The Oregon daily journal., November 15, 1908, Page 46, Image 46

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WORLD S MARKETS WILL BE ENRICHED '
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LlflE INTO EASTERN
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FERTILE TERRITORY
Completed Wallowa Branch
of 0. IL & X. Road Taps
a Kick Stock and
Grain Valley.
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l Joseph,' Or.. Nov. 14. The completion
of the 100-mlle. Wallowa branch of the
O. R. & N. from ,La Grande to Joseph
makes accessible to the public one of
the most magnificent summer resort
districts and farming countries to be
found on the American continent This
section is visited by hundreds of camp
ers during the summer season, though
It has been difficult to reach the lake
and many otrthe most interesting places
in the past on account of the opg
drive from railroad points. Already
many Oregon people have purchased
. small tracts in the vicinity of the lake
and have made arrangements to er?ct
summer cottages. The beauty of the
scenery is surpassing. The vista of
, mountains, wooded with .dense, green
forests., rising to altitudes where sum
mits are covered with - eternal r snow,
forms a beautiful picture.
Beautiful Wallowa xke.
w.iinw ink., which lies a short dis
tance from the town of Joseph, at thel
foot of beautiful snow-capped peaks, is t
five miles long ana a mue ana a nan
wide, an ideal place for a summer out
ing. Wild game of all kinds is plenti
ful. Within a mile and a half from the
lake are the beautiful Wallowa fails
and Hurricane creek.
Once the neutral camping grounds for
the northwest Indian tribes, the district
surrounding the lake Is full of tradition
and romance. Chief Joseph, the. younger,
hereditary chief of the Nes Perce tribe,
vwas born in Wallowa county, Oregon,
Juno, 1837, and he died at his lonely
place of exile on the Colvllle reserva
tion, September 21, 1904. Joseph inher
ited the name and power or nis ratner.
nid JoaeDh called his -son to his death
-bed and requested him to forever hold
. 1 .,...! WallAwa Uttllav lAWnh
led In the famous Nes Perce war of
. i7T.
; Country I productive.
The Wallowa valley is very produc
tive, wheat, alfalfa, fruits, etc.. being
raised in abundance. It la a great sheep
' and cattle country, hundreds of carloads
ftolng out of this section each year, and
n the past it has been necessary to
! drive them out for many miles to El
gin, which has been tne nearest rail
road point It is also noted as pro
ducing many thousand pounds of the
finest wool each year. The people in the
towns of the county are prosperous,
most of them having come In the early
days, ana In many instances they have
become wealthy.
. There are also undeveloped mines of
copper ana go la, wnicn win now be
known for their true worth. There is
no section of Oregon which is more
generally prosperous. Now that It has
rauroaa mcmiies ai us aoor, u is
rapidly settling up and many outsiders
are investing in real estate.
BETTER ROADS
IS SLOGAN OF
COOS' CITIZENS
People of Southwestern Ore
gon Unite to Improve
the Highways.
Marshfield. Or., Nov. 14. The ques
tion of good roads is arousing more In
terest among the people of Coos county
than ever before in the history of this
section. Residents of Marshfield are en-
ioylng the relief from the old-time mud
ecause of the new asphalt streets in
the business section 'uwA the many new
plank thoroughfares which have betn
built.
The roads In the rural districts are
practically Impassable In the winter sea
son. They were built by ranchers In the
early days and follow the old trails
through the woods, extending over hills
arid marshes, without regard to the
easiest grades or in conformation to
any plan of engineering; Probably the
only reason, these poor roads through
the county have been tolerated is be
cause so many of the ranches are lo
cated on rivers, and gasoline boat trans-
rortatton Is depended upon almost en
irely. t
The two stage routes to Roseburg
ut of Coos Bay, over which the mail
and passengers are carried, are exr
amples of the worst kind of bad roads
In winter time. The difficulty of over
land travel an the delays occasioned
the mails In winter is bringing about a
general movement for a better means of
crossing the coast range mountains.
