OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAUNTERES
Events Occurring Througou
the State During the Past
Week.
Dry lands Grow Good Potato Crcp.
Metnllin On hundred and twel
tat-k of potatoes -ewed sacks t
1hatls Hi mmint dug from n
aer by tt O. Clark, who hom
stead Is situated at Round Hull
Thejr were (rows on dry land, with
ut waiving drop of rain from th
tint of planting until th rain that
foil th latter part of August. Kounil
Jlutt l sprinting soma treat sur
rises thia jear aa It ha don er)r
Jr aim- farming began ther seven
year agv-tn th variety and vol
am of Ita proditethvn. with sp
flat mpha a on th potato crop.
cio Station Campaign Quitt.
S.-io Th now charter haa aeemed
o l on management of th flrat
lection under an air of tevreejr
whether Intentional or not. On of
th provisions requires that all can
d ilute must b nominated ten day
efor election. Thla haa Wn don
aar with by th city recorder hav
ing the ticket primed outstil the
city, th names of candidate with
held tforo lit press, that few vot
era Vnow for whom they are to caat
thc.r ballot.
HARNEY ANXIOUS FOR ROAD
lej Priod of Waiting Soo. to B
Rwardd.
turna. in .stest railroad new
out out by th lUrrive.au and Hill
line is gins new a to the peon'. of
Harney Count. It seen; that th:a
county will soon b connected with
th outside world. There Is no piace
on tl PaoiftV Coast that ha been
troubled aa much by fa's prom'ses of
railroad aa thia section of the state
Kver sine construction started on the
road from Yaquina Hay to liolse.
tdaho. In th early eighties, people
av been expecting the railroad.
Then th Hill people gU busy with
the roaj up Pesehute Rhr, which
gave th people new encouragement
o go out further In unknown valleys
for home. Ther la not a valley that
aa not been visited by th hotueseek
r. Several railroad men hav visited
thla section lately and teveral survey
ing panlea are in th field, relocating
th old survey In Ma'.heur canvon and
Cran Creek gap. The peep' lcng
th 1ib are in better sp rits than for
merly and feel sure that th railroad
kuitdera mean business this time
Paving Ajtnt Ind ctd.
Klamath Falls True bills were re
turned aa th result of a grand jury
Investigation Into the accusations
against S. A Mac Malum aci J. H
Hughes, directors of the Rudolph
B!o:; Taxing Company, asserted to
lave offered Mayor iviruU-rs.-n ar.i
four councihncn $ls'-.X for tbeir in
tuene In aard:rg a street pavics
contract.
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
Huaineai mm of Condon hav or
landed, temporarily, th Condon
lliislnes Men' Association.
Th Oregon Stat Vlrl Assocla
lion wa organised at a meeting of
amateur wirelea operator! held In
ISirtlaud.
The proposed commission form o!
charter submitted wnder th Inltlativ
ft a special city election in Ashland
aa overwhelmingly defeated.
Th tralu aervlc on the Pacific
Railroad A Navigation Company Is
causing a larg amount of travel be
tween Tillamook and Hillsboro.
lVndleton will b th seen of an
other aiate convention th!i week,
when the Farmers' Educational and
Coopetatlv Vnlon meet In It second
annual gathering
KM Jin gens and F. Foater, the two
men held In the county jail at Rot-
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
A ilory That Marshall P. Wild Tslli
Upsn Himaalf.
Tlila story la printed on th authority
of Marshall P. Wilder, who allege
that It la very funny, II ought to
know. Th story la about himself,
and lie ha been a professional nm-
ninkcr for a good many year. It hap
pened when he was In London on III
latest engagement In the music hall.
"I always followed Consul, the edu
cated monkey, on the Mils," an Id Mr.
Wilder. "On nUtlil two well dressed
Englishmen, came lit to watch the per
f or inn no. They had been soppltig tip
the national tempoi-niice drink, timndy
and sod, pretty freely. They laughed
lu tli wrong pine through all the
earlier turn on the bill. W hen Con
sul cam on they braced up and Wiitoli
eil htm with ntteutlon for a time.
"'My word,' said one of them to the
other, who hud fallen asleep, you
ouuht to see the tillgliter, old top.
He lighting a cigar. Ton mo word
he la.'
The sleepy one roused a Mt, peenit
burg charged with holdlna mi the
lin Soottshnrg stag, hav niaJe a "no',r",l,,1.v ' Consul, and then he
complete confession
Vnder orders Issued by the war
lopped over on his friend's slioulder.
He hud fallen asleep again. In a mo
ment his friend head Inclined hear
department. Colonel Jame Jackson. ,warj , ,vKr. ,-,, nlr .w.
retired, will mov his headquarters
aa instructor of th Oregon militia
from Salem to Portland,
Th Ashland Tidings (newspaper)
I now under the ownership and
management of Hrt R. Oreer, a news
paper man from Muskogee. Okla., who
purchased It from R. H. Henuett and
brother.
sound lu aliimlM-rland when 1 came
on. Something I said aroused them.
