THIS SUNDAY OREGOXIA QHTLAOT, DECEMBER 11, 190
CHECK FOR FORTUNE
Whitman Wheat King Sells
Entire Crop at Once,
52;000 BUSHELS IN THE LOT
in the Spring of 1897 Lillis F. Smith
Was Practically Penniless, Now
His Extensive HoldlngsBring
Yearly Rich Returns.
RETURNS FOR 190 'WHEAT CROr.
Xo. 359.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF
COLFAX. "WASH.
Dec 3. 1904.
ry to the order of LHJIs F. Smith
forty -five thousand three hundred sixty
four dollars and thirty cents ($45,364.30).
NORTHWESTERN WAREHOUSE CO.
Per S. MANNING.
COLFAX. Wash., Dec 10. (Special.)
The largest sale of wheat by a single
firm, ever made In Whitman County,
has Just been made by Lillis F. Smith,
the whoat king, of the Palouse coun
try. Mr. Smith has sold to the North
western Warehouse Company, of Port
land, nearly 2.000 bushels of wheat
for which he received a check for 545,-
354.39. The price paid was 75 cents for
bluestom and 73 cents for club.
This wheat was the crop of Mr. Smith,
grown on ISOd acres, and his share of
the crop of his son, Leslie Smith, who
had a portion or his father's farm rent
ed. Mr. Smith and son had a total of
3400 acres In wheat this year. Of this,
3600 was on the land of Lillis F. Smith,
and 400 acres was grown on land owned
by the son. Leslie Smith sold his crop
earlier In the season.
Lillis F. Smith is one of the pio
neers and best-known citizens of Whit
man County. He came horc in 1883 and
took a homestead near Endlcott, 20
miles wpst of Colfax. He engaged in
farming and raising horses. He added
to his land holdings by buying railroad
lands and the farms of his neighbors,
but the "hard times" from 1893 to 1897,
crippled him financially, and in the
Spring of the latter year he was prac
tically "broke," and seriously consid
ered .giving up the struggle.
That year crops were good and prices
high the price of wheat ranging from
6i cents to 85 cents. Mr. Smith had a
rop of 30.000 bushels. Much of this was
Volunteer" from seed wasted In harvest
the previous year, and grew on land
which had not been planted since the
j ear before. Some of this grain yielded
23 bushels per acre and, as there was no
expense except for cutting and thresh
ing, a large per cent of this was profit.
This crop placed Mr. Smith "on his
feet." He paid off his Indebtedness and
bought more land, which he placed in
cultivation and on which he raised
wheat. He now owns 4900 acres in this
county and has 640 acres of school
land under lease. He bought 800 acres
or land in Southern California, in the
new Irrigation district, last year and
has other investments. His Whitman
Countv land is valued at $35 per acre
nd his fortune Is estimated at $250,
C0. In addition to his wheat crop Mr.
Smith sold $6150 worth of horses this
year.
Mr. Smith Is a prominent Republi
can, and served two terms as County
Commissioner. He was the Republican
nominee for Representative in 1902 but
was defeated by a plurality of 97
tf-otes. He has rented his land his two
sons, Claude and Loslle taking the
most of it and will retire from farm
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will leave in a
few days for California, where they
will spend the Winter.
PECULIAR CAS IN IDAHO.
Division of Members of the Supreme
Court In Different Aspects.
BOISE. Idaho. Doc. 10. (Special.) The
Supreme Court had a peculiar case be
fore It today, and In Its decision the three
members or the court delivered two opin
ions and two dissents, there being sepa
rate divisions on each. The case was
brought from Kootenai.
Judge Ralph T. Morgan, of that dis
tort, quashed the Jury panel of that coun
ts' because of alleged irregularities in its
drawing. It was alleged that the County
Commissioner did not select the names
from the poll lists. as -required by law,
but met in the office of C. L. Heitman
and there took down a list of names sug
gested by several county officers. On this
showing the Judge quashed the panel and
Mr Heitman secured an alternative writ
of mandate from the Supreme Court com
manding the Judge to show cause why his
action should not be annulled.
This writ was heard here today. Mr.
Heitman appeared alone for his side of
the case. Judge Morgan was present with
County Attorney Wilson, of Kootenai; a
W. Bealc. of Shoshone, .and Major John
B, Goode as hie attorneys. The argument
of the case occupied the greater part of
the day. and the decision was announced
at an evening session.
