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VOL. IX.
IIILLHKOItO, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1902.
NO. 10.
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WHICH DO YOU WANT?
It U reawmalily anumied that the
mhiIu (if Washington county are lutelli
Knt, and tlint they are in favoi of the
Ix'nt mihk1Ii1u government for the leeat
money. It In equally certain that tlmy
hIihiiIiI not I ("Vrii'l by the partian
crii-g of iIin h1 Itlcwl demagogue lo
would profit by a Republican victory in
Washington county. Tim Argus ha
watched tli people of thi county fur
year. It ha found tlinm Impervious
tu the twaddle, of the h'ltlmiiHH poll,
tlrltui, ami ever rcM'ly to lintvn to cold
fact. Vim are sunn to vote for the
office of governor. IHi you want to cant
your vole (or a man who ha no public
record which coiilil Nwlhly recommend
himaclf to your consideration? Who
ever heard of W. J. Kuril Mi until hi
money mt'iirtsl him the nomination
(or thu highest iilliee ill th State of
Oregon? Trim, hn was otic on the
eld t.irlul ticket, but only Ida money
placed him there. It ia the testimony
of one u( llie inirvnt nin in publle life
Hon Mi'1'ln-n A. uell, of Pendle
ton that the money of VV. J. Furnlnh
corrupted th primaries o( Umatilla
enmity, and tiiia was tha entering
.i I hi. ilml gave the nomination to tlie
man now at (ho head of the Kt'tmblican
ticket. Mr, Furnish ha been in tlie
public service a an officer o( the peace,
and hn made hia fortune in thla man
tier, never saving a dollar lor i-
iie, but, iimteiui, taking every dollar
tlmt cunic. hi way. regardlena of the
public wellare.
Will They Land the Elephant?
The Elephant " I've teen that Cleveland mule before, and we never could cull together. With loch a rider, ani such a leader, and such a
at il I Hi. ' m
driver well, who wouldn t balk l
Huston. "Twist his tail a little harder. Doctor, or well never ret the blamed animal uo to Salem and that lariat is about to break, too
My mule isn't shod! Jab him up, D. M. C with that scandal hook or we are lost!"
D. M. CM Tell me some more to say, Huston, fni. speechless wordless nd the brute doesn't know that I'm here." .
The Doctor. "Dasscn't twist his tail any more, bo vs. or it will come out bv the roots. I'm doin? all I can. bovs. Well have to change
iiemsuoe lortuiw in his diet, u he's netting: sulky."
ty. There be attended the public
schools, continuing his studies at
home after working hours on the
farm until he bad finished the High
School work. In 1887 be entered the
Willamette University at Salem,
where tie continued bis studies for two
years. Was compelled to give up the
course on account of a seveve aUack
of scarlet fever, which left him In
very poor health. Two years hard
work on the farm and in the grain
warehouse at Ballston, Polk county,
completely restored bis health.
In 1890 be entered the Monmouth
Normal School aa assistant teacher
and during the first year took the
professional work, passed the state
elimination and received his degree
with , the class, of 1891. Since that
time be has been a regular teacher
In the Normal School. He has been
in charge of the records as secretaiy
of the faculty since 1894. Last Jnne
be asked for and obtained leave of
absence to take some work in the
State University and In one of the
Callforn'a Universities.
In the position of the secretary of
the Monmouth School Mr. Wann has
had opportunity to learn the grade of
work (lore by the different schools in
Oregon, and to become so dissatis
fied with the results of the "cramming
system" now in use, that several
years ago he began to earnestly pro
test against the introduction of so
much work Into the public school
course, contending that It was impos
sible for children to do so much, ex
cept at the expense of health, and that
the results showed a deplorable lack
of thoroughness. That it is a crime to
allow and compel children under four
teen years of age to cairy so much
school work that they are obliged to
study at night. That there is as much
dang- of overtraining in lower
grades as there Is of undert raining in
higher grades.
a (ew year public service. He baa no
Ilea of public administration and only I kingdom (or a mule!"
