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The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
STUDY YOUR CATALOGUES
BY E. VAN BENTHuYsEN.

Get your catalogues early and study
them. Make your selections and or
der early. This assures the goods on
time and better selection.
Be sure to include q mixed packet
OF climbing nasturtiums for that cor.
ner where the sun scorches everything
else. They are beautiful In coloring
and are subject to only one real In
sect pest, the cabbage worm, and 1t
succum5s to hellebore or soapsuds.
California poppy is another sun-loy.
Ing plant. Its gay foliage blends at.
tractiyely with its golden leaves Its
only drawback is its short life
The scarlet saliva has no peer In
color. 1t is brilliant plant and
should be started early In the house
Cosmos requires an early start, also.
1t Is difficult to get this plant started
early enough to bloom much before
frost. but the buds will continue to
open in water for weeks.
Select the chrysanthemum effects
among asters. Their branching and
ostrich plume effect are sure to please.
There is world Of color to select
from and they are hardy and beauti.
full
The simple culture OF pansies makes
them delight in the garden. Include
a packet Of these beautiful little flow.
ers Of diverse colors in your order.
Plant sweet peas as soon as the
ground can be worked in the spring.
Late planting brings failure The more
the flowers are plucked the better
and bigger they grow The colors are
beautiful and range from purest white
to red that is almost black One of
the fayorite specimens belong to the
yiolet-colored family.
There is room in your garden for
the bachelor button. It Is highly re-
garded as boutonniere In the big
cities and brings surprising price.
Make your plans now and reap the
glorious result in midsummer.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10

baru shown here would not be practi.
cal for a large dairy farm, but the
large dairy barn would also be a
white elephant for the farmer who
had no dairy or had no market for
tho products OF large herd OF cows.
Each farmer ought to pick the type
of building that is suited to his par
tieular needs and also suited to his
pocketbook. The big dairyman is like.
ly to look with scorn on small barn
such as this. but It fills as important a
position In the building field as
any other. 1t Is a type that is suited
to tho average farm where only few
COWS are kept.
The foundation Is made of concrete
which is carried down to footings be,
low the frost line and Is also carried
above the ground for about foot or
is inches. Concrete has almost be-
come the universal material for
foundations because 1t Is 80 easily
handled and also is not affected by
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
READING ON WINTER NIGHTS
Farmers Can Take Advantage Of sex-
son for Planning Their Work and
Storing Up knowledge.

During the bad weather OF winter
when 1t is almost impossible to work
outdoors and when there is little work
to be done In the fields In comparison
with other seasons, farmers have an
opportunity to give some OF their time
to two things that many of them neg
lect almost entirely. One Of these
things is to plan carefully for the next
season. the other is to absorb knowl
edge from the printed matter that is
now to be had In such abundance.
Most business men would shortly be
bankrupt II they planned their affairs
as little as the average farmer does.
1t is reasonable to believe that fore.
handedness and prudence will be as
profitable in farming as In merchandise
ing or banking. Certain 1t is that the
farmer will lose. nothing by giving
some OF his spare time this winter to
looking ahead.
For example. II he has not been car
rying out crop rotation, now is q
good time for him to decide upon one
that is we'll suited to his conditions
and to work out the details Of 1t. He
should be looking into the fertilizer
situation to see what his purchases
should be and where he can make
them. He should be preparing to save
all the trash on his place, as we'll as
the wood ashes, for humus and for
potash. He should be interesting him.
self In the question OF homemixing
fertilizers. There are numerous other
things that might profitably occupy
the average farmers attention at this
time.
There is almost no subject on agri.
culture on which he cannot get free
literature either from Clemson college
or from the United States depart
ment OF agriculture at Washington.
For example, bulletins that may be Sc
cured from Clemson college on some
of the subjects mentioned above are
as follows:
Farmers Reading Course Bulletin
No. IT, Buying and Using Fertilizers.
Circular No. 10, Homemixing Of Fer.
tilizers.
Experiment Station Bulletin No. 1872,
Potash.
For the first two, address the ex.
tension division; for the other, write
to the experiment station.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10

