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Newspaper Page TextTHE ' OREGON , SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1908. CURRENT EVENTS DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL PROGRESS NEWS JOURNAL'S HOUNDUP OF THE WEEK IS STATES OP PACIFIC SLOPE 8 NORTHWEST The "Italy 'of America'' II , . . tl i,rMii,.il, i-iiMMl,lvniln-Miiiiilinr ill 'nmniiiniimii V. . . ., ...y. y .MM , , .. , , , . 11 ..KM! LIQUOR ISTAB00E0 ill THE IDEAL COM Deeds to Property in South ern Oregon Settlement Contain Forfeiture Clause. (Special Dispatch to The Journal. -J Wolf Creek, Or., Nov. 7. Nestling snugly at the feet of the pine-clad rooun- tains of southern Oregon, In the north ' ern end of the Rogue River valley. Is ' a vertltable beauty Bpot without a rival on teh coast. It is Wolf Creek valley. In which "Oregon's- Ideal Colony" is now forming. Surrounded by mountains which protect from biting, destructive storms; possessing soil of surpassing depth and fertility, the purest mountain water, springs abounding everywhere, and much' of the land subirrlgated; at' an altitude of 1,818 feet, which does not affect those with heart trouble and has a tonic effect -Upon people from the en-' erva'tlng south; with a rainfall of S3 Inches, sufficient to produce the finest flavored and best-keeping fruits and vegetable without irrigation. It la all ti.at its name signifies. The. colony is on the main line of the Southern Pacific railroad, 268 miles south of Portland, the famous two-mile loop of this scenic route encircling the Va..ey. The old California and Oregon stage road also passes through It, wo that transportation faculties are of the best The climate la superb. With a temperature as even aa can be found anywhere in the temperate zone, It well merits the appellation, "Italy of Amer ica." Because of the overlapping of the humid and arid sones, and the peculiar soil adaptabilities, horticulturists are being attracted, from all parts of the country, assured that the finest Tokay grapes, Newtown and Spitzenberg ap ples, cherries, peaches, pears and all kinds of berries can be grown to per fection. ' Strawberries In April. ' Though the spring was later than usual, ripe wild strawberries were picked on April 27, some of which at tained -a siie of two Inches in clrcum aerence. Wild black and raspberries grow as large and fine here -as tnose cultivated in other sections, and because of the abundance, size and quality, of the wild, few cultivated have been grown. This will be a profitable crop between the trees now being planted, till they become to bearing age. Higher than the hope of money-making, the owner of Wolf Creek and pro motor of Oregon's Ideal colony holds the purpose of developing a community which shall be kept as clean morally as it Is proved by nature and everv deed contains a forfeiture clause In case any of the property is ever used or allowed to be used for the manufacture or sale or intoxicating liquor, only those ap- proving this and favorable to eharacter- nuuauig institutions aro invited to In vest; those, opposing cannot buy at any price. Rev. W. J. Smith, the founder of the colony, was trained in the T.tithoran church and later preferred the Presby- lenan: pui ne is nrst a cnnstlan and secondly a Presbyterian, and has often been taken for a Methodist He always discourages the sectarian spirit, and ln- viibs ana aireaay nas m tne colony rep' respntatlves of almost all the denomlna lions, who ar working together and sustaining services without any outsido $416,000 FOR KLAMATH Project Appropriation Is Largest Made Thus Far. . Klamath Falls, Or , Nov. 7. The sec retary or tne interior has allotted $416, 000 out of the reclamation fund to be used to carry on the work In the Klam ath protect in J903. It ls the largest Dfi'iup(aiiuii ever misue ior construe tion work on this project, being an in creaee of $60,000 Over last year. Reception Guests Panic Stricken by ! Mysterious Female (SpeeUl DUpatch to Tbe Journel.) The Dalles, Or., Nov. 7 A wave Of excitement swept this city . when a strange woman, heavily , veiled, appeared as an untelSden, guest at a reception given by one of the prominent society women. The hostess was receiving her guests when the unknown, gowned In somber black, glided by her and on into the dining-hall, where refresh ments were being served.