The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-05-15

'You will take this matter up with the local
road authorities and patrons residing in the local
ity of the bad roads, and inform them that the de-
partment insists upon roads covered by rural de-
livery being kept in good condition for travel at all
times, and that this matter should receive their
immediate attention. If it is found that sufficient
interest is not shown in the service to maintain
the routes in good condition for travel they will
very likely be amended as to avoid the neglected
roads, if this can not be done the dscontnuance
of the routes will have serious consideration You
should report results to this office at the expiration
of 60 days from date Of notice, in order that, if
action has not been taken looking to the improve
ment of the roads, the department may consider
the advisibility of withdrawing service from these
roads which are in bad condition.
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If the extraordinary story told by Jacob Neil
son of Butte Mont, be true, and he has a certifi-
cate of patent from the United States government
to back up his statements he has perfected one of
the most remarkable inventions of the age, and
one that at first glance seems impossibe-a square
hole auger.
Mr. Nelson will not give the details of his in
vention, because he says he wants to patent it in
Europe before he makes it public or attempts to
place it on the Market but he claims that it has
but six or seven parts; that it's construction is of
type that will admit simply by changing the
blades, of it's being used either on iron or wood
and that it can be used with an ordinary brace
and bit.
The auger will bore perfectly square hole or
it can be adjusted to bore hole six inches long by
half an inch wide," says Mr.. Nelson, while it
will cut perfectly square corners as clean as
chisel can possibly make them It can be carried
around in an ordinary set of TOOLS
For three years have worked on the design"
said the inventor, and after trying five different
plans finally hit upon the right one. When
had assured myself that the design was practica-
BILE, I sent it to the government at Washington
and secured patent AS you know, the govern
ment does not require that an article be CONNER
cially profitable in order to be patented, but it
must be one that will work. The government will
not issue patents for anything that is positively
visionary or impossible It has given me patent
for this design, and after I have it patented in
other lands expect to make fortune out of it."
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Out of 27 schools which were invited to partici-
pate in the inter-scholastc athletic and oratorial
contest to be held at Pullman today, q have ac-
cepted, and will be represented in the biggest
meet ever held in the northwest. Preparations on
big scale have been made by the committee for the
entertainment of the visiting athletes orators and
spectators. frst-class electrical show was given
Thursday and Friday evenings. The students and
faculty members of the electrical engineering de-
partment have worked for some time on this event.
Every incoming train bearing visitors was met by
committee of students. The entire military
band will provide music at the depot, in the town
and on the athletic field. The visitors will be
cared for in the dormitories, the fraternity and
sorority houses and in the homes Of the citizens.
Although some changes may be made, the follow
ing arrangement Of the schools entering the orato
rical and dramatic contests will be observed:
Oratorical contest, Dayton, Spokane, Waitsburg,
Davenport, Ellensburg Garfield, Walla Walla,
Wenatchee, Charleston, Prosser, Sprague, Pendle-
ton, Roslyn and North Yakima Dramatic con-
test, Lewiston, Colvle, Watervile, Ritzvlle, COL
fax, Standpoint, Oakesdale. Rosalia, Sunnyside.
Pomeroy, Tekoa, Kennewick and Palouse.
The latest product of the scientific agriculture
is cobless corn. A farmer of Illinois under the
patronage of the agriculture college of that state
is trying to take the cob out of the corn and make
the kernels grow in close head like those of
wheat.
Apparently this is the highest point reached in
the evolution Of grain. The finer grains, fit for
bread grow in this head, with the kernels cling
ing to the stalk. Coarser grains, fit only for the
use Of cattle, grow in more struggling head,
with long stem between the grains and the stalk.
By analogy Indian corn would be in lower state
of development, since the grains are crowded to-
gether on hard woody cylinder, unfit for food
which grows directly out of the stalk in an obong
sheath or husk
Historically, wheat has been cultivated as many