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Friday, Sept.
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HOP MEN IN HIGH GLEE
CROP OF FINE aUALlTr, AND GOOD
PRICES IK PROSPECT.
Tallc of 20 Cents a Povad in. Bale
More General Pickers in
Demand.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 2. A happier lot of
men could not be found than the Oregon
liopgrowers today. They meet their
friends upon the street with joyous salu
tation, and congratulate each other over
the bright 'outcome of nhat seemed a
broken industry. The talk of 20 cents a
pound for hops after they are in the bale
4s becoming more general, and each ad
Vance in the price offered for contracts
Snakes the growers more determined 10
fiiold their hops for sale on sample.
One of the bestf eatures of the situation
is the good Quality, which is expected to
'give Oregon a wide reputation as a good
."hop-producing section. Although a few
neglected their yards entirely this season,
tti great many more sprayed their vines to
prevent the spread of hoplice. T.hose
fracas which werev sprayed are absolutely
3Cree from vermlru A few yards are re
ported to show some signs of mold caused
y lice, but the mold is said to be so
'Blight as to be inconsiderable. There will
probably not be a bale of hops rejected
on account of mold unless rain Injures
;the late yards.
The prevailing contract price Saturday
Slight was 12 cents for Individual lots,
Tjut IB cents was offered for options, pro
vided a pool of 3D00 bales could be formed.
fIt is espected that many hop contracts
Will be filed during the first three days
this week, and" that these contracts will
te at 18 and 14 cents. Surprise was ex
pressed that so few contracts were filed
Saturday. The dealers do not file their
contracts until they are called upon to
furnish picking money, and then the con
tracts are filed for protection. Nearly all
the growers who find it necessary to con
tract their hops in order to secure pick
ing money will make their contracts not
later than the middle of this week.
Many wagon-loads of men, .women and
children wont to the yards last week, and
growers are still calling for pickers. The
season promises to "be pleasant for hop
pickers. The yards are unusually clean,
and the vines are free from vermin. The
weather Is all that could be desired, and
ell have had an opportunity to become
comfortably settled in camp. The pros
pect for high prices makes owners of
yards more liberal toward their employes,
and there will be somewhat of a return to
the old-time custom of giving pickers the
freedom of garden and orchard.
CZiACICAMAS COUNTY HOPS.
TEhis Tear's Crop Estimated at
400,000 Fotmds.
OREGON CITY, Or., Sept 2. A trip to
flay to the hop-growing sections in the
south end of the county, Including Wil
oonville, Barlow, Canby, Marks Prairie,
.Macksburg; Needy and Marquam, re
vealed a promising! outlook. Growers
fere highly, pleased over the prospect for
remunerative prices and the extraordl
Jiarlly good quality of the product, and
buyers express, the belief that they will
have "but little trouble with inferior hops
this season. Picking has actively be
gun, and pickers were busy In a number
of yards today. If weather conditions
remain favorable, the entire Clackamas
County crop will be cured within two
weks. Buyers say that tho hops are now
a better color on the vine than they were
last year after being dried. The early
rains last year caused the hops to start
growing again after they were fully de
veloped, charging their color and depriv
ing them of the proper strength.
The hops, too, are entirely free from
Hee and mold. Some buyers sar that
while the quality is much better than
last year, the yield will be less. Some
powers, however, say that where the
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Twelve Days of
ety and Fun! WonderfuLIUuminations!
Arrival of Rex, King of the Carnival- Crowning of the Queen a be
ivilderirfg pageant of royal personages, court dignitaries and maids
of honor, in splendid array.
Sept. 6 Elks' Day
Grand Parade of all the Lodges in the Northwest Valuable prizes
offered for various features of the parade
Elks' Day Parade. Dei'cation of the Elks' Fountain,, which will be
formally presented to the city of Portland by the Hon. D. P. Thompson.
7-Women's Day
Beautiful Floral Parade of Decorated Vehicles. The Queen of Flow
ers and her attendants.
