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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
Had Seen Thunder "Made."

George Gardner, Jr., is we'll known
all over East Eighty-ninth street, a
large part of which he owns in fee
simple. At least he makes claims,
and there is none to dispute him.
The torrents of rain that fell the
other day at noon failed to impress
him. But when the bolts were loosed
and Jupiter Tonans got his work in,
he looked up in amazement.
"Who makes that noise?" he asked
his mother
God, dear"
But who helps him." asked the
youngster, who is not unacquainted
with the opera house stage and the
property room.-Cleveland Leader.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
VICTIM Of HARD LUCK
WATSON HOLDS 24-HoUR RECORD
FOR MISFORTUNE.
Former PennsyIvanIan Tells How He
Lost 4 Big Fortune Through a
Foolish Pct Goat and 4
Fond Grandfather,

Hard luck!" exclaimed Watson.
you fellows don't know what hard
luck 1s. l claim that l hold the a.
hour record for hard luck. When I
was boy lived In the Pennsylvania
oil country, and my grandfather owned
a big farm down there. They had
never found oil within five or six
miles OF grandfather's place, but they
were gradually edging along in his
direction, and we all expected that
sooner or later somebody would un-
cover a gusher there. That would
mean a fortune for grandfather, and
as l, was his only heir l naturally
took considerable interest in the mat
ter.
We'll, one day rich oil man came
along and made an offer for grand
fathers farm. They had struck a
good we'll near by, and everybody had
come to the conclusion that grand
fathers farm was in the middle OF the
oil belt. Our friends advised against
the acceptance of the first offer, which
would have been 20 times az much as
the farm would have been worth If
no oil had been there, but it was GER
tain that if oil were discovered on
the farm we could get $4,000, and
perhaps 100000, more than the price
mentioned by the first bidder
Seeing that grandfather wouldn't
sell, the man leased couple of acres
from him ct ~ oil +1
test we'll. 1t was expected that they
would have to drill about a thousand
feet to reach the sand in which the
oil was located, and when they got
down that far not sign of oil had
been found. So they decided to tor
pedo the thing.
THE scheme was to put a lot of
nitroglycerin into the we'll and blow it
up. That often made gushers of what
at first seemed TO be dry holes. They
brought large quantity of the ex-
plosive stuff to the farm and stored
it in little shed, expecting to blow
up the we'll the next day. Here's
where the hard luck comes in.
1T happened that l had goat and
this goat got into the shed where the
explosive was stored. Boylike rushed
in to get the goat out, and grand
father and crowd of the we'll drillers
saw me. They were horror-stricken.
For moment nobody could move or
even speak Then grandfather offered
his farm to any one who would rescue
me. One of the drillers accepted the
offer aud entered the shed, where he
succeeded in getting the goat by the
horns just before he had butted into
the can of nitroglycerin.
HE flung the goat out through the
open door of the shed and then, catch
ing me in his arms, carried me out in
safety to grandfather. The old gentle
man insisted on deciding the place
over to him then and there. The
next day they attempted to torpedo
the we'll, and then it was discovered
that the can which was supposed to
be full of nitroglycerin contained moth
ing but lard, and the goat died of the
shock it sustained when 1t was
thrown out of the shed. Eventually
the we'll turned out to be gusher.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
PASSING OF ST AGNES LIGHT.
Famous 1eacos, on British Coast 10 to
Dc Replaced After centurlsf
Of Services. :.

