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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07
The peddler'S Profits.

A profit of s.. on a sale of $l40
thing keener than satisfaction to rise
in the breast of the average retail
grocer, though such profit may be
but an average earning for the Coast
Buyers Association, who, according
to a document alleged to be a bill of
sale that will be an exhibit in the
suit of James Burray against the as
sociation, did actually sell to an un-
sophisticated customer $96.32 worth
of groceries for $4,000. This man
ner of figuring the profit, however,
may do scant justice to the Coast
Buyers Association. The difference
between the cost of the groceries
that were sold, by the terms of the
alleged bill of sale, to j A. Brown
of Heppner Ore, and what the Hepp-
ner customer paid for them, $44,08,
represents the commission of the
salesman. The Coast Buyers Associa-
tons profit must come out of the
S96.32. And of course Mr.. Brown
paid the freight from Spokane to
Heppner-a matter of $40 or So
goods which the Coast Buyers AS
ISOLATION was able to turn over to its
peddler for $96.32.
If bare figures told nothing but the
truth, here would seem to be a case
of numbers benefited balancing
mum bers in jured. If Mr.. Brown and
the grocery in Heppner. Ore of
which Mr.. Brown could have bought
this bill of groceries at a rather low
er figure, are out and injured, lhe
Coast Puyers' Association and its
peddlor are ahead. But figures don't
ALWAYS tell the truth. Besides that,
there is involved the question of
trade ethics, there is the fact that
the peddlers, Marray, and his en-
ployer, have fallen out and that Muir
ray is now suing his late employer
for balance due under his sale CON
tract, for the return of 500 cash
and a note of $3.50 and for $4,000
damages, because, as alleged in Muir
RAYS complaint, +bC representations
of tho Coasr Fuyers' Association that
induced Murray to sell it's goods were
false and We're known TO be false
when made by the defendants, and
were made with the express inten-
toin and purpose to cheat ard de-
fraud plaintiff and to induce him to
enter in said contract and to pay
OF the defendant said money to ex-
ecute said note"
According to Murray and Attor-
ney F. H. Witt, who is conducting
his case, the suit will be vigorously
pressed. and the defendants, already
on their last legs, will be driven out
of business,-New West Trade.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07
BANK CREDITORS TO GET CASH,
Receiver Waters of the Defunct Pa
louise State Bank Will Begin
Disbursements.

c. w, Waters, receiver of the de-
funct Palouse State bank, advises
The Republic that unless some I'M
expected matter arises to interfere,
the first dividend to the creditors
will be paid between the 1st and the
10th Of January. 1t is the intention
now TO make the first payment 20
per cent The claims are practi cvally
ALI in, including those from banks
from which the Palouse State has
borrowed money, ana the aggregate
lis close To $3.50, 600. While the
amount of the first payment is not
large, il viii nevertheless be thank
fully received as a New Years gift.
While there is more than enough
money On hand TO pay the 20 per
cent. il is necessary TO retain some
for emergencies, such as taking up
mortgages in order to save property
for the depositors.
It is the belief of Mr. Waters that
the affairs of the defunct institution
Will be fully settled up by next fan,
.aud while the amount realized is un-
certain, he is of the belief that il will
be al least 80 cents on the dollar.
although il is impossible TO make any
definite statement as to the amount
because of the numerou complica-
tons There is considerable real es-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07
DAIRYMEN TO RAISE HOGS.
Low Prices Paid for Milk at Seattle
Driving Dairymen Out of That
Industry.

