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SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1915
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PER
A N M 'M
IN
ADVANCE
THE SUGAR BEET SHIBBOLETH
YOU MEET the perpetual pessimist, hawking his tale
W HEN
of woe and hard times, gratis to the glad world, look him
, W
:
B. M. L.
The Relay Day
Yon are sorry i( is raining, liltle non?
Daytime ami playtime, neither ia half
done? Jnat to auml ami welch the rain
chasing down the window-pane ¡«n't fun?
Yon may ttalea to the trip ot a (airy fin­
gertip—strumming on the shingles, hum­
ming on the eaves; you may watch the
opal heart of a raindrop shine apart on
tlie leaven.
Yon are grieving 'eattse it'a raining,
little maid? Run game* and fttn game«,
neither can lie played? You may watch
llii. lady mint dress the hill« in amethyat,
lightly laid: you may hear tlie whisper
lisped aa the fairy keep« her tryat with
the timid, thiraty g ra -w e « , I lie hidden,
happy Bowers; yon may catch tile grate­
ful sigh of the leaves toward the sky
til rough the hours.
The Time for Resolutions
| BE IT RESOLVED THAT 1915 |
Shall be a year of education: That you will carefully study the EHEIGHT RATES
from the large cities to your own little city. That you will acquaint yourself with
the prices offered by your local merchants, and without prejudice carefully com­
pare them with prices off« red in the large cities on the same class merchandise.
FREIGHT RATES FROM PORTLAND TO GOLD HILL PER 100 POUNDS
1st Class 94c
2d Class 80c
3d Class 66c
4th Class 56c
Add the freight and R E S O L V E that you will spend your money at home—
prices being equal. We offer the
for your information.
straight in the gloomy eye, and articulate, “S-u-g-a-r b-e-e-t-s!”
If that doesn’t fetch him out of the slough of despond, have no
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more to do with him—he is a creature forsaken of inspiration
Best Fruit Sugar..............................
Fruit S n gar......................................
and devoid of spunk. In the state of Colorado last year the Ijsten to the whispered secret, both of
Honolulu Cane Sugar..................... ..........6.75
Iliiiiolnlu fin g a r ........................
sugar factories paid out $10,000,000 in the purchase of beets. you—“ Maytime and playtime. Spring­
Hard Wheat F lou r..................... .. 1.60—1.«6
G imm I Ftuur...............................................
They paid out an extra $2,000,000 for the purchase of supplies, time, shall romrtrue. Did I bailor once
Graham Flour ................................
Graham Flour.........................................
never wonld the violet blossom I
Pancake F lo u r ................................ ............. 56
Pancake H our............................................... <
and, for good measure, $2,000,000 more in the employment of forget,
blue. I am mother to the Spring—water
Japan Tea I l b ............................... ............56
J * | hui Tea..................................................43—53
factory labor.
creeses do I bring, waken all the meadow-
Schilling Baking Powder 21 II«.. ........ 1.06
S hilling Raking Powder 21 l b s ........ r..l,6U
The Rogue River Valley must have a beet sugar factory. land, rouse the drowsy roar; did I quite
lValM-rry Coffee 1 Ih . . .
........
30
forget to rail, Summer wouldn’t come at
6 Hw g*Hxl CofTti» . , .................. .. ..........l.tX)
6 11« Banina C o ffe e .............................
'I .o o
\\ herever the sugar beet flourishes the bank account thrives.
all—goodness knows!”
..............76
3 11« Cresent Baking Powder
3 11« Cresent Bakin'.’ Powder .................,,7 0
C. D. Dodge, of Lansing, Michigan, writing to his son, F.
1 lb Cream T a rta r........ ............
4 Hi Cream T a r ta r ........................................66
Good Dairy Salt 50 11«
........ ..............(ift
Dairy Salt 50 1 1 « ............................................tin
W. Dodge, of Gold Hill, digresses from the customary family that the Lighting Committee be contin­
Violet Oats 2 packages ................ ............. 2ft
ued ami instructed to proceed according
Violet Hat» |>er |iaekage.................
talk and gossip to make the following unsolicited testimonial:
Columbia W heat-Hake«................ ...............‘10
to the provisions of the City Charter, and !
