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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
XXIII
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 28; 1911.'
NO. 3
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ASK MAYOR TO SIGN
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DALLAS, OREGON
Attorney For Sulrm, Dullns, & Falls
City Road Suys Klectrlclty Can
not Be I'sed.
"Will .Mayor Laehmund veto the
franchise of the Salem, Falls City &
Western railroad?" Is the question
that is being asked these days when
ever a bunch of men get together. It
is heard every place in the cigar
stores, in business houses, In offices,
says the Salem Statesman.
The mayor is not in town, and
whether or not he has changed his
mind about the matter is a mooted
question. He is quoted by several
people to the effect that he would veto
the franchise, while others assert with
equal conviction that the mayor will
sign' it.
Showing the sentiment of the busi
ness men of Salem, is the fact that a
petition, asking the mayor not to veto
the franchise, which was circulated by
a representative of the Business Men's
league, wa signed by about a hundred
of the leading business and profes
sional men of the city in less than two
hours.
Cannot Electrify Road.
When asked as to what position the
Salem, Falls City & Western would
take in the matter, Charles L. McNary,
attorney for the road, said:
"It is impractical to electrify this
road for many reasons. One of the
main reasons is that this road is pri
marlly built for handling heavy
freight, such as logs. It taps rich
timber in the mountains, where heavy
grades are encountered. Electricity is
all right as a motive power for pas
senger traffic, such as is the principal
business of a road like the Oregon
Electric. But electric engines are too
light to haul big loads where there
are steep grades of four or more per
cent. '
As to the proposition to have elec
tric engines kept in town for the pur
pose of hauling the trains through the
city limits, that also is impracticable
because of Its expensiveness. It would
Involve the building of a plant, and
that would mean the outlay of a big
amount of money, and it would nec
essitate the breaking up of trains
each time one went through the. city.
"The company is seeking to come
into Salem under the terms of the
franchise granted by the city council,
and can not consider any proposition
which would require it to electrify its
road. If that is insisted upon, the
road can not afford to come Into the
city.
"This road will mean much to the
upbuilding of the city, and I believe
should be encouraged, for railroads.
opening up new trade territory, are
what is needed to make a city out of
a town."
Falls City Sends Message.
The Falls City Commercial Club
adopted a resolution concerning the
bridge over the Willamette River, a
copy of which has been sent to Mayor
Laehmund. The following is a copy:
"To the honorable mayor of the city
of Salem, Oregon:
"Whereas, the erection of a rail
road bridge across the Willamette
River at Salem is greatly needed by
the commercial and farming Interests
of Polk County; and
"Whereas, the erection of such
bridge would be of Inestimable benefit
in furnishing better transportation fa
cilities by providing an outlet from
Polk County Into the city of Salem,
and thus bringing into closer commu
nication the commercial and social In
terests of Polk and Marion Counties;
and
"Whereas, the construction of such
a bridge is In line with the develop
ment of the entire Willamette Valley;
therefore, be It
"Resolved, by the Falls City Com
mercial Club, in behalf of the people
of said city, that we ask you to use
your influence with the council of your
city to secura the passage of an ordin
ance granting the use of the necessary
street, or streets, for such railroad
purpose.
"Falls City Commercial Club,
By W. J. Hooker, Secretary.
"Adopted Feb. 24, 1911."
NEWS OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Comings and Goings as Told by Our
Exchanges.
BRIDE SUCCUMBS TO DEATH
Mrs. Frances V. llorxlicrd. Formerly
of Parker, Answers Summons.
Harry Holllster of Dallas, spent
Wednesday with old friends In Me
Minnville. Telephone-Register.
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Morrison
went to Monmouth Wednesday to visit
for the remainder of the week with
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Hembree.- Mc
Minnville Telephone-Register.
Albert Stewart of Falls City came
down jto attend the funeral of his
mother. McMinnville Telephone-
Register.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Stowe, of Dallas,
came down Tuesday for a week's visit
with their daughter, Mrs. William
Agee and family. McMinnville Telephone-Register.
