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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
HOW A PENDLETON BOY MADE GOOD

This article is from the Citizen Star
of Fort Worth, Texas, and was writ
ten by Garfield Crawford, formerly of
Heppner. The young man mentioned
is l. f. McBee who has a ranch at
Cecil
To pay SIS per acre for discarded
and wornout stock ranch was consid-
cred a very foolish investment by the
wise heads Of a community. However
this was done and the purchaser is to-
day independent and has a snug bank
account.
When the young man purchased
the 1900 acre ranch consisting of
cage brush and sand hills. with about
400 acres Of it on the bottom to be
converted into a meadow, the question
of how he expected to ever pay out
was considered by all of his neighbors
It was thoroughly discussed and in the
majority of cases the decision was
rendered, Cant never do it," The
young man paid no attention to the
neighbors or those who sought to give
him advice that he was going it a
little strong" but went to work to
carry out the ideas that he had in
mind.
A creek runs through this ranch
and the first move on the part of the
young farmer was to repair an old
irrigation ditch fix UP the dam and
to get water out on a small patch Of
alfalfa that had been planted several
years before. This alfalfa had been
gown on the ground and narrowed in
and left to do the best it could. If
it grew, all good and well; Of not
II made no particular difference to
the former owner. He had a small
acreage cleared off below the house
upon which a little bunch of wheat
hay could be raised to pull the cattle
through the winter Alfalfa was
not the best hay, anyway, was the
consensus of opinion by cattiemen
in those days. But the newcomer
thought differently and after getting
water onto the growing alfalfa he
started a crew Of men to work grub
bing sagebrush, following up with
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16

and in the early spring it would
overflow, doing much damage to
his fields These adversities must be
controlled. Brush along the creek
bank caught floating debris which
formed dams, causing the overflows
This was cleared away and in many
instances the channel was enlarged
and Strengthened. These improvements
gave him more land and did away
with the overflow damage under or
lnary circumstances but the water
for his third crop was not to be had.
He fell upon the idea. "Why not irri-
gate when the water is plentiful ?"
and sat about to regulate his affairs
to that condition In the early sum
mer water was plentiful and at that
time ne proceeded to soak up the
land in a through manner. He didn't
allow the water to stand on the field
any length of time, but kept steady at
his work Of irrgating. The idea pro-
we'd a success and is now being fol-
lowed by hundreds of farmers in that
territory.
As soon as the weather permits in
the spring, springtooth harrows are
run over the fields, thus stirring up
the plant and soil, forming a loose
dust mulch on the surface which is to
conserve the moisture in the late sum-
mer. Manure spreaders are put in use
and the dumpings from the barns and
food racks are consumed to restore
and enrich the soil. He adopted a
system and followed it.
His neighbors raise alfalfa, in fact
every rancher on Willow creek, which
is more than sixty miles long and
farmed from the head to the mouth
raise this great forage plant. Some of
them feed it to sheep some to cattle
and a great many bale and ship An
alfalfa meal mill has been established
on this ranch and the demand for al
falfa today is far greater than 1t was
ten years ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
IN POUND.

The following described animals
have been taken up by the Marshal of
the City of Pendleton, to-wit:
One brown mare, about IL years
old; weight about 1000 lbs; left fore
ankle crooked, no brand visible
One sorrel yearllng colt
II said animals are not claimed by
the owners or those entitled to the
possession of them. costs and expenses
against them paid and they taken
away within ten days from the date
hereof, then at o'clock p. m. Of the
18th day Of February, 1910, the said
animals will be sold to the highest
bidder, at public auction, for cash, at
the City Pound, on the corner of Cos
bic and Webb Streets, in said City of
Pendleton, the proceeds of such sale
to be applied to the payment of such
costs and expenses of making sale.
Dated this 7th day Of February,
1910.
THOS. GURDANE,
City Marshal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16

