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AND NOW FOR
A FRESH STA R T
YOU are opening a new Ledger in Life at this time.
cannot look khead with any degree of certainty.
Yon
Bat, yon
may be tare of this— that desire and design are arbiter» o f
destiny.
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So be certain that yoar plan it
right— and then go ahead. The
good services o f the U. S. National
w ill help smooth oat the rats and
bumps along the way.
UNITED STA TE S
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had two sermons since my a r r iv a l-
two sessions of the Sunday school.
The following letter from Prof, There are no lodges or other organ­
and Mrs. Anderson will be of se
isations for men. so they are at
much Interest to their many friends
There
In Dundee that it seems advisable home of evenings mostly.
are
no
mills,
or
other
industriee
us­
We pass It around via the Graphic,
ae that it will reach all the hongs ing steam and man power In any
a t once:
of the processes of production,
Irrigon, Oregon, Nov. IS. 1919 hence the sound of the steam
Mr. and Mia. B. C. Greer,
w h i s t l e is reduced to its use on the
Dnadoe. Oregon.
railroad locomotives. However, of
Hear Friend»—This is a good
the latter we are not without evi­
(time to redeem a promise 1 made
dence. The O. W. R. A N Railroad
myself when I left Dundee to coroe
m as through Irrigon,. and the
Were. I trust you are all well and
North Bank is within hearing and
that you had a satisfactory prune
in plain view from our front win­
crop and harvest.
dow.
The long trains of these
Mrs.* Anderson arrived just after
through lines are interesting to one
the Tint of the month, and is get­
who has for a tlmp lived on a
ting a much needed reet. During
branch line for n number o f years.
th e summer she took charge at as
From four to six long freight trains
old lady through her decline to
pass dally on each road.
These
. within a few days of her death, and
trains usually contain -from CO to
thew helped her own son-in-law
80 cars. The passenger trains are
take care of. his fruit crop, then
nearly all through trains, and con­
came here.
tain from 10 to 14 or 16 cars.
Our rooms are adequate for our
My school hers is not so large
wse under light house keeping con­
ditions The front window looks as the Dundee school but the spirit
The school books are
out directly upon the Columbia is good.
bought
wholesale
by the school dis­
Mirer, which is only a few rods
trict.
This
has
entailed *a new
from the property front. We are
kind
of
school-service,
that of mak­
but about Jwo blocks from the store
ing
up
the'
orders
for
the needed
wad poet office, three from the little
church, and five or six from the supplies,. and this work is particu­
larly heavy this year on account of
school house.
We have coal tor fuel, slab wood the change in texts. And by the"
-e f pine for kindlings, fairly good way, the new texts, ao far as I have
■water and kind neighbors. The peo­ been able to examine them, are de­
ple are of a good class and are opti­ lightful, especially the new texts
The
mistic concerning the future of the in English and in history.
spellers
and
the
readers
are
calcu­
country here.
The chief crop Is alfalfa, of which lated to provoke Interest, particu­
m considerable quantity is being larly the spellers. I regret that a
raised and more in course of plant­ better geography could not have
ing. Then as s corollary dairying been offered for the use of the
Is being more and more developed. grades.
Our school Is closed temporarily
Same of the people have recently
on
account of scarlet fever, three
purchased dairy cows of chartered
paullty, chiefly of the Jersey strain. cases of which were discovered al­
The next In Importance among most simultaneously. While 1 re­
the crops is fruits of various kinds: gret this on account of'th e need for
peaches, apricots, apples, cherries the whole time for the children in
• and berries taking the lead. Melons school, it will give me a good op­
•of all kinds do well and several portunity to become familiar with
ifarmers are devoting considerable the new elements in the revised
• areas to their cultivation tor market, course of study .and with the new
porpoees.
I had the pleasure of texts, so that when school can go
eating some, both of water melons on again, I shall be able to promote
wad musk melons, and found them the work of the school with better
Melicious They made me think of results, thus compensating in part
the grapes we had from your vines, for the lose of time.
Horsemanship is the chief recre­
and I now wish we could have some
mere of them. Grapes, I am teld, ation of both boys and girls. The
• do well here and there are a num­ Round-up is the highest, most fin­
ber o f plantings that will soon fur- ished exhibition of skill in horse­
abM considerable quantities of the manship, and the throngs of people
that cheer the many remarkable
fruit.
All kinds of garden vegetables do feats of horsemanship la enough to
well here but require attention of make other young people strive for
tbs right kind at the right time. the same plaudits. I attended the
The whole country la a desert ex- Roundup this year and must say
•capt far artificial application of wa­ that it is a most remarkable exhi­
ter. An Irrigation project was be­ bition. The thing that surprised
gun here something like 12 or 16 me most was the exhibition of
pears ago, and after a start suffered man’s power over the beasts o f the
from a failure of the promoting field, as shown in the Bull-dogging
sp.to supply the wstsr assdsd - fssis Ta ass m men ride hU horse
to r the rapid development, and peo­ right along-slde a great steer, lean,
ple had to suspend operations on over it. put his arm over its shoul­
their tracts. Recently the Federal der, and then leave his saddle, and
government has taken over the swing himself to the neck of the
management o f the water supply, steer, thus Impeding Its speed and
and the people are taking advantage in a few minutea have the animal
o f this new condition to restore lying helpless on the ground, with
their places to productivity. Msst his lasso or a rope fastened about
at the land available for cultivation , the animal’s feet so that it could
at present has been taken, and new j not get up— Is s feat scarcely to be
people are arriving every now and ; thought of by one not accustomed
then to make homes for themselves. to the ways of the plains.
