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THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAliUll IS. 1900.
No. 209.
PENTZ WINS
E OVER
Decision ol Land Office is
in His FavorMorine Also
Wins Case-Charges Not
Sustained
Samuel S. Pentz lias won the contest
brought ngniiiHt his homestead by the
United States, the land office authori
ties in Hoseburtf deciding iu his favor.
Albert Morine also won his case.
These ore the first returns received
from tho contests instituted against a
number of cases near lintte Kails.
Charges Made.
The charges made against Mr. I'entz
by the deputy forest supervisor were
to tho effect that Mr. I'entz had iieer
established and maintained a residenct
upon the land; that he had not cultivnt
ed the land and thnt he did not malic
the entry in good faith for ti home, but
to obtain title to the vuluable timber
t hereon.
M. Pent, called a number of wit
nesses to show that he had resided on
the land, but being forced to practice
law in order to make a living was ab
ut" nt a port ion of t he time from t he
place.
The authorities in deciding the case
says:
' ' While the case is not nit huge! her
free from doubt upon the question of
residing on the land, the burden of
) roof was upon the government, and
in our opinion the charges have not
been sustained and should be dismiss
cd."
Morine Case.
The authorities held iu the case of
the United States vs. Albert Morine
that the testimony was insufficient to
sui-ta i n the cha rge, and d i reel ed t he
charge to be dismissed.
This was the first decision in the
local cases. That of Mr. Pentz follow
ed it. Others are looked for soon.
MUCH WORK BEING DONE AT
THE ASHLAND PEAK MINE
Record: Abe Lamb, manager of the
Ashland Peak mine, which is situated
three miles south of Ashland, was in
the city today and iu the mining office
of ('. W. Kvaus he stated that the tun
nel, which is being driven on the vein
by day and night shifts, using air ma
chine drills, is now in 250 feet and the
inner end of the tunnel is at a vertical
depth of 105 feet. The vein is 7 to 0
feet wide, stands vertical and is well
defined between cleancut smooth walls.
The vein has been opened and prospect
ed on the surface for two miles.
fn places on the surface, where ojen
ed by Bhort tunnels, the ore gave re
turns of $30 to $300 free gold to the
ton and over $1000 in sulphides.
After the ore bodies are well opened
up n quartz mill will h installed at the
mine.
WORKING OUT SCHEME
TO CONSERVE RESOURCES
WASHINGTON'. March 6. The joint
com mission on co-operation authorized
by the governors' conference will to
dcy meet to prepare n plan for united
action by all organizations concerned
with the problem of the conservation of
the national resources.
The joint commission of 11 member
consists of six chairman of state conser
vation commissions and five who are
members of the national conservation
commission. The committee will forum
Into a working plan, assigning to the
different conservation organizations a
definite plan of working, which is de
signed to achieve practical results. Ttec
otninendations for the character and
scope of work to follow have been sub
initted by all of the conservation bod
ies in this country, and these will aid
the joint commission in reaching an
agreement for a campaign which will
prove effective.
DR. SMITH WILL BE
STATE PHYSICIAN
lr. .T. N. Smith tr.te senator from
Marion county, and p brother of ex
Mfyor Smith of Grants Pass, has proh
ablv won out in a race for appointment
f." phvieian at the state penitent iary.
to succeed P. J. P. Shaw, the present
inrutnbent. While the appointment has
i nt been announced, many indications
point him out as the successful as
pirant. The other candidate for the po
sition is Pr. F. K. Smith, a brother-in-law
of Pr. J. X. Smith. The position
pavs t!Wfi a year and does not interfere
with a physician's regular practice. This
will probably be the first rhange at the
jenitrntiary under the new administration.