Justices Ailshle and Stockslager held the
writ should be quashed and that no per
emptory writ should Issue. Chief Justice
Sullivan dissenting. Chief Justice Sullivan
and Justice Ailshle held the lower court
had no jurisdiction to hear the case as it
did. the correct mode of procedure being
by appeal from the action of the Board of
t ommtesioners in selecting the list of jur
ors. From this Justice Stockslager dis
sented. Justices Stockelager and Ailshle In their
opinion held the proper method of bring
ing tho case before the Supreme Court
was by writ of certiorari, and from this
the Chief Justice dissented. The legality
of the proceedings of the County Commis
sioners was not touched upon in any of
the oral opinions delivered.
OFFERS ARE VERY LOW. .
Pacific Packing Company Creditors
May Bid for Protection.
BELLINGHAM. Wash., Dec. 10. With
bids on but a portion of the properties
and most of these so low that it is de
clared the courts will refuse to confirm
them, the sale of the Pacific Packing &
Navigation Company holdings on behalf
of tho receivers was adjourned shortly
after noon today until next Saturday,
Deeemcbr 17.
George T. Myers, Jr., of Portland, Or.,
bid $40,000 for the cannery plant at Chat
ham, Alaska, including the steam tug
Philip F. Kelley and the ship Kate Daven
port This exceeds the upset price of
$33,000. fixed on the property at the first
offer of sale, and is probably the oniy
cne made today for Alaska holdings of
the P. P. & N. that will be confirmed.
Ainsworth & Dunn, of Seattle, bid 522,
J00 for the cannery, equipment and trap
locations of th6 plant at Blaine, Wash.
Jt is thought that this bid may be con
firmed, and also those for a number of
small tugs belonging on Puget Sound,
which brought In the aggregate $15,750.
No offers were made at all for many
canneries. The total of all bids record
ed was $164,100. These ranged from $230
for canneries in Alaska to the Myers bid
of $40,000 for tho Chatham plant. E. B.
Deming, of Belllngham, bid $35,000 .on the
Chlgnie, and $20,000 on the Orca proper--
STRENUOUS MEN"
THEIR MAKE-UP
WHEN you sec a successful man
man. you may know he possesses
strenuous blood. Some people are
"born tired," that's because they have
inherited or acquired bad blood; they
have what might be termed lazy blood.
One must practice economy of vital pow
ers to reap success. Excitement and
worry kill more people than can be laid
to the microbes of disease. Power and
force comes to him who studies his body
needs. Thus, one must know that the
blood in the body should be kept sweep
ing round and round through the system
at the rate of seven miles por hour. This
blood should not only be active, but
should be pure and rich, free from Im
purities. In the kidneys and liver the
blood Is purified of Its waste materials,
and sometimes we should assist nature
In putting these organs into healthful
action. Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, made up of roots and barks.
Is a concentrated extract of Nature's
health-giving plants, which stimulates
the kidneys and liver into healthful ac
tion, purifies the blood and thus cures
disease. Take the example of the Hon.
Alonzo Anscomb, whose picture Is given
here:
"Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov
ers came as a veritable God-send Into
my life," writes Hon. Alonzo Anscomb,
Sir Knight Recorder, Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias, 1S25 Vlnewood Ave..
We guarantee that
contain aiconoi, opium, or any narmiui arua.
It is a pure compound of medicinal plants
scientifically combined. Persons making
false statements concerning its ingredients
will be prosecuted.
ties, including valuable vessels, but these
are so far below the former upset prices
that It Is believed thes frill not be con
firmed. Next Saturday all unsold properts will
again be offered. Rather than allow the
holdings to go for such an enormous sac
rifice, it Is said the creditors may bid to
protect themselves. The P. P. & N. Co.
was organized in 1901 as a New Jerses
corporation with authorized capitalization
of $25,000,000. It secured property consid
ered worth at least $3,000,000 or $4,000,000.
and had as its avowed purpose control
of a large part of the salmon canning
business.
CLEAR ACROSS THE DOMINION
Canadian Northern Would Consoli
date Connecting Lines.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Dec. 10. The
Canadian Northern Railway has given
official notice of Its Intention to seek pow
ers from Parliament enabling it to cross
Canada and become the third transconti
nental ssstem of the Dominion. The
Canadian Northern has an extensive sys
tem in the eastern provinces -and controls
lines In Quebec and Nova Scotia. It is
now asking for authority to acquire the
Great Northern of Canada, the Chateau
gas or Northern Railwas. the Indndalc.
