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13 THE OREGON , DAILY . JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY. EVENING. AUGUST 13, 1D03. Tl'JO STATIONS : OH EAST SIDE Hancock arid Union Avenue Project to Be Aban-, ,"r -cloned. Th police commltte of ths executive board yesterday recommended that two small polloe etsuon ts ereciea on m Eat Side instead of one larro - one, hich"waj to have bea buUt at Union renue mid Hancock street. The exes.- ration for this station ha already been Cone and the architect's fee must be The contract for building; the station wm awarded to W. B. Steele, Jr., by ..Muiivk hmrH uruiar Xr. ' Lane. Steele afterward complained that . a 6 . f.AA In nil 1 Lid and asked to have hli check re- turned and to, be released from Ms con- . ... . III. ........As. ma ffMnlul hV thfl new administration. There will be two small stations now on wis muor wu- ui .the river, one In the norOiern half of the nletrtct ana me oiaer umt i. i i .... ... . ..... .... Chief if Police A IL Cox was author Ised by the oommitte to visit Seattle to ; attend me convenuun vi lie wul leave iouy "r . ..v. . ir-. 41 T ra nmrnant WJLS rWVWl mended to be promoted to the rank ef detecUve sergeant. Theplace .vacated by the resignation or i. V- Keieins; was left unfilled. John P. Kerrigan, an ex ntember of the detective corps, applied lor reins taiemenu - . ' , j , THE STRANGER- . WITHIN OUR GATES rThls ' weather 4s gradually putting trie HOPS Out OI OUIUIFIS m mmiwa of the country," said C. C, Barker. ' r ib... n. nav . -Thft llriA Jir. setting plentiful and unless . wa get . j . annn f har. .will some wmrui u&jr iMvit ...... v " - not be enough hops In the country-to nnniir th. AmBnil hv a. rood deal." "Some day I shall go Into the jTlne horse raising business,' said B. A.- Bar- ion, ijnenaus, wasu., si u t-vn .. . . i. . ... mmM.irh Vial) VlMWl horses in the weet and I find that a good team is a vaiuaoie unci, ia m mow country like this. - A team that will weigh a couple of tons Is worth all the way from 200 to 60 and It seems ' that a man ought to get rich raising inai una, ui uuiora. "A peculiar prehistoric ' stone town Was recently discovered in the south ern part of .the state," said C. & Sher man, Blsbee, : Arts., at the Imperial this morning. "The houses are built of solid sandstone but are In the form of castles, some or them reacning to a height of five stories. The town Itself is in a canyon that Is Inaccessible s&ve for one narrow trail, which accounts for Its hitherto unknown - exlstenoe. It Is so vastly different from anything yet discovered that It Is attracting a great deal or attention an our country.: "I think Maror Simon is right In al lowing the tenderloin habitues to seek i a haven where they will be unmolested," said N. M. Munford, Wayne, N. at ' the Esmond. "That is an evil that can . not be exterminated and the quicker those people are located and herded into ..one locality the better for your city as a whole, we had a similar experience .. In our town and the only solution was a itufltrirtlfl1 Hlntln. ,. . . .. -' Walter Oowel& Harden, Colo.: "Tfiere ere millions or tons or coal in nortn i western Colorado that have never yet (been developed. In fact, half of It la on government land and Is open for any :ooe to come and locate it." , , "l can't understand why the city of ; Portland has not already built a tube under the Willamette river," said B. A. ,8umner, Chicago, III., at the Oregon. - "Those bridges should be used only for : wagons and pedestrians and the street cars should take the fubes. . You are spending Rood money for the construc tion of new bridges which the weight of the streetcars soon put out of busi ness and the same money would go far towasd the tube proposition. 'It will come sooner or later, anyway, and I can't '-nndexstand why the matter is not now being; tajked of. although I have not heard a Portlander mention . any thing sbout the matter." TRAVELS IN .SEARCH OF GIRLS WHO POSED FOR POSTAL CARDS ' Tm on my way to see the. fellow who prints postcard pictures of all them good looking; - girla I'm going te marry the girl who posed for that pic ture, and what I want to know, mister. la exactly which train will carry me inert quickest." . ; , .... . i The talL serious faced stranger stood restlessly on the platform of the union depot -yesterday evening, and as he waited for an answer he hitched his hlsrhwater trousers a little higher, then changed his canvas telescope grip rrom his right to his left hand. "I live down in the country." he ex plained. "I sent off and bought a set of pictures from ' a man In Minnesota. Then I liked the looks of that girl so much I just