davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27
POLITICAL.

Democrats would do well to stop nag.
ging each other concerning the late
primary. and begin to prepare for The
Phillistines that will soon be upon thin
when the President and his Cabinet ye,
through with their vacation and take s
hand in the work Of republicaniznp
Virginia. -Index-Appeal
1t is said the Republicans will food
the State with literature, and that
much of it will relate to the charges
and counter charges which were brouph,
by Mann and Tucker against one an
other in their primary canvass. II is
stated they will have the best speakers
to cover the State in their interest.
Nothing about our late primary gave
me more pleasure than the victory ofmy
friend, Hon. George w. Koiner. NV
knowledge of my brothers. the farmers
OF Virginia, is that they love to treat
others as they would be treated. aad /
had no idea they were going TO turn Mr..
koiner out because few men who don =
like him and wanted his job for friend
Brown thought he ought to be kicked
out. George is small, but he has large
place in the appreciation of the farmers
of Virginia. When you tackle George
you are up agin' it, Those laugh best
who laugh last. Several are looking nj
Hon. w. Med. Lees place with longing
eyes. You may know more than do
but think your mouth will water for
that plum" for four more long years.
-Westmoreland Corr. N. N. News.
As to the Democratic candidate the
Republican party need not say anything.
Democratic papers and the defeated
candidate, Mr.. Tucker, said enough.
The charges which Mr.. Tucker made
against Judge Mann ought to satisfy
any thinking voter that he Is not the
proper man TO elect governor of vir-
ginia. Fredericksburg Journal, (Rep }
Here Ia one Of the beauties of the pri-
mary system of nominating. 1t fur
nishes legitimate campaign material for
the opposite side. and though there is
really nothing in the Journals argu-
ment. it is not easily answered, except
upon the hypothesis that Mr.. Tucker
and the newspapers supporting him
were not sincere in what they said
about Judge Mann. When man wants
to believe a thing. it is hard to persuade
him to the contrary. and no mat ter how
cogent and convincing the proof may be
that Mr.. Tucker and his newspaper
friends were talking for campaign
effect, Republicans and fishy Democrats
will quote them as furnishing proof as
strongas Holy Writ. Petersburg Index
Appeal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27
POOR ELECTION CUESsES.
sAccomack News.)


One of the surprises out of the re.
cent campaign to the people up the
State is the result of the vote in the
First District, and especially in Acco-
mack since the Times-Dispatch nsis-
ted on placing this county in the Tuck
er column. explaining that where one
or more correspondents replied to their
inquiries they took the majority opin-
ion. We had, by accident, in the past
few days during the course Of various
conversations on the subject of the
election occasion to stumble OIL three
gentlemen who stated that they had re-
ported the county. Two of these voted
for Mr.. Tucker and the third did not
vote at all, as he is affiliated with the
Republican party. All three stated
that they gave their estimates ranging
from $50 from one gentleman to 800
from another in favor of Judge Mann.
In view of this fact it would seem
that the Supreme in Virginia" was
exceedingly solicitous concerning the
vote of this county, and that they had
written as many as seven different
parties as to forecast of the result.
Certainly this must be true if they
selected majority opinion, for the re-
plies of two Tucker CORRESPONDENTS
and one Republican gave the county to
Judge Mann unanimously.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27
WILL NEED OUR OYSTERS.
taiiuro of Beos Planted I'm Lonv
Island and Rhode Is,spS

New York oyster dealers pave :. =,
their opinion that New Workers xor,,
be compelled for some years to relv .,
they have relied in past years. unon m.
chesapeake Bay and its tributaries 20,
their supply of the highest grade NJ
oysters The oyster "set" in Narr.
gansett Bay, as well as that in Iono
Island Sound. is an admitted failure
TINS year. Each year the oyster farmer,
Oh Long Island and Narragansett pIan,
mllions OF oysters to set or SPAWN
Inc setting was phenomenal and tbs
oyster planters looked for harvest tbi,
year Gales and bad weather, how.
ever. ruined their plans. and the re-.
ports received from all the oyster bed,
in those vicinities are that the sn.ur,
ing is the smallest ever known.
Inc importation of Chesapeake Bav
oysters this fall and winter into New
York city promises to be enormons u
not record breaking. = Baltimore Amer.
can.
Inc oyster set in Narragansett Bay
this year is failure, and manv of The
oyster growers will sustain heavy losses
as result. The failure of the set here
Is rendered more serious by the fact
that the same conditions prevail in
Long Island Sound. which is usually de-
pendent upon for large part of the
seed oysters.
Every year millions of oysters are
planted to set, or spawn. Last wear
there was phenomenal set, and in an
ticipation of repetition the oyster
growers planted an unusually large
number this season.
AS 1t usually takes the young oys-
ters from three to FIVE years to mature.
the shortage this year will not be felt
Tor few years. Providence Dispatcb.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27
THE SAME OLD SONG.

