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SEVENTEENTH YEAR
HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1899,
NO. 735
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FBOFESSIOlTAIi C-A-ISaDS.
C E. Redfield
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in First National Bank building.
Heppner, Oregon.
Ellis & Phelps
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
All business attended to in a prompt
and satisfactory manner. Notaries Pub
lic and Collectors,
Office in Natter's Building. Heppner, Oregon.
J. W. .Morrow
ATTORNEY AT LAW fi
and u
U. S. COMMISSIONER.
Office in Palace hotel building, Heppner, Or.
C M. Charlton
ATTORNEY AT LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
Collections promptly attended to.
Heppner, - - - Oregon.
S. A. D. Gurley,
A TTORNE Y-A T-LA W.
Practicioner in all Slate and
Federal Courts.
ARLINGTON
OREGON
A. Mallory,
U. S. COMMISSIONER
NOTARY PUBLIC
Is authorized to take all kinds of LAND
PROOFS and LAND FILINtiS.
Collections made on reasonable terms.
Office at residence on Cuase street.
Govt r.iment land script for sale.
D. E Gilman
GENERAL COLLECTOR.
Put your old books and notes in his
hands and get your money out of them
them. Makes a specialty of hard collec
tions. Office in J, N. Brown's building, Heppner, Or
Dr. M. B. Metzler
DENTIST
Teeth Extracted and Filled.
Bridging a specialty
Painless Extraction. . . .
Heppner - - Oregon.
G. B. Hatt
Tonsorial Artist-
Shop, Matlock Corner, Heppner, Oregon.
A, Abrahamsick
Merchant Tailor.
Pioneer Tailor of Heppner.
His work first-class
and satisfactory.
Give him a call May Street.
Gordon's
Feed and Sale Stable
Has lust been opened to the
public and Mr. Gordon, the
proprietor, kindly invites his
friends to call and try his
first-class accommodations.
Flanty of Hy and S-xstlxx for Sal
Stable located on west side of Main
street between Wra. Hcrivner's and
A. M. Gunn's blacksmith shops.
For the ladies A fine horse and lady's saldle.
LIUKHTY MARKBT
THE OLD SHOP!
Is the place to go to get your fine pork
and lamb chops, steaks and roasts.
Fish Every Friday.
Fine sugar-cured hams and bacon. Pure leaf
lard, kettle-rendered, old style. Highest cash
price paid for at stock.
Bock A, Mathews.
HEPPNEK-CANYON CITY
Stage Line
B. F. MILLER, Prop.
Cheapest and most direct route to John Day
valley. Canyon City mining district, Burns ana
other interior poin.
Rtmru lfv HeDDner Daily. Sunday ex
cepted, at 6:30 a. m. Arrive at Canyon City
in '24 hours.
Leave Canyon City at 4 p m., arrive at Hepp
ner in 21 hours connecting with trams.
Hkppkkr to
MILKS FABI
'20 $1.50
55 4.00
85 4 75
75 6.50
83 6.00
102 8 00
104 8.00
Hardman
Monument ..
Hamilton
Long Creek .
Fox Valley..
John Day ...
Canyon City.
Stages connect with trains at Heppner.
Not. Ravlnr stocked ud this line with new
covered coaches and good teams I am prepared
give lirst-ciaas service (o tne puuuc.
ARLINGTON-FOSSIL
STA6ELINE
A. 0EOQILVIE prietor,.
FARE FROM ARLINGTON TO
FomU (W miles)... to W Round trip $900
Mayville (53 miles). 4 00 Round trip 700
Coudon (39 miles).. 300 Round trip 600
Clem (28 inllc).... 2W Round trip 3
nh x 113 milo) I 50 Round trip 3 50
Stage leaves Arlington every morning
(Sunday exempted) at 6 o'clock; is doe
at Condon at 3 p. m. sod arrives st Fos
sit at 7 p. to.
Comfortable covered eoeobea sua sere
al, sxperiensed drivers.
VA I i 1 111 I I II W
85
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
- and has been made under his per-(jLjL&ffli-
r sonal supervision since its infancy.
&ryjr, 4CcA4X Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes are but Ex
periments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
and Soothing Syrups. It is Harmless and Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTO R I A ALWAYS
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Bears the
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THE CCNTAUN COMPANY. TT MOB BAY ITHHT, NEW YORK CITY.
fiRST Rational Jank
OF HEPPNER.
