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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
Railroads At War.

OMAHA, Sept. 26.-The old rivalry
between the Hill and Hartman rail-
road systems between the Missouri
river and the Pacific coast has broken
out afresh and Harriman's Southern
Pacific has just dealt Hills Burling.
ton line q staggering blow by cutting
the latter line of from all San Fran
cisco and California traffic. Because
Of the big fight, Union Pacific today
is the only railroad operating through
trains between ~ 'c"go and ST. Louis
and San Fran which travel the
central portion - Va c country.
The trouble began brewing q year
ago when the Interstate commerce
commission ordered Southern Pacific
and other roads to reduce fare from
Ogden to the Pacific coast from $50 to
s25, but did not order a reduction OF
the through fare from Missouri river
points to the coast.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
Stole $50, 900 From Postoffice.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25.-That a regis
tered package containing o bank ship.
ment of between $25. 600 and $50, 900 in
currency was stolen from the postoffice
here q year ago became public for the
first time today.
Since the theft Postmaster T. J. At.
kins and q few deputies under him and
postofice inspectors concerned in the
search have worked zealously to keep
the theft q secret while trying to locate
the thieves and their loot.
The inspectors have worked through.
out the Southwest and are said to
have brought the puzzle no nearer q
solution than II was when the case
was brought to their attention.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
THE "BOOK"

There vas q time-and it was not
very many years ~ago-when "book
farming" and 'book farmers were
scoffed and sneered at, in this as we'll
as other countries, by the great ma.
jority OF those engaged in agricul.
tural pursuits. Today agriculture is
universally regarded as q science. 1t
is doubtful if any other has 80 many
students, says the Inter- Ocean. The
farmer who does not seek to learn all
he . from books Is the rare excep.
tion-and the exception is the one
scoffed at now.
We have q right to be proud
OF the fact that the science Of agricul-
ture has made greater strides In re.
cent years in the United States than
10 any other country. The work OF
our federal department OF agriculture
has been supplemented by that OF
state, county and township institu.
tions, by u universities aud colleges
and our public schools, particularly
the latter in rural districts.
The prime cause of the high price oil
living is said to be found In the fac,
that the agricultural products OF the
world have not kept pace with the in.
crease in population. The conditions
in the United States are genera ally
known, but We are interested In wha,
Is being done in other countries tc
raise bigger aud better crops, more
and better livestock, because the
worlds supply and demand regulate
the prices we pay for our fo~odstuffs.
The United States department Of
agriculture has just compiled some
interesting facts regarding scientific
agricultural study abroad. The Ca
madam government, which has closely
followed our policy IN developing
farm resources, has acquired recently
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04

the land for two experimental farms
in Quebec. One of these Is located at
Cap Rouge, near the city of Quebec,
and contains over 800 acres, with sub.
stantial farm buildings. The other
farm is at Ste. Anne de la Poe terie
and has 125 acres.
Both of these farms are fully
equipped for their work of demon.
str ating to farmers how better and
bigger crops may be raised without
increased cost or labor. The Sas.
katchewan agricultural college will
be completed this fall, at q cost of
nearly 5000, 900.
The sword has literally given place
to the p%lowshare in South Africa.
The new Grootfontein college of agri-
culture has recently been opened at
Middleburg-a location admirably
adapted for the purpose of agricul-
tural instruction and demonstration
because it Is typical of a vast area
and is suitable for practical and
scientific instruction in the breeding
and management of ostriches, cattle,
horses ,"sheep. goats and pigs, and in
dry land farming, irrigation and
dairying.
Great Britain long ago realized the
Importance OF developing the agricul-
tural of all her colonies.
Her latest work in this line is the es-
tablishment of an agricultural school
at Poopa, India.
Because of diseases of livestock
which do not exist in the United
States, it has been found necessary
by our bureau of agriculture in the
Philippines to establish special train
ing courses for native employees and
students in connection with the col.
lege OF veterinary science. 1t is re-
ported that the Filipinos have been
quick to see the advantages Of the i'm.
proved methods and are eagerly put
ting them into practice.
In addition to the instances cited,
scientific agriculture ia being devel.
oped by every civilized nation. The
''book farmer" Is the farmer of today
and the future,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
TAFT PRAISES kANSANS.
Pays Tribute To Independence of
Thought and Action,