said to myself I'd write to him about It But I was afraid the letter might not ret there, so after I wrote the letter I made up my mind Td go and see for myself. Here s the pic ture and here's the letter I wrote, : If you want to sea. them." , y The nostcard bora a picture of a pltfmp bathing girl: Jhe fetter read: . -ilr. Henry Johns, 8t Paul, Minn. Sir: I have received a paper of your postcard pictures, but . I want to ask you one or two questions. Also I want you to answer them. v - uo these postcara gins ana paining girls want to s-et married? I am look fng for a woman and I need a woman. I would like to get a wife from these postcards. If possible. " ' ' "I would do anything I possibly could to get a wife. I wish to call your par ticular attention to myseix. a am a boy. of. good and." excellent and maybe great Knowledge. And the surest way you know of me getting; a wife, I wisn you would tell me. Let me hear from you soon. This Is what I think about getting married: ' . " - - "Marriage Is nice and all right and sweet if a couple will make-all right out of it I think as long as a couple reasons together they should get along all . right but they should have reason to reason. Where there isn't any love there isn't - any happiness and where there Isn't any happiness there is a di vorce, most generally. I don't want any divorce. Any man can love a pretty girl for a while, but not all the time. I guess they get tired of too much beauty and nothing else. "This is all. only please answer my questions. JOHN LEPAGE." jonn was sent to tne train announcer for information as to the quickest train to take to St.-. PauL while the man of whom he had asked directions first bor rowed his letter long; enough , to copy It. , -it. ' . .... ' -:- WATEH C03IMISSIOK TO. SETTLE QUESTION - . .'- . - ....... ISpedal Dlmtek to .The mrai) ' J Hood River, Or, Aug. If. The new water commission, recently appointed by the City Clvlo Improvement league to submit to the voters of the oity the most feasible and profitable proposition looking to - the final settlement of the water Question, held its first meeting last night. The commission expects to secure aid ' from - the state board of health to determine the exact condition of .the present water supply, and In vestigate several otner water sources from which the city might draw an ample supply for Its future needs. The commission appointed Dy trie civic im provement - league will take the water fight out of the hands of the two fac tions, andfbacked by over 100 of the voters, win suomn- its imaings to a vote of the neonle. -'. The commission Is composed of Truman Butler. . cashier of the Butler Banking--company;, W. I Clarke, county road supervisor: F. 'A. Cram,- merchant; H. .L. Dumbla, physi cian: 'ranK Button, capitalist; ja. u. T1 .r TTI UalAn,l kanlr' and B, B. Tucker, capitalist. OLD BLOCKHOUSE .; TO BE KEBUILT (flpedal Difpatcb to Tot Journal.) Huaum. WaiL lui. 13. The old historic blockhouse erected over 60 years ago a few miles west of Golden dala. which was razed and taken to that city a few years ago, will be rebuilt as a monument to tne trials ana aangers of the earlv settlers of Klickitat county. There wae -a tlme when ranchers scat tered throughout - the- country would flock to the old blockhouse with their families, which, with Its - solid walls and old fashioned firearms, was the only protection afforded against the de structive raids oi tne roaming; inaians. ALLEGED BUNKO MAN " . , NOW IN THE TOILS " (goeelal Dlteatck to Tlis Jonrnal.l Pendleton. Or.. Autr. IS. William B. Manon, who la alleged to have bunkoed a. Walla wana larmer out or . several hundred dollars, is now In the county jail In this city, having been arrested at the-depot yesterday morning1 as he was anouc to noara a train ior tne east. H .. TL Hnvu-L wh la said to ba his accomplice., succeeded! in getting away and Is now on his way east. When ar rested Mason gave' the nam of Ander son and . denied all ..knowledge of the crime. ".