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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-21
Progressive
(WilSon Times.)

AiSoAA IN
It is always a pleasure to the editor
Of the Times to note the improvement
and prosperity Of our farmers. We
have referred to the fact on several
occasions that this is essentially an
agricultural county. Since this is true
it behooves us to the agri-
cultural interest and do everything
we possibly can to increase the fertility
of our soils.
Two Of the most progressive farm
ers Of this section Of the county are
Messrs. L. p. Woodland. Of Gardeners
township, and w. J. Davis. of STAN
will apply to these gentlemen OF
making two blades of grass grow
where only one grew before. Mr..
Woodland secured from his land a rota-
ton Of crimson clover for winter pas
turage for his cattle and hogs, follow
that may be desired. While Mr.. w. J.
Davis has raised a crop Of corn that
will make ten bushels to the acre, all
in one year.
Mr.. Lee Woodland is at this time cut
ting and shocking his corn, placing as
much together as he possibly can in
order that he may SOW crimson clover
on the same land. Next February this
clover will be high enough to cut or
turn his hogs n cattle upon. He
has sowed fifteen bushels to the acre
that cost twelve and one-half cents
per pound. Mr.. Woodland informs
us that the crimson clover may also
be sowed in between the cotton rows
by merely splitting middle with cotton
pillow. In February he will cut this
cotton stalk and his will leave his
land in fine shape to either cut or
Craze the crimson clover.
Mr.. Woodard informs US that he is
trying to get his LAND sufficiently rich
for alfalfa. he believes that two crops
Of crimson clover and one Of COW peas
will do the work with a heavy spread
Of lime on the land. Mr.. WOodard
recently took his hogs from a patch
Of rape that they had eaten to the
stem. he is now siding this rape and
sowing broadcast on the same land
rye, vetch and oats. This crop, he
calculates will be ready by the first
Of December for ~pasturage, which will
carry the hogs to that time the Grim
son clover will be ready to turn them
upon. Mr.. Woodland believes in
fencing his land and is preparing his
fields so his stock may be turned from
one field to another. On the other
hand, Mr.. Davis, aside from the fine
yield Of wheat planted prolific corn.
from which he will easily get ten bar
rels to the acre. We nave stalks OF
this corn in our office, which DR.. j. L.
Graves kindly brought us today, con-
tanning from three to four ears OF
good average size; truly agriculture
is but in it's infancy and yet our farm
ers are making wonderful strides. 1t
will be merely a question Of time or a
few short years when Wilson county
will not import a bushel Of corn. a
barrel Of -four, a pound of meat or g.
bale Of hay.
Midshipman PARROT, who has re-
Gently returned from a three months
cruise. is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George +. Parrot. at the Bar
racks, Alliance Headquarters, Hills
boro.-Hillsboro Observer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-21

Midshipman Parrot, who has re-
Gently returned from a three months'
cruise, is visiting his parents. Mr.. n
Mrs. George Il. PARROT. at the Bar
racks, Alliance Headquarters, Hills
boro.-Hillsboro Observer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-24
A PRETTY HOME WEDDING.
Miss Myrtle Helen Morse Becomes
Bride of James Donald Tel
ford, of Rosalia.

Last Sunday afternoon at 1880 oc-
Cured a pretty wedding at the home
IF Mrs. Make c. Morse on Military
Hill, when Miss Myrtle Helen Morse.
her second daughter, became he
bride of James Donald Telford, n
prominent Young business man of Ro-
salia. The impressive ceremony was
performed by Rev. M. B. Ryan, pas
tor of the Christian church. in the
presence of about two score of rela-
tiyes and close friends of the bride
and groom.
Miss Nellie Lemley, of Rosalia,
was bridesmaid, and MIR. William
Vandecar, also of nosalia was best
man" The bridal pair entered the
Darlor to the tune Of NondrlSSohn's
wedding march, played on the piano
by Miss Leona Nessly, and took their
places under a beautiful floral bell
Rev. Mr.. Ryan pronounced the cere-
mony in solemn manner, following
which were congratulations, and then
followed the wedding dinner, a
sumptuous repast, served in the din
ing room. The happy pair received a
large number of handsome and val
liable wedding gifts.
ne pflue is sweet young girl,
who has lived in Pullman but a short
time, coming here from Rosalia. near
which town she was born. She won
many friends during her short stay
here and won place on the high
school debating team, and was one
of the victors in the debate with
Palouse high school last Friday
night. She is tail and winsome and
was indeed a pretty bride. She wore
dress of pale golden satin, trimmed
with lace. and carried a shower bou-
quet of carnations and chrysanthc-
NUNS. Mr. Telfcrd is not known
here, but at Rosalia, where he has
lived for some time, he has a host
Of friends, who speak in the high
est terms of him.
The wedding was a complete sur
prise to the brides school girl
friends and when they learned of it
her class mates arranged to be at
the station when they left for their
new home, and they were there in
force, armed with rice and numerous
Dlacards which were hung in the car,
greatly to the amusement of the pas
sengers and a large crowd of spec
tators, while the bride was showered
with rice. They took the 6 As train
for ROsalia Sunday evening, and will
make their home there, where Mr.
Telford is engaged in business.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-24
THE OMAHA CORN EXPOSITION
NO BOOZE c. o. ID.
New Local Option Law Prohibits G.
%. ID. Interstate Shipments.

