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SEVENTEENTH YEAR
HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1899.
NO. 751
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PEOPBSSIOlTAi OAJaSS.
BETTER SELL AT FIFTS CFNT8.
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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 naim;r. Notaries Pub
lic and Collectors.
Office in Natter's Building. Heppner, Oregon.
J. W. Morrow
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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U. 8. COMMISSIONER.
Oflice In Palace hotel building, Heppner, Or.
A. Mallory,
U. S. COMMISSIONER
NOTARY PUBLIC
Is authorized to take all kinds of LAND
PKOOFS and LAND FILlNuU
Collections made ou reasonable terins.
Olllce at residence on Chase street,
Government land script for sale.
D. E. Gil man
GENERAL COLLECTOR.
Put your old books and notes in his
hands and get your money out of them
them. Makes a specially 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-
Merehant Tailor
Pioneer Tailor of Heppner.
His work first-class
and satisfactory.
Give him a call May Street.
Gordon's
Feed and Sale Stable
Has just been opened to the
public and Mr. Gordon, the
proprietor, kindly Invites his
friends to call and try his
first-class accommodations.
naa.ty of Ha.37- arxd O-raln fox Sale
Stable located on west side of Main
street between Wm. Hcrlvner's and
A. M. Gunn's blacksmith shops.
For the ladies A fine horse and lady's sa idle.
LIHICKTY MARKET
THE OLD SHOP!
Is the place to go to get your fine pork
and lamb chops, steaks and roasts.
Fih Every Friday. -
Fine sugar-cured hams and bacon. Pure leaf
lard, kettle-rendered, old style. Highest cash
price paid for at stock.
Bock A. Mathew.
HEPPNER-CAISYON CITY
Stage Line
B. F. MILLER, Prop.
Cheapest and most direct route to John Day
valley, Canyon City mining district, Burns ana
other interior points.
Stages leave Heppner Daily, Sunday ex
cepted, at 0:30 a. m. Arrive at Canyon City
In 24 hours.
Leave Canyon City at 4 p. m., arrive at Hepp
ner in 24 hoars connecting with trains.
Hetpnkk to
MILKS FABE
20 $1.50
55 4.00
85 4 75
75 5.50
m eoo
102 8 00
104 8 00
Hardman
Monument
Hamilton
Long Creek
Fox Valley
John Day
Cnyon City
Stages connect with trains at Heppner.
Not. Having stocked up this line with new
covered coaches and pood teams I am prepared
Kive first-class service to the public.
ARLINGTON-FOSSIL
Stage Line
H. REED & Pror,rietorg
A. O. O'JILVIE f Proprietors.
FARE FROM ARLINGTON TO
Fossil (60 miles) v 00. Round trip 19 00
Mayville(53niile). 4 00 Round trip 700
Condon (39 miles) . . S 00 Round trip 6 00
Clem (28 miles) . ... 2 00 Round trip S 50
Olex (19 miles) 1 50 Round trip f 5C
Stage levs Arlington every morning
(Sunday excepted) at 6 o'clock; ii doe
at Condon at 3 p. m. and arrive at Fo
gil at 7p.i.
Comfortable covered cosobei Boa ore
nl, experienced driven.
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
CxyCJTZ,. sonal supervision since its infancy.
tary. S-CCCCSUM 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
Bears the
The KM You Me Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THC CENTAUR COMPANY, TT MURRAY TRCtT, NCW YORK CITY-
First Jational Jank
OF HEPPNER.
A. RHEA President
A. RHEA Vio President
Transact a General Banking Business.
"Exchange on all parts of the world bought and sold
Collections wade on all points on reasonable terms... Surplus and undivided profits 135,000.
A Leading Eastern Oregon Hotel
Every Modern Convenience.
Drummers' Resort. Stockmen's Headquarters.
One of the finest equipped Bars and Clubrooms
in the state in connection
Flrst-Ciass Sample Rooms.
For Business Heppner is one of the Leading
Towns of the West wv
THE ART OF BREWING.
And now the entire world
Knows this perfect product
As the Star Brewery beer
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STAR BREWERY CO.
203 Washington St., Portland, Or
Good Goods....
