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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08
BUILD HOUSE FROM ONE TREE
Forty Thousand Feet of Lumber In
Single Fir.

Single Fir.
A fourteen room two story and a
half house, built entirely of the lum-
Der from single fir tree, was recently
completed at Elma. Wash. The tree
was a giant Douglas fir and was felled
west of the town. 1t was marvel
ously straight and when scaled was
found TO contain 10000 feet of scrv
iceable lumber.
The tree was cut into six logs. the
first or butt being twenty eight feet
in length Inside the bark the stump
measured seven feet and nine inches
in diameter The distance to the first
limb of this tree was 100 feet. and the
total height of the tree was more than
800 feet.
At the standard price of SO per
thousand, the lumber in this one tree
was worth more than $1,000.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08
AN INGENIOUS CRAFT.

sympathy for the much Overworked
George" or for financial gains. Il
Danish inventor has just devised and
placed on the market a craft that will
save the Georges" much physical ex-
ertion in that direction.
This is a two man power paddle
boat, which Is driven forward by
means of pedals that turn paddles,
and, while. Of course, it hasn't the
speed of the motorboat, fast time can
be made with every little effort. This
ingenious craft is attracting much at
tention, and many have been ordered
for summer resorts all over the world
number having been purchased in
America. The inventor Is said to be
reaping harvest from his new boat.
That marvellous invention, the tele-
writer, which was invented short
time ago, is now giving such remark
able results that 1t is becoming more
and more indispensable. This Won
derful instrument transmits in exact
facsimile written messages. and in
business transactions particularly the
advantage of written over a spoken
message Is obvious. Moreover. the
message is recorded whether the sub
scriber rung up is in or not. yet an
other advantage which 1t has over the
telephone, to which 1t can be added if
necessary. Many countries are inter-
ested in the invention.
A telewriter exchange will soon be
an accomplished fact in London. the
twenty-one years lease enabling such
exchanges to be formed. The tele-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08

Although 81 per cent of the area of
Baden, Germany, is forest land, there
is n great amount of lumber imported
from the United States (4o per cent?,
Russia Sweden and ROumania.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08
America HEAVY Chrome BUYER.

Half the chrome ore exported from
RhOdesia comes to the United States.
entering at Baltimore-in 1909, 11,410
out of 22.S11 tons. Other large buyers
are the Netherlands and France.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08

writer in the illustration is seen writ
ing a message to go to another town
begging for a pamphlet containing
particulars of this extraordinary in
vcntion, which in reality is the out
come of Il vast amount of patience
and ingenuity. and Il considerable sum
of money has been expended to perfect
it.
BY its aid we can send our own par
ticular handwriting over an indefinite
length of Wire us easily as a telegraph
clerk transmits messages in the Morse
alphabet. In fact, whatever the hui
man hand does ut one end of the wire
that will be faithfully reproduced by
a similar machine at the other end
even though it be many hundreds of
miles away. kilograms of the future
may thus play an important part in
breach of promise eases.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08

Prospects in Egypt are for 4 normal
cotton crop of l 100000 bales. Plants
everywhere have a good stand, and the
cultivation also Is good.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08
GLASGOW Eases Car Joltiru.

The municipality of Glasgow is try
ing out wheels in which the rims are
separat ed from the centers by a mum
Der of coiled springs to afford resil-
iency.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08
ROYAL ARCH

Meets the second and Fourth Thurs
dav of each month. in A. 0. U. w.
Hall. at 3 D. m. Visiting Sir Knights
are always welcome.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08

NEW ENGINE FOR DRAGGING ARTILLERY.
Instead of travelling in the ordinary
way 1t rolls along on an endless track
like great chain of steel links, which
1t lays for itself.
The engine can thus safely negotiate
bitches. rocky areas and the steepest
gradieptS.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08

agreements with regard to Persia, AZ
ghanistan and Tibet. which is now
an accomplished fact. On the aces
sion of Il new government to power,
with Sir Edward Grey as foreign min
lister, he was recalled once more to
London, this time as permanent head
of the foreign Office.
Influence Over Foreign Policy.
The influence which Sir Charles
Hardinge has acquired over foreign
policy during the last four years has
been quiet and unobtrusive. but none
the less marked. He has carried on
no propaganda: he has never agitated
or intrigued: his victories have been
entirely victories of character and in.
tellectual force.
An important factor in his career
has been his marriage to the Hon.
Winifred Selma. daughter of the
first Lord Abingdon and woman of
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08