Agent Wilson of the Northern Pa
! cine has received the following no.
| tlce from the head offices of the
company at st. Paul. The order is
self explanatory:
Office of General Superintendent.
St Paul, Mimi, Nov 20, 1909.
To Agent" Federal Liquor Law.
Effective January / 1910"
On January /, 1910, the new fed
eral law prohibiting the forwarding
| OF intoxicating liquor G.. 0. u. be-
tween points not in the same state
VIII become effective G. o. d. ship
ments of whiskey, beer, wine, etc.
on hand at any office of this com
pany on January ], 1910, must not
under any circumstances be deliver
ed to consignee or others, even
though amount of C. O. d. and
charges are rendered; if such ship
ment orr ginated outside of the state
in which your office is located all
such shipments must be returned
promptly on January /, 1910, to the
shippers, regardless of the date re-
ceived.
Agents at all points will immedi-
ately notify shippers in writing or
otherwise that all interstate G. o. d.
shipments of liquor not delivered by
midnight of Decembe 81, 1909, will
be returned to them; that they may
govern their future shipments ac-
eordingly. Circulars governing the
transportation of liquor shipments
tinterstate), issued by the president.
under date of Nov. 8, 1909, should
be carefully preserved for future ref
erence in endeavoring to explain the
law to the general public
Yours truly,
c. ID. COOPER,
Gen1. Supt.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-24
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT GRAFT.
Many Palouse Country Towns Com
planning of Overcharges by
Idaho Washington
Company.

From many points in the Palouse
country. where the ho-Washington
Light d Power company supplies the
lights and power complaints are be-
ing made of the service and alleged
grating, or overcharging, Moscow
refused to renew its contract and
the Star-Mirror claims that the COM
lpany openly acknowledges that the
y has paid for the entire invest
ment by the company in Moscow
Turing the past five years. In other
words, that the city pays for the in
vestment every five years and the
company takes all of the profits from
the other consumers.
We quote from the Garfield En-
terprise, the following which appear
ed in last weeks issue:
In our last issue we quoted from
the Pullman Herald an article show
ing in what esteem the Washington
Idaho Light & Power company is
held in that town. This week we note
IN the Idaho Post that at Moscow
the home of the company, it is be-
loved almost as it is in Pullman and
Garfield. 1t seems that no one town
can claim to be an affinity" We
quote the following from the Idaho
Post
AT a meeting of the city council
Monday evening the offer of the
Light =. Power company was unani-
mously rejected. The city of Moscow
has been paying higher rates than
other cities within the territory of
the light company, and although the
company was asked to give sufficient
reason for the excessive charge for
juice, and while experts attempted to
explain why Moscow should be held
up, the city council, to a man, voted
to reject the bid submitted, and
hence there may be period of dark
ness; but it is more likely, however,
that when the Idaho-W Washington
Light & Power company discovers
that the high prices won't go any
longer, it may revise its price list
and give us light at a reasonable
figure"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-24
STATE COLLEGE STEERS.
Four Home-Fed 2-Year- Old Steers
Bring $531.20.