plows, scrapers and Jewelers.. The main
ditch was enlarged so as to carry
more water from the creek. Small
laterals We're put in on the new land
and that fall tbOut eighty acres of
wild land was in shape to be planted.
This system was followed out from
year to year until the entire 800 acres
of bottom land had been converted in
to an alfalfa field.
1t was a little more than ten years
ago that this young farmer settled
on Willow creek in Oregon Today he
is free from debt, goes and comes
when 50 desires and has all the lux
uries of life. But these luxures did
not come Immediately upon the
heels of the completion of the work
OF establishing an alfalfa farm. There
was much work to follow to make this
farm an institution of permanency.
There must be some way to dispose
Of his crop so as to derive the highest
income. At that time there was
not enough to create direct market
and he could not afford to take the
chances Of shipping it to Portland,
CtdlAlt VI DpOhdut htlSs DIS HlS
supply was limited, and for that rea-
son he would have to take whatever
the brokers saw fit to give him. His
way out was the best way.
The banks were lending money in
the fall of the year on cattle and sheep
security. He went to the bank
and went back into the interior Of
the state and bought cattle just off
the'summer range, These cattle we're
driven out to his ranch and there fed
on alfalfa for sixty and ninety days.
They were topped off on alfalfa and
then loaded oboard cars and placed
on the Portland stock market In this
way he was able to sell his hay at a
figure from SIS to 500 per ton. He
followed the market closely and al
ways made an effort to have his cat
tie on the market at at time when
they would command the top price.
Obstacles presented themselves, but
these he met in a fearless manner. In
the late sumner the creek went dry
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
Jeffrics to 90 Hunting.

Los Angeles. Feb 1G.-James j.
Joflrios arrived here today from Du-
lgtn, where he recently finished his
thoatricaI engagement, and will start
Immediately on long hunting trip.
Jeffrics has made nearly 100000
clear out OF his gagement just com
pleted, while last years profits came
close to 100000. He is therefore
telling his friends that he will not
have TO worry over financial matters
again. Jeffries first training effort
viii be to test his wind which is de-
ficient.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
Dice Thrown For Charity

London.-The quaint ceremony of
throwing the dice for John How's
charity or "the maids money" at
Guildford has just been performed
when two servants obtained the same
total of ten on the first throw On
the second throw, however. Ellen
Reeve threw double six. making a
total Of twelve, and she was then
presented with cheque for II pounds
19s. other ancient charities were
also presented at the meeting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
After Uncle JOe's Scalp

Berkeley, Cal.-Feb. 16.-"Uncle
Joe" Cannon will be discussed, and
probably "cussed" by the oratorical
wind TANNERS of the University OF
California tonight, when this question
will be debated: Resolved, That Pow
er of the Speaker OF the House of
Representatives should be Curtailed."
The affirmative speakers are conli-
dent of victory, but Uncle Joe's" de-
tenders will make a hard fight In his
behalf.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
Carnegie Swimming Pool

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 16.-After
two postponements, the new SWIM
ming pool presented to Yale by An
drew Carnegie will be formrlly open
ed this afternoon the exercises be-
ing continued until the evening.
The pool, which was completed last
fall. was practically ready for an
opening in November, but the occa-
sion was deferred because it was
hoped that Mr. Carnegie might be
present
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
Baby Hands.

will get into mischief-often it means
a burn or cut or scald. Apply Bal
lard's Snow Liniment Just as soon as
the accident happens, and the pain
will be relieved while the wound will
heal quickly and nicely. A sure cure
for sprains. rheumatism and all
pains. Price Csc, soc and 81 A. c.
Koeppen & Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16

The government of Chile, South
America, has adopted as the standard
time of the country that of the sew
enty-fifth meridian west Of Green
wich, the same as Eastern time in
North America.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16

comemoration OF the one hundredth
anniversary Of Cushing Eells, the
founder. whlse birth and death oc-
CURED on February l6 The actual
founding of whitman was on Decem-
Der 90, 1860. when Governor Newell
signed the charter of the Whitman
seminary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
Portland Hardwood Floor Go.
Largest stock Of Oak, Maple, Beech,
Birch. Mahogany and Walnu,.
FLOORING