W
Thought and Action,
HUTCHINSON, Kas., Sept. 26.-Pres.
ident Taft was the central figure here
today in the celebration of the 5Oth
anniversary Of the birth of Kansas as
q state.
Governor Stubbs, Senators Curtiss
and Bristow and several members of
the Kansas delegations In congress
we're present and again politics were
laid aside. All parties and factions
joined 10 the greeting of president and
all applauded his tribute to the Sun.
flower state. Mr.. Taft also had some.
thing to say of the independence OF
thought 10 Kansas.
1.-THE trials through which the state
has gone,' be declared, "undoubted.
eddy have given a characte to its in.
habitants. They are bold and origi.
nal In thought, courageous In execu-
ton. One may differ with them in
their conclusions upon Issues, but be
must respect the sincerity aud the
energy, independence and courage
with which they support their conclu.
sions and carry them to their logical
results"
In his address he referred at some
length to the late Congressman E. II.
Madison, who died suddenly q week
ago. 1t was at Mr.. Madison's invita-.
tation that the president came to
Hutchinson.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
Pointed Paragraphs.

Sooner or later the finger Of scorn
comes to the point.
What is "sauce for the GOOSE is
also sauce for the goslings.
You never hear 9 man boast that
his wife shines his shoes.
Anyway, q woman's tears float he.
out OF q lot of difficulties.
The collector OF the ''wages of SIM
is never turned away empty handed
Figures may not lie, but sometimes
q ehoe dealer uses them to deceive.
Unless q man has a little egotism ir
his makeup he'll never amount te
much.
The majority OF US would have tc
work "a hours q day If we were to love
our neighbor as they love themselves,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04

Lame back Is one of the most com.
mon forms OF muscular rheumatism,
A few applications of Chamberlain's
Liniment will give relief. For sale by
all dealers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04
TAFT'S HEART-TO-HEART TALK.

Iu the press dis patches Of q few days
ago q report of President Taft's visit
to Peoria, ILL.,, contained a brief but
interesting reference to a heart.to.
heart talk between the distinguished
guest and some of his Illinois friends.
The president, according to the news.
paper story, made an honest and
candid statement of his position and
expressed his purpose to continue q
policy that he believed to be for the
public welfare, irrespective of its
effect upon his own political future.
Among the remarks credited to MI.
Taft on this occasion was the declara-
ton that he was a very poor politi.
clan. That admission will not cause
the forfeiture of public confidence and
esteem. The American people prefer
a statesman rather than a politician
as the director of their governmental
aft airs. 1t is not their desire that the
tricks of the politician shall be con.
sidered q recommendatio for the
presidency; a higher grade OF mental
equipment and character is necessary
in a citizen who aspires to that ex-
allied position.
Another confession attributed to
Mr.. Taft at the Peoria heart-to-heart
talk was the acknowledgment that he
had made many mistakes, coupled with
the statement that, as president, he
had tried to do what he thought to be
right. In this connection, also, MIR.
Taft will not suffer q loss of prestige
and the respect of his fellow citizens.
When q mar candidly admits that he
has been in error, it is generally safe
to presume that he will not repeat the
mistake-that he will profit from the
experience. That Is much to be pre-.
ferred to an arrogant and self-s atisaed
disposition that u exemption
from human liability to err.
"What the future Is l know not"
said President Taft in his Peoria talk. /
II only know this, that l am going |
ahead to do the best l can and l am
going through this country on this trip
and try to explain some of the Issues
which have arisen and make them
clear to those people whom 1 can
reach with my voice or through the
kindly press, If they report what I say
because I believe that the time has
come for sober second thought. II
have confidence that the American
people can always be trusted, not only
to exercise their sober sound thought,
but also a discrimin ating sense as to
what is fact and what is fustian, after
a time.
ut may happen at once and some
times we have to wait for it until after |
we die, and that is 10 quite so salts.
factory, but in any event we middle
OF the road people who are not ex.
tremists are, We believe the real pro-
gressives: because you do not make
progress by great strides, you make
progress step by step.
1--WE can depend upon the people to
recognize substance 10 progress rather
than that which is represented by pro.
posed legislation and platform de-
clar ations that are for the purpose of
campaign Uses only"
Mr. Taft's heart-to.he art talk at
Peoria reveals an appreciation OF the
dignity and responsibility attached to
his official position, and his confidence
In the ability of the American people
to determine what is right in the prob.
lens that await solution.
THE nRnnKD EARMEQ
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-04

