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Thenieeting at Albany
was a .jflecided success am
comn;) t tees frojn,. almost
every ypmpiercial Llub along
the Willamette liver were
present to;,help pualon
the improvement;, planfor
the Willamette, states the
SaleraPaptal Journal. Vhy
the Vyillamette ,. rve .ha
been jeft id its pregen. con
dition (8Q , long has been a
query.'tQ, many when it is
recogp.iz as .a nayaijble
stream .for medium sized
boats, ;bytproperly improving
its mahi'fihannej, .C, - si,,
Th meeting was called to
order bjj Postmaster Van
Winjilefollowed by an ad
dres8.pf ,welcorae by Mayor
Gilber.t,"ni,A prepared state-
men, waa( read .py Secretary!
merciaivClub, showing the
survbV8that haye been made
and improvemeptwork iai
naa ;peen agreea- upuu.vy
the ugioeers and war de
partweoij, covering period
of eighV,years at $j$.0O per
year This appropriation
hud .dwlr.dled awav until
ther.waf not enough, to do
the woi at that Jawe even.
Major Mc Indoe .asiced the
commercial body to get data
showing, the commerce on
the river at the present time,
and .that that might bo ex
pected,, !?togither with dock
facilities along the river, ami
opportunities for the trans
fer of the freight if :apy. , j
Congressman Hawley
spoke ol the retainingTwall
at Oregon City built "six
fert'higlj, whicb hRdilrpwil;
out the, bars us far north as
Newberg, and - stated .. that
was, ie renson river hien
advocated a system ofhcks
and dams. ; t, .
A. 0, Dixon of tho Booth
Kelly IuniberCunyof,
Eugene, Bugeeltd a still
water channel from Eugent
to Qoryallis, stating that by
such a plan lumber could lw
taken , to tide water at 50
cents per 1000 feet. This h
said.would increase the val
ue of Lane county ptumpugc
alone ) from $1 to $3 pcr
creaed it 25 cU,J0Q he
stated it would iucreaseVtiie
valyeof Lruo county timber
$io;ooo,ooo7;"Ui. , j ,
Dr, pale, .mayor orJlarr. s-
burg,. SecretiryMurpbX;.
thq Cjorvallis commercial
club; M. J. .Lee. f . Canby.
Col.Jlofer and C. M, Eppfey
of (Saem t&ade;,.8UggeilipnH
and peered the cooperation
of their respective communities.-
Apermanent river im
provement committee con
sisting of Dixon of Eugene,
Morgan of Corvahis, and Ho-
fer j Salro t as appointed
A delegation had planned
goingi from t Independence
up to the last moment when
the .rains prevented the using
ofjaufos and consequently
Independence wa, without
represen tation although
heartily in favor of the move
ment in every way possible.
Mies Gate made a visit
Ssjurday ia CorvftUin with
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BObT.ilE'AGAK!
Tin Party'Will is DisreJ
i gardefy He Says ;
He HSars 1 AnothiM0
Gall for Him
AN INDEPENDENT CAN DIDATE
Jonathan liijurne wno went
before tlie people at the late
primary' election nnd was
defeaeed at the lie publican
primaries by lien Selling,
has consented tp run again
acco rd i n g t o h i s own state
ment.' We have three candi
dates withovt Mr. Bourne.
Clarke, progressive nominee
Mr. SellinL' tlie" regular 'ft'e-
publican nominee, Harry
Lane the regular Democratic
Pjptnin, ee. When Hourne
went beto;e the people on hit
record and was defeated, as
a miu JiefsJiQulcl stf(nd by the
people's decision and by now
coming out he places the lie
to the" direct pri mary 1 aw as
he has been inU -nretatiiig it.
Ihe should get ihe major
ityof tho? votes, lioVill not
be tho people's clnuce,lje-
cause at the primaries they
declarid birn not eligable
and iTe legislature will hard
ly :'nre go blck.pf the Re
publican decision when they
tftleci he is not a nominee
o(f;the; part, ,',audj they will
uodoubetly disregard him
aa a candidate in any t vent.
I . i .i . hi.) i i uri i
They should do so. If the
legislature should disregard
J3oiJrne(i tthe time they
choose the next U. S. Sena
tor they will be strength
ening the direct primary law
wherein .the nominees of a
party become the only repre
sentatives of the party nom
ineting them and 'will place
thebim fyrey er on men coin
ing out as self-seeking cflic-
ers alter tney nave been
turned down by the votes of
tl.wi. party ' they, planned to
represnt. If Selling, Lane or
Clark secure the majority of
ember. The one receiving the
. . ' v ' f- 'i 1 '
majoruy votesnouiuue cnosi
en by the legislature but
Bourn,. -,U.ro.iijiated4ihi msejf
when he came out as a Repub
lican and stated,"The people
were on trial not I."