Columbia Wheat Hake * . . .................... , . 3 0
“I see by the Gold hill paper I receive each week, that your to report at an adjourned meeting of this
Colimibirt Oat*................... ..
Columbia Oats
.............................
35
Crvmn of Wheat 2 package«
Cream of Wheat per package
......2 0
valley is going to have a sugar beet factory. Well, if you were Council to be held in the Town Hall, I
Saturday evening, December 19th. Mo- ’
Give us a Cash order of $-10.00, with flour included, and we will give you a sack of
to look a long time for a plant that would give returns to the tion seconded by Cameron.
best sugar for $ 4.00. We wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
people as a WHOLE, and t h e FARMER ESPECIALLY, you Motion was made by Redfield that the
original
motion
b
e
amended
to
read,
could not build anything that would pay all concerned any better.
“ and to reportai regular session of the
You know we have had sugar beet factories here in Lansing for council
on January 4th, 1915” . Camer­
the past ten or more years, and while we have three or more gas on consented to the amendment. Amend-1
engine factories, two wagon works, screw factory, three machine ment carried.
motion as amended was then voted
shops, ice plant, with a dozen or more of other factories, none on The
and declared carried.
of them pay to the FARMERS and town people as much money
as adjutant general of the Oregon Na
Adjourned.
tlonal Guard.
—B. G. H arding ,
for the period of operation as our sugar beet factory does.”
Joint session of the two houses.
Our Prices
Portland Prices:
Add
freight
to
Mail
Order
price*
15
k
LANCE & COMPANY -- The Home Store
LEGISLATURE BEGINS
SESSION AT SALEM
The
Although the past season was the
oath was administered by Chief Jus­
most dangerous one on accouut of
tice Moore.
LEGISLATIVE LOGROLLING
dryness, for many years, the total loss
The cerem onies were simple.
A
P roceedings of C ity C ocncii .
of timber by fire In Coos county was
brass band played, but no street par­
December 7, 1914
ouly 7,000,000 fe e t
ade marred the accustomed decorum
WO EMINENT LUMBERMEN gleaned glory for Jackson Council met in regular session and waa Ed Bostwick of Floras Creek dis­ Ben Selling Wins Speakership of
Salem's thoroughfares.
Contest in House Over
county at the opening 1915 legislative assembly, when Sell­ called to order by Mayor Morelock. trict was brought into Coquille by
Neither waa there an Inaugural ball.
The Incoming governor vetoed that
ing, of Multnomah, was chosen Speaker over Eaton, of Lane. Members present: Adams , Cameron, Game Warden Thomas, following the
Allen Eaton.
Kell, Patrick, Redfield, Mrs. Truax. Ab­ discovery of evidence that Indicated
detail. It waa bis first uee of that
Both representatives Vawter and Wagner of this district help­ sent Cameron.
that he had killed 40 deer.
i prerogative.
fully assisted the Multnomah man to pluck the plum—despite a The minutes of the previous meeting« An aggregate of 92.72 m iles of rail­ Salem .—Everything waa In readi­
Members of the legislature had
road was constructed In Oregon In the ness for the convening of the Twenty- planned on having the Inauguration
strong sentiment in the provinces against the selection. The se- were read and approved.
The foUow!ng bills were read and or­ year 1914, according to records com ­ eighth General Assembly of Oregon Monday, so all the preliminaries would
election of Selling was logrolling of the most typical sort. Prior dered paid:
piled by the Railway Age-Gazette. The Monday morning. Secretary of m ats lie out of the way and the eeealon
to the balloting seven legislators visited Mr. Eaton to propose Darling A Hodges, Drayage and
state of Washington built 200.34 miles Olcott, aa custodian of the capital, had could get down to actual business e a r
the sen als anil house chambsra and ly Tuesday. But they did not care to
their desertion of the Selling enlistment if Eaton could secure a street work___________________$33.00 and Idaho 130.11 miles.
