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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
ROAD WORK IN TEXAS.
How Gravel Highways Forty Feet
Wide Are Built.


The method of constructing roads in
Ellis county, Tex, was described at a
recent road convention in that state by
County Judge Spencer. He stated that
during the preceding year eighty miles
Of roads had been completed in the
county, the rate of construction having
been between eight and ten miles per
month. The commissioners court has
full charge of the work, the commits
sioners acting as superintendent, but
receiving instructions from the court.
Four camps were maintained, each
camp consisting of grading, gravel,
a concrete and rock and labor crew.
Two convict crews were hired at SIPS
per work day per man for loading
wagons. Foremen receive $50 month,
assistants $40 a month and concrete
foremen So per day. Labor is paid
$3.50 per day, teams for scrapers So
per day and the same for those haul
ing one yard loads of gravel, with $3.50
per day for those hauling loads of one
and one-quarter yards each. One man
is employed to do nothing but locate
and test gravel. The equipment, such
as scrapers, water wagons, Wheelbar-
rows, picks, drills, shovels. tool boxes,
tents, etc., costs about $4,000.
A roadway of at least forty feet is
aimed at. The roads are built almost
entirely of pit gravel, which is bought
by the acre at an average cost Of about
tu
miles of road cost an average per mile
as follows:
Grading Observation-Disclosures. $S26.84
Gravel rock and pit work 1918
Labor and salaries NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 367. AZ
Gravel and rock hauling ........... 1885
Dynamite and powder ............... 1409
Engineering So
Concrete construction ............... 1925
miscellaneous OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1896
The average width Of gravel was six
teen feet and the average depth four
inches at the edges and twelve to
twelve and tWo-thirds at the crown.
The average number Of loads of gravel
and rock per mile was 1884 and the
average haul two miles. The average
cost of haul per mile load was 30 1-3
cents There was an average of two
and one-half concrete bridges and cul-
verts per mile, costing an average Of
$597O each. These were built Of re-
enforced concrete, the reinforcement
being bought by the carload and the
cement in 1000 barrel lots. These are
built on the general rule Of providing
one square foot of opening for each
four or five acres to be drained.
The services of an engineer may be
required on some extremely fiat or
level places. Our commissioners and
foremen, however, have been able to
handle this feature Of our work salts
factorily in all but one instance. This
service apparently cost them SLIGO,
which gives a very small average per
mile, since this was the only engineer
ing item for twenty miles of road
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
DIAGRAM OF SELF SUCKING DEVICE.

end of the sticks. The pieces are then
threaded upon the rope, tying a knot
on each side of each stick to prevent
it from slipping out Of place. The
sticks are so arranged that there will
be three on each side of the cows
neck, as indicated in the accompanying
drawing. The collar is then adjusted
and seldom fails 10 have the desired
effect
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-24
The unavoidable Runt,

Few runty pigs ever are born, but
when we see one in a pen with the
larger hogs you can count on it be-
coming more and more Of runt every
day.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
HOOD RIVER APPLES
PORTLAND MEETINGS

Plans for the resumption of activity
of the Portland Apple Growers AS
sociation are being made by the educa-
tional department of the Young Men $
Christian Association. The first meet
ing of the organization, for the pre-
sent year, will be held Saturday night,
November 5, and weekly meetings will
be held each subsequent Saturday
throughout the Winter.
Last year the Apple Growers AS
sociation gatherings were popular.
All of the meetings were open to the
public, no fees being charged. The
same plan will be followed this year
and leading authorities on horticulture
from all parts of the state will par
ticipate.
X. G. French, educational director,
is outlining the course with the coop
Grafton of the faculty of the Oregon
Agricultural College, and expects soon
to announce the list of speakers He
will make trip to Corvallis this week
to complete arrangements.
G. N. Wonacott, assistant general
secretary of the Y. M. c. A., is plan
ming novel feature to stimulate in
terest in the apple lectures. Mr.. Won
acott will bring to Portland from his
apple orchard at Hood River an
elaborate display of fruit and install
it in the Association lobby. He ex-
poets to have the display in place by
the end of the present week. Ore
pOnian.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
X354-YES FOR GOOD ROADS.

