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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27
DAM BREAKS:
LOSS $4,000.
DISASTER AT CASCADE MILL
Logs and Water Carried Onto Land
Below and Truck Gardens are
Damaged.

Damage amounting close to $4,000
was caused by the breaking of the
dam of the Cascade Lumber company
Tuesday morning. The lumber COM
pany will suffer the greatest loss, prob
ably $4,000. Other losers are the
Yakima Meat company, w. l.. Stein
veg, owner of Sumach park, and
dozen truck farmers along the bank
of the river below the mill.
The loss was caused by the break
ing of the dixie near one of the gates
in the big mill pond. Some one care
lessly closed the gates tight Monday.
which caused head of water in the
dam too great for it to resist, and find
ing way through a gopher hole, the
water tore its way through the dixie.
carrying with it thousands of logs.
The gate itself was carried away by
the flood and the torrent rushe, over
the land below the dam, destroying
truck gardens and piling up the logs
all along the bottom land.
Meat Company Suffers.
The Yakima Meat company has its
slaughter house a few rods below the
dam, and it's property was inundated
with water and strewn with logs. Sew
tTdl nOSS were drowned ana some
chickens. Near the slaughter house is
the truck farm of Jap, and his gar
den was badly damaged by the flood.
About 60 thorough bred chickens be
longing to s. b. Readle were lost in
the flood and his chicken fences car
ried away. Several other truck farms
were damaged also.
Park Is Damaged.
w. l.. Steinweg reports that at SUI
mack park. one of the dams and
bridge We're carried away, but the
greatest damage was to the land it.
self, which had been laid out at CON
Inmates his loss at several hundred
dollars.
Last night n crew of men were at
work on the dixie making repairs and
guarding against further trouble. 1t
will be some time before the logs
which went through the dixie can be
brought back to the pond.
one life was nearly sacrificed in the
flood. Joe Lee, n logger. was at work
i'm the pond when the dixie broke, and
he was carried along with the flood
Ernest Cyir, another logger made an
effort to reach him but was unable to
do so, and Lee was carried down the
stream in perilous position among
the logs He finally reached land and
was rescued.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27
Buys United Railways,

PORTLAND. oct. 25.-Formal
transfer of the stock of the United
Railways and Trust company, a sub
sidiary of the railway company, took
place today. The consideration was
not given out. The purchasers elected
T. l.. Greenough, Portland. president;
A. c. Emmons, Portland, secretary and
general counsel; Charles ID. Fullen, Sc
attic, vice president and l.. b. Wicker
sham, chief engineer and general
manager. These. with J. II. Hubert
and F. E. Bowman, of Portland, con-
stitute the new board of directors 1t
was announced that a railroad will be
built on to the Pacific coast
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27
'Ml'MAHON MURDERS
SISTER and FRIENDS
Horrible Result of Family Quarrel in
Kansas-MOb Violence.
Threatened.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. &c
James Mcmahon confessed today hav-
ing murdered his sister, Miss Rosa NC
iMahon and Mrs AlonZo Van Royen
and the latter's husband AlOnzo Van
lRoyen, on a farm near Kansas City,
kansas, last Tuesday. A long stand
ling quarrel over property was the
cause of the tragedy. Fearing mob
violence of a throng gathered about
the county Jail after the confession
the authorities rushed the murdered
and his brother, Patrick Mcmahon
and a farm hand named Patrick
Lamb, who are held as witnesses. to
the Kansas state penitentiary at Lam
sing tonight in automobiles.
James Mcmahon took the sole
responsibility and especially exon
Grated his brother. He says he was
insane but had been planning the
crime for months.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27
OFFERS JEF'FRIES 100000.
COalinga Athletic Club Anxious Tia
Big Fight Go There.

COALINGA, Cal, Oct. 26.-N. E.
Needham, matchmakers of the Coalin-
ga Athletic club, is bidder for the
Jeffries-J Johnson fight. and today wired
the following to Jeffries:
James j. Jeffries, indicated cham
pion of the world: We offer you
100000 to fight Johnson here. Wire
acceptance and we will put a certified
check in any bank. (Signed). Coalinga
Athletic club, N. E. Needham, match
maker"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27
IS
ON FRIDAY NEXT
OF COUNTY A.-Y.-P. AFFAIRS
DIR. Chamberlain Has Returned and
Tells of the Success of Yakima i'm
the Fruit Department.

