OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERALINTEREST
Events Occurring Throughout
the State During the Past
Week.
Indict Roeeburg Brewing Co.
Roeeburg. The grand jury has re
turned Indictments charging the Rose
burg Brewing & Ice company and the
brewery manager and wagon driver
with violating the local option law by
selling real beer. This Is a result of
the raid of July Swhen the sheriff
and deputies raided Roseburg's nine
oft drink stands and seised kegs of
beer from each. A keg was also taken
from the brewery and the brewery
wagon. The contents of the kegs
were later analyzed and said to con
tain real beer.
Lin Will bs Rushed.
Eugene. Immediate construction of
the Eugene-Monroe section of the
Portland. Eugene ft Eastern, work to
begin within two weeks, was the
promise made here by Robert Stra
horn, general manager of the South
ern Pacific company's electrical pro
perties in the Willamette valley. With
favorable conditions cars should be
running from Eugene to Conrallis
within 60 days.
TUBERCULOSIS EXHIBIT ON
Warfare on "White Plague" Subject
of 7-Day Meeting. .
Salem. An exhibition which is at
tracting wide attention here opened
Friday for the first time on the Pacific
coast, the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tuber
cnlosis opened with meetings and the
exhibita at the armory. The exhibit
Is supplemented by addresses. Fur
ther meetings of this character will
mark the seven days' program which
has been arranged.
W. L. Cosper, of New York, is In
charge of the exhibit which is being
held under the auspices of the Salem
citizens' committee. The exhibit is
absolutely gratuitous in every way
and its sole object is to advance the
warfare which is being waged against
the "white plague."
Mr. Cosper says he hopes to hold
an exhibit of this character in Port
land, but how soon arrangements may
be made is still uncertain.
The tuberculosis exhibit itself is
attracting a great deal of attention.
Models, maps, charts and many other
features illustrative of tuberculosis,
Its cause, effect and disastrous re
sults from the disease are included in
the exhibit
Bank Director Wins Case.
Astoria. The circuit court Jury in
the case of Frank S. Godfrey, of the
Bank of Seaside, against B. F. Bartch,
one of the directors of the defunct in
stitution, returned a verdict for the
defendant This action was brought
to recover J59.275.85, the full amount
of the bank's net indebtedness at the
time It failed, with interest at 6 per
cent from November 10, 1910.
Dredge Will go to Gray's Harbor.
Marshfield. The government
dredge Oregon is to be taken from
Coos Bay to Grays Harbor as soon as
the government project in this harbor
is completed which will be some time
in September. Engineer Leefe, who
is in charge of the work here, has re
ceived orders to that effect from Ma
jor Morrow, of Portland.
BIG PLANT IS PLANNED
Modern Machinery Factory to be Es
tablished Soon.
Portland. A modern plant contain
ing eight buildings, with an aggregate
floor space of more than 400,000
square feet will be established at the
new town of Armstrong, 28 miles
south of the city on the Oregon Elec
tric by the Armstrong Manufacturing
company. The plant will cost $151,
000. The company will manufacture 46
different types of machines for use
in lumbering and various branches
of the industry. The special machin
ery to be turned out will be used in
sawmills, box factories, furniture fac
tories, pulp mills, woodenware shops
and pattern shops.
The company has operated an ex
perimental plant in Portland the past
six years and during that time has
turned out special types of machinery
that are now used in 14 countries of
the world.
It is planned to begin construction
q the plant in about 60 days. When
in fuU operation the plant will give
employment to about 300 men.
Lightning Strikes Jackson Forests.
Medford. As a result of electrical
storms through the foothills district
of the Talley, 12 forest fires have been
reported throughout the county. The
storms were general and the fire dis
trict extends to every corner of the
county. Nine of the fires are reported
ander control.
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
Presideut Taft has appointed K. P.
Morelock to be postmaster at Wal
lowa. tr. Paul Rttter, Swltierland's min
ister to the United States, visited
Portland last weeek.
By a vote of almost five to one Bend
voted bonds In the sum of $60,000 for
a sewer system fur the city.
