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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-05-22

Stevens drew II ncn you uuuftffteG
closer to Pea htm" num- snoppe" the
body. "o'''
~ elected him, and he knows it,
he chuckled.
The boss nodded,
"And it's likely that a man like
Langdon, new to politlcs-a simple
gentleman Of the old school, as you de-
scribe him-might have considerable
influence on opinion throughout the
country"
Langdon's colleague grasped the arm
Of the senatorial dictator.
Hes just the man we want, sena-
tor. He's one of those old fellows you
just have to believe when he talks
He'll do what ! suggest, and he can
make the public believe what we
think"
"Then you guarantee himT snapped
the boss.
"Unreservedly, senator"
"All right" said Peabody. "He goes
on the naval committee. That ought
to be enough honor for a man who a
year ago was growing cotton on al
old plantation miles away from civil
zation."
eve have control now Of all the land
about Altacoola that can be used" said
Stevens. II have had Norton, the con
gresham from Langdon's district
working on It, There isn't foot OF
land there which we do not now con
troll under options. and" he added
with chuckle, "the options were dirt
cheap"
Peabody grunted approvingly.
"There won't be any New York for
tune In 1t, but it ought to be a pretty
tidy bit," he said. Now. If we could
only get Langdon interested, directly
or indirectly, In financial way, tina
would clinch everything"
The senior senator from Mississippi
shook his head.
"Its too risky. He's old fashioned
you know-has about as much idei
about practical politics as-well, as W,
have Of the Golden Rule. Fact is, h
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-05-22

For burn or scald apply Chamber
aims Salve. 1t will allay the pain
almost instantly and quickly heal the
injured parts. For sale by Burnaugh
and Mayfield.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-05-22
Drop In Butter.

The Enterprise creamery reduced
Thursday its wholesale price OF Iut-
Ter to 25 cents, owing to the Dig
irop in Portland quotations.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
Cedar County an Indian Paradise, Now Pours Wealth on White Me

was organised IN isst Rev. Father
Daracher. a Catholic missionary from
Council Bluffs being the first priest 81
Helena was Incorporated in ISL The Cedar
County Advocate WIS started In ST. Helena
In 1874 by L W. Chendier.
At the present time this county has a
population Of 1900 people, with a valua-
ton Of over s25eo0O0 This county at the
present time has seventy-two miles Of rail-
road with seven Incorporated towns on
these railroads. An Of these are thrifty
trading points FOR n rich surrounding
farming country. Fordyce, Oberton and
warehorn arc thrifty railroad towns. but
unincorporated Incorporated railroad
towns are Harrington. Ccleridge. Laurel
Belden. Randolph. Magnet and wy
not. The county also has "a miles Of
telephone lire and four first-class Touring
mills. The entire county receives excellent
service from the net work Of the free rural
routes Last year the farmers OF Cedar
county sold and shipped out Of the county
$500 beef cattle. @.40 fat hogs, 100 well
bred horses and 29O mutton sheep. Be
sides this these farmers sold and shipped
out 10000 bushels Of corn. 220N bushels OK
wheat and L2ss.0O bushe Of oats. It Is
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

In many oxen were stolen by the
Indians. In fs2 fifty citizens Of the
county banded together for projections
AGAINST the Indians. In the year 1864
occurred what Is called the Great Stampede
The Sioux. Cheyenne and other hostile
tribes threatened the annihiisuon Of the
frontier settlement The first election ir
the county was he'd IN the fan Of 1885,
The county was represented In the terri
toriai legislature by George A Han. elected
IA isa The first children born IN the
county were twins. a son and daughter. TO
Mr.. and Mrs. George a He'll In an early
day there were several saw mills located In
the county. the first being located BY the
Vow Valley Mills, below ST James.
The population OF Cedar. county in 1sD
was Pcs. In ls7o II was l02, in 1850 IL was
400 St Helena. on the bank Of the Mis-
souri,. was once the county seat OF Cedar
county. The place was selected for a
town by c. p Meyer. who arrived in ISIS
Early IN 1859 two log houses were
buft at St Helena p. c, Nissen.
who arrived here in ISIS. built the
first store An 1851 A three months
school was taught in 1859. in a log house.
by DR.. Burping rms was the first school
taught in the ounty. The Catholic ehurch
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
New WireIess Apparatas.

