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INDEPENPENDENCE, OREGON, MARCH 22, 1918 A PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER. NO. 46
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"Billion Dollar Story."
(COPYRIGHTED.)
try newspapers wer to i corn mi"take Iast8 ft l(,nK timet at
i.f I n a natron
,, would be ins i
be country? What wou.a
lain pru' 01
Kbuy nearly all hi. need.
city merchant., wm. i '
i, the Eastern state, have
L experiment, and in time
(e glud W patron.
,d home industries , Out-
Imiki arc Howling me
ritb both new. and agrieul-
n r. ,1 nnu'innnpri
10 Hiuvnu iiv ' t " I
Li laudable for we are all
Moan hs well a. money,
-i.K n show you that your
licit .
newspaper can be your best
W0Uid be the effect upon our
.m.noritv were we to push
by deeper plowing, more thor-
'tivation, che-nicaneu imni-
1
wiure? lop imvc ... i ..
and trebled. See testimonials
issue.
Vrooman, assistant secretary
fl feral Department 01 Agnrui-
s: "Eveif year the larmers,
.'.'nH'dnirynien of this coun-
t:t natural fertilizer valued at
an One Billion Dollars a loss
value than the value of the en
-at crop of 1917. Wo are the
champion wasters."
due was estimated on the pro
M value of commercial ferti
The loss from stables in urine,
,tl manure of the .table, ami
straw is. indeed, enormous. mi
P these losses unpardonable in
.but they will be especially bo
Urcfgrth, if a way is shown by
tlv increase the
" n " 1
,f all kinds.
firming, because of agitation,
n accomplished last year. ' The
;ion of small patches of land, a.
large areas, and studied econo
labor. One important feature
en overlookedL&nd Sfcts. Billh
Story will reveal it.
y one of us is aware that
! obtain larcer yields from the
than do others, even that of join-
ighbors. "There is a reason,
of these farmers upon request
n oi the secret and we will glad
iish it for the bene fit of others,
successful farmers can tell their
we better than write it. come
lye editor will make a note of it
testimonials.
story opens by giving the exper
and success of a Pcnsvlvania
fan farmer who rented a farm in
i which has much unused stable
and old straw stacks. He
them over" adding decompos-
ingredients, plowed the land,
J the manure on the top and har
into the soil. Decomposed veg-
' Hatter is ninVklv tnrnpd to
f by the soil action. Humus holds
'""i as do leavpq nn1 straw on
rP of the soil ; we all have observ-
ijew years he bought a farm in
' It also had manure around
'Me So
I' did not believe barnyard man-
r me soil any good. He was
" ow man. He "had dim eyes"
is life.
i. ,
ouilt a verv larce bank barn
i ti o
f" and carriage shed, corn crib,
stable anrt h
re dwelling house, and good fen
The history of the labor, of this
"WWill Drovfi nrnfifnVilo to nur
refearein , tt:.i .i
- ... .tie uiiitcu omica -
ev million farmers according to
ll!tlcal reDort ah i,o f,m tmi.
i ' stable manure, and straw,
1. voivca ursi piace in any
P 't should take the pre-emin-
'"'l"us. Wheat, corn, oats, bar-
?e nd cotton are greatly deplc
Nwill
least one year, ami . aggravating in
the xtreme: bo of other failures. The
road to success is steo bv step, little
by little, then greuter stride. ; that is
the way to wealth; that is the way to
wisdom ;that is the way to impress our
on. and daughters, who in time will
take our place.. To grow old in hap
py envlroments is the master work of
wisdonfc
How to Quickley Decompose Sfaw
and Stable Manure:
Certain ingredient, will decompose
it to hold soil moisture, and give more
straw growth, and yield of grain.Fruit
tree, need certain treatment to make
them fruitful. The expense of decom
posing straw, manure and urine is
nominal and will prevent none trom
making use of it, and the crop is great
ly increased in fruit, in wheat, corn
potatoes and hay. Chemicalized urine j'Vrooked," our columns are open to ad
dress? Yes. we will nublifdi the tiric
es the retailers are paying the Com
mission merchants. Some of the
Portland, Seattle and Spokane dailies
have a note in their market column,
"What Commission men are asking,"
and what they are getting is often a
very different price. Many figure
commission on advertised price., and
not for actual selling prices, often mak
ing a large percent, a big profit.