White River Valley dairymen may
abandon the Seattle milk market and
feed skinned milk to hogs, selling
the cream to condenseries. Grange
mem bers living in the valley have
been Investigating the situation and
believe that present prices for pork
will prevail Indefinitely, while there
is little chance that the price of milk
sold either at condensed milk plants
or in larger cities will become remu-
neratiye.
At the State Grange meeting held
a short time ago, representatives of
the Swift Packing Company urged
dairymen to raise hogs for market on
this coast, declaring that hogs can
be raised economically and that there
is wide market ii be supplied. The
coast supply now comes from the
middle west.
Farmers in White River Valley say
they are paid Is cents a gallon for
milk sold to condenseries and 10
cents in Seattle. Local milk dealers
investing merely in cans or bottles,
and delivery wagons sell the milk for
40 cents a gallon. Seattle milk deal
ers make greater profit than dairy
men, with heavy investment and most
of the risk
Twenty acres of White River land.
lit is pointed out, are needed to sup
port fifteen COWS. The dairyman pays
taxes on land valued at $500 an acre.
on his herd and on farm implements.
Dairymen figure they realize $3.50 a
month from sales of milk. With the
city dealer making , centsc gallon
more than the raneher. the White
River farmers are growing disguised
Hogs have been selling in Kansas
City as high as $3.50 and valley dali
rymen claim that they can market
.al the hogs they can raise at the
same figure in Seattle. On that basis
the raising of hogs is far more profit
able than the sale of milk to CITY
consumers. Dairymen have little hone
mat their threat TO abandon the Sea-
attic market will advance the price
paid by local milk dealers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07
ANOTHER CO.. CONTEST.
Being Made to Make
= Boys Corn Brewing Contest "A
Permanent Thing.

So great was the success of the
! first boys corn growing contest in.
augurated by the Oregon Railroad
& Navigation Company and Washing.
! ton State College, that plans are now
being laid to not only continue but
to extend the work. Prof. Thatcher
director of the experiment station al
Pullman, is now working out plan
to not only extend the territory in
which these contests are held, but
to increase the amount of corn grown
Iby each boy from a quarter to an
acre. Last year the boys were al
! lowed seed for a quarter of an acre,
each. This year it is planned to have
! each boy raise a full acre of corn
and to extend the contest to include
every county in eastern Washington.
barring irrigation, as was done last
lyear.
we cannot carry on these CON
tests, hut we have started the move
ment and the commercial bodies of
the Inland Empire should follow it
up and keep The things moving. -
said Prfo. r. W. Thatcher, director
of the experiment station. I'VE want
to start something new next year.
and each year following The rail
roads have cooperated with us in this
first contest and we believe they will
assist us in future movements to in
crease the productiveness OF the In
land Empire. But the corn growing
contest has shown that corn can be
successfully grown in eastern Wash
ington, and it should not be allowed
to drop. Spokane is more deeply in
terested in the development and
prosperity of the Inland Empire than
any other town or city, and shoald
give the greatest assistance to such
a movement as we have successfully
launched
IF the commercial clubs of the
various towns, or the county com
missi oners will offer a prize of 500
to be divided into four prizes, as
was done last wear, and require that
each contestant raise one acre OF
corn, it will result in the growing
of hundreds if not thousands of acres
of corn in the Inland Empire this
Iyear. Let the Spokane Chamber OF
Commerce offer sweepstake prize
for the best acre grown in eastern
Washington, and it would do NJ
harm, but great deal Of good, Il
have first, second and third prize;
for the best acre of corn grown il
| the eastern part of the state.
Next year the experiment station
and the railroads will probably star
Isome other movement with a view
OF increasing the productiveness o
the state. We cannot afford to con
tinue these contests year after year
but are willing to start sJmGThins
new each year and the Commercial
bod1es-afn then take the matter III
land continue the contests with gooC
results to the entire country. | wish
the newspapers would take the mat
ter up now and discuss the subject
and awaken interest so that actor
can be taken early enough to insure
a big acreage of corn this year"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07
ENrMERAToRs' TEST EASY.
Census Director Durand Sets Febru-
AIRY 9TH as the Date.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 27.-Any
person of good Judgment, who has
received an ordinary common school
education. can readily and easily
pass the test to be given applicants
for census enumerators places on
Saturday, Feb. 9th, the date finally
set by u e.. census Director Durand,
according to an announcement from
the Census Bureau today. This will
be a comforting assurance to the sew
cral hundred thousand who are be-
lieved to be contemplating applica-
tion for the places.
1t was emphatically stated at the
bureau that the test will be an emf
nently reasonable and practical one,
similar to that applied to applicants
at the Twelfth Census. 1t will con
sist of filing out a sample schedule
Of population from a description, in
narrative form, of typical families
and, in the case of enumerators who's
work will be in the rural districts,
they will be called upon to fill out an
additional sample schedule of agri-
culture, from information furnished
by the Census Bureau.
All persons, whether women or
men, who may desire to become Cen
sus Enumerators must be citizens of
the United States; residents of the
supervisors district for which they
wish to be appointed; must be not
less than s nor more than 70 years
of age; must be physically able to
do the work; must be trustworthy,
honest and of good habits; must have
at least an ordinary education and
must be able to write plainly and
with reasonable rapidity.
Those who can comply with these
requiem ents are invited to put in
their applications, as there will be
at least $4,000 enumerators' places
to be filled by the middle of March
in preparation for the enumeration
beginning April 18th.
Application forms, with full in
for -Ag in, and complete
information concerning the test and
the method of appointment, can be
secured by writing to the supervisor
of census for the supervisors district
in which the applicant lives. All ap-
properly filled in, must be
filed with the supervisors not later
than January 18th, as any received
after that date cannot be considered
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07
FRIDAY, DECEMBER ri.
Hoods

