ITEMS OF INTEREST
THROUGHOUT OREGON
Chronicle of Important Evsnt
cf Interest to Our
Readers.
To Work for Roaj.
Orivon I'il.v A:tl.o'.:s;i Grant H.
Pimic's, a wniVr of !!e ci uunis.-it n,
:s m;ik us a s'rons F,;:t in t':e impr
est of Ort son C ty mni Ciu '"taims
county, there is lanSfr t.n Vw
State Iii.ahw.ty CVntmissUm will ii
c iii n.sn'iist thp j:-ovi'd Capital
high ay btn Pwt'.atid ami SaWtn
l;tss n throng t'ns city. Jtuiso
Pimiok. who n:ot wH'.i ti-o other :!-.
niiss'.oner, sad thoiv was a t!!;TI-
t on to adopt tile p.- ih- 4 wist s lit
route.
NEWS PARAGRAPHS FROM
OTHER CITIES IN OREGON
Wreck Inquiry Is Delayed.
Portland Further Snvtvft'sstion by
the State Railway Commission into
the cause cf t':t wrick on the Ore
pen Trunk Railroad have been sus
pended because of the serious tvmii
tVrt of Geerge MoKill p. she injured
fireman, w ho was brot.'gat to this city
t testify before the commission, but
w ho has bei n taken to St. Vincent's
tctiiit.il for treattr.cnt.
REPORT ON SALEM FRUIT
of
Beard of Trade Issues Statement
Products of District.
Si em The Salem lioard of Trade
as completed ts general report of
the fruit crop for th s year. The re
port says in part:
"The strawberry crop was a little
above the average in quantity, and
the price received was Rood, but the
last part of the crop was sold at $1
crate. Cterres are being sold at the
canneries at 64 cents. The crop is
tair, and very little damaged by rains
The loganberry crop is large, and a
great part of it is beins dried The
prune crop s a 1 ttle b'ow the aver
use in quantity, but exL-e's in quality.
Peaches are only half a crop, and
prices are not yet established. Ap
ples are cni- a naif crop, and pears
an average crop, with prices not vet
established."
lhe Board of Trade makes a tour
of the fruit district adjacent to Salem
annually, and th'ls year's renort
shows far better conditens than here
tofore.
Southern Pacific Renews Activity,
tugene. Presence here of A. J
.Mctabe and otuer railroad contract
ors of San Franc eco lends substance
to the belief that the Southern Pa
cific Company will shortly be asking
lor b ds on the remaining 9S miles of
the Oregon Eastern, wh'ch is' to eon
nect Natron and Klamath Falls.
Valuable Farm Sold in Wallowa.
Lnterpnse. One of t!: bifrtrest
deals in real estate that has been
maue in mis county recently was
closed when E. O. Makin, a prominent
sheep man of this place, sold to J. A
French, ex-county clerk, h s ranch of
i20 acres, seven miles east of here,
lor a consideration of $27,000.
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STATE BOARDS ARE BACK
Officials Return From Inspection
Projects in Southern Oregon.
Salem. Red-faced and sunburned
but still in the ring, members of the
fetate Land Board and the Desert
Land Board returned from a trip
through southern and central Oregon
where they have been inspecting the
various projects.
Though in many cases thev fnnnrf
dissatisfaction and contention among
tne settlers over some of the Carey
act projects, nevertheless the country
will support as many people as west
ern Oregon farming regions when it
is oeveloped, according to State
Treasurer Kay.
The boards, including Governor
West, State Treasurer Kay, Attorney
General Crawford and State Engineer
Lewis, left Salem on the evening of
July 4.
Marshfield to Have New Paper.
IMarshfield. A. R. O'Brien, who re
cently bought the printing office
owned by P. C. evar, where the old
Coast Mail, now out of existence, was
printed, has announced that he will
start a new daily newspaper in this
rity.
( Mormon Chief Is Speaker.
. La Grande. Joseph F. Smith, head
of the Latter Liay Saints of Jesus
Christ, or Mormon Church, with a
retinue of apostles and high church
officials, attended a two-day confer
ence of the Union County stake, tiie
largest in Oregon.
Timber Lands to Be Tapped.
Toledo. A contract was signed by
a group of citizens of this county to
build and operate a railroad from To
ledo into the Siletz timber country.
