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BRIEF NEWS Of OREGON
HELEN GOULD
Ynmlilll county now has a realty j
board.
EtiRpne is RolriR to hava n new hlRh I
olio.. i building In the near future.
H N Foster, a well known citizen of
Corvnllis, committed suicide Saturday.
The third nnnual show of the ON
(on Cat club wus held in Portland Inst
week
February 12 has been designated a
"arth Education Day" for the schools
f Oregon
The state railroad commission hns
crdered a new ralltoad station for
Monmouth.
Charged with killing nn Ogod trap
per In his cabin, .ti rullc-s from Hurn,
Robert Shiezr- SM OffOOtSjd
Movement In under wa in the irons
tir drpartiii'iit to sbollst the OfflOS
of tea Inspector at Portland, trinslcr
ring this work to Tnronia
The best (iiiallty show yet held by
ttw I'mutlUa Morrow OOUOt) poultry
gggOOlattOfl VII hroncht tO a close Sat
urda alior ruiiuii.i: a week.
Hepres-'niith S HaWlO) has secured
an appropriation of $0i0 In the rivet
and harlmi bill for making u correct
lurviv of the Coojullls rlTOf,
MonitM M i'lati'd Saluii;i bocausp
of th actual laying of steel rails
through ilic elt) by the Portland, Ku
gene & Baattni railway company.
William I' llawood. former presl
dent oi i lit- Western Federation ol
Miners, and at present one of the big
organizers of the I. W. V., waa In
Portland Sunday.
The chamber of commerce of the
United States has elected as director
for Washington. Oregon and f'allfor
nla, A H verill of the chamber ot
commen Portland
Tli' i public I. iiuls comml'tct
has reported favorably the house bill
to adjust conflicting claims to lands
within the I'orvallls ami Vaulna Hay
Military Wagon Koad grant
The new ear Is only a few weeks
along, but Klamath I'll OlfOOd tUU
two elections In tight The first will
bt to gdopl a new charter .ind tin- BOXl
to vote . the i'i ami drj ll
Dame, iiruhn. uportotondonl of the
p. iter i id i onst ruction
gsng at Mapleton. a- bohOOdod b) I
flying ropx The bod) WOi hurleil Into
the tluslau rlvor sod carrlod wt
Hi towing will be I course ol
tud to appear in the PM.'I M Kaloii
of Oregon Agri ultural coUago tor the
first time T vt II If baud
led .1 :! no lit ol sgrotUMB)
T. K. York, an Inmate of the Oregon
penitent ! refused to
ccept a pardon at tin hands of Oover
Bor Woat The refusal hafflOa1 teij. i ii
Officers who STOro waiting 'o gfflWt
hi en on h government charge.
All road supervisors of LOJM OOUBt)
have been invite. I b tho OOWIt court
to attend a OOavonttOO l" Bwgoaa "'
ruary 8. alien problem- of road con
s ruction and repair will bo dlOOOOOOdl
b men expert In road building.
Iiundred and tlnris hnslnesi
i .. .late, who w. .linn
tti. Mi annual OMVOatlou of thai
in- toil Merchants I .- itlon
! i ani to i'orvallls I'nduj j
nu! ' i ipo lal Ifgln ' I ill the
lolli
The ; nan CORMlldOtOd societlei
Of OrOgOn held llieir slgtl annual OM
vent urn in Pori'aml Snal.iy These
loolotlos .! ooiupoaod ol " dlfforool
gfgaglutlonn loeotod in ratt noa
tlonu of tl" state, with a memberhhip
Of DOgrt) fttt
The f P Mining company of oak
land, fal holders of an electric Inter
urban franchise ai Me.lford, has OHM
ail u deal for tkO purchase of tho f
Wait tract. I1 HillOi from lOhuMMl
The trait OOBSlStS of 200(1 acres and
the price pal. I wa- lM.f40
With lUtborit) -'"''ll 0) M'otnev
C.eneral Uickei.-ham Distil. I Mtor
h. Md'oiirt at Portlaml
the iBdlOtmonta against A l( )o 01
and I ! R DOU ' 1 I " '
do- nd I ttneiii- d under tin
,1 ,, of PrOBOll J M.n.v .luring
I , h i amou- land fraud cuses
. a Holes, ii well known business
nun ,,t OragOB fit, WOO has been
,1ns, sime January II was found i
hundred irds ofl tho public highway
lea. inn.- to vviiiamette. about a halt
mil. from tl Willamette Falls rail
Wbj doBO U Wool Oregon t'lty He
was lying fgOO downward ln eravloe
beiweeu two lorga buuluiis ou a rock)
Oliff, which overhangs ibe public high
way.