Army circles the world over are
now being made with new invention
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
g g What the 6
g Inventors Are 6
g g Accomplishing 8

choosing the person who will handle
the oars, and while the others have Il
most delightful time poor George"
comes back after his day on the water
and goes cunning for the man who in
vented rowbOats. Whether through
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08
Two Miles In One Cocoon.

A single cocoon often yields more
than two miles of silk.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08

for use on battlefields. This is an oil
fuel traction engine designed for drag
ging the heaviest artillery over rough
country and is most novel machine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-08
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B PROGRESS.

) PROGRESS.
We are sending word by wireless;
We've a cooker that is tireless;
The inventors all are tireless
) In their efforts to invent things {
which shall be both strange
and new:
We have airships that are gasless; =
We have railways that are pass
less. (
) But country that was classics. {
Though we all hate snobs like
poison. would appeal to very
few. =
We have palm rooms that are heat (
) less;
We have dinners that are meatless;
We have wheat pits that are wheat
less.
And the day no doubt is coming (
5 when the horse will disappear; {
We have wagons that are shaftlesS;
We've a White House that is Taft
less,
But a city that is graftless
Seems to be a thing they haven't (
built upon this hemisphere.
S. L. Kiser In Chicago Record
Herald
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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-20

1894 t xes abatement was
granted.
The chairman appointed
Sletmoe and Zentgraf a CON-
mittee to check up the County
Judges Office, and Green and
Robinson committee to check
Supt. of Schools office.
On motion board adjourned
until Thursday Jan. 9th 9
O'Clock A. NJ.
o'clock A, NJ.
Board called to order with
all members present.
On motion the personal taxes
assessed against ]. S. Blanding
in Wahpeton for the years 1894
and 1896 were ordered abated
on the ground that the said ].
S. Blanding was not living in
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-20


was read and ordered spread
upon the minutes.
Wahpeton, N. D.. Jan. 5, 1910.
To The Honorable Board of
Richland County Commits.
sioners.
We the Undersigned have
officially visited the Richland
County Poor Farm Jan. 9TH.
We found 6 inmates either
feeble minded or imbecilles in
bed under good care. T h e
Keeper of the poor farm de-
serves praiseworthy mention.
All our former recommends
tons for improvements, to the
county commissioners, were
not only considered but carried
ont in such way that the
house as it. 10 now does not
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-20

