OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAUNTEREST
Events Occurring Throughout
the Sta'e During the Past
! Week.
Killretd PlgMi Employ' Law.
I'uri luinl -AnnmiiH'lhK that It can
Bui and will not olo-y th elate laws
r KulullitK fin hour of ittitl'(n-itt
fur railroad employes, llio intcnn
WasMnnton l.allrimil Nnv'nn ion
Company hint brought unit In the
t'nlictl Hl.Hi' circuit cmirl klim tor
tin Inii'ilm iiliiry t ti J nix-t on reairu n
IliK Urn slate rnCriin l roiiiiiilailon and
tlio stum dUtrkt cmrii! ) from pros
ruling It lor violation of the law.
Dlla to Have Prun Fir.
Hollas. Though lit previous
tnci l ua" the iroio!tlon of giving
liruito fair iiml carnival here In Hep
IkiiiImt wm rejected because Hie
Fruitgrowers' t'nlon hull planned
iilKin tni t fair here In December,
tlin Dallas ("nmmerclul Club. upon re
funitlerlng ll matter, voted to hold
g iiruuii futr nml carnival here lu 8cp-tmlir,
CORD MAY REVIVE LEG
NEWS PARAGRAPHS PROM
OTHER CITIES IN OREGON
A contract bi been awarded the
Camiiliiill Building Company, of 8lt
Uake City, for ths erection of the new
federal building at I.a Grinds, at
cost of $.".1,875.
Jn P. Webb, trunk murderer, b
been removed from the county Jll
to the Oregon Hlate I'en.teiitlary '
Ba'em. lie li under sentence to be
hanged September 6.
A rMtiet to allow te Oregon and
oilier battleships on Hie Pacific Coat
to attend tlie celelirallon t Atorl.
AiiKitet HO, was referred by President
l- ft to the Navy Iwpsrtmciit.
With gun, ammunition, a doctor
and a g:im warden, tlovernor Wet
mid Superintendent of Public ltn'truc-
Hon Alderman will have fr Curry
county soon I" t"""' ' "mB'
Half of tiie contruclloii work on
the Crooked Itlver brlilge of the Ore
gon Trunk HUwy ha been com
liletvd and workmen are placing the
aleel purl of the romulu ng half In
pm' I lill,
State Forester Fll'ott hll received
a tcligmm from Forester Ciravcs at
Wash imton. D. r iidvUli.g him that
the government will cooperate with
Oregon under ti e Week act thl.year
to the extent of W0.
Within four week igtt posts m
hav,, I n erected in Oregon, from
north to south, marking the route o!
Hie I'n. ltlc Highway through Oregon, j
It lui already "'roiigh j
Wnhliigti:n and rnl'fornla. j
In response to appeals of town !n
tho W'.l'ano t'o Valley nnd on the
tlr.g.n Coail, the Southern IMcillc
iv.iiiimny will hitmen l be prelinilnary j
aurvey of (he proponed Ktigene-foo
Hay nrnil no that luat coiitructlon j
puKHlblc delay. I
It.-port made for July by Buperln-I
tenOnt Stclner, of the State Asylum.
allow that the Institution, a far a
ti.rm imnliict re concerned, had
reached a self-sustaining bal. The
product reached a total valuation ol
:,"ii!t for the month.
The J nekton county commissioners
i at a public meeting In Jacksonville
i i In, i wim attended by core of good
road enthusiast from all part ol
POPE PIUS X
'V . v-f4-
HuntinRton & Wilson
Attorney!
Of The Itallaa, Ibtv opnied offlM In
Portluul, Orafoa, Room S05807
II . a .. t ... rH n , v
II, rough ll.rm- In Tin. llmlle or llrrl
In llwlr Hortlnl mAT will iwl" piuu.pt
llrullon. furiland Pluino, Male "').
IC r T,1 1IK1 nwt evry
. II. t. I1 , Hiturdir Dllbt
Hlraiiarra weloonw. R. V. Cimttabui, N. .:
Widd IUrnM.. V, (l ; II. U HotiM, Hm.; od
c, B. Inwlilfll. Tmu..
