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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-04-16
CATTLE AND HOGS
ARE CHEAP ONLY N
COMP ARATIvt SENSE
PRESENT PRICES so MUCH BET
TER THAN FARMERS HAVE
RECEIVED IN PAST.
OLD BUYER DISCUSSES MARKET
M, e. Allen for Thirty-Five Years in
The Business Talks of What He
Has Paid in the Past.-Feeders
Have Had a Hard Winter.

No, cattle are not cheap, neither or
hogs, in spite of the pessimistic asser-
lions sometimes heard these days,
said M. e. Allen, the veteran stock
buyer of this section, who probably
has bought more hogs, cattle and
sheep directly from the farmers OF
Maury county than any man in its
history This is the thirty-ifth year
that Mr.. Allen has been buying stock
in this county. He has bought cattle
all the way from two cents to eight
cents and better He has bought
hogs at from three and half cents
to eleven cents on foot. He has
bought sheep at from $3.50 head up
to $40 per head.
I'VE have simply been spoiled,
lately" continued Mr.. Allen, "by the
extremely high prices which have
prevailed for our cattle and hogs. In
comparison with what I have paid
for hogs and cattle right in this coun-
ty in the past quarter of century
both of those great products of the
farm are high now. Cattle at six
cents are assuredly not cheap. Hogs
at six and six and half cents are
not cheap. No manner Of reasoning
can make them cheap at those prices,
Now, of course, six and half or
six and quarter cent hogs are not
as profitable as eight and nine cents
hogs. Feed stuff has been scarce
and high We have had two
droughts and long and hard winter,
but everything considered six cent
hogs are not bad. have bought
them at so much less that this price
looks good and is good. The same
thing is true of cattle.
mo, | do not believe that either
hogs or cattle are going to be any
cheaper on this market, not soon any
way. On the contrary I believe that
good steers this fall and summer
will bring six cents off grass. Now
that is not bad. | even look for an
advance in hogs.
1T Is true of course that feeders
have had a bad winter They paid
high for their cattle last fall and
after feeding them heavily all winter
they have done well to sell for what
they paid. 1t is true that hey got
the increased weight but no money
is to be made fattening cattle un-
less there is also gain in the selling
over the purchasing price. This is
condition that is likely to occur any
season. Nothing is certain"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-04-16
spring were sold Saturday

spring were sold Saturday BY
John Woody, of the Nashville pike
to Joe Hagey. There were forty o.
the lambs and they weighed abouI
seventy pounds on an average. MI
Woody received about eight cents q
pound, giving him a return of oVef
$500 a lamb, most unusual returns
at this early season. Choice LAMBS
are scarce this spring because OF the
severe and late winter.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-04-16
CHURCH OWNS FINE
WALTER DIRECT COLT

Arthur Church is the very proud
owner Of fine horse colt week
old, the son of Walter Direct and
Lassy Lee. The youngster in a full
brother Of the sensational PAGER, Mer-
ry Direct 2:06&, and the champion
PAGER at Ave miles on Ice. He is
beautifully formed and Is marked
very much like his sire.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-04-16

A healthy man is king in his own
right; an unhealthy man an unhappy
slave. For impure blood and slug.
gish liver, use Burdock Blood Bit.
tiers. On the market IS years. s1.0O
Il bottle. (Advt.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-04-16
MONA LISA FOALS
BROWN HOR E COLT

Mona Lisa, the trotting mare OF
w. D. Hastings has foalej brown
horse colt by Walter Direct 2:O5A
Mona Lisa is by Illyrian, Jr., he by
Old Illyrian.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-04-16

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Douglas Island news., 1915-03-17
The NOrthIand
The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