JOURNALISM AS STUDY
No field of activity in these
modern times offers broader
opportunities. for : useful ai
helpful service than the fit-Id
oi journalism oners, jmir
nalism is a' big fact in mial
ern lif 3; sometimes we do not
fully ,'npprocirtte the' pow'e'i
wielded, by the press of ihe
country J it is a power not
always widely used ; it is not
always used for the good it
ca9 'I? iV1' V1 l'-e Dan ,-ne
newspaper of America "are
clean in most respects and do
more good than harm, ai
if that c uld bo said of the
average citizen it probacy
would satisfy the require
ments of our imrerfect civil
. --.
wo inn
The establishment of a de
partment ,ot journalism in
the University of "Oregon,
following a similar nd reu
sonaoiy. successful experi
ment.'! the University of
. '..V '' ' ; .
v asiungion, ami me as- lgn-
mentofMr. W. Allen ho,
for a number of years has
been connected with this
newsnaner. to the new clwir
"t "Vt ivr"fcon jUiiiyersity,
whowa that the people in this
"gectionuof the country fully
appreciate the' power of th
press and that they are anx
ious to realize the maximum
of its power for good in mod
ern society. V ' .
Mr.A'len il d young man
of fine capacity; he has had
practical expeileiica in news
paper making ; his ideals are
clean ; he is keen to the op
portunities of his new posi
tion, and it is certain thai
Oregon's leading educational
institution will reap a fair
profit as a result of his service.
Seattle P. I.
'.There is gladness in her
gladness. 'when she's glail ,
and there's sadness in her
sadness when she's sad. But
tho gladness of horgladnes
and the sadness of her sad
ness sre not in it with her
madness when she 's mad.
u Will Lacy an old acquain
tance of tho editor of the
Monitor, dropped into the
oflice Tuesday having ju-t
come into the city from Ann-
darko, Oklahoma, where lie
now bfRciaies .is U.' S.' post
master. WilNwasa student
of the Normal in the early
ninet'ieswitli the ediiof.' ' ' ;
BRIEF NEWJ OF OREGON
Junction jClty'i Pumpkin"" fair was
attended by a large crowd from all the
urToundlng neighborhood.
Brakeman Charles Utter of the S. P.
A S. freight service, was killed at
Warren while doing switching.
The Dayton Drier and Evaporating
company'! plant at Dayton burned to
the ground with 20,000 pounds of dried
prunes.
1 Over 2,000,000 trout were distribut
ed tn the Tarlout streams of the state
during ( t,he past year, according to
the report of W. L. Flnley. game war
den! " .
The Oregon Agricultural college has
decided to make extensive exhibits at
the Northwest Pacific Laud Products
how to be held In Portland In Novem
ber. , ,
Charles II, Carter, nominated "by
the Democrats of Umatilla county for
circuit Judge, and James H. Haley for
district attorney, hare both declined
to run.'
Despondent because his sweetheart
was about to accompany her parents
to another town, Gerald Traylor, a 17-
year-old boy of Elkton, committed ml- j
clde by shooting himself through the
A fruit dryor has been Installed at
the penitentiary, and by means or
conrlct lsbor fruit raised by the state
Is now being dried and will be distri
buted among the various state insti
tutions. . ... .
Arrangements are being perfected
for the holding In Eugene next week
of a tuberculosis exhibit under the
auspices ot the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tu
berculosis.
John W. Kelly, a forceful writer, a
conspicuous figure In Oregon politics
for half a century, and the editor of
one of the first newspapers launched
In Portland. Is dead at his home In
Roseburg. '
Attorney -General' Crawford hns
handed, down an opinion in which he
holds that, according to the laws of
the state, night' schools run only be
held by public schools In districts of
the first clusa.' " '
The greatest relative Increase tn
student enrollment ever experienced
at the Agricultural college Is reported.
The figure show an increase ot 83
per cent, "or approximately 260 stu
dents over last year.
The body of George Dacotus wm
found dead under the warehouse of
the Big Pines Lumber company at
Medford. His throat was cut, his head
mashed beyond recognition and 1700
and a gold watch missing.
Two Umatilla county wheat raisers,
George Copplnger and Ab Williams,
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AUVEKTlSt;
At Once in
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enraged In a fight at Echo, In which
Williams was severely stabbed in the
shoulder, receded a vtit In the face,
and may lose the sight of an eye.