Miss Florence Burton visited in Dal
las Monday. Independence Enter
prise. - Thomas Hart, who is working at
Dallas, was home to spend Sunday.
He has some idea of moving to Dal
las or Springfield. Independence En
terprise. Mrs. L. C. Crider, of Dallas, spent a
few days in the city this week with
friends. Independence Enterprise.
Mrs. VanOrsdel, of Dallas, visited in
the citywith friends a few days this
week. Independence Enterprise.
Mrs. McClaine, a former resident of
this vicinity, and well known in Inde
pendence by the early settlers, died at
Grants Pass a couple of weeks ago.
Independence Enterprise.
Ben Johnson, Tom Hart and Gar
field Byers, who have employment at
Dallas spent Sunday with their fami
lies in this city. Monmouth Herald.
John . Ford of Dallas, who resided in
this city several years ago, visited In
dependence last Monday, to be in at
tendance at the K. of P. celebration.
Monnmouth Herald.
Mrs. George Muscott was a Dallas
visitor Thursday. Monmouth Her
ald. Mayor Remington and wife are
visiting this week with their son,
George Remington and wife, on the
farm near Dallas. Monmouth Her
ald. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stow of Dallas,
attended the funeral of Harvey W.
Jones last week. Amity Standard.
Mrs. C. Blesslnger, of Rickreall, has
been the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Francis Wilcox, for the past few days.
Corvallis Gazette-Times.
Mrs. George Gilson and Mrs. S. Wil
son went to Ballston on Wednesday,
to visit relatives of that place. Mc
Minnville News-Reporter.
Fred Hebding, hardware and imple
ment merchant, of Perrydale, was
transacting business in our city on
Tuesday. McMinnville News-Reporter.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Stewart of Falls
City were visiting with A. Htnshaw
and wife this week. McMinnville
News-Reporter.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ellis were in
Dallas last Friday. Falls City News.
Mayor F. K. Hubbard was in Dallas
on business Saturday. Falls City
News.
Mrs. R. Y. Morrison and daughter
Helen, of Dallas, visited Mr. and Mrs.
H. E. Starr, the first of the week.
Falls Citiy News.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Black, of Dal
las, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. N. A.
Emmett and other friends In this city.
Falls City News.
Glen Holman, of Dallas, was in Sa
lem on business, yesterday. Salem
Statesman.
J. L. Howard and family went to
Polk County Wednesday, where they
will spend several weeks visiting rela
tives and friends. Brownsville Times.
Mrs. J. A. Haines, of Monmouth,
who has been visiting in Eugene for
some time, passed through here on her
way home today. Corvallis Gazette
Times. J. W. Jenkins, of McCoy, Is visiting
at the C. L. Copple home. He is tak
ing in the short course lectures while
here. Sheridan Sun.
E. N. Hall, of the furniture firm of
Hall & Shaw, spent several days In
Dallas this week. Sheridan Sun.
Mrs. A. P. Starr, of Dallas, is visit
ing the family of Lew Muscott. -Falls
City News.
PROMINENT HORTICULTURISTS SPEAK IN DALLAS
Interesting Two-Days' Meeting Arouses Increased In
terest Among Fruit Growers of Polk County
Organization Is Planned.
The two-days horticultural meeting
held in Dallas came to a close Friday
afternoon. Sessions were held in the
forenoon, afternoon, and evening,
Thursday, and in the morning and
afternoon of the- following day. The
attendance was at no time large, on
account of the rush of spring work on
the farm, but the small band of earn
est men who did attend was com
posed of energetic, progressive, intelli
gent, and practical growers, who were
anxious to learn and willing to co
operate with their fellows in stimulat
ing interest in horticultural matters.
Initial steps in the formation of a
fruit growers' society were taken, and
that action, though brief, was suffi
cient to lay the corner stone for an in
stitution that must come sooner or
later, and which will be of great fu
ture Importance in developing the vast
fruit resources of Polk County and of
every business allied thereto, either
directly or indirectly.
