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THE SUXDAY OREGOSIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 23, 1900. TEMPLE DEDIGATED Baker City Masonic Lodge Room Formally Opened. ONE-OF THE FINEST IN OREGON Elegrant Bouquet Wai Finale to Im pressive Ceremonies Grand Lodge Officers "Who Officiated De . . acrIptlon of tlie Building. BAKER CTTT, Dec. 22. The new Ma sonic temple here was dedicated last night by Most Worshipful Grand Master Thlelsen, of Salem, assisted by tempora rily appointed grand officers. Large dele gations of visiting Masons were In at tendance. Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Jessie Vert, of Pendleton, and other mem bers of the Order of Eastern Star wero also present. Following an interesting programme of addresses and music, tho Masons and their wives were invited to partake of a bountiful spread in the lower hall of the temple. The grand lodge officers officiating at the ceremonies were as follows: Most Worshipful Grand Master H. B. Thielsen, of Salem; Bight Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, W. E. Grace, of Baker City; Right Worshipful Grand Senior Warden, Phil Metschan, of Portland; Right Wor shipful Grand Junior Warden, W. T. Wright, of Union; Right Worshipful Grand Treasurer, W. F. Butcher, of Ba ker City; Right Worshipful Grand Secre tary, W. D. Chamberlain, of Pendleton; Worshipful Grand Chaplain, Rev. J. R N. Bell, of Baker City; Worshipful Grand Senior Deacon, E. P. McDanlel, of Cove; Worshipful Grand Junior Deacon, T. 3. Tweedy, of Pendleton; Worshipful Grand Standard Bearer, J. M.. Church, of La Grande; Worshipful Grand Sword Bearer, Thomas McEwan. of Sumpter; Worshipful Grand Marshal, Ed Kiddle, of Island City; Worshipful Grand Junior Steward, S. P. Gould, of Pendleton; Worshipful Grana Senior Steward, George Holmes, of Cove; Worshipful Grand Light Bearer, W. D. Adams, of Baker City; Worshipful Grand Tyler, R. Alexander, of Pendleton. Worshipful Master H. C Bowers, of Baker City Lodge, advanced to the sta tion of the Most Worshipful Grand Mas ter, after the formal opening, and an nounced the erection of the Masonic tem ple, and asked for the dedication. In due form this was done. At the close Grand Master Thlelson said that it was with great pleasure that Tie had the privilege of dedicating the temple, and announced T. H. Crawford, of Union, as the speaker of the evening. Mr. Crawford spoke at length upon the history of Masonry. The progress of the Nation was reviewed in connection with some historic names In Masonry. Coming- down to the present time, Mr. Crawford eulogized Baker City and paid local members of the order a high tribute for their enterprise. Mrs. Jessie Vert, Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern Star, spoke briefly, reviewing the history of that order and emphasizing its relationship to Masonry. Rev. Mr. Bell was asked to represent the local end of the affair, and numorously discussed prevailing conditions, closing with a few good words for the visitors. Mrs. W. A. Weatherby sang "The Love Divine" Mrs. W. S. Bowers, "A Winter Lullaby," and Mrs. H. C. Eastham, "He Was a Prince." All three were heartily ap plauded. The new temple Is one of the most com plete In the state for the work of a blus lodge. It is not as large as some of the halls" in large cities, but is" more than sufficient for a thriving local lodse. In point of arrangement. It Is pronounced the peer of any in the state. Especial care has been exercised by those thor oughly experienced in the work of the order to have It as nearly perfect as pos sible. The main hall Is 50x40 feet. The al tar of the Worshipful Master Is set bade in the fashion of a throne. A spacious gallery along one side is a convenience seldom found. A banquet-room, 50x15 feet, commandery apartment, 30x40. double decked property rooms, commodious par lor and reading-room, cloakrooms and all other conveniences that could be deslreer are arranged for. The local chapter ot the Order of Eastern Star will find the temple a well-provided home. By degrees a library will be built up in the parlor, which will also be used as a social meet ing place for wives of members on the regular meeting night of the Masons. The tomple is two stories in height. The lower floor Is reserved for store space, which will be rented. The exterior of the building is neat and plain. Members of the local lodge regard their new temple as the peer of any east of the Cascades. MIXERAL EXPOSITION IX 1002. Spokane "Will Hold It Congress to Be Asked for $250,000. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec 22. At a meet ing presided over by Mayor J. M. Corn stock last night, and attended by SO business and mining men. it was decided to hold an exposition in Spokane from June to November, 1902. A committee was appointed to deevlop the details of an exposition management. Exposition of the mineral wealth of Washington, Idaho, QXSXOXL Montana and British Columbia will-be the feature of the show. Congress will be asked for an appropria tion of 50,000, and each state and dis trict represented will also contribute. Those interested in the project are the wealthiest and most prominent mining and business men of Spokane. The Gov ernors of each Northwestern state will be given official titles and be made mem bers of the executive staff of the fair. The name adopted was the Northwest In ternational Mining Exposition. XORTHWEST DEAD. Henry Elliott, Resident of Benton. MONROE. Or., Dec 22. Henry Elliott, an old resident of Benton County, died here yesterday. Cancer of the face, which developed later into cancer of the stom ach, was the cause of death. Mr. El liott was born at Mount Vernon. Knox County, O.. in 1S33. At the age of 30 he came to Oregon and located in Benton County, near Corvallis. In 1S49 he was married to Miss Elizabeth Kendall, of Monoquot, Ind.. who, with three children, survives him Dayton Elliott, of Prlne ville, Mrs. E. Grimm and Mrs. W. H. Kay, of Monroe. Henrr Mnlkey, of Lane County. SALEM, Or., Dec 22. Henry Mulkey, aged 70 years, and a resident of Lane County, died last night at the hospital for the insane. Bids for Independence School Bonds. INDEPENDENCE. Or., Dec 22. Bids were opened today by the County Treas urer of Polk County for school bonds of District No. 29, comprising this city. The bid of the Independence National Bank was tho best. The amount of bonds is 513,000, at 5 per cent, and is to be used to refund outstanding warrants and other indebtedness. Premiums offered were as follows: Morris & Whitehead, Portland, $262 25; E. E. Apperson. McMlnnville. 53; Rudolph Klebat & Co.. Cincinnati. 5326; H. H. Hirschberg, Independence, JS2L "Washlnrcton Xotes. The Chinook Observer is a new paper is sued last week. Eight children in one .family are sick . with smallpox near Spokane. ,. Seattle is advertising for a man to take .charge of the city pesthouse " The Spokane Council has made the city library free The library contains SD00 volumes. The North Yakima Council has author ized erection of a city pesthouse. Dr. A. B. Klbbe, of Seattle, was held up and robbed of 540 Thursday night. Spokane will ask the Legislature for an approbation for building an armory. The bond of County Clerk-elect Nunn, of Thurston, has been filed at 55000. The Tacoma Council is Investigating the cost of a municipal electric light plant. Jimmy Adam, the Indian who was al most murdered at Chuckanut last week, is recovering. The state labor congress will meet at Olympla, January 15, to present measures to the Legislature Street letter boxes for Everett have been shipped, and will be ready for use by the last of January. Colfax is to have a freight depot. Lum ber is now on the ground for the erection of a depot on the old site. It is reported that a family of cougars has a lair in tho woods near South Bay, at the head of Lake Whatcom. An afternoon paper will be started. at Everett by E E Miller, of Tacoma. It will have the full Associated Press re port. There Is said to be four feet of snow on the summit of the ridge dividing the wa ters of Sherman Creek from, those of the San PoIL ' The election of H. B. Martin, of Cheha 11s County, has been confirmed by a con test count. His lead over Seth Warren was Increased from 23 to 2S votes. A private telegram from a postofflca official in Washington, D. C, announces that Spokane has been made an interna tlonal exchange money-order office. Warden Catron, of the Walla Walla Penitentiary, has received two Cuban bloodhounds, which will be used for chas ing down convicts who escape from the institution. Fire Wednesday night almost entirely destroyed one of the large dry kilns of the Puget Sound Saw Mill & Shingle Com pany's plant, at Falrhaven, and for a time greatly