Fair Prices. i
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T. R. HOWARD'S.
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Fine Teas and Coffees. nra
T. R. HOWARD, Heppner.
CASTORIA ALWAYS
Signature of
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(. W. CONSER Cashier
E. L. FREELAND. .Assistant Cashier
B. WHITNEY, Proprietor.
Strictly First-Class
Was Perfected by the
Production ot....
II On draught at
I! all popular saloons
Hotel.
Groceries, Provisions. Glassware,
Tinware and Furnishing Goods.
MAXIM ttUN FOB THE ARMY.
Secretary Alger Rejected It Because (ieneral
Miles Recommended it.
In the English army there are over
600 rapid flre Maxiui guns, the gan long
ago adopted by the United states board
of ordancs and fortifications as a type of
gun editable for use in the United
States. This was the gan that played
snob an important pact in the oampaigo
ot General Kitchener in. the Soudan.
He bad a number of batteries armed
with this gun, wbioh was eo effective
that it resulted in great success to the
british arms, and made Kicbener a bero,
and tamed the wild tribes of the desert.
Before the Spanish war, and while aotive
preperatiocs were being made for that
oontest, General Miles reoommended
the purchase of these guns for use of
the United States army. The ordnanoe
bureau opposed the suggestion. Alger,
being advised by Ootbio, was bullhead
edly opposed to aoy suggestion Miles
made, and note of the guns were pur
chased. It made no difference with the
b tard of fortifications and ordnanoe.
It continued to recommend the gun.
The ordance bureau continued to op
pose the gun, and Alger, backed by
Oorbin, sustained the bureau.
Thus matters stood when Root came
in. He listened to what was said on
both sides. He beard the objections to
the Maxim gun. It being an English
make being one of the greatest, and con
cluded be would go aud see for himself.
He witnessed the tests ot the gun at
Sandy Hook, and ordered a doz9n, to
be used in the Philippines.
These guns throw a large
which explodes with deadly
obarging about 250 smaller
projectile,
effect, die
bullets ID
all directions. It can bd need with great
success upon tbe kind . ot fortifications
used by the Filipinos, and will not
make it necessary hereafter for the
Doited States troops to charge upon the
lntrencbmeDts ot the enemy in the faoe
of a gauliog fire. These gnus can be
taken apart quickly, strapped upon four
pack mules and oarried through any
kind of jungle that can be traveled by a
horse. If there is any kind of a traok at
all tbey can be bauled amounted with
out difficulty Dy one mule. Their value
in tbe Philippines will be great. Yet
tbe army has bad to wait all this time
because ot the prejudice existiug against
General Miles by those who seem to be
jealous of him as a soldier.
The dynamite gnns which bavereoent-
tly been sent to the PbilipDinea were
forced upon tbe unwilling bureaucrats
in the war department, muob the same
way. These guns are known to be of
great value in tbe kind ot fighting that
must be done in tbe Philippines, but be
cause of tbe ill-feeling existing in tin-
war department against General Miies
the army has been allowed to go with
out them. It certainly begins to look
as if tbe change in tbe war departm ut
was made none too soon, and that if
there had been no obaoge we might now
be looking forward to another oumpaign
ot great disaster.
The British army nses the Lee gun for
infantry. The United States navy uses
tbe Lee gun. It is a British guo. More
than 18 yean ago, General Miles reoom
mended tbe Lee gun for tbe United Sta
tes army. It was not accepted. It is
believed to be, and probably is, a better
gun than our Krag-Jorgeuseo. It is
fully as good, and has better magazine
arrangement. Miles is still criticised in
tbe war department for recommending
Ibis gun. He is also cntioised for re
commending the Maxim rapid-fire gun.
He is said to be favoring English muou
fao -ufers as against Amerioan manufac
tures and inventors. Tbe Krag-Jorg-
enson people oannot certainly be oalled
Amerioaos. But the fact is that Maxim
was an Amerioan, and, after vainly try
ing to have bis gun adopted bere, went
abroad and found favor. Lee is an
American, and had to go abroad to find
a market for bis gun. One was for ar
tilley, and the other for infantry. Tbe
army baa been compelled to buy tbe
Maxim guns, and the navy has taken tbe
Lee gun.