The best plaster. A piece of flannel
dam pened with Chamberlain's Lini.
ment and bound On over the affected
parts is superior to a plaster and costs
only one tenth as much. For sale
by all dealers. Il
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27
DISCUSS NEW GRAIN LAW
Members of Farmers Union i'm Con-
ference With State Officials at
Olympia.

Olympia, Jan. Embarrassing the
proposed provisions of the new grain
inspection law, delegates from the
Farmers Union of several of the
eastern Washington grain counties
who have been here several days on
various matters of legislation. were
in conference with the members of
the state railroad commission, which
has general supervision of the grain
inspection bureau, and Assistant At
torney General Tanner today.
Those attending the meeting as
representing the grain growers were.
A. McCurtain of Davenport, presi-
dent of the Lincoln County Farmers
Union; w. II. Childs, Reardon, of the
same organization; Mr.. Davis of Adj
ans count; former Senator McCrOs-
key of Whitman county; Mr.. Darling
of Bridgeport, of the Douglas County
Union; and Mr.. Martin of the Spo-
kane County Union.
One of the questions perplexine
the commission and members of the
conference is the exact scope desir-
able for the inspection law. While
it is agreed that it should apply to
all public or terminal warehouses
storing grain far any and all ship
pers, the difficulty arises as to the
milling men, who buy and store their
own wheat and who may at times ac-
commodate some shipper with stor-
age facilities, but not making this a
part of his regular business opera
tions.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27
THE LOCAL PRINTERS
GET ENVELOPE BUSINESS
Government viii Discontinue Print
ing Stamped Envelopes.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has
announced that the government will
discontinue the printing of stamped
envelopes and recommends that the
same be done by the local
newspapers and by special permit for
the towns nearest the newspaper
where a town has no paper of its
own. No large town will be allowed
to have monopoly on the printing
of the envelopes to the detrlment of
the smaller newspapers.
A uniform scale of printing will
be prepared by the postoflice depart
ment and insisted upon or the news
paper will not be sold stamped en-
velopes for printing. The scale Of
printing will be such that a reason
able profit can be made by the Office
printing them The department will
also soon make a ruling that no first
class mail will be allowed transmits
sion through the mails until it has a
return card written or printed there
on. The above means that the en-
velope printing business will take a
big boom soon, which is sure to CON
tinue,
The order relating to the printing
of envelopes is a correction for an
evil of long standing and against
which the newspapers throughout
the country have fought for many
years, for the reason that the price
charged for envelopes was less than
the stock could be purchased by
printers and the rate charged was
such that a profit on the printing
could not have been made by the
government. Hundreds of millions of
stamped envelopes printed by the
government are used annually
throughout the country and the con-
templated change will be greeted
with pleasure by every printer and
publisher who has felt the loss of
this class OF business.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27
Some Egg Rations.

