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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-03-19
TWO SETTLERS SELL

Two of the settlers on the state
tracts, following their acceptance Of
the states proposal Of dollar for a
deed, have sold their places. William
Van Hoy purchased the H. Fl.
Wooten tract for $1,000 and Joe
Williams sold his place to Yakima
man for $500.
The settlement of the controversy
between the settlers and the state is
having wholesome effect. Those
who are p3.nning on staying are 60
ing ahead with their improvements,
number of them purchasing and
setting out fruit trees, while others
are getting their places in shape for
crops that will bring them in an in
come. Those who want to go, 1t is
thought, will have no trouble in sell
ing, providing they offer their places
at reasonable prices, but it is not
probable there will be many time these.
During the winter months while the
settlement was pending the settlers
did little work on their tlacts but
now that they have title to their
places there is noticeable speeding
up of the spring work to get ready
for the irrigation season.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-03-19
YAKIMA ROAD TRAVEL HEAVY

Yakima county has crew at work
again on the road from Mckee to the
county line at Barrel Springs hill.
The comparatively heavy travel on
this road even at this season is tax
ing the new road bed and it is going
to require careful attention to keep
If passable this summer. "A number
of culverts and bridges have to be
put in and some of the hummocks
graded down. 1t is not probable that
much surfacing will be done this
summer but enough will have to be
put on to keep the chuck holes filled,
which will require man or two and
truck through the dry season. AS
an indication of the amount of travel
on this road, Yakima man who was
in White Bluffs last Sunday said that
he met an acquaintance in the road
and stopped to talk with him. He
kept track of the number of cars that
passed him and it totaled an even
hundred in the hour that he was
visiting with his friend.
1t is thought that Benton county
will soon get busy grading and sur
facing the road from the west line of
Benton county to the Chef MCGEE
hill at Cold Creek The road from
there east is in fairly good condition
and because of the formation it is not
a difficult matter to keep it in good
shape the year around.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-03-19

Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. English were
Yakima visitors last Saturday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-03-19
LIBRARY AT GRADE SCHOOL

The Woman's Club Library, which
Mrs. Luhmann has kindly given space
in her store for the past 18 months,
was moved last week to the library
room of the glide school, where it
will remain until the close OF the
school term At that time it is hoped
that suitable location, centrally To-
Gated, may be found for the books.
The teachers have kindly offered
to check out the books to pupils at
the school, Parents wishing books
may obtain them through their child
rem on Fridays. The Libr,.ry will be
open to every one until further notice
Friday afternoons from three until
five o'clock. Owing to the fact that
all the work in connection with these
books is entirely voluntary, it is lit
tie difficult to arrange hours conven-
lent to all. A free use OF the library
is urged, the books being gladly loaned
to anyone.
A committee is working now upon a
list Of new books to be purchased with
the proceeds from the recent library
tea. This list will be published as
soon as the books are on the shelves
1t is earnestly hoped by the Club
that this small nucleus may enlarge
with the growth of the valley into a
real library, open every day, with a
regular attendant in charge.
In connection with other activities
of the Club, DR.. Spaulding and Miss
Frances Harcus, the county school,
nurse, will give talks on Child We'll
fare, with slides shown in connection,
within short time. Exact dates and
topics will be announced later.
Mrs. F. M. Wheeler, Pres.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. English were
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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-03-19
GETTING HOME WAS THE
BEST OF THIS TRIP

Leaving six feet of snow and tenn
perature that seldom got as high as
zero and coming back to the sunshine
Of the Priest Rapids valley to find the
apricot trees in bloom, has made Mrs.
R. j. Roberts, who arrived home
from Calumet, Michigan, last week a
stronger booster than ever for
Goods country"
Mrs. Roberts left White Bluffs
last fall on the Saturday following
Thanksgiving, in response to a mes
sage from her old home telling of the
failing health of her father. She was
joined on the trip at Butte, Montanp,
by her Oldest sister, Mrs. Hugh Jory,
and the two were with their father
just one month before he passed
away. Mrs. Roberts said that the
snow was so deep on January 4th,
the day of her fathers funeral, that
it Wis necessary to have snow plow
proceed the hearse and the pail bear
ers had to wade in snow up to their
waists, the temperature being 20 de-
grees below zero.
Necessity is still the mother of in
vention and in order to use their
cars during the winter, Michigan
motorists use runners instead of
front wheels en- their cars, says Mrs.
Roberts. When she and Mrs. Jory
left Michigan on March End there
was still 6 feet of snow which the
natives | ok there did not expect to
be gone until along in April.
Following her fathers death, Mrs.
Roberts was confined to her bed for
several weeks with the flu.
She said she did lot of missionary
work while back there and as result
it is not improbable that some of the
lce-bcund and snow-covered Wolver-
ines may be numbered some day among
the residents of this valley.
Mrs. Roberts is as glad to be home
as her friends are to have her back
and she says that she hopes it will
never be necessary to make such trip
in the winter time again.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-03-19
Is FAMILIES BENEFITED