Noted Speakers. '
Six of the most notable fruit, men
POULTRY MEN WILL MEET
Arrangements to Be Made For Wg
Show Thin Fall.
is The Definition of Reliability?
. hen you can buy good, reliable home grown stock,
; i ces, that you are saving time and money; It also
. ( u are assured of a better orchard as your soil con-
. .me, thus not retarding the growth from the start.
r-;jn, of Creswell. Ore., aay of our atock: "Of the
' i. purchased of you last Spring, we did not lose one
1 . -1 is the best for the time being planted, of any In
ld for $100 per acre In less than six months after
-"Treat others as
e you.
you lh to le treated." A trial
UL f I'RSEBY COMPANY Lafayette, Oregon
The Polk County Poultry Associa
tion will hold a special meeting In the
court house, at 1:10 p. m., Saturday,
March 1 1, for the purpose of agreeing
upon standard sizes and shapes of ex
hibition coops to be used In the annual
poultry show this fall. The aasoria-
In the Northwest were present during
the two days, and gave freely of their
practical and theoretical knowledge
in a series of addresses that werei en
tertaining as well as Instructive. The
principal branches of the subject of
horticulture were elaborated upon and
given new interest.
At the close of the session, a com
mittee consisting of H. S. Butz, R. M.
Ewing and N. M. Grant was instruct
ed to prepare a constitution and by
laws, and formulate plans for the or
ganization of a county horticultural
society. The committee will make Its
report at a meeting to be held in the
circuit court room of the court house,
In this city, next Saturday, March 4,
at 1:30 p. m. Every wide-awake fruit
man in Polk County should be present.
Vegetable Forcing.'
The report of the proceedings
Thursday forenoon were published in
the Observer issued Friday morning.
Thursday afternoon's session closed
with an address by Professor A. G.
Bouquet, on the subject of "Forcing
Vegetables; Use of Hot Beds, Cold
Frames, etc." He called attention to
the short time it took to produce a
crop of vegetables under glass. Some
of them required only a month or six
weeks to reach a marketable stage.
The business is one which brings the
quickest financial returns of any
branch of hftrtieulture. The tendency
In all departments of agriculture is to
ward Intensive culture, and in no line
Is intensive culture more necessary
than In market gardening, and espe
cially in forcing. The kind of land
required Is costly, it requires more
equipment and harder work, but the
returns are correspondingly greater.
It is no Job for a lazy man.
Supplies Imported.
Oregon falls far short of supplying
her own markets with vegetables. Bald
he. They are now shipped here' in
large quantities from Washington,
Idaho, Colorado, California, and other
states. Climatic and soil conditions
were especially adapted to raising
many varieties, especially cabbage,
cauliflower, broccoli, and particularly
celery, which attained a finer quality
than any that was shipped in. Pota-
toes and onions were practically the
only truck crops that were produced
here in sufficient quantities to export.
Last year 350 carloads of onions were
sent out of the state.
In the evening Professor Bouquet
gave an Illustrated talk on forcing and
Inter-cropping. The slides were made
direct from photographs, and lllus-
trated various phases of the Industry, I
both Indoors and out. The proper
size and shape of young plants were
shown, and pictures explained clearly
how an expert gardener can grow
three or even four crops on the soil
at one time.
Demand For IVodiu-ts.
There is no locality where there are
greater inducements for forcing veg
etables under glass than in the Wil
lamette Valley, owing to the big de
mand for fresh products, put Into
market In proper condition. The de
mand existed not only in Portland,
but tn almost every small town.
One of the principal essentials of
good gardening was first-class seeds.
Cheap seeds should never be used un
der any circumstances. Buy and plant
the best, even If they do cost more.
Every home garden should make
use of the hotbed and cold frame.
Their use gave a big advantage In
raising young plants for setting out.
They were earlier and they came to
ticular harm done to the plum by this
Insect.
For cherry and pear slug-he rec
ommended a spray of two pounds of
arsenate of lead to 50 gallons of water,
to be applied on approach of the slug.
