VERNONIA EAGLE
THE CACTUS FLAT CATAMOUNT
VOLUME 1
LAURENCE LOCKNEY, Editor
NUMBER 6
Th* Desert
EDITOR MAKES FLYING
In a race between the Volunteer
TRIP THROUGH FIELDS (By Wampus Pete, Silver Penned Fire department of Cactus Flat and
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Posltry Meat Jal, 6-8
The fifth annual poultrymen’s
convention will be on the Oregon
Agricultural college campus July
6-8 and the meeting of the Oregon
Poultryman’s association July 7.
The program will deal with econ­
omic egg produetion, the feeding
problem and poultry farm manage­
ment principally. Dr. E. ■». Mc­
Collum nutrition expert of John
Hopkins university, will speak on
practical nutrition of poultry.
Whiskey Slide, the home boys won
Poet of the Sierras)
While making a flying journey
by a hose.
The
desert's
covered
up
with
sand,
through the towering corn fields
That sinks you to your knees;
Mescal Bill has become known
and prune vineyards last Saturday
after the rollers on the pres's had Where vicious Gila monsters live, as the one man band since he has
And rattlesnakes and fleas.
learned to accompany himself on
been washed up and salted down
has no friend the fiddle by stamping his foot
The
.parching
desert
and stood in a corner, the editor
To shed a bitter tear,
on the floor.
of the Catamount took occasion to
The Rev. Ananias Etherblazer
When it is burning up with heat
observe the progress that is being
Glad Flowers Need Care
For six months of the year.
preached a whacking good sermon
made in the farming region.
The sands of time are o’er it spread, on sin last Sunday night, at which
Comemrcial
'growers cut gladio­
He believes that some of the
And have for long been thus. time three hijackers and a yawyer lus flower stems at a slant to
boys are going to make a fair crop I The burning desert’s blighting
each promised to lead a better life. leave all the foliage possible since
in spite of all they can do. That
breath
Wall-Eyed Watkins, a cowpunch­ food in the leaf returns to the
place on Ebenezer Squillses farm
Sure is a wicked cuss. •
er from the Diamond-A ranch, ar­ corm as it matures. The general
where the creek overflowed its
rived in Cactus Flat Monday to practice is to leave at least one-
banks and irrigated quite a patch,
SOCIAL NEWS
have himself and saddle-horse re- third of the foliage on each plant
will produce several sacks to the
Centipede Clark was the survivor shod.
as the corm is weakened if more
acre, and if Ed don’t watch out of a roadhouse party Saturday
A benefit performance for Hen- is removed. Gladiolus corms being
he will have a job gathering it night.
ry Ford was staged Tuesday when not hardy, are dug in the fall be­
this fall. Bearcat Boone’s lease
Miss Goldie Boone announces two flivvers came together on Main fore the ground is frozen. Corms
on the Hopkins forty could stand ir­ that no change in rolled stockings street.
harvested with the leaves and stems
rigating, but it would be useless will be made this summer.
I
attached are stored in a dry shed
and futile and a waste of breath
Ole Crow of Piute Peak, who ! WILD BILL MULLENS
or basement. When the foliage has
to tell him about it. Also Alf Studes [ has just divorced his second wife,
WRITES FROM CHICAGO withered it is removed and the
pumpkins would bear more froit if states that he will announce himself
Wild Bill Mullens, who won great corms are separated, cleaned and
they were not covered up with in favor of a third term.
fame
in the Sagebrush Belt a few placed in a cool, dry place. Corms
goard vines.
Rattlesnake Ike’s
| years ago when he first started are planted in Oregon as soon as
grapes are doing well and if he
BASEBALL NEWS
| his ■ career as a western bandit, the killing spring frosts have pass-
has goon luck he oi.rht to produce
Split Pease writes from New
ed.
about four barrels to the acre. York that Babe Ruth is slipping. has been spending a few weeks in
Chicago,
where
he
journeyed
for
Miss Lena Shanks will have a good He said that the Babe went^ to
Honey Recipe Get» Prize
crop of foxtails and puncture vine bat four times in a game that he the purpose of completing his edu-
The .prize winning fudge re-
I
cation
under
the
tutelage
of
the
which should be rjady for market witnessed and only knocked one
cipe at the Watertown, Wis., na-
soon, If Horsehide Hopkins don't home run and a. couple of measley more advanced criminals of the tional honey cooking contest
held
big city. He wrote a letter the other
plow his beans pretty pronto he three-baggers.
by the G. B. Lewis company has
day
to
a
friend
in
Cactus
Flat,
In
wont have enough to bile for sup-
Wiley Hawse writes from Boston
just been determined, says H. A.
per. If Jeff Jones would get to that the Boston Americans staged which he says that if he can pass
work on his wild raspberries and | a batting rally in a recent game his grades' he will be permitted to | Scullen, bee specialist of the Ore.
pick a few for exporting to the when one of the players beat out enter politics and in such case, he fton experiment station, as follows:
will become a permanent resident [ Two cups granulated sugar, 1-4 cup
county seat instead of hanging a bunt.