w. +. Kent, Republican candidate TO,
governor. will probably open his csm.
paign at Richmond on Aug. 80.
He bases his hope for success at the
polls in November on the 80. 900 Demo.
Gratis who did not participate in the
Democratic primary. He says the Re.
publicans have never had such bright
prospects for victory in Virginia. -Ex-
change.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27
LOOK OUT FOR THE PETITION.
UNDERMINE Move on Foot to Defea
Commissioner Lee.

onuerhaha move on Foot to Defeat
Commissioner Lee.
Losing the Northern Neck and the
First District in their fight for Tucker,
Vlndictiveness has melted q certain ele-
ment to use as cats-paw some people
VINO Will sign their names to petition
to Judge Mann asking him not to reap
point w. Mcdonald Lee as Fish Com
missioner. We let the public know this,
not that Mr.. Lee apprehends trouble in
any such interior move. but to show to
what straits political and personal ami
mus can carry some folks.
The signers of such negative petition
Will be Laughing stock" to the public
when their names are made known. II
IS common saying, and true, that half
the people in any section would carelesslv
sign petition TO hang the best citizen
in the community.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27
IN COUNTY AS IN TOWN.

There should be no faction" in any
town. The prosperity of one individual
and every Improvement made enhances
the value of all property in the corpo-
ration. Our town is simply one big
family. When there is discord there
Is little progress. When there is a
united pull for anything, itsaccomplish-
ment Is made easy. Envy. Jealousy and
natred are things to be despised. Envy
Is q canker that gnaws at the heart and
makes folks sour, disgruntled and un-
happy; jealousy warps the intellect
and makes US unfair in passing judy
ment. Hatred doesn't pay even from
a sordid point Of view.-Exchanpe.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27

THEChicaGo University IL drop
ping from its list many students,
thus seekingto raise its standard
OF scholarship. Ii it will go a
little further, with commendation
and dismiss some OF it's professors
who are teaching practical i'm
morality in ignoring Scripture, OF
worse, ridiculing these, it will
institute real reform in educa-
ton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27

Some one says that lying is a
disease. Nonsense! All diseases
run Intercourse and either kill or
cure in thelapse of time. But we
personally know liars that have
been living and thriving on that
subtle art since-Heaven only
knows when.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27

The CITIZEN tenders congratu-
lations to the Portsmouth Star
upon attainingits fifteenth birth
day. Under the editorial man
agement of A. McKoy Griggs the
Starhas attained position as one
OF the most reliable and interest
ing of the States dailies.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27

lT is bad enough for u lady to
permit a lighted cigarette to
walk along beside her, but she is
u blank idiot to 60 in a gasoline
boat where a cigarette, cigar or
pipe is smoking away,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27

Virginia politics is doing its dingest,
SO to speak, 70 make Washington for
get its Congressless condition. Wash
ington Herald.
Tut, man. that was only a
friendly scrap between comrades.
Wait until the "Mann" meets the
"Consulfrom Somewhere''an the
dust will be SO thick you can
measure it in q bushel.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27

The Georgia Senate has passed
a bill making it a penal offense
to utter any false or defamatorv
remark about u woman. 1t Is
needed in Virginia, as elsewhere
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27

In LONDON recently a murderer
was convicted and sentenced in
less than an hour, and it WASH 4
lynch law either, but Just the
ordinary course of Justice. But
justice in Englanddoes not "allow
oiience's gilded hand to shove her
by, as Shakespeare puts it.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27
Tmg CRIMEOp IDLENrss

idieness means trouble for any one. Its the same
acne; Jaundice, sailow complexion. pimples and
D S,otenes loss of appetite nausea. but Dr. Kings
up your health. 25c. at all Drusgists. '' "''''
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27
SHOPPING FOR LAn,.

