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___ FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1903. over the country with the view to getting hold of and that can be irri gated. lie has been up in Washing ton looking over the Yakima. Wenat chee and Kennewick properties, and expresses himself as well pleased with the outlook here. HERE IS WHERE YOUR Thanks From Heppner. Charles H. Miller is in receipt of a letter today from Mayor Gilliam, which reads as follows: "We are in receipt cf your letter of the 2nd Inst., inclosing checks to the amount of $367.65, donated by your people for the relief of Heppner sufferers. We note also the other splendid contributions coming from your city, amounting in the total to $1,033.15. Please accept for yourself and convey to your people our sincere thanks for their kindness and gener osity toward us in this time of sorrow and need. "Very respectfully. FRANK GILLIAM. "Mayor." IRRIGATION EXPERIMENTS. Agricultural College Making ENVIABLE RECORD OF A PROGRESSIVE TOWN. Fifty Thousand Dollars' Worth of Improvements During 1903 — New Lumber Yard—Also a New Agricul tural Implement House — Several New Business Houses Either Going Up or Soon Will Be. .Milton. July 11.—Milton is not hav ing a building boom, but a healthy, steady growth Last year the build ing and improvements in the city amounted to about $25,000. This year unless something happens more than is expected, she will about double that. Up to date there has been at least $S.0u0 worth of residence and improvements on private property. At the present time there are two new residences already near comple tion. and four ready to start just as soon as material can be had. The Milton lumber yards are hav ing a hard time to get stock and can't keep it longer than its unload ed when they do get it. There are al ready two yards here and William Fletcher is putting in a large yard in Freewa er. He says that he is put ting it in for the future, for he be lieves that there’s a great future in store tor this town, and it won’t be many years before Milton and Free water will all be under one govern ment. and all that vacant space in around the depot will be tilled up with nice residences, stores, etc. Whether it will be or not. we can't say. but we see no reason why it should not be so. There is talk of a large two-story brick building going up in Freewater. The Nichols-Davis brick, a story and a half by 54x100. is about half way up. This has already been leas ed to John Smith, of Walla Walla, for a period of several years to be used as an agricultural and impliment house. The building will be divided into two apartments. The first will be 20x100 feet deep; the second will be 34x100 feet, with a cemented base ment the same size. The building will be fitted throughout w<th all the modem equipments of the latest fash ion. They expect to have It ready for occupancy by the 10th of Septem ber. The old bakery building has been removed from the place which it has occupied for the last 20 or 25 years, and excavation has begun for a large brick store room in its place. This when completed will be one of the best business rooms in town. It will be 38x100, with cemented basement full size. The Bee Hive store, that stands next to it, no doubt will be moved out soon and a brick erected in its stead. MONEY GOES TO. Semi-Annual Statement of State Treas urer Moore—Cash on Hand Over One Million Dollars Jan. 1, 1903. Salem. July 11.—State Treasurer C. S Moore yesterday compiled and issued his statement of the receipts and disbursements of his department for the six months perior ending June 30. The report shows that there was a balance ou hand January 1, 1903. of $1,122,796.11; the receipts for the six months amounted to $1,196,334.75; the disbursements. $1,040,994 44. leav ing a balance of $1,278,136.42 on hand July 1. 1903. The principal items of the report follow: Receipts. Practi Cash on hand January 1 $1,122,796.11 cal Tests at Umatilla. NEWS OF MILTON BREVITIES. Dr. James Withyeombe. of the Ore- gou Agricultural College, of Corvallis, has been at Umatilla for a few days, superintending the erection and ar rangement of some tanks for experi ments in technical irrigation at that place. The college is greatly interested in the subject of irrigation and conducts a series of experiments, constantly, in different kinds of soil and in differ ent climates. The Vmatuta district was chosen for a numoer ot soil tests.’ as it represents most nearly the arid country, and would give the most ac curate results in dry land experi ments. The technical process of these ex periments will be to treat a certain quantity of soil with water, and by chemical analysis and scientific ob servation to determine how much water applied to this character of soil is wasted by evaporation, how much enters the growing plants and how much passes away in absorption with* out giving strength to the soil or nourishment to the vegetation in the soil. Five galvanized tanks, holding about 1.000 pounds of soil each have been placed in position and in these will be put a representative quality of arid soil, seeded to alfalfa Care ful tests of irrigation in the different methods employed in the arid dis tricts will be made on this soil, with a view to determining the exact amount of water needed to produce crops. The experiments will be watched with interest by irrigators in Eastern Oregon, as it will ultimately determ ine the value of much of the sandy land of Umatilla and adjoining coun ties. Large Herd of Jacks. One ot the oddities of the Umatilla county assessment rolls, is a herd of jacks owned by S. Drumheller, of Cottonwood precinct. Mr. Drumhel ler owns 27 of these animals, which were assessed at $2,900. It is the largest herd of jacks owned in the inland Empire, and is an oddity on Western tax rolls, but with the in creasing corn acreage of Umatilla county, is soon to be a common ar ticle of value in the county. General fund ................... Common school fund. principal ....................... Common school fund, in terest ............................. Agricultural college fund. principal ......................... Agricultural college fund. iuterest ......................... University fund principal University fund interest.. Swamp land fund .......... 5 per cent U. S. land sale fund ............................... State agricultural college. tax fund ......................... Oregon Soldiers' Home national fund .............. Bounty fund ..................... Hatchery fund .......... Hatchery fund, dist No. 1 Hatchery fund dist. No 2 Pure food fund .......... State l>oard of examiners' fund ............................... Oregon Stove Foundry fund ............................... Pen. betterment fund . Sewer fund ..................... Total 496.670.50 440,072.02 119.965.03 27,405.97 5.718.60 15.875.15 8.097.83 727.09 23.365.90 2o.166.16 3.940 68 7.744 81 3.217.08 14.253 59 4.320.91 80.00 394 00 1 ,ot>0.00 2.535 43 784.00 ............................. $2,319,130.86 Dsbursements. General fund ................... $ 479,989 02 Common school fund principal ..................... 446,848-8» Common school fund, interest ......................... 6.198.06 Agricultural college fund, principal ...................... 13.oOo.oO Agricultural col leg, fund, interest ......................... 5,344.90 University fund, principal 16.000.00 University fund, interest 3.372 69 5 per cent U. S. land sales fund ............................... 23.365.90 State Agricultural College tax fund ..................... 12.500.00 Oregon Soldiers' Home national fund .............. 3.930 00 Bounty fund .................. 8.776.21 Salmon industry fund .. 17.298.74 Hatchery fund dist No. 1 899 93 Hatchery fund dist No 2 177.65 Pure food fund....... 91.62 State board of examiners' fund ............................... 492.25 Oregon Stove Foundry fund ............................... 322.77 Pen. betterment fund ... 1.139.73 M J. Powell, of Eugene. is in the city on a business trip. Miss Clara Stout is visiting friends in Baker City for a short time. J. C. Hayes, of Heppner, is in the THERE 18 NO SCAB IN city for a short time on business. UMATILLA COUNTY. Mrs. C. B. Wade is not expected home from the coast for two weeks Miss Florence Adams is the guest Ranges Are Still Overstocked With a Prospect for a Shortage for Forage of friends in Baker City for a few weeks. No Mange Among Horses Except N. H. Pinkerton, one of the Athena on th» Reservation. merchants, is in the city on a short business trip. According to the opinion of the B. E. Kennedy has returned from stock Inspector the sheep of the coun- a trip to Hot Springs, Ark., much im t) are practically rid of the scab that menaced them some months ago. proved in health. R. T. Cox. of Portland, is in Pendle There were several bands in the south ton on u business trip and to visit ern part of the county mat were ar- fileted with the disease early in the his brother. J. L- Cox, of this city. season, hut they have all been dipped Miss Margaret Dickson left for her and have received certificates and home at Portland this morning, after gone to the mountain ranges Of a visit with relatives in this city. Course, it is yet too soon to say posi Miss Lula Mlles, who has l>een vis-! tively that they are permanently rid 11 ing in the city for several days, has! of tin plague, but it is probable that returned to her home at Sumpter. * with proper care that it will not make Miss Edna Thompson will leave in i its appearance again. The sheep situation is about the <he morning for Bortlai.d and the roast, where she will 9|M'-nd thu sun* same that It was last year as far as numbers are concerned. The ranges mer. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Belts and are congested and not enough sheep family are in the city from their home have been sold to help matters very at Pilot Rock, for a short visit with much, though the sheepmen are in better fix for the winter man are the friends. stockmen, for the former have taken Dr. I). C. McNabb was called to care to raise hay enough to feed Adams this morning to attend a valu through the winter Between 130,000 able horse belonging to L. L. Wright, and 140,000 sheep, young and old. of that place have been sent to the summer ranges Mrs. Glenn Winslow arrived today in the mountains this year, about the to join her husband, who has pur same number that were summered chased the Garretson stock of jew last season. It is due to th, summer elry and optical goods ing in part that the scab got its start Colonel J H. Raley, accompanied in the county, for there the sheep by his family, will leave In the morn were mixed with bands that were en ing for Priest Lake, in Northern croaching on the Umatilla range from Idaho, when» they will spend the sum Grant and Morrow counties. and these latter bad the disease But it is not mer all likely that It will spread again Chester Deering, of San Francisco, this year, for the men are on the look 'he superintendent of agencies for out for the sheep from that part of he Pennsylvania Insurance Company, the country and will not take any Is in the city in the Interest of his chances with them again this year company. The mange is a thing of the past Mias Belle Wallace, of Whitman with the horsemen at the present College, is in the city for a visit with time, at least, as mat disease has her parents at their home on East twen stamped out m this county. This Webb street. Miss Wallace is the reg- does not take into account the horses strar at the college on the reservation, for tney always Mr. and Mrs James Nelson are at are mangy. and as they are not under the Goiden Rule, having come to the the care of the county officers noth 'ity to make preparations for har ing can be done with them. However, vesting the crop on their -arm in the they are all confined to the bound! vicinity of Pendleton. aries of the government land, and W J Homer, general agent of the there is not much danger to be ex ndiana State Life Insurance Com pected from them. The cattlemen have a hard time ot ■any. of Indianapolis, has returned rom a business trip to Spokane and it this winter, for they have depend ed on the straw left from this har Xher Eastern Washington points. to carry them through the win A M Snyder, of the Spokesman- vest ter. and that is so short this year leview, went to Walla Walla this that it is a question as to whether or norning to report the interesting not there will be sufficient to carry hings that happen at the municipal btg herds over the cold spell and •lection now in progress at that the the season of short pasturage of the Mace. »Inter Another reason that the feed John Bean, the stock inspector for will be short is that at least 20 com :his county, accompanied by his fam- bines have been put In the fields this ly. will leave this evening for their season in addition to those used last lomestead about nine miles south year, and as they d<> not save the west of Pendleton, for a few weeks' straw all the fields threshed by them outing in the country. will practically be lost to Ue stock J R. Dickson and family left thia raiser as feed producers for the win morning for Clatsop Beach, where ter seasofP Mrs Dickson and the children will The cattlemen have depended on «pend the summer Mr. Dickson will buying hay and straw for their herds, »top for a couple of weeks before re and it will take ail of the surplus and turning to his business here. perhaps, more to fill the bl». As the buying season is but fairly Henry Henson and family, and a brother and family, of La Grande, under way. however, it may be that passed up tie road ea route home enough of the cattle will be moved list evening from Seaside. Mr. Hen out of the country to take away the »on says the season is not opened strain and leave the situation easy for vet. as the weather is very cold on the raisers, but unless this happens some of the cattle ranged in the coun the coast. during the winter will be in bad Clyde Bellinger, formerly of Salem ty shape when the spring tim«- come* but now the general field agent of the Acme Harvester Company, with head Workmen engaged tn grading a quarters at Portland was in the city yesterday for a visit with his brother. street tn Astoria. Saturday, discover Clifford Bellinger, who is with the ed what must be an ancient Indian Umatilla Implement house of this grave, as a skeleton two rusty rifle barrels, a string of bead, a sarfc