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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 23, 1008. JOURNAL'S JtOUNOUP.- OF - THE WKKK IX STATES. OF PACIFIC SLOPE NORTHWES CURRENT EVENTS DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL PROGRESS T NEWS MODERN METHODS ON OREGON FARMS CII0IJ5JU TAKES SCORES OF HOGS IN LANE COUNTY! GOON OFFERED COM SECTION Experimental Farm 3Iay Ro Established If Proper Action Is Taken. (Special Journal Correspondence.) Condon. Or, Oct It la within the feasibility or th farmer of this eo tlon to nloy th benefit accruing from experiment conducted ' at an expert tnental farm managed by the authorltlea f tba auta agricultural collet, pro ided tha raaohera. or tba county court, or aoma raaponalbla Individuals, ara willing to maat tba condition neoeeeary to aacura tba U.bllahraent of aucb an onterprlee. Praairiant W. J. Kerr of tha Oregon 'Agricultural college at Corvallla headed Dart of atata and government x- rerta In a tour of InveaUcatlon through out tha aaatero Oregon oountlea about a rnopta ago, ana. in a letter receivea uy V. B. Thomas, local manager of tha Kerr, Olfford Hardware company, ha . atatea that It la very probable that one of tliaee experiment xarms win ue lo cated either la Sherman or OUUam nnnntv. ' Theaa farm a ara to be Installed In various aactloni of tha wheat belt and xperlmenta In dry farming ara to be conducted to aaaiat me rarmera in mail ing uaa to greater advantage of their acreage, and to demonetrate that the J arm a of tbla aectlon are generally too arga, and that aa good reaulta could be obtained br having smaller farm", of which every acre available, would ba made to produce. Since the visit of tha distinguished party there has been considerable Inter est manifested in the enterprise and It in possible that tha condition laid own by President Kerr in his letter will be met. President Kerr atatea that the United Stataa department of : agriculture would no doubt cooperate Jwlth tha atata in tha work and In the expense of maintenance. Jn order to get . practical reaulta the experlmenta are to be conducted on a large scale. Soma of tba condition that will have (to ba met arr First, tbe securing a? a tract of land, eay of HO acrea or even 120,- of average quality of soil, with some water on tha premise. Sec ond. .' Permanent Improvement on tha IRRIGATION FOR 300,000 ACRES : Work Will Commence Im mediately on Mammoth, Tri-County Project (Special Journal Correspondence.)! Klamath Fall a. Or.. Oct 14. M. D. William, county surveyor of Klamath county, ba gone to Lakvtw to -tea. charge of tha nglnarlng work ot tha Valley Land company for Ita htigb. ir rigation and eolonlaatlon project In bake, Klamath and Harney counties. Tha Valley Land company Is the euc caaaor of the Oregon and California Land company. It has alao acquired tha Drewa Valley reservoir alte, owned by tha Hewitt Land company. Tha company controls over 100,000 acrea that It proposes to Irrigate, and to colonise under me contract and auction oia eas tern, recently tried with great success In the Ban Luis valley In California, H. J. Martin, president of tha company, atatea that about 8,000 contracts have already been aold, and that tha opening will be held In September of 1809. Work will ba begun immediately aa the undertaking Is a large one, calling for aeveral large dama for the storage, or water ana many miles or canai. Tha flrat land out under Irrigation will ba 10,000,009 acrea on tha weat aide ot Goose lake. It ia expected theae landa will have water by 1910. Lake and Harney countlea have thou sands of acres of land wanting only water to make them productive, and that region promises great develop ments In tha next few year, both In colonisation and In railroad building. (ftperlal Pupate t Th JoaraaL) Junction City, Or, Oct. JS. Hog choUra ) made Ita ap pearance In thla aectlon. Tha flrat Instance was noted among the hog belonging to J. E. 8. Nielsen, lie lost- nine head. A few day later tha heard of F. W. Thorn, who Uvea two miles from Mr. Nielsen, contracted tha dlscaa and 10 head were lost At present, the plague Is ravaging tha Urge band of fat hogs be- longing to Hon. C. W. Washburn. To data he has lost 14 head and .mora ara dying every day.' d Thf atata veterinary aurgeon 'd ' was rter a faw day a ago and he d pronounced It to be cholera In It most violent form. He advised 'that all hogs having it ahould ba d . killed and burned, which la now d being dona i It.Js) not known how the dis d aaae. gained a foothold here, aa there ba been no foreign feed d 'brought In. , ':',- . DENOUNCE FAIR All Indians Are Fleeced by Un scrupulous Whites, Says 1. V. Mchorter. 