What was without doubt the fin
est lot of steers ever fed in the Pa
louise country were shipped from the
College Farm last week Four of
these were 2-year-olds and one a one
year-old There Is nothing more than
ordinary in these animals. for the
grade steers that the College had
purchased from near Pullman, four
of them from Mr.. e. w Downen and
the other from Mr. w. H. Harvey.
hey were fed entirely on feedstuffs
grown on the College Farm, large
per cent of which was corn silage.
Last fall the five steers were
shown at the cattle show Of the A.
Up, where they stood above all
of their class of the steers shown
by Pacific Coast stockmen the q
year-olds were in one class, while
wv. D." the youngest one, excelled
all Western steers in his class
Metchem Brothers. of Spokane,
bought the four large steers at s
cents a pound live weight, making
total of $1,000. The other one was
sold to Ira Henshaw, local butcher,
and weighed 1880 pounds The price
paid was cents per pound
This splendid example of what may
be done with grade steers fed and
fattened with Palouse grown feed
stuffs will doubtless be of great in
terest TO farmers. The records OF
feeding will be later published in de-
tail in bulletin form.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-24
WILLIAMS JUBILEE SINGERS

This noted aggregation of colored
singers, who have been in Pullman on
several occasions, is now touring
the world and will not visit Pull
man again this year In a letter to
Mrs. A. K. Finley, Charles 2. Will
liams, wrote from London, England,
on November 10, as follows:
Dear Madame: AS we are on a
tour of the world, and will probably
and not return to America for two
years or more, we write to thank you
and all our friends for their patron
age.
Our tour will consist of sixty-fye
thousand miles or more. We shall
tour Great Britain, Norway and
Sweden, Germany, France, Spain
Italy, the Holy Lands, India, the
PHILIPPINE Islands. Australia, Hawaii
thence to California.
! We hope you will not forget us
or confuse us with any other com
pany, and If possible, that you will
have this letter printed in your To-
cal paper, that the public may moi
mistake any other company for ours
Again thanking you and soliciting
your future patronage,
] remain, Yours truly,
CHAS. p. WILLIAMS.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-24
DEATH OF MRS. J. E. SHINN
Woman Formerly Resident of
Pullman, Died at Kennewick,
Wash, Last Week.

The Herald has been requested by
j. &. Pagett, of Kennewick, Wash,
to publish the following account of
the death of Mrs Shinn, whom Mr.
Pagett says was a sister of d. C. Pat
ton, of Pullman. The account of her
death as given by the Twin City Re-
porter, follows:
Death darkened the home of J. e.
>hinn Tuesday morning when Mrs
Shinn was called from her husband
and four children. Death followed an
illness of two weeks, and brings sor-
row to the many friends of Mrs.
|Shinn, who had come to know and
love her during her years residence
here. The body was removed from
the hospital this morning and taken
to the family home, where funeral
services were conducted by Rev.
H. I Murray, pastor of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church. The remains
were shipped to the deceaseds old
home in independence, Oregon, for
burial.
Sarah Lucinda Patton was born
80 years ego in Junction City, Ore,
and grew to womanhood in the Will
lamette valley. She was married to
j. r. ohinn II years ago and lea yes
Ito mourn for her, besides her hus-
band, one son and three daughters,
whose ages range from 16 to 3 years.
MIR. and Mrs. Patton and three sis
ters. Mrs. NJ. Sloper, Mrs. L. Cos
grove and Mrs. Minnie Stapleton, and
one brother, VIM. Patton, all of In
dependence. Ore, and a brother l..
D. Patton, of Pullman, Wash. sar-
yive her Mr.. and Mrs I alton arrived
Tuesday morning, and other mehibers
Of tt, family came later to attend
the funeral.
MIR. and Mrs. Shinn came to Kenne-
y ick about year ago. since which
time he mas occupied a position rs
iinelnan for the Yakima Valley Pow
er company He is held in high es-
teen by his many friends. whose sim
cere sympathy goes out to him IN his
bereavement.
Mrs. Shinn was member of the
Sumpter lodge, Women of Wood
craft, and the funeral services were
conducted under the auspices of TIE
order.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-24
At the Christian Church,

Christmas sermon at the Christian
church next Sunday morning. The
Junior and Intermediate Departments
of the Sunday school will give a
Christmas exercise in the evening.
The program given by the Pri-
mary department at the Cnristian
church last Sunday morning was an
interesting exercise. Miss Bertha Nc
Cready, the superintendent of the de-
partment, assisted by the teachers
under her Miss Rena Duthie, Miss
OLIVIA Boyd and Miss Laurel Henry,
had charge of the program, and the
rendering of 1t by the little ones
showed careful training. AT the close
diplomas of graduation were present
ed to seven of the scholars by Prof.
G.. A. Issacs, superintendent of the
school, promoting them to higher
classes.
The annual election of officers of
the Sunday school was held last Sun
day at the Christian church, result
ing as follows: Superintendent, Prof.
| c. A. Isaacs; assistant superinten-
dent, Prof. Ira p. Whitney; secretary,
Dot McTier; treasurer, Elsie Os-
borne; librarian, Vivian Duthie; pre-
centor, ID. b. Putnam; organst, Lora
| Putnam.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-24
ANOTHER ROAD FOR PULLMAN.
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Com.
pany Fighting for Right of
Way to This City.