One Of the oldest and most famous
lighthouses in the world is to disap-
pear. According to an Official Notice
to Mariners" issued by Trinity house.
the st. Agnes. light, scilly. 10 to be-
replaced by 4 light on Peninnis
head, st. Mary. For centuries 1t has
gladdened the eyes Of passengers from
the other side of the Atlantic or has
blinked parting to emigrants. "
It stands inland on the highest
ground in the island Of st. Agnes and
the first light was lit on the spot az
long ago as 1880. Coal was the only
illuminant and the light was often al
lowed to go out. But I'm 1890 oil lamps
and rehectors were installed and
flashes of the present one-minute re-
volving light can be seen at a distance
Of 80 miles.
Probably one Of the chief motives
which prompted the placing of guild
ing light on the island was the repu-
tation which st. Agnes bore for wreck
ing in the old days. Many a ship was
lured on the rocks by false lights and
the tradition was preserved among
seamen for many years afterward.
It is stated that almost within living
memory a crew who were shipwrecked
on the island kept their would-be res
cuers at bay with stones. They feared
that they would be massacred and
could be approached only when they
dropped helpless from hunger and ex-
haustion.
The most famous Of many wrecks
OH The Settles occurred in Port Hell
lick bay near the site of the new St.
Mary's light. 1t was here that Admi-
raj Sir Cloudesley Shovel with four
men Of war and many hundreds of
sailors was lost In 1907 while return
Ing from the capture of Gibraltar. It
is stated that sailor warned the adj
miral, to whom there is a much abused
monument in Westminster abbey, Of
his danger and that he was promptly
hanged at the yardarm for insubordi-
nation. On another occasion a ship
turned turtle and was driven into the
bay. Sounds were heard from the up
turned hull and when an opening was
cut in the hull q number of the crew
were found alive within.
The new light will be semi-watched
and will be exhibited from a circular
iron tower which will be painted white
and will be * feet in height.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
From London Direct to PekIno

From London Direct to Picking.
Soon it will be possible to travel
from London to Pekin in less than ten
days. A branch of the great Siberian
railroad is to be continued through the
famous Desert Of Cobb to Picking. This
will enable the traveller to go from
London direct to the Chinese capital
In the short time mentioned, the only
sea voyage being that across the Eng
lish channel. zsGE
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
Primitive "Wireiess."

Among the Indian tribes inhabiting
the valley of the Putumayo river, in
the Upper Amazon region of South
America, there exists system of
wireless telegraphy" which shows no
little ingenuity. The apparatus con-
sists Of two logs Of hard wood, through
which holes have been burned with
heated stones, in order to vary the
notes given out when the logs are
struck with a uninterrupted club. One
of the logs is thicker than the other
the heavier log gives the lower note
A Geographic code is based upon the
differences of tone, and the number
and interval Of the blows. The sig
nails can be heard at distances Of six
to nine miles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
Men and the Gay Uniform

also increase the military efficiency of
the men who wore them cannot be as
easily maintained. On the contrary,
the recent tendency in all armies has
been to minimize the visible difference
between officers and privates as much
as possible, and to make them both as
fnconspicuous objects in the landscape
as severely plain uniforms of neutral
t1nts rendered feasible. Just as war
ships are painted dull drab, so SOL
diers are dressed in sad khaki Long
range rifles and the pageantry of war
do not go well together.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02

underground rai1 between the rails
has to be moved ut the same time as
the rail itself, necessitating a double
operation. These operations used to
be done by a man throwing the switch
with the ordinary switch stick, while
at the same time pulling a chain at
tached to the trolley rail underground.
In this manner the underground and
surface rail were switched at the
same time. All this is now accom-
plished from the little tower.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
Too Scientific,

II have just been looking up the
word 'chromosome' in the dictionary"
well, did you find out what it
means?"
mo. The dictionary says it is One
of the segments into which the chro-
moplasmic filaments of cell-neucleus
break up just before indirect division.
See karyokinesis.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
Secretary Writes Autoqraphs.

One of Champ Clark's secretaries
can initiate his signature SO perfectly
that it fools the autograph fiends.
The Democratic leader in the house
receives countless requests for his
autograph. Whenever possible, he
supplies them personally, but if this
secretary chooses to sign for him. Mr..
Clark himself can hardly tell the IT,
ference.-Washing Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
Miqht as Well.

What kind of a career have you
mapped out for your boy, JOSH"
I'm goin' to make a lawyer of
him." answered Farmer Corntossel.
Hes got an unconquerable fancy for
tendin' to other folks business. an
he might as we'll git paid for it,
Western Christian Advocate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
Select American Rails.

