Gold Hill news., January 21, 1899, Image 3

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O r e g o n L e g is l a t u r e I s F a r A h e a d o f t h e
S t a t e P r in t e r .
Wrecked at Tacoma With
Fifteen Men Aboard.
SUFFERED
A
S W IF T
DEATH
M et T h e ir F a te W h ile A s le e p - C a p t a in
a n d M a te A m o n g T h o s e L o s t —V e s s e l
C a p s iz e d D u r in g a H e a v y G a le .
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Salem, O r., Jan . 17.—The 1 ;isla-
ture is as yet devoted chiefly to tlie
prelim inaiy work of receiving new bills
and is still so far ahead of the prin ter
th a t com m ittees have nothing to do.
But one measure has readied the acute
stage, and th a t is the bill to add two
justices to the supreme court. Having
passed the house last week it G now 'n
the senate, where it rests aw aiting its
second reading
The bill is warmly
supported, and it looked last week as
if it were bound to pass; but it loses
steadily under discussion, and its
chances are now very dubious. Objec­
tion to it so far as it is expressed ap­
pears to rest chiefly or wholly on the
question of its constitutionality.
The general proceedings today w eie
of a perfunctory and nionotoiuus kind.
Introduction and first reading of bills
occupied »'io whole tim e in both houses.
This is likely to be the order for the
balance of the week. The usual flood
of propositions, wise and otherwise,
is pouring in, the greatest num ber of
course, being destined to die in com­
m ittee. Twenty-two bills were intro­
duced in the senate this afternoon.
H alt a dozen were read the second
tim e, and one authorizing the town of
Antelope to borrow #5,000 to build
water-works was passed.
A house
jo in t m em orial to oongresss for pen­
sions for Indian w ar veterans, the
same as Mexican w ar veterans, was
concurred in.
A house resolution for the investiga­
tion of the affairs of the school land
board was concurred in.
But Nevertheless the Situa­
tion Is Critical.
A
REBEL
ATTACK
R ID IC U L O U S
G o o d R e s u lt s A re E x p e c te d F ro m t h e
C o n f e r e n c e B e t w e e n O t is ’ u u tl A g u l*
u a l d o ' i R e p r e s e n t a t iv e « .
W heat— W..lla W alla, 60e; Valley,
62c; Bluesteiu, 63o per bushel.
F lour—Best grades, #3.20; graham,
#2.65; superfine, #2.15 per barrel.
Oats—Choice w hite, 40@41c; ciioice
gray, 39@40c per bushel.
Barley—Fee«I barley, #22@24; brew­
ing, #23.50 per ton.
M illstuffs— Bran, #17 per ton; m id­
dlings, #22; shorts, #18; chop, #16.00
per ton.
Hay—Tim othy, #9@10; clover, #7
@8; Oregon wild hay, #6 per ton.
B utter—Fancy cream ery, 50 @ 55c;
seconds, 45@50o; dairy, 4U@45o store,
25@30o.
Cheese—Oregon full cream, 12 S,'o;
Young
America, loo; new cheese,
10c per pound.
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, #2.25@3
per dozen; liens, #3 .50@ 4.00; springs,
#1.25@8; geese, #6.OO@7.OO for old,
#4.50<s)5 for young; ducks, $5.00@
5.50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 15@
16c por pound.
Potatoes— 70@85c per sack; sweets,
2c per pound.
Vegetables—Beets, 00c; turnips, 76c
per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab­
bage, #1 @ 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli­
flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, 75c
per sack; beans, 8c per pound; celery
70@75c per dozen; cucumbers, 60c per
box; peas, 8@ 8L#c per pound.
Onions—Oregon, 75c@ #i per sack.
Hops— 15@17o; 1897 crop, 4@6o.
Wool—Valley, 10@12o per jiound;
Eastern Oregon,
8@12c;
m ohair,
26c per pound.
M utton—Gross, best sheep, w ethers
ami ewes, 4c; dressed m utton, 7 ‘gC;
spring lambs, 7*.jC per lb.
Hogs—Gross, choice heavy, #4.25;
light ami feeders, #3.00@ 4.00; dressed,
#5.00@5.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef—Gross, top steers, 3.50@ #8.75;
cov.o, #2.60@ 3.00;
dressed
beef,
6@ 6lac per pound.
