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Judith Gap journal., 1909-10-01
Commissioner j. II. Hall,

Commissioner j. II. Hall,
Bureau of Agriculture,
Helena, Montana.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of 18th August, ad-
dressed to Mr.. J. j. Till has been re-
ferred to me to send an answer.
With reference to limitation Of the
prizes to within 25 miles OF the Great
Northern railway, may say that the
statement will be given the most
liberal Interpretation in making the
awards. The intention is to have
exhibits brought for these prizes to
come from within the zone, so to
speak. proper to the Great Northern
road.
Exhibits may come from areas
along the Montana Central and the
Billings and Northern.
While Montana products will not
be allowed to compete with other
states in this particular competition
they will have Il chance to compete at
Omaha with all the states of the di-
vision to which they belong is so en-
tered. Parties should be careful to
enter them properly.
hope to attend your fair at Helena
and can the give any further details
wanted. Truly yours,
Thomas Shaw.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-10-01
DOWN TIMBER TO Be SOLD
Government to Dispose of Nearly Three Mil
lion Feet Around Snowy Mountains.

On Wednesday, Oct. 6, nearly three
million feet of "down tember,' stu
ated in township Il. l3 and II, north
of range % east, and township IL
north of range 81 east, being in the
Snowy mountain district, will be Of
fered for sale at the !ewistown land
office. This timber was blown down
in the fierce wind storms in the spring
and summer Of 1907, and the sale is
directed by the commissioners Of the
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general land office.

general land office.
The letter Of direction from Louis
l.. Sharp, chief of the fourth field
division, states:
''The timber will be sold at public
sale in such amounts and from such
lands as is most desirable to the gov
ernment and the purchaser, but no
bid less than all of the timber on a
particular 40 acre subdivision will
be considered, and the government
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids which are for less than so
cents per thousand feet, board meas
ure, the appraised value of the tim
ber. No restriction will be placed on
the amount Of timber any one bidder
will be allowed to purchase. Sufli-
cient time will be allowed by the
government to the successful bidders
in which to remove the timber, but
no one will be allowed to cut and re-
move or assert any control or interest
in the said timber until the full
amount of his bid has been paid and
receipt issued therefore by the Regis
ter of the U. S. land office, Lewis
town, Montana.
Sealed bids will be received up to
noon, October 9th, and considered
along with open bids made on the
said date by parties present at the
sale. All the timber will be offered
at public sale.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-10-01
New Paper At Poison.

From the Anaconda Standard:
The latest weekly paper in Montana
is the Lake Shore Sentinel, published
at Poison by Sam Y. Il. Williams.
The Sentinel is the only paper pub
lished OH the Flathead reservation.
1t is neat in appearance and it's news
columns are full of newsy, snappy
paragraphs relating to local happen
ings. That the Sentinel may have Il
long and useful life will be the wish
Of the newspaper fraternity of Mon
tana.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-10-01
Notice for Publication.

Department OF The Interior.-U. S, Land Office
at J.ewistown, Montana. August II, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
Warren Evans
of Garneill. Mont, who, on September II, 1905
made Desert Land Entry No. 1859, Serial No.
0934, for NJ. sw4. VIZ seA, sec 26 twp. 10 H..
range Y e.. M. m, has filed notice Of intention to
make Final Desert Land proof. to establish claim
to the land above described, before w. H. Peck,
u. S. Commissioner, at Garreill, Montana, OH the
sth day of October, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses Al BoucharSi,
John Ross. Lester f. I.illey. all OF Bercail Mon
tana. and Carl F. Irish, Of Garneill Montana.
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J. ]. HILLS $3.50 COL D PREMIUMS

