TO INVESTIGATE
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: LAND CONDITIO!
Federal Attorney Bristo
Will Look Into Oregon
Company's Holdings.
HE LEAVES TONIGHT
FOR BAKER CITY
Deeds Have Been Filed Covering
200,000 Acres of Land In Baker
' , County Headed by Strongest Cap
i talis ts in the Mormon Church.
it ntE
United States' Attorney William C
Bristol announces that he will leave to
night for Baker City to Investigate land
conditions there, paying particular at
tentlon to the recent notion of the Or
on Lumber company, which filed 1,260
to lands In Baker county,: These
tcsdsrere for . about 200,000 acres of
- v j.ind and valued at the government price
of 12.(0 an acre would be worth T 600,-
VUV. "
The move on the part of the lumber
company, of which David Eecles, tbaJ
wealthy Bait Lak city magnate, is the
J" head, was made very quietly and the
only information given out at the time
. was that the deeds covered lands which
i the company had held for some time and
had neglected to file. This declaration
on tbe part of the company was taken
with a grain of salt by Baker City resi
dents who have familiarised themselves
with land conditions In Baker county,
The Oregon - Lumber company is
Owned principally by Bcoles and Utah
Mormons, Including some of the highest
officials or in unurcn or jeaus unmet
of Latter Day Saints.
are also
They
th backers of the Bumpter valley rail
road, wnion is lata out in flatter county
ana eaaiern uregon. . . -
- Mr. Bristol i refused to discuss his
visit to Baker City, but it is believed he
will take such steps as will lead to an
investigation of the methods pursued by
in Mormon) in regard. 10 securing gov
ernment public lands. '
DISLOCATED HIP BY ; :
i FALL FROM STREETCAR
Mrs. Jtl M. ' Meachem, an
woman residing at &4 Falling
tagen 10 .vrooa nn.aiarjin n
elderly
streeti
ospltal
-was
?'steruay morning ouiienng rrom a ais
ocated hip. Mra Meachem in alighting
from a woodlawn car at : Fifth and
Washington ' streets about 11 a. m.
: mleaed her footing and fell to the pave
! ment. She was taken to the of floe of
. pr. Slocum and later conveyed to the
hospital. -y-v
KANSAS WILL JOIN; ;
; AMERICAN FEDERATION
' (Irmrat I Special Rervke.t
oceka. Kan.. Aug. 11. ReDresenta.
- . - r ... .
ivmm nr lannr nrnn uiiana inrniirnniir
ffXansa assembled in convention in this
City lousy lur iui uuryvn vi lurming
gtat federation of labor, v Th move
ment has been under way since- last
v spring and success is now assured. The
: atate organisation will be affiliated
with th American . Federation of ' La
I. bor. f - s
FINE FIGS GROWN IN ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
f-'-y, ytvy"wt,ypi ipjiiiim yi hi .iMnmmwium iiij, 11 ij H' niimmiTm wj ffu..ii jij.mimii '("yj'J'y ly-miuii.n u-i'i-i'U'in iihhihhiuliiiiiiii
- . ' a .- ' ".. s ' : , . . . - . ' 'vs' - -f ."a
fi'wiiwimiW" fSit1,1St..t-'.v; -,J..tfc'.MLA.J-',.J.jJ,ArT?wl ' ir"" ' '. amf...w,r1i.j.M t An mamifftwinJ
FEARFULLY INJURED
BY FALL FROM TRAIN
Robert Lancr Loses Left
Foot and Right Leg
as Result.
County'' Physician Edward P.1 Geary
returned this -morning front a visit to
his ranch: in , the Bogus River Valley
near Medford. He reports fruit crops
prospects are excellent and states that
the annual picking of pears begins this
week, for shipment to eastern and Lon
don markets. ,v ,
Mr. Geary brought with him a quan
tity of 'flge raised on his Medford ranch,
which are proof that as fine fruit of
this kind can be raised in Oregon as
California has ever produced. It Is not
generally known, that figs are also an
regon product. The variety shown in
the photograph Is the Brown Smyrna.