-,. . ... . Make Parlor Car Beservation SODAVILLE PIONEER , ; ' COMMITS SUICIDE ff ' (SjNtclai DtspaUk to The" Joonud.) Albany, Or, Aug., IS The body of Andrew Hale was found hanging- by the neck at bis home in SodavlUe yester day . morning;. ' . Coroner Fortmlller . of this city went out to the scene of the tragedy as soon as word was received of the rash deed. ' It is stated that Hale placed a ladder against a tree near his nouse, ciimoea up, tied a rope toa limb and avunr off lntl .tnrnltv Tmi waa peculiar man, and lived alone, tor many years In a queerly constructed house or 10 or- zo rooms, which he mostly built 4 himself. It was three stories mgn, , witn- many oddly constructed nooks, , which were filled with curloa Several musical Instruments afforded him amusement, i - - Hale rarely left home, and seldom came as iar as Aioany. He is said to have been wealthy, and had property In Port land as well as money on interest. He was a pioneer, having- come to Oregon in i9ou, irom .entucny. lie leaves a wife, Mrs. Elisabeth Hale of this cltv. nu wuoui ne naa not uvea ior is years, una turee aaugnters, jars. Jacob Btrettel and Mrs. Dyer now In this city, and Mra P. W. Watson, who recently moved to Electron, Wash. Stockg Private Fish Pond. (Special Dlsiatca to. The JooroaL) Huaum, Wash., Aug. IS. Jesse Scam- mon has . a private fish pond near GoldendaJe and has stocked It with 70, 000 Rhode Island brook trout from ths state fish - hatchery In Clarke county, and 100,000 young trout from the hatch ery at Lake Tahoe, Calj , A large dam will be built, making the pond 15 acres In extent. .-. TRUED HORSES ilSTOHISil WORLD In the history of animal training there has been nothing that can approach the wonderful performance of the Schumann stallions . whlcn will ne seen nero -win Rlngling Brothers' world's greatest show mi Tiieadnv njni Wednesday. August 24 and SB. It Is the latest achievement of the wizard trainer, AiDert ecnumaon nt Tlorlln. itid It was en B-a fired bv a foreign agent of Rlngling Brothers for one or uns season s xeatures. These horses waits on their h!n5 legs, roll each other around in immense brewerv barrels, smoke pipes and play on bells. In Its strictest sense it Is the only' trained horse act that has ever been seen in America, those of past sea sons having; been but horses broken tor ao a set or tricKs at tne cue oi meir trainers. These Schumann animals act ually exercise an almost human lntelll- ffftnra. - The double somersaulting automobile act of Mile. La Belle Roche la another sensational-feature and by far the most dangerous and : thrilling of all circus thrillers. : The Arthur Saxon trio of strong men are still another importa tion. - .'--,-.--'.. It la a truly wonderful show that the Rlngling Brothers- are presenting this season. Never before have they made such vast improvements as during the past winter, -rneir roreign ana Ameri can shops were working- night and day through all the cold months to turn out the priceless and -elaborate outfit In -use at present. TM roreign agents scour on th arth ) for novelties and thev were successful beyond the -fondest hopes of the management There are elephants that use. the telephone and talk - with each - other from one end of the main tent to the other, pigs that make, balloon ascensions, horses and harness and un harness themselves, men who walk on their " heads up ana down stairs, se bras that travel In harness, the greatest riders on 'earth the best acrobats, the roost famous aerlallsts and a menagerie such as has never been seen In America before. - .- ;- . The performances here will be in every detail the same as those which amused New York at the Madison Square Gar den at the opening of' the season. . The payroll of the circus now holds 12S8 names, there are 660 horses, 40 ele- Snants ana i acres or tents. . xns en ,rs outfit Is new. GOOD NUMBER OP, BONVHiLE'S MONTHLY - . .' asswassssBssasssssssaaV --.-.V -.- ' ' ' k' Bonvllle's Western-- Monthly for Au gust present Its readers with an es- f ecially - good number. Starting with he cover design, - which is -a study of totem poles and oriental -dragons with Be sure and take a bottle of Chamber- Iain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with you when starting en your trip this summer. It cannot be obtained on board the trains , or steamres. Changes of water and climate often cause sudden attacks of diarrhoea, and It is best to be prepared. Early; The Astoria A Columbia River rail road is handling large crowds of tour- sts to Clatsop Beach. - Ail tnrougrn rains are equipped with parlor cars ana first class coaches. The Saturday Spe cial leaving; Portland at 2:30 p. m. and making th -run to Holladay -in three hours and 80 minutes, has proved that the public appreciate a first class up-to-date train. Parlor car seats should be purchased In advance to Insure -the best accommodations. - Your Old Shoes Made New r ; . By the . . GOODYEAR SYSTEM Quick Shoe Repair Factory While You Wait, Otuacaateed Workman --.sup. . xjowsr moss .-.'. Special Attention to Ladles' Dsnd Teres GOODMAN'S gaSft 4 O vyoslts taambeat of Coanmssos. Phone WUSm 7038. a child of Alaska and a child of China side by side, there are some 170 pages of interesting reading matter and Il lustrations, as well as additional space for advertisements. The leading article is a well Illustrat ed exploitation of the A.