--It was supposed that the veiled i woman was a friend of the hostess, and she was served with refreshments. ' As soon as she ha4 partaken she. disap peared as silently and as mys teriously as she had coma. The Incident ouuet'd considerable agi tation among the guests. ' Investigation revealed the. woman's ftfeattty. She la a trusty at the cly Jail, having been -arretted soon after the district fair on two charges. , : ; ,r w w w w I t l?t' Where V -...:..... . ELECT RIO RAILROAD FOR HOOD RIVER VALLEY SEEMS ASSURED RAILCOiECTIOIl California Northeastern Is Putting On Additional Men and Machinery. (Special niapatch to The Jouraal.V . Klamath Falls, Or., Nov: 7. In five days more will be heard' the ring of the pick and shovel reverberating from the right of way of the California Northeastern at this city. Three hun dred men will be at work, preparing the grade from the terminusof the Adams dike to the cut In the Hot Springs ad dition and'thls number will be increased as rapidly as possible, until upward of 500 laborers will be at work. This is the in ea wage that comes to this city from the offices of Erickson & Peterson, the contractors who are now engaged in completing the grade to the water's edge. The grade to Worden-is completed, ready for the rails, and the steel gang will begin laying Monday. From Worden to the channel, a distance of two miles, the grade ls comnleted. with the exception of the finishing work, which is now under way -and which will be done in a week. When this part of tne graae is reaay ror tne rails tne men wm s oe transferred to this city, team Shovel to Work. The big steam shovel which has been employed by Erickson & Peterson on most of their contract 1 now at Teeters Landing and will be brought through to this city. It will be first employed on the cut near the old racetrack. When this work is completed it will be trans ferred to the big cut north of the Hot springs aaaition, . wnere. over 100,000 yards of earth have to be moved. Contractor Bears was In the city1 yes terday and stated that he was making rapid progress with his contract, the work moving much faster than he ex pected. He -stated that the present pro gram was to begin work in this city within ten days and that the force of men to be employed here this winter would not be less than 300 and probably would reach 600. "As I understand it," he said, "the orders are to rush things, and judging from the preparations being made everything will hum until tho railroad is In operation to this City." PROFITABLE MEETING PROMISED TEACHERS (Speclil Dlapatcb to Tbe Journil.l Husum, Wash., Nov. 7. The joint teachers', institute for Klickitat and Skamania counties to be held at White Salmon, November 10 to 20, promises to be a profitable meeting. Among the ed ucators or the state who will be In attendance are State Superintendent ii, JB. lewey 01 Ulympia, ur. Edward O. Stssion of the State college at Seattle, Professor W. J. Beach of the State college at Pullman, and Miss Laura J. Soper of, The Dalles. The visiting teach ers will be given a reception Monday evening, November 18. Y. M. p. A. AT-CHEHALIS Indications Point to Erection of $18,000 Building. SlM""ll Plptcli to Toe Jonrnnl Oentralia, Wash., Nov. 7. This city will soon have a Young Men's Christian association and an up-to-date bunding suitably adapter! for Its use. if present indications materialize. State Secre tary C. W. Wilcox, representing the state association, was in the city this week, at the invitation of Mayor Miller, to look Into conditions and give his adT vice regardinc the possibility of- get) ting an association. In company J with the' mayor be interviewed -a number of the leading business men of the city who gave assurance nf nunnnrt tr Wilcox advised the erection of a perma nent' bulldltlk It would t In ths neighborhood of $ it, 000, and would con tain a large gymnasium with) running track, a swimmine uool. baths and inf ers, parlor, game rooms, reading rooms, micfiiim jiw iuuimn. -arm prooaoiy sleep ing rooms for members, making it a complete club home. , r Is in Oregon jv". 1 7.1 if the Coast Climate Attains Perfection. TWO APPLICATIONS , TO CITY COUfiCIL 1 ! Believed That Hill Interests Are Seeking to Secure Fruit Shipments. (Special Dfepatch to Tbe Journal. 