- The feasibility of an automobile road
from Roseburg to Coos Bay has been
extensively discussed and Indorsed by
two of the meetings of the Oregon
' Idaho Development league. Business
-rneOf -.both Roseburg, and Coos Bay
nay they will contribute to a fund for
lmproMng the road and it is probable
that this plan will be carried out. Road
tnerta wlio have looked over the coun
ty say the roads could easily be made
first class by using crushed rock, of
whtrh there Is a-plenty.
With the agitation for good roads now
srr rnrr h in i rnm fnn tit ir n a v t
rummer win iiKfiy nee mucn aone in
that lln in tne rural district
Alfalfa Ski pments
Out of Rock Creek
dmasn All Records
Rock Creek. Or.. Nov. 14 This
district is rapidly coming to the
front In the matter of producing
-alfalfa, aTid Rock Creek station
will establish a new record this
season as a shipping point for
hay. About 2.500 tons of alfalfa
at was harvested on the farms of
William Head. W. West. Albert
Miller, ' Mrs Caruthers. W.
France. F. Wiseman and M.' Mc-
K)nney. The acreage was
r scarcely 300, the yield was about
1 eight or nine tons per acre.
Wllllem Head will ship 200 tons
of lila own crop, which he baled.
He wll also superintend tba
shipping of 600 tons for the'Ar-
llngton Investment company.
. Most of this hay will ba shipped
t Hood River, at purchas
prloa of li per "ton, f. o. Ifc -
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JECT WILL CEASE IF CASE PENDING
AGAINST THE U. S. IS WON
(Special Dlspitcb to The Journal.)
North Yakima, Wash.. Nov. 14. The
attack on the constitutionality of the
reclamation act. Is arousing great at
tention in th s val ev. where tne large
government project on the Tleton, em
ploying upwards of a thousand men. Is
under way. It Is also of vital Interest
in aril' arid sections where reclamation
work is .under "way. The point was
raised In', the case of th United States
vs. Chris Hanson, and if It is upheld it
will stoD all work now oeing aone oy
the reclamation service. Concerning the
tio tiL R. B. Williamson, who is in
charge of the work here, says that the
suit was brought ty tne united niaies
to determine the rights or a seiner on
public lands at Keechelus. -
Chris Hanson, a settler, had occu
pied land for some time previous to the
withdrawal of public lands around Lake
Keechelus by the government for the
purpose of constructing a reservoir.
The land there was unsurveyed. and
consequently no entry of the land had
been made at the general land office.
According to previous - decisions of
the land office In similar caes the set
tler was offered" the value of the im
provements he had placed on the land.
This was refused by the settler on the
advice of his attorney, and the full value
of the land and timber was claimed.
The chief value of the land is in the
timber. The settler based his claim on
the assumption that ho owned the
equivalent of a fee simple title.
Decision Against th United States.
The claim could not be recognized by
the United States in view of the de
cisions of the land office and of the
supreme court of the United States, to
the effect thnt a settler upon unsur
veyed public hinds acquires no rights
as against tlm United States. fince
Hanson refused to recognize the appli
cation of this principle a suit was
brought In the United States district
court, and a decision was rendered
against the claim of the United States.
The attorneys for the reclamation ser
vice were of the opinion that the Judg
ment was based upon an erroneous In
terpretation of the reclamation act, and
the United States appealed the case to
the United Stntes supreme court of ap
peals for the Ninth district, which con
vened In Ran Francisco on October 13.
The government's brief, which was
submitted ten days before the hearing,
dealt with the merits of the case. Three
dnvs before the hearing the defendant,
through his attorney, H- J. Snively, of
this city, submitted his brief, the major
portion of which was directed toward
DAN CUPID IS
DISGUISED IN
DINNER DRESS
Incle Billy Brown of Dallas
Issues Invitations to
His Party.
(Specll Dispatch to The Journal.)
Dallas, Or., Nov. 14. If On. C.
