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THE GRANGE
The Colonial Hotel
Conducted by
J. W. DARROW. Chatham. N. T „
Press Correspondent New
Grange
T o rt
State
NEW Y O R K S T A T E GRANGE.
When you come to Forest Grove
stop at the Colonial
Hotel.
Everything first class. Best of
service.
Rates reasonable..........
H. VILLIGER, Proprietor
Oregon
Forest Grove,
For Feed
andStapleSeeds
Complete line of Field and Garden Seeds, Bran, Shorts and M 'll Feeds, Oil Meal, Whole
and Cracked Corn, Lump Salt, Lime and Cement, Land Plaster. FLOUR—
Minnesota Hard Wheat, Eastern Oregon Hard Wheat, Valley Wheat.
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At the Auction House
Chairs, Rockers, Kitchen Treasures, W ood Beds, Iron Beds,
Center Tables, Extension Tables, Safes, Cupboards, Dressers,
Couches, Shovels, Spades, Rakes and numerous other useful articles.
$12.00 Guitar, one year old, now for $5.00.
$8 N . H . Watch Co. watch, silveroid case, $4.00.
$3.75 Ivers Johnson No. 32 revolver, $1.75.
No. 22 Rifles, $2.25 to $7.00.
Patton’ s Sun Proof Paint and W hite Lead, and a good line of Wall
Paper will be in to supply the Spring and Summer demand.
Lost!
Somewhere
Yesterday
between
daylight
and
dark,
Two Golden Hours
Each set with Sixty Diamond Minutes. N o reward is
given to the finder, for they can nevei* be found— they are
gone forever, and as time is money, so is your money
wasted in building an
Inferior Pence
That takes time to be patching, also to gather up stock
that has gotten into a neighbor’ s field, or to chase your
neighbor’ s stock that has gotten into your field.
Buy a Page Fence
And by so doing save money, and live in peace and harmony with your
neighbor.
Agents
Wanted.
For full particulars, address
Page’s Woven Wire Pence Co.
P. P A T T O N , Gaston, Local Agent, Northwestern Washington Co.
E. ESTES, Manager of Distributary,
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O r e g o n
| *ro cred ln frn o f t h e T h l r t y - flr a t
n u a l S e»M lon a t C o r t l a a d .
An
were 067 active granges In the state,
42 of them having been organized the
past year. The total membership is
58,172, a gain o f 8,136 the last year.
This Is the actual membership, as ev
ery grange that has not reported with
in the year has been placed on the
dormant list, and no dormant or un-
afflllated members are reckoned in
the grand total o f 58,172. There are
39 Pomona or county granges, 6 hav
ing been organized the past year. The
grange Is now represented in 47 coun
ties o f the state. The total cash re
ceipts of the secretary’s office were
$18,269.77.
The report o f the treasurer, P. A.
Welling, showed the total receipts
from the secretary, excluding a balance
on hand Jan. 1, 1903, of $13,159, to lie
$17,903: accrued interest, $290.04: total,
$31,332.36.
Total disbursements for
1903 were $13,940.12, showing a bal
ance on hand Jan. 1, 1904, o f $15.-
412.24.
A t the evening session an address
o f welcome was delivered by Judgo
Eggleston of Cortland, which was re
sponded to by State Master Norris.
Other speakers were Hon. George S.
Ladd, master o f Massachusetts state
grange, and Professor L. II. Bailer
Cornell university.
Readings were
given by Miss Zoe Welch and Miss
Rogers, and music was furnished by a
male quartet from Cortland.
Hon. E. B. Norris, Sodus, N. Y., was
re-elected master for the fourth term.
The thirty-first annual session o f the
N ew York state grange convened at
the opera house in Cortland, N. Y., on
Feb. 2, lion. E. B. Norris, state mas
ter, presiding. Nearly the full dele
gation, numbering this year 170, was
in attendance, and Patrons visiting
brought the number up to fully 300.