The Unly Place to Put Tbem.
'I say," said a friend tbe other day,
"you are an old band at it. I have only
just got married and don't understand
muob about tbe business. I should like
to know wbetber a married man has any
rights left when be takes uuto himself
a wife?"
"Rights?" Yes, lots. He bas a right
to pay all his bills"
"Stop! I mean this. Let me give you
an iostauoe. Every box, every chest of
drawers arid portmanteau aod id fact
every available receptacle of every des
cription is full of my wife's property,
and whea I want to put away a few cuffs
and oollsrs"
"Hold bard. I know what yon mean.
Listen, young man. If your bedroom
were 200 yarda loug, lined from tbe floor
to tbe ceiling witb shelves, and you
waoted a place to at iw away a couple of
shirts, yon couldn't find nook that
wasn't full of hairpins, soeot bottles,
odd gloves, pieces ot ribbon, odd feathers
aod artificial flowers, little hits ot tap
aud bottom galore, with pin and
need'ei thrown io, so just accept the
inevitable. Wrap your personal prop
erty to an old newspaper paroel and bide
it aodr tbe bed."
He grinned ironically, bat pa4 qq
ladder tui wiser mo. Tid-Bite.
NORTHWESTERN GRAIN SHIPMENTS.
Record at the Portland and Sound Ports
Daring the Month of September.
Portland, Oat. 4 Northwestern grain
shipments for tbe month of September
as oomplied by tbe Merbants Exohaoge
were, for Portland and the Sound ports:
From Portland To Europe, 288,941
bushels wheal; 108,200 bushels barley.
To San Franoisco 16 ,300 bushels
wheat; 12,995 bushels flour; 14,200 bush
els oats.
Total 305,301 bushels wheat.
Shipments during July and August
777,233 bushels wbeat; 103 254 bushels
flour; 5025 bushels oats; 108.200 boshels
barley.
Total shipments of season to date
1,082,534 bushels wbeat; 116,249 bushels
flour; 19225 bushels oats; 113,343 bushels
barley.
Same period last year 1,539,809 bush
els wheat; 268 602 bushels flour; 379,764
bushels oats; 362,072 bushel barley.
From Paget Sound To Europe, 131,
140 bushels wbeat; to San Franolsoo,
6050 bushels wbeat; 4974 bushel flour;
5980 bushels oats; to Honolulu, 1299
bushels flour; to tbe Orient, 23,650
bushels flour.
Totals-137,190 bushels wheat; 29,923
bushels flour; 5980 bushels oats.
Shipments during July and August
141,991 bushels wbeat; 74 331 bushels
flour; 18,125 bushels oats; 11,460 bushels
barley.
Total shipments from Sound ports for
the season to d ite 299,061 bushels
wbeat; 104 254 bushels flour; 24,105 bush
els oatB; 11,460 bushels barley.
Grand total shipments from North
west 1,361,694 bushels wheat; flour re
duced to wheat bushels, 992,245; grand
total wheat aod flour to date, 2.353,640.
ASTORIA'S L&U IN QKOWTH.
An Eastern Critic s Comment on the Cities of
the Northwest.
Two eastern gentlemen, in Astoria on
business, were yesterday airing their
views of northwestern cities. Both uf
them deemed Portland to possess more
solidity than progressiveoess. "I oouldn't
find there that evidenoe ot western
bustle of wbioh I've beard so much,"
said one, "but she seems to have plenty
ot capital of her own, There is more
vim and go in Seattle, but somehow I
gathered the impression that there is
more boom than bnsiness io that place
Tacoma is fate struck, and it seems a
struggle for ber to keep on tbe map."
"Spokane is a good point," observed
the other, "but tbere'a a 'bat' there, for,
being an inland town, there is naturally
a limitation to her possibilities, aud this
appeals to one lookiug for a city holding
the elements of greatness."
"Tbe trouble with Astoria, it strikes
me," continued tbe Urst oritio, "is that
she has more opportunities than ber
pejple know bow to use. With her ad
vantages, wbiob are appearent at first
sight, she ought to be far ahead ot ber
present condition in business, io popu
lation and in general appearance. The
people here seem swamped with their
possibilities, although there is much
evidence of a spirit of enterprise."