1 Hood River, Or., Nov. 7. Deep In terest is centered here in the fact that two applications have been made to the city council for franchises for an elec trio road. One of them ls asked for by H. B. Lanffille, secretary of the Upper Hood River Valley Devejopment league, who says he has assurance of the support of property owners there and In the lower valley, and stipulates that in case the franchise ls granted the necessary financial aid to build the road will be secured from local capital ists. The other application has been made by C. A. Bell, proprietor of the Mount Hood hotel, and a large property holder here. It is stated by Mr. Bell that he believes that the time "ls ripe at Hood River for an electric line which will give the city greater conveniences and shipping facilities over the boat lines. It is believed that big interests are be hind the application for the Bell elec tric road franchise, as the proposed route la the only one that would not have to cross the O. R. A N, tracks to reach' the river. Aa the principal boat line to Hood River is controlled by the morinern racinc, re u tnought that it may be endeavoring to get a foothold on this side of the river that will make it possible to divert some of the through ireigm 10 its line on mejvorth Bank. Preliminary Burvey Made. Some time aso engineers for the Port land & Seattle made a preliminary sur vey of the valley. At the time no in formation could be obtained as to their purpose in doing so, but it is ftitlmated that the" officials of the new Hill road are looking for some of the business from here in the near future, when Hood River will be shipping 3,000 to 4,oo cars or apples in one season. The completion of a new steel bridge over the Hood river, which will be opened in a few days by the city, makes the plan a feasible one and is, in fact, the . only way a deepwater landing can be reached except by building another bridge below the one recently con structed by the O. R. & N. and cross ing Its tracks. It has always been claimed by the managers 01 the Mount Hood railroad that electric poweT would be applied on the road which they recentlv built up the valley as soon as it is extended to Its destination, and they have already constructed a J50.000 electric plant, which runs the big mill of the Oreaon Lumber company at Dee. It has been expected that they would apply to the city ror a irancnise to use the city streets. The Mount Hood company has stated -its intention of building loops in connection wn , its steam road throughout the valley. It Is stated by the members of the city council mat berore any of the fran chlses are granted substantial proof win nave 10 oe snown as to who is backing the projects. PROPERTY ADVANCES Forty-Acre Tract Brings Waldport Owner Big Returns. (Special I)lpttch to Ttf Journal. Waldport, Or., Nov. 7. Waldport property Is steadily advancing in value. A few years ago J. H. alines nur- chased, at a nominal price, forty acres of land joining the town. Shortly after ward he sold the standing timber on the land, which amounted to over a million feet, for something fcmre than the pur chase price of the f orty acres.. This year he has been selling-acre tracts for nuuaing purposes ai ivu per acre. Should the entire tract be sold at this figure a net profit of $4,000 will be realized by Mr. Gllnes on the transac tion, but in air probability the price will be advanced before tht entire forty acre is old, . , - - - J . v . t : " Canadian Lynx Killed (Special Dispatch to Tbe Joornal.) Odessa, wash.. Nov. 7. Hunt-, Ing with rocks ia one of the in novations In Lincoln county. From the suocess attendant on the first venture the paitlme may become extremely popular. H W. Pollard and JU D. Hammer are responsible tor the new sport. Wnne on meir w ay yj ww from their ranch they discovered what seemed to be a bis; wildcat, devouring the remains of a rab blt. The two men were un armed. Gathering & "UPP1?;, f rocks they opened a fusillade upon the beast. He turned and started for them, but a fortu nate "Bhot" stunned him and he was quickly dispatched. Those who have seen the animal pro- , nounce It a well-defined speci men of the Canadian lynx. Hunting Is better than for many years in this section. Game Is plentiful and little difficulty la experienced In securing a good bag. HILL BUYS LAND 1 KLICKITAT COUNTY r . , Line Will Be Built Into Heart of Rich Tim ber District, n (Special Dispatch to I'M Journal.) .Husum, Wash., Nov. 77 One of the largest and most valuable timber tracts in Klickitat county will soon pass into the hands of Sam Hill, son of the rail road magnate, and several Seattle capi talists. The Klickitat White Pine Lum ber company, with headquarters at Qol dendale, is the owner of 60,000 acres of choice timber land in this county, and It is this land that will pass under Control of the railroad magnate's son. The large tract lies about 16 miles east of Trout Lake, and the Hill In terests contemplate building additional mills at Goldendale. From tho latter city they expect to build a railroad to the site of the timber tract. The tim ber