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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 24, 1932.
IONE
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Meam will continue to use a part
of the building for his blacksmith
shop. Mr. and Mrs. Grabill are
making their home in the house on
Second street owned by the late
David Grabill.
Early Sunday morning a little
daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Seely at the home of Mrs.
Fred Ritchie In upper lone. The
baby has been named Loetta June.
This ia the second child born to
Mr. and Mrs. Seely, the older one
also being a girl.
Miss Hazel Frank who is a stu
dent -in the Adventist school at
Hermiston, was home for a few
days visit with her father, George
Frank, and other relatives in lone.
She returned Sunday to her school
work, making the trip with Mr. and
Mrs, Henry Rowell. Mr. Rowell
returned home the same day but
Mrs. Rowell remained in Hermiston
for a few days visit with her sister,
Mrs. Hobert Helms.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Beckner and
two nephews, Eugene and Harry
Normoyle, returned Sunday from a
delightful auto trip to the old home
in West Virginia.
Mrs. Harvey Ring has received
announcement of the birth of a son
to her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Glover Peck, at their
home near Hermiston. This is Mr.
and Mrs. Peck's third child. Mrs.
Peck will be remembered as Josie
Rowell.
Mrs. Walter Corley has been
named by Mrs. Lee Howell as local
solicitor for Red Cross membership
dollars during the drive which is
now on.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Timm were
Saturday night guests at the Geo.
Krebs home in Cecil, also enjoying
a visit with Miss Constance Bork,
Mrs. Timm's cousin, who is teacher
at the Cecil school.
When the gentlemen of the or
der entertained the lady Grangers
Saturday night at the Cecil hall,
they proved themselves to be able
hosts. A splendid program was
given which brought forth many a
hearty laugh and the refreshments
which the men served were indeed
delicious sourdough biscuits, hot
tamales, doughnuts and coffee
who could ask for anything better?
A dance kept the merry makers
there until a late hour. The affair
was well attended.
George Timm is spending Thanks
giving with relatives in Pendleton.
Nine tons of dressed turkeys were
shipped out of lone last week by
the Clark Produce company alone.
Shipments were also made by Swift
& Co., and many growers shipped
independently.- Walter Eubanks,
buyer for Clark Produce company,
informs us that the birds being sold
this year are the best he has ever
received.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Balsiger are
spending Thanksgiving week with
relatives at Newberg, Portland and
Moro.
Mr. and Mrs. Esper Hansen were
week-end guests at the home of
Mrs. Hansen's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Engelman.
Mrs. Fanny Glasscock motored
over from Hermiston Sunday, re
turning Monday. While in town
she visited at the Harlan McCurdy
home.
Early Saturday morning dogs
made a raid on the Elmer Baldwin
hutches and two valuable rabbits
were killed, one of them a register
ed chinchilla. One of them was
caught in the act of killing and his
owner has paid for part of the dam
age done.
Mrs. Charley Allinger is still a
patient in the Hood River hospital.
At last reports it was feared that
another foot operation might be
necessary.
LEXINGTON
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on the lawn, the boys spent the af
ternoon playing football and var
ious other scout games. At the end
of a perfect day the bunch of hap
py lads hiked back to town. The
boys who attended were Jack Van
Winkle, Keith Gentry, Dale Yokum,
La Verne Wright, Billy Burchell,
Henry Rauch, Danny Dinges, Ken
neth Palmer, Wood row Tucker,
Lyle Allyn, Kenneth and Ellwyn
Peck. For each hike that the boys
take they get a certain number of
credits toward obtaining a flag.
Orville Cutsforth has completed
his elevator down by the railroad
track below the depot and now has
it equipped with machinery for
loading his wheat onto the cars.
Miss Lena Blahm of Heppner
spent Friday with her friend, Miss
Ruth Luttrell.
On Saturday, November 28, the
Morrow County Pomona Council
will meet at the Cecil hall at two
o'clock. All members of the coun
cil are urged to be present or send
someone to represent them.
The Sunshine club met Thursday
afternoon with Miss Ruth Luttrell
as hostess. The afternoon was spent
in sewing and refreshments of fruit
salad, cookies and coffee were
served. Thos present were Vera
Breshears, Naomi McMillan, La
Verne White and the hostess.
