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THE POLS; OOUtff OBSERVE; FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 191? PRUNE CULTURE IN OREGON A treatise on prunes, their culture and care, has been issued by the de partment of horticulture of the Ore gon Agricultural college. The results were reached mainly through a study of the prune industry in Oregon, and should be of interest to prune grow ers m Polk county. .., There is considerable controversy, especially in the western section, as to the best locations for prunes. Some men prefer the bottom lands, either the sandy loams along the rivers, or he stronger clay soils. The conten tion is that these lower elevations produce larger prunes and a greater yield. Another set ot growers, how ever, stoutly maintain that the roll ing hills are the only places for prunes, and while their plums are smaller, nevertheless they are . heavier and sweeter, and their orchards are more reliable. East of the mountains the prunes are generally planted in the silt loams. Since all plum trees blossom in ear ly spring, they are very subject to loss from frosts and cold rains. , To offset the loss from frosts, the south ern and eastern exposures should be avoided, since the thawing out on snch exposures is very rapid, leading to a breakdown of the tissues. , ; When planted on the lighter loams, the peach root is preferred, but on tho stronger loams, plum roots are preferable. As yet not enough in vestigation has been conducted to de termine what 'species of plum roots are the most desirable for the var ious locations. , w On the lighter soils, or higher : ele vations, the trees are planted from eighteen to twenty feet apart, but on the stronger loams, from twenty to twenty-two feet should be allowed. Some growers claim that on extreme ly rich soils, twenty-five feet is t ' more desirable distnnce. , The tillage given prunes is very similar to that iven other: deciduous fruits grown in the northwest. In all young orchards the tillage should be very thorough in the early spring. With trees not in bearing, ' tillage should cease by the middle of July. In many of the bearing orchards, where the tillage has been very thor ough in the early spring months, suf ficient vigor of tree and size of triut is often obtained so that tillage can be discontinued by the middle of Ju ly or the first of August, but in many of the orchards it' will be necessary to continue the tillage up to about the time of harvest, which comes lat er, varying from the first of August to the middle of September. ., Formerly, the trees wore all head d from thirty to forty inches in heia-ht. In more recent years, how ever, many growers are heading from twenty to twenty-four inches and pro- ducine very satisfactory trees. The same general principles which apply to. the pruning of apple trees also apply to the prune. Care should be token to have the main scaffold limbs spaced as far apart as possible. Strong heading back is necessary the first few years. With many orchards, sum nicr pruning can be conducted advan tageously, the pruning being done largely in June and consisting of a eutting back of the terminals to the point where it is desirable to force out new laterals. Occasionally a lit tle thinning out of the laterals is practiced. When the trees reach their heavy bearing, which is alout the seventh year, it is desirable to give the trees moderate pruning annual ly, the aim being to keep the trees well supplied with strong one and two-year-old wood as the large plums are found almost invariably on the vigorous wood. Where orcahrds have been allowed to run down somewhat, it is often found desirable to thin out the spurs with hand shears, and in this way reinvigorate the remain ing spurs. Where trees are very much run down, the moat satisfactory treat jnent will probably be to. dehorn them, forcing out a new vigorous top which, in from three to four years, will produce commercial crops of fruit. . Very little hand-thinning is done with plums and prunes in the Pacific northwest. The Italian prunes gener ally thin themselves. Sorocvarie-tii-s of nli-ms. however, must have hand-thinning. ; Very little work has boeu done as ytt with manures or fertilisers. Com mercial fertilisers, where tried, have never given striking results, in the cider orchards. The growers axe find ing that, in the older orchards, a Stable compost is : very desirable. Where it is impossible to secure such listeria, vetch or rye, planted the latter part of August or early Sep tember, and plowed under in the ear ly spring, -is very beneficial. Care las to be taken, however, not to use excessive amounts of nitrogen, a this element tends to make the trees un productive and generally makes the skin of the prone so heavy that it is difficult to evaporate. Jlnceen Gets Sendoff at La Grand. T irenee Dinneen, former eity ed-i-f of TI o Observer, has Uko charge of his new position in La Grande. Clarke Leiter, his new em ployer, announced the change in