Notice was received this week
from the Postoffice Department that
the extension in rural route No. 1 out
OF White Bluffs, applied for last fall,
has been granted and will 20 into
effect on April LIST. The changes in
the route are mostly in the state
settlement tracts. Fifteen families will
be benefited by having the route
come nearer their homes and no
patron will be Inconvenience. Those
who are affected by the changes
should get in touch with Rural
Carrier VIM. S. Angle as soon as
possible to find out where to place
their mail boxes and have them in
readiness on April LIST. Not little Of
the credit for this extension is due
Congressman John w. Summers,
who appeared before the Postoffice
Department and urged that the
change be made.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-03-19
BOWLES TELLS HOW TO
PRUNE CHERRY TREES

Cherry trees can be pruned, and
should be, just the same as any other
orchard trees, if one is to secure best
results, is the experience of Elihu
Bowles OF Prosser, whose Cherry
Lane Orchard of six acres has gained
more than local fame as a producer.
In recent interview given out by
Mr.. Bowles to officials of the Big
"Y" he said:
"When was boy I believed that
if should kill toad, our COW would
give bloody milk that evening. A
quarter of century later believed
that if should cut cherry branch
the tree would die. Now, I still like
the fancy of the toad myth; but for
financial reasons I cut out the cherry
tree myth long ago. For ten years
I have pruned cherry trees as severely
as apples are usually pruned. I
p1une for size of fruit, health of tree,
and economy in picking, spraying
and caring for the orchard.
Here are some pointers:
Use the long system, merely thin
out the branches.
To reduce height, remove topmost
branches, preferably to clipping
clip only where you have to.
Cut branches mostly from one to
three inches in diameter, but some
times up to six or eight inches.
Cut out branches with least
growth.
Let form be second to vitality.
Never cut wood needed to protect
from sun. the branches leaning east,
northeast ard north. This means
that with weak trees you will some
times have to cut mostly on the north
side, to get out wood enough to start
good growth.
like to prune before the leaves
fall; but in practice, my pruning sea-
son begins January 1, and ends Dec.
81"
Mr.. Bowlcs has pruned his orchard
this year for production Of rs tons
for the season. The trees have from
three to five main leaders and are
pruned to carry load of about 400
pounds per tree. A spreading type
of tree is used. This has been OBJ
tained by loading the tree heavily
with fruit and letting the fruit pull
the main leaders out.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-03-19
FIRST ASPARAGUS

Deliveries Of the first asparagus Of
the season were made in town this
week by three of the soldier settlers,
Mrs. I. S. Jones bringing some in on
Monday, larger quantities being
brought in on Tuesday by Aaron
Hostctter and Virgil Kern. A num-
Der of the settlers have asparagus beds
from which they expect to harvest
their first good crop this year, altho
some of the beds last year were old
enough to yield fairly good crop.
More acreage 10 going in to asparagus
in this valley every year, the earli-
ness of the district and the fine mar
keting plan that has been worked out
combining to make this one Of the
best paying crops in the valley.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-03-19
FARMERS ATTENTION!

To accommodate farmers who
have requested back numbers of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture Year Book and all others who
desire complete reference library on
agriculture, Congressman Summers has
secured supply of this valuable Gov
ernment publication covering the per-
iod from 1909 to 1924. These Agri-
cultural Year Books are free to farm
ers and students of agriculture and
may be obtained by writing Congress
man John w. Summers, 1873 House
Office Building, Washington, D. c.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-14

We make a speciality Of filling pre-
scriptions. We have a full stock Of
drugs and never substitute. john
ston's.
Mrs Henry Douglass has returned
home after visit with her children
in Florence, Ala, and Marked Tree,
Ark She was accompanied home by
her four year old grand daughter, Miss
Mary Louise Douglass, Of Marked Tree,
who is spending few days here.
W. L. Mock, who for many years
has been merchant and substantial
citizen of the Mock community, has
moved with his family to Maynard for
the purpose of giving his children bet
ter school opportunities. He was meet
ing his many friends in Pocahoutas
Monday of this week.
Rev. i. O. Freeman, his wife and
their son, Pat, of Thayer, Mo, spent
Monday night and Tuesday here with
Mrs. Freeman's sister, Mrs. A. e. Mar
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-14