U. A RHEA. President I
T. A. RHEA Vio-President
Transact a General Banking Business.
EXCHANGE ON ALL PART8 OP THE WORLD BOUGHT AND BOLD
' Collections made on all points on reasonable
GOLD GOLD
You can save it
Gilliam
Who carry a
OOM-tMLVESTDE IINE
Of Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Graniteware, Tinware, Agricultural
Implements, Wagons, Hacks, Etc., Paints and Oils (the best in
the world). Crockery and Glassware.
Give us the cash and you can get an good and as many goods from ua an you
cau get laid down in Heppner from anywhere. This we guarantee.
That 14-Year Old
6s
Kohn's Best,"
On Tap Down at The
TELEPHONE SALOON
S IT Id RAHlt GOODS '
New Stand, City Hotel Building,
r,CTW TllvlARD, Prop,
Good Goods....
Fair Prices.i
AT
T. R. HOWARD'S.
Staple and Fancy Groceries-
rme lean ana uojjees. bsbbk
1 R. HOWARD,
WHOSE BUSINESS
If man's in love that's bis business;
If a girl's in love that's ber business;
If tbey get married it's our business
to furnish tbeir borne from kitchen to parlor as we oerry s moat complete stock 0
FarDilure, Carpets, Mattings, Wall Paper, Stoves, Ranges, Graniteware, Tinware,
And it,eyouT business to drop in, examine goods and get prices.
WELLS & CO., Heppner, Or.
Spring is bere
Purify your Blood and enjoy it.
Slocum's Sarsaparilla
With iodide of potassium will do it to perfection.
Largest bottle of Sarsaparilla on the market.
rjrIeo SfiM.OO.
Slocum Drug Co. OppOSltG POSt 011)06.
Signature of
(J. W. CONSER Cashier
E. L. FBEELAND. .Assistant Cashier
terms. Surplus and undivided profits 135,000.
GOLD
by trading with
Stuff,
Bisbee
Groceries, Provisions, Glassware,
Tinware and Furnishing Goods.
Heppner.
IS IT?
Brief War News, Tele-
graphic News Notes,
Etc.. Etc.
Washington, June 15. General Otis
oabled today the following:
'Manila, June 16 Adjutant-General,
Washington: The snooeas of Lawton's
troops in Cavite provinoe was greater
than reported yesterday. The enemy
numbered oyer 4000. The killed,
wounded and captured are more than
one-third, and tbe remainder are muob
scattered, having retreated south to
Inane, tbeir arsenal. Of five pieces of
artillary, three were captured. The navy
aided greatly on tbe shore of tbe bay,
landing foroes oooassionally, Tbe in
habitants in that ooantry rejoioe at tbe
deliveranoe and weloome witb enthusias
tic demonstrations tbe arrival of our
troope."
The war department bulletins tbe
following:
"Manila June 15 Adjutant-General,
Washington: A prominent Filipino,
friendly to tbe Americans, has been as
sassinated at Oebu. The inhabitants of
that looality are urgently requeeting
American protection in stronger foroe.
Have sent a battalion of Tennesseeani
and two guns from Hollo, wbiob insures
peace. Hughs is now in charge of affairs
in that section. OTIS."
Lebanon, June 15 Hon. Richard
Parks Bland died at bis home near
Lebanon at 4:30 this morning, He
passed away peacefully and without
suffering. At 10 o'olook Tuesday night
he fell asleep and continued in that on
dition until death relieved him today.
Bland returned home when congress
adjourned in March and soon suffered a
relapse from an attao's of la grippe. For
more than two months he has been 000
fined to his home and his health has
gradually declined. Mr. Bland was
elected to congress in 1817 and served in
every congress from the forty third until
the fifty-fifth , except the fifty-fourth,
and was re-elected to the fifty-sixth.
In 1891 be was defeated by J. D. Hub
bard by 70 plurality. In 1S93 Mr. Blaod
was a candidate for the presidency.
Casfjcr, Wyo., Juoe 18-Eigbt of the
posse bunting the Daioo Paoiflo train
robbers in tbe Hole io tbe-Wall ooantry
returned to Casper today. Tbe robbers
have left tbe Hule iu-the-Wall mountains
and are traveling south. The last heard
of them was at Powder river, ooming
south. They seem to be beading toward
vTalton. A large posse is following them
now. Today guards were placed at all
the bridges across tbe Piatt river, and
new men with fresh horses started for
the Walton country. Tbe pursuing
party at Sullivan's sheep camp, where
tbe robbers ate breakfast and toek
paok-borse and bed, were 12 hours be
bind. Tbe robbers are traveling in
very broken oountry with numerous
waehouta and s model plaoe to hide. At
Sullivan's oamp only two robbers put in
an appearrnoe.