250 DEER AND 100 BEARS -THE RECORD IN JOSEPHINE DIVORCE IS MASSED IN CRIME L CATEGORY BY PRESIDENT FRENCH OPPEIIIH l k" 'X i: Jf w ' e ,. aW" y d Ji'- ' T d ! -.'-' ' i J 1 1 i a : .; ", 'W ' J " 1 a?-i I' i . I 'i t. j: ri tr '- If-. Believes Education .w Eradicate. Causes Maritlal Misery. Will of i i. I What You May Get In Josephine. (SDeelal tMioatcb to Tbe Joornl. North Yakima, Wash.. Oct. 24. Se- rlou complaint has been filed against lasued 0 lo-i ilUntera. the county clerk " m m . . i . . . I tha Indian fair, or potlatch. which was I has Issued licenses to a number of iraci iwurto enouiq pa ixumianea oy in - ' . . i.i,i. I non-residents. The latter were Drlnci- intereataa in reoonuy oeiu av i.u..,.J... sportsmen from Calif ornla; who 1 . . S?" th Taklma reservation In thla coun- cam8 up hor- t0 enj0y some of tha real that the raountalna of Josephine county or aoma Individual tha venture. In oaaa tha talned th tract could revert to tha donor at th conclusion of tha work. If the land is obtained on a leaaa. it wtu be necessary for it to cover a period of 10 years, or even 10 year, otherwise no assistance can be obtained from tbe united State department. i It Is Important that the plana be completed, aa aoon aa nosnlhle. an that a full report of local condition can be (Rneetal Dtinarrk. te Tbe JooraaLt Grant' Pais, Or., Oct 14. Both deer and bear are unusually plentiful In the Josephine county mountains .this season. Almost every hunter that goes Into the wilds return with a full bag. Even tha povlce ha no difficulty in killing the five deer that . the law allow. Tha forest fire that have raged In many aectlon of tha mountalna have driven the deer and bear to tha protected re serves, and here they have been killed by the score. Besides the 250 llceases non-residents. The latter were prlncl- ty. TV V. McWhorter. who probawy sport that the raoun ha had mora experience with the In-1 afford. made at the next session of tha atata PTC "d lnAred.tri.hv" iefi legislature with a request for approprl- atlona for conducting tha -experlmenta. ! SIDELINE; STORIES j OF GRE.AT NORTHWEST dlana and knows them better than any other white man in tha atate of Wash ington, haa prepared an open letter on the subject, wnicn reaos as roiiows; "Tha srrma t Indian fair. Of OOtlatCh at Toppenlali haa closed. The gaily blanketed visitors from the Umatlllaa for their distant homes while many a Yakima awakea from the festivities to wrestle with the wolf at the door. Tha good white neighbor would do well to consider some of the thing which transpired during the two week of the potlatch. What was the object of thla miioh-axnloited fair?. If for a social and moral betterment of society. It was a marked failure; but if for a baccnan allnn ravelrv and fleecing of the Inebri ated native, then, surely, it was an im measurable success. To one who haa studied tnia pn&se Though deer and bear ara found in "almost every quarter ot tha county, there are a few favored district. Oray beek mountain, at th -.southern; and of ine county, and th near camp country of lower Rogue river arathe two beat uia; tffli uiairium Hear ursgiv r m.mmt Both of theaa are reached by wagon read and pack trail ' from- here- -"It la estimated that over ISO deer have been killed - this season In the Bear Camp country aiona: m una diatrici also about 100 black, brown and cinnamon -bear have been killed. Though, there haa been a heavy slaughter of deerj the hunters have had aue regard ror tne game laws, ana very few violation have occurred. Moat hunters have picked their game, choos ing only th full-grown bucks and let ting the doe go. It I th general opin ion of sportsmen that deer are becom ing more plentiful In Josephine county. and this Is attributed to the present game law and tneir