DR.. Chamberlain, of Granger, who
has been connected with the Yakima
county building at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition, at Seattle, returned
to North Yakima Tuesday, having fin
ished his work at the exposition. Mr.
Haasze Will return before Friday and
on that day the matter of Yakima
county exhibit will be taken up with
the county commissioners and all ac-
counts closed so far as the Seattle end
Is concerned. DR.. Chamberlain, who
has gone through to Granger today.
will be in North Yakima for the final
settlement.
Grand Prize for Fruit.
Yakima county was awarded the
grand prize. which is the highest
award for the best continuous display
of cold storage fruit made at the fair.
This prize has been claimed by Spo-
kane, which has been advertising it.
self as the winner. Yakima county,
however. according to DR.. Chamber
lain, has the award of the fair COM
missioners no matter what Spokane
may claim. In addition Yakima coun-
ty has 60 other prizes, most of them
medals and many of them of gold
The county building, DIR. Chamber
lain thinks was the greatest attraction
Yakima could have had at the fair
and caused an unusual amount of ia
vorable comment. ON one day, by
actual count, 1880 people passed
through the building. 1t was made
the central feature of a photograph
showing an entire row of buildings, the
photograph being called the finest of
all those taken at the grounds.
Pictures for Spokane.
A permanent exhibit has been made
at the chamber of commerce building
at Seattle and all the other exhibit
material not thus disposed of or sold
has been loaded on a car and will be
brought to North Yakima i'm few
days. The pictures which were shown
in the county building will probably
be sent to Spokane as "a part of the
Yakima exhibit at the national apple
show. This latter is an idea on which
it has met with great deal of popu-
lar favor.
DR.. Chamberlain is delighted that
the state fair is to procure the Yakima
county building for a ladies' building.
The Spokane building, he says, sold
for $500, the Idaho building for $50
and the Washington restaurant, which
contained $500 worth of plumbing, for
$67. Everything auctioned at the
grounds, he says, was sold at a sacri-
flee.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27
MORE COOK COMPLICATIONS.
Agent Swears Guide
Asked $1,000 for Signing Affidavit.

MISSOULA, Oct. 26.-An affidavit
made today by r. c. Mitchell, DR..
Cooks confidential agent, to the effect
that Fred Printz, one of Cooks guides
ON the Mount Mckinley trip, after ma
king a voluntary statement in the form
of an affidavit in support of Cook and
contrad citing Barrill refused to sign
the affid Wit upon being refused a de-
mand of 1900.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27
BAD CHECK MEN
WORKING VALLEY
represent Themselves as Spud Buyers
To Ewindle Farmers of Small
Amounts.

Sheriff Lancaster is on the trail of a
band of swindlers, who he has rea-
son to believe are operating in the
valley. Representing themselves to be
potato buyers. they are travelling
through the country offering bogus
checks in payment for the spuds. Gus
Sipp, a rancher in the Selah is a vic
tim of the swindlers to the extent of
SIC.
Sheriff Lancaster is warning farm
ers to watch for the swindlers. He is
on the trail of one by the name of
Thomas Brown who victimized Mr..
Sipp. Sometimes a check is offered
for larger amount than the sale calls
for, and the swindlers not only get the
spuds but some change also.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27
Morgan Denies Purchase.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-An authori-
tative denial comes from the office of
]. P. Morgan and company denying
the report that that firm intended to
purchase the railroad interests of John
r. Walsh. 1t is further stated that
Morgan had not bedn in Chicago.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27
Roosevelt at LOndiani.

LONDIANI. British East Africa,
Oct 26.-Colonel Roosevelt, Kermit
and others of the hunting expedition
arrived here to meet Carl E. Akerly,
who is collecting specimens for the
American museum at New York. Ak
erly did not arrive and the Roosevelt
party proceeded to FL Dana Ravina-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27

SEATTLE, Oct. 26.-Dr. Hugh
Francis, chief surgeon of Providence
hospital Wallace, Idaho. died here to-
day. He was heavily interested in
mines near Wallace.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27
CUTOFF OF \. P.
GOES TO THRALL
JUNCTION WITH MCKEE BRANCH
Engineers at Spokane Believe That
They Know the Meaning of the
Present Railroad Activity.