Every Afternoon and Evening GRAND FREE CONCERT
in the TEHPLE OF flUSIC
Washington Si Intersection, by Brown's Famous Military Band
ground was thoroughly cultivated the
yield is much better, that the smaller
yield is due to lack of stirring the soil.
Many growers were discouraged by the
low prices and inferior quality last season
and neglected to cultivate the vines. This,
no doubt, accounts for the smaller yield
in some fields.
The majority of the growers are in
clined to credit the idea that there is
overproduction of hops in Oregon; that
buyers get what Is needed to All urgent
orders from early contracts, which en
ables thn to control the market later
in the season. There has been urgent de
sire on the part of buyers to contract
hops for tha past month, which fact
tended to encourage the grower in the
Idea that hops would bring a good price
this season. Consequently, only a com
paratively few of the growers have con
tracted, many who lacked picking money
securing it from banks and from private
sources. The buyers at Aurora, who han
dle a large percentage of the Clackamas
County product, have lent money on the
growing hops in a number of instances
without binding the grower In a- contract.
The buyers say that they have pur
chased a few lots at 12 cents per pound,
but as yet there is no official record
of crops having been contracted at that
figure. The buyers say at this time that
there is a little flurry in the hop market,
giving sales an upward tendency, but
that this is nothing unusual at the be
ginning of the picking season. While
there are outside reports of hops going
at 14 and 15 cents per pound, no offers
of over 13 cents had been made for the
Clackamas County product, as near as
can be ascertained. Last year Clackamas
County growers received all the way
from 2 to 9 cents per pound, those sell
ing early receiving the best prices. It 13
estimated that the total yield for this
season in this county will be about 400,000
pounds, which at the present minimum
price of 10 cents per pound would mean
a total of $40,000 In hop sales. A number
of growers were seen who are not worry
ing about the market, they being too
busy taking care of the, crop before the
early rains begin.
MARION COUNTY STOCK.
Farmers Greatly Benefited by tbe
Dairy Indnstry.
TVOODBUBN, Or., Sept. 2. W. S. Tay
lor, of Gervais, stock inspector of Ma
rion County, reports a decided gain in the
number of sheep. The number in 1899
was 32,700: in 1900, 41,136: net gain in 12
months, 9436. The condition of sheen is
healthy, with prospects for better figures
next season. Inspector Taylor reports
that the dairy Industry has improved 100
per cent during the year. Farmers say
this Industry has benefited them greatly
in a financial way. Cattle are generally
healthy, and there is not a case of tuber
culosis in the county.
RATZ GOBS FREE.
Judge McDonald, of Colfax, Modifies
His Sentence.
COLFAX, "Wash., Sept 2. Yesterday
afternoon Judge McDonald, of the Su
perior Court ordered Jacob Ratz to be
brought into court. In answer to the
questions of the court. Ratz said he had
been a good prisoner. Thereupon Judge
McDonald ordered the clerk to enter an
order modifying the former sentence of
six months in Jail at hard labor to, 74
dajrs in Jail, the modification causing Ratz
sentence to expire at once. When the
prosecuting attorney learned of thjs or
der he said he would at once proceed to
have Ratz rearrested, and the matter of
the court's power to pardon criminals
tried out regularly. Jacob Ratz Is the
man who during' the past two yearshas
succeeded. In victimizing a large number
of the German-speaklng-buslness men of
Wallace, Kendrick and Vollmer, In
Idaho, and Palouse, Wash.
Art Exlilbit at State Fair.
SALEM. Or., Sept. 2. Mrs. Edyth Toi
ler Weath'erred, of Portland, was in Sa
lem yesterday working in the interests
of the art department of the state fair,
of which she is superintendent She con
ferred with officials of the local pressj
SmSi M0BNING0BEG0NIA1$; 'ONBAY,
"AJIbVel Exposition
"" A-' wftt A CHnriniK 'Pinranii MiHxav nf Oriental Aftrartrrn inrfiiHino
, ,v Theater, the German Village, Dancing Girls, Whirling Dervishes, Genuine Turks and Arabs, Trained
Animals, '.Illusions, arid all, the features that made the World's Fair Midway famous.