The best remedy for the peach-tree
borer is the kuife dig them out, and
puddle the base of the tree and coat
its trunk to a height of about 18
inches with a coat of whitewash in
July or August. The addition of a
small amount of arsenate of lead to
ihe whitewash might be beneficial.
On the subject of "gumosls" on peach
and cherry trees, Professor Lewis said
that the experiment station had been
making it a special object of investi
gation for a long time, but that its
cause or cure had not been discovered
so far.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER
FRIDAY'S SKSSIOX.
A much larger attendance greeted
the speakers in the evening, and a
number of women were present to en
joy the stereopticon lectures. Profes
sor Lewis lectured briefly on the sub
ject of orchard management, and the
points which he wished to emphasize
were shown , by photographic slides.
Methods of preparing and cultivating
the soil, the best tools used therefor,
and proper and improper systems of
pruning and shaping trees, were illus
trated. Pictures of fruit from sprayed
and unsprayed trees were shown In
comparison.
The morning meeting, Friday, was
opened with an address by President
W. K. Newell, of the State Board of
Horticulture, on the subject of organ
ization. Mr. Newell Is a practical
fruit grower, and has had actual ex
perience in growing apples, cherries,
prunes, grapes, and other fruits, and
lb looked upon as one of the leading
horticultural authorities In the North,
west. He is extensively engaged in
fruit production in Washington County
and is one of the stockholders in a
new and modern fruit union that is
now being organized there.
Organization Needed.
The pressent mode of producing
and marketing fruit, without organiza
tion, said he In substance, is expensive,
inadequate and out of date, and lapge
sums have already been lost as a con
sequence. There is absolute' necessslty
of having local organizations in every
community, and there must not only
be unity of action among growers, but
among organizations. Under the pres
ent lack of system, we have a maxi
mum of expense, and receive a mini
mum of prices. It is simply a matter
of self-preservation for us to have or
ganizations in the Northwest. Wei
have worked alone so long that It is.
hard for us to get together." The time
to begin the formation of a union is
when we first begin planting the fruit,
so that we may have the organization
In full working order by the time the
trees are In bearing.
tMn In Buying.
"Organization Is required not only
for the purpose of selling our products,
but for buying our supplies. Much is
to be gained by buying In wholesale
quantities. From 35 to 50 per cent
can be saved in the price of trees In
that way. The same applies to spray
ing materials. We are now trying this
plan In Washington County. We have
already saved ti per barrel on our
spraying material. In June or July
we will size up our prospective crop
and make arrangements for buying
our boxes. We will need 10 or 12 car
loads, and we expect to save from two
to three cents on each box. We must
take advantage of these things if we
are going to grow fruit."
He then read the constitution of the
Washington County Fruit Growers'
Association, which Is modeled after a
similar and very successful or
ganization In. Lane County. The
Washington growers will later estab
lish a packing school.
Tulk on Wain ills.
Following him H. M. Williamson,
secretary of the State Board of Horti
culture, who Is thoroughly versed oni
all brandies of fruit, gave an lm-
promptu talk on walnuts. We are Just
now learning a'lout wainuis, ne ex
plained, and we will be many years
yet in learning, as we rannot barn it
all at once. The most of what we do
know came from California, and they
Receipts and Sales at Portland Union
Stock Yards.
PORTLAND, Feb. 25. The receipts
on -this market for the week ending
today were as follows: Cattle, 1997;
calves, 62; hogs, 1009; sheep, 6018;
horses, 6.
One of the features of the week was
the strength of the cattle market,
prime hay-fed steers bringing 16.75,
and prices ranging around 16 for me
dium grades. Buyers were ready to
buy, and everything cleaned up at sat
isfactory prices. The cow market
was steady, but receipts were very
light. Calves were In a minority, and
quality of those offered was not good.
The hog market was In splendid
condition. Scarcity of receipts and
strong demand account for prices
paid. Only two cars were sold on the
open market, one bringing J8.60 and
the other, well-finished stuff, weigh
ing 206 lbs., J8.75. Balance of the. re
ceipts was contracted Eastern stock.