. Dr. Geary reports that values are
constantly Increasing for orchard prop
erty, that large sales hav been made
recently, in the Rogue River Valley, and
that th i -coming fall will witness the
largest influx of hotneaeekers In 1 th
history of the valley. -
Dr. Geary was the first mayor of
Medford, and : states that there Is no
question . that the city Is bound to be
the leading town of southern Oregon in
the near future.
PROCURESS FACES
T
10
HER
BAD
CHARGE
Essie Watkins Gets Into
More Trouble Over Harbor-
; ing Young Woman. :
Essl Watkins, arrested last Friday
charged with contributing to tha de
linquency of a minor, has still another
oharge ' to answer to in circuit court,
that of permitting a minor to remain in
place where liquor is kept for saia
Both charges hav grown out of th
discovery of 17-year-old Alice Francis in
resort kept by EssI Watkins, The
woman has been admitted to 2600 ball
on each of th charges. ' , ;
Dorothy. .Darlington, who was ar
rested Friday charged with contributing
to the . delinquency ,cf th same girl, 1!,
did not appear In court this, morning to
plead to the chary but sent -her attor
ney, o. rsiun, wno enierea m. pies
refused to appear as attorney for Essie
Watkins and she was allowed until this
afternoon to secure
and enter a plea.
another attorney
BACK TO ALASKA FOR
; MAN WHO MURDERED
' Deputy United States Marshal - Mc
FarlandV of Alaska, is in Portland to
take 'Chris Merincovltche, a Russian
who has been receiving treatment' at the
Crystal Springs sanitarium, back to
Juneau,' where h will be tried for the
murder or a man wno was nis rival
for th heart and hand of a woman at
Ketchikan, Alaska. At the time of the
orlma. Merincovltche was arrested but
was atrlken with cerebro spinal menin
gitis whloh left him insane. He was
brought to Portland by Dr. R. L. Gilles
pie, who last week pronounced him sane.
Tornado Sweeps Wisconsin. -
rjonrnut Special Serrlce.)
La. Crosse. Wis.. Aug. 12. A tornart
swept through th city yesterday, doing
great havoo , to faotorlea, residences,
churcheseleotrio companies and laid
low thousands of the most , beautiful
shade treea Th tornado was accom
panied by a furious rain. -
To feel strong, "have rood apnetlt and
digestion, aleep soundly and enjoy life,
use Buraoca aiooa Jtsitters, : tnt great
of not guilty lor her. John F, Logan system tonio and builder.
ARMORIES CANNOT
AND CAN BE RENTED
(Sped!'' Oiipatcb to The oornal.
Olympia, - Wash., Aug. 12.- Th at
torney-general holds that there is no
provision of law by which the state's
armory nuiiaings can oe reniea, ine leg
islature' having- failed to arrant any au
thority, in a letter to Adjutant-General
Hamilton he says: - ., :
"It; might be added that although th
law does not . expressly authorise, th
renting of these armories, yet If the
persona in control should choose to al
low their occasional us ror purposes
not in-any way inconsistent with their
use by the national guard, it is not
likely this right would be challenged."
NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE
ACROSS THE WISHKAH
- (Special Dlipateb to XDe Journal.) v ; ,
Aberdeen. ( Aus. 11 Th Northern
Paclfio is now pushing the work of re
Dlanlnr the wooden railroad - bride
across the Wlshkah river with a steel
one. Th bridge will be 135 feet long
and 'Will coat between $175,000 and
$200,000. The present structure will be.
connected with a temporary draw, so
that traffin will not be Interfered wlfh.
Between 40 and 50 men will be at work
soon. It is Intended to hav It finished
by January L
As a result of accidentally falling
from an O. R. ft N. train in Sullivan's
gulch early yesterday morning Robert
Lang now lies at Good Samaritan hospi
tal minus his left foot and right leg.
both of which were so horribly mangled
that amputation was absolutely neccea-
sary.
Lanr. who la sn Bnailshman and Is
thought to reside somewhere on First
street, was found lying alongside th
railway tracks about 7 am. Patrolmen
Phillips and Wendorf were notified and
had the Injured man conveyed to th
nospitai in an amnuianca. i
ur. snort amputated tne ten root ana i
right leg below th knee in an attempt I
to savs Lang s in aunougn ms rec
erv la doubtful.
