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, TUB . OREGON - SUNDAY, JOURNAL; : PORTLAND SUNDAY; MORNING. NOVEMBER 8, 1908, THE DALLES, ONE OF THE RICHEST. CITIESWtf -THE . STATE : ; : . -. ; COMPARED WITH POPULATIONS SOME OF ITS RESOURCES N.'nffitf if lit ii in A- r- rr i' -ir ... .. jfc.fr y..., y,-,. -f-nMranffT,iai,wirMMf1iirrnr'il (Staff Correspondent of Ths Journal.) The Dalles, Nov. ' 7. Tije old-time buckskin-clothed frontiersman has given up the fight and acknowledge! that hla ,'sons Is narrowing and bis habits chang ing. He still exists In some places " along the upper Columbia, river, though 'the rough edges have been worn from ' his disposition and his makeup by the modern civilization that is closing in around him. Perhaps the undefined thing which we can not understand ' about this character is the secret of his great success combined with that , of his total .failure. Ills aimless wan derings through The Dalles country i neither made a past nor assured a fu ture for this new empire. He was no - broader than- the lone Indian trail and ppelled no progress whatever. This . was his farm, and he reaped his harvest of fur where no man sowed or tilled. ., - , acisslonarlM of 1838. "Whin ; the Methodist missionaries came to The Dalles in 1888, they , planted the seed of a Christian clvillia ' tion.-and today eight churches are or- ranked la this thrifty city. Five grad ed sohools, - with 22 competent teachers, tell the same story. From an lndus- : trial standpoint the rlty has much to be proud of; it is fljkt of all a fruit renter. Last year tJfFrs were shipped -from The Dalles to TO different states . -42,000 boxes of prunes and plums by -express, and - 84 -carloads of" fruit by freight , These shipments brought in 1125,000 to the growers, and not over 6 per cent of limit lands are now under cultivation. " The salmon cannery . shipped 1.200,000 cans of salmon last year. There were 4,000 cases of Royal .-Ann cherries sent out. The city also has two flour mills that - Lrn out barrels of flour per day. The Bcourln mills handle annually a.- , 000,000 pounds of wool Forty carloads VvOf Watermelons enA . rftntnlnunaa chipped during the present season. More than 1 AA AAA wntii .m i ; ntl7nbe& planted, thU beinc on of The Dalles Jeadlnfj IhduBtrle. A cher- ore nam usuauy contain about CO III 1 MAS S "sw- t. ' , ' . v' - f ll- V v " " I kfrhh&i-:- ::.:::vf :.4V-A w,x.!-r. .i'WUllH .7-3 "!' -T'-'.Z-- ferr JtJ4 y?;v.:." TTfr ;s - r, y- V Top picture to left, descendant a of pioneer family, four generations of Mount Angel family; right The Dalles - battles, winners of prtges at fair; ' tattoo; liidlaa "pande, -"TBI' Dallei." '-7 ?r. trees to the acre. These trees produce on an average 200 pounds of cherries er year. The average price paia at he canneries Is S cents a pound. Talnable Water Power. - The Dalles is one of the richest cities in the state in regard to water power. All their manufacturing ' plants are driven by electricity, and they still have much power to spare. For more than half a century this has been a frominent meeting point for different ribes of Indians located on reserva tions many miles to the north and south. Each fall they come to the Co lumbia river to secure their supply1 of fish for winter, also to visit and trade with each other and with the whites. At' present they are seen in large num bers on the streets at The Dalles. The present progress and prosperity of The Dalles is due ln- large part to an organisation known as the Business Men's association, of which J. M. Pat terson is both secretary and general manage. FOB TUFT, 321; FOR BRYAN. 