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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13

igation road from Lockwood east to
the lake. Still another railway is pro-
jected from Occur d'Alene City to the
south, so there are plenty of townsites
to be plated, though at present the
homesteader can only guess where
they may be.
1t is predicted here that the winner
of No. 1 yesterday will choose tim
Der claim either at Rockford bay or
Mica bay, where transportation is easy
and wehre the soil will be good after
the trees are cleared away. Most of
the highest numbers will probably
call for timber claims, although the To-
Gators on these will not be permitted
to commute, but must make their
homes. on the land for the next five
years.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
CONNECTICUT REPEALS
SOME OLD BLUE LAWS

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 4.-Both
houses of the Connecticut legislature
have passed bill repealinsg the So
called "blue laws" relating to Sunday
observance, which forbid almost every
form of recreation and secular activity.
The laws are relics of 1922. One of
the laws specifically repealed is that
which provides fine of 81 on each
Ierson who shall attend concert or
entertainment on the Lords day. The
new bill prohibits all sports and secu-
lar activities, except such as are de-
manded by necessity and mercy and
such as are for the general welfare of
the community. 1t is thought probable
that under the words general welfare
of the community, Sunday baseball
will be permitted.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
flathead Drawing Thursday.

oh Thursday the scene witnessed
yesterday will be repeated, with little
Ir'SS Donlan taking the place of Miss
hamilton and drawing the first of the
Winners among the $1,000 applicants
III land IN MOntana's great Flathead
reserve Three days are allowed for
", ,iiS uraWlng. Next Monday morning
mss harriet Post will begin selecting
s-le It" lucky winners for the Spokane
.eSef'atlon, where 500 names will be
~ Il, though it is doubtful if more
3 nan forty good quarter sections are
NJ lot the white settlers.
lhoush not one in thirty of those
"Ho nave applied for Occur d'Alene
-1uuS VIII even draw a number, and
NV one IN sixty can secure a home
s s.vdu some rich prizes are to be dis
louteo among those whose names
nlSt to appear. The land thrown
ppen stretches around the southern
'ii OF beautiful Lake Occur d'Alene,
u extends south for twenty miles
G,er the Moose Creek mountain range.
- 'ne northern part are great tracts
~ magnificent evergreen timber,
single quarter sections are val
stand.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
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Roof ON Plank Frame.
The sort of frame here pictured Is
called the plank system and is a hip
roof braced from the sill and plates
without post. The sketch explains it.
self, but to make certain that no mis-
take will occur key to the numbers
Is given. No. 1 is the main side post
Duodt Of two pieces of 2 in. 8 in;
NO. e. purline post built of two pieces
In. 8 in; No. 3, purline roof sup
port, one piece 2 in. x 8 in.-10 in;
NO. 4, main tie, one piece, in. 8
In; No. 5, sub-support, one piece, 2
In. 6 in; No. 6, stay, two pieces, 2
1T. 4 in; No. 7, tie. 2 in. in,
or in. in; No. 8, strut, 2 in. x
6 in; No. 9, sill .or main cross tie,
two pieces, 2 in. in No. 10, line
showing pitch of roof; No. II, main
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
farmsrs Must watch II. c,,,.

Farmers Must Watch the Cyop.
In order to determine what elements
OF plant food are deficient in q soil.
1t Is necessary to carefully study the
growing crop. Many farmers seem to
be OF the opinion that a chemical
analysis Of the soil will show the
amount of plant food contained there
In. This. however, Is q mistaken idea.
The chemist can only determine ap-
proximately the amount Of nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash in a soil,
without specifically showing what pro-
portion Of these elements can be taken
up by the growing plant. A large per-
centage of these elements is not avail
able to plant food. Hence the neces-
sity for them in an available form
we must turn, then, to the crop, and
by watching 1t closely during its
growth and by a careful examination
when matured, see whether the soil il
deficient in plant food and what ele-
ments are lacking.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
A Celery Spray.