-Y.-P. There are a number of good fiction stories as well as practical and scientific articles. - The magaslne is further enriched with clever -poetry and various depart ments of the. drama, reviews, the open vista, cartoons and a "funny" depart-, raent under the caption of VBUllkens." M&njr Small Robberies. ? . (Spealal DIsiMtch to Th JiwrnaLI . , : The Dalles. Or- Ausr. IS. A number of minor ' robberies have1 been perpe trated here In the past few days, but the officers have not been able to ap prehend the thieves. Tuesday; night two residences In Thompson's addition, the homes of H. N. Derthlck and Georne Johnston, were broken into and a quan tity of small articles taken, while the families were away from home. On Wednesday nlfht bursrlars entered the office of the I'aclflc Telephone & Tel egraph company on Washington street, broke open the cashier's desk and took S10 In cash and $4 in postage stamps. Yesterday forenoon a suitcase belong ing to -J. Simmons was stolen from the office of the Obarr hotel. -.-; . i m 1 " - . Dalles Couple Married.'.' '' .. (SpMlsI Dispatch to Tbs Jon mat )' ' 1 The Dalles, Aug-. IS. Wednesday evening at 8:S0 Mace C Fulton and Miss Virginia Marden were married at the residence of the bride's parents on West Fourth street. Mr. Fulton is-a well known farmer and wheat raiser of low er Ten Mile and his bride Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Marden, early pioneers of Wasco county. Mr. and Mrs. Fulton left soon after the weddlni for a visit to .Cheyenne. Denver and Salt Lake City. On their return they will reside In The Dalles. Indians Gather' Huckleberries. (Special Dispatch to Tbs Journal.) Husutn. Wash.,' Aug. . 13. Indians . from the Yakima and Umatilla reserva tions are gathering at the famous huck leberry grounds southwest - of Trout lake. During their" camp the Indians will indulge in numerous sports, one of which Is horse racing. Several years ago they finished a fine race track near - A l- ItAVws rr vji tmlu anil oawiiaas Vil 1 1 IVJ I y f,i v V4 iiua, nuu v.a J unoo, "ion- kets, guns and berrlea now change hand during tne season a wniriung or sports. A Balance Men's Summer Suits One-Half Trice Men's Outing Pants Boys' Wash Suits $2.50 PANTS ,..,..r....?1.25 $3.00PANTS 91.50. $4.00 PANTS ........ . 7.92.00 50c'SUITS ....;...25( $ i.o6 suits , 50 $150 SUITS ..V..... 75$ , $2.00 SUITS ' ........... .9100 Men's Panamas and Straw Hats . $6.00 PANAMAS .......93.00 $5.00 PANAMAS 92.50. $3.00 SAILORS .........91.50 Russian Suite i; ;, . $3.95 UITS . .92.65 : $4.35 suits ..,e..;.:.V.93.35 $2.00 SAILORS ......... 91.00 $5.00 SUITS ............ 9305 $1.00 SAILORS .. . . ; . .50(7-' , $100 SUITS $4.35 ,. j n . - ' 1 " .... . . , ... ' i ... - .. .. - . . : . : .- . 41 . -. -. - -' . .? . ' " W ' : $2.()0 and $3.00 SlriRTS.....,V.....91.50 ; . ' ; 50c FANCY HOSE ... ...S. . WHEN YOU SEE IT IK OUR AD ITS SO .9 M0YER; THIRD: AND OAK FIRST AND YAMHILL FIRST AND MORRISON A EM SpedM 1 .t.LI : A small cash payment . will secure one of ' our High Grade Watches, on these easy terms. We are making you an . extra special of- fer for the month of Au gust that will be worth your , while to investi gate . Wear the Watch : While You Pay V 025.00 Gold Watches Twenty-year .guaranteed cases, 17-jewel Elgin or . Waltham movements. ; None better made on earth. Regular $25 Watches for 918 on the above., easy terms, too. Make a small cash payment then pay In our ladies' wearing apparel section -we offer these two extraordinary spe-. cial values for Saturday. s S12-S15 Wash Suits at' Only Made of the finest English Rep, but ton and, strap trimmings. ' Will close i s out the entire stock of these summer Suits at the above price. . f . - , VMc Wash SMrts, 95c ' These -Skirts are ' slightly shopworn,' therefore this extraordinary low price.. Advance fall styles in ladies' Suits now in and your inspection is; in : vitedL - YdDUfllP (SfXKnuifi 'A small cash payment is all that is required no embarrassing condi tions, no red tape. - You are charged no interest, and our prices for good "goods will be found a little lower than the regular dealers', for the reason that this - Clothing Depart ment is conducted with very little additional expense. IPay :pmiy'. w rm rvnv m rrrmnf r.hwfttists . I hitv i-n rvill I nvu Ji.-ta rr. fj v. uuiu Mruuiiua.awu uruiuv a ami iuou v -. . -"v . r - - in r J I 1 1 i I It 'V i C 1 IMF r : im ,sLj W . j. fa, sk. :it -r r-r -f 7 xr 4i i-lrst and Yamhill i KfX kJ : , . . ' A m M .. SB. :. Ill V ' 7 . - S Second and Yamhill a Week A Our Qothing Stock consists of the latest spring styles, direct from the best New York makers. : No shoddy goods -1. sold. OUR PRICED ARE RIGHT.
