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VOL. XX
MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY, 0RE60N. FRIDAY, JULY 31. 1908,
NO. 31
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WATER FROM WASSON
CANYON BY JUNE I
Bids Must be in by August 6 The Sale of Bonds
Thoroughly Discussed at Meeting of Council
Last Evening Representative of John Nuveen
& Company Present Work Will be Rushed.
"Mr. .Mayor: In order to briutf thin matter to climax, I move 'on
ihul the city recorder be Instructed lo ask for bids for the construction ot
a gravity water supply system for the H of Medford from M-lfot-d to
Wiiwoin canyon, or the forte of Mule Butte creek. The bid to be re
ceived up anttl a p. m., August 6, 108."
With the foregoing motion, Couucilmun Wortraan and member of the
special water committee of the city council, brought to a climax the discus,
ion of Ihe question aa to the water aupply of Medford. which has been
bothering the residents of thla city for aome time past. The motion waa
arcondrd by Councilman Elfert and carried by the "ayea" of t'ounrilmen
Merrick, Wortmaa, Trowbridge and Kifert. Olwrll and Hafer were absent.
The offering of the motion followed a lively session of the city coun
cil last evening, during which the council waa addressed by W. P. Bul
lock, the repreaentativu of John Nuveen Co.. of Chicago, bond dealers,
who are negotiating for the bond Issue ot KHU.OOO, which was voted for
the purpose of constructing a gravity water system for this city. Many
other matters were discussed, tl.eru being present at the meeting besides
four rouncilmen, the mayor and recorder. Bunkers Enyart . Crowell and
Yawter, and Engineer Roberta, who has Ihe matter of building the gravity
system in charge. Contractor Hade was also present and oRered susses
tiona to the council at various times, as did the others.
It developed last evening at Hie meeting that Wesson canyon Is the
place that Medford is to get Ita water from in the future. In the case
that the canyon does not give enough water for the purpose, the amount
will be supplemented by water from either the Little Butte creek or from
Fish lake.
It was stated by the engineer lu tliarge of the mutter tliat the supply
at Wesson at the present time would furnish this city with 170 inches of
water. This water, he stated, is remarkable for its purity and coldness.
The water shed is between 11 and 12 square miles. Only one person Is
living on the water shed, which fact augurs well for the purity of the water.
For this city the amount of water which the committee K desirous of get
ting is 300 inches or a little more than 4,iMMi.ooo gallons for each 24
hours. At the present time Wesson canyon can supply about 2,500,000 gal
lons, while this city, with only 5,000 inhabitants, only consumes about
800,000 gallons each day.
In case the amount of water should have to be supplemented, water
raa be obtained from two sources. One from Fish lake and the other from
Little Butte creek direct. While the city has at the present time nothing
but options on the various places, It Is probable that they will close a deal
shortly by which the Wesson canyon proposition will be taken over by
the city.
she matter waa thoroughly discussed by Ihe representative of John
Nuveen A Co.. who returned yesterday from from a trip to the canyon
with Councllmen Merrick and Wortman and Kngineer Roberts. He stated
that he waa charmed with the outlook for the city of Medford, nnd that he
would recommend to Mr. Nuveen the proxsitlon. He asked a uirect ques
tion as to whether the council would construct a gravity system or not, and
waa answered by the introduction of the motion asking for bills, which
heads this article.
Contractor Hade, who lias Just completed the work of putting in tile
distributing system for this city, and who will. In all probah...iy, bid on
ten construction of the pipeline, stated to the council that it was his be
lief that the pipeline could all he in place by June 1. 1909. Kngineer Hob
erts stated that the work could be completed by that time, provided that
the climatic conditions did not retard the work, which will probably be
the case where the excavating wiU have to be done through the "stlckey."