Commission men would have you
think they are honest men. Yes, we
will concede they are all honest, when
the farmer has the halter around
their neck; the voucher is the halter,
and if the farmer knows from week to
week through the columns of this pa
per what the retailer is paying the
commission houses, and ships to those
houses who advertise in these columns
or advertise by circular letter, and on
CONSIGNMENT, the law has fixed
the commission at five percent. If
you do not get the market price, see
OUR PRICES, less the freight or ex
press and commission, you will want
to know the reason why,
Every Farmer his own lawyer and
Judge.
If the commission man is found
IFUNERAL OF
!
PAUL W. B1CKLEY
of the .tables is one of the best fruit
tret rejuvinators.
These chapters are terse aid to the
,,int. Preserve every one ot mem
in a note book .and write down such ob
servations as you make. It will lie a
vnluablu legacy, n precious legacy of
father or mother In years to come, and
will be cherished by the ehildren.Gen-
erationa unborn should enjoy the pri
vilege and blessings of our advance
ments, successes and profit by
f..;i. Few words are needed
to tell much, if we understand our sub
ject. The story is well told, concise,
new an-1 true; it is enthusing to read
it; you can hardly wait to put it into
execution.
vertiwe him.. .This he doesn't want
and knowing this fact (when you tell
him), he is honest and wonderfully
accommodating. The Commission
man's life is at your hand, at your de
cinion. "Honesty is the best policy." An
honest man is always before it, a
knave is geneally behind it. ' We as
publishers are in the field to put the
shackles on the knaves. We cannot
be of value to you unless you are a
constant reader of these columns, and
co-operate with us.
The farmer can not very well get
along without the commission mer
chant; he must have a distributer, and
the merchant knows it. and he thinks
v'
vicinity, died at Portland on Saturday
mornifjg of last week. A brief men
tion was made iii the Enterprise of
hi. critical illness a lew weeks ago.
He went to Portland, where, h sub
mitted, to an operation at St'. Vin
cint'i Hospital, but hi. condition was
such that little hope wa. given his
wifo for hi. recovery, and after sever
al days hovering between life and
death',' finally entered hi. long rest.
Mr, Bickley was a resident of this city
for the past six years and was held in
high esteem by all who knew him.
. T'nul W. Bickley was born in Le
banon, Indiana, September 22, 1879,
and lived there until he completed his
high', school education, when he went
to Oklahoma. He married Miss Stella
Smith' at Shatuck, Oklahoma, in De
cember, 1904, and about six years ago
moved to Oregon. To this happy
union two children were born, Pauline
andlizebeth. His beloved wife, two
children, two brothers, one sister and
his,father and mother mourn his de
parture. '.
The funeral services were held at
hi;? residence on Fifth streeet last Sun
day afternoon. The Knights of
ibfiis. of which lodee he was a mem
ber," and the Pythian Sisters, marched
in a body to the residence where Dr.
Dunamore conducted the services, as
sisted by the Barrick Brothers, . who
rendered a beautiful duet. The inter
ment was in the Monmouth cemetery,
where the Knights read, their beauti
ful ritualistic services.' . -.
Pythias, Domain of Oregon.
Greeting;
We. vour committee, to whom wai
referred the matter of drafting reso
lution of condolence upon the death
of our beloved brother, Paul W. Bick
ley, submit the following for your con
sideration:
..Be It Resolved, that whereas the
the Universe, m
Hi. Omnipotent Wisdom, ha. deemed
best to call from our midst one oi our
esteemed and beloved brothers, whose
year, were advancing toward that
period in life where men of all age.
