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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30

association. This Of itself would
not necessarially prove a high
standard but taken in conjunc-
tion with the facts of preceding
articles it would be rather con-
elusive evidence that the school
ranks we'll above the average in
efficiency.
Mutually local people will be
quite ready to accept this conclu-
sion and take a considerable
pride in the fact. Bat with
many Especially the taxpayers)
will arise the question of costs.
granting that the school is ac-
complishing all that might be
expected of it is not the cost ex-
cessive? How does cost COM
pare with school costs of other
places?
The following figures are taken
from the State Educational Di-
rectory of 1924 and are for the
school year 1929:
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30

ed outside of their own states.
This leaves only the Grand
Coulee Dam site, which all the
time was the only proper way
for it to come. This way there
are no interstate complications
nor entangling foreign alliances,
as Canada would no doubt have
some objections, too, as well as
Idaho and Montana. Further
more, this way we have an abun-
dant water supply, with power
developed that will ultimately
pay out the cost of the whole
project and make the Big Bend
Country, the garden" of the
North West.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
Rebekahs, Odd
FenowsEntertain

The Rebekahs and Odd Eel
lows entertained Tuesday even
ing. A Chill feed" was served
at 8 o'clock, after which cards
were enjoyed until a late hour.
The winners for high score were
Mrs. Pugh and Mrs. Guenther.
The committee in charge of
the "eats" consisted of Mrs.
Webster, Mrs. Garman, Mrs.
Tucker, Mrs. Chappell and Mrs.
Morton. Mr.. Mathis, Mr.. Pugh
and Mr.. Morton were on the card
committee About sixty guests
were entertained,
The coffee served was donated
by the Shillings people thru Mr..
Guenther. The lodge greatly
appreciated this.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30

the first Bulletin from Portland,
Ore, it was on fishing in the
north west.
We had a contest to see
who could write the best letter
and Lois Rankin was chosen
first and Viola Tripplet second
Our motto this month is LEND
A Hand"
Junior Notes: The cast have
been selected for our play. All
the members of our class, Glen
Carver and Ellouis Gilbert are
included in the cast. Practice
begins next Monday.
Some of the members of our
class are feeling better because
last Saturday has already passed.
That play takes a load off our
minds.
Most of our class is taking
economics and found the talk
given by Mr.. Murray before the
assembly Tuesday of interest
along this line.
Sophomore Notes: Ellouis
Gilbert was absent from school
Monday on account of cold.
Mr.. Murray gave us a good
talk on the Musces Shoals pro-
ject.
Senior Notes: The officer
elected for the following Semis.
ter are: President, Emily O'Neal;
Secretary, Hollis Rommel; Treas
urer, Patsy Gilbert; Class report
er, Ida Struntz.
There seems to be no party
strife in our class as each officer
was elected unanimously,
We certainly are glad the high
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
Robbers Break
Into CITY Garage

Robbers broke into the City
Garage, owned by ]. L. Tucker,
Monday night and took three
Ford tires, four inner tubes, two
pair of chains. wrenches, spark
plugs, and robbed the cars of
gas.
They gained entrance by pry-
ing a window in the rear of the
work shop, opened it and enter
ed. Then they very carfully re-
moved the glass from the en-
trance door into the office and
store room and took possession
of the articles most desired
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
Grand Coulee Dam
By F. w. McCann

According to statistics the GEN.
sus of 1920 gave the State Of
Washington a population of H.
256. 62l, area sc. 856 square miles
or 20.3 per square mile,
Idaho, 211. 839 population, area
SO, 854 square miles or, So per
square mile.
Oregon, 783. 389 population,
aera 95, 667 square miles, or 8.2
per square mile. Montana, 548,-
881, aera LAG. 139 square miles,
or g. per square mile,
The above four states consti-
tute' what is known as the great
North West. This comparison
of inhabitants per square mile is
much below the eastern states
ratio, and it would seem that
there were plenty of room for
more people before the melthu-
sian doctrine applies, at least in
this territory, in a way to make
it an issne of Importance.
1t would seem over period of
years that the food supply and
the population have been pretty
we'll balanced. Last year we
heard a great deal about a large
surplus of wheat for instance,
and congress was urged to pass
a law with the object of raising
the price of that commodity; but
this year there seems to be an
equally great shortage. therefore
q much higher price and no need
for a law to boost it further,
And if it is true that the pop
ulation is now crowding the food
supply as some maintain. then in
this portion of the great North
West, known as the Columbia
River Plateau, we have the po-
tential factors for increasing the
production greatly.
1t looks now as though the
proposed method reclaiming this
large tract of land by the gravi-
ty system known as the Pend
Oreille project, was down and
out, for the state of Idaho and
of Montana have refused to al
low any of their water to be u.s.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30