As far as can be ascertained tha un
fortunate victim fell from a train, un
known to the crew and several cars
must hav passed over his lower limbs, i
JESSE P. POUND
.DIES OF INJtJRIES
Ron Over by Freight Cars at Uma-1
tffla Both Legs Cat Off and
Otherwise Injured.
The U. S.
Department of
Agriculture'
officially declares that beer is the
purest and best of all foods and
drinks, and thus recognizes that
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer is as
much a food as it is a beverage.
The Pabst Eight-Day Malting '
Process gives to the beer the
, highest food value, while the
Pabst Perfect Brewing Process
gives it the lowest percentage
of alcohol in au Deers. ;
J
eRibbon
V, -. WLV-A -
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(Specltl Dispatch to Tbe JonrsaL
Pendleton. Or Aug. 11. Jess P.
Pound of Umatilla died at St Anthony's
hospital in this city last night from in-
Juries received at Umatilla at midnight I
Saturday when ho was run over by a I
train. Both legs were cut off and he I
also received serious injuries to his I
head. He was brought here Immediate-1
ly, but his case was hopeless. He was I
22 years old and was employed .as a I
car checker at Umatilla... In the dark
ness h went between two cars and was I
knocked down by th starting of the I
train. He was a son of J. H. Pound of f
umatius, '
Blu(
Trie Beer of Quality
is therefore a genuine temperance
drink which doctors prescribe for the
sick and anemic, while temperance
workers realize that by encouraging
the use of beer they discourage the
use of intoxicating hquors.
Drink Pabst Blue Ribbon at meals
and between meals and you . will
find it agrees with you and increases
your strength and vitality. ,
tWhen ordering Beer, ask ,
Tor Pabst -Blue Ribbon.. ,
Made by Pabst at Milwaukee
And Bottled only at the Brewery.
. Charles goto ft Co '
Third A Pin Sta., Portland.
s Fhon. Main te. . - .
MANY SMALL MILLS
CUT MUCH LTJMBEB
. .. m.
r r ir jt
' (Joorssl Special Benriet.i
Lewlstown. Ida. Ausr. 12. Flftv taama
are hauling lumber from the sawmills I
in th surrounaing country to Kendrlck.
It is estimated that within a radius of
IB miles 1(0,000,00 feet of lumber will
be out this year. Ther are seven mills
running, employing in the vicinity of
200 men, and there are prospeots that
new mills will be located soon. Kach
mill has a capacity of to.000 feet per
nay. it is oenevea. mat night gangs
win oe worasa later. .
EUSSIA'S FUTURE CZAR
IS THBEE YEAES OLD
BATH. POWDER : K
A Perfuxaed Lumry lot the Bath.
Softens Hard Water. Better
than Perfume.
AaiM 7? cm,!ATALL 5T0RES
3f
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T II t l I t --m it I! wmm b 1 1 IK
Hii I t ..'sssw sJ -zSj jjmmsmj mxwsmmj a-J
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a RICE POWDER
Best Toilet powder. Antiscptica?
pure. Keueves runbum and t
chafing. Best for
baby.
7s
A f a-1
(Twaal toecUl eVrrW)
St Petersburg. Auar IS. Th usual
salutes were fired today and flags were
displayed everywhere In celebration of
lad, and unusually well, developed for
I on of his. years,
Teachers' examinations for state and
tne tnira Dirtnaay or tne utue urana county ceruncates will commenc in
Duke Alexis, only son of the csar - and I the Ladd school at I a'Mivii w.in.
heir to the throne of Russia Despite (day and will continue until Fatuidav
widely - circulated reports to th con-1 afternoon." Usually there are 180 to 140
trary. th 1HU grand duke is a healthy Ipeopl taking tie xamlnatioos.
irfwifcforf rirm r.
Lewlstown, 10a,
Charnley'A Drwirman hn
untary assignment to f.
the firm's solioitatlnn 3. f '
resenting th Mrnhnn 1 r
aoctatloa f l'" li''.. I '
volc fit the I .
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