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TIIE OREGON,1 DAIlfX" JOUBNAt.;' PORTLAND, MONDAT EVENING, JJCTLY : 28r 1902.
SUBURBAN
MURDER:
BentotfTracs Sliyar Is
Brought Back; ; . .
ARRIVED AT EUGENE
Sheriff ' Withers apturcs Him la
v Nevada After a Very
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long Chase.
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Journal Special Serita.)
jijlljaipNE, July 28.-BherUt W. W. Wltn
tx ol Lane Gounty, arrived her yester
day; having in obarg-s Bert Heaton, whom
' hV had captured at WelU,.tNeva4a. after
as ehaee lasting over two monthC " Heaton
-who waa known as Bay at the time. klU
edi Benton Tracy at'Junotloa City, on May
Mtk , . a, -' 1
: fcert Beaton' to X'; gambler " who'
last whiter In Redding, X ana when
the game were shut down there he went
' north tat Oregon. On Uay 20th Benton
Tracy, barkeeper ait Al Waddle's saloon
ait Junction City, Ore., waa murdered in
aT moat brutal manner. The cole motive
of the murderer waa robbery and the man
who committed it obtained about $300.
Suspicion pointed to Bert Heaton, who
had disappeared.
On June 20th Sheriff Withers was called
in to take up the chase In which the local
officer -had hopelessly failed. Officers of
this county acted ' In conjunction with
him. Constable J. J. Kelly ot Keswick,
who knew Heaton, located him at Sacra
mento and he and Sheriff Behrena of Bed
ding, disguised themselves, 'went to Sac
ramento and raided the place where Heat
on waa known to have been In hiding, hut
the bird had flown. Iheir clew, however,
set Sheriff "Withers on the right track
and he followed Heaton. Into Nevada,
trailed him from place to place and final
ly apprehended him at Wells.- The evi
dence against him Is said to be strong
and he certainly made every effort to
avoid capture;
OREGON CITY.
Sewing Machine Agent Arrested
for Embezzling Funds.
OREGON CITY, July B.-A. J. Finch,
a sewing machine agent, is in Jail, charg
tl with selling a machine and pocketing
the amount of the sale. He waa arrest
ed upon complaint of Frank Busch, the
furniture dealer, who is the city agent
of the Wheeler & Wilaon machine.
Finch was engaged by Mr. Busch, upon
recommendation ot the manufacturers, to
sell machines upon commission, and waa
to receive $10 for each machine sold.
He owed for several weeks' board at the
Electric Hotel and sold a machine to
Mrs. Jacob Caaaell, wife of the proprie
tor, for which he was paid $27 cash and
the remainder went on his board bill.
He then went to Portland, but Chief of
Police Charles E. Burns went after him
and brought him back Saturday evening
and landed him In jail.
The funeral of Judson Howell was held
In this city yesterday afternoon. The
services were conducted by the Odd Fel
ows, of which order deceased had been a
member for nearly 17 years. The inter
ment was In Odd Fellows' cemeterw. Mr.
Howell came to Oregon City from "Vir
ginia in 1883. He was 69 years old and
six children survive him, four sons, two
of -whom reside In this city, and two
daughters. Seven months ago he was
taken to the Odd Fellows' Home in Port
land, as he was . in very feeble health,
and remained there until last Monday,
when he waa sent to the Good Samaritan
hospital, where his death occurred Sat
urday morning. He was a member of
Falls . Encampment No. 4, and Oregon
Lodge No. 1 Independent Order of Odd
Fellows.
Judge Gordon E. Hayos returned Sat-"
urday evening from Canby, where he at
tended the funeral of the late Charles W.
Armstrong. '
Ernest Mathlaa and A. Knapp returned
Saturday night from a three days', fish
ing (trip,
.TJie two-year-old daughter of Will
Bluhm was badly burned Saturday by
falling lnot a washtub. The child's
mother was preparing to scrub the floor,
ahd liai a tub of boiling hot water for
the purpose. While her back waa turned,
the baby fell In the tub, and severely
scalded .her back, hips and lower limbs.
