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TIDINGS OF THE MAIL STEAMER
lIAT LEFT JUNEAU LAST MONTH.
Oregon, and a large influx of residents '
of the Middle West Is expected within f
the next six months.
hiplns Men Believe Slie Wiih LoMt
the Great Alaska Storm Warm
Wave iu the North.
RT TOWNSEND. Wash.. Dec. 22.
st, n-rcr Dolphin, arriving from tne
rth tody, brought no tidings of the
Ifeu itates mail steamer Discovery,
ih sa.c J from Juneau early in Novcm
for jJutch Harbor, and was sighted
t stt amer Elk November 34 at
3d I"ar J, and since that time has not
t n nor heard of. The utenmer
liu jcrrpson was despatched by tne
, a r.v n'ng the Discovery with mall
fr -"at, and alco to look for the mi&s-
st rr r, but according to reports from
it. the Thompson returned December
jmd ripor s having seen nothing of the
"ocry Shipping men as well as
Inds ctrj relatives of the crew hav
at gh.n uj all hopes for the safety
Ihe tt' .mi r or those on board. Shortly
ttt Dlscoverj" called from Juneau
::r:ri came up, and during the entire
ith i rious gales sweit the Alaska
1st irt"i Sitka to the Aleutian group.
t" sfamer consumed considerable
in reaching Wood Island. The Dis-
rv tv 3 in command or captain tranK
hte, ho lost the steamship Laurado
ye irs ago near Nome. Captain J. E
in in. an experienced Alaska naviga-
iS piloL When she sailed for Dutch
Ibor she had three or four passengers.
other members of the crew were.
Pv'e, mate; William Teak, second
e; Charles Sprague, purser; Patrick
fu, chief engineer; Thomas Foley, first
stant engineer; C. Conway and T.
Ith, firemen; Charles Email, coal pass-
H. G. Haskell, B. G. Hines and W.
Price, seamen; W. L.. Kennedy and
riam 1m Charboneau, waiters, and two
.ese cool. The Discovery was for-
y a tow boat on Puget Sound. Four
cs ago she was lengthened and con-
fced Into a passenger steamer, running
the Skagway route until the Nome
jment, when she was sent to that
issengers on the Dolphin report that
n Lake Is free from ice and that a
m wave passed along the Yukon River
-ing the ice to turn soft; some ream
2 entertained that the Ice would break
laces. Telegraphic advices from Daw
received at Skagway state that a large
jber of people were deterred from
tng up river on account of the con-
of the ice.
rsons coimng from the new strike In
Porcupine district, 120 miles from
imld Harbor, report that several hun-
f people have reached the scene, but
are leaving again, as the strike did
justify the glowing reports of rich-
BUYING SISKIYOU MINES.
Jonathan Bourne Inventing: In North
ern California.
GRANT'S PASS, Or., Dec. 22.-Jonathan
Bourne, a mining man of Portland, and
a representative of Portland capital, has
been bonding, purchasing and making
agreements for securing a large extent
of mining ground in the Callahans and
other districts of Siskiyou County, North
ern California. The properties secured
arc to be developed and opened up for
vork on a. large scale.
A rich ledge has been uncovered on
Tip Top Mountain, of thd China Creek
District, a few miles east of this cltj-.
Dr. Jennings, of Grant's Pass, has
opened a 12-foot ledge at a depth of 120
feet in an open-cut on the mountain side.
Samples of rock gathered from the strlko
gave assay returns of $9G per ton.
Another rich strike has been mide at
the Klondike mine, of the Louse Creek
district. At a depth of SO feet In the
lower tunnel a 20-Inch vein has been
struck, carrying $75 values in free gold.
The Klondike is comparatively a new
property, but Is making a most remark
able showing.
A quantity of ore has been removed
from the Mammoth quartz ledge recently
discovered In the Dry Diggings District,
by Pike and Perkins, of this city, a ledge
possessing a width of from 200 to 250 feet.
Yesterday a number of assays were made
from rock gathered from all parts of the
ledge, and the returns showed from 52 44
to 56 96 per ton, sulphurets and free gold.
This gives an average assay value of
54 74 per ton, of which 52 3S is free gold.
