TIIE OREGON DAILY JOTJBNAL, PORTLAND, TOUBSDAY EVEK1NO. AUGUST ' 0, 1903.
VANCOUVER
'V
PAY-DAY FIGHT.
.OREQOIS CITV
SAUEAl
euqene:
GRANTS PASS
BREAKS
no
SEWER CASE IS UP .
AT OREGON CITY;
OREGON
SCHOOLS
While Trying to ' Arrest', Two
, Fighting Soldiers Vancouver
twicers -i., Are . Attacked by
."'Their, Comrades, ' ..
Attempt Is Being Made to Force
Connection of ' property.
... Awkwardly Situated,.
ARE
PROSPEROUS
i
LUCKY-BOY MINE CRUSHED TO DEATH-
VERY PROSPEROUS BY FALLING EARTI
Excellent Report froni Mining Young Man of Grants Pass
Riot Call Turned in and Stern
; , i ' I i v rt' I ran win attract gooa aeai oi alien-
OirUggie CnSUeS -oeVerai tlon. ;UM. Newton. was arrested, but
, (Journal Special 'Service.)
0RJ3G0N CITY. Aug. 6 The esse of
Oregon City against Mrs. Newton for
railing to make proper sewerage con
tracting parties were present to witness
corder Bruce Curry late today.'; The
esse will attract a good deal of aften-
State Superintendent Ackermani
Has Made' Public His Report
- for the Year- Teachers' - Pay
; is better .
.Center About Eugene
Other News.
Meets Fatal Injury Other
Southern Oregon News,
Journal Special Service.)
EUGENE, .-Or- Aug. 6.-A little more
than 111,000 la two masses of pure gold
wae displayed all day today In J. 8.
Lucky! Jewelry store. The ' gold was
the July cleanup , of the Lucky Bey
(Journal Special Service.)
- GRANTS PASS, Or., Aug. O.The
body of George Hall, a young man of
this city, waa brought Into town yes
terday from the Hall mine on Grave
Creek. Young Hall was caught beneath
a heavy "oave-in" at the mine Tuesday
1 Sore Heads Result from Fra
casArrests Made, :
to
I J J WIIIVU ' filUOU I rf 1 - v-- I ' ' W y - 1 I AAn
several arrests, a rlof call and at least ! property shs owns. H. EL Cross made Instruction, has compiled the statistics I ""5 " "e open km t-
ANCOUVER. , Wash.. Alia- A
I pulo . fight between two members of
the Eighth, s Battery . which ended in
three mutilated "visages was the inct
; dent that marked the windup. of pay
air nvrs last nignu
.- This morning the oi
the town and garrison
what the outcome will and from 10
' eye-witnesses to the affair .there . are
as many different stories. " .
7 From what can be . learned' of the
trouble It started In the De -Martini
"saloon when Privates Williams and
Mosher of the Eighth Battery grew
quarrelsome and began fighting. Prom
; the saloon the melee waa adjournal to
Main street and on the fighting soldiers
Policemen Gassoway and Blesner landed
and attempted to take them to the eity
' Jail. At this time the real trouble be-
ran! ' Some witnesses say the officers
, forced the ' issue by unnecessary . vio-
lesir: ' others relate that a big' band
geant ' slipped up behind Gassoway
nd hit him with a rock. Whatever the
was released on her own reoognlsanoe
and the ease was set for last Saturday,
but was postponed until today.,
. Mrs, Newton will produoa testimony
that her house is so situated as to make
the prescribed sewerage connection al
most an impossibility. The expense
would be. greater, she , claims, than
Salaries In East of Mountains
Ar6 the BeSt 1 Otal tnr0H-lM,nln" Company of the Blue River dls- end crushed to death. Four rlba were
mflni ne Piinllo PmiA ATltrtct i Tn oW attracted a curious fractured and an arm broken, besides
IllCllL Ul rUUIIo riul-pU al rwd ill div and nunh auVnriaa was this he sustained severe Internal in-
manlfeat at the work the mines In the J"""- uaorge Man was woraing wiw
Blue River district were doing.
100,064,
(Journal Special Service.)
