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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1912)
r allure on me part ot me proper au thorities to post notices legally as to sewer arsesstnents has relieved pro Big Contract fircured. perty owners of al'»m of paying sewer About 1,000.000 pounds of wool were | assessment ag'.rigaUng »185,000, ac Ilood River.- L. <1. Westfall has s« told ut the wool sales In Heppner. cured a contract from the Northwest i cording to ii dictator! of the Oregon au- Construction of un electric railroad orn Klectrlc company, which him b« i prom« court. Klamath Falls and Bonanza Events Occurring Throughout gun th« countrm tlon of a huge «turn < •> ' between Petitions to place on the ballot at la expected. the White Hnlinon river, Just oppcuiL th* general election in November an Cottage Grove Grange Is getting the State During the Past thin city, to saw th* 3,000,000 feet o! j Initiative bill ugalnst capital punlsh- things under way for the industrial j merit have been prepared by the timber« to bo used In the building i.f Week. fair to lie held this fall. Leugue to Abolish Capital Punishment, the durn. Al a meeting of the cherry fair com and the work of securing the required tittle« ui Huiern It was voted to hold Contractor« Are Blamed. Crown Mills Durn, Loes la 9199.00 9000 signatures has begun. lb« fair oil July 11. 18 and 13. Medford.—Th* coroner*« Jury, nn the In the opinion of the officials of the Porllund An a dim' x to a seri. The thirty-third cUssla of the Re dynamite «xpluslon which rnsulted In of flns. In which one ended fatally, t!.< poatofflce department at Washington, formed church of the United Htutes the death of live melt nt the Juckson three upper ftoorn of the Crown m ' Portland's postal savings bunk is the was held at Salem. Quincy, Wash., vllle «ton« quarry brought In a verdict most successful and moat prosperous foot of Pettigrove street, and own« will be the next meeting place. after 30 minute»' deliberation of crim by Balfour, Guthrls A- f’o.. w.-r • ' >rt in the United States. The amount on Work is Io bo begun before the end inul negligence on the part of th« con by firn. Th« d-trnnge Is cat :.i, U l i deposit April 30 was »436,165, an av- of the summer on the Poe Valley re tractor«, Twohy Brother«, of Spokane. »75.000 to »100,000. , erage for each depositor of »101.60. clamation project, known us tho sec It wan found that the cause of the ex With work closed down on the pro ond unit of the Klumath project. plosion was lumpliiR powder with un ject of the Deschutes Land Company, CURTIS SUCCEEDS JV'ES Governor West has appointed G. R. Iron drill, , letters are pouring In to the secretary Castner ua county Judge for Hood Riv i of the state desert land board from er county to Illi u vacancy created by Lightning Hite 6 at Klamath Falla. Governor Appoints Him Supcrlnt n settlers, inquiring as to the cause and • nt of State Prison. the resignation of Judge Culbertson. Klamath Falla. Hix persons were urging that whatever it la it be elimin Haletn.-—Confronted with a ref t ; Tho Sui’.vhlne mine at New Pine struck by lightning her« In a storm ated so that work may be resumed by th« member« of tin- stat« pur. I Creek, ban been sold to a company of which preceded the moat sever« down According to Dr. Steiner, superin l^os Angele» capitalists for »68,000. pour of hull over recorded In Klamath Ing board to approve certain I.III h v tendent of the state hospital for the relation to th« petilteutlary unless « ■■■ I The mine will ship u cur of »S00 ore county. None of those syuek will die. Inaane, the state during the month of it la thought, although one. a baby in titled by the superintendent an r«<i i r Immediately. May saved »340 by the substitution of •d by law. Governor Went appointed , The following fourth-class postof- arms. In In a critical condition. Three oil for wood at the asylum. Accepting Warden F. H. Curtis to the stiperln flees have been designated as postal Inchon of hall fell In less than half an tendency of the stale prison, and | savings depoxlloriea, effective July 1: that ua an average for each month, hour. scarce bail hi« appointment been mad« j Bonanza. Gold Beach, John Day, Mer the alate will save by the substitution In a year ,4080. out la-fore he elevated John J. I'.engen. rill, Pilot Hock. New Temple la Dedicated. Counsel for Secretary Olcott In the assistant warden, to the wardcnahlp. Letters found in his clothing deter Corvallis.