Peter Profit Sr., and wife to Her
man Rick, lots / Tin blk 3, Prof $
2nd add, Rosalia, $210.
W. uittler and wife to James
Jennings, lot y in blk s, Original
Town OF st. John. $40.
Louisa j. Heibbs to T. NJ. Dyer,
cts Z, s, in blk !, Original Town OF
ED.
Miller and wife to Louisa
Gibbs, lots J., 2, blk =, Nc
Bird add, Garfield.
l.. Wilks and wife to Rus
ct al, lots /, 2, in blk 3
Lakes add, Tekoa, $140l
Wash. to w. T. Burrel
81 Mo1,r gcs.
Gtette, wife 10 e.
U6fnack, neq 2t-lS-44, tract in
-7-1S-44, tract in seq 26-1S-44. nee
do-lS-44, $1,000.
Marguerite McGrecfy and husband
to Citizens State Bank of Tekoa, lot
/ in blk Z, l.ombard's add to Tekoa
$3.50.
A. Rodecape and wife to Willard
Crippen, lots /, ,. 3, blk 4,Lockhart's
add to St John
Louisa Jane Heibbs TO Ellen A
Bean, lots / 2, blk 2, McCroskey' 5
Bird add, Garfield.
Chattel Mortgages.
D. r. Cole, TT, to John Potts
livestock, $2377.
Louis Rasmussen to Citizens State
Bank of Iekoa, livestock and ma,
1884.
G. b. Ennis to J 0. Carson, crop
$3.50.
Pete Mcdonald to Harvey & Regain
1924.
Releases.
F. w Miller to Nancy J. Matlock
real mtg
e. p. Mccormack to Sylvester J
Scott, real mtg.
A. w Mott to Chas. B. Miller ant
Wife, real mtg,
d. r. Cole, Tr., to John Potts, chat
RoXanna White to Samuel Miller
and wife, real mtg.
F. J. Mahoney and wife to Margu
rite McGreevy and husband, real mtg
Assignments.
County Treasurer to First State
Bank of Garfield, real mtg
f. II. Michaelson to Philip Blau
real mtg.
Conditional Bills of Sale.
Brunswick Bake Collender Co. tc
K Cave, pool tables, etc
$235.
Steger & Sons Piano Mfg. Co. tC
Albert Gerber, piano. $3.50.
Miscellaneous.
North Coast Rd. Co. vs.. VIM. \
ct al. lis pendens.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07
Bank Notes.