Bancroft & Ottawa Railway; the Quebec,
New Brunswick & Nova Scotia and the
James Bas Railways.
The Canadian Northern is already the
practical owner of these lines and intends
to consolidate and extend them. The
James Bay Is appls'ing for authority to
build from Lake Muskoka through Ottawa
to Montreal and from Sudbury west to
the Canadian Northern Railwas near Port
Arthur. The plans tall for the purchase
or construction of 1100 miles of railwas
and another connection of Canada's prai
rie wheat lands with an Atlantic port.
BOY DIES IN HIS PRISON.
Convicted of Murder at the Age of 14
in British Columbia.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C, Dec. 10.
(Special.) John Kas. a 14-year-old bos,
convicted of the murder of John Spltall,
in July last, on Lulu Island, and under
sentence of death, died of tuberculosis In
the Provincial Jail here todas. The death
sentence preyed on his mind. Kind friends
had secured a reprieve, but It came from
Ottawa an hour after the boy had died.
Kay's father lives In Alaska, where the
bos has spent three terms of Imprison
ment on petty charges. The remains will
be shipped to his father.
IT WAS NO DREAM
Even Though Nearly Incredible.
"For 20 years I suffered with piles,
sometimes being confined to ms bed for
days at a time. The relief received from
doctors, both In the United States and
Mexico was temporary and more fre
quently I received no relief; other medi
cines had no effect; it was a continual
drag; I was fit for nothing. I finally
tried Ps-ramld Pile Cure; first applica
tion was magical; I could not believe I
was awake next morning. I experienced
a relief I had not known for 20 years.
"One box cured me, but not believing
myself cured I bought two more and
they are still in mytrunk. I first used
this remedy in July. 1902; HAVE HAD
NO OCCASION TO USE IT SINCE. Tho
world should know of Pyramid Pile Cure.
I have no words to express Its merits."
E. A. Leonard. Nueva Calle dc San An
tonio de las Hnertas No. 5, Cits of Mex
ico. Pyramid Pile Cure Is In the form or a
suppository, which Is admitted to be the
best form of treatment for piles; It
comes In direct contact with the painful
tumors and docs its work quickly and
painlessls. It Is sold by druggists gen
erally, for 50 cents a package, and there
Is no other remedy "just as good." Write
Ps-ramid Drutr Co.. Marshall, Mich., for
their little book desrrlhlnir tho raiisn ani
cure, of piles, as it is sent free for the'
asking.
Detroit, Mich. "After I had suffered
for over three years with diabetes, and
never believed that I would get any bet
ter. I was so weak that an hour's exer
tion would exhaust me. Had no appetite
and no ambition, life looked dark indeed
to me, and I felt that I already had one
foot in the rave. when my attention
was called to ""Golden Medical Discovery
as a wonderful remedy for just my trouble-
Tou can realize the great joy I felt
to And my health actually improving and
to later realize that with this medicine
the disease had gradually disappeared,
and life and health had returned to me.
It was nearly four months before I was
completely cured, but I am a well man
today, and give all the praise to Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery."
An Imitation of Nature's Method
of restoring waste of tissue and impover
ishment of the blood and nervous force
is used when you take an alterative ex
tract of herbs and roots, without the use
of alcohol, like Dr. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovers. This vegetable medicine
coaxes tho digestive functions and helps
In the assimilation of food, or rather
takes from the food just the nutriment
the blood requires.
Along with Its use one should take
exercise in the outdoor air, get all one
can of God's sunlight and air; practice
a mild breathing exercise each day. This
"Medical Discovers-" gives no false stim
ulaton, because It does not contain alco
hol or a narcotic. It helps digestion and
the assimilation of such elements In the
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery does not'
World's
AFTER THE FISH JOB
Four Washington Men Are in
the Race.
KERSHAW CALMLY CONFIDENT
Asserts Positively That He Will Serve
the Remainder of His Term
as Commissioner for
the State.
BELLINGHAM. Wash., Dec 10. (Spe
cial.) The position of State Fish Commis
sioner for Washington is a plum that at
least four men of Whatcom Counts be
lieve they are entitled to,' and which they
are doing their best to get. The only one
of the four who Kerns to take little in
terest in the scramble Is the present In
cumbent, T. R. Kershaw. The other
three John El wood and A. B. Easta
brook, both of Belllngham, and Harry
Litton, of Blaine are after the position
with all their strength.