J. ]. HILLS $3.50 COL D PREMIUMS
Montana Exhibits Will Have Chance to Com.
pete With States of the Division.
q. Copies Of the following letters were
received from Commissioner j. H.
Hall of the Bureau of Agricultural.
August II, 1909.
Mr.. James J. Hill,
Great Northern Railroad company,
st. Paul, Minn.
Dear Sir:
have received copy Of the cir
cular issued by the officers of the
National corn Exposition to be held
at Omaha in December next in which
it is stated that you have offered $500
in gold as prizes to be awarded for
the best grains and grasses grown
Gin the territory along his lines.''
In naming the prizes it is stated
that they are offered ''for the best ex-
hibits of small grains and grasses
grown in the state (Montana) and
within twenty-five miles of the Great
Northern railroad"
Inasmuch as there are many farms
whose nearest shipping point is a
station on the Great Northern rail-
way. but which are distant more than
twenty-five miles from the railroad,
beg to ask whether this announce
ment fairly expresses the intention of
the donor.
Also, | would like to be informed,
for the purpose of giving publicity to
the opportunities offered to farmers
of Montana to win these prizes; if
exhibits grown in the territory served
by the Montana Central and the Bill
lings and Northern, which are parts
Of the Great Northern system, but
not the main line, are eligible for
this competition.
| notice, further, that Montana
"will not have to compete with the
highly developed farms Of South Da-
kota and Minnesota. In view Of
the quality of the grains and grasses
grown in Montana and of the fact
that they have won first prizes in
competition with the world at every
exposition which has been held in
recent years, this statement is open
to criticism as implying that Mon
tana products fear competition from
products grown in South Dakota and
Minnesota. On the contrary, the
opportunity to compete in a sweep
stakes for the best grains and grasses
grown anywhere in the territory
served by the Great Northern would
be eagerly welcomed by Montana
growers. In quality and quantity of
grain and grasses grown per acre,
Montana challenges comparison with
any other state in the Union. The
| productiveness Of the soil of Montana
I is known to you; through sealed to
many others. 1t is part of my Of
| licial business to spread knowledge of
the agricultural resources of the
state and l think you will agree with
me in the statement that the only
reason why Montana is not now
among the first of the states in the
yield of products of the soil is that
only a small portion of it's farming
land has been planted to crops. The
remainder is waiting to be titled; and
hundreds of thousands of homeseek-
ers can find homes on its praries and
table lands.
The prizes you generously offer will
encourage farmers now here, and di-
rect attention to the vast, undevelop-
ed agricultural resources of Montana.
Very respectfully,
|. j. II. Hall,
Judith Gap journal., 1909-10-01
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior-U. S. Land Office at
Lewistow;l. Montana. Sept. eth. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
Carl Kittelson,
of Judith Gap. Montana who on July 9, 1908.
made Homestead Entry No. 0lS6. for neH sec
ton 20 township On. range l7e Montana meri-
dian. has filed notice of intention to make Final
Communication proof to establish claim to the
land above described. before S. ]. Small, U. S.
Commissioner at Judith Gap. Montana. on the
18th day OF October. 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Carl Telieson.
Charles Bolles, Kit Kittleson Elmer b. Kit,leson.
all OF Yale, Montana.
4S-tT c. L. McKOIE, Segister.
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Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior-U. S. Land Office at
I.ewistown, Montana August 30. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
Angus Mckay.
of Bercail. Montana, who July 1e, 1904.
made Homestead Entry, No. S,4S, Serial No.
oSl79. for st,. nw4. VIZ swA section 81,
township 10 H., range IS e.. Montana Meridian.
has filed notice OF intention to make Final
five year Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before S. !. Small, U. S. COM
missioner at Judith Gap, Montana, on the 9th
day of October. 1909.
Claimant names Witnesses William Bir:
ney, John Ross. Albert Bu>hard, Charles Sharpes.
all of Bercail. Bontana.
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Judith Gap journal., 1909-10-01

Notice for Publication,

Department CT the interior-U. S. Land Office at
Lewiston, Montana, Sept. s, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
Ernest P. Ashley,
of Vale, Montana, who July Il 1908, made
Homestead Entry No O29s for sw14 section Is,
township Sill, range lSe. Montana meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make Final Con,n,,-
tation proof TO establish claim to the land above
described. before Register and Receiver, at Lew
town. Montana on the eth day of Oct, 1909.
Claimant names witnesses: +. S. Grant,
Lizzie w. Grant, Calvin C. Jewell, Livingston
Case all Of Yale. Montana.
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will be held in the hall over the
store.
Miss Helen She'll left last week to
resume her studies at the BoZeman
college.
Everybody appreciates the beauti-
full weather that has been sent to us
the past few days. May it continue
for months to come is the prayer Of
the thresherman, plowman and every
body else.
John NJ. Edwards is again attend
ing to his duties OH the ranch after
severe illness of over a week dura-
tion. 1t is hard to down the Scotch.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-10-01

