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MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 19. 1908,
NO. 15
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TO PROTECT :
ANNUAL REPORT
TAFT IS THE
FRUIT CROP IS
GENERALLY GOOD
IN THIS VALLEY
THE FRUIT CROP;
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THE STATE PRESS
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M. h. Pullett left Tuesday after
noon for Imperial Valley, Cal., when'
lie will reside with bl family. lii
fore leaving; Mr. Pellett gave a Morn
ing Mall representative an interview
rr.d the following la part is what ne
wld:
"I want you to say to my man.'
f.nod friends in Jackson county that
my leaving la not a notion of my
own manufacture. Fact of the mat
ter Is the doctors have said that my
wife's health would be niate.-lall
IwneTited If she was to niovo I" a
Sower altitude and I moved; moved
to a place lower than the sea.
"If there Is any one man In Jitck
. son county who has fared better ih.'in
aixither, I Ruess I am It. Do yr.u
Ij'htw, this Is a grand good country
anc; I truthfully believe a man can
D.ake mora money here on an u
titment of 125,000 than lw can
witr $50,000 any place betweei So
Mllo, Wash., and Kedlands, Cel. I
luve lived here 30 years, and in
tlii't length of time I have learne-I t.
fev things, and this knowledga ?ai:ic
to mo by hard knocks and pers' tti'rit
el'ort. I am not telling you tl'U to
ertogtse myself, but I am say'tn it
to do a little something to further
L.xret the best country on the I'a
r'fltf coast.
' When I started In thisl county I
wo-ked for 11 a day. That was -v-ci:i'
years ago, but I am matcng a
pretty good finish. In clear: nit no
my holdings here I find myself ISO.-:
Oi't on the credit Bide of the hmil-.i
the most of which I have r-illz"d
from the sale of my orchards.
"The men who engage In tV: or
chard business In the Rogue River
valley today have a decided advan
tage over us fellows who engaged in
a like business a number of years
ago. Then, when we planted an or
chard we did It by guess so far as
variety was concerned. We had no
Idea as to what a really and truly
commercial fruit was, or where we
were to find a market for it. Today
when an orchard is planted the man
who owns It knows the variety the
foreign consumers demand. He
knows how to care for his orchards
and how to 'handle his fruit to bring
the best results; In fact, he can es
timate within a very few dollars what
a certain piece of land planted to a
certain variety of fruit will produce
annually in revenue, and he knows
beyond the question of a doubt Just
what he can realise from the sale of
h's orchard when It has reached a
certain age. All this and many more
mailer details have been brought
about by experiments.
"I da not know of any country
where a man can make sure of bet
ter returns from an investment than
in the Rogue River valley the
country that I am leaving aflev
clearing up $80,000.
"If my wife's health is entirely re
gained I will In all probability re
turn to Jackson county and establish
a home for the rest of my days."
They Got Getter.
(Klamath Express.)
(From Wedneaday'a Daily.)
Yesterday afternoon Clarence Get
ter, who had been employed for some
ays by Henry Straw in the Mam
moth stables, cashed a check at the
Klamath County bank bearing the
signature of Mr. Straw for 1100.
Soon after Leslie Itogers, the paying
teller, discovered that the check ap
peared to be a forgery and upon
communicating with Mr. Straw had
his suspicions confirmed and caused
the arrest of Getter. The arrest was
made by Marshal Low at the Belmont
feed yards, and the money recovered
Intact before sundown, and Getter,
, for trying to live up to his name,
n laneulshes In durance vile, with
prospects of durance viler In the near
future, as circuit court convenes to
morrow. Fr-Bit Prospects In the West.
A New York fruit receiver, who
has been Investigating conditions in
the West, Is quoted by the Journal
f rVimmprce as follows:
"List year about 100 carloads of
Baiisenberz annles In boxes vote
sent from Oregon and Washlngtin,
kiia thia fall, if all goes well, noar-
w iinnhla tbat Quantity will be
skipped. In Newtown pippins the
same situation exists. From Watson-
vllle, Cal., last season, about 350 car
lMita nf Newtown DlDDlns -were sent
ut the grest bulk of which went to
Bagland. The crop of these apples
la that section may equal 600 car
loads this fall."
