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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-04
lrmer having and operating his small

farmer having and operating his small
outfit.
1t sounds very nice to prate about
farmers stacking their grain, but that
IS very hard to accomplish unless the
farm is operated by the farmers grown
up sons, for the ordinary harvest
laborer will leave such work at
once when the large threshing rigs start
up, so there is no hope to secure labor
ers to assist in stacking operations from
that source.
At the present time, stacking opera
tions might be carried on when the
grain is not in condition to thresh, yet
it is impossible to get any of the tran
scient laborers to put in little odd
time in stacking while the threshing
rig is standing idle. The Search-Light
believes that the time is nigh at hand
when the small. threshing rig will be
considered as important for the work
on the farm, as the binder which cuts
the grain which it produces. Search
light.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-04
Advises Storing
OF Grain Crops
Professor Shaw Thinks it Will Re-
suit in Securing Better Prices
For the Grain
By Prof. Thos. Shaw.

AS many know, the crop in the north
west the present season is one of very
abundant yields. The truth is that not
many have an accurate idea as to how
abundant they are. Ii is to be quest
ioned if the states Of North Dakota.
South Dakota, and Minnesota have
produced crop within the last two de-
cades that has exceeded the crop Of
this season, in average yields, and the
conditions for growth, except in few
localities, were almost perfect The
earth has literally brought forth by
handfulls.
That such production will have an
immediate tendency to depress the
prices is foregone conclusion, if the
bulk OF this grain is thrown on the
market. Buyers will take advantage
of the situation to unnecessarily dis
count prices and the railroads may have
difficulty in moving the grain. Already
in western North Dakota and Montana
the prices offered for new oats are iii
many instances extremely low.
The same oats judiciously turned into
beef, milk or mutton, would bring q re-
turn at present prices Of these products
considerably more than 80 cents per
bushel, and the chances are, that they
will approach that price next spring in
the open market. l am told that at
Great Falls and in the vicinity, the buy
ers are already discounting the price 10
cents per bushel as compared with No.
l hard wheat. Before began to urge
the farmers in Montana to grow turkey
red winter wheat inquired Of the lead
ing grain men of Minneapolis as to how
the grade of Turkey Red winter wheat
compared with No. / hard for milling
purposes. They told me practically the
same. If this sort Of knavery is to
continue, more will be heard about it
in the public prints. l can give names.
Now, the congestion of grain that is
inevitably coming on can be prevented
by storing a large part Of the grain.
This can be done in three ways. First,
in some instances by storing in eleva-
tors for a consideration; second, stor-
ing in granaries already constructed,
and third, storing in galvanized tanks
located in the field at the place of
threshing, or in some other convenient
place. For the beginner or person who
is not already equipped with storage
room, the galvanized iron tank will
solve the problem. These may be pur-
chased in various sizes. They have
many advantages. The first cost is not
out of the reach of the average farmer.
They will keep the grain quite safe
from rain or snow and the attacks of
rodents. Those who have their grain
stacked and have place Of storage are
masters of the situation. 1t would
simply be too bad after the farmers
have raised bumper crop that they
should lose the advantage thus gained
by the low prices obtained for it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-04
Gave Only One Niek!s

G. F. Raymond, in The Toronto Star:
Yesterday he'wore rose Us cents)
on the lapel of his coat, and when the
plate was passed he gave a nickle to
the Lord. He had several bills in his
pocket and Sunday change, perhaps a
dollars worth, but he hunted about,
and finding this poor little nickle, he
laid it on the plate to aid the church
militant in its fight against the world,
the flesh, and the devil. His silk hat
was beneath his seat, and the nickle
was on the plata whole nickle.
''And the man had his shoes polished
on Saturday afternoon and hands out a
dime, without a nurmur. He had shave,
and paid Is cents with equal alacrity.
He took box of candies home to his
wife and paid 40 cents for them, and
the box was tied with dainty piece of
ribbon. Yes, and he also gave nickle
to the Lord.
'Who is the Lord?
''Wio is He? Why the man worships
him as the Creator Of the universe, the
one who put the stars in order and by
whose imnutable decree the heavens
stand. Yes, he does, and dropped a
niclle in. to support the church militant.
''And what is the church militant?
S'The church militant is the church
that represents upon earth the church
triumphant of the great God the man
gave the nickle to.
"And the man knew that he was but
an atom in space, and he knew that the
Almighty is without limitations, and,
knowing this, he put his hand in his
pocket and picked out the nickle and
gave it to the Lord.
and the Lord being gracious, and
slow to anger. and knowing our frame,
did not slay the man for meanness of
his offering, but gives him, this day,
his daily bread.
"But the nickle was ashamed if the
man wasn't.
.'The nickle hid beneath a quarter
that was given by poor woman who
washes for living"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-04
Grain Farms Are Passing