One nudged the other.
" 'What' the brute doing, old chapf
he asked sleepily. The other gazed un
certainly at the Btuiro.
" 'You really ought to alt tip a bit.
Old boy,' was his rcort. 'They've got
tho blighter telling stories now.'"
I Horliert Corey lu Cincinnati Time.
It la estimated that 35 000 sheep ' Star.
w:.l be fed for mutton In and iur !
rounJing Joseph. Of this amount'
li.000 are long wool sheen, w hich
make the ttnest mutton obtainable as .
they fatten cut quicker and run heav-,
lor ia weight than the finer grades, !
That pan of the city of l.rowns
lie. one of i.inn County' leading
towns, li.s in ta Oregon and ("alitor
nta land graut. which may be forMt j
ed to the government, is a fact wfcieh5
has developed In a ease now pending 1
In the circuit court of Lif.n County.
Improvement on the entire h-gh j
school course of study In the state Is ,
contemplated for the meeting of sti j
perir.tendent.i, principals, high school
.chcr and anyone eUe interested,
hich has been called by Superin-
ender.t Alderman for IVceiuber :S
ana S in Portland.
County Judge George D. Culbertson
has anuounced th apixintment of P.
S lidson, W. K. King. Captain
Charlc R. McCan. V. S. Urlbble and
Walter Mason as delegate! from Hood
R:ver County to th International lr-
gat on Congress, which w ill convene
In Chicago about th middle of December.
Fllw n Procession.
An Kpl.-oxxpal bishop lu n Now Fiur-
land atnte was th guest of a friend
during Ills stay In a small town. The
bishop cotiduetoil the service Sunday
morning and seemed much Irrlt.iiisl by
the fact that his friend lu the body
of the church was always about rive
words behind the rest of the rongnva
tlon during th recital of the Arties'
Creed.
At dinner that afternoon the eminent
divine turned suddenly to his host aud
asked, with som asHrlty:
"John, why can't you "descend Into
hell' with the rest of the cougresa
tlouf IVpular Magnalne,
No Fancy Languag.
Old "I'ncle Wtlliaiu" has been
falthftil servaut In a southern family
for many years, and with hi saving
has taken great pride In educating one
of his niece. She had beeu to "tioard
Ing school." aud on Anally graduating
6417 AUTOS IN OREGON
Thir Vaiu Exce.J, Ten M.ll.ca
DoCar.
Salem -Secretary of State Olcott
las a;lc4 to th var-ous aa:omobil
aer aai registered chauSeurs U
th ;! blank for filing for-sxal ap
lict:css for renewal of their licenses
ior th year IV.i, as rs5;Ure4 by th
aiotor vehicle law enacted at th last
es:ca of th Leg slat are. It u pro
vided la tk Saw t&at reregstratio
ky both motor vehicle owner and
thaaSeur be renewed aaaually
o Uk rffect oa th first day of Jana
try la each year.
In order to expeJ.t S3o reg.stra
ti-oa for t',J, aci instruct .-s, 4
d.recticns a were deeseJ sece.-4ry
tor th gu iasc cl tie ?pl:cE;s
were -.aoorivrited ia a eirva ix i-etter
aad included th tie blicls. On IV
cea-.ber 1. ther were ;T tor vris
t'es. wkicS usclaies ms-t.r-cyclf
i eWr.c. i:y tJ-aeks. ; j: -y
wagons. Jl tax:. ah se' :-;- '
Tsricus g;nas rvgts-erc-4 w:;S t
iv.arj ix :; ana c;.a-
State Capital Gleanings
The state tax cotnnusslon, lifting as f
board of ejualiation, met MonJay '
to begin its work. !
Acting Governor Olcott revoked the!
onditional pardon of J. W. N'orria
convicted of larceny in Klautath loan-1
ty ard sentenced to serve a four-year;
term in th penitent -ary. '
P;v liend declared durirg the j-ast '
year by the Oregon Short Lite ,
a:uv!;mcd to the hu;te $urj of $f .X i
0X, being S S per cent of the total !
par value of stock and yet a surplus
was left b cger than at the cutside. 1
accord. rg to a report Just receive
by the railway commission.
Fear that th Southern FaciSc will
interfere wita rapij coastntctioa of '
tb Oregon Electric between Harris
burg and Fsgvn y reas:cl to un-.
load piling aior.f th mai lie of th
Southern Pacific, as desired by the '.