sprouting their fourth and fifth leaves
There were IS altogether.
AS each little geranium grew its
| second leaf, | transplanted 1t careful.
ly into a two-inch pot. and when II
of them were growing nicely, in May,
again transplanted all the nice,
bright-looking babies" to a tub OF
sandy soil, and put it out on the west
lawn.
Here they grew fast; for the gerani.
um loves the hot sun. In July !
shipped of their tops. to make them
branch out. BY the first of Septem-
ber this tubful of geraniums were
fine. stocky plants, from six to nine
inches high.
About this time ! planted another
packet OF geranium seeds. They are
in fine condition and growing nicely.
] expect the plants first from the seeds
to give me flowers this summer.
They are now In threeinch pots,
and am quite anxious to see their
blossoms. shall keep none but the
very best colors and best-formed
| horets.
Those planted last September will
probably blossom next winter. For
several years | have had good success
with keeping geranium slips over, al.
so with the old plants, by cutting the
latter down.
Last summer the heads OF my ger.
aniums were four inches across They
were of the General Grant variety. a
deep glowing red. keep all my ger
aniums in bay window OF the living
room where the temperature often
falls to 40 degrees on very cold win.
ter nights.
Every morning pour about my
large geranium plants cold, weak tea,
and dig the tea leaves into the soil. It
Is a splendid tonic for them, and
keeps the leaves green and thrifty.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
Use Of Opportunity,

The successful man is the man that
knows how to make the best OF his
conditions. The man who. instead of
wasting time and money trying to get
rid Of Johnson grass, pastures 1t with
good stock is making good use OF an
opportunity. The man who grows cot.
ton simply because he has never tried
to grow anything else Is not making
Use of his opportunity. Why not think
over opportunities and begin to make
use of them?
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
TO PREVENT GREEN ALGA

To prevent the green alga that
forms on flower pots. soak the pots
in the following solution: Take three
ounces OF. copper carbonate and make
thick paste Of 1t with water, using
wooden pail for the purpose. D.
Lutte five pints of strong ammonia with
20 pints OF water. Add the diluted
ammonia to the paste and stir thor
oughly. Add water to make 50 gal.
Ions or in this proportion.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
Community Cooperation.

The best business and agricultural
brains in every community ought to
be united in county organization
which could afford to have a traffic
manager, legal department. stand.
ardization department. etc. to look
after the affairs of all the residents OF
that county. 1t should be the bust.
ness of this association to see that
every dollar that belongs to the coun.
ty is collected and that the right man
gets IT,
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
Samson's Afflietjnn

Who was ii who was sorely affiict.
edf" asked the Sunday school teacher.
Samson" replied boy promptly,
Why, no, 1t was Job"
Well. | know Job was. but so was
Samson"
Why, how was Samson afflicted p
His wife cut his hair.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
Knew What Il Meant.

Bleeker-l say, old man, why don't
you consult phrenologist and find on,
what that peculiar.looking bump on
the back of your head indicates?
Meeker-oh, / know what IL indi.
Gates, all right.
Bleeker-0h. you do. eh?
Meeker-You bet | do. Ii indicates
that my wife has a well.developed
muscle.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
GERANlUMS FROM SEED
BY ADELE J. POWELL.

Last spring purchased a package
Of Large Flowering California Ger
aniums," and planted them in pot
about the middle Of March. | kept
the soil moist and placed the pot in
sunny window. where in eight days
the first tiny plant made its appear.
ance. and from then until some time
in June the seeds kept terminating
and when the last one was about an
inch in height. the others were
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
Rural Progress Demands

Greater cooperation in national and
neighborhnod matters by farm people
everywhere.
A system of national highways or
good roads, built and maintained by
the government
That margin gambling in farm
products shall be stopped.
That local option laws be extended
to and enforced in all communities.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
Making Progress.

Progress can only be made when
we study the business of farming, find
the weak points in our plans and
make improvements. Before we can
expect to better ways we must find
the unsatisfactory. the improbable
ways. When we find our faults II
will be very easy matter to correct
them.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
Building viii Appeal to Man Who
Does Not Make Dairying
Main Issue.
EASILY HOUSES NINE COWS
Can Take Care Of More, IL Necessary
Without crowding-SubstantiaIIy
Built, II May at Any Time
Be Used for Other De.
sired Purposes.
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRD.

