The Boardman Mirror
Boanlman, Oregon
PUBLISHED BVBRT FRIDAY
MA UK A. OLBVBIjAND, Publisher
11.00 f'EH YEAR IN ADVANCE
Eaterul as second-class matter Feb
I t, lftSl, at the post office at Board
man. Ore., under act of Mar 9, 1879.
Printing in the Inseparable com
panion of achievement, R. T. Peri
SOME SI Itl'UISKS THAT
MAY NOT 8URPRI8K YOV
Millie waj having some" troubles
wiiii her little old Keograph) testpns'
and so the busy editor picked up Hie
book and tried to help In -r a bil.
This ted to u more extensive exam"
(nation of the maps and the said ed
itor learned some things thai rather
surprised him. For instance, he found
that the Panama Canal was exaetty
south of Buffalo. The western point
of Alaska is farther weal Hum Hie
Hawaiian Islands. Traveling from
one corner Of Texas to Hie lanti st
corner IS as lar as irom i ue .in
east corner of Texas to Dulutb, way
up there on Lake Buperlor, 'i he
greatest length of California Is the
same distance as from New York i ry
lo the Mississippi river. The :.st
ernmOSt point of Mexico is d i r 1 y
south of the state Of Indiana, an I J 0 t
can almost Jump from it over 00 ll
ihe Islcnd of t'uha. some country
of llaelf, that same WexidO.
WV usually think Of the Ottlf of
CalUornlt as an arm of the Pacittc
ocean and therefor farthest west,
yet part of its' mouth is about lOUth
of Denver Mild British Columbia Is
as far north as Labrador which .a.i
ern folks look upon as the last word
ill zero weather. South Alaska Is in
the same latitude as soul ti Greenland.
You groW wheat, vegetables i in t WfiH '
Palm Bench pants in the first : (hi
ice and snow never melts In (the lai
ter. Luke Winnipeg which jim rare
ly hp.tr about, is as hit: as Eake Eri
When a man has left school in or
20 or 80 years and has spent his
time doing anything else but teach
ing, it i-t amailng how mucn learn
ing he has lost. The foregoing geo
graphic facts about our own BOlitl
lient llesi before us whenever we look
at a map and jret Ihe majority of O
are greatl) surprised when we oomc
across them Hut the gaol is we wer.
all taught them once; they have slm
ply slipped from us.
Next time you meet a geography,
(Set acquainted with it and you'll pick
up a lot of surprises
UONBx Ol TPVIT OF STATU
AMOUNTS TO uo t'Aiii.oxns
J. EDGAR MASTERS "
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Sixty car loads, or what Would
amount to a gQod sized freight train
is a conservut ive estimate of Ihe
amount of honey produced each year
in te state, according to II. A Seal
leu, specialist in hie culture at the
O. A. 0.
The state now has I ')0,000 colon
les of hens, managed b nearly in,
000 barkeepers', The largest honey
producing sections of the stale ate
tb,' n rivaled d ist ricls ol eastern Ore
gott. Umatilla and Malheur counties
leading with SOO.000 serve under
irrigation and 1,109,000 more which
it in possible to Irrigate, Oregon is
able to furnish pasture for main
more colonies than she now ha.s. PlV0
acres tire innshterod sulilclent pus'ui
gga for one colony.
The clear, water white hone the
bust grade, is made from the aectar
of alfalfa, sweet clover, alsiko and
while clover and filewecd blOasOU)
It is his grade that is produced in
eastern Oregon. From 15 to 20 car
loads ax- produced in these leadim;
counties, some large producers sell
IliK as much as one or two car loads
l)NIYERSITi'flHmMN
Th UNIVERSITY gr OREGON
eastssinsi
Th colife ot Literature. Science
nd th An. wuh TI department
Th prnfaisiuaal school ot Archi
lecture sWnees Administration -Education-Graduate
Study Law
Madibksi Mun, Phja.-l LdiK
Uon Sociology .
The7tli VfsrO as October 2, 1912
Foracalalotut -i my inor mutton
urf Th Htgifrtr, Unimrtity of
Oregon, liufn.
J. Eityar Matters, of Charleroi, Pa.,
receitly elected grand exalted ruler
of the Elks.