Brown-' known as "Uncle winy 10
every man. woman and child In Polk
eounty, Is now sending out Invitations
to the widows and widowera.of Dallas
to be present "at his birthday dinner,
to be given at ths Dallas hotel on Mon
day, November 80, at1 1 o'clock p. m.
Mr. Brown celebrated his tt& birthday
last November by Inviting all the wid
ows of Uellas to dine with him, t This
year he is going that dinner one better
by Inviting, the wWowere to .jparticl-
Accordlng td"th list'preparfed' by
Mr, Brown, the widowers of Dallas are
hopelessly In the minority, there being
only 22 widowers and 64 bwreaved fe
males. "Uncle Billy" will give a fine
hickory cane te the first widower mar
ROUNDUP OF THE
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the constitutionality of the reclama
tion act.
Declares Act Unconstitutional.
Mr. Snivel y contends that the act is
unconstitutional upon various technical
grounds, chief among which is that the
workvlone by the' reclamation service is
not a federal . function, but that it is
a state function, and consequently vio
lates the construction of the United
States in that the act as passed author
izes the United States to construct irri
gation work within the states, and that
since in the lamma vaiiey mere is in
several of the projects -private land that
will receive water from the works, the
carrying on of such work is without
lawful authority.
The circuit court of appeals gave the
United yStates 60 days from Octdber IS
in which to file a reply brief on the
constitutional question and the hearing
will be neld in Han Francisco about De
cember 12.
On belnr asked for some statement
with regard to the matter Mr. William
son said: ,
"While It is unfortunate for the Yak
ima valley that a matter of so vital
importance to its advancement should be
put in doubt at this time, yet a favor
able decision will materially aid our
operations here.
"I believe the act to be constitutional
and that the court will so hold when
the question is squarely presented, as
it is in the Hanson case.
"I am aware that some lawyers do
not agree with this view of the act
and have several times heretofore
threatened to raise the point in the
courts. Our policy with regard to these
threats has been consistent throughout
our operations nnd we have refused to
pav one cent more than the value of the
desired property to avoid such threats.
Prosecute Beclamatlon Work.
"Delay to our work is always caused
by such claims, however, and we there
fore welcome a decision upon this point
and 1 feel confident that the govern
ment's brief, when presented, will be
successful in the coming hearing.
"We know, of course, that the senti
ment of the Yakima valley is not ad
verse to the operations here, but that
the raising of the question in this case
Is prompted by the purely personal and
private Interests of Mr. Hanson and
his attornev, ajid unless stopped by the
courts no effort will be spared on the
part of the local and other officers of
the reclamation service to carry to a
successful completion, at the earliest
possible date, the work begun,"
rying after the day of the dinner, and
a rocking chair to the first widow
with nerve enough to enter the matri
monial state, following the banquet
This same proposition -was made to the
widows at last year's dinner, and one
of them drew down a chair one week
ago. Mr. Brown is hale and hearty for
one of his advanced years, and expects
to dine the widows and widowers of
Dallas for many birthdays to come.
TRACK LAYING KESOIED
ON CORVALLTSrALSEA
(Special Dlsuitcli to The Jonrnal.)
Corvallls, Or.. Nov. 14. Trnrklaying
has been resumed on the Corvallls &
Alsea. railroad, and is to e pushed.
Only about a mile and a half remains
to be laid, when the town of Monroe
will be 'connected with Corvallls by
rait The distance is 17 miles. The
grade on the branch line running to
the southwest has reached the timber
belt, a distance of 22 miles from Cor
vallls. About a half a mile of grade
is yet to be' completed, when tracklay
Ing will be resumed on this stretch.
The line brings several billion feet of
timber within easy reach of Corvallls.
A TMtcMinnvllIe paper says: Why are
18 acres bringing a better Income than
200 acres? Both tracts are well fnUi-
vated, both excellent soil, both are 'three
miles front North Yamhill, both have
been cropped for 10 years paBt. But the
ia acres, with less labor and less ex
pense In taxes, average a better net ln-
corde than 200 acres. Ten years. 13
acrfes, prunes; 10 yeaia, 200 acres, grain, ;
NORTHWEST
southern idaho is
:to be developed
E EXTENSIVELY
Pacific & Idaho Northern
Company Plans Exten
sion of 3Iain Line
Next Spring.