lie stated that be would have the specifications out la time for bids to be
received In IS days for the construction of the work, and the council set
the day as August for the bids to
Tne first person to address the
council last evening was W. P. Bul
lock, the representative of John Pu
veen & Co. of Chicago, who are the
bidders for the bonds voted fo," the
building of the gravity system. He
spoke of the feasibility of a water
supply from Wasson canyon, and
stated that there was a great chunce
for the people of this city to obtain
their water there. He was enthusl
!stic over the future ot Medford, und
' stated that he would recommend the
proposition to Mr. Nuveen, who sent
him to this city to look Into the mat-
ter and see if the-residents of thisjterial to be encountered Is ot only
city were really to build a gravity four varieties loose soil, soft rock,
system. He states that he Is more 'solid rock and hard pan, so that it
tban satisfied. will be easy for a contractor to bIC
The three bankers of the city ad- on the vork.
dressed the meeting in regard to the While the matter Is not definitel)
bond issue. They stated that it was settled as yet, still there is but little
their belief that a good price had i that remains to be done aside from
been obtained for the bonds, Inas- ne signing of the contracts by which
much as the bond Issue waa a heavy the city takes over water rights and
one, and that the population of the! the like, on all ot which they hold
city was only 5,000 people. The mat- options at the present time. The va
ter ot the bond sale waa discussed jrlous other propositions to the water
pro and con for some time. The city committee have all been eliminated
recorder will ask Nuveen ft Co. to unless some other proposition comes
advance $65,000 In order that the
distributing system in this city, which
lias been completed, may be paid for.
W. S. Crowell stated that be hud
heard many different stories regard
ing Wasson canyon and the amount
of water there, and stated that he
would like very much to hear from
Engineer Roberts In regard to the!
matter.
Mr. Roberta atated that when the
water In the canyon waa first meas-j
ured there were about S00 inches in
the canyon. Thla has fallen off nntll
two weeka ago about 168 Inchea were
recorded. Wednesday there were
about 178 Inches of water In the
canyon. He atated that this would
aupply Medford with about 1.600.000
gallons ot water In each 84 hours,
and that the amount wanted by the
witter committee, 300 Inchea, eo.ild
could easily be obtained from Little
Butte creek. He stated that the
water abed waa between 11 and 12
square miles In area, and that there
was but one person living on It. He
stated that the temperature of the
water waa 8 degree colder than the
water In Mr. Merrick's well In this
city, and also colder than the waiter
In Llttl Butte creek. At the time
that the water la Watson canyon
be in
would have to be supplemented the
water In Little Butte creek was at
ita best, for the flood waters were
gone and the water was purer than
in the winter time. He stated that
the hog wallows that have been com
plained of would be fenced In bo that
the water was absolutely pure. He
was of the opinion that Medford
would double Its population in three
years If the gravity system were put
in.
The matter of constructing the pipe
line will not be a difficult matter, as
the route Is an easy one and the ma
up which Is a better one, which Is
Improbable at this time. Fred
Blakeley has a propostllon to make
hut as outlined to the council last
evening by one wno was told of It, It
seemed to meet with but little en
couragement. -
PUDDLING CLAl'SE INVALID.
ALBANY, Or., July 28. The ordi
nance governing peddling in the city
ot Lebanon was declared Invalid to
day, by Circuit Judge George H. Bur
nett, In a decision rendered In favor
of tbe defendant In the case of the
city of Lebanon vs. O. W. Clark.
Clark, who Is a solicitor in the em
ploy of the Boyd Tea Spice com
pany of Portland, waa arested tor
peddling In Lebanon and waa fined
$20 In the City Recorder's court.
He appealed to the Circuit court, and
hit attorney. H. K. Sargent of Port
land, claimed the Lebanon ordinance
was Invalid. Judge Burnett decided
that a clause ot the ordinance which
endeavored to exempt business men
permanently located In Lebanon front'
the provisions of the, ordinance was a
discriminating clause, and lOnnd for
th defendant.
THE MAIi7"F0R NEWS
AHKKU TOR FRANCHISE.
T. t. Blakeley asked the Council for
. . . Franchise for Trolley Liar. . . .
F, J. Blakeley met last evening
iwith the city council and asked tor
I franchise for a trolley line on
Seventh street and Central avenue
The matter waa referred to the
street committee and the city attor
ney. He also submitted auother
water proposition to the council,
vhlch waa referred to the special
water committee.
