Plant Prunes for Profit
The reason why you should plant
LEIGHTON ITALIAN PRUNE TREES
THEY EXCEL all other varieties for profit 40 per cent larger than
Italian; average weight per individual prune, 2S ounces; oontain 25 pjr
cent more sugar; dried product this season. 24 pounds per bushel
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pounds fresh fruit, or a net gain in weight of 4 pounds or .V per cent
more dried than is obtained from the common Italian prune, which will
not average to exceed 20 pounds of dried fruit per bushel
As our supply in this now variety is limited orders should be placed
boon. Apples, Fears, Cherries and a complete line of other stosk. Office
and packing shed 6 blocks due north of post office.
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THE HERRIN VERDICT
"The outcome of the first trial of i
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men accost'd of a part in the Herrin'
WK SUK IN OUR OWN NAMK
musaacro is disheartening." says the
IWttlciuonU Made I ke Day We tulleet
New York Herald.
KNIGHT ADJUSTMENT COMPANY
MrMinn»ill«
Orwvn
M.ure^
"It was natural to assume that !,
when twenty men were butchered J by
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a mob on the public highway in broad
day light, with hundreds of the mur­
derers’ neighbors looking on, evi­
dence would be given on which a
courageous jury could convict.
"In thia cas«' It has to be Huppos«»d>
either that the jury was unwilling or
afraid to bring In a v«>rdlct of guilty
Local and Long Distance Hauling
or that the community failed to sup­
ply evidence that would convince
the jury of th«> guilt of the accused.
"What Is most amazing, after all.
Phone 13x4
Dayton, Oregon
la the attitude of the leaders of the
mine unions. Here wus a hideous
tragedy. The murderers, killing 20
unarmed men whose only offense was
that they wanted to work, have not
been denounced by their union cheifH.
Farrington, the union boss of th«» Her
rln district, declared after th«» acquit­
tal of five dt'fendants that 'once again
the enemies of labor have been de
featd.'
"Never a word of hope that th«
butchers mlght lie punish«»d. Never
Never
a word for law and order
an offer to assist justice in the pur
When going Eaal you may Include
suit of the bestial creatures who
that longed for trip to California at
dragged Herrin below the level of the
practically no atblitiunal cost.
Irquois and the Apache."
Let tho people think'. If government
You may choose one of several de­
In America Is to be maintained and
lightful routes each distinctive In it­
life and property protected.
self.
Dray and Transfer
Wade M Officer has be«»n appointed
poet master at Isee, Grant county.
The Halnee Amateur Athletic club
was organized at Halnee with a mem
bet-ship of 50 local mon.
LAFAYETTE, OREGON
The Portland district confers nee of
the Methodist Episcopal church south
was held In Roseburg
INTERE8TIN PEOPLE
YAMHILL LODG X
Testa of Coco county coal for stok­
No. M. L O. O. F.
The man who never cuts hijpselt ing locomotives will be made by the
nwht in I. 0.0. F. H*U when he shaves.
Southern Pacific company.
Dayton
The fashionable bride who takes
Large shipments of hay are being
B80TMIIU100D Of AMfkKAA YtOMAN
the wedding guests into the kitchen made from Halnee to the Portland
Meets 1st and Srd Thursday night aach manlh to see the gas Stove the groom gave market and Willamette valley pointe.
I her.
Opera H oum . Dai ton. Oregon
Umatilla county has about 200.000
The motorist who stops on the road acres In winter wheat. This Is practi­
to lend you a vulcanizing outfit.
cally the same as last year's acreage
OR. 0. C. GOODRICH
The man whose clothes never need
James Ryan, logger, employed at the
pressing.
California Barrel company's camp near
The husband who chatters gaily at
Olney, was killed by a log rolling over
Oregon the breakfast table.
Dayton,
The society matron who actually him.
In fear of an epidemic of rablee.
smiles when "John" presents her
with a washing machine for Chrikt- Bend police have requested al) owners
of dogs to keep their pets tied up at
maa.
and
The children who come ‘ romping boms.
Work has begun on the diking proj­
in from school" with hands and faces
ect
at Scappoose, which will drain and
spotlessly clean.
ESTIMATES
reelalm
about 6000 acres of land when
The
charming
debutante
who
Day ton, Ore.
Elmer Parish
The new teacher in the Dayton
ceives a roomful of flappers in her completed.
Then, too, you have liberal stop­
Ten feet of snow and frozen water schools for the 4th and 5th grades Is
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¡underwear.—Exchange.
over privileges.
pipes have closed down work in the a Miss Davis.
mine« in the Bohemia district, south­
Four “Shasta Routs" trains ars at
ls still doing business at the seme old
ern Lane county’s gold field.
your service every day.
stand. Bring your shoe work to him.