endangered the water front. Pllcdnvlng has commenced at the Bel llngham mill and a new log carrier Is being constructed at the south end ot the building. The interior of the mill has been torn out, and is being reconstructed. Forty-one prisoners in the county Jail at Seattle revolted Friday and raised considerable disturbance. In order to quell them the fire department was called In, which soon restored order with its hose. A reward has been offered for the op prehenslon of thieves who have been roi blng the churches of North Yakima. Two overcoats were taken from the vestibule of the Congregational Church, and several pairs of gloves and mackintoshes are missing. The Seattle Chamber of Commerce has adopted resolutions strongly favoring the establishment of cable communications between Tatoosh Island and the main land, and of weather observatory build ings at Port Crescent, Tatoosh and Can by. Dr. David Lindsay, of the Washington Medical Dispensary, at North Yakima, has been given his liberty. The bonds for 5500 were executed by Isaac Hays and Ed Vandiver, both residents of the coun try, who are said to be patients of the dispensary. Colonel L. S. Howlett, United States Court Commissioner, has in his posses sion a soldier's discharge lost by som one at North Yakima. The papers are for Ezra H. SImms, who was a private in Company E, Eighth Infantry, and servea in the Spanish-American War In Cuba. Five thousand barrels, of flour made In Lincoln County were shipped last week to Ecuador. It left Falrhaven on the steamer Charles P. Lane. The flour was manufactured by the Washington Grain & Milling Company, of Reardan, and is said to be the first large shipment of Washington flour sent to South American points. J. J. Adams, charged with burglary and Implicated with Orr and Manning In a safe robbery recently at Spangle, was convicted in the Superior Court at Spo kane Thursday. The feature of the trial was. the testimony of Orr. He had pleaded guilty several weeks ago. He was brought from the penitentiary In on effort to acquit Adams. A new bridge Is needed across Kettle River at Curlew, and the Commissioners have decided to build a substantial struc ture of wood, with three 75-foot spans, 18 feet above low water. The contract has been awarded to Clyde & Co., for 52500. The work is not to begin until about the middle of February, as there will be no money available until that time. The home of Charles Jewell, who lives four miles above Mount Vernon, was made de.-olate by a terrible accident Wednesday night. His youngest son John was playing with some matches In the bedroom and dropped a lighted match in to some coal oil. This exploded, also exploding a quantity of black blasting powder, and the house was wrecked and the boy died a few hours afterwards. State Superintendent-elect Bryan, at the teachers' Institute In Hoqulam, spoke in favor of changes in the school law, especially In regard to text-books and truancy. He also favored the establish ment of an industrial school in each coun ty by law. He said that the districts out side of Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane were not financially able to maintain them, and he believed the state should do so. The Jury In the damage suit of George J. Gervals against Alex. McAllister, at North Yakima, disagreed, after a sleep less discussion of 21 hours. The plaintiff claims 55000 damages for the loss of a thumb and use of his hand caused from a bite received from the defendant when a fight was in progress. The Jury was dis charged and the case left for future con sideration. Spokane Legislators-elect of both par ties met Thursday night and listened to representatives of the Cheney Normal School and Medical Lake Insane Asylum, as to the needs of those Institutions. The delegation will Invite all other east side legislators to visit the asylum December 26, the Agricultural College, at Pullman, January 4, and the Normal School, at Cheney, January 8. A mass convention of Socialists of the State of Washington has been called by C B. Kegley. of Whitman County, to meet at Colfax, the first Saturday in January. 