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The oasis., 1910-09-17
TIMELY HINTs FOR FARm FRS.
Some Hardy Flowers for Southwestern
 Gardens.

University ot Arizona Agricultural Experi-
 ment station.)
 It is the common lot of home- builders in new countries to meet with failure in their earlier at- tempts to grow the less hardy and less enduring plants, including flowers and similar ornamentals. This has been particularly true in the Southwest where climatic fact ors are severe test for any but native species or hardy introduced ones. After no little experience and observation in the growing of such plants, the writer has pre- pared this article in the hope that it may be of some help to those desiring to beautify their surround ings, if this may be done without too great an outlay of time and money. It is, of course, to be granted that winning bread and providing shelter is always of first importance to family, but after these and other necessary things are assured, there comes a longing on the part of most of us for more pleasant environments, including the association of flowers, shrubs, and trees. The lack of these very things or the failure to realize them with reasonable effort, Is often re. sponsible for discontentment and dissatisfaction among rural dwell lers in new communities, and their consequent removal to other un- tried lands to begin over again. How often has the farmers wife amidst her solitude and too often desolate surroundings complained of the difficulty of getting a few plants to grow about the homel
 In presenting what follows, it is with the assurance that the plants suggested are hardy, and ordinarily can be depended upon, except in instances noted, to grow with mo- derate care. Many of them are flowers that grew in the gardens of our forefathers and hence are hardy throughout the country, being as valuable for the East and North as for the Southwest. Next to the picture of desolation and indiffer- ence portrayed by a home with no attempts at ornamental planting oi any kind, is one set with a lot of half-dead, chlOrotic plants keenly depicting failure and disappoint- ment. Such plants speak poorly for a country and are a source of constant annoyance to the planter, Better group of homely rugged native varieties than a collection of sickly, sun-scorched roses, or a bed of old fashioned zinnias to one of lilies, if the roses and lilies can- not be grown to moderate perfec- ton without undue effort.
 Climate, verSuS plant vGrjetieS. A lack of appreciation of the differ ences between our winter and spring, and our summer growing seasons is responsible for the failure of many plants, particularly flow. CTS, to make any growth whatever when planted. Too often we are sowing sweet peas and poppy seeds when we should be planting pe- tunias and zinnias. Some of us endeavor to grow the same varieties of flowers here in the summer sea. son that we did in the States farther north and east, and in this we almost invariably fail. The ex.
The oasis., 1910-09-17
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soil, knows too we'll not to waste time trying to grow such vegetables as onions, peas, and spinach dur ing our extreme summer heat, through these conditions are per- feet for beans, squashes and sweet potatoes. The current statement of some years ago that the city bred man is as much at home on ranch in the Southwest as the ex- perienced Eastern farmer contains some truth and is only another way of saying the same thing.
 In a previous publication the writer pointed out that species growing remarkably we'll during our winter and spring months are seldom able to make any headway in the summer season. In fact, such plants usually die at the be- ginning of the hot, dry fore.sum- mer, or at least cease growth and production of flowers and seeds, even with moderate irrigation. Witness for example, the fruitless attempts at our lower attitudes to- grow sweet peas, ten-weeks stock, candytuft, crimson flax, or even California poppies in the summer. And the reverse is likewise true for such varieties as flourish during the hot weather. Seldom do they make any growth worthy of note in. the winter season, and usually they are not at all in evidence. having been cut down by the frosts of late fall.
 Winter and spring bIOomers. As concerns annual flowers for late winter and spring blossoming it is true in general that varieties listed in seed catalogues as "hardy an- nuals" are the ones most certain to. thrive during our cooler tempera- lures. This group is made up. largely of such well-known plants as mignonette, candytuft, sweet alyssum, sweet peas, sweet sultan, ten-weeks stock, snap dragon. pot marigold, common parsley, annual, or rocket larkspur, and corn and opium poppies. To these may be added also the equally hardy AtctotiS grandiS, crimson flax, per, eDnial flax, blue lnpine, annual phlox, Mexican evening primrose California poppy, and the gaillar- dias, the last six of which are in- digenous to the Southwest. Along with these should be planted for spring and early summer Towering. the biennial foxglove, Canterbury bells, and the ever-present and hardly hollyhock.
 Seeds of the above plants may be sown any time in September or early October in ordinary, we'll prepared garden soil. When sown in September the young plants grow to some size by late fall, and are less subject to injury from birds and grasshoppers. The plants re- quire only moderate irrigation dur ing much of their growing season by virtue of moderate temperatures, and of the winter rainfall which at times is sufficient to supplement a considerable part of the watering. With few exceptions including the biennial s ecies, the growth of these varieties is at an end by the middle of May when the hot weather sets in, after which most of us have little inclination to look after beds of flowers, while still others seek cooler climates. These
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-04-21

