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VISITING RELATIVES HERE. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 1901 NEWS OF MILTDÑ WHEAT DAMAGED BY WARM DAYb ANU FROSTY NIGHTS. H. H. Nye and Son. of St. Louis, Stop Over in Pendleton. H. H. Nye and son Robert E. Nye. of St. Louis, Mo., spent Sunday and Monday in this city, visiting rela tives. whom they had not seen for many years. Mr. Nye is a cousin of A. W. Nye. one of Pendleton’s most highly es teemed citizens and of Thomas P. Nye. of Echo. He has been in business in St. Ixiuis for a number of years and Is now on his way to Snoqualmie, Wash . where he will engage, with his son. in business. This is Mr. Nye’s first trip West of the Rocky Mountains and he is de lighted with the country and business prospects so far as he has become familiar with them. Robert E. Nye has been in business at Snoqualmie for several years. They left on the morning train for Echo, where they will spend a few days with Thomas P. Nye. The gentlemen are highly elated over the prospects ahead of the St. Louis Exposition and feel confident that it will be one of the greatest events in the history of Missouri. They also say that interest in the Lewis and Clark fair is constantly growing in the East and that it is the theme of conversation on all home seekers’ trains that are now battling westward among the snow drifts and blizzards of Wyoming and Nebraska. Personal Notes—A Paper Railroad From Muton to Wailuia—trouble in District No. 10 Is Settled—Exer cises at DeHaven School a Splen did Success. -union, Feb. 23.—8. A. Miller is ,u Pon.auu ou business. luis is examination week in the public school lor piouiotiou oi pupils. 1'wo young .Ulitouiles, wuose names we will not mention, paiu a piece lor their iuu at the re. OI 1‘. s banquet mst iiMirsuay night. me warm days and the cold frosty nights nave damageu the wheat some in Uns vicinity oi late. Charlie unamson, oi Weston, ana Danas Gerrard, oi Walia Walla, spent Sunday in Milton. Mrs. cnai-tain want over to Weston Sunday et cuing on the train to see her latner, who has just re turned from the East. drown and Frazier sold the C. B. Stewart place m Milton last ween to K. <J Hauiey, of Huntvine, Wasu. mere is a one peach orchard on it and as good as any m the valley. Clay moss has nis new house six mues east oi town, nearly completed. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Micnaeis, oi SOME RIGBY STOCK WILL Genessee, Idaho, are here on a visit GO TO THE YUKON. with Mrs. Michaels parents, Mr. ant. Mrs. W. W. McQueen. Purl Bowman's Family Have Scarlet Mr. E. K. Henry left last week loi Fever—Al Ragan Takes Contract ais olu home in Tennessee, alter visit in Washington—His Satanic Majes ing a tew weens among relatives anu ty on McKay Creek. ineiids. He will return, bringing his mother along with him. Tutuilla. Feb. 22—Al Ragan has Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hu secured a plowing contract up in »er, February 17, a son. Washington, where he goes in the r- A. Samuels, oi kakiiua, Wash.. near future. was in town Thursday on business. Purl Bowman and his entire family Mr- A. T. Brewer sold his town have been sick with scarlet fever but property last week to a Mr. Hadley. are recovering. Mrs. Adkins, of Heppner, is with A perusal of a description of the her daughter, Mrs. C. W. x.oward. skeleton recently unearthed on. Mc who is m. Kay Creek, might lead to the conclu 8. F. Harrington has returned from sion that the devil had been »nterred Altre, Wash., where he has been 101 in that locality, but a McKay Creeker -ouif t.me with his two sous, who says there is a very healthy represen aave had the measles. tative of his satanic majesty still do David Ross, of Palouse, who has ing business in that locality. been sick at the home of his son toi Al Hudson and Dave Nelson each some time with pneumonia, was able have a gang of men at work on a new 'o return tome last Saturday. road which is being opened up to add Walla Walia has had a party out to the facilities for reaching Pendle surveying a site for a power house on ton. the Walia Walla river above Milton, M. J. Foster was up from Stage :or the last 10 days. Gulch yesterday and says the real B. F. Osborn says that he is tired estate market in that neighborhood is of baching and paying $16 a month still active, three quarter sections of or a house in Walia Walla and will land was