No other ledge In the West, possessing
such great dimensions as this one, can
make such an excellent showing of val
ues. The discoverers have a force of men
at work developing their big proposition.
tion 9, T. 10 S.f R.CE.; Swen Larson, for ,
S. SE. Vi section 32, and W. 8W. 4
section 33. T. 3 N.. R. 5 W.: John D. At
kinson, for SW. U. section 9, township 10
S R. C East.; Frank H. Mudd. for W.
MR Vi, section 33. and SW. SW. X.
section 2S. T. G N., R. 7 W.; Albert Wid
ner, for SE. yt NE. J, NE. SE. . and
lots 1 and 2, section 6, T. 9 S., R. 2 E.;
Guy Smith, for SW. Vi SW. , section 2S,
T. 3 N., R. 3 W.; Alexander C. Sloan, for
W. Vz SW. 4. and W. NW. y, section
2S. T. 3 N., R. 4 W.; Gustaf W. Sackrlson,
for NE. SW. i, N. u SE. X, and SW.
' SE. , section 14, T. 9 S., R. 2 E.;
Emily J. Snelling. for S. NE. and N.
SE. U. section 13, T. 10 S., R. 6 E.; An
drew J. Bue, for W. NW. , section 32,
and E. NB. , section 31, T. 1 N., R.
9 W.
TIDE OF I3IMIGRA.TION.
latlc AdvantnBCi of Oregon
jrinj? Many Settlers From East.
kLEM. Or., Dec. 22. John Baumann
family arrived In Salem last week
De Kalb, I1L, and will make their
te here. They bring with them a car-
of thoroughbred livestock, and will
:eforth be numbered among Marion
ity's progressive farmers. Mr. Bau-
tn decided to come to Oregon after
Ing carefully studied the relative ad-
res of this state and Illinois. Mr.
iann and his family are examples of
'people who are almost daily added
ie population of the Willamette val-
?rospcrous times in the East have
aled many well-to-do people to sell
at a fair price, and they choose to
to Oregon, where there" arc no
Is. The good times which have
bled the Eastern farmers to sell out,
rther with the special tourist rates
LAND OFFICE CONTESTS.
LnrKc Number net for hearing: at Or
egon City.
OREGON CITY, Dec. 22. Contests in
the United States Land Office have been
set for hearing on the following dates:
Pitman vs. Mugerauer, January 3; Peck
vs. Daley, February 17; Elmer vs. Spring.
February 19; Little vs. Applegatc, Feb
ruary 20; Little vs. Hill, February 20;
Tompkins vs. Mow, February 25; Pitman
vs. Winchester, February 27; Wallace vs.
Down, February 28; Schmltt vs. Sabine,
March 1; Harry Thorpe vs. Kleger,
March 3; A. W. Thorpe vs. Perley Hictt,
March 3; Brauer vs. Llnahan, March 4;
Cramer vs. Tompkins, March 5; Zand
kinler vs. Reel, March 7; Gilmore vs.
Hunton, March 8; Keck vs. Rosenkranz,
March S; Teetes vs. Keefer, March S;
Llndsley vs. Hughes, March 10; Simpson
vs. Marinko, March 10; Brcwn vs. Mac
Bride, March 11; Sautell vs. McKinnes,
March 11; Osmon Royal vs. E. J. Smith,
March 12; Noble vs. Hammer, March 12;
Miller vs. Rost, March 13.
The following homestead entries have
been canceled and the land is now opn
for settlement; Bena" Snelling. for SE. H
NW. Vt, E. SW. U, and SW. SE. Vt.
section 13. T. 10 S., R. 6 E.; Armund J.
Knudson. for E. NE. section 33, W.
Vt N"W. X, section 34, T. 6 N.. R. 9 W.;
Wilson G. Stangeland. for lot 3, section
4, T. G N., R. 5 W.; Missouri F. Peer, for
SW. X section 12, T. G S.. R. 5 E.; Fred
Haglund, for S. Vt NE. Vi. NW. SE. U
and lot 1. section 5, T. 6 N., R. 5 W.:
Fredt Nelson, for SW. V. section 4. T. 3
N., R. 3 W.; Vlto Gozlrano. for NW. J-4
section 6, T. 4 N., R. 2 W.; William J.
Tennant, for S. NW.. and N. SW.
Vt, section 32, T. 4 N.. R. 3 W.: Anton J.
Brotje. for SW. U section 13, T. 3 S., R.
