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About Heppner gazette. (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1906)
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM THE STATE OF OREGON RECORD HOP CROP. 'Oregon Yield for 1906 Promises to Exceed Even That of 1905. Salem Almost incredible though may eeem, well posted Oregon hop growers expect a crop of 130.000 bales in this state this season. This is an expectation based upon the present con dition of the yards. Some men who are both dealers and growers say they will not be surprised at a crop of 140, O00 bales, and will be disappointed it goes under 130,000, with continued favorable weather conditions. The largest crop heretofore gathered was that of last year, aggregating 108,000 bales. All the yards are now in first class condition. Many old yards are prom ising a yield 25 to 50 per cent greater than last year. In addition to this there are many young yards which pro duced light crops of baby hops last year that will yield full crops for the fim time this year. The great question in the minds of growers is whether all the hops can be gathered. Labor is scarce and a much larger number of people than usual will be required to pick the crop. Heavy showers in this vicinity have injured clover bay to some extent, and cracked Royal Anne cherries slightly The rain, however, will benefit grain potatoes and other crops. Harney Sawmills Busy. Burns The sawmill men of this county have all started their mill to running on full time and the outlook is better than for a number of years, as there is a lame large number of new settlers locating in this county, and then the sawmills near Harney City ship most of their product to Malheur county. There was not much demand for lumber last year, and most of the mills closed down early in the season. Lumber has increased in value from 110 to $12 per thousand for rough lum her. and dressed lumber has increased about the same ner cent. Springfield May Be I erminus. Eocene The Willamette Valley comrjanv has applied to the city of Springfield for a franchise for the con struetion of an electric railway on cer tain streets entering the city from the north. For a long time the company has been attempting to secure a fran chise for entrance into Eugene, intend ing to extend the line now under con struction between Salem and Portland south to Eugene, but as the city coun cil seems loath to give the franchise, the company threatens to build around Eugene. Trouble in Harney County. Salem There is trouble brewing down in Harnej county over irrigation matters. The Burns board of trade has asked the state land board to send the state engineer over to make an in vescigation with a view to obliging some of the companies holding lands under the Carey act in the vicinity of Harney to proceed to develop it or va cate. State Engineer Lewis will soon go to Harney county, the land board having made an order to that effect at its last meeting. Investigate Insurance Companies. Falem The Greater Salem Commer cial club has adopted a resolution ask ing the Oregon Development league to appoint a committee to aid Senator Fulton in his effort to secure a larger share of the reclamation funds for Ore gon. I tie club also authorized the ap pointment of a committee to confer with Secretary of State Dunbar regard ing an investigation of tlie course of in eu ranee companies in the pavment or nonpayment of losses in the San Fran cisco disaster. OPINION ON INSURANCE LAW. Attorney General Says Insolvency of Company Cancels Policies. Salem Attorney General Crawford has rendered an opinion in which he holds that where an insurance company has become insolvent and a recevier has been appointed in court proceedings in another state, all policies in this stae are thereby cancelled, but a poll cy bolder, who did not know of the in solvency, may have a claim against the deposit fund in this state for any loss he many sustain within a reasonable time after the appointment of the re ceiver. He also holds that the secretary of state of this state, as insurance com missioner, has authority to investigate the condition of such an insurance com pany and if he finds that its capital is impaired below the sum of $200,000, he may cancel its license in this state. Ask State for Appropriation. Ontario Henry Blackman, recently appointed by Governor Chamberlain as one of the commissioners of Oregon to the Jamestown exposition, representing Eastern Oregon, is in Ontario gathering statistics and exhibits for the world's fair in 1907, so as to make a report at the next legislature with the view of having a liberal appropriation made. Mr. Blackman states that the commer cial bodies of Portland are back of the movement and requested