enforcement. (Special Dlapatca t Tbe JnerssL) Weston, Or., Oct.' !. President Rob- art C, French of tha Ealatarn Oregon But Normal echool at Weston ha aom Idea on th dlvoro queation whloh ara about aa Inclstv aa those of th famou Dr. Oaler aa to who ahould be chloroformed. professor V Oench claaaes divorce with crime, or rather puta it at tha lower end or tne ladder of degradation by saying that "criminal ity leads to divorce." Therefore, fol lowing out Professor French's philoso phy, (f a man indulge himself in mur der and make a habit of all tha crime In tha calendar, lnoiuaing mat Of ao eeDtlne? money from - the truata. hi I moral depravity will -finally become ao great that n wiu not acrupte to sick ; up a row witn ui wus maa av ,ui- vorna irom ner. . But while Dr. Osier offer no remedy I but chloroform, Professor FTencn Is an optimist and proffer education, the further teaching of proper matrimonial ethlca and laws of selection througn the achoola and colleges. The wlaest. happleat and most laatlng marriages, he says, are, and win De, uioa contractea through the influence of tha publlo In- I atltutlon of learning.- Education must not only promote -a proper choice' in matrimony, but also 'Preclude that lax ity of moral which would culminate in tna aivorca court, -r President French malntalna a very arrlrt hut Irfnnlv anil nanarlrtent aimer- vision of averyihlng within the sphere of thi great normal school. Ha Is a Napoleon In hla realm, or rather a Ted- dv Roosevelt, toned down and multi plied bv tha nower or 10 in the matter or numan cinaness. rtignt ana aay no i watches every detail.'- Ha even sees to It thst the cook at tha dormitory haa the roaats properly prepared, and the young men and women who get a few I brief and blissful momenta to go to gether on aoma occasional errand, seem also to have tha prealdent'a approval, I for tney ail ioox supremely nappy. I 'Ill - vl.-ll : U - : .-v II II v. ill J II II 4 ; II I I r - ,f V -. .- 1 1 1 . . 1 1 f ?;f. ii C rV:-.; Nil II V 'AUi : ll II s II II r III II I II a 1 Robert C. French. TWO LADS KILL BIG BEAR IN THRILLING SHORT-RANGE FIGHT COMMERCIAL CLUB COMPLETE - ROSEBURG'S EXHIBIT BUILDING FACILITIES ARE OUTGROWN. Forest Grove Face ' Necessity of ' Erecting 'ew Balldlng. '". 1 (Special Dlapstca. t tbe Jooraal.) Forest drove. Or.. Oct 24. This " school district will be compelled to erect a new building before another year, ther being 400 pupils enrolled at pres ent end the aeattng capacity of the 'riulldlna- insufficient for even that num ber, while new pupila ara applying for 'ammniance every aay. r It la understood that tha board is in favor of adding the eleventh and twelfth grade next year, which will give Foreat Grove a complete high school. It has been aald that if th publio achoola add '.theaa two grades. Pacific university - may, discontinue tha academy and de vote all ita energies to conducting; the college course. MEMORIAL SERVICES. : Church Will Do Honor to Helen , Moses' Memory. rnHjil Tltanatoh tn Tha Jottrnaf.i'-' Forest Grove, Or., Oct 24. Memorial ervice win ne neia at tna wnnaii&n ; church next Sunday evening, In memory of Helen EL Moses, national president of the Christian womani oara or mis sions. The following; program will be given f "The Mexican Maiden' Mes age. Lata Newton: exercise, 10 Jun lora; aolo, "India Walttng," Hazel Aid- rich" recitation. "Tha Children' Part. 'Salome Bias; talk on orphanage work, M lsa Mary filas ; aolo, "Home of the ,loul," Wanda Todd; talk on life of Helen E. Moses, Mrs. A. B. Fodd; quar- - tet,' "Abide With Me," Misses Newman, Jackson. Aldrich, Newman. (Special Dlapateb te Tb Jooroal.) Helena, Mont, Oct 14. While explor ing a cava they had found In tb rocky country near Craig- last week, one of th sons of 'J. F; 'Wagner' and another Of Indian Ufa- the gathering waa anrml A almnat atntnhlaA over a larra orgy of debauchery and a disgrace. . . . . ,ni n viZi,.t ia ih hi nf ha iwimui. I fat black bear which had holed up and. with a battery, of seven saloons I for tha winter. Tha boys beat a pre flanked by aora of taootleggers, poor cptt0Ua retreat from tha pit, but when UV. PKJ iVUK IJB v;aUAu. laiOO UIUIO. I ... at.