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Newspaper Page Text- 4 THE STJjNTDAY OBEGOOTAN,- PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 30; 1900. AMPAIGN OPENEQ Governor Gser Discusses Pontics at -Ashland. IMMENSE AUDIENCE GATHERED Paramount Issues of the Day Forci bly Prei.cn ted Republican Lead ers Assembled. ASHLAND, Dr., Sept. 29. The McKin ley and Roosevelt campaign was opened la Ashland this evening, under the aus pices of the Ashland Republican Club, C. S. "Watson presiding, at the Chautauqua tabernacle, before the largest audience wex .assembled In that spacious structure to hear a political 6peech. Governor T. T. Geer was the orator of this initial meeting of the campaign, and sustained ihls splendid reputation as a logical speak er oa the live political issued of the days The extensive platform was occupied dv Snany of the Republican leaders of the city and county. A good-sized orchestra performed popular airs. Mrs. D. L. Fox teang a patriotic solo, and the excellent SMedford Glee Club rendered a number of typical campaign songs In a most enter taining manner. Cannon boomed at the opening of the meeting and a large WLmerican flag illuminated with, the names lof McKinley and Roosevelt was automat ically unfurled .as Governor Geer rose to feddress the Immense audience. He was , introduced in, an eloquent speech by Pro Kessor I. 22. Vlnlng, of this city, and at bnca delved into the real paramount is sues of the campaign. BROWBiELL AT ARLTXGTON.- ijtep-u.blican. Campaign Rally Brlnsrs Out Large Gatnerlngr. ILRLTNGTON, Or., Sept. 29. The Re Jpubllcan. campaign in this county opened tonight at this place. There was a large land enthusiastic gathering of people pres tentio hear the Issues of the day discussed fijy Senator George C. Brownell. The fchalrzaan of the Republican county com )2nlttee, S. A. D. Gurley, presided and in troduced the speaker. Senator Brownell spoke for two hours, delivering one of Ithe most logical and eloquent speeches tever delivered in, this section. The Arling--ton cornet band dispensed some excellent 'tnuslo. McKinley and Roosevelt will un doubtedly carry the county. SUIT FOB DAMAGES. Portland Man tlie Principal Contest Over Forest Grove Property. FOREST GROVE, Or., Sept. 29. A suit for $500 damages was begun today by A. B. Thomas, of this place, against M. J. JMacMahon and wife, of Portland. Mac Mahon recently sold Thomas business property here for 52G00, and accepted a payment of $200. C. P. Miller, a drug gist, holds a lease on the property, which does not expire until next Febru ary. He refuses to vacate the premises, and Mr. Thomas is thus deprived of pos session, and It is on those grounds he bases his suit for damages. The com plaint in the case also alleges that the grantors cannot execute a warranty deed, as the deed originally executed by Pacific University has been violated by the owner of the drug store now on the premises, who is thought to have violated the clause prohibiting the sale of liquors on the property. The case Is exciting much attention here. The City Council Trill be -censured no lenger for issuing duplicate warrants to A. T. Knox without requiring a bond to protect the city against any loss in case the original holders turned up, as they did in this case. Mr. Knox paid the amount of the warrants to Treasurer TV. S. Hudson yesterday. Professor H, C. Atwell, formerly of Pa cific University, enters upon his duties as Postmaster liere Monday, and J. "Wneelock Marsh retires after 4 years' of efficient service. SPOKAKE GETS CONFERENCE. German Methodists "Will Meet There in 1901 Portland, a Close Second. SALEM Or.. Sept. 29. The Nbrth Pa telfic conference of the German Methodist SDpiscopal Church will be held In 1901 at Spokane. Such was the decision of the coofersao today, after a number of bal Jots. Portland was a close second in the Crating, which was spirited, but good tnaturad. The attention of the members of the tsonferenco today was directed almost exclusively to hearing and discussing re . jports. From the reports read, ?430O has been rai-od for pastors' salaries; 51091 gfor conference benevolence, and S3C0 for lb India relief fund. "The