Interstate Commerce commissions,
ana Charles Neil, chairman of Il e
commission of labor, is an import
ant concession. Strikers at Chi
cago, under the ruling of the board
Will receive this ame INT back pay to
February 10, while all switchmen
west of Billings, Mont, will receive
a D cent raise. These amounts
have been paid by the railroads
since April 1.
On account of shortage of
power to move the great amount of
freight that has accumulated, all
the locomotives have been put in
the pool' and are now running
first in, first out.
Traffic was tied up for consid-
cradle time last Friday on account
OF couple of freight trains getting
tangled up while trying to pass each
other on siding at Bombay. The
1918 plowed into some cars that
were not in the clear which played
havoc with the cars and damaged
the engine slightly.
There will be 276,OOO new cross
ties put in by the Great Northern
this year, which means an expendi-
ture for the ties alone Of 500, 800.
81 900 will be put in on the district
from Cut Bank to Columbia Falls,
81 900 from Columbia Falls to Rex
ford and $4,000 from Rexford to
Troy. When it is taken into con-
sideration that all these ties were
cut in this section, it will give some
idea what the tie industry amounts
to.
Freight Agent Herberg, was lured
from his peaceful slumbers at 4
O'Clock Sunday morning and in
duced to trail after two other nim-
rods to Haskill's creek to try their
luck at catching some of the fine
trout that that stream is so noted
for. He claims that it was too
early for the fish to be out and is
very honest about explaining how
he caught just one little unwary
fellow about three inches long,
which was more than his partners
got.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-04-21
~ OF LOCAL INTEREST

Mrs. J. D. Perdue went to Spokane
Monday on visit.
Mrs. J. Delaney returned Tuesday
from visit to Fargo N. D.
rs.:Heustener of Kalispell visited
with Mrs. Chas. Jennings this week
J. A. Samson has commenced
the erection of residence building
on Kalispell Avenue.
Frank B. Cheevers has been
appointed agent for the Gray Motor.
See his ad in this issue.
Ed. McConville made a trip to
Seattle Monday in place of one of
the express messengers, who is laying
off.
The bid for the construction OF
the Duncan-Samson building will be
opened today at the Office of J. A.
Samson.
The long distance telephone booth
that was formerly located at the
Cadillac hotel has been moved to
the Northern.
The fve-acre tracts north of the
tracks have been g, ing like hot cakes
this week. Three of them were
sold Tuesday. The purchasers
were, Otto Flodin, Chas. jacobson
and L. E. Clark.
There has been big demand for
fishing licenses since the lake opened
up. Judge Carr reports that 100
fishing licenses have been issued to
date.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-04-21

The Five Hundred Club was en-
tertained Tuesday by Mrs. Harry
Smith.
Contractor Graves has two houses
well under way for w. w. Wolcott,
on Spokane avenue.
The dancing school class enjoyed
a very pleasant social hop in
Matthew's hall Monday evening.
The Lindell dining room has
been closed on account of Mrs.
Shoaf, the proprietor, not being
able to secure a cook.
Contractor E. A. Knight has
begun the erection of J. A. Sam
sons building on the corner OF
First street and Lupfer avenue.
A. E. Long. formerly superin-
tendent of the Kalispell division
and business man in Whitefsh,
dropped in yesterday to greet his
old friends.
c. H. Ratchye is badly crippled
with an injured back, but not serious.
He lost his balance and fell from. his
wagon while unloading baled hay
and one of the bales fell on him.
A number of friends of Lillian
Micho dropped in on her unawares
last Friday night and gave her a
very pleasant surprise in the event
that she is going away for a time
Lillian and her mother leave to might
for Seattle to visit for bout two
months with Mrs. Archie Petrol.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-04-21
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES

J. E. Coffey, claim agent at
Havre, was a visitor in the city
Sunday.
The stations at Java and Fielding
were opened up on April Is, al d
phone operators installed.
Effective April Is, O. H. Lewis
has charge Of the station at Column
bia Falls, vice J. M. Montgomery
on a leave of absence.
The track from Summit east to
Cut Bank will be relayed with new
steel this summer. Several hun
dred laborers are expected to arrive
in short time to do this work.
The contractors doing the double
tracking from Summit to Java,
having considerable of the grade
completed, the Great Northern will
start putting down the rails in a
few weeks.
Engineer Ray Forcum returned
last week from Rochester. Mimi. :,
and is again back on the main line
pulling passenger. He expects to
take the helper job on Essex hill in
a short time.
Brakeman Jack Bremen received
a bad cut on his head Tuesday
evening. He was in the cupalo Of
the caboose when the train broke
in two and the sudden stop of the
air setting all at once pitched him
head long to the floor and struck
on his head.
E. r. Grant formerly car fore
man at this place, but now of Van
couver, Wash, passed thru here
Saturday on his way to Stanley,
N. D., to sell his ranch there. He
intends to make investments nearer
home, in Oregon, in fruit lands.
The strike of northwestern
switchmen which has been on for
four months and twelve DAYS has
terminated, and the men go back
Internationally, but the officials of
the switchmen do not consider that
it has been failure. The Scent
per hour raise which was granted
the Switchmen's union March %
by the frederal arbitration board
appointed by Martin A. Knapp,
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-04-21
OUR MAGAZINE BARGAINS

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Saturday Evening Post. $500
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-07
BUSINESSMEN FIGHT IN
STREET OVER JEFFRIES
Detective Stops Battle After
Many Angry Blows

The question of whether or not JEFF
fries would have licked the smoke
when the former was in his prime
brought about the usual argument be-
tween John P. Donaldson, president of
the patent developing company with
offices in the Humboldt building, and
Albert Dennison, head of the Dennison
plumbing supply company, and culmi-
in front of the Flood building yester-
day evening and pounding each others
faces until the police Jumped in
Both were arrested and charged with
disturbing the peace. The argument
started in a barber shop while they
were having their faces shaved So
heated became the wordy battle that
for few minutes it was a tossup be-
tween shaving and suicide. The ques-
t1on was taken up in a nearby saloon
and continued in the street.
Donaldson maintained that Jeffries
would have knocked the nigger into
the middle of next week in the early
days, while Dennison declared that the
american would have wiped the
floor with his white brother at any
stage of the game. Then they clinched.
Donaldson poked a right to the eye
of the plumbing president, and the
latter drove a left hook to the abdo-
men of the patent developing man. The
exchange was followed by a gouging
of eyes, punches of varying degrees
KICKS on the shins and many swear
words. Then Detective Bailey stepped
IN and caught each by the back of the
neck.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-07
Suburban Breyities

MARTIN JOoST SUMMoEED-Alameda, July g.
Martin Joost Sr.. well known resident and
grocer, died this morning at his home 2172
Encinal avenue. He was native Of Germany,
IS years Of age, and is survived by wife and
six children.
KNowLAND ON WAY HoME--Alameda July
6.-Congressman j. r. knowland and his
family are expected to arrive here Friday
morning. They arrived in California from
Washington 10 days ago and have been so
journing at Deer Park inn.
PAYING TELLER LEAVES BANK-Berkeley
July 6.-Louis l. Reed paying teller of the
First National bank Of this city. has ac-
cepted the position of assistant cashier of the
Bank Of Willows. and will leave here August
/ TO take up 1his new duties.
BANK TO BE oPENED-Berkeley, July 6-In
response to the request of a number of mer-
chants in the vicinity of Telegraph avenue and
Bancroft way the directors of the Berkeley
savings bank and trust company have decided
to establish a bank as near that corner as
possible.
POLICE INSPECT cITY-The annual sanitary
inspection of the city by the police force
is nearly completed A large number of
notices have been sent out by Chief of Police
yollmer and many have not been observed
at least $50 arrests are expected to be made
within three weeks.
CLUB WILL TAKE TRIP-Berkeley July e.
with Prof. V. V. Lidga of the physical cult
ure department of the university summer ses-
sion setting the pace members of the Pedes
trian club will walk to the top of Mount
Tamalpais Saturday morning and return to
t.lis city in the evening.
TO GO TO STATE sHooT-Hayward July e.
As the result Of the high scores made at the
regimental shoot SUNDAY. Captain RI. Borrec
Earl Brunner. Charles Pimentel and Andrew
Sorensen win represent Company "a national
guard of California. at the state shoot in
August at which the team to enter the ma :
tional contest will be selected
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-07
POOR RELATION Of
CARNEGIE EXPIRES
Mrs. Diana Greenset Dies in
Infrmary Conducted by
Alameda County

