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THE, OREGON DAILY JOUItXAIV PORTLAND, TliUBSDAT" EvJSNIJNGr, AUGUST 21, 1902.
VANCOUVER.
- (Journal Special Service.) j
VANCOUVER, Aug. iL-Laat evening
t the residence of Mr. and : Mrs.
Matthew Brown, on Seventh tad Eait
B strfetfl. thelr daughter. Mis Hattie V.
Brown, became the wife of Harry J. Kcl
ley. The ceremony was performed fcy
Rev. Mr. Todd at I o'clock p. m. The
decoratlone -were extremely artlBtlo. In
the ball was a charaln drapery effect
. of clematis and roses, the prevailing
(hade being; red.- The parlor was pret
tily embellished to white and' green.
White carnations and roses were used in
profusion. The celling- and walla were
covered with garlands. of asparagus, fern
and smilax, held In place by a lover's
knots of white ribbon. In onj corner, of
the. roont and beneath which the Happy
couple stood 'during 'the ceremony, was
a large bell composed of white phlox and
smllax, upheld by satin streamer.
" The bride's costume was a marvel of
simplicity and beauty, being, of -white
silk organdie, over white silk, and she
carried a shower bouquet of Jassamlne
and maiden hair fern.
. Miss Laura Brown, as maid of honor,
"wore a becoming costume af pink or.
frandle. Miss Kate Huth and Miss Grace
Itand, as bridesmaids, were prettily at
'tired In Nile green organdie.
Mrs. EX M. Baker, sister of the bride,
played, the ' wedding march from Lohen
grin. A delicious supper followed con
gratulations. The gifts were numerous
and costly, tokens of esteem from a host
of friends.
The groom, Mr. Harry Kelly, is a prom
inent, business man of Racine, Wis., be
ing a member of the firm of W. J. Kelly
& Eon, saddlery and hardware merchants.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelley left on the 11:
boat for Portland from which place
they took the taln for Racine, Wis,.,
where they will make their home.
A very delightful party vras given taut
night at the home of Mrs. Boehmer by
Miss Beatrice Boehmer and Miss Sara
Fenel, in honor ' of Misses Edna Dally
and Grace Beard, who are Visiting In the
city. An Interesting program was ren
dered, followed by light refreshments.
The Western Construction Company
that has been working on the P. V. & Y.
R. R., for the past IS months, left yes
terday with 60 teams and scrapers for
Lyle, to work on the Lyle A Goldendale
road.
J. M. White, of Sunnyslde, Ore., was
In the city yesterday, and left this morn
ing for Cape Horti, on business.
O. F. Johnson, janitor at the Court
House, left yesterday to visit his faralij
Miss Nellie Vallen, county superlnUBid
who are at St Martin's Springs,
ent of schools of Garfield County, ar
rived in the city yesterday on a visit to
her parents, Mr. ajid Mrs. Amos Vallen,
of Salmon Creek.
John Walker, a rancher of Hockenson,
left for Centervllle yesterday to look for
stray horses.
O. L. Lindsley, a prominent rancher of
Rldgefleld, left this morning with sev
eral teams for The Dalles.
GottHck Sohenfels and George Brewster
of Lewlavllle. Wash., were in the cits
Mrs. J. N. Clark and family arrived tn
the city yesterday from Silver City,
Idaho.
Mrs. Bebee and daughter are in the
city for a few days from Kelso.
L. W. Wood and family and W. H.
Wood and family returned last night
from a weeks' outing at Ocean Park.
i Gordon Wilson, of Casson, Wash., Is
transacting business in. this city.
BARRACKS NEWS.
Orders were received at Department
Headquarters this morning countermand
ing tho orders recently Issued, detailing
Companies B and M of the 17th Infantry
to take, station at Haines Mission, Alaska
and now they will proceed to Vancouver
Barracks as soon .as they are relieved
by the 8th Infantry. Two companies of
the 8th who are on their way fromx the
Philippines, are ordered to Maines Mis
sion. Major Lea Feblger, now of Van
couver Barracks, will be in command,
and Lieutenant J L. Wyatt has been ae-'
tailed as batttUon adjutant
Captain Relohmann, regimental adju
tant, visited Portland yesterday.