Veal—Large, 6 @ 6 ^ c ; sm all, 7@8e
per pound.
M anila, Jan. 16.—The situation here
Tacoma, W ash., Jan . 17.—The most
is umioubtedly critical, but Major-
appalling m arine disaster th a t has
General Otis lias it well in hand, and
ever occurred in the history of Tacoma
there is no such certainty of trouble as
happened early this m orning. During
many believe. Tlie rebels are concen­
a terrific gale which swept over Puget
trated on the outskiits of tlie town,
sound, the B ritish ship A ndelana, an ­
and their leaders have issued strict or­
chored in th is port, aw aiting cargo,
ders th a t they shall act only on the de­
capsized, and Captain G. W. Staling
fensive. An accident m ight precipitate
and his crew of 16 men, who were
trouble, but the idea of a rebel attack
asleep below decks, were dragged down
to a sailor’s death w ithout an in s ta n t’s
upon M anila is ridiculous, us tlie
warning.
The full list of those lost
Americans control the position.
A guinaldo lias lepuhlished the sec­
is as follows:
Captain G. W. Staling, of A nnapo­
ond manifesto in reply to the proclam a­
lis, Nova Scotia: E. H. Crowe, aged 39
tion of General Otis, whicii was re­
years, Londonderry, N. S ., first m ate;
called on its first appearance, but it
E. G. Doe. aged 23 years, 145 Essex
Jias proved ineffectual.
T albot Road. Blackpool, England;
On Wednesday, a false alarm , due
Nerney Jossaim , V ictoria, B. C., ste w ­
to trivial incidents occurring sim ul­
ard; Joseph M. A. D ’Holyere, of Ost-
taneously in opposite parts of tlie oity,
end, Belgium, apprentice; Richard
led to a general call to the U nited
States forces. In 15 m inutes the en­
Reginald Hanze, of Ostend, Belgium,
apprentice; Charles Sm ith, of U nited
tire city was covered. Tlie prom pti­
States, botsw ain; Jutues Daly, of New
tude of the Americans, w hile it created
a scare for the moment, effectually re­
York, boatswan; J . R. Brown, of Bar-
badoes, oook; H. H arsson, Sweden,
stored confidence throughout M anila,
and dispelleil the excitem ent due to a
able seaman; A ntone Jensen, Den­
T h e I lo u a e .
passing fear oil the part of the citizens
m ark, seaman; John Nielson, Notway,
The house convened at 2:30 this tliat an outbreak was im m inent. It is
seaman; E. Ostrom, F in lan d , seaman;
Fred H indstrom , Norway, seaman; afternoon, pursuant to adjournm ent. possible th a t the Filipinos, after the
Edward Letz, Rega, R ussia, seaman; The proceedings opened w ith the sec­ diplom atic conferences th a t iiave ticen
A ugust Simonson, H olland, seaman; ond reading and reference of bills, but held between the representatives of
P a t W ilson, St. Jo h n ’s, N. F ., Sea­ owing to tlie fact th a t the state p rin te r G eneral Otis and Aguinaldo, have
had not caught up w ith printing, the finally come to understand th a t the
man.
Ju st w hat tim e the disaster which house returned to the first reading and cautious and conseivative policy of the
S e a t t l e M a r k e ts .
resulted in such appallling loss of life introduction of bills. E ight bills were Am ericans is not due to fear, and they
Onions, 85 @ 90c per 100 pounds.
occurred is not known, as every per­ read tlie second tim e and referred to may accept tlie inevitable with good
Potatoes, 20#@25.
son on board the vessel went to the tlie proper committees. One was passed grace. It is evident th a t at present
and two were w ithdraw n. Tlie bill tiiey are unable to appreciate the full
Beets, per sack, 75c.
bottom of the Sound w itli it.
T urnips, per sack, 60@75c.
The ship, w hich was of English th a t passed was W hitney’s, to amend m eaning of the independence dem and­
Carrots, per sack, 45 @ 60c.
ed, and when they do understand its
build, and w orth probably #150,000, tlie city charter of A lbany.
Parsnips, por sack, #1.
extent, the American proposition will
entered th is port several days ago. She
W A S H IN G T O N ’S S E N A T E .
Cauliflower, 50@ 90c per doz.
be acceptable.
was to have loaded w heat under char­
Celery, 35 @ 40c.
ter to Eppinger & Co., of San F ra n ­ P r o t e s t A g a i n s t t h e E x c lu s i o n o f A lie n a
H O U S E P A S S E S O N E B IL L .