Nbw Richmond, Wis., Jane 14 One
hundred and seventy five killed and 400
wounded is the estimate of casualties in
last night's storm. This is based on in
formation received by General Manager
3cott,of tbe Omaha railroad. The relief
train from St. Paul reached New Rich
mond early today. Besides supplies of
every kind, the train brought 20 nurses
and 12 doctors. Tbe storm struck tbe
Omaha road at B jardmao, and followed
tbe track to New Ricbmaod. It passed
through New Richmond south to north
and leveled the center of tbe city, and
people were penned in sod scores
burned alive.
Washington, Jane 15 Tbe oourt of
o'.aiuas bas decided to make special
claims for bounty ot the sailors ot
Dewey's and Sampson's fleets and there
is every prospect that tbe men will sue-
aeed in getting tbeir money at tbe pres
ant term of oourt.
Ban Fbancboo, June 15 -Tbe Ohio
Society of California will today send to
President MoKintey an invitation ev
graved on a plate ot gold, ankiog him to
beoome the guest of that organization
10 this oity. Tbe society is already rais
log a food , for entertainment, it being
generally believed that the chief exeoo
live will visit tne raoma coast later in
the year.
London, June 14 Tbe corresponded
ot tbe Daily Telegraph at Cayenne
French Guiana, says: List Friday when
Dreyfus was embarking, be oast a long
tearful look upon tbe prison and said
"Exoose my natural emotion. I have
long been accustomed to that little piece
of land, and I have very mnoh loved its
good aud affable population."
Halt Lakr, Juoe 1H A. speoial to the
Tribune from Monida, Mont., says: Near
Dells, Wyo., just south of tbe Yellow
stne park, this morotog, ths park scouts
OAptured tbe three ueo supposed to be
the Union Facifis train robbers. Tb
men were surrounded by tbe scouts just
before daybreak. Tbe mm are now be
log taken across Ibe oxmtry to tij
Mammoth Hot Springs. This news was
brought lo Monida tonight by the driver
of the Monida and Yellowetone park
e. The nausea of the men are not
known. They were captured without
the firing of a gun.
Los Anqblbs, Cal., June 14 Mr.
Jeffries, father of the world's champion
pugilist, in an address to a crowd on a
street corner in this city from a rickety
old wagon, said: "I'm opposed to prize
fighting. I don't believe in it. But Jim
will keep it up until he gets thrashed.
Then he'll quit. He'll keep it up long
enough but he'll get lioked. He'll keep
up his devilment until he get licked
and then he'll quit and come to salva
Hon. I'd wish him to get licked it he
was going to fight three minutes from
now."
Weiskr, Idaho, June 21 Ringling
Bros.' oirous while at Weiaer, nearly lost
one of its fifteen elephants. The herd
was taken into Snake river tor a bith
and one of the huge beasts got iato
some qaioksand and had a narrow es
cape from drowning, being rescued with
great difficulty.
Taooma, June 17 The steamer Oity of
passed Port Townsend this afternoon
bound for Taooma witb 200 Klondikers
who bring out $500,000 iu gold dust and
$500,000 in drafts as the first installment
of Ibis spring oleanup.
Pobtland, June 10 Ex-Judge W. 85
Moore, ot Klamath county, and father of
Slate Treasurer Moore, died here today.
PLANS ur TBE BOERS.
Joubert Will Advance on KiinberUy Witb
20,000 Men.
Morning Oregonlan.
London, June 19 The St. James'
Gazette today claims to have reoeived
from an absolute reliable souroe at
Pretoria, capital ot tbe Transval, the
plan of campaign which will be followed
by General Joubert, cemmander-in chief
of tbe Boers, in tbe event ot war between
the Transval and Great Britlan.
General Joubert's force, it seems, will
ooosist ot 20,000 men, armed with
Manser rifles, in addtion to 46 qniok-
firing guns and 1000 artillerymen, most
of them drawn from tbe German and
Dutch armies. With these troops and
help expected from tbe Orange Free
State, be will marob on Eimberly, tbe
diamond-mining oenter in West Griqaa
land, wbiob forms tbe 70 divisions of
the dupe Colony. Kimberly is about
100 miles northwest ot Bloemfootein.
