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VOLUME 42
WESTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 25, l&l'J
NUMBER 8
Weston
Leader
OREGON HEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
toughmlller mill building. The com
pany will specialise oa Evergreen ber
ries, but ltl handle seme loganber
ries sod poselbly somi prunes.
llsnchere of fs hut's county were
, ' ' '1 advised to perfect plans for toluf be.
Fflnclptl tVIRtl if thl Will tore tho lgtslstro at the 1121 ses-
sion w bis ror ine esianuanmsni 01 an
NATIONAL GUARD TO -WHEAT GROWERS TO
A Triumph fr American Ideals pr-H
- l:uu.li
EE REORGANIZED
BE PROTECTED
Irlifty Sketched for lnfr
eutlm o. Our Riidin.
Waeeo county has before It the
greatest program of road copstruet'on
, in Ha Malory.
All bids for Sherman county's fno..
ruxijMue of road bonds were rejected
by (ho eeuoty court..
Hut 1 teachers In a aecesssry force
of II bate been secured for iba
Merebfleld tUf eebools,
Tba Iterrisborg Chamber of Com
as sree win bold community fair dur
tat tba week of pteiuber I.
; William It Kellendoek. an old tlmo
f oaldont of Ssteeada, aa found deed
bod. Ha waa 71 yaara old.
j IX W. Salley. pioneer rendetoa at
toraay. dlad suddenly In bta office, Mr.
Bailey waa about 14 yeara otd.
i Ooversee aiS- Mra. OlootU begin
lag about August 1. will leave lalout
jo trip to Yellowstone National park.
' That farm propsrty la la demand In
Clseksmss county la evident from tho
umber of aaloa at hava been made
I Tba aawmlll belonging to George
Klllsa. a few miles from Sllvsrton,
.was daatroyad by fir causing loaa
of istoe.
' Under tba dlractloa af tba Dallaa
Woman's club a swimming pool for
mill ohltdran la being built la tba bod
of La Creole river.
' Blda will bo received by tba atato
tlghway commission, Aaguet I, for
ovary mile of highway batwooa Tba
"Dalles and Pendleton.
t X A. Churchill, atato superintendent
of public taatroolloa, baa juat laauad
Weablngton. Fins! plana for tho ro-. fstw yor(.To ttle th lonr nd
erganliatlon of tha national guard on (. nsput between fnrraors and kwIij
oiparlmant atatlon near Band, when tha Hdlvlnlon baala with divisional .buyers aa to a proper, prieo basis f r
Dr. W. J. Karr, president of tba Ore- areas, following tba ssrasJImlts aa did wheat, tba United State grain r'jriv-
gon Agricultural college, apoka at a Ihoao from which guard dWUIona ware mon has entered Into eontru'i w::ti
banquet given by tha Peachutea county organised for earrlce against Oermany ; buyera whoreby the latter ngr-R m
farm bureau la honor of tba flatting warn approved by Becreury Baker, reflect properly to producer the r.,v,
tegvnta of the college. .'
To stimulate agriculture, domealla
science, horticulture and llreatock pro
duction, tha Deachutea county court
appropriated llfZJ for community
faira to be held In Bend. Itedmond, Tu
malo and In tha Orange district.
Portland phyalclana by concerted no
tion have Increaaed their ratea In pro
portion to other Itetna In the high coat
of tiring, and patients muet now pay
all tho way from 10 centa to 11000
mora than they need to In pre-war
daya.
A gift of 1(6 acre of land on which
grnaaman, la provided for, but tba
unite for the time being are to bo or
ganliM on tho tatle of IS men per
company of Infantry, a appropriation
for the national guard for the flacal
year 1M permit only the oranluton
of the guard on tha baala of 200 men
for each aenator and repreaentailve,
living an aggregate etrengtb of about
101,000. ,
Among tha auto aaalgntnents are
tha following: '
Oregon, four companlea coael art II
lerv. one reclment tnfantrv. one bat-
mero aianna a.ew.iwo iet or umoer, Hrf tbA xUrr. oe company en
A maximum eipanalon to about 4V ,rnmetifa guaranteed price hit w
000 men. or loo per aenator ana eon-"
baa been given lo Willamette unlver-
ally by a donor whoeo name la with
held. Tha same donor baa given ISO0
for tha equipment of an Infirmary in
Lauaanna hall.