- ...tt. At, a. aak ra e, mka ,ifa. A n 1 tney reficnea uib diwuui ui NORTH POWDER'S WAXT. Thriving Union County Town Loses Furniture Store. . fAnerlal IHDatfh tn Tha Journal. 1 ' Nortk Powder, Or.. Oct 14. The . bankrupt general merchandise atock of t Hansen brothers has been transferred ' h V, K 1.14.. nr A on. S. Vandecar, the old pioneer fur niture dealer, who loat hla aiKht - haa traded hla atock of good for Baker City lota and North Powder is on tba look- iOut for a new furniture dealer to locate 'and reopen the closed doors of ona of tha beat store buildings In town. . FOR A..Y..P. EXHIBIT. latne County "Will Send Display of ' J T Timber Wealth. : (Special Dtapatek to Tbe Jonmtl.V Eugene, Or., Oct. 4. D. H. Weyant who got up the atate'a mineral exhibit t the Lewi and Clark exposition In -ItOf, waa. in. Eugene today arranging to aeewre from this county materials for an exhibit -of the state's timber at tha Seattle exposition next year. An Lane county ia reputed to be the banner timber county in . tne state, sat. weyant , expects to get more and better mate rial from her than from any other county. . - " , CHAXGIXQ rnoxE USE. now graded and graveled.' Part of the roaa wnere a fine quality of gravel could not - be obtained were finished wiin crusned tock. Thi portion of Linn county ha been making great advancea In road huiirf- Ing thepaat few years. Its bridges, too, more dmnken Indians there in one day flred their gun into the blackheaa. Tho a I-. wall V . . n . n la I . . - . . . a . ' . i . . I - . . .,r . Ma-Ilr ""w vuea uivi I man ne ever uja oeioro ii udi time in been built and old ones replaced. I his t life. . Old men. bleary-eyed and .mj contracts are let eitner for road stoggerina: young men reeling or wal or Driage building:- ' The wdrk is car- lowing in the mud wer to be seen In rled forward dlreotly under tha ey of J number at all times. . Nor wer auoh mo counir court. '-nia man haa ra. suited In better service and a great saving of money to the county. PORTABLE HOUSES. scenes confined to, tha men alone. One intoxicated Indian was picked up on the "? .na h-.tiiKtn h- rt- -tail I mornin bear rushed out and after an hour's flaht. during which the boya several timea had very it waa k lied. The boya left Craig in tne eariy to get a lew grouse. un car- narrow escapes from being caught In the brutes ciutcnes, Klamath Falls Men Form Company to Manufacture. (Special Diapatch to The Journal.) Klamath Falla, Or Oct 14. Klamath Falls has a company formed for tha manufacture and sale of portable, ready made houses. E. T. Short a.n ns-a Ooeller of this City have signed a con tract with the American Portable House company of Spokane tn furntah nian and -specification. Their territory will oe tna atate or Oregon. Advance orders for SO nf tha nn.t.hi. houses have already been placed and the outlook ia very good for a rapid de velopment of the business. Houses are scarce ner and rents high, and many families of poor neonla Hv in tent all winter. The, DOrtable hnuaaa ara aold as low as $175. WILL WIPE OUT DEBT. Tax Levy at North Yakima Increased Two Mills. (Bpeelal Dlapatrh te Tba JearnaLI North Yakima. Wash., fw 11 T -n effort to place the city of North Yak ima on a cash basis, the tax levy has been Increased from 11.3 mills to 1S.05 mills. For a number of years the city has been falling behind and a. dnht h Deen accumulating, ny placing the tax levy about 2 mills higher this year It Is intended to wipe out tha dnfioit Th. aaaeased valuation of the property in the city la 8,S5,m and the amount that must ba raised by ta ration i. 2,021,S74.07. frS?!' no :"-u"'jaw in city, jau rt-i"? gSn and the other a revolver. After onmDing tn AiA - ' Better Class XMsgnstad. Tha better class of Indians -ware dla gusted. .. A Nes Perce-pointing across tna street to a comeiy young xKima woman, aald, "That woman waa drunk last night and her friends had to care for her." -Then, turning, he designated a young Indian, a mere boy, who, bare headed, was going to a pawn shop to redeem the hat which hen ad "soaked" for whiskey the evening before. At lm. m . V. I .Anirl.n inn-;. ...i dudkiii. uu.iuca. nan Lnr m rled to a finish. We saw an old In- h ARREST IS MADE. Trouble Tidewatcr-Waldport Road Enda In Court. ; (Special THapafe-b to. Tbe Jmraal.) eray over tne Tidewater-Waldport road ere last Week led to the arreat nf Jim item, on tne cnarare or aouslve language. otimn ;nBrniis- loo enmrya AXter trial oerore luetic court the raaa dl mi seed for lack t auatainlng vl- aence. . Pacific State Has Force Working ' Near Hanisburg. ftpaelal Tiantca te Tbe Journal.) HarrUburg. Or Oct 24. Th Pa cific State Telephone tt Telegraph com f any has a large force of men at thla I .