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6 OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1917 About the State Resume of the News of the Week from All Parts of Oregon Several months ago each load of hogs from the Willamette valley points was made up mostly of pigs and half-fat hogs. Today, with the big end of our receipts coming out of the valley, they are our best hogs. The stockmen are rapidly beginning to believe that there is money in feeding out their hogs even at the extreme high prices they could obtain for their grain. This improvement in the finish as well as the quality is surely gratifying to those who have been advocating this for ho long a time. The quality of the hogs coming from the valley is Al and the major ity are finished right up around 200 to 225 pounds. Very rarely are there any pigs included, the demand for pigs and stockers throughout the valley is so great from all feeders. The quality of the hogs, no doubt, is doing a lot toward putting prices at record breaking levels. Livestock Reporter. J. N. Hoffman, attorney and logan berry juice manufacturer, returned to Forest Grove from a six weeks' trip to the middle west and east, in interest of the loganberry business, and after a thorough investigation, J. N. says he is free to confess that he is less enthusiastic now than he was before he made the journey. "The farmers have enough acreage in loganberries to supply the present demand," says Mr. Hoffman, and he would not encourage further plant ing until the market is more widely developed. "What the loganberry business needs now is a big advertis ing campaign, which would cost a mint of money, to catch up with the grape juice people, who have already spent millions in printers' ink." News-Times. of 40 per cent. In McMinnville the gain in deposits of the three banks ranges from 56 per cent to 29 . per cent. News-Reporter. Beginning with a banquet held at the Mount Hood hotel at Hood River, at which 30 members of the commer cial club were present, the joint legis lative committee of the commercial club and the Hood River valley grang es, closed a stormy session after con- sideration of a number of house and senate bills upon which action was taken by the joint committee and upon which recommendations will be made to the Wasco and Hood River county senator and representatives A bitter fight was waged over the federal aid bill, S. B. No. 14, and S. B. Nd. 61, dealing with the rights of aliens who have not the right to be come United States citizens to hold lands in fee. Mayoress Laura Starcher and her coterie of women officials are to have an inaugural ball at Umatilla. The little Umatilla county town is to be the scene of the biggest social event of her history in years in February. Now that they have set the tongues of the entire county a-wagging by electing an entire women's admini stration they are bound that not only their administration affairs be car ried out in a strict businesslike fash ion, but that Umatilla's social activ ities shall be absolutely up to the minute. McMinnville ranks twelfth among the 20 cities of Oregon having more than $1,000,000 bank deposits, accord ing to figures compiled by S. G. Sar gent, state superintendent of banks. McMinnville's bank deposits total $1,576,104.23, Portland's $89, 609, 467.03; Pendleton is Becond; Salem third; Astoria fourth; Eugene fifth; Baker sixth. All the banks of the state have deposits amounting to $164,696,980.74. According to fig ures compiled from the statements of the national banks of Yamhill county, an increase in deposits is shown in the six institutions ranging from a gain of 66 per cent down to 18 per cent during the period extending be tween Dec. 31, 1915, and Dec. 27, 1916. Both national banks at New berg reveal an increase of deposits The record of three cows for two weeks in December is told in a cream ery check for $21.75. Chas. Ridge- way of Buell is the owner of the cows. In the time mentioned 162 pounds of cream were produced that tested 57 pounds of butter fat. The feed given the cows was principally kale with oat and vetch hay, and a very little chop food. Mr. Ridgewey stated that without doubt kale was the best feed for milch cows and will produce the greatest returns with the least ex pense. Sheridan Sun. Fully 2,000,000 pounds of cheese will be handled during the coming year by the newly organized Coos and Curry Counties Creamery association, according to their sales agent, Claud H. Giles of Myrtle Point. The pro duct of the Coos bay section will be shipped north via the Coos bay line and that of the Coquille valley will be transported to San Francisco and San Diego via the port of Bandon. The markets will include the western territory between Spokane and Los Angeles. $100,000 worth of wheat was sold at Heppner during the past week, according to reliable