A recent dispatch from Colfax to
The Spokesman-Review confirms the
story that the o. r. & N, the North
ern Pacific and the Inland are fight
ing for the territory between Pull
man and western Whitman county,
and that the Hartman lines will not
quietly submit to having the terri
tory between it's two roads invaded
by the Hill systems. The dispatch
follows:
Colfax, Wash, Dec. 22.-No doubt
remains as to the indemnity of the
corps of railroad engineers encamped
near La Crosse, for the engineer in
charge has openly confessed to farm
ers in the vicinity of the scene of
operations that the party is in the
employ of the o. R. & N. and is seek
ing the shortest and best route from
La Crosse to Pullman, and it is ad-
mitted that the graders will follow
the transitmen as soon as right of
way can be secured. The reason as
signed for the sudden activity Is a
desire to beat the Spokane e Inland
into the country between here and
Snake river.
The rival interests are losing no
Llule. anu II 10 Aut6Iioh "hiSb
! win win out. The Inland, however,
has big advantage, as the right of
way from here to Penewawa, pur-
chased last year from the o. r. q
~, already has been surveyed and
Sthe grade stakes are set ready for
the construction gangs. This route
runs by way of Wilcox. so the line
into the Lacrosse country can be be-
gun at that point. while the o. r.. &
N. not only has to run entirely new
surveys, but will have to purchase
right of way as we'll
1.-The o. r. & n. has had us Sur
rounded and at its mercy" said Chas.
Van voorhis, who owns farm be-
t4@een Wilcox and La Crosse, ever
since the country has been open TO
settlement, and for this reason we
are anxious to secure competing
line. We are willing to do almost
anything in reason for the Inland. >
Ten more inland surveyors arrived
from Spokane this afternoon and i'm
mediately proceeded to join the par
ty which passed through yesterday
and is now camped at Wilcox.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-24
THE YULE LOG

The following poem by Mrs. AL
loretta Porter, of Pullman, is a
worthy contribution to the season S
poetry and The Herald gladly gives
it space. The scene is laid in a
home on Fifth Avenue, New York
City. The time is Christmas night.
The chimes mentioned are those of
odd Trinity" church, known as the
sweetest in America
The thoroughfare was white once
more,
With drifting snow, where ceaseless
tread,
OF busy feet had left it dulled
The palaces of brown and gray,
Loomed on each side a sinuous line
If twinkling lights.
Then out across the deepening track
A yule logs rudy glow shown clear.
And sparkling panes revealed to
view
The silent splendor of that room.
A woman, fair, in twilight dreams,
Lived DER again those empty years,
The wealth and honor they had
sought,
Brought with them less of joy than
pain.
Beyond the dancing waves of light,
Dead white, against the dark toned
She saw his face deep-lined with
care.
rhe flames leaped high and meath his
gaze
New ships sailed by to ride. at last,
In quiet pools,
The stately argosy of gold upon an
amber sea.
Around them cleaned the blue and
gold,
OF tapestry and paintings rare,
A likeness of the Master hung
Above the hearth.
His natal day! And yet was He
A guest unbidden to their feast!
A lonely stream of years unabridged,
Now lay between their lives and Him.
All, restless hearts, Dost thou not
know
Where a bridge of blue and gold
awaits?
The gold crowned head and starry
eyes,
OF little child would lead the way,
In these shadows, dim, to the Mas
ter's arms.
The darkness comes when the flick
ering glow,
OF yule log changes slow to gray.
The argosies that sailed so true
Have turned to ashes with their
| dreamsi
And the glories Of those gilded walls.
Blend with the gloom that softly
comes,
To wrap His face where He hangs
alone
At the close of this, His Natal Day.
Hark! Far across the glistenine
snow,
The bells of Trinity chime clear
| His Peace on Earth Good Will To,
ward Men"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-24
CoWARDLY KNoCKER.
Pullmanite, Afraid to Sign His
Name, Sends Out False State
ments to Papers.

