THE SUNDAY tfBElGrCXNlAN, POKTEAMXf SKPIEMBEB -16, 1900.
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C0AL TRAINS COLLIDED
OR THE STATE FAIR
Work of Making Ready Pro
gressed Well Yesterday.
IftLL EXHIBITS IN PLACE TODAY
'Pavilion Will Be of Great Interest to
All Clatn.cs Portland, -Salem
and Dngcne Days.
SALEM, Sept. 15. This has been a busy
&ay -at the fairgrounds, and great progress
has been made in the preparations for the
Stat fair, which will open Monday morn
ing. All exhibits will be in place tomor
row evening. There is a newness, a
Ereshness, a spirit of advanced enterprise
apparent in all the departments that af
fords good assurance that the theory upon
which the state fair was founded is going
to be followed in the event which begins
Monday.
The pavilion this year will be of
vastly greater interest to the sub
stantial citizen in general and to
the farmor in particular than ever
before. Heretofore the show of mer
chandise and wares for advertising pur
poses has predominated, out inese xea
Jtures are now talcing a minor position
comparatively, and instead the product of
4he farm, the -garden and the orchard, the
Iforest, the workshop and the loom will
(occupy the principal space, and in their
larrangement the greatest amount of ar
tistic slull will be expended. The reorgani
sation of the premium list along the lines
of adequate recognition of merit and re
muneration for time ana trouble has
brought out plenty of the best In every
class, so there is not a single poor article
to be seen among the exhibits animate
Or inanimate. The officers of the fair are
jubilant over the fine appearance of every
thing. They will not be ashamed this
S$rear to show thnir friends over the
Igrounds, through the pavilion and among
the stalls, for at every turn will be some
thing to arouse Interest and admiration.
Salem day Is always notable for an Im
mense crowd of well-dressed people, for
good sport and genuine pleasure. It is on
Wednesday, as usual, and will eclipse all
previous records. Portland day, which is
Thursday, promises to rival, If not sur
pass, its predecessor, and there is rejoic
ing among Salem and Valley people to
know that the people of the metropolis
are coming in large numbers to partici
pate in their pleasures and to encourage
the agricultural Industries of the state by
admiring and appreciating the showing
they make. Considering the liberal Tates
of travel to be obtained and In view of
the pleasures in store, it is not unreasona
ble to expect a great outpouring of people
from all walks of life In the region from
Eugene to Portland Inclusive, on those
three great days Tuesday, Wednesday
end Thursday.
STATE FAIR EXHIBITS.
Those of Agricultural College and.
Benton County Forwarded.
CORVAITilS. Sept 15. The exhibits of
tho Agricultural College, and of Benton
County, have been forwarded to the State
Pair. The first is the most elaborate dis
play that the college has ever made. It
comprises 30 varieties of wheat, 13 of peas.
12 of barley, 2 of corn, 26 of oats, 75 of
grass, and 60 of potatoes. The bacteriolog
ical department furnished specimens of
disease-producing germs that menace Ore
gon stock at present. The entomological
department supplied three glass cases of
Oregon insects, showing pests that de
stroy fruit, grass and grain. From the
floral department there is an unusually
largo display, including several new va-
Icties developed by Professor Coote. The
dairy department exhibit shows the differ
ent kinds of milk and the various Ingre
dients, both in solid and in liquid form,
together with tho results of analyses. The
display of mohair and wool will be ex
tensive and interesting. The most inter
esting feature, however, will probably be
the shop-work display, showing the handi
work of the students of the institution.
The Benton County exhibit comprises
vegetables, grains, grasses and. other
products of unusual development.
INSECTS FltOM ISLAND POSSESSIONS
Postmasters to Inspect Hawaii and
Philippines Packages.