school play is over. That means
a rest for most of us, but soon
we will don our working attire
and start on the senior play.
"he talk given by Mr.. Murray
yesterday on Muscel Shoals prov
ed to be very interesting.
English w is again studying
English litature. We don't find
it as interesting as Hamlet.
We wonder what is the matter
with the Freedmen girls as they
seem to be on the sick list. They
evidently worked to hard usher
ing at the play Saturday.
Primary Notes Claude Box
has left for Cashmere. This
takes one from our first grade
that we were sorry to lose.
We are feeling rather proud
because the other grade teachers
came in and were able to read
the first grades writing which
they had done without the aid
of the teacher copying it first.
One of our second graders
Charles NeiRhart has his seven.
tn birthday Friday, January 80.
He has been looking forward to
this all year.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
Rabbits are Being
Slaughtered by the
Thousands

Thousands of rabbits have
been poisoned. shot and clubbed
to death in Grant county this
winter. Ranchers who have the
habit of looking ahead realize
that one rabbit killed in winter
means. as much as ten or twenty
killed in summer. 1t probably
costs Grant county ranchers $50
to SIS a day to feed the rabbits
during the winter when the snow
is on the ground but this is only
an incidental compared to the
damage done to the grain, alfal-
ia and range grass during the
summer time. A large number
of farmers are realizing that the
rabbit tax is the biggest tax they
pay. They are getting into the
game and putting up real bat
tie to thin off the jacks. Others
do not start the battle until the
rabbits have eaten out the stacks
and these are ready to fall over.
The time to attack the enemy is
before he has attacked you.
Some excellent results are be-
ing secured in the poisoning cam
paign. The best we have heard
was obtained by Foster Brothers
of Hiawatha Valley. They got
700 with one ounce of strychn-
inc right after the last fall of
snow.
Poison rabbits at their feeding
grounds when they have congre-
gated after a fresh. fall of snow.
Follow carefully the directions
given by the U. S. Biological
survey and you will get results
at a minimum risk.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
Grant County Man
Wins Prize on Silver
Laced Wyandottes

Clarence Moore, living north
of Soap Lake won first prize at
the Spokane Poultry Show last
week on his Silver Laced Wyan-
dotte Cock over some Of the best
breeders of the Northwest. Mr..
Moore's male bird was purchas-
ed of Beall, an Indian breeder,
last fall and was one of the best
in the east. Mr.. Moore has been
breeding Wyandottes for some
time and is building up a real
flock.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
Trees Apparently in
Good Condition

As yet there is no report of
any winter injury in Grant coun.
ty orchards. The december
temperature here cid not range
as low as in sections reporting
damage. However, it is well
for the orchardist to always be
on the lookout for winter injury
especially on the trunks of trees.
A few large tacks driven into
the bark where it starts to loosen
on the southwest side will often
prevent the injury from becom-
ing excessive.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
School Cost At
Coulee Cheapest

In previous article | showed
the high Rating given the Coulee
high school by state institutions
of higher learning. The unifom-
ity high average in scholarship
attained by it's graduates in COM
petition with the graduates of
other high schools is the bases
of this rating.
AS further evidence of the
strength and all-round efficiency
of the Coulee school we might
consider the result attained in
the local county competition.
There are five high schools of
Coulee class (four year accredit-
ed high schools) in the county.
Each year these schools COM
pete in various scholastic activi-
ties-oratory, defamation, spell
ing, writing, typing track, ten
mis-, etc. In the past four years
the Coulee school has won an
proximately one-half of all prizes
on trophies offered by the county
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30