Big Pines I.nmber Co., Lumber___14.70
com m ittee rooms renovated and put In upset the arrangements that already
Records
of
the
city
engineer
and
single additional vote. The Multnomah machine was perfect, H. T. Pankey, Salary and extra
building Inspector show that the city ship-shape. The name of each mem­
however, and the vote unprocurable; so the steamroller passed w ork______________________ ...3 0 .2 5 of Marshfield expended $337,000 In the ber, his district and county, appear« had been made.
Governor West did not read hie m es­
smoothly over the country candidate and the domination of the J. B. I’ankey, Street work and
construction of new buildings, repair­ on each deak. the drawers of which sage Iu person. Printed copies were
Portland clique was established for another session. A glimmer Deputy Marshal____ ___________ 3.75 ing others, and for paving aud other were bulging with stationery and oth­ placed on the desks of members. Im­
D. H. M’ller, Hardware supplies . . 1.35 street Improvements during the year. er paraphernalia which Oregon fur­ mediately after hla Inauguration Gov­
of light in the gloom was the cheery little personality of Rep­ Ben H. Lampman, Printing______ 7.85
No more liquor of any kind under nishes her lawmakers. Both the sen­ ernor Wlthycombe read hla message.
resentative Molly Towne, Jackson county’s woman legislator B. G. Harding, Salary___________15lt> any circum stances will be sold In the ate and the house convened at 10 Of prospective legislation chief In­
drug stores In Coos county. This was o’clock.
and the first of her sex to so honor the state. The back-room O. U. Newell, brick used for man-
terest centered In a proposed exeeu-
h lie 6th str e e t_________________2.00 decided upon at a meeting of the Coos
Ben Selling, of Multnomah county, ting law to make effective the prohibi­
politicians bowed politely and backed down. Miss Towne did B. A. Adkins, Expenses on Lighting
County Pharmaceutical association won the speakership fight iu the house tion act passed by the people at the
Com. Grants Pass______________ 1.85 when resolutions to this effect were of representatives. He defeated Allen
not vote for Ben Selling.
last election. A draft recommended
8. Eaton, of Ixme county, by a vote of by the comm ittee of one hundred,
passed.
»114.75
State Dairy and Food Commissioner 37 to 22. On motion of Eaton, after which directed the recent prohibition
4.
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+
+ +
+ +
J. D. Mickle has prepared drafts of the result was announced, the electlou campaign, prohibits the sale of liquor
Upon call of the Council the
r e p o r t e d t h a t h e had collected four dog two bills for presentation to the com
of Selling was made unanimous by by drugstores and restaurants, aa well
licenses. A motion carried t h a t th e ing session of the legislature, looking viva voco vote.
as saloons. Hotel men of Portland
Will G. Hare, of Hillsboro, placi d announced that they would try to get
v f + + + + + 4, + + + f , +
+ + + + + + + + + -P + 4 . 4 . 4 . 4. Lighting Committee be instructed to con­ toward the correction of existing
fer with the attorney and have a speed evils In the present sanitary and cold the name of Selling before the house.
this modified to p ersi? the serving of
P roceedings of C ity Cornell.
Council at its next regular meeting for ordinance drafted and submitted to the storage laws.
When Temporary Speaker 3. B. Hus­ liquor with meals In large hotels.
acceptance.
N ovem ber 23, 1914
council, said ordinance to regulate the
The Dalles city park association has ton recognized him, Hare declared the
Submitted by the Lighting Committee speed of trains passing through the city. sold Its fairgrounds, just w est of the demand of the state for a business ad­
The Council met in special session for
of
the
City
Council.
the purpose of hearing the report of the
A motion by Redfield, seconded by Mrs. city, to W asco county for $11,000. The ministration forbade any bombastic
Committee:
Lighting Committee on the installation
Truax that the Lighting Committee be property w ill be used by the county presentations, but he admitted that
Burt A. Adams, Ch'rnan made a permanent committee, carried.
of a system of street lights, and to take
for a poor farm, but will be maintain­ the legislature has been In disrepute,
Gold Hill, Or.,
Geo. A. Patrick.
any necessary action thereon.
