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THE AND O 0 13 CATFISH THE CAT OCHUCK 'lll'.V tlie man who alleges ilial his resilience is over to- vmiI TiK'Siuok fame this time he seemed ; i 'n 1 1 r i n uiuler an emotion n hich he was endeavoring to .suppress. "Jt'. news from Pochuck," said he, v'roppii . into his chair and mopping his f;uv on his sleeve. "It's news from it nui k. aiul it's great. IUu I wouldn't l!eiieei! it. .No, sir, I wouldn't 'a' ivlievei it." big litter of kitten fish follerin' along in her wake. "This was interestin', and T sot there w,onlerin' on it, when down on to a (leml tret that lay out from the hank into th rivor maybe ten foot or inure a ;il!er cat came trottin'. She was the ynHereet cat I ever see and t!:e little kitten that was foller in' ritfht at Jier heels was jest as jailer as the cat was. "The old cat pranced out on to the log1 as fur as she could git, and that brung her close to the watr. "'.And I won't!-' said Haldj, the land lord uiekly and positively. "ilut I hnok cit; Vet doubt en it!" said the alleged Po ?n. reproach fully. stood revealed on the I uardloi d's face plainer than the warts ( on a crook-neck squash. ""You believe there's holler stumps, don't rn?"askf(l the man. "Jir existence of hollow stumps ..ouliin'i be denied, even by Baldy, the landlord. "And as to valler cats," the man went on. "There ain't no doubt about yal.'er cats, is there? And yaller oats has kittens, don't they'.'" said the wan- Jert-r from over toward Pochuck. "X t if their name is Tom, they '-.n't," sail! Vic Witt Creeii, of Jolly Farm, w ho is bound t.o ha e things kept straight i i' know the rta.siii why. Tlie IVc'p'ick citizen having iettled that poii:1 to the satisfaction of all, it was admitted that there could be no . doubt thai eilow cats had kittens. "'And there's catfish, ain't there?" the man asked. "You'd think there was," said Baldy, the landlord, "if you'd be here some tnne when I've been fishing for 'em!" Some folks would have wondered why Bobody said anything after that for ;iuiie a spell, and why even the man from Pochuck grinned; but the land lord didn't item to notice tins behavior. 'And as to families of young cat nsh," said the man, after awhile. wSeoh things has been heerd of, hain't they?" Of n-.iiVM' they had. Certainly. "Cnirhsh nui their young lives in .iv a ter :i iv.--. "'.iiig 1 living Und. d i.'t they?" asked the bearer . s frnm i'ochnk, intent on set .isnsi'lf strair.-. l had any record of catfish none than a day or bo on Ti'-bodv that has read about No.i.h and the Hood has any doubt ii.At -vnter gits high, now. and then?" .i.k'd the man. The fact '.v!n well known. "Well, then," said the Pochuck cit izen, with h look of triumph at ;iold.v, the landlord, "I seen 'em all!" "When did you see the water?" asked r.ivldy, the landlord, mnlieious .y. and Farmer Hill Leonard, who opposite (loose Pond Moun tain, said: "Shame!" and Farmer ;-.-en said: '"Tut, tut, Baldy!" The man who stakes his word on his home's being over toward Po- r.-iuck cracked the thumb on his Tii'hi, hntid and thr-"e fingers on his Vfi, as if defiantly, and said: "Them's the news I've brung over " flit; tino . and I wouldn't 'a' believed :nu. First dace, I'd been down to a. Sprout Hill stone frolic. If you've ",'u-r been to a Sprout Hill stone rroiio it's a leetle hard to give you the p'ints a Sprout Hill btone .'ri'nc ha. "When I got home from the frolic ui the evenin'. Uncle David looked w over and I see he was kind o' 'i-egrudgin' me. " I see it was a hummer,' says he. '"I said it w,as and 1 went to bed rtrvi forgot to milk the cows. Next T?; omine I thought I'd walk over to Vi-it river to see if the water had fell to eh. 