""' w lv ic r. I, wtwora i enfe gned contempt replied. "If yo" all
Company, of Portland, which kaa tie , mean doe Alec tlll live at thar tail
coa'.ract, tu comjiaia to the Railroad ! ecd o' IK Hole, he div IXw' you
Coxai.ss.oa ; com roun' heah !lcgln" yer Latin
Paper wh ek are oa t: la th ar-; Tmnl' t m --Ntiooal Uagaalse.
chive of the tt land board rroh- S
ably will tg-ar la the cont.-?versy i
a ami as shi con.D .
had returned with socjoihing of the
hauteur th.-t white girls mlsht assume
nivn fini-sliing an academic cour
Approaching -focle William" to the
garden on taortiftig his niece, as airy
as she could and with nioeh assumed
affc'tatlon. said. Tnole William. es
Uncle Alec- contlou to reside In the
westerly portka of the town?" to
which question -rncle WlUUm" with
sec
lrs.
Firt Fr, j-t A e it Se-i.
Bure-Th erst -fcv'sit r-for
liatccy Ccucty arr cd :n i' c.
'esicesjay U aa c:aa ly a lo
vv::ve. hit was th text K-st. x'i
st'.rg of io a.!to;r-ick cirr-r
sctva 'ens ot ate-x-lsasiise. and tca-ie
tie trip ftva the rs 'rJ R.-.t
J two -iS.
kss th
C ub In Sess.ji.
Ccrvall-s, Tb -vh i-r.:; -,i-v
Kys" coa.'erescc. vrlf: -e a.:?r;c?
f the Oregoa Uh ", M. C. A.ws c
was .a s-ST..a af t Orejtca Agrv-i!
tJi ( c"eo. csci S .r ; ie
tc US as J' K fro a d.rleva!
ct Orvj -a s4 UaS were :.a t-t-K.:a-.-ce
whtcl I threatened u th result of a
letter of protest wikh th attomey
geaerwl kas Just directed to tt atess
bers of the desert land board warn eg
thesa against asiag state faad fcr
kireg outsid counsel ia relattoa to
Carey ct asatters.
Ccaclttd-.ag that wier st-e cSces,
other tiaa that of tie secretary of
state, are rrev?ied w-th a rrx.itea
t. fiid by lecislativ apprcpri
t:ca th secrvtary of state sSes'.i act
j ftiftssit c5.-e sttpp.'.:. Secretirr 01
j cvtt hi ars.-.r.-? tiat the raUroad
j ccasas.asi.--a. th ux jasarsic and
all cth,r st;ar-e c".-es created assd
; arov 4d fcr by tie lt L.g slitare,
I ;li tot hereafter sesre aisrl:es
Jrots t-e secretary's cce.
S--.ffer.tg iEier th i?U oa that
, caeaie we-e sk'as their '.:t-s aad
, ..-hei tj pc sea tltee. Max FiwU.k
, - Cevrje rSrvjii. iasaa
j faf-est! frv-ar. Partlaad at tie s:at ia-
s .'! r:td ..- uk ti ii
i S. A Paris, ca of tie attesiaa's
I s th is-. :r. . atti raw lack
j Prks is ward No. i, s-xbb-Ej
laat -s aNr-t ti head, cs c.
; '- wc:ti te.r; aear tl teat;'. A
j wo'stti ca ti tea cf ti i-si tea.--y .
j pesetr-a-ed th K-E axi g;gei cat a
P r: a cf ti sixli Wx; Wkj 'm
j "" serioas cvaltiea. is Is t!2Td .
J hi 1' will b save.
Thm Goad In (.
Robert, the aew hntler. bad absorb
ed th controls of a bottle of very
choice whisky. Wbea he was fired
and aprUn! for a character bis em
ployer was rather put out to word the
(kvueaect la. fall light of th facts.
We coosmead th result as a striking
exam pie of th reswerws of the Eng
lish language. He M
"Robert Smith has Nen ta my employ
ealy a week, bat I know taat ther
is Back la hiia that is really gowL'
StaeiM Gilbwt.
Oae afterixo wiiU dr-LUng th bal
let wita extreme strVtaesa Sir W. S.
GUNrt obwrved that oo of the girls
was erring hirtecly ar-i asaking strea
wes tttt faelectTsal 5.rts to restrala
aer etsotkna.
-West's the asatter. asy liearT he
asked, sati'-ica" o trpaox-oate'y.
-04. Mr. GUtwrt." soited th woebe
r igrraate. "The ba-.et mistress
says fa a betrer thaa I oastt to be."
"W"eX b"t y"re aoc mj tiear. are
yT re-:al G.Tv.rt iEterrvcarively.
Oa arcther o.-cac wieo th stare
was fH2 a Bsewecr nr eo wsta a i
parcel t.x ec cf ft .-tr-e SI3 d j
played cvessderaM aettvr? ia iilgisg I
th prie-dTals fs4 min w.', orrws- j
fcg from ctse w Itt r tS etSer Jesse 1
Bca-i W Wis s-s--ir cl-.-e to th
ati.ee EtjLcj.f..r. t.uini:
-Loot at that - ctTsrnre. Vr
G-l';rt. Ooe w---; -d tiL;.ak he were
dasc-TX a r.is ci. "
"Te." w-i tS rtar'a-e-; rerhy.