Receipts in the sheep line were still
large, but prices seem to have found
a level at the following quotations
Good grain-fed lambs $5.50 to $5.85
wetners, neavy, 4.50 to J4.75; year
lings, $4.25 to $4.60; ewes, $3.50 to $4
Everything was cleaned up and ship
pers seemed satisfied.
In the horse market demand con
tinued good for drafters, with an in
creased market for delivery and driv
ing horses.
Following sales are representative:
Steers, $5.25 to $6.75; cows, $4 to
$6.36; heifers, $4.75; calves, $5 to
$7.50; stags, $5.75; bulls, $4.60;
lamus, $5.85; wethers, 14.76; year
lings, $4.60; ewes, $4; horses, draft,
$260; driving, $126; chunks, $76;
hogs, $8.60 to $8.75.
VALUE OF IRRIGATION
VIEWS OF STATE ENGIXEER
LEWIS OX THE SUBJECT.
Cost Per Acre of Using Water
Willamette Valley, and Extra
Yield.
In
NORTHWEST STOCK SHOW
Beef Cattle, Draft Horses, Etc., to Be
at Portland Exhibit.
The first annual Pacific Northwest
livestock show, which is to be held at
the Union stockyards in North Port
land, March 20, 21 and 22, will be the
first comprehensive exhibition of beef
stock to be held west of Denver. It
will be solely educational, as there
will be no gate fee. From present in
dlcatlons' the capacity of the stock
yards will be taxed to take care of the
exhibits. Horses, sheep and hogs will
also be shown.
There will be a great display ' of
draft horses In harness, showing what
the draft horse industry means to the
Pacific Northwest.
There will be a sale of thorough
bred beef cattle and there will be on
exhibition thoroughbred sheep and
hogs. The premium list does not In
clude prizes for thoroughbred live
stock.
It will cost nothing to enter stock
and yet the prizes will be very liber
al, there being many of $160 each.
All prizes will be cash.
Prizes are offered for cattle, grade
and crossbred single steers, swine,
sheep, wethers and draft horses and
there will also be a killing contest.
The students' contest, which takes
place on the first day, Is to be fol
lowed by lectures on livestock topics.
A special rate of one and one-third
fare has been granted on the certifi
cate plan.
That irrigation, is necessary and will
pay has been demonstrated beyond
any possibility of doubt. And the fear
that the soil will bake and refuse to
yield readily under the new treatment
is rapidly disappearing.
There are approximately 8,000,000
acres in the Willamette Valley water
shed, 3,000,000 of which are in the
floor of the valley, including adjacent
low foothills. To say that 1,000,000
acres in this valley will be under irri
gation In the next twenty years. Is
not an extravagant statement. The
project under construction contem
plates the irrigation of 20,000
acres in Marlon County, and there are
five other projects in contemplation
which will be undertaken if the first
attempt is successful. Knowing many
of the men behind this first - enter
prise and being acquainted with the
lands, there is no need of fear as to a
successful outcome, says State Engi
neer Lewis.
Cost Per Acre.
The Willdmette Valley is better
supplied with water for irrigation
purposes than any other valley, in Or
egon, and there are practically no nat
ural obstacles to overcome in the.
diversion of this water. Where stor
age is not required, land favorably
situated should be irrigated at a cost
ranging from $15 to $25 per acre, or
with storage for $5 to $10 in addition.
Drainage In some districts should .
go hand in hand with irrigation. The
quick removal of excessive spring
moisture would prevent water logging
of the ground and increase by several
weeks the length of the growing sea
son. In other districts the drainage
through the porous, gravely subsoil is .
so perfect that the lands are consid
ered of but little value under present
conditions. These lands, when irrigat
ed, will become the most valuable.