Special Dispatch to Tbe loaraaJ.)
Welser, Idaho, Nov. 14. The Pa
cific & Idaho Northern railway will in
all probability next spring extend the
main line of Its road from the present
terminus at Evergreen, Idaho, whlcb s
76 miles north of this city, to the
Meadows valley, a distance of id miles,
and from there to Long valley, next
spring. For ths past six month tho
officers of this road have been exert
ing every effort to put the present main
line In such shape that It will not re
quire much attention when the con
struction work on the extension oegtns.
During this time the upper 16 miles
have been ballasted with gravel, and
below Council over -80,000 ties have
been put in place, while every bridge on
the entire line has been thoroughly
overhauled or entirely rebuilt
Iaxge Country Affected.
The ODenlnr tin of this section of
Idaho will afford transportation facili
ties to one of the larcest bodies of
agricultural land in Idaho. There is at
this time over 800.000 acres of land in
what is known as Long valley that for
many years has been devoted to farm
ing and stock falsing.
Because of lack of railroad transpor
tation this country has been the land of
the stockman, because it was impos
sible to market anything that had to
be hauled For this reason the ranchers
have raised grain, cattle and hay. Since
the talk of the Pacific & Idaho North
ern extending its line into this coun
try, many farmers have begun tne rais
ing of grain, until how the granaries
are bursting with the product that can
not be moved profitably.
Tap Rich Timber Belt.
Not only will thebullding of a rail
road Into this section open up an im
mense body of agricultural land but it
will also tap the heart of the great
timber belt of central Idaho. There
are thousands and thousands of acres
of first class timber in this region that
only awaits transportation to make a
sawmill a paying proposition. AX tne
present time freighting to the end of
the railroad la absolutely prohibitive.
The railroad will also offer facilities
of transportation tohe great mining
districts of Thunder . Mountain, Mar
shall Lake and the Big Creek districts,
whose development will not have
reached a stage where their valuable
ore can be mined at a profit until
transportation facilities are provided.
Peoples' Support Heeded.
Vice-President and General Manager
jk. m. Heigno oz tne Jracinc laano
Northern stated to Ths Journal that,
now that the political excitement had
died down, the men who were interested
in the extension of this road into the
Meadows and Long valley regions would
seriously consider the project Although
he could not state definitely when the
line would go through he thought that
in ail probability it would be built In
the near future. He stated that he had
been shaping everything during the
summer toward this end. A great deal
depends upon the support that the line
receives from the people both at this
and the other end of the road.
Wkeelbarrow Parade
Figures in Payment
of Election Wage
(Sptclil Dlopatch to Th Journal.)
Camden, Wash.. Nov. 14. The
payment of an election bet was
made the occasion of a red-letter
day celebration at Elk, when
L. R Vakiner squared accounts
with J. A. Currle.
Work at the big lumber mill
was temporarily suspended, and
the citizens, to the number of
nearly 200, formed In a parade
and marched through the town.
The most noticeable feature
of the parade was a mule la- .
beled "Maud," carrying two men,
costumed as "81" and "Gloomy
Gus." The mule was led by a
well sustained character, repre
senting "Happy Hooligan."
Following this motley group
came Mr. vakiner hauling Mr.
Currle in a wheelbarrow, appro
priately decorated for the occa
sion. These, In turn, were fol
lowed by a band, playing pa
triotic airs, and an enthusiastic
train of men and boys.
George V. Roclgers,
Tne Capital City's
Popular Executive
Tkomas W. Potter
Named as Head of
County Schools
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(Special DUpitch to The Journal)
Chemawa, Or., Nov. 14. Thomas W.
