OREGON NEWS NOTES
- QF GENERAL INTEREST
Events Occurring Throughou
the State During the Past
Week.
- Agricultural Colltg Catalog Out
Corvalll. The flint coilii of lh
entail) of the Oregon ArlMi!turii
college for th year IVW-rj have
rem liml tlm reaUtrar'e office from the
office of the elate printer mid art) now
being dlHtrlliutiHl. The new catalog,
putilli'utlon of 3I2 page, ta devoted
to a di'x-rlpiloii of the work of the In
atltutlon, Including everything from a
abort hlmorlcnl sketch to tlm outline
of th nutnroua courar.
MAINTENANCE FUNDS AMPLE
alane In Moil of Them enough
For Currant Ytar.
Sulem. If tua ratio of expense of
maintaining- the various stale Inatltu
tiona for the net Bve momha will not
eiceed that of Hie past acivon month,
each of the Inatltutluna, auve the pent
tentlnry and tb at-bool for tlm deaf
and mule, will hava a aurplu In Ita
maintenance fund, unless It la ex
pended In purrhealng furniture or in
olburwlM Improving them, according
to elatement made out by nicmbere
of tho atat board.
The tnlcment ahow that the aver
age monthly disbursement for the
penitentiary for the pant seven
month baa been tCuH.U and with a
balance of $27,064,61 fur the next five
month thl Institution rannot spend
more limit fMU.uo a month without
creating a dr-ficluitcy. It also howa
that during; tba punt seven montha
Uie ecliool for the deaf and mute, baa
punt on an average of 2Mt.M a
month, and with a balance of l'.il! o.H
for the iii'Ht five month It ran apund
IIK23HO a month without creating
deficiency.
The Inatltute for the feeble minded
baa a balance of f U.H&2.5J. or 13570.60
a month, for the coming five month
the Inatltute for the blind baa 14679.47,
and the Oregon training evhool hna a
balance of 119.143.53.
i Balling Oanlta 8lgnatur.
Portlaud. Ilea Selling, progressive
republican nominee for United State
aenator, deniea having algned pro
poned conntltullonal amendment draft
ed by the I'eople'a Power League. The
amendment In queetlon among other
thing abolUhea tba atate aenate, pro-
vlde for proportional representation
and makea the governor a member of
the legislature and reponlble for the
maximum amount of appropriation.
SCOTT'S NAME WITHDRAWN
UnlUd Btataa Marahal Immediately
Wlrte Resignation to Mr. Taft.
Washington. Oregon aenator and
repreacntatlvea expreaa eurprlae at
President Taft'a withdrawn! of the
nomination of Leslie M. Scott to be
United State' marshal at Portland.
Scott originally wua endorsed by
Congresamen UlTerty and llawley.
The nomination held up at the
request of Semitore Bourne and Cham
berlnln, who Inter withdrew their op
poltlon. The White House then re
quested that conilrmutlon be withheld
and ha now followed the requeat by
withdrawing the nomination. (
Kugone. Leslie it, Scott, in an In
terview hero, aald:
"I have wired to President Taft my
resignation aa mnrahnl, to be effective
Immediately. I give up this poaltion
willingly And gladly, and can now give
my attention wholly to other mattera
of more profit to myself and of Inter
est, perhaps, to the people of Oregon.
"My experience la that a man who
eachewa bouses and machine politici
an and attenda to ills duty with only
a sincere and proud, desire to aerve
the people among whom be was
reared and expect to do his life work
cannot meet, empty-handed, the
acheming politicians who dictate fed
eral patronage,"
Governor Order Militia Inquiry.
Sulem. As a result of the tangle of
affairs which have followed the order
of the general staff of the Oregon na
tional guard, disbanding the second
battalion for mutiny at the maneuver
campaign at Gate, Wash., last month,
Governor West has ordered a hearing
for August 30,
Railway Company Enjoin Collector.
Roseburg. The Southern Oregon
company has filed suit In the circuit
court here to prevent their big acre
age of timber land in Douglas county
from being placed on the delinquent
tax Hit pending the outcome of litiga
tion In the federal court and asks that
the money for the taxes be held In
trust In the meantime. The title to
the company's property has been at
tacked by the United States and such
tax money as might be paid to the
sheriff would be lost if the land should
be declared forfeited to Ibe govern-
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
Actual construction of the Carnegie
library building at liulln tin bi-gtin
on the alio of the former city hall.
