Corvallis gazette., July 01, 1904, Page 3, Image 3

HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
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POWER FROM WATER WORKS.
Morgan Lake Will Serve Double Purpose
at La Orande.
La Grande The Morgan lake water
power scheme, which is situated three
miles south of La Grande, on the sum
mit of the Blue monuatins, and which
is being constructed by the La Grande
water storage company, has been prac
tically completed, by which the stor
age company will furnish the city of
La Grande 75,000,000 gallons of water
per month for distribution through the
ity water mains. The elevation of the
lake above the city of La Grande is 1,
450 feet, in a distance of three miles.
A lake 120 acres in extent and now 12
feet deep has been formed, with a pos
sibility of increasing the depth - to 30
feet by building a few hundred feet of
levee. Surveys have been made for
11,175 feet of pipe line, leading to the
La Grande city reservoir. Steel pipe
two feet in diameter will be used to
conduct the water down the mountain
canyon to the power plant, about one
mile from the lake, where 1,000 horse
power will be developed at first, with
the possibility of increasing the power
to 10,000 horsepower when needed.
Railroad Asks for Terminus.
Ihe Dalles At the instance ot sev
eral business men and property owners
of this city a meeting was held last
week to conei ler the feasibility cf
bringing the line of the Great Southern
railway into this city, together with
the cost of right of way and terminal
grounds for the same. The request of
the Great Southern officials was for
three city blocks situated in the ex
treme east end of the town for depot
grounds, and a right of way from the
mouth of Five Mile creek, where the
line has been surveyed, to the city. It
is understood that the right of way
and this terminal Bite asked.for can be
had for $6,500. A committee was ap
poionted to canvas the city to acquire
the necessary funds to acquire this
property.
Removal of Land Office.
Oregon City A remonstrance
against the pioposed removal of the
land office from Oregon City to Port
land, and addressed to the president
and secretary of the interior, has been
circulated among the business men and
citizens here. The remonstrance cites
the fact that this is known as the
Oregon City land district, that Oregon
City is centrally located with reference
to the district, being accessible by rail
and boat; that there is no demand on
the part of settlers or the people at
large for the removal of the office.
Grasshoppers la Orala.
Pendleton The army of grasshoppers
struck the alkali wheat raising district,
about 20 miles southwest of this city,
a few days ago, and has wrought much
damage to grain. Monrad Fix is the
heaviest loser, grasshoppers having
eaten down 500 acres to such an extent
that the grain is bcarcely fit for hay.
Other crops in that vicinity have been
more or less damaged. A visit of grass
hoppers in this county is unusnal.
This is the first year the insects have
done any damage to grain.
Looking for Big Ran.
Astoria The salmon pack up to the
present time is far from satisfactory,
but while the prospects for the balance
of the season are purely speculative,
there is every confidence that an im
mense run will come later. The pack
of the canned product is full 25 per
cent short of what it was at the corre
sponding time last year, and then the
eeason was considered a failure, but
the big run that came the latter ' part
of July brought the pack up to nearly
the average figures.
Valley Hops In Need of Rain.
Salem--Farmers and hop growers in
this section of the Valley are very
much alarmed over the continuance of
the long dry spell, and say that great
and irreparable damage has already
been done. Farmers from the Waldo
hills and from Mission bottom said
that grain and hay will not yield more
than half ciops. Hop growers say that
the yield of hops has already been les
sened, and that, unless a good rain is
had next week, the loss will be consid
erable. Orant County's Heavy Frost.
Pendleton Severe damage was done
by frost in Grant county last week,
orchards in many of the foothill por
tions having nearly the entire crop cut
down. The frost lasted several succes
sive nights, and will materially re
duce the yield in peaches, pears, prunes
and other less hardy varieties. In the
John Day valley the leading fruit dis
trict of the county, the damage was not
great. Vegetables and garden stuff
suffered severely also.
Spruce Lumber Rates Postponed.
Astoria According to advices re
ceived from Chicago the reduced rates
oi Eastern shipments of spiuce lumber,
which were to go into effect on July 1,
will not become effective before July
15 and possibly not until the first of
August. The postponement is under
stood to have been caused by a delay in
issuing the tariff sheets.
Harvest Begins.
Pendleton Wheat harvest has com
menced in the Cold Springs country
nottb of Pendelton. Wheat matures
earlier in this section than elsewhere.
Results so far are very satisfactory,
some grain going as high as 40 bushels
to the acre.
STAMPEDB TO QOLD FIND.
Ledge on Thompson Creek Is Over 4,500
Feet Long.