The exclusive grain farm is passing
in Sheridan county. The bumper. crop
of this season may be temptation to
some to continue in the same old one
crop way, but progressive, wide-awake
farmers are diversifying.
This is evidenced by the large and
increased acreages of corn and potatoes
planted and raised the past year in
Sheridan county by nearly every farmer,
and this is closely followed by the erec-
tion of silos. of which several have been
built this year.
Beck & Thelen. of McClusky, have
just finished building $50 ton silo, the
first one of number planned by farm
ers in this vicinity. 1t is of the so-called
common sense kind, and will be filled
with corn, of which they raised 80 acres
this year. Mr.. Thelen, in conversation
with Gazette representative, stated
that he believed silo would prove a
very profitable investment to furnish
winter feed for stock, especially young
stock, that Mr.. Beck and himself would
use the corn thusly prepared for their
colts during the winter.
These gentlemen make a speciality of
raising farm horses and they have at
present something over 100 head in their
pastures. Mr.. Thelen thought they
would begin filling their silo some
time next week, and, by the way, it
might be stated that the genial mayor
has been his own carpenter in the con-
struction Of it. Gazette. 81
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-04
Farmer Viii Oppose Gilbreata

Martin jacobson of Minot, one Of the
men prominent in bringing about the
growth of the Magic City, was nomina-
ted yesterday on the Progressive ticket
for the Office of commissioner Of agri-
culture and labor, the position now
held by w. C. Gilbreath. The nomina-
tion was made by the state central
committee Of the Progressive party, in
session at Progressive headquarters
here, yesterday. t~....
At the state convention of the Pro-
gressive party, held in Fargo at the
time Of the visit of Colonel Roosevelt,
the Progressives refused to endorse
Gilbreath, a Stalwart Republican.
After some careful scrutiny of the men
fitted for the place, the state control
committee, according to Dorr Carroll,
who was in attendance, decided upon
jacobson as the one best fitted for the
place.
Mr.. jacobson came to Minot in the
days of its beginning, and since his
arrival there has been one of Minot's
best boosters. He is the owner of 1000
acres of land near Minot, nearly all of
which is under cultivation. He is a
practical farmer and knows the needs
of North Dakota in an agricultural way
from having been in the farming busi-
ness himself.
For many years an employer of a
large number Of men in his business at
Minot and on his large farm, Mr..
jacobson. the Progressives say, under
stands the labor situation in the state.
He has large state acquaintance, has
travelled over North Dakota to the ex-
tent that few men have been able to do
and has become familiar with condi-
tions in nearly every part of the state.
Mr.. jacobson is regarded by the Pro-
gressives as peculiarly fitted for the
place because of his firm belief in the
conservation Of the states resources
and the fact that in the Office Of COM
missioner Of agriculture and labor he
could work with better farming move
ments as few men in. the state can do.
jacobson is q Progressive Republican
and while never indentified with politics
as candidate for Office, has held po
sitions Of responsibility asan appointee
He was named by Governor Burke % I
/ member Of the state normal board anl
] has given good service IL that capacity
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-04
Greatstone Correspondence

The Greatstone postofice was discon-
tinued Sept. 30. A petition is beng
circulated to establish rural route out
from Benedict which Wilt established,
accommodate the majority Of the pat
rons of the afore said Office.
Nate Orton shipped out Of Benedict
Monday for his new home in Canada.
M. E. Griffeth made final proof on
her homestead last week at Garrison.
j. j. Bellies was out from Garrison
Sunday.
M. H. Sullivan visited his brother j..
E. here last week. Mr.. Sullivan is
under the employ Of the government
on the Panama Canal Project.
Miss Lena Reitmann departed for her
home at Underwood the first Of the
week.
Mrs. Walter Rogers returned from
Washburn Saturday where she spent
the week at teachers institute.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-04
Twelve Bushels Every Minute