SALEM, Or., Aug. t.Jrof, J. It Ack-
would be Justified by the amount of city I erman. State Superintendent of. Public
his father in the development of
taster via Ivto ttisaw vawtaavtrltf trinlr tin An
Frank Sharkey, In a talk with The I rjrv. rv.k Tna unrnrtunata vouna
journal representative, aaia mat tneimaa waa w,u known here, having re-
average cleanup of the Lucky Boy was I sided nearly all of his life In Grants
110,000. . He has come down almost Pass. The funeral occurred this after
a statement to the city council last
night to the effect that the house would
tn ha v.r IUI fmm the rannrta r. I Wlto mac mucn SUUlon aDOUl Dim. lue
celved from the eaveral countv aunerln. I m p flourishing oondlUon.
" ' wvijrvv A a vim ' aw sw vs m vvwaeej-y ewava se s ul.. . . , . . . .. .
f , . have to be raised several feet or else t-ndents The statement shows a total I . Ml th"r u about GRANTS PASS,
nly occupation of the connections -would have to be laid at th- ?i awk!a more Lucky Boy mines.- re- Josephine County
is in wonderini a distance of 100 feet to the mala Mrs, TVt -5rk Prominent business man. "And season were brou,
Newton Is Quite wealthy.
Promiaeat People Wedded., .
OREGON C1TT, Aug. a.- The mar
riage of Llewelljut Adams and Miss Ins
Chase, . was solemnised last evening st
:I0 p'clock. The wedding took place
at the home of the bride on Seventh
street Only a few of the most Inti
mate friends and relatives of the con
racting partis were present to "witness
the ceremony. Rev. .- S. Bollinger, of
the Congregational Church, officiated at
the wedding ceremony. Immediately
after the wedding party left for Port
land on the El ec trio line and to begin s
Journey to Yellowstone National Park.
They will return to Oregon City about
cause ItSJs certain that the police wersj the 15th 'of the month.
The groom Is one of the most promi
nent young men of Oregon City. He is
Interested with his brother In the
Golden Rule Basaar, one of the largest
Veew w vva wMaa aaa mw yviivw w wa aj
not allowed to take away their men
r without a struggle, for the fellow sol
diers of the men under arrest Interfered
and with a yell .tried to make a delivery.
: ! One of the police fired ( several shots
at Sergenat Aminger, who IS supposed
i to have bandied the rock,. and a gen
; Iral rush was made for shelter. - A
" stranger rang the fire alarm as a riot
'call., : Sheltered persons began to throw
v stones and clubs at will and a general
Struggle ensued.
The result Of the affair was that Wil
liams waa arrested with some other
1 (soldiers who happened to be entangled
iin the fight 8ergant Aminger Is to
day being tried before his officers; an
' other band man
, with serious
word of bla comrades, and, search Is be-
lng made for other soldiers, not yet ap
' prehended who were In -the fight v
The men of the Nineteenth hold thai
, the blame rests on the Eight Battery
' for Its desire to rescue comrades. Of
ficers state that the Infantry was not
;-' wholly free from blame, . and , battery
. men lay the. cause of the trouble to re
cruits who had not yet learned the, ways
'of the service.
The affair will result disastrously for
Williams, 10 all probability, as he waa
guard duty at the time. , He as
mercantile establishments here. He Is
a prominent member of the Congrega
tional Church and has many warm per
sonal friends In the city. I
The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Chase, and is one of Ore
gon City's best known and most highly
respected young ladles. .
Council Sid Business.
OREGON CITY, Aug. . The
monthly meeting of the City Council
was held last night The business tran-
lng year of S.lfl. The total enrollment I that development work, there would be
of the schools is shown to bo 100,014, 1 many fortunes for those who tried.'
while 1 KIT under the are of six Years I ' Conservative Capital. .
tnrA niiiA in th. .rhAr.i Th-1 The fact is, conservative capital la
teachers employed numbered . 81 4. of lttVJ, t',hTZ ,1!!!
. m.mimtmm "tmt ot oompaiuss nave the hardest time
whom 1,161 held state certificates or mtariA M nomn.n h
diploma t The number of persons within trouble in making expenses and money
mm age unm si .svnj i aside after the early sure Is passed.
school, aggregated 12.145. while ,SS4 Lucky Boy property has been worked
awenaoa scnopi ouuiae in.ir omiocm, gp from an insignificant cUlm to a
and- the average daily ,auenaance was bunch of the best paytn mines In Ore-
14,129, as against 64.771 last year. The fon. The capacity, of the mills Is at
whole number of days' attendance was present limited, and as soon as the new
9,877,189, plant with the extra stamps, power and
Districts Increase. so on, is established, which wiU be some
The districts In the state number z time this fall, the capacity will be el
Hi, it more than last year, and 47 of I most doubled. The cleanup of the mines
these failed to report During the year then will be double what It Is now.