From RitzviIle and Connell to
Thrall crossing the Columbia river
near White Bluffs. is the latest re-
railroad in its cutoff made necessary
by the invasion of its western territory
by the Milwaukee railroad. This line.
1t is stated. will reduce the distance
now taken by about 81 miles and will
give good grade for fast passenger
and freight trains It will also obviate
the necessity for double tracking the
canyon above North Yakima a piece
OF work which would have been nee
essary had the original plan of run
ming the cutoff into this city from the
Columbia river been adhered to.
VIII Join Donald Branch.
Work is now in progress out Of
connell and out of Ritzville on lines
which will join another line to be
built from Adrian and which will
swing around the east end of the
saddle mountains. The direct line
from Thral will be by way of Con
nell and il is stated that a connection
Will be made with the Donald Mckee
line, which was to have been the orig
inal route from the Columbia river,
somewhere north of Blackjack.
Engineers who have been at work
are reported to have discovered "A fea-
sible route not only from Connell to
the crossing of the Columbia river
near White Bluffs but from that along
south of the Columbia and then
northwesterly to Thrall. This route
will obviate the necessity of a cross
ing with the Milwaukee railroad. The
report regarding these plans of the
Northern Pacific railroad is that ac-
cepted among engineers at Spokane
who are following closely the railroad
construction in this state.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27

registration OF o'clock a o
1911 This
AS
the
total OF last which be
election
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27

The and regular CITY
election will be December primary at
on the OF November
November 10 and of
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-27

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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-10-01
ADAMS ALASKA =" WHEAT
Promoter of New Variety Has Cut
More Than 800 Acres This Year
Some Yields

Abram Adams, the promoter of
Alaska wheat, which created quite
a sensation last year, has finished
! cutting about 500 acres of the wheat
on the farms of H. Folger and the
Palouse Country Improvement Com
pany. Mr.. Adams had hard luck
with the wheat this year, as it was
! planted too late last fall to get a
good start and the land was gem
orally pretty foul and wild oats got
bad start and injured the wheat.
On the Folger ranch the wheat was
washed out badly by the thawing of
the ground following the heavy snow
OF last winter, and the stand was
poor.
MG. Adams claims to have got 81
bushels per acre from 81 acres on
the Folger land, and people who saw
some of the heaviest of the wheat
which fell down when the heavy rains
of July came, say it would have yield
ed an enormous crop had it been
saved
Il got 80 bushels per acre on some
of the wheat sowed in Idaho and
nave encouraging reports from men
who bought seed last year. One
man in Ohio got a bushel last year
and he sent to me this fall for 40
bushels and | got a second order
from him this fall for another ship
ment," said Mr.. Adams. Another
man got a bushel and planted it in
Kentucky. A flood washed all but
small portion of this away, and
the small tract left yielded so well
that he sent to me for five bushels
this fall. | am selling a large lot of
the wheat and sending it to all parts
of the United States. A man in Cali
fornia get pounds of the seed wheat
last fall and he got $50 pounds of
fine wheat, which is equal to 80 bush
els per acre, in a country where 5
bushels of wheat is regarded as a
good crop.
"One good thing about this wheat
is it never smuts. | have never
seen a kernel of smut in the Alaska
wheat, and l have never treated it
to prevent smut, which shows that it
is smut proof. l am going to plant
lot of it this fall and will plant
lot more next spring. | am con-
fident it is great wheat. One thing
has been fully demonstrated and that
is that it is a good milling wheat
and when given chance it outyields
any other variety"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-10-01
SHEPHERD KING" A BIG SPEC
TACLE