MIR William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining TO the
subject of building work on the farm. for
the readers OF this paper. On account Of
his wide experience hs Editor. Author and
Manufacturer, he Is. without doubt. the
highest authority on all these subjects
Address ali inquiries 10 William A. Rad
ford. No. ls2i Prairie avenue. Chicago.
Ill. and only lnclose two-cent stamp for
reply
The accompanying perspective and
ioor plan shows small dairy barn
such as would be most generally used
on the ordinary farm where dairylng
is not the main issue II is arranged
TO take care Of nine cows. and several
more could be accommodated in the
aux stalls II the occasion demanded.
The cost OF this building would be
rather low. AS the frame needed for
the roof is light and the time needed
for construction would be short.
There are all kinds OF farms and
there are buildings designed that are
suitable for each class. The dairy
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
Workinu for Wanes

The men who work for wages on
he farm need not be ashamed of their
work nor their wages. One is easier
than Il used to be, and the other bet.
ter
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10

Scions for next springs grating
should be cut now. Take them from
the tips Of the limbs and bury them
in sand in the cellar. Do not allow tha
earth to dry out but it must not bs,
kept too wet.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
Value OF Cotton Waste

The cotton waste OF Lancashire,
England. has an annual value Of
$1,000. 900.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10
Business or Occunation.

Skill In marketing determines
whether farming Is business or sim.
ply an occupation.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-02-10

outtake fues leading to the ventilator
on the roof, Others say that with a
small barn the windows should be built
SO that they can be opened at the top
a little and the barn ventilated In this
way. 1t seems rather useless to install
a complete yentilating system for SO
small barn, and the latter way would
therefore seem to be the best. The
yentilator on the roof is used to ven.
tilate the hay NOW, and also adds con-
siderably to the appearance OF the
building.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-09
STILL STRONG In FAITH.

C. S. Jennings, who has been engag-
ed in mining and promoting mines for
a number of years, and who lived for
some time in Loomis, spent few days
in Oroville this week. Mr.. Jennings has
lost none of his faith in the mineral
possibilities of northern Okanogan
county. While in the country he spent
much of his time investigating various
prospects, and feels satisfied that with
the investment of some capital paying
mines can be made in this locality. At
present he pins his faith to group Of
claims located in Horse Springs cOu-
lee, few miles southwest of Oroville,
bearing the name of yellow Girl"
This property has been examined by
experts, both mineralogists and mining
engineers, and samples from the ledge
or dyke-for the mineral seems infused
through the rock over large surface,
runs very high in gold and copper.
Mr. Jennings believes that he has at
last secured financial backing to carry
on development far enough on the
yellow Girl" to demonstrate Its true
value as a mine. He also states that
the people who secured the old Rain
bow mine, on Palmer mountain, some
time ago, propose putting in q plant
this summer and working the mine on
large scale.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-09
BURIAL OF HENRY JOLLY.

Mention was made last week of the
frightful mutilation of Henry jolly, by
being thrown against a saw in a mill
near Havillah, and the subsequent
death of the unfortunate man at Spo-
kane, wher he was taken Immediately
after the accident to be placed in a
hospital. The doctors never operated
on Mr.. jolly as the shock of the in
jury, the great loss of blood and the
distance travelled after the accident
put him in such feeble condition that
operation was useless, as his recovery
was impossible. The remains were
brought back to Oroville last Friday
evening for burial. AS the deceased had
at one time been an Odd Fellow, Mrs.
jolly desired to have the funeral con-
Quoted by that order, and therefore
the local lodge took charge of all ar
|rongements for the interment. The
funeral took place at II o'clock Sunday
morning from Odd Fellows hall and
Rev. A. w. Bond conducted the SER
vices. A large number Of Odd Fellows
and friends of deceased showed their
last respects to the departed by at
tending the services and following the
remains to the cemetery.
The deceased was an old settler oi
the north part Of the county, steady
industrious. and highly respected BY
all who knew hom. He leaves a wife
and other relatives to mourn his tragic
death.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-09
E. R. HoosE. Clerk.