Mr.. Marconi has invented a new form OF
apparatus for stations for duplex wireless
telegraphy. In which a Is ro-
tated spontaneously with the studded or
toothed disc before employed. which disc
causes groups OF electrical oscillations 70
be generated at regular short intervals.
The OmmutatOr and studded disc are
coupled mechanically. and the combined
apparatus causes the receiver TO be opeT-
alive only during the Intervals between
the discharges. and to be rendered inoper-
alive during the short periods when the
discharges are taking place. Each COM
mutator has the same number Of bars as
there are studs on the disc. and each is
provided with pairs Of brushes connected
together 81 regular intervals by the COM
mutator bars. The result is that the aerial
Is connected through the secondary 70
earth and disconnected from The receiver
during the time a stud Is passing between
the side disc contacts-that Is. during the
time OF d~iEcharge-and connected through
the secondary to the receiver during the in
tervals between the discharges, The opera
tive periods OF the transmitting apparatus
are considerably shorter than those OF the
receiving apparatus. so that the making of
each sign occupies several operative
periods.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

New York had S34. ls6. Chicago Is4,s22 Aus
tria can muster only sO.H5 telephones and
Is handsomely beaten. not only by New
York apd Chicago. but also by Boston and
Philadelphia, each with over 10000 tele-
phones European countries. such as Italy.
Hungary and Belgium. have fewer tels-
phones in service than American cities Of
the second rank, such as 81. Louis Pitts
burg, Cincinnati and San Francisco. Even
Great Britain, where the telephone is more
highly developed than in most continental
countries, has a total number Of telephones
inferior In the aggregate IN service to
New York. Chicago and Boston. three
cities with an aggregate population about
equal TO that OF Greater London.
The reason for this great difference be-
tween the development OF the telephone In
the United States and In Europe Is that
here the telephone services has been
brought TO a high pitch OF both technics
and commercial efficiency by private en-
terprise. whereas. In Europe II has been
practically suppressed by government
monopoly. IL cannot be seriously argued
that the public OF most European eoun-
tries is less DESTROYS OF ayailIng itself
OF rapid means Of communication than
the American public, OF Is less generally
HA-3- 9AaAuNH AA1us MnGLnGE
he be British. Belgian, Dutch or French,
wants to get his business lone quickly
and economically. The telephone service
Is the most rapid means OF ommunica-
ton there Is; II does the work OF two
kilograms Ia a sixtieth OF the time ana
does It better and cheaper. IL the Aus
train or the Frenchman, comparatively
speaking. does not use the telephone, Il
Is not because he does not want to use
II, but because his government does not
allow him 70 do 80. His government
virtually says to him; Il arrOGate to my
self the sole right 10 supply you with
telephone service. IL viii be sufficient.
slow. inaccurate and exasperatlng; its
supply viii Be surrounded BY all the ar
bttrary and unnecessary regulations,
which my officials can devise; no i'm
proyemsnts viii be adopted except under
extreme eompulsions additional facilities
win be provided so slowly that new Gus
toners must be prepared 20 wait years
before securing a telephone and long-dls-
lance calls Win a K from one TO seven
hours % complete. But you must X
the kin o. telephone service I give you.
for that r. all you wiz get"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
oNrs COMMERCIAL CLUB