During tha week ending July 17
there war reported to tba auto In
dustrial accident commlaalon 137 ao
cldenta, of wktcb three wara fatal.
The fatalities, include Charles Adams
of Brighton. Thomas Dew of Si Hel
ena, and H. E. Drelea of Coqullle.
Under aa agreement reached by
both tha Tortiand gralnhandlera' un
ion and tho employers Involved, the
atato board of conciliation Is to bold
bearings on the laauea at slake and
tho suggestions of the board will be
taken as a ruling by both parMes.
Balem'a first oversea war bride ar
rived In the person of Mrs. Q. E.
glneers, one" nmbulance company, om
troop cavalry.
Waahlngton, four companlea coast
artillery, ono regiment lofsntry, ono
battery flold artillery, one signal com
pany (wire), one field hospitsl com
pany, one machine gun troop.
cm gradca of wbat," It Is auiMimr I.
Thla contract, which placw llm :'
ernment in the position of standing b
bind producers to c tiny (l.iala a
proper price for their wheat, provi!(?
Ibst, In esse of disagreement, cither
farniors or buyers are prlvib-g,f t
submit a sample of the wheat In !!
puts to the nesreet tone vice presi
dent of the grain corporation and from
liliu get a review of tlio metho'l of
determining the price.
The contrsct specifics that uiClurs
and dealrrs "sbsll purrbase on the
proprr grade snd dorksgo unlr the
fi-tleral standsrds and shall pay tlicre
for not loss than the guaranteed prlcQ
based on such proper gn.de and dork
sxe, at the terminal most advantage
ously reached, less freight snd less
reasonable handling margin."
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MONTANA DROUTH UNUSUAL
INCREASE RELIEF FUND
tha 111! edition of tho Oregon, school . tnleja. a ssatlre of Franca and formerly
laws gal copies are now being sent
out
1 four eteel steamships of 1.000 tons
will bo built by tba Alblna Engine and
Machine works, a Portland shipyard,
for a group of Scandinavian bustaeea
men.'
Tha public service commission will
hold a bearing Jn Amity, July il, on
tha application of tho Amity Mutual
Tslspbone oompany for aa Increase In
rates. -
' Seism fireman and peUoemen have
petitioned tba city council to grant an
Increase In their wages to 1100 a
month. They are bow receiving only
gen tn gag .
: Tba Pendleton city council baa or
dered tha purchase of a new automo
bile street rusher and sprinkler, to re
plies the present horse-driven equip
ment In use,
' By tha first of August at tha latest
Pendleton will bo entirely Independ
ent from the river for Its water sup
ply, ss a new pipe Una la being laid
to Cbapllsb springs.
There are now mora men than Jobs
4a Umatilla county,
Instructor of English la the French
schools at I Havre. Mr. Tuleja until
recently was In tha United Slates navy
and It waa while traveling from Paris
to Brest tbst be met bis young bride.
Practically every lumber and tie
concern west of the Cascade moun-.
tsina and between Portland and the
California boundary has joined in an
appeal to the railroad administration
to secure for shippers and consumers
the seme rates on lumber between
local points In Oregon as now exist
between local points In Washington.
With a total of l.ll,t collected
resident's Objections to Sundry Civil
Mesauro Mst By Congress.
Weehlngtoo. Amended to provide
114.000,000 Instead of 11.000,000 for
(be rehabilitation of wounded soldiers.
sailors and msrlnss. tha sundry civil
spproprlstlon bill, which wss vetoed
by tho president, was psssed by tha
house and sent to tha senate.
The original measure waa vetoed by
tha preeldent on tho ground that the
10,000,000 waa Insufficient to cars
property for the country's wounded
men. To meet, his objection, tha
house appropriation committee in
creased the amount to 112,000.000. ,
" Carrying Inereased appropriations
for the rehabilitation and education of
disabled, Uio revised aundry civil ap
propriation bill was psssed by the
senate.
Forest drove Hit By Conflagration.
Korest Orovo, Ore. Business prop
erty valued at approximately ICS, 500
waa destroyed, and two persons were
ta the six month period ending June Mrion,'y ,n "r h'cn for
10, receipts from taxes on gifts, legs-
Missouri st Crest Falls Nsver So Low,
Cities Fesr Water Scarcity.