No matter which way Governor-elect
Mead casts the die, finally, there are
bound to be three men who will be cha
grined. It la hinted that, in order to get
out of the difficulty gracefully, Mr. Mead
is thinking of appointing a Skagit Counts
man.
The fight for the office has grown so
fierce that the candidates have begun to
deal In personalities. Fish Commissioner
Kershaw wears a complacent smile. He
says that he has not talked with Mr.
Mead on the subject. He asserts positive
ly that he will serve the remainder of
his term. 18 months.
Elwood eaj's that he has worked for
the Republican parts for the last 2S years
and has never asked for anything before,
and that he feels that he realls must have
the Fish Comrolssioncrship. He Is antag
onistic to Eastabrook, who, he says, has
not the support of tho organization.
Estabrook admits that he Is after the
position, and says that he Is playing the
"smoothest game of politics he ever tried
in his life."
It has been suggested to Estabrook that
Elwood might get the indorsement of the
Salmon Canners' Association, which de
clares that it is making an effort -to take
the office out of politics. Estabrook de
clares that he would be willing to have
just that thing happen, because he him
self does not want the indorsement of the
big concern. The canners are said to
favor Kershaw.
Promised Place by Wilson.
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec 10. (Special)
L. Davles, of Davenport, chairman of
the Republican Central Committeo of
Lincoln County, has been promised a
place on the State Board of Control If he
can dclh-er the votes In Lincoln County
legislative delegation to John I
Wilson for United States Senator. Mr.
Davles is working with might and main
to deliver the votes. Ho Is a pronounced
advocate of Mr. Wilson's election.
The promise was made bs Mr. Wilson.
Whether it has the sanction of Governor
elect Mead Is a thing which politicians
do not know, but in which they are
deeply interested. Governor-elect Mead
will appoint the new Board of Control. It
was charged before election, that the In
fluence of the state administration is to
be used In Mr. Wilson's Interests.
Lumber Manufacturers to Meet.
TAOOMA, Wash., Dec 10. The Pacific
Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Association
"will meet" In Tacoma ncx$Jrucsday. Offi
food as are required for the blood. In
stead of a cod Jlver oil, against which
the k already . sensitive stomach . .will, de
clare openrebelllqnthJs tonic afeas a
pacifying action upon the sensitive stom
ach and gives to the blood the food
elements the tissues require. It main
tains one's nutrition by enabling him to
eat, retain, digest and assimilate nutri
tious food. It overcomes gastric Irrita
bility and symptoms of Indigestion, and,
in this was, fever, night-sweats, head
aches, etc., are done away with.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
purifies the blood and entirely eradicates
the poisons that breed and feed disease.
It thus cures scrofula, eczema, erysipelas,
boils, pimples- and other eruptions that
mar and scar the skin. Pure blood is
essential' to good health. The weak,
run-down, debilitated condition- which
so many people experience Is commonly
the effect of Impure blood. Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery not only
cleanses the blood of Impurities, but It
increases the activity of the blcod-mak-Ing
glands, and It enriches the body with
an abundant supply of pure, rich blood.
No matter how powerful the intellect
or the resources of intellectual power. It
must be backed up by physical force.
Every das the south or man must manu
facture a pint of rich, arterial blood,
that Is pure, stimulating to the brain, and
that can rebuild tho tissues that were
destroyed in yesterday's work.
"Please accept ms thanks for sour
wonderful medicine, "Golden Medical
Discovery,' which has brought me from
the bed to be a healthy man again,"
writes G. W. Brlsco, of Abilene, Kan.
"When I began taking your medicine I
was run down in health and flesh, had
no appetite, had heavy pain In abdomen,
headache, backache, dizziness, shortness
of breath, also eyes were weak, could not
do any work. After I got Dr. Pierce's
Medical Adviser it told me just what was
the matter and what I should take to
gain health. After using five bottles of
'Golden Medical Discovers.' I am now
able to do a good day's work and do it
with ease. The relief was. something
that I could not describe. It has enabled
me to do my work steadily ever since."