JUedford A. L. Morris has just re
turned fronvthe strike of gold on the
headwaters of Thompson creek, near
Grayback mountain. He brought with
him over $75 m gold taken from the
ledge, which shows on the surface over
4,500 feet long. The Briggs boys have
taken out $18,000 and have as much
more in eight.
Most of the people going in leave
Medford and go by way of Jackson
ville, crossing the divide at tne head
of Williams creek. This route is olny
50 miles from Medford. Hundreds of
people are leaving, And the town is in
great excitement. Claims are being
staked and placer locations filed.
H. E. King washed $160 from four
pans of placer dirt on his location 800
feet from the Briggs find. The ledge
is 450 feet on the Oregon side of the
Cal:fornia line.
A townsite has been located and
tents are being pitched. Not since the
days of Gold Hill or Steamboat Springs
has so much interest been manifested
in a gold dicsovrey. It is claimed that
the ledge is the same as the Steamboat
strike, but the values are much higher
and the ledge larger.
Prize Products of Polk.
uauas roJK county will be among
the first counties in Oregon to apply
for space in the big horticultural build
mg now in course of construction at
the Lewis and Clark exposition grounds
at Portland. Mr. F. A. Wolfe, of Falls
City, has begun the preparation of an
exhibit that is expected to take first
rank among the county displays at the
1905 fair. Mrs. Wolfe has had charge
of all the prize-winning displays from
Polk county at the Oregon state fair
for many years past, and takes a great
interest in the work.
Road to Santiam nines.
baiem with a view to opening a
read leading to the Quartzville mines,
the members of the Marion county
court will go over the route. The
Quaitzville mines are about 16 miles
north of Gates on the Corvallis & East
ern railroad. A wagon road extends
about half the distance. Considerable
work is being done at the mines, but
all supplies and machinery must be
taken in on horses. Machinery for a
sawmill and a quartz stamp was trans
ported to the mines in that way.
Should Make Full Exhibit.
Salem In answer to a question from
President Jefferson Myers, Attorney
General Crawford has rendered an opin
ion in which he holds that the Lewis
ana oiark commission should make a
full and complete exhibit of the re
sources and products of the state. The
occasion for this inquiry is not stated,
but seems to arise out of a difference of
opinion as to the proportion of the
money that should be expended on
buildings and exhibits.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 69c; bluestem,
77c; Valley, 78c.
Barley Feed, $23 per ton: rolled,
$24.5025.
Flour Valley, $3.904.05 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $44.25;
clears, $3.85-t.l0; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.40(34.70; graham, $3.504;
whole wheat, $44.25 ; rye flour, $4.50.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.20; gray,
$1.15 per cental.
Millstuffs Bran, $1920 per tin;
middlings, $25.5027; shorts, $20
21; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food,
$19.
Hay Timothy, $15 16 per ton;
clover, $89; grain, $11 12; cheat,
$11(312.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17 20c ;
etore, 12(3) 13c.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 1919)c per
dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, new
stock, 12126c; old stock, 78c;
Young America, 1314c.
Poultry Fancy hens, 1212c per
pound; old hens, ll12c; mixed
chickens, 10llc; old roosters, 8
8c; young roosters, 1213c; springs.
to 2-pound, 1718c; broilers, 1 to
lj-pound, 1820c; dressed chickens,
1313Hc; turkeys, live, 14 16c; do
dressed, 1516c; do choice, 18020c;
geese, live, 78c; do dressed, 94
10c; ducks, old, $67 per dozen; do
young, as to size, $2.507.
Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
carrots, $1.50; beets, $1.25; cabbage,
11c; lettuce, head, 2540c per
doz; parsley, 25c per doz; tomatoes,
$1.251.50; cauliflower, $1.752 per
doz; celery, 7590c per doz; cucum
bers, $11.25 per doz; asparagus, 50c;
peas, 46c per pound; beans, green,
56c; squash, $1.25 per box; green
corn, 60c per doz.
Honey $33.50 per case.
Potatoes Fancy, 75c$l per cen
tal; new potatoes, $1.752.25.
Fruits Strawberries, 56c per lb;
cherries, 45c; gooseberries, 6c; rasp
berries, $1.25 per crate; apples, new,
$11.75 per box; apricots,. 90c$l;
plums, $1; peaches, 90c$l; cante
loupes, $4.50 per crate.
Hops 1903 crop, 23c per lb.
Wool Valley, 19020c per lb; East
ern Oregon, 1017c: mohair, 30c per lb
for choice.
