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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1906)
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" "wui uu mill v-j o uiiiunueu lo rend iw " land nRscRfed bo Iohh or nflio "U1X11V1HI0I1 IlCCOnllnir in Mw. u.i. tu . iiiii.iHH I un cntifi Vlrtn,! I . . . : ....w IUIH llllU ) OCkH Hrt Hilll. Sflritol.y,tlei,cribd. fc Wibed by irivinir thn Iwinn.lnrtn. - "J illlTOnCO lO a l!HPrinf Inn , , ..Httiirti! iLn i:iiiiiiLinni in iha '. iaajk iih noroiniiftitFnmvl.if.il euphnti i"u,,uw , - w..iUi- jiuinnnr iih tn nmin 41.1. IIIIIAM 1 w. inaii.i.i. i n " lb i.. -'""iiun.iw a liurinatinnt rnn. '"JboSnrt." SSSiJl. PneU llou of a ,ul nUlilUKtoii., . BIHIIC onfc I OSOF nflon In .... UU. I in. nn... I Atkal . . . "wtvn ny iion p h uciuuy lH iimmi.lfwl t l ... C "B'wtaUvotoUio aH80H8- 'tiling, n(lV(,ri iii. .uf UXC. i,v ,,t4l..l ..." iih- a ti viii luiiLiu . nil -"i iiiruren. fis...M.. .. How n i .a. i j 1 1 ft rn n ' I,l!l RM I iur 1 f. i. a.. it, , Bnys nn exclmngo, ril.i UULOL'rnnil nnil n "aphofbUrotobt fol- ro- groat nuto t lot ponontu to dcfllBiinto tho towiiHliip, ningo, Hccllon, part of Hoctlon, distance, coureo, bearing, anddlrecction, undalHO tho number of lota and blocks, or part thorcof. (No cliango, oxcciit to ntnillfy tho tiormlMlvo Atjlirovlntloni to corrctiiond with tiioia ordi narily lined,) (Description book Contcntw.) Section 31. Thoro ahull bo kept In tho olllco of tho tax collector a book, to bo known iih tho description lodk, which ahall bo arranged by order of Hcctiotm or land clainm, towiiHhlpH, and ningeH. Tho nfisCBHor may enter theroln, under tho proper numerical heading, any I met of land by n motea and bounds descrip tion thorcof, situated within such land claim or section, and shall givo to each tract of land so described and entcnid a number, to bo designated as Tax No. , and tho tracts in cacli such sec tion and land claim shall bo numbered consecutivoly. Such number shall bo placed on tho assessment and tax rolls to indicato-tliat certain picco of real es tato bearing such number in tho de scription book, and described by mctcB and bounds under sucii number in tho description book; and in all proceed ings for tho assessment, lovy, or collec tion of tuxes, or salo of property, or other proceedings for collection of de linquent taxes, said designation shall bo a Hufllcient description, and it shall not bo necessary to enter in such pro ceedings a description of such tract by metes and bounds. (New; romrjnru Itcveuuo I.awi Wanhlneton, I'JOS, lection 47.) (Division of assessment mado upon whole tract Payment of tax on part of tract.) Section 32. Any person desiring to pay taxes on any part or raids of any real cstato heretofore or hereafter as sesHed as ono imrcol or tract may do so by applying to the tax collector, who must carefully investigato and ascer tain tho rolativo-or proportionate value said part bears to tho whole tract as sessed, on which basis tho assessment must be divided and tho tax collected accordingly: Provided, wliero tho as sessed valuation of tho tract to bo divid ed exceeds $U,000, a notice stating tho division must bo sent to tho known several owners interested in tho tract, by registered mail, unless they all ap ply to tho tux collector to divide tho as sessment; and if no protest against said division bo Med with tlto tux collector within llftecn days from dato of notice, tho tax collector shall duly accept pay ment and Ibsuo ercoipt on tho appor tionment as by him mado. In cases where protest is filed to said division, tho matter shall bo heard by tho coun ty court at its next regular session for transaction of county business, and tho county court shall iimico a final division of tlto said assessment, and tho tux col lector shall collect, accept, and receipt for said taxes as determined and or dcred by tho county court. (Now; compare a nomowhat similar (tatuto in .t njimntfioii. (Lands of unknown owner How des cribed). Section 33. Tliut section 3070 of tho Codes and Statutes of Oregon, compiled and annotated by