wain ma nigu omcv 10 which no as
pire aa a meana whereby ha ran add to
tlmt fortune. Your state taxes are
lillib. Furnlnh, in hia speech, offers
no nvomaJ. Mr. Chamberlain doe,
He manfully any what he will do. He
mvh he will veto the grafla; nit out
ImrilenwiiiiM appmprlathuia, and give
the public sp admlniMlraliun which
will lm ii( materlul uenellt. lie saya
that he lll take tlie school lands out
of the market, and no longer permit
tlu'iti to be milil to speculator (or a
long. 11 i'o. K. Chamberlain always
mnkeahl pMinlaa with the know
im that he will keep them. He
nlny him kept them, lie needs no
chiiicriirie to accompany him over the
Ktiito in hi canva. Hi friend, re.
iinrllR of imrtv, have fiery faith In
him. They know that lie say what he
mean and means what he stya
ThoimitniU of people w ho are Hepubll
cm are tiolng to vote (or Mr. Chain
lierlain because the know hi worth,
and know that he will not break hi
pledge to the (M'ople. The ipicntion
now ariirs, all these thing being facts,
Vilmt are you going to do about It?
Will you vote for your own protection
and the lowering of the burdens nf tax
ation? Or wilt you let
Furnish. "Oh, would I were back on that mule again! This animal acts very strangely. And money makes him a poor break! ut! My
George E. Chamberlain has been In led to the thorough adjudication of
various judicial positions, from district the questions pertaining to the status '
attorney to attorney-general, lie baa of the Indians who bad taken lands In
been in the legislature, lis bas served severalty, and given up their tribal re
tba people In several sections of Ore- latlons. As a result of the trials, it
gon. In all of thee positions, Mr. was established that those Indians
Chamberlain bas had opportunity to were citizens, and as such were en-
perform the duties of office with large titled to "all the rights, privileges and
or small expenditure of the publlo immunities" pertaining to possession
funds. He bss hsd to do with the bills of the cltlsenshlp.
of the taxpayers. He bas had tbei The "whiskey to Indian' cases were
power to swell or diminish me cost or so much an abuse tbat the court here
government It Is likely tbat no one assumed aa attitude of hostility, and
will have the temerity to suggest tbat made no secret of tbat hostility. The
he ever secured from the taxpayers 'court did this In the Interest of better
one single dollar tbat could have government It was because better
been saved. The distinguishing mark
of Mr. Chamberlain's publlo career has
been sn untiring effort to secure to
the people who bear the burden of tax
ation the beat government at the least
cost. He baa Unn efficient In all re
spects. He baa won a reputation for
econouiy coupled with excellent work.
He bas been of all things a careful.
aavlng official. He bas kept within
the limits sot bylaw for the financial
support of his offices. He has never
taken advantage of the opportunities
to swell his official receipts by pushing
the legal poiial bill ties to the limit, and
exti acting from the public pocket-
book every dollar that be could secure
snd ret keep out ot trouble. He bas
honestly striven to save money to the
people, and ne bas euccecttea, ana
this, too, with no policy of parsimony.
ot littleness, ot "penny wise, pound
foolish" haggling over the matters en-
soma two-by- trusted to him.
lm . . ..ii .1.. . ....
lour i.opi-ci ,..:.... t..w you. whpQ he wu auom.r,!, he
Will you amicrt your Independence, or ran Uie office within tha constitutional
nre vou to lie voted bv a jiolitician who limitation. He has done the same as
i too "i'U" to aiMH-iul with you ex
government was uot being subserved,
that the court took tbat attitude.
1)1 D MR. FURNISH EVER 00
UPON RECORD AS A PUBLIC
SERVANT WORK1NO TO SAVE
THE PKOPI.K8 MONEY AND RE
DUCE EXPENSES?
This Is the just test to apply. This
Is what the voter ia Interested In. This
Is the manner In which the man as an
official should be judged, and this Is
what must be taken as an earnest of
what be will do In the future.
THE STATE CANDIDATES.
- WHO THEY ARE.
FOR CONGRESS. FIRST DISTRICT. State Senate of Oregon, and is the su-
t . , . ... ithor of the irrigation law of that state
,uo i. wwucnora, m ruauiy. which bears his name. He ie also the
author of the bill creating the Eastern
James K. Weathorford, Congres- Oregon State Normal School, and has
alonal nominee in the First District, ' been one of the regents ot that Instl-
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
FOR STATE PRINTER.