recently sold to Eastern move his family out on his ranch in parties for $7.000. a tew days. Thomas Lonegan has a well boring Kyle McDaniel was in town Satur machine at work trying' to secure a day, buying wire to fence in a part more plentiful supply of water. W. G. Rigby’s sale on Friday was of his ranch, preparatory to plowing well attended from all over the coun as soon as his school closes. ty. some of the stock being purchased Wheat Damaged. The warm days and cold, frosty for far Yukon. The sale was conduct nights, have damaged the wheat some ed by William Yohnha. who was for _n this vicinity, and farmers are get 10 years an auctioneer in St. Louis, ting ready to reseed as soon as the his father being an auctioneer before weather will permit. The fruit here him. and is still in the business. This .s all right, but should the weather is a case where heredity seems to ■ontinue as it has, there is danger oi XMint for something, and the flights of eloquence which extolled the char it being more or less damaged. acter of refractory mules and added Paper Railroad. to their value in dollars and cents Milton has a new railroad built on >n Friday, would have done credit to ■aper from here to Wallula. The en the old gentleman in his palmiest terprise was born last week and will Jays. The sales of the various arti »e full grown (?). It is only 22 miles ces amounted to about $6.000. 80 per rom here to Wallula and a level -ent of which was paid in cash, a very grade all the way and it would be an ■reditable showing. easy, matter to build a road. Further developments await our plan for a ARTESIAN WATER. .. write-up. School Trouble Settled. Columbia River Development Com The trouble over the location of an pany Discovers Strong Artesian other school house in district No. 10. Flow—May Prove to be a Solution tas been settled and a new house will of Irrigation in the Adjacent Dis be built one mile south of the present building. This is a sad mistake and trict the day will soon come when not only Ros Beardsley, of the Columbia a part of the district will see it, but River Development Co., was in the alL city this week for the purpose of leas ing more lands in the Castle Rock Wise Sky Pilots. Some time ago Rev. D. C. Sander oi] district on the Columbia river, son announced that the male members says the Heppner Gazette. Mr. Beardsley states that the com of the Epworth League would give an entertainment, and in a few weeks pany is very much encouraged over the female members would do the the oil prospects. An oil expert from same. Just what object he had in Ohio, who recently inspected the dis view at that time, no one seemed to trict has made a very encouraging re know, but since the “bachelors’ ban- port. quet” and one can see. To eut a long T^e Columbia River Development story short, there are more “old bach Company, composed of Heppner and elors” got girls and more “old maids" Arlington people, was organized last got beaux now than Milton ever spring, and has been boring with a thought of, and as a result there will churn drill. f Two wells have been bored, the be more weddings in Milton this spring that ever was dreamed of in first one at Alder creek where a hole our town and the preaches will have was put down 100 feet. The drill lots of "eagles” in their pockets, see? was moved to the mouth of Dead Can yon Exercises at De Haven. When the drill reached a depth of The exercises at the DeHaven school house last Saturday evening 114 feet at Dead Canyon, there was were a success in every particular. such a flow of water that drill opera The program as announced was ren tions were stopped. The water still dered to a crowded house that showed continues to flow and in spouting out its appreciation by throwing $9.25 into of the groud makes a noise that can the hat as it was passed around. After be heard for quite a distance. Drill operations will be commenced the contribution, two tables, 60 feet long, were quickly spread witn—well, again in a few days. Whether oil is found or not, the it isn’t necessary to mention it, but after something over 200 had teen fill discovery of artesian water in this ed there yet remained enough for 100 portion of the country along the Co more. After spending an hour in so lumbia, known as the sand country, cial chat all. repaired to their homes is of no little importance. The appli feeling that it was one of the best cation of