MRS. H. SCOTT HARTJE
WISS ANOTHER FIGHT
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
PITTSBURG. Pa.. June 17. Mrs.
H. Scott Hartle. wife of the million
aire paper manufacturer, won an-,
ether victory today when she was
glvea ftOOt alimony, 2(,000 court
expenses aal T0 attorney lew
As Boon as the pluns under way on
the part of the Rogue River Horticul
tural society and the United States
Weather Bureau mature there will be
hut llttlo danger from any frosts In
this valley. The weather man will
warn the fruitgrowers of threatening
cold spells and it will then be up to
thein to build the fires that will pro
tect the fruit. Uncle Sam says he
will furnish tho reports and the fruit
growers wiU lay their plans accord
ingly. At the last meeting of the Horti
cultural society the matter was dis
cussed and A. H. Milter was asked to
get In communication with the Port
land weather station to see If It be
possible to get a weather bureau es
tablished in this valley. He wrote
to the director and found that while
a bureau could not be established
anywhere without an act of congress,
still reportB would be furnlBhed the
people bere at the government's ex
pense. There are two ways of distributing
the reports dally. One Is by signal
and tho other by use of the rural
free delivery. It is probable that the
signal system will be used. In order
to do this a flag pole will be secured
on Borne building about the city and
twice each dy flags will be hoisted
which will tell of the weather to be
expected for the next 12 hours. One
will be hoisted at daybreak and the
other about 3 or 4 In the afternoon.
The fruitgrowers about the valley
will be able to Bee the flag and pre
pare to protect their crops according
ly. ThlB spring a number of the or-
chards in the lowlands of the valley
were saved by the lighting of fires
in tho orchard and keeping the frost
from bothering the fruit. Very few
places require this except In unusual
weather conditions. With the new
system in vogue there will not be any
doubt as to the fruit crop.
City Purchases Fire learn
(From Sunday's Dally.)
The committee appointed by .the
city council, Messrs. H. G. WurU;:n
and B. J. Trowbridge, yesterday pur
chased a fine span of horsed bay
geldings, six years old and w:ll
weigh when In condition 145 each.
They were purchased from a :nin
who had driven them from east of
the mountains some place, and when
he reached here decided be woitid
continue his Journey by train. The
purchase Included a good haruoa?
and a nearly new Moline wn?:oa
and the price paid for all wan - nly
$300. The horses were turned over
to Chief Araann yesterday and ihey
will at once commence ther lessons
and will be taught as rapidly as pos
sible to take their places on the
chemical wagon upon the tap of te
gong-
Editor lYimhcrlry Hero.
Editor Wimberley and famlijf of
Hoseburg were in the city We'iin-
day on a visit to friends. Mr. Wim
berley Is editor and publisher of vhCl
Dally and Feral-Weekly Review nr.d
Is one of the best and most favor
ably known newspaper men in the
state. He Is a Democrat and he la
honest and fair, and has manj' friends
in his home town among people who
are politically opposed to his policy,
but who admire hii" because that he
is fair, consistent and Always truth
ful.
TKXXKSSKE FOR HRYAX.
(Associated Presi Dispatch.)
NASHVILLE, June 17. The state
Democratic convention today elected
delegates to the Denver convention
and instructed them to support Bryan
and Governor Johnson of Minnesota
for rice-president.
Takes Bad Fall.
Miss Pauline Stephenson, one of
the popular young ladies of this city,
was badly Injured by a fall from a
high stool upon which she was sit
ting. Ml bb Stephenson became dizzy
suddenly and fell to the floor. She
was painfully but not seriously In
jured.
CRN SI'S FKUKKS OX
THK IAMB KB IXDVSTHY
(Associated Prss Dispatch.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 17.
According to the census bureau the
total amount of cut lumber In the
United States during the calendar
year 1907 was 47,256,154,000 feet
board measure, the lumber of mills
being nearly 29,000.