The average cost per pupil per
year for the county is $13l. 78.
The cost per pupil per year for
Coulee is I8. as below this aver
age.
In the matter of bond indebt-
edness this district has less than
any other of the five high school
districts excepting Quincy. Thir-
teen thousand and five hundred
dollars is the amount while the
limit on valuation of approx
mately $500, 900 would be $50,
900.
In the matter of school atten-
dance the grades since 1920
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30

have remained about stationary
while the high school has shown
a steady and consistant growth.
The high school attendance this
year will show an increase of Is
percent over last year. Every
other school of the county
shows a decreased attendance.
The increase in attendance this
year over the year 1890 will
be approximately 125 per cent.
The high school is getting more
outside attendance than ever be-
fore.
j. ]. Murray, Supt.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
School News

Grammer Grades LIE Roy
Fogelson is absent from school
this week, he is looking after
his property at Lincoln, Wash.
Donald Rice has been absent
from school for a few days last
week.
All pupiles of the agriculture
class wrote to Washington State
College at Pullman for Bulletins
Wednesday and Lois Mitchell got
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
Dan Reaugh Heads Pig Club

Dan Reaugh was elected presi-
dent of the Southern Grant
county pig clubs at their annual
meeting held recently at Ephrata.
Other officers elected were Mary
Sullivan, vice president; Gladys
Pennad, yell leader; Allan Sharp,
yell master; H. w. Reaugh, club
leader, and Charles Sullivan
assistant.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
Pruning Demonstrations
For Grant County

M. D. Armstrong will be in
Grant County Feb. z and 3 to CO.
operate with the County Agent
in pruning demonstrations.
Feb. 2-Ephrata, 8 a. m.
" Grant Orchards 1870
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
Do A Good Job

If you want good company all
your life do as good a job as you
can in molding your own charac-
ter.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-30
a. m.
"-Stratford. 8 p. m.
Feb. 3-Neppel. 8 a. m.
"-Hiawatha, 1890. a m.
!" "-Trinidad. 3 o. m.

The orchards where these
demonstrations will be held will
be announced next week.
1t is planned to hold these
meetings out in the orchard
where actual pruning can be
done, and each man should bring
some pruning tool.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK.

BALTIMORE, Md. October (Spe-
ciaD.-The general live cattle market
rules steady to firm at both the stock
Yards and on the wharves, under a
good demand for top grade stock OF
all descriptions, but common to ord1-
nary cattle are slow sale even at the
lower values quoted. Hogs and pigs
continue in good demand and values
hold firm at the recent advance in
price. No surplus Of choice beef cat
tie in daily arrivals, as all such stock
.-ieans up readily at full quotations.
Spring lambs also in good demand.
Quotations today at Light street
wharf:
Beef cattle-First quality, pound,
to 10; common to- medium. pound, 5
to g.: bulls. as to quality. pound, to 6;
cows. choice to fancy. pound, to 6;
common to fair, pound, 2 to 8: oxen,
as to quality, pound. to s; milk cows,
choice to fancy, head, 5000 to 1900;
common to fair, head, 5000 to 5000;
calves, veal. choice. pound, IA to 14k;
ordinary to medium, pound, 10 to 13;
rough and common, pound, to 8;
small cullS. pound, 8 to 8.
Sheep-Choice, pound, to 8; old
bucks, pound, 8 to 4; common, pound,
to 3; lambs, Spring, choice, pound,
IA to 14k; fair to good, pound, II to
13; common thin, pound, 8 to 10.
Hogs-Straight, pound, Is to Ia;
sows, pound, 10 to IL; stays and boars.
pound. 8 to Z: live pigs. pound. Ia to
10; shoats. pound. 10 to II.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
SOVIET TRADE WITH U. S.
SHOWS RAPID GROWTH
Business in Past Six Months Mil
lions Larger Than for Whole
Year 1924
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press-
MOSCOW, October 3.-Soviet Rus
sia's trade with the United States
during the last six months was sew
eral million dollars greater than for
the whole year 1924, totaltng $5S,779,,
736. OF this amount only $6,000,000
worth of goods was sent to America.
The chief imports from the United
states and the percentages Of each
we're: Cotton, As per cent; grain. 35
per cent; agricultural machinery and
parts, 20 per cent.
The official Soviet purchasing or
ganization In New York was respon-
sible for the importation of $29,00O.-
900 worth of the merchandise. ST.
100000 worth was imported by the
Soviet State Textile Syndicate and
$1,000, 900 by the Central Cooperative
Societies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-11
mtth thf putnHt ptnnfrra
(By Judge Wilmott)