162 (rjnlted Press Leased Wire.) Chicago, Nov. 7. Complete returns from Missouri Indicate "that the entire electoral vote of that state will be cast for William Howard Taft. Complete returns from Maryland in dicate that Taft will get two electoral votes from the state and that Bryan will get six. Taft had a plurality of 661 on the vote east for the first presi dential elector in Maryland. This leaves' the vote of the electoral college as follows: Taft, 821; Bryan. 162. IMITM WOES OF HIE puiiv Case From Canada'; to Give Divorce-Mill of Nev- vada a Grist. 4 Waited IteM Leased Wlre.J - Reno. Nev. Nov. 7. Mrs. Chit M1I- Ueent Franklla Buroh. wife of one of the wealthiest managing contractors of Montreal, Canada, and direct descendant of a peer of England, is preparing evi dence to present in a suit for divorce against tier husband, who, she alleges. deserted her six years ago in England. The woman Has Oeen living quietly hM tnr a. vai In nrrt r in iitnhllh residence, before ''bringing .suit for sep aration. She asks for, an absolute de cree and, the custody of her little daughter, Ghlta lioulse lole,' 10 years of age. . The complaint alleges that her hus band deserted her six years ago. when they were living In England. 8he says she followed him to Montreal, where that discussed their troubles and that he agreed at that time to- support the child, but declared he would not live with her any longer. The daughter is at present in the con vent o &t Anne and Jerome, Quebec. The wife snya she is the owner of en tailed property at Redding, England, and will-coma into posseiiBlon of It when her aunt, now 64 years of age, dies. She aeks permission to resume her maiden name, Qhlta Mllllcent Miller. SEVEN INJURED IN ? ) LOS ANGELES WRECK r tlToited Ins Leatcd Wire f Xios Angeles. Cal., Nov. t. Seven per sons were Injured today when a Crown Hill car on the Los Angeles Interurban railway collided with a r Washington street car at Sixth and Flower streets, Ths Washington car . was hurled from the track and wrecked. - The front end of the interurban, car ; was smashed. The Injured, who are all Los Angeles people, are as follows: . Mr. B. Gerhert, hal badly cut. In juries ' serious; takan to hospital E. R. Case, cut? by glass,' bruised; taken to hospital. ' . . Mrs. II. Munroe, side- hurt, - head bruised; taken to hospital. Mrs. John Buff, eye cut by glass. . Mrs. Brewer, cut on head by glass. ' , B. W. Emmons, -bruised.- - , Miss N. T. Slsson, bruised, A ' Kmmons and Miss 8isson were pas sengers on the Crown Hill ; car. The others were injured ' in ths wreck' of the Washington car, which was turned over on Its side when driven from ths track by the force of the- collision. ' SELZ SHO ES Are Honestly Made of Leather You'll find lots of shoes made nowadays that are cheapened in little ways you can't see hemlock in-( stead of oak-tanned soles; composition instead ; of leather heels ; pieced coun ters instead of good, solid sole leather. We're sttong for Sel Royal Blue ghoe because we don't have to watch that sort of thing; they're honest leather all through. Fall etyles are here. Selz Royal Blue Shoes $3.50, $4, $5 Seventh and Washington. FIRE SALE PETERS & ROBERTS FURNITURE COMPANY FIRE SALE , fl . . . ' F IMwiMwswMW;,,' 3 1 Ik;:. i A MATTRESSES 1 ;';-'v'VWi4 -.'fFi-W Foot Stools upholstered in velours, veronas and tapestries' 75c each One thousand mattresses in stock which must be sold this week Excelsior Cotton Top $1.75 Combination Cotton and Excelsior $2.75 All Cotton, 40-lb. .... All Elastic Cotton Felt, 45-lb. Pure Silk Floss .... . $4.00 $6.00 $7.j)0 These Prices Include Delivery Charges Until January First our salesroom will be open till Ten o'Clock on Saturday. Night ' fir" 'zl'j -1 1 ' lini tl 3752-6 Rocker, quarter sawed oak, golden or weathered finish, up- holsteredin genuine leather. at Tiv.i.;,. 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