Celery blight can be controlled by
spraying with ammonical carbonate of
copper. To make this. dissolve 8
ounces copper carbonate in pint OF
ammonia, and add Is gallons of water.
To make copper carbonate, dissolve 5
pounds copper sulphate (blue vitroD
in gallons Of water, also pounds
carbonate of soda in gallons of
water. Mix the two solutions slowly,
stirring we'll. Let the mixture stand
until next day to settle, after which
pour of the liquid. Pour on 10 gal
Ions of water, let stand until next
day: and repeat the operation, after
which strain and dry the blue powder.
which is the copper carbonate.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
NOTENOUGH
FUNDS
IRRIGATION NEEDS DOUBLE
AMOUNT OF AVAIL
ABLE CASH.
Secretary Ballinger Says there
Are S11,OOO,OOO on Hand, But
Demands Aggregate $22,OOO,-
OOO-Policy is to Complete
Project Already Started.

Apportionment of the reclamation
fund among the various government
irrigation projects for the year l9lo
will not be determined until after tne
return of R, A. Ballinger, secretary VI
the interior, to Washington. MI. Bal
linger came to Seattle Friday from
Portland, where he has been attending
a conference with the officials OF the
reclamation service. There were pres
ent the supervising engineers OF the
six divisions into which the entire rec
lamation field is divided. There is 10
be apportioned for these proJects
about 100000, but, said Secretary
Ballinger, the demand for funds fully
doubles the aggregate of the amount
available.
There were present at the confer
ence F. H. Newell, director OF recla-
nation service; A. P. Davis, chief en-
gineer of reclamation service; .. IL.
Ensign, chief electrical engineer; ID.
G. Henry, consulting engineer, and the
following supervising engineers: r.
E. Weymouth, Idaho division, Boise;
l. w. Mcconnell, Central division, Den
yer; H. N. Savage, Northern division,
Helena; c. H. Swigart, Washington
division, North Yakima; l.. G.. Hill,
Southern division, Phoenix, and E. q.
Hopson, Pacific division, Portland.
Each of the supervising engineers
submitted an estimate of the money
that is desired for the further devel-
opment of the various projects in their
districts during the next year.
Chief Electrical Engineer Ensign of
Washington, D. c., and Supervising
Engineers L. 4. Hill and F. E. Wey-
mouth arrived in Seattle Friday and
will spend few days at the exposi-
ton.
1.-The conference was only prelimi-
nary and no decision has been reached
in regard to the apportionment Of the
fund.-" said Mr.. Ballinger yesterday.
THE various supervising engineers
presented their demands for funds
with which to carry on the work un-
dertaken by the government during
the ensuing year. These requests will
be given further consideration before
an apportionment will be decided
upon. On account of the fact that the
demands for money far exceed the
amount available find that it will be
a difficult job to decide an apportion-
ment that will satisfy all concerned"
Mr.. Ballinger said that the depart
ment was DESTROYS of going on with
the projects already undertaken until
they should become self-sustaining. He
said that of the thirty-one projects
now maintained by the government
only a small number have been com
pleted He said that the prospects
were not bright for the Inauguration
of additional projects under govern
ment direction during the coming
year.
Mr.. Ballinger will be in Spokane
August II, where he will be one of
the speakers at the irrigation con-
gress. His subject will be "The At
titude of the Administration Toward
the Reclamation of the West" After
the adjournment Of the congress he
will spend a week in the Yakima val
ley.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
Takahira Says Farewell to Taft

Washington, Aug. 7.-Ambassador
Takahira has called at the White House
to bid good bye to President Taft
Baron Takahira has arranged to leave
Washington for Tokyo on August TO-
He goes in response to the summons of
his government, which desires to con-
suit him in connection with the pro-
posed revision of the treaties of COM
MERGE and navigation about to be me-
gotiated by Japan with the powers Of
the world. Baron Takahira expects
to return to Washington. He will sail
from Seattle ON August II.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
Lake Washington Canal Contract Let

Maj. c. w. Kutz, chief of United
States engineers, yesterday awarded
the contract for the preliminary exca-
vatlons on the proposed Washington
canal between Union Bay and Lake
Union, to Contractor c.. J. Erickson
on his bid OF 80 cents per cubic yard.
Madenhausen & Hull made the same
price, but Maj. Kutz said he regarded
Contractor Erickson's bid as the most
advantageous, and made the award &C
cordingly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
The Flavor of Butter.