The union summer school of the
Seventh Day Adventlst teachers of
the Pacific coast U in session in Port
land. Klamath Falls has a new industry
in a tub and pall factory, which has
just been started with a force of IS
workers.
The pack of salmon along the Col
umbia river is expected to show a de
crease of 25 per cent of what It was a
year ago.
Wolf hounds, chasing down wild
coyotes around the park, will be added
as a thriller to this year's roundup at
Pendleton.
The question of the constitutional
ity of Albany's midnight closing or
dinance is to go to the supreme court
of Oregon for decision.
Eighteen of the seniors of the Uni
versity of Oregon just graduated,
have accepted positions as teachers
in the high schools of Oregon.
According to a statement prepared
by State Treasurer Kay. there was a
total of $1,144,148.85 of state money in
the depositories of the state on June
SO.
Practically 150.000 flngerllng trout
from the Bonneville hatchery were j
brought to Portland to be distributed
throughout the section for restocking
the streams.
Owners of 16,000 of the 30,000 acres i
included In the west extension of the
Umatilla project already have pledged
their lands, virtually assuring the im
provement by the government
Dwelling houses were built In Port-
land during the 12 months or fiscal
year ending June 30, at an average
rate of 12 4 5 for every working day,
or one completed house for every 37 4
minutes of the eight hour work day.
C. L. Houston of Astoria has a large
force at work building four miles of
railroad for the Crossett Timber com
pany, from tidewater aear Knappa to
tap the company's Immense timber
tract in what Is known as the Big
Creek district
Through the Weeks' bill, passed
for the purpose of protecting the
headwaters of navigable streams, Ore
gon has received $10,000 for foreBt
fire protection. A force of 60 men
under the state forester will be dis
tributed in the timbered sections.
SileU homestead entrymen, whose i
cases had been held up by the general
land office through the publishing
some time ago of an alleged option of
purchase of a large number of the
claims, have been notified that the
suspension order has been revoked.
Lane county socialists have nomin
ated a complete county ticket and
adopted a platform in which is advo
cated the abolition of the state senate,
laying of Income and Inheritance tax,
purchase by the state of all land sold
for taxes, and opposition to all laws
infringing the right of free speech.
J. C. Moreland, clerk of the supreme
court, has announced that no cases
will be set for the month of August
and probably none will be heard until
October 1, although there is a possi
bility of some cases being heard late
in September. August will be vaca
tion month for members of the su
preme court.
Senator Bourne's amendments to
the rivers and harbors bill appropri
ating $700,000 for Celilo falls, $50,000
for Oregon slough, $100,000 for Ne
halem bay, and $25,000 for prelimin
ary plans to secure a 30 foot channel
from Portland to the sea, were agreed
to by the conference committee and
the bill, carrying $33,000,000, passed.
Results of great possibilities were
reached when a settlement was
agreed upon between the Pacific Live
stock company and a number of set
tlers around Burns, in a lawsuit in
volving the .waters of Foley Slough,
an arm of Silvies river which flows
through the valley and upon which
the success of many fine farms de
pends. MaBter Fish Warden Clanton has
written to Attorney-General Crawford
asking whether the State Fish and
Game Commission has a right to grant
licenses to set fish traps and nets
within three miles of the shore In the
Pacific Ocean, and if it has this right
whether it can enforce the open and
closed season. While a formal opin
ion has not been furnished, It is the
off-hand opinion of the office that the
commission has this right
After repeated failures In the courts
to secure an adjudication of its water
rights on the Malheur river, the Ne
vada Ditch company, through its pres
ident, C. W. Mallett, has petitioned
the board of control for an adjudica
tion of the rights on this stream. The
funds for this kind of work have run
low, and State Engineer Lewis de
clares that unless an appropriation
Is made for it by the next legislature
It will probably be two or three years
before water lights on this stream
can be fiaally adjudicated.
MISS MABEL KELSO
Miss Mabel Kelso, the first woman
wireless operator lictnsed by the
United States government.
Brief News of the Week
The signature Is Impending of a
pact establishing a defensive alliance
between Russia and Japan.
Thirty-nine cases and 2? deaths
from bubonic plague have been re
ported on the Island of Porto Rico.