The "knocker" is still at work in
Pullman. The men who predicted that
grass would grow in the streets and
the town would be too dead to skin
Itf saloons are driven out" is again
busy trying to injure Pullman and
the cause of decency. The following
letter published in the Davenport
Tribune is self-explanatory. Pull
man people know whether or not the
statements are true. That such a re-
port, If left uncontradicted viii in
jure Pullman, goes without saving.
The writer of this article has struck
a blow at the credit Of the town and
at every property owner in it. While
his act is cowardly in the extreme,
he shows wisdom in not signing his
name to his statement. We notice
that those who are giving statements
showing the true conditions in Pull
man as compared with those in eX-
tstence before the saloons were driV-
en- out, are not afraid to sign their
names to their statements. The Her
aid will give the writer of the story
in the Davenport paper $40 to ac-
knowlege its authorship. The story is
here given as it appeared in the Da-
venport Tribune:
Dry Town Not as Good.
Mr.. G. A. Doan, councilman from
the first ward received the follow
ing letter from prominent Pullman
business man, which he requests us
to publish:
Pullman. Wash, Dec. 10, 1908
Dear Sir: Yours just at hand and
in reply will say that without doubt
you have read in the Review at differ
ent times that business was better
here on account of being without sa-
looms, also that the town is progress
ing. admit that our town goes ahead
every year, but it is due to the col
lege here, and am satisfied that our
trade would be % per cent better
if we had saloons here, as a great
deal of country trade goes to other
towns now. We only lost three sa-
looms, but if local option carries with
you it will hurt you very much more
than it has us, and without ques-
ton you will notice it in your bust
ness. The Review has mentioned at
different times how the city is pay
ing of their debt, but this is a lie.
They are taking money out of the
water fund to pay the current ex-
penses. Since the saloons went out,
we have had no city work done of
any kind, but have kept two marshals
hired all the time, and at present the
sidewalks and crossings are in the
worst condition they have been in / Il
years.
In the past two years our taxes
have been raised SO per cent, and
there is scarcely a business house in
this town but what is for sale.
A week ago the marshal called on
me with a subscription paper to help
repair one of the streets and said he
had 500 subscribed for it. So you
can see how the streets of dry town
are kept up.
| could tell you a great deal more,
hit have not time to write it.
| remain as ever,
Name withhold.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-24
Can't Charge State Fees.

Every notary public in the state Is
a public officer and as such must
without charge execute affidavits
which are required under the new
laws before moneys may be paid out
by the state or the counties. Such is
the opinion rendered by Assistant
Attorney General McGill. Any notary
who attempts to charge fee or who
refuses to execute the affidavit is,
under section 6 of the new Grim
inal code, guilty of a misdemeanor
and punishable by Imprisonment for
80 days in the county jail and a
fine of $3.50.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-24
Christmas Program mt the Christian
Church.

The adult Bible class of the Chris
tan church will give a Christmas
program on Friday evening. The pro-
cram Will consist of the acting out Of
old Testament scenes. The scenes Ia
ken will be the calling of David his
GROWING, and the visit of the Queen
of Sheba to Solomon. This is in a
sense the background of the former
scenes. Following this will be scenes
of the shepherds who were informed
of the coming Of the Christ, and of
the three wise men who followed the
star of Bethl2hem to where the
Christ child was found. Everybody
invited to attend
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-24
High School Debate.

The high school debating team
consisting of Myrtle Morse, Esther
Bull and Ella Henneck, won their
first debate of the season last Friday
night by defeating the team from
the Palouse high school The debate
was very close and aroused much in
terest. The Palouse team had many
good argum ents, but did not intro
duce them as forcibly as the Pull
man team did. The Palouse team was
composed of Walter Gleiser, Jennie
Breton and Vernon Henry. Walter
.Gleiser delivered the rebuttal for Pa
louise and Esther Bull for Pullman.
The local team had the negative side
of the question: Resolved, That Con-
.gress Should prohibit the Immigra-
ton Into the United States of Per-
sons Who Cannot Read and Write
Some Language" A short musical
program was rendered by the high
school students and Immediately fol-
lowing the debate the two teams were
given reception in the Methodist
church by the high school student
body.