It has been generally accepted
theory among teachers and writer's on
dairy subjects that the production of
good butter necessitates the develop
ment of a certain amount of acid in
the cream, for two reasons-to de-
velop a desirable flavor and to i'm
prove the keeping quality. Recent in
vestigations by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture indicate, how
ever, that butter made from pasteur.
lied sweet cream has better keeping
qualities and remains free from OBJ
jectionable flavors for longer time
than butter made from sour cream.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
Dry Farming Fruit.

Dry farm fruit promises to yield an
abundant crop this year In Colorado,
according to E. R. Parsons, of Parker,
Colo, one of the most successful dry
farmers in that State. Mr.. Parsons
created much interest in the subject
of fruit growing on non-irrigated land
wien he described his orchard in an
ADDRESS at the third dry farming con.
gress at Cheyenne, and has promised
to send an exhibit of his dry farm
horticultural products to the inter-
national exposition of dry farm prod
nets when the dry farming congress
holds it's fourth session at Billings,
Mont. October 26, ~ and % next.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
some Valuable Lands,

81. me eastern part of the reserve,
1" w. along the picturesque St.
iNer, are famous bottom lands
ial- -uiL!s great crops of hay. Along the
w;' Shofe are bays and inlets which
bon I soon be occupied by the summer
Ties TICS OF wealthy citizens of Spokane.
the south, where most of the
bo,, Alene Indians have chosen to
oS1 .u their homes and build their
caa cues and schools, are wheat lands
bn pap,e OF producing thirty to forty
wa' neis per acre. The Milwaukee rail-
sor me cuts right across this re-
bra e Hartman proposes to build a
eh OF his Oregon Railroad & Nav
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
Mortgage Breaks Alaska Records

Cordova, Alaska, Aug. T. Attor-
neys have filed for record a mortgage
for $50, 600, 600, made by the Copper
River & Northwestern railroad in
favor of the Standard Trust Company,
of New York. The mortgage is to
secure a like amount of 5-year per
cent gold bonds. The mortgage covers
all property owend by the company
and is the largest ever filed in Alaska.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13

Speaking of farmers Institutes, one
man says: Il would like to know
what is in the mind of the working
farmer in felt boots, who sits in the
back seat" He adds: "A few people
who are good takers praise the work,
but what about the silent ones who
listen and say nothing?"
The Rural New Yorker, comment
ing on these statements, says: THE
institute speakers can not do any
wiser thing than to learn how to en-
courage and keep just this class OF
farmers. The retired farmers and sue
cessful men who make up good
share of the audience are well able to
take care of themselves. 1t is pleas
ant to entertain them, and their
praise gives man thrill of salts
faction. 1t is truer service to the
State, however, to gain the confidence
of the plain farmer and help him."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
Profit. in Sheep.

There is one thing the farmer can
not afford to overlook in sheep rails
ing and that is thrift. Thrift means
health, gain in quality, quantity and
productiveness, the elements out OF
which the profits are derived. 1t must
he the first object of the owner to
keen his sheep in thriving condition.
The quality of the wool, as well as
the quantity, and the general product
iveness of the flock make this require
ment imperative.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
Live Stock and Prosperity.


Live stock is the chief element OF
agricultural prosperity. 1t is the foun-
dation upon which both the present
and future profits are established. We
boast of our great wheat and corn
crops, and we have reason for so
doing, but If we depend upon them
alone we rob ourselves and our chill
dren by selling off the fertility OF the
soil with each years crop. For many
years the soil will continue to yield
their crops, but they will get poorer
and finally fail unless they are fed.
How much better to make your farm
richer instead of poorer; to get the
benefits of the increased crops during
your own lifetime and then leave q
rich and valuable farm to your chill
dren after you have done with It.
Live stock will do it as nothing else
can.-Kansas Farmer.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
Have Sense of Direction.

Roes return to their hives in di.
rect line when they have been carried
away and liberated, up to two miles.
This has been supposed to be due
either to the sense of sight or of smell,
hut the experiments of Castor BONNER
have proven that neither sight nor
.mel1 can serve the purpose and that
hees have a special sense OF direc-
ton" This sense is not in the anten-
nae
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
Spiced Currants.

