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GREAT PROGRESS
ill. RIVER WORK
Improvement of . Snake and
; Columbia Ei vers Beaches
Largo Jroportions. y
ItlPAMA EAPIDS
, TO BE DEDUCED
Engineer! Have Advanced Work
, Much Furthor Than la Generally
; l(noun- Suud Dan and Boulders
'Are lletng Removed Knpldly.
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, It M. Gray, a prominent resident of
Pasco, Washington, has written a com
munication,, which woa recently printed
Jn the Spokane Spokesman-Review,' giv
ing a complete and accurate account of
the work being dona by the states of
Oregon and Washington In Improving
the Columbia and the v Snake rivers.
The. following Is Mr. Gray's article in
full:
IPasco, Wash., Nov. 1. As a mattor
at lnert. tyverycme interested In
the Improvement of the Columbia, and
Snake rlveps and especially the , Open
Oliver Transportation company, and tho
01 urofon and Washington,
bsva expended and are
states
which
t spending money In opening tho Colum
but and Snake rivers, I would ask space
to acquaint them wltii what Is being
done towards the Improvement of the
rivers.
Work Za Advancing.
I have Just returned from Rlporla,
where I went at the reauest of Mr.
Jhavid IS. Ogden, assistant to Colonel
Roessler, United tsates engineer, .o
examine the work now being done on
the "Texas" and "Palouse" rapids, and
to advise as to the Improvement of
the rapids further down the Snake
river.
I found the work further advanced
than I had expected.
The policy adopted Is to Improve the
rapids from Rlparla down, so that the
base of supplies at Rlparla can be
reached by the steamer Wallowa
which acts as a tender for the crows
and supplies on the drill scows that are
used to remove reels or ledges ob
structing the channels.
The Wallowa Is equipped with drill
ing apparatus as well as rnltps for
drugging gravel off from shoal bars and
chainx and cranes or derricks for lift
ing boulders, and will do good work In
deepening the bars and moving boul
ders. Other Crews at Work.
There are three scows with full
crews now at work, each scow equipped
with a email st?sm boiler and en
gir. steam capstans and Burleigh
drills. The one at Texas rnplds has
don.'i good work In straightening and
deepening the channel, and In a few
wok skillful pilot n can wKuout dan
jrer or difficulty, run steamboats n.r
tow ttrs.-8 over these rapids at any
time the river Is high enough to navi
gate between Rlparla end Lewiston.
Another scow mid crew are at Fa
louse rapids widening the channel,
making It possible for steamboats and
bargoe to pans through at a medium
stage of water when It Is the moat
swift and dangerous. Another scow
and crew- are at the upper riffle of
the Umatilla rapids in tho Columbia
river where, on October 11. I located
them on a reef to bo removed and I
understand they are having good uo-
o"un meir work. . -
- ttaka Examination of Jtiplda.'.
, Colonel Roessler has also had built a
gasoline despatch boat about four feet
wide and 34 feet . long- that draws Jl
Inches and Is a complete suocess lit
climbing swift water. Mr. Osdnn. Mr
Williams, .the engineer in immediate
enarge of the river improvements. Cap
tain Wlnslow, master of the Wallowa,
Mr. Graves, the mechanic and agent for
the machinery In the boat, Mr. Grave'
assistant, and myself, on October (0,
on the despatch) boat, Palouse, went
through Texas rapids, examined the
work toeing dona there, and to Palouse
rapids and Inspected ' the work done
there. '
As the other members of the party
had never been on that part of the
river in low water, ' we proceeded on
down and located some boulders to be
removed at Gore's Dread; a gravel bar
to be scraped a t Monumental rapids,
also one at Haunted House bar, and
on through Pine Tree rapids, I -miles
below Hlnarla. At Pine Treo rapids
oonsldemhle work must be done to
widen and straighten the channel.
Easy xetara. Trip.
The return trip was made In Jess
than four hours, and to one who has
been usud to the slow plodding Xliu
bottomed stern wheeled steamboats.
that puff, snort and struggle to make
the trio . In seven or eight hours, the
swift, bhvtllke motion of the Palouse
was a delightful experience, as she
gilded over the smooth stretches or tho
river and dodged, ducked and cavorted
through the swirls and eddies on the
rsnlds.
In regard to the Hummety rapma on
the Columbia, between Wallula and
Pasco, will say, the water In the Co
lumbia is about two feet above the
normal stage at this time of the year.
and satisfactory improvements can
onlv ha made In extremely low water,
which Is usually In December. January
and February; ana v Mr. ugaon uir.
me that aa soon as the water Is low
enough the Wallowa and a drill scow
will be put to work there and the chan
nel thoroughly Improved.
Nancy Donaldson Mine.
The following Is from the Ooldfleld
Review of November 2: A bit of news
heard upon the street, which is of more
than ordinary Importance, Is the report
that the .Nancy ixmaiuson prupeny m.
