The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, October 01, 1908, Image 11

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Newspaper Page Text11 HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEEDS NEW QUARTERS FOR MUD'S THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENINO. OCTOBER I, 1H08. BIGGER TOIIIIEL Th matUr of eourlnr a prroannt horn for th Oreon Hlftorlcal ooUly U orv tht lb officer and mambera of that Important organisation inuat maat In tfia near futura., Thla aodaty wti ornioJ Dacambar IT. 1S9I, with II. W. Boott. praaldant, Juda O. 8. Bal .linear, . vlce-prridont. rrofeaaor T. 'Younr. secretary: Lawla B. Col. treai tirer; clia governor of Oregon, (he aupar. intenie.nl ot puriio inairueilun, atra, Harriet-K. WoArthur. lire. Maria Wyrlctc, 1'rofftawir Jama K. Roberieoit and protumor J. R. Wllmin, director. A UtUe later Ooorra H. Hlmea waa ap pointed aaaiaiani acreiary ana curator. iur iw purpuaa or securing members 01 tlia eooltty and Catherine historical ma' terlal In order to fulfill the object for woicn uia society waa ot canned, vla.i "The collection, preservation, exhlb tlOn and DUbllratlnn of material at historical charactor. especially that re lating to tlia history of Orecon and of ina united Mtalea. and for the adcom pllahment of thla end. to explore all pieces or ooposil or archaeological mat tar; to acquire document, nianuacrlpta nn uuuiicauona or every description ; to obtain narratlvea and records of the pio neers of the Oregon territory; to ascer tain and preserve the Indian namea of mountains, streams, and localities In I'reg-on, and their , Interpratatlona and Kniiicauona, to gatner and preaerve a iiiuian irauiuons relative (0 Ina nja tory of the Pacific northwest prior to """" murmeni, 10 maintain a gallery uiaioricai portraiture ana an ethnol oglcal and historical museum, to publlsl and otherwise diffusa Information tela live to the hlatory of Oregon and of me original territory, and In general to encourage and develop within Oils atate tlia atudy of hlatory. Eight Booms la Use. To what extent the objects above aet forth have been carried out mav be mt-nn In the eight room a now ocoupled by the vuviviy vii ui up noor or rne city nail, so kindly placed at the dlaposal of lta board of directors nine yeara ago by the city authorities. The ararreaatlon of valuable historical material relating to almost every phase of the beginning and progress of Oregon, and In many re spects the entire Pacific northwest, la aald by those competent to Judge to be the largest in existence. Of newspapers there are approximately 200.000 beginning with the Spectator of February 8, 1846, the first newspaper on the Pacific coaat, which waa issued at Oregon City: let ters, 12,000; pamphlets, books and photo graphs by the thousand, and a great mass of documentary material other than letters. In the nature of acrapbooka, aoeount books, etc, numbering thou sands of pieces. The time haa now arrived when a be ginning should be made to bind the thousands of volumes of newspapers and pamphlets, properly Index the same, classify, arrange and index the docu mentary material and put everything In the custody of the society in proper order lor examination, i nis cannot do done In the rooms -now occupied for the reason that tney are already very mncn crowded, and for the further and most weighty reason that the city authori ties are certain to want all the rooms ' now used by the Historical society in a relatively snort time. Referred to Committee. Recognising the gravity of the situa tion, a special meeting of the board of dlrectora of the eoclety waa held on the first of last July to plan for such action aa the necessities of the case demanded. It. the vaoa- After long discussion the whole matter waa r Afar roil In av rnmm M VI u- " follows: Vllllam l. enton, Vt. f. Wilson. ThMMlnr H. VVIUOS, li. Campball and Ueorge It HUnea . . t. .....Mnh of In tlon season It waa impossible to get a quorum of the commit tj ?'trt f0' eeverel weeka. At length threa of the committee, Theodora li. l. J. K. Wilson ana ueorse . '"i.