Flelens, MonL Tho year of drouth
which hss prccipltcd a grazing cri
sis under which tens of thousand of
tattle, horses snd sheep are to be sent
to Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nebras
ka lo grsie is ssld to be the most re
marksble in the annsls of the stale.
The dry weather has caused xeriouti
forest fires and worse are feared, an
August Is a moro critical month thau
' July, while September and October are
often the worst of all
The rivers are low. The Misisurl
, at Great Kalis never has been know n
to be so low. The drouth Is id"r
.r.pred ilisn at has been . hetUuioiv.
Not only the so-called di-v-faruiUig
counties, which ranked as semi ar!d
rn the past and were used chiefly fj
grsxing, but ll:e fertile valleys of Uu
south and west hare felt the hent.
Even Irrigation hss not always asurcd
a U it t io lrLi"t
i K It U sis
:-t u- .-ta-s or tue
. (iii ii and tea
I.- .it jf Xti nns
; i i.Vj tr and
t: -j r uii.ng
"li cx'.-ia i.i-jre
''i r tf. sty mane,
l,.f ti.it lliiiij re-
ilulreU (or U.e pc:.ci ot Vn-r.ji. mid la
i'.r.s fl;:j u, ! i cl ti.v t-Me re
U':;)cl fur i'. u.ciy til Vfi. 1j.!.;l.a
' 8 is v'ai.i:.i i .1.1', it li ntirlLuted
! K:ir-,ii an . ! . .. i. n ti tiit' initial,
rd- pt.i.. ! ,!; .' -.-itan. f tiie
U -iv l i'.-..ti n . vt.i4:i pitttiiVs tor
l:,e f :ji in : : r- at a I.ii.;r- nnin
h.r of J. i -jl a; ii,",. Mi. iitrp'.l
'f.pial'as I ) C r..i'..luJ). f.: vi-idtrt
a V. f .-v v.-i: v,.y:tu'.:.y -. t-..u
lire .:' it I..:., i : rr-.tn i ;.rt
(i.i a rettiartir.liie -r: . r- ti:,- pri'.faai
ccceptl la adv?r.. -,y ti a pp!es
tf ti: iojM, a,-..l Ci-jHdl'-U in the
Fc;u: tc-n V. iuli by t;.
.!?,er;e;id f: ;.t ca Jaaury t,
1515, tea :;:,.::..; h. trre tu actual
s?f ni3 Of the .vihtU-A.
Of t'.if rwn- n l-ii.;': tliu ae .
CTi. J a v c; 1 in r:na. seriou;
rdjew!in L'.iT) r-:'"(l ti only one.
the U!li. 'i'iat c'. ctiea has con:e
from a fa"t:o;i jn tr.a Cclu-d Staff
Sen'atn. 1 h!s 1 "li Pch;t,a t r.ilod,'"
In the tfaiy is ArtJcIe X. of the
Covenant tf I' a lyca;;u tf Nations.
Cermany L'.rr.tlf'l a indicted upon it
ss an essential pan or tiie r e sec.
The treaty 63 tiaf;S3 a ne-.v
wOi-liU, pii;tica:2y. rJiysIeal'i', wor.-.'!
an.! .Tlf-'tu ;.'!". T';v; r.i3.U..tory syv
tc:a en : t!. old r-rrime tl exploita
tion, and :.i w.-rJs of the who!' j
wo;-:d In A'i.i, Afra and the i3'os o'.
the rea, Tho Tr :t- hss c-Ubllsbed
In the plae? of art :."'.il stales natural
t'O'Ulit.1 R3 nbt.ossl unlu. It l:-a?
r. -moved from thp !-:-p ruracrou.t his
toric viTr.-.-: v'ili'i 'n-.e long served
to ffltel'f 'lis- i:i:;.i::::;i(in.il rrj.i
lions. It tni c! t'n! wor.'j upon a
row naiii or.tiio. ' t'K ti.niLed by (lie
following tuid-i
1. Inlernt!en..l cs-cperation, in
rlu-lir.s the rnsi l.-Jr.t:oa ct a:i'exist-:
lng inteniaticnal titlmivilstratlve ac
tiviiies. " 2. 'Extensive . ir. .i h'ivry for ro-
mi
LEAG'JE OUTLINED
Kldilo Cround is Sought by
Senators Opposed to '
Peace Treaty.
prove well'.)'
lo ;ill that
ship.:
' "3. . Tho creatlca
fei'fiiie ai'.J ifii-fir !
prio!cin5 if an in '
4." A ptetiro i ri
-..uiuss opi;
of menibcr-
clea and Inheritance bad almost
doubled over tha same period in 1911.
when the stale's revenues from this
source totalled but !,II3.47, accord
ing to tho seml-snnunl report of State
Treasurer Hoff, submitted to Governor
Olcott.