the governor to make the appointments. Oregon is the first state on the Pacific coast to come to the front for the purpose of ad vertising her resources. Dr. Sherman Cannot Attend. Oregon City Secretary Cross, of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua associa tion, has received a telegram from Dr W. C. Sherman, of Sacramento, an nouncing his serious illness at his home, which will prevent him from keeping his engagement at this year s assembly. Dr. Sherman has for a number of years been instructor f the Bible class and his services have been invaluable to the chautauqua meetings. Secretary Cross is planning to substi tute a round table for this interesting feature of the chautauqua program. La Grande Gets Big Mill. La Grande Representatives of the Palmer Lumber company have made public that they have decided to build their big mill at La Grande. Work will begin a? soon as a right of way for a railroad spur through Marion street and the Riverside addition is secured. The 73 acres of ground donated by citi zens for a mill site and lumber yards will be turned over at once, the trans fer to be made through the Commercial club. will this Seats Assigned Legislators. Salem Members of the next Oregon legislature have already been selecting peats in their respective houses, and Secretary of State Dunbar has been as signing seats as requested. Before the legislature convenes he will have each member's name on a card on the front of his desk, in letters large enough for the presiding officers, paces and others to read at a distance. In each house the Multnoma'i delegation will occupy practically the same seats occupied at the last session. Promise Ontario New Railroad. Ontario Grattan P. Wheeler, the JJew York city banker, who is financing the Ontario-Emmett railroad, is in the city, accompanied by O. C. Wright, manager of his Eastern Oregon mining interests. Mr. Wheeler stated that the Ontario-Emmett railroad would abso lutely be built, and that the money is all subscribed for its construction, and the same would be in running order within 18 months, but probably at an earlier date. Wheat Crop Looks Good. Pendleton Umatilla county have one of its best wheat crops year in spite of threatening early tents. The moist weather of the four weeks has lifted the crops out of the ground until they will be as good n straw as usual, whereas it was pre dicted that in some places a harvester could hardly get below the heads. Now the warm weather has begun to harden the young grain and cause tne maturing eads to fill out and increase in weight County Fair at Tillamook. Tillamook At a meeting of the Till amook Development league the matter of a county fair was taken up. The date for the fair will probably be Aug ust 23,24 and 25, and it will probably include a stock show and street carni val. J. C. Cooper, of McMinnville, has been engaged to manage it. HILL WINS FIGHT. Road Down North Bank of Columbia Given Right of Way. Vancouver, July 3. Hill won over Harriman yesterday when Judge W. W. McCredie, of the Superior court of Washington, decided that the Portland & Seattle railway had the right to con demn across the property of the Colum bia Valley railroad along the north bank of the Columbia river. The de cision is a sweeping one, and carries with it the settlement of an important question in the struggle between the two roads. Both have fought for the narrow strip along the river's edge whereon a railway can be built. Both have been at work building grades pre paratory to laying rails. Both claimed certain points of conflict, the Columbia Valley by deed from the former owners and the Portland & Seattleby virtue of condemnation suits across the property of the rival corporation. By a decis ion allowing this right, if sustained by the higher courts of Washington, ap parently no barrier can be raised in the path of Hill that will prevent him from following his surveys down the Wash ington shore of the river. The decision announces that in case the Colombia Valley desires to build a railroad down the north bank, the court will extend the road full protec tion by allowing it to build a roadbed and track over the right of way parallel with the Portland & Seattle track as surveyed, without compelling the Har riman road to recondemn, providing the Columbia Valley determines to build and does build within a reasona ble time. If the opposing road to the Hill line fails to build, then the Port land & Seattle is to have the full right of way for its own purposes. CANAL BOND SALE. ENGLISH TRAIN JUMPS TRACK A CHIMNEY-LIKE SKY-SCRAPER. RAM'S HORN BLASTS. An Bidders for Small Amounts Are To Be Given Preference. Washington, July 4. Secretary Shaw yesterday offered to the public $30, 000,000 bonds o' the Panama canal loan, authorized by the recent act of congress. lhe bonds will bear interest at the rate of 2 per cent, will be dated August 1. 