The proposition to make the public
school buildings in Duluth social cent
ers and to allow dancing In them was
carried at a hotly contested school
election.
All speed records for big gun battle
ships were broken by the new battle
ship Wyoming. Her speed of 22.04S
knots Is said by naval experts aboard
to be the fastest ever made by any
battleship in the world carrying 12
inch guns.
Fifteen bodies have been recovered
and many more are believed to be
buried in the debris of a cloudburst
30 miles from Lovelock, Nev., which
destroyed the mining camp of Maiu
ma and partially destroyed the nearby
camp of Seven Troughs.
The plan to merge all the tidewater
sawmills and lumber interests of
Washington and Oregon in a $75,000,
000 corporation has been abandoned,
at least temporarily, according to
Henay J. Pierce, of Spokane, who has
been prominent in promoting the
merger.
People in the News
Mrs. Hetty Green, America's richest
woman, who is In her seventy-eighth
year, was baptized a few days ago by
an Episcopal minister of New Tork in
order to prepare for confirmation as
a member of the church.
Vice-President Sherman, who has
been ill at his home In UUca, N. T.,
for several weeks, has decided, after
consultation with leaders of the sen
ate, to remain there the rest of the
present session of congress.
Granville W. Mooney ei speaker of
the Ohio assembly, has declined the
post of assistant secretary to Presi
dent Taft to succeed Sherman P. 'Al
len, of Vermont, who was nominated
for assistant secretary of the treas
ury. In the national typewriter contests
at Spokane, held under the auspices
of the National Commercial Teachers'
Federation, Miss Florence E. Wilson
of New Tork, copied 7219 words with
68 errors, from unfamiliar copy, break
ing all world's records.
Sullen, unruly and a persistent dis
turber of prison discipline, J. B. Mc
Namara, elder of the McNamara
brothers, confessed dynamiters, has
been placed in solitary confinement
at San Quentin until be shows a will
ingness to conform to the laws of the
prison.
Political News Bits
Headed by Speaker Clark, more
than half the Democratic majority of
the house made a complimentary call
on Governor Woodrow Wilson.
Judge John C. Karel of Milwaukee,
best known to the world at large aa
"Ikey," the Wisconsin football player,
has been nominated for governor by
the Wisconsin Democratic convention.
At a conference between Colonel
Roosevelt, George W. Perkins and
Senator Dixon, it was decided that
Roosevelt would remain in Oyster Bay
until August 2, when he will depart
for Chicago to attend the convention
If the new party.
A. T. Rogers, Republican national
committeeman from Wisconsin, ap
pointed by National Chairman Hilles
sb a member of the Taft national ad
visory committee, declares that be baa
Informed Chairman Hilles that he
would be unable to serve. Republican
political managers believe that Rog
ers' refusal to serve on the Taft com
mittee indicates that Senator La Fol
lette will support neither Taft nor
Roosevelt la the coming campaign.
GSvine to Move
Price all Shot to Pieces.
On or about Aug. 1st wt will
move into the photo building
ntenlly vacated" Dr. Fox.
just south ol Mrs. Lsles' milli
nery store, and prices will be
rrJuml as lollows;
Portraits Reduced to $1.50 par dot
Cabinets - " ,3.50 and up
Cabinet. H " $3.00 per doa
lUint in your kodak work and tvt
our price it you do not believe
us and
quit ktckeu our dog
around."
Lafler's Studio
Fruit Trees! 51
Central Oregon Grown
The otilv kind you cno afford
to plant ILLUSTRATED
CATALOGUE FREE. Write
for one. Prices low euough
to surprliie you.
Laf otlette Nursery Co.
Prinrvtlla, . 6 0 Oregoa
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i " RECEPTION
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Smith & Allingham, Props. '
Champ Smith's old stand. ?
Imported and Domestic
Cigars
Famous Whiskies
Old Crow, Hermitage; Red
Top Rye; Yellow Stone;
i Canadian Club; Cream
, Rye, Jamea EL Pepper,
1 Moore's Malt
Porter, Ale and Olympia
Draft Beer on Tap.