Second District: N e and
Robinson. Third District:
Zentgraf and Green. Fourth
District: Green aud Sletmoe.
Fifth District: Robinson and
Ness. On motion Board ad.
journed until z o'clockP n.
o'clock +. NJ.
Board called to order with
all N mbers present. Chair
man Ness appointed the fol.
lowing committees for the en-
suing year: Poor Farm: Ness,
Robinson and Sletmoe. Court
House and Grounds: Robin
son, Ness and Zentgraf. Pur-
chasing: Robinson. Green and
Zentgraf. On motion the board
appointed the county physic-
ians for the ensuing year at
designated salaries as follows.
County Physician for first COM
missioners district, DR.. O. G.
Beam, Walcott at salary of
S125.O0 per year. County Ply
stefan for second commissions
ers district, DIR. H. o: Fields
Abercrombie at a salary of
sl25.0O per year. County PLY.
stefan for third commissioners
district, DR.. G. A. Durkee of
Great Bend at a salary of $l25.
per year. County Physician
for fourth com missioners dis.
trict, DIR. V. A. Young, Hankin-
son at a salary of Sl25.OO per
year. County Physician for
the fifth commissioners dis
trict, including care of the
county's patients at the poor
farm and st. Francis Hospital,
DIR. r. H. Devine Wahpeton, at
a salary of S50n00 per year. On
motion the following persons
were designated to act as
County Board of Health for
the ensuing ear: Chas. E.
Wolfe, president ex. officio, in.
Ness, Vice President. DR.. r. H.
Devine superintendent. On
motion the following persons
were designated to act as Com.
missioners of Insanity for the
ensuing year. Geo. Van Arnam,
chairman, ex-oficio. DIR. L. w.
Meckstroth physician. Dan II.
Jones attorney. On motion
the board adjourned until Wed
nesday Jan. 9Th 8 o'clock A. NJ.
Soooy Jous OSiA
Board called to order with
all members present. On mo-
ton the personal taxes assess
ed against Ferdinand Hoefs in
Hankinson for the year 1905
were ordered abated on the
grounds that the said Hoefs
did not own any personsal pro.
perty at that time. On motion
the application of Joseph Chez.
lex for abatement of personal
taxes assessed against Chezick
& Ulman in Wahpeton for the
year 1881 was granted on the
grounds that Mr.. Joseph Chez
lex was not in partnership with
Ulman at that time, and that
the said Ulman has now gone
and his address is unknown.
On motion the application of
Frank Weeks for abatement of
a 1904 personal tax assessed in
Paramount was rejected on the
ground that the said tax was
on the said Weeks
1903 valuation for road and at
entered in the 1904 tax
lists as delinquent road. Mo.
ton by Sletmoe, seconded by
Robinson, that the Globe. Ga.
zette. Hankinson News and
Reporter be the official
newspapers of the county for
the ensuing year aud that the
Globe Gazette be designated as
the newspaper to publish theI
delinquent tax list of 1909.
Motion hy Zentpraf, seconded !
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-20

Wahpeton in said years.
Messrs. John HUT and Ben
Waivel, acting a committee
from the board of county co M
missioners- of Wilkin County,
Mimi, appeared b e fore the
board relative to the rebuilding
of the Wolverton bridge. The
board agreed to send commit
tee to examine said bridge.
On motion board adjourned
until 2 o'clock p. NJ.
2o'clock Pm.
Board called to order with
all members present.
On motion the school poll
assessed against Geo. Van Ar
nam in Walcott for the year
1909 was ordered abated on
Continued on page a
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-20
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Official Proceedings Of the Board
OF County Commissioners.

Official Proceedings Of the Board
Of County Commissioners.
Wahpeton, N. d., Jan. 3, 1910.
The Board of County Com.
missioners, of Richland Coun.
ty, N. d.. me, in regular ses-
sion on above date. Members
present: Sletmoe; Ness, Gent.
graf, Green and Robinson.
Board called to order by F. A.
Burton, County Auditor.
Board proceeded to elect a
chairman for the ensuing year.
c. Ness was nominated chair-
man by Sletmoe, seconded by
Zentgraf. Vote was taken and
c. Ness was declared duly
elected chairman for the ensu-
ing year.
Minutes of last meeting were
read and on motion approved.
A large delegation represent
ing various banks in Richlaud
County appeared before the
Board requesting that part of
the 1909 taxes assessed against
the banks in this county be
abated on the grounds that
said banks were assessed high
er than other property. The
board took the matter under
consideration. Messrs. Schou,
weller and Steele of Paramount
appeared before the board re-
questing the replanking of a
portion of the bridge over the
Boise de Sioux River east of
Fairmount. The board inform
ed the said gentlemen that the
said replanking would first
have to be recommended by
the township supervisors. Mr..
]. H. Movius, president of the
Movius Land & Loan Co., ap.
peared before the board and
presented application for abate
ment of 1909 taxes assessed
against his company. Board
deferred action on said appli.
cation f o r further considera.
ton. Mr.. J. L. Mathews, CASH
Ter of Lidgerwood National
Bank appeared b eff ore the
board and requested the said
board to state an amount that
would be accepted in full set
Element of Ralph Maxwells de-
linquent personal taxes. The
stating of amount that would
be accepted in settlement of
said personal taxes was defer
ed by the board for further in
formation relative to the mat
ter. Mr.. II. c. N. Myhra ap-
peared before the board and re.
quested that the taxes for the
years 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884 and
1887 paid on the E1a of SEA
Sec. 1913 4S be refunded on
the ground that the taxes for
said years were paid on govern
ment land. Board deferred &C.
tisn on said application.
On motion board adjourned
until Tuesday Jan. 18th 9 o'clock
A. NJ. Tuesday Jan. 18th 9 o'clock
A. NJ. Board called to order
with all members present. On
motion the following resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, t h drain assess
ments on the following drains,
viz: Garborg drain No. Z and
Standy drain No. IL, which
were certified to the county au-
ditor, by the Board of of drain
Commissioners and spread on
the 1909 tax lists did not give
credit for payments previously
made on said drains as shown
by especial drain tax list" on
file in the Office of the County
Treasurer. Therefore Be It Re-
solved. that the County Treas
urer be and he is hereby auth.
orized to allow credit for any
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-01-20