As has been announced, Mr. Blake
ley Is representing a number ot east
ern capitalists, who contemplate put
ting a trolley line in this valley con
necting the different towns. Mr.
fclnkeley In asking for the franchise
2t.y that he will have the rail ltld
on Seventh street and Central ave
nue before the paving Is laid.
A number ot times has thla mat'
ter been talked of. It Is well known
i that an lnterurban line would pay in
this tulley, where no one towt It
iHrpe uough to support an electric
Hue.
Mr. Blakeley also proposes to put
In a water system, obtaining his
water from the Applegate country,
and will sell the entire plant to the
city for 1250,000.
What action the council will take
in regard to the two propositions la
not as yet known, but the committees
will probably report at the next
meeting ot the council. Fast work
will be required It the rails for the
trolley line are to be placed on the
streets before the pavement Is laid.
DEATH OF MRS. T. H. MOORE.
Mrs. Nellie B. Mo.,re, wife ot T. H
Moore, died at the family residence
on 0 street, at an early hour Sun
day morning of blooa poisoning, fol
lowing childbirth. Funeral services
were held at the Presbyterian church
Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock,
Rev. W. F. Shields officiating.
Mrs. Moore was born at Roseburg,
Mich., May 27. 187", and died at
Medford, Or., July 26, 1908, aged 31
years and two months. She was adu-
cated at Stratford, Ontario, In the
high school, where her father was
United States custom house officer
during her high school days. After
her return to Roseburg, Mich., she
assisted her father In the mercantile
business until she was married t
T. H. Moore, July 13. 1907, at Port
land, Or.' Her baby, William Homer
Moore, was born July 12, and still
survives her. Mrs. Moore's life was
one of quiet, unassuming devotion
to high Ideals of right and duty. She
was held In hlghtest esteem by all
who came under her Influence, and
those who knew her best loved her
most. She was a believer In Christ
and wished to be received Into the
church and have her baby baptised,
and these rites were conformed with
the day before her death.
The remains were taken to her
former home in Roseburg, Mich., last
evening, Mr. Moore, accompanied by
a nurse, taking the baby to her pa
rents, who will give it parental care.
Two little boys, John and Martin,
ty a former marriage, were also taken
east to be kept wlth their mother's
people. Theodore will remain with
his father.
Mr. Moore has the sympathy of the
entire community In this sad break
ing up of a happy home.
APPLE MEN OPPOSE BILL.
HOOD RIVER, Or., July 29. In
tense opposition Is manifested among
apple growers of the Hood River dis
trict against the proposed packing
and grading law which the Interna
tion Apple Growers' association will
endeavor to have pas? congress
at Its next session. It will be of
ficially brought before the meeting
of the Northwestern Fruit Growers'
association, which meets this year
about the time congress con'enes,
for the purpose of taking action.
The main objection to the law.
which will be urged by the shippers,
Is that It provides tor change In the
size ot the apple box recognized and
adopted by the Northwest Fruit
Growers' association as standard, and
which Is stated to contain 2,150 cu
bic Inches, or slightly more than the
Winchester bushel, at present accept
ed as the standard bushel In the
United States.
The box which the shippers recom
mend, and which Is specified In the
bill, will contain 2,564 cubic Inches,
or 423.8 cubic Inches more than the
box now used by the association, it
Is sa'd by authorities on the matter
that If the new law goes Into effect
It will cause a loss to Pacific coast
growers of 1,000,000 annually. It la
also atated that an additional cost
will be Incurred on account ot the
larger site of the box, as It will take
more lumber to manufacture It.
'' ht bill was Introduced during the
latter part ot the laat session ot con
gress by Prepresentatlve Porter of
New York, but waa not reported.
This year the shippers have taker. It
up and expect to secure Its passage
at the coming session.