Less than seven per cent of the to
tal precipitation in the Willamette
Valley falls during the summer
months. During this same period in
an irrigated country the equivalent
of the entire annual precipitation is
applied to the growing crops. It may
be surprising to know that the sum
mer precipitation at Denver, Colorado,
is 4.4 inches; at Cheyenne, Wyoming,
5 inches, and at Santa Fe, New Mexi
co, 6.2 Inches, as compared with 2.25
Inches at Eugene. The summer con
ditions are, therefore, more arid in
the Willamette Valley than In these
arid states. During the spring sea
son germinating period, which is the
most "difficult season for the irrigator,
nature supplies and distributes the
moisture.
ZENA FINAL RESTING PLACE
XcInoii I'urvliie, Early Polk County
Settler, IHcs In W.vlihigtun.
re iiHrriiuK inn :,,nmimj hurled there,
their methods there as they make new I
discoveries.
The walnut can be grown at a
greater distance from point nf ship
ping than any other fruit. Distance
C. W. Walker reached Salem Tues
day with the body of Nelson Purvine,
who died In Klickitat County, Wash
ington, on Sunday evening, reports the
Statesman. Deceased was one of the
early settlers In Marlon County, hav
ing moved to a donation land claim
with his parents and their family, near
the present city of Hubbard, In 1848.
They later moved to Zena, Polk
County, and while a comparatively
young man, Nelson, with his brother-in-law
and sister, W. B. Walker and
wife, moved to Klickitat County,
Washington, where he resided contin
uously until his death.
He was about 75 years old and
leaves two brothers, S. Purvine and J.
Purvine, both of Salem, and a
i sister, Mrs. C. C. Walker of Portland.
C. M. Walker, of North Howell, Ma
I rion County, is a nephew.
The body was taken to Zena, Wed
nesday, and after a short service was
FACTORY FOR FALLS CITY
maturity earlier, giving a longer bear- from shipping station is a great dlsad-1
Ing season and a greater yield. The vantage with fruits, but with walnuts
I jilcn-prb-liig Town AsKurcd of llrk k
and Tile Fwiory Soon.
Mrs. Frances Viola Herzberd, a na
tive of Polk County, died at her home
in McMinnville, February 20, aged 17
vears. The bodv was brought back to
Parker on the following rinv And the)
funeral services were conducted by
the Reverend H. G. McCain at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. Lacey. The body was burled In the
I Odd fellows' cemetery.
un ner oirmaay. epiemoer i ia, tion lost all of its coops by fire when
she was married to R. W. Herzberd. , the College gymnasium burned this
of McMinnville. and her death follow- j spring, and It will be necessary to
fA m-ithin five months. She had been r... . i ... l ! in thin rhmnte
siik but a short time, and passed i the coming show is expected to beiinrn of spread over It No, of handling th-m is comparatively , from Allen Brown and five acres from
away after what was thought to have dolll)f, that of )gFt tAU ,t w( nM.. seed should be planted until after 14 j cheaper. For that reason a grower j William Ellis, through the good offices
been a successful operation. made : essarv to arranze for rnrrnnnnri in. hours, so as to allow the first violence : can make a success with walnuts In of the Ellis Realty Co., who handled
it makes no difference. It Is not nec- .
necessary by an injury sustained a few
days previous to her last Illness. She
leaves her husband, father, mother
and three brothers.
hotbed was simple and easily man
aged. About a foot of well "handled" easnry to market them on any partic-j G. M. Partridge, of Tolo, Jackson
manure, which should be kept well ' ular day. When It comes to hauling County, who was Inspecting the earth
turned for about two weeks, was uf-!them to market, a load of walnuts around Falls City last week to deter
fielent to furnish all the heat required ! has a much greater value than the1 mine Its value as a brick and tile mi-
A layer of about six eame amount of fruit, so that the cost terlal. has closed a deal for five acres irrigation of $5.56.
bushel the net profit due to Irriga
tion amounted to $31. 4(, or C5( per
cent of the cost of producing such
Increase in the accommodations. It r h to subside. The cost of many places where it would not ne the business witnout c-narging the usu- re.uts.
Summer Deficiency.