save travelling expenses and have ,cp,
shopping done by Mrs al a..ni.s
ssO4 Oak ST., Baltimore. Sh. il :,
close touch with the best stores and c.,
save our ladies money on their purrh ,.e,
Va al hnes. IL costs them not hing extr,
samples sent unon reon-st
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27

The new Lincoln cent mot
penny-we have no such coin) is
giving trouble. 1t weighs about
thesame as the nickel 5 cent coin.
and hts the slot of the telephone
machine, and so is worked off for
live times it's value, and it will
not go in the slot of the chewing
gum apparatus and SO is a failure
that way. Butts new and that's
something, and plenty-with
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-27

All communications or business letters
should be addressed to the VIRGINIA CITIZEN,
arlington. Va. 10 receive prompt attention.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24
LODGE ENTERTAINMENT.

Last Monday evening the
ladies of Henrietta Rebekah
Lodge No. 30. I. o. o. f., spent
a very pleasant evening in the
|. o. o. f. hall. The following
program was rendered:
Piano duet, Madames Vivian
Bonney and Blanche Brown.
Paper as to the founding of
the order, Mrs. II. G. Smith.
Recitation, Miss Laura Bon.
ney.
Violin and piano duet, Mrs.
Vivian Bailey and DR.. A. Reid.
After the program all spent
an hour in playing different
games and those who did not
care to play gathered them.
selves off in the corners and
visited in the old time way.
The conclusion was light re-
freshments, such as watermelon,
cake and punch. All had a
good time.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24
ORGANIZATION
OF EPK0RTH LEAGUE

A number of young people
met at the home of Mr.. Koontz
Monday evening for the purpose
of re-organizing the Epworth
League and electing new Off.
GERS. The following officers
were elected:
President, Audrey Watten.
burger; first vice. president, Miss
Briggs; second vice.president,
Ruth Clark; third vice president,
Addie Gates; fourth vice presi.
dent, Della Robertson; secretary
Vina Houser; treasurer, Earl
Gates; organist, Addie Gates.
There will be league Sunday
evening at Z o'clock to which
we urge you all to attend.
PULL TOGETHER FOR ECHO.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24
HAY BURNED.

Sparks from an east. bound
freight train Monday morning
set fire to two stacks of alfalfa
hay belonging TO Chris Roberts,
who lives about four miles east
of Echo. They were completely
consumed. 1t is a serious loss
to the owner.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24
Dr.. Coe Tells a Few Things About
Echo and Stanfield.
SAYS echo IS BOUND TO GROW
The Doctor Offers Few Suggestions
And Gets Down to the Kernel Of
The Subject which He Discussed.

l regret to note the feeling
of resentment upon the part o.
some of my able assistants an(
associates at Stanfield regarding
the attitude of Echo people
toward our great irrigation en-
enterprise and l am doing all
can to quiet down this feeling
The people of Echo arc an
honest, God fearing lot, as a
whole, and strictly honest, and
when they knock US they are
doing what they believe to be a
duty, and for one, I have nc
resentment" said DIR. Coe in an
interview Tuesday.
"One of our people yesterday
said, when we began to run
water in the ditch and it broke
every other day as any new
ditch will do, the Echo people
would take prospective buyers
around behind some building
and explain that no ditch could
be made to hold in this soil.
when the ditch began to
season and hold they then said
it was too small. When we in.
creased its size they said we
had no water. When we talked
reservoir they said it would not
be built.
When the substantial charac-
ter of this structure became
manifest they said even with
plenty of water the frost
will kill fruit raising in this
valley.
Now that they hear that
people are able to fight frost if
it ever should trouble us as they
do in the frost belt of Colorado
by smudge pots and where they
this year have gotten $1,000 to
S2, 500 an acre off their peaches
because they are in a frost belt
and smudged while peaches
everywhere else were a failure
l wonder what next?
I'm a careless way" said DR..
Coe, lone might be led to be.
lieve that Echo is mischevious
in her attacks on our irrigation
project, but l do not so believe.
Il believe Echo people are
honest and that they are seek.
ing to kill off our enterprise be.
cause they do not believe in
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24
A Spraincd Ankle.