IVirlnj; tl. . r P"2. accord 'iig to
official figure made public by tie de
ptutuiesi of OOOIOsOraO ad lab Port
laud exported ii,810.L'0 b la ol
wheat, valued at MJTtttU com
pared with 7.7'i::.0tl bushel Ul lull
representing a total valuation of $ii,
&70,ui5. TbOM statistics bhow that
Portland ranks fourth among tie
whuiH expotiing districts for the past
year.
Tho aarotar) of tat ban '" " fr
nlsbed bv (he national government
with figure showing the exact dlsii i
Outioii ot the timbered area of the
state by 0 mutlea. TIW data gro Ob
talned by lUo national lOfaat gorvlw
and are u. I io ttguHgJ 100 upponion
mnt of hi .is aoerulag a the various
Motions l iu H.e tun .lUirutlou of,
u.e forati land. Tl - ' u,ia4
IdJJjMIJI
lYMk v X 'wUk ' . tPBS I
If 4ss ; g rj "jtlflBv I
Miss Helen Could, daughter of Jay
tioul.l, who was married last week to
Fmii Bhapard, prominent railroad
man.
SLRUM IS HELD AT MILLION
Physicians Criticise Fnedmann's Atti
tude Toward Discovery
Herlln.- That t)r Priedmann wants
1, Mt tor the American rights to
his tuberculosis serum, is the state
uient made here C.erman phv -.ii ians
strongly condemn what thev call his
"tion ethical nttliude ' Tboj go so far
as to sny that he Is more cOBCOraod
In the tnotietarv aspect than Hie hU
nianliiirlan ol his dtOCOVei v
Itr. rrledmatin 1 1 - 0 fat tailed to
carry out his promise ol submitting a
culture to the government lie has
mole various excuses lot not doing
this, bin he . I. nies that mercenary mo
tiv.-h govern bio at Hon.
Floods in South
If) mphli ! Tho entire delta
.a ol four stales was under water
front I to 1'. feel deep and families
bj tho thousands were fleeing in bar
r..r from I wall of water that Is pour
lug through ll gup 1000 feet wide In
thO leV.e lit lletllall. MIsS.
Ten thOOOaad acres of winter wheat
In western Kentucky, southern Mis
Olirl lllld part ot Tennessee are sub
no tge.i in water and the bus In crops
will be enormous
Scouts Killed In Fight With Moros
Manila A dispatch from Hrlgad'.r
(leneral John J. Pershing, command
in.; the depart nient of Mindanao, glVOS
details of an engagement at Taglitsi.
between Moros and delarhmeniH of
Philippine scouts and the constabu
larv
i i.' nn Patrick McNally and six M
listed men of the scouts were killed.
Lieutenant William Towaaaad ol tho
scouts, and l.leulenaut Cochran and
l.leut-n.ii.' Whitney, of the constabu
lary, and PJ OBllOtOd men were wound
-!
TAFT OEFENDS HIS
POSITION ON CANAL
Haltimore PffOOldOBl TaflV speak
illg at thO annual ban.liel of the MOJ
OhOOtl and Manilla, 'ur. is MOOOtOl SOU,
defended the ndoilaistratloa's attitude
in the Panama mil disaKi I einent
with Kngtaad He declared 'bat its
laoi-'ti.iii was nol unpaiiiolic or dis
honor :l.le and asserted there was no
re. i on l..r ativone lo oppose the pio
l, , tor arbitration bv an imartial
tribunal
"Whether sou :'" " i sahohli oi
Mol I am in fOVOt 'l makiliK the r.ii.-s
betwooa tin .oast- tbrougb the Paaa
m. i .anal lOWl I he aatd "Now the
question Is oaa we do that under our
iiiiernaiional obligations? I think V0
can, and If you read the authorities I
think you'll Bad that we may Hut if
vi,- ..i,. hound not to eiempt coast wis.
, Is we . mi ugree 10 submit tin
quest ion to an Impartial tribunal."
I'h. i president l (included his speech
with au appeal for constitutional gov
eminent, endangered In the last few
months he aid bj UsgM 'ho propos
ed remedies but who could nol furnish
concrete exuinples of their proposed
reforms.
THE MARKETS.
Portland.
H heal Club, 8iic; bluestem, 92c;
red Russian. !c.
oats $:'7 per ton.
Hay Timothy, $17; alfalfa, 13.
Putter t teamery, 37o.
I.'ggg ' . lied, :oc
I..,ps P'l:' crop, rOc.
ool Rasters Oregon, lie; Wll-
lamelle valley, I'S'uC.
Seattle.
Wh.ai iiiuebtciu. Moj club, 6c;
red Kicsian, 8;tc.