1901, for the purpose of organ izing a Socialist party in the state. It Is the Intention to have the Socialists take the place of the Populist party, which at one time had full control of the political situation in Whitman County, but cast fewer than 300 votes for ita candidates In the recent election. There is much enthusiasm over the proposed free rural delivery of mall in the Palouse country. Postmaster James Ewart, of Colfax, has Tecelved a petition containing 120 names of heads of families living within one mile of a proposed route 25 miles In length, running from Colfa south to Union flat and return. Twc oth er petitions are being circulated asking for the establishment of two other routes, and there Is no doubt the required num ber of signatures will be attached to each. The people on the Puyallup reservation living on that portion of the tract lyina on the east side of Commencement Ba extending from Brown's point southerly about six miles and back from the shore about two miles, are said to be desirous of having the territory annexed to Pierce County. Six months ago they asked the County Commissioners of King County to call a special election so the people living on that part of the reservation could vote on the question. The County Commis sioners failed to take any action on the petition, and the matter has been taken Into the courts. A petition has been filed in the Superior Court asking for a writ of mandate directing the County Commis sioners to call the special election desired. STAGE HELD UP BYONEMAN SCEXB TVAS "W1THIX OXE MILE OP LAKEVIEW.' Only Letter Sacks "Were Taken, auid It Is Thought HighTraymam Got But Little Booty. Or Dec 22. The Lake- view and Paisley stage was held up one mile north of here last night by a lone highwayman, who demanded the letter mall sacks. After throwing off the pouches, the driver whipped up his horses and within 10 minutes after the hold-up. Sheriff Dunlap and Marshal Wharton were at the scene. The sacks were found cut open and all the letters gone Owing to the darkness of the night, the robber could not be tracked, and at this hour it is not known to what extent the haul is, but it is probable he received nothing for his night's work. Eleven days ago the Lakeview and Ager stage was neld up two miles from the town and the mall rifled. The general opinion Is that the highwayman lives in Lakeview. Jay Sedgwick, Northern Pacific tax agent, paid his company's taxes In Latah County last week. The taxes amounted to 57000. aUARTZBURG MIXIXG DISTRICT. Brief Revlerr of "Work Coins; Ob at Several Properties. SUMPTER, Dec 20. In early days, the Dixie Creek placer snlnes were noted throughout the West and rivalled those of Canyon City, some 16 miles to the south west, and Auburn. While the placer beds have been thoroughly cleaned up, there are many quartz ledges to attract the at tention of miner and prospector. The center of the district now known as Quartzburg Is Couger Ridge, bounded by two branches of Dixie Creek. The many old crrastras. mills and the slag pile of a small smelter are evidences that many tons of ore have been mined and treated during the past years. Tho smelter was operated by some Frenchmen to test the base ores, but as they soon after left the camp, the experiment was evidently not a success. There is an old Crawford mill, dismantled and decaying and a five-stamp anlll with concentrator that have seen better days. During the past season, Evans & Wal ton erected an arrastra, operated by water power, to mill ore from a ledge of decomposed granite about four feet wide. They thought that the rock would go about 55 to the ton, but the clean-up made last week demonstrated that It was worth a little more than, 530 to the ton. The ledge can be traced several hun dred feet. At the Present Need mine, a modern self-discharging arrastra, grinding to a 100-mesh screen, and operated by a first class steam plant, has Just been com pleted. The arrastra Is making a test run on, ore from the Couger group. It Is operated under lease by Howell & Mc Intyre. "Some of the ore assays 5100 to 5300 and good results are expected. A cross-cut tunnel Is being run to catch the Present Need ledge at a depth of between 400 and 500 feet, and news of the results is being anxiously awaited by all mlnlnjET men in the district. The Present ieed has been the big producer of this district during the past five years. It can be regularly credited with a bed of 200 tons of tailings that will assay 520, some 150 tons of ore In the bins and chutes that assays better than 5S0 to the ton, besides some 514.000 In bullion that was shipped to the United