Lieutenant Arthur Cranston of the Post
Exchange, presented each company wtth
a basket of plums yesterday, which were
duly appreciated.
Major Feblger and Lieutenant Wyatt
are busily engaged making an estimate
of the supplies to be forwarded to Hineb
Mission. "---
Corperal Hurshman, of Company E,
gave an- Ice cream social at the Canteen
today to a few of his friends.
Willie Hart, the little son of Captain
V. K. Hart, post quartermaster, was
stung, yesterday by a yellow jacket and
his eye and side of his face are badly
swollen).
UTAH DESPERADO
DIED LIKE TRACY
Reminiscent of the days 'When the life
f a police officer was strenuous in Utah,
Captain W. G. Phillips recalls a story
Mmllar to that of the death of Tracy.
"It was over SO years ago," said he, af
ter he had read the weird story of the
life and death of the bandit, that a war-
.pant was sent up here to Salt Lake to
the United States Marshal for the arrest
at a famous cattle thief who had operat-
k id extensively In Tooele County. Ac
counts of his depredations had reached
rf,tw Inn w k.fAM V.H aIHhiii nf that
munty were practically powerless to put
1 stop to the thieving.
"Captain Story was United States
Marshal f or-( the territory; and to blra
..the warrant for the arrest of the roo
ter was sent. The marshal was instruct
id to' return the bandit, a man by the
name of Dawse. to this alt v. dead or
- iiive, The commission could not have,
keen plaeea la better handa although the
SALEM.
... (Journal Special Service.) . ,
SALEM, n Aug. a. Parties In from
The Dalles last evening reported that
the projected railroad from B-allas to
Falls City la to be built through the
Coast t Range to the' Bllets Reservation
and the: Paclflo Ocean, thence to New
port. The movement has ample capital
behind it, and the building of the road
is to be pushed to ' an' arly completion.
Ex-Sheriff J. O. Van prsdel was tn Sa
lem yesterday, -. and -was commissioned a
notary public, and he' Will at once be
gin the "work of securing the right-of-way
for the new 'railroad from Dallas
to Newport. (,Tht road' would give the
Willamette 1 valley.' another connection
with the Paciflq Ocean, and wofl tap
orfe of the finest , belts of timber and
richest agricultural flections tn Oregon.
Frank Osborne and Ed Cottrell, the two
opium fiends arrested here on Wednesday
night during a raid made by the officers
on a Chinese opium joint, were yesterday
each fined' $10. .
Sam Zuercher, a Reform School boy
who recently escaped from that' Insti
tution, was yesterday arrested tn Albany
and returned to the school. The boy was
raised tn Washington County. There are
120 boys In the school of me 600 receiv
ed there since the institution was op
ened. INDEPENDENCE.
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(Journal Special Service.)
j INDEPENDENCE, Or., Aug. 21.-A
hawk was recently killed at Pcdee, this
county, that measured fo.ur feet eight
inches from tip to tip of wings. Mrs. Lll
lie Simpson killed the hawk, and this re
calls the fact that Grandma Grant, a pio
neer of 1850, has killed 82 deer since her
arrival in this county.
A number of employes In the Spaulu
ing logging camp, near Pedee, have re
cently become afflicted w'V1 a malady
showing marked symptoms of smallpox.
Enquiry has . been made by William
Rancke, of San Francisco, as to the
particulars of the death of Mike Sweeney
In Portland some time ago. The letter
is addressed to the Custom House, and
states that Sweeney was a sailor on the
Lizzie Vance at the time of his death.
The Board of Health, to whom the let
ter was shown, knows nothing about
Sweeney.
lot of Chinese and Japanese curios
consigned to a Portland house , passed
through the Custom House today.
The entrance to the permanent ex
hibit at 246 Washington street la being
laid with tiling, and will present a very
handsome appearance when completed.
C0RVALLIS.
CORVALLIS, Aug. 21.-And still the
number of those who get hurt monkey
ing with guns continues to grow. Th.
latest comes from near home.