'cause it had been uncom--jTornisin' high. I see that it had fell ..sider'hle, 'cause a big holler -JMinp that had been all covered with wit wiiN mmpwiu timir it iiir morr ;ivi: two foot, but the holler in the .VJuip was full o' water yit. 1 sot down to rest a spell, and as 'i sot tl ere what should 1 see but a rjvsrlsh raise up in the water inside thai holler stump and peek down r?iT the edge o' the stump. I never K-en a bigger catfish than that one. if.A I've seen some all gorzlin' big me in them Drownded Lands w,i- "When the catfish seen how far Slow the top o that stump the rirer 11 got, it hoked scared. I tell you, iuJ it dropped back into the holler. ' "That catfish has been hatchin' is youne ones in that stump, not -.h;r.k-in' "about the high water, I'll Of-t a boss,' I Bays, 'and it has been etched there unbeknownst to it.' "I hadn't more than haid it, when f,. t tie Vp came the catfith iTrr., irid she had her month full V your.g catfish. She give a flop, ..! mit o' the stump to the water went. She released her mouth- youne ones, gathered herself tnvlbr, and sprung back into that 'Lump. In less than ten seconds out -5.' jumped agin with another r. M-jthful ' young ones, released 'em ir.d hack into the stump. " J"ive times that catfish went in vi - c ..lit ' the holler stump before :ie got all of her young ones out if, and away she swum, the whote She scrooehed down, and the kitten squatted on the log jest behind her and said nothin'. " 'There's goin' to be some doin's here,' bays 1. '1 feel it in my bones, I says. "And sure enough, it wasn't long before the doin's begun. They start ed in uith the old cat jabbin' one of her naws down and snatchin' soniethin' out o' the water. "As she riz her paw 1 see it was full o' somethin' that wiggled and squirmed like all possessed, tryjn' to git away. When the cat see what it was that she had she spread a smile all over her face. Her paw was full o' young catfish, and if there is one thing that ereeps or flies or swims or runs that a cat likes better than another it's cat fish. "The old cat picked out a couple o' the fish and passed 'em back to her kitten cm the log, and gobbled the rest o' the handful herself. They tickled her palate so that she dabbed both paws down in the wa ter and brung up a mess o' young catfish in each one, and her and the kitten got away with them and smacked their lips. "Then 1 looked a little closer and I seen tlie old catfish that had rescued her family from the holJfer stump. She was layin' by the log, lookin' scared, and I seen that most of her family o young ones was missin'. " 'That cat,' says I, Is swoopin' that catfish's family off the face o' the earth, so to speak,' says I, 'as sure as wasps astingin'!' says I. "The old catfish hadn't jest got on to what was goin' on yit, but when the yaller cat on the log reached down and scooped out another handful of the catfish's family and divide up with her kitten, that old catfish actually turned white around the gills.' "She seen it all at last, and with one all-wollopiu' blash of her tail die. jumped onto that log like a britchy cow goin' over a barnyard fence, and Je-e-e-willikens borax! maybe she didn't swat that yaller cat! She swept that yaller cat off o' that log as if she hadn't been' nothin' more than a feather. "Then the catfish stepped back into the water and waited to see. The yal ler cat scrambled back on to the log, and her dander was up as high as it could git. Oh. but 6he was mail. "She pranced up and down tlie log a minute, and at it ag'in he went, scoop in' out young catfish and scat term' 'em to the winds so fast that I see there wouldn't be one of 'em left to tell the tale unless the old catfish, got her sec ond wind pretty quick and done .scmie thin "And she got her second wind, and riz "up ag'in that yaller cat ag'in most exilnratin' for to see. Seems to me for five minutes there wasn't nothin to be seen on that log but a whirlin streak o' yaller sort o' mixed up wit! a whirlin .streak o black, and cat- cussin'. Merciful man! 1 jest had t plug my fingers in my ears, 1 couldn't bear to hear it so! "When the whirlin' and back-talk quit, the cat li.sh was hack in the w.