OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERU INTEREST
Events Occurring Throughout
the State During the Past
Week.
Farmers Are to Build.
Baker. The Baker County Educa
tional and Co-operative Farmers' un
ion met in annual session here, elect
ed George Miller county president, M
P. Bond, vice-president and Stover
Crabill, secretary. One of the prlnci
pal subjects of discussion wis a pro
posal to build In Baker a warehouse
for storing hay and grain.
Ray T. Jackson, sent here by the
department of agriculture, appeared
before the farmers and offered to aid
In killing jackrabbits by means of poi
son. The pests have been destroying
crops in Baker county. His offer was
accepted and he will start out In the
field Monday.
Sell Stacks to Girl Workers.
Salem. Corporation Commissioner
Watson warns against alleged Invest
ment companies of Vancouver, B. C,
who are soliciting business by mail
He says he has letters showing that
the Aetna Investment & trust com
pany and the Associated Land & Tim
ber company of that city are sending
letters endeavoring to sell stocks to
working girls and others in this state,
without complying with the laws of
the state or submitting any statement
showing their stocks are of any value.
Indian Left Valuable Property.
Florence. Indian Ike, one of the
well known Indians of this section,
died at his home on the North Fork.
Indian Ike was born in Coos county
58 years ago and for the past 10 or 11
years had lived on the Siuslaw. It is
estimated that he leaves property to
the value of $50,000. He leaves a
daughter. His wife died two months
ago. Both were victims of tuberculosis.
COLONEL JOHN M'ELROY.
Chairman of Main Memorial
Calebration February 18, 1914,
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
Polk County Hops Still Held.
Dallas. The hops raised in Polk
county in 1913 have not all been sold.
Several thousand bales still remain
In the hands of the growers. Almost
all growers, however, seem in a mood
to sell, provided the price reaches 23
cents. Several large growers assert
that they will hold until the price
reaches what they deem a fair figure,
that being somewhere around 30 cents.
EDUCATIONAL TRAIN STARTS
Two Weeks' Journey Will Cover Wide
, Territory.
Corvallis. The big Southern Pacific-Oregon
agricultural college-Port
land, Eugene & Eastern hog and dairy
special demonstration train Sunday
night began Its two weeks' Journey
through western Oregon. The demon
stration train Is carrying a practical
course of instruction by college men
and practical farmers, the combina
tion being designed to answer as fai
as possible the tremendously large
number of inquiries that are coming
to O. A. C. for directions and informa
tion concerning hog-raising and the
dairy industry.
The demonstration train consists o'
seven cars as follows: One carload
of cows of various types, one carload
of hogs in various stages of feeding
development, one carload of feeds, one
carload of sanitary dairy equipment
one carload of lecturers and two flat
cars on which to demonstrate.
1,500.000 ATTEND SERVICES
Remarkable Campaign for Church At
tendance is Well Rewarded.
Chicago. Nearly 1,500,000 men and
women more than three-fifths of the
entire population of the city Sunday
toon active part in the ureatest relliri
ous demonstration in the' history oi
tnicago.
The "go to church Sunday" cam
paign drew regular churcheoers. rvra
sional churchgoers and never churrh
goers to church in such numbers that
the capacity of every place of worship
of every denomination was reached at
both morning and evening services
It was a triumph of cc-optrative
worn on the part of churches, public
ana newspapers. It was a triumph
which, according to the statements oi
men who took part in the campaigt
will make itself felt in Chicago church
worn for many years.
The demonstration consisted nnt nn
ly of attending church. Thousands of
men and a few women wielded shovels
in cleaning the snowffrom the side
walks In order to make access to th
churches easy. Milk men and rtellv
erymen in every trade attached stick
ers to their wares and permitted no
ooay to escape without an lnvitatio
to attend church.
Auto Tax is Held Valid.
Medford. Holding that the staU
has the right to regulate travel upon
its highways, and collect fees from
vehicles, the same as for registering
deeds, Judge F. M. Calkins, of the cir
cuit court, declared valid the statt
automobile tax contested by the Jack
son County Automobile Protective As
sociation through Henry E. Boyden.