The building I to cost tlu.ooo.
lien Soiling, republican nominee for
United Hiatus aenator, ha Issued a
litiiti-ment Indorsing President Tart
and other ounilueeea on the ticket.
The most olubornte and cosily
street decoration ever exhibited In
eastern Oregon will adorn the (treat
of Pendleton at the coming Hound Up.
The chamber of commerce of Port
land, with U0 member, baa been elec
ted fo.mitiiibershlp In the chamber of
commerce of the United Stale of
America.
Construction of the Oregon Klectrlc
extension from Albany to Kugene I
being hastened with all possible speed
and It I hoped to have the line ready
for operation October 15.
Hum, the metropolis of Harney
county, I all agog over the reported
finding of oil ou the property of the
Pacific Livestock company, located a
few mile southwest of Hums.
Mia Helen llolllngeiY of Oregon
City, who I passing the summer at
Camp tlolenln, on the Clarkama river,
bn received notice of her appoint
ment to the chair of Latin In the Hills
boro high arhool.
The Oregon Association for High
way Improvement must seek another
president. Carlo T. Prall ha re
signed, He bit become manager of
the KaKtvrn Oregon l-und company,
and will hereafter reside in Ontario.
After knocking down T. I), young.
an Albany painter, for making a atule-
ment that be bad been seen drunk on
the street, Kill Duuttherty, chief of
piillro of Albany, pleaded guilty to a
churge of assault and paid a fine of $5.
In an endeavor to rid the prison of
disease, )r. Calvin S. White, secre
tary of Ihe statu board of health, put
before Governor West a plun for treat
ment of afflicted convicts and the gov
ernor has agreed to allow the plun of
treatment to be carried out.
General crop conditions throughout
Umatilla county have never been bet
ter than this season. Approximately
O,0t0,0v0 bushel of wheat will be har
vested, with a steady price between
70 and 72 cents per bushel being of
fered.
The big prune packing plant of the
J. K. Armsby Co., being built In Dal
las, I Hearing completion, and the
work of Installing Ihe machinery will
begin within a few days. When com
pleted thl plant will be the largest in
Ihe weijt.
Vi hale In profusion. In their annual
cvrulae up the coast, are making their
summer visit to Clatsop beach, and
furnishing vast, entertainment to the
strangers on shore. Easterners are
especially Interested In the clumsy an
tics of the huge amphibians.
Declaring that the action of the gen
eral staff In disbanding the Second
Buttallon, Third Infantry. O. N. G.,
waa III advised and hasty, and charg
ing that the etep was taken to prevent
them from aecurlng a fair hearing, of
ficer of the buttallon are considering
recourse to the courts.
The money Is up and the surveys
made for carrying out a project tribu
tary to Union that will be of great val
ue to that city. The project Involves
the purchase of a tract of ltioo acres
of land about 12 mill's from Union,
where a reservoir will be constructed
on Catherine creek.
I.yle Perrlne, the Roseburg boy who
shot and killed Jonathan Quick, an
aged man at Bandon, was taken be
fore County Judge Hull, In the Juven
ile court at Coiiullle, and was declared
a delinquent minor and was placed in
the custody of his father until further
order of the court.
Word has been received at Condon
that the local postmaster, J. F. Rels-
acher, is to be removed from office on
account of unfair treatment to patrons
In hU office. The charge In particular
was that he suppressed the edition of
the Condon Globe at two different
times and with malicious Intent.
Declaring that the practice followed
by railroads of the state of running
passenger trains backwards In order
to avoid the expense of Installing turn
tables Is responsible for a large num
ber of recent wrecks, Railroad Com
missioner Miller declares that, unless
the railroad companies abandon tbe
practice, action will be taken against
them by the commission.
Despite the warnings that the gov
ernment and state authorities have
given the people that any attempt to
sell rights In the Oregon and Califor
nia railroad grant land Is fraudulent,
in that the so-called company's claim
to the land is not admitted, the Jack
son county recorder's office Is receiv
ing 10 to 20 applications daily to Die
on the contested land should the rail
road company lose in the suit.