ls the choicest of white pine, the present company having ishlpped within the past few weeks over 1,000,000 feet of lumber to Salt Lake and other points. Rail raolllties Developed. Underwood, Just over the line in Ska mania county, one mile west of White Salmon, is undergoing Important im- firovements along the Una of develop ng the North Bank railroad facilities. A gang of men and teams are at work grading In the space between the main track and the business street front for the pmrjvpse of putting In an "industrial track," for the convenience of merchants and the surrounding country. A new railway station will also be completed by the first of December. The increasing business Interests of the town of Underwood have demanded these two acquisitions for some time. There are 43 stations along the line of the North Bank railroad between Van couver and Pasco, a distance of 221 miles. "Industrial .tracks" are com pleted at 23 of these stations, the small est capacity being for ten cars. THE DALLESlEOPLE WART PAVED STREETS Mayor Wingate Starts Move ment by Naming Pav- ing Committee. (Rpedal Dl'patch to The Journal.) The Dalles, Or., Nov. 7. Mayor E. M, Wingate has caused the property own ers in this citv to aeitate the Question of paving Second street In this city. He embodied; that idea in his message last July and at the meeting of the city council Wednesday night he stated that the time had come to consider the mat ter. He appointed a committee to take It up and report to the city . council from time to time, that body to act on the committee's recommendations. The committee appointed Is composed of F. 8. Gunning, E. M. Williams, AI Bittlngerl, E. H. French, Victor Marden, L. A. Schanno.. William Mlchelbauarh. Grant Mays and F. L. Houghton. ! This committee of business men will thoroughly Consider the paving propo sition and will confer with other large property holders oh the matter, so that by spring the city fathers will be fully informed and will be abh to Judge of What action to take, ' The city nas oeen greany improved of late, a new city hall having been built. an up-to-date - hotel under construction and nanasqmejiorary Dunoing which will soon rise. " Mayor Wingate Relieves the city is catting large enough to become mor progressive, and considers that im proved streets Is what the city needs. The proposition is meetin with gen. era! favor : Y - MOTHER AND BABES PRAY FOR DEAR ORE'S SAFETY Searching Parties Are Scour ing Snow-Swept Hoim-'-tains in Search of i Harry Heath. (Special Dispatch to Tta Journal.) Helena, Mont., Nov. 7. Harry Heath, a Unlonvllle miner, ls believed to have lost his life in a fight with a bear while hunting on the middle fork of the Dear born, or to have perished In a furious snowstorm which has raged since he left his home. Did he lose his way in the storm and grope helplessly over the mohtalns until he fell into the deep oothlng sleep which overcomes f reel ing men and from which they never wake, or did he tumble into a bear trap, or fall into a prospect hole and break a leg, and then die of starvation, thirst, exposure or suffering? These are the -juestlons which his friends are propounding and to which thev have as yet found no answer. It ls very likely that he met death In any one of these forms, for it will be al most a month tomorrow since he has been heard from, when he went out from the hunting cabin to get a bear. Mrs. Heath and flvrt battles are nearly prostrated by the ngony of suspense. Night after night they have waited for tne return or mt. iieatn to tne uiuon vllle cabin, but he has not come. Babies Ask for Vaptv. "When will papa come, numiMf the babies ask. ana Mrs. Heath turns away to hide the tears which gather in her eyes. Fearing the worst, hope sustains ber, and the bare possibility that her husband will be back tonight, tomor row night, or the day alter, at the latest. James Hardgrove left Helena this morning to Join searching parties which are scouring the Dearborn country on snowshoes and skis in an effort to find some trace of the missing hunter. All the ranchers on the middle fork of the Dearborn are aroused. , Heath left Unlonvllle October 9 or 10 for the Dearborn country, to look after some mining claims he has there and to hunt. lie expected to be gone a week or 10 days and possibly three weeks. No alarm was occasioned at his absence until last week, when a hunter passing Heath's Cabin entered. He fnnViri the nlace deserted. It was evi dent the house had been unoccupied for at least a week. While looking through the premises the hunter found a