Tlie chairman of the Lighting Commit­ ed In such a way that the grounds i and that the time has come for the
Chas. Kell.
The meeting was called to order by Nov. 23. 1914.
tee v~\. instructed to change the adver- will be available every fall for the j representatives of the people to win
A motion was made by Itedfield that
Mayor Morelnck. Members present:—
for bi<ln go as to comply with W asco county fair.
' back their lost respect.
Chicago.— Material progress of In­
Adams, Cameron, Kell, Patrick, Bed- the recommendations of the Committee “tlie city charter.
The nomination of Eaton was pre­ dustrial activity In the United States
That the state may be saved $100,
be
accepted,
and
that
the
committee
he
field, and Mrs. Truax.
A motion that the Nuisance committee 000 by doing away with the census sented by Dana H. Allen, of Marlon
The proposals of the Rogne River Pub­ empowered to employ an attorney, Mr. be empowered to see to the enforcement this year seem s probable. As a result I county. He declared Eaton to be the was emphasized last week by carrying
out of many plans at ezpandod opera
lic Service corporation and the California Neff, to assist said committee in drawing of the dog license ordinance was lost.
of the suggestion of Secretary of State dean of the present session, havlug lions.
Oregon Power company were read and up a leg-1 contract, which should be sub­
A motion that the improvement com Olcott to abolish the census, which been returned by hts constituents five
Railroads placed orders for rolling
discussed. Mr. Dodge in behalf of the mitted to the Council for action at the mittee be empowered to make a ponnd has been taken every 10 years since times. "If a man’s worth Js judged by
stock, steel rails and track aupptles
former company and Mr. Stoddard of the next regular meeting. The motion was for dogs, carried.
1865. the secretary has received as­ his enem ies,” he said, "Mr. Eaton la aggregating $8.670,000.
Inquiry for
seconded by Cameron. The vote tiiereon
latter company addressed the council.
The City Marshall turned in his resig­ surances that a bill will be introduced a great man Indeed.”
mors than $10.000.000 more of th ese
stood
as
follows:
Y
’es:
Adams,
Camer­
The report of the Lighting Committee
nation, which was accepted and Mr. Ar­ making the new law effective May 10
No Contast In Sonata.
necessities are pending among the
on, Kell, Patrick, Redfield; no: Mrs. chie Walker was elected lo fill the vacan
was then heard as follows:
It required barely eight minutes for : larger system s.
of this year.
Truax.
The
Mayor
declared
the
motion
General: In as much as the Rogne
cy at $25.00 per month. Mr. Tom West
The state highway commission has the senate to perfect a temporary er-
Reporta from day to day Indicate
River Pnbiic Service corporation’s bid carried.
was sworn in as special officer to act until placed a petition, presented to It by gaalsation and take a reoeaa to allow
that railroad shops, the steel and kin­
—B. G. H arding ,
has been presented to the committee since
Mr. Walker should qualify.
the citizens of Columbia county, ask­ time for the comm ittee on credentials dred lines and a large number of mis­
City Recorder.
the calling together of the present meet­
There being no further business the ing for the removal of State Highway to prepare a report.
cellaneous Industries throughout the
ing, thereby allowing no time for the
Council adjourned.
The senate waa ealled te order by country have re-employed upward of
Engineer Bowlby, on file without dis­
consideration of the same, the committee
P roceedings of C ity C ovmcii ,
— B. G. H arding ,
cussion. The signers of the petition Senator W. D. Wood of Washington
equests the council for an extension of
December 3, 1914
City Recorder charged the state highway engineer cooaty, the dean of the senate, and 40,000 man since the new year began
The United States S teel Corpora­
time before making the report, or a call
Council met in called session for the
with extravagance and Incompetency the temporary organisation was oom- tion’s Increase of I ll.O ll tons la na
for the report as it now stands.
purpose of hearing a report from the
In the construction of roads In Co­ pletad. the necessary com m ittees ap­ filled orders la December, the first
After thorough and due investigation Lighting Committee o n t h e proposed
lumbia county.
pointed and a recess taken.