-.tcr. There was catfish hide stretched here and there, on the log 'most enough to make a saddle, and enough yaller had scattered about to stun it with. The yaller cat was sort o litkin' herself here and there, and the catfish was glarin' at her. "The kittin' was standin' on the log with her back 'way up, and her tail swelled like a rollin' pin, and she was spittin' away at that catfish fierce as wildcats. The last one o' the catfish's family had been swept oil the face of the earth. "The catfish, seem that the old cat's kitten was still left, made up her mind that she'd put an end to the cat's fam ily and sort o' even things up, so she sprung back on to that log, grabbed the kitten, and swallowed it, whole and alive, right before its mother's eyes. "Jumpin' hack into the water, the catfish turned and stuck her big head out, close by the log, and as the old cat was tearin' her hair, as you might say, or leastways what little she had left, and was mournin' and moanin' for her lost kitten, the fish opened her mouth from ear to ear, so as the cat could hear her kitten cry-in 'way down in the catfish's depths. Say! I could hear that kitten cry myself, way over on the bank where 1 was sett in'! "Well, that voice of her kitten was more than the bereaved yaller cat could stand. She pounced square on top of the catfish and they both went down together. "I didn't see nor hear nothin' more of either of 'cm for maybe three min utes, and I made up my mind that the cat had gone to join her kitten, when I see a ripple on the water, and the next minute the yaller cat come to the top. "She swam ashore, and she had the catfish in tow. The catfish was dead, and considerable clawed up. TK.. ... .1 :a. i "c iiicr cai tuny it uui or shore. Then she ripped it open with her claws, and out stepped the kitten, big as as life and twice as natural. It was dazed a little for a spell, but soon got it's bearin's, and trotted away w ith the old yaller cat as if nothin' had happened, ami I din n't see 'em no more. "There," concluded the man from Pochuck, "them's the news I've brung over this time. Don't you believe 1 seen 'em'?". Baldy, the landlord, lit his cigar butt, put it in his mouth and said: "Yes, I do. But you wouldn't 'a' seen 'em if you had stayed away from the stone frolic." This view of the case seemed to af fect the man from Pochuck so that he got up quick, and w ithout even inquir ing if there were any points around here in any way resembling those of the kind he said he had run against at Sprout Hill, he turned his face Po iiuckward. N. Y. Sun. OREGON SHOiplJNE and union Pacific Timber Land, Act June 3, 1818. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Onlv Line EAST via S0LT LIE M DEIVEH TWO TRAINS DAILY Daiiy Defarts Growth of America. Since 17'JO the area of the United States has increased from 827.644 to 3,C29,'.33 sqtiare miles, the number of counties has increased from 307 to 2,867, and the total population has increased from 3,929,214 to 76,303,387, or nineteenfold. 8:15 a. m. 8:15 a, m. TIME SCHEDULES Hepfnkr, Or. 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We will Ifuaranttr a i'UHITIV.B CVSH in A ivrry cif -uni'wk. Crifi'iiLirion FT': KIC nn;l ftrlctly private. CHAHiiUS VKHY REASONABLE. P Treutuieut prs.mu!!v or by letter. Writ for Honk, iS3K I.OYOPIIT OF fl MAHMSS ACli. Mii.ici. I'kkjs. (A valuable booKfor men.) Cs.ll or write 3 0 J0rjrAN CO., 1031 Market St. t, 7. . STEAMER LINES. San Francisco Portland Routr. Steam sails from 1'ortlaud 8 p. m. every 5 days. Boat service between Portland, Astoria, OroKon City, Dayton, Salem, Independence, Corvallis and all Columbia and Willamette River points. SNAKE RIVER ROUTE. Steamers between Riparia and Lewicton leave Riparia daily at 4:40 a. m returning leave Lewistou daily, except Monday, at 8:30 a. m. FRED HART, Agent, Heppner. A. L. CRAIG, General Passenger Agent, Portland Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION United States Land OU'ice, LaGrande, Oregon, May 18, VMS. Notice is hereby given that in compliance with the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3,1878, entitled "An act for the Kale of timber lands in the StateR of California, Ore gon, Nevada, and Washington Territory," as ex tended to all the Puhlii: Land States by act of August 4, 18U2 .loli n J. Blarri, of IBrppncr, county of b orrow, state of Oregon, has this day Men in this otnee his sworn state ment No. 24iU for the purchase of the se1 gvJ4 sec 33, tp 5 s, r '27, lots 2 3 and sec '1 and lot 1 sec, 3, tp 6 s. r '2.1 e, W M, and will oiler proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its timber or stone than for agricultural pur poses, and to establish his claim to said laud before Vawter Crawford, County Clerk, at Heppner, regon, on Thursday, the 13th day of August. 