DAY OFFICERS
CONFECTIONERS' SHIP
Seattle, Wash. Pour men were ar
retted by federal prohibition officers
during a iald on the steamship Bpo
kane on its return from a t.ip to
Alaska with the "fioatiiig convention"
of the West 'in Confectioners' asso
ciation Saturday, and had a liearlll).
before United states Commissioner it
W. McClelland. They were: Charles
M. Thoi isen, Seattle, khc rotary-Irons
urer o: the Denny-Renton Clay & Coal
company; Horace Ridley, Chicago,
manager of the New Rngland confet
tionery company; B. It. Gillespie,
freight clerk of the Spokane, and W.
L, McLean, purser.
Prohibition officers say they found
whisky in the ship's hold and in the
; aggags of the men arrested, l'ro
hlhltlon Officer Hny C. Lyle claims to
tune Information that 4uu quarts of
whisky were taken aboard the ship
hi Prince Rupert, is. t".
OftEGON U. HAS 560.000 FIRE
Two Buildings Burned Down and
Several Others Damaged.
Bugene, Or. The University of Ore
.on lost two buildings and valuable
works of art Saturday In a 60,000 lire
which broke out on the campus at 4
I'. M Several Other university build
ings were damaged by the flames. J""
A huge vacant resilience two blocks
away frosn the blaze was destroyed,
having been set afire from flying
shingles, and the residence of Dr. II
D. Sheldon, dean ul the school ol
education, next to this house, was
damaged.
The old brick Structure originally
hiiiii for a men's gymnaalutn 30 01
inure years aim. later used as a
women's gymnasium and during the
past year o npied by the art depart
ment, together with the frame build
iug o cuptc i by the de irtmtnt ot
phy: lc:,l ettiii".. ion, were totally de
stroy,,! and ,i Irani building used by
the journalism department was praoti
cally ruined
72 Dead, 607 Hurt, Week's Auto Toll.
New York Seventy two wore kill
ad and lie? injured In 1090 automobile
accidents In 22 cities during the last
week, according to statistics.
THE MARKETS
Portland
Wheat Hard white. $1.08; soft
white white club, hard winter ami
northern spring. 11.00; red Walla,
$1 03
Com-- Whole, $37; C racked $39
Hay - Alfalfa, new, $16 per ton; val-
ley timothy, $19(0 21: eastern Oregon
timothy, $22(1124.
Mattel Fat 43 it 47c.
Bggs Ranch, Mfj Me.
Cheese Tillamook triplets, :'x'.,,
Young Americas, I9C ; block Swiss.
3:'!tt'34c; cream brick. 24(i'2ttc
Cattle Choice steers. ?,SO0tt.OOi
medium to good $6 5U7 60.
sheep Baal of mountain tantl s,
$10(fll; choice valley lambs. 090)10,
Hogs Prime light. $I2.5iiu 1:' (10 .
smooth heavy $10 it 11 J6
Sssttla.
WhaM Hard white, soft white, hard
red winter, soft red winter, northern
spring, $110; western white. $1.12
western rod. $1 08. Ilia Ueud blue
stem. $1 N.
Hay Alfalfa. 2S, timothy. Hi
straw $17.
Butter Fat 47tHc
Kggs Ranch. l7Jf.!4c
Cattle Prime steers. $7 i
medium to choice. $rj7 5o
Hogs Prime light, $1212 4U,
sn.uwlh heavy. $lo4illiu.
HIKING DOWN THE
LONG BROWN PATH
BSSBSVIi
Si
Vacationists With Shelter Tents
and Tin Cow Learning to
Walk All Over Again.
Oh! rt's not the pack that you carry on
yr.ur back
Nor the rillu nn your shoukl.T,
Nor the five inch crust of khaki-colnred
.Just
Thai makes you feel your limbs are
growing older;
And IP not th,- hike on the hard turnpike
That dries away your smile,
Nor the socks of sisters that raise th
blooming; Misters
if th last tons ndi.
PlattSDUI'gll Marching Song.
Stringing out from- the suburban
ti inslt terminals of New York every
Sunday and holiday goes ihe army of
kbukl-clad hikers. There may be un
automobile for every twenty of file
country's population, but a host of
city folks disprove the theory of a
future leg-enfeebled citizenry and are
learning lo Walk all over again.