Potter, from 1895 to 1905.was'the su
perintendent of Chemawa Indian school,
under, whose admlnlstratlonJhesEhe
mawa institution advanced to Jmh' first
class of Indian training school of the
United States, wal elected by a sub
stantial majority at the recent election
as the county .school superintendent of
Twin Falls county, Idaho.
After resigning from the superintend
ency of the Chemawa school, Mr. Pot
ter made his home at Twin Falls City,
Idaho, and was immediately elected su
perintendent of the Twin Falls City
schools. He showed his progressive
spirit by Immediately planing and build
ing a $30,000 school building for the
new city during the first year of his
superintendency. He has many friends
In Oregon and is widely and favorably
known In the northwest. '
PORTLAND MAN
BUYS LAND IN
FAMED VALLEY
Baying of Hounds no Longer
Echoes Over "Hunters'
Hill" Grounds.
(Special Dispatch te Th Joomml.l
Husum, Wash., Nov. IS. Eight miles
up the White Salmon river from where
it empties Into the Columbia Is situated
"Hunters' Hill." This ranch was for
merly owned by Mordlca Jones, who was
well known for his sporting procllvltle
and genial hospitality. Tear by year
the ranch has been steadily Improving
and but a short time ago passed Into
the hands of J. R, McCraken of Port
land, who now possesses one of the most
prolific orchards for miles around.
Tears ago Mordlca Jones purchased
the tract for almost a song. Immediate
ly erecting a large modern residence and
substantial outbuildings. He was a true
sport of the old English world and
from the time he landed In the valley
he kept up the whirligig of time by
Indulging in hunts that caused his
neighbors to sit up and look.
From the start Mr. Jones was the
owner of a pack of from 25 to 30
thoroughbred hounds, which were kept
.in a Jarge kennel erected on the prem
ises. These dogs when let loose would
scours the country for miles and their
loud baying could be heard In every
direction and almost at any time of day.
Mr Jones was always on hand when
a bear was treed or the trail of a deer
was scented by the pack. Before the
killing limit was enacted by the legis
lature Mr. Jones had been known to
have displayed as many as four bears
and six deer as trophies for one day's
hunt.
But when "Hunters' Hill" changed
hands the big pack of hounds were dis-
fosed of at a good figure to t sport
ii( element of Portland, and' others.
The constant baying of the dogs in their
daily chase for big game along the
wniteitsaimon vaiiey is a tnmg or tne
past and In itsplace is the sound of
the ax and saw In clearing lands and the
general hum of activity going on in a
progressive country.
BACK TO BIRTHPLACE AFTER 37
(Special Dltoatch to Tin JoarnaL)
Rainier. Or.. Nov. 14. George Moeck,
ay Rainier pioneer, has returned from
mil extended trip through Europe and the
Mediterranean. Mr. Moeck left Rainier
February 1. In speaking of his trip
he said:
"We left New Tork on the steamer
'Arabic' February . The first landing
we made was at Funchal, Marelr.t
islands. The first sight that met our
eyes as we landed was the Portuguese
diving for money. They never failed
to find a coin thrown Into the water
and would' show It to the crowd, grin
ning and showing their teeth. Funchal
is a queer place, with narrow streets
paved with small cracked stones. How
ever, It Is a nice clean city with pretty
houses and beautiful gardens. The cltv
Is flooded' with beggars of all descrip
tions. "From there we went to Cadis. Spain,
and then to Seville, the gay city where
so many bull fights take place. From
there to Granada I saw beautiful build
ings of quaint Moorish architecture.