pastors today tpledged their churches to raise $2500 for jthe 20th: century fund, which, will be ex pended for eaucational, missionary and Church-building purposes. LARGER. ATTENDANCE. econd Day of SXcSIinnville Fair So Marked Principal Events. MTMrNINTirTiTE, Or., Sept. 28. The at Htendance at , the street fair today was Jlarger than that of yesterday. The ex Siiblts wero greatly Increased, and now -equal any display of fruits and vege tables over made in the state. The day's festivities began "with, an ex cursion to the locks by two steamers. At $0:80 Hon. Binger Hermann spoke for 20 cnlnutca. At 1 P. M. Congressman Tongue made a brief address regarding She efforts necessary to bring to comple tion the work which is the event of the celebration, and of the benefits to accrue to the producers and shippers of this isectlon. Hon. "William Galloway, of tlrs Oregon City tend Office, is King of the carnival. PASSED GOOD EXAMINATION. Quarterly Inspection of Eocene Mil itary Companies and Band. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 23. Companies A snd C and the Regimental Band, Fourth JRegiment, Oregon National Guard,, were jjivea their regular quarterly inspection t&nd muster last evening. All three or ganizations wero found to be in .good con dition, although the two companies have Jjsen taking a vacation from their mili tary duties since the encampment. The clothing and equipment are in good con dition, and the companies are in every sfay ready to respond to orders with full ranks at any time. The band has had no vacation, but has been practicing regu larly all Summer, and has made great Improvement, earning for itself a repu tation, as one of the best in the state. NORTHWEST DEAD. S. P. Lewis, a Pioneer of Lake and Croolc Counties. THE DALLES, Or., Sept. 29. B. F. Xewis died last night at his home in this city, from a stroke of apoplexy, at the age of 76. He had been in'his usual health xxntil stricken, and died almost Instantly. 3r. liewis was a pioneer resident of Lake jaad Crook Counties, and since 1S93 has beslded In The Dalles, making his home With his daughter, Mrs. James F, Moore. Another daughter, Mrs. C. A Graves, of rjilneville, also survives him., BRITISH ASSERT SOVEREIGNTY. Porumlseioner Raised Flap: Over the Porcupine Mining: District. CHICAGO, Sept. 29. A special to the Record from Vancouver, B. C, says: A dispatch received here last evening. 0sXed from, the British Commissioner's camp near Porcupine City, Alaska, says that Archie Martin, Justice of the Su preme Court of British Columbia and head of the British Commissioners, raised the British flag September 17. He took possession of that portion of the Porcu pine district recently declared to be In British territory, at least for the time beiuc, by the International Boundary Commission. He then declared that tue Americans who own all the claims In the district should at once apply to have their titles confirmed by the commission. Portland Mlnlnfe Stoelc Exchange. The followlnir transactions were made yes terday at the Portland Mlnlnjr Stock Ex change: SALES. Helena 1,000 shares sola at 33 B.000 at 33 1,000 at 33 Muslck ..- ....13,000 at 11 1.500 at 11 Helena Jfo. 2 25,000 at 7 3,000 at 7 Ist Horse 8,000 at Z May Queen 2,000 at 2 Portland G. M. & M 1,500 at 3 Oregon Ex. & Zev. Co. 1.000 at 5A 0,000 at 3 QUOTATIONS. , Rid. Mayflower ...$1 50 Sunset O. M. Co London Ltd...... Portland Sav. Bank, per ct. 4 Helena ..... ."... 33 Mustek 11 Helena. No. 2 7 Lost Horse 2 May Queen 2V& Portland G. M. & M... 3 Oregon Ex. & Dev. Co LOCAL STOCKS. Bid. Asked. $2 50 b CO 10 33 1 2 Asked. First National Bank 200 ..... Portland Gs 103 Funding 5s 102 Albina Cs ......103 Bridge bonds ..103 City Hall 5s 102 "Water bonds 103 ...,. Ferry bonds ......... 102 ..... Improvements 103 ..... East Portland fls 103 Suburban 110 The followinr are the total sales and money value of stocks sold for the week ending Sep tember 29: Total sales 449,033 Total money value $46,227 71 Oregon Mining: Stock Exchange. Following are the transactions at. the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange yesterday: , QUOTATIONS. Bid. - Asked. Adams Mountain ............