note held on the table by a candlestick. It was dated October 13 and was in Heath's handwriting. According to tne teiepnone message received it read: ' trillnd rub heap vesterdav and am going back after it. I will be back here (Signed) "HEATH." rate Zs Problematical. Not a trace has been seen of him ulnce The leaving- of the . note is con sidered by many a peculiar circum stance, arid it is the opinion that Heath hH nremonltion of disaster and left the missive that his friends could trace Old bear hunters believe that Heath was killed by the old she bear, who, when she came back and found her cub dead, remained by its side and was en countered by Heath when he returned to sret tho cub. It is also' possible that Heath lost his way in a snowstorm and perished or dropped into a prospect hole. Early this month there was four feet of snow in the Dearborn country and since Heath left Helena there has been another big snowfall. MALHEUR CITIES .'AY TEST LOCAL OPTION Decision of Supreme Court Likely to Hesult in Litigation. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Vale, Or., J(J?y. 7. The decision of the supreme court regarding the validity of the local option law ls likely to result in litigation In Malheur county. In Vale, at present, the old saloon men are waiting uncertain as to whether the city will allow licenses, but elsewhere there is a tendency to test the propo sition in court. Judge Davis of the circuit court, now In session here, has issued an order to the proprietors of a saloon at Westfall, thirty miles from here, to show cause why they have not closed their saloon since the county voted dry. This saloon has been running ever since the election. The proprietors Intend to fight the pro hibition ordinance. In Vale there ls considerable doubt as to how the majority of the electors would vote on the prohibition proposi tion now that it has been tried out, Mayor Wheeler and other leaders of the pronioition movement, assert tnat too majority for a dry twn- would be inr creased, but opponentsVof the measure declare that there are as many or more drunken men to be seen now than before the saloons were put out of business; and point out that the city is out the $2,400 revenue derived from the licenses before prohibition. The situation' In On tario is much the same. Several prosecutions- for the sale of liquor in alleged "soft drink" shops are pending. OIL LAND BOOM IS EXPECTED AT VALE (Special Dispatch to The Journal. ) Vale, Or., Nov. 7. A boom In oil lands Is confidently predicted by those inter ested, here and It ls thought that the excitement will commence soon after the holidays, on November 10 a oartv of 10., or 20 oil men from Baker City will arrive here. They will SDend sev eral days looking ,over the property of the Columbia Oil & Gai Developing company, and the other companies, op erating in this vicinity. The result of their visit is likely to have considerable effect upon the spec ulative value of the stock of the oil company. Should the result of the in-, sbection prove . satisfactory the opera tions of the concerns Interested will be Increased. ILLINOISANS BUY BANCHJN MALHEUR r 8peeiai Phipateh to Tbe Jonmalv ', Vale,-Or., Nov; 7. Two-yeeng attor neys from Illinois, M. E. Finch of Carml and F. C- Oxmani of Durker, have pur chased from C M. Grimes, an old resi dent of the county, his 1,000-aere ranch, situated In the Willow Greek valley, for 130,000. Mr. Oxman Is k brother of G. H. Oxman, a wealthy fancher of, this section. The newcomers have returned home to pack up their household goods nd will; fake up their residence and the ''simple life" In Malheur county in the course of a few weeks - REMARKABLE STORY BROUGHT TO LIGHT BY CANINE'S DEATH Trixio The Story of a Dog. (special Dlinateh to Tbe Journal.) Rainier. Or.. Nov. 7. Trixie is dead. Mourning her death are a five-year-old son, Toodles; a chicken, Happy Hooli gan; several domesticated birds, and the family of 1j. Swett, besides many men, women and children of this city. Trixie was a "mother" ddg. She moth ered every kind of dumb animal that came her way that needed maternal care. how sue acquired her remarkable moth ering traits will never be known. Neith er will her .history. She was a tramp dog. One morning about 18 years ago the hired man of L. Swett s store came down rather early, on a dark winter morning, and went to the pile of shav ings in the workroom to get some ma terial to start a fire. He stuok his hand In and It was immediately grabbed by a dog. He got a light and found it to bea.gkye Terrier. He made friends with