S& E.; Timothy Murphy, for NW. U SW.
Vt, and SW. V. NW. Vl section 9, T. 1 N.,
R. 6 E.; Victor Pohle, for NW. V. SW. Vi.
section 23. T. 5 N.. R. 3 W.; C. C. Chnm
berlln, for N. Vs. NE. U. section 3L SW. Vi.
SW. U. section 29. and SE. SE. U, sec
tion 30, T. 7 N., R. 5 W.; Joshua Hazel
wood, for W. Vz NE. Vi. NW. SB. Vi..
and NE. Vi SW. Vi, section 34. T. 2 S., R.
7. E.; Fred M. Kimball, for NE. U SE. Vi,
S. Vz NE. Vi and lot 2 section 2 T. 10 S.,
COYOTE HUNTING.
A Profitable Industry In Eastern
Oregon.
BAKER CITY, Dec. 21. Coyote hunt
ing In this part of the state is a profitable
business. If pursued with diligence. The
law allows a bounty of 2 for each scalp
taken in this state, which is paid by the
county where the coyote is killed. Idaho
docs not pay a scalp bounty, and the
officers of the Oregon border counties
have to exercise great care to avoid pay
ing bounty for scalps taken in Idaho.
Baker County averages 100 scalps per
month, and has since last August. One
young boy killed 16 coyotes in one day
last Spring. He was out with his dog.
when they ran on to a den filled with
young ones. The dog soon dug the little
ones out, and there was a mighty slaughter.
WANT ROAD TO PORTLAND
YAKIMA PEOPLE Ann EAGER FOR
THE NEW RAILWAY.
Nevr Stomp Mill.
BAKER CITY, Dec. 2I W. H. Wash
burn, who has just returned from the
Prairie Diggings mining district, reports
the completion of the new 25-stamp mill
of the Hoosler Boy Mining Company,
which he says Is now running on ore
which comes from a ledge 200 feet wide,
all of which Is run through the mill. Mr.
Washburn says that while some of the
ore is high grade, the major portion is
a lew-grade proposition, yet the entire
ledge carries enough gold to make it pay
n handsome profit over mining and mill
ing charges.
The new smelter at tho Standard min,
which is owned by United States Marshal
Houscr and associates, has been running
for some time, and has proved to be a
great success.
Third Regiment Inspection.
OREGON CITY, Dec. 22. Company A.
Third Regiment, O. N. G., has received
orders from the Colonel commanding to
proceed from Its home station at Oreson
City, on Thursday, December 26, in time
to report to the Adjutant at regimental
headquarters at Portland, not later than
S o'clock P. M., for inspection and mus
ter. Upon completion of the- muster and
ceremonies, the company will return to
Oregon City. Transportation will be ar
ranged by Cwptaln George W. Martin,
commanding Company A, who has or
dered the company to assemble at Its
armory at G:45 P. M. The start from this
city will be made at 7 o'clock.
Conventions at Salem.
SALEM, Dec. 22. The official pro
gramme of the annual meeting of the
Oregon Dairymen's Association, to be held
at the Statehouse in Salem, January G
to S. next, was Issued today. The Oregon
Farmers' Congress will convene January
S, at 1 o'clock P. M., for a three days'
session. The Southern Pacific has made
a special rate of one and one-third fares
for the round trip to the Dairymen's As
clation meeting.
is aaverusea oy tne ranroaa corn
iest iave attracted wide attention tojL R. G E.; John Schnoffer Xor UW. Ji sec
Robbery at Dallnn.
DALLAS, Or., Dec 22. Levi Conner, a
farmer living in the northwestern part of
this county was robbed of 51400 recently.
The money was hidden In the barn. Mr.
Conner has no definite Idea of when it
was taken, or who. took It. The Conner
residence is in an unfrequented place, and
is very seldom visited by any person, as
I Conner la a bachelor.
Some of the Advnntngcx of Such n
Line The Rich Vnlley Want
Better Market.
NORTH YAKIMA. Dec. 21. The inter
est which the people of Portland, and
more especially, the Portland Chamber
of Commerce, aie taking in the matter
of more direct railway communication
between that city and the Yakima Val
ley, Is most gratifying to the inhabitants
of this locality, who ardently hope the
two cities will not always be separated
as they are now and In the past, and
are willing to do anything In their power
to remedy the present condition of af
fairs. The Y'akima Valley Is a section
of remarkable richness and almost limit
less possibilities, so the building of a
Portland-Yaklma road would probably
result in as much or more benefit to
Portland, a3 a commercial center and
seaport, as It 'would to North Y'akima, al
though to the latter is would mean
much.