Some. Of the threshing reports brought
in this fall are astonishing and, in fact,
really test one 8 credulity. Some local
tiles consider that when oats run at the
rate Of nine bushels per minute they
are going some. However. we have
heard of oats running even better than
that from several threshing machine
men ii the vicinity Of Denhoff. John
Wacker,s machine, while threshing oats
at the Grand View farm, struck 9 field
that during two hours continuous run
averaged twenty -four dumps Of weigher
per minute. This makes an average Ct
twelve bushels! per minute. Denhoh
Voice. & 5S u n sf rs sasss s.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-04
Claims to be Cancelled

All thirty-three of the so-called Cum
ningham coal and land claims, involving
alleged and fraudulent blanket patents,
which contributed to the Ballinger Pin
chot controversy, have been disposed of
finally by the interior department.
The appeals have been adversely de-
:cided and Secretary Fisher has directed
the immediate execution Of the decision
of Commissioner bennett, of the gen.
eral landoffice, who said the claims
were improperly allowed and that the
entries should be cancelled. Fisher
took this final action on his second re-
view of the cases.
No more real Cunningham claims are
pending, though the interior depart
ment is regularly passing upon other
Alaskan claims somewhat similar to
those in, the Cunningham group. OF the
/, 200 or more such, 300 already have
been disallowed.
The Cunningham claims had an ag-
gregate area of $3.50 acres and their
value ran high into the millions. It
has been alleged that q Morgan -Gug-
genheim syndicate owned the blanket
claims Of Guggenheim and their associ-
ates. N
With the controversy over the claims
came the dismissal from the public SER
vice Of Chief Forester Pinchot, Louis
r. CLAWS, chief Of the field division Of
the landof office and several minor officials.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-04
ited at the Furst home Thursday.

Mrs. Il. C. Jones and Miss Anna
Buesing called on Esther Lundquist
Sunday.
Harry Jones, Anna Buesing, Lena
and Frank Furst, Leo Slagg, Chas.
Thompson Sr. and VIM. Deopke, We're
shopping in Wasi'burn, Wednesday.
Mrs. E. R. Jones called cn Mrs. inc.
Nichlia Friday.
Henry Dahl was Washburn visitor
Saturday.
Harry scholl visited at the Claus
Heinrich home in Weller Sunday.
Mrs. Jones and grandson, Guy Bixby
expect to leave Tor l1si' home in Puya!-
lup, Wash. They will spead 4 week ut
Big Timber, Montana, w;let4 her son
Will Jones lives.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-04
TO Bufo1d.

John Raastadleft left for Buford, N.
D. Tuesday morning, where he has been
placed in fine position with the First
State Bank as bookkeeper and steno-
grapher. School received 8 more re-.
quests for Office help tie past week, 4
Iof them from banks. N The "A. B. C;.|
cannot turn ont graduates fast enough
to supply the demand for Office help.
When you gos 70 school enroll q the a.
B. e. where business man 81 fdr their
5ofice help. Send for cataloa tc \.
sB. s(s Fargo or Grand Forks 'I'5
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-10-04
Conk1ing Core espondence

George Rosberg and friend and Miss
Mamie were guests at the Jno. Barlow
home Sunday evening.
Mrs. B. r. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Holz-
nagel were Sunday guests at the Nick
Hosch home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Barlow and Katie
Barlow visited at the Ed Furst home
last Sunday.
& Miss Clara Morgan was in Washburn
attending teachers institute last week:
Chas. Thompson and daughter Matte
attended the fair ins Underwood list
wesk slsS
lllll. B. one. md IA lLrthurI ~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
VAIN QUEST Is MADE
FOR HOTEL ROBBERS
Police Fail to Find Clew TO Thief who
Got Watch at EAirmOnt.