Notice is hereby given that
Dora Elizabeth Oe!s.
of Garneill Montana who. OH October 6th. 1904
made homestead entry No. 364l. oS22O for
seh swh sw4 sell section IS, neA nw14 nwA
neA section 49, township I'm. range Ice Montana
Meridian. has flied notice of intention to make
Final Five year Proof, to establish Gle III to the
land above described, before W. II. Peck. U. S.
Commissioner, at CARMEL, Montana, the 18th
day of October. 1909.
Claimant names witnesses: George B. Trip,
George X. I.ibbey. john +. I.ollar, William z
I.ollar. all of CARMEL. Montana.
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Judith Gap Congregational Church.

Judith Gap Congregational Church.
II. N. Blakeway, Minister.
Sunday school every Sun day at -
O'Clock.
Hedges Congregational Church.
Sunday school every Sabbath at 3
p. M. in Jarvis grocery store, under
direction Of Superintendent Carney.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-10-01
Notice For Publication.

Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior.-U. S. Land Office at
Lewistown, Mon tana, Sept. 21, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
Minna Burke
of Bercail, Montana. who on May 23 1906 made
~. f. Serial No. O2724. No. 1886, for swA nwA
nwA seA section 3O township 10 H. range 19e, IN.
M, also that
Minna Burke, assignee of John Hogan,
of Bercail, Mont. who on October q 1906 made ID.
l.. i. serial No. o274S, No sll5. for sell ne1 ne4
SEX section %. township lin. range lSe, nj. m.
has filed notice OF intention to make Final proof
to establish claim TO the land above described
before the Register and Receiver. at Lewstown,
Mont, OH the 5th day of Nov. 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: John Burke,
Thomas Mckinney, James Craig. all of Bercail.
Mont, William Gibson. of CARMEL. Mont.
1850 c. T.. McKOIN. Register.
Judith Gap journal., 1909-10-01
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior-U. S. Land Office at
Lewistown, Montana, Sept. g. 1909
Notice is hereby given that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07

Of domestic bees, runaways from
some unknown honey fancier.
Foreman ]. H. Richmond of the
Morrison bridge first noticed the bees
when they appeared as a circling
cloud high above the bridge beams.
Pedestrians and teamsters, hearing
the hum Of the settling cloud, began
to stop and look upward.
Here and there some one in the
crowd embraced the opportunity to
air his knowledge in bee culture. One
man ran out Of a nearby boathouse
with tin tub, upon which he beat
Justify, and an excited pedestrian
called for a garden hose with which
he proposed to deceive the bees into
thinking a shower had come up.
Foreman Richmond, however, having
herded bees as chore when a boy,
gave instructions for the crowd to
keep quiet, as the insects were al
ready in the act Of swarming, and
hastily telephoned the Portland Seed
company, from whence a man came
running with hives for the housing Of
the runaways The little honey gath
! erers meanwhile settled contentedly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
PORTLAND POKER TIAYERS
FINED At ASTORIA

Astoria. Ore.-M. M. Tuft a we'll
Known timberman Of Portland. and
three"traveiing men or Portland who
gave their names as John Kenneflck
OF $50 Belmont street; Paul C. Nor
ton, 22l Tenth street. and Ray Laf-
Terry, SO Eighteenth street north,
were arrested on an Astoria & Co.
lurabia train last night near this city
on charge OF gambling. The four
mem were playing a friendly game Of
poker. 1t chanced that Deputy Sher-
iff Mclean and Justice 5f the Peace
Goodman, both of Astoria, were on
the train, and the deputy sheriff
pulled the game ami took the four
men off at Clifton.
Justice Goodman held an i'm
promptu session Of the court tbere.
ana the men were each fined $50 and
released upon payment. The sher-.
ltts office now states that Justice
Goodman had no right TO take mri,.,
diction of the matter as he did. and
announcement Is made that the four
men will be appTehended and held far
the grand jury.
lhe lid is on here. tight. Never in
It's history has Astoria been 50 mr.
derry as now. Last night two China
men Wese arrested for playing fan
tan.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
SAYS COLLEGE "FTATS"
ARE NESTS OF TROUBUE