$0 05 SO 05 Buffalo 2 Copperopolls 5 5 Gold Hill & Bohemia 5 6 Goldstone Consolidated 2ll Helena No. 2 TJJ , 71$ Isabella 1. ...... ...'.. 1 Lost Horse 3 S Musick ,. 10 11U May Queen ..... 2vt Oregon-Colorado .. 5 Oregon Ex. & Dev. Co 5 Riverside -...-.. S'J 7 Umpo.ua 45 ug SALES. Gold Hill & Bohemia .2,000 shores at 0 1,000 at 5 1,000 at 5 1.000 at 5 1.000 at 5 Gold Hill High Line Ditch.. .-,... 2,000 at 12 1.000 at 12 2,000 at 12 Golden Scepter Helena No. 2 . .-.... 1,000 at 1 500 at lji k 1.000 at 7 . 2,000 at lYi Sweden ... ...LOOOat 1, V 1,000 at 1 SPOKANE, Sept. 29. The closing bids for mining stocks today were: Blacktall $0 12i Morrison $0 01 Butte & Boston 2'Noblo Five . 4i xjutto & Boston 2 Crystal 2 Chpsna-'RlinHn.. 5? Princess Maud.. 2 Rambler Cariboo 24 Republic CO Reservation 6 Rossland Giant.. 3 Sullivan 14 Deer TrolL Con.. S Evening Star .. D Gold Ledge ..... 1 Golden Harvest. L X. 1 11 Iron Mask SO , Lone Pine Sun. 8 I Mount. Lion ... 4SV1 Morn. Glory ... 7V' Tom Thumb 19 Waterloo , Conjecture .... Amer. Boy Copper Queen .. 1 4 8 SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 29. Official closing quotations for mining stocks today were: Alta .SO 02 Justice ;.?0 00 Alpha Con 3 neniucic uon .... Mexican Occidental Con .. Ophlr Andes 7 Belcher 18 Best & Belcher... 81 Bullion 21 overman ........ Caledonia ....... 42Potosl Challenge Con ... 20; Savage Chollar 21 Beg. Belcher 2 Sierra Nevada ... 32 Silver Hill 50 Standard 4 00 Union Con 20 Utah Con 4 Confidence 75 Con. Cal. & Va... 1 20 Crown Point .... 12 Gould & Curry... Hale & Norcross.. Julia f 8Xellow Jacket ... 22 NEW YORK. Sept. 29,. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Chollar $0 15! Ontario ....S3 00 Ophlr .!.. 52 Plymouth ........ 12 Quicksilver 1 50 do pref 6 GO Sierra Nevada ... 80 Standard 4 00 Union Con 16 Yellow Jacket ... 20 Crown Point .... 10i Con. Cal. & Va... 1 15 Deadwood ....... 45; Gould & Curry... 30 Hole & Norcross. 20 Hoxnestake ......55 00 Iron Silver 65 Mexican 28 BOSTON. Sept 29. Adventure .....$ 8 Alloi.es M..Co.. 1 Aran!. Copper.. 85 Atlantic 22 Boston & Mon. 316 Butte & Boston. 53 Cal. & Heclat- 745 Centennial .. .. 14 Franklin ...... 13 , Closing quotations: CO! Humboldt $ 25 00 37 Osceola 63 50 00 Parrott 42 12 50Qulncy 142 00 00 banta. Fo Copper 4 00 00 Tamarack 228 00 00 Utah Mining ... 20 25 OOIWlnona 2 50 50 "Wolverines 39 00 Bid. tAsked. DANE COUNTY HOPS WELL CURED. No Sales Are Reported Crop Is of Extra Fine Quality. EUGENE, Sept. 29. The hop crop of Lane County is now well cured and in the warehouse, waiting for the market to open up. There is no buying at the pres ent time, except a little for speculation. The real market has not yet opened, and It is thought that it will not for about two weeks. Offers of 1 and 12 cents a pound have been made for a few lots by buyers, but practically, "no sales arc being made. It is the belief here among the growers that the .London market will rule hero this season, regardless of the demand in Chicago, "New York or Eastern brewing centers. It Is certain the crop here is very much short of last year. In the' first place, about 250 acres that wero producing last year were not cultivated at all this year; then "the yield of the ya-ds that were cultivated is probably not more than 63 or 70 per cent as heavy as last year, so the crop is a small one. But to make up for the shortage in yield, the quality pf the hops is much the best ever produced in this -locality, . and some experts have said no better hops could be procured anywhere. CLARK COUNTY PRUNE CROP. Drying: Practically Completed Ship ment to Eastern Markets. "VANCOUVER, "Wash., Sept. 29. The prunedrying season in Clark County prac-' tically closed today. The crop has been well taken care of, and amounts- to about 40 carloads of 124,000 "pounds each. The bulk of the crop has been sold at prices ranging from 4& to 6 cents per pound. Several big warehouses have been fitted up by frultbuyers, and a long string of wagons have for several days been con veying the fruit, to be packed for mar ket. Shipments of fruit to the Eastern mar kets have commenced. The first carload lot was shipped this week by Packard & Smith, of Fruit Valley. Prom this' time on the work of packing and shipping will go steadily forward. First Shipment of Albany Prunes. ALBANY, Sept. 29. The first dried prunes of the season have just been shipped from Albany to Portland, a car load of 30.000 pounds of the Italian variety being sent to a Portland firm, for which 4 cents was paid on the cars. Another two-carload shipment will bo made tho first of next week by Xassell Bros. The yield In this section was small, but the quality first class. New Process for Drying Prunes. Salem Journal. John I Larsen, of Shaw, brought us samples of Italian prunes dried by steam heat in a drier of his own invention in 15 hours, and Silver prunes in 21 hours. By this process the prunes are not dipped in lye, but are cured by slow steam heat. His drier, he claims, will " If you send me anything 'just as good as Ayer's I shall send it right back. "I might afford to experi ment with shoe polish, but I can't and won't experiment with the medicine which means sick-ness or health to me." J. C. Ayer Company, Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mm. Ayer' s Sxrapvilla Ayers Pill Aycr's Ague Cure I Aycr'i Hair Vlror Aver's Cherry Pectoral Aycr's Comatone never scorch or burn the prune, and he claims the buyers have offered him cent a pound more than for any dried by hot air. The samples shown at this office were certainly very flne. His drier at Shaw has handled about a carload of dried prunes, and is of 125 bushels capacity. He claims the steam drier Is fireproof and will not burn up the buildings, as is frequently done by hot air. The hot air is produced by radiation from steam pipes. The fruit Is dried near the1 ground and does not have to be elevated. Corvnllis Hop Crop Sold. CORVALLTS, Sept. 29. The "hop crop of James Herron has been sold at 14 (benta. The crop comprised 84 bales, or above 16,000 pounds. The buyer was the firm of Fabro & Neis, Albany. S. N. Lilly, who has 52,000 pounds, has declined an offer of 14 cents for his hops. Assignments for Soldiers. VPASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Ordnance Sergeant Ludwig Roper, Fort Sherman, Idaho," has been transferred to Fort Flag ler, Wash. Private William D. Baker, Hospital Corps, Camp Osborne, Idaho, has been sent to Fort McDowell, Cal., for assign ment at Manila. Privates Arthur H. Lewis and Edgar H. Watson, Sixth Cavalry, Boise Bar racks, Idaho, have, at their own request, been honorably discharged from the Army. Private Edmund T. Johnson, Hospital Corps, Fort St. Michael, Alaska, has been honorably discharged, VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept 29. First Lieutenant Theodore A Baldwin, Jr., Twenty-fourth Infantry, has been ordered tb Seattle to await orders from the .War Department appointing him Quartermas ter of an animal transport soon to sail from that port for Manila. Probably Stolen Money Fonnd. CORVALLIS, Or., Sept. 23. While re moving an old crosswalk this' week George Red and Hank Bier made a curi ous find. It was the sum of ?8 ?5 In dimes and nickels. Tho latest date on the coins was 1SS8. Save a few scatter ing ones near the surface, the coins were in a pile five or six inches under ground. They were evidently placed under the crossing by design, and in all human probability were stolen, the thief having forgotten the hiding-place. Rnnaway Accident. ' ALBANY, Or., Sept 29. A runaway oc curred near hero this forenoon. Mr. Ma rlng and daughter, residing a few miles from the city, were en route to this place when their team took fright at a bicycle and ran away, throwing both out break ing the woman's arm and badly bruising both. Proud of His "Worir. Olympla Olympian, Superintendent Browne wires he is proud of his work in the school book adoption matter. It 'doesn't take .much to make some people feel aristocratic Oregon Notes, Dallas College is to have a new bell. Cottage Grove will begin extermination of unlicensed dog this week. The City Marshal of Heppner has stopped ball-playing In the streets. Ice was reported in several .parts of Sherman County Wednesday morning. The Junction City fire engine lias been tested and found to work -satisfactorily. Among