1906. and inte'est will be payable quarterly. They will be re deemable at the pleasure of the govern ment at the end of 10 years and will be payable 30 years from date. In the statement made public Secretary Shaw Bays: "In considering bids, the bidders offering the highest prices receive the first allotment. If two or more bid ders offer the same price, those asking for the small amounts will receive pri ority in allotment. The department reserves the right to permit bidders offering the highest price to increase the amount of tbeir purchases. The department also reserves the right to reject any or all bids if deemed to be to the interest of the United States to do so. "The bonds will be ready for deliv ery about August 1, 1906. Prospective bidders desiring information not con tained in this circular may address the secretary of the treasury, division of loans and currency, Washington, the assistant treasurers at Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans or San Francisco." ISTHMIAN CANAL COMMISSION. Outlook in Lane County. Eugene Sunshine has improved all crops in Lane county. An average cherry yield is on the market; straw berries are practically harvested ; rasp berries and black caps are ripening and are prolific. Prunes, apples and pears are in the best of condition. Hay and grain are very heavy, while hops are well advanced, premising a big yield. Pasture is good. Oregon Appropriations Cut. Washington The senate committee cat down the bnilding appropriations in reporting on the omnibus bill so that Baker City gets only $65,000, Eugene 150,000, and Salem $15,000 to com plete its grounds. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 71 72c; bluestem 74c; red, ti70c: valley, 7172c. Oats No. 1 white feed, $31.50(332; gray, $31.50 per ton. Barley Feed, $2424.50 per ton; brewing, nominal; rolled, $2526. Fruits Apples, $2.503 50 per box: apricots, $1.752 per crate, cherries, 58c per pound; currants, 9ai0c: peaches, $1(31.25; strawberries, 58c per pound; gooseberries. 57c per pound; Logan berries, $1.25 per crate: raspberries, $1.751.85; blackberries, 10c. Vegetables Beans, 57c per pound: cabbage, l?4c per pound; cucumbers, 65c per dozen; lettuce, head, 10(a25c: onions, 8310e per dozen; peas, 45c; radishes, lVQtMc per dozen; rhubarb. O - I. . 1 oc per puumi; spinacn, Z(g3c per pound; parsley, zoc; turnips, 90c$l per sack; carrots, $11.25 per sack; beets, f l.l'ol.ol) per sack. Onions New, 1 i4l Jc per pound. Potatoes fancy graded old Bur banks, 4050c per hundred; ordinary, nominal; new Oregon, 75(3 0c. Butter Fancy creamery, 1720c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 2222c per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 1313.S'c per pound; mixed chickens, 2Sl2c, broilers, lo&iosc; roosters. 9 l (311c: dressed chickens, 13(3 14c; turkeys, live. 17 17,4c; turkeys, dressed. choice, 20(3 22c; geese, live, 10(3 12c; ducks, old, n (3 ire; young, 12413c. Hops Oregon, 1905, 10llc; olds, 6c per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 1823c; valley, coarse, 22 K 23 ,c; fine, 24c per nound ; mohair, choice, 2830c, Veal Dressed, 4 (3, 7c per pound. Beef Dressed bulls, 3c per pound; cows. 4050; country steers. 66c. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 78c; per pound; ordinary, 66c; lambs, with pelt on, 8c. Pork Dressed, 78)'c per pound. President Puts J. E. Stevens In Col onel Ernst's Place. Washington, July 4. Because of the failure of the senate to confirm the Isthmian Canal commission, President Roosevelt has named a new commis sion, consisting of Theodore P. Shonts, chsimran: John F. Stevens, Governor Charles E. Magoon, Brigadier General Peter C. Hains, U. S. A., retired; Mordecai Endicott, civil engineer, U. N., and Benjamin M. Harrod, mem bers. Mr. Stevens replaces Brigadier Gen eral Oswald Ernst, who retired from active pervice in the army last week, and will hereafter devote practically bis entire time to the International Waterway commission. Joeeph Buck- lin Bishop, who was secretary to the old commission, and a member of the commission, will be secretary to the new body. The salaries of the mem bers will continue the same as hereto fore. Mr. Stevens will continue as chief engineer of the commission, but will not receive any extra compensation as 'a memler r f the commission. Twenty-seven Bodies Are Recovered From Wreckage. Nearly Ail the Victims Were Ameri cans Who Had Just Arrived on Steamer From New York Train Was Traveling at High Speed Many Injured. Salisbury, England, July 3. Driving at a mad pace over the London South western railway, the American Line