FLOORING
in the Pacific Northwest. Manufac-
turers of Parquetry Flooring. We
have large force of Expert Me-
chanics and are in a position to give
estimates OF finished floor work We
also use sanding and scraping ma
chimes for surfacing dance halls and
skating rink floors We sell WAX
brushes, furniture rests and glas.
sliding Ehoes Write or call at
2S6 Yamhill ST. Portland Ore
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16

| tWill'am Wolff Smith, Correspondent.
! Washington. d. c.
/ Washington, y. c. - Information
reaches Washington that the Remsen
| Board is preparing to report that
sulphur is harmless preservative for
| dried fruits Its conclusions will be
/ based on 2 series of experiments sim
| liar To those it conducted with ben
zoate of soda. Students. carefully Sc
| lected because of their healthfulness
/ have been fed on sulphured fruit. to-
/ gether with many other things. They
/ have gained in weight; ergo sulphur
| fruit is the real stuff for students.
| This question is of great importance
| to California because of its large dried
/ fruit industry and Prof. Alonzo f.
Taylor. of the University of Califor-
mia, member of the Remsen Board.
has this matter in charge.
| The favorable attitude of the Rem,
sen Board toward sulphur following
its famous findings on benzoate of So
| da, predicates similar favorable find
/ ings in behalf of saccharine cop
/ peras and alum. 1t takes some time
for the board to make its experiments
/ and tabulate the results, which work
! is compensated for at the rate of S25
( per day per member engaged.
Consequently decisions in these
matters are not expected very soon.
but as the methods employed are the
same as in the benzoate case. and the
/ interests concerned are similar. the
results can be accurately predicted.
( Unless the Remsen board is to pro-
duce favorable results for artificial
/ preservatives etc, there is no excuse
for its existence. Congress enacted
pure-food law and acting under It
all sorts Of preservatives and adul.
terants We're prohibited These in
hibitions came from the highest con-
stituted authority under the law, and
TO secure a reversal of this adverse
attitude it was necessary to create an
extra legal body, never contemplated I
hv congress. which took form I'm the .
Remsen board. Here then. we have
n problem for those students who are 4
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
Goey Takes Restaurant

Goey, the well-known Chinese
merchant and restaurant man who re-
Gently returned from an extended visit
to China, took charge Of his noodle
house on West Alta street and again
OF ened it to the public Tuesday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
Whitman COLLEGE, Celebrates

Walla Walla, Wash.-Feb 16.-Stu-
dents, faculty and alumni Of Whit
man college today celebrated the fif-
tieth anniversary of that institution.
in connection with a celebration in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16

Cuticura Ointment on him on bandages.
as it was impossible to touch him with
the bare hand. There was not one
square inch Of skin on his whole body
that was not affected. He was one mass
OF sores. The bandaPes used TO stick to
his skin and in removing them II used
to take the skin off with them. and the
screams from the poor child were heart
breaking. / began to think that he
would never get well, but after the Sec
ond application Of Cutlcura Ointment
began to see signs Of Improvement. and
with the third and fourth applications
the sores commenced to dry up. His
skin peeled of twenty times, but II
finally yielded to the treatment. Now
can say that he is entirely cured. and
stronger and healthier boy you never
saw than he Is to-day, twelve years or
more since the cure was effected. Rob-
eIt Wattnm, l14S Fortv-eighth st.,
Chicago, Ill, Oct. o, 1000"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
NOT AN INCH Of
HEALTHY Skin
Left on Whole Body - Boy Of Five a
Mass Of Itching Eruption and His
Screams were Heart Breaking -
Bandages Stuck to His Flesh.
CURED BY CUTICURA
TWELVE YEARS AGO
"My little son. boy OF five. broke
out with IN itchinp Tnsh. Three doc.

bDg ol i've, DTOhe,
rash. Three doc
tors prescribed for
him. but he kept
getting worse un-
til We could not
d re So him any
more. They finally
advised me to try
u certain medical
college. but it's
treatment did no
good. At the time
| was induced to
try Cuticura he
was so bad that /
had to cut his hair
of and put the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16

PILES SURED IN @ TO II DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT II guaranteed to cure any
case Of Itching, Blind. bleeding or PrOtrud.
Ing Piles In q to IA days or money refund
ed soc
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
REMSEN BOARD PUTS
ITS 0. K. ON SULPHUR
SAYS IN Is HARMLESS
rs FOOD PRESERVATIyE

After Experimenting. Board Which
Endorsed Benzoatc of Soda. Ap-
proves Use of Sulphur I'm Dried
Fruits-Pcople VIII he Skeptical
About Action
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16