- Because of the apparent tardiness ot
many electrical contractors in Oregon
In filing bonds In the sum of 1500 and
paying their annual license foe of f 18
State Labor Commissioner Cram an-
two hours Sunday threatened to wipe
out tho entire down-town section of
Forest Grove.
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good crops, for water for that purpose and as a f r; ; i;t.;i tovrarJ
baa begun to run low. .
Agricultural Bill Passsd by House.
Washington. The" agricultural ap
propriation bill, wlUiotit the daylight
repeal rider, passed the house by a,
vote of 103 to 177.
rf a labor con
r .ui to folve the
; trial civUisattrn
:U;ei
President Reported Much Better. ,
Washington. President Wilson, who
was forced tn remain In bed Monday,
was sufficiently recovered Tuesday
from bla Indisposition to resume con
frences with Republlcsn senators' In
the White House without objection
from Resr Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
armaments,
U tho dis
arming of ib? one uatiou whese geo
graphical xlraatioa has made It a
menace to tha v.v.-!J. . . - .
5. The ahoutioa of coi'uest 'by
Articlo X,. without interreriog with
other tni'thods d territorial adjust
ment. . ' '
6. The dc!ar:!t:en that .iy war is
, - a matt-jr cf eanc-rn ' to bI!. and the
trmspc lUieuiVPTftSl ny erectira of maeh!n:?:y for dealing with
libUnUt WASrtlisUIUi-J coudltic-ns wWcli endangor tho peace
An rgreenu-tit not to go to w;.
berore peaceful seUIenicnt of dispute.- "
. u liinEtun.'-AlthouKh admlnlstra-
tion l-adcrs both in executive and sen
a' rirelt-j discount the poMiblllty of
. IVtMldi-iit Wilson aecptlog say recur
vation In the rsliru-attun of the pears
tf-str and lesgue ot nations, some r
p:ibl!an eistors who bave told tho
ptes!d''nt iu their conferences Itiat a
majority will favor Interpretative res-rrv.iii-!
s am difrutiili'R bnt midllij
ground may Lo found upon which the
oipsiiig forces may unite.
The discussions smouK the republl
rnr.n -en. to rsnxe sround a tentative
s't of reservations whh h nilKbt be out
lined this wsy:
That nothing in Article 10 shall bs
construed to obligate the t'nlted
Biati S to enter war without a declara
tloa of wr by congresa;
That nothing In the covensnt shall
In any way Impair the Monroe doctrine
or curtail the nation's prerogative of
administering it as a purely national
policy; and, ,
That it shall be understood that in
accepting tho covensnt the Vuited
States dMs not subtract from its sov
ereign risht to determine purely do
mestic problems, such as immigration
and the tariff. ,
These and otb ;r sitnilsr reservstkras-d'-rigned
to give sddittonal guarantees
ot thu ri;;hl of lndeieudeut national
action without vitiating the fabric of
the league, might satisfy, it ia figured,
a cctisiderable group of republican sen
ators 'who are- favorable to some sort
of a peace league. The administration
leaders declare these propositions' al
ready are either. set forth with suffi
cient clearness in the present coven
snt or else aro -the natural corollaries
of the league principles.
The objection of kuch reservations "
as expressed from the administration
point of view is that thy might ne
cessitate re-negotiations, encourage
other nations to make reservations,
cause delay and confusion and finally
endanger the whole league plan. Prea
ident Wilson is said, iu talking with
senators, to have described the pres
ent political Btatug ot Europe as a
field iu which it may be very difficult
to carry on such a re negotiation. , .
ment bureau at Pendleton finds that
there aro about three bands available
for every harvest Job.
