaims the harvest is
on The early fields are in shock
and beneath the yellow pyramids
Of bundled grain the wealth Of our
multiplied acres lies waiting to
be threshed out into dollars.
The sight upon a trip through
the country is enough to delight
every person who lives in this
part of the country and to the city
man it reveals a wealth of farm
harvest that makes him envious.
The yield is of high average and
at Is to 20 bushels an acre proves
a generous return for the work of
the year to the man who harvests
such crop. This is the way the
wheat is going to go in Brown
county and returns from the fields
are blazoning forth to the world
that in this state and this coun-
ty are to be found the most mag
nifcent farmers there are any
where.
Lucky, indeed is he who owns
farm land in South Dakota, in
this year of our Lord, 1909"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
WENT 10 SLEEP UNDER CAR

SEATTLE.-John Falvay, % years
of age a papermaker from Holyoke
Miss, was killed and horribly man
gled by a freight train yesterday
Falvay and owen Joyce, also a Hol-
yoke papermaker, who had been
drinking, crawled under freight
car to sleep. When the car was
moved the wheels caught Falyay,
but Joyce escaped.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03

George McCroskey has his crop
all harvested and hauled to town.
Much of it has been sold and shipped.
lie is now ready to begin seeding
and will plant 100 acres of summer
fallowed land on his $50 acre farm
adjoining town on the south and
west George is one of the pioneers
Of Whitman county and has accumu-
lated a biz fortune by farming in
the Palouse country for abodt so
years.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
NEW LESSEE AT ALTON

c. l.. lie Marinel has transferred
his lease on the Alton hotel to C. c.
Morton, of ColfaX, who took posses
sion September /, Mrs. Morton has
conducted restaurant and lunch
counter at Colfax for several years
and has had much experience at
this line of work. The hotel is be
ing renovated and several improve
ments made.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
as BUSHELS PER ACRE

E. A. stovall, living on the c.
w. Young land, three miles south
west of Pullman, claims the re-
cord yield of wheat for this year.
Mr.. Stoyall cut IS acres of Col
lege hybrid wheat No. 143, which
yielded SIS sacks of wheat, aver
aging al pounds and the wheat
tested 81 pounds to the bushel.
This is an average of rs bushels
/ ~ pounds TO the acre. The
wheat was cut and threshed with
a combined machine. 1t is fine
quality of grain. as shown by the
test and is believed TO be extra
good milling wheat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
6s BUSHELS PER ACRE

Joseph Robertson, living nine
miles southwest of Pullman, near
the Evansville grange nall
threshed 25 sIIshels Of Little
Club wheat that averaged 6S bush
els per acre. Mr.. Robertson s
wheat was said to be one OF the
best fields in that part OF the
country and a big yield was ex-
pected but no one expected such
a phenominal yield as he got wheh
he threshed this week. Walter
Snyder, living six miles south
west. "only got AZ bushels per
acre of College Hybrid No. lOS
on 130 acres.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03

On Thursday night, August 26,
Pullman was visited by one of the
most enjoyable entertainments ever
given here in the shape of a musi-
cal comedy. The Time, the Place
and the Girl company took the town
BY storm and pleased a large au-
dience. The song hits were Thurs
day Always Was My Jonah Day."
Il Dont't Like Your Family" and
Uncle Sans Best Girl" To say
that the show was enjoyed by all
present is putting it mildly and the
catchy airs of the company are be-
ing whislted by everyone. Such per-
formances are surely a credit to the
management of our local play house.
Eugene Weaver has returned from
his vacation trip to Spokane and
Occur d'Alene. 1t was his intention
to be gone a month and also visit
the Walla Walla district. but his
desire for home and the college town
brought him back sooner that was
expected.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03
Ridgefeld, Wash, is now an in
corporated town.

Ridgefeld, Wash, is now an in
corporated town.
Tinamook county is expendine
$4,000 on it's roads A rock crush
er has been ordered to assist in the
work.
The extension of the Sumpter Val
ley Railroad is making rapid progress
and the citizens of Prairie City, Ore.
expect the road to reach them by
January /. Next summer it is
thought the road will be built on to
Susanyille.
With a total of 50,O00,OOO feet
all previous records for cargo lum-
Der shipment from Grays Harbor
were broken last July by the local
mills. This advances the record by
a great jump of 22,OOO,OOO feet, says
the Montesano Vidette.
HOQUIAM-Crews of incoming
steamers report the waters Of the Pa
cifc Ocean from the straits to the Co
lumbia river Of very black appear
ance. This is thought to be due to
an eruption Of some volcano.
1t is expected that work will be
commenced at Tillamook to straight
en- Hoquarton slough and deepen it
from the city to the bay, giving nine
feet Of water at lowest tide. This
would enable any vessel crossing the
bar to reach the city.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03