water would transform this now barren waste into a rich and pro times they ever had. ductive district that would support Smiths Afflicted Again. The Smith family, who have been thousands of people. Already the discovery of water has afflicted with smallpox for the past 10 weeks, have two new cases in the created quite an interest In this dis trict. Several surveying parties are family again. One boy is ready to be released. The father will be able to now on the ground and the land is being takeh up. lie released in another week, but can Above Coyote and Long Island op not on account of the last new cases. erations will be commenced in drill The toys are pretty sick. ing for water. Arlington and Dalles parties will The smallpox quarantine on the soon commence drilling about five Washington Agricultural college has miles south of Castle Rock. been raised. The artesian water found shows a temperature of 69 degrees. As the altitude is only from 200 to 300 feet above the sea level in a good jortion of the sand country, it is thought there will be plenty of water on both sides of the river wherever wells are drilled deep enough to be on a level with the river. TUTUILLA Choice Reading f All the popular works of Action. AU the new books that have pleased the public. All the standard works. Our circulating library is growing in popularity daily. It costs only a small sum to read any of the new books. Come and investigate. FRAZIER’S Book and Stationery Store NOTES MARTINDALE DEAD A GRADUATE OF DRAKE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. Result of a Kidney Trouble of Many Years' Standing—Interment Takes Place Today—Funeral Ceremonies Conducted by Rev. Holmes. James Monroe Martindale, presi dent of the Eastern Oregon State Normal school, died at 8 o'clock a. m. yesterday at his home in Weston after a protracted and very painful illness; an illness of several years' duration. For years Mr. Martindale had been afflicted with an obscure kidney trou ble which resulted a year and a half ago in an operation in a Portland hospital by which one of bis kidneys was removed. As is usual in such eases the remedy was palliative only, and the remaining kidney could not perform the double functions imposed upon it. The result was the last ill ness of Mr. Martindale, who has been a very sick man ever since assuming the charge of the university in Sep tember last. Mr. Martindale was born March 28. 1862. being therefore at the time of his death 41 years and 11 months of age. He was a graduate of Drake University. Des Moines. Iowa, and a post graduate from normal courses in Eastern universities. He leaves a wife and an S-year-old son. He had from an early age. been a member of the Christian church, and his asso ciate? in the university, and J. B. Holmes, his pastor at Albany, Ore., and everybody else who had been as sociated with him testify to his high moral character—in every respect he had lived up to a very bigh standard of morals r.nd ethics, besides being a progressive, upto-date citizen in the best secular sense He was a member of the I. O. O F, which order will attend the fun era! at Weston this afternoon tn a body and extend the honors of iheit craft. He was also a member of the A. F. & A. M.. the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen. Before being appointed to the presi dency of the Weston State Normal, Mr. Martindale was for five years principal of the Albany city schools. He came to Albany from Prairie City. Iowa, where he was for several years principal of the city schools. The funeral at Weston today will be conducted by J. B Holmes, who was his pastor at Albany, Mr. Holmes being summoned by telegraph imme diately upon Mr. Martindale's death. The interment will take place in the Weston cemetery, at least for the time being. It is probable that the remains will be at some future time removed to the East. By telephone from Weeton are learned the following additional facts aobut Mr. Martindale: He was born st Lancaster. Mo., and was of Scotch descent. At the age of 4 years he moved with his parents to Van Buren county. Iowa. He was united In mar riage to Mrs. Carpenter, a teacher in the Iowa public schools In 1884 be completed the high school course in Milton. Ia. In 1888. after several terms spent in teaching rural schools he took charge of the schools at Mil ton. After three years therein he en tered Drake University and complet