While Portland has always felt kindly
disposed toward North Y'akima and has
often taken opportunity so to express lt
self.r it is "doubtful if the people of that
city fully realize the extent of Yakima's
greatness and the opportunities there are
for the development of the valley. In
point of time this place Is between six
and sevcT hours distant from Puget
Sound and 12 hours from Portland. This
is a very considerable difference and one
which operates greatly to the disadvan
tage of the Oregon city In every wav.
Practically the whole of Central Wash
ington, with its many fertile valleys,
valuable mineral deposits and great
wealth of forests Is thus virtually forced
Into tributary relations with Puget Sound.'
ana jortland gets much less than the
share to which It is entitled, considering
its size, proximity and rank as one of
the great natural seaports of the Pa
cific Coast. The trade of the Y'akima
Valley alone is worth to the busi
ness Interests of Portland the most
earnest consideration. With direct
railway communication the popula
tion of this valloy would double
or treble in the next five years and tho
segregate area of irrigated lands would
be Increased In the same proportion, with
a corresponding increase in the valley's
aggricultural exports.
Y'akima County comprises a little less
than 1,000,000 acres of land, only an ex
tremely small fraction- of which, about
31.000 acres. Is under cultivation. With
this amount of land under irrigation 54,
000,000 of business is done annually, a
showing which would be hard to equal
In any other locality, similarly
situated. In the United States. There are
between 22,000 and 25,000 people in the
county, nearly 20,000 of whom are sup
plied directly or indirectly through the
North Yakima Postofilcc. The popula
tion of the town itself Is between 5000
and GOOO. All of this goes to show that
the town has not advanced more rapid
ly than the surrounding country and Is,
therefore.'in a healthy condition. With
in a few miles of North Yakima arc
several largos Irrigation canals. These
canals are the Selah, the Congdon, the
Moxee, and three or four lesser ones.
The combined acreage under these big
ditches amounts to many thousands, al
most every square foot of which is in
intelligent cultivation and Is producing
crops which have called forth exclama
tions of surprise and admiration from
visitors coming from all over the United
States. Irrigation schemes are under
way now or shortly will be, which will
double or treble the present 'areas of ir
rigated lands. When these are complet
ed this valley will require better facil
ities for exporting the vast quantity of
produce which must be marketed. The
supply of water for Irrigating purposes
Is ample for all needs; in fact, through
out the whole arid West It Is doubtful
If there Is another valley so well sup
plied with water.
Then Yakima has great possibilities as
a manufacturing point. The country about
here is peculiarly adapted to the cultiva
tion of sugar beets. The beets grown
here show greater sugar value than those
grown in any other locality of the United
States. A company of Eastern capitalists
is now preparing to expend 5550.000 on a
beet-sugar factory in or near the town.
It is almost assured that an electric road
will be In operation In a year or so be
tween this city and the Sunnysldc coun
try, a distance of 25 miles, and It may be
built through to Prosser, 25 miles farther.
So far all hopes that this would soon
result have been based upon the belief
that the Portland. Vancouver & Y'akima
road would be rapidly extended from Van
couver across the Cascade Mountains to
its eastern terminus, but work on it has
not progressed at a rapid rate. As is
well known, some 35 miles of it will be in
operation by Spring. It is now predicted
that it will soon be extended Into the St.
Helens mining district, and thence through
the Klickitat Pass and on to Y'akima. a
total of 170 miles. The grades are easy
by this route, there would be few expen
sive bridges to be built, and the line would
pass through great timber areas and min
ing regions. But even were this not true,
this valley would be able amply to sup
port the road.
But it is possible that there Is hope In
another quarter. The enormous business
twhlch the Northern Pacllc Is doing all
along its line in the State of Washington
Is calling for more trackage. On account
of the mountainous country traversed It
would be out of the question to construct
parallel tracks, but a cut-off might be
built from Lind or some other point a
short distance west of Spokane to North
Y'akima. and the line continued directly
west through the Cowlitz Pass, on the
west side of whleh the line would branch
in one direction toward Puget Sound and
in the other toward Portland. By this
method the road would be shortened 200
miles between the two terminals. St. Paul
and Tacoma. Rumors are constant that
this is the route planned by the officials
of the company, and that It is the inten
tion to make the plans a reality In the
not distant future. Tills would do away
with much of the difficulty with which the
company is now laboring. It would also
make a great saving of time In crossing
the state.