-. They are changing the toll Hoe )-t ea here and Junction City. The line at present passes through the tot tnma, along the witn rnad. Ia the winter It ! Vry hard to make repefra end tt i the Intentlo to have it follow t- f;itherej Pacific trecka. which will r ke it muh easier ef ac-eaa. The i-toriiion la tn put vp a rery atu bat ant laj 1 :. vl.lra wixi oee pat iitue impair. SWEET HOME'S' ROADS. I n County Dtatrlrt II aa Many Fan Highway. f-Or.! rtaaatk t Tbe JaarL) f t .v.m, Ctv Ot f s eTlw"H y1 it'i'-'l l' b-eo 'tir la this r t: in-rrr. Th ire'l mt t. . - a i- -.a c4 ett lion-. i COMMISSION WILL' . MEET IN PORTLAND (Salesi Boreas of Tb JoaraaL) Falem, Or, Oct 24. Tbe railroad eommlnsion will hold a hearing In Port land Wednesday. October 21. for th purpose of completing the task of tak ing testimony In tha effort ta determine th valuation of the Corvallla A Eastern railroad. At that time also the first feci a upon which tha valuation of the maja line of the O. R. A N. la to h computed will be received by tbe rail-roa-r- commission. Tb old recorde of the Oregon Paclfle coaipamr wnicn constructed th Corval lla at Eastern railroad are not available, baring bn destroyed, ao-that the word or witnesses who Oisburaed tb funds mum d reuea njw. Lpon tha old r-cvru i ir.m . a however. m rimiroiaaio aepena ror figarea te ofurain me cmi or ensnnal constroc tloo. At tba bearlna Wedneawla. tt.. commlsstoa will alao endeavor te m flgurea oa th original eoet af cAnatrue tkm and also estimated rot of repre-ducttoa. dlan approach a broker with a good ts blanket, on which he waa offered a loan vi dv cents. ina xnaian refusea ana the broker, turning to ua, remarked: Too soon. I tlnks I get Plenty of blan kets laat of da' week." Doubtless this was th case. These human vampires get the Indian blanket and the rum- seller gets his laat dollar and thla gathering la called a 'fair.' One respectable old Indian aald to us: 'They hava thla little town. Top penlsh, on our reservation, and they nave seven saloon here. Our landa and our homes are here. . Wa have no protection and they are ruining ua.' Just think of it I Seven aaloonsl Yob, seven saloons, but you poor,- Ignorant son of nature, you do not understand that these dena of vice ar the busi ness part of the city and are a neces sary adjunct to its financial prosperity. The one church of the town is located out in. the suburbs and there the right eous may gather at will. , 'The complaint of the old Indian Is unreasonable and ungeneroua. What Is an Indian for, if not for the white man to fleece T And after the hop-picking when the Indian ha a little 'chlcka mln' and la likely to ret away with It. what aerves better to hold him until he can ba 'fleeced', than a 'falrr What odda If, penniless, he does have to travel a hundred milea or mora to a squalid hornet or if his -wife and little ones auffer with cold and hunger? Tha business man tha builder of cit ies In desert places can ease his vul garized conscience reflecting. Tiara him, he's only an Indian.' " SURVEYORS WORKING ON MODOC ffiTBSSlOX r (Special nupaarb te lTb Jooroal.) Klamath Falls, Or.,' Oct 24 Tbe Southern Pacific surveying party at work on tbe survey for tha Modoc Northern railway, to run from Altairas, in Modoc county. California, to connect with th California Northeastern rail way in Klamath county, probably at Midland, is now running a Una from tha southern end of Tula lak aouth towards Altarts. fcnrlneer tt. t. Knowlton Is In charm and Is doing rapid work. Not a sin ale obstacle ha been encountered as yet in securing an easy grade, with mini mum curves, ao that it la very probe. irsi survey wui i permanent ona the hills for several hours, without finding any birds, they came to a high ateep slope, dotted with scrubby pine and a loo formation of rock, i