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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17
Good Roads.

Good Roads.
A special representative of the u
S. Department of Agriculture, Wash
ington. d. c., DR.. Maurice A. Eld-
ridge, best known authority on good
roads in the country, will speak on
that subject at the following points
on the dates shown;
McMinnville, May 80.
Forest Grove, May 81.
Oregon City, June 1.
Salem, June 2.
Albany, June 3.
Corvallis, June A.
Eugene, June 6.
Roseburg, June 7.
Grants Pass. June s.
Medford, June o.
Ashland, June 10.
WM. McMURRAY,
Gen. Pas Agt., Portland. Or
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17
LoTs-IOTs-LoTs

OlS-LOlS-LOlS
We have lots in all the best addi-
tions and can pick you out some
good bargains.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17

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347 State St. Ground Floor
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17
MONEY TO LOAN

THOS. *, FORD
Over Ladd 8 Bush Bank, Salem, Or.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-24

The best bowl of Chill in town at
Bragg's restaurant.
Mrs Ed Bell left the first of the
week for Kansas City, Kans.
Swan Pearon of Ellis was in the
city last Tuesday paying taxes.
Geo. Wollner of Pendennis, is visit
ing relatives and friends in the city.
Mound City Paint may cost trifie
more-but! Verbeck Lumber s. Sup
ply CO..
f. E. Grabner of Penokee, was in
the city Tuesday and had his name
written there.
When your headache don't stop,
better see Struss, at the Trego House,
January'6 and I. 40 3t
James Fornish writes from Grow
Agency, Mont, that he can't get
along without the World.
Just as we go to press we learn
the sad news of the death of Mrs.
n. o. Hodges. Obituary next week
VIM. Lessor and family departed
Friday morning for Lincoln county
to spend Christmas with Mr.. Lessons
parents.
E. Dietrich was up from Ellis last
Friday paying taxes. He, like all
other good farmers of Trego county,
likes to read the World.
Wbop ronr ax,oc GRO pot r;rl,t x,o,,r
health is not the best, better see
Strauss, he will coyrect your eyes and
you will enjoy good health. At Wa
Keeney, January and I. 40
w. L. Olson and family of Solomon,
Kans-, arrived in the city Thursday
evening and will spend Christmas
with Mr.. Olson's parents, Colonel and
Mrs. w. G. Olson of this city.
J. H. Murray, the expert horse
sheer and all around blacksmith,
turned out new wagon this week
for the Verbeck Lumber and Supply
Co. Murray always does good job.
81 suffered habitually from consti-
patton Doan's Regulets relieved and
strengthened the bowels so that they
have been regular ever since. "A. E.
Davis, grocer, Sulphur Springs, Tex.
Chase Wilson, went out Monday
and paid Mrs. Schuman in full for
her fire policy on her dwelling, which
recently burned. Sorry she did not
have more insurance, as she lost a
fine home.
Ralph Pierson came home from
Abingdon, ILL.,, the latter part of the
week to spend the holidays with
home folks. Ralph likes Illinois and
may return to Abingdon where a
good position awaits him.
Allen Mong was in from the Saline
the first of the week and reports
everything lovely in his neighbor-
hood. He said there was box supper
out at their school house last Friday
that reminded him that Republican
prosperity was still with us as the
proceeds of the supper amounted to
sos. 65-one box brought $500.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-24
Fresh beef at Bakers

Henry Graham, who is attending
the State Normal at Hays, is home
for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jordan will
spend the holidays with Mrs Jordan's
parents in Cloud county, Kansas.
Owing to our increased advertising
patronage we are compelled to leave
out several good articles this week
We have a two horse gasoline en-
CINE for sale cheap. Must be sold
Mrs. Eta Campbell, of Alta,
Canada is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. L. Barger south of town.
Paul Hoskins shook the dust off
of his feet the first of the week and
returned to his old home in Ken
lucky.
o. W. Shideler, the telephone man,
left the first of the week for Needles
ba, Kans., to spend the holidays with
his family.
c. c. Blackman, the produce man,
has moved into the basement under
w. III. Eppler's implement store. See
his ad in this issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spena are ex-
pecting Mrs. Spena's two brothers,
Pete and William, and their wives,
for visit during the holidays.
Next Sunday is Christmas. The
post office will observe Monday as a
legal holiday. The rural route car
riers do not get holiday Christ
mas.
Stevens & Plants have purchased
the Merchants Cafe and are doing a
good business. If you want good
square meal or short order give them
a call.
This is a season of postal card fad
as the Wa-Keeney postoffice dis
patched about 1000 postal cards the
first four days of the week. If you
think it is fun to cancel 1000 post
cards just ask Miss Cloud, the efficient
clerk in the office, how much fun
there is in it?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-24
TIME TO ACT
Don't Wait for the Fatal Stages of
Kidney Illness. Profit by Wa
Keeney Peoples's Expert
ence

