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THE dltEGON DAILY VALE V.'iLL DU1LD wifi mm Election '.to Be Held Monday for Purpose of Voting $70, ' ' 000 Improvement Bonds. : JOURNAL. PORTLAND, i -jmjofu- - i , SATURDAY , EVENING, f MAY 14, -J II I ,.U lU.J-JJU 1 1910. PIONEERS WHO CAME TO OREGON BY OX TEAM A i .(Special Dlnpatrh to Tfi JoonJ. ' . Vale, Or., May, 14. An election will be held Monday for the purpose of vot ing on the Issuance i of bond In the atnount of 170,000 to provide fund for : the Installation ...of complete, 'water works and a sewerage system to cover ., r the entire' towneUe... Water will be . . uppllelfrom deep wlls.; It ls pro- , poied to build a reservoir ' on top. of the hill near town with . capacity . of s 1,000,000 gallons. -? ' v - A new feature, I to be Installed In the construction of the reservoir In that It will be funnel shape with automatic drain carrylnr off all deposit and sedt- ',. merit, leaving the supply always fresh ana pur. , . , . Irrigating- Xrge Aims. Vale will soon be the center of op rations for several large Irrigation pro jects, among wlhlch 'may be mentioned the willow river work on wnion is progressing; th Owyhee, Malheur, Bui ly creek, Cottonwood and several small' er ones. -- The Willow River Land A Ir rigation Co. has purchased about 20,000 acres of land in the willow river val ley. which is watered by means of a most comDlete reservoir system. . It 1 the Intention of the company to hare the project completed and - water ready for-delivery by thap spring vf 1911.J In all upwards 'of 20.000--, acres will'' Do reclaimed, Practically all of this land Is fine for fruit as bas been demonstrated on the old ranches In the vicinity that have been under cultivation for a number of yean, in the vicinity or Brogan about 250 acres' were planted to fruit -last year and it is safe to say that double this amount.- has. been, and - will be. planted this spring; of this, about one half Is . apples, the - balance - pears, peaches, etc.: Cherries and small fruits do well -and will be one of the staple v products; v s ' . ' Sualnssa Blocks Tlanned. ' Several business' blocks are to be erected during the coming' summer, plans for. which are now well under way.- These will be of brick or stone ; and two or -three stories ' ,ln height Building material of fine stone . and ' brick day Is found within" a mile or two of Vale In largo Quantities, also . (Rpedal Dtopnteb to me Journal. 1 the ingredients for the manufacture of I , Welser, Idaho, May 14. The con Portland cement ' ar found near here, j tract for the construction-of the Wg 1 1 is understood a company has , been aam flitches, flumes and everything con- org, ,a i puj. m m. u. Bected with the first unit of tho con OCTOGENARIAN TAKES? i: ' - Ipany of Bolsa. Tha contract . pries it tin uniirpTPin ,nnH,Tim, m tuso.ooo. ' The work la to n 1 1 w u , i j - - ----- fflDeelal DlDtcB to Ttte Joornal.1 " I gation purposes in Mi. . v Lewlston, Idaho, May 14. Though! The land embraced, in tno' projeci I It I f Mil I '- ! - ' il - ' ill I y ' .. - j I SI I y it. v, - w '-il V Si - v - ' ' IS ' -"-''"C"' 1 ' iinnnm m ........v. l.i'i r mmi-im n iiiiiui ..'u. .,... i...-. , , ...., rr, limimi jn .,vi.wi,.t.'W,t,, m .m--- JTT ', , THE STRANGER WITHIN OUR GATES J. , D. ; Worthlngtoii, Ps ETl, Wash. -I observe tljat Hood. River strawberries are 'now on the Front street market at t per crate. v Along aide 9f them are Willamette valley and Walla Walla val ley berries Just ss big, just as sweet, just as r:pe and ' tha . bottom of , the Uoxes are no. nearer the top than tiio Hood Rlvmr berries.' but they are sell In for $1.50 per crate. - What is the an swer? I'; :f: . i. ; ,: i- 1 I ',: . ',- , ,. ' '. HJrwIn Bt Paul, Woodburn, Or Wood burn and the surrounding country Is going to develop Into an orchard see- I tlon. . It was only recently that It was discovered that our section Is admirably adapted , to the raisins; or first class fruit on a commercial ' basis.,- People were satisfied with raising enough fruit of three or four varieties for their own use and perhaps thst of their neighbor. I - look to see the entire country