Woman Seeks County Job.
Oregon City. Miss Iva Harrington
chief deputy in the office of Will L
Mulvey, has announced herself a can
didate for county clerk. She is tht
first woman in the state to seek an
office above that of a municipality
She has held various county positions
Celebration to Be Joint.
Hood River. The anniversary cele
bration of Lincoln and Washington
will be celebrated jointly here thii
year by the members of Canby Post
Grand Army of the Republic, and tht
Women's Relief Corps.
Oregon Tries Out Soccer.
Eugene. Soccer football, the latesi
sport introduced at the university ol
Oregon, is increasing in favor witt
the students, and this spring the unl
versity will put out its first team.
Adams Held Guilty.
St. Helens. Guilty of manslaughtei
was the verdict of the jury in the
case of Green Adams, charged witt
first degree murder for shooting am
killing Robert McPherson at Vernoniss
last summer.
HUERTA JAILS MANY
WEALTHY MEXICANS
Mexico City. Jose Reauena. one oi
the wealthiest Mexicans and former
chairman of the Felix Diaz party, was
arrested at his mansion here and sent
to prison charged with being in a plot
to remove General Huerta.
The dictator is now discovering
daily alleged plots to overthrow his
government and assassinate him and
arrests are common. On pretext that
they are plotting against Huerta mnnv
rich and powerful Mexicans have teen
thrown into jail.
Pedro Dei Villar, another rich man
was arrested soon after Requena was
tasen into custody. Plotting was
charged against him. It was not ex
plained whether Del Villar was con
nected with Requena or working in
uependentiy.
It is now alleged by the Huerta e-nv.
ernment that the Catholics and Fellcis
tas (Diaz adherents) are working to
gether in a conspiracy to nut Huerta
out or the way.
On the demand of Secretarv of star
Bryan, the Huerta government releaa.
ed from prison Samuel Cantu, an
American, who had been sentenced to
be shot as a Bpy.
Woman Keeps Long Vigil By Bodv.
Los Angeles. Without havine made
connected statement of any kind, Miss
Nanette Warren, who was found in
her apartment after keenine 'a lnna
vigil of 20 days over the body of her
siBter, Miss Mary Warren, was placed
in the insane ward of the countv hoa.
pital. It was learned that she was
the daughter of a former pioneer final.
ness man and manufacturer of Toledo,
O., and that she was heiress to a for
tune of $500,000.
THE MARKET8.
Portland.
Wheat Club, 85c: blueatem. 95c:'
red Russian, 84c.
Hay Timothy, $17; alfalfa, $14.
Butter Creamery, 35c.
Eggs Candled, 37c.
Seattle.
Wheat Bluestem, 94c: club. 85e:
red Kussian, 83c.
Hay Timothy, $17 per ton: alfalftL.
14 per ton.
Eggs 38c.
Butter -Creamery, 36c.
A white blackbird has boon soon at
Cottage Grove, it Is declared. The
bird resemb'ps its fellows in every
vuy except in color,
The Eugene commercial club plans
to raise $7000 for use In continuing
activities of the club for the ensuing
year.
Representative Lnfferty has intro
duced Senator Chamberlain's bill ap
propriating $2,500,000 for a drydock
on the Columbia river.
The First National bank of Tilla
mook and the H'boro National bank
have applied for membership In the
new federal banking system.
The onion crop in the Sherwood dis
trict this year will net the growers
more than $75,000 and the return from
hops will be $150,000. a
An Oregon man sent the treasury
department 25 cents "conscience mon
ey" to repay the government for list)
of a cancelled three-cent postage
stamp 40 years ago.
Deputy State Treasurer Ryan estl
mates tjiat $1,000,000 in unpaid war
rants will be outstanding when the
taxes for the year become available
in April.