Hon. Clmrlea B. Bol linger und William W. Cotton, bo und tho same hereby is amended to read as follows: When tho name of tho owner of lands or lota liable to taxation is un known, such lands or lota shall bo de scribed as that of unknown owner or unknown owners, and tho value thereof sot down in tho assessment roll, in tho sumo manner that lands of known own ers aro required to bo described, and tha value thereof designated. If tho property on such assessment roll shall no arranged in tho order of its loca tion, and not in alphabetical arrange ment by tho owner's namo, then tho lands or Iota of such unknown owners shall bo inserted in thoir proper "placa according to location. COmiti all rofcrenno to tho ocnunancv of land to avoid "lllackhurn v. l.owla" 45 Or. 4a, 77 loo. 740.) (Form of assessment roll). Section 34. Thatsoction 3077 of tho Codes and Statutes of Oregon, compiled and annotated by Hon. Charles 1J. Bol linger and William W. Cotton, bo and tho samo hereby is amondod to read as follows: Tho assessment roll shall bo mado out in tabular form, in separate col umns, with appropriate heads, after tho manner specified below, with such ad- Iltlonal columns as may by law bo pro scribed or aa may bo deemed necessary, and for convonlonco may bo divided in to parta so that aasessnionta of lands, lots, or other real and personal estates, appear in separate parts thereof, us nearly as convonlont In tho following form, varying tho samo as tho circum stances may require: LOTS. LANDS 6 o IT a o i & a o p O . lo a c 6S. 3a B : a a Sf" "8 a : o Und nrcnlr, "Back from do east, oh?" greeted tho highwayman. "How did you malto out?" "Protty rough," replied tho pick pocket. "I got Bnapped up an' do Judge was Just about to glvo mo six months when I thought I'd got off by telling him I was an Iceman." "Did do gamo work?" "I should Bay not I When ho hoard I was an Icomuu ho garo wo a year." Irs o 5 So p." b trf it? p 2 is v. 3S" V.a -f ... Namo of taxpayer. Character of biulncii. AddrcM . City of. Valuo of merchandise and stock In trado .1 Valuo of machinery and equipment S Number of miles , Valuo . Number of miles , Value . c . m ii uv a tJJc-9-S Number of miles , Valuo . Money, notes and accounts. Shares of stock., Value of farm machinery, Imple ments, wagons, etc Household furniture, etc Number of horses , Value . Number of cattle. Value . Number oLshecp. Value . Number of swine. Valuo . Grots value of all property , Kxemptions. Total value of taxable property. (Provides that the roll may be divided for convenience. Tne form of roll used by nearly ail tho counties Is supplied by the secretary of stato merely becauso It Is called for, and It Is called for merely because It has herc-to-foro been used. It Is bascdonthcschemcofaiuicssmcnt which was in affect prior to the act of l'JOl, and Is better designed to the old law than tho pres ent. Several counties in tho statu Including Multnomah have found changes from tho com mon form necessary, and procure Vnoclal forms of rolls designed to meet their needs and expe rience. The forms recommended herein are based upon tho experience of such counties compared with tho present usual form of roll, and ure designed to permit a division of tho book Into parts, dividing tho roll as to lots, lands, and personal property if desired.) (Additional columns in roll Entries to bo nmdo therein.) Section 35. That section 3078 of tho Codes and Statutes of Oregon, compiled and annotated by Hon. Charles B. Bol linger und William W. Cotton, bo and tho samo hereby is amended to read as follows: In the assessment and tax rolls of the several counties, in addition to tho col umns olsowhoro provided for, there shall bo added columns head respective ly " Cities, " ' School Districts, " "Amount City Tux," "Amount School District Tax," and if thero bo a port or other municipal tuxing agency in such county, additional columns for tho namo of such port or other municipal taxing agency, und for tho amount of such port or other tuxes. It sfiull bo tho duty of tho soventl county assessors in making their assessments to