Should these things come about, and
there are many reasons to think they will,
it will result In as much. If not more, ad
vantage to Yakima as would the comple
tion of the Portland. Vancouver & Yak
ima, and would prove of almost the same
value to Portland as would the other
route. The City of Portland can do much
to further the plans of either, and would
receive hearty support In every possible
way from the people of this inland town
and all the inhabitants of the Y'akima
Valley.
WILL CHANGE THE GUAIJE.
Northern Pnclflc Mny Change Its
Line In Levrii County.
CHEHAL1S, Wash.. Dec. 22. A party of
Northern Pacific Railway engineers has
been at work for a week surveying a line
from a point on the Northern Pacific Rail
way south of Napavlne to a junctlpn with
the South Bend branch of the railway
about two miles out from Chehalis. The
object of the survey Is to ascertain the
practicability of building a line that will
avoid the hill between Newaukum and
Napavlne. which Is the steepest grade be
tween Portland and Puget Sound. The
general course of the new survey is down
Stearns Creek on the old grade built 10
years ago by the Union Pacific Railway
Company.
CUTTING AFFRAY AT SILVERTON.
W. R. Smith Inflict Serlons Injnrie
on P. M. Hinlclc.
SILVERTON, Or., Dec. 22. W. R.
Smith was arrested this evening for stab
bing P. M. Hinkle. The two men had
trouble over a lumber deal, and Smith
stabbed Hinkle three times over the heart.
The wounds are serious, one of the blows
penetrating the chest wall, and they may
prove fatal. Hinkle Is a well-known citi
zen, and Is a member of the City Council.
GOVERNOR ROGERS SERIOUSLY' ILL.
Confined to IIIm Home "With nn At
tack of Pneumonia.
TACOMV, Dec. 22. An Olympla special
to the Ledger says:
Governor Rogers Is confined to his home
with an attack of pneumonia. His physi
cian says he Is seriously ill, but that his
condition has not yet reached a point to
cause great alarm. However, Dr. P. B.
M. Miller, of Seattle, has been sent for,
and Is expected tomorrow.
Governor Rogers was taken with a chill
Friday evening, which developed Into
pneumonia last night. He Is suffering
considerable pain, but Is said to be rest
ing as easily as could be expected.
NEW FRATERNITY INSTALLED.
Beta Thetn. PI Now nt University of
Washington.
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 22 The Beta
Theta PI fraternity has Installed a chap
ter In the University of Washington. The
Initiates are: G. W. Ames. '02; William
P. Llttlefleld, '03; Riley H. Allen. '03: Frank
M. Reasoner, '04: J. Marcus Johnson, '04;
G. Dunbar. 'OS; A. L. Benham, '04; M. D.
Scroggs, '01; H. B. Spauldlng, '01: A. N.
Johnson. '04; E. Cole Green. '04; Claude
McFadden, '05; F. Harrison Whltworth,
'05.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
AVIHInm A. Nichols.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 22. William A.
Nichols, chief clerk In the Secretary of
State's office, died at his home In this
city this morning of typhoid fever, from
which complaint he had been ill since
December 3. The deceased was born at
Maiden. Mass . December 25, 1S54. When
a child of 10 months he came to Minne
sota witn his parents, and was married
Ip that state. December 25. 1876, to Miss
Emma Hessulgrave. He served as chief
deputy Supreme Court Clerk under h s
father, now Secretary of State Nichols,
In Minnesota, and later, when his father
was State Oil Inspector of Minnesota. W.
A. Nichols was his deputy for several
years. In 1S91 he came to Everett, where
subsequently he had charge of the cen
sus fcr that city and Snohomish. The de
ceased leaves a wife and three daughters,
one of whom is a clerk In the Secretary
of State's office, one a pupil at the What
coin Normal School, and one a pupil of
the schools of this city. Mr. Nichols
was piesident of the local lodge, Fra
ternal Order of Eagles.