In bis maroh on Kimberley, Joulbert
will use the railroad as far es available,
expeots to oaptore tbe town witb slight
loss, and blow np the De Beers diamond
mine Simultaneously, it is added, the
railroad from Cape Town lo Bulawaoe
will be destroyed by Bier sympathizers,
and agents in Gape Colony will destroy
tbe Port Elizabeth-Pretoria line south
of Bloemfontein, to prevent British
troops trom using it.
Finally, immediately after Kimberley
is oaptured, General Joubert will ad
vaoce on Cdpe Town, tbe oapital ot Cape
Colony, through tbe western provinces,
where the Dutch predominate, and are
expeoted to join tbe Boers. Joubert oal
oulates he will be master of Cape Town
fortnight after tbe declaration ot war,
and that be will then be able to diotate
terms of peace.
A W18K SUGGESTION.
Chairman Hawkins Htrtkes a Very Popular
Cbord.
Portland Dispatch.
Chairman Hawkins, at tbe weekly
meeting of tbe Fourth of July and
National Editorial Association oommil-
tee, Monday evening, wisely suggested
Ibe propriety ot adj jorning the Fourth
of Jaly celebration until the soldier boys
get borne trom Manila, and to devote all
the city's energies to the entertainment
ot our distinguished guests.
Many business men favor Chairman
Hawkins' proposition. It will be divid
ing foroes to attempt two big undertak
ings simultaneously. Tbe editorial visit
means muob to PortUnd and Oregon.
No stone should be left unturned that
might add to tbe pleasure and entertain
ment ot tbe visitors.
And, tben, when our heroes oome borne
we must give them s royal reosption.
Tben will be tbe time for pyrotechnics
and other heaven scarifying features.
We heartily endorse Chairman Hawkins'
splendid suggestion sod hope that it
may oarry. Tbe press will ore bnt
little for fireworks and such. Tbey
would a thousand times prefer to see tbe
matobless beauty ot our mountains,
rivers aud intervals. Those features
tbat are so comoa n to Oregooisns that
they soaree give Ibem a thought will be
a source ot wonderment and inspiration
to tbe visitors. Fire craokers tbey have
at borne in plenty, but Mount Hood, tbe
Casotdes, Toe Dulles, Astoria, Salem,
Oregod City sol bunlredi of otber
poiots of interest not less important will
prove intensely interesting to them.
Hrradlally Nervous.
Gents: I was dreadfully nervoo. and
for relief txk your Carl's Clover Root
Tea. It quieted my nerves and strength
ened my whole nervous eye'etn. I was
troubled with ooiislipalioo, kidney and
bowel trnnble. Your Tea sown cleansed
my system so thoroughly tbat I rapidly
regained henlth and strenuth. Mrs. 8.
A Hweet, Hartford, Ooon. 8old by
Copser $ Wwroo, 4 - ' T
PIONEERS IN FORCE.
The Celebration is More Largely Attended
Than Any Previously Held.
Evening Telegram
Oregon Pioneers are having things all
their own way in Portland today.
Over 600 have registered, many more
than ever met here at onoe before. More
attention is being lavished upon them
than ever before. This is due to the ef
forts of the Native Sons and Native
Daughters, wbo have worked bard to
give Oregon's fathers and mothers a
royal good time. Tbey have suooeeded
admirably, if the satisfied air of tbe
great crowd which thronged tbe taber
nacle all forenoon oan be taken as any
criterion. There ooffee, steaming hot,
and refreshments were served, while tbe
First Regiment band discoursed music.
Finely arranged deoorations were scat
tered about in artistio profusion. Noth
ing was left incomplete But tbe moBt
interesting picture of all was to observe
the mingling ef several generations ot
Oregon s obildren. Tbe beaming faces
of the young misses were brought in
strong relief in comparison witb the
rugged, furrowed countenances ot men
wbo had helped blaze tbe trail of civili
zation throusb tbe traoklees waste.
There mingled among tbe crowd buxom
matrons wbo bad clasped babeB to tbeir
breasts while tbeir husbands kept savage
Indians at bay. In short, it the history
of eaoh one of the pioneers in the oity
today were written it would fill a big
book with thrilling tales.