Last Saturday, while trying to push n
cartridge into a sBofgUh, the shell ex-'
ploded and Injured two of the Warfield
boys, of Alsea. Particulars are meager,
bwf, it is stated that quite a fragment
of" the shell entered the side of one if
the boys and cut a gash two or three
inches long. The face of the other boy
was considerably powder burned, and he
also was struck In the side with a piece
of the shell. Neither Is seriously In
jured. .
THE DALLES.
THE DALLES, Aug. 21. While working
on the roof at the court ' house this
morning about 8 o'clock Albert Walters,
who Is In the employ of Sexton Wal
ter, met with a very serious accident, in
descending a ladder which rested on the
roof of an outhouse above the Jail and
led to the main roof, a pair of clam
pers, whlqh he held In his arm. caught
on the roof and he lost his balance a-nd
fell 25 feet to the roof of the Jail, striking-
the roof of the outhouse as he' fell.
He carried tools weighing about i0
pounds, which struck his left side. Work
men lifted him and found he was uncon
scious. A telephone message was sent lo
Dr. Ferguson, who soon arrived and Wal
ters was taken to the hospital. When
examined It was found that a bone in
the left arm near the wrist, a small bone
In the left foot and six ribs had been
broken. Concussion of the spine and brain
prevailed and he was much bruised.
EUGENE.
(Journal Special Service.)
EUGENE, Aug. 21. R. N. Newland will
open a new general merchandise" store in
the Rankin block at the corner of Sev
enth and Willamette streets in a few
days. Mr. Newland is from, Cottage
brave captain met hfs death in his ef
forts to obey his orders.
NO BLOODHOUNDS NEEDED.
"The marshal at once proceeded to
Tooele County, where he organized a
potse and started In pursuit o the fugi
tive. Bloodhounds were not used for the
reason that Dawse was so bold In his
operations ihat he made no effort to con
ceal himself and Is, said to have, boasted
repeatedly that he would never be taken.
Following the trail that had been lert
by the man and pointed out by the peo
ple Uvlpg along- the .road, the posse soon
came in sight of the desperado.
"He at once realized that he Was the
object of search of the posse and a des
perate .fight ensued. He concealed him
self behind the brush and opened fire.
The fire was returned by the posse, but
the outlaw succeeded in killing Captain
Story and another ef the posse. At last
a ball iired by one of the members of the
posse was true to Its aim and the firing
In the brush Ceased abruptly. Men at
once hastened into the .brush in search of
the deaxj body of the bandit ' '
'The man 'was soon found lying dead
with his body' almost riddled with bul
lets. But he had anticipate the. result
, .
Grove, where he was formerly engaged In
a similar business. " ' -
On Tuesday evening as John Patch and
Luther Rowland were driving- along the
road near town with a load; of hay the
hay rack tipped over, and MrV Patch was
quite seriously hurt though, no bones
were broken.' '
A committee from the Eugene Commer
cial Club yesterday commenced soliciting
funds for, printing the 100,000 immigration
pamphlets to be used by the Hsrrlman
railroad system In advertising; Oregon.
OREGON CITY. '
(Journal Special Service.)
Attorney John F. Clark, of ' the Clack
amas Abstract Company, returned yes
terday from a three weeks' hunting trip
on the upper McKenzle. He brought
back several tine trophies In the shape
of skins and elk antlers. 1
Francis Oalloway left yesterday for a
week's sojourn at Newport. ' '
Mrs. R. Clark Ganong and children, Mr.
and' Mrs. G. W. Church and James
Church are expected home today from
Mount Hood, where they have been
camping for the past two weeks.
Franklin T. Griffith and family, Mrs.
T. A. Pope and Miss Laura Pope left
Tuesday for Long Beach. Mr. Griffith
will return home Saturday but the re
mainder of the party will remain sev
eral weeks.
City Recorder Bruce C. Purry and
family will return home from Newport,
after a two weeks' sojourn. 1
Hon. Frank Williams, of Ashland, was
in the city yesterday, the guest of W. 8.
U'Ren.
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon M. Shank are en
joying a camping trip on Eagle Creek.
Dr. C. D. Lowe and his father, who Is
visiting the doctor and whose home is
in Missouri, returned yesterday noon
frcm a four days' flailing trip on Eagle
C-wfr.