ed the course in 1892. He took charge of the public schools at Cantril. Ia.. and afterward of the city schools at Prairie City. He moved with his family to Oregon In 1898 and took charge of the Albany schools, where he remained until he came to Wes ton last fall, as previously .stated RELICS OF EARLY OREGON. Chest of Captain Gray and Trunk of Jason Lee at Oregon Historical So ciety's Rooms. It is not generally known what a wealth of historic material is to be found in the rooms of the Oregon His torical Society in Portland. The Lew is and Clark exposition is stimulating interest in relics pertaining to the early days of Oregon's settlement. Among the treasures in the Historical Society's possession are the sea chest and the mirror of Captain Gray, from the ship Columbia, which were in use at the time of the discovery and nam ing of the Columbia river. They also have the trunk belonging to Jason Lee and many ocher valuable and Inter esting relics of our early history.— Dales Cronicle. BREVITIES. W. W. HARRAH RETURNS. Heury Rosenberg, of Fulton, was in town Saturday. Joseph N. Scott, of Athena, is stop ping at the St. George. Mrs. F. W. Crabler has returned from her visit to Butte. Mont. Rev. Levi Johnson baptized three children at the Temple yesterday. Ranier Rhode, one of the well-to-do farmers’, of Cold Springs, was In town Saturday. R. E. Porter and wife, of Meacham, who have been in the city several days, went to Walla Walla this morn ing. Henry Struve, who has been a stu dent at the Pendleton Business Col lege, has returned to his home at Ful ton. Archie McIntyre, of Birch Creek, is building a residence that is 24x24 feet in size, and making other improve ments on his place. Louis G. Bettincourt. a native of Portugal, filed notice Saturday of his intention to become a naturalized citi zen of this country. J. B. Williams and Frank Semrah. of Marysville. Mo., are in the city. Mr. Williams is a member of the Fourth Missouri Home Guards Com pany E. P. H. Johnson is In the city en loute from the western part of the state to Spokane, where he now re sides. Mr. Johnson formerly resided in Pendleton. Ixmie Hagen, who resides at the head of Stage Gulch reports the wheat as looking finely, but there is at least 25 per cent less acreage In than last year. J H. Koontz, of Echo, returned home Saturday from Salem, where he has been lobbying against the pro posed charter for Echo. The charter bill was defeated. Elrod A Moore, real estate men of Moro, are In the city From this point they will prospect through the coun ty for wild land upon which to locate settlers from the East H. H. Nye and son. Robert E. Nye. of St Louis, are in town visiting their cousin. Dick Nye. They are on their way to Seattle to engage in the mercantile business. G. W. Luper left today for his ranch at Harrington. Wash. His family will to to the ranch later in. the spring. The Lupers make Pendleton their winter residence only. A. Waugh, as the executor of the last will of William H. Smith, deceas ed. will sell six fine horses at the corral at Morse's LJvery Stable. Pilot Rock at 1 o’clock p. m.. on March 3. 1903. at public auction for cash. Had a Very Enjoyable Vialt to the Old Home in MiasouH. W. W. Harrah and wife returned Saturday nlgbt from a seven-weeks’ visit to Jameson, Mu., among the scenes of Mr. Harrah's childhood. They left here on January 8. and enjoyed their trip very much, with one exception. Their little son. who had evidently contracted scarlet fe ver before leaving Pendleton, died on January 25, after a two-weeks' lli- neas. Mr Harrah's parents are both liv ing and a family reunion was held at the old borne, at which all the near and distant relatives of tbe family were, present. He reports the weather very disa greeable all through the East. Heavy snows and high winds followed their train to the very summit of the Blue Mountains, and the only pleasant sun shine they enjoyed on the trip was encountered after the train started down the mountain this side of Ka til el a into the balmy springtime of Umatilla county. This is the first visit East in 11 years and the changes made even in the old settlements of Missouri are very noticeable. Mr. Harrah came to Umatilla coun ty 13 years ago. and taught school until four years ago. when he bought land on the reservation, ____ .