Pope Plu X., who hlth, ac
cording to report from Rom, I very
poor, and hi condition I giving grave
concern.
Girl. Unbl to Wilk tor Two Year,
Undergo Operation. .
1'nrtliind. Hy taking Ihe tendon, J
Achllle. fnuu the . g of lamb and;
ewlng It Into the Iiihi of the left leg j
of II your old Mcllnna Dade, nn oper-j
nllon performed by Itnctnr It ch and
aiarii. at the tinial Kumarttan llil
tul, the little gill, who ha been par
alyed In both lower I. tub for' the
lnt two year. I expected to recover
the uo of her limlm.
The girl rallied well from the shock
of the operation, which I thought to
Lave been iicei'K(iil.
The operation I believed to be the
firm of It kind In Portland and not
many rime have been found In the
Vnltcd Hlaie. The uual tendon
uteri In replacing human tendon, are MM , rM lec
tho.. from dog, but the parent of. a .. Ht)e i
the girl were oppoed to the ue of a
If
D. H. PEOPLES
Civil and Irrigation Engineer.
Irrigation, Subdivision, Land
Surveying, Mapping,
Estimating.
Office next door to Lyric Therter
i. H. lirewntcr.C. E.
K. L. Jtrewiter
City Kngineer
Pruierille, Or.
dg' muicle and a lamb wa aubtl
tutcd
t on to tote for a txnio mue .
ll.Joo.OiM) for good roada.
lly an arrangement made through
Hiaie Game Warden Klnley alx tank
r live nh and a large aamrtment ol
game bird, w'll be u.ed by memner.
Medford to Hav New 8tl Bridg.
Medlord.-Plan fr the , flf , Hllll, KIh and Came Commit
hrldiiK acron Hear Creek In Medford ,.,hlhlt of the tate'i
were accepted by tne county court.
With the ecurtng of a atrip of Innd
owned by P. J. Wllllamaon and F. C.
Page by the city the only Impediment
wa removed and dcup te the heavy
expen.e Incurred by the county, the
cominlMloner decided for the con
ruction of the pan.
Subtcrlbert Order Phonet Removed
.1,bh The fight between tn
ii,,, IndeiM ndeiit Telephone Com
inv mid Its iiuliicrlhcr over the re
cent Increaae In telephone rate,
reached an Interesting tag when In
fiilllllment of pledge signed aeveral
liiv ngo. virtually every farmer and
tulnet man In thU vicinity ordered
)il phone tuken out.
6tetnr Agent Fight.
Hood Rrver. A controveray over
the r ght to land at the local water
front between The Dalle, Portland &
Aatorta Navigation Company and the
Open Hlver Transportation Company,
ha already resulted n a personal en
counter between tho local agent for
the two companies and may lead to a
legal conflict.
NURSERY SUES FOR $20,000
Roteburg Man Alleged to Have In.
Jured Firm by Statement.
HIllBhoro. The Oregon Nursery
Company ha filed suit In the district
court against' Georgo A. nriidhurn,
.asking $20,000 damage for alleged
fa!e statement regarding the nur
sery atock of the plaintiff.
Tho statement In question were
published In a Portland dully, and the
article, which form part o he com
plaint filed, wa In the form of an In
terview with Mr. Ilnidburn, who In
the published statement Is quoted as
imylng that the trees, wore Hffocted
with nnlhracnose.
Hill Are Full of Hunter.
" Coqnlllo. The mountains of both
Coo and Curry counties are full of
hunters since the opening of the
hunting season. Already several deer
liave been killed near this place. Deer
.re qulto plentiful, according to. re
fori. Wind Flail Grain Field.
Pendleton. 'Pendleton was left In
darkness for two hours and Umatilla
county wheat growers are heavy
losers as the result of the worst dust
and wind storm wihlch has visited thii
region In several years.
Freewater Set Peach Day.
Freewater. Peach day, the annual
event awaited with to much interest
by the people of Freewater and the
surrounding country, hag been fixed
(or Thursday, August 24.
.Ion. for a large exhibit of the itate't
resource at the Anloria Centennial.