The beautiful story of the life of
David as set forth in the scriptures
has been employed in the making
of a spectacular drama, under the
name of THE Shepherd King"
Wright Lorimer, an ambitious young
player, is filling the title role with
considerable distinction. In The
! Shepherd King" legitimate use is
made of numerous episodes in the
| life of David, those which lend them
selves to spectacular treatment being
most literally employed. These cpl
sodes are so disposed and linked as
| to form an interesting record of
beautiful and heroic life The birth
and growth of the brotherly affection
! between David and Jonathan, the
| Staying of Goliath, Davids victories
over the Philistines, the court con-
piracies against him, Saul's jealous
fear of him, and finally his ascension
to the throne of Israel are pictures
quely and interestingly set forth.
The love interest hinges throughout
on the attachmen of David and Mi
chael, the daughter of Saul First
is revealed the home of David near
Bethlehem, whittier come Jonathan
and Michael to bid the shepherd visit
the camp of Saul's army to play and
sing before the king. Here the love
of David and Jonathan has quick
beginning, and here also hurriedly
ripens David's affections for the prin-
cess. We next find the shepherd in
Sauls camp in the vale of Elah,
camp bathed in beauty. To this
came Goliath and here from an eleva-
ton David hurls a stone that brings
down the man from Gath. The next
scene reveals David in the camp of
Saul. All this ocurs in a setting of
great richness. The last act is di-
vided into two scenes, the first show
the cave of the witch of Endor, the
second the exterior of the palace at
Gibeah. In the first of these scenes
Samuel, the prophet, appears before
Saul and tells him David shall rule
Israel, and in the latter scene David
comes to ascend the throne. No
spectacle produced during recent
years has had more beautiful set
ting than The Shepherd King"
Everything about it betokens lavish
expenditure. The picture of David's
home and the country round about
is splendidly wrought, and the in
terror of Sauls palace is a fine use
of lights, of rugs and tapestries, cary
ed furniture and costly candelabra
In the title role Mr.. Lorimer gives a
performance that is proving immense
ly popular. He has the appearance
of youth and reflects it's enthusiasm
The Shepherd King has all the
elements of huge popular success
Auditorium October Sth and 9th.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-10-01
MONEY TO LOAN

The Pullman Savings & Loan AS
ISOLATION has money to loan on i'm
proved city property The princi-
pal can be repaid in small monthly
payments, making the building and
loan" plan a desirable one for the
person having a modest income. The
entire loan can be repaid at any time
without bonus. The same money
you are now paying for rent will, in
few years, if applied to building
and loan stock, purchase for you a
home. This association has been in
operation nearly six years and has
assisted in building sixty dwelling
houses in Pullman. Apply to any
officer for details of our plan.
e. S. BURGAN, President.
NJ. X. SNYDER, Secretary.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-10-01
Causes For Poor Stand

Frequently only part of the pota-
toes come up. This may be due to
one or more of several unfavorable
conditions: viz, heated seed, chilli
ed seed, diseased seed, planting too
deep In wet, cold soil, and not plant
Ing at a uniform depth In dry soil.
/. Very often a poor stand is due
to the seed and not the soil condi-
lions. Farmers frequently cut the
seed a few days in advance of plant
ing and put it into sacks or place
In piles. When this Is practiced the
seed is sure to heat in few hours
and the per cent of injured pieces is
in proportion to the length of time
sacks. If the heating be very mark
ed, the seed will show the effects of
of 1t, but IL it is slight and of short
duration 1t can readily escape the eye
and the farmer thinks that he is
planting perfect seed. The results,
however, are not satisfactory. Even
IL the heating be slight, it Is likely
to affect the stand, because the fer
mentation, though slight, has started
fungous growth, which may continue
to develop after planting and so
weaken the young plant that 1T Is un-
able to reach the surface. Cut seed
should never be allowed to remain
in large piles or sacks over six hours.
Many farmers have good results
by cutting the seed and spreading
1t out in a dry place for week or
more, to allow the cut portion to
scar over" Land plaster (Gypsum)
is sometimes sifted on the cut pota-
toes. There is no serious objection
to the above method, provided the
seed does not shrivel too much and
the soil is in good condition to re-
ceive 1t. However, results just as
good can be secured by planting
freshly cut seed.
II. Poor stands may be due to dis
eased seed. The three diseases. Rhiz-
octonia (Corticium vagum-var-solani)
Dry Rot (Fusarium oxyaporium), and
Brow Rot bacillus solanacearum),
are found especially in irrigated sec
tions and in low lands west of the
Cascade Mountains. These diseases
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on the tubers and in the soil.
III. When cut seed is planted
early in wet, cold soil, a poor stand
is often the result.
w. The potato growers in east
ern Washington frequently fail to get
good stand by reason of late plant
ing and failure to get cal the seed
down to a moist SOIL A horse plant
er will usually give better results
than hand planting, under these cir
cumstances, because it places the
seed at a uniform depth and the fur
row Is not exposed to the drying eff
fects Of the wind and sun. If the
surface soil be dry and lumpy, the
coverer on the planter rakes the dry
clods on to the seed. This can be
remedied by narrowing Immediately
after planting. Where the land is
very lumpy the roller should be used,
followed by the harrow.
II all the above conditions are
avoided good stand is assured.
Harvesting
Where there is q market for early
varieties, digging usually begins
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-10-01
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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-10-01
POTATO CULTURE IN
WASHINGTON
By "A c. CRAIG Formerly Assistant HortcuNurst at W.S.C