San ancisco.-Robberies at the
Fairmont Hotel are still battling to
the police. Detectives Hoertkorn and
Gallatin have been assigned to the
case, but although they had interview
ed many employees of the hotel, they
had not been able to secure tam
gible clew of the robberies
The latest victim was Mrs. NJ. Lr-
vine. who had occupied room 4OS.
She informed the police that a gold
watch set in diamonds had been stol-
en- from her room.
Mrs. Irvine was out of town for
two days and upon her return she
discovered that the watch was miss
ing. owing to the peculiar setting on
the watch the police feel sure that
should the robber attempt to dispose
of it he will be captured.
Detective Hoertkorn said that to at
tempt to capture the robber would be
a hard problem, owing to the fact
that so many employees of the hotel
are furnished with pass keys. The ho-
! tel detectives are working on the case
and interviewing those employees who
had the right to enter Mrs. Irvine's
room in her absence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BED
BUGS; APPLY SEC. WILSON

Washington. d. C.-Secretary Will
son is looking for bedbugs in his Of
f cial and not his private capacity.
Mr.. Wilson wants all the bedbugs he
can get and furthermore, he is will
ing to pay fair price for them.
This is not a hobby with Tama jim.
In fact, he has no intention of ever
coming in personal contact with the
unpopular bipeds or quadrupeds or
centipedes whichever class they hap
pen to belong to. Mr.. Wilson wants
as many of this species of the bug
family as he can buy at nickel
apiece-for purely experimental pur-
poses.
On the old Lewis farm, near Vienna,
a few miles from Washington, the de.
partment of agriculture maintains an
experimental farm. Every class of
bugs that has any part whatsoever in
farm life is being studied by the de-
partment's scientists.
In the railroad station at Vienna
this sign was posted:
Wanted --Bedbugs. Five cents will
be paid for each bedbug delivered at
the office of the experimental farm
of the department of agriculture"
The city fathers of Vienna intend to
call at the farm and make sure that
accommodations have been made for
the safekeeping of the bugs before
the expected shipments arrive. The
people of Vienna do not like the idea
of giving any inducements to outsid-
ers to bring bedbugs near their viii
lage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-29

Moose convention at Portland, return
ed home from that city on No. 6 this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Baars left this
week for Oregon City where they will
work in the hop yards during the sea-
son.
Ray and Robert Brassfield of Ba-.
ker are here visiting with their aunt,
Mrs. F.. NJ Scrivner.
Jerome George and Karl Hoch left
yesterday for their respective homes
ut Worcester Mass. and Big Rapids,
Mich, after a two months visit at
the home of f. f. George of this
place. They will go via the Southern
Pacific and expect to soon after
reaching home resume their studies at
school.
Mrs. HAPPY oaars Is visiting few
days this week at the home of the
Misses Houser on the Meadows
Grandpa Gillette is here from
Redmond, Or, and expects to go to
the mountains and hunt deer as soon
as the season opens.
Mr.. ami Mrs. w. w. Whitworth are
business visitors in Pendleton today.
They were accompanied by their
granddaughter Hazel Elder.
Mrs. Laura b. Davis came up from
Hermiston this morning for a visit
with Mrs. F. T. George.
Prof O. A. Cannon and wife re-
turned home this morning from Mil
ton where they spent the summer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
HOGGED OFF LAND
PRODUCES BETTER

Walla Walla., Wash, Aug. 29-
Byron Hunter, head of the northwest
branch of the Department of Farm
Management, located in this city has
returned to his home after a week
spent in eastern Washington and nor
thern Idaho in the interest of the de-
partment.
While on his recent trip, Mr. Hun
ter spent day on the farm of NJ. E.
Schreck in Whitman county, where he
took the final observations in a farm
experiment which has been under way
on the Schreck farm under the lat
ters management. The experiment
was for the purpose of discovering
the possible value of a system of
'hogging Off standing grain.
According to Mr.. Hunters report,
hogs pastured on 3-16 acres of
standing wheat showed a gain in
weight of 225 pounds per acre of
grain consumed Forty-four acres of
grain in the same field when cut and
threShed, produced 20 1-5 bushels of
wheat per acre. Figuring closely on
the expenses incurred in fencing, har-
westing marketing, and all other
stems entering into the costs of pro-
ducing the hogs and the wheat, the
experimenters found that, at the pres
ent prices of hogs and of wheat, the
hogged off land produced a net gain
of 1874 per acre and the land which
grew wheat for harvesting produced
a net gain of $S.52. The hogs were
worth on the date of the final figures
eight cents per pound, while wheat Of
the variety grown was worth 6E
cents.
The department of farm manage
ment is constantly performing expert
ments along all lines of farm indus
try in order to earn facts of practica
importance to the farmer. Mr.. Hun
ter says that the farmers are rapidly
realizing the benefits to be gained
and cooperate readily with the de-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
MANY ECHO FOLKS
TO TAKE EXCURSION
Especial correspondence