With tha employment of a manager
to attend to its buslnesa for tha com-
bla personal physician. Admiral Gray-
Tba free employ. f Bounced that he would begin checking eon eeid the president was in no' pain.
up the delinquents on August 1. Pen- ul at be etiil waa extremely weak.
alty for falling to comply with the" ' .
terma of the law carries a maximum ' 10 Americana Killed by Mexlcana. -fine
of 1100. Washington. Henry P. Fletcher,
Small cities snd towns throuchout American .ambassador to Mexico, told
)nf year, tha Deachutea Valley Potato Oregon are advised tn a warning Issued the house rules committee that since
Orowers' asMolatlon will be moro ac
tive thla yaar In the potato market
I Patients la Portland boapitals also
have met the high coat of living. Both
St Vincents hospital and tba Good
Samaritan hospital bave Increased
their rates since ante bellum days.
Virgil D. Earl, for tba past 11 yeara
by the state fire marshal to look at bis appointment three years ago about
their tire fighting equipment, lest they 60 Americans bad been killed In Mex-
Buffer disaster similar to that which
hss come to several Oregon towns In
the recent past From Investigations
made by the deputies It has been
found that many of the smaller cltlea
loo without a single prosecution being
made by the Mexican authorities. -
bead of tba department of matbema paratua.
Washington The shipping board an
nounces it .will build two gigantic lin-
are without adequate fire fighting ap era that can cross the Atlsntic in four
During the years ITS' and 17SS,
George Washington in over 0i) dilii r
ent lettera expressed his hope that
the Constitution for a League of thir
teen states might be latilied; many
ot his remarks are extraordinarily ap
plicable In the present discuas'ioa ot
our ratification of the Covenant fur
the League of Nations. "The Consti
tution that Is submitted, ia not free
from Imperfection, but there arc us
few radical dejects in it as could well
bo expected, considering the hetero
geneous mass of which the Conven
tion was -composed and the diversity
of interests that are to be attended
to. As a Constitutional tloor la
opened for future . amendments and
alterations, I think It would be wise
in the People to accept what ia offered
to them."
ties and athletlo coach at tha Washing
ton blgb school In Portland, baa been
elected principal of tha Astoria high
achool.
I Lena county's spirit ot cooperation
was Illustrated when more than 1000
; farmers met with members of the Eu
gent Chamber of Commerce In an all
day plcnlo oa the University of Ore
gon campus. ,
i Tha voting of 11.000,000 bonds by
' the North Unit Irrigation district of
Jefferson county has been validated
and in all respects confirmed In a de
cree by Circuit Judge Duffy In the
county clerk'a office,
A regulan freight service from Port
land to Australia and New Zealand,
with monthly sailings.' will be estab
lished soon, provided Portland can fur
nish from 1000 to 1000 tone of cargo
each way for each sailing.
The June contribution of the Stand
ard olt company to the good roads fund
of Oregon under the fuel oil tax law
amounted to I2I.7II.1S, a gain ot more
than five thousand dollars over the
tax for tha previous month.
I The Silverton Food Products eom
Mav.fcie started, a eannery In the
Because of Inability of the attorney-
general to lay down a bard and fast
rule defining an institution ot learn
ing under the soldiers', sailors' and
marines' financial educational aid bill
and because It will be necessary for
some of the Institutions to' show that
tbey bave the facilities) for furnishing
a course or study that wilt be bene
flclal to applicants, Deputy Secretary
of State Koier today" called a confer
ence at the state capt'ol.
Warning to housewives of Oregon to
refrain from Using canning compounds
harmful to health baa been received by
the state scaler of weights and meas
ures from tho department of agricul
ture at Washington. In the circular
received by tha state sealer It la
charged that many ot the canning
compounds contain sal Icy Ho or borlo
acid and are unnecessary for tho rea
son that fruits and vegetables will
keep for a U5ng period without the
use of chemicals. The warning was
Issued, It U ssld, becsuso ths laws ot
the government and state do not apply
to foods prepared In the homes for
local eeBsuntptle-B.
days' time.
Echo and Nolin wheat is going 15 to
25 bushels. , t -
. lins bevn t,!''wl.
S. ".Autamatlo." prevision sanctions'
for tho. puni.'iimout of .the breach of
agreements voluntarily taken. , "
9. A representative ' .Assemtl.i
meeU.'is regulasly im. anions otlif"
things, carrying on the week of codi
tying end reviving' 'international, law
begun ty tho Hague Conference, -
The treaty la thcmost momentous
document ever prvpwd by the hand
ot K.iw, It seta .Cm. world light about
face, .i Jiuu'kB the triumph of Amer
ican Mtaa. policies and institutions. .
by extending ta a lea'sue of sovereign
nations the democratic principles first
embodied labour league of sovereign
StEltCS. j ,
" EDWARD CU.MMINGS.