Tw more of the famous Hays con
tests have been dismissed by AsnlptJnt
Commissioner Richards, of the General
Land Office. The following rfontestees
are Involved: Erlck Erickson, Annie
Tone, Millie A. Cr.ltE, Alma Barker, Hen
ry Crenshaw. William E. Martin, Will
lam Baker. John E. Embum, William E.
Eason and Shelley M. Bayley.
F. G. Peters yesterday sold to A. Leh
man & Co., from his 11-acre yard, three
miles east of Aurora. 4000 pounds of hops
ut 20 cents. This Is the first hop con
tract recorded for several weeks, and It
U believed that nearly all of the hops In
this county have boen sold.
M-s. Robert CaulrleUl .returned Tues
day night from a week's visit in Seat
tle. Y. sterday afternoon County School Su
perintendent J. C. Zlnser announced that
the following teachers had been success
ful In receiving county paper at the
recent examination. The . examining
l oard, consisting of Superintendent Zln
ser. Prof. T. J. Gary and Miss Mary 3.
Harlow, completed the examination of the
;rapers yesterday. The following teach
ers were successful: '
First grade Anna Thompson, Tualatin;
C. D. Bradford. Vdna Buckner, Portland;
Cora Neal, Alt; Marian Swanby, Canby;
Clara J. Boring, Damascus; Maude Cole,
Anna T. Smith, Oregon City.
Second gTade Sheba Chlldq, Grace G.
Marshall. Alice M. Shannon, Aneita
Gleason. Oregon City; Hilda J. Olsen, Til
lie A. Foss. Silv'erton; Christina Hamil
ton. Viola: Enrna M. lentz, Evelyn Ol
son, Inez Murray, Portland; Fannie M.
Yo'ier, Hubbard; Alice RItter, Needy.
Third grade Ada Percefull, 'iualatin;
Edith Armstrors, Edna Armstrong', Port
land; Leafy Burton, Orient; Kdith Toon, ,
Mertle Fagi'e. Lents; Irene MeCown, Ore
frin City; Edna Bowevman, Sunnyslde:
Hertha Oberst. Sandy; Alma Stone, Pow
ells Valley.
George Grown camo In from the Sal
mon river hatth.-ry' yesterday.
The new dri-ililng fountain, purchased
by the Clackamas County Humane So
ciety was rcct ivo.1 yesterday and placed
in its permanent position at the corner
of Main and Seventh streets, fronting the
Methodist cliurch.
Company A. Third Regiment, Oregon
National Guard, will commence its an
nual rifle practice next Sunday morning-
MYRTLE POINT.
MYRTLE POINT, Aug. 21. X young man
named Arnold while out walking with his
ipst girl gave her his gun to carry and
convinced lior it was not loaded. She
playfully attempted to shoot a mosquito
that landed on Arnold's nose. They both
found too late their mistake and that
the gun was loaded, for it went off as
she pulled the trigger, the ball entering
a little to the left of th mouth, cross
ing the Inferior niaxlla from the curva
ture to tho condyle above, maiming the
young man for life. The ball passed
around and lodscd under the skin on the
back of the neck. The young man was
brought to town, and is under the care
of the uneven battle and had planned
that his power of destruction would not
end when he was shot. So enthusiastic
were the members of the poBse over the
death of the desprado, and imagining
nothing of the horrible plan he had con
ceived, that they atmce seised the body,
intending to take it back to town.
A DEADLY TRAP;'
"Two revolvers were seen sticking; from
his hip pockets and two men. took the
weapons from their scabbards. They
bad hardly touched the weapons before
both exploded, killing both men Instantly.
Upon Investigation, It .was found that
Dawse had tied a buckskin string to the
trigger of each revolver and tied the
other end of the strings lo'huv trousers.
On removing the weapons they were at
once cocked by the strings and exploded.
Ho had succeeded in taking the life of
two men even after he himself had been
killed." ' -' -l ' ; " .
Captain Phillips was a police officer tn
Salt Lake at the time. The story was
not widely circulated at the time be
cause crimes were not given the notoriety
that they now receive, but numbers of
the older cltltens distinctly recall the
horrible affray, . .
of Dra. Iap arKJ White,, and is now rest
big easy. ' HI Chance for recovery is not
good, and evert If he does, he will never
have the use of bis lower jaw.