Echo, ore, Aug. 29.-Present indi-
cations are that Echo will be well rep
resented on the steamer Inland En-
pire when she maker her run up the
Columbia river from Umatilla on La
Dor Day. Almost If not all the busi-
ness houses will be closed and the
business men eXpecte to join the open
river boosters.
Miss Beulah Barker drove In yes
terday from her Butter creek home
stead and is visiting with friends. She
was accompanied by her mother.
J. Frank Spinning is a business Wis
itor in Portland. having gone down
yesterday to buy his holiday goods
He was accompanied by his brother
in-law, II. ]. Rethfelson. who is here
visiting from Defiance, Iowa.
The Misses Chloe and Javine Stan
field are visiting here with relatives.
Percy Ripper and William Oliver
left on Tuesday for North Yakima
where they will work in the hop yards
Mrs. Emma Hammer is here for 8
few days stay from her summer
home in Meacham.
Miss Harriet Ash of Hermiston, is
assistant telephone girl at the loca
f. o. /. Tel. Co. office. having taker
the place of Miss Mable Conner.
Mrs. Liza Millorns and daughter!
of Prineville. are here visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Wigle.
State Organizer Pell of the Knight:
of the Maccabees, is here in the inter
est of the order.
George II. Coppinger, one of the
Umatilla county delegates to the Bull
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
Who Threw the Bottle .

Who Threw the Bottle.
"Who threw the bottle at ing Go
el?" was a question the police court
could not decide this morning. John
Walters, an employe of the Penland
lodging house, was accused of the act
but when tried this morning, told q
straightforward story denying COM
mission of the alleged assault, and
there was no evidence introduced to
shake his statements. The case
against him was, therefore, dismissed,
Yesterday afternoon, while Goey was
standing back of his chop suey house
on Alta street, an empty bottle
struck near him and fragments We're
showered over him. Looking up, he
declares he saw walters looking out
OF a back window of the Penland lodg-
ing house, and with that as his evil
dence. swore out n warrant charging
him with assault Walters admitted
looking out the indow but states his
attention was attracted by the crash
of the bottle. He stated that he
heard a man running through the cor
ridors at the same time and thinks
that it was the guilty party making a
getaway. However, he stated his
opinion that the man was throwing
at a eat as he noticed cat scamper-
ing away at the time the bottle was
thrown.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
Pendleton Man Is Robbed.

John b. Frey of Pendleton, report
ed to Patrolman f. Adams at the
Union depot last night that a man
who had accompanied him from the
train had robbed him of 800 and
then disappeared. Patrolman Adams
saw Frey leaving the train in com
pany with a man. Adams attempted
to take Frey from his guide. The
man, however, assured Adams that
Frey was a friend, and Adams allow
ed him to go. The man Is described
as being about feet inches tall
wearing a soft brown hat, brown
suit and about 80 years of age.-Port-
land Journal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
STORK MAKES MISTAKE.
DECIDES WANTED son
Former Helen Vivian Could and It'll
ed Spouse Disappointed When
Girl Raby Arrives

London.-The coming of daughter
to Lord and Lady Decies, formerly
Miss Helen Vivien Gould of New York
did not fulfill their expectations of a
son and heir. Nevertheless, it brought
much joy to the household.
Lord Decies has been the recipient
of innumerable kilograms from both
English and American friends.
SO far as can be learned the chris
tening will be%made7the occasion of
great festivities at Seton Park, al
though no date has been set.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
Church Entertainment.

Don't fail to see the Pixie King and
queen at the Fairy Roundup. Mr.
Robert La Dow and Miss Dorothy
Henderson fiji these parts. Also the
bands of fairies, both good and evil,
the little wee wees, and the two little
orphans will make you long remem-
Der Friday. September 6. Given at
the NJ E. church under the auspices
of the EpwOrth League.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-29
Tickets for UmatilIa Excursion.

Secretary ]. E. Keefe of the Conn
tied number of tickets for the Una
tilla river excursion to Pasco and
Kennewick on Monday. Already a
considerable number of business men
of the city have signified their inten-
ton of joining the excursionists but
Secretary Keefe has a few more than
enough tickets to supply these.