" i-cow-a psj'er pss-senl .v.j.""
The Ricketts
Made Good
The UlekeUi KnUrtalnment
Company, consisting ol five uieni
bers, entertained a large audience
attbe Club Hall last Saturday
evening. Chester L. IUi-ketU a
an inipersonator, found great tavor.
He was oMiilged to respond to
many enchore. Ilia impersona
tion and dialect sketches were
equally well done. Master Clyde
IiickMtd, the boy violinist, pleased
everybody with hie excellent play
ing, lieorge Ricketts, 'cellist,
made many friend. The song
and pieces by the orchestra were
greatly enjoyed.
The remaining numbers of this
course promise to be as good if not
better than those already pre
sented.
For Sale or Trade.
81 acres of choice it anion InnJ ml-
Jotiilnir city of CentrHlln. Wnali. Ail
Urewi B. K. HoKurtl, Ontrlli, Wash.
11 w-imp
Pound Party at
Baptist Parsonage
Mr, Kditor Tuosday evening
jolly crowd of good looklnjr
and clover folk of both icxoaand
ao atortned tho Hnptlst Parson
and gave the preacher and fami
ly a glud surprise; bringing gifts
aud good choor, congratulating
tho pastor and wife on tholr tlf
tioth anniversary. Tho parsonage
was packed to its utmost, but
we had an oujoyablo time togeth
er, and tho evening slipped away
aud before we were aware of ll,
tho clock struck too. Then a
prayer a prayer was offered by
tho pastor thanking Die givers
of all good gifts for such friends.
and pleasant rememberauces.
Wo wish to publicly express
our thanks to the frionds for
thoir presence and words of
chocr. May tho best things be
theirs atontr lifes pathway.
C. I. Hailey and Family.
Miss Edith Klann
Complimented
The C. K. Societies of Crook
oounly.huld a meeting at Ited
mo nd November 25 and 2(1. A
well planned program was given
and much help and Inspiration
given to all who attended.
A county organisation was ef
fected ol which Mirs Ethel Klat a
was chosen secretary. A report to
one of the Portland papers compli
mented Mist Klann on the excel
lent paper she read at this meeting.
Miss Klann It a graduate ol the
training department of th Crook
County High School and It now
teaching in Madras.
Notice to the Public.
I am handling eaprvss Irani tli rail
road for Hire Jiftnrent tna line and
while llieir rata ar not tli sain I will
be obliged to hold any and all xiirM-
aga until It la paid Iur vn if It didn't
com lijr tli stag tin sa directed.
sours truly, Alhknt .Noni.it. 11 In tt
Do Your Xmas Shopping
EARLY
Thus not only avoiding the ruth, but you will be able to make your choice of gifts before
they are all picked over and the best taken.
A choice line to select from will be found at
THie Leader
MRS. I. MICHEL, Prop.
Lowest prices at all times on all goods. Do your Xmas
Shopping EARLY.
Mmm A Bird in the hand is
Lffi
i
iiKixit inuit at.
(ioin
Worth
Bush.
Two in the
You can't kep waiting if you are going to secure
an overcoat of really clever style. You must re
member this: An overcoat on your back right now,
is worth two that you might expect to own later. It
is the early purchaser who invariably secures the
smartest style and moat fascinating fabric. When
you purchase early you have a score of shades, colors and patterns to select from
you have many different models to choose from you have everything necessary to
the securing of garments which will prove an excellent purchase. Come while the
season's young.
Our excellent assemblage of BRANDEGEE, K1NCAID & CO. MODELS
will delight you. Visit our overcoat department while possibilities for a wide choice
are greatest
Clifton & Cornett
AT THE OLD BRICK STORE
Lots for SaJe.
A bargain, xtr lots, foe sale, oc or
all, ia tnoe! cesniie bciMicf nrtioa.
Ian a-r hetjre f crciij e jew ber, at
tiiscij. I'M.
Calves Wanted.
Calm er TarUcs wacteJ. Apr
.at
TTwr Home Bakery Bread
Is turn ca at A. O. EHeS-pc's,
wtute msd (iraiaai. I:' o-tf
fcotb
$5.'T0 foe Fana Lcmlks. See F ren
te Joees, XsSotas. trsoo
PIONEER SADDLER
Manutacturr id aud iWh-r In
Harness, Saddle, Chap, Bridle. Silver-Mbunted Bits
and Spurs. Reatas, Quirts, Ladies' Stride Saddle.
E. H. Smith, Prop. Prineville, Or.
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