of city ancient Mexican dollars, and a red sandstone pipe containing an engrav ed likeness ot Benjamin Franklin, were found In it. The most interesting studies tn psychology are outside tae books Calvin Rice and Jerry Graves were hanged at Marion, ill for the __ con- COUNTY ASSESSOR MAKES tossed murder of Mrs Nellie Relchel- der. a teacher. Both “died bravely,” . Total ............................. $1,040,994.44 The balance of cash left on band Police Court on July 1. is credited to ;he several Frank Parr and C. F. Joplin were unda a« follows; both fined $5 apiece in the city court General fund .................. $ 251.36924 this morning for being drunk, and Common school fund. John H. Glass was sent to the city principal ........................ 717.995.38 lockup for three days in default of Common school fund. the same amount, for the same of interest ......................... 197.000 91 fense. Agricultural college fund. principal ....................... 23.581 74 Real Estate Transfera Agricultural college fund. Wade & Bryson sold to C. H War- interest ......................... 5.718.60 man today, lots 5 and 6 in block 7. University fund, principal 2.18565 Cole’s addition to the city of Pen University fund, interest. 6.290 66 dleton. consideration. $275. Thurston monument fend. principal ........................ 120.36 Thurston monument fund. x interest ......................... 40.08 Swamp land fund ......... 5.492.83 Tide land fund .................. 19,673 63 State agricultural college tax fund ......................... 13.89** 02 Oregon Soldiers' Home MEN WANTED IN WALLA national fund .............. 6,753 68 4.877.69 WALLA ARE TAKEN. Bounty fund ..................... Hatchery fund .................. 59.25 COMPARATIVE SHOWING. Hatchery fund dist No. 1 13.35366 4.143 26 Sam and Ed Hall Secured Money Not Hatchery fund diet No. 2 138.03 As a Result of Mr. Strain’s Assess Belonging to Them and Fall to Pure food fund .................. State board of examiners' ment the Levy for the Year Will Be Make it Good to the Authorities— fund ............................... 173.31 Reduced by Nearly 25 Per Cent in Will be Taken to Walla Walla. Oregon Stove Foundry the County—Total Assessment fund ............................... 3.005.80 Sam and Ed Hall, two brothers, are Pen. betterment fund ... 1.395 70 May Reach $9,000,000. in the county jail with a term in the Sewer fund ..................... 876.94 federal prison in prospect for them Work on the assessment rolls is if the charge of obtaining a money Total ............................ $1,278.136 42 progressing very rapidly and already order belonging to another by fraud three of the first letters of the al ulent means is sustained. FEED SUPPLY SHORT. The alleged facts are as follows: phabet list are completed. Several days ago Sam Hail went to County Assessor C. P. Strain has Range Drying Up — Light Hay Crop the postoffice at Walla Walla anu made footings of the lists now com asked for mail for his sister, Maggie in Malheur. plete and from these is able to make Hall, a resident of that place. A let The feed in the mountains south of ter was given him and he left. The very dose approximate of the total next day a lady by the name of Mag here is shorter than for a good many assessment of the county. By taking ANOTHER ADDITION TO years, and what there is, is nearly gie Hall came to the office and asked ECHO HAS BEEN LAID OUT. up, says the Grant County the comparative assessment In the for her mail. When told that there drying News. There is at least the usual letters A and B, in the years 1902 was none for her, she said that it was and 1903, the total this year win Visit by Postoffice Inspector Dorn— strange, as she should have received amount of stock pasturing on thl* reach very nearly $9,000,000. Ex-Marshal Houser Has Moved to a letter containing a money order scant supply, and unless there is The net assessment last year was Baker County—Investors in Echo from her brother at Garfield, several plenty of rain and good growing $5,664,000 and the county levy of 28 weather from now on, there la likely mills produced $158,592 in taxes. The Lands—Letter From Mayor Gilliam days before that time. A few days to be some pretty heavy losses. net assessment this year will reach Conveying the Thanks of People of afterward Hall again came to the of To make the outlook still more dis fice and was questioned concerning couraging for stock raisers in the ex at least $8,664,000, or an Increase of Heppner. the matter, and admitted having re $3,000,0*». A tax levy of about 18 1-3 Echo, July 12.