While rumaglng around they founef a amall hole, Just about large enough for a peraon to crawl in, but which seemed to open out They de taitninnri tn emlore They crawled in and down and around and were plunged In darkness. Vlnallv ona nf the bova found tOItlt nner in hla nocket and lighting this or a torch led the way Into the inner most recesses of the cavern. Suddenly the lads stopped m affright, in tne xar corner of the cave waa a ruii-grown black bear watching helr every move ment. They turned and bolted and In a moment s time were again ai tne en trance of the cava. They were willing to ngnt orum n the open but not in pitch darkness. Turning their guns toward the mouth of the hole they fired Into It. One of the charges from tha shotgun happened to Just strike the right angle of he wall and it ricochetted and struck tb bear quarely. With a squeal of pain and a roar of anger the bear rushed for tha entrance. The boy heard It coming and when ita head appeared in tha entrance they I turned loose. Dut railed to hit tna mad dened brute. -Roaring horribly, it I charged them. They nimbly dodged ita rushea and reloading, fired again. Flrat turning after on of tha boys, and then after the .other, It charged again and again on tha rocky hillside.- When it pursued one. the other boy fired hi gun at the brute, and then it turned and charged him and tha flrat lad did the anooting. -.-. The Infuriated brute bellowed fero ciously and the hunters realised that the fight had simmered down to either their killing the bear quickly or It would kill them. For almost an hour the game oi tag waa Kept up ana tne ooys were almost exhausted. Perspiration dripped from every pore and their faces wer tense and drawn from tha death Strug- I gie tney naa unwittingly provoked. The bear had been hit hall a dozen times but not In a vital spot It waa covered with gore and the hillside waa red with blood, where it had rushed the hunters. The brute never paused a moment in Its mad, death-dealing onslaughts, but fought like a demon Incarnate. Slaver drWeled from hla Jaws and when the fine bird shot pierced ita haunches, squealed and roared as only a maddened, wounded Dear can squeal ana roar, and with a lightning-like dart charged tha boys. , Tha boya were afraid the brute would finally reach them, aa it had nearly done several times, but they were determined to fight until tna last finally the lad with the. revolver succeeded in placing a shot in th backbone. The animal soreamed fn agony and sank to tha rround. When the boya approached" it, t tried to rise.' but its strength was tone. Its hair bristled menacingly and t - snapped its Jaws' and attempted to claw the boys with ita front legs, but Jts errorts were impotent. a weu dlrected charge from tha shotgun fin ished it The hide -Is a large ona and nartlcu larlv fine, and the maat waa very ten der and Juicy. , til 1,1.4 lr lr- - s We .otf; J iliti " -W4 ifr' - Where Douglas' Wealth WIU Be Shown. (Spaclal IHspatcb to Tbe Jaornal) Roseburg, Or., Oct. 24-Roseburg's horticultural exhibit building has Just been completed by . the Roseburg Com mercial club. The building ia -located upon the Southern Pacific depot grounJs and has a fine plate-glass front facing toward the railroad tracks, so that all tourist and travelers- can gather an idea of the products of Douglas county and the famous Umpqua valley, where roaea bloom tha year round and fruit attains perfection. - There ia on display In tne building soma fine apples. Tho array of Spltzenberg apples Is from the orcnard that sold this year's crop for 22.400 per acre In the orchard. Resides theaa, there are soma fin pear and prunea. " ; ' . 