14 new schoolhouses were constructed, I There Is room In the Blue River dls-
the number of school buildings having trict ror all Unas or development on
reached 2,159. The legal voters of the -property which looks Just as good as
state for school purposes are .shown to the Lucky Boy. Assays have been made
be 90,070, but as they are in several on other claims which run higher, to
cases "estimated" by the county super-1 the ton than the average Lucky Boy ton
lntendents ot district boards, these flg-1 but It Is not being developed.
ures are subject to modification. Lastl Blue River will some day startle the
year the number of legal voters was! world with a rush which will remind
e-lven aa 85.144. The Dubllo school libra- old timers of ths days of '49. The Blue
rles contain 70.891 volumes, and of River fields will be the goal at that time.
these 15,495 were purchased during the I There Is room for many.
nast vear.
The financial report shows receipts Wood tfoaree la Xogene.
for school purposes rrom an sources ioi etjgENE, On, Aug. (.Lane county
have been 12,157,926.40, and disburse- haa more atandlno- timber than anv
ments, ll.678.907.07, leaving a balance otnM. locality of the same area In the
First Watermelons.
GRANTS PASS. Or., Aug. 6 The first
watermelons for this
brought in yesterday from
if capital could be Induced to Invest in one of the larger fields below town. The
melons were not for the market but
were presented by Mr. Lee, the grower,'
to the Crater Lake excursion party,
which passed through the city yester
day on their way to the new park.
. Blfrest STagre of - Teas.
GRANTS PASS, Or.; Aug. 6. One of
the biggest If not the biggest nuggets
found this year waa picked 'up on a
Gallce Creek mine recently. The nug
get contained 8190. The nugget was
found far up above Gallce Creek, In a
slide of red dirt and broken sandstone.
It seems remarkable to miners that so
large a piece of gold could be found
at such an altitude, as there are no
ledges above the spot where It was
found. Miners, however, have long ago
learned to take the gold wherever It la
found and not bother themselves as to
Its source.
Annual Cleanup.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Aug. . The
Simmons, Cameron A Logan hydraullo
placer mines of Waldo are undergoing
their annual cleanup. These mines en
Joyed a long run this season and ex
pect to realise a good harvest Senator
Cameron of Jacksonville, one of the
owners of the property, passed through
here a few days ago on 4ils way to the
mine.
an rests in the hospital I -acted was of the usual routine nature, on hand of I3n,866.40. The total value United States and there is almost a Bxtenslvs Improvement
injuries, according to the I , jr-m chief Rucontch came before the of schoolhouses and grounds is i 88,470,- famine of wood In Eugene. Wood is GRANTS
council and asked that the city purchase
hydrants similar to those used in Port
land. The council decided to' donate
1100 to the Fire Department to pay
expenses of t team sent to the As
toria Regatta. '
' Chris Bluhra was appointed sexton of
the Mountain View -Cemetery.
Judge Ryan's elevator franchise was
read and ordered published.
A committee' was instructed to advertise-for
bids for 87,44, worth of im
provement bonds.
PASS. Or.. Aug. 4.- On ae-
505: furniture and apparatus, 8428.574 scarce and the Drices are stiff. There count of Its greatly Increasing business,
Insurance, $1,410,883. I seems to have been a neglect of cutting which has extended to all cornera of
The teachers received average wood In the mountains about' here and I Southern Oregon and a large part of
monthly salaries Of 851.80 for men, as I Eurene is left with but a few cords atlNorthern California, the Grants Pass
aralnst 847.58 last year; and 840.98 for the best Peonle are demanding their I Laundry is building a large brick build
women, as against $87.91. In Eastern autumn suddIv of wood and will have a i"K iR this city Into which the exten
Oregon the salaries run much higher hard time securing their winter wants. lve machinery and plant will be moved
than the figures given, while west of Every family burns from six to 10 cords oon as the new quarters are ready,
the. Cascade Mountains they are much! of wood and many more than that from
lower than average for the state. I year- to year and this means that at
least 15,000 cords of wood are consumed
Saloon Fight Xs On. I annually. This estimate would include
hat.ttm rr Aii. Kreba Bros., me university supply ana me wooa
Hew Chair Factory.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Aug. . Cald
well & Howell, who operate a planing
mill In this city, are installing a chair
When you see this label
; i . ;. ,, . ( . 'j i '' .. ,- .".' J: ?.1' ..:; ''f ..." .- '
IN GREEN AND GOLD ON A BOX OP CIGARS. IT IS A
GUARANTEE THAT YOU ARE GETTING
AGeouiine Garcia
Known wherever fine cigars are sold.
