'OREGON CITY COURIER, ' FRIDAY. SEPT. 9.
NEWS FROM
OVER STATE
Eastern Oiegon Ran:her
Herds Flock of Turkeys
HARVESTER IS BUNCOED
Bo Near Eugene Bitten by
Rattlesnake on Right Leg,
But Lad Is Expected
to Recover.
an inch of the left eye, and had it
struck the eye blindness . would have
been the result and possibly death.
Another was shot in the neck. Al
bany Herald.
WILLING TO ACCOMMODATE .
Peter Jensen, a harvest hand, will
never, never again assist a stranger in
making cliango. The next time any
one asks Pote for two quarters and a
half there wlil be something doing,
Yesterday Pete was sitting in the
reading room of one of the saloons on
Main street when a stranger entered
the back door and excitedly rushed up
to Pete and said : " Got two quarters
and a half?"
Pete dived into his jeans and pro
ducea tue requested pieces or coin
which the stranger grabbed and rushed
out of the back door again before Pete
and time to ' think about what was
happoning to him.- When he finally
awoke and rushed to the back door
to look out, he saw the high board
fence and many brick buildings but
no stranger with two quarters and a
half dangling about his person.
Pendleton Tribune. '
TOO MANY HOrPICKKIIB.
That hoppickers would be plentiful
this season was evident some time
ago, but that there wonld be a largo
surplus was rather unexpected. Had
TURKEYS ABE"HKRDKD."
A flock of 600 young turkeys is be.
ing herded on the Mottinger ranch,
in Klickitat county, Washington, just
across the Coluumbia river from
Switzorl'a island. Never bofore in
the Inland Empire has the rising of
turkeys boon gone into so extensively i the growers stood togtether from the
by any one person. The birds are j start they would have had n.o diffl
all in excellent condition and will be ,culty in getting their hops picked for
marketed about Thanksgiving time, j 40 cents per box and probably lesp.
The flock is owned by Mrs. George Pickers are returning to the towns
H. Nottinger. Soon after the young ' along the railroad after traveling over
turkeys wore hatched they were put ' t"e country for several days looking
out in tho hills several miles back j in vain for a place to pick, the
from tho river with a hurdor in charge. growers having engaged their pickers
man watches the long ago. There are several reasons
Day and night tho
flock with
exercises
Coyotes are very plentiful in that
region and eternal vigileuce must be
exercised in protecting the fowls from
the hungry beasts. A regular camp
tender, such as visits sheep ranges,
goes regularly to the turkey ranch
and supplies the herder with food and
wator for himself and his fowls.
However, die food of tho. turkeys con
sists for the most part of the myriads
of grasshoppers and other insects than
infest the hills. In the. harvested
neids lie birds flnd plenty of gram
that shattered out when the machines
pusHed over. East Oregonian.
11DRST8 INTO RHYMB (?)
"The Umatilla farmer wears a pad
upon his back, his gallus chafes his
shoulder 'noath the weight of back
skin sack ; his wheat lias gone to
market aud his pursd is Ailed with
pelf, and the pad beneath his gallus
koops him from blistering himself.
His pocket is of buckskin to hold
the bulging store the yield was 74
aud the price was 74. The weght of
twenties on oub side makes him walk
in curves. This 1 bumper' crop occas
ion is trying on his nerves! The
stocking neath tho pillow is sadly out
of date it'sflllod and running over,
like wise its bulging mate. The tin
can in the cellar has long boenflooded
o'er, and still the wheat receipts come
in and still the prices soar! Oh,
Ujuatilltv farmer, with pad upon your
back, long may your gallus blister
you, dragged down by weighty sack
Long may your wife's old stocking be
filled and running o'er; long may the
yield climb upward I long may tho
prioos so;irl Just as you plow for
puposo, just as you live for peace,
may yet your purse be heavy, ymr
blisters all iuoroasa 1"-East Oregonian.
VICTIM OK BATTI.K8NAKE.