the terrible rigor that marked the
ending of 1856. This season was I'M
exceptional in it's severity. A heavy
fall of snow marked the commence
went of King Winters reign over
which formed in time hard crust.
This was followed by another storm
that in turn melted enough under the
limpid rays of the sun to form another
or second crust. The depth of snow
was estimated to be four feet or bet
ter. Everything outside was buried
and frozen up. In many instances corn
and fodder that had been left out in
the fields owing to the sudden down
ward swOop of the icy temperature
was obliged to be left standing in
the shock until the warm rays of the
sun released it from its icy letters.
Especially hard did this winter bear
upon the game in the forests. Deer
were reduced to such eXtremities that
they would enter the outskirts of the
villages in droves in order to obtain
a morsel of hay from out the farmers
sleighs so intent were they upon OBJ
tanning food, and were killed by the
score. Corn that had been left in the
field was found in the spring half
eaten where these ADMINISTRATION
creatures had sought to secure enough
to keep them alive. This point marks
the decadence of this species of game
in the county. They never recovered
from the great losses suffered by
starvation and slaughter made by their
four footed enemies. Of feathered
game, quails, pheasants and other like
game were nearly entirely killed out
and it was many years before they
were found again in much quantity.
The winter of 18S0-1881 will be re-
membered as one ranking among the
most severe and long continued of its
noted predecessors. Travel was almost
entirely impeded, mails blocked and
not until late in the spring was re-
leased from the embargo of ice and
snow. Other cold winters were eXper-
fenced but none in such severity as
those mentioned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-11
FROM FAMOUS WRITER

Last fall the Herald man read a re-
markable story of the South Seas in
Hearst's magazine. The story was so
interesting that it was read over twice
Then letter of congratulation was
sent to Mr.. Chas. Nordhoff, the writ
er of the story, care of Hearst's mag
azine, New York No more was thought
of il until the other day when a reply
came from Mr.. Nordhoff as follows:
Tahiti, French Oceania, Feb. /, '25
Dear Mr.. Sherman
Permit me to thank you for your
kind letter of November IS; it is a
very genuine pleasure to learn that
others appreciate what one is trying
to do!
The story you were good enough to
say you liked, has a history that may
interest you. l have always believed
that incidents and situations which
tend to detract from ones faith in the
beauty and dignity of human life were
not literary material, but on the other
hand, it strikes me that our editors
are wrong in practically tabooing real
tragedy. If a writer must always
"send 'em home smiling" then writing
is a pretty poor trade. It seems to me
finer Gf one can do it) to make men
pity their fellows, than to arouse a
grin at the antics of humankind
Well, this story was rejected by one
of the best and most enlightened edi-
tors in the country, on the grounds
that it was too shocking and too grim.
/ was honestly surprized when
Hearst's had the courage to publish
1T! Wouldn't you think that by now
the public would be weary of the eter-
nal sugar-coated stories of success in
business and in love-stories clean out
of touch with all the realities of the
world we live in?
Thank the Lord there are few peo-
pie like yourself who don't mind con-
templating reality, even if that reali-
ty is somewhat grim!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-11
Kills His Aged Parents
to Stop Their Suffering

CRESCO, Iowa-To relieve his aged
parents of their suffering, VIII Dunn,
40, a graduate of West Point and vet
eran of the World war, killed Mr.. and
Mrs w. d. Dunn and then took his
own life with the same weapon. A note
left by the slayer set out his reasons
for the deed and supplied the coroner
with instructions for the funeral and
burial of the three bodies.
I'm doing this for their good Dunn
wrote in his note to the undertaken.
I'm willing to sacrifice my life for
them" The mother had cancer and
the father asthma. Both were nearing
80. Dunn returned here from a position
in Michigan a year ago to care for
the aged pair. He was a captain and
served with distinction during the
World war.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-11
FROM GOV. BLAINE
Executive Chamber