Wife Gets All.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
NEW YORK, June 17. The will
of O. H. P. Belmont gives the entire
estate to Mrs. Belmont. Its Taint It
sot iItsi.
J. A. Perry, president of the
Southern Oregon District Pair asso
ciation, Is busy now making the pre
liminary arrangements for holding
a district fair in Mod ford this fall.
Time was when we had a fair, and a
successful one, too, every year, but
hard times came along, the fair
grounds were sum and are now
producing fancy priced pears and
apples and people seemed to have
lost Interest in the anuual show of
tne products of the country. Last
year, however. Grants Pass held
district fair and as Jackson and Jo
sephine counties form one district,
thiii year It comes to this county. The
state appropriation is $1200 for the
district, to be paid out in premiums
for exmults, and with the addition
of $500 from the county, the Joseph
ine fair cume out over $700 ahead
last year. The county court of Jack
son county wul be asked by the so
ciety to make an appropriation, and
it certainly should come forward as
liberally as did Josephine in propor
tion to its wealth and Importance.
The officers of the association are
J. A. Perry, president; J. D. Olwell,
vice-president; J. E. Watt, secre
tary; John S. Orth, treasurer; Ed
Andrews, superintendent, all of
Med ford. E. T. Staples of Ashland,
L. B. Hall and Charles Meserve of
Grants Pass are directors.
The premium lists will be Issued
as soon as they are received from
the state printer, and then active
work will be commenced. It Is In
tended to make the fair a success In
every way and no pains will be spared
to this end. The date is fixed at Oc
tober 1 to 3.
The association has several sites
for the grounds under consideration,
but as yet have not definitely settled
on the particular location.
A Serious Accident
(From Tuesday's Daily.)
A serious accident occurred yester
day afternoon near the bridge on
Seven in street, and as a result Mrs.
H. W. Winter halter of the Little An
telope district was severely injured.
She Is not In a dangerous condition
at all, but will have to remain In
Medford for a few cays with friends
before leaving for her home.
Mr and MrB. Winterbalter had
driven in from their ranch, which Is
about 15 miles from Medford, and
had brought in a large amount of
produce and was leading behind the
buck board they were riding In, a
steer. When the river was reached
Mrs. Winterbalter drove down and
through the creek In order to water
the horse, while Mr. Winterh alter
led the steer across the bridge.
After the horse had finished drink
ing, Mrs. Winterhalter started to
drive out on the city side of the
creek when the horse became fright
ened asd started to back. One of the
lines parted, giving Mrs. Winterhal
ter no control over the animal. She
started to climb out in order to catch
the. horse by the head when the buck
board upset and caught her under It.
The horse hacked and stepped upon
the back of ber head, severely cutting
it. Her teeth were all loosened and
she was severely Injured In the back.
Bystanders rashed to her aid and
carried her into the near-by laundry,
where she received medical attention
ut the hands of Dr. H. E. Morrison.
Mr. Winterhalter had the buck
board repaired and left for his home.
Mrs. Winterhalter will follow in a
few days.
BANKS ItKTCBN TO
THE OOVKKNMKXT DEPOSITS
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
WASHINGTON, June 17. The
treasury department has received
from the Chemical National bank of
New York the entire deposit of gov
ernment money, amounting to $1,
250,000, with the explanation that
the bank could not pay interest to
depositors and as It would be re
quired to by the new currency law,
the officers of the bank .decided not
to make exception in favor of the
government. The American Ex
change bank of New York surrend
ered Its access for same reason.
i It EGGS OF T A COM A
H LIMBER PRKSIDKNT
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
MINNMAPOLIS, Minn., June 17.-
The National Lumber Manufacturers
In session here today adopted a reso
lution against the Incorporation of
the antl-injunctlon plank in the Re
publican platform. The resolution
was telegraphed to the resolutions
committee at Chicago.
Frank E. Long, of Kansas City,
was elected president and E. H.
Grojgs of Tacoma, vice-president.
Married
On Wednesday afternoon, at the
resides of the officiating minister,
Rev. C. H. Hall, Joseph Cullen and
Mrs, Dora Coaard, both of Ashland.