1903 He names as witnesses: James J. MeGee. William E. Pruyn, Will L. Smith, and John M. Keratin, all of Heppner, Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands aie requested to file their claims in this oltice on or before said 13th day of August, 11)03. 40.49 E, VV. Baktlett, Register. Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION LA TTNITBD STATES LAND OFFICE, uranae, uregon, may J i. hhm. Notice is hereby given that in compliance with the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3, 1878, entitled "An act for the sale of tim ber lands in the states of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory," as extended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4, 1892. SADIE PALMER, of Heppner, county of Morrow, State of Ore gon, has this day riled in this oflice her sworn statement No. 2414, for the purchase of the lot 3, bh wM ne4 swH and nwfc sei of sec ion No. 6 in township No. 4 south range No. 29 east W M. and will oiler proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish herciairo to said land before Vawter Crawford, County Clerk, at his olliee at hepp ner, Oregon, on Friday, the 7th day of Autust, She names as witnesses: James Stephens. John N. Beeler, Millard French, and Ed trar D. Palmer, all nf Hpunnor Oregon. ' Any and all persons claiming ndvprsoiv rh above-described lands are reauested to flip their claims in this oflice on or belore said 7th day of August, 1903.j o9-48 E. W. Bartlett Register. Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. LA TI-IJT ROUTE Through personally conducted TouriHt Bleeping earN between rortianil and Lhi cago once a week, and between ();den and Chicago three times a week, via the Scenic Line. Through standard sleeping cars daily between Ogden and Chicago via the Scenic Line. Through standard sleeping cars daily between Colorado Springs and St. Louis. Through standard and tourist sleeping cars daily between Sau Francisco and Chicago via Los Angeles and El Paso. Through standard sleeping cars and chair cars daily between St. Paul and Chicago. Be sure to see that your ticket reads via the Great Rock Island Route The bet Rnd most reasonable dining car ser vice. Midday lunch 50 cents. For rates, folders aud descriptive literature write to L. B. GORHAM, GEO. W. BAINTER GENERAL AGENT, TRAV. PASS. ACT. 250 Alder St, Portland, Ore. Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land Office, La Grande, Oregon, May S. 1903. N'dii'e is hereby given that In compliance with the provisions ,,f the act of Congress of June 3, 1)S7H, entitled "An act for the sale of timber lands in the States of California. Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory," as ex tended to all the Public Landtates by act of August 4, 192, HERT B. ANDERSON, of Minneapolis, county of Hennei in. State of Minnesota, lias this dav filed m mis ouice ms sworn statement No 231, lor the purchase of the nehi sw1 w'4 sel and neH seV of section No. IS in township No. 4 south range No. 30 east W M, and will oiler proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land Iwfore Vawter Crawford, Countv cirk, at his office at Hepp ner. Oregon, on lues lay, the 2th day of July, 1903. He names as witnesses: George A Skewis, and A. W. Basconi. of Ter ril, Iowa, Charles W. Andernon, anil inford S. Harris, of Palouse, Washington. Any and all jH'rsons claiming adversely the above-described lands are reiuested to file th-ir claims in this office u or belore said 2Mh day of July, 1903. 39-is E. W Baktlett, Register. TTNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, uianue, uregon, juiy h.iw.J. Notice is hereby given that in compliance with the provisions of the act of Congiessof June 3. 