ASTORIA.
(Journal Special Service.)
ASTORIA, An. 21.-The building of the
Hume mill In this city marks the open
ing of an Important business epoch in
Astoria's history. In past years the lum
bering business has not been extensively
engaged tn, but now three new mills are
under course of construction, and the
joint 'Manufactories' committee of the
two local Commercial bodies have plans
under way for the establishment of sev
cral others. While it is impossible to
toll just when the Hume mill will be in
operation, it ! thought four months' will
suffice to erect the buildings and Install
the machinery. This mill will cut 125,000
feet of lumber in 10 hours. Mr. Hume,
who is embarking; In this enterprise for
the benefit of his "son, William, will. 11
Is understood, build a box factory to be
operated, in connection with the mill.
The Hume mill will increase the shlp
ping of the port, as Mr. Hume's steamers
will make regular visits to Astoria to
carry away the output of his mill. The
promoter of the new enterprise is a
millionaire who ' made his start in As
tora many years ago, when he engaged
inv the salmon paeklnk business. His In.
come from the Astoria Packers' Associa
tion alone Is $10,000 monthly. He says
that he made his fortune in Astoria and
expresses the belief that his son can do
likewise. The new Clatsop mills will be
ready for business September 15. These
mills will have -a capacity of 100.000 feet
in 10 hours, and the company will employ
125 men. The mills were destroyed by
fire some months ' ago. A third mill Is
being erected at Smith Point,, in the
western portion of the city. The output
of this concern will be about 50,000 feet
daily. The lumbering industry can easily
be made the greatest that Oregon boasts,
the supply of timber accessible from As
toria alone being; 75,000,000,000 feet.
Three new churches are to be erected
In this cty. Work on two has already
been commenced, and the building of Vie
third is toon to be begun. The new
Catholic church, which will be erected
at the corner of Grand avenue and Fif
teenth street, will probably be the finest
edifice In the city. The corner-stone was
laid Sunday, when Archbishop Christie
officiated at the ceremony. A new Ger
man Lutheran church is being built on
Grand avenue between Twelfth a,nd
Fourteenth streets, and a new Presby
terian church will be erected on Eleventh
street. Just when work will be com
menced on the last named structure has
not been settled. . Astoria is enjoying a
big building boom at present, and many
new residences are going up.
All the salmon packers are busy pay
ing off their f)shermen end thousands 9 f
dollars are placed in circulation daily.
The amount of fish caugtit during trie
season Just closed was In the neighbor
hod of 29,000,000 pounds, for which the
fishermen received $1,200,000. Practically
all of this money has been piaced in cir
culation in this city.
One of the leading; salmon packers of
this city is authority for the statement
that the canners contracted with the
commission men this season at $1.35 a
dozen-, os '$5.40 a case. Owing to the
probable failure of the Puget Sound and
Fraser River salmon packs, and the fall
ing off of the Alaska pack, there will be
a very heavy demand for Columbia River
fish, and the price will probably go up
to $1.65 or $1.T0. The packers will derive
no benefit, however, except oh fish packed
in excess . of contracts. It is predicted
here that the scarcity of canned salmon
will result inthe fixing of the high price
of $1.25 a dozen for Puget Sound fish.
Christian Schmidt, a member of the
cold-storage tirm of Schmidt Bros., and
Miss Kate Rouslow were married yester
day at the residence of the bride's par
ents. The Elks of this city will attend the
Portland carnival In a body. Their visit
to the metropolis will be made on Elks'
day, September 4. It Is the Intention 10
engage a special train for the trip, and
to appear In uniform. At the meeting of
Astoria lodge the following committee j
was named to prepare for the vlstl: Dr.
H. L. Henderson. ex-Mayor Bergman. H.
R. Hoefler, Frank M. Gerdes and L. E.
Sellg.
The steamer Reliable, built here by
Richard Leathers, will be launched on
Friday or Saturday. She Is the largest
steamer ever turned out of the local
shipyard.