Tbe oommittees in charge at the taber-
naole today were oomposed as follows:
General committee on arrangements
Miss Tillie E Oorneilos, Mrs. D. Steel,
Mrs. J. Waddle, Miss Berry and Miss
Burke.
Refreshments Mrs. Edyth Weather
red, Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Phillips.
Tables Mrs. J. Goldsmith, Mrs. Bird-
sail, Mrs. Lawler, Mrs. Oomstock, Miss
Van Horn, Miss Nellie Tozier and Miss
Graoie Watkins.
It was an imposing spectacle to see
tbe 600 or more pioneers when tbey
formed for the parade in front ot the
Portland hotel shortly after 1 o'olook.
By the time tbey were ready the Native
Sons had formed at Twelfth and Morri
son streets and, beaded by tbe IMrst
Regiment band, marched down Morrison
and joined the pioneers as a guard of
honor. The fine banner presented by
tbe Native Daughters last evening was
oonspioious. The pioneers marohed
under tbe direotion ot O. T. Belcher, H.
H. Bird, W. H. Warren, Frank O Baker,
George L. Story, Colonel J, MoCraken
and Lee Launblin.
After esoorting the pioneers to tbs
Armory the Native Sons returned to tbe
tabernacle.
At tbe Armory tbe programme rend
ered was as follows:
Music, band; culling to order, B.
Eillin, 1845, president; prayer, Rev. A.
J. Hunsaker, 1847, chaplain; appoint
ment ot oommittee on resolutions by tbe
president; annual address, J. A. Way
mire, 1845, now of San Francisoo; song,
'Columbia"; occasional address, O, E.
Wolverlon, 1853;musio, "Amerioa," as
sembly ; beuediction, chaplain.
At tbe olose ot the exeroises tbe pio
oneers formed in procession in order of
the years of arrival in Oregon, and,
marobed to music by tbe band in twos to
tbs banquet room, where the Pioneers'
Ladies' Anxiliary served them a banquet
fit for princes.
After tbe banquet bad been disenssed
the remainder of the afternoon was de
voted to eu informal union.
This evening a brief business meeting
will be held, after whicb tbe following
programme will be rendered:
Song, veteran quartet; several testi
monies, five minutes each; poem by J.
Wbioomb Riley, by Miss Catherine La
Barre; song, young men's quartet; addi
tional testimonies: song. "Amerioa," led
by veteran quartet.
ON TUB HAME TRACK.
An Astoria Exenrsiou Train Crashes into a
FreiKbt Train.
Eveulng Telegram.
Tbe speoial train bearing tbe Red
Men's excursion borne from Clatsop
beach collided with Northern Paclfio
freight train No. 54, a mile below Linn
ton, at 8:55 last evening. One man was
killed and six people were injured, two
of whom were women. All of tbe in
jured, save tbe engineer and brakeman,
were on tbe baggage-oar attaohed to tbe
excorsioo train. As near as oould be
learned, tbe accident was tbs result of a
misunderstanding of orders on tbe part
ot the train crew of tbe freight.
List of killed was: D. P. Bell, oonfee
tioner, 414 Eaet Davis street.
Injured: Homer Darling, broom
maker, severely out, left arm brokeo.
Mrs. D. P. Bell, bruises and severe
shock. James Motion, looomotive en
gineer, out in leg. Miss Verlie Pitman,
West Chebalif, spine injured. E. R.
Barnes, brakeman, slight. John Larsen,
lumberman, Bridal Veil, teeth kuooked
out, lip out.
Bismarck's Iron Nerve
Was the result of his splendid health.
Indomitable will aod tremendous energy
are not found where stomach, liver, kid
neys and bowels are out ot order. If
you want these qualities and the suooess
they bring, nss Dr. King's New Life
Pills. Tbey develop every power of
brain and body. Only 26 weuts at HIo
pam Drug Uo'i.
LETTER FKOM MANILA.
H
L. McAHster Writes His Parents From
the Seat of War.
Mr. W. B. MoAlister kindly furnishes
the Grzette with the following letter re
oeived from bis son :
Auoei, Provinoe ot Buiucan, (56 miles
northeast of Manila) May 1, 1899.
Dhab Folks at Home: It has been
some time since I have bad a chance to
write you a tew lines. I am well and
doing well, although the 18 days we
have been on this trip has been anything
but pleasant.
During tbe last 10 days we have had
Tour fights, and no one hurt seriously,
yet. It is mostly a running fight and it
is bard to get at them.
