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THE ECHO REGISTER, ECHO, OREGON.
FRIDAY JULY 0, 19()
BRIEF NEWS OF
THE PAST WEEK
Condensed Dispatches from All Parts
of the Two Hemispheres.
Interesting Events from Outside the
State Presented in a Manner to
Catch the Eye of the Busy Reader
Matters of National, Historical
and Commercial Importance.
Missouri crops have suffered greatly
from the heavy rains.
Nine men vera killed by an exploaion
of gas in a coal mine near Trinidad,
Colo.
The misflion steamer Abler is miss
ing in the Arctic ocean with 19 per
sons. The American Sugar Refining com
pany says it ib not guilty of violating
the an U-trust laws.
Wheat has been damaged In Nevada
by the extreme cold weather. Iec
formed in many places.
Damage from rain is reported from
many ointa in NebraHka. At Omaha
part of the streetcar system is out of
commission.
Railroad blockades in various parts
of Colorado, due to heavy rains, have
delayed more than 1,000 delegates to
conventions in the West
Latest reports of accidents due to
Fourth of July celebrations show 76
dead and 2,774 injured. This is one
half less than last year's record.
After seven years of legal delays,
John A. Benxon, convicted at San Fran
cisco of conspiring to defraud the gov
ernment of land, has been sent to pris
on to serve his sentence of one year.
English suffragettes will appeal di
rect to the king.
Burglars opened a Los Angeles safe
and secured 3,700.
All railroads leading into the Mexi
can capital are tied up by floods.
A California boy carried up in the
ropes of a balloon came down un
harmed.
Storms in Colorado have done dam
age estimated at $.'100,000 and railroad
traffic is demoralized.
Jap leaders in the Hawaiian planta
tion trouble have been arrested for kid'
naping strikebreakers.
A suit has been started in Oklahoma
to settle claim to some town lots in
which there are 1,400 defendanta.
What is claimed to be the largest
flag in the world was unfurled at Pitta
burg the Fourth. It is 180 feet long
and 90 feet wide.
E. K. Calvin, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Southern Pacific,
is critically ill in San Francisco and
his recovery is doubtful.
Many infants are dying in Chicago
as the result of the intense heat.
Artesian wells are being sunk in
Cape Colony at the rate of 1,400 a
year.
Seismologists have figured out that
earthquakes travel at rates varying
Iroin 470 to 6-0 feet per second.
Grand Duke William, of Luxenv
bourg, is serimixly ill. His successor
to the crown is his daughter, 15 years
old.
A farmer and his entire family of
wile, three daughters and a son drown'
ed while fishing near their home at
Wellington, Colo.
The American Geographical society
has accepted Mrs. Collis P. Hunting
a .......
ion a gin oi a czixi.uuu sue lor a new
building at New York.
At the both annual commencement
of the Univrmity of Wisconsin one of
the class of 18.VJ was present and gave
the class yell of that year.
The two battleships authorized by
the last congreHs will carry heavier
batteries than any other warships
afloat or ordered ty any nation.
The United States Steel corporation
will endeavor to prevent its employes
from using tumor, eHiwctanv while on
the property of the corporation.
It has been demonstrated that the
blue rays from mercury vapor lamps
kill bacteria and sterilize water in
which the lamps are placed without
appreciably increasing its temperature,
A landslide at Newport. England,
resulted in the death of 1!ii laborers.
King Alfonso, of Spain, has under
gone a slight opfration, which proved
successful.
A thief ki lndon gratbed a handbag
containing (500,000 in jewels and made
Ms esc a vp.
hile the tt'inHritture in the East
has greatly moderated, there is still
much suffering.
Russian and Chinese officials have
clashed hecauso the latter insists on
her treaty rights.
Many British officials fear an upris
ing in India.
A prominent Australian merchant
aays his country would help the United
States fight Japan.
The greatest American fleet ever
assembled is to engage, in maneuvers
on the Atlantic coast.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany has been indicted at Cincinnati
for helping a bucketsbop to do business.
MOURNED BY ALL.