FOR SALE AT
ALL DEALERS.
SIQ SICHEL & CO., Sole Agents
An ordinance was passed calling "for of this city, dealers In hops and large ud by the mills and manufactories as factory out on Williams Creek, where
jaaulted the arresting officer with his re-1 k nuiiAina- four-foot sidewalks, on a-rowera with vards at Brooks, appeared fuel.
Uvnlvtr nil did not nrnnerlv attend to I .11 1 .u.. . . I t Unu.tr .rvinrt vl.rdiT af-1 W
hla dttttSSiiS-'W'-V i WVlWf' I An AMInanfla. waa naaaeA Mttarlna- the
f private wunams wjh oe inea eeiore purchase of 1,600 cubio yards of
Justice 8teward st '4 O'clock this after- f crushed' rock anda5.000 vitrified brick i
T - . ..... j. a
4, geant Aminger will be tried after the
result or tne court-martial is Known ana
1 other soldiers Involved will be prose
cuted when their names are discovered.
SUNDAY CLOSING IS
THE CHIEF ISSUE
for Street 1 improvement
Considerable discussion arose con
cerning the cleaning of Main street
It wss claimed that the whole street
had formerly . been cleaned for a Sum
less than It now took to keep clean a
part of, th street The committee on
streets and Improvements were In
structed to advertise for bids for the
cleaning of the street The sale of lots
6 and 6 in block 16, was ordered.
before the County . Court yesterday af
ternoon with a petition, asking lor a
saloon Uoense for the- month of Sep
tember, during the hop-picking season,
the saloon to be established at their
honvards. near Brooks. A large num
ber of the residents of that neighbor-
wood . is the only, fuel in use and a
famine this winter would cause much
Inconvenience,
they have an extensive tract of hard
wood timber. This will be the only!
chair factory In. Southern Oregon, and
Is to be operated on quite a large scale.
It's Easy to Trace
nit WHOLESOME GOODNESS of
7 i
SHIELD, BRAND
Hams, Breakfast
Bacon and -Lard
The use of Shield Brand Goods insures good ; X
health to all who consume them. Made from
Oregon wheat-fed hogs and government in
spected. Por sale by all first-class grocers.
! UNION MEAT CO. J
Yew Xoad Ordered,
EUGENE, Or., Aug. 6. The County
Commissioners Court met today and
Another Alchemist
GRANTS PASS, Or., Aug. 6. A crank
by the name of La Rlx, who resides at
hood, headed by former County Clerk I ordered $1,000 paid toward the building Merlin. Bear here, haa created conslder-
w. H. Eean. also appeared and remon-1 of a road from the City of Cottage Grove
strated against the granting of the I to the Black Butte Mines, a distance of
license, on the ground that a saloon 16 ft miles. The residents of that part
there would draw all the. lawless and J of the county had subscribed $1,100 and
able excitement by his announcement
that he has found or manafactured a
metal from which he can make gold.,JHel
has oeen experimenting ror some time,
Both Factions Seek to Gain
; - General Sympathy for ',
, Their Interests.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. . The
Sunday closing controversy is still on
and each -party to ths struggle is making-known
its position.
The saloon men have determined to
discover whether the business men of
the town are for or against open houses
on the Sabbath. The W. CA T. U, min
isters and church people generally are
with the Prosecuting Attorney In en
forcing the law, at least on the liquor
men, and yeaterday a delegation from
the Temperance Union visited many of
the business men and . asked them to
promise toot to sign the petition of the
iquor dealers.
The business men not directly ax
ed, by the closing laws have decided
vtoTemaln neutral If possible and state
thafOthey do not desire to -become -In
volved in the contest and from business
reasons- will-, not allow themselves to
sign any paper which will determine
their alleglence to any causa The par
v- ties openly In favor of a Sunday open-
- town do not relish this stand of the
merchants and hope to enlist them by
persuasion and even by business consid
erations, a secret Understanding having
been reached, so it Is said, to the effect
' that the trades of the "open" customers
Is to go as "far as possible to the busl-
jaesamen favoring an open town. -
o Flsb. Xay Climb.