Persons of Either Sex
Before or after marriage should know
themselves. Ignorance of the laws of
self and sex leads to misery and Ill
health. Do not permit false modests to
debar you from such knowledge. Know
about the Prorces3 of Generation, Physi
cal and Vital Properties of the Blood,
the Organs of the Bods. A great deal-of
sickness and a great many doctor's bills
might be saved to ans family bs keep
ing a copy of Dr. Pierce's great thousand-page
free book, "The Common
Sense Medical Adviser!" at hand. It
givese valuable recipes for curing the dis
eases that arc curable without a doctor
and comprehensive 'information about
Anatomy and Phs'slologs with over 300
Illustrations. "The Common Sense Medi
cal Adviser' Is sent free on receipt of,
stamps to pas expense of mailing onls.
Send to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.,
21 one-cent stamps for the book In paper
covers, or 31 stamps for the cloth-bound
volume.
Dispensary Medical Association,
cers will be elected and other important
business disposed of. Perhaps the most
momentous matter to come up for con
sideration will be the mapping out of a
Legislative programme. It will be re
membered that the association exacted
pledges from candidates for the state Leg
islature to uso their overs effort to se
cure for the lumber interests a 40 cent
rate. Just how to proceed in securing
the carrying out of these pledges may be
agreed upon at Tuesday's meeting.
CLARK DEEDS TO HIS SON.
Montana Senator Transfers Large
Real Estate Holdings.
MISSOULA, Mont, Dec 10. A deed to
all of the properts owned by Senator W.
A. Clark in Missoula and Powell Counties
made to his son. William A. Clark, Jr..
was filed here todas. The deed was
signed bs the Senator and his wife, Annie
E. Clark. Nearls 30 closely typewritten
page3 were used, to describe the property
conveyea.
Mrs. Enright Wants a Divorce.
SALEM, Or.. Dec 10. (Special.) Mrs.
Olive S. Enright, a well-known woman
In this state, authoress and attorney-at-law,
filed suit In the Circuit Court apply
ing for a divorce from her husband, J.
F. Enright, to whom she was married
at Houston, Tex.. March. 1903. She also
asks to be allowed to retake the name of
England, that of her former husband.
England was a banker of the firm of
William & England here He failed sev
eral s'ears ago and died soon after. In
the present case cruel and Inhuman treat
ment Is alleged.
A RACE FOR LIFE.
Spurring his jaded horse to renewed
efforts whea the animal should be refreshed
with proper food and rest, is about as sen
sible as prescribing nerve tonics, alcoholic
compounds, coca mixtures and cocktails
which only spur on the already weakened
nervous system. Neither does it do to put
the nerves to sleep with narcotics. When
you feel worn-out, broken down, jaded, and
feel the effects of brain tire as well as nerve
weakness, sleeplessness and fatigae, take
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, a
tonic which will do you lasting- good, build
you tap, increase your appetite and strength
and Improve the condition of the blood.
When the blood is impoverished the nerves
feel the effect Nervousness in nine cases
out of ten is the "cry of the starved nerves
for food." Feed the nerves on rich blood
and all nervous manifestations will cease.
."It has been months since sains- Dr.
rces Golden Medical Discovery, and I only
used three bottles of the medicine whea fe mz&k
sue feel like a new man,' write 8. A. Miller,
Esq. (care of Mr. Amoa Hyre. R. D. xo), Dartoa,
Ohio. I had doctored with two local phyri
dana without benefit X felt all worn oat, asd
ud as awful misery is xay back for two years
bat aoticed a change far the better who. I
began tuiag your ' Golden Medical Dtaovery.' "
To gain kaowledge of your owa body
in sickness and .health send for tie Peo
ple's Commox Sense Medical Adviser. A
book of xced page. Send ax cests ia
stamps for psper-coTered, or, sta-are
for cleti-.feeaad copy. . Address Dr. & T,
SAM'L ROSENBLATT & CO.
, SPEGIAL CHRISTMAS SALE
Boys and Youths' Overcoats
Are combined in a manner that will be
mosty satisfactory to parents and boys,
especially when it is understood that' our
prices are exceedingly moderate. We want
you to see the special offering of Overcoats
we are selling this week. Any Boy's
Overcoat, age 3 to 6 years, of $5.00 to
$7.00 values this sale S3.SO.
Ages 6 to 14. '
$6 to $7 values $4.5.0
$8 to $9 values SB.OO
$10 to $12 values $8.00
TOYS FOR THE LITTLE FELLOWS WITH SUIT OR OVERCOAT
LEAPS INTO THE SEA
Sap Francisco Woman Said
She Was Tired of Life.
PASSENGER ON THE ELDER
Mrs. Sherman Preston Gave an Assumed-
Name for the Passenger
Llstnd Disappeared During
First Night of Voyage.