DE ARI0
club regarding Press" day. No final ar
rangements have been made, but it is
probable that an entertainment will "be
given in honor of press representatives
on the evening of Press day, September lh.
Oregon Notes.
Tillamook cranberries are now on the
market.
Brownsville complains of a scarcfty of
dwellings.
A carload of furniture and equipments
for the new Baker City schoolhouse ar-i
rived Thursday.
"The Medford World, a fruit and poultry
journal, has been changed from a weekly
to a semi-monthly publication.
It Is reported that not less than 150
tourists per day pass through Fort Kla
math on their way to Crater Lake.
The Klamath Republican says that 300
people are camped at the famous huckle
berry patch near Crater Lake, In Klamath
County.
A petition asking for the pardon of, P.
G. Morris, the defaulting Linn County
Treasurer, Is being circulated in different
portions of that county.
The majority of the pupils of the Ver-
nonla school are finding employment in the
hopfields, and It has been found necessary
to adjourn the school for a month.
The Oregon Telephone Company has re
duced the telephone rate between Shan
lko and Antelope to 15 cents the first
minute and 5 cents for each additional
minute.
Fire early Friday morning destroyed
Thompson's saloon-and Young & Thomp--
scn's barber-shop In Roseburg. The origin
of the blaze Is a mystery; loss, about
$3500
Mart Pellet has bought 37 acres of or
chard from E. K. Andersdn for $3700.
which places him In possession of all the
apple-producing orchards In Talent pre
cinct, Jackson County.
The 4-year-old son of William ..Geckler,
of La Grande, sustained a severe injury
a day or two ago, the inside of his left
hanJ being frightfully lacerated by a rope
which was rapidly revolving over a pulley.
The large farm residence belonging to
Andy De Vaney, about five miles south
west of Scio, burned to the ground Tues
day night The, origin of the fire Is un
known. The loss will be about $1000, with
$300 Insurance.
Thursday, Arthur Thiel, of Gladstone,
aged 15 years, was attempting to' remove a
cap from a cartridge when the shell ex
ploded and blew out his right eye. The
fragments lodged in the ball of the eye,
which resulted In an operatlonv for Its
extraction.
WhIle hauling wood Frank Fegals, of
urain,, met with a painful and perhaps
serious accident A cow getting In the
way of his team, he struck her with his
whip, which curled around a leg of the
cow; the point of the whip broke off and
flew, striking him -in the eye. At last
reports he could'not see with the injured
eye.
The Sclo City Council has caused to be
constructed four good, substantial hitch
ing racks In the city, off from the main
street," for the convenience of those who
come to town to trade, and an effort Is
going to be made to prevent hitching
teams to the electric light and telephone
poles along the street.
S. B. Adams Is enthusiastic over the
proposition of starting a fruit cannery
and drier here In ltme to handle next
season's crop, says The Dalles Times
Mountaineer. Saturday he canvassed the
matter among a" number, of fruitgrow
ers, and secured pledges of $5050 that
would be subscribed to a capital stock
of $20,000 for starting tho enterprise.
A flagpole k" feet in height Is to be
planted on the commanding point on the
Chautauqua grounds at Ashland, directly
north of the-tabernacle "and-overlooking
the plaza, tit Is to be raised especially In
honor of the coming annual reunion of the
old soldiers and sailors, but will become a
permanent fixture, and it Is being ar
ranged to celebrate the raising with -a
short programme of exercises Thursday
afternoon.
More cases of catarrh have been ,cured
by Hood's Sareaparilla than by any other
medicine. ' -
of the Mining, Mercantile, Agricultural, Horticultural and
The 7 I DIM MY
T GREAT SHOWS 7
STREETS OF ALIj NATIONS "
STREETS OF CAIRO
ORIENTAL THEATER
'MEXICAN THEATER
ANIMAL. SHOW
' t GERMAN VIIiIiAGE
Qf which the following are star features:
1.A BELLE FATIMA LA BELLE FATIMA
HOWE TROUPE OF DANCING GIRLS
.IAPWESE SLIDE FOR LIFE
Genuine Turks, Arabs and other Oriental People.