Astorian.
THE OEWKK BWOKD.
Beautiful Present From the People to the
Hero of Manila.
Washington, Oct. 4 Following is a
description of tbe Dawey sword, which
was present-id to the admiral by Preai
dent MoKinley yesterday.
The iword, except its steel blade and
tbe body matal of its soabbard, is entire
ly of 22 karat gold. Oo the pommel is
oarved tbe name ot tbe battleship Olym-
pia, which was Dewey's flagship at
Manila, and tbe zoJiaoal sigo for De
cember, in wbicb lucky month Djwey
was bore. Circling tbese olosely is a
woven wreath ot oak leaves, long em
ployed to indioate and adorn rank; be
low tbese the pommel is embraced by a
gold collar oo tbo front of which are tbe
arms of the United States witb tbs bine
field of tbe shield in enamel. Below
tbem are tbe arm of Vermont, Dewey's
native state, with the motto, "Freedom
and Unity," and the colors of the shield
in enamel. Tbe plain part of tbe gold
coPar is decorated with stars, and a
graceful fioisb is giyen to it by a narrow
band ot oak leaves. Tbe sword blade is
damasoeoded with tbe inscription: "Th
gift of tbe nation to Rear-Admiral George
Dewey, U. S. N-, in memory of tbe vic
tory at Manila bay, May 1, 18;," Tbe
sword grip Is covered with floe shark
skin, bound with gold wirs and inlaid
witb gold stars. Tbe guard is au eagle
terminating in a olaw wbioh grasps tbe
blade, tbe eagle's outstretched wings
form the guard proper. The scabbard is
of thin steel, damascened with gold, both
spray of a delicate sea plant, tbe rosa
marias, typical of fidelity, constancy
and remembrance. Tbese sprays are
interlaced ; stars fill the inner spaces,
dolphins tbe outer spaces. Sprays of
oak leaves aod aoorn secure tbe ring
aod trappings of tbe scabbard; above
tbese on tos front or soaobard Is a
raited monogram In diamonds enter
twining th letter "G. I).," and imrne'
diately under them are the letter U. S.
N. ' surrounded by spray ot tbe sea
plant. Th ferrate, or lower end of tbe
scabbard, terminating In intertwined
gold dolphins. Tbe sword box i ot
white oak inlaid witb black velvet and
tbe eenter of tbe cover bas a gold
eagle inlaid and inscribed witb a aiogle
star and the word. ''Kear-Adouiral
George Dewey, U. 8. N."
Leo Peterson, of the Commercial Kevlew,
Advises Farmers in This Manner.
"After looking over tbe situation from
tbe standpoint ot the world's supply,
and judging from tbe oonditiona likely
to prevail during tbe present selling
season, farmers would be wise to sell
their 1899 wbeat on tbe basis of fifty
cents for No. 1 club, the standard grade
for market quotations."
Tbese were the words of Leo Peterson
reoently, io a conversation with an
East Oregonian representative at tbe
Hotel Pendleton. Mr. Peterson is tbe
editor and proprietor ot the Commercial
Review, ot Portland, a paper devoted to
the weekly review of the general trade
conditions ot the north coast. Mr.
Peterson gives quite careful attention to
these matters, and etudies the grain
situation constantly.
"Tbe thorn in the flesh of the grower
snd tbe exporter of wbeat at the present
time," oontinued Mr. Peterson, "is the
bigb ooean freight rate that is ruling,
aod the almost prohibitive rate demand
ed by ship masters keeps down tbe price
ot wheat below the figure it would bring
normally just now. But tbese freight
rates for ooean carriers seems likely to
remain, and therefore, I would say that
growers will do well to sell when tbey
oan get fifty cents for No, 1 olub.
"Tlit freight rate now is at suoh a
level as to. amount to clipping off six
cents from tbe prioe that otherwise
would be paid tor wbeat at Portland or
on tbe Souud. Tbe beat that can be
paid, on the basis of the Liverpool prioe
and tbe freight rate to that port, is 59
cents in Portland. Subtracting the 12
oents for rail freight and handling that
must oome off to give tbe export valua
tion in Pendleton, there is left about 47
oents as the looal market bere in your
town and at oommon points. Really,
this is all the exporters oan pay."