one solid orchard within the next 10 years. b;-h )'' ' ')'".:.;..''"; .i-'Vv John A. Alderman, Napa, Cat An In teresting feature In connection with the state Insane asylum at (Napa, according to a friend of mine who in emr'v-l there. Is that 26 pr cent of tho liti. n confined there lKni lnnt uvrr money matters, .20 pur rent went liimm.i from too much whiskey, I rir i-vnt frctn brooding over their troubles anl the balance from various cautioa. . rrosser K. ot K to Uulld Trinplo. .. (BpecUl DUpatcb' to The Jmiru.l.) Proseer. Wash., May 14. At the rir ular meeting of Proeeor Lodge, Knights of Pythias last' Wednesday evening, a committee was appointed witli' Inetruci tlons to purchase a building sttt. Ys terday this committee closed a deal for a plat of ground 100 feet by 140 feet on tho comer of Mead avenue and . Fifth street,- Plans will be drawn at once for the erection of combined Pythian temple and opera, house, to coat approximately $10,000. ''.".;:-' .. . . 'f v-'- ' . - ; ' , i , New ugeii Ilotrl Oion.' i 4- Opevlal Plptrh to The looratL) ' Eugene, i Or., May 14. The new Os burn hotel, recently completed at a coat of $110,000, has been opened, to the pub. llo, tha first meal being a luncheon to 200 business men given by ''the board of directors of the Hotel Osburn asxocla tlon, -.!Tho hotel is modern In every tie tall, Is five stories high and contains 12S rooms. ;W.' F. Osburn and wife ar the; managers and. lessees.. .,: LJ. U- . 1'IJ L.J..U 1 Picture taken at tha fifty-fifth, anniversary of fe marriage of Mr. and'Mfs. M. B. Hendrlck. Eeadlng from left to rJghv with ages and date . of arrival in Oregon; standing Mr. R. P. Bird, MS. 1854; Mr. W. C. Hembree; 74, 1843i Mrs.' d-xA. Turner,, 67.1843;. w,' C. Hein . bree, 81, 1843; MrsvX W.- Cook, 73. 1852; Rev. P. R. Burnett, 68,,1846; Rev.' Joseph Hoberg, 82,1866; Mrs. Sarah Roads, 78, 1853; M. A. Hart- - man, 66, 1843; Mrs. M. B. HendrJck, 71, 1847.. Seated Mrs.: E. Steward,, 68, 1844; "J. W, Cook; 83, 1852; Mrs: Daniel Holman,' 80,,1846; Mrs. Joseph Hoberg, 80, 1866? Lorenzo Root, 84, 1852; M. B. Hendrlck,- 81, 1852. Average age 75 years 242 days: s . . WET 22.000 ACRES - Oil ME CREEK Neariy. $1,000,000 .Will iBe Spent Irrigating Rich Fruit; ; " s1::" Land.--; !'X-:.;::; ' "Grandpa" John Addison Is close to the lies on the south side of the river almost age of four score years, ha has suffl- to the city limits of Welser, and on the cleat Courage to begin life anew on a north sfde, to a short distance west of homestead and, has Just returned from tho smelter, where the new town of Ap- the Coeur d'Alene reservation whero be pleton Is to be located. . The water will was one of. the few who had drawn be eventually brought to the city limits numbers below the 200 mark.. His num-lnorth of the city, but probably not next ber was 11S amongst the 8000 drawn. I year. The land to bo covered by the Though, there were hundreds of fine I first unit Is about 21000 acres. timber: claims, and farm locations he , selected claim .. containing only , 143 acres which commands a splendid view of Lake Coeur d'Alene. He Is now pre. paring to take up his residence on the -. tract i"!-:.:,..:". :-.:'. ':,-:' The claim which Is Jocated on Bock rord bay, is, one or in xavonie camp BUILDERS OF GREATER OREGON W ...... ;-V ' " i:):" r.i;lV . . - S. W. Ooayora. '"v; , e Pioneer of 1S52 and citizen of v4 Oregon continuously since that time, K. W. Conyers of Clateka- nle. Is truly of - the fast dlsap- , pearing "Old Guard." , For over half a century he has lived (In , one community.' as farmer, edl-C4 - tor, merchant, steamboat opera- . tor and lawmaker. Coming from , hardy Irish stock. Mr. Conyers ' was of the type of men who. dare : the wilderness and blase trails ' for civilisation. His fellow : have honored htm freely with - ' positions of publlo trust. ', He v can oniy iooK Dacic on his Ions; . lit with satisfaction mad pride.. . . . (Journal Special Correspondence.) Clatskanle, Or May 14. -E. W. Con, yers, pioneer, merchant of this place, crossed tha plains by ox team, by way of the old emigrant trail to Oregon, In 1S62. He married Miss Hannah C. Bry ant, at Clatskanle, Clatsop