CAS
HOMESTEAD
ROGUE RIVER
TO HAVE THE WST
NURSERY IN THE WEST
Yakima Nursery Company to Move Their
Establishment to Tolo-Have Leased 300
Acres Under Irrigation-Purchase Von
Der Hellen Place Near Eagle Point
Rogue Hiver valley is to have one of
the largest, if not the largest, nursery
in the west. The Yakima Nursery com
pany has leased :wm acres of laud from
Itr. C. Ii. l(Uy near Tlo which will
e :tll under irrigation when the Huv
lumping plant is completed, as it will
tie in the mar future. Trees, shrubbery,
flowers and seeds of all kinds will be
row ii on the place and distributed.
W. I). Ingles, president of the Yak
ima ursery company, and L. K, Hoover
onsiimmated the deal. Mr. Hoover will
nvo an interest in th" nurserv and will
levote his time to the work. The land
veined for the nurserv is some of the
inest in the vnllev. consisting of the
Mc)nnough and O'llnrn tracts.
Under Water.
The entire tract will be under water
m i as the Ray irrigation project is
omplctcd. Dr. Ray ennounred that the
ipeline for this system will he large
nough to extend clear through to Med
ford. All of (he northern end of the
alley will be placed under irrigation.
The Southern Pacific eoinpanv has
eased to the nurseiv compaitv their
right of way which will be planted to
hrubbcry and great lv improved. This
will prove of no small value to the nur-
ry company, advertising, as it will, to
the traveling public the work of the
orsery.
Buy Von Der Hellen Place.
DISTRICT FAIR THIS YEAR
IS TO BE HELD IN ASHLAND,
Such Was Decision Reached at Meeting
Held Friday Afternoon Officers Are
Elected.
The Southern Oregon District fair is
to be held in Ashland this year about
October I. Such is the decision reach
ed at a meeting held Friday afternoon
by the Agricultural society.
Officers were elected as follows: Pres
ident, K. T. Staple of Ashland; vice
president. .1. A. Perry of Medford; sec
retary. l- H. Poland of Ashland; treas
urer, .1. W. McCoy of Ashland. An ex
ecutive committee consisting of K. V.
Staples, .1. A. Perry and J. D. Olwell
v.as appointed. A financial committee
t or. i posed of the same three was also
i.;. med.
'.he fair commission t.j named bv the
I veruor are .1. A. Per.;., K V Staples,
.1. D. Olwell. Charles Meere and L.
t Hull of J rants lVr,. The fair dis
trict recMer. $1200 ea.di yar from the
state.
County Court News.
In the matter of the change of road
petitioned for by A. P. Gordon et a!.;
viewers report filed.
In the matter of t he ineorporat ion
of the town of Phoenix; order made
fixing March 27 as day for election,
etc.
In the matter of the petition of A.
T. Lundgien et al, for opening public
highway; order appointing Frank A.
Grisest, Chris I'lrich and Frank Kass
Imfer receivers.
In the matter of the petition for
franchise to erect telephone fines nnd
poles from Central Point to Trail; peti
tion granted.
Pond of Burton K. Hurt, supervisor
for road dist net Xo. 4 filed and ap
proved. ( )rd-T made eaiiilling warren t No.
3i2.'i f'ir Mrs. Susie Harrow, indigent.
:is said indigent is no longer in this
comity.
Order approving map of Roanoke
add to M.df.-rd.
Ord-T made approving maps of Wool
r rtnii subdivision to Medford, Orchard
Home Pint K. Allen Pile addition to
Ashland.
Report "f enmity poor li-oi-e fib-d.
Valley League Sugger-ted.
ALBANY, "r.. Mar.li Kfforts will
be made tin- ni-'tifh to f.irm an anift
tenr baseball b-agu- in tin- part of the
date to play during the ming iininiT.
If formed according pr-sent plans
the league will include Snb'in. Eugene.
Albany. l'orvalli. Brownsville and S io.
The plan for a league was breached at
a baseball meeting h"re ir.t evening
by Manager H. J. Kavan.-ugh. C. ft
Baker and T. P. Steven, the baseball
committer of the Alco club.
