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News Notes of Northwest
A rlington S ta rts S h earin g.
ARLINGTON. Or. -Sheep sh e a rin g a
th is point Is now in full sw ing. T here
w ill be probably 500,000 pounds of wool
m a rk e te d th ro u g h A rlington this m onth,
w ith a m uch clean er fleece and b etter
staple. T h ere h as been a stro n g te n d ­
ency to w ard th e g rad e ewes w ith a con­
s ta n t b e tte rin g of lam bs and wool.
G ood P rices at W alla W alla.
W ALLA W ALLA, W ash. Sheep sh e ar­
ing is in f u ll blast w ith every indication
of a la rg e r supply th a n usual. P rices are
good and th e sheen men are ju b ila n t.
G ood W ool at D iirkee.
D u rk e e, O r.— T h ere will b e m ore sheep
sh e ared in th is locality th is year than
ever. Q ualify of th e wool is excellent,
d u e to th e m ild W inter. P rices a re good
and th e d em and co n tin u es strong.
S h ea rin g in Tw in F a lls.
TW IN FALLS, Idaho. -S hearing of
sheep is the o rd e r of th e day.
Sheep
cam e Through th e W in ter in th e best con­
dition in years. T he wool is m uch freer
front -and an d b u rrs titan usual.
H ep p n er llu s Good W ool.
H E P P N E R , O r.— T he sheep men are
ju b ila n t, due to th e high p rice of wool
an d th e excellent q u ality th a t th ey are
g e ttin g from th e ir flocks.
It is p re­
d icted th a t 300,000 pounds of wool will
be m a rk e te d th ro u g h H eppner th is year.
SERVE SNOWFLAKES AT LUNCHEON
The snappy, zestful, salty flavor of these most pleasing
of all crackers, makes them especially suitable for the
luncheon menu. They are unique in size, too, having a
most tempting and dainty appearance.
N ew A lb an y M anufacturer.
ALBANY, O r.— A jew elry m a n u fa c tu r­
ing com pany w ill be opened here soon by
C. O. A nderson, who recently closed his
re ta il store.
He is to m a n u fa ctu re
chains, pins an d m ount all kinds of
stones. T he new in d u stry produces much
for Albany.
D o n ’t ask for crackers, say— “ SNO W FLA K ES”
at you r d ea lers in g en ero u s 10c and 2 5 c p a ck a g es
sold in bulk, to o
Expect Big A pple Y ear.
LEW ISTO N , Id a h o .—E xpectation of
ap ples th is y ea r will exceed la st y e a r’s
by 100,000 b arrels.
A pple g lo w ers in
th is e n tire d istric t a re feelin g confident
th a t th ey w ill be able to dispose of th e ir
e n tire crop a t good prices.
A pple P re p a ra tio n s a t W enatchee.
W E N A T C H E E . W ash.— T he prospects
for a splendid crop of apples th is y ear is
th e best ever seen In th is te rrito ry . The
• o-operativp o rg an iz atio n s for th e m a r­
k e tin g of f ru it th is y ea r pred ict th a t all
v arie tie s of f ru it will find a ready m ar­
ker. G eneral farm cond itio n s a re equal
to o r b e tte r th a n at th is tim e la st year.
F arm C redit P la n s.
W E IS E R , Id ah o .— A farm cred it as­
sociation has been organized a t Ibis point,
and .prom ises <o prove a decidedly im ­
p o rta n t fac to r in farm developm ent. The
plan of th e association is to extend oper­
ation to W ashington C ounty, Idaho, and
M alheur, C ounty, O regon, w hich a re ad ­
ja c e n t to W eiser, and provide th e farm ­
ers w ith eq u ip m en t for p la n tin g and ta k ­
ing care of th e sam e.
T h e p ro p ellers of ae ro p lan es such as
a re used in th e p resen t E uro p ean w ar,
may be m ade of selected ash, w hich is
both stro n g an d lig h t and will not split
u n d er v ib ra tio n s or shock, o r of built-up
lay ers of sp ru ce w ith m ahogany centers.
T he fram ew o rk of th e m achines, too, is
g en erally m ade of w ood, spruce being
m uch used on account of its s tra ig h t grain
an d freedom from hiddert defects.
F iesta C ream s are
really g o o d a s a
cak e co n fectio n
to serve w ith dessert
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PACIFIC COAST BISCUIT COMPANY
PORTLAND, OREGON
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A Kentucky Hog Driver That
Made An Independent Fortune
hay scales, m ade a p o rtab le fence to in ­
close them , so th a t w hen a fa rm e r would
buy 15 to 30 hogs they could all be
BY W. J. CAMP. W eiser, Idaho.
w eighed a t once.
BOUT th e y ear 1845 a hog d riv er a r­
Old W orsham m ad “ an in d e p en d e n t
rived a t th e tow n of C ovington, New­
fo rtu n e ({or th o se day s i d riv in g hogs
ton C ounty, G eorgia, w ith 500 head of th ro u g h th re e sta te s, over 600 m iles.
hogs th a t he had d riven from th e m iddle
of th e S tate of K entucky. He sold o u t a t
CHANGES MM ATION.
a p ro fit, y ear a fte r year, from th a t tim e
The A. J. K lrsiin Sales Com pany, fo r­
up to 1870— W orsham , th a t was his nam e,
merly of Salem , O r., w hich h an d les (he
usually called Old W orsham , th e hog
d riv er, from K entucky.
K irstin S tu m p P u lle r in th e Pacific N o rth ­
T he fa rm e rs along th e line of W or­
west, Is now located a t 337 E ast M or­
sh a m 's driv e th ro u g h K entucky, T en n es­
rison s tre e t, P o rtla n d . J F. G orm an, the
see an d N o rth G eorgia, raised hogs for
m anager, som e tim e ago saw th e need of
him . H e w ould g et th e ir hogs and corn
a larg er c e n tra l point for Ills location,
an d d riv e o n ; when he had sold o u t he
due to th e co n stan tly in creasin g business.
re tu rn e d an d paid for them .
I have
Tlte com pany now h as every facility for
know n him to a rriv e a t C ovington with
prompt sh ip p in g and will be ab le to give
2000 head. H e w ould arriv e at his des­
even b e tte r service th a n in the past.
tin a tio n a b o u t th e first of N ovem ber
each year. H is early d rives had to he
The R ocky M ountain N ational P ark in
ca u g h t, h u n g up w ith stra p s and w eighed
Colorado is to it“ e stab lish ed , by v irtu e
on stilly a rd s.
of a law w hich has ju st been passed by
In 1865 I p u t in a p air of F a irb a n k s
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C o n g re ss. T h is w ill be th e s e v e n th la r g e
N a tio n a l p a rk a n d w ill h a v e a n a re a of
2 3 0 .0 0 0 a c re s .
T h e six N a tio n a l p a r k s
a lr e a d y e s ta b lis h e d a r e said to h a v e b ad
in th e p a st y e a r ab o u t 2 5 0 .0 0 0 v isito rs.
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