Passing Gibraltar we arrived at Algiers
February 24. and from there went to
Malta and then to Athens. There we
saw all the wonderful buildings that
we Tead about In, mythology. The coun
try is flat and does not seem to be of
arfy commercial value. . Passing through
Dardanelles to Troy and across the sea
of Marmora1 we arrived in Constanti
nople. . On March 5 we arrived In the
Holy Land, spending .five days In Je
ni aii im. The climate them Is Idoni
hThe weatfier was clear, not a Cloud to
DO seen. w visneu mi me places ana'
then went to Alexandria, Agypt
"At this place we saw the historic
pillar of Pompeii, 100 reet high. We
arrived in Cairo on" March 11 and spent
CURRENT EVENTS
DEVELOPMENT AND
GENERAL PROGRESS
DOWN CURRY; COUNTY WAY 'THEY
CATCH BOB CATS AND TAME THEM
Buster,' One of the Domesti
cated Kind, Has Re
markable Traits.
(Special Dispatch U Ths J oar nil.)
Gold Beach, Or., Nov, 14. Down Cur
ry county way, whsre the music of
many winding streams and the song of
the forests attune one'a aoul to flights
aesthetic; where the pick of the gold
miner and the pick of the gold delver
ring out In one grand, harmonious paean
of prosperity; where the whltecaps of
the Incoming tide from the far east
wash the shores of the western United
States down Curry county way they
have bob cats domesticated bob cats
not your wild sort
This story deals with one particular
boo cat Buster owned Tjy O. W.
Brlggs, editor of the Wedderburn Ka
dium. Buster was deprived of his con
stitutional rights by Charles Wilson of
Gold Beach about six months ago, near
Hunter's creek. Though at that time
his existenoe had not covered over a
period of one month, he put up a stiff
fight, using teeth and pedal extremi
ties with telllngr effect It was not un
til he had been In captivity for some
weeks that he dropped his bellicose at
titude: since whloh be has been ex
tremely peaceable to every one exceDt
dogs. .v
Buster does not like dogs. At first
the dogs didn't care. Thev use tn
rather enjoy It enjoyed making the bob
bat real angry. They don't do that any
more. Buster Is six monjths old. weighs
ANNUAL FLIGHT OF THE MILLIONS OF WILD
GEESE IN THE TERRITORY CONTIG
UOUS TO ROCK CREEK IS ON
(Special Dispatch to The Jaaraall
Rock Creek, Or. Nov. 13. The annual
flight of the millions of 'wild geese,
which feed every winter on the large
stubble fields of Shuttle? flat and the
Blalock country, is now at its helcht.
but owing to the clear, calm weather
mere nas not Deen any srood shooting.
and consequently very few good killings.
121c miioBi u&s ur ine season was
killed at Judge Mariner's Fatrvlew
ranch bv Messrs. Miller. KarU Harrv and
Willie Long, and Attorney Lanson of
sponane. un nunarea ana nrty-one
birds were the result of one day's hunt.
There are two methods used by hunters
In this locality, "bluff shooting, or
killing them from the bluffs as they
fly from the river to the fields; and
"pit" shooting, or hunting in the fields
with the aid of decoys.
The hunter digs a pit. sets out hi"
decoys, and goes in hiding in the pit
to await any birds which may be at
GOAL OF MANY
YEARS' LABORS
ABOUT GAINED
Bishop Carroll iSees Culmi
nation of Efforts in
New College.
(Special Dispatch to The Jeoraat)
Helena, Mont. Nov. 14. The site of
the new Catholic college has been se
lected on Capitol hill, a park of 45
acres, and construction work will begin
this fall. The plans are completed and
advertisements will soon be Inserted
asking for bids.
This announcement has been made
by Bishop John Patrick Carroll, and Is
the beginning of the last step toward
the completion of the trinity of struc
tures Bishop Carroll determined upon
two weeks after he became the head of
the diocese of Helena. Two of these
buildings, the Cathedral and the new
Catholic school, both on Warren street,
are now well under way. and. within a
month work on the college will have
started.
One building will be constructed at
present and will be ready for occu
pancy within a year. It will be the nu
cleus of the group of college buildings
which will be added as the needs of the
Institution require, and as it forges on
ward to the position its creator hopes It
shall ultimately attain that of the
largest and best Catholic college In the
whole' northwest, and one of the fore
most Catholic Institutions In the entire
United States.
Three Tears' tabors.