Mutter Craaaieri Ma.
ll-, Timothy, ?17 per i.iu; alfalfs,
ll! per ion
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Deals in Dirt" As Shown
By the Records of Mal
heur County.
Prank ftwishet, Jr to II A Parks
nej swj ne se i ii wj sec '20, tp, 30,
r 41 ; 1(50 acres, with water rights;
b.r00
Ford Staples to Anna Nichols, half
Interest In tract of land at Jordan
Valley hco 'J, tp :b. r 4ft ; f 1
.1 B McOhIh et u In Annie Nichols
et ul, same as above; 11,000
Ontario Land and Townslt com
pany to WilliBtn Pitt, lots ..and ft, blk
7, RrvaraMaadd to OntarlatMOO
Ontario Land and TowiiHitn com
pany to Maud L D0f? lots II ami U'i,
blk :i. Ulversblc add toOutnrlo; 1250
U HA lo Prank llolf, sei sec 3.1 tp
io. r 1 7 it'.i' natal
Prank A Moll et ux to S V llolf. w
lift v. see 33, tp 10, r 47; 1
Prauk A Hotf et ux to Henry Hum
root, sel se sec KB, tp 10, r 47; l
.1 H Ihiucau et ux to .lames Molloy,
Int 1, blk 1, Pioneer add to .lordiin
alley; flfl.'i
lohu Morgan et gg to II (Iroth tsj
swl se sel. sec 2G ; ej M swl see, 27.
tp :I0. r 42, with water rights; tTO.OOU
L L Nooiicheiterto Alice Noon
Chester, lot I, blk 31. Hope Holland
add to Vale; 91
Joseph W baa at ux to Leo Schmidt,
a half r blk 1 1 a lota 5 nd t, blk 5;
lots I to 7. blk I I, Vale: 12
P.mile l.anolr to Albert J Lsnoir,
ej sa swl. sec 20. tp I.'., r 12 . 10
acres; 91
I'D lit ton to William H McKav
et on. tiact ui swl OWfj, sec '.".. tp 1M,
r 16 1160
M I Thayer to p. V Pease, lots hii.I
io. blk '.'. NeUcn s tlrit add to Vale.
iioo
Mt-I.M P., me to D S Spencer, hui
Interest to llrexel 1,)iihi claim. I'nitl
from Malheur City at a end of Ouari
gulch: 1
J P Lssswell et ux todeorge V Scott,
uel net sec 10, tp :t2. r 11:9100
Morris Summer et u and Louis
Sommer et u to Kruast Hill lots 1 1 to
20, UkMO, Ontario; 11,000
Kdiuiitid Sutler et u to William
Sutler, lots 7 to 10, blk H ; lots 7 hii.I H
M blk 277. Outaiio; also .' acres in tp
18, r 17: 1
William Sutler et u to Kdinond
Hotter, lot ft, blk I, Ontario: alo par
eel in sec I, tp 1", i 17; 91
S. It Puuyon to George Huston,
Koch placer claim in Moim.ii Pa. Hi;
100
N P Ky company io O W R . N 0o
uel nwl sec II . nwt swl sec It I ne
uel seo IS, tp 10 r Ml 110 acres:
II, 7ii
N P Ky couipauv to O W R N Qg
seA nej 4 swi ml seo II, tp II r M :
4 uwl se sec 20, awl net uel ""i. s
swl uel sel seo 2'd ; sel sel sec :il uel
i a swl sec 32; l II r Ml sal
swl seo M I lot 1 '"! efi '''I ' '" ' lo1
4 and s m-v1 uel sel swl sec 7. tp 23,
I 3H; n ne sec 31; cw! nwj sel owl
,.5 .. see II tp Mi r up IMS, 10
rres . H0,0ll.fl
Oregon Valley Land company to
Nail Mont, nel nlsec31 tp.'Pl r 40
9200
Dell Knst to Peui-ih I I) Kast. Int
I and part of swl ne. sec !), tp It! r
47: IMO
II S A to Andre A droves, lit 1
of sec 4, lot 4 of sec 3 tp 24 wi swl
sec 34. tp 23 r 37
Kenneth Murray to Adam Murray.
wj swl sec II. tp IS, r 37. lot 4 of 0M
3. lot 1 of sec 4. tp 21 , r 37
Andrew A drove to Adam Murray.
w4 swl seo 3 1, tp It, r 37 ; lot I of
seo I, lot 1 of sec I, tp 2 4 r 37; 910
J B Duncan et u and et al to I B
Hayes, et ul lot I, blk 7, Jordan
Valley
l.dwHtd K Curtis lo James II M.