Cabbage, native
and
California
F ro m L a k e A tlin .
cisco, for Europe. Yesterday she was
taken to th e Eureka dock and all bal­
Olympia, W ash., Ja n . 17.— In the S e n a t e D i s c u s s e s t h e Q u e s t io n o f O p en #1.00® 1.60 per 100 pounds.
Apples, 35@50c per box.
last removed and the hold cleaned, pre­ I senate on motion of Land, Judge Me-
E x e c u t i v e S e s s io n .
Pears, 50c@#1.60 per box.
paratory to receiving cargo. She wae , G ilvra, of Seattle, was granted perm is­
W ashington, Jan. 16.—The bouse
Prunes, 60c per box.
then towed to a.i anchorage several sion to address the senate. Inasmuch today passed the diplom atic ami consu­
B utter—Creameiy, 27o per pound;
hundred yards northeast of the St. I as it had been announced th a t Judge lar appropi iation
bill w ithout an dairy and ranch, 18@22c per pound.
Paul & Tacoma Lum ber Company s I M cGilvra had up a senatorial lightning
; am endm ent. D uring the general de­
Eggs, 27c.
deep-w ater wharf, a t which point dis­ rod, there were some quizzical expres­ bate two set speeches were made
Cheese—Native, 12 @ 12^0.
aster overtook her. She had out, ac­ sions on tlie faces of several senators against im perialism by Carmack and
P oultry—Old liens, 14c per pound;
cording to the best inform ation ob­ who are prom inent in state politics. Gaines, of Tennessee. The diplom atic
tainable, the starboard anchor, weigh­ Judge M cGilvra, steppinsg inside the and consular bill is the sixth of the spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 16c.
Fresh m eats—Choice dressed beef
ing at least three tons, w hile to eith er circle, referred, in a forensic style of regular appropriation bills to pass tlie
side of the vessel W6re attaohed the oratory to the death of Congressman house. Seven budgets yet rem ain to steers, prim e, 6 1„@7c; oows, prim e,
ballast logs used to keep a ship upright Dingley, and, at the conclusion of his 1 be acted upon. The bill as passed car­ 6 lac; m utton, 7|#o; pork, 6@7o; veal,
6@8o.
during the absence of cargo or ballast. statem ent, asked for the consideration ries #1,751,538.
W heat—Feed w heat, #22.
The ship was riding the wave serenely of a resolution petitioning tlie presi­
O ats—Choice, per ton, #24.
when the skippers of other vessels an ­ dent to appoint in his stead on tlie
W ashington, Jan. 16.—L ittle busi­
H ay—Puget Sound mixed, #9.00@
chored cloee by retired the n ig h t before. joint Am erican-Canadian high commis­ ness was tiansacted by the senate in
When d ay lig h t dawned no signs of the sion a resident of the Pacific N orth­ open session today. Sixteen bills on 11; choice E astern W ashington tim ­
Andelana were visible
Over the spot west.
the p iiv ate pension calendar were othy, #15.
Corn— W hole, #23.50; cracked, #24;
where she rode serenely at anchor the
Senator Preston suggested th a t it passed, and a jo in t resolution extending
night before only a danger-signal buoy m ight be well to w ait u n til Dingley the thanks of congress to Miss Clara feed meal, #23.60.
Barley— Rolled or ground, per ton,
lam p was visible. When the absence was buried before proceeding to fill Ins Barton and other officials of the Red
of the ship was discovered, Captain shoes. A discreet smile passed about I Cross Society for th eir beneficent woik #26@26; whole, #22.
F lour—Patent, per barrel, #3.50;
Doty and C aptain Burley took the tug the circle, whereupon Senator Schofield in A rm enia and Cuba was adopted.
straights,
#3.25; California brrnds,
Fairfield and made an investigation, proposed th at the resolution he made a
Cockiell entered a motion to recall
and it was soon determ ined beyond special order for tomorrow.
the bill which passed yesterday, au th o r­ #3.25; buckwheat flour, #3.75; graham ,
possibility of d o u b t| th a t the ship had
Senator Ham ilton then asked, inas­ izing the president to appoint Briga­ per barrel, #3.60; whole wheat flour,
gone to th e bottom.
much as the resolution had been pie- dier-G eneral T. H. Stanton n major- #3.75; rye flour, #4.