States assay office. The ore is free in the upper works but gets base when down 100 feet or even less In some places. The formation here Is diorite. Hon. P. F. Morey, of Portland, recently purchased the Present Need for his son, Fred Morey, who Is in charge. Tho Keystone, which adjoins the Pres ent Need, is owned by Frank Watson, of Portland. The upper levels produced some rich- ore, but when water came in work was suspended. At one time this prop erty was operated under lease. Some Welshmen employed there took out a stringer of ore but left the best of the ledgo standing, and they had no trouble securing a lease, as the ore from the stringer was not sufficient to pay ex penses. They made big money taking out the blocked out ore. The Little Denver has had the' free ore from the upper levels mined out and is now Idle. A tunnel has been started on the Bison group, owned by Sloane aid Yaeger, but It Is not intended to do more than as sessment work this season. They have a tunnel run In on the ledge over 100 feet and the results warrant the new tunnel. The Couger group, owned by George Shearer, the Mount Tabor fruitgrower, and Marsh Howell, has two ledges that are shown up by tunnels, 150 and 200 feet long. The ledges are uniform and al though narrow carry good values. The property Is belnjg worked under lease. The Dixie Mining & Smelting Company, with Batchclder and Hauser at tie head, recently purchased four claims from Sam Jackson. On one of these claims, the Gold Issue, there was a tunnel in about 70 feet that showed little ore. In two shets a five-foot ledge of 5100 ore opened up and It Is today a very promising property. The new owners have started a 600-foot tunnel to gain additional depth. The Willie Boy is opened up by two tunnels and a third has Just been started to gain additional depth. The group is owned by Ed Mclntyre. The Copper King, owned principally by Z. Houser United States Marshal, has been extensively explored by tunnels and open cuts, disclosing a four-foot ledge of high-grade copper ore. The Copperopolis Company has been busy during the Fall months building roads and erecting buildings. The ledge has been opened by open cuts and a 70 foot tunnel, but the extent of the ore body has not been determined. John Myrdal has two promising copper claims that he Is working on. Lee Bernard has run two tunnels and made several open cuts on his copper claims. He has some four feet of good copper ore, carrying values also in gold. The sherbondy group, consisting of four claims, has the largest surface showing of any property in. this section. The formation in the copper district Is por phyry, easily worked and all are tunnel propositions to a deptn or several Hun dred feet. The Sherbondy has a cross cut tunnel In 350 feet that cuts several copper ledges, giving assays from 540 to 5113 and the big ledge has not been cut. There are several open cuts, in one of which a three-foot streak run3 very high In free gold and In another an assay of 84 ounces of silver was had. The latest work is a tunnel to tap a new ledge, low er down the hill, and if continued will tap the other ledges at good depth. The property is owned by Byron Sherbondy, who superintends the development work. Notes of Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec 22. The public schools closed yesterday for a 10 days' "holiday vacation. Special Christmas services have been announced to be held at the Methodist, Presbyterian and other Protestant churches here tomorrow. The usual Christmas eve exercises will be held at the different churches in the city Mon day evening. Twelve Cents Per Ponnd for. Hops. FOREST GROVE, Or., Dec 22. William. Moore, of Greenville, sold 16.000 pounds of hops yesterday to Theodore Bernhelm, of Portland, at 12 cents per pound. These hop3 were raised on a nine-acre tract, and netted the grower 51000. V HOLIDAY REMEMBRANCES There are so many things here in the way of beautiful holiday gifts to tell you about, all of which press forward their, claims at once, that it's difficult to know which to tell first In fact, it is al most impossible for us to speak with becoming tnodesty of the vast ness and beauty of this choice new stock. There is but one more day in which to finish your holiday buying, so we invite you to come early tomorrow and let us help you in your selection. THE GRANDEST DISPLAY OF , SMOKING JACKETS