This road will open up one of the
heaviest timber belts in Oreg in.
Steps are bein taken to establ ah
n annual prune f a r at Pallas.
The forest flr season has now ar
rived to tvtimin unt 1 the fall rains.
At a cost of $40,000, (he Maw us of
Medtord w:ll srect a four story brick
temple.
The straw berry season for l!ll has
COUl to a clv am! atiimYi,.i..l.
carloads of berries have bem si limed
out of Hood River.
The contract for the ItHtai'.at on of
the J.'iO.OOO filtration plant to be
erectid by the Or. son Power Com
pan;- at Albany las been awarded to
the Continental Jewell F.ltiation
Cvmpany cf XYw York
At t re;ucs: ef the c tv council.
the wimm ic a! club and other tutor- i
ested citizens. Mayer Craven n im,.l !
Friday, July 14, as a general clean up I
day for the c ty of Pallas. The e ts I
tens all tell 'n line and cleaned up.
In contrast to (he banks of most
other western states, Oregons TT na
t'cnnl and 188 o(Nt banks show ag
gregate and material sains during the
past year, according to the statement
issued by the control!, r of (h cur
rency. Efforts are now being made by
State Forester Elliott to secure gov
ernment ah'., financially in the light
for the prevention of forest fires in
tins state and he hop.s to secure as
sistance to the exuut of $10,000 for
this year.
Seven hundred and ten one-year
state certificates, "7 five-year certifi
cates, 33 primary certificates and
about 70 life cortlflcute hv h..n
written out and mailed to teachers In
all sections of Oregon within the last j
few- days. I
As a result of a quarrel following :
domestic infellc ties cf k ng standing, j
George Chase, a prominent and well- J
to-lo rand er of Rock Creek. Baker
county, was shot and instantly killed
by h s stepson, Emmett Blood, aged
seventeen.
Five cars of limestone from Bed
ford, Ind., arrived! at Med ford for the
First -National Bank building of Med-
ford. At great exoense the hunk nm.
!e are shipping in this material that
the new bulldirrg may be the most
'fautifu! structure in the city.
That the apple crop of Hood River
fill total as large as last year Is evi
denced by the fact that the Hood
iver Apple Growers' Union Is erect
ing warerooms along the line of the
Mount Hood Railroad this season
preparatory to handling the crop.
Pendleton's schools will open one
week later than usual because of the
Round-up. Last year it was' found
early impossible to make any iiroc-
ress with school work durtntr Round
up week and it was therefore decided
by the board to postpone this year's
opening until after the big (frontier
show.
Preparations are in order for the
caring for the immense grain crop
around Elgin, new outfits being un
loaded every few days for threshing.
is predicted that Elgin and vien-
ity will sit a new yield record along
e grain line this year, manv far
mers claiming as much as 65 bushels
per acre for fall wheat.
Woodburn, in her stubborn fight
against the liquor traffic, is now en
gaged in a suit in the Marlon county
circuit court involving, a principle not
lefore tried In Oregon. She Is suing
the bondsman of a liquor dealer who
violated' the law, for the recovery of
he amount of the bond furnished as
a guarantee that he would not oner-
step the law.
That there will be an enormous de
ficiency in the state's general fund
before the end of this year and that
by August 15 the state treasurer will
be Issuing warrants stamped "not
paid for want of funds," is evident
from the semi-annual statement Just
issued by the state treasurer cover
ing the amount of receipts, disburse
ments and balances up to July 1.
In order to stimulate the shipment
of fresh fruit and vegetables for can
ning and 'vinegar manufacture the
Southern Pacific linos in Oregcn have
announced that special rates will be
granted July 25, cont nulng to Octo
ber 111. on such commod't'ea from
Willamette Valley points to Portland. !
and. also between certain points on I
the Southern Pacific lines in this
state.
The wide 'nfluence exerted upon the
homes of the people of Oregcn by tee
department of domestic economy at
the Oregon Agricultural College is In
stanced by the fact that three of the
graduates are to have charge of siml-
departments in 'various high
schools of the state, where they, In
turn, will instruct young girls In the
art of making a homo on a scientific
and economic basis.