Roseburg lodge of Elks wants the
national home to be built by that or
der located In Roseburg, and has adop
ted resolutions setting forth the dim
atio and other advantages existing
there which make Roseburg an Ideal
site for the home. The resolution will
be forwarded to the committee to
which the matter of selecting a loca
tion waa referred at the last annual
convention. ' '
Ar''.A A. IKALEY
J1J a.'' A
Anna A. Ms ley, who ha flltd a ao
elallat candidate for governor of Wash
ington. TURKS SLAY BULGARIANS
Outrage Perpetrated While Muaiul-
man Officer Calmly Look On.
t'skup, Kuropenn Turkey. -Detail
of tle massacre of riulKarlan by Mus
sulman on August t at Kotachana, SO
mile louthwert of here, ahow the
butchery lasted three hours and tbut
more than 140 Bulgarians were killed.
The trouble began with tbe explos
ion of a bomb In the crowded market
aquare. Five Dulgarlan and six oth
er persona were killed. Five minute
later a second bomb exploded In the
same place cnuaing further fatalities.
Soon afterward Muasulinana appear
ed armed with guna, revolver, knives
and club and carried out a wholesale
butchery, Turkish official looking on.
One hundred and forty corpses were
found, more than 100 being piled up In
the courtyard of tbe Bulgarian church.
Much looting haa been done.
BRYAN NOT TO TRAIL T.R.
Sub-Committee Decides to Map Out
Independent Tour.
New York. William J. Bryan Is not
going to follow the trail of Colonel
Rooaevelt around the country In the
coming presidential campaign, aa ha
been planned, it ta aald now. This
virtually waa decided at a meeting of
the sub-committee on speakers of the
democratic national campaign com
mittee. Some time ago it was suggested that
It would be a good Idea to have Mr.
Bryan follow the colonel In the lat
ter' campaign trlpa and answer his
speeches.
ROBBERS LOOT
NEWYORK BANK
New York. Tunneling through the
celling of a basement room, then cut
ting a bole through the five eighths
Inch ateel floor of the vault of a
bank In the lower part of New York,
a band of robbers secured $72,000 In
bills of large denominations and miss
ed $3,000,000 more In cash.
The robbery, which was committed
more than two montha ago, Just be
came public. An lupenetrnble clonk
of mystery baa been thrown around
the crime and the directors of the
bank, the name of which has not been
revealed, have made up the loss from
thel. pergonal resources. News of the
robbery was withheld from police and
newapapers because the directors
foared a run on the bank.
The robbery was committed during
a week end holiday, but the drilling
through the floor of the vault must
have occupied such time as the rob
bers could devote to It for two or
three weeks.
Mis Gould Host to 600.
Hlgbtown, N. Y. Helen Gould had
S00 negroes as her guests on, her play
grounds here. Most of them came
from New York churches.
THE. MARKETS.
Portland.
Wheat Track prices, new: Club,
77c; bluestetn, 80c; red Russian, 7Co.
Oats New, $25 per ton.
Hay Timothy, $15; alfalfa, $12. .
Butter Creamery, 31c.
Eggs 22c.
Hops 1911 crop, 20c; contracts.
j"-r "
18c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 20c; Wil
lamette valley, 22o.
Mohair 32o. "
8eattle.
Wheat, New Blueatem, 79c; club,
77c; red Russian, 75c.
Oat$35 per ton.
Butter Creamery, Slo. '
Egga 20.
Hay Timothy, $18 per ton.
ARROW
and
WITDi
pfiirM
Each and
Tbe tpeed
trap. That'
U'.'rW
Shell have woa 13 out of the 15 Handicap held in
the lt three year.
The speed that get that mile-e-minute "duck" with a thorter
lead that' why it take over SO, 000 dealer to tuodle tbe demand
for Rtmington-UMC steel Lined Sbclla.
Tbe Shooting fraternity are pecd wise. They know loots
mokeles powder won't drive cbot. Tbcy know that the drive
depend on the compression.
Tbe powder charge in Rtmington- VM C ibell is gripped in
teel. Tiii lining is detigned to give tba exact compression
neotary to tend the lotd to the mark quickest. It insure
peed the is me tpeed in every shell.