Mrs. J. T. Clements and daughter,
Mrs. w. T. Johnson, of Jonesboro spent
a few days recently with Mrs. Gle
ment's son, Guy Amos, and other rela-
tives here.
Mrs. Lillian Smith of Richwoods.
who has been taking treatment in the
state Hospital at Bonneville and who
returned home a few weeks ago. died
last week of tuberculosis.
J. N. Pratt and sister, Mrs. Jim
Haynes, are attending the bedside of
their mother, Mrs. Doss Pratt. at Mar
maduke. Late reports are that Mrs.
Pratt's condition is very serious.
Mrs. Lena Brown of Swifton was in
Pccahontas last week, a guest of her
sisters, Mrs. j. G. Slayton and Mrs. N.
E. Pace. Mrs Brown was accompan-
led here by Mrs. Lillian Nicholson.
name engraved by Drucker & Kelly of
Chicago. See our complete line of sam
pies and let us have your order before
the December rush. The Star Herald.
Judge ]. ID. Doyle and daughter,
Miss Hattie, of Walnut Ridge were
visiting in Pocahontas Wednesday.
Miss Hattie will be one of the teach
ers in the Manson school at its next
term.
Eli Kennedy, who has been work
ing on the Methodist church here for
several weeks past, left Monday for
Jonesboro where he will work for
awhile. His family will remain in
POcahOntas.
A letter from Rev. Ira Miller of Big
Wells, Texas, states that the game
season. deer and quail opens there Nov.
16 and he is preparing for plenty of
fresh meat to eat. Mr.. Miller was
former Randolph county resident.
Mrs. Harriet Allphin of Attica was
a pleasant caller Wednesday, She in
formed us that her husband, Uncle
Joe, was in very feeble health and
also her son-in-law, G. Roster, is suf-
fering with a severe attack of rheuma-
tism.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-14
Star Herald
Social and Personal

flowers.
-Four games of bridge were played
in which Miss Lois Hamil scored high
for girls, Milber Haltom for men, and
consolation cut was won by Mrs. Hal
tom. Dainty refreshments were serv-
ed by the hostess, assisted by Miss
Evelyn Bristow
Those enjoying the hospitality of the
hostess besides the club members were
Mr.. and Mrs. c. =. Jones, Doc Throg-
morton, Fay Sallee, Everett Webb, Ar
thur Snow, Marvin Wells, Sherman
Davis and Milber Haltom.
The next meeting of the club will
he held at the home of Miss Evelyn
Bristow
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-14
Local and Personal

Flashlights and batteries at john
ston's Drug Store.
Lutte Pratt called to see us on bust
ness Saturday.
Esq. L. w. Hogan of Reyno spent
Sunday in Pocahontas.
Roy Mitchell of Attica paid us
pleasant visit Wednesday.
Louis Shelton of O'Kean was in
town Tuesday on business.
Julian T. Poindexter of Attiea was
Pocahontas visitor Friday.
Call Phone No. 40 for the best plumb
ing service.
Rufe walrond called to see us on
business Saturday.
d. N. Million was pleasant caller
at this office Monday morning.
]. 7. Hulvey of Elevenpoint was IN
Pocahontas on business Monday.
Christmas Greeting Cards, See our
samples and order in time. The star
Herald.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-14
AM odd Bible

John Moss had ON exhibition at the
County Fair this year a bible that had
been in use 113 years.
1t was printed in 1913 and came into
the Russell family, according to records
inside the book Mrs. Moss was a
daughter OF John Bowers, the family
coming here from Kentucky.
Mr.. Moss also has dictionary about
the age of the bible.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-14
Halloween Social

The Methodist w. NJ. S. viii sponsor
n Halloween social in the new Metho-
dist church building the night of Sat
urday, October 80
There will be games, refreshments,
contests and lots of fun. The public
is cordially invited to attend and take
part.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-14
Prizes Being Prepared.