-"iz (September 11. and after du , considers tloa It waa agreed that to PrPJ.r'j house the Historical solely s ''f0'"" and Place It in, working order, and also foprowde room for the city museuin. which la also in ,r crowded Out of the city halt nl,n leea than a thr.e-story reenforeed con crete buliaing iuyuv, "'"";- ----- particular regard iur aaieu . unmans would answer the purpose. To that end It waa vote hat Ur, ienion oe inatruc" -- . up a bill setting forth the viewa cl the committee, to. be fubm tted to the legis lature at lta .coming biennial lession m January next. orrav to wortland- The flrat draft of thU bill Disced In tha lianda ot tne but aa yet has nor been .fully M- inn invrviuiv - i presentation. . 1' VtTh. bill In brpr.UtBfo;rnacm.hi poln?me"tntpi fX?bulldlng Sommlon to state, stata treasurer. uPr'nnj?f "A PUbll'o instruction of the state ofOre ron. and tha dlrectora of the Oregon f,,':.rr.i that.lt ahall be lo- H ... j I . . (. . cated upon tha capitoi arounu. . . unless a aultabla site shall be tendered A aiaill Mmm II nn Wlinuui oayvitavh within the corporate Ilmita o'thJtflty .v., .i . kl it -m,.u1 In Portland. city shall, by ordinance, agree to v-r-n.tnaiiv maintain and operate aald building and care for tha grounds' upon which It ia . placed, under reasonable a.l.ai an1 MaTII riAitl 1(1 DB lrtJgftJl auQU by the city; that tha city of Portland shall be permitted to Install and maln- i.u ... - nnrllnn nf aald building a PUD- of the atate of Oregon, provided the city of Portlana, Dy orainance, ipipreirri, or lta citiaen contribute, towards tha acquisition of aald sua ana me con- etruction or ine dumuiiii w thereon the eum of not less than 160,- 000. In addition to otner purpo ma kill nrnvMH tnr the kSCDlng Of StBtO and county mineral imiuu, v,vz vldee rooma for the law and medical dunartmente of the University of Ore gon, If deelred. . t M M . At a recent meeting of the board of dlrectora of the Historical aociety, tne matter of appropriately celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Oregon state hood, which will occur on February 14. 1908, waa discussed at length and a committee, consisting of Professor F. d. Toung, secretary or tno nmiunini society, Milton W. Smith and George H. Himes, was appointed to prepare a pro mm for the occasion to be submitted at the next meeting of the board, which will be on the third Saturday of Decem ber next Meanwhile the chairman of the committee and President Frederick V. Holman are In correspondence with gentlemen of national reputation for the purpose of securing them to make the addresses of the occasion. The tenth annual meeting of the ao ciety will take place on December 19 next,- and Professor Joseph Schafer of the chalr of history In the university of Oregon, has been selected to deliver the annual-address. Jleports. of exoallsnt prospect la the Lewis Illver mining district, a part of tha St. Helena district, are brought by V. V. Rand of tha Oolden Wonder nine on the north fork of tha Lewie river. At preaant tha Oolden Wonder la 11 feet In, and contracts war let yesterday In Portland for another 100 feat of tun neling, with cars and track. Accord Ing to Mr. Rand there la a remarkably targe porphyry dvke from 600 'to J0 fsat wide, aad with a face drift of blue quarts very almllar to that of the Mo hawk at Goldfleld. It la aald that the dyke la more than 4 miles long, and an Interesting feature of tha situation Is that below where the Xe wla river cuta across - toe - leaae there ias been good Pennine- for years, while no nornhvrv gold haa been found above tha ledge. Tha company secures its water power i rum iywii river, ana at present inlenas concentrating the Ore from six to one tons and shipping it to tha Taeoma amalter by barge down Lewie river. The prospeot is near the root or Turn-Tun mountain, partly in Cowllts and partly in Liirn cuuouea. ana ia au miles from f-oruana. BUFFET-VERY POPULAR ........ Board of Trads Buffet za BstabllsMng Bxoeueat Bepataloa. 'The patronage received by tha new buffet la tha Board of. Trade building Is vary gratifying to Mr. Elder, the man ager. He la putting forth hla beat ef forts to serve his pstrons with the best In quality snd service, and la establish ing an excellent reputation for hla aen- tlemen'a resort. The lunch which Is aerved each dav from 11:S0 to 1:20 la quite a treat to all. aa It la something more elaborate than la aerved elaewhero In the city. If vou want to vlalt a plaoe where you can eat your mid-day lunch In quiet and comfort, where you will not be disturbed bv the general public, you will find Mr. Eldeia resort an Ideal spot. tlOOOO KVWASD Would gladly bo paid for a cure by many people who are crippled with rheumatism, yet If they