Columbia county is one of the strong­
est
grange counties in Jie state and
All work guaranteed
Let your local ticket agent furnish
endeavors will be made to have the
detailed Information, time tables and
state grange meeting in June, 1924, at
booklets, or write
YAMHILL COUNTY
Rainier.
We have purchased 122.000
Superintendent Alex Sparrow re­
pair U. S. Army Munson last
»«»wst* promise Not to on-
ports that there is 12 1-2 feet of enow
shoes, sizes 5 1-2 to 12 which
JOHN M SCOTT
struct During Considera-
J. H. GIBSON, President
was the entire surplus stock of
at the rim of Crater lake, which is
Hurt la nd. Orneen
one of the largest U. 8. Govern­
The only Abstiact Books in Yam­
two feet more than at the same time
tion of Bill
ment
shoe
contractors.
hill County
last year.
A <¡« mm 1 Time
Oregon
McMinnville,
For violation of the state motor ve­
This shoe is guaranteed one
Washington, D. C.—Approved by the hicle law providing that trucks b«»
to Visit the
hundred per cent solid leather,
finance committee, 8 to 3, the bill equipped with mirrors, 85 drivers w« re
color dark tan, bellows tongue,
WEST COAST . .
passed by the house giving congress­
dirt and waterproof. The ac­
arrested By the Portland motorcycle
ional sanction to the British debt set­
tual talue of this shoe is $6.00.
speed squad.
tlement agreement was reported for­
Owing to thia tremendous buy
Petitions are in circulation in Uma­
Low Koumi Trip
mally to the senate.
Physician & Surgeon
we can offer same to the pub­
tilla county asking a parole for L. D.
One republican. La Follette, Wiscon­ Clark, Helix town marshal, convicted
Dayton. Oregon
lic at «3.05.
tickets on sal«*
Stuckey Building
sin, and two democrats, Walsh, Massa of manslaughter for shooting Harry E.
Phone«—Office Red 78 Res. 78x3
Send correct size. Pay post­
Erh. 141h-Mar. Illat
chusetts, and Gerry, Rhode Island, Rose, October 28.
man on delivery or send money
voted against the bill in committee,
order. It shoes are not as rep­
Fifteen thousand dollars will be
while one democrat. William, Missis­ available for new construction and
resented we will cheerfully re­
sippi, supported it The seven republi­ road maintenance within the Des
fund your money promptly up­
Ernest Dusan and family moved
Haymond Wise of Toppenish, Wash­
cans voting for a favorable report were chutes national forest, H. L. Plum, su­
on request.
from the LaFrance house
Tuesday
ington.
visited
his
uncle,
O.
D.
Wise,
McCumber, North Dakota; Smoot, pervisor, has announced.
and famly, near town Monday of this near the business center of town to
. National Bay Stat«' Sh«A> Co.
Utah; Watson, Indiana; Curtis, Kan­
Governor Pierce's inoomo tax meas­
General Repairing of all Kinds
296 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
sas; Dillingham, Vermont; Calder, ure meets the approval of the execu­
week. He expects to be locate«! in the Mrs. O. Andrus home on Church
PLOW WORK and PLOW SHARE
New York, and Frelinghuysen, New tives of the Lian eounty farm bureau,
street.
Portland from now on.
GRINDING
Jersey.
ths oommlttse having indorsed the bill
Committee democrats opposing the at a meeting at Albany.
legislation agreed not to resort to ob­
Proceedings have been started by the
structive tactics during senate consid district attorney whereby Wallowa
eration of the bill
SEE
oounty win foreclose on property the
Approval of the British debt settle­ taxes of which are delinquent for the
ment was voted by the house, 291 to years 1916, 1917, and 19M.
44.
The Tillamook county grand jury
One republican, McCormick of Mon­ failed to bring in a true bill in con-
For all kinds of Blacksmithing
tana, and 43 democrats opposed the
Plow work and Repairs
Motion with the alleged branding by
settlement, while 227 republicans, 63 two hooded men of Mrs. Nevada Stand­
Horseshoeing A Specialty
democrats and the one socialist mem­ ish in Tillamook atty iwoontly.
ber, Meyer London of New York, voted
Under the auspices of the university
for it.
of Oregon school of administration the
convention of the Oregon Retail Mer­
chants’ association is to be held in Ku
gene, oommenotag Sunday, February
18.
All bids tor the clearing of the
Blaohly-Raln Rook seetton of the Wil­
lamette valley-noreuoe state highway.