Minutes of special meeting of the
town council of the town of Or0ville,
Washington, called pursuant to q reso-
luton passed and entered by the town
council on the 8th day Of May, 1916,
for the purpose of a hearing in the
matter OF the application of the Pacific
Telegraph & Telephone Co., for fran
chise under ordinance No. % OF the
Town of Oroville and ordinance No.
"a amendatory thereto.
Present, Mayor Samson, Councilmen
Beale, Friis and Starrett.
In the absence of the clerk motion
was made and carried that Council
man Sterritt act as clerk.
The application of the Pacific Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co., for fran
chise to operate a telephone and teie-
graph business in the town Of Or0ville
was read by sections and the follow
ing changes were made wherever the
word thoroughfore appeared in the
ordinance the word public was insert
ed in front of it making it read public
thorOughfares) and in section of the
18th line after the words "the use Of"
the word (three) be inserted in the
place of (two), after these changes
were made motion was made by Coun-
Gilman Beale that the petition be
granted, motion seconded and carried.
Motion was made and carried that
the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to
enter into contract with the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph Co., ior the
Operation of the fire alarm system.
On motion the council adjourned.
s. B. STARRET,
Clerk. p. T.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-09
oRovILLE. wAsHIN sToN, JUNE 9. 1916.
POWER PLANT SOLD.

Eugene Enloe, of Spokane. and a
member of the firm of Sivyer & Enloe
was In Oroville three or four days last
week, returning to his home Monday
ME- Enloe was here on very impor-
taht mission. Some short time ago the
nrm OF Sivyer & Enloe filed bid for
.he Similkameen power plant, operat-
ing at the falls of the Similkameen
river, supplying illumination for Oro-
|ville and such power as the residents
Oh this locality engaged in any indus
Try or business required, which by the
way, is not great deal when summed
up i'll watts. The power company was
IN the hole financially, and quick
buyer was almost imperative. The
chlef stock holders in the plant were
the beneficiaries in the Hagerty es-
tate, VINO were represented by a very
shrewd Milwaukee attorney. He did
not consider the first bid as stiff as he
thought the property was worth. and
putting the case up to a syndicate OF
milwaukee capitalists secured con-
siderable of raise on the original
sum offered. For divers reasons, and
particularly because the power site is
really thing of value, if the plant is
not, and means to produce power Is
what Messrs. Sivyer & Enloe need In
their business, the firm was anxious to
attach this particular plant. Being in
formed that their bid had been boosted
Mr.. Enloe, who is a good sport. ap-
peared on the scene and offered to re-
lleve the Milwaukee people at their
own fgures, and as the gentlemen
from the town that beer has made fam
Gus were not crazy to own that kind
lol property so far from home cheer
fully acquiesced and the plant was
turned over to the Spokane firm, or
will be on the 18th of this month"; the
necessary cash to bind the bargain
having exchanged hands.
1t is just as well and some better
that the transaction turned out as it
did. Messrs. Sivyer & Enloe have han
died live wires so long that they have
labsorbed much of the kick carried by
such wires. They are already interest
ed in power production in this county,
operating plant on the Methow river
and the deal places in their possess
sion one of the best water powers in
the state. We are not in a position to
go into any particulars as to the future
intentions of the new owners, but it
is understood that the company will
|spend upwards of 100000 in better
ments, one important improvement,
which will increase available horse
power many fold, will be the construc-
|tion of a concrete dam. The demand
for service is going to increase stead
lily in this valley and vicinity, and the
new owners propose to be in position
to meet any and all demands that may
|arise.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-09
s. s. CONVENTION.

Everything has been a glorious sue
cess in Oroville this week, and among
the successes none were greater than
the County Sunday School convention
held here Monday and Tuesday. There
were delegates present from all parts
of the county, and the Presbyterian
church was crowded to overflowing at
every session. The meetings were in
teresting and instructive, and the con-
ference will encourage increased ac-
tivity in Sunday school work Visitors
were entertained by residents of the
town who threw their homes open to
the strangers. The convention was the
best from every point of view ever
held In the county, and all who were
here carried away pleasant memories
Of the visit.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-09
THE LAST SAD RITES.