—Over too visiting mem bers of the order tutalnted In the dedi He announced that there would be no mined the identification of Fred IL University of Oregon referendum cas Lung of Portland, who while floating es, In consultation at Salem, said they cation of the new Masonic Temple j further changes. The move of placing Curtis at the a raft on the Columbia river u mile be intend to expedite the cases in every here. ; way possible by pushing ahead the The new building wan recently com head of the Institution curne following low Hood River, waa drowned. A remarkably heavy rain which fell new cases which have come before plcted, at a coat of 150,000, and occu- a disagreement on the board ua to plea 100 feel square in the business whether certain vouchers should be In northern Crook county washed out i the circuit court following the recent paid becauae they lacked the signa several small bridges and nearly a supreme court decision. section. ture of an actual superintendent. War mile of truck on the Harriman road A meeting was held at Pendleton to Curtis holding both positions, be between Paxton and Gateway. Initiate a movement of all the commer- GREAT PROJECT PLANNED den Ing superintendent under the title of Thirty thousand young trout fry tlal clubs In the state of Oregon to Cooa County Water Power May Cost acting superintendent. were received at Seaside from the gov lave the machinery of the government »1.000,000. ernment hatcheries at Bonneville, and ¡from the Panama canal moved to the Lightning Strikes Grants Pan. Marshfield.—What It la believed will the work of planting them in the small i northwest tn order to open the Colum Grants Pass.—The transformer , streams tributary to the Necanlcum bin river to the Canadian line and the be one of th« greatest water power» In Snake river to American Falls and to Oregon In to be developed In Coon house of the local light and power 1 has Just been completed. county by Oregon cupltal at the coat company was struck by lightning and The sixth annual convention of the open their tributaries as far as por of about »1.000.000. The plan 1« to the city Is without electric light or Presidential Postmasters' Association Bible. Governor West announced that he build an enormous electric plant, the power. Three of the six main trans of Oregon and the first tri-slate con electricity to be generated by wuter formers were burned out and the build vention of the Presidential Postmas refuses to grant W. Cooper Morris, power and to supply all of the towns Ing and switchboards wrecked. ters of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, sonvicted of embezzlement of the funds of the wrecked Oregon Trust & of the county and rural and logging was held in Portland this week. Fine Stock Is Exhibited at Union. districts. T he matter has been under Five hundred acres of land in Klam Savings bank, a parole at this time. Union.—The fourth annual livestock ath county arc planted to potatoes, He said he took this action solely be consideration for «otn«- time and the show closed her« with a good attend , according to County Commls :auBe the granting of a parole to Mor num Interested before leaving this city announced that they wore golug ahead Mice and n large entry list. Stockmen «loner Summers, and lie predicted that ris would be used by enemies of prison from a radius of many miles had their the lar gest potato crop In the history reform to hammer the indeterminate with the big project at once. best animals entered. of soutneru ur< .on will ue narvesceu. law and parole system. M. J. Anderson, of Granta Paas, pro moled the ylan. The waler power In Pender Jury Dismissed. question Is on the south fork of the St. Helens. The Jury In the case of Coquille river, south of Myrtle Point. The wnter right would develop 30,Odd John Arthur Pender, charged with the murder of Mrs. Daisy Wehrman, wai horsepower and under certain condl dismissed by Judge Campbell wbhout tions of Inipri/vernents possibly an high Dnigr rd by WALTER G DUTTON. College of Agriculture, an 5<>.0<io hoiHcnower The nlan is to reaching a verdict Ohio Stale University OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST develop ZU.fttiO horsepower, first mat ' lug twe units of 5000 horsepower each ' BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON A Moderate Priced Farm Barn We Are , HEADQUARTERS For all kinds of building materials, includ ing rough and dressed lumber, doors, win dows, builder’s hardware—In fact every thing required in building a home. ernte sized farm where general farm ing is followed. The building material required is as follows: Posts. S-2 <2xS In. xlS ft.). 170 board feet, »25........................................................ Plates (2 in xl ft), 144 board feet. »25 Plates (2 in. xx ft). 192 board feet. $25 Joint bearers, 4-2 (2x10 In x21 ft.). 320 board fort, $25........................................... Joists. 32 <2x10 In x!6 ft ), 512 board feet. $15....................................................... Bran n. 4 < in. xlO ft.), 54 board Bet. $25........................................................ Bract n. 4 2x-> In . xs ft ). 32 beard feet. $25 ........ ............................... Rafh” s 5') < in xW ft ). >00 board feet. $25 .......................................... Nail tk> 2xC In). 7tiS board feet. $25 . Nail tie FtippTts <2x‘i in.), 152 board feet. $%........................................................ Riding (IxU In ). 2.500 board feet. $30. Mow floor. 768 board feet. $25................ • b ’ ■ $25 .............. Rhlnglcri, 11 600 board feet. $3.50....... Batten«, 2 5x0 lineal feet. lUc................ Main doors, matched. 