Dr. Strickland was called and dressed
the burns and the child will recover.
Prof. R D. Story, of McMinnvIIe "Col-
PENDLETON MANS
BAD CONDUCT
left His Wife for a Woman of the
WorldTook $800
With Him,
Jars. Artie 1 Anderson, of Pendleton,
came to Portland Saturday In" pursuit ot
her husband.' who ran away erlth an In;
mate of a house .of Ill-fame of Pendleton
i week ago. Mrs. Anderson had been
inmmoned to the bedside of the dying
mother .of Anderson lit California about
a month- ago. and during her absence
Anderson took up at the other; woman's
tbode and remained . there until a week
o when he, expecting his wife's return,
NEWS OF1 NEARBY 'If'
1 TOWNS IN BRIEF.
lege, was Jn the city on a business trip
Saturday...' ' ' ' ,
r Oregon City beat Upchurch yesterday
-afternoon attCanemah Park by A score
of IX ,to .. Over J08 people from this lty
and' Portland saw the game. Califf was
in the boy. for the home team and held
the - visitors, 'down In fine , shape. The Up
church pitcher was batted all over the
lot. .'
- George A. Harding returned last night
from the mountains, seven miles from
Molalla Corners, where bis family la
spending a few weeks. Lee Harding left
today , to join' the party
A. special meeting of the City Council
wlH "be held, tonight to take up the matter
of .purchasing anew house for the fire
department- Seven hundred feet of hose
has been1 practically condemned . and
should be replaced at once. During the
present dry -weather there is danger of a
big fire And Mayor Dlmick Intends to see
that the department Is able to cope with
such .a possibili ty. No other business will
come before the meeting.
TURNER.
TURNER, July 8. The late Calvin Neal,
whose home place was two miles south
of AumsvlUe, thia county, was a charac
ter In.hlaa day. He had three wives
consecutively and many children. One
of his daughters, a Mrs. Robinson, whose
.home Is in Gilliam County, is -now on a
lslt to her old home and people. She Is
a typical ' pioneer woman. ' . ene is ac
companied only by a little daughter 13
years old. She drove to The Dalles with,
her own wagon and team of horses, ship
ped to Portland by boat, and drove here,
camping on the way.
She will return over the mountains, via
the Metollas river and Hay Creek valley,
hauling supplies for .her family and
camping en route, turning her horses on
the bunch grass, regular emigrant style.
Mrs," M. ' M. Derr, of Wheeler County,
formerly of Turner, returned home last
week from visiting her parents here. Mr.
Derr has a hay ranch on Mountain Creek,
and raises Durham, cattle and sorrel
horses.
Measra Rudolph Schmidt, Colt Ddzler
and Floyd Hllleary left Turner Saturday
on wheels for a fishing outing .on Rock
Creek. Clackamas County.
' Haying around Turner is about done for
this season. Crop good. Potatoes, -cabbage,
.etc., are very promising.
ST. HELENS.
(Journal Special Service.)
ST. HELENS. July 28. St. Helens
Lodge, I. O. O. F., celebrated the 10th
anniversary of its organisation Saturday
night with, a banquet, -after the regular
session. Deputy District Grand Master
Perry, of Clatakanle, was present, and
made a short address. Short speeches al
so were made by R. H. Mitchell and
others.
L.. Vivian of Columbia City, had a
hearing la the Justice Court 8aturda
afternoon on a charge of assaulting John
Harris, aged , 70. W. T. Hume, of Port
land, was one of the attorneys for the de
fense, and the trial resulted In a disa
greement by the Jury. Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Powell gave notice that he
would move for a new trial.
INDEPENDENCE.
(Journal Special Service.)
INDEPENDENCE, Or., July 28.-Sunday
was the 30th anniversary of the dedica
tion of the Presbyterian Church building
of this city. Dr. Thompson, the present
pastor, mentioned some important and
interesting historical facts In connection
with the event.