Oregon must have good roads and
the voters at the coming election will
have the chance to vote for an amend
ment to the constitution which will
result in the easiest accomplishment of
good roads in many of the counties of
the state. This amendment is backed
by the Good Roads association and
endorsed by the state Grange. 1t will
permit counties to incur debt OF
more than SIS, 900 if the money is to be
used in the construction of permanent
roads providing majority of the
voters of the county vote to incur the
debt.
The amendment makes county bond
ing for road bui ding possible. The
bond issue method will be taken adj
vantage of by many counties, but no
county will do it unless majority of
the voters call for it. Hood River
county will want to take advantage of
the right to bond for good roads and
therefore should vote for the amend
ment. Even if Hood River county
never cares to avail itself of the OPP
portunity to get good roads, its voters
should help pass the bill in order that
other progressive counties may be al
lowed to partake of its advantages.
Vote X354-Yes, for good roads.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
Stories at Less Than Ten Cents Apiece.

In the fifty-two issues of years
volume The Youths Companion prints
fully two hundred and fifty stories.
The subscription price of the paper is
$l.75, so that the stories cost less than
a cent apiece, without reckoning in
all the rest of the contents-anecodote
humorous sketches, the Doctors
weekly article, papers on popular
topics by famous men and women.
Although the two hundred and fifty
stories cost so little, they are not
cheap stories. In variety Of scene,
diversity of incident, skill and truth
in character depicting, they cannot be
excelled.
The Announcement for 1911, beau
tifully illustrated, giving more :de-
tailed particulars of these stories
and other new features which greatly
enlarge the paper, will be sent to any
address free with sample copies of
current issues.
Every new subscriber receives The
Companions Art Caander for 1911,
Autographed in thirteen colors and gold,
and if the subscription is received at
once, all the issues for the remaining
weeks of 1910.
The Youths Companion,
l44 Berkeley ST., Boston, Mass.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
THE THREE NORMAL SCHOOLS.

There are three bills which will ap-
pear on the ballot at the coming cleo
tion providing for the support of
state normal schools at Monmouth
Ashland, and Weston, where there
were formerly schools and where the
state owns property. Good nOrmals
schools are a wonderful asset to a
state. Oregon has never had normal
schools which would compare favor
ably with those of other states. The
bills proposed would attempt to revive
the old schools. Oregon should and
must make proper provision for train
ing its school teachers. The providing
by small tax to reopen the old insti-
tutions would not make the proper pro-
vision, but would only make great
obstacle in providing proper normal
system.
Oregon does not need three normal
schools now. Oregon cannot afford to
maintain three good normal schools
and il is folly to have three poor
excuses. The bills ask for a tax of
one-twentyffth of mill on the dollar
and argue that this would be no bur-
den. True, it would be no burden,
but, neither would it maintain a de-
cent normal school. 1t would net the
schools approximately $25, 900 accord
ing to the present valuations. This
amount will not maintain normal
school such as Oregon needs, but it
would bolster up an excuse for not
having good school.
AT present Oregon should have one
good normal school, centrally located.
It had better provide transportation
for students from distant parts of the
state, to modern and well equipped
school, than to give them poor train
ing merely for the sake of not draw
ing them too far from home Vote
against the excuses and Oregon will
then soon get normal school worthy
of its support.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.

At the coming general election the
voters of the Hood River county will
be called upon to vote upon the liquor
question five different form, two of
them being local and two of them
state. The voters of the five precincts
of Hood River county, which are now
dry, will vote on the question of
whether this territory shall remain
dry. Saloons are now prohibited in
the precincts of Baldwin upper val
ley) and Falls (Cascde Locks) and
there will be local question to be
voted on by the voters of the whole
county providing prohibition for the
whole county. If this carries dry ii
will result in closing the two saloons
in Casacde Locks, which are the only
two in the county
The home rule amendment is pro-
posed giving power exclusively to
cities and towns to regulate the the
liquor traffic within their boundaries.
1t would make towns absolutely in-
dependent of the surrounding country
in dealing with the liquor question
and would prevent county or precinct
option within cities and towns. The
other two forms in which the voter is
to vote on the liquor question for
state prohibition. One is for an
amendment to the constitution and
the other provides for law to enforce
state wide prohibition. The two
practically go together.
The liquor question has been much
discussed both pro sand con. Practi-
cally every voter has made up his own
mind on the question. The Hood
River voter knows by his own eXper-
ience whether he wants the five pre-.
cincts to remain dry or to go wet
again. He knows whether he wants
the entire county to be dry. He
knows whether he wants the surround
ing country excluded from the matter
of deciding whether town small be
dry or wet. He knows whether he
wants to vote the whole state dry.
He will have an opportunity to vote
his mind on these questions November
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
Mt. H . OD-PARKDALE