1S78, eutitied "An act for the sle of timber lands in the states of California. Oregon, Nevt.daand Washington Territory," as extended to all the Public Land States by act o August 4, 192, Peter Hung. of Heppner, county of Morrow, state of Ore gon, has this day tiled in this office his sworn statement No. 2(i"7, for the purchase of the lot 4, and sei-i ew-i of sec 31, Tp 3 S, U 29 E, W M, and will oiler proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its timber or ston than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said lard 1 efore Vawter Crawfo d. Countj Clerk at Heppner, Oregon, on Faiday, me imii nay oi September, 1903. ne names as witnesses: Paul Hisler, ICd Day, A.idv Cook and John Busick, all of Heppner, Oregon Any ana an persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to hie their claims in this office on or before said IStli day of September, 1903 iG-oj E. W. Barti.stt, Register. Timber Land, Aot Jane 3, 1878. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION United StBtee Land Oflioe, La Grande, Oregon, Jane 1, 11)03, Notice is hereby given that in com pliucce wilh the provisions of the act of OongreBB of Jane o, 1878, entitled "Au act for the sale of timber lands iu the States of California, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington Territory," as extended to till the Public L:inds States by act of August 4, 1892, WILLIAM O. FKESCOTT, of Plymouth, county of jDerto Gordo, Strife of Iowa, Iieh this day tiled in IhiH office his sworn stutement No. 2551, for the purchase of the mv,' eeo 17, c aud swj4' sp'4 sec 8 tp ia r 29 e, W ivl, and will offer proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its timberor etoue than for agriculture purposes, arid to establish h s claim to Hhid land before Vawter Crawford, County Clerkt at his office at Heppner, Oregon, on Monday, the 17th day of August, 1903. He names as witnesses: Wioford H. Harris, and Charles W Sarderson, of Palouse, Washington, and George A. Hill, of Plymouth, Iowa, A. W. Basoom, of Terril, Iowa. Any and all persons claiming adverse ly the above described laDda are re quested to file their claims in this office on or before said Ltbday of August, 1903. 42 51 E. W. BARTLETT, Register. United States Land Office. La Grande. Oregon. ujay 11, hum. Notice is herebv given that in compliance w ith the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3, 1878. entitled "An act for the sale of timber lands in the States of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory," as ex tended to all the l'ublic Land States by act of August!. 189', John Sjodin, of Salem, county of Marion, State of Oregon, has this day filed iu this office his sworn state ment No M9S, for the purchase of the swVi of section 31 in township r s r 27 e W. M., and will otter proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its timber or stone than for agricultural pnrnoses. and to establish his claim to said land before Vawter Crawford, county clerk, at his office at Hepimer, Oregon, on Wednesday, the 29th day of July, 1903. He names as witnesses: Robert F. Cox, of I'onland, Oregon, Matthew A. Martin, of Hood Kiver, Oregon, Peter Green, of Kalama, Washington, and I). 1'. (iarrigues of Hardman, Oregon. Any ami all persons claiming adversely the above-described lauds are requested to lilt their claims in this office on or before said L'yth day of July, 1903. 39-1S E. W. Baktlktt, Register. Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Timber Land, Act Jnne 3, 1878. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land Office, LaGrande, OregoD, May 18, 1903. Notioe is hereby given that in com plianoe with the provisions of the act of Congress of Judo 3, 1878, entitled "An Act for the sale of timber lands in the States of California, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington Territory," as extended to all the Pnblio Land States by act of Auguet 4, 1892, Charles D. Matlock, of Heppner, County of Morrow, State of Oregon, has this day hied in this ofhoe his sworn statement No. ZiYIH, lor the purchase of the sjo nei and lots 1 and 2, cf see 1 tp 6 s r 29 e and will offer proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes and to establish his claim to said land before G. W. Rea, U. S. Commissioner, at his office at Heppner, Oregon, on Thursday, the 13th day of August 1903. He names as witnesses: Dave Presley, George Vinson, Henry Cannon, and Orville Rasmus, all of Heppner, Oregon. Any and all person" claiming averse ly the ftbove described lands are re quested t'i file their claims in this office on or before tBid 13th day of August, 1903. 