Occasional attacks of backache, ir-
regular urination, headache and dizzy
spells are common early symptoms of
kidney disorders. It's an error to
neglect these ills. The attacks may
pass off for time but return with
greater intensity. If there are symp-
toms of dropSy-puffy swellingS be-
low the eyes, bloating of limbs and
ankles, or any part of the body, don't
Kidney Pills and keep up the treat
ment until the Kidneys are well,
when your old time health and vigor
will return. Cures in Wa-Keeney
have the effectiveness of this great
kidney remedy.
t. w. Bundy of Washington street,
Wa-Keeney, Kans., says: II was an
noyed by disordered kidneys and was
subject to backache and pains thro'
my loins. About a year ago when
having one of these spells, 1 procured
a box of Doan's Kidney Pills from
Gibson's drug store. This remedy
proved especially adapted to my case
and soon relieved my aches and pains.
1 feel justified in giving this state
ment.''
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's- and
take no other.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-12-24

Mr. and Mrs. 1. T. Purcell and little
son, Theodore, left Thursday even
ing for Denver
Now is the time when you need
your photos for holiday gifts See
Triggs at Ellis
The Masonic and Easern Star off,
GERS were installed last Tuesday
night After the ceremonies an
elegant banquet was served in the
Sheriff's office.
At the hospitable home of Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Wonner last Saturday an
oyster supper was enjoyed by those
who participated in the rabbit hunt
the first of last week
The editor of this moral guide re-
ceived a telegram. from Washington,
Tuesday, as follows: ''The Senate
has confirmed your appointment as
postmaster at Wa-Keeney."
The Hickman Produce Co. shipped
about 5000 pounds of turkeys east
and west in the past ten days, and
there are plenty of turkeys left in
the country to supply the New Year
trade.
You won't find DRY GOODS at the
BOOK STORE, but you will find all the
latest in Boys, girls, Fiction story OF
Gift Books, and the various other
articles USUALLY found in Book
Store at prices to suit all.
The editor sold lot to W. N
Larabee last Saturday. This lot
joins Geo. Bakers lots on the east.
Mr.. Baker and Mr.. Larabee are figur-
ing on putting up business block
just east of Bakers Meat Market.
The High school basket ball team
drove over to Hill City last Friday
evening and played return game
Saturday with the Hill City team.
The game was good one from the
start but the Hillcityites ''were easy
for our boys and they won the game
by score of Is to 10.
The following young people are
home from the several educational
institutions in the east to spend their
Christmas vacation: Misses Helen
Wilson, Hattie Burnham, Mildred
Niesley and Xepha Harlan; Messrs.
Harry Durham, Arthur KerauS,
Lowell Henkel, Clark Myerly
F. F. Naylor, at one time editor
and proprietor of the Reporter, was
over from Morland the first of the
week. He said he was on his way to
Florida, but we were informed that
he was on his way to Quinter to see
if he could get job on VIM. Fields
daily which is to start the first of the
year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24
SEED POTATOES TRUE TO TYPE.

Growers of potatoes should always
remember that the round, or oval,
smooth. few eyed tubers are an arti-
ficial and not u natural product. The
development and the selection given
the potato In the four hundred years
count very little in Inheritance as com
pared with unknown thousands OF
years IN which the potato was a Wild
mountain plant with long. small, many
eyed tubers.
For this reason all seed potatoes
should be true ard very true to the
artificial and improved type OF the
particular variety, because only so can
We count on overcoming the tendency
to run out which is nothing more than
the call of the wild inheritance back
to wild and comparatively useless
shape and to the small yield also OF
| the old wild forms.
The Pearl potato is a rather vigor-
what flattened oval. with rather promi
| nent eyes and u recessed stem end
The tendency given the variety when
originated was to round ont about the
stem. leaving II recessed A Pearl
with flush stem end Is better
eating potato, because more easily
| pared; but such a flush stem end Pearl
IL of no account for seed. because un-
| less we have the typical form we never
have the vlgor and the high yield tun-
less the natural conditions OF the year
he exceptionally good.
Similarly. no one should use Peach
blows for seed that have any tendency
to be long or even oval, because Peach.
blows are typically round. RuraIs or
Ohios with a tendency 10 pointed or
nosey seed ends have lost their power
to produce typical shapes or large
yields. With the possible exception OF
the stem end II Rurals. u tendency to
points on either end of the tubers OF
any variety should bar their use as
seed
Variations from trueness to type
show most In large potatoes. less In
small tubers. Hence. II small seed Is
used. much greater care is needed to
secure exact trueness to type, in order
to get high yields and vigor
C. l.. FITCH,
Colorado Agricultural College, Fort
Collins.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24
LIME SULPHUR AS A
SPRING ORCHARD SPRAY