the dog and took her home. She did not care for his home, and so Mr. Swett's family adopted her. The dog made un with the household immedi ately. Though they advertised exten sively, the owner was never heard from: She wore a nice collar, with the license paid for, and appeared to be about two or three years old. 8he was named Vrixie by Mr. Swett's children. She proved a valuable watch dog and rat catcher. Trixle's Vocation, Kotherlng. Her real vocation in life, however, wi that of being mother. She lived only for the sake of mothering some thing, it seemed. First It was Mr, and Mrs. Swett's babv and then It was her Kwn babies. Her hobby was . that of adoption. Whenever a litter Of kittens arrived Trixie never failed to assist the mother cat In nursing and caring for them. She seemed to love them as much as her own offspring. She would lay contentedly by the hour nursing about three oupples and four kittens. Recently a man brought a little chicken about four days old that had gotten lost from its mother and asked Mr. Swett's children If they would care to raise It. Trixie heard Its pitiful cries and her mother Instinct was at once aroused. She Jumped up and cried and begged for the chicken until it was given her. Then she let It lay close to her and keep warm. She would not even move to scratch her fleas. Her eyes seemed never to leave the chicken. It was all very well until the chicken SIDELINE, STORIES Or GRfcAT NORTHWLSf I WATERWORKS BOND SALE Work Will Commence at Once On Oakland Plant. (Special Dlkpatcb to Tbe Journal.) Oakland, Or., Nov. 7. Mayor Hunt re ceived a telegram today stating that the 15.000 Issue of water bonds had been sold and that the money was on de posit. The city council has all plans matured for immediate construction work on the waterworks plant, and un less unforeseen delays are occasioned through non-arrival of material, work will be well under way by December 1. Credit is due Mayor Hunt and the council In carrying the election author izing the bond issue and in effecting the sale of the bonds without legal com plications. PROSPECT FOR GOLD Thousands Have Been Taken From Waldport's Beach. Waldport, Or., Nov. 7.- The ocean beach south of Waldport is being thor oughly prospected with a view of gold mining this winter. In the past, thous ands of dollars have been taken out of the black sand along this beach. The ?ray sand piles up on the beach several eel deep during the summer months, but during the winter is nearly all washed away, leaving only a thin cov ering of black sand on the bed rock. This sand pays the average miner from $5 to 110 per day and .often much more, according to the facilities employed. OREGON DEVELOPMENT Ronore Palmer Buys Copper-Gold Claims in South ern Josephine. Grants Pass, Or., Nov. 7. Honore' Palmer, son of Mrs. Potter-Palmer, has purchased the group of copper-gold claims owned by the Southern Oregon Copper company, in the Blue Ledge dis trict of upper Applegate river. The consideration is not made public, but it Is known to be a large sum, as the group bought' is not only one of the richest, but also the best developed of the Blue Ledge district Mr. Palmer has invested considerable money in southern Oregon during the past two years, placing it both in fruit lands and mines. This recent purchase, however. Is one of the largest he has made in this section. Mr. Palmer has placed a crew and wilt - begin the active devel opment of the claims at once. The velopment of the claims at once. The properties have been Under develop ment for several years by the original locators, : amonlr - whom - are several southern Oregon and Spokane mining men, The claims are opened by. .tun? nels, the deepest of these being driven to a depth of some 400 feet, from which depth a crosscut exposes-the main ore, body.. The upper tunnel Is in 80 feet on the vein. The main ledge is from seven to ten .feet wtde The ore is sulphide throughout, the values running from t to S percent eopper, five ounces sil ver and $2.80 a ton tn gold. ' . It is a good emailing proposition, and the new owner will .develop It for reduc tion by smelting. I j - , , ;: '" '" ' ' ' ' was two or three days older and wanted to run about Trixie could not under stand -this, and every time the chick ran away from her she would run after It and carry it back in her mouth, very careful not to hurt it. It seemed as though dogs and chickens were not well suited to each other, for she wanted to treat it exactly as she would her own puppies, which rather puzzled tha chicken. If a stranger came near her she would look