WASHINGTON, Sept 15. In view of
the fact that the State Board of Hor
ticulture of the State of California has
reported to the Postofflce Department
that dangerous Insect pests exist in Ha
waii and the Philippine Islands, which
are not known in any part of North
America, and which. If introduced In the
states, would do great damage to our
fruit and plants, and this statement hav
ing been confirmed by the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Postmaster-General has
Issued the following order:
"All postmasters at ports of entry on
Che Pacific Coast shall intercept and
forward, under cover of penalty envel
opes, in the State of California, to the
Postmaster at Sacramento; in the State
of Oregon, to the Postmaster at Salem;
and in the State of Washington, to tho
Postmaster at 01mpia, all mail matter
containing fruit or plants emanating from
the Territory of Hawaii or the Philippine
Islands.
"The Postmasters at Sacramento, CaL;
Salem, Or., and Olympla, Wash., will sub
mit all such matter received by them to
their respective State Boards of Horti
oulture, to-wit: The State Board of Hor
ticulture, Sacramento, Cal.; tho State
Board of Horticulture, Salem, Or., and
the Commissioner of Horticulture, Olym
pla, Wash., for the Inspection of such
board or commissioner before the same
-iS forwarded to the addressee, in order
to ascertain whether the fruit or plants
therein contain any dangerous Insects."
KISSED THE GIRL PUPILS.
HUscondnct of tteedville School
Teacher.
HDLDSBORO, Or.. Sept 15. C. E. Run
yon, court reporter for the Fifth Judicial
iDistrict, was in the city today taking evi,
dence in the case of Oakerman n ni tc
U. S. McHargue, the principal of the
!Reedviile public school. Several of the
witnesses tesunea that McHargue had
Ikissed the girl pupils, ranging in age from
6 to 15 years, and it is upon this and other
alleged misconduct that the plaintiffs
want the teacher's certlne.it rovntdd
'Tho case is exciting much bitterness in
the Reedville school district hr tho
! irons of the school are divided in their
(sympathies. congressman Tongue ap
peared for the defendant, and Attorney
John M. Wall examined the witnesses fnr
; the plaintiffs. The evidence will be trans-
smn-cu xu auii-c ouiiui'inmnuent -acKerman
tes soon as it is extended.
The County Court met today in ad
journed session and let a contract for the
Jbulldlng of the Darlin Smith bridge and
tflll to Mead & Nelson. The contract price
is S2S6.
Assessor Cavell was given until Novem
ber 1 to extend the tax-roll for the cur
rent year.
TTO BAD RESULTS FROM RAIN.
Prune and Hoppiclcinrr Not Materi
ally Interfered With.
OORVALDIS,, Or., Sept 15. Tho rains
in this section havt been too light to In
terfere materially with hop or pruneplck
Sng. J-& most yards tho driers have been
'kept busy, with plenty of hops available.
In all of the yards save two the price
paid is 40 cents per box. In one 35 cents
Is paid, and in the other 45 cents. In the
latter instance the proprietor hauls pick
ers to and from town. So far as can be
faiTpa there has been no injury, to the
crop by reason of the showers. In most
yards picking will lie pretty .well ended
by the latter part of next week.
Hop Contracts Filed.
HIIiLSBORO, Or., Sept 15. The A, J;
Luce Hop Company has filed two new hop
contracts, covering 15,000 pounds, from
George Schneller, and 5000 from G. C.
Schneller, at 9 cents. A contract for
50,000 pounds from a Tamhill grower at
11 cents was also sent to the Clerk's of
fice, but was returned, the necessary
revenue stamps not accompanying.
NEW OREGON TOWN.
Will -Be Known as NIbley To Bn
conracre Beet Culture.
LA GRANDE, Or., Sept 15 A
new to-Rn, to be known as Nibley. is
being platted from the Conley tract of
land, a few miles from here, which was
recently purchased by the Oregon Land
Company. The survey will be completed
in a few days, and the land will then be
offered for sale in tracts of 20 acres, at
regular wheat land prices. An effort will
be made to secure purchasers from all
parts of the Northwest and to that end
solicitors will be placed In the field. The
ROSEBURG STREET FAIR OFFICERS
MISS HELEN WILLIS, QUEEN L. A. SANCTUARY, KING.