Mr. Peterson told some interesting
things about the flour trade with tbe
Orient. He stated that the deoieion by
tbe government to send transports from
Portland to tbe Philippines had been a
Godsend to the north ooast millers. On
August 1, be said, there was in Hong
Kong a total of one and one-half mil
lion sacks of flour piled up and unsold,
with sailing vessels on the way there
carrying enough to increase tbe total to
one and three quarters million of saoks.
Tbe Chinamen not baying, tbe market
fell from $2.65 a barrel to $2.25. Tbe
stopping of further shipments temporar
ily by reason of the transports being
used tor the shipping ot meu and sup
plies to the Philippine islands served to
strengthen tbe market, aod it baa re
covered to tbe $2.40 figure, where, ao-
oordiog to oablegram advices from Hong
King, it now stands.
Mr. Peterson stated that W. S. Byers'
flour stands very high in the Orient, as
bigb as the produot of any mills on tbe
ooast. He has in bis Portland office
letters reoently reoeived from Hong
Kong justifying this statement regard
ing Mr. Byers' flour and its standing in
the Oriental markets.
BAD KllltOlW BY HONEST MEN.
Trnthful People Who Mean Well, Bat Get
Huclly Mixed lip.
"ion oan t believe an honest man on
oath," remarked an old postal olerk, as
be fiuished bis run. "I've just hail a
our ions expierience tbat proves it. As
the Illinois Central was ready to pull
out Thursday afternoon with our mail
car on the end, a fine looking old gentle
man oame running along the platform.
I was staodiug oa the steps ot the oar."
"Are you a mail clerk?" he asked,
hurriedly, and, finding I was, said:
'Well bere, I wish you'd take these
letters tor me. I was so anxious to be
sure they got off io this train wouldn't
trout a messenger, but brought them
down myself. Tbe one to Mobile is
very important.'
"He banded me three letters. Now
it' acuriou fact that uinu times oat of
ten a mao will hand letters to a mail
clerk wiih tbe address on th under side.
They seem to think wa have ao buiauess
to read the addres, as if the mail would
ever arrive at tbe right place if we didn't
I took tbe letters and turned tbem over.
"You say tbat tbe Mobile letter ii im
portant?' shouted I.
" 'Yes, very.'
" 'Well, it hain't a itamp on it.'
" 'Young man, tbe old fellow remark-
ed, as be looked at the envelope, '1
would bavs sworn tbat I remembered
lioking tbat stamp and sticking it ool'
'That's tbe way it goes," continued
tbe clerk, A man oan t trust bis own
seoses. A few years ago a registered
package was missing from tbe mails be
tween a town down in the center of the
state and Chioago. The postmaster at
tbat small towo, judge and a promi
nent oitizon, swore that he pot tbe panic
age in tbe mail pouch. An investiga
tion was commenced aod tbis affidavit
forwarded to Washington.
"'What have yon to say to that?' tbe
inspector demanded of the olerk who
should bave bandied the package.
" 'Nothing, sir, except that the pack
age wasu't in tbe pooob, replied tbe
clerk. Abont a week after that tbe post
master overhauled his desk. Kigbt on
top, under an accumulation ot news
papers, was tbe paokags wbicb tbe poit-
bj niter wore be remembered putting in
! tbe mail aok."
WASHINGTON VOLUNTEERS.
Land in San Francisco and Receive a Great
Ovation.
San Francisco, Oct. 10 The First
Washington volunteers and other sol
diers on the transport Peosylvania land
ed this morning. Tbe soldiers were
given a fine reception. After breakfast
tbey marched to tbe Presidio. Tbe
route took tbem through the business
seotion of tbe city and all along tbe line
they were received with wild hurrahs,
blowing of whistles, and firing of can
nous. On Van Ness avenue tbe regi
ment was reviewed by General Shatter,
Govenor Rogers of Washington and
Governor Stanley of Kansas. Tbe sol
diers will remain bere for some time.
Arrangements have been made to take
tbem to their northers, homes in speoial
trains provided by Levi Ankeny, tbe
Walla Walla millionaire, who has a son
in the regiment.