Wraugell is happy over the prospect of bank.
 Three preachers and a fish cOmmis' sioner visited Craig the same day.
 The steamer Humboldt will visit Sitka on her tourist trips this summer. The salmon cannery at Canoe Pass will operate again, after two years of idleuess.
 Ketchikan experienced a wet spell recently, when l45 inches of water fell in l2 hours.
 Joe Ives, of Valdez, found guilty of taking sl 900 from his wife, was fined S25 and costs.
 Mrs. Emma Dalquist was caught in a blizzard between Safety aud Nome and froze to death.
 Judge Bunnell has appointed Joseph E. Clark as clerk of the court for the Fourth division.
 Delegate Wickersham is on bis way home to Alaska by way of San Fran cisco and the big fair.
 Fairbanks has thirteen saloons, and now seeks to induce the district judge not to increase the number
 Wm. G. Thomas, U. S. commissioner at Wraugell, is making motions and threatening to collect the poll tax this year.
 The Petersburg Report tells of a malicious raven that threw a soup bone through a plate glass window in that town.
 Mrs. Julia Sites, widow, 47 years of age, wants to leave her home in Los Angeles to come to Alaska. Object, work
 William Pyne was arrested at Cor dova, charged with stealing, abstracting and taking matter from the United ! States mail
 Canada's mines ranked third among her resoures. Agriculture coming first and her forests second. Fisheries rank fourth and furs fifth.
 The power schooner Bender Bros, loaded with supplies for the destitute natives of Pribilof islands, passed Ketchikan last week.
 The town of Craig, located Ou the west coast of Prince of Wales island, is to have a public telephone service and a connecting line to Klawak.
 Great activity is reported on the creeks in the Fairbanks district, not a single plant remaining idle. As re- suit of the winters activities it is be- lieved the output of the camp will be considerably increased next season un- less operations are restricted through a shortage of water.
Douglas Island news., 1915-03-17

The strike of the Longshoremen's union at Seattle has extended to the wharves used by the Alaska boats.
 The appropriation for additional hatcheries in Alaska, as recommended by Dr. D. Lester Jones, deputy com. missioner of fisheries, failed to pass congress.
 An exchange furnishes the informa- ton that Albert White, of Valdez, has been appointed organizer for the re- publican party in Alaska and will soon have his work under way.
 Capt. S. c. Darlington, a popular steamboat man of the upper Yukon, aud general manager of the Side Streams Navigation Co.,, of Dawson, r.. T., lost a leg as the result of an auto mobile accident at Seattle
 Boats from the revenue cutter Man ming, which arrived from the south last night, made the rounds of the gas boats in harbor this morning looking for violations of the regulations pertaining 10 gas boats Ketchikan Miner
 Harry Yeager, of Iditarod, makes the prediction that his country will be gold producer for seven or eight years more. The dredges are the main meth cd of operation DOW and they will have territory to keep them busy for some time.
 A company composed of Boston cap- italists, with s25OOOO capital, plans box factory on the Fraser river near Westminster, B. c. The plant will use thin boards which will be cemented to- gether by new composition used un- der high steam pressure. It is said that orders have already been secured from Ceylou aud India for tea boxes.
 Fairbanks News Miner By the last mail two resignations reached Judge Bunuell from the lower river, to be- come effective at the pleasure of the judge. They are those of Commissioner E. Coke Hill, of Ruby, and Commis- sioner George W. Albrecht, of Iditarod, both of which positions are among the most important among the United States commissionerships of the Fourth division outside of Fairbanks.
 Alaskaus want the first chance for employment in the construction of the government railroad. There are al- ready 10000 applicants for jobs from the states, and coco of these are en dorsed by their senators and congress men. Practically all of these men seek clerical positions, and only about fifty men will be needed for this work The commission estimates that 5000 em- ployes will be required this summer aud most of them pick and shovel men.
 Publicity has been given in San Francisco and Portland papers to a statement that the Border Line Trans. portation Co.,, successor of the North land Steamship Co.,, was to take over the Portland-Alaska Steamship line. However, the Border Line Transporta- ton Go. will not make such a move aud will operate exclusively from Puget sound. It will be remem bered that the Portland Line, which operated at a heavy loss last summer, was withdrawn late in the fall and it is doubtful if it will be resumed. Railway and Marine News.
Douglas Island news., 1915-03-17