ROSBBUKG, Sept. 15 Everything Is In re adlncss tor the street fair, tvhlch will open
Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock, and close Wedn esday evening. The city presents a fine ap
pearance this oenlng, with its principal street thickly dotted by artistic booths and a gen
eral display of flags, bunting and other decorations. New and novel features have been ar
ranged for each day. Tho entertainment programme, as Anally arranged this evening, -will
permit of no improvement
townslte owners are interested in the su
gar beet factory here, and while nurchas.
ers will not be lrequlred to raise this crop,
they will be encouraged to do so. If any
considerable beet acreage Is subscribed'
railroad connections will be established
between the new town and La Grande.
The Camp Carson placer mines were
sold here today at auction by N. I.
Imhaus, acting for a French syndicate.
The purchasers were William Mulr and
J. E. Foley. After the sale Muir dis
posed of his' Interest to Foley. The Wood
ley House, near the mines, was purchased
by C. W. Njessley.
New Northwest Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, Sept 15. The following
Postmasters were appointed today:
Oregon George E. Stocker, Alba, vice
P. W. Spates, resigned.
Washington AaTon E. Osburn, Conway;
David lies, Oso, and W. R. Rice, Rice.
Oregon Industries.
The lumber mills at Coburg and Wend
llng have been making heavy shipments
lately.
The Lebanon Flouring Mill is now run
ning day and night in order to get enough
flour on hand to fill an order from Cali
fornia. W. H. Reeder, who has extensive wheat
interests east of Warren Station, .has
three wheat crops on hand, amounting to
about 75,000 bushels.
Work on the new Sclo flax mill is prog
ressing rapidly. Everything is ready for
installation of the machinery, which will
be in running order in about a week.
Delivery of beets at the La Grande su
gar factory will begin Monday, and man
ufacture of sugar -will commence as soon
as sufficient Quantities have been re
ceived. Claude Basche and Paul Polndexter have
made a rich-stnke at tnelr Gibraltar mine,
near the North Pole, in the Cracker Creek
district The ore very much resembles
that of the Golconda. Assays make it
worth $150,000 to the ton, according to the
Baker City Republican.
Edwin Fish, owner of the Baker' City
gas works, has addressed a communica
tion to The Dalles City Council, asking
what encouragement In the way of fran
chises and contracts the city would gio
either a gas or an electric plant and
what price tho city could afford to pay
for street lights.
About 1000 head of beef cattle have
passed through Ukiah within the last
Seek on their way to Pendleton from
le large cattle ranges south of Ukiah.
At the average price of about $32 50 per
head, the sale of these cattle will scat
ter quite a sum of money among tho
stockmen of that country.
The Pendleton Electric Light & Power
Company is making important additions
to Its already large plant and is increas
ing the lighting capacity of the machinery
to keep pace with the growth of the city.
When the new machinery is In running
order the company will be able to furnish
light for a city one-third larger than
Pendleton.
J. A Johnson, a prominent mining man
of the Malheur district, says that pros
pects in that region are very good, and
that important quartz developments have
lately been made there, The ore is rich,
but is hard to find, because of the great
work required to get to bedrock. He
has a four-foot lead which yields from
J16 to $28 per ton.
Last Monday men went to work on-the
ground of the Pomeroy Dredging Com
pany, about two miles below John Day.
The old machine was found to be Inade
quate to handle the gravel from the river
bed, so the company decided to replace
it with larger machinery. It Is not known
definitely whether dredging operations will
be commenced this Fall, but the plant
Will be put up and everything made n.ady
to commence active work In the Spring.
3IET ON TRESTLE. ONE ENGINE
TOPPLING OVER INTO RAVINE.
Three Trainmen and Mine Superin
tendent Killed Misplaced Signal
Caused the Accident.