enter opposito each Item oi porperty assessed, in Its appro priuto column, tlto namo of tho incor pointed city or town, und tho number of tho school district, and tho namo of tho port or other municipal taxlntraKcn cy, if any, in which each item of prop erty assessed is tuxuulo. (No rhaiigc. except to provide that ports and other municipal ' taxing agencies, if any, shall be given columns in the roll.) SHOWS BIQ DEFICIT. (To bu continued next week) I'nt'a Abo. On a motor car tour of the County Mayo, which tho Earl of Altatnnnt mado with "Malrrtln," an Irish gos soon, for general assistant, they pass ed a neat llttlo cottage, with a pretty bit of garden. "Who lives thero?" asked tho earl. "Is It thero?" Malrrtln said, Indlg nantly. "Sure, doesn't ould Pat Mur phy llvo there." "Oh, does he?" Bald tho earl, not knowing In the least, as ho confesses In English Country Life, who "ould Pat Murphy" was. " 'Deed ho docs," said Malrrtln, "and him a hundhrcd If he's a day so he Is." "Ono hundred years old I" tho carl said, In astonishment "Deed and ho Is," reiterated Malrr tln. "Ho's been dead these threo years. and ho was 08 w'hen ho died." AVnrmlnir Up. "Itunnlng for nny ofllco this yenr?" nsked tho man with the bulbous nose. "Not yet," answered tho man with the cinnamon beard. "But I'm legging for. It Francis Scott Koy had Just written tht "Star Spangled Banner." "In days to come," he said, "when peo ple hear that song they will stand on their foot and listen to tt with uncovered heads 1" Yot even ho had no premonition that tho day would come when the playing of "The Star Spnnglod Bannor" by it theater orchestra would make Uu peopW within hearing rlso to their feet as one man, grab their wraps and make a dive for tho otKb, ' Postal Department Runs Behind ffilO, 510,005.04 In Year. Washington, Dec. 11. Tho annual report of Postmaster Gonoral Cortolyou shows receipts for tho past year were $107,032,782.05, whilo expenditures were $178,440,778.80.' Tliov deficit ia $10,510,005.94. . Tit postmaster general discusses tho deficit but says bo is less concerned about that Ihatr about tho efficiency of tho department. Ho attributes tho failure to show a profit to tho growing public demand for increased postal fa cilities. Tho deficit is not charged to any ono branch of tho service. Tho romarkablo efficiency of fidmo dopartmonts is commented upon, par ticularly of tho registry service. For half a century all causes of loss, in cluding burglary, theft and fire, have shown a loss of only threo one-thousandths of 1 per cent. Mr. Cortelyou recommends that a deputy postmaster general be appointed, who shall relievo the burden borno by the postmaster general and 1i5b four assistants. Tho department has 320,000 persons in its employ and it is recommended that the lniitv'H noHition bo made permanent and that ho shall bo general manager of tho postal service. Ureater accuracy in statistics is recommended and Mr. Cor telyou asks that provision bo made for expert statisticians and accountants. The' congestion of mail in New York City is ' indicated and attention called to the new postoffice building, a site for which has been acquired at the pro posed terminal station of the Pennsyl vania railroad. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST COAL FOR CENTURIES. PRESIDENT CASTRO ILL.J Chief Executive of Venezuela Removed to Seacoast Town on a Bed. Fort de Franco, Martinique, Dec. 11. Reliable advices hero from Venezuela set forth that President Castro was moved down to tho little seacoast vil lage of Macuto, near La Guayra, last week. Tho president is described as being very ill. He made the trip from Caracas in a bed. When he arrived at Macuto, ho appeared to bo absolutely unconscious. It is generally believed that ho has no chance of recovery. Violently worded posters have been circulated in Caracas declaring that no one is today deceived regarding the gravity of President Castro's illness, and insisting that the exercise of the executive power be assured through a vice president, which is provided for in the constitution. For a long