II the lime sulphur spray Is to be
used in the orchard this spring. II is
high time that the orchardists should
be planning for the work. In all or
chard sections there are some scale
insects of one kind or another, and
In greater or less numbers. An APP
plication Of lime sulphur each spring,
or perhaps every other spring. Just
before the buds open, would probably
keep these insects well under con
troll.
The lime sulphur spray at this time
Is also a great check to plant louise
injuries. particularly the green apple
aphis, the black peach aphis, the black
peach aphis, and the black cherry
aphis. This spray is also more or
less effective In keeping the woolly
apple aphis under control, although II
does not seem TO be so effectual in
checking the woolly louise as the other
specimens mentioned.
II a prepared lime sulphur. such as
Rex for example, is used. 1t may be
applied in the proportion Of about one
gallon to each nine or Ten gallons OF
water The formula for home made
lime sulphur Is as follows: Good hump
lime, l5 to 90 pounds; flowers OF sui
phur. Is pounds: water. 80 gallons.
Slake the lime and, while II is shaking.
add the sulphur. II is n good plan
first to make the sulphur into a paste
with some soap water. and TO 1t add
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24
RAISING LAYERS.
o.

Do not blame your pullets next win.
ter when they are not laying: you
should have been busy on the problem
during the present winter You should
know which hens are furnishing tho
eggs from which these pullets can be
hatched; the chances on the average
farm arc that the eggs from the poor.
ef layers and slower maturing pullets
are being used for this purpose. and
that the hens that have been laying
all winter are being used to hatch
these eggs. CuIling, selection, elimlna.
tion. kept constantly in mind. and con-
tinually practiced. will mean healthi-
er fowls. livable chicks. earlier pullets.
and eggs when they are most wanted.
Gull out the extra males and the weak
lings; select the quick maturing. early
laying pullets and the hens that laid
well during their first laying year. and
make up breeding pen for producing
eggs for Matching. With them II possi-
BILE have a male or males whose dam
was vigorous, prolific hen. Do not
set eggs from the whole flock. but dis
pose of all males not used In this
breeding pen. and from the remainder
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24
COLORADO NEWS.

James r. Garfield. formerly secre.
tary of the interior, has promised to
attend the next meeting of the Colo.
RADIO Conservation commission, on
April IS.
Warren A. IIaggott says he wishes
he was in congress at the present
time. No doubt But the people set.
lied his cake in a district $4,000 Re
publican majority.
Denver is facing a milk famine. I'm
less Denver dairy men succeed in i'm
porting at least / 900 cows from neigh
boring states, the price of milk will
soon take an upward bound.
The government is after lot Of
grafters known as the Riverside Land
e. Irrigation company with Offices in
Denver. The outfit has been selling
land contracts from 500 TO $4,000.
They should go to jail for life
Attorney General Barnett Saturday
filed the first of series of suits he
expects to bring against the corpora.
lions In the state who have not paid
their flat tax. The firsl of the series
will include 100 corporations. He will
file them in blocks OF 100 each until
about 10000 have been filed
The annual report OF the state rail
way commission. lssued last week.
shows a particularly flattering record
for the Colorado n Southern during
the year just ended. No passengers
were killed and only three injured,
although several million passengers
were carried over the various lines OF
the company during the year.
While endeavoring TO cross the San
tn t1k
miles west Of Lamar. III Dewey, aged
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
-O-