—Postofflce Inspector ceived a letter which was not the treme southeastern counties, the hay mills on this amount will produce Clark, of Walla Walla, came down property of his sister, and that the crop is not going to be up to the av $158,592, or the same amount raised yesterday to check up the accounts letter contained an order for $10. He erage These are the conditions as out .axt year, with a 28 mill tax. of Postmaster Dorn. He reports every promised to return the money, and Assuming that the increase is as lined to a News man by William thing in very satisfactory condition. left the office, that being the last that great within the city as outside, and Ward, a leading sheep and wool man Zoe Houser. ex-United States mar was seen of him. assuming that the school and city shal, and an old-timer of this county, The officers of this city were noti of Malheur. expenditures shall not exceed those Mr. Ward is running about 50,000 left with bis family yesterday for fied and were on his track for some of last year, Mr. Strain estimates Baker county, where he goes to look time, but were unable to locate him. head of sheep, a number of which he that the school and city levies, taken is pasturing on the mountains near after his mining interests. Sam Hall, accompanied by his broth together this year, will be less than Frank Spike, road supervisor for er, Ed, who was accessory with him Strawberry Butte. He says that after 12*4 mills, which, added to the county passing 20 miles south of Prairie, this district, is complying with the in the matter, came to this city, but and state tax, will make a total of law in the matter of erecting suitable so covered their tracks that the offic City, very little rain has fallen since less than 31 mills. early spring. This fact, together w 4 » ’ fingerboards at the intersections of ers could gain no clue as to their ex The state board of equalization cold and unfavorable weather, has the various roads of the county. act whereabouts. meets on the fourth Monday in Aug W. C. Motley is here today in the in In the meantime the circumstances caused the shortage on the range. Besides having very little rain to ust for the adjustment of taxation, terest of Therkelsen’s piano house. had been told to Postmaster Liver and there promises to be little work Halstead’s addition has recently more, and he had instructed his help the grass and alfalfa along, the for the board in this county this year, large Owyhee ditch has broken many been platted and is now on the mar clerks to keep a lookout for any mail as the assessment is very satisfact ket. with considerable activity devel that might come to such a person at times, and farmers could not get the ory. Very few cases will be up for necessary water for their fields. oping. his office. Today there was a letter The first cut will not yield over half adjustment, as the tax levy for the D. K. Mathews, of Rathdrum. Idaho, for Sam Hall, and he put in an ap a crop, and, of course, there is no county promises to be reduced by Mr. has been here several days looking pearance at the window for it. The Strain's assessment, at least 10 mills. general delivery clerk. Miss Privett, knowing what the second and third The assessment of this county has engaged the man in conversation and may do. This unsatisfactory prospect, taken been very close, not an item of value *»♦♦♦«♦♦♦......... . ascertained from him that he was In connection with the actual losses escaping the assessor's eye. with the from Walla Walla, and that he had a that have occurred in that section, a result that more taxpaying property sister tn that city by the name of light wool clip, and the enormous has been found and more just values Maggie Hall. Being satisfied that he fixed, so that while the taxes of some was the man they were after, the po losses of stock throughout Montana few men will be higher thau usual, and Utah, has resulted in the firm lice were called and Hall was over The spread of Infection and the general tax levy will be reduced taken before he had gone far and stand taken by sheepmen for higher about 25 per cent for the county. contagious diseases is a mat prices for wool than were offered at taken to the jail. ter in which all are interested. A change that would result in a The brother, Ed Hall, was located the wool sales recently held in Onta Having to the county of at least one- In order that our customers rio. in a local lodging house in bed. and may have th» most modern Mr. Ward did not get offers that third of the expense of making the was arrested by United States Mar method of disinfection, as well were sufficiently attractive to induce assessment, each year, would be to sha) A. A Roberts and taken to the as the safest, simplest and him to part with his product, which take real estate assessments only county jail in company with the most reliable, we have added is still stored until the market stiff once in four years, instead of each year, as now. Fully one-third of the to our already complete drug Á other brother. ens up a bit. The two men will be given an ex time of the assessor is consumed in stock a fine line of amination before United States Com going over real estate which does not missioner Hailey, Jr., as soon as the Idaho Wool Untold. SOLIDIFIED fluctuate in value, enough in four witnesses can come down from Walla FOR-M AL-DE-H YDE Boise. July 13.