A. Mcclure has acquired the site
of the Bay shingle mill, recently
burned at Anacortes, and has COM
menced the erection of a combina-
tion mill capable of cutting 10000
feet of lumber and $4,000 shingles
daily.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03

gam Oh 1EOH one 10 TWO uOlldES
over last years prices.
Out of Baker City stump lands
are selling for SIS an acre in the re
gion trayersed by the Sumpter Valley
railroad.
Business and residence structures
INV being erected in Chehallis,
Wash, will run in value well over
100000.
The statement is credited to Chas.
NJ. Hays, president of the Grand
Trunk system, which is now being
pushed across the continent to a ter
minus at Vancouver, B. c., that plans
are formulated for extensions to Ia
coma and Seattle, where terminals
will be maintained, following the
completion of the Pacific line, De-
cember /, 1911. President Hays, ac-
companied by Sir Charles Wilson, of
London, chairman of the board of
directors, visited the Alaska-Yukon-
Pacific Exposition at Seattle last
week, when the interview in which
the statement attributed to him was
given out.
The annual reports of the North
ern Pacific and Great Northern Rail-
ways, was made to the Washington
state tax commission, clearly indi-
Gates the Importance of the Pacific
Northwest as a contributor to the
revenue of these systems. The
Northern Pacific shows total mile
age of 6,17O. of which 1 1923 miles or
26.3 per cent are within the state of
Washington, while its gross earnings
for 1908 amounted TO $65,293, 3,693.-
92, of which $2O,511.285.55, or 31.4
per cent is credited TO Washington
traffic. The Great Northern with an
aggregate Of, 6,771 miles has SOC
miles, or 11.S per cent, in Washing
ton, while of its earnings. amounting
to s5O.2O4,299.19, $7,6S3.408.70 or
1853 per cent. were derived from
the state.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-03

A report from Helena, Mont,
says that Smith Bros, a Chicago
commission firm, has purchased
$4,000 lambs in that vicinity for
October delivery, at prices rang
ing from S. to Sc head. This is
gain of from one to two dollars
over last years prices.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-22
AERONAUIICS
WILL BE STUDIED By ARMY
SIGNAL CORPS.
In spite of Fact That Congress Re
fused Appropriation for IL.

washington. May 22.-The efforts
Of General Allen, chief OF the signal
corps, and of the war department to
secure from congress an appropriation
to purchase sufficient equipment 10
undertake experimentation In aero
nautics having failed, the United
States Will be somewhat barren field
for aeronauts and aviators during the
coming year. The one dirigible bal
loon in the possession Of the depart
nient will make flights at Omaha,
where the army has its only gas plant.
Here, officers and men will be taught
how II feels to be In the air. Trial
flights may also be made TO Fort
Leavensworth, but outside OF this the
government will take no cognizanct
Of aeronautlcs as a part OF the future
equipment OF armies.
\ Lieutenants Lahm and Foulois will
not remain at Fort Omaha. AS sooT
az they put the dlrigible into shaDI
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-22

men whose knowledge OF the prob
lens OF flight was confined TO the Oh
Iservation OF birds. The Wrights
themselves happen TO be in the United
States because the war department
saw NJ to use a portion of the fund
appropriated for the board OF ordi-
nance and fertilization to encourage
them in their work. Even the medal
voted the Wright brothers in honor
of their achievement will not be done
by a noted artist because congress
did not supply sufficient money for
this purpose. The design will be ex-
ecuted at the mint.
There is egery hope, however.
that, at the forthcoming session. an
appropriation may be secured to take
up aeronautical experiments In earn
est. With the problem OF flight. TO
certain extent, solved. II is now OF
the utmost Importance to determine
how the advantage SO gained may be
put to practical use. As weapons OF
defense or attack, aeroplanes and d.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-22
Cairo Here Tomorrow.

Cairo, the ancient baseball enemy
OF the Indians, will tie up In a strug.
gle tomorrow AFTERNOON at League
park. The w. o. w. baseball team
which has the crack players Of the
Illinois city. viii be the opponents
but chief Lloyd Is smiling. and says
his Indians can scalp anything from
Cairo. Cairo will bring along bunch
OF footers as one fare tickets will be
sold. and the Paducah bugs should be
out 70 see the slaughter OF the Cairo
players.
French and warden will be ths
battery for Cairo, while Runyan and
Block Will be on the points for the
Indians. The game will be called al
3 O'Clock and a fine game Is expected
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-22
W. H. GREGORY, President.

Ithey will return to Fort Myer, Wash
Iington, to take lessons from the
Wright brothers and Herring In the
handling OF aeroplanes These ma
chimes, II they meet the requirements
OF the war department. win be expert
mented with, but their delivery has
little other than a scientific interest,
for the department has no fund with
which to purchase more than one OF
each.
Despite the apparent apathy on the
part OF congress. efforts will be con
tinued by the signal corps to estab-
lIsh to the satisfaction OF the national
legislators the value OF the aeroplane
in military operations. American in
ventors have achieved their successes
In the face Of a disheartening lack Of
interest and support from me govern
ment. Prof. Langley who' IL ~ ac-
knowledged. did more for aeronautics
than any other person with the excep-
ton of the Wrights, was made the
target of ridicule by certain congress
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-22
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Milwaukee 4. st. Paul 0.
Kansas city 3. Minneapolis 2.
Louisville 8. indianapolis 1.
Columbus G, Toledo 1.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-22
IS; Hammers, III; ). Fuller Ell c.
Fuller. II.
walIersteins at Brookport.

Tomorrow afternoon the Waller.
stein team will try and defeat the
Brookport nine. Last Sunday the
Brookport team won from the Padu-
cab boys by a score OF A to 3. The
game was much closer. as an error
let in three runs. Tomorrow the
Wallerstein team will try and defeat
the Illinois boys. Hoiiich or Elliott
will twirl for the Wallersteln team,
while Harry Mercer will handle the
big init.