Howard Lane and his son Ves
tar drove to Portland Wednesday,
taking with them a truck load of
turkeys for the market
After play practice Wednesday
evening Miss Erma Lane entertain
ed a group of high school girls at a
party at her home. At the close of
a pleasant evening spent with mu
sic and games, refreshments were
served to the following guests:
Faye and Fern Luttrell, Grace and
Dons Burchell, Rose Thornburg
end Edith Tucker.
Saturday evening a large num
ber of friends and neighbors of Mr,
and Mrs. Otto Ruhl gathered at
their home on Social Ridge and
spent a very pleasant evening with
cards and dancing. Refreshments
were served at a late hour and all
those present reported a most en
lovable evening.
Mrs. Lawrence Copenhaver is
confined to her home by an attack
of flu.
Friends here will be interested to
learn of the marriage of Alfred
McMillan to Miss Georgia Syphers
of Portland. The wedding took
place at Portland on Saturday, No
vember 12. Alfred is a former Lex
ington boy and attended school
here before the family moved to
Corvallis. He is now employed as
a teacher in the schools at Blachly,
Oregon.
Hot lunches in the school this
year are going to be furnished free
of charge to all children who regu
larly bring their lunches. This an
nouncement was made recently by
the P. T. A. hot lunch committee.
In order to do this, however, it is
necessary that all work and mater
ials be donated. The lunches will
commence soon after the Thanks
giving vaaction.
Miss Gwen Evans, who teaches In
the Balm Fork school, spent the
week end with relatives in Lexing
ton. The Thanksgiving holidays be
gan Wednesday and there will be
no school until next Monday.
Mr and Mrs. Lawrence Copen
haver have returned from Portland
where they went last week for Law
rence to receive medical treatment.
Mrs. Ben Cox and two riancrhters
of Heppner visited with Mrs. Alex
nunx on weanesaay.
The relief committee is very
grateful to the hu?h school bovs and
Galey Johnson and Edwin Ingles
ior picking tne apples at the Rea
ney ranch. These apples were do
nated to the relief committee by
Mrs. Reaney and now that they
have been picked they are ready
for distribution when needed. The
committee has been busy making
comforters, making over clothing,
etc., and some food, clothing and
bedding have been given to needy
families.
Mrs. J. F. Lucas entertained the
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ENTERTAIN SCOUTS.
The Legion patrol, Boy Scouts,
were guests of honor at the regular
meeting of Heppner post 87, Ameri
can Legion at Hotel Heppner Mon
day evening. Following the busi
ness session, the patrol, under the
leadership of patrol leader Howard
Bryant, put on a demonstration of
Scout work. State policeman F. A.
McMahon, addressed the meeting,
giving some of the highlights of
his work, stressing especially the
value of first aid training. He al3o
related some of his experiences dur
ing nine years in the aviation sec
tion of the navy. Chili con carne
in large quantities was served to
the boys and legionnaires under the
supervision of Hugh Snider.
Scouts present at the meeting
were Howard Bryant, Gerald Ca
son, Don Turner, Fred Hoskins,
Nalbro Cox, Henry Aiken and Rob
ert Baker.
GRANGE HAS SOCIAL.
Rhea Creek grange enjoyed a so
cial evening Saturday with- 150
grangers and friends gathering at
6:30 to partake of a bounteous tur
key dinner. A short program fol
lowed in which C. W. Smith and S.
E. Notson tried each other with
stories to drive out Old Man De
pression. The remainder of the
evening was spent in dancing, with
everyone reporting a good time.
Mrs. Ola Ward and Mrs. Eva Lane,
spending the week end as guests of
Mrs. Tindal Robison, and Mrs. Clive
Huston enjoyed the meeting Re
porter.
EXAMINER HERE 30TH.
C. M. Bentley, examiner of oper
ators and chauffeurs, will be in
Heppner Wednesday, Nov, 30, at
the courthouse, between the hours
of 11 a, m. and 5 p. m. All those
wishing permits or licenses to drive
cars are asked to get in touch with
Mr. Bentley at thi3 time, says an
announcement from the secretary
of state's office.
FLOYD THOMAS COMMITTED,
Floyd Thomas was taken to the
eastern Oregon hospital at Pendle
ton Tuesday by Sheriff Bauman and
District Attorney Notson, following
commitment that morning from the
court of Judge Campbell.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to extend our sincere
thanks for the many tributes of
friendship shown at the time of our
bereavement.