The Elberton State Bank has in
Icorporated at EIberton.
The Farmers and Fruit Growers
Bank, the fourth bank for Medford.
was opened December 3.
The Seattle National Bank and the
the largest banking houses in the
fuget Sound National Bank, two Of
northwest, will consolidate in the
near future, the name to be the Sc
attic National Bank. The CONSOLE
dated bank will have a capital of
. ,VVO,OOO and a surplus of $780,
600.
The Traders National Bank of
spokane, Wash, distributed $780,
coo or about S25 a share divided to
the old stockholders.
he Douglas County Bank, Water
vile, will erect a new bank building
Oh stone and pressed brick.
The organization Of the First Ma
tlonal Bank of Mabton has been au-
thorized, with a capital of $25, 900
AT the annual meeting of the Bank
OF Oregon of North Bend, held at
Marsh1eld, Ore, officers were elect
e FOR the coming year. No changes
were made save that A. II. Powers
OF the Smith-POwers Logging Com
pany was added as a director. The
profits of the bank last year were
$4,000.
Northwest Mining News.
1t is estimated that the shipments
OF ore from British Columbia through
Nelson, for the year 1909, will exceed
the 100000 ton mark.
Lead-silYer concentrates are beirg
shipped regularly from the AliCcs
NINE, Occur d'Alenes. to Carnegie,
IA, and the management believes
that with few improvements the
mine will have a daily output OF
about 200 tons.
Rates on ores from the Republic
mines to the Tacoma smelter have
been reduced by the Great Northern
railroad, the change to go into eff
feet January 20. 1t is expected that
the reduction will mean a heavier
tonnage from the camp.
j. Klophenstein, foreman of the
North Fairyiew mine of Bohemia,
verified in Cottage Grove this geek
the recent reports of the rich strikes
made at that mine. Four distinct
free gold places have been opened
within 200 feet of the surface, the
last being very rich. .s1gs naslee.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07
!. lots 6. Z. s. hlk 5. rhorn-

r.ssner, lots 6. Z, s, blk S, Thorn
'or. 81
Prank a. English ana vile to VIM.
Lewis Bishop and Wifc, NIB neq 1913
&c. except, S1O,nOO.
a X. Finley and wife to VIM ii.
Hammond, lot q, blk Is, Pullman,
$4,000.
E. f. Paddock and wife to j.. Z.
Paddock Co, lot /, pit lot 2, blk 2,
lots z, s, blk .. lot 3, blk 3, lot 4,
blk 4, Pennington, 81
Real Mortgages.
Melvin h hOmas and wife to
First Savings ~ Trust Bank of Whit
man county, lots } A. sh nwq, VIII
swq 414-3S, $500.
G. A. Rands and wife to Security
state Bank, tract in ELI seq l-l6-45.
$500
VIM. II. Hammond and wife to A.
X. Finley, lot :, blk -, Pullman,
$500.
Chas. S. McNichols and wife to
Henry Knoehe, Ell hwq, lots !, of
7-20-46, $500.
VIM. c. Palmer and wife to Goss
& Vincent, lots / 2, Spencer ma
add, Thornton, 5000
Edw A. stone and wife to J. T.
Kile, swq S-19-43, $4,000.
Chattel Mortgages.
]. a. Allen ct al to Harvey & He-
gan, livestock, $193.
b A. Stoyall ana wife to Moscow
State Bank, machinery, $1,000.
W. r. Ellis to X. j. Meredith
livestock, $40.
l. A. Rockford to j. o. Bailey
printing outfit, 9125.
Releases.
Jas, Mcmahon to VIM. n. Ladd,
chat.
Farmers State Bank of Uniontown
to Barney Jacobs, real mtg
c. j. Clark to S. NJ Ninson. chat.
Pullman State Bank TO Susan
Oman, real mtg.
Eugene A. Taylor to NJ. e. Thomas,
real mtg.
Vermont Loan & Trust Co. to j..
w. Thompson, real mtg.
Bills of Sale.
A. A. Natwick to c, A. Wood ma
lchinery, 5000.
h. e. Paddock to E. e. Paddock
Co., stock Of merchandise 81,
Conditional Bills of Sale.
Steger d Sons Piano Mfg. Co. to
j, S. Aegcrter, piano, $500.
Natl Cash Register Co. to ThOs
Mathison, register, ..
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07
A Tale of a Wag