The city of Fairbanks is in the midst of big potlatch celebration to mark the favorable legislation secured from the congress just closed. Fairbanks feels that she will be selected as the in- terior terminal of the government rail road, and the passage of the bill creat- ing the School of Mines and Agricul- ture College in Fairbanks is also cause for celebration.
 Dr. c. M Faulkner, American vice consul at Dawson, received telegram today from the state department at Washington stating that the Dawson office is to be closed tomorrow, and the seals, press record, books, stamps, sta tionery and flags to be shipped at once to the American consul general at Van couver. The furnishings of the Dawson office are to be disposed of. Detailed instructions as to the future represen- tation of the American government here probably will be received before long, and it is probable that all Dawson business will be handled through the vice consul the same as that of White hor. e.-Dawson News.
 The Skagway Alaskan says: Con- ditions on the trail between Chisana and Mccarthy appear to be extremely variable these days, according 10 recent advices from Chisana City. George Goshaw writes that awhile ago he took out an old man with frozen feet to Me- Carthy and was three weeks making the round trip. Then he made another trip and was seven days going out over the trail, five of which he spent on the glacier, stormbound. He made the re turn to Chisaua City over the same route in exactly b hours, in favorable weather and under favorable travelling conditions. Goshaw also stated that James Kingston was recently taken out 10 Valdez by Deputy Marshal Prank Fl. Hoffman Co answer a charge of murdering Schornboru, the mer chant For a while a regular reign of terror held the little camp, which it would seen Kingston's arrest has now dispelled.
 Since early last fall, men of ability have been busy devisng ways and means to organize for mutual protec ton against the Fish Trust. Itwas not, however, until recently that the leaders succeeded in bringing enough together to assure success. A few weeks ago a large number of the interested fisher men met and reorganized the old Southeastern Alaska Fishermen Asso citation on a different basis. The pres ent organization, which is supported by men of funquestionable business ability, has mapped out line of action which if strictly followed will materially benefit the fishermen. The new organ ization, as some have preferred to call it, is not to resort to strikes and other similar proceedings, but rather to dis pose of the fish, the wages for their labor, in open market To that end, the organization has delegated one of its mem bers to attend Go that part of the business, and through him the dis position of fish will be made. The un reasonable prices paid the fishermen at times for his fish has finally forced him to seek more equitable fields for his labor The organization has been completed and is now In full control of lha silnntion- Kelchikan progressive.
Douglas Island news., 1915-03-17

The volume of the saline matter in the ocean is somewhat more than 26j,- 056, ,133, ,60O,OOO cubic feet, according to the United States geological survey, or enough to cover the entire surface of the United States, excluding Alaska, 8,44S feet deep.
 Says the Nome Nugget: Escb, Horn, Tomlisou and others have for several years been holding a large body of iron ore which they regard as the most val uable proposition on Seward peninsula. That these men are not mistaken is evidenced by recent development which gives strong probabilities that their iron proposition will be taken over by a very wealthy company and developed. This property was located in 1906 and is located at Shinrock on what is known as Tub mountain. It is claimed by Mir. Esch that the iron is superior in many respects to the famous Swedish iron and in this he is confirmed by ex- perts who have made thorough test of the ore, which runs as high as 65 per cent pure iron. The geological depart ment seut out an expert in 1913 Co in- vestigate the proposition, by special request of Mr. Esch 1t i5 reported that the governments geologiat stated that in his opinion it was the greatest iron proposition in the world. It is a manganese ore of the highest quality and there is estimated to be two mil lion tons of the ore in sight. The springs in the vicinity are said to show radio activity and this is now being in vestigated by the geological depart ment. The conditions are ideal for working the mine. There is an abund ance of coal close at hand and lime for hnxing purposes.
 Modern opponents of the spirit that enabled the founders of the Hudsou's Bay Company to establish trading posts on the edge of the world is found in the business careers of E. E. Patterson and Tom Bergman, who own three trading posts within the Arctic circle. One is located at Kotzebue and the other two are at Shungnak, on the Kobuk river, and at Sewalik, in the same region. Mir. Patterson is the outside partner of the concern, and spends but three weeks of the year in the Arctic, while Mr. Berryman, who has lived in the North continuously for the past nine- teen years, supervises the three posts. Mir. Patterson, with Mrs. Patterson, has just returned from a tour of the East. They are at the Arlington enroute to their fruit ranch at Cashmere, says the Seattle P.I. "We are the 'farthest north when it comes to Alaskan trad jog posts" said Mir. Patterson. "Our stores are we'll within the Arctic circle, the land of the midnight sun. It may seem strange to think of man being a small matter of 4,0OO miles away from his place of business for eleven months out of twelve, but that is my position. will go in next spring as usual with a stock of supplies to my partner, Mir. Berryman. He is the original lover of the North, as he has not been outside for nineteen years, and he doestn't par ticularly care to come out either. He is interested in my stories of the great growth of Seattle, but he finds it hard to visualize them. am going to take in a lot of photographs of the buildings here just Go back up my word"
Douglas Island news., 1915-03-17