As usually treated sprained ankle
will disable the injured person for a
month or more. bu. by applying
Chamberlain'S Liniment and observ-
ing the directions with each bottle
faithfully, a cure may, In most cases,
he effected in less than one week s
time. This liniment IL most re-
markable preparation: try II for a
sprain or a bruise, or when laid up
with chronic or muscular rheuma-
tiSm, aud you are certain to be de
lighted with the prompt relief which
II affords. For sale by Dorm Il Dorm.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24

PULL TOGETHER FOR ECHO.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24

priced lands.
1t seems to me certain that
Stanfield must win this fight"
When asked what the building
up of Stanfield would be as an
influence on Echo, the doctor
replied:
In the long run Echo is to
grow. The first effect of the
removal from Echo to Stanfield
of many of your leading bust
ness people will be discouraging
to Echo if a broad view is not
taken.
1T should be remembered
that if a merchant leaves here,
it will mean more business here
to him who remains, and after
all it is the property of the resi-
dents, rather than their number,
which counts.
"Stanfield is to grow and
prosper. 1t will have as many
people as Echo by spring when
its real growth will actually
begin.
But there is in o few years
to come the outgrowth of Stan.
fields work for high priced
lands. These great meadows
nearby now in alfalfa will be
cut into orchards, and in every
nook and corner of the river
above Echo will be other or.
chards on lands worth $500 to
$1,000 an acre, and then will you
come into a larger, a greater
and "a better period in which
Echo will then join hands with
Stanfield in a fight for higher
prices in its lands which means
the real values in the lands"
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24
RETURNS HOME.

Mrs. p. G. Nelson, who has
been at the Avis home the past
two weeks having her eyes
treated by DR.. F. r. Dorm, as a
result of a severe scalding, has
returned to her home on Butter
creek. Although badly burned
she will not lose the sight of
either eye.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24

fruit raising or high priced
lands.
Your people here have grown
up with the country. The
country for forty years has been
a wheat and stock country.
You are educated to those lines
of enterprise. You have grown
up therein and as such you dc
not believe in other uses of your
lands.
The fight which you have
made upon us which resulted
in the opening up of Stanfeld is
one of absolute convictions OF
honesty. 1t has been a matter
of conscience with you. You
oppose high prices in lands as
you would any other thing
which you believed to be one OF
irliquity.
Almost any other community
with the growth which it was
receiving as a result of the
hundreds of thousands of dollars
of trade we were bringing you
would have talked nicely about
our enterprise when they do not
believe in us. But if they felt
as you did in your souls they
would have been dishonest in
not knocking us as you have
done.
And so I have no i'll will
against you because you were
down; the Stanfield influence is
trying to put values into the
land.
by May 1st we will have all
our lands sold. We will have
set into motion a movement
towards this end of the valley
which will then ever be but be-
ginning. 1t will not stop with
our lands, but the demands for
lands will be enormous. These
new people will land at Stan.
field, and get its optimism and
its ideas of land values from
that point. and with our lands
all gone this horde of buyers
must go into the nearby lands
across the river. Like a rolling
SNOWFALL this demand will in
crease and prices grow every.
where. Every acre within 20
miles of Stanfeld since our ad.
vent into the county is worth
from $40 to $50 an acre more.
This is but the beginning.
"On Monday, while the wind
was blowing, l sold 3.acre
tract at Stantield for $500.
This same land l offered in
March for 5000 and had no
buyer.
I'm our project, within a year
land at S400 an acre, will be a
bargain. Our work will bring
every acre around Echo which
can be irrigated up to $500 an
acre, which now is perhaps
offered at 500.
Those who come to Echo
hear the fight for low priced
ands; those who come to Stan.
II Al
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24