Spedal IHdway Attractions Every Afternoon and Evening
MONS. ROSE
The World's Greatest High Diver, mak
ing a sensational dive from a height of
90 feet Into a shallow tank of water.
ALI ZADA
Oriental Necromancer, direct from tho
East Indies.
The Daring Equilibrist, In wrndcrrul mid
air rears or Muscular Development.
SIGNOR SPIGTLVTTr
, And his Human Ape, from -the Brazilian
Wilds.
THE ALCEDOS
In their Great Balancing andn Juggling
Act on .Revolving Globe.
THE VIDELLAS
Premiers of the Triple Bar.
THE WANDERING MINSTRELS
CAMERON, THE PIPER AND HIS
HIGHLAND DANCER niid '
MRS. MURPnY
The Celebrated Monkey Aeronaut and
Parachute Jumper, cutting himself loose
at a height of 1000 to 1500 feet.
CHURCH 40 YESS OLD
HISTORY OF METHODISM AT MON
, TESANO, .WASH.
Only Tvro Members at Organisation
in Anernst, 1800 Pastors Who
Have Serred the Charge.
MONTESANO, Wash., Aug. 31. The
Methodist Episcopal Church ofMontesano,
which celebrated Its 40th anniversary Sun
day, was organized August 19, I860, with
Mrs. Martha -Medcalf and Mrs. Lorlnda
Scammon as the only members. The his
tory of Its upbuilding Is Interesting. It
started with the first pioneers west of
Olympla and has maintained a steady
growth ever since. Its, development has
kept hand In hand with the development
of the country, and today the church
property Is the best In Western Wash
ington outside of the larger cities The
organization Is strong and the workers
are energetic.
An old record of the church says: "In
the year 1S5J5 William Medcalf and his
Wife, members of the Methodist Episco
pal church, settled on Wynoche Prairie
(the present site of Montesano), she be
ing the first Methodist In the countv."
As all the district west of the Cascades
In Washington was called Pacific County,
it would be interesting to know whether
this pioneer woman was realjy the first
Methodist in all that vast region. Mr.
Medcalf and wife came from Ohio and
trekked It across the plains by them
selves. In the Spring of 1859 Mrs. Lo
rlnda Scammon came here with her three
children 'to join her husband, J. S. Scam
mon, who some years before came to this
coast and' settled on the Chehalis River
opposite this place. They were also
Metho'dlsts. In 1859 Rev. J. S. McAllis
ter oame Into the neighborhood from Ore
gon, and with him came Rev. N. Doan,
now of Portland, and then presiding elder
of the Puget Sound- district of the Ore
gon conference. After looking over the
field, visiting with the people and preach
ing to them, they agreed at tho earliest
opportunity to supply the new and grow
ing district with a 'minister who could
give 'them regular Sunday services.
Rev. J. S. Douglass was then appointed
as circuit rider for the extensive district
into which it had been made. He came
in I860. He was a young man and single,
and it Is related of him that he spent as
much time in assisting the new settlers In
clearing" their land as he- did In giving
them spiritual comfort The circuit as
traveled by him reached from Oakville,
GO miles' from the mouth of Chehalis
River, and down that stream to the
ocean, up the beach to Qulnlault reserva
tion -and down the beach to Oysterville.
Qwlng to the extent of this circuit,
preaching was conducted here only about
once a month, and sometimes once in two
months.
'in August, 1860, the conference was held
af-Portland, and Rev. W. J. Franklin was
sent into the field. He organized the
church Into a permanent society. The
first members were Mrs. Martha Med
calf 'and Mrs. Lorlnda Scammon. both
now dead. Dr. Franklin served the cir
cuit till 1863, when Rev. H. C. Rhodes
was sent here. In that year Rev. H.