OREGON CITY, Aug. 6. At last the
long-talked of flshway over the Wil
lamette1 Falls will probably be estab
lished. State Fish Warden Van Dusen
was in the city yesterday. He had
Just returned from Salem where he at
tended the , monthly meeting : oi the
Stats Fish Commission. He says that
the commission has directed J. W. Mof
fltt of this city to prepare plans for fthe
fish ladder -that is to be installed by
the state at Willamette Falls. 'He
thinks the ladder will be constructed
this fall, and that the work will begin
Just as soon as plans can be adopted.
An appropriation of $6,000 has been
made for ths construction of the lad
der. The fish ladder means a good deal
for the upper Willamette. Only a very
few salmon get over the falls at pres
ent, but with a fish ladder the upper
Willamette will become gbod territory
for salmon fishing.
teiious his laboratory was raided by
government officials for the purpose of I
ascertaining whether he was a counter-J
felter.
rough element to that neighborhood, i tne county wui iurnisn tne remainder 8nd hls action, bemff .omewhat mys
causing serious aisiuroancea. jduui i ui mu,icjr.
Darties are provided with legal counsel,
and the case will .be argued before the
Pountv. Court late, this afternoon. , The
rpmonstrators are determined to pre
vent the establishment of the saloon at
that nointv while the. Messrs. itrets in
sist that they have a moral ngni . to
conduct such a place on their own ex
tensive larms ior Kjiumwi.wuo , , , , ,
of their own employes, and that a 11- tilgineer TiammOnd b3yS Ui K.
cense enoutu iucicwi. m e '
The result Is awaited with considerable
interest here.
STATE OF OREGON
WILL CONDENM ROAD NEW HARVESTER IS
GIVEN FAIR TRIAL
HIGHER WAGES FOR
RAILWAY WORKERS
Si N. Cannot Block Port
age Road at The Dalles,
Pendleton Man Designs Im
proved Combine Machine
Success Believed Assuredt
i
i
Employes in Northern Pacific the following Interview
v., T - a I T hunt tnnvAd m v na
snops ax lacoma uei
More Pay.
(Journal Special Service.)
THE DALLES, Aug. 6. Before leav
ing this city for Balem to confer with
mnnd muHnAor in rhnrrn of th Ilnea hn. I ronuuoiuii, auk. . ajm cno
ing run for the Portage Road, gave out ?' thls clt?'1haB eBlKned Vnew ,model
T have moved my party of surveyors
from Seufert's Cannery to Celilo to com
plete the survey for the Portage Road
for a combined harvester that is ex
pected to do great things for the far
mer and incidentally for the Inventor.
By a new arrangement of the gearing
Union Made
SAY THEY SAW BOY
FIRE A BOATIIOUSE
(Journal Special Service.) v
TACOMA. Aqk. 6. All employes In all
departments of the Northern Faclflo car
shops in this city are now receiving
from 10 to 20 cents per day more than
they have been earning In the past Cir
culars have Just been sent out by the
company announcing that beginning
with Aucns 1 1 the wages of blacksmiths.
pipefitters, tinsmiths, carpenters, uphol
sterers, car inspectors and , other
branches of skilled labor would be In
creased 6 per cent while helpers in all
j miA all tinstlrltlAfl .mnlnvAfl
District Chief Holden, commanding are to get a fasse of 6 per cent, This new
tha flra feria-adea on the East Side, is in- I schedule, which affects over 600 em-
Youngsters "Tell :firerfien That
a Strange Lad Caused
East Ash Street: Blaze.