Our school has again begun in
earnest and many smiling faces
now fill our school rooms. We.
as students, are going to do our
best to help the teachers make
it the best school year we have
ever had IN Echo.
This year we march in and out
of the building to the sound of
the drum, while last year we
kept time to the organ. We
also have an electric bell, oper.
ated by Mr.. Keller, which is
heard throughout the building
This bell is used as a signal to
go ard come from a recitation,
and also in getting ready for
dismissal.
We have a fine Ninth grade
class this year, consisting of our
Eighth grade class of last year,
of which we were so proud, and
some new pupils, while our
Eleventh grade consists of two
girls, Ruth Clark and Audrey
Wattenburger.
The school in the Spike dis
trict did not begin Monday. as
was int tended, on account of the
new building being not quite
completed, but it will begin
Wednesday.
The enrolment of our school
this week is as follows: Misses
Mayme and Roberta Rippey, Al;
Miss vanander, 36; Miss Winni-
ford, "a; Messrs. Keller and
Cannon. 4S.
We have a fine bookkeeping
class this year, consisting of 10
pupils, five girls and five boys.
Ii anyone is in need of book
keeper, near the close of school,
let them apply at the front door
of the Echo High School.
Our school yard was kept in
fine shape during the summer
by our faithful janitor, Mr..
Thornton, and as a result there
are several young trees growing
around over the yard which Mr..
Thornton intends to plant in a
suitable place this coming
spring.
The boys have a fine play
ground this year where they had
the baseball diamond during the
summer. That is also the site
for the new school building on
which work will begin next
week.
Our library will be open next
week and pupils will be free to
take books home under the same
rules we had last year. If any
one has any of the library books
at home, would they please be
kind enough to return them as
we have a few missing?
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24
EXTENDING WATER MAIN.

Water Supt. Borland with a
force of men has been at work
this week extending the city
water main on Thielson street
from the wool securing mills to
the Henrietta FIGURING mill and
the alfalfa meal mill. A fire
hydrant will also be installed
at the mills for extra fire pro-
lection.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24
PULL TOGETHER FOR ECHO.
Best Treatment for % Burn.

III for no other reason, Chamber
lain's Salve should be kept in every
household on account of its great val
Tie In the treatment OF burns. II al
Jays the pain almost instantly, and
unless the injury is a severe one, heals
the parts without leaving scar.
This salve is also unequalled for
chapped hands, sore nipples and dis
eases OF the skin. Price, % cents.
For sale by Dorm & Dorm, druggists
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24
LAWN PARTY.

The Epworth League gave a
lawn party Thursday evening at
the home of j. Fl. Koontz. The
evening was pleasantly spent
in the usual pastime Of such
parties. Lemonade and cake
was served.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24

F. M. Scribner and J. w.
Meador, blacksmithing and
horseshoeing a specially. Salts.
faction guaranteed. Corner Bo.
nanza and Buckley streets.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24

PULL TOGETHER FOR ECHO.
y y y
PULL TOGETHER FOR ECHO.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-09-24
echo SCHOOL
news items
What Is Happening in and Around
Our Schools.

Editor Audrey Wattenburger, Assist
ants, Ruth Godfrey and Fee Esteb.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-02
StoningtOn Items

Mason Lowry is working for
S. E. Walker.
Another fine rain visited this
vacinity last Thursday.
Harvest begins next week and
there is some good wheat in these
parts.
The revival meetings are in
progress here now. The attend
ance and interst is very good.
Misses Hattie and Ada Heeke-
thorn, and Mrs. H. X. Ellis visit
ed at A. L. Walkers last Monday.
Mr.. McGehee has returned to
his old place in the Wheeler
store. Leslie Ellis is caring for
his crop.
w. A. Thompson's new store
building in our little town is up
and rapidly nearing completion.
Stonington will now have a north
and a south store. .-Konantz will
now please step down and out.
A number of our people met
and put up the cemetery fence
last Monday and Tuesday. 1t is
a heavy woven wire fence, five
feet high and reinforced with
two barbed wires on the out side.
A nice iron gate also adorns the
enclosure. Two acres are en-
closed in the cemetery and it is
certainly a credit to the com
munity.
The Springfield herald., 1909-07-02
HELLO! HELLO!
Did you know that there va

Did you know that there was
going to be another grand good
time like the one we Rad last
fall, at Stonington, July 5th,
1909, in commemoration f
American Independence!
A literary program has been
arranged; good speaking; vocal
and Instrumental music of such
melody that it viii atune a human
soul in harmony. Contests of
various kinds. Prizes will be
awarded for each contest. A
splendid relay race is scheduled
for the day. In the evening
there viii be display of fire
works. Come and enjoy the
open handed hospitality that is
always extended to our visitors.