Spiced currants make an eAcelren1
relish to serve with meats. Allow
to each pound of the fruit pound
~ sugar. Make the syrup In the pro-
nortion Of one pint Of vinegar to each
four mounds of sugar. two teaspoonfuls
aaoh ~ mace. cinnamon and allspice.
= teaspoonful each of cloves and salt.
when boiling add the currants, cook
twenty minutes and put up IN glasses
the same as jelly.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
,uh., tn Cut Grass for Hay.

Good hay can only be made by cut
ting the grass as soon as 1t heads out
and clover as soon as the heads are
in fill bloom. 1t is mistake to walt
until the heads turn brown. There is
rotbing in the theory that sunshine
alone makes hay. Air is as much
factor as sunshine. Curing mainly IN
the winrows and hay COCKS Is now
nracticed by many of our best hay spe-
cialiStS.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13

plate, two pieces-top piece, one piece
2 in. 10 in, and side piece, 2 in.
8 in; No. II, purline plate, two pieces,
2 in. s in; No. IL, collar tie, 2 in.
10 in, or IL in.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-08-13
FREE HOMES
DRAWING
r1rTFEN HUNDRED NAMES
DRAWN FOR COEUR
D'ALENE.
rsadore Silig, ofMyrtle Creek, Ore
DON. Draws First ChOice-Sec-
ond and Third Go to Spokane
Men-Thursday, Flathead, and
Monday, Spokane Drawings.

snokane, Wash, Aug. 1O.-When lit
40 Helen Hamilton, niece of Mayor
nord Hamilton of Occur d'Alene,
u.oIked into the middle of a pile of
ma 600 yellow envelopes containing
annIications for land of the Occur
daIene Indian reservation yesterday
corning. shortly before 10 o'clock, the
oreat land drawing on the three tracts
81 government land-the Flathead, the
Copur d'Alene and the Spokane Indian
reservations-was on. Several hun
lrod neople stood around the platform
on which Judge James w. Witten of
Washington, D. c., formally opened
tbp drawing on one Of the last of the
big tracts of Uncle Sam.
Unlike the rush in ''squatter" days,
tho midern method of distributing the
land moved along with the precision
Of cIockwork, when Miss Hamilton,
daintiIv dressed in white, had plucked
the first lucky envelope from the mass
and handed it to Judge Witten and
the name of Isadore Selig of Myrtle
Creek. Ore, been read aloud the gath
aring crowd began to evidence in
creased interest and quivering eXicte-
ment.
faint cheer arose, and following
IN rapid order as Miss Hamilton, aid
ed bv Miss Christine Donlonx and
Miss Harriet Post, plucked the other
envelopes from the pile, men and wo-
men. now anxious to hear the Verdicts
in the first twenty envelopes, crowded
I'D to the platform, where newspaper
men and government clerks grabbed
at the bits of news-bearing names and
started them throughout the land by
special wires run to the drawing
stand. For two hours in the heat of
midday sun the three little girls
opes plucking fortunes for some from
among the pile of applications.
John Hedmark and Charles G..
Cromwell, both of Spokane, drew Sec
Ond and third choice, while Herman
Newborn of Tacoma drew No. 4.
Long before the drawing began
Judge Witten and his corps of officers
and clerks moved from place to place
putting everything in readiness for
the drawing Twenty cast-iron cans,
tightly sealed, were placed on the plat
form shortly before 10 o'clock and two
men started at the task of prying
them open. Judge Witten raised his
hand and motiOned for silence. In
few words he outlined the modern
method of drawing for government
lands and pronounced it emphatically
not land lottery. Harvey Ham and
George S. Garfield, both of Spokane,
mixed the 100000 envelopes with the
pltchtorks provided for the occasion.
Miss Hamilton walked to the center
OF the platform and picked the first
winner. 1t was the name of Isadore
Sehg of Myrtle Creek, Ore, who was
not present at the drawing Spokane
residents III the persons of John He'd
mdrk and Charles G. Cromwell were
The next two to follow, in order nam
ed
with the early morning mail, which
arrived shortly before the opening of
lhe drawing. the final applications for
Tie three reservations arrived and
s"eIed the total to 2S7,04S The reg
Sudtlon for the three reservations is
the largest in the history of land al
lotments.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
YAhTIc HAPPENINGS.
Minstrel Programme With Up to Date
 Features.