Chicaso.-Members of college. fra
"rnities were criticised in a lecture
uellVered in the Belden Avenue, Ban
tlst cmirch BY Professor Janes
heed- dean Of the University of Mich
lgan' Professor Reed said he believed
lraternities were responsible FOR most
or the poor scholarship and. disslpa-
ton among college students. He aid.
that every student at Ann hi,bor who
mad to be carried home in n cab ot
night or who became involved i'm any
unpleasant incident proved to be n
member Of some fraternity:
THE men who hang around street
corners and insult women in colleqe
towns are Invariably fra.ternity men -
he said.
He added that the members learned
bad habits and defiance OF law that
affected all their college life and that
almost all of the students conditioned
at college were fraternity students
While the non-fraternity men stood
high In their classes. Despite the evil
he saw in fraternities, the professor
did not advocate their abolition. He
said they NEEDED 10 be brought under
college control
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
UMAT|LLA COUNTYS POSSIBILITIES
Upper Mckay Creek Section Compared California is Especially
o

one who will take the trouble to WISH
the reservoir on the south hlll may
view the green hills far away For
to the south, southeast and southwest
Of Pendleton are the foothills OF the
Blue mountains, where in every can
/ yon turks a small fortune for the en-
ergetlc man who is filled with the de-
termination to dig 1t out.
At the Third District Fair two
years ago Pilot Rock astounded una
tTla county with her display Of fruit
A large portion of 1t came from the
foothills nearby.
On September 3, 1907, an unusual
frost killed all the garden truck In
and around Pendleton. yet on the
goth Of the month, or 26 days later
tomatoes were ripenlng in a canyon
on the south fork of Mckay creek
that were planted on the 18th day Of
June (Where tomatoes will rlpen,
peaches will.) The reason for the late
planting was the owners first garden
on the creek bottom was washed out,
and the planted on the other high in
the canyon to avoid repetition Of
his troubles.
1t is hard for Pendleton people to
believe that frost does not fall in the
foothill canyons until a month or
more after II does there, when they
can see the early SHOWS on the moun-
tain tops But it is true, neverthe-
less. Ii is probable that the warm at
mosphere from the reservation is
drawn up through the canyons during
the night by the cooler air on the
mountain tops, thus keeping off the
frost
This land can be purchased for
less money than any other highly pro-
ductive land in the county. In many
localities at the present time the set
tiers are anxious for more neighbors
with families that they may have
better schools, and will dispose OF
these choice tracts at low prices. In
few years the pruductiveness of
these lands will be generally known
and then the price win soar beyond
the reach of the poor man.
GEORGE A. ROBBINS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
DANCING PAVILION
FOR PENDLETON

A summer dancing pavilion Tor
Pendleton is the innovation promised
by Prof. John Bloomfield, musical d.
rector at the Grand theatre. Prof.
Bloomfield leased the Ireland rink
building on west Webb street and if
the proposition meets with sufficient
announcement he will give two
dances a week in the big pavilion
which will be fitted up very much as
a summer garden.
Cozy corners and ice cream parlor
booths, the latter under the manage
ment of the Delta will be features or
the arrangements. A five piece or
chestra has been secured to furnish
the music while the floor is being
put in the best possible condition for
dancing.
Courteous employees will be on hand
TO supply every want Of the patrons
OF the place and 1t is proposed to make
II as cool and attractive as possible.
Dancing will commence at $3.50 and
those VINO desire " Trip Tic h6H' W
tastic until midnight, at which time
the music and dancing will cease.
The feature of the decoration
scheme will be the moonlight effect
and the large number Of African
palms for which Prof. Bloomfield has
been compelled to send east.
On Wednesday evening Is to be the
opening night and the success Of the
first night will largely determine
whether or not the venture is to be
made permanent. If the lovers Of
dancing show by their interest that
they desire such an institution and
Prof, Bloomfield proposes, he will
continue it. II sufficient interest lie
not manifest he will abandon his plan
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
DETERMINE LIFE OF
DEADENED TIMBER