0S1SVe 5<''9' WITT 's''
One hundred and fifty-two miles of
the government railroad lines In Vic
torfa. Australia, have been relaid dur
ing the years 190S-1910 with American
rails. 142 miles Of 50 pound rails. and
ten miles of 100 pound rails.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
His Ability.

"Old man Bings has been Dragging
that his boy he sent to college is 60
ing to make a noise in the world"
rs he showing any signs of doing
it,"
"Oh, yes; he's leading the class COL
lege yell"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02

Carolina, first in q
sulle d0wnpour
that swelled streams
and tore away
small bridges, and
afterward in de.
yastating fury. In
a little cottage that
chung to the side of
a gap at Graphite,
near Asheville a
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
chanoe to Oil Burners

Change 20 OH oUTHS1o'
One hundred and fifteen Greae
Northern locomotives are being over
hauled and changed from coal burners
to oil burners.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02

ParadoxicaI Intentions.
Why did Hamlet's mother want ia
be round with him?''
ITO square herself"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
CHILD REAL 4 |. HEROINE Il: NJ II:
MAMIE eIesoN's. BRAVERY
SAVED SOUTHERN EXPRESS.
Record OF Deed Of EIeven-Year.Old
Girl Deserves Place in Railroad
INTERPRETATION to Be Her
Reward.

Since early morning the storm had
been flashing the mountains of North
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02
In the Nick Of Time.

IN the Nick Of Time.
Il wish to marry your daughter"
"All right. hope you don't belisva
IN long engagements"
E "Why?'' -
because have lost my job.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-02

Verify your references.-Dr. Routh.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-28
LOCAL ORATOR is SECOND
Roland Holman, of Dallas College,
Makes Good Showing I'm Contest.

A large audience were interested
listeners TO the contestants in the In
tercollegiate Prohibition Association
Of Oregon, at its ninth annual contest
held in Woodman Hall. Friday even
ing. March "a, under the management
Of the local league. Roland Holman,
representing Dallas College, was
awarded second place and a prize OF
SIS, the subject of his Grafton being
Manhood or Gold" The judges de-
clded that Guy j.. Woods. of VILLAIN
cite University. was entitled to the
first place and the cash prize of SIS.
He will represent the state at the In
terstate contest to be held in Los An
geles in May. The other contestants
were from McMinnville College and
Philomath College.
The judges were: On composition
and thought. b. Lee Paget. Of Port
land. the Reverend H. N. Mount. Of
Eugene. and the Reverend Raymond
Crooks. OF walla Walla. on delivery.
Judge J. c. MOreland OF Salem. the
Reverend l.. c. Hoover Of Monmouth.
and Hervey r. Smith OF Kansas. trav-
cling secretary for the Association on
the Pacific Coast.
In addition 10 the orations, a mu-
sicai program Of number OF pleasing
and well-rendered selections added to
the enjoyment Of the evening.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-28
WANT HORTICULTURAL FAIR
Dallas Fruit Growers Association
Plans One For Coming Fail.

A horticultural fair is to be one of
the big events in the life of Dallas
this fall. The initial steps toward
arranging for it were taken at a meet
ing of the Dallas Fruit Growers As
sociation, held in the court house Sat
urday afternoon. The date has not
been decided upon, and many other
details remain to be discussed, but 1t
will be held for the purpose of dis
playing the horticultural products of
Polk County, and the admirable apple,
the colossal cabbage, and the ponder
Gus pumpkin will sit cheek by jowl
upon the shelves and bid for public
favor. The apple will be the principal
attraction, but it is intended to include
such other products as are worth
looking at. A committee, consisting
of c. G. Coad, H. A. Woods and ]. B.
Num-, was appointed to wait upon the
County Court and learn what the
county would be willing to do to-
ward assisting in the undertaking.
1t is proposed to hold another hor-
ticultural meeting in Dallas in the
near future, and an effort will be
made to have President Atwell, of the
State Horticultural Society, attend and
deliver an address. ]. b. Num- was
instructed to write him and extend an
invitation on behalf Of the Associa-
ton.
H. S. Butz and ]. B. Num- were ap-I
pointed delegates to represent the
Dallas Association at a meeting to be
held at Albany next Friday for the
purpose of perfecting a selling organ
ization Of all the local fruitgrowers'
Of the Pacific Northwest
Representatives are expected TO be
present from every fruitgrowers' un-I
ion or association in oregon and
The purpose of the
meeting is to complete arrangements
to sell all the apples Of the Northwest
on a uniform basis. through one gem
eral manager.
The following new names were add
ed TO the list Of membership: II. @.
J. B. Mum. II. A. Evans.
L E. Viers. J. \. Cam. r. r Elliott.
C. G. Coad- In order 70 further in
crease the list. Secretary r. n. Ewing
will send out personal Invitations to
every fruit grower in the county who
is not already a member
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-28
MARRIED SIXTY YEARS AGO
Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Powell Celebrate
Anniversary In Monmouth.