Talk with Pr. Pag should yon desire
orchar dtracti or buiineia property.
VALLEY
Messrs. Ingles and Hoover have alto
purchased the William von der Hellen
place about threo miles from Kagle
Point, paying $13,2.10 for the same. This
ranch consists of "A'2t) acres, about Ju0
of which is of the finest fruit land iu
the valley. There nr? 80 acres as yel
uncleared, which the purchasers will
clear and put in fruit. There is an old
orchard of eight acres on the place
v.-hiili is noted throughout the valley
for its magnificent product of Spit
euberg apples, producing the finest in
color to he found anywhere. There are
:.lso 20 acres of young orchard on the
place. This is likely to prove a very
profitable investment for tho purchasers-,
as the price is considered n sacrifice
by those familiar with the character of
tin1 soil.
Offer Undo Sam a Place.
Colonel Ray, who has some 300 acres
of land planted to fruit near the nursery
and is planning to set out more, has
offered to the government the land and
water for an experiment station nenr
Tohi. It is highly probablo that Ihe
government will tnlt,) up tho offer, ns
it establishes such experimental sta
tions in the various portions of the
I 'nited States.
The northern portion of the valley is
last becoming alive to its possibilities
and is fast going ahead. The establish
ment of a large nursery will prove a
great incentive to fruitgrowing locally.
MONTGOMERY'S IS
OPEN TO PUBLIC
Handsome New Store Is Visited by a
Host of Medford Ladies Hazelrigg's
Orchestral Furnished Music.
Montgomery's was opened to the pub
lie at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon and
is quite the swellest affair of its kind
ever opened in southern Oregon. The
place was crowded ::M afternoon with
the ladies of Medford, and the new store
given a splendid sendoff.
The store was handsomely decorated,
the color scheme being pink and blue.
The floor is covered with a deep green
Brussels carpet. The fixtures are elab
orate, consisting of huge mirrors and
showcases. Hazelrigg's orchestra ren
dered an appropriate program during
'he afternoon.
All of the late styles in millinery
nnd suits are shown.
A handsome souvenir was presented
to each lady who attended.
HASKELL HIMSELF IS
SUED FOR DAMAGES NOW
Gt'TIIRIK, Okla.. March C Scott
MacRaynolds of Brooklyn, N. Y., filed
suit today for $510,000 damages against
Governor Charles N. Haskell, Orville
T. Smith, law secretary to the govern
or; John Mahoney, sheriff of Logan
county, and Robert L. Luusford of
Cleveland, Okla. The suit was brought
in connection wyith the seizure of cer
tain papers from MacRaynolds having
to do with the governor's recent $000,
"0 suit against William R. Hearst, the
ublisher. Mr. MucRnynidda was Mr.
Heart's representative, and the court
recently held that the seizure was il
legal.
CAVALRYMEN VICTIMS
OF HEAD HUNTERS
CHICAGO, March 0. Tho Tribune
today prints the following special ca
ble: 'Manila. March 4. There is a rumor
that Lieutenant Harry I,. King of the
Fir-d cavalry, and n detachment of
that regiment, who have been mapping
i he interior of Xort hern Luzon, hare
heroine the victims of head hunters.'
Fall From Handcar Kills Child.
M A RSHF1 FLD. Or.. March 0. The
l'i year old son of Andrew Vodznkenas.
i miner at the Beaver Hill coal mine.
wr.s killed by being thrown from n
handcar on which the child was play
ing.
Whipped; Killed Father.
.loNRSBORO. Ala.. March ft. A. M.
Fearnest was killed today by his 1ft
vrar old son. Karnewt was whipping
the bov when th" latter suddenly drew
a receiver and fired four shots, three
taking effect.
