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OKKflON CITY KNTRItPKTfiB. FRIDAY, ATJOUHT 10, 1012 5 LARSEN&CO, Gtoceries, Produce, and Commission Lime, Cement, Land Plaster, etc. Cor. 10 4 Main, Oregon City, Oregon LOCAL BRIEFS Ell Hlnrk, of Clarkes, u In Oregon CMly Tuesday, Kri'il l.lnilim, of Clarke, win In thin city Wviluridny, lim n, Thursday nlKtit, to the wife of Edward Hiickholti, a in. (irovrr Crulgbautii mid Mary ()lir taller were married jy Judge Dentin Friday. Mini Echo Hpence, of Heaver Criwk, In Oregon city Tui'Mtlny visiting frli'iiil. A. I'. Schneider tlio merchant of Heaver Creek, win lu Oregon City on I ednesday. Horn to thn wiru of Wllllum Ra kid of Writ Oregon City, a ill no pound daughter, Humliiy. Fred Hrbafer, thn well known law mill mini, of Molulla, wai In Oregon City on builncsi Tuesday. Mr. mid Mra. Frank Miller and aou, of Clarke, wira In Oregon City Tuo ilny, iho former going to I'orllmid on limine Herman Kinder and family of tlila city, and who recently purchased a farm at Itcdliind, tin vo moved to their new homo. Mr. I.. W. Robblm. of Mulalla. waa In town Saturday and anya there Una lieen an unusual activity In building at Molulla of lata. John (Inrd and daughter, of Clarke thn former being one of Hie well known furmera of Clackamai Couirn ty, were lu tlila city Monday, II. 1,. Uaditor, one of the prominent dairymen of Clackamai County whom residence la at Heaver Creek, waa In tlila city on buslnci Wednesday. Mm. A. I). Valcher, accompanied by Iter ful her. Mr. Peck, and tier aon, Marshall, left Saturday on the learn er Hear for their new home at Long Heneh, Cnl. Mr. Vatcher will Join till family Inter. Justice of the Peace Samson officl nled Saturday at the marrlago of Ceorite ('. Pallas, of Pnmaicui and Mr. Kamh Itnnkln. of Gladstone. Tba wrdilliu waa thn 129th that had been aolemnlied at the home of Mr. Bam aon. MnrrliK lleeiiies were Issued 8nt urdny to Sarah Itnnkln and 0. C. IHil Ini; Anna Hhrnder and F. Max Kllng nr; Anna J. Woodward and (lllbert It. Thomas. Mlaa Woodward waa under axe, and her mother' content to the innrringe waa given. Sheriff Muaa and Jamly went to 8eaalde Saturday night to apend one week. leinty Sheriff Ml lei la In charge of the outside work of the aherlff't ofTlcn In the abannre of Mr, Muaa. Ilert Stnnta, aa usual, la In charge of the Inside work. Hev. George Y. Swopa and eon Ita lia and Mra. C. M. Oglesby and aon Orvlllo have returned from Independ ence where they have siienl the paat ten duyi visiting at the home of tkolr brother, II. U Hwope, and on their re turn home (liny atopped nt Aurora and vlalted frlenda Wednesday evening. They had a diil""htful trip. HEAD SCHOOL PRAYER Hev, J. R. Landahorough, paitor of the Presbyterian Church, hai been rhoaen to ronduct prayer In thli city September 8, when prayer will be of fered In every hamlet In every civilis ed country In helmlf nt the free achooli. The National Reform Asso elation his organized a ilmultaneoua prnyer In which 2.ri00 American clor gymen will lend. In the minion ai'booli and churchei througbout the world ilmllur prayer will be offered and -In many of the Sunday schools the children will participate. No auch alnitiltnneoua lervlco hni ever before been attempted and the event mark! nn epoch In the organization of the great Second World'a Christian Citi zenship Conference to be held In Portland beginning June 29, 1912. ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE. S. A. Stld, of Mason, Mich., will Dover forget his terrible exposure to a merciless storm. "It gave me a dreadful cold," he write, "that caus ed severe pains In my cheat, so it wa hard for me to breathe. A neigh bor gave me eeveral doles of Dr. King's New Discovery which brought great relief. The doctor said I was on the verge of pneumonia (but to continue with the Discovery) I did o and two bnttlea completely cured mn." T'se only thli quick, safo, reli able medicine for coughi, colds or any throat or lung trouble. Price GOc and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by All Druggists. HISS