The volume of the saline matter in the ocean is somewhat more than 265,- 956, ,133, ,6OO,OOO cubic feet, according to the United States geological survey, or enough to cover the entire surface of the United States, excluding Alaska, 8,448 feet deep.
Douglas Island news., 1915-03-17

Aurora Encampment No. meets at Odd Fellows hall first and third Thursdays at p.m. Brothers of the Royal Purple are cordially inF''e"' DAVID SWANSON, c. P. ". H. MoBLAINE, Scribe. Northern Light Rebekah Lodge No. meets at Odd Fellows hall second and fourth Thursdays.
 Visitors are cordially invited.
 IRENE GILLAIM, \. G. CHAS. S. SWIHART. Secretary.
Douglas Island news., 1915-03-17

The strike of the Longshoremen's union at Seattle has extended to tue wharves used by the Alaska boats
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-08-05
NEW JAG DRINKS

Hostetter's Bitters is becoming the popular drink with the jag seekers throughout the States. Several Phoe- nix druggists have been arrested for selling the patent medicine, which pro- dues wonderful drunk with all the trimmings. It is said that Hostetter's contains about five times as much al- cohol as lager beer.
 With patent medicine alcoholic drinks and the latest in etherized cider there is not much trouble in getting on a good spree, but the after effects must be something fierce.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-08-05

Teasdale press to finality the Ques- tion of the arrangement, agreement, lien, or whatever it may be that eX- ists between the government and the Southern Pacific regarding the rail- road on top of the levee running on the California side from Yuma to the Laguna dam. I have no idea what it is, though ' have tried to find out It must, however, be rather strange and one-sided document, inasmuch as the project seems to have the burden of maintaining the levee, while the s. P. seems to enjoy the privilege of ownership.
 This question is particularly perti nent just at the present time, when it is requiring all of Acting Manager Priests ingenuity, as well as con- siderable force of men, to prevent the Colorado, even at it's present low stage from eating a large part of the levee away every hour of the day and night. During the last day or two I am credi- ply informed that the levee has been viciously attacked by the river and is in great danger at the present time not from overflow, but simply from caving banks at low tide.
 Train load after train load of rock and "pulverized lime stone dust" are bein crushed to the weak spot by the local service, but I have not yet heard of the Southern Pacific doing any thing to save it's own tracks, probably because it got the 'extinguished" manager by the umbilicus when the original agreement was made, and has held on like grim death to lead nig- ger ever since, as the s. P. always does when it finds a good thing
 Go to it, MT. Teasdale, Pm with you on that question until the last dog dies, but my friendly advice is to keep your mitt off of the Arizona mesa!
 Let's don't waste any more time than is absolutely necessary. Go after the big things on the California side!
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-08-05
MONEY MAKING MINE
 NAMED BILLY SUNDAY

TUCSON, Aug. 6.-Glen Allen of Douglas, has named his mine in the Santa Rita mountains after Billy Sunday, the evangelist. When asked why he named it after Sunday, Allen said he did so because it, like Sunday. is good money maker. The proper ty is gold and silver proposition, and the percentages are said to run high.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-08-05

That charming blush of coy maid en oft-times comes from the nearest drug store and disappears with the evening scrub.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-08-05

A dreamer is generally a nice, ami able, harmless sort of creature whose principal noise in this work is made in his own dreams.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-08-05
MUCH HEAVY WORK AHEAD OF
 THE BARD COST REVIEW BOARD.
(By Benjamin Franklin Fly)

