1906-03-21-sc-p7-gw-capps-said-to-discover-chinese-lettuce-remedy
March 21, 1906 Spokane Daily Chronicle Page 7:
REMEDY FOR POISONING
G. W. Capps of Reardan Is Said to Have Made Important Discovery.
REARDAN, Wash., March 1 (Special Correspondence.)—The stork has been making a series of visits to families of this place of late and some five or six girls and boys have been added to our population. Among the most. rerent are a 10 1/2. pound boy to Mr. and Mrs; Frank Garber, and a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Warren.
Every year bands of sheep being drive through this country to pasturage in Idaho have been seriously poisoned in some unknown manner and hundreds have died en route. It has been laid to Chinese lettuce, or some poisonous herb eaten by the animals. Last season G. W, Capps, a prominent farmer near here, took 15 head that had been left behind to die, and by his treatment saved the lot. He claims to have discovered the cause and an infallible remedy for the poisoning, and if he has his fortune is made from sheep owners alone.
The diphtheria quarantine upon the Overdorf residence has not yet been lifted, as was erroneously reported, although Mr. Overdorf is allowed to visit his farm and care for stock—going direct from his town home to farm and return.
Surveyor Ray Maloney of the state college is here to survey the business streets and establish grades, preparatory to the macadamizing of the streets.
James O'Brien, assistant bookkeeper at the Washington Grain & Milling Co.'s office, has gone to San Francisco on a business trip.
Mrs. J, H. Gollihur and children have returned from a month's sojourn with relatives in Ohio, They were accompanied by Miss Laura Biggerstaff, a sister of Mrs. Gollihur, who will remain here some time.
C. F. Millard, the merchant, has traded his fine farm east of town to Rev. P. Conklin of Elberton, Wash., for two houses in Spokane and some cash.