Well, it has been a year sinoe we
started to this country, and our ohanoes
are good for another year. Although
we do not like it the best in the world,
we have to stay just the same.
This oountry resembles many parts of
Oregon rolling enough to be well
drained. Water is good here, and many
springs are found.
Tbe natives live all through tbe ooun
try, and when a soldier is seen they run
for the hills. We have taken several
towns and haye some more yet to take.
The houses in this part of the oountry
in many plaoes are regular forta, and
are made ot round boulders, cemented
together. They are relics ot medevial
times but of no nee these days. If one
understood tbe history ot this country,
it would, no doubt, prove Interesting.
You have heard the G. A. R. men tell
of what they went through. It seems
our experience is different, as one day
we make a oamp; that night we are at
tacked and are up all night, without
sleep. Tbe next day we build trenches
and every man has to work; at night
our out posts are atlaoked and cut off,
and the oamp is up all night again; the
next day huge granite blooks are
brought for a stronger fort, and it Is a
good one, too. At the end of four days
all are so nervous that we oannot sleep.
When sent on a detail, we do not expeot
to get baok. Next a twenty mile marob,
wading a stream up to our waists four
or five times in a hot tropical olimate, yet
we get through it somehow. Rations
are short, and we eat anything we oan
get. We have at times ohiokens, water
melons , sweet potatoes, corn, etc, so we
manage to get along, somehow.
I have written all I oan think of. Tbe
mail goes baok to Malolos about noon,
then we move again, where, I do not
know.
I bnve a new rifle, now a Krug and it's
a dandy. I fired 52 shots in an hour the
otber day, and its a good one.
Well, I will olose.
Your eon,
H. L. MoAlibtkk.
WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN.
Tbe following olimate and orop ser
vice, furnished by B. S. Pague, seotion
director ot Oregon's Weather Bureau, is
for the week ending June 19th:
Weather. Normal temperature pre
vailed during Ibe last week. The mean
temperature averaged 65 degrees, which
is 8 degrees higher than tor tbe preoeed
ing week and one higher than for tbs
corresponding week of laet year. Tbs
maximum temperatures ranged from 74
to 00 degrees in tbe valley and from 50
to 90 degrees over tbe plateau; tbe mini
mum ranged from 48 to 60 degrees in lbs
former, and from 88 to 52 degrees in tbs
latter. Friday and Saturday were lbs
warmest days ot the week. A few show
ers fell Monday afternoon aod night;
sinoe tben fair wealber, with almost a
oloudless sky, has prevailed.
Crops. Tbe warm weather bas caused
all vegetation to make a rapid growth.
Fall-sown wheat is in first-class condi
tion and is beading in all sections.
Spring-sown wheat is muob better end
more promising than usual. A large
srop will be yielded if there are no hot
northeast winds. Barley, rye and oats
are fully as good as wheat. Haying has
oommeoaed and reports indioate tbat it
will be a heavy orop. Grass is making
good growth on the ranges and slock is
reported to be in good oondition. Shear
ing is nearly oompleled. A large portion
of the wool clip is already at tbe ware
houses awaiting shipment. Most ot tbs
bands of stook bare been moved to tbs
summer ranges in the mountains.
Tbe warm weather oaosed strawberries
to ripen rapidly. Hood River shipped
five oarloads on Friday last. The straw
berry crop is very good. Tbs fruit pro
speots are no belter than have been
heretofore reported. Feaobes ars about
an average orop in lbs Columbia and
Snake river valleys. Apple trees are
being sprayed and a fair orop Is ex
peoted. Tbs cherry orop will be good ;
cherries ars rips in tbe valley and ars
being shipped to market. Prunes have
ceased dropping; the orop is alrsady
greately reduced, but it will not be a
failure. Sugar beets In tbe Grands
Ronde valley are making rapid growth
and are very promising. Oooaslool
raiua and the absence of hot winds will
make good orops over Eastern Oregon.
Buttled fair westher conditions have
not set in ; beooe, oooaeional rains over
Oregon are yet probable. Tbe condi
tions Ibis morning are favorable for
cooler wealber until Friday, when
warmer weather is again probable. A
few showers may prevail Tuesday over
Northwestern Oregon.
The upper rivers are rising rapidly
and it Is poesibls that tbe highest water
ot tbe year in tbe Columbia and tribu
tary rivers will ooour within Ibe next
five days.