proposed Medford improvements Is the addition of a third "story to Hotel Nash. Dedication of the Cottage Grove new M. E. Church -has been postponed to October 21. George Crowson, representative of the Ashland Third Ward, has resigned from the City Council. It Is reported that tops of pumpkins and tomatoes were bitten by frost early last week In low localities near Aurora. In the Ferry Canyoji country harvest hands are bo scarce "that women have volunteered to- drive the header wagons. Ashland baa authorized a temporary loan of 51000 to pay water bonds now due and a further loan of $1000 for gen eral municipal purposes. The Astoria & Columbia" Railroad h'as a force of Japanese at work removing the raised 'platform from, the Flavel wharf to tho yards of the company at Scq.w Bay. Racehorses and their owners are gather ing at Baker City for the Fall meet to be held there this week. The grounds are being made ready and the course will bo in the best of condition. It Is reported that the Sumpter Valley Railway Company has concluded to build a first-class wagon road from their new town, of Whitney across the mountains to Granite, a distance of seven miles. The Roseburg Water & Light Company has accepted the porvlslons of the fran chise as granted by the qlty and has filed Its bond In the sum of $1000. The Council will conclude the final negotia tions at its Monday session. The Klamath Indians are reported to be prospering under the new order of things at the reservation. They aro building homes and . irrigating ditches and are fencing their property. The greater num ber are industrious and probably will be self-supporting In asfew years. Their children are attending school and eight or "nine of the young1 men wene sent to 'the Carlisle Indian School last year. 1 " A " . ,' The firea FURNITURE IS MOVING FASTER TO A jJ I I Irin TM P' the are unbroken. If necessary we will hold your pur chases 'until you r wish them delivered. We have al ready sold a number of people the goods not to be de livered until Christmas. They are people who appre ciate bargains and won't let such an opportunity slip. Call now and we can save you money on every purchase. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY SAIiEDI INSTITUTION FINISHES AN AUSPICIOUS "WEEK. Attendance Larger Than That of Last Year Several Student Bodies Effect Organization. SALEM, Or., Sept 29. The close of the first week of active school work at Wil lamette University finds that Institution In a very encouraging condition. There is an increased attendance over that of last year, especially In the college depart ment, and there is every indication that the graduatlng,plass next June will be the largest for many years. The manage ment of the school Is gratified to note that a considerable number of former stu dents of Portland University have en rolled, making this in fact, as well as in name, re-united Willamette. Under the agreement by which the two schools were combined, the Portland students take the same rank here that they had at Portland University. The formal opening of Willamette Uni versity took place Tuesday morning when Bishop Andrews, of New York, delivered an inspiring address before the student body, the faculty, and many visitors. This week has been one of organization and consequently" many elections have taken place. At the organization of the student body, George W. Aschenbenner was elect ed president and H. W. Swafford, sec retary. Yesterday afternoon, the Phllldoslan Literary Society, composed of ladles, elected the following officers: President, Sophia Townsend; vice-president, Nellie Clark; secretary, Iris Hanna; assistant secretary, D Gans; censor, Liftt Swafford; treasurer, Althea Lee; librarian, Louisa Van Wegner; sergeant-at-arms, Kate Rid ings. The Philodorlan Society, composed of gentlemen, elected officers last evening as follows: President, H. W. Swafford; vice president, E. F. Averill; secretary, C, C Baker; assistant secretary, Frank Gran nls; treasurer, R. B. Wllkins; censor, G. W. -Asohenbenner; librarian, Roscoe Lee; sergeant-at-arms, W. C. Wlnslow. The Oratorical Association organized yesterday with G. W. Aschenbenner as