120 board feet. $40 ................................................................. Poor track. 5» fret, 6c............................ Hangers. 8, 50c............................................. Hinge*. 3 sets. 40c...................................... Windows, 14. $150........................................ Nalls .............................................................. Concrete floor. 128 square yards. 50c.. Here you will find everything you need at the lowestjpossible prices. Remember, wc will build you a $1200 resi dence for $300 down, the balance payable in monthly installments of $20 interest. without Could you ask for a more liberal proposition »4.75 3 «0 4^0 8 00 1180 1 35 -80 »00 lB.’J) . IH): 75 00 . 19.70 »1 50.75' 17.50 ' l« S0 . 3.00 4.1’0 1.20 i 21.(0 10 00, 84.00 Total .............................................................. $442 06 Miller Lumber Company Opposite The Bright Realty Company, Lents, Oregon I mSIM MriT NEWS FROM OUR TAFT DELEGATES NATIONAL CAPITAL WILL BE SEATED Control of Convention Depends Passage of Parcels Post Bill by Congress Regarded as on National Committee's De Almost Certain. liberations This Week. Washington.—Legislation providing Chicago.—Th« struggle for the re publican presidential nomination will for a general parcels post throughout »enter this week In the contests before the United States and its possessions, the republican national committee. except the Philippine Islands, virtually Upon the result of the committee’s de is certain to be enacted by the present liberation depends to a great extent congress, perhaps before the conclu the control of the convention and, sion of this session, In the opinion of therefore, the nominations which it Postmaster-General Hitchcock. In the Judgment of the officers of will make for president and vice-presi the postal service, the new bill repre dent. Taft’s followers apparently con trol the committee and It is generally sents the most scientific plan yet de believed that the Taft delegates will vised for a parcels post, it provides be seated in every instance with the for a parcels service throughout the possible exception of those from Wash country on both rural routes and city carrier routes. It consolidates the ington state. | In several of the contests the vote third and fourth classes of mail mat to seat the Taft delegates was unan ter and raises the weight limit of par imous. The voting was rather hap cels to 11 pounds. The rate to be charged for articles hazard on the early contest; and did not disclose the definite alignment of carried In the rural route service and city carrier service is Ove cents for the the committee. In the ninth district Alabama case— first pound or fraction of a pound and the one which Colonel Roosevelt has one cent for each additional pound or branded as a "plain steal”—the vote fraction of a pound. For the general was 38 to 15 and on the plan to give parcels post service, which covers all the two contesting delegations from mail transportation other than local the fifth district, Arkansas, half a vote delivery by rural or city carriers, grad uated rates would be fixed based on each, the score was 41 to 10. distance. Taft Gets Indiana. Proceed to Impeach Hanford. All the Indiana contests, including Berger, of Wisconsin, the socialist the seats of four delegates-at-large and six district delegates, were settled in member of congress, began proceed ings of impeachment against Judge favor of Taft. California's delegation, aside from a Hanford, on the federal bench at Se member of one contested district, was attle, who recently revoked the ctl- declared seated by the resolution of zenship of Leonard Olsson, of that the national committee, thereby re city, on the ground that at the time be lieving the anxiety of the Roosevelt was admitted as a citizen he was not leaders with respect to the tnrowing as a matter of fact willing to uphold out of the entire state “in case the the constitution of the United States, Taft forces found such action neces as the law requires. Representative Berger charged sary at the finish in order to insure Judge Hanford with "high crimes and the president’s nomination.” The technical irregularity in con misdemeanors,” citying a long series nection with the California delegation of decisions which he characterizes as is that the district delegates were unlawful, and also alleges that the elected at a statewide primary instead Judge is an habitual drunkard. The ; of by districts, as prescribed in the house adopted Berger’s resolution di official call for the national conven- recting the judiciary committee to I tion. The California decision will make an investigation. Cuba Must Suppress Insurrection. j form a precedent as to Maryland and The United States government, ’* .z I South Dakota, should any further ques believed, has given President Gt ::t: tion along the same line arise. of Cuba a week in which to suppr >ts La Follette's Position Strategic. The La Follette forces are becoming the negro insurrection. Five thousand American troops are intensely Interesting to the leaders of the Roosevelt and