At Milan, Italy, where irrigation has
reached a high state of development,
and has been practiced for,, many
years, the summer precipitation Is 10.2
inches, as compared with 2.S Inches
at Eugene. It Is believed that these
comparisons conclusively demonstrate
deficiency of summer precipitation.
From four cuttings of irrigated al
falfa. 17 tons of green feed was se
cured per acre, as compared with five
tons from two cuttings on unirrigated
land, or a, gain of 12 tons per acre
Increase due to Irrigation. The in
crease of yield In this case was 240
per cent. Less than one acre foot of
water (10.42 ac. in.) was applied to -produce
this remarkable result at a
total annual cost of $4 per acre. At
an average price of $4 per ton for
such feed, the net profit due to irriga
tion would amount to $37 per acre,
or 842 per cent on the money actu-.
ally Invested to secure such Increased
yield. If this water had been applied
by gravity canal at a first cost of $25
per acre, the actual profit In this case
would amount to 858 per cent on the
money invested. Including interest at
6 per cent on first cost, and distribu
tion of water estimated at $2.50 per
acre.
ImreaMe of Yield.
From three cuttings of irrigated
clover 10.2 tons were secured, as
compared with 4.1 tons from two cut
tings of unirrigated clover, or a gain
of 5.9 tons. This is an Increase of
138 per cent due to the application of
9.9 acre Inches of water, at a total
annual cost of $10 per acre. The clo
ver was weighed when partly cured.
At $4 per ton the net profit due to
! thin Ineroiiao nf vleM wonM Bmrtnnt
to $13.65 per acre, or 13S per cent of
the annual cost. By gravity canal
the net profit due to Irrigation could
be Increased to $18.55 per acre, or
371 per cent of tha annual cost
By applying 5.35 acre Inches of
water to a potato crop, 140 bushels
of potatoes were secured, aa compared
with it bushels per acre from a sim
ilarly unirrigated field. This gain of
84 bushels per acre, or 160 per cent
was secured at a total annual cost for
At SO cents per
will also be necessary to make some:""
provision for a building for
this
h Is not much, and they are good profitable to ral. fruit
for many years' use. ! fe of Killer.
fall, and It Is probable that this mat-)
Knfuri log the
She was well known and well liked. . t wm fc, uken np for consideration.! K. C. Armstrong, fruit Inspector of
ind the many friends and neighbors
of her childhood anwmbled to pay
final tribute to her memory.
POPULAR GROCERY
I e famous DIAMOND 44 W brand of
; ices, Coffee, Tea and Canned poK
1 dailj. The very bet of frnits and rr
alwajs be found at onr store.
X Scott
Dallas, Oregon
Fn4mi4rr Resigned.
Pomaster Flannery has resigned
his official position at Butler, and In
the absence of anyone taking his place
the office will be discontinued. The
mail for that office will hereafter go to
Grand Rondo and WilUmina. Sheri
dan Sua.
A. G. Rempel is prsident of the as-1 Marion County, gave a short talk nn
octation, and E. N. Keeney is actinc the Inspection of fruit and the en-secretary-treasurer.
The executive' forcement of the taws now on the
committee consist of President Rem-'. statute books for the benefit of the
pel. Acting Secretary Treasurer Keen-: horticulturist. fuch laws were nec
ey. B. L Ferguson. P. 8. Graves and eiwsry In order to advance the inrius
T. IJ. Phillips. j try. snd it was the duty of every man
ho omned a fruit three to do all in
' A walnut tree will not 1 in its
prime until It in from 50 to 75 years
old. and as not more than Is or IS
should l- planted to the acre, there
murt l-e filler until they come Into
tearing. What to use a fillers Is a
quet;on thut i ansmered largely by
theory. The f,llrt is the favorite In
ome localities. Near a market fruit
mv -e gronn. snd of fruit rherrie
I Hotly nf IViik County PkMierr Buried
In Bctliet Cemetery. .
Three Fur a Qurter.