Jama E, Godfrey, of Salem.
eept at election time, when he is all
mtiilc? You are the man who uiuat
nupwer. The Arn believes that your
submit will lie correct, and in Hun with
common enM.
RECORD OF A PUBLIC
OFFICER.
district r.ttorncv of Multnomah coun
ty. He has not only done this, but he
bas always been a positive force In se
curing the money from delinquent tax
payers, and bas instituted actions at
law to compel thorn to pay what was
due from them in carrying the burden
of government
This record Is open to the public.
Mr. Chamberlain's supporters ask that
his record be subjected to the closest
scrutiny. They urge, Indeed, tbat ev
ery one go to the books and satisfy
l L I Ik - II ft.Ajfc.
When a man essays to serve the 7hV .n. Ve...
people In the capacity of a publlo offl- them MieT than carofui inspection ot
clsl, his record becomes properly sub- the written and sworn record that the
Joct to scrutiny. His official acts are he has left upon the books.
.... tn iiiBiwtlnn It la lust to nredl
v. ,u !... , kJ Contra, let the official record ot Mr,
rate upon .. y.uw.. inlah D8 ,nBpected. Let the people
win uo in me iuim. nu no u.u . g0 to tne rec0rds, and find out whether
likely to indicate what ne win qo. his I or not be has striven to reduce the
past course of official conduct is an burden of government, or whether or
. . w m. .mm. ui h not be has "worked" his offices, se
earnest of what his course will be mQney UrfeU
hereafter. While It is petty always to p0M0iei an( whether or not he has
be unearthing the past, ana piaying been an official who has saved money
iioon the prejudices ot people oy cis-ri"r mu wn m ymia Vm, u.u.
In. the smaller mistakes' that " I m'.h.H?'' " possibly could get
young men commit, yet If a man of- w rurnlsh's official career began
for niniseir wr uj uurg.-. w iu wnen he wu United States deputy
voters, ne cannoi uujwiu mtrshal. In this state. He was sta-
record be Subjected 10 We severest A pnillenn. Ho . cnnnnri.
inuiH of examination, and ne cannoi ,ith ,ho ,.. in pnrtiaiid
comiiliiln If the citisens judge 01 nis reporting here with the prisoners that
promises for bettor things to come by came ,ul0 cuat0dy. If. as has al-
tho extent of hia former efforts in be- rea(lv been done by ome dtixons, his
half of better government. r,cord be inspected, It will be found
that he made the office just as profit-
the present state campslgn there able as he could, and yet keep within
In
are
(urn men Who SSK tne VOies OI ine law. n m nra u
... . in nf nrnirnn for the office of tnent $93 for a round trip between
111 1 ' T...U k.... in mihiix Pnndlfllnn and Portland, when the
uovernor. i " - . . .
1L k. I ...kll. r. mid far. wu It K Alph 1V. HA
positions. iioin ne . v V"- Z ", ' V V JZlZ.i V.
servanis. Both have naa aounuani op- r' "Tii..
......,.,ii tn dnmonstraie me manner biuij oiuiu, .d v
n which they conceive the duty of an he could take to himself.
Twfc hau. iwinril. tnftl Tntiv I
be Inspected. It is rwrnwuswi-" XZXrZZnZ
... n,ltln nlnOa BYMIinil tin lULUIiUCtb UDVUUBUlVi uw
,.,i.h ih. rintarminarion was in the "working up" business un
to search out the points in favor of der the Infamous "whisky to Indian"
,T cases, that later came In for so severe
strictures from the federal judge here
.. n . . . . mv .
t.et these tests be applied to I . -.. ,k., in . m..
two candldaU. for governor And ot -
the tests ne appuea m m ... r -worked ud" cases from the
neny. iei juwww k.ine of the court, and nlace those
to each. Thnie armea is ne wnc i . - - k. the , a
his qiim '.v.r sltlon to be powerless In the future to
tn)s doeiNW""eilliiii their shameless filching of
.w T". e" taln whether o not "they the public treasury.
view, ." - . . hi-I Thou "whtnliv - tn Indian" eases
havn n tne pasi girxu piuoi i I . . rm7...