"'General Secretary,
.' ' World Peace Foundation.
Like Files Around a Sugar Barrel
The .service medal's '.tor Oregon's
fighting t.or.:. 8u:luirUi:d hf an net of
the l.w Kgithatre, will be distributed took possession of high-powered auto-j
' Race Riots in Washington 1
V V.'.iihineton, Mace riotUis here .ro--sv'U'l
Monday nisJit in the killing, of
five -peons and injury of at least t0
ethers. Several dajs of disorders,
following a wsve of attacks on white
women, robberies and assaults by ne
groes, culminated in a series ot rsce
battles duging the night hours with
which' the police were unable to cope
fully, despite the aid or military pro
voist guards. .j w ,' ...:,a; i.:
licserve squads ot police and1 pro
vost guards were rushed thanigh the
streets ot Uie city all night in answer
to riot calls. Army motor trucks were
stationed af the precinct headquarters,
with a squad of men armed with auto-,
tnatic rifles assigned to each. The
rioting was marked by a general pre
paredness on the part ot the negroes
who during the day purchased huu-j
drt.ds of revolvers. Early in the even-)
ins they formed into crowds iu theirj
own sections aud attacked white men!
wherever found. , ' , X-
Lato'in the night the negroes dis
persed as mobs, and numbers of thein
November 11, ihe first anniversary of
the signing of the trmistice, wlth'ap-
enormous amount
r hi i ji in i ii m i i i i i i
Air JWftMORttlM sg T I U rvf- ' 3 1 " ' i-4 v i froprlato cen-nionlcs iu every county
- mnKlL 0$ tfT V'L' .HStopian.tormu-
CAM Ht 1J I Hf. a.! -; J Vr3 I CvV( ) 'j, mission iu.Sufti. This commission 1a
-T"".' - I ' 22, rlli l&F"', 'conipss.d cf.Covernor Olcott. State.
; ' J - , HWWU Treasurer- Hoff. -Adjutant General
ail r . - I m-4 r J I j kaIO ti ,F ,BJ I IUB I ., -I Afll.- J 'iff II 1
mobiles, in which they raced throuKni
the. streets pumping bullets from auto
matic weapons nt all whites who hap
pened within range. , It is believed;
that numerous casualties resulting!
from-this indiscriminate firing have!
not been reported to the police.
'I
III ii Ii I
tseii.
StafrUi and
Marvin..
- Some idee of ttv
cf gasoline cons an
of motor vehiiics s;:d oljier nctivitiea
ia Orcren msy 1. i -obiaijed from tho
rport of S'lia Ker'-'r, deputy secretary
cf state, v. lue'u s:f;c.c $ thct-lf ail this
product, t.i' eihij' wi. h tiio distillate,
rsi d 1 t-tivt ' U Fi bivary 3 and June 80.
.' 1919. iuoufr.;!.w to 12,813.188 Eallons,
wss plavJ in one oe.r.tt;iner it would
rrtjulre a tanlt tuO ixt in dianloter'and
C7Vs fjet hUh. Tiio tank would cover
r.n m-Jii uiy city bkK lc iu Tenland. If
plHeJd ta rvsuiar 10.0iH-suHcn capacity
raiir.'-.n-.l t:r.k euro, it would make a
.r ii,. rrj- 11 Ty't. l.iti-
Period of Rest Coming. . 1
- See the studious young man. : Xlotr
. . ,. .. ii ' u v .... iiiuh v uuuiia lift?
1 ux ino operation ... . , .
, ,, .. the back of a snapping turtle, and ha
is os omlnons as the first muttering of .
an earthquake. He burns the midnight
oil In great quantities, poring over pon
derous tomes uutil he is worn almost
to skin and bones. But never mind, tie
will presently have nmpie opportunhj
to rest. Iu n short while he w ill be ad
mitted to the bar, and after that he
will not have- anytblug to do. Kansas
City Star. . . .
Fire Wednesday destroyed . $7C00
worth of wheat on the Vonderahe
farm east of Milton.