COUNTIES TO MANY SIGN PETITION
COIINEFOR ASKING COUNTY COURT
PROTECTION
Jackson, Douglas, Joseph-
ine and Klamath To Be
Brought Together for
Self Interests
Southern Oregon counties. Jackson,
Josephine, Douglas and Klamath, ure to
organize an association fur their com
mon protection when the needs may
arise in the future. A movement to this
end has been put on foot, the commer
cial clubs taking the matter up.
During the recent session of the leg
irdnture the need of such an organiza
tion was apparent. The Crater Lake
mad bill, the normals, the fishing iu
southern Oregon streams, would all have
been more easily handled had organiza
tion been perfected.
Southern Oregon h'ts long needed leg
islation which would be adapted to its
peculiar needs. Lack of cooperation
bet ween t he couu t ies weakened I heir
power in the state.
The Medford Commercial club will
take the matter up at its next meeting,
as will other like organizations of the
four counties, and a cooperative pro
tective association formed, Needless to
add, such an organization will hnve a
tremendous power.
YOUTH ARRESTED FOR
STEALING BIG SNAKE
LOS ANGKLKS, March fl Rre
this men have committed burglaries
and been caught, bin probably never
h fore did a man purloin a live boa
constrictor and laud in the toils of the
law.
Sylvester White, -i beardless youth,
was brought down from Visa I in last
night and locked up charged with
stealing a four and a half foot boa
constrictor, property of William Lorov,
a collector of reptiles.
Leroy 's residence in Wall street was
robbed about a week ago and several
things taken, including his most valued
-nuke. The police say White confessed
to them that he had stole some of the
stolen property, including the boa con
stridor.
HEADSTONES FOR GRAVES
OF AMERICAN SAILORS
CHICAGO, March (V The graves of
more than M00 A merican sailors who
were taken prisoners during the war
of IM'J and who are buried near St.
Micheal's church itt Partinore, Pevon
shiro, Fngland, are to be marked with
headstones and identified as far as pos
sible, if plans Jut announced here by
the I'nited Daughters of 1 S 12 see real
ization. The organization also intends
placing a stained glass window iu the
church now almost crumbling in ruins,
and having if rebuilt in its original pat
tern.
110,000 CHURCH TO
RAISE AT ROSEBURO
ROSKBFRG, Or., March 0. The di
rectors of the Presbyterian church have
rohl the church property on Cass street,
and will erect a haudrome brick ar
stone structure on Lane or Mosher st.,
to cost $ln,0H0. Rev. J. K. Burhart of
North Bend, Ore., has been assigned to
the church and will ( rrive here about
March 15. Rev. Burhart mines highly
n commended.
No minister has been secured to fill
tne pulpit of the Biplist church, made
vacant by the icigiwtion nf Rev. K. H.
Hicks.
ROOSEVELT TO RECORD
WIERD SOUNDS OF ANIMALS
BRIDGEPORT. Conn.. March ft
There will be delivered to Mr. Roose
velt this afternoon at Oyster Bay a spe
eialtv constructed phonograph of alum
innm by means of which he hopes to
record wierd sounds of animals nnd
(lie dialects of natives in the wilds of
Africa. Tlo- infichiii which was made
bv a local manufacturing firm, is so
I giit that it fan be carried with little
inconvenience by the hunting party.
CABINET MEMBERS
ARE SWORN IN
WASHINGTON". March ft.
With s. nr.-elv any ceremony be
v.. nd the formal repetition of the
or.th to np.ort 'h Constitution,
the ix new member of Taft 's
mbin't were sworn in today by
!D f Justice Fuller. The cab
in' t ro..ni was the scene of the
TO AID
Meeting With Instant
Approached Signing Them Requests
County Court to Appropriate $50,000
for County's Share in Road
Vtitiuns asking the county court to
ipproprinto $50,000 for the construction
of the Crater Lake rend, for which the
tnte has upprorintod $100,000, contin
ent upon a $100,000 appropriation from
Jackson and K la mat h counties, have
teen placed in circulation and are meet
ing with the greatest of success. There
ms to be but one opinion regarding
the mailer, mid that if in favor of the
Impropriation.