Oris Crawford, the clerk of school
district 49, which comprises Medford,
has prepared his report of the year
for J. Percy Wells, county superin
tendent of schools.
The report shows that there are
551 male and 616 female school chil
dren In this district, making a total
of 1067. For the proper Instruction
of these, 27 teachers were employed.
At the election held on Monday, H.
C. Kentner was chosen director t ?
fill the place vacated by E. N. W.t
ner. Only 30 votes were cast, al
though there are about 1000 legal
voters for school purposes In the dis
trict at the present time.
On June 17, 1907, the time of mak
ing the last report, the cash on hand
in the district was 1741,76. At the
time of making this year's report
there was on band $1111.28 In the
general fund and 133,620 In the bont
account, making a total' of S31.
631.2S. During the year the sum of f 13.-
242.12 was received from the dis
trict tax. 15207.60 from the count
school fund, $2171 from the state
school fund, $207.65 from rate bills
and tuition and $41,020 from the 3ale
of bonds. Tbe sum of $32.86 was
received from other sources.
For teachers' wages during the
year there was paid out the sum oi
$11,050.70; for rent, $15; for school
supplies, $1896.81; for f'i-1,
$563.34; for repairs and Improving
grounds, $3855.08; for Janitor wmv..
$804.75; for interest on bonds.
$1750: for Interest on warrants
$503.52; for clerks' salary, $112.50.
There was also paid $7500 for a
school site.
The average wage paid male teach
ers was $96 and female $58.33.
The school buildings are insurec'
for $28,000.
The school board for the coming
year Is as follows: Charles Strang,
chairman; Oris Crawford, clerk; .'
E. Watt, L. O. Porter, H. C. Kent
ner and J. Cochran.
GOOD ItOADS PLANKS.
Insertion In I loth Platform VI III Be
Urgcu.
(Associated Press Disiiatch.)
CHICAGO, June 17. "Tbe gospel
of good roads" wilt be preached to
both the Republican and Democratic
national conventions. Every influ
ence will be brought to bear to have
a "good roads" plank inserted in the
platform or each party. This pro
gram was decided upon at the first
meeting of the National Good Roads
congress here. Secretary Taft was
heralded as the champion of the
movement. Timothy Woodruff, chair
man of the Ne wYork delegation. In
the course of an address before tbe
gathering, said be would use his In
fluence In promoting the "good
roads" plank. He said he was heart-
ly In favor of good roaps throughout
Ihe United States. Similar expres
Bnded. A meeting of the congress will be
dons were given by others who at-
held In Denver, July 6, prior to the
convening of the Democratic national
convention.
Kugene Prlngle, llepulilican Father.
(Associated Preis Dlsoatch.)
CHICAGO, June 17. A dispatch
to the Tribune from Jackson, Mich.,
says:
"Eugene Prlngle, the oldest mem
ber and president of the Jackson
county bar, and for more than half
a century prominent In Michigan pol
itics, died at his home In this city
last night of apoplexy. Mr. Prlngle
was the man who conducted the mass
meeting at which the Republican
party was formed In the western part
of this city, "under tho oak," In 1 85 4 .
Twenty years after he deserted that
party and became a Democrat. Mr.
Prlngle was born In Otsego county,
New York, In December, 1836.
Killed In Prizefight.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., June 17.
Thomas Hagan, a marine, was killed
tonight by a blow over the heart In
a prizefight with a pugilist named
Johnnie Hogan on board the battle
ship Mississippi.
Pacific Coast League.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
OAKLAND, June 17. The game
today was called In the fifteenth In
nlng on account of darkness. The
score was: Portland, 7; Oakland, 7.
LOS ANGELES, June 17. Los An
geles, 4; San Francisco, 1.
North went league.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
SPOKANE, June 17. Spokane, 8;
Vancouver, 2.
ABERDEEN, Wash., J sue 17.
Aberdeen, t; Botte, 1.
CHICAGO. 111., June 18. For
president of the United States, Wil
liam H. Taft of Ohio. Taft on first
ballot, Taft by 702 votes. Tat by I
unanimous choice of convention.