Mr.. and Mrs f. s. Powell inform
ally entertained a number of their
friends at their home in Monmouth,
Monday of last week, in honor of
their Goth wedding anniversary. Ten
years ago their golden wedding was
celebrated at the same home, where
they entertained about 100 guests
They are both 81 years of age, and
were married in Illinois March 20.
1851. From that state they immed-
ately started for Oregon by OK team.
Mr.. Powell is the son of John A. Pow
ell, pioneer minister, who settled in
Linn County Mr.. and Mrs. Powell
took donation land claims in Linn
County, and lived there until 1873,
when they moved to Monmouth,
where they have since resided.
Mr.. Powell was a member of the
Oregon Legislature in 1889 from Polk
County. He has always been an act
i've supporter of religious and educa-
tional interests. Mrs. Powell is
daughter of Abner Peeler. pioneer
minister of Illinois. Her youngest
brother, Abner Peeler, Jr., who pos
sessed great inventive powers. invent
ed the modern typewriter and built
the first seven machines by hand, on
which he secured the first patent ever
issued at Washington on writing ma
chimes. but did not live to reap the
financial benefits or receive the re-
wards of his labor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powell are still active
for their years, taking a keen delight
in the affairs of life and dispensing
hospitality in many ways. writes a
correspondent OF the Portland Tele-
gram. They have six children: DIR.
James NJ. Powell, of Spokane; John
n. Powell Of Pennington, Wash; j. F.
Powell. Porfessor P. o. Powell, Ira c.
Powell and Mrs. A. NJ. Arant, OF Mon
mouth. There are also 22 grand
children and two great-grandchildren.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-28
He WAS BORN NEAR BETHEL
Roland O. Jones Dies at Amity, Aged
Forty-FOur Years.

On Tuesday morning, March 81,
Roland o. Jones, a former resident OF
Polk County. died at his home in
Amity, aged A years.
Mr.. Jones was born near Bethel on
August 2, 1866, and at the age of two
years moved with his parents to the
farm five miles west of Amity, where
he grew to manhood He was edu-
Gated in the public schools of the
county, and at the Baptist college at
McMinnville
In Mr.. Jones, Amity has lost a most
useful citizen, he having been identi-
fed with every improvement connect
ed with that town since he came, his
enthusiasm being a great asset toward
making things move. 1t was through
his efforts mainly that they succeeded
in getting a bank, milk condenser,
electric lights, brick buildings and
other improvements. He was mem
ber of the Amity Baptist church and
of the Sunday School
for IA years.
Funeral services were held at the
Baptist church Thursday forenoon at
1890, H. Wyse Jones, of McMinn-
vile, preaching the sermon. The body
was inferred in the family lot in the
Amity cemetery.-McMinn Tele-
Register.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-28
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER
Receipts and Sales at Portland Union
Stock Yards.