John Steven, an expert civil engi
neer In the employ of the Southern
pc lie Company. h been engaged
l.v the state to upervle the conxtruc
tloti of a dyke on the Vmatllln Uiver.j
proposed to protect property on which j
t;ie eamern Oregon branch asylum
Is being built at Pendleton. .
u ..i... ,.f rh!M!ce In the pub
1 lcfy pamphlet for the In tiutlve and:
referendum nic-isur,- ave incorpor
ated In a Idler from Mate nimm
Expert Harris to the printing com
niiMlcner of Colorado. Hurf be-llcv-
that throng1! the tentative plan,
that ha been oullned a dial n-t rav
ing may be made for the stale.
Governor West bns written to the
Interior Department at Washington,
n. C, with the v'ew to securing a
transfer of the title from the govern
nienl to the stale to the lands located
along Tnnner Creek, a tributary ol
the Columbia Hivcr. which tract Is
dis red for the purpime of supporting
a central fish hniohery.
Monev that h accrued from an
glcrs' license will be used for propa
gating and dlstrlbut'ng tteelhead
... i ihe future. Th s announce-
,... ,... nuule by W. L. Flnley. chief
game and fish warden of the slate of
Oregon. Money hn been accumu
lated In the state trensuvy for the past
three years and little of It has been
used for any purpose.
To look Into condition In Oregon
with the view of securing data to use
In directing Jewish Imm'grat'on to
.i, furmlni districts of the state,
Stanley Hero, national organizer ol
ik. Hehrew Sheltering ana immi
grant Aid Society or New York, ar
rived In Portland. Before he leaves
he will make a complete report 01
business and farming conditions.
Anther error has heen niscovereu
ln the fish and game laws, this one nf-
f.niin. Cons county. Section B.mu.
of lord's Oregon Laws, limits the
i,.Mr,c nf salt wnter crabs to tu in
any one day, provided, however, that
the law shall apply to canning prod
ucts. The original law on file In the
olllco of the secretary of state pro-
Idea that the law "shall not appi
)i such products.
The Oregon Slate Board of Fores
try has Issued a warning to hunt ere
that unless they take every precau
tion against iorest fires which are so
often caused by carelessness In leav
ing campftres unextinguished and
thoughtless dropping of lighted
matches, athes from pipes-, cigars and
c'garottet In the woods, the season
for hunting deer and other game and
fishing will be brought to an end.
governor West hat the authority to
close the teaton If necessary for ths
sake of public safety.
RAILROAD MEN WANT RAISE
Railroad Refue to Recognize New
Organization of Shop Employe.
Ban Francisco. Iiemand have
been made by shop employe and mo
tlmnU't 111 the' employ of the Hani
man line for larger wage and
borter hour. The demands have
been refused by official of the com
puny and In th lde are now await ng
further development.
More than 8udO men of the Pac.flc
yatem of the Southern Pacific are
Involved In tho demands.
From the office of K. E. Calvin,
vice-president and general manager of
tho Southern Pacific Company, the
tatement wa authorized that there
ha been no change In the attitude of
the company toward tho demand for
lncreaied pay, shorter hour and
many other demand made by the
federated shop employe of the Harrl.
man line, recently organized under
the name of the Railroad Employes
Federation.
Brewster Engineering Co.,
Prineville, Oregon.
Surveying, Maping, Estimates
Phone, Pioneer lil.
rvt rt.vil
ill iib,ii.-i-i-
nAiuLOJ ana
t.
1 SADDLERY I
SHOP
H.D. STILL
3 Prineville, Oregon
Lots in Noble's Ad
dition Now
On Sale!
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
J These, together with admirable location, only
four blocks from'the business center, make this
addition the most desirable home site in Prine
ville. For Low Prices and Easy Terms See
A. R. BOWMAN
TO-DAY.
I
Leconta I Proclaimed Pretldent
Port Au Prince, Haytl. The first
division of the revolutionary army en
tered the capital Sunday and Imme
diately proc'lulmed General Clncln
natu Leconte chief executive. Gen
eral Lcconlc's election the presi
dency teems assured. The ctty re
mains calm.