Such is the record culminating the
thud day of the Republican nation a',
convention of 1908, effected timid
.venes of tumujtuous enthusiasm itud
after a nerve-racking continuous ses
sion lasting nearly eight houo. Vith
the president named and the plat
form enunciated, there remains only
the nomination of the vice-president
to complete the momentous work.
Tonight the who'.d city Is given
over to wild exultation In honor of
the new candidate whose name goes
echoing through the country.
he picture within the walls of the
vast amphitheater as the presidential
candidate was named was truly grand
in magniture. In front, to right and
left, above and below, a billowing
sea of humanity, restless after seven
hours of waiting, was In a fever of
culmination. The favorite sons of
other states had been named, save
Knox and La Follette, and now on
rollcall, Ohio came. As the Buckeye
state was reached the tall, gaunt
form of Theodore E. Burton ad
vanced to the platform to nominate
Ohio's candidate. He spoke fervent
ly, with the singing voice of an evan
gelist which went ringing through
the great building. The close of his
speech was a signal for a great dem
onstration. Instantly the Ohio dele
gates were on their feet, other Taft
states following, while the conven
tion hosts in the gallery and on the
floor broke into a mad demonstra
tion. .
All semblance .of order was soon
lost, Gulders of states were snatched
up by Taft enthusiasts or borne un
der by tbe storm of disorder. The
band was Inaudible, a mere whisper
amid a deafening volume of sound.
For ten, fifteen, yes, twenty minutes
this uproar wns continued. But there
Is a limit to the resources of throat
and lung and at last, tired voices
died to a hoarse shout and at last
subsided. In the lull that followed,
George A. Knight of California de
livered the seconding speech and In
another lull which came as he con
cluded, Knox and La Follette were
placed In nomination.
Amid this pandemonium and with
galleries in full control. Chairman
Lodge decided upon heroic action In
order to again make the convention
master of its affairs. He ordered
the roll call of states to begin for the
vote on president. Such a call un
der such circumstances probably
never before occurred In the history
of national conventions. The secre
tary, powerless himself, heard above
the deafening clamor, seizing mega
phone, he shouted the roll call of
the states, "Alabama, Arkansas,"
but his voice was swallowed up in
the mad uproar.
Gradually the curiosity of the
multttudo conquered their enthust
asm and they lapsed Into silence to
hear the result of the call. A hush
of expectancy bung over the assem
bly as the call proceeded. Hasty
summaries showed Taft far In Ad
vance. When New York was reached
the Taft column totaled 427. Onto
carried the Taft total to 611, or 20
more than enough to nominate. St. 11
the call went on intll the final re
sult was announced by Chairman
Lodge:
For Theodore Roosevelt, 3 votes;
Joseph Foraker, 16 votes; Charles
W. Fairbanks, 40; Joseph Cannon,
61; Robert La Follette, 25; Charles
E. Hughes, C3; Philander C. Knox,
68, and for William H. Taft, 702.
A great shout went up as Lod;e
concluded and with one accord the
adherents of Cannon, Knox and
Hughes and the othors joined In com
mon tribute for the candidate of tne
party. General Woodford, for
Hughes, leaping upon a chair, moved
to make the nomination unanimous;
Penrose, for Knox; Houtelt, for Can
non; Henry of Georgia, for Forakft",
and Cochems, for La Follette, second
ed the motion for a unanimous it
The vote was given with a ringing
cheer and then with the shouts j!
exultation over the new candidate be
gan. The convention adjourned un
til 10 o'clock tomorrow, when the
nomination for vice-president will be
made.
Ituwlmll Humljiy.
Grants Pass and Medford teams
III play at the Medford grounds on
Sunday. Grants Pass has a strong
team and have played some good
games this year. Medford is pretty
strong also and will present some
new faces, as well as a few of the
old guard to the fans Sunday.
The Infield will bo one that will
be hard to beat. Wilkinson will
hold down the Initial station, Ross
of Central Point and Shorty Miles
will be on each side of the keystone
sack. Klfort will take care of the
difficult corner, while Rothcrmal,
Strang and Payette will take care
of the outer gardens, 8ammy Bous-
sum will shoot 'em down the alley
and Sanderson will be behind the
mask and protector.