The Cleveland Family,
MAKE NICE CATCH.
Roderick and Curtis Thomson
went fishing up Willow creek last
Saturday and landed a nice bag
of trout apiece, some fifty-odd all
told.
J. C. Harding, Watkin's dealer,
has just received a letter from his
company stating that both winning
cakes in the Oregonian cooking
school conducted at Meler&Frank's
were flavored with J. R. Watkins
Bake-Proof vanilla, lemon and al
mond extracts. 37p.
J. E. Swanson, lone grain deal
er, was a visitor here Tuesday.
NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY
LANDS.
BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER of the
County Court, dated November 16th,
1932, I am authorized and directed to
sell at public auction as provided by
law upon the following terms as Bet
out after each tract, to-wit:
The W'A W of Section 3; and the
EVfe of Section 4, Township 3 South,
Range 26 E,. W. M for the minimum
price of $1500.00. of which 5500.00 shall
be cash, the balance payable In ten
equal yearly Installments, with Interest
at the rate of 6 per cent per annum on
the deferred payments, the purchaser
to pay all taxes levied upon said land
during the term of the contract of sale.
The West 60 feet of Lots 9 and 10,
Block 8 In Heppner. Oregon, for the
minimum price of $1500.00, of which
$500.00 shall be cash, the balance pay
able In four equal yearly Installments,
with Interest at 6 per cent per annum
on the deferred payments, the purchas
er to pay all taxes levied upon said
property during the term of the con
tract of sale.
The North 49 5 feet of Lot 5, Block
7; the North 49.5 feet of the portion
lying West of the center of Willow
Creek of Lot 18. Block 7; the South 33
feet West of Willow Creek of Lot 19,
Block 7; all In Heppner, Oregon, for
the minimum price of $200.00 cash.
THEREFORE. I will, on Saturday,
the 10th day of December, 1932, at the
hour of 1:30 P. M at the front door
of the Court House in Heppner. Ore
gon, sell said property to the highest
and best bidders.
C. J. D. BAUMAN,
Sheriff of Morrow County, Oregon.
36-39
W. C. T. U. NOTES
MART A NOTSON. Reporter.
Now, the election being over, the
"beer parade" is receiving addition
al attention. The old misrepresen
tations are being repeated. It is
well to keep the record straight.
The wets during the campaign
and since have been making a lot
of noise about the absurdity on the
part of "Uncle Andrew Volstead in
writing into the prohibition law the
limit of "one-half of one per cent"
of alcohol. Let us call attention
once more to the fact that the "one-
half of one per cent" alcoholic limit
was written into the old revenue
laws years and years ago at the be
hest of the brewers. So, the one
half of one per cent limit has been
recognized for more than two gen
erations by the federal government.
Uncle Andrew Volstead simply cop
ied the old definition of intoxicat
ing liquor written into the law by
the old beer crowd.
Some of our wet friends are again
trying to encourage the wheat far
mers to sow barley in order to re
duce the surplus of wheat Just
bear in mind that the figures gath
ered by the Senate Committee
which investigated the matter show
that the consumption of milk in
creased from 1918 to 1926 from 42
gallons per capita to almost 60 gal
lons per capita, over 42.7 per cent
And to produce this increase re
quired 8,748,000 pounds of grain and
22,113,000 pounds of roughage.
While on the testimony of a dele
gation led by Gustav Pabst one of
the great brewers, in May, 1917,
the actual amount of grain used
in brewing, principally barley, rep
resents less than three-quarters of
one per cent of all the grain pro
duced in the United States." Hence
they argued that the Gronna bill to
prohibit the use of food materials
in the manufacture of intoxicating
liquors should not apply to the
brewing business. So, their propa
ganda now is simply a false hope
held out to the farmer. The money
which will be spent for beer in case
it is restored will not be spent for
milk, meats, butter, and other farm
products.