LYDIA BUOL TO E Tim engagement of Ml I.ydla lluol and Mr. Wlllluin Guorgo Krueger, ol thl (ily. Ii announced, tlio uinrrliiKO to lit solemnized Hi (lis Zlou Lutlwr- I mi church on Holiday afternoon at i.:u o'clock, Ituv. Wllllum Kruxbcrgnr urtlrliitliiK. After the mnrrlagu cere inoiiy a reception will be lie Id at tlio ' homo of Mr. XruiKr'i aunt, Mr. j(,in vinllu Mlaa lluol la a daughter of Mr. and Mra. Albert lluol, well known real deuia of Clnckniiina (.'oiinty, who live near Heaver Creek, and Mr. Krueger, la one of the well known contractor of Oregon City, having come to tlila city from Athena, Wla. four year ago. lie I a ion of Mr. aud Mra. Auguat Krueiier. of Atheui. Their honey moon will bo ipent In Heattle and Bpo kane. 72 Mr. Mnry Chnrulg srventy-two yean of ign, and llerry lluckner, sixty-eight yenn of age, were married late Wed uevdny afli-rnoou. Justice of the I'eacn Hamsun otltclatlng. lluckner, who I n veteran of the Civil War, had been married three time before. 111 bride bud been married once before and ha grown children. Mn. lluck ner' father waa a shot-maker In I'ort In tul. und owned part of the lite of dm 1'onlnnd Motel. Mr, lluckner hai lived at Heaver Creek for leveral year, hut he and hi bride will go to housekeeping in till city. The wed ding was solemnized at the home of Mra. Martha Heer. WIFE, SUING, CALLS Declaring thnt her huihand ll miser ly and that aim had to mpport her elf and her children, Ina I Kings bury Friday filed lult for a divorce against Jumei Kluahury. Tney were married December 24. 1KS6, in Dorta ford, Wush. The plalntlfT allege that thn defendant hni on many occasion left their Ovo children at home with out anyone to watch them. She aaka for the cuatody of thn two younger children and that the father bo given the cuatody of tho three older onei. Circuit Judge Campbell Friday grant ed decreea of divorce In tlio follow Ing raaei: Gertrude Robin against Ferdinand Robin and Marie Pederion against Anden Pederson. SHE TRIES TO DIE Mra. Anna Tompkins, of W'lllam el to, attempted suicide Thursday night nt her homo by drinking carbolic acid. She will recover, but It Is feared ihe will make another attempt to end her life. Mahlon Bnidow, a neighbor, win visiting nt the Tompkins house about 9 o'clock, and Mrs. Tompkins went In to a pantry and took thn poison. Bni dow hurried to tho telephone atatlon nnd gnve the alurm and a physician from Oregon City administered relief Thn womnn told Snldow she was tired of life and wanted to put an end to it. Her husband, It II. Tompkins, lives at Shaw. Or. They have not been living together for some time. Mrs. Tompkins hns three children living with hor, two daughters, aged tertj and fifteen years respectively, and a ion,' aged twenty years. CUPID OPENS COURTHOUSE AND COUPLE SOON WEDS Justice of the Peace Samson officiat ed Thursday evening at the marriage of FreJ Seely and Miss Maggie Barnes, both of Wllsonville. The young people, who are well knbwn In the west end of the county, reached the city after the courthouse closed, but the ever-accomodating County Clerk Mulvey took pity on them and unlocked his office to Issue the li cense. Couple Gets Llcinse A license .to marry was Issued Fri day to Mary M. Oberstaller and Grov or Krlgbaum. IT DOESN'T TAKE MANY ' CART WHEELS" to pay for the repair of your car riage or wagon at this shop. We do work supply good materials at moderate prices. We are not aiming at getting rich quickly only to make a comfortable living f by doing honest work. We be-, speak your paronage. OWEN G. THOMAS 4th and Main 8ts Oregon City L PEOPLE HAVE MEETING The twenty-third convention of the Oregon Conferonco llrani h Young People's Alliance of the Evangelical Association met at lllver View Orov Jennings lidgn last Wednesday and Thursday, Hev. F, M. Fisher of Beat lle presiding. Thera wero thirty nine delegates present, representing Monmouth, i.enls, Mount Hcolt, Halem, Frultlnnd, Curaon Heights, Portland, Mountain Toil, Jefluraon, Oregon City, Vemonla aud Mllwiiuke In Oregon, and tba fol lowing plucei In Washington: Uenttln, Tacouiu, Holllngham, Kverett, Wahl, Little Fall. There are nineteen Al liances In thu conference, aggregating f,'M member. During thn year a ta tnl of tWIAi was raised for all pur poses, which Ii an average of $1.08 it member. Much Interest hai been ibown In tba convention, and the young people give promise of great thing for the cumin-! year. The delgnle entered heartily Into the work of the Con vention, and seemed to have a desire not only to bo helwd, but also to help others, Itev. F. M. Fisher, wsl re-eloc.tod president. Thn other ohVer olectrd tro: Vlce-I'realdenls, Alvln Hradford, nod Arthur llorst; Corresponding HoereUry, Mn. Ksther lloguo! It cording Secretary, N'elllo Smith Missionary Secretary, Iva Wechter Treasurer, Anna Johnson, Secretary of Sobriety and Morality, Clarence Clark; Junior Superintendent, towel Hradford. SITES SOUGHT HERE EOR COLONIZATION George W. Wagner, representing a big block of Kaatern capital, waa In Oregon City Saturday. He baa been apendliig lome time In tbli county looking for a colonization lite, and I In learch of track aggregating 2,000 acre or more. Mr. Wagner round the Molulla country fur superior for tbe needs of hi prc;-jvd colony to any place he hni seen In thn West, not ex cepting the Hood Hlver valley. GLADSTONE TO VOTE L An election to determine whether Glmlstono ii to have a high achool hai been called for August 31. There 1 a movement on foot to eatablsh a un ion high school for Gladstone, Park- place, Clnckamua and Jennings IxdKe. At a recent election the majority of the. voters favored the establishment of n high achool In Glndstone, but a preliminary question regarding the iltv's furnishing high school instruc tion to cllglblo pupil either In Glad stone or Oregon City wn lost. Tbe directors held that Inasmuch aa this proposition failed to carry the vote on the other question could not be con- Idered. Four, gliia, three of them school mn'mii returned Thursday from an eight days trip on horse hack Into rTuBtern Oregon. They are Pearl, Gertrude, Inea and Hlanch Hailey. tbe first three being well known school teachers ,f this section. Their borne is iifir Sherwood. They traveled about S.'0 iniles over the Cascade Range and inspected their wheat farm at Tygh Valley. On their way over tbey atopped at Welches and on the return spent a short time at Govern ment Camp nt the base of Mount Hood. They climbed the mountain nnd enloyed it thoroughly. They re late many Interesting experiences of their trip. They took their blankets and roughed It during the entire trip, bleeping out In the open and eating when hunger soiled them. The girls are tanned nnd bronted from their out-of-door ride across the mountains. IS OE STEALING DUCKS Carl Johnson, accused of stealing ducks and a cow, was arrested by Con stable llrown Monday, and will be giv en a hearing by Justice of the Peace Snmaon Frldny. E. D. Slevera, of of Gladstone, who alleges that he was robbed of six ducks by Johnson July -1, and Chrlatlnn Fischer, who says he waa robbed of a cow by the man June 1, are the complnlnanti. Johnson, who declares he Ii innocent of the charges, was released on ball. HE WON'T LIMP NOW No more limping for Tom Moore of Cochran,. Ga. I had a bad sore on my instep that nothing seemed to help till I used Hucklen'i Arnica Salve," he writes, "but this wonderful healer soon cured me." Heals old, running sores, ulcers, lioils, burns, cuts, bruises, ecze ma or piles. Try It Only 25 cents at All Druggist!. DOSE VERDICT AFFIRMED The Supreme Court has affirmed the dacislon of the Circuit Court of Clackamas County in the case of Fred Dose, administrator of the estate of L. E. Dose, deceased, npellnnt, versus the Sheriff of Clackamas County, re spondent. The decision carrlea with it a verdict for $0.60, and Interest at 6 per cent from January 14, 1911 and $43 court costs. How's This? Wt DfTrr On Ittmdm) Tot1itn Reward for anr wort of Un-ft uui mono. tM eumi bjr HaUia Currti Cur. T. J. CHENEY CO., TtUfdo, O. Wf, th andrTnlffmMl. have known Y. J. hrtirv for lh listt lb yrn, suid twilrv htm