have found the greatest field for the
accomplishment of their aspirations,
and the doing of things which make
for universal progress and the better
ment of mankind:
Therefore be it remembered that we,
Pvthian Kniarhts. extend to hi. be
reaved family, our heartfelt sympathy
in this, their hour of sorrow, and tnat
an expression of our appreciation for
one whose presence in our mmst in
times rjast was a Bourse of joy and
satisfaction for all, be given to the
. .i .. .,,nit Yin Ytaa Via A
. .i r'nliivatinif to Liberal he has inings ms own ,
X I;;::': Mo i:r and to C. ib if the farmer co-operates with us,
,e t then rom Slacking and being his peculation are shmer
serve men. ( jmportant pmnt we
.ku ..h,,ter is a brief history of j wish to instil in the minds of shippers
: o, ,. Angleworms feed and that is, take extra pa ns u-v-
r-::V n,l vegetable mould. It has .your goods react, we p
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. ,
Independence, Oregon, March 20,
To the Officers and Members of
Homer Lodge Number 45, Knights of
Hoham, having charge one week and
Mis. Philbrpok the next. Those giv
en permanent places are:
Second. Violin Ames Fenton, Fay
Irvine, Veole Coutz, Berniece Hanna,
Dorothy Wood.
First Violins Glenn Burright and
Dean Craven. '
Cello Thelma William..
Piano Thelma Fowler and Mildred
Sloper.
Horn Bill Byer..
Quite a number of the boys desire
to try out on the drums, consequently
the place is left open as yet until
someone is definitely decided upon.
A meeting is to be held Monday af
ternoon ; at 3:30 in Room 8, at the
Taining School, Mrs. K. C. Eldirge ha -!
charce. A larg attendance of
parents and children is desired since
plans are to be made for the War
Gardens in which bo many are inter
ested and which are so vital to us ail.
Our school life consists of various
arm. and ideals, but ' the goal is the
o-rnwt.Vi nf the child in the direction of
social capacity and service, individual
fl TT ST Hf'T. 1(111 LU1 O.A1 v . . 1 .
tinn he uwnrtli heine- the controlling aim.
press anu copy w --js- ...
r . . . tt 1 i. a..1-..4.a A-nA lyi-rnfmnrnn
spread upon the minutes oi nomer i uiacivnllK
. . m r i-i . n..AUirtn V.a rtloeo i.nntrihiitinp' to these
Lodge Number 40,ivnigni oi rju'". " "c -'""- v
ends. We muse -organise euucn
by bringing all the various factions
together and putting them as a whole
into organic union with everyday life.
' There must be a closer relationship be
tween the school, home and neighbor
hood life since these different phases
We wish to express our 'sincere hear 'directly on the controlling for-
thanks to our many irienua xvi "'"-.cesin the worm,
C. W. BARRICK,
W. S. KURRE.
G. A. HURLEY,
Committee
CARD OF THANKS.
kindness and sympathy shown us in
our recent bereavement.
. Mrs. P. W. Bickley and .
. children,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bickley,
Ralph T. Bickley. , ,
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES ,
: .The Training School Ochestra was
organized Thursday, March 14th lun
,w the. direction of Miss Mary Ho
ham,: and regular practice is to beKREAMR
held each Thursday . ionowmg. miss
Tho ideal school is nothing more or
less than the best form of family life,
that there may be an upbuilding
and strengthening of character.- Let
Us then, through the home and . the
school, make growth thorough and
genuine, but also delightful by keep
ing a close connection between home
and school life.
BUY YOUR DRESS SHIRTS OF
. Jl .
anq prices nave gone
8tav un for a u-VvIIa oven if
Prodis,.,!
U 'i Breauer crops, w nav
P 't mean j u.. u
. wnfliu Lilt- Mill m Ef D U l
tt these seven rtl1i .11,14 v
rn nve acres?
.fMr0ment8 of hill valley, and
" different u
U . --". .1U1II UL11CX BCCVIUIIH
ftlile hwaj W wont in
""A retort t j
flil f ducccbs anu ibijuico
ft..,. near us. It w ll save
I .. e"fflft, and f.ftovi omit ovnanae
I antr petite a wroht variety f
. , .(pk. or tiding Its
a gizzaru ior D
food to powder. It is a won " .
,cr of the soil. It brings up earth
from a depth .awWVteet
posit, it on top of the ground fo. the
L of Plants. Each worm passes
use of plants. There are thous
ands of worms per acre in rich soil.
They should be increased to several
worms per foot square of ground,
Lch bringing from 10 to 20 ounces of
earth to the top in a rineiy F' -.
. . . o.r,nlf to a milhoi
cl state, !! " , ,
ounces of richly nitrogen,.
phosphated earth per acre.