On the first day the annual address
of the state master was given. On the
subject of good roads he said there
Is a strong and Increasing demand for
a better system of road building. While
we do not believe In a wanton expendi
ture of money to secure good roads, we
do believe that wise legislation, with
a Just and economical expenditure,
w ill result In enhancing the value of
farm land. The groat work before the
grange Is to see that wise legislation
Is enacted, also a reasonable amount of
money appropriated by our nation and
state, not to build expensive boule
vards, but to construct them with a
view to practical uses.
The grange In Michigan Is certainly
l i e called the attention of the grange
to the fact that a careful inspection awake to the importance of instruction
should be given to all the tax bills in in agricultural studies not only In the
troduced in the legislature, and an ac agricultural colleges and in the com
tive opposition should be pursued mon schools, but also in the subordinate
against any bill that does not fairly granges.
represent the agricultural Interests In
Co-operation In buying fertilizers and
equity with others. Good road legisla
tion w ill be pressed for passage in the grass seed is one of the simplest and
present legislature. The canal appro yet one of the most satisfactory forms
priation bill submitted to the people co-operation can take among Patrons.
at the last election for the expenditure |
Mrs. J. H. L. Roe o f Wolcott (N. Y->
of $101,000,000 was ratified by a large
grange
has been its secretary for twen-
majority.
Although the grange did
ty
t'vo
years.
She must be fairly fa
not believe it wise or expedient to
bond the state for this large nmount of miliar with her duties by this tlr.e.
money to enlarge the Erie canal, yet
the w ill o f the majority should be
recognized, he said, and It now re- j
mains for the grange to see that the
money Is Judiciously, economically and
honestly expended.
The extension during the past year
o f free rural mall delivery secured by
the earnest work of the grange is proof
o f Its increasing popularity. The legis
lative committee in its recent con
ference with the postmaster general
was Informed that the rural service
would be pushed with renewed vigor
during the year 1004 and that an ap
propriation o f $15,000.000 would be re
quired to maintain the service during
the fiscal year. As the farmers of this
great nation get In closer touch with
one another through the channels of
organization and with the modern
methods o f transportation, better fa
cilities for mall delivery must essen
tially follow. Our Order Is assuming
u prominent place In legislation and
w ill soon take its position among the
Industrial Interests of our country.
As we review the situation, the an
nual receipts from agriculture bewilder
our vision. Notwithstanding the new
and enormous markets within our own
borders and the increase in the con
suming power, without doubt the time
w ill come sooner than we expect when
pm luction w ill be far beyond con
sumption. Busy ns we American peo
ple are today, the. Inevitable struggle
for commercial supremacy In the mar
kets o f the world for our surplus prod
ucts will I k » Increased or modified in
proportion to our preparation to meet
the problem.
The secretary submitted his report,
from which we take the following
facts:
The report o f the secretary ends
Oct. 1. 1993. and at that time there
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C o n v ic t P o w e r .
In one o f the convict camps of New
Caledonia timber Is brought down from
the hills to the sen by means of an odd
railway. When Mr. George Griffith
visited Prony on his tour of prison In
spection. he was Invited to enter the
state car of this railway.
There was no engine, but fifteen blue
clad figures, each with n halter und
hook rope over his shoulder, came from
one of the dormitories. A long chain
was shackled to the front of the car.
The human beasts o f draft passed the
halters over their heads and hooked to
the chain, seven on each side and one
ahead. At first the line was almost:
level, but when we got into the hills
came the collar work, and our human
cattle bent their necks and backs.
For very shame’s sake we got off and
walked whenever there was an excuse,
and at last, to our infinite relief, the
Journey was over. In a distance of a
little over four miles those straining,
[»anting men had dragged us up 1.50T
feet. It took an hour and three-quatj
ters to do It.
A
11 r o a c h
o f K tlq n c tte .
In Holland n womnn Is a secoudn
consideration, and a poor considerate I
at that. No Dutch gentleman wb<l
walking on the sidewalk will move o \
of his way for a lady. The latter turml
out Invariably, however muddy or dan
gerous the street. Ladies very rarely
make any requests of the lords of crea
tion. An American woman asked a
ITollnml gentleman at n party to bring
her n certain book from a table. The
bewildered stare with which he favor
ed her convinced her that she bad com
mitted a conventional offense. He
brought thp hook, but quietly Informed
h°r that a Hollander would never hava
asked such a favor.
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