40-49 E. W. Bartlett, Register. UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, LA tininde, Oregon, April 30, 1903 Notice is hereby given that iu compliance with the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3, 1S78, entitled "An act fur t'ie sale of timber lands in thf states of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory," as ex tended to a I the l'ublic Land States by act of August 4, ls-', William P. Snyder, of Heppner, county ol Morrow, state of Oregon, has this day tiled in this office his sworn state ment No. Z'X), for the purehase of these! iuvi4 iici-4 swl4 and w'jselof section 17 in tp " south r 29 e W. M.. and will oiler proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its timber or stone than for agricultural pur poses, and to establish his claim to said land before Vawter Crawford, County Clerk, at his office at Heppner, Oregon, on ' Thursday, the 23d day of July, 19(13. Henameiias witnesses: James J. Mceiee, rrancisL. Snyder, Edward Duran, and James Long, all of Heppner, Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely the above-described lanas are requested to lile their claims in this office on or before said L'3d day of July, 1903. 38-17 E. W. Bartlett, Register. Timber Land Act June 3 , 1878. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land office. La Grande, Oregon, May 11, 1903. Notice is hereby given that In compliance with the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3, I;, entitled "An act for the sale of timber lands in the States of California, Oregon, Nevada airt Washington Territory," as ex tended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4, 1892, JESSE J. WELLS of Heppner, county of Morrow, state of Oregon, has this day filed in this oflice his sworn state, ment No. 2101, for the purchase of the se seU section '23, n y, ne4 and se'i neU of section 2C in township 5 south range 28 east VV. M., and will oiler proof to show that the laud sought is more valuable for its timberor stone than for agri cultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before Vawter Crawford, countv dork. at his office at Heppner, Oregon, on Wednesday, He names as witnesses: James J. Mctlee. James M. Hart. Louis Orosh. ens, and Oscar F. Neal, all of Heppner, Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely the above-described lands are requested to file their claims in this office on or before said 29th dav of July 1903. 39-iH e. w. Bartlett, Register. Timber Land, Act June 3, 1S78. NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION. Independent and reliable The Oregon-tan. United States Land Ottice. LaGrande. Oregon. April :), 1903. Notice is hereby given that in comDlinnc with thn provisions of th act of (Vingreat of June 3, 1S7H, entitled "An aft for the sale of timber lands in th States of California, Oregon. Ne vada, aud Winhington lerritory," as extended to all the public land states by act of August 4. 1S92, Hahah 0. Snyder. of Hcpnnnr Conn'vof Morrow, State of Ore gon, 1ms ttrs day hl -d in this office hor sworn statement No. 'J;;12, for the pnrchase of the se?i nel4 se-tion 13 t 5 8 r eand lot' 1 and 2Jand se!.i ijv14 of ec. lx in tp. 5 s r 29 e V. M.. and will ofter proof to who that the land soucht is more valuable for its timber or utone than for a-ri-cnltural purpose, and to estihlish her c'nim t. said i:m.i befoio 7wtr Crawford. County Clerk,, at bis offien at Henpnor. Oregon, on Thnrsdny, te 23d day of July 1903. Sh narres as witnesses: Karncis L, Snydpr, Jame. J. McGee, Edward D iran, and James Long, all of Heppner, Ore gon. Any arid all persons claiming advprsnly thn alwe dpw.'ribed Vindsare if inpted to til thoir i-iaims in this olliee on or before said 2;til day of Jny, 19ii3. 39-17 t E- W. Bautl tt, ltegister.