Tipping In order to get baggage
handled promptly at'the Union depot
In Portland must stop.1 This Is the
ultimatum Issued by the state railroad
qommission to E. Lyons, manager of
the Northern Pacific Terminal com
pany. Gangrene ' resulting from a wouno
sustained In a motorcycle accident,
caused the death at Salem of Frank
J. Moore, eldest son of Justice F. A.
Moore of the state Bupreme court.
Mr. Moore leaves a widow and four
children.
Vigorous and explicit denial Is made
br MacArthur, Perks & Co., of New
York, of the published statement from
Coqullle that they are backing a pro
jected railroad, to run from Port Or
ford to connect with the Pacific &
Eastern at Medford.
Commissioner Dennett of the gen
eral land office has' removed the pre
vious order of suspension against all
the Sileti cases except those in town
ships 7, 8 and 9. Entries will be ord
ered to patent as soon as the field
reports can be reviewed.
' The Examiner Publluhisg company
of La Grande has filed articles of In
corporation with the secretary of
state, with a capitalization of $25,000,
and the Jordan Valley Land A Water
company has Increased Its capital
tock from $100,000 to $200,000.
One thousand dollars reward is of
fered for the arrest and conviction of
the person or persons who murdered
Harry O. Barr at Portland on the
night of September 16, or the morn
ing of September 11 The offer Is
made by George B. Barr, brother of
the vlctlqi.
Figures' jiit"comjrfleaby'tke cbnnty
surveyor Indicate that the canyon of
flnaks rtver on the eastern border of
Wallowa county U the deepest chasm
la ths aortbwest, and 'perhaps In the
whole United States. For many miles
the river runs between walls from
8000 to 8000 feet high.
Omar O. Conger, who had been miss
ing two months and who was thought
to have been killed by falling from a
train near Spokane, surprised his wife
and parents by returning to his borne
at Salem. He explAlned that he did
fall from a train, but was uninjured,
and went to work in' the harvest fields
of eastern Washington.
TWO ARMY AVIATORS KILLED
Cemmlsslohsd' Oftloer Take Enlltttd
Man as ' Passenger.
Wualageoa. Two more Uvea were
acriooed to eolation at hh United
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If you have property to sell or trade list it .with, us; and wewilad
vertise and sell it for you. Fill out the blank below, and send jt to
The R? J. Taylor Co., ,
No. 1. " 20 Acres $2000. '
A tract of twentv acres of Brood land
located about four miles south of Inde
pendence. All cleared and in cultivation.
Good soil and desirable location.
No 2 10 Acres $2100' '
A fine piece of bottom land, of which
four acres are in hops. All in cultiva
tion. Located near Indopende nee and
property that will pay a big interest on
the investment. Or will sell for,$ 700 a
tract of about 3 and a half acres from
this. Only part required down, balance
on long time payments.
No 3. 133 A $12,500 -
This tract lies 4 miles south of Inde
pendence on the m lin Albany road.
6o acres under plow, bala ice pusturage
and fine oak timber. $5000 worth of
wood on property. No waste land. Fam
ily orchard of 2 1-2 acres, and 4 1-2
acres Newton pippin apples four years
old. new eight room honsd, hot and cold
water, new barn'and other buildings, 2
wells spring, gas engine and 100 gallon
tank. Besides there fe the following
personal property. RO head of tfoats, S
cows, 3 heifers, 15 hogs, 1 team ' 1 Wag
on, 1 buggy, plow, disk harrow; rnke.
mower, 1 horse cultivator, cream seper-
ator and small tools. Hay in the barn.
Terms one half cash, balance on time,
t i
j No 4 ' 90 acret $8300 s
This is a fine tract of well cultivated
land located two miles from Monmouth.
Good house and barn, wells, etc. Well
improved. 45 acres" in prunes. All in
ltluation.
No. 8 8 1-2 acres for $3150
A good piece of property one mile out
of( Independence, including all the
household funiture stock, etc. Land is
kll In cultivation. vt
INDEPENDENCE
States army sviation field. College
Park, Md.. near hero, when an army
aeroplane fell IS feet te the ground,
Instantly killing Corporal Frank S.
Soott and so seriouely injuring: Second
Lieutenant Lewis C. Rockwell that he
died later. " r
Hundred of persons, inclding fel
low army officers attached to the avia
tion school, witnessed the tragic acci
dent. When thty reached the scene
Corporal Boott was found dead several
feet fro the wrecked machine, while
Lieutenant Rockwell was near by, fa
tally Injured.
Lieutenant Rockwell had started up
with Corporal Soott as a passenger to
make a teat flight In his trial for a
military aviator's license.
WAR PREPARATIONS RUSHED
park Only Nssded to Bet All of
8outheasttrn Europe Aflame.