News of Cushman s Death Shock to
Friends in Congress.
Washington, July 7. News that
Francis W. Cushman, representative
from Washington, had passed away in
New York yesterday morning, came
as a great Bhock to his host of friends
in both branches of congress. Morn
ing papers contained dispatches an
nouncing he had successfully passed
his crisis and was on the road to recov
ery. It was not until the members or
congress reached the capitol that they
heard of his death, and even then word
spread slowly among the members, for
the house was not in session.
In conformity with Mrs. Cushman's
wish, there will be no congressional
escort appointed to accompany the re
mains to Tacoma, but the body will be
taken across the continent by a repre
sentative of the sergeant-at-arms of
the house, who went to New York this
morning. The house will not meet
until Thursday. At that time Cush
man's death will be announced, and ad
journment probably be taken out of re
spect to bis memory.
Senator Files, who was with Mr.
Cushman when the end came, returned
to Washington last evening. He said
Mr. Cushman passed away peacefully,
being unconscious during his last
hours. Heroic treatment was resorted
to as soon as Mr. Cushman's condition
took a turn for the worse, but he was
so weakened that he did not respond to
treatment. He ssnk steadily through
the night and breathed bis last at two
minutes past 5 yesterday morning.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
LA GRANDE IS LIVELY.
Work on New Water System to Be
Completed Soon.
La Grande Now that the new city
charter has been adopted citizens are
looking forward to the time three
months hence when the 1160,000 muni
cipal water project is completed. The
contractors are building the 18 miles
of pipe line and spending large sums of
money for help and provisions.
A large bulk of the $400,000 to be
used for building the irrigation project
will also commence to percolate back
to the taxpayers, who bought $100,000
in stock, for construction of the irri
gation ditches will soon commence and
laborers will be in great demand.
While the CommerciaJ club and the
publicity department has been doing
these things of greater moment, real
estate values have gone up and there is
prosperity in the winds for all of Union
county. Buildings are going up rapid
ly in the residence district and, while
no large buildings are under construc
tion, several smaller places in the bus
iness district are taking shape. Great
er projects have been launched and suc
cessfully carried on in Ls Grande this
summer and spring than any other time
in the history of the city.
HOLDS UP BANK.
Heavily Armed Bandit Works in Broad
Daylight.
Everett, Wssh., July 7. A lone rob
ber held up Assistant Cashier E. C. 01
son, of the Bank of Commerce, shortly
.LC i ore tub bank closed yesterday after
noon, wounded Cashier J. L. Lyen and
escaped with a few hundred dollars.
He fled on a bicycle to the north end
of the city, then turned toward the
waterfront. Here his pursuers found
the satchel in which he carried his
money. It contained only $15. Dep
uties and citizena are searching for the
man. Bloodhounds hsve been secured.
When the robber entered the bank
he thrust two revolvers into Olson's
face and commanding him to throw up
his hands, laid down one gun and seiz
ed all the money he could reach and
placed it in his satchel. He paid no
attention to the few customers in the
bank.
Cashier Lyen was in the rear end of
the building. He ran down an alley'
way and entered by the front door to
take the robber by surprise and grap
pled with him. The robber shot three
times, one bullet passing through Ly
en s jaw ana necic, making a serious
wound The robber then fled, with
both Lyen and Olson shooting at him.
Ilia hat was shot off and it is believ
ed he wss slightly wounded. He is
supposed to have had a bicycle hidden
in the vicinity, for he was next seen
riding furiously north on one. He was
seen by hundreds of people, but before
armed citizens and officers took up the
chase in automobiles be disappeared.
New Machine for Flying.
Victoria, B. C. July 7. An airship
which, the inventor asserts, will right
itself within a few feet when started
upside down and will fly from Victoria
to San Francisco in less than five
hours, has been built by A. W. Gibson.
a Scotch engineer. The inventor pur
poses to make his first flight from Vic
toria to the Seattle exposition and hs
offered to wager $1,000 that he can
go the distance in half an hour. The
airship embodies entirely new princi
ples snd is propelled by an engine
weighing 222 pounds.