____ since ______ which tim* he has been farming success fully Fred Donaldson and wife, who for merly resided here, and have been visiting some time with the Matlocks, started yesterday for Sanden. B. C Mr. Donaldson was formerly In the drug business here Judge M. D. Clifford, formerly judge of .his judicial district. went through here Saturday en route to Canyon City to hold court. He is now judge of that district. He was on his way from Portland, where his fam ily resides William Maxwell, the traveling man who was hurt tn the Meacham Creek wreck, is still confined to the bouse at St Anthony's hospital. He Is able to sit up and walk about, but bls back is very weak and he is not yet able to get out of doors. Claude Hanscom has returned home ill from the Hill Military Academy at Portland. Mr. Hanscom was ill while home on his holiday visit, but thought he could continue bis studies and returned to Portland only to take a rdapse a short time ago WANT A RAILROA-. Milton Citizens Appoint a Committee to Run a Preliminary Line Milton. Feb 23— Milton is out for another railroad, and its citizens and the farmers adjacent have held two meetings and appointed a committee to run a preliminary survey and set grade stakes. At the last meeting, held Thursday, a committee composed of "Lucky” Shaw. William Goodman and William Nichols was named to carry out in structions. The line as projected will tfaverse 30 miles from a point two and one- half miles above Milton to the Colum bia River, to connect with tne North ern Pacific railroad. The interests behind the project will make the preliminary survey, and then if it shall fail to Induce the Northern Pacific to construct the road, the farmers and citizens will en deavor to build it themselves The Irrigation Association formed at Milton about a month ago met tn that town Thursday and appointed a committee to carry out a survey be tween Milton and William Goodman's ranch on Pine Creek. It Is proposed to construct a barrel flume, and the area to be irrigated comprises 16.000 acres. Lost an Eye. Nick Taitinger has returned home to Adams from Portland where he left his wife at the Good Samaritan hospi tal. Sometime agoa pimple came upon or near the ball of Mrs. Taittenger's left eye, causing her such annoyance that it was thought best to consult the best specialists. By the time the hospital was reached the pimple had developed into an abscess on the rear WOOL CONTRACTS. of the left eyeball, aud the conclusion of the experts is that the eyeball must be entirely removed, as the sight Several Clips Have Been Engaged at a Good Figure. of the left eye is permanently gone, and the operation is also necessary E. J. Burke, representing H. C. to save the sight of the right eye.“ Judd & Root, of Hartford. Conn., has made several wool contracts for wool Ran Over by Drunken Driver. on the sheeps' back this season in the Last Saturday Howard Sharp and Heppner district. The following growers have con several other children Were riding in a buggy on West Alta street, when tracted: Carty Bros., Ed and Pat Mc their rig was run into by some drunk David. W. B. Finley. A. Andrews, and en fellow who was riding in a heavy C. C. Curtis. The clips in the aggre lumber wagon. The buggy was upset gate will amount to 250.000 pounds, and one of the front wheels complete and the price is in the neighborhood ly smashed. None of the children were of 914 cents per pound. These prices are encouraging to the hurt The driver of the wagon out fit drove on out of town without pay sheepmen for it is fully a cent a ing the least attention to the results pound above the offerings at this time of bis recklessness, and It is not yet last year. known who he was. If his Identity On this basis of 9*4 cents for the becomes known it is reasonably cer heavy wools, the light wools of the tain he will have a fine and costs to foothills are worth about 14 cents per pay the first time be shows up in pound. Pendleton. The coming, clip promises to be very fine this season. Stockmen have New Pastor for Christian Church. bad plenty of feed and the herds It is now confidently expected that have been well fed and wintered.