The hot weather of the past two weeks
has driven many people to the aeashore
and. to the mountains. Every train car
ries large crowds on their annual outing.
The people of Dallas are considering a
proposition for a complete water works
system for thelr.town, made them by
David Calbreath, president of the Inde
pendence and Monmouth Water and Elec
tric Light' Company.
PENDLETON.
(Journal Special Service.)
PENDLETON, July 28. It developed to
day that D. Thompson Edwards, tramp
printer, e-newspaper man and advertis
ing solicitor Who recently did stealing on
a small scale here, la the same man sent
out by the Pacific Homestead, published
at Salem, three months ago to solicit
subscriptions and who .was furnished a
horse to ride and whom he nor horse
ever returned. He struck this city iwo
weeks ago, stating that he had come in
on the "blind baggage," was a,printer
and waa stranded. The printers of the
East Oregonlan gave him assistance and
he soon secured work wtyh two college
Btudents of Eugene who are getting out a
directory 6f this place. After working for
them two .days he succeeded in getting
ahead of them In the sum of $18 arid also
stole a watch from one of the young men.
Upon Investigation It was found that he
had stolen about 110 worth of stock from
eloped with the woman. Mrs. Anderson
says that the will never live with him
again, but -wishes to -overtake him and
have a consultation with him about their
child, having only one, and also to set
tle up their property affaire. Anderson
took away about 1800 In cash when he
.left Anderson was a well-to-do farmer,
and had never even dissipated prior to his
wife's trip to California He had 800
acres of wneat ready for harvest, and
also' bad horses, 'wagons and farm imple
ments. These were mortgaged, but they
will more than pay his bills and leave
money 'besides. HIS act is one of those
unexplalnable things that occur. He has
always born a Kbd reputation, having
been known and 'frosted in Pendleton for
a number of . years. He had many
frlenda and good credit. Prior to his
wife's leaving for .California he had
never been known to drink, but Immedi
ately . upon her departure he got drunk
and took, up with the abandoned
woman, - who is -quite yotug. She wont
lATTHDIAD
the stock rooms of - the East Oregoruaa
also. -. - - :." ' '- "'V' .r
The police succeeded mi getting the
watch, and as the thief pretended 'that- he
Just took the watch tor a Joke, no pro
ceedings were entered against him. Th
East Oregonlan did hot have positive
proof against him and did not sitter com
plaint. At the request . of the-, Chef of
Police Edwards left town si quietly aa he
came. Then it developed ai , he got
away with a horse at Salem, , . ;
SALEM BRIEFS.
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SALEM. July The Union Light
Power Company, of , Woodburn, which
has a power station at Sllverton, where
Its power is secured from' m fall, artifici
ally made In Silver Creek, baa brought
an injunction suit against John Llohty,
owner of a saw mill, to restrain htm from
operating a flood dam above the dam of
the power company. The petitioner al
leges that the flood dam of Ltchty, when
closed for two days lri order to accumu
late water to make a drive for Its logy
down from the moutnalns. Interferes
with petitioner's business, stopping its
plant for want of water, and thus doing
the company Irreparable lnjuryv The pe
titioners further assert that Llohty pro
poses, is not restrained, (o raise his dam.
to a height of 75 feet, and It is feared 1(
such, a volume of water would thus be
accumulated, were released, , it would
sweep away the petitioner's' entire plant
Gov. T. T. Geer has issued his annual
proclamation for the protection of forests
from Are, and warning -all persona from
setting-tire In forests or on the lands, of
private parties, the state and the govern
ment. Barrett F. Purdy, one of the three
young men arrested for stealing Mrs.
Swing's money at Hubbard last fall, has.
been released on bail. Clyde Ramasy,
another of the trio, had give nball previ
ously, and the only other one. Roy Rams
by, said to be the ruling spirit -of the
trio, and the one who ia said to have
spent the greatr portion of the money se
cured, is still In Jail. -
Gov. T. T. Geer has been Invited to. at
tend the Trans-Mississlppf njongress' at
St. Paul, Minn. August 19 to 21 and par
ticipate In the program'; also to name 10
dr legates from this state to the congress.