New York Tsx Roll Out.
New York, July 7. Andrew Carne
gie and Mrs. Russell Sage are each as
sessed as possessing $5,000,000 worth
of personal property in New York City,
on the rolls presented to the board of
idermen today. John D. Rockefeller's
personal assessment is $2,500,000, and
that of seven members of the Vander-
bilt family aggregates $1,340,000. J.
Pierpont Morgan is down for $440,000,
while the late H. H. Kogrrs and Wil-
iatn Rockefeller are each assessed
$.'(00,000.
School Heads to Meet June 28.
Salem fhe annual convention of
county school superintendents has been
called by J. II. Ackerman, superin
tendent of public instruction, to meet
in his office Mondsy, June 28. Among
the topics to be considered are school
supervision, how it may be made more
effective; school libraries, bow to use
them; annual institutes, most import
ant subject to emphasize for all insti
tutes this year; school sanitation, what
has been done, what should be done;
school board convention, value of, bow
to conduct.
NEW LINE FOR PORTLAND.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul May
Build Connecting Link.
Portland Entrance of another trans
continental railroad system the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St Paul into Port
land is regarded more than a certainty
from the purchase by the Rockefeller
interests of the Tacoma Eastern rail
road. While the acquisition of this
property by the Milwaukee road has
not been announced officially, it is be
lieved to be confirmed in the recent
election of officers of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St Paul and the Chicago.
Milwaukee & Puget Sound railroads to
the directorate and executive Personnel
oi uie L.acid & Tilton road. In the
election referred to, H. R. Williams.
president of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
Puget Sound, was elected president of
tne 1 acoma Eastern.
The present terminus of the Tacoma
Eastern is Glenavon, which is about 60
miles northerly from Vancouver, Wash.
By extending this line to Vancouver
the Milwaukee people, by arranging
ior me operation or their trains over
the Hill bridges across the Columbia
and Willamette rivers, can secure an
entrance to this city. It is apparent
that the construction of an additional
60 miles of track will not prove an ot-
Producing
t Orchards
For Sale
ft
R. It. WOOD, Secretary.
I'KAPsk SLOAN, Superintendent
We will sell a limited amount of land and set the
Hame to peaches, apples or pears, care for the
same for three years paying all taxes and other
expenses. For terms address
Columbia Land Co.,
46.
Portland, Ore.
Pendleton, Ore.
Echo, Ore.
Uniform Stock Contract.
Salem The railroad commission has
taken under advisement the matter of
a uniform stock contract. Every sec
tion and clause of a proposed contract
was threshed out thoroughly before
the commission. Commissioner Jesse
S. Jones, of the Washington state com
mission, was present, as also was Sec
retary O. 0. Calderhead. Many rail
road officials attended the hearing and
every railroad in the stkte was repre
sented by counsel.
Clstskanla Sawmill Burns.
Clatskanie The Kratz & Anderson
rhingle mill at Hazel Grove, one and a
half miles from here, was bumed to
the ground while the manager and crew
were attending the ClaU':anie celebra
tion. A spark from the sawdust bile.
which was supposed to be safely out. is
thought to have caused the damase.
The mill was constructed onlv last
winter and gave employment to a crew
of ten men.
Million for Long Tunnel.
Portland A contract has been let by
the Harrimsn system in this city for
the boring of a tunnel through the
peninsula between the Willamette and
Columria rivers at a point just north
of this city. The tunnel will be 5,425
leet long and will cost about $1,000.
000. The work must be completed
within a year. It will eventually be
utilized by the t'ortland-Puiret sound
traffic.
Louis Scholl jr.,
For Reliable Fire Insurance, Surveying,
Notary Public and Ileal Estate.
Phone Main 27 Bridge St., Echo, Or.
toTS
Rockefeller road to enter Portland
I he length of the Tacoma Eaitern is I
92 miles and it extends into the Cow
litz valley.
Strawberry Profits Good.