SX
ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 10. tspeciai.; j. nc
first-night after tho steamer Geo. W. El
der had left San Francisco on her present
trip a woman passenger by the name of
Mrs. May Brown was found to be miss
ing. She had not occupied her stateroom
during the night and she had the ex
clusive use of it. When she boarded the
steamer at San Francisco no special no
tice was taken of her, as she was a matronly-looking
woman of about 30 years
of age, quietly but well dressed and car
ried a small handbag. Thiring the first
afternoon out she made the casual ac
nnnlntnnce of another woman passenger
nnd tnid her that she had been troubled
with insomnia for a couple of years, which
at times had set her almost crazy, ana
to escape from this condition sne nau
cmirfoniv Hit(nnlned to make a sea trio.
She .said she had found that the Elder
was the first boat to sail, and she had
taken passage on nor.
that evening. Thursday, she
left the table suddenly, and It was believed
at the time she had been taken seasick,
en ntH( attention was naid to her. About
8 o'clock that evening she was seen on the
aft deck leaning over the rail, and it was
cnnnnwri that she was still ill. This was
the last seen of her. and when her dis
appearance was noticed In the morning
Captain Handall had the vessel searched,
but no trace of her could be found. Her
effects were then examined, and beside
a few articles of underclothing, which
had no marks on them, was a cheap dress
of light material, wrapped in a store
package from "The Emporium" and ad
dressed to Mrs. Sherman Preston, 323
Connecticut street, corner of Eighteenth
street, San Francisco. A card was also
found on which was printed in script
letters: "Mrs. M. Preston."
The word an gave no Indication of being
insane and her appearance and actions
were of a character not to attract atten
tion to her. During the entire night of
Thursday the sea was calm and the ves
sel had only a slight rolling motion. Tho
officers, crew and passengers of the El
der are in doubt as to what caused tho
woman to go overboard, but the general
belief is that she committed suicide.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. It is. be
lieved here that the woman referred to
In the Astoria dispatch Is Mrs. Sherman
Preston, of this city. December 8 Mrs.
Preston left her home, leaving a note for
her husband that she was tired of life
and bidding him and her relatives fare
well. TIMBER OWNERS SUE CLATSOP
Legal Objection Made to Assessments
on Extensive Holdings.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 10. (Special.) Clat
sop Counts and Sheriff Thbmas LimiHe
are named as the defendants In five suits,
which were filed In the Circuit Court to
day by the owners of large tracts of tim
ber lands In this county, who have been
objecting to the assessments of their
property on the 1903 roll, and who have
refused to pay their taxes. The parties
bringing the suits are nearly all Eastern
men and are as follows: The Whitney
Company. Ltd.; the Blodgett Co., Ltd.;
C. H. Wheeler. John E. Dubois and
Charles A. Rust ct al.
The complaints In each case are almost
similar and ask that the court set aside
the assessment and valuations as made
on the 1503 roll; also that the taxes levied
be declared fraudulent and be set aside
and the officers of the county be restrained
from selling the plaintiffs' property at the
tax Bale advertised to'be held' on Decem
ber 28, IDOL
The complaints allege that the plain
tiffs property ' was assessed excessively
high anu out of proportion with the other
classcs'of property in the county' and says
a tender of CO per cent of tho amount of
taxes levied, which ils all ..that is justly-
COR. 3d and MORRISON
DURABILITY, STYLE AND
Youths' Overcoats,
Ages 15 to 20.
$10.00 values ....... SS.SO
$12.50 Values Slf.OO
$15X0 values.... $l'3.50
due, was tendered'the Sheriff, but it was
refused.
The total amount of the taxes charged
against the plaintiffs is ?11,58S.45. as fol
lows: The Whitney Company, 52452.97; the
Blodgett Company. 53349.3S; John E. Du
bois. $4026.08; C. H. Wheeler. $623.07; and
Charles A. Rust et a!., 51130.95. These
amounts are the original . tax as it ap
peared on the roll, but as payment was
not made when due, there must now bo
added in accordance with the provisions
of the state law a penalty of 10 per cent
for delinquency. Interest for nine months
at the rate of 1 per cent per month and
the cost of advertising, making an addi
tional sum of 19 per cent, or a total of
513,790.20, besides the advertising bill, that
is now charged against the plaintiffs'
property and is at issue in these suits.