his force in the following manner: "Law rence H. Dinneen has been appointed city editor of The Observer, succeed ing Mr. A. W. Nelson, who retired in order to go into business for him self. Mr. Nelson's place was a hard one to fill, and it was with regret that The Observer saw Mr. Nelson leave the paper after eleven years of faithful and efficient service. The editor of The Observer gave the se lection of Mr. Nelson 's successor care ful thought, and finally offered the place to Mr. Dinneen, one of the young men whom he had helped train in the newspaper business. Mr. Din neen is a graduate of the University of Oregon. He studied journalism there and then worked on the Oregon Journal of Portland, under Mr. Lei ter, and also under Circulation Man ager D. H. Smith. He, then worked as local reporter and outside man on the Dallas Observer, pne of the best papers in the Willamette valley, in order to get out-of-town experience, Mr. Dinneen is a live wiw and will be found anxious and willing at all times to getvthe local news and to co-operate in all movements for the benefit of the city and county and its civic institutions. We bespeak for Mr. Dinneen a cordial reception in his new home." G. A. Riggs Died in Vancouver. G. A. Riggs, cousin- of R. B. Biggs of Bridgeport, died on Saturday, Jan" uary 13 at his homo in ivancoulver, B. at the age of 48. , Mr. Biggs was owner of a barber shop in that city and had been located there for the t twelve years. His father, a brother and .a half-brother survive him.;: 'His parents were old-time, rest- dents of Polk county, his father hav ing been a pioneer of Oregon in 1838. Advertised letters. At the close of business on Tues day, January 16, 1916, the following letters were uncalled for in the post- office at Dallas, Oregon: Mrs. Mary s E. Conklin Mrs. D. Farrington Miss Marion Lay Mrs. A. Milne Mrs. Mollio Shoemaker Clyde Spencer V. P. FISKE, Postmaster. TOWN TOPICS At your party complete the menu with Pugh's Loganberry Juice. Sold everywhere. 91-97 Wo frame pictures. Did you know that I Sterling Furniture Company. Dr.Rempel,Chiropraetor,513 Chureb - 29-tf. Ui. stone's .Heave Drops cures heaves. Price $1, for sale by all drug gists. Adv. 79-tf. Broken window t We put in window. glass. Sterling Furniture Company 75-tf: The Dallas Wood company is ready to furnish you with mill wood. Good loads and good service. All wood cash on delivcrv. Phone 492. 103-tf. Dr. B. C. Virgil, osteopath, Uglow building: 9 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8. 46-tf Dr. C. L. Foster, dentist, City Bank building, Dallas. Schevers, W. D., at 415 Oak street, knows how to Bhoe horses. Try him. 34-tf. For Fire and automobile insurance see Chas. Gregory, eity hall. v 32-tt Have you a picture to frame! Yoi need go no further than our store to have it done. Sterling Furniture Com pany. 75-tf SUMMONS In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Polk County. V. C. Mead, Plaintiff, vs. Eva New- brecht. Defendant. To Eva Newbrecht, Defendant above named: In the name of the State of Oregon yon are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint filed against ou in the above entitled court on or before Monday, the 5th day of March 1917. and if you fail to so appear and answer, for want thereof, plaintiff ill apply to the court for the relief demanded in his complaint, to-wit: For a decree absolutely barring and foreclosing the said Eva Newbrecht, her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, of all right, title and in terest, legal or equitable, in, to or npoa the real property, or any part thereof, described as follows: Tract No. 82 Broadmead, being more particularly described as fol lows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of the John Eads D. I C. in Township 6 Sonth of Range 5 West in Polk County, Oregon, running thence east 661.25 feet to a point, which point is the Northwest corner of the land to be described; thence East 600 feet; thence sooth 330 feet; thence West 660 feet; thence Norn 330 feet to the point of twinning, contain ing 5 acres of land, reserving how ever for road pnmoses an easement in a strip of land 20 feet wide off the North and Wett side of said tract: also lot anmbered Twelve (12) in Block numbered Ten (10) in the Town of Broadmead, according to the re corded plat thereof, said above de scribed property being situated in Polk County, State of Oregon, unless said Eva Newbrecht shall, on or be fore a dy certain to be fixed by (the above entitled, court, pay in cash to the plaintiff the sum of $760.00, to gether with plaintiff's costs and dis bursements herein, and further for a decree declaring that on failure of said Eva Newbrecht to pay -said sum within the time limited by the Court said Eva Newbrecht her heirs, execu tors, administrators and assigns s be absolutely barred and foreclosed of all right, title and, interest, lega and equitable, in, to or upon the above described real property, and ev ery part thereof, and that the sums heretofore