Archie Picluird.Juged about 14 years,
and a nephew of A. Plckard ,of Eu
gene, was brought to that city about
10 o'oolck Thursday night suffering
from tho bite of a rattlesnake says the
RegiHtor. It soenis that young Pick
ard was out in the Held adjacent to
tho Iiouko when he encountered the
reptile which buried its fangs into
tho skin of his right leg. Word was
immediately telephoned to town and
Mr. A. Pickunl accompanied by Dr.
F. K. Solover started out to meet tho
carriage which was convoying the lad
to town. When they met, tho physi
cian applied the necessary antidote?.
He thinks that his young patient will
son recover from the effects of the
bite. The fact that the wound is not
in a vulnerable spot is a point in the
lad's favor ami then the rattlesnakes
of tho valley are not so venomous as
those which inhabit tho foothills of
drier climates, Eugono Uoigster.
MKLONS HARD TO OKT.
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the care that a shepherd for this. In the first place, the failure
in CHring for his sheep. ! of the prune crop drove hundreds of
hands into the hop districts ; the short
grain crop required but little heir,
an unusually large number of unem
ployed people in the cities and last,
not least, the large number of Japan
ese employed in the big yards this
season. Aurora Borealis.
WRECKED THE JAIL.
Sunny Jim and Useless Buckley, the
two young men confined in the city
jail, made an attempt to saw a hole
through the jail floor last Friday
night and make their escape, but were
discovered before they accomplished
their desire. Some time during the
early parvt of the evening a saw was
handed to the prisoners through the
window and after everyono had re
tired, as they supposed, they com
menced to saw a hole through the
floor, but Police McMillen was ready
for any emergency and put a stop to
the attempted escape after they had
succeeded in sawing a small hole in
tho floor. He immediately took the
tool away and . removed every pos
sible opportunity of escape. Silver-
ton Appeal.
BOAT WAR KNOWN IIKHE.
A well-known Corvallis steamboat
has just ended its days up on the Pu-
get Sound. The Elwood, which was
good a sternwheolor of her class as
was ever turned out hore, burned to
tho wator's edge at Avon last Wed
nesday. She had of late boon ply
ing on the Soattlo-Skagit route. Tiio
steamer had just arrived at Avon, on
tho Skagit river, when the fire broke
out in tho forecastle. It was impos
sible to control the flamos and in a
short time the boat was a total loss.
Her machinroy was so damaged by
heat as to render it practically worth
loss. Tho Elwood was 54 feet long,'
84 foot beam and 7 5 foot depth of
hold, with 510 gross tonnage. She had
'accommodations for 250 passengers.
Corvallis Times.
On Tuesday night while some of tho
harvest hands a few miles west of this
city in LYntou comity were looking
for watermelons they crossed a Held
belonging to Ueoigo Mayberry and
fudrfiMilr found themselves confronted
by a dark figure. Tho man, for such it
proved to be, without a word of warn
ing raised a gun and tired three shots
at the men in rapid succession every
shot talcing effect. The three men fled
' precipitately and as they found t'im-e
Si'lvcs wounded sent to Albany for Dr.
W.II . Davis and that gentleman spent
a pleasant hour or two in picking
shot-from the bodies of tho three
yortlis. One of them had carried a
way thirteen shot another had six in
him, and the third had three. One of
the young men had a narrow escape.
One h't struck him within less than
RANK OK G. A. K RAPIDLY TIIINNINU.
That tho rnnks of the G. A. R. are
thinning faster and faster is but nat
ural, but this year's figures are start
lingly impressive. In 1889 tho mem
breship of the organization reached its
maximum nnd numbered 4011, 489. At
the encampment just hold in Boston
the records showed but !M(,201 living
members. "The pathos of this de
cline," says tho Inter Ocean," "is not
alone in the aggregate, but in the dis
appearance of the posts from many lo
calities. For years there have been in
good standing hundreds of posts with
barely enough members to retaiu a
charter. In such posts tho death of
a single man meant the obliteration
of the post. In tho last year 1277
posts weut out of existence and there
is ion iu eacu locality a small group
of veterans where there had been in
the beginning a score or a hundred."