PORTLAND, March 25.-Receipts
for the week are as follows: Cattle,
903; calves, 21; hogs, 1852; sheep,
3022; horses and mules. rs.
Receipts for the past week, outside
of entries for the fat stock show have
been very light. The market on all
grades of cattle has steadied up; top
steers are firm at Sc to $3.50; medium
grades, IS. SO to Sc. Cows seem to be
in demand and if anything are finer
than steers. Tops, 1925 to $5.75.
The sheep market is good. Ewes
and medium weight wethers having
the preference over other grades. Tops
on ewes may be considered as 1Oc
higher than last week. A few spring,
lambs were on the market and sold
for 10c per pound. Demand for such
is good
The hog receipts outside of Eastern
have been very light Strict
ly fat, medium weight stock sold for
cents.
Demand for draft horses continues
to increase. A good many chunks
were sold during the week, sales run
ming from $500 to $500 a head.
The fat stock show was a success in
every particular. The grand cham
pion steer raised by Ed Coles, of Ba-
ker, Oregon. bringing zee a pound,
grand champion COW, raised by j. N. |
Evans, of Eagle, Idaho, bringing 15c
4 pound. and the champion load of
steers (16 2-year-olds), raised by
& Chandler, of LaGrande, /
1896 per hundred. Exhibit
1rs, promoters and spectators alike
ire enthusiastic in their praise of this /
went, which is considered an import
mt milepost in the livestock industry 1
If the Pacific Northwest.
Representative sales have been as
ollows: Steers. SO to $3.50; cows,
'4.60 to $3.50; calves, $6.25 to IS;
'ulls, $3.50 to IS; lambs. 1925 to $40;
yves. $4.15; hogs. 81 to IS; horses
lrafters, team. $425 to 5000; chunks.
$50 each.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-28
ELECTRIC POWER FAVORED
Little Motors Installed i'm Various
Parts of the County

The whirring electric motor seems
to be whirling it's droning way into
popular favor in Polk County AS
business increases with the advance of
spring, the growing mechanical indus
tries of this locality demand addi-
tional power, and Manager ]. L. White
of the Oregon Power Company has
been kept busy for some time INSTALL
ing electric motors of big and little
sizes.
In order to keep up with their work
in their repair and woodworking de-
partment, the Sterling Furniture Com
pany has replaced its six horsepower
gasoline engine with a new three
horsepower electric motor, and they
are enabled to run a large band-saw
and other machinery to full capacity
The Willamette Valley Lumber
Company has equipped it's saw filing
room with a two-horse-power motor,
despite the fact that they have abund-
ance of steam on tap
w. w. Newman, of Monmouth, has
taken out a five-horse-power gasoline
engine, used in his blacksmith shop,
and has put in a three-horse-p power
motor to run drill press, lathe, en-
cry wheel and other power tools need
ed in his work.
Ross H. Nelson, of North Inde-
pendence, the well-known breeder of
Jersey cattle, is about to install COM
plete water system on his farm, pow
er for which will be furnished by a
wo-horse-power electric motor The
system will be entirely automatic in
its working and will require no atten-
tion. A floating register in the ster-
age tank will start or stop the motor
as the tank empties or fills, and the
required amount of water can be
maintained constantly.
The Independence Creamery has
recognized the advantages of electric
power, and will shortly install four
motors, having a total of 80 horse
power. They intend to increase their
plant, and are now enlarging the
building to provide the necessary
room. They will add a four and
half ton ice-making machine and will
run it with a 15-horse-power motor.
Another motor of 10 horsepower will
furnish the power for the compressor |
used for the cold storage room. A
three horsepower motor will be used |
to run the ice crusher and the ice
cream freezers, and. another little
electric power generator rated at q
horsepower, will operate the hydraul-
C pump which supplies the water sys-
em of the plant.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-28
Public Land Opening.

Six thousand acres OF land in south
western Crook County viii soon be
thrown open 10 settlement. according
to Louis /. sharp. Of the United States
General Land Once. He mailed 90
the Crook County Recorder for filing
yesterday the deed reconveyinE the
land from the State Of oregon 20 the
Government After an the formaiities
are completed the land viii be open 10
settlers This land was patented By
the State Of Oregon in January. 1895.
under the Carey act. and was 70 have
been reclaimed The giving of the
patent is sid 70 have been erroneous.
- the land has not ben reclaimed.
It is therefore reconveyed. and vnl
become puhiic land