Each day of the big carnival to be held
in Baker City, September 16 to 20, will
be a special day, including miners' day,
children's day, farmers' day and frater
nal day.
ON THE STAFF
Selim
H. Peabody, of Chicago,
Selected
(Journal Specldl Service.)
WORLD'S FAIR. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21.
Dr. Selim H. Peabody, of Chicago, has
been selected by the president of the ex
position to attend the Trans-Mississippi
Commercial Congress to be held at Min
neapolis during the latter part of this
month. Dr. Peabody will be a perma
nent acquisition to the staff of the ex
position. He is to be attached to the di
vision of exhibits and he will apply him
self for the present to literary and spec
ial work in the office of the director. He
brings to his work in the servioe of the
exposition a rarely thorough and ex
tended experience la exposition matters,
together with the highest attainments as
a scholar and a man of public and scien
tific affairs. - ,. '...;..-. .
R THE WIRES.
General, Chaffee, 'from the Island of
Cebu yesterday has received instructions
regarding the course to be pursued In
Hindahao Island. Subsequently he left
for Cuba No word has been received to
day , from Lake Lanao, Where Captain
Pershing, of thelSth Cavalry, is In com
roand of American troops.
Wilder S. Metcalf, pension agent at
Topeka, Kan., reports for .the first time
In the history of his office a falling off
in the amount of money paid out for pen
sions during the year.
The annual meeting; and dinner of the
Buyers' Association was held In New
Tork City. Mr. I. N. LevlnsOa pretided
and officers for the ensuing year were
elected.
Lena Nelson, the woman arrested at
Sheridan, Wyo., for killing her Infant
child, has confessed. "Shei admits she had
given birth to the babe and that she
strangled it by filling its mouth with
scraps of paper. She afterwards carried
It across the street and tucked It under
tho sidewalk. Frank Garland, a driver
for the Elgin Dairy Company, In Salt
Lake, is, according to her story, the
father of the child.
According to advices from Colon the
Government cruder Cartagena will short
ly leave Cartagena for the Isthmus with
800 soldiers and $$0,000 in gold on board.
80 far there has been no organised Lib
eral army in any part of the republic.
All trade at Cartagena and Savanllla Is
at a standstill.
The United States cruisers Albany and
Chicago have arrived at Copenhagen
where they will remain until August 31st.
The Danish naval officers are preparing
to entertain the Americans.
Reports from Simla, British India, state
that the plague mortality In that country
la increasing at the rate of 1000 weekly.
A convention of the commercial teleg
raphers of the United States will be held
in Chicago September 20th.
The Erie railroad frelghthandlers In
Chicago have gone on a sympathetic
strike because five men have been dis
charged. General Funston positively refuses to
make a speech at the Veterans' reunion
to be held at Ottawa, Kan., Septembei
1. 2 and S. However he wlli attend if
possible.
The grainmen of Kansas City are ad
vising shippers to use some other road
than the A. T. & S. F. The action of
that' road recently, they claim, has a
tendency to keep a large amount of
grain from going to that market.
During a severe thunder storm near
Emporia, Kan., yesterday afternoon,
lightning struck the house of Henry Mil
ler, killing Mrs. Miller and her little
grand-daughter.
OREGON BRIEFS.
Thomas Daly and J. D. Chennell, . two
prospectors from Baker City, had a hard
time of it In the mountains near the
head of Deer Creek this week. They lost
their pack horse, which fell over a preci
pice 300 feet high, carrying all their tools
and provisions with it. Owing to the
deep snow they were unable to recover
any of the pack, and were obliged to
subsist on what they could pick up as
they went along until they returned to
Baker City yesterday.
The Marlon County Board of Examin
ers, which met at Salem, has completed
the work of grading the papers of the
applicants for certificates, and papers
were yesterday Issued to the- successful
candidates.v Eighty persons took the ex
amination, of which number 25 applied for
state certificates, and their papers were
forwarded to State Superintendent J. H.
Ackerman, to be submitted to the State
Board of Examiners for grading. Of the
balance, 4i were successful In securing
county certificates, and these papers were
yesterday issued.
Work has commenced on the new hotel
ar,d aanitarlum to be erected at Hot Lake
at a cost of $25,000 and will be ready for
occupancy January 1.