county, Oo- tober 12, 186S., In the spring of 1SBS the couple settled, on a donation land claim at Clatskanle. , J , , " . Mr. Conyers la a native of the state of Kentucky, born December 2, 1829. ( His ancestry r on nis lainers sias came to America from North Ireland between 17J5 and 1740.. His mother, Mary Wil liams West, was a descendant of Oeorgs West, who , came from England before WELCOME FIRST RAILROAD th Bettlement of Pennsylvania by WH- Delaware. Mr. Conyers established the first store SALMON CITY WILL i M"'f--fz-' .l : . . rr-:,mi- .. - ,,, t v 8pe!lu DlptcB to Toe voornsLi Salmon City, Idaho, May 14. Next Wednesday there is going to be a great at this place, also owned the first steam Ing grounds of the summer ; visitors J ..i.hnHnn in saimnn ntv. in 1 com. I hnif mnnltitf An, th Clmtarmrim Hmr. from Bpokane and Is valued at not less I mernoratlon of the completion of the connecting with steamers running be thaa $25,000. Besides a great fluaatlfy oiunore & Pittsburg railroad into the tween PorUahd and ;i Astoria. It was agricultural land in ' the- tract there I eity. ,: The golden spike will be driven on I through his Influence that a. mall route is i.euo,vuv xeei i ymoer on.uis oiaim that day. and hundreds and hundreds I was established from Oak Point, Wash., and Mr. Addison says be hopes to en-lPn minor tn he nresent to-witness tha I v. . ri..v.u ia..i. Joy the Test of his days lir Improving ceremonies and to hear the' speeches of j jey' greatly asaisting In the work . ef v I xeucitauon wmcn w,i m uvierea py. me i opening up the way for the settlemaat oig men oi uiw t . - - i of the valley. He was for years owner There, has been some delay during I mtiri rhir m. Miri m.r. mo put iew wccm u f uu( in rwa up the mountains In good shape. The winter has been a hard one and the work of ballasting was carried on with great difficulty and resulted In having wiuim SO days as a home. '. i. . . t ir i i nimin " 1 : ) Two Graduate at Union High. , . -iaiwlt DliiMtca to Th Joarbll.l- : Eugene, Or.. May 14.Two students will be graduated this year from Un Ion hlrh school No. 1, at Pleasant H11L IS miles east of Eugene.. Appropriate I much of It done over. exercise will be held on May 27 and I it wui do iinisnea, 28. As the first commencement of the zirsi ranners-- nign scneoi in uregon, I . uaof H ani urana 4arr, the event win be unique, six schools! . b.i numatph to tub lant-mi.t will be represented In the exercises, I - Aberdeen. Waeh., May 14. Four ban- the high school and five district schools I dred names, among them being many of Pleasant - Hill.' - Trent. Enterprise, I of the. most prominent business men of Coast Fork and Edendale. Each district I this city, have been signed to the petl high school graduates are Miss Hauls Ing of a grand jury.' It Is believed thatlSeCOnd Anniial StraWOGITV Hnd V Vll.t ..il n Wll Rankin Dk I.t inn mnM nma -will h. I .WWW M ' will probably enter the University oflto the petition at Montesano. Elms, and Oregon next raiL - : - Oakvine this wee. E. W. Conyers. nal of this place, selling out his Interest when his health failed. ,.''.. Mr. Conyers has been a prominent Re publican since - the formation of the party. He was elected state representa tive in 1860. reelected In 1882, and elect ed state representative In 1901. - ROSEBURG DRESSED- iiUflMilli! :;.'W1K.'Pr;:-,:-'' a a In every walk in life discrimination between the true and the false wine and enjoya success. In questions of ; form, of style and of values, whether financial, commercial : or mediriinal, the judgement of the men and, women who : select. and appreciate and utilize the; true and genuine product, i proves most profitable and most satisfactory to J-r , themselves ana to ail who follow them. - - ' ' ' Therefore, In connection with so important a subject as the physical well-being of the people, the most eminent " "physicians insist on full information as to the wholesome nature and truly beneficial character or the component , parts of tha remedies used and prescribed by them, and the wise manufacturer not only supplies them 'with the knowledge desired, but also combines for them in proper, ''proportions