,..n.fHM s. saytAf thar rtisi flea vr)lh I nlnvAa In TfUMlTTlfl. fllOnfi. Will be 111 10104
' 5sD 'D FRS ARF C0NTFNT t destroyed a boathouse at the foot of in all of the car shops of the company.
oul.uii.iio nnu yuniuii, i . . h Btrwt , yesterday -afterrioon The increase comes as a surprise to
I waa of incendiary origin. I the menv as no committees were sent to
How Willlmr to Patronise Home Ker
(lants and Believe They meoelve
Fair Treatment,
'VANCOUVER, , Aug. .--Whlle many
Whed Engine Company No. T arrived headquarters, as In the case of the ma
ths Interior of ths building was in chinlsts and bollermakers of the com-
flames. Several small boys told the pany, who secured an increase recenwy.
a itv. ti.M.,.t. a . winAw .ai- . I TACOMA. Aug. . It Is estimated by
or 'the soldiers of the garrison "PAn" I lighted candle on a bed and then run officers of ths Department or washing
thelr nonth's wages in Portland yes- away, saying to them: ton and Alaska, Grand Army of the Re-
luvuay, Biiu ,ine inreatenea puycon umi .. -vil shOW' yOU What Sn Alblna - boy I puoiig, inav uyor .vv u.w.u a.,u mi
can da" will go from this state to auena tne a-
-The boathouae was occupied by a "onal Encampment at San Francisco
bachelor" who was away atlthe time, this month. This being the first time
SnTtt.E.M ZIL ronaumad that a National Encampment was ever
Patrolman Isakson who covers a
portion of ths East Side; reported to
headquarters that a gang of boys con-
V caused such a f uroue among, local mer
... chants did. not materialise. Members
of the Nineteenth' Infantry who re
matned in town this mornfng state that
s they were well received by local busl
,.' ness men and that they are satisfied
with their treatment here.
"Much of this talk of boycott and bad g-regates at the barns of the City V
treatment came from recruits," said one suburban Railway Company, at Powell
, soldier today, "and In my opinion the and East Twenty-sixth streetsv At
. regiment will And that the town people night tramps sleep in the building. The
' are willing to come half way. I am policeman suspects that some-of these
content pcrpunmij-, auiu inosi oi me Jtei-1 hoboes are - responaiDie -,ior me at
lows are.
held on the Pacifle Coast many old sol
diers, as well as representatives ofthe
i Women's ReMef Corps and Sons of Vet
eranswill grasp the opportunity to at
tend. , .
I REDUCED BATES TO TXS StEA-
Go to Newport on Taqutna Bay m
hfn. ir la nMnmtni- T.rv nniw
. . ta tha r-11nM V.llw EaWI I .... .... -j irL.'i..
uno ming is certain ana mat is mail jn the vicinity anoui ten aays ago. xneirat or ss.vv nas oeen maae oy tne
; a aecreasing - numoer are; going eacn I policeman nas. ssaea ui oia oarns
pay-uay .Avrvsa m jivtr w spent tneiripe kept jocaea. . s.
surplus cash..
Kay Cat Off Leaves.
' VANCOUVER, Aug. 6.-A rumor that;
could not be verified was . afloat this
morning to the effect that, night gar
rison leave' would be discontinued for
the. time and that soldiers would have
to discover , their amusement In post
bounds after nightfall. This action
was supposed to be the outcome of the
s trouble .last night While night leaves
may not be cut off It is probable that
the officers will take steps to prevent
another breach of the peace at next
pa time,
icket office,
Z.OW AUGUST BATES.
O. B. Again Gives XVong-Tlme ZUmit
- and Stopover.
August 18, If, 45 and .6 ths O. R. &
N. again sells long-time tickets to
points in tne assi, win aiopover privi
leges, t irtiouiara at city tica
Third and Washington streets.
Journal ' friends . and reaaers when i
traveling on trains to and from -Port- i
land should ask news agenU for The I
Journal and. Insist upon being supplied !
with this paper, reporting all failures la
obtaining It to the office or publication,
adi.-eisics The Journal, Portland, Ore,
Southern Faoifle Company In connection
with the CorvaJlis . & Eastern Railroad
for the Sunday round trip, irom Port
land, tickets good going Saturday, re
turning Monday. - ;
A aeiigntrui riae tnrougn tne Dean-
Ifiit WirimAtta Valla-v- with nHvllao-a
of going up one side of ths WUlainette
River, returning ths other. - , , , j
Ask any S. P. Co. or C It B. R. R.
agent for a beautifully Illustrated book
let describing the , seaside resorts at
Yaqttina. ? , , . . t
Journal friends and readers when
traveling on trains to and from Port
land should ask news agents for The
Journal and Insist upon being supplied
with this paper, reporting all failures In
obtaining, it to the office of publication,
addressing The Journal, Portland,. Ore, '
in that vicinity. At present the survey and th internal mechanism of the ma-
of the new road passes over the O. R.