,,, ,ft utilise the nower Of Onl- nave oecome pan oi me uibioit
StAt work foPrTh.r good of jurisprudence In this northweet The,
the body politis,
were no small part In the causes that
He became sheriff of Umatilla coun
ty. He served four years In thst ca
pacity. The office was worth about
126.000 annually, under his adminis
tration. Let It be said. In justice to
him, that so far as concerning the vig
ilance of an officer, In arresting and
detecting crime, Mr. Furnish was
worthy of praise. He was strong along
those lines. Yet, In all of those four
yrs. there was not placed upon the'
record one act that manifested a dis
position to effect a saving for the tax
payers. Rather, he "worked" the pos
sibilities, and extracted from the tax
payers Just so many dollars as he
could. He hss never been offered to
the people as an official who was of
an economical turn ot mind ; who kept
In view the interests of. the people;
who wrought In his official positions
to effect savings for the people.
Will anyone say that his services
as sheriff were worth 125,000 or ap
proximately per annum? And, it not
worth that or approximately worth
that, has his record as an official ot
Umatilla county and the state of Ore
gon been such as to recommend him to
the further honoring of the people?
Let the attitude of the two be con
trasted In this manner:
Mr, Chambsrlsln's supporters urge
everyone to Inspect his publlo record.
They take pleasure In printing sll of
the facta pertaining to tne msnner in
which he has administered office.
The supporters of Mr. Furnish
make ne reference to the allegations,
made now these many days, that thehr
candidate has undavlatingly used pub'
lio office as a means whereby h msde
the office the heaviest burden possible
under the law.
It is satisfactory to Mr. Chamber
lain's supporters that these tests be
applied to the two men, and business
men are especially asked to Inspect
them. A business man who desires to
employ a man to perform business
functions, Invariably favors the one
who has In the past given proof that
be was economical, saving, efficient.
thorough, and who has the faculty of
securing the largest results for the
least cost
If "by their fruits ye shall know
themi" then will the verdict of the
people be that George E. Chamber
lain has proved his desire tor better
government, and therefore is entitled
to recognition In receiving the higher
honors to which he and his antagonist
aspire.
was born In Missouri in 1850, and
came to Oregon in 1864. He attended
the Oregon Agricultural College at
Corvallis, graduating in 18T8, after
which he was elected County School
Superintendent of Linn county. He
has served several times in the Ore
gon Legislature, and was at one time
Speaker of the House.
He Is now President of the Board :'f
Regents ot the Oregon Agricultural
Col lone, in which Institution he takes
a great Interest
FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
B. F. Bonh&m, of Sakm.
Judge B. F. Bonham, candidate for
Supreme Judge, was born near Knox
vllle, Tenn., October 8, 1828. He
studied law, and obtained a good Eng
lish education, after which he struck
out for Oregon, arriving In Marion
county In 1853. He served in the ter
ritorial and State Legislatures, and in
1870 he was elected to the bench of
the Third Judicial District, and ex-offi-clo
to the Supreme bench. From 1874
unUl 1876 he was Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court. Upon his retirement
from the bench, in 1876, he contin
ued his law practice in Salem until
1885, when he was appointed Consul
General to Calcutta, where he served
until 1889. In 1890 he resumed his law
practice In Salem, where he Is now In
partnership with C. F. Martin.
tutlon since its founding. Duiing his
legislative career, he ranked as one of
the ablest members ot the Senate, and
thu legislation of the s;ato between the
years 1888 and 189S was entirely sat
isfactory to the counties represented
by him. He was a delegate to the
National Democratic ' Convention in
Kansas City In 1898. He was admit
ted to the bar In 1895? and is one of the
prominent attorneys tn the state, and
has been most successful in practice,
and Is at present Vice-President of
the Oregon Bar Association.
In 1879 Mr. Raley was united In
marriage with Minnie A. Pruett, and
is blessed with a most happy family of
three daughters and one son. His
friends are legion.
ry
FOR STATE TREASURER.
Henry Blackmail1, of Heppner. .
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
D. V. Sean, of Independence.
D. W. Sears, nominated for Secre
tary of State, was born in Iowa in 1851,
and came to Oregon while still a
small boy. His family settled In Polk
county, where Mr. Sears still lives. He
served as County Clerk from 1884 un
til 1&88. and later acted as Chairman
of the Democratic State Central Com-
mttee. He Is Interested tn a number
of business enterprises in Polk county;
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
CoU James H. Raley, of Pendleton. .