There will be a Halloween party at
the Parkdale hall Monday evening the
81.
Miss Mae Allen left Monday for
New York to spend the winter with
her mother.
Emery Gilmore and wife arrived at
Parkdale Saturday, where they expect
to visit for while.
Mr.. Ferril and family leave this
week for their home in St. Johns.
Morning services will be held at Mt.
Hood Sunday, Christian Endeavor at
Parkdale. Bruce Billings leader.
Topic, my Denomination at Work in
Other Lands.
Prayer meeting will be held at
Parkdale Thursday night.
Mrs. Mary Cooper is visiting at the
home of Mrs. c. c. Walton and MIR.
John Cooper.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
Notice Of Completion Of Block F, Ist Ad.
ditiOn West, and Of Blocks 5 and II,
End West, State Street Improvement.

Notice is hereby given that w. G. Aldred
contractor, has filed written notice this 18th
day of October, 1910, of the completion of the
Improvement OF state Street, in front of and
adjoining Block F, First Addition West, and
OF Blocks and II, Second Addition West
State Street, in the City of Hood River,
oregon under his contract with this City
heretofore made and entered into, and that
the amount due said contractor for said i'm
provement upon its acceptance is hereby
stated to be the sum OF $3,0Si.20, made up as
follows: For the improvement of said Block
+, i,SO960. For the Improvement of said
Block 8, 1850: For the Improvement of said
Block II, S689.10.
And notice is further given that any objec-
tions to the acceptance OF said blocks under
the contract with the said contractor on the
part of said city may be filed in the Office Of
the undersigned City Recorder by any inter.
ested party at any time within seven days
from the date of filing said notice, tO-wit,
within seven days from the 9th day OF 0cto.
Der, 1910.
This notice is published in the Hood River
Glacier for two consecutive issues thereof, the
date OF the first publication thereof being the
27th day of october, 1910. Ii. b. LANGILLE,
o27n3 City Recorder.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27

counties by the same means. Peti-
tions ask that portions of two other
counties be annexed to Multnomah
county. The ninth vote which has to
do with county formation provides for
an act allowing the voters within dis
tricts to create counties and munich
palities by a majority vote.
So far as Hood River county is con-
cerned, many voters here will support
the new counties in return for what
was done by the rest of the state in
creating Hood River county. Most of
the proposed counties seem to have the
support of the people within their
borders and the petitions seem to de-
serve an affirmative vote although it
is impossible to ascertain the merits OF
question which is local.
In the official pamphlet there is nc
argument against the following four
proposed counties: Nesmith, from
Lane and.Douglas; Otis, ,Efrom Harvey,
Malheur and Grant; Williams, from
Lane and Douglas; Clark, from Grant.
In case of the proposed Orchard county
which it is proposed to cut out of
Umatilla county there is a negative
argument submitted in which it is
claimed that there is opposition to the
movement within the proposed county
and that its support is only gained in
Milton and vicinity, which is fruit
growing section tributary to Walla
Walla and unlike the rest of the pro-
posed county. In the proposed county
Of Deschutes, which would take its
territory from Crook county, Redmond
IS backing the movement while Madras
which claims to be larger commun-
ity within the proposed county puts up
negative argument.
The proposed annexation to Multi
nomah county, of part Of Clackamas
county, seems to have the support of
the residents of the territory con-
cerned and is opposed by the rest of
the county. The other bill which
would cause the annexation of part
of the Washington county to Multi
nomah, has caused a negative argu-
ment to be submitted which seems to
be signed by residents of the territory
which is included for the change.
The bill which will have ballot num-
bers 352-353 is for an act which will
allow the majority of the voters of
section to vote for the creation of a
new county, town or municipal district
or to change the boundaries of
counties. This bill deserves to be pas
sed as it will then allow the voters of
a district to decide for themselves a
local question concerning the merits of
which the voters Of the state cannot
know. The Madras Commercial Club,
which presents an argument opposing
the creation of Dcschutes county, also
presents an argument in favor of
this bill and there is no argument
against it. The passage of this bill
will probably do away with submission
Of county questions to the voters of
the whole state. Had this law been in
effect Hood River county could have
been formed long before it was.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
THE PROPOSED COUNTIES.