Wallowa Strawberries are a profit
able crop all over the Northwest, but
there are lew places where they pro
duce larger returns than in the Wallowa
valley. There are no large fields of
berries here, but there are many small
ones that are yielding immense returns
Ijr the labor and investment which
they represent. G. A. Miller last year
received nearly $200 net from less than
one-fifth of an acre. This year he has
improved his fields and as the season is
one of the best he expects to greatly
exceed mat yield.
Boys Do Not Need License.
oaiem uounty tier Allen haa re
ceived a letter from State Game War
den Stevenson, of Forest Grove, to the
effect that all deputies had been noti
fied not to require women and boys un
der 15 to take out fishing licenses. The
warden says the law plainly intended
to exempt the women and children, and
he believes it no more than justice to
the state and those directly concerned
to abide by the evident intent of the
law.
Gunnison Bore Finished.
Montrose, Colo.. July 7. The last
round of shots in the East heading for
he Gunnison irrigat ion tunnel was fired
at 5 :30 o'clock this evening. A few
minutes Inter workmen from the two
headings shook hands through the open
ing, a ne mnnei is six miles long and
has been under construction four veers
anil a hair. 1 his project has been ear
rieil out by the Federal Reclamation
urenu at a cost of f .1.500.000. It will
furnish water for the irrigation of
100,000 acres of land.
Hill to Invade Canada.
Helena. Mont., July 7. There was
hied with the secretary of state todav
an onicial resolution adopted by the
hoard of directors of the Great North
em railway, showing its purpose to
construct a branch I me from Ponlar.
alley county to the Canadian border.
distance of 80 miles. The inference
s that the line will b extended furth
er north, tapping the grain fields of
Saskatchewan, thus invading the Cana
dian Pacific territory.
Use Cannon at Oil Fire.
Martinsville, III.. July 7. Fins.
started by lightning in one of the 35,-
H barrel tanks of the Ohio Oil com
pany, was brought under control to-
ight. The tank waa punctured bv a
cannon shot and most of the oil drained
out. This prevented an excloaion.
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New Weather Observatories.
La Grande The government will
soon establish weather observatories in
all sections of the Blue mountains, ac
cording to advices received here. The
department haa written to the La
Grande Commercial club for names of
people who could act as observers on
the mountains and at the head of moun
tain streams to take measurements of
the rain and snow fall.
Lumber Company Complains.
Salem The Bridal Veil Lumber com
pany haa complained to the state rail
road commission that the ratt s on lum
ber on the Mount Hood railrcad are too
high. The Bridal Veil Lumber com
pany also claims that the Oregon Lum
ber company is owned by the riilioad
and that this company sreta a much
lower rate than other shippers.
Roal Must rro.ile Shed.
Salem In the case of G. N. Jack vs.
the Sheridan & Willamina Kailroad
company, the state railroad commission
haa ma le an order requiring the rail
way compaony, within 30 days, to erect
and maintain a suitable shelter shed at
willamina. The complaint regarding
freight rates is dismissed.
Reclaiming Swamp Land.
Forest Grove Plans are on foot
among the ranchers of this section to
drain the territory tributary to I.ouig
not lake and the region adjoining Dairy
creek, which for several months each
year are inundated. A ditch has been
dug for a mile and a half as an oultet
for the waters of the lake to the chan
nel of Dairy creek.
A bany Counts Up 6.636.
Albany The population of Albany la
5.636, according to a census just com
pleted by solicitors for a private direc
tory. This includes only people inside
the city limits, and excludes thna in
suburbs. This is regarded as a fairlv
accurate count of people inside the cor
porate limits.
Albany School Contract Let.
Albany The contract for the build.
ins; oi the new Albany bird school w
let to Snook A T ravers, of Salem. The
contract pries is $44,700.
Richland's Strawberry Festival.
Kichland The Eagle Valley Com
mercial club gave a strawberry festival
in Bashow's hall here last week. Re
freshments of strawberries, ice cream
and cake were served. Prominent
members donned white caps and Borons
and acted as waiters. The proceeds
win oe used in advertising the valley
ana ita resources.