NANAHMO. B. C Sept. 15.-Coal train
No. 1, from Ladysmith, and No. 10, from
Alexandria, collided today about two
miles north of Ladysmith on the Esqui
mau &3SIanaimo Railway. The trains met
on the center of bridge No. 107. The ap
proach to the bridge on both sides Is a
sharp incline. Coming suddenly off the
level, the bridge lies at the bottom of
the valley. Both trains were badly wreck
ed, especially No. 1, whose engine was re
duced to scrap. The killed are:
Samuel Walton, engineer of No. 1.
Hugh Thomson, fireman.
H. Saunders, brakeman.
The cause of the accident was a mis-
placed signal. When the engineers sighted
one another, as the trains rushed down
the incline, they reversed at once, and
made every effort to check the speed, but
the impetus was too great, and both
smashed together with tremendous force,
right in the middle of the trestle, one
train toppling over in the ravine. Fisher
and Walton were killed on the spot, and
the other two died a few minutes later.
A wrecking train was dispatched from
Nanaimo within ah hour of receiving the
news with a strong force of men and
Several doctors.
KLAMATH COUNTY ASSESSMENT.
Total Value of Taxable Property
Fixed at $1,5SS,243.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept 15. The
Assessor of Klamath County this week
completed the tax rolls for the present
year and delivered the same to the County
Clerk for certification to the State De
partment. The summary is as follows:
Value.
Acres of tillable land, 67,293 $ 208,808
Acres of nontlllable land, 426,695... 636,818
Improvements on deeded or pat- i
ented lands 154,000
Town and city lots 28,960
Improvements on town, and city
lots" 61,425
Improvements on land not deeded
or patented 14.7EO
Miles of railroad bed, 6 3,600
Telegraph and telephone lines.,.. 250
Railroad rolling stock 1,000
Steamboats, stationary engines,
machinery 13,015
Merchandise and stock in trade-.. 49,865
Farming implements, wagons,
carriages, etc 44.624
Money 9,250
Notes and accounts 45,505
Household furniture, watches,
jewelry, etc 58,522
Horses and mules, number 4611.... 70,574
Cattle, number 14 043 232,363
Sheep, number 5281 9,302
Swine, number 582 1,617
Gross value of property $1,642,578
Exemptions 54,335
Total value of taxable property. $1,588,243
The stormy weather is driving pleasure
seekers from Crater Lake earlier this sea
son than usual. The famous huckleberry
patch is also being abandoned before the
crop is fairly gathered.
Wild geese and other water fowl from
the north are coming in, and the Indians
and "old settlers" predict a severe Win
ter. FISH RUN CONTINUES SLACK.
Twenty-seven Tons of Salmon From
The Dalles Price Inerensed.
ASTORIA, Sept 15 The run of fish con
tinues very slack on the lower river, and
very few glllnetters have their nets in
the water. Twenty-seven tons of salmon
arrived from The Dalles today for the
cannerymen, and as many more are re
ported to be on the way from the same
place. The only feature of the day in
the fishing situation was the increase in
'the price of steelheads to 5 cents per
pound by the Columbia River Packers
Association.
The September term of the Circuit Court
will convene next Monday. The criminal
docket is the heaviest for years.
' IDAHO REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
Delegates Elected to the Ada County
Convention Result Mixed.
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 15. Republican pri
maries were held today to elect delegates
to the Ada County Convention, which is
to be ' called next Wednesday. There
were about 600 votes cast, and so far as
can be ascertained, the result was badly
mixed, and Jio accurate forecast can be
made of any candidate's strength at this
time. The hottest contest was In the
3d precinct where 250 votes were
polled, the fight being over the MoGInty
and antl-McGlnty tickets, the Hcfiinty
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ticket being for Moody for Auditor. The
city vote showed a surprising strength
for Joe Daly for Sheriff, but none of the
other candidate's strength could be told.
The Clancy murder trial continued all
day today. All the witnesses for the
state gave their testimony, and when
court adjourned for the night the de
fendant was on the stand. The defense
is setting up self-defense.
SWINDLER ARRESTED.
J. P. Bard Charged With Obtaining
Money" Under False Pretenses. t
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Sept 15. J.