BRIEF
NEWS
OF
OREGON
monthly gala la business Mace last
of all bids submitted and power compan­ street lighting By stem, and was called to
There was no contest la the senate, August, show s the favorable effect e f
Pronouncing the present law provid­
ies represented t h e Committee recom­ order by Mayor Morelock. Present: Ad­
Tbs number of graduates from the ing that the fiscal year shall com­ and only one name was placed la nom­ the eastern freight-rate decision. Or­
mends as follows:
ams, Cameron, Kell, Patrick, Redfield,
Oregon
Normal school for the present mence on the first day of January of ination. yet Senator Dtmlek and Sen­ ders pieced since January 1 constitute
First: That the Committee be empow­ and Mrs. Truax.
each year, and that It shall close on ator Kolla her refused te vote for additional tonnage, so It la fair to as­
term will far exceed 100.
ered to draw op a suitable and valid or­
The Chairman of the Lighting Com­
the day preceding the first day of the Thompson and cast their ballets for 1 sume that the Inereestng voluaee ef
I-egglng
operations
In
eastern
Ore­
dinance and contract with the California- mittee, Mr. Adams reported that the
same month unsatisfactory and unhus Senator Wood of W ashington county. 1 •tael demead will lead to steady es-
Oregon company, as outlined In their Council a s a whole and the Lighting gon are greatly hampered this winter
Inessllke, Secretary of State Olcott In Senator Thompson also cast his com­ largameat of mill operatloae.
by
Igck
of
snow
la
the
mountains.
proposals Nos. I, 3, 6, 6, and general Committee had erred in undertaking to
|
his biennial report to the legislature plimentary rote for Wood.
C o u n tie s o f O rego n paid a total of
conditions, and additional provisions as make a contract for a lighting system
recommends that It be amended to
Deviating from the usual procedure, State Cemmleelena May Flno Reads.
$$8.409.99
in
terest
on
warrants
during
read and attaclied hereto.
without first publishing the notice the
read that the fiscal year shall com­ the two democratic senators. Garland
W ashington.—The right of state
Second: That the Committee be em­ proposed contract and calling for bids the nlna months ending September 20.
mence on the first day of July of each of Linn and Strayor of Baker, joined railroad com m issions to fla t railroads
powered to employ an attorney for draw­ thereon, said action being contrary to the
The Slualaw port com m issioners year, and close on the thirtieth day of
In on the organization and did not which violate Intrastate orders waa
ing up said ordinance and contract.
during the week authorized the sale June.
intents of the City Charter.
place one of them selves iu nomina­ sustained by the United States su­
Third: That additional provisions may
Thereupon a motion was made by Red­ of $100,000 bonds for the Improvement
Agriculture Is recognized as the tion for the presidency.
preme court. T he decision affirmed
be added at the discretion of the commit, field: That the work of the Lighting of the Sluslaw harbor.
greatest of all Industries and a pros­
Dr. Wlthycombe Takes Offloe.
a fine of $1000 Imposed «pea the
tee.
First company, coast artillery, of perous. progresslre and enlightened I Dr. James Wlthycombe was Inaugur
Committee thus far be rescinded, due to
Southern railroad for violating a rul­
Fourth: That said ordinance, contract an error of proceedure on tie? part of the Ashland, has asked that Governor agricultural population la the surest
atetj Tuesday, taking the oath at a ing handed down by the Georgia state
n d specifications be submitted to thv Council and the lighting Committee, and Wlthycombe reappoint W. E. Flnzer safeguard of olvlllzatlon.
railroad commlcalon.
City Recorder.
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