A public frultdrler, 60 by 40 feet Is In
course of construction at Hlllsboro. The
promoters of the project are J. N. Hen
shaw and Ira E. Wheeler.
At the meeting of the Pacific Coast In
dian institute, held in Newport yester
day. Dr. Charles M. Buchanan, of Pola
up, Wash., delivered an address in which
he strongly advocated the discontinuance
of Indian schools.
The latft payment on the Consolidated
Virginia mine, near Baker City, has been
made. The property was formerly owned
by Keith & Bamberger of Salt Lake, and
the price paid for the property was
$40,000.
The funeral of Frank Klrkland, who
was drowned near Joseph recently, was
held. at that place yesterday.
NORTHWEST NEWS.
On a farm near Wilbur. Wash., yester
day the Infant child of Mrs. Jasper Hy
att was killed by an unknown man. The
crime was committed by a brute who had
assaulted the mother of the babe. Dur
ing the struggle the child was grabbed
from its mother's arms and violently
thrown to the floor and almost Instantly
killed. Search Is being made for the
assailant.
The State Board of Equalisation of
Washington has announced the dates
for hearings on assessments of the dif
ferent' 'counties of the state. The se
slon will begin September 2 and lasts
20 days. It is believed that some of the
counties will oppose a higher valua
tion than that of last year.
While engaged with other workmen in
constructing a grain elevator In Seattle
John W. MtQuarrie, a carpenter, fell a
distance of 45 feet and was Instantly
killed.
William Blay, a laborer, was struck
and Instantly killed by a Great Northern
passenger train yesterday at Mutum,
Wash., a small town three miles north of
Ballard. Blay was walking on the track
when he was killed, and he did not hear
the whistle of the locomotive. , .
A miner named John Caverly was In
stantly killed by a fall of rock In a
mine near Union, B. C, yesterday. :t
Rlngling Brothers' Circus seems to
UNIQUE
Railroad and Telegraph Lines of Eastern Oregon
Are Curiosities
(Special CorrespondenceVr -
UNION, Or., Aug.18. It isn't every
county in the state that ban boast a
railroad president, but Union County cah
do sq. The total length ,of the railway
system Including, switches, sidetracks,
etc., is two and three-quarter' miles. The
terminal points on the Union-Street &
Suburban Railway Company are Union
Station, and the City of Union which
are located about two and a quarter
miles apart. Hutchison Bros., own and
operate the road, j. H. Hutchison being
the president and Nelson Schoonover the
assistant manager. Four trips are made
dally and . sometimes extra trips for
freight. As a side issue to their railroad
Hutchison Bros, own about 6000 acres of
land and a large number of cattle. I had
a talk with J. H. Hutchison and he gave
me many interesting points relative to
the railroad and the valley.
"And so you are a railroad president,
Mr. Hutchison," I said.
"I look like it. don't IT" said Mr.
Hutchison, pointing to his ore-stained
shirt, dirty hands and well-worn over
alls., f .
"Stand up beside your railroad; I want
to take a picture' of you," I said. 1
wanted to get a picture of the combined
passenger and freight depot, telegraph
(Since and express office; but the engine
stood In front of it and' completely ob
scured it
"I'm in pretty shape to pose for my
picture; but here goes," and he steppea
over to the engine and laying his hand
on the sldo rail I took a snap shot of
him.
"We have been using, since the road 1
was started, a little donkey engine, but I
expect to handle 300 carloads of sugar
beets this year, so I bought this engine
of the O. R. & N. Co. They put new
tires on the wheels, a new jacket on the
engine and made it as good as new. It
cost me about $4000. Our road Is stand
ard guage. We have a good amount of I
trade and 1 estimate tne business, Iran
chlse, track and rolling stock worth at
least $20,000. ' We have a Government
contract for carrying the mail, which
brings In about $G$ per quarter. We also
have a contract for carrying the Pacific
Express Company's matter. Aside from
my railway business I put up about 1500
tons of hay to feed my stock. I have In
the vicinity of 1290 head of stock. I
have a railroad accident fad. Two of
their engines were derailed at Chehalla,
caused by an open switch.