— the new pastor of the Christian Heppner Gazette. church in this place will be M. A. Thompson, who will come here from Turkey Red Wheat Sac City, Iowa. He is a graduate of Ed Maurer, of Birch Creek, has in Drake University, Des Moines, and Is 200 acres of wheat which is looking recommended to the church here as excellent. Some of his wheat was not Thrown From Buggy. a man of uncommon ability. sown until very late; In fact, he fin Two couples in a double carriage, ished sowing last week. Mr. Maurer were coming into town from the north Uncle Sam's New Great Seal. Is experimenting with the Turkey red early yesterday morning from a Uncle Sam is having a new great wheat of which W. S. Byers last fall dance, when the team became fright ened at some trifling accident which seal made, at a cost of $1.250, to re brought in 10,000 bushels from the originated in the neckyoke, and after place the one made in 1885, which Is Horse Heaven county. The original kicking themselves loose from the worn out, having been put to mroe of this wheat was brought from Kan buggy, ran away and into the river. use in 17 years than the previous sas, where it Is regarded as a first- They were uninjured and the occu great seal in the 14 years In which it class milling wheat, and is the prin pants of the buggy, even thought all did duty. The first great seal of the cipal wheat raised. Mr. Byers is anx were thrown from the buggy, were un United States was made in 1782 in ious to have the Turkey red well test hurt. The buggy was a complete Philadelphia, from a design carefully ed in this county. M. B. Newqulst, a wreck from the kicking of the horses worked out under the direction of neighbor of Mr. Maurer, and Mr. and from colliding with the sidewalk, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Maurer each sowed four bushels of near the academy. The turnout be Thomas Jefferson, and it was used the Turkey red last fall. until 1841. The great seal that is now longed to M. J. Carney. 8ue for Divorce. being cut will be the fourth made Its three predecessors having done duty Matilda E. Pearson has sued Wil Returns Home. Charles Pierce, of Weston, the for a total of 120 years.—New York liam H. Pearson for a divorce on the grounds of cruel and Inhuman treat booming town of Umatilla county, Is '1 imes. ment, and Mary Dodge has sued in the city. He has been watching Licensed to Wed. Charles Dodge for a dissolution of the the lawmakers at Salem for the past two weeks and will accompany his A marriage license was Issued to marriage bond, on the same grounds. brother, Senator Pierce, back to Uma day to Ray Benson, of Linn county, All parties are residents of Umatilla county. and Edith Clem, of Milton. tilla.—Oregon Dally Journal. It Pays to Trade at The People« Warehouse FINDS IDAHO SHEEP Buttons IN GOOD CONDITION. Says Prospects Are Favorable for Raise in Price of Wool—Thinks a January Lambing Season Would Pay Oregonians. J. H. dwlnn, secretary of the State Woolgrowur,' Association of Uregon, returned Saturday evening from an extended visit to Boise City, Sumpter, Baker City and intervening points In Eastern Oregon and Idaho. Mr. Gwinn is uighly pleased with Hie stock conditions that exist throughout the territory he has Visit- While the feeding weather of the past winter has been very soft in most lo calities, sheep are in fair condition and the losses have been nominal. He finds that the reports of heavy losses on the ranges of Idaho are untrue. The storms that swept over Wyoming the past 10 days did not reach the Idaho ranges Owing to the prevalence of much rainy weather, during which sheep would not eat hay readily, he finds that an unavoidable shrinkage In the flocks will probably reduce the wool clip to some extent. However, the Bocks are all in good condition to begin the lambing sea son. and be fully anticipates a raise in the prise oi wool over last year, of ¡rom *4 to 1*4 cents per pound. Owing to this prospect of raise, no wool has yet been contracted. Idaho is well organized, her sheep men having long ago recognized benefits of a union of efforts. The two-miie range limit law Idaho has been taken Into the prerne court, and a hearing will be had in the near future. The sheep men feel confident that it will be de clared noneffective. The decision tn the California case heard at San Fran cisco, in which it was held that the state has no Jurisdiction over the public domain bas given the Idaho people new hope. Mr. Gwinn is of the opinion that the Idaho law Indirectly injured the sheep industry of Oregon. Idaho sheepmen were compelled to sell down their herds to the narrowest margin possi ble on account of the operation of thia law. This great rush of Idaho sheep into the markets lowered the prices and forced Oregon