Express, carrying 43 of the steamer New York's passengers from Plymouth to London, plunged from the track lost after passing the station here at 1 :57 o'clock this morning and mangied to death in its wreckage 23 passengers, and four of the trainmen. ceside those to whom death came speedily, a dozen persons were injured, some of them seriously. The late hour of the New York's ar rival at Plymouth saved many lives. She carried more than 60 travelers for London, but many of them elected to travel on comfortably to Southampton in pre f srence to the late landing at Ply mouth and the long night ride across the country. If the New York had made a faster passage the somber roster of the dead and injured would have been larger. The surviving passengers and train men describe the sound of the wreck as like the discharge of a series of heavy guns of varied caliber, and when the crashing of the wreck was past there came calls of the injured, some shriek ing with pain and fear and others moaning as if bewildered by the shock. Relief came quickly, although it was an hour before the last tody was dragged from the wreck. The police, attracted by the noise, called ambu lances and Burgeons and warned the hospitals to prepare to receive the in jured. The railway vard quicklv filled with police, doctors, nurses, trainmen and volunteers. The darkness and incredible destruc tion made toe work of rescue exceed ingly difficult. Lamps and torches were brought to light the desolate scene. I he station was converted into a surgery and the platform was made a mortuary. LOOKING FOR GOOD MAN. Sunday Laws in Missouri. Kansas City, Mo., July 4. The Sun day closing law, enforcement of which has bronght Governor Folk more prom inently before the public than anv act since he became the state's chief exec utive, was declared inoperative, so far as cities of the second class are con cerned, by the Kansas City court of Appeals yesterday, in decision was made in the case of the state against William T. Keseela, a saloonkeeper of bt. Joseph. The decision applies only to St. Joeeph and cities of the second class. Czar Finds Difficulty in Selecting New Prime Minister. St. Petesbug, July 3. No definite statement with reference to the retire ment of the Gortmykin cabinet was forthcoming today. Emperor Nicholas s apparently encountering trouble in finding a man to whom to intrust the reins of power and effecting an under standing with the Liberal groups of parliament. The Constitutional Democratic par- iament committee met this afternoon behind closed doors to discuss tactics under the situation. The Associated Press was informed after the meeting that the committee adhered to its for mer decision that nothing less than a fully responsible cabinet will be accept- ble, and that Constitutional Demo crats will refuse to take portfolios in anv mixed cabinet. The leaders scarcely expect that these terms will be accepted at present. In deed they have slight desire to shoulder the reeponeibilitv of government, when the country apparently is on the verge of a series of outbreaks and disorders. Tbe'r present plan is to adopt toward any new ministry the same tactics they have followed in the past, the accept ance of what is good in the policy o' the government and unsparing criti cism where that policy does not square with their ideas. The immediate pass age of a vote of lack of confidence is probable. It is stated that Minister of Interior Stolypin and Minister ot Finance Ko kovsoff will submit to the lower house of parliament, probably tomorrow, a request for an appropriation of $50, 000,000 for famine relief. Kla-nteen-Story .w lark Struc ture on a I-ot .'t!x2f Keel. On the most expensive piece of land In the world a unique Hkyserajer Is Uelng built at Xo. 1 Wall street, Xew York City. The ar chitects to whom the building was in trusted had a puz zle presented to them. The plot of ground on which they were to plan was only 30 feet 10 Inches deep and 20 feet 10 Inches wide, hut It had cost $4,400,000, or about$ij00 a square foot, and It was necessary to place lit (ii n rWs'""m rHB in mz3i iib mi jiEI New Treaties With Bogota. Washington, July 4. Enrique Cor tez has been named Colombian minister to the United States to succeed Diego Mendoza. The State department had been advised by American Minister Barrett, at Bogota, that the appoint ment of Mr. Cortex means the initia tion of preliminary negotiations at Bo gota looking toward the framing of treaties between the United States and Colombia, intended to settle all disputes. Assistant to Secretary of State. Washington, Julv 4. Huntington Wilson, secretary of the American em bassy at Tokio, assumed his duties as third assistant secretary of state Mon day. Mr. Wilson succeeds