Red Mountain will soon be opened up
on an extensive scale. inn propr1 ,
has. one of the strongest lormauons in
the Ooldfleld district, perhaps equal to
that of the Jumbo, and Is Known to
mniiin tmriiea of rich ore. Consider
sble of the high grade ore was taken
nut hv leu and it Is the reported
Intention of the company to put down
deep shaft and open up tnese Domes
at greater depth. Some of the most
uccessful mining men in tne camp are
behind the enterprise.
There la nrotuihlv no doubt but that
somo of the big mines which will be
developed In the next Tew monins win
l In the er.Ftern section of the district.
no even J. opurr, uio nuien BUYnu-
it geolorlBt. In a prenminnry report
n 1 h .llMtrlrt utated as Ilia ODtnlon th.lt
bis mines would be found a number of
miles enat of the present sone of great
est activity.
RASPBERRY VINES
GIVE NOVEMBER CROr
Letters Opened f
; By Grindstone
Receives Mora Mail Train Any Other
Woman in the State.
How would you like to receive so much
mall that It would ue necessary to use a
grlndstono In order to open the letters
ua fast aa they convi In? This Is the
way a woman in Indiana opens her mail.
Mrs. Cora B. Miller of Kokomo gets tons
of mall and to save time has them
opened by a large grindstone which oc
euniea m consulcuoua Dlace In her efflce.
No other person In Indiana receives so
much mall ss she.
PL GO V JUST
HOT BECOME LAX
Health Officers Lay Great
Stress Upon Ridding
City of Rats.
Mrs. J. Jtlavs of Tenth and Haw
thorne has reason to believe In Oregon
ns the fruit country. In November her
raspberry vines are bearing a fuller
crop than nt the first bearing In sea
son. The fruit Is large and luscious
and the vines are lnden with the berries
that ripen, sun or no sun.
O.
Missouri
A Harrow Ssoape.
W. Cloyd, a merchant, of Plunk,
escape four
had a narrow
years ago when he ran a Jlmson burr
Into his thumb. He says: "The doctor
wanted to amputate it but I would not
consent. I bought a box of Bucklln's
Arnica Salve and that cured the dan
gerous wound." 26 cents at Red Cross
Pharmacy.-
Assig
Depar
$40,000
talent Store
Stock
PORTLANDS NEW DEPAfiUfGIT STORE
WKON YAMHILL raOM
To give an Idea of how vast her cor
respondence Is you need only to be told
that she spends In one year $25,000 for
fostage stumps. How many letters will
his sand out? It Is first cluss postago for
126,000 letters. Mrs. Millar's correspond
ence Is not conMned to one state or one
country, but women from all parts of
the world write her and it certainly Js
a pleasure to receive so many letters so
full of love and gratitude. The reason
Mrs. Miller receives so many kind, grate
ful and assuring letters Is because she
fives treatment rree or cost to surrer
ng women. A few months ugo she sent
by mall absolutely free of cost $10.00U
Wcrth of medicine to women who were
afflicted wfth female dleaics or piles.
Hhels still receiving thousHnds of re
quests from ladles who have never used
the remedy and has decided to give an
other lot of $20,000 worth away to
those In need of treatirient.
Here Is a simple, mild and effectual
home remedy which has been used by
more than a million women In tho pri
vacy of their own home, curing when
doctor and other medicines failed.
It Is especially prepared for the speedy
and permanent cure of leucorrhoea or
whitish discharges; ulceration, displace
ments or falling .of the womb, profuse,
scanty or painful periods; uterine or
ovarian tumors or growths; also pains In
the head, back and bowels, bearing !nwn
feelings, nervousness; creeping feeling
up the spine, melancholy, denlre to cry;
hot flashes, wfarlncus and piles, from
any cause or no matter of how long
standing.
Every woman who Is a sufferer, un
sble to find relief, should write Mrs.
Miller now without delay and she will
send by mall free of clmrue a 60-rent
box of her simple home remedy, also her
hook, with explanatory Illustration,
showing whv women suffer ami how
they can eslly cure themselves at home.
Pon't suffer artother dsy, but write at
once to Mrs. Cora P. Miller, Box 8906,
Kokomo, Indiana.
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EVERYTHING 111
APPLE PIE ORDER
Committee Inspects County
Poor Farm Few Cor
rections Needed.
Members of the City and County Med
ical society are fully alive to the grave
danger of bubonic plague spreading to
Portland from Seattle and San Fran
Cisco and at their meeting last night
passed resolutions commending the work
of City Health Officer Rather C. Pohl
and the city health authorities, and
asked he cooperation of citizens In
staving off the plague.
Great stress was laid upon the neces
sity of clearing the city of nits which
are considered the most dangerous car
riers of the dlsoace. Citizens are asked
to Join in the city's crusade against
the rodents and levy a general war
tgnlnst them.