BTOCKSIEN WILL FIGHT.
Is It True That
a Majority
Railroad?
Don't Want a
Baker Republican.
Harney oounty people are now exoited
over tbe report tbat they are going to
have a railroad. Tbe report is to the
effect tbat tbe Sumpter Valley road will
be extended to Oanyon City, and thenoe
to tbe Harney valley. People are spec
ulating on tbe business to be given Buoh
a road, and are figaring oa something like
1200 car loads of freight a month, in tbe
form of goods ahiftped in to supply the
people ot tbe valley, and sheep and cattle
aud horses and bay and grain to be
brought out. Also it is stated that the
road would tap a riob belt ot timber
tbat alone would furnish an enormous
amount of business.
A gentleman who has traveled through
the Harney valley extensively states to
tbe East Oregonian in this connection:
"I bave never discovered any great
desire on tbe part of tbe people of Burns
and Harney oounty towns for a railroad.
The majority Beem to believe tbat they
are more prosperous without a road, and
there has always been a strong prejudice
againBt haviog one built into that seo
tion. Tbey reason in this manner: A
railroad would simply bring in a lot ot
people, but would not ioorease tbe
oatural riches ot tbe country, and this
richness would have to be divided
among more people, leaving less to each
individual. Tbe rich stook oonoerns,
such as Miller & Lux and Frenob, and
others of like resources, would fight a
road to the last, because tbey do not
want their privileges on the ranges in
terfered witb, as tbey would be were a
railroad to be built into tbe valley.
"It oannot be denied tbat tbe Harney
valley is exceedingly riob, and produc
tive annually ot a large quantity of
wealth. Hut the people oot there seem
to prefer to remain isolated, and do not
desire the introduction of tbe steam
horse to do away witb tbe old time
methods of transporting freight."
An Unpopular Oame Law.
Halem Independent.
The farmers ot Howell Prairie
have
formed an "anti-oity dude banter
sooi-
ety," and tbey bave agreed to stand to
gether and shoot trespassing dogs, and
arrest oity banters and prosecute them
under tbe provisions ot tbe trespass law.
Tbey complain that the last legislature
in its game law amendments disorimln-
nated against them by do! allowing
tbem to shoot tbe Chinese pheasant,
except during tbe month of Ootober ot
eaob year, when tbe city sport is sure to
be oo hand to do all tbe shooting him
self. The farmer allege tbat it takes at
tbe least a bushel of wbeat to feed one
bird during tbe season, and after the
birds bave been fntteoed on wbeat for
which only 4'J cent is offered in tbe
market, tbe oity sports come out and in
sist oo shooting all tbe Chinas on the
ranch, and if a borse or oow gets in the
road of tbe sbot it is killed, or blinded
or maimed for life by reckless shooting.
Tbey complain that they mnet patiently
submit to this plundering ot their wbeat
fields by the pheasants, but on tbe other
band should tbsy undertake to protect
their grain by killing one of tbe Mon
golian pest, bait a dozen deputy game
wardeos aud oonstable are sure to poke
their heads above tbe brush and arrest
tbem. The Halem Hod and Gun Club
oilers 825 tor eaob violation of the law
aod recently a poor farmer boy up about
Stayton was arrested snd lodged in jail
for killing a China pbeasaot for sick
friend. Tbe farmers are disgusted, and
it is safe to say tbat a county represen
tative io tbe Legislature who In the
futore votes to sustain the present game
law will be run out of the country or, it
may be lynched. Up in Linn county
reoently a deputy game warden who
had been especially aetive in sinohing
some ot his neigliboss for shooting out
of season, waa found to have two or
three dead Chinese pheasants In bis ooat
pocket. He begged o pitifully that
bi neighbors didn't prosecute him, but
the story got out and be reaigned bi
deputytbip. Most of these depotiesare
possibly not as honest a tbe farmer who
oocasioually kuooki over a bird tbat i
plundering bi grain crop. Moel of tbe
deputies pursue the cneakiug vooatioa
of spy beoaase tbey can occasionally get
a good fat fee out ot it, and if no one i
looking tbey will pop away at a bird si
quiok as aoy one else.