president; Miss Erma Clark, secretary, and Miss Iris Hanna, treasurer. The fol lowing five students were elected as con testants in the local Iryout to determine who shall represent Willamette at the intercollegiate contest: "E. F. Wood, R. A. Kerr, R. B. Wilkins, S. A. Slewert and Miss Nellie Clark. The local contests will bo held In February and the champion elected them will represent this school in the 'intercollegiate contest at Corvallls in March. The student body has elected the follow ing managers of the Willamette Collegian, the school paper: Editor-in-chief, Miss D Gans; assistants, R. A. Kerr and Miss So phia Townsend;' literary editor, E. V. Averill; personals, B. B. Geer; exchanges, S. A Slewert; reviewers, W. C. Hawley; Phllqdoslans, Llla Swafford; Phllodorlans, Arthur Boeschen; Christian associations, Francis Cornelius; medical, Mary Bower man; musical, Harry Swafford; alumni, John Reynolds. R. B. Wllkins woselected business manager. The week at Willamette closed this evening with a reception to new students, given by the Christian associations in the chapel and society halls. A very enjoy able time was hold and the new students 'were made to feel "at home." STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Very Near 200 New Students Regis tered Last Week. "CORVALLIS. Or,. SeDt. 29. There are now registered, at the State Ajrricultural VCollge 182 students who have not 'hitherto -e t (J f s Ik ' Rush AND: and night filling orders for furniture sold to eager purchasers during our Closing - Out Sale. The past week has been a repetition of former weeks since the sale started, as every purchaser sends two or three friends to take advantage of bargains offered. DON'T WASTE ANY TIME. COME NOW, while the different lines 208-210 First Street, Between Taylor and Salmon , attended the institution. Other new ones arrived yesterday afternoon and today and it is expected that the freshman class will pass 200 within a short time. The total enrollment yesterday was 329. On Friday afternoon of last year it was 21S. On the next Monday afternoon It was 251. Compared with the latter figures, the present Increase Is 78. It Is expected that the enrollment will aggregate 400 within a few days, and 500 by the mlddlo! of the year. Tne number of students Is so great that it has, been necessary, for lack of seating capacity In the body of the chapel, to put the senior class on the stage, and yesterday morning, the novel apperance of a stage crowded with professors and stu dents was presented. Astoria Public Schools. ASTORIA, Sept. 29. The Fall term of the city schools will open next Monday and continue for nine months, with a short vacation during the holidays. The list of teachers engaged for the various schools is as follows: McCIure School Principal, W. W. Payne; assistants, Dora Badolette, Elnora Crichley, Emma Warren, Mrs. Carrie Krager, Mrs. Josle McCormack, May Ut zlnger, Laura Gray, Annie Olsen, Har riet Sayre and Frances Holden. Olney School Principal, A. A. Cleve land; assistants, Maud Stockton, Ethel Bllnn and May Morgan. Shlvely School Principal, O. A. Thorn ton; assistants, May Garner, Mary Dealey, May Foster, Kathryn Shlvely and Mrs. J. Busey. Adair School Principal, - A. L. Clark; assistants, Mrs. E. Lemon, Maud Bayles, Kate Sinnott, Emma Ausmus and Helen Dickenson. Alderbrook School Principal, John C. McCne; assistants, Elizabeth McCann and Mary Fossett. State University Reception. ENGENE, Or., Sept. 29. The annual re ception given by the Eutaxlan, Laurean and Phllologlan Societies was held In the University gymuoslum. A programme, both Interesting and amusing, was ren dered, and tho whole affair was most enjoyable. ' Oregon Indnstries. Sherman County will .finish threshing In about a week. A great many hegs are being sold to Medford buyers. Most of the farmers around Pedee were sowing Fall grain last week,. Baker Bros, are getting ready to start up their sawmill at Hood View. Apother machine has been received at Sclo for manufacture of flax fiber. Two men are boring for oil near the old paper mill on Claokaraas River. Two carloads of hops were shipped from Aurora to Now York and London last week. M. L. Pellett