Automobile for sate for $300
Runabout that cost 8850 for sale;
thoroughly equipped with adometer,
top, acetylene lights, etc. A. C. Al
len, Medford. 20-tf
FITZGERALD
GREAT CHIEF
As Announced Yesterday
in Mail J. H. ritzger
aid is Elected Great
Sachem of Red Men.
As was announced in yesterday s
ssue ot The Morning Hail, J. H.
Fitzgerald of this ctty waa elected
great sachem of the Oregon reserva
tion. This gives Medford the high
est official of the Red Men lodge in
Oregon.
The officials as elected yesterday
are:
Great sachem for Oregon, J. H.
Fitzgerald of Medford; great senior
sagamore, A. E. Buttner of Portland;
great junior sagamore, W. L. Little
of Oregon City ; great prophet,
George N. Farrin of Marshfleld;
great keepr of the records, L. Car
Btenson of Portland; great keeper of
the wampum, James A. Devlin of
Pedleton; great representatives to
the annual conference at Bridgeport.,
Conn., L. L. Jacob of Medford, R.
W. Rltner of Pendleton, George W.
Orton of Portland.
Last evening, following a band
concert, the braves took the seal pes
of about 20 palefaces. Three degrees
were put on and the initiations' were
followed by a most successful ban
quet. There were more than 600 Red
Men seated at the banquet board,
which was arranged in the opera
-ouse. Five tables the length of the
room were needed to seat the crowd
Real venison was served to tne
braves, a huge buck furnishing the
meat. The committee in charge of
the banquet was composed of W. E.
Johnson, L. E. Bean and S. A.
Brown.
Today will be devoted to various
excursions into the country on the
part of the Red Men, while this even
ing the great parade will take place,
the parade to be followed by a grand
ball at the opera house.
The festivities will come to a close
this evening in a blaze ot glory. The
biggest Jollification of the present
session is due at that time.
The twenty-seventh sun session of
the great council ot tue Oregon res
ervation wiu long be remembered
as one of the most successful ueld in
many years. Tonight will be the
final and most glorious of gather
ings ot this session.
JOSKPHINE HOPS.
GRANTS, PASS, Or., July 29.
Hops are practically out of the run
ning In Josephine county this sea
son. Practically al! the last year s
output was held ana sold at a late
date In the London market for 6 and
6 cents. This past Week 475 bale-.,
the last ot the season's crop, was sold
by Flannagan & Cornell for 6 cents
a pound. These mu, who own and
operate the old Ranzau yard, the
largest hop ranch in southern Ore
gon, are giving little or no attention
to hops this year. Most of the yards
have been dup up and set to apple
and other orchard trees. The few
yards that were allowed to grow are
being given little or no attention,
and tht output from this county will
be very light. So far as known no
contracts have been made, though
buyers have already been on the field
offering as high as 10 cents for this
year's crop.
SIMIM'KltS MAY tOMIIIXE.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 27.
According to a decision of the Inter
state commerce commission today,
Bhlppers may combine small quan
tities of goods of various owner
ship, whether by arrangement be
tween themselves or through the
medium of a forwarding agency, and
ship the combined lot at the relative
ly lower rates applicable to large
shipments. The commission held that
because one shipper tenders "bulked
shipments," made up of the property
of various ownership consolidated be
fore delivery to carrier, the fact of
various ownership does not Justify
the carrier In making a different
hearse than for a shipment of simi
lar character tendered by a shipper
who Is also the owner.
The complainant In the present
case Is engaged In the forwarding
business at Chicago and New York,
and assembles packages of merchan
dise of various ownership, consolidat
ing them In carload lota and shipping
the mat carload rates. The railroads
refused to accept carload rates voder
official classl float ton, which the com
m I mi on now declares to be Illegal
Basing their decision on the fact that
no dlscrlm..on In rates shall exist,
the commission says that the enforce
ment of such a rule by the railroad
companies would bring disaster upon
many of the small Industries, and
more surely establish dominance of
greater Industrial and commercial In
stitutions.
OKKGOX PKACHK8 DI B BOON.
Crop In This Beat Is Large aad
Prices Are Likely to Be Moderate.