In 1S97. when the congress met ln Salt
Lake Clt-, Governor Geer was a delegate
from Oregon, and made some notable ad
dresses before that body,
Three prison guards found a wrecked
bicycle In the creek near the penitentiary
Irtat night. The Indications were that
the wheel had been stolen and the other
part otthe wheel thrown Into the stream.
An Investigation Is being made today.
FAIRVTEW. ; :
FAIRVIEW, July tS.he basket plet
nic given Saturday by the United Arti
sans of Greshum, Fairview, Rockwood and
Lents assemblies at Pleasant Home, was
a grand success, a large crowd being
present from- the surrounding country.'
Dr. Olmsted of Portland spoke on the
advantages of the Artisan Lodge. Prof.
Staples of Portland sang a number of
songs, among which was "The Turkey."
The singing was much apprectatead by
the audience. Music was furplshed by
the Gresham band and orchestra. On the
ground were aeveral lee cream booths
and a merry-go-round, which furnished
the fun for the children. Dancing waa on
the program for the afternoon and even
ing. The baseball game payed In the'
afternoon was won by the Pleasant Home
team. The main feature of the game
was the heavy batting of Shaw of Pleas
ant Home. The score was H to fc
Mr. and Mrs. West of Portland Spent
Saturday with A. L. Stone and family.
Mrs. L. Wetmore celebrated her 64th
birthday Saturday. '
Mrs. S. H. Donnelly returned from a
visit to Clackamas County Saturday.
Miss Chftpele off LaCamas, Wash., is
visiting friends In Fairview. '
Mi:-a Stella Melwrath, who has been
visiting friends about Fairview, returned
home this morning.
Mr. Lombard, who Is Interested In the
Smith estate, was In Portland Saturday.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
give an -Old Folks' entertainment Tues
day evening. There will be an old-time
spelling bee and old songs.
McMNNVttLE.
(Journal Bpeclal Service.)
"McMINNVILLE, July 28. A , party of
Ave land hunters from Southern Kansas
are looking the country oger' with a
view to locating here.
A. J. Bcwley, of Sherldah, . has been
awarded the contract of furnishing beef
for the government Indian ' school at
Grand Ronde. and D. L Keyt.pf Perry
ilale, will furnish the flour.
Ed Briedwell and John Palmer have
about completed arrangements for starl
ing a modern creamery In thia elty. They
made a trip to Albany to accqualnt them
selves with certain matters pertaining to
the business. Already the cream from
fcbout 200 cows have been secured. - The
business qualifications of these men as
sures success from the start.
by the name of Alice Dandley. .
After the death of Anderson's mother
In California his father returned with
his wife to this place, and the two went
to Portland together to see- the way
ward man. Hla father la reported to be
very wealthy, and had recently advanced
him 2500, to be used in harvesting his
crop, and it Is claimed that this la a
portion of the $800 he took with him.' The
woman claims to be the wife' of' the
owner of a saloon In Portland. '
Examinations under the United States
Civil Service Commission In Portland on
August 26 are announced. 'There are to
be given to successful candidates the po
sitions of bookbinder, compositor and
pressman in the Philippine service. All
applications should be made; to 2. A.'
Leigh, PosTtofHce Department ' ,
Gertrude Myren, New York's celebrated
clairvoyant, Is now .located at room 607,
Goodnough building, corner TamJbill sjm
Cm street fc
information in
j WCOMPACT STYLE.
TP, DALLES.
v, . ' . CTournal Special Service.)
THE DALLE8, July 28, -C. 8. Pulver.
western manager of the National Home-
seekersT Association, arrived in this city
Friday. . "Ho for the West." he states Is
the cry of the Easterner, and especially
to-;Oreoa since the 1906 Fair ' has at
tracted national attention. It Is his Inten
tion' to open an office in The Dalles, and
he expects his. agent to arrive In a few
days. .