need any furthur improve
ments. The present pleasant
condition of the poor farm ls
honorably credited to the coun.
ty commissioners.
Rev. ]. Gaydusek,
Magnus Olson.
On motion board adjourned
until 2 O'clock p. NJ.
2o'clock p. NJ.
Board called to order with
all members present. On mo-
ton the application of w. P.
Beck for abatement of taxes
assessed against him in Duer.
Twp. for the years 1893 and 1894
was rejected as to the 1893
t a K e 9 as the assessors field
notes for said year show that
the property was there, on the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
THE LAWS LONG. QUICK ARM.

In the days when the world was
young and there were no means OF
rapid communication and lransporta-
ton men could often commit MUIR
der and escape. Pirates, brigands
and murderers then had good show o:
eIuding the law.
But today the arm of the law is
long and it is quick to act. Only
yesterday a man was arrested at Echo
charged with a brutal murder in the
town of Union. Distance did not save
MIN. A few weeks ago the whole
world took interest in the capture of
DR.. Crippen when he landed in the
new world after trip across the
ocean. The law reached across the
sea and took that accused murderer
as surely as though he had been
found red handed in his own home
in London.
One feature of the advance of civil
lization is a surer and swifter enforce
nient of the commandment not to
kill, =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
MARK TWAIN AND WHISTLER.

One time Mark Twain met James
Mcneil Whistler, the artist. A friend
having warned the humorist that the
painter was a confirmed joker, Mark
solemnly answered that he would get
the better of Whistler should the lat
ter attempt "any funny business.
Furthermore. Twain determined to
when the two had been introduced,
which took place in Whistler's studio,
Twain assuming an air of hopeless
stupidity, approached a just complet-
ed painting and said: mot at all
bad, Mr.. Whistler; not at all bad.
Only" he added, reflectively, with a
motion as if to rub out cloud effect,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
THE "NEW NATIONALISM." )"
ATLANTA Constitution }

(Atlanta Constitution.)
A fresh, and yet an old, cause for
divergence between President Taft and
former President Roosevelt has been
opened up in the new nationalism"
recently preached by the latter and
inferentially criticised by Mr.. Taft in
his address to the conservation con-
gress at st. Paul.
Readers of The Constitution require
no detailed analysis of Mr.. Roosevelt's
theories on the new nationalism,
full reports of which have already
been published in this paper. For
purposes of recapitulation, 1t may be
stated as a recommendation for great
er Capitalization in our government,
with current emphasis on the vital is
sue Of conservation.
President Taft aligned himself al
most Numerically against this theory
in his st. Paul speech. He was as In
tense a partisan of effective conserva-
ton as any man, he declared. But
he did not see his way clear to push
his advocacy so far as to invade the
rights of the states in the premises.
Meanwhile, the st. Paul congress
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
SHOW THEM \ WELCOME.