The funeral of the late Henry HOf-
lneier was held Saturday afternoon
from the chapel of the Barnes under
taking parlors, Rev. A. w. Bond Off
ciating, under charge of the OrOville
Fire Department, the deceased having
been member of the chemical engine
company. There was a large attend
ance at the services and lOn., pro-
1cssion of automobiles followed the
remains to Odd Fellows cemetery.
Henry Hofmeier was SO years of age
and a native of Germany, coming to
this country when quite young man
He has lived ON the coast number OF
years, locating in Oroville some three
or four years ago. He was quiet, law
abiding, Industrious citizen, inoffen-
|sive and peaceable in his relations with
his fellowmen. During the past year
he was the janitor of the high school
and won the esteem and respect OF
both teachers and pupils by his uni
form kindness, courtesy and thought
fulness. He was gentle and sympath-
ctic with the school children, lending
them aid and assistance whenever Op-
portunity or occasion presented, and
always ready and willing to carry out
any request made by the teachers. In
his family he was loving and devoted
husband and father.
In his earlier life the deceased was
an active man, taking much interest in
civic affairs. He worked for years in
the railroad shops at Eugene, Oregon
He was an active and valuable member
of the Eugene fire department. He
served a long term in the National
guards of Oregon and was quartermas'
ter seargent of his regiment. He was
honorably discharged when he left
that state. He has been member Ol
the Order of Eagles, but permitted his
membership to lapse. A worthy anC
excellent citizen was Henry HOfmeier
and his untimely and tragic death is
deplored by all who knew him.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-06-09

Armstrong. The barkeeper from Fair
Iyiew, who served the visitors, swore
that Hofmeier had shown signs Of
being sick while in the barroom and
that he and Wickersham assisted the
deceased to the car, where they left
him. Another witness stated that he
had examined the car as 1t was stand.
ling In the shed, and at that time Hof.
meier was In the seat apparently
asleep. Witnesses testified that Arm
strong was almost helplessly intoxi-
Gated. and was lying on the ground
near the car at one time. They further
stated that the party left Fairview
about $3.50 p. m. DR.. Germain swore
that the party did not report at the
customs office until 9:45, hence they
were three hours and fifteen minutes
travelling II miles.
On the strength Of this testimony the
Jury, composed Of such wellknown Cit
izens as E. A. McMahan, Chas. Powell,
ST., Chas. T. Peterson, w. Leonard
Davis, Bert Mills and E. R. Hoose,
rendered the following verdict:
I'VE. your jury, find that deceased
met his death between the hours of $3.50
and o'clock p. m, on May 81. 1916,
somewhere between Fairview, B. c.,
and OsOyoos. b. c.. by a blow from a
blunt instrument, and that A. ]. Wick
ersham, Angus Mclean and Lester
Armstrong are held responsible for the
crime, or accessories after the fact"
The three men were at once taken
into cutody by Sheriff Stark and plac-
ed in Jail. As stated above Armstrong
and Mclean were taken to Okanogan
for Incarceration in default of bail, and
Wickersham was released on $4,000
bonds.
There is still much mystery abou:
this case, which will no doubt be
cleared up at the examination today.
From all indications crime was COM
mitted, possibly not premeditated.
There Is much yet to be explained
From all indications the deceased must
have bled profusely, and yet there was
no blood upon his face, excepting a
small clot in the mustache, when the
remains were first examined by the
doctor. The overc0at Hofmeier wore
going out Of Oroville, was under lim
on his return, and on the sleeve and
skirt were large blood stains. Under
taker Barnes also states that there was
blood on his shoes. He was bareheaded
when he reached here and his cap was
afterwrds found along the road. 1t is
the concensus Of opinion, although
only conjecture, that quarrel occur
red on the road between Fairview and
Osoyoos, that one of the party struck
HOfmeier with some blunt instrument
without intention of doing mortal in
jury, and that the men were so alarm
ed over the result of the blow that they
framed up the story told on the wit
mess stand in order to shield the guilty
lone.