A difference of % votes In a con
'gressional district where Al .7SS votes
were cast at the last election, would
have saved Speaker Cannon many
hours of worry BY a plurality of %
votes George William Norris of Nc
Cook, Neb. was reelected to congress
in 1908 over +. w Ashton, Demo
cratic and Peoples Independent, re.
ceiving 20.649 votes. Representative
Norris. the author of the resolution
which precipitated the fight, which
caused the overthrow of Speaker Can.
non. was one OF the original insur-
gents. He entered the field In the
early days. when opposition to Cannon
ism was not SO marked as II is today.
BY one of the most remarkable OPP
Grating efforts in The history of rail.
roads many Of The trunk lines center
ing in Chicago have succeeded in
clearing up the congestion OF the win
ter months, which Is estimated TO have
cost them fully 100000. 900 and are in
normal condition to handle traffic.
Less than five weeks ago every rail.
road entering Chicago was apparently
clogged with loaded cars.
and IL seemed as though II would take
half the summer TO get them In CON
dition TO handle traffic expeditions
ly. The great congestion OF traffic
which glutled all big railway termi-
mails, and filled nearly all of the sid.
ings along the main lines was the re-
suit of the most difficult winter the
railroads have ever known so far as
operation of trains Is concerned. Con.
tinued cold weather I'm all parts OF
the country reduced the effectiveness
of the motive power of the roads by
fully 90 per cent.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24

OF the flock gradually eliminate the
drones. 1t is surprising how large a
proportion OF the average flock is use
less; or worse than useless; for these
n-produeers are in the way OF the
workers end are preventing them
from doing their best. II you can
not make up such breeding pen this
spring, try this for next season. Next
fall mark or band the first thrifty put
let's TO begin laying; also the yeerlinE
hens that are doing well this season.
During the early winter carefully note
their performance, and from these
banded hens and pullets make up your
next years breeding pen. You will be
surprised at the increased vigor and
productfveness of your flock. II your
hens are not responding to good treat
ment with a good average egg yield.
Try increasing that average by cutting
out the nonprodueers. A well bred,
well housed. well fed, and well cared
for hen viii lay sixty eggs during the
three spring months. enough to pay
her board for the entire year There
Is money in hens: get 1t out.
w. II. VAPLON,
Colorado Agricultural College. Fort
Collins.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24
hEW SIGNERs TO RAIL
ROAD GUARANTY FUND

The following have signed in full
TO the railroad guaranty fund.-
Dranen, Mrs. Fannie leo 90
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24
THE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
c. p. GILLETTE.
Collins.

A number OF bright, able. wide
awake, determined and public spirited
women. who believe that Durango Is
destined to occupy most important
place In the development of the great
southwest and who are convinced that
If 1t is to take this front rank com.
prehensive series OF public and private
improvements must be commenced at
once, met at the club room of the
public library Saturday and took the
preliminary step toward forming the
Durango Civic society.
Its tangible goal is to make a beau
tiful Durango Its scope includes the
Improvement of architecture. parks,
vacant lots, alleys. unsightly back
yards and innumerable comparatively
minor details, all of which tend to
the full development of artistic and
sanitary conditions of the city.
To get the mayor to proclaim n
cleaning up day will he one of the
first endcavors of the society
Mrs. Balster was elected chairman
OF the meeting and Mrs. Bishop secre-
tary. The chairman appointed the
members of the Civic society which
existed in Durango some twenty years
ago as members of the organization
committee. namely Mesdames Harper
Camp, Scovil, and Ritter and in ad.
dition to these Mesdames Nathan,
White, Balster. Coppinger and McClos-
Key were appointed to act with the
committee
The ladies' present saturday after
noon were the Mesdames Harper, Rit
ter. White. Balster. Nathan. Doggett
McCloskey. Bishop. Mcclellan. Camp
Scoville, Wingate. Kaufman. Good
man. Coppinger, Helm. Dodge, Rachof
sky and Whitaker.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24
IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS
q