C, C. Hobert left The Dalles last week
for. an extended trip to bis old home in
New England. ; On his way eastward, be
paid a visit te bis son Cbarlea, who is
deputy clerk at Spokane.
' Mrs. Emily . Morehead returned to her
home at Dufur Friday, after a week's
visit with ber brother. District Attorney
Frank Menefee.
Hal W: French and wife have returned
from Portland. Mr. French will leave In
a few days for, his sheep ranch near Wap
inltla and Mra, French will return to
Portland . for the summer. Her sister,
Miss Pearl Marshall, who has recently
returned from Manila, is their guest.
Samuef W." Stark and Miss Gertrude
Brace were married Friday at the home
of the' bride's-parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
M. Brace, Rev. D. V. Poling officiating.
Douglas 8. Dufur, an able young at
torney of this city, and official court re
porter of this circuit, la preparing to move
to Portland, where he will permanently
locate.
The will of Caleb Maglll, of Waplnltla,
has been admitted to probate, the proper
ty being valued at Mow.
The Dalles was visited by a $500 Are at
o'clock Sunday morning. It originated
in the upper story of the California Chop
House, conducted by L. O. Hawn, and
spread to the adjoining building, the Oro
Flno ' saloon," conducted by Ad. Keler,
Both buildings were Insured. -
BAKER an.
, . (Journal Special Service,)
BAKER CITY, July 28. There has been
considerable . .excitement among timber
prulaererln this part of the state over
receipt o the .news from Washington, D.
Cj. that ithe . department had withdrawn
some 3.900,000 , acres of forest land m
Eastern . Oregon as a reaerve. A number
of ' cruisers returned yesterday from the
John Day country and stated that It was
all up with them. ' They were much sur
prised at ' the Issuance of the order at
Washington, and there has been consider
able talk that this action of the govern
ment was In the 'interest of the large
sawmill and timber companies who would
eventually be given the pick of the re
served 'lands, but there Is no proof here
of 'any such intention on the part of the
government or ' any , connection between
p6Vrnment officials and timber and Ium:
ber companies. Cruising and timber rush
ing In the Blue Moufltftla la stopped, at
least for the fcrae(p.t.( . .,. . .'
large shlpnUut of mutum sheep will
be made from here Wednesday to the
San Francisco mmrket "D. R. Caatkly.
one ftf the. Eastern Oregon sheep kings,
has Just completed arrangements for the
shipment of 1100 head of fine fat muttona
to the Bay City. There Is plenty of feed
In all directions and the sheep are doing
well.
OREGON BRIEFS.
As a result of the heavy run of fish' the
price of salmon at Astoria was laat night
cut from 6 to 4 cents per pound. No limit
has yet been put on the boats.
The corner atone of the new Flrat
Christian Church was laid last evening atJ
Pendleton. Dr. W. F. Cowden, of Ta
coma, conducted the services, which were
attended by all the congregation of the
city.
Artie Anderson, of Juniper district, near
Pendleton, has eloped with a woman of
the town. He took with him S800 in cash.
Hla wife waa in California nursing
the man's dying mother, is left almost
penniless.
Robert Hawn's saloon at. The Dalles
waa deatroyed by fire yeaterday morning,
the guests narrowly escaping. The loss
la about S1500.
Charlea and Lewie Brant, of 8alem,
narrowly escaped drowning yesterday In
the-Willamette river. While sailing their
boat capsized, they became entangled
In the rigging, and barely retained
strength enough to reach land.
Henry Hudson, aged 60 years, one of the
beat-known residents of Dufur, died Sat
urday evening. He leaves a widow and
several children.
ELK CITY.
(Journal Special Setvlce.)
ELK CITT, Or.. July 28. Among those
Who are availing themselves of this Ideal
retreat, for rest, recreation and real
pleasure, this week, are: W. E. Mays
and wife, John Connell and wife, Glenco;;
P. D. Gilbert. H. TerwlUlger, C. I. Leav
engood, Portland; E. W. Langdon, Al
bany; C. L. Weber, Creawell.