A Cannibal Tree.
Tropical trees often commit strange
freaks, owing to the vigor of their
growth under the hot suu slid moist
air, but we have not heard of a more
curious case than that of a mahogany
log four feet six luches In diameter
which, on being cut up, was found to
contstu another log, or rather trunk,
with the bark on tt, eighteen Inches In
diameter. Nor Is that all; the second
trunk Inclosed a third stem, a mere sap
ling with a diameter of about three
quarters of an Inch. Both of tha two
Inner stems ran the wbole length of
the log.
Col. James H. Raley was born In
Nebraska City, in what was then the
Territory of Nebraska, on January 20
1856. and resided with his parents.
Jonathan and Rachel Raley. In Ne
braska, until the BDrlns; Oi 1862. when
the entire family emigrated to Ote-
gon, crossing the plains by teams and
arriving; in The Dalles In October of
the same year. The following win
ter was spent in Portland, and In the
spring of 1864 the family went to Uma
tilla county, locating first about one
mile below the present site of Pendle
ton. Mr. Raley's. education was ob
tained from the common schools of
Umatilla county, supplemented by a
brief course at the State. University of
Oregon. His boyhood pursuits were
chiefly stock-raising- and assisting his
father on the farm, during all ot which
time, however, he was a close student
of books.
Very soon after attaining his ma
jority he was elected County Surveyor
of Umatilla county, and then' was
elected to a second term. . This was
his first advent into politics, .since
which time he has filled many Impor
tant offices of trust. He was elected
one ot the first Councllmen ot the city.
of Pendleton, and afterward was elect
ed Mayor of the city, 'both of which
offices he filled with credit to himself
and great satisfaction to his constitu
ents. He served eight years In the
Henry Blackman was born In New
York City on September 11, 1848, came
to San Francisco in 18t0, and crossed
the Nicaragua canal by steamer. He
lived In San Francisco until 1880; had
a business education and was a book.
kewer for a number of yeais. He
came to Oregon on May 1. 1880, located
at Heppner, entered the firm of Hepp
ner & Blackman in 1881, and remain
ed In the same business until "' 1891
Mr. Blackman waa elected Mayor of
Heonner to 1887, during his absence
from the city and served four congecu
tlve terms. In 180 he was elected
State Senator ot Grant, Harney and
Morrow counties, in an overwhelming
Republican district. In 1892 he was
elected a delegate to the national con
vention, was placed-on the notification
committee, and' wag appointed by Fres
ident Cleveland in 1984 as collector of
Internal revenue for the district of Or
egon, comprising the states oi ur-
egon, Washington and Alaska Terri
tory.
While In- the Legislature, he was in
hearty support of the 6 per cent distri
bution bill, which made large appro
pi latlons from the national fund for
the Improvement of wagon roads . all
over the state, lha bill being passed.
He also introduced a bill making ap
propriations for the. deaf-mutes of the
state, and also supported a bill pro
viding appropriations for the Old Sol
diers' Home that, was etected at Rose
burft. He voted for the appropriation
that contributed $100,000 to the Na
tional Guard In Portland, and alway
worked in the interests of the state.
This time the nomination was re
ceived- by acclammation, and without
solicitation on, the part of Mr. Black-
man. ' When collector of internal rev
enue he handled $1,250,000.00. and at
the expiration of his term of "office;,
was complimented onhe perfection
ot his books and accounts. He
been a business man' all ots life, and
well known all over the. State,, narins
been a -resident of Heppner for
years, -and standing well in his com
munity. . He was a member or the ed
ucational committee, and-took deep In
terest tit all matters pertaining to ed
ucation, particularly lni the Weston
Normal School of Eastern Oregon..
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUB-
. . LIC SCHOOLS.
,: V. A..Vann.