Knowing that the residents of the
valley aro very much Interested in
this year's fruit crop. The Morning
Mall Is having a representative In
terview prominent fruitgrowers of
the valley as to their crops for this
year and as his report is mado to the
office from time to time within the
next month we will publish inter
views showing what the conditions
of the fruit crop are this season.
Yesterday a large numter of grow
ers southwest of this city were inter
viewed and from all Indications
there. will be a good crop of fruit
obtained from the orchards In that
section. The prospects are of the
brightest and dispel a number of re
ports that fruit will be scarce In that
part of the valley. One report that
has been going the rounds of late is
to the effect that the almond crop
would be very light and In some In
stances no returns would be ob-1
talned from some of the orchards. '
Reports dispel this. Another report I
that has been -h'-n false Is that the
pear crop wtJ r.(;.:ed In certain sec-!
Hons by frorti 1 1 rll fie places that !
have been vl3i i. ! : a-own that
the pear crop will have 3 be thinned
so the frost coula no: have been
very bad.
Regarding the apple crop, it Is
Interesting to know that a banner
yield will be obtained this year.
whereas Colorado Is said to have lost
50 per cent of her crop and other
apple-growing sections have suffered.
L. H. Meigs reports a full crop of
prunes and apples. There will be
about three-quarters of a pear crop
and over half a crop of almonds, and 1
the ones that are set are going to be
splendid ones. A full crop of peaches
on Mr. Meigs' treeB will more than
balance the shortage In pears.
It. T. King reports a good crop of
pears, about one-third crop of prunes,
a splendid crop of apples, peaches
light and a splendid crop of cherries.
Louis Knips reports a fairly good
crop of pears and prunes, and splen
did crop of apples and cherries. His
wheat and oat crop Is exceptionally
good.
George Launspach has a good rop
of nectarines, a good crop of peaches,
full crop of prunes and some splen
did grapes. His crops are exception
ally fine.
Polk Hull has a light crop of
raspberries and his fruit Is a little
short of what It should have been
Henry Pohlman reports a splendid
crop of apples on his 35 acres.
L. A. Cobb has five acres of fr-jlt
that Is In splendid bearing. His
pears are not as heavy as was ex
pected, but his apples are loaded.
Mr. Frldlger has a fair crop of
prunes. The orchaid varies. In some
places being heavy and In others
light.
B. Broceks has a light crop of
prunes, about half a crop of pears,
and a Splendid crop of apples.
The crops of E. E. Morrison i.-o
naid to be very good this year.
FAIRBANKS Fl KM.
Says He Will Not A crept the Second
Place.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
CHICAGO, III., June 17. The pro
mulgation of a letter from Vice-President
Fairbanks reiterating his "Ir
revocable determination" not to
again be a candidate for the office
he now holds, was the most Import
ant development of the day In con
nection with the vice-presidential
situation. It was confidentially as
serted he would not decline unani
mous nomination.
'If the Republican convention re
fuses to adopt the platform on which
the secretary feels he can make a
winning race, the Republican con
vention will have to find a man who
needs no platform to win."
While this statement Is not being
put forward as an actual ultimatum,
It Is the principal weapon which ad
vocates of the Injunction plank arc
using to compel the committee on
resolutions and the convention Itself
to make such declaration. It Is their
last resort and momentous import
of alternative Implied presents more
strikingly than could anything else
the desperate strnlts to which the
supporters of the injunction declara
tion have been driven by the persist
ent fight made against it. The state
ment quoted was made tonight by a
member of the sub-committee which
Is preparing the platform and which
Is friendly to both Roosevelt and
Taft. It was the result of a careful
analysis of the situation and mado
after almost 24 hours of continuous
service In the committee-room, and
undoubtedly presented his view of
the situation.
MISSISSIPPI FOR BRYAN.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
JACKSON. Miss., June 17. The
Democratic state convention which
met here today. Instructed delegates
to support Bryan for president.