John Koonti.
CHEHALIS. Wash.. Dec. 22. John
Koontz died last night, after a brief at
tack of pneumonia. He came to Lewis
County 50 years ago. when a young boy.
and was a son of Mrs. Selena Jackson, of
Jackson Prairie, who died two years ago.
Mr. Koontz leaves a wife and several
grown children; also a brother. Barton
Koontz. He met with an accident about
six months ago. and had been practically
blind since that time. The funeral will
be held Monday under the auspices of the
Masons.
REST ROOMS FOR FARMERS
Let City VlKltlng Hnnhanilmcn Be
Fed and Entertained.
PORTLAND, Dec. 21. (To the Editor.)
This Is no spasmodic movement like the
reform waves we have been accustomed
to see seml-occaslonally come rolling in
on some high tide of religious fervor
for the purpose of washing away tho
sins of some special class of lawbreak
ers or to purify the political atmosphere
of tne lawmakers' realm.
Civic Improvement has become one of
Nat'onal Importance and permanence,
and Is the watchword of the century.
If. as has been stated by a well-known
philosopher, the center of gravity has
been shifted from the Mediterranean and
the Rhine to America, then It behoovs
us as her citizens to try and hold that
center, by building her civilization on a
firm and lasting basis.
There Is a divine providence In all hu
man effort toward the uplifting of the
race, but God speaks only through har
mony, for He Is harmony. The flower
ing bush, the green grass, the babbling
brook and bird-song all speak His word.
Let us then res-cue from the dIng em
bers of the old theology some of the gos
pel truths concerning order and cleanli
ness, and nut new life and vigor Into
them through tho vitalizing influence of
wcrks
Crime is largely the result of environ
ment and the fact that it Is appallingly
on the Increase suggests that the proper
means of reform have not yet been ap
plied. An investigation Into the methods of
tho American League for CIvIe Improve
ment will at once appeal to thinking peo
ple as the only real solution of the great
social problems now confronting us. It
endeavors to bring to the public mind a
higher knowledge of the moral and edu
cational value of municipal beauty and
healthful living, and to bring Into the
humblest homes In our bread land the
Joy of blooming lowers. While It em
braces a wide range of objects toward
which It Is working, there Is one of more
than ordinary Interest, as It scms to em
body at onc more of the humane, prac
tical and aesthetic than any other one
plan namely, the establishing of farm
ers exchanges or rest rooms.
This Idea was suggested to the members
of an affiliated society through- an- ap-.
peal In a dally paper from a prominent
farmer for respectable waiting-rooms for
country people as an offset to the easy
comforts of the saloon and the forced
hospitality of the merchants and business
men. Many such rooms have been estab
lished, and It is the testimony of those in
a position to know that their moral eKect
on city and country is tremendous.
The report from one source is that these
places have proved to be of so much com
mercial value that the merchants and
business men offered to assume the ex
pense of maintenance and from another
that this same class of men proposed to
build a country clubhouse, with all the
necessary conveniences for the comfort,
and general accommodations of farmers
and their families. Here they will find
large, airy, sunny rooms one for women
and one for men, each supplied with a
table for the placing of lunches, a stove
and water cooler, also lavatories and all
toilet accessories. A matron will keep the
rooms In order. She will make fresh hot
tea and coffee when desired and will care
for the children while the mother does her
shopping. A little lawn would be indis
pensable as a playground and this would
afford a grand opportunity for the philan
thropic klndergartner.
Many farmers' wives shrink from under
taking a shopping expedition to the city,
due to the great tax upon their strength,
the result, principally, of the lack of ac
commodations and proper rest. They usu
ally entrust their husbands with a list of
the staple articles required la their house
hold economics, to which they carefully
limit themselves, whereas, if the wives
could go with their husbands, feeling rest
ed and refreshed and freed from the care
of the children, they would add many
purchases for the comfort and edification
of the family which the husbands would
not think of.
Many more advantages might be men
tioned, but our citizens will have an. op
portunity In the near future to observe a
practical demonstration of the feasibility
of this" undertaking, as the league will
soon take steps toward establishing a club
of this kind on the East Side. This Is
only one object out of a possible IU)
which this association is working for.
Each community applies them according
to its individual demands. Portland will
probably adopt the whole list.
MRS. M. E. SHAFFORD.
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