is double-walling his ware house at Talent, preparatory to storing 1500 to 2CO0 boxes of apples. The yield of potatoes near Damascus Is 'reporte'd small. The product varies from 25 to 50 bushels an acre. A carrot has been grown In Camas Prairie which weighs about three pounds, and 1b 12 inches In circumference. A. L. Hazleton, of Eagle Point, planted about 'two acres of onions last Spring, which yielded nearly 100,000 pounds. Tho Booth-Kelly mills, at Wendllng, have been equipped with a new planer. It Is one of the largest on the .Coast. Assays from a now Btrlke made in the Farley Hills, 16 miles northeast of Baker City, show the ore to be worth ?400 per ton. Gilbert & Patterson's hopyard of 43 acres at Eola produced 395 bales, an In crease of 8S bales over the yield of last year. Sherman Hays sold 75 .bales or 15,000 pounds of hbpB to Faber & Nels, of Al bany, last week, for which he received 13 cents jer pound. ' 'The 'largo ran. of Chinook salmon In m JL Last Sunday we announced that our entire force was kept busy day m the Siuslaw River this Beason is attrib uted by many fishermen to the work of tho Government hatchery. Last week J. R. Shepard, of Zena, look to the Salem market some fat hogs that weighed from. 300 to 400 pounds each. They had been fattened chiefly on field peas. The Old Channel Company, which bought out the Alexander & Bent mine on Gallce Creek, has about 40 men at work fitting the mine up vfor extensive operations. The Douglas County prune crop Is 60 carloads and Is, all sold. Fifty-two car loads were bought up between Eugene and Riddle, 45 In Douglas County. Grow ers will receive about 545,000 for their product. The creameries of Camas Prairie have been granted by the Pacific ExpreaJ Company a special rate of 1& cents a pound on butter from Pendleton to Port land. Wagon freight to Pendleton costs 1 cent a pound. Parties acting for the Government have made arrangements with the Table Rock Irrigating Ditch Company for water to supply an experimental fish hatchery station, which Is to be built about a mile above the Bybee bridge. This Is the place selected by Commissioner Hubbard two years ago. Should they succeed a big plant will be located there next year. While Inspecting the condition of his hophouse before beginning tho season's work, Fred Johnson, of Pedee, discovered that the galvanized Iron pipes In the dry ing room had been reduced to mere shells by corroslonr The damage Is supposed to havo been caused by the action of an acid, generated in the furnace. This 13 a new menace to the safety of hop houses, and Mr. Johnson's thoughtful care probably saved his building from destruction by fire. The Curtis Lumber Company, at De troit, Is constructing a canal between their mill pond and tho end of the Cor vallls & Eastern spur on tho Brelten hUBh, for floating logs down to the cars for shipment to Its mill at Mill City. The canal will be 600 feet long, it feet deep and 12 feet wide, cut through solid cement gravel, at a cost of about J2000. It will be boxed on the Inside with lumber, and will have 'a floodgate at each end. The canal will also furnish water for power pur poses. Two new Irrigating ditches are In course of construction near Bly. One will, be three miles long, 8 feet wide at the top, and 3 feet deep. When it is completed side ditches will be dug to the farms of H. V. Mitchell. E. J. Boyd and Blooming camp Bros. The other ditch Is the work of the Sprague River Improvement Com pany, on the south side of the stream, and will Irrigate the lands of John Wells, Albert Wajker, Jesse Parker, E. B. Fitch. W. W. Smith, Thomas Garrett and Ed Casebeer. The survey was made by W. T. Butcher, and the ditch will be S feet wide at the top and 2 feet deep, and will be 11 miles long. E. E. Fitch is in charge of Its construction with a crew of 18 men, and it will be completed in about alx weeks, at a cost of $5000. A salmon war has been in progress of late on the Siuslaw River at Florence. William Kyle has been running a cannery at that place for a number of years. O. W. Hurd, another merchant at that place, last Summer erected a second can nery and fish traps. Mr. Hurd, when the first