F. Bard, a man 50 years old, is in jail
here, charged with obtaining money un
der false pretenses. A warrant for his
arrest was Issued on the complaint of
Thomas Lund, with whom he hypothe
cated forged paper, getting a small sum
of money. He passed worthless checks
at other places. Frank Ralff, an insur
ance man of Seattle, has been on his
track for some time. He says under
names of Bard, Wolf, Baker and Wood,
representing himself as agent for the
State Insurance Company, of Indianapo
lis, he has swindled many victims in
Oregon. On his person were telegrams
to Eastern and Portland firms signed by
all of the above -mames. He refuses to
talk, and feigns Insanity. He is believed
to be a noted crook.
ROYAIiTY ON ALASKA GOLD.
Will Be Paid on $10,000,000 Yield
Will Be $0,000,000 More.
VANCOUVER, B, C, Sept 15. W. A
Bauer, a mining engineer of this city,
who has just returned from Dawson,
says that according to the latest in
formation in the possession of the Gold
Commissioner's office at Dawson, rovalty
will be paid this season on $16,000,000.
The actual clean-up will be $9,000,000 more.
Just before Bauer left Dawson, encour
aging reports had come from the Stew
art River placers, 200 miles distant, and
another exodus to that river had taken
place. Good Teports had also come from
Little Salmon, from which great results
are confidently anticipated.
TO MEET ROOSEVELT.
Senator Shoup Has Organized Re
ception Committee Trip Outlined.
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 15. Senator Shoup
has organized a rpceptlon committee of
15 to meet Governor Roosevelt at Butte
on the morning of the 19th and escort
him ithrough the state. The committee
will leave here Monday, and take a spe
cial car at Pocatello, which will be at
tached to Roosevelt's special. The spe
cial will be run up Ihe St Anthony
branch and make stops at Idaho Falls
and Blackfoot, arriving at Pocatello at
5 P. M., where the principal meeting of
the trip will be held in the evening.
KLICKITAT COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Meet at Goldendnle and Make Nomi
nations for County Offlcern.
qOLDENDALE, Wash., Sept 15. The
Democrats of Klickitat County today
nominated the following ticket: Repre
sentative, I. C. Darlond; Sheriff, John
Nlmela; Treasurer, Thomas Turner;
Clerk, John Smith; Auditor, John H.
Bratton; Attorney, H. Dustin; Assessor,
William E. Oahill; School Superintendent,
j(Iiss Beulah Norrls; Surveyor, A. R. Col
lins; Commissioner Second District, El
mer HInshaw; Commissioner Third Dis
trict, L. Coleman.
FUSION IN SKAMANTA COUNTY.
Democrats and Popnlists Name
'Ticlcet in Joint Convention.
STEVENSON, Wash., Sept 15, The
Democratic and Peoples parties of Ska
mania County met in joint conventipn
yesterday and nominated the following,
ticket Representative, C. J. loore
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can save
least 25 per cent
purchasing
while the Closing -Out Sale
The goods we are offering are strictly modern,
most of "which has been purchased by our buyer
in the East during the present year. We have
everything needed to furnish the humble cottage
or stately mansion. It is our desire to close out
the retail department as quickly as possible, and
don't want this sale to drag along for an in
definite period of time.
We have slashed prices right and left, and
will eontiriue along the same lines until our ob
ject is accomplished. This is a genuine money
saying sale for all purchasers, as it is not an easy
matter to close out an immense stock of furni
ture, and great concessions must be made to"
keep the goods moving rapidly.
210 FIRST STREET
Clerk and Auditor, F. W, Kale; Treas
urer, Frank Marble; Sheriff, John F,
Sweeney; Assessor, J. P. Gillette; Sur
veyor, Herman Bueche; Superintendent of
Schools, Mrs. Lillian Miller; Commission
er Second District Edward Hollis; Com
missioner Third District, Thomas W.
Lusfc.
Mrs. Julia Anderson, of Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 15. Mrs.