Many Sign Petition.
Wjthin an hour after starting the pe
titions out in this city some 200 busi-
ss men had signed them. K. V, Car
r, who has charge of the petitions iu
Ashland, reports that he is meeting
with like success in that cilv.
The pet it ions were distributed over
the county generally. In Gold Hill, .1.
i, Hainmersley is I he moving spirit ;
'en t nil Point is being covered by S. 1.
Pattison, Fable Point by George Brown,
Jacksonville by George Pavis. All oth-
r towns. Talent, Phoenix, Tolo, Wood
ville, and even the county precincts, are
in be covered. In each place a live
booster has been picked out and put in
harge of the circulation of tin- peti
tions.
There is no doubt but that I he county
oil it wilt be flooded wit h a pet it ion,
PLANTING AN ORCHARD
ON TOP OF ROXY ANN
There Will Be Found Two and One-Half
Acres of Fancy Fruit Barn Demol
ished by Huge Stone.
On Ihe very tip top of Rosy Ann, the
mountain which rears its head heaven
ward on t he east side of the vallev.
fCrncsl Hefler is planting nu ore hard.
He has there some two and one half
s id' level hind ami is setting out
in orchard of different kinds of fruit.
Whether it is high prices, high qualitv
what lie is after, he doesn't state.
Just for a novelty," he explains.
Mr. Hefler owns -"li acres of laud
iu that vicinity, which he is irnprov
ig. A spring in found near the top
f the mountain which supplies him
i'ilh an abundance of water.
Recently a number of young folks
limbed to the top of the hill and by
wav of diversion rolled rocks down the
nut am. One of these tore through
M r. Hefler 's barn, completely demo
slung it. A high bred Jersey cow nar
rowly escaped death. The rock now
rciiely rests in the middle of Mr.
Hefler 's best field and defies all at
tempts to remove it.
VANILLA AND LEMON EXTRACT
JAOS OROW MOST POPULAR
PFNPLKTON. Or.. March . Vanil
ii and lemon extract jags nre the lat
st things iu Pendleton. So far. how
ver. the use of the flavorings as an
intoxicating beverage has been corifin
I entirely to the Indians. Just when
the red -k ins discovered that extract
made a good substitute for firewater
is not known, but for several days pa'-t
the number of rtinken Indians on Mo
st n-ots has been the greatest in years.
Ait investigation led to the fact that
the braves were gelling drunk on 'K
tracts and that the local grocers haw
been enjoying an enormous trade in
this line of goods.
Though the flavoring is said to be
5 per cent alcohol, t lie Indian ha v
been drinking the fiery liipiid without
any dilution, thinking that the more it
hurnM the better it was as a drink.
In most instances it was found that a
"n cent bottle would prod uc intosiea
Goti. but in others an udditjonal fpnin
tity of the liipiid was neees:iry.
JAP IMMIGRATION
FIOURES FOR FOUR MONTHS
T'lKIO. March li Between .tunc ;i
Dceemtrf-r nf last v.-nr KIM .liipali
left Ih" Umpire far Ihe Tinted stale",
while 3.-.0.0 returned frc.oi the foiled
Stales during the same period. The
total number of Japanese emi(;riiliiii!
for Hawaii durinu the same period wa
ll.-. while those -.'tornioa from the
Hand- numbered 2ir, . These -t.-iri-tics
were completed today fro-n re
turns to Ihn foreign erTi.t.
CRATER ROAD
Success Everyone
I he like of which has' never before been
seen in the county. When they meet
on March 20 they will be able to do
but one thing in the matter.
The Text.