A sentinel wnIe on duty was bit
ten by a valuable retriever, and drove
his bayonet into the dog. It's own
er sued him in the county court for
its value, and the evidence given
showed that the soldier had not been
badly bitten after all. why did
you not knock the dog with the butt
end of your rifle?" asked the Judge.
TIE court rocked with laughter when
the sentry replied. why didn't he
bite me with his tail?"-London
Daily News.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07

Yesterday was great day for the
prisoners at the state penitentiary,
with Turkey dinner at noon and min
strel show of home talent" in the
Afternoon Governor Brady was an
Interested spectator, and before leay-
ing the prison presented George ~ii[g-
gleton, one of the performers. a
Washington cnPHty convict, with an
absolute pardon as a Christmas gift
The action of the chief executive was
unexpected. Warden Shook called the
man, who had two years time be-
hind the walls of steel and granite
staring him in the face, from among
his fellows, who We're making mor-
~, and motiOnod him to one side.
Governor Brady, as the man entered
an ante-room, handed him a pardon
stating what it was briefly.
Eggleton was too impressed to
speak. He turned to the chief eXecu-
tive, extended his hand and sobbed
aloud as he in his mingled grief and
JOY made his way back to the assem-
bly, room where but a few minutes
before he was held prisoner He left
the prison half an hour later, pass
ing through the gates with the gov
ernor, after he had been allowed by
Warden Shook to bid a few of his
friends good bye, request that had
been made with trembling lips, and
for which when granted he was
grateful as a child.
For years in many eastern pris-
ons it has been a Christmas custom
to release one or more COnvicts, al
though the practice has not extended
to Idaho. The action of the chief eX-
.ecutive Yesterday, it is believed, sets
a precedent.-BoiseS Statesman.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07
THURSDAY. DE,EMBER 23.
Deeds.

Railway Land & Improvement Co.
to Jas. C. Throop, lot ], blk 80, re-
survey of Steptoe, 81.
Rudolph I'm and wife 20 C. A..
Rands, tract in eh seq l-l6-l5 o.,
$1,000.
T. ]. o'Day and wife to B. W.
Curtis, lot 8, blk So, Maiden, $500.
Harry H. Goss and wife to VIM.
10. Palmer, lots I ., Speneer's Zhd
add. Thornton, 81.
Henry H. Goss ct al to VIM. c.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07
nc acre tract in nwq Is