! while the tops are green. Care
should be exercised in digging and
handling to avoid bruising. Late
varieties should be fully ripe before
digging, after which any convenient
time will answer previous to very
wet or severely frosty weather.
On account of the prevailing scarcity
of help throughout the state, the pro-
blem of harvesting the crop is one
which calls for the most careful con-
sideration on the part of the grower.
The potato digging machinery has
been so perfected in recent years
that there is no doubt in the writer's
mind that it will pay every farmer
who grows six or more acres year
to own some kind of horse digger.
Two or three neighbors may purchase
one together. There are growers who
say that they would not think of
growing potatoes without an elevator
digger, any more than they would
raise wheat without binder or a
header. There are, however, condi-
tons under which hand digging is
preferable.
t.ethods of Harvesting
There are several methods of har-
yesting practiced in the state, which
are described as follows:
by Hand. The potato fork and the
potato hook are both used quite ex-
tensively for digging potatoes. Some
farmers use the former exclusively
and others the latter. Those who
use the hooks prefer those with long
handles and long tines. Most farm
ers throw the potatoes from two
rows into one ''windrow," which
makes the work of picking up easier.
Others pick up each hill as it is dug.
Many of the Chinese and Japanese
growers west of the Cascade Noun
tains prefer the latter method. Two
men take three baskets, the first to
receive the marketable tubrs, the
second the smooth tubers little
below salable size out of the best
hills, for seed, and the third the bal
ance. AS soon as a basket is filled it
is emptied into a sack. Many who
practice this method claim that they
can dig and pick up more and do it
easier than they can the other way
and the potatoes are never allowed to
remain on the ground to be injured
by the weather.
BY Horse Diggers. A few farmers
use the single shovel pillow to bring
the potatoes to the surface. 1t is
not satisfactory digger, as many of
the potatoes are left in the ground.
and this tool should not be used ex-
cept when labor is high, potatoes
cheap, and better machine cannot
be had. A common breaking pillow
is occasionally used but it has the
same objection as the single shovel
There are a number of horse dig
gers usd in the state which give good
results. The cheapest type is simple,
made like double mould-board pillow
with iron rods projecting backward
from the mould-board, to help sep
arate the tubers from the soil. The
so-called rotary digger separates the
potatoes from the soil by combina-
ton of rotary movements, inverting
the hills and spreading the tubers
laterally to the side of the machine.
The third type is known as the ele-
vator digger. This type has an end
less chain of rods, etc. which carry
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-10-01
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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-10-01

G. w. Reed went to Lewiston
Thursday to attend the fair and to
visit relatives whom he had not seen
for several years. He will return Sat
urday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-07

Dr.. MiIey will be in his office at the
stoddard Hotel on Monday and Tues
day, Dec. 10 and IA. Hours 9 a. m.
to 8 p. m. Como early.
Eighteen Years Success.
full Practice
as Specialist in Chicago and the
East. Consultation and examination
free.
DR.. L. e. MILEY,
who has been located in Marshalltown
since February last. and now has many
prominent and important cases under
treatment. Office, Stoddart Hotel,
Third avenue and Main street.