shteepmen to take from 50 cents to 80 cents per head less than their stock was worth, un der normal conditions. One innovation in sheep raising which Mr. Gwinn thinks is surely coming to Oregon, is the January iambing season. In many places in Idaho, flocks bare been lambed tn the month of January, in well protected sheds. These January lambs, by good care, can be placed upon the market by May 20. and last year several car- loads of this class of lambs sold in the Chicago market* st $7.65 per bead and weighed 70 pounds each. As the ranges narrow down and the herds decrease, sheepmen in Oregon will be forced to this new departure. Smaller herds will be better bred, better protected and a higher rate of interest will be realized on tbe sheep man's Investment Mr. Gwinn finds the 'demand for thoroughbreds more urgent than ever this year, and is pleased to see a tendency to improve the herds, con st» eUy growing. While absent, be visited Sumpter mJ is enthusia». >e over the bright business prospects ahead of that thriving camp and city. Men of capi tal are now going ini»> Sumpter to stay The boom period is past, and the growth, be thinks, will be phe nomenal from nor on. NOME TO HAVE MOST NORTH ERN ROAD IN THE WORLD. Wonderful Value of Alaskan Timber —Profits of White Paso Line Some thing Enormoua—Solomon City a Goor Harbor. It looks as though one of the many railroads Incorporated to lap parts of Alaska wll be built this year, and that Is the Council City & Solomon River Railroad Company, backed by Chicago and New York people, says a Portland dlsnatch. The articles have been filed with the general land offlee. Washincton. D C„ and the right of wav for the first 100 miles is already secured The system will tap the principal mining points ft the Cape Nome territory, known as Solomon River, Council City. Ophir Creek and Blue Stone Solomon, be low Nome City, is one terminus on tidewater. The articles permit th«- company to carry on a general hotel business, stores, build factories, lumber mills and everything llkel; to g;. luto con- t.ectlon with a railroad car the -¡«on- lug of a country. The eempany Is allowed 20 terr» of station ground for each 10 miles constructed and al ready has 13.000 on which it has com plete railroad rights Solomon is said to be on« of the beat places on that coast for the lanJ- Ing of vessels After running *0 mile« from Solomon the proposed rrrid will strike timber worth $200 to $-*«» per 1000 feet and this in Itself will prove a large source of revenue to the road. No better proof of the vast earning I-ossibilltles of the road ia needed than the showing of three railroads built in Alaska In the past five years. The White Pas* A Yukon read, built In 1898-99. at a cost of something l'ke $3,000.000 for 112 mile». raid nearly $2.000.600 profits the first two season, of its operation Its stock started at $6 50 per share in 1898 ard Is now quoted above $600 rer share The company paid a 60 per cent divi dend last year. The Little Wild Goose Railroad running only five and three-eight, Five families of Latter Day Saints n lies betw. en Nome Cic.z and Anti) intend leaving I^monl. Iowa, for Con Creek, which was built by a California don on March 2nd. says the Wheeler millionaire at a total cost of less than County Times The Influx from this $3*1.000, is i eported on good authority part in the past year or two has been to have pale the coat of Its construe- large and the people who come to t on the first few months c( its opera Gilliam county from there are indus tion. making In one dull season $280.- trious and desirable citizens and we 0O0 net profit. The rate charged for welcome the little colony of settler» the flve-mile journey was $i per pas There are about 30 persons coming. senger. and the freight charge was $40 Gilliam can accommodate them and per ton. being about the same as i, tr.atiy more. charged for carriage from Seattle to Nome a distance of 26'»' miles The Wild Goose Company also built a short line of about six miles from I Council City to Aplin Creek, which bas paid enormously on the small in-: vestment It Is estimated that the Solomon River Railroad can be built at a cost of from 88000 to $12.000 per mile. On the surveyed route from Solomon City to Council City not a single bridge wll] have to be bullL Very few people in the United States realize the extent and possibil ities of Alaska It has an area of | nearly 