Engineers st Grass Valley.
Moro The Harriman railway forces
nave opened headquarters in the French
and Downing building for the first 40
miles of the road up the Deschutes
river. Rooms and board for 12 men
are engaged permanently for the office
force.
The Key to the Secret of Good Bread
Lies in a Sack of Flour from th
Henrietta Milling & Grain Co.
This Flour is made by the most
perfect process known to this age,
from selected Blue Stem Wheat,
making the very whitest and
most delicious bread which on ac
count of its healthful and nutri
tive qualities, is in reality
"The Staff of Life"
We roll Barley and make Alfalfa
Meal, and pay the highest prices
for Grain.
HENRIETTA MILLING h GRAIN CO.
ECHO, OR&GON
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Bluestem milling, $1.30:
club, $1.18ril.20: valley, $1.17.
Corn Whole, $35 per ton; cracked,
$36.
Oats No. 1 white. $41 per ton.
Hsy Timothy, Willamette valley,
$170i20 per ton; Etern Oregon, $20
if23; mixed, $16r,r20.
Fruits Apples, $lr.i2.50 Der box:
strawberries, $1.752 per crate; cher
ries, 2(nlOe pr pound; apricots, $1.25
Oi 1.35 iwr box; currants, 7,c per
pound; loganberries. $1.2561.75 ner
crate; raspberries. f2r2.25
Potatoes $l(i 1.50 per hundred.
Vegetables Aspamrns. 75ci; 90e tr
dozen; lettuce, head, 25c per doten;
onions. 12 'eft 15c doren: narsW a.-,
per dozen ; pens, 3(,i ie per pound : rad
ishes, 15c p-r dozen; rhubsrb, SiuSc
per pound; spinach, 5c per pound.
Butter City creamery, extras, 26 c
in-y ouisine creamery, Z5((26isc;
store, ISc. Butter fat prices average
I 'tc per pound under regular butter
prices.
EggaOregon ranch, candled, 23(
24c per df zcn.
Foultry Hens, 12wl2,Se; springs,
16Vil$c; roosters, 8ii9e; ducks,
young, 12rl3c; geese, young, 9ft 10c;
turkeys, 18c; squats, $2n2.25 per
uoxen.
Fo- k Fancy, 10c per pound.
eai txtraa, gftiS5e per pound;
oromary, ,c; neavy, 6e.
Hops jyua contracts, 15? per pound;
1908 crop, 11c; 1907 crop, 6c; 1906
crop. Sc.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 16 6123c;
alley, fine, 23c; coarw, 21 Sc; mo
hair, choice. 24ii 25c.
Cattle Steers, top. $4.50ff4.60:
fair to good. $4.254.40; common, $4
i4.15; cows, top. $3.50t3.65; fair to
good, $3.25i 3.50; common to medium,
$2.75.t3; calves, top,$5(t5.50; heavy,
$3.50f4; bulls and stags, $2.75,(13.50;
common. $26(2.50.
Hogs Best. $Sf.f8.15; fstr to good,
$7.50w7.75; stackers, $6t6.50; China
fsts, $6.75r7.
Sheep Top wethers, $4; fair to
good. $3.5(X.i3.75; ewes, Se less on
all grades; yearlings, best $4.15; fair
to good, $3.75t4; spring lambs,
I4.75Q5.25.
NEW LIVERY STABLE 1
C. It. Boxxey & Soxs, Props.
New Ri&s, New Harness
E NEW WHIPS, NEW ROBES, NEW HORSES
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
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Mell Norman, Prop.
Cigars, Tobaccos, Nuts, Camlies, Soft Drinks, Etc.
Pool and Billiards
Lunch Counter In The Rear
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Shaving, Haircuttini, Shampooing
Everything First Claaa
Bath Ho in In Connection.
GIt us a Trial
Hotel Echo Tonsorial Parlors
MULLDt & STEWART, Prop.
Gilbert's Barber Shop
SHAVING, HAIRCUTTING, SHAMPOOING
Erery thing First data
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Shop Located Opposite Bank
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