Washington, D. C.-Secretary Hughes
24 miles, have been rejected, according
declared in a letter to Chairman Lodge
to word received by the Lane county
of the foreign relations committee that
court.
written statements and documenta he
The exports from Astoria to foreign
had recently submitted to the commit­
ports and the Hawaiian islands during
tee constituted all the information the
the year 1922 were valued at |3,5>0,-
No matter if I grind out teeth to
state department possessed and whieh
406, according to statistics just cora­
fill, crown teeth, prepare teeth
it was compatible with the public in­
piled by Deputy Oolleetor of Customs
for bridge work, or extract teeth.
terest to divulge on the reparations
Lamb.
“There is no Hurt. ” Because I
question and therefore, any "oral ex­
Smallpox, said to be in very light
use the new anesthetic.
planations” before the committee by
form, has closed one of the Klamath
the secretary would be unnecessary.
Falls schools. Dr. Lamb, city health
The appearance of Mr. Hughes be
officer, said there were 14 cases In six
fore the committee had been requested
families, but that nono of them is
by Senator Robinson, democrat, Arkan­
serious.
sas, in connection with the latter's
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Oregon Agricultural college, the
resolution for the appointment of offi­
United States department of agricul­
cial American representatives with the
ture and Columbia county farm bu­
The healthy family always has fresh fruit within reach of all Every
reparations commission. Mr. Hughes’ reau, co-operating, held an ail-day in­
doctor
recommends plenty of fresh fruit to those who want a healthy house
letter was Interpreted as a virtual re­
stitute for farmers of Columbia county
This anesthetic is so different
fusal to appear before the committee
hold.
Fruits in season are always to be had hare. Right now we are spec­
from other anesthetics that there
at Warren.
on this subject, although he indicated
ializing
on
Dr. E. N. Neulen of Astoria has re­
is no comparison. There are no
that he might if an additional request
ceived a check for $585 from the gov­
after effects whatever, and pos­
on some specific question should be
itively no pain during the dental
ernment at Washington In exchange
forthcoming.
operation. I am the only dentist
for 8600 in bills which were In his
in Newberg who is licensed to ad­
offlcs safe and were reduced to ashes
minister it.
These big juicy California oranges are ripened under sunny Southern
Bellingham Feels Earthquske Shock. during the recent fire.
Farmers in the northwest who bor­
Bellingham, Wash.—A distinct earth
skies and are luciously tempting. We sell them by the dozen or by the crate.
shock believed to have been caused rowed money from the government
Priced Specially at
30c—40c—50c—60c per dozen
by an earthquake was felt here at with which to purchase seed wheat,
10:20 Monday morning, according to rye or oats, and who repaid the amount
report from many parts of the city. of the loans, will be fully reimbursed
Over the First National Bank
Bananas
Apples
Cabbage
Plaster was broken in some of the in all cases whore the seed purchased
Newberg, Oregon
failed
because
of
drought
to
produce
down town buildings.
Good, ripe and sound
Fancy Yamhill County
Imperial Valley
more than five bushels to the acre.
The steel highway bridge now span­
15c per lb.
$1.25 per box
5c per pound
Edison 77 Years Old.
ning
the
North
Umpqua
at
Winchester
,
West
Orange,
N.
J.
—
Thomas
A.
Edi
­
$10.000,000 Nitrate Supply for Crops.
will be moved to Elkton and placed on
Washington, D. C.—Government pur­ son celebrated his 77th birthday 8un­ ths rosd leading from Roseburg to
chase of $10,000,000 worth of nitrate day and expects to work until he is Heedsport as soon as the new concrete
and its resale to farmers at cost for 100 years old.
highway bridge is completed, according
use in connection with the 1924 crop
to ths Douglas county court. The new
French Ban German Ministers.
10 cans or Libby’s Pork and Beans
would be authorized by a bill ordered
concrete arch bridge now being con-
Pans.
—
German
cabinet
ministers
favorably reported by ths boose agri­
struotod by the state at Winchester,
hereafter will be barred from the Ruhr
culture committee.
it to expected, will be open to travel
by the Franco-Belgian forces.
duotag the lata sommer or early fail.
LAFAYETTF NURSERY CO.
B. F. Pott»
Possibly You
Didn’t Know
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SENATE COMMITTEE
APPROVES DEBT PLAN
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PUBLIC SALES
Company
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BLACKSMITHING
Fred Anderson
Miller Mercantile Co
JACK OHLERT
HUGHES REFUSES TO
EXPLAIN REPARATIONS
No Hurt
Fresh Fruit
Twilight Sleep
Vegetables
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CALIFORNIA ORANGES
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