A Boy's Wild Ride For Life,
With family around expecting him
to die, nd a son riding for life, 18
miles, to get, Dr. King's Now Dis
covery for Consumption, coughs imp
colds, W. II. Brown, of Leesville,
Iud., endures death's agonies from
asthma; but this wonderful medicine
gave instant relief and soon cured
him. He writes: "I now sleep soundly
every night. " Like marvelous euros
of consumption, pnnemonia, Bronchi
tis, coughs, colds and grip prove its
matchless merit for all throat and
lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles 50e
and f 1. Trial bottles free at Howell
& Jones' drug store.
LJ3dSp The Hoqsefttfnishef
Immense Stock Reduction Sale.
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To make room for our furniture factory output we are compelledf to clean out large spaces, occupied
now by other merchandise. In order to make these goods move quick we will sell them at prices
that were mver offered before, (quality considered) in any part of this western country. Credit
sales will only be made on well secured notewith 6 per cent interest.
Iron Beds, regular 3.00 Value
$1 $5
Yum VumJVoven Wire Springs
Hardwood Frames, best in the market, regular 53.50
value, now (as long as stock lasts)
$1.95
B 11200 ' ' 'ES" "
This Elegant Cobbler Seat Rockar,
regular $2 75 value, $1.50
120
pairs of
Portieres,
no
reas mahle
offer
rejected.
350 pairs
Blankets
from
48c
f
to
All Furniture Sold at Manufacturers'. Prices
Immense assortments of new Wiltons, Ingrai us,
Jirussells, Axminster etc. beinr shown. Th ese
special values on sale as long as present stock lasts..
$1.25 Wilton Velvet....; 89c per yard
1.00 " " Stair .". 67c per yard
O.80 Brussells ., dOc per yard
O.80 All Wool Extra Supper Ingrain.. 60c per yard
0.65 Half Wool 4Sc per yard
0.50 Cotton ; $$c per yard
All Mattings and Rugs in proportion.
Inside Paint
Highly Recommended.
$1.50 value, per gallon,
now $ 1 .25
ALL COPPER
No. 9 Wash Boiler,
weight 7 lbs, regu
lar $4.00 value,
now $3.00.
2,000 Doors
Contractors and Builders please
note prices:
Well seasoned and well put-up
( cedar doors, i thick, 2 ft. 8 by ' ,
6 ft. 8, 4 panels, regular gi.85
value,
now $1.55.
ALL COPPER
Nickel plated Tea
Kettle, regular Si. 25
value,
now 88c.
5-cross panel doors, 2 ft. 6 by 6 ft
6 by regular 1.75 value,
now $1.25
Front Doors and Windows propor
tionately low.
A FULL AND COMPLETE LINE
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OF
.WSBStim
JfflgS . Tixtures
TV " ;?
Our stock of Wall Paper s complete and
will be sold at a greatly reduced price.
CROCKERY SOLD AT COST
Sond your job work
office.
to the Courier
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8 iM
78 Steel Ranges in our basement,
have to go to make room.
Highest grade, warranted, "Bakefast"
6-hole range, 18 in. oven, large, all
copper, nickle plated reservoir, regular
$50.00 value,
now $39.00
6-hole Charter Oak Range, cast reser
voir, regular 342.00 value
now $33.00
4-hole Charter Oak Range, regular
35.00 value,
now $28.00
Warranted Cook Stove, good size,
$9.50
J- AH our Steel Ranges have the latest' Improve
s" ments. 50 per cent more heating and cooking
capacity man any otner.
Xtr tight tylll!! j
fjtattr pH '
Latest Improvement, FxIpSSt -'-X '"1
S4.00 value, p;JV,;!":L;;-'.'f':
now. r;i3iiiK3rS
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