Again, the beer tax, which is va
riously estimated all the way from
$200,000,000 to $1,000,000,000, will be
paid mostly by the poor man. In
the "good old days" the greater part
of the beer was consumed by the
poorer classes. Is it fair to saddle
the taxes upon the poor and those
of modest means in order to re
lieve the rich? If we must have
beer, it should be cheap, so as to
take from the families of the poor
as little as possible. Moreover,
when you tax beer, you are putting
a club into the hands of the brew
ers with which they will club ev
ery form of government from the
national government down to the
town and village. The people who
talk about the corruption which
has grown up under prohibition are
either too young to remember the
corruption fostered by the brewers
and the brewer-owned saloons or
else they have poor memories. No,
some of them do not have poor
memories. They are just plain de
ceivers. The brewer-owned saloon
housed the most corrupt political
manipulators who ever "pulled the
political wires' 'in this country.
C. G. Norris, supervising engin
eer on Hepner-Spray road, passed
through Heppner on Tuesday en
route to his home at Milwaukee to
spend the Thanksgiving holidays
with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harding and
son Jack are spending Thanksgiv
ing at Yakima with Mr. Harding's
mother.
Produce Market At Mrs. Mary
Bartholomew's place. Winter pota
toes and apples, cooking squash,
sweet cider, fall turnips. Reduced
prices. Will trade for wheat. 33tf.
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CHURCHES
CHUCH OF CHRIST.
JOEL R. BENTON. Minister.
Mrs. J. O. Turner,' Director of Music
Bible School
9:46 A. M.
11 o'clock
Senior and Junior C. E 6:30 o'clock
avenue "WBiuu l.iHI
Choir ehearsal. Wed. at 7:30 P. M
Church Night Thurs. at 7:30 P. M.
Go On Sowing
"In the morning sow thy seed,
and in the evening withhold not
thine hand; for thou knowest not
whether shall prosper, either this
or that, or whether they both shall
be alike good." Ecc. 11-6.
This good advice from the
"Preacher" has been followed again
and again, materially, in the face
of adversity, in the face of failure
after failure, of material crops; in
the face of short crops and no
crops, this advice has been follow
ed.
We come now to a time when It
most vitally needs to be followed
along other lines also. This Is a
time, NOW, for all real Christian
men and women to read this advice
out of God's Word and heed it! Let
no discouraging or disconcerting
thing prevail NOW. As was said
long ago in a trying hour of this
country's history, "Trust in God
and keep your powder dry." And
surely Christian men and women
are called upon in such a time as
this to "GO ON SOWING" the
seeds of Christian love and forbear
ance and courage and faith, in the
morning of discouragement, and in
the evening of discouragement
WHY? So that soon again a day
shall come when the seed sown
shall bring forth fruit to the glory
of God, and the days of discourage
ment shall change to days of Chris
tian victory.
Faber has said this: "When men
do anything for God even the very
least thing they never know where
it will end, nor what amount of
work it will do for Him."
So, go on with your sowing. Only
be sure that the seeds you sow are
good seeds the seeds of Christian
life and character for you can
never tell where they will fall.
Look back down the road of life
you have travelled: Which would
you rather see among the mile
posts of your journey, those whom
your influence had turned to loose
and careless and sinful living, or
those whom your Christian life and
courage and faithfulness had turn
ed from the ways of eternal death
to the ways of ETERNAL LIFE?
Have you sold your Christian birth
right for a mess of financial pot
tage, or social or political pottage?
God help us to sow good seed, and
to GO ON WITH OUR SOWING!
If you have not a Church home,
come and worship with us. We in
vite you. Test the welcome of this
warm, friendly Church. For the
coming Lord's Day the sermon sub
jects are: For the morning service,
"Heavenly Citizenship;" and for the
evening service, "Investments."
METHODIST CHURCH.
GLEN P. WHITE. Pastor.
Mrs. C. R. Ripley, Director of Music.
REVIVAL SERVICES.
Revival meetings at the Metho
dist church opened Sunday, Nov.
20 at 11 a. m., and will continue each
evening save Monday for several
weeks. The evangelist, Rev. Robert
Brymer of Portland, who was here
in February, 1931, at which time a
very successful meeting was held,
Is again the preacher. He has re
cently returned from an extended
summer's work in Southern Califor
nia and Texas, engaged in religious
educational and revival work.
He has just concluded a meeting
at Alderdale, Wash., in which a fine
Forefathers
Thankful
N THAT FIRST THANKSGIVING those pioneers of
Plymouth rejoiced after their harvests had been ade
quate to assure them sustenance through a hard winter.
Today America has again been blessed by a Divine Providence.