Lounging Gowns and Bath Robes ever made in Portland. Brocades," velvets and two-tone effects. Imported exclusiveness. Rich silk linings and trimmings. Every garment new and of the highest qual ity. Prices as low as $4.50, and up to $30.00. NECKWEAR Another large express shipment came yesterday, just in time to do holiday service. Choice silks in exclusive and popular patterns. All the very latest shapes. The wide and Imperial, or the extremely , narrow Derby tie. Bat-wings and but terfly, to tie yourself or ready tied, 50c to $5.00 Parisian novelties in ladies' neckwear. SUSPENDERS At no time of the year are there so many Suspenders sold as now, and noth ing that can be purchased for as little money makes as useful a present We show them in plain and fancy silk and satin, with kid or satin-covered ends, some with gold-plated buckles, 50c to $2.50 Large line of Fancy Suspenders in sin gle boxes. MEN'S HATS A hat Is the sort of gift to bring grate ful remembrance of the giver, especially if it's A "BREWER" HAT And it costs only 3.00, with quality and style guaranteed. Come in tomor row and look over the largest and finest hat department In Portland. Sole agents for the celebrated Richard Sutton Imported English Derby, at $4, UMBRELLAS GLOVES HANDKERCHIEFS PAJAMAS MUFFLERS NIGHT ROBES TRAVELING BAGS STORE OPEN TOMORROW EVENING wi &m J& M tMMmmm M mM MM0 Mm mm fJjv MMHraanana iV'Y.v.v.Tlii-r.i ;! r.i.r-iw ..i.VirViv.iVYtt' .--'r.-.-.-.v--. - : S. E. CORNER FOURTH AND MORRISON RELIABLE CLOTHIER known here. The copious rains that fol lowed caused the "Willamette and Ixmg Tom to overflow. Today the mall was taken to Junction from this point with difficulty, and should the water rise an other half foot, the carrier asserts that he cannot make the trip. Many Oysters Killed by Storm. SOUTH BEND, "Wash., Dec. 22. Yes terday's storm washed away ahout 50 feet more of the Tokelan.d wharf, making: 150 feet in all. It also capsized a car on the Hwaco Railway & Navigation Com pany wharf at Nahcotta. Over one-half of the oysters In tho bay are burled so deep In the sand by the waves that they will be killed. Kame of Murdered Man. SEATTLE, Dec 22. The Coroner today ascertained that the true name of "Wil liam Burke, who died Friday as the re sult of a knife wound received in a sa loon brawl a week ago, was probably F. Connelly, formerly of Omaha, Neb. Burke, or Connelly steadfastly refused to tell the name of his assailant and died without divulging the secret. lulled by n. Horse. NEW "WHATCOM, "Wash., Dec 22. Near "Welcome yesterday afternoon, "W. J. Kinney, a farmer, aged 55, was kicked in the head by one of the horses which ho was working, and died Instantly. "Wind Did Much Damage at Monroe. MONROE, Or., Dec 22. The heavy winds of the past few days have caused several old buildings to be overturned, and hundreds of miles of fencing .to be laid low. The wind was the most severe ever "Washington. Industries. H. Hobart has leased 15 acres of land from the Belllngham Bay Improvement Company on James street; near "Whatcom Creek. He Is plowing the land and will plant the entire acreage to strawberries. NoUce has been given to the stockhold ers of the Morning Glory mine, of Re public, that no assessment will be levied this month for cftntinuing development work, returns from the first shipment caring for this. Jacob Furth, one of tho chief promoters of the Seattle-Tacoma electric railway, announces that arrangements have been completed for the Immediate construction of that line. Engineers are now at work on the surveys, and as soon as these are finished the actual work of construction wlU be begun. Ira Case, of Tacoma, and others, who recently purchased the Lady of the Lake group of claims, in the Mount Baker dis trict, from Messrs. Post and Lambert, have formed a stock company, under the name of the Twin Lakes Mining Company. Mr. Case is the president of the company, and is now In the East placing some of the company's stock. The Republic Council has granted a charter to M. L. Bervis to put In- an electric light system, whicn will be oper ated by water power derived from the San Poll. Much of the work was done nearly a year ago, but the grantee asked for six months' time to give him ample opportunity to perfect the system. The old plant, operated by steam, power, will be used until the new plant Is Installed. A total ot 2,513,000 