Ciiin. swl nwj sec 10 s4 nel sel tiw)
sec 30, IpM, r 40
Oregon Valloy Laad company to ai
init n OrotBor, 4 "iwi swl sec 10, tp
33. r 10; MM
William K Hay.leti to 0 11 More
house u4 sw scj seo l"i, tp 1ft. r I0
i?l 00
('has 0 Johnson to Martesla Wil
hams et al, sel nvv s c 7. tp 32, ill.
BETTER FARMS WILL BUILD
UP THE STATE AND NATION
1 'urther expression to the sentiment
In favor of "earth education" that la
so sir. me throuehout it. eon today,
will be uiven Pebruary 12. which has
been made children's dnv in the Conn-
I I v LlfO movement. At that time
schools ot the state arc expected to phv
special attention to tin object of the
d.velopment of OrOOgtl'l soil, the
miproM-mi.tit of our turins and the
beiteruient ol country life generally.
The Idea to be worked out everwhere
i. that the movement to mske better
tin BOOCd tO improve I lie larlli OOSJOI
i ( iiiL.,,n s ii ! p that makes lor Ibe
prosperity ot all thODOOpIs LlfOOO
the larm. It iiiH.le nmre rolltalde, will
. . nine inoie attractive and happier
homes tneiiii more contented people
and tin increased country populatiou.
A uiensuti bafgfO the letf'slature
I Ians to eten.l the beuellM of the Ore
mm Aifrleultiiral college to erery
county lu Orenou. Cooperative de
mobstration farms will be one of the
chief meaiis us.. I Kacb countj or
district will be supplied with these
lull tut loot and the experts from the
o. . c in oharga win u lata tart
uersblp with the farmers lu solriua
oil problems and m exploltma sari
culture to the hunt of its possibilities.
It Is only by MOl au arrangement
that the aovernmeut tuu.ls can bt ob
tamed to further demonstration
farm woik in lUasjhwa.
HOSPITAL NOTES
One tag form sn idea of the need
of such au institution as Holy Kosary
hospital from the fuel that last week
Of less thau four operations were
performed lu one day. The Hinas'Us
in charue were from tbs d liferent
commnultles iu tbls section. Outario.
Vale. Payette and Kiuitlaud. Au
opt latum fat acute appeudlcitls was
pei formed Tuesday on Miss Lulu loiu
s. in, of New Plymouth.
SAVING TIME fy TELpRftlsip
cinJtcX
Means Not Only
Time But Money
Do you ever consider how lonj it takes to travel the
distance from your house to the Doctor and Merchant
and what tiriieyou save by Telephoning? If your
time is worth anything you cannot afford to be
without a Telephone.
Malheur Home Telephone Co.
Butter Wrappers
Must Be Printed
- are printing more wrappers than any ot her two
offices in this section. There is a reason. We ha
the machinery, type and workmen necessary and vje
take the name care with Butter wrappers that Wt do
with wedding invitations.
Take your next order of A rpl I S OffiCG
Butter Wrappers to the B WCT
Bermele's Drug Store
Agent for
Talbot's (iluaranteed Poultry Medicines
"The Standard of America."
Our Veterinary Information is at your service.
International Stock Remedies
Send us your mail orders.
W'v prcpuf poslafu1 on all small parcels.
200 Acres for Sale
OR TRADE
Fifty acres has been seeded to alfalfa.
Some buildings. All under fence.
Railroad line through tract. On Snake
river. Well drained bench land. Elec
tric pumping plant can be installed for
12 per acre. Will cut up to suit buyer.
Address Box 128, Ontario, Oregon
hi
R. S. COOK 4 COMPANY
(Off OKI'OKATKU)
J. H. COOK, Manager.
Capital Stock 50,000.00
Choice Apple and Prune Lands
Land and City Property
Talk To Our Lamp Man
OF course you Inv elaetric liht iii your home,
oggoi ami st,. to, I. nt hava you araasjh i it-'
li .u grg Him- ordinary Incandescent earboa
limps it i-. Mfj " iaggsaa thu yu hava n"t. baciuat
the onl) aay you can i; do onough of olet iric light at
niimminn est i, by uainf ItM BOOal BOlfaCf electric
lamps nt the -'Jth Centur,
Edison Mazda Lamps
These lamps give from twi t tliric tunes the
light et carbon lamps wilhoul incraasinf youi present
hghl bill.
Tslk 10 our lamp Man about ncent pfOfraM
sJaetfk avnpi ond lighting. Ho poailtvaly can show
huh the ..".-..'.' nol onl) In tho nuittei ' -ht
tor the home, bui ilao ragarding Hag I""1 vt hehl to
ilcclop your business
Mill ftrflim Liqht A Power Comply
OM'AKIO, 0BEG0N
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