For three years Bishop Carroll has
been laboring on the details of the col
lege. The most Important matter was
the selection of a site. Four - things
had to be taken Into consideration ele
vation for the buildings, level ground
for the campus, the quietude of the
country and the modern conveniences of
the city. Site after site was carefully
examined by Blsnop Carroll and found
unsuitable. Then Capitol hill was ex
amined and was pronounced Ideally
suited for a college site.
It Is probably the most commanding
site in the city, and from Its crest the
surreundlng country can be seen for
miles around. At the foot of the north
ern and western slopes there are approx
imately zi acres 01 iana wnicn lie as
level as a polished floor. It is readily
accessible from the cltv, the car line
passing .within a few feet of the west-
rive days. We rode the camels to Glseh,
where we saw the sphinx and the pyra
mids. One really can form no Idea of
the immensity of these stone struc
tures. In the picture taken near the
largest pyramid it appeared as though
we were standing; but a few feet away
from it but In reality we were over J00
feet distant. I could not shave at all
In this country as the sun was so hot
that It would burn my face. It is very
interesting to see ths motley popula
tion that lives in Cairo. Tou soon learn
to tell the Tellahln by his blue skirt
the Berber by his dark turban and the
Jew, Bedouin, Nubian and European by
his yellow turban.
"On March 26 we arrived in Naples
and then weit to Rome. We saw all
the noted places, also Mount Vesuvius.
Then we went to Pisa, where we saw
the famous leaning tower, and to Flor
ence where we visited the cathedral
and the art galleries. We spent four
days in Venice, which I must say Is
one of the most Interesting places that
I visited. It looks so funny. It Is
really a novelty all built on water.
The houses are very pretty and If there
are any gardens they are made on lit
tle islands. , '
"On Sunday we. vtslted the gorgeous
cathedral of St, .marks. Proceeding, we
hvlslted , Genoa and Nice, France, j We
saw the gambling; at Monte carlo, ana
it Is something awful. At Milan we
found thisgs pleasant and clean. They
have good house, beautiful parks, and
everything has an appearance of pros
perity. We then went through Bella-
Ei as, on Lake Como. Geneva,, yen e and
ucerne. On th first of May we ar
rived in Dresden. Vienna; ' There we
saw the king's palace. We were shown
th illor shlrh la certainly very fin.
and there Is a quantity of it. There
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NEWS
1 vX- J'f IS
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Buster, a Wild Cat, , Tamed.
it y; ,
15 pounds and has a country-wide repu
tation as a fightnr dog fighter. For
some time now he has been resting on
his laurels. Dogs learn by experience
as well as men. Sometimes the bob
cat grows deeply melancholy appetit
falls off. At these periods he is left
alone. There , Is no panacea for his
grief. Dog Immigration into Curry
county Is very light
He Is now thoroua-hlv Inmaatlnut
due in large part to his diet. He is
never allowed, to have fresh meat. His
menu consists of milk, cooked fiBh nd
meat sometimos a live crab. H de
vours all of the crab except the shelL
tracted to the decoys. To have any
amount of Success the hunter must bo
favored by windy, cloudy weather, be
cause at this time the geese fly close
to the ground and are easily decoyed.
A number of the farmers have posted
trespass notices n the Blalock district
and will allow no hunting without per
mission. A permit can easily be se
cured, however, by simply asking the
man in charge of the place. Farmers,
do not object to the shooting, but thev
wish the privilege of directing the hunt
ers as to what part of the farm the
shooting shall be done on.
Hunters have been guilty of hunting
out of pits, and when the geese try tit
feed within a mile or so of the decoys,
they leave their pits and drive the goesn
away. Farmers claim they have put a
stop to this lack of sportsmanship, under,
the trespass system, and that the geeH
will stay in this locality all winter if
they receive this slight protection.
era boundary, while at the name time
it ia close enough to the heart of th
cltv to be furnished with all modern
conveniences. Also it Is far enough
removed from clty influences to pos
sess the advantages whloh would accrue
to a country site but without its
drawbacks.