When the district fair opens Mon
day Pendleton will start upon an un-
usual week. Because Of the fair and
the Roundup, which will be held
during the last three days of the
week, we are promised a crowd such
as the city has never seen before.
The fair always draws many visitors
from Umatilla and Morrow counties
and this year the Roundup will
bring them here from all over the
state and from other states of the
west.
Naturally the coming of this crowd
will create responsibilities for the
people Of this city The visitors must
be accommodated and entertained.
The success of the week and the hope
Of bringing similar crowds to the city
in the future will depend very largely
upon the spirit shown by local peo-
pie during the fair and Roundup.
OF entertainment features of course
there will be no dearth. Between the
attractions of the fair and the splen-
did exhibitions arranged by the
Roundup management there will be
all sorts of amusement for all who
come.
But the outsiders must be accom-
modated as we'll as entertained. They
must be provided with places to eat
and places to sleep. They should be
made to feel that the gates of the city
are truly open to them and that they
are welcome guests. Pendleton has
the reputation of being a hospitable
place. Keep up this good name
Meet the strangers with a handshake
ard a smile that will make them feel
at home. We are not merely aftel
a little money from each of them
We want them to know that this is g
good town. filled with good people
We want them to stay here perma-
nently If they viii or If they cannot
do that then return some other day
We want them to go away boosting
Pendleton and not be members Of th'
anvil brigade. Too many anvils have
been ringing unjustly against this lit
tie city and we want to offset th'
misleading and pessimistic report
that have gone abroad.
When the visitors arrive. next weel
meet them and treat them with tru
western cordiality. Let them know
we are glad they came and that w
want them to have a good time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24

which included many of the most dis
tinguished Americans from every part
OF the country, was badly split as be-
tween the Taft and the Roosevelt
ideas. AS rule. the west opposes
the Pinchot policies, synonymous with
those of Roosevelt, and western gov
ernors have been caucussing vigor-
ously to devise some means to open
up public lands and resources they
now claim are being futilely kept in
cold storage" by the federal govern
ment.
Colonel Roosevelt's friendship for a
greater degree of Capitalization. in all
other issues as we'll as in conserva-
ton. is by no means a new or unknown
quantity.
While president. he expressed the
opinion, in message after message
that the extension of federal control
was essential to the roofing of many
abuses. He also has laid consider
able stress on the assertion that II
the states neglected their powers and
functions of regulation and control
they must not be surprised If the ma
ton stepped in to redress their short
comings.
1t was logical that he should ac-
centuate these views as applied to con-
servation. for on this. more than any,
| thing else. the states have been re-
miss.
The old issues as between states
rights and Capitalization seem still
to be as full of controversial possibil.
! tiles as a Pandora's box of trouble
Does the recent utterance of Taft fore
shadow the entrance of still another
factor into the national political re.
alignment surely impending?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24

The Pilot Rock Record closed the
primary campaign with several edi-
torials abusive of the East Oregonian
and the main accusations against this
paper were such that the Record edi-
tor knows them or should know them
to be unfounded. But it would not be
worth while to get mad at the Pilot
Rock Record.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
GOOD OLD SCHOOL DAYS.

The conductor of a western freight
train saw a tramp stealing a ride on
one of the forward cars. He told
brakeman in the caboose to go up and
put the man off at the next stop
When the brakeman approached the
tramp the latter waved a big revolver
and told him to keep away.
Did you get rid OF hlm?' the con-
ductor asked the brakeman, when the
train was under motion again.
81 hadn't the heart" ne replied.
"He turned out to be an old school
mate of mine"
'I'll take care Of him" said the
conductor, as he started over the tops
of the cars.
After the train had made another
stop and gone on, the brakeman came
into the caboose and said to the con-
ductor:
"Well, is he OFF,"
mo; he turned out to be an old
school friend Of mine, too Every
body's Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
WHERE HOPE LIES.

At Weston a meeting was held re-
Gently for the purpose Of discussing
the proposition Of damming Pine
creek so as to store water for the ir-
rigation of land in that vicinity. 1t
~ a project that has been under con-
sideration for many months and that
II will be carried out successfully is
earnestly to be hoped.
It is q fact well recognized now
that the hope Of further advance
ment for this entire section rests
iergely upon such undertakings an
this. II our country districts are to
be more closely peopled and II the
towns are to grow and prosper then
means must be taken to place water