ALAMEDA, July 6.-Mrs. Diana
Greenset, a relative of Andrew Carnegie
and resident of this city, died today
at the Alameda county infirmary,
where she was taken last evening from
her home, 1850 Encinal avenue The
woman who succumbed in the poor
house and the multimillionaire had the
same maternal grandmother, it is said.
Mrs. Greenset had long been in re-
ceipt of an allowance of $25 a month
from her famous relative The money
was forwarded to her regularly from
an eastern bank in which, it is said,
the steel king had placed deposit suf-
ficient to draw interest to the amount
of SIS month, with orders that the
interest was to be paid to Mrs. Green
set as long as she lived.
Mrs. Greenset was a widow 54 years
of age. She was born in Scotland and
came to the United States when a
young woman. She had lived in Ala
media for some years, making her home
with her daughter, Mrs. William Gar
dener. Her health began to fail re-
Gently and as the allowance she re-
ceived from Carnegie was not suffi-
cient to procure her proper medical at
tention and care it was decided TO have
her enter the county infirmary. She
was very low when she reached the in
stitution last evening and failed to
rally, but expired this afternoon at 4
O'Clock. The funeral will be held from
a local undertaking parlor.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-07
TIE Important
Problem

confronting anyone in need Of laxa-
tive is not a question of a single ac-
tion only, but Of permanently bene-
fetal effects. which will follow proper
efforts to live in a healthful way, with
the assistance of Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA, whenever it Is re-
quired, as it cleanses the system
gently yet promptly. without irritation
and will therefore always have the
preference of all who wish the best Of
family laxatives.
The combination has the approval
Of physicians because it Is known. to
be truly beneficial, and because It has
given satisfaction to the millions OF
well-informed families who have used
1t for many years past.
To get It's beneficial effects, always
buy the genuine manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-07

ELOPERS SEPARATE
AFTER THREE DAYS
Wife Sues for Divorce, Alleging
Desertion and Difference
Over Religion

OAKLAND. July 6--Three days altsr
her eIopement with Charles A Ecksrr'
his bride, VINO was Minnie z. Hos
tra.wser. returned to 661 Sycamore
street. where her parents lived She
had had enough of married life, and
sued for divorce on the ground or de-
sertfon as soon as a year had elapsed.
She was granted a final decree today
According TO the story she roid'
difference in religion was at the DOL
tom of the trouble between heF anu
her husband. She never saw him again
after she left him.
Gertrude HemIer brought SUIT IOr
divorce today against Charles C. Hem
Ter. a salesman, on the ground or
cruelty. She accuses him of dropping
hot cigarette ashes down her neck oy
way of diversion for himself and tneir
guests. She also said that he had the
habit of splitting in her face when ne
was angry at her.
MiIlie w. Warrington sued Horace
A. Warrington for divorce, alleging
that he left her and their infant child
penniless in Seattle while he went TO
Alaska.
The following suits for divorce were
begun today: Emma H Hochstrasse
against A A. Hochstrasse, desertion
and failure TO provide; Lillian Cavaho
against Adolph CavallC, failure TO pro-
vide
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-07
AUXILIARY FAIR
IS NOW CERTAIN
Oakland Prepares for Big Indus
trial Exhibit at IdOra Park
in September

OAKLAND, July s.-The Oakland
chamber of commerce has definitely
decided to hold an industrial exhibit at
Idora park from September II to "a,
inclusive, an auxiliary show to the
state fair to be held at Sacramento
earlier in the same month. The exhibit
will be held under the auspices of the
state agricultural society with the CO.
operation of the chamber of commerce.
Agricultural exhibits from various
parts of the state and county will be
brought to Idora, and also many of
the features of the Sacramento fair
The principal feature, however, will
be exhibits of the industries and manu-
factures of Alameda county A NOM
inal admission price to the fair, in
addition to the usual fee for entrance
to the park grounds, will be asked
The state society has notified the
chamber of commerce that the sum
of $4,000 has been appropriated for
the holding of the auxiliary fair, and
is now available for that purpose
Members of the executive and exhibit
committees of the chamber have al
ready planned an extensive campaign
for the event, and preparations are to
start at once.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-07
FIRST HONORS Won
BY english POUTER
j. II. Grow of Oakland Awarded
Cup for Pigeon Shown in
Competition