IJpcuuso of new cases sppesrlng dally
In Seattle and San Francisco, I)r. R.
C. Coffey said Porllanders should bend
every effort to mske the crusade as
vigorous as possible. Dr. Coffey moved
the following resolution which was
unanimously adopted by the society:
"Whereas. The bubonic plsgue Is be
coming more firmly rooted In the cities
of San Francisco, Oakland and Seattle,
and.
"Whereas. The rat Is the principal
host and agent for conveying this dis
ease; and.
"Whereas. There Is great danger that
Portland will sooner or later become In
fected; and,
"Whereas, The expense of a campaign
as rorrieu on Dy the national govern
ment In the city of Sun Franelsco
amounts to 120.000. In Oakland to 110-
000 nnd In Seattle to $10,000, In addi
tion to the lops or liro and the loss of
business; therefore be It
"Resolved. That the City and County
Medleal society of Portland urges the
public to consider this mutter seriously
and to aid In every possible way the
"xtermlnatlon and destruction of the
rat; nnd be It further
"Resolved, That tho work of the rltv
health officer and the city board of
health Is to be encouraged and congrat
ulated for the progress already made;
and be It further
"Resolved. That this society exnresses
Its satisfaction and congratulations to
the press for the splendid articles and
editorial published In our dal'.y papers
concerning this very vital eui..ect, and
Hint a copy of these resolutions be
sent to them for nubllcntjon.
"CITY AND COT'NTY MEDICAL SO
CIETY OF PORTLAND
"ALAN WELCH SMITH. Sec."
Monument to Explorers.
Vancouver. R. C. Nov. 7. The Ca
nadian club at Its annual meeting has
decided to erect a monument to George
Vancouver and Captain Cook, the Pa
cific explorers.
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WINDING UP THE AFFAIRS OF
THIS BANKRUPT ESTABLISHMENT
rli li! r 5i lit
At 10 f
:.Rejiilar
The Real Bargain
With the most decided and
terrific sacrifice of staple
and i fancy merchandise
that has been known of in
America since the great
financial and industrial
panics of the past century.
This entire department
store stock, 53 depart
ments, includes all goods
on hand when the Golden
Eagle went down, beside
new fall and holiday goods
,
thatwere in transit at the
time of the failure, is now
on sacrifice
Per Ceil
!rlees
The committee of four namd by the
taxpayers' league to Investigate the
condition of tho county hospital and
poor farm has made Its report, declar
ing that theae Institutions are well
equipped and that excellent care 1
given the patients. Reference Is made
to the suggestion for building a new
hospital, but It Is asserted that the
county would not b Justified In build
ing at this time. To bo of the greatest
service, the report says, the hospital
should be nearer tho center of the city.
The report in full follows;
Portland, Or., Nov. 5,1 907 To the Ex
ecutive Committee of the Taxpayers
Leu sue, city. Qontlemen On October
11, 1807, the undersigned were appointed
a commlttoe to visit and inspect tne
county poor farm and county hospital.
Saturday, -the nineteenth day of October,
107. the committee went to the poor
farm and made as complete an exam
ination of ltd physical condition as pos
sible within the time nt their disposal.
"The farm has an atca of about 320
acres of land, situated on the Canyon
rond. about three mllce from tho court-
hAuso. There are quite a number of
buildings, consisting of the poor farm
proper, county hospital and aunerln
tendent's dwelling, a small detached
building for tuberculous patient.1?, barns,
etc., etc. A close Inspection of all of
the premlacj was made and they were
round in excellent oraer nnd very clean.
"Lighting by electricity has been re
cently installed.
Tney have a fire department for the
protection or the property.
Heed Woman Attendant,
"The hospital was not crowded, and
hns had considerable money spent on it
In the Inst year, and the patients ap
peared to have careful attendance.
However, we believe a change should
be made In the night attendant in the
woman's department, and that a woman
attendant or nurse should render tho
necessary service rather than a man,
which we are advjsed is the case at the
present time.
"Vo went carefully through the kitch
en and dining-room and examined the
food furnished the patlenta and Inmates
ana so rar aa we couia see it was an
quite satisfactory, and reflects credit
upon the superintendent, D. D. Jack
son, and the physician in charge, Dr.
Qenry.
"While on the ground' wc considered
the necessity for building a new county
hospital. It Is true that the' present
hostltal l.i built of wood, and If It were
to be built todny would not be of the
general character that It Is; at the
same time we do not think the condi
tions or demands upon It ore such as
would Justify the countv at this time
going to the expense of building a new
hospital
"Neither do we think if one were
built It should be built at tho county
poor farm, but rather that the county
and cltv should In somo way unite.
havtnjr a lotct hospital so as to cover
not only general, but emergency coses.
ouon a nospitat, to do or tne greatest
service, should bo built much nearer
the center of the city thnn the poor
farm. We further recommend that un
der any circumstances tuberculous pa
tlents be strictly Isolotod. and If such
la not the present condition, that ar
rangements be promptly made therefor.