Oregon Crawford peaches, from
the Ashland Dalles district, will be
In the market In about 10 days or
two weeka, according to local dealers,
and while there Is no danger ot the
market slumping, the chances ant
that this favorUe fruit will sell at
comparatively low prices. It Is too
early yet to say what these prices
will be.
The peach crop In southern Ore
gon and around The Dalles la gen
erally a heavy one this year, and the
fruit was never ot 'better quality.
For some time Alexanders and Hale's
Early have been coming in fairly
freely from both districts, and In
competition with Crawford and
California these have been selling at
from 60 to 85 cents a box generally.
Today, with the supply large, the
peach market was a trifle weaker,
and Oregons were quoted at from
40 to 7 5 cents.
The best California Crawtords are
now selling at 60 to 75 cents, and
they are quite active. In the south,
because of tbe strong eastern de
mand, they are quoted slightly high
er than last week's prices, and the
shipping season Is drawing toward
the end. When Oregon Craw fords
appear there will be no demand here
toi Callfornlas.
Of other fruits cherries are about
the most active in the local market,
and tbe price trend Is likely to be up
ward from this time on. Royal
Annes, Black .republicans and Bings
are about gone, only small lots re
maining here and there, while the
upply of Lamberts Is still moderately
largely. There Is a strong demand
for fancy Lamberts, both locally and
in the east, and they sell readily at
7 to 10 cents a ound.
Apples are In fair demand, but
there Is ho market activity In the
trad. Good quality Oregons nre go
ing at 75 cents to $1.25 a box, whtic
Callfornlas are held at $1 to $1.50
gonerolly.
Plums drag, as they always do at
this time of the year. The supply s
inrK- and they are still coming in
iVjt!y, but there Is only a limited de
mand, even for the best, and at low
lirken. For the most part they go at
to 75 cents a crate. Aprlcot3 have
I. rail Scatty disappeared. Small lcU
of California pears In the market.
held nt $1.50 to $2 a box, move quite
nwd'.ly, but the season for actlvo sale
of this fruit has not yet opened.
AITO PARTIES COMING.
Four large automobiles have left
San Francisco and are headed this
way. One of them Is the 40-horse-ower
Thomas, owned by A. C. Allen
of the Hollywood orchard. He left
there with hla wife and two children,
and they returned by train a few
days ago. He has with blm his
father and a party ot friends. The
other three parties will proceed on
to Portland and some of tbe northern
cities.
W. M. Hod son, the automobile
nian, says that so far this season 24
tourists have passed through thlt
city In automobiles, and this route
Is getting to be the popular one be
tween San Francisco and the north.
ATTV HOGE REINSTATED.
Martin G. Hoge, the local attor
ney, who was debarred at the time of
his conviction In connection with the
land grauds In this state, was on
uead ay last reinstated at the bar by
the Supreme court, after the court
'd considered a p. .jii for his re
instatement signed by me members
of the bar in this county and by
prominent people of the state at
large.
Mr. Hage was convicted of per
jury In connection with the land
frauds In tuts state and sered six
n.oiiths In the Multnomah county
Jail. He returned to Medford upon
his release and resided In this city
until a few months ago, when, hav
ing sold his place uere, he and his
wife left for a visit in Kansas.
-.r. Hoge has many friends In this
city who will be glad to learn thai
he has been restored again to his
place at the bar.
fc.iET HARRIMAX AIGIST 1.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 28.
E. H. Harrlman and family, ac
companied by a few friends, will ar
rive at their summer home, on Upper
Klamath lake, about August 1, for
a stay of several weeks, during which
tbe sons of the railroad magnate will
hunt bear and deer among other out
door sports.
Pelican Bay lodge has been vastly
Im proved under the direction of Col.
W. H. Holftblrd, personal represen
tative ot Mr. Harrlman. An electric
light plant has een Installed, a small
refrigerating plant and new launches
placed on the water of the lake.