A group of Jefferson county farm
ers were talking about the great rec
ord Cola nt ha IV's Johanna made. Ail
of them were Holstein men, tbat Is,
they had grade Holstein cows. Said
one: N
"I don't believe a word of that talk
about Colantha.'
Said another: "Well, they sav It Is
true, ftccause the experiment station
did the testing.
Said a third: "I'll tell ye, If our
grade cows were fed as well, and it
they had as good stables, and If they
had as good care, and If we would
spend as much money on our cows,
und If we could find some newspaper
man to blow as much about us, and
If and then another neighbor
chimed in with the truest remark of
all "and If our cows were as good
cows as Colantha, and the crowd,
broke up. Hoard's Dairyman.
"The Pacific coast got everything
it wanted flora the recent Methodist
conference at Baltimore," said B. Lee
Paget, cashier of the Portland Trust
company, who has Just returued from
the East, this morning. "And In ad
dition to that, our Oregon delegation
feels that in Bishop Charles W.
Smith Portland has secured the best
one of the eight prelates elected at
the great religious gathering. Bishop
Smith Is the oldest man who has ever
been chosen to that exalted station,
being 68 years of age, but he Is a
young man In everything tut years.
He nhould have been elected four
years ago at Los Angeles, but It was
thought then that his age counted
against him, but because of his great
experience and his tine judicial abil
ity now at the next succeeding quad--rennlum
he Is honored. Telegram.
It Is reported that Klamath Falls,
business men are looking Into the
matter of securing the business ot
Northern Lake county, which now
goes north to Shaniko and south to
Lakevlew. The distance from this
locality to Klamath Falls Is about the
same as to Lakevlew, and nearly 100
miles nearer than to Shaniko, and
the business men of Klamath Falls
assert that freight can be- vrought-tu
by way of their city and delivered at
northern Lake points at a much
cheaper rate than Is now paid from
either Lakevlew or Shaniko Klam
ath Express.
Portland will have one of the fin
est harbors In the world, providing
plans now being prepared tor various
improvements In the Willamette
river by Engineer J. B. C. Lock wood
of the Port of Portland, and Harbor
master J. Speler, meet with the ap
proval of the engineers of the United
States war department. Back ot
these men, It Is said, the Port of
Portland commission stands ready
and willing to do anything within Its
power to carry out the stupendous
Improvements suggested. It Is pro
posed to dredge an Immense basin
for the anchorage of ships and a ner
channel west of Swan island. In this-
basin, facilities will be provided feo
that all large seagoing vessels may
anchor when not loading or unload
ing a cargo, and be removed from ajl
the Inconveniences and dangers pf
standing In the main and much-traveled
channel of the river, which In
Winter Is swept by the high winds.
It will also remove them from ell the
small river craft and the large log
rafts which ut times become a men
ace to ships anchored, as such cra'ft
and rafts will not be permitted to
travel near the anchorage basin, but
take the channel to the east of the
Island. Telegram,
IU. swell Springs hotel and club
house, at the famous mineral spring
resort, two miles south of Drain, was
burned to the ground Saturday night,
the building and contents being to
tally destroyed and a complete loss,
there being no Insurance. How the
fire originated Is not yet known, hut
ocrupnnts of the hotel barely had
time to escapo with their lives. The
hotel was a large structure, hand
somely furnished, and the fine paint
ings were the handiwork of Mrs.
U or we II and were worth thousands
or dollars, and all were consumed by
the flnmes. Muny will remember
them as being exhibited at the Lewis
and Clark exposition, where they at
tracted widespreud attention. Tno
loss will probably rench $10,00.
The resort was recently reopened for
the season by Mrs. Ilnswell, the cap
tain having died some time ago Mrs.
Itoswell was recently offered 125,000
for the resort, but declined the fig
ure, placing the value at 1 100,00.
Eugene Register.
A house a house. Who has a
house to rent? Not one to be had
not even a shack. McMlnnvtlle
News-Reporter.
Already most of the Grants Pass
saloon buildings have been rented
tor other purposes. Ceurler.
BEAD THE MORNING MAIL.