paid by the defendant on the contract desenbed in plaintiff i complaint be decreed to be in Hem of rent of said premises, and all right, title' and interest of the said defend ant in said payments, or any thereof, be barred and foreclosed, and for such other and further relief as to tin Court may seem, meet and equitable, This summons is published pursu ant to the order of the Hon. Harry Belt, Judge, of 'the above, entitled Court, for six .consecutive weeks prior to the 5th day of March, 1917, which order was made on the 15th day of January, 1917,., The first publication of this summons is made on the 19th day of January, 1917, and the last publication thereof will be on the 2nd day of March, 1917. VEAZIE, McCOUBT & VEAZ1E, F.J.19-M.2 - Attorneys for Plaintiff PROPOSAL FOR BIDS. ..Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned Auditor and Police Judge will receive sealed bids until Monday, the 5th day of February, 1917,. at 6:30 o'clock P M for the construc tion of .crushed rock bunkers i JJal las, pregon. Said hunkers shall' be constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications now on file in the office of said Auditor and Police Judge. . , ... Each bid must bo accompanied by a certified check, payable to the City of Dallas, Oregon, for ten (10) per cent, of the amount of such bid, to insure that the bidder shall give a good and sufficient bond for the faith ful performance of the work for which he bid nnd shall execute a con tract therefor. The envelope containing such bid must be addressed to the undersigned Auditor nnd Police Judge at Dallas. Oregon, and marked "Bid on bunk crs." Bonds equal in amount to the con tract price will be required for the faithful performance of the contract. The Citv of Dallas, Oregon, hereby reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Done by order of the City Council of the City of Dallas, Oregon, made and entered of record on the lath day of Januarv. 1917. Witness my band and the official seal of the City of Dallas, Oergon, this 17th day of January, A. D, 1917. (SEAL) CHAS GREGORY,' Auditor and Police Judge of tin City of Dallas, Oregon. F.J.19 NOTICE OT FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned as administrator of the es tate of Johnny M. Ground, deceased, has filed his final account in the' Coun ty Court of the State of Oregon, for Polk County, and that Saturday, the 27th day of January, 1917, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the Court room of the said'County Court in the City of Dal las. Oreeon, has been appointed by said Court as the time and place for bearing of objections to the said fi nal account, and the settlement there of. Dated and first pubhsbed Decern ber 29, 1916. WILLIAM H. GROUND, Administrator of the estate of John- nv M. Ground, deceased. "L. D. BROWN, Attorney for the estate. F.D.29-J.26c NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY. Pursuant to the terms of the Will of the late Gideon Sowers, the under signed Executor of said Will offers for sale, for cash, at private sale the following described premises belong ing to said estate, to-wit: Lot 1 in Block I, Montgomery's ad dition to Falls City, Polk County, State of Oregon, being store property. Lots 5, S and 7 in Block B, Mont gomery's addition to Falls City, Folk County, State of Oregon, being resi dence property. All bids to be submitted to the undersigned Executor of said Will at the office of Walter L. Tooze, Jr, at Dallas. Oregon. Bids will be received oa eseh tract separately, and all bids submitted should stste whether bid is for one or both tracts, and be accom panied by a certified check for 5 per rent of the amount offered. All contracts of sale are made sub ject to the approval of the County Court. W. F. NICHOLS. Executor of the T-at Will and Tes- tsment of Gideon Sowers, deceased. WALTER U TOOZE, Jr, Attorney for Fjwutor. AS5-tf MRS. BRADEN REPORTS (Continued from page one) were pleased that we were sufficiently interested to ask for these changes. Our gross receipts for 1916 were as follows: Received from county court, ' 1916 nppropriat ion ...... $2,000.00 Received from Winnie Bra- den, cash premiums. .,. . , . Received from Winnie Bra den, advertising in pre 547.50 mium list 188.75 Received from Winnie Bra .den, refund premium war rant Bcccived from gate receipts, 5.75 net gate receipts. . . .: 554.68 Received from concessions, net concessions...... 156.00 Beceived from F. J. Coad, hay 24.0" Total receipts '....3,476.68 A brief summary of our disburse mens is as follows: Salary of secretary and as sistant '. $32930 Postage and other office ex- Denses 88.74 Expenses at Tillamook coun- tv fa r W.w Expenses at Oregon State fair 30.00 Expenses at Seattle Land Pro ducts exposition. .... .i. 242.84 Expenses at North Pacific Fair association 13.10 43.17 Expenses at Corn show at Sa lem Advertising and pennants. . . . 52.41 Printing 252.54 Miscellaneous supplies (hard ware, bunting, wool, bottles) 131.04 Loan repaid to Dallas Com mercial club 5U0-W Retter Babies contest .... 