the very substances most approved by them and emits every objectionable substance. ' The world-wide acceptance of Syrup of Flrs and Elixir of Senna by phy sicians and the well-Wormed, of the werkU-as the iiest cf -family laxatives, is due to the universal satisfaction which it has given for more than a Quarter of a century and also . to the fact that It is a remedy of known quality and known component parts and to the further fact that the California ' Fl' Syrup Co. presents it to the world simply as the ideal strenfthenin,: personal laxative to cleanse ar.d sweitcn the system cently. yet effectually, and to dispel eclds and "headaches and to assist in overcoming' constipation. To' ret its beneficial effects always - buy the eririnal and renuir.e, frr sa'e ly all lcadir.? drug'sti T9 full r.arr.e : cf Lv.e ccrrpary California Ftf Syrup Ca 'is always p'iir.!y pri-.ted cn the front cf every package. : ' '' Rose Carnival Gorgeous - Affair. - " ffloeritl tHMMtct to Toe Joormmi. Boseburg, Or., May 14. Favored with weather as fair as any that ever graced an occasion of - gaiety. Roseburg's sec ond annual strawberry and rose . car nival opened Thursday afternoon with gala parade, featuring rraternaiism and fun. Two hoars later occurred a parade of. automobiles and mleeellan eous floats, resplendent . with several thousand of the most beautiful ? roses that the city 'and the neighboring towns have, p reduced. ; ; ' . it was, a. typical jtoseburg ceiebrauon. payment Cf homage to two of her great est products, roses and atrawberries and. nature provided - for the occasion a day which could not have been grand ef" because It waa perfect. Hundreds of visitors who poured ' into the city were cordially welcomed on every hand ! and the reception committee saw that all of these were mads to feel "at home.' The bustnesa portion of tho city la tn holiday attire, with festoobs of bunting ' strung from telegraph poles land supporting colored lights. Many of tbe leading business houses have decorated their street windows In a very attractive manner and tbe word "welcome" greets . the vial tor r eyes wherever they go. During the after noon the splendid O. A. C band of II pieces entertained with selections. Pasadena, CaL. may boast of tbe big gest floral parades in tha world, but fc fitver Mjf atiy prrtllef eights than Roseburg witnessed yesterday during the decorated automobile parade. . Testerday the school children's pe lade waa the main feature and today the livestock parade held the attention of the big crowd. - The carnival doees at midnight tonight. Testerday was chiefly young people's day of the Btrawberry and Boa car nival, with a continuance ot fine tllier. la tea morning there waa a parade of 'it school children and la the afternoon there were rports and pastimes. ' In the evening thr was s (rend ball at the armory, which-was opened with a grand jnirrh 14 by Karor P. W. Haynea. of Roaermrg, and Mm. .frank W, Beneon, wife of Or- pn reerccir. la itursday's deccated automrj parade prise No. 1, for the best deco rated automobile waa awarded to Dr. A. C Seely. . His auto was decorated as a gunboat, and roses were shot from the cannons. Second prise was won by Dr. George E. Houck, WORK ON STATE ROAD 7 0M LEWIS RIVER BEGUN (Special IMapetcb t The Joaraa.) ' ' . Woodland, Waeh. May 14. The con tract for the first work on state road. No. IS, authorised by the last session of j the state legislature was let a few days! ago, and the work so -let "will be done the coming summer. Tbe work that ha a been let will -eliminate' the .worst hill that the )ipper river people have to con tend with, and will make the grade very easy.- This road extends from -woodland Into Skamania county, a distance ef ti miles, and will afford easy ingress and egress to. settlers in ' the upper Lewis river country, and in addition will en able summer travel to reach Mount St. Helens and Trout lake ever good roads. FjRST U;0F 0. GRADUATE a? UltS AJ JUNCTION CITY .' (Special Ptepetek to The JearaaLI Junction .City. Or.. May 14. Miss Hannah -Minerva Starr died at her home at this place Tuesday morning-. . Miss Starr was bora at Monroe. Of., en May 1. 