fish, which are chlnooks, came in, offered 50 cents each. In former years they had been bringing only 25 cents. Kyle raised Hurd to 75 cents and finally to $1. The run of chlnooks has about subsided, but sllversldcs are coming In in great numbers. A single trap one night last week caught 15S0 fish, and a gttlnet man landed 157. Twenty cents Is the new price paid. When Kyle has his steamer completed sot that ho can enter into closer competition with Hurd, it is pre dicted that the price will rise to 50 cents. Tacoma Railroad Sold. TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 29. The Tacoma & Columbia River hallway, was sold by ':V $s xn the receiver today, under orders of the United States Court. It was bid In by the Stetson Trust Company, of Tacomo. represented by Charles S. Fogg, for $17,000. Three years ago the same road sold for $10,000. It has 12 miles In operation. About 2000 cords of wood are In the rail- road yards at Talent. THEORIES ABOUT FOOD. Alio a Few Fact ou the Same Sub ject. We henr much nowadays about health foods and hygienic livins, about vegetar ianism and many other fads along the same line. Restaurants may be found in the larger cities where no meat, pastry or coffee i3 served, and the food crank Is In his glory, and arguments and thoorlou galoro ad vanced to prove that mat was never Intended for human stomachs, and al most make us believe that our sturdy ancestors, who lived four-score years in, robust health en roast bef. pork and mut ton, must have been grossly ignorant of the laws of health. Our forefathers had other things to dor than formulate theories about the food they ate. A warm welcome was extend ed tp any kind from bacon to acorns. A healthy appetite and common sense are excellent guides to follow In matters of diet, and a mixed diet of grains, fruits and meats Is undoubtedly the best. As compared with grains and vegetables, meat furnishes the most nutriment In u highly concentrated form and is digested and is assimilated more quickly than vegetables and grains. Dr. Julius Remmson. on this subject, says: "Nervous persons, people run down in health and of low vitality, should oat meat and plenty of It. If the diges tion Is too feeble at first. It may be easily corrected by the regular use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after each moil. Two of these excellent tiblets taken af tefr din ner will digest several thousand grains of meat, eggs, or other animal food In three hours, and na matter how weak the stomach may be, no trouble will be ex perienced if a regular practice is made of uslnK Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets be cause they supply the pepsin and diastase necessary to perfect digestion, and every form of Indigestion will bo overcome by their use. That large class of people who coma under the head of nervous dyspeptics should eat plenty of meat and Insure It3 proper digestion by the daily use of a safe, harmless digestive medicine like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, composed of the nat ural digestive principles pepsin, diastase, fruit acids and salts, which actually per form the work of digestion. Cheap ca thartic medicines, masquerading under the name of dyspepsia cures, are useless for indigestion, as they have absolutely no effect upon the actual dlsestion of food. Dyspepsia In all lts( many forms is sim ply a failure of the stomach to digest food, and the sensible way to solve the riddle and cure the dyspepsia is to maka daily use at meal time of a preparation like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, which Is Indorsed by the medical profession, and known to contain active digestive principles. All drusglests sell Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets at 50c for full treatment. A little booklet on cause and cure of stomach trouble mailed free by address ing F. A Stuart Co.. Marshall. Mich. , THE MONTANA State School of Mines At Butte. Montana, will open Sept. 11 180O. Full four years' course of instruction offered r two terms of 20 weeks each per year. TulUoa free to Montana students; others pay $28 per term. For other Information address N. B, Leonard. Butte. Mont.