bushels of wheat has been shipped from Lincoln County on the Great Northern Railway this Fall. The bulk of this grain was hauled to Seattle for foreign markets, only about 250 carloads being shipped east to West Superior, "Wis. Following are the points from which the grain was sent and the number of bushels from each station: Edwall, 235,000 bushels; Moscow, 325,000; Harrington, 625,000; Mohler, 505,000; La mona, 303.000; Odessa, 500,000. Fish Commissioner A. C Little has been to Yakima, investigating the utility or Ideating a fish hatchery at some favorable point on the Yakima River. The loca tion of a hatchery on this stream . has been agitated for soma time, and Mr. Little, since making his investigations, has decided to recommend it. The plant will probably not cost more than $2300, according to the plans Mr. Little now has under consideration. Mr. Little's bi ennial report to the Legislature will be the most complete of Its kind ever laid before the Legislature of tho state by a Fish Commissioner. The excitement over the discoveries of gas and petroleum near Rosalia, in East ern "Washington, Is increasing daily. A combine of farmers, controlling some COW acres of land, has been made, and they have agreed among themselves to make no leases for the present. It Is reportetd from Sllverton that work is soon to- begin on the old St. Louis claim. This property was pushed rapidly forward several years ago, and but for tho hard times and stoppage of rail transportation would have been a paying mine by this time. The breast of the tun nel shows 18 Inches of high-grade copper ore, carrying besides good gold values. The property Is bonded to a syndicate rep resented on the ground by Hugh Kennedy. A good wagon road leads from the rail way to within 100 feet of the tunneL The wheat market has been more active in "Whitman County during the past few days than for many months. Aaron Kuhn, of Colfax, bought more than 100,000 bush els last week. The price was from 39 to 40 cents per bushel for grain sacked In the warehouse. The largest Individual crop purchased by Mr. Kuan was that of G. G. NelsonK of Pullman, who sold 12,000 bushels. Since September 1 Mr. Kuhn has bought 1,010,000 bushels. His total purchases from September 1, 1S99, to July 1, 1500, was 900,000 bushels, and the previous year he bought 947,000 bushels In the same period. Idaho Notes. "Wood has advanced to $4 per cord at Moscow, owing to the bad condition of the roads. The flax crop of the Clearwater coun try Is about all In warehouses; and con servative estimates place the yield of that section at 240,000 bushels. It was sold at prices ranging from $1 10 to $1 61 per bushel f, o. b. cars, and the aver age price paid for the total crop Is put at $1 20 per bushel. At this price the farm ers received $312,000 for their crop of flax alone. In many instances the 'flax yielded 19 and 20 bushels per acre. Con tracts for the flax crop were made last Spring on a basis of S24 cents, with the benefit of any advance in the market price, less 25 per cent for freight. Peter Pence with three associates. Is de veloping a quartz prospect on Upper Squaw Creek, In tho vicinity of Walker's mill. The ledge was discovered last Spring, and men are now at work sink ing a tunnel. It is reported from Mace that work on the cross-cut of the Standard tunnel Is progressing. Three shifts are employed, four men to a shift. The distance al ready made Is something over 900 feet, which makes an average of a little more than 150 feet per month. There still re mains 2000 feet more to go where It" Is expected the ledge will be encountered. The 600-foot station Is nearing completion, after which stopes will be Immediately started. To facilitate the transportation of the Increased output of ore a motor will be Installed, "With Increased facil ities the dally output Is expected to aver age 600 tons for years- to come. At the present time there are 240 employes, a larger percentage of whom are Americans than In any other mine in the Coeur d' Alenes. Articles of Incorporation of the Farm ers' Co-operative Irrigation Company, limited, of Payette, have been filed with the Secretary of State. This Is the com pany organization organized to take over the big Payette "Valley Canal constructed by the Payette "Valley Irrigation & "Water Power Company. The capital stock is $200,000. COMIUG NORTHWEST EVENTS