In point of numbers the most i'm
portant matter coming up for the
decision Of the voters at the coming
election, is that in regard to creating
new counties and changing the bound
aries of the old ones. There are six
new counties proposed in various sec
tions of the state where the people,
encouraged by the popular creation of
Hood River county two years ago,
have been moved to try to gain new
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department OF the Interior,
U. s. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon


october 18th, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that Eugene b.
Fairbanks whose post-Office address Is North
Yakima, Washington, did on the gath day Of
September, 1910, file in this Office sworn
statement and Application, No. 07i62, to pur-
chase the SE14SEl4. Sec 81 and E15 SW14, SW
ASWA. Section 50, Township North, Range
East, Willamette Meridian, and the timber
thereon, under the provisions of The act Of
June 9, 1873, and acts amendatory known as
the Timber and Stone Law" at such value
as might be fixed by appraisement, and that,
pursuant to such application, the land and
timber thereon have been appraised, the tim
Der estimated $4,000 board feet at total
sS37.OO; that said applicant will offer final
proof In support OF his application and sworn
statement on the 2Sth day OF december, 1910
before the Register and Receiver of the U. S.
Land Once at The Dalles, Oregon.
ANY person Is at liberty to protest this pur-
chase before entry, or initiate a contest at
any time before patent issues, by filing cor
roborated affidavit in this Office, alleging
facts which would defeat the entry
G. W. MOORE,
o2I-d2 Register.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27

. Ray Imbler, of Portland, was here
the first of the week.
John X. McGregor and wife. W. N.
Akers and wife, Mrs. Johnson and
Mrs. Amy l.. Cove, of Mosier, were
here Tuesday evening for the Eastern
Star chicken supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Cutler and Miss
Lucy Cutler left during the past week
for Rockville, ILL.,, where they will
spend the winter. Frank and Asa
Cutler will join them there ina few
weeks.
Mrs. John Often, Worthy Matron of
the Eastern Star, came up from Port
land Tuesday for the chicken pie sup
per of the lodge that evening. Mr..
Often, who is i'll at st. Vincent's hos
pital, is getting along ricely.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
Will Build New Laundry.

The excavation has been completed
for a new laundry which will be
erected by Schaffner & Adams on the
southeast corner of Thirteenth and
State streets opposite the present
plant of the Hood River Laundry. The
new building. which will cost about
$4,000, will be completed as rapidly as
possible and the owners hope to oc-
cupy it soon after the first of the year.
The lot in which the building will be
erected was recently purchased by the
launday proprietors from J. l.. Carter
and is $50 by 100 feet. They will in
stall complete new machinery and have
most modern plant in the new build
ing.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
Plans For Apple Fair.

The plans are being made for The
annual Hood River apple fair which
will be held during Thanksgiving
week. The directors of the associa-
tion have given up the idea of attemp-
ting to hold fair in a building to be
built by the association and it is pro-
bable that the show will be in the new
Lisco ~ Nichols automobile garage
which is nearing completion. A COM
mittee has been at work preparing the
premium list and the rules for scoring
which will be announced shortly.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
Claims Allowed in Fifteen DAYS.

A. B. Combs, Mgr.
National Life Insurance Co. U. S.A.
Portland, Ore.
Dear SIR
| acknowledge receipt of your draft
for 81 900 in full settlement of my claim
lin your company, issued upon che life
of my husband, Clyde 0. Richards (de-
ceased.)
The policy was issued Oct. u, 1909,
Mr.. Richards having died August 18th,
1910, ten months later. Payment was
allowed by you on August 9th, 1910.
Thanking you for your prompt and
courteous treatment accorded me in the
settlement of this policy, l remain,
Sincerely yours,
no FRANCES S. RICHARDS.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
ALL MY PIMPLES GONE.
Girl Tells How BlOChy Skin il Cured
By Simple Wash.