II. H. Peirce, who sails July 21 for Norway as United States minister to that country. Sedition Spread Among Mexicans. Mexico City, July 3. Since Gover nor Ysahel, of Sonora, made his report on the Cananea outbreak, showing con clusively that seditious papers were be ing circulaied among the Mexican min ers in that mining camp, there has been renewed attention given the prop aganda, semi-socialistic in character, carried on among workingmen in the industrial centers by political intrigu ers seeking to take advantage of organ ization in various parts of the country of labor unions. These unions are quite legal in their construction. upon this tiny plot a huiiding wnicn would return In rent a fair Interest on this vast sum. All these problems made the work of the architects peculiarly difficult. 1'hey planned an eighteen-story build ing, Its foundation resting on bed-rock. rlslDg 220 feet above the sidewalk. The architects planned one office for each floor, and In order that these of fices might not be spoiled by pillars and dividing walls omitted all Internal col umns, relying upon a steel frame, sci entifically braced, to withstand the wind or the earthquake, for all sup port. This frame will be covered with a skin of stone. It required some Ingenuity to utilize every inch of space, hut this was es sential, for land at $'500 a square foot may not be wasted. On each floor are to be toilet rooms for men and women, telegraph, telephone and electric light wires, power, ticker service, messenger and police calls. Each floor Is to be entllated with a specially designed ap paratus, which keeps the air pure and ;ool without opening windows, for iu such a building draughts would be ln ?vltable were the widows alone to be relied upon for ventilation. The plot on which this building Is to stand is about the most valuable bit of land In the world. The original owner held It for a long time, and many years ago a would-be buyer offer ed to pave the plot with silver dollars and give them as Its price. The owner was at first Inclined to accept this offer, but on figuring on It a while said he would not sell Tor less money than would pave It with gold dollars. This proposition was rejected. Many offers have been made since, but none of them came up to the owner's Idea of Its value until some St. Louis capital ists, who now own It. made the offer of $14,400,000, which was accepted. So far as can be learned, no other piece of land ever brought so high a price. The total Investment will be $.",100. 000. Owners of office buildings expect to get 10 per cent a year in rents, which, after paying interest and ex penses of management, leaves them only about four per cent Therefore, these owners must get $r10,0K a yearj for the eighteen floors, or more than I $28,000 a floor. Tills means that fori less man j.-iw square reet or omve room a tenant must pay more than $23 a square foot Snot oh Warnlnf TTotea Calling- the Wlckett to Repentance. not eloquent rhoMe words da hante acta. A little talk with Jesus U worth a lot of talk about Him. The Lord looks at the hearts, not the hats, in the church. The honorable man will always honor the things that are honorable. You can always tell a hog, even in a silk hat, by the way he roots for dirt. Every man Is more closely related to his Father above than to bis parents here. They often find the wellspring In the wilderness who seek the wanderer there. The social for revenue only does not promote the righteousness of the church. Every weed that comes to fruitage is to remind us that good seed Is not barren. Xothlng will give you a better out look on this world than gome skylights to Heaven. It is strange that those who talk most of faith In Providence often have least in people. A man gets little nourishment out of the Word when he reads it only to find shot for saints. If you are God's child you will not double up your fists at any of the rest of His family. You cannot eliminate selfishness by legislation, but you can sometimes cheek Its speed. By the time you have boiled your faith down to a form you have taken the life out of it. It's no use praying God to come into your heart when you are spreading the table for the devil. People who say they go out to look for God In nature are apt to leave their fuide books' at home. There's no promise of a robe of right eousness to the man wuo gives away his old overcoat In July. Some men would have nothing to do with the church If they could not get a dollar chicken dinner for two bits there. The Judgment will be a great surprise to those who blind themselves to their own faults by keeping busy with those of others. There are men of money who think they are lending tlieir gold to the Iord while the colleges are paying them back