W, A. Wann, Democratic candidate
for superintendent ot public-Instruc
tion at the June election in Oregon,
was born in Meigs county, East Ten
mesee, in 1870. ,
His Barents moved to Oregon in
1875, locating on a farm in Polk coun
James E. Godfrey, the Democratic
nominee for state printer, was born
August 2, 1856, in Polk county, Ore
gon, on the donation land claim of his
father, Robert Godfrey, a native ot
Birmingham, England, who settled In
the sam e in the early 50's In the hills
northwest ot Eola, and about one
mile west of Salem. His mother ar
rived In Oregon with' the immigra
tion of 1853, being a daughter ot Mor
decal Lane, a cousin of Gen. Joseph
Lane. About the age of seven years,
his parents removed to Salem, where
he attended the public school until he
attained the age of fourteen, when he
commenced the printing trade, to as
sist in the support ot a widowed
mother and family of three children.
which he was the oldest his
father having died in the meantime.
His first appi entlceship was com
menced with J. H. Upton, then pro
prietor of the Weekly Mercury, and
at the present time a resident of Cur-
county for whom he worked two
ears, when he entered the office or
the Willamette Farmer, then pub
lished by the late A. L. Stinson, where
he remained until he completed his
apprenticeship. In 1876 he began
work in the state printing office dur
ing, the administration of Mart V.
Brown, and bas continued on this
work under each successive adminis
tration' since, and almost continuously,
with the exception ot one year at
Albany, where he waa associated with
the late C. W. Watts in the book and
job printing business, and two years
two different times a member ot
the firm of Ross E. Moo res & Co.,
of Salem. Mr. Godfrey has occupied
every position in the state printing
from compositor to acting state prin
ter, and was foreman for Frank C.
Baker during that gentleman's first
term of office. Upon the oiganization
of Capital Typographical Union No.
210, of Salem, in 1888, he was one of
the charter members, elected Its first
president, and re-elected three times
succssion, and has held the office
of secretary for many years. Prior
to the organization of the Union in
Salem, he was a provisional member
of Multnomah Union No. 58, and has
alwavs been a staunch union man. In
1878 he was married to Miss Ida u
Catterlin, of Yamhill county, the fam
ily now conlsting of a wife and four
children, besides his mother who
makes her home with him. He Is a
member of Pacific Lodge No. 50, A.
F. & A. M.. Captlal Assembly No. 84,
United Artisans, and Dan Waldo
Cabin No. 3 Oregon Native Sons.
Cimlil sad Fhwaclal MaeecaMifi ef ha.
sertaace A Brief fttvfcw of lha Growth
ssst laspfevtsMnts of the Nosy tawawtrlts
TaraeflMut Our Ihrtvbj CissawsaUli
A report comes from the Winterville
placer mine, Baker district, announo :
ing the discovery of a $420 nngget, the
largest ever found in this mine.
Articles of Incorporation of the Dick-
son Placer Mine Company,- Baker dig.
trict, have been filed for record. The'
incorporators are all of Philadelphia.
V. W. Tomlinson, Allen H. Eaton
and C. W. Riddell, the University of
Oregon debaters, defeated the Univer
sity of Washington at Seattle last week.
A rich mining claim, discovered 60
years ago and the locator driven away
by Indians, has been f-.und. The mine
is on Jack creek, Jump-Off-Joe district.
Southern Oregon.
Tlie Big Foot mine, three miles west
of Gold Hill, has been sold to E.
Briggs, a California miner, for 13,000
cash. The vein on this property.
though small, is rich in free gold.
The election of President P. L.
Campbell, of the Monmouth Normal
School, to the head of the University of
Oregon, meets with general favcr
among faculty, students and patrons of
the university. Ihe fact .that Presi
dent Campbell is an Oregon man, and- .
that he is thoroughly familiar with
educational conditions in the state.
causes the people to place their confi
dence in his ability to make a success
of the position which he has been called
upon to occupy.
The continued cold rains and back
ward spring weather generally, threat
en to reduce the fruit crop of the Wil
lamette valley. The prospects for a
record breaking crop of all fruits this
season were encouraging nntil within
the past week. While fruit men say
it is a trifle early to make any state
ment regarding the true condition ef
fruit trees concerning probable' yield,
they admit that a continuation of pres
ent unfavorable weather conditions will
have a material effect in diminishing
the production.
Tillamook is being benefittedjby a
rate war between two navigation companies.
The -settlement of the weavers' strike .
at Oregon City hinges npon the! recoic-
ition of tlie union.