sullen and growl. She worried continually over the safety of her adopted baby. If any one took it from her she would cry plteously until. It was returned. When the chloken " grew older it deserted its strange mother. Trixie was lonesome for a long time afterward and moped around with a sorrowful, pleading mien. The chicken's name was' Happy Hooligan. The XiUtle Mother Chloroformed. Two years ago a drunken man kicked her in the side and shortly afterward a small lump appeared. It grew larger each month. Everything possible was done, She had every luxury and com fort possible, but during this lat year It was obvious that her days were numbered. The lump became an ab scess, and aha began to suffer Intensa pain. The sorrowing family could not make up their minds to part with her and kept putting off the lnevltabln chloroform. During the last few months of her life she became inactive, lying in one place the greater part of tho time. . A couple of wet ks ago she be came blind in one eye and refused food. The family knew that her tlm had come. A friend was called In who was a trainni nurse and after a con sultation it was decided that chloroform would be the easiest method. Trixie lay on her soft bed In the corner, nil un suspecting of her imminent deatli A soft rug was saturated with chloroform and the rest was short and merciful. She lay down comfortably, heaved a sigh, and went to sleep forever. S,he lay as in life, one ear half-cocked up, aa If listening for something. Trixle's son, Toodles. is Just a nlaln. lovable dog. He watches the building and catches rats, his chief aim Is to mainly pick fights with all the big dogs. He stops neither at a bull dog nor a mastiff. He fights them all. He misses his mother very bitterly and re fused food for several days after her death. She caressed him. until the last. SCHEDULE UNKNOWN. Train Service on New Wallowa Branch LinefTVot Decided. (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.) La Grande. Or.. Nov. 7. Contrary to rumors and published reports local of ficials know little or nothing about the time that the new train service into Wallowa countv will go Into effect. Tho orders have not been issued from head quarters and until they are, no one knows definitely what the schedule will be. In all probability there wilbe no continuation of the service bevond Wal lowa, until the road is ballasted on to Joseph. When such ls the case, on mixed train will leave La Grande and a similar train will leave Joseph each morninar. the crews lnvincr nvor nt tha Pother terminus each night. KLAMATH RESORT RAIDED Eight Men Are Arrested on Charge of Gambling. (Special ntmatrh to The Journal.! Klamath Falls, Or., Nov. 7. A raid was made late Tuesday evening on what is presumably a "soft drinks" place Eight men were arrested on charge of f ambling. Sheriff Barnes and three eputies made the raid. The men ar rested were Carl Reed, proprietor; C. F. Goodrich, dealer, and six local charac ters. A warrant has also been issued for the arrest of C. N. -Meyer, owner of the building, and J. V. Houston, propri etor of the Central Bar. Drillers, at Ontario Strike Pocket of Oil at Depth of 500 Feet. (Special Dlapatcb to Tbe Journal. Ontario, Or., Nov. 7. A small pocket of oil has been opened by the drilling rig now in operation at Ontario. This has given rise to the liveliest expecta tions of success in the search for oil now being prosecuted, and Ontario citi zens feel that their town is probablv" the center of a big oil field which will be uncovered within a short time. Drill ing has been In progress on the present well for about three weeks, and a depth of BOO feet has, been reached. Indica tions have been favorable from tht. first, but the' piercing of this pocket of oil. ls the first positive proof that oil ls really here. The bailer was let down and; brought up a quantity of as phaltum oil which was tested and found to burn well. It only remains to find a retaining sand beneath the shale now being drilled through to have petroleum in baying, quantities. ' Some delay was occasioned for a short time, soon after drilling -began, by the breaking of a casing as It was being put into the well, at "a depth - of .about -ISO feet This difficulty was overcome several days s go, however,, and drilling has been going on without any inter- motion since. Nearly 100 feet a day is being added to the depth. The shale is soft and yields readily to the drill. - It ls expected to complete-the well within 60 or 80 days, and the-drillers express themselves , as thoroughly en fldent of making a big strike.