"Tho number of iatlnts in the hos-
fdtal nnd poor farm, and the employes
n both departments on October 1, and
the county hospital nnd county poor
farm expenditures, for the year 1906
nnd for the year 1907 from January
to SfcpterSber, inclufilve, are as set out
below. '
Sewage System Bad.
"It will be noted that tho expenses
have qulto largely Increased during the
past year. Some of th expense Is for
the Improvements, while tho rest Is In
tho salary account and normal Increase1
In other directions.
"We do not approve the present sew
erage system as It drains into Canyon
creek, although first passed through
septic tanks. Under the circumstances
It Is perhaps the best temporary ar
rangement, but provision must eventu
ally be mado for proper sewerage con
nection. EXPENDITURES, 1906.
County hosnitnl $ R.319.M
Countv poof fsrm 13.fi3S.72
JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER. 1907.
County hospital Sin.9S0.7fi
. nuniy poor iarm la.i'is.su
Number ot patients In hospital
October 1, 1907 77
Number of Inmates in poor farm
October 1, 1907 49
Number of regular employes In -the
hospital 1 11
Number of regular employes at the
poor farm . 6
''Of the patients In the hospital eight
are drawing a small salary for work
and labor done. Of the poor farm In
mates IS arc drawing smalt salaries
for - vrlouw services rendered.
"ResrfctftHv submitted,
'A. GFTSr. Chairman.
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f "HOLT C. WILSON.
. K "JOSEPH N. TEAL,
..: ."Commute." ,
To take the sharp edge off
an appetite that won't wait
for;meals ? - ;
To sharpen a poor appetite
that doesn't care for meals
eat Uneeda Biscuit
So nutritious, so easily di
gested, that they have become
the staple wheat food.
In moisturt and
dust proof packages.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
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ALBANY MINISTERS
SELECT OFFICERS
8clll Dlpttrb to The Jncrctl. )
Albany, Or., Nov. 7. The annual meet
ing of the ministerial association was
hold yesterday afternoon and officers
for the year chosen. For president, W.
P. White; vice-president. J. C. Elliott;
secretary and treasurer. J. J. Evans. A
full attendance of all the ministers was
recorded, and the whole proceedings
were harmonious the entire mlnlstery
of the .city being united In their work.
Those In attendance were: W. P.
White of the United Presbyterian,
Tracy B. Orlswold of the Presbytorlan,
J. J. Evans of the Christian. 8. A. roug
Iss of the Baptist, Rev. Dewart of tha
Methodist, J. C. Eliot of the Oracej
Presbyterian and , Rev. Iauner of tha
Evangelical. These constitute the min
istry of the Protestant churchea.ln th ,
city. - . '
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D0NT GET EXCITED EVERYBODY IS SHOUTING
No, there is no occasion for alarm, the money stringency will soon adjust itself, but that's neither here nor
there. We've got a $100,000 stock of ladies' ready-to-wear apparel to sell.
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Is entering the second week with an aggregation of the greatest values ever made by any Portland house
right at the beginning of the season. We defy any one to match these Friday and Saturday Bargains.
SUIT SPECIAL
Tor Friday and Saturday
We have taken from our Suit Depart
ment our $30.00 suits, consisting of
broadcloth serges in both plain and
fancy materials, which we have placed
on sale for
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LONG COATS
$25, $27.50 to $30 Values for $18.00
A 50-inch garment made'of broad
cloth, trimmed with braid on yoke,
cuffs and collar lined throughout with
satin they are regular $25, $27.50
and $30 Coats Friday and Saturday
A Special in
Caricul Coats
at $22.50
Jaunty, stylish ga r
ments that are most
becoming regular
$37.50 and $40 values.
Friday and Saturday
HATS
Values Up to $5.00 for
$t.89
Friday we will offer
another lot of stylish
trimmed hats $3, $4
and $5 values every
color and style a va
riety to suit all your
choice,
CHILDREN'S COATS
In bear cloth, all
sizes and colors ;
values up to $7.50.
$4.95
Misses' Coats ,
v a luies up to
$10.00. ' :
$6.75
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liose Special
Lisle Embroiflered Hose,
regular 65c v
value.. $)C
Waist Special
$6.95
Net Waists, $12.50 and $15.00
values, Friday and
Saturday
Comb Special
Back Combs, values up tr
$1.4j. Friday and OA
Saturday. .... .'. .eJlfC
Flannelette Kimonos
Values - up to $2.00. Fri
day and Satur- v QQn
day. . . . i,,,,ivOL
Wholesale
and Retail
fifth ani