Professor F. S. Dunn, of the Chair of
Latin in the University of Oregon, has
tendered his resignation, to take effect
at the close of the college year.
The Geiser Grand Hotel Company has
been incorporated at Baker City with
capital stock of $100,000. The new
corporation baa acquired the Gieser
Grand hotel.
State Senator G. C. Brownell, of
Oregon City, fell in trying to catch a
train at that place, and narrowly es
caped being ground nnder the wheels of
the last car. He was braised but not
seriously injured by the fall.
The Oregon State Grange Patrons of
Husbandry will convene its 29th an
nual session in the senate chamber of
the capitol at Salem on Tuesday, May
27. The grange will be in session nn
til the Thursday evening following.
when a big banquet will be spread.
Ftvm Mutton to Money.
There is, or rather was, years ago In
this city, a gentleman who did a thriv
ing business in mutton in the market
district, and was well ttuown to Hun
dreds of people as a bright and orig
inal sort of man. Another man, who
had not seen him for nearly twentj
veers, met him a short time ago, and
after Inquiries as to bis health, asked
it he was in the same business.
Oh,' no," was the reply. "I'm pre
siding now." . -
The niau who was inquiring about
him was really phased by this answer,
and remarked that he presumed It was
his Ignorance, but be must admit he
derived no idea of his business from
the statement that the former market
man "was presiding." .
Why," he replied. "I mean that I am
a nresuleni-presiueni or a nana in
Cambridge." Boston Record.
' 'HU William of Exceptions."
-'.."Recently", .wrote a Kansas luwyer,
"you bad an article nliout the luck ol
lilcultv upon the bench. It reminded
me of a case In point, the Judge lieln:
on the bench In southern Kansas In the
early '70s. He was nollns on his rec
ord the Ollng of a bill of exccp;ion and
this Is the way be did It: 'And now
comes the attorney for the pliilmiJf
rasping bis vvllllam of exceptions,
; Exploring tn Palestine.
The- Palestine exploration fund has
been for the last two years carrying
on excavations In western juaea. Re
mains extending In time over fifteen
centuries have been unearthed, cover
Ing two well-defined pre-lsraelite pe
riods and also the Jewish Seleucldnn
and Roman periods.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 65)66c;
bluestem, 67c; valley, 65c.
Barley -Feed, I2222.50; brewing.
$23 per ton.
Oats No.l white, $1.25(81.30 ;grav.
$1.151.25.
Flour Beat grades, $2.85(33.40 per
barrel; graham, $2.602.80.
Millstuffs Bran, $15 16 per ton;
middlings, $1920; shorts, $17(318:
chop, $16.
Hay Timothy, $1215; clover.
$7.50(310; Oregon wild hay, $5g6 per
ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanka, 1(31.40
percental; ordinary, $1 per cental;
growers prices; sweetn, $2.25(32.50
per cental; new potatoes, 33c.
Butter Creamery, lt17Xc; dairy.
12M15c; store, 1012Mc.
Eggs 1515 4c for Oregon.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 12)
13c;YoiingAmerica, 1314$ci fac
tory prices, 1(3 lJic less.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.50
5.00; hen?, $5.005.50 per dozen,
ll,12c per ponnd; springs, 11
11 )sc per pound, $3.00(35.00 per dos-
en ; ducks, $o.OUo.OO per dozen ; tar-
keys, live, 1314c, dressed, 1516c per
pound; geese, $o.ou7.50 per dozen.
Mutton uross, 4 Ho per pound:
sheared, 3c; dressed, 7c per pound.
Hogs Uross, ejic; dressed. 7K8c
per pound.
Veal 6$8c for small; 67c for
large.
Beef Gross, cows, 4Xp; steers.
5Jici dressed, 88ic per pound.
Hops lzgio cents per pound.
Wool Valley, 1214; Eastern Ore
gon, 812c; mohair, 25c per pound.
The Moorish government has granted
to France a contract for the coining of '
$3,000,000 worth of Moorish money.
In Colorado last year, sugar beets
grown on irriagted land averaged $80
an acre, and on non-irrigated land only .,
$16 an acre.
Among the band of revolutionists
which recently fought with Tnrkieb
troops, nesr Monastir, was a woman -dressed
as a man. She was killed ia .
the fighting.
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