by degrees. The Bible contains the mathematics of morality, the trigonometry of truth. the biology of the blessed life, the sci ence of the soul. The man whom God can only use to kindle flres cannot understand . why those who are strong enough for Joists are not whittled up as he Is. GIRL LIKES TO TAME HORSES, A Simple Library Paate. Having noticed many recipes for making "library starch" for scrap- books, etc., I want to give your reader a very simple one, and the very lest f have ever heard of. I have several very valuable scrapbooks, smooth, dur able and artistic In appearance, and have had much exierience wvfh differ ent kinds of paste. Use common laun dry starch, prepared by the same proc ess as for laundry use, only very thick. It will keep Indefinitely and grows bet ter with age. Exchange. Mine Riots Are Expected. El Paso, Tex., July 3. Orders have been issued at Phoenix, Ariz., to hold three companies of the Arizona Nation al Guard in readiness to proceed to Morenci and Clfton, Ariz., where a strike is threatened in the mines. A strike occurred there three years ago with serious riots and United States troops bad to be called out to quell them. There has been tronble in these ramps for several weeks past, with sev eral minor strikes. Contest on Smoot's Seat. Washington. Julv 3. The question of the right of Reed Smoot to retain his seat in the United States senate will be presented to that body the first day of the session in December. Chair man Burrows, of the committee on privileges and elections, so announced in the closing hours of the session just closed. An End to Ilonmnrr. The groom had asked his rich bride for a million. "Xot on your blessed life," she re sponded blithely, as though this did not mean the sundering of sacred ties, "but if carfare will do you any g,Hd I'll stake you to a nice, long ride." Thus they parted aud the public press. Issued for the uplifting of the masws. made appropriate chronicle. Philadelphia I.edger. Poetry v. Prow. "If you love me. darling, tell me wltb your eyes." That's the way the old song goes. But, e find, the darlings, when they make replies. Very often answer with their "noes." The Catholic Standard and Time. How She Knew. Lady (to new maid) You'll have t wait a little longer for your wages. Marie. Maid I thought as much last night when you didn't discharge me. Trans lated for Tales from Meggeodorfer Blatter. Elections aud marriages are Just alike; there is nothing the candidate will not promise beforehand. Ill-Health Sent Her to a Ranch, but She's a Bronco Boater -Now. Miss Wlnnonah Von Ohl has attract ed the attention of horsemen, east and jest, through her wonderful success In horse training, says the New York World correspondent at Willow Lake Kaneh. X. J. She Is only 20 years of ige. yet she has broken the meanest horses on the ranch. 1'ive years ago Miss Yon Olil's moth er was in poor health and the family :h.vsleian ordered her to go to South Pakotii for a change of climate. She tnd the frail Winnonah went to the l J. Bar ranch. Within a few months the young girl learned to ride the well-broken horses, md she became anxious to vie with the owboy on the ranch in "bronco busting." At first the hardy Westerners feared !cst the girl be Injured ; but she per sisted. She Anally was allowed to try her hand on one of the worst-tempere I horses on the place. After an excitirnr experience, during which the animal ticked, plunged, reared and resorted t all the tricks of his kind. Miss Von Ohl conquered him and in a short time had thoroughly broken him. She has followed that line of work ?ver since with wonderrui success ami has never encountered a hore that muU withstand her methods. She skill- fullr ues whli simr and rope on all refractory animals, but prefers to rely upon her kindness and to instill court ience Into the mind of the animal. When the Von Ohl family move.1 back to Xew Jersey. Miss Von Ohl de cided to keep up the work. When tho .onslgnment of green horses reach here every spring she takes a man s share and quickly begins her task of taming the animals. Speaking of her work, the young woman says : "I have never read i tnxk on horse training In my life. I have never talked with other trainers, and I have never seen any one exi-ep? the cowboys on the ranch do any train ing. All that I know a!ut It I have learned from my observation of horses, and my love and sympathy for them. I have had a great many narrow tsi'K; and wonderful adventures, but I hav never been Injured by a horse, and nvre than onee a gd hore has bvn the means of saving my life." When you encounter a man who telii you that the world is growing wn;- tlve Mm the sorrowful look aud 'a u. It dogs delight to bark and but let not uieu it Isn't right oite.