Executive Chamber,
Madison, Wis, March 5, '25
Mr. A. L. Sherman,
Editor, Grant County Herald,
Lancaster, Wis.
Dear Mr.. Sherman:
Thank you for your editorial. The
worst offenders against the liberties
OF our people are those who are con-
stantly inventing new crimes, put
ting taboo on things that offend
neither morals nor the Ten Com
mandments thus bringing about
psychology whereby these law-made
offenses are looked upon as quite as
grave Offenses as that of murder, I'M
til there is an entire loss of the prop
er perspective as to things that are
wrong because they are wrong, and
things that are simply made wrong
because someone, through fanaticism
intolerance, and sometimes just pure
cussedness, makes them wrong by
law
| would be very happy to write an
article for you, but really during the
legislative session time doesn't per-
nit, and besides, l am not very strong
on writing newspaper articles. Once
in a while | have to take newspaper
to task when it is outraging truth and
placing its violent hands on common
decency.
With kind personal regards, I am
Yours very truly,
JOHN J. BLAINE,
~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-11
LETTERS FROM NOTED PEOPLE

Thanking you again for your words
of encouragement, which have done
me lot of good,
Very sincerely
G. B. NORDHOFF.
The story referred to is called "The
Thin Skin of Civilization" appearing
in the October, 1924, number of
Hearst's magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-11

More people dies of broken pocket
books than of broken hearts.
When a woman says her husband
is hard to get along with" she
means they fight like cats and dogs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-11

Mrs Melissa Kidd, aged about so. a
former resident of Glen Haven, died
last Monday at the home of her son,
Fred, at Ottumwa, Iowa. The body was
taken to Glen Haven for burial Fri
daY
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-11
COUNCIL NOTES

Lancaster, Wis, March 3, 1925
The regular meeting of the city
council was held Tuesday evening,
March 8, 1925. Mayor George E. Beck
presided over the meeting.
All members of the council were
present except Alderman V. L. Show
alter.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The treasurer's report was read and
accepted. The report shows that the
receipts for the month of February
were $28,634.19 and disbursements
were $31.629.79 with a balance on
hand of S37, 10000.
Bills to the amount of $1,55110 were
presented and ordered paid as fol-
lows:
Bills PAYABLE for Month Of Februarv
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-11

Miss Theresa Haas visited Fenni-
more friends Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Ernest Steinforth went to Fen
nlmore Wednesday for visit with her
mother, Mrs. Frye.
The jury was sent home Wednesday
TO await call by the court some time
soon. But few jury cases were tried at
this session of court.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-11
A REAL JOB OPEN IN AUTO
AMI TRACTOR RISINESS

Paying from $3.50 to $500 month; no lay
offs or strikes: railroad fare paid, and board
free with regular course at lowest tuition
ever offered; qualify in eight weeks. Write
for big cataiog and special offer before it
is too late. McSWEENEY AUTO & TRAC-
TOR SCHOOLS, Dept. WHO. Largest OPP
orator of Auto and Tractor Schools in U. $.
515-21 South Latin ST., Chicago, Ill. 4p1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-11

L OteIA vi oil y Dbl TO
Bills laid over from last meeting
were ordered paid with the exception
OF the bill of Mrs. Oliver Doll which
was disallowed.
H. ID. Walker was appointed city at
torney by Mayor Beck and upon mo-
ton by Alderman Barnett, seconded
by Aid. Orion, the appointment was
confirmed
The board of public works was in
structed to employ G. Germond to
measure the rock at the quarry that
mas been quarried out by Thos. Nc
Mahon.
The question of dog pound was
referred to the board of public works.
Upon motion by Alderman Croft.
seconded by Alderman Barnett. the
business committee was instructed to
make contract with David Spaith
for one year starting March /. 1925.
for extra work at $500 per month.
This was to include the night work at
the theatre and club rooms and work
at the water station during the vaca-
ton of the engineer.
Upon motion by Alderman Barnett.
seconded by Alderman Orion. the
meeting adjourned.
GEORGE E. BECK, Mayor.
Attest: F. P. BARNETT, City Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-11

FARM FOR RENT-The farm known
as the Welsh farm containing $50
acres, situated one Sections IL, Is and
"A in the south part of the town of
Potosi, two miles east of the depot.
There are so acres under cultivation.
40 acres of which is bottom land. the
balance is in pasture with running
water thereby making it a good dairy
farm. There is good dwelling house.
barn, silo and out buildings on the
premises. VIII rent one year for cash
with the privilege of a three year
lease. For further information write
or see Mrs. Eugene Keller, Potosi,
WIS. 47tfc