19.68 Miscellaneous expenses, (cor poration tax, phone,, light, water, insurance, banquet and luncheon) . . . . ; 203.89 Judging 48.60 Gathering exhibit. 192.60 Amusements for county fair. . pa.UU Feed 46.26 Labor - 146-75 New structures, (fencing, tent, -.. chimney, etc) euo.oS Expenses incurred 1915, paid 1916 100.71 Approximate balance ond hand 345.00 Total $3,130.71 Owing to the fact the treasurer's report covers the prehiium funds in detail, I am omitting this report. The following are suggestions or the work I would like to see carried out in 1917. That we decide upon some means of controlling the issuance of season tickets to exhibitors. As you all know this was much abused last year. 2nd. That each director of Polk County Fair association grow at least one variety of produce to exhibit at our eotmty fair. 3rd. That the arrangements for ex hibiting at our Oregon State fair, Seattle Land Products exposition and Portland Land Products show, be left to the secretary advised by the exec utive board. 4th. That an amusement commit tee or the executive committee be giv en full authority to secure attractions early, as we must have something more in the wav of "free attrac tions" than we had last year. 5th. That we decorate our streets during the three days of our fair and this way try to create a "car nival spirit." , 6th. That the secretary be given authority to gather the exhibit, per mitting her to hire a conveyance and an assistant when needed. 7th. That a committee be appoint ed to secure fresh produce for our exhibit at Seattle and Portland. This is very important as we shall need a number of fresh articles on account of the long length of time our exhibit will be on display. 8th. That we carry on a "Polkj County Prune" advertising campaign through these agricultural expositions, asking onr Dallas Commercial club to co-operate with us in this. 9th. That we secure all of our judg es from the Oregon Agricultural col lege. Certain standards have been set by our agricultural colleges and we are trying to bring our products to these standards. The quickest way we can do this is to have judges who place awards according to these fixed standards. In other words I ask that we secure judges who place awards at onr coun ty fair on the same basis as at out State Fair and Land Products shows To meet the competition at these places we must know the opinions of tor judges before assembling our ex Libit so that we may select only the choicest specimens. Let ns team these standards at cm county fair where it is possible foi each exhi'",r to prort most. Aid 10th and last, I would suggest thst a committee be appointed from the Polk County Fair asf ia :oj to work with 'he Corn show commit' of Indeper !enoe th.t we may perfect j our plans -tnri bold the best corn f'w in the stale. WINNIE BRAT) . sSS7Si TlObserver Printing is for Pan BULLETIN S. ................... . I ONE CENT H OIil), 'PHONK FOR SALE 25 cords of Phone John N. Conn. fir wood. 93-96 FOR SALE Cheat and other hay. White and gray oats. U. S. Grant. SPRAY PUMP for fruit, in good con dition, for sole for $15. Old wagon on which it stands goes for $10. Phone Soiuth 35. 93 FOR SALE Male and female Ger man Roller stock canaries. Females $1.00; singers $2.50 and up. Mrs - E. E. Ewing. . 93 FINE PAMPAS GRASS for sale al $1.00 per clump.' Also orders tak en for all kinds of cut flowers plants, shrubs and trees. . J. C Rickli, comer opposite depot. 93-97 FOR SALE Piano in first class con dition. . Value $350 when new. Will sell for $150. Call at 710 Haytei or phone 123. 93c FOB SALE 100-egg Mandy Lee in cubator, in- perfect condition. Phone 502 or 1634. 92-93 FOR SALE Rhode Island Red cock- erels. Phone Oak S25. 91-93c FOR SALE 15 tons of bulk hay; one five-shovel cultivator; one horse; one cow; one single harness; one A HOIil). THO.VE IV FARM LOANS (NO COMMISSION) Eastern Life Insurance money can be hm I ed of us on first class farms at per cent wltbr 1 put commission. Write to us direct and save money, Olvs full detail in your first lettet. 5 We refer yra to any bank in Portland DEVEREAUX CLEAN--HOL b GROCERE The Best of Fn and Vegetables... PHONE TJS YOUR ORDERS VASSAL! 5 COK Transfer WE MOVE ANYTHING THAT IS MOVEABLE PROMPT SERVIC G.A.&LC.l.mSCOn&A.P.ST Phone Stands: Webster's Confectionery 611 Ellis' .(. Barn 1074 FOR TEN CE " s You can tie up in my ba: cents is enough for me. profit on that. Let me r. PLASTER, the Move- Man - - OUR Our Pies are just as goodas th mother used to make," and so better. We rather like to bn our Pies, and Cakes, too, for tl ter. And lots of folks say we tified. We want you to try YOUR. BAKER WINTER spring wagoi bators. W. . 3x515. FOR SALE J bungalow or terms. McB FOR SALE CI, cents a poun $13.50 a ton price. A. B. 1 Dallas. ' Per Cent 1 class fa 605 Cou ', Semi-Weekly It, Pay A modern, ar and we're gl new patrons, ed alike at tl or the big pm Qal Are handled i Choice and 1 steaks and r always Dallas Pht