The Possibilities of rent'lp
Ga'den:
Modern gardening simply
term for improved farming. The t. u
value of an idea is beyond compute
tion. Punctuality n ff""J
lans not only greater prosperity bu
j lighter labor, and more leisure, n ore
frequent opportunity for social enjoy
irequeni. hi imnrovement,
ment, ana nni1 fre.
fwer failures, heavier
quently better priceB-s"
comes. ...
ter. Thegarder .ha K
Richer soil, ana so.. .
duce wonderful crops under proper cut
UTHE' BILLION DOLLAR STORY
is a legacy, and should be in the hands
of every man and woman, and its pre
cepts never forgotten. If you
shown how to -re'y Pay a trouW
some debt, or obtain a eh desr d
i . and T.O UU iv
necessity or .uxu. - d
the facilities you have at hand, woui
you put it off, saying, "vvne x -
Lre convenient season I wi U cU lor
three?" We reply,
made up his mind the ma . - -
by." "Time and nue
man."
See Coupon.
mii AND
THE COMMISSI
MIDDLE MAN.
a..m. a the more prof
The question, wmt.. . ,
or county - - 0f
The buyer who goes - to - .
clline on the farmer,
w
entnble shaDe: it is not only easier
I'selling for the firm that receives the
,,l hnt he can obtain better prices.
When jour hm.efehnt offers to j
handle Jour goods at a small percem,
he can, often get better prices, espec
ially when he knows he is protected
by his home paper.
We would have the reader test out
this matter. The extra price on a
crate of eggs. (I know of instances
,i,0 the farmers have lost 10c per
one-half to a million dozen, or $3.20 per crate,) a veal, a
' ,i lit,' niil-iCttVMn.
hog, will more than pay the subscrip
tion price of your county paper wait...
publishes the prices tne com.m
merchants are obtaining. Let us pull
tocether. Mail us the coupon today.
SOME PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS
chmild be killed in the cool of
the evening; remove all offal with the
exception of kidneys; open out full
length, take out the tongue and wind
pipe, otherwise blood gameis u.
ihroatand runs back over the leaf
lard See that, they are properly wip
ed out and cooled before shipping; al
so wrap in burlap. (Don't over scald
Veal should be killed tne
with the exception of leaving the liver
and sweetbreads in. Never u
ter on the inside of veal-damP d th
is sufficient. Don't wrap, u
tlwni clean.
Be.f should be killed in the cool of j
the evening. Remove the nuie
offal split in half, and allow to hang
over n ght- Then quarter, leaving one
over mi tir-
rib on the hind quarter y ;-
ier until the beel is wu. -.,
ed.. . . ,
Mutton is the hardest oi - -dress
and would aivise that you call
tlZne to your assistance if neces-
sary.
Word of the
FOLLOWING
-Hr
d
-lfrrtii were hadlv in need of a RANGE and had a chance
to buy one of the BEST RANGES on EARTH at a Reduc-
tion of $16.50 what would you do?
Why you would jump at the chance. Now, the first per
son to come to our store, plank down $72.50, will get a
BeauHful CROWN STERLING RANGE.- WHITE Porce
lain back on high closet, White Porcelain Enamel Oven
Door Panel, polished top no Stove Blacking; body made
of American Ingot Iron oven thermometer, Pacific Coast
Fire Box, will accommodate 27-inch wood. Lined throu
ghout with Asbestos and save . .
N0TICE TO BANK DEPOSITORS
t he a report cur-
There aPP - jtforma-
wnttotttobani-."--
tion to certain H
ence to d
obtain by consignment -
If that were , - commis.
tra expense ana- r m&
sion houses, mat s
question foreveK ft.
But the farm replies, ana w
A .). comm ssion firms
fully, too, that the i com
are imfa phones t. W
we to do? Is there no safety, t.
i.Danw X- mst no informa-
W wew"T! ; Quarters for
tion. Liberty - d through
this state nave - hig in.
forma""" -
avs
16.5
n will not r "-"uander
tthebankscoul n ;;-edfor
flny circumstances, it
r,vrw H H rschberg, P"s
S25eM STATE BANK,
&W. Irvine. President. f
Walked