nrrfrrtly hoti- orahtt to all bulnM Iran met Ions and On an rial) t b4 to oarry out auy nhUgaiinna nuulr hv hit Arm. fl ATIONAL UA.NK Of fVMUKRcr, Ttrtwio. Ohkv TUH1 Catarrh Cm la takm tnuntalir. artrni dtrtviir upi ttw blood and luuciHia aurfarra of tlw v'tm. iMMimon.ftln. mnt f mj. Vntm It ott dot bolt Md by all lnnuim. lake UaU'i Family luia (or eonttlpailoa. GOOSEBERRIES BIG AS PLUMS; COME SEE 'EM Gooseberries as big as plums. Did you ever sea any that large? Well they grow them In Ketchikan, Alas ka, and If you do not believe it Just tukn about five minutes off and call ut the olllce of the Morning Enter prise, Tim berries were grown In the yard of Mrs. V, K. Tlmmois, formerly Mix l.l.zlt Pniikrntit, and the follow ing Is an interesting letter Mn. Tim mom has written to thn Morning Km terprlae: "I am also sending you a little pack age containing some of the largest gooseberriea ever grown. They were picked from a garden In Ketchikan I hope they will be of a little interest to you and your friend. These gooselierrle are a curiosity In this town. "We have a nice garden, as nice a any In Oregon City but of course much smaller. There are all kind of vegetable! also, raspberries, itraw berrlei and gooseberries, also lalm on berrlei and huckleberries growing In abunduncn. "The soil Ii very rich lu Ihls country, what little there Is of It, and the. climate Ii great, same as Seattle, It only being 700 miles from there. "I must also speak of the salmon thli year, there ore more thli year than ever before during my itay here which I about ten yean. IS FOUND IN DESERT PASCO, Wash., Aug. 10. Coroner I,. I'. Mirphy and Undertaker P. K. McDuff returned to Pasco last night from White KlufTa, where tbey were called by a telephone message an nouncing tba fact that a dead man had been found on tbe desert be tween that place and Beverly. Tbe two men went to the place Wednes day afternoon and searched all of Thursday before the body wal round. 1 ho body' was Identified as that of Ed.in Hart, ?o years of age, a labor er who hud been employed on con struction by the Milwaukee railroad at Hourly. Ho had been dead a month. The country between the two pla ei Is an alkali desert and no wat er i to be found. It waa a plain caso of death from thirst Tbe un fortunate miui bad torn up great aage bra ihci by tbe rood and dug bole In tut- ground for a considerable space either In a vain endeavor to find water or from tbe result! of an over-tortured mind. It Is thought death came during the hot spell In early July. Aa the body could not be moved, a grave was made In the desert, and the coroner and undertaker buried the man, placing a bottle containing tbe fails nnd dates beside tbe body. EARNERS TO HAVE AT 0. A. C. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallls, Or.. Aug. 10. A ru ral conference for the discussion of farm problems is to be held at the Oregon Agricultural College thla fall. and a big farmers' excursion to the college will be organized, with special rates from different parts of the state to enable progressive farmers from the various communities to attend and take part In the program. All tbe organizations Interested In rural life. Including all religious de nominations and those interested In the country schools and the improve ment of the farming communities, are expected to Join In threshing out vex ed questions. The discussions will cover the rural church, school, and home, the farm, rural social and eco nomic conditions. Professor R. D. Hetzel, director of extension, at the college, has been re ceiving letters from all sections of the state commending the plan and offering assistance. Tbe railroads will be asked to mn excursion trains to bring the farmers and their fami lies to spend a day or more at the college during the conference. The different departments of the college are preparing a large number of ex hibits nnd demonstrations of better methods of agricultural practice and home making, and aome of the best speakers and farm experts In the west will be present to lecture. Tbe date is not yet set, as