K. HInes, D. D., now of Portland, then
presiding elder of the Puget Sourfd dis
trict, paid an official visit to this district
and made an excellent report to the con
ference. A number of families had moved
here in the few years previous, and the
majority, of them were added to the
church roll of membership. Rev. H. B.
Lane succeeded "Rev. Mr." Rhodes. He re
mained frpm 1868 tOil870. He was a per
sistent worker for the" church and suc
ceeded in spreading Its Influence through
out the Western wilds with wonderful
rapidity. At that time meetings were
held at the homes of the different mem
bers And at every convenient vantage
point to b'e had. Seeing the necessity of a
central place for the large a'nd, growing
membership to meet and worship, Rev.
SEFTEMBEB 8, 1900.! t
Beautiful Arches!
Handsome Buildings! Enchanting-Gardens!
Saturday, Sept. 8CommcrciaI Travelers' Day
One Thousand Knights' of the Grip in Grand Review, with numerous
floats illustrating the development of the Traveling Salesman from the
fifteenth century to the present day.
Tuesday, Sept. 11 -Fraternal Organizations' Day
Thursday, Sept. 13-lndustrial Day
Saturday, Sept. 15-Carniva! Day
Closing the Fair with a Magnificent, Spectacular Bal Masque, in honor
of King Rex and Her Majesty the Queen, . - c
AN ADMISSION OF TEN CENTS
at the-Main Gate admits to all parts of the Fair
except the Midway and concessions.
Mr. Lane set in motion a.subscrlptlon pa
per that resulted In the building of the
first regular place of worship.
Rev. W. T. Chapman was sent here in
1871, and the next Spring he began the
work of erecting the -first church build
ing In Chehalis Valley. It stood on the
site of the present church, and when the
new building," the one now .used, was
built, the old .one wag turned over to the
school board and stands now as an In
teresting landmark In this section, as
well as a serviceable place for the pri
mary department of the public schools.
The building was not completed byRev.
Mr. Chapman. This work was not finally
accomplished till 1873, when Rev. T. M.
Reece was sent to take charre of the
circuit He raised ' the money and com
pleted the new building. It v. as a plain
structure. The lumber was sawed at an
old mill near Cedarvlllo and hauled to this
place bv the members of the organiza
tion. Much of tho work of building the
church was done by the members.
The present building was erected In
18S9 under; the nastorate of Rev. F. E.
Drake, 'Who served the church but one
year. It Is a fine place of worship, built
In the modern stvle of the modest West
ern churches, will seat about 300 people,
and is elegantlv furnished. Among the
first 'members of the church who are still
living here and who attended the anni
versary exercises are Joseph Mace and
wife, Mrs . C. N". Byles. Mrs. Richard
Arland -and MrsT Joseph Hill. They Joined
the church in the first year of its or
ganization and have been members ever
since. ,The present pastor. Rev. John W.
Miller, came from Whatcom one year ago.
He Is a native" "of Nebraska, and has
been In this state since 1896, having served
the Ballard church for a couple of years.
CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY.
Howell Prairie Association Thriving;,
and Farmers Increasing Herds.
SALEM. Sept-1. e! C.'Welsner, secre
tary of the Laurence Co-operative Cream
ery Association, .on- .Howell Prairie, re
ports that institution In a thriving con
dition. The association covers only the
local field, and has 32 members, the ma
jority of whom own small herds of from
'three to 10 cows each. All are so well
satisfied " with the results of their co
operative effort that they are Increasing
their herds.
Tho association has thus far limited its
manufacturing to cheese, as the farmers
have no -cream separators and the asso
ciation has no butter-making plant. A
fair market has been 'found for the
cheese. The amount paid for milk 'is de
termined by the proceeds from the sales
of cheese. The association pays all ex
penses, lays aside 5 per cent as a sink
ing fund, pays 8 per cent interest per an
num to stockholders who have paid up on
their capital stock and pays for milk
with the remainder. In May and June
the' price paid for milk was 80 cents per
100 pounds. Not enough July cheese has
been sold to 'determine the price for that
month", but Mr. Welsner says 'the average
for tho season will be about 80 cents, and
there will be a small balance to( distribute
as, a dividend. . .