time past tho poster continued, only routine government matters have been attended to, and important questions are being hoi in abeyance. General Parades, an ex-revolutionists, now in exile, is organizing a eeri ouh insurrectionary movement, and de clares that ho will soon take the field. He claims to have 15,000 rifles at his disposition. FROM PRESIDENT'S VIEW. Gives Reasons for Dismissing Former Ambassador Storer. Washington, Dec. 11. President Roosevelt tonight made public a long letter addressed to Secretary Root, giv ing correspondence between tho presi dent and ex-Ambassador Bellamy Stor er, in which lie says that Mr. Storer's refusal to answer his letters and the publication of various private letters justified tho ambassador's removal; that Mr. Storer's publication .of private correspondence was peculiarly ungentle manly and that ho (tho president) had stated with absolute clearness his posi tion, tho reason why it was out of tho question for him as president to try to got any archbishop mado cardinal, though expressing his admiration for Archbishop Ireland as well as leadors of other denomination. Tho president's action follows the publication of a "confidential pamph let" which Mr. Storer last week sent to tho president, the cabinot and tho sen ate and foreign relations committee. Shlnamura in Command. Victoria, B. C, Dec. 11 The steam er KaguMaru brought news that Ad miral Shinanmura will probably com mand tho Japanese squadron, consisting of tho crui8ora Matsushimn, Itsuku shima and Haahidare, which will leave Japan next month for Honolulu, San Francisco and tho Put?rr, vessels will bo commanded respectively by Captains Nawa, Nomaguichi and iiiiiiigtua. Keporta aro current that Rear Admiral Tomorka, president of I the Yctaiima naval eolhn. mnv nlon accompany tlto fleet. Sale of Mexican Mine. Kl Paso. Tex.. Dec. 11 V recoived today of tho consummation of tho salo of tho two most famous gold mill dllvftF mini,,,. ..,it ii I ...... w . . v. . iiiiii HiriiiMH in run stato of Sonora. Las Chishas. a fnm. ous producor, lias boon sold to a Now l one ana I'aris Byndicttto for 0,000,000 pesos ($3,000,000 irold). Thn Tin,Ho.,n. ora mines, in tho samo district, ono of uiu iiuwii mmous oi tho Antiguas group has boon Bold to D. V. O. PiMtnn ff rJ.l cago, and l)is associates. Sampans Sunk hv Squall. Toklo. Doc. 11 A . - -..... ww u cum- pans (small hnrhnr Ivuthi) luttnn..!.,.. tho Japanoso cruiBor Chitoso woro 'sunk m a squatt noro today whilo sho was returnlnir from.n. tfln a . - l" iiuuiuvi IH tho boata were ovorturnod and 00 mon wore urownou, Southwestern Oregon Could Supply Entire Nation for Ages. Marshflold There is 400 square miles of coal land in Coos county, principally about Murshflcld, according to the Coos buy folio of the United States geological survey. From Marslifield tho coal area extends north eight miles, east six miles, south 22 miles nnd west nine miles to the Pacific ocean. Thero aro four veins, the first threo and one-half feet thick, tho second sev en feet, tho third ten feet and tho fourth from four to six feet. Coos county has 6,000,000,000 tons of coal, taking an average of only two feet thickness. While Pennsylvania mines 70,000,,000 tons of anthracite per year this Ma'rshficld body of coal, even if mined at that rate, would last over 70 years. Should Coos county exhaust Iter coal in u hundred years Curry county has enough coal urea, to quadruple that of Coos, so Southern, Oregon cannot mine her cail in 500 years, even if the Penn sylvania fields would shutdown and tho entire country draw its supplies from Southwestern Oregon. W. S. Chandler, vice president and general manager of the Coos JJay, Rose burg & Eastern Railroad & Navigation company, now the Southern Pacific, is theb est authority on coal in this sec tion for he is not only engaged in min ing and shipping coal, but he boa gath ered a fund of wdentific knowledge from his association with the government, geologists und surveyors who compiled the Coos county folio. Mr. Chundlrc gave .the coal area at 400 square miles, divided into