the col lege wishes to avoid conflict with oth er Important meetings, but announce ment will be made as soon as possi ble. POSTMASTER HOLDS UP MAIL TO AID MAN WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. Post master John F. Relsacher of Condon, is to be decapitated for pernicious po litical activity. It seems that Rels acher saw an editorial in a local pa per that did not appeal to him. It was just before the primary election and he simply suppressed tbe entire edition of the paper until after elec tion. Rolsacher's case resulted In com plaints bitter and forceful, to the de partment and the Inspector waa de tailed to Investigate. He went Into the matter with the deliberate thor oughness supposed to characterize such investigations and reported ad versely to Relsacher. That usually means the equivalent of a dismissal. It socros to mean that In this case. At any rate Representative Lafterty has been aBked by the department to reccommend a man for Relsacher's place. Lafferty Ii Investigating on his own account and being unfamiliar wlthof flclal timber there, he has aaked the Condon Commercial Club to Inform him regarding the matter. He also aid he waa in favor of giving Rels acher an opportunity to defend him self If he wished to enter a defense. Sues On Note The Farmen" Implement Company Wednesday filed suit against D. C. Fouti for $350 alleged to be due on a promissory note executed July 24, 1912. Jul LliniE DIES SUDDENLY FORMER SLAVE, WHO CAME HERE IN 1864, WAS SOUL OF HONOR MASTER REWARDED HIM LIBERALLY Negro, Fearing Soldiers Might Fore Him To Quit Horn, Rod Many Miles In Box on. Wsy To Oregon John Livingstone, who wai a play mate of Mark Twain, wai found dead in bed Friday. Livingstone, who was a negro, was one of tho best known men In Clackamas County, and bis life's story Is romantic throughout, lis bad lived In thla county since 1HC4 and leaves an estate valued at $15, UOO. No man In the county was more respected, and no man had a better reputation for honesty. Livingstone was born In 1836 In Northeastern Missouri, being a aon of slaves. When about twelve yean of age be was sold to Joseph Daugherty of Hannibal, Mo., who was an uncle of F. A. Mlk-s, a deputy Sheriff of Clackamas County. His boyhood was spent In that quaint river town, and Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain,) who was jiiat one year his senior, and he became fast friendl. When Mr. Haugherty died Livingstone, or just John, aa he wai known then, was sold to Judge Joseph Ringo, of La Plata for JSM. Judge Ringo waa a southern sympathizer and John remained with hi in until tbe year before the war closed, lie was a faithful slave and declared be would never be separated from his master. However, it soon became rumored that union soldien would compel Judge RIngo's slaves to leave him and John and Joseph Rin go, a son of the Judge decided to come to Oregon. They went to Nebraska in a wagon. John riding most of the time in a big wooden box for fear the soldlera might discover blm. They remained la Nebraska a few months and in 1SC4 atarted for Oregon. Ringo and bis negro companion encountered all kinds of bard&hipa. but they finally reached Oregon City. The next year Judge Ringo, having virtually lost ev erything he bad, aa a result of the war, moved with his family to this city and obtained a farm at Clarkes. John remained faithful and a few yean later the Judge gave his former slave a ranch near Clarkes. It wai about this time that John assumed the surname of Livingstone, after that of the famous African explorer. Tho ne gro waa frugal and industrious and added to bis property until his death when be was possessor of a forty acre tract near Salem and 180 acres In Eastern Oregon. Judge Ringo and bis family died many yean ago, and ever since then John baa led more or less a lonesome existence. He and Mary Drake weve married in about 1876, the union being an unusually happy one. To them was born one child, Charles who la employed in a sawmill at Boring. Mra. Livingstone died several years aio, and was buried in