Inasmuch as only a few acres can ! Among the most interesting fea­
be managed by one person, the tures of the exhibition, was the
promise of a thickly settled com­ trick riding of the boys and girls,
munity seems probable.
and the wonderful spectacular pa­
You will be interested in a rs- rade, embracing the cowboys and
t l e v of some things ws do not have, girls, and the Indians. The per­
r n sure.
There are no electric formances of the boys and girls
cars, « o electric lights, but one tel­ were equal in many respects to the
ephone. and tbs service is so poor best afforded by a good circus, and
that moot people avoid It as they the parade wes a most magnificent
would the fumes of sulphur. W> thing. The Indiana were In their
have a small town plat, hut nothing best “ get-up.” consisting of fine
that we <pa call streets. There u * h erase, fine saddles, fine dress and
mo street lights of any kind, modern fine feathers and paint.
There
«or ancient. There is no Ladles* Aid. w en bodices worn by women, gor­
mn Woman’ s Club, no organised Med geous with bright colored silk end
satin needle work, bending, and em­
Only occasional preaching— have blazoned with elks’ teeth, estimated
DUNDEE
ing whether you nro getting an a dr
equate return for the attention I
may be engrossing you with. You
arc so thoroughly appreciative of
any effort on the part of another to
please, however, that I may hops to
escape excoriation. Btit I must give
you a rent. It you like this effort,
I may have the opportunity to meet
you in this way again.
Wife joins me in sending greet­
ing to both yourselves and the elder
Greers. Also to any friends and
neighbors who may still be inter­
ested In us.
Yours truly.
The H. C. L. here will be no lees
B. H. Anderson.
than it Is there, and so fa f as I can
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figure now, not much higher. If
any.
We are compelled to send
German Cripples Employed.
According to the American Journal
away for some things and are thus
driven to use the mail order houses for Cripples, published in this city,
as sources of supply. Instead of bay­ Germany issued a peremptory order in
ing of local retail stores. It is pos­ January requiring the employment of
her disabled soldiers. All public and
sible that there will be some saving private industries, offices and adminis­
•in this method o f buying, because trations are directed to employ at least
the mail order houses buy in very one disabled soldier for evpry 100 per
large quantities, ao that the over­ eons on the working staff, making no
head expenses can be kept lower and distinction of sex, it is stated. *
In agricultural work the proportion
goods sold cheaper.
must
be one disabled soldier to every
When I, visit you In person, • you
BO employees, end In all eases the
being the entertainer, have the ad­
disabled cannot be discharged except
vantage in the way of displaying with the consent of the workmen's
your thought, and I enjoyed my committee and after receiving 14 days’
visits most thoroughly, I assure you. notice. Private employers who disre­
Now I have the advantage which gard the order are liable to a One of
you then enjoyed and I am wonder­ not more than 10.000 marks.
In some instances to be worth sev­
eral hundred dollars.
The spectacle must be seen to be
appreciated. One man who aeemed
to have some real knowledge of
equipages .told me that he did not
doubt that it would east a million
dollars to reproduce it. Sotne year*
ago I saw a spectacular carnival
worked out on the basis of the cus­
toms of the native Indian peoples
of Asia. It waa gcand, magnifi­
cent, but not more so than the spec­
tacular parade of the Pendleton
Round-up.
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W e Carry a Full Line o f •
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Post Cards
oomio— of local oolbr— of general interest. They are
meet suitable fo r carrying brief bat trite and apt ¿m i­
lages.
Whatever year needs or desires in this line ’tw ill pay
yen to look over oar display, which includes all o f the
latest novelties. J
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T HF L E A D I N G
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past years and ask for a share the com ing
year. A lw a y s give fair and square deal.
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But we can’t continue increasing our
production unless we continue increasing
our railroad facilities.
The farms, mines and factories cannot
increase their output beyond the capacity
o f the railroads to haul their products.
in for your regular
inspection; make sure
your bqttery is right­
fully charged—and forget
zero weather.
* Railroads are now near the peak o f their
carrying capacity.
W ithout railroad expansion—more en­
gines, more cars, more tracks, more ter­
minals— there can be little increase in
production.
— But this cou n try-of our» is going -to -
keep right on growing— and the railroads
must grow with it.
T o command in the investment markets
the flow o f new capital to expand railroad
facilities— and so increase production —
there must be public confidence in the
future earning power o f railroads.
The nation’ s business can grow only as
fast as the railroads grow.
Tim* i**trinf information tancominy tk* railroad «4te-
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