Every seat was taken in Fireman's s hall on Wednesday evening to listen to the programme of the minstrel show as follows:
 Part 1-Captain Bing, opening eho- rus; A Monkey Honeymoon, song and chorus; solo. Mir. Bones; The Bee and the Rose. Mir. Jones and chorus; Mas sa's In De Cold Ground, cornet solo, MT. Toosie; I'll Be Busy All Next Week. MT. Johnsing and chorus; clog dance Mr Quinley; I've Lost My Gal, Mir. Tambo and friends; :. Alexander Jones' MT. Jones and chorus. Part 2-Plantation song; I'll Make That Black Gal Mine, character song: Darky Lullaby and Jack O Lantern chorus.
 Part s-The Cake Walk, farce.
 Especially fine work was done by Roy Congdon. Hermon J. Gibbs, Peter Vanderwaart and MT. Quinley. Clear singing and clever hits were apDre- ciated by the audience. Mrs. Simpson was in charge of the affair and ac- companied on the piano.
 Notes.
 Mrs. Lucy Manning of Lebanon is visiting her son, William E. Manning. Mir. and Mrs. George R. Hyde have returned from a visit to Hart Ord friends.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-05
SEMI ANNUAL MEETING
 OF BAPTIST WOMEN
Foreign Missionary Society of Eastern
 Connecticut at Mantle.


 The Wonan's Baptist Foreign Mis- sionary society of eastern Connecticut held its semi annual meeting at the Mantle Baptist church Wednesday. The members of the convention as- sembled at 10.30 a. m, when the meet ing was orened by prayer and praise service by Mrs. H. A. Goering. At
 the president. Mrs. W. T. Thayer of
 Norwich for routine business. The
 minutes of the last meeting were read
 by the secretary, Miss Harris of Nor wich.
 The next t>business was the appoint
 ment of a committee on enrolment, place and nominations, followed by election of delegates to the annual meeting Mrs. Lester of New London and Mrs. Thayer of Norwich were chosen. An address by State Secretary Mrs. Kent of Putnam and a solo by
 Miss Mollie Brooks of Mantle were given. After 9 half hour of practical
 suggestions adjournmnet for lunch , was announced and the morning ses-
 sion was closed with prayer by Rev.
 H. A. Goering.
 The afternoon session was called at ? o'clock Devotional services led by | Miss Gorton of New London were fol- lowed by solo by Miss Brooks. The ] enrolment committee appointed was Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Havens of Man tic. Committee on place for next con-
 vention. Mrs. Sargent of Norwich and
 Miss Elizabeth Harris of New London. Nomina ting committee, Mrs. E. W. | Potter of Jewett City, Mrs. Frederick Gallup. Groton. Mrs. Roath, Norwich.
 An address was given by Mrs. J. l.. Dearing of Japan. who spoke at l length of the work and experiences
 of her husband and herself among the
 Japanese during the past IS years.
 Music was followed by an address on
 Rambles in Foreign Lands by Mrs. F. A. Roath of Norwich. A hearty vote of thanks was given the women of the Mantle Baptist church. There was a good number present at the meeting
 The enrolment committee reported an attendance of about 75. The com mitte on place of meeting was unable
 to make report of selection. The nom mating committee decided to favor
 re- election of old officers. but as Miss Harris, the recording secretary, would not serve, it was decided not to re- port until the spring meeting, before which time a successor for her will be found. The present board of officers comprises Mrs. w. T. Thayer, Nor wich. president; Mrs. Frank Preston. Danielson. vice president for Ashford
 association: Mrs. E. G. Boardman. Waterford. vice president for New London association: Mrs. c. R. Palm
 CT Noank. vice president for Stoning- ton association; Miss Harris, New London. recording secretary: Miss
 Julia F. Doane. Norwich. correspond ing secretary; Mrs. J. R. Saunders, New London, treasurer.