6*10.000 square miles, equal to the combined area of the New Ens-, land. Middle and Southern states, and millions of Its acres have never been traversed by a white man. It is not, by any means a frozen, barren waste, but In not a few sections farming and stock raising are developing rapidly. It is the largest fish and fur producing country In the world. and Trimmings Everybody wants some of some kind, and if you but knew what a BEAUTIFUL collection we have and at what modest prices, you’d come and see them whether you want to buy or not. You know you are equally welcome, one way or the other Oatfitters for Men and Women. ♦ »»»»W»»»»»#»»««»»»»»»»-» ♦ « ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ « ♦ ♦ i ♦ « « Gage Planes —SEE % j W. J. CLARKE (i CO i « ♦ « ♦ 211 COURT STREET A Good Tooth Brush Is something everybody should have. A tcoth brush that is made of poor bristles is bt:t litt e better than none at all. KOEPPENS’ PENETRATIVE BRUSH Is made to our order in France. It is a four-row bleached bristle, put together io a workmanlike manner, guaranteed to brush your teeth 271 times without losing a bristle. In other words, it is guaranteed three months, which allows you to use it three times a day — use it after each meal, no matter bow often you cat Twenty-five Cents It's the best brush we ever saw for that price. It’s a 35 cent brush, but buying in large lots and direct allows us to sell it at 25 cents Look at it even if you don't want to buy now. KOEPPEN’S DRUG STORE 65 Steps From Main St.. Toward the Coart Hoose BEST DRY WOOD^^ We have bought of the Alles Brother», their interest ii ths Wood business, aid low we are ready to furaiah the beet dry wood oi short «otice. Office 638 Maia Street Phone 1 121. P. P. COLLIER & CO. Great Retiring From Business Sale Not a single article in the entire stock reserved. I have decided to retire from business and everything that remains of my stock will be gotten rid of at the earliest possible date. NOW WELL ORGANIZED. I Eastern Oregon Sheepmen Are Solid ly Union. The local or county organizations of sheep men In Eastern Oregon, formed under the regime established at the last session of the State Woolgrow ers' Association, now numbers seven and represent approximately 1.000,000 sheep. These associations are dis tributed as follows: Baker, (2). Ums tills. Morrow. Crook. Wasco and Wal lowa. One may be organized later in Wheeler. Grant county sheepmen belong to the Heppner association. The number of sheep represented are distributed as follows: Umatilla, 150,- 000; Morrow (including Grant), 250.- 000; Wasco. 200,000; Baker. 160,000; Crook, 150.000; Wallowa. 120.000. The aggregate is between onefourih and one-fifth of all the sheep in Oregon. Helix K. of P. The Helix Knights of Pyth>as last Saturday celebrated the anniversary of the founding of the order. The principal features of the occasion were a dance and a banqueL C. C. Sharp. Thomas Montgomery and Clar ence Knight attended from this place. They pronounce the affair one of the most agreeable they have attended for years. Hogs Scarce in Union. F. H. Kiddle, of the flrm of Kiddle Bros., of I a Grande, Is In town en route to Athena, where he will ar range for the immediate shipment to I a Grande of 400 head of stock hogs, bought to feed and fatten. They are all either grade Berkshire^ or grade Poland Chinas. He gives no explana tion of the present scarcity of hogs In Umatilla county, but knows that it exists. Th Ives entered the drug store of M. Clems, of Grant’s Pass, taking a small amount of silver from the cash drawer, but leaving several hundred dollars worth of valuable jewelry and watches untouched. 2 Cost is Not Considered in Marking Down the Prices The main idea is to get rid of the stock. The sale is on rugs, malting, curtains, portiers, floor linoleum, framed and unframed pictures, mirrors, wall paper and hosts of other articles, SPECIAL I have just received some exquisite latest patterns of Oriental rugs and Arabian lace curtains which go with the rest. SEWCP4G MACHINES Every Sewing Machine in my stock has been marked down to such a low figure as to make them sell My carpets and undertaking business I disposed of to Baker & Folsom and the slaughter has been made on all that remains. The sale is now in progress First come first served. JESSE FAILING MAIN STREET, NEAR BRIDGE » » » » » » a » » » * » a » » » » » » » » » » a » a » » » » »