The outing will Include a trip to
Crater Lake, a spot about which the
railroad president became enthnsl
nsllc last year The chief electrician
of the Southern Pacific arrived sev
eral daya ago to Inspect lue telegraph
line to Pelican Bay and to hare ev
erything In connection therewith In
perfect condition for the dispatch of
business during the next few weeks,
FOUR PORTLAND BLOCKS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Damage Done to the Amount of Hundreds of
Thousands of Uollars-No Lives Lost Flames
Started in the Stables of Transfer Company
Lineman Badly Burned while Cutting Wires.
PORTLAND, Jul SM. Fin- wlilrli broke out this afternoon at 8:1U
o'clock destroyed an area equivalent to almost four blocks and did dam
age estimated at f.fiU,00O, and for a urs Jeopardised the entire north end
of the city with lu millions of dollars' worth of buildings. No Uvea
were lost and there was onljr one person Injured. This was Kduard Le
rone, a lineman, who was serionsljr burned and shocked bjr electricity
while cutting power wires.
The flames started in the stables of the Oregon Transfer company,
near the corner of Fifth and Hojrt streets, and are believed lo have been
caused by spontaneona combustion m
hare stables in this Mock, and Within
the block, with the exception of a couple of stores on the Immediate cor
ner of Sixth and (ilisan streets, werre afire. The high wind fanned the
flames against the windows of the Ban hotel, a four-story block on Sixth
and Cllsan streets, and soon this structure waa a seething furnace. It
waa gutted. South of the hotel tlie fire got Into a two-story brick build
ing used bj small storekeepers and as a lodging house, and almost gutted
this building. The Oregon Casket company has a six-dory brick plant
on the southeast corner of this block, which present! two blank walls
to the northwest, and these stopped the fire In this block. The casket
company suffered but little damage.
In the meantime che fire Jumped across Fifth street and consumed
the entire half block between Ulisan and Hoyt. Its progress to the east
was stayed by the high brick walls of the I'nion Meat company, which
occupies the cast half of the block. This half a block was occupied by
tables and blacksmiths and wagon shops. From here the fire Jumped
across olisan afreet at Fifth and caught in anotner large atable. This
waa burned down, aa well as a niarhiue shop lying between It and Ihe es
tablishment of the Pacific Coast Construction company. The construction
company waa undamaged, but the flames sucked around the southwest
corner of the building and destroyed a one-story frame building which'
faced on Fourth street. Again Ihe fire was met by high brick walla and
its progress halted. Within these bounds, by dint ot great effort, the
firemen managed to hold the fire.
The Are bid fair to destroy the greater part of Ihe north end of the
city. Other than the row of bricks which hedged it in, there are few but
frame buildings for a quarter of a mile In the direction the wind waa
blowing, and for a time the manner in which Ihe flames were can led
by the wind it seemed to make a terrible coflagration Inevitable.
SAYS TAFT IS DISSATISFIED.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 29. Charg
ing that Tatt Is not satisfied with the
work of the Chicago convention,
which nominated, and that In conse
quence he is deeply Impressed with
the work of the Democratic conven
tion at Denver, Bryan today Issued
i statement In which he expressed
Ihe opinion that Taft "fears an up
rising which Republican abuses have
caused, and yet hesitate to adopt his
real and substantial reforms."
The statement was called forth be
cause of allegation made by Judge
Taft in his speech of acceptance at
Cincinnati yesterday that Bryan was
x destroyer of business. Confirma
tion was given by Bryan that It Is
not his Intention to make any ex
tended campaign, but only to deliver
a few speeches at central points be
fore the first of October, and that
during that month he expects to re
main at home and assist In edncs
tlonal work of the campaign through
the discussion of public questions In
the form of signed articles, Inter
views and letters.
Bryan has not yet begun the act
lal writing of his speech of accept
ance, but he stated his Ideas were
about formulated and he would enter
the work of preparing It in a week'
or two.
MARSHALL'S KIDF. OF STORY.