a cemetery at Clarkes. There the heartbroken hus band went every Sunday and placed flowera on her grave. Friends say that Clackamas County has never known a more genuine case of sorrow for a lost wife than that of this quiet. simple, negro. Ia apeaklng of his wife Livingstone always wept and on ly Thursday he Informed Justice of the Peace Samson, who had taken a great Interest In" the man, that he wanted to be buried beside his wife. Livingstone could neither read nor write and Mr. Samson and M. A. El liott attended to his correspondence for him. Mr. Samson also attended to the old man's banking business. "I never knew a finer man than John Livingstone." said Mr. Samson, Friday evening. "He was the soul of honor. His skin was as black aa coal but his heart was alabaster. Hi word was gospel, and I have often heard the bankers of the city say they would rather have John Livingstone's word than that of any white man in the county in a financial transaction." Mr. Miles, who had known Living stone in Missouri paid him even a higher tribute. "Hla loyalty to his master, his determination to stay with him to the last even to going to a strange country, and the reward Judge Ringo rendered, is one o those beaut iful things which connect the old slave days with the present," said Mr. Miles. "John Livingstone was a man among many." Mr. Livingstone called at Justice of the Peace Samson's office Thunday and gave him $1.50 with which to pay Insurance dues In the state grange. He seemed to be in good health then. "Recently when I was 111 and It was thought that I might not recover," said Mr. Samson, "John called at my house every day. One day he said to me, 'Judge If you should die I would lose one of my best friends. Don't die.' I told him not to worry, and now he ii dead and I am all right' About nine years ago Livingstone pave up farming and has since work ed for Frank Welsh and B. F. Linn. He was a favorite with the families of both and died at the home of Mr. Welsh. The interment probably will be held at Clarkes Sunday, and hund reds of persons will attend the obse quies. GEORGE YOUNG'S GRANDCHILD BURIED IN THIS CITY Reruice Roland, the twenty months' old granddaughter of Mr. and Mra. George Young, who died at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Roland, in Idaho Friday night, was buried at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn ing. The Rev. E. A. Smith officiated and the Young home wai crowded with friends of the family. The floral offerings were beantiful and profuse. The little girl had visited her grand parents frequently and was a general favorite. DANOEROUS BLEEDINOS BibiUbn tuUow Tabioos Vsim Onr WoTea-to-Fit 811k Elastic Hester? relieve at of ten cure. Stockings, KM Caps, Anklets WOODAXD. CLARKE CO. -ftiiai umw AFTER LONG ILLNESS Mrs. Mary Cook, sixty-eight years of age, db-d Wednesday afternoon at her home on the Fifth street road aft er a lingering Illness of cancer of the stomach. Him was the widow of Frank Cook, who died about ten years ago In Illinois, The funeral will be held at the home at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon and the Interment will be In Mountain View Cemetery. Mra. Cook Is survived by a ion, George II. Cook, who ii connected with "The Tlmberman" In Portland. She wai a member of the First Presbyterian Church, snd no woman In Oregon was held in higher esteem than she. EJ.BATESON'SFATHER DIES AT ML ANGEL E.. T. Ilateson, a well known farm er of Viola, pased through the city Thursday en route to Mount Angel, where Tils father died suddenly Wed nesday night Mr. Ilateson received the intelligence early Thursday morning and left home Immediately for Mount Angel. His father was aged about seventy-five years and had been a sufTerer from cancer for sev eral years. He Is survived by a wid ow anil three sons, E.T., of Viola; Frank, of The Dalles, and Robert, of Gervais. The funeral will take place at Mount Angel. LIGHTNING KILL8 VALUABLE BROOD SOW Lightning killed a valuable brood sow belonging to James Hylton, of Mount Pleasant, during the