The text of Ihe petition which is be
ing so generously signed is:
To the Honorable Judge and Cummin
sinners of Jackson county:
The state of Oregon having upproprit
cd $lio,oixi for the building of a wagon
road from Medford, Oregon, via Crutor
Lake, to Klamath Falls, which appro
priation by the state depends upon .lack
son county approprial ing $51.000 for
the same purpose;
Therefore, we, the undersigned tax
payers of Jackson county, hereby re
quest your honorable body to appropri
ate said sum of 50,0(10, in four emuil
annual instalments, making a levy each
year sufficient to pay one-fourth of
amount appropriated.
We believe the construction of this
toad to be a mutter of more importance
lo Jackson county than any enterprise
of recent years, and promising more for
eur future advancement in wealth and
population ;
Therefore, we urgently petition yon
to make said appropriation without de
lav. HOME COMPANY LOSES
OUT IN SPOKANE
Fail to Equip Plant Within Throo Yearn
Notico for Forfoituro of Frnuchi.ie
Is Filed.
Sl'OKANK, Wash., March ((. Cnrpo
ration Counsel Hamblen has filed with
the cilv clerk a notice that the fran
chise of the Nome Telephone company
is r.iibject to forfeiture for failure to
comply with the terms upon which the
franchise was granted.
I'nder the terms of the franchise the
company agreed to install a plant of its
im and to have it iu operntion within
t hree yoars front the date of the fran
chise. This 1 he corporal ion counsel
slates the company has not done, with
the result, Attorney Hamblen says, that
the franchise is subject to forfeiture at
the option of the citv council. Before
this forcitiirc can be made binding it
must be acted upon bv the courts, and
the filing nf formal notice yesterday by
the corporation counsel is a preliminary
step to that end. Iii due time the fur
l her legal action necessary will be in
stitnted.
Erected a Building.
The Home Telephone company has
elected a central building on a costly
otc. which it has purchased for this
purpose, and had done considerable con
duit work, in all amounting to some
.:iiim,ooo.
Here where the "construction com
pany' cotiien iu. This concern has a
lien of fr.'t.Vt.llMll Meeiirely ptered over
the building. This is an invariable
: i ceo in p.-i a i me nt wherever the Home
iiunpauv secures a franchise.
When interviewed regarding the no
t'.c filed aiaiust th" company by the
. mi porat ion coiHitiel, the local represen
t;iliven of the Koine company vouch
-a fed no explanation as to why the com
.;mv had not installed a plant as re
'iiiireil bv the terms of the franchise.
As a matter of fact, the new com
i.:nv has discovered that the business
i i.rhl of Spokane is vry much opposed
o the nnnovance, additional expense
mm) trouble conseqiK nt upon a dual
n1im. and that, perhaps, accounts for
he failure to instal a complete plant
ii accordance with the franchise. "
STATE MAY LOSE MUCH
MONEY FROM TAXES
SAl.KM. Or.. March Ii. -It was report
e,l l. ..lav that the st: te will probably
lose thousands of dollars revenue from
tlo- yross eart'iot! lax on express, tele
..I n. I tcliarapl opaoies by rea
...u of Ihe i.:isaie o' the tax coinmis
.1,1 l,v the last li-eislntlire. The
II iv upon which tl.e loss is predict
i, is that the new law repeals the ;rnss
.-irniTiL's lav law bv implication. An
, xauiiliatioii of tie new law. however,
cieali's a dool.t whether the tfross earn
i,oj tax laws have I n repealed, and
rt al-o appears impri
.bable thnt there
ul, I lie any loss if they have.
l MILLIONS
BALTIMORE
STORM TOSS
Two Persons are Dead-
News Gomes by Wireless
-Death Loss Will Increase
it is Feared
n.in.Moni:, m,i., Mr,.h a. (By
wiii'lom via ViiHhinKton.) Two pnron
iiru cli'iiil. aiw of tliiMii hoing Onklcy
Milium. Die iimiiiiiiiR o.I i tor- of tho Bat
tiintn.. Nun, ns tlio result of ono of thn
firi-CBt storms experienced here.