M illstuffs—Bran, per
ton, #14;
One of the ballast logs was found. sented by a gentlem an not a member, general, and place him on tlie retired
To it dangled part of th e chain by ] in w hat position it came before tlie list with th a t tank. A t 5 o’clock the shorts, per ton, #16.
Feed—Chopped feed, #20 @22 per
which it was originally fastened to the senate. There was a m om ent’s hesita- 1 senate adjourned.
ton; m iddlings, per ton, #17; oil cake
ill-fated ship. In addition, one of the ! tion. «luring which the chair thought
D e b a t e In O p en S e s s io n s .
meal, per ton, #35.
lifeboats, a m atterss with tlie name of ' it possible to receive the comm unica­
W ashington, Jan. 16.—The support­
th e ship on it, and several oars, were tion, ami finally Senator Preston said
Han F r a n e l .o o M a r k e t.
found. Beyond these no other wreck­ lie would stand hack of it. T hat was ers and opponents of the pence treaty
Wool— Spiing— Nevada, 10@12c per
age has been discovered.
i acceptable to H am ilton, and, on motion in the senate hail th eir first contest pound; Oregon, Eastern, 10@ 12c; V al­
As all on board perished, only su r­ ol Crow, tlie document was refeired to ' over th at docum ent today in executive ley, 15@17c; N oithern, 9 @ llc .
session.
mises as to the cause of the disaster j the com m ittee on memorials.
M illstuffs—Middlings, # 18 @ 2 1.00;
W hile th e debate technically was bran, #16.60@ 16.60 per ton.
are prevalent. Judging from indica­
The
house
resolution protesting
tions, shipping men say, the ballast log against the exclusion of aliens from upon Senator B erry’s motion providing
Onions—Silverski«;,60@76c per sack.
found was from the port side of the , tlie A tlin m ining district by tlie Cana- for the consideration in open session, ! B utter — Fancy
cream ery,
28c;
the
entire
question
a
t
issue
was
gone
vessel. She ship, according to all ac­ J dian governm ent was adopted—27 to 4
do seconds, 25@26c; fancy dairy, 26o;
counts, was headed in a southerly d i­ ! — H all, Preston, Iie in h a it and W il- over to a considerable degree. Tlie dis- do seconds, 20@23c j>er pound.
oussion continued from a few m inutes
rection, or toward the head of the hay, i shire voting no.
Eggs — Store, 25@30c; fancy ranch,
past 1 u n til 5, when the senate ad­ 84 @ 37c.
a t th e tim e the gale swept down the
S e n a t o r ia l C h o ic e o n T i c k e t .
journed foi the day w ithout reaching
Sound. The heavy winds caused the
C itrus F ru it—Oranges. V alencia, #2
In the house the veto messages of a vote upon the Berry motion.
ship to train on the chains, m aking the
@2.50; Mexican limes, #6@ 6.60; C ali­
log on the w eather side ta u t and giv­ the governor were taken up. The veto
fornia lemons, #2.OO@.8OO; do choice,
T O O R G A N IZ E A C A B IN E T .
ing a tendency to lift the log from the of the bill providing for tlie survey and
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#3.50 @4.50; per box.
1
location
of
a
roadway
from
Montesano,
water, but the strain was too great for
G e n e r a l B r o o k e H a s D e c id e d t o H a v e
T lie S e v e n D e v i l s .
one of the chains, and it snapped. Chehalis county, to Brookfield, Waliki-
F o u r C iv il S e c r e t a r ie s .
It is currently believed th a t the
:
akmn
county,
was
sustained.
T his released the torvering craft from
H avana, Ja n . 16.—Gen. Brooke has Northern Pacific is making strenuous
The bill creating a state road along
the greater restrain t on tlie weather
carefully considered the form ation of efforts to establish a line to connect
th
e
Columbia
liver
from
Lyle
to
W
ash­
side, and she lifted with tlie w ind,and,
a cabinet of civil advisers, and has de- w ith the Seven Devils railroad, and
there being little restrain t from the ougal, was vetoed, because the proposed cideil to have four secretaries—the first
thus tap a rich copper region. The
other end of the log, raised it enough road parallels a navigable river, the of state and governm ent; tlie seoond of
Northwestern Railway Company has
governor
holding
this
to
be
against
to allow the rig h t or mooring chain to
1 finance, the third of justice ami public also three crews of surveyors in the
slip off. Thus freed from ballast and good public policy in tiie straitened instruction; and the fouitli of agricul­ field, ami is preparing the way fer
floating like a chip, the ship careened condition of state finances.