" London. The Balkan difficulties
have developed with alarming rapidity
to a point where only a spark is need
ed to set the whole of southeastern
Europe aflame. Three of the Balkan
states by common consent have order
ed the simultaneous mobilization of
their armies and are making every
preparation for immediate hostilities.
Two possible explanations are of
fered, the first that a coalition of the
Balkan states sxisto for the purpose
of demanding from Turkey before she
has time to conclude peace with Italy,
the grant of complete autonomy to the
Macedonia provinces ; the seoond that,
fearing Turkey will seek an issue
from. her difficulties at home and
abroad, in war, they are preparing
themselves for a possible attack.
Everything seema to depend on
whether the great powers will be able
to bring auBlolenf ; pressure eta ear
to prevent th outbreak of hostilities
and yreserve ths status quo la the
Balkans.
Notice of Meeting of Board of
Equalization i
; Notice is hereby given that on
Monday, the 21st day of October,
1912, the board of equalization
will meet at the County Court
House in the city of Dallas, in
the County of Polk, State of Orei
gon, to examine and correct; all
assessment rolls, to correct all
errors in valuation, lots or other
property, or incorrectly, assessed
aa fn rluocrintinn nr miantitv. Or
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where assessed in the name of a
person or persons not the owner
No. 9 147 acs s at $30 per acre !
This property is loca. ?d about three
miles from Monmouth, has fair build
ings, Plenty of oak and fir timber Run
ning water, A dandy place to raise
stock. Good soil.
No 13 70 acres for $4C00
This tract is all fenced, 25 acres in
Buy You aFarmi?
Our Sale Contract
I have this day appointed R. J. Taylor to
sell for me my property described below , and
if he sells the same or causes the sale of the
said property I will .allow him 5 of the
sale price for his labor, : advertising, etc,
Description if farm.i'
Acres, Acres cultivated,
, Timber::--.Room house, foot Barn,
' Chicken house, Sheds, Wat
er; .Miles to School, to town,
Terms.
Remark-i.
Dated -this... day; of .
The following personal
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thereof or assessed under or be
yond the actual cash value there?
fr and to assess a 1 lands, lots
and other property appearing to
have been omitted or that was
not assessed,
Petitions or applications for re
duction. of a particular assess
ment shall; be! made in writing,
verified by the oath of the,: appli
cant! or . his attorney and be filed
with the. board -.during :the , first
wefk it is by law, required - to be
in "session, and any petition or
rit"ilif!itimn nnt en made. . verified
and filed shall not be .considered
or acted upon by the board.
Dated September 26, A. D. 1912.
C. S. GRAVKS,
Assessor of Polk County.
9:26-10:17 -
cultivation, 25 bearing fruit trees, Six
room house, barn, granary, wells, etc.
No. 17 98 Acres at $50 per Acre
Good 8 room house, barn, granary,
fenced. All in cultivation. Well locat
ed, about 8 miles from Independence.
Will sell for cash or will take Indepen
dence property in trade.
1912.
Owner
property included-.
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No. 18 2 1-2 Acres $3,000
, Located in Corvallis. . This property
a good four room house, barn 26 by 20
new wood shed, chicken house and chick
en park, smoke house, 2000 strawber
ries, 100 logan berries, 50 mammoth
black blackberries, 10 cherry trees. All
in cultivation, city water. Only one half
mile from college. Will sell for cash
or will trade for farm property near
Independence,
No 20 120 Acres $13,000 .
This is one of the best improved prop
erties in Polk county. Good clay loam
Boil, all fenced and cross fenced, all in
but 10 acres of oak timber, good well
at barn and house, springs, 7 room house
and barn 39 by 48 with 20 foot posts,
granary, wagon sheds, chicken house,
horses,, 8 jersey cows, 18 head hogs,
new wagon, hack, carriage, cream sep
arator, drag, mower, rake, cultivator,
3 harrows, 2 plows, chickens, every
thing but house hold goods. Fine fam
ily orchard. 3 miles from Independence
and half mile from school.
No. 21 50 Acres $5OO0
Near Harrisburg, river bottom land,
fine for hops or potatoes, all cleared but
15 acres fir and maple timber, all level
and under fence, small orchard and ber
ries, two living springs, private lane,
2 acres prarie, 5 room house, wood shed
and wagon shed, chicken house, grana
ry, barn etc.(On gravelled road, F.
D. half mile to school, 3 miles to Co
burg, 7 to Harrisburg. ""
No. 22 6.40 Acres $1800
Half mile, from Monmouth, 3
room
house, rustic new new barn. 14 x 24
chicken house, well, 5 ton hay, 24 chick
ens, new plow, jersey cow, huse"an
buggy, I acre in garden, all clearnd and
fenced I $800 down
OREGON