The body of James McNeill was found
floating In the bay at the foot of Wall
street, Seattle, yesterday. From appear
ances the body had been In the water two
or three daya No marks of violence
were found. ',
Ths residence of B. 8. Woodruff. In Col
lege Place, a suburb of Walla Walla,
was destroyed by fire last night Matches
dropped on the carpet caused the blaze.
F.W.BALTES&CO.
Printers
1 1
Second and Oak Streets
BOTH PHONES
11444
MANN i& ABBOTT. PRINTERS
BELOW COST
EDISON ELECTRIC LAMPS
To consumers of current from our mains we axe now selling LAMPS
AT 15c EACH, or $1.75 PER DOZEN. These are the same lamps
that we formerly sold at 25c each, and are made expressly for us. , ff
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Buy Them If You Want the Best.
Delivered In Dozen Lots Free of Charge.
I Portland General Electric Co. f
Banfield-Veysey Fuel Co. f
SLAB
Get your orders la carry and grve your wood chance to dry. ,5
Office: No. 80 THIBJ) STREET
Ore. Phone. Main 351; Columbia 373. PORTLAND, OREGON ;
OLD KENTUCKY HOME
CLl)BO.P.S,Wt.IS!iEY
Favorite American Whislccy
CLUr.IAVER. & HOCH, ,
V.1c!?sali Lkmor anCtaar Desert, 1 ? " -1 '
ENTERPRISES
came here in 1S63 and helped - Dare)
Thompson sectlonlze this county and lay
out the Town of Union. My daughter
has just come back from dellyeritur "'
telegram. She can give -you more details,
about the railroad, as she ha - ehargw
of the bookkeeping; for the road. v"
1 enterea tne tinv ahim rui rauna &
young lady of pleasant manners and good :
business address in charge. In response)
to my query she said: '
"Yes, I am auditor and bookkeeper ol
the railroad." !
"Does it keep you busy?" X asked. '
"Well, as I am also manager of the
telegraph station and operate the eleo
trie light system I am sometimes rather;
busy." ,
"Tell me about your electric light sy -tern,"
I said. , s't a
"It Is under the joint ownership of mr t
self and sister, and stands In th nam
of Hutchison Sisters. My sister Is mars.'
rled and I would like to" she paused, '
and then continued, reflectively, "to sell
the electric light company, as I have all '
the care of It since my sjster's man-lace. v
We have a service of 600 16-candl-powep
incandescent, We charge $1 per montii
for a single light; less, of course, where
several are used by the same person.
We take In about $250 per month and
the running expenses are ordinarily from
$75 to $100 per month. It is a good bust-,
ness, all right. It has been In operation 1
about 12 years. We have a large alter '
natlng current. 2200 volt, 1300-llght-ca-paclty
dynamo. We are, putting in new ;
equipment throughout new transform--era,
newt poles and new wires. Last year '
the plant burned down, destroying; two 1
Edison dynamoa We use water power :
from Catherine Creek, although we have
steam for emergencies. ' I should think ;
the plant would be cheap for $6000. I
would like to sell to the city, and if X '
can get the Council to believe In munid.
pal ownershp I would sell to tha city at
a reasonable rate, accepting- tnteresto
bearing bonds with partial yearly pay1 1
ment of the principal." ' '
I presume this is the only electrla light ,
plant owned and operated by women la -the
United States. Miss Margaret Hutcht- '
aantYtha owner uid mini s-or. ImnrcauA
m as a very competent business womai
and the fact that she successfully ope
rates several diverse Industries is suffl
cent proof of the fact. i
FRED "LOCKLEY, JR.
O. SPICES,
COFFEE,TEA,
DAI(lHOF0VDEn,
FLcoirj;oExmasi
tiiMittMtri RneilTtntr.
CUSSETQDZVEDS
PORTLAND OCZOON.lJ
A. J. Gill O. Co.
General Machinists
and Repairers
Manufacturers of Sheaves, Ptns,
Loggers' Supplies. Pattern and Model
Making.. Laundry Machinery. Printers'
Machinery overhauled, rebuilt aad re
paired. Paper knife grinding.
84 Second Street Portland, Oregon
Telephone Red 875. - -
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