HAYWARD, July 6.-That the breed
ing of pigeons has not lost its interest
among bird fanciers was manifest at
the poultry show which was held as a
part of the holiday festivities in this
city.
Several noteworthy exhibits were
made, among them being displays of
runts and English pouters. which were
admired for their fine breeding.
In the runt class, Dr. w. j. Smyth of
Oakland exhibited several of the white
variety. His coop took credit for the
largest white runt and the largest sill
yer runt hen in the show
In the pouter class the first prize cup
winner was an English pouter pigeon
exhibited by ]. H. Crow of Oakland W.
L. Culver of Oakland entered a fine
specimen, the only black Maltese pigeon
in the show.
Many other varieties were also dis
played and attracted much attention.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-07
nude Man RUNS
In CITY PARK
Former Football Player Tackles
Naked Sprinter and Lays
Him Low

Many women, children and Ioungers
in Jefferson square shortly before 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon were
thrown into great excitement by the
sudden appearance of a naked man
running at full speed.
The cause of the commotion was
Charles Johnson, a husky sailor. suf-
fering from delirium tremens, who ha q
been held at the central emergency
hospital, which borders on the square.
The man made his escape from his cell
by feigning to be asleep when the
nurse. Miss Mary E. Maher, entered to
give him medicine. When he saw the
nurse well into the room he made a
spring from his bed which put him be-
tween the door and Miss Maher. but
she managed to slip by him before he
could recover his balance and rushed
out, shutting the door after her The
sailor throwing his weight against the
door forced 1T open before the nurse
could snap the paddock into place
The nurse called for assistance, but
Johnson escaped to the park before
other hospital attaches could arrive
Edward Kugelberg. the orderly, after
dash of 100 feet. seized Johnson by
his arm, but the latter kept running as
if unimpeded and soon broke away.
Meanwhile. DR.. Edward Topham, hos
pital surgeon, had run around the
Golden Gate avenue side of the hos
pital and soon caught hold of Johnson.
The sailor kept on running, though
much hampered. At this juncture
Harry A. Hargrave. a former Princeton
football player, happened through the
park and, taking in the situation, made
a flying tackle, upset doctor and sailor
and the three wrestled for some seconds
on the ground, Steward O'Day then
arrived and the naked fugitive was
soon a prisoner.
The ambulance, which had been
driven at furious pace by James
Tobin up Golden Gate avenue to inter
cept the runaway, dashed into the park
and amid .hasty covering of dead
tree limbs and a small blanket John
son was put in and taken back to the
hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-07
DESIGNERS OF new
CITY HALL COMING
Men Who Will Supervise Con-
Struction of Oakland Build
ing Due July Is

OAKLAND, July 6.-Two represent
atives of the firm of Palmer & Horn
bostel, the New York architects whose
plans for the new city hall, accepted
by the board of public works, won
the first prize of $4,000 in the munich
pal competition, will be in Oakland
July IS. Mayor Mott received tele-
at the board meeting this morning, an
nouncing that the representatives Will
be Hornbostel, partner in the firm, and
Jones. one of the craftsmen who
worked on the design of the building
The arrival of these men will speed
the project. They will familiarize
themselves with the situation and
draw up the detailed plans and speci-
ications. upon which bids for con-
tracts will be advertised. Palmer &
Hornbostel will be made supervising
architects and will consult with John
Galen Howard, advisory architect OF
the city. Their fee of 5000 as win
ners will be paid out of the bond issue
money and they will receive a per-
centage payment for their labors as
supervisors.
The board of public works ordered
paid this morning $4,000 in bonus and
second prizes. The firms OF McKim,
Mead & White. New York; Cass Gill
bert. New York, and Peabody &
Stearns, Boston, each will receive
$1,000 paid them as bonuses for sub
mitting plans. The 10 special prizes
of $1,000 go to these competing archi-
tects:
Bakewell & Brown, San Francisco;
A. w. Drummer, New York; Delano &
Aldrich. New York; J. H. Feedlander.
New York: J. w KeIham. San Fran
cisco; H. Van Buren, MagonigIe New
York; F. H. Meyer, San Francisco;
Rankin, Kellog & Crane, PhfIadel-
phia; Ward & Blohme, San Francisco,
and York & Sawyer, New York.