Preliminary arrangements have
been made for a ranchers' junket early
in March from Medford to North Vakl
ma, Wenatchee, Hood River and other
orchard centers in the northwest
The report on the practicability of
creating a great power site at The
Dalles will be ready for the next ses
sion of the Oregon legislature, accord
Ing to State Engineer Lewis. A proJ
ect engineer will be selected
Representative Hawley has Intro
duced a bill authorizing the .use of
the revenues of Crater Lake National
park in defraying the cost of the park
management and for improving roads
and trails within the park
Corporation Commissioner Watson
has cancelled the permits to do bust
ness in this state of the Investors
Building & Trust company and the
State Deposit & Mortgage company,
of Portland.
Oregon will get $116,000 less from
the Indian appropriation bill than was
recommended by Secretary of the In
terior Lane in his report of December
1. The appropriation of $15,000 for
the addition to the assembly hall. Che-
mawa school, was included in the cut.
The war department Informs Sena
tor Chamberlain that army transports
are limited by law to carrying persons
connected with the federal or Insular
service and cannot be rented for the
transportation of agricultural college
cadets to the Panama exposition.
The bill of Senator Lane amending
existing law requiring vessels bound
for Portland to stop at Astoria, was
favorably reported by the commerce
committee. The1 law providing for the
stop at Astoria is obsolete and an ob
struction to commerce, it is pointed
out
So weak that he could not raise his
gun to shoot himself with the bullet
he had saved for his self destruction
rather than starve to death, Wesley
Eastahl of Nehalem was found in the
woods anma mllpi f mm Vamnnla hu
a party that had been searching fori
him.
The secretary of the navy does not
believe In it, and he says so fearless
ly, but he has just allowed an Oregon
man to resign from the navy. This
was a special case, however, and It
seemed proper to let the young man
have an opportunity to make a fail
living for his family.
Secretary Lane has allotted 123.-
460,000 to carry on work under the
reclamation law this year, and of this
total, Oregon receives $1,220,135. This
big allotment exhausts all moneys now
available for government irrigation
work. Including the full $20,000,000
lent by congress several years ago,
but heretofore untouched
Portland has an unemployed prob
lem. It does not amount to an emer
gency and it is not so acute as in
most other cities throughout the coun
try. Solution is, however, rendered
more difficult by the closing of the
city rockpile. No adequate plan has
been made by any agency to handle
the situation. There are, according
to estimates, 4000 to 6000 men there
who have no work.
Instructions to institute criminal
prosecutions against all the commis
sion merchants doing business in this
state without complying with the law
enacted by the last legislature regu
lating their business have been sent
out by the state railroad commission
to 10 district attorneys in the state
In the counties of Multnomah, Marion,
Umatilla, Josephine, Clatsop, Wasco,
Linn, Baker, Jackson and Lane. Only
one association or firm in the state
has complied with the law
A cow testing association has been
organized in the Lewis and Clark dis
trict of Clatsop county, another is
ready for organization at Scappoose
and the work of organizing the dairv
Industry of Oregon is well under way.
Ralph F. Beard, instructor in aeri
cultural chemistry, and John E. Lar-
sen, agronomist, have been appointed
to positions on the Oregon agricultural
college faculty, and will take uo theli
duties the beginning of the second
Bemester,
BUICK
The Bulrk Over
head Valve Motor
l guaranteed to de
velop mora powar
and to five more
mileage par gallon
of gatollna than
any other motor of
1 1 aiix, either
American or for
Ign make.
Electric Started! Lighted,DeIco Syst em
1914 Buick Cars
Price f. o. b. Portland
Model B 242 Paw. Roadster, 28 h. p $1060.00
" B25-5 " Touring Car, 28 h. p 1185.00
" B36-2 " Roadster, 35 h. p 1375.00
' B37-5 Touring Car, 35 h. p 1485.00
" B54-2 " Roadster, 6 cycle, 48 h. p 2135.00
M B55-5 " Touring Car, 6 cycle. 48 h. p 2135.00
We have at our shop Model B. 25 for demonstrating purposes
which is at your service by calling or dropping a card.