& N. right of way at four different
points.
"As soon ss I know exactly what win
be needed, which will be within the
next few days, the state will commend
condemnation suits against the railroad.
chine he has made a combine that Is of
much lighter draft and Increased
threshing capacity. The new machine
has a larger cylinder In proportion to
its slse than the standard now in use
and the cylinder is placed at the front
end of the machine Instead of the mid-
The O. R. & N. Is trying to run a bluff M516 f tne wor,k commences as soon
on the state, but I think we will soon
call it when It comes to trial In Wasco
county. If they should appeal to the
Supreme Court to cause a delay 1 think
as the straw feeds into the machine.
The recleaner is done away with and the
grain is cleaned by a system of double
fans and a longer riddle or screen. This
the gearing of the old machine and in
sures its light draft. The model that
has been at work in the fields around
Pendleton for the last week is a 12-foot
the state will be able to have It ad- uw. a.wy .ui, j ,
vanced on the docket, causing little de
lay to the work.
"From all appearances at present I
mill .niwu tn hiilMIno- thta mnA within
the appropriation, regardless of the ad- machine and has , been worked with
tion of the O. R, & N. Co. In attempting tram 10 to 12 horses. The standard 14
to throw obstacles In the way of the foot combine that has been in use here
WOrk. - I yum BcrciM j?ai. is a. guvu iwu
! .a nmn fcflra th I for from 18 to 20 horses so that it can
in th naiH n tha r I be seen from that alone that the ma-
TL & Vt. has taken on different occasions, enme Put out oy icttae ougnt to oe a
TKa flfeiwam, A-f OrAKTAn Cl n IT Si frtf FlArm 1 Sill Intl I 8UCCe8.
to use part Of the road's (right Of way, . macmne wm do given tnorougn
because it is unable to build Its road in tr.Ial il r this harvest ana at the end
the Columbia River at these different
places. Mr. Mohler replies this Is a
very valuable piece of ground and can
not be parted with at any price, in tne
past when tne company nas cnangea its
ck or obtained valuable property it
has set up in Wasco county that this
land wss entirely worthless and without
any value to the Owner or the buyer,
giving tha owner almost nothing for the
land. The company will, no doubt very
soon have to explain to the people of
Oregon where this vast difference In
price comes n." .
Salmon Season Ended.
THE DALLES. Aug. . The spring
nlmnn ....nil fmm tha CIoamAm in fA.
lilo is practically over for this year-lhlhA
The river is so low tnat nan wheels are
unable to run. Fishermen report that
It makes little difference as there haa
been few fish in the upper river for
some time.
Why not make-the trip to the famous
Tellowstons National ParkT Tou can
do so at a very moderate expense. Sne.
oial excursion tickets are on sale dally (expected to have all of the exterior work
litJ.fAt" tJm,tri J done by the time the fall rains set in.
avw
of the season if there are any changes
or modifications to be made to make the
machine perfect in Its work they will be
made and next year the machine will
be put on the market for sale. McRae
Is an old harvester man and knows his
business and the two men who are in
terested in the construction of the new
combine are confident that It will be a
suecess.
JTew Business Building.
Purl Bowman, one of the monled men
of the city, has decided to erect a mod
ern three story brick on Main street
near the depot. The building will be
built of pressed brick and will be three
stories above the basement which will
make It practically four stories in
It will be erected at. a cost of
$40,000 and will be begun as soon as
the workmen and the material for the
foundation can be procured; The lower
floor will be occupied by store and ware-
rooms and the upper parts wilt be fitted
as a lodginghouse. When It is finished
It will be ths largest business house. In
the city and will be as modern in fur-
nishment as can be contrived. It Is
Made "A Little Better Than
Seems Necessary"
BY
The Best Workmen
The
FROM
Best Material
Morrison street This is the beat
month la the year to visit the Park and
the Park Association are fully prepared
to take cars of all tourists desirinar to
make ths trip.- Call St the office. No. 1SI
Morrison street, for Park literature and
run particulars. aii arrangements will
be mads for you prior Ut startiu- en the
Iv-,.. s ' Death of Child.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. The
Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Willjams( of Flat woods died yesterday
afternoon. The funeral will be held
front the family boms,
WITH
The Best Machinery
NONE CAN BE BETTER!
Fleischner, Mayer & Co.
MAKERS
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