county. is one Of the peculiar little cities
OF the state. II Is unfortunate FOR a town
to be forty OF fifty years in the building,
for 1t Is quite apt to lack uniformity but
Harrington Is Of recent growth and devel-
opment. Almost any city Of It's size has
some good substantial brick blocks. but the
business portion Of Harrington is universal
OF good. modern brick buildings. There is
nothing OF the small. old shabby type TO
mar the better portion OF the city. II is a
clear and self-evident fact that the busi-
ness men Of this city take more than the
usual amount OF interest in the general
appearance Of their city. This we think
has come largely from the present Com
mercial club. which has a membership OF
over fifty progressive. thrifty, intelligent
hustlers. The club has been organised for
more than five years. and its influences
reaches far beyond the city limits OF Hart
ington. They seem TO have q wonderful
faculty Of getting at the different road
districts and creating good road sentiment
all through the county. Wherever there is
a poor piece OF road In the county there
they send & man to investigate and report.
Many hundred dollars are spent each year
by this club in the betterment Of the public
highway.
Public buildings Of Harrington, such as
the schools. churches and court house. will
rank among the best in the state. Hart
ington's financial strength may be esti-
mated to some degree by its one state
and two national banks. whose capital and
surplus aggregate SlS0.e00. with deposits
amounting to almost 100000
The business portion of the town Is
solidly built up Of brick and stone. The
residence streets are well laid out well
kept lawns. beautiful shade trees. and
many fine residences affording q pleasing
sight. Harrington is notable as q city Il
homes. there being proportionRtely very
few rented properties. This condition Is
in a large measure due to the Harrington
Building and Loan association. which az
fords an opportunity to the family OF
small income OF buying a home and pay
ing for it by degrees. This association. in
the fourteen years OF its existence has
issued S1Oo.0O9 OF such loans. and has never
foreclOsed a loan.
Progress being the watchword OF this
people. civic improvements have not Jagged.
Harrington has eight miles OF cement
walks. The streets are illuminated by gas
from a cold pressure gas plant owned BY
the city. -Four miles of gas mains supply
the business houses and residences with
gas for Illuminating and cooking purposes
The water works system is owned by the
city. the water being pumped from wells
TO a tank OF $500 gallons capacity. The
pumps have a capacity OF 2G5 gallons pes
minute. There are three miles Of water
mains and twenty double fire hydrants
Harrington Is on the CaIcago. 81 Paul
Minneapolis d Omaha railway, has thres
elevators. large stock yards. and affords
an excellent grain and stock market.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

deep interest that the farmers are TAX
ing in the growing Of alfalfa that IS bring
Ing this county to the front as one OF the
prominent dairy sections o. the state. At
present the farmers OF the county have
Asa acres seeded to alfalfa This accounts
in q large part for these farmers having on
their farms at the present time LOO head
Of milk cows. and they used last year SIS
hand separat0rs. IL also accounts for these
farmers shipping out OF the county last
year over lS.0W pounds OF butter and lsl0o
gallons Of cream. The farmers wives have
also made a good showing In the poultry
industry. as they marketed last year 627@
dozen OF eggs and 1i5.00 pounds OF poultry.
More and more each year the farmers Of
this county are d~eyoting more OF less at
tentiOn to the fruit industry. largely for
home consumption. It is almost univers-
ally the case that these farmers have q
nice patch Of Strawberries, and in many
cases several other kinds OF berries BIS
well. At the present time there are grow
ing and in fun bearing In the county 5000
apple. 1000 pear. 100 peach. 1,So plum
and B,o0o cherry trees.
Cedar county is proud OF its thousands
upon thousands OF acres Of farms. its many
thrifty well painted. coy farm homes. its
villages scattered over the entire county.
yet II takes q deeper pride in its public
schools than in all these. The county at
the present time has ninety-three schools
districts. with log school buildings, where
lbs teachers are employed. The county has
$3.50 pupils enrolled. Number Of new
schoo buildings erected in 1905 and 1909
thus far has been five. The school build
ings Of the county as well as the grounds
are in good repair. and the average. salary
Of the teachers win run from $40 to So per
month. W. Z. Miller Is serving his fourth
year as county superintendent, and to him
much credit is due for the excellent con-
6ition Of the schools Of the county.
Harrington the county seat Of Cedar
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

connected with a heavy metallic strip
which leads up TO a horn-shaped wire
placed close TO the line wire. The open
space between the horn and the wire Is
known as the spark gap. Ordinarily
the line voltage cannot break down the
air resistance Of the gap and leap across,
but when lightning strikes the line the
surging which is set up Is so powerful
that the discharge leaps the gar and
passes down into the arrester. Here q
peculiar action take place. The cleo
trolyte, under ordinary ~voltages. is of very
high resistance and could not be broken
down by the line voltage But the ex-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

vented by the engineers Of the General
Electric company, is one which is known
as the electrolytic, the operation Of which
is very interesting. This arrester consists
Of a number OF aluminium trays mounted
on a central rod and stacked one above
the other as Dime plates might be
stacked. These trays are filled with an
electrOlyte or liquid which forms a very
thin film between each pair Of plates.
The ray are then placed in q cylindrical
casing which is fulled with oil. and are
mounted on a pole
One end Of the series Of trays is con-
nected with the earth. The other end is
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
Electrical Science and Practical Application Growing in Ali Directions