Oregon. Annual meeting of State Teachers' As sociation, Albany, December 26-2T-2S. Meeting of Northwest Fruitgrowers' As sociation, Portland, February 5. Meeting of State Dairy Association, Hlllsboro, January 3-4. Eugene poultry show, December 27-29. Medford poultry show, January 2-5. Oregon Legislature meets January 14. Medford city 'election January 10. Midwinter carnival, Marshfleld, Decem ber 27-29. A. O.TJ. "W. Library Carnival, Portland, February 4-9- "Wasiilnsrton. "Washington State Teachers Associa tion, Ellensburg, December 26-23. Seattle poultry show,, January 28-31. Tacoma poultry show. January 1-5. Dairy convention, Cheney, December 27-29. "Washington Legislature meets, Janu ary 14. Spokane poultry show, January 8-12. "Walla "Walla poultry and pet stock show, February 5-9. Native Sons of "Washington grand camp. Port Townsend, January 8. "Whitman County poultry and pet stock show, Pullman, January 24-27. Convention of "Western "Washington Christian Endeavor Societies, New "What com, December 27-23. Exhibition of Northwest Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association, New "What com, December 26-29. State Labor Congress, Olympia, Janu ary 15. Convention of Socialists of "Washington, Colfax, January 5. Idaho. Meeting of Idado Teachers' Association, Mountalnhome, December 26-28. Meeting of Idaho woolgrowers, Boise, January 7. Lewlston poultry show, February 7-9. EACH HAD SUSPICION. Aa to Trro Partners, Both, ot Whom Were "on the Sauare." "My first business venture on my. own account, was In well, never mind tho name" of the city," said a New Orleans merchant, chatting over old times with some friends at the Board of Trade. "The location has nothing to do with the little story I am going to tell you, and, for reasons you will understand in a mo ment, I don't care to be too specific " 'I was a young chap of 23 at the time, and, getting tired of working for other people, I opened a cotton brokerage office with another ex-clerk, who was consid erably my senior In years. "We put up an equal amount of capital and agreed to share and share alike In the profits and the hustling. From the very outset every thing went remarkably well with us. "We both had lots of friends who took, pains to throw business in our hands, and the end of the year showed a very nice little balance of profit. "Next year, however, the results weren't quite so good, and I began to have a faint apprehension that I was get ting a bit the worst of It, as the saying goes. I heard a vague rumor that myj partner was living at a pretty fast galt, and tne more I thougnt about the matter tho more dissatisfied ana suspicious II became You know how easily such es trangements will grow upon a firm, and to make a long story short, I finally went to a detective agency that made a spe cialty of 'private Investigations' and ar ranged to get a "report, as they called It. on my associate. I admit that It was a rather sneaking proceeding, and I felt se cretly ashamed of myself ror resorting to It, Dut I argued that it was my duty to know whether he was really In the way! of getting Into any embarrassing entan- glement. "Well, in the course of a week or so" the agency made its report, and without going Into details, I may say that It com pletely exploded all the disturbing gos sip I had heard. I realized after reading it that I had been doing my partner a great injustice, and, of course, I was con science stricken. To make amends I de termined to treat him with extra cordial ity, and at the same time it seemed to me that his own bearing, which had been a little distant, became much more friendly. At any rate, whatever coldness had existed soon pased away and the I three years of business association that! followed were singularly pleasant. Then he received a flattering offer from Liver pool,, and wjent there to live. "One day several montns after his de parture, .1 was looking over some old papers and ran across a big envelope marked, 'Private and confidential. Think ing It contained something relating to tho firm, I tore It open, and what do you think I found? a Teport on my&elf from the same detective agency I had hired to Investigate my partner. It seemed that our suspicions had. been mutual." New uneans Tiraes-.uempara&.a -s trro Hill Returns to St. Panl. NEW YORK, Dec 22. J. J. 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