Owiiiu to the strength of tho gule
Hie !euth it Wi probably Increase.
' iiinieatiiin in iinpiMnililo, all wire.
ileitis liown.
The ilmiMjrr is conservatively esti
mate.! nt 2,0l)il,00(l.
IMBLE MAN MAY BE
HEIR. TO. 110,000
t-A (IIIANI)K, Or., March fl. It is
lot impossible but thill "Hnnk" Mi
(lolrick of liuble m iv bo joint heir to
10.0110. The western Bte.tes have boon
searched by uttornevs and friends nf
one Mrs. Mcdoldriek nnd son John,
who several years hro runic west nnd
nnd have since ben left tho sum men
tioned. Mr. nnd M-s. McOoldrick of
I miller hnve been informed but ns yot
have been unable to ar.cortnin If thoru
are any family ties between the oust
irn Mcdoldriek, win died leaving a
small fortune, nnd Miem.
CHURCH TO RAISE OVER
$2,000,000 FOR MISSIONARIES
XKW VOKK, March 0. Hepresenla
lives of :t0 ('oiifrrcgaf ""ml churches in
N'ew York nnd nei;hbiii'in; cities met
al the Itroadwny tnbcrnnclo here today
find diMciiHseil plans lo raise n fund
of f-,00.nno to paq off tho debt of the
seven 'niiircjrntiin:il missionary socie
ties. This accomplished, the lenders
of the movement hope to securn nn an
nonl contribution of $t!,(it)n,000 to fur
Ihcr the work. The money is to he
rifised by npport ioning to each church
Ihroiinhoul the failed States n certain
amount.
EXPECT TO GET VERDICT OF
GUILTY IN WALLIS CASE
K I.A M ATM I'Al.I.S, Or., March 6.
Less time was consumed in Kctting n
inry Tor the Alf Wallis case than was
expected nnd the case is now nenriai;
the end. Walter Welch was tho state's
chief witness, and upon his testimony
the prosecution will build its case, as
v.-as done in the trial of f.'hnrlca I.iskoy,
wh i was convicted on n similar charge
last, weok.
Im'tii'iK fioni the evidence introduced,
it will be the aim of the defense to
prove nn nlibi. The prosecution showed
that Wnllis went as far ns the lava
beds with the band of stolen horses and
from there lie returned, while Welch
ami I.iskev drove the stock on to Mount
Hebron.
Wallis' wife, who rccentlv became a
mother, has attended a few sessions of
Ihe trial, but owinjr to the child, she is
unable to reiunin with her husband.
The interest lias not been so intense in
the trial now in progress ns it was in
the I.iskey case, ns it is the general pre
sumption that the rtulcome will he sim
ilnr to that in the preceding case and
Ihe public in general is loss interested
the evidence.
KLAMATH FALLS MAYOR
EMULATES BIG BILL TAFT
K I.AM ATI! f Al.I.S Ore., March -
Mayor John li. Stilts is having such
a fine time in Florid i nnd Georgia that
i is hardly probable that he will return
to Klamath falls in time to finish his
l.rio as Mover. He is at present visit
Ii friends at Savannah, who insist on
him remaining another month in the
South and in a recent lelter he stilted
he was seriously considering accepting
ihe invation. He is very much in love
r-ith the South and has given up his
tiip to Washington lo visit the Prose
.cel.
While Iii Florida Mr. Stilts and n par
1e of cent leinen went coon hunting and
the hunch secured thirty nine coons.
I Von meat is more popular than ever as
table dclicancy since the visit of
laft and the balollet tendered him.
FREE SALOON LUNCH
UPHELD IN WISCONSIN
MAIHSON. Wis.. March II The bill
hibiting free lunches in saloons was
hilled in the assembly today, and the
bill prohibiting treating in saloons was
refused engrossment. The assembly also
killed the bill providing for nn appro
printiou to have Wisconsin represented
at the A Y P exposition nt Seattle.