The California experiment station
feeds the following in hoppers as a
stimulant to egg laying: Two parts
middlings, two parts bran, one part
corn meal, one part shorts, one part
bolted barley one part meat meal,
one-half part bone meal.
The Kansas station feeds mixed
grain in the litter in the proportion
Of ten pounds wheat, ten pounds
cracked corn, five pounds oats. The
dry mash is made by mixing six
pounds corn meal, three pounds bran,
one pound oil meal, one pound alfal-
fal meal, and five pounds beef scraps.
Professor Wheeler, of the New
York station, has found that 500
pounds live weight of hens in full
laying, each hen weighing from three
to five pounds, would require per
day: Dry matter. 27.5 pounds; ash,
Is pounds; protein, pounds; car
bohydrates, 1875 pounds; fat, LIS
pounds.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27

II. J. Snively, the North Yakima
attorney, who was owner of the large
Touring mills at Yakima City, burned
last summer, has completed the pur-
chase of the Latah FIGURING mills at
Latah, in Spokane county, from AL
bert S. Byers, Rufus S. Buyers and r.
J. Abbott, of Pasco, and it is stated
that the plant will be removed to
either Kenewick or Pasco, where 1t
will be under the management of
William Helm, former superinten-
dent of the Yakima mill.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

Pursuant to adjournment, the
Board of County Commissioners of
Whitman County, Washington, met
January 16, 1911, with the following
members present: Samuel Ellis.
County missioner and Chairman
of the Board; M. w. Whitlow and A.
Z. Miller County Commissioners.
The bond of w. R. Neil, justice of
the peace, precincts SO, &c and So,
ColfaX, was approved.
The appointment of A. l.. Carter
as special deputy sheriff was ap-
proved.
Henry J. Clark of Oakesdale was
appointed supervisor of road district
No. 1.
At o'clock p. m, the time ap-
pointed for considering the resolu-
ton of the Farmers Union and
Grange relative to reducing the
county from the 9TH to the Sth class,
the Board was addressed on behalf
of the petitioners by U. L. Ettinger
and others. Not being fully advised
in the matter, the Board ordered the
hearing thereon continued to Febru-
airy 6, 1911, at o'clock p. m.
The Board adjourned to meet
February 6, 1911, at / o'clock D. m.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27
By b. f. MANRING, Deputy

ColfaX, Wash, Jan. 20-The char
ges against Councilman Simon Drei-
full, charging him with selling goods
to the city while acting as council
man and member of the financial
committee, brought by James Moh-
ney, which caused the arrest of Coun-
Gilman Dreifus Tuesday, was dismiss
ed by Prosecuting Attorney Paul Pat
tison today on the grounds of mali
cious prosecution.
Dreifus has expressed his determin-
alton to sue Mohney for damage to
character.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27
Records of Whitman County

- Of instruments filed for
!, the office of the auditor of
whitman county saturday January
ii, 1911;
...-.am Lawrence to r. f. Owens
- swo, sh nwq 34-2O-44, $13,-
500. A.. oono ,r,
- nh lot /, blk s, Colfax, tract
IN Colfax, ST.
Real Mortgages
wm 3. Wilson ct ux to Herbert
1,rnham, nwq seq. swq neg, swq
s-1s-45, %o9O.
fannie Westacott ct al to Interna-
.,onal Mortgage Bank, lots 2, 8, a.,
80 NED. swq seq, seq swq neg swq,
~ nwo IS, VIII nwq 17-17-45, $13,-
900.
p p owens ct ux to Miriam Law
400 swu. sh nwq 34-20-44, $500.
Chattel Mortgages
Dock Hughes to Farmers State
ponk of Colfax, livestock, $500.
Geo. strachan to Farmers Supply
Co.. livestock, $19S.
Releases
Farmers State Bank of ColfaX to
p L. Hayden, chat.
Lewis Tambleu to G. A. Sosten, ct
al, chat.
Advance Thresher Co. to j. R.
Mattausch ct al, chat.
Conditional Bills of Sale.
7 H. st. Lawrence to w. F. Will
son piano, $3.50.
Assignments
First Savings & Trust Bank to
Grand Lodge of Wash, A. o. U. w,
real mtg.
Milton P. McCroskey, treasurer, to
First State Bank, Garfield, real mtg.
Milton P. McCroskey, treasurer, to
First State Bank of Garfield, real
mtg.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27