R epresentative Moore, as tlie author ture, industry, commerce and public graders from H untington to tlie Ox-
under tlie pressure of tun heavy gale,
works. Only prom inent residents of bend of Snake river, and from there
and shipped great q uantities of water, of the bill, stated it to be bis wish th at the islands w ill be invited to join the
to the Peacock mine. There are now
tlie
veto
he
sustained,
because
there
is
filling com pletely the hold and fore­
cab in e t
28 O. R. & N. surveyors working from
castle, causing her to capsize and sink no tim e now to enter into the m erits of
The governor-general has received Keating, on Lower Powder river, to
the
bill,
and
his
wish
was
sim
ultane­
to the bottom, all in a very few m in ­
acceptance from two. whose names are Eagle valley, arranging for tlie con­
ously respected.
utes.
Colonel Patterson, of K itsap, pre­ reserve«! u n til all f o n t can be an -! struction work from Baker City to
The situation was furth er aggravated
sented
a petition for a fish hatcheiy in nounced. One of tlie otuer two may Seven Devils.
by tlie fact th a t the titles were just
be a Spaniard, though it is probable
K
itsap
county.
A G o o d H h o w in g .
setting in at the tim e the ship went
th
a t all four will he Cubans.
Colwell presented a petition from
The W hatcom cream ery has turned
down. T his in all probability forced
O r e g o n S o l d i e r s W ill C o m e H o m e .
out 32,340 pounds of butter, or over
th e stern of the vessel around and ex­ Cowlitz county for a law restraining
posed the broadside to th e g ale’s fury. liv e stock frowi at large.
W ashington, Jan . 16.— Representa­ lb tons since May 1, 1898. Patrons de­
Judge McGilvra was accorded 10 tive Tongue toilay saw A ssistant Metre- . liver th e ir cream and receive 24 cents
Late th is afternoon the ill-fated ves­
sel was located. She lies on the bot­ m inutes in which to present his Lake i tary M eiklejohn and asked him if the per pound for the butter yielded. The
tom of the Sound, on her broadside, A tlin and Dingley resolutions, which recent tu rn of events in tlie P hilip- I sum ot #6,802 lias thus been paid out to
under 23 fathoms of w ater, close by tb< were adopted.
pines would mean tliat the Oregon vol-1 Whatcom county residents since May.
A concurrent resolution by Brown, unteers would be retained in those T he cieainery w ill continue in o|>era-
spot where she had been anchored.
requesting tlie respective political par­ islands longer than was originally in- I tioo all w inter.
L iv e d O v e r 1OO T e a r s .
ties of tlie state to place upon their
U tica, N. Y ., Ja n . 17.— .Mrs. Emily tickets the choice of the party for U nit­ tended. lie was informed th a t the
It is said th a t the elect! io cabs in
J . Moseley, who would have been 102 ed States senator at elections prior to outbreaks would not change the depart- '
New York city «lid a recoid business
years old had she lived u n til A pril, senatorial elections, th a t the people m erit’s plan, and th a t the Second O re -,
during the blizzard and proved their
died at the Home for the Homeless to may express th eir choice, was adopted. gon would be sent home as soon as r«
entire efficiency.
i lieved by regulais
night.
A W h eat P rodnrer.
Uniontown, W ash., claim s for th e
southeastern corner of the Palouse
! country the distinction of being the
greatest wheat-producing section of
the world. W ithin a radius of six
miles of th a t thriving town tiiere were
raised this year upwards of 1,600,000
bushels of wlieHt, with good crops of
barley, oats, hay, vegetables, etc. F all
wheat averaged from 42 to 52 bushels
I to the acie and spring w heat 23 to 80
bushels. If any other am bitious cor­
ner of tlie world desires to contest
honors for supremacy in grain-raising
I the opportunity is offered.
T e l e p h o n e E x t e n s io n .
The Rocky M ountain Bell Telephone
Company will soon oonneot H atley.