1 ESPEE WILL RUN INSTRUCTION TRAIN THROUGH WILLAMETTE b tb Just what course th tin wHl take north frora Tuie lak into Klamath county ta not known. The Oklahoma mlalng law baa rn lute effect and la a aoevaure t aafa rM Jlfa and property. Tata nar. M-k la c'rert reajit e-f the f-fot-a nt the an In woft'-y aniwai t aid tf M tbe be-t lit ft krs4 pa aay tat af tb Lalca. KLAMATH TEACHERS IX ANNUAL SESSION fSawtal rtaaatrb Tb .) Klaaiath Faiia. Or. Oct - 14. Tb nineteenth annaal teachers' Institute f Klamath eouaty is now la eloa. TT- Ina tractors are Pu porta tea dent fi, Y. PoMnaoti cf Maltnoenah muaty. and Prealdeat Harry M. Chafer cf th aoutbara Oregaa SUt sorBBaJ at Aah l&el r tat aViT-artteajt . If. Arkmaa will be b-er v the cirg ad f e om "Soei A J'r"-a Martmrrti is ttr ETethnal Pratem." A'.l the ebera Ifi th iT'r ar fcery atl ewit taterest Is abava ta tb tastltat wwrh. i PREMIER FRUITS TO SPOKAHE FAIR Lewiston-Clarkston Country Will Send Its Grapes, Teaches, Cherries. (Sperlal Dispatch ta Tbe JoaraaL) Iiwiston, Idaho, Oct 24 With the whole Interior country conceding her su premacy in growing grapes, peaches and cherries, th Lewiston-Clarkston country haa set out with a determination to cap ture the high prize at th Spokane ap ple fair, wher the products of this sec tion will b pitted against th whole northwest The Lewfatnn Commercial club Is circulating tn appeal to the fruit grower to pring tn tnetr cnoicest apples to make up the exhibit that will be ae- lecteo to send to Ppokane. Tba club of- ier xa pay ine producers tha top mar ket price for their applea, and, in case tney rurnisn tne display, a premium will go tor mat particular lot in ijewiaion country is growing rap idly In th production ef applea. The s THIRST wer set flrat orchard of tha vaJlav largely ta peach, apricot and cher ries, bat those eel naor recently are principally winter apple. Ia th reser vation country eoath of Lewtston hua- orea or acre wer planted with apple, that ar Just now coming Into bearing, and th product from this new territory will make a strop- bid for th cholc specianeaa to b rent to tb Spokane apple fair. Th altitude of th prairi country I greater than ia tbe tmmadl- at vicinity of Lwlstoa and tb bud ding and setting of the fro It la not -dar.gered by tbe bate fraata that soma time rip th ptadact Ia tha older river rebarda. Ai-1 fraaa tb pralrl sctlon there ar thowaaada f acre f trrlaated r charda oa the beach landa above ! iatan and Clarkstoa that ar juat bnlng risnt4. and tbeaw. to, are larwely ven ever tn applea. Ia Ltsltlna Or. r-ar-a, dlreetly eovth f thla city. w erai fcendre)s f arre cf new errhaMi wer planted last fall and this sprltia. Tl e in t pt tre tnntis bsve adgragatad 2ir acres, u tnost at which' HAY BE SATED l,000-Gallbn-anHour Spring Considered for the City's Water Supply. (Special Dispatch t The Jaarnal.) Burn a, Or Oct, 24. Th well drilling outfit of Swain A Smith haa arrived at Burn and will go to work next week, drilling for water on and a half miles from town, at a spring that now flows 1,000 gallons par hour. Th spring Is 110 feet higher than the main part of to wo ana mas peen examined closely by an xpert on underground sources of water supply. The water i finds its way through crevice lu bed rock and It la thought by th party who made th examination that If the bed-rock la penetrated a bountiful supply will be found Th water is absolutely pur and six de gree) warmer than other spring In th earn range, indicating that It la of ub-artealaa nature. With an adequate water supply Burn will be. mad ona of tha snoat beautiful llttl town in tb state. Th drilling aaachla I a Targ on ana ca.pa.oi ox going x,o real, u a aauafaotory flow is struck, work will be commenced Immediately te pipe water to tsurns ana S' complete system II (Special Dispatch to Tb Journal.) Corvallis, Or., Oct 14. What Is said to ba th most pretentions train or ita kind aver operated over any railroad tn tha United. States will ba run by the Southern Pacific -company through th Willamette valley,, starting - .th first week In November. It will be a demon stration train that will show tb latest methods In dairying, agriculture, horti culture and tstock raising. Tne train win consist of seven or eight ears and will' ba accompanied by the officials of th railroad company.