The ravages of winter hold no terror for our people; but with a
fortitude whose guarantee of endurance has been strengthened
by advancement of civilization, we face the future with greater
assurance of the right to the pursuit of happiness and the privil
eges of freedom. . . .We, indeed, have much for which to be thank
ful in this year of our Lord, 1932.
HI ATT & DIX
Quality Always Higher Than Price
group of young people accepted
Christ
A helpful and inspiring song ser
vice will precede the Bible message
and special solos will be rendered.
Services open at 7:30 each evening
and 11 a. m. on Sunday morning.
Prayer and Bible readings convene
at Parsonage on Tuesdays, Wed
nesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
2:30 p. m. Children's meetings on
Tuesdays and Fridays at 3:30 p. m.
In these days of trial men are
finding solace in the strong conso
lations which come from Above.
All are cordially Invited to attend
these meetings.
"Post Farm" Shows Way
To Make Fences Endure
How long will your fence posts
last five or 50 years?
Of course that depends on the
kind of wood used and how it is
treated or untreated.
Oregon farmers or others inter
ested in fence building will in the
future have a more accurate guide
to post selection and treatment as
the result of the information now
being gathered on a "post farm"
which has been conducted near Cor
vallis by the school of forestry at
Oregon State college in cooperation
with a number of commercial con
cerns.
This is a post "fanm" not because
it produces posts, but because on
it are set more than 1000 posts of
30 different woods and treatments
where their durability and resist
ance to decay are being tested out
under actual soil conditions.
The experiment was started In
1928 and already some of the posts
have failed under the tests employ
ed periodically. These tests con
sist of applying a pull of 50 pounds
two feet above the surface of the
soil. The experiment is being car
ried on almost without expense to
the state as much of the work of
placing and testing the posts is
done by students in forestry, while
commercial concerns are furnishing
most of the materials.
Though the tests will continue to
afford information for decades to
come, already the plot has again
Trade and Employment
EXCHANGE
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continued on notice.)
Netted Gem potatoes for wheat.
A. P. Ayers, Boardman.
Potatoes for wheat or medium
sized cream separator. Rudolph
Wasmer, Boardman.
Weanling pigs for wheat Rufus
Pieper, Lexington.
Mutton for what have you. J.
G. Barratt, Heppner.
Grapes for wheat. W. L. Sud
darth, Irrigon.
Vegetables of any kind squash,
potatoes, etc. for wheat. Frank
Leicht, Irrigon.
Cows for 'horses, apples for po
tatoes, hogs for potatoes. R. B.
Rice, Lexington.
Bronze toms and B. J. giant
cockerels for sale or trade, until
Nov. 18. Floyd Worden, Heppner.
Leather coat for chickens or
meat. Mrs. E. P. Phelan, city.
Yearling Durham bull to trade
for sheep, pigs, or wheat. F. S. Par
ker, Heppner.
Young Guernsey cow, just fresh
for used LeRoy motor (combine)
or other motor of same size. I. L,
Stout, Boardman.
Jersey cow, just fresh with heif-
er calf. Will trade for sheep, pigs
or wheat. John Parker, Heppner,
Will trade wheat for team of
work horses. Harry Schrlever, Lexington.
shown the fallacy of trying to pro
tect posts by charring. This only
serves to weaken the wooa 10 mo
extent that the fire destroys the
nnat nnd in no wise keps out the
wood decay fungus organisms. Coat
ing posts with cranK-case on w
proving equally Ineffective.
Practical methods or "poisoning
the wood against the action of the
decay fungi are being given ex
haustive tests on this post farm and
it is hoped before long to give farm
ers of the state better directions
than ever before on methods of
cutting down their refencing ex
pense. Progress Reported in
Foot Rot Control
The progress report on the con
trol of foot rot of wheat in the Co
lumbia basin has just been issued
by the experiment station at Ore
gon State college. The report is
based on the work of Roderick
Sprague, state pathologist stationed
at the experiment station for tne
last few years studying this disease
which has proved serious periodic
ally in Eastern Oregon, Washing
ton and parts of Idaho.
Mr. Sprague found that eight fac
tors are more or less important in
the control of this disease. First
he mentions crop rotation. Of
course this is impossible in much of
the Columbia basin wheat belt be
cause of moisture limitation but
fortunatetly some of the worst foot
rot areas are In regions having
more than the usual amount of rain
fall. In that territory a late fall
seeding is a second means of reduc
ing loss from this trouble but Mr.