—The major portion years in this country to make any ap Walla to appear against them. of the wool clip of 1903 between preciable difference In the assess and Mountain Home and Ontario, Or., has ment. FORMALDEHYDE Notice to the Public, been disposed of, although there is GENERATORS. On July 18 I leave for the moun something like 2,150,000 pounds yet Work Begun on Sample Tlooms. tains, to be gone till Sept. 1st Those remaining in the hands of the pro Besides being an ideal sick George Darveau has got me brick wishing photographic work are re ducers. The amount of wool yet un room disinfectant, it is un layers to work on his sample rooms quested to await my return, when I sold is as follows: equalled in fleas, insects of all this morning and will have the walls will be prepared to do better wotk Pounds. up in a short time. The work has kinds, etc. See them in our than ever before. Mountain Home ...................... 1,000,000 been delayed for some time by the window and come in and let C. S. WHEELER. Boise ......................................... 750,0<i scarcity of masons In the city, one us tell you more about it. Weiser ..................................... 50,000 building having to wait on the other. , Treatment in Walla Walla. Caldwell ................................... 350,000 As It Is, only five men are at work Madison Jones, a retired stockman this morning, but more will be put on residing in Pendleton, came to town Total ..................................... 2,150.00* the job as fast as they can be spared yesterday accompanied by Mrs. The clip at other stations has been the other buildings under con Leading Druggists Jones, who will take medical treat entirely disposed of unless it be a from struction by the contractor who has ment. — -Walla Walla Union. few small clips. I I II I H HI I II I I iMHH*»* the sample rooms to build. ESTIMATES TAXES Introducing In addition to the priced items published in this space during this week we are making « + * + ♦ ♦ July Clearing Sale Prices on : ♦ : I * and ttraw Ha ; ; ; ; Half Price ♦ : ♦ ThePeoplesWarehouse Outfitters for Tien and Women THERE is a big DEMAND for Silk Shirt Waist Sale Canied fruits aid vegetable« that taste like aother’6 Monopole We have in stock about 25 S>ik Shirt Waists that we want to dispose of at once and the following ptices wil! make them move, so it you want one you will have to hurry has all the fresh ripe flavor of the fruit or vegetable loth- ing bat the aost select stock goes iito a MONOPOLE cai. ’Every bit is packed fresh, sweet aid delicious, with painstaking care and yon can not find an eqnal anvwhere to MONOPOLE Ail our $500. $7.0Uand $*.00 if A A Waist« go at ........................ 4>‘t.aV Alt our $4.00, |4.50 and |5.00 <0 A A Waists go at ............ «PJ.UV Standard Grocery Monoian «• Grocers DON T MISS IT Coon TEUTSCH'S BIG DEPARTMENT STORE Cor. Main ar.d Alta Streets. Always busy but not too busy to SHOW YOL d Big Cut Prices 0° you waul Io see them? Boston Store Hundreds of useful things sold at I this store that you aie constantly in need of Passe Partout Supplies— Binding, paste and mucilage, metal holders, cardboard, etc. String and stick tags—Complete line. 5c bundle and In all Departments of our Store all this Week. All who trade at our Store understand this means cheaper than you can buy the same grade of goods elsewhere. A Nice, Juicy ST. JOE STORE Steak P just the thing this wtath-r. It is too hot to roast or boil meat ^Call or phone ♦4 Howto Prevent TALLM AN & CO. It pays to trade at The Peoples Warehouse JMN19U8 3 Watch Joe Basler’s 730 Gummed counters, several and colors, 10c a bo«. styles 316 E. Cour* Ad Next Week and Eyelet- and Punches. Full line office and desk supplies By the Fire Insurance Com Our panies we represent. companies stand first in the world. He Will Give for a Month —FANCY DI8HES— A very complete line to select from. JOSEPH BASLER 407 412 Phoue Red 211 LOSSES ALWAYS MET PROMPTLY THE DISCOUNT -- MIESCKE s,r”' The Forniture Man Aaaets Hartford ‘■'iré lusurauce U(c$12,25»,07h I Alliauee Asen ranee Üo....... 29.0S9.tei3 London A Laneashirr Firr Insurance Oo .................. 2.544.68S I North llritish A Mercautile Co........................................ I9,8M,»76 Royal Insurance Co............ FRANK B. CLOPTON Cups and saucers—235 styles to se lect from 10c to $1.45 each. New cake plates, salad dishes, etc. THE NOLT STORE alogne of them. 22,897.153 AGENT A foil Bupply alwayïkept in stock. Ô00 MAIN STREET