Millions Of women prefer Curcura
Soup to al other skin sraaps for preserv-
ing, purifying and beautifying the skin.
scalp. hair and nands. For rashes,
itchings and chafngs, red, rough hands,
eruptiuus and skin biemishes and every
purpose Of the toilet. bath and nursery,
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
are Invaluable.
Cuticun Soap C5c), Crtfrua Ointment t50c)
and Cuticnra Resolyrnt tbOc). Cor IN The form q
thrUurho,It ibe world Potter Dr,iT a chem corp .
bole PROPS Llb Columbus Ave. BostGn, Mnss
B-Nailed free. 32-paRe CufirTura Booklet an
Authority On Affections OF the Skin Scalp and Hair
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16

Many a man is proud OF his past
because Il IL past.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16

Do YOU take the East oreEon!an,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
LOCK HORNS ON
WATERWAY PLAN
Senator Lorimer Writes to the
Members of Legislature
Arguing for Delay.
DENEEN ON OTHER SIDE
Former Declares 1t Impossible to Pro-
ceed Without Cooperation of
United States.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator
Lorimer has locked horns with Gov
ernor Deneen over the expenditure
of $2O,O00,000 voted by the people
of Illinois for the construction of
deep water way from Utica to Lock-
port and has written each member of
the legislature stating his grounds for
opposing the passage of the Schmitt
bill or of any immediate action by
the general assembly on water way
legislation. The letter is written Feb.
26 and purports to be in reply to in
quiries as to the grounds of his op-
position. In it he says:
I'm answer to these inquiries, l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

northern Ohio by the floods, which,
after 80 hours steady rain, have
reached their climax. The damage to
property will run into many thousands
of dollars and if the situation is not
relieved by a cold snap or cessation
Of the rain, it is predicted that eX-
treme suffering and destitution will
follow in the next few days.
Steel Plant Threatened.
At Youngstown two of the biggest
steel plants are threatened by the ris-
along the entire valley of which the
water has spread over the lowlands,
driving the farmers from their homes.
The Sandusky river is five feet above
the danger line at Bucyrus and a
gorge has formed in the heart of the
city.
The most serious conditions are re
ported from Fremont where half the
town is under water and the stores
have been boarded up by the mer-
chants. At Akron both the Little and
Big Cuyahoga rivers have left their
teds Many houses are flooded and
the enIiIe IRE anu pOlltS lOlNCS vi tue
city have been ordered out for emer
gency
Hurricane Strikes Pacific Northwest.
Seattle, Wash, Feb 2S.-The worst
storm that has struck the Pacific
northwest in the last six years ragged
Saturday night over Washington and
British Columbia. In Seattle Inc
wind reached a velocity of 40 miles an
hour, while rain fell in torrents, IN
creasing the danger from floods made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
SUMMONS FOR
CONGRESSMEN
HELD REGULAR

Washington, Feb. %. Justice
Wright of the supreme court Of the
District of Columbia today decided the
court acted entirely within its author
ity when it issued a writ OF mandamus
ordering the joint committee OH print
ing of congress TO show cause why Il
should not consider the bid Of the Val
ley Paper company of Holyoke, Mass.
Members of the senate committee
on judiciary say senators are not In
contempt, but only in default Mem
bers feel certain the paper company's
protest will be rejected on its merits
and the question OF Jurisdiction viii
not, therefore, be prosecuted to ad-
judication by the supreme court Of the
United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