Sprague advises using this method
with caution as other factors are
involved.
Seed resistant varieties constitute
a third factor that has received con
siderable attention but nothing very
definite can be said on that sub
ject yet although different wheats
appear to vary considerably in their
resistance. He hopes in a few years
to be able to make more definite
recommendations on this point.
Time of plowing is the fourth
element considered, as soil plowed
so early in the spring as to run to
gether or puddle has been found to
harbor foot rot fungus to a great
extent Burning stubble apparent
ly has little effect one way or the
other on the foot rot, although
where straw is piled to a depth of
a foot or more It will kill the fun
gus to a considerable depth. This
may have some practical value in
eliminating small new infestations.
A free circulation of air through
the surface of the soil in the spring
has a tendency to check the action
of the fungus by drying out the soil
StarTheater
"LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES"
FRIDAY and SATURDAY,' NOV. 25 and 26:
Serial Pathe News Cartoon
Marion Davies and Robert Montgomery in
"BL0NDIE OF THE TOLLIES"
With Billie Dove, Jimmie Durante, Zasu Pitts
and Jimmie Gleason.
The story of two girl chums, their fights and squabbles, their
successes and failures.
SUNDAY and MONDAY, NOV. 27 and 28:
Patho News Pitts & Todd Comedy
, "C0NG0RRILLA"
Produced by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson
An African travelogue with many exciting shots. The scenes
among the pygmies and the elephant stampede are especially in
teresting. All sound was recorded right on the spot
TUES., WED. and THURS., NOV. 29-30, Dec. 1:
Our Gang Travelogue
JACKIE COOPER in
"DIVORCE IN THE FAMILY"
With Conrad Nagel, Lewis Stone, Lois Wilson
The. life of a small boy after his father and mother have been
divorced. The picture, with Jackie Cooper's splendid acting, has '
a wide appeal for children, and should also give parents a better
understanding of their own much-loved yet mischievous and some
times trying little rascals.
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WITH THE TURKEY
Go our wishes to one and
all for a
JOYOUS THANKSGIVING
K
HUSTON'S
GROCERY S;-
at the ground line where the dis
ease is most active. Nitrogen con
taining fertilizers tend to increase
the foot rot although no others had
any appreciable effect Finally,
while certain chemicals will elim
inate the fungus from the soil there
is none within economical reason at
present prevailing wheat prices.
The entire mlmeograpnea circu
lar of information, No. 74, may be
had free.
GOPHERS DESTROY ALFALFA.
Now Is the time to effectively
poison gophers. Poor stands of al
falfa can usually be traced back to
gopher Injury. The burrows of the
pocket gophers honeycomb many
alfalfa fields and the roots of the
plants cut off. The burrows also
often cause breaks im the irrigation
ditches.
Each individual pocket gopher
leads a solitary life except during
the breeding season when seeking
a mate. Four or six young are us
ually born to a litter, and some of
the Oregon species breed twice a
year. When the young are about
half grown they leave home and
start a burrow of their own. One
animal may spend it's entire life
vithin one or two hundred yards
of It's birthplace, or may travel as
much as a mile.
The loose mounds of earth
thrown up mark the course of the
tunnels. The entrances are kept
plugged except when the occupant
is actually working. This habit
was developed as a means of pro
tection against such natural ene
mies as snakes and weasels that
can travel in such underground bur
rows. If an opening is made in the
burrow the gopher soon returns to
this point and plugs it again. In
trapping advantage is taken of this
habit.
Thoroughly mix one ounce of
strychnine (alkaloid and 1-8 ounce
saccharine together, dust over 15
quarts of sweet potatoes, carrots or
parsnips. These bait materials
should be peeled and cut into small
cubes and thoroughly dusted with
the above mixture. In Irrigated
sections baits can be readily placed
by use of a gopher probe which can
be made by almost any one. The
essential thing is to have a sharp
Implement penetrate to the gopher
runways.
By probing around the fresh
mounds the runways can soon be
located and baits then dropped thru
the opening In the runway and the
probe hole closed by use of clods or
grass covered by earth. Addition
al information and demonstrations
may be secured by applying at the
office of C. W. Smith, county agent
Chas. Allinger was In the city
Friday from his home at lone.