Beef Dressed, 56jC per lb.
Mutton Dressed, 46c per lb;
lambs, 6c.
Veal Dressed, 100 to 125, 67c per
lb; 125 to 200, 55Kc; 200 and up,
3K4c.
Pork Dressed, 100 to 150, 77c;
150 and up, 67c.
THE AFTER-THE-FOURTH FANTASY ON
Father, I can
Cincinnati Post.
OUR FLAQ FOREVER.
She's op there Old Glory where light
nings are SDed:
She dazzles the nation with ripples of red.
And she'll wave for us Hying, or droop o'er
us dead
The flag of our country forever!
She's up there Old Glory how bright the
stars stream:
and the stripes red signals of liberty
gleam!
And we dare for her, living, or dream the
last dream
'Neath the flag of our country forever!
She's up there Old Glory no "tyrant dealt
No blur on her brightness, no stain on her
scars.
stars!
The brave blood of heroes hath crimsoned
her bars.
She's the flag of our country forever!
Frank L. Stanton.
A Fourth of
July Picnic
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Br Kmtkerlne Mcivor. A
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BN a little Californian town, situated
at the foot of a long, low range, of
mountains, lived a young girl whose
name was tieien aims, nws ua a
lovely home. The great house, with
its wide verandas, stood In the midst
of many acres or beautirui grounas,
with fnountains forming the back-
It was the second day of
July, and Helen had invited a number
of young people to come down from
San Francisco and remain over the
Fourth. That evening the young
hostess entortained her guests by tak
ing them for a hay ride; the next day
she had planned other delightful en
tertainments, so the boys ana gins
looked forward with great anticipation
to see what the next day would bring
forth. They were sure It would be
something delightful, for who could
help having a good time on the Fourth
of July? ,
When her guests were about to dis
perse to their rooms that night Helen
told them that they would be canea
very early the next morning, as they
were going on a picnic and would have
to drive some, twenty miles to reucn
the spot -
Early the next morning they were
off, some in traps ana otners on norse-
back. ... They were a merry party, ana
the clear, fresh mountain air, ladened
with the perfume of wild flowers
which grew deep down in the canyons,
raised their spirits to the highest de
gree.- once or Twice tuey uruvc up
fearful inclines ana tne gins ciosea
their' eyes in terror, but there was no
cause for fear, as the drivers were
well used to such places.
At length the place was reached.
It was not a public picnic grouna: in
fact, Helen said she knew there had
never been a picnic there before; that
she and her father were nsmng one
day and their canoe had taken tnem
by that place. Helen said then if tuey
had a picnic the Fourth, they would
go there, and her plan had been acted
upon. For some time before they
reached the spot the road lay between
great open fields, the canyons just
visible across them. They turned off
the road and drove through a great
field; when they reached the trees they
all stepped from their traps and the
girls waited while the boys fed and
watered the horses, then they walked
down a steep Incline and into the
canyon. At first they were awed by
the grandeur and silence of the place
silent but for the rush of the river
and the occasional song of a bird; but
they were young and full of life and
fun, and it was not for long that the
serious mood lasted.
The boys fell to gathering fagots
for a fire on which to roast the chick
ens they had brought with them; they
did this by taking a two-pronged stick,
whittling it smooth, then thrusting It
into the chicken and holding it over
the fire; the stick was turned and
twined until the fowl was nicely roast
ed. . Wall the boys were doing this
the girls spread large cloth on a
THE MODERN GEORGE WASHINGTON.
not tell a lie; I did It with my
smooth piece of ground, and had put
on it all sorts of tempting eatables,
then placing rugs and carriage robes
on the ground, all sat down, with rav
enous appetite. After lunch they lay
around on the robes, too lazy to move,
and told stories and sang for nearly
two hours. Then, as it was very
warm, they were ready for a swim in
the inviting pool surrounded by moss
grown bowlders, not far away. There
was a scramble for bathing suits and
everyone helped to make dressing
rooms of branches and long grass, then
the fun began. One would have
thought they were ducks for all the
California boys and girls are accom
plished in one thing, and that is swim
ming. '
Awhile after their swim Helen, with
three or four others, started out to
take a walk along the bank of the
river. They rambled on and on. The
river, which was not very large, had
dwindled Into a merry brook; they fol
lowed it along up a steep path, thickly
wooded, when suddenly they came up
on a clearing and in the midst of it
stood a cabin. Being curious to see
who could live in such a lonely place,
they approached. On the doorstep sat
a little girl about 9 years; she was
dressed neatly in a blue gingham
apron, and her bare feet were like lit
tle snowfiakes. Helen began a con
versation with her in which she learn
ed that the child knew nothing about
the Fourth of July; but she appeared
"THEN WENT DOWN THE MOUNTAINS,
very mch - interested in Helen's de
scription of firecrackers.' One of the
girls said, rather thoughtlessly, what
a pity it was that the little girl could
not see the display of fireworks they
were to have that night. The child's
woebegone little face touched Helen's
heart and she acted upon a generous
impulse. Knocking at the door, she
was admitted by the mother of the
child, who seemed greatly surprised at
seeing the group of boys and girls;
and when Helen told her of her wish
to take the little one with them to en
Joy the fireworks that evening, prom
ising that some one would bring her
safely home the next day, the mother
was delighted, and, calling the child,
told her of the treat. When the little
girl, whose name was Ann Marlin, was
ready they went down the mountain
and into the canyon.