Coal Coal Coal
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Dealers In M kinds of
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NOW is the Time
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Price Is " never a guide for quality. An article may be dear at any price.'
One thing we wish to impress on the public mind, bur reputation' for
GOOD Goods, has never been questioned. Varnished merchandise never
' , enters our doors.
jzr jsr NOW FOR. PRICE & &
ao-lnch English Grenadine, Black, ir.
fancy brocaded; ; reduced from 50c to.. Wv
.Nazareth knit waists, no rip, no tear;
can be worn without the undervest; IT
SPECIAL 1J)C
Boys' extra heavy overalls, black and
navy, copper riveted, with bib and AZn
suspenders; per pair. Lvy
Ladles' white gloves, a-sna)p Jtatton, cor
rect style for the season; SPECIAL, k
per pair...., 4)C
Goat and mule gloves,
women, boys and girls,
per pair
A word about HOSIERY and UNDER
WEAR -the counters are always crowded.
THATS ALL.
During this sale you can save money
sufficient to supply your wants for a year
In small wares.
VISIT OUR PLACE POLITE AND PROMPT ATTENTION.
McAlien &'McDbnne1
Corner Third and Morrison Streets.
NORTHWEST NEWS.
The Chicago messenger boys, who
atruck Friday last for more pay received
their demands late last nlgnt.
The badly mangled body of a man waa
found on the tracks of the Union Pacific
near Plattsvllle, Col., yeaterday. In hla
pocket were cards of George McLean, Hi.
Jones and C. E. Cameron, 1S06 Marlon
atreet. Little Rock, Ark.
Katharine Foley, of Butte, Mont., waa
instantly killed yesterday. She fell from
a horae and broke her neck.
Tip Hay, who was brought from Alaska
by the ateamer Dolphin under a charge of
murder, suicided In jail at Port Townaend
on Saturday night. He atrangled himself
with a shoeatrlng.
William Hunter, aentenced to IS montha'
Imprisonment tot, forgery, has escaped
from Sheridan, Wyo., Jail. Sheriff's
DONT YOU THINK
WANT A PIANO
Playing tb Piano by Means of
Ihe Aeolian
M. B. WELLS, Sole
AXOLtAN HALL,
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SPECIAL,
25c
posses are in pursuit, and a reward has
been offered for his recapture.
The bodjr of Man?" Hogan, who disap
peared from her Horn at Missoula, Mont.,
on May 8, nave beqn found lodged In a
tree overhanging the St. Regis river. She
Is supposed' to have drowned crossing the
stream.
Over J00 dog licenses already have been
Issued In Tacoma,
United States engineers give 6661 feet
as the height of Mount Index in Sno
homish County, Washington.
Shoshone, Idaho, has a . free library
which the men folks are tired of caring,
for, aaya the Boise Statesman. The
ladles, who are always equal to every K
emergency, will organise a woman's clu
and the club will take the library In
hand.
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Major Mills has received instructions
from the Chief of Engineers of the
United States Army to leaae the mllt-
WELL, Hadn't you better cut
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Mr. Wells send you His book
so you can tell if you want a
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a Pianola.
Company
Northwest Agent
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40-Jnch English mohair figured grena
dines reduced from 75c to 35c DeslraBle
fabric for any season.
Ladies' and misses' sunbonnets, laundried
chambra and percale, all colors, 17-
special 11C
Boys' percale shirt waists, "Mothers'
Friend" included, midsummer sale prices,
15c. 35c and 30c.
Kid gloves here is where we shine
see our great leaders at 75c and 95c
Silk and . lace mits just the thing for
warm weather 15c, 25c, 50c and 75c pair.,
Ladles' and children's parasols and sun
umbrellas we can and will suit you in
color, price and quality.
Prices cut to the core on MEN'S Over
shirts, Underwear, Socks, Suspenders and
Handkerchiefs.
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Shaw Island In San Juan County. , Th '
reservation contains about 623 acres. Toa
reservation has , never been leased be '
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