At one time Capitol hill was the most
talked of place in Montana, for tt was
expected the state capltol would be es
tablished there. Its name was taken
from this expectation. , The hllj was
the popular choice of the people for the
capitol. and here It would nave been
established but for a scrap among the
members of the site commission.
X,ay of Capitol Hill.
The hill is a granite "blowout."
which nature pushed upward above the
surrounding country, and it looms up
majestically from any point of the com
pass within the field of vision. In
early days, a spring bubbled out on the
northern slope, whose water was noted
throughout the territory for its purltv.
In recent years the spring has gone drv.
The land which Bishop Carroll has
acquired for the collegh consists of
approximately 45 acres, almost one half
of which Is level. In other words, the
site extends for seven blocks north and
south and four blocks east and west.
The main entrance will face to th"
west, and the gates to the college will
be on the east side of Benton avenue.
The foundations for the buildings will
be blasted out of' the solid granite, the
rock excavated being used in the foun
dation walls. The crest of the hill will
be sufficiently razed to take care of
the future needs of the Institution, so
that the group of buildings will all be
on the same elevation.
VALE PLANS FOR
DECEMBER MEETING
(Special Dttpatch to Th Journal, t
Vale, Or., Nov. 14. The Vale com
mercial club called a mass meeting to
take up the matter of the Oregon-Idaho
Development congress meeting at Vale,
December 18, l'and 18, and appointed
committees to get the matter before
the people.
Every commercial club in Oregon an 1
Idaho Is instructed to send delegates,
and every newspaper editor, or ownc
Is made a delegate at lance, and all
wholesale, retail or other organizations
cf such nature are a4owed delega
tions to the meeting.
Committees appointed were O. A. Hur
ley, C. C. Mueller and I. W. Hone, cor
respondence committee with different
commercial bodies; Mr. QIaggett, C. .
Thomas, H. R. Dunlop, speakers for
Jrogram; R. G. Wheeler. M. OS. Hope.
. P. Dunaway. Mrs. H. R. Dunlop and
Mrs. Dr. Taylor, reception and ban
quet; Frank Bradley, G. A. Hurley, El
wood Clark. R. B. Hoyt, transportation
and advertising; Thomas E. McKnlght,
M. G. Hope, T. T. Nelsen and Paul G.
Freeman, finance committee.
YEARS AWAY
are plates and knives and forks by the
thousand. We were shown the table
linens and napkins, which also number
into the thousands. Everything else
that we saw In the palace ran accord
ingly. We were shown Into the Jewel
room, where the thousands of gifts of
the royalty are displayed. ..The art
gallery la beautiful beyond descrlp-
"We reached Berlin May 5, where
we found a nice level country. Tho
beautiful timber is mostly fir. Is plant
ed all in rows and presents a lovely ap-
?ea ranee. We passed on through Frank
ort Cologne, Holland. Amsterdam,
Hague Belgium, Brussels, and reached
Paris May 19. The life and bustle there
was greater than at any place I had
previously visited. I counted 34 auto
and carriages passing In one minute.
"We went on to Germany, where I
dropped off for a stay In Wlllmand
Ingen, In the province of Reutllngen. I
stayed there six weeks, as that Is my
home town. Of course I knew nobody
and everything was changed, as It had
been 87 years since I left My identity
soon became known and a crowd gath
ered to welcome m.
"The houses are small and nearly all
painted whjte. Everything is spotless.
They have i very poor gardens. There
Is none Of I the progress shown In the
towns of America. " On July 14 we ar
rive in London, thence to Liverpool '
and on July 17 we sailed for home on
the Celtic.''
Mi1. Moeck is next to the oldest oltr
txen in this city. He came to Rainier.
27 years ago when he was 24 years of
age. At that time Rainier , was little
more than a Iandlnr. He has witnessed
its growth until the present Mr,t
Moeck is now planning another trip.
He sayt that he has the tourist fever.
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