The Randolph County Fair Associa-
ton announces that the cash prizes
awarded at the recent Fair will be
mailed out as soon as the secretary
gets them prepared for mailing.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-14
Xvi Tyne Club

The first meeting of the XVI Tyne
Club was held at the home of Mrs.
Guy Amos Wednesday night, October
g. at eight o'clock. The rooms were
beautifully decorated in ferns and cut
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-14

tin. They went from here to Reyno
for short visit before returning home
Mr. Freeman reports having closed a
very successful revival meeting at the
Thaycr Baptist church Sunday night
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-14

q. d. Mars orders his address chang
ed from Warm Springs to Hamil.
c. e. Mitchell of holland called to
see us last Thursday on business.
DR.. c. Shield of holland was in Pc
cahontas on business Wednesday.
w. d. Wagner of Birdell was here
Wednesday looking after business.
Weley James, good farmer of the
east side, called to see us Saturday.
]. A. Tribble of Running Lake call
ed to see us Wednesday on business.
Used Car Bargains. We now have
nice selection of used Fords. Jones
Bros. o-tt.
e. B. Startling of Ingram called to
see us Saturday while in town on bust
ness.
Joe S. Decker returned Wednesday
from a business trip to Ravenden
Springs.
John Zitzelberger of Engelberg was
n pleasant visitor at this office last
Saturday.
John e. Clark, of Clark Bros. store
at holland, was in town on business
Wednesday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-10-14