Idaho, w ith all prom inent places by
long distance telephone. A line will
he constructed from Boise to Camas
P rairie, thenoe to H alley by the Gold
Belt, and then to Blackfoot. H ailey
w ill be the headquarters of the 800-
m ile line between tlie U tah «ft N o rth ­
ern and Boise. Telephone lines are be­
ing extended over tiie principal parts
of Burns, O r., and the P rin ev ille T ele­
phone Company is uiuking extensive
im provem ents.
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II ftp s.
A c o n tra o t'to sell 12,000 pounds of
the 1899 hops at 10 cents per pound
has been made by Daniel Cavanaugh
to Faber «ft Neis, of Albany. Pros­
pects for fair prices for th is year’s crop
ate very flattering. Hop men in O re­
gon who held th eir crops and thus ob­
tained better prices are now out of debt
for the first tim e in several years.
H orst Btoa. bought several lots at
North Y akim a w ithin 10 days ut 12)^
and 13 cents.
A d v a n c e In K « b .-
Eggs are worth 50 cents a dozen at
Colfax, W hitm an county. It would
seem policy for the W hitm an farm ers
to raise a m illion or two bushels less
wheat and put in a few acres of liens.
It is tnuoh cheaper to raise a dozen
eggs than a bushel of w heat, yet W hit­
man and other E astern W ashington
counties, which produced nearly 16,-
000,000 bushels of w heat last yeur,
im port thousands of dollars’ worth ot
daily and hog products and eggs every
| yeur.
C a n y o n v llle I n d u s tr ie s .
The growing and shipping of fru it
in the vicinity ot Canyonville is now
' so far advanoed as to bring in consider­
able of a revenue. Prunes to the
am ount of 1,600,000 pounds have been
1 sold ut the average inte of over three
cents per pound, bringing in over #48,-
000. Shippers are now getting ready
large consignments of winter apples,
and the prevailing price for turkeys is
from 9 to 10)^ cents gross. Lime, sul*
piiur and salt for spruying purposes are
now in demand.
B r o m i n e - C h l o r i n e P la n t .
An innovation in m ining th a t w ill
be of the greatest.value «o the people
of E astern Oregon is the establishm ent
at Baker C ity of a brom ine chlorine
plant, for the working of refactory
ores, which have h ith e rto been con­
sidered as worthless.
The Goloonda
plant, being erected by J. G. English
and others, an«l which is expected to
be
in
operation
very
soon,
w ill increcse to a great extent tbe busi­
ness of the Baker City m erchants.
L lin e S h i p m e n t s .
The Tacoma «ft Roche H arbor L im e
Company, which is the citief lim e
works in the N orthw est, shipped 100,.
000 barrels last year, against 00,000 in
1897. The increase was both foreign
and local, anil the president, J. 8. Mc­
M illin, says he ex|iects an increasa th is
year of at least 60 per cent, busing his
estim ates on trade conditions and or*
tiers now on hand. Thia Imsineas is
a fair indicator of tbe dem and for
building m aterial.
I l l g ( ! s r | n t o t h e O r ie n t.
The N. Y. K. steam ship Rlojnn
Marti saileil from Beattie last week for
the O rient, w ith one of the heuviest
cargoes ever taken from th a t port. The
freight included 4,000 hales ol cotton,
18 carloads of pig lead, 14 cars of wood
pulp, besides a great «juantity of flour
and miscellaneous goods.
A nother
cargo soon to be shipped to the same
port w ill contain 700 tons of salted
salmon, brought over from the Fraser
liv er.
B id s fo r « »u n ify B o n d s .
The county commissioners of G al­
latin county, M ont., received bids last
Monday tor the purchase ol funding
bowls to tbe am ount of #137,000.
These bonds are made payable ill 20
years, and ure to bear interest at tlie
rate of 6 pel cent per annum , payuble
sem i-annually in the city of Bozeman.
Tbe county reserves the right to redeem
any of tlie bonds after 10 years, by
giving 60 days’ notice.
F I mx I n d u s t r y G r o w in g .
A result of recent agitation th ro u g h ­
out Oregon for the cultivation of flax,
as a commercial commodity, is the
sowing of a considerable aereage this
fall to flaxseed. The Portland Linseed
O il works is furnishing seed to farm ers
on application, agreeing to take th eir
pay from prooeeds of cro;« raised, for
which crop tiiev w ill contraot ut prices
th a t mean handsome returns