Mr. Welsner says that. In ' 100 pounds
of milk such as his association receives
there are about four pounds of butter
fat In the Spring the butter creameries
pald14 cents for butter fat, or 56 cents
for tho amount of butter fat contained In
100 pounds of -the milk from which cheese
Is made. At present the butter-makers
are paying 22 cents for butter fat, or S8
cents per 100 pounds of milk.' On the
whole, Mr. Welsner thinks tljero will be
but small difference between the profits
from butter and cheese. He is of the
opinion that when the members of the
Laurence Association have increased the
size of their herds sufficiently to war
rant the. purchase of cream separators,
tho association will make butter Instead
of cheese. Milk taken for the manufac
ture of, chepse Is paid for at a uniform
price per 100 pounds rejrardless "of rich
ness, but If butter should be made, the
cream w.ould be tested and paid for ac
cording to the amount of butter fat.
Mr. Welsner says that besides Increas
ing, their herds the farmers of Howell
Prairie will build a number of ellos, thus
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CLOSES SEPT. 15
Manufacturing Products of
thp .Strt: rF Cttc th Oriental
enabling them to keep up the milk sup
ply by giving succulent food during the
time when the price of butter Is highest.
PAXIL MOHR PORTAGE.
Spokane Stockholders Have Put Up
All the Money They Can Spare.
SPOKANE. Sept 2. Officers of the Cen
tral Navigation &. Construction Company
(Mohr portage) confirm the report that
work of construction has been suspend
ed, but say that negotiations are under
way for a sale of bonds which Is ex
pected to bring the money to complete
construction. Colonel I. N. Peyton, of
this city, president of the company, made
the following statement:
"The Spokane stockholders Invested In
the stock of the company Just as one
would Invest in any business enterprise.
They paid for their stock In cash. Not
only that but they have advanced out pf
their own pockets about $50,000 additional,
for which they hold as security nothing
but the note of the company. About
$200,000 In cash has been expended on
construction so far. It Is estimated hat
it will take about $150,000 to clean up the
debts of the company, complete construc
tion and put the system In operation. We
have put up all the money we can, or
feel Inclined to, and so suspend opera
tions. A deal Is pending fpr the !alc of
bonds, which may be completed goon,
which will provide funds for completing
the work. The road will cost nearly
double what was at first estimated! There
Is no truth In the story that there Is
trouble between the president of the com
pany and- the stockholders. There has
always been the utmost harmony amonc
the local stockholders.
40,000 FIRE AT ATLIN.
Ten of the Largest Business Bnild
Inprs Destroyed.
VICTORIA, B. C, Sept. 2. The steamer
Amur, from Skagway, reports that the
business section of Atlln City was nearly
wlped out by fire Sunday last. Ten of
the largest business buildings were de
stroyed. The loss Is over $40,000, with
little, If any. Insurance. The people
worked like Trojans to save the town
and prevented the flames from reaching
any Government property or buildings.
The news reached Skagway by telegraph
and no details were obtainable when the
Amur sailed.
TO BRING HOME THE DESTITUTE.
Transport Laivton Ordered From San
Francisao to Nome.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. The United
States transport Lawton. which arrived
today In ballast from Seattle, is to ba
sent to Cape Nome to relieve the desti
tute miners, many of whom have peti
tioned, through General Randall, for
transportation South before the hard
Alaskan Winter sets In. The Lawton will
sail for the North as soon as she can be
got ready, probably within a few days.
She has accommodations for about 700
men.
BOAT CUT IN TWO.
Tvro Campers Drowned Near Van
couver, B. C.
VANCOUVER, B. - C, Sept. 2. Four
campers from Vancouver put out In a
rowboat from a polnfnear Powell Lake,
a short distance north of .Vancouver, last
night, for the purpose of boarding the
steamer Comox, for home. The Comox
in the darkness ran into "the boat, cut
ting it in two. Two of the four, Aubray
Lund and A. Vaughan, were drowned.