only knew it. thev can be eured by a few bottlea of Ballard's Snow Liniment, and the price la only 1 5c. 60c and tl.00 per bottle. Bold by Skldmore Drug Co. OREGON, LAND SELLING(WELL ,. L ': TO MEN OF MIDDLE WEST Robert J. Martin, president of the Oregon Valley Land company, which la opening the old military road land grant In southern Oregon east of the cascades Is In Portland today, en route from Kansas City to Lakevlew. On his ar rival at the Lake county metropolis he will trAnieurate extensive operations, in rludins; the platting of the grrant Into mail nnri Tnr ire farms, and the installa tion of Irrigation projects to irrigate about 60,000 acres or ina. i, . "The- sale of the southern Oregon I'lands of our company Is progressing ranldlv In the east, he said. '"The states of the mldle west seem to know and t like Oregon. Since the San Luis valley land opening by our company last month Hi Coloraao tne uregon saie nas laaeu on quite a boom. Of course our com pany is sending out each month a vast nmount of printed matter advertising Oregon throughout the 22 states in which the sale is on. But other good advertising which Oregon has had In the last few years Is helping to sell Ore gon lands. "We expect to be able to bring a good many thousands of people to southern Oregon next year, when the time comes for the partitioning and distribution of GRANGE FAIR AT soon the grant lands among the buyers. Lake- view, which is already tne oest town in the United States off a railroad, will bs pretty sure to have a boom. In our San Luis valley . land opening we bad to atart a new town, but In the Oregon openlngwe have a good town to start with. - The new town, of Blanca, whioh was started on the San Luis tract laat month already has a population of 600 permanent residents, and lota have ad vanced to about three timea-. the price they were going at Immediately after the opening. I noticed one owner was hnldlna- a 2B-foot bnsinea lot at 2750. ex- pectins; it to be a site for a bank. Tha lot cost him nothing at the opening." Mr. Martin la one of the country's leading- land men, and this is not nis flrat visit to Portland. He believes this city has a great future, and is to be come one of the world's big marts. Be ing an experienced expert In calculating the nrobabilitlea of railroad and trade development, his opinion la looked upon i worm wnue. Oregon Military Road Grant company, he was a guest of President Hodson and Tom Richardson today at the Commer cial club's luncheon, where Lake coun ty's prospects for rapid development were dlsoussed. i No Cocaine, No Gas Our euocesa la due to uniform high-grade work at reasonable price. NERVOUS PEOPLE And those afflicted with beartweak- neas can now have their, teeth ex tracted filled and brtdgework ap plied without the least pals or dan ger. PAINLESS EXTRACTION .. .B 22-KARAT CROWNS o. bridge: WORK OUR BEST " PLAIN PLATE. ALL LINED PLATE! 15.00 i.Qi 5:8) TEETH , Examination and Consultation Tree. TJBTX sUFT. 31 WB wxxr. HAXB 0PBCXAX. BEDUCTXOH OX AM 9XUTTA& WOIE. We a tend to all a speolal Invita tion to call at our office and halve their teeth 'examined free of charge. We own and control the larareat and best equipped dental establish ment In the world, baying 16 office all told. We give a written guarantee with all work for 10 yeara. Lady attend ant Open evenings till T. Sunday I to t Union Painless Dentists 881 H Morris m Bt, Corner Tint. r IE Plana for the flrat day of the Grange fair at Gresham, which begins October (. are well under way. State Master Buxton will be on hand to give an ad dress. Tha baseball games for tha day will prove an Interesting feature. Canby, JCaele Creek and Greaha.ni are to try their skill against each other. The- plan Is to draw to see who la ahut out on the first game. Tha winner In this game to play the one left out In the first game. The winner of tha second gam gets the 626 purse.' The others are to f et 610 each. It will create a big In terest and prove a very good feature. The first game begins at 10:30 a. m. The Van Ronk circular awing covered with numerous electric lights, featuring a 12,000 bandollan, will be a new feat ure, i During the athletic sport a 15,000 White auto will be given away as a rise for the person wno throws the eavy stump tne greatest aistance. The bail noor at tne orange lair win be open to those who wish to en rare In dancing, every evening. An orchestra