Julia Anderson, a well-known resident of
this city, died at St. Joseph's Hospital
last night, aged 40 years. She had been
ill for some weeks from a complication
of diseases. Three sons and two daugh
ters survive her. Mr. Anderson died hero
several years ago.
Arthnr Johnson, Pioneer of Benton.
CORVALLIS, Or.. Sept. 15. News
reached this city today of the death at
his home, nine miles north of town, of
Arthur Johnson, an old pioneer, and one
of the substantial citizens of Benton
County. The deceased came to Oregon in
the early '50s.
Oregon Notes.
Milton public schools have over SOO pu
pils in attendance.
Tho schools of Athena have an enroll
ment of 234 pupils.
Willamette University will reopen for
the year next Tuesday.
The new Methodist Church at Canyon
City was dedicated last Sunday.
A. J. Mclntyre is expending $2500 in a
new farmhouse north of Weston.
Westfall is soon to have a new school
house. Lumber and material are on tho
ground.
Tho Baptist Church at Forest Grove
has been rented by the Directors for
school purposes.
The residents of Flora aro considering
the advisability of bonding the district
in order to raise funds for a new school
building.
W. W. Crawford reports at Lebanon
that during the thunder storm a week
ago a hog was killed near his farm by
lightning.
Ten prisoners are in the Pendleton
county jail. Two are. serving sentence,
one is a witness and seven are being held
tor action of the Circuit Court.
John Beimer has paid $3100 for the sec
ond half-interest in the 160-acra Whitman
place east of Weston. Jt contains some
of the best land in Umatilla County.
' The County Court of Wallowa has ap
propriated $50 to repair the Flora road
and $100 for improvement of the road
from the head of the canyon to Bramlett
Hill.
Colonel Holt, the noted temperance
worker, has finished his crusade in
Grant's Pass. During hi3 two weeks'
stay he secured 300 signatures to tho
pledge.
The Astoria Rowing Club has turned
over $15 75, the balance of money re
maining in Its treasury, to Mrs. P. A.
Stokes, for the Astoria Public Library
Association.
John Stump, of Monmouth, has a goat
that was born last February and now has
a fleece eight and one-half Inches long.
The animal will be on exhibition at the
state fair..
Tlkona, the Indian held at Pendleton
as a witness in the case of the State vs.
Columbia Georgo and Tua-Tua, for the
killing of Anna Edna, has been released
on $250 bonds.
William Kennedy's fruit drier at Hood
River took fire Tuesday night, and one
end of the drier was burned out. The
damage was soon repaired, and the drier
is again at work.
'Charles Craig was arrested Wednesday
at The Dalles on complaint of Mrs. Katie
Fleck, charging him with having com
mitted an assaujt on her daughter, who
is a minor, over a year ago.
The Eugene School Directors have es
tablished tho 12th grade in the High
School of that city. Students who fin
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your furniture
ished the 11th grade last year will be
admitted to tho State University on pre
sentation of certificates.
A movement has been started at Rose
burg to compel bicyclists to carry lights
on their wheels after nightfall.
Contractor J. E. McCoy, of Salem, is
at work on a heavy fill on the North
Howell road near the creamery. He also
has a number of large bridges, both In
Marlon and Linn counties, to construct
this Fall.
The Masonic fraternity Is having some
substantial improvements made upon Its
home at Cottage Grove. Carpenters are
at work changing the stairway from the
exterior to the interior of the first floor,
and the contract for painting has been
let
Charley DePoo, tho chief of the Rogue
River tribe of Indians, is camped at tho
McLaughlin yard, says the Independence
Enterprise, The tribe of which he is
chief has in the past 40 years dwindled
down from 3000 to less than 450, children
included. He has a boy with him, Rob
ert DePoe, who has a good education,
and is a member of the Carlisle band.
a A Henderson, who was elected
Treasurer of Wallowa County last
June, did not qualify for the office at
the July term of the County Court, hav
ing failed to secure bonds. At the re
cent September session of the court he
presented his bond, which was refused.