Watch this Space Next Week
HUFF-NOBLE AUTO Ca
O. L Huff
PRINEVILLE, OREGON Fred w. Noble
AGENTS FOR CHALMERS AND BUICKS
STALLIONS
We have 25 imported I'ercheroos, Belgians- and Shire Stallions,
two to five years old, weighing 1800 to a ton. These are a
grand lot with plenty ol bone and action the kind that will
do you lots ol good. If you are in the market (or a stallion or
it you have an aged stallion or geldings you whin to trade,
write us your wants, or, berter stillcome and see us.
S. Metz & Sons
PENDLETON, OREGON
1-15
Notice to Stockmen
Owing to the fact that at tbe lust
session of the Legislature a change
was made In the law for branding
livestock, I desire to give notice to
all stockmen of Crook county that
unless their brands are renewed be.
fore June 3, 1914, said brands will be
cancelled. To renew tbc-He brands I
have adopted the plan of recording
the brand In the same way that It
was first recorded. By doing this It
win ue necessary to me a leather
with the brand burned upon the
unmti tnn,thiip ulth thn nmitfnnH,n
for recording the brand. The fi for
recording is ou cents. Applications
may ne received ty writing to this
firHeft. It. will nnf. lia nnr'fnuM rv tr,
renew brands that were recorded at
tnis omce alter June l, 191.1.
l-29 3t Wabiikn Bkowm,
County clerk,
Rotice to Creditors
KnflPO la liaruhw niiran Kir tlia tinlat.
sinned, the executrix of the estate of
T TT -,: l J , .
creditors of said deceased and to all
per con 8 Having claims against said es
tate to praeent the same with the
proper vouchers to the undersigned at
the office of M. H. Elliott in Prineville.
Oregon, within sir months from the
first publication ol this notice.
Dated and published first time Jan
uary 22, 1914. Keukcca Windom,
Executrix of the last will and testa
ment of James ilnnrv Windom. d.
ceased.
Call for Warrants
Notice la hArahv oivan that all .ia
tered general fund warrants up to and in
cluding No, 1673, will be paid on pre
sentation to the county treasurer. Also
all registered Scalp bounty warrant?.
No interest paid after this date Jan
uary 15, 1914. R. L. Johdan,
County treasurer of Crook county.
IO O F Lodge meets everyTuea-
Va I a day night.
Strangers welcome.
T. L. Coon, N. G ; Stes Short, V. G. ;
Percy R. .Smith, Secretary; C, B. Din
widdie, Treasurer.
Notice of Dissolution.
Notice ts hereby given that the law
Arm heretofore existing under the
firm name und stylo of Myers and
Wallace has been by mutual consent
mm day dissolved, earn party con-
tlmilntr In ttimttioMu in Prltt,v1ll Hm
gon, and all communications lor the
1 1 rem-1 it may ue auureHHCd to w, 1",
Myers, .'112 Ablngton Bldg., Port
land, Oregon, or N. U. Wallace,
rrlnevllle, Oregon. N. G. Wallace Is
to pay all outstanding iiidcbtedneNs
of the firm created after October 18,
1913, and all pending business of the
uriu ciMMuiic luto me urra niter uc
toiler 18, 1913, shall be completed by
eitner partner as tne client snail do
tormina Htlt IWa vitt film f,, 1111,
finished business shull be paid to the
partner completing said tmslucss
All fifitt flltn tht Arm f,i Itnul rtouu n I
readv comnleted shall lie lmmtritiito.
ly payable to N. (4. Wallace. All
niiHiness or W. I. Myers coming to
hlln tirlir tn (),-t,,l.,.r 18 1011 (It l.t.
completed by him and 'fees therefor
uateu January lrj, I'J14.
W. I'. Mvkiih.
1 29 3p ' N. G. Wau.a:k.
Not lea at linal Sattlcniant.
Notice Is hereby given by the
undersigned, the administrator of
the estate of Kophla J. I.afollct te,
deceased, that he lias mode and Bled
with the clerk of the county court
his final accouiitlug of his adminis
tration of aillil itMtftfn ntifl thut (hi.
court ha net Friday, the 6th day of
reo., iiu nt ju o fioctt in the lore
noon, nt the county court room In
ITInevllle, Oregon as the time and
place for hearing and settling said
final accounting. At which said
time and place any person Intennted
In said estate may appear ami ob
ject to said dual accounting.