To the more casual minded, the hike
just exercise, but to those who
catch its real significance the hike
means a great deal more It Is the
cheapest form of recreation and
therefore appeals to those living in
crowded districts and unable to avail
themselves of the more expensive
amusements. And these people, be
it noted, are Just those fhe country
Is so ttnxlOUS to have spread out ami
settled in the farming sections. The
Idle, indeed, has possibilities us a
real starter for the "back to the farm"
movement.
Doughboy and Boy Scoot Lead Way
.lust n brief survey of the rollicking
groups which move off from the out
lying terminals on holidays estab
lishes a few general types. There is
the ex service man and his friends
WhO will hear from hint the story
of more serious excursions on the
muddy roads of Prance. He tTglit
ens a strap here and another there
on the blanket roll adjustment or the
"shelter half," in which the commis
sary is packed for the midday tea at
by the roadside, Expert directions
come from him on the method of
slinging the pack so It will not feel
so heavy as Interfere With the free
hotly movement lie win pass along
the Information, gained in Ills army
days, f how that same pack was
evolved niter numerous experiments
to tlnd the easiest way of carrying
the heavies' load With results be
now compliments, but which he char-
notorized when a doughboy as a
"bhinkety-blank total failure."
Then there are the boy scout pnr
tles, adept at everything pertaining
to "shanks mare" traveling and wood
era I t. The ex-service man and the
boy scout are pioneers in the hiking
game Listen to one of them right
off the train and making ready for a
twelve mile Jaunt "(let that can
teyn oer to the side, .Ilminie, uinl
It won't keep bouncing off your leg
every step. Is it tilled? Well, then,
we drink, How about the ental fef's
check 'em oh". You got the spuds.
Hill : the baeon .limmie. Who has the
coffee and the Borden tin cow ?"
"Illght here." announces a freckled
trade of the road, patilng his knap
sack '.'Snitched the mocha and the
can of milk when KIs Wasn't looking.''
"Well then, let's go!" snaps the
commander of the expedition.
Thl party Is traveling light for real
distance Another must expect to
make a shorter hitch or alas in. count
ing greatly on Its power of eudur
a nee. Perhaps the camp is net far
off because the group is equipped tor
an over night stay with heavy blanket
rolls, hatchets, lanterns, canvas wn
lerptills. rubber ponchos, kettles, pots,
new far led Breatand, etc., etc The i
blankets are laid out for a better I
packing or the Dags and can- of food
When the party commences to load
up the members bristle all over with
camp tools and equipment.
Back to the Farm "
The veteran from the crowded city
tenements has found a new territory
to roam and one almost unknown to !
his associates Be is Introducing them
to this newly discovered hind and
teaching them how to be Independent
'my transportation but their own i
food legs and of any subsistence but
what I hey can . an y and prepare. I
Walk, and cook your own." Is his
motto
Wlo- will say the leaven thus fer
menting in the eltv crowds arill nnl
bear fruit 111 a keener appreciation of
country delights, .'specially as these
are add ha by Increased cum forts
OS th" farm, With his radio hitched ,
tie farmer listens in OR the best !
en, ; ..miner' ihe country lias to
i r Me' .0 home devices wipe out j
..Milps formerly imposed 1
4
lated duelb
many
upor
shot i. a rapid
differential be
life
In the nif '
pre.vde s ir.,t
the country bol
the hike -upp
me,
apr
arm and
k" w I edge
r ciatlon "f
and C is
fher is mot-
must
w hat
w hot
tie
Deal in one apple trc a bin un than
In real' s of ptlnh matt. ,,111 out to
Induce ttie citizen Of the eltv to
change his abode to t. e country. The
hikers constitute a giwwlng army,
equipped with bacon, spuds. c..ffre
altd tin cow for merely a day's outing
but nevertheless seeing sight that
make them yearn to he itmoag them
ull the time. It Is not too much to
assume thai the army muy oue dsy
recruit the opes pi uvea
iiijMii 1 11 miiHwiii 11 1 ' .'isnspv
v
ST.
oecause th
(2
Climate 3ood,
People are
n
Sociable
Intelligent
Enterprising
Town 5s New aitd Growing
1
Location Weil Chosen
Half way between The
Dalles and Pendleton
On 0 W Railroad
On Columbia River
Soil Will Raise Anything
Water for Irrigation from
West Extension of
Umatilla Project
McKay Creek Dam
Will be buiit, assuring
more acreage under
water.
Boardman is a New
Town But Not a
Boom Town
Write Secretary of Commercial
Club