COUNTERFEITS ARE
WORK OF RICH MAN
San Francisco. tloorgo Wilson, the
most skilful counterfeiter of gold
coins ever captured In San Francisco,
was arrested by secret service opera
tives and haB made a complete con
fess'on. At his home, a 10,000 house
in a fashionable street of the Rich
mond district, the tecret servico men
found a complete outfit for making
counterfeit 13 coins. When Wilson
was searched 15 coins of his own
make were In hit possession, llo
Is reputed to be moderately wealthy.
For some time the secret service
men worked quietly in tracing the
authorship of the almost perfect 3
counterfeit coins. Sure of their man,
they arrested Wilson. He at once
confessed and led the secret service
men to the hiding place of his molds
and counterfeiting tools.
C.R. Henry
Resident Locator of
HOMESTEADS
In Southern Crook Co.
Address : : Paulina, Oregon
Aviator Ascend Two Mile .--
Etampes. France. Captain Felix,
director of the military aviation
Bchool, ascended 11,3110 feet, thus
breaking the record for height at
tained by aeroplanes. The ascent
was made in 63 minutes, and the avia
tor planed down in 12H minutes.
The Oregon Bar
At the Old Stand
G. W. Wiley & Co., Prps
All kinds of Choice Liquors
Wines and Cigars.
Famous Ranier Beer in
Bottles and on Draft
Astoria Centennial
Astoria, Oregon
August 10 --September 9
Th Great Event of the Year
It celebrates the first white settlement in tKe old "Oregon Country."
Army and navy evolutions, band concerts, fireworks, hydro-areoplane
flights, historic buildings and collections, agricultural
exhibits. Pacific Coast Regatta.
Central Oregon Day, Aug. 17
. b m l .
$9.10 to Astoria and return from maaras,
Opal City, $9.55
Ticket, to be old Augut 1 6, good for return untU August 24
Special folders regarding the Centennial will
be sent on request.
Oregon Trunk Railway
Daily excursion tickets to Clatsop Beach resorts allow stopovers at Astoria.
Details will be furnished on application.
Trains leave Opal City daily at 9:00 a. m., Culver 9:15 a. m.. Metolius 9 :30 a. m.
Madras 9.45 a. m.. arriving rortiana i.o p. m.
B. R. Ness. Agt. J. H. Corbett, Agt. T. A. Graham. Agt. R. E. Michael, Agt
Culver, Ore. Opal City, Ore. Metolius, Ore. Madras, Ore.
8-10 2t
THE MARKETS.
Portland.
Wheat. Track prices: Club, 76c;
bluestem, 81c; red Russian, 74c.
Barley Feed, $24.50 per ton.
Oats No. 1 White, 24 per ton.
Hay Timothy, valley, $16; alfalfa,
111.
Butter Creamery, 2So.
Eggs Ranch, 27c.
Hops 1910 crop, 29c; 1909 20c;
contracts, SOc.
Wool Eastern Oregon.
Willamette Valley, 1517c.
Mohair Choice, 37 He
Seattle.
Wheat Bluestem, 82c; Club, 77c;
red Russian, 76c.
Barley $26 per ton.
Oats $25 per ton.
Eggs 30o.
HayTimothy, li per ton; alfalfa,
118 ner ton- ..
Stewart's Hall
Cor. 2nd and C Sts.
"Now Ready" for Occupancy
by the different lodges.
Give us your order for
CORDWOOD
Juniper or Pine, large or
small quantities.
DILLON'S YARD
Opposite Post Office.
Central Oregon Day
At the
ASTORIA
Centennial Jubilee
Thursday, August 17
The Centennial celebrates the One-hundredth Anniversary of the first white
settlement in the northwest
Spectacular Marine and Military Pageant
Program for the day will include Young American's Parade in the afternoon'
drill in the evening. Indian war uances, aire uyiug
and concerts by Ellery's band
Pacific Coast Regatta
The greatest aquatic event to be held in the west. For Central
Oregon Day at the Centennial, the
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.
Will sell round-trip ticket., August 16, Madras to DetChutes Jet. at
One Fare to Portland Plus $3.00
good for return trip up to and including August 23. For further particulars apply
to any O-W. R. & N. agenfeor write to
Wm. McMurray,
General Passenger Agent, PORTLAND, OREGON
8-10-lt