three separate basins, tho Newport, Beaver slough and tho Couquille. The largest of these ia the Beaver slough and tho smallest the Newport basin. School Fund Statement. Salem As shown by the statement of the condition of the different funds under the jurisdiction of thn state land board, the total umount duo on out standing certificates of sale of school, agricultural college und university lands at tho close of the month of No vember wits $427,454.25, as against $501,591.77 October 31, and $741, 437.02 for the same month last year. These figures show the steady decrease in the amount due these funds from year to year. New Mill for North Bend. North Bend C. J. Johnson, Arno Mereen, W. L. Bassettand C. A. Smith, Minneapolis aipituliHts, have been on Vi l r i .1 l.-i i vooa utiy ior several uuyH looKiiig lor u site for a large sawmill. The Minne apolis men liavo been heavy purcliasers of timber in this section for tho past two years, and they are said to own now nearly 100,000 ncres of timber lund in Coos and Curry counties. Available sites for large mills aro all token up on tho west side of the bay, and a location will liave to be on the east side fiuts. Favors Building New Locks. Oregon City The building of new locks at tho Willamette falls in this city rather than the purchase of the old cmal now used was indorsed at a meet ing of tho Oregon City board of trade, if ....... .1 i .v. i " ttiia ucuuiicu uiu cense ui inu meet ing that "there should bo a free and unobstructed waterway along the Wil lamette river, whereby tho commerce of tho valley should not bo compelled to pay toll for lockage over or around the Willamette falls." Cure for Pass Problem Sttlom "It would be far better if the stato or national government would enact a law making it compulsory for railroads to issue free transportation to state and Federal officials, their agents or representatives, tlian to enact an anti-pass law," said Stato Treasurer elect George A. Steel. "As the law now Btunds ikt is effective only insofar as interstate transportation is concerned and has no bearing upon -passes within tho limit of any state." Lumber Heaped High. Dallas Tho lumber interesta of Dallas are languishing for want of trans portation. Short time ia being run at tho mills, while tho lumber is piling up mountain high for want of cars. Manufacturers aro indignant, as aro tho business peoplo gonomlly. Thero is no tolling how soon nil may bo compelled to shut down comnletnlv. wlmn ftnn men tributary to Dallas would bo out of employment. For Irrigation Projact. La Grande Tito Grand Rondo Elec tric company has ordered u 2,000-horeo-powor construction plant, which is to bo installed on tho Little river, east of Covo. A portion of tho power develop ed will bo used in boring a tunnel 20, 000 feet in length through tho mountain ridgo liotween tho Minam and Cove. Tho principal purposo of this tunnol is to supply wator for irrigation in Grand Great Strtdes at North Bend. North Rend According to tho most reliable business himmntm, v.i. Bond has made wondorful strides durinir tho year, Tho poatofflce receipts for tho month of November, 1000, riot in cluding monoy orders, aro 03 per cent in excess of tho recoipta for tho corre Bpondltig month last year. Lumber Price To Pe Advanced. Astoria-Notlco baa been given by ho local, mills that they havo advanced the price on all unities of lumbor $1 per thousand, offoctivo from December UMATILLA COUNTY'S FRUIT. More Than $00,000,000 Worth Ac tually Shipped This Year. Pendleton According to tho report of County Fruit Inspector Evans, mado to the state board of horticulture, $00, 000 worth of fruit has been shipped from Umatilla county tills year. This docs not include the largo amount ship ped across the Hno to Walla Walla and sold aa Washington fruit. Tho prices figured wore thoso actual ly received by tho grower, and tho aver ages for tho different kinds of fruit and berries were as follows: Apples, 01 cents per bushel; pears, $1 per bushel; peaches, 75 cent per bushel; prunes, 3 to 4 cents per pound; berries, $1.50 per crate; grapes, 