who will later hand them over to Sher-
iff Kelly for execution.
Counsel for James E. Bathgate, Jr..
one of the New Jersey directors in
the meat combine, appeared in court
today and he was released on bail of
$4,000
Recall Witnesses.
Chicago, Feb. 2S.-Witnesses who
have already testified before the fed
eral grand jury in the packing investi-
cation were recalled today and ques-
toned on details which had been un-
touched in their first examination.
This is expected to be the final week
of the federal investigation.
Drives Butcher to Suicide.
st. Louis, Feb 2S.-The high price
he was forced to pay for meat, togeth-
er with the loss of trade through Lent,
caused Alexander Bindebeutel,
butcher, to kill himself today The
body was found in the ice box of his
shop. BindebeuteTs stock of meat be-
fore the recent rise was considered
began to advance his customers cur
tailed purchases and the butcher had
to reduce many of his lines of meats.
His customers then quit him 10 go
to more opulent dealers. When Lent
began his trade fell to a point where
it was improbable.
Bindebeutel ended his life on his
eighth wedding anniversary. His wife
said her husband had spent many
hours figuring on his books and try
fng in vain to discover way to evade
that were costing him trade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
Mass of Snow Half Mile Wide SWoops Down Up.
on Mine Towns Burying Scores and Carrying
Bodies Down the Mountain Side.
NO ACCURATE ESTIMATE OF THE DEAD
Thousands Digging 30Foot Bank for the Remains and
Number Have Been Observation-Disclosures Warnings,
Given in Time, Saved Many.

Spokane, Wash, Feb. 2S.-The num-
Der of dead in the avalanche of Sun
day night is now conservatively esti-
mated at CO. Besides the destruction
of Mace. an avalanche overwhelmed
the town of Burke, where a score Of
houses were crushed.
Fourteen bodies have been recov-
cred from the ruins of Mace, and 16
at Burke A thousand rescuers are
now at work.
Italians Dig selves Out.
Thirty-five Italians, sleeping in an
outfit car on the Northern Pacific sid
ing. swept away with the car to the
bottom Of the canyon, used tools in
the car to dig themselves out
There is fear the number of dead
at Burke may be even larger than at
Mace Every man who can be spared
from rescue work at Mace will be ap-
pealed to. Doctors were rushed from
Wallace on special trains. From the
foot of the Anchor mine plant to the
Catholic church, about half a mile, the
slide is 80 feet deep.
Many Save Selves.
---Whsn- the alarm spread that Macs
was almost wiped out by landslide,
mothers, wives and children OF miners
employed at the Burke mines began
to seek places of safety. The wives
and families of the miners, who had
responded to the appeals from Mace,
were unable to move and these may
have been buried in the snow.
Drag Children AVSay.
Mothers hauled their children to the
side of the hills, brothers dragged lit
tie sisters to places of safety, and
when the slide struck many of the
homes were deserted by the fear
stricken women and children, while
the bread providers were rescuing the
injured at the stricken sister town.
Old timers in the Couer D'Alene
district have been sounding daily
warnings to Mace, Burke and Black
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

imminent by the melting of the snow
on the western slope of the Cascades.
Warnings sent out by the local
weather bureau last night announced
grave danger of floods in the Puyall-
I'D. White. Duamish, Snohomish and
Skagit river valleys.
The Great Northern and Milwaukee
lines are hopelessly blocked. The
north bound Portland-Vancouver linn
tied on the Great Northern was wreck
ed by running into slide. None was
injured. so far as known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
SOME REAL LIVE GOSSIP FROM
THE CAPITAL OF THE NATION

he was pleading for the appointment
of a government business methods
commission, which would provide soft
berths and large salaries to nine re-
publicans, for two years or more. and
necessitate the expenditure of at least
100000 There is already an over
abundance of commissions exactly
similar to the one outlined by Mr.
Aldrich, and It is largely due TO the
existence of these do-nothing, extrav-
agant bodies that the peoples money
is being wasted with such lavish
hand. The committee on public ex-
penditures is in a better position to
perform the duties that Senator Aid
rich would assign to the proposed new
commission, because that committee
(Continued on Page Fourl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
FLOODS RACE
THROUGH OHIO
Rain and Melting Snow Send
Torrents of Water Down
the Streams.
MANY CITIES AFFECTED
Hurricane and Heavy Precipitation
Produce Similar Conditions in
Northwest.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 28.-The rain Of
the last "a hours, washing down the
immense accumulation of ice and
snow along the Allegheny and Monon-
gahela watersheds caused a rapid
Iise in the rivers last night
During the day the waters in the
little Miami river as well as the back
waters from the Ohio river had COM
pletely covered several hundred acres
in the little Miami river and numer-
Gus pleasure camps along that stream
were washed away.
Hundreds of people have been
driven from their homes at Fremont,
Ohio, and other points throughout