186. She was a member ot tbe first graduating class ever turned out from the University of . Oregon at Eugene. After completing her studies she went to Portland, and was for several years a bookkeeper for Olds, wortman King, 8 he was a member of the Episcopal church of Eugene, and the funeral serv ices will be held Sunday at this place. Rev. Hammond of Eugene officiating. Bhe will be burled Bunday at the L O. O. T. cemetery by the aide of her par ents. Her mother died about one year age and bar father died Mareb. t. Hie. Oakland llakea Great Stride. . rftprrUI Dtapatr to Tfa feeraaL) Oakland. Or, iday 14. Work of grad- tfg Unwt street front tb new South ern Fsclfle etitton to the sew blgh school bas been completed, and next k this street will be Bnecadamtsed and concrete gutters and erosawalke put m. The new water worse system bas been completed aad Is la full epratle. The city has ost rvaetved two modern hoe carts, lftOS feet of hoee -and sev eral latest dee Irs nosslee. A-voloeteer firs department wUl be organised. JliU Electric Firm. Ir! tlafa-.ii to Tbe J r L Wlr, Idaho, iimr 14. Tbe Commer- tal eiub le arrangirg for the placing ef aa electrt- aira t sTje prrfnlnert placa near the, ort- Toe 'rn wi.l bare the wort). 'We,.r. Uaho' out lined tn letters klhre feet bisa. abwit il suite betrg vsei. BETTER STREETS AT THE DALLES Improvements of Permanent Character Show Progress ; M K ' Unusual.1 . .. - v IBrerlal Dbpitcb to The JoomaLl ' : Tbe Dalles, Or., May 14. -The busi ness streets of The Dallas are under going the most, thorough Improvement ever attempted. , There is scarcely :' m block on Third street that Is not all torn up for' the paving operations while every few rods one has to turn. Into the street because of eement walks , being laid to take then place of , the board walks. On cross streets ths same condi tions prevail, nor are all tbe cement walks an- Second street - laid. In this mucn dug up town. . , Fourth street -property owners are making ready for the paving by putting in cement walks, The streets and pub llo Improvement committee reported at the last council meeting that crushed rock could not be supplied as fast as It was needed. In spite of the fact that there are two crushers at work every day. . ' : -f he excavation for the basement of the Masonlo building . Is almost com pleted and the. concrete foundation Is being laid. The digging of the base ment for the addition to the Court street scnooi minding- is nearly, com pleted and the work Is being' pushed rapidly in spite of the fact that school will be In session for two weeks longer. 128 Go to Brownsrlllei ' Albany, Or., May 14. About 125 tick ets were subscribed for by Albany rep resentatives for the- Commercial club jaunt to Brownsville last night , ; Giving ' Alcohol Tofoiir ;Bo?v: be mtich better off without it Chil Jdren do not ne sl they often need a tonic, something to give them more color,' more life, , more strength. you find a strong tonic ivithout i a drop' of alcohol? " Certainly. Oyer's Sarsa pariHa is just such a medicine.' En tirely free trom alcohol. No stimu lation No alcohol habit 'Ask your doctor all about it Let lm decide. i'- J.O. ATIB OOMPAHT, Lowell. Vase. !: ;-!-'' - Daily movements of tbe bowels art just as essential for children as for adults. You Can easily correct any tendency to constipation by giving small doses of Ayer' Pills. i . - f , v -- - The selling agency for the E-M-F 30 and Flanders 20 Auto mobiles for Portland and Western Oregon has been trans ferred to Studebaker Bros. Co., Portland, Oregon. All orders and correspondence' should be sent to therriv I ;. ' THE OREGON E-M F COP.IPAfijV ' Write or telephone us for early ' demonstration and imme diate delivery of the best, all around, everyday, 30 horse power. Car on the market at anywhere near the price-$I350, with full equipment of lamps magneto, battery and generator. Studebaker Bros. Co. Northwest Chapman and Alder streets, and Nos. 330-336 E. Morrison st. , , Portland, Oregon. ' - I r7Ml rzi FMI fZs i L i?0 rsSs&mmlM -I frirnfTfTE ifmsf s. Jim- m y. i rs rsnrn OO M' ill ' . in ' I I v V V AVAV w I r LlilvmulLee : v ," i . - -