electrical storm Wednesday night The sow was tying under an apple tree, and a bolt of lightning struck the wire fence, searing the potts and killing the ani mal, which Hylton bad recently pur chased and which he valued very highly." TO BE NEAR RECORD The Oregon hop crop now Is count ed practically safe, and that it will be one of the biggest and. best ever har vested in the state la all but a cer tainty. At a number of Valley points the growera are again spraying their vines to some extent but this treat ment, it Is said, is rather a prevent ive than a remedlar measure. Pests have not yet appeared In a way of ser iously menace the crop, and the aim of the growers la to make sure that their vines are kept in their present healthy condition. Dealera have for two weeks bees paying more attention to the progress ! of the coming crop than to the mar- ket, for orders have not been coming in a way to permit of much business, and during the lull In trade many of them have been traveling about the Valley, inspecting the fields and en deavoring to get a fairly accurate line on the 1912 output As a result the estimates put out some time ago of a yield running from 100,000 to 110,000 bales have not been materially alter ed. Reports brought In by these tradera indicate that in the Valley generally bop crop conditions at this time are the best seen in years, and while for the time as much cannot be said for the market prospect, the outlook on the latter score is still far from unfa vorable. The high prices of last year are of course not to be expected, but at the figures that are now offering, the crop promises to be a much more profitable one for the producers than those of a few yean back, when pric es ranged aronnd tbe cost of produc tion. In a general way 18 cents now Is counted about the limit on 1912 con tracts, though a title business la said to have been put through at 17 cents within the past few days. For the present at going quotations there Is no very great demand, and aellera ap pear to be about as much Inclined to hold off as buyers. Both sides seem to be waiting for a clearer market outlook for the coming crop, which Is expected to develop within the next week or two. RAIN AID TO HOPS, Rains falling over the Willamette valley the last 1! hours have beej a distinct benefit to hops, say leading hop growers. . "This rain is Just what we needed to give hops growth and fill them out," said a big grower and buyer. During the last few weeks growers have been spraying vigorously and it Is stated, yards have been well cleared of lice. In cases, however, where fields have not been rid of lice rain is not apt to be beneficial unless vermin can be killed soon. CATTLE PRICES HIGH WITH SHALL SUPPLY The Portland Union Stock Yards Company reports as follows: Receipts for tbe week have been, cattle 2052; calves 34; hogs 1041, sheep 4-G5; horses 4$. While cattle receipts show an in crease ever the previous week, the requirements of the trade were not met and prices remained at the same steady high plane that has character ized the business of the entire sum mer. Dearth of calf 'receipts signify not only that the country has been close ly drained but also that farmen are beginning to realize tbe wisdom of holding something for future cattle supplies. The hog market reached $9.00 for the week and there was an active strong tone throughout NOTHERN MARKETS There ii domand for well matur ed potatoes for northern ihlpment One firm alone has an order for about 13 can and some difficulty la expect ed In Hilling It. Although there are record breaklnt supplies of ordinary potatoes offering there Is little stuff that Is good enough to ship. Most of tbe stock now offered shows slipping skin, therefore barring It from the outside trade. For the well matured potatoes aa high as 75c per cental is available from ouyen although most of the stock coming is being sold by buyers under that figure. A strong effort will be made by lead ing potato and onion sblppera of this section to secure a more favorable rate for eastern ahlpment thli leason. Owing