Portland B. Cox of the
Portland office of the United States
forest service left this city June for
Puget Sound points, where he will in
vestigate deteriorating agencies which
affect timber that has been killed by
forest fires. This is one OF the inyes.
legations recently begun by the forest
service in the states of oregon and
Washington.
The timber land owner and the ma
tional government have for some time
past been very much interested to
know how long timber will remain
commercially valuable after it has
been swept over by a forest fire. The
agencies which cause timber to decay
and encourage the attack of wood
borers are undoubtedly influenced to
greater or less degree by the in
tensity of the original fire and the
climatic conditions and altitude of the
burned areas. 1t is the purpose of
the Portland office of the forest serv-
ice to investigate a large number OF
| fire areas in oregon and Washington
during the coming summer in order
to determine If possible the length of
time which will elapse after forest
fire before the timber deteriorates to
such conditions as to decrease Its
commercial value.
All Of the Information in connec-
tion with this investigation will be OBJ
tained at first hand by forest service
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
senator Lorimcr of IlllIsols

The breaking Of the dead-iock In
the Illinois legislature and tae cleo
tlon of william Lormer, to succeed
Senator Albert j. Hopkins, brings
n unique figure to the upper house.
horimer has made n meteorlc ca
reer. Twenty odd years ago he
worked as a common laborer IN the
great Chicago PACKING houses Here
he entered the field Of politics. Aband-
oning work in the packing houses,
IIorimer entered business as n con-
tractor, whe,e his politics helped him.
At one time he was conductor with
the Chicago street railroad company.
He has won and lost large sums or
money in business and on the stock
market, but still retains comfortable
fortune.
Not long after his entry into poll
tics, Lorimer became the acknowledge
ed republican boss OF Chicago. His
leadership suffered an ecclipse five
yoaFs ago. whsn he opposed Deneen's
nomination for G0venUr Of Illinois
and lost. He las often been charged
with playing In with tiie democrats
during the political carrer, but never
theless has always bulked large in
republican politics In his state.
He has served twelve years as n
member OF congress. and!was re-elect-
ed last November for two years more.
The new senator is chunky, rath-
er short man, with dropping eyelids
ana mass str1wcoloredl mIir. He
has a family OF eight children-most-
ly girls. Lorimer" Is reserved in his
manner, even-tcmpered and does not
smoke. drink or swear
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07

Mckay, Ore, June 5.-In the fall
of '95 the writer visited the noun
famous country east of Sacramento,
Cal. This is section known rs
around Auburn" These once use
less mountain sides or foothills were
then covered with orange groves, Not
one here and there, but miles of them
adding TO Callfornias fame and the
owners pocket book.
And here in Umatilla county is a
great. undeveloped field similar in
character to California. True. it will
not grow oranges. but it will peaches
nearly If not every year. The soil is
black and rich. You will find some
pine trees that will pay for the clear
ing of the land in cordwood. Also,
buck brush in abundance, but by
plowing deep and narrowing well this
can be subdued in one year. Plant to
potatoes and cultivate much the first
year. After the potatoes are removed
you may set out your strawberries or
other small fruit. Place the apple,
pear or peach trees in the same rows
and as your trees come to bearing re-
move the berries
Berries from this section are un-
usually large and luscious, and do not
come on the market until after those
from other sections are gone, thus
meeting with no competition and
commanding a good price.
The land needs no irrigation, as
many showers fall during the season.
Last week showers fell on Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday, and again
on Tuesday of this week No dust
storms fill the nostrils or try the pa
tience of the housewife. The streams
do not go dry in the summer, and
abound with trout. Grouse are abun-
dant and there are many pheasants on
the creek bottoms. Near the writer's
shack" are three grouse setting
the farther one not over $50 yards
away. The "hoot, hoot" of the males
has been a constant reminder of the
baked grouse to come.
And where is this wonderland?
Right at your doors. Nearly every
Northslder" sees it every day, and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-06-07
upon the big beams Of the bridge, and
without undue rebellion submitted to
being hiYed.
Ranch Sells for s24. 600.

Baker City-Dr. o. M. Dodson re-
turned Wednesday evening from Vale,
Malheur county, after an absence Of
several days during which time he
negotiated the sale Of what Is known
as the old Gray estate of WHICH Mrs.
Dodson, a daughter Of the deceased,
Is administrator.
The farm consists of 4S0 acres cul-
tivated to alfalfa and grain, and
brought $50 per acre.
Mrs. ]. II. Hoskins, one Of the con-
tractors on the Northwest railroad
was the purchaser.
The farm is situated on Willow
creek, about 20 miles southwest Of
Huntington, and is one Of the best in
that locallty.-Democrat.