50 cents per box; to matoes, 34 cents per box. Tho report also gives tho number of acres devoted to tho growing of each kind of large and small fruits, the total being 1,950 ncres. Tho applo industry leads with a total of 08,820 trees, whilo peaches come second with a total of 43,142 trees. More than 200 acrcH are planted with strawberries. The inspector reports a willingness: on the part of nearly all orchardista to co-operate with him in the extcrmia tion of the Sun Jose scale, codlin moth and other fruit pests, but he closes by saying: "Umatilla county should and would outrank uny county in the stato if the growers would take more time for spraying and thinning." Salem-Mehama Right of Way. Salern The promoters of the Salem Mehama electric railway line, in tho name of A. Welch, of Portland, have made application to tho board of trua tees of the Reform School for a right of way across the school lands. TJie mat ter was taken under advisement by the board. The application aska for a strip 40 feet wide through the western part of the land, aggregating four acres, and running parallel with the Southern Pa cific railroad. Contract for Government Wharf. Astoria Acting Constructing Quar termaster Cooper, of Fort Stevens, ban received notice from the War depart ment at Washington that the contract for constructing a government wharf at Fort Canby lias been awarded to Fergu son & Houston, qf this city. The con tract price is $0,290, and under tho specifications the piling is to be treated with creosote to protect it from the ravages of the tetredo. Potato and Onion Sale. Sherwood Potato and onion raisers are also experiencing the same difficul ty as hop men in making shipments, and at the least calculation 20 cant could be utiliz'ed at tho present time in reileving tho surplus accumulation for tho yenr that bids fair to greatly de teriorate before reaching market under the present luck of ample and reliablo transportation at a critical time. Smallpox Case Closes School. North Powder One case of smallpox in the town caused school, with 120 pupils, to close, and prevented church and Sunday school sen-ices last week, which is hard on pupils and teacher of the public echool, ias they had just had the whole of Thanksgiving week. PORTLAND MARKETS. creamerj-, 27 Butter Fancy 32c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 3537Kc per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 13 13)c per pound; mixed chickens, 12) 13c; spring, 1314c; old roosters, 810c; dressed chickons, 14 15c; turkeys, live, 17 17Jc; turkeys, dressed, choice, 21224c; geese, live, 10c; ducks, 1516c. Fruita Apples, common to choice, 5075c por box; choice to fancy, $1 -.ou; pears, i(a)l.oU; cranberries, $1213 per barrel; persimmons, $1.50 por box. Vegetables Turnips, 00c$l por Back; carrots, 90c$l per sack; beets, $1.251.50 por sack; horseradish, 9 10c per pound; sweet potatoes, 2(3 2?4c per pound; cabbage, lKle per pound; cauliflower, $1.25 por dot en; celery, 7590c per dozen; lettuce, head, 30c per dozen; onions, 1012Xc perdozen; boll poppora, 8c; pumpkina, l4cper pound; spinach, 45c por pound; parsley, 1015c; squash, 1 lJac per pound. Onions Oregon, 75c$l por bun dred. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy, 90c$l; common, 7585c. Wheat Club, 05G0c; bluestom, 07G8c; vnlloy, fl007o; red, 03c. Oats No. 1 white, $25 25.50: gray, $24 .50 25. Barley Feed, $21 21 .50 per ton; brewing, $22.50; rolled, $22.5024. Rye $1.401.45 por cwt. Corn Whole, $20; cracked, $27 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $11 12 por ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $1410: clover. 708: c)innt. 7 ana, 8.50; grain hay, $7.508.50; alfalfa, $11.50; votchhay, $77.50. Veal Dressed, 5$8i;c por pound. Beef Drossed bulls, 1 2o por pound; cowb, 45e; country Btoera. 65c. ' Mutton Dressed, fancy, 80o per pound; ordinary, 07c. Pork Drosaod, 08c por pound. Hops ll14c por pound, according to quality. Wool Eastorn Oregon averago beat, 1318o per pound, according to shrink ago; valley, 20 Si, according to fine ness; moliair, choice, 20028c,