has been engaged and first class music Is assurea. There will be dancing each evening .at the main pavilion. WHAT COURT DOES FOR CHILD UPLIFT The monthly report of tha Juvenile court shows that IT children were brought before the officers of that In stitution during the month of Septem ber. Letters of Warning were sent tt ti and 1 eases were Investigated but not brought Into court. Twenty bora and seven girls wrre brought before the court. Two were nt to the state reform school, two to the nej-a am wins- ah society ana three to the Prsser detention noma. Twelvs were placed ow rot. The rherges In tba cases wore mostly cases of dependent Or Incorrigible children, while three were charged with burrlary. foar with larcesy and eats with smoktng cigarettes. - f r f fl S.l i I B-J SWINTON The Kind You nave Always Bought, and which has been lit use for oyer 30 years, has borne the Blgnatnre of and has been made under his per- ' sonal saperrislon since its infancy Allow no one to deceive yon in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and ' Just-as-jrood ' ' are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Chfldren Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil Pare goric. Drops and Soothing1 Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opiums Morphine nor other Karcotio substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Fererlshness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic It relieves Teething1 Troubles, cares Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giTtng healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panaoea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTOR I A ALWAYS Sean the Signature of . PERSONALS ft N. Fstferfteld of rUa rraartfi, Trifi eweat represent atHs- f te Iel tciit, U'lieu't A Werj railral, la ri'H "r. e-"lg kwsl-rail-T-e4 e-H'J- H.a kes4raarter ara ts la fYascisca. Hie Kind You Me Always Bought In Uso For Over 30 Years. There's No Excuse for Any Man Going Without New Clothes ---Good Tailor Made Clothes, While This Sale Lasts Friday and Saturday We Open Our Doors Upon the Great est Array of Clothing Values Ever Offered in Portland Read what we offer. Come to the store"and see the goods, whether you need a suit or not. If you expect to buy a new suit during the coming winter, it will &ay you well to select it either Friday or Saturday and have it made to your measure when you want it. Every suit will be built according to Columbia standard through out. Not a single feature will be neglected. Regular $25.00 to $30.00 Values for This" sale includes a fine line of Suitings, carried over from last season. Not a single pattern in the lot that can be duplicated at any other shop for less than $25 to $30. These suits will be hand-tailored throughout, made to your measure, and may be had on Friday and Saturday only at S15 and 917.50. Regular $35 Values, This Season's Goods, Special Shipment of All-Wool Patterns, direct from the Best Mills in the Country, for This is a line of Cheviots, Cashmeres and Worsteds bought from one of the best mills in the country at manufacturers' prices, which is 50 below jobber's price. Buying at this price enables us to save you one third on the cost of the cloth in your suit. These are all new, stylish goods, direct from the factory, in full bolts. 120 Not a tailor in the city of Portland can dupli cate these suits for $35 with the high stand ard of workmanship that we put in every suit. These patterns are offered for Friday and Saturday ajt $20 the biggest Tailor-Made Suit value ever known. In this sale we in clude a fine showing of Serges, Thibets and Black Worsteds. Regular $35 to $40 Suits, Exceptional Line of Un finished Worsteds, in Blacks and Blues We offer for Friday and Saturday a choice of $35 to $40 Suits, of the highest grade of Unfinished Worsteds, in blacks and blues, for 925. These goods will stand comparison with any sold in Portland, and are offered at these special prices fpr two days only. Come in and see the goods and be convinced. order Your suit and have it MADE WHEN YOU WANT IT. This is ah opportunity that should be grasped ; by every man in Portland who wants to wear good clothes tailor-made clotfces and get them for less than ready-made clothes would cost him. Every suit we sell, regardless of the price, is Columbia-tailored throughout. Grant Phegley Mgr. Seventh and Stark v HAVE- T: WHERE JLlAdtS , : - - ( '