Chi. He writes that he will rc. [honey; 1 square chocolate 3-4 cup
nrnvrd th»» po«*-nffice steps and toll­
I runt Rock writes from the eastjceive
diploma as soon as he can ! iiuix; 1-4 cup cream 1 teaspoon
ing every stranger that comes along I that he recently witnessed a bril-]
a couple of more notches on ! vanilla; butter size of walnut, 1 cup
who won the war, he might be en­ liant play in the Great American
nuts. Boil sugar, milk and chocolate
abled to put himself in a luirative game. Schultz was out, Casey to his gun.
for five minutes. Add honey and
position so he wouldn’t have to Cohen.
BEARCAT BOONE BAGS
butter boil until soft balls forms
borrow all of his tobacco from
Porterhouse Kelly writes from
FEROCIOUS CHIPMUNK in cold water. Cool, beat and add
hard working citizens.
New York that Keinesseee Moun­
Bearcat Boone oiled up his old nuts and flavoring. Pour on but­
The farming region as a whole tain Landis has bought a pair of
double-barreled
shotgun Saturday tered pan and when hard cut in
is rather satisfactory and the Cat­ supporters and will suspend his
njorning and started out in pursuit’ squares.
amount wants it editorially under­ socks.
of a marauding chipmunk that has
stood that garden truck will be
Farm Reminders
created great havoc among the
LOCAL NEWS
took on subscriptions at par value.
Cultural practices that
Elm Slivtrs, a lion tamer for . peaeful residents of Cactus Flat the control of strawberry root weevil
a big circus who is visiting in L past few weeks. The vicious rodent in Oregon are not to be neglected,
Cactus Flat, was chased up a tree , was in the habit of stealing into says the experiment station even
Casey’s Rheumatic Remedy
by Abe Barlow's collie pup the , the homes of the sleeping citizens though applications of poison bait
in the dead of night and biting show promise of giving good re­
A BLOOD TONIS
other day.
Drives ‘ out the poison of
Lawyer Lilikell, who planted a t holes in the flour barrels and also turns. Selection of good viborous
Rheumatism, Neuritis, Lum­ I garden early in the spring, has | a slab of bacon in Hog-Eye Haines’ plants, use of fertilizers and cover
bago, reduces pain and swell­
succeeded in raising a point of • smokehouse had one corner mysteri­ crops with systematic rotation help
ously chewed off of it.
Purifies the ' order.
ing of joints,
by keeping the plants in condition.
Bearcat scorned the advances of
blood.
Sold on a money
Jeff Jones, an aviator in the ,
Weeds not only harbor diseases
back guarantee by the
late war, who hopped off Monday , several adventurous hunters who of- and insects harmful to garden
,
fered
to
accompany
him,
and
said
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on a flight around the world, was
plants but also starve and shade
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forced down at Whiskey Slide on ( he would go alone, as he had no them and spoil the flower effect.
,
fear
of
any
animal
that
every
walk
­
account of a shortage of gasoline
Successful gardeners remove weeds
ed the earth. Armed only with his roots and all and turn them under
and change.
trusty shotgun and an elm club, or otherwise destroy them to give
Bearcat turned his back on home the plants full benefit of soil nu­
and fireside and a few mighty stri­ trition and direct rays of sunlight.
des carried his manly form into the
For best results in Oregon poul­
depths of the dark forest where on­ try is allowed 4 square feet of floor
ly the sounds of the wild were to space per fowl for the average
| be heard. His faithful pothound, size flock. The space per fowl is
Sniffing Sallie, soon took up the reduced in large flocks and increas-
trial, Bearcat knew he was on the ed in small ones.
right trail' for one toe was missing
Annual seedlings and bienniaf
from the right forefoot of the ani­ and perennial plants need water on
mal, v.here it had been caught in hot days and will respond readily
a mousetrap. Into the dark and to frequent weeding and cultivating'
[ gloomy and foreboding jungle went by producing stronger growth and
j Bearcat and Sallie. An occasional therefore better flowers, says the
yowp from the keen-scented dog O. A. C. campus florist.
signaled victory to the stalwart
A lean flat face without wrin­
hunter. A few more yards and the kles and a bright eye are 'indic­
dog came to a stop beneath a ations of the laying hen. A
mighty greasewood plant that tow­ which appears to be masculine
ered in the heavens. Sallie bayed dicates a poor layer.
ns though her heart would burst.