A writ of mandamus was applied for to
Judge Eakln, who has granted an alter
native mandamus compelling the court
to show why the bond is not acceptable.
Oregon Stoclc Notes.
Six carloads" of mutton sheep, number
ing 650 animals, were shipped to Cali
fornia from Ashland Thursday.
Tom Loftus and W. H. Briggs arrived
at La Grande Friday from Starkey with
19 bead of fine fat beef steers, that av
eraged 1300 pounds each.
Clackamas County farmers aro receiv
ing good prices for their surplus stock.
J. Hattan, of Stone, sold a 2-year-old
and a 3-year-old heifer for $60.
J. W. Merritt, of Central Point, Thurs
day delivered 300 head of, fine mutton
sheep to the Ashland Meat Company, for
which the company paid $3 per head. Mr.
Merritt has also sold 700 head of stock
sheep to Martin, the Shasta Valley buyer,
at $3 per head.
The cattle market shows a slight im
provement over that of last year, says the
Times-"MountaIneer, the prices being about
$2 per head above last year'3. Frank Ful
ton, who has just returned from buying
cattle in Crook County, says he found
growers quite independent, and unwilling
to sell unless they could get their price.
(Mr. Reynolds, who has been buying cattle
all over Eastern Oregon, and who has al
ready shipped 1000 head, reports plenty
of cattle for sale, but they are held at
such high prices that there is but little
margin in handling them. He attributes
this to the fact that grass on the range
is good, and the farmers all have abund
ance of hay.
Northwest Pensions,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. Pensions
haye been issued as follows:
Washington Original John F. McCoy,
Spokane, $8; Nels Olson, Hoqulam. $S.
Idaho Original Robert F. Smith, Jr.,
Wallace, $6; reissue, Joseph Payn, Ly
man, $12.
Want Dr. Elworthy Returned.
The last quarterly meeting of the con
ference year of the Sunnyslde Methodist
Church was held In the church Friday
evening, with a full attendance of the offi
cial members. Rev. George W. Gue, D.
D., presiding elder for the Portland dis
trict, presided at this meeting. Officers
and leaders of tho various departments of
the church submitted their reports, all of
which were encouraging. The church Is
practically out of debt, having met all
its obligations for the current confer
ence year. A resolution was unanimously
from us
adopted asking the annual conference
which convenes at Ashland, Or., the 19th
Inst, to return Dr. H. P. Elworthy for
the ensuing year as pastor. He ha3 acted
in that capacity for about two months.
This quarterly meeting was also nota
ble for the reason It closed Dr. Gue's
service as six years presiding elder for
Portland district The board adopted a
resolution unanimously thanking him for
his faithful services, hi3 encouragement
to the church in all lines, and for his ef
ficient work while- on the Portland dis
trict Silver Before the Law.
INDEPENDENCE, Or., Sept. 15. (To
the Editor.) Is silver redeemable in gold
or exchangeable? What Is the difference
between the two terms? What steps
would a person take to get gold for
silver? X.
It is the policy of the Government to
maintain all our currency at gold values,
so in practice all other forms are inter
changeable with gold, though the law
does not compel exchange of gold for sli
ver on demand as It would it silver wero
specifically redeemable in gold. No dif
ficulty, so far as we know,, is expe
rienced in getting gold for silver at banks
or the Subtreasury.
Another Plague Case in Glasgow.
GLASGOW, Sept 15. Another plague
case has been reported here, making a
total of 17. In addition there is one sus
pect and 115 persons under observation.
If a woman's crown of glory
is her hair, Jessie Fraser, of
Fine, N. Y., must be a queenly
woman. She wrote us, last
January, that her hair was
nearly 64 inches long and very
thick.
And she gave Ayer's Hair
Vigor all the credit for it.
Ayer's Hair Vigor may do
this for you.
We don't claim the 64 inches
every time, though.
J. C. Ayer Company,
Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mm.
Ayer's Samparilla
Ayer's Pills
Ayer's Agnc Cure
Ayer's Hair Vigor
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
Ayer's Comatcaa
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