The temporary society known as the
Durango Civic club met at the club
room of the public library Monday
afternoon and formed a permanent or
eani2ation. The officers elected for
the ensuing year were as follows:
President Mrs b. W. Ritter.
Vice Presidenl-Mrs. Frank Balster.
Secretary Harry Fry
Treasurer-hlrs r. Mcclellan.
Health Committee-Mrs. w. s. Pick.
Grill. Mrs Geo. West. Mrs. II r. Hen
derson
Civic Beauty-NIrs. A. J.. Nathan
Mrs. Edgar Buchanan. Mrs j. A. Clay
Ordinance Committee-Mrs. w. G.
White. Mrs Fred Egan. Mrs. Rosepha
Pulford
The following constitution was read
and adopted by sections.
Preamble-Whereas II becomes ad-
visable for the women OF Durango to
band themselves together for the gen
eral uplifting and promotion of the
sanitary and civic improvements of our
city. we therefore pledge our earnest
eupDort in aiding the said city of Du.
rango. in establishing and maintaining
conditions OF the highest standard for
the protection of health and we fur
ther pledge our hearty support in the
beautifying OF our streets and parks
and the establishing OF other places
necessary for the adornment of our
city.
Article I.--This organization shall
be known as the Durango Civic club
and Is the reorganization of the orig.
inal Durango improvement society, all
of whose members shall be considered
charter members of this civic club
Art. 1.-THE officers of this club
shall consist of president, vice presi
dent. secretary and treasurer. elected
annually. There shall be three perma.
mt committees OF three members
each, also elected annually. The exec
uiiye board shall consist of the officers
~ hhF 'iub INC taitill man vi fttfl
committee The permanent committees
shall be known as the health com.
mittee. the civic beauty committee and
the ordinance committee. These com.
mittee, the civic beauty com
mittee and the ordinance com.
mlttee. These committees shall be
subdiyided in various committees
whose duties shall include the looking
after the following alleys. streets, side
walks, vacant lots, unsightly strue.
lures. bill boards. weeds, animals,
lighting, waste paper. dodgers, gar.
bage, drinking cups. pure food. etc,
and to give health Instructions.
Art. III.-There shall be q special
committee consisting of press and
prize committee.
Art. IV.-Every woman interested In
this work shall be eligible to member.
ship in this club. The signing OF the
constitution and paging the member.
ship fee shall constitute membership.
Art. v.-Tbe membership fee shall
be 81. The annual dues shall be
Art. vI-The fiscal year shall be.
gin and end the 18th day of April each
year.
Art. VII.-The duties OF the officers
of this club shall be as prescribed by
Roberts Rules OF Order.
Art. VILLA quorum shall consist OF
a majority OF the executive board and
iive members of the club.
Art IX.-Thls club especially de
sires the cooperation OF all societies.
churches and schools.
Art X.-The annual meeting shall
be held on the third Monday In March
Art. XI.--The regular monthly meet.
ing shall be held the second Monday
In each month at 3 p. IN.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24
Art. xn.-Roberts' Rules Of Order

Art. XII.-Roberts' Rules of Order
shall govern all procedure.
The meeting closed with most in
spring speech by the newly elected
were the Mesdamcs Ritter. Wingate,
Jakway. Pearson. West. Camp. Cook.
Hampton. Clay. Gagg. Myers, McI.el.
Ian. Helm, Egan. McCioskey, Fry. Bu.
chanap. SeoyilIe. Dodge. White. Farris,
Sheets, Lane, Haggart. Ware. Gilbert,
Henderson, pickerill, Burdlck Harper,
Knapp, Perkins, Knowles. Bryant. Am
bold. Arnold. Nathan. Chapman, Cobb.
Balster. Bernard, Lingenfelter and Pull
ford,
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24

the lime sulphur in this condition. Ap.
ply water from time TO time while the
lime sulphur is being cooked so as
to keep 1t in a fairly fluid condition
Boil for about three-quarters of an
hour. or until the mixture has taken
on good brick red color; then di-
lute to fifty gallons and apply while
warm
Prepare each day as much as can
be used the same day, as the home
made lime sulphur win partly crys-
talize out when it cools down or
stands FOR any great length of time
These sprays are also quite effect.
nal IN controlling the red spider and
the brown mites that infest our or.
chard trees. Lime sulphur as above
prepared. Is also one of the best rem.
edies to control the peach twig
borer.
C. p. GILLETTE.
State Entomologist
Colorado Agricultural College, Fort
Collins
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24
BREEZY ITEMS OF
INTEREST FROM THIS
SNuTLWECT SECTtf


]. L. Nickell is preparing TO open the
Springs hotel at Paeosa for the sum.
mer.
Mancos aldermen have voted to
build town hall. WIN be 20xi0 two
stories.
w f. SoRelle, formerly OF Durango
and Rico. but late years OF Denver,
will locate at Aztec, according to the
Democrat.
The College Girls had to cut the
Montrose date owing to public meet
ings being prohibited on account OF
prevalence OF smallpox.
Rivalry between the sophomore and
freshmen classes OF the Grand June
ton high school threatens to Involve
that community in a miniature civil
war.
It Ia said the "drys'' Of Del Norte
have agreed to put up the money
available for saloon licenses In case
they win this spring. The fight is get.
ting warm.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-24
WoMANLY WISDOM.

Winters done and Apri's in the
skies.
Earth. look up with laughter In your
eyes"