Bearcat, gun in hand, and every
Radioed From USDA
sense alert stalked forward. He
Sanitation in . the houses
peered into every branch of the poultry runs helps in the control.
many limbed bush. Finally two of certain diseases among poultry.
black eyes, like glistening beads Since only young chicks are sub­
of ebonite, rewarded his vigilant ject to gapeS' one of the serious
peering. Slowly he raised his gun causes of chick deaths, and since]
to his shoulder. Cocking his shot­ turkeys of all ages may carry the
gun and his eye he measured the gapes parasite chicks should be
dist^pce between himself and his kept away from turkeys and the
prey. It was about six feet. An premises used by turkeys.
unfair advantage, thought Bearcat,
The department of agriculture
so the intrepid westerner backed has a new leaflet on the preven­
off a few feet to give the shot tion of round-worms in pigs. The
a chance to scatter. Taking careful common roundworm causes a lot
aim he fired. The bang of the gun of digestive trouble in pigs. It also [
reverberated into every corner and slows up the .growth and develop­
crevice of the forest and stirred ment, and in other ways interferes
EVERYBODY COME
up a smart sized echo. It was dead. with the well-being of pigs. That’s]
Baseball Games, Fireworks, Boxing
Two ounces of shot reposed in its especially so in case of the younger
carcass.
ones.
Swinging the kill over his left
The milking equipment should be
shouldert Bearcat turned his broad sterilized. The milk itself should bs
26 ROUNDS OF FIGHTING
back on the black forest and strode quickly cooled , i 50 degrees or
back to Cactus Flat, where deep below and kept cold in a sterilized
Main Event
homage was paid to him by the container until sold, IT you use a.
CHIC ROCCO
vs.
LEX JOHNSON
neighbors.
milking machine, you should take|
Clatskanie 134 lb.
Portland 134 lb.
Clay Wilkins, a former Cactus special precautions to wash and
Flat carpenter, writes from Florida sterilize it.
Semi-Final Event
It has been found that blight-;
that
construction work on the foun­
BILL STEVENS
BILL ELLINGSWORTH vs
dation of a big new hotel building, killed chestnut is being largely re-1
Vancouver, 168 lb.
Tillamook 168 lb.
on which he is employed, was held placed naturally by oak, red oak,[
up for several days on account of chestnut oak, black oak, or scarlet I
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oak.
i
a shortage of papier mache.
ADOLPH SUN
Shell color has no effect on the
YOUNG BIRKY
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Bob Cutler, who drew three
Ilwaco
Clatskanie
to a pair of sixes in the poker quality of an egg, but it does make
game Saturday night has made the a difference in the price. Some
markets prefer white eggs. Others
Two Other Fast Preliminaries
first payment on a new car.
pay higher prices for brown eggs,
Oregon produced $334,700 In Naturally, size does make a dlf-
gold, silver, copper and lead, in ference on most markets. An ave-,
1926.
rage egg should weigh about 2
Hillsboro— Ray-Maling
Cannery ounces or about 1 *4 pounds to
adds $82,000 worth of machinery the dozen.
NOVELTY AND STUNT RACES
Nearly 2,000,000,000 dozen eggs
to pack 516,000 cases fruit this
year.
are produced in this country each
Thursday, June 30, 1927
year. Ninety nine per cent of them cream dressing is delicious. Whip
are chicken eggs.
half a pint of double cream, season
with 4 tablespoons of lemon juice,
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12 drops of tabasco, 1H teaspoons
When a baked potato is done, salt. 1*4 teaspoons sugar, a little
work it until the skin is loose, jab scrapped onion, and 3 tablespoons
a fork into one side and make an ground horseradish, This must be
opening to let out the steam. Drop made just before serving time.
in a lump of butter and serve at Combine with 3 cups of shredded
cabage. If the dressing is allowed
once.
Apple butter may be jnade with to stand, on the cabbage the juices
or without cider and is a good are drawn from it and the dressing
means of using up windfall and becomes too thin. Serve very cold.
imperfect apples that must be cook- It is attractive served in a head
ed to be saved. The U. S. depart­ of red or curly green cabbage.
ment of agriculture will tell you
Forest Grove—Western Oregon
how to make it.
Packing company will build $15,-
Cheese straws are made much 000 plant addition.
like pastry. Use as much grated
cheese as you have flour in your[ Proper inspection of buildings
pastry recipe' season with cayenne j during construction would do much
pepper, and cut half the cheese! to lessen the residental fire haz-
into the flour and fat. Roll out; ard in our country.
the pastry and sprinkle the top1 Astoria—First salmon troll fish-
with half of the remainder of the j ing begins, with good year’s pros-
sheese and roll again, repeating’ pect.
until all the cheese is used. Roll I Forest Grove—Building addition
out finally about a quarter of an I made to News-T.mes printing plant.
inch thick and cut into narrow [
strips or any desire shape and
bake.
Biscuit dough is useful in many
ways other than for making hot
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bread. It has no equal for making
fruit shortcakes, or for chicken
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shortcake. It can be used for a
crust for a meat pie or a fruit
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cobbler. Sweetened and sliced, with
raisins added, it is transformed in­ At the Brazing Works on Rose
Avenue.
to tea cakes. Pinwheel buns are
made by sprinkling the surface of
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the rolled out dough with sugar,
cinnamon, nuts, and raisins, and
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then rolling it up, to be cut across
like jelly roll. These pinwheels are
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whipped
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