information. The prevailing high price has been the reason for many of the farm ers letting go at this time. Much of it was sold at $1.57. At Lexington a sale of wheat is pending. A number of farmers have pooled together and it is said they are about ready to sell at $1.60. The present price will be the means of cleaning up practically all of the unsold wheat in the county. At a meeting of the Hillsboro school board Saturday, notices were ordered posted calling an election on February 17 to vote upon a proposed bond issue of $14,000 to build an ad dition to the Hillsboro high school. The building was constructed four years ago at an expense of $35,000 and at that time it was believed am pie facilities were provided for many years to come. This year the build ing is crowded to capacity and a large eighth grade class will be graduated in the spring and must be provided for. city. At the city election January 9 the Hanson plan won by a six-to-one vote. The latest court action was expected, and adds another chapter to the long-drawn-out civic battle. As a step in the campaign to main tain Portland as the chief wheat ship ping center of the coast, men interest' ed in the growth of the city will ask the present legislature to enact measure for the establishment of state grain inspection bureau at Port land. Only by such means, it is de- clared, can the port hope to continue to hold its own against Seattle, which already has installed a grain inspec tion service for the benefit of farmer who ship to tidewater. Hop growers in Polk county, and especially around Independence, are considering seriously plowing up their hop yards and devoting the fields to the growing of sugar beets. Already a large number of yards have been plowed up. The sugar beet repre sentatives, who have made several trips to- that vicinity are confident that the section affords excellent op portunities for the growing of sugar beets, and that it will prove very pro fitable to the farmers. Dr. Carrie E. Leiberg has sold her large tract of land near Leaburg, 20 miles east of Springfield, to Ralph B McEwan, a big wheat grower of Athena, Ore. It is said the purchase price is about $50,000. The farm which is one of the most picturesque in Lane county, consists of 1300 acres on the McKenzie river. A residence was built several years ago on the tract at a cost of $5000 or $6000. Dr, Leiberg and her late husband, who was a naturalist of note, bought the place about eight years ago. They transformed it from almost a wilder ness into one of the most desirable residence farms in the country. A suit was placed on file In the Jackson county circuit court Mon- day by C. D. 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Stettler was arrested on charge of bootlegging and released on bonds of $500. The wine is in charge of a custodian and will be brought to Hillsboro. Fifty-eight barrels were seized as well as the wine press and a large number of empty whisky bot tles, which the sheriff says were used to retail the wine. There were also many gross of new corks. The sher iff charges sales of wine to residents of the neighborhood and says that quantities have been taken to Port land. DIVORCES ASKED Jealous Husband Suspects Daughter's Youthful Beau. Wives Complain Clarence E. Apple is no longer the apple of Vera L Apple s eye. Mrs, Apple asks for a divorce from her cruel spouse in a complaint filed in Judge J. U. Campbell's court here on Monday. She charges that he was cruel to the extent of striking her and asks $2500 gross alimony with $30 monthly for the support of two minor children. Mr. Apple is said to own property in this county valued at $5000. The couple was married at Newport, Ky., on December 15, 1909. , A husband so jealous that he placed a ladder against his house and watchced his wife throughout the vis it of a young man calling upon the daughter of the household is de scribed by Mrs. P. E. Everson in a divorce complaint . filed on Monday. Mrs. Everson asks to be divorced from E. Everson on the ground that he is cruel and very jealous. They were married at Ellington, Iowa, on November 25, 1888. Mrs. Everson wants $20 monthly alimony. WANT UNION HIGH SCHOOL A union high school to serve to west side districts of Willamette and West Linn is projected by the school Doaras or tne two districts and may be a reality before another school year starts. The districts are large enough to maintain their own gram mar schools, but a union high school is deemed necessary for the best re sults. The two school boards met Wednesday night with the city coun cil of West Linn to discuss the mat ter of available sites, and within a week or so another joint board meet ing will be held. As far as plans have been made, and they are not definite as yet, the proposal does not mean a consolidation of the school districts. N 1 1 r: For a Pinch Of Snuff By ESTHER VANDEVEER It ... FARM LOANS (NO COMMISSION) Eastern Life Insurance money can be borrow ed of us on first class farms at 6 per cent with out commission. Write to us direct and save money. Give full details in your first letter. We refer you to any bank in Portland nPUFPFAIIY Montage 607 Concord Bldi. UlilialHUA Company Portland.Oreeon Office phones; Main 50, A50; Res. phones, M. 2524,1715 Home B251, D251 WILLIAMS BROS. 