- Profeasor Withy combe, director of of tha Oregon experi ment atatlon at Corvallla. will deliver lectures at tne various towns visuea, and other professors from th Oregon a-rlnultural colleen will also accom pany the train and glv practical in- structlon to th farmers, dairyman and f ruitgrowors. s - ; JTir Wot In rag-on. Although. th Harriman lines in this stat have only recently taken vo th work of educating th people of the rural district to tmprov their product and incraasa their output th railroads hava gone into it extensively. The train to be run next month promises to ba th very latest development of tha idea. On car in the train will be devoted to agricultural exhibit and demonstra tions, another to horticulture, a third to dairying and livestock. Ona car wtll hav 'a number of model dairy cow for exhibition and practical demonatratlons, with milking machines, cream separa tors and other appliances of modern dairy methods will be given. A model stall will be shown for the benefit of dairymen and owners of livestock. In another car practical demonatratlons will be given in packing fruit OltlM to 8 Tialted. ' Th train will b out eight days and during that time tha following cltie will be visited, a' stop of about two hours being made at each place. Mill boro. Forest Oroya. North Yamhill. Sheridan, Dallas, Independence, Wells- dale, Albany, Shedd, Junction City, Eu- cottace Brownsville, Jefferson, Salem Gervala, gene,' Jroy, Springfield, uervala. Silver ton, Woodburn. Weat 8 Lav ton. ouumra ana Aurora. R. B. Millar, head of tha traffto de partment of th Harriman line in this territory. Is I arranging the Itinerary of th train and th dates of vlaltlnjr aaoh place on'th aohdula will be as pounced within faw days. Mr. Mil ler is th originator Of the demonstra tion train Idea on tha Oregon lines. will be Installed both for' and dosiastla purpose. tir fighting Will b Set ta fruit thla faJL mnla appl, peaches and grape ta th order named. Th advertising tb - country baa re ceived frora tb display of fruit mad at exposition throughout tb country la eauelna aa Influx of visitor seeking fnut landa. On firm report aa ir. as- rf tl vim tors and prospect! hov er during Keptember and state that tbe rrd taua far for October la II per week. gien Fir! tey eneavd s finer Oysters im tbe Wot.4. and Pea Tom aery be t t Perkins GrU. tl LONG TOM RIVER, ONCE DECLARED . NAVIGABLE, IS AGAIN A CREEK (Special DUaatok t Tbe JesraaL) . Monro. . Or, Oct I4e Long . Tom river, a stream which a few years are was declared to b navigable, over which on of th oldeat drawbridge ver construct ad waa placed and upon th opening of which several thousand dollars was expended br tha govern mailt is again' a quiet country creek. Bridge arptrs ar at work building a solid bridge across old Long Tomcat tb Floats lane, and tne -queer aid draw- biidg a few mflea north la alee a thing ei tn past. Juat why thee thing ar o Is not vary easily explained. Tb quantity ef water la as great aa 1 needed to carry on light boating, aad tba country through which this stream winds It wsy Is large eaongh t support a lin of igbt boat. Tb cltiaana or una por tion f th county, however, ar enthu siastic ver a rail road aad bar been for year and apparently ar ant able to Bee the benefit to be derived fmm aa open river, with a amall boat or two carrying th producte cf eoath Benton end norther Lane eountle ta market, at a minimum coat ef transportation. It la slrnoat a rure'y thst within II years this w-terwsv wlii an In M pe4 to traffic, despite tha fact t--t a rai-road la avow btir.g coca txa cued tat tits nam section of th stat. Juat a Soon as tha larger ranches ar divided into amaurr nojaings (t tnia la ran. Idly, taking place a a-reatae ri,nunil' than ever wtll be heard by th man who can flgur out another echeme to open tbe Long Tom river to navigation,- hood rite; rETt sale.; f Orchard Forty Acres of Orchard Lmm4 Chance II an da. - fBpaetol Otsaatdb , ta Jearaall Hood Rlrer. Or, Oct 14. Forty acraa of orchard land la youpg tm was Mil ror ii are at Hood River yeaterday by 3. H. Jlellbronner Co, to partlea la Mlnnmpolis. The land waa owned by Hurt Van Horn nf N, Turk iiul II V ravtdon of th Davidson Fruit oorn pany of this city, and weat for tb highest r-fto ever paid tnr orchard not in bearing. Messrs. Davidson and Vsa Hern are th largest owpera of err hart land In tree) In ta v.It Awthee aal at blah price reported yesterday waa 2 acres neloitglBa to g. p. F pb tnat waa bouel.t br Ik. P. ar-fnr . Portland m fnr llt.ef. tight a-re af Mr. Panf "r4 a for-haa are tn bear In tree. . 7 he Ii- :t,mcner ewan,,. which aiso tna thi pa. tlti-t tt.it th ren atre-intin to -r- I 1 hnai i I 6eUats, is rastrreA by Mx. Ju..h.