81 was ashamed Of my face" writes
Miss Minnie Pckard of Altamashaw,
N. c. ut was all full of pimples and
scars, but after using d. D. d.
Prescription can say that now there
is no sign of that Eczema, and that
was three years ago.
d. ID. d. has become so famous as a
cure and instant relief in Eczema and
all kother serious skin diseases, that its
value is sometimes overlooked in clear
ing up rash, pimples, blackheads and
all other minor forms of skin impur-
tiles.
The fact is, that will d. d. D. is
so penetrating that it strikes to the
very root of Eczema or any other SER
ious trouble, the soothing Oil of Win
tergreen, Thymol and other ingred-
tents are so carefully compounded
there is no wash for the skin made
tht can compare with this great house
hold remedy for every kind of skin
trouble.
d. d. d. is pleasant to use per
fectly harmless to the most delicate
skin, and absolutely reliable. A 25
cent bottle will give you positive
proof of the wonderful effectiveness of
this great remedy, keir 4 Cass.
DR.. Malcolm Bronson, who has been
in st. Vincent's hospital in Portland
since an accident several weeks ago,
is improving. 1t was necessary for
him to undergo another slight opera
tiOn this week
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
Notice Of Sale For Delinquent
Assessment.

Notice is hereby given that on the end day
OF october, 1910, a warrant was duly and regu-
larly issued by the Recorder OF the City of
Hood River, oregon, to me directed and de-
llVered, commanding me to forthwith adver-
tlse the property mentioned and described
therein against which the assessment for the
cost OF the improvement State Street from
sixth street to East Second Street of said
City was made, and to sell said property or so
much thereof as can be sold separately to
advantage sufficient to pay said delinquent
assessment, together with interest, costs and
disbursements In the manner provided by
law, and to return the proceeds OF such sale to
the City Treasurer OF the City of Hood River,
Oregon, and the following is description OF
the property against which assessment was
levied and which is delinquent, and gives the
name OF the person to whom IL was assessed
and the amount OF the assessment thereon
now due, to-wit:
Lot 7, block |, Highland Addition, MI.
ferguson ..........,,. ..,.,,.. ,......,.., 6OO0
bartness, owner ...,....,............ 1864
Lot 7, block 3, Original Town, l.. F. Hen.
Lot $, block 3, Criminal Town, l.. f. Hen
derson, owner ,,.., .,................. 2s2 50
Now, therefore, In pursuance OF said war.
rant and for the purpose OF satisfying the
delinquent assessment mentioned therein, |
Will on Saturday the 26th day of November
1870 at the hour OF ten o'clock A. NJ. of said
day, at the 'front.' door of the City Hail. in the
City OF Hood River, County OF Hood River,
state OF Oregon, proceed to sell at public auc.
tion to the highest bidder for cash in hand
the several tracts or parcels of land above
mentioned, or so much thereof as can be sold
separately to advantage sufficient to pay said
delinquent assessment, together with the
Interest, costs and disbursements provided by
law, and will continue said sale from day to
day thereafter until said property is sold, or
so much thereof as may be necessary TO satisfy
said assessment.
Dated at Hood River, Oregon, this 9th day
OF October, 1910.
h. T. LEWIS,
Marshal of the City OF Hood River, Oregon.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-10-27
Geo. 7. Cochran
Republican Nominee for Division
Superintendent of Water Division
Number Two.

Experienced in Practical Application
of Irrigation Law. VIII promptly
perform official duties"
To the man who owns dry land and
raises his crops Ivy irrigation this office
is exceedingly important. Upon this
office he depends for the settlement and
administration of his water rights.
Water Division No. . is composed of
the counties of Baker, Wallowa, Union,
UmaGlla, Morrow, Gillian, Sherman,
Wasco, Hood River, Crook, Wheeler,
Grant, Harney and Malheur.
| am a member of the law firm of
Cochran & Cochran. LaGrande Oregon,
who eujoy large practice in water law.
Your vote is respectfully solicited.