Taft camps, because resting on their arms awaiting orders of the strategic position the Wisconsin to embark for Cuba, but the war de senator's aggregation of 36 delegates partment stated that the soldiers would not move until the force of may occupy. Observation leads to the conclusion American marines landed at Guanta I that Senator La Follette’s control of namo had proved insufficient to cope his delegates will be so secure that with the situation. Cable messages they will vote as a unit on all proposi- show that the rebellion is spreading rapidly. Outbreaks are reported near 1 tions coining before the convention. The most interesting feature of the Havana. Nation Hono-s Columbus. sitnation is the evident determination The United States paid homage Sat of the La Follette force to stick through the convention in case the urday to the discoverer of America by I bolt that has been declared probable if the unveiling of a magnificent memor certain conditions prevail should ac ial fountain erected here by congress to Chr'.siopbcr Columbus, the Genoese tually occur. The managers of the several head a::vi - rcr wTio opened the portals ot quarters have completed plans for the this hi mist here to civilization. Standing at the very gates of the I reception of delegations who are ar riving. A direct appeal will be made nation's capital, the memorial seemed to each individual delegate by the cam a gigantic magnet drav.-ing a represen paign mat ager of each candidate, des tative throng from every corner of America. One hundred thousand visit pite instructions or pledges ors crowded the city, according to the Talk of Belt Scouted. A number of prominent Rocsevelt estimates of commltees conducting leaders took occasion to say that ru the ceremonies. Half of that number mors of a possible bolt by the Roose were Knights of Columbus, gathered velt delegates in case President Taft to pay tribute to the patron of their were renominated were without rea order. Would Tax Pistol Teters. sonable foundation. Representative Sisson of Mississippi Senator Borah, of Idaho, who has been active for Roosevelt in the ses- has introduced a revenue measure sions of the republican national com which would impose a heavy tax on mittee, was one of those who said persons carrying pistols and venders of deadly weapons. His bill stipulates there would be no bolt. "No bolt for me,” said Senator Bor that from July 1, 1913 every such ah. when questioned about this point. weapon stored in any warehouse, "I haven’t even considered such a pos I wholesale or retail establishment in sibility and I don’t expect to consider 1 the United States, must bear a rev enue stamp which will cost »2.50 and it,” he concluded. Taft and Roosevelt Claims Conflict. 25 per cent ad valorem in addition. National Capital Brevities. There is no reconciling the conflict The Borah-Jones three years’ home ing claims of the Taft and Roosevelt managers regarding the respective stead bill was signed by President strength of their»followings. Reason Taft in the presence ot a delegation ably dependable ligures, however, of western congressmen. The interstate commerce committee show the great import of the contested delegates. Before the committee be j reported favorably the bill to prevent gan. the lineup was about as follows: reproduction of the Johnson-Flynn Total number of delegates, 1078, ne prize fight moving pictures. New regulations of transportation of cessary for nomination, 540: instruct ed for Roosevelt and uncontested, 411: baggage proposed by nearly every rail instructed for Taft and uncontested. road in the United States, which, in 201; instructed for Igi Follette, 36; in effect, would advance the rates on ”ex- structed for Cummins, 10; uninstruct I cess” were suspended by the inter ed (including New York’s 90), 166; state commerce commission The navy depaftm« nt ordered Ad- contested, 264. I miral Osterhaus to proceed forthwith Both Count on Unpledged Delegates. The trouble, both with President from Key West to Havana with one Tàft and with Colonel Roosevelt, is dispatch ship and one other ship. that they are counting on delegates These orders were issued after the re 'who are not pledged and in some in ceipt of a dispatch from Minister Beau- stances are not even morally commit ' pre reporting that conditions in Ha- ted to either or to any candidate. *And i vana had assumed the character of a equal uncertainty really exists with race war. The house voted 144 to 101, not to regard to quite a few of the southern delegates. For the Taft managers are accept the senate amendment to the counting ns safe all the negro dele metal tariff revision bill, which would gates instructed for or pledged to the repeal the Canadian reciprocity pact president, while the Roosevelt mana and fix a universal duty of »2 a ton gers are claiming not a few of these on print paper. The house accepted same identical negroes, stating that I two senate amendments reducing the they do not intend to abide by their duty on pig iron and on certain alloys. The bill will again go conference. instructions.