Half an hour later they were on the
road. Long before they reached home
the moon was up in all its glory, flood
ing the mountains and valleys with its
light. They reached home about 8
o'clock and, after dinner, went out of
doors to see the wonderful display of
fireworks.
It bad been a day long to be remem
bered, and that night when all the
house was still the moon, which had
peeped in at the window and had seen
a smile on every sleeping face, looked
In the window, Into a tiny room, where
on a white bed lay little Ann Marlin,
and on her face rested the happiest
smile of all. Detroit Free Press.
Powder and Toy Pistol Wounds.
It will perhaps not be Inappropriate
Just at this time to say a word of
warning In regard to the wounds so
very frequently caused by toy pistols
on the "Glorious Fourth.-r It 1 by no
means uncommon for a boy to lose his
little cannon, "
eyesurht In conseauence of these aeel
dents. Even when only one eye is In
jured the other eye also frequently
becomes affected through svmDathv
and blindness seems a heavy price to
Day for the brief nleaaure obtained.
These pistols rarely have shot or bul
lets in them, but they do have wad
ding. When this is shot into a boy's
hand It is frequently found well buried
beneath the muscles. The outside
wound looks slight, and few people do
much besides washing and tvinz it ud
Quite often the hand or other part
swells and becomes a badly poisoned
wound. If the sufferer seeks rood
surgical .care, as he should do lmme
diately, a cut is made right down-to
the offending piece of wadding. After
extraction the wound is freely washed
with running water, ana If healing
results the boy is fortunate.
It is by no means uncommon, how
ever, for these wounds to cause look-
Jaw, and herein lies their great dan
ger. Two or three summers ago the
newspapers in the city of Philadelphia
collected from the hospitals a list of
the cases which ended fatally In this
way, and the result was such as to
cause any reasonable person to won
der why, if parents were not sensible
enough to forbid the use of these dan
gcrous toys, a law was immediately
passed forbidding the sale of pistols
in order to protect such foolish people
from themselves.
Grown-up people as well as children
are also often disfigured for life by the
discharge of these toy pistols close to
thedr faces. The black gunpowder has
to be picked out of their faces, and
frequently their eyes, bit by bit The
process is not pleasant, nor Improving
as regards appearances. Any powder
remaining is always visible as minute
DiacK specks in the skin. Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Temple ot Freedom.
May this immense temple of free
dom ever stand a lesson to ODDressors.
an example to the oppressed, a sunc-
tuary for the rights of mankind. And
may these happy United States attain
that complete splendor and prosperity
which will illustrate the blessings of
their government and for ages to come
rejoice the departed souls of its foun
dersLafayette's Farewell Speech to
American Congress.
Where the "Declaration" Is Kept.
The original codv of the rwinrntinn
of Independence is no lonfirer tn Ha kmii
by the public, because exposure to the
air ana ngnt nas made the text and sig
natures almost Illegible. The document
is now kept in a large safe in the library
of the State Department, Washington,
and it is believed that the faded lines are
recovering some of their color.
Where the Pinch Comes.
Banks Going to have fireworks at
your bouse on the Fourth?
Bings Nope.
Banks Can't afford them, eh?
Blngs Can afford the fireworks, but
I can't stand the surgeon's bills.
Philadelphia North American.
The Glorious Fifth.
With the gleam removed from bis ays,
His face like a strawberry pis.
Oar darling took wing
With his arm In a sling, 1
Jut after the Fourth of July. .
A LEAF FROM THE PAST.
When a Mew Straw Hat Was a Novel
and Treasured Po nisi on.