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In due time he was graduated from college, and bis fatber-ln-luw to be had consented that he should go Into his counting room on the street facing the East river and begin preparation to take position as mana ger of the business when Mr. Spring stead retired. While leurnlng the busi ness Wulter was to draw a nominal salary. Walter was the envy of all the young men In town. Engaged to a lovely girl and heir to a fine business. Surely providence had favored him. The wedding day opened bright and beautiful. Walter, after breakfast, went to the Sprlngstead home and wus placed lu a front room which faced the bay to await the hour for the cere mony. The sun glittered on the wave lets. The islands to the left, the right and In the distance stood out clear and green. Directly lu the foreground was the old fort about which the city had grown and prospered. Walter was su premely happy. The door opened and Gertrude came In bearing the snuffbox he had given her months before. 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When, a couple of hours Inter, guests arrived to wiluess the nuptials they Were Informed that there would be no nuptials. No reason was assigned. Mr. Sprlngstead put h veto on his daugh ter's marrla.ee, and the groom went to his own qntyters. For a pinch of snuff he had given a bride, a fortune and a splendid busi ness. Not long after his loss the Itevolutlou broke out, and he Joined the continen tal army. He was kil'ed at the battle of Long Island. . house. A few of the youngsters from Sellwood Gardens to the school climbed over or crawled under the fence. . ' County Judge H. S. Anderson last week addressed a petition to the com mission at Salem asking that it take steps to establish a crossing for the pupils, but a letter suggesting the construction of an under-grade cross ing was the only recognition the petition received. On Monday morn ing of this week, however, the pupils returned to school across the tracks, the company having agreed to cut its barrier' until a crossing could be de cided upon and built. Only one child was out of school from the district affected on Monday morning and the detention was from another cause. . In part the letter received from the public service commission said: "It is feasible and convenient to construct a passage way underneath the tracks and such a construction would not be expensive. No grade crossing should be established unless absolutely ne cessary, and in this instance the lives of children could be protected by go ing under the track. The commis- ANOTHER WOMAN TELLS How Vinol Made Her Strong Beallsville, Ohio. "I wish all ner vous, weak, run-down women could have Vinol. I was so run-down, weak and nervous I could not sloep. Every thing I ate hurt me, and the medicine I had taken did me no good. 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The letter says there 'Will be no trouble in getting the Southern Pa cific company, which has obsruated the crossing used by the school chil dren, to grant a permit for the un derground passage, and the commis sion agrees to seek such permission. County Judge Anderson and the com missioners have taken the matter un der advisement. Boy is Paroled . Johnny Moore, 11 years old, was committed to the state training school Tuesday by County Judge H. S. An derson after a hearing on charges of stealing, and was immediately par oled during good behavior. The lad's brother, Thomas, is in the training school on similar charges. The boys lived at Mountain View, this city. R. L. Holman, Leading Undertaker, Fifth and Main St.; Telephones: Pa cific 415-J; Home B-18. PUPILS BACK IN SCHOOL Ardenwald Children Pass Over Tracks Where Barrier Was Built While 21 children in the Sellwood Garden district, pupils at the Arden wald school, were kept from school all last week, the county court dis cussed the matter of opening a pass age over the Southern Pacific tracks with the public service commission. The company erected a six-wire barbed fence along its right-of-way and the children could not pass to get Our wonderful clubbing offer is still open to old and new subscribers Read What We Offer A YEAR'S PAID-UP SUBSCRIPTION For the Following Magazines Including The Courier The Courier Today's Magazine Woman's World Home Life Better Farming All For One Year Send S1.25 today before we withdraw this offer me