J
2 Imported Wines and
Liquors.
4rV AefWAat
The Oregon Bar
At the Old Stand
G.W.WUey&Co.,Prps
All kinds of Choice Liquors
Wines and Cigars.
Famous Ranier Beer in
Bottles and on Draft
$100,000.00
TO LOAN
On' Improved. Producing
FARMS
Large Loans a Specialty
A. R. BOWMAN
Prineville, Oregon
Wood Wanted.
Sevsntv-nve cnU of i-Ut trwn
Juniper wsiitnl lv tli I'rlmvilln School
I'ntrict; one hall to lie delivered by
Svht. 1, Jul'.', ami one-1 1 nil hv niilll
ol Novmtxr, una. The ltuard re
vrves the rixlit to reject any or all
bills. All bids must be In the bands ol
the i li-rs by August 1st.
0 LI T. J. IU Mil IT,
Ork ol ItoarJ.
Notice for Publication.
!Viuir1nMhl f Ilia Interior.
t . LauiiOnVaat Til m,ii. Orw,.n.
Jun7lli,lli .
tkv It bntiT given thai
Timmaa l,m.
nf Hoal, Orr.on, who. on Jul Stli. NOT, mwto
hoinrbHl, No. 1K atrial, No, I'llas, fur
nH iwv. aw1. nlt. bp1 n', wt'iion lu,
lown.hlp In oulli, rails aa.l. Wlllamatl
Mrlilim, baa Ulml notlwuf tnlrltthm lotti
ma flvr-vwir proof, to latll.li claim
lo ili Unit hIhivw ,tHMirUMt, itororv Waiivu
Hrown.'eoumy clrrk, al his orttw at Trine-
III. Omt.m.on Hi. thhilu of Amu. i. Isil.
I'laltttaul name aa wlturaapa; IMii,
l.ueav uf rMiivvtlia, llrvtfim. Honrv Mruiu.
. Frauk Pual, Joarph INl,orl'.H.l,Or...u.
7-4 C, W. MlMIHK. Hrflaler.
Notice- of I'lnul Settlement.
NiitliMp In tivretiy sWvn thai lha unilarvignatt
aitmlmmalnr ul llivtataof C. w. (lark, ilo.
reaarU, ba. nlffil hit final rvHtrl ami Ilia rotirt
haa avt Miimlav, Ilia Mtt itay tit Auatial, IWIJ.
at Iha (Hiumy iimrl room In lha county court
hotua. lit t'rtntvtlla.t'rook county, Orvfon, aa
the Urn eutl place lor hearing any ami all oh.
Jet tlona to aawl final nlrt. ami lha Ulevhara
uf the a.llnlnlalralor Irotn hla irual.
Uatctl tuu 4II itay ol July, A. It. Kll.
V ll'NSlt,
Ailinlnlatrator ile tionll tton ul Ilia ealata ol '.
W. tiark. ueceeMHl.
At Cost
On account of late summer season we will sell at first
cost all Refrigirators, Porch and Lawn Furniture, Folding
Tables, Chairs, Cots. Tents, Etc. Ice cream freezers at
less than cost.
A. H. Lippman & Co.
r,
Pioneer
None
Money Back if You Are Not Satisfied.
Made at Home.
Pioneer Cream Co.
Agents DeLaval Separator.
PrineyiUe-Redmond--Sisters Stage Line
Matt Kulesch, Proprietor.
Passenger Fare to Redmond, $1.50. Express from Red-v
mond to Prineville, one-half cent per pound for over 50
pounds. Small packages of less than 50 pounds, 25c.
Leaves Prineville for Redmond Daily. Office at the
Pioneer Cream Company.
11-16 S. R. COOPER, Agent
Strawberries
Arriving Daily, also all other
Fruits Available.
If you are looking for anything nice
in the fresh fruit line, watch the
O. K. Market.
Crook County Journal, county
ollicial paper. tl.M) a year.
The Brosius Bar
Finest Brands of Winea,
Liquors and Ciart.
LAGER BEER ON DRAUCIIT
F. EBROSIUS, Proprietor
- : - Butter
Better