In the early part of the last century
there were fewer factories in this
country than now, and many things
were' made by hand which to-day are
the work of machinery. This was es
pecially true of the braid for straw
hats. Rye straw was commonly used,
although wheat was also in demand.
But the rye straw had longer stems
and was more easily handled.
In driving along country roads, In
Massachusetts particularly, late In the
summer one would see great bundles
of the straw hanging on the fences to
dry. When the sun and wind had
done their share of the work, it was
placed In casks where sulphur was
burning until it was bleached to a
pale yellow. Then it was split Into
narrow widths suitable tor braiding.
The daughters of farmers did not
have many pennies of their own In
those days, and all were eager to earn
money by braiding straw. Every little
while men would pass through the
villages, calling from house to house
and buying the straw braid. They
paid two cents a yard for It.
"District school" was in session only
six months of the year1 the rest of
the time the children helped their
mothers with the housework. When
that was done they took up their
braids for amusement and occupation.
So much a day every girl expected
to do as her daily "stint." She would
carry it down by the brook or up in
the apple tree when the summer days
were long; or during the stormy hours
of winter she would go with it to the
old attic, where the swing hung from
the cobwebbed rafters. But all the
time her fingers must work busily, lest
the men should call for the braids and
find them unfinished.
The factories where the straw was
sewed were In the large towns. The
simplest hats were of the braids
alone. More elaborate ones had a
fancy cord, also of plaited straw,
sewed on the edge of the braid. This
cord was made by the old ladies.
Grandmothers and great-aunts whose
eyes were too dim to sew would take
their balls of straw with them on
neighborhood calls. While they chat
ted together, their hands would be
weaving the yellow strands in and out.
fashioning the dainty cord.
The price paid for the cord was
only half a cent a yard, but this was
better than nothing to those dames of
a bygone generation.
A poor country girl would begin to
think of her hat from the time of
seed-sowing. All summer she would
watch the billowy grain. When it was
gathered and only the empty stalks
were left, she would tie them into bun
dles and hang them In some sheltered
nook to dry. Bleaching, splitting and
braiding these she did herself.
When the braids were finished and
sent to the factory, how impatiently
she waited! Perhaps grandma con
tributed some of the cord she bad
made last winter, that the new bat
might be more, beautiful. At last the
hat came home, and then what tryings
on there were before the old gilt-
framed mirror in the parlor! How lov
ingly Its owner handled it as she
placed It this way or that on her curly
bead. Oh, a new straw hat was in
deed a thing well worth having tn
those days of the long ago. St Nich
olas.
MAKING RUBBER IN COLORADO.
Newly Discovered Rubber Plant in
' Supposedly Useless Weed.
The announcement that rubber has
been found in a supposedly useless
weed, growing on the arid plateaus
and high mesa lands of the Colorado
mountains, sets at rest all fears of a
rubber shortage, says a writer in the
World To-day. The rubber tree is a
product peculiar to the tropics. The
newly discovered rubber plant of Col
orado, however, grows at an altitude
of from 5,000 to 12,000 feet where the
climate holds all the rigors of winter
and all the withering force of a rain
less summer. The discovery of the
plant relieves the world's rubber mar
ket from Its dependence on the tropics
and makes it possible for rubber to be
come a stable crop, even In countries
where extreme cold prevails.
To F. B. Marsh, of Denver, Is due
the credit of the discovery. He went
to Colorado two years ago, an Invalid,
and to regain his health went out on to
the range with the cowboys. He
struck the range near Buena Vista.
Col., where he found the cowboys
chewing the root of a weed they- call
ed "rabbit bush." After being thor
oughly masticated the root left a gum
my substance. When Mr. Marsh flr3t
noticed it he considered it of more than
usual interest and at his first oppor
tunity sent samples of the weed to
Prof. T. D. A. Gockrell, botanist at
Colorado College, for examination.
The professor's tests showed the
gummy substance to be gum elastic.
or India rubber. When compared with
other rubbers it was found to be equal
to the best medium grade of the trop
ical products.
Another Story.
Miss Arabella Leapyear I don't
mind your poverty, George. Until your
fortunes mend, I could be happy in
your wealth of affection, and in some
vine-clad cottage
Mr. Wardoff Pardon me, dear; you
know I am only a poor city clerk, and
cottages are out of the question. Do
you think you could be happy in a
fiat with a sewing machine buzzing
overhead and some fiend below cooking
cabbage?
Miss Arabella Maybe, George dear.
we'd better tarry awhile after all.
New novels are scarce. Evidently
the best fiction writers are devoting
their time to booming mining stock."