The local board of cost re- view was in executive ses- sion" all day yesterday, and making satisfactory progress as expressed by Chairman Fleming; but just what the progress" was am unable to say, further than the fact that most of the time was consumed in discussion relat- ing to operation and main- tenance, which still holds the right-of-way on the pro- gram.
 It was discussed again to- day, during which time Man ager Kelly, of the irrigation system, was on the witness stand, he having returned from his vacation trip espe- cially for that purpose.
 Tomorrow and Monday It is understood that mot less than 6 nor more than i2" wa ter users from Bard will be placed on the stand to tell what they know about 'oper- ation and maintenance af- ter which the board will pro- ceed to the consideration of other matters = "irrigable area" or drainage" probably being next in order.
 When I arrived at the boards head quarters at o'clock last evening, the door had just been thrown open.
 Chairman Fleming, MT. Teasdale and MT. Baldwin had just begun read ing, for the purpose of correction, the two days transcript of proceeding that were some time ago voted to be sent to Secretary Lane and Dr. Elwood Mead. There are ONLY 1SO pages, or 45,OO0 words, or, showing rate of 22,500 words per day, which, if kept up for the 30 days suggested by Sec retary Lane, would make 675,OO0, or the equivalent of about six volumes as large as the Holy Bible!
 The transcript will be finished today and sent on it's way rejoicing to Washington, where Secretary. Lane will closely scrutinize" Chairman Fleming's plan of procedure"
 MT. Teasdale's objections to it, and Judge Holgate's opinion on the sub. ject, and then throw all the balance of the 45,0O0 useless words in the waste basket, with the possible ad- monition to the board to "go, thou and sin no more!" I woud anyway
 After the board adjourned for the day at o'olock) I asked Chairman Fleming if they had yet made up :he1r minds as to the questions that would be considered while awaiting a reply from Secretary Lane, but before he could answer, MT. Teasdale handed me slip of paper, with the remark:
 Here are some of the questions will bring before the board:"
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-08-05

Indian payments.
 Irrigable area mesa.)
 Town sites
 Drainage.
 School lands in irrigable area.
 River front protection.
 Telephone system.
 s. F. contract on levee.
 Expert form.
 Laguna dam.
 Phases of law pertaining to dam
 Some of these are certainly live anG pertinent questions and deserve the fullest consideration of the board in fact Chairman Fleming long age offered his plan of procedure" which embraced "irrigable area "drainaee' river front protection" and the dam Laguna," so he and MT. Teas dale are fully agreed as to those i'm portant features; but they have not reached an agreement on the question as to whether it lies within the pro vince of the board oconsider Indian payments" town sites," school lands in irrigable area" expert form," or the very important question of con, sidering the mesa land"
 Inasmuch as the Interior Depart ment and the Indian Department are already in process of adjusting every thing that pertains to Indian pay ments'-as applicable to the Indians share of the costs of the project, l am at loss to SC why at any time should be, or even can be devoted to that question from the standpoint of economy to the white lands" of the Reclamation unit, and in view of the specific instructions from Secretary Lane that the present board has it's duties circumscribed to the California side of the project, I am at a greater loss to know by what authority the board can cross into Arizona and chase jack rabbits over the mesa in order to see whether those lands shall or shall not be included n the Yuma project, however desirable it may he to include these lands in the irrigable area.
 MT. Teasdale certainly knows by this time that the people on the Ari- zona end of the project have thus far refused to take any part in the pro- ceedings of the present board of cost review, plainly indicating that they are satisfied as matters now stand. in other words that they are willing to pay the costs of the project with cue any help from the mesa. If the petitions that are now being circu. lated can convince Secretary Lane (and am sure they can) that the peo- pie of Yuma county want the Arizona side of the project reviewed by a cost board, naturally the board would be instructed to look into the "irrigable area question, and in that manner. and that alone, in my opinion can the mesa lands be considerably cer- tainly not by the present board, and 1t would therefore seem a waste of time for MT. Teasdale to bring the matter up for discussion before the board of which he is such an active md aggressive member.