this enormous pressure the electricity is
always striving to reach the earth. The
ordinary lightning arrester. such as rs
used on telephone lines. would be useless
because IL could not hold back this enor-
nous pressure. Therefore the high ten
sion lines must be carefully insulated with
the best kind OF insulating material. These
insulatOrs are the very best that can be
made and they DO the work all right until
the lightning begins 10 break things up
and commit crimes along the line until it
has TO be arrested.
Among the numerous types Of lightning
arresters for high tension lines recently in
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

tremely high voltage Of the lightning
discharge. which lasts only an instant.
punctures the eleetrolyte in q myTaid
OF places. and for the moment allows the
current TO flow TO earth and relieve the
stress on the system. As soon as this
is over, the punctures close up and pre-
vents the line voltage, generated by the
distant dynamos. from following up the
advantage and forcing current TO the
earth through an arc OF conducting vapor
which would be formed In the gap. AS
a double p%recaution against the formation
Of such an arc. the gap is made with two
diverging horns. An arc formed down in
the narrow part spreads upward and out
ward in a fan shape and is eventually
blown out OF itself.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

arrest the lightning at all-it merely con-
ducts it safely TO a point where it can
escape without doing any damage. a
method well known in modern police
circles
Lightning is so quick, so big and strong
that nothing OF human design can be made
TO capture it or keep 1t in confinement
Therefore it is only a question OF letting
it escape in the best possible manner for
all concerned.
The voltage or pressure OF Ions distance
electric TRANSMISSION lines, which are most
frequently harmed by lightning, may be all
the way from 5000 10 lOO.OOs volts and with
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

The Wolves were upon Us" he related
70 the girl he was trying 20 impress.
Their hOWting penetrated 70 our very
marrow. We fled for cur lives. But eaeh
second We knsW that the AEenOus pack
was gaining On ua Closer. cloSeF-at iAst
they were 50 close that We could feel
their muscles against our less q that
An sighed the wonAn. greatly re-
hsved. "HoW glad goa mus hsvs bsen
thai thsy had their muEzlss ~0ats-EVsry-
b0dy's AAEaEtnA
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

49, operated by telephone systems.
rest by the telegraph companies. The
Myth IL enough to encircle the globe at
the equator COO times.
In fact IL must be even greater by this
dime. as the above figures, though recently
published by the census office. refer TO
1907. Al the 1850 census the telephone com
panieS reported A.36 miles OF wire about
pne-ninth Of the mileage OF the telegraph
companies. In 1sG the telephone mileage
was eight times as great as the telegraph.
TN the amount OF business done. the
sum paid In salaries and wages and the
capital invested In 1897 the telephone
business was a little over three and QUE
half times as extensive as the telegraph
Industry. and during that year II fur
nished employment for more than five
times as many persons.
Between 1902 and 1907 there was an add
ton Of A.0S.9lS n les Of wire for the use
Of the telephone systems. as compared with
an increase Of but a5s.61 in the mileage OF
owned and leased wire for commercial
telegraph purposes The increase In the
wire mileage Of the telephone systems dur
ing the five years referred to was more
than six times as great as the total amount
OF wire added 70 the telegraph business
since 1850
The use Of telephones by railroads
exclusively In connection with the opera
tioa OF the roads has increased apidl
since l902 Although the electric interur-
ban roads early recognized the advantages
OF the telephone for dispatching purposes
the larger steam railroads have been dis
inclined to substitute the telephone for the
telegraph.
The bulletin points out that Il gives the
first statistics for the commercial wireless
systems already established. and states
mat they were operated at a loss Of
SE,GS in 1sN.
Aheie were six commercial wireless tele-
graph systems in 1877. operating I2 tower
stations located az most OF the large ports
OF the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. the
Gulf OF Mexico, the great lakes and in
Hawaii They transmitted 1887 wireless
messages Over the telegraph wires in
1877 there were flashed SIS E70se messages.
OF which SSs,a7 were cablegrams
II Is shown that SOS per cent Of the
Sue VIA a population OF AZ least ICON
In 1890 were equipped with electric frs
alarms II appears that for 1907 there
were l0us fire aierms received. copeern-
ing police patrol signaling the bulletin say.
! that there were n-SlE0 Gala
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