KILLED WHILE HUNTING.
Twelve-Year-Old "Washington Boy's
Head Blown Oil.
SPOKANE, Sept. 2.Jay Carr, aged 12,
was accidentally killed this afternoon by
his 14-year-old brother, Burt. The tra
gedy took place near the Carr homestead,
at White Mud Lake, three miles north of
Colville, Wash. The boys were hunting.
Burt was carrying a rlflo, which In aomo
the North-
way exploded, the bullet taking off tho
top of Jay's head.
Northwestern Pensions.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Pensions havo
been granted as follows t
Oregon: Original William Charley,
Climax, $12. Mexican war widows Special
act. August 14, Elizabeth Hughe3, Fulton,
$3.
Washington: Original Frederick Gasch,
Seattle, $6. Original Jesse C. Musgrave,
New Whatcom. $6: Frank P. Loomls Ta
coma. $6r James G. Mllligan. Ballard. $8;
Charles F. Lopgfellow, Seattle, $8. In
crease John-Moore, Spokane, $3; Michael
Markey Wilbur. $S.
Idaho: Original John Entsler, Moscow,
$6; Nicholas A. Ryerson. Thlara, $6. In
creaseSteward Fuller. Wallace, $8.
Washington Notes.
Vacant houses are scarce at Walla
Walla.
Aberdeen stores wlU try the experiment
of early-closing this week.
The City Council of Republic has or
dered 400. feet of fire hose.
A McKlnley and Roosevelt club has
been organized at Republic.
The dormitories of the State University
will be opened on September 8.
Rev. S. W. Gage, of Palouae, has taken
charge of the Baptist Church at Day
ton. Out of 445 delegates elected to the lai9
Democratic convention, all but three wero
present
A side swltqh has been mads on the
Great Northern, six miles west of Leav
enworth. The corner-stone of the new St Jo
seph's Hospital 1 at Falrhaven was laid
yesterday.
The Republicans of Cowychee district
are confident of a record-breaking major
ity this Fall.
Claude Swan, of Olympla, while en
doavorlng to kill a cat with a revolver,
shot himself In the hand.
The Whatcom Board of Trado will
elect officers for six months at the meet
ing to be hold Friday evening.
The employes of the Wood mill at Gray's
Harbor recently contributed a day's wages
to tho family of a dead fellow-workman.
The School Directors of the Prosser dis
trict at North Yakima have been en
Joined from Issuing bonds for erection of &
schoolhouse.
The Odd Fellows at Toledo have been
compelled to tear out the foundation laid
for their bulldinff and put it in anew.
The cement was poor.
The. Great "Northern has adopted a new
system of operating rules. Many changes
In the code have been Introduced, the
chief of which pertains to signal lights.
Green Is the safety color Instead of white,
which will indicate caution. Red is still
a sign of danger.
Idaho Notes.
The Inter-Mountain Fair at Bolso
promises to be a big success.
State Fruit Inspector McPherson saya
the farmers in the neighborhood of Meri
dian have plenty of fruit and that it
ail is of high grade.
It has come from good authority that
the Northern- Pacific will begin the con
struction of its Grangevllfe branch this
Fall,, probably after annual election of
the company in October next It Is stated
that the company is quietly making- all
the arrangements necessary to rush it
through without delay, and the under
standing of all the officials seems to be
that" nothing now can stop lt3 construc
tion. Prospectors arriving at 8tuart report
having met on the Locksaw branch of
the middle fork of the Clearwater tho
Northern Pacific surveyors who are sur
veying the Butte-Lewlston cut-off. These
prospectors report that the surveyors
have completed the survey over tho Bit
ter Root divide, having found in tho
vicinity of the Lolo trail a highly satis
factory grade, which is much lower than
any previously secured, and that tho
party Is now working rapidly down tha
Clearwater branch C-
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