I'sunderstanding the attorney Ben
gal's epinkm to the effect that
potations exlst'ng solely for educa-
t'ona! purposes and not for gain are
exempt, from tl:e annual license fees
and that only those organ'zed for
the purpose of gain must pay, Oregon
corporations are overwhelming the
lecrotary of state and state trea.
ror with letters in which they loud
ly acclaim their poverty as an excuse
for not pavine the 11 CP n a
Lots in Noble's
dition Now
On Sale!
Ad-
J We have made very low prices on these lots
to start them off. Buy now before the prices
advance. We offer special inducements to
homebuilders.
GRADED STREETS.
SIDEWALKS,
BUILDING RESTRICTIONS,
CITY WATER,
ELECTRIC LIGHTS,
SOIL
These, together with admit able location, only
four blocks from the business center, make this
addition the most desirable home site in Prine-
For Low Prices and Easy Terms See
A. R. BOWMAN
TO-DAY.
ville
Now Is Your Time
To Buy Silverware
In order to introduce my new patent
in silverware, I will give '
.(..in . .mi 'Hi,
..I!!'!:' Ir'-M ij Mi'l!
UPmM, July
25
Per Cent
Off
CROOK COUNTY JEWELRY
and SPORTING HOUSE
L KAMSTRA, Prop.
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How About That Deed
You hold? lw it ineel all llm rrtitrtnint til law to convey a
(JikhI tills to you? AnJ tlioiw d.onla which have itoun Mor, urn
tliey l'-i;l and complete Iti every riniwot. t, you have a vry
icipi.on.l chain of (liln. lwitor let us psiuuiite it for Mora It
i TO LATE.
PIONEER ABSTRACT COMPANY
(Member Oregon Association of Title Men)
New Hardware and
Furniture Store
JOHN MORRIS, Prop.
My prices are bedrock. . You can
save from 25 to 1 00 per cent on
everything you buy. Come and
see for yourself.
ML
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The Supreme Excellence
OLD
"I. W. HARPER"
Among lovers of fins whiskey not ihivcd in a day
nor in ytmt. It I. (h rctult of niwrly half a century's
pirti.t.nl .ffort and honsit Mrvics. During all lhM
yn th.rs has never been a (ims when MAKPER wee
not whet it claimed In be
SIMPLY THE BEST.
Sold By
Silvertooth & Browder
Shaniko, Oregon
Free Auto Excursion
to
Prineville Heights
PrinevllI
les
latest residence district, just platted and now on the market.
Buy a lot in Prinevilles sanitary residence district on
easy terms. No sloughs, marshes or mosquitoes. Less Irost than on
the river bottom. Fresh air, pure water and an excellent view ol the
city. City water will be conveyed to the property at our expense. Lots
40x114; prices range from $80 to $200. Hall cash, balance payable
at $10 per month; 6 per cent on deferred payments, Examine the
maps at our office.
HENDERSON INVESTMENT CO.
Prineville Hotel Building, Ground Floor
Prineville, Oregon.
O. K. MARKET
Stroud & Stroud, Proprietor
Butter and Eggs
Country Produce
A Fine Line of Sausage
elephone orders receive
prompt attention
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A M - r r r i
M noice Deer, veal
Mutton and Pork
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Statement of Resources and Liabilities of
The First National Bank
Of Prineville, Oregon
the close of business March 7, 1911
At
KKHOtJRX'KH
I,oans and DlHcounte li'23,'112 H
United HtaUa Boiidn M.600 00
Hank r rml-H,"tc 12.M4 62
Canh A Hue from hunks 256,729 ftS
Kedemptton fund 2.r 00
B. F. Allen, President
Will Wurzw.il.r, Vic. President
I.IAIIIMTIE8
capital Htoek, paid In I 60,000 00
Hurplus fund, earu'.'d 50,000 00
Undivided profit, earned 2MU8 HI
Circulation h.Mjo ou
Ueposlta 40K,8t3 60
1(105,811 74
T. M. B.ldwln. Caihier
H. Baldwin, A't Cashier
Prineville Green House
, CHAS. W. SPRING, Prop.
Prineville, - - - Oregon
All kinds of vegetable and flower plants ready to transplant to the
open ground at the proper season. All plants transplanted and well
rooted. Pol-grown tomato and cucumber plants. Vegetables out
of season. We now have help in the work and some one will al
ways be on hand to wail upon you, A good article at a reasonable
price is our aim. No extra charge for packing and delivery at the
stage office. While us your needs in the plant line,
Chas. W. Spring.