The steel lining i moisture proof no dtmpnet can get through.
Jar proof no powder can get out. Watte proofno energy it lost.
Shoot Hmtr1o-USfC Arrow tad Nitre Clob Slral Lia4 Eastern
issury looetd tbslli lor Spots' plot Pature it toy auks of tboujim
Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Co.
299 Broadway . New York Gty
I Premiums 1,500.
FUN, AMUSEMENT, INFORMATION & INSTRUCTION i
The annnal .Wasco and Hood River County Fair will be held at
THE DALLES, OCT. 1, 2. 3 and 4, 1912. This exhibition will comprise
horse, cattle, sheep, swine poultry, farm products, fruit, flowera, mer
chandise, manufactures, machinery, woman' work, art, children' exhib
it of art and gardening, speed comet, novel attractions anl entertain
ment that will tickle you very muckly. Come and have tbe best time of
i ;um iii-j gui4 ivu win iitj hut jeam
your me and you will live fifty years
Dont Forget the Date.
Pioneer
None
Money Back if You Are Not Satisfied.
Made at Home.
Pioneer Cream Co.
Agents DeLaval Separator.
Prineville--Redmond--Sisters, Stage Line
Matt Kulesch, Proprietor.
Passenger Fare to Redmond, $1.50. Express from Red
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.
1M6 S. R. COOPER, Agent
Statement of Resources ud Liabilities of
The First National Bank
Of Prineville, Oregon
RESOURCES
Loan and Discount S2M.833 03
United State Bond 12.500 00
Bank rremlae,eUi 19,(40 13
Cash Due from bank 210,924 04
531,424 19
B. P. All... Pr.tld.nt
Will WuriMilu, Vk.-Pmid.at
W. A. Booth, Pre.
D. F. Btiwaet, Vice-Pres.
Crook County Bank
PRINEVILLE,
" ,..,tilDin
Overdraft....... 2.S11.8S
r-urnitura ana nature a.ilB.44
Real estate..... .......... 6.7UM0
Cask M kaaa aaa in fnm Usks $47,809.95
SHELLS
!
ctu uu a &h4 raw (
Every One a Speed Shell
that break your target nearer tbe
why Rmminmton-UMC Steel Lined
Races $3,000
lunffttr .
longer
Judd S. Fish, Sec J
- : - Butter
Better
I
LIABILITIES
capital Stock, paid In 90,000 00
Surplus fund, earned 60.000 00
Undivided protlu, earned S7.T.4 56
Circulation 8.600 00
Deposit.. 885,099 S3
5S1,424 It
N. T. M. Baldwin, Cwkiw
H. Bildaia. Au'l CukJu
C M. Exjhks, Cashlei
OREGON
. niuii iimh lu lull...,...,,,,
Surplus
. . .186.000.00
... 10,000.00
... 2,86038
, 140,140.76
Undivided profit
Deposit
J188.990.tP8
$100,000.00
TO LOAN
On Improved. Producing
FARMS
Large Loans a Specialty
A. R. BOWMAN
Prineville, Oregon
HELLO!
Just dropped off to say that are
liave moved and are at home in
bnilding recently vacated b Dr.
Fox, tii at one sooth of Mr. Eetee'
millinery (tore. Give ns call
and look over our work ; come
in without knocking and go the
flame way. '
Also remember that we do Ko
dak work at city price. Orders
taken for copying and enlarging.
Don't (orget the number.
!
Yours truly,
Laflers' Studio
Fruit Trees!
Central Oregon Grown
The only kind ,you can a fiord
to plant. ILLUSTRATED
CATALOGUE FREE. Write
for one. Prices low enough
to surprise you.
Lafollette Nursery Co.
Prineville, - 6-6 - Oregon
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" RECEPTION '
c :v an; i rt
jnuin x viungnam, rrops. r I
Champ Smith's old stand.
Imported and Domestic
Cigars
Famous Whiskies
Old Crow, Hermitage; Red
Top Rye; Yellow Stone;
Canadian Club; Cream
Rye; James E. Pepper;
Moore's Malt
Porter, Ale and Olympia
Draft Beer on Tap.
jj Imported Wines
Liquors.
and
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
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