were shopping i'm Pocahontas Monday.
Paul Million of Walnut Ridge was
visiting friends in Pocahontas Sunday.
ness visitor in Pocahontas Wednesday.
]. NJ. Stevens of Biggers was a pleas
ant caller at this office while in town
Wednesday.
Is your medicine chest stocked for
the coming winter? Let us help you
supply it, Johnston Drug Co.
T. p. Johnson, an east side farmer,
was in town on business Monday of
this week.
Joe Sorg called Saturday to check
up for another years reading of the
Star Herald.
VIM. DeClerk sends the Star Herald
to his son, Paul, who is attending
OubldIO NOlltSt.
W. A. Fielden of Birdell was mix
ing business with pleasure in Pocahon-
tas last Friday.
Bob Kolley returned to his home
here Friday after spending several
weeks at Hot Springs.
7. A. Byers and f. A. Ballard, both
of Elnora, were business visitors in
Pocahontas last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Downing and
party from Hoxie visited at the home
of Eli Kennedy here Sunday.
J. b. Dawson left Wednesday even
ing for Marmadule to visit his aunt,
Mrs. Doss Pratt, who is seriously i'll,
Farm For Sale-Alse house and LOT
n town near water tank. ]. A. White,
Pocahontas. 4tf.
j. A. Allison, respected citizen of
the Attica community, was a business
visitor in Pocahontas Tuesday
e. c. Mock of Maynard passed
through Pocahontas Monday en- route
to Little Rock to attend the State. Fair.
Lutte Kincade called Saturday and
checked up for another years subscrip-
ton for his mother, Mrs. NJ. e. Kin
cade.
II. B. Boykin of near town was a
business visitor Saturday, checking up
for another years reading of the Star
Herald.
II. w. BIankenship and family visit
ed Mrs. Blankenship's father, T. W.
Wells, near Ravenden Springs last
Sunday.
J. c. Graham, DIR. r. o. Smith, Carl
Riley and Ed Hill of Biggers were
looking after business in Pocahontas
Tuesday.
Pure white clover comb honey, order
filed promptly, write. The American
Honey Co., Texarkana, Ark. S-St.
c. w. Rose of O'Kean went to Jones'
boro last Friday night to undergo an
operation for endicitis.-Walnut
Ridge Blade.
w. H. Perrin was in Conway over
the week end visiting his daughter,
Miss Lucille, who is attending State
Teachers College there.
W. T. Abanathy paid his annual
visit to the Star Herald Saturday,
checking up for about his 35th year as
regular reader Of this paper.
Ed Ferguson Of Doniphan, Mo- an
old personal friend of the senior edi-
tor Of this paper, was in. Pocahontas
on business Tuesday of this week.
For Sale-Fine full blooded Jersey
COW and calf for sale cheap. also
have some good young mules for sale.
See Noah Pace ,Pocahontas, Ark.
L. f. Shelton and family of O'Kean
have moved TO Pocahontas and are
making their home in the Mack Dali
ton house near the Fairgrounds.
jeff Lawhon, who is working for the
Star Herald in Black river bottoms
this week, turned in a nice bunch of
renewals and new subscriptions Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. II. Price and
daughter, Ruth, were here Sunday, re-
turning from Pocahontas where they
had been visiting relatives.-Imboden
Journal.
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but for the Iap.lap against the
boat.
An hour ago Sandy had whis-
pered: II must 60, Ramon. But
he kept an arm about her, his
hand pressed on hers.
Now he said: You're unhappy,
Sandy. is 1t because Of what I
said this morning.
Trifles Alter whole Life
y don't know. OF course not!
It's because things are.
And you wish knew nothing
about your"
No. That wouldn't make much
difference. I"
You look like a person who
should have everything on the
earth, Sandy
She laughed: II feel like that
kind Of a person. Ramon. But
isn't it strange what little trifles
may alter a whole life? For in
stance, such a thing as a battery
on an automobile running down
at the wrong moment.
Well, how could that do it?"
"Oh, / don't know! But don't
people do things quickly without
much thinking? For instance.
You! You packing your buds and
grabbing this boat. You may
change the course of your whole
life"
Are you that dangerous?" He
stopped till his cheek was near to
hers. I've done quick things
like this a good many years,
Sandy. ] hope I'll be doing them
a decade or SO more. What about
you? Aren't you glad I'm along?
You'd be lonesome without me.
Here-don't urn your face away"
"Yes-I will"
Shallow and Meaningless
But you like to kiss me. You
said so.
I'm not going to, though. Not
again. But I'm glad you do know
about me, Ramon. wouldn't
want you to think I'd kiss you or
anyone even lightly if things were
different than they are. I did be.
fore-cf course. / mean when /
was a girl But / wouldn't now.
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got thrill from this and that,
wouldn't you, Isabella rs
ia feel guilty to be flirting
with other men in the absence q
nv husband! 2
Il. you darling little thing!
You'd flirt IN his presence, would
you? Don't get excited. darling;
but tell me, lis it wicked to eat
ana breathe and sleep and smile
in the absence Of your husoan
You've got the same Instincts
whether Angus is here or not.
haven't your You cant help ~
that you get hungry or ttred9
No more can ] that I'm alive and
CAV and my feet run from under
me at the sound Of music. Do you
think they're going to stop pc.
4 cause I'm married to man 1
don't care about
That's q terrible thing Tor you
to say, Sandy
she answered. inaudibly: No,
but it's terrible thing for me TO
know, mother. OF al the men ia
the world could have loved; ~
be bound to one hate.
Alarmed
Her gaiety fled. She became
stifled with the violent beating Of
her heart. ii hundred times n
the last four days she had been
dashed from joyousness to depres-
sion with these hurricane moods.
one hour she was laughing def
ant tempting Ramon Worth
exuIting iii the swift response of
An the next she sat In her
cabin, her arms tightly folded, az
once stricken and alarmed.
she would see his laughing
ewes grow somber, see him SIT
long while quiet, avoiding ner
face. she would whisper. hat
am I doing? Do love nm!
oh, what am 7, anyway Why 40
do these things?
Her feelings mounted and grew
fiercer the more she tried to curb
them.
Then she told herself: It's the
uncertainty-the bitter suspense
oh that's it! keep fearing he
wont free me. He'll try to shut
me IN forever with him. That s
VIVA: makes me SO wild that's
what makes me exaggerate Ra-
mon
Yes. she went on, 1t was this
fear of a lifelong denial-of end
less, colorless years with Murlllo
that now made her hypersensltive
to all thoughts Of happiness ana
love-Inade her want to snatch oe-
family laughingly
She rehearsed the meeting with
her husband. She meant to be
very controlled and fair. she.
would ask him to divorce her.
His future as well as her own
demanded it. She made no claim
for alimony nor even support
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The clever, richer, and more
prominent he is, the easier it is
for him to hush the matter up
and make you appear like a poor
misguided fool who took his cas-.
ual interest too seriously!
AS for worrying what people
viii think because the friendship
has ceased and that you cannot
live to face the humiliation OF
their questioning, that's .ridicul'
Gus. In the first place if you are
wise and do not take anyone into
your confidence, who is there to
know how much YOU believed and
he didn't mean?
Ii you have foolishly boosted OF
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Ny hands are lovely; must teach
men to kiss them.
Mrs. Mcneil, frowned, glancing
about timidly as though she ex-
pected an invisible audience. in
GLIDING Ben Murillo and Angus
Mcneil, to be shocked at Sandy's
words,
But mean 1t. dear; it's not
wise TO be with this Mr.. Work.
worth, mother.
TO be with him every hour OF
the dayl You shouldn't dance 30
much with him. Last night and
the night before I noticed you
had almost every number to-
gether. Z
II like dancing with him. :
Its not right
why? Is 1t wrong just because
it's pleasant? Why do you call
every delightful thing evil and
every dreafy thing 'good?' Is it
because you honestly think life
should be vale Of tears that you
call all the sweet things sin? DO
you think we're cheating God IL
we contrive to grab off few
joys?
You'd really feel guilty II you