Several days ago these columns
printed a story from A. J. McKlnn?y.
a Grants Pass hotelkeeper. In this
item It was stated that Mr. McKtu
ncy had a bill for board against
Marshall Bros., of Portland. This
I'uper printed the Itsem with some
rit-Rreo of hesitancy, and said thu
lcrhaps Mr. R. A. Marshall, one oi
the firm, mlKht have a different story
to tell. The gentleman called at The
Morning Mall office yesterday, and
while he admitted that this paper
had treated his firm quite fair under
the conditions aa seen from the out
side, still there were some facts
which were not correct as stated.
In the first place, the bill wMch
Mr. McKlnnoy alleges was against
u,s firm for board was In realty
against men In the firm's employ,
tho payment of which the firm bad
nothing whatever to do. he further
stated that his firm had not passed
through the bankruptcy court, as
was stated It had. The board bill,
above referred to, Mr. Marshall stat
ed, waa contracted laat winter and at
a time when he was In the east.
PRCVMAR ACCIDKNT.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., July 1.
About a doien young men of this
place started to Cresswell, 10 iplles
distant, when the team becane
ft 'ghtened and ran away. Ail Jump
ed and escaped Injury except sierton
Earl, who sustained a broken !K. A
peculiar coincidence of Ihe accident
Is that Just three months eo the
some crowd ot young men were with
Allen Johnson at Cresswel'., when
Johnson was thrown from the train
In some anaceonnable way an-t killed
ti the train neared thla place
new hay. Four transfer companies
10 minutes all of the buildings lu
M'.MIlF.ll Ol'TLOOK BRIGHT.
ABERDEEN, Wash., July 29. The
lumber market shows signs ot im
provement, and there la prospect of
stiffening of prices at San Francisco.
Stocks are much broken and de
pleted. This Is the opinion off C. C. Quack
enbush, who went to San Francisco
recently with Al Coats, of the Ameri
can Mill company to investigate con
ditions. "We found," said Mr. Q."--this
morning, ' a much better feel
log that was anticipated, and we look
(or a change for the better right
away. While there Is no big prospect.
the signs are really encouraging, and
that Is something to consider.
WIU, HAXI.KV IX TROUBLE.
PORTLAND, July 28. Five suits
have been filed In the Federal court
agalnpt alleged Illegal fencing ot ap
proximately 112,340 acres of govern
ment land In eastern Oregon. Crimi
nal suits, as well as equity suits to
enjoin the maintenance ot the fence,
will be brought. These suits are simi
lar to that of the Butte Creek Land
& Livestock company, in which the
principals entered a plea ot guilty,
the Butte crek people, however, had
but 20,000 acres illegally fenced.
Criminal proceedlnKs""wl 11 "be
brought against William tinnier, 1
president and manager of the Wil
liam llnnley company. Harry L. Cor
bett of Portland is secretary. Han
ley is accused ot enclosing S2..,4D
acres of government tnnd and 4.2SO
acres of school land In Harney
county.
The American Livestock company
nf Chicago Is accused of enclosing
1.800 acres In Harney county. J. F.
and Ralph O. Smith are accused of
fencing .160 acrts In l'nlou county.
und Elijah and Royal T. Oliver of
fencing SfiO acres in l'nlou county.
Examination of Hanley will be held
before the I'nited States commis
sioner at Burns.
IIK1 FIRE AT AIIF.RUKKN.
ABERDEEN, Wash., July 29.
Pire which broke out at 2 o'clock
thtc afternoon destroyed nine build
ings In the restricted district and
the trestle over which the Northern
Pacific railroad enters the city, and
for several hours threatened to Jump
the Wlshkah river Into the factory
and residential section. One fatality
resulted, that ot a saloon habltute
known as "Cedar Willie," a drug
fund. Willie was aroused when the
dm broke out, but apparently he was
stuplfled by drepps, and fell asleep
af,aln. His partly Incinerated body
was found on his bed. In a shed nf
tne new Brunswick hotel, where the
hod had fallen from the fourth floor.
The damage done amounts to
abrnt $75,000, with $50,000 Insur
arce. The Northern Pacific will be
tl"l np for several days.
Aid was rendered the local flro
department by the Hoaqulm depart
ment, which made a quick response
to the call for assistance.