rev Folsom and wife to
Burdass, "a IL acres in
39, $403.
Slinkard and NJ. A. Stink
A. Slinkard, interest in lots
/ seq 420-42, sh swq seq, lots
4-20-42, swq 920-42, $1,000.
nix Burnett ana wife to f.
ly Hazen, lot A. blk IL, FAIR 5
add to Pullman, 1.52 acre tract
dining, $4,000.
l. w. Larue and wife to G. W.
AN, lot A, Perkins End add, Col
lax, $1,000.
Michael Gross and wife to Henry
Neihenke, nh neg, swq neg l3, sh
seq 12-13-45, $4,000.
Rachel Bowman to Alice b. Cor
don, tract in nwq 20-15-39, $40.
Pear Langlitz and wife to Wm.
ry1de' lots 8. 20, IL, blk 2, f. O..
marll's add, Endicott $3.50.
Real Mortgages.
{ j. A. Dryden to Gilbert Hunt Co.
lots s, 8, blk 5, Lockharts add, St.
John, S26S2.
Minnie Mesterman to First Savings
& Trust Bank, nwq SO, sh sh swq 20
20-45, $500.
John Wiles to G. f. Hunt, seq seq
30-20-44. 5000.
John f paeh to William II. Hull,
-aeq. seq, sh, swq OF nwq 34-20-4l,
S2400.
c. w. Quinn and wife to Geo. w.
Larue, lot A, Perkins End add, Col
fax, $548.
Chattel Mortgages.
j. A. Dryden to Gilbert Hunt Co..
machinery, etc. S26S2.
A. Z. Linvall to Pullman State
Bank, livestock, implements, $1,000.
A. L. Jensen to w. A Beardsley
livestock, crop, implements, $1,000.
j. w. Taylor to Natl Bank of Pa
louise, livestock, etc, $500.
g. H. Thomas to Bank Of Endicott,
livestock, crop, $1,000.
j. II. Gaines and J. d. Skeen to
Natl Bank of Palouse. livestock
crop. implements, $1,000.
r. j. Hodge to Gilbert Hunt Co.,
machinery, s31S2.
o. b. Tee to S. II. Blount, real
mtg.
Farmers State Bank to A. L. Nor
timer, chat.
Security State Bank to j. l.. Low,
chat.
Bills of Sale.
]. G. Low to j. w Taylor. live
stock, implements. etc, $1I57.
s. W. Shepard TO ] d. Slleen and
j. II. Gaines, livestock. implements,
eif., $500.
Conditional Bills of Sale.
Oliver Typewriter Co. 10 Margaret
e Greenhalgh, typewriter, 500.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07
.fIORDS OF
WHITMAN COUNTY
Instruments Filed During the
Week With the County
Auditor.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER, %.
Deeds.

Deeds.
Thos. Andrew Ronson and wife to
Frederick A. Hazen ct al, sh lot 4,
bkl z, Reaney's add, Pullman, $4,000.
Roxey Jester ct al to r. s. Math-
VS.. pit 30-14-46, sh neq, nh sea 25-
S, except, $10,S20.
w. Peddycord and wife to Clara
tract in lot of l-l6-45,
j. Tharp and wife to Jno,
eb nwq, lots 1, 2of 1915
of 1S-l5-40, neq 1915
-. & Co. to Jno. A.
d 1S-15-40, S312.
in and wife to Jno.
blk 2, Browns add,
and wife to Amos
sections 5, in l6-
ses.
to A. f. Nc
., 8 in 1913,
mt Co. to J. S.
2, Lawrence d
altman, $1,000.
sci ana wife TO NJ.
40. except, $4,000.
and wife to Geo. APP
~ RrA&ns add, Col
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07

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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07

tate to be realized upon and the liza
bility Of che stockholders, when paid
in, viii increase the final dividend
several thousand dollars.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-12-21
Christmas Eve
In Rural England

It was brilliant moonlight night
but extremely cold. t;r chalse whirleh
rapidly over the frozen ground The
noStbOy Smackru his whip necessarily.
and Il part of the time his nUrSeS were
on Il gallop. lie knows where he is
going" said my companion, laughing.
land is eager to arrive in time tor
some of the merrimeut and good cheer
Of the servants hail. My father is a
deyotee Of the old school aud prdeS
himself on keeping up something Of
old English hospitality. le was al
ways scrupUious in exacting our h"i-
days and having us around him on
family festivals. 1t was the policy OF
the good old gentleman to make his
children feel that home was the hap
piest place in the world. and | value
this delicious home feeling as one OF
the choicest gifts a parent can beStow."
The squire llsherel us at once to the
company, which was assembled in Il
large. old fashioned hall. 1t was COM
posed of different branches of numer
GUS family connection. They were
variously occupied. and i profusiOn of
wooden horses. penny trumpets and
tattered dolls about the floor showed
traces of little troop Of fairy beings
that had frOlickcd through a happy
day.