Washington State College, Pull
man, Jan. 20.-So much demand has
been made for course at the college
which would adequately cover the
principles of business law that a new
course will be given in that subject
next semester, commencing in Feb
ruary,
This course will include the two
ffths course previously offered on
this subject and will take up the
study Of contracts, leases and other
items that come up in the business
world. This course will meet the re-
quirements Of those that intend to
engage in business and find no need
for a thorough law course,
Besides the new course in business
law there will be offered for the first
time a course in northwest history.
A course will also be given this year
in the government of England.
There are 80 students enrolled
this year in the department of econ
omics, science and history, and four
will graduate in June Those in the
senior class are Miss Eva Burbank,
S. A. Kimbrough, j. Tabor La Fol
lette and Milton J Newhouse.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27

Oakesdale, Wash, Jan. 22.-The
announcement that F. w. Miller has
been reappointed postmaster at OAK
esdale ends a bitter fight. Mr. Mil
Ter has served two full terms and al
most a year more, his term having
expired early last spring. A hght
led by a faction in Oakesdale was
waged against Mr.. Miller and charges
were made against his admimstra-
ton. resulting in the office being IN
spected on two occasions. The APP
pointment was held up pending the
result of these inspections, both oil
which resulted in Mr.. Miller being
exonerated and complimented by the
inspectors.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27

Reductions in the rate of hauling
grain from points in the Big Bend to
Puget Sound are announced as as
sured through negotiations to that
end before the state railway COM
mission. The wheat from the Big
Bend has been hauled over the Nor
thern Pacific to Adrian, and there de-
livered to the Great Northern, and
the joint rate was the subject of pro-
test With the completion of the
Connell cutoff, the Northern Pacific
will make deliveries over it's own
system to tidewater in future.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27

North Yakima, Wash, Jan. 21.-
Yakima, Kittitas and Benton coun-
ties are uniting in a request that
Judge Carey of the Superior Court
of Stevens county be appointed to the
supreme court of the state, as sue
cessor to Judge Rudkin They want
an east side attorney familiar with
irrigation law as a member of the
judiciary. Judge Carey was former
Iy of Kittitas county and is posted
on that important phase Of the states
growth.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27

La Grande, Ore, Jan. 21.-John
Predmore, credited with being the
oldest white man in the Northwest,
who died Thursday, was buried today
and there was scarcely enough at
tendance to make pallbearers.
Predmore never posed for pic
ture, never had family and never
had a sick day to his knowledge in
his life. Though 116 years old, he
was active and lived alone until six
months ago.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27

Up to the first of the year the wea-
Their had been uniformly warm and
favorable TO the growth of wheat
throughout the Walla Walla valley,
and the plant was In fine condition
with much spring blowing in pro-
gress. Unless damage should accrue
from freezing and thawing, without
adequate protection from snowfall,
the prospects for a splendid crop are
excellent.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27

/, S. NJ, McCroskey. County Audi
tor of Whitman County, State of
Washington, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is true and
correct abstract of the proceedings
of the Board Of County Commission
ers at a meeting held January 16,
1911, as | verify believe
In Witness Whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and seal this 18th
day of January, 1911.
S. M. McCROSKEY,
County Auditor and ex-officio Clerk
of the Board of County Commits
sioners.
By b. f. MANRING, Deputy.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27

More moisture has fallen In the
Horse Heaven and neighboring dis
tricts during the present season than
for several years, and growers are
looking forward to large wheat har-
vest, after several seasons Of disap-
pointing returns.