-K the minds OF most OF the oid
tE residents OF Cedar county. the
beginning Of the growth Of the
- county dates back but few
EuEM&QN years. when there was nothing
- 20 show that the county and
the many thrifty villages claimed a place
IN the map Of the state. The prosperity
Of this county from the very beginning
has bad It's foundation IN the splendid rich
son. and It IL upon this foundation that
the live stock industry has become and is
bqFoping one Of the most substantial in
dUstries OF the county. The great source
Of the continued fertility Of the soil has
been in the past and viii be for years
to coma. live stock. So while live stock
raising. in itself a great industry. depends
upon the soil for support, IT stands in a
peculiar relation in that II supplies the
means OF its own p~erpetuation. and IN
sures besides m abundant production Of
food stuffs and cereals.
Few Nebraska people realize the enor-
nous scope OF the live stock Industry and
fits allied trades. Over SI2. 600, coo. 900 were
involved IN this single line Of production.
a sum equal to f~ive-sixths OF the total OF
all other industries. In this great industry
the state OF Nebraska plays no ineon-
Epicuous part A farming state, embracing
a wide area Of fertile country. it has for
years devoted itself principally to agricul-
tural. but 10 discover that land and live
stock are indissolubly linked. Now It Is
turning its attention more and more to
stock raising until new few farms are
without herds or droves or flocks. With
the growth of the industry has come the
growth Of the slaughter industry. But in
the years to come the dairy industry is
bound to stand out as one OF the most
prominent in the state
Cedar county is located In the north
eastern corner OF the state. The county
a S76eOO acres in farms. with Z23Oo acres
under a high state Of cultivation The
county was organized by act OF the terri
torial legislature, February y 1857. The
surface Of the county consists principally
in gently rolling prairie Valleys are
numerous and some OF them are OF con-
siderable extent. Those OF the Antelops
and Beaver IN the northern. Of Bow Creek
in the central. and OF the north fork OF
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

The London Times gives figures that
Illustrate ~strikinSly the wide difference be-
tween the Development Of the telephone in
this country and In EuropA
In all Europe. with some S0oOa.Oo Of
population. there were. ~ the beginning
Of 1Ss. approximately AS0.O0 telephones
Here. with 0.oo.Oo Of population. there
were at tho same date nearly 10000 tsle-
phones With one-ffth the population Of
Europe We " three times as many teie-
phones as Europe. and In proportion q
population there are fifteen telephone.
here 70 one In Europa A few concerts
illustrations make the oomDarison ever
more striking. In AL France there wer,
az January l ra. only SAEs tslsphsnss
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24


the Logan creek in the southern part are
the principal valleys. In extent the val
legs comprise nearly half the surface, and
In some places are as level as a floor for
miles The uplands are composed princi-
paIly OF gently rolling prairie. but along
the Missouri river the hills are higher. but
very seldom are they too much so to admit
of cultivation. The subsoil is well adapted
TO both excessive wet and excessive dry
weather. In many places on the surface
rest numerous bouiders of considerable
size. There IL an immense amount OF chalk
rock In Cedar county which makes excel
lent building stone. Good brick clay is
also found in abundance.
Originally there was a Considerable guam
tty Of timber along the Missouri river
bottoms and along some Of the creeks.
Elm, bass wood. box elder, ash. hickory,
soft maple, black walnut and red cedar
were found in a~bundance The same kind
OF grasses grow here as in other counties in
northeastern Nebraska. blue joint being the
principal variety. There is an abundance OF
water In Cedar county. The Missouri river
bounds Il IN the north ara receives the
water from the east middle and vest Bow
creeks, besides other small streams.
The Indians in an early day caused the
people OF Cedar county considerable trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
EIeetrlfyinE Ameriea.

than 100000 miles Of single
wire is used by the people Of
the United States In eommuni-
eating with each other. OF this
amount about ISoOO.S90 miles Is
nnarafaA hr M rrrtomn
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
ArrestiaE the LIEAmlnE.

In the first place the electrical device
known e. a lightning arrestar does not