8. Clapper. ho lives at
Nineteenth street has received
ter from hi siter-in-law from Oms-1
ha. in which she tell nf Salem apple
Hling at the rate of three for a quar
ter. Salem FUtemn.
For Ina Peoplft.
We hare found that A SINGLE
DOSE of Adler-l-ka, the ;mi le Ger
man Appendicitis remedy, relieve
wind or gas In the stomach or bowels,
j sour stomach or constipation almost
Hit ' INSTANTLY. Conrad Stafrln, drug
1,.. riet Dalls. '
l commission, aa an encouragement m m m
to the enterprise. William Ellis also,
gave Mr. Partridge all the aid h. FUNERAL OF MRS. MUNKERS
needed during the tour of land Inspec-'
tion.
This land Is close to the railroad'
track, and It I believed will yield!
material for 100.400. 00 brick. For
each 100 brl k one-half cord of wood (
i consumed, so that by the time this
ten acres I exhausted t.00 cords of
wood will have been used.
Here is a new busim-as for this
city that will be the beginning of a
era In the history of western
Substantial brick bust-
nca houses mill in time take the place
i The funeral of Mr. Julia Sheldon
Munkers. who died February 1(, was
j held at McCoy, Sunday. February It.
! and the body was burled In th Bethel
I cemetery. The funeral servlcea were
conducted by the Rebekah Lodoa at
j the McCoy church. Her death occur
red after an Illness of nine weeks, al
I the age of & years 2 months and 11
Merlins; of Reading tlah.
and rave the most successful method
, for thefr eradication. He ruve a bit
of Information that wa new tn me
; of those in attendance when he tted
that the common ho, lovee leaves the
The DaUas Reading Club wile m-t vine in the umm-r to r to the f.!um
Wednesday afternoon. March 1. with . tre. her Jt rr-n4 the w inter. In
i Mm. B. Casey. Instead of w ith Mrw ' the rprtn it rf turn t the vine The
It cost $! a yr to IMM Mark Ilayter. ftut-Wt for r'-era! .' latter hnld be sprayed ia the tiprinr
-Better Fruit" rt r can get it and cuion. "Haw-tnorne- Peculiar Gn- before the leare are tmt. It if
the Obsei-rer owe rear for n!y $2. Inm. t tar that there w-ovld b aay par-
bi pomer to aait in carrying out the are prhp as good a ny. but they
requirement of the law. and lo aid in i mut not I plantrd too (-lonely, aa
nM-iin, ih. k. - .-a ' oinuia need clntv of air. Fpeaking ne
r . !frm a theoretical standpoint Mr . County.
l-rot. .,r Wilson spoke on the na-. Williamson thought dwarf fruit were
tore and hbit of the .rincipl rr particularly ad.tl for nee a nner. - - , d M,ny fcesutifol floral offerinr
i hve irreat ra.th in the future oi -. - were given by sorrowing friend.
the ..last industry In the Will.mette " '"terprie in Fall City.- sh w, w yjecember i. 1S5I, at
Van. r." continued Mr. Williamson. It " City .New. Monticello. Minnesota. She crossed
nd the Cmpoua Valley will ultimately T ' j the plains In 1SS to Oregon. Wa
he th walnut rimdijcing ditrict of
Med ford
the I n, ted IMjIte.-
I ir nf Maintenance
Walnut rrnm ie require compara
;ively small expense for maintenance.
(Continued on Pge 4.)
! the plain In 1 1 4 S to Oregon.
(rpenier win aemana . arriii lo Kamuel V Mnnkera June 1.
j $1 it per day; increased cot of living.' u7t .,, mllJni in Poik County 17
i Mr. R. 1. Fleming (Dusty Fleming), f years. Khe leave te mourn her death
our city representative, will be pleased a hueband and the following children:
. to call and explain th Pa nco vest o J Bertha Leora. Ernest Clifford. Claude
jClub suit pressing plan. Over Ptaf- Lester, Mr. Mabel Dora Ciim.li: one
. fin's drug store. jfrandchild, Leonard Cannon.