to tbe record cropa In both linei there will be far more stuff available than the trade can take care of at home. Therefore another out let is necessary. It ha ben the custom of the rail roads to give Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota and California special ratei on their producta during per iods when the crops there were very heavy and this Is all that the home trade auks. It Is likely that tbe mat ter will be brought op officially by the Confederated Onion Growers' associ ation. ONION CROP TO BE LATER THAN LAST YFAR Oregon's first 1912 onions will be of fered about August 20 or a few days later. Last year the first carload was ihipped out September 10. Announcement of the excellency of the 1912 onion crop in Oregon was made by W. I. Swank, who hai been reappointed general selling agent for the Confederated Onion Growera' as sociation which practically controls the late onion business in the Pacific northwest It Is likewise a big fact or in making the California market late in tbe season. 'The crop of onions that will be available for market will in all prob ability be somewhat heavier than last season," says Mr. Swank. "There are two reasons for this. The total acre age Is greater and a much smaller amount of stock has been contracted for seed purposes than usual. This, together with the present excellent condition of the crop, Insures a great er total production for market than year ago." ANOTHER DULL SPELL A lull has again appeared In the po tato trade. Ordera for early ship ment to Alaska have been filled and some additional business , composing only a few cars, will be secured after the first of the month. Contrary to expectations dealers ex perienced no difficulty In securing all tbe matured potatoes they needed and many more orders for the month can be filled at this time. Purchases of this quality were made by shippers at 73c per cental. Potato market in general has re mained very Blow. Buying has been from hand to mouth with sales by producers at 60 0 65 c per sack. Port land delivery. Many have been will ing to accept this range and buyers' wants were soon taken care of. Owing to the likelihood that much Oregon, Washington and Idaho pota toes will be pressing upon the Cali fornia trade this season, it is expected that speculators from there will come to Oregon and by purchasing a car here and there at a higher price, fool the growers and force them to hold while the speculators unload. Re membering the fake advices of these same Interests last, season it is not likely that the plan will prove so suc cessful this year. Some growera here still have pits full of old potatoes which speculators advised them to hold for still higher prices. They are not worth freight charges today. Prevailing Oregon City prices are ai follows: DRIED FRUITS (Buying), Prunei on basis 6 to 8 cents. HIDES (Buying), Green hide c to 7c; salters 7c; dry hides 1 e to 14c; sheep pelts 30c to 85c each. EGGS Oregon ranch eggs 23c 'case count; 24c candeled. FEED (Selling), Shorts $25; bran $27; process barley $38 per ton. FLOUR $4.60 to 5.50. POTATOES New, about 50c to 60c per hundred. POULTRY (Buying) Hens 11c; spring 17c, and rooster 8c. EAY (Buying) Clover at $8; oat hay, best, $10; mixed $10 to $12; al falfa $15 to $16.50; Idaho Timothy $20. OATS ( Buying), $30.00 to $36.50, wheat 90c bu.; oil meal, selling about $48.00; Shay Brook dairy feed $1.30 per hundred pounds. Butter, Poultry, Eggs. BUTTER (Buying), Ordinary conn try butter 20c to 25c; fancy dairy 60c rolL Livestock, Meats. BEEF (Live Weight), Steers S l-2c and l-4c; cows 4 l-2c: bull! t 1-2& MUTTON Sheep 3c to S l-2c VEAL Calves 10c to 12c dressed, according to grade. MOHAIR 33c to 35c. CHICHESTER SPILLS BRAND LADIES! lk 7r i mW for rrTT-CHl-TE'S A MAMoND bu.so riLLS ia f.r.o ulA Cold mr!lie bozo, srilcd V'h Bluc0 Bibbon. tits m onii. Wwy 7mr X hwW Ml frr l HI-CUlS-r.il V Siiatli litis Ml. for twrTitr-gi year rrnnW its Best, Bafet, Aiwafa Br!lahl, OLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS Tiujtu tii.ninnr.nc nunu DIAMOND itXT