Dated January Mih, Uii4.
T. II. Lakoi.i.ktt,
Administration' of the estate of
Sophia J. Lafollett. Dcceawd.
Application for Grazing Permits
Notice Is hereby given that all ap
plications for permits to graze cat-
uk, norHHH anil mieep wirnin tne
DKSnillTKS NATION! A F. VI I
durlnir t.rm Mif(.Mmi nf 1014 mnut lw
filed In my office at Bend, Oregon.
on or neiore I'enruary i), iui4. Full
Information In regard to the grazing
Ihh tit lift (hjircriul itrtrl tdiinlr f,,tttu
to be used In making applications
will be furnlHhed upon request. M. L.
.wjmuii 1 i, supervisor. i-zj-it
Notice lar 1'iihiicution
Department of the Interior,
U. 8. Lsnd Oltlce at The Dalit, Ore.,
December 17th, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that
Oliver i AiUma
one of the heirs of Silas K. Adams, of
Frlneville, Oregon, who, on May 16th,
1908. made Hoiniwtead K.nt.rv N lU.rM
for swi nel, w$ sej, K,.'t aw), section
14, township 15 south, range 17 east,
Willamette Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make final five-year
proof to establish claim to the fund
above described Mure Timothy K. J.
Duffy, U. 8. Commissioner, at Prine
ville, Oregon, on the 21th day of Feb.
rnary? 1914.
Claimant namta aa vlinuiu. Wil
liam Marks, Hugh Geo, James C. till-'
cnsi, jonn 11. isroese, all of Prineville,
Oregon. 11. Fbank Woodcock,
12-2S Register..
Notice lor Publication
DnnftrttnAnt nf tUa l,4t,.
U. 8. Land Office at The lmlla 'n
December 30lh, 1913.
Notice it hereby given that
Anan P. Mrttl,.A
of Rend. OrAimn u.-l,n I,vi,...
21st, 1012, made homen'tead entry No.
vuvun, ior set section HI township 16
south, range 15 east, Willamette Merid
ian, has filed notice of intention to
make final comnmtatlnn
tahl.Hh claim tn tha anS
sciibed, before H. C. Kills, V. 8. Com
missioner. at B ml. Ormmn nn th
20Ui day of February, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ern
est C. Kimmell of Prineville, Oregon:
Samuel Unvd. YVuIlL iiqi,u., 1:1. .
Maloney, all of Bend, Oregon. '
-P r sank Woodcock, Register.
Notice to Creditor
Nntiee ia ltnrniiv oivnn V,v t1, ,,m,1.
sitmed. the AYantitnr nf tha
James Lawson, deceased, to all creditors
01 sain deceased and to all persons hav
Ing claims against said estate to present
the same, with the nrnriar vntinhnra tn
the undersigned at the office of M. R,
union wiuun six monuis irotri the first
publication of this notice.
Dated and duIjIIbIimI first lima rw
18,1913. W.J.Johnson,
Executor of Lat Will nf .lam,., t o,,..
eon, deceased,
Carl A. KiiL-nni.-f r,vi...
- - -, j . .......,
Notice Is hereby u-lvitn t.hni'ihu
undersigned administrator, with the
will annexed, of the estate of Carl A.
KlU'Dliler. deceiiHixl.' )uw hi.i 1,1.1
final account as mnli in tin,
court of tho State of Oreiron. for
the County of Crook, and that
Saturday, the 21st day of February,
19U. at tile hour of t,.n n,.l,u.lr
the forenoon of hmIiI rinv lit. tlx
courtroom of said court in the city
ii 1 Tineviiio in Urook county. Ore-
gon, hits tieen appointed by said
court as the time and tho place for
the bearing of said final account,
and oblectlotiH tiutmtn If 11 Ti ir
Dated and first publication '.Tanii
ary 22, 1914 p
J'- A. Kakpi'i.ku, Administrator.
J. O, btcuriw, Attorney.