The plaintiffs today deposited with the
County Clerx the sum of $7131.39 as a ten
der in full settlement of the tax and
costs. As Judge McBride will hold an
adjourned session of the court on Decem
ber 19. the cases will probably be argued
at that time.
PRAISE FOR COLONEL HOFER.
Salem Commercial Club' 'Appreciates
Signal Honor Won by Editor.
SALEM, Or.. Dec. 10. (Special.) The
annual meeting of the Greater Salem Com
mercial Club tonight was one of the most
enthusiastic sessions of the year, and
the members present evinced an Intention
to make the, club a strong factor in Sa
lem's development In the future, as it
has been In the past. The financial state--ment
shows that all accounts have been
paid; that there Is $100 in the treasury
and that the club has a strong contrib
uting membership. The following offi
cers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Colonel EL. Hofer; vice-president.
R. J. Hendricks; treasurer, John
Albert; executive committee, H. B. Thiel
sen John H. McXary. F. N. Derby, H. D.
Patton. The selection of a secretary was
left to the executive committee.
A vote of appreciation and thanks was
extended to President Hofer for the good
service he rendered to the state and for
the honor he won for this club in winning
the gold medal In the Portland Commer
cial Club advertising contest The club
adopted a resolution urging the purchase
of the locks at Willamette Falls by the
United States Government.
STRIP OF LAND IN DISPUTE.
O. R. & N. Co. Obtains an Injunction
Against Astoria Claimants.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 10. (Special.) A
stilt was filed In the Circuit Court today
by the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Company against the Masonic Land &
Building Association, A. Marincovlch and
L. Lcbeck to restrain the defendants from
trespassing, driving piling or moving any
buildlng onto the north 55 feet of lot 3 and
east half of lot 4, blbck 133, Shively's As
toria. The property In question is a strip
of tideland on the city front, to which the
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plaintiff claims title as the successor of
the Oregon Steam Navigation Company,
which had a deed from the late James
Welch, the original owner of the property
on the. abutting shore.
Tho Masonic Land & Building Company
claims ownership through a deed from
the State of Oregon and a quitclaim deed
from the heirs of the late Mr. Welch. A
few days ago the association leased th
property to A. Marincovich, one of the
defendants, who In turn employed x.. i. -beck
to move a house upon It. Work on
this was commenced yeterflnv. f
ing last night workmen employed by th
O. R. & N. Co. erected a ...i.. snu
the property for the purpose of hording
possession of it.
Acting under telegraphic instructions
from Judge McBride, Circuit Court Clerk
Clinton granted a temporary injunction
today, so nothing further will be done
until the case Is heard. Simllar.sults were
tiled by the O. R. & N. Co. several months
ago to settle the title to several' other lots
adjoining those at issue"in this case, but
each of them was compromised outside
the courts.
OIL SPOILS WATER SUPPLY.
Waldo Hills Farmers Afraid to Bond
Property to Promoters.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 10. (Special.) Farm
ers from the Waldo Hills report oil dis
coveries in the vicinity of Pratum, where
oil was discovered by Rice Brothers last
Spring. Many wells have been abandoned
because the water cannot be used. No
effort has been made to sink a deep well
for the purpose of determining whether
oil can be found in paying quantities.
- Local capitalists arranged last Fall to
sink a well as deep as might be neces
sary, provided the farmers would bond
their property, agreeing to sell their oil
on a percentage basis. Many farmers
would not agree to this, preferring to
profit by the results of experiments con
ducted by others, and as a consequence
the well-digging enterprise was abandoned.
Prepare for Prohibition Contest.
M'MINNVILLE, Or., Dec. 10 (Special.)
Last evening, in the college Y. M. C. A.
room, a special meeting of the executive
committee of the Prohibition Oratorical
League of Oregon was held for the pur
pose of arranging for the state contest to
be held in McMinnvlIle, April 14. and to
select judges for the contest. It was also
decided that the various local contests lor
selecting representatives to the state con
test should be held not later than March
24. Those constituting the executive com
mittee were:
President. W. P. Dyke. McMinnvlIle;
vice-president, O. G. Weed, Philomath;
secretary. J. Pettys. O. S. N. S.; treasurer,
Chester Gates, of Dallas College.
Weber Indicted for Robbery.
AUBl'RN, Cal.. Dec. 10. The grand jury
has found an indictment against? Adolph
Weber for the robbery of the Placer
County Bank.
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